Official WARMACHINE Muster the Troops Contest!

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Welcome to the BoLS Lounge Privateer Press fans, and make yourselves at home. Today's question is:

Tell us who is your favorite warcaster and why?

Good Luck everybody!

[mikethefish]

As a Mercenary player, I would probably have to go with Ashlynn D'Elyse. Her rules are really fun and promote an aggressive play style, which I've found to be quite entertaining!

But not only that, I find her backstory to be one of the most compelling in the game. I've always been a sucker for the whole "rebellion" thing, so her band of freedom fighters is something that really resonates with me. It's a lot like the French Resistance of WW2, and I think that's way way cool.

Plus she once won a duel by kissing her opponent full on the mouth, and then when he was reeling back in surprise, she shot him in the chest. How effing cool is that?!?

[Herr Wiggles]

As a Mercenary player, I would probably have to go with Ashlynn D'Elyse. Her rules are really fun and promote an aggressive play style, which I've found to be quite entertaining!

But not only that, I find her backstory to be one of the most compelling in the game. I've always been a sucker for the whole "rebellion" thing, so her band of freedom fighters is something that really resonates with me. It's a lot like the French Resistance of WW2, and I think that's way way cool.

Plus she once won a duel by kissing her opponent full on the mouth, and then when he was reeling back in surprise, she shot him in the chest. How effing cool is that?!?

Half of my warmachine gaming group has mercs, all of them use Ashlynn as their main caster, and she is a tough cookie, though the one game I have played against her I managed to kill her with fire.

As for me, I havent read too much of the fluff as I am still pretty new (started playing beginning of march) but so far my favorite is the High Reclaimer. He is both a high priest of sorts, but has a foreboding, dark, unholy feel to him. In addition to that, it is cool to essentially have the ferryman as a the leader to your force, too bad he is hard as hell to play with.

[Faultie]

For me, it is and always will be Gorten Grundback. In his first major fluff outing, he kills the Deathjack on his way to save Darius, and survives the collapse of the Tower of Souls. Later on, he fights through the Butcher's army to reach Fellig.
Plus, I love PP's take on dwarfs with their Rhulfolk. On the tabletop, Gorten is a strong caster with just as much killyness as survivability. In scenario play, he's even more powerful.

He's the only Epic Warcaster without a normal version. Epic by default.

Further, Gorten is what got me into Warmachine. I have told the story many times, but there I was, walking through a game shop. I stop and did a Hanna-Barbera style double-take at the Gorten battle box and thought "What on earth is this?!" I bought it, painted and assembled it, and then found out there was a game for it!

Thus, another reason for Gorten being the best: without Gorten, I wouldn't be playing Warmachine.

[ZenPaladin]

I'm still pretty new to the game myself and not up on the fluf so much. My favorite caster is probibly Vyros. He's kinda a dick and not so acomplished yet in fluf but his look is so regal and commanding. He strikes me as an elven Julis Ceasar or Alexander.

I really need to become more familiar with the fluf though.

[Faultie]

I'm still pretty new to the game myself and not up on the fluf so much. My favorite caster is probibly Vyros. He's kinda a dick and not so acomplished yet in fluf but his look is so regal and commanding. He strikes me as an elven Julis Ceasar or Alexander.

I really need to become more familiar with the fluf though.

Not so accomplished?! He defeated and killed Goreshade (made him become an undead lich thing). That's pretty decent, considering Goreshade is a professional bаstаrd.

[djwetmouse]

Lich Lord Terminus because he is a Gigantic Winged Bile-Spewing Zombie Pirate King! Nuff said...

[ForsakenPoptart]

My particular favorite warcaster is Kreoss- both versions are good, though I particularly like the original version best.

Gamewise, he's a solid, all-around well balanced warcaster who can do just about anything I need him to.

Fluffwise, he stands for justice, strength, and force of will- he's not as hot-headed as some of the other members of the Protectorate, but he's willing to lay down his life for his beliefs.

[RetributionBomb]

My favorite warcaster is Kaelyssa. She has a beautiful model that has very nice details such as the way her belt hangs and how she wears her cloak. I love the design of her Rune Cannon and find her posture is very simple but perfect for a Warcaster leading an army. I found the pieces of her fluff to be some of the best part of the Forces of Warmachine: Retribution book, and some of the best warcaster fluff to date. Unlike most other warcasters who are grizzled veterans, hardened by war or personalities that haven't been explored, Kaelyssa seems to hold an air of youth and innocence despite being a skilled warcaster and Mage Hunter. I also find the scene detailing her chase of Zerkova and the way it used her spell list and abilities was a great read. I believe she is the Retribution Warcaster with the most character and I look forward to see more. I also believe her abilities in game are well done, both powerful but nothing to crazy and unbalanced. Her feat is a perfect defensive ability and fits her fluff as a mage hunter, as do her unique abilities.

[lordbubonicus]

Hmm, a hard choice. Being a Cryx player I'm obviously a fan of their warcasters, but I also have a penchant for some of the other factions' warcasters as well. Do I choose based on the model's aesthetics, the character's background and behaviour as described in the setting, or the way that they play on the tabletop. Such a hard choice, with each category having a different winner. I like the way the Cryx warcasters play, particularly Skarre1, but not how they come across in the background. I love the idea of the High Reclaimer/Testament, and I quite like the model , but the play style doesn't quite sound as though it's for me.

In the end, I think that my favourite warcaster has to be Lieutenant Allister Caine (Caine1). I think that the model, whether the original or the recent update (or indeed his epic version ,Captain Caine) is superb and really captures the gunslinger attitude and style. In the background he's a maverick, sarcastic, strongly independent and disruptive to his own side; I feel that his story and background channels the classic Wild West cowboy/gunslinger, but gives it a great Iron Kingdoms twist. He seems like a cross between Indiana Jones and Stephen King's gunslinger, which is great. Finally, although I've never played him, his playstyle seems like it would be a lot of fun; flashing around all over the place in a blur spitting bullets. I think it says something that one of the few Warmachine armies I've considered starting outside of Cryx is a Gunmage themed list.