Dracula's America.

[Tracy George]

@Tracy George: Let's see if I've understood your question correctly...

1)

2) You can't Activate the same model twice as part of a Dual Activation (by definition, that would make it a Solo Activation!). Once a model has made it's Action during a Dual Activation, it gets a Done Token (bottom of page 15).

Hope that helps- if I've misunderstood you then give me a shout!  

You're right. I missed typing Solo Action instead of Dual action.

1. So if I Solo action a model and it completes one of the actions then is Down before the second action the other action has to be used on this same model not a different one?

Thanks.

[Fenrir]

Correct- the model has already been chosen for the Activation at that point!

[Saucy Jack]

another one @fenrir:

Model A is in base contact with his friend Model B, who is Downed, but Model A is also engaged in a fight with Model C. Does Model count as helping Model B in the Recovery Phase for recovering from Downed?

[mellis1644]

A simple one but I can see this going either way - and this may have been asked and answered before.

Can a D6 grit model be shaken or do they automatically go to down? I assume the former but just wanted to check.

[Fenrir]

@Saucy Jack: Good catch- model A would be too busy fighting for their life! One for the errata... 

@Mellis1644: Correct- Novices can still become Shaken!

[mellis1644]

Anyone thought of having some 'non supernatural' faction(s) to balance out the advantages of taking one of the listed ones in a campaign?

Either extra $ or just some extra skills campaign bonuses. Would be nice to use an outlaw, rustler or Lawman faction to be roughly balanced etc. I thought I saw someone say to give them $50 extra startup cash with an unlimited pool of recruits to use that on before the game starts - maybe that's an idea for one off games but over time in a campaign that likely won't work due to infamy levels... I was thinking a smaller start up bonus but extra income- due to not having to worry about the politics/issues of the factions.

P.S. Reading Joe R. Lansdale's Deadman's Road (not the greatest piece of writing but it's a fun romp in the weird west) but I so want to make a Reverend Jebidiah Mercer character/scenario now...

[dinohunterpoa]

Anyone thought of having some 'non supernatural' faction(s) to balance out the advantages of taking one of the listed ones in a campaign?

Either extra $ or just some extra skills campaign bonuses. Would be nice to use an outlaw, rustler or Lawman faction to be roughly balanced etc. I thought I saw someone say to give them $50 extra startup cash with an unlimited pool of recruits to use that on before the game starts - maybe that's an idea for one off games but over time in a campaign that likely won't work due to infamy levels... I was thinking a smaller start up bonus but extra income- due to not having to worry about the politics/issues of the factions.

P.S. Reading Joe R. Lansdale's Deadman's Road (not the greatest piece of writing but it's a fun romp in the weird west) but I so want to make a Reverend Jebidiah Mercer character/scenario now...

Non supernatural?! In Dead in the West Reverend Jebediah Mercer has to deal with a zombie plague raiding a small town cursed by an unjustly lynched indian shaman... It seems pretty much Dracula's America to me!

[CptAmerica]

Is there anyone else using Malifaux miniatures for Dracula's America? If so what models for which factions are you using? I have The Ortega Family almost fully painted but haven't decided on a faction. (Leaning towards the Templar.)

[mellis1644]

Non supernatural?! In Dead in the West Reverend Jebediah Mercer has to deal with a zombie plague raiding a small town cursed by an unjustly lynched indian shaman... It seems pretty much Dracula's America to me!

The books are pure DA and fun I agree. As I said not the greatest piece of fiction but not bad either. I have read a lot worse. Guy Adam's heavens gate trilogy is an interesting take but not quite so DA - but close.

But I do have some players around here who if I can get a campaign going may want to use a non  supernatural based force. So having that as an option on a roughly equal footing to the other factions would be great as a option. Some extra starting cash - and maybe an extra Die (or half die) of income would I think more than balance them in a campaign but thats just from reading and not doing a campaign... So that's why I thought I'd ask.

[Patrice]

Has the North Star catalogue been recently changed for this range of minis? It seems that most of them are sold by packs of 3 now and no longer individually (or perhaps I can't find the right page?)

[Kommando_J]

This is correct, they were never going to be individual forever.

[Tracy George]

How close do you have to be to an opening/window to see and be seen?

[Fenrir]

@Tracy George: Line of Sight rules are given on Page 10:
"Our models are always assumed to be facing in the direction they are looking, and have a 180-degree field of view to their front"
and:
"When required to check LOS, stoop over the table for a look behind the model's head- if you can see any part of the target's head or body... then your model can 'see' it."
and:
"...if you determine that you can see an enemy model, then they can also see you."

Hope that helps! 

[dinohunterpoa]

"When required to check LOS, stoop over the table for a look behind the model's head- if you can see any part of the target's head or body... then your model can 'see' it."
and:
"...if you determine that you can see an enemy model, then they can also see you."

My game group has two people with restricted mobility (they're on wheelchairs), so for checking LOS we use laser pointers! 

[dinohunterpoa]

The Manitou (a limited edition miniature for Dracula's America):



http://northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=10730