Necromunda Brutes Rundown! - Necromundown Ep. 14

[@Grunt10010]

Your videos are what convinced me to get into necromunda, I’ve already got some friends interested and we’ll be picking out our gangs soon!

[@wombatsteroids]

Looking forward to the rest of the brutes! I can imagine a brute deathmatch arena could be a fun homebrew scenario.

[@brionl4741]

I had an idea for a downtime scenario with 1 champion, 1 exotic beast & 1 brute per gang arena battle.

[@lynchthefish2132]

It's about what happens, not who wins. My most memorable campaigns involve leaders getting WRECKED in their 1st games to spend the rest of the campaign dragging a broken leg towards vengeance. It's awesome. Embrace the Chaos.

[@Argonta1]

Great! Another Necromundown! Thanks guys for these very handy overview discussions 🎉

[@MalakhimJWQ1]

Hail all

[@SmokeJackal]

could a Van Saar gang give it's Iron Automota the Cranial Cyberteknika to make it immune to the insane condition? Idk if you could do it at gang creation RAW, but if you could make it through a battle with enough XP to level up, you could then upgrade it but have to go into recovery. You would still have to deal with rolling if it goes out of action during a battle , losing it to go off an want to kill all humans, but that would be a fun way to make an Outcast Gang later... Mostly just wondering if theres any rules saying you CAN"T do this, because it seems kinda cracked if so.

[@brionl4741]

A couple of years ago I was trying to decide which kit to buy. Then the FLGS decided to sell off all their Necromunda stuff at 50% so I just bought both. ETA: Both the Ambot and the Ogryn that is.

[@ryanhatzenbeller4327]

Should have bought everything in stock, lol.

[@brionl4741]

@@ryanhatzenbeller4327 that*was* pretty much everything.

[@miniaturesrundown]

God dang I'm jealous! As much as we ragged on the Ogryn, I do still own a box...

[@jasonfry2096]

So with pulverise, you charged and reduced the enemy to 0 wounds, if you only rolled flesh wounds, then you roll the 4+, one is changed to a serious injury, you can then coup de grace?

[@Jes2104]

Combat arena: lair of the beast contains a bunch of blackstone fortress minis, including the man of iron and an ambull

[@goforitpainting]

Cool

[@MyLonelyDeer]

I don’t think there is any concussion on ripperjacks

[@jonathonmoreno6765]

Hey guys I love this game and I love that you guys are reporting on it You are my favorite, however, I would love a video or maybe even a comment to get your opinions on something. The internet tells me that this game is unbalanced for a reason and that it's so drive is to have fun and make memorable narrative plays, so I get confused when you guys break down a ranking structure to optimize a gang because in my mind if you are optimizing a gang you're telling me not to take other pieces of equipment or gear in an effort to always win... But that goes against what I've been told for how necromund is supposed to be approached That is not about winning

[@miniaturesrundown]

A good observation! The people saying the best way to approach it is fun are right - we feel that you can kind of unlock "more fun" by knowing the options and how they stack up. I think there's a misconception that playing for fun means not weighing options at all. It's also very much that a person's idea of fun can vary drastically and we want to help as many as possible!

[@jonathonmoreno6765]

Thank you so much for the response! That makes sense. I would love to see a video on how you guys approach the ways you guys have most fun. For me it's all about the story and the narratives that only dice rolls can make lol

[@wombatsteroids]

Great point. I think it can be useful to know how effective various elements are so that you can tailor your gang to not be too oppressive or struggle too hard. If you have a good mix of competitive options along side more "fun" ones, than you should hopefully avoid becoming too weak or overpowered, albeit this is something that may require regular adjustment over time.

[@ryanhatzenbeller4327]

Its not all about winning but you also wont be having fun if your gang sucks too, so finding that balance is the key.

[@Anthony-vd2ep]

do not want to subscribe

[@proyectpanda]

You have somewhat misjudged the Storm Welder weapon. Ok, maybe on an expensive Ogryn, it is a bit risky. It definitely works better on Goliath Prospect, which does not cost so much, and its loss will not be so painful. On the other hand, the weapon provides a ton of fun; on top of that, if it hits, it can knock down even half the opponent's gang. Rapid 3 can hit several targets at once and with S5 easily injure them, even more, if you roll a 6 to hit it automatically injures everyone it hits! In one game, carrying a gun, it will kill itself.... in another, he can knock down 3-5 fighters at once, which happened to me more than once. Its greatest strength is the psychological effect. For in Zone Mortalis, just put such a single Ogryn or Juve around the corner, and it can keep the whole corridor from the opponent who will be afraid to take the risk of sending some fighters there.

[@miniaturesrundown]

We were perhaps harsh on it - I think it's less the Unstable rule being a problem on a Prospect and more the Reckless, which has to select all possible targets in front of you. I do agree it's better in Zone Mortalis where it's easier to lock down a hallway! Goliath is also just really short on cash due to their fighters being so expensive. We actually discuss this a great deal in our next video... I STILL want to try one when I next play Goliath though!