Summer Conclave 2012 - 15th September - Kaede Mack Conspiracy

[JoelMcKickass]

I'm looking at upping my current warband up to 6 models, and starting another 2 with 3 models each.

Now. assuming i can make it (might be in Malawi) i'm wondering which three i should take...

The family of three cannibalistic Bounty Hunters who find people and then let the proper authorities know, ala Bobba Fett.
The Inquisitor Hunter and his well rounded band of investigator, assassin, mechanic, muscle, and judge.
The Witch Hunter, her Crusader, and her pet psychopath (don't even have the models for these guys yet).

Or go off the rails and finally make the Gabriel Messenger warband i've wanted to do, though i don't know what an apathetic Xenos hunter who knows exactly how he is going to die would want with Kaede Mack...

If i can make it, i might bring all of these guys and then decide on the day.

[MarcoSkoll]

though I don't know what an apathetic Xenos hunter who knows exactly how he is going to die would want with Kaede Mack...

Kaede Mack can be just about anyone - protagonist or antagonist (although more often the latter) in any area. So it's usually quite easy to invent a Kaede Mack in which someone would have an interest.

[Bloodpact]

Think i'll be bringing my new slightly sinister looking Inquisitor. Complete with bodyguard and rogue Ordo Vanus Assassin.

[Koval]

Vanus Assassin

I don't see that a Vanus would really fit, if I'm honest. The whole point about them is they do their bit while literally being half an Imperium away. Nemesis, in the Heresy series, basically tells us they're what happens when you weaponise Wikileaks.

[Bloodpact]

Ah yes, but this Vanus doesnt have the support of the Ordo anymore, so can only rely on her relatively short ranged cogitator gauntlet, rather than as you say 'weaponised wikileaks'.

[Koval]

I'm not sure that makes much sense considering the Officio Assassinorum are more likely to terminate her than just cut off her support. Especially for a temple like the Vanus, the risk of a rogue agent getting up to stuff they shouldn't would be huge and damning.

[Bloodpact]

Well maybe a tweak or so is needed in the background, perhaps a failed trainee. On the other hand, a powerful or determined enough inquisitor could probably arrange to fake the death of an operative under their command if it was necessary to break ties with their temple.   If it was a Rogue trader warband, then its a less likely story, but the Adeptus Assassinorum is under jurisdiction of the Inquisition, so i dont really see any issue with an experienced Inquisitor taking an operative into their warband for an extended period. The Vanus operative wont have access to their super computers, but still enough toys to be a useful tool to an Inquisitor who values information.
Its not intended to make a super powerful character, just something a little different to the usual slew of gunslingers and psykers.

[MarcoSkoll]

Alternatively, perhaps the Vanus temple actually wants the assassin to think they're rogue. Now that would be a mind screw.

[MarcoSkoll]

Hello. In hoping to pre-book train tickets for the day, two questions:

- Anyone likely to be taking the 0700 or 0730 out of St. Pancras, so I can join them and talk about interesting things? (The 0655 is unfortunately too tight a connection for me).

- Anyone else (other than Ruaridh, who is attending and thus staying overnight anyway the last I knew) staying into the evening? I myself can stay at WHW as late as 9, and probably will, but it'd be nice if at least one other person'd be around.

[Van Helser]

I can definitely confirm my attendance now - my flights are booked.  My fiancee is coming too, but I don't think we can count her in the playing numbers! 

Ruaridh

[Bloodpact]

- Anyone else (other than Ruaridh, who is attending and thus staying overnight anyway the last I knew) staying into the evening? I myself can stay at WHW as late as 9, and probably will, but it'd be nice if at least one other person'd be around.

As a Nottingham resident, i may be tempted to hang around evening time.

[Mordenkenain]

I'm not gonna be able to come, I'm moving into my digs somewhere around the 15th/16th/17th, so I'm gonna be kinda busy

[greenstuff_gav]

that gets a

any news on a players pack?

i've got a +1 confirmed

[MarcoSkoll]

I have booked my train tickets. As tempting as it was to arrive earlier and get to talk to people outside WHW rather than sitting around on St. Pancras station, I went with the later train to minimise the risk of missing it.

I will, therefore, be hanging around into the evening - no later than 9 though, as the latest train I could book was 2128. But that still gives plenty of time for an extra game. We'll need to think out what.

[Kaled]

I had been hoping to come along to this, but always knew that it being a week before my wedding meant that there was a fair chance I wouldn't be able to make it and although almost all of the arrangements are now sorted I'm still not sure whether I'll be there.  If I can I'll come along, but I just worry there'll be things that need doing at the last minute that will get in the way...