N18 How to deal with Dealque as Corpse Grinder

[JoFrie83]

I’m in the middle of my first campaign and playing as a Corpse Grinder. The gang of the campaign leader has almost 1000 points more than mine. Today, I’ll try to rescue a captured ganger from their clutches.

In the last game, his champion and web gun caused me a lot of trouble. He also has two psykers on the field, which are worrying me as well.

What advice can experienced players give me to free my captive?(Not that in the end, more Corpse Grinders get captured than freed.)"

 

[HugeSamples]

It's hard to say without seeing both lists.

If the psykers just have the delaque powers they shouldn't be too much for you to worry about. Spatial Psychosis, Terrible Truths, and maybe Suicidal Embrace are the ones you'd need to worry about (depending on your int scores). If he has Outcast powers, then that's a different beast (again depending what he has).

A 1000 point gap is pretty big and I would assume more or less an auto loss at those ratings (depending who shows up to fights).

That said you probably need to lean into you infiltrating "juves" to take out his template weapons so your melee guys can do their thing.

Delaque tend to have goodish willpower so I wouldn't rely on your masks too much.

If he has Nacht Ghuls (he should) make sure you are boxing him out with line of sight/distance. Ghuls and infiltrators need to be deployed outside of 6" AND out of sight.

 

[HugeSamples]

Also unless your captive is an important model--leader, champion, etc--I wouldn't bother with the rescue mission.

 

[JoFrie83]

It's hard to say without seeing both lists.

At least I could give you my list: https://yaktribe.games/underhive/print/cards/627323?i=0&r=0

The Hive Scums are listed since I have the enhanced Boon from the Fighting Pit.
Brutes are for the case of underdog bonuses.

If he has Outcast powers, then that's a different beast (again depending what he has).

He has an Alliance with House Ty and his Onmyodo Telepath seems to be quite lucky making everyone insane with the Telepathy – Hallucinations (Basic) Action.

 

[HugeSamples]

Hmm looks like you're pretty deep into the campaign, how come you haven't gotten trading post items on your initiates? i.e. where are the plasma guns etc?

Hallucinations is a pretty broken overpowered wyrd power--12" range, no line of sight, and unopposed "you go insane" effect. There isn't much you're going to be able to do about that other than maybe counter spell with the awakened ogryn (I wouldn't expect much else out of him psyker wise). You're going to need to use your initiates to take that psyker out asap, along with w/e template weapons he has.

IIRC with the house Ty stuff either the Null or the Psyker can be "active" but not both at the same time?

Use the scum as pawns/trying to out activate him (if you have the numbers advantage).

But yeah like I said if there is a 1k gap in gang ratings it sounds like you've more or less "lost" this campaign .

What model got captured, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[HugeSamples]

Initiates are the real star of the show for corpse grinders IMO.
- they level like specialists.
- full trading post access.
- start with ganger stats.
- come with armor.
- cost only 25 credits.

 

[HugeSamples]

You might still be able to get back into the game, but you're going to need to bide your time and equip up your initiates with trading post items:
- plasma guns.
- heavy weapons.
- boltguns.
- grenade launchers.

 

[BranBuccarcher]

Or hand flamers on all your initiates will quickly even the score.

 

[Hobo86]

any template weapons would work, they have flamers in their list and Webbers via the trading post/
4+ BS is a bit on the lower side, but incendiary charges could also work?

 

[JoFrie83]

There isn't much you're going to be able to do about that other than maybe counter spell with the awakened ogryn (I wouldn't expect much else out of him psyker wise).

That’s what this akward awakened was designed for.

But yeah like I said if there is a 1k gap in gang ratings it sounds like you've more or less "lost" this campaign .

At the Momemt i am 4th out of 6. 3rd one has 300 in advance. So it’s not realy lost, but yeah: it’s the first campaign and I just wanted to get into the game. My next one with House Cawdor will be much more prepared than this „well, okay, i will play Corpse Grinders since i have no time to get into that weapons lists“ thingi.

What model got captured, if you don't mind me asking?

It was a ganger with one Advancement. No real big deal but we wanted to try out a rescue mission (first one in this campaign).
And: i got him back (with some realy lucky Out of Actions on both sides).

Initiates are the real star of the show for corpse grinders IMO.

Yes, after the first half of the campaign, I see this absolutly.

You might still be able to get back into the game, but you're going to need to bide your time and equip up your initiates with trading post items:
- plasma guns.
- heavy weapons.
- boltguns.
- grenade launchers.

Never thought about the very open weapon choices for them. Since all my creds are gone, I guess, everything depends on the Downtime income. Thanks a lot for your input.

 

[HugeSamples]

Glad you got your ganger back.

Get "the good guns" on your initiates and level them to match the role of the gun they have.

You can do this!