T’au vs Genestealer Cult | Escape From Octavus | Warhammer 40,000 9th Ed Crusade Report
Spider November 21, 202081
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Draconia is once again engulfed in war. From their subterranean lairs, the mutant strain of Gue La have spilled out onto the planet surface in a torrent of fire and blood. Twelve hours have now passed since Shas’Ui Atsumo and his men were ambushed and anarchy reigns. Despite his best efforts, Cold Blade has lost control of the capital city of Octavus. Overwhelmed by the sheer weight of numbers of his enemy and the ferocity at which they struck from the shadows, he has decided to fall back to a forward operating base in the woodland region of Nemus. The base has for now avoided the majority of the fighting and from here Cold Blade will be able to keep his supply lines open with the help of the Air Caste. But first, he will need to escape the capital.
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The Army Lists are:
T’au of the Ba’lith Sept
++ Data Incoming ++
Children of Draconia
++ Battalion Detachment -3CP (Tyranids – Genestealer Cults) ++
Cult Creed: The Rusted Claw
+ HQ +
Jackal Alphus
Primus: Bonesword
+ Troops +
Acolyte Hybrids: Cult Icon
7x Acolyte Hybrid: 7x Autopistol, 7x Blasting Charges, 7x Cultist Knife, 7x Rending Claw
Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Heavy Rock Saw
Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Heavy Rock Saw
Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cultist Knife
Acolyte Hybrids
2x Acolyte Hybrid: 2x Autopistol, 2x Blasting Charges, 2x Cultist Knife, 2x Rending Claw
Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Demolition Charge
Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Demolition Charge
Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cultist Knife
Neophyte Hybrids
7x Neophyte Hybrid: 7x Autogun, 7x Autopistol, 7x Blasting Charges
Neophyte Hybrid (Grenade): Grenade Launcher
Neophyte Hybrid (Seismic): Seismic Cannon
Neophyte Leader: Autopistol, Chainsword
Neophyte Hybrids
7x Neophyte Hybrid: 7x Autogun, 7x Autopistol, 7x Blasting Charges
Neophyte Hybrid (Grenade): Grenade Launcher
Neophyte Hybrid (Seismic): Seismic Cannon
Neophyte Leader: Autopistol, Chainsword
+ Fast Attack +
Achilles Ridgerunners
Achilles Ridgerunner: Flare Launcher, Heavy Mining Laser, 2x Heavy Stubber
+ Heavy Support +
Goliath Rockgrinder: Cache of Demolition Charges, Clearance Incinerator, Heavy Stubber
+ Dedicated Transport +
Goliath Truck: Heavy Stubber, Twin Autocannon
Goliath Truck: Heavy Stubber, Twin Autocannon
Goliath Truck: Heavy Stubber, Twin Autocannon
++ Total: [50 PL, 940pts, 3CP] ++
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Cold blade, cold wind, slight chill, bit nippy and rather brisk doing bits here! 😉
Love the work lads, you’re living the dream!
Much love xxx
Bone found some dice that work for him! Woo! Great battle and I am excited to catch up on more Crusade.
Also am I blind or is there a place to see the post battle crusade updates for each unit? Where can I see the results?
Great game and love, love, love crusade. Cant wait till GW nerfs Tau overwatch, still way too stupid for 9th. If you get it for free on unit charged great but no greater good, please lol. Cant wait to see how units progress, cant believe I am cheering on GSC.
not even palying gsc or tau …but man I could watch this all day!
love the narrativ conversations in between ^^
Loved it! Can’t wait for the next installment.
Fantastic job gentleman! Love the narrative here. One thing I saw Chef that would have had an impact is the seismic cannon rends on wound rolls of 6+ and would have denied Tau saves at least twice. I only mention it because it would have made a difference throughout the game. I know you guys play a ton of armies and I would certainly miss more rules than you guys do.
Great work guys – very entertaining 🙂
Love the narrative stuff, keep these coming please!
I loved this report. This campaign is definitely a great model for how crusade should work. Great stuff.
Bring on the next instalment
Guys, gotta say these Narratives are fantastic!
Really nice guys! Chef good call on the last turn.
Another epic crusade game. Keep them coming! These are my favorite videos you guys produce.
Thank you for the video!
I am in love with this narrative format 🙂
The narrative games you guys do are so good, making decisions for narrative purposes instead of game purposes, i love it! I can’t wait to see how the rest of this plays out.
At’sumo and Coldblade are the bromance I never knew that I needed in my life.
These are fantastic!
I BEG YOU, I BEG FOR CAST OF PLAYERS – I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE
Great game! Love the work you put into these missions! 🙂
Just get something off my chest that has been bothering me for some time now. They need to do something to the charge rules… They can be abused so much, as is demonstrated about 58 min in. You shouldn’t be able to pile into something that wasn’t declared as a target of the charge…. And pile in should only be allowed to be done towards the units that they are engaged with. Maybe I’m overreacting? What does the comment section think?
So good. Well done fellas – inspiring me to be a but more ambitious with my own campaigns story!
Does anyone have any issues on the app in iOS not letting you cast or download certain episodes?
You should just replace normal battle reports with these as these are just amazing, they have much more depth! I spent half of this willing for the tau to get payback then when you did the drive by and the screen was just static I actually felt real emotion for the character! And the plasma grenade was hilarious, Just keep the tactica series and everything else for the coaching side!
Ps I know this is probably not doable with the schedule you guys kick out and how much work must go into one of these but I can dream!
When Bone says “he’s splitting his fire” I feel my anxiety hit all new levels. Coldblade is a bad-Shas though- definitely levels of bad-shassery going on in that game. Love it.
Great to see the GSC in these crusade games, any chance we might see them in a bat rep?
I’d love to see y’all update the scars and honors at the end of the video. You’re doing such a great job of spinning the narrative, it’s really a shame we don’t get to see that part.
Great report as always! Loving the Crusade format and really appreciate the effort to build a narrative even in the midst of the game play by the use of the individual names of the units. I’m sure it’s difficult to keep them in mind but very much appreciated.
Fantastic stuff! Really makes me wish I could play right now! Can’t wait to see more of this story.
I also can’t wait for you guys to be in the position where you can pull the trigger on AoS!
Great job with the voice overs and music. It makes the narrative that much more compelling 👌. One area I think could be approved upon in the bat reps themselves is developing some sort of quick recognition system for the units (like sports players jerseys having numbers, as an example.) The reason I say this is because it’s just hard to keep track of who’s who (narratively) and I think that if you guys can figure out something that works, it’ll really take these above and beyond “bat reps” in terms of entertainment value. I think you’re definitely heading in… Read more »
Team – what an absolutely brilliant battle report. The thing that makes 40k the greatest table top battle game in the world isn’t the rules or the gameplay, the balance (lol) or the realism (double lol) – it’s the way that you can invest in your little men (and women) and tell brilliant stories with them. You did this here so well – you absolutely knocked it out of the park. One of the things I’ve been noticing with the crusade reports is that 50PL is actually a really fun size for a battle. It allows you to focus on… Read more »
COMBAT TAU!!!
It’s great to see a Tau player who really gets into all their fluff and lore. When Aberrants, the Abominant and actual Genestealers hit the table, it’s going to get pretty rough in the fight phase. At’sumo’s becoming a Hero, can’t wait to see what all his upgrades are.
Great job guys.
This is so good! seeing the story come together as the battles go on is amazing. Your acting just adds so much to it as well, awesome! 🙂 These are really helping me push through the last few weeks of term at university.
Dear Lord, I shed a manly tear at the end there. This is so epic.
This is awesome! I am looking forward to the continuing story. Can’t wait until I can get some crusade games in.
<3 The Crusades <3 You guys are such good storytellers. The only thing is it makes me miss Cast of Players even more. Any chance we will have a comeback anytime soon?
EPIC game ! Even though it wasn’t close in points, your enthousiasm made it highly entertaining. The fall of Atsumo was hard to swallow, I won’t lie. But when Cold Blade said
« I will carry you myself », I was like « YESSS !! ». Narrative is the best. Keep it up !
“Drop in a Stormsurge and let’s sort these fuckers” – Aun’o’ T’au Acaya’Va’Denta
So where is that living document Bone mentioned? It’d be pretty sweet to see the Crusade Rosters as they change.
Great video.
Looking forward to seeing what happens between games with injuries, levelling up, relics etc. Maybe even as a data-slate.
Big part of the fun of Crusade.
Right, serious talk gents. That was awesome. Just beautiful. A true demonstration that this game can be far more than just competitive haymakers and spam lists and still be the most fun. I haven’t been this eager for another episode since Cast of Players.
This was incredible! I was literally cheering along with the action! Bone, you should have used “Sworn protectors” on your bodyguards for more Combat Tau goodness!
One more thing: Bone mentioned “the living document” which is keeping track of the battle scars, etc, where is this?
when is the spider going to do a crusade report I rely want to see the craftworlds for one of these.
Really enjoying this campaign, during 8th my friend and I had a mini campaign of my iron warriors vs his necrons, you guys have inspired me to turn it into a crusade narrative. Keep up the great work gents!
Hi, great show!!
Something i don’t like, maybe it’s me but the transitions in flashing white are too bright for my eyes and are unconfortable for me. Just an opinion.
Keep the good work!
Really enjoying this Crusade Narrative. Well done chaps 🙂
Really enjoying this narrative. Theres a fun relaxed energy when you guys do the narrative.
Rooting for the tau and looking forward to more.
Awesome battle!
Great series so far!
Great work gentleman, I think using T’au sept was a bit of an error since they wreck GSC when they do the only phase they get any shine in LOL but every other choice has been spot on and is pure awesome! Thanks fellas! Love you boys!
I haven’t watched it yet…but dropping a like and a comment beforehand because I know its gonna be great!
These are SOO bloody good haha!
Get the camera down lower when you’re telling those stories, I wanna see At’Sumo! haha
Also, you could bring back power level 9000 for those moments when Bone EMP grenades haha!
So goddamn good! More Crusade! Chef, this is crying out for Mr. Purple of the Harlequins haha (and obviously the Spider’s backstory!!!)
EPIC!!! Amazing seeing bone and chef have such a good time, the wait has been so worth it for narrative of this quality!