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Secrets of the Champions, Part 3A Primer for the 2005 Tournament SeasonBy Brian Mackey
Chaotic Evil
Chaotic Evil, the faction that nearly monopolized last year's Championship Series, is being challenged for dominance since the release of the Aberrations and Deathknell sets. It comes as no surprise to experienced skirmishers, however, that Chaotic Evil has not been dethroned yet. Remarkable efficiency from commanders and figures helps make Chaotic Evil the "faction to beat" in the upcoming qualifiers.
While far from unstoppable, Chaotic Evil has several strengths that make it easy to play and forgiving of mistakes. These strengths -- excellent speed, high damage, and low cost -- are what make CE so successful in the current competitive environment.
This article will examine some of the popular CE warband options, including several explicitly recommended by some of the best players in the world. Also included are ideas that could be used to counter common CE tactics plus several interesting figures that could prove troublesome for some common CE warbands.
Ryldfecta Warbands
Sample Ryldfecta warband
Ryld Red Samurai Orc Champion Ogre Ravager Troglodyte Orc Warrior x7
Ryld Red Samurai Orc Champion Ogre Ravager Troglodyte Orc Warrior x7
Ryldfecta Options and Variants
Before discussing options and variants, I need to make a few brief statements concerning CE options for warband construction. Because of the extreme efficiency of many CE units (e.g., Orc Warriors, Orc Champions, Red Samurai, and Ogre Ravagers), they are all almost equally useful options for any CE warband. I'll focus the discussion on pieces that are useful against other metagame warbands or that fulfill a specific role in the strategy of the warband it is included in.
Replacing the Ogre Ravager: Some players will remove the Ogre Ravager in favor of adding a second Orc Champion because the Ravager is slower and cannot benefit from Ryld's commander effect. Failing to include an Ogre Ravager in most Chaotic Evil warbands is, in my experience, a serious mistake. A majority of the world's best skirmishers consider the Ogre Ravager to be CE's most powerful weapon against a Chaotic-heavy metagame. If low-AC, low-save warbands show up frequently, the Ogre Ravager is a tremendous piece to have in your band. In addition, its Smite ability allows it to do 40 damage once per game, which is about as often as you'd expect (or perhaps less than you'd expect) a pair of Orc Champions to achieve a 50-damage critical from Ryld's commander effect. Unlike the Orc Champion, the Ogre gets to choose its timing.
Replacing the Red Samurai: Many premier Chaotic Evil skirmishers are divided on the issue of including the Red Samurai or dropping it in favor of another Orc Champion. The Samurai's breath weapon provides a useful area effect that can reach up to six spaces away, threatening a square up to 14 spaces from where the Red Samurai starts the turn. It also discourages opponents from grouping their miniatures tightly, making it easier for your forces to pass by them without taking attacks of opportunity (perhaps in a frantic dash for a commander or vulnerable piece). When opposing pieces are spread out, it's also easier for you to surround and gang up on them. Numerous expert tournament players will not even consider fielding a CE band in the current environment without a Red Samurai. In certain situations, the Orc Champion's Cleave ability can be almost as effective as a breath weapon, and his added speed and damage are very attractive.
Replacing the Troglodyte: I credit Alex "Parag0n" Weitz with first showing me the fantastic utility of this 7-point bargain. The Stench special ability is potent in combination with CE's heavy damage and also has fantastic synergy with the Ogre Ravager's Aura of Fear 2. Stench decreases the chance of the enemy unit making a morale save while increasing your ability to hit that enemy, forcing the enemy to direct its attention to the Troglodyte. Redirecting even one activation away from one of your key units can be a major advantage, particularly in a CE vs. CE match-up. Just be sure to keep the Troglodyte away from your own figures, because its Stench affects everybody.
How to Play Ryldfecta
This band's success is centered around Ryld's tendency to win initiative when the game is on the line. Most high-level tournament matches last three to six rounds, and serious melee combat usually doesn't begin until the third round. In that environment, matches can come down to one critical initiative, with the player that wins unloading a large amount of damage in two activations. In addition to being a fantastic commander, Ryld is also a formidable front-line fighter, but he should be brought into melee only as a last resort.
Ideally this band hopes to use its ability to consistently win initiative (including terrain initiative) to maneuver into a position from which it can make one swift, decisive strike. With a threat range of seven to nine spaces for the heavy hitters, the band will slowly edge up until it has a decisive activation advantage. At the end of a round where it has the last two or more activations and is within range, it will move up at least two heavy hitters (generally the Orc Champ and the Red Samurai) and either attack with both or breathe with the Samurai and follow that with the Champion. The player then gambles that Ryld will win initiative, allowing these pieces to immediately attack again at the start of the next round. This one-two activation of the heavy hitters is quickly followed by a swarm of Orc Warriors and the dreaded Ogre Ravager. The Troglodyte slips in if it can, maneuvering near a critical enemy piece in time for one of Ryld's heavy hitters to force a morale save.
How to Defeat Ryldfecta
Ryld's function in this band is essentially an attempt (albeit a subtle one) to replicate the effectiveness that the Drider created for the CE faction. The Drider allowed a unit to attack without fear of reprisal simply by transposing it out, or it allowed a heavy-hitting unit to take a double attack while "moving" up to 12 squares for free. Ryld achieves the same effect with back-to-back activations. Usually this requires forcing the opponent to activate first at a critical point.
Other than very solid overall play, there are three main techniques for reducing the advantage the Ryldfecta warband: Out-activate the band, reduce Ryld's initiative advantage, or assassinate Ryld.
Match-Ups for Ryldfecta
Favorable: CG ranged warbands without melee support; CE one-commander warbands without a significant area of effect or ranged threat; passive/turtle LSD warbands.
Neutral: CE single-LRD builds; CG Goliath Warbands; single & dual Beholder Warbands; CE ZWD warbands; CE Quad warbands.
Unfavorable: CG ranged warbands with significant melee threats; CG Inspired Frenzy warbands; aggressive LSD warbands.
Zombie White Dragon Warbands
Sample Zombie White Dragon (ZWD) Warband
Eye of Gruumsh Tiefling Captain Orc Champion Ogre Ravager Zombie White Dragon Orc Warrior x7
Eye of Gruumsh Tiefling Captain Orc Champion Ogre Ravager Zombie White Dragon Orc Warrior x7
Zombie White Dragon Options and Variants
Replacing the Eye of Gruumsh: Certain CE proponents replace the Eye of Gruumsh with a Red Samurai (to gain the threat of an area of effect breath weapon) or another Ogre Ravager. In a ZWD band, however, having a second commander, along with bonus damage for the Orc Warriors (the impact on the Orc Champion is generally negligible) makes it a more desirable option. If one of these pieces is substituted in, one of the Orc Warriors is usually converted to a Troglodyte or an Orc Savage with the remaining points.
Replacing the Ogre Ravager: If I'm able to convey one point to those who want to play a CE warband for the qualifiers, I hope it will be this: Some of the best CE warband players in the world insist that the Ogre Ravager must be included in any serious warband expecting to perform well in a CG/CE heavy metagame. The deadly combination of Reach 2, Aura of Fear, 30 damage, Resist Fire 10, Smite, 80 HP, and level 9 make this piece too valuable in the metagame to exclude from almost any CE warband. Keep in mind, however, that the Graycloak Ranger has also experienced a significant surge in popularity, and his Giant Foe ability is a problem if the Ravager is maneuvered carelessly.
Replacing the Tiefling: Some players are tempted to replace the Tiefling Captain with the Drow Sergeant. The ZWD warband is not the infamous LRB warband ("Large Red Beatings," featuring the Large Red Dragon, Orc Champion, and Ogre Ravager), which must include the Drow Sergeant to maximize activations. The rule of thumb for CE warbands is: "If you can afford to include the Tiefling, include the Tiefling." Even in warbands featuring expensive but low-rated commanders such as the Eye of Gruumsh and Lich Necromancer, the Tiefling is a worthwhile addition to augment initiative checks and morale saves and the occasional critical hit.
How to Play Zombie White Dragon
The Zombie White Dragon is the ultimate safety valve for a CE warband. Its relatively low cost and huge HP make it nearly impossible to destroy in a timed game without dedicating huge resources to the task. The ZWD player generally hopes you will focus on it while he moves in the other three heavy hitters and scores big points. The ZWD is a multi-purpose metagame figure that can absorb full attacks from three Orc Champions, take HEBI, Graycloak, or Centaur Hero arrows by the handful, and shrug off fireballs, Beholder and Gauth eye rays, and magic missiles without concern. The ZWD is immune to the LSD and other paralysis effects, it's immune to anything effects only living enemies (Stun, Confusion, Dominate, Poison, Sneak Attacks, and Critical Hits), and it's healed by negative damage.
In most ZWD bands, the dragon serves as an extremely large distraction, drawing the opponent's attention away from the real threats following behind it. The ZWD rushes forward to base an enemy commander or spellcaster, becoming the nearest target for all sorts of other attacks and daring the low-HP commander/caster to move and suffer at least one 10 damage attack at +18. The ZWD is a capable flanker, and its breath weapon can wipe out legions of Orc Warriors, Elf Warriors, and Goblin Skirmishers. ZWD players often use the dragon as their forlorn hope, moving it far ahead of the rest of the warband until the ZWD can foul up the enemy's targeting. Then they bring in the heavy hitters.
The ZWD's large size blocks off narrow corridors and forces enemy units to either bunch together to overcome it or spread out to maneuver around it. If the enemy bunches up around it, the ZWD simply flies over them, freeing up an opportunity for its heavy hitters to fill the gap. If the enemy spreads out, the ZWD can fly off to base one or two of them while the rest of the heavy hitters swarm around a single, isolated target.
How to Defeat Zombie White Dragon
The majority of the skirmishers I interviewed felt that the ZWD was an "easy" answer to metagame concerns like archers, Beholders, paralysis effects, and high-damage units. They also agree almost unanimously that in the hands of a very skilled CE player, there is rarely a need to include a ZWD (unless you are expecting an environment heavy with archers and spellcasters), and that the ZWD is a marginal substitute for another heavy hitter (an Orc Champion or Ogre Ravager). Very experienced CE players hope to prevail in the traditionally difficult match-ups by using good tile placement, making very careful opening moves, and using practiced strategies to defeat specific warbands. Units such as Beholders and Half-Elf Bow Initiates can be defeated with refined tactics and tile placement, making the ZWD less useful than another heavy hitter would be.
In other words, many CE players feel that sacrificing 75% of a figure's damage potential for a 40% gain in HP is not worth the investment.
The ZWD, however, is still a frustrating piece for players not used to dealing with it. Three strategies are recommended for dealing with this high-HP undead dragon.
Despite all this discussion of the ZWD being overrated, do not dismiss or underestimate this warband. A well-built, two-commander, 12-activation ZWD band is one of the most robust and dangerous warbands in the metagame today. Many of the top CE players have opted to go without the ZWD in their bands, but skilled players who include the ZWD make very formidable opponents, and even someone with less experience is still dangerous if given the right weapon.
Match-Ups for Zombie White Dragon
Favorable: CG ranged warbands; single and dual Beholder warbands; LE Rakshasa warbands.
Neutral: Inspired Frenzy bands (this can be a borderline favorable match-up depending on the Inspired Frenzy build used); LSD bands; CE Ryldfecta warbands.
Unfavorable: Single LRD warbands; CE Quad warbands; CG warbands with 4-5 heavy hitters.
CE Quad Warbands
Sample CE Quad Warband
Eye of Gruumsh Red Samurai Orc Champion Ogre Ravager Tiefling Captain Orc Warrior x6
Eye of Gruumsh Red Samurai Orc Champion Ogre Ravager Tiefling Captain Orc Warrior x6
CE Quad Warband Options and Variants
Many of the Options and Variants presented in the previous warbands are applicable here. Players often adjust the number of Red Samurais and Orc Champions based upon the type of warbands they expect to face in their local environment.
In general, this is a fairly "tight" build, meaning that it leaves little room for substituting pieces other than the heavy hitters. The Tiefling provides an essential boost to initiative checks and morale saves, and the Eye of Gruumsh boosts fodder damage and provides a useful second commander. Some builders rely on the Tiefling as the only commander, opting for another Red Samurai, Orc Champion, or Ogre Ravager in place of the Eye of Gruumsh. The additional 4-6 leftover points are usually spent upgrading Orc Warriors to slightly more potent figures. Most of the players that provided insight into their CE warbands suggested that dropping the Eye of Gruumsh, and losing the flexibility of a second commander and his commander effect, wasn't worth 4-6 extra points. The ability to split up the heavy hitters and to inflict enormous damage with units like the Orc Warrior are absolutely essential in making this warband successful.
How to play CE Quad Warbands
Many of the foremost CE warband builders and skirmishers cite this warband (or variations of it) as the most dangerous warband in the hands of a skilled player. This is tempered by a CG and CE melee-heavy metagame, but the power to unleash up to 100 damage per round from four figures and from seven to nine spaces away can be devastating.
Because of this warband's low ACs and fragile fodder, it can be difficult to manage. Most strategists identify several particular methods they rely upon to make the best use of this band.
How to defeat CE Quad Warbands
In the hands of the right player, this warband is one of CE's strongest options. It does, however, have unique vulnerabilities that can be exploited by solid tactics and clever warband construction.
Match-ups for CE Quad Warbands
Favorable: CE ZWD bands; passive/turtle LSD bands; single Beholder bands; CG ranged bands; Inspired Frenzy warbands.
Neutral: Ryldfecta bands; CG 4-5 hitter bands; CE LRD-based bands; aggressive LSD warbands.
Unfavorable: This warband tends to match up extremely well against most of the prominent metagame warbands. It still suffers from many of the typical Chaotic-based weaknesses, such as low saves and low AC, but the large number of significant threats it fields make it a formidable foe in any match-up.
Attacking the Dominance of CE
I have heard a number of players object to the lopsided success that CE seems to enjoy in the metagame. For that reason, I will present two additional sections in this article. One section deals with strategies for overcoming the titans of the CE faction as individual units; the other presents promising alternatives available to every faction that can give the typical CE warband a very hard time.
The Bigger they are...
Eye of Gruumsh: The Eye of Gruumsh, while efficient, has a number of significant weaknesses. His saves are quite low for his cost, and his AC makes him almost impossible to miss. For this reason, the Eye is best used as a "clean up" attacker, rushing in to finish off wounded opponents. The best way to deal with the Eye is to use a tactic called egging. Egging means tossing very low-cost units in the path of the Eye or some other low AC unit. Even most low-cost fodder has a chance of hitting, and if the Eye hits back, he deals five points of damage to himself. For a minimal investment, 4 or 5 low-cost units can swamp the Eye, causing significant damage. Orc Warriors, Elf Warriors, Elf Spearguards, and Azer Raiders are particularly useful for swarming the Eye.
Orc Champion: The Orc Champ's speed sometimes proves to be his demise in unfavorable match-ups. While Orc Champs are not as susceptible to egging as is the Eye of Gruumsh (thanks to a higher AC and the Cleave ability), they have a serious problem saving against spells and abilities. The Champ has a miserable 25% (one in four) chance of failing save attempts against DC 13 spells (such as those wielded by cheap units like the Blue, the Wolf, and Ialdabode). Even under the command of the Tiefling Captain, his chance at sticking around after failing a morale save is a risky 55%. Units that lower saves, such as Cursed Spirits, Troglodytes, Lord Soth, and Frenzied Berserkers, can put the Orc Champ in a precarious situation, particularly given that he runs 18 spaces if he fails his check.
The Ogre Ravager: The Ravager is one of CE's few egg-proof units, which can be frustrating given the need to bring up another heavy hitter to deal with it. Fodder still provides a significant advantage against the Ravager, however, by providing impromptu cover against its reach attacks. With the Ogre's low attack bonus, a couple of strategically placed fodder units can significantly reduce its chance of hitting with a reach attack. Indeed, very-high-AC, low-cost units like the Man at Arms can be very frustrating for this CE staple. Even though the Ravager's fire resistance can be a headache, its large frame makes it an easy target for ranged attacks. If you can't damage the Ogre with a fireball or abyssal blast, it still makes a great target for these spells if you can torch other units within a 4-square radius of the Ogre. In addition, its speed of 6 is average for the faction, and can cause the Ogre to become wasted points if you catch faster, forward-roaming units outside of his support range.
The Orc Warrior: Quiet and unassuming, the poor, unloved Orc Warrior is destined to go down in history as one of the most valuable common pieces in the D&D Miniatures game. You'd be hard-pressed to ever find a better bargain for 3 points, and the nice attack bonus (a bit of D&D Miniatures trivia: only three creatures have an attack bonus that's higher than their point cost, and the Orc Warrior is the most playable compared to the incited Kruthik Hatchling and the wandering Grick) combined with a respectable 10 damage and an amazing synergy with most of the faction's commanders make this piece the top choice to fill out activations. Unfortunately, the Orc Warrior has nothing in the way of saves, average speed for the faction, 5 HP, and a terrible AC. These make the Orc Warrior vulnerable to ranged attacks and spells and an instant kill for any area effect that does 10 or more points of damage. The tendency for CE bands to want to make use of the efficiency of this figure means they must often hold back their ultra-fast units to wait for the Orc Warriors, or they must double move the Warriors for several turns, exposing them. Elf Warriors, Kenku Sneaks, Ialdabode, Blues, Githzerai, Catfolk, and Goblin Skirmishers all provide a long-distance challenge for the Orc Warrior without investing an exorbitant number of points.
Large Red Dragon: This piece has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity lately, for good reason -- the LRD can be a fearsome foe. While the scope of this series prevents me from discussing LRD-based warbands in detail (I hope their pilots will take this opportunity), these bands do have vulnerabilities. Because the LRD is so expensive, LRD warbands often contain less support than other CE bands and often field only one commander. This makes them vulnerable to overextending or commander assassination, particularly if piloted by skirmishers unfamiliar with the peculiar tactics of such a warband. The LRD is often best met first, because it can be more economical to attack it with two or three heavy hitters and suffer its full round of attacks as opposed to allowing it the opportunity to come to you and unleash its breath weapon and then follow that with a full round of attacks. A pair of Ogre Ravagers, at significantly less cost, can be a difficult match for the dragon. If an LRD is surrounded by able attackers, it can quickly become an 83 point liability. Time works directly in the favor of the LRD, so the more rounds its opponent squeezes into the game, the greater the likelihood that the dragon will become an expensive loss.
Anti-CE Tech
Lich Necromancer: Ironic, perhaps, that some of the best anti-CE metagame pieces are themselves CE pieces. The Lich Necromancer is a 75 HP, fearless, lightning- and cold-immune commander that's capable of forcing a 50/50 paralysis check on an Orc Champion from clear across the board. His commander effect boosts the activation bonus of any band he's in with Orc-Warrior-slaying Gnoll Skeletons. In addition, his 45 damage worth of Empowered Magic Missiles can force a morale check on anything with less then 90 HP from an unlimited distance and are certain doom for any piece of fodder. Add in the fact that the Lich has DR5, Aura of Fear 2, and a nasty melee attack, and you have a surprisingly versatile piece. He is expensive for his role in a CE band, but paralyzing even one Orc Champion or Eye of Gruumsh can make him instantly worth his cost. His ability to disallow a "hole-up" strategy from opposing bands further increases his value.
Chuul: Unfortunately for giant crawfish fanatics everywhere, the banning of the Drider Sorcerer neutered the potential of the Chuul. This 95 HP, DC 19 paralyzing monstrosity does have a niche as a potent weapon against low-AC bands. The key is finding a way to get it into base contact for two attacks without losing it completely. If that becomes possible, then in combination with a Cursed Spirit or Troglodyte, any of the primary CE orc villains is very unlikely to ever make its save against the paralysis effect. While unlikely to fair well against a diverse metagame, a clever pilot could make efficient use of Chuuls against a chaotic-dominated environment.
Goliath Barbarian: Goliaths can't match the damage potential of most of the CE heavy hitters, but the other stats of the Goliath match up perfectly for his cost. What the Goliath does have going for it is fantastic support pieces like the Elf Pyromancer, Graycloak Ranger, and Inspiring Marshal. The Goliath's low attack bonuses are no significant disadvantage against the low ACs of the CE faction, and its Reroll Attack ability can provide a substantial advantage.
Grell: The Grell is little more than 26 free points against any faction other than CE (including other LE bands), I have seen warbands consisting of Rakshasa, Grell x2, Gauth, Skullcrusher Ogre, and Snig crush standard CE builds. The inability to transpose the Grell hurts, but a pair of Grells with Reach 2 can make a CE band nervous if you have the beef up front to keep the CE hitters at a distance for a turn or two. It's very tough to make this fragile piece work in the current metagame, but CE still needs to respect it.
Kenku Sneak: The Kenku is currently the cheapest option for a useful ranged attack in the CE faction. CE bands hoping to spoil a Chaotic-heavy metagame may be able to make use of them to snipe opposing Elf and Orc Warriors, and their Hide ability makes them difficult targets. Pieces like the ZWD limit their utility to some extent, but Kenku can still inflict a large amount of damage against low AC CE piece once melee combat has begun.
Blue: Another efficient fodder piece, the Blue can cause serious problems for some CE builds. Mind Thrust is a splendid way to remove opposing Orc Warriors from a considerable distance, and the confusion effect poses interesting questions for the opponent. Some players will chance the DC 13 spell against major pieces like the Orc Champion. On certain occasions, however, it may be more useful to steal an Orc Warrior and charge an Eye of Gruumsh or a Tiefling Captain, particularly given the high likelihood of that Orc Warrior failing the save.
Hill Giant: In well-tuned warbands, the Hill Giant's massive damage output can result in an unfortunate mismatch against traditional CE builds. A handful of top warband builders determined to find a nasty CE spoiler band devised a clever Hill Giant team. The goal of the warband is to use a pair of Hill Giants to set up a "cleave cascade." The Hill Giants both approach a group of enemy creatures. One Giant attacks, hoping to destroy a weaker target (such as an Orc Warrior) and then cleave against a bigger target (such as an Orc Champion) to force a morale save. If the enemy fails the morale save, the other Giant takes the attack of opportunity, hoping to kill the routing creature and cleave onto the next victim, provoking an attack of opportunity from the other, adjacent Hill Giant. These cleave cascades can become vicious if set up properly, dishing out over 160 damage in just two consecutive activations. The Hill Giant's Pushback ability helps keep figures that make their morale save from taking full attacks the next turn.
Harpy: I surveyed a number of experienced players hoping to gain insight into what piece they felt might hold some prospect as true "anti-CE tech." No figure came close to the Harpy in receiving a more sound endorsement as "unexpected and potentially dangerous." With the removal of the Drider, some typical CE builds had up to 30 free points to work with. One use of the board-sweeping Captivating Song might seem unimpressive, but two uses of the song can hammer opposing bands. The DC 13 stun effect is of little use against higher-level pieces. Used at the right time, however, a pair of unlimited-range stun attacks can cripple many CE warbands on the approach. Orc Warriors stand little chance of making one save, much less two, and Tiefling Captains and Drow Sergeants are similarly at risk. By wiping out the ability of these warbands to use their cheap commanders (or perhaps only commanders) and their fodder, you instantly alter the landscape of the battlefield. Moreover, if even one of the heavy hitters fails the save, the game becomes quite interesting.
The Harpy holds additional promise because it is equally effective against many of the prominent LG and CG warbands. Clerics of Order, Men at Arms, Barbarian Mercenaries, Elf Warriors, Graycloak Rangers, Wolves, and Inspiring Marshals can be immobilized by a pair of Harpies. The more menacing figures of these warbands are largely unfazed by the stun, but their infrastructure and support can be severely compromised. The loss of a round or two of support can havetremendous impact in a 1-hour game. That delay might even trigger a major change in strategy for the opposing warband.
I think only a skilled player who is willing to take risks will make full use of the Harpy, but a number of other players agree that the potential exists for this piece to wreak havoc in the right hands. Several Ryld + Harpy x2 and Harpy x3 + Orc Champion x3 warbands that were tested proved to be formidable under the right conditions, particularly in the assault format. Some of the save-lowering options available in the CE faction also make this piece more attractive. Despite the Harpy's significant limitations, savvy players looking to spoil things for typical CE builds may surprise more than a few opponents with a cunningly timed Captivating Song.
Rogue Bands
The Chaotic Evil faction has so many interchangeable parts that function efficiently together that it's impossible to predict exactly which pieces will show up in competitive play. Strong pieces that I haven't dealt with because of space constraints include the Orc Druid, Lareth the Beautiful, the Ettin Skirmisher, and especially the Large Red Dragon, to name a few. I expect successful warbands to be built around the Druid and the Dragon in particular, and I have no doubt that these warbands should not be classified as "rogue" on the basis of their power, but rather on the skill it takes to pilot them effectively. In truth, I expect that most of the CE warbands that appear at the qualifiers will contain some combination of the figures mentioned in this article, making the appearance of a truly "rogue" CE warband a rare event.
A Final Word From the Doc
I hope you've all enjoyed this exploration of the Chaotic Evil faction and perhaps learned a little from the insight of some of the game's finest skirmishers. Good luck at your Qualifiers and stay tuned for the final installment of this series, where I'll discuss the Lawful Good faction. We'll talk about Large Silver Dragon warbands and how to play against them, as well as what the future may hold for LG. In addition, I'll share some of my own thoughts about what I would have played at the qualifiers (if I had played) and what my personal testing revealed. Feel free to contact me by private message on the Forums if you have questions or concerns, and of course, lively discussion is what the forums are for.
About the Author
Brian P. Mackey, Ph.D., resides on the Jersey Shore with his lovely wife, and works as a child psychologist. He started playing D&D in 1986 and recently earned the title of 2004 D&D Miniatures Champion. When Brian isn't perched over the gaming table, he spends his time stalking fish with his Rod of Fly Fishing +3 and preparing for his next rugby match. Brian has authored a number of professional publications and also does freelance work for Wizards of the Coast.


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We, the Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Venice within the City of Naples, prayerfully and humbly desire that the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite be made more readily available to us.
Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI wrote, in Summorum Pontificum, "no small numbers of faithful adhered and continue to adhere with great love and affection to the earlier liturgical forms."
With that great love and affection in mind, we sign this petition to humbly ask our good and faithful priests to consider making the Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form more available to the faithful within our area.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Good afternoon. Welcome back. Happy belated 4th. We have a busy week with all things going on. Let me briefly go over the schedule on the House floor. This week, we are going to be completing the discussion on the DOD Appropriations bill. We are going to begin consideration of the Energy and Water Appropriations bill, as well as take up the rule for the Flood Insurance bill.
Additionally, tonight we've got several suspensions on the floor. One of them comes out of the Foreign Affairs Committee. It is a resolution that I co-sponsored with the Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, regarding the situation in the Middle East and specifically targeting Hamas. In essence what the resolution says is we in the United States and in Congress do not support any government that has Hamas as a part of it. That discussion will be had tonight on the floor.
Let me turn to the debt ceiling discussion and the President's press conference last week and the implications or the suggestions that he may have left in that press conference regarding the Biden talks and what was going on there. As many of you know, and I have spoken with some of you, the Biden talks ended or in my opinion stopped, because there was an impasse - clearly the other side, the Democrats, wished to impose tax hikes on small businesses and families in this country. I had said all along to the Vice President and others that, first of all, we don't support tax increases, especially in such an ailing economy and number two, there are no votes for tax increases in the House. And then to hear the President come forward and indicate that somehow that those talks stopped or blew up over loopholes is just not the case.
Think about it. Think about the revenues that he is talking about. The changes that he is advocating and the depreciation scheduled for corporate-owned jets is about $3 billion over 10 years. That is in the context of the over $2 trillion in savings that the Biden talks identified. Now, that is just not serious to say that somehow we Republicans walked out over a corporate jet loophole. It is not the case.
Again, I was asked by the Speaker to go into those discussions and to identify where we could achieve savings commensurate with, or exceeding, the amount that we are being asked to increase the debt limit, and we did that. The Biden group produced a blueprint where I can envision us proposing and accomplishing over $2 trillion in savings. And that deal is still in the works and I believe is still there, and that we can deliver on. The President went to the mics again yesterday and invited us to the White House - which is certainly something I know that we're all looking forward to, to have some more exchange of ideas - he also said to leave the talking points at the door. I'm hoping he takes his own advice, because those talking points associated with corporate jets and loopholes are just that, they are talking points, and they are not substantive in terms of what we are trying to do.
I would also say this to the President, that he has initially, through his Secretary of the Treasury, set as a deadline August 2nd. Now he is saying we need to act even quicker. My response to him is we have been working, the Biden group had over 6 weeks of discussions. I had several one on one conversations with the Vice President. He knows very well where I am, where most Republicans are, and where the Speaker is, as far as what we need to get done. For the President to suggest that we have not been hard at work, I'm going to tell him tomorrow, come on, you know, we don't have to wait until July 22nd. Let's do the deal tomorrow. Republicans want to deliver results, and we have gone in with the objective of trying to achieve the kind of savings that the Speaker has set out, which are those savings equal to, or in excess of, the amount we are going to increase the debt limit.
I am looking forward to the discussions tomorrow. I'm hopeful that they can be substantive and actually deliver some results. At the end of the day, what the American people are waiting for, which most of us heard when we were at home, is that we need to get this economy going again. Yes, we need to get the fiscal house in order, but there are some serious problems out there with the limitations that small businesses feel they are working under, and we need to free small businesses and entrepreneurs up, so we can begin to see people get back to work and grow this economy.
With that, I will take some questions.
Q: So if you say that the talks didn't end over things like the corporate jets and loopholes and so forth, does that mean that you could accept some of those things?
Mr. Cantor: What I would say is this, the Vice President has known all along exactly where I stand as far as revenues are concerned. I have said from day one, we are not for tax hikes on the American people or businesses, and if the President wants to talk loopholes, we'll be glad to talk loopholes. We've said all along that preferences in the code aren't something that helps economic growth overall. But, listen, we are not for any proposal that increases taxes, and any type of discussion should be coupled with offsetting tax cuts somewhere else.
Q: In terms of the feedback to the idea of tax hikes there, those who aren't Republicans have very well defined what you guys call a tax hike. Does any change in law that changes revenues from projections, anything that changes rates?
Mr. Cantor: Let me just make it very clear. Raising taxes, increasing revenues paid by businesses and families in this kind of economy especially is counterintuitive. Why would you want to raise taxes in a sputtering economy? And that is the position we have held all along. So any discussion about loopholes must be accompanied by offsetting tax cuts. That's all. We are not for increasing revenues.
Q: You said a moment ago, you said the Biden talks, you said that meeting is still under works, and that is something you can deliver on. Are you saying that the biggest items that you worked through in those talks for 6 weeks is something that can be built upon if you guys can get past this tax issue, and that you still envision that as being a potential framework for the debt limit?
Mr. Cantor: I look at the proposed $2 trillion-plus in terms of savings as the blueprint as to how we can get this deal done, yes.
Q: And if I can follow up. Isn't that a bit risky for your party if you say, well, wait a minute, I realize what your position is on tax cuts, I know where the votes would or wouldn't be on tax increases in the House. This potentially could be the biggest government cut of all time. And are you afraid somebody is going to say, wait a minute, they didn't take the deal, they didn't go down that road at all?
Mr. Cantor: We are trying to demonstrate that we are actually going to begin to get the fiscal house in order, and we are going to change the way this town does business and stop spending money we don't have. That's what we are driving towards. Yes, these cuts are, relatively speaking here in Washington, historic. But the American people see Washington running up over a trillion dollars in deficits on an annual basis. We have a lot more work to do, and that is why this is a blueprint for us to put forward a down payment on actually getting the fiscal house in order once and for all, living up to the goals that the Speaker set, which is the goal of making sure we deliver cuts commensurate with, or exceeding the amount, we raise the debt limit.
Q: A follow up on Jonathan's question. He was asking you about the loopholes, and you said that has to be offset with cuts elsewhere. Could a deal work where you would cut the payroll tax, extend that for another year?
Mr. Cantor: I'm not going to get into individual discussions. I don't think it's right to sit here and have those kind of detailed discussions.
Q: Mr. Leader, again on the question of loopholes. When you say if any loopholes are closed, you want to have them offset tax cuts elsewhere, do they have to be new tax cuts or perhaps, you know, you have this charade every couple of years where you have these extenders that have been going on—
Mr. Cantor: Again, another very good way to ask the same question. I'm not going to get into the individual discussions.
Q: I'm trying to help you out here.
Mr. Cantor: I don't know who you're helping, but I would say I would just say this, again, our position is we cannot be looking to tax families and businesses in this sputtering economy. It is just that simple.
Q: Mr. Leader, the Minority says you're going to need its help to raise the debt limit, and you're not going to get it if revenues are not on the table. What is your way around that? What is your response?
Mr. Cantor: Again, I have had discussions with the Democratic Whip, and hopefully we will continue to have fruitful discussions, because I know he shares in the goal of trying to manage down the debt and deficit and get the fiscal house in order.
Q: Mr. Cantor, your $2 trillion does not include these loopholes. So how much over 2 trillion are we talking about? Are we talking tens of billions or hundreds of billions, or how much would you be willing to consider?
Mr. Cantor: Let me lay out where I think the outline is for the kind of deal that is in the works, at least in the Biden talks. As I have said before, we have had non-health care mandatory discussions, we have had healthcare mandatory discussions, and we have had discretionary discussions. We are saying, in the non-health care mandatory area, there is a potential for over $300 billion in savings; in the health care mandatory area, well over $400 billion in savings. The rest would be the discretionary piece plus interest savings, which gets us well in excess of $2 trillion. That is the basis upon which I believe we can build a deal that can deliver on the promise that we are going to finally start to change things around here.
Q: Can you fill us in at all about the progress that was made over the weekend, and whether or not the Biden talks are forming the basis for what is happening now at the White House?
Mr. Cantor: Again, as many of you know, the President and the Speaker have been in discussions over some period of time now, and I know that we are all trying to do as much as possible to build, to get as much savings for the American people, again with the notion we have to get the fiscal house in order here. So I'm hopeful, and I do think that these discussions from the Vice President held talks will contribute to the overall deal.
Q: Yesterday when the President spoke, he seemed to dismiss the possibility that a short term deal might be possible. How do you interpret that? Do you think a short term deal is totally off the table?
Mr. Cantor: I think many of you recorded way back that the President had said one time that he was going to keep looking for something that he and Eric Cantor could agree on. I think this is that. I agree with him that we need to go and drive towards a deal, which is not a deal that kicks the can down the road. This is an opportunity for all of us to work together to deliver on our promise that we are going to get things straight here.
Q: Mr. Leader, the New York Times commissioned an executive pay consultant to look at the compensation of the top 200 company executives and found that their pay was the median pay was $10.8 billion last year, up 12 percent 23 percent from the previous year. How is raising the taxes on those executives' net pay dampening job creation or investment?
Mr. Cantor: First of all, I would say certainly there is a concern when you have those kinds of salaries, but the concern belongs to the shareholders of those companies. I would assume those officers are held to the fiduciary duty that they owe to their shareholders. The focus for us is to make sure that we are not increasing taxes on individuals who are the job creators, and like it or not, the job creators are those who can be successful in a small business context. They disproportionately contribute to new jobs. Those are the people that we are focusing on to say we are not going to raise taxes. That is the essence. I think that most Americans would agree you don't raise taxes in a sputtering economy. It is just counterintuitive if you want to see people get back to work.
Q: Mr. Cantor, the cap and balance pledge that many of the RSC members have been pushing with Senator DeMint, are you going to sign it? What are you telling your members?
Mr. Cantor: I don't want to sign a pledge that conditions my vote on what the Democrats may or may not do. I mean, I'm the Majority Leader, but I really only control one vote, and that is mine, and I won't sign a pledge that conditions my vote on someone else's on the other side.
Q: What do you think of the President's call that this has to be a balanced approach, and he listed out pretty much everything that seems to be a major sticking point at this point? How do you get to that balanced approach if taxes really aren't on the table?
Mr. Cantor: The balanced approach is trying to get our budget into a situation where you see the fiscal house become more manageable. That is what this exercise is all about, because that is important for us to get done so we can start focusing on how we grow the economy in the private sector again. That, to us, is what the proper, reasoned approach is. We look at the kind of spending that has occurred in this town, and you look at the fact that you're borrowing over 40 cents of every dollar you spend. Clearly there is a spending problem, and that is where we are focused on.
Q: As a former Whip, how much time are you going to need to sell this compromise that eventually will come, barring Armageddon, here to your conference?
Mr. Cantor: I would defer to the current Whip on that. Listen, you know, always we have been in the business of trying to be as informative as possible to our Members on this. Obviously there will be a point at which we will come together as a Conference and look to see what we can do to deliver the results.
Q: Is July 22nd, though, an effective date?
Mr. Cantor: Again, I think you heard my view on July 22nd. I just find it interesting that the President wants to somehow suggest yet another date as if we have not been working towards a result for the last 6 or 7 weeks. I mean, come on. We should be looking at tomorrow as an opportunity, not just keep dangling some date and keep inching it backwards. That only contributes to the hyperbole around here. Let's get serious.
Q: The last time you guys cut a deal, there was significant anger after people looked at it for a couple of days. There was some disappointment with it. How does that color this time around? Do you think Members are more are going to be more skeptical when a deal comes forward?
Mr. Cantor: Look, I have said before, none of us feel that we were elected to go and increase the nation's credit limit. This is a tough vote. But in exchange for the vote, what it is that our Speaker has set as a goal is something really important. If we can accomplish this and begin at a $2.4 trillion cut as a down payment towards actually changing the way this place works, that's the goal here. But, yes, there's going to be a lot of questions. A lot of Members feel the same way I do. We weren't elected to go and increase the credit limit. So in exchange for that, there needs to be some fundamental reform here and some reduction in spending so we begin to put ourselves on the glide path to change that trajectory.
Q: Mr. Cantor, are you working so hard towards what some are calling the "grand bargain" that you're going to either miss the deadline or come so close that you're going to cause an unwelcomed global fiscal ripple effect?
Mr. Cantor: Again, it goes back to where the President seems to think we are versus where he is. We have been at work. The Vice President has known where I am, and I would hope he knows where the Republicans in the House are, through my regular engagement with him over the last 6 or 7 weeks. And so it is not as if we are focusing on something that will allow us to miss the deadline, the President has been absent up until the last week and a half where he has begun to engage with the Speaker. We have a blueprint in place. We can build upon that. Where is the President? That is the proper question to ask, and hopefully we will be asking that tomorrow.
Q: A different version of the same question of the last three.
Mr. Cantor: Maybe I'm just slow and not getting the question.
Q: How long will it take? You outlined sort of a three part - they have got mandatory non health care, mandatory health care, discretionary, which is, you know, 2012, 2013 - that is way more complicated than a 6 month CR. How long will it take to put, to literally assemble that, get it scored, get it through the - how long is that going to take on the House side?
Mr. Cantor: Look, I think the proper answer right now is, are we going to get some agreement in concept so we can go ahead and begin that work and begin bringing the discussion to our Members about what it looks like. Again, the President has not been willing to do it. That is the whole reason why I believe the Biden talks were put into abeyance. We need the President to come in and break the impasse, and let's get about the nation's business.
Q: Mr. Cantor, the President didn't actually say, leave the talking points at the door. He said, leave ultimatums at the door. Are you willing to do that? Are you willing to actually just leave the ultimatums at the door?
Mr. Cantor: Listen, we are about trying to deliver results. There are no votes in the House for tax increases. Whether the President looks at that as an ultimatum or not, it is what it is. The reality is we will not be supporting tax hikes for the very reasons that I have been saying here for the last 25 minutes and every other meeting.
Q: But there are Democrats who would vote for tax hikes in the House. So could it be a bipartisan vote that you all strive for?
Mr. Cantor: There are not sufficient votes in the House, nor do I believe we ought to be raising taxes.
Q: Do you think there is any risk that Republicans are refusing to take yes for an answer from Democrats? David Brooks wrote a column where he raised the question of you have got all these trillions of dollars in spending cuts that you say the Biden group has vetted, and the Democrats say, we won't go there without a revenue increase. Why not take the deal and give them a couple hundred billion dollars in revenue increases?
Mr. Cantor: Because the President needs us to respond to his request to raise the debt limit. His request is to raise the debt limit. And in exchange for that, we have to be able to demonstrate to the people who elected us that we are not going to keep spending money the way this town has. And that is the essence of the bargain, if you will. It is increasing the credit limit in exchange for reducing spending and delivering on the promise that we are actually going to change the system here. That is the deal.
Q: To follow up on that, 2 trillion plus in spending for a couple hundred billion in revenue sounds like you're getting what you want. As a ratio, it is why is that not enough?
Mr. Cantor: That is in theory. But in reality what has happened in this town, we have a very ailing system here. There is very little accountability to the taxpayers. Money is being spent without measure. It is like throwing good money after bad to say we need to go raise more revenues before we change the system.
Q: Every fiscal commission has said you can't balance the deficit problems on the spending side alone.
Mr. Cantor: We believe strongly that you're never going to get into a situation that you begin to manage down the debt and deficit, because none of the commissions have brought it to balance. We're about managing down the debt and the deficit, and none of that can occur unless we begin to change first. You don't want to be throwing good money after bad. Nobody does that. Nobody can get away with that. That's our point.
Q: Did you really mean it before when you said that you're only raising the debt limit because the President asked you to?
Mr. Cantor: I said that because clearly we believe that it is a very tough vote. Clearly there are over one hundred Members on the other side of the aisle who feel like they can take a clean debt limit vote and not have anything done in terms of changing the spending pattern of this town.
Q: But you do acknowledge - McConnell started to do this too, he says he's only raising the debt limit because the President has asked him to. I mean, the water is rising.
Mr. Cantor: I have always said that I think most Americans believe that this country pays its bills. So, yes. And I have said before –
Q: Even if he never asked you to raise the debt limit, you recognize as a responsible House leader you would have to raise the debt ceiling?
Mr. Cantor: There is no question that the amount of increase in the debt limit is in direct correspondence to fiscal mismanagement in the past. These are bills that have been run up. That has to be done, yes. I have always said so. But it can't be done without an exchange, which is to say we are not going to do it again, we are not going to let the spending get out of control like it has in the past, and we need to begin to work towards bringing this system under control.
Q: Mr. Cantor, you said it is what it is on this tax issue; you can't raise taxes in the House. So tomorrow when you go in there, how are you going to make up the difference between where you left off with Biden and where you need to be? What specifically are you going to suggest if you're taking that specific thing off the table? Is it Medicaid cuts? Is it entitlements?
Mr. Cantor: I'm not sure I know what you're asking. I'm just going to respond and say this was the impasse when the Biden talks broke up, and it was that we are not going to support tax increases. We feel strongly that's the wrong move in an ailing economy, and that's the position most Americans have as well.
I'm going to go in there and insist, number one, Mr. President, the ultimatums, the talking points, no matter what you want to call them, are a distraction to what the underlying disagreement was in the talks. The underlying disagreement was do you think you ought to be taxing small businesses and families right now, or do you think we ought to be focusing on trying to bring spending under control, which is where we start and where I'm hopeful that we deliver.
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you might need to do some work on the bed, like extra wood slats.
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Items must be returned in new or unused condition and contain all original materials included with the shipment. More details
FINAL SALE EXCLUSION: Items marked as FINAL SALE are not returnable unless the problem you experience is the result of our error.
Our standard shipping method is ground shipping. We also offer expedited shipping for most items. Your final shipping cost and estimated delivery timeframe will be available at checkout.
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* For your safety, some orders go through our loss prevention department. If we select your order for this process, we will immediately notify you that there may be up to a 3-day delay on your order.
** Most Oversize orders are delivered within 1-4 weeks. Some orders may take 6 weeks to be delivered.