Hey all! Now that the pledge manager is coming to a close, most people will have made their selections (or are finalizing them shortly). I thought it would be interesting to see what people ultimately decided on and why.
I pledged at the Maximus level, giving me 10+Lupa. I decided to split that amongst 3 factions, BB, L13 and LM. I mainly chose based on aesthetics as opposed to utility, as I will likely spend more time painting than playing.
Blood Brothers - I really liked the feel of this Ludus and the art drew me in. ---------------------
Frigge - great sculpt and good stats Vargr - another great sculpt and hard hitting Hroka - went with her over Sven mainly due to his sculpt - I just didn't love it. I liked his stats and abilities over Hroka's, but model-wise, I really like all of MIKHs work for this game and know he will do her justice. Bjarrhvit - her art sold me, and really hope her sculpt matches. Stephane Nguyen Van Gioi's work seems predominantly monsters/beasts, but I did see some human sculpts and was satisfied. Considering half of this model will be bearskin anyway, I am not *too* worried
Legio XIII - Again, the aesthetic of the models was the prime motivator, plus the Aquila sculpt is what started it all! -------------
Aquila - see above Aemelia - sculpt was good, and felt she worked well with Aquila. I fought against Aemilia vs Urien, but I didn't want 2 sculpts that had no sculptor selected yet. Ban-Luca - liked her concept art a lot, and really hope they pick a good sculptor for her (though the quality of work his far had been superb so not too worried Gaius - again, awesome artwork and Sebastian has proven his skills.
Ludus Magnus - gotta have some gladiators! --------------------
Hermes - solid stat line and was happy with Gael Goumon's work Viatrix - unique abilities, cool art, and again, confident in the sculptor Patrick Masson Lupa - no choice, but awesome mini WIP so happy there
And, because I am a putz, I tacked on an extra Septimus+Nero because a) I needed a 4th Ludus Magnus model, b) It will be much cheaper now than later, c) I wanted a showcase figure and d) MIKH is awesome and so is the artwork for Septimus and Nero
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