Guild Ball Week: Faction Guide – Mortician’s Guild
April 27, 2017 by dignity
For this Guild Ball video, we take a look at the morally dubious Mortician's Guild. A Guild that the other teams hate to play against as they're likely to mess with their minds
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A team for seasoned Guild Ball players, the Morticians’ have a lot of influence at their disposal which can be put to good use. For example, how about tricking your opponents into passing the ball back to you!
Plus we find out how a character uses fifteen dice in the game and uncover a bit more background too.
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I wonder what are the rules on weapons in Guildball are?
All weapons are already built into the models profile. In the in game lore the rule is basically, “Don’t kill anyone but you can leave them torn, beaten and bloody on the pitch”.
Bah forgot my Oxford comma make that, “…torn, beaten, and bloody…”.
(To the tune of the Adams Family Theme)
They’re creepy and their cookie
They manipulate, they’re spooky
The Morticians in the league
In the Guild Ball league
Haha these guys will be the death of you
they do it again,,,, more lovely figures to tempt me
Another faction with ‘drop dead’ gorgeous miniatures (pun intended). Sounds like a really fun faction to play as well.
They were. The guys failed to mention that the team just got a massive nerf in the latest edition of the rules. However, since Steamforge seems to be changing the rules every season it doesn’t surprise me. After 3 seasons of constant changes I doubt I will continue playing. Especially since the plastics in the starter box are only about 70% of the quality of their metal counterparts. Even co-creator Rich Loxam admitted that the plastics aren’t where they want them to be yet. Ditching perfectly good metals for cheaper plastics will probably be the nail in the coffin for… Read more »
I was under the impression that the only plastics were going to be the starter set and that all other releases were going to still be metal.
And I always hoped they would improve on the modelling front. Although I don’t mean the technical rendition but stylewise, i.e. really catching the spirit of the characters’ illustrations. It’s not (entirely) about the pose though but details and proportions, too. All of these creating a certain air about the characters. Of course, that’s only nagging me because I like many of the illustrations so much…
Ghast as they mentioned even in this video is a good example for these deviations. Or Obulous himself. Or Dirge.
@spaderfish they still are fun to play, they had a few bits not working as intended, and where altered as part of a whole game rebalancing. You only need to look at the unofficial rankings to see they are still doing fine in terms of power level as well. I like the fact Steamforge regularly (Not constantly – that would be at random intervals through out the year) check and amend balance, it keeps the game balanced and fresh. Also you seem to be mis-quoting Rich, the only time he has mentioned 70% is when talking of the quality of… Read more »
I have every single model for the Morticians Guild. It is my most loved team, have won many games with them, love all their tricks and manipulation tactics. Obulus is the best and my most favorite captain for them.
Mortician’s Guild looks like the one for me 🙂
This is the guild I started playing the game with and this is the guild I am still playing the game with, love them.
my favourite team so far 🙂
Rather macabre as you would expect
It was fun!
Love it, if you hit them it costs you points.
Cool team, I’d be tempted to pick up a couple of models just to use for necrmancers in other games…
This game has great themes, that seem to work well with the rules.
I like a lot about the Morticians. Think their group shot was the first thing I ever saw of Guild Ball.
Not so sure about this anti group attitude though.
Nor their play style. Control is fine but it seems to me you need to know a lot about each and every player in this game in general and with these guys even more so. Sounds stressful.
Yeah, they definitely aren’t a beginner faction.
Beautiful models! Very controling playstyle also :).
Really like the models and control strategy is good for my play style. I believe it will be either Hunters or Morticians for me.
nasty guild and they were the reason why i got another friend to play the game, he loves his evil .
I think cosset is a lovely one.
The Morticians … the only team I hold a 100% win record against …… (okay .. okay I have only played them once ….. and yes, maybe it was the young bloke’s first game …BUT 100%!!!!! ….. I’ll never be able to say that again)
Not my team. I am, however, a little scared to see how an experienced player could mess with me using these guys. We have one morti player locally, but he’s just getting into the game at this point.
So yeah.. I only have like 2 wins vs Morticians… so does that mean I should join them or just keep fighting them? lol..
Mortician’s guild looks pretty sweet. I really need to check out guild ball =)
Casket is coolest miniature on the team. He can actually put one of the opposing players team in the casket.
This guild is very cool and I like their play style.