I'm so happy Regular John got a happy ending wherein he can still enjoy 40k with a more healthy relationship to the game. 😊 It's also just incredible when a tabletop gaming character earns an amazing title such as Heartbreaker! 🤩 Reminds me of an AD&D wizard I read about dubbed "The Finger that Killed a God", because when everyone else fell to Lolth herself, this guy managed to successfully cast Disintegrate through all of the Spider Queen's spell resistance. To me this story's even more exciting than that one! ❤🔥
Man, Alarios' stories of his IG regiment and their shenanigans is a throwback I wasn't prepared for. I absolutely loved reading his batreps back in the day - his custom preacher models with enormous custom eviscerators made me want to try my hand at a custom regiment and models. What a wonderful bit of nostalgia.
He also had a sword, at least in ther German text it was described as : The claw of the Desert Tige if Al Rahem fights, this weaopon causes instant death regardless of the opponets toughness. Make of that what you will. Also another quirk of ther German Codex was the discription of the Walkyrie : Howling over the battlefield the Walkyire peppers the disembarking soldiers with her rocket salvos. Good times to play guard indeed.
@@keyanklupacs6333 The was it was worded, he didnt need to wound. But thats a technicality. On the other hand there wasnt that much stuff over T6 besides Wraithlords and tanks did work completly different.
@@vHindenburg yes he did... you still need to wound to inflict instant death as per the core rule book. It was just for the purposes of applying the "instant death" effect he didnt need to have double the strength of the opponents toughness.
@@keyanklupacs6333 I dont deny that , but rules usually were phrased after wounding, in this case it wasnt. Still its funny to remove a demon prince in that case. Remember it was only toughness 5 or six the later in the case of Nurgle.
I used to take the PDF list from codex Armageddon. Conscripts ain't got nothing on hive gang militia. 4pts WS/BS 3 choice of rifle, shotgun, or pistol and combat weapon. No armour and LD 5 wasnt great but the gang keader was LD 8 and i would keep commissar's around. Also turned up in a WD city fight guard army list. Not sure when the PDF list truly became a non legal list as it was a dimple list of units you can take from the guard codex. Rather limiting in unit choice but added the new militia unit. It would of worked without issue with each new guard codex up until 8th changed stat lines. Maybe an issue with the Griffon after the guard codex dropped it and before forgeworld added it back
Listening to those always makes me want to get my Guard out and play a tournament. And I'm not really a competitive player in any form, nor is Guard one of the factions I am actually working on currently (Drukhari and Grey Knights and a small nurgle daemon force on the side). But it is my first 40k faction and my heart will always be with the Guard.
Wow. Definitely glad that it worked out for him in the end. I had to reevaluate my attitude towards a lot of things. I don't get near as worked up over as many issues as I did in my younger days. Except traffic. I'll never get over traffic.
invisibility was a horrific ability, worse is when an entire sodding army got it. A game I played back when gathering storm book one was new (early 2017) my opponant who is a tournament player and I am a far more casual player. forget killing any of his units i barely wounded any unit in his army and a knight i was running got bullied by 2 invisible int 10 demon princes in melee that couldn't see them and even in death it didn't kill them. i get demons are meant to be a strong army lore wise but that was utter bullshit and i wouldn't play that player again for 3 years
Bro you can’t say keeled over to an American audience. That 100% means falls dead every time. Also, I appreciate Big John’s commitment to the story element of the game.
When you were talking about "Drowning the enemy in bayonets and bodies" with the Darktide footage in the background, I couldn't help but wonder if the game will ever give the option for vanguard to replace his melee with a bayonet letting the player charge the enemy in proper style. EDIT: My knowledge of Darktide is lacking it seems, just saw that there is a bayonet is in the game.
That's a story to tell your grandkids MG. It's surprising Mordian bro can still play. that could put someone off the game! Tau winning! It's traumatising. 😊
Could you plaese compile all of the "Tales of a tournament gamer" videos into a playlist on your channel? I rly enjoy these videos, but I can't seem to find them all together in one place.
god poor lad brother i want gw to give us conscripts back in 10 edition codex they arent going to be that good probably now that infantry squads come in 20 and they have free wargear but i want it (ok it migth be good if you can give them a dk marchall but you get it)
One thing I really need to know is please please please tell your brother shouted medic!!!!! I'm kind of person if I was would of lost it he shouted that not out of evening cold hearted but just the timing would of been perfect
well me did just troops one time agest tau and gut had lot BIG batel suits and me with no tanks just have weapens laz canes and H bolters thats if why had my girl guard minis and just whated show off did not think i get a game hek did have books but i played em and yes the mini he ues cud ben paited better and see what ueing UUUGGG tesrors OIL bass paint not good did say a thing but ho hek i like had my paints with me cud dun some thing cano might fix it but i played and did ok whas beaten but tuck me last five turns all my girls to die big but rip tyed zap all had wish cud re did with tanks and more troops but place cloed if do be fun hek
Why is it in any of these stories, you and your buddies always come out as the absolute coolest, soundest, most reasonable people on earth and everybody loves you… and the other guy is always some degenerate? There’s an awful strong whiff of “that happened” to all these things…
@@sleepingbee8997 just seems like he explains away all his actions and army choices as “cool and fun and just being a good dude” and then the opponent is always painted as some cheese-fingered power gaming douche that everyone knows and hates. I haven’t heard the story you mentioned, but the few I have listened to are all very “it happened and then everybody stood up and clapped and loved me”.
That hammerhead shot didn’t stop at the heart, it landed squarely in the soul
Big John got hit by a Greater-Good blast that redeemed him. All hail Heartbreaker!
@@senor-achopijo3841 All hail!
Props to your brother for rendering swift medical aid while also staying in character with that "Medic!!!"
Finally a story where a Tau player could be a hero! Thanks Mordian glad to know there are other (greater) good ones out there!
Way to exorcise the head devil out of John. Good job John too he went and exercisised the rest of devil's out of himself.
I'm so happy Regular John got a happy ending wherein he can still enjoy 40k with a more healthy relationship to the game. 😊 It's also just incredible when a tabletop gaming character earns an amazing title such as Heartbreaker! 🤩 Reminds me of an AD&D wizard I read about dubbed "The Finger that Killed a God", because when everyone else fell to Lolth herself, this guy managed to successfully cast Disintegrate through all of the Spider Queen's spell resistance. To me this story's even more exciting than that one! ❤🔥
A truly wonderful ending. Though I disagree with you, he isn't regular John. He's "Conquered the odds" John.
I'm glad this one had a happy ending for all involved, including the man formerly known as Big John. Thanks for sharing!
The railgun killed John’s demon, and John’s demons
Imagine dropping down dead in a room full or even half full of 'That Guy' that is Dark!
Imagine smell.
Man, Alarios' stories of his IG regiment and their shenanigans is a throwback I wasn't prepared for. I absolutely loved reading his batreps back in the day - his custom preacher models with enormous custom eviscerators made me want to try my hand at a custom regiment and models. What a wonderful bit of nostalgia.
All hail Heartbreaker! Instilling fear in his enemies' hearts for the Greater Good since 6th edition, baby!
I just watched all your other ones a few days ago and I am so exited!
Edit: amazing story. Glad to hear John survived and worked on his health
I would exit too if I would have watched all of the other ones.
That's the real win from this. John getting fit
@@thomascharters7516 agreeed, I hope John has a wonderful life from now on
Dude powergamed so hard he powergamed his life into shape.
That's a spicy story, with a nice ending.
By the throne, I would love Comander Chenkov & Conscripts to come back in the 10th edition codex.
"Look to my coming at first light on the 3rd turn." -captain Alrahaim
shoulda named the video 'tau railgun almost kills someone irl'
Shot through the heart, and you're too blame, you give Tau, a bad name!
Mordian: "Will he be OK?_
Medic: "Skulls for the skull throne!"
Bro failed his invulnerable save lmao
Creeeeeeeed
yes, that "send in the next wave" was so great xD
Damn! This story is juicy, keep up the good work mate!
I’m glad John survived, learned, and improved himself. What a story!
Al'rahem in 5th was great! Outflanking an entire platoon was so fun.
He also had a sword, at least in ther German text it was described as : The claw of the Desert Tige if Al Rahem fights, this weaopon causes instant death regardless of the opponets toughness. Make of that what you will.
Also another quirk of ther German Codex was the discription of the Walkyrie : Howling over the battlefield the Walkyire peppers the disembarking soldiers with her rocket salvos. Good times to play guard indeed.
@@vHindenburg didnt matter too much since the wound chart at the time didnt let him wound anything t6 and above
@@keyanklupacs6333 The was it was worded, he didnt need to wound. But thats a technicality. On the other hand there wasnt that much stuff over T6 besides Wraithlords and tanks did work completly different.
@@vHindenburg yes he did... you still need to wound to inflict instant death as per the core rule book. It was just for the purposes of applying the "instant death" effect he didnt need to have double the strength of the opponents toughness.
@@keyanklupacs6333 I dont deny that , but rules usually were phrased after wounding, in this case it wasnt. Still its funny to remove a demon prince in that case. Remember it was only toughness 5 or six the later in the case of Nurgle.
oh shit. i completely forgot about those dakka dakka guard battle reps. absolutely loved them!
Valhallans always come in clutch
Lol 75 point w
I used to take the PDF list from codex Armageddon. Conscripts ain't got nothing on hive gang militia. 4pts WS/BS 3 choice of rifle, shotgun, or pistol and combat weapon. No armour and LD 5 wasnt great but the gang keader was LD 8 and i would keep commissar's around. Also turned up in a WD city fight guard army list. Not sure when the PDF list truly became a non legal list as it was a dimple list of units you can take from the guard codex. Rather limiting in unit choice but added the new militia unit. It would of worked without issue with each new guard codex up until 8th changed stat lines. Maybe an issue with the Griffon after the guard codex dropped it and before forgeworld added it back
Good man John. Sounds like that tournament was a big win for him after all
Listening to those always makes me want to get my Guard out and play a tournament. And I'm not really a competitive player in any form, nor is Guard one of the factions I am actually working on currently (Drukhari and Grey Knights and a small nurgle daemon force on the side). But it is my first 40k faction and my heart will always be with the Guard.
I can't wait till we get stories of when Mordian goes to Bolt Action tournaments
Your video miniature is BRILLIANT!
😂😂😂😂😂typical chaos player. (The tantrum)At LEAST he only destroyed his own models
I loved in 8th ed the Valhallans for their send in the next wave strat and shoot into combat with flamers
Wow. Definitely glad that it worked out for him in the end. I had to reevaluate my attitude towards a lot of things. I don't get near as worked up over as many issues as I did in my younger days. Except traffic. I'll never get over traffic.
I almost repect how he reacted, i mean to have that much passion over a game of toy soldiers is... Well its somthing XD
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART, CUS A LAZAR BEAM, BOY HOWD YOU FALL, TO A DAMN GAME
I remember that stream, it was one of my favorites
I laughed when that song came on at the end Legend!
The whole time you were telling the story, I just imagine Choji from Naruto eating chips.
please make more Tales of a tournament player! love this series!
I remember the Folian 1st brs from 40konline forums, that's awesome
We love a happy ending
Northern Exile would love story!
Love the adorable krieger at the end 😊
Very wholesome end! Great story
Full meta vs full meme lol like a 90s mighty ducks movie or something.
Poor minis, still at lest John got healthier all around.
Love your tourny tales!
Fantastic story! Really enjoy these ❤ I couldn't see a playlist. Is there one? 😂
Tournament reports is our playlist for stories like these ones! But once we have enough videos for a playlist I’ll make one! :)
Railgun literally killed his inner daemon
37:06 That _swearing_ from nowhere 😭 Im literally in a public space!
Y'all need headphones. No one wants to hear your phone mate
@@mattyno964 laptop* and yes, I was wearing headphones, it was just loud
invisibility was a horrific ability, worse is when an entire sodding army got it. A game I played back when gathering storm book one was new (early 2017) my opponant who is a tournament player and I am a far more casual player. forget killing any of his units i barely wounded any unit in his army and a knight i was running got bullied by 2 invisible int 10 demon princes in melee that couldn't see them and even in death it didn't kill them. i get demons are meant to be a strong army lore wise but that was utter bullshit and i wouldn't play that player again for 3 years
That's actually an inspiring story.
holy crap, a hell of a shot
You're family are rad , you make eldar players cry and you're brother crushed someone's army so hard they almost died 😂😂
Big John broke before the Meta did!
+50pts for kill assist to Mordian!....😂
Heartbreaker is one hell of a name
I’m grateful for the happy ending
Bro you can’t say keeled over to an American audience.
That 100% means falls dead every time.
Also, I appreciate Big John’s commitment to the story element of the game.
When you were talking about "Drowning the enemy in bayonets and bodies" with the Darktide footage in the background, I couldn't help but wonder if the game will ever give the option for vanguard to replace his melee with a bayonet letting the player charge the enemy in proper style.
EDIT: My knowledge of Darktide is lacking it seems, just saw that there is a bayonet is in the game.
I must be misremembering, but I could've sworn Daemon Princes had the Eternal Warrior special rule, which negated Instant Death.
That's a story to tell your grandkids MG. It's surprising Mordian bro can still play. that could put someone off the game! Tau winning! It's traumatising. 😊
If you ain’t dying are you trying hard enough
HaHAAR big john! ahh you girly man haHARR, im here keel me!
If I meet you at a tournament I'm going to be weird as all hell.
Almost a year late but loving your story
Didn't daemon princes have immortal warrior or something giving them immunity to instant death? So many editions its difficult to remember them all.
Omg I think your brother used mind crush from Yugioh on John but I am glad he recovered
I hope someone recovered John's models! Amazing story
Good story 👏
I remember when Heldrakes were awesome
Could you plaese compile all of the "Tales of a tournament gamer" videos into a playlist on your channel?
I rly enjoy these videos, but I can't seem to find them all together in one place.
Not sure if I remember right but wasn't there an edition where u could add explosive collars
I really miss the old plts
Whaleshark variant hammerhead tank when?
It sounds a bit like a made-up story, but it's still a good to listen
😂 I am pretty sure the instant death special rule isn’t supposed to kill the player too.
god poor lad
brother i want gw to give us conscripts back in 10 edition codex
they arent going to be that good probably now that infantry squads come in 20 and they have free wargear but i want it (ok it migth be good if you can give them a dk marchall but you get it)
Based John
Do ya'll call him "regular" John?
35:30
when the advice was kill the enemy score points later, this is not the correct way to go about it
One thing I really need to know is please please please tell your brother shouted medic!!!!! I'm kind of person if I was would of lost it he shouted that not out of evening cold hearted but just the timing would of been perfect
I'm sorry, but "wooden spoon"? Is that like a "booby prize" in America?
Like getting the shaft, I guess
what is the gameplay from?
Darktide I believe
What is Jacky chan doing in the thumbnail?
It's an old meme
well me did just troops one time agest tau and gut had lot BIG batel suits and me with no tanks just have weapens laz canes and H bolters thats if why had my girl guard minis and just whated show off did not think i get a game hek did have books but i played em and yes the mini he ues cud ben paited better and see what ueing UUUGGG tesrors OIL bass paint not good did say a thing but ho hek i like had my paints with me cud dun some thing cano might fix it but i played and did ok whas beaten but tuck me last five turns all my girls to die big but rip tyed zap all had wish cud re did with tanks and more troops but place cloed if do be fun hek
Why is it in any of these stories, you and your buddies always come out as the absolute coolest, soundest, most reasonable people on earth and everybody loves you… and the other guy is always some degenerate? There’s an awful strong whiff of “that happened” to all these things…
Ehh, he's shared at least one story where he _was_ the bad guy. I'm thinking of the one where he made a girl cry cause he couldn't read the room.
@@sleepingbee8997 just seems like he explains away all his actions and army choices as “cool and fun and just being a good dude” and then the opponent is always painted as some cheese-fingered power gaming douche that everyone knows and hates. I haven’t heard the story you mentioned, but the few I have listened to are all very “it happened and then everybody stood up and clapped and loved me”.
We are all the hero in our on story.
Also, some people are just not bad people.
Because regular, normal and kind people exist LMAOOOOOO what kind of HORRID take is this
Stop seing evil everywhere and just enjoy