M2E+The+Scribe


 * The Scribe, Guild/Neverborn Peon Totem (Lucius)**

=__Overview__= What's happened to the government of Malifaux? It would seem that the administrative ranks are now thoroughly infilitrated with bureaucratic mimics. The Scribe is Lucius' personal assistant, who provides him with a wide variety of useful buffs and occasionally hands out debuffs and quick face-slaps to those who get too close. toc

=__Mobility__= The Scribe has **Wk** 4 **Cg** 6 and one situational special movement trick. Sometimes the Scribe will want to be up close with an enemy, and sometimes it will want to stick near Lucius, so having other movement tricks in your Crew will help The Scribe a lot. Fortunately, there are plenty of those.

=__Offense__= The Scribe's basic attack is actually not bad! It has **Ml** 5 with two Rams built in. The damage is only **1/1/2**, but the automatic Trigger gives the target **Red Tape**, meaning they will have two negative twists on all Attack flips against Minion and Mimic models until he activates again or leaves play.

It's not going to really blow anyone away with **Glove Slaps** but the Scribe certainly slaps above its weight for a 2 stone butler.

=__Resilience__= The Scribe unfortunately isn't very resilient. He only has **Df** 4 **,Wp** 5 and **Wd** 4. If you let him get into a fair fight, he'll die like a mouthy bureaucrat in an Old West hellscape. So avoid those fair fights, right?

The Scribe adds a lot of Resilience to the rest of the Crew though. **Butler** gives +1 **Df** to other friendly models within 3". The Scribe can remove a Condition from Lucius within 3" with a 5 or better card using **(1) "Your Mask, Sir"**. Even his melee attack, **Glove Slap**, has a built-in Trigger that goes a long way towards protecting your Minions and Mimics for the rest of the turn.

A good **Glove Slap** can also help the Scribe to keep himself safe. Once you hit a target and give them two negative twists, they're a lot less likely to hit the Scribe with any attacks since the Scribe is a Mimic too.

Special mention should be made of his **"Do You Have An Appointment?"** Tactical Action for keeping Lucius safe from melee. When his boss is engaged, The Scribe can place himself in base contact with Lucius and push Lucius four inches in any direction. This only needs a five of any suit, but The Scribe needs to be within six inches of his Master to use the action. Follow this up with a **Glove Slap** for maximum annoyance.

=__Tactics and Tips__= The best way to keep the Scribe safe is to keep him out of trouble, or to do a few **Glove Slaps** on anyone who might attack him.

He has **Companion** so he can act after a friendly nearby model. The Scribe can take Interact actions, but only while he is within six inches of Lucius, so he isn't going to run many Schemes.

=__Playing Against The Scribe__= Ranged attacks or early-Turn work nicely, since they can happen before the **Red Tape** comes out. With paltry defense and few wounds it's often a good idea to spend a few AP to off the Scribe rather than having to deal with his annoying buffs and debuffs.

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