*edit* btw! I think I forgot a bag of gomi! My humblest apologies, and it won't happen again
We had a great time yesterday, and it was really good to see folks again, especially those I hadn't seen for a long time.
Our game had to end before things were conclusively decided, but key points included...
The Night Lords' highly vexing 10" charge into my raider, which somehow managed to survive a round of being whaled on by the NL and 3 necron skorpekh destroyers*. It then (of course, eldar being eldar) ran away and shot seven kinds of crap out of the destroyers, proving once again that there aren't many scary things out there that a good darklancing to the face won't sort out.
Noah and his Ultramarines decided that Illuminor Szeras** had to go, and poured the combined firepower of the whole army into him, taking him down to a single wound. Then the assault intercessors managed a nice long charge and made it into CC with him, in a bold attempt to finish him off. Sadly, he proved a little bit too 'ard for the boys in blue, and the next turn saw the assault marines surrounded by too many foes. The Skorpekh Lord*** finished off the squad, while the Night Lords' Raptors charged into the SM Outriders. The bikers, happily, did pretty well, and actually won the combat. My corsairs, however, got blown into the waiting arms of Isha by the Night Lords' grenades. Oh, and my scourges upset the wrong people and got charged by a squad of Night Lords. That went about as well as you might expect
All in all it was a great game, and once again many thanks to all who made it possible - Jye, Tyraniichan, thank you for the minis. Tallgeese - thank you again for your patience and kindness in dealing with two kids oscillating between super-enthusiastic and im-bored-when-is-it-my-turn. You go above and beyond and it's very much appreciated
Necrons 101: I figure many folks (myself included) maybe aren't so familiar with necron terminology. So...
*Skorpekh Destroyers : 3 legs, big blades. Choppy CC elites.
** Illuminor Szeras: 4 legs, 4 arms, swirly energy ball. This is the guy sucking the soul out of that poor preacher. He buffs nearby units and is no slouch in the killing-things department.
***Skorpekh Lord: 3 legs, 3 arms. Choppy and shooty HQ.