This episode we welcome Carel to the show for the first time to talk about a game in his journey to a 3rd place podium at the Houston December Monthly Malifaux Tourney. We dig deep into how he works the complex unpack of Kastore, Fervent and discuss how to pivot when the game doesn't go according to plan. Hosts: Doug and Clay Guests: Carel and Christian Students of Conflict Discord invite: https://discord.gg/9eagXE6NWw Tournament: December Malifaux Monthly Tourney - Houston  Tournament on Longshanks: https://www.longshanks.org/event/21901/ Encounter: Round 3:  Deployment and Strategy: Corner, Stuff the Ballots Schemes: Let Them Bleed, Deliver a Message, Sweating Bullets, Information Overload, Protected Territory Carel's Schemes: Deliver a Message, Protected Territory Christian's Schemes:  Protected Territory, Information Overload Final Score: 5-8L Crews: Carel's Kastore, Fervent (Neverborn) Size: 50 - Pool: 6 Leader:   Kastore, Fervent Totem(s):   Marathine     Inhuman Reflexes Hires:   Urnbearer   Cavern Nephilim     Ancient Pact   Cavern Nephilim 2   Athorak   Gwyll Christian's Ulix Turner (Bayou) Size: 50 - Pool: 6 Leader:   Ulix Turner Totem(s):   Penelope Hires:   Old Major     Twelve Cups of Coffee   The Sow   Big Brain Brin   Sammy LaCroix   Flying Piglet   Piglet Foods Discussed: Wife's *original* chocolate chip cookies Oreos and Irish Cream (Students of Conflict recipes can be found in the #s2-recipes-archive channel of our discord server … unfortunately, no recipe is available for the husband-winning chocolate chip cookies) Also Mentioned in the Podcast: Malifaux Shenanigans channel: Episodes on Kastore 2 - https://www.youtube.com/@MalifauxShenanigans/search?query=kastore    Dreysen Gaming channel: Malifaux World Series Top 32 game (Ressers Kastore 2 vs Von Schtook 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncwbPHDolTc  Lonestar Fauxdown October 24-26, 2025 … Please mark your calendars now!  Thank-Yous: Big thanks to Top Doug Design for all the terrain we play on here in Texas and for sponsoring this podcast, to Wyrd Miniatures for allowing us to use their artwork from the 2nd Edition Student of Conflict, and to Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy North Houston, the home of Texas Malifaux. Top Doug Design: https://www.topdougdesign.com/ Wyrd Miniatures: https://www.wyrd-games.net/malifaux Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy - Houston North: https://www.dlair.net/houston-north/