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SA Oath Thread Season 13 Welcome to the Oath Thread, a place where we can all get together and paint our stuff! Useful Links: Galleries So, What’s this oathing thing about? Simply put, each month participants will post an oath stating what they’re going to paint, and hopefully by the end of the month it’ll get done and we’ll all get to see a bunch of nifty painted minis! We’ve found it’s a great way to get motivated, regardless of whether you’re a veteran painter sitting on piles of unused plastic and metal, or a newbie just getting started with the hobby. As we go along there are bonus monthly challenges designed to get people to experiment with new techniques or paint something you otherwise wouldn’t have gotten around to, plus a set of overall achievements which can be earned any time. How does oathing work? Oathing is pretty simple. You just need a digital camera (ones built into modern phones are generally fine), a place to upload your pictures (like Imgur or similar), a computer screen showing the date (more on that later) and of course your models. You’ll then make an Oath post - this should be made during the current Oath month (e.g. for May's oath, post it during May):
Once you’ve finished painting your Oath, you’ll need to make a Completion post:
Earning Points Completing oaths will earn you points! In previous seasons this meant prizes, but in this season they’re mostly for bragging rights. You can earn points in the following ways:
Challenges Each month will feature one or more themed challenges. Simply paint up something to match a challenge, claim it in your completion post, and earn a bonus point! Note that in order to get this point you must state which miniatures match it - e.g. if you painted up a bunch of wizards, one of whom is throwing a fireball, you might write something like ‘Fire mage for the OSL challenge’. It’s best to make your claims bold so they’re easy to spot! If a month has multiple challenge options and you complete several of them this is still only 1 point for 'completing at least one challenge'. When claiming the challenge state which option you have picked. This season’s monthly challenges are:
Goals / Achievements In addition to challenges, you can also earn Achievements to gain points. Unlike challenges, these can be earned at any time in the season. Achievements are split into two categories: Automatic and Manual. Unless otherwise stated they are all worth 1 point. Manual Achievements These require claiming in a similar fashion the Challenges (e.g. Claiming ‘Need 4 Speed for the Inquisitor). Some require a bit of extra set up or additional work - check the descriptions carefully!
Automatic Achievements These are granted automatically upon the completion of the stated goals. You don’t need to claim them as the magic of our Spreadsheet does it automatically!
The Gallery & Judging Each month’s pictures will be entered into the Gallery for that month. Only pictures with your name on them will be submitted to the gallery. Additionally, WIP shots and initial Oath pictures will be excluded, what should end up here are the final pics of your oathed miniatures. The gallery will then be submitted to our panel of celebrity judges who will award bonus points to their favourite 3 oaths (3 points for 1st place, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd), plus an additional point to the one they feel best exemplifies the monthly challenge (this can be one of the above). Once again we are invoking the Bachtere Clause - anyone who receives 1st or 2nd place in a month can only earn a maximum of 3rd place in the next month from that Judge. This has no effect on the ‘Best Challenge’ points. Unlike previous seasons, Judges are allowed to participate in Oathing. However they may not choose their own oaths when performing judgement! This season's judges are TBC Competitions From time to time Goons may post their own competitions in the Oath thread - usually these will be extra challenges or require painting specific types of model. These competitions are entirely separate to the main Challenges and Achievements and don’t affect your points, although it may be there’s an overlap between them anyway. It is up to the individual Goons running the competitions to specify the rules and requirements of their competition along with any prizes, although we do ask that at least a month’s notice is given before any such competition is started. Other Important Info & FAQs Terrain Pieces of Terrain may be oathed, pretty much everything that applies to miniatures also applies here. Bases As not all miniatures and gaming systems use bases, they are an optional part of the Oath. If you wish to make a fancy base your Oath, that’s fine so long as you state this! Otherwise it’s fine to use pre-painted bases, or even no bases at all, so long as the miniature that will be going on the base is fine. Coloured Primers It is fine to use a coloured primer (e.g. red) when submitting your Oath pictures. What’s not OK is pre-shading using an ink wash or similar, with the exception of basic Zenithal priming and shading. What happens if I fail an Oath? Not much, you won’t get any points for that month and won’t go into the Gallery. It’s possible that someone could feel bothered enough by this to buy you an Oathbreaker avatar but it’s pretty rare unless you make a habit of it! Can I make more than one Oath in a month? Yes, it’s perfectly fine to do this so long as you follow the same rules as the initial Oath. They are usually labelled as ‘Oath Additions’. However, you need to make sure that all your oaths get completed and are included in a single Completion post, otherwise it counts as failure! Oath additions made after a Completion Post for a month will be rejected. I forgot to post my Oath picture before starting to paint! We understand that sometimes life gets in the way and people will get distracted between taking pics and posting their Oath. If you have a valid (date stamped, unpainted) ‘before’ picture it’s OK to post it outside of the 3 day window. However, participants who abuse this leniency frequently may have their Oaths rejected, especially towards the end of the month (i.e. don’t take the picture at the start of the month, then post it just before your completion at the end of the month once you’ve done the painting! This is against the spirit of Oathing and will not be looked upon favourably). Zark the Damned fucked around with this message at 17:13 on May 14, 2023 |
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# ? Apr 30, 2024 15:12 |
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Just reporting in to announce my availability for judging this round! Looking forward to seeing everyone's contributions.
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# ? May 1, 2022 20:35 |
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I assume it's ok to start oathing? I haven't participated in this since season 9 or something, looking forward to getting back into it! As the first oath of the new season, I'm going to go big. I, Mikey Purp, oath to paint for the month of May 1500 points of Adeptus Custodes.
Apologies for already starting on the bases before snapping the picture. This is for my first tournament at the end of the month, and if I don't finish I'll have to bring my necrons instead, so the stakes are very high.
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# ? May 4, 2022 14:15 |
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Hi Oath Thread! I’ve never done this but let’s give it a shot and make a big one. I got this in recently: I need a break from my painting projects of the last month so I’m going to paint the whole core box this month. Here they are still packaged. Starting with yellow, Im going to paint the whole box. And im going to try my hardest to use a speed paint starter set for the entire job (except probably the metals). 4 armies of 24 figures each. If I manage to finish that early, I’ll knock out the 5th army stretch goal box: I oath that I will paint the four core armies from Great Wall, a total of 96 minis in May 2022. Let’s go!
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# ? May 4, 2022 15:47 |
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I Ugleb hereby oath for the month of May, 4x Elhoi, 2x Gur Panther and 2x Gun Brigs for Armada by Mantic Games. The eagle-eyed will notice that they are half-done, so I will be claiming Rescue Ranger after failing to get these done last month!
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# ? May 6, 2022 07:18 |
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It's really exciting to see new folks coming into the Oath thread. Especially with such ambitious projects! Mine's much lighter this month: I, TotalHell, oath for the month of May one Chaos Lord in Terminator Armor by GW
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# ? May 7, 2022 21:34 |
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I, Destrado, in my first oath for like a decade, oath 10 Ork Kommandos for May I have not learned a single thing in that timeframe.
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# ? May 8, 2022 04:21 |
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Posting in this thread after eight years. Maybe I've improved?? I have a lot of stuff to paint this year. I, Under 15, oath a Swiss Guard from Corvus Belli for May.
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# ? May 14, 2022 00:23 |
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Late to the party this month because work is kicking my rear end, but I don't want to start off the new season with completely missing it. I, Ashcans, oath these two Marvel Crisis Protocol cars for May
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# ? May 14, 2022 03:37 |
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For May I, Galaspar, oath 2 land train locomotives and an Orlock quadbike
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# ? May 15, 2022 00:38 |
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I, Zark the Damned, oath the below for May 2022: One Mega Gargant, GW Two Mimics, Archon Studios One Mimic, TTCombat, One Servitor, Brass Monkey Games All 28mm
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# ? May 15, 2022 16:49 |
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Oath complete! I'm gonna call it Multiverse of Madness because this swiss guard is borrowing flair from her real-life equivalent: Looks like a mcdonalds or something tbh
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# ? May 21, 2022 17:06 |
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Dr. Gargunza posted:Just reporting in to announce my availability for judging this round! Looking forward to seeing everyone's contributions. Glad to hear it, cheers! Zark the Damned posted:I, Zark the Damned, oath the below for May 2022: Galaspar posted:For May I, Galaspar, oath 2 land train locomotives and an Orlock quadbike Ashcans posted:Late to the party this month because work is kicking my rear end, but I don't want to start off the new season with completely missing it. Under 15 posted:
Destrado posted:I, Destrado, in my first oath for like a decade, oath 10 Ork Kommandos for May TotalHell posted:It's really exciting to see new folks coming into the Oath thread. Especially with such ambitious projects! Ugleb posted:I Ugleb hereby oath for the month of May, 4x Elhoi, 2x Gur Panther and 2x Gun Brigs for Armada by Mantic Games. Lawlicaust posted:Hi Oath Thread! I’ve never done this but let’s give it a shot and make a big one. I got this in recently: Mikey Purp posted:I assume it's ok to start oathing? I haven't participated in this since season 9 or something, looking forward to getting back into it! As the first oath of the new season, I'm going to go big. All approved! Welcome / Welcome back to Oathing
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# ? May 21, 2022 18:32 |
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I, with a rebel yell she QQd, Oath to paint this canon with its crew (GW) and an Empire hero (GW) in May!
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# ? May 22, 2022 22:37 |
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I, Lord Hypnostache, oath four pieces of unit filler for the month of May. I believe the tinier fillers are from GW and the bigger ruins are from THMiniatures.
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# ? May 24, 2022 16:55 |
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I moths oath for May 2022 this Warhammer ruin:
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# ? May 26, 2022 21:43 |
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Oath Complete!
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# ? May 28, 2022 12:36 |
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Oath Complete! A mega gargant employed by my Vampire Counts to smash through the wards protecting crypts and mausoleums so they can get at the bodies inside. Being so close to necromantic magic for so long has taken it's toll on him! A handful of happy little mimics giving free surprise hugs to treasure seekers. Repair Servitor 0R-K0 drifts around the ruins awaiting fresh orders from its long-dead masters. Claiming Multiverse of Madness.
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# ? May 30, 2022 17:39 |
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Lord Hypnostache posted:I, Lord Hypnostache, oath four pieces of unit filler for the month of May. I believe the tinier fillers are from GW and the bigger ruins are from THMiniatures. with a rebel yell she QQd posted:I, with a rebel yell she QQd, Oath to paint this canon with its crew (GW) and an Empire hero (GW) in May! moths posted:I moths oath for May 2022 this Warhammer ruin: Approved!
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# ? May 30, 2022 17:44 |
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I, gameraMan, Oath one drinking person for May! One wizkids dude: Super busy month, almost didn't oath, but had to get just one in...
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# ? May 30, 2022 22:04 |
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Ugleb posted:Oath Complete! These boats look cool as hell, nice colors
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# ? May 31, 2022 03:39 |
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Oath Complete! Thought I was going to miss out on the challenge, but then I scratchbuilt in my favorite Pokemon, appropriate to a wrecked AdMech facility. It's missingno.
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# ? May 31, 2022 07:08 |
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Under 15 posted:These boats look cool as hell, nice colors Thanks, they took far too long!
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# ? May 31, 2022 10:51 |
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Oath complete!
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# ? May 31, 2022 20:11 |
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Oath complete!
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# ? May 31, 2022 22:49 |
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Oath complete! Quick oath and a couple quicker pics of drinking dude: Funny sometimes the figure reveals itself as you paint, I thought this guy was going to be a complete clod, but he ended up being more of a haggard vet... gameraMan fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Jun 1, 2022 |
# ? Jun 1, 2022 00:00 |
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Oath Complete!
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# ? Jun 1, 2022 02:46 |
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Oath Complete! Multiverse of Madness For very silly reasons, the locomotives are named after the Swedish towns of Tullinge and Segeltorp, so I used the football (soccer) team colours from each town: Galaspar fucked around with this message at 10:14 on Jun 1, 2022 |
# ? Jun 1, 2022 09:54 |
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Oath Complete Not a great start to the new season, I am wholly disappointed with these. I had a real tough month, and that combined with making some poor choices on how to approach these (like painting them white and yellow) means that it was all a struggle and mess. I'm calling them done as they are terrain pieces and they'll be good enough for the table, even if they're not where I wanted them to be. Boo!
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# ? Jun 1, 2022 11:52 |
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Righty ho, May is over, onto June:quote:June: Smoothly Does It - Add a smooth blend between two or more colours/shades on your model.
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# ? Jun 1, 2022 13:49 |
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gameraMan posted:I, gameraMan, Oath one drinking person for May! Approved (for May)
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# ? Jun 3, 2022 12:01 |
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I, TotalHell, oath 1 Squire and 1 Patrol Dog, both by Privateer Press, for the month of June Note that the Squire has some paint on him already. That model will be used for the Rescue Ranger challenge, as I started him a while back and never finished him. This is also a much lighter month for me, as I will be gone for about half the month on a long roadtrip. So I'll be knocking these guys out after the 21st or so.
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# ? Jun 3, 2022 21:29 |
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I, Ashcans, oath one Marvel Crisis Protocol Red Skull for June
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# ? Jun 4, 2022 19:50 |
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I, under 15, oath the following models for June: Aquila Guard, Infinity Swiss Guard, Infinity Fusilier, Infinity
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# ? Jun 4, 2022 22:03 |
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I, Zark the Damned, Oath the following for June: 1 Bone Giant, MOM Miniatures 1 Adventurer and animal companion, Stonehaven 1 Sorceress, Hasslefree 1 Flagellant, GW 1 Priest, Heresy (formerly Spyglass iirc) 1 Explorer, Oathsworn All 28mm
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# ? Jun 10, 2022 14:11 |
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I Ugleb hereby oath for the month of June, (Star Wars Legion) Stap Riders, Super Tactical Droid, Separatists Specialists & B1 upgrade pack.
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# ? Jun 10, 2022 17:35 |
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Ugleb posted:I Ugleb hereby oath for the month of June, (Star Wars Legion) Stap Riders, Super Tactical Droid, Separatists Specialists & B1 upgrade pack. Zark the Damned posted:I, Zark the Damned, Oath the following for June: Under 15 posted:I, under 15, oath the following models for June: TotalHell posted:I, TotalHell, oath 1 Squire and 1 Patrol Dog, both by Privateer Press, for the month of June Ashcans posted:I, Ashcans, oath one Marvel Crisis Protocol Red Skull for June Approved!
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# ? Jun 15, 2022 19:43 |
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I, gameraMan, oath 1 Ghost Warrior Dude for June Reaper bones mini: Will include Smoothy... for some ghostly blending.
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# ? Jun 16, 2022 03:52 |
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I, moths, oath for June: five space marine scouts, a hero, and these four pieces of rubble:
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# ? Jun 21, 2022 22:38 |
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# ? Apr 30, 2024 15:12 |
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Oath Complete!
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# ? Jun 28, 2022 01:08 |