Colbie Sterling, Captain of the BRI

Template:Mercbox This model is playable only in an Unlimited format.

A skilled ’jack marshal and mechanik and a versatile fighter, Colbie Sterling is the captain of a small mercenary company known as the Black River Irregulars—a group with a reputation for getting things done even when it means putting themselves at risk. Sterling seeks the most lucrative contracts, with the goal of amassing enough wealth to transform the BRI into a truly formidable mercenary force.

Basic Info

Mercenary - This model will work for Template:Crucible Guard mercenary, Template:Cygnar Mercenary, Template:Khador Mercenary, or Template:Menoth Mercenary.

Abilities

• Template:Jack Marshal
• Template:Gunfighter
• Template:Drive Reposition 3
• Template:Mechanikally Adept
• Template:Repair

Weapons

Slug Gun
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		4			1			Template:-			14
Wrench
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		0.5				3				9

Theme Forces

• Mercenaries
  • Template:The Irregulars
  • Template:Llaelese Resistance

• Other Factions
  • Infernal players can use this model in the Template:Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Crosse2 is leading the army.
  • Furthermore, Mercenary models can be hired by other Factions. Normally those Factions' themes will have a limit on how many models they can hire. Refer to #Other Theme Forces, below.

Thoughts on Colbie Sterling, Captain of the BRI

Colbie Sterling, Captain of the BRI in a Nutshell

Colbie is a cheap jack marshal who can repair non-faction jacks. Because Meg is a better marshal AND a better mechanic, she rarely sees the table. One situation where she might be taken in the Llaelese Resistance theme where she can be taken but Dirty Meg can not. The other would be if you want Meg and Colbie as two cheap marshals in Irregulars.

Combos & Synergies

Assuming you want to give her a 'jack, there are a few options:

• The Mangler is top choice - it has Thresher, can charge AND use the Crush bonus, AND gets Flank in irregulars. The Mariner also has Thresher, and while it can't charge/crush, it does provide Lash to keep Colbie upright.
• The frugal Freebooter, with Shae and Magnus1 both having ways to make jacks charge for free. This opens up ways to abuse Flank on knocked down targets in Irregulars, with Colbie repairing any Jury Rig damage it takes.
• The are several 'jacks with shields or bucklers which benefit nicely from her Drive - Talon, Nomad, Vanguard, Rover, Swabber and Toro. The Buccaneer doesn't have a shield, but it's cheap and can be annoying with its net.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• She faces stiff competition in all of her roles when compared to other solos in her price class; Dirty Meg's Jack marshal drive is a straight upgrade over hers, Widget1 is a better Mechanically Adept repairwoman, A Gobber Tinker comes at the same price, is also Mechanically Adept and better at contesting and repairing. He also gives you access to Malvin & Mayhem.
• Unless there is something to repair, she got nothing to do due to her criminally short range and lack of actions such as Ancilliary Attack.
• She is squishy and has no defensive rules to make her harder to kill.

Tricks & Tips

• She's the only Mechanikally Adept model available to the Protectorate.

Other

Trivia

File:Colbie alt.png

Colbie Sterling, limited edition alternate sculpt, 2016

• Released for the spin-off boardgame "Undercity" (2015)
• Released for the main game in Febuary of 2017
• In the lore she has a warjack named Doorstop, but despite it having a model in the Undercity boardgame, there are no rules for Doorstop in games of Warmachine.
• In fact none of other BRI members have appeared in Warmachine so far, bar the ubiquitous Eilish Garrity, they do feature in the Widower's Wood and IKRPG games though.
• The name of her company and her status as a jack marshal is a pun on two kinds of cheese, refrencing Brie and Monterey Jack.