The Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is the largest faction in Tauber, primarily because the powerful nobles own much of the land. Although the Commonwealth consists mainly of humans, gnomes and giants, any and all are technically allowed to join its ranks.
The Commonwealth was formed by gnome and human resistance fighters who had grown tired of the poor treatment at the hands of the Forgotten King. They founded the Commonwealth Capital of Sunrise City and attempted to rule the whole of Tauber fairly. However, their good intentions failed them and they found themselves at war with the Dominion. Eventually the warring factions found an uneasy truce and the new capital city, Machburg, was built as neutral ground for both Commonwealth and Dominion.
The Commonwealth Council governs the Commonwealth people from Sunrise City, its members from noble families (such as the Poppycocks), while the most powerful are granted a position on the Machburg Council to govern the whole country alongside Dominion colleagues. Through historic deals between the Council and Sons of the Sun, the church of the sun deity Gary is nominally the ‘official’ religion of the Commonwealth. The sun emblem flies from all Commonwealth state buildings and noble houses, reassuring its citizens that they will be provided with comfort and plenty whilst under its protection.
For New Players
The Commonwealth makes an ideal starting faction in Moonstone. Their approach to combat is to generally have higher base stats than their opponent and to brute force their way to victory. Whether this is having higher wounds and outlasting opposing troupes, or using a higher melee stat to outclass them in combat, the Commonwealth is happy to face an opponent head-on in a number of ways. As well as great stats, they often boast passive abilities to increase and decrease various damage.
On the side of aggression and melee prowess, the humans of Moonstone are unmatched in their abilities. Meanwhile, the gnomes can withstand all but the most brutal of attacks and still be able to fight back.
Commonwealth Subfactions Overview
Humans (Difficulty: Low)
Playstyle: ‘All-round’, depending on how you build your troupe; models don't need support from other models but will always appreciate it if available.
Melee: ☆☆☆☆☆
Ranged: ☆☆☆☆☆
Toughness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Speed: ☆☆☆☆☆
Harvesting: ☆☆☆☆☆
Key Box Sets: Starter Set / The Barony, Tumbledown Street, Rags to Riches, Administration of Justice
“The Commonwealth humans seem to believe themselves our equals! I must be careful, if I laugh too hard I may break a rib.”
- The Elrich Known as Voth
Gnomes (Difficulty: Medium)
Playstyle: Like to clump together and enjoy each other’s aura bonuses, then shoot anything to pieces that gets into (their very long) range.
Melee: ☆☆☆☆☆
Ranged: ☆☆☆☆☆
Toughness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Speed: ☆☆☆☆☆
Harvesting: ☆☆☆☆☆
Key Box Sets: Mama’s Boys, Brothers in Arms, Gnomish Airship, Outlanders
“They’ve grown doughy and slow from too many teacakes and too much mead - we have nothing to fear from the gnomes.”
- Negroli
Giants (Difficulty: Medium)
Playstyle: Dominate the centre ground and choose violence with their huge wound reserves and massive damage.
Melee: ☆☆☆☆☆
Ranged: ☆☆☆☆☆
Toughness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Speed: ☆☆☆☆☆
Harvesting: ☆☆☆☆☆
Key Box Sets: Gotchgut, Brunhilde, Dim & Dimmer, Rags to Riches.
“Slow is not stupid, big is not dumb - never underestimate our giant allies. Except the two headed one, he really is exceptionally dense.”
- Baron von Fancyhat
Nobles (Difficulty: Low)
Playstyle: Get into melee as soon as possible where your huge number of melee cards and excellent passives will give you victory!
Melee: ☆☆☆☆☆
Ranged: ☆☆☆☆☆
Toughness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Speed: ☆☆☆☆☆
Harvesting: ☆☆☆☆☆
Key Box Sets: The Barony, Brothers in Arms, Rags to Riches, Gotchgut.
“Numbers, aggression, and money do not make you ‘noble’. They do, however, make you a Commonwealth ‘Noble’.”
- Knoll
Soldiers (Difficulty: Low)
Playstyle: Enjoy some simple movement tricks and plenty of bonus melee cards, courtesy of Poppycock, and get stuck into melee!
Melee: ☆☆☆☆☆
Ranged: ☆☆☆☆☆
Toughness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Speed: ☆☆☆☆☆
Harvesting: ☆☆☆☆☆
Key Box Sets: Administration of Justice, The Barony, Sir Hogswash, Tumbledown Street.
“The Nobles might be all bluster, flashing their cash about and looking ridiculous. But their soldiers… They’re not to be underestimated.”
- Wasp
Animals (Difficulty: Medium)
Playstyle: Bring and summon plenty of animals to make Joanna invincible and Boris hit like a tonne of bricks with his signature.
Melee: ☆☆☆☆☆
Ranged: ☆☆☆☆☆
Toughness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Speed: ☆☆☆☆☆
Harvesting: ☆☆☆☆☆
Key Box Sets: Outlanders, Sir Hogswash, Boris the Bunny Summoner, Jackalope
“By Gary’s Perfect Monobrow, that giant bunny is brutal; I wonder if it could hold a saddle? For someone else Trotters, not me!”
- Sir Hogswash
Norse (Difficulty: High)
Playstyle: Manipulate the top cards of the arcane deck to boost your own abilities or hamper your opponents, then charge!
Melee: ☆☆☆☆☆
Ranged: ☆☆☆☆☆
Toughness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Speed: ☆☆☆☆☆
Harvesting: ☆☆☆☆☆
Key Box Sets: Rune Fated, Outlanders, Brunhilde, Angerboda
“I’ve never seen a mortal tap into the twists of time before. Concerning.”
- Danica the Dusk Witch
Commonwealth Tactics
