My order came in on Thursday and I picked everything up, spending a hell of a lot of time getting it all assembled. I saved the Troupes to be assembled last and finished them off at around 2330 tonight.
That was my initial order, but I wasn't able to field a legal list like that, so I added in another box of Skyweavers. The LGS owner tossed in the painting guide for me, the joys of being friends with him.
As I was assembling the list, I was thinking on the composition. The more I thought about it, the more I was convinced some aspects had to change. Here is the new list, which is more or less set as the models are all assembled like this:
Cegorach's RevengeTroops10 Harlequin Troupes: 3 Kisses, 3 Embraces, 3 Caresses.
224pts10 Harlequin Troupes: 3 Kisses, 3 Embraces, 3 Caresses.
224pts10 Harlequin Troupes: 3 Kisses, 3 Embraces, 3 Caresses.
224ptsElites3x Deathjester.
180ptsShadowseer: Lvl 2, The Mask of Secrets.
100ptsShadowseer: Lvl 2, The Laughing God's Eye.
105ptsShadowseer: Lvl 2.
85ptsSolitaire: Cegorach's Rose, Haywire Grenade.
165ptsFast Attack3 Skyweavers: 3 Zephyrglaives, 3 Haywire Cannons.
195pts3 Skyweavers: 3 Zephyrglaives, 3 Haywire Cannons.
195ptsHeavy Support2 Voidweavers: Haywire Cannons.
150ptsTotal points: 1847
Model Count: 45
For the Troupes, I was looking at the kisses and focusing too much on the unreliability of the Instant Death, less so on how hard that one attack hits. I also came to the realization that this list was sorely lacking in anti-tank, so the Skyweavers were repurposed to all have Haywire Cannons and deal with any armour. In most circumstances, each squad should be able to bring down a vehicle a turn unless I roll poorly on the scatter.
You don't like the Laugh of Sorrows? But it's a perfect way to deal with any unit lead by a character or that has low Ld! Unless it's a bland squad of Ld7/8, you're bound to do at least a little damage, and it's not like the Ld7/8 guys are immune to its effects either.
I know where my problem was. I totally misread the power. I thought it would only do damage if they failed both tests. Reading through the Discipline again, there is no power I would say I would be upset to get.