As I sit and wait for time to pass by in the usual ritual of waiting at hospitals I thought if take my mind away and pen down some thoughts that have arisen today as a result of a text debate that almost felt heated between myself and a mate.
Tiers.
Guaranteed to get a different response from every gamer depending on their army and experiences and the meta they play in.
I thought I'd break down my ranks based in my armies.
First, from my Tomb Kings perspective:
Lizardmen
Dark Elves
Skaven
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Demons
Wood Elves
Ogres
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Orcs and Goblins
Empire
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Beastmen
Bretonnia
WoC infantry
So why the top tier? Lizardmen, skaven and dark elves can easily own the magic phase and that's just something that TK need to be able to do almost uncontested! That skinks and RXBows can with our fragile troops down with ease makes it even worse. Lizardmen are top as you can tell from my batreps, they're really touch to beat in combat once they get their inevitable buffs up!
Bottom tier? May surprise a few, but the tomb guard halberd horde lists I run generally eat brets and WoC infantry lists for breakfast and I find I can hold the Beastmen back long enough to whittle them down!
In between ate the armies that give me grief but can be overcome with a solid gameplay and the usual tk tactic of...luck
So from an ogre perspective:
Lizardmen
Skaven
WoC
Dark elves
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Orcs n Goblin
Demons
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Empire
Tomb kings
Beastmen
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Keep going....
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...wood elves
Top tier again can chew through me. Skinks don't care for toughness and the combat buffs can really wreck your day! Not to mention the panic inducing sallies!
Skaven can be intense and WoC can blend you into a froth!
The bottom is the lonely wood elves who I can always seemingly get into combat and mulch far to quick!
Ogres don't have easy though which bore the focus of my aforementioned text conversation! There's just too much access to death magic and cannons now. Ogres were top tier when they came out but empire do everything ogres do...but better or cheaper and have now of the drawbacks (low as, low I). Then WoC came and did it even better (skullcrushers and chariots spam...not to mention unkillable lords and DPs)
Now the next one is how I anticipate looking at it from a high elves perspective:
Lizardmen
Skaven
Empire
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Tomb Kings
WoC
Orcs and goblins
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Dark elves
Beastmen
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Bretonnia
Wood elves
Demons
The big #mayGWwhine is that the banner of the world dragon will be bent and will make HE vs demons an obsolete worthless match up...oh noes!
Brets will still get dicked on by white lions and wood elves won't be able to wound shit with their magical attacks meaning one of the few lists that wood elves could reliably win has gone!
The usual suspects will still put a dint I the all important magic phase though! We don't appear to have any spells that can bounce through armies with lots of drops and that is gonna make it STILL tough against lizzies and skaven!
You'll notice I've missed out chaos dwarves and vampires from these rankings...I really haven't played against them enough to get an honest feel for them...
Overall...lizzies, skaven and dark elves are still top...(the 7th ed filth hangover), followed by the 8th ed top of WoC, ogres and empire. Orcs, brets and vamps are sitting pretty in the middle and everyone is being propped up by woodies, tomb kings and Beastmen!!
Monday, 29 April 2013
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Loremaster of Hoeth
So I've never felt as much excitement for a new book as the upcoming high elves one!
I've been thinking a lot about one model in particular and that is the new loremaster of Hoeth. In case you're unaware he is said to be a level 2 lord who has the combat skills of a noble fighter but knows ALL signature spells!!!
I've been thinking he will form part of whatever armies I come up with.
My first thought was a large Hoeth themed force with masses of sword masters....
Nothing inspiring there right?
But then I realised that silver helms are said to be core now!
So now I'm thinking silver helm bus with combat lord, bsb and this loremaster of Hoeth in there.
He would be able to cast wyssans cheaply enough (due to being cavalry) on his own unit to give t4 2+!
He would have a ld10 spirit leech being delivered from within all that protection that can move 16"!
Playing demons or undead? No prob...here's a quick banishment!
Vampire counts bringing the ethereal love? Fireball their asses!
Bit of earth blood for a tasty ward...
And because NONE of this has eaten into my special...ill have 2 units of dragon princes for flank protection and two pheonix a in rare to make sure I'm in their face immediately!
I've been thinking a lot about one model in particular and that is the new loremaster of Hoeth. In case you're unaware he is said to be a level 2 lord who has the combat skills of a noble fighter but knows ALL signature spells!!!
I've been thinking he will form part of whatever armies I come up with.
My first thought was a large Hoeth themed force with masses of sword masters....
Nothing inspiring there right?
But then I realised that silver helms are said to be core now!
So now I'm thinking silver helm bus with combat lord, bsb and this loremaster of Hoeth in there.
He would be able to cast wyssans cheaply enough (due to being cavalry) on his own unit to give t4 2+!
He would have a ld10 spirit leech being delivered from within all that protection that can move 16"!
Playing demons or undead? No prob...here's a quick banishment!
Vampire counts bringing the ethereal love? Fireball their asses!
Bit of earth blood for a tasty ward...
And because NONE of this has eaten into my special...ill have 2 units of dragon princes for flank protection and two pheonix a in rare to make sure I'm in their face immediately!
Monday, 22 April 2013
My high elves rules
So things I've heard which you can choose to believe as, well, what you like.
Sisters of aver lorn are the ones with magic bows...not normal archers!
The 2 pheonix varieties (ice and flame) can be ridden or unridden and have a rule that "atunes" them to the winds of magic roll! They can end up with a 4++!
Sword masters and white lions retain ASF
The lore master of hoeth is real. He knows all the signature spells! This is the most epic shit ever!
Shield of saphery is now the high magic lore attribute an gives a 6++ to a unit which has an augment cast on it...cast 2 buffs? Get a 5++ etc!!
Reavers, shadow warriors and chariots in core!
Never felt so much excitement for a book!!!
Sisters of aver lorn are the ones with magic bows...not normal archers!
The 2 pheonix varieties (ice and flame) can be ridden or unridden and have a rule that "atunes" them to the winds of magic roll! They can end up with a 4++!
Sword masters and white lions retain ASF
The lore master of hoeth is real. He knows all the signature spells! This is the most epic shit ever!
Shield of saphery is now the high magic lore attribute an gives a 6++ to a unit which has an augment cast on it...cast 2 buffs? Get a 5++ etc!!
Reavers, shadow warriors and chariots in core!
Never felt so much excitement for a book!!!
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Warhammer World Tournament
So the two weeks of incessant painting was totally worth it and i had a blast!
Below are the three YouTube battle reports i made of the day.
Game 1 - Wood Elves
I hate Wood Elves due to their ability to wither you dow and seemingly avoid you at all costs! Zi's list has many more drops than mine and is becoming a master of deployment - regularly outdeploying me and making it an uphill struggle from the start! This coupled with Tomb Kings notoriously poor movement phase had me very concerned!
Game 2 - Empire
Johns Hellblaster absolutely shredded my chariot unit in a test game we had so i was rightfully terrified of it going into this. I knew i had his number on the Inner Circle Knights but the Demigryph Knights presented me with something i couldn't quite reliably counter.
NB - i cocked up the "Crumbling" FAQ during this game*
Game 3 - Beastmen
Beastmen have no shooting and so my lack of mobility wasn't as worrying in this. The thought of a horde of Bestigor and horde of Minotaurs does though!!
Final Thoughts and Results
Well i won...all three games!!! Honestly only expected to have a proper go at Rory's Beastmen but was really shocked to have won!
Against Zi (Woodies), i actually felt that for the first time i'd got the jump on him in deployment and was quite happy to allow the sphinx to be arrow fodder whilst i chipped away at what are usually an abundance of anoying chaff.
He made absolutely piss poor rolls and i was quite fortunate (a theme that would continue throughout the day)
Against John (Empire), i think i played tactically smart, not commiting to anything until the Hellblaster was taken care of. At the time i thought i was lucky to have been offered up the flank of the chicken riders but after learning i'd played the crumbling FAQ wrong (cant overrun but CAN reform!) it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth as no one wants to claim a victory from accidentaly cheating! I'd have still charged and done said wounds, the question then arises as to whether 2 demi's would've done enough to my fully buffed chariots to negate the 4 impact hits i did...i'm thinking ...likely!
Shame.
Against Rory (Beastmen) i feel really bad. For him, the whole day was a learning experience but one that i'd liken to someone vigorously thrusting a fist in your ass to try and teach you the value of lube...
...and i have big hands!
I'm really happy with how my list playsthough and finally feel like i've made some progress tactically. I think that by deploying all castle i allowed myself to buff to the max and feel my list has some real synergy
And since Tomb Kings are considered really weak, one of the highlights of the day has to be 29 Tomb Kings archers getting called broken...
Anyway - hope you enjoyed it! I'm wanting to get back down to the club and get some ETC practice in for Call to War but work has my balls in a vice and it's looking like i'm going to have to make some scenery for Call to War!
Below are the three YouTube battle reports i made of the day.
Game 1 - Wood Elves
I hate Wood Elves due to their ability to wither you dow and seemingly avoid you at all costs! Zi's list has many more drops than mine and is becoming a master of deployment - regularly outdeploying me and making it an uphill struggle from the start! This coupled with Tomb Kings notoriously poor movement phase had me very concerned!
Game 2 - Empire
Johns Hellblaster absolutely shredded my chariot unit in a test game we had so i was rightfully terrified of it going into this. I knew i had his number on the Inner Circle Knights but the Demigryph Knights presented me with something i couldn't quite reliably counter.
NB - i cocked up the "Crumbling" FAQ during this game*
Game 3 - Beastmen
Beastmen have no shooting and so my lack of mobility wasn't as worrying in this. The thought of a horde of Bestigor and horde of Minotaurs does though!!
Final Thoughts and Results
Well i won...all three games!!! Honestly only expected to have a proper go at Rory's Beastmen but was really shocked to have won!
Against Zi (Woodies), i actually felt that for the first time i'd got the jump on him in deployment and was quite happy to allow the sphinx to be arrow fodder whilst i chipped away at what are usually an abundance of anoying chaff.
He made absolutely piss poor rolls and i was quite fortunate (a theme that would continue throughout the day)
Against John (Empire), i think i played tactically smart, not commiting to anything until the Hellblaster was taken care of. At the time i thought i was lucky to have been offered up the flank of the chicken riders but after learning i'd played the crumbling FAQ wrong (cant overrun but CAN reform!) it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth as no one wants to claim a victory from accidentaly cheating! I'd have still charged and done said wounds, the question then arises as to whether 2 demi's would've done enough to my fully buffed chariots to negate the 4 impact hits i did...i'm thinking ...likely!
Shame.
Against Rory (Beastmen) i feel really bad. For him, the whole day was a learning experience but one that i'd liken to someone vigorously thrusting a fist in your ass to try and teach you the value of lube...
...and i have big hands!
I'm really happy with how my list playsthough and finally feel like i've made some progress tactically. I think that by deploying all castle i allowed myself to buff to the max and feel my list has some real synergy
And since Tomb Kings are considered really weak, one of the highlights of the day has to be 29 Tomb Kings archers getting called broken...
Anyway - hope you enjoyed it! I'm wanting to get back down to the club and get some ETC practice in for Call to War but work has my balls in a vice and it's looking like i'm going to have to make some scenery for Call to War!
Saturday, 20 April 2013
New high elf leak
So I've been pouring over the newly "leaked" pictures...(thanks GW pr team) and I'm really excited by what I see!
Clearly have new shadow warrior figures and so I reckon the rumour I them being core will be true and can see them being buffed nicely to flog the new stuff!
The new pheonix model being sold one to a pack has me perplexed...i was expecting a pack of three...ala most monstrous cab so far... So either we're going to be having the most expensive unit of flying MC or they'll be similar to a ridden monster stat wise...interesting stuff either way!
Everqueen and guard models for sure! Can't wait to see the new rules!
So excited for this release!!
Oh and the new BSB model looks sweet but ill still e using my scratch built!
Clearly have new shadow warrior figures and so I reckon the rumour I them being core will be true and can see them being buffed nicely to flog the new stuff!
The new pheonix model being sold one to a pack has me perplexed...i was expecting a pack of three...ala most monstrous cab so far... So either we're going to be having the most expensive unit of flying MC or they'll be similar to a ridden monster stat wise...interesting stuff either way!
Everqueen and guard models for sure! Can't wait to see the new rules!
So excited for this release!!
Oh and the new BSB model looks sweet but ill still e using my scratch built!
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Purr for me my beauty...
So today I have started and finished my sphinx and horsies! A productive day indeed!
I even did some laundry!
No sign of my KR Multicase inners so I'm expecting them tomorrow!
For the warhammer world tourney this Sunday I only have the catapults to do and make some movement trays!
As a complete break from fantasy, ill be playing Zi down at the club in a game of 40k. His new Tau against my Necrons.
It will hurt!
But it will also be batrep'd and up by the end of Saturday as ill need to clear all the room I can on my phone for Sunday!
Ill have a video introducing my list and tactics and such up on Sunday morning but the three BatReps from Sunday may take a while longer to get up.
Back at school on Monday and this half term brings an SLT inspection and an OfSTed visit all within the first two weeks!
I may look undead by the end of it!
I even did some laundry!
No sign of my KR Multicase inners so I'm expecting them tomorrow!
For the warhammer world tourney this Sunday I only have the catapults to do and make some movement trays!
As a complete break from fantasy, ill be playing Zi down at the club in a game of 40k. His new Tau against my Necrons.
It will hurt!
But it will also be batrep'd and up by the end of Saturday as ill need to clear all the room I can on my phone for Sunday!
Ill have a video introducing my list and tactics and such up on Sunday morning but the three BatReps from Sunday may take a while longer to get up.
Back at school on Monday and this half term brings an SLT inspection and an OfSTed visit all within the first two weeks!
I may look undead by the end of it!
Sunday, 7 April 2013
I see dead people...
Seriously!
I'm dreaming of tomb guard! It's either too much plastic glue fumes or I'm painting too much!
I really want a fully painted army for Waw this Sunday though!
Archers are done ( in a day I might add) but the chariots are taking longer than expected. I've also been interweaving painting layers with gluing more skellies and a sphinx.
The sphinx kit is great as no matter what you build you get an otherwise unobtainable tomb king model which is a really great sculpt! I'm also planning on using the unused body as a cool "sinister statue" terrain piece!
With me having to head into school tomorrow to get some planning and marking done, the skellies will have to wait till Tuesday! I'm hoping to one day them so I can potentially one day the sphinx on Wednesday! Catapults on Thursday if they've arrived!
This will leave a bit of time to try and make some movement try's for them!!
I'm dreaming of tomb guard! It's either too much plastic glue fumes or I'm painting too much!
I really want a fully painted army for Waw this Sunday though!
Archers are done ( in a day I might add) but the chariots are taking longer than expected. I've also been interweaving painting layers with gluing more skellies and a sphinx.
The sphinx kit is great as no matter what you build you get an otherwise unobtainable tomb king model which is a really great sculpt! I'm also planning on using the unused body as a cool "sinister statue" terrain piece!
With me having to head into school tomorrow to get some planning and marking done, the skellies will have to wait till Tuesday! I'm hoping to one day them so I can potentially one day the sphinx on Wednesday! Catapults on Thursday if they've arrived!
This will leave a bit of time to try and make some movement try's for them!!
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Tomb guard done...
So I've managed to get my 29 Tomb Guard done. I'm now moving in to painting 36 archers! These should be much quicker despite there being more models. I've purposely built them very "stripped down"...skelly and bow... That's all they need.
I need to get down to GW where I'm hoping to swap an unopened bretonnian battalion for, amongst other bits, 20 skellies, as 20 TG will get devoured on their own!
I need to get down to GW where I'm hoping to swap an unopened bretonnian battalion for, amongst other bits, 20 skellies, as 20 TG will get devoured on their own!
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
Steel City Wargaming
So i've mentione dthat i've been hitting the local gaming club on and off recently; the "off" part of that is generallyt down to the issue of it always seems to snow on Fridays...Grr
Either way, i've been BatReping m games down there (bar my first) and whilst they've been going straight up onto YouTube, i've been neglecting to put them on here...
So in one almighty post, allow me to bring you up to speel with some you may have missed...
010 Tomb Kings Vs Warriors of Chaos
I heavily proxy a TK army at 2000pts to face the new warriors. I learn what it's like to face a mutalith and also get my first experience of Special Characters in Warhammer Fantasy!
011 Ogres Vs Dwarves
A hastiliy arranged pick up game @ Steel City Wargaming see's me play against a Dwarf amry for the first time. This one gets real bloody!...Real Quick!
012 High Elves Vs Wood Elves
It's Zi's first time down at Steel City Wargaming and he brings the bane of my High ELves existence. I've only beat WE with HE @2400pts when i ran a cavalry themed army and so could get in combat before he had time to shoot enough away...will this change?
I wont be going down to the club this Friday due to my 1st Wedding Anniversary, but the following Friday (12th) should be having a game of 40k with my Necrons against Zi's (new) Tau.
...should be interesting!
After that is the Warhammer World Tournament! WhooP!
Either way, i've been BatReping m games down there (bar my first) and whilst they've been going straight up onto YouTube, i've been neglecting to put them on here...
So in one almighty post, allow me to bring you up to speel with some you may have missed...
010 Tomb Kings Vs Warriors of Chaos
I heavily proxy a TK army at 2000pts to face the new warriors. I learn what it's like to face a mutalith and also get my first experience of Special Characters in Warhammer Fantasy!
011 Ogres Vs Dwarves
A hastiliy arranged pick up game @ Steel City Wargaming see's me play against a Dwarf amry for the first time. This one gets real bloody!...Real Quick!
012 High Elves Vs Wood Elves
It's Zi's first time down at Steel City Wargaming and he brings the bane of my High ELves existence. I've only beat WE with HE @2400pts when i ran a cavalry themed army and so could get in combat before he had time to shoot enough away...will this change?
I wont be going down to the club this Friday due to my 1st Wedding Anniversary, but the following Friday (12th) should be having a game of 40k with my Necrons against Zi's (new) Tau.
...should be interesting!
After that is the Warhammer World Tournament! WhooP!
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
"I am the resurrection"
Not quite sure whether it was Jesus or the Stone Roses...
I'm finally on my Easter holiday! Aside a boat loa of house related things to do, I also have a hefty backlog of painting to get through!
See, a week on Sunday, ill be off to warhammer world again with Zi, John and zi's mate Rory in a 4 player round robin tournament. It's 2000 pts at my request... Believe or not, I thought I'd have a good chance on getting 2k of tomb kings painted for it! Sadly life gets in the way and so the only chance of me even having the models is by trading in and unopened bretonnian battalion box!
Won't post my list yet for the tourney but there will be a YouTube intro vid along with the 3 batreps. So far a I know, ill be facing empire, wood elves and Beastmen. This is exciting in many ways...
1) I've never played Beastmen... So rookie or not in the dark about their abilities!
2) safe in the knowledge that I will get Ker-rushed!!! in all three games I can go in really hoping to just have fun! Taking off a few important units from each army will serve me nicely!
I'm writing this from my iPhone for the first time so we'll see if this works... This should be a picture of the 20Tomb Guard I've been painting! They're base coated and in need of washing and highlighting. I also say "treat a model like a tramp...don't judge it till its been washed!"
I'm finally on my Easter holiday! Aside a boat loa of house related things to do, I also have a hefty backlog of painting to get through!
See, a week on Sunday, ill be off to warhammer world again with Zi, John and zi's mate Rory in a 4 player round robin tournament. It's 2000 pts at my request... Believe or not, I thought I'd have a good chance on getting 2k of tomb kings painted for it! Sadly life gets in the way and so the only chance of me even having the models is by trading in and unopened bretonnian battalion box!
Won't post my list yet for the tourney but there will be a YouTube intro vid along with the 3 batreps. So far a I know, ill be facing empire, wood elves and Beastmen. This is exciting in many ways...
1) I've never played Beastmen... So rookie or not in the dark about their abilities!
2) safe in the knowledge that I will get Ker-rushed!!! in all three games I can go in really hoping to just have fun! Taking off a few important units from each army will serve me nicely!
I'm writing this from my iPhone for the first time so we'll see if this works... This should be a picture of the 20Tomb Guard I've been painting! They're base coated and in need of washing and highlighting. I also say "treat a model like a tramp...don't judge it till its been washed!"
Monday, 21 January 2013
4 months worth of updates!!!
Wow. was it really October when i last updated this? I've not actually had a 40k game since i uploaded the Necron v Space Wolf one.
A lot has indeed happened however, so here's a general update of what has been happening.
Ogres
I've now "pretty much" finished my Ogre army. I've painted the rest of my Mournfang, my Leadbelchers (so i now have 8), my Sabertusks, my Stonehorn and my BSB.
Having then played quite a few games with them and having started experimenting with different comp packs, i ended up buying 6 more Ogre models and gluing them with additional hand weapons.
What am i loving right now with Ogres? Well, i'm a huge fan of Heavens for Ogres. This comes from playing Lizardmen with their multiple skirmishing skink units and Wood Elves with their high number of small Glade Guard units. A well timed Chain Lightning can really tip the tide for me as both have the power to shoot me off the table if i don't react quick enough. In my latest lists though, I've stopped paying The Butcher Tax and started trying out just the Law of the Great Maw on my Slaughtermaster. I'm finding this is not only fine as i'm usually in combat by T2 anyway, but also free's up a lot of points!
Here are some pictures of my Ogres from the last few months
I'm all of a sudden aware that I've not actually uploaded or even took pictures of my finished BSB so will do that next time i play with em!
High Elves
I've tried a few different high elves lists and must be growing tired of Heavens as I've now messed around with a Cavalry Life/Beasts list and my latest foray - Light magic. Never though Light could be so good or useful on High Elves until i got my ass handed to me! White Lions with 2 attacks...oh my!
Having said that, I've not actually painted any more of them. I reckon i now need to buy ~21 White Lions and try and eBay 10 more swordmasters from the IoB...aaaand FINALLY...Games Workshop have released some Finecast Eagles. They're for The Hobbit but i don't give two shits! I've waited far too long and £30 for 2 seems perfectly reasonable!
Bretonnians
You may recall (but likely wont) me "Starting" a Bretonnia army a while back. This included me buying the army book and buying a Battalion.
The Battalion is still in the cling film.
Don't get me wrong, i love playing with Brets but my painting and modelling time has largely been spent finishing my Ogres and gluing....
Tomb Kings
So yeah...started another army. I know they're incredibly weak but it is nice when i can win with them - especially with me getting the "cheesey/beardy" looks when the Ogres get dropped!
They do have inherent weaknesses and reckon will be an all or nothing; table or be tabled kind of army but my god the models are lush!
I managed to snag a battalion, a colossus a liche priest, , Casket of Souls, the magic cards and two packs of Tomb Guard on eBay for about £150! Bargain! I've since topped this up with an additional box of Chariots (i love the idea of a chariot legion) and the Army book!
Here are some pictures of my first painted bits: The Bone Colossus, the Casket and the Liche Priest
KR Multicases
After a trying few months at work and a stressful time at home involving completely gutting our kitchen and fitting a new everything (including the kitchen sink!!), i treated myself to a KR Multicase to carry and protect my miniatures.
It's an aluminium case that has custom foam inlays. I've only purchased the inlays for my Ogres and High Elves so far as the rest aren't really off the ground and i don't really use the Necrons a lot but i'm really impressed with the quality and speed of delivery and would really recommend them!
Universal Battle
So, whilst i have had a few face to face games these last 4 months, I've been so busy that I've actually signed up for this website called Universal Battle. It's basically a Java interface that allows you to play tabletop games over the internet so you still need to know/own the rules.
You have to spend a little time "making" your army out of pre-made sprites etc but its well worth it and has allowed me to not only test out several list ideas before committing to purchase them, but has meant I can get so many more games in. It's a nice way t play against new people too as i don't currently go to any gaming clubs and just have my small little group of buddies.
It only costs like $3 for 3 months and that basically covers server upkeep. I'd definitely recommend it and if you're ever on there, ask me for a game. I'm "Adasi"
Zi' Stag Do
So me, Zi and John went down to Warhammer world on the 5th Jan for the Stag Do. (one of us dropped out at last minute) and we had a great time. Turns out Warhammer drunk is incredibly funny!
We thought we'd try out the ever increasingly popular Sweedish Comp rules. I'll be writing a separate blog entry on my thought on that. But for now, here's the videos from that day.
Here's my intro video that describes the army i was taking and why.
And this is Game 1: My Ogres Vs Zi's Wood Elves
I have everything done on Game 2: Lizardmen but my phone is being a duck and not uploading it so i'll put that in a separate post.
Anyway. hope this blog has perhaps filled a lunchtime of internet browsing and i shall be updating at least once a week now on some various topic or other.
I actually planned on attending a Warhammer club in Woodhouse the other day but the bloody snow foiled that!!
Saturday, 13 October 2012
007 Necron Vs Space Wolves 1500
Hi,
Bit late on upping this on the blog but here's a YouTube Battle Report from last Thursday. My Necron 1500 against Zeke's Space Wolves.
Interesting game and thanks to the Necrontry forum for reminding me (after the game) that the Necron Lord can take a wound to mitigate an immobilized result on his barge
Hope you enjoy
Bit late on upping this on the blog but here's a YouTube Battle Report from last Thursday. My Necron 1500 against Zeke's Space Wolves.
Interesting game and thanks to the Necrontry forum for reminding me (after the game) that the Necron Lord can take a wound to mitigate an immobilized result on his barge
Hope you enjoy
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
006 High Elves Vs Lizardmen 2400 Watchtower
Hi guys,
Managed a game over the weekend against Jeff's Lizardmen. Since it's still on unpainted MDF and the scenery was "whatever i could find" i'm calling this "GHETTOHAMMER".
It's a youtube vid this time round as ive recently got an iPhone (i know...i know...) and thought i could have another crack at the ol' OnceBitten style...
Hope you enjoy. Let me know in the comment section Hopefully be getting lots more batreps up now!
Managed a game over the weekend against Jeff's Lizardmen. Since it's still on unpainted MDF and the scenery was "whatever i could find" i'm calling this "GHETTOHAMMER".
It's a youtube vid this time round as ive recently got an iPhone (i know...i know...) and thought i could have another crack at the ol' OnceBitten style...
Hope you enjoy. Let me know in the comment section Hopefully be getting lots more batreps up now!
Sunday, 23 September 2012
Ogre BSB and a long overdue update!
Wow, so i've not updated since July 8th! - allow me to explain! My six weeks holidays (from school!) was broken up thus: I moved house in the first 2 weeks! This left me with no internet and pretty much sets the tone for the following 6! I had no internet! I went on my overdue honeymoon the next 2 weeks (which ibviously meant no gaming/painting) and in the final two weeks (still without internet) we got 2 kittens. This meant babysitting them and teaching them that my models were not infact, toys for their amusement and tooth sharpening!
Gaming - i actually have managed to get several games from both systems in and sadly haven't properly batrep'd any of them due to sheer lack of time!
In fantasy, my Ogres lost to Lizardmen (again!), beat Wood Elves and lost (heavily) to a variant of the Warriors of Chaos "Slaaneshi Ld Bomb" list!
In 40k, i've been playing in an escalating points league at Games Workshop Sheffield. This saw my 600pt necron list go 0 for 4! This was down to me not understanding the leagues rules (amongst being very poor at the game!!!) and going for the rulebooks 1 HQ and 2 troops, when apparently we could have gone for just one troops @ 600pts.
At 1100pts (the nest step) i lost to a questionable Guard/Ork list which i still suspect was actually about 1500pts worth...(sigh!). At this point, honeymoon called and i missed the rest of the 1100pt games.
In september, at 1500 i'm currently 1 for 1. People appear to expect a necron player to be all wraith/flyer heavy and so my list (which will be given more time in a near future BatRep) appears to be outside the norm and contain unexpected loadouts!
Modelling
So, this summer, i've painted up all my 1500pt necron army (except the Veiltek! - ran out of undercoat dammit!), and finally finished the school club stuff (Assault on Black Reach!)
I've managed to buy some more ogres stuff and thus "sort of" finished my ogre list! I just need to paint a lot of it. I think the only thing i can see me buying for this army in the future would be more ironguts - and this would only be if i wanted to take my ogres ot a tournament as right now i just stick the battalion bulls behind them!
So, here's the current state of my ogre army:
What you might spot is my new BSB. Yup - finally made a BSB. Inspired by all the folks on the "Ogre Stronghold" forum, i really wanted my BSB to be unique and be mine and basically, you get SO much extra stuff on the other ogre kits that it was really fun making this. It was also my first foray into greenstuff which sounds all big - but really it was just a bit of rope to strap the banner to the ogre!
So, the base of this model is quite recognizably Bragg the Gutsman which appears a popular choice for Ogre BSB conversions. I toyed with the idea of using the pole he comes with to build the banner around but decided against it.
First i hacked the weapon away and replaced it with the head of a hammer from the Slaughtermaster finecast kit. For a gut plate i used a plastic piece from (i think) the Ironguts kit (might have been the mournfang. This is a hand grasping a beartrap and i thought it looked cool. As i like adding "bitz" from all the armies i play and my mates just started his Slaaneshi Ld Bomb warrior list, i felt that a Slaaneshi Warriors shield would be a good Ironfist. On the base is a little brazier from the High Elf Pheonix Guard kit.
The base of the banner itself is made from the Stonehorn/Thundertusk kit. I then stuck a spare Dragonhead from the Mournfang kit in the hole and used the flag bit from the same kit at the rear. And since one mate has recently started Empire, there's a dead Empire Greatsword dangling from the banner.
Whats Next?
Well, on my paint table at the mo is my Firebelly, 2 Sabretusks (Which are actually the lions fromt he High Elf Chariot kit) and 20 Gnoblars so you can expect a post with them hopefully finished within the next week.
I also intend on going down to GW SHeffield again this Thursday for a game of 40k so hopefully can bring you a 1500pt Necron BatRep
I also made a start on Brettonia and bought the Battalion - however i'm forbidding myself from even opening it until my Ogre army is painted! (2 Mournfang, 4 Leadbelchers, 1 Ironblaster and a Stonehorn!)
Gaming - i actually have managed to get several games from both systems in and sadly haven't properly batrep'd any of them due to sheer lack of time!
In fantasy, my Ogres lost to Lizardmen (again!), beat Wood Elves and lost (heavily) to a variant of the Warriors of Chaos "Slaaneshi Ld Bomb" list!
In 40k, i've been playing in an escalating points league at Games Workshop Sheffield. This saw my 600pt necron list go 0 for 4! This was down to me not understanding the leagues rules (amongst being very poor at the game!!!) and going for the rulebooks 1 HQ and 2 troops, when apparently we could have gone for just one troops @ 600pts.
At 1100pts (the nest step) i lost to a questionable Guard/Ork list which i still suspect was actually about 1500pts worth...(sigh!). At this point, honeymoon called and i missed the rest of the 1100pt games.
In september, at 1500 i'm currently 1 for 1. People appear to expect a necron player to be all wraith/flyer heavy and so my list (which will be given more time in a near future BatRep) appears to be outside the norm and contain unexpected loadouts!
Modelling
So, this summer, i've painted up all my 1500pt necron army (except the Veiltek! - ran out of undercoat dammit!), and finally finished the school club stuff (Assault on Black Reach!)
I've managed to buy some more ogres stuff and thus "sort of" finished my ogre list! I just need to paint a lot of it. I think the only thing i can see me buying for this army in the future would be more ironguts - and this would only be if i wanted to take my ogres ot a tournament as right now i just stick the battalion bulls behind them!
So, here's the current state of my ogre army:
What you might spot is my new BSB. Yup - finally made a BSB. Inspired by all the folks on the "Ogre Stronghold" forum, i really wanted my BSB to be unique and be mine and basically, you get SO much extra stuff on the other ogre kits that it was really fun making this. It was also my first foray into greenstuff which sounds all big - but really it was just a bit of rope to strap the banner to the ogre!
So, the base of this model is quite recognizably Bragg the Gutsman which appears a popular choice for Ogre BSB conversions. I toyed with the idea of using the pole he comes with to build the banner around but decided against it.
First i hacked the weapon away and replaced it with the head of a hammer from the Slaughtermaster finecast kit. For a gut plate i used a plastic piece from (i think) the Ironguts kit (might have been the mournfang. This is a hand grasping a beartrap and i thought it looked cool. As i like adding "bitz" from all the armies i play and my mates just started his Slaaneshi Ld Bomb warrior list, i felt that a Slaaneshi Warriors shield would be a good Ironfist. On the base is a little brazier from the High Elf Pheonix Guard kit.
The base of the banner itself is made from the Stonehorn/Thundertusk kit. I then stuck a spare Dragonhead from the Mournfang kit in the hole and used the flag bit from the same kit at the rear. And since one mate has recently started Empire, there's a dead Empire Greatsword dangling from the banner.
Whats Next?
Well, on my paint table at the mo is my Firebelly, 2 Sabretusks (Which are actually the lions fromt he High Elf Chariot kit) and 20 Gnoblars so you can expect a post with them hopefully finished within the next week.
I also intend on going down to GW SHeffield again this Thursday for a game of 40k so hopefully can bring you a 1500pt Necron BatRep
I also made a start on Brettonia and bought the Battalion - however i'm forbidding myself from even opening it until my Ogre army is painted! (2 Mournfang, 4 Leadbelchers, 1 Ironblaster and a Stonehorn!)
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition and Necrons
6th Edition 40k
So having sold a lot of stuff on eBay, i've managed to build up enough funds to buy the new rulebook, the necron codex, and enough models to make a 1500 Necron list. This should do me for the after school club next year!
I managed to get down to Games Workshop yesterday and have a game against my mates Space Wolf army. This was an army led by Logan and so was totally choca-block with termies! Reading the 6th ed rules, one of the biggest "things" seems to be that power weapons are now AP3. This means terminator armour (or anything with a 2+) got a huge boost!
I (foolishly) thought that Deathwing armies would sprout up everywhere! This wont happen! My Necron list has 40 warriors in it, and the sheer weight of shots just whittle them down! Granted he couldn't deep strike them!
Fantasy and Wood Elves
We then went back to mine to play a High Elves V Wood Elves game where i got tabled again! Really hating Wood Elves! I think i'm starting to hate them more than Skaven. He said it felt exactly the same against my Necron army! Even my Pheonix Guard just got shot to pieces trying to march across the board!
Tried Shadow on my High Elves and still dont rate it!. Going to try Heavens next time as i need more ranged offense! Need to find a way of squeezing a L2 with Seerstaff in for defensive buffs and can't decide to go for life (Regrowth and Flesh to Stone), Metal (Glittering Robes and Enchanted Blades) or High (Shield of Saphery and Flames of the Pheonix)
Necron
Anyway, i've already managed to paint some of the Necrons! I find them really enjoyable and easy to paint )although this extends to most of the 40k range) - maybe there's something about being able to drybrush more!
Here's some pics!
So having sold a lot of stuff on eBay, i've managed to build up enough funds to buy the new rulebook, the necron codex, and enough models to make a 1500 Necron list. This should do me for the after school club next year!
I managed to get down to Games Workshop yesterday and have a game against my mates Space Wolf army. This was an army led by Logan and so was totally choca-block with termies! Reading the 6th ed rules, one of the biggest "things" seems to be that power weapons are now AP3. This means terminator armour (or anything with a 2+) got a huge boost!
I (foolishly) thought that Deathwing armies would sprout up everywhere! This wont happen! My Necron list has 40 warriors in it, and the sheer weight of shots just whittle them down! Granted he couldn't deep strike them!
Fantasy and Wood Elves
We then went back to mine to play a High Elves V Wood Elves game where i got tabled again! Really hating Wood Elves! I think i'm starting to hate them more than Skaven. He said it felt exactly the same against my Necron army! Even my Pheonix Guard just got shot to pieces trying to march across the board!
Tried Shadow on my High Elves and still dont rate it!. Going to try Heavens next time as i need more ranged offense! Need to find a way of squeezing a L2 with Seerstaff in for defensive buffs and can't decide to go for life (Regrowth and Flesh to Stone), Metal (Glittering Robes and Enchanted Blades) or High (Shield of Saphery and Flames of the Pheonix)
Necron
Anyway, i've already managed to paint some of the Necrons! I find them really enjoyable and easy to paint )although this extends to most of the 40k range) - maybe there's something about being able to drybrush more!
Here's some pics!
Sunday, 24 June 2012
Ogres Vs Bretonnians 2400 Pitched Battle
Hi guys,
Let me start by saying straight away - this is a battle report i played against myself.
It's not that i'm sad (not that sad anyway!), it's more that i really needed to try the two lists out and what better way to learn about them by playing a quick game.
The Ogres list has come about due to the previous incarnation winning 2 straight matches against one of my best mates and him calling "filth" on it - this was further cemented by an interesting post on The Warhammer Forum regarding "The Sweedish Comp" system. This system works out a score for your army based on certain factors. A horrible list is 0-5, a mid tier list 5-15 and a "soft" list 15-20.
Well my old Ogre list came out at...erm... -2 (yes, that is a minus!)
So i made some changes. Took out the Double Ironblaster, chopped the Leaddies down and removed the Crown of Command. It now gets a 5.2 - not perfect but a lot better!
The Bretonnian list is the list i'm trying to finalise before i make the big purchase!
Deployment
Brets
The Lord has Heroic Killing Blow and the Heartwood Lance, meaning he can re-roll unsuccessful to-wound rolls, and the Dawnstone. He goes with the Knights Errant who have the Errantry Banner.
The BSB has the Grommil Great Helm and Wyrmlance. He and the L4 Life Prophetess (Dispell Scroll) go with the KOTR who have the Banner of Chalons.
The Grail Knights have the Banner of Eternal Flame and all archers have Braziers.
The L2 Beasts Damsel has the Prayer Icon of Quenelles and goes with the 40 strong Halberd Men @ Arms
Ogres:
The L4 Heavens Slaughtermaster has Gnuts Sickle which i've been wanting to try for a while. He also has the Dragonbane Gem and Glittering Scales and goes in the unit of 12 Ironguts. The BSB also goes in here and has the Banner of Eternal Flame.
The Butcher started solo due to the spells he rolled and he has a Dispel Scroll and the Ruby Ring of Ruin not that he ever used it!
The Mournfang now come with just heavy armour and Ironfists, havinhg dropped the Dragonbane Banner.
Spells:
L4 (Life): Flesh to Stone, Throne of Vines, Regrowth, Dwellers
L2 (Beasts): Wyssans, Curse of Anraheir
L4 (Heavens): Iceshard Blizzard, Harmonic Convergance, Comet, Chain Lightning
L2 (Maw): Bonecrusher, Trollguts
Bretonnians, seeing the Leadbelchers and Ironblaster get down on their knees and pray!!
Turn 1 - Ogres
Stonehorn resists charge.
Leadbelcher 1 occupy building for protection.
Magic: 3/3
Comet dispelled
Shooting:Leaddies in building kill one Bowman. Leaddies in centre kill two KOTR.
Ironblaster would have killed 2 KE if not for the blessing of the lady!
Stonehorn Harpoon Launcher misses
Turn 1 - Bretonnia
Mounted Yeomen charge Kitty which holds.
Magic is 12/6
Throne goes up uncontested. Curse of Anraheir then goes of with IF against the trappers (wanted to hold the IG up), killing 3 M@A, putting a wound on the Damsel and losing the remaining dice!
Shooting:First treb misses the central Leadbelchers, second one lands dead on the MFC doing enough wounds to kill one! They pass their panic check.
The Bowmen on the right kill the oncoming kitty. The unit close to them only manage to kill one Gnoblar and the unit on the far left are unable to wound the stonehorn!
Combat:The Yeoman lose one of their number putting a wound on the kitty, which flees from combat and is promptly run down
Turn 2 - Ogres
Everything moves forward as the Gnoblars shrug off the curse and lose 3 of their number
Magic: 7/5
Bubbbled Harmonic Convergence dispelled.
Comet cast infront of the knight blocks. Didn't use dispel scroll...
Shooting:Leaddies in centre fail to wound (actually, only one shot hit!) the KOTR after the Ironblaster reduced their number by one again.
The leaddies in the tower kill one Bowmen, finding their defensive stakes hard to shoot through!
Turn 2 - Bretonnia
Grail and Errant charge the Mournfang and make it. The KOTR fail against the Leadbelchers.
The Peg Knights charge the flank of the Ironblaster.
Magic: 6/3
Comet goes off, catching the GK and KE with their pants down - fortunately, the lady is with them and only 2 Grail Knights fall from their horse!
Regrowth is dispelled and Wyssans goes through on the M@A
Shooting:Both trebs land direct hits on the Ironguts - enough to kill 5 outright!!
The bowmen combined manage a wound on the leadbelchers in the tower.
Combat:The lord fails to get any HKB off, but the Errants and Grail combine for 5 wounds for zero loss in return (The lady is strong today!) The Mournfang flee and are promptly chopped down by the persuing Grail Knights. The Errant reform to face the Leadbelchers.
The Peg Knights put a wound on the Ironblast for one in return but it passes its break test and hangs around.
Turn 3 - Ogres
Stonehorn charges the Bowmen, Stand and shoot does nothing. Gnoblars charge the M@A
Leadbelchers and Butcher rally, having fled from the destruction of the Mournfang on the previous turn.
The other unit of leaddies leave the tower.
Magic:Iceshard on the peg knights was dispelled and comet scrolled.
Shooting:Leaddies kill a couple of M@A
Combat:Stonehorn predictably destroys the M@A, causing the nearby Treb to panic and flee.
The Peg Knights manage another wound on the Ironblaster for no loss but again, it stays!
The Wyssan'd M@A butcher the Gnoblars
Turn 3 - Bretonnia
KE charge the leaddies infront of them. M@A charge the front of the Ironguts.
Magic: 11/7
Everything was dispelled with the help of the scroll.
Shooting:Treb misses the leaddies. Bowmen dont do anything.
Combat:BIG PHASE!
Peg Knights do another wound on the Ironblaster for a wound in return, killing a model. The Ironblaster finally breaks, survives TWO dangerous terrain tests from the marsh and from running through the KE/LB combat. Here's the tricky bit - the Peg Knights dont roll high enough to catch them but high enough that hitting the Leaddies in the flank is unavoidable. Played as if they had then overrun into the leaddies flank - not sure if this was correct!?
So, this combat next -The HKB lord and the knights completely wipe out the leaddies - the Peg Knights then overrun again! Into the flank of the Ironguts!!! The KE and Lord reform to face where the stonehorn will come back on from next turn.
The Peg Knights manage a wound on the Slaughtermaster who manages nothing in return. The M@A's, with the help of Hatred form the nearby Tower of Blood, do 8 wounds for loss of 5! Ironguts flee 8, Peg knights only pursue 6 and M@A 3!
Turn 4 - Ogres
Ironguts rally. Stonehorn returns. Leadbelchers roll Snake Eyes trying to charge the Bowmen.
Magic:Bonecrusher on the KE is dispelled.
No Shooting, No Combat
Turn 4 - Bretonnia
M@A charge leaddies in flank. Grail Knights and Mounted Yeomen run down the Butcher. Peg Knights charge the Ironguts - i knew this last one was suicide but it was necessary to enable the M@A to be able ot complete the charge!
Magic:Wyssans goes off with IF! Kills 3 M@A and nukes the rest of the dice pile - again!
Shooting:The treb hits the newly returned Stonehorn for 2 wounds which gets reduced to one due to the tough hide rule!
Combat:As predicted, the PK do nothing and get mullered! The M@A kill 2 Leaddies, forcing them to flee but fail to catch them by an inch!
Turn 5 - Ogres
Stonehorn manages to get to the KE with the HKB lord - could be fun!
Leaddies rally
Magic:Comet IF'd (8) - no wound on Slaughtermaster
No Shooting
Combat:The HKB lord fluffs all his chances! The KE can't do anything but the stonehorn kills 3 with a ferocious charge, winning combat and chasing the Brets down!
Turn 5 - Bretonnia
The grail Knights reform and together with the Mounted Yeomen - leg it!
The KOTR move round the tower of blood for a 6th tuirn Stonehorn charge
Magic:The Comet comes down with a radius of 11" - doing 3 wounds to the poor Stonehorn! Friendly Fire?!?!
Regrowth is cast on the KOTR with IF, restoring them to full strength. Throne ignores the IF
Shooting: The treb misses the IG's
Combat:The M@A finish of the Leadbelchers and reform to face the building.
Turn 6 - Ogres
The Stonehorn backs away to try and get out of the charge arc of the KOTR. The IG's move into the nearby building.
Magic:Chain Lightning IF's, killing 2 bowmen before jumping to the treb and putting 2 wounds on that. The miscast removes 2 IG's from the unit.
Turn 6 - Bretonnia
KOTR charge the Stonehorn.
Magic: Comet doesn't appear! Enhanced Flesh to Stone cast on KOTR though.
Shooting:The Trebuchet misfire's trying to get the Ironguts
Combat:The BSB fails to wound the Stonehorn, uses the Wyrmlances breath weapon to get a wound on. The KOTR then finish it off!
Final Scores:Bretonnia: 1341
Ogres: 860
Bretonnia takes a crushing victory!
Reflections
Of the Ogres:
Let me start by saying straight away - this is a battle report i played against myself.
It's not that i'm sad (not that sad anyway!), it's more that i really needed to try the two lists out and what better way to learn about them by playing a quick game.
The Ogres list has come about due to the previous incarnation winning 2 straight matches against one of my best mates and him calling "filth" on it - this was further cemented by an interesting post on The Warhammer Forum regarding "The Sweedish Comp" system. This system works out a score for your army based on certain factors. A horrible list is 0-5, a mid tier list 5-15 and a "soft" list 15-20.
Well my old Ogre list came out at...erm... -2 (yes, that is a minus!)
So i made some changes. Took out the Double Ironblaster, chopped the Leaddies down and removed the Crown of Command. It now gets a 5.2 - not perfect but a lot better!
The Bretonnian list is the list i'm trying to finalise before i make the big purchase!
Deployment
The Lord has Heroic Killing Blow and the Heartwood Lance, meaning he can re-roll unsuccessful to-wound rolls, and the Dawnstone. He goes with the Knights Errant who have the Errantry Banner.
The BSB has the Grommil Great Helm and Wyrmlance. He and the L4 Life Prophetess (Dispell Scroll) go with the KOTR who have the Banner of Chalons.
The Grail Knights have the Banner of Eternal Flame and all archers have Braziers.
The L2 Beasts Damsel has the Prayer Icon of Quenelles and goes with the 40 strong Halberd Men @ Arms
Ogres:
The L4 Heavens Slaughtermaster has Gnuts Sickle which i've been wanting to try for a while. He also has the Dragonbane Gem and Glittering Scales and goes in the unit of 12 Ironguts. The BSB also goes in here and has the Banner of Eternal Flame.
The Butcher started solo due to the spells he rolled and he has a Dispel Scroll and the Ruby Ring of Ruin not that he ever used it!
The Mournfang now come with just heavy armour and Ironfists, havinhg dropped the Dragonbane Banner.
Spells:
L4 (Life): Flesh to Stone, Throne of Vines, Regrowth, Dwellers
L2 (Beasts): Wyssans, Curse of Anraheir
L4 (Heavens): Iceshard Blizzard, Harmonic Convergance, Comet, Chain Lightning
L2 (Maw): Bonecrusher, Trollguts
Bretonnians, seeing the Leadbelchers and Ironblaster get down on their knees and pray!!
Turn 1 - Ogres
Leadbelcher 1 occupy building for protection.
Magic: 3/3
Comet dispelled
Shooting:Leaddies in building kill one Bowman. Leaddies in centre kill two KOTR.
Ironblaster would have killed 2 KE if not for the blessing of the lady!
Stonehorn Harpoon Launcher misses
Turn 1 - Bretonnia
Magic is 12/6
Throne goes up uncontested. Curse of Anraheir then goes of with IF against the trappers (wanted to hold the IG up), killing 3 M@A, putting a wound on the Damsel and losing the remaining dice!
Shooting:First treb misses the central Leadbelchers, second one lands dead on the MFC doing enough wounds to kill one! They pass their panic check.
The Bowmen on the right kill the oncoming kitty. The unit close to them only manage to kill one Gnoblar and the unit on the far left are unable to wound the stonehorn!
Combat:The Yeoman lose one of their number putting a wound on the kitty, which flees from combat and is promptly run down
Turn 2 - Ogres
Magic: 7/5
Bubbbled Harmonic Convergence dispelled.
Comet cast infront of the knight blocks. Didn't use dispel scroll...
Shooting:Leaddies in centre fail to wound (actually, only one shot hit!) the KOTR after the Ironblaster reduced their number by one again.
The leaddies in the tower kill one Bowmen, finding their defensive stakes hard to shoot through!
Turn 2 - Bretonnia
The Peg Knights charge the flank of the Ironblaster.
Magic: 6/3
Comet goes off, catching the GK and KE with their pants down - fortunately, the lady is with them and only 2 Grail Knights fall from their horse!
Regrowth is dispelled and Wyssans goes through on the M@A
Shooting:Both trebs land direct hits on the Ironguts - enough to kill 5 outright!!
The bowmen combined manage a wound on the leadbelchers in the tower.
Combat:The lord fails to get any HKB off, but the Errants and Grail combine for 5 wounds for zero loss in return (The lady is strong today!) The Mournfang flee and are promptly chopped down by the persuing Grail Knights. The Errant reform to face the Leadbelchers.
The Peg Knights put a wound on the Ironblast for one in return but it passes its break test and hangs around.
Turn 3 - Ogres
Leadbelchers and Butcher rally, having fled from the destruction of the Mournfang on the previous turn.
The other unit of leaddies leave the tower.
Magic:Iceshard on the peg knights was dispelled and comet scrolled.
Shooting:Leaddies kill a couple of M@A
Combat:Stonehorn predictably destroys the M@A, causing the nearby Treb to panic and flee.
The Peg Knights manage another wound on the Ironblaster for no loss but again, it stays!
The Wyssan'd M@A butcher the Gnoblars
Turn 3 - Bretonnia
Magic: 11/7
Everything was dispelled with the help of the scroll.
Shooting:Treb misses the leaddies. Bowmen dont do anything.
Combat:BIG PHASE!
Peg Knights do another wound on the Ironblaster for a wound in return, killing a model. The Ironblaster finally breaks, survives TWO dangerous terrain tests from the marsh and from running through the KE/LB combat. Here's the tricky bit - the Peg Knights dont roll high enough to catch them but high enough that hitting the Leaddies in the flank is unavoidable. Played as if they had then overrun into the leaddies flank - not sure if this was correct!?
So, this combat next -The HKB lord and the knights completely wipe out the leaddies - the Peg Knights then overrun again! Into the flank of the Ironguts!!! The KE and Lord reform to face where the stonehorn will come back on from next turn.
The Peg Knights manage a wound on the Slaughtermaster who manages nothing in return. The M@A's, with the help of Hatred form the nearby Tower of Blood, do 8 wounds for loss of 5! Ironguts flee 8, Peg knights only pursue 6 and M@A 3!
Turn 4 - Ogres
Magic:Bonecrusher on the KE is dispelled.
No Shooting, No Combat
Turn 4 - Bretonnia
Magic:Wyssans goes off with IF! Kills 3 M@A and nukes the rest of the dice pile - again!
Shooting:The treb hits the newly returned Stonehorn for 2 wounds which gets reduced to one due to the tough hide rule!
Combat:As predicted, the PK do nothing and get mullered! The M@A kill 2 Leaddies, forcing them to flee but fail to catch them by an inch!
Turn 5 - Ogres
Leaddies rally
Magic:Comet IF'd (8) - no wound on Slaughtermaster
No Shooting
Combat:The HKB lord fluffs all his chances! The KE can't do anything but the stonehorn kills 3 with a ferocious charge, winning combat and chasing the Brets down!
Turn 5 - Bretonnia
The KOTR move round the tower of blood for a 6th tuirn Stonehorn charge
Magic:The Comet comes down with a radius of 11" - doing 3 wounds to the poor Stonehorn! Friendly Fire?!?!
Regrowth is cast on the KOTR with IF, restoring them to full strength. Throne ignores the IF
Shooting: The treb misses the IG's
Combat:The M@A finish of the Leadbelchers and reform to face the building.
Turn 6 - Ogres
Magic:Chain Lightning IF's, killing 2 bowmen before jumping to the treb and putting 2 wounds on that. The miscast removes 2 IG's from the unit.
Turn 6 - Bretonnia
Magic: Comet doesn't appear! Enhanced Flesh to Stone cast on KOTR though.
Shooting:The Trebuchet misfire's trying to get the Ironguts
Combat:The BSB fails to wound the Stonehorn, uses the Wyrmlances breath weapon to get a wound on. The KOTR then finish it off!
Final Scores:Bretonnia: 1341
Ogres: 860
Bretonnia takes a crushing victory!
Reflections
Of the Ogres:
- Gnuts Sickle - i didn't feel this item had enough of a fair crack today
- Ruby Ring of Ruin - forgotten all game - but this is an all comers list and so this will come in handy against Vampires!
- Leaddies @ 4 small. Boy - i went back to using this really poorly! With a building generated i thought it would be great to stick them in there - they'd be tough to shift and then as deployment played out i realised i'd wasted them
- Overall - i think they work better when they can sit back and dictate when the charges should happen and i rushed them forward to soon!
- Fun - This is a very fun list that can play in all the phases of the game!
- Trebs - jesus. fucking. chirst!
- Defensive stakes on bowmen are amazing and really hindered the leadbelchers ability to get to them!
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