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Have you ever been tempted to put the Hydra on a longer base? I know it's not "stRicTLy RaW leEEGal" but it's not like you're getting that thing in base to base contact and facing the right way as-is anyway. I've taken to putting my monsters and chariots on bases which don't allow for any...

Mostly the first book (it's the guild expedition list from the back if you're wondering why there are so many gyrocopters), but with a few of the more appealing things grabbed from the second (I think just engineer upgrades for war machines in this case, but sometimes also runes).

Tried out an ambush scenario at 1500 to 2250. Not the most interesting of games as the dark elves overran everything through a combination of fear, terror and masses of wounds from witch elves. Close quarters and high speed just gave the dwarfs no time to organize any response. The initial lines IMG...

Strictly following the rules, ogre-sized models can carry ladders. They just can't climb them once they're in place. So the stupidity matters since it prevents trolls and the like from moving the ladders forward. And there are ways to have non-ogre size infantry be stupid. Anything affected by "...

I have: - a unit of 5 more dark riders that just needs basing for the fifth and last model - a half-painted chariot and a cold one musician that I keep putting off finishing because i don't want to buy more superglue for two metal models and then watch it dry up like the last 5 bottles because every...

I think the biggest thing about the deployment zone is that it's shown as an example, not as something prescriptive. They call it, "one possible way". I think this is because it's centred around whatever gets modelled, so variation is expected. See for example the Bastion of the Old Ones s...

You're in luck. There's Errata (in the 2004 Chronicles among other places) that changes "on foot" to "with unit strength 1". The Doombull doesn't have unit strength 1, so cannot be the target of Steed of Shadows.

I don't really want to say that there's a perception of need. It's more insidious than that. You start with one or two units of dark riders and they work well, killing war machines, providing flank charges and dealing with similar enemy units. Then, your opponents get used to them and start actively...

As a dark elf player, just what I like to hear. It does make me wonder if the dark elf approach to the game is less fun for others though as one of the armies that's got fast cavalry in core and is encouraged to use it in numbers. I don't remember seeing any Marauder horsemen or Goblin wolf riders w...

We've tried playing that the Dwarf Miners underground advance works more like what the Tomb Scorpions do. Decide where they will appear at the beginning of the game, mark that point, roll the artillery dice and scatter dice to find out where they actually appear, and can charge on arrival. MIsfires ...

It's been a couple years, so here's another photo. About all that's new is three big centrepiece models at the back, the black guard are done, and there's a battle standard bearer I've yet to use. Not much in terms of actually getting through all the unpainted models, but I console myself with the a...

Yes. I've edited my response to add a quotation for clarity.

All that writing reminded me of another reason I like Glade Riders: they can declare flee reactions when charged and get away with it. All those wonderful immune to psychology units can't do that, and it's such a good way to get enemy units to move where you want or otherwise be stuck waddling aroun...

Can WE really pull off the MSU thing? I'm looking at your unit sizes and that would worry me if asked to run this army. I was going to mention a BSB instead of a spellsinger, but then I realized you don't have any ranked units at all. Mounting your spellsingers (giggety) might be a good option at t...

Having been called out a bit, I feel like I should explain my reasoning around not getting Eternal Guard or Waywatchers at first. It's not because either of them are not worth taking, it's because the size of the army was set at 1750 points in the title. A single unit of Eternal Guard of any size is...

The first thing that comes to mind to ask given your comments is: how big are your units? While it was written from a Dark Elf perspective, you may want to look at the various MSU threads linked on the druchii.net board. The most valued ones are listed in this post: https://druchii.net/phpBB3/viewto...

While Kakapo covered almost everything I would have said and then some, there is one point I'd like to add about fast cavalry. Most armies work on the assumption that they will have units with a rank bonus. It provides infantry units with an initial margin of victory against powerful individuals and...

Found one: https://www.classichammer.com/memberlis ... ile&u=6570

Looking at the pictures of these events always makes me want to come and visit again, if only to see the armies in person. The sheer number of orcs and goblins on the field at once is spectacular.

Just Tony wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:32 am

Alarantalara wrote: ↑Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:13 pm I wonder if that made-to-order beastman one will be cheap enough to get.

If I didn't already have a BSB painted up I'd consider it, but I'll assume it'll be a $40 model...

And it’s less than half that. Now I have to seriously consider it.

Just Tony wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 1:16 pm I have a pipe dream of chasing down every single one of those limited edition standard bears from sixth edition but I was chased off by the after market prices. I get to stick with the two that I still have.

I wonder if that made-to-order beastman one will be cheap enough to get.

Personally, I like the idea of characters in chariots, but wouldn’t want it to become a source of cheap mark bonuses. The Khorne and Tzeentch ones are sort of scary in their army wide bonuses when so cheap. As such, if I were to make a house rule, it would allow beast chariots to be purchased by cha...

I wouldn't say there's conflicting rules statements. I would instead say the text at the start of the "Marks of the Dark Gods" is poorly worded edit of the Hordes of Chaos text and it's otherwise entirely consistent. It lists characters, chariots, and one unit of bestigors; but omits minot...

Someone asked and was told no once by Gav Thorpe: https://6th.whfb.app/faq#may-a-beasts-of-chaos-character-with-the-mark-of-khorne-nurgle-tzeentch-or I have the suspicion it was a balance/fun issue that GW caught before release. People already complain about the "20" power dice Tzeentch ar...

In no particular order. Any of the largest armies that don't list enough core choices can split the models in the choice as desired. When there are exactly three choices, that's what you have to take and usually one unit is huge. Largest Bretonnian army: Paladin, battle standard bearer, warhorse: 74...