The Shambling Dead Edition>Resources:WFB: https://pastebin.com/qVGrgwwhWM: https://pastebin.com/EsDAgebaWFRP: https://pastebin.com/inbyBsR6Novels: https://pastebin.com/PFqPDr0H>TOW:https://gofile.io/d/fxFgXShttps://www.warhammer-community.com/downloads/warhammer-the-old-world/>Warhammer Chronicles:https://files (dot) catbox (dot) moe/0xt777 (dot) zip>Time of Legends:https://files (dot) catbox (dot) moe/q46ut6 (dot) zip>The End Times:https://files (dot) catbox (dot) moe/j7d0t5 (dot) zip>Alternative Models:https://pastebin.com/xPeM9szL>Previous Thread>>97627824>Thread QuestionDo you remember which piece of Warhammer fantasy artwork first captured your imagination? Post it if so!
>>97636452should be the same with Imperium citizens in 40k
>>97636457>Do you remember which piece of Warhammer fantasy artwork first captured your imagination? Post it if so!Theres this one blender picture of Morathi sodomizing karl franz and I found that very evocative.
>>97636457>>Thread Question>Do you remember which piece of Warhammer fantasy artwork first captured your imagination? Post it if so!
>>97636457>tqPicrel and the middemheim (?) automorial one
>>97636457
For Bretonnia!
>>97636525go back to fucking your horse and crying about how you'll never be an elf
>>97636525How did they fuck up such a simple concept man
>>97636534Could be worse, could be one of the stupid new female knights they're pushing.
>>97636505All the illustrations in that book were pure kino.
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>>97636538>could be>couldAnon...
>>97636559pic
>>97636525Yeah just use Victrix footknights for these with the fantasy heads. I hate modern GW puzzle kits.
>>97636568Kino. Just saw someone in /aosg/ asking where all the dark elf players were in TOW yesterday.
>>97636568These whips must be a bitch to transport
>>97636568>>97636582Lel that was me actually. Pleasant surprise
>>97636559>accidentally prime some figures with silver instead of white I'm pleasantly surprised how it's turning out, might have to do all my heavy Cathay units like that.
>>97636598Looks good, what color did you use for the pauldrons?
>>97636598>my CoS are from chamon
>>97636572It's like they actively dislike the concept of kitbaching.
>>97636457>TQ
>>97636666BasedFuck low fantasy sissies
On Friday I played four Battle March games and as mentioned, I will do some write ups. My first game was against BretonniansAfter pillaging and razing small villages and settlements on the outskirts of Bretonnia, Big Boss Snagrog was quickly becoming used to the Orc life again after his stint as a Mercenary. However, his ladz had started getting hungry and to no avail there were no nearby villages!The Orcs found themselves scrounging a graveyard, not only to make camp but also to dig up and feast on what few meat there was. But then, over the horizon, a host of humies appeared. A big shiny tin canned humie on a horse, with five others, an old magic looking humie and a bunch of spear weilding humies.An ambush! Snagrog was pleased, it meant the fight had come to them and potentially something to fill their stomachs! The Battle of Grim Vale had begun!
>>97636620The AK quickgen turquoise green paint.
>>97636676I'd love for chaos to have some weird schizo-tech units. Thought of using a war wolf for a greater chaos spawn. The chainsaw head fits well for Warhammer I think.
Make some terrain lads
how essential are marauders this edition? Could hounds work as screens?
>>97636680With a bellow, Snagrog ordered the army to advance. The Bretonnian humies were still forming up, so the Orcs had the initiative!Gorfang, the lunatic boar boy and his savage bunch, careened straight towards the Knights, their boars screeching as they thundered. But the Paladin and Knights noted the loud greenskins and counter charged. It was over in but a moment.Screams of men, orc and beast pierced the air as both cavalry struck, gore and broken spears scattering all over. In a bried moment, only the Paladin and one Orc remained.Snagrog and his big uns advanced behind, whooping at the carnage. Grimtoof, a dizgruntled Black Orc, lead a boyz mob around the flanks. The aging wizard blasted his boyz with bolts of doom and fireballs, only one or two boyz succuming. The men at arms deployed to face the oncoming horde.Soon the Paladin ran down the remaining Boar....leaving him terribly exposed. Snagrog bellowed and with his frenzied big uns, careened into the Paladin! Both faced the other in a terrible challenge, as the Paladin's weapon tore through Snagrog's Meteoric Iron, felling the Greenskin but not before the terrifying axe split the Paladin in two along with his steed.
>>97636735>how essential are marauders this edition? Literally better than chaos warriors.>Could hounds work as screens?That is their only purpose in life.
>>97636747>Literally better than chaos warriors.not saying much there though. Personally I'd still just run knights or forsaken.
>>97636753Is 15 forsaken per unit enough, or should they be in blocks of 20? More importantly, what models to use for them?
>>97636680Despite this, the Big Uns were thrown into a greater frenzy, and overran into the men at arms. The Big uns tore a huge chunk out if the humies and grinded them down. They fell back, causing only two Orcs to nearly 6 of their own.The wizard, having desperately bombarded the Orcs since the start.m, his ruby ring either failing or hardly scratching the Orcs as with his doom bolt, began to panic. Grimtoof, the beleagered Black Orc, urged the boyz on, promising he'd leave a good bit of the humie to much on to whoever killed the magic humie. The Big uns finally broke the men at arms, their frenzied choppas simply too much and the humies were cut down to a man.Despite the wizards best attempts to evade and another pair of spells hardky scratching the Orcs, Grimtoof and his boyz charged and gutted the old wizard, who died screaming. The Orcs had won. Snagrog was recovered, bloodied and battered but still alive. With the Bretonnians gone, a camp could be set up and fresh meat to feed the Waaagh! Unknown to them however, reports of an Orc incursion had reached many ears...as they were soon to find out
>>97636747>better than warriorscan they hold the line as well as sword and board warriors? I plan on them being the anvil for my knights, monsters, and the like to hammer.>>97636753>rather run forsakendo they do a good job of keeping enemies tied down? and how do you usually make them? I thought about maybe getting a box of warriors and giving them some daemon or beast bits and some greenstuff gibblies for good measure
>>97636768>what models to use for them?leftover bits and stick them on bodies. Back when I still owned my warriors I used a mish mash of tzaangors and some third party stuff. >>97636768>Is 15 forsaken per unit enoughI had success with like 3 squads of 8-9 but my games were always weird.
>>97636735Marauders are better than WoC as the other guy said. Marauder horsemen work better as screens than dogs but dogs also fulfill the function. Dogs are much cheaper but the output on the marauders makes them a better deal overall if you want them to potentially do anything other than die.
>>97636781Nta but the problem with warriors is two fold: Damage output and points. They are expensive, so even a unit of 10 with shields is 140. With 1 attack and likely only one extra rank, it only takes two losses to nullify any combat bonuses. further more, while individually powerful, their low attacks means you can't even compensate their low numbers with obscene damage so you likely lose combat anyway. essentially: Too weak to be a hammer unit, too low in numbers to be an anvil.For 4 less points (136), you can get 17 sword and board Marauders with full command. Far better basic attrition, bolstered ranks and with shield wall, a decent anvil.
>>97636733Terrain is optional in TOW.
>>97636457>Do you remember which piece of Warhammer fantasy artwork first captured your imagination? Post it if so!
>>97636694>I'd love for chaos to have some weird schizo-tech units.There's room for a chaos subfaction that explores that, in my opinion Sorcerers in dark towers conducting forbidden alchemical experiments to create tools of war and tainted servants Regiments of turncoat cultists instead of hordes of barbarians from the northNot as industrialised and refined as the dawi zharr nor as haphazard and erratic as the skavenIn the mountains of the badlands near the sour sea perhaps?
Picked up a little something something.
>>97636457This one
>>97636733Anon, I've been making terrain instead of painting models for some time. And now when I'm finally finishing my 2k empire (and started chaos in the background), I'm already slipping into planning a winter set for my table... I can't live like this.
>>97636457>TQThis. Now that I am older, I know the Warboss is in the foreground but I used to think he was on the same level as the other Orcs on the lower right and he was just that big.I still like to imagine that.
>>97636877Pics
>>97636905For example
The second Battle March match consisted of another fight against Bretonnia. This time with archerszm, peasant militia and another paladin and his knights.Just as Snagrog and his warband had made camp after a host of squabbling, scuffling and eating, a familiar sound was heard. A second Bretonnian army emerged over the horizon. Having heard word of a horde of Greenskins, another Paladin had answered the call.Saying a prayer to the lady, the paladin had just finished when his knights were assailed by the pig mounted orcs. Gorfang bellowed as the two units collided into each other with a sickening crunch. Meanwhile the orc archers let loose a volley, catching a peasant in the throat as he fell choking on his blood. Grimtoof, the beligered Black Orc, lead his boyz mob up mid field, the orc arrers following close by.
>>97636936After the dust had settled, only Gorfang was left of his lunatic boar boyz and fell back with the Paladin in hot oursuit with one other knight. Grimtoof and the arrer boyz charged the men at arms, bellowing their war cries. By the Lady, they held. In desperation, the peasant archers charged in.The paladin cut down the boar boss, only to see his peasants under heavy pressure. He looked to see the big boss who was still gaining ground. Realising this was the key moment, the Paladin and his last knight charged into the flank of the orc boyz.It was a slaughter, humans and orcs dying horribly, the last knight and peasants falling. However, this was enough. Grimtoof wailed to flee, the boyz breaking with the arrer boyz falling back. They were cut down by the paladin with the militia reforming.Snagrog roared in frustration and while out of charge range, formed his big uns up to face the charge. The Militia formed up into a shield wall, to lure the orcs into a charge. Snagrog bellowed and his big ujs charged. Once more the peasants held but this time, suffered horrific losses, the orcs shredding them limb from limb and Snagrog eviscerating the unit champion. But their priest called for them to have faith and stubbornly gave ground with a shield wall.The Paladin, hoping to recreate the same success as before, spurred his steed, lance lowered, and charged into the flank of Snagrog's big uns.
>>97637037This time however, the Paladin's charge was not enough, for these orcs were the strongest of their kind. Two fell, but the sheer chaos Snagrog caused to the priest and the remaining peasants forced the Paladin to fall back and the militia to break. They were cut down to the last.Now, only Snagrog and his big uns remained to face the Paladin and peasant archers. Snagrog and his frenzied big uns marched forward. He was going to get his grub if its the last thing he did.
>>97637066It was now or never. Among the corpse strewn battlefield, only the Orc Big Boss and his retinue remained. The Paladin wanted to run, but his valour and courage prevailed. If he could cut down the Orc leader, there was a chance! Shouting a warcry to the lady, the Paladin once more lowered his lance. Snagrog bellowed, emerging from his boyz to meet the challenge.With a deafening screech of metal, the lance tore through the Meteoric Iron. The Paladin pushed with all his might as did his steed and for a moment, victory seemed to have been gained.But no, Snagrog glared back up with a toothy grin. Wounded but not slain, he struck out with his great axe in a wide arch, slamming straight into the Paladin's plate, dealing a near fatal wound.Outnumbered, wounded and demoralised, the Paladin fled. The archers formed up and sent a volley but Snagrog was eager. The Paladin had fled far and though he could hslave tried to catch him to force him from the field, the orcs chose to unleash their battle lust on the peasants. The day ended with an Krc victory, Snagrog and the big uns wiping out the archers and the Paladin rallying. He retired from the field, surely reporting on the great tale of valour done on this day by his knights and the awful beast he had faced. Of the peasants he paid no heed, for after all, they were just peasants. Another orc victory.Thought i would try a different kind of reporting, pardon the post count. Will post more after I sleep.
>>97636739>>97636773Well done anon>>97637119Both are entertaining reads- seems like some fun battles honestly. Congrats on murdering the lances knights before they could do harm
>>97635006They live in the frozen north, wearing furs is entirely reasonable. Besides, Chaos Warriors have had furs since 6th ed.
>>97635363>is it really controversial for me to say that I dont want my *miniatures* to not be toys?They were always toys mate. They just get sold as something else to dodge import taxes.
>>97636733White Dwarf now has some scratch built terrain articles.
>>97635786>>97635826He's old lore dating back decades. GW has always been cribbing from other people's homework. It's the blend, not the individual ingredients that make the setting interesting.>>97635994When god voice says something is "said" to be something, it's almost always rumor at best.
>>97637165Link to it?
>>97636457I mean since it’s zombie themed
>>97636531They're too busy questing for a chance to see elf feet.
>>97637129Thanks man. Yeah, my logic was more or less try to trade or blunt the knights before they tore into my infantry. Then use my superior numbers and Big Boss Snagrog to swamp the rest. Big of cunnin dat.Genuinely though, absolutely loving how Orcs play. A very resource heavy army and refreshing doing combined arms with grinding than putting my eggs in one basket.
>>97636663Some of it comes from dealing with plastic undercuts. To avoid them they have to split things in weird directions but it lets them do more detailed model kits, but then you have to do more to assemble them.
>>97636559Post yours first, fag
>>97636559Kot
>>97637278Get that thing on a diet
>Cathay fomo box sold out already Lmao is Cathay actually popular or is it because it’s a fomo box?
>>97637406Both.
>>97636457I got in via the RPG, man that cover was 10000 times more badass than the AD&D 2nd ed Player's handbook cover
>>97637661that is a cover of power if there ever was onethe fighting man is having the time of his life running that chaos marauder through, good for him
>>97636493Show your work.
>>97636457>TQ This two page spread. Just hit me in just the right way
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>>97637819>>97637822Very nice. Where is it from?
>>976381027th edition ogre kingdoms.Was my first army, then TK, then beastmen every edition since.
Does normal pegasus should be exclusively pale snowwhite?
>local she-elf (blue) whore is actually a she-elf (purple) whore!
>>97638286Looks like a tranny. Or a white woman. Same difference. Something about the neck and the chin.
>>97638292Anon stop thinking about the trans so much. It's unhealthy.
Talk about your current project and what edition you have been playing recently!I am still waiting to get everything I want for my tzeentch aligned chaos warband, gonna assemble and paint them when I visit with my fiance next month. unfortunately most things I have primed ive already painted, and the weather is too cold right now for me to prime, so again Im gonna wait till march to start priming my lads after ive built them. Plan on using these old screamers as either counts-as daemonic mounts or perhaps house ruling them and borrowing them from the daemons list, if my opponent is cool with it of course. I generally like these sculpts in general and just wanted them in my collection.planning a campaign of tow late this year, hopefully I will get everything I need assembled and painted in time.
>>97638292Anon, women don't look like anime lolis. Please go outside and look at real people.
Anyone using LoTR minis? How well their new Arnor (have no idea why they use green instead of white) knights and infantry scales with TOW?
>>97638350MESBG figures are closer in scale to truescale historical like the Perrys. However, the Arnor stuff being all metal or foreword resin means it's stupidly overcosted. Those two riders without dismounts are like $45.
>>97637173That looks sick, who’s that from?
>>97638350>>97638363The LOTR range is out of scale with Fantasy. The fantasy models are noticeably larger.
>>97638406I was jut thinking that new minis are a bit larger than original ones.
>>97638421Oh maybe I don’t have any of the newer models to compare to.
>>97638308I have 1 1.5k tow game next week. and then the week after I've got either a 2v2 750pt or 1000pt 2v2 (depending if one player gets 1k tomb kings online) . I am using all of the stormvermin pictured at least in the 1.5k game against chaos. as for my projects: I completed these stormvermin and 2 more rattling guns- including one specifically meant to attach to this block.I love those screamer models, seems like a fun idea. >>97638350I recall the newer army of the dead were big enough to use in fantasy with no problems, but can't comment on those guys sadly.
>>97638421>>97638424No, not really. Here's an old metal orc captain with a Hobbit era plastic hunter orc, a more heroic scale wga villager, an old metal high elf, and a very recent plastic Eowyn. If there's a size increase, it's very subtle.
>>97638350oh btw use this site. doesn't have your new guys but it's an incredibly useful resourse. I've prepopulated it if that shares.https://minicompare.info/?hera-daughter-of-helm-hammerhand-b-mounted=&herald-of-the-dead-b=&empire-captain-b=&empire-pistoleer-a=&knights-panther-grand-master=&knight-errant-a=&knight-of-the-realm-d=&questing-knight-command-a=
>>97638292I agree like an Elf who hit the wall.
>>97636534They got rid of designers who were interested in real world historic designs. That's what made Warhammer Warhammer. It was literally a bunch of historic War hammers slamming their 16th century HRE minis and D&D monsters together. Brets were based off of stylized 13th century.Whoever designed that abortion has never actually looked at armor, or human anatomy.
>>97636538>girls are stupidI thought you have to be 18 to post on 4chan?
>>97636525cities of sigmar ass design
>>97636457>Do you remember which piece of Warhammer fantasy artwork first captured your imagination? Post it if so!This piece that was part of the artwork for beastmen in whfb drew me in and got me to love the beastmen as an army way back when.
>>97636572Why would I want foot knights at all in Bretonnia? Other than most hero releases being on foot to make you buy the foot knights.
>>97637166>When god voice says something is "said" to be something, it's almost always rumor at best.Nah it's pretty much always exactly what it is.
>>97638723Siege scenarios.
>new Cathay box already sold out Gracias GW, needed to save money anyways
>>97638793Yeah I wasn’t expecting it to sell out so fast. I checked today in the afternoon and it was gone already. Anyone know how quickly it sold out? Also check FLGS websites in your country. Maybe there’s still some and you might even find a discounted one
Tons of mentions of the creation of the great maw and ogre migrations in the new book. Also multiple mentions of unnamed corsairs raising Cathay east coast.
>>97638793Damn you weren't kidding. I don't think the discount on it is that great though.The contents are probably:1 Astromancer kit1,5 peasant kits(I'll be amazed if they come as 30 even though they're horde models that said 30 peasants is the same sprue count as 20 warriors)1 or 2 Ironhail/Crane kits Looking at current kits:Gatemaster: €42Jade Warriors €105(for 30)For the gunners like say €70 like a single warriors kit since it's 20 models, however it's 4 sprues while 20 warriors are 6 so who knowsTotal: €217 before discounts, €173,60 at your LGS. The box at my LGS is €136,00Yeah sure you save a few bucks but nothing major unless GW blindside us with particularly nasty pricing on these.
I just realized Ironhails have no command and this bothers me, add the complete lack of spare bits and I feel they really cut some corners here.I suppose they're authentic to TWW at least
>>97638601No one has cared about historical accuracy in their fantasy settings at GW since Priestley left in like '10.
>>97638848>that said 30 peasants is the same sprue count as 20 warriors)I fucked up, same sprue count actually.
>>97638793still up in the UK, so Cathay iss just very popular in the American market
>>97638791Historically urban enviroments and mountianious areas as well.Considering Skaven and Goblins also like hanging about underground those would also be good places to set battles where calvary wouldn't make a lot of sense.
>>97638880>his horse doesn't charge into tunnelsngmi
>>97638725Anon, I hate to tell you but GW intentionally lies to you all the time in the narrative so they have more room to retcon shit to sell you more toys.
>>97638876Original (good) Warhammer was designed by history nerds and metalheads. Modern (gay) Warhammer is designed by "Warhammer nerds" and Marvel fans. It's painful, it's a crime we'll never get to see Cathay designed by the OG writers instead of the wuxia CCP approved chinkslop we've got now.
>>97638873They can take a Champion but I don't know how you're supposed to represent it with a kit that has no options.
>>97638886Well yeah that's why they put that there. It's pretty much the truth but if they feel like retconning they can use that as a crutch.
>>97638879Americans>eat up nu-GW slop like AoS and CathayEuropeans>still play 6th edition WHF, resistant to Nuhammerwhy are Americans like this?
>>97638884Oh the horse might make it but they'll have to scrape the rider off of the cave entrance.
>>97638893It's also sold out across continental Europe.
>>97638892Anon, this is how they have always approached writing the setting. That crutch isn't changing any time soon.
>>97638895No wait, it's not. I just can't read german.
>>97638893Anon, stop lying. No one here plays.
>>97638898I'm just saying you can take such statements as the truth until they do actually retcon shit.
>>97638888Old Warhammer literally ripped off the name of a marvel character to include his race and title. Malekuth the Witch King of the Dark Elves was not an original thought.Old Warhammer is full of that shit.
>>97638907Malekith*Fucking fat fingered that post and failed to spell check it. That's on me. I'll dust the Cheeto grease off my fingers first next time.
>>97638891Guess you can use the lantern champ if you build one with a magistrate
>>97638891Well, if you absolutely must work only with what the kit gives you then just paint his scarf and headband a different colour. Codex Astartes approved and all.Otherwise the conversion options start at a headswap or so and, as always with such, the sky's the limit.
>>97638945Seems like he'd make a great Stategist model as well.
>>97638945I feel like Lantern gunners 1, 2 and 4 would all make decent unit champions as well.Could you make some blue stuff moulds for them?
My third battle of the day was against High Elves.Snagrog returned to the Badlands to recoup and had begun pushing north, this time against the Empire. Unbenowst to him, a high elf patrol was scouring the nearby villages, having come from Ulthuan after a request from a wealthy statesman.The Orcs were surprised but formed up, the high elves having a unit of spearmen, a noble, a great flying chariot thing, and some light cavalry.Gorfang abd his crazy boars attempted to screen against the chariot but were quickly flank charged by the cavalry and struck in the front by the chariot. They were rapidly cut down then fled! The Elves restraint however. Snagrog roared, charging at the chariot, destroying it in a frenzied flurry. However, this exposed the Orcs to a counter charge. The Noble and his spearmen alongside the cavalry, charged Snagrog and his big uns. Snagrog spotted the shiny elf with the big sword and rightly judged he was the boss. Calling a challenge, both shoved through their own ranks to face each other.
>>97638976All true, I'm just baffled by how limited the kit is compared to other kits Cathay got.
>>97639013Snagrog and the Noble fought with a ferocity rarely seen and both sides watched as both utilised their warcraft to the best of their ability. Though the Noble was quick and with blinding speed, struck out with his Hoeth blade, Snagrog's thick hide and meteoric iron held. Though cumbersome, a wide arced swing saw the Noble take a serious dent, cracked ribs. But unlike their leaders, the Elves and Orcs fought hard. The spears could not get through their hide but the big uns struck back, killing many elves. They pushed the Elves back as they reformed but the cavalry broke and fled! On the other side of the field, Grimtoof the beleaguered Black Orc, charged the light cavalry, forcing them from the field. But in their enthusiasm, the Grimtoof's boyz ran off the field after them!The Elven spearmen now formed up and made a deadly triple row of spears. But the Big uns being frenzied, tore into the ranks and caused a terrible toll. The spearmen fought back but cut down only a pair of big uns. The Noble once more used foul magic and his blade, striking down Snagrog despite his Meteoric Iron. Yet, despite this, such was the savagery of the Big uns, the Elves were forced to give ground to the very edge of the field!Grotfang, the crazy boar had rallied with his lone fellow boar boy and charged into the flank of the spearmen. Despite the best efforts of the Noble, the combined charge of the boars and ferocity of the Big uns forced the Elves from the field!Another Orc victory!
>>97639020And that wasn't a very high bar either with the command squads all being monobuild and all.
The fourth and final game of the day, was a 750 point match of Battle March against Ogres!Snagrog had now found himself back in the Badlands but unbeknowst to him, a host of Ogres were traversing the same path! This time however, Snagrog had obtained "help" from the Night Goblin Skraggit, who brought both a Mangler and squig hoppers!The Ogres had brought Ironguts, gnoblars, dogs, leadbelchers and Mournfang cavalry!The arrer boyz insisted to deploy up front, blocking the Orc advance! Snagrog noted he would batter the arrer boy git for his overt enthusiasm.Grotfang, now leading armoured boars, had grown tired using their new armour and failed to charge the mournfang cavalry!The Mangler pushed up to try to reach the leadbelchers, but failed to reach. Grimtoof, the ever unhappy Black Orc, had far greater success, charging the dogs on the right flank, pushing them back!
>>97637358he will turn 12 this year, let him be happy during his twilight years
>>97639054"BRACE YA GITS! BIG TUSK THINGS IS CHARGING! roared Snagrog.The Mournfang tore apart the arrer boyz, having them flee and they careened wholly into the big un unit lead by Snagrog with a crunch! Gorfang and the boar boyz were shot to bits and fled due to the leadbelchers! Snagrog called out a challenge, but not till the Mournfang had cut down a few big uns and the ogres had killed a few more. Despite the terrible blows from the gigantic mournfang and Ogre champion's great weapon, the new Dead Ard armour Snagrog wore protected him. In response, he tore into the Mournfang, causing two terrible wounds. Miraculously, the Big uns won and the ogres gave ground.The Hoppers flank charged and once more the Mournfang and Ogre champion could not harm Snagrog, and with a mighty WAAAGH, he split the Mournfang open, collapsing and crushing the ogre mounted. The Mournfang, despite murdering the squig hoppers, broke and fled, the big uns running them down and reforming.Grimtoof the black orc, forced the sabre tusks from the field then charged the gnoblars, tearing them apart.The Ironguts devoured the Mangler squig, leaving the leadbelchers facing the big uns. Snagrig continued his success, killing a lead belcher and breaking them, but could not catch them!The Bruiser and Ironguts charged the big uns, causing minor damage, but they held. Snagrog challenged only for the irongut champion to face him.Grimtoof murdered the Gnoblars and flank charged the ironguts unit! Snagrog finally ran out of steam, his new armour battered and bloody. Although he caused terrible wounds on the Irongut, with two terrible strikes, his armour no longer held and he was cut down!Despite this, the Ironguts lost but simply gave ground!The battle ended with the Ironguts winning the next round, and finishing off the big uns and Grimtoof and his boyz falling back in good order.An ogre victory but incredibly bloody and tight! But it was not over. Not just yet
>>97639055Brother if he wasn't fat he might live another decade.. it's a cat, not a dog
>>97639097Empty movement tray?
>>97639097To finish the day and a good catchup, I asked the Ogre player if we could have our generals have a duel using the equipment we used in the battle as neither managed to meet. He was more than enthused.The Bruiser had Heavy Armour and Ironfist.Snagrog as a big boss had a great weapon and dead 'ard armour.The Bruiser and Snagrog faced off on a hill. Easily standing almost twice as tall as Snagrog, the Bruiser was a terrifying prospect. Even Snagrog had to acknowledge he was out sized. But cunning...that was another thing entirely.The Bruiser had fought Orcs before and though he knew they were generally smaller, he knew to be cautious due to some sneaky tricks. This Orc in particular seemed to be wearing a particularly thick set of armour, but nothing he had not seen before.Swinging his Ironfist in a great arc and with a speed whi h belied his terrible bulk, the Bruiser struck Snagrog. To his surprise, each strike which could have easily felled an oak tree, was not able to cause any serious damage to the Orc.Snagrog struck back and despite his best efforts, could not land a blow. Both circled each other, exchanging strikes. Their skill with their weapons was equally matched.But the Bruiser managed to feint and noticing a small gap in the armour, struck hard. Snagrog let out a bellow, blood frothing from the wound. Snagrog, enraged, struck back, his great axe tearing into the ogre's chest, ripping two huge chunks from the Bruiser.Both backed away, heavily wounded. The Bruiser and Snsgrog knew the battle was coming to a close, the next exchange would be the decider. Despite a flurry of terrible blows, Snagrog lived. Snagrog saw the Bruiser had overextended. Leaping forward in between his opponents guard, Snagrog lifted his Axe once more and struck. But not on the chest, but the gut. With a metallic screech, and a cry of agony, the Bruiser fell!After 5 rounds of combat, Snagrog was victorious!
>>97639113Yeah, my big uns got wiped in the pursuit and I set it only slightly aside as we had come to the end. You can see my dead big uns top right of the photo.
>>97639136I need to say, I have been adoring my stint with Orcs so far. They definitely are less hero hammer and though the composition of my army is far less death starry as my Chaos, I genuinely am having fun. Win, loss, I just like how Orcs play. The army feels like an army. They also feel more balanced as an army. As in, if one of my units goes, the others still have a function. Using a mixed of sub optimal and more optimal choices, it feels nice and instead of hoping my khorne knights annihilate a unit in one go, it felt much cooler seeing my infantry blocks grind against other units.Overall, Orcs and Gobbos 100% feel more fun and hope to continue expanding my army bit by bit. Also an odd not, while it felt gutting if my Chaos leader got killed, I was just happy for Snagrog to get stuck in and duff things up and if he fell, he could always come back for another go! Plus its funny having numerous named members of my army with quirky fluff.Snagrog the ex mercenary turned boss. Grimtoof, the sole surviving Black orc of a tribe against Snagrog and now "blends in" unnoticed and Gorfang the crazed Orc Boar Boss.Nice contrast to Killgore Deathblender, champion of a khorne warrior unit who got XXXX gifts and XXXX blessings, only to get shanked by a random peasant or killed by a stray arrow/gunshot.WAAAAGH!!
