SpellArcher wrote:
Welcome back Lohendrinus!
Thanks!
RE.Lee wrote:
Good to see you coming back to the hobby, these are fun times for casual gamers. I'm always happy to read some battle reports, even if its solo-play, so no worries there. I'm another fan of the 6th ed PGs (is anyone not?)!
Thanks Lee. Nice to see you still here after all this time, with the same unchanged avatar too. It must be a lifetime crush, eh
By the way, in case you are curious, I just solo-played a 3400 pts High Elves (8th edition) vs 3400 pts Dogs of War (the 8th Edition Fanbook) yesterday. The rules were simple, 8th edition overall with the guess range of the 6th and the anti-steadfast of the 9th.
The narrative was simple as well, Tyrion in the search of his Evergirl, called in his bro Teclis, his buddies Eltharion and Caladryan and landed a mighty warhost in Luccini (he was misinformed by Teclis that his child was hid by a vampire somewhere near southern Tilea). Tyrion with his utter trust in his bro, not knowing that Teclis had already sold his soul to the scheme of Lileath, arrogantly demanded the Prince of Luccini, Lorenzo Lupo to stop barring his way and allowed him to search wherever he wanted in the Tilean's princedom. Normally, Lupo would have yielded but he just successfully secured a huge diplomatic coup by marrying Borgio the Besieger's daughter and they could then divide Tilea for themselves only. With the might of the Besieger and his superbly drilled army present, Lorenzo felt the time had come to settle the most awkward question in the Warhammer universe, "who are the most cultured and tactically astute, the sterile Asurs or the vibrant Tileans?" Thus before the great rampart of Luccini, the infamous battle of, uhm, Luccini unfolded...
Tyrion's "Daddy is Best" Host (3352 pts)
Tyrion
Teclis
Eltharion-Stormwing
Caladryan
Noble BSB, Barded ES, Shield of Merwyrm, Sword of anti-heroes, Luckstone, Dragon Armor
5 Ellyrian reavers (Musician)
7 Silver Helms (Full Command)
11 Dragon Princes (FC, Banner of World Dragon, Drakemaster-Star lance, Enchanted Shield)
24 Phoenix guards (FC, Razor standard)
12 Swordmasters (FC, Warbanner)
3 Tiranoc Chariots
1 Bolt Thrower
I played with only painted models in my collection so the Core was way below minimum. But then there was no GW watching anyway!
The united Front of Tilea (3446 pts)
Lorenzo Lupo
Borgio the Besieger
Wizard Lord lv4 (Staff of Fickle Fortune, Talisman of Preservation, Potion of Toughness)
Leonardo da Miragliano
Paymaster (paychest, Armor of Destiny, Great weapon)
12 Marksmen of Miragliano (BS 4, no long range penalty)
35 Alcatani Fellowship
11 Voland's Venators
11 Freelancers (FC)
10 Duelists with pistol
12 Handgunner
35 Paymaster's Bodyguards (4+ AS, FC, banner of Discipline, Stubborn ld 9 as long as the Paymaster stays alive in the unit, Str 5 with Halberd)
10 Pitfighters with javelins and shields (WS4, BS4, 2 A)
2 cannon (48" range, D6 wounds)
2 Galloper Guns with Bronzino (24" range, D3 wounds)
3 Maneaters (Stubborn, Swiftstride, one with GW, 2 with braces of handguns)
Two armies were the grossest cheese fest I could pile against each other

and still very fluffy. Magic channeling was 4 D6 instead of 2 D6 and the dispelling side got 2 middle dices. Teclis took all the nastiest spells in the 8 lore books while the Merc wizard got life and the troublesome Dweller Below. All in all, the battle was massive blood bath with some great highlights here:
-High Elves had 1st turn and rushed forward. Teclic, in the Phoenix guard unit, buffed his strength with Savage Beast in case of a Dweller thrown in his way. His Purple Sun cast but misfire, lucky no one died. The big Searing doom on Voland's boys was dispelled.
-Tilea Turn 1 saw the withering fire of magic and cannon. An IF Dweller on Phoenix Guards dropped 12 AND Caladryan, luckily Teclis had his foresight and saved his bacon. Between them, the 4 cannon destroyed 2 chariot and the bolt thrower (my inch guess range was still up to the job!) The Markmen was with Leonardo, which allowed them to reroll any 1 to hit, absolutely devastated the Swordmasters and sent them packing till they hit the board. One unit of Lancers hit a chariot and overran to a wood, got 3 dead for their trouble, panicked and packed up as well. Borgio and Voland's Venators charged the Dragon Princes under Tyrion's and BSB's command got totally mauled by the 2 big Elves even before they could strike (Sword of Anti-Heroes works best against, guess what, Regiments of Renown armies

). After killed only one Dragon Princeling in return, the elite Tilean knights lost by a lot yet stood their ground though.
-The next turn witnessed Teclic's magic at his full power. His Big Savage Beast helped Tyrion's unit to finish off Borgio's lads while Purple sun dropped a third of the Bodyguards. Eltharion charged the Maneaters, a little weakened by bow fire and destroyed them all. He held but still expose himself to 1 cannon and 1 galloper gun. Reavers ready to pound on one cannon soon.
-Tileans' turn 2 saw their Wizard Lord's Dweller finally got destroyed by Teclis' Scroll of Hoeth. But cannons, bolts and shots were still grievous. Storming had 2 wounds left, 6 Phoenix guards, 2 princelings and 4 silver helms bit the dust.
-Then Tyrion and his drinking buddies charged the Body guards and with the aid of Savage beast, killed the Paymaster and slaughtering a heap. The grizzled veterans then swung their massive halberd and crashed down 5 Dragon Princes (they got Hatred now). Somehow the Bodyguards managed to fill 5 in the second rank so they barely held on Steadfast. Eltharion flew to a galloping unit with Bronzino and ate him handily. The reavers destroyed the next cannon.
-Tilean's turn 3 began with one of the most celebrated rituals in Warhammer Fantasy. All units in Dogs of war army took a leadership test. Luckily for now if they failed, they just squabbled and did nothing instead of running their socks off, unless they rolled Double 6, in this case they did run their socks off! Only the hangunners were affected but the rest of the shooters really didn't need them when they put the rest of the Phoenix guards to Asuryan's Nursery. Teclis chickened off before the naughty laughters of those ruthless Pitfighters. Nevertheless the magical balance was swiftly restored when Tyrion's boys beat and ran down the Bodyguards with the embedded wizard.
The rest of the game beheld the mighty show-down between Eltharion and Lorenzo Lupo. The latter managed to put 2 wounds on the Elf Lord before getting chopped down. With his death, the Alcatanis crumbled before the might of Eltharion, Stromwing, Tyrion (left his Dragon Princes) and the SilverHelms. They still held long enough to witness the demise of the Elven Stardard Bearer and all the Princelings by the nasty Pitfighter's Javenlins though, well, after the knights had put Maximilian to the sword and chased down the Marksmen.
In the end, it was an utter 3 and a half hour bloodbath. High Elves had only 5 models left, Tyrion, Eltharion and 3 Silver Helms. The only Tileans surviving were the Pit fighters and the Hangunners. Of course when one racks up the VP, the Asurs were easily comfortable winners due to the huge worth of their heroes. But then, from now on, Tyrion has better switch his generalship to Mordheim instead
