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The Banner elevates the piece to a higher level threat. He’d be useful more often with a bow+potion combo but with this flag he has the potential to he’s alpha A capacity to do unusual things? Maybe it's like the Shield of Saphery PG, the 3+ Ward combined with a still formidable offense takes it to...

How do you think your Griffon BSB compares to Caradryan on Ashtari? What do you reckon would happen replacing the Griffon BSB + phoenix with Caradryan on Ashtari + a tooled up Noble on Great Eagle? MasterOfNone, Thanks for the question. In truth I hadn’t considered Caradrayan at all. My starting po...

Hello! It's been about a dozen years since I've commented on this blog and I'm so pleased to see that its still running and @seredain is still playing High Elves. With the announcement of Old World I'm hoping some hype gets some old WFB out in my local scene and my High Elves can ride again. The co...

Prince - Dragon Armour, Giant Blade, Shield of the Merwyrm, Talisman of Obsidian - 244. Not sure how you came to that value: Prince 140 Giant blade 60 Merwyrm 15 Dragon armour 20 MR +1 15 Tot 250? Prince 140 Giant blade 60 Merwyrm 15 Heavy armour 6 MR +1 15 Tot 236 MoN, Oh God you’re right!! And I ...

Hi SA, Thanks for the great write up. Without you recording these events they would fade for me into a haze of emails, child-raising and national holidays. A strange battle in that the turning point apparently happened in the opening shooting phase! I think that this would have been the time to go f...

People are stuck with core and can take redirectors from there if they need. I'm coming round to this way of thinking. I think reavers are worth it because they are core. However, I would still bring eagles if Reavers weren't core. The ability to take a unit out of the game for 1 or 2 turns is very...

Cagefest 2023! Dud magic phases from both sides render a decisive push difficult. One Fury surviving one turn followed by one flamer on one wound the next seriously hurt my soul. At last my right flank is secure but getting big points looks difficult with Nurgle’s children beating a retreat…

Thanks for the write-up SA! A cagey game… neither side wishes to risk a failed charge and both sides think they can win with magic. The high elf phases for Turns 1 and 2 actually both flub to successful dispels, so thus far the duel favours Tzeentch! Resolute high elf shooting compensates with its i...

A beautiful looking army Tyrren. You should be proud!

You're right we all pray for new helms and spears. Still, those gleaming white shields look magnificent once the ranks are formed up.

Best wishes,

S

Sorry I'm late. We had a second baby and then the world went away. Plus the now-two year old has been keeping us thin and tired by giving us a new virus every couple of weeks since September last year! Little people tend to do that to you. I've got two at home myself. To use an old saying, This too...

Thanks for the update Axiem. Promising stuff!

SA, Good points - thanks. The helms by themselves are restricted to acting as fast cavalry but with a 2+ save. They'll beat other core units or move quickly to jump on war machines. A unit of 10 is enough to force a response from more expensive units and so can act as an effective distraction carnif...

The Griffon of the World Dragon - some thoughts Hi Seredain, Thanks for the update. Can I ask, how does your BSB on his griffon, with the BotWD, operate in your army? I don't think he can join units, so is he there as a magic and shooting magnet? Also do you find that you have to be careful with yo...

Glad to hear you're still around @'Seredain'! Will be looking forward to any future posts. Curious to hear your thoughts on The Old World as well if you have any -- looks like announcements are a few hours away (hopefully live by the time you're reading this). Also -- no Cavalry Prince? Like the re...

Thanks for the write-up SA! A super interesting game. My main takeaways: 1) The Beasts are the greatest of roadblocks. I knew I couldn't avoid them with my cavalry so just decided to accept my fate and get stuck in sooner rather than later. In part because... 2) Fiery Convocation neutered the plague...

I don’t think the big bus works for me as a solution. It's really not your thing, is it? Do you have an example Empire list in mind? Perhaps not exactly as I'd have done it but I found one on this thread by Curu Olannon: https://ulthuan.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=64932&start=30 Total Ro...

Let us know if you ever do get that Chaos Dwarves battle played :) As for Ogre's; they're an army I would love to love. They have some lovely models and characterful choices. They're also reasonably easy to get an army ready to fight since you have a low model count. But their choices are just a bi...

Hi chaps, Sorry I'm late. We had a second baby and then the world went away. Plus the now-two year old has been keeping us thin and tired by giving us a new virus every couple of weeks since September last year! I owed you a conclusion to the tournament recorded in the last page. Unfortunately the l...

SA, I think there are two tricks to using repeaters against ogres. 1) Use obstacles if you can find them. It’s easy mode but in a proper randomised table they have a good chance of showing up to bounce a cannonball for free. 2) Don’t be drawn into a shootout with your repeaters vs his ironblasters. ...

Antelano wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 4:50 pm The Waaagh! growing ever so slightly...

Beautiful work Antelano. Like something right out of White Dwarf.

I gave up painting to this standard a long, long time ago. I do hope you don’t go blind painting 100 goblins!

Maybe he’s here under a pseudonym already...

Henry - I live in the same neighbourhood. Give me a shout and let’s have a game!

Chaos Dwarfs! Amazing. Seredain’s oldest and greatest enemy was a corrupted dwarf sorcerer lord named Zochaz (prn. Zot-chaz) who turned to magic and darkness during the War of the Beard, and slew Seredain’s father Urithan. As I recall, the legend was born when my friend Matthew and I were playing be...

SA, Thanks for the comments. Agreed on all points! I faced a high elf Teclis list (posted in this thread somewhere), with a full gun line plus strong magic phase which saw my Phoenix guard reduced to I think one model… A close run thing! To your list I’d probably add the Witch Star with cauldron and...

SA, MoN, Thanks for the comments. There are a lot of points to unpack there and I think they're all essentially correct. The Empire army crammed itself into a tiny space and offered me charges. They paid off for me and let me steamroll into taking a big win with two whole turns still to go. What cou...

I read Seredain's battle reports and I think "Watch and learn..." So wha'ts happening next? MoN, I'll tell you! EMPIRE TURN 2 The great weapon knights charged the reavers before them. The demigryph knights, frustrated at the pave of their advance, took the opportunity to charge the flank ...

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Hi Jasker, Great list! Amazing ranged power at these points, great manoeuvrability and great punch. You’ll have a great ability to stand off and dominate enemy armies at ranged or quickly close in where the former looks like a losing strategy. Infantry core lists at these points might find themselve...

That is a beautiful wolf. In a slavering way.

Great work!

And from the October mists, a second report comes. Unfortunately some of that mist appears to have found its way onto my camera for this one. Apologies in advance! GAME 2 – EMPIRE My opponent has something like my nightmare Empire list, minus steamtanks. Karl Franz - barded warhorse, Ghal Maraz Wiza...