Ulthuan

Ahem, sir. I believe the only advice I have to give, is this:

"Fuck it, we ball"

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I was kind of thinking that, even tho the PG don't outperform the SM by much on offense they would be a better holding unit for counter charges/2nd round of combat augmentation spells, stuff like that. 6+ ward and 6+ armour save compared to no saves at all for the Swordmasters against Bretonnians. T...

Yeah you can also just adjust the army composition rules:

Up to 25% of your points may be on characters, 75% MUST be core, and if you want any Rare or Special Units they come from that 25% Character budget.

Here is the thing: If people aren't building tournament lists there is a LOT you can do with the High Elf roster. The High Elves are uniquely poised to do well in a limited hero game because their models are fairly elite, all around. So when you have an Empire General going up against your unit cham...

Well I mean, you have like 30 more core models than most other armies so to me that is fairly basic if you are playing people you don't know and are just trying to bring a list that can have a fun game against any style of army. If I was going to go up against people I knew, and knew their playstyle...

If you know your opponent will be fielding a similarly themed army I think this is quite good. Very thematic with dashing cavalry and ranks of spears and archers. Obviously I love the theme. If your opponent is just "who ever I run into at the store" you might want to consider adding in so...

The transfer sheet should help with the shields. It's not known if the bow in quiver bits will be on the sprues or not. Both good points, they may have made new sprues entirely. If they kept the exact same sprue, however, then there will be quivers (really bows in holsters, but I digress) on the sa...

...they are part of the launch boxset, which does not make me happy. I had a feeling that the boxset would be regular archers and spearman. I was hoping for a Sea guard themed boxset, but no. Those models are Sea Guard, just not Isle of Blood Sea Guard. You simply attach the quiver that comes on th...

I would never run unprotected SM units with so few models and no protection on Nobles, so there is 0 shot of ditching the archers. They are not darts at all, but screens/additional drops to refuse a flank. The Nobles being a unit of 6 SM by themselves is the point, plus the ASF aspect. 6 SM are not ...

hero msu [1999 pts] Characters [955 pts] Prince [267 pts] Mounted the Prince to have him lead a beefed up Silver Helm unit. Still have tons of flexibility but now have a faster hammer unit. - Hand weapon - Great weapon - Full plate armour - General - Barded Elven Steed - Talisman of Protection - Pa...

I get that and did similar back then. But they also had ASF and two attacks each back then to blend anything they touched. This has certainly lessened, even though they are still potent, of course. I am hoping to make up for it by having a hero with 3 attacks in each unit, bringing them quite close...

Anduil of Elithis wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:13 pm At the least, the Swordmasters should have Drilled, I think.

I used to play 7 man units all the time in 7th and it worked really well, but I just realized that with an noble that is going to be 8. Let me rework it to see what that looks like.

I guess I was more worried about it being easy to get Grail Knights/Heros/Lords into combat with the Swordmasters. I feel like if I was going to do Swordmasters I would need to go MSU.

hero msu [2000 pts] Back in 7th Edition I used to run an army when I wanted to utterly dominate people in 7th Ed. The idea behind this list is tactical flexibility leading to easy decisions, concentration of force, and stranding opposing heavy hitters out of combat. I know it won't be nearly as goo...

My thoughts behind the Phoenix Guard is wanting to bring big blocks of combat resolution that are hard to remove. I understand that Swordmasters are good offensively... but are they? Against Brettonians getting the charge? They feel like they would be much better against infantry. I am not really an...

Proper Army [2000 pts] Characters [915 pts] Noble [292 pts] - Joins the unit of Phoenix Guard on the side - Hand weapon - Great weapon - Full plate armour - Shield - Battle Standard Bearer [Battle Banner] - Tiranoc Chariot - Opal Amulet - Seed of Rebirth - Dragon Helm - Pure of Heart Prince [248 pt...

Velmates wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:04 pm Just a quick thought: if you want to start learning the game and possibly play with others who are just beginning, make a more beginner-friendly and fun list.

I second this advice, as well.

An issue with going "full try-hard" while trying to learn is that the second you bring what is perceived as a "hard" or "tournament" list people are going to want you to follow the rules of the big/mainstream tournies. That would mean you are overspending on your Prince...

Skirmy List [1997 pts] Characters [999 pts] Archmage [254 pts] - Hand weapon - Level 4 Wizard - Elven Steed - Seed of Rebirth - Silvery Wand - Opal Amulet - Battle Magic Handmaiden of the Everqueen [90 pts] - Hand weapon - Handmaiden's spear - Bow of Avelorn - Light armour - Horn of Isha - General ...

Yeah that is actually a great call - I normally don't run the Battle Banner without the War Banner since the War Banner is better, point-for-point. I meant to include the War Banner on a unit stand bearer, but didn't end up liking it on any of the units I have. As for the core: I can only drop 1 Sis...

Skirmy List [1997 pts] Edited to for character changes suggested Characters [999 pts] Archmage [254 pts] - Now thinking High Magic or Battle Magic is viable if I am running 5 spells. - Hand weapon - Level 4 Wizard - Elven Steed - Seed of Rebirth - Silvery Wand - Opal Amulet - Battle Magic Handmaiden...

Oh snap that is smart. I just wanted the Cloak to be portable so I could apply it to whatever unit I wanted to during the deployment phase.

Ah, this is an excellent point. I was planning on letting my cavalry take unsupported leadership checks, and to use my BSB with Pure of Heart for my general leadership effect. I did forget to notate that the Noble is Pure of Heart since the upgrade is free. I imagine my Prince will actually be runni...

High Elf Realms [1998 pts] Warhammer: The Old World, High Elf Realms Characters [1000 pts] General -- Cavalry Prince [258 pts] - Hand weapon - Great weapon - Full plate armour - Barded Elven Steed - 2x Opal Amulet - The Cloak of Beards - Paymaster's Coin - Charmed Shield Archmage on Frostheart Phoen...

Ceridian hit the nail on the head. You have to be able to complete the charge according to the normal rules after moving the fleeing unit. At this point we simply revert to the rules for charging a unit thatis Holding against the charge.since you cannot move through enemies during a charge without c...

Thanks man, this unit really excites me so I'm really enjoying working on it. Played a 3000 poi t game today against WoC. I went star dragon lord, two level twos and a foot bsb. 23 pheo ix guard with razor banner, 30 spears, 18 archers, 10 Helms, 5 DPs, 4 BTs, 5 reavers, 2 Eagles. My Silver Helms an...

hi guys I'm starting out my new army it's going to be themed around obviously the garrison of Griffin gate.I'm working on converting unit fillersin many of the units to look like eagles or possibly Griffins as well. my unit of white lions has a converted Griffin while my unit of silver Helms has a c...

This looks awesome and I like the pose you have given your dragon. Don't worry about washing or highlighting rank and file models if you don't want, but maybe try it on a model you reallly like, such as a character. I tend to stick to base coat colors with simple washes and highlights on normal troo...

Soi. Have some pictures but we play on a plain table with very representative rather than realistic terrain. If anyone is interested in seeing dirty garage hammer at its worst I may post pics but not likely. Anyways, so there is a huge complex building in the center of the map that allow the housing...

Actual army list submitted, any thoughts would be great the game stats later today