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Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 9:53 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:Still, a bit unlucky to go down so fast.
I agree.
RE.Lee wrote:My knights win decisively against the forest spirits and run them down. Yay
Bit unlucky to fail Steadfast 8?
RE.Lee wrote:The Archmage is killed
Ouch.
Prince of Spires wrote:I think in the last 2 to 3 turns you had both run out of steam a bit.
It's telling that both sides' most dangerous units, the cavalry, ended up shot to death.

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:07 pm
by RE.Lee
SpellArcher wrote:
RE.Lee wrote:My knights win decisively against the forest spirits and run them down. Yay
Bit unlucky to fail Steadfast 8?
Yup. No BSB didn't help.

Enjoyable battle, we'll probably run a finale to the campaign some time soon :wink:

I've also painted up another wizard:

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Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:15 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:Yup. No BSB didn't help.
Tricky call at those points isn’t it?
RE.Lee wrote:I've also painted up another wizard:
Nice, bold yellow.

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 6:20 pm
by RE.Lee
SpellArcher wrote:
RE.Lee wrote:Yup. No BSB didn't help.
Tricky call at those points isn’t it?
No BSB, because she was dead by this point :wink:

Another wizard done:

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Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:11 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:No BSB, because she was dead by this point
#-o
RE.Lee wrote:Another wizard done
Very nice, love the colours on the staff.

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:54 am
by Prince of Spires
RE.Lee wrote: Another wizard done:
You're on a roll. Looking good.

LD 8 without a reroll isn't that secure. it tends to fail at exactly the wrong time usually.

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:06 pm
by SpellArcher
Prince of Spires wrote:LD 8 without a reroll isn't that secure. it tends to fail at exactly the wrong time usually.
Yes, when it's our own stuff Rod. Opposing units have an annoying habit of passing such tests, in my experience.

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 5:41 pm
by RE.Lee
At least one side of the conflict won't have problems with passing leadership tests, as I've finally scheduled the rematch against Vampire Counts for tomorrow :wink:

My list:

Archlector on War Altar, GW, HA, shield
Wizard Lord, level 4 Light, Dispel Scroll

BSB, Sword of Might, Enchanted Shield, FPA
Witch Hunter, Brace of Pistols
Engineer, LA

38 Halberdiers, command
2x5 Archers in detachment
17 Handgunners, command

30 Greatswords, command
3 Demigryphs
5 Pistoliers, champion with brace including repeater

Hellblaster

I mostly wanted to take things I didn't take last time, hence no Steam Tank for example. Only my beloved Pistoliers made the cut :)

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:05 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:I mostly wanted to take things I didn't take last time
Like Infantry RE?

:)
RE.Lee wrote:Engineer, LA
Be interesting to see how much respect the Helblaster gets with this dude around.
RE.Lee wrote:3 Demigryphs
Nice and grindy.

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:51 am
by Prince of Spires
Nice and diverse list. A bit of everything in there. Should be fun to play I think. Any scenario's in the planning for the battle?

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:56 pm
by RE.Lee
SpellArcher wrote:
RE.Lee wrote:I mostly wanted to take things I didn't take last time
Like Infantry RE?
:lol:

We ended up rolling for the scenario and ended up with the "5 movable objectives" one. As the goblins were left at home my opponent picked a selection of characters from his shelf - Gotrek, another Slayer, a 5th ed Wardancer Hero and 2 Waywatchers, to represent a party of adventurers that needed saving (or indeed sacrificing on the altar of Nagash).

I tweaked my list a bit, as I didn't paint the other 5 archers and was a bit short on core.

Archlector on War Altar, GW, HA, shield
Wizard Lord, level 4 Light, Dispel Scroll

BSB, Sword of Might, Enchanted Shield, FPA
Witch Hunter, Brace of Pistols
Engineer, LA

39 Halberdiers, command, shields (useless, I know)
5 Archers in detachment
16 Handgunners, command

29 Greatswords, command
3 Demigryphs
5 Pistoliers, champion with brace including repeater

Hellblaster

Vampire Counts:

Kemmler
Vamp, +1 attacks aura, -1Ld aura
BSB
Wraith
Necromancer, dispel scroll

30ish Skeletons
30ish Zombies
20ish Ghouls
5 Dire Wolves

23 Grave Guards, GW, command, Banner of the Burrows
5 Hexwraiths
Terrorgheist

Deployment:

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I got Shems, Banishement, Net, Timewarp.
Undead got several Neheks, Gaze of Nagash, Curse of Years and Van Hels.

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:50 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:Gotrek
Something funny ought to happen with this one!
RE.Lee wrote:23 Grave Guards, GW, command, Banner of the Burrows
With no Blender Lord you must be able to take these on.
RE.Lee wrote:5 Hexwraiths
Terrorgheist
Magic Missiles for the win!

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:21 am
by Prince of Spires
I'm sure I've said it before, but that battlemat looks epic. Turns a battle that would otherwise look pretty mundane into something fantastical.

Is that the Skullvane manse in the middle there? It looks pretty good from a distance :)
SpellArcher wrote:
RE.Lee wrote:Gotrek
Something funny ought to happen with this one!
I'm pretty sure he at least will object to being saved...

Rod

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 12:50 pm
by RE.Lee
Prince of Spires wrote: Is that the Skullvane manse in the middle there? It looks pretty good from a distance :)
It is and its a fabulous bit of scenery! Need to get one of my own :)

No Blender Lord was a relief, though I didn't learn he was absent until I clashed with the GGs.

Turn 1:

I start off with advancing with the right flank, the Pistoliers up front, picking up one of the objectives and shooting 4 out of 5 Dire Wolves. Magic is stopped but my opponent does burn his scroll to accomplish this.

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Undead march to meet me - Kemmler and the Skeletons (sound like the name of a band!) grab the Manse and the objective hidden inside it. I burn my scroll to stop Curse of Years on the Halberdiers. Terrorgheist screams off my Pistoliers :(

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Turn 2:

Demigryphs charge and wipe out the Wolves. The rest of the army pushed up a bit with the Archer detachment picking up an objective right in front of the GGs. In the magic phase I managed to fail to cast a boosted Shems on 6 dice (!!!). I cheer myself up by gunning down several Zombies with the Hellblaster (only visible target).

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Terrorgheist charges the Demis, GGs charge the Archers. Hexwraiths run through the Greatswords, killing 4. Gaze of Nagash kills 4 Halberdiers. Terrorgheist kills a Demi, but takes 4 wounds back! Archers die and the Grave Guards pick the objective from their cold dead hands.

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Turn 3:

Greatswords charge the Zombies. Magic kills the Hexwraiths (I was getting worried there!), while shooting continues to do nothing due to lack of targets...
Demigryphs heroically bring down the Terrorgheist and brace to receive the incoming Ghouls. Greatswords beat the Zombies and crumble some. This might take a while though.

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Grave Guards charge my Halberdiers. Ghouls charge the Demigryphs.
Kemmler casts a big Van Hels - re-rolls to wound could hurt this turn!
Halberdiers fight heroically and hold on despite losing 14 of their number. Their 24 S4 attack with hatred are not to be sniffed at! Demis kill some Ghouls and continue fighting. The Greatswords kill the remaining Zombies but are left fighting a Wight they cannot wound. Will static CR do the trick?

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So, all units engaged and its a matter of grinding it out. Place your bets!

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:29 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:Magic is stopped but my opponent does burn his scroll to accomplish this.
Solid.
RE.Lee wrote:I burn my scroll to stop Curse of Years on the Halberdiers
Tricky one I guess because otherwise you'll want to dispel the RIP in your own phase, neutering that.
RE.Lee wrote:In the magic phase I managed to fail to cast a boosted Shems on 6 dice (!!!).
Sometimes this just happens.
RE.Lee wrote:Terrorgheist charges the Demis,
Just no. The scream is not that good and it"s not there for the messy second round. I sometimes wonder just what, apart from the 1+ save, makes Demis so awesome but they are. They grind like hell.
RE.Lee wrote:Magic kills the Hexwraiths (I was getting worried there!)
I'm not surprised RE, given how annoying they were in that earlier battle.
RE.Lee wrote:Will static CR do the trick?
Combat Reform as deep as possible?

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:40 am
by RE.Lee
SpellArcher wrote:
RE.Lee wrote:I burn my scroll to stop Curse of Years on the Halberdiers
Tricky one I guess because otherwise you'll want to dispel the RIP in your own phase, neutering that.
The defensive nature of RiP spells is such a pain and I needed my magic missiles to deal with the ethereals!
SpellArcher wrote:
RE.Lee wrote:Terrorgheist charges the Demis,
Just no. The scream is not that good and it"s not there for the messy second round. I sometimes wonder just what, apart from the 1+ save, makes Demis so awesome but they are. They grind like hell.
The Terrorgheist is really fragile in combat, especially against non-stompable units. My opponent wanted to get him out of Hellblaster territory as soon as possible - hence the move. I also run halberds on my Demis, making them a bit more likely to take damage.
SpellArcher wrote:
RE.Lee wrote:Will static CR do the trick?
Combat Reform as deep as possible?
Thats what I did, though I didn't move the models themselves - we just assumed they were 5 wide.

Turn 4:

War Altar moves out of the way, should the GGs break my halberdiers.
I IF Timewarp on the unit however, making it less likely. A couple of handgunners die to the blast, but its well worth it.
Shooting does nothing - no targets (why did I bother with the Hellblaster?).
In combat the GGs get smashed and only the Vampire remains. I reform into a column with whats left of my unit.
Greatswords fail to beat the ghost and lose a few of their number.
The 2 Demigryphs carry on fighting.

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Skeletons leave the Tower, preparing to mop up the Halberdiers.
Magic boosts the fighters a bit.
My BSB challenges the Vampire and slays him outright - thats faith and steel for you!
Elsewhere the Ghouls kill a Demigryph, but are down to 2 ranks themselves.
The Greatswords finish off the Wight and turn to grab an objective.

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Turn 5:

Greatswords claim their target. I forget to move my Handgunners, so won't be able to get Gotrek...
I again cast Timewarp on the Halberdiers.
Demigryph brings down the Ghouls to 5.

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Skeletons charge.
Magic is stopped.
Demigryph wipes out the Ghouls.
Halberdiers hold against the Kemmler-led skeletons on nothing less than Insane Courage!

The battle is over - its a 2:1 victory for the Empire!

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Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:23 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:The Terrorgheist is really fragile
Virtually no saves is a killer RE.
RE.Lee wrote: I also run halberds on my Demis
More sportsmanship!
RE.Lee wrote:why did I bother with the Hellblaster?
To keep the Terrorgheist honest?
RE.Lee wrote:Demigryph wipes out the Ghouls.
Hardcore.
RE.Lee wrote:Halberdiers hold against the Kemmler-led skeletons on nothing less than Insane Courage!
Your opponent must be so fed up!

Another good win. The undead characters proved a bit fragile here.

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 6:24 pm
by RE.Lee
SpellArcher wrote:
RE.Lee wrote:why did I bother with the Hellblaster?
To keep the Terrorgheist honest?
That was it, I guess :wink: Even had the Ghouls or Grave Guards broken through the line, I'd be able to unleash some righteous fury. That's defense in depth!
SpellArcher wrote:
RE.Lee wrote:Halberdiers hold against the Kemmler-led skeletons on nothing less than Insane Courage!
Your opponent must be so fed up!
They didn't need Insane Courage, but I rolled it anyway :lol:

A really fun battle that could have gone either way until the very end. Kemmler not doing much was the problem, I think, those points would have been better spent on a solid Blender.
I initially though my list would get whooped, but I had solid numbers and the War Altar's aura of hatred really helped me in the grinds. That and Timewarp, conveniently IF'ed at the exact right time!

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Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:05 am
by Prince of Spires
Congrats on the win. Reads like a fun battle. Parts of the VC army definitely under-performed. Which helped.
RE.Lee wrote:
Prince of Spires wrote: Is that the Skullvane manse in the middle there? It looks pretty good from a distance :)
It is and its a fabulous bit of scenery! Need to get one of my own :)
Seeing it like that makes me agree. Somehow GW often manages to make horrible pictures of lovely models...
RE.Lee wrote: So, all units engaged and its a matter of grinding it out. Place your bets!
At this point I found it hard to call. Which is usually a sign of a good and fun battle. But it was still anyone's game at this point.

As for the Hellblaster, that just how battles go sometimes. Everything ended up in combat reasonably fast. Which quickly reduces viable targets. But it the battle would have gone differently, for instance because of a different scenario, then it could very well have been a good option to have. it probably requires a few more games to figure out if it has a role here or not.

Rod

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:20 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:That's defense in depth!
Competing in every phase RE.
Prince of Spires wrote:it probably requires a few more games to figure out if it has a role here or not.
I agree Rod, be interesting to see it get another run out.

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 6:31 pm
by RE.Lee
Prince of Spires wrote: Somehow GW often manages to make horrible pictures of lovely models...
This is so true!

Tight battle and probably the Vampire Counts player will have a longer break from gaming, with his baby due in March.

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We are planning a bigger multi-player battle with some other guys. Happening next weekend and I've yet to decide on the scenario or the armies we'll be playing (I'll be supplying most of the miniatures).

Anything you'd like to see?

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:41 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:Anything you'd like to see?
High Elves v Warriors of Chaos.

:)

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:20 am
by RE.Lee
SpellArcher wrote:
RE.Lee wrote:Anything you'd like to see?
High Elves v Warriors of Chaos.

:)
Can't say no to that! :D

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:23 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:Happening next weekend
How're the preparations going RE?

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:28 pm
by RE.Lee
Its happening tomorrow. HE vs Legion of Chaos at 4k per side. Thinking 3 objectives - Forest, Fort and Hill? Still tweaking lists...

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:12 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:Still tweaking lists...
I’m hoping these are brutal.

:mrgreen:

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:28 am
by RE.Lee
Well, there's both a Star Dragon and a Bloodthirster so you decide yourself :lol:

Scenario:
1 VP for each of:
- controlling the Fort in the center
- controlling the Wood in the south
- dealing most damage to the Hierotitan (WS3, T5, 4++), who would be moving randomly (scatter + artillery) at the beginning of each full turn and dealing 3D6-Ld wounds (no armour saves) to the closest unit).

High Elves:

Prince on Star Dragon, Sword of Might, Armour of Destiny, Other Trickster's Shard, shield
Archmage, Level 4 High, Book of Hoeth, ToPreservation
BSB on barded steed, Star Lance, Golden Crown, Dragon Helm, GW
Mage, Level 2 Light, Dispel Scroll, Khaine's Ring of Fury

25 Spearmen, command, SoDiscipline
25 Spearmen, command
20 Archers, command
14 Archers, command
9 Silver Helms, command, shields

21 White Lions, command, BotWD
20 Phoenix Guards, command, Razor Banner
20 Swordmaster, command, BoSwiftness
6 Dragon Princes, command, Gleaming Pennant

3x RBT
2x Eagle

Chaos Legion:

Chaos Lord of Tzeentch, SoAntiheroes, ToPreservation, Third Eye, Soulfeeder, Enchanted Shield
Great Bray Shaman, Level 4 Beasts, MoK, AHW, Jagged Dagger, Chalice of Dark Rain, PoStrength
Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster

BSB, Beast Banner, MoK, Gnarled Hide, shield
Bray Shaman, Level 2 Beasts, MoK, AHW, Dispel Scroll

36 Gors, MoK, AHW, command
23 Chaos Warriors, MoT, command, shields, SoDiscipline
10 Ungor Raiders, MoS
Tuskgor Chariot
5 Warhounds

30 Bestigors, MoK, command, BoSwiftness
Gorebest Chariot
2x Razorgor

Hellcannon
Shaggoth
3 Skullcrushers, Ensorcelled Weapons, command, Gleaming Pennant

Deployment:

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My Shamans got everything in Beasts apart from Kadon's and Pann's

Archmage got Unforging, Quench, Convocation and Apotheosis, while Mage got Pha's and Shem's.

On with it!

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:23 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:Hierotitan
Does this guy start dead centre RE? Could be a problem for the Helms. I get BSB in the centre but they've got a wall of infantry in front.
RE.Lee wrote:Prince on Star Dragon, Sword of Might, Armour of Destiny, Other Trickster's Shard, shield
You've got Hellcannon but you can't re-roll scatter, Amber Spear but HE's have a scroll. If D6 wounds do get through, they won't kill him. He's your biggest issue, clearly.
RE.Lee wrote:21 White Lions, command, BotWD
20 Phoenix Guards, command, Razor Banner
20 Swordmaster, command, BoSwiftness
You may be able to beat these but it won't be easy.
RE.Lee wrote:3x RBT
2x Eagle
The RBT will be a pain for the Bloodthirster and Eagles are always annoying.
RE.Lee wrote:Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster
Is this the one with MR 3? I'd try to get him into combat fast.
RE.Lee wrote:Deployment
Unless it's PG opposite the Crushers they are looking dangerous. What's that next to them?

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:34 pm
by RE.Lee
Hierotitan starts way up north on the hill. You can see everybody is trying to stay clear of him :wink: We're hoping on the Hellcannon to do some damage here. The Dragon will have to wait. Also - we've nerfed all artillery to only do D3+1 damage.

Wrath of Khorne is the one with +2S on charge +1A later on, stubborn and a useful S5 breath weapon. No Heroic Killing Blow, though. He's MR2 I think, with no Banishment around I'm not that worried about magic, the RBTs could be an issue however.

The Crushers are down south, Razorgor by their side with the PGs opposite them.

Turn 1:

Chaos advances slowly. We manage to cast Curse of Anraheir on the Swordmasters, to prevent them from getting near the fort. Hellcannon causes 2 wounds on the Titan, who moved our way and smited a single Ungor with his beam.

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Elves push up the field, with the White Lions taking the forest and the Spearmen getting between our Gors and the enemy massed Archers. Magic is stopped, but we burn our scroll. Shooting does 2 wounds on the Beastman Chariot but luckily RBTs fail to wound the Titan.

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Turn 2:

Titan moves towards the Spearmen but does no damage.

We declare several charges (south to north): Bestigors and a Razorgor against White Lions, Chariot against Eagle, Gors against Spearmen, Razorgor against Dragon Princes. All make it!
Warriors take the Fort, while the Bloodthirster hid behind it.
Magic is largely stopped with a scroll, though we did manage to cast Savage Beast on the Great Shaman. The Hellcannon misses but the humble Ungors deal a wound to the Titan (9 shots, hitting on 5+, wounding on 6+, 4+ ward save)!
Bestigors butcher the White Lions and surprisingly break the last 5. Despite the Razorgor joining the hunt they were not run down, though. The Chariot failed its dangerous terrain test going in, then rolled 1 impact hit, failing to kill the eagle, then took its last wound before the Beastmen could finish off the Eagle. Humiliating, really.
Gors fared better against the Spearmen, obviously, especially with the 8 S7 attacks of the Great Shaman. Again 5 elves survived, again they broke and again managed to run away.
The Razorgor managed to kill a Dragon Prince but ran away from the Knights.

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Counter charges! Dragon Princes charge the Shaggoth near the fort. Silver Helms flank charge my Gors, while the Dragon hits the Bestigors in the side. Phoenix Guards make it to the Crushers.
Magic and shooting were uneventful, crucially no wounds were dealt to the Titan.
The Shaggoth killed 3 DPs but suffered 4 wounds in return and broke from combat, with the Fort luckily interfering with the pursuit. Silver Helms almost killed my Great Shaman but, on his last wound, the powerful Beastman slaughtered their unit. The guys up front did not manage to kill the road-bump of an Eagle and the combat continued.
Dragon was challenged by my Champion, whose sacrifice allowed the unit to survive. For now.
Phoenix Guards rolled poorly, caused a single wound and took some 6 back. They held on Steadfast.

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Quite a turn! Most forces engaged, Beastmen going strong but might be running out of steam. Warriors and Daemon biding their time for now, but with the Dragon already chewing through stuff can they wait much longer?

Re: RE.Lee's "Record of Lost Colonies" - End Times Reloaded!

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:54 pm
by SpellArcher
RE.Lee wrote:The Dragon will have to wait. Also - we've nerfed all artillery to only do D3+1 damage.
Cue draconic snickering! Still, 3 wounds on would slow him down a bit.
RE.Lee wrote:Wrath of Khorne is the one with +2S on charge +1A later on, stubborn and a useful S5 breath weapon.
Dangerous but yeah, 5 wounds is always a little fragile.
RE.Lee wrote:Bestigors butcher the White Lions
You had the numbers here.
RE.Lee wrote:Savage Beast on the Great Shaman
Nice.

Good start, though the dragon is obviously an issue.