Raze and Ruin 2015
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:11 pm
Introduction
Raze and Ruin was an 8th edition Warhammer Fantasy tournament held in my home town of Leicester (within walking distance of me in fact). It was run by the Leicester Phat Katz in their usual gaming venue, although the TO, comp pack monkey and public face of the event was Sandy Wilson, a familiar face from the UK scene and one of the main contenders for “nicest guy in Warhammer” moniker.
This was the third year the event had been run. In 2013 the event had 24 players, increasing to 43 in 2014 and 59 this year, even with all the uncertainty about whether people would come to an 8th after the release of Age of Sigmar appeared to have driven a stake into the heart of the fantasy gaming community.
At the 2013 event I’d literally walked home with the wooden spoon, having occupied table 12 since game two. I’d planned to go to the 2014 event but a babysitting problem meant I couldn’t make it. This year I was fortunate that my wife’s work rota meant that she was off on the event weekend so I didn’t have to worry about that.
The 2015 event was 2500 points using the 8th edition rules as well as the End Times books, although the Host of the Eternity King and some of the End Times special characters were banned. Also in use was Sandy’s own Tally Comp pack. While very little was actual banned at the event, the Tally Comp gave each army a score based on whether certain units or items were taken, with a stated aim of encouraging players to take lesser used units. Scores for individual units or items could be positive or negative and the final tally score for an army would be added to the player’s tournament points at the end of the event to determine the final placing. (If you want to read more about Tally Comp following this link to find the pack.)
As this was potentially the last Warhammer tournament I’d ever play in, I initially decided I was going to take something a lot different to what I’ve run in the past. Looking at what I’d got on my painting table and what I thought I might be able to get painted before the event I spent a lot of time looking at double Star Dragon and double Moon Dragon lists. Unfortunately, due to the negative impact the release of Age of Sigmar has had, certainly on the local club scene, I was only able to get two practice games in for the event, one with a double Star Dragon list and one with the double Moon Dragon list. Even that practice turned out to not have been worth the time as I realised about a month before lists were due in that with the painting time available to me I was highly unlikely to be able to finish the accompanying unit of Dragon Princes I was planning to use to accompany the dragons.
Needing to come up with a list that I could put together quickly without needing a lot of painting doing, I went back to my army list from last year’s Blood and Glory tournament. As that was a 2400 point event I had to add a few points in core, which I achieved by bumping up both Archers unit to 16 models, although in one of the few concessions I made to the fact that this was a different event I dropped the standards from all my Core units. Both Swordmaster units were increased to 23 models with full command as well. Other than that the only list changes were tweaks to the magic item load out on my second Archmage. As I didn’t have time for any practice games with this list I decided to leave the magic lore the same as for Blood and Glory.
Archmage (General) – Lore of High Magic
- Level 4
- Dispel Scroll
- Talisman of Preservation
- Ruby Ring of Ruin
Archmage – Lore of Light
- Level 4
- Book of Hoeth
- Khaine’s Ring of Fury
- Relic Sword
Noble
- Battle Standard Bearer
- Dragon Armour
- Shield
- Great Weapon
- Banner of the World Dragon
5 Ellyrian Reavers
- Bows and Spears
5 Ellyrian Reavers
- Bows and Spears
5 Ellyrian Reavers
- Bows and Spears
16 Archers
- Musician
16 Archers
- Musician
23 Swordmasters
- Full Command
- Razor Standard
23 Swordmasters
- Full Command
- Banner of Eternal Flame
Lion Chariot
Great Eagles
- Shredding Talons
Great Eagles
- Shredding Talons
Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower
Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower
Raze and Ruin was an 8th edition Warhammer Fantasy tournament held in my home town of Leicester (within walking distance of me in fact). It was run by the Leicester Phat Katz in their usual gaming venue, although the TO, comp pack monkey and public face of the event was Sandy Wilson, a familiar face from the UK scene and one of the main contenders for “nicest guy in Warhammer” moniker.
This was the third year the event had been run. In 2013 the event had 24 players, increasing to 43 in 2014 and 59 this year, even with all the uncertainty about whether people would come to an 8th after the release of Age of Sigmar appeared to have driven a stake into the heart of the fantasy gaming community.
At the 2013 event I’d literally walked home with the wooden spoon, having occupied table 12 since game two. I’d planned to go to the 2014 event but a babysitting problem meant I couldn’t make it. This year I was fortunate that my wife’s work rota meant that she was off on the event weekend so I didn’t have to worry about that.
The 2015 event was 2500 points using the 8th edition rules as well as the End Times books, although the Host of the Eternity King and some of the End Times special characters were banned. Also in use was Sandy’s own Tally Comp pack. While very little was actual banned at the event, the Tally Comp gave each army a score based on whether certain units or items were taken, with a stated aim of encouraging players to take lesser used units. Scores for individual units or items could be positive or negative and the final tally score for an army would be added to the player’s tournament points at the end of the event to determine the final placing. (If you want to read more about Tally Comp following this link to find the pack.)
As this was potentially the last Warhammer tournament I’d ever play in, I initially decided I was going to take something a lot different to what I’ve run in the past. Looking at what I’d got on my painting table and what I thought I might be able to get painted before the event I spent a lot of time looking at double Star Dragon and double Moon Dragon lists. Unfortunately, due to the negative impact the release of Age of Sigmar has had, certainly on the local club scene, I was only able to get two practice games in for the event, one with a double Star Dragon list and one with the double Moon Dragon list. Even that practice turned out to not have been worth the time as I realised about a month before lists were due in that with the painting time available to me I was highly unlikely to be able to finish the accompanying unit of Dragon Princes I was planning to use to accompany the dragons.
Needing to come up with a list that I could put together quickly without needing a lot of painting doing, I went back to my army list from last year’s Blood and Glory tournament. As that was a 2400 point event I had to add a few points in core, which I achieved by bumping up both Archers unit to 16 models, although in one of the few concessions I made to the fact that this was a different event I dropped the standards from all my Core units. Both Swordmaster units were increased to 23 models with full command as well. Other than that the only list changes were tweaks to the magic item load out on my second Archmage. As I didn’t have time for any practice games with this list I decided to leave the magic lore the same as for Blood and Glory.
Archmage (General) – Lore of High Magic
- Level 4
- Dispel Scroll
- Talisman of Preservation
- Ruby Ring of Ruin
Archmage – Lore of Light
- Level 4
- Book of Hoeth
- Khaine’s Ring of Fury
- Relic Sword
Noble
- Battle Standard Bearer
- Dragon Armour
- Shield
- Great Weapon
- Banner of the World Dragon
5 Ellyrian Reavers
- Bows and Spears
5 Ellyrian Reavers
- Bows and Spears
5 Ellyrian Reavers
- Bows and Spears
16 Archers
- Musician
16 Archers
- Musician
23 Swordmasters
- Full Command
- Razor Standard
23 Swordmasters
- Full Command
- Banner of Eternal Flame
Lion Chariot
Great Eagles
- Shredding Talons
Great Eagles
- Shredding Talons
Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower
Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower