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by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:40 pm
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: Calling all female wargamers
Replies: 32
Views: 6060

Re: Calling all female wargamers

Friend of mine victoria. She played in two reasonably competetive tournaments i went to (well one i went to and one i was involved in running). Took home 2 best painted awards too... one of which she was so far ahead of the field the anouncement was pointless.
by geoguswrek
Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:04 pm
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: Tournament restrictions?
Replies: 67
Views: 8252

Re: Tournament restrictions?

Grenic: there is an faq on point now.
by geoguswrek
Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:13 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Tactics Forum
Topic: Pit of shades doesnt work against runemaw banner
Replies: 8
Views: 2821

Re: Pit of shades doesnt work against runemaw banner

Though you get around it by targetting the very corner of the gnoblar unit that is near the runemaw (it has to be pretty close for the maw to work). this gives you a good chance of making some initiative tests be taken on the guts.

Then you cast mindwayzor
by geoguswrek
Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:36 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Army Lists
Topic: Im after 1500 points of filth.
Replies: 12
Views: 1852

Re: Im after 1500 points of filth.

If you keep the archers 10 wide you get as many (or more) attacks as the seaguard. you also don't really give your opponent that many more attacks. Additionally, if you need to go thin to win combat with LSG/be steadfast, you can do the same with archers (odds on the extra 10 attacks will be negligi...
by geoguswrek
Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:56 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Army Lists
Topic: Moon Dragon for 2400 tournament
Replies: 15
Views: 2550

Re: Moon Dragon for 2400 tournament

one advantage of the armour of silvered steel is that it isn't dragon armour, so by telling your opponent you have heavy armour they assume you don't have the armour of caledor and thus you must have the banner of the world dragon and werre trying to save 2 points.
by geoguswrek
Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:53 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Army Lists
Topic: Im after 1500 points of filth.
Replies: 12
Views: 1852

Re: Im after 1500 points of filth.

1) drop the seaguard for archers, you get more for your points and they get about as many attacks at the same strength (a 5+ save is negligible). Plus the extra range. After all since you are going 10 wide most of the time the archers do the same job as the seaguard. 2) drop the 10 pg they are doing...
by geoguswrek
Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:24 pm
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: Calling all female wargamers
Replies: 32
Views: 6060

Re: Calling all female wargamers

My ex is a female wargamer..
by geoguswrek
Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:56 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Tactics Forum
Topic: What should i do in this situation?
Replies: 13
Views: 2273

Re: What should i do in this situation?

Ptolemy: not sure how worthwhile rear charging a double character'ed irongut unit is.
by geoguswrek
Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:54 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Flaming attacks and ASF
Replies: 94
Views: 15055

Re: Flaming attacks and ASF

keith: do you actually read people's posts before quoting them and responding.

The person you thought to belittle said that if you take a wound from a flaming source and have a ward save, then no matter what you can't use your regeneration save on those wounds.

Read things maybe?
by geoguswrek
Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:15 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Tactics Forum
Topic: What should i do in this situation?
Replies: 13
Views: 2273

Re: What should i do in this situation?

Takes a leadership test, no big deal in the first turns, if you can draw the general away it tends to go meandering off (oh, and put something so it needs to roll a 12 to charge every turn, has to take a leadership test or lose the turn)
by geoguswrek
Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:57 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Tactics Forum
Topic: What should i do in this situation?
Replies: 13
Views: 2273

Re: What should i do in this situation?

I wouldn't try to redirect in that turn, i'd leave it till the next one where you can combat stuff more effectively. On the redirecting front the trick is to sacrifice the eagle. You point it in such a way that if your foe charges it he is forced to either reform, losing a turn's movement or overrun...
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:20 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Flaming attacks and ASF
Replies: 94
Views: 15055

Re: Flaming attacks and ASF

Keith: well done for stating my question from a page ago. For a more interesting example (because its a bit odd), if i have a guy with the dragon helm and regen, under the interpretation of the rules i presented he has a 2+ ward save against flaming attacks but even if he passes it he loses regen fr...
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:21 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Flaming attacks and ASF
Replies: 94
Views: 15055

Re: Flaming attacks and ASF

Assurion: that i think is a losing argument (heavens help me i think i agree with keith). As keith has parrotted for two pages all saves are taken in a single step. So armour, ward and regen are all esolved at once. So either all flaming-wounds (ie pre-saves) stop regen, or regen is only stopped aft...
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:15 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Tactics Forum
Topic: Double Dragons? and chariot lists?
Replies: 9
Views: 2279

Re: Double Dragons? and chariot lists?

1) 2000 if you really want to (in fact at 2000 it might be viable) 2)Princes on dragons are ok, they still eat cannonballs and whatnot as they used to, but they also can't run through block infantry, are razorprone and have to be careful about getting tied down as many things become horrifying with ...
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:37 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Is this illegal or just abusive?
Replies: 36
Views: 5666

Re: Is this illegal or just abusive?

So i choose the order i roll the saves in in my turn?
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:36 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Flaming attacks and ASF
Replies: 94
Views: 15055

Re: Flaming attacks and ASF

Ok So we've reduced the issue to the question of "If a model with regeneration suffers a flaming wound, but saves it with it's armour save, does that wound still cancel regeneration for the phase". This issue is contentious and we do not have a definitive answer on the subject (has anyone ...
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:22 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Revealing Magic Items
Replies: 21
Views: 2958

Re: Revealing Magic Items

The unit, not the single model and i have a feeling its 24" range.
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:21 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Cxt #4 - 2500pts vs. Dark Elves
Replies: 12
Views: 3210

Re: Cxt #4 - 2500pts vs. Dark Elves

@dabber: i was assuming a ward save (i couldn't find items anywhere) and i was aiming to maximise the archmage's survivability (he's in trouble, and thats the safest place for him). As an aside i don't think the steeds get to reroll hits any more. @cxt: i find its often useful to declare charges i k...
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:13 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Flaming attacks and ASF
Replies: 94
Views: 15055

Re: Flaming attacks and ASF

Keith: that has no bearing on the actual discussion. That post is dangerously close to spam. We all understand the ideas of simultaneousness (or at least most of us do) and that, as i've said multiple times is not the issue in question.
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:12 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Is this illegal or just abusive?
Replies: 36
Views: 5666

Re: Is this illegal or just abusive?

Keith: what about the armour of stars: do all the wounds resolve and i die or does one wound resolve and i teleport away before the others.
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:10 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Revealing Magic Items
Replies: 21
Views: 2958

Re: Revealing Magic Items

When you reveal where they are hiding you reveal the bit of paper that says "this assasin is hidin in this unit"
by geoguswrek
Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:10 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Cxt #4 - 2500pts vs. Dark Elves
Replies: 12
Views: 3210

Re: Cxt #4 - 2500pts vs. Dark Elves

Turn 1: you've mis-angled the eagle (as you know) and wasted the other (i'd be saving that eagle for my plan for next turn) turn 2: you should use the DP to sharge the crossbows, if they stand then you'll run them off the table, which is good, if they flee you redirect into the spears and use the ea...
by geoguswrek
Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:01 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Army Lists
Topic: All Comers 2500 - Eagle Prince and Dragon Mage... too much?
Replies: 21
Views: 3222

Re: All Comers 2500 - New Variant

I wouldn't, i'd go for one or the other as both tend towards different list styles and you end up with a neither here nor there list.

If i'm going for a bow prince i do it on a horse.
by geoguswrek
Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:18 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Army Lists
Topic: 2500 competitive list. need help from the pros
Replies: 43
Views: 6093

Re: 2500 competitive list. need help from the pros

Soulblight gives you redundancy. This way if you need to drop something's toughness/strength you have two spells to cast to do so. I've found the character sniping spells don't actually get that much mileage when i'm using death.
by geoguswrek
Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:48 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Army Lists
Topic: 2500 competitive list. need help from the pros
Replies: 43
Views: 6093

Re: 2500 competitive list. need help from the pros

soulblight.. my favourite spell in the list, really turns combats, plus it can help your shooting phase so its handy every turn. (and the boosted version can win you games)
by geoguswrek
Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:46 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Is this illegal or just abusive?
Replies: 36
Views: 5666

Re: Is this illegal or just abusive?

Stormie: randomising does seem the fairest way.
by geoguswrek
Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:44 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Flaming attacks and ASF
Replies: 94
Views: 15055

Re: Flaming attacks and ASF

Keith: Did you actually read anything on the first page of this entire thread? I made an argument using the wording in the rulebook (to do with the fact that it talks about models that are wounded may try to save themselves and that being wounded and suffering a wound are not the same things). I als...
by geoguswrek
Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:39 pm
Forum: Rules Questions 8th ed
Topic: Flaming attacks and ASF
Replies: 94
Views: 15055

Re: Flaming attacks and ASF

Keith: Because the question is whether or not you count as being wounded before you fail your armour save. Re-read my post, its not about taking the saves in a specific order, its about the wording of the rulebook, and the precedent it sets on being wounded before you take the save.
by geoguswrek
Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:16 am
Forum: 8th ed - Army Lists
Topic: 2500 competitive list. need help from the pros
Replies: 43
Views: 6093

Re: 2500 competitive list. need help from the pros

You have to write them into your army list now, not just pick based on your opponent.
by geoguswrek
Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:22 pm
Forum: 8th ed - Army Lists
Topic: 2500 competitive list. need help from the pros
Replies: 43
Views: 6093

Re: 2500 competitive list. need help from the pros

What spells is the seerstaff taking?