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by Curu Olannon
Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:21 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

While some are busy discussing whether AoS will be playable or not, others are still playing Warhammer ;) ETC lists are due very soon and we are finalizing our lists at the moment. Once the lists are public I will elaborate on my choices and discuss other, select HE lists. In the meantime I have a r...
by Curu Olannon
Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:13 am
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: 9th Edition rumours
Replies: 375
Views: 95469

Re: 9th Edition rumours

Thanks for the continuous information guys :) I haven't had much time for Warhammer lately so being able to just browse this topic briefly every now and then is very helpful. Kudos to everyone who's finding and posting new rumours!
by Curu Olannon
Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:53 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

Tyrion is a double-edged sword indeed. When that stubborn disclord shows up with his Dragonhelm, you're in a pickle for example. However when faced with some of the more annoying things with regen, both the flaming attacks and the breath weapon are welcome. It's a pity he doesn't strike before the r...
by Curu Olannon
Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:17 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

A list concept I tried for a while in the early versions of the draft was a true deathstar with very few other elements. The idea was for this list to be used vs some of the other powerhouses out there that simply don't have an answer to BOTWD and can't chaff it out for long enough to avoid a loss. ...
by Curu Olannon
Tue May 26, 2015 7:25 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

Ok so time for another prep game. This was my ~5th game or so trying out various builds possible under the very first draft. What we looked to do was to play our concepts vs existing lists from last year. For this game, I asked to play against Sweden's WE list from 2014 as I believe it's a real pain...
by Curu Olannon
Tue May 26, 2015 7:00 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

@Mentheus of Chrace - I haven't tried Blood Bowl but it sounds interesting :) @SpellArcher - Right on. Dealing with the moments when you simply can't do anything is also a part of the game though, and at that point in time I think one of the best ways to deal with it is to remember that it goes both...
by Curu Olannon
Tue May 26, 2015 6:57 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: The Winged Hussar Host
Replies: 23
Views: 24942

Re: The Winged Hussar Host

Congratulations on a really strong performance :)

I always envy the skilled players who also have beautiful armies. Even if I took the time to paint each of my models to the best of my abilities, I'd be nowhere near your level of quality.

What's next for the Winged Hussars? World dominance? :D
by Curu Olannon
Mon May 25, 2015 7:27 pm
Forum: Warhammer Legacy
Topic: Star Dragon List - 2500 Swedish Comp
Replies: 19
Views: 7326

Re: Star Dragon List - 2500 Swedish Comp

I like the concept. Looks similar to what I'd try and run under Swecomp. What I do miss however is MR for PG. They need MR2 to be sort of semi-BOTWD-protected. MR1 could do I as well as I suppose as you'll mostly get a spell through, but in my experience the 15 points saved is negligible. What I wou...
by Curu Olannon
Mon May 25, 2015 7:11 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

@Cold Phoenix - It's an interesting question. I admire people who can keep their cool when the dice go against them. Sometimes I can, other times I most definitely cannot do that. There are multiple ways to assess this, but the most important part to remember is that often times luck is not the deci...
by Curu Olannon
Sun May 24, 2015 5:00 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

There seems to be a trend towards less and less interest in Warhammer since the ET stuff started so you're not alone John :) Luckily for me, my local meta is still full of people looking to have fun and our recent tournaments have seen a boost in participants (we've also taken some measures to impro...
by Curu Olannon
Tue May 19, 2015 10:44 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

Viable is a relative term. The inherent problem of the list is that it's one-dimensional. Certain matchups are dicey, if not downright unplayable, from the start. Furthermore missions like Blood and Glory and KOTH become hard if I'm faced with the wrong army (in the former scenario I start being aut...
by Curu Olannon
Mon May 18, 2015 7:59 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

@RE.Lee - Knowing how dangerous OnG can be at a distance, doubly so when I don't have any ranged presence whatsoever of my own to speak of, I really didn't have a choice here ^^ @SpellArcher - While MR3 would be desirable, it's no-where near enough to protect the unit. The main problem is that it's ...
by Curu Olannon
Mon May 18, 2015 1:45 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

T7 is amazing and downright stupid when in combat with the Blizzard Aura and Lifebloom/Apotheosis as a backup. Some lists, let alone factions, get downright steamrolled by that.

Sitting multiple characters in a single unit of T3 no save Elves is extremely risky. I would not advice it ;)
by Curu Olannon
Mon May 18, 2015 10:43 am
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

@SpellArcher - I´ll start with the TL;DR - I agree. +1 for HE on a +2 => -2 scale. Looking at the issues more in-depth, this is a very tricky army to face for Orcs and Goblins because of its speed combined with resilience. These traits in combination is usually the worst thing a gunline can face. Or...
by Curu Olannon
Mon May 18, 2015 7:44 am
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: Bragging Rights results?
Replies: 14
Views: 7039

Re: Bragging Rights results?

I believe John was on Fowl A, meaning he won (that is jwg20) :)
by Curu Olannon
Sun May 17, 2015 11:00 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory

@sparkytrypod - good to be posting actual content again :)

@SpellArcher - First, how would you call it and why?
by Curu Olannon
Sun May 17, 2015 2:53 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory - 2d6 Conquest All Games Up!

Ok, time for the very first practice game I had for our ETC preparations! This one was fought vs a copy of Sweden's OnG list from last year (OnG probably has the least variants of any factions in the game) and ended up being interesting. .::. Battle Report - vs Orcs & Goblins .::. Lists: Prince ...
by Curu Olannon
Sun May 17, 2015 2:29 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory - 2d6 Conquest All Games Up!

@SpellArcher - Oh that's a very interesting tournament! I'll see if I can get +3 guys to take the trip with me :) I talked with Amit a fair bit @Sheffield, very nice guy. It's only a matter of time before I go back to the UK for a tournament, if I can't make it for this team event I'll come later! @...
by Curu Olannon
Sun May 17, 2015 10:27 am
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory - 2d6 Conquest All Games Up!

Thanks, fellas :) Just a quick update here: Lately I haven't played as much. RL has been busy so I've had around 1-2 games per week instead of 3-4 which has been the norm for quite a while. I'm approaching 150 practice games but more importantly I'm 95% sure I've landed the list for ETC. With the fi...
by Curu Olannon
Sat May 09, 2015 8:54 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: sparky's Emerald Isle blog(20k battle update)
Replies: 48
Views: 15620

Re: sparky's Emerald Isle blog(ETC my gaming group says!)

You are probably right about the Sea Helm, which rules out the Reaver Bow. With only 2A I don't think there's much point to giving him anything remotely offensive so going for Warrior Bane is probably your best bet I'd say. This does allow for a fairly solid defensive setup: Warrior Bane, Shield of ...
by Curu Olannon
Fri May 08, 2015 8:18 am
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: sparky's Emerald Isle blog(20k battle update)
Replies: 48
Views: 15620

Re: sparky's Emerald Isle blog(ETC my gaming group says!)

In terms of defense I'm a big fan of Shield of the Merwyrm on a sea helm when taken alongside a High Magic user as he'll practically almost always have a 5+/3++ which is better than 2+/5++ against most threats in my experience. Furthermore this is a cheap configuration which allows you to take the G...
by Curu Olannon
Mon May 04, 2015 10:04 pm
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: Etc draft 3 - HEs kicked in the groin
Replies: 178
Views: 56466

Re: Etc draft 3 - HEs kicked in the groin

Does anyone know what that Dark Elf list faced? I'd be crying tears of joy if I met something like that compared to the other things I see DE running most of the time.
by Curu Olannon
Mon May 04, 2015 1:12 pm
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: Etc draft 3 - HEs kicked in the groin
Replies: 178
Views: 56466

Re: Etc draft 3 - HEs kicked in the groin

I have to admit, I find it fascinating how well Demons of Chaos are doing (universally, not just ETC) despite how common High Elves are and how common Banner of the World Dragon is. Common misconception #1: Daemons are not a powerbook. Common misconception #2: Banner of the World Dragon gives High ...
by Curu Olannon
Sun May 03, 2015 5:05 pm
Forum: General fantasy discussions / Tavern of Cothique
Topic: Etc draft 3 - HEs kicked in the groin
Replies: 178
Views: 56466

Re: Etc draft 3 - HEs kicked in the groin

Ah, yes! Kairos :D

Does anyone have the results from this event? :)
by Curu Olannon
Sun May 03, 2015 4:06 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory - 2d6 Conquest All Games Up!

Day 2: 16-15 (the former capped down from 20). This put me at a resulting 66 points (74 uncapped) which was enough for 2nd place! I tied the winner on BPs and true BPs (tiebreaker #1), but he had ~500 more VPs than me so he took the win on the 2nd tiebreaker. So close ;) A quick walk-through of the ...
by Curu Olannon
Sat May 02, 2015 4:30 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory - 2d6 Conquest All Games Up!

Day 1: 12-7-16 (the latter capped down from 20). This puts me at 35 points with the leader at 42. Hopefully, with a couple of strong games tomorrow, I can have a chance at the podium :)
by Curu Olannon
Sat May 02, 2015 6:09 am
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Path To Glory - ETC All Games Up!
Replies: 1629
Views: 670374

Re: Path To Glory - 2d6 Conquest All Games Up!

I am attending a 5-games single tournament this weekend. The comp is a slightly modified version of ETC rules. This time our entire team is present so the field is hard. Wish me luck :)
by Curu Olannon
Thu Apr 30, 2015 3:38 pm
Forum: Warhammer Legacy
Topic: Ranged army
Replies: 6
Views: 4425

Re: Ranged army

Yes. Take a Star Dragon. Avoiding combat 100% is impossible in this game, even Wood Elves are better off with some sort of counter-punch. Our big beast is fairly cheap for the flexibility it gives you.

The setup would be roughly like this, then:

SD
L4 Shadow

Shooting

;)
by Curu Olannon
Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:20 pm
Forum: Army Blogs / Battle reports
Topic: Olannon vs Gatti live on UB now!!
Replies: 11
Views: 5499

Re: Olannon vs Gatti live on UB now!!

12-8 in favour of HE. DoC play improving :)