The goal of this thread.
I was wondering, what units are so routine, obvious, classic that they could not possibly be used to characterise a list except "just as usual"?
The next question is to make a full 2,250pts list with them, in order to get the army list with the least possible originality, so that the characteristic of having nothing remarkable at all would be, indeed, the only remarkable point of that list?
Those who come to know me a little bit guess at this point that I have something in the back of my mind.
True.
When this thread will be complete, the result will be a list which has as little as possible of originality. Right?
The following step, which will be the topic of another thread, will be to find "only original" lists which are playable and, if possible, even powerful, but with the least common points with the "nothing original" list designed here.
Disclaimer.
I do not imply that "nothing original" units or even the whole list are "bad" in any way.
If there are beaten tracks, its usually because of sound reasons and I respect anyone who either follows proven routes or find by himself the most interesting combinations.
Common sense is that a huge line in front of a shop indicates that there are nice goods in there.
Same goes for army lists.
Introduction to the "nothing original" army.
I'm looking for the idealistic DE army.
It is not necessarily the most powerful. It is not necessarily a beginner's list.
No. The idealistic state is what anyone would visualise if given no other details.
For example, think about a chair. Nothing special, just a regular chair.
Now, in your mind, what you have is not the most conformable chair, but the most basic. It has four legs, not five. It has no arms. It has a back that you probably visualise squared. Probably you visualise it made of wood and painted plain white. That is the idealistic chair.
This is the spirit of this army list.
There is no limitation other than the rules about what to include, but I just want only the most consensual units which would be expected in a normal DE army list.
First attempt at the "nothing original" army.
Characters.
280 pts Dreadlord. Full armour kit. Cold One. Deathpiercer, Armour of Eternal Servitude, Pendant of Khaeleth.
The un-killable general, inside the COK unit.
144 pts. BSB. Master. Full armour kit. Great Weapon. Banner of Murder.
Goes inside the ASF BG unit.
150 pts. Scroll caddy.
Core.
215 pts. 25 Warriors. Shields. Full command. Warbanner.
105 pts. 10 RXBmen. Musician.
105 pts. 10 RXBmen. Musician.
117 pts. 5 DR. RXB. Musician.
55 pts. 5 Harpies.
55 pts. 5 Harpies.
Special.
290 pts. 15 Black Guards. Full command. Ring of Hotek, Standard of Hag Graef.
267 pts. 6 COK. Full command. Null Shard. Standard of Slaughter.
90 pts. 5 Shades. Great Weapons.
Rare.
175 pts. Hydra.
100 pts. RBT.
100 pts. RBT.
Total: 2248 pts.
PoK, RoH, BoHG.
Explanations.
I did not take any named character, obviously.
Magic-heavy is a characteristic that I did not want in my army, so a scroll caddy is enough.
A COB, let alone a DH, provides too much visibility.
I could have used a single assassin, but did not have the pts. Or should I drop a unit of MXB and a unit of harpies for an assassin?
I hesitated between all the cores. Only corsairs are much less commonly found since the coming of the present edition. Was I right to take the warriors?
Of course, the DR have no shield, but I’m wondering about the warriors and the MXBmen: should they get shields or not?
No Khainites, of course. No named champion either.
No chariot, as it is not anymore 2 for a single special slot (yes, I know I have one slot left).
The usual rare combo.
So, what do you think?
How would you characterise this list?
Is it playable? How well would it behave?
What should I change to make it more idealistic?
Thanks for your comments.
