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- Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:30 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Looking to start a new AOS DE army
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2169
Re: Looking to start a new AOS DE army
Luckily that box set (which was generally crap in WHFB) actually gets you a great headstart to the coolest new faction - Scourge Privateers!
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:26 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Video - Reviewing the new scrolls for Dark Elves
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2011
Re: Video - Reviewing the new scrolls for Dark Elves
Gave it a listen - nice review! One thing I don't think you mentioned, is that it doesn't seem like Death Hags have the keyword Witch Aelf anymore, which means they don't get the +1 modifier from the Cauldron's Bloodshield. Pretty lame and hopefully a mistake. By the way - piggybacking on your menti...
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:27 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4359
Re: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
I'd be interested in knowing the output of a Dreadlord using his command ability on Spears vs. BG if you've got the time. That's a combo I've been thinking about running and in my mind seems extremely killy.
Though, we're getting off topic here
Though, we're getting off topic here
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:51 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4359
Re: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
I am assuming your diagram takes into account the City Guard and Formidable Bastion rules as well? Also you have a lot of hidden advantages from having more models in general, like: --Less % lost from failed battleshock tests --Higher bravery since you get a pip per 10 models --Longer staying power,...
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:05 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4359
Re: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
I agree with all you’re saying. But comp systems do little to solve the problem you bring up. Take a look at a comp system like the proposed one - all we really did was flip what’s good to take and what’s not good to take based on an arbitrary points system. To illustrate, take your BG/Spears exampl...
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 7:32 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4359
Re: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
I do concede that point. It is about the models to a certain extent. And it's also about you and your opponent wanting to have a fun game (i.e. I don't deploy 6 RBT and 80 RxB against your Stormcast Eternal starter set) and you can't literally control your opponent...well maybe you can if you're lik...
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:43 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4359
Re: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
Daeron you have a great mind, especially with math/logic - but I think here, it would be impossible to "prove" you wrong. There is really no way to prove balance at all with the AoS deployment rules. However, if you are seeking a "competitive game" it is fully possible in AoS. Th...
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:31 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4359
Re: HobbyKiller AOS Gaming Guide
The obsession with comp is baffling to me. It's so easy just to balance the game through deployment or scenarios.
- Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:44 pm
- Forum: Community Chat
- Topic: Topic of the Week - Painting Speed
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6272
Re: Topic of the Week - Painting Speed
This is a topic quite close to my heart. I always am searching for the quickest way to paint, but once I dive in, I'm a perfectionist and have a hard time letting flaws slip by in the name of speed. To combat that, I've recently tried to paint in large batches to try and pry myself away from those p...
- Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:28 pm
- Forum: Painting and Modelling
- Topic: I'll try your recipe for painting skulls
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5043
Re: I'll try your recipe for painting skulls
Not sure if you have Vallejo, it may not matter, but I've been doing bone with:
Gorthor Brown
Agrax Earthshade
1:1 watered down Vallejo Bone White
Highlight Bone White
The combination of the watered down Bone White over the Brown make a solid looking skull, in my opinion.
Gorthor Brown
Agrax Earthshade
1:1 watered down Vallejo Bone White
Highlight Bone White
The combination of the watered down Bone White over the Brown make a solid looking skull, in my opinion.
- Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:38 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Warscroll Synergies
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3171
Re: Warscroll Synergies
I've been finding some synergy in simply the abundance of mortal wound causing units we have access to. Been playing some smaller/medium sized games and the ability to cripple or even delete problem units with a high save is fantastic. Sisters of Slaughter + Sorceress on Cold One You can either choo...
- Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:35 pm
- Forum: Painting and Modelling
- Topic: My Naggarond army WIP
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7461
Re: My Naggarond army WIP
Thanks for the reply Duffman! I might give this a shot with a test mini using a blend of Leadbelcher + Naggaroth Night, Black Ink, then a highlight with Runefang Steel + Warpstone Glow. I'm a huge fan of purple+green color schemes, and these pictures are inspiring because I was too timid to try a du...
- Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:06 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Best Dark Elves Units in AoS
- Replies: 59
- Views: 25920
Re: Best Dark Elves Units in AoS
Executioners and Sisters of Slaughter (esp in cover, or even better garrisoning a building) put out an insane number of mortal wounds. Dealing mortal wounds is potentially the most powerful mechanic in the game.
I'm in love with both units.
I'm in love with both units.
- Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:44 pm
- Forum: Painting and Modelling
- Topic: My Naggarond army WIP
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7461
Re: My Naggarond army WIP
Here's the formula. Armour: base coat - amethyst purple - metallic purple from coat d' arms. Black ink - I'm using vallejo paints for everything else Highlight - enchanted green - metallic green from coat d' arms These look fantastic. For the highlight, do you do enchanted green first then metallic...
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:21 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Are you playing pure AoS rules?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4487
Re: Are you playing pure AoS rules?
I quite like that system, Daeron. As Icon Hack mentioned in his post, trying to put a model/wound limit is more about making the run time of the game reasonable than it is to comp the armies. For this purpose, I think that we'll give your system a shot.
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:05 pm
- Forum: Community Chat
- Topic: Dnet's Topic of the Week - Your ideal Battalion!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5769
Re: Dnet's Topic of the Week - Your ideal Battalion!
Beast master's Menagerie Dreadlord on Black Dragon or Dreadlord on Cold One 1 Unit of Beastmaster on Manticore or Scourgerunner Chariots 1 Unit of Dark Riders or Harpies 2 Units in any combination of War Hydra, Kharibdyss, Bloodwrack Medusa, or Bloodwrack Shrine 1 Unit of Cold One Knights or Cold On...
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 7:54 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Are you playing pure AoS rules?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4487
Re: Are you playing pure AoS rules?
Would you be able to explain why you are trying to keep a wound limit? I'm genuinely curious. Just force of habit? By doing this, you're actually unbalancing the armies.
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 4:34 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Are you playing pure AoS rules?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4487
Re: Are you playing pure AoS rules?
I did propose to my group a very simple point system, not with the intention of following it strictly and using it as a comp mechanic, but simply to avoid having to bring all your miniatures... It also aims to be slightly better indication of army size than model count. It's intentionally vague to ...
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 3:24 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Are you playing pure AoS rules?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4487
Are you playing pure AoS rules?
Have people been playing true AoS rules? + Are you rolling to place terrain in each quadrant and rolling for terrain type? From there, have you tried dividing the table up based on the wishes of the dice roll winner? Or are you just splitting the board 50/50 like a battle line? + Have you tried any ...
- Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:01 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Best Dark Elves Units in AoS
- Replies: 59
- Views: 25920
Re: Best Dark Elves Units in AoS
On the topic of shooting: Shooting is amazing. Probably just a bit too good... It's definitely better, but I don't know if I'd go so far as to describe it as amazing. It gained a lot, but lost a few things too, like being able to shoot at chargers and the ability to flee from charges to stay out of...
- Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:43 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Best Dark Elves Units in AoS
- Replies: 59
- Views: 25920
Re: Best Dark Elves Units in AoS
We haven't been playing it that way. If I understand correctly, the owning player chooses how to assign the wounds. Then again, once they start assigning wounds to the war machine they can't assign any to the crew until the war machine is dead. I guess this does make sense after reading through the...
- Tue Jul 21, 2015 1:05 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Best Dark Elves Units in AoS
- Replies: 59
- Views: 25920
Re: Best Dark Elves Units in AoS
Ontopic: I personally feel executioners are our best unit; they are so devastating in combat that it makes up for their non shooting, foot slogging ways. On the topic of shooting: Shooting is amazing. Probably just a bit too good. However, when it comes to warmachines - they seem great, but in pract...
- Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:21 am
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Noxious Breath Range unlimited?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 17093
Re: Noxious Breath Range unlimited?
If you're ever lawyering rules in AoS you're doing it very wrong. The game is actually a blast.
- Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:07 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Not holding back - Disappointment with the "Exiles" rules
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9718
Re: Not holding back - Disappointment with the "Exiles" rule
Barking Agatha wrote:No! Not my dice! They're mine, I need them!
Send me yours, and I'll send you back my crappy "snake eyes for CoK charge distance, re-roll one die and get another 1" dice in return.
- Thu Jul 09, 2015 4:20 pm
- Forum: Age of Sigmar discussion
- Topic: Not holding back - Disappointment with the "Exiles" rules
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9718
Re: Not holding back - Disappointment with the "Exiles" rule
I can speak up for Witch Elves and Dreadspears. Witch Elves, with a cauldron behind them, have 3 attacks each, hitting on 3's and re-rolling ones (so, only failing on 2's or another 1), wounding on 3's and re-rolling ones again (with Strength of Khaine and Witchbrew). In my last game, 20 Witch Elve...