Hiya all,
So I finally decided on an army that I like - one that matches my aesthetic tastes and has great fluff while still being a respectable force on the tabletop. Simply put, the Legion of Everblight is the perfect army for me. This thread is where I will post all of my Hordes-related shenanigans for the amusement of onlookers, from painting to upgrading to tactical musings on the games that I play. Without further ado, I present the first entry!
*breaks inaugural wine bottle*
23/10/2007
Today I finally got to play my first game of Hordes against one of Librarium Online's very own, a consummate Space Marine general and painter extraordinaire. My opponent was the Circle of Oroboros and we were both using our respective Factions' warpacks, meaning Kaya, two Argus' and a Warpwolf to match my four Shredders, Lylyth, and a Carnivean. I'm pretty terrible with the specifics on how the battle went, though much of it was trying to figure out a good way to mark my warbeasts' damage (something my opponent seemed to have figured out quicker than I did).
Turn 1 Highlights: Forced my warbeasts to run forward, except for my Carnivean who moved into a forest. One Shredder promptly frenzied and, due to his Adelphophagy special rule, attacked his buddy. Fortunately he did no damage, but I was not pleased. The Circle was significantly more cautious about forcing its warbeasts forward.
Turn 2 Highlights: Another Shredder frenzied and attacked his buddy. Fortunately, no damage was dealt this turn due to the fact that the charge didn't really come from that far away. The Circle advanced patiently.
Turn 3 Highlights: I finally pass all my frenzy checks! Yay! At this point, I decide to stop upkeeping Taint, which I have been casting on Lylyth in order to leech the Fury off my Shredders from running. One Argus walks up and attempts to bark at Lylyth, who has moved to the edge of the forest by this point. It hits but fails to do anything, really...
Turn 4 Highlights: A Shredder charges another one in the side and causes catastrophic damage. His buddy his still alive, though... My Carnivean charged at the Argus and ate it while Lylyth attempted to shoot the other one. I forgot that she has two shots. Silly me. The Carnivean receives minor wounds for his trouble.
Turn 5 Highlights: Another Shredder frenzies and attacks an uninjured one, dealing minor wounds to him. He is otherwise fine and the turn continues, with my Shredders moving into position to take advantage of their Pack Mentality rule. The Argus gets Spirit Door-ed away while the Warpwolf charges my Carnivean, dealing plenty of damage to him. I start to get worried.
Turn 6 Highlights: I have to move the Shredders into position so the poor Carnivean is on his own, with his Mind branch knocked out, and frenzies, charging at the newly returned Argus, whom he cannot hit. Lylyth takes a pot shot at the Warpwolf while healing the Carnivean's Mind branch. The Shredders may have charged around this time but I forgot to take advantage of their Pack Mentality and boosted their rolls in conjunction with Fields of Slaughter to kill that blasted beast.
Turn 7 Highlights: By this time, the Warpwolf has a fair bit of fury on it. It gets Spirit Door-ed away and Kaya uses her feat to get back 8 Fury (I kept calling it Focus), healing the Warpwolf. I am now scared.
Turn 8 Highlights: The Warpwolf's attack on my Carnivean is less than stellar, knocking out the Mind and Spirit branches but failing to kill it outright. Kaya attempts to whack a Shredder, for a laugh, but does nothing. I attempt to assassinate Kaya but her Defense is higher than even Lylyth's RAT can handle and I end up having to boost attacks. I finally remember that she gets two shots with her bow and end up doing 10 damage. My one Shredder fails to assassinate Kaya. As for the Carnivean, I healed its two dead branches and pummelled the Warpwolf. In the ensuing turns, I killed off the last Argus and my opponent conceded.
Tactical Analysis:
I suck at Hordes.
Just kidding.
But seriously, I found that a lot of what my models did was beyond my control but that's probably because I kept failing frenzy tests. Lylyth met all of my expectations of an archer-type Warlock and her low Fury stat doesn't really bother me that much. When it was revealed that the Warpwolf has a few brutal Animi it could have used, I was shocked and they really could've turned the tide of the game. Or not, I would probably have just kept the beatdown going. I can't help but wonder how much better I could've done if I'd known all of the rules from the outset - we wasted a lot of time looking them up. I'm also not sure about the usefulness of Shredders as they just seemed to keep charging each other all the time, but I suppose they're cheap as chips and fit the Legion's theme quite well, I'll be using them a fair bit in the foreseeable future. Just bought some PVA glue and based them, now I have to get to painting.
24/10/2007
Yesterday was my first battle and today was the first upgrade to my army. I went down to the shop and purchased a box of Blighted Swordsmen. The models look decent and they have Weapon Master, which is always nice. I'd like to test them out in a game eventually and see how good they are on paper. They're like cheaper, less resilient Shredders!
So I finally decided on an army that I like - one that matches my aesthetic tastes and has great fluff while still being a respectable force on the tabletop. Simply put, the Legion of Everblight is the perfect army for me. This thread is where I will post all of my Hordes-related shenanigans for the amusement of onlookers, from painting to upgrading to tactical musings on the games that I play. Without further ado, I present the first entry!
*breaks inaugural wine bottle*
23/10/2007
Today I finally got to play my first game of Hordes against one of Librarium Online's very own, a consummate Space Marine general and painter extraordinaire. My opponent was the Circle of Oroboros and we were both using our respective Factions' warpacks, meaning Kaya, two Argus' and a Warpwolf to match my four Shredders, Lylyth, and a Carnivean. I'm pretty terrible with the specifics on how the battle went, though much of it was trying to figure out a good way to mark my warbeasts' damage (something my opponent seemed to have figured out quicker than I did).
Turn 1 Highlights: Forced my warbeasts to run forward, except for my Carnivean who moved into a forest. One Shredder promptly frenzied and, due to his Adelphophagy special rule, attacked his buddy. Fortunately he did no damage, but I was not pleased. The Circle was significantly more cautious about forcing its warbeasts forward.
Turn 2 Highlights: Another Shredder frenzied and attacked his buddy. Fortunately, no damage was dealt this turn due to the fact that the charge didn't really come from that far away. The Circle advanced patiently.
Turn 3 Highlights: I finally pass all my frenzy checks! Yay! At this point, I decide to stop upkeeping Taint, which I have been casting on Lylyth in order to leech the Fury off my Shredders from running. One Argus walks up and attempts to bark at Lylyth, who has moved to the edge of the forest by this point. It hits but fails to do anything, really...
Turn 4 Highlights: A Shredder charges another one in the side and causes catastrophic damage. His buddy his still alive, though... My Carnivean charged at the Argus and ate it while Lylyth attempted to shoot the other one. I forgot that she has two shots. Silly me. The Carnivean receives minor wounds for his trouble.
Turn 5 Highlights: Another Shredder frenzies and attacks an uninjured one, dealing minor wounds to him. He is otherwise fine and the turn continues, with my Shredders moving into position to take advantage of their Pack Mentality rule. The Argus gets Spirit Door-ed away while the Warpwolf charges my Carnivean, dealing plenty of damage to him. I start to get worried.
Turn 6 Highlights: I have to move the Shredders into position so the poor Carnivean is on his own, with his Mind branch knocked out, and frenzies, charging at the newly returned Argus, whom he cannot hit. Lylyth takes a pot shot at the Warpwolf while healing the Carnivean's Mind branch. The Shredders may have charged around this time but I forgot to take advantage of their Pack Mentality and boosted their rolls in conjunction with Fields of Slaughter to kill that blasted beast.
Turn 7 Highlights: By this time, the Warpwolf has a fair bit of fury on it. It gets Spirit Door-ed away and Kaya uses her feat to get back 8 Fury (I kept calling it Focus), healing the Warpwolf. I am now scared.
Turn 8 Highlights: The Warpwolf's attack on my Carnivean is less than stellar, knocking out the Mind and Spirit branches but failing to kill it outright. Kaya attempts to whack a Shredder, for a laugh, but does nothing. I attempt to assassinate Kaya but her Defense is higher than even Lylyth's RAT can handle and I end up having to boost attacks. I finally remember that she gets two shots with her bow and end up doing 10 damage. My one Shredder fails to assassinate Kaya. As for the Carnivean, I healed its two dead branches and pummelled the Warpwolf. In the ensuing turns, I killed off the last Argus and my opponent conceded.
Tactical Analysis:
I suck at Hordes.
Just kidding.
But seriously, I found that a lot of what my models did was beyond my control but that's probably because I kept failing frenzy tests. Lylyth met all of my expectations of an archer-type Warlock and her low Fury stat doesn't really bother me that much. When it was revealed that the Warpwolf has a few brutal Animi it could have used, I was shocked and they really could've turned the tide of the game. Or not, I would probably have just kept the beatdown going. I can't help but wonder how much better I could've done if I'd known all of the rules from the outset - we wasted a lot of time looking them up. I'm also not sure about the usefulness of Shredders as they just seemed to keep charging each other all the time, but I suppose they're cheap as chips and fit the Legion's theme quite well, I'll be using them a fair bit in the foreseeable future. Just bought some PVA glue and based them, now I have to get to painting.
24/10/2007
Yesterday was my first battle and today was the first upgrade to my army. I went down to the shop and purchased a box of Blighted Swordsmen. The models look decent and they have Weapon Master, which is always nice. I'd like to test them out in a game eventually and see how good they are on paper. They're like cheaper, less resilient Shredders!