So The month has passed and I failed to do the 103 points i planned, by a lot. No big deal to me as I was involved with lots of school work this month, being my last semester of college. I did get 37 points painted.
I have extended a goal to finish painting my Swordsmen, Cetrati, Epic Makeda, Xerxis and my Cyclops Shaman by Dec 12.
Here's what I finished:
Welcome back all. I've been very busy over the last 7 months. I'm finishing up school this year. So since the last post I've played some 8th edition Warhammer fantasy, personally I enjoy the new rule set and have worked a little on my skaven during the break as well. Mainly assembling and expanding my army. Unfortunately, not a lot of painting. I have started winning regularly with the ratmen as well, a nice turn of events.
Now fast forward to approximately two months ago. My local store's gaming group was not very accepting of WHFB 8e. and has had a boom in playing Privateer Press' Warmachine/Hordes system. So I have jumped in with a Skorne army and a new rules system and an escalation league to lose regularly in. Here are some photos of my Skorne models
So life successfully interfered with the last half of the league for me. I got one game in during week 5, and none in the final 3 weeks. However, My first half was strong enough to put me tied for 10th place at the end, go figure. Over all, I had a blast building and learning a new army. Very little of my skaven are finished but they will be.
I'm currently working on Templars again and hopefully finish my MKI rhino soon!
Week 4 starts today, I am using the same list from last week (week 3) as school provided zero opportunity to play last week. That will be one of two of my throw away weeks...
Read more...Week 2 revealed to me the true all or nothing style of Skaven. I witnessed first-hand the importance of a strong leadership bubble. week 2 ended for me at 1-2-0. all three games a player was tabled. twice it was me.
Game 1 vs. Empire
Win for me, less about my tactical game play and more because my dad is still learning the game and his army.
Moment of importance: The Priest successfully cast wither on his Great Swords (reducing them to T2) and then the Censer Bearers came in and forced lots of failed toughness tests
Game 2 vs. Lizardmen
Game two looked solid for me untill turn 4. I destroyed a unit of saurus cavalry with the censer bearers after my ogres where destroyed from their charge. my swarm bases had been tieing up the engine of the gods, and had managed to kill the priest and crew inside before being stomped into oblivion. the slaves and giant rats killed a unit of skinks but did very little against the big unit of Saurus, who proved really tough to kill.
Moment of importance: The lizardmen's static combat resolution won in the end and broke or killed all my units.
Game 3 vs. High Elves
Tabled in 3 turns. an early flank block by a great eagle caused my units to clutter along the table edge. two elven turns of shooting later, 80% or so of my army had failed panic tests and fled off the table. At the end of turn 3 with a half a unit of giant rats, a unit of slaves and 2 bases left of swarms still a turn or two from hitting the elf lines I conceded defeat.
Moment of importance: Turn 1 march block bottle necking my units and the numerous failed panic and rally tests.
Technically started yesterday but I'll play game 1 of the week tonight. Points are at 1000 again. Here is what I plan to run: (I am posting via blackberry in class so pardon any format errors and my lack of point values.)
Plague Priest - lvl 2, Censer, Foul Pendant
20 Slaves
20 Slaves
18 Giant Rats - 1 Packmaster, Skweel Gnawtooth
4 Ratswarm Bases
21 Plague Monks - Musician, Standard, Storm Banner
5 Censer Bearers (joined by Plague Priest)
4 Rat Ogres - 2 Packmasters
Total 999 points
Hopefully this lists has a little more power, last week's list had staying power, but little punch. The Ogres and Censer Bearers should provide some truly damaging attacks, with the giant rats also causing havoc. The Swarms are to tie up cavalry or elite infantry. The plague monks should supply some hitting power and hopefully distract my opponent from the rest of the army. The slaves should do what they do best, set up the enemy for flank charges and explode, causing damage (here's to hurting more enemy and less friendlies).
Week 1 was 1000 points. 3 games; 1 win, 1 loss, 1 draw. Here is the list I used.
Hero
Plague Priest - Lvl 2, Foul Pendant - 165
Core
20 Stormvermin - Full Command, Storm Banner - 215
21 Clanrats - Spears, Shields, Musician, Standard - 117
21 Clanrats - Shields, Musician, Standard - 107
12 Giant Rats - 1 Packmaster -44
21 Skavenslaves - 42
20 Skavenslaves - 40
Special
10 Gutter Runners - 120
Rare
Doomwheel -150
Total: 1000
Game 1 vs. Empire
My dad's week 1 list, that I wrote. 2x10 handgunners, cannon, 20 greatswords, 5 KotIC, Luthor Huss and a warrior priest. Time permitted only 3 turns and the game ended in a draw before things really could get to full swing.
Game 2 vs. Dwarfs
Dwarf list: 2x10 thunderers, cannon, 20-25 warriors, runesmith, BSB thane. Being a dwarf player myself made this game fairly easy for me, I knew what to expect and how his stuff could hurt me. A 1st turn misfire (even after a re-roll!) for the dwarfs and the storm banner allowed my units to tie up most of the missile troops by turn 3. the doomwheel and stormvermin helped destroy the thunderers and break the warriors. end result was a massacre, winning by well over 1000 pts
Game 3 vs. Lizardmen
I was trounced in this game. I think my opponent killed everything and I none of his, if I remember correctly. Killing the doomwheel early removed most of my army's punch.
Thoughts for week 2:
Next week is 1000 points still. I am ditching the Gutter Runners, I don't think they have enough use in a small point game. Thinking of reworking completely using less units and more hard hitting units, thinking plague monks and censor bearers, some rat ogres, some swarm bases and adding Skweel Gnawtooth to a big giant rat unit.
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