tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57667830901933071782024-03-15T18:09:30.068-07:00The Hoodling's HoleA blog on Warhammer and gaming in generalHoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comBlogger638125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-5354931205723626322024-02-12T21:45:00.000-08:002024-02-12T21:45:33.577-08:00Adapting to the brave new old world<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Old World is here, even in Australia (which had to wait a few weeks more than the rest of the world to get our hands on the physical books). We've already played a few games, asked lots of questions, only found some of the answers, and are generally still in the process of coming to terms with things.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The game definitely feels like a new edition of Warhammer Fantasy, probably most closely aligned to 6th edition (with a few things borrowed from other places). However, there are a number of things that feel like they're going to come as the biggest shock to returning players:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The addition of the Fall Back In Good Order and Give Ground alternatives to properly fleeing</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The disappearance of the magic phase, with spells being cast differently and scattered throughout the turn</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Base sizes</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Obviously there are other things with significant ramifications too, like a unit needing to be as wide as it is deep in order to be able to fight properly, and characters having combined profiles with mounts such as monsters and chariots. But for most people it's the first 2 items above that are likely to have biggest impact on how their games flow.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I say the first 2 items, because the final item (base sizes) will have basically no impact on how the game plays, but it's going to have a big impact on people looking to play the game with existing armies from previous editions. It's likely you already knew this before you came here (GW had flagged this was going to happen some months ago), but most models are on larger bases in The Old World than they were in older editions of Warhammer Fantasy. 20mm square bases don't even exist anymore. Everything is on 25mm or larger (many things that were on 25mm are now on 30mm), and most cavalry are now on a new base size, 30x60mm.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This change is going to prove a bit of a headache for some, impacting both the bases of their models and the size of the movement trays they might require. Some might choose to just continue to play with the old bases on their models, but anyone looking to attend events (or just play the edition "as intended") will need to do something to adapt.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">No doubt some people will just tear the bases off their existing models and put them on the new ones, but not everyone is keen to do this, for a number of reasons:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The cost of buying new bases for everything</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The effort involved in re-basing (and potentially repainting damage that is caused as a result)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The loss of any backward compatibility to previous editions (or other games)</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">All of these things are factors for me, and honestly the idea of re-basing thousands of models hurts my soul. So instead we've been looking at alternatives.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Many people (and sellers) are turning to base and movement tray adapters - generally MDF bases of the right size with a space to drop the model into in the centre. This is a pretty simple solution that gives the model the correct base dimensions. In the case of the movement tray adapters, it's basically a lattice to sit between the models so that they're correctly spaced, and ideally sit level with the bases of the models to give a relatively tidy finish.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">There are a couple of downsides to these plans for me - one is that any movement tray adapter leaves you a bit tied to a particular formation. The other is that dropping models into adapters from the top leaves a gap which is less than ideal visually. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In an effort to resolve those downsides, this is what we've come up with. You can find the files on <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6459671">Thingiverse</a>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQs5xWbJLtGfjATPNLz6lmX4LIsaNl8CB1NZKVhQ8fAfUSZ7HBJhLym1XhakJF8EpvUm-Y8RHKYgfmWcM5zQMY94r_aKX4wYOIaM4awVe3gkpTC3LjPQGRr5Ao-UVWQJ4XWv87BddORS1hvqHnuJPVXk7q4o4reHSYhLTHhIFt-rWXG00aABqlSzDvFpQ/s518/large_display_17afdd7d-4d6a-48e3-aae3-29f25aedadde.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="518" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQs5xWbJLtGfjATPNLz6lmX4LIsaNl8CB1NZKVhQ8fAfUSZ7HBJhLym1XhakJF8EpvUm-Y8RHKYgfmWcM5zQMY94r_aKX4wYOIaM4awVe3gkpTC3LjPQGRr5Ao-UVWQJ4XWv87BddORS1hvqHnuJPVXk7q4o4reHSYhLTHhIFt-rWXG00aABqlSzDvFpQ/w640-h480/large_display_17afdd7d-4d6a-48e3-aae3-29f25aedadde.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The base is open at the back, and the sides slope in. The idea is that you slide the model in and it doesn't leave a big gap at the top.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNaih1DZcUDZrHP4WlXfTN8QNRjYU_XUSuOBbhfvItXAN_SXimIIElkz-MZ53IOt2LZFDlygCbvXPWyJO3LUpyUsJsgBeeRIt0sVFLPIeCRrLe9nGkEOCWfEemHhfcBb3DJm_8bjbSKHi8ucsI1P-HHqUN9gjjvTpxiG9frYQoeZQEFe8ptr3F9CJymE/s1024/large_display_8f007137-7ba1-4bd1-a63b-dff4dc502d94.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1024" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNaih1DZcUDZrHP4WlXfTN8QNRjYU_XUSuOBbhfvItXAN_SXimIIElkz-MZ53IOt2LZFDlygCbvXPWyJO3LUpyUsJsgBeeRIt0sVFLPIeCRrLe9nGkEOCWfEemHhfcBb3DJm_8bjbSKHi8ucsI1P-HHqUN9gjjvTpxiG9frYQoeZQEFe8ptr3F9CJymE/w640-h518/large_display_8f007137-7ba1-4bd1-a63b-dff4dc502d94.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Some of the initial prototypes printed for different sizes of base. The intention is to print them in FDM. Resin wouldn't cope with the thin base layer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskJxrprwshW9aqtkWSx77odHPS3Nv2Poj9EavX_YithPf102y9dRr3qQmC7Efr2IKWOTJqBQn5SwGLi20nd0i52RjjSihvDT62dXdUkaYsZ9fm_41YBrSD36X-hpaBozrkIqCM2aTHl9B97AU9C2XDNeWdHOX68CTayOnCfFqkFV9g2Hz53vO-HXEQgo/s2649/IMG_20240131_105544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="2649" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskJxrprwshW9aqtkWSx77odHPS3Nv2Poj9EavX_YithPf102y9dRr3qQmC7Efr2IKWOTJqBQn5SwGLi20nd0i52RjjSihvDT62dXdUkaYsZ9fm_41YBrSD36X-hpaBozrkIqCM2aTHl9B97AU9C2XDNeWdHOX68CTayOnCfFqkFV9g2Hz53vO-HXEQgo/w640-h390/IMG_20240131_105544.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Some samples with paint and sand, just to see them in action.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxjcoM8RYdtMb7qvnd3RnhNgsXYcCPnGUU4T_aEhJlloJdQmTBgQ7NF6lh09eEFUpS_FUqd45pM-dS-amX-kwL2LBV3f52hC5XCrpsSKd4ejmOI1Tt2nGj2Tv_7AiarV440mNwzibd0MtLGlg1AfvTPK1lqANPIQQPY4r7TDWk1kN15PRwQe88t0jPbM/s2676/IMG_20240131_105521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2676" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxjcoM8RYdtMb7qvnd3RnhNgsXYcCPnGUU4T_aEhJlloJdQmTBgQ7NF6lh09eEFUpS_FUqd45pM-dS-amX-kwL2LBV3f52hC5XCrpsSKd4ejmOI1Tt2nGj2Tv_7AiarV440mNwzibd0MtLGlg1AfvTPK1lqANPIQQPY4r7TDWk1kN15PRwQe88t0jPbM/w640-h414/IMG_20240131_105521.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">You can see where they slid in at the back, but everything lines up pretty well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NJeFQVYW5wFecmFUJolYL7H6v8s4ynzWhaYjNfdBHbeHysAT-Tl4ZnbpXmGzasXZcG1LMj6RcwCiOto18qBWj3cCRGZeMHLl6jy5FejmhQPrPS-SuW0ScRMlGO5qs6ccQQPE2GFf3SjqviEiKc-m1nRXeosUA32h6arCLmOyT1Hmmv6kMu3p7RWhMmY/s4000/IMG_20240210_175756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NJeFQVYW5wFecmFUJolYL7H6v8s4ynzWhaYjNfdBHbeHysAT-Tl4ZnbpXmGzasXZcG1LMj6RcwCiOto18qBWj3cCRGZeMHLl6jy5FejmhQPrPS-SuW0ScRMlGO5qs6ccQQPE2GFf3SjqviEiKc-m1nRXeosUA32h6arCLmOyT1Hmmv6kMu3p7RWhMmY/w640-h480/IMG_20240210_175756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">A larger sample group to see what they'd look like in regiments.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Thus far the solution has worked pretty well, although there are some changes that will be harder to accommodate (like chariot bases getting 10mm wider but no longer). We're still experimenting a bit with tolerances to determine how tightly we want the models to grab once they're in place. Once we're happy we can get on with the serious business of printing thousands and thousands of these... Oh man...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMwfLovwyf6xSDMhuBTLiFG5pIg4DINi-3i8nr7lzzuRnTWuuvfzxLCsp_GaiaRSiZRZfaFJPqQ1eTeh8118mdIlOCZ8WQrc_gUsYso98uqCI7u_ktZPtYv-89GRHmGddi79V2fuvau2E7Tm1Inz24FRipmdAtxtK10VDdcVffkPzjhW61BGGURiN1W8/s4000/IMG_20240213_135936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMwfLovwyf6xSDMhuBTLiFG5pIg4DINi-3i8nr7lzzuRnTWuuvfzxLCsp_GaiaRSiZRZfaFJPqQ1eTeh8118mdIlOCZ8WQrc_gUsYso98uqCI7u_ktZPtYv-89GRHmGddi79V2fuvau2E7Tm1Inz24FRipmdAtxtK10VDdcVffkPzjhW61BGGURiN1W8/w640-h480/IMG_20240213_135936.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This is going to take a long time...</span></div><div><br /></div><p></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-27935376789645536902024-02-07T04:18:00.000-08:002024-02-07T04:18:56.545-08:00Cancon 2024 Aftermath - Part 5<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is the final part of my report of a recent 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy tournament. You can find the previous part <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/02/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-4.html">here</a>, or go back to the start <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/01/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 5 - Finish The War<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Adam Wonderley - Wood Elves</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Spellweaver (Level 3, Lore of Life) with Moonstone of the Hidden Ways, Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Spellsinger (Level 2, Lore of Athel Loren) with Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Alter Kindred Noble with Great Weapon, Hail of Doom Arrow, Helm of the Hunt</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">12 Glade Guard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Glade Guard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Glade Guard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Dryads</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Dryads</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Glade Riders with Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Wardancers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Warhawk Riders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Wild Riders with Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Great Eagle</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Treeman</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This felt like things coming full circle. When I used the forest spirit army at Cancon maybe 19 years ago, I played Adam with his Wood Elves. It was a draw. And here we were again, this time on the top table in the final round. We had a bit of an audience as a few people who knew us both pulled up chairs to watch the clash that might decide the fate of the tournament. I declared that whatever happened, this time it would not be a draw... The scenario was a normal battle - the bonus points were for standards and table quarters etc instead of them just being worth 100 victory points.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tDRzNjeqPEcsnJlwK8aWkxiXMmEqGnR0cF-JdPF7S5WNHm058913wS-xBxqlM2Zup3xvKlomkB-j3htfJXgIGk4xKYxckBTEC6RZ4uppaaKKYDelbcacooMBmqV4OTtGdBoT-jco4C7II_E2IHpylwPJ0nwFBWhL8PU5AoDt4-Ekv3xzKPq1JfTozSw/s4000/IMG_20240127_124719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tDRzNjeqPEcsnJlwK8aWkxiXMmEqGnR0cF-JdPF7S5WNHm058913wS-xBxqlM2Zup3xvKlomkB-j3htfJXgIGk4xKYxckBTEC6RZ4uppaaKKYDelbcacooMBmqV4OTtGdBoT-jco4C7II_E2IHpylwPJ0nwFBWhL8PU5AoDt4-Ekv3xzKPq1JfTozSw/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_124719.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">There was a river cutting the table in half, which is probably not ideal on the top table. It wouldn't matter so much for this match, with 2 armies loaded with skirmishers. It did mean having to commit to plans with units like the Treekin, though.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_L1IkKLUe4-0Wj1qCC2qLTvgw6NPX9SGe60QlfwS7vA6J4XUkt90FsdupXze5t4YcviUhMAskrqC2GYIlG92rsfRWEGyVzdGupPY0LYKX_1GHs5GWTYP1WmLdRPgZuR8p9_-b5uwt5U43jVQnfNaUHm_c5j2gcNQFsNRbXGnBI7hT0iESLblq-hol08/s4000/IMG_20240127_124723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_L1IkKLUe4-0Wj1qCC2qLTvgw6NPX9SGe60QlfwS7vA6J4XUkt90FsdupXze5t4YcviUhMAskrqC2GYIlG92rsfRWEGyVzdGupPY0LYKX_1GHs5GWTYP1WmLdRPgZuR8p9_-b5uwt5U43jVQnfNaUHm_c5j2gcNQFsNRbXGnBI7hT0iESLblq-hol08/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_124723.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">So from left, we have 10 Glade Guard led by the Spellweaver, Glade Riders, Dryads, Great Eagle, then on the other side of the forest, Wardancers led by the Spellsinger, the Alter Kindred Noble behind them, and the Warhawk Riders (all of whom had snapped off their bases over the course of the event)</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9xcOoHXRnXtqdmQSdEwugZxUxRO9WRD-SgEZrh1a6p3Ew-NezpKbFZBUZluCmCw-B216UxKRroovDhPBUgSbhz_ueGdayHpCkIHfCdYcV3EAhn-_K7uti6KypktTsC04T59h3RIBRm_BfDcVqSDegpAISHeVWv4Qrx08nqP4dPjFmtjcKDwhpoUut60/s4000/IMG_20240127_124727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9xcOoHXRnXtqdmQSdEwugZxUxRO9WRD-SgEZrh1a6p3Ew-NezpKbFZBUZluCmCw-B216UxKRroovDhPBUgSbhz_ueGdayHpCkIHfCdYcV3EAhn-_K7uti6KypktTsC04T59h3RIBRm_BfDcVqSDegpAISHeVWv4Qrx08nqP4dPjFmtjcKDwhpoUut60/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_124727.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">On the other side of the river we had the Treeman, the remaining 2 units of Glade Guard, the other Dryads and the Wild Riders.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimH72GnOUOEF9gLFHtrmmb9WkJjtY4yfElvfjJRYXi_19SCFem7eD9P0dRfuK0ChC4IDVA8ESth2xRRMLJj2BusreVoVajZMBEXdNS79vF8vn7h5JDu92vtp48PY4RHzm3YsgE5DXYiJDqA1P1DsWn5NJhvS5B6kP-vu_nrB-UjnozCe32h5Gyc4pRfhU/s4000/IMG_20240127_124731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimH72GnOUOEF9gLFHtrmmb9WkJjtY4yfElvfjJRYXi_19SCFem7eD9P0dRfuK0ChC4IDVA8ESth2xRRMLJj2BusreVoVajZMBEXdNS79vF8vn7h5JDu92vtp48PY4RHzm3YsgE5DXYiJDqA1P1DsWn5NJhvS5B6kP-vu_nrB-UjnozCe32h5Gyc4pRfhU/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_124731.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">I was slightly out-deployed, given I had fewer units. I also elected to keep one of the Dryad units in reserve again, which meant I was done well before Adam. I did what I could. The Wild Riders went wide, with a view to try to get to the Glade Guard. The Treeman and Treekin setup behind my BYO surfing forest. Then it was a sea of Dryads (including Drycha) all the way across the river.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmgN_wvn3a9N60jB9k-XSg_FtOcdTsHBMn9LiZKLD3GFmNYHaS1qaPv3nUSFfobEwnJscpzC9pDeTJS2f4Q6dqIb42WslcgR56g7cXoW6WQN26YgXQppp2Yc59hlfifHTFdjvVBod_PM8OlDJLV3Kv1itHCQhuIzEQ501PFXSwlpKheBNjYp16ht02f4/s4000/IMG_20240127_125434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmgN_wvn3a9N60jB9k-XSg_FtOcdTsHBMn9LiZKLD3GFmNYHaS1qaPv3nUSFfobEwnJscpzC9pDeTJS2f4Q6dqIb42WslcgR56g7cXoW6WQN26YgXQppp2Yc59hlfifHTFdjvVBod_PM8OlDJLV3Kv1itHCQhuIzEQ501PFXSwlpKheBNjYp16ht02f4/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_125434.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Having finished deployment first, I got the bonus for the first turn roll-off. I won that, which felt quite important given all the archers Adam had. We proceeded to advance in cover. In the case of the Treekin and Treeman, this was more a case of the cover advancing and bringing them with it.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEHTI1vzfQRhX97ZIw2qTMS0e0N2Q1YWdONNIMf_YNRhb1T2GcVhei9w2-rViTZEdREj92AaAxPfOPLAGU7LrZnM3b3Kjh9Z4endjfyE0ZVmM2zRiUTttjuE96BcWn15bKV02IffELprYFd7ZRCfOZKxCnPc0tddnQFt1JW2xkHA2fDeyPqV6ApYozg4/s4000/IMG_20240127_125437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEHTI1vzfQRhX97ZIw2qTMS0e0N2Q1YWdONNIMf_YNRhb1T2GcVhei9w2-rViTZEdREj92AaAxPfOPLAGU7LrZnM3b3Kjh9Z4endjfyE0ZVmM2zRiUTttjuE96BcWn15bKV02IffELprYFd7ZRCfOZKxCnPc0tddnQFt1JW2xkHA2fDeyPqV6ApYozg4/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_125437.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">So much Treesinging. It got to the point where Adam actually used a dispel scroll to stop one of them, because I was gaining so much ground. The line of Dryads is back where we probably should have been, before the magic phase.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfH9-pZNhgDM0Tl6wdygnHLcGyCaizjyoOUHp6Soe8hOChFd-8UU8or4Y73kHf7ejGE_oP7Mp14SZmsZnMaX1S__GjXy0Vo76c_RIRRbTdWE3q2Qoty82bTCiwlZOiMKj-5z7IPJKHPOFFfc25_KcAauCw53He7MA6xbf0SSy5_kuIEuGxUfbaCQFdFk/s4000/IMG_20240127_125439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfH9-pZNhgDM0Tl6wdygnHLcGyCaizjyoOUHp6Soe8hOChFd-8UU8or4Y73kHf7ejGE_oP7Mp14SZmsZnMaX1S__GjXy0Vo76c_RIRRbTdWE3q2Qoty82bTCiwlZOiMKj-5z7IPJKHPOFFfc25_KcAauCw53He7MA6xbf0SSy5_kuIEuGxUfbaCQFdFk/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_125439.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">And the Glade Guard were already within reach!</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugff9Rzl7IwEpEYPzqRkoHqgVECGj52erCp5sSYFe84gIkTkUxDaW5d7YHaKnntdpwJIrXayp1HfxrUAt0dYXb69eZ0SgaiGqY7cGmbK3FweG0hdo0GfkVBe9ryXZQEYE6x5EY2z2OIA0XuAHMo8hmuJqL9mJy4rXqD1kAmDGSYW61G0pL_5BsalDj8E/s4000/IMG_20240127_125442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugff9Rzl7IwEpEYPzqRkoHqgVECGj52erCp5sSYFe84gIkTkUxDaW5d7YHaKnntdpwJIrXayp1HfxrUAt0dYXb69eZ0SgaiGqY7cGmbK3FweG0hdo0GfkVBe9ryXZQEYE6x5EY2z2OIA0XuAHMo8hmuJqL9mJy4rXqD1kAmDGSYW61G0pL_5BsalDj8E/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_125442.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The other flank was a lot harder to decide. Adam had more units stacked over there. We used the cover as best we could, and tried to close in on the enemy lines before they could start to take a toll on us.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRdXLh-I4GAZDUXmZ2B8jmkpoihPEGSGhFNwDWXrjoiRW_nGylqjeN9lV-TBfG7Ou2zGHlw0wi-Vppw5sKis1JVPkZXa9iRFVDBIX-oz1WwqdyczaDz6ac3_aDEOoYYHTsMYeJ0h81klyS1mjLT5g51eFzVAMlsD6QrxXDkdKCcSpa8_mCSWdy3BPE0w/s4000/IMG_20240127_125445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRdXLh-I4GAZDUXmZ2B8jmkpoihPEGSGhFNwDWXrjoiRW_nGylqjeN9lV-TBfG7Ou2zGHlw0wi-Vppw5sKis1JVPkZXa9iRFVDBIX-oz1WwqdyczaDz6ac3_aDEOoYYHTsMYeJ0h81klyS1mjLT5g51eFzVAMlsD6QrxXDkdKCcSpa8_mCSWdy3BPE0w/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_125445.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">In my head, the Dryads would get cover there. But only in my head. We were not up against the wall.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpSUM_rbWgDqZSAxT9459HA8OcLOeDAGF5Wu4G2n8jIcf5svQLKIzCdYseCbfV-YdWgzxgtLFFsW9TUFw4NncpWRXUI2eWw7MoRcv-5qnVT58fegiXw51daoDB1iiZMafroD8QfIJZACmkQwAxFaiopRoH_QgYrpZrPUx7bqRbLQ7hfmRAITQ-HcwoXo/s4000/IMG_20240127_130023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpSUM_rbWgDqZSAxT9459HA8OcLOeDAGF5Wu4G2n8jIcf5svQLKIzCdYseCbfV-YdWgzxgtLFFsW9TUFw4NncpWRXUI2eWw7MoRcv-5qnVT58fegiXw51daoDB1iiZMafroD8QfIJZACmkQwAxFaiopRoH_QgYrpZrPUx7bqRbLQ7hfmRAITQ-HcwoXo/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_130023.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The enemy Wild Riders swept around behind my unit, whilst the Dryads kept out of sight and in range to cause trouble if we continued our advance.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGX4w-w6j1Q_JfdeUKM9GQxcJpiSR9g-NfMFs6jP6M9fwFpVVc98ecyCuhiK2UMkMJgdFmGBpSBHWqm5l9F2cS4UQ-J94Ln-fhErUdrBD9GL87wUvBkWlBAdaAWEKV50jtqQiRUQ9cO1UaB0sSBujgsk8gIck61NcNBphtlRyWI-tQ-nn9mSUNuNfkJgI/s4000/IMG_20240127_130028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGX4w-w6j1Q_JfdeUKM9GQxcJpiSR9g-NfMFs6jP6M9fwFpVVc98ecyCuhiK2UMkMJgdFmGBpSBHWqm5l9F2cS4UQ-J94Ln-fhErUdrBD9GL87wUvBkWlBAdaAWEKV50jtqQiRUQ9cO1UaB0sSBujgsk8gIck61NcNBphtlRyWI-tQ-nn9mSUNuNfkJgI/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_130028.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Treeman stepped up as the Glade Guard took aim at the Wild Riders.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruSmPgWgIlNxKLIcnCX49K8ynrLJvCo9-mv-uLMQiNWDp3cGGi5saLsAtqc8WFwZSlOzH5OYpWvI0LpjgInTX_aXgEZ9F4jrBlgwJ9rrVSipaJgvndhNvG8VQGKg5kqrJKz67k1QlOvlw_iiVJJpCA0J3Zz33wmPMXaPBY_K5r10jdQP_U-_wQ9C4hb8/s4000/IMG_20240127_130204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruSmPgWgIlNxKLIcnCX49K8ynrLJvCo9-mv-uLMQiNWDp3cGGi5saLsAtqc8WFwZSlOzH5OYpWvI0LpjgInTX_aXgEZ9F4jrBlgwJ9rrVSipaJgvndhNvG8VQGKg5kqrJKz67k1QlOvlw_iiVJJpCA0J3Zz33wmPMXaPBY_K5r10jdQP_U-_wQ9C4hb8/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_130204.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Things moved around a fair bit on the left. The Dryads and Eagle advanced, the Wardancers stepped behind the forest (as did the Spellsinger, although Adam made the point that he was not actually in the unit now), and the Glade Riders and Alter Kindred hero shuffled across.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7R4Ta2tXk_D_DQcUQwv1o2eC7cGJz2p8sITYYEYqKS4J3hj_Yoodbq1YmDGVQSyO9ALbQ7WgFoz1bTamm5GrFQ6kanDYhqxqt9jVEmjVZweXpi85qxKHvveVKDws0PPFAFnAeAC89-jJBGQ5nn5-PvRIHgOkv-BvTol-gSoWOBsKAeP1kD3Ft-zoLgg/s4000/IMG_20240127_130207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7R4Ta2tXk_D_DQcUQwv1o2eC7cGJz2p8sITYYEYqKS4J3hj_Yoodbq1YmDGVQSyO9ALbQ7WgFoz1bTamm5GrFQ6kanDYhqxqt9jVEmjVZweXpi85qxKHvveVKDws0PPFAFnAeAC89-jJBGQ5nn5-PvRIHgOkv-BvTol-gSoWOBsKAeP1kD3Ft-zoLgg/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_130207.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">I don't think I had enough on the left here. The Glade Guard were left to hold the fort against the single unit of Dryads, and everyone else was leaving...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKovNsDhQfW3FqIrZNv0-aOleYbJrNLCV_GvNv9ffcV35j0Zzq_9raEr3XduOK2oKgaItGbFmBL5y4YRnnyxOHWKO9FvTI1LHf5Q123uTKMR7_chy3j7sugHaPUvOEEkkicWIHtFxngr46fNNeponbWqmnjHndCDRjr99aWuhsGdzuZdOkiTC6Ubq6HE/s4000/IMG_20240127_131135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKovNsDhQfW3FqIrZNv0-aOleYbJrNLCV_GvNv9ffcV35j0Zzq_9raEr3XduOK2oKgaItGbFmBL5y4YRnnyxOHWKO9FvTI1LHf5Q123uTKMR7_chy3j7sugHaPUvOEEkkicWIHtFxngr46fNNeponbWqmnjHndCDRjr99aWuhsGdzuZdOkiTC6Ubq6HE/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_131135.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">So. Uh... The Spellweaver cast <i>Master of Stone</i> on the Treekin, but only managed 2 wounds. She also miscast and lost all ability to cast spells for the remainder of the battle. That was pretty great for me... Then the Treeman used Strangleroot and removed the other 7 wounds from the Treekin unit. Just wiped them out, easy as that. The Glade Guard made much harder work of removing the Wild Riders thanks to their cover, thankfully. But the loss of the Treekin was a real blow to my plans on that flank.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYaKPoH-7mTK2mlXjP3PDZlhQOQJeo1W6DJfOhATMxIfVkoe0C43iyeYMsJl9b0WiXxZweD12BM7pz3SQafO1gu52R3E4OjwaDwyFOj602-tnohe0JdCNq7eFTYGugdE692oAjGA3BMaAmrII0t0vAXjbvq9Bpk3a2As767E2iRI2ixCISV_x5YFoxxI/s4000/IMG_20240127_131138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYaKPoH-7mTK2mlXjP3PDZlhQOQJeo1W6DJfOhATMxIfVkoe0C43iyeYMsJl9b0WiXxZweD12BM7pz3SQafO1gu52R3E4OjwaDwyFOj602-tnohe0JdCNq7eFTYGugdE692oAjGA3BMaAmrII0t0vAXjbvq9Bpk3a2As767E2iRI2ixCISV_x5YFoxxI/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_131138.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Alter Kindred hero let loose with his Hail of Doom Arrow, and removed the whole Wild Rider unit with ease (they had moved around the building to cover their advance from the Glade Guard). This was also a bummer. My forces on the left were looking even thinner now. The Dryads trying to hide over in the pigsty fared better, only losing one of their number to the volley from the Glade Guard.</div></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It was now my second turn, and my reinforcement Dryads successfully arrived. I was then left with a bit of a conundrum. I could plant them in the forest in the middle of Adam's lines, but he was ready for that. The Dryads were right there, the Alter Kindred guy was around, the Spellsinger had even stated he was leaving the Wardancers so they could charge... But I needed a distraction to break up the lines to buy time for me to get my main line into his. I didn't have a better plan, so decided I would have to expend the Dryads for the cause.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMb48fWe2XikVsVmrv1CTKg7xvGCJnAKXFAyI3Z5L8tm49UiISiG3N1rRaGc_C5oF0OjVzqm_CWVfKfiBs5qS95EifI8lsWYkDibsuTtrTs3drI232MZZzigXHuOmD_pZJut8VhfCOcrXNDP_R3v-uOzp46dMZjA0ZfHXpaHweUirchyphenhyphen7aRvdrSOVNx6w/s4000/IMG_20240127_132402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMb48fWe2XikVsVmrv1CTKg7xvGCJnAKXFAyI3Z5L8tm49UiISiG3N1rRaGc_C5oF0OjVzqm_CWVfKfiBs5qS95EifI8lsWYkDibsuTtrTs3drI232MZZzigXHuOmD_pZJut8VhfCOcrXNDP_R3v-uOzp46dMZjA0ZfHXpaHweUirchyphenhyphen7aRvdrSOVNx6w/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_132402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My lines advance with the newly arrived Dryads all alone, deep in the enemy lines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS4O5NnvQF9SRfV1HdxNnQ71cRNk4zrpY5Ain7NThiDJDWlNM_N7FuZYt4DnyX9jmoFochYfwI4Cus-EHHamx0lM8vW9UxOsMFgQAPB5gpjzuDrv5lvyP2JI5pMHtz-T2n-AHetK3rl2onLecbE0xlPHcQA2XiT76OTv7fzbdPQBYIYGFdzBORx2eAzs/s4000/IMG_20240127_132405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS4O5NnvQF9SRfV1HdxNnQ71cRNk4zrpY5Ain7NThiDJDWlNM_N7FuZYt4DnyX9jmoFochYfwI4Cus-EHHamx0lM8vW9UxOsMFgQAPB5gpjzuDrv5lvyP2JI5pMHtz-T2n-AHetK3rl2onLecbE0xlPHcQA2XiT76OTv7fzbdPQBYIYGFdzBORx2eAzs/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_132405.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. The best thing about this plan was that it would realistically take 2 units to make sure they dealt with mine. </span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It was at about this point that a terrible plan occurred to me, and I got the giggles. People demanded to know what it was, and I said "I'll tell you later". That went down really well - apparently that was not the response they wanted. I then decided that it was a foolish plan that I would not follow, so I explained it to everyone, including my opponent.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Then I changed my mind, decided I would do it after all, and announced it to everyone. After having already revealed my diabolical master plan. The plan even involved me having to cast a spell, when Adam still had a dispel scroll. This was truly some of the dumbest behaviour I've witnessed, and I knew it even as I did it... But I did it anyway.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj558ZKfFd0oKps0c0n8Bzbw7JPima0PI0FjxwQGYvH-g3a3AXODxXQo04YS9vbQf9P6W02IeveKmwyaWVBVL-qZVkGmPM1BIPVI-tdxNME4IqBXea-MFKgAW7Z2t41Ft6cjAx2MiQL3Ho_8tFVKNODyx0WC_iHT170OMcR_NeFsmTWFO2EVUKEBXFGW48/s4000/IMG_20240127_132411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj558ZKfFd0oKps0c0n8Bzbw7JPima0PI0FjxwQGYvH-g3a3AXODxXQo04YS9vbQf9P6W02IeveKmwyaWVBVL-qZVkGmPM1BIPVI-tdxNME4IqBXea-MFKgAW7Z2t41Ft6cjAx2MiQL3Ho_8tFVKNODyx0WC_iHT170OMcR_NeFsmTWFO2EVUKEBXFGW48/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_132411.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Step 1 of my fiendish plan was for my Spellsinger to giddy up and ride as quickly as possible toward the newly arrived unit of Dryads. That meant sitting her here on this bridge, in the open, in front of an Alter Kindred noble and a unit of Warhawks. We in the business call this maneuver "suicide"...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-q979RSv19Aoy9xAm-1chQJLkRYogwlaKel33Bd1ae9OZyMOnJHCZDBaAR2JdGJRwfSkw_IpztHdmdv6AKCGr10mziILoj1QF8N6I9Irvk19WyNHeUHdzE7gNwttgjn5tCzh8EooxwbvLYhUyKfbbOKbdh4G4HQ-PRUNSpl2c9tFzaqa6DCfWgF4iog/s4000/IMG_20240127_132414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-q979RSv19Aoy9xAm-1chQJLkRYogwlaKel33Bd1ae9OZyMOnJHCZDBaAR2JdGJRwfSkw_IpztHdmdv6AKCGr10mziILoj1QF8N6I9Irvk19WyNHeUHdzE7gNwttgjn5tCzh8EooxwbvLYhUyKfbbOKbdh4G4HQ-PRUNSpl2c9tFzaqa6DCfWgF4iog/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_132414.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Over on the right, the Wild Riders decided it was up to them given the Treekin were gone... They lost another of their number to stand-and-shoot, but maybe 3 of them would be enough. The enemy Dryads were right there, though... And the Treeman was a fraction of an inch out of Strangleroot range, having been march blocked by the enemy Treeman.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">At this point I enacted Stage 2 of my master plan. With everyone at the table fully aware of what I was about to do, I picked up 3 dice and cast <i>The Twilight Host</i> on the newly arrived Dryads in the middle of Adam's lines. This would upgrade their Fear to Terror, and terror-bomb half of Adam's army, including the Spellweaver and the Spellsinger who had left the safety of the Wardancers...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I rolled a double 6 and the spell was cast with irresistible force. It was an outrageous piece of luck, and meant that my plan might actually work despite Adam sitting on a dispel scroll. A smarter man might have kept his plan a secret, and first cast Ariel's Blessing on the Dryads to give them regeneration. Adam would almost certainly have scrolled that, unaware of what was coming. Anyway, I didn't do things that way...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFw_Os0TRuKS-RM41WNdpOUos84MT-gryRI-KgvBGj95yNRVDUGgl4yIFxDcyyKYozx8-HWZvGkhWt8WidcW0R5lCVxiz4EWdRjXFsLnbc2FodZkUlZ5Inl6LtqLlmBhtq_FznklMDPI2U67-4vVyIdt_wFTUUse-cs2PjsUYmLxQbIefhh70NBEV54UY/s500/Forrest%20Gump%20meme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFw_Os0TRuKS-RM41WNdpOUos84MT-gryRI-KgvBGj95yNRVDUGgl4yIFxDcyyKYozx8-HWZvGkhWt8WidcW0R5lCVxiz4EWdRjXFsLnbc2FodZkUlZ5Inl6LtqLlmBhtq_FznklMDPI2U67-4vVyIdt_wFTUUse-cs2PjsUYmLxQbIefhh70NBEV54UY/s320/Forrest%20Gump%20meme.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, the start of Adam's turn would now be important.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGmo5QJ6SPcmwWiXK-L8pSTuNjprJfZ9qtClh_x2X85VxZhwJfYl-NnWKWFYg1xYFZ0yi6pkEk2hzJpivskgbBp2tu7bi6Wd167O_FoWpi4d1FXJnotfvQy-FeHagzR9_eSlny3dwvNo_GyA-cEdX6uDvG6NyiVMqI-WUGyBdwo7_4-iuBrnvzxyrraU/s4000/IMG_20240127_133017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGmo5QJ6SPcmwWiXK-L8pSTuNjprJfZ9qtClh_x2X85VxZhwJfYl-NnWKWFYg1xYFZ0yi6pkEk2hzJpivskgbBp2tu7bi6Wd167O_FoWpi4d1FXJnotfvQy-FeHagzR9_eSlny3dwvNo_GyA-cEdX6uDvG6NyiVMqI-WUGyBdwo7_4-iuBrnvzxyrraU/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_133017.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">On the other flank, the Wild Riders managed to narrowly defeat the Glade Guard, they broke, and we all ran off the table, out of range of the nasty Dryads. It was very professional. I think Adam was starting to feel that this was not going to be his day.</div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The start of Adam's second turn arrived, and he had many terror tests to take. The Glade Guard with his Spellweaver, the Spellsinger, the Glade Riders and the Great Eagle... The Spellsinger and Glade Riders were OK, but the others were less OK. The Great Eagle turned and fled right at me, straight over my Treekin. The Glade Guard and Spellweaver turned and fled straight off the side of the table. It felt like the ultimate example of "played for and got" - it was exactly what I was trying to achieve - it just was not at all earned, given how I went about it.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEBmgWl2IHBvdJAXQxdJXC5Um-8XL4O9QfXJ9YHwCB_KLNV5sgA-YZbBUB3a4_GhdsZ4tRmyeZvwf2XeydXFheWzzckp4Q822BfJRrBEwzU02JFBktxLqu8xfsxRGkEz94v5j8Wj7cOjA4IBd3cMPPk8zEjRCkUIyB0myGken32lMeCQUzzDcxdv69cM/s4000/IMG_20240127_134303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEBmgWl2IHBvdJAXQxdJXC5Um-8XL4O9QfXJ9YHwCB_KLNV5sgA-YZbBUB3a4_GhdsZ4tRmyeZvwf2XeydXFheWzzckp4Q822BfJRrBEwzU02JFBktxLqu8xfsxRGkEz94v5j8Wj7cOjA4IBd3cMPPk8zEjRCkUIyB0myGken32lMeCQUzzDcxdv69cM/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_134303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Presumably upset at the stunt they had just pulled, the Dryads found themselves sandwiched in a charge from both the enemy Dryads and the Wardancers.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Q23aR0W2r62vRnOPPNYbM1Z668VATRwGqfLh60thEvFVNz0pbplrwdTS69DdkseSPrZxaNfeZqgsFT9zPZVpWdsD7A-k13fSmZUbjbl77fvEzC_JNt5OjKPBqYP_yYdkUMnlRzVOz7d2qHORTs6lcW4YjN1GZR96gqvVj1QTp0qYpa5aPglwGfjy2FQ/s4000/IMG_20240127_134307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Q23aR0W2r62vRnOPPNYbM1Z668VATRwGqfLh60thEvFVNz0pbplrwdTS69DdkseSPrZxaNfeZqgsFT9zPZVpWdsD7A-k13fSmZUbjbl77fvEzC_JNt5OjKPBqYP_yYdkUMnlRzVOz7d2qHORTs6lcW4YjN1GZR96gqvVj1QTp0qYpa5aPglwGfjy2FQ/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_134307.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The terrain was getting in the way, but the Warhawk Riders charged the Spellsinger as she sat gloating on the bridge. The Treeman stepped across and tried largely unsuccessfully to Strangleroot some Dryads.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiOuP0YXxh0fmx2VfDY4FJyBz39vwMmy1w5dW-7yxJ2ROLe1hA7Nkeix16LEKktD8VGAQcztSSa7On1Jm9s1Jjf5fHd4qDE4cRntV1vDEjP_Mv5HzlbZ5ToR0KFhJtVY6Y5kJg9oWjkCSJdcUxODrdtUYLrOzYzSYM5851yVVCRsczssYosEpoBVWArE/s4000/IMG_20240127_134509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiOuP0YXxh0fmx2VfDY4FJyBz39vwMmy1w5dW-7yxJ2ROLe1hA7Nkeix16LEKktD8VGAQcztSSa7On1Jm9s1Jjf5fHd4qDE4cRntV1vDEjP_Mv5HzlbZ5ToR0KFhJtVY6Y5kJg9oWjkCSJdcUxODrdtUYLrOzYzSYM5851yVVCRsczssYosEpoBVWArE/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_134509.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Dryads and Wild Riders thought about charging the Treeman, but in the end they thought better of it.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuiqISwAu0jzGBUtlgjti9UeGUDcOFwy9jHoQU6NTlvxeflgsGss927eu1OmNQG74GOFz2G-fAHuPJjDfFZKqXSLOwQoxcB3PM5k1LKwCrWnK0VTIbMjv6_L9JBxgMkRpoZwqEp4NaxA4hXg4T5hrMiLQksDXOfc5M3akLeUxoMFeJgqx2shjFnBcEo0/s4000/IMG_20240127_135140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuiqISwAu0jzGBUtlgjti9UeGUDcOFwy9jHoQU6NTlvxeflgsGss927eu1OmNQG74GOFz2G-fAHuPJjDfFZKqXSLOwQoxcB3PM5k1LKwCrWnK0VTIbMjv6_L9JBxgMkRpoZwqEp4NaxA4hXg4T5hrMiLQksDXOfc5M3akLeUxoMFeJgqx2shjFnBcEo0/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_135140.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Considering the circumstances, my Dryads did quite well. They lost 6 of their 8 models, then killed 3 Wardancers in return, and somehow outran everyone before rallying next to the table edge. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF227zWZNjPmQe6AzVCtM9Cq6i3L3apfvpTD3jdJdC2ycj_li6LyUpo6OBoX_3n8InyHujxBWK61MNf-ik2nuASInIi7UaFpxM1wgH8rTb4NUdY-x6hnRZYiaHpfpDl9YgF7UjTpkDnRY_T1Al7ecdijoQnlg0CX9NoHDvQVPaQqZiMmK2-r7jSDP8n2I/s4000/IMG_20240127_135704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF227zWZNjPmQe6AzVCtM9Cq6i3L3apfvpTD3jdJdC2ycj_li6LyUpo6OBoX_3n8InyHujxBWK61MNf-ik2nuASInIi7UaFpxM1wgH8rTb4NUdY-x6hnRZYiaHpfpDl9YgF7UjTpkDnRY_T1Al7ecdijoQnlg0CX9NoHDvQVPaQqZiMmK2-r7jSDP8n2I/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_135704.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Rather shockingly the Warhawks wounded but failed to break the Spellsinger, which meant Dryads went in to help. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nmcr1uukL65-LNHe6wvcHvitg0KD9BtT5Ct_goEEt5Pz1PSn9ENJD_hA5Jw-1nVFnASj9rdJusAJ3q842P4el6FAe0YJ8LvF_x0ENvW1wkCS1jd3i2H737VSBJZpzpcwW0QyPBP-CAmpLL_YM8w99nwj5x162odrCdvyekxS2j4dH3IsT1yi6cPClIc/s4000/IMG_20240127_135706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nmcr1uukL65-LNHe6wvcHvitg0KD9BtT5Ct_goEEt5Pz1PSn9ENJD_hA5Jw-1nVFnASj9rdJusAJ3q842P4el6FAe0YJ8LvF_x0ENvW1wkCS1jd3i2H737VSBJZpzpcwW0QyPBP-CAmpLL_YM8w99nwj5x162odrCdvyekxS2j4dH3IsT1yi6cPClIc/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_135706.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">I did make a mistake here at this point. I spent much of the game concerned for Drycha and not wanting her to get caught by something like a Treeman, so her unit charged the fleeing Eagle that was sitting next to them. Of course it got away (and then failed to rally once before recovering right on the table edge). It meant Drycha and her friends were no longer heading for the enemy back lines, where the Spellsinger and the battered Wardancers were to be found. It meant I had slightly squandered the advantage I had bought with the terrifying Dryad maneuver - a small group of Dryads and a unit of Treekin were all that was still advancing, and the Treekin couldn't march that turn.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBydtpVC0-U3G5sppfykSWr6Sy720PoGO-SjMFiaoMCaEuBpwxYAE38JSHhskiWuduQETbOZ25N2annf5N_bGsU91dWya0QWHMC39mYL3jB4ivOKwJNVpOv06WJ9h-oJck8yfE8_QOv_CXxnycHjcLhZTOafpcIszwoDRlCuy_jACkCXKU18wAgu8F5G0/s4000/IMG_20240127_135710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBydtpVC0-U3G5sppfykSWr6Sy720PoGO-SjMFiaoMCaEuBpwxYAE38JSHhskiWuduQETbOZ25N2annf5N_bGsU91dWya0QWHMC39mYL3jB4ivOKwJNVpOv06WJ9h-oJck8yfE8_QOv_CXxnycHjcLhZTOafpcIszwoDRlCuy_jACkCXKU18wAgu8F5G0/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_135710.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Over on the right, the Treeman declared a charge on the remaining Glade Guard. I think they failed a terror test, but maybe they actually chose to flee. My Wild Riders would move back onto the table and try to block the escape of the Glade Riders, but to no avail.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuuJaXWnW2GJgYRaqoz0YYAckusdhr-AfZWiLV_FOgqGH7AlVzfJRtsD0AGoBSB4Uq0hm42icc08Wa9prDrDTKnzichHpYO0E0IEDfX0is_0xVxVTcGOK-Im_UIBoukwDOWJboDyHL2tPQATUBfCF8zjYqR7cNYy7Ax9F4-zeZuhmr7eEASvgMXp5RSQ/s4000/IMG_20240127_141141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuuJaXWnW2GJgYRaqoz0YYAckusdhr-AfZWiLV_FOgqGH7AlVzfJRtsD0AGoBSB4Uq0hm42icc08Wa9prDrDTKnzichHpYO0E0IEDfX0is_0xVxVTcGOK-Im_UIBoukwDOWJboDyHL2tPQATUBfCF8zjYqR7cNYy7Ax9F4-zeZuhmr7eEASvgMXp5RSQ/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_141141.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">My Dryads broke but failed to catch the Warhawk Riders, who managed to finish off the Spellsinger before they went. The Treeman then hit those Dryads. The Wild Riders were coming around behind my line, which was a bit of a worry. They never got to charge, though. I think I used Treesinging to swing the forest around in front of them and block their line of sight. The Glade Riders rallied, but did so with a Treeman looking at them and my Wild Riders in their flank.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I've missed a couple of shots here. The enemy on my left flank mopped up my remaining 2 Dryads, then hid behind the forest and never emerged. I couldn't get to them because of line of sight and then the danger the Dryads (and the Alter Kindred) posed if I gave them the first swing. The Treekin were too slowed by enemy units, and ended up having to turn to face the threat of the Treeman. This was why I needed the extra muscle from Drycha and her larger unit. They could have dared someone to hit them, and cleaned up some of those points.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcu5XmLWbXLpNoLsWivAwZd-ERJVngh0YG6AQ_Ku1L6arsKIycVB6Wa1AQlaUfuzFmk-9EP9O6GVR8C2ciw-Lo9YW0-d8CnpV_VYzczOgfcl4ffF4kIP7y8RzM9vUeWT3gaW6TD_8kxHJAhLuluyMjvcXWnp1Zop7UzAEEY5guYCEyggNWJhAW3JjihyI/s4000/IMG_20240127_142519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcu5XmLWbXLpNoLsWivAwZd-ERJVngh0YG6AQ_Ku1L6arsKIycVB6Wa1AQlaUfuzFmk-9EP9O6GVR8C2ciw-Lo9YW0-d8CnpV_VYzczOgfcl4ffF4kIP7y8RzM9vUeWT3gaW6TD_8kxHJAhLuluyMjvcXWnp1Zop7UzAEEY5guYCEyggNWJhAW3JjihyI/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_142519.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My Wild Riders broke and wiped out the remaining Glade Guard, and the Treeman eventually broke the Dryads he was trying to wade through. The Warhawks rallied, and I was never able to get to grips with them again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IxVQDbXcGFrVpYj7bEA76GjhL-Qp-vHacCnyynHXssb9Wu3neB_0c5uaxDqQLUXJw11VtH7CF9PHB7MpxEFqAeN8I7Yzgked0_9dNx6tcwkTZdL-Bzu_aG_pYrt64EMrxnnhhWJQj68yahDgrqk_iSegr3KESLPlEOg-mdJFVKJTmHCsTJNlMi7T6Y8/s4000/IMG_20240127_142522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IxVQDbXcGFrVpYj7bEA76GjhL-Qp-vHacCnyynHXssb9Wu3neB_0c5uaxDqQLUXJw11VtH7CF9PHB7MpxEFqAeN8I7Yzgked0_9dNx6tcwkTZdL-Bzu_aG_pYrt64EMrxnnhhWJQj68yahDgrqk_iSegr3KESLPlEOg-mdJFVKJTmHCsTJNlMi7T6Y8/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_142522.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treeman was spending his time march blocked, and unable to find a relevant charge target. Strangleroot was having little impact on the Dryads.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIJZh_4lUd5MLTnH2b67CXguXTa3JkM6Xo5Ox8YE_jxrUzUGty2nWE2-XT1Y8NftEiwDCVIbSSYc1Q6ukGYBDe4uJtQdt1_rk6GrxxJI4IbnulflgxZeIjqpAR-EJkRCrct5817q9DRPUOuQ363Gz077WpMdU811ESYkpRx87yVcVHbwblRTr7448TEM/s4000/IMG_20240127_142727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIJZh_4lUd5MLTnH2b67CXguXTa3JkM6Xo5Ox8YE_jxrUzUGty2nWE2-XT1Y8NftEiwDCVIbSSYc1Q6ukGYBDe4uJtQdt1_rk6GrxxJI4IbnulflgxZeIjqpAR-EJkRCrct5817q9DRPUOuQ363Gz077WpMdU811ESYkpRx87yVcVHbwblRTr7448TEM/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_142727.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">We're getting late in the piece here. The Dryads (somewhat damaged, but not enough) hit the flank of the Wild Riders as they cleaned up the fleeing Glade Guard. We broke and were run down, with the Dryads travelling a fraction of an inch too far for the Treeman to charge them and finish them off. On the bright side, he found something else to do. The Glade Riders came too close behind him, and he blasted the whole unit off with Strangleroots. Not bad, given the rest of his game had been pretty frustrating.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the end things fizzled a little because nothing could force a fight without getting smashed on the enemy's terms. As I say, had Drycha and co been up in Adam's back line, things might have been different - there were points to be had there, but I had the wrong units in place. I suffered late game for not having any ability to shoot at (or quickly chase) vulnerable targets. I had lost a unit of Treekin, both Wild Rider units, my Spellsinger, and a unit and a half of Dryads. Adam had lost all his Glade Guard, the Spellweaver, the Glade Riders and half the Wardancers. After my grand statement about how this time it would not be a draw, it was a draw.</span><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 13-13 Draw (10-10 before bonuses)</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Realising we had fought out a draw, we looked around at the next couple of tables and realised that they also had ended up as draws. It meant that nobody had actually caught us in terms of points, so we finished the event first and second anyway. The top 7 tables were entirely populated with Wood Elves and Vampire Counts. Having units that are immune to psychology remains one of the decisive factors in 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I had definitely ridden my luck during this event. Even without the bogus irresistible force spell in the last game, Drycha had made a habit of breaking and escaping her pursuers during the tournament, which was worth an awful lot of points. The dice had been relatively kind.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to the organisers for putting on a great event, thanks to all of my opponents, and thank you for reading!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMN3mcE9a9UGkzaBcdgeN5SyXc8G2EbF9WHP9qp4rfojC8xlFYGk0G08YBM93FA9eEZJWwYiZYIxFhMUVsmVOET4e9w9YvnoECF4FKjDNNTx6vCmjS8v7dYMID2sdR0ViwK4R_U_OdQmUa1CuJH6DCdgGoLIB8TxZJF1UzYjA8RlMPczh9J9ZAcbLogc/s1123/Cancon%202024%20Standings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="1123" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMN3mcE9a9UGkzaBcdgeN5SyXc8G2EbF9WHP9qp4rfojC8xlFYGk0G08YBM93FA9eEZJWwYiZYIxFhMUVsmVOET4e9w9YvnoECF4FKjDNNTx6vCmjS8v7dYMID2sdR0ViwK4R_U_OdQmUa1CuJH6DCdgGoLIB8TxZJF1UzYjA8RlMPczh9J9ZAcbLogc/w640-h312/Cancon%202024%20Standings.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-12214421503570508092024-02-05T04:12:00.000-08:002024-02-07T04:19:37.499-08:00Cancon 2024 Aftermath - Part 4<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is the continuation of my report of a recent 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy tournament. You can find the previous part <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/02/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-3.html">here</a>, or go back to the start <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/01/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After 3 wins, I was getting perilously close to the top of the tables. By this point however, I had realised that there was only one Daemonic Legion list in the entire tournament, and I was not going to have to play it (which was nice, because they were basically kryptonite to a forest spirit army). I don't know where all the daemons had gone, but maybe we could win this thing!</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 4 - Steal Their Supplies<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Kieran Pink - Bretonnians</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Bretonnian Lord on Warhorse with Gauntlet of the Duel, Gromril Great Helm, The Heartwood Lance, Virtue of the Joust, Shield, Grail Vow</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Damsel of the Lady (Level 1, Lore of Life) on Warhorse with Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Paladin Battle Standard Bearer on Warhorse with Banner of the Lady, Questing Vow</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">6 Knights Errant with Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">6 Knights Errant with Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">6 Knights of the Realm with Standard Bearer</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Mounted Yeoman with Shields</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Mounted Yeoman with Shields</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Pegasus Knights with Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Questing Knights with Standard Bearer, Banner of Chalons</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Grail Knights with Musician, Standard Bearer, War Banner</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Field Trebuchet</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This scenario involved 2 objectives. One didn't move and needed to be controlled at the end of the game. The other was a little cart that could drive around each turn and could be captured and carried with you. Control of those objectives at the end of the game dictated the bonus points.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bretonnians had the potential to be a problem for my army. My armour penetration was only so-so, Bretonnians can easily add a rank or two to my none, and they would generally out-charge me. The Grail Knights in particular could probably kill anything in my army, especially on the charge. On the bright side, a single Damsel with one dispel scroll is not a lot of anti-magic... This game was also notable for being the only time all tournament that one of my spellcasters rolled <i>The Call of the Hunt</i> (a movement spell).</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhIfDxsHQ8z2pAcqI0hS3322QW6IHtP9ckjnM6PHgimpnyp4XDZlYbEYQN45ijBIgy01d4L6ZjKP0GVjNiYSllBkzE2aOtW4BGW-_9wmjB4jDovN0MXpxabMdtWX1MRw2wS_2wvKQYayMfEdYHeg3XcVWJRl0_s56HWN6xgU6r3-FZZIK4we1EQcVQI8/s4000/IMG_20240127_091442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhIfDxsHQ8z2pAcqI0hS3322QW6IHtP9ckjnM6PHgimpnyp4XDZlYbEYQN45ijBIgy01d4L6ZjKP0GVjNiYSllBkzE2aOtW4BGW-_9wmjB4jDovN0MXpxabMdtWX1MRw2wS_2wvKQYayMfEdYHeg3XcVWJRl0_s56HWN6xgU6r3-FZZIK4we1EQcVQI8/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_091442.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">How we setup. I decided to keep a small unit of Dryads in reserve, given there was a forest right in the middle of the Bretonnian deployment zone. If nothing else, I thought it might mess with my opponent.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2SmPSm705IVTYjryBKkqLr8zNTWUxEAtLcUSo0MJlhz7xwhalnH_prxNgr1a92E06jXcadvQUTon-IBN_PVQWHiDqz6Vo3-GIce7VupNDf1XPToEmWMskLCbB8dPo3Atk94_5KX7WdyxfXKyBVsu3Gxm9dSJYHRQD4PK99CFYzDvIHRyHSX8RXsatE0/s4000/IMG_20240127_091447.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2SmPSm705IVTYjryBKkqLr8zNTWUxEAtLcUSo0MJlhz7xwhalnH_prxNgr1a92E06jXcadvQUTon-IBN_PVQWHiDqz6Vo3-GIce7VupNDf1XPToEmWMskLCbB8dPo3Atk94_5KX7WdyxfXKyBVsu3Gxm9dSJYHRQD4PK99CFYzDvIHRyHSX8RXsatE0/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_091447.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Wild Riders on the flank, hoping to make it to the Trebuchet. That's the mobile objective on the middle line there. Every table had a lovely little painted objective, and there were different flavours. Ours was pulled by a fat Squig and driven by Snotlings, I think. It was an impressive amount of effort for a tournament with something like 57 players.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMgksiYhre4Wn9Z8IwVYJgakMUA3KkntsjP4zjySzYCucWQL9meaUw1Xh2bYNdSuxliUEK8zpbCgUoeOALkoM3Ze6KzufDR3vL_O2rtvUjyMT7DuMiFD3B4Ygyvo4qDfFz4luYCXj2xz29N2fkg4RPxFGHj55cDWqJHuIKiCemZ68KcOPtli1v9LqNp4/s4000/IMG_20240127_091450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMgksiYhre4Wn9Z8IwVYJgakMUA3KkntsjP4zjySzYCucWQL9meaUw1Xh2bYNdSuxliUEK8zpbCgUoeOALkoM3Ze6KzufDR3vL_O2rtvUjyMT7DuMiFD3B4Ygyvo4qDfFz4luYCXj2xz29N2fkg4RPxFGHj55cDWqJHuIKiCemZ68KcOPtli1v9LqNp4/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_091450.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Pegasus knights went right behind the forest, and the Grail Knights led by the Lord were behind them. The BSB was in the Questing Knights, over to the left of the forest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRgZDx4aYi_1eNOD8PeF18M1cZF0Nf91CQutKKAjDlTXULBpfFJ3a5mlUCruMPXwkeJy0OEwJyBO-yJTGspmCsSR7ODEHT53g-FBVI9jhGllCiU11UnGE1ozDFKKCsKFeuiLN4XtVxnHWKDmnvNs-ZsrGRt4vX5P2y9cWc9C-FOhBu2j-IGHzuRySnzA/s4000/IMG_20240127_091456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRgZDx4aYi_1eNOD8PeF18M1cZF0Nf91CQutKKAjDlTXULBpfFJ3a5mlUCruMPXwkeJy0OEwJyBO-yJTGspmCsSR7ODEHT53g-FBVI9jhGllCiU11UnGE1ozDFKKCsKFeuiLN4XtVxnHWKDmnvNs-ZsrGRt4vX5P2y9cWc9C-FOhBu2j-IGHzuRySnzA/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_091456.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">They do make for a rather lovely looking army. Of course, in the Old World they're going back to triangles, which is a headache.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAT0oduzRQfXRK6mJGATaZQrdlXW4nOd7SkpLOPxlF_ZwsGElTGocUEwUsayBvsYbb4TJli2Np_ux9KidUHoU5ZADrBA2qU-f8LBUye56CrkKsxUoqTpoLHCpJ-QQjsiKR6xRelQ5nrTjz5Fm5OOXuCHvF7X9xDHmU5_X4hUgNhGLEfaHSNLaqIbM__Og/s4000/IMG_20240127_091459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAT0oduzRQfXRK6mJGATaZQrdlXW4nOd7SkpLOPxlF_ZwsGElTGocUEwUsayBvsYbb4TJli2Np_ux9KidUHoU5ZADrBA2qU-f8LBUye56CrkKsxUoqTpoLHCpJ-QQjsiKR6xRelQ5nrTjz5Fm5OOXuCHvF7X9xDHmU5_X4hUgNhGLEfaHSNLaqIbM__Og/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_091459.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Mounted Yeomen and Knights Errant hard on the flank. The unit on the other side of the building was the Knights of the Realm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBzi7Ky8_HnudDXgc1b5Lhrbl3ahM35LbCMhSMCebnBey3nN81Yv43NzQLDrIFDzJ8pjieUgZnZXjKtR1c4TIBuLmfadl0jFTF-f2Ndy2-dRhXt-k3yise_n-dG3MaonNvcLXeTUjyq8Po9B8XntVav9pQyZwmSa1t-bSmTwAEGhXlz4LGuwqJe3luyQ/s4000/IMG_20240127_092205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBzi7Ky8_HnudDXgc1b5Lhrbl3ahM35LbCMhSMCebnBey3nN81Yv43NzQLDrIFDzJ8pjieUgZnZXjKtR1c4TIBuLmfadl0jFTF-f2Ndy2-dRhXt-k3yise_n-dG3MaonNvcLXeTUjyq8Po9B8XntVav9pQyZwmSa1t-bSmTwAEGhXlz4LGuwqJe3luyQ/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_092205.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I automatically got the first turn, given the Bretonnians were busy praying. The Wild Riders enacted Operation Get to the Trebuchet immediately, though the Mounted Yeomen would surely do something about it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCTJx4seY8I_nqDV3a-bkgEdznd48UEQXsnS2PaDPgaP-LJ1-sxe2rOSPqqqBWpTgfwLR0Ia0k1N3SR2PqwfR1v1QUptPHdDYtBdCLg-BNYF_KrDPSJqc9wEQyW3laUQADvyaROBbRGRt_X_tSEpzS93_9wvpGUIieMLvHH5phqB8b-5g-SUyg2z6H2Q/s4000/IMG_20240127_092207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCTJx4seY8I_nqDV3a-bkgEdznd48UEQXsnS2PaDPgaP-LJ1-sxe2rOSPqqqBWpTgfwLR0Ia0k1N3SR2PqwfR1v1QUptPHdDYtBdCLg-BNYF_KrDPSJqc9wEQyW3laUQADvyaROBbRGRt_X_tSEpzS93_9wvpGUIieMLvHH5phqB8b-5g-SUyg2z6H2Q/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_092207.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treekin and Treeman jumped into my little forest to go for a drive, pulling out ahead of my lines and getting very close to the objective. That thing had to be charged to be picked up, and I realised in my next turn, Kieran would likely use it to block my advance. Oh well. (We both forgot to move it in Turn 1)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJp9bZqJTYqRDgQHcbmDRYcN9YAW-B-WaWrza_9vO-aIXlHe9TIP5OisqmFvFPLAUcGKGN4XXY-7KDBcsegBgMGbOve7ZM-PVTvJg9qN_DU4aAfwNHh7uluamxKUpUSeaLvLjWenwZTEtKWyd6d77MM3Xm_UD22O-KRtuwJbRQuL8CzCyh4VcZdReun3c/s4000/IMG_20240127_092210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJp9bZqJTYqRDgQHcbmDRYcN9YAW-B-WaWrza_9vO-aIXlHe9TIP5OisqmFvFPLAUcGKGN4XXY-7KDBcsegBgMGbOve7ZM-PVTvJg9qN_DU4aAfwNHh7uluamxKUpUSeaLvLjWenwZTEtKWyd6d77MM3Xm_UD22O-KRtuwJbRQuL8CzCyh4VcZdReun3c/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_092210.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My advance on the left was more hesitant. I wasn't sure what to do about the small lances of Knights likely being enough to go straight through either the Dryads or Wild Riders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb1SsFvfQUZP7BKW2SJG6L4Eg4YqKwvO8oKW2jVlMcBLK2KVXZ8YjWsbJyjFjc2b4u854ZaACBHIFbmJITI0uvaSnRASHDqBtCIOZopCVM0jyD98G1TEI11Kf6fOkkbG3_mGMATkzPoCa9SuWYpNBnzFnvWMiYA03QKQDKyAIAt9BjXL2hVYF-piHbCE/s4000/IMG_20240127_093033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb1SsFvfQUZP7BKW2SJG6L4Eg4YqKwvO8oKW2jVlMcBLK2KVXZ8YjWsbJyjFjc2b4u854ZaACBHIFbmJITI0uvaSnRASHDqBtCIOZopCVM0jyD98G1TEI11Kf6fOkkbG3_mGMATkzPoCa9SuWYpNBnzFnvWMiYA03QKQDKyAIAt9BjXL2hVYF-piHbCE/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_093033.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Yeomen did indeed move up to block the Wild Riders, then rather surprisingly shot 2 of them off with their bows. That was a good return. They did almost enough damage to let us past.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBmZl3v3-02vD0SeZ_RQjYjwI8s7xjJzrYIeQX7jhGJNTzbZALq5Zm-goWLYWxg7cb5ShzUs5Na-mCKNX0MzDK9oTSDbYdGkgNc2WbHoD0_JpPYdb-eweYvPA8D6bZvKk39zl8scc8CvEFiTEn9W972JgI-39q4iz_3P0ZogSt5MbVX0VhgF6An69cWc/s4000/IMG_20240127_093041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBmZl3v3-02vD0SeZ_RQjYjwI8s7xjJzrYIeQX7jhGJNTzbZALq5Zm-goWLYWxg7cb5ShzUs5Na-mCKNX0MzDK9oTSDbYdGkgNc2WbHoD0_JpPYdb-eweYvPA8D6bZvKk39zl8scc8CvEFiTEn9W972JgI-39q4iz_3P0ZogSt5MbVX0VhgF6An69cWc/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_093041.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The lances set about moving to get around the forest. It was already starting to cause him a bit of a headache, given the units are a bit unwieldy and he couldn't afford to enter the trees. The Pegasus Knights shifted across, looking for targets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJM2oUZ4q64RrhkXIyYcxJzotw7spVVqzqZz6S7ZmzLHpWRCzCqzFk3jviJgBvHz4pffQcN7qlanE2ebkKvxsLc8-4oIzw_DmObFCJLZWWyyqk8gLYg0vwbwgIbwrHNSg8C1_48WxNG1P3xp7aHCLbEEIN1A2ayEISwWO3V_ZJ24hYIYqs4sk6Epobjk/s4000/IMG_20240127_093045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJM2oUZ4q64RrhkXIyYcxJzotw7spVVqzqZz6S7ZmzLHpWRCzCqzFk3jviJgBvHz4pffQcN7qlanE2ebkKvxsLc8-4oIzw_DmObFCJLZWWyyqk8gLYg0vwbwgIbwrHNSg8C1_48WxNG1P3xp7aHCLbEEIN1A2ayEISwWO3V_ZJ24hYIYqs4sk6Epobjk/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_093045.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">We were both a bit cagey over on the flank, but the Pegasus Knights would mean he simply had too much muscle over there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGeFk8XqxPdJ6GqCa8XbCMikYni80ksIwEX2lCLfhKYW_KN5132xj-lH_oK_oDd4Jb_Rj2uS3T63prluczmKF-sLXs9h1ZQ4CH-s02XXe-yl6li7fCFqTeOMnmEcw7Frm9e6E8a-lGyIEStBitEbaukox11bGaEAoi8Qv2QxnJKt3-3zlLIwReVR34H0/s4000/IMG_20240127_093155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGeFk8XqxPdJ6GqCa8XbCMikYni80ksIwEX2lCLfhKYW_KN5132xj-lH_oK_oDd4Jb_Rj2uS3T63prluczmKF-sLXs9h1ZQ4CH-s02XXe-yl6li7fCFqTeOMnmEcw7Frm9e6E8a-lGyIEStBitEbaukox11bGaEAoi8Qv2QxnJKt3-3zlLIwReVR34H0/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_093155.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">It's a bit of a puzzle, this game. Normally my plan was to mostly rush toward the enemy and make them decide how to respond. But here I couldn't come within 16" of things.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJtyMn9ASo6QSXs3e_G_R0bP0O6LykA5wO4u77i6ZBlZQE9wos4-GaTUoO3O0FPfjDMdgKfTuj8CUvFZVZ3i892-9pKUAhyc6IbqBpTTR-nvc-qmvcwVnIdfmuU5kvJfSrSbxsrZceHkMYLfLDtclFIStYZN9z4v3O7EWb-D-ldd7SIdXaszjP7aumHc/s4000/IMG_20240127_093955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJtyMn9ASo6QSXs3e_G_R0bP0O6LykA5wO4u77i6ZBlZQE9wos4-GaTUoO3O0FPfjDMdgKfTuj8CUvFZVZ3i892-9pKUAhyc6IbqBpTTR-nvc-qmvcwVnIdfmuU5kvJfSrSbxsrZceHkMYLfLDtclFIStYZN9z4v3O7EWb-D-ldd7SIdXaszjP7aumHc/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_093955.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Mounted Yeomen clearly wanted the Wild Riders to charge them, so they obliged.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOPF_lz4D9v9E_8yg-C5vfJd1n-DzYYWDBGPoLREhtKO71-HnfkIR0XJgZ3hHcyWod1cH5JmVEcr593P5uSXPnkxkDz-w7UyZ79RXF0Io5TAyu4eRHLNzAv9RabMCqCiy6uAjfQ2noXiWEAVAmu-7b6bDJDEFARpjyNUdiu4EdUEKI56e7s3atUoXW4s/s4000/IMG_20240127_093957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOPF_lz4D9v9E_8yg-C5vfJd1n-DzYYWDBGPoLREhtKO71-HnfkIR0XJgZ3hHcyWod1cH5JmVEcr593P5uSXPnkxkDz-w7UyZ79RXF0Io5TAyu4eRHLNzAv9RabMCqCiy6uAjfQ2noXiWEAVAmu-7b6bDJDEFARpjyNUdiu4EdUEKI56e7s3atUoXW4s/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_093957.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My movement in the centre was a bit of a mess. The Treekin wanted to advance hard into the trees, but Kieran blocked them with the moving objective, so they were pretty much obliged to charge and claim it instead. The Dryads were being careful to stay out of the arc of the Knights Errant lurking behind the forest. The Treeman stepped out bravely in front of the best units in the enemy army, but we had a plan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDUjs0etRUKxS8t09qpGhAys1iPNLuu0-BlqVdnxpdpgib27s5RIrXLdC39muaWR8aRcih3zEW93b_MWH2tMOAQl2IFlhEYRCf4xxI_5IHjM__RFLLZqa_HVl3OzYUIU8vZhewN120etNxlrG31bYSZYv4TVnn3czBpLozrf8a4vbr0ITe6sdiqsNcs8/s4000/IMG_20240127_093959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDUjs0etRUKxS8t09qpGhAys1iPNLuu0-BlqVdnxpdpgib27s5RIrXLdC39muaWR8aRcih3zEW93b_MWH2tMOAQl2IFlhEYRCf4xxI_5IHjM__RFLLZqa_HVl3OzYUIU8vZhewN120etNxlrG31bYSZYv4TVnn3czBpLozrf8a4vbr0ITe6sdiqsNcs8/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_093959.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I wasn't sure what to do about the left. I tried to set things up so they'd get a chance to retaliate against what charges the Bretonnians could find. The Treekin actually backed up. It was cagey.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaZptnLGxKVg7r4k8NSwbr5uP38d6Dfi8YA8NvVd834qWFFcYsTsxHFnF4oLy4tU0iMDV2vhJN-zITRlToYs964A0E4R_bAaBk09nQeYMknygsuqRMj3VB1FUTjlMoHzAAzTfC0WOdpeWNerCNgd64rblMUcm0iPrS7ZqpKMNv9x45fRp1QwReecmSvI/s4000/IMG_20240127_094533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaZptnLGxKVg7r4k8NSwbr5uP38d6Dfi8YA8NvVd834qWFFcYsTsxHFnF4oLy4tU0iMDV2vhJN-zITRlToYs964A0E4R_bAaBk09nQeYMknygsuqRMj3VB1FUTjlMoHzAAzTfC0WOdpeWNerCNgd64rblMUcm0iPrS7ZqpKMNv9x45fRp1QwReecmSvI/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_094533.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Wild Riders broke the Yeomen, and then tried to restrain pursuit. They failed, then they pursued 18" with a massive triple-6 roll. Kieran was less than impressed. He'd set up the Errants to clean up my unit, regardless of whether I held my ground or pursued. Instead I rolled so high that they were now out of sight, and had a clear path to the flanks of his main units. That wouldn't have mattered so much if they were about to charge away, but...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuHZpwV9phmcPw899LGL4XZiAR4gAGX9P5Ra9DXaD55lCzuAVUVMA6RGcm2uFOKMa7I2Lu-YtCI6Uj5sd7V54b4_GnisJPQhHsrGWhSQxa8vGjAobIVUfGPvdLGeHJ14-hnip9a_itbHdTH3yLC44cDFRi2stuBTrib6zsA32PHIOiEBx_lZNIFLl3Nw/s4000/IMG_20240127_094537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuHZpwV9phmcPw899LGL4XZiAR4gAGX9P5Ra9DXaD55lCzuAVUVMA6RGcm2uFOKMa7I2Lu-YtCI6Uj5sd7V54b4_GnisJPQhHsrGWhSQxa8vGjAobIVUfGPvdLGeHJ14-hnip9a_itbHdTH3yLC44cDFRi2stuBTrib6zsA32PHIOiEBx_lZNIFLl3Nw/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_094537.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">...Someone had parked a bloody great forest in their way. I think this was maybe 3 copies of <i>Treesinging </i>forcing their way past the enemy defences, to work the forest around through the gaps and into the path of the Grail and Questing Knights. Not only were the Treekin safe, neither unit could even see the Treeman anymore. It actually felt a bit mean, but the best unit really shouldn't have deployed behind a forest...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAsas5eEnF1CvbrF-baTLq0rBvrlE_B_XBjBgoDN7cVOVODQO7yq0LiRCMQvnV7kyrjVmjkPML1SJ2TEexJSG6qnFBqFnWvmD6M49VhDs2Z36NzAuKo3Os6y5dVwhyphenhyphenzuVqyWL6bpSq-rezXA5CFOHk50nFGsBOlZVZZfEkIi_puFJzXQHmlE3z7aRK_U/s4000/IMG_20240127_095721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAsas5eEnF1CvbrF-baTLq0rBvrlE_B_XBjBgoDN7cVOVODQO7yq0LiRCMQvnV7kyrjVmjkPML1SJ2TEexJSG6qnFBqFnWvmD6M49VhDs2Z36NzAuKo3Os6y5dVwhyphenhyphenzuVqyWL6bpSq-rezXA5CFOHk50nFGsBOlZVZZfEkIi_puFJzXQHmlE3z7aRK_U/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_095721.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The messing around on the left flank was done - it was time for action. The Pegasus Knights charged into the Dryads, careful to wheel in a way that a pursuit move would take them past the Treekin and hopefully into the Spellsinger who was lurking in the trees behind them. It was not the worst plan, but Kieran had failed to anticipate that his troops were going to fight like potatoes. They might have killed a single Dryad on the charge. They took a wound in return, they were outnumbered, I caused Fear... They didn't even escape the pursue roll when I chased them. It was not a great performance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUci3Kkld4InugFgCSDJeJn3IWKwwcbsBhnIGrxD3nX1-lattq-cgY7KtJC8ibHp9ZlIyvhhIOeL1uWvTTWUkfM0jQH3LJeWogEZkJG_Ko63X1GuUxnZE9cVT5KW5ZZFnt2NApajOYBV98D2l5iRanJb0vCnDyPcJhJuDnZ1AUXDG1_lJhu-JKv_RrdB8/s4000/IMG_20240127_100150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUci3Kkld4InugFgCSDJeJn3IWKwwcbsBhnIGrxD3nX1-lattq-cgY7KtJC8ibHp9ZlIyvhhIOeL1uWvTTWUkfM0jQH3LJeWogEZkJG_Ko63X1GuUxnZE9cVT5KW5ZZFnt2NApajOYBV98D2l5iRanJb0vCnDyPcJhJuDnZ1AUXDG1_lJhu-JKv_RrdB8/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_100150.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Dryads' pursuit roll took them into the flank of the Yeomen, who had moved up to block and bait the Wild Riders.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2X7KhlB64e-_AmbMyp7NL3OGoY675hNYn4Jfoi0yRcRRSJjKsFsqt3RojeDnYBXC0Fp9fqLmHQ3TKu6EBnNim_exjGtlxLvVJ3sIh7399Ahv5b-x_cEyO1zfgTe3FI0ie6wEFjChlooNPlHlAC2r9Zamm1J31Fij2jcBxB6c82TjIcZafP0_aVUf7Zw/s4000/IMG_20240127_100153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2X7KhlB64e-_AmbMyp7NL3OGoY675hNYn4Jfoi0yRcRRSJjKsFsqt3RojeDnYBXC0Fp9fqLmHQ3TKu6EBnNim_exjGtlxLvVJ3sIh7399Ahv5b-x_cEyO1zfgTe3FI0ie6wEFjChlooNPlHlAC2r9Zamm1J31Fij2jcBxB6c82TjIcZafP0_aVUf7Zw/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_100153.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Evasive action was taking place behind the forest as the Bretonnians tried to ensure at least one of their main units would escape and see combat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xW3yl4buAd-BJ27HvHoi5aSP6YGegiGfBzuqbhSp1eH2VZ7iK9tMCo7kX5nyqn7oVWwtTxONSOqvYOozRPuE0aDgfqRheQL_azD2_0HiCMMxcpbK6XkPJhqgUUI9mjRpy8hzOPoejdLZ67jpX2ssBqFRPrEXcXulCtOfzTR4y_ixMElUmlwAkiGD07o/s4000/IMG_20240127_101216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xW3yl4buAd-BJ27HvHoi5aSP6YGegiGfBzuqbhSp1eH2VZ7iK9tMCo7kX5nyqn7oVWwtTxONSOqvYOozRPuE0aDgfqRheQL_azD2_0HiCMMxcpbK6XkPJhqgUUI9mjRpy8hzOPoejdLZ67jpX2ssBqFRPrEXcXulCtOfzTR4y_ixMElUmlwAkiGD07o/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_101216.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">So I mean... They certainly <i>did </i>see combat. Just not really on their own terms. The Treeman moved up in my turn, staying out of the arc of the Knights and getting ready to use Strangleroot. That was not required, though. I cast <i>The Call of the Hunt</i> on him with a decent roll, and to my surprise, Kieran tried to dispel it with 3 dice. He failed, and then immediately remembered that he still had his dispel scroll. To his credit, he did not start banging his head on the edge of the table... But the Treeman did start banging on the flank of hit Questing Knights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSY3luTFOTU9YTq65TGjQuf4VdFPRNYLAGhyH1JKzltXxt7PNJSYhmjoGGeNwPGE99cCL9RQKy_N_wDqUaDDYy0hwzmxisjTaNKW4Bs2vw9Fl6KefEbOEFk9iqNSa4SfyndRSa3rDNQbHuRwnUZ307a0qKjZvRC9JWrO9wNbRs2QnL0k4j8hJRIaBBxE/s4000/IMG_20240127_101524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSY3luTFOTU9YTq65TGjQuf4VdFPRNYLAGhyH1JKzltXxt7PNJSYhmjoGGeNwPGE99cCL9RQKy_N_wDqUaDDYy0hwzmxisjTaNKW4Bs2vw9Fl6KefEbOEFk9iqNSa4SfyndRSa3rDNQbHuRwnUZ307a0qKjZvRC9JWrO9wNbRs2QnL0k4j8hJRIaBBxE/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_101524.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The combat between the Dryads and the Yeomen was predictably one-sided. I think the Dryads killed all but one of them, which meant he would be unable to rally. I had tried to leave the Wild Riders far enough back that it would be hard for the Errants to break through and pursue into them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MDNHTSALuogjd4V4S83ViY_iAF8-cyGPEeSGDmFY_Jpbg4t2QShcBLYPUgOFcff9h8scgFPF-UlRtragwTURE2LeMs7Y8BIiFNBlxgXP0s7pksZTSkzD3SSMvo9l_TRJC4HlwdtfX87eVedAfnfIlL6NQbpWyNcVBpIMt6wNFSrPV9-aKJPDpCeHQeA/s4000/IMG_20240127_101527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MDNHTSALuogjd4V4S83ViY_iAF8-cyGPEeSGDmFY_Jpbg4t2QShcBLYPUgOFcff9h8scgFPF-UlRtragwTURE2LeMs7Y8BIiFNBlxgXP0s7pksZTSkzD3SSMvo9l_TRJC4HlwdtfX87eVedAfnfIlL6NQbpWyNcVBpIMt6wNFSrPV9-aKJPDpCeHQeA/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_101527.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My reserve unit of Dryads had appeared in the forest along with the other brown unit of Drayds and the Treeman. The Wild Riders decided to resume Plan A and headed for the Trebuchet, but the Grail Knights were still looking right at them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicd8sNBail8C8k5kvHJO9NzSycKnGu9Hv_DRbcjWjZNR0a2XNXwz28Uiq9-mKrWPqdkMP08Alnd4rhzmi1secVPqFfxRAqdYiBftkl2jL9rphPlfuUuKt5Lz5edMR_80cUx9zHSgr8nanI4SXohC-1ETatbt1hVHtPF06ZPBZr1TxumfBXLrWw2uwC36U/s4000/IMG_20240127_101948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicd8sNBail8C8k5kvHJO9NzSycKnGu9Hv_DRbcjWjZNR0a2XNXwz28Uiq9-mKrWPqdkMP08Alnd4rhzmi1secVPqFfxRAqdYiBftkl2jL9rphPlfuUuKt5Lz5edMR_80cUx9zHSgr8nanI4SXohC-1ETatbt1hVHtPF06ZPBZr1TxumfBXLrWw2uwC36U/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_101948.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This was one of those predictable situations that I could perhaps have avoided, but it sort of played into both of our hands. At this point Kieran was resigned to the game slipping away and wanted his most valuable unit out of danger, away from my army. I knew I couldn't likely engage that unit anyway, so I was just as happy to see them go. The Wild Riders were not consulted about how they felt about this plan, but I'm sure they were on board (as they died horribly).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn5Jfu7WUIy24_CzwcFjIT618PqmlrIMfdpEz5Nosv5iHJbJlSjSTZ67FS3N1PLWrNbuPIA83vNfa0vLF3uU9PWpyiS0EO73787hZ0vZFCM0wl5J9sHDfSieFpBkJ-D5iqs9OMYr9z5wV2ko4Zkbmx5gjM7BQoKCWIhC1aEaMpcDFDhHkMCWXc8zAdUI/s4000/IMG_20240127_101956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn5Jfu7WUIy24_CzwcFjIT618PqmlrIMfdpEz5Nosv5iHJbJlSjSTZ67FS3N1PLWrNbuPIA83vNfa0vLF3uU9PWpyiS0EO73787hZ0vZFCM0wl5J9sHDfSieFpBkJ-D5iqs9OMYr9z5wV2ko4Zkbmx5gjM7BQoKCWIhC1aEaMpcDFDhHkMCWXc8zAdUI/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_101956.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Apparently the Errants didn't get the memo about points conservation (it's possible they failed their impetuous test), and charged into the Dryads on the nearest edge of the forest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYoSEp9-kP62j-uNRjEf6j2mjMfOoDYmAXNEOmd9fe4Hb_rdCKVaH1-l3CKLByLzuJ8e_APtQjCW6fB62kZOQPfvzXhdf-tSeNycBlUjyQ9R5I2ao9CrqMjPqRweuvN75jvYNfDywJ2rZcGPfMLpPPEZ4jzEgkDGKm0GSojlAdSt_BXWV_An4-hxhLAg/s4000/IMG_20240127_102000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYoSEp9-kP62j-uNRjEf6j2mjMfOoDYmAXNEOmd9fe4Hb_rdCKVaH1-l3CKLByLzuJ8e_APtQjCW6fB62kZOQPfvzXhdf-tSeNycBlUjyQ9R5I2ao9CrqMjPqRweuvN75jvYNfDywJ2rZcGPfMLpPPEZ4jzEgkDGKm0GSojlAdSt_BXWV_An4-hxhLAg/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_102000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This one was far more predictable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXOCOzXfnYPsCfUnCexTkgfenKW1NGHLLMJxn2OmfGTSd4Og1WsuZ2uHpf3aC2M4cP-uMqQHZAL2I3NMZBw6rNhznxuiQwM8H2v7ePQMSGwCUF9taAWFbhUo7sdGJlc1fIZcAv-jE9Fpji3zk29RydIEuc8xlpiZ7yeTbq2Su7SxRql5lcT_mHRfWpN4/s4000/IMG_20240127_102002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXOCOzXfnYPsCfUnCexTkgfenKW1NGHLLMJxn2OmfGTSd4Og1WsuZ2uHpf3aC2M4cP-uMqQHZAL2I3NMZBw6rNhznxuiQwM8H2v7ePQMSGwCUF9taAWFbhUo7sdGJlc1fIZcAv-jE9Fpji3zk29RydIEuc8xlpiZ7yeTbq2Su7SxRql5lcT_mHRfWpN4/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_102002.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">But had I left enough of a gap to keep the Wild Riders out of it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdGsqdf6oy_S8TQLPrgXdL16o0WL73zmFZYABErXnD5UL9OfviEToFTTtzz6O9q6jk9Cvep8DwmYhv7lRmqACNyAqkRInmic0Z1fYVobvmn44yWWukpSOLng6NG-ScwgYFswrrQ9W734xANcRwi4ivakWXuAFx4EFapATD1TA8ANHcbHb69OjLwduZFg/s4000/IMG_20240127_102942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdGsqdf6oy_S8TQLPrgXdL16o0WL73zmFZYABErXnD5UL9OfviEToFTTtzz6O9q6jk9Cvep8DwmYhv7lRmqACNyAqkRInmic0Z1fYVobvmn44yWWukpSOLng6NG-ScwgYFswrrQ9W734xANcRwi4ivakWXuAFx4EFapATD1TA8ANHcbHb69OjLwduZFg/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_102942.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treeman was slowly working his way through the Questing Knights. The Errants made no real headway against the Dryads, losing one of their number and failing to break through.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMFrGDrYviUhPBoIdqOSTbvLvDuddIyL6Xf7J-jTTM8xyHcLC37ay-5V4djvhQfwW1uwZoj4Canw9GQ652VS2gaLvMUjV8QYZ6VHsRuFdcu3mLPMn1PAoVnBxrvV_QERKZm5RzQcJocr2SLsbheHLhbna_hOHQRfsVPVsrH6u64i4tQQabbjejHyawDQ/s4000/IMG_20240127_102947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMFrGDrYviUhPBoIdqOSTbvLvDuddIyL6Xf7J-jTTM8xyHcLC37ay-5V4djvhQfwW1uwZoj4Canw9GQ652VS2gaLvMUjV8QYZ6VHsRuFdcu3mLPMn1PAoVnBxrvV_QERKZm5RzQcJocr2SLsbheHLhbna_hOHQRfsVPVsrH6u64i4tQQabbjejHyawDQ/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_102947.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Errants on my left flank had better luck against their smaller unit of Dryads, breaking and running them down. They didn't make it to the Wild Riders, however. They needed to roll at least average for that, and didn't come close.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqonr3okiJyQVUeE3h7uYWL5QKioyPL4O2YYoKNwm4xhcMMLX0IIhnobmC7XoxJFQ9NOtyM5u_Q0kDghognbkTCIg14CfoD5Dmy3OGHEksxjihwuAXgGE2ke8AMccgkIzr6F8bT_F7fcllppeV7TYvCtbYglxSMWKHu2WKvvhiarFJEcStqBQO86K7EOY/s4000/IMG_20240127_103851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqonr3okiJyQVUeE3h7uYWL5QKioyPL4O2YYoKNwm4xhcMMLX0IIhnobmC7XoxJFQ9NOtyM5u_Q0kDghognbkTCIg14CfoD5Dmy3OGHEksxjihwuAXgGE2ke8AMccgkIzr6F8bT_F7fcllppeV7TYvCtbYglxSMWKHu2WKvvhiarFJEcStqBQO86K7EOY/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_103851.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The reserve Dryads found an opportunity to pitch in and help against the Questing Knights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4c8dTZHMqTn35vUFPR8iaOJJHLP5j0vE5cMVBomr-qmFm28gJlZHg3GGqLrSdGtf8LPpf4lW9irT-YU8cnBDrd5BVL9cIGhJNbZOEjZFRzJvqIWKApNNH9wL-OIlIPN_GPyj4_H10U6STvzyS0EF5oldr_cIH0RQBq14ob4jRGtZuXsrlrbvy-fs7CE/s4000/IMG_20240127_104127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4c8dTZHMqTn35vUFPR8iaOJJHLP5j0vE5cMVBomr-qmFm28gJlZHg3GGqLrSdGtf8LPpf4lW9irT-YU8cnBDrd5BVL9cIGhJNbZOEjZFRzJvqIWKApNNH9wL-OIlIPN_GPyj4_H10U6STvzyS0EF5oldr_cIH0RQBq14ob4jRGtZuXsrlrbvy-fs7CE/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_104127.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Without the advantage of the charge, the Errants lost the second round of combat and fled, but escaped my pursuit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGisA-cj0EgqewFCyGFVu4WeKRQWRijJd77qd0WHZo2HQDpjLN8r8Ah5qFg3JvMhbLlcnzeHzi3AQMkXd882gdTxaSq3aNh4KL4QTpXY3JSePE2UEiyCHg2m5GeQ6WPepPsow_A-Pv4iHOjCy93GHjhEZMPBQmb-5YvKEBfTaQ7az2Fy0mHZvnNEUol8/s4000/IMG_20240127_104130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGisA-cj0EgqewFCyGFVu4WeKRQWRijJd77qd0WHZo2HQDpjLN8r8Ah5qFg3JvMhbLlcnzeHzi3AQMkXd882gdTxaSq3aNh4KL4QTpXY3JSePE2UEiyCHg2m5GeQ6WPepPsow_A-Pv4iHOjCy93GHjhEZMPBQmb-5YvKEBfTaQ7az2Fy0mHZvnNEUol8/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_104130.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">We seem to be missing a shot. The Wild Riders crashed right through the Errants, ending up right in front of the Knights of the Realm (who has basically not moved this whole time).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TCAM40_lfLfrbq6loNNfpu5j1HsPUkD7JvT5OiBoB8StBEyLqjO_5Hdre_oEMXw-O2YmzCpzO3eDhE6cEC66WSM0qB9PLlyezC7Vxmg8ffsy9oYWcZefdnscg95zosUAZi4ustrshsksZTEmUZSn4fI1k3QSBC5o2q4Ev_lNeChf6A64l6YHJfA3K5U/s4000/IMG_20240127_105014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TCAM40_lfLfrbq6loNNfpu5j1HsPUkD7JvT5OiBoB8StBEyLqjO_5Hdre_oEMXw-O2YmzCpzO3eDhE6cEC66WSM0qB9PLlyezC7Vxmg8ffsy9oYWcZefdnscg95zosUAZi4ustrshsksZTEmUZSn4fI1k3QSBC5o2q4Ev_lNeChf6A64l6YHJfA3K5U/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_105014.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">With the help of the Dryads, the Treeman finally broke the Questing Knights. They got away, but they were below 25% strength, so would not be able to rally anyway.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pcNkpzVaoUAalxX_ca5MLvNRQWfwqbbMkT-rLAAk3a8QDq2viH62hjlxgMVkW_oTPaPb7EXdaotHAIZU04GsTSTulyjNiQB9zQL5ZLdncar8Ba3jjvLj7x5nGASiz_fpJdpqs5QdcowL6yyEj-5ZIFawzUcVaYJs8HXt1g4F9pcA9YLHaaev4PjwA8o/s4000/IMG_20240127_105018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pcNkpzVaoUAalxX_ca5MLvNRQWfwqbbMkT-rLAAk3a8QDq2viH62hjlxgMVkW_oTPaPb7EXdaotHAIZU04GsTSTulyjNiQB9zQL5ZLdncar8Ba3jjvLj7x5nGASiz_fpJdpqs5QdcowL6yyEj-5ZIFawzUcVaYJs8HXt1g4F9pcA9YLHaaev4PjwA8o/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_105018.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Knights of the Realm tried to avenge the Errants, but did relatively light damage to the Wild Riders and failed to catch them when they fled. They also failed to go fast enough to get out of line of sight of the Treekin...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GrDC9Gn_ZIifA4WpY1lKvDP1NR-HkTnW8VGuEXKdfXzOHdC5tcZVZSAHd1hGylLAgDfOyCqhO-go9t5OrLA2BKN1AkCLoOnj4Z6E9e-Rl4aJll2ZUx9lHbIAj407vw6NfeGG5rh7XObWY-KLRNW3jTJBBFAHjXwyJVKnrgek2bA_xpd5fgrHP6snbDw/s4000/IMG_20240127_105020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GrDC9Gn_ZIifA4WpY1lKvDP1NR-HkTnW8VGuEXKdfXzOHdC5tcZVZSAHd1hGylLAgDfOyCqhO-go9t5OrLA2BKN1AkCLoOnj4Z6E9e-Rl4aJll2ZUx9lHbIAj407vw6NfeGG5rh7XObWY-KLRNW3jTJBBFAHjXwyJVKnrgek2bA_xpd5fgrHP6snbDw/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_105020.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the right, the Errants rallied. I considered going after them with the Dryads, but I would almost certainly have lost the unit, and that wasn't really worth it. We backed off and let them keep that corner of the field.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkBup6Jf76J0Apyivf2AwBe4JdWDBGNBYaKsbsH395y2b0GE5VgVxaX2mJROkFfwYoA41GLVzseGjQUc6l7MPVqXXKJ3D3qQMgZGBHmgA3ZyBRwqIDalQ73K8H6xLMxhEg9G9w4ACndYinI3WIKJsmy9RmTqj9BRwX3M_XGo8fpwUbRxyxLSEGMPZv1k/s4000/IMG_20240127_105431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkBup6Jf76J0Apyivf2AwBe4JdWDBGNBYaKsbsH395y2b0GE5VgVxaX2mJROkFfwYoA41GLVzseGjQUc6l7MPVqXXKJ3D3qQMgZGBHmgA3ZyBRwqIDalQ73K8H6xLMxhEg9G9w4ACndYinI3WIKJsmy9RmTqj9BRwX3M_XGo8fpwUbRxyxLSEGMPZv1k/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_105431.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Knights of the Realm heroically fled from the charge of the Treekin, heading for the table edge with the Treeman hot on their heels. They would have been in for a world of hurt had they rallied, but then in a weird spike of rolling, the Treeman wiped them out with Strangleroot! Well, I guess that's one way to deal with things...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCsSB9Iye-xOERUP7NSG6Yf6U2HQ5R1hm9Dbw2gPbkgTrqy-PqxPJDfqYNhts8tSrjI0F7hYv3K2D7Y237pJpWo6oSOOfzyfCi1WbOz9Cy-dcr42zo4CumeNhwXNLmY_thEUWDsSJzD5LTRxhnEwcQSFcnhE58aFGqZgecBslHy_XtDW3KKpGm1wICC8/s4000/IMG_20240127_105435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCsSB9Iye-xOERUP7NSG6Yf6U2HQ5R1hm9Dbw2gPbkgTrqy-PqxPJDfqYNhts8tSrjI0F7hYv3K2D7Y237pJpWo6oSOOfzyfCi1WbOz9Cy-dcr42zo4CumeNhwXNLmY_thEUWDsSJzD5LTRxhnEwcQSFcnhE58aFGqZgecBslHy_XtDW3KKpGm1wICC8/w640-h480/IMG_20240127_105435.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This then was how things finished. I had backed off, leaving the Bretonnians with their Lord and Damsel, the Grail Knights, the Trebuchet and the battered Knights Errant. For my part, I had lost a unit each of Wild Riders and Dryads, but was otherwise intact - and I had both of the objectives.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">That had been a weird game. I spent half the time worried about the threat of the lance formation charges, but then managed to shut down the better ones just by shuffling some trees around in their way. I basically didn't even move Drycha all game. She sat back and directed affairs from a distance.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 22-3 Win (17-3 before bonuses)</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the final part of my report <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/02/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-5.html">here</a>.</i></span></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-83975863087997181972024-02-03T22:54:00.000-08:002024-02-05T04:15:13.199-08:00Cancon 2024 Aftermath - Part 3<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is the continuation of my report of a recent 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy tournament. You can find the previous part <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/02/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-2.html">here</a>, or go back to the start <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/01/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 3 - Break Their Will<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Kierin McPartland - Wood Elves (Drycha)</span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;">What the hell, another Drycha army? I admit, I didn't see that coming. This was going to be a really weird game...</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Drycha (Level 2, Lore of Athel Loren)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Branchwraith (Level 1, Lore of Athel Loren) with Annoyance of Netlings, Lamentation of Despairs</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">12 Dryads</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">11 Dryads</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Dryads</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Dryads</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Wild Riders with Full Command, War Banner</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Wild Riders with Standard, Musician, Banner of the Zenith</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">4 Treekin with Elder</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Treeman</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yeah, that's very similar to my own list - there's not really a lot of choice in an all-Forest Spirit army. The scenario was a variation of Blood and Glory from 8th edition - breaking your opponent was worth bonus points (the sooner you did it, the more it was worth), and the break point was based on characters and champions instead of banners.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu5HfT0jtTEh7MYay5D3I0f75IG-UhPzQtAv-GfGFmPgg50fGMfdyhcdh1UHbmtsQT0C8Y6pg7hcz49bGBwdB58GxOLhsU0u-HmPnheJmosErsBetW9titkgtOlGZ8PtnpFGEl9nCeyhgj3rFCUUTu_jkxNG6cCoLQS2zN9BmVJXIoklS1tj1tAZjIp0/s4000/IMG_20240126_153633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu5HfT0jtTEh7MYay5D3I0f75IG-UhPzQtAv-GfGFmPgg50fGMfdyhcdh1UHbmtsQT0C8Y6pg7hcz49bGBwdB58GxOLhsU0u-HmPnheJmosErsBetW9titkgtOlGZ8PtnpFGEl9nCeyhgj3rFCUUTu_jkxNG6cCoLQS2zN9BmVJXIoklS1tj1tAZjIp0/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_153633.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Kierin painted up his army as a sort of "corrupted" version of the Forest Spirits, so we agreed that my Drycha was the good guy, and he was driving the baddies. That's the bigger unit of Wild Riders over to my left flank, behind the impassable ruins.</span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHSDXS0efM83J01XeVF3idrG0t_qOxO2BLUfGMR8YDMoNHm75ifzJHNSIG8URt-S389lqN9ePw2exPgVlGz0K-ScV9GfWEvud9433-hhre4M1EPa3-zXUUmwhYVDVKH3ByT49b-1bk2z4N3EIIrhQvQQe90beE0VLGcXAcCej0167t1QPZSlhHSSWgQ4/s4000/IMG_20240126_153636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHSDXS0efM83J01XeVF3idrG0t_qOxO2BLUfGMR8YDMoNHm75ifzJHNSIG8URt-S389lqN9ePw2exPgVlGz0K-ScV9GfWEvud9433-hhre4M1EPa3-zXUUmwhYVDVKH3ByT49b-1bk2z4N3EIIrhQvQQe90beE0VLGcXAcCej0167t1QPZSlhHSSWgQ4/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_153636.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Dryads everywhere, but no Treeman. The Treeman was put into reserve, to appear at an inopportune time in one of the forests. The big swamp in Kierin's deployment zone is actually a swamp. The little round one is actually the yucky bonus forest that corrupted Drycha and her friends brought with her.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOeAkO35fyUFSUgmUc3sPzh2ttegrwsBSscVX_qcREwWARrOK3HhcKHcHRz-PGLXoYhCgzWXTlTLnL62DQoVs3C13RqfdBvw_l8KBy3H8FKEEZEJjmOG-7eULsepx6jIhRGXWX6ubVqzZouhnmVv9GPYkZ2G4PyHAMO8iGl6RvgOb7_EaT2ezD-EfZpI/s4000/IMG_20240126_153638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOeAkO35fyUFSUgmUc3sPzh2ttegrwsBSscVX_qcREwWARrOK3HhcKHcHRz-PGLXoYhCgzWXTlTLnL62DQoVs3C13RqfdBvw_l8KBy3H8FKEEZEJjmOG-7eULsepx6jIhRGXWX6ubVqzZouhnmVv9GPYkZ2G4PyHAMO8iGl6RvgOb7_EaT2ezD-EfZpI/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_153638.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The smaller Wild Rider unit went on my right flank. Also Kierin appears to be like a wombat, depositing cubes and things on whatever high ground he can find.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fW8k__LfpjlsrUnGigcnY9fR4jVBY9W0ZWaadWNJylRBdRf8k3R2LyrurYKFaDLBa9FhTJbg3QCfC2HKqGZkZI_ASxnL86BlXAP4kwxMjI7XnvdKQWWdkNCnUrPtgXFIiMUo9wMemKuX9PCFhhP_Q5FkJM3XgVeGYNGVQElrILWXymtT4Fw6wvDlNAI/s4000/IMG_20240126_153641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fW8k__LfpjlsrUnGigcnY9fR4jVBY9W0ZWaadWNJylRBdRf8k3R2LyrurYKFaDLBa9FhTJbg3QCfC2HKqGZkZI_ASxnL86BlXAP4kwxMjI7XnvdKQWWdkNCnUrPtgXFIiMUo9wMemKuX9PCFhhP_Q5FkJM3XgVeGYNGVQElrILWXymtT4Fw6wvDlNAI/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_153641.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My deployment had a big stone circle thing in front of it, It would have been annoying if my list wasn't mostly composed of skirmishers. I got the first turn and advanced, not taking enough care to keep clear of the trees (which were everywhere). Both my Wild Riders nearer the camera and the Treekin up near the other end were in trees. Normally that's a good thing for me...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0s0ErEoUVyFEq6NKop-G6Cagn2PGdryXyclIInz-5T_KMqjtsWqfYXIAVElnG8-huIrxYAVfsW7bWzi47Dcrp6CjtfU4I4rfnhgeck6bewevf87pbgXDXG3lsZwvJ1c9w9ptKbGhNTdHgJrW9QQOZm-GqDF4paIEVLeIlZ0fbxZ6dT0dy4bEzv2KZkk/s4000/IMG_20240126_153951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0s0ErEoUVyFEq6NKop-G6Cagn2PGdryXyclIInz-5T_KMqjtsWqfYXIAVElnG8-huIrxYAVfsW7bWzi47Dcrp6CjtfU4I4rfnhgeck6bewevf87pbgXDXG3lsZwvJ1c9w9ptKbGhNTdHgJrW9QQOZm-GqDF4paIEVLeIlZ0fbxZ6dT0dy4bEzv2KZkk/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_153951.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The enemy Wild Riders scooted up and hid behind the terrain in an unsporting fashion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KllegFEB6DXawndSNJ6PUFTv33ce1mtnoJkxl1ww5mI9AQl27etsetaCq4EUZi-29ULogeHW7xvfxIydPLBs9Wrifs8zpMGHflG9Yr1CBiaZLXVUeYKI-igG3bU82ivwts_6ljO4vVflZVSqLgnfPkYtECXzC8VINRockg-77-Uwd5fhQvvog3M0qsk/s4000/IMG_20240126_153953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KllegFEB6DXawndSNJ6PUFTv33ce1mtnoJkxl1ww5mI9AQl27etsetaCq4EUZi-29ULogeHW7xvfxIydPLBs9Wrifs8zpMGHflG9Yr1CBiaZLXVUeYKI-igG3bU82ivwts_6ljO4vVflZVSqLgnfPkYtECXzC8VINRockg-77-Uwd5fhQvvog3M0qsk/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_153953.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Most of the enemy line really didn't advance, but then the magic started and I realised why this game would be backwards. Neither of us could afford to send our units into forests because of all the <i>Treesinging </i>being waved around. The Treekin found this out the hard way, losing one of their number to the trees who they had assumed would be their friends. Very sad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A4Ne5p6KOK_7uTdVqG_jI2FVQAFromHqkpWa9BJeFdV-4_mMh_RKw09v_bGR-HXToj5tUNTM4OXTtuyNNaupv7jUf8NWktM6aJ2EBVcU5FtsFim1DFQ1sp0rTKhQz-5vfYnhh72_cvBrYAMlAIhQo7zdFb7ULexfmayoNGcGggNyDBYBsS5c657l9FA/s4000/IMG_20240126_154453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A4Ne5p6KOK_7uTdVqG_jI2FVQAFromHqkpWa9BJeFdV-4_mMh_RKw09v_bGR-HXToj5tUNTM4OXTtuyNNaupv7jUf8NWktM6aJ2EBVcU5FtsFim1DFQ1sp0rTKhQz-5vfYnhh72_cvBrYAMlAIhQo7zdFb7ULexfmayoNGcGggNyDBYBsS5c657l9FA/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_154453.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In my turn I worked to flush the Wild Riders out of their hiding place, march blocking them whilst I was at it. I think my Spellsinger threw <i>Fury of the Forest</i> at them, but it didn't get through.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-6N1s3_BNfTk8FAySo5CLewRQypZw1ojJKUyySX-vvlATqkY2muSYzWx5cvSz07hSe4MINfrHZ_vnG02sMbk4rcWSzNLA5orL7Uv877lrzcLDvsNx7DYaWCZdXjlB16IF6nY48xe0KtirsSIHsDzNJ14TxdGVuX5cv95UTWXt1jKr2uu6GsOcfqcuO0/s4000/IMG_20240126_154456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-6N1s3_BNfTk8FAySo5CLewRQypZw1ojJKUyySX-vvlATqkY2muSYzWx5cvSz07hSe4MINfrHZ_vnG02sMbk4rcWSzNLA5orL7Uv877lrzcLDvsNx7DYaWCZdXjlB16IF6nY48xe0KtirsSIHsDzNJ14TxdGVuX5cv95UTWXt1jKr2uu6GsOcfqcuO0/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_154456.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I was doing all the movement across most of the field. Clearly I was the less patient player. I tried to pretend that I had a plan, of course. Of course I had a plan! I'm not sure I fooled anyone...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYDbIEMVCzmaPj-8ISV5Mab1dgiLEERtjLFO3khm9x2M_lpL_vN1p04w0kXW5kWceyvbkwZN2p4qEFVV0GiJCWR4ssHpPCuhcy3UkSr8zaRBU7iYWrPshGYtgPK2Ek3jvZyZd1XQdnZI8pGgp7b9BWMpcF1ASlDMLNRPamHuPHlXe8ZLfveZkHeOM59s/s4000/IMG_20240126_154459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYDbIEMVCzmaPj-8ISV5Mab1dgiLEERtjLFO3khm9x2M_lpL_vN1p04w0kXW5kWceyvbkwZN2p4qEFVV0GiJCWR4ssHpPCuhcy3UkSr8zaRBU7iYWrPshGYtgPK2Ek3jvZyZd1XQdnZI8pGgp7b9BWMpcF1ASlDMLNRPamHuPHlXe8ZLfveZkHeOM59s/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_154459.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the left flank, the Dryads were trying to make use of the terrain to get closer than the large unit of Wild Riders would otherwise allow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf80Qzr1IywpzhvX2IF4F8hIajnTxQbjMxbB_wBrwknc1XgV4Ggd-JuUrmBQyrlQZG1YajUc-vKI7BbP4lDlnHWTybYcm9KpJnWOFp5W5dfGL9lgPpZN8SX-PH-HKRi8EiKhLlCfgne1na_pdZN76wk21VNHu_zXn_BQ_-W8kzNHFQHlRmMGYamIVOZ0/s4000/IMG_20240126_154736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf80Qzr1IywpzhvX2IF4F8hIajnTxQbjMxbB_wBrwknc1XgV4Ggd-JuUrmBQyrlQZG1YajUc-vKI7BbP4lDlnHWTybYcm9KpJnWOFp5W5dfGL9lgPpZN8SX-PH-HKRi8EiKhLlCfgne1na_pdZN76wk21VNHu_zXn_BQ_-W8kzNHFQHlRmMGYamIVOZ0/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_154736.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Getting pretty close to things being within charge range now...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfF19LQ2giEmT-Tt1aTPd8EBdPfdr3znyvuIslVJp8_pN4Mg_8arXVeM7BlZlAWO-K7qkcwZTjubO9jJDssCGhqHGZgSwx1qTldtZsyR1PwD5ZktZn_vZMGR80cKypTLok2kIYNfGCEzq8NM2mWBiaXlxcEgdvjk8y7-FdifFA7Ajw87nH883MGa918FY/s4000/IMG_20240126_154852.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfF19LQ2giEmT-Tt1aTPd8EBdPfdr3znyvuIslVJp8_pN4Mg_8arXVeM7BlZlAWO-K7qkcwZTjubO9jJDssCGhqHGZgSwx1qTldtZsyR1PwD5ZktZn_vZMGR80cKypTLok2kIYNfGCEzq8NM2mWBiaXlxcEgdvjk8y7-FdifFA7Ajw87nH883MGa918FY/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_154852.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In Kierin's turn the Treeman appeared out of reserve. I kind of knew this could happen, but couldn't really spent too much energy allowing for it in case he was delayed. He immediately showed an interest in Stranglerooting the Spellsinger, but couldn't target her due to the Wild Riders being the closest target. The next turn however, the Spellsinger wasn't able to get out of range once the Treeman marched. He got her easily on the second attempt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZMeb4nkjPsD-Qw6xjLJ7J4f_7yDIXnOQQkAqKjGozmECUHSawkMId2_8mbYLnxJ3kCV9Bzke12xOOoSYzxLbTMQU6BILma4QFki7klfcJ8vNbVIvYZb6dJoKMOcv2gVPHUUig9Bm2B_Z2e49XQmEm5sWhdpSfHYooGxHz4M98Q_X8VUFi4hIxxtUOoA/s4000/IMG_20240126_160543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZMeb4nkjPsD-Qw6xjLJ7J4f_7yDIXnOQQkAqKjGozmECUHSawkMId2_8mbYLnxJ3kCV9Bzke12xOOoSYzxLbTMQU6BILma4QFki7klfcJ8vNbVIvYZb6dJoKMOcv2gVPHUUig9Bm2B_Z2e49XQmEm5sWhdpSfHYooGxHz4M98Q_X8VUFi4hIxxtUOoA/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_160543.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In my turn, my efforts to flush out the Wild Riders paid off. They were in charge range of my own Wild Riders and I decided it was better to charge than be charged (although Wild Riders are weird in that they get an extra attack and lose a strength when not charging). I was sort of right - we did relatively minimal damage to each other, they broke after losing by 1, and they narrowly escaped before rallying near the table edge. Looking at the fact that there are 3 of us on either side there, I'm not actually sure <i>how </i>I won combat. Maybe I had lost a model to Strangleroots and did an extra wound...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YUkJtQNoT3JpTn0cKqKZ6vkcnNxAd5G_TazQYIyBX0ddVKQwCyQRvAqxceg3e8w4Yf1uWGl6t01Q9IzjA0MHLNfGizTYFbyDxZtNZOSZt3yAYpexGnF-UcJrxlRrCHI637BYi8w0CU-gRJSyhiC7Op8wTUYEXDudY-q6EFZXc_RpkpcsJUpbrC-TVXY/s4000/IMG_20240126_160547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YUkJtQNoT3JpTn0cKqKZ6vkcnNxAd5G_TazQYIyBX0ddVKQwCyQRvAqxceg3e8w4Yf1uWGl6t01Q9IzjA0MHLNfGizTYFbyDxZtNZOSZt3yAYpexGnF-UcJrxlRrCHI637BYi8w0CU-gRJSyhiC7Op8wTUYEXDudY-q6EFZXc_RpkpcsJUpbrC-TVXY/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_160547.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The game was shaping up as a whole lot of stand-offs, which was of little interest to me. It's rather scary looking across the table at all the same sort of units, knowing they can equally murder each other and have the same charge ranges... Anyway, I felt like I was making all the running in the game (look at them all still sitting in their deployment zone), and leaned into it. The Treeman stepped right up into the face of the Treekin. He would be in range of the Dryads on either side as well, but really that wasn't important. I had no doubt he would live through the combat, and if they were silly enough to charge him (and be passed his stubborn test) I could roll through the enemy centre with my own flanking units. It was not a perfect plan, but it was certainly <i>a</i> plan...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dm66CeYziUyHzJpocgJh_O8hybKDeZsGf1mN116yF4B8v2l6Ok4cvDOpyCq8Y4cdd7TYHUOBehR0ugDpzGFlCfuTxv4PbHlyFQ1nw0-2yzzXR9Mb8AKb6QNN2BnpQ5v-feELQj8_Xh7jaSchOmFxtU2jMPQcTW87bUxAmnxXa0OSx_2OcK02RhoTXek/s4000/IMG_20240126_160734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dm66CeYziUyHzJpocgJh_O8hybKDeZsGf1mN116yF4B8v2l6Ok4cvDOpyCq8Y4cdd7TYHUOBehR0ugDpzGFlCfuTxv4PbHlyFQ1nw0-2yzzXR9Mb8AKb6QNN2BnpQ5v-feELQj8_Xh7jaSchOmFxtU2jMPQcTW87bUxAmnxXa0OSx_2OcK02RhoTXek/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_160734.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Well, they took the bait. Now we see what happens...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmVVQH43OMg-0ynRhD_FcG0fhy3JoY8lpKsn-9SdeJVUiw1fGRedBrtjAvyIV-QRa5_9ZjGeqKan_wE0vJZ7tOcsiqFs7D2VCQlKK-NNf13t-EsWS9U71KW_TsBochlcbd41Of4aTvu_fuMbwOXdbgEmq3O6xTVCj7ToKY3YKFqynAroViLW-FbgGmU8/s4000/IMG_20240126_161245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmVVQH43OMg-0ynRhD_FcG0fhy3JoY8lpKsn-9SdeJVUiw1fGRedBrtjAvyIV-QRa5_9ZjGeqKan_wE0vJZ7tOcsiqFs7D2VCQlKK-NNf13t-EsWS9U71KW_TsBochlcbd41Of4aTvu_fuMbwOXdbgEmq3O6xTVCj7ToKY3YKFqynAroViLW-FbgGmU8/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_161245.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I done stuffed up on the left flank. I got distracted by something and forgot to shift the Wild Riders back when the enemy unit had moved up. I had decided not to charge them, based on them having the numbers (and the War Banner). Now they were charging us, which was obviously bad. Except that somehow it wasn't. Kierin rolled poorly on his attacks and killed maybe 1 of my guys. We then retaliated with more attacks (albeit at one less Strength) and killed 3 of them. The combat may have been a draw. So I had effectively won one Wild Rider face-off by charging, and the other by receiving the charge, with help on hand. You can't really explain that beyond luck. I was lucky.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bNS8SkOmSBatnDesCP_j2Z7BK9hoBeOKkrITyfK3txEa-sdou-h8Er_tt5-604XNDmbJuA964uJ-CrGZrBqdI3WX4BOksMu2MQUJD0uYmk0WBaMhfiHkSwym83yu_Rd2UbwHNV6M-5v7ShuU4CIB9lLhYP8CZMYynitNt1orKRklDvOm7x2cbRtfap0/s4000/IMG_20240126_162249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bNS8SkOmSBatnDesCP_j2Z7BK9hoBeOKkrITyfK3txEa-sdou-h8Er_tt5-604XNDmbJuA964uJ-CrGZrBqdI3WX4BOksMu2MQUJD0uYmk0WBaMhfiHkSwym83yu_Rd2UbwHNV6M-5v7ShuU4CIB9lLhYP8CZMYynitNt1orKRklDvOm7x2cbRtfap0/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_162249.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">So the Treeman plan didn't really work. He took 3 wounds, almost killed the Treekin champion, then failed the stubborn test and was run down. On the bright side, it dragged all of the enemy units into charge range of my own units, and I charged with everything I had.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2HN1gmK0X9q7LpEAeVmfOcQ5ZB8T9mvHdnPypWcoSlp0Dp1JJFpQgkxfxMBmiFPcekbWeCUl3m-Irs-ph7kCKicOAKJsnxFWhRyTY3gmW-TB38QaCkB1B5UaOQg1kXyK2f1Jt84wCRl8EoujcLJ7cUlrMQwYiANpC9UGl07oOi-wGLmh6wZVqDcrU4g/s4000/IMG_20240126_162253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2HN1gmK0X9q7LpEAeVmfOcQ5ZB8T9mvHdnPypWcoSlp0Dp1JJFpQgkxfxMBmiFPcekbWeCUl3m-Irs-ph7kCKicOAKJsnxFWhRyTY3gmW-TB38QaCkB1B5UaOQg1kXyK2f1Jt84wCRl8EoujcLJ7cUlrMQwYiANpC9UGl07oOi-wGLmh6wZVqDcrU4g/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_162253.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Honestly, I can't remember the logic behind the Dryads on the flank going behind the forest. Maybe they were making sure my Wild Riders had insurance and/or protection.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7avH9L_iu8ADv2wPgAXfmJQyDQo7HhSvt1pWTV5OGwlZYkRetyL_cuP7Bj6mdUxJjcpq8e9ZUKBPQOe6ooxqrKgi3JDqoBUjT3XNmAR9ExCOHoUMY-_OelGKRPAjuumtZERIdeFCEYUpueOk7sjzk60dN57O7sF9Zui6GSZThAT0K9ruxb_eD39DLCNE/s4000/IMG_20240126_162255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7avH9L_iu8ADv2wPgAXfmJQyDQo7HhSvt1pWTV5OGwlZYkRetyL_cuP7Bj6mdUxJjcpq8e9ZUKBPQOe6ooxqrKgi3JDqoBUjT3XNmAR9ExCOHoUMY-_OelGKRPAjuumtZERIdeFCEYUpueOk7sjzk60dN57O7sF9Zui6GSZThAT0K9ruxb_eD39DLCNE/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_162255.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the left flank my Dryads flanked the Wild Riders, who hadn't bothered to clean off their dead yet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv6KNywDbFkh0MU2ab3KQy0rpEHU8q5mdhdo0dhbqC9JVaYVsVwndfqwnCZto4negkjY02I8HD_4lIp1VFube-YhyphenhyphenL23JL_52OWqGnXphGMaDZ2Jmh3TW31GzOCDgMhX9x3qABFVt2wrPWF8NUQzTl3owi5Dadzcys-MvX7UhupFPEyEWDtFWva0bCrU/s4000/IMG_20240126_163259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv6KNywDbFkh0MU2ab3KQy0rpEHU8q5mdhdo0dhbqC9JVaYVsVwndfqwnCZto4negkjY02I8HD_4lIp1VFube-YhyphenhyphenL23JL_52OWqGnXphGMaDZ2Jmh3TW31GzOCDgMhX9x3qABFVt2wrPWF8NUQzTl3owi5Dadzcys-MvX7UhupFPEyEWDtFWva0bCrU/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_163259.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The clash between the other Wild Riders was going down to the wire. Eventually I won that duel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkApW4wtVc_-fYTTzBHIpz9vRFpwn4HeLxAvR65QAnMc17WPZjHGWk5LHlvpr-3dtgLFLEJtH1JJYpP-hdFQNrMxe17gWbqnd54WXVkmtdFxkmteY2iLi7SzTU6Xv-P3cEEOea3uKtOVAeYQqba0mc2UraQeZ2cbMNJKW5p2peVg8EYLCLNnhC-8zmCg/s4000/IMG_20240126_163646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkApW4wtVc_-fYTTzBHIpz9vRFpwn4HeLxAvR65QAnMc17WPZjHGWk5LHlvpr-3dtgLFLEJtH1JJYpP-hdFQNrMxe17gWbqnd54WXVkmtdFxkmteY2iLi7SzTU6Xv-P3cEEOea3uKtOVAeYQqba0mc2UraQeZ2cbMNJKW5p2peVg8EYLCLNnhC-8zmCg/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_163646.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In the centre I think we caught one unit of Dryads and basically wiped out the other one (Drycha did a number on them), before carrying on into the Treekin. The question now was going to be whether Kierin decided to commit his other Dryad units (including his own Drycha) to the fray.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9L9kVogEqW0LP9AkflI7-K8ViW0bZIxjvJz090LZXJjmJCCRXQSV2afduLXhF9suaEoXv80m0Q5m2b1vrTt9tdn8BXny7z1A9bt80aKBc8AtYsOt1wZrezoNR_Fz1wYuZaxSDOa3vkqq_q15O-tVmR7RnbZ7CO1vgN4YaIimx8uXtkb8ADeXaM36g8w/s4000/IMG_20240126_163648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9L9kVogEqW0LP9AkflI7-K8ViW0bZIxjvJz090LZXJjmJCCRXQSV2afduLXhF9suaEoXv80m0Q5m2b1vrTt9tdn8BXny7z1A9bt80aKBc8AtYsOt1wZrezoNR_Fz1wYuZaxSDOa3vkqq_q15O-tVmR7RnbZ7CO1vgN4YaIimx8uXtkb8ADeXaM36g8w/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_163648.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The rescue of my Wild Riders on the left was progressing, but some lapping was in order to seal the deal. The enemy didn't want to run away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-qvTkdCuBSiwHurzMorIgprj2hGRu141SLBLqa7-QKnY-rtvG5p_17evNmVgDCllfW2u3OVdaoDzgctLMPdY4u-ojqoG-vJWHHn53ZnOqOPmy5P2JcvlVF9r52k3kgPQOKiMWbXBIW1sMa6iAa3qX0et-XEo-PQyXqufQ3HCuLIyLKGlXcGW3qNrpIg/s4000/IMG_20240126_163817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-qvTkdCuBSiwHurzMorIgprj2hGRu141SLBLqa7-QKnY-rtvG5p_17evNmVgDCllfW2u3OVdaoDzgctLMPdY4u-ojqoG-vJWHHn53ZnOqOPmy5P2JcvlVF9r52k3kgPQOKiMWbXBIW1sMa6iAa3qX0et-XEo-PQyXqufQ3HCuLIyLKGlXcGW3qNrpIg/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_163817.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In answer to the earlier question, yes: the remaining enemy units all piled into the combat in the centre. Honestly, I got the better of the rolling. We dropped dome of the Treekin without getting too badly walloped in return. Swinging first for some of it helped me, but really the combat was a bit of a coin toss. I don't remember who actually won the round, but I still had more units nearby...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-tpMZFylGZOOrGUMvZxIEqzvF3AQT55XTUKgZiNvV0n6nm6LTEEdVVyP9k6XqBcUKZr9WmC9ekt8yC-8n9whm-CnlzAUsb95TlikBJfS2bmeE5UX2PWvDjOaF9MJgo4kurecp-aaes_2JuSfqkgWnEvzbCTrL5PZz5yBJAolCfd9B4F3utTpon8Hz_k/s4000/IMG_20240126_170042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-tpMZFylGZOOrGUMvZxIEqzvF3AQT55XTUKgZiNvV0n6nm6LTEEdVVyP9k6XqBcUKZr9WmC9ekt8yC-8n9whm-CnlzAUsb95TlikBJfS2bmeE5UX2PWvDjOaF9MJgo4kurecp-aaes_2JuSfqkgWnEvzbCTrL5PZz5yBJAolCfd9B4F3utTpon8Hz_k/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_170042.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Into the flank came the remaining Treekin and another larger unit of Dryads. I felt like at this point I should have things under control (I now had the flank and outnumber), but if anything things just got messier. I don't honestly recall if I managed to get <i>Ariel's Blessing</i> off or something to tip things in my favour. It was all pretty dicey.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-Gxf2nTfkpyB9P5vxxqMLOwE0II8cWTgcVONnrNwAAILuVCmI5ZN4BtWbKj6lP57NkvPtnQ5IFj2hO6MK8ZmsxU13aT4bZ3fYdhBmw9KivPLsjhHdgjxtiPemmdVHfvzze1Ig3vsfupIVWTdrVXnRoQZl1A5ivsOrhDomnbSWU2hyseXaQopLeUwRoE/s4000/IMG_20240126_170253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-Gxf2nTfkpyB9P5vxxqMLOwE0II8cWTgcVONnrNwAAILuVCmI5ZN4BtWbKj6lP57NkvPtnQ5IFj2hO6MK8ZmsxU13aT4bZ3fYdhBmw9KivPLsjhHdgjxtiPemmdVHfvzze1Ig3vsfupIVWTdrVXnRoQZl1A5ivsOrhDomnbSWU2hyseXaQopLeUwRoE/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_170253.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In the end I did win the combat, I think mainly due to eroding the enemy Treekin. The enemy units broke and we pursued, wiping them all out. But there was a Treeman surfing toward the rear of Drycha's unit, using <i>Treesinging </i>on my forest of all things. How rude!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphulEHe-vWY2ShzgtQPBHmmt9URq6ohMt1oNdkpElghJDfGFZoSYBMB1ny8XMZteGupzB04dgpjVlHXHBKdrDpu_NXK4JaVY7E7ZjRlesIaNQLAJlC1EnaAgH4VjbqvoeAeX1RZlwbICkljbQ8G_YaY01ZP-uoMidhXwRRnGTpZ4qCY2l5E_Hwd45GQk/s4000/IMG_20240126_170345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphulEHe-vWY2ShzgtQPBHmmt9URq6ohMt1oNdkpElghJDfGFZoSYBMB1ny8XMZteGupzB04dgpjVlHXHBKdrDpu_NXK4JaVY7E7ZjRlesIaNQLAJlC1EnaAgH4VjbqvoeAeX1RZlwbICkljbQ8G_YaY01ZP-uoMidhXwRRnGTpZ4qCY2l5E_Hwd45GQk/w480-h640/IMG_20240126_170345.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I had now broken the enemy army, so had the bonus points. But Kierin hadn't given up on the idea of breaking me in return. Drycha was all he needed, and I had little to really threaten the Treeman in return. Drycha threw herself at him, bounced off, got wounded and even angrier, but lost the combat and broke. We got away and rallied, but it wasn't over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCdSIx19BH3KFw3FlU2pnUEQj6v9bVKzVGf_jiBeaZndimiAVoQRQLe-9-pZrzcBM-iHrTSJBpf8HzW9mKJLmhXeozQ-kp4P_ro9XLdL5DY81yg1gV1ZN5jhSCsBBSBm2GWpOqyEC8KYi-nfyRF_kjjqxx4G92rM4SKAmTv-9n9VbD6a5_Uu5OksYrNY/s4000/IMG_20240126_171809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCdSIx19BH3KFw3FlU2pnUEQj6v9bVKzVGf_jiBeaZndimiAVoQRQLe-9-pZrzcBM-iHrTSJBpf8HzW9mKJLmhXeozQ-kp4P_ro9XLdL5DY81yg1gV1ZN5jhSCsBBSBm2GWpOqyEC8KYi-nfyRF_kjjqxx4G92rM4SKAmTv-9n9VbD6a5_Uu5OksYrNY/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_171809.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I don't actually recall how the fight ended up over here (I think he chased the green Dryads when they went in to try to save Drycha), but this was where the Treeman made his last stand. I threw what I could at him, he actually pummeled down Drycha after she bounced off him again, but we won combat thanks to the bulk and flank from the Treekin. The Treeman failed his stubborn test and the enemy had been wiped ou</span>t.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">That game had been a very strange mess. 2 armies entirely composed of forest spirits that were basically unwilling to enter forests due to all the <i>Treesinging </i>on hand. Weird mirror combats that were often decided by who charged, or just plain dice. Treeman that basically couldn't be killed by anything that was thrown at them, but could still be broken despite being stubborn. In the end I felt like I had been somewhat rewarded for buying key charges in the centre at the expense of my Treeman, but I also felt like the dice had been slightly in my favour, and that was all the difference that was needed.</span><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 19-4 (maybe 17-3 before bonuses)</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the next part of my report <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/02/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-4.html">here</a>.</i></span></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-19831925475277578292024-02-01T03:45:00.000-08:002024-02-03T22:56:01.839-08:00Cancon 2024 Aftermath - Part 2<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is the continuation of my report of a recent 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy tournament. You can find the previous part <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/01/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 2 - Reclaim Your Lands<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Chris Penwarden - Vampire Counts</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Merneith High Warden of Nefreta, Castellan of Silver Peak</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Lahmian Vampire Lord (Extra level, Lore of Necromancy) with Innocence Lost, Crown of the Damned, Sword of Might, Spell Familiar</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Whats His Face</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Necromancer (Level 2, Lore of Necromancy) with Book of Arkhan</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Who Again</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Necromancer (Level 2, Lore of Necromancy) with Dispel Scroll, Black Periapt</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Servants of the Upper Halls</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Skeletons with Full Command, Light Armour and Shields</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Servants of the Lower Halls</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">19 Skeletons with Full Command, Light Armour and Shields</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Pets</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Dire Wolves with Doom Wolf</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Song Birds</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Bat Swarm</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Guardians of the Inner Sanctum</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">24 Grave Guard with Shields, Full Command, Banner of the Barrows</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Miserable</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Spirit Host</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Drained</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Black Knights with Barding, Hell Knight</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Messengers of Darkness</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Fell bats</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Mother in Law</i></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Banshee</span></li></ul></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Chris bothered to name his units, so it feels the least I could do to include their names... However mean some of them might be.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This scenario was a slight twist on the 8th edition Dawn Attack, where you have to roll to see where your units deploy. In addition, the wide zones were 3 inches further onto the field, so you could get closer to your enemy if you so wished. Chris and I then proceeded to roll almost entirely "in the middle", so the scenario didn't really do much to us. The bonus points this time were for controlling the table quarters (and more of them than your opponent).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSPqctAU6fXg3sob-0n9i8EIEDXvmTv0TcdJyYO8hZkQpM2UmhCCT-x03QPAukYcOX8fKgdp8C6crl6C_rAevF5G8AaS2iQUQDwcCdBcNRTrOQPjWJbnBjGVih7BVIv99gA0fqoVJnsIdatfb87oDREQs9SlFxjswOZaL5zVHNi67-85Tk6RKflOVobM/s4000/IMG_20240126_124756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSPqctAU6fXg3sob-0n9i8EIEDXvmTv0TcdJyYO8hZkQpM2UmhCCT-x03QPAukYcOX8fKgdp8C6crl6C_rAevF5G8AaS2iQUQDwcCdBcNRTrOQPjWJbnBjGVih7BVIv99gA0fqoVJnsIdatfb87oDREQs9SlFxjswOZaL5zVHNi67-85Tk6RKflOVobM/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_124756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">It's always pretty warm at Cancon, and it was so noisy that I was already feeling my voice struggle after a single game, so I deployed a bottle of water in my zone to try to give myself a tactical advantage.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQr_PFg-GstcPpYmVanzCt_H88CCDccSl0ZAzxwA6shMqBeBvbO6Vx8nAzcYiZgQFjSyqTHuMcryWeSIhv5GCNFjyXIMqfMDHK7hkdoy1ImbMJ2198t0mZqAfd9pbb9LhuFrW8C9J1m7yaP0V8PXlraeJ_O4HfHLZ2UvJVQFSfWPdyDpcpz-cwIdCjBY/s4000/IMG_20240126_124800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQr_PFg-GstcPpYmVanzCt_H88CCDccSl0ZAzxwA6shMqBeBvbO6Vx8nAzcYiZgQFjSyqTHuMcryWeSIhv5GCNFjyXIMqfMDHK7hkdoy1ImbMJ2198t0mZqAfd9pbb9LhuFrW8C9J1m7yaP0V8PXlraeJ_O4HfHLZ2UvJVQFSfWPdyDpcpz-cwIdCjBY/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_124800.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Dryads were the one thing that went outside the centre for me. Chris' Dire Wolves and Bat Swarm ended up on either flank for him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwgr3nrBI3_i4bkP4pgPWkIfA3lMhSQ-5kkSaTyIEHdWdbI0jfljQC-M6lKivU2doj8uRgUkmh4v20gVHGooD3WT93I9z4weQFD6I-QCok1LUUMso_f2JrWXppLStRh9cvE9yMDSNDDYAqniJR6ThzRLmSQI3ibg66lpQL1GtEoLLqWMoDkrGtRTtO5I/s4000/IMG_20240126_124803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwgr3nrBI3_i4bkP4pgPWkIfA3lMhSQ-5kkSaTyIEHdWdbI0jfljQC-M6lKivU2doj8uRgUkmh4v20gVHGooD3WT93I9z4weQFD6I-QCok1LUUMso_f2JrWXppLStRh9cvE9yMDSNDDYAqniJR6ThzRLmSQI3ibg66lpQL1GtEoLLqWMoDkrGtRTtO5I/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_124803.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The puddle could have been really annoying and really reinforced my opponent's position, but given so many of my troops were skirmishers, it wasn't really that big a deal. My Spellsinger decided to hide behind the small building. Drycha joined the Dryads right next to her. Looking at the table now, this might have been a good game to deploy one of my smaller units in reserve to appear out of those palm trees on the end of Chris' line. I honestly don't think I thought about it, because I was distracted by rolling for deployment due to the scenario. Man, what a pro.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6tAMux-EimXPGuSUt757Hmk8TxlQUpomQZGpMa0nUES_CNJ8CDbHg8tsejHnmKIQyglM8sTdE4wcSGJmQtZujWpD2e82-bCdKvqNNI4fMcCRrl-ZvVAiKKnMdXPU6TRDIj7vnQu_hLUWlSQCYcWgeNrfzsM9fACFnNgdqy84TQMn8PTI6dhyphenhyphenwk3Yer8/s4000/IMG_20240126_124808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6tAMux-EimXPGuSUt757Hmk8TxlQUpomQZGpMa0nUES_CNJ8CDbHg8tsejHnmKIQyglM8sTdE4wcSGJmQtZujWpD2e82-bCdKvqNNI4fMcCRrl-ZvVAiKKnMdXPU6TRDIj7vnQu_hLUWlSQCYcWgeNrfzsM9fACFnNgdqy84TQMn8PTI6dhyphenhyphenwk3Yer8/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_124808.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">That Merneith the Vampire Lord at the head of the Grave Guard in the middle. The Necromancers are some kind of liche-y dudes lurking behind the Skeletons and Grave Guard. The whole army was mostly Tomb King style-models in keeping with the Lahmian background, which is something I appreciate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4snJS5zzhEv7s3RLmO4UA4cmw_hR8mTkeMuPgthZ7ukiN8OktL6jcmgP9Ui0ae7VXvlG3qzrupg7zhVDVX_jvZM7YC9eDWfQY3WpSt3CanNd5o6Ydfl3FhbkpbElysxfQtM0aLxV89hj757TWNDurb3kPnfx1vJ0Z5lCVgMTpOrbf1VXngM2FmRHBQA4/s4000/IMG_20240126_125534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4snJS5zzhEv7s3RLmO4UA4cmw_hR8mTkeMuPgthZ7ukiN8OktL6jcmgP9Ui0ae7VXvlG3qzrupg7zhVDVX_jvZM7YC9eDWfQY3WpSt3CanNd5o6Ydfl3FhbkpbElysxfQtM0aLxV89hj757TWNDurb3kPnfx1vJ0Z5lCVgMTpOrbf1VXngM2FmRHBQA4/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_125534.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I got the first turn and bounced my lines forward, confident that Chris was not going to be eager to engage all across the lines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomKIc_T8Yf4TbyWxARo2a6QdYgga5y_80RVbxkrf7HerutltbF3cMbmVcYEBK1blEaWqA5MW6hU0pLN302VMSxU9jgum2BYhD5j9AC5TMRsyoHPp7Ys-7l0iMQE1hA-I9FSLe2JnI1_GjFw9hYaTWpA9jrC7j_ZwYNilqEoTSmM26fbJ0ISt2vkRUU6Q/s4000/IMG_20240126_125539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomKIc_T8Yf4TbyWxARo2a6QdYgga5y_80RVbxkrf7HerutltbF3cMbmVcYEBK1blEaWqA5MW6hU0pLN302VMSxU9jgum2BYhD5j9AC5TMRsyoHPp7Ys-7l0iMQE1hA-I9FSLe2JnI1_GjFw9hYaTWpA9jrC7j_ZwYNilqEoTSmM26fbJ0ISt2vkRUU6Q/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_125539.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">One of my Treekin units jumped into my (rather out of place) green forest, and surfed a bit closer using <i>Treesinging</i>. The other Treekin and the Treeman also edged closer by clinging to the advancing palm trees.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUz4bjXp-CyFGTv_7jiSBtsggxiaNzHW8WHZbjDB9QmFW_qLYr8Xqtfmc2tI7FJJMMJQoWI2pihcDc5Whfe7qSqN6_M36nIHq5vmDLD7z3KF9B9hElawWqwiNz15ABI9cGgPQmRvbaKDUJGMDIehYx3Ekjxi8gICoHhHMINsJJpkm9Q3s88X3GPw0VFt8/s4000/IMG_20240126_130325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUz4bjXp-CyFGTv_7jiSBtsggxiaNzHW8WHZbjDB9QmFW_qLYr8Xqtfmc2tI7FJJMMJQoWI2pihcDc5Whfe7qSqN6_M36nIHq5vmDLD7z3KF9B9hElawWqwiNz15ABI9cGgPQmRvbaKDUJGMDIehYx3Ekjxi8gICoHhHMINsJJpkm9Q3s88X3GPw0VFt8/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_130325.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Unsurprisingly, the undead did not exactly rush to meet my forces. The poor Banshee (who really wished she were somewhere else - my entire army has magical attacks) was shunted further forward, presumably as bait. <i>Gaze of Nagash</i> knocked a wound off the Treekin in the palm trees, and <i>Curse of Years</i> was cast on my green Dryads.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3G87oUjJI09wbzZxBpIqfgek3ZBbcEeUKY4t-DJ4_anni51PvFvckAsmtYt-hwE1w_IQeUCP2mImKFzsVXiybbK7TNrvIXr3D-akKAzKb07g-0v07o0ZA8jf4Oz59biPMQcK7ZSKiC8SzwqBDj7p9XBqm2Qqwi_CfVi91Hu6C-OAUSW9S_6fG06wqtUg/s4000/IMG_20240126_130925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3G87oUjJI09wbzZxBpIqfgek3ZBbcEeUKY4t-DJ4_anni51PvFvckAsmtYt-hwE1w_IQeUCP2mImKFzsVXiybbK7TNrvIXr3D-akKAzKb07g-0v07o0ZA8jf4Oz59biPMQcK7ZSKiC8SzwqBDj7p9XBqm2Qqwi_CfVi91Hu6C-OAUSW9S_6fG06wqtUg/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_130925.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In my turn we continued our advance. The Wild Riders charged the Black Knights (apparently Chris was trying to squeeze their charge into the terrain with the Banshee to stuff them up, but didn't quite go far enough).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM7N_Ot-F0xj0rQou29K4Zl9WW5Vf-x57tvL9EtmuSXpuNncZYuC4Dh1dsREKScChGluBaq06FI8swpOawNpNwQdLJef8HcjuQ6WwODh7dgk5U1e16iht-K7RwTYMtYnSPAQSuDlHvtLw3d4TijXQGsoOGpLFy6tsu_1BgiO11IGmQT2iZDKwFaxwx-8/s4000/IMG_20240126_130928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM7N_Ot-F0xj0rQou29K4Zl9WW5Vf-x57tvL9EtmuSXpuNncZYuC4Dh1dsREKScChGluBaq06FI8swpOawNpNwQdLJef8HcjuQ6WwODh7dgk5U1e16iht-K7RwTYMtYnSPAQSuDlHvtLw3d4TijXQGsoOGpLFy6tsu_1BgiO11IGmQT2iZDKwFaxwx-8/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_130928.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The other Wild Riders tried to swing wide enough that the Bat Swarm wasn't going to get ideas about getting around the line. Drycha and her Dryads were already doggy-paddling their way across the pond</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA08orsv4mbuBHM-iL23xdgUOAIm8jL-Xr4XtaJ50Uqgsbgd3k6pctu6aCAZTnpXbSNDr-2gpcIJNeu5tTJUyhTib98-Y8TeKJ5XV3dYICd8Ln-2ipjX7zWB2qJtueQApHRNjLdS52G3RTSUALpDGisuJxB_IbWDJIUPdHqBg9EvM8_ByXayOxg218w2c/s4000/IMG_20240126_130931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA08orsv4mbuBHM-iL23xdgUOAIm8jL-Xr4XtaJ50Uqgsbgd3k6pctu6aCAZTnpXbSNDr-2gpcIJNeu5tTJUyhTib98-Y8TeKJ5XV3dYICd8Ln-2ipjX7zWB2qJtueQApHRNjLdS52G3RTSUALpDGisuJxB_IbWDJIUPdHqBg9EvM8_ByXayOxg218w2c/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_130931.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The green Dryads were trying to force their way around the other flank, aging as they went (I tried and failed to dispel <i>Curse of Years</i> in my turn - early on Chris' spell dice were hot and mine were... unimpressive. The Treeman did (just) manage to kill the Banshee with Strangleroots, so that was helpful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO14rtBe8dAe2ZKeRmYIWgzFE2DhsQ0yK9rj39sR44I2LMD7ZlNBYIJRl3AerUrGFRlA_qgX_HeOv3yydW5mRcYOjJlNk9wyoqvxBeY00D4VQXL8DtG7J83PZd-fMLzu5q0cyHNshm_Hnn92WuK-6lfZSohbY_Ouy5x0xFPT5a8LNGaXipoYxnk0X6YQ/s4000/IMG_20240126_131446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO14rtBe8dAe2ZKeRmYIWgzFE2DhsQ0yK9rj39sR44I2LMD7ZlNBYIJRl3AerUrGFRlA_qgX_HeOv3yydW5mRcYOjJlNk9wyoqvxBeY00D4VQXL8DtG7J83PZd-fMLzu5q0cyHNshm_Hnn92WuK-6lfZSohbY_Ouy5x0xFPT5a8LNGaXipoYxnk0X6YQ/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_131446.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Wild Riders failed abysmally in their charge against the Black Knights, hurting none of them and breaking. They did at least out-pace their pursuers, but it was not exactly an impressive effort. I had expected better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxeLYZG2ENWLEZoKswIkEir4o-wUh6QYMOEvUqt4LEd8nl0Dz4VQVpibynAFMnBLxSu51JMks1KhGlzVrj4KJV6B6W01QJyPkchf-kBFiCQylR2UL-qnJCRw0gAl6nA5linyqMQJm06opDCKJ62E0pWC_SK0hcB0qkQ-E55eSqqcLjITnAFb_KPYOT3k/s4000/IMG_20240126_132104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxeLYZG2ENWLEZoKswIkEir4o-wUh6QYMOEvUqt4LEd8nl0Dz4VQVpibynAFMnBLxSu51JMks1KhGlzVrj4KJV6B6W01QJyPkchf-kBFiCQylR2UL-qnJCRw0gAl6nA5linyqMQJm06opDCKJ62E0pWC_SK0hcB0qkQ-E55eSqqcLjITnAFb_KPYOT3k/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_132104.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Chris considered leaving the fleeing Wild Riders in my way to mess with my next turn, but decided instead to chase them off and then redirect the Black Knights into the Treeman. The Vampire and her Grave Guard moved up in a clear show of intent, and the Skeletons covered their flank.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyptVHILGtasCBgE-22e3gD4fHRDcX_-XOYws1KAAU1tuULCNEdF7-wTpH6ZzJ1i2N8DM5tHVaBVuGHzLfc08T-CcGQpUWtkXMJuKsOmXVwWvRnEZU7egNYkT5YzHGXj1XhttI1iMjFE86tn3nl3F3M3y2T4OfOkjWOXy19RDFy1viNUgbL_vNWb67yjc/s4000/IMG_20240126_132110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyptVHILGtasCBgE-22e3gD4fHRDcX_-XOYws1KAAU1tuULCNEdF7-wTpH6ZzJ1i2N8DM5tHVaBVuGHzLfc08T-CcGQpUWtkXMJuKsOmXVwWvRnEZU7egNYkT5YzHGXj1XhttI1iMjFE86tn3nl3F3M3y2T4OfOkjWOXy19RDFy1viNUgbL_vNWb67yjc/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_132110.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Spirit Host made a nuisance of themselves, blocking the advance of the Treekin. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuDWx90DmYHWujQuPSPwE7uzjdTegG-OlyInJOul2nYCgbQUpChEpWGV_yRxm4vBHXoB6sknaaMjTf01jIeab1fM_rBcFQRm2MuSREMa7SbYKg5qN36M3BY2KzYw9oOP1zpQ-89CIqkPb9BWWQizUkE3nTBHrwsFifO9iJnAAusPEdJvNN8lTErqqSkI/s4000/IMG_20240126_132632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuDWx90DmYHWujQuPSPwE7uzjdTegG-OlyInJOul2nYCgbQUpChEpWGV_yRxm4vBHXoB6sknaaMjTf01jIeab1fM_rBcFQRm2MuSREMa7SbYKg5qN36M3BY2KzYw9oOP1zpQ-89CIqkPb9BWWQizUkE3nTBHrwsFifO9iJnAAusPEdJvNN8lTErqqSkI/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_132632.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The magic phase was again a problem. I had to allow <i>Hellish Vigour</i> on the Black Knights, because I was determined to shut down <i>Vanhel's Danse Macabre</i>. Chris promptly rolled irresistible force, meaning the Treekin were in a world of trouble. Sorry guys, I was trying to protect you... Meanwhile the <i>Curse of Years</i> (which had done basically nothing in the first round) now killed about half the green Dryads, and another <i>Gaze of Nagash</i> blasted 3 quarters of my grey Dryads to bits. It was not a great phase for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjM9O0LQX2w70jMKnvBxVwpcywfaTTTYwIj0iD8CVP7SbmbyQqvHPAN_dMFmZao_Rqe1_nvSkOS4w9nk_urt8vo4QbZErSPLHh-4KSALo-z9YhgXn-Dg2rKN_zRyK1lN_UT6Qjtt9wxTvuqsv4mL4yRoP45ymFUrmpRkMuwVitP_xp2f6gBpTjhiqZgU/s4000/IMG_20240126_133756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjM9O0LQX2w70jMKnvBxVwpcywfaTTTYwIj0iD8CVP7SbmbyQqvHPAN_dMFmZao_Rqe1_nvSkOS4w9nk_urt8vo4QbZErSPLHh-4KSALo-z9YhgXn-Dg2rKN_zRyK1lN_UT6Qjtt9wxTvuqsv4mL4yRoP45ymFUrmpRkMuwVitP_xp2f6gBpTjhiqZgU/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_133756.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treeman was wounded twice by the Black Knights, but struck down 2 in return and the combat as a draw. A rescue party of Drycha and her Dryads immediately arrived in the flank.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekRF30b3JgBuEihqmQs7DWVU-GSZhqw7fNLfuBSI6szNFldjV6t60a-R4NcEN7dzrPdM9ry20tMC47eIAQHS-BavwS7lS-RMc2pvOwjiy4tSYQIWBrbSK1nOJh4TPVRyBugZ16m5y7i_Mrm6Bwjy_ulkQ7mrLYrKoqQ3hKMddIuq84ir5GQRz4iiWsAU/s4000/IMG_20240126_133931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekRF30b3JgBuEihqmQs7DWVU-GSZhqw7fNLfuBSI6szNFldjV6t60a-R4NcEN7dzrPdM9ry20tMC47eIAQHS-BavwS7lS-RMc2pvOwjiy4tSYQIWBrbSK1nOJh4TPVRyBugZ16m5y7i_Mrm6Bwjy_ulkQ7mrLYrKoqQ3hKMddIuq84ir5GQRz4iiWsAU/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_133931.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treekin got away with things better than expected. They lost one of their number and broke, but again they managed to outrun their pursuers. Probably fortunately for Chris, his unit stopped just outside the forest. That could have been very painful. The Treekin rallied in my turn, and the 2 Dryads that were all that remained of their once proud unit bravely stepped in the way to buy me time to respond of Chris decided he wanted to finish off the Treekin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicH3BBwEz-PDFNjqRTi19LGf51mzpASwkEygB3_y7XdL_hm_ZvQTSwMBftLXNfCS1mOnAxUk710LCiCiWJS3T7xZSxXe-AmyxXS4cTQ8pmVmNE37FzcwFgUhdDYu7jTjWkLDikie4lI5q13qnE03xOTYSGDZa3xkBJiC9uVpwXLCBXQqe38knCPTbCeeU/s4000/IMG_20240126_134018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicH3BBwEz-PDFNjqRTi19LGf51mzpASwkEygB3_y7XdL_hm_ZvQTSwMBftLXNfCS1mOnAxUk710LCiCiWJS3T7xZSxXe-AmyxXS4cTQ8pmVmNE37FzcwFgUhdDYu7jTjWkLDikie4lI5q13qnE03xOTYSGDZa3xkBJiC9uVpwXLCBXQqe38knCPTbCeeU/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_134018.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The green Dryads continued to work their way around, given the Direwolves kept backing up and the Necromancers kept dancing around behind the Skeletons. I admit the threat from my unit felt greatly reduce now that half of them were gone. At least I managed to dispel Curse of Years on my second attempt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpkDYsnZ0Eh2i858MDS_50SiIPzuSDhmMmUXXeYG-HLpPrcpim8eUrPhKFqGxJmVaKDaKNRY6JN7XOOQ8QdRP0GSutqtQ4Ft78v1HbCAExzQgGdhwgxwrVNY315mmZjkEvEN-DnZgt7gLYEYNE5r4HNAF1wjpD7oQepWST6PHBW12ye8OFY4LLIp0nQk/s4000/IMG_20240126_134020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpkDYsnZ0Eh2i858MDS_50SiIPzuSDhmMmUXXeYG-HLpPrcpim8eUrPhKFqGxJmVaKDaKNRY6JN7XOOQ8QdRP0GSutqtQ4Ft78v1HbCAExzQgGdhwgxwrVNY315mmZjkEvEN-DnZgt7gLYEYNE5r4HNAF1wjpD7oQepWST6PHBW12ye8OFY4LLIp0nQk/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_134020.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Drycha and her friends successfully wiped out the Black Knights, overrunning right along behind the Grave Guard. In the background, the Treekin made very short work of the Spirit Host, but they were not much closer to a meaningful target.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjh9M1DCvdjWQgf8DJmLoqGCwnXKP4K4EdLWDSN6jcGMhY1wZmQldGHtozejEilHjdw207xeLOvn69WEE4QkpF7raUSRTkmg5dywj-uHd7IQo5aZCFyoutoWGBXH0qLv66Y5Ruwon8f3PypfN5JoMM8hhsMmba3BeBy9yPeT5gzfmGODBfll_L3_kOdU/s4000/IMG_20240126_134459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjh9M1DCvdjWQgf8DJmLoqGCwnXKP4K4EdLWDSN6jcGMhY1wZmQldGHtozejEilHjdw207xeLOvn69WEE4QkpF7raUSRTkmg5dywj-uHd7IQo5aZCFyoutoWGBXH0qLv66Y5Ruwon8f3PypfN5JoMM8hhsMmba3BeBy9yPeT5gzfmGODBfll_L3_kOdU/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_134459.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Chris elected not to charge the Grave Guard into the units right in front of them, presumably deciding that Drycha's regiment arriving in the rear could be an issue. Instead they turned to face the other way and cast Curse of Years on Drycha and her friends, doing minor damage.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNWicTuC006d-eTp7LyMwSCgAE7vVjBsKijRjw7I4uvSrMwYv4K4fltLIJw9qXPcCRFCcI0SUGI2CXxvrHI4ZHx2ZKa8C8uHE9KgI673ct_1-ohYfMdAB67DykLpBHQCdIqYut-qyWakBaZkt3Q_wGupqOluxA4ui0O4z0pO0oU0bKV6Sqy3UJRjH5bA/s4000/IMG_20240126_134503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNWicTuC006d-eTp7LyMwSCgAE7vVjBsKijRjw7I4uvSrMwYv4K4fltLIJw9qXPcCRFCcI0SUGI2CXxvrHI4ZHx2ZKa8C8uHE9KgI673ct_1-ohYfMdAB67DykLpBHQCdIqYut-qyWakBaZkt3Q_wGupqOluxA4ui0O4z0pO0oU0bKV6Sqy3UJRjH5bA/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_134503.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Dire Wolves finally gave up trying to evade their enemy and charged the Dryads. It didn't go well for them, and they were wiped out after combat resolution.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS81q33G-r2LKUkbRT-vvQhE8aPbMthWUd0la4huGIsO5dFKBRqaB0mhUmhAQeGZ5E9sN54kk1koVt02PgodCqoDc1nyGx3bIHoGZ6s_B77XUKSQHxyftqeawxHXnI4N4r7wy_NUOms_j7DSZQuXPpfHXWuJ1-zsvXXOihdooxYPib6on1CQkqnUu_OQI/s4000/IMG_20240126_135207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS81q33G-r2LKUkbRT-vvQhE8aPbMthWUd0la4huGIsO5dFKBRqaB0mhUmhAQeGZ5E9sN54kk1koVt02PgodCqoDc1nyGx3bIHoGZ6s_B77XUKSQHxyftqeawxHXnI4N4r7wy_NUOms_j7DSZQuXPpfHXWuJ1-zsvXXOihdooxYPib6on1CQkqnUu_OQI/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_135207.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This was a big decision. When there's a block of Grave Guard led by a Vampire Lord, the smart money is normally on delaying them and trying to pick off the more achievable targets. Especially when your combat lord is wounded on 2+ without saves if she comes face to face with said Vampire... But then, I had Treekin in the rear, lots of attacks, Drycha is a bit of a blender... I gave in to temptation and charged with everything in the area. The smarter play would probably have been to launch Drycha backward at something, and use the Dryad units as screens. Maybe even send the Treekin into the rear anyway, knowing the bonuses were (to begin with) pretty much a wash.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaIkWkAehetDrfEKO5RWrpuN7VqGtpAllxAE0_LTEPJXu9lLRc0VgwuZW98YKg3bc32ZexPDcp4a6jtaT_o1H3imSx83mQssDp6Z-9vndHJie0KQxHDeDmWzQN3qWvnDJTchlnpyWXSdvJu3-A3cRTg1Pjz4oMOBYQwqrHXB6UVGU89ufwYhi0zG-bMc/s4000/IMG_20240126_135210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaIkWkAehetDrfEKO5RWrpuN7VqGtpAllxAE0_LTEPJXu9lLRc0VgwuZW98YKg3bc32ZexPDcp4a6jtaT_o1H3imSx83mQssDp6Z-9vndHJie0KQxHDeDmWzQN3qWvnDJTchlnpyWXSdvJu3-A3cRTg1Pjz4oMOBYQwqrHXB6UVGU89ufwYhi0zG-bMc/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_135210.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treeman was compelled to engage the Skeleton block behind Drycha to protect her rear, and the Dryads went in too in order to try to ensure I didn't start losing combat and risk the Treeman breaking. The unengaged brown Dryads tried their luck against the nearest Necromancer, but he proved to be about an inch out of range (I think we both guessed that one wrong). The Wild Riders up the back were still picking their way through speed bumps - this time the Bat Swarms.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXaeaIsQYqPd_u_z8EXClWaQpIVu8weVhtJDNhs8t-VqULgjwWu3VleU_fhYwA7rKkv-MjvHHqkvwsxFVZctm7_Byf3Bf2npl8mBBJQkreLu0jJwBy4CqOLw2N3JvWPyS48Htq7nnD4vmCC__6cvCJXD-aeruOwBkp-fZNJo_xmknc8x9HLu7KC_6aq8/s4000/IMG_20240126_135950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXaeaIsQYqPd_u_z8EXClWaQpIVu8weVhtJDNhs8t-VqULgjwWu3VleU_fhYwA7rKkv-MjvHHqkvwsxFVZctm7_Byf3Bf2npl8mBBJQkreLu0jJwBy4CqOLw2N3JvWPyS48Htq7nnD4vmCC__6cvCJXD-aeruOwBkp-fZNJo_xmknc8x9HLu7KC_6aq8/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_135950.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Now it was my turn to have a spike of luck in the magic phase. I cast <i>Ariel's Blessing</i> on Drycha's unit, giving them regeneration - and I did it with irresistible force. This really was lucky on my part, as Chris still had his scroll, and would most certainly have stopped it. Suddenly my unit would have saves against the Vampire and her friends, and the chances of my charge working greatly improved. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMtvGM_349mpKSA3zIVGLZgGNkZdETK563aF-qZ0wWcVRfr_bCjss7fZtnWh5fl14GdfzuFIMw_cbm6VrtuQhLulafvEHQqobGPR3SvmIgg6FYkB1PWswZt1Rn8dEYkqF1gioyXQtDBqQOwiWzI7PMK4nRe8FdNWcQTOtxE2XtvgAHZCCwN8jP1WQpvs/s4000/IMG_20240126_135953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMtvGM_349mpKSA3zIVGLZgGNkZdETK563aF-qZ0wWcVRfr_bCjss7fZtnWh5fl14GdfzuFIMw_cbm6VrtuQhLulafvEHQqobGPR3SvmIgg6FYkB1PWswZt1Rn8dEYkqF1gioyXQtDBqQOwiWzI7PMK4nRe8FdNWcQTOtxE2XtvgAHZCCwN8jP1WQpvs/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_135953.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The combat went pretty well. The Grave Guard lost close to half their number. Unfortunately the second Treekin (who only had 1 remaining wound) was felled, meaning I'd have fewer bonuses in my favour in the following round.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitosUNVZ12CisG0laX1bE5LuznKyNVPl5QFYLZiIpZwPdlDo4Tucf8VHUoztL2KMygjPhxZfKAnoPLECuHJPCgp9lPhZVRuNMW9I_2feIVEkIa9SsDLZAJOFacqOv3EkxhUBoa1JYaR8FgQ0XeuwJVgX_UnF3ISTskqlkJxOk-J_TxaixVxLxtFNgfE-0/s4000/IMG_20240126_140534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitosUNVZ12CisG0laX1bE5LuznKyNVPl5QFYLZiIpZwPdlDo4Tucf8VHUoztL2KMygjPhxZfKAnoPLECuHJPCgp9lPhZVRuNMW9I_2feIVEkIa9SsDLZAJOFacqOv3EkxhUBoa1JYaR8FgQ0XeuwJVgX_UnF3ISTskqlkJxOk-J_TxaixVxLxtFNgfE-0/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_140534.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In Chris' turn, he managed to force through <i>Invocation of Nehek</i>. Being a man of style, he elected to raise a new unit of Skeletons. Then failed to get them because he rolled less than 5 to start the unit. At that point he abandoned being a man of style and raised Zombies instead (you get more of them). But by that point, I was able to block <i>Vanhel's</i>, so they didn't get into my flank.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_id4iAEXAxi0bA-6jH0NP5IKkKoyGa3aQgF3RmcDYYUKzRovdXtWxndU_VKUhWqLeZ8sda2TgrwHmvoAA3mIiAk6qtnyy_5L0NQiSU8rWKmRuGcB_kz5H06OUoWiX0h_DTiWdNrtSWwo32xE2iw5zphKx7wA-xDeWuwaXHQ4V2PG-mJKV61SwTKcteQY/s4000/IMG_20240126_140651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_id4iAEXAxi0bA-6jH0NP5IKkKoyGa3aQgF3RmcDYYUKzRovdXtWxndU_VKUhWqLeZ8sda2TgrwHmvoAA3mIiAk6qtnyy_5L0NQiSU8rWKmRuGcB_kz5H06OUoWiX0h_DTiWdNrtSWwo32xE2iw5zphKx7wA-xDeWuwaXHQ4V2PG-mJKV61SwTKcteQY/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_140651.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The remaining Skeleton regiment had charged the Dryads for having the temerity to try to get to the Necromancers. Once again my unit broke, but the pursuers failed to catch them. There was a pattern emerging...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1REt9vMHYoLj8SPfqCFAkyO_5JFVsraLbk9jyLtVRVCZZQ32pMA34KH821z5r-fyBmZSwH17cQOhDoZPb6LyzkGshB4SZCfJiiwAP99GvqoKHI2SX0GVJI5Jgb0BFzF51UrerO9Pnl8Ctb5tmUKdvF1A3RvNJpDTZ17E4CR-8lW8wLvBpxGYNTLXMFf8/s4000/IMG_20240126_141900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1REt9vMHYoLj8SPfqCFAkyO_5JFVsraLbk9jyLtVRVCZZQ32pMA34KH821z5r-fyBmZSwH17cQOhDoZPb6LyzkGshB4SZCfJiiwAP99GvqoKHI2SX0GVJI5Jgb0BFzF51UrerO9Pnl8Ctb5tmUKdvF1A3RvNJpDTZ17E4CR-8lW8wLvBpxGYNTLXMFf8/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_141900.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">After a promising start to the fight with the Grave Guard, things went very pear-shaped in the second round. With all my attacks, I managed a pitiful single wound on the unit. I don't think we took all that many in return, but with my no longer having rear bonus and the enemy getting back their rank, we lost by 4. All 3 of my units broke from the combat, and the Grave Guard took off after Drycha. But, once again, she got away. I was not necessarily rolling very well in the combats, but pursuing was proving to be Chris' Achilles' heel. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9GUDa6E_QjqE4tBuXBfllEsIMMXQ_bPXKJdjivFVg4fh-3zvabghrb98JaKEXC3GLkHUk_VW4MWduqbqqMSAdkT-nnP__ISWkcJpAUtLFl9yCwqxv3jp9Fg-_0Qp1qb6aRO_7qyCvp7l5HxK7G01gZxdqUSTIGeAbtQgALJJSL0f_njxolEJHc6Q2kY/s4000/IMG_20240126_141903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9GUDa6E_QjqE4tBuXBfllEsIMMXQ_bPXKJdjivFVg4fh-3zvabghrb98JaKEXC3GLkHUk_VW4MWduqbqqMSAdkT-nnP__ISWkcJpAUtLFl9yCwqxv3jp9Fg-_0Qp1qb6aRO_7qyCvp7l5HxK7G01gZxdqUSTIGeAbtQgALJJSL0f_njxolEJHc6Q2kY/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_141903.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I feel like some stuff has happened that has been missed by this picture. I think the Vampire Bats went up and sacrificed themselves to slow the Treekin, which is why they're still bogged back there. The Wild Riders were march blocked by the Bats, and so could only swing around slowly after killing the Bat Swarm. All of my fleeing units rallied (because we're trained professionals). Unfortunately, most of us rallied right in front of something that was chasing us. Things were about to come to a head. Drycha tried to pull her regeneration trick again, except she miscast and suffered a wound, and would need to roll a 6 to cast a spell for the rest of the game. Not ideal with the Vampire Lord bearing down on her...</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Right, as usual I am missing photos. Things were obviously getting too tense. The Skeletons again charged the Dryads that they had already beaten once. They beat them again, and this time they actually caught them when they fled. This was a first for the game. With the Wild Riders and a pair of Dryads nearby, the floating Necromancers saw the writing on the wall and went and joined their new unit of Zombies in the hope of finding some protection.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Grave Guard charged Drycha's unit, and this time the 2 army generals ended up in a challenge. It was exactly what I had been hoping to avoid. But then, further dice-related disaster struck for Chris - the Vampire completely missed her first round of attacks! Not a single hit, when she was wounding on 2s with no saves. This was incredibly lucky for me. Drycha struck back, now with 6 attacks thanks to her being extra enraged by her own spellcasting ineptitude. Of course she did no wounds either (I think Chris passed a ward save or two). The Dryads maybe dragged down a Grave Guard, we lost combat by only a little, and we passed our break test (just to mix things up a bit). That meant it was time for a rescue attempt...</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9we5xI_zBwZcvToIqNrJP_G-vTMY-IT7OUgSrAChNAy823JorHB9PwwFHd_3MQcVKaIpt0R8F-aQ6rJZC2GVmuRal6dtkGQkhEaL17hLU_mBxMPPXD_idfshBZ4f_qFrN2lqCx01M9M3cl33hl2YYxEDqJ_1OH7FO6QLYILuY1IoaeNYgdYx0FIRl3c/s4000/IMG_20240126_143458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9we5xI_zBwZcvToIqNrJP_G-vTMY-IT7OUgSrAChNAy823JorHB9PwwFHd_3MQcVKaIpt0R8F-aQ6rJZC2GVmuRal6dtkGQkhEaL17hLU_mBxMPPXD_idfshBZ4f_qFrN2lqCx01M9M3cl33hl2YYxEDqJ_1OH7FO6QLYILuY1IoaeNYgdYx0FIRl3c/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_143458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Things were really coming to a head now. The Treeman arrived in the rear to try to crush the remaining Grave Guard. The Wild Riders and what remained of my green Dryads (who I think were Cursed again) went in to try to kill off the Necromancers. This attempt was not really as successful as I expected. We wounded only one of the Necromancers, and barely won the combat. </div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The challenge continued between Drycha and the Vampire Lord (the arrival of the Treeman was not going to save me from that), but things took another bizarre turn. This time the Vampire landed 4 hits, but then somehow managed 3 1s to wound! Drycha dropped to a single remaining wound, but she was still on her feet! Unfortunately she still couldn't manage to get a wound through in return (which was pretty unlucky at this point after 13 attacks), but it was a miracle she was still standing!</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklQVOEWOEXL-HqN8rzGpMl62ImSQ2PHimDZz1TObkuoX9pMKJyFSS_9cmTFS7Z63OTASVLAXSANgyrdarmLc2tzacthtP48x2Jfr942mQDAeAwMzo1UnwzIX-iQPtmX2sXY2Wikwn8wAzfbkE-D5RuT_jJXMACmeUIQcvQKRe00a62lMiDppBItpbHkk/s4000/IMG_20240126_143648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklQVOEWOEXL-HqN8rzGpMl62ImSQ2PHimDZz1TObkuoX9pMKJyFSS_9cmTFS7Z63OTASVLAXSANgyrdarmLc2tzacthtP48x2Jfr942mQDAeAwMzo1UnwzIX-iQPtmX2sXY2Wikwn8wAzfbkE-D5RuT_jJXMACmeUIQcvQKRe00a62lMiDppBItpbHkk/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_143648.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">With the Vampire doing minimal damage, the presence of the Treeman was doing bad things to her unit. The Grave Guard crumbled around her, leaving her standing alone. This would normally be fatal news for a Vampire, but it was all happening at the right time. On the third attempt she finally killed off Drycha in their challenge, and was still there at the end of the game on a single wound.</div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">And thus did the game end. On the second round of combat the Wild Riders did manage to kill one of the Necromancers, but only wounded the other one (they were not really impressing with their efforts), and the Zombies were still there. The Skeleton unit continued its advance to claim a table quarter, whilst my Treekin turned back and did the same, as did my Spellsinger (characters were tie breakers or something under the scenario).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">At the end Chris had a wounded Necromancer, the Vampire on a single wound and a regiment of Skeletons. I had half a unit of Dryads, less than half of another, a Treeman, a unit each of Wild Riders and Treekin, and another lone Treekin somewhere over in a corner. We had maimed each other pretty badly, and the dice had been a major factor. The rolling was weird. Chris' rolling would have been generally OK, except he couldn't for the life of him catch a fleeing unit, and of course his Vampire spent far too much time toying with Drycha before finally killing her. My units were generally pretty poor in combat, but at least they were getting away when they fled (which they almost always did).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">If I had my time over, I probably wouldn't hit the Grave Guard again. It looked alright after the first round (and a lucky regeneration spell), but I could probably have claimed a more convincing win by playing keep-away and killing off things like the Necromancers and Skeletons. Of course, I knew it was a mistake when I charged, and I still did it anyway. Clearly I can't be helped. I regret nothing!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 15-9 (maybe 12-8 before bonuses)</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the next part of my report <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/02/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-3.html">here</a>.</i></span></div><p></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-46614155387068061422024-01-31T04:35:00.000-08:002024-02-01T03:46:15.913-08:00Cancon 2024 Aftermath - Part 1<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Old World is upon us, although in some parts of the world we can't yet get our hands on the books. Nevertheless the local community is abuzz with the new rules and what the game is going to be like. This the was the rather strange backdrop for what may yet be my last ever 6th edition Warhammer fantasy tournament. Of course, I probably thought that 18 years ago when 7th edition arrived. Time moves in mysterious ways...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I initially submitted a Drycha list that included 2 Treemen. That's tough, but without a BSB to help them hold their ground, and a list with not a lot of other options, I had assumed it would be OK. The organisers disagreed however, and asked me to remove one of them. So then I found myself with a list containing more Treekin and Wild Riders than I expected. I was rather concerned about how it might hold up, given a lack of real spine. Dryads are very solid, but with no ranks or real bulk, the Dryads were meant to be my staying power. Oh well, trees are trees, right?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd4LhKfs7nCMf-47b5VDG2ix_NovF457JwESwyLZeDBsexrj7h1Vw6Hm4FId5Ypn8N1VaE1bGNEaDob0NUocEQGkfosgM-nFJKqbtnLvOfWWog_gt2l_7cAGLKIfIgPTWgaTt-SL07hWHDRTYmKemwQdqqSrD4yqSyrYRdPUSezsVZE2sFvF3VGJjKWs/s2859/IMG_20240131_221807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="2859" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd4LhKfs7nCMf-47b5VDG2ix_NovF457JwESwyLZeDBsexrj7h1Vw6Hm4FId5Ypn8N1VaE1bGNEaDob0NUocEQGkfosgM-nFJKqbtnLvOfWWog_gt2l_7cAGLKIfIgPTWgaTt-SL07hWHDRTYmKemwQdqqSrD4yqSyrYRdPUSezsVZE2sFvF3VGJjKWs/w640-h264/IMG_20240131_221807.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Drycha (Level 2, Lore of Athel Loren)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Glamourweave Spellsinger (Level 2, Lore of Athel Loren) on Elf Steed with Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">12 Dryads with Branch Nymph</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">12 Dryads with Branch Nymph</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Dryads</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Dryads</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Treekin</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Treekin</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Wild Riders with Musician, Standard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Wild Riders with Musician, Standard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Treeman</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Full disclosure, I actually won Cancon maybe 19 years ago with a list a bit like this one - a Treeman Ancient instead of Drycha, no Wild Riders and even more Dryads. The army book was new and I was excited to finally be able to make an all-tree army. I didn't realise quite how tough the list would prove to be. I then won another tournament a few months later, which proved it was no fluke. I decided the army was clearly easy mode and retired it from events for a number of years. I went back to losing with things like Ogres and Orcs. As a result of all this, I knew the army would perform OK this time around. The list is a bit different with Drycha at the helm, but an army that's entirely immune to psychology was always a leg up in 6th edition - there's just so much less that can go wrong.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 1 - Slay Your Rivals<br />Tom Murphy - Dark Elves</span></h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Noble on Cold One Chariot with Heavy Armour, Sea Dragon Cloak, Shield, Blade of Ruin</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sorceress (Level 2, Dark Magic) with Darkstar Cloak, Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Corsairs with Reaver, Standard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Warriors with Repeater Crossbows</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Dark Riders with Musician, Repeater Crossbows, Spears</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Cold One Knights with Full Command, Banner of Murder</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Executioners with Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Witch Elves</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Repeater Bolt Thrower</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">War Hydra</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lists and match-ups were published leading up to the event, and I admit when I looked at Tom's list I figured this was going to be a one-sided game. No lord choice, little magic or magic defence, only modest shooting and no real party tricks. It turned out Tom had only played 1 game before, so it all made a lot more sense. I resolved to keep a lid on some of Drycha's stunts like reserve deployment and teleporting between forests, and focused on trying to make sure the game was comprehensible.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The scenarios were all a bit of a twist on more familiar ones. This one was about winning more challenges than your opponent and, ideally, killing the enemy general in one. All games used the 20-0 scale, but had up to 5 bonus points available on top of that.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfX8-GqVbA3a6v_3FEfxnVw8XGCSrhXPqvUbNZkrl6oNNBN7FLy4mXguCya4l8XHajzDFoH0yeQNdOEl7qYMZSXD-it_3IjWEl971kUw05GpeBzlw2ZNGkde-o20mcyljf92hL6qEfQzUWdB2LpFoH7qQQGY7Us8nGLIIOHcr5j4cdNTmEg6EWQkygek/s4000/IMG_20240126_092519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfX8-GqVbA3a6v_3FEfxnVw8XGCSrhXPqvUbNZkrl6oNNBN7FLy4mXguCya4l8XHajzDFoH0yeQNdOEl7qYMZSXD-it_3IjWEl971kUw05GpeBzlw2ZNGkde-o20mcyljf92hL6qEfQzUWdB2LpFoH7qQQGY7Us8nGLIIOHcr5j4cdNTmEg6EWQkygek/w480-h640/IMG_20240126_092519.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The table with deployment complete and my bonus forest in place.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEfZWOrSVbNTamx5LIvDHZs6SaXZM0p-1cz8P8adfai_w1UYSwyD4abP1DmSY2YworAxx33Lx2VBNt3zbFKcsHMF9C1rJdIa-mw6Mhr_QbnSoD8N4qwawoqkUbfGAxYlO0va_qE5qGdFojFuV8IQl2FveD7eN1zABta9vh07ff-WDkWGv_sc_3Rc80bQ/s4000/IMG_20240126_092525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEfZWOrSVbNTamx5LIvDHZs6SaXZM0p-1cz8P8adfai_w1UYSwyD4abP1DmSY2YworAxx33Lx2VBNt3zbFKcsHMF9C1rJdIa-mw6Mhr_QbnSoD8N4qwawoqkUbfGAxYlO0va_qE5qGdFojFuV8IQl2FveD7eN1zABta9vh07ff-WDkWGv_sc_3Rc80bQ/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_092525.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Wild Riders wanted to get to the Bolt Thrower, but the Cold Ones were an issue.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWX860ShLXwE1IQk6Yehyphenhyphenoi8Ad3qmxJp8sE3a9wpxZqTRjnyV7XG0_BrDbD0xTOjYje6fLgWLrkYMMW4VxYD3bOoFPhIwfUZ76T5_1ZD0Ap39Nih0yAv_uOMqlQb4iLa_7n0s5_U_YRK0c_TwO-DD4bw51mgMt-c4uTAsIOIaSqcajl6R5EUdjouyReK8/s4000/IMG_20240126_092530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWX860ShLXwE1IQk6Yehyphenhyphenoi8Ad3qmxJp8sE3a9wpxZqTRjnyV7XG0_BrDbD0xTOjYje6fLgWLrkYMMW4VxYD3bOoFPhIwfUZ76T5_1ZD0Ap39Nih0yAv_uOMqlQb4iLa_7n0s5_U_YRK0c_TwO-DD4bw51mgMt-c4uTAsIOIaSqcajl6R5EUdjouyReK8/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_092530.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Crossbowmen and Sorceress took the hill, with a Hydra to keep them company.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0mt7MGrsNAKXvwcMiapJvWLOdNvQQ5rd7Rv5T18VB6rFksx3xD7BrzRGi_LAXxhs6-LaTugjGoa4us15EzqiFdF4UaObNpMbSIKXaMSwwXCmosbgEQUSfGfB_fdCKjU_j4XZbgXKMdiMvlVg5pqO0AioOapUnclw0N1TFIElPMUD1DQQAYJ9DAC_Fuk/s4000/IMG_20240126_093924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0mt7MGrsNAKXvwcMiapJvWLOdNvQQ5rd7Rv5T18VB6rFksx3xD7BrzRGi_LAXxhs6-LaTugjGoa4us15EzqiFdF4UaObNpMbSIKXaMSwwXCmosbgEQUSfGfB_fdCKjU_j4XZbgXKMdiMvlVg5pqO0AioOapUnclw0N1TFIElPMUD1DQQAYJ9DAC_Fuk/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_093924.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Dark Elves got the first turn and advanced carefully. The Bolt Thrower picked off one of the Wild Riders on the left, and the Crossbows got a couple of Dryads right across from them.</span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwwbLXnRSUrt5iXDtLzDunXXcVvfrpWynUKILWMhHDTOoS8BJcqnlF4wqWuKAVPS7uDmub5aMXU-9okZLFx7fWgERxTP7i-znLi5E0RgWNui2VDcpn8wu2w3sdo1Ssmk58WxzlsaTd-t7j3bv68aeWpALp_PCu1sHRvSqqXdP6H8SgP9D1uo6LTbz4w8/s4000/IMG_20240126_095020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwwbLXnRSUrt5iXDtLzDunXXcVvfrpWynUKILWMhHDTOoS8BJcqnlF4wqWuKAVPS7uDmub5aMXU-9okZLFx7fWgERxTP7i-znLi5E0RgWNui2VDcpn8wu2w3sdo1Ssmk58WxzlsaTd-t7j3bv68aeWpALp_PCu1sHRvSqqXdP6H8SgP9D1uo6LTbz4w8/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_095020.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In my turn the Treeman did his customary thing of jumping into his BYO forest and then surfing toward the enemy using Treesinging. Executioners and Witch Elves were there waiting for him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sBiIbflI6jioZBx6tffhYs3nR4wKPolwSISvTSTdwJCRM0MTSdj63cW9hBvJt60upCsLezkYVvHEJ_htUo0iF3z9Er_KAvEL2bhP_x9XH1RdXu1qOxlkMhUooDjRbQE00oCRVkiCcb1vTZNz8ZIR-jaGXZ6JD47lyOcysgA82tZLaDd4qIFbPJ9yiUw/s4000/IMG_20240126_095024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sBiIbflI6jioZBx6tffhYs3nR4wKPolwSISvTSTdwJCRM0MTSdj63cW9hBvJt60upCsLezkYVvHEJ_htUo0iF3z9Er_KAvEL2bhP_x9XH1RdXu1qOxlkMhUooDjRbQE00oCRVkiCcb1vTZNz8ZIR-jaGXZ6JD47lyOcysgA82tZLaDd4qIFbPJ9yiUw/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_095024.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I moved the Dryads on the flank up behind the house, but was a bit careless about hiding them from the Cold One Knights. They could still be seen, provided they made the distance. The Wild Riders sat back a bit, intending to use the Dryads as bait.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhOBkcE4Q6cJrqfmwa8JdGPuywxDXUJeCSALlUYJUn-DZC5CRmb0f0tekPTll1QI8Nmdxy3KuP0t8vPdogA2zl3zlszyo_NS0u1TORyrlWgBO_e3UsBVv0t5QfeS8R-SJED99iN_av6Aa2sK6VnvuboTa_akA6jZovtBk188VYvXYYedF2kjYzm4cmeQ/s4000/IMG_20240126_095028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhOBkcE4Q6cJrqfmwa8JdGPuywxDXUJeCSALlUYJUn-DZC5CRmb0f0tekPTll1QI8Nmdxy3KuP0t8vPdogA2zl3zlszyo_NS0u1TORyrlWgBO_e3UsBVv0t5QfeS8R-SJED99iN_av6Aa2sK6VnvuboTa_akA6jZovtBk188VYvXYYedF2kjYzm4cmeQ/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_095028.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the other flank the Wild Riders made a point of getting out of the arcs of the enemy, whilst the Dryads sat back to reinforce the Treekin rather than getting charged.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8avxUg-udOLvO6GE7MN3ayjdsvbOBY-mLtEO1MMGw2qBwb-n9KVK0GMzWik6K7U6SA8hf32RyfOQeL2TTGkU2AYsRnkgIs3OykV1nhK2OTDQaZl15HW-LIEhNYZBYkRFcMJjHv4_DKNt_yL_h2csqJWAj41nDvPcrZQ93iJD-61zqCYp5l-CuD5uoz5I/s4000/IMG_20240126_095544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8avxUg-udOLvO6GE7MN3ayjdsvbOBY-mLtEO1MMGw2qBwb-n9KVK0GMzWik6K7U6SA8hf32RyfOQeL2TTGkU2AYsRnkgIs3OykV1nhK2OTDQaZl15HW-LIEhNYZBYkRFcMJjHv4_DKNt_yL_h2csqJWAj41nDvPcrZQ93iJD-61zqCYp5l-CuD5uoz5I/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_095544.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Cold One Knights rolled a 6 for the Banner of Murder, so charged the skulking Dryads easily. The Dark Riders also charged, which they probably shouldn't have done...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvE5W5zebouNeW43cLWQRZx_vRxYdTWlUvil0sQEURzc17KGU7wv49xgZl3NQGwGeWk5Gyx8H-6VEVlqPgcuke19ew_bTcfcvNypHWCRwQzHGdzN6nUsSikz7X02dnZOoymUVQhhYHxlouSUINo18CMTNMjOSFuuogK9nJP0CldBp-g-ASHB3FwmhjQWs/s4000/IMG_20240126_095549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvE5W5zebouNeW43cLWQRZx_vRxYdTWlUvil0sQEURzc17KGU7wv49xgZl3NQGwGeWk5Gyx8H-6VEVlqPgcuke19ew_bTcfcvNypHWCRwQzHGdzN6nUsSikz7X02dnZOoymUVQhhYHxlouSUINo18CMTNMjOSFuuogK9nJP0CldBp-g-ASHB3FwmhjQWs/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_095549.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treeman made lots of new friends, charged by both the Witch Elves and the Executioners.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2NGNKGV8Z1gbQMz3FzsDG92I_lF6_w9xFBl71fwzBGDdd6ooTI92d8jEF_kZ7jObCk2XxsbmW_8IfFPjJOJJXzlJ8fNV2j2hqTlNNww-Rn-xCeDV98zQ8EMKMkWlXO3ZRwAiv0SO6fFG02PJ-chVmeijbZI7JAJGkMm5S5LiF80iZSH5CDI32OLxhEo/s4000/IMG_20240126_095554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2NGNKGV8Z1gbQMz3FzsDG92I_lF6_w9xFBl71fwzBGDdd6ooTI92d8jEF_kZ7jObCk2XxsbmW_8IfFPjJOJJXzlJ8fNV2j2hqTlNNww-Rn-xCeDV98zQ8EMKMkWlXO3ZRwAiv0SO6fFG02PJ-chVmeijbZI7JAJGkMm5S5LiF80iZSH5CDI32OLxhEo/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_095554.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the other flank, the Hydra accepted the invitation to charge the Treekin. I wasn't entirely sure how this one would go - I just hoped to hold.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJ52wPAa21A_CaIGo-3Lggg1rAgUlin37TsrvMylshpOFOOyWrYhEujstgbCt5e03Zp9zVaM2cGIMYKUZAENJyNlzu9OphyvGwOWZFK0-nMcGDec_MPiIBXqtqdNLqFRaER21P9-fX79F4HrMAs2FzXXHlkvrhu3hi9ZbdK6ajTHvuO9QiKo7ec_cg-k/s4000/IMG_20240126_095808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJ52wPAa21A_CaIGo-3Lggg1rAgUlin37TsrvMylshpOFOOyWrYhEujstgbCt5e03Zp9zVaM2cGIMYKUZAENJyNlzu9OphyvGwOWZFK0-nMcGDec_MPiIBXqtqdNLqFRaER21P9-fX79F4HrMAs2FzXXHlkvrhu3hi9ZbdK6ajTHvuO9QiKo7ec_cg-k/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_095808.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Sorceress decided to embrace the relative cover of the Corsair regiment, given my Spellsinger had <i>Fury of the Forest</i>, which would kill her pretty quickly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyt4YjnLc7-iTpaJ1x195M1UQBU0vT7VbVqMD_tFJOrq1mD0srhRXGuKbLV_80lYJiiqTguVx8gpzZcpkxffjcQtbkKW2aDTzd0boeRtFXaiyD48PmiFPW_MOIijIrqgwSTMA6sCr2KbEg9ws45NypicVKNQ6eMqrdNUMEtQzp_oOuDa7Ca5Y4ei55Vn8/s4000/IMG_20240126_101655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyt4YjnLc7-iTpaJ1x195M1UQBU0vT7VbVqMD_tFJOrq1mD0srhRXGuKbLV_80lYJiiqTguVx8gpzZcpkxffjcQtbkKW2aDTzd0boeRtFXaiyD48PmiFPW_MOIijIrqgwSTMA6sCr2KbEg9ws45NypicVKNQ6eMqrdNUMEtQzp_oOuDa7Ca5Y4ei55Vn8/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_101655.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">So it turns out, Treekin are more than a match for Hydra that can't roll dice. They took a single wound, did a lot more in return, and ran it down when it turned to flee. Well that was easy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9Dp3I7u0aK3U2-8UPJA-4iy8x1i9xNbJjBF2C0hizQmBQD-F6guAjtG792DKpC7uWdQEPrs_J_htxhiC8GBuuIML2mzx6trOOoT_Qgme0Dh8H_08iDU5G7nS3bI5ymTdekc5AVrXC-vLwLDfwdCDLhb5Pvpka7GMdJ7AwZu-ycbrZoTEP_7WzB079DQ/s4000/IMG_20240126_101658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9Dp3I7u0aK3U2-8UPJA-4iy8x1i9xNbJjBF2C0hizQmBQD-F6guAjtG792DKpC7uWdQEPrs_J_htxhiC8GBuuIML2mzx6trOOoT_Qgme0Dh8H_08iDU5G7nS3bI5ymTdekc5AVrXC-vLwLDfwdCDLhb5Pvpka7GMdJ7AwZu-ycbrZoTEP_7WzB079DQ/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_101658.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The other flank was less smooth sailing. The green Dryads obliterated the Dark Riders, but the other unit only managed to drag down a single Cold One Knight before breaking and being run down. The green unit was caught by the pursuit and another combat erupted.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The combat between the Treeman and the Witch Elves and Executioners went nowhere fast. The Treeman took a wound and dropped maybe 2 Executioners in return. Obviously the Treeman was beaten, but held his ground with Stubborn. That was OK, help was on the way...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kZseR8VQyZ7_ghRzvC9jFeU8zqPwbol10RTxCiR3Vu5kUqmVSm_nrbvqD9x30CP6o-D5OhXiaQrailW9UpoGbs8YbZoPT9JIfQl1vVwPxjJYGmAe245wws6dnSxbv0Agw_Tl369phqhceiq58Os0FA_6PNwyZ2yQUsPnIIn_jRzHgqGE2SngP67pzWw/s4000/IMG_20240126_103437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kZseR8VQyZ7_ghRzvC9jFeU8zqPwbol10RTxCiR3Vu5kUqmVSm_nrbvqD9x30CP6o-D5OhXiaQrailW9UpoGbs8YbZoPT9JIfQl1vVwPxjJYGmAe245wws6dnSxbv0Agw_Tl369phqhceiq58Os0FA_6PNwyZ2yQUsPnIIn_jRzHgqGE2SngP67pzWw/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_103437.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">After doing such a good job on the first Dryad unit, the Cold One Knights found the second, larger unit much tougher going. The two unit champions drew each other into a challenge (why not, that was what the scenario was about), the Dryads shrugged off the couple of hits they received, and 3 knights perished in return because Tom was a gentleman and didn't pass armour saves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkI6AAwNWvegecDVWHCN7JIM7aY5Axuu1aaX5cVZ66MdzqZySWGVScD8wTtyubYKD_uyuvnGg2jeyUSTd0OjdOPeVPLWMpMoi-ZGTriQ6dKMRUsq0-YzaVXeYV18TAw5ghJtQ9npyYWayB_Garpa6Ly3X3n9dCQaRplTpHs4EcSwZvYwMy-WeYZs514ZM/s4000/IMG_20240126_103441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkI6AAwNWvegecDVWHCN7JIM7aY5Axuu1aaX5cVZ66MdzqZySWGVScD8wTtyubYKD_uyuvnGg2jeyUSTd0OjdOPeVPLWMpMoi-ZGTriQ6dKMRUsq0-YzaVXeYV18TAw5ghJtQ9npyYWayB_Garpa6Ly3X3n9dCQaRplTpHs4EcSwZvYwMy-WeYZs514ZM/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_103441.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treeman's holding action was brief. Wild Riders charged the Witch Elves, and Treekin hit the Executioners. This really should have been enough, but the Witch Elves basically gave as good as they received, and the Treeman was showing all the combat prowess of a slightly irate potato. The combat was a draw.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKMZnv44UM6Zuv_BQew1eTTxI5TNzXj4Y0p3UPEnPpDFxPLmrFBNwt92UxHkNZswge1i7JSRfJuIHzXgvA4TWz-HESs6HkMO0LSm4BLAeXzfdtQX3OtrOiLrDODT_1OidBncewiPHGbyQwCWYP1wtZDSLvquBuLuK6o1GM7ExlzvU96fnn9mHveNYhu0/s4000/IMG_20240126_103449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKMZnv44UM6Zuv_BQew1eTTxI5TNzXj4Y0p3UPEnPpDFxPLmrFBNwt92UxHkNZswge1i7JSRfJuIHzXgvA4TWz-HESs6HkMO0LSm4BLAeXzfdtQX3OtrOiLrDODT_1OidBncewiPHGbyQwCWYP1wtZDSLvquBuLuK6o1GM7ExlzvU96fnn9mHveNYhu0/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_103449.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the other flank, the Wild Riders narrowly defeated the Crossbowmen who had turned to face them and shot one of them on the way in. We lapped around to continue the fight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7pVw-5Js5IPdMhJrlOQ4afA3jgehWBJ0XD-Fj899zROdbYb4t1pNOWbLHO2xDm9Qzu880HWQh56rR0LOFUQ0a1uyQUojqb76lhBBlaSK0xbS_dHb9T1O1gkpuhZFY4EmMqGt0_kt9dazxlBCo5XID1AxFDeA4jBm6llf79BVtGQbkWLnLAbgw_7SlVU/s4000/IMG_20240126_103944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7pVw-5Js5IPdMhJrlOQ4afA3jgehWBJ0XD-Fj899zROdbYb4t1pNOWbLHO2xDm9Qzu880HWQh56rR0LOFUQ0a1uyQUojqb76lhBBlaSK0xbS_dHb9T1O1gkpuhZFY4EmMqGt0_kt9dazxlBCo5XID1AxFDeA4jBm6llf79BVtGQbkWLnLAbgw_7SlVU/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_103944.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Dark Elves showed admirable aggression, with the Noble leading the way by charging his chariot into the Treekin. The Corsairs engaged Drycha's unit of Dryads, despite the danger to the Sorceress.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPViQdIGA8tOOvG50JOpPFlLAaropoqQhhjrprWIpcsrRrWIzWjxFr5JOMEWUUTnOtCQ1SEmuDlEPQOTnSW07KTwCjl2POA0gqlgX8IEz92TITIozVuLQu0Ru4HiWA8t-SLy_DTPbQNoKEDQmXXEr0DXHQynwbDc1O_vqDsWwGO8xoLabiqEf7mBBob3w/s4000/IMG_20240126_105758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPViQdIGA8tOOvG50JOpPFlLAaropoqQhhjrprWIpcsrRrWIzWjxFr5JOMEWUUTnOtCQ1SEmuDlEPQOTnSW07KTwCjl2POA0gqlgX8IEz92TITIozVuLQu0Ru4HiWA8t-SLy_DTPbQNoKEDQmXXEr0DXHQynwbDc1O_vqDsWwGO8xoLabiqEf7mBBob3w/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_105758.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">So... How do I explain this mess? Drycha and her friends embarrassed themselves, largely because the Corsairs did far more damage than they probably should have. Drycha murdered pretty much a whole rank by herself, but it wasn't enough to win combat. My unit broke and fled, but thankfully they outpaced their pursuers, thereby saving me about 600 victory points... The Treekin were also fleeing, having decided that rescuing the Treeman was not worth their time. The Wild Riders were dead. The Treeman was back to fighting by himself (but still fighting badly). At least he didn't run like everyone else...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFZS3MBxp_X0Frcc0HG0ELlGhFaT3q6KH3k_wovQjBe7J-86kPjoTZYnPAvgxit85JI8_BT4oHpr-ApA-VSUbGvzWZ6ixrf9FyZfkqcFQpRyE6x7GacpaDjJ9Db3na1ZeargxRoXvdOEJqFuapcjPih_HYGrsLGQPyNAisGcJOpspEVuJV9qw-Ie_J4s/s4000/IMG_20240126_105804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFZS3MBxp_X0Frcc0HG0ELlGhFaT3q6KH3k_wovQjBe7J-86kPjoTZYnPAvgxit85JI8_BT4oHpr-ApA-VSUbGvzWZ6ixrf9FyZfkqcFQpRyE6x7GacpaDjJ9Db3na1ZeargxRoXvdOEJqFuapcjPih_HYGrsLGQPyNAisGcJOpspEVuJV9qw-Ie_J4s/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_105804.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Cold Ones were being dragged down steadily by my Dryads. We won the challenge and Tom continued to fail armour saves. We were also enveloping the unit at this point, absolutely hammering it with attacks. They didn't want to run away, however.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I feel like I'm missing a couple of photos here. The Wild Riders broke the Crossbowmen on the hill on the second attempt and ran them down. The Noble's Chariot completely embarrassed itself against the Treekin, not even making them take a save. The hero himself did wound one on the second attempt, but by that point they had splintered the Chariot and ran him down as he fled.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnxOXMhY2-QPIS1cndFaPJbcdTIxdQISIptqbeAPVQifYjD30S969X-1WVtpgpXKdqJAUfP6gZDLSGPu181E-IkF1xCFUzQ5xr1cc_CBjrUNkExeNmQoB3zhzLqnJxtW-Rm8RQzNfKj6EtQ0jCOrRYKf82dkLV3QDPQEpakKQElv6Q8lEd5AcBMtJsJA/s4000/IMG_20240126_111829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnxOXMhY2-QPIS1cndFaPJbcdTIxdQISIptqbeAPVQifYjD30S969X-1WVtpgpXKdqJAUfP6gZDLSGPu181E-IkF1xCFUzQ5xr1cc_CBjrUNkExeNmQoB3zhzLqnJxtW-Rm8RQzNfKj6EtQ0jCOrRYKf82dkLV3QDPQEpakKQElv6Q8lEd5AcBMtJsJA/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_111829.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Drycha and the Treekin both rallied, but then the Corsairs arrived again. The combat was pretty much a draw, but the same could not be said for the Treeman. He kept losing until he eventually fled and was run down. The Executioners carried through into the rallied Treekin, but they would not get a chance to swing before those Wild Riders up the back arrived...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rBnWC6zpyorXhZV70aVZ5x2ik8dX42BmPjbKZ2eknsiRscbA-nVFdY37_bw8nHFrETuBBCrx50Eps0xK6d_swl6ZwpqCxuQV-RkJJGQqJ3iOqp7_A-X72QpM-fctXMyc0NBzFfMPIlErje1-0-pXSxIhbOeBu8AdmOz404VRiqWHX6_ZFAylMbXQDr0/s4000/IMG_20240126_111938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rBnWC6zpyorXhZV70aVZ5x2ik8dX42BmPjbKZ2eknsiRscbA-nVFdY37_bw8nHFrETuBBCrx50Eps0xK6d_swl6ZwpqCxuQV-RkJJGQqJ3iOqp7_A-X72QpM-fctXMyc0NBzFfMPIlErje1-0-pXSxIhbOeBu8AdmOz404VRiqWHX6_ZFAylMbXQDr0/w640-h480/IMG_20240126_111938.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This was the last action of the game. The green Dryads had finally wiped out the Cold One Knights, and charged in to claim the last member of the Witch Elf unit. The Wild Riders hit the Executioners in the rear, and another unit of Dryads lunged into to assist Drycha. Only one of them could reach, but I really just wanted the rear charge and unit strength. That was good, because I think the Corsairs actually did 2 wounds fighting to their rear. It didn't really matter. Drycha and her unit fired up properly, and put the matter to rest. What remained of both the Corsairs and the Executioners broke and were run down.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the end, the only thing Tom had left was the Bolt Thrower that had been shuffling around trying to line of fire between the terrain. The result looked comprehensive, but it had actually been a struggle due to a couple of key combats not going as I'd hoped. Drycha getting away when she fled was a stroke of luck. I'm not sure if I would actually have lost the whole game if she got caught, but it would certainly not have ended up like it did.</span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 23-2 (19-1 before bonuses)</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the next part of my report <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2024/02/cancon-2024-aftermath-part-2.html">here</a>.</i></span></div><p></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-76828633591134033542024-01-09T22:54:00.000-08:002024-01-09T22:54:21.257-08:00Everything Old is New Again<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Unless you have been living under a rock with excellent sound-proofing, you're probably aware of the impending release of Warhammer: The Old World. Pre-orders are already sold out pretty much everywhere, and the products are due to release on January 20 (or February 10 if you live here in Australia, because time works differently here). </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUSOnsDeOryb5nj52K6ZhQjlXmlqEEM2ko3wbHEcIsbuhtLsuNonajKoZMCfeSrQpS9YWTOW8oi3BiiL7BXXost6maiI9s6h8jEK9EKoJdEcADpIpeEpouFLD7feT91JbbKjxRkblAiiMaUZEVYgOkxOlW995X0jJNDnnAY9zggb2eTeOiZnTbYhuDn0/s948/TOW%20Rulebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="918" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUSOnsDeOryb5nj52K6ZhQjlXmlqEEM2ko3wbHEcIsbuhtLsuNonajKoZMCfeSrQpS9YWTOW8oi3BiiL7BXXost6maiI9s6h8jEK9EKoJdEcADpIpeEpouFLD7feT91JbbKjxRkblAiiMaUZEVYgOkxOlW995X0jJNDnnAY9zggb2eTeOiZnTbYhuDn0/w388-h400/TOW%20Rulebook.jpg" width="388" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">TOW has been the subject of rumour and speculation for years now, ever since GW first announced that it would eventually be coming. I've tried to avoid buying into it, largely because the conversations normally centered around wishlists and wild hopes rather than any solid information that had been released. It's only in the last few months that they really started to ramp up the release of details, and honestly what I've seen is more promising than I would have dared hope for. The game definitely sounds like an edition of Warhammer Fantasy Battles. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are countless details that we won't know for sure until we actually have the rules and can read through them. but I will definitely be giving it a try. I declined to join the stampede of people rushing to get onto the limited list of pre-orders, so it remains to be seen how long it will take me to actually be able to dig into it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In the meantime, Cancon is on in a couple of weeks and I will again be playing 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy. It may be a little bit difficult to focus on the old edition with a new one arriving around the world at about the same time. Honestly I have also had a lot of trouble deciding on a list that I was actually motivated to play. In the end I've submitted a Wood Elf Forest Spirit list led by Drycha. I used a list like this at an event back in 7th edition, and it resulted in one of the <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2016/02/from-vault-all-in-name-of-conquest.html">most amusing games</a> I've played. I figure it should be a relatively straightforward army to play in my somewhat distracted state, so hopefully it won't be a complete disaster.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, at the rate I've been posting, by the time you hear from me again, a new edition of Warhammer will be out! How exciting...</span></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-23407345516247108712023-11-16T21:27:00.000-08:002023-11-16T21:27:51.019-08:00Wood Elf Hobby Progress<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The lead-up to <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-1.html">Bendigo Besieged</a> was a bit of a hurry for me. It probably shouldn't have been, but it turns out I was fighting some health issues that were affecting my energy levels, and it made a relatively small job feel like a major undertaking. I had decided to take Wood Elves into the tournament because I never really got a chance to use the 8th edition Wood Elf book. This is all well and good, but for all that I've had a Wood Elf army for nearly 30 years, it's generally not been my go-to force for most of that time. The army has suffered a fair bit of neglect, and it needed work.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I decided I wanted to use a Lord on Stag, as it was a comp bonus and worked OK with my silly Moonstone of the Hidden Ways plans. I had a model that I picked up second-hand at some point, but it wasn't painted - I had never used it before. I also decided to include Waywatchers. I had never used them before either, so they were obviously not painted either. And I wanted to use Wardancers, which I hadn't used since 5th edition... And their paint jobs reflected this.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I did hatch these plans weeks in advance, so there should have been time to deal with all of these issues, as well as sundry extra things like an extra Warhawk Rider. I dragged my feet a while, but eventually knuckled down and got most of what I needed done. There were some other things I might have added like a new BSB and even a more suitable Spellweaver, but I was running out of time and I got distracted near the end by doing some extra stuff for a friend's army at the last minute.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, these models have already appeared in my report of the tournament, but here are some better shots of them.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJ69mUOhdm3VRL_aG21LptdMg1ejHB5iP5nvzf3yuzEtEqS28hf79x0RSXKp9Bx5jYNmeu3RFtiZf7RSJ6-UTBXUxzdV_38CVdLdMHhpUWGvDlrM_zeT60OzHzTW3nlSis1ryeQGSTvJ69LYExgoESna2vNOA9218TAX5TsU8RwUSkTbZ6FTUxCLCDx8/s2776/IMG_20231117_150553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="2012" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJ69mUOhdm3VRL_aG21LptdMg1ejHB5iP5nvzf3yuzEtEqS28hf79x0RSXKp9Bx5jYNmeu3RFtiZf7RSJ6-UTBXUxzdV_38CVdLdMHhpUWGvDlrM_zeT60OzHzTW3nlSis1ryeQGSTvJ69LYExgoESna2vNOA9218TAX5TsU8RwUSkTbZ6FTUxCLCDx8/w464-h640/IMG_20231117_150553.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah, his spear is bent. Not sure when that happened, but I'm worried the paint will immediately fall off if I bend it back. I'm not a big fan of this model. Wood Elves from this era in general seem to be covered in layers of nick-knacks and details, and if you're trying to use a relatively limited colour palette, you end up looking for endless variations of the same colours to try and pick things out. I prefer the older models. This guy in particular is not really posed well for a general - leaning forward, his face half-covered in a mask and leaning into his own shoulder.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_L1AQ_6C01iMHgrMDC-qzw8ssgZbsHgVVoNAjJjHTbwf6EkzufA_UiXa-mA5aQvvPllNyaYe7KPJZYtJjU3cXycpkf6vFZzs52QWtQNxHecAfU5vY-8V8n6zbXzEXcr7fyvg8wHe0kyO3SsHUgg1M0Kir8fGpK0AfSeonavoLID76kUttwEhAJHTuVc/s2996/IMG_20231117_150614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="1993" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_L1AQ_6C01iMHgrMDC-qzw8ssgZbsHgVVoNAjJjHTbwf6EkzufA_UiXa-mA5aQvvPllNyaYe7KPJZYtJjU3cXycpkf6vFZzs52QWtQNxHecAfU5vY-8V8n6zbXzEXcr7fyvg8wHe0kyO3SsHUgg1M0Kir8fGpK0AfSeonavoLID76kUttwEhAJHTuVc/w426-h640/IMG_20231117_150614.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">He has like 5 layers of cloaks. Maybe it's a sign of rank or something. Who needs that many cloaks? The Stag is meant to have something different where the quiver is - another spear bundled up with stuff - but I don't think I have those things, so settled for a High Elf quiver I had lying around.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgq4P50mDJu0hDzKNASnq3egnJo65PwU97l1_nWkBHPHkh5_cucBjsO_n4E80qWJcT_j5Ikkysr1u9QOFE_8xuweYKY0Ma5sWE1MdEyoOpfQ1MX2endOvA_9Y4cbystVyZ9rTDxySoa3rDomjqiAu1hHQxImKES8bqh6K15t3Q6pYORMUQLBDdSiQkZQ/s3411/IMG_20231117_150703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2270" data-original-width="3411" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgq4P50mDJu0hDzKNASnq3egnJo65PwU97l1_nWkBHPHkh5_cucBjsO_n4E80qWJcT_j5Ikkysr1u9QOFE_8xuweYKY0Ma5sWE1MdEyoOpfQ1MX2endOvA_9Y4cbystVyZ9rTDxySoa3rDomjqiAu1hHQxImKES8bqh6K15t3Q6pYORMUQLBDdSiQkZQ/w640-h426/IMG_20231117_150703.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Again, I decided I preferred the older 5th edition Waywatchers to the newer 6th edition ones (I had both to choose from). I still found these guys a bit challenging in terms of covering all the details in different colours when I didn't want to use too wide a palette.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3i3lbeUQOjQrahrbiQCxIt9SN-yDd49uU4r9VgOOLTVNbZJRbtneuUOxBbr3jZdmIaOrFn9I8Yutiz8-EMEu8KjH6eU7aEXUy2g4nDVqJC-FFyCEGQ2v_POmDsT3JBWPrNTJ2R70znJ93PBijYh-pmsoU8VjWcd1CQVj56oFy-ly4ZcPo__k1AVZyzhk/s3101/IMG_20231117_150720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="3101" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3i3lbeUQOjQrahrbiQCxIt9SN-yDd49uU4r9VgOOLTVNbZJRbtneuUOxBbr3jZdmIaOrFn9I8Yutiz8-EMEu8KjH6eU7aEXUy2g4nDVqJC-FFyCEGQ2v_POmDsT3JBWPrNTJ2R70znJ93PBijYh-pmsoU8VjWcd1CQVj56oFy-ly4ZcPo__k1AVZyzhk/w640-h436/IMG_20231117_150720.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">I remember seeing a Waywatcher in White Dwarf many years ago that had been painted with a variety of leaf colours on his cloak, like a shifting array through the seasons into reds and browns. It looked beautiful. Yeah, I didn't do that. Ain't nobody got time for that...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9w81qzvvZ4Mkhi9A8gNXB2imfyNjFVVbbU9DvhSUEaV00AqbqPZ7wW_hoDvVPvRIfyf5Ls7p_im_pMCG6arVeqHSMD3jfDnqxDJyRHh9-UBvayI5RlMkJ0Dwff7XebTA26itMWvZso94K0-aF3lECN0IjuuK-_RkBJL5PDkeyJ7Pby4sN0YsupHYKwAY/s4000/IMG_20231117_150852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9w81qzvvZ4Mkhi9A8gNXB2imfyNjFVVbbU9DvhSUEaV00AqbqPZ7wW_hoDvVPvRIfyf5Ls7p_im_pMCG6arVeqHSMD3jfDnqxDJyRHh9-UBvayI5RlMkJ0Dwff7XebTA26itMWvZso94K0-aF3lECN0IjuuK-_RkBJL5PDkeyJ7Pby4sN0YsupHYKwAY/w640-h296/IMG_20231117_150852.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Wardancers are not new paintjobs. In fact they're very old. These models were painted (and matt varnished) for a tournament back in 5th edition (or even earlier - some of them were probably painted in 4th ed). They had lost tons of paint, were based incorrectly for how I do things nowadays, and their painting lacked depth in terms of shading. Anyway, this was a quick revival effort involving washes, highlights and basing.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnzBLxvWZvYK_caYZlo2xvsKoyCe5qaf1Qq5I1mHMUPBBlk2uyMTiVk3PvZiwUUMDkdMWxMhrSgTJYXThl7fe8W1sszYb0TRLBBAx1hxrCR_dZydzFzQtABQUbvTjqMhZqpOv_FgSdI_Q2RDrCaQRPel-JHyuCA8AUyu6eWVQZLEKrcFMOp1_M25sq7s/s3530/IMG_20231117_150953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1577" data-original-width="3530" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnzBLxvWZvYK_caYZlo2xvsKoyCe5qaf1Qq5I1mHMUPBBlk2uyMTiVk3PvZiwUUMDkdMWxMhrSgTJYXThl7fe8W1sszYb0TRLBBAx1hxrCR_dZydzFzQtABQUbvTjqMhZqpOv_FgSdI_Q2RDrCaQRPel-JHyuCA8AUyu6eWVQZLEKrcFMOp1_M25sq7s/w640-h286/IMG_20231117_150953.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a couple that haven't received the extra attention yet, just to show you the difference.</div></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, this was a good project to step my Wood Elves closer to a usable army. Unfortunately there's a lot still needing attention (Wild Riders, Enternal Guard and Wildwood Rangers, just to highlight some big gaps). They may never get there... With the impending release of The Old World, who knows what things will look like in a few months?</span><br /><p><br /></p></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-47087733304289776142023-11-14T21:52:00.000-08:002023-11-14T21:52:06.105-08:00Bendigo Besieged Aftermath - Part 5<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is the final part of my tournament report. You can find the previous part <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-4.html">here</a>, or go back to the start <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 5 - Battleline<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Tim Jarman - Empire</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Marius Leitdorf, Elector Count of Averland with Full Plate Armour, Barded Steed, The Averland Runefang</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Battle Wizard (Level 2, Lore of Fire) with Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Warrior Priest with Additional Hand Weapon, Light Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Free Company Militia with Additional Hand Weapons, Champion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Handgunners</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Inner Circle Knights with Full Plate Armour, Barding, Lance, Shield, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">28 Spearmen with Light Armour, Spears, Shields, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Demigryph Knights with Full Plate Armour, Barding, Shields, Halberds</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">25 Flagellants with Flails, Champion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Great Cannon</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">24 Greatswords with Great Weapons, Full Plate Armour, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Mortar</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Helblaster Volley Gun</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Steam Tank</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">My final game would be against an Empire army that had managed a comp score of 10, so it should suggest a relatively even fight. Much of the threat from the list came from the Steam Tank and artillery, but I was sure it would be just fine...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjFF11w_cHpUSoi5TrcLUzCCjiZQxMUAeCJNzdngktU1HmpKBNYiovB46yPTLga8C86JP5yBCV_tQnqqyXkS35KuoGkZUUy_5ukRZbcI0UZ2ESQg1_gGeqQ_4znt-tB7zHE9kA4Lvtfp7wWrSSzLiA7fC5IJWAA3O3ylw7W9ionRJxk8_AhDBAHGcNeY/s4000/IMG_20231105_141749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjFF11w_cHpUSoi5TrcLUzCCjiZQxMUAeCJNzdngktU1HmpKBNYiovB46yPTLga8C86JP5yBCV_tQnqqyXkS35KuoGkZUUy_5ukRZbcI0UZ2ESQg1_gGeqQ_4znt-tB7zHE9kA4Lvtfp7wWrSSzLiA7fC5IJWAA3O3ylw7W9ionRJxk8_AhDBAHGcNeY/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_141749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Marius Leitdorf! He must be one of my favourite characters in Warhammer. A lunatic with a deadly blade who can receive tactical instructions from his horse...<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTYv2iyr57E4Tg7CXJVzytnT40Rm09PvoqbVD_hyn63RmAqEJ5XumCLxhUD_wxkmoyRiIWHrWT1zEcRdWhuDtQGzQmcOTI56vmVAAh1gciz64tw9HTtIUoiE18fpO9FW9na9I8qEvGnqhn0mdwl2j2NtBYEWVwhHbuZC9mdqsT_QqC8wHCYxS712aVNo/s4000/IMG_20231105_141752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTYv2iyr57E4Tg7CXJVzytnT40Rm09PvoqbVD_hyn63RmAqEJ5XumCLxhUD_wxkmoyRiIWHrWT1zEcRdWhuDtQGzQmcOTI56vmVAAh1gciz64tw9HTtIUoiE18fpO9FW9na9I8qEvGnqhn0mdwl2j2NtBYEWVwhHbuZC9mdqsT_QqC8wHCYxS712aVNo/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_141752.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ah yes, a Steam Tank. I definitely had plans to be able to kill it. Not even a problem. Actually, if my Treeman didn't manage to pound it with a Tree Whack attack, I had no idea how I could possibly get it off the table. Most of the army looked pretty manageable to me. The Steam Tank and maybe the Demigryphs were the main concerns.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGG5d2whWlnJ538p1E_gIieovY3aoOMLm0xi6sczJxwkhUaSmuwoCp5QlD427Cxuhx2ywOc3lgOgasszojUTDmWlT_CxX4luZAHGFGRugxiFsfFFsulQX4lBM-ckiGR-cCd9ggGdxNvxE5Ijky7DfVWnXNSaBlG-iTR5m3fgMzyWuU4nmqmPYPgbDGlBg/s4000/IMG_20231105_141755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGG5d2whWlnJ538p1E_gIieovY3aoOMLm0xi6sczJxwkhUaSmuwoCp5QlD427Cxuhx2ywOc3lgOgasszojUTDmWlT_CxX4luZAHGFGRugxiFsfFFsulQX4lBM-ckiGR-cCd9ggGdxNvxE5Ijky7DfVWnXNSaBlG-iTR5m3fgMzyWuU4nmqmPYPgbDGlBg/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_141755.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">With Demigryphs on the flank, my Vanguard move was a little cautious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_EV9-0Js1Oy19-BvBV8J6KLHNK7buf6NVWcj_JWBtsggF4vTWG1hpgcYDAXPUSiRQq5jlVev0r2RSjOUW2T9WmwGeClbpelJ4w2F5FaO8EKm_u3sxjRl82fEa1WHyvJeFGBzOW4nNgo9GH_rY0p1FraN8b1kUHuFb-L-fTa59jC7K_n6QNeJBa2GZ_U/s4000/IMG_20231105_141759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_EV9-0Js1Oy19-BvBV8J6KLHNK7buf6NVWcj_JWBtsggF4vTWG1hpgcYDAXPUSiRQq5jlVev0r2RSjOUW2T9WmwGeClbpelJ4w2F5FaO8EKm_u3sxjRl82fEa1WHyvJeFGBzOW4nNgo9GH_rY0p1FraN8b1kUHuFb-L-fTa59jC7K_n6QNeJBa2GZ_U/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_141759.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">A look across the field before we begin. This game was actually the first where I would be facing cavalry of any kind, and the first where I'd need to address 1+ armour saves. The Waywatchers were getting ready to do something they had not had to do before - fire single shots in "ignore armour" mode.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_V5Ld-lbMdw4pIVH7495scGVKKdVGGNGBQIDWBN_V_c0WvwSz_sTsmmmciAEHjHbqUvYtYxlBILO2tjZqLt5LigbNlAjbF0pIuRlxZjqwrP23nd8ZukIcejRvcUmXObSQWTv7wayl_lJLmI5pg9ERnxfo_fRTeqdzLWI9nU1fZLanm5xv63aBbbysUgM/s4000/IMG_20231105_142755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_V5Ld-lbMdw4pIVH7495scGVKKdVGGNGBQIDWBN_V_c0WvwSz_sTsmmmciAEHjHbqUvYtYxlBILO2tjZqLt5LigbNlAjbF0pIuRlxZjqwrP23nd8ZukIcejRvcUmXObSQWTv7wayl_lJLmI5pg9ERnxfo_fRTeqdzLWI9nU1fZLanm5xv63aBbbysUgM/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_142755.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I won the roll-off for the first turn, which was helpful. I didn't want Tim going first with that artillery. I still couldn't advance too aggressively, though.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZScCfqZYz4jsNlP3FGNsaFx3oCrxiqJ1nGv7fVEn_qkITROQiMMqGggsbkD25lKGIHdDw6qvqTP7u4IxJ6BTPnoOc5C33n2l_Zk2-5y41iAvLHnVY2oUGZBs7mh97rWGXyuS38wuR1IASxjqpdNQWzV6KEWVskwfD8Wa1fj5JrbpLLeFxnRvOnsczvmg/s4000/IMG_20231105_142804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZScCfqZYz4jsNlP3FGNsaFx3oCrxiqJ1nGv7fVEn_qkITROQiMMqGggsbkD25lKGIHdDw6qvqTP7u4IxJ6BTPnoOc5C33n2l_Zk2-5y41iAvLHnVY2oUGZBs7mh97rWGXyuS38wuR1IASxjqpdNQWzV6KEWVskwfD8Wa1fj5JrbpLLeFxnRvOnsczvmg/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_142804.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Glade Guard managed to remove the Helblaster Volley Gun before it could fire, which was good. The Cannon was going to be harder to deal with, however. It was much further back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOx4xb334nqOpuhZFurpFguBl7T1fOybTp1DH6QbG-q_y_SvJnSaG32Yi1xB9JTqJctJf5DpiWcb3jw_I6mxHKgXEMS-18TXSCccxf8ciB7_sSkS0JjtZsWWJ_ThKbwg9tOkYOPUei0xDmWRO6wecH8Qhaz6D49_zMEnFhdvENxMcJSXsJyek_-7Nl_vU/s4000/IMG_20231105_143310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOx4xb334nqOpuhZFurpFguBl7T1fOybTp1DH6QbG-q_y_SvJnSaG32Yi1xB9JTqJctJf5DpiWcb3jw_I6mxHKgXEMS-18TXSCccxf8ciB7_sSkS0JjtZsWWJ_ThKbwg9tOkYOPUei0xDmWRO6wecH8Qhaz6D49_zMEnFhdvENxMcJSXsJyek_-7Nl_vU/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_143310.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This was all very strange and dramatic. I didn't want the Knights charging the Treeman, as they hit too hard (especially with Marius at their head). So I made sure I sat 18" away from them, so they'd need an 11 on the dice if they charged. I didn't think Tim would try it. But not only did he try it, he succeeded! The Treeman did what he could in the face of this disaster, standing and shooting with Strangleroots. Rather incredibly, he did 5 wounds and Tim failed all the 3+ saves! At least he passed his panic test, but it did mean that the Treeman might actually survive the charge now. He took 3 wounds, mostly from Marius. In return he did 2 wounds to the Elector Count, meaning we were both looking a bit shaky. The Treeman lost, but held his ground stubbornly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHTRgofkfFSInCuAJzqzpUnzobMNUWq3rqPjucQb9E6-xwe7GVxqhgzwqihSH-0thCUaKmi3HwpMTm8DYyuz3BhF8tNE4n-YStXOOxGpjD8aSNFoYt6RPW3Q4uL2FeaoDGaj1-nq3tuHPn6A67d-ydYddfy1V8R8DpSg6VYezdsqvabd_oNEcgoasQyY/s4000/IMG_20231105_143315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHTRgofkfFSInCuAJzqzpUnzobMNUWq3rqPjucQb9E6-xwe7GVxqhgzwqihSH-0thCUaKmi3HwpMTm8DYyuz3BhF8tNE4n-YStXOOxGpjD8aSNFoYt6RPW3Q4uL2FeaoDGaj1-nq3tuHPn6A67d-ydYddfy1V8R8DpSg6VYezdsqvabd_oNEcgoasQyY/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_143315.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">So you know how I was leaving Tim charges where he'd need an 11 on the dice? Yeah, he pulled it off on the other flank too. It was slightly outrageous. The Warhawks might have had a chance in this fight if they'd been charging (maybe). As it was, this was bad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwB1-tQh2YciFy9B48EmYkFCVIgTZcpasgxIzUfFVxTy6DZiERE8Zs5wfegXOSAVvYX-_woa65qqtIiNoj8j7Cnu5-GxfCgkBAYxgVTU9xNFto9eqmbmyJ0RaG1hJ48YbQnys32GnFC7td0_Oev5Z_KwTxtZ-nzLmZzwGXC-t6y_udz7q27XfjzsR4Qg/s4000/IMG_20231105_143321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwB1-tQh2YciFy9B48EmYkFCVIgTZcpasgxIzUfFVxTy6DZiERE8Zs5wfegXOSAVvYX-_woa65qqtIiNoj8j7Cnu5-GxfCgkBAYxgVTU9xNFto9eqmbmyJ0RaG1hJ48YbQnys32GnFC7td0_Oev5Z_KwTxtZ-nzLmZzwGXC-t6y_udz7q27XfjzsR4Qg/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_143321.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Meanwhile the Eagle was fleeing, because the Greatswords had also decided to try a long charge, and this one was (if anything) more achievable. I figured the Eagle could regroup and make himself useful somewhere else.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlID29iqwSSTfShmpH4xh_9zUuAzZ_BAVfWfwA0e-LazWbW6P03PA6oygW4twvQ2CHLsUabjOHapVwjPacdGyJVIJ3pLdhyv9i_0rF90tPeeMS4xKYL9llghyphenhyphenPROGzhiTulSCn0lJWL1KDf25Rj5FdWJmCyqFAD2TwwT26sZi6fRutDvfAHsZT_qbcHhk/s4000/IMG_20231105_144329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlID29iqwSSTfShmpH4xh_9zUuAzZ_BAVfWfwA0e-LazWbW6P03PA6oygW4twvQ2CHLsUabjOHapVwjPacdGyJVIJ3pLdhyv9i_0rF90tPeeMS4xKYL9llghyphenhyphenPROGzhiTulSCn0lJWL1KDf25Rj5FdWJmCyqFAD2TwwT26sZi6fRutDvfAHsZT_qbcHhk/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_144329.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Warhawks lost one of their number and fled, but the Demigryphs decided not to pursue them, instead reforming to face down my lines. I probably would have chased them, honestly. Note that the Eagle is gone. I don't recall what happened to him. It wasn't the Cannon - that was busy shooting Treekin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8_ymVt4JHyJRxTA-tAjQ_v2txy12uyQS7P_As6TZNtWPpBDx4XAgvU9SmYZqjtaM5sSq9jji9uWALe74Y_lbnBjcB-f5uJxnNao4sLZB2zvLiFqtE2AC_fMwSUedDzov95JLeuYt-L9xF4P_2Eej3gsVttNm9V_ufPT5a6Q_bfm5q4-4uwpnkQAYiPA/s4000/IMG_20231105_145440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8_ymVt4JHyJRxTA-tAjQ_v2txy12uyQS7P_As6TZNtWPpBDx4XAgvU9SmYZqjtaM5sSq9jji9uWALe74Y_lbnBjcB-f5uJxnNao4sLZB2zvLiFqtE2AC_fMwSUedDzov95JLeuYt-L9xF4P_2Eej3gsVttNm9V_ufPT5a6Q_bfm5q4-4uwpnkQAYiPA/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_145440.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In my turn, the Treekin stepped forward far enough to disappear in the forest they had been heading toward, and reappear in the middle of Tim's lines. The Volley Gun behind them is dead - don't worry about that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu7rA_WMqCPYxWijb_D7HOQKV3eRSx1JvdC1suA2Fx480ooKUlu-7JH-97VtGIqS1myI6qe59i6CyyL6ZJcwMN7OHrPP6ejqlkdr8EMap4RefmekPNVxykBqEmzdoPBKv2Zu8pBOUtPK_j0b2Ab6TyEhBFNpIvQdt8sHdvwhIal2zRoh-HK2eggeaAHI/s4000/IMG_20231105_145443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu7rA_WMqCPYxWijb_D7HOQKV3eRSx1JvdC1suA2Fx480ooKUlu-7JH-97VtGIqS1myI6qe59i6CyyL6ZJcwMN7OHrPP6ejqlkdr8EMap4RefmekPNVxykBqEmzdoPBKv2Zu8pBOUtPK_j0b2Ab6TyEhBFNpIvQdt8sHdvwhIal2zRoh-HK2eggeaAHI/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_145443.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treekin had effectively abandoned the Treeman to his fate when they teleported away. Not that they were in a position to help immediately. Nor were the Wardancers - the Knights were just out of arc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2m9M0NAnG7eoBWdEIqGVwOv4gNoCmewMnMTvBTyRNmOQu4jALXBMJdd3MCm2yTexbBD5ZAFhCt7pvwTQu1GjrbAlFQ-jGB69H8S37Ze2DFmDAeyUBxBQyruylYqdQi94aVvCOdcwPXZIRBr2gmtBiai_6fko2h_Ez9OFWEVizzgG0mKw1NP14j4SoAi4/s4000/IMG_20231105_145446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2m9M0NAnG7eoBWdEIqGVwOv4gNoCmewMnMTvBTyRNmOQu4jALXBMJdd3MCm2yTexbBD5ZAFhCt7pvwTQu1GjrbAlFQ-jGB69H8S37Ze2DFmDAeyUBxBQyruylYqdQi94aVvCOdcwPXZIRBr2gmtBiai_6fko2h_Ez9OFWEVizzgG0mKw1NP14j4SoAi4/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_145446.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Dryads turned to face the threat off the Demigryphs and the Warhawks rallied.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2hh-Tl2ZFbMw4k68t1XeK28gNL4dj4iBBBXHKtchwX8hS8z4jKvZwzOUZLpH5Jm00Gixl-Cz0IwgMzFl4rgnWcvgRhUnWuYWKswO08Pz2_knJ6PqFLxCygb1mYT44azy3ILszajVr_D7Hq2wU8IX8Xs2CMgkJY7WxpdT2Lasd1ppP4MXZhxieUFbkEk/s4000/IMG_20231105_145450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2hh-Tl2ZFbMw4k68t1XeK28gNL4dj4iBBBXHKtchwX8hS8z4jKvZwzOUZLpH5Jm00Gixl-Cz0IwgMzFl4rgnWcvgRhUnWuYWKswO08Pz2_knJ6PqFLxCygb1mYT44azy3ILszajVr_D7Hq2wU8IX8Xs2CMgkJY7WxpdT2Lasd1ppP4MXZhxieUFbkEk/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_145450.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Waywatchers decided they could handle the danger of the Handgunners firing at them, and focused on trying to bring down one of the Demigryphs. They did so, but the rest stood their ground.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0jNO3IrFKTtc7LaBnK7chFx5SQQT7wc10AB47XoSz4fQ2RzGv1CRePSv-HpF-6fuGemjsIm8G3WBKX-sU6MI1ZSJJ5jojsm-ANzpRo1IQi7Cx1QuOdUZB0F1Q9OW1zWe8gBo4K19imSGIm0OdwzYDXxxwMh7cXhCxJoHXZoNqY39jkOFcNNl-MoKRMc/s4000/IMG_20231105_150551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0jNO3IrFKTtc7LaBnK7chFx5SQQT7wc10AB47XoSz4fQ2RzGv1CRePSv-HpF-6fuGemjsIm8G3WBKX-sU6MI1ZSJJ5jojsm-ANzpRo1IQi7Cx1QuOdUZB0F1Q9OW1zWe8gBo4K19imSGIm0OdwzYDXxxwMh7cXhCxJoHXZoNqY39jkOFcNNl-MoKRMc/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_150551.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">With the Knights having lost their lance bonuses, the only real threat to the Treeman was Marius. The threat was very real, however. Marius landed 2 hits (which means 2 automatic wounds with no armour saves), and only me passing one of my 6+ ward saves kept the Treeman alive. In return, the Treeman managed to land 3 wounds on his opponent, but he unsportingly passed all of his 4+ armour saves and survived. It was a decidedly uncomfortable struggle for both of them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Td7faRc8bu1WDNfCvp9RgDakxWkNKFh7-o5r5XMQ0RoUR23xG4AiqUQ15wZveOcJiWKctL_lOEpQ-Nla_wPaY5xpLCic4FQCIsNk0J5co2Jt01YNlZS_4SBaoszcp5rXbhEWjhkJOPvhleOqhBNBg3ptCWl6rJd9lmtOTzs8St6c2mgjOLitHKEMpyc/s4000/IMG_20231105_150557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Td7faRc8bu1WDNfCvp9RgDakxWkNKFh7-o5r5XMQ0RoUR23xG4AiqUQ15wZveOcJiWKctL_lOEpQ-Nla_wPaY5xpLCic4FQCIsNk0J5co2Jt01YNlZS_4SBaoszcp5rXbhEWjhkJOPvhleOqhBNBg3ptCWl6rJd9lmtOTzs8St6c2mgjOLitHKEMpyc/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_150557.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Glade Guard had taken a heavy toll on the Greatswords in my turn, and now they declared a long-range charge on the Dryads - not because they thought they would make it, so much as to get out of the way of the Steam Tank so they it could spin and charge the Treekin. I actually thought we might be OK when it rolled a misfire, but that just turned into extra steam points for the turn. It made the distance easily.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwiG7cBy_1fqsHoFtFwSWdwsgFoQCkVPKVEDx1eg8f7JudPu1JY6WHmzwd6OayFE2b7K-A-q34dHNA4vguYvbAZ7-ggYIVz9zB7dFTk-TXl8coZCpbyKGKXTbCOmQUc7meeP1GbWaq6nDZjJZDEeh9Ad6kIy-1WsAGvqyZAVFlFEo0Pc-0kq-FCtWTx0/s4000/IMG_20231105_150602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwiG7cBy_1fqsHoFtFwSWdwsgFoQCkVPKVEDx1eg8f7JudPu1JY6WHmzwd6OayFE2b7K-A-q34dHNA4vguYvbAZ7-ggYIVz9zB7dFTk-TXl8coZCpbyKGKXTbCOmQUc7meeP1GbWaq6nDZjJZDEeh9Ad6kIy-1WsAGvqyZAVFlFEo0Pc-0kq-FCtWTx0/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_150602.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Empire infantry were gradually making their way across the field whilst I was focused on the more immediate problems. I had fired my Hail of Doom Arrow at the Cannon, but only managed a single wound.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiUwuiSqicEuw5DQm3ISg7QFtcGb05S0prFMKnc87D00GWRS8tO4jVCpBAWSE3kWuh7s0l_owhbvCT2l48ZED28m_SNXZxZNjonhQijBxKsyuMXJD668q-EpSZ4ffViqwU5UZ-shwNuoDQl2klLVy-w7TG4Cw9vjNuza5qqYj1cNXJyS9qhf5ch1tcTM/s4000/IMG_20231105_151658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiUwuiSqicEuw5DQm3ISg7QFtcGb05S0prFMKnc87D00GWRS8tO4jVCpBAWSE3kWuh7s0l_owhbvCT2l48ZED28m_SNXZxZNjonhQijBxKsyuMXJD668q-EpSZ4ffViqwU5UZ-shwNuoDQl2klLVy-w7TG4Cw9vjNuza5qqYj1cNXJyS9qhf5ch1tcTM/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_151658.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treekin combat did not go well. It did an absolute mountain of impact hits, sprayed with a full strength steam turret, and generally made life hard for them. They did nothing in return and fled the combat. So much for my cunning teleportation - it couldn't have gone much worse.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgai9lLON4K2tmUOmKx1z3mHlTLjKoq_GYanNpKdJBRAnsCrBqTBIX31fQUvjWCgdsUHIBODE1X1K8NK6jPD8U81Mb4H-SKbTohardtOeWIWtr2IEOEqkhwwfYRyY7VAFAl0xcOV1-QeqWAj_CcWJpCoYqSf2wU7twXeAjBcuwU-NLc9UOJXfiSmE8-dF8/s4000/IMG_20231105_151703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgai9lLON4K2tmUOmKx1z3mHlTLjKoq_GYanNpKdJBRAnsCrBqTBIX31fQUvjWCgdsUHIBODE1X1K8NK6jPD8U81Mb4H-SKbTohardtOeWIWtr2IEOEqkhwwfYRyY7VAFAl0xcOV1-QeqWAj_CcWJpCoYqSf2wU7twXeAjBcuwU-NLc9UOJXfiSmE8-dF8/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_151703.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Marius has fallen, and the tree is still there! Given the Treeman was on one wound, I was decidedly nervous when Marius went to attack. Thankfully he missed with all of his attacks, allowing the Treeman to finish him off in return. Phew.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmWCtn7-1J9_vpG0rXk-2_-JsHU0ihG62wIrgkyrWc2CWpiCxvuP0hgs4MF6a-s4bQbIpY_pdc2CCCvsj4GqDE_WcOCjtgzrWq4ADS7mSXi-tewmkVrk16uBEAsmBq_iXseY9xeF93Pq3KE-Z58aWXiSrKJ8WqQpvDYFRcU-eSU4S5QeN4mEdWLm1tWs/s4000/IMG_20231105_152524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmWCtn7-1J9_vpG0rXk-2_-JsHU0ihG62wIrgkyrWc2CWpiCxvuP0hgs4MF6a-s4bQbIpY_pdc2CCCvsj4GqDE_WcOCjtgzrWq4ADS7mSXi-tewmkVrk16uBEAsmBq_iXseY9xeF93Pq3KE-Z58aWXiSrKJ8WqQpvDYFRcU-eSU4S5QeN4mEdWLm1tWs/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_152524.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In his turn, Tim had declined to charge the Dryads in the front. Instead he had fired up his Battle Wizard who unleashed a mid-level Fireball that somehow killed 7 Dryads. Oh well, it's not like they could panic. In my turn we decided to try our luck on the Demigryphs whilst the Waywatchers shifted their focus to the Handgunners.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nc7W1p5bF0R47m2O7QPheBVG0TdqJ2005YkPsYo-AaFhpnE8IUEWnfqribh_oIwcOShoydFEguRHP5VVVw0eB09yi_wUh3yHdbmGdYyypg89zd5xAglu_uLzGXc9JlJ98bBQV2Va4r5Gah0GDzbDXXB2h0fmlnkOa4fnEzkNyDeTodYK4LlOO1CPj6s/s4000/IMG_20231105_152530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nc7W1p5bF0R47m2O7QPheBVG0TdqJ2005YkPsYo-AaFhpnE8IUEWnfqribh_oIwcOShoydFEguRHP5VVVw0eB09yi_wUh3yHdbmGdYyypg89zd5xAglu_uLzGXc9JlJ98bBQV2Va4r5Gah0GDzbDXXB2h0fmlnkOa4fnEzkNyDeTodYK4LlOO1CPj6s/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_152530.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I finally sent someone in to help the Treeman, with the Spellweaver and BSB leading from the front in the Wardancer unit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGkw9hTTPL_0APK6XyJBY_zR1qSe0vNXw_zmx2sOAUCmhpcYHdTZy5djH5LjJWt1UK4UqbPXw9WGkd5WOSEuwhl53pdnZmGmvhbM4uef_nI5sShNeP4cfQpcyaweDVS9QBfDnECApF-2QDz9THpHdQ3htFrfQLcV4ZC4tlGiBVhJRWR7akWgDZT50yts/s4000/IMG_20231105_152533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGkw9hTTPL_0APK6XyJBY_zR1qSe0vNXw_zmx2sOAUCmhpcYHdTZy5djH5LjJWt1UK4UqbPXw9WGkd5WOSEuwhl53pdnZmGmvhbM4uef_nI5sShNeP4cfQpcyaweDVS9QBfDnECApF-2QDz9THpHdQ3htFrfQLcV4ZC4tlGiBVhJRWR7akWgDZT50yts/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_152533.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Glade Guard continued to fire on the Greatswords, who were quickly running out of models.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTZgWmQMq9Ud-5tXfvF4SBl_FpaFRiezP8DWyIZgRqchQ_7pSx2SXNglU7YyBK1PZvqs4iSq9VKu0BSf6qsmly5geo15_FcxnLtlKCOr3yX4Y7-x2ixyqmEzptza6FP1Dm8glrsGFG1hv0cBnAPS4UGvSwIS8UOHuMQSe6IHjirwEyoJV1lnvE4Zi7OY/s4000/IMG_20231105_153341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTZgWmQMq9Ud-5tXfvF4SBl_FpaFRiezP8DWyIZgRqchQ_7pSx2SXNglU7YyBK1PZvqs4iSq9VKu0BSf6qsmly5geo15_FcxnLtlKCOr3yX4Y7-x2ixyqmEzptza6FP1Dm8glrsGFG1hv0cBnAPS4UGvSwIS8UOHuMQSe6IHjirwEyoJV1lnvE4Zi7OY/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_153341.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The arrival of the Wardancers proved the end of the Knights, but now my units were left to reform as the Empire reinforcements drew closer. This was delayed a little as the Militia had approached too close to the combat and immediately panicked and fled back toward their comfort hedge. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf-FVRMHh59YgsNMRvwN_7ibQfyGhT4PkIqhJfUS8Y49qbOWMJT0PlQh-haVullBz3ezVyxumeZM7ViyanAUiam4fS7BX4rQbooigI6Uz3ynAAuIHU3lWfIgChUzon7s2TlHb_byunWe2M8p2wAHxfKO7afAA4OrdLTkUeGbXpU-oV8a31ZgQ0uKCln0/s4000/IMG_20231105_153344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf-FVRMHh59YgsNMRvwN_7ibQfyGhT4PkIqhJfUS8Y49qbOWMJT0PlQh-haVullBz3ezVyxumeZM7ViyanAUiam4fS7BX4rQbooigI6Uz3ynAAuIHU3lWfIgChUzon7s2TlHb_byunWe2M8p2wAHxfKO7afAA4OrdLTkUeGbXpU-oV8a31ZgQ0uKCln0/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_153344.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Demigryphs struggled in their combat, losing another of their number and breaking. The survivor managed to outrun the Warhawks. In the background you can see that the Treekin rallied after their encounter with the Steam Tank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I appear to be missing some photos here. The Demigryph and Militia both halted their "tactical withdrawals", turning back to face my lines once more. The Steam Tank lined up my Lord, and though it didn't make the distance this time, its cannon did just fine and blew him out of the unit. Apparently my Lord doesn't believe in passing ward saves against cannonballs. My Treeman likewise perished, felled by the Great Cannon. Sad. He didn't even have time to celebrate his perilous victory over the Knights. The Wizard fired up again, blasting another chunk out of my Dryads. I should probably have been able to stop that guy from doing this, but I think my dispel power was no match for his lunatic pyromaniacal enthusiasm.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKHISdeErZWXJ8CXyDJqLqaMU9MAUag9CNQCA2dPyY2EW2euE4nZ92_SKaawUr5w3KHgWf-XhVYmIsBIAZ_3oOqcUvb3KQE2sEBSV6Cw1WTxSMnQ_XjpXPUQpGiF-QX-87zCHPykKMzXYz-V4HDKqqKHHOyQZpEjv3DLhdLCRNr7F_JQFyFYdzNuFbPM/s4000/IMG_20231105_155029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKHISdeErZWXJ8CXyDJqLqaMU9MAUag9CNQCA2dPyY2EW2euE4nZ92_SKaawUr5w3KHgWf-XhVYmIsBIAZ_3oOqcUvb3KQE2sEBSV6Cw1WTxSMnQ_XjpXPUQpGiF-QX-87zCHPykKMzXYz-V4HDKqqKHHOyQZpEjv3DLhdLCRNr7F_JQFyFYdzNuFbPM/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_155029.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I wasn't convinced that the Warhawks could actually take the sole Demigryph, but I had to try to get rid of him somehow. So in we went. I shouldn't have doubted them. They broke him and chased him off the table, ignoring my instructions to hold their position.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIEIFEnSgnaHRMw3b0GKt-tctHNIF2On3mAd4zt0h4IM_T0xXetKBK1G5tghHtAc356X6zUrBA6UjUk957d3zL-OS5KbfvKe5dv6K6DB2dhS7vRWZvfZtt13uXUZ6gKDQ2g84BACD0iTrTnaKeRbFcZEpi0ES0WL7K4tkJ7HMX1kyaxlW_23Pmj_EX7k/s4000/IMG_20231105_155031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIEIFEnSgnaHRMw3b0GKt-tctHNIF2On3mAd4zt0h4IM_T0xXetKBK1G5tghHtAc356X6zUrBA6UjUk957d3zL-OS5KbfvKe5dv6K6DB2dhS7vRWZvfZtt13uXUZ6gKDQ2g84BACD0iTrTnaKeRbFcZEpi0ES0WL7K4tkJ7HMX1kyaxlW_23Pmj_EX7k/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_155031.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I know how Steam Tanks work. They do nothing much in combat in the opponent's turn, and are far less effective if they're pinned in place. That being the case, I charged it with the Treekin. This plan ended up working perfectly. We never really wounded it, but it couldn't make enough progress against us. The Steam Tank did end up killing one of the Treekin, but shortly after I managed to cast <i>Regrowth </i>from the Branchwraith, and brought it back. At the end of the game, we were both still there. The Steam Tank with about 7 wounds remaining, and the Treekin had a single model with a single wound left.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJt87Yjw1R-lcQ1pnecM8DJyT09WGu0hjbk1cxJLkBVMDYevsWQyZuoqjFOqcIF9m56F8ro8dXTovxzgcDs56JnGH16ZctXAv3Gic-4Wz7xjUNg3Cdv05dikpdMYhpk-kiGFI8twJ7DkAvJDfRYLboi_pMs8NneD-UCDgsMtJ41KzQf_UrV7yP8efVhI/s4000/IMG_20231105_155033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJt87Yjw1R-lcQ1pnecM8DJyT09WGu0hjbk1cxJLkBVMDYevsWQyZuoqjFOqcIF9m56F8ro8dXTovxzgcDs56JnGH16ZctXAv3Gic-4Wz7xjUNg3Cdv05dikpdMYhpk-kiGFI8twJ7DkAvJDfRYLboi_pMs8NneD-UCDgsMtJ41KzQf_UrV7yP8efVhI/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_155033.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Dryads ended up charging the Greatswords and wasted the impetus of the charge by killing no models (Tim passed several armour saves). Then in the second round, when Hatred was gone and I figured we were doomed, my unit fired up and thrashed them. It was really weird. Anyway, the Greatswords died over a couple more rounds of combat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o57NFDJRmlxJRlTArQoBvs3dkYp_LmH31F-uDU6SggeB5LVwiLmDDZb8Dtki1Pn2dSaLv-iv5ld29C0nx8tdlJGuhzlfCgU7ECEfB974eYiDbInrV6CycjjjKVhzH0gK8_xtSG9Af9lwoyQVzYFNFtvfljRghoTI0n1aA8spgjWXuJE5zd3ftZ3Y4q0/s4000/IMG_20231105_155035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o57NFDJRmlxJRlTArQoBvs3dkYp_LmH31F-uDU6SggeB5LVwiLmDDZb8Dtki1Pn2dSaLv-iv5ld29C0nx8tdlJGuhzlfCgU7ECEfB974eYiDbInrV6CycjjjKVhzH0gK8_xtSG9Af9lwoyQVzYFNFtvfljRghoTI0n1aA8spgjWXuJE5zd3ftZ3Y4q0/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_155035.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Flagellants were making a bee line for the Glade Guard rather than worrying about the Wardancers. The Battle Wizard had left the Spearmen, deciding his need to find and burn targets far outweighed the protection of his unit.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have no photos, but it was at this point that the Glade Guard decided the Flagellants had come close enough. The Spellweaver cast Hand of Glory on them, boosting them to BS7 again. Then they opened up, dropping 15 of the Flagellants in a single volley. It was gruesome. Incredibly, in his turn Tim was still going to declare a charge. I pointed out that this would result in another volley exactly like the first one (BS7 cares not for charging target penalties). Basically, don't do it. I persuaded him, but... Not so much the Flagellants. They tested to restrain Frenzy, rolled double 6s, and died on a hail of arrows, shrieking Sigmar's name and about how great the pain felt or something. Lunatics.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QDMA5vs-8Chr9xFKzf5aMlRAHABVxxQNiyznBTYqfV3xM17rAbrEI9988_mlkFmcW75UUAQQn7NobQawSvF4BwU34pELf-kPshKbfQ8OHV65WrdEivf5G41tafF_3WvwB3q3l2zpTPmAUq2LvXuncHkJroGdC3f8_LMxhgqMMIhN6xfoI-y-3L05KEk/s4000/IMG_20231105_160805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QDMA5vs-8Chr9xFKzf5aMlRAHABVxxQNiyznBTYqfV3xM17rAbrEI9988_mlkFmcW75UUAQQn7NobQawSvF4BwU34pELf-kPshKbfQ8OHV65WrdEivf5G41tafF_3WvwB3q3l2zpTPmAUq2LvXuncHkJroGdC3f8_LMxhgqMMIhN6xfoI-y-3L05KEk/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_160805.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Perhaps having finally tired of just incinerating Dryads with Fireballs, the Battle Wizard revealed his other party trick - <i>Fulminating Flame Cage</i> on my Wardancers. If they moved, every one of them would cop a Strength 4 hit. That was not at all ideal. I would have liked to move them out of the path of the oncoming Empire infantry, but I couldn't really afford to. I needed a Plan B.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yXUZMKgOQGr90_p8aJAQH7b_79JU4_dS_nl7ZZ1pE1saZoGvpYvHwCnwB6zgSyxkJWzFkgdMjIEp6BNU5hIzTjYTcugC2SBw_kpCOjgmlLyBVj56PlHKhd4gWuDEh8U_Ee0yzjjY97aNbDfwz_p5RWilxoDYoQSozH0t4zdea5XooN3RISfvMNArs6Y/s4000/IMG_20231105_161512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yXUZMKgOQGr90_p8aJAQH7b_79JU4_dS_nl7ZZ1pE1saZoGvpYvHwCnwB6zgSyxkJWzFkgdMjIEp6BNU5hIzTjYTcugC2SBw_kpCOjgmlLyBVj56PlHKhd4gWuDEh8U_Ee0yzjjY97aNbDfwz_p5RWilxoDYoQSozH0t4zdea5XooN3RISfvMNArs6Y/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_161512.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Look at this Battle Wizard. The man is crazy. He somehow spent all battle forcing spells past my higher level defences, incinerating implausible numbers of Dryads, and runs out into the middle of the field in front of my entire army. I love this guy. Self preservation is for the weak, and those who lack commitment to setting people on fire. Maybe Tim was trying to get me to shoot him with 40 shots from my Glade Guard, so they wouldn't fire at a more worthy target. I'm not sure. Anyway, I didn't do that. The Waywatchers finally shot him off the table.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwywQZBsm8mNfoJlXUzuEGpUxmAc0Wbq9jEKQCkXaYtSTUNlAvslVgqastalVck2Is8FpUYYeyF-P1uOQKi-n-yNBk1orjJqz14GDUyxGNDnE5G96vlY7GUgWhHVOPADBWxYmD61rhjxxUCfwhGm-Hx7r0HR6D-qbo-9haBd2hNDqzdp9VLUOIcY9bwao/s4000/IMG_20231105_161937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwywQZBsm8mNfoJlXUzuEGpUxmAc0Wbq9jEKQCkXaYtSTUNlAvslVgqastalVck2Is8FpUYYeyF-P1uOQKi-n-yNBk1orjJqz14GDUyxGNDnE5G96vlY7GUgWhHVOPADBWxYmD61rhjxxUCfwhGm-Hx7r0HR6D-qbo-9haBd2hNDqzdp9VLUOIcY9bwao/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_161937.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">So you know how my Wardancers and characters needed a Plan B? Well, this was Plan B. Having been trapped in a cage of flames, my Spellweaver decided to fight fire with fire. I had spent all tournament trying to cast <i>Fiery Convocation</i>, and not once had I managed to get it off. I had failed the casting roll an improbable number of times. People had also rolled much better to dispel it, or saved their scrolls for that spell in particular. Well, I showed them all. This time I cast it irresistibly, burning 3 quarters of the Free Company to a crisp. I also then immediately lost the spell and <i>Hand of Glory</i> due to the miscast. Oh well, I had already cast <i>Hand of Glory</i> that turn, pushing the BS of the Glade Guard up again, so they could pour fire into the Spearmen who had the cover of the forest. They killed maybe half of them - at least a good number. But they didn't run away, and were still headed for my Wardancers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmJWdvAHsk7hH1tC48Yl7DSKo1Ts89GtIqBduWXQAdjmUNX1BBtflRxkZNYWSXZzhMqz6yzgfnVE2ry5KFjUWeyAVciXbBW2H896akSbjJjWKUcp6k03EZh9E3KeEIgLecon7SJa_w-7fXeTjyeEuv6D2o7gkWWtUa2G0xSGr6fCeOpWPL2xF04stFjY/s4000/IMG_20231105_163040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmJWdvAHsk7hH1tC48Yl7DSKo1Ts89GtIqBduWXQAdjmUNX1BBtflRxkZNYWSXZzhMqz6yzgfnVE2ry5KFjUWeyAVciXbBW2H896akSbjJjWKUcp6k03EZh9E3KeEIgLecon7SJa_w-7fXeTjyeEuv6D2o7gkWWtUa2G0xSGr6fCeOpWPL2xF04stFjY/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_163040.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Much of the damage of the charge was absorbed by the Wardancers boosting their ward saves, and the counters the Spellweaver had accumulated up until that point. They gave better than they got, despite the Warrior Priest having given them a 5+ ward save before the combat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-kBYx9wi1eL1uigZStd7ICyq0A_2mS6N_9b3PhNE-SbNT_7gwOsYvpa_1u7sObtrELPuxOPi_dAzHCstykN4cSr9eOtvY5bxF9VEQlGeqlSiv9DG0M4j_I1pg1QJiChfB3fZsuKkbzhPuqVLWhiPjYGKKb5O_6rMWH6x9r9vcNyQJ64qrC4gnqNfRoI/s4000/IMG_20231105_163213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-kBYx9wi1eL1uigZStd7ICyq0A_2mS6N_9b3PhNE-SbNT_7gwOsYvpa_1u7sObtrELPuxOPi_dAzHCstykN4cSr9eOtvY5bxF9VEQlGeqlSiv9DG0M4j_I1pg1QJiChfB3fZsuKkbzhPuqVLWhiPjYGKKb5O_6rMWH6x9r9vcNyQJ64qrC4gnqNfRoI/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_163213.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The game was reaching its closing stages, and the Glade Guard finally found a situation where they would be of more use in combat than shooting. Their arrival guaranteed the Spearmen wouldn't be Steadfast, and gave me an extra pursuit roll. The Spearmen broke and were run down.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This game highlighted some of the weaknesses in scoring victory points in 8th edition. The Dryads, Wardancers and Treekin were all below half strength (<i>way </i>below half in the case of the Treekin), but Tim got no points for them. For my part, the Free Company had continued to burn as they fled, and were reduced to maybe 3 models. But they didn't make it off the table, so I got nothing for that. It's a part of the game and there's a certain mentality or justification behind it, but it can be frustrating when it comes time to work out the scores. In the scheme of things I'd managed a better job of mopping up the units I engaged (Tim had only the Steam Tank, Cannon, Mortar and fleeing Free Company left, whereas I only gave up points for the Treeman, Lord and Eagle). The field was mine.</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 16-4 Win</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When the dust settled at the end of the event, I had only won 3 of my 5 games, but I had accumulated the 3rd most battle points in the event. When other things like comp scores were added, somehow I had managed to make it into 2nd overall. This was a surprisingly good effort, but I think I had a bit of luck on my side. There were several armies in the field that my list probably could not have beaten, but the use of a simple win-loss matching system meant I'd ducked under them before jumping them at the end with solid wins. These things can happen anyway, and the win-loss matching is not a disaster when you have 5 rounds with 18 players - sooner or later it should work out. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRGZPwjixo_liWsDqBeGGrF8NeM_MrM2-j0ViGzQphtsQXciA2h0VF_996g5f0ocsXD_29VZ_FxWxXEkCs6XBdJWVxZw1-LTGhU7Mbx9WC8UssS8_KYa30xu8FC4Aov14NTCphATNDUXWADjYDoNtbrUidQHDdFSqW1UMU7TwnGCOisJP3g5J3k_2qys/s1170/Bendigo%20Besieged%20Standings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1170" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRGZPwjixo_liWsDqBeGGrF8NeM_MrM2-j0ViGzQphtsQXciA2h0VF_996g5f0ocsXD_29VZ_FxWxXEkCs6XBdJWVxZw1-LTGhU7Mbx9WC8UssS8_KYa30xu8FC4Aov14NTCphATNDUXWADjYDoNtbrUidQHDdFSqW1UMU7TwnGCOisJP3g5J3k_2qys/w640-h508/Bendigo%20Besieged%20Standings.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Somehow the Ungrim list I played in the first round ended up in 3rd. I have no idea how, with that list. I'm very impressed.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Winning was not really what the event was about for most of us anyway - the place had a relaxed atmosphere and great community vibe to it, and I think everyone had a pretty good time. It was fun to play another 8th edition tournament after all those years, and it felt well worth the trip up to Bendigo to take part.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to all of my opponents, and to CJ for making it all happen. Hope we can do it all again next year!</span></div><p></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-8113825302840193542023-11-13T15:41:00.000-08:002023-11-14T21:53:25.886-08:00Bendigo Besieged Aftermath - Part 4<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is part 4 of my report of a recent tournament. You can find the previous part <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-3.html">here</a>, or go back to the start <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 4 - Dawn Attack<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Lachlan Hutchinson - High Elves</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Prince with Light Armour, Lion Cloak, Shield, Great Weapon, Blade of Leaping Gold, Talisman of Endurance</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Handmaiden of the Everqueen with Light Armour, Spear, Bow of Avelorn, Sword of Striking</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Mage (Level 2, Lore of Beasts)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Mage (Level 2, High Magic)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">30 Spearmen with Spears, Shields, Light Armour, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">30 Spearmen with Spears, Shields, Light Armour, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Archers with Longbows, Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Archers with Longbows, Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">25 White Lions of Chrace with Great Weapons, Heavy Armour, Lion Cloaks, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Sisters of Avelorn with Light Armour, Bows of Avelorn</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Right, so first off, this is the strangest High Elf list I've ever seen. It must have been about a 7 for comp, but frankly it deserved more. The list put out a lot of shooting, but that was probably its main redeeming feature. It had none of the elements you'd normally expect to find, toughening up the combat potential of the army. The Prince lacked punch, the Mages had no items at all. The army had no BSB, cavalry, or monsters. It did feel like a proper citizen levy-based High Elf army. But it also felt under-powered, even against my 11 comp Wood Elves.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">At this point I had lost 2 of my 3 games, although my battle points were not looking too bad because I'd managed to avoid big losses. I believe the match-ups were being done simply on wins and losses, so presumably Lachlan was also on a single win up until this point. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lachlan's army was an interesting mix of Citadel models and 3D prints that he had actually designed himself. The Spearmen and Archers (by far the bulk of his army) were all his doing. I was very impressed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh4ib1teu6ESLrVoPgNQYhR2Lz6_8JxbOzCq6X6PxVKmxjFOsfVUK_o31ooza3svgWHpf7yBup5BNULuPW5hFkwbZ8MZDehyFWzSnlydVOE6zMb8fW1v5H2rLzWjb_K-p8GYEfhK69gfJDo-FAvG5o0754J5EOsmANld1zcpnbbnfygmgbJkjMEpB6Is/s4000/IMG_20231105_105711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh4ib1teu6ESLrVoPgNQYhR2Lz6_8JxbOzCq6X6PxVKmxjFOsfVUK_o31ooza3svgWHpf7yBup5BNULuPW5hFkwbZ8MZDehyFWzSnlydVOE6zMb8fW1v5H2rLzWjb_K-p8GYEfhK69gfJDo-FAvG5o0754J5EOsmANld1zcpnbbnfygmgbJkjMEpB6Is/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_105711.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">These Spearmen could do with some shields and paint, but they do look the part.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKS_KVpiflZkxtgUxMlHGJcX1jCgXCGT9ps1ecvubE6Q6zbdeMCirwuu3R5P4shrkd3F1ca5sBnoHrw9xmMIdkhn44d47teAOpkYT53hZOxXfhWZ0x1obz7i-YHTR-jZwBf0Wn-aBZf46C9ZHamWhSlRDtY57hhyphenhyphenm8Wmu1zuS9jl5kq7gWfN7nWei1E4/s4000/IMG_20231105_105718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKS_KVpiflZkxtgUxMlHGJcX1jCgXCGT9ps1ecvubE6Q6zbdeMCirwuu3R5P4shrkd3F1ca5sBnoHrw9xmMIdkhn44d47teAOpkYT53hZOxXfhWZ0x1obz7i-YHTR-jZwBf0Wn-aBZf46C9ZHamWhSlRDtY57hhyphenhyphenm8Wmu1zuS9jl5kq7gWfN7nWei1E4/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_105718.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">These ones look a bit more complete. The Bolt Thrower crew were also his digital handiwork.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAIInNA4MkmyhBfa_QmOt-iLKmLPqrrno_xMQMZuHg31UMbjJUKLAp05vctLPPz6CL5rdAyLvpHZrBccN-id3NBEoQNxyf9R6N3eO2XX-cMPxPPxKqc4AsGTTKfvX5VPxUn02NkO4-Nu6sWGyyYwe8SLWc2aIgyAFJgwMWWFgp_lXfLlNyPpJT7TZA5Q/s4000/IMG_20231105_105723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAIInNA4MkmyhBfa_QmOt-iLKmLPqrrno_xMQMZuHg31UMbjJUKLAp05vctLPPz6CL5rdAyLvpHZrBccN-id3NBEoQNxyf9R6N3eO2XX-cMPxPPxKqc4AsGTTKfvX5VPxUn02NkO4-Nu6sWGyyYwe8SLWc2aIgyAFJgwMWWFgp_lXfLlNyPpJT7TZA5Q/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_105723.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Archers were his doing too, although the Mage is a digital kitbash based on a Last Sword model.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81UJlEsF8BU0MKvSrAWq7kuWoOi6N9OzRKaWLQ1xTTwMFD68TJHiu0hMGhAeBjkpE2nRF3ph26Zkle0Eq8YEqOB3FezIRb6lA6y9_e-FahcuBYsos67povplvs19VHDRJ9v5TaioETUxXW5Y_MdpP61izhBQ6DLKAu68HQU0JUZwySd7t0tVzjSWEe1c/s4000/IMG_20231105_103435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81UJlEsF8BU0MKvSrAWq7kuWoOi6N9OzRKaWLQ1xTTwMFD68TJHiu0hMGhAeBjkpE2nRF3ph26Zkle0Eq8YEqOB3FezIRb6lA6y9_e-FahcuBYsos67povplvs19VHDRJ9v5TaioETUxXW5Y_MdpP61izhBQ6DLKAu68HQU0JUZwySd7t0tVzjSWEe1c/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_103435.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">It was Dawn Attack again, so we were rolling to see where our units went. Nothing too dramatic happened there. Lachlan ended up with a Spearmen unit by itself on the flank, and my Dryads were across from them (the Waywatchers appeared there later, when I couldn't find a good place to deploy them near the High Elf lines).<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfFIL0QVlPVebOHCaD15xvmRAOZflH-vEilpPll4HqRhYMQQZ2tHe4OK8eEdKFsv_szCh23lwM5j7EIpNh_RVSTU71BirLnTb-xjiVXQx71lhdXViyBiud-aeo-NnB-JnQdmnQvpefKbCd2g0bOHlig-QQs1X5e6xeqUptZfcaSKnPoHLJGSi7pUNe1w/s4000/IMG_20231105_103440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfFIL0QVlPVebOHCaD15xvmRAOZflH-vEilpPll4HqRhYMQQZ2tHe4OK8eEdKFsv_szCh23lwM5j7EIpNh_RVSTU71BirLnTb-xjiVXQx71lhdXViyBiud-aeo-NnB-JnQdmnQvpefKbCd2g0bOHlig-QQs1X5e6xeqUptZfcaSKnPoHLJGSi7pUNe1w/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_103440.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My Treekin and Lord managed to set themselves up in my BYO forest. Warhawks on the flank seemed good, but there was an awful lot of shooting waiting for them, and they don't do armour...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOCPICgLfriRFlRbLeTX2S1KI7LDBNnlKO4SPFf_FF46lBS7z-05EyQYlpMC3G2OMtHSIp9FFovrBqmTjy9N2TCk6COTXBVf5pYmYB_l_gRH46XOycXSCVkx4RbfESxTkooq1gONXURZKad5ElSTXUsPzDeh8oDztQae9KtxcSeEq7oj-dgkI9SRKYyQ/s4000/IMG_20231105_104201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOCPICgLfriRFlRbLeTX2S1KI7LDBNnlKO4SPFf_FF46lBS7z-05EyQYlpMC3G2OMtHSIp9FFovrBqmTjy9N2TCk6COTXBVf5pYmYB_l_gRH46XOycXSCVkx4RbfESxTkooq1gONXURZKad5ElSTXUsPzDeh8oDztQae9KtxcSeEq7oj-dgkI9SRKYyQ/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_104201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I had deployed first, so Lachlan needed to roll a 6 if he was to steal the first turn from me. He failed to do so, and we advanced on the flank as much as we dared. The Warhawks landed in the forest to take advantage of the cover. The Treeman tried not to think about what the flaming shots from the Sisters might do to his complexion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZgVrnU8S-BOzaJQ1x7GIirN2ne-gxbLT5Sfg73hwjuc_usWfGX65KuulLSaclA2O7GJVCwO3rZFEWXxp7HL7Sqq6Tg6uYLzP7uupkq4aV4gae0fgQdQbXWEeoRkWOUhqZ7haf5o7BWAq7WkptTMTfX0uFgd3vlLCBPCOAOhWpz3kPEl5tU1wmLVhl10/s4000/IMG_20231105_104208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZgVrnU8S-BOzaJQ1x7GIirN2ne-gxbLT5Sfg73hwjuc_usWfGX65KuulLSaclA2O7GJVCwO3rZFEWXxp7HL7Sqq6Tg6uYLzP7uupkq4aV4gae0fgQdQbXWEeoRkWOUhqZ7haf5o7BWAq7WkptTMTfX0uFgd3vlLCBPCOAOhWpz3kPEl5tU1wmLVhl10/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_104208.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Eagle tried to make use of the massive piece of cover in the centre of the field, and the Wardancers and Dryads moved up at a sensible speed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYxLZAbUwEdJvZqZT5i3mvBE0rxN5ELPH2hrMwcyhe-9vv6cRdEXAibCsu7_2_x_HtWH_51asXvdOncd6TxtwPp3dIRrhkBAiYH4DLvzqKI_on2Kd2JK5hcJefXix5RT87CRYc-AvFRD1igmesp2cIWm1TyLbZI-mAh_dbFhY183bhONYNMfIg7EsW_U/s4000/IMG_20231105_104507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYxLZAbUwEdJvZqZT5i3mvBE0rxN5ELPH2hrMwcyhe-9vv6cRdEXAibCsu7_2_x_HtWH_51asXvdOncd6TxtwPp3dIRrhkBAiYH4DLvzqKI_on2Kd2JK5hcJefXix5RT87CRYc-AvFRD1igmesp2cIWm1TyLbZI-mAh_dbFhY183bhONYNMfIg7EsW_U/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_104507.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">For possibly the first time in the tournament, I was able to make proper use of the Moonstone and teleported the Treekin into the middle of the High Elf lines. The Spearmen on either side couldn't see them. It was the perfect crime!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUqI8KqRCO4hFj-f4Zjvj4LshwEpNznVTXYncab72c9swcvdTxBYbde9baLFOO9dgD8c6FYDrY6eIjSRnIv6wlggNdFvHi322YJ1vvPt2UsdBjHulp5vvrRnsTXIT7Dsr9bSmBE3NmJiM1DQ3OK9svcOH72IuebtcR2dPkP3DUvIwv5RtSZvHJY27Eb0/s4000/IMG_20231105_105615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUqI8KqRCO4hFj-f4Zjvj4LshwEpNznVTXYncab72c9swcvdTxBYbde9baLFOO9dgD8c6FYDrY6eIjSRnIv6wlggNdFvHi322YJ1vvPt2UsdBjHulp5vvrRnsTXIT7Dsr9bSmBE3NmJiM1DQ3OK9svcOH72IuebtcR2dPkP3DUvIwv5RtSZvHJY27Eb0/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_105615.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The magic and shooting phase went quite well for me. <i>Hand of Glory</i> managed to boost my Glade Guard to BS7, and then they set about showing the Sisters of Avelorn what <i>true </i>bow mastery looked like. We shot 16 of them, meaning the rather worrying threat of the unit was pretty much entirely negated. Then the Treeman celebrated his newfound confidence with <i>Walk Between Worlds</i>, and sidled right up in front of the Archers, outside the arc of the Prince and his White Lions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpL6BpWrr7PXfvpugllSdGnrGURDz569MInfyNf4OKRZGSTNktqEfuETn3b1TbZvy8PIjdvTV4aQIsiK_9I3hnrYU9Xto4HdrAs4sBdtcXrya4EXh9WsvgzDIrMJavxqfNUZH8wRxT-1cPAf_oxIyCfXmi795YRWfsfhOJRBZznk0N4jy4v2xf-XG-lY/s4000/IMG_20231105_110401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpL6BpWrr7PXfvpugllSdGnrGURDz569MInfyNf4OKRZGSTNktqEfuETn3b1TbZvy8PIjdvTV4aQIsiK_9I3hnrYU9Xto4HdrAs4sBdtcXrya4EXh9WsvgzDIrMJavxqfNUZH8wRxT-1cPAf_oxIyCfXmi795YRWfsfhOJRBZznk0N4jy4v2xf-XG-lY/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_110401.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Keen to show that he too could control the winds of magic, one of the High Elf mages cast (I assume it was <i>Soulquench</i>) on my Treeman, knocking off a wound. Unfortunately the "control" side of things was not really there, and the entirety of the back 2 ranks of Archers were obliterated in the resulting explosion from the miscast. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70zjPi6QpMyCAm1T10xPyXTpsKuGvM2K-W3oUfAvI70wCVb2Ebxu2O16OJoGLsPfF3dxxomaZwEJiCEawd3AInmT5IENik_sPDAskBmtol4JupNKtt1gXLolt7KmXd7CyIcPTKSvfPxIQ-4oS1vu9rm_IYzTkNPOGYPmKYTTGBTaUwzudfzH2757mmrc/s4000/IMG_20231105_110842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70zjPi6QpMyCAm1T10xPyXTpsKuGvM2K-W3oUfAvI70wCVb2Ebxu2O16OJoGLsPfF3dxxomaZwEJiCEawd3AInmT5IENik_sPDAskBmtol4JupNKtt1gXLolt7KmXd7CyIcPTKSvfPxIQ-4oS1vu9rm_IYzTkNPOGYPmKYTTGBTaUwzudfzH2757mmrc/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_110842.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Perhaps deciding that his missile troops were a lost cause given how things were going thus far, the Prince and his entourage marched at best speed toward my lines, ignoring the Treeman and Warhawks bearing down on his other troops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1RrhU67o80xAGP5n8CFXTDok_dygRjiV6Sht4ohpQ4-6dVS0iSO-MXPOzUkIG_mu1H2ObkRnDa1sdooL9FzqO9WGvFlI-htZ2f6F_m5RzRHLt6dh2igyvg30a4mxzsEp6WJuNcvvhUZFmIO6i-gqlQvLgnaH2PpOiv2zsj-ZAzEIOlN500dXRNXsgLw/s4000/IMG_20231105_111253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1RrhU67o80xAGP5n8CFXTDok_dygRjiV6Sht4ohpQ4-6dVS0iSO-MXPOzUkIG_mu1H2ObkRnDa1sdooL9FzqO9WGvFlI-htZ2f6F_m5RzRHLt6dh2igyvg30a4mxzsEp6WJuNcvvhUZFmIO6i-gqlQvLgnaH2PpOiv2zsj-ZAzEIOlN500dXRNXsgLw/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_111253.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Spearmen on the flank actually tried an optimistic charge on the Dryads, but it proved too far for the dice. The other unit turned in response to the sudden appearance of the Treekin, and the crew of the Bolt Thrower hastily picked up their stuff and moved out of the way. The Archers wheeled a bit and knocked down several Dryads with a volley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFp7uQdOiFWkkOX7HHRI_Q-t6R0jCWqAWj5ju4gR8RNJFGWoACHI8O236-UooZ8ZpePdAdvuZPK1obRKIfnHthgyHadM0jOpMMEZ55uJNn6Ud-vYabrb-Vt4kA4HIJvgxBBY3qLHoO2g5B-f1ZrA3oaUaRFXHGAu0AjOoAxYwYd2qS4WLGzia37M5fpAg/s4000/IMG_20231105_112119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFp7uQdOiFWkkOX7HHRI_Q-t6R0jCWqAWj5ju4gR8RNJFGWoACHI8O236-UooZ8ZpePdAdvuZPK1obRKIfnHthgyHadM0jOpMMEZ55uJNn6Ud-vYabrb-Vt4kA4HIJvgxBBY3qLHoO2g5B-f1ZrA3oaUaRFXHGAu0AjOoAxYwYd2qS4WLGzia37M5fpAg/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_112119.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Treeman actually declared a charge on the Sisters on the hill, but as you can see, they're not there. They failed their Terror test and fled clean off the field, leaving him free to redirect into what was left of the Archers alongside the Warhawks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSee9spkNODuIX6dv2-ghIPAxt372iE9LV9cXedRbgEF9U_xqpz2WroJh5QZutyKCrTra2pA0zvnBFqkHd1ZnBg3b2v_KobWt4F0yX5fBFmo1dlEeaGWLEdmEH5reWWxSkw_akvrzn0Gdw7Wjj-F-5EeBEk_JRgEL0STWVp65F39hPG28gFPmZyJWZ3dE/s4000/IMG_20231105_112121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSee9spkNODuIX6dv2-ghIPAxt372iE9LV9cXedRbgEF9U_xqpz2WroJh5QZutyKCrTra2pA0zvnBFqkHd1ZnBg3b2v_KobWt4F0yX5fBFmo1dlEeaGWLEdmEH5reWWxSkw_akvrzn0Gdw7Wjj-F-5EeBEk_JRgEL0STWVp65F39hPG28gFPmZyJWZ3dE/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_112121.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Lord and his Treekin charged straight into the waiting Spearmen. I have a feeling they failed their Fear test, because the combat did not go well for them. I'm pretty sure they narrowly lost Steadfast due to heavy casualties.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCMpJZFpbTS2OJ61hRKZUfOBMbweyf8tRdky1hfq-J-Ri817xeii4nlm_FJRx2MK5U7xYNlej68kJOnM_PxWX5mIAgZin0TdEUAda18yCsDujtUJc6uOEv8n1OEL358HzhqIu0cRpKk8hG_zo0-ceBJxtPeqy2EsK762cWsrAl-Z5U2WcfyHcOFspt0M/s4000/IMG_20231105_112124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCMpJZFpbTS2OJ61hRKZUfOBMbweyf8tRdky1hfq-J-Ri817xeii4nlm_FJRx2MK5U7xYNlej68kJOnM_PxWX5mIAgZin0TdEUAda18yCsDujtUJc6uOEv8n1OEL358HzhqIu0cRpKk8hG_zo0-ceBJxtPeqy2EsK762cWsrAl-Z5U2WcfyHcOFspt0M/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_112124.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Having rather efficiently silenced the enemy shooting on my left, I was free to focus on the advancing White Lions. The Wardancers turned back that way to assist with magic and potentially the BSB's Hail of Doom Arrow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrgD1Z0qQirt-A1Ze8H8qQ3kyH4X0W86Mka_7yAkXHclMhRO3pdYe4OZ5-cq69Cp__3FF_Cu1VSuRlDBy12T35Zrjh3Z4niA6LafQIwL9-xCMmdv1vr4OMQVrwJZVFyUzZxbEjNL2JSHGEXKCZmh8bXopmMyID_q6Ki358qVooqEjGF0qCRr2x7-L3Jg/s4000/IMG_20231105_113745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrgD1Z0qQirt-A1Ze8H8qQ3kyH4X0W86Mka_7yAkXHclMhRO3pdYe4OZ5-cq69Cp__3FF_Cu1VSuRlDBy12T35Zrjh3Z4niA6LafQIwL9-xCMmdv1vr4OMQVrwJZVFyUzZxbEjNL2JSHGEXKCZmh8bXopmMyID_q6Ki358qVooqEjGF0qCRr2x7-L3Jg/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_113745.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Spearmen broke and were run down, and the Treekin pursued far enough to make it into the Archers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWxu3eDPAm7mKuN7vW0UvQPDiShQ39gDuC1nVD1Wjrn7btSSMlDyJdpww-mhSpsXlhYLbdLTAsOdESaGsG7Mqw7xV-2XzzdAeb4OInuMnmAKteyZfrOaEPjcl1jCVzytDpWrxKqdZh-w5N1g38mR1yluaeGpAcHTLJ-ynb19Mbio-AoisLGliSoxPtTA/s4000/IMG_20231105_113748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWxu3eDPAm7mKuN7vW0UvQPDiShQ39gDuC1nVD1Wjrn7btSSMlDyJdpww-mhSpsXlhYLbdLTAsOdESaGsG7Mqw7xV-2XzzdAeb4OInuMnmAKteyZfrOaEPjcl1jCVzytDpWrxKqdZh-w5N1g38mR1yluaeGpAcHTLJ-ynb19Mbio-AoisLGliSoxPtTA/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_113748.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>Hand of Glory</i> was less impressive this turn, but it still helped a bit as the Glade Guard started pouring fire into the White Lions. The Archers on the left were wiped out, leaving my units free to reform. It was not going well for Lachlan's forces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6-PbWZHevHRAmeYxK7bGnYPYr-FYoqLGjR2aRiUfTMueH03-sZuqF_TL2JRf3Y4Op9_dAlo-GAPPsRDBHfTz1UppygCMLku-Z3IJHQPZCfaoPorstci6R5tf4z1RnS_G6ogSmi6okzpBHVrLmyLcPJAJFC2iTYGMXzneXCk63Smkns0seJxkpyhTltU/s4000/IMG_20231105_113957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6-PbWZHevHRAmeYxK7bGnYPYr-FYoqLGjR2aRiUfTMueH03-sZuqF_TL2JRf3Y4Op9_dAlo-GAPPsRDBHfTz1UppygCMLku-Z3IJHQPZCfaoPorstci6R5tf4z1RnS_G6ogSmi6okzpBHVrLmyLcPJAJFC2iTYGMXzneXCk63Smkns0seJxkpyhTltU/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_113957.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Rather than trying a long charge on the Glade Guard and inviting an extra round of shooting, the White Lions swung around to head toward the Wardancers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGFtTTOjIPcuX10dKSS6UVuKJETr1Ky9b6IaNZZNxVsWsD0_iM8yUvfC17s2E7_1waHLiAKHH6oYbMymQ1ZM_6XkZC1ABlSLaCBaRACZspE-ZDiVtlgmSC5OIhS0_ZqwxvSNa8_MGb5flktYYIAL_d8KI8_uXy1vfC_9dUbZ7L5_J-QrvZPdkJOt1B6g/s4000/IMG_20231105_114005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGFtTTOjIPcuX10dKSS6UVuKJETr1Ky9b6IaNZZNxVsWsD0_iM8yUvfC17s2E7_1waHLiAKHH6oYbMymQ1ZM_6XkZC1ABlSLaCBaRACZspE-ZDiVtlgmSC5OIhS0_ZqwxvSNa8_MGb5flktYYIAL_d8KI8_uXy1vfC_9dUbZ7L5_J-QrvZPdkJOt1B6g/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_114005.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The remaining Spearmen tried their luck charging the Dryads again, and this time they made it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1g9fbhj205zg0vMxbusFIJvCntaBqk_VZQ9uHinBPKO2Dv7RAA9lqP9YEwIOD8BoUQUFnLarKTYEPe_4OnZCYggh8Qu_96uqxdc-gS2kRwxcXabFym7bG3xhQyjp3030CNeUVshYKf_meHF-Y8exZmEazjaRvAuSZXd3qyXxezXgOl59Hba2pnD-v6U/s4000/IMG_20231105_114548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1g9fbhj205zg0vMxbusFIJvCntaBqk_VZQ9uHinBPKO2Dv7RAA9lqP9YEwIOD8BoUQUFnLarKTYEPe_4OnZCYggh8Qu_96uqxdc-gS2kRwxcXabFym7bG3xhQyjp3030CNeUVshYKf_meHF-Y8exZmEazjaRvAuSZXd3qyXxezXgOl59Hba2pnD-v6U/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_114548.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Thus began a long and very even combat between the two units. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPovlEU0G-KQOWuOtiY_lMw0Rf36J-H-NGDvWQ2r0IJGaWhe2fqzvmr_4VUQ2IVweS6fjffHRJ2sl_fyFY9mVOizuigmQzB_V4xH-m5oT3cPaEP7IKlHLE8kl_82ILuNhFQ6FvQcxLEKghBS4Ncx46d5uMFaa_mDC-1Y7Br24FSvytvvI1ecBinYZRnyk/s4000/IMG_20231105_115434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPovlEU0G-KQOWuOtiY_lMw0Rf36J-H-NGDvWQ2r0IJGaWhe2fqzvmr_4VUQ2IVweS6fjffHRJ2sl_fyFY9mVOizuigmQzB_V4xH-m5oT3cPaEP7IKlHLE8kl_82ILuNhFQ6FvQcxLEKghBS4Ncx46d5uMFaa_mDC-1Y7Br24FSvytvvI1ecBinYZRnyk/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_115434.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Look, it feels like a jerk move to step the Wardancers out of the arc of the White Lions, but it would have been stupid not to. As the units behind them closed in, we set about hitting them as hard as possible with magic and shooting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgfVaOQ7j5tP8iwiwmdBiReq3WWApnFDt5ykPoxJfu42_d70dfuwHbny1amrTUMC6pYemwPpGwZGxPs-Ykg-9i4JgUf6US9e2hidejszxqtqvLuQYjFwmGNNuOa0ncXRrNqxlwjt8auB37wVHtAfGHfoIkrRpKevCOGK3C2QNu9poldBNKcZMeW8vRSY/s4000/IMG_20231105_115436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgfVaOQ7j5tP8iwiwmdBiReq3WWApnFDt5ykPoxJfu42_d70dfuwHbny1amrTUMC6pYemwPpGwZGxPs-Ykg-9i4JgUf6US9e2hidejszxqtqvLuQYjFwmGNNuOa0ncXRrNqxlwjt8auB37wVHtAfGHfoIkrRpKevCOGK3C2QNu9poldBNKcZMeW8vRSY/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_115436.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Eagle had taken 2 wounds from the Bolt Thrower the previous turn, but I decided it was worth the gamble to send him into the flank of the Spearmen. The combat was close enough that he might make the difference.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMH_zU-9L-muYnHgi3KN3LntebCFdakSs9uosE4EwMjAmXUXoQnYaRyKWXQR_TOkxNvMxExrkDo39zs3_LaWcBzUBliEIvtB2hcyna1FMc4nuXOdls4GtzIMhaHTx5bjWeJnlen4gyU4iIcPXUiiSxMuhBKGVyTST84K9ae-5CK_d_GM42bUpgPR624w/s4000/IMG_20231105_115439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMH_zU-9L-muYnHgi3KN3LntebCFdakSs9uosE4EwMjAmXUXoQnYaRyKWXQR_TOkxNvMxExrkDo39zs3_LaWcBzUBliEIvtB2hcyna1FMc4nuXOdls4GtzIMhaHTx5bjWeJnlen4gyU4iIcPXUiiSxMuhBKGVyTST84K9ae-5CK_d_GM42bUpgPR624w/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_115439.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Archers met a similar fate to the Spearmen, and the Bolt Thrower was next in line.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE8KTCGA0xAq3ykxTrQPE6TFgbbMnDSUb7xirMqjfrZF9TQP_kMy-pTN3Xy3uBxjgw2gVUv3ZiQ-OSKnHtV_q3VBe_RgJKkh9I4VeGwXf59OqpxIxQ-Pq0iM_vFnL-LR24c5UXum-rjQmKJpu3wocNeJl5eaoZ4gJYOZUT3uod-5LiXHJrHOyT0hp8vg/s4000/IMG_20231105_120259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE8KTCGA0xAq3ykxTrQPE6TFgbbMnDSUb7xirMqjfrZF9TQP_kMy-pTN3Xy3uBxjgw2gVUv3ZiQ-OSKnHtV_q3VBe_RgJKkh9I4VeGwXf59OqpxIxQ-Pq0iM_vFnL-LR24c5UXum-rjQmKJpu3wocNeJl5eaoZ4gJYOZUT3uod-5LiXHJrHOyT0hp8vg/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_120259.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The White Lions were becoming a little less numerous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQVYJTGnPkxZpeLXuzxjNevqUa9aX0JoxGqsah7kJjx1DgHt0AdZK1IN9wg4SG8lZpyEkgrmWn5oPFI3R9tE3M-utb6D4brOP3YVc1EZcRt91loku-a5KkoiAW0hNPnAlaniHqxeYYqIJ6w1TJNQmgnMqwfOSTz6eQ7JJ9jSTkjwhsgJBYtNqRWNFR6o/s4000/IMG_20231105_120303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQVYJTGnPkxZpeLXuzxjNevqUa9aX0JoxGqsah7kJjx1DgHt0AdZK1IN9wg4SG8lZpyEkgrmWn5oPFI3R9tE3M-utb6D4brOP3YVc1EZcRt91loku-a5KkoiAW0hNPnAlaniHqxeYYqIJ6w1TJNQmgnMqwfOSTz6eQ7JJ9jSTkjwhsgJBYtNqRWNFR6o/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_120303.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The heroics of the Eagle were for naught - one of the Spearmen must have seen him coming and finished him off before he could attack. Poor guy. Anyway, the Dryads were still there. At one point they lost badly enough to be testing on Ld 7 and held. That might have been this round.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnbaJQr17l0CIbPPKnvubHhTgPx8STjfKbbPVcfEiU4x-Rl_W_ozyxWlg3e8HdX14B-zGCkn-cw27zZhHjExtqhvXS5KVQ2UENu4DQoqvqMZX9g3OZSCh1_Q1UAJC5z1_z4FSNUZBd9V9d3FCuPTXmOa6HCLKIQpSKp1H6RDEiF8ErIvW_hxIq8GngfU/s4000/IMG_20231105_122110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnbaJQr17l0CIbPPKnvubHhTgPx8STjfKbbPVcfEiU4x-Rl_W_ozyxWlg3e8HdX14B-zGCkn-cw27zZhHjExtqhvXS5KVQ2UENu4DQoqvqMZX9g3OZSCh1_Q1UAJC5z1_z4FSNUZBd9V9d3FCuPTXmOa6HCLKIQpSKp1H6RDEiF8ErIvW_hxIq8GngfU/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_122110.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The White Lions turned back to face the Wardancers again, and I decided that just avoiding and shooting them again would be no fun for anyone. So instead I charged them... With everything. We brought enough muscle that we were able to wipe out the White Lions, whilst the Spellweaver distracted the Prince in a challenge (she had the ability to negate up to 4 wounds thanks to the High Magic lore attribute, so wasn't worried). In the end the Prince was alone, had lost by an impressive number, and broke. He was run down unceremoniously.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72IaK8hmDM3fQWooLn_pTrBfs0EX9Tn3sXCUGfj64aYESbEVUP6gM2MBP4-NyU690-5vifzzMFTlkvnexdpSshjhCaG9zC0H9xZYueBLslvWzCDC0N6NgTq2WPgcwsalgHA8AeGHOx5CeG_FnbHhXLiuXcMEct9zrixqJ-T2qWCTwWBZKOufLFJP8w_c/s4000/IMG_20231105_122113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72IaK8hmDM3fQWooLn_pTrBfs0EX9Tn3sXCUGfj64aYESbEVUP6gM2MBP4-NyU690-5vifzzMFTlkvnexdpSshjhCaG9zC0H9xZYueBLslvWzCDC0N6NgTq2WPgcwsalgHA8AeGHOx5CeG_FnbHhXLiuXcMEct9zrixqJ-T2qWCTwWBZKOufLFJP8w_c/w640-h480/IMG_20231105_122113.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In keeping with how the game had gone for the High Elves, the Spearmen failed their Fear test, lost combat and eventually broke. The Dryads ran them down gleefully, knowing how close they had come to it being the other way around. The Waywatchers had been working their way toward the remaining Bolt Thrower to try to shoot it to death, but in the end the Treekin got to it first. And with that, the High Elves were all gone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lachlan's list might have been able to cause me some trouble with its shooting, but I did feel like I came into the game with an advantage, and things did not go well for him in the end. I felt a bit bad, but he took it well. In the final tally, all I had lost was my Eagle. It was a big win.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 20-0 Win</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the final part of my report <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-5.html">here</a>.</i></span></div><p></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-43779590310300419292023-11-11T22:09:00.000-08:002023-11-13T15:42:05.440-08:00Bendigo Besieged Aftermath - Part 3<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is part 3 of my report of a recent tournament. You can find the previous part <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-2.html">here</a>, or go back to the start <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 3 - Blood and Glory<br />Chad Smith - Beastmen</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Beastlord with Great Weapon, Armour of Destiny</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Great Bray-Shaman (Level 4, Lore of Death) with Talisman of Preservation</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Wargor with Battle Standard, Heavy Armour, Shield, Gnarled Hide, Beast Banner</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Bray Shaman (Level 1, Lore of Shadow) with Herdstone Shard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Bray Shaman (Level 1, Lore of Beasts) with Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">39 Gor Herd with 2 Hand Weapons, Full Command</span></li><li></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Gor Herd with 2 Hand Weapons, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">33 Bestigor Herd with Heavy Armour, Great Weapons, Full Command, Standard of Discipline</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Ungor Raiders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Ungor Raiders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Ungor Raiders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tuskgor Chariot</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tuskgor Chariot</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Razorgor</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Razorgor</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Harpies with Scout</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Apparently Chad's comp score was -1, which I think was the worst I faced in the event. Beastmen unfortunately tend to be faced with the choice of either going hard with their list, or getting smashed. Chad had opted for the former approach. As it was being laid out opposite me, I wasn't feeling great about the chances of my squishy Wood Elf list...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The scenario was a variant of Blood and Glory, where breaking the enemy army didn't end the game - it just granted 600 bonus victory points. It still meant the deployment zones were closer together than normal, with dead zones on the flanks.</span></div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWQCq66LF_mLKtSHA19PDf-ZodBVcQjgOjC-H161aeGqc_8BH5Vd-M3P9u83EkFQLqfHx4w-ltIUnyuKyGuphj7csK05gheOYcFrpKEd8kHijgXICkXKOtCw9CMJnlDH4oFBgnbpl3j0e_vFi3hewpRKwPlRfgvoNBe9B9j00Y3FTM96kMX_XPumyD00/s4000/IMG_20231104_163341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWQCq66LF_mLKtSHA19PDf-ZodBVcQjgOjC-H161aeGqc_8BH5Vd-M3P9u83EkFQLqfHx4w-ltIUnyuKyGuphj7csK05gheOYcFrpKEd8kHijgXICkXKOtCw9CMJnlDH4oFBgnbpl3j0e_vFi3hewpRKwPlRfgvoNBe9B9j00Y3FTM96kMX_XPumyD00/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_163341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Chad had pretty much complete control of the deployment phase, with piles of low value units to place before he put down anything important. I put the Glade Guard on the hill, the Treekin and Lord behind a forest they could teleport from (if they got the chance), and did my best with the rest of the stuff without knowing exactly where the key enemy stuff was going to be.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGztfVoWrhuHGSISUTdkCajSyzNE8lZWDl5PfWFherwoXvfs8u7dg42nXxbZaT-G4fXKSpnwyvJp75o9LBYZ2NflnKWYsQPKXLCwE14qKNMJ_4ejWIKEygX-MmpaZZrFOstqZTiwJtVAiBb2aAc8RLv-du_ZSCbyUG8iP_JY8Wl9bMXrgn8fhu14yLfQ/s4000/IMG_20231104_163338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGztfVoWrhuHGSISUTdkCajSyzNE8lZWDl5PfWFherwoXvfs8u7dg42nXxbZaT-G4fXKSpnwyvJp75o9LBYZ2NflnKWYsQPKXLCwE14qKNMJ_4ejWIKEygX-MmpaZZrFOstqZTiwJtVAiBb2aAc8RLv-du_ZSCbyUG8iP_JY8Wl9bMXrgn8fhu14yLfQ/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_163338.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">By this point I had clued onto the plan of running both my characters in the Wardancers, so they were free to move and find targets without messing with the Glade Guard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUf5JxYE0hpJOjAm68cjY9GA2u5GZd8SI9Do2LRNsAXofynnvo2cXvRJiqGqkBK2KoavY-ubRX2SPuqI436F7VIOkh6PygHf04slgw6Od9DPXuyMZTa3VgJkh0cUm9sEbDER5gfwB8lKD94mTkSFqmwnOz-MLMQUBnHR6eaUIkL_2IJzN0IzzkhWqcHkU/s4000/IMG_20231104_163413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUf5JxYE0hpJOjAm68cjY9GA2u5GZd8SI9Do2LRNsAXofynnvo2cXvRJiqGqkBK2KoavY-ubRX2SPuqI436F7VIOkh6PygHf04slgw6Od9DPXuyMZTa3VgJkh0cUm9sEbDER5gfwB8lKD94mTkSFqmwnOz-MLMQUBnHR6eaUIkL_2IJzN0IzzkhWqcHkU/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_163413.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Herdstone Shard up the back was a bit of a focus for me, because I knew the battery of power dice it was going to generate would be a problem. Getting to it could prove problematic, however.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBB4-NimrCmFaozerlA_4OXOSgY0VByHL-jAReOnVfDX1IYUiLd2x8-T6OIp5VPJcS6_vxmnaN7fMbz4NPLEhX6GHKLVfHZffhIB_ZDccox45-J87IsmEFfl8C4OQ8Ck05SiL8dhHoaWlASdk81E62eL-PXFn1fmt5pqMKSkFHj1ORsQ51f1IIR8GttR8/s4000/IMG_20231104_163335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBB4-NimrCmFaozerlA_4OXOSgY0VByHL-jAReOnVfDX1IYUiLd2x8-T6OIp5VPJcS6_vxmnaN7fMbz4NPLEhX6GHKLVfHZffhIB_ZDccox45-J87IsmEFfl8C4OQ8Ck05SiL8dhHoaWlASdk81E62eL-PXFn1fmt5pqMKSkFHj1ORsQ51f1IIR8GttR8/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_163335.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I thought I had a plan, winning the roll-off for the Waywatchers and placing them behind the Beastman lines. This would have given a clear line of fire to the Shamans and their unit hiding behind the Herdstone. Unfortunately, Chad had anticipated this and consulted the Scout rules in the rulebook. No sooner had we deployed than the Harpies landed right in front of them, within their deployment zone. One inch away, looking at us. And unlike us, they could charge if they got the first turn...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Chad did indeed get the first turn, and apparently I was slightly too distracted to take photos - busy trying to work out what I was going to do. The hordes all walked right at me with the screens of Ungor out front. The Harpies charged the Waywatchers, but that didn't go as Chad had intended. It turns out Elves with additional hand weapons and ASF are more than a match for Harpies. They all died before they got a chance to strike. He did make a last minute attempt to improve their chances with <i>Mystifying Miasma</i>, but given I had already let <i>Doom and Darkness</i> and <i>Spirit Leech</i> through against my Spellweaver, I could at least fend off the <i>Miasma</i> and ensure the Harpies' demise. The magic phases against this army, with 2 extra power dice and 3 channel attempts, were definitely going to be an issue.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In my turn, I decided my only real course of action was to be proactive. The Dryads and Treeman went into one of the Ungor screen units, lining up in such a way that an overrun would put the Treeman into the Gor horde (he was the only thing that could hope to survive engaging that unit in the front, and might be able to assassinate the BSB - which was necessary if I was going to be any chance of breaking through the main Beastman lines). The Glade Guard fired at the other Ungor screen, killing most of them but failing to panic them. I had been undecided about clearing the screen, or hoping it would get in the way of the Bestigor charging. In the end, it wouldn't have mattered. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVw3bREEdhQT6MIEKB60KOqGywYi4714vNY4XmRs7pLDvIjIr-aQt01NWakHRxFbbsW3EUHxRkerBzDj2HeO0XQ9sFPVdc_6O6Em5iuvtf4Pjb0p9YPzxQ30xblM0kYGTAACPPc7OlU8Vw9pm0O9Tiv9torN-5jArMR8iZSD3WijVRxNQbtZ0bnDj4Nk/s4000/IMG_20231104_171045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVw3bREEdhQT6MIEKB60KOqGywYi4714vNY4XmRs7pLDvIjIr-aQt01NWakHRxFbbsW3EUHxRkerBzDj2HeO0XQ9sFPVdc_6O6Em5iuvtf4Pjb0p9YPzxQ30xblM0kYGTAACPPc7OlU8Vw9pm0O9Tiv9torN-5jArMR8iZSD3WijVRxNQbtZ0bnDj4Nk/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_171045.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The charge on the Ungor screen was predictably one-sided. We wiped them out, and the Dryads had little choice but to overrun into the small Gor unit. I knew that aligning to the Gor was going to drag them properly into the charge arc of the Bestigor, but there wasn't much I could do about it. The unit couldn't flee in response to charges, so their best bet now was to have a go at assassinating the Great Bray-Shaman as they got obliterated. The Treeman had made it into contact with the BSB, which was kind of the point of the whole operation to this point.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3PI6T4xFY2FUybjYYExDwRCHEzjqkvZVZtYq6bhlANmojCIPOfDt9Gq4QU6P9FCxbkDhiVK-uk5z6z8Rzg6iXyTxQEqEt6HwQyHcZMzZajUjTugRyt8JrvY8R-znFuLO8m9SjQqPj2iq4H8IlC6PwQS040psEUoZV-QXH1KbLTmMI8K8gCRag28urVc/s4000/IMG_20231104_171049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3PI6T4xFY2FUybjYYExDwRCHEzjqkvZVZtYq6bhlANmojCIPOfDt9Gq4QU6P9FCxbkDhiVK-uk5z6z8Rzg6iXyTxQEqEt6HwQyHcZMzZajUjTugRyt8JrvY8R-znFuLO8m9SjQqPj2iq4H8IlC6PwQS040psEUoZV-QXH1KbLTmMI8K8gCRag28urVc/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_171049.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Waywatchers weren't able to focus onto their original plan of harassing the Shamans behind the Herdstone, because a Chariot had unsportingly turned around to threaten them. They moved out of its arc and fired on it, as the Warhawk riders moved up in support and my Lord abandoned the Treekin and used the Moonstone to teleport by himself in behind the Gor horde (there wasn't room for him to do it with his unit in tow).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARbnptlkr7BnWUwBKBLIGqGo7Qc77vxVdl4QoJloeBceY2VbFR0BjnldldkES3Z-aRUX66JEtqTy26HtHM-j0JmDJv_vSCFr0E8wZJ0boLimEblJABc7wdCrumRYezDDW_TYBOwqISsYgsAkBHoIpasYW9AItMYWCihp2WVjfbQvNyi4Bc2AWAGwACnY/s4000/IMG_20231104_171131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARbnptlkr7BnWUwBKBLIGqGo7Qc77vxVdl4QoJloeBceY2VbFR0BjnldldkES3Z-aRUX66JEtqTy26HtHM-j0JmDJv_vSCFr0E8wZJ0boLimEblJABc7wdCrumRYezDDW_TYBOwqISsYgsAkBHoIpasYW9AItMYWCihp2WVjfbQvNyi4Bc2AWAGwACnY/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_171131.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Ungor successfully charged into the Treekin in order to clear the path of the Bestigor. The combat did not go well for the Ungor, but they were out of the way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEMwXEjBEaqgc6gRo-NStdn5FVAvY4f9KtbglhthJ2g0ksD4MiYWeVfhyoMbA0zIpb41Q8YZjr1jBUmdmBry_EuZ0yc_yjwVz4yAhSicLvq1A6gMAc5qSXvzt4QA4pGhAApjoRCH_smDRb2b5Qkoxao-orF1vfmZUGhKYY3UNOiz3lAKqYYv0pRKCLEI/s4000/IMG_20231104_171519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEMwXEjBEaqgc6gRo-NStdn5FVAvY4f9KtbglhthJ2g0ksD4MiYWeVfhyoMbA0zIpb41Q8YZjr1jBUmdmBry_EuZ0yc_yjwVz4yAhSicLvq1A6gMAc5qSXvzt4QA4pGhAApjoRCH_smDRb2b5Qkoxao-orF1vfmZUGhKYY3UNOiz3lAKqYYv0pRKCLEI/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_171519.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Bestigor swept around into the flank of the Dryads as expected, and they prepared themselves to at least try to scratch up the unit in front of them before they went. This plan was significantly undermined when Chad unleashed a boosted <i>Soulblight </i>with irresistible force. With its ridiculous 24" bubble, it hit my entire army. The Treeman was not amused, as his assassination run on the enemy BSB was pretty much doomed as a result. Or at least, it should have been. Even at Strength 4, he still managed to land 2 wounds on his opponent, and the BSB managed to roll double 1s on his save and keel over! This was good compensation for the 3 wounds the Treeman took (again, thanks partly to the <i>Soulblight </i>lowering his Toughness), and he stoically held his ground as planned. The Dryads were not so fortunate. Reduced to Strength 2, I think they still managed to tickle 2 or 3 of the Gor to death, but then they got walloped spectacularly (let's face it, that was on the cards anyway - they just lost the chance to maybe take a piece of the enemy with them), and broke.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahDtVHgytboqT2ZRaEAEbi5V_xt4qBgWhaiQOidt5UgTXA3tOIhDPS5KI_DjEW7LZ0r9ep4n0yCcjFnsiWIVOxhxG-FR1rPPTto-9UgTXyguR_7BXhcloZvCx26Du3wMUfGDO92xP6jHJNZ1G-pZUFOCQp5FBYBJ7isMtlYflO9N69yW9gOkwHiNoUSA/s4000/IMG_20231104_173242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahDtVHgytboqT2ZRaEAEbi5V_xt4qBgWhaiQOidt5UgTXA3tOIhDPS5KI_DjEW7LZ0r9ep4n0yCcjFnsiWIVOxhxG-FR1rPPTto-9UgTXyguR_7BXhcloZvCx26Du3wMUfGDO92xP6jHJNZ1G-pZUFOCQp5FBYBJ7isMtlYflO9N69yW9gOkwHiNoUSA/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_173242.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Everyone chased the Dryads. They got away, but they were below quarter strength and doomed to keep fleeing until they left the field. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXsVMJMWlQq0C5jHTit6UNj-YCzEVYTmjJowkJambkIIXxNjan6mdqof5gTN-lH_3eQsLbQgSwxucY-FThLfKmBS2f2sMifnlZN4CzmgaiI5T7gMKC2GrK0aH0cgttfasBgIcS4CBHzGwbLvrZCMWgzf8pLKUCwOSsqF87LruRdZKv0a33KNhcg7atKo/s4000/IMG_20231104_173245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXsVMJMWlQq0C5jHTit6UNj-YCzEVYTmjJowkJambkIIXxNjan6mdqof5gTN-lH_3eQsLbQgSwxucY-FThLfKmBS2f2sMifnlZN4CzmgaiI5T7gMKC2GrK0aH0cgttfasBgIcS4CBHzGwbLvrZCMWgzf8pLKUCwOSsqF87LruRdZKv0a33KNhcg7atKo/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_173245.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I honestly don't remember why the Chariot had turned to face this way, apart from the fact they it was going to struggle to get to grips with 2 skirmishing units. I think Chad might have positioned it for a rescure, expecting me to charge the Warhawks into the Ungor and Shamans behind the Herdstone, but I came to the conclusion that even though I could see them, I couldn't contact their front due to the terrain. The unit was actually focused on hiding from my Lord more than anything else, shuffling around in a circular motion like a hairy clock hand...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwLiG3zi6ZxErsr2p4A1k-YjSFKMnVWnWhMGjTPghGk7FFKWGpWPGw9xkvTesF15_5HELZXIhyXdry96JztMD3K6NKx-DuV2Jo5qplKmoCjkx6jVehIKKeogNbO2yctLbflvyo2Sta5mhrrc0vx2_UrnUODCWQSOdqzzMG62MH4SD7qQ4B8cW_sGs304/s4000/IMG_20231104_173850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwLiG3zi6ZxErsr2p4A1k-YjSFKMnVWnWhMGjTPghGk7FFKWGpWPGw9xkvTesF15_5HELZXIhyXdry96JztMD3K6NKx-DuV2Jo5qplKmoCjkx6jVehIKKeogNbO2yctLbflvyo2Sta5mhrrc0vx2_UrnUODCWQSOdqzzMG62MH4SD7qQ4B8cW_sGs304/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_173850.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">With the BSB gone, there was always a chance that I could beat and break the Gor herd with a single high break roll. Unfortunately they were always going to be Steadfast - I had barely any units in my list that could negate that, and they were not in the area. Instead I focused on what I could still do - winning the combat in the first place. The Lord swung into their rear, and the Warhawks went into the flank. I'm pretty sure I did all this without fully processing that these units that were out of the flank were still affected by <i>Soulblight </i>- they were so far away and kind of uninvolved when it went off. I realised in the combat phase and wondered then whether my plan was fatally flawed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBI8L2z-C_bcH2AT86ZULkVHz7TULuRLy8O9bm4U3YJpq4zCmT8Ksu_hDoe9mpS3oJlQyGBS-PGdbMIBQA5FeucA7VQNWhyphenhyphen-5tAJjsms5IEvLMyWesonybCAm1hN0Xvr1NNVRcq-hvQNxDu0JOUpu9L3jvJAq-nsmkSyYUaL3yR1YmpXK4Z-HSKpBTGY/s4000/IMG_20231104_173854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBI8L2z-C_bcH2AT86ZULkVHz7TULuRLy8O9bm4U3YJpq4zCmT8Ksu_hDoe9mpS3oJlQyGBS-PGdbMIBQA5FeucA7VQNWhyphenhyphen-5tAJjsms5IEvLMyWesonybCAm1hN0Xvr1NNVRcq-hvQNxDu0JOUpu9L3jvJAq-nsmkSyYUaL3yR1YmpXK4Z-HSKpBTGY/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_173854.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Aggression! I charged the rear of the Chariot, figuring the bonuses would see me win the combat. We actually did beat it and break it, but it got away. It was doing a good job of distracting me from the Shamans. Of all my units, the Waywatchers were the best chance to do something about them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaLI4-EHHY5xip_BK0ZIm0k2_n6N-Fd4Kc81u8CL7wuHj_GkQCgRMV3rsyVOnoFVHvvXDcHUQdwp6m3c2SRjSfAA1c_xBenJsKE959uk3mz9rSMwjtSH2iZqUYWemzkHQf81PML1BOAuTrxVpNhMl8NbvDF0HqkrFzi_aiDwOa-8fZKaCj4viP0n6fVs/s4000/IMG_20231104_173858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaLI4-EHHY5xip_BK0ZIm0k2_n6N-Fd4Kc81u8CL7wuHj_GkQCgRMV3rsyVOnoFVHvvXDcHUQdwp6m3c2SRjSfAA1c_xBenJsKE959uk3mz9rSMwjtSH2iZqUYWemzkHQf81PML1BOAuTrxVpNhMl8NbvDF0HqkrFzi_aiDwOa-8fZKaCj4viP0n6fVs/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_173858.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On my left flank the Treekin decided to dispose of the Razorgor lurking over there. It was not really relevant to anything, but it could become relevant. It was also about the sum total of what the Treekin could contribute. Even if they chased and caught up to the Bestigor herd, <i>Soulblight </i>meant they'd lose the combat and it would all have been a bit sad. The Razorgor was at least an achievable target - they killed it on the charge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF821QEh4ylFKFhbFZdY1SfJlOxX-qBQQCaZVNWYYxUg_QA2LqwLKK6j6BaHUPARCoOxgZeFkECukb38qQueeuNnomaLrRJ4UwapVnVe4DpRZ8ixU-W3nRaLhYdya5jpYcPczlTtZRLw5XActZ4SCeQ08cZJZXw6LKldgn2Wjm5bC_8dFB5PtN2gingC0/s4000/IMG_20231104_173901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF821QEh4ylFKFhbFZdY1SfJlOxX-qBQQCaZVNWYYxUg_QA2LqwLKK6j6BaHUPARCoOxgZeFkECukb38qQueeuNnomaLrRJ4UwapVnVe4DpRZ8ixU-W3nRaLhYdya5jpYcPczlTtZRLw5XActZ4SCeQ08cZJZXw6LKldgn2Wjm5bC_8dFB5PtN2gingC0/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_173901.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I can't remember if the Wardancers could see the flank of the Gor unit in my next turn, but with my Strength and Toughness reduced to 2, it wouldn't have been an inviting prospect anyway. I'm pretty sure I decided shooting and magic were better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqmvC3CLuqWp9bu6Dbwo4wIA1oiqg7Rate0FMZ66I7WzsLT_CfsoF6Ys4gUWrCFMIXTcL0bWqYJE9n3sODZ_NZRDh8zGQnLFODYrlVhSIDesVBWBLaxB9JOfCTjet0guEvxpC4NbA3f8PeTtI0L5LXbfXFzq_hYWZVd0xQDK-TQtKsVHlA5wFkaqK2m0/s4000/IMG_20231104_174504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqmvC3CLuqWp9bu6Dbwo4wIA1oiqg7Rate0FMZ66I7WzsLT_CfsoF6Ys4gUWrCFMIXTcL0bWqYJE9n3sODZ_NZRDh8zGQnLFODYrlVhSIDesVBWBLaxB9JOfCTjet0guEvxpC4NbA3f8PeTtI0L5LXbfXFzq_hYWZVd0xQDK-TQtKsVHlA5wFkaqK2m0/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_174504.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I'm pretty sure I threw everything at that target. Magic, Hail of Doom Arrow, fire from the Glade Guard... We did pretty well. Got the whole unit and gave the Great Bray-Shaman a fright. Unfortunately he passed his ward save and lived to cast another day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneZzh17jrCRRfVpMsBeL5G-d9VucM_sDLvm_b2sQWX-v1_YdMArSRDDM3LVhz0CIEOgJH2bziu3ZLV33psnQ8PuOk8TSvVVrDs_CcMiYfESDFZvT95U-OkHlXQlrP6D9XgecsiEYc2wij_s4Ha9B4moiSqeSIR_R38uqyDMANzfRMPcHN6_r8utZwXFQ/s4000/IMG_20231104_175559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneZzh17jrCRRfVpMsBeL5G-d9VucM_sDLvm_b2sQWX-v1_YdMArSRDDM3LVhz0CIEOgJH2bziu3ZLV33psnQ8PuOk8TSvVVrDs_CcMiYfESDFZvT95U-OkHlXQlrP6D9XgecsiEYc2wij_s4Ha9B4moiSqeSIR_R38uqyDMANzfRMPcHN6_r8utZwXFQ/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_175559.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In his turn, Chad did what he could to try to rescue the Gor horde. The Razorgor went into the rear of the Warhawks. Then the Shaman again forced through boosted <i>Soulblight </i>(I never seemed to have enough dispel dice or rolling skill to actually stop it when it was thrown with 6 dice). Fortunately I did still manage to win the combat. I think my various weakened Stomp attacks were really keeping me in the fight, and the Lord was doing his best with his reduced Strength. The Razorgor whiffed its attacks, so its rescue effort was not all it could have been. It broke and fled back the way it had came (eventually rallied on the board edge, out of the game). The fleeing Chariot rallied and turned back toward the Waywatchers, ready for another round.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDII_Q6MB9jjKrwhKdSccq61ehOfR5FO1m7MJsYPcelqbc8qAgroj2QAImGs2lHitqQnWHa5zm3EEdCbUgEY-ZtqArzwzi-sV5p4l2eoutni6tWXhixjo8gn8DO3JHkQgzdOJNf26RwDhLq2OsdKzZBAB_aTYXgI9Wp4oNC4sT-zTy4k4xGBDTywYSJg/s4000/IMG_20231104_175607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDII_Q6MB9jjKrwhKdSccq61ehOfR5FO1m7MJsYPcelqbc8qAgroj2QAImGs2lHitqQnWHa5zm3EEdCbUgEY-ZtqArzwzi-sV5p4l2eoutni6tWXhixjo8gn8DO3JHkQgzdOJNf26RwDhLq2OsdKzZBAB_aTYXgI9Wp4oNC4sT-zTy4k4xGBDTywYSJg/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_175607.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Bestigor went into the Glade Guard and obliterated them, being a smidgen too close for them to stand and shoot. I'm pretty sure Chad was able to reform rather than having to pursue anything - I think we were all dead. The Great Bray-Shaman managed to run through a gap in the lines to get out of sight of the Wardancers, which was sensible. Slippery as an eel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN7qQmXENwhfSuOPHbP_TosDoLcAz4VEdtjQbuESlx9Zc8MGm84rGU-aJG56YroPI0l5XO4qGI2wpYZ4tneDcQCqTza2wnVs2V0X_cX45k_N0jDOulWVfQqt-ljyI9ROrVFcEb4jH-jdGBjF5jJq5zYSEVh54u7CHWNt1H1WWxm_YbzfFvdoRjoll_pE/s4000/IMG_20231104_181000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN7qQmXENwhfSuOPHbP_TosDoLcAz4VEdtjQbuESlx9Zc8MGm84rGU-aJG56YroPI0l5XO4qGI2wpYZ4tneDcQCqTza2wnVs2V0X_cX45k_N0jDOulWVfQqt-ljyI9ROrVFcEb4jH-jdGBjF5jJq5zYSEVh54u7CHWNt1H1WWxm_YbzfFvdoRjoll_pE/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_181000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">With the Bestigor free and facing back this way, it was my last chance to break the Gor herd. I think in some. I'm not sure why I bothered sending in the Wardancers, given I was winning the combat anyway. I just knew I needed things to give right now, or what little I had achieved would fall apart when the Bestigor arrived. If I'm honest, I reckon I (again) forgot I'd be reduced Strength with the new unit in the combat because of <i>Soulblight </i>until I started picking up dice to attack. I was dealing with some kind of mental block regarding things that were not in the key space still having been impacted when it was cast. That being the case, and given I was winning the combat each turn anyway, this charge might have been a mistake. I may have been better served spinning the unit and trying to get a spell through to execute the enemy Shaman.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERUuLZZL0XSluxtescKMm-lSrbH3-xLi7yIfO8JpUItYojurOUl6EC9VGHR3juWkaamDogpmvTb7kObT8xUeHmAUfc4tysKbWASkI4wYxDqUkBRPX2OgOQ_ulkFf9QMkDqkmcyv-vQdjuXW5rZtKT59PjUNviTsI67OD6qeGGnxXxmgwF2oS9QbLno7o/s4000/IMG_20231104_181003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERUuLZZL0XSluxtescKMm-lSrbH3-xLi7yIfO8JpUItYojurOUl6EC9VGHR3juWkaamDogpmvTb7kObT8xUeHmAUfc4tysKbWASkI4wYxDqUkBRPX2OgOQ_ulkFf9QMkDqkmcyv-vQdjuXW5rZtKT59PjUNviTsI67OD6qeGGnxXxmgwF2oS9QbLno7o/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_181003.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Meanwhile, on the left flank, the Treekin were doing... nothing. They did take a crack at a long charge on that fresh Tuskgor Chariot, but failed. My main objective with the unit at this point was to conserve their points. I didn't want them being fed into the Bestigor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl55ZDc_PplB98bYCgwnWRxaxdGqrrQU7YVV2-mDs-onhZQqOrndShL6mQcWOwBPBIXbNGjp1NUqA9mi-cHlh_Jamag7p1xugIyneh1X5uU74k75OymnTUj0gXSYjVwHcgseBmpTcGuU93v36c5mT0LyKveIFhTGbS8LX_aGgsQVtvEGouTRnQCfsuoqs/s4000/IMG_20231104_182623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl55ZDc_PplB98bYCgwnWRxaxdGqrrQU7YVV2-mDs-onhZQqOrndShL6mQcWOwBPBIXbNGjp1NUqA9mi-cHlh_Jamag7p1xugIyneh1X5uU74k75OymnTUj0gXSYjVwHcgseBmpTcGuU93v36c5mT0LyKveIFhTGbS8LX_aGgsQVtvEGouTRnQCfsuoqs/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_182623.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">So. Lo and behold, at the last opportunity, I did actually break the Gor horde. The Treeman managed to run them down (I think the Warhawks rolled too, but hit my other units). At this point the Treeman only had 1 wound left, so his death seemed unavoidable, I let him head out to block the advance of the Bestigor whilst the other units reformed to try to get away. In the background, the Waywatchers managed to remove the Chariot they had been tangling with. I think it took a Stand-and-Shoot reaction to get it - so they nearly failed. In the picture here is the second Chariot arriving from the flank.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSIivkIn5j5YXOy_6tU1ejecLXOYHUlPzuSoOJFweO7E5nYue0qm9_HzyWwoLBICVDRcYQXIndR7g_hZVtthPpHLa1v0Xn42l8qEFI3uJKXHHR25nfwXc0O4a2dxSniZw9No4WNFQTgFpG3UIAOTfo4OCggdO7lh-GBaxZZe_LIh89QWygdUybDjdrtE/s4000/IMG_20231104_183754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSIivkIn5j5YXOy_6tU1ejecLXOYHUlPzuSoOJFweO7E5nYue0qm9_HzyWwoLBICVDRcYQXIndR7g_hZVtthPpHLa1v0Xn42l8qEFI3uJKXHHR25nfwXc0O4a2dxSniZw9No4WNFQTgFpG3UIAOTfo4OCggdO7lh-GBaxZZe_LIh89QWygdUybDjdrtE/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_183754.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Bestigor ended the Treeman in short order and reformed to menace the Wardancers. Being immune to psychology, they wouldn't be able to run away - basically they were not fast enough to escape. This was Plan B. My already-wounded BSB stepped out of the unit and blocked the advance of the enemy, whilst her unit expressed gratitude for her noble sacrifice and then ran the other way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrECuXVGplKxyGshHfsYsTO8Yo6l0cioPa81RxELfR6WVPAULptYdzIQ7zYJ7akOi2h-ckcjO4Atkf0_3Rnfv18ytydcFp_r9AE7K3FthwSAcQCYcXmxIlIeFZuVSpEwNH6-hxmssBI0KQ2v5kUz-aTa6qMy9XBvrfJvIQnvkqzD4LGZHiRsF3artnRM/s4000/IMG_20231104_183759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrECuXVGplKxyGshHfsYsTO8Yo6l0cioPa81RxELfR6WVPAULptYdzIQ7zYJ7akOi2h-ckcjO4Atkf0_3Rnfv18ytydcFp_r9AE7K3FthwSAcQCYcXmxIlIeFZuVSpEwNH6-hxmssBI0KQ2v5kUz-aTa6qMy9XBvrfJvIQnvkqzD4LGZHiRsF3artnRM/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_183759.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Look at all the things we can do, now that we're not slowed down by our BSB! This was the point where the net finally closed in and the Shamans could no longer hide.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm missing a couple of photos here. The Beastlord decided to step out and charge my BSB in order to leave the Bestigor free to reform (and the Great Bray-Shaman was finally able to jump in and hide). The confrontation between Beastlord and BSB nearly took an unexpected turn when I landed 3 hits and 3 wounds before he could swing. Alas, he passed all his ward saves. If he'd failed them all it would have been a great triumph. What happened to my character after that doesn't bear mentioning.. Suffice to say she was no longer there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Shamans hiding behind the Herdstone finally realised that the gig was up. Chad toyed with lots of plans about scattering the characters out to try to preserve something, but in the end decided it was too hard and I had too many units there. Instead they stepped out boldly in front of the Herdstone and he tried a repeat of what he'd gone for in Turn 1 - <i>Doom and Darkness</i> followed by <i>Spirit Leech</i> against my Spellweaver. Once again I couldn't stop any of it, but she bravely fended off the attack and took no wounds after saves. I then disposed of the Shamans and their entourage.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NjvwHwAg8IH3DLJpZrMGczWJ0Fm1jBTzd1H2tbOOrg0WvA7VV-CPpTTqmm8ld5poVWfTteubIVCTSXcwqOLw5JW2Jie9WlLGLnjrOrRJ5w75OOxvpwg63WWTG4ZRwjVqhbqDRfjUdqHGGo_4xMZqkXv6ARmmV45wftmmI6nJFLMAyO1QkFjcIjdlVjU/s4000/IMG_20231104_185138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NjvwHwAg8IH3DLJpZrMGczWJ0Fm1jBTzd1H2tbOOrg0WvA7VV-CPpTTqmm8ld5poVWfTteubIVCTSXcwqOLw5JW2Jie9WlLGLnjrOrRJ5w75OOxvpwg63WWTG4ZRwjVqhbqDRfjUdqHGGo_4xMZqkXv6ARmmV45wftmmI6nJFLMAyO1QkFjcIjdlVjU/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_185138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This is how the game ended. I think we both had another turn left, but were running low on time. I think Chad had decided he didn't want to chance something risky to claim any more points, and without him stuffing up something like that, I probably wasn't going to achieve much either, so we agreed to call it.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So by the end, I still had my Lord and Spellweaver, Wardancers, Warhawks, Waywatchers and Treekin. Chad still had the Bestigor, Beastlord and Great Bray-Shaman, as well as the Razorgor who rallied off screen. I was actually up in terms of points (which surprised me, given how desperate most of the action had felt for my guys), but I had been broken before him in the scenario (there was some confusion around how the points were being determined - I'm not sure if we were both meant to get the points, or the break point had been changed, since technically we were both broken by the normal book standards - neither of us were great at banners). Anyway, Chad got the bonus 600 points, turning it from a narrow win to a narrow loss for the Wood Elves. It had been a very tight game.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 8-12 Loss</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the next part of my report <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-4.html">here</a>.</i></span></div></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-41458296111625615202023-11-10T01:13:00.001-08:002023-11-11T22:10:45.171-08:00Bendigo Besieged Aftermath - Part 2<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is part 2 of my report of a recent tournament. You can find the previous part <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 2 - Dawn Attack<br />Harry Pearse - Dwarfs</span></h3><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Lord on Shieldbearers with Gromril Armour, Great Weapon*, Shield, 2 Runes of Striking, Rune of Might, Rune of Iron, Rune of Preservation, Rune of Stone</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Runesmith with Gromril Armour, Shield, 2 Runes of Spellbreaking</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Thane with Battle Standard, Gromril Armour, Shield, Master Rune of Grugni</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Thane with Gromril Armour, Shield, Dwarf Pistol, Rune of Stone</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">50 Dwarf Warriors with Heavy Armour, Shields, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Thunderers </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Cannon </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Grudge Thrower with Rune of Accuracy, Rune of Penetrating</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Gyrocopter with Brimstone Gun</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">35 Hammerers with Heavy Armour, Shields, Great Weapons, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Miners with Heavy Armour, Great Weapons, Champion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Organ Gun with Rune of Accuracy</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">*When I first read through Harry's list, I assumed he'd decided that Strength 4 on his Lord was enough, provided that it would double against Toughness 5 or more. It turns out he'd missed the rule saying the great weapon counts as a hand weapon anyway because of the runes. In Harry's defence, it took several of us waaay too long to find the rule in the book that we all knew was there somewhere. I had actually given up and decided they must have dropped the rule in the latest book when someone finally spotted it right where we had all been looking. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Honestly, against my list the great weapon probably didn't matter much anyway. The Lord was sitting happily in a unit of 35 Hammerers, along with every other character in the army. I guess it's what you would call a "traditionalist" Dwarf approach. Take every egg you can find, and stuff it in the Hammerer basket. Not the way I do things, but I'm a weirdo and not really a proper Dwarf player. When we went to KFC immediately before, Harry put his name is as Grombrindal up on the screen. I should really just defer to his superior Dwarf cred...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The scenario was Dawn Attack, which means you do have to nominate units for your characters before rolling to see where they all end up. I've been cruelled by this a couple of times, but this time the dice were merciful and my deployment more or less made sense.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzI7Za9Jt5efqw5i-mfwpLnNhnO-MGoe3FT7iMkHeSfsDfUqbujO3LZiJTzTG_Kn3Tzc147mTw5NxuXRe4gyLTWUunGqFOp-PYd0XCpAGypOK1lQ2j-GttDEWgnU56bXvD_-8NLNn3IvgQmUDM0Cxssmr4L34Ul7zobhyphenhyphen4rzJKxmKbQf6YHSeAcOTg6L0/s4000/IMG_20231104_134338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzI7Za9Jt5efqw5i-mfwpLnNhnO-MGoe3FT7iMkHeSfsDfUqbujO3LZiJTzTG_Kn3Tzc147mTw5NxuXRe4gyLTWUunGqFOp-PYd0XCpAGypOK1lQ2j-GttDEWgnU56bXvD_-8NLNn3IvgQmUDM0Cxssmr4L34Ul7zobhyphenhyphen4rzJKxmKbQf6YHSeAcOTg6L0/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_134338.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">That is certainly a unit. <span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzET41QCkh0qhUvEvYtZj8XHvcw14GLQdEs69B747K8mMjlvlnXr42CA0AgDmzflzpJD5s7oIn76LnW53wax4aDWj4wX1ZSPZ1iWlaEeh0qRl1ToabDE1ns0eytaMbGdEybCw_M8XNX6wHEk8EgkSSIyZ_RESj4uXUm5w8LzSVO7NCzGgfMmdZb9bUH8/s4000/IMG_20231104_134335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzET41QCkh0qhUvEvYtZj8XHvcw14GLQdEs69B747K8mMjlvlnXr42CA0AgDmzflzpJD5s7oIn76LnW53wax4aDWj4wX1ZSPZ1iWlaEeh0qRl1ToabDE1ns0eytaMbGdEybCw_M8XNX6wHEk8EgkSSIyZ_RESj4uXUm5w8LzSVO7NCzGgfMmdZb9bUH8/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_134335.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The fat Warrior unit landed on the flank along with the Gyrocopter, but everything else was right in the middle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPNkAJysTNgydAXpXT650ZDVBlCbO8ka6-G7GMbgKVgJLmJZ6cRmuPDGy-ILjRmXzN8Of1WLkXC56-dr6K8q5bUuVf6EhGFi8-QCtTCLJjlIolcxGwtGWwhm_9_nqz12qMrxvnjEzVYrLKPdLg91UE1mj1wUTfZzcL2zWGbbF6Ik1NN2cJcxjnKdqzzc/s4000/IMG_20231104_134343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPNkAJysTNgydAXpXT650ZDVBlCbO8ka6-G7GMbgKVgJLmJZ6cRmuPDGy-ILjRmXzN8Of1WLkXC56-dr6K8q5bUuVf6EhGFi8-QCtTCLJjlIolcxGwtGWwhm_9_nqz12qMrxvnjEzVYrLKPdLg91UE1mj1wUTfZzcL2zWGbbF6Ik1NN2cJcxjnKdqzzc/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_134343.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My Warhawks went on my left, the Treekin on my right, and everyone else in the centre.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqg5NYN_1-Bu0_Tsy30HLmbZR9ibVyFcD3-IVsk95AFd8pWknOpYMEO4dsL1kMrjZPm9jUOmi0bpjlWwyw9nhMX8PkFOoM_280jqbDltEpKY4Ks3pBBhLLS12RNbX7CoJzyAyhGzttiF784JNXH5ySAOq_foQq3PEiSZ53TJuBKPWNv806H8wGqsdE4Wo/s4000/IMG_20231104_134347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqg5NYN_1-Bu0_Tsy30HLmbZR9ibVyFcD3-IVsk95AFd8pWknOpYMEO4dsL1kMrjZPm9jUOmi0bpjlWwyw9nhMX8PkFOoM_280jqbDltEpKY4Ks3pBBhLLS12RNbX7CoJzyAyhGzttiF784JNXH5ySAOq_foQq3PEiSZ53TJuBKPWNv806H8wGqsdE4Wo/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_134347.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The exception of course was the Waywatchers, who cheekily appeared in Harry's deployment zone, intent on picking on the war machines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPCzTXp-0syj8GPv3hwPHtNiCUC7JB81BKNzZCZgp8vDBxXXDOWvjWTQYaho_yGXm88wbkoHUI6aJ4o4P4C-dtZpSA4uSzxH-aE3mh4_J_sEBA0K5kwBRMWZMrZlqANOj2WfO-NSxY7Y6jXjQrPXvmXKjk4Lw1vjCS6PEi5gx_bxYGepTvZoD60Scb1w/s4000/IMG_20231104_134818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPCzTXp-0syj8GPv3hwPHtNiCUC7JB81BKNzZCZgp8vDBxXXDOWvjWTQYaho_yGXm88wbkoHUI6aJ4o4P4C-dtZpSA4uSzxH-aE3mh4_J_sEBA0K5kwBRMWZMrZlqANOj2WfO-NSxY7Y6jXjQrPXvmXKjk4Lw1vjCS6PEi5gx_bxYGepTvZoD60Scb1w/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_134818.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I got the first turn (which I appreciated with all the enemy artillery) and advanced. We tried to make use of what cover there was over on the approach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTI8QCpRn09PHHQS3RHGYCXPm9AnnqBdBaFOt0onM7OHYHdnh7b1-153BlVQnOQFVQZTHfFPSJ2QseJCNKf44LMoxabnUQ8YhSCElTPSh8kwYqe4mwQpIbdF3eIpW6P8a_OUnfCYyMJlU8GLW_oxWLNXinsE7C2YA_VI0H_iSn_T5iAj0hsWCIReGibY/s4000/IMG_20231104_134821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTI8QCpRn09PHHQS3RHGYCXPm9AnnqBdBaFOt0onM7OHYHdnh7b1-153BlVQnOQFVQZTHfFPSJ2QseJCNKf44LMoxabnUQ8YhSCElTPSh8kwYqe4mwQpIbdF3eIpW6P8a_OUnfCYyMJlU8GLW_oxWLNXinsE7C2YA_VI0H_iSn_T5iAj0hsWCIReGibY/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_134821.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I made the mistake of leaving the Spellweaver back with the Glade Guard. In later games I decided it was better for her to run with the Wardancers - I left her largely out of range in the first turn, which was silly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHC_WcpiqSrmFNycyGpYGi_wZqFuRR_3GQZwrvzoLToVLbJIZHmcaWDZbrH1o9t-8ftmdD-Yfi0ej5xHz7OY0-HPFqtxocjczuXvb2AtdGOmF9bBQE51FLdXuiTkwXzhgrJfUe2lW2cDm1HE0plRb-tVoOYZLn3nQ_SzeTXwAj6oGBdSotIvlF2hk7VQ4/s4000/IMG_20231104_135604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHC_WcpiqSrmFNycyGpYGi_wZqFuRR_3GQZwrvzoLToVLbJIZHmcaWDZbrH1o9t-8ftmdD-Yfi0ej5xHz7OY0-HPFqtxocjczuXvb2AtdGOmF9bBQE51FLdXuiTkwXzhgrJfUe2lW2cDm1HE0plRb-tVoOYZLn3nQ_SzeTXwAj6oGBdSotIvlF2hk7VQ4/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_135604.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">With plenty of power dice and few targets, the Spellweaver focused on Hand of Glory on her unit, and they promptly removed the Organ Gun with a hail of incredibly accurate arrows. It was a simple plan, but that thing concerned me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1MpUXvlZmoQKFV-6MTaT26MFe3wYgMQS7M9_T1TjSvSarUJdekGDp9wQZKdUGYbdjeBKh9gsQejM5mOmwLMp1ekcGePt4ZV-Ou5qCWHMQnBxlVZzw3coONNNi44nwTR0kanMmQ_Wdg1FdtoFogRjq3nF8pdpJwq_FhaQCjLUtp6_gKIwrj1dgYL2uLI/s4000/IMG_20231104_135814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1MpUXvlZmoQKFV-6MTaT26MFe3wYgMQS7M9_T1TjSvSarUJdekGDp9wQZKdUGYbdjeBKh9gsQejM5mOmwLMp1ekcGePt4ZV-Ou5qCWHMQnBxlVZzw3coONNNi44nwTR0kanMmQ_Wdg1FdtoFogRjq3nF8pdpJwq_FhaQCjLUtp6_gKIwrj1dgYL2uLI/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_135814.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Rather surprisingly, the Hammerers decided they felt lucky and had a crack at a huge charge on the Eagle. Shocking nobody, they didn't make it and shuffled around a bit, whistling and acting casual. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvDpJv0K2OqX_FHmw1XXnFrEVjYVA393wAZLIGfQxfVyeZC28vAE1x62ti39_jH3yz9YToARehIR5ojBoYumUx_pIJCwPpNanLBN1wsADedFdZzKWCNNR7QxXs581xqTZr6QveIav1M63A5CB079Kp2yh6jpIwPgteykex7E9VvgW_KX3pZr-gNJ9B30/s4000/IMG_20231104_140109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvDpJv0K2OqX_FHmw1XXnFrEVjYVA393wAZLIGfQxfVyeZC28vAE1x62ti39_jH3yz9YToARehIR5ojBoYumUx_pIJCwPpNanLBN1wsADedFdZzKWCNNR7QxXs581xqTZr6QveIav1M63A5CB079Kp2yh6jpIwPgteykex7E9VvgW_KX3pZr-gNJ9B30/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_140109.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the other flank, Harry wanted to be doing things to my Warhawks with the Gyrocopter, but his own Warriors were interfering and it ended up floating around at the back. Most of Harry's shooting was pretty ineffective that turn. The Thunderers managed a wound on the Warhawks through the trees, and I might have lost a couple of Wardancers to a Grudge Thrower shot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMStltbnahPOzmH9cW7IoWMGCk73DKm5bq3LtC87q3t2CgsADyhyD6qyax7jQ6gTFXv-UG69ZM1Yy0y3kbYPoe8HuaqANPjUCOqFKeENGlS3Y0OgO4lMyGg23OIKxegu4B5Eb0JdgkuOmdJ7jUPcstxEQ9l3oB_-XwZn8KhJtaxp_9eg54bzcST6dw9FE/s4000/IMG_20231104_141942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMStltbnahPOzmH9cW7IoWMGCk73DKm5bq3LtC87q3t2CgsADyhyD6qyax7jQ6gTFXv-UG69ZM1Yy0y3kbYPoe8HuaqANPjUCOqFKeENGlS3Y0OgO4lMyGg23OIKxegu4B5Eb0JdgkuOmdJ7jUPcstxEQ9l3oB_-XwZn8KhJtaxp_9eg54bzcST6dw9FE/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_141942.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Warhawks braved another volley from the Thunderers in order to charge them, taking no further damage. Fewer Thunderers died on the charge than I expected; in truth, fewer died than should have died. I somehow assumed that the Thunderers would have shields, and so was giving them parries and save bonuses. I confused Harry, and he just went along with what I was telling him. We figured it out later. Anyway, it probably didn't matter much. We killed maybe 3 on the charge. Perhaps it should have been 4. Still not enough to do the job or negate their Steadfast.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uJqZlQfrk2aA3SC9FBblqZDW_VTubs7x_uxNGm-S4lVhYgwI7jHA9N-OWTYigGzQ_3STZV9AI0Lihs6JHQZIYviEsyvHMTCPyOTBleEu60UClXp-aK5T9JP622gHtM6pOXOHtnSC5c6WfhV4zkN43BCT4NHoL6ZX-_F92M-zeaGNeLJvjmt1eMewGyE/s4000/IMG_20231104_141945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uJqZlQfrk2aA3SC9FBblqZDW_VTubs7x_uxNGm-S4lVhYgwI7jHA9N-OWTYigGzQ_3STZV9AI0Lihs6JHQZIYviEsyvHMTCPyOTBleEu60UClXp-aK5T9JP622gHtM6pOXOHtnSC5c6WfhV4zkN43BCT4NHoL6ZX-_F92M-zeaGNeLJvjmt1eMewGyE/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_141945.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My units were being relatively cautious about the Hammerers at this point. The Eagle had tried and failed to charge the Grudge Thrower, so Harry was surely going to try his luck again. I didn't want to give him a redirect target. The Treeman was the only one who could really advance and stay out of their arc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUFGCBYLRe4G-jS6D6oIyRA_tyHZSLze3CHH3wlKCZVEA41YTopoDf3hhSnL6HRipHwvgkG9ZWjshxSVaEp6U7-6JjyWy6zAf8b44hZ9BaWwNkjQfq5SmtC4H3SimjAbK_BhKv-vFn1YavkzjMuPjeCt6h_0cJp65rmwjUGm6nL6WaXrkicgbweRPomw/s4000/IMG_20231104_142503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUFGCBYLRe4G-jS6D6oIyRA_tyHZSLze3CHH3wlKCZVEA41YTopoDf3hhSnL6HRipHwvgkG9ZWjshxSVaEp6U7-6JjyWy6zAf8b44hZ9BaWwNkjQfq5SmtC4H3SimjAbK_BhKv-vFn1YavkzjMuPjeCt6h_0cJp65rmwjUGm6nL6WaXrkicgbweRPomw/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_142503.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sure enough, the Hammerers really didn't like the Eagle and had another go at it. This time it fled and escaped, though it didn't flee very far. Further probably would have been better... I didn't take a photo, but the Warhawks actually fled from the Thunderers this turn. Fled from about 6 Dwarfs with no standard or ranks. Again, it was unexpected. Pretty disappointing too. At least we got away, I suppose. I believe it was at about this point that a cannon ball did 6 wounds to my Lord, making short work of him. That was also disappointing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-P0Oj9BLPQxiVSnJIQy065csBEzBlPJaCAmOMA2MCfSXUL6ttT7iUsgwN3W8wSli5_9Y8MASKpSN37FfoLsIF46ygsMwYfkKNC9ATSlOFZLextJhlNO6JSDSKAvlALXHL5-QDPyY2256yHd2Yp06XOY02EnAsAv6eLEwJalzSRM47btur557C-kBm8o/s4000/IMG_20231104_144518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-P0Oj9BLPQxiVSnJIQy065csBEzBlPJaCAmOMA2MCfSXUL6ttT7iUsgwN3W8wSli5_9Y8MASKpSN37FfoLsIF46ygsMwYfkKNC9ATSlOFZLextJhlNO6JSDSKAvlALXHL5-QDPyY2256yHd2Yp06XOY02EnAsAv6eLEwJalzSRM47btur557C-kBm8o/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_144518.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In my third turn I continued to look at the Hammerers and do nothing much to them. I moved around them where I could, but I couldn't do anything other than poke at them with Strangleroots. My Waywatchers were still firing at the Grudge Thrower; I think they finished it off this turn, or maybe it was the next. They were making hard work of it, despite firing 12 shots a turn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0eye-XMiOkJ68MlKo02EHPCu9fBEa-xUFEJlmGfhW4_Ejx7N8lEm-zD90-kIAVr94nuP-wWvvtpFHbAEgcGk2ntK_vUru9Wf4yLfy1yd5O63felt68MMvZ-4BUa-Uq884XUA3q9UaVNnTbopkqyK-65cHe-j1C2d_Pxsa7VT_29gM_035X6hKAvLi9k/s4000/IMG_20231104_144521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0eye-XMiOkJ68MlKo02EHPCu9fBEa-xUFEJlmGfhW4_Ejx7N8lEm-zD90-kIAVr94nuP-wWvvtpFHbAEgcGk2ntK_vUru9Wf4yLfy1yd5O63felt68MMvZ-4BUa-Uq884XUA3q9UaVNnTbopkqyK-65cHe-j1C2d_Pxsa7VT_29gM_035X6hKAvLi9k/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_144521.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Warhawks rallied, as did the Eagles. The Glade Guard tried to cover for the embarrassment of the Warhawk riders by wiping out the Thunderers with arrows, but the shame was still there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsDUv4fs0G0ZoZ34mmFJ7pM5PMppKRgV52QrOhR9zGFPeEFiNn5RxtjlpQNmEN4zDvjlBwDKLtdtSA-cdxcL2qrBhsRO5yvmb5uLEYNGQOoQrB3IAHV5PCrUoaaMR5i8_SQD82EB1dfZZOBI_TkMtyxys2gYbCxee5fcFvRlBF-1Hby0IFP3Lzgn3-aI/s4000/IMG_20231104_144523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsDUv4fs0G0ZoZ34mmFJ7pM5PMppKRgV52QrOhR9zGFPeEFiNn5RxtjlpQNmEN4zDvjlBwDKLtdtSA-cdxcL2qrBhsRO5yvmb5uLEYNGQOoQrB3IAHV5PCrUoaaMR5i8_SQD82EB1dfZZOBI_TkMtyxys2gYbCxee5fcFvRlBF-1Hby0IFP3Lzgn3-aI/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_144523.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Right, so see those Warriors? They're 10" away from my Warhawks. They decided to charge, and I figured I was not OK with him reaching them with a 7 on the dice, so I fled...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8x9rF2usyq4_nZBDl13m8tWa-TVsZ-qjpxmRirlorDKy50pnCFbJ9U7AfolQPsxQX53uO6k2DBQPX29ifvl2tbl69c3Xn993FIy98ckaeqx8IGznlNmEmegDZNDiuvPSqiZBCYkgbl5hJrl4v795vqwb9t0yHaTwImSQKKcLF_S6U8j15YsnCBMF7DI/s4000/IMG_20231104_150059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8x9rF2usyq4_nZBDl13m8tWa-TVsZ-qjpxmRirlorDKy50pnCFbJ9U7AfolQPsxQX53uO6k2DBQPX29ifvl2tbl69c3Xn993FIy98ckaeqx8IGznlNmEmegDZNDiuvPSqiZBCYkgbl5hJrl4v795vqwb9t0yHaTwImSQKKcLF_S6U8j15YsnCBMF7DI/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_150059.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">...But they caught me anyway. Somehow we fled 3", the Warriors charged 15" (like seriously, what sort of Dwarfs were they?) and my unit was destroyed. More embarrassment. This photo appears to be from my next turn, actually. I was probably too shocked to take any photos, and too busy removing bits of roadkill Warhawk from the playing surface. You'll note the Treeman is also gone here - the Cannon killed him in one shot too. It was all most excellent. I'll be honest - at this point without the prospect of either my Lord or the Treeman in the flank, I probably had no realistic prospect for engaging either of the Dwarf regiments in combat. My hopes all lay in withering archer fire and maybe casting Fiery Convocation or some boosted Soul Quenches on a unit to get it down to a manageable size before charging. Unfortunately I'm quite good at dice and never managed to cast Fiery Convocation. So that plan wasn't going well either.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghPKecwE7u5VA9CWUh6EYnIHiErX8zQ5lFXygYuAxoUC_cbrJEH3rqzxkt9z_JmGfZF7lajb_5NHnjSzw1CWLttH3d4lVZrLul0MhU20bHfSTyii3aZDoCHWMiFEEhyphenhyphenRiFHRpYQtIMZnjbl0y-bSsMFM0sxhbW5ecICaxejqS5otZ8M_4bpwuHu8wMz4/s4000/IMG_20231104_150102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghPKecwE7u5VA9CWUh6EYnIHiErX8zQ5lFXygYuAxoUC_cbrJEH3rqzxkt9z_JmGfZF7lajb_5NHnjSzw1CWLttH3d4lVZrLul0MhU20bHfSTyii3aZDoCHWMiFEEhyphenhyphenRiFHRpYQtIMZnjbl0y-bSsMFM0sxhbW5ecICaxejqS5otZ8M_4bpwuHu8wMz4/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_150102.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Wardancers were making a point of staying out of charge arcs, whilst pretending to be interested in fighting someone. The BSB had already fired off her Hail of Doom Arrow at the Cannon before it killed the Treeman, but that obviously didn't go so well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZ27CUqfIwFB-lshtd_zpjd2anqTIFUeai0fAuNNiasJfA1J7nY-6As0ze5zKJyFyHexqkqeHwGSMO_Xeko3FbWoSQ7tAmxPRqhfI3iQzvqEIpoAFeY1LV1caNuBN91X5jJhvKBeRhH2EpJfdOxjo1x3ExTkDcW1hk9BpyZ8O5TA6qrOeKuf_vPJIFD8/s4000/IMG_20231104_150913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZ27CUqfIwFB-lshtd_zpjd2anqTIFUeai0fAuNNiasJfA1J7nY-6As0ze5zKJyFyHexqkqeHwGSMO_Xeko3FbWoSQ7tAmxPRqhfI3iQzvqEIpoAFeY1LV1caNuBN91X5jJhvKBeRhH2EpJfdOxjo1x3ExTkDcW1hk9BpyZ8O5TA6qrOeKuf_vPJIFD8/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_150913.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Harry decided to let his shooting deal with the units behind his main units, and turned and headed toward my lines with them instead. Some of the Wardancers died, further decreasing the likelihood that they would ever see combat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuIJ5nwgEQgXMv9PDVDlxrlHZo9LFwIvXLluOufHAn282UK1NYoqzZJqd3qILChO0RHkbos-dCfHa2Q-KpOUVxVAhhBvehd0qip7TUGCY3aoLt8G0Was_4kIafImXQlVWnEOBGDXp0UNHvxAbvmw6lqvj_Z457Cb0kfjfYOJ3_83-lLzzog47kuTv8Lg/s4000/IMG_20231104_153217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuIJ5nwgEQgXMv9PDVDlxrlHZo9LFwIvXLluOufHAn282UK1NYoqzZJqd3qILChO0RHkbos-dCfHa2Q-KpOUVxVAhhBvehd0qip7TUGCY3aoLt8G0Was_4kIafImXQlVWnEOBGDXp0UNHvxAbvmw6lqvj_Z457Cb0kfjfYOJ3_83-lLzzog47kuTv8Lg/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_153217.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Operation Shoot All the Warriors was in full swing at this point, with my Glade Guard (generally boosted by Hand of Glory) unloading into them repeatedly. I didn't bother with the Hammerers because they were working with cover. This was probably a mistake, in hindsight. I had 2 units sitting there that might have been able to engage them if only the unit wasn't so massive and stubborn. On the other hand, I had basically nothing that would be able to engage the Warriors, even if they got smashed by my shooting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogArE9-0sI_2X9N2BhP6EtN8cYPq8XN4DCRf3X3u0IwYpzGbApCMzeO0sWDllCeilGzW7sJXQmj7-rOUS1CZu8GoSEDn-yKse4J8OGHV5bgGHopJc5fGvkIyJcXrCn8q99U5dIljvoW0XihACuM3oGDbb7GOs7k1NOOOCItB1dfnzpyBpWaGVaoRUop4/s4000/IMG_20231104_153221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogArE9-0sI_2X9N2BhP6EtN8cYPq8XN4DCRf3X3u0IwYpzGbApCMzeO0sWDllCeilGzW7sJXQmj7-rOUS1CZu8GoSEDn-yKse4J8OGHV5bgGHopJc5fGvkIyJcXrCn8q99U5dIljvoW0XihACuM3oGDbb7GOs7k1NOOOCItB1dfnzpyBpWaGVaoRUop4/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_153221.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Behind Harry's lines, things were happening. The Wardancers actually did decide to charge the Gyrocopter to make it go away. It fled, and went even slower than my Warhawks had - 2". It was very impressive - another inch and it would have passed through the Hammerers and escaped. Apparently fleeing with flyers was a bad idea in this game. Speaking of flyers, my Eagle is gone. I was about to blame the Cannon, but I remember now. He had sacrificed himself by landing right in front of the Hammerers to stop them charging the Dryads (who couldn't get out of range and can't flee). Lest we forget your noble sacrifice, brave Eagle (well, I nearly did). The Waywatchers had progressed to shooting the Cannon, but it still had a wound left. Sigh.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSyQACKm5EDJpWhj_ghGF8tMWaJBwwV1L_GcHWhgiS8dagFPlwmJplPVERs591yEu2b8YrKphMzVEJmy8fTKeWG2Udy6j8G4Dh6rYeBVNy4AcYdeMHmL-MY8_RU9NA7gvxw6MvuENnbgB3kaQWfx8U6Tnyi-nowwU0DlsZuG-7DXioJ2d5h-WObwXMkA/s4000/IMG_20231104_153738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSyQACKm5EDJpWhj_ghGF8tMWaJBwwV1L_GcHWhgiS8dagFPlwmJplPVERs591yEu2b8YrKphMzVEJmy8fTKeWG2Udy6j8G4Dh6rYeBVNy4AcYdeMHmL-MY8_RU9NA7gvxw6MvuENnbgB3kaQWfx8U6Tnyi-nowwU0DlsZuG-7DXioJ2d5h-WObwXMkA/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_153738.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">At this point, with the Eagle spent and my window upon me, my Forest Spirits bailed on the whole situation. They couldn't hope to even beat the Hammerer unit, let alone break it. So instead they pushed out of their arc, knowing they'd be safe there. The Spellweaver also left the Glade Guard, knowing she could negate 4 wounds thanks to the High Magic lore attribute (and she had a ward save).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZiIZwRx0Ddn1JeQGY9yVqf36nhAshiPZE0jBovKWyoDHE9D-i9QFBcEEOYjzLQcsf4KM1TTv9mNRkmO-gI5kVSek_pAI1WASIS2E4i-9L_GkzKUmHIBwAzZn-pMnQo4hM6t-WRkM3nZ1i9A6rKjGu2UnM1u9CeIo0_lPdox1VAGem59x6eSP8BjhvTM/s4000/IMG_20231104_153741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZiIZwRx0Ddn1JeQGY9yVqf36nhAshiPZE0jBovKWyoDHE9D-i9QFBcEEOYjzLQcsf4KM1TTv9mNRkmO-gI5kVSek_pAI1WASIS2E4i-9L_GkzKUmHIBwAzZn-pMnQo4hM6t-WRkM3nZ1i9A6rKjGu2UnM1u9CeIo0_lPdox1VAGem59x6eSP8BjhvTM/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_153741.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This is the last photo I have. The Glade Guard put one more volley into the Warriors, who decided not to charge at that point, given they were down to only a single row of guys. The Hammerers couldn't reach either, and gave up. The Waywatchers finally ended the Cannon, but it had already had its fun.</span> </div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It was right at the end of the game that Harry suddenly realised he'd never brought on his Miners, so they appeared in the final turn, too late to contribute (and too late for me to try to kill them). I believe he had "Miners" written on his arm in big angry letters for the rest of the event. I didn't do it to him , I swear. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">If I made a mistake laying into the Warriors instead of the Hammerers, I probably made another compounding mistake near the end when I stepped out with the Spellweaver and tried to avoid combat by stepping back with the Glade Guard. Possibly also when I declined to charge them with the Dryads and played it safe instead. By making all these decisions, I denied myself any realistic prospect of getting points out of the unit. Sure, they'd be crippled. But they were never likely to be wiped out by the shooting. Given the Spellweaver could negate 4 or 5 wounds by the end, she probably could have stayed in the Glade Guard unit, and out-fought the small number of Warriors they would have had left in the last turn (if Harry had still decided to charge). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Any charge on my part would have been a gamble, however. The Hammerers were right there, and even if you can beat a Ld10 unit with a BSB next to it, there's no guarantee you can break it. In playing for points I might well have lost more. I had opted to be boring and played it safe. Unfortunately, the Cannon had taken a real toll on my army and as a result, I had lost the game anyway.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 9-11 Loss</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the next part of my report <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-3.html">here</a>.</i></span></div><p></p></div></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-61292290030842288132023-11-08T03:44:00.009-08:002023-11-10T01:15:54.277-08:00Bendigo Besieged Aftermath - Part 1<p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's been a while since my last post. In actual fact, the last time I posted on the blog, I was recounting my experience at a 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy tournament. Well I'm back again, ready to talk about another tournament I have attended - but this time it's for 8th edition! If this is confusing for you, rest assured that it confuses me too. I had to double-check so many rules to confirm whether I was in the right edition or not. Anyway...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Bendigo Besieged is into its 3rd year, having kicked off back when we were in the middle of COVID lockdowns and the general chaos around that. I wasn't able to make it as a result, and the next year it proved impossible as well. But this time I finally made it, and it was great to see people keen to play some games of 8th edition. There were 18 players, which is apparently a new record for them. But it was also the first 8th edition tournament I've actually played since the End Times blew everything up all those years ago, and also probably the first multi-day Warhammer tournament of any edition I've played since then, apart from Cancon (which barely counts, as it's part of a larger convention that gives it the pull it needs). Very frequently nowadays, it seems that people are unable or unwilling to commit to a 2 day event. They are very few and far between. It amazes me that this is actually my 4th Warhammer tournament this year. Before this year, I don't think I had played one of <i>any </i>edition since End Times, contenting myself with Kings of War as the old Fantasy community was scattered to the winds. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When I committed to this tournament, I decided I wanted to use Wood Elves. I never really got to use the 8th edition Wood Elf book when it came out, because its arrival prompted every man and his dog to suddenly pull out their dust-covered army and bring them to events. I am not really keen on being part of the "problem", when it comes to one army being a craze that results in far too many of one army flooding a tournament. So I decided to sit back, wait out the storm, and use them when people had calmed down and moved on. Except then the Warhammer world ended and I never got the chance. So now, some 9 years later, this was finally my chance.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I had a few ground rules for myself, based on my reading of the army book and what I saw at events back in the day. I would not use Trueflight Arrows. They were a no-brainer choice that was absolutely everywhere in people's tournament lists. I wouldn't hate them so much if it wasn't for True Line of Sight, which basically ends up meaning nearly everything can see everything all the time. You can't hide from the, and they don't miss much. And they're relatively cheap. Very balanced. My other thing to avoid was Wild Riders, because they were also one of the key go-to options. They're not as broken as Trueflight Arrows, but they're the ultimate glass cannons and hit unreasonably hard. I wouldn't mind taking one unit of them, but they were indeed everywhere - so I decided to avoid them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Previous years of Bendigo Besieged had avoided a comp pack, but apparently that had seen some pretty tough stuff appearing. So instead they went the complete opposite approach, and brought in a vast swathe of criteria known as Highlander comp. This rewarded taking no duplicates in a list ("there can be only one", hence the Highlander reference), and tried to make known problems down whilst encouraging things perceived as softer, like a big unit of Empire Spearmen, not taking a proper mage, a dispel scroll, or a BSB. In fact I've never seen so many 8th ed armies without BSBs. An army's comp score could be as low as you liked, but it maxed out at +10 for a soft list. Naturally I promised myself I would get maximum comp by taking a compromised list. In the end, my score was actually an 11, in true Spinal Tap fashion. What's softer than soft? I am! I still only got 10 points, of course...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbJnntMoVepcrpG_JfNJVW1LX5TgNQHmqPCGWdT2Gwqmzca5NYbfm_5BmpkchFdif3sCz_rOpA2eN3_3I2hXxlm_iCgMZpc-Bc84k2zqdHbqUlFMz7XoNJ_NxCxxTycRHk3J1k2b-1WeoHDN8Vpx0tjEGKpKNhAy6NKWNq_WzurADXzasGcaOGOitVY0/s3772/IMG_20231106_174513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1821" data-original-width="3772" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbJnntMoVepcrpG_JfNJVW1LX5TgNQHmqPCGWdT2Gwqmzca5NYbfm_5BmpkchFdif3sCz_rOpA2eN3_3I2hXxlm_iCgMZpc-Bc84k2zqdHbqUlFMz7XoNJ_NxCxxTycRHk3J1k2b-1WeoHDN8Vpx0tjEGKpKNhAy6NKWNq_WzurADXzasGcaOGOitVY0/w640-h308/IMG_20231106_174513.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Glade Lord on Great Stag with Moonstone of the Hidden Ways, Armour of Destiny, Shield, Spear</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Spellweaver (Level 4, High Magic) with Talisman of Preservation</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Glade Captain with Battle Standard, Hail of Doom Arrow, Great Weapon, Light Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Branchwraith</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Glade Guard with Standard, Musician, Swiftshiver Shafts (multi-shot arrows)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">23 Dryads with Champion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">4 Warhawks with Champion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Wardancers with Champion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">6 Treekin with Champion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Treeman</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">6 Waywatchers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Great Eagle</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>So that's a list that gets you 11/10 for comp thanks to unfavoured choices like a big block of Dryads, a Branchwraith, a Great Stag, no dispel scroll and no duplicate choices. The list basically had 2 party tricks up its sleeve. One was the Moonstone on my Lord, who could teleport a unit from forest to forest to hopefully move my Treekin behind someone's lines and cause mischief. The other was the big Glade Guard unit with multi-shot, backed by a High mage who could hopefully cast Hand of Glory on them to boost their BS up towards 7. I figured this plan had great potential for amusement. I wasn't so sure it could win many games.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It should be noted that as extensive as the comp pack was, the points were not actually worth all that much. It was a 5 game tournament over 2 days, and the comp score was added just once, at the end. Nobody was going to get more than 10 points added, so a very solid list with a 0 or slightly negative score could easily regain those points across the span of 5 games. Oh well, I knew that. I wasn't trying to win the event or anything.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As usual, I failed to grab a copy of my opponents' army lists, so there may be some guesswork in the details.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 1 - Battleline<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Alex James - Dwarfs</span></h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Ungrim Ironfist</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Thane BSB with Gromril Armour, Great Weapon, Master Rune of Grungni, Strollaz's Rune</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Runesmith with Gromril Armour, Shield, Rune of Stone, 2 Runes of Spellbreaking (destroy scroll)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">35 Longbeards with Heavy Armour, Shields, Great Weapons, Full Command, Rune of Stoicism</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">24 Warriors with Heavy Armour, Shields, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">29 Slayers with Standard, Musician, 3 Giant Slayers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Rangers with Heavy Armour, Shields, Great Weapons, Crossbows, Throwing Axes, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Miners with Heavy Armour, Great Weapons, Standard, Musician, Blasting Charges</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The other impact of the comp scores was that the first round was seeded based on them. So in the first round, I found myself across the table from Alex's Dwarf army which had also totalled 11 comp points. How did he achieve such a feat, you might ask? Well, I will tell you. Look at that army list. Look at it! Where are the war machines? For that matter, where are the damn deployments? He placed 3 units, his characters, and he was done. Then it was just Dwarf elevator music (low-key humming about beer) whilst I laid out all the rest of my army.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">There was a bit of tension in the roll-off for scouts, because Alex had 2 units with vanguard and was very keen to prevent me from blocking them off with my Waywatchers. He managed to beat me in the roll, which allowed his Rangers to drop in a screen to protect his advance. That allowed him to push both vanguard units half-way across the table before the game had even began, but it did mean there were some Rangers in the way of his Slayers...</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGBiJi2NXN5GaXynvYDpqQ786ri8aGI0vI4DR4vZO6NStntwRZfMw2ESdESCbjFYv1gHXYu-kIkJ0SwCVUBzwS0t0EGqKtofl2P1Hd05MEDNTeen4PGCn5CLfjsI2ZBUSQQ-6veV6U-nDXMzPPyd2G6a5ab_A91ZinzPxreqRj9kjlzAeLiPtUBMIV2g/s4000/IMG_20231104_094525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGBiJi2NXN5GaXynvYDpqQ786ri8aGI0vI4DR4vZO6NStntwRZfMw2ESdESCbjFYv1gHXYu-kIkJ0SwCVUBzwS0t0EGqKtofl2P1Hd05MEDNTeen4PGCn5CLfjsI2ZBUSQQ-6veV6U-nDXMzPPyd2G6a5ab_A91ZinzPxreqRj9kjlzAeLiPtUBMIV2g/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_094525.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">After both sides have placed their scouts and used vanguard. Some pretty serious disrespect for the sanctity of deployment zones on display here, really.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO179QLq5ACa-Gnl8A_SjfVsOJPQasnQ1a5dgUpm62e05YWKSglqRycXJE4WHOxpSds9XDo7LCOLwkch_tX1XyLbbbI1Chz7eDAo15oTou5cRSjq3UuWsmHO9WCtRz1xEM6qFgOTxntAwhtKbWK5jaC-EdLDL3M2p2DAFALxLeEo8JUlZV9qa5PbHhKE0/s4000/IMG_20231104_094517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO179QLq5ACa-Gnl8A_SjfVsOJPQasnQ1a5dgUpm62e05YWKSglqRycXJE4WHOxpSds9XDo7LCOLwkch_tX1XyLbbbI1Chz7eDAo15oTou5cRSjq3UuWsmHO9WCtRz1xEM6qFgOTxntAwhtKbWK5jaC-EdLDL3M2p2DAFALxLeEo8JUlZV9qa5PbHhKE0/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_094517.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah, that's his whole army except for the Miners, who would arrive later.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwl5pYDx78twRNRuZ6vJ-O5W3hHKAqYEYk7rmKSQE28CHemJF8NmnsN-C-uXf5xOjo3cT_jXgAMQNzir66uzhp6sK7cBNGXQgO0-htfxqJKCjg6X9H5OPpjJheGKKG0TGodE6W8kHDK5omXkrouO5N36rxtNXyf1DV8d5tx9qmi3zHSC0VY9YPAYakWOY/s4000/IMG_20231104_094502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwl5pYDx78twRNRuZ6vJ-O5W3hHKAqYEYk7rmKSQE28CHemJF8NmnsN-C-uXf5xOjo3cT_jXgAMQNzir66uzhp6sK7cBNGXQgO0-htfxqJKCjg6X9H5OPpjJheGKKG0TGodE6W8kHDK5omXkrouO5N36rxtNXyf1DV8d5tx9qmi3zHSC0VY9YPAYakWOY/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_094502.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">They do look lovely, though. So many stubborn Longbeards. Certainly wouldn't be a problem.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHEcmVRmr0QHV3g4siq3CgItE7cLC26-WI98uThf-AUzesDp0buqjSHRKpt3V7Quo6L7nNKpTHV8iHObs6ik5T4OzpdNXP9666knBrBHKNHULTglAWRgPVu0IfAENuwng3HsOvXApdRyoqJJn__Pg6ZxsM37Bi3xu_YUHx65F4nHTeZO7bAwEsnO3Lzc/s4000/IMG_20231104_094506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHEcmVRmr0QHV3g4siq3CgItE7cLC26-WI98uThf-AUzesDp0buqjSHRKpt3V7Quo6L7nNKpTHV8iHObs6ik5T4OzpdNXP9666knBrBHKNHULTglAWRgPVu0IfAENuwng3HsOvXApdRyoqJJn__Pg6ZxsM37Bi3xu_YUHx65F4nHTeZO7bAwEsnO3Lzc/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_094506.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">I'm a big fan of Ungrim Ironfist. I've always liked that character (and model). I feel like the Rangers are kind of cramping his style now, though.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWrLDqWBYCWkxOYDPaxLEs3p3QH0JSIrpkwfJo57gk68_FSFQwDbxG6ju-EeWkx6QUKkJ2lYaRc5UvQoRplYDvFi_rkK16K7-EBEEg_RUn7-ctCmzPyQVvrCrPNDC0sZF6Z5psBOFtsX0eCKhJXySk2CuWm0uKNJU5ZJ9MsosdVX8FSyf75IbTlYO8F8/s4000/IMG_20231104_094509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWrLDqWBYCWkxOYDPaxLEs3p3QH0JSIrpkwfJo57gk68_FSFQwDbxG6ju-EeWkx6QUKkJ2lYaRc5UvQoRplYDvFi_rkK16K7-EBEEg_RUn7-ctCmzPyQVvrCrPNDC0sZF6Z5psBOFtsX0eCKhJXySk2CuWm0uKNJU5ZJ9MsosdVX8FSyf75IbTlYO8F8/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_094509.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Runesmith was in with the Warriors, but they were very much left behind at this point.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRpASyWGa8qMfNKdTz0P7rD2P1xn6i9zW6FwvNGZHLtud8x_YkKzjDvELw4y59IaQaTcXISsQFzOtMYWeKhpvtkAvDyw5oyQfzkxlSENjGWIXZl4tzMEpZ3IMPtiH60xIKjMiRovr7zq2v-1_pJ0HTsp5er6TXRrNbdp0AXPRsJGSNiimH5E-83p8zLQ/s4000/IMG_20231104_095416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRpASyWGa8qMfNKdTz0P7rD2P1xn6i9zW6FwvNGZHLtud8x_YkKzjDvELw4y59IaQaTcXISsQFzOtMYWeKhpvtkAvDyw5oyQfzkxlSENjGWIXZl4tzMEpZ3IMPtiH60xIKjMiRovr7zq2v-1_pJ0HTsp5er6TXRrNbdp0AXPRsJGSNiimH5E-83p8zLQ/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_095416.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Happily (for everyone involved, I'm sure) I got the first turn, and immediately set about worrying whether the Dwarfs would manage to charge me in their first turn. This is not what you'd normally be worrying about when facing Dwarfs. It was very novel. I moved the Treekin and Lord around the flank, assuming they were out of arc of the Longbeards, but not actually checking it. It was lazy, and I was wrong. The Treeman decided he'd give people a 12" charge if they wanted to try to roll a 9 on the dice. The Warhawks swept around the flank of the Warriors, whilst the Wardancers went around the Slayers and the Waywatchers crept up behind. Then the shooting started. The Slayers lost a few of their number to the rapid fire from the Waywatchers, whilst the Longbeards lost maybe 7 models to the massed fire of the Glade Guard.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgUN01C1WoVGpT3jK_akd1svK1ZfLXDMxJn384gO-MJ7kgFrpsG_Cphy31bULcT2rcIWFmNkTjwXNsohiZ8TT-mmV6lPy3vkQkX2Se6C_dM7vvzvvxAXJPWZgKw2IVc8GRNygDARPBNwQj3zajQv5WjjdX9iV67d9EY1AnwwdD_JIagDYPPsYX5NL2A/s4000/IMG_20231104_100458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgUN01C1WoVGpT3jK_akd1svK1ZfLXDMxJn384gO-MJ7kgFrpsG_Cphy31bULcT2rcIWFmNkTjwXNsohiZ8TT-mmV6lPy3vkQkX2Se6C_dM7vvzvvxAXJPWZgKw2IVc8GRNygDARPBNwQj3zajQv5WjjdX9iV67d9EY1AnwwdD_JIagDYPPsYX5NL2A/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_100458.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Alex spotted that I had failed to keep the Treekin out of the arc of the Longbeards, so declared the charge. I think he needed about an 8 on the dice, and thankfully he failed. That combat would not have gone well. The Rangers, having done an admirable job of protecting the vanguard space, now became a headache for him. They thought about charging (it would have been a pretty long way), about shooting through the trees, and eventually settled for marching to try to clear a path for Ungrim and his mates to wheel past.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAYgsVV_k-piGqUApS4CpxsMcBW1rSKYuQNEZ4xzlGd3sjKTfFnOcASbanu-Ur04zSkTdoVcJzS3zPofyQ3lgkXmZZtso39hPmTQEl4jo9fOPqnWnNHB3MbMxFV_5YlljchTOkUm_gJ4gurS7ixTMODM0zyUY1hcY5kFm1xDF0PBVDlvHQKIeFIuX_uM/s4000/IMG_20231104_100501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAYgsVV_k-piGqUApS4CpxsMcBW1rSKYuQNEZ4xzlGd3sjKTfFnOcASbanu-Ur04zSkTdoVcJzS3zPofyQ3lgkXmZZtso39hPmTQEl4jo9fOPqnWnNHB3MbMxFV_5YlljchTOkUm_gJ4gurS7ixTMODM0zyUY1hcY5kFm1xDF0PBVDlvHQKIeFIuX_uM/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_100501.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Warriors turned to face the Warhawks, which was predictable. If I'm honest though, it was probably wrong. The Warhawks charging alone would have bounced off their flank or rear. As it was, the Warriors were wasting precious time when they were already well behind their friends.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx96DtEVC1Bpc01xFplZ4qUsXgwTUyzKWJfpPLHbjtJdQYy1FUyQHYVp_ZdEut2DpbraZDs4XvgwF9RlTMARZE3-V5ISbW3a5nn7wdI1OkpZqmxlefieYg4ysHpQnTNgChw04L69bR31hGUkQqq6DO6i2JUhY1HeeUVbvzcf15zqVzsIi1RndpDOTt28/s4000/IMG_20231104_100504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx96DtEVC1Bpc01xFplZ4qUsXgwTUyzKWJfpPLHbjtJdQYy1FUyQHYVp_ZdEut2DpbraZDs4XvgwF9RlTMARZE3-V5ISbW3a5nn7wdI1OkpZqmxlefieYg4ysHpQnTNgChw04L69bR31hGUkQqq6DO6i2JUhY1HeeUVbvzcf15zqVzsIi1RndpDOTt28/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_100504.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">At the start of my Turn 2, I already had some serious decisions to make. The Dwarfs were advancing into a pretty nasty area, but they were also belligerent and numerous. If I stood back and shot again to try to reduce their numbers, someone was probably going to get charged by Dwarfs. There's a level of shame associated with this, I'm sure...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLNQXOvSQQIwUV9wZLXx0Yt9PGO0efB7BHgG7rY5DEdsXhhw7RiX8_yx15Gj0qtKA6B8GQrGq51EWc1vWaQ0K8lyOzAi6iq-Hfbc-uuJVVJ5Txz6WobgoOVwLVMMuoXwgJ3pPEZzGALkcVrOOPqu43qnf3cgrhf4LxdN8LBx733NkB5RN-dd2TqhXVR8/s4000/IMG_20231104_100509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLNQXOvSQQIwUV9wZLXx0Yt9PGO0efB7BHgG7rY5DEdsXhhw7RiX8_yx15Gj0qtKA6B8GQrGq51EWc1vWaQ0K8lyOzAi6iq-Hfbc-uuJVVJ5Txz6WobgoOVwLVMMuoXwgJ3pPEZzGALkcVrOOPqu43qnf3cgrhf4LxdN8LBx733NkB5RN-dd2TqhXVR8/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_100509.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Decisions here too. At this point I realised that Skirmishers can't see sideways in this edition, so the Wardancers were out of position. But the Rangers were right on top of us. I could have sent the Treeman across into the flank of the Longbeards, but Ungrim was right there, and he could kill anything in my army in a single turn. He was the main conundrum in this whole thing.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTggt_sMGZobQd9LBY3ZtAIz5YavRsl7tzgtfLPFS9P0ulz74h1WAQvq8TuA7azUMBdp3ADaTY-v4zq7vnUbr1ZkadT-FfIG3JgHcRgrol0V3q80vXarMscqegc-675V-8bdFuSZ3vVdbBVN5BcUDtRL4dFXjb4zy1fTgjNA_VGmRmwHI2gA-YyJb71SM/s4000/IMG_20231104_101847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTggt_sMGZobQd9LBY3ZtAIz5YavRsl7tzgtfLPFS9P0ulz74h1WAQvq8TuA7azUMBdp3ADaTY-v4zq7vnUbr1ZkadT-FfIG3JgHcRgrol0V3q80vXarMscqegc-675V-8bdFuSZ3vVdbBVN5BcUDtRL4dFXjb4zy1fTgjNA_VGmRmwHI2gA-YyJb71SM/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_101847.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">I am not a smart man, but I know what aggression is. The Dryads and Treeman decided they couldn't leave the Rangers to their own devices, and charged. The stand-and-shoot reaction hurt the Dryads a lot more than expected, but at least they couldn't panic.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBUmGmVrDxY89e_xq3LEGSdvxYcBSjbr6w8CZZp8gy612i6N42uozIt05jVZ9W2CPS2YP3XSuQPy3lAUjkO1cfZOPchEP1p2DR-LyH99k8qI9AwqfTrw3N6nfL2MSvoyJWpDu6oxatZFgXE2VIC6r1UVqz_XWRjpYyncyNAMBc2HHCBxEHuRSRG-lLRg/s4000/IMG_20231104_101850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBUmGmVrDxY89e_xq3LEGSdvxYcBSjbr6w8CZZp8gy612i6N42uozIt05jVZ9W2CPS2YP3XSuQPy3lAUjkO1cfZOPchEP1p2DR-LyH99k8qI9AwqfTrw3N6nfL2MSvoyJWpDu6oxatZFgXE2VIC6r1UVqz_XWRjpYyncyNAMBc2HHCBxEHuRSRG-lLRg/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_101850.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Warhawks skipped right past the Warriors and into the flank of the Longbeards, along with the Lord and his Treekin buddies in the front.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEqReClzfKL2QRecxSHAIw0AyWMBVRuFqzqi8KmQRqXQnTNKfpPcwdMWbPR1keZjegr6uHLNSjMrI4odqP2wCh-EN4dwzRvugsOtRSZSwASQPGMFoN604VEeGEQaYQkDRy-VfrOYJ8tklgfd8oTh0v2bqt6MB2rSmyFLOn0BSCL92_ykIKxKIvpIjOH0/s4000/IMG_20231104_101854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEqReClzfKL2QRecxSHAIw0AyWMBVRuFqzqi8KmQRqXQnTNKfpPcwdMWbPR1keZjegr6uHLNSjMrI4odqP2wCh-EN4dwzRvugsOtRSZSwASQPGMFoN604VEeGEQaYQkDRy-VfrOYJ8tklgfd8oTh0v2bqt6MB2rSmyFLOn0BSCL92_ykIKxKIvpIjOH0/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_101854.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">I had decided a round of shooting was not going to get me anywhere fast, and I could still focus on the slayers whilst I tried to remove their support. The downside to this plan was that the Longbeards probably weren't going anywhere, and Ungrim was right in front of my Lord (and probably the Treeman). Oh well, at least he'd have to choose between them...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHC_P_YigFttQ1Gv65BB6fBTtNndDJ9_4fuRqlFFsfsmrZ-C33NM8wbQGBKU81Dor60eneLS1l4X3kBygjPf3itZfXbWgD7d7Vu-Ry-Lg3e7XCDyi42sJFj45Bo7Q5BGWKouuloxXhex78CA4V5OcMcuZAgLOJMby9SbCT9aL2mBoeNTpYLRsSOq-1IpE/s4000/IMG_20231104_102853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHC_P_YigFttQ1Gv65BB6fBTtNndDJ9_4fuRqlFFsfsmrZ-C33NM8wbQGBKU81Dor60eneLS1l4X3kBygjPf3itZfXbWgD7d7Vu-Ry-Lg3e7XCDyi42sJFj45Bo7Q5BGWKouuloxXhex78CA4V5OcMcuZAgLOJMby9SbCT9aL2mBoeNTpYLRsSOq-1IpE/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_102853.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Maximum firepower was unloaded into the Slayers that turn. That probably included Hand of Glory on the Glade Guard, and the Hail of Doom Arrow. I had considered saving it for the Miners when they arrived, but I decided to focus on the immediate problem.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7vVhO4r6S-4JrDOX2px0TTQKcGDle_HwEA0VYduhzKFqX1UzRWIbWkDdbEM69E7jajVssrmpb4l1c88P7i-f92NWuH7v4t3QnpMK3Ke7y_gzFJrD5md6pPvqklYlUdVmX-rsfTzfDTmMhFyQOu077Cs4BiObrPCLaFZnunbdbCSwc0fat_F100-sEOA/s4000/IMG_20231104_102911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7vVhO4r6S-4JrDOX2px0TTQKcGDle_HwEA0VYduhzKFqX1UzRWIbWkDdbEM69E7jajVssrmpb4l1c88P7i-f92NWuH7v4t3QnpMK3Ke7y_gzFJrD5md6pPvqklYlUdVmX-rsfTzfDTmMhFyQOu077Cs4BiObrPCLaFZnunbdbCSwc0fat_F100-sEOA/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_102911.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">This combat was important. We were going to need to do as many wounds as possible on the charge, before we lost all our spear and impact hit bonuses.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCQngmjLQqApbZL8sGFKq4usnySgFw_1T93H6U6ru-eD6ZgeeedLhZxSSOHHGbp-_CekXtDI2Zk4ph46QNUDobLuFFV3n7sYMW9fNXHU3PgyMeNXY2USZZ3oiS5jm0AixwUPZJFuyxQoiOxZJU5bSI8wvCLGIr6SsXmC_fVhv-YQn-Cs869ywfGC6cAg/s4000/IMG_20231104_103912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCQngmjLQqApbZL8sGFKq4usnySgFw_1T93H6U6ru-eD6ZgeeedLhZxSSOHHGbp-_CekXtDI2Zk4ph46QNUDobLuFFV3n7sYMW9fNXHU3PgyMeNXY2USZZ3oiS5jm0AixwUPZJFuyxQoiOxZJU5bSI8wvCLGIr6SsXmC_fVhv-YQn-Cs869ywfGC6cAg/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_103912.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">In the end we did quite well. The Treekin got hacked up a bit (I don't roll 6+ ward saves), the Warhawks got off relatively lightly, and the Longbeards copped it pretty hard, losing something like 15 models. We won the combat, they were stubborn and didn't go anywhere. Pretty much as expected. Alex had rolled the maximum level for how much his army hated mine (ie everything in his army was utterly Wood Elf intolerant), so the toll in the first round of any combat was likely to be high for me.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAUfz0CSyXHOGKofHAfKVKeJ4Y8v5Id2U4d6H5bKX6ADWz3p2JJclmWgV8BBnojENS9gu0wwXR0RPPc_Qk-dqpwYH9spqFyFT5kxC9Pl5RhzGRUgH-wnVyDvazMxSpp66VQcllTGu_jY1MdzHKBIkcS2g5gqu0NekyOYTkZhoV3MHmlBjV5YniXDcpAw/s4000/IMG_20231104_104742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAUfz0CSyXHOGKofHAfKVKeJ4Y8v5Id2U4d6H5bKX6ADWz3p2JJclmWgV8BBnojENS9gu0wwXR0RPPc_Qk-dqpwYH9spqFyFT5kxC9Pl5RhzGRUgH-wnVyDvazMxSpp66VQcllTGu_jY1MdzHKBIkcS2g5gqu0NekyOYTkZhoV3MHmlBjV5YniXDcpAw/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_104742.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The other combat went far better than expected. The Dryads and Treeman managed to kill 16 of the 20 Rangers on the charge, and they duly fled. The Dryads pursued and failed to catch them, but they'd need double 1s to rally so it didn't matter (they did run all the way off the table eventually). The really important thing was that the Dryads went far enough to hit the flank of the Slayers. That meant Ungrim would be slowed down and couldn't hit either of his ideal targets. It was a great outcome.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBkBCpYAQ_UOIG0OotatZdjX9JcFSBrFkA2Jx3QMjbLavlPDm7WvSIuhBbSMDU6QenqYt22zfT5uHhuDWBcc6QNwACAw2yHxKFU7pYFW9B9_Th_4z4Z-J1dWCFqf8ifb5MSdxAigwDClpYbWqsTnl5udvsiP2qp-fhKKyTieSrV1VRto6PqfDZfaIw8s/s4000/IMG_20231104_104745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBkBCpYAQ_UOIG0OotatZdjX9JcFSBrFkA2Jx3QMjbLavlPDm7WvSIuhBbSMDU6QenqYt22zfT5uHhuDWBcc6QNwACAw2yHxKFU7pYFW9B9_Th_4z4Z-J1dWCFqf8ifb5MSdxAigwDClpYbWqsTnl5udvsiP2qp-fhKKyTieSrV1VRto6PqfDZfaIw8s/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_104745.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The situation actually looked pretty good in terms of how much I had waiting in the wings, but when you think that nothing was likely to engage Ungrim without dying, and he couldn't be broken, the equation became less favourable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAJ9V0T2RE8c_H_-NNxneZcTDIeGAwQhd-cVQiuTZuPscAhyP9tENkKm5meIeMeZW_5s0VWM_9tREy8V-gV8zMJtA4VJQGPQNqlhZsVT6FpGNwJQRBocLqS-VmFaluPv5-Flioxj5KxRf8Mmz7k0K7LXT9KTt5Brja5nkgUGN8DinY0Hkp9SBCs7wZUU/s3841/IMG_20231104_105118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="3841" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAJ9V0T2RE8c_H_-NNxneZcTDIeGAwQhd-cVQiuTZuPscAhyP9tENkKm5meIeMeZW_5s0VWM_9tREy8V-gV8zMJtA4VJQGPQNqlhZsVT6FpGNwJQRBocLqS-VmFaluPv5-Flioxj5KxRf8Mmz7k0K7LXT9KTt5Brja5nkgUGN8DinY0Hkp9SBCs7wZUU/w640-h322/IMG_20231104_105118.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah, I see you there... I really like Ungrim. Shame he was working for the other side.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl-NCKKBZkX9MUzViR3fGmKCy0zKkW_WJRaahy460zPSTZJE72RLSK0BWYsqz-XI2R87e8sWsNfGdAeHXbASDbmgBeYoqEmxHab-f_O05i2RDyH9RJTqqjvBgpzZfPTiXHBcLIqLOdtR-XwqRUpazMft-JkJ6f4o3WYChqd3Pf_9cA5hdVYij9gZBp8Y/s4000/IMG_20231104_110453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl-NCKKBZkX9MUzViR3fGmKCy0zKkW_WJRaahy460zPSTZJE72RLSK0BWYsqz-XI2R87e8sWsNfGdAeHXbASDbmgBeYoqEmxHab-f_O05i2RDyH9RJTqqjvBgpzZfPTiXHBcLIqLOdtR-XwqRUpazMft-JkJ6f4o3WYChqd3Pf_9cA5hdVYij9gZBp8Y/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_110453.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The grind on the Longbeards was very nearly successful in the second round. Only 2 regular models left, including the banner bearer with the stubborn rune. Unfortunately that was my window. When I killed the rest of them now, the BSB might hardly lose combat at all, and keep us all stuck there.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEafB7p9XR7V5gqvcaDPDH1Gel0Tq-P2CG8wrqotvyhDZCUJmnZ03UntvlR-BqOoWeJjOKBbB2YwtwWGit6Zm0q9vIKArZ4rblp0gkigeTKpkroZmysWP6AqCvtz-fi8qr3JD18IxmGO_taSuNx3j9LF-SGRQhnoy3xPu_63kL6n-b2kW0Iwrw4nOyhyphenhyphenw/s4000/IMG_20231104_110536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEafB7p9XR7V5gqvcaDPDH1Gel0Tq-P2CG8wrqotvyhDZCUJmnZ03UntvlR-BqOoWeJjOKBbB2YwtwWGit6Zm0q9vIKArZ4rblp0gkigeTKpkroZmysWP6AqCvtz-fi8qr3JD18IxmGO_taSuNx3j9LF-SGRQhnoy3xPu_63kL6n-b2kW0Iwrw4nOyhyphenhyphenw/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_110536.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Dryads (I think the Branchwraith in particular) actually did quite well against the Slayers, and even beat them by one. Of course they then reformed to face us, and a time of horrors would soon be upon us...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh52O9uMPYdLWb2iztKGxwnkBIDonEn2HFOctn9M2fwDxeCTAu_59Pta2J33xXQW0mfT_iPB6nzAHCgY1Z0bJFoF1EHNqcyTc7YX-nZwTd84laQwA0Ilpnaa4Psw7v4KbYmz40N1QFCMKqoTxw5zLF6ovBVw993zu7b1vGx6TyW5E8YGOZlVPukvGR7M/s4000/IMG_20231104_111248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh52O9uMPYdLWb2iztKGxwnkBIDonEn2HFOctn9M2fwDxeCTAu_59Pta2J33xXQW0mfT_iPB6nzAHCgY1Z0bJFoF1EHNqcyTc7YX-nZwTd84laQwA0Ilpnaa4Psw7v4KbYmz40N1QFCMKqoTxw5zLF6ovBVw993zu7b1vGx6TyW5E8YGOZlVPukvGR7M/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_111248.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">OK, so the table is a bit messy over there. But you can see that the Miners had now turned up on the flank. They had looked around for somewhere useful to appear, but lacked the range to really make anything happen. You can also see that the Glade Guard advanced without any target to shoot at, and the Eagle had moved into a sacrificial position to try to shield the Warhawks from the Warriors (in case we failed to break through the Longbeards, which we obviously did).</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6cTD62hq7dv_6jb8QkVwt3rV5CiurhdzAksfOzwilpU0WQZ1hA7Wp5NP-MuVfkF0C6iL_D5kts2Z-ijZa3yg_Nsi4H8XVwdxfitMbzyja0S7KDVkzr5SoDyLwdTUPHleFS5FuNitNXMJZwq_i81qlAicX8_uTkgEiBAOicG8g7eU-pmhJQQCFlWBe1c/s4000/IMG_20231104_112718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6cTD62hq7dv_6jb8QkVwt3rV5CiurhdzAksfOzwilpU0WQZ1hA7Wp5NP-MuVfkF0C6iL_D5kts2Z-ijZa3yg_Nsi4H8XVwdxfitMbzyja0S7KDVkzr5SoDyLwdTUPHleFS5FuNitNXMJZwq_i81qlAicX8_uTkgEiBAOicG8g7eU-pmhJQQCFlWBe1c/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_112718.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The following turn, Ungrim and his wave of Giant Slayer mates made short work of the Dryads, broke them, and ran them down. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq3F8hcBfJ5JMOtyZoGeMhyphenhyphener7QI9uFL3b3c2RvInywDKePUqBf8l4On4vPIPGVj1VAPZBk1zvEi5B8tzoLbF2JKDZU643WV540YNRZIcmMMNpjXlgim09RPqk2w3b-DhRf3bU4B0vsYmktcK7sgIXsNDr8ue37bx-BA5DchdMN1jf3qXNUHfE3Vg4FE/s4000/IMG_20231104_112721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq3F8hcBfJ5JMOtyZoGeMhyphenhyphener7QI9uFL3b3c2RvInywDKePUqBf8l4On4vPIPGVj1VAPZBk1zvEi5B8tzoLbF2JKDZU643WV540YNRZIcmMMNpjXlgim09RPqk2w3b-DhRf3bU4B0vsYmktcK7sgIXsNDr8ue37bx-BA5DchdMN1jf3qXNUHfE3Vg4FE/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_112721.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">My Lord ended up in a challenge with the Dwarf BSB, which resulted in them wounding one another but nobody running away. The Treeman discovered the wonder of <i>Walk Between Worlds</i>, running over and getting stuck behind the Eagle. If I'd thought of this plan earlier, I would have left room for the Treeman and maybe the Eagle wouldn't have had to make the sacrificial play.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM03yvs_5EsKg8k1AHdNLgQ3Dg8XpEAeMhKvgN8FmeFTp3ngx47c3yOQYm2khru6d2fNs1CQhpKeP0PWGQ5Pk4Eh7B_ZZ1WZJvzqL76PgT40NjUwFpWpBZUa7ZO1RhAlOpef36p2ZmtsTPvj4klB0Oim3gx27rWvNZz60rjE5wfYi6LGCSUS7NAVR99-w/s4000/IMG_20231104_112911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM03yvs_5EsKg8k1AHdNLgQ3Dg8XpEAeMhKvgN8FmeFTp3ngx47c3yOQYm2khru6d2fNs1CQhpKeP0PWGQ5Pk4Eh7B_ZZ1WZJvzqL76PgT40NjUwFpWpBZUa7ZO1RhAlOpef36p2ZmtsTPvj4klB0Oim3gx27rWvNZz60rjE5wfYi6LGCSUS7NAVR99-w/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_112911.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Dwarf Warriors charged the Eagle of course, and he didn't survive the encounter. Of course, their reward at this point was to run into a Treeman. Not quite what they had been hoping for earlier.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K4TjJIJWbmcwIQdCoJTXXwEQiTYOtQ9swpp7sKzwk6BxEA-SlAaJjYCsWwZwFC7M0FAvXyYDDhVwYWDsHxzfrmE4W9yO4u3kb2TZCkNsmMJ6UCIDPfB5yRNFYwz8ApmumCxL83iUencKbAS0iRtnhNqnWufcTkwe7ZfbgY73G1u3ugAslstrJZT_IPg/s4000/IMG_20231104_113712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K4TjJIJWbmcwIQdCoJTXXwEQiTYOtQ9swpp7sKzwk6BxEA-SlAaJjYCsWwZwFC7M0FAvXyYDDhVwYWDsHxzfrmE4W9yO4u3kb2TZCkNsmMJ6UCIDPfB5yRNFYwz8ApmumCxL83iUencKbAS0iRtnhNqnWufcTkwe7ZfbgY73G1u3ugAslstrJZT_IPg/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_113712.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">My Lord managed to kill the enemy BSB in the second round of their challenge, which freed up my units to spread and engage other targets. The Lord and Treekin went into the flank of the Warriors, and the Warhawks decided to avoid the fun of engaging the Slayers, flying past them and into the Miners. The rest of my army was busily engaged in trying to wipe out Ungrim and his friends with shooting.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lCMbuESvjycvUADFHkN8JJdOrJre4mOh5aA7RQNxATiAehpA6fHK6as86KQSQ-1U9eb0QHXKEr2mkeGUEGGot7kb3LoPLtGI4QRZew6R_68cXaetZkL-E9GFPEu9euHuCUV0AknuN44XLAkwzCAtll_lNW9zIih9h4TJHWToq3NmMb4QcdaN3-BDUSQ/s4000/IMG_20231104_113714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lCMbuESvjycvUADFHkN8JJdOrJre4mOh5aA7RQNxATiAehpA6fHK6as86KQSQ-1U9eb0QHXKEr2mkeGUEGGot7kb3LoPLtGI4QRZew6R_68cXaetZkL-E9GFPEu9euHuCUV0AknuN44XLAkwzCAtll_lNW9zIih9h4TJHWToq3NmMb4QcdaN3-BDUSQ/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_113714.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">This was always going to be a one-sided combat. The Warriors were not equipped to deal with such tough opponents. They lasted a couple of rounds, and then they were gone.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiCCSZyIJkroef8aYI9imnezZOEoPHmCjePVMfPVGut6n7oIXKnvx82PBW9yFmjzSsqzPo8fRIr1RngxSVZes7ELH59XL1TK4M3s8Y90P2iAE_yHlwKRwjYBmA6cH6eA6cQKzasvHC5lpoMaNWnMqDgoRYVxHuVSXXl-AwRKb7wJw6sV1vr_t_OgJJhU/s4000/IMG_20231104_115315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiCCSZyIJkroef8aYI9imnezZOEoPHmCjePVMfPVGut6n7oIXKnvx82PBW9yFmjzSsqzPo8fRIr1RngxSVZes7ELH59XL1TK4M3s8Y90P2iAE_yHlwKRwjYBmA6cH6eA6cQKzasvHC5lpoMaNWnMqDgoRYVxHuVSXXl-AwRKb7wJw6sV1vr_t_OgJJhU/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_115315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Warhawks made surprisingly hard work of the Miners, but right when it looked like they might actually die as a result, they finally fired up, broke and ran down their opponents.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiGSMaQ3a5TDQqe5ZlHzEDfLFFta4_2TppI0IXJAv8R6wdIMRK8nuVTuv59x6TASpWEh6owAS3tcwudm3g-lk8WVTayDPaN9x6F1LNfOwDFD552EXj-6U3XOpyBDT1m5xzNDpjTW_Rj6yL9AvYJCpTVX-UpOraRS5tBRoGsk9Nq7lucJUgwphiYdjcTY/s4000/IMG_20231104_120005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiGSMaQ3a5TDQqe5ZlHzEDfLFFta4_2TppI0IXJAv8R6wdIMRK8nuVTuv59x6TASpWEh6owAS3tcwudm3g-lk8WVTayDPaN9x6F1LNfOwDFD552EXj-6U3XOpyBDT1m5xzNDpjTW_Rj6yL9AvYJCpTVX-UpOraRS5tBRoGsk9Nq7lucJUgwphiYdjcTY/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_120005.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My shooting wiped out the last of the Slayers and wounded Ungrim, who wound up standing all alone, out in the open. He looked rather sad, and it seemed a shame to just gun him down in a less-than-heroic fashion. So instead of the firing squad, I decided to finally get the Wardancers into combat. They went in looking for Killing Blow, but Ungrim passed his ward save aganst the only one I landed. He did limited damage in return, both sides survived another round of combat, and the game was over. Ungrim was still standing, but he was standing all alone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I had lost the Dryads, Branchwraith and Eagle, but only Ungrim was left on the other side. I had been fortunate with one or two charge rolls, notably where the Longbeards nearly got my careless Lord and Treekin. That would have changed the complexion of the game. As it was, it felt like Alex's pretty restricted list didn't really have the answers for mine. I had triumphed in the clash of the squishy lists!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 18-2 Win</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the next part of my report <a href="https://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/11/bendigo-besieged-aftermath-part-2.html">here</a>.</i></span></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-71612833861871782272023-08-28T05:22:00.002-07:002023-08-29T02:53:44.998-07:00Axemaster 2023 Aftermath - Part 3<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is the final part of my report of a recent tournament. You can find the previous part <a href="http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/08/axemaster-2023-aftermath-part-2.html">here</a>, or go back to the start <a href="http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/08/axemaster-2023-aftermath-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">With one game to go, I was now sitting on a win and a loss. Coming away with more wins than losses would feel like a solid success for the event, so now I just had to win my final game.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 3 - Pitched Battle<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Jonathan Harry - Vampire Counts</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Blood Dragon Vampire Lord on Barded Nightmare with Full Plate Armour, Shield, Great Weapon, Ring of the Night, Black Periapt, Red Fury, Heart Piercing</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Necromancer (Level 2) with Book of Arkhan, Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Necromancer (Level 2) with Spell Familiar, Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Skeleton Warriors with Light Armour, Shields, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Zombies with Standard Bearer, Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">9 Ghouls</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Dire Wolves</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Dire Wolves</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">25 Grave Guard with Heavy Armour, Shields, Full Command, War Banner</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">9 Black Knights with Heavy Armour, Shields, Barding, Full Command, Banner of the Barrows</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">4 Fell Bats</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Spirit Hosts</span></li></ul><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A Blood Dragon Vampire and enough magic to pretty easily force some spells past my defences... This game could be a struggle. This time the scenario was a normal battle, so I didn't have to worry about controlling something in particular. I could focus on... Not dying.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deployment was interesting. I decided to anchor my flank with the forest, and put the Republican Guard closest to it in the hope that it would keep any fighting to their front. I found Jono's placement of his Vampire lord unusual. Putting cavalry out on the flank is nothing really new, but when it's taking the main combat threat in your force and the ability to march within his leadership range over there, and there's a forest blocking you from the enemy's flank. In his defence, he hasn't played as much 6th edition as he has 8th edition Warhammer... He might have forgotten what a barrier that forest would likely be.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C9LLwDwpzOx2E6bs2XyaU5T8InPCM2-6qlTiuaPZoxnF82zQzUU86cmq8cOlS7yuS7Nka0Vqbk90_goCeood-5FTYj17OTOZv4pv_Q5tvRE_XCIos07IE_3lm1bFgvt3Vxvq9N7Ng-vuiZPSsgKbLev3uaKlyRhlRXnJCbuDRFd3ea0wFOmVTN5mjYw/s4000/IMG_20230819_161436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C9LLwDwpzOx2E6bs2XyaU5T8InPCM2-6qlTiuaPZoxnF82zQzUU86cmq8cOlS7yuS7Nka0Vqbk90_goCeood-5FTYj17OTOZv4pv_Q5tvRE_XCIos07IE_3lm1bFgvt3Vxvq9N7Ng-vuiZPSsgKbLev3uaKlyRhlRXnJCbuDRFd3ea0wFOmVTN5mjYw/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_161436.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">All lined up and ready to go.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQIEp-l0VUAdPOyRmVP7tpZm6qeoTcafNxuQHvplHOtRB8ggCa8InFQpyyOhcKPKNrqtWQLpxXaMZZxnGYwDSNhnnRKC8eXa7S2-CvpiSrS8gOypl14O1Fl7Ij4_vTi8rWBRASOqExCKbw3wpUPSEdrrhg5uXPol_o-k6l4PQnnQiFFFoCdVTuyp_pw0/s4000/IMG_20230819_161443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQIEp-l0VUAdPOyRmVP7tpZm6qeoTcafNxuQHvplHOtRB8ggCa8InFQpyyOhcKPKNrqtWQLpxXaMZZxnGYwDSNhnnRKC8eXa7S2-CvpiSrS8gOypl14O1Fl7Ij4_vTi8rWBRASOqExCKbw3wpUPSEdrrhg5uXPol_o-k6l4PQnnQiFFFoCdVTuyp_pw0/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_161443.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Vampire Lord leading his Black Knights... What are they doing way over there?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmZmkymQ3l2XtWIvr0x6HW94lf3vaFpWBxzL9o5duzcx0TtYRPu6GJBXQJugL1Hj0doB8gH3eztUhHJ8RNdVlqLjXPBkO5TPo1c5axsF_lJSJTeDiQlEubpVgIHnlMR_yxMaSm2c9AQzSJ6UIgfu0T_HDPc_KYFQQLG8jCLZlR5poJJkyaD00anHKHic/s4000/IMG_20230819_161449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmZmkymQ3l2XtWIvr0x6HW94lf3vaFpWBxzL9o5duzcx0TtYRPu6GJBXQJugL1Hj0doB8gH3eztUhHJ8RNdVlqLjXPBkO5TPo1c5axsF_lJSJTeDiQlEubpVgIHnlMR_yxMaSm2c9AQzSJ6UIgfu0T_HDPc_KYFQQLG8jCLZlR5poJJkyaD00anHKHic/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_161449.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The forest is my friend. Keep away the nasty Vampire Lords...</span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I won the roll-off for the first turn, and I didn't hesitate. I slammed the accelerator as far down as it would go. I felt like I had an opportunity to try to take out Jono's centre before the Vampire could intervene.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhfVKO3HL-tZLGKMod7HQG-s1aZBDiXoCCpmgnma82VyBBBeftnGFLDv5QqNxcUujvU5Glyemd23tWOAGbLccSBpoxZ4cr_DG4ZIwqGFokBFY_3lfQDLFPhNj-OzEeqSbEb-YXF5IRRLS_iG7lwM7vf4VTlWThu1xofwfzG77pfL3Z-4R-b85zuz-nOk/s4000/IMG_20230819_161713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhfVKO3HL-tZLGKMod7HQG-s1aZBDiXoCCpmgnma82VyBBBeftnGFLDv5QqNxcUujvU5Glyemd23tWOAGbLccSBpoxZ4cr_DG4ZIwqGFokBFY_3lfQDLFPhNj-OzEeqSbEb-YXF5IRRLS_iG7lwM7vf4VTlWThu1xofwfzG77pfL3Z-4R-b85zuz-nOk/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_161713.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">All ahead full! There are some bats behind the other forest, but we can't let that bother us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuUkrXVXCXNXwFCJtDIHDjwZ1SeTBRl50znM6pS7bADRKHHIEZ7xBT6dIBKTAHTVnW0nrdbpwIockwu9yoTDL9SeascxnmgPgrce5Z3YGfmD4S6KmRbfgxWavdZdFjkULSU5-ztw3Y7Nlak1M3MerI-fqr9RkxxOhIsJ1YfeWX7143ogdn9TnnjXdm_E/s4000/IMG_20230819_161930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuUkrXVXCXNXwFCJtDIHDjwZ1SeTBRl50znM6pS7bADRKHHIEZ7xBT6dIBKTAHTVnW0nrdbpwIockwu9yoTDL9SeascxnmgPgrce5Z3YGfmD4S6KmRbfgxWavdZdFjkULSU5-ztw3Y7Nlak1M3MerI-fqr9RkxxOhIsJ1YfeWX7143ogdn9TnnjXdm_E/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_161930.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Besiegers tried to eliminate the annoyance of the Dire Wolves on the hill, but as usual they left a couple to float around and get in the way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimH5mtrBiPgRgUp8XYY_rK8Xw7eOJmhLoVpIuW2ETKT_3nUf1qrU3G1BW2UpMCRYBSlBQC-Tm_IUXb3KatO4P2qXbdZM_PE-KbZu6fyCQvrb9LO8bjVT9VRjjL3LZSbSH8IlpRKPZJDej32TvC8C-IWm9PQVf5j8IIIOXUoS8SV4gJ1c5eGbKAnzt7w-M/s4000/IMG_20230819_162953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimH5mtrBiPgRgUp8XYY_rK8Xw7eOJmhLoVpIuW2ETKT_3nUf1qrU3G1BW2UpMCRYBSlBQC-Tm_IUXb3KatO4P2qXbdZM_PE-KbZu6fyCQvrb9LO8bjVT9VRjjL3LZSbSH8IlpRKPZJDej32TvC8C-IWm9PQVf5j8IIIOXUoS8SV4gJ1c5eGbKAnzt7w-M/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_162953.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Jono responded by turning the Black Knights and beginning the painful process of working their way through a slightly too-small gap so they would be able to get involved if I made it into his deployment zone. The Spirit Hosts scooted forward into the forest, and then tried to charge into the flank of the Republican Guard using Vanhel's (and the Book of Arkhan). So much for the forest protecting my flank... Some things just refuse to play by the rules. I managed to fend the Vanhel's off, but you can see that Gaze of Nagash took a toll on my Ogre Bulls. Can't stop everything...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1YIZ1i6B82MGPRwUrvUm0JiayyqcunjFovo32KxZG-tVUugV9--BMpDnKwAmbO_g-ORpHvmckHSx2wWSumYf9VVvpufsZIwth3kBmD_Kfd7B7tW-9hbFG6Bsuj5Bsn70yzcEEIRav-7v6beoAOF1k4qDwd7h2XO62-AZ7cFBepCMLRqSxUdI-1dwLUE/s4000/IMG_20230819_162955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1YIZ1i6B82MGPRwUrvUm0JiayyqcunjFovo32KxZG-tVUugV9--BMpDnKwAmbO_g-ORpHvmckHSx2wWSumYf9VVvpufsZIwth3kBmD_Kfd7B7tW-9hbFG6Bsuj5Bsn70yzcEEIRav-7v6beoAOF1k4qDwd7h2XO62-AZ7cFBepCMLRqSxUdI-1dwLUE/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_162955.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The remaining Dire Wolves make their presence felt, trying to interfere with my rapid advance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGdAIUWPxxkR7EQ4zZ4jCh7w73d1Vjchlb7Fpvfy-tLshlVtuukgsy4fzWcjSl4ZHF2FWWzwfm01eqr8kJCPQALXgza0XzdkEoRsQGXIkPk9-7KcpKfYaGetp4GOGZqVWDzWQhHwNI7PS9bbguDFxNn4OwElYdt1UJjdozB39SXy_cZ5LO5_5766mU0I/s4000/IMG_20230819_162957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGdAIUWPxxkR7EQ4zZ4jCh7w73d1Vjchlb7Fpvfy-tLshlVtuukgsy4fzWcjSl4ZHF2FWWzwfm01eqr8kJCPQALXgza0XzdkEoRsQGXIkPk9-7KcpKfYaGetp4GOGZqVWDzWQhHwNI7PS9bbguDFxNn4OwElYdt1UJjdozB39SXy_cZ5LO5_5766mU0I/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_162957.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Fell Bats remained in hiding, however.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was still determined to try to hit the enemy as quickly as possible, but my cunning plan was only <i>mostly </i>cunning. I hit the annoying Dire Wolves in both the flank and the front, intending to slingshot both my units off them - one of them toward the Zombies, and the other along the line, next to my Bulls.</span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqTYw26HFizHfBiQdc5X7hdomo6uY-0QKBMtddbTcqwD6Kr5xJo8TBadfI95p45IFvtJP03O3rDkp8MSSXBTwZYLRJ7uBWQyFaENJveOA4YjRvzWnvOeiO2CaM_UHSAkSpbsGqa0OnyU5DAH0dUGVfT8rjAPdMtKMmbGoSy9U2TbGFnLkWlG7O8rh2_w/s4000/IMG_20230819_163621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqTYw26HFizHfBiQdc5X7hdomo6uY-0QKBMtddbTcqwD6Kr5xJo8TBadfI95p45IFvtJP03O3rDkp8MSSXBTwZYLRJ7uBWQyFaENJveOA4YjRvzWnvOeiO2CaM_UHSAkSpbsGqa0OnyU5DAH0dUGVfT8rjAPdMtKMmbGoSy9U2TbGFnLkWlG7O8rh2_w/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_163621.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Gonna slingshot off you so hard... Except it seems I stuffed up, and the Ironguts who were meant to be going forward were going to hit the Venators instead. The presence of the Rhinox as we were charging was probably a factor. I had moved the Venators in after all the chargers - it was just carelessness on my part, being as aggressive with them as I could. I was also trying to set myself up for a combined charge against something the following turn with the Bulls and the Rhinox. The Leadbelchers had eased off their advance to make sure that if the Bats emerged behind my lines, they would have the range to turn and fire.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6oYuiqVKk0IRd5-zwfgIwNHbD8njapBjHjyXm7eWppebHtsCBRz30R4hOi--4GFGOmZPoG7UlGY8tx_cTCeA_NlXNd7v_URBGwej-fG8NG16B3v9GuI_B9QuP0yKJZG9Uq9U1tABEEtuTWBVXVB_TajqFrreyFOKFC7hgGMRodx5Ovs5LXliyWupwWQ/s4000/IMG_20230819_164002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6oYuiqVKk0IRd5-zwfgIwNHbD8njapBjHjyXm7eWppebHtsCBRz30R4hOi--4GFGOmZPoG7UlGY8tx_cTCeA_NlXNd7v_URBGwej-fG8NG16B3v9GuI_B9QuP0yKJZG9Uq9U1tABEEtuTWBVXVB_TajqFrreyFOKFC7hgGMRodx5Ovs5LXliyWupwWQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_164002.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Collisions everywhere.How wonderful. Such a cunning plan I must have had.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In actual fact, Jono was a bit baffled by my questionable behaviour. I had presented the flank of one of the Irongut units to the Grave Guard, and he was trying very hard to work out why I would have done that. He was very suspicious, but eventually decided he had to take the opportunity to charge. I immediately fled, as you do when you are a dishonourable Ogre. The Grave Guard were unable to redirect to the Bulls, because they could have charged them in the first place. A great escape!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WLDyEfHCqc1PHovbe9gvNVoqFSQht3nS8UuirzpBSfr4JSb6ZGQ5ItqVYcwuIz7FXHHZ0sudECJbYqRfo_pAUYUE7PDVF4eAiUW8uEtziLmu9ymnyVZMlheJNd3UFNF4ynbGPFKOgjpGRax4nI-qV7iIWIwUmjivfNEfYwStUSojRiJhVmugAP2HXEU/s4000/IMG_20230819_165110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WLDyEfHCqc1PHovbe9gvNVoqFSQht3nS8UuirzpBSfr4JSb6ZGQ5ItqVYcwuIz7FXHHZ0sudECJbYqRfo_pAUYUE7PDVF4eAiUW8uEtziLmu9ymnyVZMlheJNd3UFNF4ynbGPFKOgjpGRax4nI-qV7iIWIwUmjivfNEfYwStUSojRiJhVmugAP2HXEU/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_165110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Grave Guard shuffle forward, disappointedly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsH-8cp2kBmUZcnpySNn1HoqdN7qNqapBrkaafUWY07Bg_4y6tPrwB0iNi3JIyJZDiIugJ_v5ntE1Pu8QyL54062A19tbfr_VT9voFRwu4177ptS7_CSSU0dyh3yVM1Ied7vuDKvJIvSi8cNrCcM9FvfbJHvJNRUmdaXm6_z13BBWlz8p1cBBP7JaAqbk/s4000/IMG_20230819_165113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsH-8cp2kBmUZcnpySNn1HoqdN7qNqapBrkaafUWY07Bg_4y6tPrwB0iNi3JIyJZDiIugJ_v5ntE1Pu8QyL54062A19tbfr_VT9voFRwu4177ptS7_CSSU0dyh3yVM1Ied7vuDKvJIvSi8cNrCcM9FvfbJHvJNRUmdaXm6_z13BBWlz8p1cBBP7JaAqbk/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_165113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Fell Bats now made their presence felt, flying out to block the charges of both my Ironguts and Venators. The Necromancer bailed from the Zombies and headed for the relative safety of the Skeletons, clearly not trusting the Bats to last for long.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then came the magic phase, which went particularly well. I let Gaze of Nagash through again, and it continued to ream my Bulls with an abnormally large number of wounds. I did this to enable me to fend off Vanhels... Except I underestimated my power... Jono cast it with irresistible force, and then I rolled double 1s to dispel the Book of Arkhan. I failed to stop anything, and was even still sitting on a dispel scroll. Clearly the universe hated me. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JVkH1agiNQGSdqsYYVYwkQKMGgzCNWiAD_EpyjAbVBZztpo585KPut5We5V_5fSDgtR5LdwUOze0X7HmYpnduo9WVDlbcLABd3ooTp6MNle8datz2lWo2vzV0fMv2t4TPh4cOVHty3RuHMQhcZ5TUVcUNN8BC6fob3jUq1jkjg20Dg85fF05ngIi1vk/s4000/IMG_20230819_165603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JVkH1agiNQGSdqsYYVYwkQKMGgzCNWiAD_EpyjAbVBZztpo585KPut5We5V_5fSDgtR5LdwUOze0X7HmYpnduo9WVDlbcLABd3ooTp6MNle8datz2lWo2vzV0fMv2t4TPh4cOVHty3RuHMQhcZ5TUVcUNN8BC6fob3jUq1jkjg20Dg85fF05ngIi1vk/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_165603.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The now quite depleted Bulls find themselves holding against a cheaty bonus charge...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBdYMWzY0ei21p3N5BVEkbfy6mdf5BDvam4_ai7X5l2Eyc__DruN85SBbB8csHJ6E9gf-i5hqA2KxsvNWmDFFmRuhA2mHUJH0JpKZbWOE0TKfVgRH6U_Uq2R6h7CqAyCndYHRUvbt0Vq6rL8uVpqlAQcrwehT-dOY5RLNK2ErjT-fXHxrooQcDARhwyg/s4000/IMG_20230819_165106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBdYMWzY0ei21p3N5BVEkbfy6mdf5BDvam4_ai7X5l2Eyc__DruN85SBbB8csHJ6E9gf-i5hqA2KxsvNWmDFFmRuhA2mHUJH0JpKZbWOE0TKfVgRH6U_Uq2R6h7CqAyCndYHRUvbt0Vq6rL8uVpqlAQcrwehT-dOY5RLNK2ErjT-fXHxrooQcDARhwyg/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_165106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">...Whilst the Republican Guard decided to avail themselves of the one option they actually had, and fled the other cheaty charge. At least they got away this time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-N_dFsifLp7Pk61VzyTBgrQmdPnVlimNSIjxgZUaMN3pcWSWIr7wS1AgXEFbJ_RS7VNg8co9-Pg3JiikeZqWbcDvBxMa86xN75RDibkz3Qz7XFoYGHFz7MbZQL_pyanSuOaoTyrnw8qKKx2aFxMdcyYEQfEG8Gy_1CnLVoTBkedBseCz9RaGgIYu9Pg/s4000/IMG_20230819_170147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-N_dFsifLp7Pk61VzyTBgrQmdPnVlimNSIjxgZUaMN3pcWSWIr7wS1AgXEFbJ_RS7VNg8co9-Pg3JiikeZqWbcDvBxMa86xN75RDibkz3Qz7XFoYGHFz7MbZQL_pyanSuOaoTyrnw8qKKx2aFxMdcyYEQfEG8Gy_1CnLVoTBkedBseCz9RaGgIYu9Pg/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_170147.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The combat between the Ogre Bulls and the Grave Guard actually went better than I expected. The Tyrant pulled his weight a little, ensuring that a whole rank was removed for the loss of 1 wound on my side. And nobody ran away, which means everyone wins!</span></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was decision time for me again, as the Rhinox was positioned to flank the Grave Guard. But he could also charge into the approaching Black Knights, and do so without even bringing the Vampire Lord into contact. Negate their charge bonuses, keep them away from the other combats... It was tempting, but frankly he had been pretty useless in combat up until this point, and I could see him bouncing off harmlessly and breaking from combat. Which would be bad. So I went the conservative route, and sent him in where he'd make a difference even if he didn't know how to fight.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Butcher... Well, he decided to try to cast a spell, which was obviously foolish. He miscast, and exploded in a ghastly cloud of butcher bits. Thus endeth my already underwhelming magic defence... </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabBc9oJ7dMV-1O8ee-UeRSujUj5NGYNe_HRg6cBZ8dVjStv2KTYu5G44tP7AGoh_2bH4I_c_ELE8hz9Yz-nXgiR8yORQVt61GPQid9RAXGUXgT20D1LHMZbGEdXwTI-lKozerumRkpQH6lwrY6Q0QJQfXAGKEqhdTvfSSJFlpgwFrt6aLc-GsRQHwnOY/s4000/IMG_20230819_170956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabBc9oJ7dMV-1O8ee-UeRSujUj5NGYNe_HRg6cBZ8dVjStv2KTYu5G44tP7AGoh_2bH4I_c_ELE8hz9Yz-nXgiR8yORQVt61GPQid9RAXGUXgT20D1LHMZbGEdXwTI-lKozerumRkpQH6lwrY6Q0QJQfXAGKEqhdTvfSSJFlpgwFrt6aLc-GsRQHwnOY/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_170956.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">There are fewer Ogres now that I exploded one. Ah, magic is so helpful...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwSp_sOGVSCkwSVtfmcjfQYPJSV7miSKv8jmnFVPy-xV_b4nR5_yE7WOykbWIZcuQxDq-EvzZA_rjPeR8QDJVVixSSXW1sggOMFOb9M3AAiweWnuhQgJwNn-ykrXjX7zu66Q25y73VFRqMny0cHk2AYIM_QeMwE-YBn9y4wVW7_xun4kmWMJqcEFJ3Qo/s4000/IMG_20230819_170959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwSp_sOGVSCkwSVtfmcjfQYPJSV7miSKv8jmnFVPy-xV_b4nR5_yE7WOykbWIZcuQxDq-EvzZA_rjPeR8QDJVVixSSXW1sggOMFOb9M3AAiweWnuhQgJwNn-ykrXjX7zu66Q25y73VFRqMny0cHk2AYIM_QeMwE-YBn9y4wVW7_xun4kmWMJqcEFJ3Qo/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_170959.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Venators hit the Fellbats, looking for a big overrun once they were dealt with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSRBT95KNaGPb4u5ZqBDIxJxHxNSVqeIrcJ6tKsGEXnkYXBp1YXFAts6BGizagc0vqGOOg0DBYXkOO8Omfqk5Q_R28hYt8KRovcP7zm8tcLBM18Nd0XatVbqa7uABuGmbEIl6LZEDUxf1fPw9JuKqvrxBkGOGgNz4t_HaRKBgmZ9BIxAPVz9jHTXeqOU/s4000/IMG_20230819_171812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSRBT95KNaGPb4u5ZqBDIxJxHxNSVqeIrcJ6tKsGEXnkYXBp1YXFAts6BGizagc0vqGOOg0DBYXkOO8Omfqk5Q_R28hYt8KRovcP7zm8tcLBM18Nd0XatVbqa7uABuGmbEIl6LZEDUxf1fPw9JuKqvrxBkGOGgNz4t_HaRKBgmZ9BIxAPVz9jHTXeqOU/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_171812.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The arrival of the Rhinox had the desired effect on the Grave Guard, who managed to pull down the already wounded Bull, but were on the cusp of crumbling away entirely.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8eFxeNW8tGG3rt6UPKaFUm1bryXEOefblR7TJ5_EZ1aMH9Gpo_xbbXQOLdGRKfW1xwlLxWvLb1bvHNjt7RcfY54D8jRivC_kZWDJaIz1V7J5nEmot4qfwIj3q36tm4cE7jziSSvECwUXiNtlHtXCp_w1ZepIZkjGbR-WZvr7ZX3YuLCkzD4zFIwqO9c/s4000/IMG_20230819_171951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8eFxeNW8tGG3rt6UPKaFUm1bryXEOefblR7TJ5_EZ1aMH9Gpo_xbbXQOLdGRKfW1xwlLxWvLb1bvHNjt7RcfY54D8jRivC_kZWDJaIz1V7J5nEmot4qfwIj3q36tm4cE7jziSSvECwUXiNtlHtXCp_w1ZepIZkjGbR-WZvr7ZX3YuLCkzD4zFIwqO9c/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_171951.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Venator overrun plan actually worked! I know, I was shocked too! The Zombies were a less attractive target now the Necromancer had abandoned them, but they still needed to be dealt with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsgz0vgbkIY0-Ak6BKbvf6cKWwLtm_NxulGR6l7Za6YT3_zx5FBzUodSvMePiTyE1yLhOdmDxHhjDRSC5rd5hSK8KYGV29yJAqUv5G-GDPsdxvb2s6VUEpQfzU9S0QGRrVW6fbs8IfTXXpdAb1Ksc-bJvH32dvbhKIEm0f_tCquANqjjT1D3SivX6JH0/s4000/IMG_20230819_171956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsgz0vgbkIY0-Ak6BKbvf6cKWwLtm_NxulGR6l7Za6YT3_zx5FBzUodSvMePiTyE1yLhOdmDxHhjDRSC5rd5hSK8KYGV29yJAqUv5G-GDPsdxvb2s6VUEpQfzU9S0QGRrVW6fbs8IfTXXpdAb1Ksc-bJvH32dvbhKIEm0f_tCquANqjjT1D3SivX6JH0/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_171956.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">How the turn ended. My fleeing troops had all rallied, most of us were not dead yet, the Vampire was still struggling to get to me... Could be worse!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWz2MxBnM7Aa5eeqCx79jAVUFoPJ8ExEGiaeqjNNnT4STLO0JQ8NSRev-BzkjADcVk5xx82LBGtaWZGG2jSDYIPc9ypwSx_Az7UA4CLeKvKPwhnlC3PEAbgK1ABrJryPl-nz0Pc9Hxfhe-nuDKxMlRy9HoaJ1PmydhdScYmP8gwr3EGeEaBziOaXDUIc/s4000/IMG_20230819_172339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWz2MxBnM7Aa5eeqCx79jAVUFoPJ8ExEGiaeqjNNnT4STLO0JQ8NSRev-BzkjADcVk5xx82LBGtaWZGG2jSDYIPc9ypwSx_Az7UA4CLeKvKPwhnlC3PEAbgK1ABrJryPl-nz0Pc9Hxfhe-nuDKxMlRy9HoaJ1PmydhdScYmP8gwr3EGeEaBziOaXDUIc/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_172339.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">There were no charges in Jono's turn. The Spirit Hosts were content to stand right up in the faces of the Republican Guard, the Black Knights finally worked themselves free of the forest, and the Dire Wolves moved up to look for a chance to annoy (or eat) someone.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBiqyUVAd2YEft9ylJsiBru2Gy93gzpygzmUNCeEFQZDLJuYOf7urSVGx08mz9ACTZZwCqA2DX6szXuod4kZoHXaHHj628vHhUeKQ9A2kNkQ8nuOQ6cOp_A9vMON8PI8dubK6bT2sElIlz-AXP8jSVs3MtNhSuTztTNtF4osYAbkbxmG_DeRs9OhomSU/s4000/IMG_20230819_173453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBiqyUVAd2YEft9ylJsiBru2Gy93gzpygzmUNCeEFQZDLJuYOf7urSVGx08mz9ACTZZwCqA2DX6szXuod4kZoHXaHHj628vHhUeKQ9A2kNkQ8nuOQ6cOp_A9vMON8PI8dubK6bT2sElIlz-AXP8jSVs3MtNhSuTztTNtF4osYAbkbxmG_DeRs9OhomSU/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_173453.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The remaining Grave Guard collapsed as expected, and a decent number of Zombies fell to the Venator charge, but what happened to my other Irongut unit with my BSB in there?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKjCSO0rmBHTpF8xXaSMvJ7yxRwKPJWbV7iFNdtFBZOHQYUIA-TcNMi3_nJpADyrIEK3NpvOgjQH_jFKOHii9lbzEQx1PGXc4u-8nnxgyDoxXUFuS2yAXfB4TThZn75JD6SuJ3VWNp4ZcbxLYyOXGEXkcG-63WZLjQ8um8pDnBkiplU1tOGCgH3LHY4k/s4000/IMG_20230819_173456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKjCSO0rmBHTpF8xXaSMvJ7yxRwKPJWbV7iFNdtFBZOHQYUIA-TcNMi3_nJpADyrIEK3NpvOgjQH_jFKOHii9lbzEQx1PGXc4u-8nnxgyDoxXUFuS2yAXfB4TThZn75JD6SuJ3VWNp4ZcbxLYyOXGEXkcG-63WZLjQ8um8pDnBkiplU1tOGCgH3LHY4k/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_173456.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Oh, there they go. Another 5 wounds from Gaze of Nagash. It seemed Nagash was looking especially spitefully at me today. I should mention that the Necromancer who had cast Vanhels the previous turn was having a very up-and-down game. I think she was trying to use a cat as a Spell Familiar, but it was really just a cat, and channeling magic through it was going about as well as you would expect. The first turn was a miscast. The second turn was irresistible force. The third turn was a miscast. Magic is exceedingly fickle and moody when channeled through a cat. Let that be a lesson to all of you.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In my turn, I once again had decisions to make. The Rhinox and Tyrant's unit were no longer locked in combat, but they couldn't see (or reach) the same things. The Rhinox had to charge the Skeletons to get out of the way, but there were 2 Necromancers hiding in there, and it didn't seem like a bad plan. The question was whether the Tyrant, who was down to only 2 Ogre buddies, should really consider charging into a unit containing a Blood Dragon Vampire Lord... Probably not. But I had a Tenderiser. I declared the charge anyway.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL6CRSMeVyKhcek4auJ8JLyw3cSYGFKb_q3whzgV-ZVvCBTjnN47uc0waqtzlmZiolSjfHC2ktnpdQBr_YWa3cXrYjqtmsF-wTHYkqRYwf2oRbGE-ytIFISj3kzFVwir1jDjPxN6lvKx3d3sLqrFm2qPmajA7Mgg-qSwdDXftX1tzh8hYpvY4zwkzTdQ/s4000/IMG_20230819_173912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL6CRSMeVyKhcek4auJ8JLyw3cSYGFKb_q3whzgV-ZVvCBTjnN47uc0waqtzlmZiolSjfHC2ktnpdQBr_YWa3cXrYjqtmsF-wTHYkqRYwf2oRbGE-ytIFISj3kzFVwir1jDjPxN6lvKx3d3sLqrFm2qPmajA7Mgg-qSwdDXftX1tzh8hYpvY4zwkzTdQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_173912.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I decided it was time for the Republican Guard to charge the Spirit Hosts that had been tormenting them, but they disagreed. They were still very much engaged in being tormented. That's quite the fear roll...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTs2Zue3b3wxu5HNxe8TNG2BWdT3p7en40uzUhUk9qORiR2zudv6OW6a4l9jKMHnxiiAQ1HdBtP-eOHADW4PLsvze8reLdkWYX2goR0QYwn_0ydO7wcyJZKjrBbjjIH49jO1aFY7YK2qN4ev5F6zHgypHlSb_Qa7MTHoP-yjRjqwaTYIOMCUVRgA2yH8/s4000/IMG_20230819_174144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTs2Zue3b3wxu5HNxe8TNG2BWdT3p7en40uzUhUk9qORiR2zudv6OW6a4l9jKMHnxiiAQ1HdBtP-eOHADW4PLsvze8reLdkWYX2goR0QYwn_0ydO7wcyJZKjrBbjjIH49jO1aFY7YK2qN4ev5F6zHgypHlSb_Qa7MTHoP-yjRjqwaTYIOMCUVRgA2yH8/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_174144.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I think this counts as the defining moment of the game...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwSAILFQi58ZbxjA2Pi3XduivKgGESzGmaesgsOUWpCoAdzgn31I_0YfGErUftfMHunwnd5tQFBUrq5Mq27iQSMQ1AXd4Ml_tVrd6r27n5-W1ZqHwhFdTDcR20Ei9PNRqR9W3wFw9i6T8DzFgcqPKYQKGPmhmcDshr_m-4irHMq9SeNNleLuMhNgQ-Qc/s4000/IMG_20230819_174151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwSAILFQi58ZbxjA2Pi3XduivKgGESzGmaesgsOUWpCoAdzgn31I_0YfGErUftfMHunwnd5tQFBUrq5Mq27iQSMQ1AXd4Ml_tVrd6r27n5-W1ZqHwhFdTDcR20Ei9PNRqR9W3wFw9i6T8DzFgcqPKYQKGPmhmcDshr_m-4irHMq9SeNNleLuMhNgQ-Qc/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_174151.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Venators were still trying to brush off the last of the Zombies. The Leadbelchers had gotten bored and moved around the fight, looking for a target.</span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Rhinox did quite well, squashing a few skeletons and assassinating the Necromancer with the Book of Arkhan. Not losing and running away was also a plus. But then there was the main event...</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsy6MvE0IFU0ZjfN-AZJZRlyF-UDWb1vRJu7tfhurgHyliNa6WkdpNNFwGDCeuUe7ezX5ZRjBxVVh6SREvSGPOXmfGe_YmqD5JYMRakNnS0g967Xpnasjuvdk_RxX2BFpt8wxZ_2pE58RjqjqizfBg7FZnc5OnzRSZoagqM1TOHRX-p4ZrAiB3pw4Yvh4/s4000/IMG_20230819_174219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsy6MvE0IFU0ZjfN-AZJZRlyF-UDWb1vRJu7tfhurgHyliNa6WkdpNNFwGDCeuUe7ezX5ZRjBxVVh6SREvSGPOXmfGe_YmqD5JYMRakNnS0g967Xpnasjuvdk_RxX2BFpt8wxZ_2pE58RjqjqizfBg7FZnc5OnzRSZoagqM1TOHRX-p4ZrAiB3pw4Yvh4/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_174219.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Blood Dragon Vampires don't hide in the crowd. He immediately declared a challenge and stepped across to face the Tyrant.</span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Tyrant had the charge advantage, so got to swing first. He only landed 2 hits, but at Strength 7... He rolled 1s to wound with both attacks. Didn't even make him take a save. The Vampire responded by inflicting 3or 4 wounds, none of which were saved. The Ogres brought down 1 of the Black Knights, but they lost the combat, broke, and were run down. The Black Knights actually rolled 18 to chase them after a decent flee roll. Apparently enemies don't like my Tyrant getting away when he flees. Everyone rolls maximum pursuit. The Knights didn't actually travel all that far, connecting with the corner of the Skeletons. But the damage was done.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With my one chance to remove the Vampire gone and my Tyrant dead, any real chance of winning the game was evaporating. The Venators finally finished off the Zombies, but the Rhinox was tired after his efforts of the previous turn, and failed to remove even a single Skeleton. He lost the combat and broke, but at least he got away.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHnwyGAnUxVfyZhjlq6BBh7zjtwshR2ZDWU5PiMBQ8FLjzW8aryyaKhbfjbCqcIqV71RlKWUoZU4VRmGyzleB-VuugwuoHkz08EuT_SgzNVmvJsa7HIeFqYUfinGX4Edl3mVvwDVJgJru2QY1JBqwAGZctYh3v0av4tcT3UwmMFzPTcoNf0FJKh_5cYw/s4000/IMG_20230819_180224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHnwyGAnUxVfyZhjlq6BBh7zjtwshR2ZDWU5PiMBQ8FLjzW8aryyaKhbfjbCqcIqV71RlKWUoZU4VRmGyzleB-VuugwuoHkz08EuT_SgzNVmvJsa7HIeFqYUfinGX4Edl3mVvwDVJgJru2QY1JBqwAGZctYh3v0av4tcT3UwmMFzPTcoNf0FJKh_5cYw/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_180224.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">As the undead regrouped, they once again cast Gaze of Nagash, this time doing 5 wounds to the other Irongut unit, which panicked them as well.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The game started to slip away, and as it did so I apparently lost the ability to take photos. The Republican Guard managed to charge the Spirit Hosts on the second attempt, and were rewarded by losing their entire back rank. This was far more damage than I had been bargaining for. Thankfully the Spirit Hosts slowed down a bit after that, but the combat was still going at the end of the game and I was unable to get them below half strength (though they did manage to do that to us - so it was not a good combat). </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My troops struggled to reform a meaningful line to try to face the oncoming Black Knights. Gaze of Nagash killed about half of the Venators, although the Leadbelchers did get some revenge with their only shot of the game firing off something like 20 shots into the Black Knights. Unfortunately it was only enough to remove a couple - not enough to make a real difference with a Vampire Lord at their head. I think the Venators died in the end, but they took the second Necromancer with them. We managed to pick off the second unit of Dire Wolves, but that was our last bit of success.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-6DowcnTss48QaZH1u0n_CmYsPYKmWEMtUYm_zCZbGSjTdx7oPJybN6P85UW5zRR0BAzUHITjyMQHUh1iJ2FrnxUypK81067T6wZysROjyFLpUTbc3qn67Xx4XFKKXBS77HBWTBj_YcPuj1mvnM9J4cgJURB0J91z4G1WGeB1JhKQlk17sCfjMOI5-4/s4000/IMG_20230819_182334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-6DowcnTss48QaZH1u0n_CmYsPYKmWEMtUYm_zCZbGSjTdx7oPJybN6P85UW5zRR0BAzUHITjyMQHUh1iJ2FrnxUypK81067T6wZysROjyFLpUTbc3qn67Xx4XFKKXBS77HBWTBj_YcPuj1mvnM9J4cgJURB0J91z4G1WGeB1JhKQlk17sCfjMOI5-4/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_182334.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Things were a bit of a mess at the end.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the end I still had my BSB, his Ironguts, the Rhinox, the Besiegers, and half of the Republican Guard. Jono had his Vampire Lord, the Black Knights, the Spirit Hosts, and the Skeletons and Ghouls. I had lost, but we had put up a fight. It would have been very different if the Tyrant had fired up in his moment in the spotlight. Ah well.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 8-12 Loss</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So I hadn't managed to win more than I lost, but it hadn't been a complete disaster. My games had all been entertaining, and I think everyone had a good time on the day. Thanks to Pete for running the thing, and to everyone who turned up. Below are the final results for the tournament. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks for reading!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq2Xoa2B_08wQoa6HkXBRMzQfy3nNnWmCtIA87u1So8ZiWosBNGk3AtPb2-H7KtDPFg7mF-oOrsH2CWOukT0nAl7TmRxImPW-5VDxcxJIl5b8zBVrDqKg7URFFOxCJwAGn6-6JGUTG3oIFdinroaDHFahugpW1w_uDTSCC_XQ5sV5beCEBNclxykFlww/s485/369159062_666791112138645_5266553335636965492_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="388" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq2Xoa2B_08wQoa6HkXBRMzQfy3nNnWmCtIA87u1So8ZiWosBNGk3AtPb2-H7KtDPFg7mF-oOrsH2CWOukT0nAl7TmRxImPW-5VDxcxJIl5b8zBVrDqKg7URFFOxCJwAGn6-6JGUTG3oIFdinroaDHFahugpW1w_uDTSCC_XQ5sV5beCEBNclxykFlww/w512-h640/369159062_666791112138645_5266553335636965492_n.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-41999890805284942782023-08-24T20:49:00.001-07:002023-08-28T05:35:29.571-07:00Axemaster 2023 Aftermath - Part 2<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is the second part of my report of a recent tournament. You can find the first part <a href="http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/08/axemaster-2023-aftermath-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My first game had not gone particularly well, but there was still plenty of time to salvage some respectability for the mercenary Ogres.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 2 - Take and Hold<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Orest Mikulin - Orcs and Goblins</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Orc Warboss on Wyvern with Light Armour, Fumpa's Club of Fumpin (+2 Strength), Ironskin Shield</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Orc Big Boss on Boar with Battle Standard, Drog's Dead Ard Armour (1+ save), Sword of Might</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Night Goblin Shaman (Level 2) with Mad Cap Mushrooms</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Night Goblin Shaman (Level 2) with Nibbla's Itty Ring</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Night Goblins with Full Command, Spears, Shields, 3 Netters, 3 Fanatics</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Night Goblins with Full Command, Spears, Shields, 2 Netters, 3 Fanatics</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Wolf Riders with Musician, Spears, Short Bows, Shields</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Wolf Riders with Musician, Spears, Short Bows, Shields</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Black Orcs with Full Command, Great Weapons, War Banner</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Goblin Rock Lobber</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Goblin Spear Chukka</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Goblin Spear Chukka</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">6 Trolls</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Giant</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Orest was running a very classic style of Orc and Goblin army. Wyvern, Giant, Trolls... All the "good" stuff (by which I mean, all the stuff you want, but which might not actually end up being any good). This felt like a list that lined up better with mine in terms of power level. The scenario offered 500 victory points at the end of the battle if you controlled the centre point of the table (that pile of sandbags in the picture below). 500 is a lot of points, so this was something you couldn't really afford to ignore entirely. I won the roll-off for table edge and actually bothered changing sides (I don't normally, because I'm very lazy). 2 hills seemed a little too convenient when he had 3 war machines...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBkZZkLOB9pewZ34nyKn1CcPwoNO5ELPkZCzHFQB1PYC_rSC-O0xv-PFZvKrcwdIohj4Fdfh5tlmEDpdw3yw6HoPZAEuUgaYBxvYacJK2-V3EJEGkUDRkgH07dM5p4fNe4CppMJ6F2BMvi4K08cryhBkcK2kf-BoDDQoppk-qihvqFq58f4xZ7g79hWo/s4000/IMG_20230819_131908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBkZZkLOB9pewZ34nyKn1CcPwoNO5ELPkZCzHFQB1PYC_rSC-O0xv-PFZvKrcwdIohj4Fdfh5tlmEDpdw3yw6HoPZAEuUgaYBxvYacJK2-V3EJEGkUDRkgH07dM5p4fNe4CppMJ6F2BMvi4K08cryhBkcK2kf-BoDDQoppk-qihvqFq58f4xZ7g79hWo/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_131908.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Lining up my troops, looking at my units, wondering who is really disposable enough to "draw out" the Fanatics... Not really something I factored into my list building. Nobody wanted to volunteer, especially when one unit had Mad Cap Mushrooms (which doubles the Fanatic impact on the turn they're released).<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrlKwu4Vq32ja8BlNFYFMPk1DD_IITizTVv7ILik0UsKgwKN81QZK_lymizSbEqrCRHFENBAVCsqB7kpYU1wL1TNzor1LIWb0XqVxwVltezxUeKbgucX_r5-FeNkkbwUP5LV39a1n8V-6uoELk4UnDlPYAwwiPis5Mihj5DmbO4F0UklaecrP0rwg_wA/s4000/IMG_20230819_131905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrlKwu4Vq32ja8BlNFYFMPk1DD_IITizTVv7ILik0UsKgwKN81QZK_lymizSbEqrCRHFENBAVCsqB7kpYU1wL1TNzor1LIWb0XqVxwVltezxUeKbgucX_r5-FeNkkbwUP5LV39a1n8V-6uoELk4UnDlPYAwwiPis5Mihj5DmbO4F0UklaecrP0rwg_wA/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_131905.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Rhinox nobly volunteered to "hold" the flank (hiding behind the trees). Maybe he could get to the war machines before they got to him.</span></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Orcs got the first turn and went first, which was obviously disappointing for my troops with those machines pointing at me. Animosity was not an issue (it wasn't really much of an issue all game), but the Trolls immediately failed their stupidity test and shuffled forward at half speed. This rather dragged back the advance of the whole line, although it worked out reasonably well for the Black Orcs, who could only move 2" per turn because they were properly stuck in a forest (I'm not sure Orest realised quite how painfully slow they were going to be, but he was maintaining his formation with their quelling of animosity which is really important).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjDeZwLkWWhR_4XHEQYdoAAzDZebyNgZ6cVfOhLU7ZskGouhiyGEgoFOMQn1DVVMF7UvfW0fRYhyvox8jBwi1wTfZliEMo3jgZ6X81gke7LqQpJ3kzep5hP6FiBmk4Y4xViBdbZa0cIlIqNqg-ocCRqnZhL5PBctgE1HGrwc5NNZtKJA1sXkfGnnh2q8/s4000/IMG_20230819_132926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjDeZwLkWWhR_4XHEQYdoAAzDZebyNgZ6cVfOhLU7ZskGouhiyGEgoFOMQn1DVVMF7UvfW0fRYhyvox8jBwi1wTfZliEMo3jgZ6X81gke7LqQpJ3kzep5hP6FiBmk4Y4xViBdbZa0cIlIqNqg-ocCRqnZhL5PBctgE1HGrwc5NNZtKJA1sXkfGnnh2q8/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_132926.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here they come! At least... I <i>think</i> they're moving.</div></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Rock Lobber started what seemed to be a personal vendetta against Braganza's Besiegers. It would have landed almost on top of them, but misfired for the turn instead. The Spear Chukkas fared better, which was unfortunate for one of Voland's Venators who copped a spear to the face. The Goblin Shamans started waving <i>Eadbutt</i> around on the Itty Ring, but although I generally let it through, I think all it ever did was give Ricco (the captain of the Republican Guard) a bit of a headache. <i>Brain Bursta</i> (or maybe it was <i>Gaze of Mork</i>) got through against the Besiegers, killing a few despite their excellent protection against such attacks thanks to their pavises. </span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XmWeeZrXxPcXOSqYi0V1A3HBh9EtbYgt8ndN_ZpUVN3qm7pLWaCZreTUjuVhISvMxArXqCJphiH02u-EspCnWRecShwgQ8FiXDrQWMjmkHRzE0dDNY2sUuBJIqo0Q1qHt6rB2j-GcHxtC7KsZaSoOUU_gLT0esAOpgVhPJm1xJGUpIrUHsUWnJnp61M/s4000/IMG_20230819_132929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XmWeeZrXxPcXOSqYi0V1A3HBh9EtbYgt8ndN_ZpUVN3qm7pLWaCZreTUjuVhISvMxArXqCJphiH02u-EspCnWRecShwgQ8FiXDrQWMjmkHRzE0dDNY2sUuBJIqo0Q1qHt6rB2j-GcHxtC7KsZaSoOUU_gLT0esAOpgVhPJm1xJGUpIrUHsUWnJnp61M/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_132929.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Honestly, it was slightly exciting to get to use the Besiegers' fancy armour save against the magic attacks. It was less exciting that I pretty much just failed all the saves, but just imagine... 3+ armour against shooting! Not that this was going to help them if the Rock Lobber got itself sorted out...</div></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My movement was a confused mess. The Fanatics posed a real problem. Orest had made a bit of a risky move putting both units of Night Goblins very close together. The right move could trigger all 6 Fanatics at once. But then, I didn't have anything I was willing to do that with. Maybe the Butcher should have taken one for the team. Anyway, I failed to punish the deployment, and instead tried to work on triggering the nearest unit using the tower as some form of cover.</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbKZwSrks61IHRxRBG4p9jotFnyYyAPbcXUNQErntdZqbr4JCbzlB7rdTyQQSw_TkNpvTVoP2s-D6XEMY4gE4wBg6bzqK4A6VUIvzR6dB8SNvhz9ir98WmMXDgh8XgbPtV4BmxkOvlt4vP62ntpugZLUaP7VWGFduz7JgcdoE_MVI60gjs6cKFiBjqds/s4000/IMG_20230819_133417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbKZwSrks61IHRxRBG4p9jotFnyYyAPbcXUNQErntdZqbr4JCbzlB7rdTyQQSw_TkNpvTVoP2s-D6XEMY4gE4wBg6bzqK4A6VUIvzR6dB8SNvhz9ir98WmMXDgh8XgbPtV4BmxkOvlt4vP62ntpugZLUaP7VWGFduz7JgcdoE_MVI60gjs6cKFiBjqds/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_133417.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Leadbelchers had been "volunteered" for a dangerous mission. They were to deliberately stand as close as possible in order to shield the other, more valuable units. But they were allowed to hide as well as they could. Hopefully it would be enough...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtRVoJuxikFmc70vpNhzsbt91ns7BN0CbIv5j3seBPQ_stE-MrCd8vF3g8Pc-FYMQGaCF7PMIzk42I7nS-r8_sxr1_L1nm6IUHpsY9tEqZlPXVRTR7OliivlggwqrbAsS0fCM_VDMSu6zJstKEYFwc8N1c85JpPQaRPh_F6fcAY0XvlrnWqXPBQIKkSs/s4000/IMG_20230819_133421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtRVoJuxikFmc70vpNhzsbt91ns7BN0CbIv5j3seBPQ_stE-MrCd8vF3g8Pc-FYMQGaCF7PMIzk42I7nS-r8_sxr1_L1nm6IUHpsY9tEqZlPXVRTR7OliivlggwqrbAsS0fCM_VDMSu6zJstKEYFwc8N1c85JpPQaRPh_F6fcAY0XvlrnWqXPBQIKkSs/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_133421.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the other flank we moved more aggressively. The Rhinox, Voland's Venators and the Ironguts all moved pretty hard toward the vulnerable war machines. Sure, there was a Wyvern hiding behind the hill, but he couldn't see me, and I couldn't see him... It's like he's not even there!</span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I did my best to force a panic test on the central Night Goblins (who had the Mad Cap Mushrooms), but my magic was pretty ineffectual all game, and the Besiegers could only manage maybe one dead Goblin.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Trolls passed their stupidity test this time, and ironically celebrated by moving more slowly than when they had failed. Most of the interest was elsewhere however, as the nearer Night Goblin unit decided to step up and trigger the release of its Fanatics around the tower.</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00ZN_oLNZWs_BjJ8D9_gfNsLn6PuITaSINQPYGQZb43SwcyRf1-i-oV5ZKnJfoIrhCHfWPr-UwkRVJsn6J3k1ZUm__Ksdhf_iu4QFyUANlIM8W1nHCkR8Uklwzym93pFDAT1DN13LXKn-wVYoec_hTH6__XOEP2niHLvuFGUq0cZWKBQ8murh7HmQvDY/s4000/IMG_20230819_135237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00ZN_oLNZWs_BjJ8D9_gfNsLn6PuITaSINQPYGQZb43SwcyRf1-i-oV5ZKnJfoIrhCHfWPr-UwkRVJsn6J3k1ZUm__Ksdhf_iu4QFyUANlIM8W1nHCkR8Uklwzym93pFDAT1DN13LXKn-wVYoec_hTH6__XOEP2niHLvuFGUq0cZWKBQ8murh7HmQvDY/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_135237.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">So... None of my units got hit, but one of them got <i>real </i>close to the Leadbelchers... He only needed another inch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOl1L5QIdSzFGGwYLC0jtDF-nW8AIdfuePF0JD-0uXIdps6qSOS5GUigbRK_xCNf_hFlL96WKU4bmTchNYuQ1g7VdQNOvaWemOCOfJQqRUyhrTUqTdzu_OGSTX69WT0N9O8g2a_q7On94yhrU20d1Af-5Rq9rkIVGEOJin9vYkw1A263T2G5ADlVUuCFE/s4000/IMG_20230819_135241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOl1L5QIdSzFGGwYLC0jtDF-nW8AIdfuePF0JD-0uXIdps6qSOS5GUigbRK_xCNf_hFlL96WKU4bmTchNYuQ1g7VdQNOvaWemOCOfJQqRUyhrTUqTdzu_OGSTX69WT0N9O8g2a_q7On94yhrU20d1Af-5Rq9rkIVGEOJin9vYkw1A263T2G5ADlVUuCFE/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_135241.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Wyvern emerged from its hiding spot behind the hill, landing behind the Venators and next to the Ironguts. Meanwhile the Rock Lobber still didn't love the Besiegers, lined them up again, and rolled rather viciously in terms of partial hits and wounds... Only 2 left. Sad face. :(</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJGLt1sA0lVUVKCjn28sV5yYjby9LtPb12UcE19gwQQ5i6wevKpzdrzOqJn7niYGXNruDc4coEegDZMAGzs1Vxg3S25mDQ3Ez7UZ17R9e0qGd4ZAARaqN0ofERJKAqMqgJbvYGLIlaGVcGyKwMxFTl_RQB-BsMv7V8G5ouP56cIqcQwSZemwh00MUYa0/s4000/IMG_20230819_135245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJGLt1sA0lVUVKCjn28sV5yYjby9LtPb12UcE19gwQQ5i6wevKpzdrzOqJn7niYGXNruDc4coEegDZMAGzs1Vxg3S25mDQ3Ez7UZ17R9e0qGd4ZAARaqN0ofERJKAqMqgJbvYGLIlaGVcGyKwMxFTl_RQB-BsMv7V8G5ouP56cIqcQwSZemwh00MUYa0/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_135245.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Spear Chukkas were also on fire, picking off another 2 Venators. Something wounded the Ironguts, too. I suspect it was <i>Gaze of Mork</i>.</div></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was back to having decisions to make. Or rather, I would have been, except that some of my decisions were being undermined by my troops being less disciplined than the Orc and Goblin army (go figure). The Venators found the presence of a Wyvern so close behind them that they could smell it unnerving, and failed their terror test. They they fled a measly 4 or 5 inches, managing to block any charge that the Rhinox was going to make. So in one fell swoop I had lost 2 charge options. I guess the war machines were going to have to wait (and they were really hurting me)...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The other decision was the Ironguts. They had a Wyvern right next to them, looking at them. They probably wouldn't beat 6 Trolls and a Big Boss in a fight, and they wouldn't get there anyway with the unreleased Fanatics in between them. The Giant was approaching as well, so holding their ground was ill-advised... It was basically all bad. I decided the unit was a write-off, and they had just volunteered to remove the threat of Mad Cap Mushrooms from the field by triggering the remaining Fanatics. They stepped forward, losing 2 of their number to the single Fanatic that reached them, but bravely passing their panic test.</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VlbNDfrzXlfhouJs3nCZ20o289AOAA4B26VRo-fu04pFxpfKbtCDrApyEQQ7l3bptPQ3DWi4ktVVa4PuimYWqkXtKqc0jNex8QNX2Rxb1v7kbVctGt_SFsV1Vdm-iutk6lGQO00p58Yctx1L3FiKI-gf58-KdwIEhf5F19129OlOOhypp8xdwfLBsx4/s4000/IMG_20230819_140235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VlbNDfrzXlfhouJs3nCZ20o289AOAA4B26VRo-fu04pFxpfKbtCDrApyEQQ7l3bptPQ3DWi4ktVVa4PuimYWqkXtKqc0jNex8QNX2Rxb1v7kbVctGt_SFsV1Vdm-iutk6lGQO00p58Yctx1L3FiKI-gf58-KdwIEhf5F19129OlOOhypp8xdwfLBsx4/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_140235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Man, Orcs and Goblins make such a mess. Look at that crap all over the table. Fanatics everywhere.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuECWG36Qsy3X-wZshXCHg_qk7MJ_OCPKhjm18liF4WodDsV8F5jFGyVbqUvVnQOqNd7cC21bJGvC63o1VAY4qOj7iNiOnIFJ-7-SMLEFf4J_wR83bUDui64aK51hWvwcr4uNVZdzvBp6JJSqmAl9-KM86jvEvpU9Qm08QPpEJ2ci7n6iACPMrSInwYY/s4000/IMG_20230819_140243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuECWG36Qsy3X-wZshXCHg_qk7MJ_OCPKhjm18liF4WodDsV8F5jFGyVbqUvVnQOqNd7cC21bJGvC63o1VAY4qOj7iNiOnIFJ-7-SMLEFf4J_wR83bUDui64aK51hWvwcr4uNVZdzvBp6JJSqmAl9-KM86jvEvpU9Qm08QPpEJ2ci7n6iACPMrSInwYY/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_140243.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ow... My friends! What happened to my friends?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFe7urteadhIEwOpWcK8geaI3NmsyYLcGmhKvmQJSCY982pL8i-fvLU71mnUH2heAFnhlEKUxEJkM_FdamZ5lj43C7NeD0d4K3oqNDSjh2mWZlpPh_JYKK7tug8MBpJyHR2KzRQLX77KOEx-qGrW_OyLE97tHS-6hdkXS7bGD4IFMUgRJKErG5taP1Y40/s4000/IMG_20230819_140247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFe7urteadhIEwOpWcK8geaI3NmsyYLcGmhKvmQJSCY982pL8i-fvLU71mnUH2heAFnhlEKUxEJkM_FdamZ5lj43C7NeD0d4K3oqNDSjh2mWZlpPh_JYKK7tug8MBpJyHR2KzRQLX77KOEx-qGrW_OyLE97tHS-6hdkXS7bGD4IFMUgRJKErG5taP1Y40/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_140247.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Rhinox moved around the idiot Venators, looking for a path to the enemy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzH5ERDRLZkIGfdaBl2BkR_Q6Se2k7DgP5agxHeQMkpiPBg3wNvTc5cdv5TsaDIWHu086Prypt2J0XA5lVjFxmDfXAWYhe5fGFIkIa-bB4QXPVGPp9HzNgzPaMhIte7MssJBfa4c_4Ncq-ld0TuX1jotpP9lUJb4ToJx7w_jSkY5bjZICydc68-T28sCI/s4000/IMG_20230819_140254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzH5ERDRLZkIGfdaBl2BkR_Q6Se2k7DgP5agxHeQMkpiPBg3wNvTc5cdv5TsaDIWHu086Prypt2J0XA5lVjFxmDfXAWYhe5fGFIkIa-bB4QXPVGPp9HzNgzPaMhIte7MssJBfa4c_4Ncq-ld0TuX1jotpP9lUJb4ToJx7w_jSkY5bjZICydc68-T28sCI/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_140254.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Besiegers turned around and bailed from the top of the hill to relative safety. They were now just worth victory points, really.</span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I actually cleaned up a couple of the Fanatics that were too close this turn. The Leadbelchers decided to open fire on the one immediately in front of them (he was very dead), whilst I picked off another in a concerning location with the <i>Bonecruncher </i>spell - I'm pretty sure Orest just let me cast that one, given the target.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">The Orcs' third turn started well, with a Fanatic spinning through the Wyvern and doing a couple of wounds. The rest spun about pretty harmlessly, not really impacting the game (beyond making people nervous).</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjGRu3C940vToi6zlD7TPv5K6QD_qI6dH8m3-bkA41BkzNg_Z51pDxMTlNTtVNNxS6oKP6SQnASCTNa-3oTRnclliJIA-pJ8END-a_fWk7Vl7G8o4u-qUnasgvHZS9BC-DCzioul-d2TKRLg-wazyOGbgyyAtXUlFODSE638hXOmcyYpq4km_0rct4x0/s4000/IMG_20230819_141138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjGRu3C940vToi6zlD7TPv5K6QD_qI6dH8m3-bkA41BkzNg_Z51pDxMTlNTtVNNxS6oKP6SQnASCTNa-3oTRnclliJIA-pJ8END-a_fWk7Vl7G8o4u-qUnasgvHZS9BC-DCzioul-d2TKRLg-wazyOGbgyyAtXUlFODSE638hXOmcyYpq4km_0rct4x0/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_141138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Betrayal!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0Xtt86fTWX0u0qQC6wD40MR-nVmv9dkfTylbTbtNefFLJbzyM8LKNDC4_trMh1S4O0mAzkCtP_NOy4GoN5FDANTEaIsafWW7jpQMAc8NEbIVMIMBTuc_SCyhbqOB2f2ZxEmoGAdpVEAYpffF7Q4hHvE05khya8rUAVgrRpxHrB9KAFhlD332AttF1Go/s4000/IMG_20230819_142120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0Xtt86fTWX0u0qQC6wD40MR-nVmv9dkfTylbTbtNefFLJbzyM8LKNDC4_trMh1S4O0mAzkCtP_NOy4GoN5FDANTEaIsafWW7jpQMAc8NEbIVMIMBTuc_SCyhbqOB2f2ZxEmoGAdpVEAYpffF7Q4hHvE05khya8rUAVgrRpxHrB9KAFhlD332AttF1Go/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_142120.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Giant charged and killed the remaining Irongut. I don't actually remember how he died - just that if he had fled the charge, there was a Fanatic right behind him. I think the Giant yelled and bawled at him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkkopZ4k96utKqlK762FHyp39hq2ouQ4Jx52IEnFVBJDyM_R-zRG5GwxyUYZtM5F68sV0rN2hBqNdYO7SG2mkoHIa5YxPvINFnRsHnxXoUewtd5E4b4KWfPjF4EJDE5SdvEGXiHR5zxtwcaiLjHFPRfGb03z05nq7T3vJvnors1meK6Ck9fojhSR7ZIk/s4000/IMG_20230819_142124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkkopZ4k96utKqlK762FHyp39hq2ouQ4Jx52IEnFVBJDyM_R-zRG5GwxyUYZtM5F68sV0rN2hBqNdYO7SG2mkoHIa5YxPvINFnRsHnxXoUewtd5E4b4KWfPjF4EJDE5SdvEGXiHR5zxtwcaiLjHFPRfGb03z05nq7T3vJvnors1meK6Ck9fojhSR7ZIk/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_142124.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Wyvern flew further around behind my lines, having sowed enough mischief over on my left flank. It should be noted that by now the Black Orcs had finally emerged from the forest. Rejoice with them. Freedom!</span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mercifully the Goblin shooting eased off from trying to kill my whole army this turn, as the Rock Lobber couldn't find a target and the Spear Chukkas missed.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In my turn, the field was starting to clear. There were paths through the Fanatics, and it was time to make my move. Also there was a damn Wyvern behind my lines, which was not really an acceptable situation and it was time to get out of there. The Besiegers agreed - they failed their terror test and ran away (I removed them as they couldn't rally and would play no further part in the game).</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppf8h-uqnPneBZfo_Y0IuZUsepSUoG9_wGcwUqGhDbO_pQ4mxGB2NsrJ1SiU7ZFcm5i_HprmTpTS-QdTJ0bmklODm8HxtX-f-kyjxYx0ryyTRr3521YyIE3ATZOCQSMnxDrEI1DqQ3ct7pDtBzxHNUVhBQozhfc_-FrLctOdIEFAyOSk8ylAXTrvkI8A/s4000/IMG_20230819_142129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppf8h-uqnPneBZfo_Y0IuZUsepSUoG9_wGcwUqGhDbO_pQ4mxGB2NsrJ1SiU7ZFcm5i_HprmTpTS-QdTJ0bmklODm8HxtX-f-kyjxYx0ryyTRr3521YyIE3ATZOCQSMnxDrEI1DqQ3ct7pDtBzxHNUVhBQozhfc_-FrLctOdIEFAyOSk8ylAXTrvkI8A/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_142129.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Leadbelchers could see the Night Goblins around the tower, and had the leg speed to get them there...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bHCAv8Sw3XoR_vUiDaECpgtW5NeMuGgPppgfaAhM83yaU8at2k6HNT2a-2UtYQNpFi2X6qcNZGqhKhlxQa31vz4YZ2AqJpe5JUnuYYW-OLsWB7voXvEgVmROmXLefOeAVopvDU6HSeXMlCHpnKV9v0SybNEYeOw4KsrrXorS0PyNqDETXgUjdz_j0JM/s4000/IMG_20230819_143155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bHCAv8Sw3XoR_vUiDaECpgtW5NeMuGgPppgfaAhM83yaU8at2k6HNT2a-2UtYQNpFi2X6qcNZGqhKhlxQa31vz4YZ2AqJpe5JUnuYYW-OLsWB7voXvEgVmROmXLefOeAVopvDU6HSeXMlCHpnKV9v0SybNEYeOw4KsrrXorS0PyNqDETXgUjdz_j0JM/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_143155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Charge! The Leadbelchers into the flank of the Night Goblins, and the Tyrant's unit into the front of the other unit of them. The Ironguts focused on getting up behind the tower so the Wyvern couldn't see them. The BSB left the unit (he would have prevented this maneuvre) and stepped toward the front of the field, hoping he could stay out of sight of the war machines. The Republican Guard lacked the speed to get out of the arc of the Wyvern, so they had little choice but to turn and face it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYR1ZFxPDNq03o5I1IUAhAseEibQDKYMuQWkK-1TLplxgJph29UQzMt3WWnFyMv83tyoeIPHK3tOC0zhMKrs0yGlz8MSYEQGzgNYYlhfg0YbEErOgYfpxU_cbDmmY2LXPOo_BEHD_MjgcqxdndIcgs2ht0fMPot0ZXxLdirtz3Vp77-JY-7EYkPzOEQLE/s4000/IMG_20230819_143158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYR1ZFxPDNq03o5I1IUAhAseEibQDKYMuQWkK-1TLplxgJph29UQzMt3WWnFyMv83tyoeIPHK3tOC0zhMKrs0yGlz8MSYEQGzgNYYlhfg0YbEErOgYfpxU_cbDmmY2LXPOo_BEHD_MjgcqxdndIcgs2ht0fMPot0ZXxLdirtz3Vp77-JY-7EYkPzOEQLE/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_143158.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My left flank started to function again, as the Venators rallied and the Rhinox charged the nearest Spear Chukka. The Goblins failed their terror test and fled, leaving the Rhinox to smash the unoccupied machine.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvYn4GdkYmo2EmDWyHzLAYX8Eccr82UpdTfV5MaAf7mMIR7AQ5v-arKNTIcpt3eI-oyeWYKi-4IAspwDKpXaZu1c0gHWPdDFTLmEN7Q_oAFJQAo7Mo4pVJtovoPPo9UuL-9wVkFe2p_t51VahkiW_IrrZkL-yHJN3ydEC_V9NeR-SvfgQK6ra2LLGNrA/s4000/IMG_20230819_143202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvYn4GdkYmo2EmDWyHzLAYX8Eccr82UpdTfV5MaAf7mMIR7AQ5v-arKNTIcpt3eI-oyeWYKi-4IAspwDKpXaZu1c0gHWPdDFTLmEN7Q_oAFJQAo7Mo4pVJtovoPPo9UuL-9wVkFe2p_t51VahkiW_IrrZkL-yHJN3ydEC_V9NeR-SvfgQK6ra2LLGNrA/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_143202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Order is restored on the flank.</span></div></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The combats did not go well for the Night Goblins. The Tyrant and his friends thrashed the unit in the centre, running them down as they fled and clipping the Trolls instead. They wheeled as much as they could, but it was really just the Tyrant who could reach (or be reached). The Leadbelchers killed a couple of Goblins, and combined with the flank charge it was just enough for them to win the fight. The Night Goblins showed admirable courage, and immediately turned and fled. They escaped, and the pursuing Leadbelchers failed to catch them, tripped on a Fanatic, lost half their number, and panicked...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylPsceCFrrBNkmi2QAziazuGd-QAkUTC6JZpaU5AhAHyzQHZewL2XFwOjcUCkVkB_RF8aGnYic29lc8V69ukT10Qrs7gS7itu-uX2zS-Tlipe5LGlwMxigpPe8iORxRINRdkxr8LAQlqGD0hwwo7Jq-CxuBybbbnJDRw7Ly2fbqADe733DWl-obPdHa8/s4000/IMG_20230819_144621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylPsceCFrrBNkmi2QAziazuGd-QAkUTC6JZpaU5AhAHyzQHZewL2XFwOjcUCkVkB_RF8aGnYic29lc8V69ukT10Qrs7gS7itu-uX2zS-Tlipe5LGlwMxigpPe8iORxRINRdkxr8LAQlqGD0hwwo7Jq-CxuBybbbnJDRw7Ly2fbqADe733DWl-obPdHa8/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_144621.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Night Goblins flee toward the table edge, with the Leadbelcher who beat them fleeing right alongside them.</span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Orest now had some decisions of his own to make. The Black Orcs were right in front of the Tyrant's Ogre unit. They had rank bonus, unit strength and hitting power at their disposal. However, there was a spanner in the works. Or rather, a Night Goblin Shaman. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgkiinBKywhPqXXEHOSeVMFHLymSmpZSr68EQUIIgGUBreydCp_IEjYCK2bg3qVLA84w4Qt2dLsKN901Yl2M4lIa3YgpOMAKesjpbhSrPANhEqUwu7ZJy0znEyfhSJA8GcoeDmqpQert7YyFVfLb3Ld3brYbWdhNTx0f48nsgD4SZCSTW2VoF1feK-Ek/s4000/IMG_20230819_144850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgkiinBKywhPqXXEHOSeVMFHLymSmpZSr68EQUIIgGUBreydCp_IEjYCK2bg3qVLA84w4Qt2dLsKN901Yl2M4lIa3YgpOMAKesjpbhSrPANhEqUwu7ZJy0znEyfhSJA8GcoeDmqpQert7YyFVfLb3Ld3brYbWdhNTx0f48nsgD4SZCSTW2VoF1feK-Ek/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_144850.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Black Orcs can see and contact the Ogres, but to actually line up and get into combat, the Night Goblin needed to be out of the way. Which meant he needed to charge as well - only way for him to move first. Also, everything caused Fear, so he'd have to take a test, and his Leadership is 5... Failure would mean nothing could really move. Oh and he's worth some points on his own. In the end Orest decided not to try to get the Black Orcs (and Shaman) into combat. The Trolls and BSB would just have to fend for themselves for a bit.</span></div></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Tyrant caused everyone a headache by deciding to issue a challenge (well I guess technically I did that), and the Orc BSB agonised about whether to accept or decline. I did it to prevent a Troll getting a free swing at me, but maybe it wasn't worth the headache. In the end the loss of the BSB's leadership would likely have meant the unit would flee from combat, so he accepted the challenge. Against an Ogre Tyrant with the Tenderiser. What a hero. But that's OK, because I rolled like a potato (again), only landed 1 wound, which of course multiplied into 1 wound on the D3 roll. I still got it, baby. I can't believe I dared to think about racking up overkill. Anyway, we won combat but they held their ground (thanks to the BSB leading heroically from the front, instead of cowering at the back).</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The fleeing Night Goblins had rallied, and now my fleeing Leadbelcher rallied right in front of them. Good plan. My Ironguts had made their way around the tower near the centre, and found themselves with a clear path to the flank of the Black Orcs. Naturally this was too good to pass up.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnQHP_MGtVTWdg54SrS0ymHj8MJTWyleXiEjPx9cenV2litWlw4lA1GcBFH3Xelzm29J8cAD-VGmvELIwSXvKdXfQtEGSndRZMF7xgV00id9KBI_ZGFBXpT42pQ7UwW3eGXF35zDIQ07V3ytTJwgEKI_UH_S45eFRb3aY1eY6gzGGVlB392_zzNfRS-Y/s4000/IMG_20230819_151112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnQHP_MGtVTWdg54SrS0ymHj8MJTWyleXiEjPx9cenV2litWlw4lA1GcBFH3Xelzm29J8cAD-VGmvELIwSXvKdXfQtEGSndRZMF7xgV00id9KBI_ZGFBXpT42pQ7UwW3eGXF35zDIQ07V3ytTJwgEKI_UH_S45eFRb3aY1eY6gzGGVlB392_zzNfRS-Y/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_151112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My BSB also went into the front to try to further improve my chances.</span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Giant had stepped up in front of Voland and his remaining Venators, and they were going to have trouble avoiding him. Acknowledging the inevitable, they lowered their lances and charged straight into him.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9UEDk1mfS7SdvFHTYfMiyfArlqlEHlduNqd7a7bUrzc6P0-J2PctaAVFr8ahwcW9_ejT9inMEWfZx4AP_A_8aQ2EB3p5KGg6Mm0n79LtmOVpYY04aIn_SrDYsj9wShxh9SHjWgef9f90bGji9b5ajDQsGZqRWCZkugiekRp7eFbXeG9bKf8QGdFBUG0/s4000/IMG_20230819_151119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9UEDk1mfS7SdvFHTYfMiyfArlqlEHlduNqd7a7bUrzc6P0-J2PctaAVFr8ahwcW9_ejT9inMEWfZx4AP_A_8aQ2EB3p5KGg6Mm0n79LtmOVpYY04aIn_SrDYsj9wShxh9SHjWgef9f90bGji9b5ajDQsGZqRWCZkugiekRp7eFbXeG9bKf8QGdFBUG0/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_151119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">We've got 5 Strength 6 attacks on the charge. We can take him!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcT4JDvkCVNUHCmm3HBlhpgeRpxPr8aMTuqh7ic1s-ZHwl8aOQH8z3Dmq3q-oYVvG-4YOmruOFAB83uGITZhmIZajApE1hnQW_mKnLSKJR4MElzyUIxNfTud3fzMVMC87UJKWW7Qe2d3FsY1QvDniUcdusiGzjUfLMHKZMRPf4H0FxSeR09Mwg5KEWqJU/s4000/IMG_20230819_151117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcT4JDvkCVNUHCmm3HBlhpgeRpxPr8aMTuqh7ic1s-ZHwl8aOQH8z3Dmq3q-oYVvG-4YOmruOFAB83uGITZhmIZajApE1hnQW_mKnLSKJR4MElzyUIxNfTud3fzMVMC87UJKWW7Qe2d3FsY1QvDniUcdusiGzjUfLMHKZMRPf4H0FxSeR09Mwg5KEWqJU/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_151117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Goblin artillery was in a shambles after a series of failed terror tests. The Rhinox headbutted the first abandoned Spear Chukka to death in good order, but got a bit stuck on the Rock Lobber.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_dqljYkn6jiS-CdYHjpxCDnzw_9XEij0rDw4FJyJrWa0NeOY279Id5QHLn2YzjsMCqFujRLDXPdWwxdCVxjxyFOGeqxQWTIUEeg2ARis0Lt_nHpdQBi69Yntmige5KUz01UyxPzJGXyZb6nEkn05X1csaNJcxz7sHtIJlYzMjsx_5NuCqt4kz48Zz2I/s4000/IMG_20230819_151122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_dqljYkn6jiS-CdYHjpxCDnzw_9XEij0rDw4FJyJrWa0NeOY279Id5QHLn2YzjsMCqFujRLDXPdWwxdCVxjxyFOGeqxQWTIUEeg2ARis0Lt_nHpdQBi69Yntmige5KUz01UyxPzJGXyZb6nEkn05X1csaNJcxz7sHtIJlYzMjsx_5NuCqt4kz48Zz2I/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_151122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Republican Guard were wasting a lot of time turning back and forth to face the Wyvern that kept landing behind them, but then I guess he's worth more than they are... Maybe this is a good trade?</span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XPpEmpvCJxADjI7K_jx6M7IcayVlf3znCtSC2NfuJbhDK_QiocL0h4vfoFxWxutWbzkuf3xI1ABLLCTXlj96Ra02yhY46V1BGFFQ3kkJVe_BdrO86mOAU7p7WbXrvsfx-TKIkfzSLUANWVeAdll2isxryAxE8ElPvwxTNWhf-RJWQPhk79LR0ty26KM/s4000/IMG_20230819_152000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XPpEmpvCJxADjI7K_jx6M7IcayVlf3znCtSC2NfuJbhDK_QiocL0h4vfoFxWxutWbzkuf3xI1ABLLCTXlj96Ra02yhY46V1BGFFQ3kkJVe_BdrO86mOAU7p7WbXrvsfx-TKIkfzSLUANWVeAdll2isxryAxE8ElPvwxTNWhf-RJWQPhk79LR0ty26KM/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_152000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Voland and his friends did 3 wounds to the Giant, which was not awful. Unfortunately, this was a special kind of singing Giant. All he does is yell and bawl all day, probably singing some off-key version of the Sound of Music, spinning around in an ungainly fashion. So of course when he was about to lose combat, he burst into song, won combat by 2, and we ran away off the field. Well, we fled, stopped near the edge, then got chased off the field. Good outcome. Well done, guys...</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Tyrant woke up from his stupor in the second round of the challenge against the Orc BSB. I think he took a couple of wounds, but he then smashed him to a pulp with maximum overkill, and the Trolls broke. They escaped my pursuit, which was doubly frustrating when I realised immediately afterward that I had just run directly away from the objective that we were meant to be caring about.<br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It was at about this time that we started getting urgent time warnings, and things sped up. I stopped taking photos, and half the game got largely cast aside so we could focus on what we cared about. I'm sorry, this is a poor effort from me, your friendly war correspondent.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Black Orcs lost the first round of combat but held their ground. They were less fortunate in the second round and were wiped out by my BSB as they fled. The Ironguts restrained pursuit, because they had another mission.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The focus of the battle shifted to the centre objective, with us having basically no time to think about what was happening elsewhere. The Wyvern gave up tormenting the Republican Guard and flew over into the centre to claim the objective. I did what any sensible, desperate man would do - the Tyrant and Butcher abandoned their unit (which was walking the wrong way), rushing back and joining together to form a unit large enough to contest or claim the thing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Wyvern took offence to this and charged my characters to instigate an epic duel between our army generals. However, Orest violated the terms of the engagement (which admittedly had not been discussed, but were clearly understood by someone somewhere) by charging a group of Goblin Wolf Riders into the flank. So he now had a flank and unit strength. The Tyrant issued a challenge to ensure they didn't also manage to land some cheeky extra wounds, and the duel of the generals, for the fate of the objective, began.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Warboss and his Wyvern managed little damage on the charge, and the Tyrant responded by doing just enough wounds to squash the remaining life out of the Wyvern. He made had work of it, but at least he did the job. Neither of the enemy units fled, so I retaliated against the Wolf Rider charge by bringing the Ironguts into the other side of the Orc Warboss (who was now fighting on foot). Now I also had a flank, but I also had a banner and unit strength. This meant that when the Tyrant and Warboss again whiffed their attacks pretty badly, the Warboss was outnumbered by a fear-causing enemy and fled automatically. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This didn't necessarily matter, however. The Wolf Riders were now the scoring unit, and they were <i>not </i>outnumbered by the 2 characters they were actually engaged with. So they were testing using the general's leadership (even as he squealed and ran away, ironically. I guess he did so inspiringly), but I think they had lost by 3. That's a Leadership 6 test for the fate of the universe (or at least, to stop me getting 500 bonus points). Unfortunately for Orest, he failed. The Wolf Riders were fleeing, and the objective was mine.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In fact, much of the field was mine. Everything else had either died or was fleeing, with the exception of the Giant who was over on the flank, singing something about the hills being alive with the sound of screaming Venators. For my part, I had lost the Venators, the Besiegers, one of the units if Ironguts, and I had failed to remember to try to rally the Leadbelcher when he fled from the Night Goblins before they panicked again as the Black Orcs died. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It was all a big mess given the hurry at the end, but it was a mess in my favour, especially once you counted the bonus for the objective. Once we had negotiated the threat of the Fanatics, the Orc lines didn't really have an answer for a couple of my harder hitting elements. The Black Orcs might have been OK if they had better protected their flank, but there wasn't much the Trolls could do and as time ran out, the Wyvern had been rushed into a risky situation at the end to contest the objective. The Giant did alright, but was too busy singing from the sidelines to help his allies when they needed it.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 19-1 Win</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><i>You can find the next part of the report <a href="http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/08/axemaster-2023-aftermath-part-3.html">here</a>.</i></div></span></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-9479130260247321712023-08-23T05:11:00.004-07:002023-08-28T05:33:48.229-07:00Axemaster 2023 Aftermath - Part 1<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Well, I have survived another 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy tournament. We decided to resurrect our local tournament Axemaster after maybe a 7 year gap, running it using 6th edition because that seems to be where most of the enthusiasm is at present. I've posted my slightly dubious list previously, but here it is again for reference:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPc8BmI3Evw1Ce--QerPCn3y37Po_Btj6vMLMxHuCHoF8kkFl0XcpcomcrwX90vWnCyElCl_9BpESmDxOzagmZftrhkjCK8BES4PswuI2p6NIn7vM_TxUPau4K1sqOZiq4VMXx6OA6x_SdugAizpWmwFciPqQSS8mJut9dItPvVpxj8nOH8f8t1bPK3c/s3626/IMG_20230822_174854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="3626" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPc8BmI3Evw1Ce--QerPCn3y37Po_Btj6vMLMxHuCHoF8kkFl0XcpcomcrwX90vWnCyElCl_9BpESmDxOzagmZftrhkjCK8BES4PswuI2p6NIn7vM_TxUPau4K1sqOZiq4VMXx6OA6x_SdugAizpWmwFciPqQSS8mJut9dItPvVpxj8nOH8f8t1bPK3c/w640-h404/IMG_20230822_174854.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tyrant with Heavy Armour, Luck Gnoblar, Tenderiser, Wyrdstone Necklace</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Bruiser with Battle Standard, Heavy Armour, Luck Gnoblar, Sword of Might, Talisman of Protection</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Butcher with 2 Dispel Scrolls</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">6 Ogre Bulls with Light Armour, Iron Fists, Standard Bearer, Crusher</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Ironguts with Standard Bearer, Look-Out Gnoblar, Great Weapons, Heavy Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Ironguts with Great Weapons, Heavy Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Leadbelchers with Light Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Ricco's Republican Guard (Regiment of Renown)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Braganza's Besiegers (Regiment of Renown)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">6 Voland's Venators (Regiment of Renown)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Bull Rhinox Rider with Heavy Armour, Iron Fist</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was focusing on it more as an opportunity to use stuff like Dogs of War, and trying not to think too hard about how my games would likely go... Well, now we can find out how big a mistake that was.</span></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 1 - Seize Ground<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Matt Grigg - Nurgle Daemonic Legion</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Great Unclean One</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">17 Plaguebearers with Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">16 Plaguebearers with Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">16 Plaguebearers with Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Nurgling</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Nurgling</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Nurgling</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Plagueriders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Plagueriders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Chariot of Nurgle</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ah, this takes me back... I have a distinct recollection of my poor Orcs having to fight 4 different Nurgle daemon players at an Axemaster back in the day... I think I only won one of those games. These armies were everywhere. And now here I was a again, with a sub-par list and a Great Unclean One to deal with... Everything old is new again!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, after a brief period of mourning for what was likely to happen to my army, I considered my options for defeating the greater daemon, and came to the conclusion that I really only had one (rather unlikely) way of getting rid of him - the Tyrant with the Tenderiser would have to deal with him, courtesy of some good rolling (I only hit him on 5+). Nothing else hit hard enough to really threaten him, and I didn't have the units to bog him down and wait for him to fluff his rolls to beat him with combat resolution. Well, at least there would be no confusion about which plan to follow...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAcXsne7w3-bA_k9vnuNMr9uUO6JiDtcAQSJYpwXN-OmEpMk6yPp2ZGu-hwrK3vPJclCoBW-ukvN9LbW5FoUoWu5NBPseu63Kozona5m-qVPZPbZrL--gorL4WpnmIfaSyhsaG03YiuqmG-3dj9J-zRVg_yPxntMGd8sv4uI_HzHXOh8LbrB_wHvqT14/s4000/IMG_20230819_095208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAcXsne7w3-bA_k9vnuNMr9uUO6JiDtcAQSJYpwXN-OmEpMk6yPp2ZGu-hwrK3vPJclCoBW-ukvN9LbW5FoUoWu5NBPseu63Kozona5m-qVPZPbZrL--gorL4WpnmIfaSyhsaG03YiuqmG-3dj9J-zRVg_yPxntMGd8sv4uI_HzHXOh8LbrB_wHvqT14/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_095208.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">All deployed. The Leadbelchers are out of shot, on the other side of the building. For this scenario, table quarters were worth 200VP and captured standards</span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;">(except the BSB)</span><span style="font-family: times;"> were worth nothing.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1B7i8yfO0vTm54Gx53rLESz-ujgttS3hCcYnJM0VHYzchqAwMSZRKu-Exa3sXsoL8SPaK9plN4sfh1ljAf5IMvnfAxSymqQMkhRNvEvjZ-y0H26RSHkowx5djqMA-XHe-s8b_F5sZ2Fyshz2jZ5tPnKFgFuI8_PyQN28GsQXC0zx26TDBNSp8X4htWg/s4000/IMG_20230819_095154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1B7i8yfO0vTm54Gx53rLESz-ujgttS3hCcYnJM0VHYzchqAwMSZRKu-Exa3sXsoL8SPaK9plN4sfh1ljAf5IMvnfAxSymqQMkhRNvEvjZ-y0H26RSHkowx5djqMA-XHe-s8b_F5sZ2Fyshz2jZ5tPnKFgFuI8_PyQN28GsQXC0zx26TDBNSp8X4htWg/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_095154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They looked quite nice as far as yucky daemons go</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HMrfl6pL0C-13UF7QpOJ5Q4wwTH6ipE6W8u4-Fp7uZG44A4CbjAdMTaU-ld7PLlvme1mwJ8_5w7eOaHXpP5sxCINEdnqDdw4bOCiYaSVtiGZHJtPqm7vWcIZSb5YaBPVo8Am-UJtcXutJLlOBxn3gifjnfA0WsH7u7WxG7JsSpz8gF1JBIV-Tawqf3E/s4000/IMG_20230819_095159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HMrfl6pL0C-13UF7QpOJ5Q4wwTH6ipE6W8u4-Fp7uZG44A4CbjAdMTaU-ld7PLlvme1mwJ8_5w7eOaHXpP5sxCINEdnqDdw4bOCiYaSVtiGZHJtPqm7vWcIZSb5YaBPVo8Am-UJtcXutJLlOBxn3gifjnfA0WsH7u7WxG7JsSpz8gF1JBIV-Tawqf3E/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_095159.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7EIk18_DFbbYBmmMzkf3gFIrZOyoWPzNA36itw4GF-7Qr0CCGCXxH8JuhWoo5k0OlUT4hnIw56CevH2sVHE_KrfaEwrz6k6n5ffZHoF1JXGi_3F7xuyVZzYGXRdBHKV1iMWE82GVp7TmkHd827XHH8uyxQDhc7BSRj8VDBIQ85SIPDYYVWC2MA_Tcd8/s4000/IMG_20230819_095202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7EIk18_DFbbYBmmMzkf3gFIrZOyoWPzNA36itw4GF-7Qr0CCGCXxH8JuhWoo5k0OlUT4hnIw56CevH2sVHE_KrfaEwrz6k6n5ffZHoF1JXGi_3F7xuyVZzYGXRdBHKV1iMWE82GVp7TmkHd827XHH8uyxQDhc7BSRj8VDBIQ85SIPDYYVWC2MA_Tcd8/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_095202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOR5nx8W9q4z6986ip8lUCGFvWyUGHVyT-uCiJAGmpwrYNIg0krslEvsyykAQdc7r-S2uhw61v1ulktJcVWd4p3rr34LXpd9zyahm46Ye1M0OhpPSrhqw4OzxQ_C769wa3E1f-ZrvbyadkfiCnmatHclQuYAaFNuDJbN3tTk46YQZs7uZ5N9nOC2gcjQA/s4000/IMG_20230819_095218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOR5nx8W9q4z6986ip8lUCGFvWyUGHVyT-uCiJAGmpwrYNIg0krslEvsyykAQdc7r-S2uhw61v1ulktJcVWd4p3rr34LXpd9zyahm46Ye1M0OhpPSrhqw4OzxQ_C769wa3E1f-ZrvbyadkfiCnmatHclQuYAaFNuDJbN3tTk46YQZs7uZ5N9nOC2gcjQA/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_095218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Besiegers look quite good stretched out in a single line. Actually makes the command models without shields look a bit odd though.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEM9wgvUV-mK4YolmirMV9upIo_IhGcBSD5lF07UH_UrjMrLp-LzH2hj78cZwvnvWjrZbLQbvauby1mT9CEhsC4JQoKZQ7N7Lomcq2nVNUQ6V-vKBYn5F1K1f-K8tu22bo4kdrOCRz44SSuPLdEW6goGUuHohYYerQtMnDYrW-20iYejwmI9n60U63fDk/s4000/IMG_20230819_095221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEM9wgvUV-mK4YolmirMV9upIo_IhGcBSD5lF07UH_UrjMrLp-LzH2hj78cZwvnvWjrZbLQbvauby1mT9CEhsC4JQoKZQ7N7Lomcq2nVNUQ6V-vKBYn5F1K1f-K8tu22bo4kdrOCRz44SSuPLdEW6goGUuHohYYerQtMnDYrW-20iYejwmI9n60U63fDk/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_095221.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">BSB in the Ironguts in the centre, Tyrant and Butcher in the larger Bull unit.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I deployed the Venators and Leadbelchers out on the flanks, hoping to work my way around a little. Unfortunately Matt had enough deployments to respond to the cavalry with a unit of Plagueriders, so that plan was pretty much a bust. I did have more movement to work with for both the Rhinox and Venators, however... Maybe I could ensure I got a good charge and dealt with them that way. Maybe.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Being exceedingly skillful, I won the roll-off for first turn and moved toward the enemy with varying degrees of enthusiasm. Most of the Ogres stepped up a bit, in particular the forces on the flanks. My shooting and magic had little effect.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVgpR_WBjRl5bt1AvZTVfI3Ors9R68cPFXGmqXUOW4z4RQTLx23-gHSOgX2wqCaIlURwJkmCwF6weW7dDmsrY4fyzp8iXLpidZh5fv72-0WKOKSsFaNwk78-c-RHZOV49HQWFCfl7CKiumVEmU9UQcZoyVUk1K1qUCAR8l8hwY9UR8c9Z-p390AVwTXc/s4000/IMG_20230819_095814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVgpR_WBjRl5bt1AvZTVfI3Ors9R68cPFXGmqXUOW4z4RQTLx23-gHSOgX2wqCaIlURwJkmCwF6weW7dDmsrY4fyzp8iXLpidZh5fv72-0WKOKSsFaNwk78-c-RHZOV49HQWFCfl7CKiumVEmU9UQcZoyVUk1K1qUCAR8l8hwY9UR8c9Z-p390AVwTXc/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_095814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Closing the gap a little. No point in rushing - they'd be coming to me anyway.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPrSOsgM8XFm2bsc_6THIicekkPoJcqxUngAk5by0GBfmv0iRZTpf75x93Fp1B9cOo3LLHGCATrgYqBi-U-698KpQU19cZOfPbjWtXSzR1G5JSBljXTvqGtlA6_3YbjPMgkkgFG6SJthm-dKAlfGZhX3KZCCRv74eHrMcvC1zaE76I7CjJ7YCnRhIVFg/s4000/IMG_20230819_095816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPrSOsgM8XFm2bsc_6THIicekkPoJcqxUngAk5by0GBfmv0iRZTpf75x93Fp1B9cOo3LLHGCATrgYqBi-U-698KpQU19cZOfPbjWtXSzR1G5JSBljXTvqGtlA6_3YbjPMgkkgFG6SJthm-dKAlfGZhX3KZCCRv74eHrMcvC1zaE76I7CjJ7YCnRhIVFg/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_095816.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The right flank was the one place where I had a clear charge range advantage<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ8kLOdUQ30EVtot6Ic5FrD2MDeJ-wP6xsmhnICU92YVl4QUHK-VEB_Z6YzWsGYZmD22w_K4O2S_4ennA9pQlahtb-TDCtuUCeLeQbMDPMoMBiDRRGrvqWXL1o6rDyp6R_dpftSBK2n05PquBD9FOCE-RVkxgmO0eehrZdA7YMgxwKzFu9w-dVOp4ixs/s4000/IMG_20230819_095819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ8kLOdUQ30EVtot6Ic5FrD2MDeJ-wP6xsmhnICU92YVl4QUHK-VEB_Z6YzWsGYZmD22w_K4O2S_4ennA9pQlahtb-TDCtuUCeLeQbMDPMoMBiDRRGrvqWXL1o6rDyp6R_dpftSBK2n05PquBD9FOCE-RVkxgmO0eehrZdA7YMgxwKzFu9w-dVOp4ixs/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_095819.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Matt advanced fairly cautiously, not wanting to set me up with an easy charge anywhere. The Great Unclean One knocked a couple of wounds off my BSB's Irongut unit, and the Nurglings all made a point of stepping forward to invite careless aggression on my part. Well, "careless aggression" happens to be my middle name...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YXLaPPCCZPOFjCPyiBFW_-wpoHCloTFskOVelOtCa3dhh71J8Wbak9le0BumOfPBWff2HimFAm4t0Z8NE6wh4idCTKcvZQkN5Q1ITT3-R6NrFhprPFo04b1_raNMeBnjnBxKgsCb_OYEfgWLBFTJ6AoBr0qAir3TaRkFG3GTiv6OC-t7oZIGUkYd428/s4000/IMG_20230819_100047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YXLaPPCCZPOFjCPyiBFW_-wpoHCloTFskOVelOtCa3dhh71J8Wbak9le0BumOfPBWff2HimFAm4t0Z8NE6wh4idCTKcvZQkN5Q1ITT3-R6NrFhprPFo04b1_raNMeBnjnBxKgsCb_OYEfgWLBFTJ6AoBr0qAir3TaRkFG3GTiv6OC-t7oZIGUkYd428/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_100047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Things are cagey on my right, except the bold Nurglings rushing forward for hugs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Je2jZyXJyU3FF0E6V5cg2xaBisKNByAxbVIskWV2PmHyi4TjWeTEiqqxZ6GE4jKeDbikkhg0tkuRQeOQH1KRmheOIKMi061VcyNnh996ElQupXnzhc9PyyoKzMQKPNP_PIXfqI3mNHebg7hciet2L2ihziZWqHbgtRyeve_vmhNLM0DB87CiP3DKyJw/s4000/IMG_20230819_100050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Je2jZyXJyU3FF0E6V5cg2xaBisKNByAxbVIskWV2PmHyi4TjWeTEiqqxZ6GE4jKeDbikkhg0tkuRQeOQH1KRmheOIKMi061VcyNnh996ElQupXnzhc9PyyoKzMQKPNP_PIXfqI3mNHebg7hciet2L2ihziZWqHbgtRyeve_vmhNLM0DB87CiP3DKyJw/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_100050.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">At least Nurgle daemons are not especially quick. If only I had some meaningful shooting to punish them for that...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyR-QQFNjxU7ubMdu1_eQ3tC1A6CcGC114H0Rg-nVXuebJp7Gfex-ngnPfOppm9AP3xmGtRqb_V6wcHKjuBEfiZW62hF-muvoLQVUI-mJzgOSXQjM45Fzq1CxzH1nzp2Fs8ZCijTXMtxx4XZ0PY-In8VsuZJc3M7BybOL1pufKXjmaBIbSKg70vlSua_Y/s4000/IMG_20230819_100056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyR-QQFNjxU7ubMdu1_eQ3tC1A6CcGC114H0Rg-nVXuebJp7Gfex-ngnPfOppm9AP3xmGtRqb_V6wcHKjuBEfiZW62hF-muvoLQVUI-mJzgOSXQjM45Fzq1CxzH1nzp2Fs8ZCijTXMtxx4XZ0PY-In8VsuZJc3M7BybOL1pufKXjmaBIbSKg70vlSua_Y/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_100056.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Nurglings step out of the trees to leer at my Leadbelchers.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhLZptel_9JI2mYJbM6Kl50n9dImu_x4MBkbZOeOxw5AJkb-F-zbGibPi1ebsmBK_RV3LWGJwZ5szSJr_R9hpUHXyiuzng2dk_3JxbUBk2MJJQtjuT5pV_4D9xQJZ87R4Q4JBZRL3DVaEpJonPtki5k6CobGGCfeCF2HSu-jIEze0ZGi2r5fzVqihXi0/s4000/IMG_20230819_101109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhLZptel_9JI2mYJbM6Kl50n9dImu_x4MBkbZOeOxw5AJkb-F-zbGibPi1ebsmBK_RV3LWGJwZ5szSJr_R9hpUHXyiuzng2dk_3JxbUBk2MJJQtjuT5pV_4D9xQJZ87R4Q4JBZRL3DVaEpJonPtki5k6CobGGCfeCF2HSu-jIEze0ZGi2r5fzVqihXi0/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_101109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">You dare pull faces like that at me? Come here!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AvI_UYpZyqo1SSSXokYL0jQBT9RsAIcLTXv5-Ngdpm4nl20gfe3Bwdn6NYV_6XENXETkXy4AeN9ogfEA2BX8minXv7cNmkAGZUzIaPBLbkmSGzsAswGOv-e4o1m1vvk4uaH6OM9WY4H_3EPy1x1oXBe2NMG0EUELJk1zl4BHSX-kNSuyMuQA5VwaRwo/s4000/IMG_20230819_101104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AvI_UYpZyqo1SSSXokYL0jQBT9RsAIcLTXv5-Ngdpm4nl20gfe3Bwdn6NYV_6XENXETkXy4AeN9ogfEA2BX8minXv7cNmkAGZUzIaPBLbkmSGzsAswGOv-e4o1m1vvk4uaH6OM9WY4H_3EPy1x1oXBe2NMG0EUELJk1zl4BHSX-kNSuyMuQA5VwaRwo/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_101104.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Turns out Nurglings pulling faces are an irresistible charge target.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Leadbelchers immediately charged the Nurglings on the edge of the forest, and the Rhinox ignored my stern instruction to stay put, charging the Nurglings in front of it. I guess that's what you get for fielding bad-tempered, ill-disciplined brutes in your army... Unfortunately he was also an <i>inept</i> brute, and barely beat the Nurglings in combat. Certainly not enough that they seemed to care. The Leadbelchers did a better job, bludgeoning through their Nurglings in surprisingly quick order.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0LZT5Q-l35ZXQSKX5x7XjN5Mk83SOfXGNdrshfNG9iW0nuTCMcOtouKqruQXvRPIpUblVq2OPPQGb0P4Y567IRlJSwFMNrFfSkwCd5gEdIpZ7i1yykyclMemi9dfraJlb-X_Zn28dKxIAIsVgg14lALYbdhYiWDKAx61GzBEvNS-0Q_TK-ctOGor0hM/s4000/IMG_20230819_101311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0LZT5Q-l35ZXQSKX5x7XjN5Mk83SOfXGNdrshfNG9iW0nuTCMcOtouKqruQXvRPIpUblVq2OPPQGb0P4Y567IRlJSwFMNrFfSkwCd5gEdIpZ7i1yykyclMemi9dfraJlb-X_Zn28dKxIAIsVgg14lALYbdhYiWDKAx61GzBEvNS-0Q_TK-ctOGor0hM/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_101311.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Job done! If only the Rhinox had been so efficient.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Plagueriders on my right inevitably charged in alongside the Nurglings to attack the inept Rhinox. The saving grace was that only a single Plaguerider would be able to reach in combat. Matt considered committing the Plaguebearers in the other side, but eventually decided against it. They settled for lurking menacingly whilst the remaining free base of Nurglings capered provocatively in front of Ricco's Republican Guard.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AhFGRzTOFyG_-XodeSUDb03Bm_c5Vh-mHHf7XPcaS5KeTg2JRFHJhn0QIhIw827YxR9qz1c-aDxEsBLqMBV-EE7R34AmTYpb6yfS27eyZ0ON41CfQ9QZq53k-6PYA1h3oIuqDHGuC7_4RnDGkigwCWHV9VdijvN_4__PmIe8Jtu6orOOZX0nL0Ot_94/s4000/IMG_20230819_101824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AhFGRzTOFyG_-XodeSUDb03Bm_c5Vh-mHHf7XPcaS5KeTg2JRFHJhn0QIhIw827YxR9qz1c-aDxEsBLqMBV-EE7R34AmTYpb6yfS27eyZ0ON41CfQ9QZq53k-6PYA1h3oIuqDHGuC7_4RnDGkigwCWHV9VdijvN_4__PmIe8Jtu6orOOZX0nL0Ot_94/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_101824.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Plagueriders move to assist their Nurgling bait... err, I mean allies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0mXmDPqBk5DYy_CCUDF7I8JPSGIsklVWUcHCeZJb2yZ9q4e2xj4LsIuFevJziJMwm2_VVqz7oinvTTcewUfpalwP4QSpXOwi1Xf1YzcpLE8yeILyKFl3zx03pVORxTUTZxiirs2ljRz8JyuZC4NIs6IHwlt5xybQ16lEs8k_CsKUWdn_5zYKdgcAaB4/s4000/IMG_20230819_101826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0mXmDPqBk5DYy_CCUDF7I8JPSGIsklVWUcHCeZJb2yZ9q4e2xj4LsIuFevJziJMwm2_VVqz7oinvTTcewUfpalwP4QSpXOwi1Xf1YzcpLE8yeILyKFl3zx03pVORxTUTZxiirs2ljRz8JyuZC4NIs6IHwlt5xybQ16lEs8k_CsKUWdn_5zYKdgcAaB4/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_101826.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">OK, they're getting a bit close now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qXbi_WND8cbs3E_lFm5ghB4m_KahwfcHVl67PXNq0hQKTaeohinG88sURnPMlQ6rQdLS9ubXuklbLqtoF9MEm9FBA7rBgm45-Wrzkr-y0lLjKKTcKZEjOq3pegSrmNAEXoizT7cbxFZ4bkqKt20yBD_iKzPad60oGXkuMmI6Jk72Hx0I1zn28f29hlA/s4000/IMG_20230819_101815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qXbi_WND8cbs3E_lFm5ghB4m_KahwfcHVl67PXNq0hQKTaeohinG88sURnPMlQ6rQdLS9ubXuklbLqtoF9MEm9FBA7rBgm45-Wrzkr-y0lLjKKTcKZEjOq3pegSrmNAEXoizT7cbxFZ4bkqKt20yBD_iKzPad60oGXkuMmI6Jk72Hx0I1zn28f29hlA/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_101815.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Kind of feels like the Plagueriders are mocking the Ironguts at this point.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The rest of the army pressed forward more aggressively now, however the Plaguebearers on my left flank were slowed by the proximity of the Leadbelchers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Rhinox shrugged off the attacks from its assailants and did at least choose this moment to do some wounds. That was good, because its ability to pass break tests is really not all that great.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRr6KbwGTqYuHRZUWNocvqbzDsN_TiNNexLVvHJfSyLB3VepkwGtDR6uai5yy1ejeEiJsf1DE9ls1EgNWmh4yIw_mOSspSfLfSN1DF_vTGg3IwplbxGt39MIdsWKQ_rfOjkZhVgH_kq8OCFe61JQoH1889-bp6ZY_Juh278HIcPkxumihfTTqWvc2b8Q/s4000/IMG_20230819_101818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRr6KbwGTqYuHRZUWNocvqbzDsN_TiNNexLVvHJfSyLB3VepkwGtDR6uai5yy1ejeEiJsf1DE9ls1EgNWmh4yIw_mOSspSfLfSN1DF_vTGg3IwplbxGt39MIdsWKQ_rfOjkZhVgH_kq8OCFe61JQoH1889-bp6ZY_Juh278HIcPkxumihfTTqWvc2b8Q/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_101818.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The moment of decision.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Now I was presented with a turn of decisions. The enemy was now within reach, and if he was willing to leave his regiment, the Tyrant could get to the Great Unclean One. Or he could go for the Chariot - a far better bet, and it would put him out of harm's way. The Chariot was the sensible, conservative choice. Naturally I went the other way. I sent the BSB off to try to deal with the Chariot, and the Tyrant into the flank of the Great Unclean One. The Ogre Bulls ensured that if the Plaguebearers came for them and failed to break them, they'd get flanked by the Ironguts the BSB left behind.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXojy0APwPEswRW0jgndwOLA1togH4V2kd9YyKqaRjcuhEgl5tEbDfXYVQfNMpR-1fCB4HTsPdjgYvFlYtIjH_AsZVOL90MmQJ0EO43ZmecgwXPu9mS2GwK0c1gFdW_P5V-63C7RQ7hva5ce7dCLIGJubx_DCdL1qTn0s7NKAoOzig7cSLCQerSbHEb0/s4000/IMG_20230819_103003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXojy0APwPEswRW0jgndwOLA1togH4V2kd9YyKqaRjcuhEgl5tEbDfXYVQfNMpR-1fCB4HTsPdjgYvFlYtIjH_AsZVOL90MmQJ0EO43ZmecgwXPu9mS2GwK0c1gFdW_P5V-63C7RQ7hva5ce7dCLIGJubx_DCdL1qTn0s7NKAoOzig7cSLCQerSbHEb0/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_103003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Probably not the "right" play, but the other option was boring and lame. Go for glory!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0VdAELsoXL7y0NqEXNERAJVjxKGkxLPLWT4XkTVpxsX6kie22EVaUssIWADFYzEO1_1fbO7Ue_qAm3Qsq0C4_j2hWXDkmvpvz9kOc0obGSPNTHjBHOzVflqWWaNWlRjFLoSD2eE_qp2vCNayuMAY6sjg9QMnXliSuXH6k7amaoAyhZlWhyHd7mM4F0U/s4000/IMG_20230819_102957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0VdAELsoXL7y0NqEXNERAJVjxKGkxLPLWT4XkTVpxsX6kie22EVaUssIWADFYzEO1_1fbO7Ue_qAm3Qsq0C4_j2hWXDkmvpvz9kOc0obGSPNTHjBHOzVflqWWaNWlRjFLoSD2eE_qp2vCNayuMAY6sjg9QMnXliSuXH6k7amaoAyhZlWhyHd7mM4F0U/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_102957.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Any support the Tyrant would have received in terms of a banner and unit strength would have been short-lived thanks to exposing us to counter-charges. This way at least there would be none.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvY9JkoZ66Y-AyV-LbFr9ALIGltMQblqdys7msl9m1SaVHiyzJyZqwddRG5hrPov9LNlSTZ3kaAl-lYoQGeiNdagVu0TLej1zybJTrDN1l-FKnU7dA_kQiNLtt1xmib9a7xj6UxWyP7bwnSN5riuHrLe2o4004tvi3BmgR1UkadoB6vzz48vHyfUbRI4/s4000/IMG_20230819_102937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvY9JkoZ66Y-AyV-LbFr9ALIGltMQblqdys7msl9m1SaVHiyzJyZqwddRG5hrPov9LNlSTZ3kaAl-lYoQGeiNdagVu0TLej1zybJTrDN1l-FKnU7dA_kQiNLtt1xmib9a7xj6UxWyP7bwnSN5riuHrLe2o4004tvi3BmgR1UkadoB6vzz48vHyfUbRI4/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_102937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This is not our most favouritest charge target ever...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjntKc9oP2NmscZ9GPGU8Nfp5dc1Xy-F8DJ8ZH5tPFfAa3ciQQ2AO3jL-D65Izl6zPIe4AgQgwt0WYuMk5HDY52zKQUODQmdQuxe-YxZODowTj2-sF5A7U28Ca1JX9deiFcepfKtZ8IJOV1_lZQyTmxeQ7eEfERPU8-VBjJNPjjkUhgiyJ2GmvSu-88Dw/s4000/IMG_20230819_102952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjntKc9oP2NmscZ9GPGU8Nfp5dc1Xy-F8DJ8ZH5tPFfAa3ciQQ2AO3jL-D65Izl6zPIe4AgQgwt0WYuMk5HDY52zKQUODQmdQuxe-YxZODowTj2-sF5A7U28Ca1JX9deiFcepfKtZ8IJOV1_lZQyTmxeQ7eEfERPU8-VBjJNPjjkUhgiyJ2GmvSu-88Dw/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_102952.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Here come the cavalry! To the rescue!</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The other Ironguts sighed and charged the Plagueriders right in front of them - too close for a gut charge, which was likely the only way they might have lucked out and actually won the combat. The Besiegers fired on the Plaguebearers, aided by the Leadbelchers who turned and worked their way out of the edge of the forest. On the other flank, the Venators bravely charged into the other Plagueriders in an effort to save the Rhinox. This didn't go very well - I don't think they landed a wound thanks to the combination of dice and the clouds of flies they had to swing through. One of the horses did contribute a wound, but it was nowhere near enough. The Plagueriders retaliated with a barrage of wounds, but happily the Venators were better at armour saves than they were at killing things, and they mostly shrugged them off. We won the combat marginally, with the Nurglings still there despite the "best efforts" (so they tell me) of the Rhinox.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the other flank, the Irongut charge on the other Plagueriders went shockingly well. We actually managed to land multiple wounds and kill one of the Plagueriders thanks to a wound suffered earlier from the Besiegers. Of course, the loss of one Plaguerider should not have been enough to save me. They struck back and landed 5 wounds, when low and behold I passed 3 of the 5 6+ armour saves! This was a shocking development that meant the Ironguts not only held their ground, but won combat and crumbled another Plaguerider! Honestly the whole thing was beyond surprising. Those Ironguts were immediately promised promotions (by both me and onlookers), especially in light of what happened elsewhere...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjrAqqxCo9Qjo-7AKlOfRaxnML_DM0-crc4RsSKHqDv1Kn-eeG-CF0cH9456n3-qdp-AyiPBwq1fW66mZzvR_X3x_kufUS3HkFVVcQ21zdbtGgpOVEuRvTs68_PnZ7xUwW1O0B0sd_RJyKSWdzh6MlfjihNrpkJOCL4osqSFm2E88FgzuqtJ9svIdZ18/s4000/IMG_20230819_103635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjrAqqxCo9Qjo-7AKlOfRaxnML_DM0-crc4RsSKHqDv1Kn-eeG-CF0cH9456n3-qdp-AyiPBwq1fW66mZzvR_X3x_kufUS3HkFVVcQ21zdbtGgpOVEuRvTs68_PnZ7xUwW1O0B0sd_RJyKSWdzh6MlfjihNrpkJOCL4osqSFm2E88FgzuqtJ9svIdZ18/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_103635.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">What a great saving throw! What talent! What on earth is going on!?</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpTllIM3zAEfzsJb9lIcM_uCCiPYmplfT_BZK95HVwZG01Xyur0jrFx0u564k9QD3wGMdbBGyf0rivOEUQhtVHYojVDxO26Ha7YzqCnyvlQlbHp3IRpa0MFdHjyVBYUgR7QUxX6nuE16J1tkvvC8wJnR6wXSsEmwf9JcobUk3NB35Ln2DZXt3wPESf7U/s4000/IMG_20230819_103717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpTllIM3zAEfzsJb9lIcM_uCCiPYmplfT_BZK95HVwZG01Xyur0jrFx0u564k9QD3wGMdbBGyf0rivOEUQhtVHYojVDxO26Ha7YzqCnyvlQlbHp3IRpa0MFdHjyVBYUgR7QUxX6nuE16J1tkvvC8wJnR6wXSsEmwf9JcobUk3NB35Ln2DZXt3wPESf7U/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_103717.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Yeah cop that, yucky toads!</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The BSB arrived into the front of the Chariot. Despite my best efforts to cast Bullguts to get him over the magical Strength 7 threshold, he remained Strength 6 with his Sword of Might. That was OK, I had a banner, it might be enough... I landed no wounds (I think I rolled 2 1s to wound, which would have really broken me had I actually managed to get him to Strength 7). Happily the Chariot was also peopled by idiots, and did no wounds back. Their unit strength and my banner meant the combat was a draw.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Then came the main event, with epic music playing and great anticipation. The Tyrant hefted his mighty Tenderiser, raised it above his head and then basically just dropped it on his own toe. He didn't even make the Great Unclean One take a save. In return he took a couple of wounds, lost combat, and broke automatically because he was outnumbered by a terror-causing monstrosity. Well really, there were the same number of them, but they were fatter. And in terms of capable fighters, my Tyrant was apparently outnumbered 1:0.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Tyrant fled a good distance, but the Great Unclean One giggled disgustingly and rolled a 12 to ensure there would be no escape. This proved too much for the BSB, who abandoned his underwhelming efforts to hurt the chariot and fled as well.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYcOrCIpMsh9V-iVqCQp6GZFTM4Q7wwGW4snRpVPnnzzcQ0TyQECEiHlR5_xk5QKQtbiMQfHcsAByhx3_ljrx1CjVO8LRI71hsPFYIoWUet3kZC7kPIlIRcFw7OEwKRx_u05JhDmqdLaJ-x3U6lPha7-G7fj3K6C1UM5NRaeRZ-n1JtVvZ4rdvjhWDlo/s4000/IMG_20230819_104811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYcOrCIpMsh9V-iVqCQp6GZFTM4Q7wwGW4snRpVPnnzzcQ0TyQECEiHlR5_xk5QKQtbiMQfHcsAByhx3_ljrx1CjVO8LRI71hsPFYIoWUet3kZC7kPIlIRcFw7OEwKRx_u05JhDmqdLaJ-x3U6lPha7-G7fj3K6C1UM5NRaeRZ-n1JtVvZ4rdvjhWDlo/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_104811.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Well that was a debacle. I guess at least the BSB got away...</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My great gamble had certainly not paid off. The Tyrant was dead, the BSB was fleeing, and my troops were now within range of all of Matt's good stuff in the centre of the field. Everything declared a charge on the Bulls, who decided that they were actually a good chance to escape if they fled. All the slower stuff was in the way of the Chariot. So we turned, fled, and got caught by the Great Unclean One after a disappointing flee roll. This was too exciting for the nearby unengaged Ironguts, who turned and fled the other way.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVOcIkMYsMdLGhpPbc3qh3oxbIL2vMgYbOUGbzaaHoFQ_AQu0od_iItQSK0do1vO2Z_DGRZBryXkFK_rkb7-AkDoV51PkwCXFePtPnYhNfcbSbgthaGlylPsFMY7RP4ThG0VNd5YIgB_lnQjNhJgj5Js4XS8mjtdIJVFTbAvSc-lMFimiv2hRlSdciU4/s4000/IMG_20230819_105512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVOcIkMYsMdLGhpPbc3qh3oxbIL2vMgYbOUGbzaaHoFQ_AQu0od_iItQSK0do1vO2Z_DGRZBryXkFK_rkb7-AkDoV51PkwCXFePtPnYhNfcbSbgthaGlylPsFMY7RP4ThG0VNd5YIgB_lnQjNhJgj5Js4XS8mjtdIJVFTbAvSc-lMFimiv2hRlSdciU4/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_105512.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Well this is really going swimmingly, isn't it? Now I had no Butcher either...</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On my left, the slightly depleted Plaguebearers charged in to try to free the remaining Plaguerider from the Ironguts. 2 ranks, a standard, outnumbered... I suppose this seemed a sensible plan.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1I0wQNOYO1ZWznD0pza0U5jWfd2J6nlzzaV-z2mj5lC00DnIPixWupZt9U73No37e78k0G4jcN7wmp2BQOaSe0OT4srv2YrEpty7SR5WPTvzn183Wvk-9HzpBnqw250Oy7EqrAqirig9TqVuWy7sfLPV45ia4IfW368xP9Xf5bmWOBvii8GT_oF-u-M/s4000/IMG_20230819_105519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1I0wQNOYO1ZWznD0pza0U5jWfd2J6nlzzaV-z2mj5lC00DnIPixWupZt9U73No37e78k0G4jcN7wmp2BQOaSe0OT4srv2YrEpty7SR5WPTvzn183Wvk-9HzpBnqw250Oy7EqrAqirig9TqVuWy7sfLPV45ia4IfW368xP9Xf5bmWOBvii8GT_oF-u-M/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_105519.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Well lads, we had a good run, but the party is over.</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>Rather shockingly however, this again didn't turn out as expected. The Plaguerider continued to flap around uselessly, and only a couple of Plaguebearers could reach... The Ironguts emerged unscathed thanks to another 6+ save! They killed the remaining Plaguerider, and set to work on the Plaguebearer regiment.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczYNJeaI_njgVR4I-BRzY_dexBEBGpRiTcHOGzOL2t0XcLgu68NCP4o5PZ8EQgDuX5okOooOhs6XjaDuwQOrwyeEki_HWrFvN0xaYDfUicrlj-nVs595sBnWZUoY0te3urXDqYHgUhDYgVadYfWCDt8tYIuXz4Fhdx70Hj58E0d0113da-mCJ7hST-Q8/s4000/IMG_20230819_110259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczYNJeaI_njgVR4I-BRzY_dexBEBGpRiTcHOGzOL2t0XcLgu68NCP4o5PZ8EQgDuX5okOooOhs6XjaDuwQOrwyeEki_HWrFvN0xaYDfUicrlj-nVs595sBnWZUoY0te3urXDqYHgUhDYgVadYfWCDt8tYIuXz4Fhdx70Hj58E0d0113da-mCJ7hST-Q8/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_110259.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I don't even understand what's happening in this combat now. My Ogres have never fought like this before. The cowardly BSB (still fleeing in this picture) is more my speed...</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the other flank, the struggle between the Plagueriders, Rhinox and Venators continued. The Nurglings had finally collapsed after repeated headbutts from the Rhinox. I couldn't really hurt the Plagueriders, but was rolling solidly for armour saves, and it was helping us ground through the combat.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw3073kZdtS42dD1QKCE95vFH1Qt1kPvpXAesLIQNXQCoaeE8qWC4zCfizZ1Px4wm9CGApzVxIDUqZLQRqFDjS91_vSPz3yl0LIRKRcB2eidetr2TwmfDWOAINN7YjEKbK2L8KMD0bVyCkJfuWkevmbx7ErwvgyxWHbUn9fSgQ6AAdEdhnNOfb7iGTMI/s4000/IMG_20230819_105931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw3073kZdtS42dD1QKCE95vFH1Qt1kPvpXAesLIQNXQCoaeE8qWC4zCfizZ1Px4wm9CGApzVxIDUqZLQRqFDjS91_vSPz3yl0LIRKRcB2eidetr2TwmfDWOAINN7YjEKbK2L8KMD0bVyCkJfuWkevmbx7ErwvgyxWHbUn9fSgQ6AAdEdhnNOfb7iGTMI/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_105931.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Too dangerous to be left alive, but too horrible to die... I think the plan here is to wait for them to die of boredom or maybe old age...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGulLBmC5_ZbQFUcVoxxE5jWkWp4CmgtLDE3tG8WqJ_0yFQcpNlGJ04f28lN4Owz2ZFxyTaPy5d6Pfas6T_S8W-GcU9jyIpcIKMcEhM6nphf2mNAsrdNKMbzbAdtieJInrT4HC8wLjXKEzbVm2jQ7OmGDeNtr7WKb3ibweJ3lEjvpSWLc0flcyTgFxa8U/s4000/IMG_20230819_110302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGulLBmC5_ZbQFUcVoxxE5jWkWp4CmgtLDE3tG8WqJ_0yFQcpNlGJ04f28lN4Owz2ZFxyTaPy5d6Pfas6T_S8W-GcU9jyIpcIKMcEhM6nphf2mNAsrdNKMbzbAdtieJInrT4HC8wLjXKEzbVm2jQ7OmGDeNtr7WKb3ibweJ3lEjvpSWLc0flcyTgFxa8U/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_110302.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Well, I really don't have a centre anymore.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At this point the flanks were going reasonably well, but the middle of the field was a complete write-off. The plan of promoting my Ironguts to lead the army was still on, as they were now the heroes of the show.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdE7CGsQHcPgbdtTY1L_5Mzq828zQl-1Kc4K4yXG-WZOZf4uaV6fuhsy4wWQ1qXV1WnQa_34nTKgW_Ho07yx6AwcGjMf5IQQDl06f35_WHhfx6ese3vpS2IvvNiQ3A88eUx8M8mxpxj3HNF2kuzNSEUn-NeIDCS_0bjVc2rB27N4QZ2ByqLIFpnoQKP-w/s4000/IMG_20230819_111043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdE7CGsQHcPgbdtTY1L_5Mzq828zQl-1Kc4K4yXG-WZOZf4uaV6fuhsy4wWQ1qXV1WnQa_34nTKgW_Ho07yx6AwcGjMf5IQQDl06f35_WHhfx6ese3vpS2IvvNiQ3A88eUx8M8mxpxj3HNF2kuzNSEUn-NeIDCS_0bjVc2rB27N4QZ2ByqLIFpnoQKP-w/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_111043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Leadbelchers decided reloading was boring, and instead joined the Ironguts in celebrating their unexpected successes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HE-xzpGN5pZ87BmnsLgv7MCbLviLvWNQVyf_cwjdApTskggMdpj6uONsBr6ZCDWdcgXgE8sT2z1ycy484rmxvyhwgHVuCzQDJiSfwbEfE0Y_F8Zb6NZ-NHJ82I9FAv4hWrAo5j-zk71Mxa9sJYyGLw1bhTfP6n0ZH0fLl_jRx3BOcbvw9kY6eR99URM/s4000/IMG_20230819_111047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HE-xzpGN5pZ87BmnsLgv7MCbLviLvWNQVyf_cwjdApTskggMdpj6uONsBr6ZCDWdcgXgE8sT2z1ycy484rmxvyhwgHVuCzQDJiSfwbEfE0Y_F8Zb6NZ-NHJ82I9FAv4hWrAo5j-zk71Mxa9sJYyGLw1bhTfP6n0ZH0fLl_jRx3BOcbvw9kY6eR99URM/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_111047.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Republican Guard refused to be baited into charging the Nurglings, knowing that their pikes would serve them perfectly well when they received the charge instead. The Rhinox and his friends continued to grind away at the Plagueriders, with only one remaining at this point. The Ironguts rallied after their brief momentary lapse the turn before.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In Matt's turn the Plaguebearers finally reached my pikemen and charged in alongside the Nurglings.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOzigegMnwMZnWC_GcWPPkdprbAHaOJXHvFPPl26L1tgjJQiC9lYnn84xVTcUOZhRlVXQxpA28_odn4B8Rntdy9GcJ3BxO5r1Tohh77EC74QuRV9v5-ZC_HFrtTbGuoh4-QR51AS82oF12Z5lkzLV-inrTJkyz-MQOnV8NnthgtwiaAxL1bYUNIhPJgA/s4000/IMG_20230819_111310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOzigegMnwMZnWC_GcWPPkdprbAHaOJXHvFPPl26L1tgjJQiC9lYnn84xVTcUOZhRlVXQxpA28_odn4B8Rntdy9GcJ3BxO5r1Tohh77EC74QuRV9v5-ZC_HFrtTbGuoh4-QR51AS82oF12Z5lkzLV-inrTJkyz-MQOnV8NnthgtwiaAxL1bYUNIhPJgA/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_111310.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Yay! We get to use our pikes as they were intended!</div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Great Unclean One found he had targets for his magic again, and promptly removed an Irongut to send the rest fleeing again. Bummer.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiX0tJhX75-FVNN1KlzS3U0XnJDb0rx_IuLuoVkGtdMAfSeoBnWTS9aCPtP6ldYCWAB8TFg5KKWCPCMOOO5q8Iw_Hypm6so6tiE5x-rohHc8f7JnOfFN_cukK2fRb3Uo-0160lCigXX4dDnR_yGX6k_5J3jDkk51-ZaU3ZJe8bHH6YJpf-nKI5rzeNEHA/s4000/IMG_20230819_112054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiX0tJhX75-FVNN1KlzS3U0XnJDb0rx_IuLuoVkGtdMAfSeoBnWTS9aCPtP6ldYCWAB8TFg5KKWCPCMOOO5q8Iw_Hypm6so6tiE5x-rohHc8f7JnOfFN_cukK2fRb3Uo-0160lCigXX4dDnR_yGX6k_5J3jDkk51-ZaU3ZJe8bHH6YJpf-nKI5rzeNEHA/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_112054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Well that comeback was short-lived...</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At least on the other flank, things continued to go pretty well. One of the Ironguts finally succumbed to the Plaguebearers, but the combat was under control and the rest of the daemons crumbled due to combat resolution (I think they actually rolled an 11 and popped).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OIzj48w8Gd95tb64zkQWcFPKno06TkkUPc1Xbe9igOHuRSGpb6qk2C7sd6mV6TR7PVbs70A8472p346RT-dS8AMaCk7WM-LkldcKwxvQcR3V8vm_POxSgsMsis2KCRUFs29oNseH2-a0ts_dZdEOFpuwc1xgox9RcMEH0SLI75rdFg-bwVgIDzg9Z-c/s4000/IMG_20230819_112059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OIzj48w8Gd95tb64zkQWcFPKno06TkkUPc1Xbe9igOHuRSGpb6qk2C7sd6mV6TR7PVbs70A8472p346RT-dS8AMaCk7WM-LkldcKwxvQcR3V8vm_POxSgsMsis2KCRUFs29oNseH2-a0ts_dZdEOFpuwc1xgox9RcMEH0SLI75rdFg-bwVgIDzg9Z-c/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_112059.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;">Ah man, I lost an Irongut. He will be remembered! What a hero he was. Not like that cowardly BSB, who in fact failed to rally and had continued his retreat.</div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The fight between the Republican Guard and the Plaguebearers and Nurglings was a little anticlimactic, with neither side doing more than a wound or two. On the bright side, that meant my regiment had held its own. On the downside, I didn't have any help on the way, whereas Matt had plenty...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEpLb2nbOjMh_EOUHUJTCPfJqXHv3QE9QIVBzhX0LcRmuX4wKXse4aNCaNPHbzeueSD4q9okVMLUYGapiLbrInUioEncdp7NYLbb7XM8V0sTr6tCSD-d0jjW5ve3Ps8MvnEK9BA9A2FhvVL3E9xFDSNePMPoQFf7jZW3-mVnjIpOxuj-dFm2xJDn_kqU/s4000/IMG_20230819_112423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEpLb2nbOjMh_EOUHUJTCPfJqXHv3QE9QIVBzhX0LcRmuX4wKXse4aNCaNPHbzeueSD4q9okVMLUYGapiLbrInUioEncdp7NYLbb7XM8V0sTr6tCSD-d0jjW5ve3Ps8MvnEK9BA9A2FhvVL3E9xFDSNePMPoQFf7jZW3-mVnjIpOxuj-dFm2xJDn_kqU/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_112423.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Yeah... We're not going to be able to hold this position for long...</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At this point I appear to have missed a couple of photos. The Rhinox and Venators finally disposed of the last Plaguerider (for the loss of one more knight) and were able to swing around and face the rest of the battle. Unfortunately they were too late. The Republican Guard continued to press back the Plaguebearers, but had no hope of breaking free. In the meantime the Chariot charged them in the flank, and they immediately failed their panic test. I thought this might be a good thing; the enemies already fighting them couldn't pursue given they were losing the combat. Unfortunately I again failed to flee far enough, and lost the unit to the charging Chariot.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzbmqEXcvQ6SD10dHMdZMMuchtg1O-PPStl__QdtuxTuntWmmMGmGzflEWWUz3Wy60ObB1bTKYe6lBE_8Rd83Gn8_5QJ6whadGaYwfVtgR91a0HMmEOUlXC-C4KkmO9dX81OhYuR-YZRrIHDMzlQnXNpcxJK-b4NMBJbj93f_HtB-NagOdku1xuZRtSs/s4000/IMG_20230819_113240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzbmqEXcvQ6SD10dHMdZMMuchtg1O-PPStl__QdtuxTuntWmmMGmGzflEWWUz3Wy60ObB1bTKYe6lBE_8Rd83Gn8_5QJ6whadGaYwfVtgR91a0HMmEOUlXC-C4KkmO9dX81OhYuR-YZRrIHDMzlQnXNpcxJK-b4NMBJbj93f_HtB-NagOdku1xuZRtSs/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_113240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Alas, poor Ricco. He and his men had been fighting bravely up until that point. Now everything was facing my reinforcements...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRfb6nIPo42FLShM7h0ojbI2Q2Cf6d6mP0AKpmCEhxFcz88s2U4gcxrrT8hmR618A9Rs48oEaMcRKxI9X8C0obbFK7tph43JZk1VJ6uPezE_D6H8ZnLVvMtHzo7jtghrzYPfjV10jbsO5r8Gc6na9dXZsweXuHBedPw4IjOU7Rqvhyo9fDMFYwHdU12c/s4000/IMG_20230819_113520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRfb6nIPo42FLShM7h0ojbI2Q2Cf6d6mP0AKpmCEhxFcz88s2U4gcxrrT8hmR618A9Rs48oEaMcRKxI9X8C0obbFK7tph43JZk1VJ6uPezE_D6H8ZnLVvMtHzo7jtghrzYPfjV10jbsO5r8Gc6na9dXZsweXuHBedPw4IjOU7Rqvhyo9fDMFYwHdU12c/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_113520.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">At this point the Ironguts had rallied and I was faced with another dilemma. Engage, or avoid? Well, it wasn't really a question was it?</div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I knew in my heart that the right thing to do was to preserve the remaining points I had on the table, so instead I charged everywhere. The Rhinox decided to take its chances against the Plaguebearers, who were further away and so I would get impact hits. The Venators (all 2 of them that remained) went into the flank of the Chariot. The Ironguts went into the Nurglings, planning to slingshot through them into the other units.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEise7jK66t7pAEdyQEkS8ivh9lg_Wp1maLxm7A8L0gNclcZeNi6KWCKem58H9I9S2UgJmH7BgB0JDZ6g9E2LMoIoj9vSwdT9JkaBgxCQ12yyq5U3sNz4E1B725r7usXnJeba6kRGiXRpCTsq5Hib15aFZ1sYMMZ93oZi8gRvNgwFsF14xfMSsOdQd_j874/s4000/IMG_20230819_114632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEise7jK66t7pAEdyQEkS8ivh9lg_Wp1maLxm7A8L0gNclcZeNi6KWCKem58H9I9S2UgJmH7BgB0JDZ6g9E2LMoIoj9vSwdT9JkaBgxCQ12yyq5U3sNz4E1B725r7usXnJeba6kRGiXRpCTsq5Hib15aFZ1sYMMZ93oZi8gRvNgwFsF14xfMSsOdQd_j874/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_114632.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Now, I know you won't believe me, but this was not a bad play. I had given my guys as much of a chance as I could to clean up a whole lot of points and maybe salvage the battle. Instead, I rolled like a complete potato. I killed 1 Plaguebearer, did 0 wounds to the Chariot, the Rhinox turned and fled (and would be fleeing at the end of the battle), and the Plaguebearers pursued into the flank of the Venators.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhgMEj1f3ijkFTk72E6n5ynA9rLoZQUrT4D79j4-FNUZ11LaEKw6X_M0fVXB6vfj3UHFEaGmudm9vbcwsFN1JeKm1eRNBd3PgPaWs7wQrolTmFuDAG5pYlaMsnb43MEfdF7CwJuXV8LwCV2PMavx7ApWWd2a1qc601lluYmyeGg_II_XURjZTv8PvTCY/s4000/IMG_20230819_114634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhgMEj1f3ijkFTk72E6n5ynA9rLoZQUrT4D79j4-FNUZ11LaEKw6X_M0fVXB6vfj3UHFEaGmudm9vbcwsFN1JeKm1eRNBd3PgPaWs7wQrolTmFuDAG5pYlaMsnb43MEfdF7CwJuXV8LwCV2PMavx7ApWWd2a1qc601lluYmyeGg_II_XURjZTv8PvTCY/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_114634.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The only thing that actually went right was the Ironguts hitting the Chariot... But now they were trapped in a combat that I was pretty much guaranteed to lose.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKvYR-QDp-pzLyRE0naq5Q_lcPsohpf6QRdx7lE_rIDMiK7TQoRFhqWe7AZRdWDZuLIWoCruhi-kkWrcZmwM7PbEgCuTcbr2E9Vjid4b-V3rdfS211bftTNfqPX_ZkndygXVRquAnzNHOiFoVjsO9wdSbCNyhPsu86N3D4-NWYkMdZEjJFW-HyaBPvow/s4000/IMG_20230819_115159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKvYR-QDp-pzLyRE0naq5Q_lcPsohpf6QRdx7lE_rIDMiK7TQoRFhqWe7AZRdWDZuLIWoCruhi-kkWrcZmwM7PbEgCuTcbr2E9Vjid4b-V3rdfS211bftTNfqPX_ZkndygXVRquAnzNHOiFoVjsO9wdSbCNyhPsu86N3D4-NWYkMdZEjJFW-HyaBPvow/w640-h480/IMG_20230819_115159.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">And lose we did. All my units broke and were destroyed at the end of the battle.</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the other side of the field things went a little better. The BSB finally rallied, and my missile troops lined up for a good final volley against the other remaining Plaguebearer unit, which had moved its way across from the centre. I didn't quite do enough damage to get it below half strength, unfortunately. That meant they were still there and contesting the table quarter, although I did at least manage to take the other (enemy side) quarter with the gloriously capable Ironguts. So I still had them, the Besiegers, the Leadbelchers, and my BSB left. Unfortunately it was not nearly enough to offset how many points of daemons were left (I'm looking at you, Great Unclean One), and Matt had the other 2 table quarters (fleeing Rhinoxen don't count).</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 5-15 Loss</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Not a great opening result, but really I don't remember many of my games against Nurgle Daemonic Legion going much better, back in the day. At least I felt like I made the choice to feed Matt my points here - I had chances to avoid him, and heroically (stupidly) went the other way.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the next part of the report <a href="http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/08/axemaster-2023-aftermath-part-2.html">here</a>.</i></span></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-19036806907911415372023-08-16T18:59:00.002-07:002023-08-16T18:59:25.998-07:00Braganza's Besiegers and Axemaster list<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Axemaster is in 2 days, and I'm happy to say that I'm pretty well on track in terms of my preparations. My list is settled, painting is almost done, and I've already come to terms with how badly I might lose some of my games!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Braganza's Besiegers are now ready for the table, which means all I have left to paint now is a Lookout Gnoblar to put on one of my unit standards. In some ways this unit felt a bit like a salvage project. They were rummaging around in bags, missing bits, some with rough undercoat/removed paint on them. I obviously picked them up second-hand back in the day, when my Empire army was really just formed up as a way to use my Dogs of War.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVZj3DQRg9yzke-98ehl49GySag2oTl3HfpsP2kP1CMlRFT8gQfo1aiSNYaFcJLsFgN71MZuLKGMM1VRvIjzbbi8xyr-wDMSyturKw2FIcA4T1i3C20HEub9RTwBcq1Oa9PGORduyEikkOVj3WF7RAa5iDfMa94tvSOg5r0VYsgfCiXlaTJVz74oRafo/s3578/IMG_20230817_111507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1832" data-original-width="3578" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVZj3DQRg9yzke-98ehl49GySag2oTl3HfpsP2kP1CMlRFT8gQfo1aiSNYaFcJLsFgN71MZuLKGMM1VRvIjzbbi8xyr-wDMSyturKw2FIcA4T1i3C20HEub9RTwBcq1Oa9PGORduyEikkOVj3WF7RAa5iDfMa94tvSOg5r0VYsgfCiXlaTJVz74oRafo/w640-h328/IMG_20230817_111507.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">10 Besiegers, painted up to go with the purple and white of my core Empire "mercenary" army. I stuck with the rough design of the shields used in the original GW studio photos, even though I changed the colours from red and green.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YXg0a6Cp8Rz5vxgHiKWuZ6eNkXXiGjKklXwZCfyM02mAQVqjHnG0-tConvQjiswFZWATX4RQ7DfwYE2TgyDn27Q1gshqBtUqQlA3ibHOw-pUKtV1B39m1hyVe9cAmQd8iHWUNax_Cklc22ACGkun6Q2qc_76kQc20gJyJ5Lm3gNY0aMy6hYQ_K4zH8c/s3276/IMG_20230817_111514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="3276" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YXg0a6Cp8Rz5vxgHiKWuZ6eNkXXiGjKklXwZCfyM02mAQVqjHnG0-tConvQjiswFZWATX4RQ7DfwYE2TgyDn27Q1gshqBtUqQlA3ibHOw-pUKtV1B39m1hyVe9cAmQd8iHWUNax_Cklc22ACGkun6Q2qc_76kQc20gJyJ5Lm3gNY0aMy6hYQ_K4zH8c/w640-h446/IMG_20230817_111514.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">They really don't rank up very well. It's not what they're made to do.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm8bHtOsKEZyMefAifT4XDxqtfT6EYLpLxzi4eW5di4XHkH7PlfY5UFwbJtIsrOxb89dT42qrNLptZ40qR7Z_KMUvtOhicP1SSMpfSklg4By1g28E1yo9afmNolrjq_rksuhtiavup4dld1UdANVqSs4lfeaFW-2LjTYLRuP-Mn7e8PjA6T-FBlBUR7k/s3776/IMG_20230817_111604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="3776" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm8bHtOsKEZyMefAifT4XDxqtfT6EYLpLxzi4eW5di4XHkH7PlfY5UFwbJtIsrOxb89dT42qrNLptZ40qR7Z_KMUvtOhicP1SSMpfSklg4By1g28E1yo9afmNolrjq_rksuhtiavup4dld1UdANVqSs4lfeaFW-2LjTYLRuP-Mn7e8PjA6T-FBlBUR7k/w640-h208/IMG_20230817_111604.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This probably more like their natural formation, with a front wall of pavises.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMhEoiHfWv_BywQsqhs5OFsjKu8KwLSVlDCHB2KTIY5JRrvvpAvPlIRJ8MaDleIpNbKX9doht4-9poxEkzoWoC46O0au7jsSQ5YLBlLrTEZJv4ArSJikk69x_6bHtmgF09NgzDbxWRZvX62Xqx8Ik_tFzEJ4yxM8d6yYbOXUlHpDEDa6N1dAIt32dk4U/s2150/IMG_20230817_111631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMhEoiHfWv_BywQsqhs5OFsjKu8KwLSVlDCHB2KTIY5JRrvvpAvPlIRJ8MaDleIpNbKX9doht4-9poxEkzoWoC46O0au7jsSQ5YLBlLrTEZJv4ArSJikk69x_6bHtmgF09NgzDbxWRZvX62Xqx8Ik_tFzEJ4yxM8d6yYbOXUlHpDEDa6N1dAIt32dk4U/w460-h640/IMG_20230817_111631.jpg" width="460" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Luca Braganza, the commander of the regiment, complete with improvised crossbow arm. If I ever had the original, it has long since disappeared. I did look a few times.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslDSNSP2E4r_Scz3FNxYvKFVWAdL83mfGWccHre1ybXUqlU6DO2XNBuxrJnuv9T1ka0nH2C5KIScao5yIpUNG6PUYuCOQdNdDQ2QvcKzPr2qDivYt3Jz-pXO1m0gZ0l1aUd0aWYbQYAw1Nr_d-DY58-VNtLPTxziY5t4vhKerY9KNkJwUTeCdwTP_-14/s2178/IMG_20230817_111719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="1615" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslDSNSP2E4r_Scz3FNxYvKFVWAdL83mfGWccHre1ybXUqlU6DO2XNBuxrJnuv9T1ka0nH2C5KIScao5yIpUNG6PUYuCOQdNdDQ2QvcKzPr2qDivYt3Jz-pXO1m0gZ0l1aUd0aWYbQYAw1Nr_d-DY58-VNtLPTxziY5t4vhKerY9KNkJwUTeCdwTP_-14/w474-h640/IMG_20230817_111719.jpg" width="474" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Again, the unit standard is improvised. I was missing the top of the banner pole. I 3D printed a tiny Chess rook to put on the top of the pole, the banner (which is much smaller than the paper original) is plasticard with green stuff around the pole. The design needs work. I want some variant of the unit's original symbol in the centre, involving a snake, sword and crossbow bolts. Right now I settled for a simple background to mimic the pavises. Time is a factor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabq1U_248seg3d-a1vTUeAm8KfQiVTZWGJ3j8b0IuwVfb9EnWWNQECrGRbO9Z1q3GXWKa4mrQhBgUM3u7VIdplDy-bgSRYhgEQER5buUx5I1LH-TEb4q1rCKVebiteFpVggKwhZl9drL9IwLgxbNfKYlzkTMLhEaf2pBMryR28hkU-RgikdFwLEK-kAM/s2124/IMG_20230817_111737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="1572" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabq1U_248seg3d-a1vTUeAm8KfQiVTZWGJ3j8b0IuwVfb9EnWWNQECrGRbO9Z1q3GXWKa4mrQhBgUM3u7VIdplDy-bgSRYhgEQER5buUx5I1LH-TEb4q1rCKVebiteFpVggKwhZl9drL9IwLgxbNfKYlzkTMLhEaf2pBMryR28hkU-RgikdFwLEK-kAM/w474-h640/IMG_20230817_111737.jpg" width="474" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I only had 9 Besieger models (which is a really weird number). This guy is a Magori 3D print, with a cloned Besieger shield and a piece of wire holding it up (the rest have a similar support built into the model). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbzi7197l5NK3edJYjfVPJ0OV5yBgux-y-cPHIMy5BhmrQF9g8-w3PN-kGk2g9XFeNXCrBGVs_srytUhCUzBm775LEhQm_MB2HBw30u6SPMQlLCHMxKE4AoWbEXp1FFxa58vQjnZc25LXP3yc28x9v1drrFLM83vJjOjR3mSPZBXb7I7sPVEaz2YFn0Y/s4000/IMG_20230805_091216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbzi7197l5NK3edJYjfVPJ0OV5yBgux-y-cPHIMy5BhmrQF9g8-w3PN-kGk2g9XFeNXCrBGVs_srytUhCUzBm775LEhQm_MB2HBw30u6SPMQlLCHMxKE4AoWbEXp1FFxa58vQjnZc25LXP3yc28x9v1drrFLM83vJjOjR3mSPZBXb7I7sPVEaz2YFn0Y/w640-h480/IMG_20230805_091216.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Here you can see the work of patching the unit together. They're not exactly a work of art, but it's nice to have them ready to field on the table.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I do hope I can make myself go back and fill out the banner design later. It's one of the weaknesses of my Empire army - the banners are too plain. In truth I think I will need to expand this unit later. 10 models is such a small unit that they wouldn't even make it onto the table in a larger game, which seems a bit sad. I think I will print more models, clone more shields using the press mould I made to tie them together, and round the unit out to 20. That's the eventual plan, anyway. We'll see...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As for my list for the weekend, here it is. 2250 points of "Mercenary Ogres":</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tyrant with Heavy Armour, Luck Gnoblar, Tenderiser, Wyrdstone Necklace</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Bruiser with Battle Standard, Heavy Armour, Luck Gnoblar, Sword of Might, Talisman of Protection</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Butcher with 2 Dispel Scrolls</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">6 Ogre Bulls with Light Armour, Iron Fists, Standard Bearer, Crusher</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Ironguts with Standard Bearer, Look-Out Gnoblar, Great Weapons, Heavy Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Ironguts with Great Weapons, Heavy Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Leadbelchers with Light Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Ricco's Republican Guard (Regiment of Renown)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Braganza's Besiegers (Regiment of Renown)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">6 Voland's Venators (Regiment of Renown)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Bull Rhinox Rider with Heavy Armour, Iron Fist</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This is definitely not a strong list. The Tyrant and Bull Rhinox are respectable, and the rest of them are... also there. Hopefully I can win one of my games, but it will depend what I run into. At least it should look the business laid out on the table, as a pretty coherent force despite being full of Dogs of War. I'm sure looking good on the battlefield is more important than victory (or even survival), right?</span></div><p></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-39037711172213775042023-08-13T21:05:00.000-07:002023-08-13T21:05:02.791-07:00Mercenary Ogre Tyrant <p><span style="font-family: arial;">Axemaster is in less than a week, and I've been making reasonable progress on my preparations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I now have a new Ogre Tyrant model, made to try to tie in with the armoured aesthetic of Ricco's Republican Guard and Voland's Venators. This is important, because they will all be in my list, and it's important to focus on capturing the vibe when winning most of my games is probably off the table...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKtIGSyADJ0INXyNhTpc0-sNSdDMoiNQnH8zZEwoBu0Wa7wirR1zFQvWSoMjTv6Es6HsupiqhVe4EKUJ-mk2S1WwYKERXWGfSQWt3GuwKXf8eq9ZVOjMFEKZBhb3NFfGCzFbZJQsXlNeT_snfwHTPziABqg02xa5SAf1H7hOu9Su0_XS8XLmAQD-C8zU/s2167/IMG_20230814_114717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="1488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKtIGSyADJ0INXyNhTpc0-sNSdDMoiNQnH8zZEwoBu0Wa7wirR1zFQvWSoMjTv6Es6HsupiqhVe4EKUJ-mk2S1WwYKERXWGfSQWt3GuwKXf8eq9ZVOjMFEKZBhb3NFfGCzFbZJQsXlNeT_snfwHTPziABqg02xa5SAf1H7hOu9Su0_XS8XLmAQD-C8zU/w440-h640/IMG_20230814_114717.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">One heavily armoured Ogre with a very large hammer. I struggled to decide on colours for him, and in the end the hammer grip was kind of me not making a decision at all - there was room for both colours!<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1nDoJZNE6y7hXTrrOsLceZI83wIsJjPR3B-BoQ_s3NprL-rCZuCmwJDN_imnxtXF7OAa2bSi9ozl3aUT1LXltqzonrrAmJ_e3VtQVYSsUOkN_ZC5VrFdcNDVtUY7sdLXXiCUvIQMpwehXrTttbCXacoh0iR35oMjZzkZymlmAV6ZGBG5ayf_7J7x48w/s2586/IMG_20230814_114729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="1990" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1nDoJZNE6y7hXTrrOsLceZI83wIsJjPR3B-BoQ_s3NprL-rCZuCmwJDN_imnxtXF7OAa2bSi9ozl3aUT1LXltqzonrrAmJ_e3VtQVYSsUOkN_ZC5VrFdcNDVtUY7sdLXXiCUvIQMpwehXrTttbCXacoh0iR35oMjZzkZymlmAV6ZGBG5ayf_7J7x48w/w492-h640/IMG_20230814_114729.jpg" width="492" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The cape really could do with some sort of fancy design on it, given it's a large area that dominates the back of the model. For now it's just helping the model visibly stand out - makes it easier to shoot him with artillery. The skull on the shoulder is pretty rough. I was out of patience waving around green stuff, and just needed something to add some interest to the plain shoulder guards. If anything it probably actually looks better here than it does in real life...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNFMN_I6XoceJ4j3_2WKz6XMcO3vKmZK54nNMYOTyIg7G5qMAsITdGz7WdTj59i5s42Y4dPXYaQ_TCKKW7jbPn75lakk3DTVMje2yxCwmVI51iIFo3Aec3scCk5LdfbA3pjKICaIrEmYrt4PjfxVYkRTQW8o5Dv8jm_O730fkI6dYcIHdAkDnaRjPsjY/s2578/IMG_20230814_114738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="1499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNFMN_I6XoceJ4j3_2WKz6XMcO3vKmZK54nNMYOTyIg7G5qMAsITdGz7WdTj59i5s42Y4dPXYaQ_TCKKW7jbPn75lakk3DTVMje2yxCwmVI51iIFo3Aec3scCk5LdfbA3pjKICaIrEmYrt4PjfxVYkRTQW8o5Dv8jm_O730fkI6dYcIHdAkDnaRjPsjY/w372-h640/IMG_20230814_114738.jpg" width="372" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This shoulder is meant to be a pile of gold coins. Again, any real desire to to be fancy or detailed with it was kind of exhausted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8XMq7f01RU2qWQJQIu7ISZSsYrwMdps38tofRWeaMC6OvdlJ6-3bytV0iByroCeLTZcyklnT4ZLNH80K-QiwOOnjxxvc2mN4WkgVdcd9Sz762kiwjsNRZwhkHT7gGsW9UBiqKlkJBMPqMd-ydij78vKXzA4YMxuEc8ANOMeLPk8s1F5vPYHWRb6HAM8/s2382/IMG_20230814_114753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2382" data-original-width="1623" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8XMq7f01RU2qWQJQIu7ISZSsYrwMdps38tofRWeaMC6OvdlJ6-3bytV0iByroCeLTZcyklnT4ZLNH80K-QiwOOnjxxvc2mN4WkgVdcd9Sz762kiwjsNRZwhkHT7gGsW9UBiqKlkJBMPqMd-ydij78vKXzA4YMxuEc8ANOMeLPk8s1F5vPYHWRb6HAM8/w436-h640/IMG_20230814_114753.jpg" width="436" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The face (which was largely chosen at random) and the wolf icons holding his cape on are the only plastic bits of the model. The rest is all putty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZBEOr5ahRqz5jDv27I11-h8pIdb4fRk90EaLFgNC4feBNHuHP0fZv4iBm-5vXlVt2b37k1UP5AN7oFz1l35X0ZFGyzx-mRIh-ZZz0Bv0cG3acT_i_-1CfvUX4iWVKqqeYpPUibjPHkHB_lMTyDr15-utizWCcBFOsqNwnVQXQ31S72ZxEltWkUnwqpY/s2891/IMG_20230801_125349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="2331" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZBEOr5ahRqz5jDv27I11-h8pIdb4fRk90EaLFgNC4feBNHuHP0fZv4iBm-5vXlVt2b37k1UP5AN7oFz1l35X0ZFGyzx-mRIh-ZZz0Bv0cG3acT_i_-1CfvUX4iWVKqqeYpPUibjPHkHB_lMTyDr15-utizWCcBFOsqNwnVQXQ31S72ZxEltWkUnwqpY/w516-h640/IMG_20230801_125349.jpg" width="516" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This was an early work in progress. The legs, torso, feathers and hammer were old cloned components I found in my bits bags. The arms started off that way, but got modified pretty heavily (especially the hammer hand - that's new from the elbow down). The helmet was just sculpted in place and is a little rough, but sort of does the job. The hammer was really too long - the posing on the rock was partly just to give him a bit more height to accommodate it. I probably should have trimmed it further.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1o0prh_dZFSpOZOpVvgLvnZUpjZlgI7__3uJiqLTPkZNv7YIKTvg5SaBYEP8luhq-FLiJuSCnkvsSYkcgcMFxT_almKDHMVH1aseYvYVM9bybDIXAUAOUWmrkROIoYDQMMgaUu09tdLq_QqyrRXeCw-NK782ZpWb31GiKxkaZrtFAnls8zg_R1AOaPA/s4000/IMG_20230803_090507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1o0prh_dZFSpOZOpVvgLvnZUpjZlgI7__3uJiqLTPkZNv7YIKTvg5SaBYEP8luhq-FLiJuSCnkvsSYkcgcMFxT_almKDHMVH1aseYvYVM9bybDIXAUAOUWmrkROIoYDQMMgaUu09tdLq_QqyrRXeCw-NK782ZpWb31GiKxkaZrtFAnls8zg_R1AOaPA/w480-h640/IMG_20230803_090507.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This was after a later pass or two, when the earlier putty had cured. I gave him his cape, fixed his feet a bit, and added the belt and pouch to tidy up his middle. Add the details on the shoulder guards, and he's good enough to tie in with my other custom jobs.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">There are things I'd like to come back to on the model, like adding some more detail to his weapon as well as the cloak detailing. I guess it could happen, but right now I've moved onto Braganza's Besiegers. The clock is ticking, and getting things tabletop ready is the priority.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Hopefully I'll have time to post the Besiegers before the tournament, in which case I'll share my questionable army list then as well. Until then!</span></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-44628410909882286232023-07-25T06:33:00.007-07:002023-07-25T06:33:57.784-07:00The Road to Axemaster<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh my. How long has it been? No wait, don't look at that - you'll go blind. Let's just say that it's been a while. I have been a naughty and neglectful blogger, but I'm still here. Lurking quietly in the shadows or something.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In terms of gaming, the club has recently seen a bit of a resurgence of interest in Mordheim. It's never really been a big focus for me - I think the best thing about the game is the tables some people create for it - ones you could never really use for a battle game like Warhammer. Anyway, I've joined in with a Sisters of Sigmar warband. About half my models have been painted up previously as Warrior Priests for my Empire army. The rest are running around wearing nothing but their undercoats. It's disgraceful, and I'm sure Sigmar is judging me and colluding with the dice gods against me as some sort of punishment. If I get around to fixing the situation, I'll provide an update here.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Progress has been slow on the hobby front in general. I have jumped around between a few different model projects, but in the end I managed to focus long enough to get another one of my wagon unit fillers done. It only took about a month longer than it should have. Well, maybe 2 months...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2QKut1Ee2AspOGA3isa3pVqk2yCTRydpOPzKX5DM2B4OaRIZ1rr_btNcaopURP5cpQW-54fUsv4J953qkFa86ViUejKtb3FG4TWr6_DLflj-pZi1IwLap0-1TWB6taYtdD0SaYCFapNyrUYkdFrMeCOBeaXBEXTcqce88LyzXn1lgROrd-ejUSTPxlM/s3092/IMG_20230725_131619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="3092" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2QKut1Ee2AspOGA3isa3pVqk2yCTRydpOPzKX5DM2B4OaRIZ1rr_btNcaopURP5cpQW-54fUsv4J953qkFa86ViUejKtb3FG4TWr6_DLflj-pZi1IwLap0-1TWB6taYtdD0SaYCFapNyrUYkdFrMeCOBeaXBEXTcqce88LyzXn1lgROrd-ejUSTPxlM/w640-h352/IMG_20230725_131619.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">A unit filler for my Ostland Swordsman regiment. The wagon is a 3D print from Highlands Miniatures. I think the Swordsmen might be as well, but the arms are GW and the shields are old custom resin ones I've had kicking around for years, like the rest of the regiment.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl2wYexpsqmHJ0wAENYDUKOWXreOyCMOyC5okh-vUxPtXwz1lpdfwz4cgxIfX2fgiE-IAW6ghi8qmUwUY134J2hdfXpbp48pfWwclHM-erfrdgUTV-TY8FTeb1oZveRzfyOgBFOGtocRG1DTFg6E0676jRq0jyPhJwLWp33fMtuGvEH_XW0sBGX684CM/s2309/IMG_20230725_131646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2210" data-original-width="2309" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl2wYexpsqmHJ0wAENYDUKOWXreOyCMOyC5okh-vUxPtXwz1lpdfwz4cgxIfX2fgiE-IAW6ghi8qmUwUY134J2hdfXpbp48pfWwclHM-erfrdgUTV-TY8FTeb1oZveRzfyOgBFOGtocRG1DTFg6E0676jRq0jyPhJwLWp33fMtuGvEH_XW0sBGX684CM/w640-h612/IMG_20230725_131646.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Realistically this model may not be all that useful to me. To justify its inclusion I'd probably need to be fielding a unit of at least 50 Swordsmen, which as a rule is not a very good idea - even in 8th edition. It might make a good objective, though. I have a whole baggage train worth of wagons at this point.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXMF2IffjgJaP7t21Qku4YBvhnxqiMbvfnA6tsX_FUMKKhPlynLk-dUnXPo7NrB8SGHjnzkWa7rHF-MJAfhrPW6RgQ_OSGZ9DtvBd7xXR6fcEclEnQxKllgMA9SZZphzfOLR9PAwMejs1KVcu7IeZYVMBiTUr54L3UudVPT3NdGg8kg1tuUvKPQw1Lf4/s2912/IMG_20230725_131702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="2912" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXMF2IffjgJaP7t21Qku4YBvhnxqiMbvfnA6tsX_FUMKKhPlynLk-dUnXPo7NrB8SGHjnzkWa7rHF-MJAfhrPW6RgQ_OSGZ9DtvBd7xXR6fcEclEnQxKllgMA9SZZphzfOLR9PAwMejs1KVcu7IeZYVMBiTUr54L3UudVPT3NdGg8kg1tuUvKPQw1Lf4/w640-h472/IMG_20230725_131702.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The gear in the wagon is a random assortment of printed bits and a couple of weapons. I couldn't come up with a specific theme for this one, so I figured it just carried stuff for the unit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwL68cMPR3i8-fffI7ChpvVazxO2xFlWliINIXWda-HFR4keB7xCy-aQkhQ_2NWHceIS3hzSaPtV8_5i5OnBu6097ZhnMw8LjzBfkOA0NKBnyu2g4117L6-kqbgnZZRflth3E_UQrphNfw1ZystAUt-KvFHALQJbI9dSDLiKn0mKgR1r7yKgRHMR3ZbA/s3856/IMG_20230725_132006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="3856" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwL68cMPR3i8-fffI7ChpvVazxO2xFlWliINIXWda-HFR4keB7xCy-aQkhQ_2NWHceIS3hzSaPtV8_5i5OnBu6097ZhnMw8LjzBfkOA0NKBnyu2g4117L6-kqbgnZZRflth3E_UQrphNfw1ZystAUt-KvFHALQJbI9dSDLiKn0mKgR1r7yKgRHMR3ZbA/w640-h264/IMG_20230725_132006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">And here it is inside the unit. Really there should be another 20 or so models to make it more proportionate, but they're still buried somewhere in the painting queue. Who knows, maybe they're more likely to get done now that the filler is completed.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, my focus now is shifting a bit. We've decided to resurrect Axemaster, which is a tournament that the club used to run back when Warhammer was still an active game. It'll be 6th edition because that seems to be what the people want, and after flicking around various books, I have decided that I will be using a "mercenary Ogre army". That is to say, an Ogre Kingdoms army with multiple Regiments of Renown jammed in. The Dogs of War rules didn't give me the option to have a fancy Ogre mercenary general, so I'm trying things the other way around.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The tournament is in a few weeks, and I need to... Do something about Braganza's Besiegers...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0avUD_G1ho4ehjuMy-O9SgIi8PuT_mXzUUeIriFcjKj_X8bx_CqrbyJwXqcsmHl-6vaR355a35A_V4eIJ1CkrQr7ka6P_c6XuY-paMd0fQ8YtCy01EA2ckzrFgCtB1WFtxtEAZ44qFX9-CBCCVjxRztX3Pq5zAODvsIS7HeGKxoLY6ywOuazVAjMXft8/s2782/IMG_20230725_132117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="2782" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0avUD_G1ho4ehjuMy-O9SgIi8PuT_mXzUUeIriFcjKj_X8bx_CqrbyJwXqcsmHl-6vaR355a35A_V4eIJ1CkrQr7ka6P_c6XuY-paMd0fQ8YtCy01EA2ckzrFgCtB1WFtxtEAZ44qFX9-CBCCVjxRztX3Pq5zAODvsIS7HeGKxoLY6ywOuazVAjMXft8/w640-h450/IMG_20230725_132117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Help us! We're in a terrible state...</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I also want to make a couple of proper characters to lead the army - Ogres that will fit the theme. So I started digging around in the Ogre cloning department, and plans are currently afoot. All things being equal, I should be able to start jamming something together and converting it pretty soon.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJ_E9kbzVSf9vNZBY_dYhpOHc2FqWU3sDreD1pr2_4yEXjY1iltKors8dgCFEvpkK-nFn_-QIpIDN-MPmPsteoe-77N7bq2c55LaNwInryx5nASRqp8a63dPfsfptgLyjAm9LbMN6ftwUMGo59Aju_wpz-1IPBVuyhUHVcRw-OR40V07xhlFWhTg22NE/s4000/IMG_20230724_125434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJ_E9kbzVSf9vNZBY_dYhpOHc2FqWU3sDreD1pr2_4yEXjY1iltKors8dgCFEvpkK-nFn_-QIpIDN-MPmPsteoe-77N7bq2c55LaNwInryx5nASRqp8a63dPfsfptgLyjAm9LbMN6ftwUMGo59Aju_wpz-1IPBVuyhUHVcRw-OR40V07xhlFWhTg22NE/w640-h480/IMG_20230724_125434.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Rummaging through the various Ogre pieces I've made over the years...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBL8Ee9sDdpZDlk3XZ-wAyPD2sHuwwtrtBc5x6YUaOOCHINAHwIaN2k8xFZUagS3UnW7L3LiymTe5ERXPyll32S9_ra2EW_C2Wjo7iM61K6tsEFdYjn3l-pY3B1_L_PcReKwOcKSGZgZQyQku1eutgf0CY6mjVMl0svHrCZMy-UxNp4TWFlO_g465dZ8/s4000/IMG_20230724_130027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBL8Ee9sDdpZDlk3XZ-wAyPD2sHuwwtrtBc5x6YUaOOCHINAHwIaN2k8xFZUagS3UnW7L3LiymTe5ERXPyll32S9_ra2EW_C2Wjo7iM61K6tsEFdYjn3l-pY3B1_L_PcReKwOcKSGZgZQyQku1eutgf0CY6mjVMl0svHrCZMy-UxNp4TWFlO_g465dZ8/w640-h480/IMG_20230724_130027.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">These are the ones I'm really looking at as a starting point for these models, but I'll want to make them unique in some way.</div></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I feel like my plans are achievable, even if my methods feel a bit archaic at this point. Bit of a blast from the past, really. Anyway, it probably won't be that long until you hear from me again. Getting back on the wagon!</span></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-2174830569401540282023-04-05T06:33:00.001-07:002023-04-07T21:11:56.643-07:00Uprising 2023 - Part 3<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is the final part of my report from a recent 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy tournament. You can find the previous part <a href="http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/04/uprising-2023-part-2.html">here</a>.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">With only one game to go, my apparently mighty Cult of Slaanesh army had still yet to taste defeat. I seemed to be surrounded by Vampire Counts, however...</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 3 - Pitched Battle<br />Jake Campbell - Vampire Counts (Necrarchs)</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Necrarch Vampire Count (Level 2, Lore of Necromancy) with Book of Arkhan, Nehekara's Noble Blood, Ring of the Night</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Necromancer (Level 2, Lore of Necromancy) with Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Necromancer (Level 2, Lore of Necromancy) with Staff of Damnation</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Wight Lord on Nightmare with Heavy Armour, Great Weapon</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Dire Wolves</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Ghouls</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">15 Skeletons with Shields, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Zombies with Standard, Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">11 Black Knights with Barding, Lances, Heavy Armour, Shields, Full Command, Banner of the Barrows</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Fell Bats</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Grave Guard with Heavy Armour, Shields, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Spirit Hosts</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Banshee</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Black Coach</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This game would be interesting, as it was the first time I'd run into another player with some real muscle in the magic phase.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyoWlnOfygsswz8veOnYtrbWdQjceVfNKA_RSj8Np6cyjuoKRK4vxfC0z29g4UhtjnEqWWnL4MNLGunRHJ3JZg7-kzWfmnOhU2f7A97vHJQAm0Cjd9MHI49oML9zIbPoghsWQL3Bxe0H4QWC0qLq9fUP0RxFUmGD8ze0zopn6VJgbAmWulJkxg1Yf/s4000/IMG_20230401_155049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyoWlnOfygsswz8veOnYtrbWdQjceVfNKA_RSj8Np6cyjuoKRK4vxfC0z29g4UhtjnEqWWnL4MNLGunRHJ3JZg7-kzWfmnOhU2f7A97vHJQAm0Cjd9MHI49oML9zIbPoghsWQL3Bxe0H4QWC0qLq9fUP0RxFUmGD8ze0zopn6VJgbAmWulJkxg1Yf/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_155049.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Nice-looking terrain, although I could have done without a river. I won the roll-off for sides, and elected the one with a hill on it.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLe14KCFBIztV7wLdszl0C9XlJ1QhsanFFnbvITl5s7x27UBr31g7zZdZx8vkWrHYPO-xOOMXg3HHpC_C6-cMv-IHMvN_1JkdHAddlzy5wdfSYPsXJ6bm64IyYURLbC1pJfI96_dWzBkIkmDmx6Sp2nwknQ-I18fASjo4OZKUF7il9ygGg_G52FMe/s4000/IMG_20230401_155057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLe14KCFBIztV7wLdszl0C9XlJ1QhsanFFnbvITl5s7x27UBr31g7zZdZx8vkWrHYPO-xOOMXg3HHpC_C6-cMv-IHMvN_1JkdHAddlzy5wdfSYPsXJ6bm64IyYURLbC1pJfI96_dWzBkIkmDmx6Sp2nwknQ-I18fASjo4OZKUF7il9ygGg_G52FMe/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_155057.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Dire Wolves on the flank, Skeletons, the Black Coach, the Black Knights led by the Wight Lord, and the Banshee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcxsJHfCNZ7X-Q6okS8axoOY-nTfAo6OyQNo1A-aDzztBl9lSZw44Xbj1ThtKxKqCWfgcjer4-bHXJFzINvjUFo6cAxh1TVGfHb7utaoLJHS6SUFpWxRsRIWF1I8QQfx667U8hPeazknC2DKKegxkSa_oDcwzvVRj4JsWEFr0rFYGmt7hdeQ9HJDT/s4000/IMG_20230401_155102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcxsJHfCNZ7X-Q6okS8axoOY-nTfAo6OyQNo1A-aDzztBl9lSZw44Xbj1ThtKxKqCWfgcjer4-bHXJFzINvjUFo6cAxh1TVGfHb7utaoLJHS6SUFpWxRsRIWF1I8QQfx667U8hPeazknC2DKKegxkSa_oDcwzvVRj4JsWEFr0rFYGmt7hdeQ9HJDT/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_155102.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Next was the Grave Guard including a Necromancer, the Zombies led by the Vampire and the other Necromancer, and the Spirit Hosts showing off by floating around on the river.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlC6Gn9lGLFsnEcbVLxtOePz7hNj_JUNMEV88CFhUowCRl7sy9CdGlnnDAG7VpDkxuhGQLpMVXYn3GCysP9LWc7j-0PDbQqk0fr3ZcOucdsFPqiu1PGhg-aal1bILq8_Zyzs9Tx6artXKVOE1n6s5c5zMJHXVIBO0Ygezs9BUvK7_xLcRSWl5ljKbu/s4000/IMG_20230401_155104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlC6Gn9lGLFsnEcbVLxtOePz7hNj_JUNMEV88CFhUowCRl7sy9CdGlnnDAG7VpDkxuhGQLpMVXYn3GCysP9LWc7j-0PDbQqk0fr3ZcOucdsFPqiu1PGhg-aal1bILq8_Zyzs9Tx6artXKVOE1n6s5c5zMJHXVIBO0Ygezs9BUvK7_xLcRSWl5ljKbu/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_155104.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the other flank were the Ghouls and Fell Bats, who also would have no trouble getting across the river to my vulnerable missile troops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIfZexRjjy33aPijbK9MRMcgUaycW6OqiedLks0gp0iuO3HY29aEB6VFll4GzLsHg0-i8-glI3-iMr8CDfAgQHtk0XK1PYg0pVkC4VxikrTwYJcCisM6D8Mm_VAIpHRn4KMuP3JTMby_5tTYRMEJ5I6VknURB_2XreRR6MIW481HVpeq9rp-sd8rc/s4000/IMG_20230401_155109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIfZexRjjy33aPijbK9MRMcgUaycW6OqiedLks0gp0iuO3HY29aEB6VFll4GzLsHg0-i8-glI3-iMr8CDfAgQHtk0XK1PYg0pVkC4VxikrTwYJcCisM6D8Mm_VAIpHRn4KMuP3JTMby_5tTYRMEJ5I6VknURB_2XreRR6MIW481HVpeq9rp-sd8rc/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_155109.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Furies were the nearest thing I had to a counter for Spirit Hosts in a river, and the Daemonettes formed up in front of the hill to try to offer some additional threats to whatever got close.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once again I finished deploying first, then lost the roll-off for first turn. I guess it's a tradition. However, Jake decided that he didn't actually <i>want </i>the first turn, and gave it to me. Given the range on my magic and Crossbowmen is limited, it makes a certain amount of sense. But it still feels brave to give it away sometimes. His decision was more or less vindicated; I did very little in terms of damage to his army, despite advancing the Crossbowmen over on my left a bit to get them into range, and moving up the troops around them to offer support.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We had been talking before the game about my idiot Cold One Knights failing stupidity repeatedly the previous game, and when I rolled up the ability to give them Frenzy with Luxurious Torment, Jake suggested I should just cast it on them to make them immune to psychology. I decided this was a great idea, and did it immediately. Jake let me, presumably figuring he would just manipulate their movement to his benefit.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT3ADvNdTBaJ0qCv4j_oRypGgPg8SS_vN2MVqTD1nnESvqTzkhUldf0V6vs652JqgXAn7v-H3ecXbzDvXk-JkRAQyaG9UaKMUfGJ7QXtq7XYqmNyUOEeiqQ6sabi9ztxAekiJ9g_Vf0UaieLcdmaD-XLjhDq4hyQECOMH5VPzL1KYgrCG6VROgn9D/s4000/IMG_20230401_155926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT3ADvNdTBaJ0qCv4j_oRypGgPg8SS_vN2MVqTD1nnESvqTzkhUldf0V6vs652JqgXAn7v-H3ecXbzDvXk-JkRAQyaG9UaKMUfGJ7QXtq7XYqmNyUOEeiqQ6sabi9ztxAekiJ9g_Vf0UaieLcdmaD-XLjhDq4hyQECOMH5VPzL1KYgrCG6VROgn9D/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_155926.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The undead advanced, largely camouflaging in the terrain over on my right flank. The Fell Bats are in the ruins, with the Ghouls just behind. The Spirit Hosts made sure they didn't come within range of the Daemonettes.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAiSFA2pZ9Gdsq7CX1jn_9aDZY_w7jyN92C7OUqXKsZzQICOPxgPWqfTT3SYR3fVjiXvvvur_eyv3YlyrtLXm0kFLlL7TD4L0zi7ZzYZjHYXlHhIoeXUTb8pc-U14c9Hi8J0HoS-ORJNnRszgvrB5d2a4bDF5HI-MEIbmeCPWRW81xS_mg6O5XdLj/s4000/IMG_20230401_155931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAiSFA2pZ9Gdsq7CX1jn_9aDZY_w7jyN92C7OUqXKsZzQICOPxgPWqfTT3SYR3fVjiXvvvur_eyv3YlyrtLXm0kFLlL7TD4L0zi7ZzYZjHYXlHhIoeXUTb8pc-U14c9Hi8J0HoS-ORJNnRszgvrB5d2a4bDF5HI-MEIbmeCPWRW81xS_mg6O5XdLj/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_155931.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Banshee flitted into the terrain in the centre of the field, the Black Knights and Coach advanced a bit, and the other troops hung back fairly cautiously given I had pushed the Daemonette cavalry forward a bit on the flank.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuvs3CZuT1Jt7Mj_VK5ovqfphiguQY2l-ld6yIfBIaygfxUuVQnvvroYtSkx52PTh9XfVk_hntQaPUT6nLUcbUESf9N8XFHcquRA60KvQv0ecCKz4tgpCQmArJOE8_rNn9Evn_lfpiDnZEGxBjAlMXgD_GjffVhQQ-_LAlUAyB54NMfvPtv2Y2oXb/s4000/IMG_20230401_155938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuvs3CZuT1Jt7Mj_VK5ovqfphiguQY2l-ld6yIfBIaygfxUuVQnvvroYtSkx52PTh9XfVk_hntQaPUT6nLUcbUESf9N8XFHcquRA60KvQv0ecCKz4tgpCQmArJOE8_rNn9Evn_lfpiDnZEGxBjAlMXgD_GjffVhQQ-_LAlUAyB54NMfvPtv2Y2oXb/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_155938.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Anointed was pretty much the only thing that could really threaten the Black Coach and cavalry in combat.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VwzoewtzZkZf5xOBgIxI73bu5WgssWOXymPsslACVnrKsXN5-B8HlNiNXAxugl8ZkzJwApB6lg1HQgaU1fdpjqfooHf4sbeu9vX4w1U0WthHTh1zSo6c9yRKyWwPYN19Dmjiofyc4WVxVJbt_EYddOMh0fbOUcaxdOFp3LT5VgScvhv7DsCNW2n9/s4000/IMG_20230401_160404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VwzoewtzZkZf5xOBgIxI73bu5WgssWOXymPsslACVnrKsXN5-B8HlNiNXAxugl8ZkzJwApB6lg1HQgaU1fdpjqfooHf4sbeu9vX4w1U0WthHTh1zSo6c9yRKyWwPYN19Dmjiofyc4WVxVJbt_EYddOMh0fbOUcaxdOFp3LT5VgScvhv7DsCNW2n9/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_160404.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Magic turned out to be a bit of a thing. Jake had 2 copies of Curse of Years, and managed to get them both off in the same turn. The first he aimed at the Devoted, and I admit I let it through. My cunning plan paid off when the Anointed was wounded, thereby gaining an Attack for the rest of the battle! Sure, he was wounded... But he had Soul Stealer up his sleeve as well! Oh, I lost a few Devoted as well. But who is counting? I'm pretty sure the second Curse of Years on the Cold One Knights was cast irresistibly, meaning I had hoarded my dispel dice for nothing. Maybe I just couldn't roll. Anyway, none of them were wounded, but now there were 2 copies of the spell in play coming into my turn.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn3ko5e2LGfRzAF2bUY5vTVEcvFa87tkaje0du13iErkl0AUOkLHFVeiTKYv7O7khbGbgvb3Fmd6GK1bzT1DZ1newzTjUfDx2RWbIrUiEmQFW-vzCkmzL_UgqHzeIO5yIlQdR3JAGkPtwAiSQJPVMMYdj6jRLBvjoBcegwWXze1812kE6A5ssgphy/s4000/IMG_20230401_161711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn3ko5e2LGfRzAF2bUY5vTVEcvFa87tkaje0du13iErkl0AUOkLHFVeiTKYv7O7khbGbgvb3Fmd6GK1bzT1DZ1newzTjUfDx2RWbIrUiEmQFW-vzCkmzL_UgqHzeIO5yIlQdR3JAGkPtwAiSQJPVMMYdj6jRLBvjoBcegwWXze1812kE6A5ssgphy/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_161711.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">My Crossbowmen had done a little damage to the Skeletons on my left flank, and I decided that since the Mounted Daemonettes couldn't really hope to hurt the Black Coach, they might as well see if they could clear off the rest of the Skeletons. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlIaRKj-whpkmxeosYtgsu24YOBFB11GNILABiuOB5MISYYt5NvfhPvwVikJhP05_0LZqXMqRKl7RxwhFCzNj6XA2xyiXFcIMhpdvZG5NM7q9PjxEHVeVusImBf3fPTfE9h7yMo63EWikP4s63BP2QuizifH0pN3DYW78GvvbkoljqMWkxpgacnlK/s4000/IMG_20230401_161714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlIaRKj-whpkmxeosYtgsu24YOBFB11GNILABiuOB5MISYYt5NvfhPvwVikJhP05_0LZqXMqRKl7RxwhFCzNj6XA2xyiXFcIMhpdvZG5NM7q9PjxEHVeVusImBf3fPTfE9h7yMo63EWikP4s63BP2QuizifH0pN3DYW78GvvbkoljqMWkxpgacnlK/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_161714.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Furies had sort of been designated as interceptors for the Fell Bats, so when I decided that they had strayed within range, they charged. They nearly did the job properly, leaving a single Bat left on one wound. That was not ideal. Now they were trapped with a vulnerable flank for the Ghouls to engage.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoJkDCwcbXpdsd1vj9pDdPMtMaTKZh30ycOSR8V97t9ElwbuF1D-s_eFeGWKp6q5mPqnuN4HdkzV3ThE0z6giZK4XqoronV1S7SKpTz_k96-ApMC9Hu9J7nzkJG2-P-Qow_iYNrYWNgFqraYSnOX1qoIu_yTJzSYHpgGMfSrHcMkf3v1KDwC7csNn/s4000/IMG_20230401_161842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoJkDCwcbXpdsd1vj9pDdPMtMaTKZh30ycOSR8V97t9ElwbuF1D-s_eFeGWKp6q5mPqnuN4HdkzV3ThE0z6giZK4XqoronV1S7SKpTz_k96-ApMC9Hu9J7nzkJG2-P-Qow_iYNrYWNgFqraYSnOX1qoIu_yTJzSYHpgGMfSrHcMkf3v1KDwC7csNn/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_161842.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Mounted Daemonettes also stuffed up a little. If they had wiped out the Skeletons, that would have been great. Failing that, leaving a decent number of them would also have been good...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3toQm3mBzy15XiNAWtoiCSR3FGXckojTkafSPblBXaYJv6zhx5H2ZaZcZ7NizquBJQ92vnuKD4pUTYmtFxCvLorRHf0dpktQLiYKn_uwI53AC6MmBD-WLv9_Z0S6N-LkQALJ6ZQrxubDuXbCVJ5VjlTFcXM40C_RLMB74mMR7iBRaBz0TGlgRAiDj/s4000/IMG_20230401_162004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3toQm3mBzy15XiNAWtoiCSR3FGXckojTkafSPblBXaYJv6zhx5H2ZaZcZ7NizquBJQ92vnuKD4pUTYmtFxCvLorRHf0dpktQLiYKn_uwI53AC6MmBD-WLv9_Z0S6N-LkQALJ6ZQrxubDuXbCVJ5VjlTFcXM40C_RLMB74mMR7iBRaBz0TGlgRAiDj/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_162004.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">...But now they were going to get flanked by Dire Wolves, and had only 2 Skeletons to harvest to help them win the combat.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KEBQOHldxCbv82ejeccdpiX5GP-8IPfwqwvU3vG6MaTmLjBaYiR54HaPKE4vAqECpR3D_FcvuJ1idz3n7Y32PF5T3AE3levnIHoFW7s1K3sscT0507zvGjRBzbJSSzM5_8T4cq2yaLi_f1mkEELHzQuHTyHSajvnu8f35QzKbt3d39bzpvkzkpH1/s4000/IMG_20230401_162008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KEBQOHldxCbv82ejeccdpiX5GP-8IPfwqwvU3vG6MaTmLjBaYiR54HaPKE4vAqECpR3D_FcvuJ1idz3n7Y32PF5T3AE3levnIHoFW7s1K3sscT0507zvGjRBzbJSSzM5_8T4cq2yaLi_f1mkEELHzQuHTyHSajvnu8f35QzKbt3d39bzpvkzkpH1/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_162008.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">My shooting had taken a toll on the Black Knights the previous turn, reducing them to a single rank. The Black Coach decided to gamble on being inside charge range of the Crossbowmen (who had backed up as they fired to ensure the Knights wouldn't reach), but was slightly out and received a wound for its efforts from their stand-and-shoot reaction.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuCdmILnKIXfICRi_a4Fj0cV9rrayBlH_kZp_GBxb6GuX6Lj73Ydm83tx7oYWfqiorPBbG-jprxEyDsBFR0hYHFjj8SHfIbsCfVvaoZcz-wBYJBszKGsWodT5y99cScPU2qwiKgP2RyDsWOyu1uq2Iw_8WCvfEisFpgDQjDr8fflAOi5xJqw7ntkc/s4000/IMG_20230401_163002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuCdmILnKIXfICRi_a4Fj0cV9rrayBlH_kZp_GBxb6GuX6Lj73Ydm83tx7oYWfqiorPBbG-jprxEyDsBFR0hYHFjj8SHfIbsCfVvaoZcz-wBYJBszKGsWodT5y99cScPU2qwiKgP2RyDsWOyu1uq2Iw_8WCvfEisFpgDQjDr8fflAOi5xJqw7ntkc/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_163002.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Mounted Daemonettes did indeed finish off the Skeletons, but they weren't able to do anything to the Dire Wolves and were fortunate to still be there after testing for instability.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3o5Z_l0jAv2-hoEKI_Abddui7zl2tzEokc01-gzHCnw0k6xN5BiGsCAfndWip4laXaGElSa95VmPmV8R-niXBkP14PqR90lTB4tV75CN_-8qTLVg0vpjKswkNRpk76oNnzd8hlJ2zalS9b-Ouw0PkDgF43aWQirFaOWGt51wqWAQZUMHL55Hyucc/s4000/IMG_20230401_163005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3o5Z_l0jAv2-hoEKI_Abddui7zl2tzEokc01-gzHCnw0k6xN5BiGsCAfndWip4laXaGElSa95VmPmV8R-niXBkP14PqR90lTB4tV75CN_-8qTLVg0vpjKswkNRpk76oNnzd8hlJ2zalS9b-Ouw0PkDgF43aWQirFaOWGt51wqWAQZUMHL55Hyucc/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_163005.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Banshee scooted up between my units, but couldn't find a good singing audience because everyone around her was immune to psychology. The Black Knights edged forward, but were rather nervous about coming into reach of the Devoted.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Y2NJSAWQf3kk6MH-3CFxDtLQKVd-Nr-zObsGYZtt2x29CkGnoeOGrlSLIzNvtSoY9jMP4z-9aBSzh1YDv8OlcUf13L90S80eMuScFXK8R5jtBrVgbkmRM1SV3unevrNHw33Y_dq79bod4qikaHbJoKVcnguo9FVV_DP7yGGrPr5A2uUShcCjGIQz/s4000/IMG_20230401_163010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Y2NJSAWQf3kk6MH-3CFxDtLQKVd-Nr-zObsGYZtt2x29CkGnoeOGrlSLIzNvtSoY9jMP4z-9aBSzh1YDv8OlcUf13L90S80eMuScFXK8R5jtBrVgbkmRM1SV3unevrNHw33Y_dq79bod4qikaHbJoKVcnguo9FVV_DP7yGGrPr5A2uUShcCjGIQz/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_163010.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">In my turn I had dispelled Curse of Years on the Devoted, but had to leave it in play on the Cold One Knights. This time it hurt more, killing a couple of Knights and wounding the Noble. The Grave Guard advanced into their path, but when the Necromancer left the unit (he's behind the shack) and tried to use the Staff of Damnation, I was having none of it. As a bonus, it was drained on its first use.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcy6I6I7-L9Uzs3IO4UTGRsnfHPX66u76QTo3X-kMgiB_YAzHQJ5MWqKXe_UlPWtiz60v_gxDJjzPaBaWoSxobxWOD21RJHNP-kV-eI0ot30loshLZeRSC_179HlCcwLgJXhgRkNGw-IvmuRK8APNbypxxJ5h1NPpmwaE_andRrk671hH4l_y0KtE/s4000/IMG_20230401_163012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcy6I6I7-L9Uzs3IO4UTGRsnfHPX66u76QTo3X-kMgiB_YAzHQJ5MWqKXe_UlPWtiz60v_gxDJjzPaBaWoSxobxWOD21RJHNP-kV-eI0ot30loshLZeRSC_179HlCcwLgJXhgRkNGw-IvmuRK8APNbypxxJ5h1NPpmwaE_andRrk671hH4l_y0KtE/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_163012.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">I had done a few wounds to the Spirit Hosts with Chillwind (maybe not my best use of power dice in hindsight, given the number of daemons around with magical attacks), but the Ghouls flanked the Furies and fought them to a draw as the last Bat died. I had actually fired a Bolt Thrower at the Ghouls in an attempt to panic them away, but didn't roll enough wounds. So the combat was now 4 on 4, but they were in the flank and fighting a single Fury.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO5ZQEPAbKjjYn_xQ4IhGtP6xOMXB8LsqrLDvDkLh3RhJQuo7DoHOS8tC4Tp8nJygC_NpN6gB1dyt7Tm5cJ-RgQ_Cqoucf0L2s78Ki7Dsrw8IaoSMJq8Kj4lx7UjWt-tpC7W-tMa4OjZ-KDs4pe9sB_HoxKNuQ0_1AUcbP1lGCtsNm2cQxYKwx0p7/s4000/IMG_20230401_163653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO5ZQEPAbKjjYn_xQ4IhGtP6xOMXB8LsqrLDvDkLh3RhJQuo7DoHOS8tC4Tp8nJygC_NpN6gB1dyt7Tm5cJ-RgQ_Cqoucf0L2s78Ki7Dsrw8IaoSMJq8Kj4lx7UjWt-tpC7W-tMa4OjZ-KDs4pe9sB_HoxKNuQ0_1AUcbP1lGCtsNm2cQxYKwx0p7/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_163653.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">What do you do when you have frenzied Cold One Knights? You throw them at the first fun thing to stray into their path. Oh, and you send your slightly crazed Anointed into the flank, abandoning the Devoted in the process. This was actually a big decision, because it meant he was not going to be around to help the other flank deal with the Black Knights and Coach. I had to hope the magic and shooting to get things under control there.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qeJJaoH777MXAO78fAYjqk6fFm_86wkqBxGBT9ZuKSNsidOiW2_411p6yjaGEw0cd-sCXbhczFDVgU-FHqEWUY7l-onklnAKJ6d6qqCxGAzIDOHLgG-XJAcnFWEqIQ3LxajujGWqw1HMoyFYV1rvn70No975BsUvUkAKYa5uhobtjgZUBOFq4AU8/s4000/IMG_20230401_163656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qeJJaoH777MXAO78fAYjqk6fFm_86wkqBxGBT9ZuKSNsidOiW2_411p6yjaGEw0cd-sCXbhczFDVgU-FHqEWUY7l-onklnAKJ6d6qqCxGAzIDOHLgG-XJAcnFWEqIQ3LxajujGWqw1HMoyFYV1rvn70No975BsUvUkAKYa5uhobtjgZUBOFq4AU8/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_163656.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Daemonettes advanced to shield the flank of the Cold Onw Knights, confident that the Spirit Hosts wouldn't really want to fight them. In fact it was possible the Vampire and his Zombies didn't want to fight them either.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbVaOIOyPq7tM9MKbWbSG_dOpm-p4p6htYikXJMSJycQ5kKH4BZROMI4LBuQdQwrXa0zgKWu7-niU8Fp6KJfHlID-juIFj2XlyYQGTqIvKoxs6kT3Ig_p2XJeFJkLgTyddOh76_vBOOYIATAhy97IqArv2ZFvTu17XHNYraFJYjba85aN_Lg-AiIU/s4000/IMG_20230401_163700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbVaOIOyPq7tM9MKbWbSG_dOpm-p4p6htYikXJMSJycQ5kKH4BZROMI4LBuQdQwrXa0zgKWu7-niU8Fp6KJfHlID-juIFj2XlyYQGTqIvKoxs6kT3Ig_p2XJeFJkLgTyddOh76_vBOOYIATAhy97IqArv2ZFvTu17XHNYraFJYjba85aN_Lg-AiIU/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_163700.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Realising that the Crossbowmen were in trouble and that she was too kinky or deaf to care about Banshee singing, the Slaanesh Sorceress left the unit and tried unsuccessfully to blast the Banshee off with Blissful Throes (Jake dispelled it).</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiG3TG1Q5QMX09A6OpJW5Xgzxbj2baNiMdpIXdqsAUT7tcIJmTE1Nt4CEx73uHphUBOPNf3KfXWu3Auzx69V1C_nLE9FhdQAzDf5G0GkpHUGXRJEFwcWDKDvK5p76tdr0PudBJecgRAuejT7lGxparuS517FDrKHBqNIYKrXeafAf6nhWA7Gdr5l99/s4000/IMG_20230401_165223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiG3TG1Q5QMX09A6OpJW5Xgzxbj2baNiMdpIXdqsAUT7tcIJmTE1Nt4CEx73uHphUBOPNf3KfXWu3Auzx69V1C_nLE9FhdQAzDf5G0GkpHUGXRJEFwcWDKDvK5p76tdr0PudBJecgRAuejT7lGxparuS517FDrKHBqNIYKrXeafAf6nhWA7Gdr5l99/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_165223.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Anointed killed a whole rank of the Grave Guard, and I think he even cast Soul Stealer before that to heal himself up to 4 wounds instead of the 2 he had been on. Unfortunately the Cold One Knights were having a slightly rough time of it. They <i>still </i>had Curse of Years in play on them (it's hard to justify 4 power dice to reliably dispel it), and they were not really setting the world alight with their rolling. Consequently the Grave Guard were still there. Well, 3 of them anyway.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN23vlPUuTrnYZQZZUtkX93y-HyBhAHInEpx9bx9KtLjAknUW48rZHvSRLPP8yFt1OIscDpAOI1AZaCUKUJoOwBLyNLIK7LOwozSvbn-vuTag8tOP1v9TjBeGNrzv0PFD97P4AT3wlh-JUuS-7gjyiJCbO1wHZA3AaLzFjSF5jg9xsWzlIzZhPfKFQ/s4000/IMG_20230401_165228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN23vlPUuTrnYZQZZUtkX93y-HyBhAHInEpx9bx9KtLjAknUW48rZHvSRLPP8yFt1OIscDpAOI1AZaCUKUJoOwBLyNLIK7LOwozSvbn-vuTag8tOP1v9TjBeGNrzv0PFD97P4AT3wlh-JUuS-7gjyiJCbO1wHZA3AaLzFjSF5jg9xsWzlIzZhPfKFQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_165228.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">My shooting continued to pour into the Black Knights. There were now only 2 of them accompanying the Wight Lord. This felt like good progress, but the Black Coach felt inevitable. Also, the Daemonette cavalry were now gone. They had failed to wound the Wolves again, and this time they vanished with a pitiful, frustrated wail (I think that came from me).</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1oZo1nBCkYVDHgCbPuofij1-Knm-bXu5KBRcMRkWEZoS1RUB9mgvbjIa8g98YowCarW0lZJmWH0zokVf9Tsjl5jsV-fv15Gc7UaujZtub3I1sl_DG9jZihXQZWxncBSMLXRnCz2iVsNkJ_s9rzg5LIhPwyQn5X4gcOHTAmKwUDdy5tfrLBCbQJOy/s4000/IMG_20230401_165526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1oZo1nBCkYVDHgCbPuofij1-Knm-bXu5KBRcMRkWEZoS1RUB9mgvbjIa8g98YowCarW0lZJmWH0zokVf9Tsjl5jsV-fv15Gc7UaujZtub3I1sl_DG9jZihXQZWxncBSMLXRnCz2iVsNkJ_s9rzg5LIhPwyQn5X4gcOHTAmKwUDdy5tfrLBCbQJOy/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_165526.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">I don't think the Spirit Hosts really wanted to do this, but the Vampire was under threat if they didn't. I wasn't sure I wanted this fight to happen either, given I wouldn't get saves...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdv9FfMF3G2jF632envKKw_PE0_9buksVpIUiTzxmdXCIkAEGpcgbCUytJUimlk7tH2YJj1lo31mgW-ZvJExA1xScZhTU_J6gjEmmomsz-sIM-AA6eXWfQ4KCQdK9fRHpGUJHyTFs4_b1fetlGXfDs9a5LpRmBM9Ghz6k2mi9oJzmSLh3DChJ2Mm1/s4000/IMG_20230401_165530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdv9FfMF3G2jF632envKKw_PE0_9buksVpIUiTzxmdXCIkAEGpcgbCUytJUimlk7tH2YJj1lo31mgW-ZvJExA1xScZhTU_J6gjEmmomsz-sIM-AA6eXWfQ4KCQdK9fRHpGUJHyTFs4_b1fetlGXfDs9a5LpRmBM9Ghz6k2mi9oJzmSLh3DChJ2Mm1/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_165530.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">This time the Black Knights and Coach made the charge, smashed up the Crossbowmen pretty badly, and then both barreled clean off the table with pursuit rolls of 14+. This was slightly annoying, given I wanted to shoot the Knights...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyK78PlfpkchfdpZVbAsYgsqRMNuIkuTEMD8JdR1RsbyjALDezN4iWWCkHC43RTgUTyOwbtz9q7jSm7SCViExT76bVWQXXZHe1GgjuaeMGCDzN9wZH2Mj487HviHpKgJ17iq9-o5rruSRJezwpvuiFK2gMkC-mDlLMM9fkmhYIqX_0kEWvCryZKN1N/s4000/IMG_20230401_165533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyK78PlfpkchfdpZVbAsYgsqRMNuIkuTEMD8JdR1RsbyjALDezN4iWWCkHC43RTgUTyOwbtz9q7jSm7SCViExT76bVWQXXZHe1GgjuaeMGCDzN9wZH2Mj487HviHpKgJ17iq9-o5rruSRJezwpvuiFK2gMkC-mDlLMM9fkmhYIqX_0kEWvCryZKN1N/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_165533.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Banshee decided if she couldn't sing at my Sorceress, she could still pin her in combat, block her nasty magic missile, and paw at her until she eventually landed a wound. It didn't happen straight away.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRBHIdxVv1Vzl-XcbLqaEJePLnOBdERbl4lfsFkOthLERhyzqgQ5k90auoNTuAMi7MfrhkaB45RoG3aVmxyCXD5GDyqxOxeiTziSqbQokz0UdLdVWsdwDU1HEffAnFAvFC6SLCfd0C5ABlG9OTr-dxQMlo4e40YYsRI1De4Oq2OXxbTvL43Hafo9N/s4000/IMG_20230401_170246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRBHIdxVv1Vzl-XcbLqaEJePLnOBdERbl4lfsFkOthLERhyzqgQ5k90auoNTuAMi7MfrhkaB45RoG3aVmxyCXD5GDyqxOxeiTziSqbQokz0UdLdVWsdwDU1HEffAnFAvFC6SLCfd0C5ABlG9OTr-dxQMlo4e40YYsRI1De4Oq2OXxbTvL43Hafo9N/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_170246.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Curse of Years continued to take a toll on the Cold One Knights, and a fresh unit of Zombies sprang up behind them before being pushed into combat with Vanhel's. I did try to block it, but even as I did so, I wasn't sure it would matter. That was a lot of soft meat charging my frenzied troops...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHy8Me9-GDf2L8fMYWslfj3utF8t80m3a2FO8PC4cJ6vbJ_1tL95lHLnW738z1vVya4m_S595bj0fFVP8zglO65oBR7j4nJNz6dFVFek7G4xwf5PlSpkIgWKQzM6Bkl8zMIm-OHPfpzTC3ceii7AvptBZwyZpJhuH8_MGCyr4WaSjWU3z7T58NzP5/s4000/IMG_20230401_171033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHy8Me9-GDf2L8fMYWslfj3utF8t80m3a2FO8PC4cJ6vbJ_1tL95lHLnW738z1vVya4m_S595bj0fFVP8zglO65oBR7j4nJNz6dFVFek7G4xwf5PlSpkIgWKQzM6Bkl8zMIm-OHPfpzTC3ceii7AvptBZwyZpJhuH8_MGCyr4WaSjWU3z7T58NzP5/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_171033.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">We weren't sure if the Cold Ones were meant to benefit from the frenzy of the spell, but decided it didn't say, so they did. It didn't matter; they rolled a mountain of dice at the Zombies but did very little damage. The Zombies had succeeded in holding them in combat. Having killed the remaining Grave Guard, the Anointed was free - but he was the only one. The Daemonettes had taken a couple of wounds, but were still there and looked like they had the combat under control. At about this point Curse of Years was finally ended for the Cold One Knights. Not because I dispelled it, but because the Vampire ended it so he could blast my Dark Sorceress through the gap between my units with Gaze of Nagash. She died...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL-YPPbRx42yXD2YhrI3gxZDH3KpJZ8RdyBxecJStlfv5UO3XezCpTTMY-W4Gr_f51Eia2KPdju1tJ4i91oqi07DpryseAWFiYumdsXIq-2_j0nF94F15TEsS9smRtjvqPIKgVxpsFqfI58OudHzktT5Lc4l9XSXC1iG5UYzlWcU6uhMwX1t4nWUF/s4000/IMG_20230401_171818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL-YPPbRx42yXD2YhrI3gxZDH3KpJZ8RdyBxecJStlfv5UO3XezCpTTMY-W4Gr_f51Eia2KPdju1tJ4i91oqi07DpryseAWFiYumdsXIq-2_j0nF94F15TEsS9smRtjvqPIKgVxpsFqfI58OudHzktT5Lc4l9XSXC1iG5UYzlWcU6uhMwX1t4nWUF/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_171818.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">So this is after my turn. The Necromancer behind the shack had once again managed to cast Curse of Years on my Devoted. The Anointed had a decision to make. Charge the Vampire, Necromancer and mob of Zombies all by himself, or go kill the other Necromancer, thus ending that Curse of Years automatically, and remain within range for when he'd have support. I chose this plan, given the odds of something going wrong on a solo mission. I did try casting Soul Stealer on the Zombies, but turned out to be a fraction of an inch out of range. Meanwhile the Daemonettes cleaned up the remaining Spirit Hosts, and the Cold One Knights mopped up the Zombies. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik18uFlXa3xyPZS7OmfYXbFOQiKQVsaizl9v1vvpFSHj2IoAlPkpvgwqLaGHgFHdnkpJuvfVLwiP-FsrLdFTpBmGXyf_skeoRwjM12fcW-jq4SpSm4fCFmdwBLYGsBWLpfDO9prmoF8V_9FXd9PvKqcCRPWVjqjR82KIdDcBdFYD-bhfylj2F8kw-U/s4000/IMG_20230401_171822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik18uFlXa3xyPZS7OmfYXbFOQiKQVsaizl9v1vvpFSHj2IoAlPkpvgwqLaGHgFHdnkpJuvfVLwiP-FsrLdFTpBmGXyf_skeoRwjM12fcW-jq4SpSm4fCFmdwBLYGsBWLpfDO9prmoF8V_9FXd9PvKqcCRPWVjqjR82KIdDcBdFYD-bhfylj2F8kw-U/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_171822.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">You know I'm coming for you...</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRkuR3h91A0vBohROyvLEUq97UkHZDjN3nkVbx15GReydOWFDIsDlSsSQeeYvrrhTcc4UobM6OxVCLhLeKvjyfa9a36xkewJ0HT5OMjBWtWZNawEHtjHv7FFX4C7L01ODa1FjlMyx2fIUGNIJ8CYxrDRnQb-Fh9-iOA6O7dmCN1KHdf9_yiv_-4AA/s4000/IMG_20230401_171825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRkuR3h91A0vBohROyvLEUq97UkHZDjN3nkVbx15GReydOWFDIsDlSsSQeeYvrrhTcc4UobM6OxVCLhLeKvjyfa9a36xkewJ0HT5OMjBWtWZNawEHtjHv7FFX4C7L01ODa1FjlMyx2fIUGNIJ8CYxrDRnQb-Fh9-iOA6O7dmCN1KHdf9_yiv_-4AA/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_171825.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">I should have turned the Devoted around at some point, but they kind of got forgotten thanks to their depleted numbers and their lack of potential to hurt the enemy Black Knights and Coach. They might have had time to rescue (or avenge) the Sorceress, who would soon take a wound, break and get run down.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTC-5Oc8Q2IN1dMIoljxGq8fEAXFId-_ybv2v65Kz8nOQc8Pm1ZzAnPUiMA62kYr2svOTl10iPJoNU7FoB9LWU4_QYH5DaKhB8baE-4mkMs1vtkmlg9SKSy_epCHYWqesr-atJBgOEIow8Iz5fr_Bzc3fiIwr0NHXuMi41vtc6o5jV5QMtcLyvHn3/s4000/IMG_20230401_173513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTC-5Oc8Q2IN1dMIoljxGq8fEAXFId-_ybv2v65Kz8nOQc8Pm1ZzAnPUiMA62kYr2svOTl10iPJoNU7FoB9LWU4_QYH5DaKhB8baE-4mkMs1vtkmlg9SKSy_epCHYWqesr-atJBgOEIow8Iz5fr_Bzc3fiIwr0NHXuMi41vtc6o5jV5QMtcLyvHn3/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_173513.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">So in Jake's turn I had really done my level best to prevent this. I let him hit the Cold One Knights with Gaze of Nagash so that I'd have the dice to prevent Invocation creating a new unit. And I did manage to stop it... Once. Then I got out-rolled when we both had 2 dice left each, and he got the second copy through. Now my Anointed couldn't reach the Vampire. He had to content himself with Zombies as the now shattered Cold One Knights tried to do the job alone. He did manage to throw in Soul Stealer this time to help deplete their numbers. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZao4HuJMKbRdFHqCncn2eCZsJRnVPVCO-7feIreZYs8Vvcf8m1cu5_v0cYTJx6sHQ5cRtJpm0keP6O7EMZhtu2pdO9lLCmDLuArZFfdTfEI00SVYgUFNTedJLmnWeJ0uFwrxg2Zv_KKu-0du9ICVg5dj-ICgG6j9CTJ1RAtpP19gTiD2CkTWorIj0/s4000/IMG_20230401_173516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZao4HuJMKbRdFHqCncn2eCZsJRnVPVCO-7feIreZYs8Vvcf8m1cu5_v0cYTJx6sHQ5cRtJpm0keP6O7EMZhtu2pdO9lLCmDLuArZFfdTfEI00SVYgUFNTedJLmnWeJ0uFwrxg2Zv_KKu-0du9ICVg5dj-ICgG6j9CTJ1RAtpP19gTiD2CkTWorIj0/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_173516.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">My Sorceress died, the enemy units that had chased off the field returned, and my shooting bounced ineffectually off my enemies. The Black Knights were so badly damaged, but wouldn't fail a save. The other Bolt Thrower couldn't see, so instead tried to panic the Ghouls, who had finally out-fought and killed my Furies. My dice were letting me down, but I did finally kill one on my final attempt, and they fled the field.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHp_VprGSdHYrLImBLDEywRakLUAYqkbVhlybtseDvbQyF8zVkmEfF87e67pSA7_1WMsPWH-JSW4VIrYEw5nr6QyMvOCFnRuH1rdE-DYIZlJjwGzZZ86hfniERBFAbnZ7LlNcpeEroMkkvs_V4FbFpZlyQIi06h5AqQkcd11QdtzsfpVn_ZpZxnNJ/s4000/IMG_20230401_174006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHp_VprGSdHYrLImBLDEywRakLUAYqkbVhlybtseDvbQyF8zVkmEfF87e67pSA7_1WMsPWH-JSW4VIrYEw5nr6QyMvOCFnRuH1rdE-DYIZlJjwGzZZ86hfniERBFAbnZ7LlNcpeEroMkkvs_V4FbFpZlyQIi06h5AqQkcd11QdtzsfpVn_ZpZxnNJ/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_174006.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">So close... The Anointed carved a fair chunk off the Zombies, and the Cold One Knights got really close with the Vampire. The Noble cut down the Necromancer, and in the end a single Zombie was left standing to guard its master. I lapped around, but it felt a bit hopeless when I realised I wasn't getting another turn, as I had gone first. The Anointed would have had the Vampire on toast, but he wasn't going to get the chance.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04-rtXhfS2jve12KYXAd7-4d6Y_LTCH4Ug4CzLDqT6diWxvbBoYdykCKlK0_2d_VjBi79jJ6l5nt9RonzPLDb8PAvHZ7JwV2nVwsU-sv6wanIjopThsI5QmZqtj8oVzFRJNBwQszRrzhbv86KmRICU64YoleGdtxxvy6qa06gcA1KaIDu7Ks-7MEF/s4000/IMG_20230401_174009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04-rtXhfS2jve12KYXAd7-4d6Y_LTCH4Ug4CzLDqT6diWxvbBoYdykCKlK0_2d_VjBi79jJ6l5nt9RonzPLDb8PAvHZ7JwV2nVwsU-sv6wanIjopThsI5QmZqtj8oVzFRJNBwQszRrzhbv86KmRICU64YoleGdtxxvy6qa06gcA1KaIDu7Ks-7MEF/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_174009.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">In the clean-up stages the Devoted died because I had been too distracted to turn them around. On the flip side, the Black Coach utterly bounced off the Crossbowmen, failing to inflict a single wound. So that was something. The Vampire actually stepped across and killed the Cold One Noble (wounded and ancient as he was thanks to spending far too long under Curse of Years)</div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The game ended at this point, but I have a feeling now that we had actually miscounted turns. We probably should have had another turn each, which might have been very exciting/horrifying for the Vampire. Let this be a cautionary tale for you - make sure you keep some sort of turn counter from the start of the game. It's too hard to figure it out in the heat of battle!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Tallying it all up, the game was almost exactly equal at something like 1650 victory points apiece. It was very much a draw.</span></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 10-10 draw</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So at the end of the tournament, I walked away with 2 wins, a draw and 4th place overall out of 36 players. This was an amusingly good result for an army that couldn't win a practice game. The last game had been particularly close, with a lot of tense moments in the magic phase in particular. All my games had been fun, and it was novel to finally get a chance to use a Cult of Slaanesh army after all these years.</span></div><p></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-40006274012633087922023-04-04T05:28:00.002-07:002023-04-05T06:34:41.603-07:00Uprising 2023 - Part 2<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This is the continuation of my report from a recent 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy tournament. You can find the first part <a href="http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/04/uprising-2023-part-1.html">here</a>.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I had won my first game rather emphatically, and propelled myself onto what I believe was the top table for the second round. This was not how this was meant to go. Oh well, these things have a way of correcting themselves. </span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 2 - Hold the Line, Kill the Boss<br />Jack Norman - Vampire Counts (Blood Dragons)</span></h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Blood Dragon Vampire Lord (Level 3, Lore of Necromancy) with Full Plate Armour, Shield, Sword of Striking, Obsidian Amulet, Master Strike</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Necromancer (Level 2, Lore of Necromancy) with Book of Arkhan</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Blood Dragon Vampire Thrall with Battle Standard, Flayed Hauberk, Biting Blade</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Dire Wolves</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Dire Wolves</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">24 Skeletons with Spears, Light Armour, Shields, Standard, Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Skeletons with Spears, Light Armour, Shields, Standard, Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Black Knights with Barding, Lances, Heavy Armour, Shields, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Fell Bats</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Grave Guard with Heavy Armour, Shields, Full Command, Banner of the Barrows</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Spirit Hosts</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Mercenary Cannon</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Mercenary Cannon</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Cannons? In a Vampire Count army? Can't say it's to my taste, but hey what do I care? Good thing I didn't bring any chariots. They wouldn't have been happy...<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This scenario allowed deployment up to 14" onto the battlefield, and no man's land in the middle was divided in half. Control of one zone at the end of the game gave 150VP. Controlling both gave a total of 400VP. Killing the general was worth 200 bonus VP instead of the usual 100. So it was still probably not going to make a big difference, but it wasn't just a pitched battle.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8OqJ7sSFZbe9dPxj8G_15nlVQJUK8sDWb0yZgtJcSq_NpooUjQVLqh90P94EZ1wts_b60PnQ-XKldor7Ogl4NVpnVlzLXiNwirFfLAeo2OZOt2QThckCP5odWsEiPpO6fObshhJdXHFu1zf_137-GS90mjEqcV08bJyaAb0FiT0uA4mDtDYhx-tU/s4000/IMG_20230401_130719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8OqJ7sSFZbe9dPxj8G_15nlVQJUK8sDWb0yZgtJcSq_NpooUjQVLqh90P94EZ1wts_b60PnQ-XKldor7Ogl4NVpnVlzLXiNwirFfLAeo2OZOt2QThckCP5odWsEiPpO6fObshhJdXHFu1zf_137-GS90mjEqcV08bJyaAb0FiT0uA4mDtDYhx-tU/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_130719.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The terrain was a bit confusing in terms of how to play it - not really great for moving units and all a bit similar. Jack and I showed a similar level of care factor and decided it was all just impassable. We'd just have to move around it all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev_RQZ1pN7lGa2QUEONDmfsfhECUWxpo_5V6k_CgRxKsVQQtft7LxjsAxtiHGUUN-rUowW7aOSMrY9wF6OLz9bgicwqYOvPJ6SlEJnkbkXZvG-QHSVuC2WjfKjaRWOaGTjKw4J6csvon0ZUNT5wJs_mfwH88C5iEVZWesT1imtjm9_h_xBRONvBxN/s4000/IMG_20230401_130724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev_RQZ1pN7lGa2QUEONDmfsfhECUWxpo_5V6k_CgRxKsVQQtft7LxjsAxtiHGUUN-rUowW7aOSMrY9wF6OLz9bgicwqYOvPJ6SlEJnkbkXZvG-QHSVuC2WjfKjaRWOaGTjKw4J6csvon0ZUNT5wJs_mfwH88C5iEVZWesT1imtjm9_h_xBRONvBxN/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_130724.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My deployment was heavily focused on trying to protect my more vulnerable elements like Bolt Throwers from Dire Wolves and Bats. There are some Wolves hiding behind the terrain top right, but I put the Furies down on the flank as a pretty hard counter. I struggled to set up a proper firing line without any hills, so some of the Crossbowmen were waiting for the Daemonettes to get a move on. They really wanted the Spirit Host, but I doubted my opponent would be quite that obliging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPG5gDMWbIVsqr1jd7K30-hzaGE4njscKmx8T8iLr3nlEYsUS-Ucn8xJa3q2YZr2agGHeHVk83Uy0o0yLWe2SVJNzFC9kGip5ImxOWGO_f02xQxyjTjWXnFV8hSDlh3XG6HBTlkd2o5dy7No1nJY0gnEkm6Vd2TXPlHTw2UxPjDYFpEy_m3m72gea/s4000/IMG_20230401_130716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPG5gDMWbIVsqr1jd7K30-hzaGE4njscKmx8T8iLr3nlEYsUS-Ucn8xJa3q2YZr2agGHeHVk83Uy0o0yLWe2SVJNzFC9kGip5ImxOWGO_f02xQxyjTjWXnFV8hSDlh3XG6HBTlkd2o5dy7No1nJY0gnEkm6Vd2TXPlHTw2UxPjDYFpEy_m3m72gea/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_130716.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">What better to counter the approach of a flying unit than something that charges 20"? Unfortunately I had one unit here to Jack's 3, counting the Black Knights and Dire Wolves. It was going to be difficult to stop them all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf6Y6QjylOmxT6tvMfQpVsekHv1gIySMP9cpEkZO6_Cb9GeE1durCtiygREOf2xBn5jUvAbFl09AKCKBXLCdN3H1SDZDGTtJ8UmE4oNAK6_ajEzMZpLUVCDVM1f50zLk4fH61hLxtGbVJJmwLcAWeilF-owtj_tlHYZ6In_vA84Q8IlntvrcWBvBo/s4000/IMG_20230401_130731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf6Y6QjylOmxT6tvMfQpVsekHv1gIySMP9cpEkZO6_Cb9GeE1durCtiygREOf2xBn5jUvAbFl09AKCKBXLCdN3H1SDZDGTtJ8UmE4oNAK6_ajEzMZpLUVCDVM1f50zLk4fH61hLxtGbVJJmwLcAWeilF-owtj_tlHYZ6In_vA84Q8IlntvrcWBvBo/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_130731.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Here is the gentleman who most concerned my Anointed. Well, the whole unit really. The Blood Dragon Vampire Lord and the his Grave Guard. So much Killing Blow with magical attacks... I would get no save at all against that. Actually, his Vampire would get no save against me either. So... I wasn't sure how I felt about that face-off. My gut told me I'd lose my head.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAI5bThr6Z-SkEWD-eDxBAvueqOkkYNSu_XiENo_VWwzEigwu0AtKj4t49AUP_DVQ_fz2c_C1BxCbjV8sE0bkO4mpceHpqMi5jDfqduDV-p-S51c9ahDjvRr4eecttg9yxy0XcB3uNxVVLJPv7UxDettbFavTGxLBhRA9xYvXpWBXLktxs8KF0j6d-/s4000/IMG_20230401_131504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAI5bThr6Z-SkEWD-eDxBAvueqOkkYNSu_XiENo_VWwzEigwu0AtKj4t49AUP_DVQ_fz2c_C1BxCbjV8sE0bkO4mpceHpqMi5jDfqduDV-p-S51c9ahDjvRr4eecttg9yxy0XcB3uNxVVLJPv7UxDettbFavTGxLBhRA9xYvXpWBXLktxs8KF0j6d-/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_131504.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Once again I finished deployment first, then rolled a 1 and lost the first turn roll. Jack took the first turn and started to advance. A number of things couldn't move all that quickly because they were outside of the general's leadership range. And a few things just decided not to move as quickly as they could. He would spend a fair bit of time during the game trying not to block the line of sight of his own cannons. Like me, he clearly felt the lack of any hills.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsw4dbFBhko6PS5V0MerCp5B1Ex4wQQt2419bgOseARW59rabL9rhBQLCwqbE_EB4BLOGkaPnXMCT1-frQH0TPOFB-iGA9uX8n7AzYbd_9vFyyt7rDe9nn-LlzGqVcr0696wp4aaCv5k1BalK4Kq_XXhKtVrhDE3xIHDe75aUlM292qDqoXSlD_4H/s4000/IMG_20230401_131508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsw4dbFBhko6PS5V0MerCp5B1Ex4wQQt2419bgOseARW59rabL9rhBQLCwqbE_EB4BLOGkaPnXMCT1-frQH0TPOFB-iGA9uX8n7AzYbd_9vFyyt7rDe9nn-LlzGqVcr0696wp4aaCv5k1BalK4Kq_XXhKtVrhDE3xIHDe75aUlM292qDqoXSlD_4H/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_131508.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">So... I let him do this. I figured I had time to deal with a freshly raised group of Zombies, and might as well take the extra victory points. I did make sure he couldn't grow the unit beyond the starting point.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyhPoEu6zx56lQqsA7jQBy7h1C-LQpcsjYPX7J_FXwN-Bm3sWJT1FdmpGFZM_lRrOESk-n88o8Rt9y-ZPtYKGUajEC2YAo57MTUbhy6cAjCA-tKUo17ot82w_EjwQuJ56q6N5l2eu9rq0MiUKv5o3-umERRe1S6GTJ-uVut0iI6S1sBX47jI0bwHk/s4000/IMG_20230401_131512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyhPoEu6zx56lQqsA7jQBy7h1C-LQpcsjYPX7J_FXwN-Bm3sWJT1FdmpGFZM_lRrOESk-n88o8Rt9y-ZPtYKGUajEC2YAo57MTUbhy6cAjCA-tKUo17ot82w_EjwQuJ56q6N5l2eu9rq0MiUKv5o3-umERRe1S6GTJ-uVut0iI6S1sBX47jI0bwHk/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_131512.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Grave Guard were feeling a bit cagey. I'm not really sure what they were worried about. They advanced, but only about half as far as they could have.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkKsmIef8ZA3ANmlY6lIX35OhzUhD6Tk0QDhv_Y0eHoK1CECzKO_WjpnaX9fu-_dh-rRb9lMi1RBD2-fvn0PT8efYibMbjIvvI6mOUzHt0h2jcUfxZN878mlwnOa0XqX7iqOVZXe9bozzc5HaNY_MoQwM4YHyyyhsRIIXhzH3755Vhe_T42QdZSls/s4000/IMG_20230401_131515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkKsmIef8ZA3ANmlY6lIX35OhzUhD6Tk0QDhv_Y0eHoK1CECzKO_WjpnaX9fu-_dh-rRb9lMi1RBD2-fvn0PT8efYibMbjIvvI6mOUzHt0h2jcUfxZN878mlwnOa0XqX7iqOVZXe9bozzc5HaNY_MoQwM4YHyyyhsRIIXhzH3755Vhe_T42QdZSls/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_131515.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Fell Bats emerged, but the other units stayed back a fair bit. Admittedly I don't think the Black Knights could march anyway.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWAh905axvOV5GiWKS-zBl4OXsgx6oQgfLkNlUrOZs5AqfAKZPauewaDJ6yfk_o8A4xTIi2yHyC7gC4I6-P3Y1mk1UKp1jOmYOnbgA11YIgwANvlpGa8xWvD6tBxlA-QZX76A283zPmGZ3EQHguJjjUZ6HjW49RoSZCQiuzRc0DyTdVl04sw-aoZr/s4000/IMG_20230401_133240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWAh905axvOV5GiWKS-zBl4OXsgx6oQgfLkNlUrOZs5AqfAKZPauewaDJ6yfk_o8A4xTIi2yHyC7gC4I6-P3Y1mk1UKp1jOmYOnbgA11YIgwANvlpGa8xWvD6tBxlA-QZX76A283zPmGZ3EQHguJjjUZ6HjW49RoSZCQiuzRc0DyTdVl04sw-aoZr/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_133240.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In my turn the Furies charged and wiped out the insolent Dire Wolves (who really should never have ventured so close). The Cold One Knights decided they had to wear the threat of a charge from the Spirit Hosts in order to be relevant, with the prospect of the daemons around them coming to their rescue. This plan was only slightly undermined by the Daemonettes completely failing to hurt the Zombies, and then losing 2 of their own number in return. That wasn't how this was meant to go at all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKMpgAPzPdRThP-17mc8OiarJqDuht7UkEAkfUJOKwYQ_HWORgWvCsd3Sdg1fsZIeQiqgBAbiB0RJuVqwnrjJ1-YRVtUiD6Th_aT1Mt-PSoIJW7OG7vUHzODyHkAkOflFVp1_bPZ0n4-L7qsqZACd7OuMsIbb0x9xaav6MYLeR7S9JmbvbCD2w0Jt/s4000/IMG_20230401_133243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKMpgAPzPdRThP-17mc8OiarJqDuht7UkEAkfUJOKwYQ_HWORgWvCsd3Sdg1fsZIeQiqgBAbiB0RJuVqwnrjJ1-YRVtUiD6Th_aT1Mt-PSoIJW7OG7vUHzODyHkAkOflFVp1_bPZ0n4-L7qsqZACd7OuMsIbb0x9xaav6MYLeR7S9JmbvbCD2w0Jt/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_133243.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">What are you doing? You're meant to kill them as quickly as possible so you can help with the Spirit Hosts... What an embarrassment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1kM6A3Gh3T6fPS1A1dKaQWHnlBOuIv02eGrkDwpFXXBjmoQFnKwaX3Hs2i99InrFWNzPPiP5p5_6FPGZuKGyrCTbIN28KW6fGk-h39gbZUhPgIh3jDuArO5GXriOgnuBC_SbJc--OOK-zpw2cuZsokYSzVAzFtHoDtGBtDwAbg2tpCZTS6z8XOe1/s4000/IMG_20230401_133246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1kM6A3Gh3T6fPS1A1dKaQWHnlBOuIv02eGrkDwpFXXBjmoQFnKwaX3Hs2i99InrFWNzPPiP5p5_6FPGZuKGyrCTbIN28KW6fGk-h39gbZUhPgIh3jDuArO5GXriOgnuBC_SbJc--OOK-zpw2cuZsokYSzVAzFtHoDtGBtDwAbg2tpCZTS6z8XOe1/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_133246.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This was the only game where I actually managed to roll Doombolt for the Anointed. Unfortunately he was obviously out of range... But not by that much. I figured the template for Arnizipal's Black Horror would just about reach the Grave Guard. I was right. I killed maybe 5 of them, then the shooting started to eat further into their ranks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFobbh8XwBZZu61iMO4wiyfFg3Fq1GkDgBcOJVlZfRq4p_gZpeMUl6ibsLJPAvGWSMTHSWYcrZsWS_8DSHzhuMZ90OjMZDq1eikuBe63DxV1tohKzhIZIfa34lx7d_egwASv3-Fk4XU2ZUmyLavcsiE7x8dfRNjTjVbIFjjArbHAgxQGwJr4q9JofX/s4000/IMG_20230401_133250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFobbh8XwBZZu61iMO4wiyfFg3Fq1GkDgBcOJVlZfRq4p_gZpeMUl6ibsLJPAvGWSMTHSWYcrZsWS_8DSHzhuMZ90OjMZDq1eikuBe63DxV1tohKzhIZIfa34lx7d_egwASv3-Fk4XU2ZUmyLavcsiE7x8dfRNjTjVbIFjjArbHAgxQGwJr4q9JofX/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_133250.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Mounted Daemonettes went into and through the Fell Bats, with their overrun taking them clean off the table. I didn't want to be counter-charged by the Black Knights, but the Bats had to go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1A3KCQABHNFn5Noz_AJjU-pn7zt-8M6h5BfgnXINsU21VwlsV5EPHLQBykl-IaMSrj7BGj4sQpY47C7_5ZJ5Ip_lUAvhr_Z6QifE7xNf-Vqf0dNPZvlSmqiLrzaHE-A1v9UO0dN2lst872p_AHZCOQNRfW-i15gc-yxudZklX3E3EFdQ9hXg1B2G/s4000/IMG_20230401_133426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1A3KCQABHNFn5Noz_AJjU-pn7zt-8M6h5BfgnXINsU21VwlsV5EPHLQBykl-IaMSrj7BGj4sQpY47C7_5ZJ5Ip_lUAvhr_Z6QifE7xNf-Vqf0dNPZvlSmqiLrzaHE-A1v9UO0dN2lst872p_AHZCOQNRfW-i15gc-yxudZklX3E3EFdQ9hXg1B2G/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_133426.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">As expected, the Spirit Hosts took the opportunity to charge the Cold One Knights. Thankfully I was able to pass a few saves and beat them in combat, but we still needed a rescue if we were going to break free in a reasonable amount of time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPuNgy6bMKDQTcpQCpnGk6xxh3sWE5yIIDC5eyAn8ktwv54CYbdSdP2BVKOvUESYpr7abqeWoJBSyuxlcG5yD8oJchN7Zq9cRu9S1RMCB0mda_AefSIDjaYzi93eb61ceaATmPMgwDMu3PJz5d0tNHPjYNOaxq4U8Fy0CSR1H5l9jQTiyo3hDC5dM/s4000/IMG_20230401_133645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPuNgy6bMKDQTcpQCpnGk6xxh3sWE5yIIDC5eyAn8ktwv54CYbdSdP2BVKOvUESYpr7abqeWoJBSyuxlcG5yD8oJchN7Zq9cRu9S1RMCB0mda_AefSIDjaYzi93eb61ceaATmPMgwDMu3PJz5d0tNHPjYNOaxq4U8Fy0CSR1H5l9jQTiyo3hDC5dM/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_133645.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Dire Wolves found they could still march this turn and took the opportunity to shoot around the flank of my Crossbowmen. The Black Knights trudged along slowly behind, still unable to march.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HFXeCy85M-VoKvdcaE86Rvd6xCTIqzgTB8cU1xECNeSVbsH6OyykLwHXchg-kt5ZGXxt0sxXlyvRvr-yHsWIOTx7iOP9a_QojHL6zLYaa0vUrAIet87aKsfarfNwLh56Eeks-RylxORbeytjacasxsSoF3KUIPDuvtrreMRtieIA-H_veXNXsri3/s4000/IMG_20230401_133648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HFXeCy85M-VoKvdcaE86Rvd6xCTIqzgTB8cU1xECNeSVbsH6OyykLwHXchg-kt5ZGXxt0sxXlyvRvr-yHsWIOTx7iOP9a_QojHL6zLYaa0vUrAIet87aKsfarfNwLh56Eeks-RylxORbeytjacasxsSoF3KUIPDuvtrreMRtieIA-H_veXNXsri3/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_133648.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The damage I had done to the Grave Guard was so significant that they went for a narrower formation to try to improve the situation of their ranks a bit. One of the Skeleton regiments (with the smaller Vampire at their head) moved in to offer a bit of support.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosZWbqk6X7UMhUh_cXYTGlBsJ7vlq2UEpM830bsS2ITUT_KnB2XJu3btKElwQMLDYj9QuEJJLF3AsIZj-7x47bw7nAQK3sfo2A4mB9Fjv2SOPTolK5GuHVXrlkecoHBvBQ1o4dgKFQHeu64ucRMK-lmdxMbT0GgPhqIlSPdwU-v4e3vbEPaAZoCQS/s4000/IMG_20230401_134023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosZWbqk6X7UMhUh_cXYTGlBsJ7vlq2UEpM830bsS2ITUT_KnB2XJu3btKElwQMLDYj9QuEJJLF3AsIZj-7x47bw7nAQK3sfo2A4mB9Fjv2SOPTolK5GuHVXrlkecoHBvBQ1o4dgKFQHeu64ucRMK-lmdxMbT0GgPhqIlSPdwU-v4e3vbEPaAZoCQS/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_134023.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">And then another bonus mob of Zombies popped up in a wide formation in order to provide a screen. This was the second time I elected not to try to block the initial raise, in the hope of containing the rest of the magic phase.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyLXwAZLisTwKWaMzH8T4tsbG1PmUHExNTyscYe-T_6FkSiuEl5kuVtwTxGSV_dS3AhQK4OLq_03dpIWCGZPnaPbt1vAnaBXsou9TOzTyYTTKUvzMG6j5dH7lPCzBpzFZKw7lTkiscmM2rOWDhdEb8Y6iJx3fk6tR0XK1GllS1wKED7nnFC3GFqyx/s4000/IMG_20230401_134026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyLXwAZLisTwKWaMzH8T4tsbG1PmUHExNTyscYe-T_6FkSiuEl5kuVtwTxGSV_dS3AhQK4OLq_03dpIWCGZPnaPbt1vAnaBXsou9TOzTyYTTKUvzMG6j5dH7lPCzBpzFZKw7lTkiscmM2rOWDhdEb8Y6iJx3fk6tR0XK1GllS1wKED7nnFC3GFqyx/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_134026.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Why is it always 11 Zombies? I was still promising myself bonus victory points as a reward for letting them appear. I'm not sure this is a productive mindset.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHEy97XNiaV147b9kXIYF0LNzMa3vY61f3nDV872ngK5a77X5cmEU1yJn2ImQWyCDLOkcN5WJENTzm9bztV0L_0MB_MvQyZwEj6OFp8DHa43ivotKi38FCJKQn9tOXWm6VcRClWO-Dy2ydWprNedtd5kxud-Lz0NXNCiCvhuaBYD52xeDfVs5aBJk/s4000/IMG_20230401_134153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHEy97XNiaV147b9kXIYF0LNzMa3vY61f3nDV872ngK5a77X5cmEU1yJn2ImQWyCDLOkcN5WJENTzm9bztV0L_0MB_MvQyZwEj6OFp8DHa43ivotKi38FCJKQn9tOXWm6VcRClWO-Dy2ydWprNedtd5kxud-Lz0NXNCiCvhuaBYD52xeDfVs5aBJk/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_134153.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In fact, letting bonus Zombies appear can apparently be downright dangerous! Somehow the first regiment was still there, and had just popped my Daemonette unit! We only killed a single Zombie, they continued to over-perform in return, and this time the instability test was too much for my dice... This was indeed a bit of a debacle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8ulYhTkP_emWuTyqyMpZDryjBpFoFWwvonsfAQjgQgqbeGyqsTibDarebRJTrYlPpeXGkRFQk-z61qr_ghngpxjvQwebNcH4pVbY48AqoEdyaA1rPZaHbh2azJkBdP_a0pq2Yb1d_1b5_5cLCvBV1TtcJ59GXSORdzNP7txNGJkGJdrx06uLvi15/s4000/IMG_20230401_134826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8ulYhTkP_emWuTyqyMpZDryjBpFoFWwvonsfAQjgQgqbeGyqsTibDarebRJTrYlPpeXGkRFQk-z61qr_ghngpxjvQwebNcH4pVbY48AqoEdyaA1rPZaHbh2azJkBdP_a0pq2Yb1d_1b5_5cLCvBV1TtcJ59GXSORdzNP7txNGJkGJdrx06uLvi15/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_134826.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In my turn the Devoted and Anointed decided to charge the new Zombie unit, which freed up the Crossbowmen to increase their ranks and wheel toward the Dire Wolves before opening fire. Unfortunately even with the help of the Bolt Thrower, they weren't quite able to deal with the problem - a single Wolf remained.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrHGU-iAVRcApgCB1ZXEM4Bog9ipMBAR1lOf5MlrWvuRAvbknh5l6-HJLjA5I3Vt0wRqQ477vXZpEHTfPadgPlORT0y5PmnPPIrXABcyOqA6WdIHJdY6zLAPkIGCwqmt3ZaXkZBuTUSsuRyHoq4ALdEe5YgqxJ3my4XeWhLkkb1sre_8Lp9eGOHQt/s4000/IMG_20230401_134829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrHGU-iAVRcApgCB1ZXEM4Bog9ipMBAR1lOf5MlrWvuRAvbknh5l6-HJLjA5I3Vt0wRqQ477vXZpEHTfPadgPlORT0y5PmnPPIrXABcyOqA6WdIHJdY6zLAPkIGCwqmt3ZaXkZBuTUSsuRyHoq4ALdEe5YgqxJ3my4XeWhLkkb1sre_8Lp9eGOHQt/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_134829.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Mounted Daemonettes returned to the field and started to sneak up behind the Black Knights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7aM5DUnlLtOMlZQC1Lk7HSwpnlo8GBT4wHHMUiagW5tRXsMkOVzzTCzowMZ9wbXbvnXoM2jgG93Ti2xNa4fuouFMF9aEuC5GplprMMetZu7lNhGANLRZ3FOdUINxzxOYdFQ77GXEE-ew0WBmH_6jCRUPH8Iq5_XZ40zaVxziJZYlBXcmLVGr2FDB/s4000/IMG_20230401_134832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7aM5DUnlLtOMlZQC1Lk7HSwpnlo8GBT4wHHMUiagW5tRXsMkOVzzTCzowMZ9wbXbvnXoM2jgG93Ti2xNa4fuouFMF9aEuC5GplprMMetZu7lNhGANLRZ3FOdUINxzxOYdFQ77GXEE-ew0WBmH_6jCRUPH8Iq5_XZ40zaVxziJZYlBXcmLVGr2FDB/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_134832.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My Dark Sorceress was doing her best to move into relevant ranges of the enemy, whilst also finding some semblance of cover. It was a bit awkward with things like enemy Cannons lying in wait. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzvA14Zk9sHoIQwkH_I5sO3JaP9Qscf6HaiX-Cv901ZIuUxlZf_OvZUAPJAJtVbE29j4XBq27xjPN1DT8BqqqS9vQDFDali0lgAiqqYq5-du2mvArG80JESnAIlvOB9kqzeMeEKyFyDxdY2FgP3pvDCqRGOak43I1bzStTvJZzlaU1o53SKJQfvd1/s4000/IMG_20230401_135733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzvA14Zk9sHoIQwkH_I5sO3JaP9Qscf6HaiX-Cv901ZIuUxlZf_OvZUAPJAJtVbE29j4XBq27xjPN1DT8BqqqS9vQDFDali0lgAiqqYq5-du2mvArG80JESnAIlvOB9kqzeMeEKyFyDxdY2FgP3pvDCqRGOak43I1bzStTvJZzlaU1o53SKJQfvd1/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_135733.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Anointed made short work of the Zombies, powering up his armour before any potential confrontation with something actually dangerous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2u_qs0sVFCGHMSPlG0T_FyeG3E1g-Vymn2idZyNzHSj8XPWSMOQnndogsZUaEAhv7zxyiuOd4Xg-LhYnrEsXYjZy8-gwms4dK1zAXyr8B_22MEqPG8vthdOA7sZrCNEzo06E5nqm-ZxRzEi9q0aTb6E0HN6Gkeus_-U8CiTpXsudk1jUCWC_HfgC/s4000/IMG_20230401_135737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2u_qs0sVFCGHMSPlG0T_FyeG3E1g-Vymn2idZyNzHSj8XPWSMOQnndogsZUaEAhv7zxyiuOd4Xg-LhYnrEsXYjZy8-gwms4dK1zAXyr8B_22MEqPG8vthdOA7sZrCNEzo06E5nqm-ZxRzEi9q0aTb6E0HN6Gkeus_-U8CiTpXsudk1jUCWC_HfgC/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_135737.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Now that the Daemonettes had been banished back to the warp for their stupidity, the Crossbowmen were free to start pouring fire into the Zombies. They made much better progress. They may have been assisted by the Bolt Thrower over there, but it wasn't long before a cannonball sailed through and destroyed the machine (having already damaged it with an earlier shot).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmgXzydwzi7IlwovE5oLOUbBjdGSJmVNfqjNjOS-xy1fpCBPDh0ozBZ72N9Vjefj6xfOQJctlxKitjcCzRFVNUMg7-up22yfRoxs_4dNTEPlalaAVeeNcDBy9E5kyqBnJRAKdqcBUZQuDWmGNR2SWRbkKtCE1sb9xBJr1wgw3n1Kg3nDAltsvNQiu/s4000/IMG_20230401_140024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmgXzydwzi7IlwovE5oLOUbBjdGSJmVNfqjNjOS-xy1fpCBPDh0ozBZ72N9Vjefj6xfOQJctlxKitjcCzRFVNUMg7-up22yfRoxs_4dNTEPlalaAVeeNcDBy9E5kyqBnJRAKdqcBUZQuDWmGNR2SWRbkKtCE1sb9xBJr1wgw3n1Kg3nDAltsvNQiu/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_140024.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Having failed to properly deal with the Dire Wolves, the Bolt Thrower would now pay the price by being charged by what was left of the unit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoQrt75iuIaSWIvRUabI-yWr4gbpPzLVnyOAgs5lixLo6XJPJsrHtwxL4ULG2fwIcsiE9iPcN0ohHVZqyAgrqoF7AXfa9JpT1_K40UBRCxid3GddUHnVfXUM0ON9ojFGEGa65l-RlGfFGQMk5w5pUY49uU8RrDmvfic7rithX7IsEEMw28VmntylI/s4000/IMG_20230401_140611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoQrt75iuIaSWIvRUabI-yWr4gbpPzLVnyOAgs5lixLo6XJPJsrHtwxL4ULG2fwIcsiE9iPcN0ohHVZqyAgrqoF7AXfa9JpT1_K40UBRCxid3GddUHnVfXUM0ON9ojFGEGa65l-RlGfFGQMk5w5pUY49uU8RrDmvfic7rithX7IsEEMw28VmntylI/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_140611.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The enemy crept slightly closer to the Devoted, but the main movement involved the Vampire Lord expressing great confidence in his Grave Guard whilst leaving the unit and hiding in among the Skeletons instead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlfQB7su98N5RT4RVRmo-S7yKnEeOCVeXXTOyNWtcrWF_OSpwfxult5V-0AmGWt7zgYnDv-eqUav240kxQDWaWou6t46oz8LJPSVItQCqtEOiNMwA1MMBBuEC3lS8dZxWvo_OjDYBjF6NDukbiYYIgb0oJ6a99_l4J1jcWAdSprrFUvTTTU_r_rNa/s4000/IMG_20230401_140616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlfQB7su98N5RT4RVRmo-S7yKnEeOCVeXXTOyNWtcrWF_OSpwfxult5V-0AmGWt7zgYnDv-eqUav240kxQDWaWou6t46oz8LJPSVItQCqtEOiNMwA1MMBBuEC3lS8dZxWvo_OjDYBjF6NDukbiYYIgb0oJ6a99_l4J1jcWAdSprrFUvTTTU_r_rNa/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_140616.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Black Knights turned to face the Daemonette cavalry, hoping to witness a glorious cannon shot down their line to wipe them out. Jack was a bit aggressive with his estimates, and this shot (among others) overflew the target due to a big initial roll.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS6Om-xdSAM_GiUxKW_8GuUDCv9raWPboFN4YKXSERrGBpqWJLSW8lZ3inyXazCR7XqjpaZw3AOhwJZ6sVUpARSqf0r6dMRGO2D2OJBe9_baqB_FlKT1NGx_BX0hX0F1fDf66qsaLpxLHIeqZPlTHCBJphSDqIFUaZbiHuLAdX_peuwNbjUE_Ys4-/s4000/IMG_20230401_140628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS6Om-xdSAM_GiUxKW_8GuUDCv9raWPboFN4YKXSERrGBpqWJLSW8lZ3inyXazCR7XqjpaZw3AOhwJZ6sVUpARSqf0r6dMRGO2D2OJBe9_baqB_FlKT1NGx_BX0hX0F1fDf66qsaLpxLHIeqZPlTHCBJphSDqIFUaZbiHuLAdX_peuwNbjUE_Ys4-/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_140628.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In keeping with the pattern of the turns, another new unit of Zombies appeared next to the Cold One Knights. This time however, there were only 7 of them. Jack had been hoping to Vanhel's them into combat, as well as the Vampire Lord's newly adopted regiment of Skeletons. Given I still had dispel dice and a scroll, this was rather optimistic. Neither unit got to charge magically.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLMCTFjBDVQhKG2RVzHban9pin_OtZRLHcQFEFGyZZt5nJCet_ANk-JSSBddcOSPPGyYzowrRxJtY-zWapQ5NQc4ukC7XU4sYM8N0Z3ti-KGXeml6mXeZWmPwYvWqRXzm4rtNxdtiHJSKlhPIcnShAS_tpBJSeocipo7-RYrap5F--BukWsFM98v6/s4000/IMG_20230401_140848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLMCTFjBDVQhKG2RVzHban9pin_OtZRLHcQFEFGyZZt5nJCet_ANk-JSSBddcOSPPGyYzowrRxJtY-zWapQ5NQc4ukC7XU4sYM8N0Z3ti-KGXeml6mXeZWmPwYvWqRXzm4rtNxdtiHJSKlhPIcnShAS_tpBJSeocipo7-RYrap5F--BukWsFM98v6/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_140848.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Help! A dog ate my friend!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDCc555OD5IuNI2cEA7F41hFi-SuygaYHYELfi1aRcIrdR2tKE9_rkQeiRZWDl0-iabwqBBKcJyC8KE_Sn6WYxqQ8lPcGAatEXdNafsqsg3mB2JTfot60PGYwvJDukWVdY2mgp1XGy6QQXY7jyThP4hYaPjgDRWVCVBiLsokhEYC_P7ox_Ro0HKRv/s4000/IMG_20230401_141155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDCc555OD5IuNI2cEA7F41hFi-SuygaYHYELfi1aRcIrdR2tKE9_rkQeiRZWDl0-iabwqBBKcJyC8KE_Sn6WYxqQ8lPcGAatEXdNafsqsg3mB2JTfot60PGYwvJDukWVdY2mgp1XGy6QQXY7jyThP4hYaPjgDRWVCVBiLsokhEYC_P7ox_Ro0HKRv/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_141155.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This was a rather dubious and aggressive move on my part. I could have just moved past the Black Knights and left them adrift, a long way from anything really relevant. But I felt the Daemonettes were a reasonable chance to win this fight, given they had the charge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QzarIFyta9e8eb237skmJmgFfI-k3Zo8-HDWm2Rpd0zIyCuDHqNHwjYRLQBOcKdlK7cSS72ZxT99358mIdWHFXWl6a3PkNbds-gpKVSRh62ThNAuAbhEqwjV5e4kHqKwvcEYIAMVlNgDxTykSkKY7fYlaPRcppL4dTf-Vi5Hc0kerQ4mi4C6iskT/s4000/IMG_20230401_141213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QzarIFyta9e8eb237skmJmgFfI-k3Zo8-HDWm2Rpd0zIyCuDHqNHwjYRLQBOcKdlK7cSS72ZxT99358mIdWHFXWl6a3PkNbds-gpKVSRh62ThNAuAbhEqwjV5e4kHqKwvcEYIAMVlNgDxTykSkKY7fYlaPRcppL4dTf-Vi5Hc0kerQ4mi4C6iskT/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_141213.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Anointed and his friends had a big decision to make. They could go for the Grave Guard for the easy kill, and hope to overrun past the front of the Vampire's Skeletons with a pretty modest roll. Or they could gamble on charging the Vampire himself, backing the Anointed to take him down. The Furies could have assisted them in the flank, having finished off the Spirit Hosts. But it seemed like a very risky play, so I went for the Grave Guard instead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGfcK-qrB6FSYiYMKEOafNPVUHLUPdn8vtelVKSSABURRqMEXq3iHPjUttYK9bl88yS4B77IkzQiRoRIAPIoEy9AwVSLPVvOIVM-YKsvPEqLOpPtj1JxaWCVIJx4BE_27HJX9SRSHjuylk41o1tsnvG7LlQRxb5n_pozYJOepKlMGVtPwhTGxbeAY/s4000/IMG_20230401_142133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGfcK-qrB6FSYiYMKEOafNPVUHLUPdn8vtelVKSSABURRqMEXq3iHPjUttYK9bl88yS4B77IkzQiRoRIAPIoEy9AwVSLPVvOIVM-YKsvPEqLOpPtj1JxaWCVIJx4BE_27HJX9SRSHjuylk41o1tsnvG7LlQRxb5n_pozYJOepKlMGVtPwhTGxbeAY/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_142133.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This was not what I had anticipated. The Anointed fumbled about like an idiot and only killed a single Grave Guard. His unit fared no better, and lost one of their own whilst the 2 unit champions faced off in a bloodless draw. If we had done more than a single wound, the combat would be over. Instead, we were stuck in the combat and the Vampire Lord was breathing heavily down our necks...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Vy8DlL7jofF1ruBpBVp1gyZ00TCYci4BNMJKSt3g51yJlOC0bj_Gs3IDob8oHFGO_mmotwztdccubUKF5mqacmc6T-jgNwypdIH3VcIE1DAi52srDCGT2BJgDOzc6pSGyJSicBQh34UGSO4Y08Fdbc4AsIV7GgX-efbrD-A52TmD-JBs-zu5wEyM/s4000/IMG_20230401_142139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Vy8DlL7jofF1ruBpBVp1gyZ00TCYci4BNMJKSt3g51yJlOC0bj_Gs3IDob8oHFGO_mmotwztdccubUKF5mqacmc6T-jgNwypdIH3VcIE1DAi52srDCGT2BJgDOzc6pSGyJSicBQh34UGSO4Y08Fdbc4AsIV7GgX-efbrD-A52TmD-JBs-zu5wEyM/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_142139.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Having been freed up from the Spirit Hosts, the Cold One Knights took the opportunity to charge the Skeletons led by the Necromancer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCmTlAXlX6hkH09tfL4MqKPX1yb8zGeTC1rbJBBriysc9fHZkMfiSvFHHDrhaGgkHmw8UtyhfpVEoxNGR_IV8HXBkVummyJslK6mgRWJWc_o_x_oeG04SB8LPTXEnQj_IatajlcH6L-1nv2SdRzMa8PsitI0YDyxoqOON72RiypvnxXc_18i2ff6z/s4000/IMG_20230401_142420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCmTlAXlX6hkH09tfL4MqKPX1yb8zGeTC1rbJBBriysc9fHZkMfiSvFHHDrhaGgkHmw8UtyhfpVEoxNGR_IV8HXBkVummyJslK6mgRWJWc_o_x_oeG04SB8LPTXEnQj_IatajlcH6L-1nv2SdRzMa8PsitI0YDyxoqOON72RiypvnxXc_18i2ff6z/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_142420.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Given they had not been called upon to assist the Anointed, the Furies took the opportunity to try to clean up the new Zombie unit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr63p4w9WxJthc4iZSMdnWpt_xzCQC97x6DUWfUkqfn1ohrBO3VAiHMTMfz1ZNT9R7AtnBy2NGiupO7X_0-gjTL6QKdVorCBOBAYNc6BWA7m0lMGi6BqCMKQXwRItbUCwOgV7O1VPM8tZjnenejc1mPuJcT0Bb1BLpv12VwEY4yHUM7oRM_-qr6MQ/s4000/IMG_20230401_142532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr63p4w9WxJthc4iZSMdnWpt_xzCQC97x6DUWfUkqfn1ohrBO3VAiHMTMfz1ZNT9R7AtnBy2NGiupO7X_0-gjTL6QKdVorCBOBAYNc6BWA7m0lMGi6BqCMKQXwRItbUCwOgV7O1VPM8tZjnenejc1mPuJcT0Bb1BLpv12VwEY4yHUM7oRM_-qr6MQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_142532.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Crossbowmen finished off what remained of the first raised Zombie unit, and the Bolt Thrower crew (whose machine had been destroyed) started a journey across to the other Bolt Thrower which was still there, but had been abandoned by its own cowardly crew.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6VZkaU2jctQDDpZlYCGFXYneQzNr6Fz9yDdtsE1qD65K2WrP8uQ21IM-lFRjWp0DCtNGZuorKPd4XdViR6j9Epaa4vbB4fFz9mcl-CO9VHsve9raRrMRNnPnxZR1u823xrzu7CnOGve1kK7by02rLRRQ5ueRqaxiClLRR0r3FamiH9kRSzoAZord/s4000/IMG_20230401_142535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6VZkaU2jctQDDpZlYCGFXYneQzNr6Fz9yDdtsE1qD65K2WrP8uQ21IM-lFRjWp0DCtNGZuorKPd4XdViR6j9Epaa4vbB4fFz9mcl-CO9VHsve9raRrMRNnPnxZR1u823xrzu7CnOGve1kK7by02rLRRQ5ueRqaxiClLRR0r3FamiH9kRSzoAZord/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_142535.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Freed from the threat of the Dire Wolves, the Crossbowmen in the centre wheeled back and took some pot shots at the Skeletons.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4u7unSQJHi37uyKKe1X7dlO8f9akofwdaEPNdh_lw36qGfqZpTIKPqRnIs2l9NQ0TVeBZkrw0i0ayqh9ZD3mP0l6QPbr-Wrn80ZBL53iw2FP1Whhm_fSQ5BouJcOJDH_Oq_L7D3KyDLcSdYzDh6lKvkKhtYCPRMWKO5PETaAdiaQQVVZu93ZqqjGP/s4000/IMG_20230401_142714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4u7unSQJHi37uyKKe1X7dlO8f9akofwdaEPNdh_lw36qGfqZpTIKPqRnIs2l9NQ0TVeBZkrw0i0ayqh9ZD3mP0l6QPbr-Wrn80ZBL53iw2FP1Whhm_fSQ5BouJcOJDH_Oq_L7D3KyDLcSdYzDh6lKvkKhtYCPRMWKO5PETaAdiaQQVVZu93ZqqjGP/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_142714.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">As badly as the Devoted had done, the Cold One Knights fared much better. The Noble killed the Necromancer, and the rest of the unit laid into the Skeletons. By the end of the round there were only 3 of them left.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh06HB_Bn6qDPdrBIVcKYY93HHk1wa-YwbQFrhtojKUhxSgxZCGvyantwP8VWsbplps5b0QPNI463dssnVwaUoS7jI8_UVagTx746rhCxMsqEY5JtYBxo47ppz2lAbovQIaSnmFsXpJ3tbiz6_ehOITFNuOcHz-c3L2uZsxQsH9_NVTraRSpgzzFAa/s4000/IMG_20230401_142725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh06HB_Bn6qDPdrBIVcKYY93HHk1wa-YwbQFrhtojKUhxSgxZCGvyantwP8VWsbplps5b0QPNI463dssnVwaUoS7jI8_UVagTx746rhCxMsqEY5JtYBxo47ppz2lAbovQIaSnmFsXpJ3tbiz6_ehOITFNuOcHz-c3L2uZsxQsH9_NVTraRSpgzzFAa/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_142725.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This didn't quite go to plan. The Daemonettes struggled to get through the armour of the Black Knights. Happily they didn't take much damage in return, but they did have to pass an instability test thanks to the enemy banner.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">OK, looks like I got distracted by the Warhammers and forgot to take some photos for a bit. Terrible, terrible things happened to my Anointed and his companions. Basically the Vampire and his friends charged into the flank of the unit. The scene would have been set for an epic confrontation between the Vampire (who has to challenge) and the Anointed, except that there was already an "epic confrontation" taking place, between the Devoted champion and the champion of the Grave Guard. This meant the Vampires would both be chowing down on the flank of my unit, whilst the Anointed was able to kill a single Grave Guard. We never really had a chance. The Anointed continued to roll like a potato anyway, and would barely have managed to kill a second Grave Guard had there been one within reach. Maybe it's for the best that he didn't humiliate himself on centre stage against the Vampire Lord. The Devoted champion was cut down by the Grave Guard champion, meaning I had still failed to even claim full points for that unit, and the Devoted lost combat so badly that they were broken automatically, and were unceremoniously run down as they fled.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQkgnEpcs8LsFV2H2Ym5sMpv3hxuo4Ij1wd6A5yC0u1DjvdiREOtvAzjLXAkY4KxKgIT4tYSA_RaxJ59bhqnMtu1LmQ2bxlQDX-uQ03eZ97buOK4sXR1sO8XtNoIQHLyTNp23y2oa0x6NMs4UFJ__NJpbNEZjo7WXA5SLwmQlc7CQeTDoZvRt5qkE/s4000/IMG_20230401_143757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQkgnEpcs8LsFV2H2Ym5sMpv3hxuo4Ij1wd6A5yC0u1DjvdiREOtvAzjLXAkY4KxKgIT4tYSA_RaxJ59bhqnMtu1LmQ2bxlQDX-uQ03eZ97buOK4sXR1sO8XtNoIQHLyTNp23y2oa0x6NMs4UFJ__NJpbNEZjo7WXA5SLwmQlc7CQeTDoZvRt5qkE/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_143757.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">On the bright side, Jack started failing saves in the second round against my Daemonette cavalry, and the Black Knights crumbled.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirK9mwJEx2XI86ISGg5qHE4BmVs3BBeKdsf4WHaUfEiE95hT_9RfI9w07OHUorgRkKIUdGo5lpmiWi22IwGCjs2RR7wlxHQ3RpWEtuWgbO86TV0OL3B5QGjHU90p6nDGyD2KB6mHiXGmF_s8Lhw2XbJ5uTclMyc0ES00y0EK_QbtexQnaPtK1QLf_w/s4000/IMG_20230401_143800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirK9mwJEx2XI86ISGg5qHE4BmVs3BBeKdsf4WHaUfEiE95hT_9RfI9w07OHUorgRkKIUdGo5lpmiWi22IwGCjs2RR7wlxHQ3RpWEtuWgbO86TV0OL3B5QGjHU90p6nDGyD2KB6mHiXGmF_s8Lhw2XbJ5uTclMyc0ES00y0EK_QbtexQnaPtK1QLf_w/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_143800.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ah yes, this is the scene of my main unit's demise. They all ran into the terrain and stopped their pursuit. I'm pretty sure it was the Grave Guard champion that ran me down, honestly. What a douche that guy was...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfeymUh4ewWTsdetbBiXBB2QqXUhcsAilQ92ItzeZg4HgjueBonakTvESj0si9e46rxOOsOCBeZYbT11yUca0GI4BpyNU1tZ6cEbivAtAuR4a3ZZG9qyw4Dy3JIDVVedUA_enDoP-RXNUsb2WgmBE9c_No6WunUwpdi7NKrGate_mMRy1xQQs9Xga/s4000/IMG_20230401_144155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfeymUh4ewWTsdetbBiXBB2QqXUhcsAilQ92ItzeZg4HgjueBonakTvESj0si9e46rxOOsOCBeZYbT11yUca0GI4BpyNU1tZ6cEbivAtAuR4a3ZZG9qyw4Dy3JIDVVedUA_enDoP-RXNUsb2WgmBE9c_No6WunUwpdi7NKrGate_mMRy1xQQs9Xga/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_144155.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">At this point Jack got distracted by something, so I was able to sneak over to his side of the table and take a photo, just to confuse you. Having dealt with the Zombies and Black Knights, the Mounted Daemonettes and Furies began to close in on the Cannons. The Cold One Knights might have looked to spearhead a multi-directional charge against the Vampire Lord, but they were busy failing Stupidity. In fact they failed it for the last 3 turns of the game, shuffling uselessly along, away from any meaningful enemy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYi3B8kbLARELALkugD_8-YxUNM65kcLlVMRiX9Q2HC_sjW2grnpZqpRFROvDESHIY4EJZF2J1j3oCsr5VaQSrBOF6Pi_LsBFa8VZ9pqyr0NxwWFOBiGzd9lPRvjDBIZs2ME2hbY0ex82qzGN02s6XaknPbWr36ds4t_c-uyXa3DqAurMoL79muTO/s4000/IMG_20230401_144859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYi3B8kbLARELALkugD_8-YxUNM65kcLlVMRiX9Q2HC_sjW2grnpZqpRFROvDESHIY4EJZF2J1j3oCsr5VaQSrBOF6Pi_LsBFa8VZ9pqyr0NxwWFOBiGzd9lPRvjDBIZs2ME2hbY0ex82qzGN02s6XaknPbWr36ds4t_c-uyXa3DqAurMoL79muTO/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_144859.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Seeing the final Grave Guard alone and worth tons of points, the Crossbowmen (then in 2 ranks) had lined up to fire on him. I think they landed a wound, but he passed his 4+ armour save. Then of all things, he turned and started running <i>towards </i>my firing line. What a guy. So my unit decided to expand its formation to form a proper execution squad, and shot at the guy again. Still they could not kill him... He would then charge the unit (narrowly avoiding a stand-and-shoot reaction due to range), fail to kill anyone, lose combat due to unit strength, but stick around because the army standard was in range. So we lapped around both sides...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5SXV8UM0sLyPjfsPYaJYeOl7YWS_lolf_0AinYhylu-xz0IeFfUQHQIT6GWV3ZW_UCbwIw9YBm4cKUcvs-xVxNTrxBpsdPPgcHnTFzp5VQx3XYXFxxBF8euVxYWBuZSC7NP31NL_OO1_5Eb2D0yX_7sGRJiw4stgnNEXyFS5eYbQpV_vXez_WlPH/s4000/IMG_20230401_144907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5SXV8UM0sLyPjfsPYaJYeOl7YWS_lolf_0AinYhylu-xz0IeFfUQHQIT6GWV3ZW_UCbwIw9YBm4cKUcvs-xVxNTrxBpsdPPgcHnTFzp5VQx3XYXFxxBF8euVxYWBuZSC7NP31NL_OO1_5Eb2D0yX_7sGRJiw4stgnNEXyFS5eYbQpV_vXez_WlPH/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_144907.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The thundering charge of my units against the Cannons was as amazing as you'd expect. Both of them passed their Fear tests, then I proceeded to kill only a single model in each combat. Happily we didn't lose anyone in return and Fear meant they both broke automatically. Otherwise I suspect we'd still be fighting those combats to this day...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzT3X3YvVi-5JwT9_5c65RmG7r4XcXmy_vH7NhfT8UNhQ7NYxeR12rB5_tPdnaZh9yAXMeuPvboSo_Xprbi3y6a58wR9c32t3TKui0DBV6TgKhMRoeDaJZ15uFduC8Jo5DCiTgemrToGlIG1gaegUu-c7RcbkdcdLTny2f1AjYj8CHZGpz1i8zhUx/s4000/IMG_20230401_144910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzT3X3YvVi-5JwT9_5c65RmG7r4XcXmy_vH7NhfT8UNhQ7NYxeR12rB5_tPdnaZh9yAXMeuPvboSo_Xprbi3y6a58wR9c32t3TKui0DBV6TgKhMRoeDaJZ15uFduC8Jo5DCiTgemrToGlIG1gaegUu-c7RcbkdcdLTny2f1AjYj8CHZGpz1i8zhUx/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_144910.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">It's good that the Vampire and his friends never got close enough for a charge, because those Cold One Knights would have been easy meat. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7NM2MiIoKAhJxYMIK4rRdtuPeznWv9JRfypaoxwx_EdYS9iJ2mL_9Hlo0uWCauXARwsJFj_LGTpxWYuKHMTOogsxmz7XphXQszjY3C9O0Y7Dt9vAAcdBTDaTq2V3OqqQn2hgsaX6eGuF_Byw7D3IBJfSCCn7pORaldCBCuj4xxHEpZJUUt_Okwui/s4000/IMG_20230401_145517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7NM2MiIoKAhJxYMIK4rRdtuPeznWv9JRfypaoxwx_EdYS9iJ2mL_9Hlo0uWCauXARwsJFj_LGTpxWYuKHMTOogsxmz7XphXQszjY3C9O0Y7Dt9vAAcdBTDaTq2V3OqqQn2hgsaX6eGuF_Byw7D3IBJfSCCn7pORaldCBCuj4xxHEpZJUUt_Okwui/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_145517.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My Crossbowman unit worked its way around the terrain and started picking off Skeletons. I had killed half of them by the end.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSX1La44omfpovRVojFlkwofP4FYlwX55uxh_UA-Yf88mgFprwwWcRY2Z1o7-qoh3vQZauZySzI2sjK-Q_MPb2BUepJwCSFqU2PHuu_LCAKpdbwUK6t5JcxDNULCk0Rv3FjG-jx7OJiUamUc65beGff_cfb0-YlZfwRlZ1S8ng9zOCi4XUiTQKNVs/s4000/IMG_20230401_145716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSX1La44omfpovRVojFlkwofP4FYlwX55uxh_UA-Yf88mgFprwwWcRY2Z1o7-qoh3vQZauZySzI2sjK-Q_MPb2BUepJwCSFqU2PHuu_LCAKpdbwUK6t5JcxDNULCk0Rv3FjG-jx7OJiUamUc65beGff_cfb0-YlZfwRlZ1S8ng9zOCi4XUiTQKNVs/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_145716.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Here is the Grave Guard champion, chad of the undead, holding off my entire regiment of Crossbowmen as they surround him and try to club him to death with their crossbows. This time I knew I had him, given the flank bonus. He solved that problem by doing a wound where I could not manage one, once again holding his ground. The game had ended. He was still alive. Or undead. Whatever. Dude was now the second most valuable model in the army, and I just couldn't kill him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdchr3fSNaAPmGt-IE9aEyEI3SzaFUrXEi_2E0TCesCTP2Yyh2cMyPrik4HqBpMALqlEwOkdn9gZac3RwZAtGw1qcZuUkVH5gUIUHQo9R6rzdZvie5zvd9TOjbO2ZWAnZER7kpaH2b57ITF3GFZaFKfRe8FB-Ji18MUOvj4Mobss6jw2s5zPLU8To/s4000/IMG_20230401_150224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdchr3fSNaAPmGt-IE9aEyEI3SzaFUrXEi_2E0TCesCTP2Yyh2cMyPrik4HqBpMALqlEwOkdn9gZac3RwZAtGw1qcZuUkVH5gUIUHQo9R6rzdZvie5zvd9TOjbO2ZWAnZER7kpaH2b57ITF3GFZaFKfRe8FB-Ji18MUOvj4Mobss6jw2s5zPLU8To/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_150224.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I realised near the end that there was a scenario at play, and managed to scramble the Daemonettes across to claim half of the centre zone. The other was contested, and neither general had died.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The game kind of fizzled out in the end, with most of the interest surrounding that lunatic Grave Guard dude. The stupidity of the Cold One Knights denied us any sort of grand stand finish. By the end I had lost a Bolt Thrower (we weren't sure how to tally that - one crew was dead, one machine was dead, so that was like having one alive and one dead?), the Daemonettes, a Sorceress (who got cannoned near the end), the Anointed and the Devoted. I had killed everything but the 2 Vampires, and under half-sized remnants of the Grave Guard, Skeletons and Dire Wolves. Between that, the small bonus for the scenario and the points for cleaning up all the Zombies that kept popping out of the ground, I got a modest win.</span></p><h3><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 14-6 win</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the final part of my tournament report <a href="http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/04/uprising-2023-part-3.html">here</a>.</i></span></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-56600590155773835202023-04-03T05:09:00.004-07:002023-04-04T05:31:28.002-07:00Uprising 2023 - Part 1<p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the weekend I drove to Ballarat for Uprising 2023, which was a one day, 3 game tournament for 6th edition Warhammer Fantasy. In the end there were 36 players. I still don't fully understand where all these people are coming from in order to play a long-dead version of an abandoned game. Every person I ask seems to have a different story. Some have returned after a long hiatus, some are new to Warhammer, some have clearly been sucked into a time vortex and have no idea what year it is... Anyway, it felt like a lot of people for an event of this kind.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I talked <a href="http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/03/on-path-to-uprising.html">previously</a> about my Cult of Slaanesh army list, but here it is again with a family photo so you can see what I was running:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsHU4zDmPI-l-z9K2NWJ_hacyTBgMZ3QsvyLUINnd24TIC4Tzwy21mCphtW5fGxMH539jQqux0zk63WeuMjPJbTz9-x1g0Jye2XnejXDlD9xM0QldYLJ87Xe27LZzDTFLsZ-qU7xPWnSIbhuZA8p6pdN-4M1BAM4NswwzAFNsoDp4hkWUuvmIy7qN/s3651/IMG_20230402_185108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="3651" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsHU4zDmPI-l-z9K2NWJ_hacyTBgMZ3QsvyLUINnd24TIC4Tzwy21mCphtW5fGxMH539jQqux0zk63WeuMjPJbTz9-x1g0Jye2XnejXDlD9xM0QldYLJ87Xe27LZzDTFLsZ-qU7xPWnSIbhuZA8p6pdN-4M1BAM4NswwzAFNsoDp4hkWUuvmIy7qN/w640-h332/IMG_20230402_185108.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Druchii Anointed (Level 2 Dark Magic) with Great Weapon, Shield, Blood Armour, Quickening Blood, Pendant of Slaanesh. Tome of Furion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sorceress (Level 2 Slaanesh Magic) with Mark of Slaanesh, Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Noble on Cold One with Chaos Armour, Shield, Great Weapon, Seal of Ghrond</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sorceress (Level 2 Dark Magic) with Darkstar Cloak</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">9 Cold One Knights with Full Command, Banner of Murder</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">14 Devoted of Slaanesh with Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Warriors with Mark of Slaanesh, Repeating Crossbow, Light Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Warriors with Mark of Slaanesh, Repeating Crossbow, Light Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Mounted Daemonettes</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Reaper Bolt Throwers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Daemonettes </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Chaos Furies</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As usual, I managed to take a good number of photos, which should hopefully help me remember what happened and talk you through my games.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game 1 - Take What's Theirs<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Simon Dunbar - Hordes of Chaos (Undivided)</span></h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Chaos Lord (Undivided) on Barded Chaos Steed with Shield, Armour of Damnation, Sword of Might</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Aspiring Chaos Champion (Undivided) with Battle Standard, Chaos Armour, Talisman of Protection</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Chaos Sorcerer (Undivided, Level 2 Lore of Death) with Chaos Armour, 2 Dispel Scrolls</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">12 Chaos Warriors (Undivided) with Heavy Armour, Shields, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">15 Chaos Warriors (Undivided) with Heavy Armour, Shields, Halberds, Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">19 Marauders with Flails, Champion, Musician</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Chaos Warhounds</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Chaos Warhounds</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Chaos Chariot (Undivided)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Chaos Knights (Undivided) with Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Chosen Chaos Knights (Undivided) with Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">7 Chaos Furies</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Hellcannon</span></li></ul><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The scenario was basically a pitched battle, but each player placed an objective marker that was worth 250VP to the opponent if they controlled it at the end of the game. So it was meant to be about claiming their marker, whilst denying them your own.</span></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5SpsUgonr7MLst-bGKpZu8m0LRXkA8R-HY2bf_hzHXDHK-oBT2L10JbPRQ1oA2weBWN44IsIdDpI7pYSo0L-I55AJMALwwFPfOYLFqucsRL2a6vL_mNfWBp371_wRmiC6ZwJJrUjEQRWe-rTbQzWQs2jYV62UeD62gp10JhHHqV1GhL1NeCmsnX0/s4000/IMG_20230401_093940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5SpsUgonr7MLst-bGKpZu8m0LRXkA8R-HY2bf_hzHXDHK-oBT2L10JbPRQ1oA2weBWN44IsIdDpI7pYSo0L-I55AJMALwwFPfOYLFqucsRL2a6vL_mNfWBp371_wRmiC6ZwJJrUjEQRWe-rTbQzWQs2jYV62UeD62gp10JhHHqV1GhL1NeCmsnX0/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_093940.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The event was held at the table tennis centre, which meant all the games were actually happening on table tennis tables, which kind of dwarfed the 6x4 mats. There must also have been a particular type of lighting in there, but I don't remember the fuzzy green mat being quite so vivid. Maybe it's my phone. Anyway, I finished deploying first and got the +1 bonus for the first turn. So naturally I rolled a 1 and lost the roll-off. Ah well. At least we weren't far into the game before I remembered to start taking photos.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2BGXC0LlQnTBAg5tmg1O-lQifgdTf-i_eK5K2vc3UcNzu9i2t48_cRDeZXDvhSAt9d2vc4enhzspVEAGzXS_b-ulQD_BPwXrDvpo5dg1xssZmoEH1D3WPvE4CABqfMJjsW1KMZ-CnnTo9DuKKCiy330icfU6tZhE1G_FURQQMzwc9m4Cgloh1nF4/s4000/IMG_20230401_093949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2BGXC0LlQnTBAg5tmg1O-lQifgdTf-i_eK5K2vc3UcNzu9i2t48_cRDeZXDvhSAt9d2vc4enhzspVEAGzXS_b-ulQD_BPwXrDvpo5dg1xssZmoEH1D3WPvE4CABqfMJjsW1KMZ-CnnTo9DuKKCiy330icfU6tZhE1G_FURQQMzwc9m4Cgloh1nF4/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_093949.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Simon put both units of Chaos Knights over on my right flank, with the Chaos Lord leading the Chosen unit near the tower. I had put very little on this flank. The Furies and a Sorceress lurking in the forest. Not really an even match over there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9t0vENJ5oenYowJjLNAxhN6orfuhvNwdiwCASsltOpEGUBNg3HADNJo2pUU_-jxVVtXNkP2j4EztzJzWv3QOApylFP8IHFCw-Bxjj6d8uBb2x9ExRKJFkwgYOyRUtPJ9SoZZPRKljqdos29Y6r85e9pj6ffGkBh2f_EqenBmn2sB8wKMFw8CEUB8/s4000/IMG_20230401_094420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9t0vENJ5oenYowJjLNAxhN6orfuhvNwdiwCASsltOpEGUBNg3HADNJo2pUU_-jxVVtXNkP2j4EztzJzWv3QOApylFP8IHFCw-Bxjj6d8uBb2x9ExRKJFkwgYOyRUtPJ9SoZZPRKljqdos29Y6r85e9pj6ffGkBh2f_EqenBmn2sB8wKMFw8CEUB8/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_094420.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I had concentrated more on the centre-left, where there was a hill to work with. The forests on this table all had thick bases that almost looked like hills, but we just decided they were meant to be normal forests. Simon put both Chaos Warrior units near the tower, with the Sorcerer in the larger unit behind. His BSB was leading the Marauders on the hill. The Hellcannon was well back in the corner, and I had... no real idea how I was ever likely to be able to kill it. Hopefully it would misfire and solve the problem for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7k3faNi4tYx1SdeSbL9VR4PTDPR0kF7cooJ-Yme9pJ2gzOYVaLYYO7u_cSIBI8uUwypgKT3H_or0r-peYpMAcIVtyzrdr3p8MFZRiBCMjdwG4O9qtxJ356MD7lenEBph_nvg-MQpGD9xMhIZX0giivPlTz2NH9vXTNSolI__kUsCKfN8ih0Cfxtk5/s4000/IMG_20230401_094833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7k3faNi4tYx1SdeSbL9VR4PTDPR0kF7cooJ-Yme9pJ2gzOYVaLYYO7u_cSIBI8uUwypgKT3H_or0r-peYpMAcIVtyzrdr3p8MFZRiBCMjdwG4O9qtxJ356MD7lenEBph_nvg-MQpGD9xMhIZX0giivPlTz2NH9vXTNSolI__kUsCKfN8ih0Cfxtk5/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_094833.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In my turn I scurried the Daemonette cavalry forward, out of the arc of the Chariot and only at the extreme range of what might have tempted the Hellcannon into a random charge. If it rolled an 11 or so on 2D6, I would be in trouble.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitu_iX91e5B0tM7p5ZUCPFWOf62TR-AaTqwNUzThVuDvje3DLLV7jsaieI-oGmBCKhwsb00qjj8deplRrYqN-3uFbv6kv-PbyCmdBhF2rvuxKoXlxEV2nxCj-UEqq0fsg2x-uIQ6wh1DbkutDx53AL8D0IaEQR2TFpI2GJzmbJ17F8WTvS_EDZ9l34/s4000/IMG_20230401_094836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitu_iX91e5B0tM7p5ZUCPFWOf62TR-AaTqwNUzThVuDvje3DLLV7jsaieI-oGmBCKhwsb00qjj8deplRrYqN-3uFbv6kv-PbyCmdBhF2rvuxKoXlxEV2nxCj-UEqq0fsg2x-uIQ6wh1DbkutDx53AL8D0IaEQR2TFpI2GJzmbJ17F8WTvS_EDZ9l34/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_094836.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">With the enemy Knights and Lord all over on the other side of the tower, I decided that aggression was the order of the day and moved in on Simon's infantry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsk5T8gQdWEsSyii4xMPKQ2QXWv3rUncSFJnsT8rVYvDhNvniOLgNrQcRgBQhtbfxCZ-ZgOlTW_VMb-fnSq2qlon0OtZp8JtczNG4qAhwrBfX-rr8pAWneRSJjkLXGSNechkO8ZfzXfJhRS-4gr_mv0b6dRFedJ6TRlRUAnJK6eYJubbdYCYsR8Ex/s4000/IMG_20230401_094840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsk5T8gQdWEsSyii4xMPKQ2QXWv3rUncSFJnsT8rVYvDhNvniOLgNrQcRgBQhtbfxCZ-ZgOlTW_VMb-fnSq2qlon0OtZp8JtczNG4qAhwrBfX-rr8pAWneRSJjkLXGSNechkO8ZfzXfJhRS-4gr_mv0b6dRFedJ6TRlRUAnJK6eYJubbdYCYsR8Ex/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_094840.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This was pretty much all the combat muscle in my army, condensed into a very small space. The Anointed was leading the Devoted (as he would be every game), and the Noble was at the head of the Cold One Knights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIL0xN9lpdjah0eXzuRPu_unHGb4oF9iNO4rM_klMmKTW3XK1IkRTPjP1cqgO7ofD8--E42LV6onfElDUD-55jkUca47nK1nDOftZXUsFzKSCKFVphA-wSOyAnKfiUWUEkPo9P5LCjWoKjYLqDnhL5kR-nSBBOXKapX1rR4CB0S-c_3vMAgEIGwJK6/s4000/IMG_20230401_094845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIL0xN9lpdjah0eXzuRPu_unHGb4oF9iNO4rM_klMmKTW3XK1IkRTPjP1cqgO7ofD8--E42LV6onfElDUD-55jkUca47nK1nDOftZXUsFzKSCKFVphA-wSOyAnKfiUWUEkPo9P5LCjWoKjYLqDnhL5kR-nSBBOXKapX1rR4CB0S-c_3vMAgEIGwJK6/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_094845.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My "army general" (the Slaanesh Sorceress) had decided to join the Crossbowmen in the centre, in order to try to bring her Blissful Throes (a high strength magic missile) to bear. She also had Titillating Delusions to work with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hF56iwDxST3x6kzRdAP5JtGKgmL_zGpG4n_mi52kH1eJ3FyzPrRgUexPwUhnXm9sEUKlFhJtdYGkdP9VyApvUAHoh9q2KfRZzKpz2D4r-9YyvTWYjw-XXd4KdT5tWVfnvyguj36Ye4tGYroWDUIo6b1kGz9jwQCxJIDBJtruO3m_uS5YTyyG0mph/s4000/IMG_20230401_095920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hF56iwDxST3x6kzRdAP5JtGKgmL_zGpG4n_mi52kH1eJ3FyzPrRgUexPwUhnXm9sEUKlFhJtdYGkdP9VyApvUAHoh9q2KfRZzKpz2D4r-9YyvTWYjw-XXd4KdT5tWVfnvyguj36Ye4tGYroWDUIo6b1kGz9jwQCxJIDBJtruO3m_uS5YTyyG0mph/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_095920.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">A Bolt Thrower had a go at the Chaos Hounds on the flank, greatly reducing the unit size but failing to panic the remainder thanks to the close proximity of the general. He was distracted, of course. I had cast Titillating Delusions upon him, and he was on a mission to go investigate something delightful and shiny right over in the corner of the table, beside the Furies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrpUX-9vQW6o547v3esC9M3EWWVSAUoo_m2Sfo9_e7p287IC1SP9-QfK29WvGz5S25AUxz1jb5t4QcoTKtmL_JXOf2zOdeIOelBXo9OUIQZZQuSt6vZb8Obh36D5MpAN18wrvl7MnZ9ooOaruVQ2lm8BxlUdJwVZjWFSx5NruQG7sijXA1GEvjaBl/s4000/IMG_20230401_095924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrpUX-9vQW6o547v3esC9M3EWWVSAUoo_m2Sfo9_e7p287IC1SP9-QfK29WvGz5S25AUxz1jb5t4QcoTKtmL_JXOf2zOdeIOelBXo9OUIQZZQuSt6vZb8Obh36D5MpAN18wrvl7MnZ9ooOaruVQ2lm8BxlUdJwVZjWFSx5NruQG7sijXA1GEvjaBl/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_095924.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Blissful Throes had been fractionally out of range of the other unit of Hounds, but the Crossbowmen shot all but one of them. The survivor understandably panicked and fled, and we removed him given he couldn't rally and couldn't panic anything as he journeyed alone off the field.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTDMXwPPdksq97CqI10NRTnBjlBbYvuExJdxGGPqBt5NoIYFMFYs1dYQWWPS1vT_gGfA79dBU58mZn9Gs8tN4hDVYbt4K4ZOP7bU7GIeBg8paaL05oPyajSjetwALXRhryBC0WSJ-icL1ibxum_PNffvLehTUMuJShGUa75Gl9iGGKaarHBFK5hg-/s4000/IMG_20230401_100248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTDMXwPPdksq97CqI10NRTnBjlBbYvuExJdxGGPqBt5NoIYFMFYs1dYQWWPS1vT_gGfA79dBU58mZn9Gs8tN4hDVYbt4K4ZOP7bU7GIeBg8paaL05oPyajSjetwALXRhryBC0WSJ-icL1ibxum_PNffvLehTUMuJShGUa75Gl9iGGKaarHBFK5hg-/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_100248.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">In my efforts to avoid being seen by the Chariot and eaten by the Hellcannon, I hadn't given much thought to the Furies. This was a potentially dire mistake, given they only needed 4s and 3s to cause wounds I couldn't save.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJG-E3859UqJDFE7-Hm-5_4zaS04U0Fg36Ryv0ALNiLn-tfmWQu22wHpD3AmT7DH62Yf2-mf0k39eoLLpZLd80JNFlcRAObdv-Vi6tA8Ot4EoA2EcbPEe9UQbvM6iRlpJRH5rWHtUOJ2JudU2oWfhNZfh5fdaP3uqeMUb1sJbEeMNWnA-AIMKHe6D/s4000/IMG_20230401_101156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJG-E3859UqJDFE7-Hm-5_4zaS04U0Fg36Ryv0ALNiLn-tfmWQu22wHpD3AmT7DH62Yf2-mf0k39eoLLpZLd80JNFlcRAObdv-Vi6tA8Ot4EoA2EcbPEe9UQbvM6iRlpJRH5rWHtUOJ2JudU2oWfhNZfh5fdaP3uqeMUb1sJbEeMNWnA-AIMKHe6D/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_101156.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">It did hurt, but fortunately for me we ended up doing equal wounds, had equal unit strength, and the combat was a draw. The following round the Daemonettes would fire up and clean off the remaining Furies. It was a good outcome, even if it was not what I had really been planning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdoHBn50ujqvSi3_zIJY0jlonmgAGxw-ZAPRhEF6HJTMgdtehQ0qKc8Kl16D2NV7t8KoIbqzNEh388fvrgNLse2IiZbPe9FuMJNtwD0a6aGYPVrig5wQXimb6OXvNeHrQHEeMBsCoFzFWewR9A75xsOVCMBO8er_XV6TANaLblpyi9y830KDkpB1b/s4000/IMG_20230401_101158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdoHBn50ujqvSi3_zIJY0jlonmgAGxw-ZAPRhEF6HJTMgdtehQ0qKc8Kl16D2NV7t8KoIbqzNEh388fvrgNLse2IiZbPe9FuMJNtwD0a6aGYPVrig5wQXimb6OXvNeHrQHEeMBsCoFzFWewR9A75xsOVCMBO8er_XV6TANaLblpyi9y830KDkpB1b/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_101158.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Chariot decided it might as well have a crack at the Cold One Knights, but was narrowly out of range. The other units were a bit more circumspect and sat back to let me make the first move.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniqaoIbv3mqMqQz0kQpPBjEVhw7ijRYSRz6mHl572BrJ56bVQdKV7nfZCU7yOtElcbIP8wmPFzLCuJ8Zu4ZB78VZqt5ck-6mIBYk46g8oAeCiYGXnjSBSsAtrdVOf7nW-09IzOQAsVVelHnNlZ0S0GoipugdEnDbhl0jW6_Y4VbxkIzCBDxNBaL7c/s4000/IMG_20230401_102557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniqaoIbv3mqMqQz0kQpPBjEVhw7ijRYSRz6mHl572BrJ56bVQdKV7nfZCU7yOtElcbIP8wmPFzLCuJ8Zu4ZB78VZqt5ck-6mIBYk46g8oAeCiYGXnjSBSsAtrdVOf7nW-09IzOQAsVVelHnNlZ0S0GoipugdEnDbhl0jW6_Y4VbxkIzCBDxNBaL7c/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_102557.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Cold One Knights were very happy not be run over by the Chariot, and decided to run over it instead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgv76v5epk-l_Ozf9HTA1zDSLaZ6qevORZOirkOAY4Q4EINQXIBa3QvYR9Tk3ul6s-TBfUGa9aIpQlmgS_ZqIzM16wLe5yCOPUgyFV1ulSe10JQlSFxF6VCzQmcHiC9fSB-CkAo4xjmVrCqMUV8q9KvJTjeFhYMpO1s39xNGoNOFreDmqdnmVlIT9O/s4000/IMG_20230401_102600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgv76v5epk-l_Ozf9HTA1zDSLaZ6qevORZOirkOAY4Q4EINQXIBa3QvYR9Tk3ul6s-TBfUGa9aIpQlmgS_ZqIzM16wLe5yCOPUgyFV1ulSe10JQlSFxF6VCzQmcHiC9fSB-CkAo4xjmVrCqMUV8q9KvJTjeFhYMpO1s39xNGoNOFreDmqdnmVlIT9O/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_102600.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Devoted were only just within range of the front regiment of Chaos Warriors, but that was OK. The Anointed could reach and that was what mattered. The Daemonettes were a little bit concerned about the exposed flank of their friends, and did their best to at least dissuade the Marauders from thinking about it. My shooting was also trying to help them focus on other things - there were only about half as many of them there as there had been at the start. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFws_TyZC1Ns6d4cnKniXVeputuP54j2cOMRQY6Sur-KOWVj6HbiZvaRx8zgORGRvbm7Kf9ZDlprT1TvTTXZqTpZcHuvZEyEHuayGg3SdsETa1Y94LLrw-M1F3vYxSloZyNgl1VSj7LoTF_N_rMtuuJR8vhGEUsqnyPcW35LeCCXs0oXU38HudPdVm/s4000/IMG_20230401_102604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFws_TyZC1Ns6d4cnKniXVeputuP54j2cOMRQY6Sur-KOWVj6HbiZvaRx8zgORGRvbm7Kf9ZDlprT1TvTTXZqTpZcHuvZEyEHuayGg3SdsETa1Y94LLrw-M1F3vYxSloZyNgl1VSj7LoTF_N_rMtuuJR8vhGEUsqnyPcW35LeCCXs0oXU38HudPdVm/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_102604.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Anointed commenced Operation Slicey Dicey, and killed a few of the Chaos Warriors. This also meant his Blood Armour was now improved to a 2+ save - almost maxed out already! The Devoted who could reach bounced off and the Warriors who could reach were dead, so that was the final tally. It was not enough, and the Warriors passed their break test (on maybe Leadership 4, which was a fair effort).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQPEaHLbCNumOTGhfkRxzG7vj4WK3P1S7_8l8qxFU_Z7OKB6vm7zH3NNJr3fSirTF3HHinJJp-Lyw6ymMY7Q4y600OobRpe34_HBDBbxICrx6BgW7N-CO6K-3x0tWglT8M0rtCY53-Y8Raaz72j-D65heduYrhJGibinSTPHibCaFe-XuUKVLOjRp/s4000/IMG_20230401_102607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQPEaHLbCNumOTGhfkRxzG7vj4WK3P1S7_8l8qxFU_Z7OKB6vm7zH3NNJr3fSirTF3HHinJJp-Lyw6ymMY7Q4y600OobRpe34_HBDBbxICrx6BgW7N-CO6K-3x0tWglT8M0rtCY53-Y8Raaz72j-D65heduYrhJGibinSTPHibCaFe-XuUKVLOjRp/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_102607.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Over on the right, the Furies flew in behind the enemy Knights where they would be safe. The Sorceress poked her nose out the side of the forest just enough to cast Chillwind at the Hounds, but only managed to kill 1 of them. The Crossbowmen and Bolt Thrower both fired at the regular Chaos Knights. The Bolt Thrower killed 2, but the Crossbowmen couldn't get through their armour and toughness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpq5mYBM8ZXGRvm3duUYzOsgZIFbka9D4ieSc6NFLlj9KEgssPMtw4IlGdCfTfbb3XNuoA8Sp4591vtziBACN0laMkLK2a2GQi0bqHApWA5ngP50LTVkGobpoT8ryMmq29SJw5ZHBUPoH3r6bgeKie5piRLSo4UU9ud3DQrkg8qdldLuW4dgzwoqpR/s4000/IMG_20230401_102609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpq5mYBM8ZXGRvm3duUYzOsgZIFbka9D4ieSc6NFLlj9KEgssPMtw4IlGdCfTfbb3XNuoA8Sp4591vtziBACN0laMkLK2a2GQi0bqHApWA5ngP50LTVkGobpoT8ryMmq29SJw5ZHBUPoH3r6bgeKie5piRLSo4UU9ud3DQrkg8qdldLuW4dgzwoqpR/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_102609.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">They were getting a little bit close to charging distance, so my Slaanesh Sorceress nobly volunteered to leave the regiment and hide behind the forest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnatoEfF3tCMlkTzmv-Kpbcy3-HHfwYMTz_Hkc_kb7aFz-zbvezMoljq_iuuANFMHWL4Gn4_lLpexD3CWR3HhMjcZLgPcw4GBvSZtWYs9pxGt05BN8jAT8k794Qg02r91L4gjD6-Qkd3DCGbiV2m8zLalnAd5-qnfjiJNbYTJzqqftwyO0YE-mFTLP/s4000/IMG_20230401_103246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnatoEfF3tCMlkTzmv-Kpbcy3-HHfwYMTz_Hkc_kb7aFz-zbvezMoljq_iuuANFMHWL4Gn4_lLpexD3CWR3HhMjcZLgPcw4GBvSZtWYs9pxGt05BN8jAT8k794Qg02r91L4gjD6-Qkd3DCGbiV2m8zLalnAd5-qnfjiJNbYTJzqqftwyO0YE-mFTLP/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_103246.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Having failed to break the Warriors, the Devoted shifted to Plan B which involved expanding frontage. It was just enough to pull the Marauders into the front arc instead of the flank, but my unit looked a little thin and sad now...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BFCZ46zkgaz6gpl1s6IxmzuZMU8Kq13Qh8QQzO4fWj8ZOlFxNfXodQL9aamFk_GIBRZk1R-oQ1p0S4XERbToW_mA6S8frDhhKWe-3a7K53yKJfjoFk0b5t1QbLNiUIp63iSktoXgW5C_667uP-nvE4oIOHC-BXpGNVnRtaJ8ZewRjNAlid023vNh/s4000/IMG_20230401_103328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BFCZ46zkgaz6gpl1s6IxmzuZMU8Kq13Qh8QQzO4fWj8ZOlFxNfXodQL9aamFk_GIBRZk1R-oQ1p0S4XERbToW_mA6S8frDhhKWe-3a7K53yKJfjoFk0b5t1QbLNiUIp63iSktoXgW5C_667uP-nvE4oIOHC-BXpGNVnRtaJ8ZewRjNAlid023vNh/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_103328.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">It's a good thing Cold Ones cause Fear (although it's hard to see why), because the unit didn't manage to land a single wound on the Chariot. Happily they took no damage in return, and won combat thanks to their unit size and high standards (so they tell me). The Chariot fled automatically due to Fear and was run down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcOY9o-sogiGvN_iZ-Ba4B95_SSLjvg37nMIR6jLWbC9YlWKR9YuYq4nz0k6gjvO7SHFbF3fT2e0FRgH03n5ioPB-Tixy-9ifCXQ_RXFR8VXaqdhvdkHxxJGGS16krX4QhnArWNgjHESRFof6gyg4lmKZc05eZiLbA0X-A9bXk4F3l76w-7mHPnMo/s4000/IMG_20230401_104320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcOY9o-sogiGvN_iZ-Ba4B95_SSLjvg37nMIR6jLWbC9YlWKR9YuYq4nz0k6gjvO7SHFbF3fT2e0FRgH03n5ioPB-Tixy-9ifCXQ_RXFR8VXaqdhvdkHxxJGGS16krX4QhnArWNgjHESRFof6gyg4lmKZc05eZiLbA0X-A9bXk4F3l76w-7mHPnMo/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_104320.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Chaos Sorcerer was really no chance to force a spell past my defences, so he had contented himself with dispelling Titillating Delusions in Simon's previous turn. This meant the Chaos Lord and his entourage were free to turn and start heading in a relevant direction. There wasn't room for a big wheel, so they were left turning and forming a narrow bus-like formation to tuck in line behind the other Knights. I'm pretty sure those Knights had decided to try a charge on the Crossbowmen, found they were out of range, completely shrugged off the stand-and-shoot charge reaction, and just trotted a bit closer like they would have anyway, given they were march blocked.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lEuBEyyYhzC-WX_EsCfU4d9B61vzcqR4lgZcmnx-txRGJROHpVxudEy6QiHEP_UElbigI7iyQEeQR0pE5zyBgk9xofc0NqlwR8po1CZsUdmOv-9_fKkj929yZ0ksTTjfliwJgYdHgiHDN8xC73Ru-cO6uel9rHnddEgXrksqzw3tqRjQuAYVgpN3/s4000/IMG_20230401_104812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lEuBEyyYhzC-WX_EsCfU4d9B61vzcqR4lgZcmnx-txRGJROHpVxudEy6QiHEP_UElbigI7iyQEeQR0pE5zyBgk9xofc0NqlwR8po1CZsUdmOv-9_fKkj929yZ0ksTTjfliwJgYdHgiHDN8xC73Ru-cO6uel9rHnddEgXrksqzw3tqRjQuAYVgpN3/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_104812.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Marauders arrived to try to rescue the Chaos Warriors, and a strange round of combat ensued. They were hitting on 5+ due to the Soporific Musk of the Devoted, but they didn't let that hold them back. They murdered 6 of my unit, which was some impressive rolling. Ironically I compensated by murdering 7 of the Chaos Warriors (the Anointed doing good work), and the combat was a draw. Never thought I'd be harvesting the soft meat of Chaos Warriors to compensate for the carnage inflicted by the nasty Marauders. Seems rather backward.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dCSWyBHfaP3F7oKtz6x00CmghDe3bBQAEPODcnM8xelBX70UdpUrLwWEDXvBDouHuD0Us0VnqdKSb9otPJrbDwEy_ahW0-ykoNTXH1dCJboy_BW4q9TS5FKsYDXi-WrvhB07Lxo8IERgduyBMk0impPO9NggnuFgSZ5lj52lydw3ixcOrcAXvHWU/s4000/IMG_20230401_110247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dCSWyBHfaP3F7oKtz6x00CmghDe3bBQAEPODcnM8xelBX70UdpUrLwWEDXvBDouHuD0Us0VnqdKSb9otPJrbDwEy_ahW0-ykoNTXH1dCJboy_BW4q9TS5FKsYDXi-WrvhB07Lxo8IERgduyBMk0impPO9NggnuFgSZ5lj52lydw3ixcOrcAXvHWU/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_110247.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">I obviously got distracted and missed a couple of photos. The Daemonettes decided the Devoted still needed to be rescued, and charged into the Marauders alongside them. The Devoted then fired up and with their help, butchered all of the remaining Marauders whilst the Anointed mopped up the Chaos Warriors. This left the enemy BSB on the run (he outpaced me), and was all a bit disturbing for the other regiment of Chaos Warriors who panicked (despite having a reroll), then declined to rally and bolted clean off the table. Very heroic. And I was all fired up to murder them with the Anointed, too. We had been about to hit them with the pursuit roll. Maybe they saw that coming and decided it was time to... not be there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTWSZenH394cyvPDf-58rGrV5_V_kTx_iVROkhEjaMja8273fLcrMQ8sWUtbdh2cfn4QbsnWy6_XDpuaIKED-0kUnGJcmzE23WUjV8RMygS_jmGhk3unJwbm23OBiyC619srSZEty_SYSp_GQiWI7Ze-TTtdJAe3vKTqIJnDc0A9hZBLTbowBwmwl/s4000/IMG_20230401_110254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTWSZenH394cyvPDf-58rGrV5_V_kTx_iVROkhEjaMja8273fLcrMQ8sWUtbdh2cfn4QbsnWy6_XDpuaIKED-0kUnGJcmzE23WUjV8RMygS_jmGhk3unJwbm23OBiyC619srSZEty_SYSp_GQiWI7Ze-TTtdJAe3vKTqIJnDc0A9hZBLTbowBwmwl/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_110254.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">There appears to be a dead unit being ranked up in the background - ignore them. The Crossbowmen again fired at the Chaos Knights and killed none. The Bolt Thrower did get one, but they didn't panic... I think the Crossbowmen were beginning to get nervous. And probably low on ammo, having spent it all ineffectually on the approaching Knights. The Slaanesh Sorceress had encountered an issue with one of her spells and taken a wound, but the Dark Sorceress finally succeeded in finishing off the last doggy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleZ5KcF7qfrRLbiCzGjqxCQJwnmMdpAEMZsngKPMaHpf_Y97vhOmnJDZWejCCTBIfcnqSZQ0UN27G28tWsq0UlyEpcMXWs-PyocnyPU-SZOZO92_U6WIkLWwoY6xF2eD34SAg-tA8KKW5nFW870MX1rYUFtsjXZL2sQqxe_-i8zHVeDy5eAFqyRD8/s4000/IMG_20230401_110302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleZ5KcF7qfrRLbiCzGjqxCQJwnmMdpAEMZsngKPMaHpf_Y97vhOmnJDZWejCCTBIfcnqSZQ0UN27G28tWsq0UlyEpcMXWs-PyocnyPU-SZOZO92_U6WIkLWwoY6xF2eD34SAg-tA8KKW5nFW870MX1rYUFtsjXZL2sQqxe_-i8zHVeDy5eAFqyRD8/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_110302.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Having disposed of the Chariot, the Cold One Knights turned and moved toward the Hellcannon. Apart from the Anointed, they were maybe the only thing that might be able to kill it... I don't have any more pics of this encounter, so we'll cover it now. The Hellcannon finally found its range when it shifted onto this unit, and began blowing it to pieces. 3 direct hits in the last 3 turns, coupled with a failed stupidity test and 2 failed panic tests, meant they never made it to see if they could actually hurt the thing. By the time they panicked the last time, there were only 2 models left in the unit and they couldn't rally.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcXN4ErG661uxt6b3FV1zwPdXEBabsifNcRkzygfCcA19JkLPNQiRMNKN4iME5GwmB-xjGxFkQ1mmOgq2hiAHhw2K_jHdjYDv0OlaPGLO-DUjfeqvzWBLkYBOR2pIBXEidKV8QQy8H1t1Nygc-oEpOlCnZ_kqhVd4hhw56R02VJcNfZCBARaqZMIs/s4000/IMG_20230401_110532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcXN4ErG661uxt6b3FV1zwPdXEBabsifNcRkzygfCcA19JkLPNQiRMNKN4iME5GwmB-xjGxFkQ1mmOgq2hiAHhw2K_jHdjYDv0OlaPGLO-DUjfeqvzWBLkYBOR2pIBXEidKV8QQy8H1t1Nygc-oEpOlCnZ_kqhVd4hhw56R02VJcNfZCBARaqZMIs/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_110532.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">As the Chaos Warriors and Sorcerer fled the field, the Aspiring Champion showed he was made of sterner stuff. Thankful that no Marauders remained to force him to continue fleeing, he rallied to make a stand against the pursuing Devoted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHhkOoSt9y5C9cMA3pF5kzkOdRB5QHIth5fVOmtzIp2ShawFgRSuzJrjkoTC99QRV01rDW0lhmRw2hQh78OCY-NiP9BZwOC90E7qHa_3vHoMi7uJ1ocxZy8ODa0YlQI5-yeKORQDVlQggg_8nZBlqfEa3tXq2zjPh0m5J1GqvyRoaXJS6Qyi3Bqs7/s4000/IMG_20230401_111827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHhkOoSt9y5C9cMA3pF5kzkOdRB5QHIth5fVOmtzIp2ShawFgRSuzJrjkoTC99QRV01rDW0lhmRw2hQh78OCY-NiP9BZwOC90E7qHa_3vHoMi7uJ1ocxZy8ODa0YlQI5-yeKORQDVlQggg_8nZBlqfEa3tXq2zjPh0m5J1GqvyRoaXJS6Qyi3Bqs7/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_111827.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Anointed decided he didn't need any assistance, and set off alone to teach the enemy BSB a lesson. Hey, the guy had a 6+ ward save. He could have survived and fought back. He did not.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2_r1Wz2MbOPmYcOX-5ek5LmrTbyJKDMqYUMg8ZMdaUePuDLvjJMNuk5Rp_dPmorOayJJHWtjZ8KpJuWXEbHAjEwbFaWE-ed3OoyI-WVQXmznxpBd7shVYKFOqS86M4OhPBpw-JG_WHX5wd2YqN0u_pQ0K8lFIEG9CQOx5CXtKwHqmVXZm95uzsEY/s4000/IMG_20230401_111943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2_r1Wz2MbOPmYcOX-5ek5LmrTbyJKDMqYUMg8ZMdaUePuDLvjJMNuk5Rp_dPmorOayJJHWtjZ8KpJuWXEbHAjEwbFaWE-ed3OoyI-WVQXmznxpBd7shVYKFOqS86M4OhPBpw-JG_WHX5wd2YqN0u_pQ0K8lFIEG9CQOx5CXtKwHqmVXZm95uzsEY/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_111943.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This is another jump in time. The Chaos Knights once again charged the Crossbowmen, shrugging off yet another volley of bolts, killed a couple of Dark Elves but failed to break them. The Furies then decided to try to save them with a rear charge, which freaked out the Knights and they fled, narrowly escaping the Furies before rallying. They were then rewarded for their efforts by the Slaanesh Sorceress obliterating them with a nasty blast from Blissful Throes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHszc4FjrzSDzg6jteuRrx_PH6NThwCIkrK2i5ZaLz0pFpA9KcRXNVEviicNOg6BD3YMp86yzRKreTjuGE34wm80HB5yQnCw5kZ6yI-D0C-4bnZiGQjc64WCGAbcUuuBUO92f4KflqtoaGAcGZD0VuplKAZFz11YGqpJ00CrWuBU2Bf4r30EJZRXMq/s4000/IMG_20230401_111948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHszc4FjrzSDzg6jteuRrx_PH6NThwCIkrK2i5ZaLz0pFpA9KcRXNVEviicNOg6BD3YMp86yzRKreTjuGE34wm80HB5yQnCw5kZ6yI-D0C-4bnZiGQjc64WCGAbcUuuBUO92f4KflqtoaGAcGZD0VuplKAZFz11YGqpJ00CrWuBU2Bf4r30EJZRXMq/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_111948.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Chaos Lord and his Chosen Knights were of course busy, once again chasing a shiny object on the other side of the field (and parading across in front of all my forces). With the departure of the enemy Sorcerer, my wizards had cut loose with a bonkers series of spells. They cast 4 spells in a row with irresistible force - one of them was a triple 6 on 3 dice, I think. There was nothing Simon could do but watch the fireworks as Knights were vaporised and others were lured helplessly across the field.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAWjtRA_n5zGpfheYF7OEb5Ed173uqNXesjtxcNSNDPenDfMNgKTbhWH9z4avB2a1eQhNChb8uRv8h2Q6c6XqDQwac7d7DP6hB5kFGjPovUCdJ_UawCeEReeT0T2paM2tukk3qpI4bKX8Zn6Zfi0SD0kbIwGYGPo0g_quJ04IXY6jHW6Mr2y-Hxt6/s4000/IMG_20230401_113358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAWjtRA_n5zGpfheYF7OEb5Ed173uqNXesjtxcNSNDPenDfMNgKTbhWH9z4avB2a1eQhNChb8uRv8h2Q6c6XqDQwac7d7DP6hB5kFGjPovUCdJ_UawCeEReeT0T2paM2tukk3qpI4bKX8Zn6Zfi0SD0kbIwGYGPo0g_quJ04IXY6jHW6Mr2y-Hxt6/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_113358.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">And here we have the finale. The Chaos Lord finally made combat as his unit was charged by 3 of mine at once in the flank and rear. The Lord found himself facing the Anointed, and epic music played out of nowhere as we prepared for an amazing duel. Instead, the epic music was replaced abruptly by the Benny Hill theme as they flapped uselessly at each other without even landing a hit. I failed to kill a single model with this charge. I lost only one in return, and being beaten and outnumbered by the Daemonettes, the Chaos Knights broke automatically. They didn't get far - the Furies ran them down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">At this point we had completed 6 turns. Simon only had the Hellcannon remaining. I had lost the Cold One Knights and their hero, and half points for the Mounted Daemonettes. I had control of Simon's objective and a swathe of bonuses in terms of table quarters and captured standards. It was a bit of a massacre.</span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Result: 20-0 win</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>You can find the next part of my tournament report <a href="http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/2023/04/uprising-2023-part-2.html">here</a></i>.</span></div><p></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-67315661965707354422023-03-26T18:51:00.001-07:002023-03-26T18:51:24.759-07:00On the path to Uprising<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This coming weekend, I am heading to Ballarat for a one-day 6th edition tournament called Uprising. Seems like about 40 players will be attending, which is a good number and about all they could fit anyway. I toyed with the idea of taking High Elves and using it as motivation to try to get some more silver helms painted, but in the end I decided to take Cult of Slaanesh instead.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Cult of Slaanesh is a variant Dark Elf list from the Storm of Chaos campaign book, and uses certain Dark Elves blended with a selection of Mortal Chaos and Daemon choices (all with a Slaaneshi flavour). It was a pretty exciting list when it first appeared, and I think a lot of us considered trying to make an army without actually managing to make it happen. Well, this is my moment. I had just enough painted Dark Elves and Daemons lying around to make a viable list - I just need a couple of extra characters. I've already painted up a Druchii Anointed, and have started work on the Sorceress to lead my army.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFAHYmuOcSXm7pfp7GYKpU73aAlDOJcB74AgQLxa45ctkkweCMa3OzoFBIMjSHrRRfVRGfxaaYSehyjUpUuDOR4ct8AX62qViwCG8OjzbDPRO-XxQRbOCQSOPKUHJn1EH4yJEg_I9Ff3IuhEUXLXUKlyXZ0-CE2DtB0HZvxaKYoHW2UKCLkzqNDbs/s2373/IMG_20230327_092428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2373" data-original-width="2178" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFAHYmuOcSXm7pfp7GYKpU73aAlDOJcB74AgQLxa45ctkkweCMa3OzoFBIMjSHrRRfVRGfxaaYSehyjUpUuDOR4ct8AX62qViwCG8OjzbDPRO-XxQRbOCQSOPKUHJn1EH4yJEg_I9Ff3IuhEUXLXUKlyXZ0-CE2DtB0HZvxaKYoHW2UKCLkzqNDbs/w588-h640/IMG_20230327_092428.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">My Druchii Anointed, who is basically an angry sorcerous Daemon Elf with the offensive stats of a Chaos Lord.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM1dX6suRDJRXq-U9etVGoygtlnpbC4TBr5_xnbg-N7Tl7A83Etg9GcA2JUXsnCWD2pEvbgaSfcrzo9TKt2OZhk_KGqF5pmezoC8IbcbOHBxP5-qt0YzbKMQDwKOppjl01HLxANMzNwqwmjkTNW2WJ-FAgSnweHSjLIBJmZnLz2tc2WaTlejvpNoG/s2598/IMG_20230327_092439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="1890" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM1dX6suRDJRXq-U9etVGoygtlnpbC4TBr5_xnbg-N7Tl7A83Etg9GcA2JUXsnCWD2pEvbgaSfcrzo9TKt2OZhk_KGqF5pmezoC8IbcbOHBxP5-qt0YzbKMQDwKOppjl01HLxANMzNwqwmjkTNW2WJ-FAgSnweHSjLIBJmZnLz2tc2WaTlejvpNoG/w466-h640/IMG_20230327_092439.jpg" width="466" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The model is a conversion you used to see a lot, of a Slaanesh hero with the head from the old "boobworm" rider.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WTNuYIR30oH2QsK4M23s3y22vnZuVxB403ixcvaCeFzPBsdef7_vUPvem3mrCSEk4ZeEf2cVBqkskflPwCJ2O63XFTee8rGKyVs1YtZcyEPZEtxlLc0lspzn_UPCwexQmykxSNYbIzMqMmz0fQNO69JpGrY_cZPX61FN_GIGRvzVYOY-wtn8aIws/s2543/IMG_20230327_092453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WTNuYIR30oH2QsK4M23s3y22vnZuVxB403ixcvaCeFzPBsdef7_vUPvem3mrCSEk4ZeEf2cVBqkskflPwCJ2O63XFTee8rGKyVs1YtZcyEPZEtxlLc0lspzn_UPCwexQmykxSNYbIzMqMmz0fQNO69JpGrY_cZPX61FN_GIGRvzVYOY-wtn8aIws/w394-h640/IMG_20230327_092453.jpg" width="394" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Given my Anointed wields a great weapon, I managed to find a suitable sword from the plastic Executioner set. Then I had to murder the model to chop off his elbows and sort of re-craft them from wire and greenstuff. He's a little bit rough, but he does what I need him to. And he has a stupid big sword. That's important.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The list I ended up with is actually kind of similar to what I was toying with for the High Elves, but honestly it's a bit softer. The High Elves were loaded with Dragon Princes, Silver Helms and chariots, whereas here we have squishy Daemonettes and slightly questionable Devoted and Cold One Knights. The Anointed is frightening (and slightly crazy in terms of his gear), but his backup is a little thin.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Druchii Anointed (Level 2 Dark Magic) with Great Weapon, Shield, Blood Armour, Quickening Blood, Pendant of Slaanesh. Tome of Furion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sorceress (Level 2 Slaanesh Magic) with Mark of Slaanesh, Dispel Scroll</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Noble on Cold One with Chaos Armour, Shield, Great Weapon, Seal of Ghrond</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sorceress (Level 2 Dark Magic) with Darkstar Cloak</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">9 Cold One Knights with Full Command, Banner of Murder</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">14 Devoted of Slaanesh with Full Command</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Warriors with Mark of Slaanesh, Repeating Crossbow, Light Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Warriors with Mark of Slaanesh, Repeating Crossbow, Light Armour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Mounted Daemonettes</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Reaper Bolt Throwers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Daemonettes </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5 Chaos Furies</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I've played 2 practice games with this army, and lost both of them. I have high hopes - this is certain to go well!</span></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-50708378656173071802023-03-14T22:45:00.005-07:002023-03-14T22:45:32.400-07:00Updated Dwarf Army Photo<p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's not that long ago (well, a couple of years, but in my terms that feels recent) since I took an updated photo of my painted Dwarf army. Since then, the army grew substantially as a result of our slow grow league and my "updated" army photo now feels... not at all up to date. I'm probably done with painting Dwarfs for now, so I figured I should get another updated group photo before I move on to other things.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Again, due to the limitations of Blogger I've got the photo here at "extra large" size, and then I've included it at "original" size in order to upset your browser window...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2UumFUku73I0S9FAqIj3SlLZcarfvJq1fTH5_mpijfoyriVlmPgzAYjKd7f7v8xU2mV-VB8QDElr2mgJzpKLruzSCNSZ-Z0aKcJwkv-EqSPwlhqW7RQwjTPSm5Qdl_cViZrE_px0BRrUoZr3OeuUWG7pE1TO3O7VDYcCFDPRDcdJbA_H9QpaVCo3/s3811/IMG_20230311_100013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2344" data-original-width="3811" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2UumFUku73I0S9FAqIj3SlLZcarfvJq1fTH5_mpijfoyriVlmPgzAYjKd7f7v8xU2mV-VB8QDElr2mgJzpKLruzSCNSZ-Z0aKcJwkv-EqSPwlhqW7RQwjTPSm5Qdl_cViZrE_px0BRrUoZr3OeuUWG7pE1TO3O7VDYcCFDPRDcdJbA_H9QpaVCo3/w640-h394/IMG_20230311_100013.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXOHFQqpLc9euH3LNdFg7Zp90eGh-U-3ukw6bqiumhyxz5F0oKxf7fsEjUPqwHLH4Wn4Xm6aAsz_AW1WLDfDthFWM5QApllQuImJ1JJuXzzB7wWdX9gTkV8vyp_Y35w0ERw9uj1MJRyxPU_oiZaYhIkcCvk-r_3Xme-cC2qPt_vwXrfYN0k-7Si0w/s3811/IMG_20230311_100013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2344" data-original-width="3811" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXOHFQqpLc9euH3LNdFg7Zp90eGh-U-3ukw6bqiumhyxz5F0oKxf7fsEjUPqwHLH4Wn4Xm6aAsz_AW1WLDfDthFWM5QApllQuImJ1JJuXzzB7wWdX9gTkV8vyp_Y35w0ERw9uj1MJRyxPU_oiZaYhIkcCvk-r_3Xme-cC2qPt_vwXrfYN0k-7Si0w/s16000/IMG_20230311_100013.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I was also having a play with the white balance settings on my phone. The image above is with the defaults turned on. Below is actually closer to the true colours when you're in the room, but it was harder to get the image in focus for some reason. Anyway, the bright colours below are a better indication of what things look like in person...</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wEUWeC5jTSJmyDCRx4F6vi-xITJ0D2osLTKlYPQmvUudJUI1XqZvuJxeJexM9PpTZg9nhVWVFO1JfGs1ui04ura4vXmvRWhwO4ytpzcddKa5W84YSVBjbexalygYJaNMFHSOFzwlgyAJQuGMYN9EbwLqxIliWw8FhKXFINabrPs5O96v55GYDVY8/s3676/IMG_20230311_100748_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="3676" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wEUWeC5jTSJmyDCRx4F6vi-xITJ0D2osLTKlYPQmvUudJUI1XqZvuJxeJexM9PpTZg9nhVWVFO1JfGs1ui04ura4vXmvRWhwO4ytpzcddKa5W84YSVBjbexalygYJaNMFHSOFzwlgyAJQuGMYN9EbwLqxIliWw8FhKXFINabrPs5O96v55GYDVY8/w640-h370/IMG_20230311_100748_1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">That's all for now. I'll keep fighting with my setup here, and the day will eventually come when I figure out how to take nice photos of large armies. But it is not this day.</span></div>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-55706418703848092932023-03-07T14:43:00.001-08:002023-03-07T14:43:25.772-08:00More Gyrocopters<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <Ride of the Valkyries intensifies></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's been a while since my last post, but I've finally pushed the Gyrocopters off the painting table. Technically I didn't quite achieve what I set out to, as I had 4 of them there in the batch and only completed 3. The other has only had the metals painted, but I felt like these were really starting to get in the way of making progress elsewhere, and given I now have 5 painted Gyrocopters, there was not a lot of urgency with the last one. So I caved and moved him out of the way so that I can move onto something more relevant.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hm7FkIaCxnu8Iz_TODcNq4v6txdhrYLwXqlSVq2fWuCosG_nQObqSkEUCLUidnMk4CqDK--cA4WgwPoQB0GHiHfrzCqD9OZk2z1ggS3r1_SfFDgZeHc4RvdTRE5Lmt5Ok6uIxZybmqMlgzVTw8IJfGwKbIbEj-64Ds1fq_jK9G6naZw_lPhb9D2p/s3168/IMG_20230308_083254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="3168" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hm7FkIaCxnu8Iz_TODcNq4v6txdhrYLwXqlSVq2fWuCosG_nQObqSkEUCLUidnMk4CqDK--cA4WgwPoQB0GHiHfrzCqD9OZk2z1ggS3r1_SfFDgZeHc4RvdTRE5Lmt5Ok6uIxZybmqMlgzVTw8IJfGwKbIbEj-64Ds1fq_jK9G6naZw_lPhb9D2p/w640-h404/IMG_20230308_083254.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">3 more Gyrocopters, all of them on thick resin bases for a bit of stability and brass rods of different heights for a bit of variety <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70s_-I32DxKBQyjyBVcpxq0C3HkoZCS2br0POPerIJUuhQ790k1-YzlF4hqLK_RlMgEN4et_wg-63mfotS88qp2fNO4f0Yz5Nd5Rjn4W0fMjomCXIaxQZk6zq48ncVa6ZdBCxP2yJO1e4vVT0_JkOrTONvHKRRxrCWRaB6qmqelxYzOJHgl3twXpa/s2472/IMG_20230308_083348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="1422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70s_-I32DxKBQyjyBVcpxq0C3HkoZCS2br0POPerIJUuhQ790k1-YzlF4hqLK_RlMgEN4et_wg-63mfotS88qp2fNO4f0Yz5Nd5Rjn4W0fMjomCXIaxQZk6zq48ncVa6ZdBCxP2yJO1e4vVT0_JkOrTONvHKRRxrCWRaB6qmqelxYzOJHgl3twXpa/w368-h640/IMG_20230308_083348.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is the third actual GW Gyrocopter I've painted, and the second of this particular model. I've tried to make each one a clearly different main colour in case I need to be able to tell the difference in game (and because bright colours are good)</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6lH_9s3fw5SkzWW66YX7xWxb3i5ntPZe1ZaGBbmPUfPtg2Ff5Ip7Niq2yx8isvQxXfWT1Wr-50tPUGdYYSyf2Rjr3QrF4apbwDRXetpnkx7K7sSHlVOPiqIjQ76AXvUwww5e-3Wbdnh5-ytxcQ_Xn1JWb8jddHmztHyJQ0Wdpc89WSPZw9Gciq97/s2345/IMG_20230308_083354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2211" data-original-width="2345" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6lH_9s3fw5SkzWW66YX7xWxb3i5ntPZe1ZaGBbmPUfPtg2Ff5Ip7Niq2yx8isvQxXfWT1Wr-50tPUGdYYSyf2Rjr3QrF4apbwDRXetpnkx7K7sSHlVOPiqIjQ76AXvUwww5e-3Wbdnh5-ytxcQ_Xn1JWb8jddHmztHyJQ0Wdpc89WSPZw9Gciq97/w640-h604/IMG_20230308_083354.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5lGnqgzgybQOQlg5t81i979l5tWbrfwpRe2bZdTo7-K8PEq0StYRMcoQj6NFZmlT5pLALCdUC3XnsKzE7xNt6wEGEyn4kYAc2peNo5HgbTdUF3CiA-jpPkvdlys-4SA7ku3D8T0cHuZEjxCTrmzND0XFd6QjjdAlZQZ2ABgGyRMJxpKOFUEopy0n/s2167/IMG_20230308_083321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="1441" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5lGnqgzgybQOQlg5t81i979l5tWbrfwpRe2bZdTo7-K8PEq0StYRMcoQj6NFZmlT5pLALCdUC3XnsKzE7xNt6wEGEyn4kYAc2peNo5HgbTdUF3CiA-jpPkvdlys-4SA7ku3D8T0cHuZEjxCTrmzND0XFd6QjjdAlZQZ2ABgGyRMJxpKOFUEopy0n/w426-h640/IMG_20230308_083321.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">The other Gyrocopters are both 3d printed from Kyoushuneko, and I was really happy when I found the models because they do feel like a compatible vibe with the older GW ones I favour (as opposed to the more modern ones that look like Dr Robotnik's bathtub)</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWEQXYTMnI5FQaVk2Qoghu6aOnEuze8cRFRda6_7ZhqSESZl2PDn0L0I9N6pzbB0VzZvA2ExBRepHcSSf0aCkUAcRIj3HwSVmLy-0Be9XXcj3LdqZJn2rlhLKMKYbF3cjzyd1G3Cx96aY7uqya2kGgdyasXP1G8bkvHbH3uf9b_KAAbx02Eq-YvxM/s2287/IMG_20230308_083332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="1733" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWEQXYTMnI5FQaVk2Qoghu6aOnEuze8cRFRda6_7ZhqSESZl2PDn0L0I9N6pzbB0VzZvA2ExBRepHcSSf0aCkUAcRIj3HwSVmLy-0Be9XXcj3LdqZJn2rlhLKMKYbF3cjzyd1G3Cx96aY7uqya2kGgdyasXP1G8bkvHbH3uf9b_KAAbx02Eq-YvxM/w484-h640/IMG_20230308_083332.jpg" width="484" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">This guy is practically boring and browny in terms of his colour scheme (although the main colour is actually orange), but at least he carries a bright red stick of dynamite.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxTvWH0PFNDCA0QhfglIG1qgskv1j8Y54qHvqphZheF-QUTU5iBo7nMUYKg98C22Ic5pdrhipNvrx6GlVJQeR-QBWVWRAKsGYuDJA7cISMtimhz_supYbFRfsq60TmxXvnS28RNShzW_Jf1lSjzD5W2fzMLCWYgRPB7c7sPTSn105uvtOlFc-kHnK/s2461/IMG_20230308_083338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2461" data-original-width="1831" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxTvWH0PFNDCA0QhfglIG1qgskv1j8Y54qHvqphZheF-QUTU5iBo7nMUYKg98C22Ic5pdrhipNvrx6GlVJQeR-QBWVWRAKsGYuDJA7cISMtimhz_supYbFRfsq60TmxXvnS28RNShzW_Jf1lSjzD5W2fzMLCWYgRPB7c7sPTSn105uvtOlFc-kHnK/w476-h640/IMG_20230308_083338.jpg" width="476" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Each of the Gyrocopters I printed has a different pilot and different weapons on the machine. I like that, given it caters to some of the options GW added in the 8th edition book (like changing the steam gun to something more like this)</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8nvTsjMcBZHmsVSLoYDqSp54S9X5j4o1jNcsZTZn_vH36JrLS38ZVtrsNNYwXXCrF6t5pWaPIxGpggrVMetSIHC0fggvq4ZHfKHro2qDl7CL-QR29TC55HrEX2Gry4g26i8SmA9fjG9-BAfgJNUGlfjbcweiZ0A2HeaGFeCYzEgz3KJvOLm3hKMR/s2747/IMG_20230308_083404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2747" data-original-width="2201" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8nvTsjMcBZHmsVSLoYDqSp54S9X5j4o1jNcsZTZn_vH36JrLS38ZVtrsNNYwXXCrF6t5pWaPIxGpggrVMetSIHC0fggvq4ZHfKHro2qDl7CL-QR29TC55HrEX2Gry4g26i8SmA9fjG9-BAfgJNUGlfjbcweiZ0A2HeaGFeCYzEgz3KJvOLm3hKMR/w512-h640/IMG_20230308_083404.jpg" width="512" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Another Kyoushuneko entry. This guy flies pretty low to the ground, making the model nice and stable</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTA52hiNuwVBKLdE2A7AikSN7YRRmadaYuQSHVuqbXZ-mgOkOfvARa5xsjtB-Tu5T-F6lXA5f1WZwBV6Gc-rOglNPRbk1xdk21rDWiZKuT3Is93P0FDU5oUjnglKkB_dSFvUFcj-7-KIE4gqgA3iGVHZxYkX9um6KZ6HB6bZndzyFLhNjHlj5sI90/s2334/IMG_20230308_083410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="1846" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTA52hiNuwVBKLdE2A7AikSN7YRRmadaYuQSHVuqbXZ-mgOkOfvARa5xsjtB-Tu5T-F6lXA5f1WZwBV6Gc-rOglNPRbk1xdk21rDWiZKuT3Is93P0FDU5oUjnglKkB_dSFvUFcj-7-KIE4gqgA3iGVHZxYkX9um6KZ6HB6bZndzyFLhNjHlj5sI90/w506-h640/IMG_20230308_083410.jpg" width="506" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">This guy's guns seem slightly excessive, but who am I to judge?</div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At this point I'm shifting away from Dwarfs. These guys were kind of a hangover from the slow grow. There are still other things I'd like to get painted for the Dwarfs, but I'm not likely to use them much in the near future, so that pushes them down the priority list. There's another 6th edition tournament at the start of April, and I'm hoping to use it as motivation to give my High Elves some love - they've not really had a lot in the last decade. I really need some updated Silver Helms, so I'll try to start with that.</span></p>Hoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.com1