Another weekend, another tournament. Only a week and a half after we flew back into the country, Book of Grudges is on. I really enjoyed the event last year (the first year it was run), so I was delighted when I heard that I would be able to make it this time around - I was kind of assuming it would occur whilst I was overseas. This year it's being held at the regular HGC venue, after Realm of Legends shifted stores and no longer had the room required. So it's nice and local for me, so there were really no excuses.
Unfortunately army lists were due whilst we were still travelling, and I found it difficult to find the time to really give my army much thought. I knew that I wanted something different from what I was using at the ETC - specifically, I wanted to include some infantry. Unfortunately I knew I wouldn't have much time for painting before the tournament, so I couldn't do anything too interesting. I tried making a couple of lists, but in the end this was what I settled for.
Book of Grudges Empire army list
General of the Empire
General; Full Plate Armor
Talisman of Preservation
Crown of Command
Enchanted Shield
Shrieking Blade
Captain of the Empire on Pegasus
Full Plate Armor; Shield; Battle Standard
Dragonhelm
Talisman of Endurance
Biting Blade
Wizard Lord of the Light Order
Magic Level 4; Lore of Light
White Cloak of Ulric
Dispel Scroll
Battle Wizard of the Light Order
Magic Level 1; Lore of Light
Warrior Priest
Great Weapon, Armour of Meteoric Iron
Witch Hunter
Brace of Pistols; Light Armour
Master Engineer
50 Halberdiers
Halberd; Light Armour; Standard; Musician; Sergeant
Detachment of 25 Halberdiers
Halberd; Light Armour
17 Crossbowmen
5 Demigryph Knights
Barding; Lance; Shield; Standard; Musician
Great Cannon
Helblaster Volley Gun
Steam Tank
I'll be honest with you - I don't really know where I was going with this list. I wanted to try a few things I hadn't used before, like the Witch Hunter and the new detachment rules. I also wanted some magic with a bit more punch than I had at the ETC, and the Lore of Light kind of fit the bill. In particular it should be good against Undead and Daemons, the latter of which tend to give my armies problems.
Unfortunately my fiddling has resulted in me having 4 characters who all kind of want to travel with the main Halberdier unit, which feels slightly ridiculous. I also suspect I will miss my Knights, who got unceremoniously cut from my plans this time round, as I aimed for something a bit different. The list really feels like it lacks a decent number of substantial units, and is trying for a bit of everything without really excelling anywhere.
On the bright side, I should be able to get away with only having to paint 5 character models for the army. This is an indication that I really needed to paint more of those anyway, and it feels achievable in the timeframe.
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| My painting table as it currently stands. I also need to find a BSB to ride my Pegasus... |
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