Inking versus painting is not an either/or question. You generally do both. For example, if you are painting a cold one, you might paint the entire thing enchanted blue. You could then wash the entire figure with watered down blue and/or black ink. It will settle into the cracks and create instant s...

Smilliga wrote:All movement is simultaneous, so you should be allowed to choose.

Charging is not simultaneous. Charges are resolved in the order they are declared.

If you look at the following discussion thread you'll find my beast-themed army: m Manticores, hydras, cold-ones and dark riders all fit the theme in my opinion. Dragons work, too, but if you include a dragon in a game of less than 2500 points it can be hard to include the other things you might want.

2 suggested changes. I'd drop the Crown of Black Irom and exchange it for the Shield of Ghrond. This is how I had him equipped originally. I ended up changing to the Crown of Black Iron because I want at least some chance to save versus cannon shot. I have decided to go back to the war banner and u...

Hand Of Khaine wrote:True Dyvim Tvar (quite like the name )

Glad you like it, but I can't take credit. It's lifted straight from Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone books.

It's the name I always give to my army general if it's a Highborn of Noble.

My only caveat is the banner of murder. It is bad enough that reliability is suboptimal b/c of stupidity, but is it wise to also be unreliable in charge range? If you bank on it, you could roll low and fail a charge (kiss of death for cavalry). If you don't bank on it, you might as well take someth...

Why not put the Seal of Ghrond on your noble instead of the High Sorceress? YOu would be spreading things around in terms of dispell dice and wouldn't suffer such a big drop if you rsorceress is taken out somehow.

Here's an idea. Give the lifetaker to the sorceress and mount her on a dark steed, then stick her with a unit of dark riders with repeater xbows. If I'm not mistaken (which I probably am) she will add some fire power to that unit that was never really designed to get into close combat and move quic...

You cannot do a simple calculation like that, well you can , but it holds no truth. You buy them to fight, so this will limit the amount of maneuverability, for the character and the unit he has joined. I would rarely get the shots off, because I will rather maneuver myself ito a better position. B...

You should either attempt to dominate the magic phase, or do the bare minimum to survive it. Anything in the middle is generally a waste of points. For minimal defense, take a level 1 wizard with two scrolls and carry the Seal of Ghrond on another character. Spending 40 points to boost the wizard to...

More Dark Riders!

One unit is never enough.

Looks good, but unless you are using the currently unofficial revision, Beastmasters can't wear magic armor.

When you expand, add more dark riders.

Death Lore is often treated as an afterthought, but it has its uses. If you are running an army with a significant number of cold-ones and monsters, Death Lore can complement the fear and terror your army exudes.

I'm planning on going to the the Los Angeles Grand Tournament in October. My army has a Karond Kar theme with monsters, cold-ones, harpies and dark riders. It's undergone some evolution, and I think I finally have a list I like. Minor comments and suggestions are welcome, but I'm not making any whol...

I have never understood why people claim the item is better on a sorceress. This guy can fly 20" and still shoot, he might have a better BS but that is hardly a point, seeing that people never buy the normal rep. x-bow for characters.Asger I do! For only 10 points, you can give your Highborn a repe...

1.) Black amulet on your high sorceress is suboptimal. She should NOT be getting into combat. The amulet's ward is only good in CC, so if you want a ward go for the crown of black iron. Agree completely. The Crown of Black Iron is cheaper, both items give a 5+ ward save, and the Crown has the nice ...

i have to agree my chaos army has bigger regiments then you In a 1500 point army??? Well, if they are marauder or beastman regiments, I'm not surprised . . . If I had more than 1500 points to play with, I would take a big unit of spearmen. In smaller games, I am a bit loathe to put my points into a...

If you have infantry units that can actually deal some damage on the charge, then rank bonus isn't so important. Executioners and Witch Elves can function in small units because they can do enough damage on the charge so that they don't necessarily need the rank bonus. Spear elves and corsairs gener...

Lizards and Brettonians.

I think it's an awesome item! It effectively gives you +1 toughness and +1 armor save when facing strength 4 of higher attacks.

I think that it is usually too many points tied up in one place. Dragon have their uses, but I think that you are normally better off spending the points on more troops.

Dwarfs can be tough nut to crack. A lot of it depends on terrain and set-up. If the dwarf player has terrain in his depolyment zone that he can use to protect his flank, you'll be relegated to frontal charges and you can have a very hard time. Dwarfs are one of the few armies that you can really put...

Highborn Black Dragon, Hand weapon, heavy armor, sea dragon cloak, Gauntlet of Power, Enchanted Shield, Seal of Ghrond, 555 pts. This guy will be singled out for a lot of shooting and spells, so I think he is better off with a ward save. Think about using the Crown of Black Iron and dropping the sh...

Corny wrote:i was gonna buy a load of cold ones and a chariot next do u think i should buy dark riders instead ?

Absolutely!

I like knights and chariots, too, but I think that Dark Riders are the single best and most important unit in the DE list.

In a 500 point army, I would go with 3 units of 5 Dark Riders with repeater crossbows, 2 units with just musicians and one with full command. In the unit with full command, put a noble mounted on a dark steed with lance and full armor. Empire handguns only have a 24" range and are move or shoot. Aga...