I've been playing WHFB since early 7th edition; first Lizardmen, then Ogre Kingdoms. My Ogre tribe is themed around the idea that they were tricked and captured by Dark Elves while trying to purchase transport aboard a Black Ark, and, after decades of torture and slavery, ended up ransacking and seizing control of the entire floating city.
To get the proper background for that army I had to read as much as I could about the Druchii, buy several DE kits for conversions (Ogres assimilate the cultures around them, even if they happen to hate said cultures), and basically immerse myself as much in the Dark Elves as I did the Ogres themselves. I also purposely tried to challenge as many DE players as I could, and, up to the latest release, got pretty good at countering them.
Now a new escalation/painting league is starting, and with my Ogres all painted I need something new. The idea struck me that I could craft a DE force specifically tasked with reclaiming the Ark from my Ogre tribe... So, here I am in the Land of Chill.
I absolutely love the new DE book. It's powerful enough that I think I can get away with running the models I like best without handicapping myself, and the new kits are dynamite. It's also about as different of an army from Ogres as there can be, which I'm looking forward to as well. I'm trying a MSU approach for the first time here, so we'll see how that goes; Dark Elves aren't particularly well suited to protracted grinds, and my forces have to be capable of hamstringing a Gutstar without getting dragged into a war of attrition (Also, my attention span is limited when it comes to painting).
Thanks for having such a great online community here, folks. From what I've seen so far, this is about the most friendly and helpful group of self-proclaimed sadists and murderers there is!
Retake the Black Ark!
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Re: Retake the Black Ark!
Welcome, nice back story! It would be interesting if the next edition of WHFB allows allies to be taken again, then you could bring along a couple of the recaptured ogres as a penal unit (assuming they'd be any left in one piece, I'm guessing losing a Black Ark in the first place would be quite upsetting and your boarding parties might be a little more.... violent than usual).
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Re: Retake the Black Ark!
Hello and welcome.Dark elves seem to fit you needs nicely. Good luck as you build your force.
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Thanks for the welcome!
I wish I had the sculpting skills to make something like that Ogre executioner. My conversions are far less spectacular, but I'm getting better. If I can wrest the camera away from my significant other I'll try to post some things in the painting area. I've settled on a color scheme for the DE now at least. Gotta get 500 points painted and based in the next week and a half, so the pressure is on...
I wish I had the sculpting skills to make something like that Ogre executioner. My conversions are far less spectacular, but I'm getting better. If I can wrest the camera away from my significant other I'll try to post some things in the painting area. I've settled on a color scheme for the DE now at least. Gotta get 500 points painted and based in the next week and a half, so the pressure is on...