I have to agree with martian, dwarfs are different from us in almost every aspect of the game and in the fluff. All elves are quick, while dwarfs are easily the slowest army in the game. All elves are fragile, while dwarfs have high toughness and armor. Dwarfs are unrealistically honorable, while da...

I would use Lore of Fire on lower level wizards, and here's why: The spells, as has already been pointed out, have low casting values. The signture spell has three different casting levels, starting at 5+ making it useful for any level wizard. The fluff seems to support fire as the lore for magic no...

Apart from that, do you limit a slaans casting ability by engaging the temple guard? Not at all. Slann can still cast magic missiles as long as they are not in base-to-base contact, which doesn't happen until the TG are reduced to one rank. I was browsing the art of war here on the forum and i saw ...

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I can't work with this. so sorry

it's pretty good, since Lizardmen don't have good ward save items (they have like what, 2 of them? And 1 of them is the Talisman of Protection). Lizardmen can take the ToP, a 5+ ward save, or a one use only 2+ ward save. But it is quite good as saurus heroes get great armor saves (4+ scaly skin, Li...

Tyrion has a 0+ Armor save, a 4+ ward save, and regeneration. The rulebook states that his mount increases Tyrion's unit strength to two, which may or may not give Tyrion a total US of 3 for being mounted, depended on how this rule is interpreted. Tyrion's armor makes him immune to flame and all bre...

I've never been in a tournament before, mostly i play a few of the same opponents (WoC, Dwarfs, WE, DoC once)
So how many pieces of terrain do people use on average for a 2000 pt game?

So i would like to make it known that when I volunteered to write a Lizardmen Tactica, I, i said i would "give it a shot," or something along those lines. Anyone who know Lizardmen is more than welcome to write their own article, as i don't know when i'll be finished, and my post won't be ...

why not start them off on their own? Assassins have the scout special rule, so why not start them off on their own and get a Caludron of Blood up there to make them stubbon w/ Leadership 10? or am i misinterpreting something?

@Tribun:
Did I ever say i would only take two assassins? I meant to take as many as would fit in my points-range. and no, it is not fluffy. It's not supposed to be.

@phierlihy:
Perfect! Thats the kind of thing I love to experiment with.

I'm a bit OCD when it comes to my army. I always prefer an army that makes sense together. If I have one unit that doesn't fit in my army, I either scrap the unit or scrap the rest of my army and base the new one around my unit. Of course, sometimes cheese IS my theme. Those lists i go all out, with...

I've been wondering about an DE army composed entirely of Assassins. How novel is my idea? has anybody else tried (or even considered) it before? A cauldron of Blood would make them stubborn, and just add some RXB for minimum core and a supreme sorc for magic? Thoughts pl0x

I've always wanted to see a cannonball go straight through a archer unit (10 man wide). So during a game vs Dwarfs I turned a 60 pt unit of warriors that i had been using to claim table quarters to one of his cannons. He obliged and killed 8 of the 10 warriors. :') I've also had a unit of COK fail s...

I think the game would have a more strategic element if pikes were added to stop cavalry charges. give them 3 ranks to fight in, +1 strength when charged in the first two ranks, wtvr. And as for mitigating the importance of charging, what about introducting a counter-charge rule? Soldiers don't alwa...

Thanks for all the advice guys. I definitely rushed the article. Expect another post in a few weeks.

You could always just break his model so that he can't use it til he gets another one That'll teach those trees to mess with the Druchii

Son, I am disappoint.
Blechh....
I'm sorry, that really was a pathetic attempt: Every time i re-read it it seems to get worse. I'll keep going with the article, but i doubt i'll ever try to make a tactica again. (':(')

I don't really see any good combat units in this except the three monsters. A lot of defensive magic items for you characters are limiting thier close combat potential. None of your units give any significant SCR either. My advice would be to give your characters magic weapons. Ditch the ward save f...

The Slann Mage-Priests of Lustria have many tools at their disposal, including Saurus, Skinks, Chameleon Skinks, Stegadons, Carnosaur, Kroxigor, Salamanders, Razordon, Pteradons, and hordes of small reptiles. As can be expected of such an army, the Lizardmen are extremely versatile. Skinks: The Liza...

if you loose a combat with with elves who have greatweapons you are doing something wrong. i disagree with that generalization. While their chances of hitting and wounding are very high, elves with great weapons strike last unless charging(BoCtaOE). this is more of a problem for elves than almost a...

"We are the most civilized race in the world. We have developed the most exquisite ways of killing people."

Something i remember reading, possibly in the sixth ed book. I'm paraphrasing though.

Against goblins and TK you would benefit more from the 7x3 setup because of their light armor, low toughness and horde-ish numbers. Most people take the 5x4 setup, i beleive, because str 3 attacks really aren't that great, even that many of them. the SCR is usually more reliable against WoC, Orcs, D...

You could have on assassin start in the unit of shades and deploy the other assassin right next to the shades as a scout. I agree with Babnik, you should definitely consider BG or Execs. @olderplayer: most of the armies you mentioned appear to be more combat oriented, not magic heavy as you said. 6 ...

I collect Lizardmen, but I'm not sure about my ability to make a DRAICH quality article. I'll send my first attempt once i've made it.

i don't think the DE really hate anything above anything else besides the HE. None of the other races are even worth considering because they're so primitive/weak. You can't really hate something that is so far below you, right?