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Post by droofus on Aug 25, 2010 10:32:56 GMT -5
...I ordered some Bretonnians!
Beware the sound of hooves! For Droofus has gone from one arrogant and pompous army to pick up another. I'm going to do some research on my ancestors to see if I can find any coats of arms to use on my knights. Should be fun.
Don't worry Brian, I'm still down to split two Island of Blood boxes with you, I'm just starting a new army like a crazy person.
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Post by doctorclockwork on Aug 25, 2010 13:34:37 GMT -5
Can't wait to get devastating charged all over
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Post by ben1028 on Aug 26, 2010 9:00:57 GMT -5
Nice choice! I just started Bretonnia myself. Definitely fun to paint as each knight can be completely different from the others. I have played a couple test games with proxies against my friend's Beastmen and they have faired pretty well.
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Post by FaithandFire on Aug 26, 2010 15:27:53 GMT -5
I always suspected you were a silly English K-N-I-G-H-T at heart, Drew. Forget the horses, just go with the retainer with the two empty halves of coconuts. You easily could fit the knight and the retainer both on the same cavalry base.
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Post by droofus on Aug 27, 2010 8:59:16 GMT -5
Ben- good to hear they're still playable under the new rules. I had heard internet rumblings that they had gotten nerfed. Either way, I like the minis and the theme.  Steve, that idea is made of win! Though I suspect I wouldn't be the first to do that  |
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Post by FaithandFire on Aug 27, 2010 9:43:20 GMT -5
And, of course, you would have do decide - African or European sparrows?
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Post by droofus on Aug 27, 2010 10:50:06 GMT -5
Wait... I don't know that! AAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Also, it's sad that Damsels can't use fire magic. Otherwise I'd definitely have to make a model for Tim the Enchanter.
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Post by Sterling Archer on Aug 27, 2010 11:20:01 GMT -5
Yeah but beasts and life are amazing! Your damsel can become a dragon, hydra, manticore, etc.....! Also are you goin to be the Knights of Neee!?
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Post by droofus on Aug 27, 2010 13:26:55 GMT -5
Your damsel can become a dragon, hydra, manticore, etc.....! Dude, tell me about it! I mean one second she's cool and then the next it's crazy time... ...wait, are we still talking about warhammer? Only if you bring me a shrubbery. |
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Post by skavenguy74 on Aug 27, 2010 15:42:46 GMT -5
Just don't turn anybody into a newt. |
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Post by ben1028 on Aug 28, 2010 8:55:58 GMT -5
Drew- The only real downside to the new rules with Bretonnia is since they axed the chargers strike first rule your charges might not be as devastating. However, I have found that between their armor save and ward save for blessing of the lady I usually end up with a full unit's worth of charges anyway against most critters, and usually if they are negating my armor save they have great weapons and are striking last anyhow. As far as charging goes with the distance roll, I have found that I can usually count on 15-20 inch charges, which isn't half bad. The lance formation is nerfed a little bit because a normal knight unit from empire or chaos can get supporting attacks from the rear rank so there isn't as much difference in number of hits anymore, though with the lance you get the horse attacks all along the flanks so it's still a little better. Then of course you get the rank bonuses pretty easily without having to have 20 knights in the unit...
As far as magic goes I am pretty happy with lore of the heavens for my high prophetess. Chain lightning is an excellent wizard nuker for those that put their wizards out on their own, and comet of cassandora can be used as a deterrent to great effect. Lore of Life has been fairly disappointing, and I have yet to try lore of beasts...
As for the Monty Python references, I am planning on a small unit of questing knights that have coconut clapping men at arms instead of horses...
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Post by Sterling Archer on Aug 28, 2010 19:24:00 GMT -5
Lore of life is amazing. As is beasts. Just in different ways then the other lores. They are both really good at buffing your guys. Remember if you cast a beast augment spell on your knights the casting value is reduced by 1.
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Post by doctorclockwork on Aug 28, 2010 22:29:16 GMT -5
Drew, there's really only one option for your Damsel's Lore of Beasts Transformation.  |
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