Magic Items
Thundermace: A bit expensive for what it does, but could be useful in the right scenario. The main problem with it is that the cheapest possible magic armour is 25 points, not counting shields. Combined with the Mawseeker name and the enchanted shield you could have enough defense for it to be worth it.
Siegebreaker: No. When are you going to be fighting a building? Simply not worth it for the points cost.
Gnoblar Thiefstone: Quite good. If you roll anything besides 1 you will be getting a useful item, and even if you roll 1, you still have the magic resistance.
Greedy Fist: Could be worth it, if you know you are going into combat with a lot of characters.
Gut Maw: Not really worth it unless you combine it with a character-killing magic weapon, such as the Greedy Fist.
Grut's Sickle: Can be good, but use sparingly, lest your own unit turns upon you.
Hellheart: Ridiculous. You can screw up enemy wizards so bad, and if they manage to cast more spells, you get extra dispel dice.
Rock Eye: Kind of situational, but good for filling up the last extra points that you can't use.
Rune Maw: Another very good item. It will make a deathstar almost impervious to magic. Stick in a unit of Maneaters and wreck face.
Dragonhide Banner: This is one of the best magic banners in the game(Imho). In conjunction with the breath weapon, a successful charge turn will be utterly devastating in the right unit.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Ogre Kingdoms Tactica Part 2: Big Names
Big Names
- Mawseeker: This makes already tough ogres tougher, and the stupidity tests will be easy to pass on Tyrant Ld.
- Wallcrusher: Cheap but very effective. You are basically buying a whole extra attack with ASF.
- Kineater: Skip. Ogres have good Ld in general, so you’re just wasting points and name.
- Mountaineater: Again, skip, you are unlikely to be hit exclusively with anything that it will matter for.
- Giantbreaker: A fine choice, but keep him away from any strong characters
- Deathcheater: Would be nice if you could use it all the time, but usually you won’t need it.
- Longstrider: No. You will never be by yourself if you have the choice.
- Beastkiller: Good, but situational.
- Brawlerguts: Good, especially on a mounted character.
Ogre Kingdoms Tactica Part 1: Magic
So yeah, this is a Ogre Tactica, I'm making it for Dawson as he is in need of help with tactics for his Ogres, and I just thought I'd post it here.
Lore of the Great Maw
Spinemarrow: This is not that great. It is quite temporary and not awesome while it lasts.
1. Bonecrusher: This spell does not really appeal to the general style of Ogres, but it could be nice if you are in a ranged unit or are up against knights.
2. Bullgorger: This is quite nice. Combined with a unit with great weapons you can be consistently wounding on a 2+ and ignoring most armour.
3. Toothcracker: This supplements the Ogre’s already prodigious toughness, which can’t hurt ever.
4. Braingobbler: Quite possibly the worst spell in the lineup. One panic test won’t do anything against the vast majority of armies you will face.
5. Trollguts: This is _awesome_. Combined with Toothcracker and some decent armour, this can make a unit almost impenetrable.
6. The Maw: The maw is alright, but as with Bonecrusher, best if you are in a ranged unit.
Monday, February 11, 2013
New Contributor
We have a new contributor to the Hall. You should probably see a post from him soon.
I'm a bit busy.
I've been a bit busy lately, not getting much done in terms of writing or gaming. I painted a warrior test model, which I might take a picture of later. I'm getting a bit of Cryx, so expect some magnetization shenanigans pretty close. I have a bit of time to write now, so expect a update to Whispers in the next few days.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
The Eternal Slaughter Begins
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