Perusing the web today in search of some reading material, I came across a blogpost that made for a good quick explanation of some of the differences between our sadly beloved WFB and the "new kid on the block"
This guy actually has a good little blog going and I have added it to the list of those I follow.
Until Somebody Loses An Eye
More specifically, the post I read can be found here. It was posted back in July of this year, but if you are not yet overly familiar with KoW or hesitant about "jumping on the bandwagon" (no names mentioned haha) then have a read.
Admittedly for myself I felt upon first view of the KoW2 rules pdf that I downloaded (for free) I felt the game lacked a certain amount of flavour and colour compared to what I was used to in regards to WFB. But having bitten the proverbial bullet, bought the rules and started doing some theory-hammer and list building as well as watching a few games on UB... I am becoming more and more enthused about KoW - and largely for some of the reasons that I find mentioned in the blogpost.
Go check it out. What have you got to lose?
Incidentally, after posting this, I came across another interesting blogpost from Master Crafted Gaming giving some good reasons about why KoW is "good" if you are a ranked fantasy battle fan. You can find the post here. Definitely worth a read as well if you are busy fence sitting at the moment.
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Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Monday, 26 October 2015
Warbanner 2015 - Part 1
Warbanner was held in Napier on the weekend of October 11th/12th. It was a 2400pt WFB (8th) no comp event, and attended by 16 players from all over the North Island. A well organised and well run event, a most enjoyable weekend was had with a great group of fellow gamers.
Way back in February 2008, on the way home from a tournament in Hamilton, I conceived the idea of a Daemon army converted in its entirety using Lizardmen and Daemon models. Whilst I have used the models for this army at some point or another in various games and tournaments in the years since, I had never "completed" an army (to my own satisfaction) for any particular event. Upon returning to play Warhammer in the past 12 months I decided to focus on Slaanesh, and with Warbanner coming up I made an effort to finally have it at last completed.
I have converted and painted models of all four of the Chaos Gods, but Slaanesh is the first to be completed as much to fill a mono-god playable list. With the demise of WFB it may be some time till I get around to painting the remainder.
Here are some photos of the army I took to Warbanner 2015:
Keeper of Secrets (Exalted Gift, Lvl 1 Slaanesh)
Daemon Prince of Slaanesh (Flight, Chaos Armour, Greater Gift, Lesser Gift, Lvl 4 Slaanesh)
Herald of Slaanesh (BSB, Greater Locus of Swiftness)
Daemonettes x30 (Full Command)
Daemonettes x20 (Full Command)
Fiends of Slaanesh x3
Seekers of Slaanesh x6 (Full Command, Gleaming Pennant)
Soul Grinder of Slaanesh (Baleful Torrent)
Really happy with how the army looks. Right down to the little details such as the eyes which really add some character to each model when you look closely at it. The conversions took some time, effort, (and expense!), but on the whole well worth it in my opinion.
The theme/fluff idea for the army is that these are Daemonic Hordes found at the Northern Gates of Chaos, warped and twisted as Chaos seeps its way into the mortal world. When the Gates of the Old Ones first broke, there were many of their servants in the area, and these bodies were possessed and taken.warped in some form or another by the incoming Daemonic Hordes - resulting in such monstrosities as you see before you. Okay that could be fleshed out more... but you get the idea right?
As a list it has its drawbacks and weaknesses, but it is fast, and it is fun. With there being effectively no comp rules for Warbanner, I knew I would likely be outclassed by many of the lists, but had some hopes of collecting a good painting score, and aimed for a "top half" finish in the field.
Way back in February 2008, on the way home from a tournament in Hamilton, I conceived the idea of a Daemon army converted in its entirety using Lizardmen and Daemon models. Whilst I have used the models for this army at some point or another in various games and tournaments in the years since, I had never "completed" an army (to my own satisfaction) for any particular event. Upon returning to play Warhammer in the past 12 months I decided to focus on Slaanesh, and with Warbanner coming up I made an effort to finally have it at last completed.
I have converted and painted models of all four of the Chaos Gods, but Slaanesh is the first to be completed as much to fill a mono-god playable list. With the demise of WFB it may be some time till I get around to painting the remainder.
Here are some photos of the army I took to Warbanner 2015:
Keeper of Secrets (Exalted Gift, Lvl 1 Slaanesh)
Daemon Prince of Slaanesh (Flight, Chaos Armour, Greater Gift, Lesser Gift, Lvl 4 Slaanesh)
Herald of Slaanesh (BSB, Greater Locus of Swiftness)
Daemonettes x30 (Full Command)
Daemonettes x20 (Full Command)
Fiends of Slaanesh x3
Seekers of Slaanesh x6 (Full Command, Gleaming Pennant)
Soul Grinder of Slaanesh (Baleful Torrent)
Really happy with how the army looks. Right down to the little details such as the eyes which really add some character to each model when you look closely at it. The conversions took some time, effort, (and expense!), but on the whole well worth it in my opinion.
The theme/fluff idea for the army is that these are Daemonic Hordes found at the Northern Gates of Chaos, warped and twisted as Chaos seeps its way into the mortal world. When the Gates of the Old Ones first broke, there were many of their servants in the area, and these bodies were possessed and taken.warped in some form or another by the incoming Daemonic Hordes - resulting in such monstrosities as you see before you. Okay that could be fleshed out more... but you get the idea right?
As a list it has its drawbacks and weaknesses, but it is fast, and it is fun. With there being effectively no comp rules for Warbanner, I knew I would likely be outclassed by many of the lists, but had some hopes of collecting a good painting score, and aimed for a "top half" finish in the field.
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