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Dark Elves "Battletome" additions


kurtces

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Hello,

I've been looking into the last "battletome" for Dark Elves, and I feel it's incomplete.
The firt "bug", it's that you don't have Alligiance rules and battalions. Moreover, you don't have points.
I love narrative battles, but I think it's neccesary play balanced rules for have a good experience.

Because of that, I'm thinking about some additional rules for this "battletome".

The feedbacks are appreciated.

INITIAL NOTES:

I've used the point list from General's Handbook 2016, because in the 2017 version book, doesn't exist all     units, but I've included my own version of the point sales from General's Handbook 2017.
    
The Cauldron of Blood with Death Hag costs 220. As Hellebron costs 40 points more than a simple Death Hag,  Hellebron on Cauldron costs 260 points.
    
A single Manticore (comparing the costs of Chaos Sorcerer Lord (140 points) and Chaos Sorcerer Lord on Manticore  (240 points)) is 100 points. This cost, is equal than a single Scourgerunner Chariots. Due to this comparison, the Beastmaster on Scourgerunner Chariots cost is 140 points.
    
Apart from the Dark Elves "battletome" units, you can include these units (it could be neccesary review their rules):
    
        Master with Battle Standard                 1         1         80             Leader
        Sorceress on Dark Pegasus                    1        1        220            Leader
    
I've not include the Mengil's Manflayer unit cost.
    

POINTS

UNIT                                        MIN        MAX        POINTS        BATTLEFIELD ROLE             NOTES

Malekith the Witch King                     1         1         640         Leader, Behemoth             Only one of this model can be included.
Hellebron, the Blood Queen                    1         1         100            Leader                         Only one of this model can be included.
Hellebron on Cauldron of Blood                1         1         260            Leader                         Only one of this model can be included.
Morathi                                     1         1         220         Leader                         Only one of this model can be included.
Malus Darkblade                             1         1         120         Leader                         Only one of this model can be included.
Dreadlord                                     1         1         100         Leader
Dreadlord on Cold One                         1         1         100         Leader
Dreadlord on Black Dragon                     1         1         340         Leader, Behemoth
Sorceress                                     1         1         80             Leader
Sorceress on Cold One                         1         1         100         Leader
Sorceress on Black Dragon                     1         1         340         Leader, Behemoth
Beastmaster on Manticore                     1         1         140         Leader, Behemoth
Beastmaster on Scourgerunner Chariots          1         1         140         Leader, Behemoth
Black Ark Fleetmaster                         1         1         40             Leader
Shadowblade                                 1         1         120         Leader                         Only one of this model can be included.
Lokhir Fellhart                             1         1         80             Leader                         Only one of this model can be included.
Death Hag                                     1         1         60             Leader
Death Hag on Cauldron of Blood                1         1         220            Leader
Assassin                                     1         1         80             Leader

Dreadspears                                 10         40         80/280        Battleline
Bleakswords                                 10         40         100/360        Battleline
Darkshards                                     10         40         100         Battleline
Black Ark Corsairs                             10         40         100/360         
Dark Riders                                 5         20         140 
Witch Aelves                                 10         30         140/360         
Cold One Knights                             5         20         160 
Black Guard                                 10         30         180/450
Shades                                         5         20         100
Mengil's Manflayers                            XX        XX        XXX
Cold One Chariots                             1         3         100
Executioners                                 10         30         200/540
Reaper Bolt Thrower                         1         1         120         Artillery
Harpies                                     5         30         60
Scourgerunner Chariots                         1         3         100
War Hydra                                     1         1         240         Behemoth
Kharibdyss                                     1         1         200         Behemoth
Bloodwrack Medusae                             1         6         120
Bloodwrack Shrine                             1         1         140         Behemoth
Doomfire Warlocks                             5         20         200
Sisters of Slaughter                         10         30         160/420

Thrall Warhost                                 -         -         80             Warscroll Battalion
Bloodwrack Sisterhood                         -         -         40             Warscroll Battalion
Ebondrake Warhost                             -         -         60             Warscroll Battalion
Realm Reavers                                 -         -         80             Warscroll Battalion
Exiled Blood Cult                            -         -         80             Warscroll Battalion
Exiled Warhost                                 -         -         60             Warscroll Battalion


ALLIGIANCE

    In order to distinguish between the different factions of Warhammer Fantasy World, I've decided use the 
    DARKLING COVEN ALLIGIANCE rules, from the General's Handbook 2017 to use its Command Traits, battle traits and 
    artifacts. You can see this ones on this book.

    
BATTALIONS

    THRALL WARHOST
    
        ORGANIZATION
        
            1-6 Sorceress (also on Cold One or Black Dragon).
            1 Black Guard unit.
            1 Executioners unit.
            3-6 of any combination of these units: Dreadspears, Bleakswords or Darkshards.

        RULES
            
            At the beginning of the game, choose one of the sorceress in the battalion. In your Hero phase, choose one 
            unit within 12" of any enemy unit and within 18" of this sorceress. This unit can charge and then, pile in 
            and attack.
            
    BLOODWRACK SISTERHOOD
    
        ORGANIZATION
        
            1 Cauldron of Blood (Death Hag or Hellebron).
            1 Bloodwrack Medusae unit or 1 Bloodwrack Shrine unit.
            1 Death Hag.
            1-6 of any combination of these units: Witch Elves, Sisters of Slaughter or Doomfire Warlocks.

        RULES
            
            In your Hero Phase, roll a dice for each unint of this battalion within 3" of an enemy unit and 9" of Cauldron of 
            Blood from this battalion. With 6 or more, this unit can pile in and attack inmediately.
    
    EBONDRAKE WARHOST
    
        ORGANIZATION
        
            1 Dreadlord on Black Dragon.
            2-3 units of Cold One Knights.
            1-2 units of Cold One Chariots.
            1-3 War Hydras.

        RULES
            
            You can re-roll 1 rolls to Wound in the close combat phase.
            
            Once per battle, in your hero phase, all battalion units within 12" of any enemy and 8" of the battalion Dreadlord, 
            can try charge.
            
    REALM REAVERS
    
        ORGANIZATION
        
            1 Black Ark Fleetmaster.
            2 Black Ark Corsairs units.
            1 Kharibdyss unit.
            1 Scourgerunner Chariots unit.

        RULES
            
            In your Hero Phase, one unit from this battalion within 8" of the Fleetmaster can move (cannot run), shoot, 
            charge or pile in and attack.
                                    
            You can re-roll 1 rolls to Wound if your target is a MONSTER.
            
    EXILED BLOOD CULT
    
        ORGANIZATION
        
            1 Death Hag or Death Hag on Cauldron of Blood (also Hellebron).
            3 units of Witch Elves.
            1 unit of Har Ganeth Executioners.

        RULES
            
            If a unit was slain for one unit from this battalion during close combat phase, you can add 1 to the Attacks 
            to all melee weapons used by other units of this battalion during the rest of this close combat phase.
                                    
            If a miniature roll 6 or more to Wound, this weapon make a Mortal Wound instead of normal damage.
            
    EXILED WARHOST

        ORGANIZATION
        
            1 Dreadlord, Dreadlord on Black Dragon or Dreadlord on Cold One.
            3 units of Darkshards, Bleakswords or Dreadspears, in any combination.
            1 unit of Dark Riders.
            1 unit of Cold One Knights or Cold One Chariots.
            
        RULES
        
            You can repeat the 1 rolls to Wound of all miniatures of this battalion in close combat phase.
                                
            You can add 1 to Hit of all miniatures of this battalion, if this miniature charged this turn.
 

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@kurtces

some things are mixed up here. First I ask you to bring your Thread in a better readable format.

You used the point costs of the old Dark elves compendium. This is not accurate anymore because several warscrolls got updated point costs. Also you wont be able to use those battalions, because of the keywords.

GW stated that the Dark Elve Legancy pdf is not made for matched play. Therefore the point cost you will list (updated after GH2017) will only be a guideline for narrative games.

Mengils Man Flayers would very likely use the same point cost as Shades.

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57 minutes ago, Kaleun said:

Mengils Man Flayers would very likely use the same point cost as Shades.

Seeing the Mengil's Manflayers have Executioners swords and a protection bonus against ranged attacks, I think they would probably cost a little more points than the Shades. :)

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  • 2 weeks later...
On 5/9/2018 at 5:34 PM, The Golem said:

Seeing the Mengil's Manflayers have Executioners swords and a protection bonus against ranged attacks, I think they would probably cost a little more points than the Shades. :)

Weren't Shades 100 points for 5 models.  That's more expensive than Executioners.

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