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    The Hag!

    By Eevika

    The Troggoth Hag is definitely a piece I believe every Troggoth army needs. It's amazing as a model and amazing on the table. I rarely do such detailed eyes and faces but when working on a model that is the centrepiece of your army you want to spend some extra time just to make it special. This is surely the best work I have ever done on a models face and I think there is just a lot of character and emotion on the model.  My smaller Troggoths are just green and blue but for t
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The Great Work

Part 1: The Schwarzerden Military

The Free City of Schwarzerden is located in the realm of Chamon in the Spiral Crux. After its original founding for the purpose of the exploitation of nearby natural ressources and magical places of power, the Schwarzerden quickly became home to one of the Mortal Realms most influential universities outside of the major Cities of Sigmar. The College of Schwarzerden is most know for its advancements in the realms of engineering, magic and above all alchemy. This alchemical know-how has also contr
The Great Work

The Method of Alchemy

An excerpt of the Methodus Alchemiae by Magister Atersolus of the College of Schwarzerden:   The first step is ULGU, the impure state of the substance. It is the task of the alchemist to divide the impure, flawed parts from the pure, perfect parts with which they are intermixed. The second step is AQSHI, the calcination of the substance. Heat and motion are applied to the base substance, disrupting its structure and dissolving its bonds. The third step is SHYISH, the putrefac
The Great Work

Part 0: Re-Interpreting an Army

Long ago, during the age of myth called 2nd Edition, I started a Cities of Sigmar army. The Cities had just got their battletome not too long ago, I had just got my Legions of Nagash/Tomb Kings army to a pretty solid state and I wanted a bit of a change of pace. I had a list of a number of requirements for whatever new army I would start, and Cities of Sigmar met them all: A different play style and aesthetic from Legions of Nagash. Something that I could build and paint "as intende
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Lord-Relictor

Just wanted to make a quick post about a new technique I tried out last night. This is my WiP of the Lord Relictor. There's still a fair amount to go and every time I look at the model I'm surprised by how much detail I've missed off. There's always something else which catches me out. Anywho, I've been trying a few techniques on stuff like cloth and whatnot and the normal layering or edge highlighting stuff I just can't get along with. It just appears unnatural to me on some materials and I can
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The Drake Queen & the Terracotta Sentinels

Not many can claim an ancient bloodline said to be intertwined with that of dragons but the Drake Queen is one such being. Regardless of the truth to the mythos she claims as her heritage one thing has proven true, that she bears an affinity for both earth magic and for bonding with draconic beings. Her title is self given and as it stands there seem to be no links of her to any form of royalty nor does she have any lands beneath her rule, she lacks people who follow her and possesses no family
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The Practical Hobbyist

Battle Report - Skaven Doomwheel Doom-stack VS Stormcast

In every sense, Skaven did not win. There was little doom. Stormcast actually had more bodies than a Skaven army. I felt naked. Doomwheels proceeded to do no damage when rolling over models which I was counting on against high armor.  A single unit of Thunderstrike hammers just dropped in within 7" and killed off all 3 of my MSU acolytes with MWs and then battleshocked off. The same unit proceded to make their 9'' in charge into all of my foot heroes.  My lightning cannon blew itself up doing no
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Almost tabletop

I went a bit overboard. Signed up to a tourney which is happening next weekend. Set myself a target of getting this tabletop standard. I've done all sorts... nothing like a tourney to motivate you. Will make a post using tourney pics but I've not been keeping a photo log due to spending every spare moment painting. For now, here's some WiP of bases. Bases were made by gluing cork down and filling out the rest with Agrellan Earth and Stirland Mud. The mud/earth was painted with zandri, which
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The Practical Hobbyist

Battle Report - Beast-Claw Raiders VS. Skaven Doomwheel stack - Veins of Ghur

This one was the most fun I've had in any game of AOS of all time.  Here was my Skaven list: Things I wanted to learn with my list:  1) Can I play cagey with doomwheels and bait my opponent into chasing them? 2) Is there a situation where a lightning cannon can be used as chaff? 3) Is the Warp Lightning Vortex still worth it? And is it still toxic to play? Here was my opponent's Beast-Claw list:   The Scenario Veins of Ghur The setup BCR
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The Spirit of Nighthaunt

Tournament Report: Columbus Brewhammer

This past weekend I attended a GT in Columbus, Ohio called Brewhammer. Results and lists are on BCP. After only 3 test games with Nagash and 1 with my specific list, I took a Nagash Nighthaunt list. My list was: Prized Sorcery / Inspired / Emerald Host / Battle Regiment Nagash Lady Olynder (General, Spirit Drain) Spirit Torment (Pendant of the Fell WInd) 5 Hexwraiths / 5 Hexwraiths / 5 Hexwraiths / 10 Chainrasp Horde 10 Dreadscythe Harridans I had other lists in mind th
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Good to be back in action

Christmas came and Christmas went. I did barely nothing over the festive period and it really took it out of me, hobby time wise. It's hard to get back into the habit when you've had a bit of time away but last week I forced myself to find my groove again. Felt really good to get back underway again. My motivation was also hit as at the minute I've zero opportunity to get a game in. My FLGS has been forced to relocate so until it reopens (hopefully, selfishly, somewhere as equally close to me!)
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A queen's weakness (1st draft rambling writings)

So I decided to do a small story to start fleshing out some ideas for my Ashen City characters, I feel that since chaos is always represented as hate filled people who abandoned their humanity that it would be quite fun to try and explore those that couldn't quite fully abandon everything that made them then, to explore how they deal with repressing that tug of it. I figured it would make for better protagonists to not be completely devoid of humanity and emotions. This is very much a first draf
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Base colours almost done

I've managed to get half the army to the below standard. That's all the Sequitors, Longstrikes and the 3 characters you see here. The gold I've went for is Retributor. I'm a little concerned about it, to be honest. I do like it but I never used it in any of my trials so no idea what it's gonna look like when it's finished. Working with it was a bit of a chore as well. Even with a wet pallet the stuff would dry out pretty quickly.  Once I get the other half of the army up to this, there's on
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The Ashen City (Slaves to darkness) [WIP]

The realm of Aqshy can be a desolate one, especially toward the dangerous outer edges. Deep in the north of the realm lies a vast ash desert within which a pocket of civilization exists. An assortment of settlements that lie in the shape of an 8 pointed star with a large and imposing city that stands at the centre of this empire. The Ashen City itself is built atop a long dormant underground volcanic network, dead for millennia and now turned into a large mining network to obtain the valuable or
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I really dislike faces

Finished off the Rakarth flesh - areas covered were cream fabrics, rope, bone and flesh. Really happy with how they're coming on now. They're really starting to take shape and to begin to look actually painted. Next up I'll be painting all parchment using Zandri Dust but soon I'll be on the metals. This will be pretty much the final step in the base colours and I'm super excited to see how they'll all look with everything coloured in. I'm taking forever and a day to do this though so I got a lit
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The Mystvale Citadel

The Stormbringer

An ancient device created by the Astromancer Crystaran the mad, that helps monitor the magics flowing from Azyr as well as upon the battlefield creating large storms of magical energy. it was discovered within a destroyed laborator, High in the surrounding mountains during an exploration of an abandoned settlement. The mad inventor Heramedis, built a large clockwork engine with mechanical legs, that allowed the device to be deployed where necessary as well as traverse the heavy and difficult mou
The Mystvale Citadel

Elsvera Von Heinria and Indraugnir

Elsvera Von Heinria, Magistrix of magic. Her family once led large covens of battlemages and sorceresses into battle as well as supporting the city through their magical abilities. now, she leads only a small handful of students as they slowly rebuild the city. her magic alongside her dragon Indraugnir was vital as part of the assault on the Plaguekeep. blasting apart the walls with concentrated breaths of fire and dark magic.  Since the city has started to being rebuilt, she has come under
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Nice to start another colour!

Making good progress with the first layer for the white. What you see here is celestra grey. The good news is, the sections which are white are limited and I've made pretty good progress; the bad news is that it's probably gonna take about 3 layers to get a decent opaque base down. I remember this from doing the test model. It's a pretty messy step as well so I can already see multiple spots which will need to be touched up once all base colours are down. Felt really good finally getting some co
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The Dragon Ogors Descend

Survival of the Fittest...or Shiniest

Kronak was still furious over the loss of his chimera.  After recruiting his new lieutenant, Skarlak, he immediately put him to the task of tracking down another chimera to add to his army.  To make up for the power he lost, he was able to recruit more of his Thunderscorn brethren.  During their march, a disgusting sorcerer who obvious followed the god of disease aproached Kronak and asked to join him for the march.  His purpose is unknown, but be brought a manticore, so Kranak allowed it.
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Introducing Skarlak the Grey...also Cuchulag's glow up

"Cuchulag has become unreliable", thought Kronak after the fight with the nighthaunt army.  "I cannot afford to that kind of insubordination.  Who does he think he is?  I MADE him!".  To make matters worse, we lost the chimera that has helped us so much.  I think it is time to find a new champion.  One who will do as instructed.  There is on I have in mind that has been delving into the necromantic arts and will help me fight against the power of those ghosts should I need it again." Introd
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The Dragon Ogors Descend

Narrative from the Ghost Side

This is a narrative from my last game from my opponents point of view that I thought was cool and he allowed me to add here:     Night falls and the specters rise. As always in this realm, death has no true meaning here. Death is only just the beginning of an eternal service to the dark lord Nagash.  Tonight, was to be another for these specters to rise. Another night to haunt.  The Beasts of Chaos, a name they call themselves rather arrogantly. With the new realm taking
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The Legend of the Witch Hazel

The Sylvaneth of the Witch Hazel

It begins with a single sapling, pushing through the earth as the days shorten and the nights grow darker. Perhaps growing in a town square, sometimes hidden in an overgrown garden. Most frequently, it will take root somewhere in the wilderness of the realms, unseen and unnoticed. The sapling is not much to look at save for one detail- even in heat of the sun its leaves are frozen solid.  Those who have heard the legend will act quickly. A mage or priest may dig the sapling up, set a fire w
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