JackStreicher

I did quite the same in a way (in the hobby since I was 9 years old, that puts me at approx. 23 years of Tabletop hobbying) I used to have a bunch of armies (I still do). I once thought I’d catalogue all lf my minis (I figured I’d own less than a thousand). As it turns out it was more than 1800 miniatures. So I have been doing fell sweeps, looking at models asking myself „Do I want to paint this? Will I paint this within the next two years? Do I like the model?“ - if any of those answers is maybe or no I‘ll sell them, not looking back. I also gifted entire armies away (3K of Nighthaunt for example) and it felt good. Sold my Sororitas and almost half of my Marines. As it turns out: having less feels better than hoarding. So I am trying to strike a balance between having a variety of armies to choose from while reducing the overall amount of minis I possess.

It’s just about the cover art and the „end time-y“ plot of the story

Arks of Omen has been great so far. I don’t want to jinx anything, however: I see parallels 🤣

So on the right: That’s a vampire then. Nice!

If new bullgors look anything like the art I‘d proxx them as ogroids for my s2d army.

There’s so much to love about this picture (looks like a more elite Stormcast armour)

2“ weapon range

I double-checked with the tome. The wording is indeed completely different. I also sent an E-Mail to the AoS Mail-Adress.

This only counts for the first time the unit fights though!

Since the S2D Thread isn't the most busy of places I'll ask my question again: Heralds of ruination - Chosen Rule It’s a weird rule since the wording is different than usual concerning fighting twice rules, it even differs from the Varanguard fighting twice rule in the same book. Every other fight twice ability I have encountered has the paragraph which goes like this: "If this unit is within 3" of an enemy unit it can be chosen to fight a second time" While the chosen rule simply says "You can fight a second time." Now let's assume the chosen charged an enemy and killed it. Now there is another enemy BUT that enemy is outside of 3". Can they fight again? -> As per the core rules a unit has to be within 3" of an enemy in order to be eligible to fight. So the chosen should not be allowed to fight. However: Why is their rule's wording that different? One might assume that the intention is to allow them to fight anyway -> pile towards the next enemy and attack if it is within range. There are several explanations for this divergernce: 1. The intend is a different one compared to other double-fighting rules (as explained above) 2. It was formated to fit onto the warscroll 3. Incompetence What are your thoughts? Are there similarly worded rules that have an FAQ to clarify the intend of the rule?

It’s a weird rule since the wording is different than usual. As per fight rule I need to be within 3“ of an enemy to fight. The chosen rule though says „you can fight again“. Is the eligibility step skipped? so fight a second time though the enemy is outside of 3“? On my app the wording of the chosen and Varanguard fight twice differs as well. the usual fighting twice abilities have a different wording alltogether (Van Hel's, Old Chaos Lord etc.)

Thx! So in theory I could have activated again to kill durthu after slaughtering the lady of vines! Good to know. We weren't sure how to play it so I insisted on not using it. So I would have basically won turn one XD oh how the tides did turn! :_D

I lost but the game was fine. I‘ve got wiped when he received a double turn round 3. the warriors couldn’t tank 6 Kurnoth and Durthu hitting and wounding on 2s twice (well wounding on 3s due to nurgle) M exalted hero became a DP turn 2! And the DP did nothing at all - just as expected XD The board size was too big since we were a little overwhelmed by the amount of rules to remember, since we just wanted to get going we tossed my old AoS battle mat on the table (72“ x 48“ ?) and started which was also to my disadvantage in the end. (The Varanguard were too far off to contribute to anything and I missplaced my sorceress with Demonic Speed to the other side of the board.... well) Edit - Report: his army: Durthu General Lady of Vines Arch Revenant Allied Beast Mage 6 Kurnoth hunters (-3 rend weapons) 10 Dryads 10 Spite Revenants 10 Gossamid archers. His Overgrown Terrain: Three Scenery Pieces diagonally across the map. Objectives were placed the same way. Szenario: all objectives grant 1 VP except the one of the enemy which grants 2. Turn one: I took priority but I deployed poorly (too much mental overhead for playing for the first time in months), I messed up the battallions as well since I couldn’t remember all of them + the new ones and then trying to make sense of them 😅 so I had 3 drops, he 6ish. I deployed my chosen and a Slaanesh Sorceress to the left, he deployed all of his heavy hitters there (after I had finished deoployment). After deployment I realized that it would be almost impossible for him to not reach my chosen and wipe them off the board… so well I had to go for the hail marry and make them chose their deaths -> run and charged up his flank, managed to destroy 10 dryads and the Lady of Vines knowing that the chosen shall soon be chosen no more. My warriors took the center, protecting the mage and the exalted hero from Durthu (who mathematically could teleport and destroy any unit of my army just to teleport away again) - great fun. So I screened my Ogroids (right to the warriors) and my Varanguard (right flank) with the Barbarians. My sorceress and the exalted hero harassed his units with the spell portal and the spite tongue curse while casting dark conduit. His Turn: He overkilled my chosen and my sorceress on the left flank. (One chosen however slew a single Kurnoth hunter and inflicted a wound on another!) Turn two, we remembered there was a roll off. He won but gave it to me. I was too far away to do anything. So I took the center for my battle tactic (Gallation Hero needs to contest an objective) and moved the Varanguard up on the right, while still screening them. My Exalted hero cast conduit and rolled an 11. -> DAEMON PRINCE He teleported durthu close, moved his hunters up. Rolled really well and one-shot my ogroids behind my lines with his Gossamid archers mortal wounds. In combat he slew 6 warriors alltogether (all out defense + 6 ward) Then he teleported away. Roll off: Charged all my warriors again, roared and they were encircled and he overkilled the warriors. Game over. I would have been able to score once more, putting me at 13 VP but he was close with 8 VP and he has free reign from then on. Without the double turn I would have won (while still being tabled though). The Tally of the game: My whole army. He lost 1 Kurnoth hunter, his beast mage, the lady of vines, 10 dryads, 1 Gossamid and 1 Spite Revenant. Thoughts: Sylvaneth Damage and agility is a little absurd, but it was my first game vs them so it was fine. I lost due to battalion and deployment errors. The double turn was as usual the worst, throwing the game out of whack. I find the Lore of Damnation quite lacking - I had a lot of magical power but no powerful spells to use it for. Chosen were super killy but died super fast as well. they performed very well though I rolled nothing on the gods table 2 out of 3 times (the third time was self healing). My impression of the book is that it is strong with two major weaknesses: Magic (just no dmg output at all, and super short ranges) and no shooting (which propably was the biggest issue vs Sylvaneth) Ogroids: They're just too squishy, my opponent plays S2D as well and he said that his Ogroids have also never reached any target since shooting lifted them every time. If the army had a delivery mechanism across a vast distance (looking at you Weird Warp Reality spell) they could shine. At the moment idk how to make them work. Eye of the gods table: It's very cool, I like it! It's a shame the Daemon Prince is just useless. Nurgle is just the best mark, period. Slaanesh is very good as well. Idk why Nurgle (my most hated god) gets the good stuff all the time. I‘ll give AoS another shot (for this season). However it feels clunky and overloaded which makes it way less fun to me. I miss the ease and flow of the previous edition. However, the current game must be a paradise for competetive minded folks - it's just too many rules stacked upon another for me - funnily enough 40K has a better flow and is easier to play imo (this was the other way around last edition). Question: How does the fight twice of chosen work? Can I only fight if I am within 3" of an enemy? Can I pile in again? It's a really weird rule. What are your thoughs?

Thanks! I've made the change and was able to squeeze in an exalted hero (the Chaos Lord is 5 points over the limit X_x) so I'll try to get lucky and turn him into a prince which is also just for distraction since princes do nothing XD Now it looks like this:

I ma having a game with my S2D VS Sylvaneth soon (trying to give AoS another chance with the new GHB Rules). Since I've never played the new ones I am at an disadvantage. Ist there anything I need to know? (All I know is that he likes Durthu-Oneshot-Teleport-Away-Shenanigans) What do I need to do to counter him? I want to try a cavalist list: 2x Chaos Sorcerer Lord, undivided 1 Chaos Lord on d. Steed, Undivided 10 Chosen, Slaanesh 20 Nurgle marked Warriors with the bannner 5 Knights, Khorne 2x 10 Marauders, Nurgle 3 Theridons with big axes, Undivided 1 Chronomatic cogs

Kind of worrying that all we ever get to see is some art and map elements. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Are Battleforces time-limited? (FOMO?)

I think so! Their shields and poses are different.

I wasn’t asked, however: pretty easy! I did it with the etb chaos warriors and tzeentch weapons and didn’t have an issue. The Halberd hands make it even easier.

Nope - No time to build one up parallel to my main job I made the digital Models for the TMS Vampire Covenant Kickstarter back in 2016/2017 and apart from that mainly freelance for the gaming industry and some Tabletop Clubs Cool model, but he‘s sadly always a male and from 2 feet away looks indistinguishable from a normal Chaos warrior. - I am torn on this one (I also kitbashed my own version of one… so) Edit: On a closer look: Does he have a blonde moustache?

If you need any tipps: Feel free to ask (I am teaching 3D and have more than 10 years of experience)

Chosen are horrible to paint. I went „quick and clean“ and that took me approximately 2 hours per model. (The gold ornaments themselves took about an hour) I hope that helps

Sharing some hobby progress. C&C is welcome (my new rattle can of Citadel Munitorum Varnish turns out to be too shiny) 🥲

No, just a dwarf.

I allowed legend armies for my tournaments, however: No cherry picking of legends warscrolls since I know people will search and find some broken interaction with some old warscroll. I‘d also never forbid a S2D player to bring a mammoth - heck I am one of those guys who paid a stack of money for mine just to be forced to beg being allowed to use it half if a year later. I paid money for my model, you did for yours, just use it.