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Same here. I don’t have much left from old Fantasy days so I’m in no position to start Empire back up right this moment. But they’ll go to the front of the queue as soon as they drop.

That sounds like an awesome project—make sure you share it! Love a good historically based Fantasy empire army, and who better than the originals??

Good mercenaries are always welcome! 😉

Was it Valrak that said we would get new (as in, resculpted) Knights, Free Company/militia, and great cannon in the box as well, or was that a different source? Curious if we can expect resculpts alongside some completely new models or if it is just these new models (I generally trust Valrak almost as much as Whitefang, given his recent track record).

I used to run units of 8 with a frontage of 6 in 7th ed and they worked pretty well. With cavalry gaining some big boosts in the new edition I think they’ll be even better. I can see an argument for 5 wide due to space concerns but I think with the new rule allowing models not in base to base to make one attack, it’s worth it to expand knights’ frontage for an extra lance or great weapon attack on the charge. I’d go 6 for now and see how it works.

@Double MisfireThat sounds right! At least with the Runefangs they had the convenient reason that there were a lot of them (12? 14? My time away from the Old World is showing lol). Also I’m pretty sure there were White Dwarfs or some other supplements with Runefang characters in 6th, I thought Marius Leitdorfer still had a useable profile at some point, and maybe Boris Todbringer too. At any rate there’s definitely no reason a magic item existing as an option would keep an Empire special character from having it then.

Yea, makes sense to me! Didn’t Schwarzhelm have the Sword of Justice in 7th and 8th when he had special rules, even though it was in the magic items section too? Assuming I remember that right, I don’t see any reason why a special character couldn’t be written as carrying a magic item that’s already in the list. Personally I would prefer Von Tarnus of the two, another Schwarzhelm would be very similar to Ludwig but a battle wizard would be very cool and unique. Edited to add: @Kronos, I suspect we will see Magnus later in the inevitable Great War against Chaos campaign / supplement. But if we get him sooner, all the better!

Those are all great shouts for the Empire characters. Von Tarnus suffers from a similar issue as a Schwarzhelm - his signature magic item is already generally available. But that may not mean anything. Heinrich Kemmler is a great out-there prediction that would be awesome, and makes some sense given that Empire wizards can take necromancy as a lore. I don’t know the background at the Old World’s timeframe as well, but I would expect we’ll probably get at least one famous Elector or maybe a priest of Sigmar or Ulric.

I just want to know if characters can finally join units. Having my characters hang out on their own because they missed a charge that the unit they’re supporting made, or not having them get in the fight at all because I can’t afford to lose their buffs by having them killed in melee before they get to swing has gotten pretty old. Otherwise, happy to see the official reveals continue.

6x4 is what I’m going to start with for mainstay units, too. 6x3 for more elite units at lower points values. Feels like it won’t be too bulky, will look “right,” and will allow for a bit more attacks in the fight under the new rules.

Love those models, Marcvs! Sadly, aside from Flagellants, I think you’re got a good selection of the worst units in the book! But enjoying the project makes it a lot more fun. Trokair, those analogs make a lot of sense for the Kroot as Empire. That’ll be quite the project to see when it’s done! Make sure you share it.

Hello, fellow Landsknecht aficionados! With thanks to the mod team here for opening up an Old World sub forum, let’s start tossing around some ideas for Empire lists and tactics. Has anyone been able to play a game yet? Just theorycrafting still? Me, I’m just excited to put a Grand Master on a Demigryph and see what he can do along with his buddies on demis. It seems like Empire cavalry could be quite good and fun to use in Old World. I’m still thinking through how to use state troops, but spears and shields on the main block with halberdier detachments (and maybe some classic archer screens) seem solid. Captains might be a must to keep Panic at bay. How are you planning to play the grandest army in the Old World?

Warsenal makes trays for all base sizes, and you can choose the number of ranks and files for each tray, so they’re super modular. https://warsen.al/collections/rank-file

Another vote for an Old World sub forum. There really aren’t many good Fantasy communities available in this sort of format anymore.

That’s pretty much what I was leaning towards. Thanks!