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    AoS2-Excelsis (Broken Realms: Kragnos) discussion

    in Cities of Sigmar

    Posted

    First go at Excelsis list -

     

    Leaders

    Freeguild General, General, In the Right Place, Glimmerling

    Sorceress, Adjutant, Cower

    Sorceress, Flock of Doom

    Sorceress on Black Dragon, Amber Spear

     

    Battleline

    Darkshards

    Demigryph Knights, halberds

    FG Crossbowmen

    FG Handgunners

    FG Greatswords, Honoured Retinue

    FG Guard, swords and shields

     

    Others

    Corsairs, Handbows

    Executioners

    Shadow Warriors

    2x Sisters of the Thorn

     

    Allies

    Khainite Shadowstalkers

     

    Extra command point

     

    All units minimum size

    AoS2-Excelsis (Broken Realms: Kragnos) discussion

    in Cities of Sigmar

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    7 hours ago, Neil Arthur Hotep said:

    I don't really know what to do with Excelsis. All the allegiance abilities seem pretty good, but they don't suggest any particular build to me like, for example, Settler's Gain did.

    I guess Excelsis can be another "generalist" choice for goodstuff lists, like Tempest's Eye, Living City or Hammerhal. Although all three of those are also clearly the best choices for certain types of lists, which I can't really say for Excelsis.

    Definitely more versatile than specialist but also a strong appealing theme / vibe. I feel both lore and rules encourage a quite numerous infantry dominated? Force. And the spells are cool so maybe a few nice cheapo sorceresses worth considering 

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    Warhammer - The Old World

    in Warhammer: The Old World

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    20 hours ago, Greybeard86 said:

    Cities, poor cities. Can anyone, in good faith, recommend a new player cities as a starting army? It is a cluedo game of who will get legended next.

    Um, no legending since its release, replacing SCE as focus of background, expanded rules in every BR book and new heroes from Cursed City and then Witch Hunters?

    I got back into the hobby with intention of staring IDK but soon blew my budget on Cities nostalgia - and I have no regrets :)

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    The Rumour Thread

    in Age of Sigmar Discussions

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    1 hour ago, Neil Arthur Hotep said:

    I thought they were fairly explicit about the ven Densts fighting undead in the reveal trailer. I also believe we are still due a proper narrative Gravelords payoff. We had that vampire rescue ven Brecht and all the scheming by Neferata and Mannfred to set up something with Soulblight, but so far nothing has been resolved (even in BR: Be'lakor). It would be a shame if all those plot threads don't lead anywhere.

    I mean, they have been setting up infighting in all other Grand Alliances, why not Destruction, too?

    Isn’t it fairly clear now that the ‘vamp’ who rescued ven Brecht was Belly...!?

    Broken Realms: Teclis - SPOILER Discussion + Lore Summary

    in Age of Sigmar Discussions

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    1 hour ago, Athrawes said:

    SO, a couple of things I noticed finally reading BR: Teclis.

    1: Alarielle warns Teclis that "there is a traitor within your ranks". Is this referring to Morathi's betrayal in the first book, or is someone else going to be a betrayer?

    2.: Tyrion is off fighting someone who is claimed to be more dangerous than Nagash. Additionally, they clarify that before Tyrion disappeared, he was last seen heading towards the pit of Cathartia, which is the big dark spot in Hysh/realm gate to Ulgu. Who would he be fighting in Ulgu that is stronger than Nagash? 

    Could the answer to both be the same...? Mally’s hour!

    AoS 2 - Settler's Gain (Broken Realms: Teclis) Discussion

    in Cities of Sigmar

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    1 hour ago, Ahlambra said:

    Yeah, to be honest for the units I like (heroes, cavalry, monsters) something like Tempest's Eye, Anvilgard or Misthavn would probably make more sense. The main reason I was looking at Settler's Gain was just to have access to the Lumineth units I thought were cool, like Lyrior, Severith, Eltharion and their cavalry. Plus that way I could still have the play-style I wanted and still have the army be thematically consistent.

    Misthavn flanking cav? Awesome idea yeah!

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    AoS 2 - Settler's Gain (Broken Realms: Teclis) Discussion

    in Cities of Sigmar

    Posted · Edited by Lord of the Isle

    Am I crazy or is SG pretty great for nostalgic Brets?

     

    Lumi options -

    Lyrior / Regent (Bret Lord)

    Dawnriders (Knights of the Realm)

    Cathallars ‘damsels’

     

    Cities -

    FG gen on ‘hippogryph’

    Luminark ‘reliquae’

    Demigryphs (Questing Knights?)

    FG crossbowmen (peasant bowmen)

    Greatsword foot knights

    Pistoliers (Knights Errant / mounted squires mash up)

    Shadow Warriors (‘wood elf’ adjacent skirmisher allies)

    Actual Wanderers (see above but more so)

     

    SCE

    Grail Knights / scary Enchantresses

     

    EDIT: Sentinels for better longbowmen, allied Eels for Pegasus Knights?

    AoS 2 - Settler's Gain (Broken Realms: Teclis) Discussion

    in Cities of Sigmar

    Posted · Edited by Lord of the Isle

    1 hour ago, Double Misfire said:

    The Settler's Gain artefacts list has a preface saying they can only be taken by SG Collegiate Arcane heroes. Quite why you'd have to ask the author 🤷‍♂️

    Pity yeah. I *love* the knock off second rate items & spells theme that I think was mentioned above, so funny, and oddly the fantasy retro blades of leaping gold / bronze suit it perfectly!

    edit: anyone up for Cathallar wielding leaping gold and battlemage wielding leaping bronze combo of hilarity?!

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    AoS 2 - Settler's Gain (Broken Realms: Teclis) Discussion

    in Cities of Sigmar

    Posted · Edited by Lord of the Isle

    55 minutes ago, Double Misfire said:

    The reroll 1s to hit Hysh sword (at least I'm guessing that's the magic sword he's getting as he can't take any Settler's Gain artefacts) on a Freeguild General with Raging Outburst hidden behind bodyguard saves looks like a really good combo.

    Are you taking an Errant-Questor using the warscroll from the Warhammer World only box, or a regular Knight Questor? The Errant-Questor gives an extra bodyguard save, so guessing him. 👍

    The Syari one yeah. But why can’t he take SG artefacts? How does that work again, are they only for SG Lumineth? (Edit: just for collegiate?)

    Excellent thinking on the Errant Questor. I will dump that extra command point to upgrade him. His model is actually the Mordheim Ogre bodyguard fiddled about with to look parodically chivalric :)

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    AoS 2 - Settler's Gain (Broken Realms: Teclis) Discussion

    in Cities of Sigmar

    Posted

    Here are my current basics, all units minimum size unless stated...

     

    Leaders

    Freeguild General (general, lol, will get a magic sword and Raging Outburst)

    Knight Questor (adjutant / chief bodyguard)

    Battlemage on Lumi

    Back up Battlemage

    Loreseeker

     

    Battleline

    FG Greatswords, Honoured Retinue

    FG Crossbows

    FG Handgunners

    Demigryph Knights

     

    Others

    Shadow Warriors

    10 Bladelords

     

    DoK allies

    5 Doomfires x 2

    Shadowstalkers

     

    Extra command point


     

    What Do You Like About the Setting

    in Age of Sigmar Discussions

    Posted

    Weirdly I am much more allergic to named heroes in AoS than I was in fantasy. May just be the difference between childhood excitement and adult desire for creative freedom / control / consistency - but I also think there is a problem with much more epic scale god heroes accompanying much numerically smaller more rag tag looking retinues. For me in your example above, KF was leading a proper army and probably retired wounded from the field.

    I completely agree about AoS background flexibility and originality, though I do miss the camp, nerdy, silly, historically allusive, outrageously jingoistic jokes a lot still.

    I think Morathi showed the setting at its dynamic best. Rich characters doing intriguing  stuff that mattered...

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    The Rumour Thread

    in Age of Sigmar Discussions

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    1 hour ago, Athrawes said:

    Would be awesome if Cities of Sigmar turns into "Cities of the Realms" where you can choose a patron God, which gives your armies certain buffs and restrictions, and maybe access to certain units from other battletomes loyal to that god.

    You could build chaos cities, or cities enthralled to Nagash, Ghurish cities enslaved by Gorkkamorka, or Aelven captured cities like Har Kuran. 

    This would be incredible. 

    Please yes

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