Today with Alessandro we played in Bolter battle for 1500 points per side – I took my first army I ever started on 1997′ and my „enemy” took also old Orc&Goblin army. Compositions of armies were:
Bretonnians:
– 8 Knights of the Realm with Banner of Chalons (full command group) lead by paladin baron Roger (Morning Star of Fracasse and Virtue of Noble Disdain),
– 16 archers (full command group),
– 5 mounted squires,
– 3 pegasus knights (musician),
– 7 Grail Knights with Banner of Defence (full command group) lead by paladin duc Tancred (Grail Vow, Lance of Artois, Virtue of Confidence), Melisanda damsel of the Lady lvl 2 (2x Dispel Scroll),
– battle standard bearer Louis (Grail Vow, Sword of Might, Gromril Great Helm).
Orcs&Goblins:
– 2 units of 29x Night Goblins (including night goblin fanatic – each 3 of them),
– 3 units of 5x goblin wolf riders,
– 5 Savage Orc Boar Boys,
– 9 Orc Boar Boys Big Uns with magic banner (full command group) lead by unknown black orc big boss (with magic weapon and enchanted item),
– Orc Chariot.
– 2 goblin shamans – both had two scrolls and one had arcane item (one of them was on wolf).
As Bretonnians prayed, first turn belonged to greenskins. First turn and one Grail Knight less. Night Goblins in front of main units. Battle standard was struck with magic – D6 – 2 hits with S 6 – I had save on 5, re-roll on 5 and ward on 5 – what can go wrong 😀 ? Archers managed to took some goblin wolf riders and spread panic among them. Mounted squires fled from savage orcs charge. Archers fled after Night Goblin charge… …to rally soon after. Pegasus knights managed to charge Savage Orcs flank… and then pursue them. Orc Boar Boys clashed with Knights of the Realm and broke them in combat… they were destroyed by Night Goblin Fanatic, which was on they retreat way. Pegasus Knights managed to pursue chariot, while remntants of Grail Knights charged. Goblin wolf riders charged archers… … but archers managed to held down (that morale test on two 1’s). Brave charge of fast cavalry – no one suffered wounds. Archers pursued enemy (and were hit by fanatic who killed they shaman moment before). In this moment battle should end as I did one big mistake (it was 6th turn of Greenskins).
Summary:
– we had score of 1110 for me and 1125 for Alessandro – but it could be more by (I guess that Grail Knights wouldn’t held orc boar boys) 654. So it was good victory for Greenskins – generally still it was great game for me (bloodbath).
– Immune to Psychology – unit will not flee from enemy charge (first time fled – shame on me, now I have to build Grail Chapel for the such shame thing I did, we both forgot about this rule).
– at least one more lesson taken by mistake.