Warhammer Fantasy Battle, how to start? Part I. Niedziela, Kwi 17 2022 

6th and 7th and Chaos Warriors and Demons and Games Workshop and Skavens and The Beastmen and Warhammer tancreddebeauville 15:50

Warhammer Fantasy Battle is so called „dead” system – but still there are people who play it. It’s square based system, where units move in formations (although some of them move as skirmishers and few of them circle wheel bases – like Night Goblin fanatics). „Dead” system – system which is not supported by it publisher.

Games Workshop (GW) closed line of development for Warhammer Fantasy Battle (called in short WFB) when I started my current job (around 2016). To this day in they offer are many models for Age of Sigmar, which can be used to play in WFB (some of them are models released during 7/8th editions of WFB). So what we had in past? Games Workshop released following armies:

Bad guys were:
– Chaos (after 5th edition it was separated on Chaos Warriors, Beastmen and Deamons) – here are all of them,
– Chaos Dwarfs,
– Dark Elves,
– Orcs and Goblins,
– Skaven army,
– Vampire Counts.

Good guys released:
– Bretonnia,
– Dwarfs,
– Kislev,
– High Elves,
– The Empire,
– Wood Elves (up to 5th edition).

So called neutral:
– Dogs of War,
– Kingdoms of Ogres,
– Lizardmen,
– Tomb Kings.
– Wood Elves (from 6th edition).

Those mentioned are armies that were in WFB, still around half of them can be fielded with the current line of GW models.

When I looked on the shelf in the shop, I realized that probably the easiest armies to be collected now are demons of Chaos.

Nowadays from Games Workshop offer will be impossible to assemble: Bretonnians, Dogs of War, Kislev, Tomb Kings. Not easy but still possible will be creating something for Dwarfs, High Elves, The Empire, Wood Elves. Still many units are not in the offer – but it’s will be mentioned in next article.

What is still avaible in the Games Workshop offer? We will start from bad guys – Grand Alliance Chaos which covers in some way armies from past: Beastmen, Chaos Warriors, Deamons of Chaos and Skavens.

1. Chaos Warriors, old mortal Chaos – now called Slaves to Darkness:
– models for characters – wide range,
– Chaos Warriors on foot and on horse,
– Chaos Marauders on foot and on horse,
– Chariots,
– Spawns,
– character on Manticore.

2. Chaos Beastmen, called now Beasts of Chaos, even better choice than they Northern co-believers:
– Gors – typical core infantry,
– Ungors – typical cannon fodder,
– Ungor Raiders – skirmishers with bows,
– Chaos Warhounds,
– Bestigors – elite infantry,
– Centigors (they are usualy drunk, still avaible),
– Dragon Ogres,
– Ghorgon,
– Cygor,
– Cockatrice,
– Tuskgor Chariot,
– some characters as well.

3. Chaos Deamons with current name in offer as four different demoinc powers, so:
a) Blades of Khorne – deamons of Khorne:
– there are greater deamon of Khorne – Bloodthirster as well as many other units which were used in WFB in past. Most popular core units from 6th are:
– Bloodletters – minor deamons of Khorne,
– Flesh Hounds.
I don’t remember special or rare units but Mighty Skullcrushers probably appeard in 7th or 8th editions.

b) Disciples of Tzeentch – deamons of Tzeentch:
– of course we start with Kairos Fateweaver and Lord of Change as lords,
– Horrors of Tzentch,
– Screamers of Tzeentch,
– Flamers of Tzeentch,
– Horrors of Tzeentch,
– Burning Charoit of Tzeentch,
– some characters as well.

As we can see summoning horde of Tzeentch is even easier than those of Blood God.

c) Hedonites of Slaanesh – deamons of Slaanesh:
– at start – Keeper of Secrets and Shalaxi Helbane – both can be used as Greater Deamon of Slaanesh,
– Deamonettes of Slaanesh,
– Seekers of Slaanesh which looks like Mounted Deamonettes of old,
– Seeker Chariot of Slaanesh,
– some models which looks like good addition to Chaos Warriors.
– some characters as well.

For me not many, but deamonettes could fit well in Cult of Slaanesh from 6th edition Storm of Chaos.

d) Maggotkin of Nurgle – deamons of Nurgle:
– at start – Great Unclean One,
– Nurglings – small and happy deamons of disease,
– Plagueabearers of Nurgle,
– Beast of Nurgle,
– some characters as well.

It seems all, maybe I missed something for those Chaos power.

e) Skaven army seems to be well covered in Age of Sigmar:
– at start named and by many favourite character Thanquol and his rat ogre Boneripper,
– Doomwheel – one of those funny stuff you don’t like to come near your cavalry units,
– Hell Pit Abomination – effect of Skaven most advanced technology,
– Warp Lighting Cannon – another rare unit avaible to Skavens in the GW offer,
– Screaming Bell,
– Stormvermin – some better infantry unit avaible to the Skaven horde,
– Gutter Runners,
– Weapon teams – including Ratling Gun, Warpfire Thrower or Warp-Grinder,
– Night Runners – another skirmishing infantry,
– Plague Censer Bearers,
– Rat Ogors, Giant Rats and Packmaster – Rat Ogors – old Rat Ogres,
– Clanrats – core unit of many Skaven armies.
– Plague Monks,
– Warplock Jezzails of clan Skryre,
– Verminlord avaible as four different models,
– some characters as well.

As I realized that I started writing it some months ago and due lack of time I wasn’t able to publish it I publish it now as part I.

Everyone should remember – that Age of Sigmar uses round bases and WFB uses square bases. In case of getting army books – eBay, Allegro or other internet shop, maybe someone sell it. Of course everything is also in .pdf – I prefer paper books.

To be continued.

 

WFB: Empire&Kislev, High Elves vs Beastmen (EN🇬🇧/PL🇵🇱) Sobota, Sty 23 2021 

7th and Empire and High Elves and Kislev and The Beastmen and Warhammer and WROhammer tancreddebeauville 17:05

🇵🇱 W sobotę, 23 stycznia 2021 roku, rozegraliśmy bitwę polową z udziałem czterech graczy i czterech armii, z których każda liczyła do 1500 punktów. Partia została rozegrana w układzie dwóch na dwóch. Po stronie dobra stanęły moje siły Imperium i Kislevu oraz Wysokie Elfy Piotrka, podczas gdy siły zła reprezentowały dwie armie Zwierzoludzi dowodzone przez Mariana i drugiego gracz, którego imienia nie pamiętam.

Istniało wiele możliwych powodów, dla których siły dobra mogły sprzymierzyć się przeciw sługom ciemności. W tym przypadku Wysokie Elfy mogły poszukiwać starożytnych skarbów lub artefaktów pozostawionych w Starym Świecie z czasów, gdy przed wiekami utrzymywały tam jeszcze swoje kolonie. Siły Imperium i Kislevu zostały wysłane, by zbadać ich obecność oraz zamiary. Ponieważ nie miały większych powodów do konfliktu, szybko odkryły, że stają naprzeciw wspólnego wroga – równie zdeterminowanego, by odkryć sekrety ukryte w pradawnych elfickich ruinach.

🇬🇧 On Saturday, 23 January 2021, we fought a pitched battle with four players and four armies, each worth up to 1500 points. The game was played as a two-versus-two clash. On the side of good stood my Empire and Kislev force alongside Piotrek’s High Elves, while the forces of evil were represented by two Beastmen armies led by Marian and another player, which name I do not remember.

There were many possible reasons for the forces of good to join together against the servants of darkness. In this case, the High Elves may have been searching for ancient treasures or artefacts left behind in the Old World from the time when they still maintained colonies there many centuries ago. The Empire and Kislev force had been sent to investigate their presence and intentions. With little cause for conflict between them, they soon discovered that they faced a common enemy – one equally eager to uncover whatever secrets were hidden within the ancient elven ruins.

🇵🇱 Podsumowanie:
– Pierwsza duża bitwa 2021 roku – miejmy nadzieję, że nie ostatnia tego typu.
– Naprawdę muszę jeszcze raz przejrzeć podręcznik do 7. edycji, bo w trakcie gry wciąż natrafialiśmy na pewne niejasności, a część z nich nadal pozostaje nierozstrzygnięta.
– Po raz pierwszy mój moździerz faktycznie wyrządził przeciwnikowi szkody, zamiast samemu wybuchnąć. Z kolei armata spisała się lepiej niż kiedykolwiek wcześniej.
– Moja rozpiska była niemal identyczna jak w poprzednich grach.
– Był to również mój pierwszy raz z Magią Cieni i muszę przyznać, że te czary są naprawdę świetne – szczególnie zaklęcia numer 4 i 5, które najbardziej przypadły mi do gustu. Na dodatek po długim czasie udało mi się rzucić pierwszą Nieodpartą Siłę – potrójna szóstka!

🇬🇧 Summary:
– The first major battle of 2021 – hopefully not the last of its kind.
– I really need to go back over the 7th edition rulebook, because we still ran into a few uncertainties, and some of them remain unresolved.
– For the first time, my mortar actually did damage to the enemy instead of exploding on its own. The cannon, in turn, performed better than ever.
– My army list was almost identical to the ones I had used in earlier games.
– It was also my first time using the Lore of Shadows, and I must say those spells are excellent – especially spells 4 and 5, which I liked the most. On top of that, I got my first Irresistible Force in a long while – triple sixes!

 

WROhammer vol. 2 (EN🇬🇧/PL🇵🇱) Sobota, Lu 29 2020 

7th and Bretonnia and Classical Warhammer and Dark Elves and Dwarfs and Empire and Games Workshop and Orcs&Goblins and Skavens and Stary Świat and The Beastmen and Undead and Vampires and Warhammer and WROhammer tancreddebeauville 20:56

🇵🇱 Kolejna odsłona WROhammera – tym razem gospodarzem był „Profi”. Zagraliśmy w dwóch czteroosobowych drużynach: żółtych i czerwonych. Każdy z uczestników wystawił armię na 1000 punktów, korzystając z zasad 7. edycji WFB. W skrócie: w pierwszej grze celem było zdobycie przedmiotu, w drugiej utrzymanie go, a w trzeciej gracz, który go zdobył, mógł wykorzystać jego moc.

Graliśmy w Planszóweczce na Bielanach Wrocławskich.

🇬🇧 Another round of WROhammer – this time hosted by “Profi.” We played in two four-player teams: the Yellows and the Reds. Each participant brought an army worth 1000 points, using the rules of 7th edition WFB. In short: in the first game, the objective was to capture the item, in the second to hold on to it, and in the third the player who had claimed it was allowed to use its power.

We played at Planszóweczka in Bielany Wrocławskie.

🇵🇱 Podsumowanie:
– Wielkie dzięki dla Profi za podjęcie się organizacji wydarzenia, a także dla Planszóweczki za udostępnienie miejsca do gry.
– Dziękuję wszystkim za świetną atmosferę i za przybycie!
– Nadal nie mam pewności, co najlepiej wystawiać w Bretonnii na 1000 punktów.
– W grze z krasnoludami miałem trochę szczęścia, ale popełniłem też błędy, które później próbowałem naprawiać. W starciu z orkami dużym błędem było nieprzekazanie przedmiotu Rycerzom Graala, a w grze z Mrocznymi Elfami zawaliłem kluczowe szarże.

🇬🇧 Summary:
– Many thanks to Profi for organising the event, and also to Planszóweczka for providing the venue.
– Thank you all for the great atmosphere and for coming!
– I still am not sure what works best for Bretonnia at 1000 points.
– In the game against the Dwarfs, I had some luck but also made mistakes that I later tried to fix. In the battle against the Orcs, a major mistake was not giving the item to the Grail Knights, and in the game against the Dark Elves, I wasted some crucial charges.

 

WFB: Bretonnia vs Beastmen WFB VII ed. (EN🇬🇧/PL🇵🇱) Sobota, Gru 7 2019 

6th and 7th and Bretonnia and Classical Warhammer and Games Workshop and Oldhammer and Stary Świat and The Beastmen and Warhammer tancreddebeauville 17:29

🇵🇱 Dzisiaj w Planszóweczce rozegraliśmy z Mariem z Maniexite bitwę na 1500 punktów na stronę, korzystając z zasad VII edycji WFB. Była to moja pierwsza gra przeciwko czystej armii Zwierzoludzi Chaosu, mimo że gram w ten system – z przerwami – już od ponad 20 lat.

Bretonnia przed bitwą – pieszy paladyn tym razem nie wziął udziału w grze.

Today at Planszóweczka, Mario from Maniexite and I played a 1500-point-per-side battle using the rules of the good old 7th edition of WFB. It was my first game ever against a pure Beastmen army, even though I have been playing this system – with breaks – for more than 20 years.

🇬🇧 Bretonnia before the battle – this time, the foot paladin did not take part in the game.

🇵🇱 Podsumowanie:
– Straciłem chorążego armijnego – który uciekł z pola bitwy – a także Rycerzy na Pegazach i łuczników. Po stronie Mariana na placu boju pozostały tylko minotaur i gorgona.
– Była to moja pierwsza gra przeciwko Zwierzoludziom.
– Wstępnie jesteśmy już umówieni na kolejną partię w najbliższym czasie.

🇬🇧 Summary:
– I lost my Battle Standard Bearer – who fled the battlefield – as well as my Pegasus Knights and archers. On Mario’s side, only a minotaur and a ghorgon remained on the field.
– It was my first game against Beastmen.
– We have already tentatively agreed to play another game in the near future.