This is the top three Old World lists for the Square Based GT 2 that took place in the United Kingdom on the 30th and 31st of March. It saw 24 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three Old World Lists
CHARACTERS Daemon Prince [426 pts] – Hand weapon – Heavy armour – Wings (Fly 9) – Mark of Tzeentch – Level 4 Wizard – General – Charmed Shield – Lore Familiar – Ruby Ring of Ruin – Battle Magic Sorcerer Lord [305 pts] – Hand weapon – Heavy armour – Mark of Tzeentch – Level 4 Wizard – On foot – Skull of Katam – Charmed Shield – Favour of the Gods – Battle Magic Exalted Sorcerer [155 pts] – Hand weapon – Light armour – Mark of Tzeentch – Level 2 Wizard – On foot – Charmed Shield – Spell Familiar – Favour of the Gods – Battle Magic Aspiring Champion [112 pts] – Hand weapon – Heavy armour – Shield – Mark of Tzeentch – Battle Standard Bearer – On foot – Favour of the Gods
CORE 4 Chaos Knights [136 pts] – Lances – Shields – Heavy armour – Mark of Nurgle – Champion – Musician 21 Chaos Warriors [389 pts] – Hand weapons – Heavy armour – Shields – Mark of Tzeentch – Champion [Enchanted Shield] – Standard bearer [War Banner] – Musician
SPECIAL 1 Dragon Ogres [71 pts] – Hand weapons – Heavy armour – Shartak [Charmed Shield] 1 Dragon Ogres [71 pts] – Hand weapons – Heavy armour – Shartak [Charmed Shield]
RARE Dragon Ogre Shaggoth [331 pts] – Hand weapon – Heavy armour – Charmed Shield – Talisman of Protection – Biting Blade – Gouge-tusks – Many-limbed Fiend
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CHARACTERS Dark Elf Dreadlord [517pts] – Hand Weapon – General – Full Plate Armour – Shield – Sea Dragon Cloak – Black Dragon – Full Plate Armour – Ogre Blade – Talisman Of Protection Dark Elf Master [121pts] – Hand Weapon – Battle Standard Bearer – Dark Steed – Hand Weapon – Lance – Full Plate Armour – Shield Supreme Sorceress [224pts] – Hand Weapon – Wizard Level 4 – Elementalism – Dark Steed – Hand Weapon – Lore Familiar
CORE Dark Elf Warriors [251pts] – Magic Standard – 24x Dark Elf Warrior – Hand Weapon – Light Armour – Shield – Thrusting Spear – 1x Lordling – 1x Standard Bearer – Banner Of Har Ganeth Dark Riders [171pts] – Repeater Crossbow – Shield – 9x Dark Rider – Dark Steed – Hand Weapon – Cavalry Spear – Hand Weapon – Light Armour Dark Riders [85pts] – Scout – 5x Dark Rider – Dark Steed – Hand Weapon – Cavalry Spear – Hand Weapon – Light Armour
SPECIAL Black Guard Of Naggarond [157pts] – 10x Black Guard – Dread Halberd – Full Plate Armour – Hand Weapon – 1x Tower Master Cold One Knights [224pts] – 7x Cold One Knight – Cold One – Hand Weapon – Lance – Shield – Heavy Armour – 1x Dread Knight Harpies [55pts] – 5x Harpy – Hand Weapon
CHARACTERS Great Bray-Shaman [360 pts] – Braystaff – Level 4 Wizard – Tuskgor Chariot – Ruby Ring of Ruin – Hagtree Fetish – Talisman of Protection – Potion of Foolhardiness – Elementalism Doombull [335 pts] – General – Hand weapon – No armour – General – Ogre Blade – The Blackened Plate – Enchanted Shield – Gnarled Hide – Uncanny Senses
CORE 19 Gor Herd [150 pts] – Hand weapons – Additional hand weapons – True-horn [Great weapon] – Standard bearer – Musician Tuskgor Chariot [85 pts] – Bestigor Crew x 1 – Hand weapons – Great weapons – Gor Crew x 1 – Hand weapon and cavalry spear – Tuskgor x 2 Tuskgor Chariot [85 pts] – Bestigor Crew x 1 – Hand weapons – Great weapons – Gor Crew x 1 – Hand weapon and cavalry spear – Tuskgor x 2 Tuskgor Chariot [85 pts] – Bestigor Crew x 1 – Hand weapons – Great weapons – Gor Crew x 1 – Hand weapon and cavalry spear – Tuskgor x 2 1 Razorgor Herd [52 pts] – Hand weapons – Light armour 1 Razorgor Herd [52 pts] – Hand weapons – Light armour
SPECIAL 3 Dragon Ogres [196 pts] – Great weapons – Heavy armour – Shartak 5 Harpies [55 pts] – Hand weapons (claws) 5 Harpies [55 pts] – Hand weapons (claws)
This is the top three Old World lists for Battles in the Border Princes that took place in the United Kingdom on the 20th and 21st of April at Warhammer World. It saw 56 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three Old World Lists
CHARACTERS High Priest [212 pts] – Hand weapon – Level 4 Wizard – General – Skeletal Steed – Lore Familiar – Necromancy Mortuary Priest [80 pts] – Hand weapon – Battle Standard Bearer (Mortuary Cult Only) – On foot – Illusion
CORE 4 Ushabti [196 pts] – Hand weapons – Greatbows – Heavy armour 4 Tomb Swarms [148 pts] – Hand weapons (Venemous Bites and Stings) 5 Skeleton Horse Archers [55 pts] – Hand weapons – Warbows 5 Skeleton Horse Archers [55 pts] – Hand weapons – Warbows 19 Skeleton Warriors [86 pts] – Hand weapons – Shields – Master of Arms (Champion) – Standard bearer
RARE Necrosphinx [195 pts] – Cleaving Blades – Decapitating Strike – Heavy armour Casket of Souls [135 pts] – Hand weapons – Great weapons – Light armour
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CHARACTERS Chaos Lord [570 pts] – Flail – Full plate armour – Shield – Mark of Nurgle – General – Chaos Dragon – Crown of Everlasting Conquest – Enchanting Aura Exalted Sorcerer [145 pts] – Hand weapon – Light armour – Mark of Tzeentch – Wizard Level 2 – On foot – Spell Familiar – Daemonology
CORE 5 Marauder Horsemen [70 pts] – Flails – Throwing axes – Light armour – Mark of Chaos Undivided 5 Marauder Horsemen [70 pts] – Flails – Throwing axes – Light armour – Mark of Chaos Undivided 12 Chaos Warriors [235 pts] – Hand weapons – Heavy armour – Shields – Mark of Tzeentch – Champion – Standard bearer [War Banner] – Musician
SPECIAL Chaos Chariot [110 pts] – Hand weapons – Halberds – Mark of Chaos Undivided Chaos Chariot [110 pts] – Hand weapons – Halberds – Mark of Chaos Undivided 3 Dragon Ogres [189 pts] – Great weapons – Heavy armour
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CHARACTERS Chaos Lord [632 pts] – Hand weapon – Full plate armour – Shield – Mark of Chaos Undivided – Chaos Dragon – Crown of Everlasting Conquest – 3x Favour of the Gods – Chaos Runesword – Enchanting Aura – Acid Ichor
CORE 4 Chaos Knights [142 pts] – Lances – Shields – Heavy armour – Mark of Khorne – Champion – Standard bearer – Musician 4 Chaos Knights [167 pts] – Lances – Shields – Heavy armour – Mark of Khorne – Champion – Standard bearer [War Banner] – Musician 4 Chaos Knights [142 pts] – Lances – Shields – Heavy armour – Mark of Khorne – Champion – Standard bearer – Musician
SPECIAL 3 Dragon Ogres [196 pts] – Great weapons – Heavy armour – Shartak 4 Chosen Chaos Knights [220 pts] – Lances – Shields – Full plate armour – Mark of Chaos Undivided – Champion – Standard bearer [Banner of Rage]
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CHARACTERS Lector of Sigmar [279 pts] – Hand weapon – Great weapon – Light armour – General – War Alter of Sigmar – The White Cloak Captain of the Empire [165 pts] – Hand weapon – Lance (if appropriately mounted) – Full plate armour – Battle Standard Bearer – Demigryph – Ruby Ring of Ruin – Charmed Shield
CORE 8 Empire Knights [203 pts] – Hand weapons – Lances – Shields – Heavy armour – Preceptor (champion) [The Silver Horn] – Standard bearer 10 State Missile Troops [95 pts] – Hand weapons – Handguns – No armour – Sergeant (champion) [Repeater handgun] – Standard bearer 5 Empire Archers [40 pts] – Hand weapons – Warbows – Scouts 5 Empire Archers [40 pts] – Hand weapons – Warbows – Scouts
SPECIAL 3 Demigryph Knights [203 pts] – Lances – Shields – Full plate armour – Demigryph Preceptor (champion) – Standard bearer 2 Demigryph Knights [133 pts] – Lances – Shields – Full plate armour – Demigryph Preceptor (champion) 4 Outriders [76 pts] – Hand weapons – Pistols – Repeater handguns – Heavy armour
Below are the Old World win rates for each faction since the release of Old World. These win rates are for every 2,000 point event that has 10 or more participants and that include legacy factions. Mirror matches have been excluded, as have matches where information is not available for both participants.
Points Level
Number of Events
2,500 Points
1 Event
2,250 Points
1 Event
2,000 Points
41 Events (Inc 5 GTs)
1,999 Points
6 Events
1,750 Points
1 Event
1,500 Points
23 Events (Inc 1 GT)
1,250 Points
13 Events
1,000 Points
3 Events
500 Points
1 Event
The above table shows the number of events with meaningful data available to us on Best Coast Pairings, Stats and Ladders and Ecksen since the release of Old World. This does show that 2,000 and 1,500 points are the more popular points values for tournaments.
The above chart shows the win rates for 2,000 point events under the January FAQ only. The chart below shows all 2k events for the current FAQ released in April. As with the first chart, these events have at least 10 participants and include legacy factions. They also exclude mirror matches and matches where the information isn’t available for both players.
This is very early days, so take with a heavy dose of salt.
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Following on from our Forces of Fantasy and Ravening Hordes unit performance posts, I thought it may be interesting to take a deep dive into each faction at 2,000 point events. All of these results are taken from competitive 2k events that included Legacy factions and a minimum of 10 players.
Orc and Goblin Tribes currently sit at 55%, which is perhaps a little high, but still within the tolerance.
The Night Goblins appear to be perhaps the more popular part of the Orc and Goblin Tribes army at present.
The Trolls are among the least popular units, along with my favourite, the Snotling Pump Wagon.
While the Night Goblins appear to be more popular with players, the Orcs appear to have more success on the battlefield.
Trollhide Trousers (bearer earns +1 to their save and has 5+ regeneration) and the Big Red Raggedy Flag (+1 to a units WS and +1 to combat results) lead the way in the most popular magic items.
Interestingly, the Orc and Goblins appear to do well against both the Tomb Kings and Kingdlm of Bretonnia but appear to struggle at first glance against Warriors of Chaos.
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Following on from our Forces of Fantasy and Ravening Hordes unit performance posts, I thought it may be interesting to take a deep dive into each faction at 2,000 point events. All of these results are taken from competitive 2k events that included Legacy factions and a minimum of 10 players.
Firstly, from what we can see, most of the forces are constructed using the army composition list inside the Ravening Hordes book rather than the Tomb Kings of Khemri: Arcane Journal.
The Tomb Kings are slightly overpowered externally at 58%. But this could yet fall with the new FAQ and people adjusting to the new edition.
It’ll be no surprise that units such as the Bone Dragon, Necrosphinx, and Casket of Spuls can be found on this list.
The least popular units are mostly those from the Arcane Journal, with the exception of Skeleton Horsemen, Tomb Prince, Khemrian Warsphinx, and SepulchralStalkers.
The above shows the win rates for units with more than 20 game results. With an overall win rate of 58% for the Tomb Kings, the only units currently exceeding this are the Mortuary Priest, Tomb King, Necrolith Bone Dragon, Necrosphinx, Skeleton Chariots and Royal Herald.
There’s a more even distribution among the Tomb Kings magic items. However, Armour of the Ages (Enemies reroll successful to wound rolls against the bearer), Icon of the Sacred Eye (+1 modifier to weapon skill), and Flail of Skulls (S+3, Multiple Wounds (3)) lead the way.
We’ve only included factions where there are more than 10 matches on record. While this is still low data, the trend shows a poor performance against Orc and Goblin Tribes. While appearing to perform well against Kingdom of Bretonnia and Warriors of Chaos.
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Units have only been included in the stats if they have at least 30 games minimum. Anything less than that have been excluded. These stats cover ALL tournaments and point levels.
Units shown in Green are what we considered to be balanced (within the 45-55% win rate range). Anything red, is outside of this ideal range.
Win rates for units are calculated by working out the win rates for the games where that unit was included in the list (shown in brackets). These games are for all the games in our database and not just those at 2k points.
They’ll be a separate post for legacy factions on Friday.
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With the new FAQ out last week, I’ve decided to reset the stats at that point. So, going forward, any events that have taken place before the recent FAQ won’t be included in our statistics.
The statistics below show the stats for 2,000 point events before the new FAQ. For ease, we’re referring to this as v1.1 of Old World. Version 1 is the initial release in January, v1.1, being the FAQ release on 22nd January.
Let me give you the parameters to show how we’ve reached these figures.
Our database holds a total of 68 events (worldwide) consisting of a total of 1,461 pairings. These are all drawn from Bestcoastpairings.com, Statsandladders.com, and Ecksen.com. We are also in the process of adding tourneykeeper.net to our database, which you should see in the next few weeks. Once that has been added, we will work on adding T3 and others.
As 2,000 points are the most common total for events (and not 1999+1), we used this as our first parameter. This filtered our data to 671 pairings.
We’ve only included events that allowed legacy factions, filtering us to 636 pairings.
Only events with 10 or more attendees have been selected, filtering our games further to 584 pairings.
We’ve excluded mirror matches from the results, e.g. High Elves v High Elves. 540 pairings.
We’ve also only included games we’re we’re fully confident we have the lists and data for both players. 515 pairings.
On top of this, we’ve also decided to count a draw as 0.5 win and 0.5 loss.
The results are shown above. However, I would not put much weight on the results where there are less than 40 pairings on record.
Using the same parameters as above, we’ve also carried out the same exercise for 1500 point events.
If you would like to play with the database, we’ve included it below.
I’ve not had time to update the database this week.
But I’ve included our entire database below, along with a system to filter it so that you can check win rates based on your own parameters.
We have removed players’ lists, as much of the data comes from BCP, and we do not wish to circumvent their subscription system.
The 2nd tab, titled “Tournaments Included” is what drives the stats side of the database.
By using the filters on columns C to H, you can decide which factors you would like to include. Then, once you’ve decided, click the indicator for that tournament in column J to either Y or N.
Tournament Filters
Inclusion Column
Once you’ve decided which tournaments to include or exclude head over to the tab titled “Win Rate Based on Filters”.
At the top, you’ll see a bar where you can either count as a loss of include them as 50% win and 50% loss.
Once that’s done, the table below will automatically populate.
These rules are designed to be used alongside the Old World: Conquest rules.
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AN EMPIRE OF DUST
Across the arid deserts of Nehekhara, vast legions of skeletal warriors rise from beneath the baking sands to slaughter those who trespass into their domain. It is a lifeless realm of endless dunes, stained red from the blood of savages and barbarians. This is the Land of the Dead, where mummified kings are cursed to rule in perpetual unlife. But it was not always thus.
There was a time when the ancient kingdom of Nehekhara stood as a crown of human civilisation; a golden age when its cities shone with majestic splendour, its armies conquered entire nations and its kings ruled as gods among men. But this realm was razed millennia ago by the treacherous sorcery of the reviled Nagash: in a stroke, the living perished and the dead rose from their tombs.
Death is no barrier to glory for the Tomb Kings however. In unlife, they will see the empire of Nehekhara restored to greatness!
Tomb Kings of Khemri march forth!
CANOPIC JARS
Canopic Jars are a unique resource for the Tomb Kings. Ancient containers filled with arcane energy, Canopic Jars can be collected through Quests and as post-battle loot. To give an extra narrative feel to your campaigns, replace the word gold in the aftermath sequence with Canopic Jars.
INCANTATIONS OF PRESERVATION
Each Tomb King unit when recruited to the roster is considered to have a strong ‘Soul Bind‘, as your campaign progresses this may decrease to a point where the Liche Priests are no longer able to bind souls to the corporeal forms of theunit anymore and they turn to dust.
Rather than following the aftermath sequence for injuries and casualties in section 8.2 you must instead roll on that table below taking into account the modifications listed:
+1 If the unit survived the battle
+1 If your General survived the battle
+1 for each Liche Priest in your army roster
-3 if the unit was destroyed in battle
This rule attempts to replicate the incantations that Liche Priests perform to maintain their or their Lords army.
2D6 Roll
Result
2
The unit is lost to the sands of Time as it’s binding is tethered to the Liche Priests of your army. Remove the unit from your Order of Battle.
3-4
The unit’s link to your Liche Priests is weakened following the battle. Decrease it’s Soul Bind level. If this results in ‘No Bind’ the unit is lost to the sands of time and you must remove it from your order of battle.
5-9
The unit maintains it’s current bind level.
10-11
The link to your Liche Priests is strengthened and this unit gains a level of binding.
12
The unit has a ‘Strong Soul Bind’ to your army’s Liche Priests, in addition it gains D6 renown.
Tomb King units are always deemed to be full strength regardless of their binding level and do not suffere casualties from battle to battle like other Old World factions.
BINDING STRENGTH
No Bind – The unit has lost it’s bind to your Liche Priests and they are unble to keep the souls bound to the units skeletons. Turning to dust, the unit is lost to the Earth. Remove the unit from your army roster.
Weak Bind – The unit is on the verge of turning to dust.
Effective Bind – The Liche Priests still have a good bond with this unit.
Strong Bind – The bind between this unit and your Liche Priests is at its strongest.
During your Conquest campaign, you may be able to pick heroic upgrades for your CHARACTERS. A heroic upgrade replaces one type of character with another, more powerful one and represents them becoming a mighty champion in your army. You can pick a heroic upgrade in step 7 of the aftermath sequence. To do so, consult the table below and pick 1 of the eligible options. Each heroic upgrade lists the character entry the CHARACTER will be upgraded to, which unit entry is required, the amount of renown points that CHARACTER must have, and the amount of gold you must spend. Once you have picked a heroic upgrade, replace your CHARACTER’s warscroll on your order of battle with the new one chosen. You can only pick 1 heroic upgrade in each aftermath sequence. If the new unit entry is a type that is limited on your order of battle – for example, if it is a MONSTER – you will need to have increased your order of battle limits to accommodate it before it can be upgraded.
Unit Entry
Replaced With
Renown Required
Gold Cost
Tomb Prince
Tomb King
30
3
Mortuary Priest
High Priest
15
3
LICHE PRIESTS WIZARD LEVELS AND UPGRADES
Mortuary Priests would still require a Wizards Tower to reach wizard level 2, and an Arcane Nexus to become level 3 and a High Priest. High Priests would still require an upgraded Arcane Nexus to become a level 4 wizard.
RENOWN, SPELLS AND MAGIC ITEMS
When you pick a heroic upgrade for a CHARACTER, they keep their renown points and any spells or magic items that they are still eligible for. If your CHARACTER had any spells or magic items that they are no longer eligible for, they lose them.
QUESTS
QUEST: Quash the Rebels
Mortal defiance is a difficult thing to break, pernicious as it is. Still, it never hurts to remind the living of their place every now and then.
At the end of each Conquest battle, add 1 quest point to the progress section of your quest log if you won a minor victory and add 3 quest points if you won a major victory.
Once you have gained 6 or more quest points, you can fight Conquest battles using the ‘Defend the Temple’ battleplan. If you win a major victory when using that battleplan, you complete this quest. The rewards of completing this quest are listed in the battleplan.
QUEST: DREAD MARK
In battle, hunt down the pretender and extinguish their soul.
You complete this quest if you slay an enemy General in battle.
Once you slay the General, you will receive an additional 10 Canopic Jars.
QUEST: UNDYING LEGIONS
Tomb Kings think little of expending their minions en masse. Occasionally, however, some of these resurrected regiments will attain their own notoriety.
At the end of a Conquest battle, you complete this quest if you wona major victory.
When you complete this quest, in the next Conquest battle you fight against an opponent using a Conquest army, before deployment, you can give each friendly SKELETON WARRIORS and SKELETON ARCHERS unit 1 veteran ability that can only be used in that battle.
QUEST: MASS GRAVES
A Liche Priest who can secure a Necropolis has access to nearly limitless reserves of soldiery.
At the end of a Conquest battle, you complete this quest if you won a major victory, and the model picked to be your general was not slain.
When you complete this quest, in the next Conquest battle you fight against an opponent using a Conquest army, at the end of your movement phase, you can summon 1 unit of 20 SKEKETON WARRIORS or 20 SKELETON ARCHERS and add it to your army. That unit must be set up wholly within 12″ of a friendly LICHE PRIEST and more than 3″ from all enemy units.
VETERAN ABILITIES
Hatred of the Living: These warriors have a deep loathing of all living creatures. This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle at the start of the combat phase. Until the end of that phase, add 1 to the attack characteristic for models in this unit.
Immortal Legionaries: It is nigh impossible to extinguish the souls of these warriors. This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle at the start of the combat phase. Until the end of that phase, this unit has a ward of 5+.
Bludgeoning Goliaths: These monstrous shock troops can smash aside even the most hardy defence. USHABTI unit, SEPULCHRAL KNIGHTS unit or NECROPOLIS STALKERS unit only. This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle at the start of the combat phase. Until the end of that phase, improve the armour penetration characteristic of this unit’s weapons by 1.
March of a Thousand Corpses: Just as the living dare to hope that the last of these Skeletons have fallen, they stagger to their feet once more. TOMB GUARD, SKELETON WARRIORS, SKELETON ARCHERS and SKELETON SKIRMISHERS only. This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle, at the end of the movement phase. You can return any number of slain models to this unit.
BATTLEPLAN: DEFEND THE TEMPLE
QUEST BATTLEPLAN This battleplan is used with the Old World: Conquest battlepack. You can use this battleplan if one player is using a Tomb Kings of Khemri army, has embarked on the ‘Quash the Rebels’ quest, and has earned 6 or more quest points.
THE ARMIES The player on the ‘Quash the Rebels’ quest is the Tomb Kings player and their opponent is the rebel. The Tomb Kings player must use a Tomb Kings army.
TERRAIN Place terrain as described on page 268 of the core rules. The Tomb King player has a suitable piece of terrain to represent their Temple in the center of their territory.
DEPLOYMENT Both players set up their units as shown on the map below and more than 9″ away from the centre of the battlefield. Players deploy their armies using the alternating units method, as described on page 285 of the core rules.
FIRST TURN The rebels takes the first turn in the first battle round.
HATEFUL DESPERATION For this battle the Rebels are Immune to Psychology.
TEARING DOWN THE TEMPLE Units in the rebel’s army treat the Temple as an enemy model and can attack it with melee weapons (it is not affected by spells). The Temple is considered to have a Toughness characteristic of 8, Wounds characteristic of 20 and a Save characteristic of 3+.
A unit in the rebel’s army cannot target the Temple if that unit is within 3″ of any units in the Tomb Kings of Khemri player’s army. Once the number of wounds allocated to the Temple equals its Wounds characteristic, it is destroyed and removed from play.
GAME LENGTH The battle will last for six rounds, until one side concedes, or until the time limit agreed by the players is reached, as described on page 286 of the core rules.
GLORIOUS VICTORY If the Temple is destroyed, the rebel wins a major victory.
If the Temple has not been destroyed and there are no units in the rebel’s army within 3″ of it at the end of the battle, the Tomb Kings of Khemri player wins a major victory.
If neither player has won a major victory, each player scores a number of victory points equal to the combined Wounds characteristics of all friendly models within 6″ of the Temple. The player with the most victory points wins a minor victory. If neither player has the most victory points, the battle is a draw.
CONQUEST REWARDS If the Tomb Kings of Khemri player wins a major victory, they complete the ‘Quash the Rebels’ quest, gain 10 Canopic Jars (Gold) and can make 2 exploration rolls in step 6 of the aftermath sequence of that battle instead of 1.
TERRITORIES
61-62 OUTPOST OF THE LIVING The mortals who have settled are a useful source of intelligence – once they have been broken to your will. You receive 3 extra Canopic Jars (Gold) in step 1 of the aftermath sequence.
63-64 CURSED RUINS You have discovered a nexus of death magic, the perfect site on which to found a new fortress. You can never have more than 1 territory of this type. Add 1 to the number of territories your stronghold can control, the number of barracks it can have and the number of outposts it can establish.
65-66 NECROPOLIS FOUNDATIONS Your Spymasters have found an ideal site upon which the core of a new necropolis could be erected. A foothold in this region will see your Empire grow at an accelerated rate. You can never have more than 1 territory of this type. This territory has no effect until it is upgraded. [Upgrade 15G] Fortress: Each time you win a major victory in a Conquest battle, you receive 1 extra Canopic Jar (Gold) in step 1 of the aftermath sequence for each friendly Tomb Kings of Khemri unit that survived the battle.
Last time, I went into detail about the lore behind my list and how I decided upon my unit choices. The result felt solid and lore accurate with enough punch to hopefully put some halt in the step of an opponent.
With the list made, I challenged Dave to a game at 500 points. We rolled for the battle plan when we met and got Breakthrough.
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The Story So Far
(Epic American Voiceover Guy) Previously, on the Dwarfs of Bhurali-Dwar
Fimbur Grimsson had spent his entire adolescence behind his father’s beard-tails. His father, Grim Fimbursson, had amassed a large fortune and was among the wealthier Dwarfs of Karak-Norn.
Fimbur had heard tale of a lost haunted hold called Bhurali-Dwar while in the ‘Grobi’s Head’, a rather run down Tavern in the lower levels of Karak-Norn. Wanting nothing more than to make a name for himself, Fimbur began planning an expedition to find the hold and reclaim it.
Fimbur, having a good relationship with his father, ran the expedition plans past him one evening. His father, who wanted nothing more than for Fimbur to succeed in life, decided to fund the expedition.
After months of preparation, the expedition was ready to leave the gates of Karak-Norn. Bidding his father goodbye, Fimbur took his force southwards, heading towards the mine of Grung Gandaz.
After 3 days, the scouts began reporting killing the odd Night Goblin here and there who seemed to be fleeing away from the mine. As the day progressed and the army marched closer, the number of reports increased, each one the same. Night Goblins fleeing southwards in terror away from the mine.
It wasn’t long before his rangers reported a large army of Night Goblins fleeing southwards from the mine. Seeing an opportunity to cross out some Grudges from the Dammaz Kron, Fimbur deployed his force across the road, aiming to wipe these Grobi out as they fled.
The Battleplan
With only a couple of hours to spare, Dave and I rolled our battleplan at random from those in the Old World: Conquest battlepack, rolling Breakthrough.
We rolled off, and Dave was allocated the role of Invader (very suitable being the filthy Grobi).
My aim was simple, stop as much as I could of Dave’s army from leaving my table edge. If I could stop more than half of Dave’s army from leaving my table edge and kill his general, then I’d get a minor victory. If none of his units left my table edge, I would get a major victory. Anything less than that would result in defeat for the Dwarfs.
The beauty of a game like this is that my head cannon for the game can be completely different from Dave’s. So, while my Dwarfs are attempting to destroy a load of fleeing Gobbos, Dave’s may well be something different that fits within his narrative story plot.
The Pregame Lists
The Dwarfs of Bhurali-Dwar
=== The Dwarfs of Bhurali-Dwar [497 pts] Warhammer: The Old World, Dwarfen Mountain Holds ===
Gold: 5 Stronghold: Bazaar Quest: Search for the Artefact Quest Points: 0 Vault: Empty
Following the battleplan deployed our forces, luckily for me, I had the unit of Rangers, which I could place right in the centre of that tunnel out of my territory. With them in the middle, the thunderers on my right flank, and the gyrocopter and Longbeards on my left, my aim was to create a killing zone in the centre as the Goblins charged forward.
The view of the Grobi line from the Dwarf left flank
Turn 1
The Grobi charged forward towards the stalwart Dwarfs. The Wolf Chariot, having sipped on some particular potent fungus brew before the battle, managed to crash straight into the Thunderers on the Dwarf left, killing two in the process. The Thunderers fled (Break test roll of 10, against a 9 needed!), and the Chariot continued to cut them down. While the Mangler smashed through the trees on the right peering down at Fimbur and his Longbeards as they ignored it and charged into the Grobi Spears in the centre of the battlefield, the Gyrocopter taking up position nearby intending to at least put some hurt on the Mangler.
Goblin Wolf Chariot makes a long bomb charge
The Grobi leader issued a guttural challenge to the Dwarfs which the leader of the Fimbur’s Guard quickly accepted by cutting the Grobi’s head off. It wasn’t enough for the Dwarfs to win the combat, however, and they promptly broke and fled (another break test roll of 10!).
Meanwhile, in the centre, the Rangers ploughed bolt after bolt into the Grobi archers, felling them at a distance with the Goblins unable to mount and serious challenge to these sharpshooters.
The Longbeards Flee from the spearmen
Turn 2
The Goblin spearmen pursue Fimbur and his Longbeard Guards southwards (off the table).
The massive Mangler Squig swings around and with massive leap managers to jump on top of the Gyrocopter, crushing the machine and pilot to the ground in a shower of metal.
In the centre, the Rangers continue their toll on the Grobi archers, felling five more. However, these Grobi are more scared of whatever they’re running from than the Dwarfs blocking their path and refuse to flee.
The Mangler makes short work of the Gyro
Turn 3
With little to stop them on the Dwarf right the Mangler and the Grobi warboss Flee past the Dwarf lines.
The Rangers kill the remaining Grobi archers. With nothing remaining on the battlefield, the Dwarfs are dumbstruck at what just took place. Helping the wounded to their feet, the Ranger set off to find Fimbur and his guard.
Post Battle Review
Wow. I mean, that, was, brutal. The Wolf Chariots’ long bomb charge in the first turn at max range meant it managed to kill a thunderer through impact hits and then somehow beat them in combat after they whiffed. I needed an 8 or less to stay put and fight again or a 9 to fall back in good order. I rolled a 10.
The loss of the thunderers was huge, as I felt they could have beaten the chariot normally and then taken care of the Archers with shooting. This would have allowed my rangers to keep a steady rate of fire at the Mangler and Spearmen, but alas.
Then this was further compounded by the Longbeards, somehow losing combat in my turn against the spearmen, rolling a 10 for their break test as well. They fled, but we’re then charged and fled off the table next turn.
Still, it was immense fun, and I’m looking forward to getting my revenge against @hamsfan and his Grobi in the future.
Aftermath Sequence
With the game over, it was time to sort out my army for the campaign in the aftermath sequence as defined in Old World: Conquest.
Step 1 – Earn Gold
Nice and simple, we played a 500-point game, and so got I got 5 gold. I did not win, and my General ended off the table, so there was no additional gold. This, with the 5 gold you get at the start of a campaign, gave me 10 in total.
Step 2 – Resolve Injuries and Casualties
I had a fair bit to do here, as I had lost alot of Dwarfs.
First up, my general, Fimbur. Rolling 2D6, I got a 4. A critical injury! I chose to reroll at a cost of 1 gold, this as otherwise, my character would start with D3 less wounds in the next battle. 11, much better! This was a minor injury and had no effect on him.
Next, it was time for casualties. First the Lonbeards. As they had all fled the table, I’d need to do rolls for each of them, with any 1s being a casualty. 3 casualties! The dice were not with me. Deciding to spend another gold piece, I rerolled the result. Not a single 1 the second time around, thank goodness!
Next, the Thunderers, 2 casualties here. I decided I would keep this result as I would need to spend the 8 gold elsewhere in the aftermath sequence.
The Rangers suffered 1 loss in the battle, but this was healed up.
The Gyrocopter having a wounds characteristic of less than 8 got to roll as a casualty and luckily rolled a 4. We decided the pilot would have jumped out at the last moments and survived to rebuild his machine.
Step 3 – Gain Renown Points
The bonus renown didn’t apply to anything in my army, so all I had was Favoured Warriors, which I gave to the Rangers. Mainly due to them being the only effective unit in the game! Rolling a 3, I marked this down next to the unit on my roster.
Step 4 – Complete Quests.
I didn’t get any Quest Points from the game as my units had to be in Dave’s half of the table.
Step 5 – Manage Stronghold
With a unit cap of 6 and 5 units in my roster, I would need to buy barracks soon to increase my unit cap to 9. Hiwever for now, we’ll leave this.
Step 6 – Manage Your Territories
So rolling a D66, I got 42 for an Ancient Road, which would increase my Allies cap to 2. I decided not to take this as with only two more slots for territory available to me at this point, I wanted to reserve them for something I really needed.
Step 7 – Manage Your Order of Battle
Here I spent 4 gold. Deciding that being a Dwarf, Fimbur would really love having some artillery to support his little expedition. So I recruited an organ gun to mow down those pesky Grobi.
Updated List
=== The Dwarfs of Bhurali-Dwar [617 pts] Warhammer: The Old World, Dwarfen Mountain Holds ===
Gold: 4 Stronghold: Bazaar Quest: Search for the Artefact Quest Points: 0 Vault: Empty
Thane [79 pts] Fimbur Grimsson – Hand weapon – Great weapon – Full plate armour – General – Oathstone – 5 Renown
++ Core Units [358 pts] ++
10 Longbeards [148 pts] Fimbur’s Guard – Hand weapons – Heavy armour – Shields – Elder (champion) – Standard bearer – Musician
10 Rangers [110 pts] Karak-Norn Sharpshooters – Hand weapons – Crossbows – Heavy armour – 3 Renown
10 Thunderers [100 pts] Grindir’s Raiders – Hand weapons – Handguns – Heavy armour – 2x Casualties
++ Special Units [60 pts] ++
1 Gyrocopters [60 pts] Hambir’s Flyer – Hand weapons – Steam guns – Full plate armour (armoured fuselage)
++ Rare Units [120 pts] ++
1 Organ Gun [120pts] Helga – Organ gun – Hand weapons – Light armour
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Post Battle Lore
Fimbur and his Guard trudged back towards the site of the battle. The amount of Grobi bodies fleeing through the Dwarf lines had simply been too much. It was like holding back a flood.
Whatever had scared the Grobi had been more terrifying than the Dwarfs that stood in their path. That being said, Fimbur still felt some shame for not being able to cut the filth down.
—
Meeting up with the rest of the force, the Dwarfs took stock of their losses, two dead from the Thunderers and the Gyrocopter badly damaged. There were a few walking wounded, but considering what they had just experienced, it wasn’t too bad.
The Dwarfs marched up the approach road to the mine entrance, dead Grobi lay everywhere, all looking as if they had been running from the mine itself. At the entrance to the mine, they found the wooden doors cracked and buckled. But the damage had been from the inside rather than outside.
Walking in through the entrance, a cavern opened up around them. Sunk into the expertly carved walls of the cavern were many dwellings and workings that you would associate with a small mine of this size. The buildings mostly seemed undamaged, though the main thoroughfare through the settlement looked as if a Stampede of thundertusks had been there. The familiar sight of Grobi bodies lay everywhere. On a ledge further up the cavern wall from the entrance they had just arrived through, Fimbur could see an organ gun and its crew resting and enjoying some ale.
—
After a few rounds of Ale the Dwarfs of Grung Gandaz, who had mostly survived the attack unharmed, told Fimbur about how the Grobi had fled from the lower depths of the mine and out of the entrance. The crew of the Organ Gun, who had been stationed on the ledge to provide it with line of fire not only over the entrance but also to the mouth of the actual mine, had been enjoying themselves exterminating the filth as they ran, but barely made a dent in their numbers.
They had no idea what had terrified the Night Goblins so much that they had not only been willing to charge through a Dwarf settlement but also run out into the full glare of the sun.
Wanting to “kill the Grobi filth,” Bindor, the engineer of the Organ Gun ‘Helga‘, offered to lead Fimbur and his expedition through the mines and into the underway. to tag along with Fimbur’s expedition.
Bindor had heard the rumours about Bhurali-Dwar but had no idea whereabouts it could be located. Eing at the southern part of the Grey Mountains, they decided the best policy would be to move northwards from Grung Gandaz.
