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Army Fluff Battle report through the eyes of an Oldblood

Discussion in 'Fluff and Stories' started by dustandpolos, Apr 24, 2014.

  1. dustandpolos
    Skink

    dustandpolos New Member

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    I've had a chance to fight my first couple of battles with Lizardmen now, and I was planning on posting a battle report of my last game against Khorne Daemons (1000 pts). I'll link to it when it goes up in the right fourm, but I got distracted and ended up trying to write it from the point of view of the Oldblood general through stream of conciousness in an attempt to figure out who/what Saurus really are, given that they are probably the least relateable of the "intelligent" lizardmen and tend to get fairly short shrift in GW writing, and seem to spend their time getting slaughtered while skink special characters come up with a plan.

    It will come across as a very long post because I've stuck to one thought/line, but it's actually only 250 odd words

    Here it is, feedback welcome:


    Rest
    Feed
    Rest
    Feed
    Sun
    Rest
    Feed
    Sun
    Rest
    Observe spawning
    Pool of Huyanax
    Spawning #8549
    Saurus
    Sun-scales
    Heat/Speed/Chotec
    Spears
    Feed
    Rest
    Feed
    Rest
    Summons
    Slann/Obey
    Muster
    March – Jungle
    March – Blackness
    March – Cliffs
    March – Wastes
    Chaos/Disorder
    Anathema
    Red/Bronze/Black/Bone
    Melee
    Shock troops
    No fear
    Disintegrate
    No priests
    Minimal ranged attacks
    Lure
    Surround
    Destroy at range
    Destroy in detail
    Dress ranks
    Order: skirmish screen
    Order: Salamander flank, seek cover
    Order: Kroxigor hold flank against beasts
    Kroxigor reduced
    Order: Skirmishers give ground centre
    Order: Skirmishers encircle enemy left
    Order: Salamander enfilade infantry
    Enemy infantry reduced
    Order: Priest outflank left, seek cover
    Enemy cavalry charge
    Order: meet with Saurus
    Saurus reduced
    Crush/tear/rend
    Kill riders
    Outflank
    Mount armour weak at joints
    Purge disorder
    Kill
    Kill
    Order: Kroxigor hold flank against fliers
    Kroxigor reduced
    Salamander enfilades infantry
    Enemy infantry reduced
    Destroy cavalry
    Purge chaos
    Restore order
    Cavalry destroyed
    Infantry charges
    Order: Saurus - Hold the line
    Machine charges
    Primary threat
    Engage
    Blood
    Scales
    Limbs
    Iron
    War
    Life
    Clarity
    Chaos Machine: smash wheel, smash heart, smash riders
    Restore Order
    Restore the Plan
    Broken shards
    Screaming metal
    Crushed skulls
    Machine destroyed
    Saurus reduced
    Order: Hold the line
    Fliers destroyed
    One Kroxigor left
    Order: Kroxigor flank infantry
    Enemy leader
    Primary threat
    Challenge
    Engage
    Kill
    Destroy
    Kill
    Mound of bodies
    Burning air
    Bellow challenge
    Horns
    Flaming blade
    Rage
    Rage
    War
    Life
    Clarity
    Tear arms
    Rip sinews
    Disable hand
    Seize horns
    Tear throat
    Burning blood
    Broken body
    Order
    Infantry disintegrate
    Will of the Slann
    Design of the Old Ones
    Order
    Rest

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  2. Scalenex
    Slann

    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    Nice! I like my Saurus a little more verbose but I'm in the minority. Good portrayal of an instinctual stream of consciousness.

    Should check your spelling though. Slann are the toad-like rulers of the Lizardmen and Slaanesh is the Chaos god of depravity. One has two "n"s and one has two "a"s. When fighting Chaos they should not be mixed up.
     
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  3. dustandpolos
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    dustandpolos New Member

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    Ah yes, thanks for pointing it out! I tend to pronounce them the same way and don't run a Slann yet, so haven't written it down really ever.

    Differences of style aside, I read your Saurus fluff and its nice to see someone else giving them their due!
     
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  4. spawning of Bob
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    spawning of Bob Well-Known Member

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    Scalenex, I know your are a moderator and all, but do you think it wise to correct a saurus hero's spelling? Aside from mine and n810's of course.

    But since we are at it...

    dustandpolos, I think you missed out the Oldblood equivalent of "beers" somewhere near the end.

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    I like your battle report. It is much more nuanced than Soteks Prophet's
    from Lizardmen plutonic displays of affection/congratulation edited for clarity.
     
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