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The Shrine to Lost Armies

Discussion in 'General Hobby/Tabletop Chat' started by Crowsfoot, Jan 24, 2018.

  1. Warden
    Slann

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    True, GW always followed the "tolkien" concepts of tons of heavily armored dwarfs marching on foot. Then adding cannons and gyrocopters. Some ram cavalry would have been pretty neat; those badger riders are pretty cool!
     
  2. Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl
    Slann

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    Or some Dwarf Monstrous Cavalry perhaps?

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    I always liked GW's take on this.
     
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    Slann

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    It does make for a very thematic take on the Dwarfs but it is also a pain in the backside for Dwarf players like myself. You can imagine our celebrations when Storm of Magic allowed Dwarfs to take monsters as allies!
     
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    Slann

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    True, it does make them very tough to play, as it feels like an uphill battle. Hurrah for the grumbling underdogs!
     
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    Slann

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    In a sense, but against Dwarfs you have to remember that the opposition can't really take monsters either because they blasted off the field.
     
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    Slann

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    True - especially with the ability to take 3 cannons and the improved Organ Gun that only misfires on a double misfire! :p
     
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    Slann

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    I've started a blog to detail a dwarf project. Inperial dwarves, to be exact
     
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    Precisely. Besides, overall monsters weren't that effective in 8th edition (with a few exceptions). Too many armies could field cannons... and cannons were simply a hard counter to monsters.
     
  10. Lord-Marcus
    Slann

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    As they should be. Civilization and all that.
     
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    Disagree, you don't want anyone type of unit to be unplayable in the game, especially the models that are often army centerpieces.
     
  12. Lord-Marcus
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    This is trur. They should have some invulnerability to cannon fire
     
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    Cannons should be less accurate... plain and simple. The way they were written in 8th made them laser guided sniper rifles.
     
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    Slann

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    Also true. I'd rather see it miss and bounce into oncoming foot troops
     
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    My thoughts exactly. Historically, cannons never possessed pinpoint precision.
     
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    I'd also like to see alternative firing modes, like grapeshot
     
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    We already have that (page 113)

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  18. Lord-Marcus
    Slann

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    Where is that from?
     
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    Warhammer 8th Edition rule book.
     
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    Ah. I have 6th in my library. I think I might have 7th too
     

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