The inevitable has happened. In their greedy quest, the Ogres have turned upon the Warriors of Chaos. It's Ogre against mutated man, Sköll against Hate.
Hello, here's another (un)friendly battle report from Svartblod Gaming, starring Hate, our Warriors of Chaos-player, and Sköll, our Ogre Kingdoms-player. Battle reporter is once again me, The Cornerfag.
Our gamers are currently devising their armylists of total destruction and utter annihilation, whilst I am writing this.
That said, I'll have to once again utter a slight warning for the haters of unpainted models. Although we strive to complete our forces by our best capabilities, Sköll, a very new Warhammer-player, has still some unpainted minis from christmas. For those of you whom have read previous reports including our OK-player, however, will probably be satisfied to see that his amount of painted minis have gone up... a little.
Anyways, here's our first contestant:
Ogre Kingdoms List:
Lords:
Slaughtermaster lvl 4:
-Ironfist, Greedyfist, Grut's Sickle.
Core:
18 Ironguts
-Full Command, Dragonhide Banner.
Special:
3 Mournfang Cavalry
- Full Command, Heavy Armour, Ironfists
8 Leadbelchers
-Thunderer, Bellower
Rare:
Thundertusk
Pre-game interview: Sköll:
What is your game plan?
Sköll: Yeah, uh... Game plan... Yeah, no... Well, unlike when I faced Vampire Counts last week, I hope to be able to place my units in a way that seems legit.
...
Well, I don't really know what units he uses, not so aquainted with WoC so... I know something about Wizards, a guy on a Juggernaut, but...
TC: So you don't really know what he's capable of doing?
Sköll: Correct.
(Hate: Close the door!)
What are your hopes?
Sköll: That the Gutstar does what it's supposed to do, and the mammoth doesn't die like it usually does. You know, get a charge or something.
TC: And that's pretty much all your important units?
Sköll: Yep.
What are your fears?
Sköll: That he's gonna win. Or, well, that he win bigs and makes me look bad. I want to at least show him what I can do.
TC: That's the spirit.
Sköll: I'm also a bit afraid he'll get mad and throw dices at me. I've gotten damaged before, you know.
So, do you have any plan to counter his units?
Sköll: The Gutstar will counter everything.
TC: Good.
For a last question, what unit of yours is your favourite, and what do you hope it will achieve?
Sköll: The Leadbelchers, I hope they'll... Bah, kidding, Ironguts ofcourse. I hope they'll execute some of his little men.
TC: Sounds good. You're free to return to the battlefield.
Warriors of Chaos List:
Lords:
Sorcerer Lord, lvl 4
-Mark of Tzeentch, Talisman of Preservation, Powered Familiar, Enchanted Shield, Biting Blade, Conjoined Homonculus
Heroes:
Exalted Hero
- Battle Standard Bearer, Mark of Khorne, Juggernaut, Sword of Battle, Helm of Many Eyes
Chaos Sorcerer, lvl 2
-Dispel Scroll, Book of Secrets, Third Eye of Tzeentch
Core:
24 Chaos Warriors
- Additional Hand Weapon, Mark of Khorne, Standard Bearer
24 Chaos Warriors
-Shield, Mark of Tzeentch, Standard Bearer
5 Chaos Warhoundss
5 Chaos Warhounds
Special:
5 Chaos Knights
-Mark of Khorne, Standard Bearer
Pre-game interview: Hate:
What is your game plan?
Hate: To win.
TC: I'm not even surprised. I'm just gonna skip to the interesting questions.
Do you have any fears? Except losing?
Hate: Actually, no.
So, do you have any plan to counter his units?
Hate: Well, not really, but I'm running my classical list and hope it holds. From what I understand he only has a few units, so I'll just... I don't know... Uhm... Focus force upon his biggest unit, the... Gutstar? Hit him hard where it hurts. I've got some magic and such for the other, lesser units.
For a last question, what unit of yours is your favourite, and what do you hope it will achieve?
Hate: The classical Exalted Hero on a Juggernaut. He's such a good guy, always gets the job done.
TC: Sounds great. Off to the battle with you!d
Pre-game info:
Mission: Our usual let's-just-have-a-killfest.
Magic:
Warriors of Chaos:
Lvl 4: Uses Lore of Tzeentch. (2) Baleful Transmogrification, (3) Pandemonium, (4) Treason of Tzeentch, (5) Call to glory
Lvl 2: Uses Lore of Death. (S) Spirit Leech, (5) The Fate of Bjuna. Book of Secrets grants Pit of Shades. (TC: Wow. Well, what do you know.)
Ogre Kingdoms:
Lvl 4: Uses Lore of the Great Maw. (S) Spinemarrow, (2) Bullgorger, (3) Toothcracker(5) Trollguts
Roll-off:
Hate wins the roll, forces Sköll to deploy first.
Terrain set-up:
Deployment:
Since Sköll only has 4 units, and has to deploy first, Hate places his two Warhound units first (much to Sköll's chagrin), gaining a weightly advantage during the deployment.
1st turn WoC:
Both Frenzies fail, but BSB fixes that problem.
Movement:
Hate measures closely, careful not to get to close to the Thundertusk with his important units.
Warhounds rush up block / redirect the Thundertusk, and the other Warhounds block / redirect the Gutstar. Warriors walk up, Knights prepare to flank the Thundertusk.
Magic:
Winds of Magic: 6 and 1, +2 from Familiar and Book, counting in at 9 PD, 6 DD.
First off: Treason of Tzeentch with 3 dice. Gains 15. 3 Dispel Dice also gets 15. Phew!
Next up, Pandemonium! 2 Dice, exactly 9. 2 Dispel Dice, exactly 9.
Hate: Time to reign with my magic.
4 Dice on pit of Shades... Result: 12. A fail. Sadly.
Close Combat: Nope.
1st turn OK:
Movement:
Gutstar charges Warhounds successfully.
Leadbelchers move to peek around the corner of the house. Mournfang place themselves in front of the ruins
Magic:
Dices come up 4 - 3. A good roll. 7 PD, 4 DD.
First up, Trollguts. (I hate that spell...). Extended, on 6 dices. Didn't get his Irresistable, but got a score of 22. Dispel Scroll'd, lul!
Spinemarrow on one measly dice. It got dispelled. Hah!
Shooting:
The Thundertusk spews his ball of ice upon the Warriors, but scatters 10" upon the Hounds in combat, killing two. Harpoon misses the wizard, bear-trap.
Leadbelchers belch the lead upon the MoT WoC, 8 hits. 4 Wounds, 3 die.
Close Combat:
18 Ironguts vs 3 Warhounds. PLACE YOUR BETS!
The hounds died. A free reform almost gives Carl a free flank charge, but, after asking me (as an unaligned judge), luckily not
2nd turn WoC:
Movement:
Knights, with the Hero on a 'naut into the flank of the Thundertusk (after a long charge through the woods).
Warhounds flank charge the Gutstar, MoT-warriors frontcharge the Gutstar, MoK-warriors charge the Gutstar. Danger, danger. This is the combat that will determine the outcome of the game, I believe.
Magic:
The winds come up 4 - 2, a channel and +2 Dice later and the final score is 9 PD, 4 DD.
First up, Treason of Tzeentch on the Leadbelchers. Sköll let's it through. 5 Wounds are caused. The Leadbelchers are rolling hot!, against themselves.
Next: Pandemonium. Sköll fails to dispel it with 2 dice.
Call to Glory! on 3 dice. Sköll let's it through.
Final spell, a failed Transmogrification.
Close Combat:
The Exalted Hero has to challenge, and indeed does. Sköll does not accept, and Hate pushes the Slaughtermaster to the back row.
Thundertusk vs Knights: ASL vs ASF lets the 'NautHero strike at his own initiative, which is before the Tusk. 2 Wounds made.
The it strikes back, 4 attacks, 1 wound, 1 dead Knights. The riders of the Thundertusk wack some flies instead.
The Knights... megafail. All 7 hits roll 3 or less. Juggernaut bites for one more wound.
The Thundertusk flees in horror a whole 4", and the Knights chase it down by running 6". Swiftly.
Now, for the important stuff. MoK-warriors dish out 25 attacks, 14 hits, 6 wounds. Sköll passes three 6+ saves. It's the battle of luck vs bad luck.
The newcomer Exalted Hero causes 2 wounds.
MoT-warriors dish out 13 attacks, ending in 4 wounds, one which was saved.
Now... for the WARHOUNDS! 5 attacks, 4 hits, 1 wound! Not saved, and it was the final wound on one Irongut. Good doggies.
Now, the retaliation!
24 attacks against the MoT-warriors, 13 hits, all of them wounding. Hate, hoping for a
shred of luck, rolls his 6+ / 5++ saves... 7 Warriors die.
Then 21 attacks on the MoK-Warriors, 9 hits, 7 wounds, 7 dead.
Hate loses combat by two, and even with the aid of a BSB does his MoT-warriors flee. But his MoK-warriors hold their ground. So does the ever faithful Warhounds.
2nd turn OK:
Movement:
Mournfang move slowly up on the Arcane Ruins. Leadbelchers move around the house.
Magic:
Winds of Magic: 4 - 4, and no channels.
Trollguts cast on 6 dice (forcing Irresistable?). Though no IF, he got a score of 20. Carl does not manage to dispel, even with all 4 dice.
Spinemarrow with 2 dice gets through.
Shooting:
20 shots of Lead on the MoTs, 9 hit and 4 wounds. One is save, three die.
Close Combat:
Things are looking grim for Hate... I hope he manages to survive this round in able to get the Knights charge in the rear.
20 attacks from the Frenzy-less MoK-warriors. 17 hits, 12 wounds. The tide of luck seems to have turned. But 12 saves later, 5 wounds remain.
Ironguts make 25 attacks, 14 hits, all wounds.
Skip forward a bit. The lonely surviving MoK-warrior flee, and warhounds flee. The Ogres pursue, killing the lone MoK and getting into combat with the MoTs.
Hate accepts his defeat here. The MoTs are going to die, and the Knights can't carry this by themselves.
Redux:
Hate: First and foremost, I need Halberds against that Gutstar. So I'll make sure to get some of those.
Other than that, I can't say there's anything I could've done differently. I think I did the right thing charging the Thundertusk, and going all in against the Ironguts. It was a gamble, and I lost.
It's a pity the Pit of Shades didn't through. I'm probably going to run a Lore of Shadow-wizard against Ogres in the future.
Other than that, there's not much to say. Didn't happen much besides the epic battle in the middle. But I'm happy it turned out to be a game not based as much on luck.
Model of the game: Exalted Hero on Juggernaut. As always. He's pretty cool, and no one else managed to do anything.
Sköll: It was an even match, a pity the Thundertusk died as usually (though it's really just a decoy!). The Leadbelchers got their shots, and the Gutstar won the game at me. It's a good thing it was a fair game though. No dice where thrown, and I got to show what I am capable of.
I should have more units, so that I can place them more strategically. And I shouldn't be so careful with the Mournfang. Other than that, I'm all good.
Unit of the game: Mournfang, they rode so beautiful, and the one-legged hornblower remained a one-legged hornblower, and nor did any one of them die.
Meanwhile, in the Mournfang corner...
Overall, a great game, together with the obligatory handshake:
