tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post8309694686360689211..comments2024-03-25T20:55:48.523+00:00Comments on Didcot Wargames Club: Second Thoughts on Age of Sigmar- Vampire Counts vs Chaos WarriorsMike (Didcot Wargames Club)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-37180745081049034272015-08-15T00:46:08.230+01:002015-08-15T00:46:08.230+01:00Thanks Jack. Hope the tournament goes well. Thanks Jack. Hope the tournament goes well. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-53739920605085771372015-08-14T19:54:39.138+01:002015-08-14T19:54:39.138+01:00This is the comp system we're using for a tour...This is the comp system we're using for a tourney this coming weekend. We've found that this creates pretty balanced games overall<br /><br />http://kingstonwarhammer.proboards.com/thread/6356/proposed-kingston-comp-aos?page=1Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889624562126143970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-56191019690954698382015-08-14T11:38:11.590+01:002015-08-14T11:38:11.590+01:00:) Don't worry, 40k is still my one true love!...:) Don't worry, 40k is still my one true love!Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-86455299959425652542015-08-14T10:37:06.103+01:002015-08-14T10:37:06.103+01:00No... Don't give in! Do let games workshop tri...No... Don't give in! Do let games workshop trick you into this new heresy lolLuke Darksun https://www.blogger.com/profile/14416275320673777382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-5170199744937918242015-08-14T09:58:21.980+01:002015-08-14T09:58:21.980+01:00Thanks for the advice. I'll need to look into ...Thanks for the advice. I'll need to look into the points system, and see what my own club decides in the way of balance. <br /><br />I was annoyed about the giant after I had made my attack. Odds are, I could have got rid of it! That might have allowed me to take on the chosen and save my zombies (or else, focus on the dragon ogres). <br />Losing the terrorgheist so quickly was a blow. With their low courage value, he could have made a mess of the dragon ogres if he was a full strength. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-47875745216469466592015-08-14T00:47:24.227+01:002015-08-14T00:47:24.227+01:00Good to see that you gave it another shot and that...Good to see that you gave it another shot and that you enjoyed the game. In terms of points / balancing mechanisms one fan made version I have seen and that seems pretty reasonable is at the following link https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/88222296/Clash%202015/Independent%20AoS%20Pool%20Document%20v1.0.pdf Intended for tournament use, so you can just agree a total 'pool' value and deploy up to that value. Most of the values seem pretty fair, and I expect we will see lots of work on it as a number of UK tournaments are planning on using it.<br /><br />In terms of the game - doh on the forgetting that you hit on 3+! That would have made a big difference! Also, with Zombies hording up that could take one turn - there is nothing to indicate that you can't merge a unit on the turn it is summoned, and the only summoning restriction is more than 9" from enemy units - so not likely to happen in combat, but outside of combat, go nuts.<br /><br />You asked about the report writing. I think the narrative approach would be great to read and give you the opportunity to just focus on the unusual, the interesting and the well planned. As an example of this look back at early White Dwarf battle reports - one that sticks in my mind is a combat between a unit of dwarves and Imperial Halberdiers. This was a real grind and lasted for about 4 turns - each turn the description was about a sentence like "The Dwarves and the Halberdiers continued to batter each other, and now only a handful of each stood". So, for me, from the report as written some stand out things - the devastation inflicted on the terrorgheist - the glorious charge of the Black Knights (x2) - the Vampire hacking through the Dragon Ogres - the nearly there attack on the Giant - the slaughter inflicted by the Chosen. These could be spun into interesting stories, and the rest of the battle dealt with in a kind of broad brush "and there was much slaughter off camera" kind of way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-9299892234096316062015-08-14T00:07:04.196+01:002015-08-14T00:07:04.196+01:00Interesting approach. Would give horde armies such...Interesting approach. Would give horde armies such as undead and skaven a nice boost. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-84291956366901433802015-08-13T18:09:06.686+01:002015-08-13T18:09:06.686+01:00In general, my group has found that using wounds m...In general, my group has found that using wounds makes for pretty balanced forces. However, there are a few warscrolls, skeletons being one such unit that we count as 1/2 wound for purpose of force generation. Units that get a bonus at 20 models, and another bonus at 30 models are the units we do that for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com