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Dwarf king that I completed earlier this year.

And yes, I did manage to lose track of the where I placed the light refraction (one of the cons of painting sub assembly!), but I was too pleased with the result to justify changing it. He’s simply standing next to a particularly tall dwarf who was too enthusiastic with polishing his armour. 😅😉

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Bought Archeon mounted on eBay recently but noticed the colour of the metal differs from what I expected - both from memory 20+ years ago when I was a kid and more recent purchases. Is this a recast or has the metal reacted to the air over the years?

Image 1 - horse and body beside MTO high elf lord bought when last available for colour comparison

Ace's Counter Chaos Dwarf Renegade Rules

I've updated my counter proposal to the draft Chaos Dwarf Renegades rules.

This is entirely not endorsed by the Renegades rules team and just me brainstorming on what I'd want the Chaos Dwarf rules to be for gameplay and lore reasons. I have still attempted to keep the power level of any changes in balance with Old World.

Change Log Changes from Renegade Army List DRAFT V1.5.2.2

Grand Army Composition List

• Despot → Overlord, Seneschal → Overseer. The Overseer remains the Battle Standard Bearer option.
• Conditional Core is now driven by the General's Title rather than by which specific models are taken. Of Gorgoth unlocks 0-1 Black Orc Mob; Of the Legion unlocks 0-1 Infernal Ironsworn; Of the Conclave unlocks 0-1 Bull Centaur Renders. Sorcerer-Prophets and Chaos Dwarf lords lead every different aspect of the war machine, so the unlock should follow the commander, not the unit.
• Daemonsmith Engineers added to the Characters list (new entry).

Special Rules

• Titles of the Dawi-Zharr — new. Any Chaos Dwarf character may take one Title free of charge from those listed on their entry: Of the Conclave, Of Gorgoth, or Of the Legion. One per character, and characters need not match. The General's Title changes which units may be taken as Core.
• Daemon-fueled Artillery — new. After Step 2 (Scatter) of a Bombardment, roll a D6 and reduce the scatter distance by that many inches, to a minimum of 0. Chaos Dwarf artillery is fed by captured daemons and souls, not clumsy blackpowder. D6 may prove too generous and could be dropped to D3, matching the Doom Diver.

Magic Items

• Black Hammer of Hashut — AP improved to -2; the bonus against Flammable models is now Multiple Wounds (D6) rather than Killing Blow.
• Dagger of Malice — 35 → 20 points, AP improved to -2.
• Dark Maul 50 → 45 points. Graven Sceptre 30 → 25. Hellshard 20 → 15. Ashen Banner 30 → 20. Daemon Flask 50 → 40.
• Mask of the Furnace — now also grants a general 6+ Ward save alongside the 3+ Ward against Flaming Attacks.
• Overseer's Sigil — range extended from 9" to 12".
• Shroud of the Ancestor — now grants Veteran in addition to Hatred (Dwarfs).
• Daemonic Familiar — now applies to enemies engaged with the owner's unit, not the owner alone.
• Breath of Hashut — no longer Single Use.
• The Cinder Ring, 30 points — new. The wielder may cast Storm of Ash as a Bound spell with a Power Level of 2.

Lore of Hashut

• Curse of Hashut — the target applies a -1 modifier to its Toughness for the test, and the hits are not subject to "Look Out, Sir!"
• Storm of Ash — enemy units within 9" of the caster now also gain the Flammable special rule, giving the lore a set-up-and-punish interaction with the Black Hammer and with Flaming Attacks generally.

Weapons of Zharr-Naggrund

• Darkforged weapon — base profile is now S+1 as standard. The Spell-wrought result reverts to Magic Resistance (-1) for non-wizards, since the Strength bonus is now built into the weapon itself.
• Fireglaive — the ranged profile gains Quick Shot.

Characters

• Titles added to the Sorcerers of Hashut and Chaos Dwarf Lords entries (all three), the Castellan (Of the Legion only), and the Bull Centaur Taur'ruk (Of the Conclave only).
• Overlord and Overseer may now be mounted on a Lammasu.
• Castellan — Toughness 5 → 4, Leadership 9 → 10. Points unchanged.
• Bull Centaur Taur'ruk — Attacks 4 → 5. Points unchanged.
• Daemonsmith Engineer, 40 points — new entry. M3 WS4 BS4 S4 T4 W2 I2 A2 Ld8, hand weapon and light armour. Not a Wizard by default; may become a Level 1 Wizard for +30 points, knowing a single spell from the Lore of Hashut. Magic items up to 30 points. Carries Infernal Engineer, giving a gun line access to artillery re-rolls without paying for a caster it does not need.

Units

• Minimum unit sizes reduced by one model across the board — 5+ to 4+ for Chaos Dwarf Warriors, Blunderbuss Decimators, Infernal Guard and Infernal Ironsworn; 3+ to 2+ for K'daai Fireborn and Bull Centaur Renders.
• Infernal Guard — BS 3 → 4; gains Ensorcelled Weapons. The Fireglaive option is decoupled from Blackshard Armour and costs +2 points per model on its own, with Blackshard Armour restored as a separate +1 per model upgrade for one unit per 1,000 points.
• Infernal Ironsworn — BS 3 → 4. Champion renamed from Overseer to Deathmask, as Overseer is now a character title.
• K'daai Fireborn — gain Move through Cover, Ward (5+) and Swiftstride. Points unchanged at 38.
• Bull Centaur Renders — WS 4 → 5. Points unchanged at 54.

Monsters and Mounts

• Lammasu — reworked. +95 → +130 points. WS 4 → 5. Loses Furious Charge. Base size widened to 50 x 75 mm or 60 x 100 mm. Claws and fangs given a full profile (S, AP -1, Magical Attacks).
  • Sorcerous Miasma rewritten — any enemy engaged with the Lammasu now gains no benefit from magic weapons at all, counting as armed with an ordinary hand weapon and losing that weapon's special rules including Magical Attacks. Previously it protected only the rider.
  • The Withering — new. A character mounted on a Lammasu may cast Plague of Rust (Lore of Elementalism) as a Bound spell with a Power Level of 2.

Artillery

• Crew Ballistic Skill raised from 3 to 4 on the Deathshrieker Rocket Launcher and the Dreadquake Mortar.
• Both gain Daemon-fueled Artillery. Points unchanged.
• Dreadquake Mortar — Multiple Wounds returns to (D6) from (D3+1).

"In rage and suffering, we heat the flame.
In pain and honor, we melt the bronze.
In strenght and violence, we shape the metal.
In blood and tears, we cool it.
In Fury and Rage, we lift it to the sky.
May the god of hounds and skulls bless your journey and this weapon"

I liked the idea of a khornate priest as an ironsmith, this is an element of the Blood god that it's often forgotten and it gives him way more tridimensionality.
At the same time this is my least favorite of the 4 priests: I love the face but after finish it I feel that the mutations that brought him to have sturdy legs (and an animalistic one) are... weird.
If I will have time I would do it again.

As always, any feedback is welcomed!

Hi all. I played a game last week and we encounter a situation which was very clear to my opponent but not to me. I did not want to spend so much time clarifying the rule and I agreed to their view of the ruling, but I wanted to ask to be sure in case it happens again. Pictures attached.

- fell bats declare a charge into one cannon (picture 1)
- rule says they have to maximize contact
- I thought that given that the cannon base is 50mm and the fell bats 40mm, you can squeeze the three bats into the front line
- this would result in: contact with the adjacent cannon, and having to move the other unit one inch to fulfill the 1 inch rule (pictures 2 and 3).

My opponent argued that the clansmen unit cannot be moved, and therefore, only two bats could fit in contact with the cannon to fulfill the 1 inch rule, which would result in not making contact with the adjacent cannon as well (picture 4).

What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Like the title says, life has been crazy so progress has been slow, but I’ve been motivated/jealous seeing other people post their Skaven Cogforts, so I wanted to give an update. I’m not a “pro” painter by any means, and this has been a monumental task for me (more used to batch painting squads).

Bottom half is nearing completion, just touching up little mistakes and adding details. It’s hard… because there are a lot. It’s easy to get lost and feel like no progress is happening (not an issue on a clanrat), so it’s helped to focus on one area from one vantage point and start blocking in details, and that section becomes my “batch”.

Top half is less worked out; still not sure about the color of the stone arch, and obviously the bell and Grey Seer aren’t really started.

Hope you all enjoy, and please drop some cool name suggestions!!!

I decided that my next addition to my Vampire Counts should be a Wight Lord with a Banner; using Watch Captain Halgrim as the base model.

Middenheimers could make even the toughest warrior miserable, and Wilfred “Grumpy” Carlsson is living proof. Still, nothing melts his perpetual scowl like his faithful doggo, Furfur. The moment Wilfred starts petting him, his face changes so much that strangers often ask, “Is that bearded guy okay? He looks like he’s having a stroke.”

The big lad on the right is Bjorki—a dwarf‑tamed bear who was supposed to become a mount. Unfortunately for the dwarfs, Bjorki turned out to be both too huge and far too smart to let anyone climb on his back. He doesn’t speak, but the M‑TEAM swears he understands more than the ogres…

He is samurai

I've always liked the war wagon as a unit and bitterly regret selling my two originals in a fit of End Times pique.

I am fortunate to have a resin printer so I'm considering printing off a few to roll out again.

My question is this. How viable and/or fun is a war wagon spam list. I like the idea of a bunch of engineers in experimental clown cars wanging around the battlefield. Is it miserable to play against? I always value fun over success for both sides.

Pics of volley gun work in progress for your enjoyment.

Just finished off a detachment of Nordland Mariners for my Osterlund force. They’ll be supporting State Troops from Middenheim 🙌🏻 if only they worked better in game! 😅