Elite and vicious are both strong rules, especially if it's an army wide rule. The rule allows for more damage, especially guarding against that single bad dice roll that happens once every time. The rule makes units not only perform better, it increases their reliability. (which is a good thing) Elves (and their evil kin) … Continue reading Why Elite and Vicious are (almost) the same thing
During the summer months, only a bit of hobby work has been done. as there's a new editon is looming on the horizon, I don't want to start a new army project. Probably there'll be a lot of inspiration as soon as 3rd edition hits. That said, my goblin detachment is in a sorry state … Continue reading Summer hobby update – Goblin expansion
Dear readers, this blog will go on summer hiatus for the month of August. As temperatures soar (temperatures of over 40 degrees were measured) both gaming time and hobby time will most likely be skipped due to summer activities with family. There probably will be painted a miniature or two, maybe even played a game … Continue reading Summer hiatus
2021 update: The original blog post originates from 2019 when I made the first pictures. Since 2019 the army has been expanded a bit, so I added the new additions near the end of the post. Furthermore, the rules reference of the blog post refers to the 2nd edition of the rules. Some of this … Continue reading Overview: my undead army
As KoW3 looms at the horizon one of the questions that keep me (and at least one of my mates) busy is how different do we want armies to be in KoW? In KoW2 armies get more and more similar. (Not from a hobby perspective, of course, but from a gamer's perspective.) For instance: the … Continue reading How unique should armies be?
EDIT: This post was written under Kings of War 2nd edition rules. Kings of War 3rd edition army composition may be different, thereby invalidating some of the below post's army composition. Mantica needs stalwart men who face off against the evil that stalks the land. The brotherhood needs reinforcements, and you'll be the one to … Continue reading Building on a budget – Brotherhood
Edit 2025: The original blog post was back in 2019 when I started this blog. Since then (see my hobby posts) many armies have been expanded or updated, but this blog post and some of the army pages haven't. Recently I updated my Topaz army page, the rest may be updated someday too! Such is the … Continue reading Overview of my completed armies
While waiting for 3rd edition; is not the best time to start a new hobby project. I, most likely, will be inspired to either start a new project or expand on my current armies as soon as KoW3 lands, so I'll avoid starting something completely new until the book lands. That said, there's still some … Continue reading Between hobby projects – waiting for Kow 3rd edition
It's been a while since I posted a hobby update. Mainly because of the fine weather, painting is very slow these days, but that's okay. KoW hobby time is -for me at least- partially a fall/winter thing. That said, I finished a pair of reaper bones scorpions. As with all reaper minatures, the detail isn't … Continue reading Hobby update and Scorpion comparison
Just a small update: Kings of War 3rd edition was announced! More information on the Mantic website here: Probably the rules will not chance so much. (they didn't last time), but the army lists will. As there was some room to improve 1st edition, I think the changes from KoW 1 to 2 were bigger … Continue reading Kings of War 3rd edition on the horizon: # hyped!
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