Guest Pnwwarrior Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I am taking a rune priest and 5 grey hunters in a pod with my orks. Gives you a psi defense and a pod with a melta to kill armour 14. They are not happy allies so getting them killed isn't a problem. They help against most armies and is less then 250 points. If people worry about killing the 250 points in their face your orks have a chance to do what they do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBeadle Posted January 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I have a potential Tau/Khador trade in the works, but this guys feedback is not good so it is not a solid thing. I am a roleplayer at heart, and while I know you guys all know the game better than I (I'm reading the 6th ed book tonight) something inside of me just rebels at the idea of the Imperium (or Eldar) joining forces with the greenskins. Maybe to fight world destroyers like the Nids or Chaos, but other than that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Hanaur Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I have a potential Tau/Khador trade in the works, but this guys feedback is not good so it is not a solid thing. I am a roleplayer at heart, and while I know you guys all know the game better than I (I'm reading the 6th ed book tonight) something inside of me just rebels at the idea of the Imperium (or Eldar) joining forces with the greenskins. Maybe to fight world destroyers like the Nids or Chaos, but other than that... Rest assured that you can play without allies with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Remember that you can use the Imperial Guard rules to represent human, but non-Imperial forces as well, such as mercenaries that might fight along with Orks if the price were right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBeadle Posted January 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Nope, I was unaware of that entirely. How about using them to represent a different Ork tribe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 You can do that but want to be careful to make them very distinct on the tabletop so as not to be confusing for your opponent. I think a Ork - Ork army and a Grot - IG army would be pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threejacks Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I run bloodaxe Orks that regularly fraternize with the humies:) Check out Kromlech Orks on Ebay for some nice ork stuff with "imperialization" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PourSpelur Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I considered running IG allies for my Orks as Diggaz from the old Gorkamorka game. Der jus puny oomies but dey tries ta krump lik proppa boyz! Easy modeling project too. Catachans done up all mismatched with green face paint and Orkify any vehicles they have. Fluffy, thematic and they'll match without blending into the Orks ;) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBeadle Posted January 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thats awesome! I'm closing a deal on a perfect Tau lot for some of my Khador. So Tau it will be, which is OK because I like thier models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PourSpelur Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Are they Tau or are they the creations of the mad genius Big Mek Grotkikka? Tau+bazillion rivvits=forged narrative;) Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbusePuppy Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 You may also find the old fluff on Diggas- humans that imitate Orks- useful if you are working on allies. The Lexicanum website is a gold mine for fluff ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBeadle Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Well, it seems to me that Orks are also a good ally contigent for Tau. The only way I could get the Tau allies that I wanted was to trade for them, since buying them is out of the question. To do that I dismantled my Khador, kept one small list that I wanted to play, and am in the process of trading the rest, which because of the Khador army size is netting me a complete Tau army. This wasn't my goal, but is ending up being the restult. I am not getting Kroot; my logic is that if I do ever run a Tau force, Ork allies can fill the gap that Kroot normally fill (ie. running interferance for shooty Tau models). Is this an accurate assessment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Kroot can be used as a screen, but they are also a pretty cheap and effective outflanking force. That is something orks can't do with their troops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBeadle Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Can't Snik outflank? But I guess he isn't cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Snikrot isn't cheap, no. He also brings along a more Assault-focused Unit, which can't Charge on the Turn it comes in, and isn't Scoring. Kroot can come in, open up on something near the board edge, and then settle down in Cover near one of your Opponent's backfield Objectives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 What allies are best for the Orks? Allies are nice to fill gaps in your army or to create new "synergy" between multiple unit effects. They can also just be included for theme or to allow a new army to be partially fielded with another. The question is, what do your orks need? Just play a few games against random opponents with pure orks, then get the allies to fill the gaps that the army has issues with. The downside to allies is that, if you are a collector, like me, you can't field as many of any single army should you include allies. As a note on desperate allies, They do have value, but unlike the other types, their troops don't score so you need to design their troops to retain value even if they don't score. In example, I could include desperate Necron allies to my DA. I'd probably take a minimum warrior unit with a dedicated flyer transport, maybe two of these units. I'd also probably include a Doom Scythe. The flyers have value to my DA as the DA are very lacking in non-FW AA options. The flyers are nice because they can keep away from my DA units, so as not to impair me with "One eye open." On the other hand, if I take Necron Allies of convenience to my GK, I'd probably take a blob of 20 warriors with a res orb lord, as big scoring units are something the GK can't field. As the necrons are allies of convenience to my GK, including units that operate near each other would be a decent plan. -Pax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBeadle Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Thanks Pax. The question really became mute once I started aquiring the Tau. I apprecaite your perspective on it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorienor Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I've been playing Tau allies with my Orks since the day 6th ed hit. I was using a pair of the old Broadsides, and they were a great complement to the Orks. Since the new Tau book, I've still used broadsides but mainly for additional skyfire. A few crisis suits with fusion guns are probably better now. I have more ideas, but finally have not been able to implement any of them. I'd like to run some CSM with a helldrake or some necrons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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