nathonicus Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Woohoo! I'm back! Who wants to play some Fanatasy or Flames of War on Tuesday? Also, Corey, you scoundrel, you have my loot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fix Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Where were you? I had to take on curmudgeon duties last week and I think I did it wrong. I swallowed a cell phone and kicked a glass of whole milk up to someone's third story balcony. I'm spoken for. Loren is looking down the barrel of my kai gun or forty chain axes. I can't decide. If only forty chain axes were worth a single kai gun, I could flip a coin. "Kai gun." Just say it a bunch of times. It loses all meaning very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathonicus Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Nice! I was working, like a fool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Dibs for fantasy! Wanna see how stunties taste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Android Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I would like some fantasy as well. 40k is probably fine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggies01 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 If anyone wants to play 40k hit me up. I want to try out a new genestealer list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathonicus Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Dibs for fantasy! Wanna see how stunties taste? You're on! 2.5k? I love me some dawrfburger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 2.5k, yes. Don't bother assembling those terradons, I've got a few grudges to settle with those things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiccus Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I am down for some fantasticle battleses or some sex wang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathonicus Posted March 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 2.5k, yes. Don't bother assembling those terradons, I've got a few grudges to settle with those things... Unfortunately, I became so inebriated Tuesday after taking possession of those terradons that Corey was able to wrest them from me... I don't know where they are now... :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiccus Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 They are in my car along with your hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathonicus Posted March 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 They are in my car along with your hat Thank Satan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Curse you Joey! I trusted you to give that stuff to Nathan last week. Althoughi feel I may have jumped to that conclusion... Nathan I curse you for not being obvious enough to Joey last week to obtain your loot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiccus Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 He wasn't even there dawg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Or was he... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggies01 Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Or was he... Yeah ever since he cut his Abe beard he just fades into all the other models on the wall. Why God? Why? Have you no humanity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 I've got a game of Fantasy with Nathaniel. Dear sweet horrors, my Woodies are going to get shot to hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raak Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Looking for a game of 40k or a learning game of Fantasy. Will probably bring some x-wing just in case. Definitely not a board game; well maybe one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 I've got a game of Fantasy with Nathaniel. Dear sweet horrors, my Woodies are going to get shot to hell! I think you could do alright. DE have lots of shots but should be fairly easy to make him hit on 6s. -1 for 2x shots, -1 for skirmishers. That puts the shots at a 5. As long as you stay out of 12", he can either stay still and hit on 6s, or move in closer and hit on 6s. I think your ItP dryads will be tough for him to erase, so use them to make him keep his distance from the things you're really worried about him shooting (glade guard will fold). Use your shooting to kill dark riders ASAP to even the odds of the shooting game--and because they are the only thing capable of keeping up with your Wild Riders. Nathaniel also has a an unhealthy fear of firing big bolts with his throwers--which is great news for your treemen. As long as they don't get charged by Cold One Knights, he won't have anything to stop them. Just keep your eagles running interference and keep your treemen in gaps that the knights can't fit through. If he does start using big bolts, make sure to get to those bolt throwers as early as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiccus Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Also, make sure to save up dispell dice for his debuffs. He is prone to debuffing a tough unit such as your treekin and then just pin cushioning them with all his light fire. He also has a couple of units of shades so be wary of them getting behind your lines too. I think your list has a decent shot at beating him despite the overall power disparity. You are a tactical genius good sir. I agree with Kevin though in that you should mow down his fast cav asap especially his warlocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 I like to leave a spot for shades to go, personally. I like bringing them in close, too close. A unit of dryads on the flank can deal with them fairly well, and if they're on the flank, their choice of targets is very limited and their ability to interfere with the main battle line is non-existant. They can be a pain for armies without the shooting or freedom of movement to threaten them (like WoC) but against armies as fluid as WE, I think leaving them a hiding spot effectively gets them out of your way. As to the magic, yeah, Nathaniel likes to create a 2-hit combo. Debuff with magic, pepper with shooting. If you reduce the effectiveness of one, both suffer. Focus on the debuffs early game, and his shooting won't impress. If you kill his shooting, you can suffer debuffs without much consequence. But the non-dubuff aspects of Lore of Shadow won't be terribly effective against WE--inititative tests and the like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Cheers, thanks for the advice! I've been listening to some Wood Elf tactics podcasts, and winning the shooting/support game seems pretty important. One thing I've considered is pushing forward with my Wildriders fairly early (say, into a forest or some cover), to try threaten some of his shooting and warmachines early on. Best case scenario, he'd focus some shooting there and leave a couple to take out a warmachine. The other situations would see him ignoring them (probably his best bet) and letting them run rampant, or devoting shooting to them and giving my other units another turn to whittle his units down. Still, seems like a big sacrifice, though. I'm pretty sure I can deal with his fast cav. My archers are better than his, I've got 2 strangleroots, and my dryads and wildriders are maneuverable, fast, and should shred those units. Hopefully I can set up some "no fly" zones to keep them from doing too much useful. It's honestly those boltthrowers I'm worried about. 1 regular bolthrower shot or 6 s4 hits, right? Do those 6 shots still ignore armour? Many multi-shot penalty? You are a tactical genius good sir. And with a honeyed tongue like that, you're my new favorite person! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Str 6 still ignores armor, there is no multi-shot penalty to the 6-bolt. Get those things ASAP with wild riders and/or eagle(s). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raak Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 So I'm Bringing 1300pts of Fantasy Mono-Tzeench, up to 2000pts of Pure Eldar and D-Day Dice. Need an opponent for a learning game of WFB or a regular game of 40k - Any takers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white_devil Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 40k Tournament on Saturday right? 1500 pts? Anyone who wants to get a practice game in ill be there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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