Post by Arguleon Veq on Nov 15, 2008 10:29:47 GMT -5
Game 2 - Vs High Elves - 2000 Points
Might of Dragons - Dragon Cavalry List
Lord;
Runesword,
Mark of Tzeentch,
Armour of Morrisleb[sp?],
Slendour,
Dragon,
Shield.
Sorcerer;
2 Scrolls,
Barded Steed.
5 Horsmen;
Flails,
Slaanesh.
5 Horsmen;
Flails,
Slaanesh.
5 Horsmen;
Flails,
Slaanesh.
5 Knights;
Full Command.
Slaanesh.
5 Knights;
Standard, Musician,
Slaanesh.
4 Dragon Ogres;
Great Weapons.
5 Hounds;
5 Hounds;
The enemy list was as follows;
Prince;
Star Dragon,
Great Weapon,
Armour of Caledor,
Vambraces of Defence,
Gem of Courage.
Noble;
Lance, Dragon Armour, Shield, Battle Standard,
Banner of the World Dragon. Barded Steed.
Noble;
Lance, Dragon Armour, Shield, Barded Steed.
Loremasters Cloak.
5 Dragon Princes;
Full Command.
5 Dragon Princes;
Full Command.
6 Dragon Princes;
Full Command, Banner of Arcane Protection.
Tiranoc Chariot;
Tiranoc Chariot;
10 Archers;
10 Archers;
Pre Game Thoughts;
Obviously a lot would come down to who won the Dragon combat. The Knight combats would be pretty close too and the Elves had the better charge range, my only real option here was to only give the Elves the charges I wanted them to get. Even though my Chaos Knights have a 50/50 chance of winning even when charged, I didnt want to risk it. I would try to lure him out and only strike when I knew I could win.
Sacharine the Sublime, played his forked tounge over his needle like teeth, anticipating the taste of the enemies blood upon his blade. Elves always tasted sweeter. His handmaiden placed his ornate helmet reverantly on his head and handed him his glaive.
'Salacious!, we are ready to go to war my beauty!' Bellowed the Venerated Champion. His sonerous tones reaching to every corner of his encampment, filling his followers with even more adulation. The two serpentine heads of the terrible Salacious appeared from the confines of a massive silken tent. Sacharine smiled, his Dragon enjoyed the luxuries of life. For all its might though, it was now no more than a pet, he had broken it to his will. Salacious was now more akin to an intelligent pet than the sentient beasts that the Lords of Caledor would be bringing to battle.
He scoffed at the thought of the pompous Elves. The Storm of Chaos had merely abated, it had not been defeated and now many rose to fill Archaons power vacuum. He and others had launched brutal attacks on the reeling Old World to try to unite the disperate Tribes under one banner again before their route was complete. The Elves of Caledor had sworn to the Empire of man that they would bring him down, his pet an affront to the bond they share with the Dragons of their home. He would show them that nothing was his equal, Dragon, Elf or Man.
Early Game - Flight of Dragons;
The Elves got first turn and edged forwards cautiously, shooting wounding a Dragon Ogre and killing 4 Marauder Horse on my left flank.
My Dragon spotted the enemy Lord and charged into him. Him and his Dragon causing 3 Wounds on the enemy Star Dragon for none in return. The Prince held though and both Archer units passed their Terror Checks. My army also moved up cautiously.
The Elves again moved cautiously, waiting to see how the Dragon combat would unfold. They finished the last Marauder on my right flank. The Star Dragon took 3 wounds off my Dragon as I wounded it twice and the Elf once.
My Hounds having got up in the faces of the Dragon Princes had left a small gap for my Dragon Ogres to charge, I only got 1 Dragon Ogre in and he killed 1 Dragon Prince. I lose combat though thanks to the enemy battle standard and fled, the Princes held their pursuit. The Dragon combat seen the Star Dragon cut down but the Prince held.
Dragon Death;
The Elves continued to try to manouvere the charges they wanted, whilst my Lord finished off the Prince.
He then darted behind the Archers, burning 6 from 1 unit and making a unit of Dragon Princes flee off the board in Terror [the unit without a Noble].
The Dragon Princes on my right charged the hounds who I had angled so that they would over run into my Dragon Ogres, I was hoping i would hold and then I could hit their flank with my Knights. On my left, I had moved my Hounds to force a charge from the Princes and left my Knights openfor a charge from both Chariots as I thought my Knights could take that charge.
All of those charges went off, my Hounds on both Flanks were killed. The Princes on my right then hit my Dragon Ogres, killing 1 off but losing 2 of their number in return. The Dragon Ogres held.
On the other flank the Knights lost 2 to the Chariots charge and the riders only did 2 wounds back. Thankfuly my horses did a further 3 wounds, the surviving Chariot was broken and caught.
Death Knell;
The Knights that had caught the Chariot smashed into the Archers and my Dragon moved towards the Princes who had beaten my Hounds and were now roaming at the back of my lines. They failed their Terror but didnt reach the board edge.
Another Marauder unit took their luck with the Elven archers and were wiped out for it.
My Knights charged the flank of the Princes fighting the Ogres. Wiping them out. The Knights who hit the Archers also broke and caught them.
Last Stand;
The Dragon Princes rally. I then charge them with my Dragon whilst my Dragon Ogres move up to kill the last few Archers.
My Lord fails miserably fighting the Noble, only doing 1 wound. Thankfully I passed my break test.
My Lord finally kills the Noble but the Princes Hold.
My Dragon Ogres charge and finish off the Archers.
My Lord again does badly and only just kills the Champion but again I pass my Break Test.
Result Win
Massacre for the Forces of Chaos!
Post Game Thoughts;
It all went pretty well, I forced the hand of the Elven Cav which made my Knights able to chose the combats I wanted. My Lord winning the big fight was obviously the key moment though. If things had been going badly though, I would have used my Dragon Ogres more conservativly and held them back to finish off the Star Dragon to try and re-balance the game. I didnt need to though as my Lord did a great job.
My Terror Tests with Splendour also worked really well. It still almost went wrong at the end though, my Lord must have been tired after fighting the Elven Lord.
Sacharine screamed his battle cry as Salacious plunged down towards the enemy Dragon. The whole battlefield shook with the force of the impact. The mighty Star Dragon took one of Salacious' snake like necks in its mighty jaws and snapped them shut, causing the head to scream in pain, the other head used this distraction to its advantage ripping a gaping wound in the Elven Dragons chest. Seeing his chance, Salacious swayed under the blow of the Elven Lords Great Axe and plunged his weapon into the wound Salacious had caused. His glaive finding the monsters heart. It died instantly, collapsing in a heap unfitting of such a graceful creature. Trapping the Elven Lord beneath its bulk.
Sacharine dismounted Salacious, commanding it to stay its bloodlust and leave the Elven Prince for him. He looked across the battlefield. His Hounds had fearlessly attacked the enemy horses, ripping at the tendons in their legs, tearing at their throats, they had been trampled to death in doing so but the momentum of the Elven charge had faultered, he hissed with pleasure as his elite armoured knights smashed into the faultering Dragon Princes.
He turned back and stood over the fallen Elven Lord. Struggling beneath the bulk of its mounts neck. Tears in his eyes at the loss of his noble steed. Sacharine savoured the moment, the pain that the Elf felt and then in one graceful strike. Took his head from his shoulders.
Might of Dragons - Dragon Cavalry List
Lord;
Runesword,
Mark of Tzeentch,
Armour of Morrisleb[sp?],
Slendour,
Dragon,
Shield.
Sorcerer;
2 Scrolls,
Barded Steed.
5 Horsmen;
Flails,
Slaanesh.
5 Horsmen;
Flails,
Slaanesh.
5 Horsmen;
Flails,
Slaanesh.
5 Knights;
Full Command.
Slaanesh.
5 Knights;
Standard, Musician,
Slaanesh.
4 Dragon Ogres;
Great Weapons.
5 Hounds;
5 Hounds;
The enemy list was as follows;
Prince;
Star Dragon,
Great Weapon,
Armour of Caledor,
Vambraces of Defence,
Gem of Courage.
Noble;
Lance, Dragon Armour, Shield, Battle Standard,
Banner of the World Dragon. Barded Steed.
Noble;
Lance, Dragon Armour, Shield, Barded Steed.
Loremasters Cloak.
5 Dragon Princes;
Full Command.
5 Dragon Princes;
Full Command.
6 Dragon Princes;
Full Command, Banner of Arcane Protection.
Tiranoc Chariot;
Tiranoc Chariot;
10 Archers;
10 Archers;
Pre Game Thoughts;
Obviously a lot would come down to who won the Dragon combat. The Knight combats would be pretty close too and the Elves had the better charge range, my only real option here was to only give the Elves the charges I wanted them to get. Even though my Chaos Knights have a 50/50 chance of winning even when charged, I didnt want to risk it. I would try to lure him out and only strike when I knew I could win.
Sacharine the Sublime, played his forked tounge over his needle like teeth, anticipating the taste of the enemies blood upon his blade. Elves always tasted sweeter. His handmaiden placed his ornate helmet reverantly on his head and handed him his glaive.
'Salacious!, we are ready to go to war my beauty!' Bellowed the Venerated Champion. His sonerous tones reaching to every corner of his encampment, filling his followers with even more adulation. The two serpentine heads of the terrible Salacious appeared from the confines of a massive silken tent. Sacharine smiled, his Dragon enjoyed the luxuries of life. For all its might though, it was now no more than a pet, he had broken it to his will. Salacious was now more akin to an intelligent pet than the sentient beasts that the Lords of Caledor would be bringing to battle.
He scoffed at the thought of the pompous Elves. The Storm of Chaos had merely abated, it had not been defeated and now many rose to fill Archaons power vacuum. He and others had launched brutal attacks on the reeling Old World to try to unite the disperate Tribes under one banner again before their route was complete. The Elves of Caledor had sworn to the Empire of man that they would bring him down, his pet an affront to the bond they share with the Dragons of their home. He would show them that nothing was his equal, Dragon, Elf or Man.
Early Game - Flight of Dragons;
The Elves got first turn and edged forwards cautiously, shooting wounding a Dragon Ogre and killing 4 Marauder Horse on my left flank.
My Dragon spotted the enemy Lord and charged into him. Him and his Dragon causing 3 Wounds on the enemy Star Dragon for none in return. The Prince held though and both Archer units passed their Terror Checks. My army also moved up cautiously.
The Elves again moved cautiously, waiting to see how the Dragon combat would unfold. They finished the last Marauder on my right flank. The Star Dragon took 3 wounds off my Dragon as I wounded it twice and the Elf once.
My Hounds having got up in the faces of the Dragon Princes had left a small gap for my Dragon Ogres to charge, I only got 1 Dragon Ogre in and he killed 1 Dragon Prince. I lose combat though thanks to the enemy battle standard and fled, the Princes held their pursuit. The Dragon combat seen the Star Dragon cut down but the Prince held.
Dragon Death;
The Elves continued to try to manouvere the charges they wanted, whilst my Lord finished off the Prince.
He then darted behind the Archers, burning 6 from 1 unit and making a unit of Dragon Princes flee off the board in Terror [the unit without a Noble].
The Dragon Princes on my right charged the hounds who I had angled so that they would over run into my Dragon Ogres, I was hoping i would hold and then I could hit their flank with my Knights. On my left, I had moved my Hounds to force a charge from the Princes and left my Knights openfor a charge from both Chariots as I thought my Knights could take that charge.
All of those charges went off, my Hounds on both Flanks were killed. The Princes on my right then hit my Dragon Ogres, killing 1 off but losing 2 of their number in return. The Dragon Ogres held.
On the other flank the Knights lost 2 to the Chariots charge and the riders only did 2 wounds back. Thankfuly my horses did a further 3 wounds, the surviving Chariot was broken and caught.
Death Knell;
The Knights that had caught the Chariot smashed into the Archers and my Dragon moved towards the Princes who had beaten my Hounds and were now roaming at the back of my lines. They failed their Terror but didnt reach the board edge.
Another Marauder unit took their luck with the Elven archers and were wiped out for it.
My Knights charged the flank of the Princes fighting the Ogres. Wiping them out. The Knights who hit the Archers also broke and caught them.
Last Stand;
The Dragon Princes rally. I then charge them with my Dragon whilst my Dragon Ogres move up to kill the last few Archers.
My Lord fails miserably fighting the Noble, only doing 1 wound. Thankfully I passed my break test.
My Lord finally kills the Noble but the Princes Hold.
My Dragon Ogres charge and finish off the Archers.
My Lord again does badly and only just kills the Champion but again I pass my Break Test.
Result Win
Massacre for the Forces of Chaos!
Post Game Thoughts;
It all went pretty well, I forced the hand of the Elven Cav which made my Knights able to chose the combats I wanted. My Lord winning the big fight was obviously the key moment though. If things had been going badly though, I would have used my Dragon Ogres more conservativly and held them back to finish off the Star Dragon to try and re-balance the game. I didnt need to though as my Lord did a great job.
My Terror Tests with Splendour also worked really well. It still almost went wrong at the end though, my Lord must have been tired after fighting the Elven Lord.
Sacharine screamed his battle cry as Salacious plunged down towards the enemy Dragon. The whole battlefield shook with the force of the impact. The mighty Star Dragon took one of Salacious' snake like necks in its mighty jaws and snapped them shut, causing the head to scream in pain, the other head used this distraction to its advantage ripping a gaping wound in the Elven Dragons chest. Seeing his chance, Salacious swayed under the blow of the Elven Lords Great Axe and plunged his weapon into the wound Salacious had caused. His glaive finding the monsters heart. It died instantly, collapsing in a heap unfitting of such a graceful creature. Trapping the Elven Lord beneath its bulk.
Sacharine dismounted Salacious, commanding it to stay its bloodlust and leave the Elven Prince for him. He looked across the battlefield. His Hounds had fearlessly attacked the enemy horses, ripping at the tendons in their legs, tearing at their throats, they had been trampled to death in doing so but the momentum of the Elven charge had faultered, he hissed with pleasure as his elite armoured knights smashed into the faultering Dragon Princes.
He turned back and stood over the fallen Elven Lord. Struggling beneath the bulk of its mounts neck. Tears in his eyes at the loss of his noble steed. Sacharine savoured the moment, the pain that the Elf felt and then in one graceful strike. Took his head from his shoulders.
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