Tale of OG Gamers - High Elves

[Tom Hale]

if i get a new one will it die in one turn to long range gnoblar trapper thrown scrap? (true story)

[cunningmatt]

if i get a new one will it die in one turn to long range gnoblar trapper thrown scrap? (true story)

I sincerely hope you're still talking about Be'lakor now, because if that's what happened to your first rabbit that's a terrible story and a warning to us all about allowing pets on the gaming table.

[Tom Hale]

he he! bunny'lakor 

[cunningmatt]

Sunday 12th December - Forgotten Special Characters Advent Calendar

Day 12 in "The Tale of OG Gamers - High Elves: Forgotten Special Characters Advent Calendar" – it's the half way mark people only another 12 to go until Christmas! Here's Day 12, and as it's halfway this character is linked to Day 1:

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December 12th: King Kazador



Yeah I've lost the little runic bit of the top of his banner, sure it's around somewhere!

Name: King Kazador of Karak Azul

Original Points Cost: 494 points

Background: Kazador was a crazy man his youth on Dwarven 18-30 holidays he used to lift fully-laden ore ponies, out drink all the Dwarfs in his kingdom, hunt Goblins and cause a disturbance in Magaluf. However since Gorfang Rotgut raided his kingdom, took away his kin and shaved his brother, he's been depressed, the Victor Medlrew of the Dwarf Kingdom no longer enjoys the pleasures of life and can't even stand X Factor. He's hell bent on revenge on Gorfang.

Original Appearance: Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs – 4th Edition.



Last Appearance: Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs – 4th Edition. Though rules for his inclusion, using standard runic items were included in White Dwarf around the release of the 2nd Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs – 6th Edition book.

Special Rules: Like his rival Gorfang, not too much, he has +1 Strength on his rival, and then just a specific set of magic items made from commonly available runes. The Hammer of Karak Azul contains Master Rune of Death (all wounds kill), Rune of Striking (+1 WS) and Rune of Might (Double Strength against targets with higher Toughness than Kazador). The Armour of the King of Karak Azul contains Master Rune of Adamant (+2 Save) and Rune of Resistance (re-roll save on 4+). And The Thunderhorn contains Master Rune of Dismay (once per battle, enemy mast pass Ld test to move).





My Memories of the Character: Lovely model, lovely character, expensive but not prohibitively so – he could be a reasonable sized game and boy could he chop up monsters! Definitely worth painting up for my current Dwarf army, if I ever get time. The current trend in army books is to bring back old characters so who knows Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs – 8th Edition he could be there.

Person(s) most Reminds Me Of: Sir John Butterfill, former MP for Bournemouth West

Inclusion in 8th Edition: Pretty straight forward, you could cost out his +1 Strength from appropriate runic items. Most of those runes he has exist in the current book, so go for your life. Or find the issue of White Dwarf that does it for you!
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[cunningmatt]

Monday 13th December - Forgotten Special Characters Advent Calendar

Day 13 in "The Tale of OG Gamers - High Elves: Forgotten Special Characters Advent Calendar" – which I will shall announce in the style of The X Factor, "And the Special Character who has been chosen to be Day 13, in no particular order is ............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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December 13th: Bertrand the Brigand



Name: Bertrand the Brigand, Hugo le Petit and Gui le Gros.

Original Points Cost: 83 points (+1 extra point per Bowmen of Bergerac)

Background: Bertrand is a commoner who is looked upon like the scum of the earth by the Knights of Bretonnian, much like Cher Lloyd. That was until he single-handed slew the "Great Flapping Monster of Chateau Mal", I've been called similar when looking for my house keys, using only his longbow. He has picked up and abnormally fat and an abnormally tall friend, and a whole host of normal bodied friends.

Original Appearance: Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia – 5th Edition.



Last Appearance: Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia – 5th Edition.

Special Rules: Bertrand le Brigand can reroll all rolls to hit with his longbow, and he has The Black Arrow – once per battle a shot with the arrow wounds automatically with no armour save except magic armour. Hugo le Petit's bow hits at Strength 5. Gui Le Gros can feed the unit wine once per battle, from then on the Bowmen of Bergerac are immune to panic, but suffer -1 to hit. The Bowmen of Bergerac may skirmish.





My Memories of the Character: Nice set of models, don't take my word for it Gui Le Gros made the Citadel Hall of Fame in White Dwarf and has been re-released this month. At the time quite unique to have an upgrade for a basic unit, though something that seems to happen a bit more at present – what with the Beastmen having two unit upgrade special characters. Added some good variation to the Bretonnian army at the time.

Person(s) most Reminds Me Of: I'm sure I'm getting some kind of historical, legendary character, can't put my finger on it. Maybe Merlin and King Arthur?

Inclusion in 8th Edition: Yeah, pretty straight forward special rules for 5th edition, so should be pretty straight forward to move to 8th – not sure I'd ever use Gui's wine though, archers that can't hit are no good!
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[Dave]

Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding though the glen...

Robin Hood, Robin Hood, and his band of friends (because we don't like to be sexist)...

Loved by the poor, feared by the rich. Bertrand le Brigand, Bertrand le Brigand, Bertrand le Brigand.

Ahh GW we so love your crossover characters.

[cunningmatt]

That's it! I knew they reminded me of someone!

[fatolaf]

I so want that fat man, tempted now that GW have re-released him....

[maelzch]

I so want that fat man....

there's a joke there somewhere!

[Mike]

there's a joke there somewhere!

Shame you're comedically challenged otherwise one can only assume we'd have been in for a belly laughing, side splitting few minutes.

Sigh... we'll have to think with sorrow on what might have been.