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Post by Anaris on Feb 9, 2017 4:07:50 GMT
Hey guys, I made 2 completely new and original armies for fantasy like several years ago. Is this something I can post here?
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Post by wilsonthenarc on Feb 9, 2017 15:57:58 GMT
Hey guys, I made 2 completely new and original armies for fantasy like several years ago. Is this something I can post here? Yes, please. I love home brew! |
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Post by KevinC on Feb 10, 2017 0:31:22 GMT
Yes! Def post, though we'd prefer you update them for 8th, if they were written for a previous edition.
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Post by Anaris on Feb 10, 2017 0:43:58 GMT
They are perfectly made for 8th, I only ever played 8th, tried AoS and it sucks. Played Warhammer armies project which is actually really cool tbh, but pure 8th edition Warhammer Fantasy Battles is where my heart lies.
Yeah I have to type it in. When I made it all, it was hand written lol. I have a lot of typing to do first. I created everything for them. I mean everything. I do need more fluff though. I only have a summary fluff.
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Post by frozenfood on Feb 10, 2017 7:43:29 GMT
Should we expect mermaids, ninja's, pixies?
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Post by Anaris on Feb 10, 2017 8:38:04 GMT
Wow good guess yeah mermaids are in there in the second army
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Post by Anaris on Feb 11, 2017 17:06:44 GMT
I know yall are waiting. I'm just so busy with college and work, it takes longer to type it all out, plus I'm transferring it to excel as well.
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Post by frozenfood on Feb 12, 2017 8:53:35 GMT
College first and Warhammer second? Man, you got your priorities all wrong  |
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Post by Anaris on Feb 15, 2017 0:24:20 GMT
Yeah perhaps I do have my priorities wrong lol. Um the only thing about this army is I don't have points for the special characters. It's hard and I'm not sure of the algorithm for them.
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Post by grandmasterwang on Feb 15, 2017 17:50:19 GMT
Yeah perhaps I do have my priorities wrong lol. Um the only thing about this army is I don't have points for the special characters. It's hard and I'm not sure of the algorithm for them. I think the best way is to point them similar to the heroes they are closest to in stats and abilities. Existing characters for the Warhammer armies form a great starting basis. |
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Post by Anaris on Feb 15, 2017 19:18:40 GMT
Really? Most of the time you can make your own lord or hero as good as a special character and for cheaper. I understand what you mean, it's still hard and once I finish the excel sheet I'll let you guys see it first and I'll take recommendations for points.
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Post by grandmasterwang on Feb 16, 2017 0:19:34 GMT
Really? Most of the time you can make your own lord or hero as good as a special character and for cheaper. I understand what you mean, it's still hard and once I finish the excel sheet I'll let you guys see it first and I'll take recommendations for points. You start with an existing army book character and their points ( which is usually a stock lord or hero, occasionally special character or monster .. I should have been clearer) then buff/nerf it accordingly according to the points costs of buffs or nerfs. For example in my gaming group we have Angron the World Eaters Primarch from 40k as a playable chaos special character in 8th Fantasy who is a 650 point beat stick of doom. He used the Doombull statline and points cost as a base then got buffed through the roof. I agree that a lot of special characters are underpowered. I feel homebrew special characters and units should err on the side of average to underpowered due to their homebrewness but that's just my opinion. I'm a huge fan of homebrew stuff. You can take a look at a sample of the homebrew units my gaming group allows in the expansion section. I make homebrew units, a whole army is too great a task for me  Looking forwards to seeing some of your stuff. Ultimately I play for fun so the more homebrew the better. Kevin C has for example done an excellent job of bringing the Stormcast Eternal units to 8th and like you I love the Warhammer armies project. |
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Post by Anaris on Feb 16, 2017 16:25:18 GMT
I can't upload the excel file of my army😢
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Post by Anaris on Feb 16, 2017 17:53:34 GMT
Is there only certain formats it takes on here? How would I go about creating the proper format? Where/ how you get the GW book format?
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Post by dannytee on Feb 19, 2017 18:09:11 GMT
I agree that a lot of special characters are underpowered. I feel homebrew special characters and units should err on the side of average to underpowered due to their homebrewness but that's just my opinion. I agree with this. You have to be careful when home brewing characters, units, armies, etc. that you don't create a whole newly skewed meta. If you create something too powerful the people you play against will play against it once and then refuse to play against it in the future saying it is made up and too powerful. And as it was not part of the base rules your opponent needs to be on board with you using it. |
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