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Post by Naitsabes on Mar 20, 2021 4:31:07 GMT
Looking for feedback on these guys.
Basically they are the Nurgle counterpart to Skullcrushers of Khorne. I kept the price (and the no-brainer upgrade). They are slower and less punchy but quite a bit more resilient with Mark of Nurgle and extra toughness (though they 'only' have a 2+ armor save). No frenzy is a big advantage.
so, overall I think they are a bit weaker than skullcrushers for the same price which is where I would want a homebrew unit (...and especially considering that skullcrushers are a rather good investment). And, adding a face-ripping unit to WoC will not really give that army a new capability...
I refrained from giving them any cool special things, e.g. poison on the mounts, a spitting attack or whatnot to not overcomplicate things. but, maybe they are too bland now?
Please share any thoughts. Also typos, bad formatting etc., trying to make this pretty. (the photo is a placeholder until I manage to take one that does not suck)
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Post by markdienekes on Mar 20, 2021 12:27:33 GMT
I like them. Perhaps they could have something that works like troll vomit? Acid attack with a strong minus to armour but sacrifices their standard attacks? I don't think they're bland, so maybe best left as is?
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Post by grandmasterwang on Mar 21, 2021 14:34:45 GMT
Due to the mention of the acidic slime in the lore I feel poison fits the mounts and gives that bit extra...nurgleness.
Maybe 80 or 85 points? (Or 82/87 due to magic weapons 3pt upgrade. Custom units and all that....
T5 with 2+ and Mark of Nurgle in combat is very strong and with no frenzy they are a lot more reliable than the skullcrushers which like you say are very strong.
I like them and it's great that you have done a pro army book like page for them.
Maybe use one of the pictures from your painting thread without the undercoated models behind and with your battlemat.
I may have missed it but would they be special or rare?
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Post by strutsagget on Mar 21, 2021 16:22:31 GMT
Maybe the mount should be slower but stronger? It doesn’t look faster then a human.
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Post by Naitsabes on Mar 21, 2021 22:09:43 GMT
markdienekes yes, a bit of a balance act between including more colorful special rules and making it straightfoward and easy. Troll vomit is an interesting idea. grandmasterwang Took a page from Warhammer Armies Project. It's all about the packaging  Good catch on which slot they go. Needs to be rare so they compete with skullcrushers and yes, better picture will happen. strutsagget I agree they grubs don't look speedy. M6 is same as Beasts of Nurgle which look equally sluggish. Also think slower would make them much less useful. though maybe that is a good thing. Good points, guys. Keep it coming.
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Post by grandmasterwang on Apr 8, 2021 5:38:25 GMT
markdienekes yes, a bit of a balance act between including more colorful special rules and making it straightfoward and easy. Troll vomit is an interesting idea. grandmasterwang Took a page from Warhammer Armies Project. It's all about the packaging Good catch on which slot they go. Needs to be rare so they compete with skullcrushers and yes, better picture will happen. strutsagget I agree they grubs don't look speedy. M6 is same as Beasts of Nurgle which look equally sluggish. Also think slower would make them much less useful. though maybe that is a good thing. Good points, guys. Keep it coming. So did you use Acrobat or a different program to edit? |
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Post by Naitsabes on Apr 8, 2021 18:47:21 GMT
just plain simple MS Word. I got the background as an image from a well-known and highly respected member of this forum (I believe that was a scan from an armybook with the text scrubbed out. Not quite exactly the right art in the header for chaos. but good enough). Don't want to 'rat him out' maybe the gentleman could proudly speak up? Then it is a matter of picking a font close to what GW used, here it is Caslon Antique. Lastly, eyeball the page layout with the two columns, spacing, bolding, etc. to something approximating the armybooks of the glory days. ...and type away.
This reminds me that I still need to finalize and post here a new version based on the feedback. oops.
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Good catch on which slot they go. Needs to be rare so they compete with skullcrushers and yes, better picture will happen.