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>>5999532

At the same time, Kislevite lands between the rivers of Tobol and Lynsk were hit with a wave of Baersonling refugees, fleeing the northern barbarians. Initially, doubts were had about whether these savages were connected in their actions with the ones laying waste to the Wheatlands. And while not much is known about the invasion of the Baersonling realm, it is known for certain that their capital fell. There have been mentions that the barbarians sturck into the lands of Kislev on our side of the mountains aswell, but the Cheka has not been interested in letting me know overmuch about it.
In the autumn of 2537, the hordes returned to their lands to recruit more followers to their banners to spread more evil upon the civilized peoples of the old world. Of interest is a small army of Kurgan that remained and offered their services. The boyar-governor of the Wheatlands bought their services. The hordes returned in 2538 and yet again struck, with the same company of evildoers striking at the Wheatlands with the goal of finishing off the remained that had not evacuated from that ill fated attempt at settling past the protection the mountains have ever offered us. Not many fled to tell the tale, but my estimates place the dead at twenty five thousand souls.
Yet that was not the end of the troubles for the Ursuns people, for even more refugees fled southwards and a horde of beastmen and Baersonlings, either driven southwards out of desparation or pragmatic sideswitching, joined the forces of the Zar Hangar, supposedly a Kurgan at the head of this black crusade and plundered the upper streams of the rivers of Lynsk, Severolynsk and Tobol, only being stopped at Praag and Ostrosk. At least fifteen thousand souls perished here.
Yet, that is not all the harm done to the peopls of the fair world, for our short brethren, the Dwarves of Kraka Ravnsvake, were also attacked and lost the port of Sjoktraken and the outpost of Khazid Bordkarag. They are not likely to easily forgive this outrage. We may hope that they will join us in revenge for these strikes.
I write this letter titled to all the Elector counts of the Empire so that all may see the danger slowly brewing in the north against all the fair peoples of the south and so that they may act in time and protect both us and Kislev.
-your faithful servant, Wilerich Franzeir, scholar of the Frote university of Nordland

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>>5999535
Welcome! This will be my second thread in my first attempt at running a mechanically defined game. I hope it will run smoothly and that everyone will have fun with this.
The rules are limited to what you see on the image, however if you have any additional questions, feel free to ask me or to check the previous thread!
So, first of all, everyone in here who wants to participate will need to do a few things:
>Use some method of identification
Be it a tripcode, a name, or something, I will need a way to tell who you are, as this will hopefully last for more threads and as there will hopefully be multiple players.
>Create your warlord
I’ll need a name and a origin, which can for now only be a Hung, a Kurgan, a Norscan, a corrupted Kislevite or a Beastman. Later on, you will be able to get Tong and potentially even other things, but for now, you are limited in your starting options. This will determine your starting unit options.
And, of course, if you desire, for a bit of flavour, a description (if you wish, you can go pretty OC donut steal, as chaos heroes usually are).
>Pick your army
Each new player will start with 60 loot that they can purchase units with to represent their starting armies. Returning warlords are to keep their previous army.

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>>5999537
Chaos wastes and rejoin the great beastherds (recruit beastmen units):
SPECIAL RULE - everyone can move full speed through the forest, can see two tiles in the forest
Ungors – 5 loot:
HP 1
D 1
M 3
Gors – 10 loot:
HP 2
D 2
M 3
Centigors – 16 loot:
HP 2
D 1
M 5
Minotaurs – 30 loot:
HP 5
D 2
M 2

The cold Hung coast to rally the savages and the wildmen (recruit Hung units):
Horse archer – 12 loot:
HP 2
D 1
M 5
Hung savage – 8 loot:
HP 1
D 2
M 3
Slave – 6 loot:
HP 1
D 1
M 3
Warbeast of the north – 44 loot:
HP 4
D 3
M 4
Chaos warrior – 22 loot:
HP 4
D 2
M 1
Chaos knight – 36 loot:
HP 5
D 2
M 3

Wheatlands or Eastern steppes and rally the Kurgan hordes (recruit Kurgan units):
Horse archer – 10 loot:
HP 2
D 1
M 5
Kurgan cataphract – 18 loot:
HP 3
D 1
M 4
Slave – 6 loot:
HP 1
D 1
M 3
Chaos warrior – 24 loot:
HP 4
D 2
M 1
Chaos knight – 32 loot:
HP 5
D 2
M 3

Stay with the Baersonlings and rally their men for raids (recruit Norse units):
SPECIAL RULE - everyone can construct longboats for themselves (and one other unit) in the interturn (if your army is half Norscan, it is fully amphibious)
Thrall – 6 loot:
HP 1
D 1
M 3
Bondsmen – 8 loot:
HP 2
D 1
M 3
Huscarl - 14 loot:
HP 2
D 2
M 2
Berserkers – 9 loot
HP 1
D 2
M 3
Chaos warrior – 28 loot:
HP 4
D 2
M 2
Skinwolf - 26 loot (SPECIAL RULE – retains full movement in hills):
HP 3
D 2
M 4

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Deployment maps:
Wheatland (expected location of a massive clash with hobgoblins)

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Kislev raid (sprinboard into a strike on the Fjellsende, Ravnsvake and Kislev)

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Northeastern Norsca (mammoth hunting and springboard towards the Aeslings)

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Beasthunting on Ice

>>5999555
quick question. can i drag the longboats over land if i wanna embark somewhere else? it shouldnt be impossible over ice.

or will i have to get back to my boats every time?

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Albino described island.

>>5999557
You can, but at a speed of 1 tile.

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>>5999569
good to know but for now i am sworn to support Sarrick and Narvoch hunting for mammoths and plundering villages.

i am going for a bit of scouting before i commit to a landing.

Narvoch. You can carry one of my Horse Archer Units with you and decide where to disembark as well as where you need my thralls and other Horse Archers. they will try to support you.

>>5999543

Lanu, I am but a simple bullman, could you point out Hellpit on the Kislev map? Is it the purple four-house town on the northwest of the map? Just want to make sure I am deploying with Huffud properly.

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>>5999591

>>5999605

Are those purple house towns friendly or yet to be raided?

>>5999607
On this (>>5999546) map? They are beastmen holds. Unfriendly.

>>5999546
Alright, when I get home, I'll take my turn and deploy to go after the pink city.
After that I'll head north west to the rest of the Aesling territory

He'll yeah Lanu, keeping it going, glad to see it.

MULROG THE CRUEL, if you invest 15 & KORTHAK BRASS SKULL pitches in 5 I can really secure the pass, or with just 10 from between the two of you I can still make some more progress.

>>5999541
Lanu, you forgot Ivanoslav & the moats on each side of it on this map.

>>5999565
Lanu, can my units cross the water between land tiles without ships?

>>5999641
well i already deployed. but didnt buy anything else. so i can send the 15 loot. though i expect a good return on this investment.

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>>5999641
>Lanu, you forgot Ivanoslav & the moats on each side of it on this map.
Indeed I did. And I'll do it again!
>Lanu, can my units cross the water between land tiles without ships?
On this map, no.

>>5999610

Great, thanks for clarifying. Will be able to post my deployment later tonight. Hellpit is really Huffud’s mission so I’ll let her deploy her bulbois first.

Huffud, I figure if we survive Rat Vietnam, we can spread out and raid the surrounding beast man and human villages that were missed on the last Kislev deployment.

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>>5999532
>>5999535
Ominous to know we are already coming to the attention of the wider world. If major cities within Kislev fall, it looks like the Empire will begin to take notice and potentially support their neighbors. Also, only Hangar is famous enough to be known by name so far... the rest of us need to step up our game.

Anywho, the host of Sarrick Whispersoul and his young ally Sjur have sailed up to the top of North-East Norsca, where the fleet is currently anchored off the coast. The best boats contain huscarls (HC) and chaos warriors (CW). The bondsmen (BM) transport the hung savages (HS) and the chaos spawn/warbeasts (WB). A couple of the boats are sent around the coast to scout out. We're searching for any trace of mammoths (or anything else interesting, I guess... I'm not fussy).

>>5999519
Kek.

>>5999523
As am I.

>>5999512
"Likewise. A toast, to the Blood God!"

Korthak spent the winter in Baersonling lands, drinking, brawling, and fighting to his black heart's content.

Over these months of bloody revelry, Korthak burns the brunt of his plunder in rallying men to his banner.

>Sons of the Bastard Skull (50 Loot)
>3 Berserkers (Veteran) Those who fought under his banner and lived. Their wrath burns hotter by the day and they are desperate to kill and be killed.
>1 Bondsman (Veteran) Marauders, less young and less foolish, but no less awed by the brazen skull. As eager as they are to loot and pillage, some have been inspired by their brothers' zeal and started praying to the Blood God alone.
>2 Bondsmen (-16 Loot) A horde of easily impressed drunks and layabouts, filled with stories of bloodshed and promises of glorious victory. Perhaps one in ten has the potential to become anything more. If all goes well, one in twenty will get the chance.
>2 Huscarls (-28 Loot) Two sprawling bands of seasoned Norscan warriors, with iron wills and arms to match. A few of them are made up of the wiser veterans who spent their plunder on equipment over pleasure, most are newcomers, ready to march now that the warlord has proven himself.

>>5999641
Of the mound of treasure remaining, the lion's share (5 Loot) is pledged to the admittedly self-proclaimed High Zar Ivan the Unbearable's project. The last article, a golden chain pilfered from a false priest's vestments, (1 Loot) Korthak keeps around his belt as a lucky keepsake.

>>5999546
I'll take time to consider my deployments here. Mulrog is wise, I think it's better to scout ahead than overcommit.

>>5999583
You bested me in battle and have proven yourself stronger in the sight of the Blood God... For now. This raiding season, I'll follow your lead. I think we could do some heavy pillaging together. Do you think the both of us could raze that Aesling city along the coast?

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>>5999668
pretty sure Rue'Vahn wanted that one near the coast. but those beastman villages in the forest might make for some good targets.

maybe those red crosses could be useful targets. i could redeploy my Skinwolves down there where they can hunt across the hills to get in there and hunt.

however i dont want to stay too long and burn too much since i wanna go hunt sea monsters. so maybe one or two beastmen villages if the opportunity arises. but if i only get the mammoths here i wont be disappointed.

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>>5999541
Rassenkens was the last settlement of the eastern wheatlands that fell before Hangar's riders, so it seems fitting to choose the ransacked town as a springboard for launching his season's ride; the Kurgan Warrior pausing a moment in the burned-out street to dip his hand into the ashes, then pull the shards of ruined dwelling through the ever-growing weight of his moustache in memorium of the change of flame and the decay of time. It is Ghughlukh Khan and his band that Hangar means to slay; and whilst burning out every Goblin Khan to the west would eventually bring him Ghughlukh, it strikes the Hastling Zar that riding south would bring him sooner to the presence of any Khan who might specifically be mustering their warband away from the other Khans and close to the plains of Zharr.

>>5999675
True enough. Some of the followers of Loesh aren't so dishonourable. That ungor, Magor, fought with me last season. I know the beastmen and their ways well but the important thing here's the mammoths. Somewhere along the northern coast, then. It's best we move in force than let ourselves get cut down piecemeal.

If we're lucky, this mammoth hunt could be a milk run but I don't dare tempt Tchar with high hopes.

>>5999537
How did the discussion with Lodin go? Is the exile alright with waiting a couple of seasons for me to hunt mammoths and fulfill my oath? If he likes the cold air, I'm happy to haul him along with my warband. Otherwise, he can stay at the Baersonlings and I'll call him when I'm ready.

>>5999678
wise words. though i promised help to the sorcerer wearing a ravens mask. horse Archers and Thralls shall help them in the south where they plan to raid while we make sure to deploy along the northern coast in search and capture of mammoths.

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>>5999546
My Thralls will sail up the river to get vision on that village. The boat holding my Chaos Warriors and Mulrog's Horse Archers will move to where the Thrall boat was. The Skin Wolf boat and Mulrog's boat will stay in place for now.

>>5999685
And you have my thanks for that, Mulrog the Cruel. I will not forget your assistance.

>>5999678
He's more than happy to wait, as long as he doesn't have to do anything.

>>5999540
I think there is a small mistake here. The Hung chaos warrior has only movement one in your post. But wasnt he changed to movement two?

>>5999780
Yes, that is a mistake. Thanks for catching it.

>>5999541
Quick question!

Where’s Hellpit?

>>5999786
Refere to >>5999605

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>>5999649
With the shares of plunder from Mulrog Half-Ogre, Rue'Vahn Beast-Tamer, Prime Beef Krantagarh, & Korthak Khorne's Gaze, I can establish the Tier 4 Settlement of Ivanoslav (marked with a 4), an impenetrable fortress from which to ensure tribute from trade & a bulwark against Kislev seeking reclamation of their lands. On either side is a moat spanned by raised earthworks worn flat, wide enough only for the passage of a single great beast of the North or a pair of wagons abreast. Leading to the hillside village of Sithopolis (from the old Wheatlands map) is a smaller fort (Tier 1) called Dolgangrad, established to garrison more troops for flanking attacks upon Kislev's forces, as well as to keep an eye on the subjugated village.

Math:
Ivan +20
Mulrog +15
Rue'Vahn +11
Krantagarh +9
Korthak +5
Total = 60
Ivanoslav (Tier 4) -40
Dolgangrad (Tier 1) -10
Moat -5
Moat -5
Remainder = 0

I owe favors/interraid tribute to several of you now, & Ivan always pays his debts, whether they be of blood, steel, or gold.

I did not realize from the earlier exchange that the Khanzarian Goblins would be threatening my land, so I may owe Zar Hangar as well by the end of this, although thankfully there's nothing readily available to be raided thanks to how thorough we were in harvesting skulls.

>>5999787
My blindness is staggering, thank you!

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I do apologize if I misunderstood deployment lines… again

>>5999792

You might want to deploy south of Hellpit, since we can’t traverse the dark brown hexes (which are mountains). You’d have to take the long way around

Rolled 77 (1d100)

Lanu, my plans are almost finalized. Can I disembark from a ship & attack a village at the very start or do I have to deploy away from a village & then advance on it from land?

Also, rolling for the Zar's pre-raid dream-walking.

Are you guys still taking new players? Might join in

>>5999805
But we can’t cross the water tiles either, can we?

>>5999815

River tiles can be crossed but only one at a time, so it would take you like 6 turns to leave your deployment site, cross two rivers and attack Hellpit. You’d save a lot of time by deploying directly south of Hellpit and only advancing to attack from there. Up to you, of course.

>>5999740
Excellent! Out of courtesy, Korthak will try to pull some strings to make sure he's kept fat and (relatively) happy. As is, he's probably squatting in a lean-to somewhere. Hell, he might not even be a chief at all and just a persuasive glutton, but that means nothing as long as his warband has an excuse to maim, kill, and burn.

>>5999808
>double sevens
None other than that smelly smell that smells. Kislev wept.

>>5999830
REMOVE KISLEV FROM THE PREMISES
They are the Ungol smell, they are the Ungol idiot

My other question, can we land a ship, disembark, & move our units in one turn or is disembarking the entire initial turn?

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I'm chomping at the bit to get at the delicious loot these not-Melniboneans have, so here's my plan, although if I can move my units on the initial turn beyond disembarking I'll revise it, naturally.

Silver/Grey = Norscan Dragonships
Gold = Baersonling Bondsmen
Red = Horse Archers
Purple = Chaos Knights
Orange = Kurgan Cataphracts
Black = Ulfhednar

>>5999541
One last thing, I see that there are a village & town in the Southwest of the map that should have been raided before, unless they're new. Are those the result of leaving the 6 hill villages but taking tribute from them, leaving enough for them to rebuild at half the rate?

& will the Albino be contributing to my forces attacks?

>>5999811
Still taking players yes. The QM did ask for new people to koin in.

See >>5999537 for reference for new warlords.

Unitprices and availability for starters is >>5999540

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>>5999546
Korthak has pledged to help Sarrick hunt mammoth cubs, for the sake of the Hung and the warlords who'd treat with them, and so he shall. Two mobs of zealous, fleet-footed berserkers and a band of skilled, "disciplined" huscarls have been put under the command of a trusted second, Geb, a stubborn (figurative) bastard who was there when Kharneth's flames stripped his head bare. They'll beach their longships in the north and scour the land for any hint or trace of hairy pachyderms for just that purpose.

However, the skull himself has heard rumours. Most enticing rumours, mumbled between cups as the height of foolishness. Rumours of savage rat-things that walk like men and hoard stolen treasure in the distant reaches. Something about them struck a chord with the warlord, and now he goes in search of a smaller foe than Mulrog. Korthak wants to know if these rumours are true. More importantly, he wants to see if these rat-thing's skulls can be hacked from their shoulders as easy as a man's!

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Krantigarh's winter is a vaguely remembered thing - ungors slain and eaten, mad hunts across the Beast Lands...

When spring came, his oath to Huffud was a vaguely-remembered thing too. Something about sacking a rat-pit? He couldn't remember whether he had eaten rat-men in the past, but he was mildly curious to know how they compared to both rats and men.

His travel to the south was lazy and meandering - and along the coast, he stumbled across an independent Beastman collective. Infuriating - don't they know of his achievements, of his critical role in last year's raid south? They send out no offerings to Krantigarh as he travels by, and he resolves to teach them proper submission to his cause. He will soon by known by all as KRANTIGAR AXE-HAND, BEASTLORD OF THE NORTH...or something like that. Krantigarh hasn't quite figured out his future title, but this will come in time...

>Huffud, change of plans - we might as well take the unaffiliated Beastman villages before we hit Hellpit anyways?

Oh damn the new threads here, lemme catch up.

>>5999784
Btw last thread I did try to pursue the Throgg quest, wasn't sure how that ended up.

>>5999610
Unfriendly beastmen holds?
Would it be possible to defeat them and claim leadership over them?

>>5999971

This is my exact plan, actually.

>>5999972
Ah, already going for them then? By all means. If you believe you can reasonably get most or all of them, well, there's plenty of other targets. Just trying to figure out a good place to send an even greater horde of Ungors. Preferably with someone to help against cavalry.

>>5999973

Feel free to join our horde to Rat Vietnam? Assuming we take control of the unaffiliated hordes we’d need lots of bodies down in the tunnels…

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Let's use some ungors to raid them! (off topic:rate this 'jak please)

>>5999996
Are you looking to join up as a new player?

>>5999789
Would the High Zar's mighty settlement benefit from any additional loot? Magor stands with his allies in Chaos Undivided.

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>>5999546
>>5999631
Alright, here's my turn
BM stands for Bondsmen, WB stands for War Beast, and CW stands for Chaos Warriors.
I'll have the Bondsmen go first and dock their boats a little northwest of the Aesling city. They will scout ahead and see what we're up against while the rest of the fleet stays back until the all clear is sounded.

>>5999930
<agreeing cow noises>

Well, it’d mean that I don’t have to change where I deployed my troops… so sure!

How about we split down the middle everything we get from this raid, yeah?

>>5999930
arent those blueish settlements dwarfen settlements?

>>5999966
Well, the crippled troll is captured. You could use him to find Throggs lair, (north of Sturen ridge and the Troll wastes) but thats about it.

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>>6000196
Is it this Throgg?

>>6000213
Yes. And you might kill him (because it's retarded to have a troll king capture Praag.

>>6000216
or could one... recruit him? having him as a linebreaker with his own unit of trolls that just regenerate all over the place would be pretty cool.

>>6000217
Maybe. Or subduing him.

>>6000152

Not sure, I think I misread Lanu’s earlier post looking back

>>6000072
If the Goat-Tide washed another 10 or 20 loot into the Wheatlands I could expand Dolgangrad to better defend the pass.

Lanu, do you have a post in mind to serve as a bookmark for any questions directed your way?

>>6000152
Yes, those are the dwarven settlements, however, raiding them is always a worthwhile effort.
>>6000255
Good idea, I'll make one right away.

The idea of recruiting trolls and even Throgg is an interesting one, and one I'd like to pursue. And I have lots of loot to entice the trolls.

>>6000196
I want to go to him and try and recruit him or his trolls. If this is something that is more like me deploying on a map somewhere rather than an interaction, let me know though.

>>6000257
Sweet, I ask due to all my prior ship questions last night.

>>6000255
I give thee 10 loot, may it go far to make the Southerners howl!

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>>6000258
You'd need to get to Throgg.
>>6000259
Which ones?

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QUESTION ANCHOR!
If you have questions for me, please reply to this post.
With the large number of players, I am losing track of all the questions.

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>>6000260
My thanks, Cloven-One. Kislev will never reclaim their lost lands.

Now the pass is truly insurmountable, a Tier 2 atop a hill (Dolgangrad) flanking the moat before the Tier 4 centred in the pass (Ivanoslav).

>>6000263
Wise words, though Loesh frowns upon such truths.

>>5999808
>>5999839
>>5999881
I also posted my pass fortification map (now updated) & my not-Melnobonean deployment map.

>>6000261
Damn. I'd have to either skirt past fort Ostrok again, or go through Dwarf settlements and narrow corridors. Don't imagine there's a way for me to approach from that passage with a river through the mountains from the north is there?

>>6000263
Blue cities is Dwarfs
Red cities is Humans
Pink/Light Purple is Skaven
And Violet/Dark Purple is (Unfriendly Beastmen)
These correct?
Are the Green cities Orcs?

Suppose I should check if the color coding is universal across the different maps.

>>6000270
>Don't imagine there's a way for me to approach from that passage with a river through the mountains from the north is there?
That would involve you going past a different dwarven hold and through Aesling lands.
>Blue cities is Dwarfs
Mostly.
>Red cities is Humans
Kisleites.
>Pink/Light Purple is Skaven
Hell pit specifically.
>And Violet/Dark Purple is (Unfriendly Beastmen)
Violet is Aeslings, purple is beastmen.
>Are the Green cities Orcs?
Yes.
>Suppose I should check if the color coding is universal across the different maps.
I try to keep them, but I also try to differentiate different Karaks and tribes and states.

>>6000144

So continuing the theme of Krantigarh and Huffud being mentally slow, we are accidentally attacking dwarven holds, lol.

So Huffud - its critically important that dwarves are attacked from multiple angles simultaneously - DONT use only a single unit to attack your target city. We have to overwhelm their defenses with a “beast rush”

>>6000263

Lanu, you might also make it easier on yourself by making RAID ANCHOR and UNIT RECRUITMENT posts. There’s lots of us RPing and doing other things now, will be be tricky to keep things orderly

>>6000000
>>5999999

>>6000283
Kek, Minotaur method rp

But yeah, I’ll do that!
Hopefully they don’t beat us up too badly- Hellpit has things beneath it after all, and I’d rather not lose any minos, ever

>>6000276
>Are the Green cities Orcs?
>Yes.
Yo is that Azhag’s old tribe?
Regardless, someone tell Mulrog, Korthak, and the other Blood God worshippers. Greenskins are among their favorite enemies to fight.

>>6000266
Oh fuck yeah. Unless they send artillery, there’s no way they’ll ever get through that. Ivanoslav could also be a cool base of forward operations for us all to use when planning stuff prior to the raids or stashing loot for later use.

>>6000258
>>6000270
Magor, if you decide to try to recruit or ally with Throgg (and also let the rest of us know this so that we’re not metagaming), then Rue’Vahn would try his best to support your endeavor, weirdly enough.
He’s heard the rumors of an intelligent troll that wants to bestow sapience upon others of his kind. Rue’Vahn desires something similar for his wife, so if Throgg succeeds at his goal, then that might help Sunset too.

>>6000299

Maybe you should wait to attack your dwarven hold until I’m done with my ambush. That way, we can attack your hold simultaneously, and hopefully mitigate damage to our Minos. we could always bail with 30 loot apiece if we get truly jacked up by the dwarves, but I’m hoping to at least destroy Hellpit’s outer defenses this raid.

so maybe just hold position for a turn or two until I can get down there? Best case scenario the dwarves sally out to you but I don’t think they will

>>6000314
Yeah, sallying out isn’t their modus operandi most of the time.

I’ll move to encircle them anyway

>>6000311
There's a lot of unknowns to get there
First, fort Orstok must be dealt with or bypassed somehow. Or I must deal with Dwarves.
Secondly, I'll also need a plan either to deal with or get on good terms with the Orcs.

>>6000311
He'll yeah my chigga, I'll let any who have invested in the pass or are going to fight the hobgob khanzars retire to the Wheatlands for the interraid, pass through to Kislev without a toll, store their loot at my citadel, recruit Kurgan troops, etc., in addition to repaying their investments over time or as a lump sum.

>>6000334
How to talk to Orcs:
Step 1- Burn them alive
Step 2- Burn their dead
Step 3- Collect the ashes into decorative vases
Step 4- Sell the pottery to Cathay
Step 5- Profit

>>5999858
>I'm chomping at the bit to get at the delicious loot these not-Melniboneans have
Literally Melniboneans.
>although if I can move my units on the initial turn beyond disembarking I'll revise it, naturally.
Sorry for replying so late, this slipped by me completely.
You actually can. And you also need to land your ships on the coast to disembark from them.

>>6000358
So ships have movement independent of units, and I can attack while disembarking? I'll edit my plan.

>>6000400
Ships move independently, but fighting out of ships while they are on the water is suicide as your unit is down to 1HP and 0 damage.
You're supposed to scout with ships while keeping away from the coast, and when you find a safe spot to land, disembark, secure a beachhead and then disembark your entire army.

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Turn 1:
The cold wind of the northern sea whips across the skin, while the cold water smash against the coasts and the hulls of the ships. Yet, the longboats move in great masses and descend down on the coast. Mammoths shall be slain, thier cubs stolen, the Aesling camp will be plundered and the beastmen shall be either slaughtered or subjugated.

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The misdirected minotaur hordes march towards the Ravnsvake borders. The dwarven defenders, grim in their determination, will soon test their weapons against the minotaur hordes yet again.

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In the wheatlands, Hangar's forces stumble upon hobgoblin scouts, no doubt soon to bring the horde down on him.

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If I missed someone's forces, please inform me.
If someone missed the window, don't worry, you can deploy in the next turn aswell.

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>>6000489
alright for my units we are going with a landing in two spots. The Knights, Cataphracts and Horsearchers will surround the mammoth herd. In the north my Skinwolves will protect my flank.

South of my riders my Houscarls and Bondsmen will protect my southern flank.

if you have questions for me. then i will gladly explain more.

Narvoch. you can command my units. but those Gors that protect that village will demand a bloodprice. they will have three HP and will deal two damage.dont send my Horsearchers to them. they will get slaughtered for nothing.

>>6000489
That's a lot of mammoths. More than I was expecting. Lanu, how's this going to work? Will we get rewards per mammoth dealt with? Or is it more like the skinwolves quest where we need to clear them all/a certain number to complete the quest?

>>6000507
no wait. can my skinwolves move one further to their lower left? they will protect my units better that way.

though sarrick >>6000511
if you want me to. i can commit the SKinwolves to attacking the mammoths up close to where your Huscarls and Bondsmen are.

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>>6000507
Hey there Mr Mulrog… how much for a mammoth? After you see the stats, of course

>>6000495
Huffud moos her challenge to the defenders, rallying her bovine spawn to charge the stunted foe!

>>6000511
You only need 4 mammoths to get the cubs to start a herd. Afterwards, loot compensation begins.
>>6000514
Remember, only 1 movement on hills.

>>6000514
those are hills. you will only move one tile per turn. so doing that will feed your minotaurs into the grinder. i suggest moving the lowest one to his upper right. then into the stream next turn and then start the dual assault upon the dwarfen hold. otherwise they will get caught by the First Strike Dwarfen defenders.

>>6000514
we will see what the mammoths cost and if i can recruit any. i would have to retire to Hung lands after all to get some.

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>>6000515
Ah shite, sorry

This’ll be long…

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>>6000517
Oh, yeah you’re right! I completely forgot you could go into water!

>>6000521
>>6000515
FINAL FINAL VERSION

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>>6000521
yeah it will take a while.

i would suggest this plan so you dont engage with just one unit into the dwarf holds. they will survive at least 4 damage and then one unit of minos will be toast since the Dwarfs will get the first strike.

>>6000523
good

>>6000263
Those gors defending the village have an initiative of M 3 - HP 2 = 1
My skinwolves have an initiatve of M 4 - HP 3 = 1
My thralls will strike first if they attack from anywhere other than the water, but who strikes second in that combat? Gors, Skinwolves, or it's a coin toss?

>>6000507
Worry not Mulrog, I do not intend to waste my resources forces, including those you have lent me.

>>6000560
It's a cointoss.

>>6000523

Feel free to park your boys there if you want help cracking the dwarves? We could do a 3v1 attack if you wait for me, but it will take a couple turns for me to get down there.

>>6000507
Thralls and Skinwolves disembark and prepare to take that village damn that river bent, it's gonna take 3 more turns for the thralls to move around, my other two boats sail on close enough to the coast to see what's there.

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>>6000577
And here's the right pic

>>6000570
Eh, it’ll take a while for me to get there anyway and it’s not like I’ve got anywhere to be. Let’s make this as painless as possible

Besides, the less losses here the more we can fuck up hellpit!

Also, I’ve just noticed- these places both have 30 loot. That’s enough Gromril to get the special armor!

>>6000495

I’m phone-posting again, Lanu, sorry.

1)Northern Minotaurs move one hex northwest.
2)Southern Minotaurs move one hex northwest.
3)Southern Gors move one hex southwest.
4)Northern Gors move one hex southwest.
5) Centigors move one hex south, one hex southwest.

Lanu, I’m basically hoping to set-up a 5v1 simultaneous charge in the next turn or two, and overwhelm the dwarves this way.

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>>6000501
Hobgoblin riders are fast, but so are Kurgan Horse Archers. The Horse Archers gallop forward of Hangar's host in attempt to earn their spurs and pounce upon these scouts to fill them with arrows before they are truly aware of our presence. Alongside them, the Cataphracts wheel away onto the flanks and the Chaos Knights ride inexorably on.

(I'm assuming that a Hobgoblin rider unit is basically a horse archer pallet-swap in terms of stats?)

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Ok, thanks for your patience Lanu, a trait I do not share, thus I'm Chaos (Zerg) rushing my enemies as soon as the ships run ashore. The only unit not disembarking & engaging are my Chaos Knights to the East.

Still hoping Elric will grant some bonus to my efforts since he's coming along himself, & I'm curious what the 77 revealed to me.

I'm assuming I have the element of surprise as well, & if this four-pronged blitzkrieg succeeds I'll have the Chaos Knights (in purple) sack the capital/fortress for positioning purposes.

>>6000641
Bro is practicing for Ulthuan lmao

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Well, those mammoths won't catch themselves. Might as well suck it up and get in there. Sarrick will chill on his boat and send the rest of his forces in to get the two westernmost mammoths.

Hopefully they're slow and retarded, but I fear some casualties are inevitable. I'll write up something a bit more fluffy over the weekend.

>>6000649
We will give the elves a taste of our shoe, inshaLoesh

>>6000669 (nice)
How did you get such a thiccc army, magick-man?

>>6000685

No doubt he’s been skimming your share of loot when you weren’t looking, the bastard…

>>6000687
Source: a talking cow told me in a dream, all in Homeric poetry

That confirms it 100%, Sarrick, meet me in Chaos Antarctica at the end of the Qst

>>6000685
I've bought an extra 110 loot worth of units, got a free huscarl on top of that and only lost one hung savage so far. So there's almost 200 loot worth of guys there. That said, most of it is relatively light infantry. If mammoths count as cavalry (and I'd be surprised if they didn't) I may have far fewer units soon.

>>6000687
Any claims that the sorcerer known as Sarrick Whispersoul may or may not have stolen from his fellow warlords are lies propagated by a cabal of Tzeentchian cultists while drunk. Trust them not.

>>6000263
Me again, just wanted to confirm that the two rando settlements in the Southwest of the Wheatlands (a village & town) are new settlements based on the 6 surviving hill villages' rebuilding for curiosity's sake. Also, my updated plan should still count for turn 1 right

>>6000681
>Your highness, a second manticore has hit the Tower of Hoeth

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>>6000736
Thought I had George Bush as a Primarch, but this shitty edit will have to do.

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>>6000489
Along the northern coast, Geb coordinates both mobs of frothing berserkers (as well as they can be) to strike at a mammoth herd simultaneously to his huscarls. For the four-hundred and eighty-seventh time in his short life, the Baersonling knows the fear of death, for these mammoths are vast and his axes are small. In the end, he trusts in Kharneth to see him through.

Along the southeastern coast, Korthak leads a troop of veteran bondsmen to cut through the undergrowth and stomp their way north. Behind them, a beachhead of longships is established and a reckless band of thugs goes in ahead while the other, savvier huscarls fill in the rear. The warlord is filled with excitement! Rat-things are here, ready to be slain! He can practically smell their reeking hides on the wind!

A small offshoot of the main force further to the north spots Aeslings on the coast and resolves to join their own brethren to the south. They have no quarrel with the Aeslings or, more importantly, the Loesh-worshipper who does and wants them slain for his perverse and unnatural ambitions.

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>>6000566
>7 Ungors last I saw on battlemap
>Recruiting 7 Thralls for 42 out of 45 loot

Magor thinks long and hard where to go.
The way to Throgg lies through either treacherous Dwarf held mountain passes, which would mincemeat his Ungors. Or to go again for Orstok, no doubt stronger than before and with greater human presence.
Though he was enthused about fighting the Hobgoblins, there were not very many woods there, and he could be easily surrounded and overrun by their cavalry. Nor were there many villages to raid to sustain the great horde.
The idea of heading south is tempting, but Magor likes having at least one ally nearby.

Thinking long and hard, he prays to the Eagle for advice, and has the Bray Shamans draw lots and perform the rites, and pull the organs out of slaves for signs. And in that mess of gore and confusion, he hears a birds cry, and a thought plants in his head which he takes for a message from the eagle itself: "Why not try something you've never done before"

Magor remembers seeing the boats of the Norscans as he visited Korthak and saw his great duel, and thinks to himself, "I have never been on the ocean before. . ."

He suddenly remembers that Rue'Vahn had told him he too would like to see Throgg! Rue'Vahn, a Hung warrior blessed by the Serpent! Magor has practiced his hung much from the ramblings of his shrieking slavewife. Did not Rue'Vahn say he wished to see the Aesling's subdued?

So he decides, he shall to something few Beastmen have ever done, he shall sail across the salty waters that poison those who drink it, and go attack the Aeslings. Indeed, there were some woods and rivers there that would suit his army well, as well as perhaps some Beastmen to bring to his horde!

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>>6000705
>Me again, just wanted to confirm that the two rando settlements in the Southwest of the Wheatlands (a village & town) are new settlements based on the 6 surviving hill villages' rebuilding for curiosity's sake.
Currently, its based on Dolgans moving in. It hasn't been enough time for the Kislevites to start rebuilding.
>Also, my updated plan should still count for turn 1 right
Yep.

>>6000641
>Still hoping Elric will grant some bonus to my efforts since he's coming along himself,
You don't expect a Melnibonean emperor to fight alongside your dirty savages, do you?
>& I'm curious what the 77 revealed to me.
I'll write it up during the day.

Also, this is turning into a very bloody and unfortunate fight for you.

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>>6000580
I didn't realize units could disembark and move immediately, here's a little extra movement for my thralls, I hope that's alright.

>>6000964
Oooooohhh, we out here killing Aeslings together?
By all means, welcome!
If you want we can either split all the loot 50/50, or we can coordinate ahead of time on who claims dibs on which villages.
(I think it's funny that by pure chance, Rue'Vahn is developing friendships with all of the Beastmen warlords)

>>6001155
Indeed!

I believe your quest is to clear villages for the Hung right? The thought occurs to me that we need not necessarily be wise to fully descrate them, but leave them intact for the migrating Hung. Any Aesling survivors might be convinced to join Korthak's band. Or I can eat and enslave those who will not fight for the Brazen Skull.

But that does mean I might not get as much loot as I would against the manlings. So I would hope for some of the Serpents generosity from both you and Korthak at the end of this, perhaps even some of the Beastmen villages instead. Or as intact as you can take them.

>>6001214
So, my quest is to specifically clear the Aesling *coastal* villages. You can feel free to raid as many of their inner settlements as you like.
As for the “leaving them intact” or you “not getting as much loot”, I’d been thinking about that.
Basically the conclusion I came to was that if we don’t pick the places apart, the Aeslings will come back after we leave to salvage what they can in order to deny resources for the Hung. So loot everything completely, although maybe not burn what’s left. Then once the migration efforts begin, I’ll give a portion of my own spoils to the Hung settlers.
We could ask Lanu what the details of the situation would be, but overall I’d say that at the very least, don’t let my mission trouble you. You go loot and pillage to your heart’s content, and if this leads to a mess then I’ll handle the clean up.

>>6001004
The four pronged assault wasn't enough to break through? Khorne's Horns, this is rough

>>6001252
More like a two pronged assault, the cataphract and the knight used themselves up on a unit located on the hill.

>>6001252
There was a unit in the hills taking a hit from the Knights and Cataphracts so those two units didnt fight against that Capital .

And thesee dudes deal two damage. If you send cavalery their way then in a city any Horse Archer, Huscarl and Bondsmen units run the risk if getting oneshot.

>>5999808
The rattle of hooves on soft soil. The rythm of the horse in a gallop, the pores of sweat pouring down the nose and side of head, the sweaty hair sticking to the scalp under the padding and helmet. The restricted vision and the large steed under his saddle. A cry in the unknown language. Not Kurgan, not Hung. Not Kislevite, or Norscan. Not even the dark tongue of the beastkin. A visage of a steel clad horseman from the southern lands, as he slowly raises his hand to his throat, then slides off his saddle, the arrowhead poking out from the other side of his neck.
Suddenly a commotion. Ivan's body twists around, turning the horse towards the side of the road, sending the horse forwards, lowering his lance, his fellow cavalrymen doing the same. A rain of arrows, impacting armour, denting the strong southernling steel, sometimes piercing it, as the company charges towards a treeline, chasing a half seen foe. Then, a arrow hits the horse in the eye and Ivan's body is sent flying forwards, rolling on impact with a well practiced motion.
Then, Ivan notices pained screaming. Not his own, but human screaming. And soon after, a clash of steel. And before he can collect himself, it is done with.
Pulling himself up and pulling his sword out, Ivan turns around, scanning the forest for anyone. A towering figure stands in the distance, a long spear in its arms. It turns towards Ivan and starts walking, no, gliding above the ground. Ivan glances around himself yet again, then charges forwards.
Before he can react, the figure, now a half recognizable shape of a slender, black eyed elf robed in dark greens and earthy browns leaps forwards, thrusting his spear into Ivans chest, a blow which Ivan barely stops with his shield, its splinters flying in all directions.
Then, a strong, hewing blow from above comes towards the elf, but it is already out of Ivans reach. The elf gives Ivan a pittying look, then kicks him in the side of the head, not even raising its leg above its hip. The blow breaks Ivans neck.
"Fuck!" Ivan says as he wakes up, jumping to a sitting position.
"Zar?" A Kurgan woman in Ivan's bed asks, wrapping her arm around Ivan's shoulder. "A bad dream?"

Thanks for the clarification lads.
Ships have 6 movement at sea right?

>>6001317
8 movement.

>>6001316
It seems Khorne demands a price from my warbands, and so they shall pay it.

Silver dots are end destinations; I'm looking to have my ships embark & drop anchor away from the shore, while my Chaos Knights are ferried close enough to scout out the two hilltop villages before sailing around to observe any other defenders. The rest will fight to the bloody end.

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>>6001328
Forgot image

Elf

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Turn 2:
Norscan raid.
The troops are starting to wonder why such a deployment was needed to hunt mammoths.
The skinwolves in the forests to the south easily repelled a attack by a unit of Gors.
In the meanwhile, TOTAL MAMMOTH DEATH is in progress.

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Zar Hangar's forces bloodlessly butchered the greenskins, but a larger number of them is being found to the east. A small force or a vanguard of a larger one?

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The minotaur herds are preparing a vicious charge at the dwarven forts.

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The Albino steps forwards towards Ivan. "Thank you for your services." He says, throwing, first the sack of gems, then stabbing the black greatsword into the soil. "May it serve you better than it served me. And beware of it's blade. It hungers for souls."
A moment of odd silence later, the albino turns around. "I expect the island will sink in a few weeks. If you have buisness on the island, try to make it quick. Oh, and my kinsmen will die fighting here. The Melnibonean servants are loyal."
With that, he turns off and walks towards the center of the fortified encampment, towards a ruby arch. Walking towards it, he grabs a nearly dead Melnibonean soldier, drags him, slits his throat and starts chanting. A moment later, the gate dims and flashes white. In a moment, the Melnibonean is gone, and so is the gate.
>50 loot gained, Stormbringer (+2D to a single unit) gained

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Now, I really feel I missed someone or something. If I did, you know the drill.

>>6001429

1) Northern Minotaurs stay put
2) Southern Minotaurs go one hex south, one hex southeast.
3) Northern Gors go one hex southwest. Southern Gors go one hex southwest. Centigors go one hex southwest.

I’ll be attacking next turn!

>>6001436
He actually got the Stormbringer, the mad lad.

(Loot like this makes me wish we were represented on the battlefield as hero units)

>>6001446

>Southern Minotaurs go one hex south, one hex southeast.

Oops, I meant southwest here as the second move

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So mammoths were less dangerous than I feared. I'm ok with this.

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>>6001427
No time is wasted. Under Geb's watch, the berserkers strip the fallen mammoths of hide and meat, while huscarls force the cubs into wooden cages, ready to be put in the belly of their longships.

On the distant coast, eager bondsmen hack their way into the forest as Korthak howls. "THE RAT-THINGS ARE NEAR! I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES! KILL THEM! KILL THEM NOW!"

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>>6001429
Very simple orders, just some maneuvering!

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>>6001427
alright. i would like to have the red arrows go after the next mammoth herd while i secure the others into the boats i already have. then have my knights be picked up by boat and brought over to the other mammoth herd for this turns fighting. is that possible? If not they will stay on board with the bondsmen and stay safely off shore till next turn.

>>6000263
question is above Lanu. Can Mammoths to my right be reached this turn by my Knights or is that unlikely?

>>6001513
Should be possible.

>>6001521
alright thanks for letting me know. though... maybe i should hold back a bit. i cant see the coast up there.

are the mammoths stationary or could they wander towards the sea and just kill me super knights?

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>>6001427
Forward! Toward the other beast village and through the forest! Ungors up front, Thralls behind!

>>6001436
Gonna' be honest with you, I was planning on recouping my losses by either killing him & taking his ring or forcing him to pay me tribute going forward, either way I wanted the island for myself. Raw deal. The damage bonus from Stormbringer isn't going to detract from a unit's initiative right?

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>>6001521
>>6001427
new plan Lanu

i dont like the possibility of someone having snuck up there that i cant see. so i will go for a shorter journey and attack those next mammoths next turn.

btw. what did it take to kill/capture the first mammoth? Everything i had there or were the Cataphracts and Archers enough?

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>>6001474
TOP KEK, holy shit

>>6001437
What's the art depicting?

>>6001436
Same color scheme as before: black = wolves, grey = ships, purp = knights, orange = cataphracts
My ships didn't get moved last turn but that's alright as long as they do this time.

>>6001542
are there still crews on those ships? if not you might have a problem getting off that island.

>>6001545
The red sailed ones are rentals, thus definitely crewed. The ones with oars were rowed here by bondsmen, so you may have a point. Hopefully the wolves & some neglible number of surviving/ship-bound crewmen can sail them away.

>>6001551
ah got it. then yeah. you will probably be able to get off that island again. and yes Skinwolves can build and crew ships. at least my can.

>>6001556
He'll yeah borther, the thought had occurred to me that I might be stranded though.

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>>6001428
From the back of his charger, Hangar surveys the terrain stretching before him. Hobgoblins, in his experience, are creatures of the open plains; and camping in the shadow of the hills would make them vulnerable to many of their hated foes, be they Men, Dwarfs, Beasts, Trolls or other Greenskins. And with the Khan supposedly gathering south for a ride against the Plains of Zharr, not north over the hills into the Wheatlands; Hangar thinks it unlikely that this is already the main body of the Hobgoblin host. Yet it is not impossible...

His lead Knights are the first to move; couching their lances into the charge to shatter the nearest wolf-riders whilst the other Knights maintain a pace behind. To his south, the Horse archers are the first to move and combine an attack against wolf riders, a second horse-archer pair then following up and loosing a flurry at the second of the southern wolves. So long as their advance reveals nothing immediately behind the wolf-rider pair, the southern units will then attempt to form a line, advancing further east if they see they still have manoeuvre-room that will not draw immediate fresh combat. The strike of the northern flank is more circuitous, horse Archers pouncing upon the central wolf-riders before the final wolves are pinned against the hills to be slaughtered by horse-archers and Cataphracts. As long as they are not pinned, the northern flank will then double back to line up with the Chaos Knights.

Looks like Hangar & Korthak never posted a pic to represent their warlords. Have you guys found anything suitably evocative?

TO THE (anon) SPIRIT OF ZAR TORCHAK THE RAVENBLESSED, are you still with us? I might use your character's skull for meta-ideas in the future.

Mulrog and Korthak, are you happy to contribute a mammoth each to the four we need for the quest? Including the two I took in the first turn that's the quest done, and the ones you're getting this turn are just for profit.

Besides that, it looks like Mulrog's forces will take care of the central mammoths next, and I guess Korthak that your troops in the south will go for the mammoths there?

If so rather than just standing wasting time I feel like I might as well just load up the mammoths for the quest and set sail for the ice map to hunt some sea monsters next.

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>>6001427
Thrall moves into position to attack that village next turn, everyone else hunts a mammoth.

>>6001677
With Mulrog's help, I am about to get one as well and I intend to split that profit with him. We'll have captured significantly more than requested before we're done here. Just as planned.

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>>6001427
Here's my movement for turn 2
The bondsmen will travel to the hills and get a good lookout vantage point. Then Rue'Vahn will move to the spot where the bondsmen landed, with the flanks secured by Sunset and the chaos warriors.

>>6001677
There's a mammoth close to me that I can kill if you want. I'm going to attack the Aesling city first, but once that's done I can help you guys if you need it.

>>6001449
I mean, there's nothing saying you can't just do what I did, and say that a unit on the map is just a single character instead of a regiment of troops. I'm treating it as fully canon that Sunset by herself can fight like 3 battalions of bondsmen at the same time

>>6001677
yeah no problem. i was wanting to contribute till the quest was fulfilled and then pocket whatever was left over if they paid for more.

as for myself. i will get that last herd of mammoths and then also leave for the far north and the ice. if you wanna go first then iexpect that i will follow somewhat soon.

>>6001677
also i dont really plan to get all the central mammoths. only the one immedialty to my right. and depending on how that goes maybe the next one as well.

i am wondering if we are commiting mammoth genocide that way or if there are other places Mammoths exist

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>>6001961
>mammoth genocide
I mean, we are agents of chaos, we shouldn't really be worrying about the ecological impacts of our actions.

Anywho, we seem to have plenty of folks willing and able to go for mammoths, and better positioned to do so than I am. As they turn out to be pretty easy to go after, I assume they also give pretty low rewards, so as long as we have four to turn in I think turns are better spent elsewhere.

Lanu, my dudes are all heading back to the boats and sailing north towards the ice map.

>>6002109
Sarrick stood on the windswept rocky shingles of the Norscan shore. The fat cages boats had been beached, and teams of his Hung and Norscan servants dragged young mammoths into them using nets and ropes. With their kin murdered and their freedom lost, some of them wailed piteously. Those ones Sarrick suspected would not survive the harsh journey and harsher life in the northern wastes. Other bellowed in rage, fighting against their captors at every step. Those ones would be useful, their fury would see them through the journey, and once trained would make them formidable weapons.

Smaller boats were being laden with meat, fur and ivory. All three would be of value among Norscan and Hung alike. The warriors were in high spirits after the hunt. Indeed, Sarrick had been surprised at the appetite for it, when he suggested this expedition half the warlords of their host had been eager to join. He wouldn't complain though, their enthusiasm had saved him weeks of trekking through this wilderness. Whether it be the mammoths or the sea beasts we sought next he had little personal interest. These tasks were a means to an end, a way to curry favour among the tribes that supplied his armies. In truth he longed to have them done and to head south to where the great cities of men, dwarf and elf called to him.

He saw the young Bearsonling Prince Sjur among his huscarls. The boy seemed much happier here, away from his own lands. He wanted his father's crown, but Sarrick wondered if it would actually satisfy the youth once he had it. The responsibilities of a small crown of a small land, and having to bow and scrape to the passing hosts. It would be... grating for one so ambitious. Especially having to give passage and sanctuary to the minotaurs who cut him down and slaughtered his men. Sarrick would fulfill his bargain though. Once the crown was in Sjur's hands he would offer the boy a choice.

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>>6000263
It is done.

>>6002200

Whoa, that’s phenomenal, anon. Great work.

>>6001523
>are the mammoths stationary or could they wander towards the sea and just kill me super knights?
They are stationary.
>>6001537
>Gonna' be honest with you, I was planning on recouping my losses by either killing him & taking his ring or forcing him to pay me tribute going forward, either way I wanted the island for myself.
Well, sorry for that. I'm going to ask for a heads up the next time, to avoid a repeat.
>The damage bonus from Stormbringer isn't going to detract from a unit's initiative right?
No, it's a flat +2D and after a unit dies, you can recover and re-use the sword.
>>6001538
>Everything i had there or were the Cataphracts and Archers enough?
They're 6HP.
>>6001542
Just a cool piece of AI art I put to emphasize the message.
>My ships didn't get moved last turn but that's alright as long as they do this time.
The ones that didn't move didn't because they have no crews (the bondsmen staffing them died in the fighting).
>>6002200
Based triple dubbs.

>>6002200
wow, awesome mini

>>6002213
>They're 6HP.
Ahh, shit, I need one more damage to kill it in one go. With zero movement, they have "Initiative: No", right?

>>6001478
Korthak, can you move one of your guys to finish off that mammoth before it can retaliate? I left some space for him, as seen in >>6001800

>>6002302
They actually have 3 movement. They just don't use it.

>>6002200
Absolutely dope

>>6002213
Can I have the Ulfhednar sail the Bondsmen boats, or failing that have the Baersonling rental crews buy them & sail them away? I only need 4 ships at this moment anyway, & that could cover my rental costs. (ditch 1 rental ship, their crew sails the 2 oar ships away, I'm reinbursed for those 2 ships their fleet gains)
I'm assuming the rentals are also still mine for the raid season, wherever I take them?
Since I made some exchanges with other warlords, I assume I'm also privy to the sea beast hunts on the ice sheets?
Lastly, is a Troll Country map ready if I choose to sail there next to complete my Sarl sidequest?

>>6002361
the sea hunt probably a bit more unlikely. mulrog only spoke of those with Sarrick, Narvoch and Korthak deep into the winter. you could mabye meet on the ocean or some sort of sorcerer tells you about the armies sailing north.

>>6002361
>>6002302
>>6002205
also glad you like the mini. took some time to paint up.

>>6002361
>Can I have the Ulfhednar sail the Bondsmen boats
Sure.
I just don't understand the point. The boats with their sails up are crewed by hired thralls, you can just re-board them and leave.
>I'm assuming the rentals are also still mine for the raid season, wherever I take them?
Yep.
>Since I made some exchanges with other warlords, I assume I'm also privy to the sea beast hunts on the ice sheets?
That would be up to the warlords who know of that, but I'll handwave it and say that you do know of that.
>Lastly, is a Troll Country map ready if I choose to sail there next to complete my Sarl sidequest?
The map of Kislev is there (and so is a chunk of the Sarl lands, but not your quest target), but I you don't have the capacity to push into Sarl lands with 2 chaos knights (one of which is nearly dead), a cataphract and a skinwolf.

>>6002369
Well if I can't sail or sell the boats with oars I'll just burn them, I don't want the Melniboneans escaping.
I can't approach Troll Country from the sea for a quick raid?

>>6002377
I think we'd need a port closer than Baersonling lands to raid the western coast of Kislev. It'd be a long journey to sail the entire coast of Norsca.

>>6002377
You could do that from your own boats, it'd be quicker. Re board, sail, disembark, set ablaze and leave.
As for reaching the troll country from sea, you can.

>>6002393
Alright, thanks for the answers, I definitely ask way too many questions. For the time being I'll continue the raid in Melnibone & post some RP stuff after next turn results. Might sail to the Ice Sheets or Troll Country when I'm finished.

>>6002396
Feel free to abandon the atol, it's definitely too much trouble to bother with.

>>6002398
I won't be sticking around more than another few turns.

Wait, the mammoths have 6HP?

Then the Veteran Chaos Warriors are just as tanky as a mammoth… weird

>>6002432
its probably a combination of natural toughness, armor and numbers.

and yeah. i expect those mammoths will get higher damage numbers when crewd by marauders.

I think everyone has taken their turn Any lurkers still looking to join up? We may just have Chorfs & Chaos Spawn by the end of this raid optimistically.

Who has henchmen, pets/familiar characters from sidequests/RPing? My pet sorcerer got deboned in a horrible dream-related accident.

>>6002454
not yet. i hope i get a demonic mount for painting up that mini

>>6002454
Yo, chaos spawn? The downright BEST part of chaos? Hell yeah

Well both could happen with the sea-beast hunt, just spitballing/hoping here that we'll get something like that out of it.

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The total mammoth death is continuing!
By now, there is more than enough cubs to satisfy the Hung mammoth herds.

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The minotaur herds are finally in position to start their assault.

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The sack of yet another fort is being prepared.

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>>6002497
i am quickly gonna capture the cubs and grab the meat, Furs and Ivory of these two herds and then will go up north for next turn. the one bondsman unit wont make it to the boats this turn. i hope they can still leave this or next turn.

the units lend to Navroch can stay here for the moment. and we will coordinate later to where the units will be returned. the backup plan is to just go back to Baersonling Lands.

the units i lend to

>>6002302
a raven arrives at Narvochs camp proclaiming that Mulrog has captured more than enough mammoths and that Narvoch may continue using his troops for the time. at the end of the season he would retire likely back to the steppes or maybe even the wastes. though such things could be spoken off during the hunt on the ice further north if the Sorcerer wished for it.

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And of course, the big bloodbath of this raid is about to begin.

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>>6002499
Messages fly on black wings across the atoll between the ships & bands of the warhost. The Dragonships to the South disembark in a line, pillage en towe, keeping just far enough from the coast (1 tile between) to observe any remaining defenses on the island. The Chaos Knights make landfall & form up for their charge into the battered village. The Ulfhednar & Cataphracts prepare to crush the other settlement that was struck before. The few survivors of the failed raids relay that they are stranded.
>(Can I sell the two ships to the Baersonlings who will crew them away to recoup the cost of two rented ships?)

>(Taking the Throne of Imryrr for clout)
A grand throne of dazzling rubies, hewn from a single gem as vast as several men stand, is slowly lowered below into the hold by mesmerized Norscans & Kurgans alike. Captive Melniboneans are bound atop the deck of a Baersonling-crewed Dragonship, awaiting imminent death at the hands of their wild-eyed captor. The High Zar stalks up & down the line of broken Elf-Men, a black greatsword hanging from his belt, his knuckles white with bloodlust atop the pommel. He selects the most comely of the otherworldly women to be taken to his cabin, & asks the remainder who among them weaves the Eight Winds. Ravens are prepared; their cleverfolk will translate his message or be bled & drowned. Talons carry letters to the five villages atop hills to the East: "Your city is put to the sword. Deliver us tribute, & we will return your kinsfolk to you unharmed. Defy us, & you shall all perish."
>(Ransom Loot from the 5 Eastern Villages)

>>6002498

Okay, I’m getting impatient, time to attack! I’m hoping for a “synchronous assault” but I’m not sure if Krantigarh is tactically skilled to actually do that…

1) Southern Minotaurs attack northwest!

2) Southern Gors attack northwest!

3) Northern Minotaurs attack southwest!

4) Centigors move three hexes southwest , two hexes north to attack the dwarves from the west!

5) Northern Gors moves one hex south, two hexes southwest.

Lanu, I assume I'm good to deploy onto the ice map now?

>>6002505
Now I've seen the mammoths tank attacks this turn I'm glad I went for max overkill on the two I took down.

>>6002508
Fuck me that's a lot of hobgobs.

>>6002529
Yep.

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>>6002541
Alrighty. Two set of troops will disembark onto the ice. I assume based on what was written previously that the monsters are trapped in the isolated water tiles. A couple of boats will remain embarked and have a peak ahead. No actual combat yet, mostly due to huscarls and chaos warriors being slow fucks that neglect their cardio.

>>6002519
Should I wait for you to be done so we can triple flank the dwarfs? Or should I just go in myself?

>>6002552

Well, I’m putting at least 9 damage on them this turn, but I believe they auto-counter with 2 damage no matter what?

If you wait another two turns, I can get a unit of Gors down there and we can limit your hold to one counter attack only. But up to you!

>>6002554
Hmm… I’ll wait! Though it IS a bit annoying, we need to be conservative with our hp to get as much of Hellpit as we can

>>6002557

I’m sort of imagining that we might burst through Hellpit’s front door, and immediately turn around, depending on how horrible it is down there…

Still, being very conservative is wise.

>>6002541
can i just redeploy next round to the icesheet? i have achieved everything i wanted to with the Mammoth Hungt

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>>6002497
Surround the Minotaurs and demand they join our horde! Appeal to them with words of our glories and further trophies to be had to the south. Or eat them if they won't. Send the Ungors up, the thralls are needed for their boats. Luckily they can help us cross the river faster.

No rush, let's focus on surrounding targets one at a time. These are but the preludes to the real fight against the Aesling.

>>6002615
Sure.

Any other fiction that would be interesting to see combined with WHF, anons? I think elements from Zweihander (which is already a rip-off of the setting), the more fantastical stuff from Hyperborea/Conan, a few bits and pieces from Warcraft, the Shadows of War/Mordor oriented stuff from Tolkien, some bits of Jak & Daxter, & a lot of Mortal Kombat such as the Outworld, Netherrealm, & Chaos Realm could be interesting.

>>6001436
>loot gained, Stormbringer
By the dark gods.

>>6002200
Impressive.

>>6001659
I'm planning to make an abysmal MS paint doodle sooner or later, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

>>6001677
That's good by me and was always my plan to start with.

>>6002302
Certainly so. I'll keep that in mind for my deployments.

>>6002672
Not actually combined, but for fun little crossover ideas to joke about?

Malenia from Elden Ring would be a kino af Demon Prince of Nurgle. Instead of the typical pus, maggots and vomit green aesthetic, she has a sort of autumn theme with falling leaves, butterflies and mushrooms. The scarlet rot is also far more disturbing imo than the typical plagues of Nurgle.

In the same vein, Mohg would make for a unique Demon Prince of Khorne. Someone who is filled with a hunger for blood itself rather than the violence that leads to blood, along with a facet that explores worshipers extinguishing themselves for Khorne.

I have no idea about Radahn, whether he'd be Tzeentch or Undivided or Khorne

>>6002699
Interesting ideas.
Soulsborne, Dragon's Dogma, & The Witcher are other sources for stuff. I'm mostly talking ideas for beasts/daemons/mutants, but other Chaos Gods, nations outside of the Old World, & perhaps even realms to explore & invade like in Age of Sigmar could be neat. Fantasy versions of stuff from 40K too, even though most things are already 1 to 1. Not a fan of any "actual" crossover fiction where characters swap universes or timetravel, etc., just stealing elements as if they were always there.

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>>6002508
Sometimes, there are subtle ways to win a fight. But when you clash your blades with the Goblin-kin, often enough you just need to slaughter enough quickly enough that their morale falters and cowardly instinct takes hold...

(White)
The Knights at the rear of the wedge charge forward, to break a Hobgoblin unit asunder. In the north, Horse archers dart forward to finish up the wounded riders unit.
(Yellow)
The foremost Knights rush onward to splinter more wolves and riders; the Cataphracts and riders remaining in the north attack the riders locked against them.
(Orange)
Uninjured Horse-Archers combine their efforts to shoot down more riders and wolves.
(Red)
The remaining Knights unleash themselves. The Wounded Horse-Archers strike forward to try and take out another Hobgoblin before they can act.
(Crimson)
And as the blood flows, the cataphracts in the south move forward. If one of the wounded archers has been killed they take their place and administer the execution to the Hobgobs in their stead; but if the Horse-archers achieved their goal the cataphracts instead ride against the Wolf Riders at the very south of the engagement to strike them, tie them up and pin them down. The units in the north that have already struck wheel back to tighten their line and bring them closer to the Knights in the centre.

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>>6002505
The Thrall and the Skinwolf move to seize that village. If the thrall lives after they kill the defender, he'll be the one to enter and loot it. Otherwise the skinwolf will get the loot. Everyone else will just finish off the mammoth.

>>6002505
A small arctic rodent finds Mulrog before he departs. It speaks with Narvoch's voice, telling him that Narvoch will sail to meet them in the northern ice sheet if he is fast enough after he finishes here. The rodent melts after delivering his message.

>>6002697
It's too late now, don't worry about the mammoth. My and Mulrog's forces will finish it off before it can do more damage.


>>6002672
This one was fun, but having too many crossovers will quickly lose their charm. That said...

>>6002699
Mohg is Slaaneshi imo. Radahn opposed Chaos before he was corrupted by Nurgle's rot. Rykard seems Tzeentchian, and Gideon Ofnir was also driven mad by the Lord of Change.

>>6002707
Ah, yeah, that I agree completely with.

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>>6002497
Many berserkers in the north have fallen, their fury meaningless beneath the weight of mammoth hooves. Many more yet live, hungry to avenge their brethren! Geb leads them in a strike on a devastated mammoth herd.

In the north, thirst for glory brings the berserkers to make a reckless assault on the forested coast! Curiosity drives the bondsmen on as much as anything. Are ratmen real? They'll soon find out, or so Korthak keeps shouting at the head of their column. Huscarls, older and wiser, let the rest rush ahead while they watch the rear.

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>>6002776
Confounded map-thralls! I'll flay the flesh from their bones!

>>5998666
I just fucking remembered the similar post last thread.
>Sworn to Valour and Dragon's Dogma
Never played them.
>40K, Dark Souls,
Dislike. 40k as a setting, Dark Souls as a game.
>The Elder Scrolls
I only played Skyrim and honestly, not that enjoyable. It's a few fun quests and such but too much filler constant copypaste scrotum-cave diving. And the combat is a letdown.
>>6002672
The reason I use Conan and Elric of Melnibone is because they're obvious inspirations for WHF.
Kull and Kul are an obvious similarity, Crom and Crom, the shirtless barbarian trope from Conan comics, etc. As for Elric, I simply prefer Moorcocks vision of Chaos to Warhammer's.
As for Zweihande, my knowledge of it was that anons on the sharethread on tg complained it was impossible to get.
Shadow of Mordor was cool, Shadow of War was belh, but I don't find the (very) few tidbits of lore to be worth including.
The other things you mentioned, I simply never encountered them.

>>6003162
Fair points, but Soulsborne games are definitely worth getting into. The Elder Scrolls is only really worthwhile when you get into the deep lore mostly written up by Michael Kirkbride for TES 3: Morrowind, & Sworn to Valour is (alongside this qst & a certain minotaur's Seven Against Thebes) my favorite qst on this board. Heavily inspired by WHF as well, but the setting is original enough to stand on its own. Quite a backlog of archives & old samefag shitflinging to get caught up through though.

>>6003170
I got though the 3 Dark Souls games. Only the first one was worth playing.
As for Morrowind and Sworn to Valour, I'll give them a try at some point in the future.

Just waiting on Rue'Vahn right?

>>6003336
Wait what?
We’re still on turn 2, right? I’ve already done my movement for turn 2

>>6003372
Turn three, my Cathayman compatriot.

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If we're on turn 3 then here's my movement. The chaos warriors will move on to the hill, while both Rue'Vahn and Sunset will position themselves one tile away from combat with the city. Next turn all three will attack at the same time.

Also, I'll say that in my defense, the first two turns explicitly said "Turn One: " and "Turn Two: ". If turn 3 started and didn't say that, then it's understandable that I got thrown off, right?

>>6002516
>(Can I sell the two ships to the Baersonlings who will crew them away to recoup the cost of two rented ships?)
No, the ship construction isn't the issue, it's the staffing of it.
>(Ransom Loot from the 5 Eastern Villages)
Some time later, a bolt flies towards Ivan's ship. Attached to it is a letter: "Threaten all you want savage, after your host is beaten, you shall be fed your manhood and your eyes shall be plucked, your limbs shall be filleted off and fed to you and you shall crawl like a neutered dog!"

Also who gets the Stormbringer (+2D)?

>>6003553
I wrote myself out of using it this turn since Ivan is carrying it aboard a ship; for now the battered seaborn Chaos Knights.

These Chaos Elf-Men have some spirit afterall, perhaps they could be of service once it is broken.

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Next turn (maybe 4)
I have lost track of the number of mammoths slain and their slayers, so I'll leave it up to the players to deal with. The quest requires 4 mammoth cub herds, however, each cub herd may be sold for 3 loot to the Baersonlings (for food).
Korthak and Narvoch both gain 20 loot each from their conquests.

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Zar Ivan's conquest nets him 10 loot plundered from the Melniboneans. They fight fiercely and cost you many knights.

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The minotaurs are in place to deliver a devastating charge while Kran has finished sacking Sjottkar and earned himself 30 loot.

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And knee deep piles of dead and dying cover the wheatlands as the Hobgoblin hordes thin, only question now is who will remain after the butchery is done.

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And finally, the northern hunting campaign presents a interesting sight. Massive seamonsters from the depths, caught in shallow puddles. The question is, can they be killed before they can fight back?
(8HP, 5D, 0M)

>>6003591
well the mammoth surrounded by my knights and, Huscarls and Cataphracts should be dead.

friendly reminder that those knights deal 3 damage and have six health due to my first interraid decision.

i should have dealt six damage and just captured my third herd.

and would now like to redeploy onto the icesheet. everyone can get on boats so that should be possible same as Sarrick did last turn.

>>6003596
What of my ships' movement?

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>>6003600
Shit, yeah, you're right. My bad. Been very tired recently.
>>6003601
Yeah, I missed that.

>>6003604
no problem Lanu i didnt write it down since right now i only have one unit of knights. just make sure you get enough sleep. cant have you running till your feet bleed.

i will redeploy to the icesheet then if you dont mind

>>6003604
Thanks QM man

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>>6003599
Well I guess the game here is to get enough swords/spear/axes/tentacles into position to kill them in one go. and pray they don't count as cavalry and have initiative over all my infantry

So yeah, a lot of shuffling about, we shall strike next turn. rd2tpy

>>6003597

Teehee, glad I only took one damage and to a Gors unit. I’ll put out a little RP post later if I have time.

From here, I send everyone south to link up with Huffud.

Lanu, could Huffud and I time-skip to the hexes immediately south of Hellpit once Huffud’s battle is over? Otherwise it will take a long time for us to march south and then west…

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Having trampled the village under steel-shod hooves, the Chaos Knights haul the meager few unhorsed survivors of the prior raid & the great many captive Elf-Men along with their plunder. They stop to burn the ship left uncrewed by their dead Norscan allies before boarding the ship that brought them ashore.

The Ulfhednar hurl themselves at the other assaulted village, the alpha of their pack having gotten word to leave the pillaging to the cataphracts who join them when the walls are breached. The Wolves who Walk as Men are to crew the ship that will carry them all back.

The flotilla at the Zar's command begins burning every vessel along the coast, even those as humble as a fisherman's canoe.

>>6003619
So at first I thought Lanu had made a mistake because the dwarfs did 2 damage a go to my guys. But now I look closer, the sprite for the dwarf on this map >>6003597 actually looks a lot more basic than the one I met in the same place last thread. I guess they've been manned (dwarfed?) by lower level units this time or something?

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>>6003599
Alright here is my deployment.

i will launch a pincer attack upon these monsters.maximising my ships movement to get up the map as far as i can.

The Knights with extra Damage and health will charge together with the Huscarls that brought them there. Horse Archers and Skinwolves come from the other side, From the south the Cataphracts come. And the bondsmen i have with me stay back and wait to ferry my men further.

if i haven made a mistake. The knights will deal 3 damage. +2 from the Huscarls, +2 from the Skinwolves, +1 from the Catapracts and +1 from the Horsearchers.

that should be 9 damage before the creatures can attack. i hope at least. otherwise this could be extremely expensive to do. even with my two other Horse Archer units i would only be able to deal 7 damage before the monster gets to attack back.

>>6003604
The mammoth surrounded by my guys should also be dead

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>>6003618
They're on water, so they have the lowest initiative.
>>6003625
Yes.
>>6003640
Yes aswell.

>>6003661
>They're on water, so they have the lowest initiative.
Established game mechanics strike again. In hindsight this should have been obvious.

>>6003672
to be fair. they are sea monsters. if any unit gets to ignore water penalties it would be them i think

What's the deal with the Mammoths? How many cubs would I need to raise herds (Recruit Units) within the Wheatlands?

>>6003680
probably at least four. same as the quest Sarrick is currently on. maybe even more since you might not have very capable handlers.

>>6003680
We did catch at least a few extra. Just as planned?

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>>6003598
(White)
The uninjured Horse-Archers are the first to strike out against the wounded wolves, the Cataphracts in the south take the scratches and finish off their opponents.
(Yellow)
The pre-wounded units of horse-archers wheel around, and try to co-ordinate their strikes against the Hobgoblin wolves.
(Orange)
The wounded Cataphracts in the north swing south, to finish off the now-wounded Hobgoblins if they managed to out-speed one of the wounded Horse Archers
(Red)
Now the Knights strike, both taking out the wolf-riders next to them.
(Crimson)
The remaining Knights charge, to shatter another Wolf-unit.
(Purple)
The Knights (and a horse archer) manoeuvre in the north, forming up a crude diamond.

Let us now see if unnatural courage keeps the remaining Hobgoblins in the fight, or if the morale of the horde will shatter...

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>>6003591
Two mammoth herds lay butchered, their carcasses stripped of the meat and hides. Nearly half of the northern force lay dead or frostbitten but it was worth it, for their cubs now sit crammed into cages. Geb's work here is done. The Baersonlings pile into their longships and set off for familiar shores. They'd reunite with the rest of their host later. For now, came rest.

>Northern Berserker and Huscarl withdraw

Farther to the south, Korthak is (quite literally) burning with rage and dulling his bloodied axe-edge trying to fell a tree. "THE RAT-THINGS AREN'T REAL!" Over his shoulder sits a rope of several beastmen skulls and his coat boasts several new tatters. "WE ONLY FOUND GORS! DIRTY, STINKING, ROTTEN GORS!" In the distance, a camp is in ashes, the smoke trailing to the clouds as bondsmen load plunder into sacks and try to keep a wide-berth from their leader. "RAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Finally, with a terrible creaking noise, the trunk buckles and crashes to the forest floor. The warlord begins to calm, smoke pouring from his nose as he starts sharpening his axe once again. "...Enough of THIS! We're hunting MAMMOTHS!" A ragged cheer rose up from the ranks.

>>6003619
…I didn’t do my attack yet

>>6003756

Sorry, I’m already jumping one step ahead - I’ll have my southernmost Minotaurs join your attack against your dwarven hold and then we can roll out to Hellpit

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>>6003597
ATTAAAAAAACK!
It was a long, LONG scouting expedition and getting lost in a RIVER somehow, but FINALLY Huffud’s herd can fulfill their destiny!