New Eldar stuff from Forgeworld!
Well, Imperial Armour 11: The Doom of Mymear went up for sale on the Forgeworld site today! Of course I placed my order immediately. It should arrive before Christmas, after which I will be scouring it...
View ArticleImperial Armour 11, Part 1: Overall
When I first heard that Forgeworld was working on an Imperial Armour campaign book for the Eldar, I was ecstatic. Like many other 40K fan-boys, I had lusted after Forgeworld's resin crack, their many...
View ArticleImperial Armour 11, Part 2: Final rules for the new models!
I've had some time now to review the final version of the rules for the IA11 Eldar vehicles that I reviewed earlier - in their experimental form - here. A more complete review of the book itself will...
View ArticleImperial Armour 11, Part 3: Other New Units
In the last article I talked about Shadow Spectres, Warp Hunters and Hornets. This time around I'll be covering the Wasp Assault Walker and Wraithseers before moving on to the revised material from the...
View ArticleImperial Armour 11, Part 4: The Corsair Army List
Ah yes, Corsairs! They've existed in the fluff for ages, and it seems reasonable that the Eldar pirates would be the most frequently encountered xenos in the Imperium, but ironically enough no one has...
View ArticleImperial Armour 11, Part 5: Special Characters for the Eldar
Imperial Armour 11 introduces new Special Characters for the Eldar, namely Bel-Annath, the Farseer of Mymeara and Irillyth, the Shadow Spectre Phoenix Lord. Bel-AnnathDescribed as the most warlike...
View ArticleThe Corsair Army List: Pirate Ho!
After spending the last two weeks packing and moving, I was delighted to come back online and see that there were new Army Builder files for Imperial Armour 11! As soon as I got a chance, I sat down to...
View ArticleDundracon Ho!
Dundracon is coming up at the end of the week! This year I'll be doing something a little different.Normally I join the 40k tournament - usually organized by the folks who run Da Grand Waaaaagh, but...
View ArticleCorsair HQs: Void Dreamer or Corsair Prince?
Getting ready for my big once-per-year gaming weekend and I'm mulling over my choices. I don't know what games of 40K I'll be playing, what point size or against whom. The only certainty is that there...
View ArticleQuick Update from the Western Front (Dundracon)
Got my first game in today running Corsairs. I made lethally bad choices during deployment against Space Wolves which ultimately cost me the game but I did get enough time at the table to learn the...
View ArticleSixth Edition and I
What with all the net gobbling over the new Warhammer 40K edition being released this coming week, why haven't I been riding the 6E rumor bandwagon? Well, I HAVE!It's just that it's pointless, you see....
View ArticleOpen Mouth, Insert Foot
OK, I can't stand it anymore!!! Forget what I said yesterday! Gimme, gimme, gimme!Ever since THIS showed up on BOLS, I've been lurking the thread and drooling. There is so much good stuff here, Great...
View ArticleThe Obligatory 6th Ed Blog Post! Now with Trolls!
First; had a great time at the IC's Farewell to Fifth shindig this weekend. Much talk was smacked, the new book was perused and great minds are already at work on the best way to break the Allies...
View ArticleFirst Game of Sixth Edition
Yesterday I had my very first run at 6th Edition on the table top. Carl came over to hang out with us and we ran through a quick 1500 game. I brought my Deathwing foot list and he brought his...
View ArticleForgotten Friends: The Phoenix Lords!
I'm sure that other sites will cover the much-vaunted (or maligned, for the pessimistic) psykers of the Eldar warhost elsewhere. Let's take a look at how 6th Edition has changed things up for our old...
View ArticleThe Eldar Autarch and You
O! What do you do with an Eldar Autarch, What do you do with an Eldar Autarch, What do you do with an Eldar Autarch Now it's Sixth Edition? - popular Corsair shanty, author unknownThat's food for...
View ArticleShining Spears
One of my favorite things to do when the game turns itself inside out is to go back and look at the outcasts, the misfits and the discarded toys of the past to see if they have some new application....
View ArticleWitchblade weirdness!
File under WTF (For "What's this, Fonkin?)Witchblades are now S3, with 2d6 for armor penetration and wounding on a 2+ (armourbane and fleshbane, respectively). That kinda sucks. I'd rather have the old...
View ArticleCraftworld Fáil
I've wanted to design my own Eldar Craftworld for a while now, ever since the Eye of Terror campaign, actually. Nothing has really stopped me, but I find that my best ideas come from a germ of an idea...
View ArticleCraftworld Fáil: the Head of the Snake
In my last post, I detailed a basic history of my homebrew craftworld. In this one, I'll get into the nuts and bolts of its military composition and how it shapes up on the table. As mentioned before,...
View Article
