A Tale of 1 Gamer #2 (army list)

Since budgeting is a big part of this project I dashed off a quick army list in lieu of having any idea of how I actually wanted to paint these models (coming up with my own hold colour scheme is proving a little challenging). The throng, in theory, is composed thus:

Lords

Prince Dammin Asgarsson

Dwarf Lord (145) armed with hand weapon engraved with 1 Rune of Fury (25, +1 Attack) and wearing Gromril armour engraved the Master Rune of Gromril (30, 1+ armour save) and 2 Runes of Fortitude (50, +1 Toughness and 5+ Ward) save. 250 points

Heroes

Master Engineer Hodor Grimmhammer

Master Engineer (70) armed with Dwarf handgun (12) wearing Gromril armour engraved with 1 Rune of Shielding (25, Ward save against shooting attacks and magic missiles). 107 point

Core

20 Dwarf Warriors (160) armed with hand weapons and shields (15) with full command (30). 175 points

20 Dwarf Warriors (160) armed with hand weapons and shields (15) with full command (30). 175 points

20 Longbeards (240) armed with hand weapons and shields (20) with full command (30). 290 points

16 Thunderers (192) armed with Dwarf handguns with full command (30). 222 points

Special

Cannon (120). 120 points

Gyrocopter (80) with brimstone gun (free upgrade). 80 points

20 Miners (200) armed with great weapons with full command (30) and steam drill (25). 255 points

Rare

10 Iron Drakes (150) armed with Drakeguns with full command (30), Ironwarder armed with brace of drakefire pistols (free). 180 points

Organ Gun (120) engraved with 1 Rune of Forging (25, re-roll artillery dice misfires). 145 points

Total: 1999 points

That's a grand total of fourteen kits, four of which I already own. The budget allows me about two kits a month so it should all be over by Christmas, just in time for the new campaign in January.

It's a stolidly generalist sort of army so I can experiment with what works and what doesn't. I've got blocks of close combat infantry, missile troops, war machines and a Gyrocopter. The runic items are pretty much just whatever would fit in the points left over and since they only exist on paper I'll experiment with different combos in some test games. This army also continues my habit of turning every army into a horde with a massive 114 individual Dwarfs to paint.

By the time I'm finished with that I might even have finished a whole lance of Bretonnian Knights.