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Ok, I don't have a clue about points but I'm just sketching out an idea for a O&G army
here goes...


Orc Boss- kitted with wargear and such

19 orc boyz- full comand, extra choppas

25 night goblins- hand weapon and shield, netters, musician and standard and 2x fanatics

5x spider riders- musician

1x spear chukka


I'm guessing this might be under 500 points, which is fine with me
i think the strategy is simple enough too, using the spider riders to flank whomever the gobbos attack gives them a good shot at winning by resolution and the boyz sholuld be able to hold their own.

c&c?

and what should i look at adding to it?

Looks pretty good for a 500 point army, altough I'd make a couple of alterations:

I'd ditch 1 fanatic and upgrade the boss for a black orc, as the heavy armor + shield makes him a bit more survivable. In the same vein, I'd make the boys 20 strong so I could put the boss somewhere else and still retain full ranks with them (it's good to have that choice). Then you could add bows for the riders for annoyance altough don't count them doing much. That's 499 btw

For additions when upgrading to 1k, you should decide if you want a bit of a magic or more combat characters, altough it's not a big investement to get models for both. Get a (night) goblin mage or 2 and get 1 fighting orc character. One thing to remember is, that you might want to mount your fighty orcs to boars at some point for extra save & mobility. Regarding troops and whatnot, one extra unit of standard orcs (you could do allright to make these 25 strong when army point size gets larger), one chukka and a wolf chariot or 2 would be a good addition I think. For addition to 1,5k you can add 3rd character, extra unit of fast cav and again extra unit of orcs. If you have the points, you could add some rare unit(s) at this points such as one doom diver or couple of pump wagons (or even a giant).

The 2k+ level is a whole different discussion then, as it offers a lot more options to be had.

so....

Black Orc Big Boss- shield

20x Orc Boyz- extra Choppas

25x Night Goblins- netters, standard, musician, shields, 1 fanatic

5x Spider Riders- Bows, Musician

1x Spear Chukka

I can just "proxy" in a random orc model to bring up the Orc boyz count to 20 for a while and the other changes dont require any real conversions. I have that limited additon Orc boss with his arms crossed, I think he is big and tough enough to be either normal Orc or black orc.

And when I add more I might get a chariot, I will be adding in a second unit of boyz (Probably leaving them at 19 and making them big uns for a second character to join), another spear chukka, and I already have a night gobbo shaman.
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