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Part I: The start of a Retribution of Scyrah force.

This is the first of what will be a series of posts detailing the evolution of my new Retribution of Scyrah Force. This is a ground up army so you’ll get to see the models I assemble, paint and play them. In this post I’ll go through my plan for the elves as well as what motivates me to play them.

So why the Retribution? Well I love my Khador, but when you play with or against them you generally know what is going to happen. Khador is not a “tricksy” army, they rely of sheer stats and raw power to get the job done, the quickest path to victory for them is straight through the opposing army. The Retribution however is a complete opposite, they rely on a lot on their synergies and tricks. They still have some very powerfull units but unlike Khador where this strength is bluntly applied to the opposing army, the forces of Scyrah are a precision strike force, like their fluff details, applying it where it is most needed using a wide array of abilities.

I also love the fluff behind the army, that it is not the Ios nation you are representing but rather this radical cult of hunters taking matters into their own hands in order to save what they hold dearest. The background for the elves is very subtly done and they are more down to earth then a lot of the “eldar” races you see in some games.That their gods actually exist in this realm for example; They are written in so as to provide a colourful and fascinating background yet are now a weakness and the nature of their relationship with Ios means that the elves fight not only for their gods but for their own existence.

The models themselves really impress me, especially the myrmidons who I find simple, elegant and very striking. The thigh/knee armour on the myrmidons and some of the heavy infantry makes them look heavily armoured yet graceful and animalistic, setting them apart from their human counterparts. Another defining feature is how you have the slender forms of elves which are garbed in these big chunky pieces of arcane technology, It really lets the style of the elves integrate the steampunk theme of the rest of the iron kingdoms and provides a welcome respite from the elves in other games who’s silhouettes are very sleek and delicate.

So over the past month or so I’ve been building up a small collection of Retribution models through ebay, forum trades and the like. So far this is what I have:

Adeptis Rahn
Ravyn, Eternal Light
Kaelyssa, Night’s Whisper.
Battle Mages
Dawnguard Sentinels + UA
Mage Hunter strike force + Commander
2 Unbuilt Myrmidons
1 Assembled Discordia
2 Arcanists
2 Magisters
2 Mage hunter Assassins
Narn, Mage hunter
Souless escort

I wanted to start small but I may of gotten a BIT carried away with some pretty good deals. all in all I don’t think I’ve spent over £140 on all this so quite a good deal even by maelstrom standards. A fair amount of Ret stuff has been up for sale recently, I was thinking that may be due in a possible surge in popularity after they won the gencon hardcore and now its wearing off? whatever the reason its good for me!

Think I’ll be painting them in small batches to work my way up 15/35/50pts etcetc. Going to be putting a lot of work into my Khador over the holidays but I hope to be able to work on these guys on the side. So Check back as the next part will surely involve a little bit of list building along with assembling and painting! For a complete article with more detail as well as photos check out the original blog post, be sure to leave a comment! (link in sig).

That's definitely a hefty start, where are you at with all of them?
I personally have found a lot of success with the Dawnguard, attaching the soulless escort to them so they can't be targeted by magic, then keep them back a bit so they can make the charges and slaughter whatever they face. Usually beasts and jacks.
Narn is starting to get some good play from me too, better than the Mage Hunter Assassins....they can be good, but they're tricky to use. Recommendation for mymidons - Hydra and Manticore (keep an arcanist by the Manticore so you can give it +2 to melee damage, and then spend 1 focus for 2 POW 20 fist hits )