Haunted Forrest sylvaneth, advice please.

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**Formosa**

heya guys and gals, so I have got myself some sylvaneth and decided to go for a haunted forest theme for them, ive got myself an araknorok and converted it to tree spirit it up, some spirit hosts for the haunted theme, any other sugestions for models etc. would be appreciated.

thanks

**Ghaz**

Are you planning to use this force for Matched Play?

**Formosa**

yeah I am, I know I lose benefits due to that though, but its a themed force.

**Ghaz**

Formosa wrote:
yeah I am, I know I lose benefits due to that though, but its a themed force.

No, its not that. In Matched Play you're limited to creating your force from a single Grand Alliance. From the General's Handbook, pg. 106:

Each player must then pick the units they will use for their army as described next. All of the units in a Pitched Battle army must belong to the same Grand Alliance (Order, Chaos, Destruction or Death).

**ALEXisAWESOME**

You could use some of those wonderous Fell Warg models as either Wood Elf Hunting Hounds or Ogre SabreTusks. A Beastman Jabberwock might fit in or some Sisters of the Watch with their ghostlight bows. Depends on if your theme is based on the Wood or the Forest Spirits will be the distinction.

**Formosa**

Ghaz wrote:
Formosa wrote:
yeah I am, I know I lose benefits due to that though, but its a themed force.

No, its not that. In Matched Play you're limited to creating your force from a single Grand Alliance. From the General's Handbook, pg. 106:

Each player must then pick the units they will use for their army as described next. All of the units in a Pitched Battle army must belong to the same Grand Alliance (Order, Chaos, Destruction or Death).

Ah I didn't know that, is there anything stopping me from doing this force then, as I was just using the points system.and making my themed force.

Its based around a sylvaneth force that resides in the land of the dead.

**Ghaz**

From the very first questions in the Age of Sigmar FAQ:

Q: Is an FAQ required when you can discuss things with your opponent before a game?

A: Players should always feel free to discuss the rules before a game, and change things as they see fit if they both want to do so, whatever the printed rules and FAQs may say. The rules and FAQs simply provide a ‘default setting’ for your games.

Q: If my opponent and I agree, are we allowed to modify therules to Warhammer Age of Sigmar?

A: Yes, you most certainly can. Many players tweak or change the rules found on the Warhammer Age of Sigmar rules sheet, resulting in what are usually referred to as ‘house rules’. For instance, one of the most commonly seen house rules is to measure distances from base to base, ignoring limbs and weapons that hang over the edge of the model’s base. This changes the dynamic of combat slightly, and requires a certain amount of common sense to adjudicate in instances where a model does not come with a base or is mounted on a scratchbuilt base, but it can prevent carefully painted and modelled bases getting damaged as they are stacked on top of each other.

Other house rules may modify how armies are chosen, how scenery works, or anything else the players see fit to change for their games. In your own gaming group, you can decide between yourselves if you will use any house rules, as long as you all agree. If you’re playing in a campaign, we recommend having the same house rules apply to all the games.

You can also decide to use the Open Play rules with your opponent. Whether you can use your themed force really comes down to if you and your opponent can come to an agreement or if the organizer allows it in the case of a tournament or league.

**aquietfrog**

You can also somehow convert the Arachnarok into Alarielle. Just put an Alarielle-ish spirit on top of the spider.

**Aeonotakist**

I think you can play this game in open mode with only points effective.

**Formosa**

aquietfrog wrote:
You can also somehow convert the Arachnarok into Alarielle. Just put an Alarielle-ish spirit on top of the spider.

And that is a good idea, if I put a fair few dryads on it or something I can probably do that

It's mainly the model I want to use, don't really care about the araknorok rules for use, personally I'd like to see sylvaneth get more giant insects as monsters as I find it unique