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I have deviced a list, and I was hoping for some input. The list is not for competitive play, but I still won't mind winning. So here we go, I'll hide my comments beneath the units.

Behold:

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Lords:

Vampire Lord
-Level 3 Wizard
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Vampiric:
-Master of the Black Arts
-Forbidden Lore
-Lord of the Dead
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Magical:
-Skull staff
-The Flayed Hauberk
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Points: 445
Casty as 'ell. Goes in Grave Guard.

Heroes:

Wight King (BSB)
-BSB
-Nightmare
-Lance
-The Royal Banner of Strigos
Points: 152
Goes in 5-man Black Knight unit.

Necromancer
Spell: Vanhels Danse Macabre
Items: The Book of Arkhan
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Corpse Cart
w/ Lodestone
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Points: 190
Goes in skeleton unit 1.

Necromancer
Spells: Raise Dead
Items: Sceptre de Noirot
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Corpse Cart
w/ Lodestone
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Points: 180
Goes in Skeleton unit 2.


Troops:

11x Skeleton Warriors
Hand Weapons and Shields
Full Command
Points: 108
To be raised in turn one,

10x Skeleton Warriors
Hand Weapons and Shields
Full Command
Points: 100
..five or six PD on IoN w/ CC's should do the trick.

20x Ghouls
Points: 160
Goes on one of the flanks.

5x Dire Wolves
Points: 40
Sadly only one unit of the lovely doggies.


Special:

20x Grave Guard
Great Weapons
Full Command
Banner of the Barrows
Points: 335
With WS4+1 to hit, GW's and hopefully ASF, 'tis my mainstay castle. Goes between the two skeleton units beneath two CC Miasma pies.

5x Black Knights
Full Command
Banner of Hellish Vigour
Points: 175
Wight King BSB goes here for added hittyness and Strigos hatred. Goes on opposite flank from Varghulf with the flag of Hellish running.

6x Black Knights
Full Command
Points: 174
Basic stuff. Might need a bigger banner, but where to take points?

Rare:

Varghulf
'Nuff said
Points: 175
Can't go wong with these badman's. He'll give march to 5-BK's and Wolves on one flank.

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Power Dice: 10 + 3 Bound Spells
Dispel Dice: 6
Points: 2232

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There we are. Strategy in a nutshell: slow stuff goes in the middle, cramped together around the Lord with a CC on each side (overlapping on the GG). The Varghulf strolls up one flank with his Wolves and 6-Black Knight friends, while the Wight King grabs the 5-Black Knights and heads for the other flank. Cue pincer manouvre


Any and all feedback vastly appreciated!


-Crawler]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332130.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332130.page GMT VC but I do know this. You gotta have a magic hat. (Helm of command) it is the single best buy in the VC army book. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332215.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332215.page GMT Since all my characters are either too low in WS (Wight/Necros) or have filled their quota (65pts for the main item on Lord) I don't see where that fits in. I know it's a good item, but I don't really fancy buying a Vampire muppet with it for the sole purpose of standing behind my lines and making skeletons kill a couple more enemies a turn. It would be great to have WS6/7 for the Black Knights without hatred though...

Any further comments vastly appreciated.

-Crawler]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332338.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332338.page GMT
If the vampire gets in combat with anything that is really flighty he is going to be dead rather quickly even with the 1+ save. Better off giving the unit of grave guard the WS they need to win combats. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332401.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332401.page GMT How would you play the Lord with that setup? Running around between the OOC units?

-The Hohenheim]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332452.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332452.page GMT LoS of enemy shooting and magic. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332460.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332460.page GMT D6 attacks to evey unit on the table? Against for example lore of heavens I'd get smacked no?
Also a lucky cannon bounce is all thats needed to smother him across the landscape...

I don't know, is it really a viable option?

-Crawler]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332518.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214665/332518.page GMT