<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Do you ever play without magic?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/93.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Do you ever play without magic?
Seems like a lot of points, it can have a big impact, but it just takes away from what you can bring in your army.

I used to find that I took wizards just to defend against other players, and never achieved much with actual spellcasting. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816237.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816237.page GMT Do you ever play without magic?
Now that we’re moving to 1000pts, I’ll be taking a couple of small magic items/banners, but still eschewing any spell-casters per se.

We’ll see how it works.

But at higher points totals, I think it gets harder and harder to avoid. Even just to keep from having to rely on the fated dispel as your only defense.

Valete,

JohnS]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816239.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816239.page GMT Do you ever play without magic? In general for any game I dunno why you wouldn't just spend 100 pts in a 1-2k list to at least have one wizard.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816303.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816303.page GMT Do you ever play without magic?

I usually do like to put in a Shaman or two, but rather as support, I rarely play Lvl.4s, because I like to let my Warbosses do the heavy lifting.

I did play some smaller games up to 1000 pts, or introductory games, without any magic at all. Works fine for most armies, except for those who heavily rely on it like Khemri or Vampire Counts.
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RustyNumber wrote:Also been in an escalation league, the other day at 1k my lvl2 wizard only got off one spell in six turns In general for any game I dunno why you wouldn't just spend 100 pts in a 1-2k list to at least have one wizard.


cygnnus wrote:We’ve been playing escalation league games (500/750pts) and I haven’t taken any magic users for my Skaven. Clan Skryre weapons seem to come close enough to filling that role. But at those lower point totals, Magic is expensive and you can’t trust wizards to get the spells they need and/or cast them reliably.

Now that we’re moving to 1000pts, I’ll be taking a couple of small magic items/banners, but still eschewing any spell-casters per se.

We’ll see how it works.

But at higher points totals, I think it gets harder and harder to avoid. Even just to keep from having to rely on the fated dispel as your only defense.

Valete,

JohnS



I'm wondering, if you could play a game with someone, where you both agreed to have no magic, what would you spend the extra points on that you'd normally spend on a wizard or spell caster? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816352.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816352.page GMT Re:Do you ever play without magic? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816357.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816357.page GMT Do you ever play without magic? BSB or do I want a sorceress in my legions of doom?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816849.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816849.page GMT Do you ever play without magic?


Conversely my brother and I will occasionally show up Wizardless in order to have a ridiculously fast game.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816980.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816980.page GMT Do you ever play without magic? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816986.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816986.page GMT Do you ever play without magic?
None of us ever used to run level 4s, because combat lords are so much cooler.

That said, I think magic is a pretty fun part of the game and I think it's generally better with magic included. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816998.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818750/11816998.page GMT Do you ever play without magic? MR items for your units is often more viable than the same points of wizards. The 1.5 magic is much harder to cast so MR throws a bigger spanner into that plan.

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