My current Fantasy kick

All righty it's that time again and today I can only do a brief post about my current war gaming kick of Fantasy.  Rather it's 9th Age, but we all know it for what it is: a community driven Fantasy 9th edition.  The more I read the rules (which are free for download here) the more I want to dive in and get some games in.  Which means I have to get cracking down on some assembling of my Dread (Dark) Elves and start busting out the movement trays if I want to battle in Fantasy.

I didn't always want to play DE and usually Elves aren't usually my thing (I might be lying since I play Eldar as well).  Those who know me in person will tell you that as far as nemeses go I just love the undead.  In Pathfinder as a GM my favorite monster type to send after PCs are undead.  My first Warhammer Fantasy model was the really old metal Nagash, the one with the goofy face and ridiculous cheekbones.  He had an upgrade in recent times and what a difference time and CAD technology has had on the new sculpt.



When you see them side to side it looks a bit silly doesn't it?

Truly though I love the undead.  I've already started to think about what army I would work on after I get my DE assembled and I just cannot help myself but to be drawn to the Vampire Covenant.  Sure I could go for the Undead Dynasties (i.e. Tomb Kings), but I would miss out on the ghouls/zombies/gothic skeletons/vampires and I just cannot bring myself to do that. 

I've already determined that when I do start my VC force I will not be using the majority of models from Gee Dubs.  Since I'm not beholden to really use anything from them I have decided to get the bulk of my skellies and zambays from Mantic right here!  Mantic may not have the best sculpts for all armies (Twilight Kin/Dark Elves are a bit of a joke really) but for the Undead they do look rather well and they are cheap as chips comparatively.  For $85 I can get 90 models, that's less than $1.00/model! Whaaaaaat?! (like really close to a buck but whatevs!)  GW skellies are about 25 per 10, Mantic skellies are like 40 for $40.  It's almost a steal.



All this for $85? Well played Mantic

Until then I am done with my DE the undead will have to wait but I can tell that I have more passion for the next army than I do my current force (isn't that the case usually?).  It's not that I don't like the DE, I do love some of the GW models.  In fact it was the Executioners of Har Ganeth of previous sculpt that made me go "oooooooo aaaaaaaaa I want to do DE."



I think these aged well, still love 'em

The more I read up on the DE and the way they played the more I became interested in them, and some of the models were just great.  I like the aggressive but careful style you have to use their forces in battle.  Fragile but deadly, like a scalpel coated in poison hid on the body of an oiled up naked psychopath who would kill you as likely to sleep with you.  Ya know, that sort of thing.  So it's not that I DON'T enjoy DE, it's just not where my heart truly lies.  That lies in the cold dusty earth, buried to rot until dark magicks wake it up and compel it to move against the living. 

Thanks for tuning in folks, I hope you enjoyed this day's post.  If you have a favorite army for Fantasy I'd love to hear about it!  Until then game well!