FF(Rats) vs Muckster (Wood Elves) 1000pts 8th

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My list is:
30 Clanrats w shields, banner, musician and warpfire thrower
30 Clanrats w shields, banner and musician
30 Clanrats w shields, banner and musician
20 Slaves w nothing
20 Slaves w nothing
5 Jezzail Teams
5 Poison Wind Globes w poisoned wind mortar
1 Warlord w shield, tail weapon and War Litter
1 Chieftain BSB
997 points

Pretty bare bones I guess. Lots of rats with a few Skyre goodies because I can't resist. If there happens to be an experienced Skaven player around, I'd love some comments.

Anyway, I'm going to go ahead and roll up a scenario + table. If I've got time, I'll even draw up a map today.
I'm using hamete for my rolls, so you should be able to check dice log 892 if you want to see my rolls. I'll post them all here though, for simplicity's sake.

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Roll for battle type:
1d6
6 = 6

That's "The Watchtower." Sounds cool.

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Number of terrain pieces:

1d6 +4
3 + 4 = 7

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Terrain:

2d6
1: 1 + 4 = Hill
2: 4 + 5 = Mysterious River
3: 2 + 4 = Building
4: 2 + 4 = Building
5: 4 + 4 = Obstacles
6: 5 + 4 = Mysterious River
7: 2 + 2 = Sinister Structure

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Types of Terrain

1d6
Hill: 6 = Anvil of Vaul
Obstacles: 3 = Blazing Barricades
Sinister Structure: 3 = Wizard's Tower

So I guess we need to take all that stuff, plus the objective Watchtower and make a map of it? That's a lot of terrain.


It's busy as hell, but is everything clear?

Hmmm . . . I also tried to attach the PSD version of the map, since it would be easier to edit with layers intact, but apparently I'm not allowed to upload it. It's under a meg, want me to email it to you or something?

And here's a reference template for my units.

[MUCKSTER]

Looks awesome! Unfortunatly I am still on the road and am posting this from my phone. Looking at your list mine is totally different then mine as I am testing a couple units out. If you want you can email me the pas version at MUCKSTERa@gmail.com

Spellweaver (lore of life, channeling staff)
20 Glade Guard (mis)
8 Dryads
Great Eagle
Great Eagle
3 Treekin
7 Wardancers (mud)

I'm gonna make the templets on the road right now and when we stop I am 90 percent sure the place we are at had WiFi tonight. If not I know the place tom does.

Man typeing on a phone this much is tiring!

[MUCKSTER]

Ok this is kinda wierd but my big book is actually missing the page detailling the watchtower scenario... do you think you could include that in the email with the table picture... I'm sorry I'm gonna call he when I get home about that

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I'm going to need your email for that . . .
I'll see what I can do about the scenario. I've got a PDF copy of the book for using at work (where I am right now) which is also missing the Watchtower page . . . I'll try and remember to write it out when I'm at home or something.
Edit: Or we could just reroll the scenario and take the tower off the map . . . Is that easier?

[MUCKSTER]

My email is two spots up... and I'm pretty sure we both have the same off also lol. It's all up to you if you want to reroll the scenario you can. And u unfortunately won't have WiFi tonught but will have it Rom.

[MUCKSTER]

Heyyy guess who has WiFi!
So it all comes down to you wither or not you want to switch the scenario or not.
Well here is my units

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OK! I'm back.
Let's just reroll the scenario. That's easiest.

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Reselect scenario

1d6
2 = Dawn Attack

Let's roll for first setup then.

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Deployment Roll Off

1d6
4 = 4

[MUCKSTER]

Result of the throw of dice "1d6" :

1 = 1

Darn your choice for side and first deploy

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I'll take the top edge.

Rolling for deployment area in the same order that they are listed in my first post. Both characters are joining the first clanrat unit.

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Deployment

7d6
5 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 20

Which gives us:

30 Clanrats w shields, banner, musician and warpfire thrower - center
30 Clanrats w shields, banner and musician - left
30 Clanrats w shields, banner and musician - center
20 Slaves w nothing - left
20 Slaves w nothing - left
5 Jezzail Teams - right
5 Poison Wind Globes w poisoned wind mortar - center

I'll post the map later.

Edit: It's later now.

[MUCKSTER]

Ok also rolling for the deployment. Spellweaver is going solo (I wana see how that works)

Result of the throw of dice "7d6" :

5 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 19

SO that puts us with
Spellweaver- Center
20 Glade Guard- RIght
8 Dryads-Center
Great Eagle-Center
Great Eagle-Center
3 Treekin-Left
7 Wardancers (mud)-Left

Ok This will work out. Too bad my gg are all by their lonesome lol

[MUCKSTER]

Placements

and attempt to steal first turn
Result of the throw of dice "1d6" :

1 = 1
failed.
Well im off to the beach so ill bbl

EDIT: Got it!

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Here's my moves. I'm also going to fire the Plague Mortar at the closest unit of dryads.

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Scatter

1d6
3 = 3

Not a hit.

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Direction

1d360
181 = 181

That's almost straight down.

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Artillary

1d6
4 = 4

1 is missfire, so that's 6 inches. It's not going to be close to anything.
Guess it's your turn then.

[MUCKSTER]

Ok Moving my guys now but I moved through the river so lets wee what I got

Result of the throw of dice "1d6" :

2 = 2

Boiling river, good thing it was my GE flying over it, so Im guessing it doesnt test does it?
Well here are the rest of my moves. and I forgot to roll for spells so Ill do that now even though she gets all spells for now

Now spells

Result of the throw of dice "3d6" :

6 + 1 + 1 = 8

Awakening of the Wood
the Dwellers Below
Then my choice of spell will be Regrowth

Ok then Magic will be in the next post

[MUCKSTER]

Ok Winds of Magic roll

Result of the throw of dice "2d6" :

4 + 1 = 5

Ok then 5 for me 4 for you now channeling

Result of the throw of dice "1d6" :

6 = 6

Sweet! 6 for me then

First spell Ill attempt to cast will be Throne of Thorns

Result of the throw of dice "2d6" :

5 + 5 = 10

Ok cast on a 13 dispell?

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Assuming you mean Throne of Vines, I'll let that through.

[MUCKSTER]

Yes... yes I did lol sorry about that
Ok now Flesh to Stone on the wardancers on a 8+

Result of the throw of dice "2d6" :

3 + 4 = 7

So thats on a 10 also
Dispell?

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You've still got 2 dice left, right? And it expires before your next combat phase? Assuming so, I'll let that one through and throw all my dice at dispelling whatever your last spell is.

[MUCKSTER]

Wardancers have T7 now till my next magic phase
Ok then Shield of Thorns at the dryads, that will hoplessly get despelled lol

Result of the throw of dice "2d6" :

4 + 6 = 10

Nice 13 for 2d6 S4 hits if your in contact with them, it will prob be dispelled now lol

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Dispell

4d6
4 + 6 + 5 + 4 = 19

Yeah. That's gone.

[MUCKSTER]

Ok then i really didn't expect that to go through, shooting time
GG at the Poisened wind orbs, long range+ skirmisher, so that means 16 shots at 5+

Rolling "1d6 >= 5" 16 times

1: 3 = 3 ... failure
2: 6 = 6 ... success
3: 2 = 2 ... failure
4: 1 = 1 ... failure
5: 3 = 3 ... failure
6: 5 = 5 ... success
7: 6 = 6 ... success
8: 5 = 5 ... success
9: 6 = 6 ... success
10: 2 = 2 ... failure
11: 6 = 6 ... success
12: 2 = 2 ... failure
13: 6 = 6 ... success
14: 3 = 3 ... failure
15: 3 = 3 ... failure
16: 6 = 6 ... success

sum: 65, average: 4.06, success: 8/16 50%

Wow... crap... maybe we should open a dice log after that roll...
I actually just did, log 224
well 8 hits at a 4+

1d6 >= 4
1: 4 = 4 ... success
2: 5 = 5 ... success
3: 5 = 5 ... success
4: 2 = 2 ... failure
5: 4 = 4 ... success
6: 2 = 2 ... failure
7: 3 = 3 ... failure
8: 2 = 2 ... failure

sum: 27, average: 3.37, success: 4/8 50%

So thats 4 of them dead Spell singet will try to shoot at them hoping to finish him, Long range, Skirmish, Cover so 6+

1d6
2 = 2

Darn! That would have been awesome to finish it off

Well thats my turn after your panic

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Do you think you can send me the PDF map with your moves?

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Panic

2d6
2 + 6 = 8

That's NOT a pass, so I'll reroll via the standard bearer. (You can do that now, right?)

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Panic (Reroll)

2d6
3 + 1 = 4

That's a pass.

Yeah, I realized right after I saw the map that I should have deployed those guys behind the rat blocks for protection, but hey, they kept the arrows of the plague mortar, and that's what's really important.

[MUCKSTER]

OK it is your turn then
and i just checked you can do that

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Sorry I've been taking so long. Work just got a little hectic, so I don't have a lot of free time right now.

There's my movement, the mortar should be just out of archer range now, if I measured correctly.

For my magic phase I'm going to try and dispell the Throne of Vines.

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Winds of Magic

2d6
2 + 1 = 3


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Dispell

3d6
2 + 2 + 6 = 10


I forget what it was cast on, but I don't THINK that succeeds.
Edit: Looks like you got a 10, so it's gone.

For shooting, I'm going to drop the mortar in about the middle of the dryad unit.

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Scatter. 5-6 = Hit.

1d6
5 = 5


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Artillary. 1 = missfire.

1d6
3 = 3


That's a hit. I'm going to have to find that template now . . .

OK! I checked with the template. It's 4 hits, just like it looks.

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Roll to wound.

4d6
4 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 19

It always wounds on a 4+, so that's 4 wounds, and it's a warpstone weapon, so those are magical. Ouch.

Next up, I'm firing the warpfire thrower at the treekin. I'm positioning the template so it's JUST touching all three treekin, and I'm hoping to roll low.

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Artillary.

1d6
2 = 2


That's two inches foreward, which will solidly hit all 3. The dice love my weapon teams today it seems.
If I remember correctly, you're T5, so I wound on a 4+.

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Wounds.

3d6
4 + 2 + 6 = 12


And it's magical and flaming, so I think that's two dead treekin, unless you save at -2.

Then I'll fire the jezzails at the dryads.

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To hit.

5d6 >= 5
3 + 4 + 4 + 5 + 2 = 18


That's one hit. Wait, I forgot skirmishing . . . That's no hits. Should have shot at the archers . . .
Anyway.

[MUCKSTER]

Ok then treekin at a 6+, Please make one lol

1d6
1: 2 = 2
2: 2 = 2

sum: 4, average: 2.00

Crapppp 4 wounds... that hurts
Well Ill do my movement in the next post

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Just to be clear, I'm pretty sure wounds are assigned then doubled, not the other way around.
That means one treekin takes a wound, it's doubled and reduced to 1 wound. Then he takes a second wound which is doubled, but irrelevant. Meaning it should be one dead treekin, not one dead treekin plus and extra wound.