8th Ed. Rank your favourite non-LM armies :3

1. Bretonnia
My background is historical and archaeological, I have a wide-eyed love of medieval fortification and weaponry, so what else but Bretonnia? The heraldry is limitless and that sheer character makes up for a lack of models. Also; Mousillon! Which takes me nicely onto.....

2. Vampire Counts
The one thing equally as cool as medieval knights? Undead medieval knights. My all-time favourite Warhammer idea was a late '90s undead army themed on Bretonnians. Spectacular. If I had serious ability as a modeller, that is the army I would create. The conversion potential for Vamp armies is huge too; skeletons, zombies, loads of character.

3. Skaven
Hordes of chittering plague-bearers armed to the teeth with weaponry that take out opponents and themselves in explosive conflagrations? Yes please.

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4. Wood Elves
Some interesting models and a real Lord of the Rings vibe.

5. Orcs and Goblins
Some hilarious models, I was always amused by the doom diver in the Shadow of the Horned Rat PS1 game. Loads of character.

6. Dwarfs
Great regular models, but I'm just not a fan of machinery.

7. Tomb Kings
Score lower than the Vampire Counts as I've never been quite as attracted to the Egyptian theme.

8. Empire
Bog-standard attraction; haven't the appeal of the more virtuous Bretonnians.

9. None
Zero interest in the remaining Elves, Chaos etc.

South of no.3 are armies I couldn't envisage collecting; the Bretonnians, Vamps, Lizards and Skaven are the only four armies that really grab me.

 

That is surprising since your background is history and archeology. I'm the exact opposite, I love the Egyptian theme.

 

1 hobgoblins
2 orcs
3 goblins
4 lizzies
5 Dogs of war
6 other stuff
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Last: dark elves.....except when medium done with a good beer

 

Lizzies only #4... that's a mighty risky viewpoint around these parts.

 

Lol, here is an other archaeologist who doesnt care much about Egyptians. Egyptologists are also probably the most annoying people on the planet......closely followed by everybody who starts talking about Egypt as soon as they find out you are an archaeologist.

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@NIGHTBRINGER
Haha i know! Have been orc/goblin only player for ca 25 years. They were my first choice when i was thirteen and they are still my first choice (although the current gw gorilla orcs are bud ugly, and oranges with teeth are the dummest things ever sculpted). Just be glad lizzies are at #4. About a year ago they would have been listed with the other stuff.

 

Hahaha... too funny. I take it that I'm safe to assume that you have had frequent run ins with Egyptologists that were less than enjoyable.

 

1 Wood elves! I love these forest dwellers and am building them as my second army. (Chance is that I might make them my main army. Don't tell the old ones or the dice gods)
2: Ogre kingdoms. For some reason I have this crazy idea to make a tentacle out of greenstuff, put it on their heads, paint them gumball pink and give them white pants. I would call the army; "The majin buu force"
3: Orcs and goblins. I like their fluff. I would never play them, but a lot of things in their list is very funny en creative.

Most other armies just don't do it for me. At the far bottom of the list linger the undead. I just do not like undead things.

 

Be on guard my scaly compatriots, it sounds like we have an Elf in our midst.

Wood Elves are a great looking army, and its easy to give then seasonal themes. My wife plays Wood Elves.

 

no, this is not elvish flesh. I just have a weird scale condition.

 

LOL... nice!

 

Actually I'd like to move Bretonnia up to #2 there. The Grail Knights ability to weaken bullets due to simply not believing that they're any good makes me laugh in all the best ways.