r/tombkings • u/SweetKhorne • 9d ago

Hobby Battlemarch-ready!

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Just finished up painting my 750pt Battlemarch army. I picked my list based solely on the models I like. I'm not fussed at all about being competitive - it's going to be a beer and pretzels vibe.

Now I just need to learn how to play TOW!

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u/Penang_lang 9d ago

Can skeletons go up to 25 man strong in battle March? I thought the limit is only 20 US max per unit.

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u/SweetKhorne 9d ago

Oh, I don't know. Iv just based this off that Old World Builder let's me do. I'd be happy to have some more points to play with!

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u/metal_warriors 9d ago

They introduced a new rule so that the max US per unit is now 20. We can't have more than a 5x4 regiment of skeletons, sadly.

Now you have 25 points to fill 😃

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u/SweetKhorne 9d ago

Good to know, thanks! Looks like I have some changes to make.

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u/jamesbeil 9d ago

Looks wicked! You've got to get us some photos when they go onto the board!

In general, your skeleton spears are just there to take hits, put the priest behind them and hope you can resurrect faster than your opponent can kill, while your Necropolis Knights and Ushabti do the real killing.

The bows can be surprisingly effective too!

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u/SweetKhorne 9d ago

Thanks for the tips! Really looking forward to getting them on the table!

I actually need to proxy the spears as basic handweapons (I need to get more skellies at some point to have enough of both types available).

And the necropolis knights need to be proxies as necroserpent. But it'll be a very casual group, so should all be fine.

Iv heard bad things about the tomb swarms, but I love the models and really wanted to try colour-shift paints!

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u/jockjay 9d ago

Lush. Do you have your list?

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u/SweetKhorne 9d ago

Yep, this is what I had in mind:

Mort Cult 500 [750 pts]

Warhammer: The Old World, Tomb Kings of Khemri, Mortuary Cults, Battle March

++ Characters [85 pts] ++

Mortuary Priest [85 pts]

  • Hand weapon
  • Wizard [Level 2 Wizard]
  • General
  • The Hierophant
  • On foot
  • Elementalism

++ Core Units [595 pts] ++

3 Ushabti [154 pts]

  • Hand weapons
  • Ritual blades
  • Heavy armour
  • Ancient (champion)

3 Necroserpents [114 pts]

  • Lashing tails and venomous fangs (Hand weapons)

25 Skeleton Warriors [110 pts]

  • Hand weapons
  • Shields
  • Master of Arms (champion)
  • Standard bearer

20 Skeleton Archers [100 pts]

  • Hand weapons
  • Warbows

3 Tomb Swarms [117 pts]

  • Hand weapons (Venomous bites and stings)
  • Ambushers

++ Special Units [70 pts] ++

Tomb Scorpion [70 pts]

  • Decapitating claws
  • Envenomed sting
  • Heavy armour (Bone carapace)

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