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I play...

Hordes (Legion), Anima Tactics (Samael, Empire), and Hell Dorado (Demons).

I'm looking into possibly getting Infinity in the future, but right now I'm concentrating more on painting up my models that I've had forever. D;

Especially since in July I'm getting my Hell Dorado kickstarter package, and that's an entire starter box, in addition to an additional four models on top of that. So.. that's 9 new models I'll need to paint up, on top of like... thirty models that I already have laying around that are primed, unpainted. emotion_8c

You know, I actually didn't think about RPGs. xD

I kind of only had miniature games in mind...

but I suppose that's unfair of me, since some people do like to use minis in RPGs...



-rubs chin-

Suppose I should add that in as well?

Huh... I never thought about that.

Alrighty, I'll squeeze RPGs into the mix too. :3

but before I do that, I'm going to post a thread for advertising the guild, if anyone is ever interested.

What Anima army are you interested in, Justicar?

And WarmaHordes is easy to get into, IMO. It's like... a simplified Warhammer. xD

Really the best thing to do is get the rulebook first, and kind of 'map out' what models you like, and what models work well together. Like for me, with my whole Legion archery army - it started like this.

Lylyth, Shadow of Everblight, is a ranged-attack model. As such, her special abilities emphasize being ranged (such as Swift Hunter, which allows her to move two inches after destroying an enemy model, AND Snap Fire, which after she destroys an enemy model, she can take one more additional attack in addition to moving). Her feat also gives friendly models snipe abilities to their ranged attacks, which means they now have +4 to range. Also, all her spells help out models, such as stealth, pursuit, and pin cushion.

So, obviously she needs to be surrounded by similar models.

I picked the Striders, since for only one point extra, all of their stats are one point better than the archers, AND they also have several more abilities than the Archers, such as pathfinder, stealth, combined attack, and advanced deployment.

And then from there, who helps out the Striders? Strider Deathstalker, and the Strider Officer and Musician.

And that's only just a SMALL portion of my army decisions. xD I have several more models that all play off of each other, so just look into that when choosing a specific army.

I wouldn't call Warmahoards a simplified 40K. I'm some aspects it's a little more simple and in others it is more complicated. It is also a lot more tactical.

I would start by picking a warcaster or warlock that fits your play style. For me it was Kara Sloan, Feora, and Mortenebra. I started with Kara because I really liked her as a caster. But then we started getting a lot more Cygnar players in our group and another friend picked her up as well so I decided, for the sake of diversity, to start a Cryx army under Mortenebra, a caster whose model was too awesome to pass up, and I'm getting close to completing her army. She's a heavy Warjack caster whose theme list focuses on solo's and Helljacks. Oh, and suicide bombers. One cannot forget the massive hoard of Scrap Thralls that has to be dealt with before any of her Jacks.

Whoever you choose make sure you like them as a caster or warlock. And make sure it's not the harbinger unless you plan on playing 40+ point games because she's insanely over powered in anything under that point value.

Yup! Here you go! The free PDF rulebooks are available on their website, and it's a rather quick read. Unfortunately, the PDF rulebook is a little off in a couple spots. If I recall, it says Doom is on an 8 or higher, but the official hardcover bumped it down to 7. In addition, a roll you're open to do to determine scenery amount is also misstyped as well, but that's not really a big issue since it's only if you're having trouble deciding the terrain. And also they don't go into a lot of detail about a lot of the rules, so it's always better to just buy the role book if you're really interested.

Man, I just love the artwork, though. xD

Yeah, it's pretty easy to get started in.

And I've been reading the Hell Dorado rulebook, and that seems an also fairly easy game to get started in. It's a little confusing at first for reading (especially since I have none of their cards for reference, and it was also 2 AM), but it's definitely interesting that units engaged in combat will attack each other at the same time, rather than each unit individually attacking.