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Mortis Engine & Coven Throne Rules for 8th Edition Vampires

Vampire Counts 8th edition Rulebook extracts for the Coven Throne & Mortis Engine from, I presume, White Dwarf - from a Facebook member. 

I'm not sure what to make of these yet (although the presentation is, as always excellent). You can join the discussion on our Facebook page here:-

new 8th edition Vampire Counts Mortis Engine & Coven Thrones discussion

So far, there has been a mixed reaction about the miniatures although it's generally positive and deservedly so (from what I can see in the images). I think the new large scale models could take some getting used to on the battleground (and some large foam trays for transportation!) but there's no denying that they make for very tasty modelling projects !

Please join us and let us know what you think of the rules which I've also posted for discussion as separate subjects in our forum :- Coven Throne Rules and Mortis Engine Rules discussion.

Coven Throne pdf rules for Warhammer Vampire Counts

WFB Vampire Counts Mortis Engine rulebook pdf

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New Vampire Counts Army book and miniatures

Games Workshop will be announcing a new Vampire Counts rule book and quite a few new models in the January 2012 edition of White Dwarf.

I'm sure that Wood Elves and Bretonnia were meant to be the next army books released, or at least that has been the rumour for a long time. I suppose we should have taken the hint when GW released the new Terrorgheist, Cairn Wraith and Banshee rules. Let that be a lesson for us !

Anyway, these pics come courtesy of the Warhammer Battle Reporter Facebook Group (thanks guys).

I have to say that some of these miniatures seem quite a departure from the norm for the usual "boots (and torsos) on the ground (or slightly above it)" approach of Vampire Counts armies. When I say "miniatures", I'm really referring to the Mortis Engine and the Coven Throne (the same kit) which looks like quite a new concept. I suppose we always had the Black Coach which was a very original and unique unit (and awesome if you managed to "max it out") so I guess GW reckoned that there was room for some further experimentation without completely changing the feel of the army.

It's all very exciting if you're a VC player (I have 3,000pts of them) and, in particular, if you like large dominating units (monsters / war machines) that require a lot of glue and painting ! (it's only a shame they didn't come out in time for the Christmas holidays).

With these new Vamps and the recent-ish Ogres Games Workshop really seems to be breaking the mould and spreading it's batty wings. The models these days are definitely more exciting than they've ever been. I'll see how the army book reads before giving both thumbs up but so far it all looks very promising and I really love the Wight King and the ethereal "monsters" (although, they appropriately look like a painting nightmare for someone like me!)

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Warhammer Coven Throne miniature picture photo

Warhammer Mortis Engine miniature picture photo

Warhammer Vargheist Vargeist photos

Warhammer Crypt Horror model photo

Warhammer Wight King miniature picture photo

Warhammer Black Knight miniature picture photo

Citadel Hexwraiths miniature picture photo

Krell and Isabel Vampire picture photo

VC Army Book PDF Warhamer rulebook

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One million Warhammer hits !

My humble Fantasy Battle blog just hit 1,000,731 page views :O

WFB forum photo images
One million was my original objective (yes, I am that shallow !) and, while I suspect GW gets that number every week, it has taken me 4 years !

Anyway, I was going to quit all this after the big 1 million but I'm kind of still enjoying it (I think!) so here goes some more promotion...

Join our friendly, no strings attached (!) Warhammer Fantasy forum - please !

So, that was it, one million hits. Wow, you really can do anything with the internet (not quite anything !)

Thanks for listening guys,  Sigmar

Tactics Master - Warhammer Allies Competition

The Battle Reporter Master Tactician #6 Competition - "A Grand Alliance" is open for entries.

It's a Christmas Special (for extra festive Hammering !)

I've tried to create an character design / army unit selection competition that everyone can enjoy irrespective of how much time you can spare. You can put in an entry which just meets the basic requirements or go all the way and post a full 2,000pt competition winning alliance army list.




The Rules (click links to open the competition threads)....

Part I - Commanders of the Alliance

Choose two different Warhammer Armies and name one as your main force and one as the allies (don't select any of the army units, just name the 2 army books they would come from).

Customize or choose a Special Character (using the normal rules) to represent :-
  • a Lord or Hero Level Character (up to 300pts) to lead a 1,200pt main force
  • a Hero Level Character (up to 200pts) to lead a 800pts allied force
Explain why your alliance would be unbeatable* !

Dwarf Allied General miniature
* you could talk about the special army traits that make your combination of allies so effective, the army's deployment, how your characters would support your units, your tactics, use of magic items and spells or any other reason you can think of.

** Feel free to add any fluff to accompany your characters, people look kindly on this extra effort and you're likely to win more votes.


You will be judged on your arguments in favour of your army.

Use the forum thread to debate the armies and to attempt to elevate yours above all others !



If you entered part I then you can enter Part II below:-

Part II - Armies of the Alliance

This competition extends Part I (in a new forum thread)

Select all of the units for a 1,200pt main army (which must include the Lord level character you selected in Part I) and a different 800pt allied army (which must include the Hero level character you selected in Part I).

Note: all normal army selection and Allied Army rules apply (see pages 136-139).

Please do NOT post individual pts costs of units (it upsets GW). Just post a list of units/characters and a total points value for Characters (Lord + Hero level), Core, Special and Rare.



Dwarfs get Eagle units to help

Steadfast Dwarf regiment


The Prizes (a Christmas and New Year give-away !) :-

- mainly respect from our Facebook and forum members plus some forum reputation (rep pts).

Competition 1 - Commanders of the Alliance
  • Winner +10 rep
  • 2nd +7 rep
  • 3rd +4 rep
  • All entries get +1 rep
Competition 2 - Armies of the Alliance 
  • Winner +10 rep
  • 2nd +7 rep
  • 3rd +4 rep
  • All entries get +2 rep (extra rep because it requires more effort)

By entering both competitions you will receive at least +3 rep.


Entry Deadline & Voting :- There are no deadlines right now, we're going to see how things go and how many entries we get. I guess you can expect the competition to remain open for entries for at least 3 weeks. We will start voting when we have enough entries for a decent match. Debate can continue during the voting so people will be able to change their vote if someone can persuade them with the strength of their argument.

You can bookmark the Rules Summary in the Battle Reporter forum here.


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Dwarf Cannon voted best artillery piece

If you like gunning your enemy down form a distance in Warhammer Fantasy Battles then go for a Dwarf Army.

Dwarf Cannon is best artillery in WFB picture

The Master Tactician #5 competition results are in and the Dwarf Cannon crew just snatched the prize (and are now holding it tightly to their rotund and beard covered chests !)

The debate was detailed, enthusiastic, friendly and very informative.

It was a really close competition but MrSeb (the Dwarf Cannon "sponsor") won the day with his debate although at time it looked like the Doomwheel, Trebuchet, Empire Cannon and even the humble Goblin Spear Chukka could sneak a win. It really was a close thing.

The results in order :-

1) Dwarf Cannon - MrSeb (with 12% of all the votes)
2) Doomwheel - Telepfenion (11%)
3) Empire Cannon - Lawrence1981 (9%)
3) Helcannon - whitewolf14 (9%)
3) Halfing Hotpot - Coinsmith1 (9%)
3) Trebuchet - Josh Austin (from our Facebook page) (9%)
7) Malakai Makaisson's The Spirit of Grungni - pippin_nl (7%)
7) Steam Tank - Fingolfin (7%)
7) Ogre Ironblaster - Kefka (7%)
7) Salamanders - cargils02 (7%)
11)Goblin Spear Chukka - Telepfenion (5%)
11)Dwarf Organ Gun - Waldo (5%)
13)Thundertusk - Kefka (4%)

Thanks again to everyone who took part and contributed to such an excellent debate.

The next "Christmas Special" Master Tactician debate will be online by Dec 17th. I'll post details here, in the forum and on our Facebook Page. It should be a cracker but be warned it could end up eating your holiday time like a squig on a Christmas Turkey ! - ie quickly :)

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Best Warhammer Artillery - Tactica Competition

Number 5 in our Fantasy Battle Master Tactician series of competitions - choose the most influential artillery piece (that is, any Warhammer Warmachine with a ranged attack).

The Competition ended on 15th Dec 2011 you can find the results here.

Debate has been raging in our forum and it's got very interesting. The contenders :-

1) Empire Cannon - Lawrence1981
2) Malakai Makaisson's The Spirit of Grungni - pippin_nl
3) Dwarf Cannon - MrSeb
4) Steam Tank - Fingolfin
5) Ogre Ironblaster - Kefka
6) Goblin Spear Chukka - Telepfenion
7) Doomwheel - Telepfenion
8) Salamanders - cargils02
9) Helcannon - whitewolf14
10) Thundertusk - Kefka
11) Dwarf Organ Gun - Waldo
12) Halfing Hotpot - Coinsmith1
13) Trebuchet - Josh Austin (Facebook member) - just sneaked in !


Vote for the best Warhammer "artillery" war machine here.

This could be a close call (watch out sir !)

Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines
Games Workshop Citadel Warmachines

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