Warhammer Fantasy Battle Tabletop Gaming: Classic Regiments of Renown PDF Released

The original Regiments of Renown rules have been updated for the Warhammer 8th Edition Fantasy Battle ruleset.

This expansion is completely unofficial and is not endorsed by Games Workshop!

If you recognize a lot of the listed unit names below and they bring back fond memories and a reminiscent tear to the eye then you're probably as old and grey as I am. Mathias has been hard at work again and has brought us a Warhamer Expansion updated for the 8th edition rulebook. Rules for most of the very original sets (from the 1980's !) are included plus some of the slightly newer units.

I still think these are some of the finest miniatures that Citadel / Games Workshop have produced (although that could be rose tinted specs at work !) The Knight of Origo and Nick Lund's Eeza Ugezod's Mother Crushers are simply awesome (see the slideshow)

The Knights Of Origo
Harboth and The Black Mountain Boys
Mad Mullah Aklan'd's Death Commandos
The Bowmen Of Wood Elf Prince Oreon
Elwing's Elven Guard Cavalry
Karnac's Lizardmen Raiders
Flying Gargoyles Of Barda
Notlob's Orcish Bolt-Throwing Engines
The Mighty Throg And His Hobgoblin Despoilers Of The Dark Lands
The Disciples Of The Red Redemption
Avenging Knights Of The Cleansing Flame
Eeza Ugezod's Mother Crushers
The Nightmare Legion – Mordini's Doomed Legion
Skarloc's Wood Elf Archers
Prince Ulther’s Imperial Dwarfs – The Dragon Company

I still have some of these sets, if you don't want yours anymore try eBay because you can get a LOT of money for complete sets in good nick with the original boxes - Regiments of Renown on eBay

Warhammer Expansion Summary

The Book is 27 pages long and can be read online or downloaded for FREE from either Issuu or Sribd (it's about 6.5Meg).

The units have loads of character, remember these guys are the original mercenaries for hire, they've been lobbing off head and limbs for longer than some of the other races have even been around and they're still here to tell their tales !

You've got to love some of the fluff like the graffiti Notlob's crew write on the side of their bolts "'Notlob does it from 300 feet' and 'Chew on this Stuntie'", the Battle Cries and weaponry such as "Pulp the Stunties", "Mark your target well and eat it". and the "Dwarf Tickler" cleaver - I like anything anti-Dwarf - you may have noticed ;-)

It's also nice the way some of the unit's histories are connected, such as Golfgag's betrayal of Bodgan's battle chariots and Notlob's misunderstanding with Harboth. There are a few entertaining short stories dotted about the expansion and the presentation is, as always, top notch throughout.

There's a handy summary matrix in the For Hire section at the back showing you who can fight in which armies and which allocation they should be drawn from (ie. Core, Special or Rare)

Happy Reading.

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