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| "Will you follow me, one last time?" |
Army List
Thorin (Shield 5pts)
Dain Ironfoot (Valour)
The Champions of Erebor (No Goats)
Bofur, Champion of Erebor (Troll Brute…85pts)
Bombur, Champion of Erebor (Warhorn...30pts)
Iron Hills Captain (Swap for Mattock)
Iron Hills Dwarf (Spear, Mattock, Crossbow, Banner)
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"To the King!" The addition of thirteen more Dwarves makes all the difference to the previously "spent" forces from the Iron Hills. This Legion represents the four minutes of screentime after Thorin "Quasimodos" his way out of his own barricade and the dwarves go on an all-infantry plough through the orcs. Dwarf armies in SBG are almost entirely defensive, "die slowly" armies. This one encourages a much more aggressive attacking style of play, whilst retaining the benefits of being a high defence shieldwall army! |
Additional Rules
Thorin must be taken and is the Leader.
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| See? He has a shield. Definitely shield things are happening in this moment. It's on the cover of the battle companies book. Give the guy a shield. |
Special Rules
“The King under the Mountain shall come into his own”
Thorin gains the Fearless Special Rule, and his Stand Fast! increases to 12” and may affect friendly Heroes. Additionally, all models taken as part of this Legion benefit from the "Du Bekar!" Special Rule. Whilst the Enemy Leader remains on the board, Thorin's "A Score to Settle" rule allows him to reroll unsuccessful wounds against all enemy models.
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| Thorin embodies his grandfather Thror by becoming a 6" D9 banner and becomes significantly more killy (Kili?) by being able to re-roll his Wound rolls. Have to make up for his lack of goat somehow! |
“To the King!”
When a roll for deployment occurs, after Thorin has been deployed, all undeployed Warbands may deploy automatically from the same point or in the same deployment zone on the same turn. Additionally, Dain Ironfoot may call a Heroic Combat for free in order to reach a Combat involving Thorin.
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Dain translates his Iron Hills reinforcement bonus rule into keeping his king safe. This will help preserve might points and give tactical options to help with the Mv5" dwarven mobility hindrance. They do redeploy in record time when the orcs arrive after all. You can also use this to help deploy further back in eg. Capture and Control to be able to use your Xbows to take out the key targets before charging in (Like the Gundabad Trolls in the film!). Dain being able to Combat to Thorin before Thorin uses his own free Heroic Combat will be a useful chain reaction you can threaten with every turn to rack up the kills and keep 1-Fate Thorin just a bit safer. |
“The dwarves, they're rallying!”
Spears in this Legion may also be used as Throwing Spears whilst Charging. A model may not use a spear as wargear in a Combat or to support a Combat on the same turn that it uses a Throwing Spear. Additionally, on a turn that Thorin charges into Combat, friendly models that have charged within 3” gain +1 to their Strength Value for the remainder of the Turn.
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There's no getting around the film showing a lot of dwarves yeeting their spears around, especially at this moment to OHKO the advancing trolls. To avoid the temptation to kite and throw, the dwarves can only use them on the charge, adding to the aggressive playstyle. There's also an homage here to Young Thorin's profile when he last lead a beleaguered army of dwarves to rout Azog's orcs. The additional Strength will make Dain and Thorin downright terrifying, and a core of S5 dwarves will do a lot of damage! |
“Hold on Lads, I’m coming!”
If Bofur purchases a Troll Brute he will be placed in the rider’s seat on the model, and is treated as the Driver of a War Beast for the purposes of Heroics, Combat, Shooting, and Magic. If the Troll Brute is slain, Bofur will count as “Knocked Flying” and suffers falling damage.
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| Bofur's Steadfast makes for a War Beast that's nearly impervious to Magic, just saying! Also leaning into the charging incentive of the army with Trampling, and giving a dwarf army access to Brutal Power Attacks... Admit it, you want to give it a try! |
Example Army:
Dain
I feel like not letting Iron Hills Dwarves chuck their spears once per game to deal S8 hits to whatever's in front of them is a missed opportunity. ;-) This looks like an interesting alternative to Erebor Reclaimed - and you'd definitely want to do it for Bofur!
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