tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post2465171750334975870..comments2022-04-07T02:49:09.534-07:00Comments on A Madman's Wargame Ramblings: Hero HammerGrim Legatushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858033437521874320noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-58575707324898035972018-01-29T07:00:41.050-08:002018-01-29T07:00:41.050-08:00An interesting read, thanks. As far as I recall, G...An interesting read, thanks. As far as I recall, GW always recognised how overpowering magic could be and printed suggestions in the magic supplements. At least they did for 4th, don't know about 5th.<br /><br />Of course, it's hard to convince a group of teenage boys to abide by such a mild suggestion!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603532357518350194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-20309048732153809872016-01-09T12:31:20.337-08:002016-01-09T12:31:20.337-08:00Just stumbled upon this while looking for some ins...Just stumbled upon this while looking for some inspiration for my forthcoming jaunt into WFB-land. Like 40K, I own many editions of the WFB rules, but unlike 40K I have no real experience with the game. I hadn't heard the "Hero Hammer" complaint until just recently, but looking back on my one game of WFB, I can understand it: my friend and I converted our Advanced Heroquest and Heroquest dwarf heroes to WFB and the scenario had them sleeping in an abandoned farmhouse in the center of a valley that became the battleground between the forces from the 4th edition box set. We diced every turn to see if they were awakened by the din of battle. When they finally awoke, the elves were being badly beaten, and they stormed from the farmhouse and saved the day. Then, we diced to see if they turned on the elves - which, of course, they did. So, at the end of the day, two dwarf heroes returned to their slumber after soundly defeating a force of goblins and a force of elves that had so rudely awakened them.<br /><br />It was great fun, very memorable, and terribly, terribly unbalanced!<br /><br />I like Weazil's idea - I think I'll give it a try, when we're ready to do our first game of 4E.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368794259249607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-41567634996167113892015-12-29T03:58:27.540-08:002015-12-29T03:58:27.540-08:00Wont take too long then. Would love to see how it ...Wont take too long then. Would love to see how it works with 25% characters and only being able to purchase one item in the army with the rest being randomly generated! Would be loads more fun than crafting that perfect trifecta as you put it and also remind people life isnt always fair, sometimes the other guy has Morgor the Mangler and you have a bone sword. :)Grim Legatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858033437521874320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-89716314265278498382015-12-29T03:09:29.832-08:002015-12-29T03:09:29.832-08:00The main thing it does is to make it highly unlike...The main thing it does is to make it highly unlikely to get the trifecta of power items for something like your chaos Lord you described. It's possible, but you can't plan it, which means you have to plan on what you do know - your base stats of the characters and your units. <br /><br />finally, one still has to pay the points for the items, so there is a little bit of a gamble in your army construction as to how many points you set aside for this. Equally, one might propose not paying for the items and just consider them a random bonus. Weazil the Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151330356478295441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-88218131649595853002015-12-29T03:04:17.214-08:002015-12-29T03:04:17.214-08:00I speak as if I do it all the time :), but it'...I speak as if I do it all the time :), but it's only been done once in practice. I rolled a d6 for each army to indicate how many magic items it could have total (over and above 1 they could choose). Then I randomised which sort of magic item it was (weapon, banner, ring, etc... the item cards have categories on them) and then I'll randomly pull cards from the appropriate piles. I read the cards as some will had additional 'assignment' criteria on them (like goblins only, or tzeentch only). If these leave no choice then I'll just give them to the character in question, otherwise I'll then randomly assign the items to the characters.<br /><br />It definitely gets the items you ma not normally expect out there!Weazil the Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151330356478295441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-1260578281705355372015-12-28T14:29:59.895-08:002015-12-28T14:29:59.895-08:00It jumped out at me as the sensible thing to do as...It jumped out at me as the sensible thing to do as Heroes should be part of fantasy but not so good to the point of everyone else being cheer leaders.<br /><br />The idea of random items is an interesting one, does it take you long to decide who gets what and does everyone get their full allowance?Grim Legatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858033437521874320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-28190330211915250932015-12-28T13:41:29.244-08:002015-12-28T13:41:29.244-08:00ONe of the things I've started doing is random...ONe of the things I've started doing is randomly generating magic items for the force. I'm allowed to choose only one, then I randomly generate the remaining number I can have and then which they are. I've found this keeps heroes interesting, under control and characterful. Suddenly, its possible for wizards to have the most powerful magic sword in the army and for the general to have a flying cloak. I like your suggestion of switching the allowances though. I'd not thought of that before... Good idea!Weazil the Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151330356478295441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-19438184010415225072015-12-25T01:47:37.947-08:002015-12-25T01:47:37.947-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Grim Legatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858033437521874320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-64779730465308261652015-12-25T01:47:28.398-08:002015-12-25T01:47:28.398-08:00For a its faults 5th is fun, which in my opinion A...For a its faults 5th is fun, which in my opinion AoS is not. :)<br /><br />Maybe eventually someone else around here will want to give it another go!Grim Legatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858033437521874320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-53491304837808128222015-12-24T21:33:29.455-08:002015-12-24T21:33:29.455-08:00Accurate review of 5th. It was my teen years. It&#...Accurate review of 5th. It was my teen years. It's a fantastic edition and brings me tremendous nostalgia, but your criticisms are true. I built a dwarf hero who was close to immortal. Also seen some nasty chaos heroes like the one you mentioned above, but in a controlled environment (like the tournament rules found in the battle book), the game can be quite balanced. Nowadays Age of Sigmar is here, with no customizing heroes, no real balanced rules, and no tactics. It's the signs of the times I guess. Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393051173521269855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-16497250795958208672015-12-20T08:00:25.144-08:002015-12-20T08:00:25.144-08:00A gathering of Might was in White Dwarf 181. Well ...A gathering of Might was in White Dwarf 181. Well worth a read in my opinion.Grim Legatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858033437521874320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-41240383542920281152015-05-21T11:24:19.315-07:002015-05-21T11:24:19.315-07:00Great post!
5th edition was after my time (I was ...Great post! <br />5th edition was after my time (I was frozen in Carbonite around 1989, and I'm only defrosted to pee once every couple months) so your review nicely fills me in on what I've missed. I really love reviews of games that are out of print. <br /><br />What WD is "A Gathering of Might" from? I'd love to give it a gander.<br />matthewjksullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126108200355039621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-50662735364694144702014-12-26T13:35:25.441-08:002014-12-26T13:35:25.441-08:00That was a good analysis!
Quick question - what W...That was a good analysis! <br />Quick question - what WD contained A Gathering of Might?matthewjksullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126108200355039621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-48966273313336278912014-10-21T01:01:07.925-07:002014-10-21T01:01:07.925-07:00Thanx for your deep analisys. I'll try to give...Thanx for your deep analisys. I'll try to give a run on the fifth edition with different limit point as you suggested . As good lover of 3rd edition it'll be a funny time on something more "modern" Gianluca Fuccillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292165819237226976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-71338119270544607052014-10-20T16:48:19.268-07:002014-10-20T16:48:19.268-07:00I very much agree with the respect of old miniatur...I very much agree with the respect of old miniatures, I remember throwing out so many old models as my teenage self regarded them as out of date. :(Grim Legatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858033437521874320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152551488301128120.post-91201033479374853172014-10-20T14:35:58.257-07:002014-10-20T14:35:58.257-07:00Love this post; agree whole-heartedly. This is sti...Love this post; agree whole-heartedly. This is still warhammer for me (I still play using those rules). I wish, I wish, I'd kept more of those miniatures and respected the ones I did keep better. Joe Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317291857070519524noreply@blogger.com