by Kenton Kilgore and Patrick Eibel
It’s been much too long since we did a battle report here at the Jungle, so let’s remedy that appalling situation. As we did previously, we’re presenting our report in narrative style, but so everyone understands what’s going on, we will, when necessary, note or explain something in game terms by putting it in [brackets] as an aside to the actual tale.
Sound good? Let’s get to it, then! Please to follow us over here, and mind your step….
In this series, we showcase armies used by your humble Jungle Guides. By detailing how the army was collected, how the background and color schemes were developed, and how the army is used on the battlefield, we hope that this series will provide inspiration for those interested in collecting similar armies.
“I was promised a thousand and one yellow daffodils—and yet, there are none,” Archon Syryx Lynatharr said. He turned to Dr. Jheste, his advisor. “Why is that?”
“As you can see, Your Magnificence,” the Haemonculus replied, extending an arm, “the city is on fire.”
Indeed, everywhere, the towering, barbed spires of Commorragh were engulfed in flames, both natural—yellow, orange, and red—and supernatural—purple, blue, green. From high above, an explosion, and the screams of the burning and dying, and the barking laughter of daemons.
Clutching their splinter rifles a bit tighter, a few of the silver-helmeted Kabalite Warriors guarding Lynatharr and Jheste nervously glanced up, even as thousands of their comrades scrambled through the rippling, gaping tear in reality that was allowing them to return, at last, to the Dark City.
Continue reading “Armies of the Jungle: Kabal of the Ozone Scorpions”
by Kenton Kilgore
Time for a long-overdue look at the latest codex for one of my favorite armies, the Dark Eldar….errr, Dark Aeldari….errrr, the “Drukhari.” I’ve been collecting them ever since the 3rd Edition boxed set came out more than 20 years ago (!), and I’m pleased to see them going strong. So, if you haven’t already explored the Book of the Death Twinkies, let’s see what they have going for them.
I won’t discuss everything in the new codex, only stuff that jumped out at me and went “Boo!” Mostly, I’ll be comparing the codex with the Index version that came out at the beginning of 8th (has it really been almost two years?), but sometimes I’ll mention codices from previous editions. I’ll talk about what I like, what I dislike, and what I’m ambivalent about. Off we go!
Continue reading “Bringing Back the Bad Guys, Part 2: Drukhari”