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for the horned rat and dark gods; useing skaven as a form of beastmen
Topic Started: 2nd April 2006 - 11:52 AM (415 Views)
themole123
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i'm wondering. could i use skaven modals as beastmen? skaven tured to the dark gods? i think i could just use plauge monks and paint them red for kornigors and stuff like that. do you yhink it's a good idea? feedback please. :huh:
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Bassik Dwarveripper
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That might be stretching it a little, but I myself am thinking of using ratogres as Chaos trolls.
The problem is plaguemonks are on smaller bases then beastmen, so I don't think its allowed unless you get bigger bases.
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themole123
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i could use gaint rats as chaos hounds.....
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Bassik Dwarveripper
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... no you cant. Chaos hounds are on a cavalry base, while giant rats are on a small infantry base. I don't think anyone would agree on that.
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... no you cant. Chaos hounds are on a cavalry base, while giant rats are on a small infantry base. I don't think anyone would agree on that.


Is it just me, or is that just amazing? Chaos hounds are not much better than giant rats, yet look at the size difference of them! Its just rediculous.. Make the hounds a bit smaller or the giant rats a bit bigger...

As for the initial question, I personally dont think it would work... the armies are just too different im afraid...

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themole123
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if i put them on the proper base. dose anyone any coversion ideas
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s'nkeep
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someone did this on skavenlair... ill see if i cant repost it. *will edit this space later, hopefully it will remind me to do it*


found it, if i recall this is the same Famous Ben that is the author of Rats of War
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I'm using a Doombull Chaos list.  But I'm modeling it
up as a skaven army.

Story is a group in Clan Moulder were working on a smarter stronger
Rat Ogre.  They succeeded.  But one was bigger and better than the
rest.  He came to be known as Ratspawn.  He led a revolt of the smart
Rat Ogres from Hells pit and is now on the run.
The Harbringer who actually created him, thinks he looks like an old
drawing of the Great Horned One and now believes Ratspawn is the
reincarnted form of the Horned Rat.

I used the undivided mark as it is very similar to the Moulder clan
ability.

I'll list the acutal list and then what I'm using to model them.
Characters:
Doombull, undivided w/slaughters blade: Vermin Lord / Ratspawn
Bray shamans undivided: Warlock & a Skrolk miniature / Harbringers
Wargor undivided: Skaven Warlord miniature / Master moulder

Core:
7 Minotaurs und. w/champ, standard, gr.weapons: Rat Ogres / Ratspawn
body guard
3 Minotaurs und. w/gr.weapons / Rat Ogres
3 Minotaurs und. w/gr.weapons / Rat Ogres
3 Minotaurs und. w/gr.weapons / Rat Ogres
3 Minotaurs und. w/gr.weapons / Rat Ogres

5 chaos hounds: The largest mutated giant rats out / Mutant giant rats
5 chaos hounds: The largest mutated giant rats out / Mutant giant rats
5 chaos hounds: The largest mutated giant rats out / Mutant giant rats

2 Tuskigor Chariot: scratch built chariot pulled by the really big
Nurglitch rats.  In the chariot is a storm vermin and clanrat w/spear.
Mutant Rat Carts.

2 Beast herds. 7 gors extra hand weapons, 6 ungors spears full command.
Gors are gors with skaven heads.  So they look like skaven on
steroids.  Ungors are packmasters with whips.
Steroided clanrats with packmasters.


Special:
5 Furies: Cloud Runners: These are night runners with wings modeled on
flying bases.

Rare:
2 Chaos spawn: These will be scratchbuilt from Rat Ogre parts, green
stuff and Tyranid bits.  / Rat Ogre spawns with Mark of moulder on
them, so they move 3d6".

There you go.  So far having a blast with it.  But have yet to face an
undead or skaven army with it.

Ben
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themole123
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i've looked though the collecters gide and the classic giant rats are much bigger than the new ones. that solves the hound dilemer ;)
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Skaven Lord Vinshqueek
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LOL, welcome to the world of making things looking bigger in a photograph...

Trust me, the difference between the current and old giant rats isn't that big.

Greetz
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themole123
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wat do you surgest? wat about woves with rat ogre heads and tails (as seen in WD)
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Skaven Lord Vinshqueek
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That could be indeed a very good idea. With the amount of monsters from the Hell Pit list, it might serve you very well as a decent source of inspiration.

What kind of army-list would you indeed be looking at? I think that would be a very decent one to start with. From there, you know WHAT you actually wish to create.

Greetz
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themole123
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if i can use ratogres as minatores, wat do u think would be a modal for trolls
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Clanlord Trask
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Quiet, I'm plotting.

What about a whole bunch of giant rats on a cavalry base to represent hounds? Kind of a swarm arrangment, but... not.
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Its a good idea, I think it would work. As long as your opponent knows it. Unique modelling really sets armies out.
Can the Horned Rat make a piece of cheese so big even he can't eat it?
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