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Topic Started: 7th January 2010 - 03:00 AM (276 Views)
throtstillsux:(
Stormvermin
Alright, so this kinda came up in the moulder forum, and I wanted to talk about it, so I'm bringing it up in full and place here. What is your take on skaven special characters? What's your favorite? Coolest fluff? Best choice from a tactics/gaming position? Post your thoughts.

I find throt to be worthless, which I'm somewhat bitter about, as since I've started skaven I've had a love for moulder and wanted to use throt but couldn't stand losing many a game, hence my name.

Skweel on the other hand seems pretty awesome, expensive, but his auto-upgrade on a unit can be very powerful and the lash is strangely powerful. His fluff is kinda silly in my eyes however. So he's like a benevolent dude that hangs with his rats like a dad with six or so golden retrievers? Not very skaven like.

I can't see skrolk being worth all those points, but man I want to use him to beat the hell out of a DE lord.

Ikit seems along the same lines as skrolk. Be interesting to play a skyre list with him in a storm squad, then charge with death frenzy and deal out a surprising amount of melee power for a chiefly ranged army. Just a minor fantasy of mine if I had kazillions of dollors.

Snikch is...um awful. And as cool as his fluff is its a bit cliched.

Queek is cool all in all. and man to take him against dwarves....very mean. Would love to try the elite(er) stormvermin but seems expensive for the improvements.

Tretch...I dont know. Very expensive chieftain who fights worse than one with a great weapon...His stuff should be poisoned (why else carry a tail blade?!). His special rules are, well they're situational I suppose. I'd rather take a cheaper and more reliable role filler than ole craventail.
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Ratarsed
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And Thanquol? You have not mentioned only the best special character in the world EVER!

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I actually kind of like Tretch, even though I haven't used him yet. Yeah he's expensive but whats not to like about a chieftan that can bail out from bad situations, has a 4+ ward, a free reroll, and the ability to conveniantly travel over to a unit that is about to flank the enemy, and give them rerolls!

And his fluff is great... disguised himself as a stalagtite? I call his shenanigans... I know his secret, he was just nearby and took credit for the accident! Tretch, you are the man.
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Fluff wise I think we can all agree Tretch is awesome tbh. Wiaint till I get my list to 2000 points before using skrolk so shall be a while before I get to play a game with a sc
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