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An Introduction to Warhammer |
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Written by Earl Cadfael
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Thursday, 15 September 2005 |
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The Army Books
 Selecting
which army to collect and paint is almost as exciting as actually
playing the game. This being a Bretonnian site I cannot avoid
recommending the Bretonnian army to any reader, but preferences do of
course vary. Basic rules for all armies are collected in a supplement
called Ravening Hordes that was published together with an issue of
White Dwarf. Specific army information in Ravening Hordes is superceded
as new army books are published, but information for the armies that
have not yet had their book published can be downloaded from the Games
Workshop site. So far army books for the Empire, Orcs & Goblins,
Dwarfs, Vampire Counts, Dark Elves, High Elves, Skaven, Chaos, Tomb
Kings, Lizardmen, Beasts of Chaos, Bretonnia and Ogre Kingdoms have
been published. Some armies that have no army books have also had the
information presented in Ravening Hordes revised by articles in White
Dwarf, in the Warhammer Annual 2002, Warhammer Chronicles 2003 or in
Warhammer Chronicles 2004.
The Armies of Warhammer
This is a rundown of the Warhammer armies you can choose from:
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 Bretonnia:
The Bretonnian army is of course the prime Warhammer army. It consists
of glorious knights in shining armour, mysterious enchantresses, lowly
commoners with spears or longbows and heavy siege engines in the form
of the feared trebuchet. They are a pleasure to paint and display and
the knights hit hard on the battlefield. The Bretonnian army book was
released in January 2004.
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 Beasts of Chaos:
The Beastmen are evil monstrosities that rely on brute strength, hordes
and the power of mighty war chariots to defeat their foes. Most of the
models look fearsome enough to take their place on the fantasy
battlefield. Their army book was published in summer 2003.
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Chaos Dwarfs:
The Chaos Dwarfs are evil Dwarfs in large hats. They have terrible
warmachines at their disposal. In my view most of the models look
overly silly and cartoonish, but there are some highlights. They are
featured in Ravening Hordes, but might not be on the list for a new
army book at all, so models may be hard to find.
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 Dark Elves:
The Dark Elves are the evil brethren of the High and Wood Elves. Their
armies have frenzied warriors with repeating crossbows and sinister
knights on reptilian mounts. This army looks great and has enough unit
choices to be really interesting. There is an army book available.
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