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Warhammer 40K Alter of War Eldar Missions
I watched a youtube video a about a while ago by The Sustainable Center. In his video, he talked about the differences between 40k and Fantasy, and one of the things he really liked about 40k was the mission variation. 40k essentially has 18 missions because of the six different missions and the three different deployment types. Games Workshop has also started publishing 40k Alter of War books with each new faction codex. These books contain six faction specific missions and are between 25 to 30 pages in length.
The book that I have am writing a review about is the Eldar Alter of War mission book. In order to use this book you and your opponent have to roll off before you select mission to see who gets to choose where the mission will be rolled from. Once that has been decided, who ever has the choice then cooses and rolles from the appropriate book. You can only use a certain Alter of War book if you or your opponent are fielding your primary detachment from the corresponding codex. So you can have allies and use the Eldar Alter of War book, as long as your main force is from Codex Eldar.
The first mission is called Fatal Strike. The idea behind the mission is that the Eldar force has identified a target who needs to be captured or destroyed. The Enemy player must deploy all his HQ units in a six inch circle in the middle of their deployment zone. The game is basically kill points with different types of units being worth different point values depending on whether you are Eldar or the Enemy.
The second mission is called The Scything Blow. The concept of this mission is the Eldar army outflanking the opponent. The mission has three objectives placed in very specific spots that make outflanking a good decision for the Eldar player. The mission also includes the rule Flank Attack which gives all Eldar units in reserve the outflank special rule and lets them charge the turn they come in if they used the outflanking rule.
The third mission is called Shadow Screen. The description of this mission talkes about how the Eldar do not garrison their front lines, but assign light screening troops to warn of an attack and to slow down the assault until swift reinforcements arrive. This mission has the Eldar player split up his army into two groups depending on the type of unit they are. The first group starts the on the table and the second group is in reserve. The only difference is that the Eldar player starts rolling for reserves on turn 1!
The fourth mission is called Perfidious Eldar. The mission is a kill points mission, and the deployment zone is broken into four squares, two for the Eldar player, one for the Enemy player and one for any allies the Eldar bring. The scenario is about the eldar at first helping the "enemy" player and then backstabbing them. The allies the eldar player brings can play a big roll in the mission but the Eldar player won't know until the end of the game.
The fifth mission is called Path of the Warrior. This mission is a combination of kill points and emperor's will. Each player has an objective in their deployment zone, however only one will be worth victory points by the end of the game. The scenario is about the Eldar warriors being in a bloodlust and trying to come back from the brink. The Eldar have benefits and disadvantages from being in a frenzy and you roll each turn to see if they will snap out of it.
The sixth and final mission is called A Nexus of Fate. The Eldar farseers have pin pointed a weak point and the Eldar forces are going to strike that point will all they have. There is one objective which is placed in the enemy players deployment zone. There are criteria with where it must be placed. The objective is worth alot of points and who ever controls it will most likely win.
So I hope you enjoyed the review. I want to remind you that I have not given all the rules or detailes to each mission. I am only trying to describe them and give you a feel of what they are like and how they are very "Eldar" in feel. I will be doing some battle reports using these mission. Thanks for reading. Catch you next time.
The book that I have am writing a review about is the Eldar Alter of War mission book. In order to use this book you and your opponent have to roll off before you select mission to see who gets to choose where the mission will be rolled from. Once that has been decided, who ever has the choice then cooses and rolles from the appropriate book. You can only use a certain Alter of War book if you or your opponent are fielding your primary detachment from the corresponding codex. So you can have allies and use the Eldar Alter of War book, as long as your main force is from Codex Eldar.
The first mission is called Fatal Strike. The idea behind the mission is that the Eldar force has identified a target who needs to be captured or destroyed. The Enemy player must deploy all his HQ units in a six inch circle in the middle of their deployment zone. The game is basically kill points with different types of units being worth different point values depending on whether you are Eldar or the Enemy.
The second mission is called The Scything Blow. The concept of this mission is the Eldar army outflanking the opponent. The mission has three objectives placed in very specific spots that make outflanking a good decision for the Eldar player. The mission also includes the rule Flank Attack which gives all Eldar units in reserve the outflank special rule and lets them charge the turn they come in if they used the outflanking rule.
The third mission is called Shadow Screen. The description of this mission talkes about how the Eldar do not garrison their front lines, but assign light screening troops to warn of an attack and to slow down the assault until swift reinforcements arrive. This mission has the Eldar player split up his army into two groups depending on the type of unit they are. The first group starts the on the table and the second group is in reserve. The only difference is that the Eldar player starts rolling for reserves on turn 1!
The fourth mission is called Perfidious Eldar. The mission is a kill points mission, and the deployment zone is broken into four squares, two for the Eldar player, one for the Enemy player and one for any allies the Eldar bring. The scenario is about the eldar at first helping the "enemy" player and then backstabbing them. The allies the eldar player brings can play a big roll in the mission but the Eldar player won't know until the end of the game.
The fifth mission is called Path of the Warrior. This mission is a combination of kill points and emperor's will. Each player has an objective in their deployment zone, however only one will be worth victory points by the end of the game. The scenario is about the Eldar warriors being in a bloodlust and trying to come back from the brink. The Eldar have benefits and disadvantages from being in a frenzy and you roll each turn to see if they will snap out of it.
The sixth and final mission is called A Nexus of Fate. The Eldar farseers have pin pointed a weak point and the Eldar forces are going to strike that point will all they have. There is one objective which is placed in the enemy players deployment zone. There are criteria with where it must be placed. The objective is worth alot of points and who ever controls it will most likely win.
So I hope you enjoyed the review. I want to remind you that I have not given all the rules or detailes to each mission. I am only trying to describe them and give you a feel of what they are like and how they are very "Eldar" in feel. I will be doing some battle reports using these mission. Thanks for reading. Catch you next time.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
What is Tabletop Ready Miniatures?
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