Remember the sample scenario in the back of Warhammer Siege? The Defense of Caraz-Lumbar? I think I only ever cursorily glanced at it as I longed to play out sieges in my Mighty Empires campaign. You know the one that never really went anywhere.
I brought out the book to taunt Airbornegrove over not having a copy and it caught my son's eye. After studying it for awhile he asked to play a siege game. How could I say no? Do I have the necessary parts? Let's see.
Mighty Fortress? Check. Although it needs to be built.
Orcs to attack? Most definitely I have enough to assemble the 34 Orcs, 62 goblins and, I'd need to paint it, one Giant.
Dwarves to defend? Not really. I have some plastic Fantasy Regiments dwarves and a few random figures and cannons, but not the required forces. But I do probably have enough painted Bretonnians.
Do I have enough of the special equipment for a siege? Not sure. I got some as payment for my one and only commission, but I'll have to dig it up and see what I've got. We'll discuss the various accoutrements in a later post.
Here's the Dwarf list:
So let's take a look at the points value as a basis of converting. I could just straight replace, figure for figure with Bretonnians, but let's take a look anyway.
Dwarf 10th Level Hero 88, Shield 1, Heavy Armor 3, Crossbow 3 = 95 points
Halfling 10th Level Hero 39, Short Bow 1 = 40 points
5 Imperial Dwarves 14 points each incl. Heavy Armor and Shield = 70 points
8 Dwarf Warriors 10 points each incl Light Armor = 80 points
8 Dwarf Crossbows 11 points each incl the Crossbow but -2 each for no Light Armor = 88 points
Total 373 points
Now let's take a look at how Bretonnians might compare points wise.
Human 15th Level Hero 80, Shield 1, Heavy Armor 3, Crossbow 3 = 87 points
Halfling 10th Level Hero 39, Short Bow 1 = 40 points
7 Foot Knights 9 incl Heavy Armor, Shield 1 = 70 points
10 Retainers 5, Light Armor 2, Spear 1 = 80 points
10 Retainers 5, Crossbow 3, Light Armor 2 = 100 points
Total 377 points
What are your thoughts?
