ie pa314 February 2006 ‘UK EDITION tae EASTERN DELIGHT Editor: Owen Rees ‘My Knights of Dol Amroth suddenly: ai have serious and equally dangerous rene ee ‘opposition ~ the Kataphats. Yep, Lied : ‘the bad guys have some TE OW ‘reinforcements this month in the Goad: Guy Hy Managing Eltar Rr Sort mig heeu son ‘engoer Seo te apy Eta Nise Seon | CONTHIBUTORS, ‘ear Toke Nabe Ward. Pi Kel, Gavin Thorpe, Asst Cavaixe Antony | Reynocs Gram Note Aney Hoare shape of te Eastelings, and their cavalry are just ‘reat models — some ofthe best we have ever produced for The Lord of The Rings. Seepage 14 forthe army fully arrayed. CITY OF THE DAMNED This ive isthe fst ofa three part series on ‘Oven Fees ‘Domine Muay des hasan Model, devised by Messrs Nick Kyme of White Narkooes Aan Wea Cha Mesa, | yart ame and Andy Hal of Fanat renown, They've em ear rer written a campaign based upon the insidious goings on inthe Temple of Morr an we ae currety adventuring WW Danse ROOFING ___th our warbands inthe ‘Death's Head! district ofthe Dare ison Sear Cites Simon Butea | iy. |e got an Undead warband, the st time | have naan si ver collated an evil force! For some reason, Rik ArTwone decide that ‘Barry’ would be the name for my Vampire “Bin Baneke,Alex Baya ‘ave alana Nila Kae, Pau Dalen, Nal Hoxson, Kar Ropinst and Ala Daves ‘con vestgu Tam “es Goodin Brn Neson, Juan Diaz ‘Ay Moston, Ra Perry, Michael Pen “fish Mors, Mark arson Als Heese, Mite Anderson, Coin Gaysan, Dave Thera, Dave Aree, Tim Adcock. Gary Malay, Stve San ‘Martin Foot, Se Partt and Fete Panagia Ay ET eA Walt Roberson, Net Gres, Aa ‘Wereroren, Kista Witams = there's no way be seen dead (oun intended) caling «true creature ofthe night ~ Barry’. Oh no, hes having a decent name ~ Malacias. For me, Mordheim is probably the mest evocative game we have ever made. Just looking through the rulebook , makes me fal ike | am part ofthat forbidding world I you dont believe me, just take a peek at what the Mardi pages look tke in ths issue on page 54! —“e ~ ot Largdbvn, aren tata, Fl Dean ed Pate Foe. gs woRsWor RET HS Tr ganes worship cake seeoriget at000" Fa O118 6186002 conus To Lie Game Pte at AF Donne. iow ead, Leton, Notnghan, NBT 245 ll 192192072) Product Code: 60249999314 (SSN: 0265-8712 14 20 GOOD ENOUGH FOR JAZZ | said last month that | was playing in Heat 9 of the 40K Grand Tournament; weil finished a respectable 16t? ‘out of 150, qualifying forthe final. Perhaps the curse of the White Dwarf Edtor hasn't quit laid its dread mark upon me just yet — it's obviously waiting forthe tinal! Cristian also went along, but alas hs ‘ati Escalation army’ cldnt far too well. To tind out now Christian and 1 ‘got on and what the winning army list was, log on to: worn. games-workshop.co.uk/tovinamants/40-2005-06 Itdoesn't stop there, as well as preparing fr the fina | have the Warhammer 40,000 Doubles tournament to ‘arm for in Jervary! I'l be doing a couple mare bts for ‘my Wit Hunters too, oh and there's the Red Scorpions Spave Marines | am painting for Forge Word, those exra Gondor troops I've been meaning t do. Is hoboy-tasic! NEXT MONTH... Watch out forthe frst in a series of Reference sno, starting with The Lord of The Rings, coming free with ‘White Dwarf! Thase are going to be super versatile card sheots, vetted by the gaming community, which can be ‘uti aif to go in your handy AS rulebook from the Mines of Mori, or lft as is forthe The Lora of The Rings rules manual. lso, we see the return ofan old favourite the Fes asa column for this venerable tome. S22 you next month and may you alnays ol hight Count EDITOR (Checkout what the White Dwar team are upto t's month on page 143.CONTENTS NEW RELEASES ‘Alte atest models for you to drool ove. THE NEWS (heck out the new Giant, t's huge and made af plastic! |e Doc BuTCHA The Doe gets al warped as we featur a tizare Daemon Prince, ‘MORDHEM.: THY SOUL TO KEEP Ine irs ofa sare faces, anew capi for Nordheim set around the cs Tepe et Mots warands agai the cafes ese ee ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS ‘OUT OF THE EAST Designers noes forte new A Stadow inthe East supplement SERVANTS OF SAURON Thats ard pang tps for Easterns and thelr Harzrim ales, BATTLE REPORT! WAR IN THE EAST The tres of te area Karl tre Eatating tke on the gory of Gonder, le by fone oer tan Avago, King lesa this month’ tal ego {8 PRINTING WORKSHOP: OWARE CHARACTERS How to pain the Dart heroes Mir and Dr EASTERLING CASTLE Bulc an ene Eastern fortress to fight your bates over! DEFENDERS OFTHE REALM Eee Dom bury cesentes Row he devise, modeled and pant his themed Lay your Oathsione, stand firm and lace faith nthe runes..64 Gonder army SECRETS OF THE RUNES Background, panting guide and ‘acts fr al ings runic FROM THE MOUTHS OF THANES ‘Three veteran Dwarf payers tak about thelr aries and the new army tt FIRE POWER {Jaz up your Owart war machines with dtl bases and ertrenchments (2 MINTING WORKSHOP: DWARE SLAYERS How to paat Owart Slayers, and oer types a tes, © UNBREAKABLE Taxes fr tose mot teraous ot tp types in Wariner te Urrealabie 0 WARNANER CHRONICLES: THE REVOLTING MOOT gr0Un6 a0 soetaro Yor hase most cimruntve inhabtants of he Empire ~ ihe Halfings. 96 FAMOUS MARSHALS ‘The eat crusades of the Black Templars andthe Marshals that ed the, 108 CHAPTER APPROVED: CREATURE FEATURE (restre Feature rturs, tis time with some raw grooles and a sales ot, soanaros in which to test your aew ronstostes, - TACTICA: LORDS OF DEATH - Asi Necro Lords weren't tering enough, here's a Tacica showing you Fw to make them oven dead, 2 TAU PREVIEW ‘A sneak pata the forthcoing Codex: Tau Empire to set mouths watering. 1 SEE THE LGHT Golden Dernan winner, Victia Lamb showcases ber awesome models end provides tps on paling ight effects on your medos. THE ASTROMOMICAN ‘CoMmuNITY ‘We pay visto tne Die and Dagoer ut in Comme cack cut the Shean Cai Caio Roc. sowcae Brit ara tae acs ek at the Ctadol Miniatures all in this month's packed Community section, 20 STORE FINDER ‘Al our Hobby Centres and Independent stockists, 154 ORDERING DIRECT ‘Advarea Order Thorgim Grudgebearer and the Kancich Cariteer, and check cu ab the components forte tet rele FUEL FOR THE FURNACE Readers lets and the latest painng projets by the Whe Dwar eam. ‘SUBSCRIPTIONS AND NEXT ISSUE Never mis an issue ofthis astaernad magazino and mast month... The Te. wwrw.games-workshop.co.uk/whitedwart 1RU Cnen ary waits A SHADOW IN TH [A shadow is growing inthe east of Middle-earth; armies that march at Sauron's command, tilled with warriors more dangerous than those who take up his Orcish legions. These are the Easterings and the Variags of ‘hand ~ evil men who ave thrown ther lot in with the Dark Lord and fight against he Free Peoples. ‘realms of Middle-earth, It conan all he rules for fighting with Eastrings, including using the Ringwraith, Kam, plus Kataohkt heavy cavalry and alsa introduces a new army — the Khand, These armies not only contain new ‘also brand new rus fr fielding chariots for new Good characters, including Cion and ves Mirln and Drér pus Eo the Young of Rohan, Along with hobty projets an elght scenarios, this is a must for any The Lord of The Rings gamer, }IN THE EAST arosrowen menage raeEASTERLING KATAPHRAKTS ‘Sculpted by Michael Per this blister pack ‘contains 1 Eastoring Kataphrakt s0e14en7 Dermark kr 60.00, Sweden” 7.00 erway Ar 70.00 fue 8.00 CIRION AND MADRIL ‘Scubed by Michael Perry, his bister pack contains 1 Glin and { Madi ‘ION AND MADR e100 ‘suas, ‘Danmark 115.00 oy 4000 tu 500 KHAMOL THE EASTERLING Sculpted by Steve Saleh, this biter pack contains 1 Khamdl on foot and 1 Atarnil on horseback This mec reques assernby. AML THE EASTERUNG 1200 900145? Denmark ke 12500 Sweden” he 15000, Nomay 45000 eae. 1750 A MEW RELEASES MELEE atunemupcePtecsenens om § EASTERLING KATAPHRAKTS BOXED SET ‘Sculted by Michael Perry, tis boxed set contains 5 Easterting Kataphrakts ese moces equ assert MORIN AND DRAR ‘Sculpted by Wichael Perry, this blister pack contains 1 Mirin and 1 Oréx (MURIN AND DRAR abi cai3 10.00 enrark tr 11800, Sweden 40.00 Roway exe fr 4000 1500 yn, es imped mS ps ga fd may se ‘arte ging mest, as ors care aay ‘wets dened ‘Pre ud er ec yas Weep ag Oe a 5 Saean eed Oe ps. Denman tr 25009ARTILLERY! DWARF CANNON serzaostas RELEASED SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY ‘ao Ba OST worwgames-workshop.co.uk/store 5en | DWARF THUNDERERS | Peng ratty method as wel as mechanzalygfted, Owart Thunders vil continue to load and fire ina disciplined manner, rarely suffering the misfres that would affict less-dstplined troops. This box set contains 16 Owart Thunderers, sculpted by Colin Grayson and racers DWARF THUNDERERS 218.00 — ee op ae an be assembled as Thunderers. or altornately a5 Quarries. &£ iy Thess models are vary detailed and can be posed in a myriad of ways. 4 NEW RELEASES Cretan oon pw sree ty ret ren rao pets nes Wop Woe ow ses ‘ete. repeae tars espns ete Par om pres 1DWARF BOLT THROWER This box set contains one Dwart Bolt Thrower and thvee crewmen, sculbied by Tim Adock and Sb Perbor DWARF LORD WITH HAMMER AND SHIELD ‘This blister pack contains one Owart Lord with hammer and shield, ‘Sculpted by Felix Pantegua. ‘This model requires assembly. These models requie assembly. DWARF BOLT THROWER s1200 ouTTSI16 Denmark kr 75.00 sentorsttt Denk kr 150.00 Shedon kr 85.00, RELEASED SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY Ere” “Soon : RELEASED SATURDAY ATH FEBRUARY DWARF SLAYERS This Bister pack contains 3 Dwar Slayers, scuoted by Aly Marrson, Seb Perbert and Folic Paniagua ‘sree Denmask Wr 75.00 RE-RELEASED SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY fun” tom it yit DWARF SLAYER LORD DWARF SLAYER COMMAND Tho Distr pack contains one wart Slayer Standard Bearer and one Dwarf ‘The blister pack contains one wart Stayer Lord, sculpted by ‘Stayer Musician, sculpted by Aly Morrison. i ‘Aly Morrison. ‘These models require assembly Saw: DWARF SLAYER COMMAND £6.00 ‘yecean0sta7 ‘Denmatk ex 75.00 4 ‘Sweden Ar 6300 Sin sen ee RE-RELEASED SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY fun.” oon Bee) ao RE-RELEASED SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY: 4S cures tx strate pupoees ony Proc cotets ey wy, Pode epider unsere. rts Cel aes maybe *eMrgroe asad "ce crt timo glo eh. pass cata rat avait res Pao ated a www.games-workshop.co.uk/store 7 ee eee res ran er nm,create one of four in Ores & Goblins Giant; an Ogre Slavegiant of War Giant of a Chaos Giant, Alternatively, you can mix 8 THE NEWSad PENDANT POWER LASTE ART FOR ( www. blacklibrary.com/merchandis Viad the Impaler the Fall of Ou dus MEDUSA V This Summer Games Workshop will be running a new global campaign, The ROM VU AMORA TU LNA-UO MMT Tee UAL MUM cUiLe RO) MaU0e 00s) ey international event will see a frenzy of gaming activity across the world. Whether you serve the dark forces of Chaos, follow the calling of the Adeptus Astartes, or seek to the devour the world’s inhabitants at the head of a Tyranid Hive Fleet, you will be able to battle to the last on Medusa V, as every Warhammer 40,000 army will be involved. So choose your side carefully, start building your armies and be ready to answer the call to WAR! This Summer a world will die! www.games-workshop.co.uk/news 9nN © THE MEWS © TRE WEWS © THE NEWS © THE NEWS © TH TUNNELLING TERROR! A NEW TYRANID MONSTROSITY IS UNLEASHED ON THE GALAXY! Forge Wartd The Tyranid Trygon is the latest release from Forge World. Armed with six scything talons, evolved to aid the Trygon in tunnelling even the most heavily fortified bunkers won't be safe from this beast The Tyranid Trygon is a multi-part resin model, ‘measuring over 140mmi/5.5, inches in length and is designed by Simon Egan. For the complete range of Forge World products, including more insidious Tyranids, log on to: www.forgeworld.co.uk As of the 27th February we will be changing the prices on a selection of our products. To give you as much notice as possible so you can get your products at price, we've listed the major changes below: + Werhammer 40,000 plastic tank boxed sets change from £20 to £25 + Warhammer 40,000 plastic APC boxed sets change from $18 to £20 + Warhammer 40,000 pastc bikes change trom . »-£510 £6 + Paint Pots change trom. 1.75 10 £2 You stil! have several woeks to get these products at the old prices, so you cam take full advantage of this notification! 10. THE NEWS q |Return to the citp of the Pamna Once again, the messure-flock to sey and the be befalls these warro Who knows what he boodsoaked sieets ofthe Ch ofthe Damned? ioe morse thn limo ue harsh light of da as over the next eee months we'll be featuring « Mordbe White Dwarf t's the pe « warband and xo venturing into the damned! city www.special VAMPIRE CHRONICLES Coming soon isthe first novel ina brand new series eee ed a een) Pec ar? MPS Umea VE en eed Raa kd etc 2 its pious heroines in a mission to track down an Perr cn whether you're new tothe gime or a hareten advcncurers of many campaigns Whatever your motivation, che boxed game of SMordhelm i available in our Hobby Fora whole hor of warhands, supplements sn ober Mordhein miniatures check out the Online in betow mes.com th boasts the comple range and the 14 raft af oer Morden aries AYE AL ee St (ur ranks of independent Siockiss ver swells ~ here are the lat MY Models ce aS VEALED eer gk artbook, on sale in March. I's packed with all the OC er Workshop as well as commentary from the artists as ea wuv.games-workshop.co.uk/news 11STRATEGY BATTLE GAME 4, GRANO-TOURNAMENT 8"-9" April 2006 Warhammer World, Nottingham WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO ATTEND: WHAT DOES THE TICKET COVER: + Two 600 point armies, one Good: one Evil. Models must be» Eight rounds of The Lord of The Rings over two days. en ras tt) St oe ee tka) according to the rulespack. Sacunday. It also includes tea and coffee in the morning on De a ee eo both days and doughnuts on Saturday to get you started. See ee edd eek a ee ee ere Se ELE Pe Bie cmc t Mom ieel AO MU RLO 00 eM mmm eeu cer cued www.games-workshop.co.uk/ eventsNo Trick Pony Peer erratic) crt tans Saag) Caos rene y etd eas Rhee aig ‘original The Fellowship of The Ring rules (Gay spends all his time writing novels and ssroking his collection of Warhammer ee ee en rt Rose Ct a od ‘more complex parts that have been introduced. it has quickly become apparent Cerca) ee ena eee know. the difference between knowing how een enya et ae Soe Senn etee tert nr tg the trade by the simple method of using a i Sees Ceca s Peer ns ee Srnec oe ‘Actually, 'm fighting a batle report this re cy ay ee eee) Parner OMe td www.games-workshop.co.uk/ thelordoftherings/ Sem eed ES ede cd Do RUC LN ee oe Se) Gollecting an Easterlings force “® Painting Workshop De aed Seca Build an Easterling castle URE Ts fe ee ULE esOCR Snel Tn en er ar MO e uel mue ii Goce rae mremts Come} aCe MUO RT orm e ts scr Mets Ca) ferocious beatifig, these evildoers ‘are for you. Watch out Le) eee on ore i Ve Teen mL Cal rt eLearn Teat rr. Pe eee ae)Evil Easterlings Se et rn ec nee er Cee ee Knights of Minas Tivith. AW cavalry of Roh Pen en eens RD i! RING evan err King of Roban + Rules for the Ringwraith, Khamal the Easter + 48 full-colour pages Polajust one ofthese boxed ss of 20 miniatures, few Kaxaphracts and Khamitl the Be some do-gooding Rohan player's day: Khamil the Easterling Rascoos Lateht Khan's tech con dein value by Fight phase. Plus, of pack of horrible Terror special ruKings Of The Road Variags have one thing that makes them very special in The Lord of The Rings games huge great chariots, Thes ‘vill be welcomed with open arms by Evil players who are slek of dhetr infantrymen being ridden down. ‘Chariots count as Monstrous Mounts and Stable Platvorms, and move a 10%724em per tum, This means that you ean shoot with your the enemy, When they hit home, they can kroek cf ss miany Wounds, This means that it ot hefore it gers into combst, especially with a Khandish King around to facilitate a Heroic Move.” Kings, you say? Kings? “Yes, the Khandish oo a The Khandish cavalry ‘ae able to taghe short work of enemy archers Which alls ther to arrive in rot of the enemies cavalry wil wounds to spareA taste of what you warlords out there have to look forward to: White Dwarf 314 + Shadow in the East: £8 Sourcebook Easterlings: £15 20 plastic figure boxed set + Civion and Madrit: £10 Heroes of Gondor + Khamdl the Easterting: £12 raith on foot and mounted + Marin and Dri: £10 Dwart Heroes White Dwarf 315 Peat hates fot nea Its Not All Bad One of Mats favourite aspects of the book is the inclusion of none other than orl the Young, founder of Roum, as one of the five characters usable by Good armies included in the book. ‘Bor the Young isthe fist King of Roban,” relates Mat, “His valourous actions against the Easterings resulted in Gondor awarding hima the lands that later become Ri “now it I Would have been wrong noc 1 include him." All well and good ~ provided he keeps his horse away from the Khandish chariots, of course. + Khandish Warriors: £20 10 figure metal boxed set : + Khandish Horsemen: £20 Violent Variags 5 “The Variags of Khand feature briefly in Tolkien's works,” relates Mat. “With only couple of lines in The Return of The King, when Tolkien is dese Khandish Chieftain: £10 ‘massing for war” But from this seed of information Mat and the team have created, not Evil Hero on foot and oaly a new troop type, but a new army altogether. “Ifanything, the Varkags have more ‘mounted choice and flexibility than the Easterlings,” explains Mat. “They have a wider spread of characters; they have chieftains, chariots and kings — plus mercenary versions of each of ‘the main troop types who are better fighters, but who may desert you.” ‘We took the original line about the Variags, decided they'd look good with axes, and set the Perys (he miniatures designers responsible for mast of The Lord of The Rings rage Khandish Charioteer: £12 Fa) loose on it. They use what information we had as a springboard, and combined it with Meal boxed set 1 historical archetype of Far Easter Mongol horseman to come up with « look tha: has both esonance with history, and withthe imagery of JRR Tolkien's work. Eorl The Young: £12 Good Hero of Rohan on foot and mounted ee eee Seat NEXT MONTH IN Aas Rew Te eon A campaign set in Ithiien Peer ed aaa ere ee a cr rn Brisiling moustaches and enormous axes —a tried and tested combinationep Gaby arts of Sauron Collecting Easterlings NG There’s never been a better time to collect a force of the wicked mannish underlings of the Dark Lord. Devoted servant of Sauron, Adam Troke, discusses the new Easterling models, and highlights how to include them as part of a themed army for The Lord of The Rings. ges Easterling War Party (Starting force) - 250 points ~-_—~ Easterling Captain with Easterling halberd Warriors with shields Easterling Warriors with bows Easterling Warriors with spears and shields Easterling Warrior with banner ne of the best ways to War Party start any new army is, War Party is a simple to pick a small War army list shown here has the oe ea us of being really easy to ces eee collect. One box of East septabarng toe Warriors, one Easterling constrains. You can ind blister and one download th .r pack of Easterlings with the web address below ena www.games-workshop.co.uk/thelordoftherings/ warpartyThe Army of the Red Eye - 500 points ~—-_——~. Ore Shaman Mordor Troll ‘Ore Warriors with spear 5 Ore Warriors with shields Ore Warriors with two-handed weapons Easterling Captain with Easterling halberd Easterling Warrior with banner Easterlings Warriors with shields Easterling Warriors with bows Easterling Warriors with spears & shields This army consists of + | Easterling command bliser + 1 Easterling Warriors box + 1 Ore Shams blister + 1 Ore Warriors box +1 Mordoe Tell This is an extremely dangerous army, and portrays a ‘Red Eye” theme brilliantly. It’s also the perfect way to add Easterlings to your existing Evil collection and get an effective force. \With 40 models this i larger than most S00 points armies, The Ores provide numbers, while che eight carrying spears can bulk out ihe Easterling’s Phalank, (see over the page) setting the most from their special role ‘The Orc Shaman is able to hold the Ore Jements ofthe army firm with his Fury ability, even if dhe force becomes broke snd provides the chance to mike Fate rolls, Thanks to its high Fight value, and excellent Surength and Defence, there's very litle in the game that can get past a Mordor Troll ‘The Easterings form the elt, fighting core ofthis army, and with their high While fighting one-on-one a model with a two-handed weapon will often love his Defence they can fora an effective shield combat, by teaming ‘are armed inthis way with Easterling wal, bristling with spears. Keeping the supported with spears, there is ca better chance of winning the combat, and the Eastecting Captain at their centre allows strength bonus that the two-handed weapon provides helps when rolling 10 wou them to perform Heroic Moves and use the Stand Fast! rule as occasion demands.—————__ The Evil Alliance - 500 points =©———_—__. a — Khamdl the Easterling on an armoured Horse Haradrim Chieftain with bow and spear Easterling Kataphracts Easterling Warriors with shields Easterling Warriors with spears and shields 12 Haradrim Warriors with spears A] 11 Haradrim Warriors with bows This army consists of +1 Khanh Blister on + 1 Box of Easterling Warriors es + 1 Box of Easieing Kataphracts £20 B] 1 Haradrim command blister 6 +1 Box of Wario of Harad a Total: £68 taking the front rank. and all the spear ‘This army is another great example ‘ otha Hass canbe sfevely Teqmrmrayasyorimger | prams dering? fen combined with existing Evil models. ict is Khamill and the Kataphracts, who special ability. It allows them to fight A Haradrim Chieftain and a single can smavh into anyone hasty enoush to take | with spears two ranks deep, electively box of Haradrim Warriors are added on your tig block ot spearmen. A siabiy jiving them pikes toa box of Easterling Warriors, dastardly tactic. Kataphraets and Khamdl the | Easterling. Leaving you with some spare Easterling Warriors and a Haradrim banner bearer to use later. (On the battlefield this army has the potential to cause your enemy a lot of problems with its excellent mix of missile troops and close combat specialist. The Haradrim bowmen are amongst the best shooting troops that Evil generals have at their disposal, and 11 ‘of them are nothing to sniff at. Their good range, shoot value and cheap cost are a real ‘boon to any Evi player. A word of warning though: they have a low defence ~so be careful what you do with them. ‘The rest ofthe army can form aa effective ‘Hammer and Anvil’ formation (ee top right). The Haradrim warriors and Easerlings on foot can form into one big block, with the Eastrlings with shields-————— The Grand Army of Khamal - 500 points —————~ This is the smallest of the three 500 3 r eS point Easterling armies, with just 31 - i models, which makes it affordable as wel asa tough little army. There are no weak links in this force, with ery model being an Easterling Warrior scaring heavy armour. Khamal also beings serious punch tothe head of the otaphraets, with his fightening combat bilities and magical Ringwraith powers Because this force is likely to be tnumbered by many opponents. i ees shrewd tactics, Providing that your »pponent doesn't have supericr shooting. ou can stand beck and use your bowmien 16 ck off the enemy woop, forcing them 1 .ivance. All the while, keep Khamdl and ve Kataphacs in reserve since as your camp card. Thanks to the Easterling Warriors’ high defence the enemy ate likely Tind themselves outclassed in a shooting cl (Elves are the obvious exception), and be forced to bring the fight to you When they do, ry utilising the "hammer and avil tactic (See Fight) and your force will your be able to take on the enemy on your terms. start x8 wounds in con With this my, your anvil might be smaller mer in your army: han the Evil Alliance (opposite), but with very Warrior an Easterling it's iron hard) Khamél the Easterling ‘on an armoured Horse Easterling Captain with halberd Easterling Warriors with shields Easterling Warriors with bows sterling Warriors with spears and shields Easterling Warrior with banner Easterling Kataphracts + Easterling command blister + 3 Easerling Warriors from GW direct (p.137) + 1 Baserting Warriors box + 1 Easterling Kataphract box Got questions about your army? Find the answers at / www.ga mes-workshop.co.uk / thelordoftherin; Total: £60.50IGS RIDE TO RUIN AND THE WORLD'S ENDING CONQUER MIDDLE-EARTH WITH THESE GREAT VALUE BOXED SETS MINES OF MORIA “Drums in the deep. They are coming.” k Dae This is the definitive The Lord of The Rings boxed game. Te feat he dept fale Perms een th acre . Goblins and hulking Cave Tol. Including the Fellowship of The Ring, Cave Toll (both exchsve ro this boxed game, Moria Goblins, superb Mola terran and handy rules manual In AS sia this s the st for any The Lord of The Rings player. THE LORD OF THE RINGS BATTLE HOSTS [iM These boxed sets give you the beginnings of any army; or expand a current force for a fantasti price! [Me Ruins of ¢ WHITE DWARF SUBSCRIPTION Hone your tactics, improve your painting of your forces of Middle earch, build amaaing terrain such as ‘Rohan watchrower and keep tabs on the latest miniatures for The Free Peoples and The Forces of Darkness and news for The Lord of The Rings strategy battle game with a subscription to White Dark SAVE SAVE £12 F£36 YEAR li 2 YEAREasterlings versus Gondor Battle Report This month's battle report sees the mighty Easterlings take on the scions of Gondor in bloody combat. Alessio Cavatore and Gav Thorpe are commanding the Ringwraith Khamail’s minions and King Elessar’s host respectively. Game Stats Easterling Advantages Gor | Points: 250 points "Variety of troop types "© Good Leadership Good Leadership compared to Ores High Defence value, Chariots! typically of 6 Location: Middle-earth Rangers are good archers Armies: The Army of Gondor | Scenaco Easterling Disadvantages Gondor Disadvantages ‘© Low Chariot Defence "& Rangers have low Defence one Chariots need to ‘& No monstrous ereatures moc charge to work best ®& Little magical ability Sy Timeline:The Army of Gondor Elessar with armoured horse Faramir, Captain of Gondor with bow Damrod, Ranger of Ithilien Daregon, Captain of Minas Tirith Galdar, Captain of Minas Tirith with horse, shield ind lance Gav Thorpe takes the role of King EElessar. He works in the D Studio, where he helps g and contr the material for 0 ‘one ofthe Few times he has commanded a large force in a Battle Scenario, Gay also has a reputation for rolling very poor dice scores Warriors 10 Rangers of Gondor § Warriors of Minas Tirith with shields 5 Citadel Guard with spears 7 Knights of Minas Tirith with banner 1 Battlecry Trebuchet 6 Warriors of Minas Tirith with spears and shieldsing horde. He also works in the Games Development Studio eeing the writing of rules. He ‘was 8 highly-placed Warhammer tournament general in Ita ‘Was instrumental ia developing rules system behind The Lord of ‘The Rings strategy battle has plenty of experience play the game. The Dread Legion of Khamil the Easterling Heroes Khamiél with horse Easterling Captain with halberd Easterling Captain with armoured horse and shield Khandish King on chariot with bow Khandish Chieftain on horse with bow Khandish Mercenary Chieftain on horse with bow Warriors 8 Easterlings with shields 13 Easterlings with shields and spears 2 Easterlings with banners 4 Easterling Kataphracts 2 Khandish Charioteers 14 Khandish HorsemanGav: | decided to make things simple ‘or myself and spend 500 points on raracters and 500 points on watriors. 1 Ay toyed witha list based around wizard Radagast the Brown (and particularly his Panie Steed magical power!). However, I decided to keep things simple, so I opted for Aragorn he King instead. hing in at a massive 275 points when mounted, he would cost more than a quarter of my entire points allowance, However, as a Hero he is unparalleled, able 10 use his Might to ‘gct the most out of the warriors around him, The bulk of my force was then divided between three elements ~ a cavalry reserve, a missile wing and close combat foree- I was tempted by the Knights of Dol Amroth but they simply ¢0st foo many points, so instead | opted for Knights of Minas Tirith, Rangers of Gondor are elite archers through and through, sacrificing for better accuracy and, when led by Faramir and Damrod, would hopefully also prove to be able to handle themselves in close combat. They were backed up by a Trebuchet, which is more than capable of demolishing a Khandish Chariot in one hit! Finally, 1 took a mix of spearmen and swordsmen, bolstered by a handful of Citadel Guard to provide an edge in combat with their higher Fight valve. The tebuchet does not need direct line of sight target, it can fie | Deter Key hero Aragorn, King Elessar ‘& Awesome fighter —high Attacks, Fight value and Defence ‘& Free point of Might every tum © Anduril wounds any target ona 4+, regardless of Defence value & Only a single model ~ can’t be everywhere at once Key unit Rangers of Gondor ‘& Hit with bows on ‘& Higher Fight value than a Warrior of Minas Tirith ‘© Sane points value as a nas Tirith with bow The Rangers of Gondor deploy near the woods, where they are able to ide from the Fasterting the Kaighes with their bow fire Aragorn deploys with ono Kaights to suport the Citadel Cuard and Warriors of Minas Trt.Alessio: I began by deploying the avalry and chariots in a roughly even oreud across the length of my seployment ated. This way, if Gav was 10 for a refused flank, my models ould quickly redeploy to counter, My fantry went down second, after I had scen where most of Gav's infantry was sarting the game. I was glad that they ad an enemy in front of them that vald not outrun them, but world have fight their way through instead My first priority was to cause as ny casualties as possible by stacking the enemy Warriors rather an wasting energy trying to kill Gav's Heroes. Once the enemy had reached point, I would concentrate on the oes. Without their leadership, failed urage tests would take care ofthe -emaining enemy warriors. The two things that were worrying 1 were Aragorn and the trebuchet. I ienned to ty and neutralize the King Gondor with Khamal's transtix silty. The problem with the trebuchet igh was that in order to use the erling Phalanx at its best I needed concentrate my troops. and large ups of tightly-packed warriors are ost the perfect target for thet infernal achine, So Pd just have to spread cm out as much as possible until they ade contact with the enemy. Key hero Khamal %& Harbinger of Evil rule can send the enemy fleeing, ‘& Sap Will and Drain Courage spells combined with Harbinger of Evil can send Heroes running. ‘@ Khamil can be vulnerable to enemy Heroes, Key unit Cavalry & Horse archers can hit the enemy ‘with bow fire from a distance, “& Easily defeated if fighting large ‘numbers of infantry unsupported, &_ A Hero's Heroic Moves can be used to maintain the momentum of a cavalry charge Chariots Teavalry is defeated in combat bya charging chariot, both horse and rider ‘will be noche to the ground, resulting in the rider having to fight on foot as he horse rans away? banner beare Easterling infamiryr——_ “the Boattias set hs — In the opening tums both players moved their forces to try and isolate parts of the enemy force. Gav caught the Variag Horsemen between the Rangers and the Knights, while Alessio did a great job of surrounding the Citadel Guard. Gav: With Relief Force, I have the dubious pleasure of having (0 advance across the table in an attempt to break through the other army. With a veritable horde of Easterlings in my way, backed up by heavy cavalry and chariots, it wasn’t going to be easy. Things didn't ‘get better when, in the opening ‘exchanges, Aragom’s horse was shot ‘out from under him. Although Alessio. and I had agreed that characters could steal mounts from other models, [ decided the Knights would need all the help of a cavalry charge and so 1 eft hhim on foot to support the other infantry. However, Falso made what was 0 ‘um out to be a fairly eritical error, by moving the Citade! Guard forward to threaten the flank of the advancing Easterling infantry. As later turns were to prove, this left them dangerously ‘isolated once I moved away the wo supporting Knights to head off Khamal as he made for the Trebuchet. The Knights of Minas Tirith move forward to force back the Khandish ‘cavalry allowing the Rangers to advance. The opening volleys of the Rangers causes wounds on both ofthe Evil Heroes facing them ind force them 10 use to avoid being easily targeted. Several Khandish warriors have their horses shot ‘making them more vulnerable tothe Knight charges Splatt The Khandish King's chariot was been annihilated by a precise shot from the trebuchet (Gav rolied a six followed by six), but thankfully it then failed to wound the King himself. At this poiat we decided to allow Heroes to mown on a horse or chariot atthe same time asthe original rider dismounis, provided that the wo models finish the ‘move in base contact and the Hero passes his Jump testo mount up. bit of @ “howse rule” there, but it looked appropriate that a King could order one of his subjects 1 give up his chariot for him. Aragorn heroically decided not to take advantage of this and Continued so fight on foot. The deal ‘combination of the Knights of Gondor and Rangers prove too much forthe light Khanlish horsemen: Khari and his riders despatch the last of Aragorn’s Knights,Alessio: Shooting down Aragorn’ ‘se was a great boon, and I think Gav ade a mistake sending his Citadel! cond in while Keeping the rest ofthe ‘antry behind, This allowed me to acentrate on the Guards with all my antry, the Kataphracts and even the ariots. L was planning t0 use the ariots against Aragorn and his uted escort, but the Knights” death my charioteers without a mounted et. Now if only I could finish off + Guards without Aragom making a ss of my troops, I could then take on © infantry (On my right things were not going ‘well, so made the difficult decision sending Khamal and his Variag «semen to help against Faramir snd + Knights. But should they have d the trebuchet instead and take ut that devastating threat? There goes y initial idea of using the Nazgal to nol the rampaging Aragorn! The Kataphracts’ Feint I was very pleased with the fein performed by the Kataphracts. They fist exerted pressure onthe advancing line of Gonderian warriors threatening a charge and infantry engaged the Guanis, the Kataphracts closed the trap, oun; charged the Guards inthe rear, sealing their doom. Cavalry Cavalry are faster end uswolly have a etter defence than infantry. In particular, ‘hen they charge tfanty they can knick wer their foes and can sweep them away ‘single mm. Armed with lances that improve their strength om the chars Knights of Minas Trish can be just as feally to other cavalry as they are 10 infantry. However, because oftheir large bases and their reliance on charging infantry, if cavalry are facing large auumbers of foes they can be outrumbered and quickly overwhelmed, This means that unless their ow infantry supports them cavalry are best used picking on isolated Aragorn i reduced to walking, but sill gees stuck in tothe Easterlings, while the infanry of Minas Trith move forward Delatedly to support the Cladel Guard The Guard are surrounded!As The Battle is Joined... Turns 5-7, ~--—-——_—~ ighting broke out across the battlefield Gav advanced his Rangers in an attempt to break past the Variag Horsemen. Seperated from Aragorn, the Warriors of Minas Tirith were quickly depleted as Alessio combined his infantry and cavalry to devastating effect. The fighting was starting in ceamest, So needed to put some pressure ‘on Alessio. [charged in with my Knights of Minas Trith, hoping to allow the Rangers to break through. ‘This had the desired effect of Alessio, peeling off some of his Khandish cavalry to support his right flank. While Aragom was busily cutting his way through Easterlings, things ‘were not going well on my right flank Enveloped by Alessio’s cavalry and swamped by the Easterling phalanx, my Citadel Guard were wiped out despite support from my infantry i icluded the Trebuchet raining down death onto the cavalry and chariots, and well-timed Heroic Combat by Aragorn. This saw him slaying the Khandish King and rescuing the Captain of Minas Tirith from beneath his chariot’s wheels, much to Alessio’s consternation, Despite some sterling resistance by the Men of Gondor, the casualties ino mount up, and within three turns I had been reduced below half strength and my army was broken... The Kiuights of Minas Trith banner bearer is slain eriously reducing the having failed, the Knights fall back to where they can be supported by the Rangers Banners Models carrying Barmers can be the difference between victory and defeat, as they allow you to reroll a dice in combat. However, careful placement is required, as Vem. Si the Banner bearer this ability only exten “this bonus ends the me is slain, iF you win the priority and get 10 ‘choose the ander of combats, pick those imolving your opponent's banners first 10 sive yourself a chance of eliminating thems an effect. Corners only resolve fights against your Banner sarers afer any other combats nearby before they ha i Khari Compels «a Knight of Gondor to within Charge reach of his horse cand then him down! The Khandlish Chiefteins ‘manage to repel the charge OF the Knights of Gondor.Alessio: Boy, those Citadel Guards are ard! With a Fight value of 4 and the clp of Aragom’s Might, even so few wuards proved hard work for my asterlings, Luckily. the sheer number attacks T could throw against them ranks also to my Phalanx rule) and help of the banners eventually made e win many fights, and since the rounded I got to roll ackets of dice to wound them, By the ad of turn 7, when finally the normal Sondorian line infantry cha ir help, only Aragorn and one Guard ere left alive, On the right flank the firepower of ~e Variags and Khamal’s menaci resence and magical powers were ing their toll on the Rangers, while race again Gay sent his cavalry in hile his infantry were still too far way to help, was really tempted to direct I towards the siege engine, but he end I decided against it, as 1 ‘ought I definitely needed to shore up ne situation on the right Overall, things Seemed to be going ell, except for the huge gaps that amned trebuchet kept opening in my nes, I was reasonably confident that Sood was approaching their Break Battlecry Trebuchet As well ax Being able to fire at targets out of sight, the Trebuchet has anotter obvious ‘advantage ~ anything it wounds és slain, regardless of wounds. Although there isc good chance that the opposing player will gt to shift she target ofthe atack (the ersion of the Volley rales. see page 133 of the main rules Trebuchet uses a mod aracter or other multiple wound model ‘manual) occasionally you will hit bang on a Some ofthe Ranger divert their bow fr ‘against the Khandish cavalry reinforcing the Easterling right flank ting their horses and slowing them down Outwuonbered, charged by cavalry and surrounded, th Citadel Guard and Warriors of Minas Tirth are cut down dy the Eastetings, losing ‘over half their number in Just three turns.The day will come when the courage of men will falter... Turns 8-11 Now broken, the army of Minas Tirith needed to pass Courage tests while attempting to reach the opposite table edge. In the end the weight of numbers of the Easterlings and Khami proved the undoing of the men of Gondor. Gav: With my army broken, had t0 siart taking Courage tests for my ‘Warriors. The presence of both Damrod ind Facamir proved invaluable in keeping the Rangers fighting for afew mote turns. By passing their Courage tests first; they were able to use the Stand Fast rules to allow nearby models to automatically pass their own tests However, on my right flank Alessio was doing everything he could to stop Aragorn geiting close enough fo his warriors fo have a similar effect. Though Aragom steadfast refused to run, the other scattered survivers of the combat Fed from the batefield in ones and twos over the following turns. However, there was still something to fight for, providing T could keep at least a third of my models alive. But, ro mater how carefully I manoeuveed my Rangers and Knights, Alessio managed to stop them from making a break for the edge of the battlefield “The arrival of Kham signalled the end of the struggle for a win, as first the Knights of Minas Tirith, then Dannrod, then finally Faramir and the rest of the Rangers fled the battle Now I was left with Aragom on his own and only ray (tattered) pride was now at stake. If Aragom could break through, I would reduce Alessio's The surviving Rangers ana Knights attempt to break through the Khandish cavalry but their bravery disappears as Kham arrives and uses his dark porwers to strip them oftheir resolve, "s special powers ‘Stand Fast! Wher a Hero passes a Courage tes for the army being broken, he inspires the warriors within 6°/ 14cm of his and consequently they do not have 10 test themselves. This makes it vital to keep your Heroes fighting, and in this barle Damrod used a point of Wal to pass his fist txt, while Faramir was forced to use up avo points of Might once Khai began weaving his malign influence. Alessio could also have stepped the Stand ect effect by engaging the Heroes in combat when he had the Priority ~ models in ‘combat donot take tesi for being broken and hence thee is no Stand Fast effect. ver; he hove to trust Khan's powers, which turned out to be more than suficiens Faramir and his Rangers flee'the fieldAlessio: Yes! With the breaking of the Good army, it was now time to switch targets and start to concentrate my fforts on the Good Heroes. It was immediately clear that it was the grest ‘ourage of Aragom and Faramir (and hheit Might and Will) that was keeping the Warriors of Gondor om the left and the Rangers on the right going. Where the influence of the Good Heroes could not reach, as in the ease ofthe trebuchet’s crew, the Good warriors more often than not decided to un for the hills Very soon after the army broke, Under order from Kamal, all the 2s shot at Faramir and Damtod, while the Basterlings began relentiess! > assault Aragom. This sort of pressure oon took it foll, as Damrod fell, pierced by many arrows, and Faramir ‘o use Fate 10 stay alive. Aragorn was constantly forced to use his Might or Heroie moves, because if he went after me my warriors would engage im, stopping him from exerting his influence on the Gondorians around im. Qutside the range of the Heroes” Stand Fast!”, the Good wamiors ped by Gav’s terrible dice rolls!) decided to desert en masse. Flee! our cause is lost! flee! After the enemy hud broken, Khamal be Good model's Courage that his presen Rangers off the table. Evenally, he wsed to Sap Will on Faramiz Left without W ‘make it all worse, the heroie captain she alli NacgAl. Faramir turned wll and led his Ranger Khamil was now free to ran as fast as possb {eft standing in the Goad army remaining Might to do so. But finally, he fa invaluable; the modifier to the leisive in seeing quite afew lef of his Wil (bar ome point! fy his Courage tests, and with @-I 0 ality by passing a bad test, burning