How to Build Your Age of Sigmar Army
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- In this video, Atom goes over creating your Warhammer: Age of Sigmar army and touches on the differences between Age of Sigmar armies and Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 armies.
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My first game of aos, which is my first miniature wargame, was between blight kings with a couple of heroes against some iron guts with a couple of heroes. Jus using the core rules, skipping scenarios to learn the basics, we both enjoyed it immensely. After that, my opponent wanted to take a giant monster he only had built, but never painted. I said let's look at his scroll, and I'll say what I want to have in response. We agreed on a glance what seemed somewhat equal in power and played. In the end, his dude had 2 wounds left, my lord of plagues had 1. He won by a single dice roll. That two beginners can get something that close and fun from just a guess and an agreement makes this game extremely intriguing to me. The rules are easy to follow, it's just an engine, but we decide what kinda game we want to play that day, balanced or otherwise, and we can just play what we want. The game lets us decide what we want to do, that's not lazy rules to me, that's freedom, creativity.
+Marius Mikkelsen Your whole comment makes me smile. I'm so glad you guys are getting into your first wargame and enjoying it as it's meant to be played. Thanks for watching!
+Marius Mikkelsen This is what I have been saying since Age of Sigmar released but normally get shouted down for it. Well said Marius keep enjoying Age of Sigmer :)
+Marius Mikkelsen This comment just made my day! It is so refreshing to see someone posting a positive experience with AOS as opposed to all the bashing that has been going on since it was released.
Awesome for being open-minded enough to give a new fantasy wargame a genuine try!
+Marius Mikkelsen I come from a GW store where Age of Sigmar has absolutely exploded with popularity, and every day people come in, they see the demo set up for AoS and they try a demo game and it makes me so happy to see people who have no idea what it even is, come in and have a good time. More often than not, these folks end up buying a starter set, and i love seeing new people get into the hobby because it means more faces in the store. I simply CANNOT get enough age of sigmar, it's great to see that you and your friend are loving it and i wish you the best of luck!
So Age of Sigmar's army composition rules embraces David Bowie..
"We can be heroes... just for one day"
Give this dude a freaking medal!
Knightfall8 lol
Damn, well put
dude. voice is still as smooth as the butter on my bagel. keep up the content. good stuff!
+PrettyWide Thanks! I wonder if I should look into freelance voice over work? Thanks for watching!
+Tabletop Minions You REALLY should!
Actually now that someone has mentioned it you'd make a good narrator.
What you said was tremendously weird but I agree that he does put out good content
This comment.
You're really starting to talk me into this game. Jerk.
+Mark Miller After 10yrs of competitive 40k. It's kind of a nice change. Just saying. Theme. Fun. Relaxed...
+Dallas Kimber This. love to kick back every now and again and play something that can usually be arranged and set up pretty quickly.
i would give it a try. Go to your local game store and see if there is anyone there doing demo games. I have been doing demo games for my lgs to just give people a chance. So far its going well. Just beware some people are very... salty twoards this game.
I picked up the starter box for $60 at my FLGS. I'm in the middle of assembling it now.
+Mark Miller good to hear! I also recomend liking the AoS facebook page if you havent already. Its a great community.
Please redo this video for current AOS! 💙 Thanks Uncle Atom, we love you, PACHOW!
I've been out of the hobby for about 5 yrs....never played a single table top game of any kind but painted for around 8yrs. i have an unpainted Island Of Blood box.
I'm 40yrs old now and been thinking bout picking up the brush again since i miss wet blending so much lol.
Glad i stumbled upon your videos tonight...i think i have been inspired again to maybe play a first game.
Great videos...subbed :)
I always am glad to hear when people get back into the hobby. Thanks for watching!
Wow, this was actually really informative! Thanks!
*Runs off to local GW to assemble army made of troops from all four alliances*
+Chris Wuebbolt I'm glad to help. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the positive comments on AoS. I have played 40k for a few years now and completely ignored the fantasy side of the house. Some of the models were cool but it remained unappealing to even try out. However when the AoS starter box came out, I loved how well made the models were, the Stormcast Eternals looked really cool and enjoyed painting gold for their armor, When I turned to the rules I was amazed at how simple it was and taught it to my 9yo daughter who is now assembling a small Seraphon force because she loves dinosaurs. Aside from the simplicity, the price of admission is also spot on. I brought a box of Start Collecting Seraphon, ebayed a few things and she now has an army to take on my Stormcasts who came straight out of teh starter box with a few cheap additions. Compare this to trying to start her on a 40k army. AoS is a very good step on GW's part.
+Frank Fontaine I agree wholeheartedly, and good on you for teaching your daughter tabletop wargaming. You're doing good work. Thanks for watching!
When I saw your build and chat video, I decided to save it for the weekend and build my plague monks, now you made it even more interesting. got about 39 left to build.
+Vlad Nica I'll probably be done at 20. Not sure if I want to build many more than that, myself. Good luck, and thanks for watching!
I see the comments and it's mostly new players which I am elated for. Coming from a fantasy 5th-8th edition player; I too, am slowly adjusting to this "free"ness and life without movement trays but it's a lot better than I expected. Thanks for making me feel not so crazy
I laughed so much at your intro! Keep the AoS talk going. You're one of these opinions that make me see the good there is in it.
+LeLionNoir Top 3 Reasons Why I'm Glad the Intro Made You Laugh: Number Two Will Surprise You. Thanks for watching!
Love the video! I've been preaching these points since AoS launched and I LOVE hearing others spreading the word on not only how the game is built, but the idea to try playing it first out of the box before getting pressured into a comp system that vastly changes it. Btw, I'd love to have you on my channel, do a hangout, and talk about the games we mutually play. AoS is dominant right now for me, and I'm organizing events, demo's, etc, in my region, so that might be the main topic, but I bet there are systems we both play or have looked at that we could include. Let me know if you are interested. Keep sending those positive messages. I really respect that about you.
+Mc1gamer Hallelujah brother!
I like age of sigmar looks so much. i just can't wait for the points to come out. So i could sorta balance out my list. Not playing with points... just doesn't work for me. Other than that i like the game a lot.
Great video! As a former Warhammer Fantasy vet the thing I love most about AoS is now I can take what I WANT, not what I think will be the most effective for the points cost. AoS has revitalized my interest in a system I was feeling some major burnout with. Thanks for doing this video!
+Dan Van Duyn It's certainly a refreshing change for a lot of people, that seems to be sure. Thanks for watching!
Recently started miniature painting with my 12 year old. We are looking for a game to start building and playing. I found a new store in another town and the guy recommended AoS. I had heard about Games Workshop and it didn't sound like something I wanted to get into. I started researching things and that brought me here. I just wanted to say I love your channel. Thanks to you, I made my first purchase yesterday. I bought a box of Warriors of Chaos just because I thought that they looked cool. I think that is what I am going to like about this game. I can build and play whatever. Keep up the good work.
Great to hear you're getting into it. Thanks for watching!
Been really enjoying watching all of your back catalogue over the past couple of weeks whilst painting, great content, please keep it up.
Your AoS videos did their job - I picked up the starter set today!
+Ben Read I was originally planning to build the Chaos guys in the starter to add to my Warriors of Chaos / Nurgle / Skaven / et al forces. But now, I'm building the Stormcast as then I'll have two forces and can teach more people in my local area. It's a great deal. Thanks for watching!
You are a credit to the hobby sir. I am a new subscriber and new to the hobby and was introduced by a friend who has been playing it for 13 years and loves the new changes brought in with AoS. I really enjoy the chance to have crazy battles and build your own story, and your own fun in fact. But online I have seen a lot of hate towards AoS and a real toxic atmosphere. a lot of people hurling their displeasure as though it will change anything. Thank you for being a fair and reasonable voice in all this.
I'm glad to help, and happy to hear that you're getting into the hobby. Have fun, and thanks for watching!
Love the AOS stuff man.
I've been playing a beastmen-lizard army for an anti-humanoid theme and have been a little sketchy about playing a chaos force with the most anti-chaos faction. this is the video I need to watch. thank you
+Noah Freel Glad I could help you and your lizardy-goatperson alliance. Thanks for watching!
Great breakdown of how Sigmar works with some very good points made towards the end of the video. Well done!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I think Age of Sigmar is a good game for the hobby. Thanks for watching!
Have only been watching your videos for a month now, but I am enjoying your Age of Sigmar ones the most. As for building a force for it, I've been mainly adding whatever I find myself drawn to. Hopefully it will culminate into a massive Chaos Horde.
+Captain0Rex That's mainly how I've been building my forces, too: what's cool, what do I like. Thanks for watching!
I just recently purchased an Age of Sigmar army to begin moving into Warhammer. It was on clearance and the models spoke to me, so I figured for a $20 investment, it was a good way for me to start dipping my toe in. Even if I don't really love the game, I love the models so there really isn't a downside.
Well said Mr. Atom. It's a revolutionary concept and because of that of lot of its strengths are often portrayed as weaknesses by the detractors. It's not for everyone, I loved WFB, but I really, really, enjoy AoS.
+Hooves of Doom True, like most things out there, it's not for everyone. But I'm glad to hear about WFB veterans who're enjoying Age of Sigmar. Thanks for watching!
Boy, I wish I would have seen this video two years ago. I've always enjoyed watching people play Warhammer. As an adult, I find myself getting more and more into the fantasy stuff, and I started thinking about playing Warhammer myself. Then I heard about AOS and said "nope... they are changing things... don't wanna deal with that mess or drama." Now I find out that change was made to invite me in and make the process of starting my own army much less painful. Thank you for your thoughts on the subject. Now I need to start looking at models.
Trying to get into AoS, have been looking at models for a while. Saw the Skaven pdf recently, and was confused by the lack of a points system (coming from games like 40k and WarmaHordes). So I'm glad I found this video to explain things for me, and make it easier going in. It was helpful!
+Abyssal Terror Plus, now you can use points if you want to (and you buy the General's Handbook) so you have your choice. Thanks for watching!
As a player that used to love listening to the groan of the table under the weight of my Goblin horde army, that additional win condition depresses me.
+Jody Schaeffer As a person who's a slower painter, the smaller army sizes appeal to me. I hear good things about Kings of War for those players who still want the big 'rank and flank' battles. Thanks for watching!
+Tabletop Minions I still prefer Games Workshop. I'm going to wait and see how they reimagine Goblins before I make any decisions :)
ROUND BASES!? NO POINTS? This is complete anarchy!
Fun anarchy. Thanks for watching!
That's a shame. I really enjoyed the rank and file formations, flanking bonuses, etc. Something is definitely lost in round bases.
Then just play whfb
I think round bases look more elegant. I like them.
How do you make sure the armies are balanced if there are no points ?
I love Age of Sigmar! This video helped me get into Warhammer a few years ago. I already have 4 AoS armies. but this vid needs a little update.
Sir, you always speak with absolute wisdom, this was another superb video you put out.
It would be super-cool to play a game with you, alas i'm an italian resident.
Keep the good-sense-inspiring videos coming.
+Andman1974italy Those are very kind things of you to say, and I appreciate it. Thanks for watching!
I may try Sigmar sometime since half the people in my local shop have Sigmar and my only friend that plays tapletop has Sigmar. I'm thinking Nurgle (coz 40k usability) or Lizardmen (or whatever they're called now) because dinosaur men.
Lizard dudes are pretty sweet. Thanks for watching!
Your channel got me into AOS. Stopped warhammer fantasy around 7th-8th edition, just picked-up yesterday my Start Collecting! Pestilens Skaven box. Great content, great production, keep it up!
I'm glad to hear you're getting back into it, especially Skaven. Thanks for watching!
Best AoS advice I've seen. I was struggling with the points/army building issue and appreciate you clearing that up. Thanks
+Tom Cook No problem, I hope you have fun with it. Thanks for watching!
I just bought my first models, and there isn't a lot of info out there for newbies on the size of what you need to jam. But this was informative, thanks!
Very simple and straightforward. Like it
waaat. so you telling me i can just get the minis i like and play with them!?
Yes.
Chris Fraser as long as it's following the stores rules the tournament rules and all the rules in the Wars rolls without combatting with each other yes you can and sometimes people don't really care about all that and let you play anyway
Welcome to the wild west. No formation, no points and only lunatics shall prevail
You guys do realize there's points, don't you? I'm half groggy and still making my coffe so I'm not sure if sarcasm or not, so just in case.
A son of the nineties there wasn't points originally
I think AoS Start Collecting boxes are a nice way to start of. Got some good value out of it. Added some more infantry and a general to it, voila... death army :) (the batallion warscroll bonus is also nice ^^)
+Kenny Billen Also a great way to make games "even" in a flash. Let's each get this box, see you next week for a game etc
i know, if u get them from Element Games, they are only £42.50 DEAL!!! LINK:elementgames.co.uk/games-workshop/warhammer-fantasy
"What are point systems?" - every historical gamer ever.
Seriously though, AoS is a good excuse to build not just armies with cool models, but build armies from the fluff you like. I really like Tamurkhan Nurgle + Chaos Dwarves. Also from the fluff, Chaos Dwarves created Black Orcs as slaves. So I can now combine demons, Warriors, beastmen, skaven, chaos dwarves, and orcs & goblins for a super fluff driven army full of models I like building.
+Derek Kinsman You make two good points. I had forgotten that most older historical games don't generally use a point system, either. Thanks for watching!
was a long time fantasy player, I play AOS but Flames of War is what's burning hot right now. A couple more videos on that would be awesome (I play US too btw)
+Lucas Watson Yeah, I have to finish building and painting my Pershings. Thanks for watching!
i would love this guy to do lore or atleast faction vids, his voice and the way he explains it is so enlightening.
like i only played the warhammer video games, now i wanna buy the toys/figs :0
I’ve watched five videos over the past week and was so enveloped that I’d completely forgotten to subscribe. Course corrected.
Love your Age of Sigmar videos. Subbed !
I couldn't have said it better. You really get it!
+televided Thanks, I appreciate it. Thanks for watching!
I love Warhammer Age of Sigmar very much, although for my cold county the new miniatures too expensive that I can't buy everything I wanted.
It's good that I had a lot of old fantasy models that I bought for 40k conversions - but now they live in the Mortal Realms on round bases. And I will improve my Age of Sigmar collection by this way furher!
It's a shame that GW is so bad at support Legends rules.
This actually has me intrigued about Age of Sigmar as I'd kind of moved on from Warhammer 40k and Fantasy, but this seems like something I could get into with a smaller scale army.
+peterjs007 Yes, it works quite well with smaller armies. I like it especially with smaller numbers. Thanks for watching!
I love building an army for age of sigmar because it promotes theme more than anything else. Sure I could have a unit of skeletons and demigryphs, but why would you when there is no theme? Well replace the demigryph riders with skeletons, have them hold the rider weapons, and make the unit of skeletons have some gryphon iconography. Paint them all the same scheme and suddenly you have an undead army from Hysh. You're following a theme, and that's what AoS army building is all about. I love that they are starting to separate all the old main factions into much smaller ones. Before you couldn't build a Clan Moulder only army, and now you can.
Oh man I love this dude
Great talk sir! Really nice video.
"Find models you like"
Currently, I feel it's the best way to pick. The more competitive players will probably have something different to say once the General's Handbook (and the point system) comes out next month. Thanks for watching!
If a cool unit is nonviable for its cost then the first solution should be to rebalance the point cost, not to throw out any kind of sane balance mechanic.
+LamiaDomina amen, but it takes work to rebalance things. Privateer Press does it every time they do a new edition.
starbomber It takes work to make anything worthwhile. Flipping this around, in this new format is there any reason whatsoever to take that elven lord on a horse instead of a dragon? If the only limiter in this game is the number of models it sounds like it's fallen to an equally degenerate meta where lots of other units become unusable because they're weak for t heir model count instead of weak for their point cost.
Fair enough, from what I've been hearing, those couple of dragon mounted heroes are SUPER strong right now in AoS, perhaps even unkillable. I pray that the general's handbook can serve as an aide to help players balance that a bit.
Its aggravating how much and how many times AoS has changed since this video came out
Welcome to Games Workshop. Thanks for watching!
Man, I haven't played Warhammer since about 2007 and I was heavy into Fantasy because it WAS competitive... this sounds interesting though and I would totally break out my Dark Elf force to play a few games in the new edition
Thanks for the explanation.
I love that that you can mix stuff up, but no points!! GW should've given them points for players to use if they wanted.
They did, eventually. They produced an inexpensive book called The Generals Handbook that has points for everything if you want them. It also has cool rules for campaign battles, as well. Thanks for watching!
Awesome video as usual! Your really starting to persuade me to start AOS.
+Dirty Splodge There's plenty of resources on UA-cam to learn more about Age of Sigmar. Check 'em out. Thanks for watching!
For me, I think AoS was a good move. Obviously people will or will not like it, but that would be depending on where one stood, at the time of the change. The previous format was not my cup of tea, either, with the blocks of units, and I couldn't help but think that the game would never have been designed like that, in this day and age - really pre-computer age. If things can be reduced in price, set-up and complexity, that should work for all (I hope) - at least over time.
+Henrik Larsen Well, Kings of War uses the 'rank and flank' movement trays and that's a pretty recent game. But I agree, that format has never been too interesting to me, either. Thanks for watching!
cool ive been curious about age of sigmar .but didn't know anything about it.sounds right up my ally.
Download the rules an some of the warscrolls (for free) and check them out. Or get the app for your smartphone or tablet. Thanks for watching!
The best thing about AoS is that the rules are literally free. Browse units, look at what they can do, and find an army that works for you. Once you find one, the Start Collecting boxes are perfect for those looking to get in on the action, and are typically an insanely good value to boot!
Thank you for this vid. It helped me understand a little better.
If you want a point system, they have a point system in the skirmish rules which you could use. Personally I think that it's more fun to build an army that you want to build and if you are playing someone who you know has a weaker army (possibly because they have only been playing for a short period of time) you can always remove a few units from your army before you play to level the playing field.
Just started playing after over a decade break.
Like the new changes, they had to happen eventually, such is life we should be used to change and adapt to it.
I for one am looking forward to starting a new chaos army :)
+Chris Mclellan Hooray, Chaos! Welcome back. Thanks for watching!
+Tabletop Minions Thanks, got stuck into Nurgle straight off the bat, Love the look of those Blightkings and The Glottkin trio 👍🏼
Conversion: successful. Bought a Nurgle starter, a Lord of Plagues, and some Blightkings. Can't wait to play my first game. Probably going to buy some more Plaguebearers, a Harbinger of Decay and a Great Unclean One on the cheap. Then I'm going to start a second army. Then a third. Maybe a fourth? The AoS business model is brilliant.
+Dok Scrofula Wow, that's a big jump. Good luck, and thanks for watching!
+Tabletop Minions Hi. love ur videos. Inspired me to turn my paint hobby into a gaming Hobby. After buying the Slaves to Darkness Starter Set, what should I buy next for small games of General's handbook. Preferably within Chaos faction and £50-100
Glad I picked Chaos, cause AoS seems like a good time.
+PhazeKnight74 I've been enjoying it. Thanks for watching!
Great Video!! Being new to this game it helped me with some choices I had to make.
Great, I'm always glad to help. Thanks for watching!
Everyone always said that one day you will ascend to the enlightened state of playing aos and looking down upon the 40k players from the fantasy table... and now I understand.
Edit: I’m pretty sure that comp means composition too.
Great video as always my friend. You and a few others have mad AOS quite a bit more appealing lately. Which makes figuring out where to start harder ha. I've been leaning towards beastmen or skaven mainly because I like the look of the models, and attempting goat, and rat patterns would be awesome.
+ta24u Honestly, both of those armies have some really great looking units. Thanks for watching!
"Comp" is short for "compensation," in that a point cost is applied to units, models, etc. in an effort to compensate for perceived strengths or weaknesses of these units or models. This is to provide an deterrent or incentive to players when choosing units or models for their armies to attempt to effect the creation of armies perceived to be equal. Typically, units or models considered over-powered are assigned high point values to deter players from choosing too many of for an army, and units or models considered average or under-powered are assigned a lower point value to encourage players to choose to include more for an army. If you are familiar with bowling or golf, a "comp" system is like the handicap systems used in these sports but applied to the components of the game rather than its players.
+Ed Grzetich I tend to believe you. Thanks for watching!
So is it true that in AoS you'll be allowed to mix races? Of course i mean races that belong to the same Alliance, for example some Dwarf units and new Stormcast? Both are in the Order Allience. I think that's a really cool feature of this new AoS
+skiavo94 Absolutely. You can mix anything with anything if you want, but definitely dwarves and Stormcast. Thanks for watching!
...I need Gotrek and Felix models.
I love those books.
Warhammer books are the best I just love the warhammer universe. Read the bounty hunter and halfway through vampire wars, next is either nagash or witch hunter
Great comments you made about AOS lacking a point system.
What a lot of competitive Warhammer players don't know (or know but pretend they don't know) is that many historical wargames rules don't have point systems at all.
All the battles are based on historical scenarios, and the scenario dictates what you take for models and what kind of terrain you place, etc. If you're playing a Civil War historical game, and you're recreating the first day of Gettysburg for instance, both sides would get the appropriate amount of Union and Confederate forces that coincide with what happened at Gettysburg on the first day. There's no point system, and it's not about balance! The Union is outnumbered on the first day and you just have to try and deal with it! That's the whole fun of recreating historical battles!
That's the way Warhammer players should look at AOS. GW is publishing loads of scenarios that they include in the battletomes and the rulebooks. AOS is meant to be played by utilizing the synergies based on those scenarios, or on scenarios that you make up yourself.
If you try to insert a point system into AOS, and you try to "balance" the rules, you are defeating the whole purpose of what AOS is supposed to be. It's as simple as that. AOS is not a kid's game, it's for adults to be sure. But it's about immersion, not Mathhammer.
+Joe Moe I agree wholeheartedly. The scenario play is really where this game shines, in my opinion. Thanks for watching!
Uhm, no points? So, the number of model is decided by...what?
I love this dude. He has a GONK DROID shirt and I need it.
Any chance you'll do one of these for Malifaux, now that 2e is out and seems pretty well supported? I saw in your Plague Monk paint chat that you're still a fan.
More shirts please Uncle Atom! I was late to the party, what are the chances here!? =D
I guess this was already answered but comp i believe is short for competitive, i.e. rules for a competitive tournament circuit etc.
Comp is short for composition.
just started ironjawz last week... i love it
Nice! Those are some good looking models in that line. Thanks for watching!
Tabletop Minions i dunno what to get next though 😂 got the starter box, 5 brutes and megaboss so far..m
Comp is short for army composition. Like in 40k you used to be forced to take a composition of 1-2 HQ, 2-6 Troops, 0-3 Elite, etc...
+Robert Chisholm I suspected that it was short for composition, but I wasn't sure. Thanks for watching!
+Tabletop Minions In my community we always thought of it as "compensation"; tournaments would "compensate" for
OP units (e.g. make them more expensive, restrict their unit size or give bonuses to people using less OP units), hence "comp rules". The comp rules never applied to how to build army lists, because those rules were in the rulebook. We probably all got it wrong though because we hardly spoke english.
Im not really sure, but i like the skaven, they offer this start collecting for skaven. Maybe i add some nurgle . I just recently bought me a warhammer 40 k painting starter pack(3 figure + paint for them and 1 brush) to see if i like the painting etc. or not.
MetalGear0987 painting is hard at first so don't be discouraged if you're not very good at first
I just bought the soul strike box and very interested in AOS more after painting these a bit
I bought that set too, the style and setting is so cool! I've only added a couple more models but I've painted my first 4 so far :)
The control regarding the number of models is quite imperfect in my experience. I might have less models in a unit, but the small unit could still be far more potent. If my friend puts down a unit of 15 ungors and I throw down a unit of 10 black orcs, those black orcs would most likely (dice being fickle) wipe the floor with them, even without the bonus of setting sudden death for having substantially fewer models. Personally, I like to compare and agree on armies used before model placement.
+Greg Bezanson That's also a totally doable system, and it's good that it works out for you. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for that video it bring light to Age of Sigmar shadow's! ;) Could be nice to see a tutorial, a real game playing for people like me that want to know more about Sigmar rules in action! ...Anyway nice vid!
+Monte Cristo I plan to do some Age of Sigmar batreps in the future. I just have to figure out the technical stuff, first. Thanks for watching!
love watching your videos it has helped me alot thank you
Glad I can help. Thanks for watching!
Uncle Atom, I have an issue that I was wondering if you could get around to do a video about it or at least give me some pointers. I live in Brazil and we are a country with no real wargaming tradition. Recently though xwing miniatures started to get really popular around here and people started to see that there is more to tabletop gaming then board games. I started to play Warmachines about a year ago and I've managed to get about 6 more players in my area (half of them from a city a couple of hours away) to start colecting and playing. We have only one gaming store here, but the tables they have are usually filled with TCG players. Also the tables are small for wargaming (about 2 x 2 feet) and if you put 2 of them together you get a height difference between the tables. My question is how can i go about to improve and grow the community around here?
Damn it! There are points now!
Love the AoS vids man
I've subscribed on 1: content. 2: how silky smooth you're voice is.
I appreciate it. Thanks for watching!
I converted gyrocopters into into ironjaw blitzas, I simply renamed the warscrolls and weapons. They added some much needed air support for my bois.
If this means I can have a squad made entirely of drunken Gargant's then I think this is the game for me!
I'd still recommend staying within a grand alliance when making an army so you can take grand alliance stuff from the generals handbook.
Oh this video was uploaded before the handbook came out.
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
Haven't played AOS as of yet, looks like great fun to play though and the minis are v cool 😆
+Matt Baxendale Yeah, I always thought that a lot of the Fantasy models were great looking, but I didn't want to get into a full army. Now, with Age of Sigmar, I'm pretty happy. Thanks for watching!
I'd love to get in to this game it's just sad that no one is playing this or my beloved lord of the rings/hobbit strategy battle games in Finland
I feel you man, maybe I'm looking on the wrong places but basically all the discussion about miniature wargaming on the internet it's 40k/AoE and a little bit of warmahordes.
Yeah it's a shame. I really have nothing against 40k but I just prefer fantasy over sci-fi.
So finally stopped pouting and despite being a Oldhammer believer, decided to give AoS an honest chance.
I picked up the Start Collecting Pestilens box and this combined with the Island of Blood Skaven makes for a pretty nice base for a Skaven army under either ruleset. I'm not going to be swayed to round bases though, but luckily I have a cheap supply of square ones.
I doubt I'll get drawn in by the new Stormcasts or Fyreslayers (UGH! I do not like the Fyreslayers). And they will always be Dwarves and Elves and Orcs. But I must admit the fact you can buy any old box and start playing with them is a big plus for bringing in players and I like the "play what you like" concept. But I hate the "sudden death" rules.
+TinyWarfare I've always been a round base guy. I'm not sure why. I've just always preferred the look. I'm glad you're giving it a chance, though. Thanks for watching!
+Tabletop Minions Aesthetically I would probably lean round, but I want to keep things usable in Oldhammer.
Comp is most often used as saying Competitive rules or Composite rules.
The GW representative at my game store has said they would impose the Adepticon rules for league play.
+xerusateme111 GW is not itself endorsing any comp, but has said they welcome events that create their own for competitive play. GW has said quite clearly that they will not create a comp like system and are not looking to get back into the organized circuit. Perhaps that will change down the road, but for now, just play how you like ;) I would be careful with GW reps touting things as if they are authorities, especially anything to do with rules. They are sales & distribution guys, and have no line into the rules people. GW is also notoriously tight lipped about their business practices and intentions as far as models, games, and development, even in their own company!!! A GW rep has as much info as the standard consumer (sometimes less b/c of leaks that spread for those who seek them), and get things wrong historically as much as anyone (I've been at this over 30 years, and yeah, its amazing). I wish the company had more transparency, like some other game companies that are so much more open about these types of things, but that is GW. Love em or hate em, that's just how they do business. So, yeah, GW said nice things about Adepticon's method, but that's not an endorsement for official method of play. Rather its simply a pat on the back for helping promote play and support the game in general.
Going by the battle reports I have seen most people seem wedded to the idea of single race armies and there is little mixing it up going on.
+Useless Gamer I think it's mostly due to the people who are doing the batreps. I suspect many of them are veterans of Fantasy and their armies are made up from the old rules. THis will likely change. I know my batreps will be certainly different. Thanks for watching!
An interesting note about AoS meta game and army building, if you want to make a powerful army then making a balanced army is actually how you do it. Rather than taking all monsters or something, you need a healthy mix of infantry, heroes, monsters, etc. There's no official rules that say stuff like you need 50% core or two infantry units or whatever, but power-plays do require a self-imposed balance like that. That said, the focus of the game really is still all about fun rather than competitiveness.That's just my usual defense against the nay-sayers who say "oh well I can just put down ten dragons and then I win."
+Bainbow I totally agree. Those goatpeople I run can't do much, but they certainly act as a speed bump to help protect my other forces, even if just for a round or two. That sort of thing is where the strategy lies. Thanks for watching!
Tabletop Minions Hey now, don't discount the goats. Friend of mine got their To Hit and To Wound to 2+. Which made me happy because I always loved the goats but nobody used to play them because they always had bad rules. Nice to see them getting love.
Even with your take on AOS, and I respect your opinion and appreciate your time and effort, I have zero desire to play it lol. The lack of structure seems to provide a lot of opportunities for people to get pissed because of the massive amounts of a grey area.
+T “Claymaker52” DB Not every game is for every person. That's cool. Reasonable people can disagree on the Internet. Thanks for watching!
Sorry if I came off being negative toward you, wasn't my intention. Nothing wrong with you liking AOS, just playing devils advocate about the grey area in the rules.
+T “Claymaker52” DB some people like a blank canvas, others prefer paint by number. Both methods are capable of producing incredible results. This makes it hard to advocate for one over another, when the outcome is demonstrably good for either.
+T “Claymaker52” DB No, I didn't take it that way at all. I was just saying it's cool if we disagree. These are all opinions here, and we can all have different ones and it's okay. Thanks for watching!
1:46 - end of video here :P
14 minutes to explain that there is next-to-no rules in this corpse of a game. I was up to write long comment full of anger and righteous rage, but I do not think there is anything more to say that was not already said. I just feel bad because I used to love those games (Warhammers in general).
I will say something else instead. I seems to me that you are focusing more and more on GW stuff, +Tabletop Minions. I guess this is what you like the most and there is some audience for it, but I am falling off slowly. I hoped it will be more diverse channel. I know, not a big deal, just one subscriber, but I just want to let you know ;) After all it is your hobby and your channel.
Good luck and have fun! ;)
+TheMalarz1989 It's what I'm focusing on now, because as I mentioned, it's what I'm building and painting and playing now. I have talked about other game systems in the past, and I'll talk about others in the future. Plus, I do tutorials (as does Sam) that apply to all wargames. I could try to diversify even more, just for the sake of diversity, but then I'd end up talking about games that I frankly wouldn't actually be playing, and I don't feel genuine about doing things like that. Thanks for watching!
I understand, thanks for response ;)
Great vid that has really helped me out
Also I agree, you should try voice over work. It would be cool if you were narrating science documentaries :D
+Knightfall8 I've thought about it more and more recently, honestly. Thanks for watching!
Eum.. I was thrilled to find this video, because its basicly impossible to find an "how to build an army" video. And then the point is that you just buy cool models? What if I buy goblins and my opponent has knights? Or any other unit in the game that beat goblins? This means I give sudden death to my opponent ever single game to even have a chance of winning - having a shot at winning is kinda important, even for casual play.
Then I guess you have to buy the most powerful models, whether you like them or not. If winning is the most important thing to you, then that's how you pick your army. However, if the hobby and the visual/lore enjoyment is more important (like it is to me) then you pick differently. Thanks for watching!
I have never been a GW fan. In fact I have been against them because the rules seemed very rigid and very expansive. This was a shame as I love the models. They are a joy to paint. I am really liking these rules. I am actually thinking of making a Vampire/ Skeleton army. Thanks for all of your video's as I have found them VERY informative. I think you are talking me into the scene. One question, are you going to post gameplay video's or video's of game summaries?
+charles carper I’ll be doing some battle reports someday soon. Gotta get more terrain painted. Thanks for watching!
I'm really interested in this, but I'm also interested in 40k. Is there something like this that's leaning more towards the 40k side of GW?
Good video, very interested in skaven, seraphon and flesh eater courts. Anyone know how good the hell pit abomination, carnesaur and the terrogiest Is? Skaven or flesh Eater courts.
11:20 it doesn't work because that rule only takes into account the number of models. There is absolutely no point in taking bulls instead of ironguts or skaven slaves instead of stormvermin or dwarf warriors instead of longbeards.
indeed
I have a house rule for when my AoS friends come to play, if you are bring horde-unit (skaven slaves, ungors, goblins) you can bring 1 extra for every 3, so bring 30 and you get 10 extra for 40, then if you bring a mob unit (gors, orcs, dwarf warriors) you get 1 extra for every 5, so bring 25 and you get 5 extra for 30.
Hope this helps for your games :J
+Lionel Scott-Harston A lot of smaller "weaker" units have bonuses for taking them in hordes, for example a unit of 30 Skeletons will pump out 90 attacks a turn with their bonuses for being in a horde compared to 30 Grave Guard which may have some extra rules, but will only be pumping out 30 attacks per unit.
so I only need to kill 1 skeleton to make it 29 and get rid of his ability? 29 grave guard are better than 29 skeletons.
Yes that is true. I was also wrong in that Grave Guard actually have 2 attacks a piece. Skeletons are only worth in 40 man blocks it seems. And also for summoning as they come as blocks of 10 to 20 as compared to Grave Guard who come in blocks of 5 to 10.
Great video, earned my sub
Thanks for watching!
because of you I bought the starter Soul Wars only to find out i still need one book per race to actually build an army... ofc I can play out of the box but how do I know what to buy next without the battle tombs? that kinda sucks a lil but I still don´t regret it
Actually, you should be able to download all the war scrolls you need on the GW website, or use the excellent Age of Sigmar app for iOS or Android. The books aren’t needed, but they do have lots of good fluff and artwork in the ‘battle tomes’ as they’re called. Thanks for watching!