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In the world of Warhammer, almost 3,000 years before the
present time two mighty races, the Dwarfs and the High Elves
entered into a bitter conflict with one another. So fierce
and bloody were the battles that it left in indelible mark
on both sides, pushing their respective societies to the point
of collapse. Indeed, neither the Dwarfs nor the High Elves
ever fully recovered from these wars and today their kingdoms
stand as shadows of their former selves.
The
War of the Beard - Part 1 ( 388KB PDF Download)
The
War of the Beard - Part 2 ( 372KB PDF Download)
The
War of the Beard - Part 3 ( 203KB PDF Download)
With the release of the High Elves in January, now is the
perfect time to recreate these monumental battles. The War
of the Beard is a major event for Warhammer players, and it
figures throughout the Dwarf and High Elf army books. In fact,
all new army lists and stories have been laid out in White
Dwarf magazine (issues #264-#266) for players to recreate
these battles.
In this section of the web site we’ve included a number
of scenarios for Warhammer and Warmaster so Dwarf players
and High Elf players can once again decide which side will
be victorious in the War of the Beard.
Also included with the scenarios is a Mega-battle. Mega-battles
are large-scale tabletop battles where as many as ten games
a side join in with their models. Obviously this can take
up a lot of room, but even scaled down to a handful of players
a side can make for a truly awesome event!
Most Games Workshop events that take place do not focus on
one race, so recreating a historical battle that takes place
between just two armies can seem a bit limiting.
There are a few ways to accommodate other armies:
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The Dark Elves had a small role to play throughout the
war, as they originally started it by ambushing the Dwarf
forces posing as High Elves. In most of the scenarios,
players can substitute the High Elf forces for Dark Elf
forces.
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For the players who don’t play Dwarfs, High Elves,
or Dark Elves, you could have painting nights in preparation
for the mega battles where players paint up units of High
Elves and Dwarfs. In this way nobody has to bring a whole
army, as everybody pitches in to paint a few units. You
can later turn these units into communal armies that anybody
in your gaming group can use
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