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Warhammer Armies: Ogre Kingdoms Preview
| Ogres are big, ugly, brutish monsters that
excel at two things: eating and fighting. An Ogre is easily
recognized by his massive frame and boulder-like gut.
Any that come across an Ogre would do well to stay out
of his path, for an Ogre will club to death and messily
devour any living thing it can catch. Ogres travel the
world fighting as mercenaries and pick on those weaker
than themselves (which, to be frank, is nearly everybody).
To the dismay of the civilized races, the Ogre populations
in the mountains have grown so large that they have begun
to foray into the Warhammer world. What's worse, the Ogres
no longer raid in groups of two or three, but in their
hundreds. |
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Loud,
brutish, and smelly – your basic Ogres.
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| The term "Bull" applies to any adult
male Ogre. Bulls make up the majority of any Ogre
Kingdom – each Bull is an unwashed mass of
muscle and fat that can flatten landscapes as well
as settlements when deployed in sufficient numbers.
Shown right is an Ogre Bull model that was not cast
from metal but assembled from a sprue. |
| As you can see, the basic
rank and file Ogre Bull is both mean AND hard
to kill! |
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Pts
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M |
WS |
BS |
S |
T |
W |
I |
A |
Ld |
| Ogre Bull |
35 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
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image for larger version. |
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The sheer intimidation factor that a full army of Ogres
brings to bear is a weapon in itself. Facing unit-upon-unit
of lumbering killing machines alongside packs of monsters
led by some of the most potent characters in the Warhammer
world is a daunting prospect. Then you add in the speed with
which an Ogre army closes on its enemy, and Ogres become downright
terrifying. You only need a couple of dozen models to put
together a full-size Ogre force, so this army is both easy
and quick to collect. Plus, since the models are fewer in
number but larger in scale, you can spend more time painting
each of them than you might on another army’s troops.
Here's what you can expect to find inside the upcoming Warhammer
Armies: Ogre Kingdoms Army book:
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This
Ogre Tyrant means business. |
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The
Brutish Hordes: A full-colour
bestiary, with complete descriptions
of all the troops that make up
the ravenous armies of the Ogre Kingdoms.
A Gathering
of Might: Full rules for the weapons of destruction
available to the Ogre player, both mundane and magical,
plus the Gut Magic of the Butchers – bloated shamans
devoted to the Great Maw. Also included are Big Names
to boost the abilities of your Ogre heroes and rules
for devastating bull charges.
Guts
of Legend: Rules and background for Greasus
Goldtooth the Overtyrant, as immense in wealth as he
is in girth; and Skrag the Slaughterer, blood-maddened
Prophet of the Great Maw.
Collecting
an Ogre Army: A reference guide for collectors,
with advice on how to paint your own Ogre Kingdoms army.
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Next:
The New Bull Ogre Plastics
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