Halflings of War

Behold, an entire legion of my worst troops!

Well I finally sucked it up and painted the biggest chunk of infantry, my Halfling Braves. I have based them so that I can field three regiments, a horde and a regiment, or a full legion.

The clock is ticking down now for the tournament next weekend but the bare minimum is done if I proxy one character (using the Feast Master for a Muster sergeant) but hopefully I can get the intended mini done over the next few days.

Before filling out the much needed chaff, I indulged in something fancy – a Harvester!

As the army has a weird flora theme, I figured my forest trolls wouldn’t be green. So he isn’t!

I played my second game with the army! In a race to get a fieldable army for the tournament, I have managed to get 2300pts together. Maybe not the most balanced list ever but good enough to try some things out!

Halflings Grower [2300 / 2300]

~ List Valid ~

Halflings [2300]

Stalwarts (Infantry) Regiment [130]

– Relentless [5]

– Two-handed Weapons [0]

– Hann’s Sanguinary Scripture [10]

Stalwarts (Infantry) Regiment [125]

– Relentless [5]

– Two-handed Weapons [0]

– Staying Stone [5]

Poachers (Infantry) Regiment [150]

– Relentless [5]

Juggers (Cavalry) Regiment [210]

– Relentless [5]

– Sir Jesse’s Boots of Striding [15]

Juggers (Cavalry) Regiment [215]

– Relentless [5]

– Blessing of the Gods [20]

Wild Lancers (Cavalry) Troop [100]

– Relentless [5]

Aeronauts* (Large Cavalry) Regiment [175]

Aeronauts* (Large Cavalry) Regiment [175]

Iron Beast (Titan) 1 [225]

– Pride of the Shires [15]

Sauceror (Hero (Heavy Infantry)) 1 [110]

– Halfling Hot Pot [10]

– Inspiring Talisman [20]

Sauceror (Hero (Cavalry)) 1 [130]

– Miniature Aralez [25]

– Shroud of the Saint [25]

– Heal (3)

Feast Master (Hero (Heavy Infantry)) 1 [105]

– Relentless [5]

– Gnome-Glass Shield [10]

Greedyguts [1] (Hero (Heavy Infantry)) 1 [115]

[F] Spearspikes (Wild Saucery) (Infantry) Regiment [105]

– Relentless [5]

[F] Wild Runners (Wild Saucery) (Cavalry) Troop [115]

– Relentless [5]

– Blackpowder Weapons [10]

[F] Wild Runners (Wild Saucery) (Cavalry) Troop [115]

– Relentless [5]

– Blackpowder Weapons [10]

I don’t have my brother’s list handy but it included three hordes of Shocktrrops, two regiments of Nightmares, Tunnel Runners, Mutant Ratfiend and Scud the demon rat prince thing.

So, it went poorly for my Halflings.

Obviously, as always when you take a battering, my dice rolled poorly.

Unfortunately, that was neither the start no end of it. When building this list I focused on getting the points up in time for that big tournament I am building towards. Now I need to make it into a good list!

Tactically I made a few gaffs, the first being putting too many ranged units on my right flank. I got carried away with keeping clear firing lines and forgot to put much melee over there.

I also put my inspiring units too close together in the centre where their auras overlapped. I should have moved something onto a flank.

Then, I advanced too quickly and gave up the opportunity to soften up the hordes of rats coming at me. At which point, I got hit with a freight train and units started to evaporate.

This has taught me the value of chaff units and has prompted me to put painting regiments of braves right up the priority list! I needed something to soak up a charge and give my heavy hitters the opportunity to engage. As it has buckets of dice overwhelmed my nerve values and stuff just broke before I got much chance to do anything of note.

It was an educational fight but a big loss to learn from!

An army marches on its stomach, but a Halfling army likes a little something extra in their mid-battle pick me up, and it must arrive hot! Deliver-doggo might just be the service you need!

Haven’t updated for a bit, but I haven’t stopped! First up we have a second regiment of Stalwarts. I have based these as a full regiment, they can be combined with the first two troops to form up as a full horde. This should be flexible enough to cover my needs as I doubt I will want to field four troops any time soon.

Next, in similar fashion, I have added a second regiment of Juggers! As with the Stalwarts, I already have a pair of troops so just based these as a full regiment which will combine to form a horde, for those occasions where you absolutely must sledgehammer into something.

Progress slowed a bit as I needed to take a break and paint something else, but I have continued building and priming stuff. And finally got another two regiments finished!

These Aeronauts are super cool models but they take a lot of work! Paint the crew, paint the gondolas, paint the balloons, paint the ballasts, paint the bases.. phew!

The second half of the Wild Saucery formation is done! Two troops of Wild Runners (including rifles and drunks) that push together to form a regiment.

Sliding into the sunset of the Spring Clean Challenge here’s one last entry before I carry on painting Halflings anyway.

This regiment of Spearspikes is going to be part of the Wild Saucery formation, which means this regiment gains the Gastromancy rule and magically buffs other Halflings with delicious cooking!

To represent that, I 3D printed a bakers cart I found on Cults to be the centerpiece of the unit and positioned the troops to mount a tasty defence.