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I was thinking last night as I was driving home from Games Workshop store here in the local area, and had a rather stark and brilliant idea that fit in for the Chaos Dwarf fluff for a new model type or unit


Basically the idea is you have a single model, say like an assassin or whatnot, that is 'Hidden' within a unit. For all purposes we'll consider this model to be something akin to a combustion engine piston based mechanical and very archaic looking Chaos Dwarf.

Now, the idea of the function of this was actually very startling to me. Lets say you have a unit of Greenskins, or maybe regular Chaos Dwarfs. Lets say the unit loses the fight and then flees. Now, you have two options with said model that I was thinking about.

1: The Model goes into a frenzy, lashing out at everything as it's "Self-Destruct" Sequence is triggered, kills everything that it can, and then blows up, doing a 3 inch template trigger. I figured maybe 2-3 attacks at WS 4 Str 4 suffice for the melee. Explosion is up to debate

2: The Thing just explodes. 5 Inch Template. So if your unit 'flees', then the unit would move into the range of the template where yours was, halt, get blasted to smithereens, and then possibly flee.

Now, the reason why this is fitting in Chaos Dwarf Fluff to me is because it's unique in the factor that you can have a unit be 'Rewarded' for it's cowardice. For greenskins, this would be especially proper. But for Chaos Dwarfs fleeing from the battlefield, it would be a punishment for the ultimate dishonor.

Thoughts?

Draconis

Interesting idea, quite like the reasoning behind it to. Mintys in charge of our CD army book, lets see what he thinks, i think it would work best as a magic item rather than a unit upgrade, otherwise every unit would have one in hundreds of tiny naked hobbo units!

yay, steal the O&G brimstone bauble, hehe, that as to be the best thing in the game for comedy value, exploding goblins

Idea officoly stolen and added to the list, for which i will take all credit (hey, never make a deal with a dark elf)

You're pretty much just asking for a Chaos Dwarf Fanatic... don't blame you though cause they're so much fun lol

Must be something in the air.  I was looking at the list and thinking about fluff for my CD army.

Anvil Guard - Elite unit

Then Like Draconis I thought about how existing list work and thought of few ideas a bit similar

1.  Swivel Gun/Bazooka - use as attached weapons teams a la Skaven
2.  Berserkers - I have played against WAB vikings so know this - could be something like forge apprentices unit - young and fervent getting them selves worked up pre-battle some go too far and go insane with battle fury.  Sort of a cross between fanatics and toned down doomslayer (As full one is too overpowered)

Could even turn it into mad bomber who rushes out from unit

Above causes panic if wounds/kills model

Don't know what you think

See the Army Book project thread for both of these AND MORE! (Except the anvil guard)  

~Makes a Mental note to have Vadania of his Lahmian VC army take her high elf undead and make a certain Dark Elf a Zombie~

hehehe, just Kidding. I want creeeeedddddeeeeeeettt!!!!! LOL

Glad I could provide some thoughts though.

you'll get credit don't wory, i'm no theif

and you cpuldn'rt make me a zombe, you have to kill me and then the project dies with em and then the fanatic that is Lord D goes bezerk and kills you

Minty, please make an attempt to check over your spelling!

A little punctuation wouldn't hurt either.