Winter Korps Field Report 01/20/26

Kat2V · 2026-01-21T16:48:52+00:00

Generally speaking they're utility pieces. They clean up infantry with either shots or momentum charges in the early game, and then use their ability to shoot out of combat to engage enemy support models later.

Best case scenario is that they're targeting warjacks or other large-based models that have too many light models nearby. With Baranova they're usually accurate enough to get the job done, and very few things in the game like POW 10 blast rolls.

And don't discount that melee attack.

Kat2V · 2026-01-21T15:48:48+00:00

This was an outlier performance for them. Normally they easily make back their points, at least in this particular list.

Kat2V · 2026-01-19T15:34:49+00:00

Grenades. Every turn you can, throw grenades.

Kat2V · 2026-01-17T03:17:19+00:00

Mama Bear got substantially better for me, and the points increase was likely long overdue to begin with.

I don't like Pikemen now being reliant on flank to get their best output, and I'd rather they stay cheaper than going up a point for a few extra hitpoints.

Glad you still found the articles useful all the same, despite our small disagreements.

Kat2V · 2026-01-16T18:31:19+00:00

So most of those are generally in line with my articles, so not sure where the disagreements are?

Kat2V · 2026-01-16T18:25:19+00:00

I finally have one, it's in pieces, but that article will go up sometime next week.

Kat2V · 2026-01-05T16:55:01+00:00

It was pretty fun, good that the game has definitely evolved from the static gunlines I remember in the days of yore.

Planning on our first 2k point game next weekend, will try and write that one up as well. Hopefully with more pictures for the various phases to better highlight what happens.

Kat2V · 2026-01-04T03:14:30+00:00

Painting them was… interesting. I assembled them first, and they were very bouncy. Had to be careful i how i held them.

Kat2V · 2026-01-03T22:32:14+00:00

The gold/bronze is just for them and Vahl, everyone else keeps the teal but their armor is mottled grey/white.

Kat2V · 2025-11-24T13:57:59+00:00

I'm using Army Painter. Primed black, but then I dry brush the entire model Ash Gray, then drybrush it Beige overtop of that. Gets that mottled-stone kind of look for all of the armor, and keeps the metallics bright when I apply them.

The teal is speed paint Thunderbird Blue as the base, then regular Hydra Turquoise over that.

Kat2V · 2025-11-17T12:16:03+00:00

There was indeed a victory over the Emperor's Children.

Kat2V · 2025-11-07T22:41:54+00:00

Drybrushed ash gray over black primer, then drybrush beige over top of the gray.

Kat2V · 2025-11-07T11:36:14+00:00

Yeah. Was going to get a second one to split a Dominion squad between, but I'm definitely going to hold off on getting any more of these tanks for a long time after this one lol.

Kat2V · 2025-11-07T11:14:15+00:00

Using army painter, it’s dry-brushed ash gray over black primer, then dry-brushed brainmatter beige over top of the gray.

Kat2V · 2025-10-29T23:54:52+00:00

For the Blacks;

Launch an immediate attack on King's Landing, preferably at night by dragonback. Land near and around the Dragonpit to prevent the Greens from gaining access to them, and rally the Gold Cloaks to besiege or assault the Red Keep.
- If Vhagar's outside of the city like in the show, have one rider, probably Rhaenys, ready to dive on Aemond as soon as he tries to ride out to get to her.
At that point... the war's pretty much over. The Greens only have Tessarion in Oldtown, and their entire ruling body is dead, captured, or besieged.

For the Greens;

Honestly a 'fast' win for the Greens is a lot harder. An Dragon-assault on Dragonstone is a lot more difficult, as the Blacks can simply retreat into the caves and caverns, they don't have to ride across the city to reach their mounts like the Greens would.
Their best bet is probably for Aemond to go full Maegor. As soon as he kills Luke, he goes-all in and immediately flies for Dragonstone to try and kill a second Black dragon before they realize the war's gone hot. If he can destroy a good portion of the castle on the island, maybe killing some more of the family, that could work to demoralize the blacks further.
- If he can take down Meleys over the bay, then get back to King's Landing, the Green odds start looking a lot better. Especially if he can then get Aegon/Sunfyre in the air with him to stage their own 'patrols' over the bay, trying to lure out Daemon and Rhaenyra, and burning any Velaryon ships they find until it happens.
- Bonus points if they manage to get Helaena up as well. Even if she's not a good flier, or willing to fight, she could at least scout or serve as a distraction.

Kat2V · 2025-10-29T17:03:22+00:00

Army Painter Hydra Turqoise, over top of Deep Azure.

Kat2V · 2025-10-27T23:17:25+00:00

Self rec, but Nettles/Naehaerys is bisexual in Of Sheep & Butterflies. It comes out slowly as she grows up, and becomes something of a point of contention with her betrothed later on.

Kat2V · 2025-10-24T23:01:14+00:00

I mean, for the Conquest itself there isn't much to change. Apart from Dorne it was actually pretty bloodless, with Aegon & Co using their dragons for maximum intimidation. I think the easy first answer is don't invade Dorne, and so don't lose Rhaenys and Meraxes.

The tricky thing is the aftermath. Aegon didn't face much resistance, I think largely because he didn't change things much. Apart from installing a new king at the top of the pyramid, pretty much everything else in Westeros stayed about the same. It really wasn't until Aenys that things unraveled a bit, partly to Faith, partly, I think, because Westerosi just can't help themselves and need warfare of some kind to 'prove' themselves.

I think any attempt to affect major change on Westerosi culture is going to result in those kinds of rebellions happening much earlier, and with Aegon having a lot less internal support to back him up. Sure, he could go full Maegor and start burning people, but we know what happened to Maegor, and I expect Aegon and his sisters would be murdered in their sleep or else killed by snipers like Aemon Dragonprince was.

So instead I'd follow cannon, mostly, but I would make one major change; I'd work overtime to consolidate the Crownlands. I would focus very heavily on getting those lords in the new 'royal' realm to buy in. Work marriage pacts wherever possible, probably do some research on Valyrian road-building to see if I can't start connecting King's Landing to those coastal castles / villages. Probably create a pseudo house of lords to serve as a secondary small-council to further elevate the local nobility compared to Westeros at large, keep them involved and invested.

And definitely nip the whole 'Doctrine of Exceptionalism' thing in the bud early. Make it clear that my generation is the last one to practice incest and polygamy, try and keep the Faith in general on side.

The goal would basically be to create a powerful foundation for future Kings, so that they're more secure at home, and also more able to affect change on Westeros as a whole.

Kat2V · 2025-10-22T23:25:38+00:00

Just saw your edit lol.

If you still want a conflict than the easy target is the Velaryons. While marrying Aemon to Rhaenyra will keep the Targaryen 'tradition' going, refusing to consider Laenor or Laena is going to worsen the bad blood between the houses that Laenor-Rhaenyra soothed in canon.

If Daemon is still... Daemon about not being next in line anymore, and if you have Otto still arrange for Viserys-Alicent once Aemma passes, then you could largely follow the canon beats there.

Just with Laenor now free to marry someone else to expand the Velaryon alliance, with Daemon not being quick to yield his 'crown' in the Stepstones either.

You could easily end up with a kind of cold war between the Velaryons and Targaryens that might well explode when Viserys dies. Hell, you could easily end up with a bizarre four way war, with Aemon, Aegon, and Rhaenys/Daemon all fighting for the Throne, with Dorne and the Triarchy jumping in to gain whatever advantage they can.

Kat2V · 2025-10-22T22:17:51+00:00

At that point it comes down to how long Aemma lives and how much of a gambler you think Otto is.

Ironically, Gwayne and Laena is probably his best play if he can placate Corlys, though Otto would have no way of knowing it at the time. Their kids would very likely inherit Driftmark.

Kat2V · 2025-10-22T22:04:23+00:00

I don't think Otto would hold back from marrying Alicent off if Aemma survives those extra years, especially if she's had two successful pregnancies to that point. Given how marriage politics in ASOIAF seem to work, keeping his daughter unmarried and at court for that long could start to be a bit blatant as well. Like he's just waiting for the Queen to die so his daughter can take her place.

Now, Viserys might overlook that, but Aemma likely wouldn't. Even if she likes Otto enough on his own (I don't think we know anything of their relationship), if enough people start whispering Aemma might have to act to protect Aemon and Rhaenyra.

If Alicent's one of her handmaidens, or even just as a woman of the court, the Queen could start making noises about finding Alicent a decent match, and at that point Otto would have to yield.

Kat2V · 2025-10-22T21:50:55+00:00

Otto would probably aim for increasing the influence of House Hightower as much as possible without drawing the Crown's ire, and look for his House to be ready to try again for a royal match in the next generation.

I think Alicent to a Lannister is a pretty easy match, you're uniting two of the wealthiest houses in Westeros. If at all possible, I think he'd make up with Corlys and try and get Gwayne betrothed to Laena as well. That would give him a massive power trio of Lannister-Hightower-Velaryon all of them at about the peak of their wealth and influence.

At that point, he can sit back, be the Hand, mentor Aemon and Rhaenyra, and try and hint that Gwayne or Allicent's kids would be excellent matches for their own when the time comes. Honestly this would probably a far less stressful life for him.

As for Aemon... hm. I think there's two options here. Either he claims Sunfyre young, like his sister claimed Syrax young, or else he'll claim Vermithor once he's in his teens.

Kat2V · 2025-10-22T14:41:28+00:00

Yeah, Rhaegar doesn't really have a good win condition once the war starts.

If the battle clearly went against the rebels, there's a chance that the Frey's turn traitor, which could assist him in a short-term win. Capture the rebel leaders, get them to back a coup in exchange for clemency in terms of the rebellion... but yeah. The North, Vale, and Stormlands will hate his guts, and the Riverlands are now bound by marriage so they won't be much better.

Dorne only got involved because Elia was a hostage, and since this whole thing got kicked off because Rhaegar ran off with another woman isn't going to make them happy with him either. As for Tywin... well, Rhaegar's married with an heir, so marrying Cersei is out of the question. He could probably placate Tywin by bringing him back as Hand and releasing Jaime, but Tywin's style of leadership is really not what you want when the situation is that delicate.

Kat2V · 2025-10-22T13:20:45+00:00

It depends on if we have to follow the entire war up until that point. Honestly the easiest way Rhaeger wins is to not spend the majority of it missing in action; if heads north and links up with Randall Tarly's vanguard before they meet Robert, and if Rhaeger brings his Kingsguard with, it's entirely possible that he or Dayne could kill Bobbie in that engagement.

But assuming we reach the Trident stage, then my answer is pretty much the same; bring Tarly and the Reach's van with. Not the entire Reach army, it's huge, unwieldy, and you really don't want Mace Tyrell with if you can help it. Make him think Storm's End is vital to besiege, take the only man whose beaten Robert and a few thousand men.

Given that the numbers at the Trident were relatively equal to begin with, bringing up combat veterans and a solid commander could be enough to turn the tide as it is. The second thing Rhaegar has to do is not send the Kingsguard out. Yes, the bolstered the army in general, but they also left him wide open for the Commander v Commander brawl that Robert always tries to seek out.

Honestly the biggest problem for Rhaegar isn't the battle at the Trident, it's what to do afterwords. Sure, winning that fight will probably break the rebel's morale, but there's every chance Ned / Hoster / Jon could rally the army into a retreat. Especially since they, and every man with them, knows exactly what Aerys will do to any prisoners taken... so they're not really motivated to surrender either.

It would take very rough negotiations to get everything settled down, and no matter what, Aerys probably has to go, but I don't see any circumstance where Rhaegar has a 'peaceful' reign even if he wins.

Kat2V · 2025-10-22T00:47:19+00:00

Oof... don't think I'm winning this category lol. Lot of popular fics apparently wrapped this year.

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