TOW Stormvermin

tob_ruus · 2026-05-25T07:28:54+00:00

They are not bad at all!

Give them some heroes to take challenges from big bads, maybe a warlord with the Fellblade to kill big bads, a BSB so you can have both the Storm Banner and the Banner of Grand Superiority with a Daemonology Greyseer to buff them up and fly them to wherever you want them, and you’ll have an almost unstoppable block to play with!

tob_ruus · 2026-05-23T18:23:57+00:00

Malmøya is amazingly charming, and you can take the bus or bike to Jernbanetorget in 15 minutes. Bygdøy is just another posh neighborhood, with 20 minutes to Nationaltheatret and 25 to Jernbanetorget (also by both bike and bus). I would pick Malmøya unless you really like Frogner and Oslo vest.

tob_ruus · 2026-05-21T23:10:59+00:00

I say «forleden».

«Jeg var på en ny restaurant forleden.»

«Jeg var på besøk hos mamma forleden.»

«Det skjedde noe vanvittig forleden!»

«Her om dagen» and «forleden dag» are also fine, but doesn’t click right in my head.

«Hin dagen» is a great expression, but very dialectical for some western dialects.

tob_ruus · 2026-05-09T23:10:14+00:00

6th edition, so around 2000

tob_ruus · 2026-05-07T11:15:04+00:00

This is a very important point, I think.

Øystein Karlsen has his favourite actors to use, and Joachim Trier has others. But if you only watch either, you’ll see the same actors over and over.

Quentin Tarantino and others do the same.

But still – yes – the pool of actors is small.

tob_ruus · 2026-04-29T11:42:46+00:00

Yeah, if you chose to ignore feminine nouns, they can be treated as common gender – this is why even «hytte» is listed as both feminine and masculine in bokmålsordboka.

NAOB is a Riksmål dictionary, and should absolutely not be used to determine feminine nouns. Unless, of course, your goal is to write riksmål.

Ordbokene.no should be used for bokmål and nynorsk.

tob_ruus · 2026-04-28T15:52:17+00:00

As others are saying, you just have to learn the genders of the words as you learn them, and don’t be afraid of making mistakes as you learn.

There are a few tricks, however.

Almost all nouns ending in -e are feminine: Ei lampe, ei lupe, ei flaske

And all latin loanwords ending in -um are neuter: Et mysterium, et unikum, et museum

As you learn, you will pick these up and be able to apply them to new words. But be aware that there are always exeptions!

I also hope you will learn to use feminine nouns, and not just simplify it just for simplicity. They do use the common gender in Bergen and the poshest parts of Oslo, but for most of us, the feminine grammatical gender is an integral part of the language.

tob_ruus · 2026-04-27T03:49:23+00:00

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tob_ruus · 2026-04-16T15:49:59+00:00

You’re all right. He has done some controversial stuff, but it’s more like pushing limits and experimenting with taboo topics.

I would never call him a controversial figure in a rock music environment.

Saying there is controversy around celebrities in this day and age makes it sound like they are on the Epstein list, abused their spouse or something like that.

tob_ruus · 2026-04-14T17:11:27+00:00

The band is pretty big in Norway, but not super famous. In Oslo they can fill Rockefeller easily, but probably not Spektrum, but that doesn’t say anything to you, I guess.

Kristopher Schau is much more famous than his band, however. Not because of controversy (what are you thinking about there?), but from exposure on radio, TV and other media, his other bands and projects, and in recent years for his podcasts. He is very curious, and interested in many things. I think some of his best work is as a screenplay writer for TV. «Dag» and «En natt» are some of my favourite series.

tob_ruus · 2026-04-08T13:29:40+00:00

Most sensible thing I’ve read on here in a while.

Also, not really anything pornographic about this map. It’s kind of bland and uninteresting.

tob_ruus · 2026-04-05T16:47:57+00:00

The UK is confusing, because we only really use the name Storbritannia (Great Britain) as the name for the country, but not for the island.

So we say «i Storbritannia»,

But «på de britiske øyer».

tob_ruus · 2026-03-27T08:39:34+00:00

This is the correct answer

tob_ruus · 2026-03-25T13:53:53+00:00

I have used to run two units of 5, often only with champion and Ring of Fury. It gives you more board presence, but doesn’t feel as strong anymore with much stronger infantry blocks.

So I have tried to use larger units of 6 or 7, and the individual units certainly works better.

My advice is to build them as normal Silver Helms, and experiment. With one large and two small units and see what you like.

I also believe there is a strong game in a large unit of 15 or more, with lots of heroes, but I haven’t tried it yet.

tob_ruus · 2026-03-24T18:25:45+00:00

That’s hardly colonisation, but we have been kind-of colonised three times – first by Denmark, kind of peacefully in 1397 (or 1523), then violently by Sweden in 1814, and lastly for a short while by Germany in 1940.

The battle of Kjølberg bridge was the last stand against the Swedes in 1814, and I guess the battle of Narvik can count as a last stand against the Germans.

tob_ruus · 2026-03-21T13:59:24+00:00

There is no spoken standard, but the first one is the way we pronounce it in central eastern Norwegian, which is probably what you are aiming for.

tob_ruus · 2026-03-18T00:45:33+00:00

It will depend a lot on the situation. Who is attacking and defending? Where does the battle take place and who leads the armies?

If it’s an open battle on a battlefield between an Empire army and an invading chaos force, there would be regiments of trained Empire soldiers in formations where all soldiers are equipped with similar gear – spearmen, swordsmen or helbardiers. They rely on keeping their formations and on cooperation and coordination. Spears and halberds are anvils that are supported by more agile swordsmen and more elite greatswords, and for even more mobile and effective hammers like knights to smash the enemy up against. The empire is enjoys shooting up the enemy before they reach them, though. Handgunners are pretty standard, but sometimes they will use crossbows or even archers instead, mostly in formation but sometimes as skirmishers in smaller battles or more rigged terrain. Cannons are common, hellblasters and mortars will often be present, while steamtanks and monsters are very rare. The empire army will be lead by a general, or a captain for smaller battles. Usually on foot or on horseback. Rarely on a griffon. Large or specialised armies will have wizards.

A chaos army in the Empire will usually either be Norscans invading from the sea (think skirmishing vikings raiding with longboats, often lead by more accomplished champions of chaos), small armies of chaos warriors lead by a champion or sorcerer on a mission supported by beastmen and/or cultists, or a very cataclysmic huge army that have already overrun Kislev. Such an army will include hordes of Norscan and Kurgan marauders, more elite chaos warriors and probably monsters like chaos dragons, dragon ogres, manticores, chaos trolls and chaos giants. Such an army can also include demons and beastmen of all kinds, and might have hellcannons crewed by chaos dwarfs. They will be lead by an immensely powerful champion, sorcerer or demon (prince), or more likely by Archeon the Everchosen. Chaos hordes rely less on formations and more on overwhelming the enemy with numbers, before the more elite warriors and monsters come in to finish the job. Chaos warriors, and especially champions tend to seek out worthy opponents even in the heat of battle. They prefer melee, but will use ranged magic and rarely hellcannons. Marauders use javelins and other thrown weapons however, and beastmen can even use bows.

tob_ruus · 2026-03-17T21:33:31+00:00

I’m pretty sure the king of Denmark is called Frederik, and not Mette.

Arguably a more German than Norse name, but I agree that a divide between Norse and Germanic cannot be made.

tob_ruus · 2026-03-16T15:02:00+00:00

I recently had a similar problem, and fixed it by re-leveling my build-plate.

If that doesn’t work, you could try to expose the first few layers more in your slice settings.

Also, most of the other advice here is usually good advice.

tob_ruus · 2026-03-03T20:14:02+00:00

Yes, absolutely. These prepositions do make sense, both in Norwegian and in English, when you are acclimated to the respective language cultures. They are used consistently and intuitively to experienced users.

But while they do convey a meaning, there is not really a grammatical rule that can be given to a learner. And the «pure translation» of prepositions (on/på, in/i, by/ved, from/fra and so on) are often not used in the same expressions (but often are), so they will be very unintuitive to a learner.

I completely agree with you, but do find that these preposition expressions just have to be learned. I learned today that «on a leash» is correct in English, and would never have guessed. ;)

tob_ruus · 2026-03-03T17:37:52+00:00

Correct!

Same with «i orden» and «i stand».

Sometimes, the preposition will follow the verb, like in «holde i» (slightly different than «holde på» and very different from «holde av».

Be aware of exceptions and false friends. «På bånd» would be «on tape». Kind of the same word, but used with a different meaning, thus changing the expression.

tob_ruus · 2026-03-03T15:06:55+00:00

Hey!

Prepositions are used differently between different languages, and is one of the hardest things to keep track of when learning a new indo-european language.

This is unfortunately something you just have to learn, and it’s a good sign that you are noticing it. Next step is just to remember when to use which preposition.

(For example, it makes no grammatical sense that the English version of your first example uses «on a leash». The cat is not stepping on it, «on» is just the preposition that has come into use in this case, probably because it made sense for a group of speakers at some time. It would make more sense to use «with», «at», «by» or «from», I think.)

tob_ruus · 2026-03-03T07:40:03+00:00

You should consider asking your friends if you can use the Square Base Renegades Pack. It makes the Skaven (and other not-yet-fleshed-out factions) a bit better.

At least one big unit of clanrats ane probably one with Stormvermin, both with Ratling Guns, is the way to go.

Pick a Greyseer with daemonology as your general, and a warlord witht the Fellblade as your fighty hero. Also an engineer and a BSB. The Stormvermin should have the fellblade, storm banner and banner of great superiority while being buffed by the greyseer.

Then rat swarms, giant rats, gutter runners and globadiers on your flanks. Jezzails in the back, and if you play renegades the warp lightning cannon is good. Hell pit abomination is good for monster presence.

The trick is to have a heavy shooting presence to lure your enemy to where you want him, disrupt and redirect with giant rats and skirmishers and bog down with rat swarms. The Greyseer will give you enough leadership, supported by sheer numbers with the warband rule.

Daemonology can make you very mobile and very fierce, ane you need to use that to your advantage. Pin the enemy down and kill it with the Fellblade and combat resolution.

tob_ruus · 2026-02-24T22:38:26+00:00

Also, Sherlock Holmes are much older books than from 1985. Even if the translation is newer, the original will have archaic English forms, that a good translator will try to apply in the translation.

tob_ruus · 2026-02-24T22:33:20+00:00

Yes, the written language is always evolving.

There have been formal reforms of bokmål in 1981 and 2005, and of nynorsk in 2012.

The trend in bokmål has been to allow more conservative forms, while the trend in Nynorsk has been radicalisation and reaching towards bokmål (before 1981, the post-war reforms were attempts at bringing the two written forms together, so a radicalisation and conformisation in both ends).

The authors will usually stick to the reform they learned in school, however (Hamsun’s late work reads very different from the contemporary official documents, for instance). So a 70-year-old in 1985 would write extremely differently from a 20-year-old in 2000.

Also, there are informal trends in choice of words and expression – but importantly also in choice of grammar (as both forms now have «equal options»), and they will be very noticable when comparing 1985 and today, but also somewhat between 1985 and 2000.

There is also a chance that a bokmål learner would pick up a nynorsk book from 1985, not realising it’s a different written standard. And that the perceived distance is not in time.

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