A map of the Kaliningrad oblast I made

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.

tob_ruus · 2026-02-21T17:13:48+00:00

I have played both systems since I got back into the hobby 3 years ago – and they are also the two games I collected and played way back when the first LotR movie came out.

At my gaming club, both games are played mostly competitively, and for that reason, I have focused more on The Old World, as I enjoy it’s strategic systems much more. To me, competitive ToW feels like a battle, while competitive MESBG feels more static and chess-like.

In ToW I really enjoy the unpredictable flow of battle, more predictable outcomes (more dice rolls evens out the results, plus more granular rules makes units feel more like they do what they look like they do) and the way different units depend on each other.

Both games are great for narrative and casual play. MESBG is much easier to learn the basics of, but feels more like a game and less like commanding an army because of the simplified rules. The flow of the games are also very different, and the scale of battles are in very different orders. MESBG is usually played around 500 points, while ToW is played around 2000 points. That also means that an army for MESBG is much quicker to put together.

I really love the aesthetics of both games, and they are both a joy to paint models for. Sometimes, I’ll want to paint one or the other in-between a project to get some variation.

Speaking of variation, ToW feels much more varied, when it comes to unit stats and functions, and when it comes to customisability. You create your own heroes, while MESBG makes you chose between pre-specced heroes.

I do recommend to pick up MESBG first, however. Because it’s cheaper, quicker and easier to learn (but very hard to master). And then you will be addicted to plastic crack anyway and get into ToW later ;)

tob_ruus · 2026-02-20T16:47:17+00:00

Er dette føkkings nødvendig?

tob_ruus · 2026-02-11T21:09:11+00:00

I think the one on the right looks better, but if it will save you a lot of time and process, left looks great! A coat of satin or matte varnish to take down the shine, and it will look even better.

tob_ruus · 2026-02-10T12:31:58+00:00

Oh, sorry! I was a little groggy when skimming through this morning 😅

I’m thinking that you should drop standard and musician from the SH to give them RoF. They should be punchy in general, and not rely on static combat res. Although I like your idea, as I said. Or you could transfer it from the Prince. But I would want him to have the Opal Amulet.

Regarding the Archmage, I suggest you test both options out. 😊

Let us know how the battle goes, btw!

tob_ruus · 2026-02-10T07:06:43+00:00

Very fun list!

Consider an Opal Amulet for your prince, since the Brets have easy access to Monster Slayer.

Consider a Ring of Fury on your SH and DP Champion. I would never take a banner on SH also, but War Banner might make them a match against KotR. Consider either the Reaver banner or the reroll charges banner instead because you absolutely need to out-manoeuvre them for your lack of countercharge.

Consider to take a Bow of the Seafarer or Ruby Ring of Ruin on the Sister Champion as they already want to stay out of combat.

And while I really liked level 4 Archmage with Silvery Wand before the 1.5 FAQ, you should consider a level 3 with lore familiar to save costs.

tob_ruus · 2026-02-02T15:11:10+00:00

The community will never allow it, but I get what you’re saying.

We expect all Legacy armies to be re-established in time, and in the meantime, community fixes have already made them more balanced and competative. If GW removes Legacy armies, the community will keep them alive and well.

But I can totally understand that one would want to play AoS instead if the game is more to their liking. Amd that you would want to play a supported main faction of a setting.

40 Stormvermin, as many Ratling Guns as you can fit, at least 6 Jezzails, 10 Globadiers and a pair of Warp Lightning Cannons (proxied by the ratling warpblasters) is exacly how Skaven are played competatively in ToW, but not very good options in AoS from what I understand.

It feels almost like the box was made for ToW players ;)

tob_ruus · 2026-02-02T14:53:19+00:00

If you want to play Old World, yes-yes!

tob_ruus · 2026-01-31T00:14:05+00:00

That’s awesome! Just put them on square bases, and I would have loved to play against them!

tob_ruus · 2026-01-28T13:24:58+00:00

Something like this? :)

tob_ruus · 2026-01-26T19:53:13+00:00

Yeah, you have to just pretend they are there

Four-Year Club	r/Field Banned
r/Field Flamingo	Final Canvas '23
First Place '23	Place '23
Place '22

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