Orgoth (Horruskh) vs Skorne (Makeda2)
After how badly I'd been getting destroyed by the Orgoth recently in the Black Tide scenarios, we decided to take a break and play some vanilla Steamroller.
Orgoth Sea Raiders
- Horruskh, The Thousand Wraths
- Tyrant
- Tyrant
- Tyrant
- Siege Tarask (proxied)
- Vulcar Forge Master (proxied)
- Reaver Commander (proxied)
- Warwitch Coven
- Warwitch Coven
Skorne (Unlimited)
- Supreme Archdomina Makeda
- Basilisk Krea
- Bronzeback Titan
- Molik Karn
- The Wastelander
- Cataphract Cetrati
- Legends of Halaak
- Paingiver Beast Handlers
- Praetorian Ferox
- Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew
- Venator Catapult Crew
Deployment
A burned out Khador building was placed in the central zone, and a wall near each outer zone. One zone had a small building spewing some kind of acid into a pool, and the Orgoth side had a gallows obstruction, a building, and a hill. Orgoth won the roll and decided to go first.
Orgoth deployed centrally. With no solos other than The Wastelander, I knew I'd be going for something other than a points victory. I set up the bellows crew to protect the catapult Ferox to sprint down the left, and beasts to go for the close zone.
Orgoth Turn 1
The reaver commander runs up to the objective, the siege tarrask runs towards the far zone, and the rest of the Orgoth horde lumbers down the center.
Skorne Turn 1
Fully aware that anything I place within the range of Titans on turn one won't make it to turn 2, I move the Ferox far less than their full speed, and carefully hide them behind a wall.
The catapult runs up and hides behind the edge of the Khador ruin, and the gobber blows smoke just in front. Cetrati sprint up the center and Makeda moves in behind, casting Deflection and Storm Rager.
The wastelander hides behind a building beside the acid, protecting the Krea and Molik Karn, and the Krea puts up Force Aura. The Bronzeback Titan runs up to the objective and the beast handlers move up behind to heal him in the unlikely event that Orgoth can reach that far with shots.
Orgoth Turn 2
The tyrants move up, and the first one nearly shoots the Bronzeback off the table, leaving him on three boxes. The second easily finishes it off, shoots the gobber who dropped smoke, and gets upset that there are no more targets in range.
Then Horruskh feats for extra armor.
Skorne Turn 2
Skorne makes its first and only attack of the battle, firing the catapult at a tyrant, hoping to hurt some warwitches with blast damage. Zero damage to anything.
The Ferox and Legends of Halaak run to engage, and the Cetrati slowly run up the center. The lone bellows crew member moves up and drops smoke, which Makeda hides behind. The krea moves in to help with a force aura.
Molik Karn is left in a tough spot - if he doesn't hide, the tarrask will drag him in and eat him. Perhaps I should have let that happen. Orgoth score a flag for one point.
Orgoth Turn 3
Orgoth does a bunch of stuff in the center and kills a bunch of models. Then a tyrant shoots out the objective and the siege tarrask runs to the zone.
That's one point for the objective, one for the zone, and one for the same flag, bringing Orgoth to 4.
Horruskh runs into the Orgoth zone for the win. Skorne never got an alpha.
(Orgoth Victory!)
Final Thoughts
- When a Tyrant can one-round an ARM19 heavy at extreme range, I worry that there might be a balance issue.
- This was my final attempt to fight Orgoth with the Skorne. I'm now convinced that victory is not at all possible.
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