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Hmmm...I've got the Necro box set, Guantfield, and Elsabeth. Where to go next? Wraiths? Crypt bats? Archers? For sure Naomi and a banshee. And Azraphan is too cool looking.

Get yourself a Banshee or two. The Gargoyle is also a nice Solitaire.

For Troops, get yourself some Wraith Harvesters or Skeletal Breakers.

Crypt Bats and Eikar are a nice troop selection, but I'd get the Wraiths first.

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Hehehehe...silly un-living ::P:

 

 

Come down by Denelspire so we may liberate your souls into the true afterlife! ::D:

Uh, did you just INVITE a Vampire into your dwelling?

Silly Metal Man.

 

I have found that while attending a funeral, using your second action to loot is generally considered uncouth.

 

Wow, I lost my coffee on that one! FUN-NEE!

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Okay, just a quick question about incorporeal.

 

That just means that terrain barriers really do not exist for you if you travel in a straight line. It has no impact on combat though, does it? Like you need a specific kind of weapon to attack it. I am guessing it probably improves the DV for these figures significantly, but is this it?

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The only stated benefit is that you ignore terrain. You cannot move through other models unless they are undead or incorporeal too, and you can't stop in the middle of another figure's base. So far as I know, you cannot use this ability to fly or burrow, though I'm given to wonder if you can move in a straight line in any direction if you're inside a large block of stone.

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An interesting question Frosch, this ability would be useful for hiding a Banshee in reserve. The Part Spell would obviously push the model out.

 

Qwyksilver has an interesting point about non-corporeal and magic weapons. If you make a house-rule out of it, be fair to your opponents and up the cost of non-corporeal by at least 15pts.

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Ok, I would like to say, I picked up alot of figs for the necropolis, Syphrilla, Judas, the crimson knight, the death knight, briarkiss, the boxed set( judas, malek, 12 skeleton warriors), 4 archers, 3 wraiths, banshee, umm I also have the wraith elite thingy.

 

What i can tell, I am missing crypt bats, skeleton breakers, the crypt bat lord, the flesh golem dude and a gargoyle.

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im just starting off with necropolis but unfortunately we dont have the rule book yet in australia so i dont really know a lot about the units.. atm all i have is elsabeth, judas and naomi... obvioulsy i need troops... what troop would people recommended to get first? for now i kind of wanted to stick to a vampire + skeletons + wraith theme if possible just because i think they look cool..

are there further units in the rule book that there arent models for yet? for instance on the front of casket works 14 there appear to be zombies(?)..

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im just starting off with necropolis but unfortunately we dont have the rule book yet in australia so i dont really know a lot about the units.. atm all i have is elsabeth, judas and  naomi... obvioulsy i need troops... what troop would people recommended to get first? for now i kind of wanted to stick to a vampire + skeletons + wraith theme if possible just because i think they look cool..

are there further units in the rule book that there arent models for yet? for instance on the front of casket works 14 there appear to be zombies(?)..

 

There are three skeleton troops:

Skeletal Warrior ~ your typical grunt soldier

Skeletal Archer ~ ranged attack (duh)

Skeletal Breaker ~ hard hitting grunt soldier

 

Wraith Harvesters are cool. They have the Special Ability: Reach and they are non-corporeal so they are suited for Support and mobbing smaller Troops.

 

The weakness of the Necropolis Troops is their Defense Value. They're easy to hit and kill. Maximize your numbers and mob the enemy.

 

Zombies I have not seen. They might be in the Faction Book.

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I have to second Lord Baasen's endorsement of the Banshee. Keep her protected and safe, and when you have your forces in a nice melee line sidestep her to a point where she can fire right down the line of enemy grunts or through a grunt to get to a pesky caster. With that blowthrough attack you will have an easy time making back the 50 points you pay for her, and it's a no-brainer to grab multiples when available.

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