joshuaslater Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Anyone notice the Jabba the Hutt reference in the Xeldorian sculpt for the Darkspawn Warlord? Check out the previews. A must have for me. How cool is that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Always wanted to paint one of those things. This one looks really good. I'm going to look up his stats now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdripley Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 That thing would be a pure joy to paint! It just looks so full of ickiness and evil and power. I think that's my favorite Beholder yet. Statistically, this guy is brilliant! Such a cool way to translate a Mindflayer into Warlord. What can you do against him?? With Unhindered and Warshooter, even basing him doesn't slow him down. And since he's on a large base your rank and file won't block Line of Sight. He can rip apart one of your soldiers with the gribbly grobbly maw of his, then zap four more nearby models. Thuusia and D'Kul are naturals for boosting this guy, with the spell Barrage. Imagine 4 RAV 6 3" AOE shots! Disgusting! Talk about a game winner! I can just see the look on some Overlords player's face when his ENTIRE band of Bondslaves get shredded by a single Ranged Attack phase.... beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Well the Bathalians are that cool. As for Reaper's take on Mindflayers, they are more developed than the same ole' same ole' squiddies I've known for thirty years. As I've oft repeated, I gave Reaper some hard knocks for what I thought was a D&D knockoff, but they have come up with some new and original twists on the genre. An Eye Beast or Beholder Warlord is right up my alley. I plan on buying him and the Primarch, a few more Exarchs, and some Centurions and that's my army. I've got D'Khul already. Mwahahahahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humansquish Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I don't care much for all the previous beholders I've seen, but I really like this sculpt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanael Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I'm also a big fan of the sculpt...although I can't decide if I appreciate the detail or am thoroughly disgusted by the back view. Either way, I'll buy one eventually for my D&D games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 You saw that orifice as well, huh?? Now it's straight out of some William S Burroughs writings. I plan on a thoroughly disgusting conversion for it. Greenstuff would work, but Brownstuff might be equally appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakhak Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 After the long wait, I'm so happy to see that the eye tyrant has a sculpt worth his Warlord status. Love it. The Arcane spell Barrage on this guy is a MUST. It is awesome watching him just carve holes into enemy lines from 12"s away. Toss on Flaming Arrows and this light up the enemy with fire. Love this figure and I'm glad I won't have to proxy anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 The Warlord range has always been impressive, but the Rauthorous and Xeldorian Warlords are something to behold. D'oh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vejlin Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 yeah, magically boosting his ranged attacks is nasty. But you'll end up investing 250+ points into something that, while awesome, quickly loses appeal if the enemy simply spreads out his models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 I'll worry about its' tactics after I play the game. Right now, it's all about coolness and great sculpts. I'm so taken with our Savage Worlds gaming that I don't ever worry about the usefullness of any sculpt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakhak Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I totally missed the... exit ramp... on the model. Wow. I want to get 9 of them. It's too bad they won't be in an army pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 The exit ramp will feature some conversion work on mine. It will be horrific, but not as tasteless as my fellow forum members would assume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakhak Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I really think that Reaper just needs to have some kind of contest so we can all get this out of our system. As sad as it is, I also will probably make some kind of dingle berry conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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