I tend to go with High Magic, its easier to get off due to it having been written under the old rules and as such the casting values are relatively low. If you have a level three Archmage then it should be quite easy to cast them. Flames of the Phoenix can cause utter havoc against horde type armies...

I realise that he wants to go with the IoB stuff but inevitably he will want to expand his army and I was just hopefully giving him another perspective. It may be that he finds Reavers effective but I just feel they are overpriced. Nice models though. Another slight problem with the Reavers is if yo...

I've found the Dwarves to be quite effective if you use them defensively. THey are always going to go last except against O&G (simultaneous), Lizardmen Suarus and Undead so seing as how every unit except Thunderers can be given great weapons thats what I am doing. You expect to go last so why no...

As said above 1500 pts is really hard for HE, even 2000 is a struggle under 8th ed with the minimum core size. I know you want to stay with the IoB models but personally I don't rate Reavers, they are too overpriced. For around the same points you can get 5 Silverhelms with champion which are a hard...

I think the maddest things I've ever seen on the roads was on the Autobahn when I was stationed in Germany in the early nineties. I was doing a ton (it was the Autobahn) and I over took a woman, she must have been doing ninety as I didn't exactly streak past her and she was reading a book! Another t...