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The Diary of Constantine RuneLord Priest of Issaries

The Diary of Constantine the Beloved: I have learned of a new group of Lay people arriving near White Wall.  I remember those days, just like they were yesterday.  My friends Arathe, Bola, and I were doing much the same thing; taking on odd jobs and missions so as not to starve.  This young group did well guarding a farmer’s sheep from feral trollkin.  They were fortunate not to encounter the “real” deal, trained by Dark Trolls to help defend their realm.  Though a few sheep were lost they started learning their tasks fairly well.  Young Augustus was particularly adept with the javelin, much like how adept I was with my Arbalest.  One was not so attentive, but the female was lethal with her deadly sword.  Who knows what adventure they will have this week?  Do they need my patronage?  No, I came too far in life to give things away to such underlings.  Let them prove themselves, and perhaps someday I will “notice” them.  I may let them dig latrines for my latest caravan.   The Cast of Ch

Stalking the Stalkers: Tactics to defeat the Nightstalkers in Kings of War

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  Stalking the Stalkers:   How to beat Nightstalkers with Kingdoms of Men There are two armies that Mantic created that ruins Kings of War for me.   Those are the Trident Realm and the Nightstalkers.   The reason why is they severely impede two phases of the game:   shooting (for Nightstalkers) and melee (for Trident Realm).   The ironic thing is that an army that can crush the Trident Realm will struggle against the Nightstalkers!     Army Overview of the Nightstalkers:   I am not going to waste time on this one. There are SO many good reviews of the Nightstalker army!   Just take the time out to listen or read them and absorb what they are saying. Direct Misfire: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-zuun2-1085dd7 Dash 28: (article) https://dash28.org/2020/07/11/kings-of-war-3rd-edition-nightstalkers/ Basic Tactics: The nice thing about Nightstalkers, unlike Trident Realms you can use what I call “orthodox” or “normal” tactics against them-except for shooting.   Their army
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  Re-Thinking the “Nordberg” The “Iron Circle” version of my Sam Nordberg Dash 28 list https://dash28.org/2020/07/19/kingdoms-of-men-tactics-for-all-comers/ One of the most influential articles for playing Kingdoms of Men was the Dash 28 article by Sam Nordberg.   The concepts contained in the article gave me hope for my Kingdoms of Men.   At one point I was despondent about their average abilities and no real strengths.   Sam gave me some great advice and ideas. Now all of my Kingdoms of Men lists are some sort of variant of his original list.   You don’t have to copy it directly, but there are “modules” in his list that are keys to victory.   These “modules” are what makes the list lethal.   The Pike Module: One of the most underappreciated “modules” in the Nordberg list is the “Pike Module”.   The “Pike Module” consists of both four or five regiments of Pikes, and three troops of Fanatics.   This is a very hard combo to defeat.   The Pikemen are basically invulnerable for on