[Imperial Commander Gent]

Originally Posted by experiment 626

well, here's what i've quickly hammered out as a possible starting force... please keep in mind i'm doing this from old 'return of the king' rulebook so the pts may or may not be a bit off??!

Lord of the Rings Campaign list;

300pts:

Khalil Fellblade, Easterling Captain w/Easterling halberd & heavy armour
cost; 55pts
I like this guy! He is simple, effective and worth his points!

Gorefang, Orc Captain w/hand weapon, shield, Warg
cost; 55 pts
Good

8 Easterlings w/hand weapon, spear, shield
cost; 80 pts
Points were off here, Easterlings armed with spears can fight 2 ranks deep, so 2 of these guys for every one shield guy is a nice ratio. Makes a powerful phalaynx.

4 Orcs w/hand weapon, two-handed weapon.
cost; 24 pts
Points were off here too

4 Orcs w/hand weapon, shield
cost; 24 pts
I like them to go with the 2-handed weapon guys and create a little flanking force.

6 Orcs w/hand weapon, orc bow
cost; 36 pts
Your points were off here too.

4 Warg Riders w/hand weapon, throwing spear, shield
cost; 60 pts
points were off here
should come out to 298pts total.

now a few questions;
a) while i know that gothmog rides a warg, is it an easily feasable thing for a mordor force or is it best left to isengard armies?!

b) would a banner be worth losing a few orcs or an easterling or two or should i stick to more numbers?

cheers!

334 points total here. I advise dropping the captain on a warg. You dont need 2 captain at such a low points value. Take the extra 20 points in addition to dropping 2 orcs with bows and get an orc with a banner, trust me, it's worth it.