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05-17-2007
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| Each Shot Kills Spam (She never misses)      Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Downers Grove IL
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 |  greatswwords? Hey I have about 19 of these guys and I have yet to play a game with them. Though Im not too fimilar with Empire I was wondering if they were any good. |
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05-17-2007
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| Your Local Ori Prior   Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: According to some I dont actually exist, or I am not a real person!
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  | The most useful tactic with them is to put an elector count with armor of meteoric iron and a great weapon in to the unit and they are a stubborn bodyguard that is pretty hard to shift!
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05-18-2007
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| Your Local Ori Prior Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: According to some I dont actually exist, or I am not a real person!
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| Yeah, It works pretty good! I have had some major successes with it! That Elector Count is cheap and efficient and hard to kill!
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05-18-2007
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| Filthy, Dirty Radical    Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lost in a blizzard, somewhere near toronto!
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| better yet, throw a warrior priest w/great weapon & AoMI into the unit and now you get S5 attacks combined with hatred! add on a detachment of 9 halberdiers in a 3x3 formation for negating the enemy's rank bonus and another detachment of 5-6 archers to act as a front skirmish screen and you've got a rock hard assault punch! you can even save the AoMI and simply give the priest heavy armour & a barded warhorse for a slightly weaker 3+ save... cheers!
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06-21-2007
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| Primer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle, Wa
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| The Battle Standard Bearer makes for a good character to lead a Greatswords unit as well - rerollable Stubborn means they're not going anywhere. Either give him the AoMI or Holy Relic to keep him alive or opt for a magical banner to add some voodoo. |
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09-30-2007
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| Discord Chaos and death!!    Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lurking in Sin City
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| ImHo Greatswords work really well in units of 25men  except against chosen....Hard as bastards
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10-23-2007
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| Trooper  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Caracas / Venezuela
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| They are tough guys... Make sure to charge always! They are very slow, but hit hard and with good weapon skill; they could fight monsters and tough enemies. Their save is amazing Donīt waste their power with numerous weak enemies, send them against monsters or tought troops. i play with 12 of the (all i have) in my games... and the stubborn saves the day
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10-24-2007
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| Trooper  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Belfast/Maghera(Northern Ireland)
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| Use a unit of twenty of them led by a warrior priest. Hold them back in your line and use them defensively. Don't have them slogging off down the battlefield. Fight on your terms. To use them most effectively they should be a unit of twenty.
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10-29-2007
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| Trooper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Caracas / Venezuela
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| yes always use complete ranks of 5! itīs better to keep the rank bonus for combat resolution. Even if they fail they have stubborn to check morale unmodified. They are very good against tought guys. Donīt waste them with weak numerous enemies.
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