The Daemon's Claw

I played a game of Saga Age of Magic today at the Club. I used my old Warhammer Dark Elf army as a Great Kingdom. I used the Sapphire Elves sublist Mounted Warlord Mounted Sorceress 1.5 points of Hearthguard and a Paladin on Cold Ones 1 Behemoth 3.5 points of Warriors 1 with bows and 1 mounted and a block of 12 with spears 1 warmachine The Dwarfs were invading, maybe trying to recover the entrance to one of their underground dwellings. We were using the diagonal deployment The Dwarfs come boiling out of their stone lair grey with dust. Their initial advance was cautious. The Dark Elves maneuver forwards. The crossbowmen slide out of the woods to get within range of the sacred cauldron. I then promptly forgot to use this ability. There are some Dwarf warriors out on the left hand look a bit isolated so the Hydra, the Warlord, Sorceress and mounted warriors shuffle over that way. The bolt shooter tries to shoot the creatures but they save. I spent all of my dice on abilities so I had a l...

 I thought it would be useful to talk about the Undead Army I was planning to take to Adepticon. Heroes and Wizards I made a mounted Wizard, a wizard on foot and a mounted character that could be the Lieutenant or the Warlord. I ended up taking the mounted Necromancer (a unique Undead option that allows you to make your warlord into a Wizard). I liked this option because it meant the general could stay out of danger and still affect the outcome of the battle. I liked the mounted option because I still had the ability to get to where I needed to to cast spells and he could make use of bodyguards and more importantly have the ability to use We Obey. That's the equivalent of 6 extra Saga dice over the game. I used the Lieutenant in several games but found him to be underwhelming. I swapped him for an extra creature to make that unit more effective.  The Lieutenant is quite good as a tank, he can take a hit and help set up the enemy for a counter charge. I never used the a...