As I mentioned in my previous post, my trollkin have been talking to me and I'm looking for options so I can finally use them. In addition to Song of Blades and Heroes, I really want to use them for Warlords of Erehwon but how? Naturally there isn't a trollkin list for Erehwon and while I could build a custom list for them, I want to be able to run them in casual play without the list being an issue.
Looking over the current lists on This Gaming Life, Rick Priestly's blog dedicated to Erehwon, the best fit I can find is actually the dwarfs. Ironic since the trollkin tower over the dwarf minis in my collection, but otherwise it makes sense. Both are clan based cultures that have access to some black powder weapons, but also tap into the power of runes. So with that decided, let's take a look at how I'm going to line up the trollkin with the dwarven units.
First and foremost, every army has to be lead by a lord. Of my trollkin leader minis, Borka has always been a favorite of mine so that's an easy choice! And no lord worth his salt doesn't have a bodyguard so two of my champions will hop on over into his personal retinue.
Next is the hero and this is another easy one. Who is the ultimate hero in a trollkin's eye? The fell caller, of course! A couple of big axes and a stone torch as a back banner make him the perfect hero for the kriel!
And speaking of kriel, you can't really have a kriel without having some warriors to defend it. And this is where I hit a bit of a snag. I never bought kriel warriors myself because the minis were (and are) very expensive. As these were pewter minis, and hefty ones at that, I can understand the need to have a higher monetary cost, it was just hard to justify that when the unit was so... average? The one unit of these that I do have I bought from a friend that realized the Trollbloods just weren't for him. Sounds good, right? Except he only had nine of them for some reason. As a single unit I can make this work, but that's the only way it will work. With a minimum of five models per unit, ya just can't make two units out of nine!
How to solve this? By slightly breaking my rule to not buy any more miniatures this year... dang it! Then again, I was able to snag the new plastic box of ten warriors and three caber throwers for just over half price so that's not too bad. Not sure what I'll use the caber throwers for yet, but I'm sure I can find something. Maybe a counts as catapult? Could be entertaining...
Next I wanted to incorporate some ranged ability for my list which made the scattergunners I'd picked up the perfect choice. In this case, these are counts as dwarf handgunners... which seems a bit silly? A scattergun should be a bit more potent than a pistol but ah well... these are the choices you make with a counts as list!
And the last unit (so far anyway...) are my stone scribes. Now these are a bit different since they don't really have any armor to speak of, at least compared to the other trollkin. Then again, in the lore they are supposed to accompany the krielstone bearer and are willing to sacrifice themselves to keep him alive... sounds like a good fit for the dwarf crazed psychotic axe welding maniacs if you ask me, which makes them a fun little addition to this list.
Of course there are still some options that I want to look at adding... a runesmith, some kind of artillery... but what I have gives me a solid core for a good sized army so this is a great start. Now if only I hadn't left my procreate at the house so I could start working on filling their bases... something to add to the list for this weekend! Until next time...
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