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Why Play Abyssal Dwarfs

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	==Why Play Abyssal Dwarfs==		==Why Play Abyssal Dwarfs==
	Abyssal Dwarfs are the lost Dwarfs in the world of Pannithor living near the Abyss. They are sinister Dwarfs with a love for wealth and treachery plus war engines. They are technically and magically advanced and ~~owns~~ several slave races.		Abyssal Dwarfs are the lost Dwarfs in the world of Pannithor living near the Abyss. They are sinister Dwarfs with a love for wealth and treachery plus war engines. They are technically and magically advanced and own several slave races.

	While they seem to be a shooting army, they have a grinding playstyle supported by Hammer units which should strike first.		While they seem to be a shooting army, they have a grinding playstyle supported by Hammer units which should strike first.

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Why Play Abyssal Dwarfs

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	==Why Play Abyssal Dwarfs==		==Why Play Abyssal Dwarfs==
	Abyssal Dwarfs are the ~~[[Chaos Dwarves]]~~ of ~~[[Kings of War]]~~. They ~~even got big hats. So if you like cool hats,~~ sinister Dwarfs with a love for wealth and treachery plus war engines~~, this is the army for you~~.		Abyssal Dwarfs are the lost Dwarfs in the world of Pannithor living near the Abyss. They are sinister Dwarfs with a love for wealth and treachery plus war engines. They are technically and magically advanced and owns several slave races.

	~~They~~ have a grinding playstyle.		While they seem to be a shooting army, they have a grinding playstyle supported by Hammer units which should strike first.

	==Army Special Rules (3rd edition)==		==Army Special Rules (3rd edition)==

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	*'''Throwing Mastiffs:''' Any unit equipped with mutated throwing mastiffs has a once per game shooting attack with a range of 12 inches. This shooting attack gives you 8 dice that hit on a 4+ with Piercing (1).		*'''Throwing Mastiffs:''' Any unit equipped with mutated throwing mastiffs has a once per game shooting attack with a range of 12 inches. This shooting attack gives you 8 dice that hit on a 4+ with Piercing (1).

	==Unit Analysis (~~3nd~~ Edition)==		==Unit Analysis (3rd Edition)==
	===Hero===		===Hero===
	*'''Abyssal Grotesque Champion:''' A beastly hero so grotesque that has now a model. Large cavalry hero with Brutal, Crushing Strength (2), Nimble, Regeneration (5+), and Thunderous Charge (1), Vicious (Melee) but only 5 attacks. 140pts.		*'''Abyssal Grotesque Champion:''' A beastly hero so grotesque that has now a model. Large cavalry hero with Brutal, Crushing Strength (2), Nimble, Regeneration (5+), and Thunderous Charge (1), Vicious (Melee) but only 5 attacks. 140pts.

1d4chan>Chimonas: Big update for 3rd edition and some minor changes to the description.

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	*'''Abyssal Halfbreeds:''' Your iconic cavalry. For 125 points you get 5 of these guys at troop strength. They come with Crushing Strength (1), Regeneration (5+), and Thunderous Charge (1). They hit on a 3+ and will generally get +2 to their damage rolls with a re-roll on all 1s, making them surprisingly hard hitters, especially with their speed of 8. Solid choice for damage output.		*'''Abyssal Halfbreeds:''' Your iconic cavalry. For 125 points you get 5 of these guys at troop strength. They come with Crushing Strength (1), Regeneration (5+), and Thunderous Charge (1). They hit on a 3+ and will generally get +2 to their damage rolls with a re-roll on all 1s, making them surprisingly hard hitters, especially with their speed of 8. Solid choice for damage output.

	*'''~~Abyssal Grotesques~~:''' ~~The big brothers of your iconic cavalry~~. ~~For 165 points you're getting 3 of them at troop size, with only 1 more attack than~~ the ~~Halfbreeds, but Crushing Strength (2), Brutal, and a 5+ save with~~ better ~~nerve, making them more survivable~~, but they hit on 4+ because of their slow reflexes, or something. Compared to Halfbreeds, a troop of Grotesques is 40 points more expensive and a Horde is 55 points more expensive, with only 1 more attack for the troop and 2 more for the horde, meaning the Halfbreeds are ~~much more efficient at killing things, but the Grotesques live longer and hit harder against 5+ and 6+ armor saves~~.		*'''Slave Orc Gore Riders:''' Cheap chargers, great for flank charges that ignore Yellow-Bellied. Generally Halfbreeds will get the job done better, but they are there in case you want cavalry you really don't care about losing.

	*'''~~Slave Orc Gore Riders~~:''' ~~Cheap chargers~~, ~~great for flank charges that ignore Yellow-Bellied. Generally~~ Halfbreeds ~~will get the job done~~ better, but they are ~~there in case you want cavalry you really don't care about losing~~.		===Large Cavalry===
			*'''Abyssal Grotesques:''' The big brothers of your iconic cavalry. For 165 points you're getting 3 of them at regiment size, with only 1 more attack than the Halfbreeds, but Crushing Strength (2), Brutal, and 5+ regeneration with better nerve, making them more survivable, but they hit on 4+ because of their slow reflexes, or something. Compared to Halfbreeds, a regiment of Grotesques is 40 points more expensive and a Horde is 55 points more expensive, with only 1 more attack for the troop and 2 more for the horde, meaning the Halfbreeds are much more efficient at killing things, but the Grotesques live longer and hit harder against 5+ and 6+ defence units.

	===Monsters===		===Monsters===

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War Engines

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	===War Engines===		===War Engines===
	*'''Angkor Heavy Mortar:''' The biggest war engine in the army. As with the other war engines here, it has Indirect Fire and Reload! This one throws out a single Blast (D6+4) shot with Piercing (3), meaning you're getting between 5 and 10 potential wounds that each get a +3 to their wound rolls. ~~Shooting at 48" like most war engines,~~ it is the ~~best of~~ the ~~bunch for your points~~.		*'''Angkor Heavy Mortar:''' The biggest war engine in the army. As with the other war engines here, it has Indirect Fire and Reload! This one throws out a single Blast (D6+4) shot with Piercing (3), meaning you're getting between 5 and 10 potential wounds that each get a +3 to their wound rolls. While that all sounds great you're paying a lot of points for something that will hit a third of the time making it very feast or famine. Be prepared to have it crush a unit or two in the first couple turns or have it do nothing the first couple turns and become useless when you have no targets to shoot once melee starts to happen.

	*'''G'rog Mortar:''' The Momma Bear of the Three War Engines. Sits between the huge punch of the Angkor and the reliable shots of the Katsuchan, the G'rog is pretty unimpressive, with only a d6+2 blast, and only piercing 2 for 20 points less than the Angkor. Generally not something to look at unless you REALLY need those twenty points spent elsewhere.		*'''G'rog Mortar:''' The Momma Bear of the Three War Engines. Sits between the huge punch of the Angkor and the reliable shots of the Katsuchan, the G'rog is pretty unimpressive, with only a d6+2 blast, and only piercing 2 for 20 points less than the Angkor. Generally not something to look at unless you REALLY need those twenty points spent elsewhere.
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	*'''Katsuchan Rocket Launcher:''' The smaller war engine. Like the other war engines it has Indirect Fire and Reload! With Blast (D3) and Piercing (1) you're not making quite the impact that the heavy mortar makes, but it is also 35 points cheaper. It does get 3 attacks instead of 1, but you're also losing 2 points to Piercing and that Blast (D6+4). Thus you get between 3 and 9 potential wounds with a +1 to their rolls with the rocket launcher, while the heavy mortar puts out 5 to 10 potential wounds with a +3 to their rolls for 35 points more. The upside is that you're likely to still hit at least once with your shots, so you'll get some small value from your shooting every round, instead of relying on getting lucky with your mortars. Reliable and cheap, but doesn't hit particularly hard.		*'''Katsuchan Rocket Launcher:''' The smaller war engine. Like the other war engines it has Indirect Fire and Reload! With Blast (D3) and Piercing (1) you're not making quite the impact that the heavy mortar makes, but it is also 35 points cheaper. It does get 3 attacks instead of 1, but you're also losing 2 points to Piercing and that Blast (D6+4). Thus you get between 3 and 9 potential wounds with a +1 to their rolls with the rocket launcher, while the heavy mortar puts out 5 to 10 potential wounds with a +3 to their rolls for 35 points more. The upside is that you're likely to still hit at least once with your shots, so you'll get some small value from your shooting every round, instead of relying on getting lucky with your mortars. Reliable and cheap, but doesn't hit particularly hard.

	*'''Dragon Fire Team:''' Not really a traditional war engine, but a ~~poor~~ replica of ~~the Goblin's War Trombone~~. 50 points nets you ~~Breath Weapon~~ (10) on ~~Dwarfen~~ legs. ~~The comparison hurts, with~~ the ~~Trombone only costing 15 points more for faster movement,~~ piercing ~~(1),~~ and ~~two more shots. Just take Decimators instead~~.		.;
			'''Dragon Fire Team:''' Not really a traditional war engine but a cheaper replica of other breath weapons. 50 points nets you a cheap breath weapon (10) on dwarven legs. While it doesn't have the amount of shots of a dwarven flame belcher or the piercing of a goblin war trombone its ability to move and fire with vicious makes it an easy add to any army.

	==Tactics==		==Tactics==

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Monsters

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	===Monsters===		===Monsters===
	*'''Greater Obsidian Golem:''' The bigger cousin of your large infantry. This one has Crushing Strength (3) due to it's larger size. You get 8 attacks for 160 points with a ~~defence~~ of 6+ like the smaller version. It ~~also flees~~ on ~~an 18+, making~~ it ~~more stable~~. ~~Not terrible, but you~~ have better ~~choices in your war engines for your points~~.		*'''Greater Obsidian Golem:''' The bigger cousin of your large infantry. This one has Crushing Strength (3) due to it's larger size. You get 8 attacks for 160 points with a defense of 6+ like the smaller version. It has one more nerve then a horde of smaller ones and a much smaller frontage allowing for easier multi-charges with your units while limiting your enemy from ganging up units on it. A solid hammer that is able to be surged into flanks easily though the smaller ones have better damage output due to their much higher amount of attacks.

	===War Engines===		===War Engines===

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Large Infantry

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	===Large Infantry===		===Large Infantry===
	*'''Lesser Obsidian Golems:''' Large infantry that surprisingly enough isn't quite like their [[Warhammer Fantasy]] counterparts. These have Crushing Strength (2) and Shambling. They hit on a 4+ and have a defence of 6+, so they're not taking wounds very easily. They are ~~expensive, however,~~ at 135 points for 3 with ~~only~~ a ~~total~~ of ~~9 attacks. Your points~~ are ~~better spent~~ on ~~something else~~.		*'''Lesser Obsidian Golems:''' Large infantry that surprisingly enough isn't quite like their [[Warhammer Fantasy]] counterparts. These have Crushing Strength (2) and Shambling. They hit on a 4+ and have a defence of 6+, so they're not taking wounds very easily. They are priced around the same as other elementals at 135 points for a regiment and 210 for a horde but have the toughness of Earth elementals with the crushing strength of fire while swapping pathfinder for vicious. This is a good anvil unit that while isn't able to put a lot of wounds out they are able to put out reliable wounds on most anything.

	===Cavalry===		===Cavalry===