Just other thoughts.
There's really no actual reason to read this; my opinions on things don't really mean all that much, and my problems aren't exactly all that relatable.
I've been going through various army lists for my Lumineth for a few hours now, and reconsidering some stuff that I'd been dead-set on doing previously. Namely, I've been considering the value of running named characters instead of their generic equivalents. Initially it was just whether Sevireth was worthwhile in my planned Hurakan force due to having his Great Nation keyword removed (this makes him able to take and benefit from any of the Great Nations rather than just Ymetrica), but it's also spread from there to the possibility of using Avalenor instead of an Alarith Spirit of the Mountain.
For reference, Avalenor is 20 points more than an Alarith Spirit (360/340 points), and his weapons are slightly worse than - but his abilities are straight improvements over - the generic version. Avalenor makes the list he joins 810 points, while the Alarith Spirit makes the same list 790 points - in the former case, an extra unit of Stoneguard and the Rune of Petrification endless spell would be added to make it 980 points; meanwhile in the latter list the two Stoneguard units would be increased from 5 models to 10.
Both options have merit, and I'm really not sure what to go with. I know people have no particular interest these thoughts, nor will most people understand (or care enough to investigate) the various names I tend to use. Sorry about taking up the time of anyone who actually reads this.
I've been going through various army lists for my Lumineth for a few hours now, and reconsidering some stuff that I'd been dead-set on doing previously. Namely, I've been considering the value of running named characters instead of their generic equivalents. Initially it was just whether Sevireth was worthwhile in my planned Hurakan force due to having his Great Nation keyword removed (this makes him able to take and benefit from any of the Great Nations rather than just Ymetrica), but it's also spread from there to the possibility of using Avalenor instead of an Alarith Spirit of the Mountain.
For reference, Avalenor is 20 points more than an Alarith Spirit (360/340 points), and his weapons are slightly worse than - but his abilities are straight improvements over - the generic version. Avalenor makes the list he joins 810 points, while the Alarith Spirit makes the same list 790 points - in the former case, an extra unit of Stoneguard and the Rune of Petrification endless spell would be added to make it 980 points; meanwhile in the latter list the two Stoneguard units would be increased from 5 models to 10.
Both options have merit, and I'm really not sure what to go with. I know people have no particular interest these thoughts, nor will most people understand (or care enough to investigate) the various names I tend to use. Sorry about taking up the time of anyone who actually reads this.
