battle report - 2012/02/28

So I was able to get in one game in on Tuesday night.  We have been meeting for games in the basement of a small bar.  Food is great, the beer is great and it is a nice place to play a few games and have a waiter attend your needs :-D.

My list:

Feora, Protector of the Flame (42 pts)
* Redeemer
* Templar
* Vanquisher
* Hierophant
Choir of Menoth (Leader and 3 Grunts)
Exemplar Errants (Leader and 9 Grunts)
* Exemplar Errant Officer & Standard Bearer
Eiryss, Angel of Retribution
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
The Wrack (3 wracks)
2 x Vassal of Menoth

Reserves (8 pts)
Full unit of zealots + UA

My opponents list:

Lich Lord Asphyxios (42 pts)
* 2 x Deathripper
* Skarlock Thrall
Bane Knights (Leader and 9 Grunts)
Bane Thralls (Leader and 5 Grunts)
Bile Thralls (Leader and 5 Grunts)
The Withershadow Combine
Bane Lord Tartarus
General Gerlak Slaughterborn
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist
2 x Warwitch Siren

Reserves (8 pts)
Full satyxis blood witches + UA

This was the first game I played with reserves for the new 2012 SR scenarios (still need to get myself a copy of them).  I don't think the full unit of zealots were optimal, it was all I really had except for a few light warjacks (which actually might not have been a bad idea).  I forget what the scenario was called but I ended up losing by it.  He never even popped his feat!  I got to witness the horror that is the excarnate/bile thrall trick and lost a good portion of my KEE due to that trick, plus the blood witch hag preventing my KEE from using their sacrifice trick.  Rhupert did a good job and even beat down one of the witches (last attempt ditch moves).

What I did find was that the templar was pretty much just watching the battle most of the time since I never gave him a good opportunity to get in and tussle with anyone.  I don't think he fits in this list and I would rather run 2 vanquishers instead.   I think if I subbed that, it would be a much better/performant list.

All and all it was a fun game (my first vs eGaspy) and I would gladly rematch it given I could tweak my list as well (not sure what I would put in for my reserves).