Lechetern rallied a large host and some Word Bearer allies, bitterly embracing the opportunity for revenge against the Tau Empire. I’ll say it now – he did not succeed; the Tau Empire was victorious by a reasonable length. I'll also admit I made some mistakes with my list but my opponent and friend Alyssa has forgiven this. We both had a good time.
Lechetern's host assembled, eager to bring carnage. It has become mandatory for Lechetern to start as close to the middle as possible because of his durability and my reluctance to deep strike him. The Plaguebearers huddled up in the corner were elected to deep strike. The fact they were all bunched up served to remind me.
Commander Farsight and his unit opted to Deep Strike.
The resolute Tau were ready to hold the line against us. It was especially nice to see the new Broadside models in action.
The pathfinders took up position in a good spot of ruins. They were very hard to assault - owing to the Gravity Inhibitor Drone I was unable to land a charge. I first learned this when 3 out of 4 of my Plague Drones got burned by the Tau's awesome overwatch.
The Hammerhead takes aim. However, the Skullcannon stunned it and the Screamers destroyed it in Turn 2 (or 3?).
Possessed spotted!
But only 2 Possessed and their leading Sorceror made it to assault the Piranhas with the Beasts of Nurgle. They damaged the vehicles but failed to destroy them. Now in the open, they were blasted to oblivion. Farsight and his unit certainly had a lot to do with that after Deep Striking nearby.
Unfortunately Lechetern was nearby too and Iron Arm combined with the effects of the Grimoire of True Names made him ridiculously hard to wound. He charged Commander Farsight's unit and although the Commander put up a fight in the challenge, the Great Unclean One eventually prevailed. He then killed all but two of the Battlesuits who fled, ensuring the beast's subsequent peril. Despite regaining some Wounds thanks to Soul Feeder and having his Toughness boosted to 8, he was still blasted back to the Warp in Turn 5 or 6 by the Devilfish, Pathfinders and Broadside Team. I was impressed that it took all of that to take off his remaining 4 wounds. His dismal howl seemed endless, despite having something to eat this time.
The Kroot performed extremely well. They won the firefight with the Cultists and defeated my Herald-led Plaguebearers in close combat. The latter must have taken 5 or 6 combat rounds before we saw one side wipe out the other but the Kroot got there.
I was a bit concerned about the Piranhas parking behind the Skullcannon but then I remembered they had Turboboosted, disallowing them from shooting. The Skullcannon turned around and rammed them, but this had exposed its rear to the Broadsides. Very, very stupid of me – I should have wheeled the cannon around to the right side of the Piranhas before charging them.
This was a very daring move that paid off to my chagrin. When it deposited its passengers behind the Skullcannon which then proceeded to kill the remaining Obliterators (which took heavy losses from the Broadside Team) to earn Alyssa a hard fought victory.
Lechetern was incensed with his Herald sapping his essence with Grimoire of True Names, but in his infinite non-forgiveness he decreed that his treacherous servant was lucky he had not tried to usurp him at the wrong times. In fact he had done this at some of the right times, such as when Lechetern had been taking a lot of fire and during one of these times the Warp Storm had strengthened, increasing his Invulnerable Save to 2+.
However, Lechetern punished his Herald, tasking him with the odious chore of counting every organism (flies, maggots and other things) in the Garden of Nurgle. This would take eternity and even worse is how time flows in the Realm of Chaos. Lechetern’s Herald is now even more anxious for any opportunity to join him in battle. He is lucky he is still needed.
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