Originally Posted by
King Chud
I think the 8th edition rulebook has some ostermark colors. As far as what works for Empire, I have a friend who plays them. He does very well at 2000 to 2500 point games where he uses small 5 man units of knights of chaff, 2 4 man units of demigryphs, and one 12 man unit of inner circle knights with an arch lector with crown of command. He uses two cannons, but they always misfire on him. I've trounced him in the bigger 5000 to 6000 point games, where he uses his knights as large units with Kurt Helborg. He is thinking of switching from lances on his knights to great weapons because he feels the knights don't have the staying power in big fights. I think if he had more chaff units in the bigger games he could dictate the setup for which fights he wants. He is thinking of getting 50 more Empire knights with great weapons just for chaff. 10 units of crossbow men or archers do just the same thing, and cost less for chaff units. The special chariot that gives Empire +1 to hit in melee is also annoying. My friend hasn't gotten that yet. And he wants to stay away from steamtanks.