Explaining Every Mordheim Warband (pt.1)

In this video, I go over some of the strengths and weaknesses of the Mordheim warbands. This is part one of a two-part series, so stay tuned for part two!
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[@bigyeticane]

Any game that gives you the option of paying a junkie assassin in drugs instead of gold deserves a reboot. I'm just saying, lol.

[@GetTabled]

All of those little touches are what make Mordheim so awesome. Like how when a warband captures an enemy, they can ransom them back to the enemy, but the Possessed warband gets to sacrifice them for experience.

[@jellyneckrules7971]

We let witch hunter's burn them for exp as well

[@ADhammer]

Happy 25 anniversary Mordheim!

[@Glennw]

I only just discovered Mordheim yesterday... Now I am obsessed. Thanks for recommending Broheim as a resource. Downloading all the rules.

[@GetTabled]

broheim.net has everything you need to play

[@bobroll6530]

Same I'm absolutely in love

[@crenstonlemark]

I'm a simple man, I see Mordheim, I like and subscribe!

[@GetTabled]

That is a good practice.

[@douglasblouir9185]

Loving all your Mordheim content. Keep it coming. 'Build it and they will come'. Looking forward to your audience finding you. Blood for the Blood God! Comments for the algorithm! Thumbs-up for content!

[@GetTabled]

Your confidence is appreciated!

[@houstonhall1144]

I really like your style of videos. Do you think you’ll make videos explaining Frostgrave basics and such?

[@GetTabled]

I was thinking of keeping the channel Mordheim related for now, since it is really the only game I play. I have played some Frostgrave in the past, so I may talk about it. I had some interest in making a Mordheim vs. Frostgrave video with another creator. Maybe we will visit the idea again.

[@Kragnorak]

First of all, congrats on painting all those armies - awesome! But I disagree heartily with your assessment of the rulebook and peeling back the curtain for this vid. I LOVE the rulebook precisely because it's main focus is on atmosphere with all the charts, statblocks and rules needed to run good games and campaigns. What is NEVER discussed in the rulebook is strategy and tactics and especially there is no focus on meta-gaming. To me, this is a positive because playing to win instead of watching your crappy hunchbacked dreg try to be a hero is a bit of a mistake. The randomness of rulesets like this leads to emergent storytelling as your brain has to rationalize what you just witnessed. I was lucky enough to get many of the Town Cryer mags, and their focus was first and foremost on making it look like a broadsheet from the Renaissance and they would atmospherically tell tales of Mordheim, Lustria, Khemria, etc. Even when rules and new warbands were introduced, there was little focus on game balance. Again, to me that's a good thing because mathematically balanced games are often stripped of crazy fun rules.

[@GetTabled]

Oh don’t get me wrong, I love the flavor and I don’t absolutely need my games to tell me how I should play. But I am a unique position that has me introduce a lot of new players to the game, and there are tons of questions that the rulebook doesn’t have clear answers for. It totally has everything you need in it to play the game, but finding the info you need is not always straightforward and sometimes requires interpretation. Thanks for watching.

[@username12120]

You got some fantastic classic models in your possessed warband, I'm pretty jealous, tbh.

[@GetTabled]

That is the warband I spent the most time hunting down models for. Thanks for watching!

[@jtrain9926]

My Reikland warband snowballed so quickly with lucky rolls. All crossbows, it was super unfun to play against.

[@GetTabled]

Crossbows are deadly. Some people use house rules to limit the amount of ranged weapons you can take into a fight to fix that sort of thing. I might make a video on house rules in the future.

[@jtrain9926]

@@GetTabledWe've been using the Lustria campaign random weather events, which does a good job of curtailing only shooting. Now I'm playing Skaven with 13 giant rats and minimal shooting (dying to get Knife Fighter on my Assassin though, we're also rolling skills randomly)

[@bottledxviolence5436]

For me as a German "Bestraufrung" is the weirdest name. Sounds like the idea was to take the german word for punishment but not to make it too obvious

[@GetTabled]

It took me about 5 tries to say it out loud, and I still don’t think I said it correctly lol.

[@bottledxviolence5436]

@@GetTabled Feel you. Bestrafung [bəˈʃtʁaːfʊŋ] would be the correct word but it's not GW if it's not complicated

[@dirkdemme4280]

​@@GetTabledit sounds perfect

[@piotrskodowski7544]

Cool videos. If you like Mordeheim chek out its spiritual fanmade sucessor Warheim Fantasy Skirmish.

[@GetTabled]

Thanks! I’ll have to check that out.

[@piotrskodowski7544]

@@GetTabled i switch ed to it and it is fun, so much modeling oportunieties and the game is cool too. Do not be discouragrd by the size of rule book. Most of it is warbands (there are around 60) missions and extra rules. Core is like 30 pages.

[@canaryinacoalmine1759]

What models did you use for your cult of the possessed warband?

[@GetTabled]

Magister, brethren, and darksouls are an old warhammer fantasy regiment of renown called Disciples of the Red Redemption. Possessed are classic metal bloodletters. Mutants are old champions of nurgle.

[@ChonmageXIV]

Another great video. Can't wait to see what the secret warband is. Ever since I discovered Mordheim I've wanted to make a dwarf warband, but I notice they are missing. Are they completely fan made?

[@kwest9747]

Mordheim is about supporters of the three pretender’s to the throne of the Empire - the mercenaries are hired to gather miraculous valuable Wyrdstone in support the claim of their respective patron. There is of course a fourth claimant - Von Carstein but he uses undead instead of normal mercenaries. Possessed are followers of the Shadowlord - whose coming was heralded by the wyrdcomet. Sisters are a local Church who try to remove Wyrdstone from the city. The witch hunters showed up to purge evil. Basically all factions are human, except the skaven which are always there under human cities and view warpstone as theirs. Dwarfs can be expeditionary and greedy, they aren’t local nor particularly enticed by evil magics as humans are. So dwarfs don’t fit as well into this largely human setting. This is why they aren’t in the base game. That said, though there are a good number of dwarfs in the Empire and they can travel down river to Mordheim from their mountain holds. Dwarfs were added as a supplemental warband in their monthly magazine, White Dwarf, and other publications as the first additional warband.

[@GetTabled]

@kwest9747 said it best. There is a dwarf treasure hunter warband, but it is not in the main rulebook. It is an official warband, though.

[@shockerck4465]

Nice! Undead, Witch hunters, and Skaven coming up. My 3 favorites.

[@GetTabled]

Thanks for watching! I’m partial to witch hunters and my secret 7th warband myself.

[@bythrone9973]

This is a very helpful informative video that I have been looking for since hearing about mordheim. Its very difficult to choose my first warband and was hoping a video like this could not only show me the look of different warbands but also some insight on the differences and mechanics of them. Can't wait for the rest of the warbands.

[@GetTabled]

Glad I could help!

[@davidcanty7903]

The whips of my Sisters were all stars. Miss my warband Flogging Molly!

[@GetTabled]

Whips are super mean! We’re also using a parry house rule in our current campaign. Having the parry trait forces the opponent to reroll their attack. So now whips are even meaner!

[@TheJankmaster]

Wasn’t part of the fun learning who was good at what? Like character development in a good movie. Winning is secondary in games built more on story. Just my opinion of course. Keep the content coming. Thanks

[@GetTabled]

I suppose that could fun. However, when I have limited time and money to spend on assembling warbands, I want to know what I am getting myself into. I'd hate to build an entire skaven warband only to find out I really don't like how skaven play.

[@TheJankmaster]

@@GetTabled that’s where your proxy it “counts as” comes in to play. To include “instructions” on how to play warband x is akin to cheat code that robs the player the immersion and exploration. Also in defense, as if it needs it , Mordheim was not a stand alone game without a depth of WHFB’s shared background. When it was released, I think it was niche enough that it was a safe assumption that the large majority of the people who picked it up were aware of Skaven (for example) traits and fighting style.

[@GetTabled]

@@TheJankmaster This is very true. The context in which a game released matters. My goal with this video was to make the game more approachable for people who might not have any knowledge of Warhammer as a setting, as there are lots of players who are completely new to wargaming showing interest in Mordheim. I myself had never played a tabletop war game or skirmish game before Mordheim. I have, on more than one occasion, played a game with a new player who spent their money and time on a new warband only to find out that it doesn't play in a way they had hoped it would.

[@donaldshults8957]

I really like this content. This hobby in unapproachable and you are really good at zooming in on what someone who hasn't played a bunch of games like this might wonder. I have been wondering a bit about the hired swords and which ones are worth making minis for and having available. It's silly but I even think a "supply list" would be cool. What do I want in a measuring device for example? haha

[@GetTabled]

That’s actually a great idea. I’m only missing a dwarf troll slayer for my hired sword collection. So once that is finished, I may put out a video on that.

[@primevalcelestialcarcass3998]

Love your content. Do you need assistance with audio by any chance? I'm an audio engineer by trade and I'd love to help you out if you need it.

[@GetTabled]

Thanks! Does it sound like I need audio help?

[@primevalcelestialcarcass3998]

@@GetTabled I think your audio sounds good, but things like buttoning stems, compression & master limiting, and denoising some of your recordings could go a long way without having to break the bank to purchase new equipment.

[@greenleader-vq2px]

Sisters are such a cool and slept on warband, they absolutely can wreck face with their whips and sig hammers, also slings. Damn shame the og models are insanely priced. Thanks for a great vid as usual 👍

[@GetTabled]

They are one of my favorites for sure. I played them for my narrative campaign, the Procession of Morr, and I ended up winning the whole thing. I was lucky enough to find all of my models for $10 a piece not too long ago.

[@tiaanjansevanvuuren9438]

I really enjoyed this thanks, looking forward to the next one. Are you also gonna talk about warbands not from the main rulebook?

[@GetTabled]

I will talk about at least one of them, as I have only played one. It will be in part 2. I may talk about more in the future if I get around to playing them.

[@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel]

This is pretty cool. I got challenged with Roll 4 Terrain by another KZbinr and it’s for Mordheim. I never played the game, but I’m hooked about it. I rolled for Smithy and The Alchemist’s Laboratory. I made 3D Terrain for it and making it available for free to download to 3D Print. I’m working on building a board based on the Roll 4 Terrain. Very interesting game. I’m hooked.

[@GetTabled]

It is very fun has a lot of room for DIY stuff. I am not a huge terrain builder yet, but I hope to make more pieces in the future. Thanks for watching.

[@kwest9747]

Great vid! Just one note, according to your screen shot in the video sister superiors as well as the matriarch may dual wield those Sigmarite warhammers.

[@GetTabled]

You are so correct! I’ve played tons of games of Mordheim and I still get things wrong lol. I think I will cut that part from the video. Thanks for watching.

[@MrSupertrooper1]

Starting a Mordheim game with my buds and can't wait to see the ratbois come to play

[@GetTabled]

Skaven are super fun! They will be in part 2.

[@MrSupertrooper1]

@@GetTabled Hey I can see you have frostgrave too, I've played that game too and would be really interested in a compare contrast between them

[@GetTabled]

@@MrSupertrooper1 not a bad idea!

[@smoth7]

People used to sit and comb through our book with love

[@darnokx9277]

A very helpful overview, thanks for sharing! That Cult warband made up of oldschool models... it warms my heart, so much. The late 90s Bloodletters are actually the youngest sculpts in there, right? Amazing!

[@GetTabled]

They just might be. I believe the nurgle champions I am using for my mutants are from '88. The beastmen and bloodletters are from the '90s, but I think the beastmen might be the youngest at '97. The darksouls, magister, and brethren are all from the disciples of the red redemption regiment of renown from '85!

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Good video! The flavor text at the beginning of the Warbands section (where it's Luthor talking to you) hints at what each warband is capable of, but it definitely doesn't lay it out for you.

[@GetTabled]

Thanks so much for watching. Yes the rulebook is full of nice flavor stuff but not much in terms of actual gameplay advice.

[@ja37d-34]

Now, the first Town Cryer warbands from the WD issues (Ie O&Gs!! ;) )

[@GetTabled]

I’ve not played O&G, but I have the models for them. I may talk about them in the future. Thanks for watching!

[@ja37d-34]

@@GetTabled Ah cool. I love the rulebook warbands but having those first like Stunties, O&Gs too.. Adds fun as well. But I´m biased, I only play Greenskins..

[@GetTabled]

@@ja37d-34 I’ve played against greenskins a few times, both orc mob and black orcs, and they are pretty wild. When animosity rolls aren’t slowing the game down too much it has been fun lol.

[@knastrarn]

cant wait for pt2!

[@GetTabled]

Coming soon!

[@SonySteals]

Can’t stop looking at this ring lmao it just looks out of place lol

[@torymiddlebrooks]

Man, I was looking forward to Witch Hunters and gave the ol' bait and switch with the Sisters! Guess I'll just have to wait for the next one...

[@GetTabled]

You won’t be waiting too long I promise!

[@nebbynoo1127]

Love these videos very helpful and informative

[@GetTabled]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

[@hogs0war]

Great video, it was easy to follow along and information as presented well. Your minis are also painted very nicely. Well done.

[@GetTabled]

Thank you so much!

[@PvC-MTG]

Links to the various models?

[@GetTabled]

I don't have links, but... Mercenaries: Games Workshop Skaven: Games Workshop, Reaper rat ogre Undead: Reaper vampire and dregs, Games Workshop ghouls, wolves and zombie Sisters of Sigmar: Games Workshop original Mordheim models Possessed: Games Workshop (various vintage models) Witch Hunters: Knucklebones Miniatures Carnival: Gaspez Arts and Old School Miniatures

[@the_wanderer8898]

I've been craving Mordheim for a couple years now. I think it's time to crack out my old cases again.

[@GetTabled]

Do it!!!

[@the_wanderer8898]

@GetTabled I have reclaimed the treasures of a forgotten age! Now I need to wake up some greedy thugs to actually play.

[@gourdidol]

Such a great video - another great job. Thank you!

[@GetTabled]

Thanks so much!

[@ianwilborn8239]

This is great for someone like me who is interested but wants to see what kind of warbands there are.

[@GetTabled]

I am glad the video was helpful!

[@Fox01313]

Great work! I'm surprised that some game designer or expert at the game hasn't made a section of popular sidebars/examples as a companion piece.

[@GetTabled]

Yes the closest thing we have to that is the errata and FAQ. It would be nice to have an expanded rulebook with all of the same art but with some nice diagrams and sidebars to help solve edge cases. Thanks for watching!

[@georgiiparkin]

Thanks . Grait intro

[@GetTabled]

Thanks for watching!

[@EdwardEast-x1j]

Have been interested in Mordheim for the last few years, but probably won't play for a long time coming but have some guys that I may persuade! Lovely videos and now with the knowledge I will have to make another few war bands :D

[@GetTabled]

Mordheim is a great game! If you can't convince people to play, perhaps a local store or online group can help. Thanks for watching!