NOOB'S GUIDE to SKARSNIK

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A Noob's Guide to SKARSNIK the SUPREME RULER of EIGHT PEAKS, and everyone's favorite pint-sized Greenskin who is a legendary lord in the KING AND THE WARLORD DLC for TOTAL WAR: Warhammer. And also Gobbla.
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This is part 1 of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Eight Peaks series.
Noob's Guide to Skarsnik: • NOOB'S GUIDE to SKARSNIK
Noob's Guide to Belegar: • NOOB'S GUIDE to BELEGA...
Noob's Guide to Queek: • NOOB'S GUIDE to QUEEK ...
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[@InquisitorThomas]

“Snotlings don’t appear in the game so they don’t matter.” *Two weeks later* CA: “ARE YOU GUYS HYPED FOR SOME SNOTLING PUMPWAGONS?! CAUSE WE’VE GOT THREE VARIANTS!!!”

[@lucasbeck1391]

HYPEEEEEEEE

[@bernardolima3065]

Fun fact, skarsnik to disprove the fact night goblins would die if met with sunlight, scaled one of the 8 peaks and later bathed in the sun even as it burnt his skin. This was what he took as a sign that he was chosen by the gods to conquer the peaks.

[@liamberthou-lochet6880]

knowing skarsnik got a whole chapter to himself in the book of grudges, and that he had a special place just for him on squeek's rack makes it feel like the most wholesome bro-mance in warhammer fantasy.

[@shrektheeverchosen6457]

Queek*

[@scamin441]

@@shrektheeverchosen6457 *headtaker

[@thekidcobra7734]

@@scamin441 I got a page in the book of grudges for evading taxes Help

[@Aliencommander1245]

Skarsnik gets shafted in the End Times, but comes back in age of sigmar as a tiny comet, eternally blessed to follow around and orbit The Bad Moon avatar of gorkamorka as it floats through the mortal realms

[@retardcorpsman]

Togetic Pretty heartwarming if you ask me.

[@Vesmir789]

I never heard this before, but I kinda absolutely love it. What's the source, the Gloomspite Gitz battletome?

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

if i recall right queek got the eightpeaks after making a lasting peace deal with belegar

[@pile-o-nonsense3688]

@@thanquolrattenherz9665 I remember that Queek killed Belegar and then got butcherd by Thorgrim.

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

@@pile-o-nonsense3688 thorgrim cheated

[@patricktracey1939]

Welcome to A Noob’s Guide to a hellscape campaign where every turn becomes, who’s gonna declare war on/ kill me?

[@marshallbernarte8216]

Salution? Play Phaliaus Darkblade (I know that's not his name lol) and be line to get the sword of Khaine. Take over the Broken island province and capitalize in slavery. Let Tzar Can take over and only recruit Black Arks. Black ark lords are the only lords who will not deffect and the fact that the Broken Island province is mostly harbors means that Black Ark lords can defend them. Army build? 1 Phaliaus Darkblade (With the Sword of Khaine Dominating and not the Warpsword) 1 Regiment of renown chariot that is Anti large 1 Cold one Chariot 1 Regiment of renown Blood Queen's executioners 1 Regiment of Renown Red Siren with a follower that gives stalk and snipe (assigned in one of the Tzar Can quests.) 2 Har Ganeth Executioners 1 Regiment of Renown Raven Herelds 1 Sorceress (Fire for AOE incase infantry is up the ass) 1 Sorceress (Shadow for buffs for Phaliaus) 2 Black Guards of Nagorond And the rest Bolt Claw throwers The strategy is to let the artilliary do its work and the chariots harras or do counter artilliary while phalliaus murders everything while having artilliary support. It is smart to also give him the healing potion for longer sustainabillity. The reason for why he should have Khaine's blade instead of Worpsword is so he can kill off single entity targets easily. He's already pretty good against infantry mobs so let kim kill big things too.

[@TrueScottsmen]

@@marshallbernarte8216 This does literally nothing to help skarsniks campaign

[@Sir_Bucket]

Also known as Queek's firsts 50 turns

[@clairelili873]

@@Sir_Bucket and then queek gets his weapons teams and stormvermin ready to eat anyone who dares looks him funny

[@gammothguy297]

That is accurate to the campaign I just did. I was literally at war with every faction adjacent to me at one point, and I didn’t declare war on any of them myself.

[@Achillez098]

"Skarsnick doesn't appear in End Times because the writer forgot about him" Woah, I didn't know Warhammer lore was written by the same people who wrote Season 8 of Game of Thrones...

[@stephenmemelord2303]

Araki Forgot

[@DarkLordOfSweden]

This comparison is so accurate it gave me a double dose of PTSD

[@Grivehn]

Seeing what the End Times was compared to prievous lore, Im pretty sure if its not the same people, they were on the same level at the very least.

[@Zarkxac493]

the End times novels pretty much the the same reception as GoT S8

[@Marcsansum]

He had his own end times book didn't he?

[@tomjack1000000]

Goblins from warhammer are special to me. When I played greenskins for the first tike I clicked on the goblin and heard its voice. Spent 10 minutes in a trance of listening the voice lines, then the next hour pacing around the house doing a gobbo voice. Now it's time to finish this journey and play Skarsnik In summary, goblin master race

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

That's fascinating ! would you please turn 90 degrees and explain it all to this nice Iron Drake ?

[@slaanesh9348]

just you wait until we get snotlings

[@DarkLordOfSweden]

@@slaanesh9348 implying they would do anything more then fart and laugh

[@slaanesh9348]

@@DarkLordOfSweden or eaten, i just want to see Greasus Goldtooth

[@CrisTianDoesArt]

Finally a man of culture.

[@alfonsocyrusjoshua9551]

skarsnik campaign aka a challange campaign with the worst faction and using the worst units in that faction and is still 100 times better than the chaos campaign

[@darthplagueis13]

And with quite literally the worst starting position in the entire game.

[@The_Murder_Party]

Shard Shard so... I’m the only one that kinda likes gobbos?

[@itamealves4382]

here good sir! Hold my like!

[@alfonsocyrusjoshua9551]

@@The_Murder_Party yes

[@Eclipsed_Embers]

@@The_Murder_Party nah, I like the goblins a lot (probably the most fun playthrough I ever had was when I played as Skarsnik and completely ignored Karak Eight Peaks in favor of taking over the entire Empire and fighting off Chaos with a Goblin only army)

[@GumshoeClassic]

The fact that Skarsnik basically got depressed after Gobbler died is super sad. Press F for da Gobbo...

[@olivegarnish6162]

F

[@randomredpyro164]

F

[@picklefathernurgle2719]

Eff'

[@spacewolfblackmane19]

F

[@retardcorpsman]

F

[@khamulthewack4732]

Christopher Lee: the real life James Bond

[@jamesvivian2855]

I remember the story of a director trying to instruct him how to react to being stabbed in the back. He turned around and asked "Do you know what a man being stabbed in the back sounds like? Because I do

[@burntgrahamcracker2866]

@@jamesvivian2855 that would be Peter Jackson it’s when he’s directing the deleted scene of Saruman being stabbed

[@JJTN2K]

He had a life that could made Forest Gump look like nothing.

[@nicovelardita8619]

"Well, everyone kinda forgot about the legendary goblin warboss." I didn't knew that D&D were writing for Warhammer before GoT

[@GaKoPop]

I'm pretty sure most of my lexicon of euphemisms is 99% made up from things I hear in these videos

[@codybonds]

It's important to keep diversifying your vocabularium. Also, a self imposed PG-13 rating forces me to find creative ways to talk about boning someone's backside.

[@Rush2201]

@@codybonds So THAT'S why you get so creative with it!

[@TheChesher]

@@codybonds Plus it makes your videos hilarious, you do know how to pick them original words lol

[@TheChesher]

@@codybonds Cat people are cool too though.

[@codybonds]

@@TheChesher Did I make fun of cat people in this one? That's a shame. I had another good one lined up for the next video.

[@lucasbeck1391]

Skarsnik's campaign isn't from before he achieves greatness It's stated in the loading screen at the start of the campaign that an orc Warboss took over while he was gone

[@longhairdlout]

any time iv ever played skarsnik even after getting 8 peaks i never bothered with orcs, if i wanted orcs id play the other greenskin factions i play skarsnik for gobbos

[@PingachuWarham]

i feel the same thing with tehenhauin, winning with an army of skinky bois brings so much satisfaction.

[@daddydanks6660]

They're not as bad as people say they are when you use them the way they're supposed to be, people just don't bother trying to flank, and the gobbo-wave attacks when you get a shitload of armies stacked up on a city is quite satisfying

[@commanderdon4300]

Ive played the Skarsnik campaign more than any other in Total War Warhammer 1 and I never take Ork units, only things you would expect find in a goblin army like trolls and squigs.

[@tobyharrison4702]

Ahhh the goblin lord that would rival tzentchs greater demons and the skaven in over the top sneaky plans. And would have a good chance of winning in backstabbing contest between them all.

[@Ashandorath]

Skarsnik can actually recruit orcs before getting eight peaks. If you conquer territories like Galbaraz, you can get access to savage orcs.

[@chriscons7849]

Unsubscribing if he doesn’t say WAAAGGHHHH that way I like it.

[@codybonds]

I do with with a deep throaty W- OGGG that would make Attila proud.

[@chriscons7849]

Cody Bonds as long as it’s deep throaty

[@beowulf4545]

@@chriscons7849 George Takei has a phrase for this but it escape me

[@codybonds]

Oh My!

[@drakefire6675]

3:37 "There is no word for pint-sized bear, so I humbly submit Koala". Leave it you Cody, to send my sides to the far side of the moon.

[@codybonds]

I also tested out Danny Devito as an answer for that one.

[@Loispealz34]

@@codybonds fucks sakes, now I cant unsee the drawfs as a race of denny devitos. Modders get to it, or I will.

[@dilophosaurussk4333]

This video covers one of my favorite types of humour: "Saying some incredibly specific, stupid shit and then moving on like what you said was completely normal"

[@codybonds]

If the joke was lame, it's alright, because there's always another one 10 seconds away. Also, it's likely related that I despise TV shows with laugh tracks.

[@kelleren4840]

*Cody Bonds:* "No word for pint sized bear." Sir, I'm just here to inform you how lucky you are that the Honey Badger don't give a shit.

[@SimoLInk1698]

My first campaign in TWW was with Karl Franz, like every other decent person. However, my second one was with Skarsnik, and it was a blast. I managed to keep most of my first army for the majority of the playthrough, challenging freaking Kholek with golden chevrons gobbos and hiking my way to Karak Eight Peaks (because I didn't know you could cross the sea) like a green mean Hannibal crossing the Alps and confederating the Grimgor, which led me to a war with basically half the continent. Then I didn't recruit Orcs because come on, if I wanted to play Orcs I'd be playing Wurrzag. Best campaign ever 10/10. Gobboz rule.

[@keizoxd5623]

"My first campaign in TWW was with Karl Franz, like every other decent person." NO I played as the Real Emperor, Vlad of Carstein.

[@lachlanmckinnie1406]

@@keizoxd5623 Damn boomers, Mannfred is where it's at!

[@Eclipsed_Embers]

I've been playing TWW since the first game released.... I didn't play as Karl Franz even once until the Empire update in TWW2 (first guy I played as was Mannfredd Von Carstein but Skarsnik was the first campaign I ever actually finished)

[@Rush2201]

Long time Total War fan, and it was my first introduction to the Warhammer universe... In about 4 years of playing, the only time I've played a human faction was the Wulfhart campaign. And I only played that for about an hour. I just can't play humans in the only Total War that has dinosaurs and dwarves and stuff.

[@GumshoeClassic]

The only reason I play Karl Franz more than Gelt is because you can't change Gelts Elector Count Position if you play as the golden order. And I want him in Wissenland to get the best artillery possible. But Bretonnia is still the better human faction. For ze lady!

[@thronezwei4412]

It'll definitely be interesting to see your take on Queek, given that he's pretty nuts, even by Skaven standards.

[@Thulgore]

Queek is be far my favorite character. He's so fucking oddly original and backwards to the race he's a part of, which is also awesomely original.

[@somerandomschmuck2547]

I remember listening to this for the first time when I misheard a description, and was very disappointed to learn Skarsnik didn't run around with a giant land dwelling squid.

[@TickleMeSenpai]

I wanna play as the German Pleasure Dungeon faction

[@taloob493]

It has a slaves mechanic similar to the dark elves

[@saltefan5925]

I think it's spelled "The Cult of Pleasure"

[@delivererofdarknessshoguno1133]

So Volkmar?

[@lilwater7358]

Why does the world think so strange about us..

[@darko-man8549]

Noobs guide: Don’t play yet, just wait until the update.

[@codybonds]

Skarsnik's campaign won't change very much. His is already focused on Tak ng Eight Peaks.

[@darko-man8549]

Cody Bonds true

[@lilwater7358]

@@codybonds where are the iron ball whirling units?

[@Dragon_Lair]

@@lilwater7358 That's an ability by Night Goblin fanatics. It's very short range and spreads like a tear shaped cone spell for other factions heroes and lords. Basically get a Night Goblin Fanatic into a melee with a lot of troops, use their ability and watch the bodies go flying and that one unit getting 200+ kills.

[@codybonds]

RECOMMENDED MODS: Guv's Foundation Skills for Old World Legendary Lords steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1234994835&searchtext=skarsnik Gives Skarsnik a unique third skill line like other Warhammer 2 lords. Though Guv does watch this channel. So you might reconsider the intelligence behind some of his design choices. Expanded Roster - Greenskins - Goblin Pack steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1193959747 Adds even more goblin units from the 8th edition manual. Including the COLOSSAL SQUIG!

[@DT-267K]

You take that mean stuff back about the Guy Haley Skarsnik book, it was baller.

[@NMahon]

Its honestly one of the best black library books out there imo

[@maxdark9462]

As a german, i would really appreciate more information on those "german pleasure dungeons" you mentioned. ... for strictly scientific reasons of course.

[@dlugi4198]

If you search hard enough, you will find your answer. Little clue... Search in Berlin

[@13Lictor]

I feel this video is only weeks from going out of date

[@casskillian]

Ohhh yes... I cant wait.

[@HiddenEvilStudios]

*GIVE US DA LADZ!*

[@hugovasquez8222]

And i bet CA will need until oktober to get shit together

[@wojtek9675]

Well lucky you your wrong

[@gooeygo2515]

Well it did.

[@DeejayVillain]

You crease me up! Only just found your channel and binged watched the lot! Great work!

[@FreedomFighterEx]

Skarsnik is hilarious in WH1 where heroes can still assassinate lords. You start out every fight with enemy army without a lord because you already stab the sucker to oblivion and you can win the campaign by just send your best gobbo boss to shank the Neverchosen.

[@lucasbeck1391]

You can assassinate lord in tww1?

[@bowenc24]

Honestly, your videos bring me so much joy! They also keep my Warhammer addiction going, ever time I think I done playing for a while you release a video that makes me want to start a new campaign!

[@asadbaig4422]

I came for the lore, I subscribed for the "Koala" submission

[@houstoncox3070]

The koala bit got me rolling

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

4:23 Yeah, to say this has not aged well is.. an understatement.

[@alexmason3472]

I've waited a loooong time for this to come ^^

[@codybonds]

Your partner must be very lucky.

[@ImperialScribe]

Love the series, you've earned a new sub. Keep it up.

[@gabrielrubens4505]

Yessss! As one of many who requested this, I am so excited to watch it

[@Johannes_Piotr]

I can't believe for how long I haven't watched any of this series because of its title. I don't believe I've ever seen a title downplaying it self that much. This isn't only for Total War Noobs. This is actually a quality jewel for almost the entirety of both the Total War AND the Warhammer Community! Excellent work sir! I'm glad to see that you finally got some viewers since I last followed your channel in those times, where you already provided high quality, but only got a couple hundred viewers. It seems the emperor does protect after all.

[@codybonds]

Thanks for sticking with me. The titles are a bit misleading, but it was that or 101 ways to get banned by CA for genitalia references. Side note, I'm terrible at titling.

[@finnmchugh99]

I love these Noob Guide to: Total Warhammer 1 & 2 vids, makes me consider getting both games and deciding who to go for as a faction or leader. I do hope this series means every single leader from both games are getting a video like this because I, a Noob can digest the information and grow ever more fascinated with TW as a game probably better than other strategy games. Id love to see future videos on the Forest tree Elves, Beastmen, Tomb Kings, the Vampire Counts, heck I can't decide because every leader looks so cool and they deserve a video to spotlight them

[@KrimzonFlygon1]

I thought the story was that Gobbla was killed by a skaven packmaster and it broke Skarsnik so bad he just kind of wandered off in a daze.

[@Mister-Elusive]

"Goes through men, faster than Taylor Swift." Ruthless.

[@lucasbeck1391]

She lives up to her name

[@Nohoth]

My god these are helarious and amazing at the same time. Well done sir

[@mella4376]

Well well well, look who stealthily snuck into my feed without a preview or a forewarning. Well played.

[@introlurker3310]

Best one yet, keep going Cody!

[@Ezekielepharcelis]

Jazz Music fits with ANY Type of Warhammer Video ;) Bloody War is just so relaxing...

[@GamerGuy249]

Really loved the video. No idea what you are talking about, but loved it. Can't wait to see the next one.

[@MRFlackAttack1]

Fantastic Christoper Lee reference.

[@orangoetan6145]

Another great vid as always!

[@aggrael8285]

I demand a redo of this video for when the Greenskin update comes out. For the most part it should still be the same but I would like to see some insights how the greenskin mechanics effect Skarsniks campaign. If you don't I will be severely disappointed.

[@jbskyfall9271]

When I play skarsnik I just send weak gobo melee units first then just pelt my enemies with poison tip arrows, I get about to armies just stacked with either night goblin archers or arty units. Works like a charm.

[@VAfurious7]

Shout out to my boy adanion. Big respect for my fav Aussie

[@codybonds]

And he has a legit moustache.

[@VAfurious7]

@@codybonds Truly one of the seven Wonders

[@worldsbuffestloremaster]

Dude, I love these!

[@mathiaslaron3372]

Love that all these wonderful and unique characters existed in WHFB only for AOS to come and...forget them.

[@VengefulJay]

KZbin decided to unsubscribe me so I didn't get the notification. That's probably goblin discrimination

[@justoguevara4391]

Here as well

[@fatherAmadeus]

Great video Cody! I'd love to see you do Queek!

[@scraapapapa4970]

your videos are just the best

[@nigelbagguley7410]

Very good:subbed

[@Dymose]

"-No word for pint-sized bear, so I humbly submit koala".. I would have said Badger, especially with how fucking angry and tenacious dwarves are.

[@codybonds]

Honey Badger does have a certain sound to it.

[@snefff6560]

Im honestly just binge watching these vids cause its so damn entertaining

[@dhaz4455]

Thanks for adding Gobbla to the thumbnail Cody

[@codybonds]

You gotta respect that bond.

[@sano0311]

"Looking like he escaped German pleasure dungeon" 😆😂😂😂 💀 ☠️ 💀 ☠️

[@galling2052]

finaly a one of da lads!

[@tylerthorson2610]

don't forget tht proding stick of skarsnik's was once a dwarven channeling staff before getting royally screwed over by goblin magics and turning it into his personal tool

[@CAP198462]

Congratulations for resisting the urge to make jokes about Skarsnik’s back doo… I mean stair boys gang.

[@neelkanthgarg8670]

5:55 / 12:18 soviet war technique !! chefs kiss from 2022

[@hg1651]

Skarsnik novel is pretty cool. The attack on the village at the being of the book is brutal.

[@Milkshakist]

Respect is earned

[@nbp2015]

Every time you say “Shazbot!” it makes me smile and think about when Tribes wasn’t dead. VGH VGW VGS

[@c3nnal]

I hope you do more lords. I like these vids

[@mikeclarke3990]

One of my favorite lords in game.

[@nagashtheundyingking4404]

from what i remember skarsnik is the only greenskin to actually write down him strategies and made a somewhat working alphabet for the orks tho none other then him use it

[@Snakedude4life]

[GOBLIN SLAYER WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION] *_YES_* no 🎩 🐍 no step on SNEK! 🇺🇸🇭🇰

[@johndethman3563]

This is so funny!

[@rest956]

The video is the literal embodiment of TLDR; for me. Trying so hard to make witty puns non stop lmao

[@goldensp3038]

This video, by it's own existence, already hold a couple of pages in the book.

[@havoc1134]

“I humbly submit koala.” Best video yet.

[@Rejnols]

Hey Cody! I really enjoy these videos and have started to try and make some comedic Warhammer content myself. However i find myself struggling a little when it comes to capturing game footage to match with the video. Do you happen to have any advice or tips to give to a noob like myself? I'd also love to know your process for making these video if you feel like sharing it.

[@SheyD78]

Best description of a Goblin army ever.

[@niklas8578]

I love your Videos! U are awesome!

[@Qabedys]

Amazing as always! How about Daddy Vlad next?

[@fabianmorgenstern7778]

i freakin love ur python jokes, u do them all the time i wonder if the people know :*

[@Taihouchan]

OMFG the Napoleon meme Blown me Apart :D

[@OCGreenDevil]

Part one you say? Interesting

[@stormrunner4081]

Snotlings are not in the game Warden and the paunch Snotlings are now mad max goblins

[@codybonds]

Yeah. A couple jokes and gameplay tips here are no longer correct. I've been considering cutting the gameplay part and just doing lore guides.

[@metaldragon8632]

With all the innuendoes in this video I can only assume that a noobs guide to: sigvald the magnificent is next because this video is clearly honoring Slaanesh

[@shaulkramer2963]

Frakin brilliant

[@marthvader14]

Where do I find the mentioned mod recommendations?

[@athomicritics]

you dont play skarsnik before he became the lord of eight peak , he is but you got betrayed by part of the crooked moon clan when you were away in the total war lore

[@codybonds]

Ah! That's why they're called mutinous gits. That seems like extra work on their part to justify his absence.

[@athomicritics]

@@codybonds well they had to take some liberty here and there for the game lore to make sense , i dont mind it , it make the game interresting and fit the whole What if of the total war serie in general

[@Turnil321]

will you do an update for the new ork mechanics? For example that grots are in the game and that all the special lords have their own WAAAAAGHS and uniek upgrades (for example skarsnik has special poison for night goblins that will do damage over time)

[@joaquinflores6318]

FINALLY!! My favorite playable character gets its due

[@20storiesunder]

What a cute cuddly Lil fellow.

[@bradenmize740]

Love it

[@TheChesher]

Damn it internet, i know what "designed by Bad Dragon" means lol

[@DzinkyDzink]

Why a family man such as Cody knows what it means is even more peculiar!

[@elliottgaal9774]

Classic noob guide here. Probably the most innuendo ridden one to date

[@codybonds]

I try to outdo myself for each one. I never want there to be a boring one in the series.

[@elliottgaal9774]

@@codybonds I started noticing that trend. Keep up the innuendos.

[@blackvial]

I've found all gobo armies pretty decent with the right tech and skills since they fixed the orcs

[@carltheoneeye9353]

Even after the greenskins update the squigs are perfect

[@parthaprotimbarua603]

Well he takes good care of his pet that's for sure

[@harrysmith1711]

The innuendo is strong with this one. Also Koalas aren't bears... I refer you to Don Spencer

[@woodcats1]

Gobbler is literally a cross between a Staffie and a space hopper.