Showing posts with label Orc Shaman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orc Shaman. Show all posts

Greenskins Firepower

Back to my Orc & Goblin army, I've painted these guys to add some firepower. 

First, the legendary Orc crossbowmen designed by Kev Adams. The biggest of them will act as their leader and is from Knightmare Miniatures. 

Then, we have a "Goblin Ass Cannon" (which will certainly count as a mortar in terms of rules) from Red Bard Games. 

And finally, an Orc shaman mounted on a war boar (also from Red Bard Games).

Crossbowmen orcs

Even Greenskins need Spellcasters...

Spellcasters, i.e. Shamans, in the Orcish "society" are a paradox. They rarely fight on the front line, hacking at the enemies of their race and shouting at them. They are also often considered by their kin  to be physically "weaker" than the warriors (of course, this is wrong). 

But they are highly respected, or at least feared. Their spells can kill dozens of enemies at the same time. Even the strongest Orc warlord cannot rival with that. They can boost the already high Orcs' appetite for destruction and invoke terrible undead and daemonic beings.

Some Shamans even lead their own tribes, such as Radzog in the Doomstones Campaign (WFRP) who is a very powerful spellcasterr leading the Bloodaxe Alliance, a huge horde of Greenskins.

The one I painted for my O&G army is a 4th or 5th edition mini (I guess). I like everything about this mini: his huge bone staff, his posture, his ragged clothes and I wanted to paint him for a long time. This is now done.