A Newbie’s Outlook on Conquest, Warhammer 40K and Wine – Alex Bosch will talk about decks, trends and various topics that strike his fancy while deep into several glasses of wine. A guest article from Alex Preston-Bosch.
I sit at the table filled with dread. The inevitability of my demise swells inside as I place my warlord on the table. My opponent gives me a look of pity and surprise that has become far too familiar in these past few months. This is the opening scene of any game when playing our infamous Dark Eldar warlord, Urien Rakarth.
Now, I will be the first to admit that my confidence in poor Urien isn’t high enough to bring him to a tournament quite yet, but lately I have been turning those looks of pity into disgruntled sighs as I send volley after volley of ranged damage raining down onto the enemy units across the table.
So here is how I learned to love Urien again, by accepting what he was and not trying to make him anything he wasn’t.