[Archive] Obsidian spearheads for slaves

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Admiral:

Here’s a quick idea. Since Chaos Dwarfs use a lot of obsidian one would expect them to make use of some of those more than razor-sharp waste shards lying around. A quick and cheap solution would be to revert to stone age weaponry for slaves and give them obsidian-tipped spears. So if you’ve got a slave rabble unit where many of the slaves have spears, why not paint a number of their spearheads like obsidian? That’ll tie them a bit closer to CDs.

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Zanko:

Sounds logical and is a good idea imo! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

If I paint new slaves I will give it a try!

                      :hashut

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Bloodbeard:

It’s a good idea. The old orc kit had some speartips and weapons made of stone, they would work well.

I’m not gonna go this way however. I don’t believe the Dawi Zharr is lacking any weapons when sending slaves into combat. Zharr-Naggrund must be filled with weapons from the thousands of years taking slaves. All those weapons would be brought home, looted, some melted and re-used for tools for mining. Other hidden away for arming slaves later.

I’m also thinking of giving my slave regiment only mining tools. Pickaxes, shovel, crowbars, hammers etc.

Since most slaves die in the mines, and new ones constantly arrive, I don’t think obsidian weapons are needed. There should be more than enough iron and steel weapons.

But it’ll look cool with stone weaponry for sure.

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Abecedar:

I think it is an immenently logical supposition. remember the heirachy of slaves though. Hobgoblins are the upper tier of slaves and as such would keep the best of the stuff for themselves and the lesser races of slaves would make do with what they could scrounge or were allowed to use.

Now painting a decent rendition of obsidian is another challenge I’d like to attempt

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Bloodbeard:

" ...and new ones constantly arrive,..." for sure? Where are they from? Chaos Dwarfs don't march out into the world. They stay at home. And vis-à-vis no one's so stupid to march voluntary into the Dark Lands.

Herby

...Increasing need for fresh slaves that is the cause. Should the levels of "livestock" falter through disaster or over use

Tamurkhan
So Chaos Dwarfs do go out on slave expeditions when the need is dire. I would guess it's very rarely into the realm of men or ogres. But it does happen. Green skins are the most common slaves, and they get captured constantly in the dark lands. Both for use as slaves and for securing dominance over the realm. And for some reason orcs always have weapons.

It would make sense, that when the Dawi Zharr marches to war, to bring home huge scores of fresh slaves, they also bring home anything else of value to them. To make the expedition as cost effective as possible.

And there's all the slaves given as payment for weapons. But they properly don't come with weapon caches.
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Admiral:

Greenskins love badlands like badlands love Greenskins. :wink:

Also, if Chaos Dwarfs are to face other Warhammer armies on tabletop they must have expeditions for slaves, booty and conquest. Otherwise they’d just sit at home.

As for obsidian weaponry it’s obviously just one of several weapon types one could equip slaves with. Rusty metal weapons, the occassional bone and mining tools would also work fine. To my mind, the important thing is to get a ragged mishmash of weapons for a ragged mishmash of slaves. They’re not really meant to kill enemies, they’re just cannon fodder.

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Bloodbeard:

Thanks for this Tamurkhan quote.

Interesting. Still very interesting. If the Dark Lands are such badlands how comes that there live so many greenskins? They must be very adaptable.

Herby
All green skins (and the squigs - squiggoth) are mushrooms and spores. They keep getting bigger and meaner over time. Every where they go they leave their spores and more green skins spawn from it.

Beyond that the fluff's a bit fuzzy and doesn't really state how the grow from the spores.

Not that we should draw to many lines between 40k and warhammer. But in 40k they are also descriped as spores. And there the orcs spread by climbing on top of astroids, spores flying through space, hitting planets and running amok.

So you are right - highly adaptable.
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Admiral:

This new story piece features obsidian and weaponry made of that material. Inspired by tjub’s collection.

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Kera foehunter:

i don’t think obsidion  would be good when fighting amour troops  it would break .  unless you you put the shard in a club or mace and replace them when the get knocked out  But it would be a fine blade to sacrifice your slaves   or shin them a live

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Bloodbeard:

i don't think obsidion  would be good when fighting amour troops  it would break .  unless you you put the shard in a club or mace and replace them when the get knocked out  But it would be a fine blade to sacrifice your slaves   or shin them a live

Kera foehunter
It's a good point Kera. Yet we must remember that vulcanic glass from the vulcanos of the Chaos Dwarfs are without a doubt harder, stronger and sharper than anywhere else in the world! Bacause that would be cool.

Not that I need any more plans for infantry - at all. But I've been toying with the idea of a CD slayer regiment (add curly beards to AoW slayers) and arm them with saurus clubs painted as bronze and ovsidian. Because those weapons are super cool.

And the idea of throwing aside your blackshard armor and the proper dwarven steel - to further show your shame is cool. Nevermind the whole Infernal Guard fluff. This would be a club of even more "insane and ashamed" warriors.
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Kera foehunter:

But if you may of said spell bonded or curse bounded Obsidian :cheers:cheers im all for it