WFB Empire Ostland

So hail to Ostland. Land of the drunk, smelly, cheerfully taunting and
violent.
I've been taking these guys up from a few painted, mainly for campaign
NPCs, and the rest base coated to a tabletop ready 1000pt force.

From the foothills fo the middle Mountains near the border of hockland.

This is my tertiary WFB army mostly made up of inherited models from
WFBv6 boxed sets. So I have lots of spearmen and handgunners.
I really don't intend on buying anything new for it but might end up
getting a box of the new models, swordsmen maybe, or something else to
help break up the repetition of the old models. The old and new models
seem to fit together pretty well from my look at the GW store near work
.

My main knowledge of Ostland comes from the Mordhiem ostland warband
rules. ausWD271

For example, Firearms are highly prized. Especially around my guys
villages.
My handgunner regiments have marksmen with converted double barrel
longrifles.
The general troops have generally cheap leather armour but the
occasional one has fine engraved armour or gold arm bands etc  (Nouveau
riche)

I have a few with beer bellies (Bull rush skill).
I'll convert a few to taunt the enemy. (ideas?)
Add some kegs, beer and bottles in hand, etc

Other notes I've collected

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostland_%28Warhammer%29

Symbol a bull. I'll use this in the heraldry.
To an extent I do find this a little odd. They have beastmen all over
and probably minotaurs who they probably are not fond of, and I
wouldn't think cows'd be great in a mountainous forest covered area.

I'll add bits of fur to the various models, it being one of the main
trades of the area. A very easy sculpt.

The Ostland colour scheme, a black and white quartered one, is
very different from that of the state capital, which is red (lower left
and
upper right) quartered with yellow.
Not that I intend to use the state capital colours.


Ostland state troops are mainly spearmen. Villagers trained as reserve and drilled with them.
As they have lots of trees and they're easy weapons
to mass produce and use to defend forested areas.

I've added a few halberdiers, not so much state troops as militia
woodsmen from the forest.
I've used a mix of militia and converted spearmen. Sticking on some fur
cloaks etc

I've seen some people say that their Ostland state army is very
regimented. I'd expect Ostland armies in general to be full of militia.
Very small population density of barely subsistance towns. In case of
trouble call in the hunters and guys with axes who have to deal with
beastmen while they do their normal jobs.


My present 1000 pointer (vaguely at a crummy table top ready paintjob)
under v6 is:

Ostland 1000Pts  -   Empire Army

1 Duke Eblingstoke. Captain @ 50+ Pts 86
     General; Full Plate Armor 8; Warhorse 10, barded 4. lance 4, hw
     Enchanted Shield [10]

A minor noble who has made some cash. Has his own private forces plus a
lot of the kin from the surrounding towns go out with his warband as it
usually seems a good source of cash and a good scrap.

1 Master Engineer @ 70 Pts
     Repeater Handgun

Initially hired by the Noble to form his artillery units he has found a
lot of his income has come from the troopers who want him to upgrade
their weapons. A good part of reason for the sucess of the noble is the
number of kin who go home after a campaign with handguns.

1 Priest of Taal, rules as Battle Wizard of the Amber Order @ 95 Pts
     ; Magic Level 2; Lore of Beasts; 

A converted necromunda goliath, Lots of fur, big wooden staff,
antlers on his head cut from a bretonnian.

1 Battle Wizard of the Celestial Order @ 114 Pts
     Magic Level 2; Lore of Heaven, barded horse

I'll leave this guy as pretty standard BattleWiz. Hanging around
looking at the sky seems the sort of thing a wizard would do in
Ostland.

10 Handgunners @ 118 Pts
     Empire Handgun; Musician

     1 Marksman/Jaeger @ [25] Pts
          Hochland Double Barrel Long Rifle

These are pretty statetrooper right now, ie neat quartering. But Im
considering making any more I paint look more militialike.  Hunters
from the woods.

17 Spearmen @ 198 Pts
     Spear; Light Armour; Full Command

     5 Detachment - Free Company @ [25] Pts
          2ndWeapon

     5 Detachment - Handgunners @ [40] Pts
          Empire Handgun

1 Great Cannon @ 100 Pts
     3 Crew @ [0] Pts

10/0 Greatswords @ 192 Pts
     Full command

     5/2 Detachment - Halberdiers @ [30] Pts
          Halberd; Light Armour

This is part of the reason the kin join the Duke. His best guys have fancy 
armour, nice swords and obviously some awesome grog. They just never back down!
I havn't painted (or even base coated) these guys yet but plan to give
them a bit of individuality. eg pistol at side, fancy armour, gold etc

The Halberdiers I like as a model concept (woodsmen) but would sort of
like to have more state troopery since they are part of the greatswords
regiment so would seem to be more full time soldiers. But maybe the
great swords just inspire the respect of the axers and they hang around
them whacking things.

Casting Pool: 6
Dispel Pool: 4
Models in Army: 63

Will add some huntsmen. But I only have 5. damn the new minimum 10
rules in v7.
Huntsmen seem very Ostlandy. I'd add more archers but don't have the
models.

More handgunners.
More spearmen unless I can think of something better to do with the
models. Might convert to more axers.

I'd like to add some light cavalry. Ostland used to known for their
cavalry before the great war against chaos, but pistoliers don't seem
to suit.

I'd like some Ogres. Partly as DOW for my other armies.
Someday I'll scratch build a steamtank (the general lee) but thats far
in the future I expect.

Knights of Taal

They live off the land. Hunting beastmen and other creatures they wander into Ostlands forests. They are one of the towns main warning systems giving the men of the towns states reserve the fetch their spears and form up.

They are at home with animals but often find themselves walking as ostland is not the most hospitable for horses they often travel and fight from the ground.

As they usually act alone in battle they can be captains, join with state troop greatswords or other knights.
So in game terms they are more likely to be in skirmish or RPGs.

Knight of Taal

	Mv	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
Base	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	1	8	4+
Max	4	6	5	4	4	3	5	3	9	4+

Advanced career

 WS  BS  S   T   W   I    A   Dex  Ld  Int   Cl   WP  Fel
+20 +20  +2 +2   +6 +10  +2   +10 +10  +0   +20  +20   +0

  Skills
Silent move: rural
Consealment: rural
Follow Trail
Orientation
game hunting
Secret Signs: woodsman
Secret Signs: druid
Secret Signs: Ranger
Dodge Blow
Intimidate
Specialist Weapon: Two Handed
Specialist Weapon: Long Bow
Specialist Weapon: Spear
Strike Mighty Blow
Strike to Stun

  Trappings
Full Plate armour
Two handed weapon
hand weapon
shield
spear
long bow
fur cloak

  Career Entries
Druid/Priest of Taal
Hunter
Scout
Trapper


  Career Exits
highwayman
mercenary
Druid
witchhunter