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<blockquote data-quote="Lyxen" data-source="post: 8421293" data-attributes="member: 7032025"><p>BR of 115 is actually quite good for a very mundane infantry troop. I think it reflects well the type of army that you can get from dwarves.</p><p></p><p>As comparison, here are the troops involved currently in by Avernus campaign:</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Side</td><td>Force</td><td>Unit</td><td>Troops</td><td>Battle<br /> Rating</td><td>Lemures<br /> Equivalent</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>PCs</td><td>77th Blizzard Strike</td><td>Infantry</td><td><p style="text-align: right">227</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">58</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">600</p> </td><td>77th Infantry - Herlekins with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Sappers</td><td><p style="text-align: right">33</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">96</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">200</p> </td><td>77th Sappers - Ice Stalkers with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Cavalry</td><td><p style="text-align: right">15</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">175</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">800</p> </td><td>77th Cavalry - Light War Machine Units (Tormentors / Bearded / Barbed)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Profanator</td><td></td><td><p style="text-align: right">1</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">187</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">60</p> </td><td>Raggadragga - Heavy War Machines Unit (Demon Grinder / Wereboars / Wereboars)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Allies</td><td>Maggie's</td><td>Madcaps</td><td><p style="text-align: right">194</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">69</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">600</p> </td><td>Mad Maggie's - Madcaps with Redcap Officers and Nighthag Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Raggadragga's</td><td>Goreguts</td><td><p style="text-align: right">114</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">75</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">400</p> </td><td>Goreguts - Wererats with Wereboar Officers and Wereboar Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bitter Breath's</td><td>Marauders</td><td><p style="text-align: right">495</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">92</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">2500</p> </td><td>Bitter Breath's Marauders - Hobgoblins with Hobgoblins Captains Officers and Horned Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Crushers</td><td><p style="text-align: right">12</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">191</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">800</p> </td><td>Bitter Breath's Crushers - Light War Machine Units (Tormentors / Hobgoblins / Hobgoblins Captains )</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Feonor's</td><td>Golden Gloom</td><td><p style="text-align: right">266</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">109</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">2000</p> </td><td>Feonor's Golden Gloom - Ghouls with Ghast Officers and Archmage Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Crimson Tide</td><td><p style="text-align: right">384</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">50</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">750</p> </td><td>Feonor's Crimson Tide - Zombie Ogres with Zombie Hill Giant Officers and Archmage Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Princeps Kovik's</td><td>Eight Remnant</td><td><p style="text-align: right">2135</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">28</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">2300</p> </td><td>Princeps Kovik's Eight Remnant - Lemures with Bearded Devil Officers and Chain Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Shemeshka</td><td>Trident Four</td><td><p style="text-align: right">180</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">124</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">1800</p> </td><td>Mezzoloths with Nycaloth Officers and Arcanaloth Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Whirlwind Claw</td><td><p style="text-align: right">90</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">143</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">1700</p> </td><td>Dhergoloths with Nycaloth Officers and Arcanaloth Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>49th</td><td>Heavy Infantry</td><td>Heavy Infantry</td><td><p style="text-align: right">160</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">107</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">1000</p> </td><td>Buerozas with Barbed Devils Officers and Bone Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Special Forces</td><td>Assassins</td><td><p style="text-align: right">10</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">222</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">1000</p> </td><td>Dogais with Dogai Officers and Dogai Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zariel</td><td>Infantry</td><td>Lemures</td><td><p style="text-align: right">6000</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">27</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">6000</p> </td><td>Lemures with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td>713th</td><td>Infantry</td><td>Nupperibos</td><td><p style="text-align: right">1500</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">42</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">2500</p> </td><td>Nupperibos with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td>345th</td><td>Scouts</td><td>Imps</td><td><p style="text-align: right">250</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">84</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">1000</p> </td><td>Imps with Spined Devil Officers and White Abishai Commander</td></tr><tr><td>698th</td><td>Heavy Infantry</td><td>Merregons</td><td><p style="text-align: right">100</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">166</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">4000</p> </td><td>Merregons with Boned Devils Officers and Horned Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td>349th</td><td>Skirmishers</td><td>Skirmishers</td><td><p style="text-align: right">100</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">106</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">650</p> </td><td>Light War Machine Units (Devil's Ride / Bearded / Barbed)</td></tr><tr><td>285th</td><td>Light Cavalry</td><td>Light Cavalry</td><td><p style="text-align: right">10</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">175</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">500</p> </td><td>Light War Machine Units (Tormentors / Bearded / Barbed)2</td></tr><tr><td>193th</td><td>Heavy Cavalry</td><td>Heavy Cavalry</td><td><p style="text-align: right">10</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">272</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">1500</p> </td><td>Heavy War Machines Unit (Demon Grinder / Merregons / Bone Devil)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bel</td><td>Infantry</td><td>Lemures</td><td><p style="text-align: right">4000</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">27</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">4000</p> </td><td>Lemures with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td>375th</td><td>Infantry</td><td>Nupperibos</td><td><p style="text-align: right">1500</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">42</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">2500</p> </td><td>Nupperibos with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td>398th</td><td>Scouts</td><td>Imps</td><td><p style="text-align: right">250</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">84</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">1000</p> </td><td>Imps with Spined Devil Officers and White Abishai Commander</td></tr><tr><td>165th</td><td>Heavy Infantry</td><td>Bearded Devils</td><td><p style="text-align: right">600</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">95</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">3000</p> </td><td>Bearded Devils with Barbed Devils Officers and Bone Devil Commander</td></tr><tr><td>487th</td><td>Skirmishers</td><td>Skirmishers</td><td><p style="text-align: right">50</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">106</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">350</p> </td><td>Light War Machine Units (Devil's Ride / Bearded / Barbed)</td></tr><tr><td>865th</td><td>Light Cavalry</td><td>Light Cavalry</td><td><p style="text-align: right">30</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">175</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">1500</p> </td><td>Light War Machine Units (Tormentors / Bearded / Barbed)2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Heavy Cavalry</td><td>Heavy Cavalry</td><td><p style="text-align: right">5</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">272</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">500</p> </td><td>Heavy War Machines Unit (Demon Grinder / Merregons / Bone Devil)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Graz'zt</td><td>Infantry</td><td>Dretches</td><td><p style="text-align: right">10000</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">25</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">10000</p> </td><td>Dretches with Rutterkin Officers and Babau Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Infantry</td><td>Rutterkins</td><td><p style="text-align: right">3000</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">42</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">5000</p> </td><td>Rutterkins with Bulezeau Officers and Babau Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Infantry</td><td>Bulezeaus</td><td><p style="text-align: right">500</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">68</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">1500</p> </td><td>Bulezeaus with Babaus Officers and Shadow Demon Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Infantry</td><td>Babaus</td><td><p style="text-align: right">350</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">101</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">2000</p> </td><td>Babaus with Shadow Demon Officers and Glabrezu Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Heavy Infantry</td><td>Barlgura</td><td><p style="text-align: right">400</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">107</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">2500</p> </td><td>Barlguras with Armanite Officers and Glabrezu Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Heavy Calvary</td><td>Armanites</td><td><p style="text-align: right">150</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">145</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">3000</p> </td><td>Armanites with Shadow Demon Officers and Glabrezu Nalfeshnee Commander</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Enemies</td><td>The Court of Filth</td><td>Cranium Rat Pods</td><td><p style="text-align: right">300</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">137</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">5000</p> </td><td>The Court of Filth - Cranium Rats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Defeated</td><td>Big Chief Demoneater's</td><td>Demoneaters</td><td><p style="text-align: right">800</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">44</p> </td><td><p style="text-align: right">1500</p> </td><td>Big Chief Demoneater - Ogres with Hill Giant Officers and Commander</td></tr></table><p></p><p>As you can see, there are many troops less powerful than the dwarves. I use the "Lemure Equivalent" concept to be able to balance the troops, although in the end, the resistances but also the tactical positioning and options make a huge difference.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday evening, the PCs had some of their troops descend into the lava tubes where the Court of Filth was thriving to try and clear a path to the other side of the spikes Range protecting the flank of the town of Darkspine, so that they could assess the situation where two armies of devils from Zariel and Bel are "besieging" an army of demon under Graz'zt. It was nasty fights in tunnels, with the PC main objectives was preventing pods of cranium rats from joining together and becoming more powerful. They cleared about 20000 rats but decided not to complete the work as the rest of the rats had regrouped and the PCs just wanted passage. Then it was mostly politics and embassies with the leaders of the three factions... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lyxen, post: 8421293, member: 7032025"] BR of 115 is actually quite good for a very mundane infantry troop. I think it reflects well the type of army that you can get from dwarves. As comparison, here are the troops involved currently in by Avernus campaign: [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Side[/TD] [TD]Force[/TD] [TD]Unit[/TD] [TD]Troops[/TD] [TD]Battle Rating[/TD] [TD]Lemures Equivalent[/TD] [TD]Description[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]PCs[/TD] [TD]77th Blizzard Strike[/TD] [TD]Infantry[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]227[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]58[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]600[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]77th Infantry - Herlekins with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Sappers[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]33[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]96[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]200[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]77th Sappers - Ice Stalkers with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Cavalry[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]15[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]175[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]800[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]77th Cavalry - Light War Machine Units (Tormentors / Bearded / Barbed)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Profanator[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]187[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]60[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Raggadragga - Heavy War Machines Unit (Demon Grinder / Wereboars / Wereboars)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Allies[/TD] [TD]Maggie's[/TD] [TD]Madcaps[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]194[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]69[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]600[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Mad Maggie's - Madcaps with Redcap Officers and Nighthag Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Raggadragga's[/TD] [TD]Goreguts[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]114[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]75[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]400[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Goreguts - Wererats with Wereboar Officers and Wereboar Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Bitter Breath's[/TD] [TD]Marauders[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]495[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]92[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]2500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Bitter Breath's Marauders - Hobgoblins with Hobgoblins Captains Officers and Horned Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Crushers[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]12[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]191[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]800[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Bitter Breath's Crushers - Light War Machine Units (Tormentors / Hobgoblins / Hobgoblins Captains )[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Feonor's[/TD] [TD]Golden Gloom[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]266[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]109[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]2000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Feonor's Golden Gloom - Ghouls with Ghast Officers and Archmage Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Crimson Tide[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]384[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]50[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]750[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Feonor's Crimson Tide - Zombie Ogres with Zombie Hill Giant Officers and Archmage Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Princeps Kovik's[/TD] [TD]Eight Remnant[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]2135[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]28[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]2300[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Princeps Kovik's Eight Remnant - Lemures with Bearded Devil Officers and Chain Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Shemeshka[/TD] [TD]Trident Four[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]180[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]124[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1800[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Mezzoloths with Nycaloth Officers and Arcanaloth Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Whirlwind Claw[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]90[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]143[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1700[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Dhergoloths with Nycaloth Officers and Arcanaloth Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]49th[/TD] [TD]Heavy Infantry[/TD] [TD]Heavy Infantry[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]160[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]107[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Buerozas with Barbed Devils Officers and Bone Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Special Forces[/TD] [TD]Assassins[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]10[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]222[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Dogais with Dogai Officers and Dogai Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Zariel[/TD] [TD]Infantry[/TD] [TD]Lemures[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]6000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]27[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]6000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Lemures with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]713th[/TD] [TD]Infantry[/TD] [TD]Nupperibos[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]42[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]2500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Nupperibos with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]345th[/TD] [TD]Scouts[/TD] [TD]Imps[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]250[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]84[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Imps with Spined Devil Officers and White Abishai Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]698th[/TD] [TD]Heavy Infantry[/TD] [TD]Merregons[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]100[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]166[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]4000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Merregons with Boned Devils Officers and Horned Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]349th[/TD] [TD]Skirmishers[/TD] [TD]Skirmishers[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]100[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]106[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]650[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Light War Machine Units (Devil's Ride / Bearded / Barbed)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]285th[/TD] [TD]Light Cavalry[/TD] [TD]Light Cavalry[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]10[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]175[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Light War Machine Units (Tormentors / Bearded / Barbed)2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]193th[/TD] [TD]Heavy Cavalry[/TD] [TD]Heavy Cavalry[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]10[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]272[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Heavy War Machines Unit (Demon Grinder / Merregons / Bone Devil)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bel[/TD] [TD]Infantry[/TD] [TD]Lemures[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]4000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]27[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]4000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Lemures with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]375th[/TD] [TD]Infantry[/TD] [TD]Nupperibos[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]42[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]2500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Nupperibos with Bearded Devil Officers and Barbed Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]398th[/TD] [TD]Scouts[/TD] [TD]Imps[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]250[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]84[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Imps with Spined Devil Officers and White Abishai Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]165th[/TD] [TD]Heavy Infantry[/TD] [TD]Bearded Devils[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]600[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]95[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]3000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Bearded Devils with Barbed Devils Officers and Bone Devil Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]487th[/TD] [TD]Skirmishers[/TD] [TD]Skirmishers[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]50[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]106[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]350[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Light War Machine Units (Devil's Ride / Bearded / Barbed)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]865th[/TD] [TD]Light Cavalry[/TD] [TD]Light Cavalry[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]30[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]175[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Light War Machine Units (Tormentors / Bearded / Barbed)2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Heavy Cavalry[/TD] [TD]Heavy Cavalry[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]5[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]272[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Heavy War Machines Unit (Demon Grinder / Merregons / Bone Devil)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Graz'zt[/TD] [TD]Infantry[/TD] [TD]Dretches[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]10000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]25[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]10000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Dretches with Rutterkin Officers and Babau Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Infantry[/TD] [TD]Rutterkins[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]3000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]42[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]5000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Rutterkins with Bulezeau Officers and Babau Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Infantry[/TD] [TD]Bulezeaus[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]68[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Bulezeaus with Babaus Officers and Shadow Demon Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Infantry[/TD] [TD]Babaus[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]350[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]101[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]2000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Babaus with Shadow Demon Officers and Glabrezu Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Heavy Infantry[/TD] [TD]Barlgura[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]400[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]107[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]2500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Barlguras with Armanite Officers and Glabrezu Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Heavy Calvary[/TD] [TD]Armanites[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]150[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]145[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]3000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Armanites with Shadow Demon Officers and Glabrezu Nalfeshnee Commander[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enemies[/TD] [TD]The Court of Filth[/TD] [TD]Cranium Rat Pods[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]300[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]137[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]5000[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]The Court of Filth - Cranium Rats[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Defeated[/TD] [TD]Big Chief Demoneater's[/TD] [TD]Demoneaters[/TD] [TD][RIGHT]800[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]44[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD][RIGHT]1500[/RIGHT][/TD] [TD]Big Chief Demoneater - Ogres with Hill Giant Officers and Commander[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] As you can see, there are many troops less powerful than the dwarves. I use the "Lemure Equivalent" concept to be able to balance the troops, although in the end, the resistances but also the tactical positioning and options make a huge difference. Yesterday evening, the PCs had some of their troops descend into the lava tubes where the Court of Filth was thriving to try and clear a path to the other side of the spikes Range protecting the flank of the town of Darkspine, so that they could assess the situation where two armies of devils from Zariel and Bel are "besieging" an army of demon under Graz'zt. It was nasty fights in tunnels, with the PC main objectives was preventing pods of cranium rats from joining together and becoming more powerful. They cleared about 20000 rats but decided not to complete the work as the rest of the rats had regrouped and the PCs just wanted passage. Then it was mostly politics and embassies with the leaders of the three factions... :D [/QUOTE]
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