Norse Note that this is a working list, and requires in depth playtesting Written by Mike Brandon  Thanks to Simon Gray This list is property of OGC  Produced by OGC 2005 Army list The Norse army is chosen like every other Warhammer race with the same characters and unit restrictions. Lords Great Thane   90 points Weapons: Hand Weapon, Heavy Armour Options: May have shield (+3 pts) May have an additional hand weapon (+3 pts) or a great weapon (+6 pts) May choose Throwing Axes (+8 pts) May be mounted on a Warhorse (+15 pts), mount may have Barding (+6 pts), or a battle boar (+ 30pts) May choose up to 100 pts of magic items Special: Chooser of the Slain 265 pts Weapons: Hand Weapon Magic: Level 3 wizard, draws spells from the lore of life or ice Options: May be equipped with a spear (pts) and a shield (pts) and wear heavy armour (pts) May be upgraded to level 4 wizard (+35 pts) May ride a warhorse (+15 pts), which may have barding (+6 pts) or a Pegasus (+pts), Pegasus also has the instability rule and will vanish if its rider is slain Special: Divine presence: Fear, Instability. Unbreakable (as daemons) Servants of Asgard: Add +1 to the combat resolution of combats they are involved in. This bonus cannot apply more than once no matter the number Valkyrie models, nor does it apply if any Valkyrie model is not in the front rank Heroes Hersir      65 points Weapons: Hand Weapon, Heavy Armour Options: May have shield (+3 pts) May have an additional hand weapon (+3 pts) or a great weapon (+6 pts) May choose Throwing Axes (+6 pts) May be mounted on a Warhorse (+15 pts), mount may have Barding (+6 pts), or a battle boar (+2 0pts) May choose up to 50 pts of magic items Special: If you do not choose an Einherjar, one Hersir in the army may be the battle standard for +25 points. If chosen he can take no further items from the list other than magic items and may not be mounted. M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 7 5 4 4 3 6 4 9 M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 6 6 4 4 4 6 3 8 M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 6 4 4 4 2 5 3 8 0-1 Einherjar      135 points      Weapons: Hand Weapons, Heavy Armour Options: May not choose any additional items Special: Counts as a musician and the armies battle standard Divine presence: Fear, Instability. Unbreakable (as daemons) Battle call: If an Einherjar is involved in combat in any fighting rank then all allied units within 12” add +1 to their base strength in combat. Shieldmaiden Valkyrie 115 pts Weapons: Hand Weapon Magic: Level 1 wizard, draws spells from the lore of life or ice Options: May be equipped with a spear (pts) and a shield (pts) and wear heavy armour (pts) May be upgraded to level 2 wizard (+35 pts) May ride a warhorse (+15 pts), which may have barding (+6 pts) Special: Divine presence: Fear, Instability. Unbreakable (as daemons) Servants of Asgard: Add +1 to the combat resolution of combats they are involved in. This bonus cannot apply more than once no matter the number Valkyrie models, nor does it apply if any Valkyrie model is not in the front rank Core Units Ulfsarks 5 pts per model Unit Size: 10+ Weapons: Hand weapon Options: The entire unit may be equipped with one of the following: additional hand weapon (+2) or great weapons (+2 pts) May wear light armour (+1 pt) and have shields (+1 pts) Upgrade an Ulfsark to a Musician (+5 pts) Upgrade an Ulfsark to a Standard Bearer (+10 pts) Upgrade an Ulfsark to a Champion (+10 pts) with +1 Attack Special: One unit in the army may be promoted to the berserkergang, giving the unit frenzy as well as heavy armour for +4 pts per model Raiding Cavalry 13 pts per model Unit Size: 5+ Weapons: Hand weapon, mounted on warhorses Options: The entire unit may be equipped with spears (+1 pt), and throwing axes (+ 4 pts) or throwing spears (javelins) (+ 4pts) May wear light armour (+2 pts) and have shields (+2 pts) Upgrade a Cavalryman to a Musician (+6 pts) Upgrade a Cavalryman to a Standard Bearer (+12 pts) Upgrade a Cavalryman to a Champion (+12 pts) with +1 Attack Special: Fast cavalry M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 5 3 4 4 3 6 3 8 M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 8 M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 7 M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 7 Throwing Axemen 9 pts per model Unit Size: 5+ Weapons: Hand weapon, throwing axes Options: May wear light armour (+1 pt) and have shields (+1 pts) Upgrade a Throwing axeman to a Champion (+10 pts) with +1 Ballistic Skill Special: Skirmish Special Units Fenris Wolfbrood 25 pts per model Unit Size: 5+ Weapons: Claws Special: Fear Will of the Pack: Wolf broods get +1 strength in combat for each point of rank bonus they would normally score, so up to a maximum of +3 strength. Huskarl 13 pts per model Unit Size: 10+ Weapons: Hand weapon, spear, shield, heavy armour Options: The entire unit may replace their spears with great weapons for +1 pt per model. Upgrade a Huskarl to a Musician (+5 pts) Upgrade a Huskarl to a Standard Bearer (+10 pts) Upgrade a Huskarl to a Champion (+10 pts) with +1 Attack Special: Winters Pelt; Combined with their technique of holding their spears aloft, Huskarl’s get +2 to their armour save against missile attacks. Jarls 28 pts per model Unit Size: 5+ Weapons: Hand weapon, heavy armour, shields, mounted on barded warhorses Options: The entire unit may be equipped with the following: additional hand weapon (+4 pts), spears (+ 2pts) Upgrade a Jarl to a Musician (+8 pts) Upgrade a Jarl to a Standard Bearer (+16 pts) May carry a magic banner up to 25 points Upgrade a Jarl to an Ulfjarl (+24 pts) with +1 Attack and +1 Strength Special: Heroic hunters: Against any units mounted on a monster base or larger, Jarl’s have killing blow only when using spears. Jarls also gain the +1 A bonus for using an additional hand weapon when mounted on account of their expert riding ability. M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 7 M WS BS S T W I A LD 7 4 0 3 4 2 5 2 8 M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 8 M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 5 4 4 3 1 4 1 8 Trolls 35 pts per model Unit Size: 3+ Weapons: Hand weapon, Rock sack (18” missile on base strength +1, does D3 hits if on target) Options: May wear light armour (+3 pts) Upgrade a troll to a Standard Bearer (+20 pts) Upgrade a troll to a Hamarrtroll (+40 pts) with +1 Attack, +1 Wound and +1 Leadership Special: Fear Rare Boar Riders 23 pts per model Unit Size: 5+ Weapons: Hand weapon, mounted on Battleboars Options: The entire unit may be equipped with spears (+2 pts) May wear light armour (+2 pt) and have shields (+2 pts) Upgrade a boar rider to a Musician (+6 pts) Upgrade a boar rider to a Standard Bearer (+12 pts) Upgrade a boar rider to a Champion (+12 pts) with +1 Attack Special: Battle Boar: Stat line given. Does D3 impact hits when charging. Adds +2 to the riders armour save. Giant 205 pts per model Unit Size: 1 Weapons: Big club, tree or hangover Options: A giant may have one of the following upgrades:   Fire Giant: breathe fire, 4+ armour save, attacks count as flaming (+ 30 pts) Frost Giant: Models in base contact must pass a strength test or cannot act. Take this test at the beginning of each round of combat. +1 wound (+ 30 pts) Special: Ignore Litte ‘un panic, Large target, Terror, Fall over, Move Over Obstacles, Stubborn, Giant Attacks (See page 29-30 of the Beasts Book or the Orcs Book) Spear Thrower  75 pts per model 2 count as one rare choice Crew: 3 Equipment: The crew all carry hand weapons Rules: As bolt thrower, Page 124 Warhammer Rulebook M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 8 M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 7 6 3 0 5 2 2 M WS BS S T W I A LD 6 3 3 6 5 6 3 special 10 M WS BS S T W I A LD 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 7 7 3 Portents of Ragnarok – Norse Magic Items Weapons Gungnir, Spear of Odin 75 pts +2 strength, +1 A, Killing Blow, counts as spear. T test or   suffer a wound start of each combat round Hammer of Thor 60 pts Great weapon, +3 strength, D3 wounds Axe of Muspell 30 pts Throwing axe with +2 strength, +1 to hit vs. flyers Huntress Axe 30 pts Throwing Axe, +2 attacks in combat, +3 vs. flyers Axe of Striking 30 pts +1 to hit Axe of Battle 25 pts +1 Attack Hammer of Might 20 pts +1 Strength Biting Blade 10 pts -1 Armour save Armour Dragonscale Shield 30 pts Counts as shield but gives a 3+ ward save vs. missiles Meteoric Iron Mail 30 pts 1+ armour save Mithril Breastplate 30 pts Counts as Heavy Armour, 5+ ward save Enchanted Shield  10 pts 5+ Armour Save Enchanted Items Elhrimnir Kettle 40 pts +1 wound  Fetters of Fenrir 40 pts Has killing blow against monsters and large targets  Odin’s raven 30 pts Spots hidden models and magic items within 20” Valhallan Horn 30 pts Bound pwr 4. Auto rallies fleeing units & they may reform immediately Ring of Sagas 20 pts +1 Leadership Talismans Granite Blood 60 pts +2 Toughness, always strikes last in combat & has I 1 Forseti’s Vial 50 pts Model has regenerate  Thundercloud Shawl 20 pts +2 save vs. missiles. Magic resistance (1) Thurisaz Rune 20 pts +3 movement, counts for mount as well Talisman of Protection 15 pts 6+ Ward save Magic Banners Banner of Tyr 60 pts Unit is stubborn  Banner of Ragnarok 50 pts Unit has frenzy and hatred against all enemies. Will not lose frenzy Njord’s Banner 25 pts Units suffers no movement penalties for water or woods War Banner 25 pts +1 Combat Resolution Banner of the Great Hunt 20 pts Unit may re-roll to hit dice in combat vs. mounted models and monsters Freyja’s Curse Banner 15 pts Units attacks counts as magical and flaming Norse Can also choose magic items from the common lists. See page 154 of the Warhammer Rulebook.