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 Post subject: Carn Dum and Angmar questions
PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 4:14 am 
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How different is The Ruin of Arnor
from Moria and Angmar

are they interchangeable? I have owned the game for some time though I have never played. I am interested in building an Angmar army.

Several years ago WD had an article detailing Angmar, it included

"men of Carn Dum" . I did not notice them in The Ruin of Arnor.
Are they still included as options to take?
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 Post subject: Re: Carn Dum and Angmar questions
PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 6:45 pm 
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mutton-javelin wrote:
How different is The Ruin of Arnor
from Moria and Angmar


Mostly the same, except that Moria & Angmar obviously includes more Evil units (Moria).

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are they interchangeable? I have owned the game for some time though I have never played. I am interested in building an Angmar army.


The rules for models mostly havn't changed I think, no changes to profiles and points. But some units were removed from the Angmar "list" in M&A. Wild Wargs were removed (now found in the Moria list), and Warg Riders were added.


What the Ruin of Arnor had that M&A does not have, are the narrative historical scenarios which form a mini-campaign of sorts.

I'd recommend getting both if you can. Whilst you need M&A for the most current and up to date rules (Warbands), it lacks the fluff, narrative scenarios and overall charm of RoA. M&A may seem a little bland in comparison.

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Several years ago WD had an article detailing Angmar, it included

"men of Carn Dum" . I did not notice them in The Ruin of Arnor.
Are they still included as options to take?


No. That was a White Dwarf only unit, and not an official expansion to the game equivalent to a sourcebook - you could only use them with your opponents' consent.


A good stand in would be the armoured Dunlending Warriors from the Isengard list, converted and painted to suit an Angmar theme.

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 Post subject: Re: Carn Dum and Angmar questions
PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:18 am 
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thanks for the info.

I'll take a look at the Isengard list. I liked the look of the Army of the Dead painted in an Angmar theme from that White Dwarf.
I have some Mordor Orcs that I am working on now, I'll move onto some other Angmar units when they are finished.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:11 pm 
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well to be honest dunlendings dont look much diferent from the mens of rhudaur :P
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The Warlord Games Dark Age range has some nice alternatives non-GW wise.
http://store.warlordgames.com/collections/dark-ages

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