Saturday, May 16, 2020

Vampire Counts Paper Warmaster Armies

It was a time of great contagion when the power of magic waxed strongly throughout the Empire. Harnessing much of that magic the great Vlad Von Carstein raised an army of dead from the poisoned soil and made his bid for the throne of the Empire. Thus began the Wars of the Vampire Counts in which the dead sought to overthrow the living and the Carsteins sought to rule the whole of the Empire. -- Warmaster Armies

This set replaces all previous versions of my Vampire Counts sets. It fixes some design issues I had with the previous set posted here two years ago, which has been deleted. The Black Coach uses two stands as it would in the miniature game, one for the horses and one for the coach. (I also modded the horses to four instead of two to better match the 10mm version.) It's also based as a Chariot Mount for the Vampire Lord and Vampire. Dire Wolves are based as Cavalry now instead as Infantry. The army has a more unified Old World Warhammer look than the 2018 version did, with many new images and better color. Plus other tweaks. I still provide non-Warmaster Archer units, but those are on the fourth page. If you don't want them, you won't have to print them!

If you are using the 2018 version, there is no real need to replace it with this new set. If this is your first time using this set, I hope you enjoy it. Please leave comments, suggestions, and criticisms below. I love hearing from folks who use these paper armies.

Printing the Counters
I hope you find these paper army sets useful. You can print them at places like Staples or Kinkos, using 110lb card stock paper printed at actual size. You can also print on regular paper and then glue the counters to wooden bases. (Check the older posts on how I did this with my Empire army.) Do not print the pdf to "fit margins." Always print at 100%.  I like printing the counter sets on good copy paper, spray gluing the dull side of a 'Silver Age' comic backing board with Super77, attaching a sheet to the board, and then cutting out the counters using a sharp Xacto knife with a steel ruler. Using the backing boards makes for cheap, sturdy counters. I like keeping the shiny side down to make moving them easier on a table. Note: This version is designed to fit Silver Age and larger comic backing boards.


Click on the counter set image above to download the complete army counter set in PDF format. The set has enough counters to create many armies of 2,000 points or less. Of course, if you need more counters simply print more copies!

Sample Vampire Counts Army Lists for Warmaster

Total Points: 2,000
Break Point: 14

10x Skeletons
4x Zombies
4x Ghouls
4x Ethereal Host
2x Black Knights
3x Dire Wolves
1x Vampire Lord on Winged Nightmare
3x Vampire
2x Black Coach
2x Necromancer

Total Points: 2,000
Break Point: 12

4x Skeletons
4x Zombies
2x Ghouls
2x Grave Guard
2x Ethereal Host
4x Black Knights
3x Dire Wolves
2x Fell Bats
1x Vampire Lord on Winged Nightmare
3x Vampire
2x Black Coach
2x Necromancer

2 comments:

  1. This is a really awesome concept for playtesting armies while still having visual interest. Awesome idea and a time saver for those who aren't interested in the hobby side.

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