Azog's Hunters

Azog's Hunters will inevitably make some appearance in "The Battle of Five Armies" and so I've steered clear of adding too many units to their army list. Bolg, however, was in dire need of an update after the changes made to him between the development of the first two Hobbit films.

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BOLG, HUNTER ORC CHIEFTAIN (Orc)

Points Value: 145

    Move        F        S        D        A        W        C        Might    Will    Fate
       6”         6/4+     5        6         3  3         5            3          3  1

Equipment:
Heavy armour, two-handed pick and Bolg’s Orc Bow.

Warg……………………………………..… 10 points

Burly.

Brute Strength. In combat Bolg may choose to use all of his power to best a single foe. If Bolg wins the Duel Roll, he may nominate a single enemy model in the combat. The nominated model is knocked prone, Bolg may now only attack that model for the remainder of the turn. 

Morgul Arrows. Each Wound inflicted by Bolg’s Orc Bow (after Fate rolls) causes two Wounds, instead of one. 

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Designer's Notes. I tried to stay true to "The Desolation of Smaug" by highlighting Bolg's two key moments. His "Brute Strength" special rule represents his duel with Legolas (and possibly more duels to come) and the "Morgul Arrows" rule is for teh shot fired at Kili. I though it better to just cause two Wounds than to have to keep track of an ongoing infliction for the whole game like the traditional Morgul Blade.

Suggested Model. Surely Games Workshop will release a new Bolg model soon! If not, a talented scultpure could try to copy Samoht's Bolg from over at the One Ring.

Tactics. Bolg is a hero killer first and foremost. He should prove more than a match for anyone (including Legolas) and be sure to capitalise on his "Brute Strength" special rule.

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