It's Vampires

[Gareth]

A Warhammer army is now split into percentiles. There are two sections for Characters, these being Lords and Heroes. You are allowed to take unto 25% of your points in both of these, meaning upto 50% of your army can be Characters. The mainstay of your army is your Core, and this has to be a minimum of 25% of your army. Next is your Special units, and these are where a lot of your more powerful units sit. Up to 50% of your army can be from this section. Finally comes your Rares. Super powerful monsters, Warmachines of mass devastation and more unique items, your Rares can be 25% of your army. So unlike a 40% force, where you can plug a few points in to your troops section, and over load on Elites, Fast Attack etc, a Warhammer army tends to be a little more balanced.

Nick firstly you need to decide how big an army you want. For a starter force, I would look to getting some Skeleton Warriors and a few Zombies to do some tar-pitting. Whilst Ghouls are the more powerful core, at a lower points value, they are a tad to costly. I would then look at picking up some Vargheists, and the new Knight box, building the Hexwraiths. These will are two power house units, that would fit into a much larger army. Then I would throw in either a Vampire to lead the army. Thats a few boxes that will give you a solid start to a force. Thats more or less how I am starting mine.