daffadylan3298
20 Feb 2014
Now i truly do hate to sound this silly but i'm new to ogres and maybe i have been looking in the wrong places. what is a BSB?
and what are they used for?
finally how would i use one?
hmjesus
20 Feb 2014
A BSB lets you reroll failed Leadership Tests. So swift reforms, break tests, panic tests, LD Test or die spells, etc. Having a BSB is pretty handy, I never leave home without one. That being said, it doesn't mean you *have* to take one.
Not sure if Ogres actually have a BSB model, mine's a bear I've converted up to carry my battle standard.
Most recent result: Victory, 8000 points Ogres vs 8000 points Dwarfs
W | D | L
39 | 3 | 33
Age of Sigmar:
W | D | L
1 | 0 | 0
Models stuffed down giant's trousers: 3 dwarf warriors
NickH
20 Feb 2014
It sounds more like you are new to warhammer in general.
I'd recommend you pick up a copy of the core rules (or as we refer to them, the Big Red Rulebook) and give them a read through.
A BSB is a Battle Standard Bearer. It gives you a number of bonuses, the most important one as far as ogres are concerned is a leadership reroll. Further details can be found in the battle standard section of the BRB.
Emergency Rations
20 Feb 2014
I cannot conceive of a particularly competitive ogre list without a bsb after about 1000 points
Maybe a Skrag list.
hmjesus
20 Feb 2014
Even in a Skrag list I'd take a defensively tooled BSB to protect the Skrag Delivery System (which is normally 3 Ironguts with the Movement Banner) and dish out more hurt.
Most recent result: Victory, 8000 points Ogres vs 8000 points Dwarfs
W | D | L
39 | 3 | 33
Age of Sigmar:
W | D | L
1 | 0 | 0
Models stuffed down giant's trousers: 3 dwarf warriors
MasteroDisaster
21 Feb 2014
BSB = Battle Standard Bearer, it is an upgrade available to Hero level combat characters such as our Bruiser. He is the Standard Bearer for the entire army and provided benefits listed above.
Currently there isn't an official BSB model for Ogres within the GW range but you can easily convert one with a basic Ogre and spare parts from the multiple kits we have.
psychichobo
22 Feb 2014
I cannot conceive of a particularly competitive ogre list without a bsb after about 1000 points
Maybe a Skrag list.
Nah, Skrag's frenzy makes it possibly even more mandatory.
Seriously, the only armies that don't particularly need them are Undead (and possibly Daemons, but there it's a curious double-edged sword due to demonic instability).
Ogres - because who honestly likes 2 wound heroes?
DominicJ
22 Feb 2014
BSB = Battle Standard Bearer
For banner models, my ogres use the skull, my ironguts the cloth banner, my BSB the metal icon.
