Preferred Fantasy Army Composition?

[Gibby]

A mix of A & B. Setting is obviously key - and I think if the story justifies it then anything goes.

That said, I don't see any way in which undead creatures aren't abhorrent to any right-minded person within a fantasy world. Even if the necromancer is using his minions to dish out candy and flowers to the locals, he's still desecrating corpses!

[Old Hob]

To echo other comments, it depends what story were telling with the game. So, for a Warhammer game or other franchise, I'm playing in someone else's sandbox. There's a pre-existing world and my army composition is likely to reflect that (although I do think allied contingents add a bit of spice). But I'm more than happy with option C in my own games as long as it's justified by the scenario/campaign background.

In defence of Oathmark: you can see from the monsters in the game that JMcC has leaned heavily into Northern European myth and folklore for his setting. In those same tales elves and dwarves are a pretty nasty bunch. Even the heroes are at best morally ambiguous, and sometimes downright psychotic (see Wayland's revenge on King Nidud for example). For gaming in that sort of setting a tyrannical elf lord bringing goblin slaves in his army to attack some double-crossing dwarves, who in turn are happy to dabble in a bit of necromancy in self defence, makes perfect sense and also a refreshing change from the usual goodies and baddies stuff.

[Cubs]

Even if the necromancer is using his minions to dish out candy and flowers to the locals, he's still desecrating corpses!

Well, here's what I was thinking of - Vampire with his human (and undead) minions, same for Tomb Kings (these guys may also be the 'legitimate' rulers of their provinces/kingdoms after all!) and even with just plain old eebly Necromancers, they might well have cultist followers or similarly inclined eebly types. I'm a fan of 'Neutral until proven otherwise' as an alignment.

[Gibby]

Ghouls, on the other hand...

EDIT: Good point, though. I was having a narrow vision of undead. Some may be willing undead beings who have risen from their slumber!

[carlos marighela]

Essentially mine is the Flamengo ‘81/82 line up (Zico, Adilio, Andrade, Junior etc, etc) up but with Socrates and Maradona on the bench.

It’s pure fantasy because Diego wouldn’t have made it on to the Flamengo bench. Finest football squad ever and the core of the best Brazilian national side not to win a World Cup. The treble inside a fortnight and they whipped Liverpool 3-0 in the Intercontinental Cup.

There is but one God, we rejoice in his name and that name is Zico.