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Wow, "more info in october". Whoever leaked this royally screwed up.
Well we know the rules for these guys already etc, I think the issue is that these guys have been ready for a long time now, so it was bound to happen.
New artwork up on the community site with Banshees vs Incubi- with Jain Zar in the middle of it! Really nice piece, it's available as a wallpaper too. So cool to see a new interpretation.
Beautiful models, especially the IF one. He'g going to lead my Red Templars, I just need to remove the fist insignias.
But I am concerned: the Salamander guy has a sore on his forehead in the shape of the Symbol of Nurgle.
But I am concerned: the Salamander guy has a sore on his forehead in the shape of the Symbol of Nurgle.
I think they are rank studs? Weird they are arranged in the Nurgle glyph though
She looks good, but a bit impractical to transport. The Storm of Silence rule doesn't seem very useful if the opponent has anything about them, and is a big downgrade from Disarming Strike which it apparently replaces. It's still not clear whether the new models will be coming with all new datasheets, or just some tacked on special rules. I will be buying all the Craftworld models either way though.
Space Marine action figure up for preorder next month, it's 8" tall and has over 50 points of articulation:
More pics: https://www.warhammer-community.com...-intercessor-action-figuregw-homepage-post-4/
More pics: https://www.warhammer-community.com...-intercessor-action-figuregw-homepage-post-4/
Yeah, I find that a bit of a shame. I get the need to sell it to hobbyists no matter what flavour they like their Astartes in, but even then it's the most basic imperial detail possible. If there's 50 points of articulation, stuff like optional rank, battle honours, scrolls, grenades, a pile of modular options would have been cool.
Next they'll be saying crazy things like how bullets that fire miniature rocket launchers are stupid are something...
Or that having your city-killing firepower mounted on a bipedal robot the size of a skyscraper, needing to be constantly redeployed by a spaceship that could easily replace its hold with a greater number of orbital-to-ground weapons is somewhat impractical no matter what the crew and enginseers of the god-machines say...
Thank you Tau and the Tiger Shark AX-1-0. You're one stop shop for cheap Titan Killers.
I'm forwarding this to the Ordo Xenos. Am sure they will be grateful for the expertise.
The new Cawl novel has lots of callbacks to Pharos (and returning characters from Dark Imperium and Plague War.) So far its very cool.
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I've literally just finished reading the 'Imperium Secondus' arc of the Heresy so that's great to hear! Looking forward to finding out exactly what that device was.
Soooo... I went to Warhammer World for the first time last year, my sister and my wife conspired together and secretly organised for my brother in law and I to go. It was absolutely amazing, the only downside was neither of us were really in a position to drop any real money on stuff there. So we said we'd go back there next year and chuck aside like a tenner a week so we'd each be able to pick up something substantial. Well the year's almost up and every attempt at saving money has been thoroughly thwarted by life.
Cue a small win on the lottery. Four digit payout! Fun fact, If 40 had been drawn instead of 42 I'd have £167 million right now. Such is life! As it stands we're over the moon to get a few big bills paid off, next year's holiday paid off and a lovely, worry-free Christmas for my kids.
But this has definitely changed the nature of this trip to Warhammer World this year. I'm asking myself... Warbringer or Warlord?
Cue a small win on the lottery. Four digit payout! Fun fact, If 40 had been drawn instead of 42 I'd have £167 million right now. Such is life! As it stands we're over the moon to get a few big bills paid off, next year's holiday paid off and a lovely, worry-free Christmas for my kids.
But this has definitely changed the nature of this trip to Warhammer World this year. I'm asking myself... Warbringer or Warlord?
Congrats mate! As to the titan, both are ridiculous, fantastic models.
Thanks! And yeah, they're both utterly ridiculous in their own ways. I'm leaning towards the Warbringer at the moment. I love the bulk of the Warlord but that back mounted cannon on the warbringer is hilarious.
Thank you! It was amazing last year, looking forward to a longer visit this year and having more time to take everything in.
Marvel Warhammer comics coming in autumn 2020:
More info: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/09/30/wield-the-living-swordgw-homepage-post-1/
The Penitent Engine is the focus of today's Battle Sister Bulletin:
COWARDS!!!The Penitent Engine is the focus of today's Battle Sister Bulletin:
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I want to say I'm shocked..but actually I'm not shocked at all.
Also, anyone else getting 403d on Warhammer Community?
Seems OK to me.
Also, one of the (many) formative influences on 40k and a lot of the writers (given their age) was... UK comic 2000AD! It's not like GW doesn't have creative links in all links of geek media, from RPGs to comics, books to fantasy art.
Also, one of the (many) formative influences on 40k and a lot of the writers (given their age) was... UK comic 2000AD! It's not like GW doesn't have creative links in all links of geek media, from RPGs to comics, books to fantasy art.
It is really interesting coming back to see the 40k universe now and seeing how much has changed due to copyright. I am wondering if the reason there is no Adeptus Arbites in any of the games at the moment due to the clear rip from 2000AD (I mean they would be an ace kill team)
I think Warhammer Fantasy Battle/AoS was at far more risk in the renaming of the factions to remove generic fantasy terms.
At least with 40k, 'Aeldari' aside, most of the new names like 'Astra Militarum' and Tempestus Scions' are explainable as the Imperial-favoured cod-Latin, with most of the authors happy to use 'Imperial Guard' and 'Stormtroopers' as a sort of 'low gothic' common term in wide use. I quite like that, it allows them to copyright the unit names but still keep the old terms people are familiar with in use.
To be fair arbitrators (or ex-arbitrators) still often feature in Inquisition novels as investigators and high-ranking officials, and the Shira Calpurnia omnibus is still in print.
They've moved the arbites over the years from being Judge-Dredd style riot police to having a much higher-level rank and remit, with enforcers on the ground in most places instead.
The remaining rip-off element is really just a visual one at this point, and that's easy enough to manage if they ever want to make models for something.
Slight tangent on this part but I actually really prefer Drukhari as a name for the Dark Eldar than jsut Dark Eldar. Sounds way cooler, more sinister, and really pushes how they're more alien than space elves.
Oh absolutely. Part of it is also a wider attempt to bring the Eldar myth cycle/names into line too, whereas up until now they had a mix of what seemed like nicknames for the units given by humans, and Eldar words.
For example, there's a lot of Celtic myth in the Eldar background. Morag-Hei, the crone goddess, and thus the Crone Worlds lost to chaos, come from the Morrigan, the queen of War and Fate, wife of Dagda. She's associated with Banshee spirits, hence the Eldar myth of Morag-Hei's daughters inspiring the Howling Banshees. However, originally (I think), it was unclear whether that was the Eldar name of the temple or whether 'banshee' was a) just a rough translation to a concept players could grasp or b) what Imperial troops called them because they screamed a lot (even though Terran myths are long forgotten). It's a bit like how Ork and Eldar dreadnoughts were the original units before they were renamed Kans and Wraithlords etc. There's a lot that unit names and faction terminology can do to add character and be evocative, as you suggest.
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This week's voxcast with Andy Clark was a good chat about the Indomitus Crusade setting, how the fleets are made up and how it impacts various factions, along with the setting at various points within that time period. Andy studied military history at university and is responsible for rounding out the logistical side of Imperial lore, which is quite funny when they are joking about Roboute having these grand plans that are still communicated by psykers broadcasting nightmarish visions at each other :D Worth a listen/watch for anyone interested (or new to) the current setting, it's about an hour or so.
Oh, I always wondered why all the names changed since I last collected in the early 90s.
Still find it all a bit confusing! Orruks, grots and troggoths just don't sound right to me, surely generic fantasy terms like goblin aren't copyrighted?
Still find it all a bit confusing! Orruks, grots and troggoths just don't sound right to me, surely generic fantasy terms like goblin aren't copyrighted?