Kings of War Fantasy Battle Game - 2nd Edition by Mantic Games Kickstarter (Live and funded)

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**Bolognesus**

Isn't it a troop sized unit at fifteen bucks though? Three models is nice, six would be insane.

**RobertsMinis**

Bolognesus wrote:
Isn't it a troop sized unit at fifteen bucks though? Three models is nice, six would be insane.

It is 15 for 3... Or in my case 30 for 6 and potentially 60 for 12!

**edlowe**

RobertsMinis wrote:
Bolognesus wrote:
Isn't it a troop sized unit at fifteen bucks though? Three models is nice, six would be insane.

It is 15 for 3... Or in my case 30 for 6 and potentially 60 for 12!

if They look good come the survey, I can see my self getting a few sets 60 for 12 does sound temping

**adamsouza**

Forest Fires

Just an update to let you know that we've just got the Abyssal Iffrit funded and locked in!!

With this stretch goal broken, we’ve now included the Abyssal Iffrit free in every Forces of the Abyss Mega-Starter Army. You can add on these on to your pledge for $100, or choose it as your choice of Mega-Starter Army as part of a God of War pledge.

You can also add on the Abyssal Iffrit with alternate options for $8.

Next up: BONUS $220,000 - Forest Shamblers!

When the Elves of the Glades go to war, even the forests themselves animate. These ogre-sized creatures are lumbering and implacable, able to crush smaller opponents with a single blow. Often their slowness is mistaken for stupidity by the lesser races, but this could not be further from the truth – Shamblers think at the same pace as the trees around them – and when you are a walking tree, speed is not of the essence.

Quick amendment to the last update – we did say the Forest Shamblers can be featured in Good and Neutral armies.

Well, the Forest Shamblers are part of the Elf (Good aligned) and Forces of Nature army, which are Neutral aligned, meaning that even Evil armies can take them as well. That means they’ll fight for anyone of the armies on offer here!

When we break this goal, we will include a set of metal 3 Forest Shamblers in the Elf Mega-Starter Army ($100). You can include this Mega-Starter Army in a pledge of God of War ($150) and Early Bird) or add one on to your existing pledges.

You can also add on a set of the Forest Shamblers for $15 to your pledge.

That’s it for now – but with only 6 days of the campaign left to go, don’t be surprised to find a surprise update winging its way to you later today

Let us know in the comments what you want to see next the most. Until then, onwards!

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Mantic confirmed on the KS thread that they have Molochs and 1 other item planned for additions to Abyss before the end of the KS, and it is not Hellhounds

Also Ogres will be getting something new, that is not Ogre Calvary
"we won't be doing any Ogre Cavalry, too big and too expensive sorry"

**Eilif**

Oooh.
I missed the fact that the shamblers are metal. That's very tempting. I don't play elves in KoW, but I've got elves and woodland creature warbands for Song of Blades and Heroes and they would be a nice addition.

Should we assume they will all be the same sculpt?

**RobertsMinis**

Eilif wrote:
Oooh.
I missed the fact that the shamblers are metal. That's very tempting. I don't play elves in KoW, but I've got elves and woodland creature warbands for Song of Blades and Heroes and they would be a nice addition.

Should we assume they will all be the same sculpt?

I think it is 3 different sculpts.

**NTRabbit**

Am I the only one hoping that the shamblers are taller than Ogre sized?

Walking trees gotta be big yo

**Eilif**

RobertsMinis wrote:
Eilif wrote:
Oooh.
I missed the fact that the shamblers are metal. That's very tempting. I don't play elves in KoW, but I've got elves and woodland creature warbands for Song of Blades and Heroes and they would be a nice addition.

Should we assume they will all be the same sculpt?

I think it is 3 different sculpts.

Thanks!
I dug through the comments and apparently they've confirmed '3 Variants". Even if variants just meant alternate arms and/or heads, that'd be enough for me.

The tree people just moved up my list!

**Rolt**

Update: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/kings-of-war-fantasy-battle-game-2nd-edition/posts/1063841

Basilean High Paladin on Dragon! - $25 add-on

Ogre Warlock - $8 add-on

An Ogre Warlock is also being added for free to all Ogre Mega-Starter Army ($100) deals/pledges, no stretch goal for this either which is cool.

Seems like Mantic are really trying to build up momentum for the last 6 days, obviously something big is planned, say like a certain Nature Army.

**angelofvengeance**

Quite like the Ogre Warlock model. Looks big and angry lol.

**primalexile**

I really hope for add on Wednesday they offer resin alternatives.

**RobertsMinis**

primalexile wrote:
I really hope for add on Wednesday they offer resin alternatives.

There might not be a lot of spare capacity for resin casting at the moment due to various Kickstarters (including DS)... But I am only speculating.

**jorny**

What madness is this? A Basilean concept that actually looks good! What will happen next? Cats chasing dogs? Rain falling from the ground to the sky?

**JoshInJapan**

I really hope they finally release Orc Sniffs...

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

I've updated the army values,

thanks to those who posted todays updates

**RobertsMinis**

JoshInJapan wrote:
I really hope they finally release Orc Sniffs...

If my memory serves me correctly, Orc Sniffs were sculpted... I don't know whether they were 3 Ups or for metal hybrid or just metal.

**highlord tamburlaine**

Sounds like we'll be seeing those Ogre Braves before all is said and done as well.

Who knows what wonders and horrors an Add On Wednesday will bring...

**judgedoug**

RobertsMinis wrote:
JoshInJapan wrote:
I really hope they finally release Orc Sniffs...

If my memory serves me correctly, Orc Sniffs were sculpted... I don't know whether they were 3 Ups or for metal hybrid or just metal.

http://manticforum.com/forum/kings-of-war/orcs/3219-plastic-orc-archers-sniffs-already-sculpted

Sculpted to be plastic. Never released.
I wonder if they commissioned a small-size Renedra sprue of the Sniff bits to be pared with the pre-existing Orc models.

**JoshInJapan**

I would be perfectly happy if they simply produced those models. I would just as satisfied with an accessory sprue to convert some of the oh-so-many orcs I have yet to paint from the first kickstarter.

**NTRabbit**

Worth mentioning that the Valandor & Ba'al character pack, who originated from the Dungeon Saga campaign, just got new concept art after public consultation in the DS updates which doesn't seem to have filtered into the KoW page yet

**GrimDork**

Paladin looks good, though he looks a bit like he-man in armor. A bit WoW-ish, really buff. But wait he's an angel or something right? Part angel? I remember angel in there some where.

Demon is promising, I'll need to see a render before I get excited, but I don't dislike the concept. Looks like a demon, there are rotting parts to imply undead (which he is, undead demon). I think the face is *almost* there. Something about it says general or Lt, or top brute, he doesn't quite have mastermind/evil overlord just yet. It's close. Maybe enough. Wonder if either or both will be getting weapons.

**NTRabbit**

Pretty sure Valandor and Ba'al are the two halves of one Celestian, angel and demon. Valandor finally won and killed Ba'al, but he was raised from the dead by Mortibris, who I think has tenuous control of him at best.

**BobtheInquisitor**

Are they plastic? And will Valandor be tall enough to count as a not-Emperor?

**RobertsMinis**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Are they plastic? And will Valandor be tall enough to count as a not-Emperor?

They are going to be board game plastic as they are just the DS models being reused.

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And I'd be pretty happy if the models come out as good as the art. That undead demon just looks right.

**SeanDrake**

Hi unable to link on my mobile but shamblers funded and next goal is an orc war drum which looks kinda cool.

**ulgurstasta**

Orc War Drum

Spoiler:

Man the concept art doesn't match the current design at all, do mantic Orcs even have hair?

**lord_blackfang**

Ba'al looks like a Gargoyle who's had a run-in with an angry mason.

**Nostromodamus**

These Orcs don't have hair either....

They're wearing Maw Beast pelts.

**Aesop the God Awful**

ulgurstasta wrote:
Orc War Drum

Spoiler:

Those look pretty damn dreadful.

**Fenriswulf**

Yeah they look like bad 1980's GW designs. They can do it a lot better than this.