Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

 pretre wrote:

 Rygnan wrote:
i have heard from a source of mine that Blood Angels are indeed next, that the Necrons are a long way away, and that this End Times wave will be over next week once the book is out. Didn't hear about what models the Angels would be getting though, as I only heard confirmation about a Skaven book after them with a new vermin lord

Sounds like your source is BOLS.

My source is a GW manager

Yeah i talked to my LGS owner the other day, whos been in the business for 20+ years, and when i brought up blood angels being a couple weeks out he just smiled and said "yeah, that would make sense" and wouldnt say anything more on it. I believe he knows something. Hmm.

Even if its a GK style release, it will be very welcome. As poorly recieved as that book is, there are a lot of strong things in it. Dreadknights, draigo, libbys, purifiers, terminators, paladins, good relics, strong psy defense, good alternate force org, so we should be in good shape.

 Rygnan wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 Rygnan wrote:
i have heard from a source of mine that Blood Angels are indeed next, that the Necrons are a long way away, and that this End Times wave will be over next week once the book is out. Didn't hear about what models the Angels would be getting though, as I only heard confirmation about a Skaven book after them with a new vermin lord

Sounds like your source is BOLS.

My source is a GW manager

So even less reliable than BOLS

 LutherMax wrote:
That would fit quite well

It would

Bats, lots of skulls, over-the-top costumes...


Just like it was thoroughly appropriate that the newly-replaces Ward GK codex was released on April Fool's day

So we'll also get a new weapon that fires jack-o-lanterns then?

D

 evildrcheese wrote:
So we'll also get a new weapon that fires jack-o-lanterns then?

D

Don't be foolish. It's Bloodskull-o-lanterns.

 LutherMax wrote:

 adamsouza wrote:

 LutherMax wrote:
That is true about the fluff... win or lose I just can't imagine Death Company sitting around on some piece of 10,000 year old piece of broken technology smoking and playing cards :(

Pfft !!

They stand around the objective thiking they are all Sanguinis defending the fallen Emperor

You just wrote the fluff that enables scoring DC right there

I can see this but would be like combat dogs in the army. they would have to be put down before you can get near the master.

Over on Terminus Est:

BBF Posts a fake.

http://greenblowfly.blogspot.com/2014/10/blood-angels-codex-cover.html

Doubt that would be the cover. Codexes tend to have a Space Marine in Chapter colours on the front. Not saying they can't do anything different it's just that I don't think people new to the hobby would make the connection between the red guys and the chaplain.

 pretre wrote:
Over on Terminus Est:



http://greenblowfly.blogspot.com/2014/10/blood-angels-codex-cover.html

Smells fishy to me...

I have a hard time buying that the Blood Angels would get a codex cover painting that is so far below the quality and detail level of the previous hardcover codecies. This also happens to be the cover of the new Lemartes novella.

Just posting it. I'm guessing fake as well, but figured it should be here.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
I guess I should add him to the tracker as well.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
And checking into it, it is a fake:

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/297608-ba-codex-rumors/page-7#entry3834776

Ha, poor Harrower. That's twice he's inadvertently been at the centre of codex art rumours.

Some of these blogs really need to re-think the way they do things. Some cursory research would have told them that this wasn't real.

 sockwithaticket wrote:
Ha, poor Harrower. That's twice he's inadvertently been at the centre of codex art rumours.

Some of these blogs really need to re-think the way they do things. Some cursory research would have told them that this wasn't real.

Just looking at it should have told him it wasn't real.

Since it's fake I won't even bother putting it into the original post.

As nice an illustration as it is, it's not on par with the quality of the current Codex cover art. As PastelAvenger said, I think we can safely expect more RED on the actual cover :laugh:

new fluff - all but Mephiston is Death Company

However it did appear to be RAINING BLOOD on that hoax cover.

I could live with that just for the constant Slayer references.

D

 Mr Morden wrote:
new fluff - all but Mephiston is Death Company

"We're still not exactly quite Chaos guys yet! No really!"

I'm interested to see what happens with stuff like our Warlord traits, what Relics we get and what happens with DoA.

Eldercaveman wrote:

 sockwithaticket wrote:
Ha, poor Harrower. That's twice he's inadvertently been at the centre of codex art rumours.

Some of these blogs really need to re-think the way they do things. Some cursory research would have told them that this wasn't real.

Just looking at it should have told him it wasn't real.

Since it's fake I won't even bother putting it into the original post.

i think the fact he created both of the so-called codex covers for his own purposes would also have told him that they weren't the real deal too...

It's not him who's been spreading these as codex art, but others who've seen what he did and not bothered to check their provenance.

Eldercaveman wrote:
I'm interested to see what happens with stuff like our Warlord traits, what Relics we get and what happens with DoA.

I don't see DoA changing, but I'm very interested / nervous to see what happens to Heroic Intervention...

 LutherMax wrote:

Eldercaveman wrote:
I'm interested to see what happens with stuff like our Warlord traits, what Relics we get and what happens with DoA.

I don't see DoA changing, but I'm very interested / nervous to see what happens to Heroic Intervention...

I’d be surprised if Heroic Intervention wasn’t just changed to match the C:SM version. GW seems to be cutting out assault from reserves.

 LutherMax wrote:

Eldercaveman wrote:
I'm interested to see what happens with stuff like our Warlord traits, what Relics we get and what happens with DoA.

I don't see DoA changing, but I'm very interested / nervous to see what happens to Heroic Intervention...

It will change to the space marine version, that is near enough guaranteed.

Also Luther your Blood Angels are beautiful!

Eldercaveman - thank you!

I fear you're both right. Expensive as Vanguard Vets are it would be nice to retain something like that given the assault focus of the fluff, but we may have to rely on other boons...

Glottkin week WD Coming soon mentions respirators, so no idea what that week is going to be. Sounds 40K, but not specifically BA or Necrons.

Eldercaveman wrote:
I'm interested to see what happens with stuff like our Warlord traits, what Relics we get and what happens with DoA.

Yeah I'm pretty excited to see how it pans out. I'd like to hazard a few guesses if this thread will indulge me

One of the warlords traits will be DS with no scatter, which Dante will most probably get.
Assuming the Red Thirst has a similar mechanic to now, one warlord trait will alter the roll.
Perhaps one giving +1A for units within 12" or something.

Relic wise.

A funky JP, hopefully granting +1T
Funky Death Mask - mega de-buff opponent.
Funky armour?
Funky CC weapon?
Funky bolter/bolt pistol?

End of the month can't come quick enough!

D

 evildrcheese wrote:

Eldercaveman wrote:
I'm interested to see what happens with stuff like our Warlord traits, what Relics we get and what happens with DoA.

Yeah I'm pretty excited to see how it pans out. I'd like to hazard a few guesses if this thread will indulge me

One of the warlords traits will be DS with no scatter, which Dante will most probably get.
Assuming the Red Thirst has a similar mechanic to now, one warlord trait will alter the roll.
Perhaps one giving +1A for units within 12" or something.

Relic wise.

A funky JP, hopefully granting +1T
Funky Death Mask - mega de-buff opponent.
Funky armour?
Funky CC weapon?
Funky bolter/bolt pistol?

End of the month can't come quick enough!

D

No kidding! Im super excited.

All the marine dexes have gotten a special gun , armor, and 2 weapons, along with several random items. My guess is a cool chain sword, a power sword/crozius relic, (maybe +2 str, ap2, two handed and master crafted if its a sword) an infernus pistol that has the profile of a master crafted melta gun, and artificer armor that either gives an initiative bonus in challenges or a 2++vs shooting or something. After that, itll probably be a special jump pack and a blood chalice thingy.

A Relic Blood Chalice would be nice as a way to get FNP/FC on a squad led by a character without also having to use points/a slot on a Priest.

 Paradigm wrote:
A Relic Blood Chalice would be nice as a way to get FNP/FC on a squad led by a character without also having to use points/a slot on a Priest.

What is more likely is that if there is a relic blood chalice, it will be limited to a Sang Priest only.
Also potentially a relic standard.

 MajorWesJanson wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
A Relic Blood Chalice would be nice as a way to get FNP/FC on a squad led by a character without also having to use points/a slot on a Priest.

What is more likely is that if there is a relic blood chalice, it will be limited to a Sang Priest only.
Also potentially a relic standard.

Very true. The chalice may give something like +1 to fnp rolls and +1 init on the charge.