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FORMAT:
Linked Source - Date Posted
Rumor STATUS

Example:
WOC - May 2012
New Sorceror in Plastic
October WOC Release

Definitions:
TRUE - This happened as they said.
FALSE - This did not happen as they said. This will include rumors that are solely date based (i.e. Tau will be out next month) but not rumors that include a date (Tau has X, Y and Z being released. Pretty sure that'll be out next month.)
WRONG DATE - This has not happened when they said but includes rumors beyond date of release
PARTIALLY TRUE/ TOO VAGUE - Either close but not really true or cannot assess whether this happened or not.
- Has not come to pass yet.
DUPLICATE - Either that rumor monger already said it or it is clearly a duplication of another rumor monger with no new information.
SPECULATION - No Rumor, just speculation.
ALREADY TRUE - No rumor, just restating already existing items. (i.e. Lothern Sea Guard will be Core)

UPDATE:
We have now standardized the titles for each rumor set to make it easier to search things out. Current used tags are spoilered here:
Spoiler:

40k Rule Rumors
40k Supplement Rumors
6th Edition Rumors
7th Edition Rumors
9th Edition Fantasy Rumors
Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors
Apocalypse Rumors
Black Templar Rumors
Blood Angel Rumors
Blood Bowl Rumors
Bret Rumors
Chaos Space Marine Rumors
Daemons Rumors
Dark Angel Rumors
Digital Release Rumors
Dwarf Rumors
Eldar Rumors
End Times Rumors
Epic Rumors
Expansion Rumors
Fantasy Rule Rumors
Fantasy Starter Rumors
Fantasy Supplement Rumors
FAQ Rumors
Finecast Rumors
Flyer Rumors
Forgeworld rumors
Fortification Rumors
Grey Knight Rumors
GW Army Builder Rumors
GW General Rumors
GW Site Rumors
High Elf Rumors
Hobbit Rumors
Horus Heresy Rumors
IG Rumors
Inquisition Rumors
Knight Rumors
Lizardman Rumors
Necron Rumors
Ork Rumors
Paint Rumors
Release Schedule Rumors
Sister of Battle Rumors
Space Marines Rumors
Space Wolf Rumors
Specialist Rumors
Starter Set Rumors
GW Store Rumors
Tau Rumors
Thunderhawk Rumors
Tyranid Rumors
Web Page Rumors
White Dwarf Rumors
WOC Rumors
Wood Elf Rumors



From a 'confirmation' standpoint, the only confirmation that we will use for the veracity of rumors is an official GW release. So even if we see the WD or a price list or leak or whatever, the rumor monger doesn't get a TRUE/FALSE until GW says something.

I also stop counting new rumors once the first WD scans pop out. So no credit for just reading the WD once everyone has it.

Also, if I mess up categorizing, coding or listing something, please post in the thread or PM me.

-=THE LISTS=-
4chan - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (102 FALSE) / (4 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 8/31/2017
Spoiler:

Eldar Rumors - Oct 2017
Iyanden - Cannot lose more than 1 model.. ALREADY TRUE
Ulthwe - Ignore wound on a 6 ALREADY TRUE
Biel Tan - +1 Ld and reroll all to hit rolls of 1 with Shuriken Weapons TRUE

Saim-Hann - Jetbikes reroll failed charges and ignore the -1 penalty for moving and firing heavy weapons TRUE
Alaitoc - enemies subtract 1 to their hit rolls if unit is more than 12" away

Release Schedule Rumors - August 2017
SM - July 29th ALREADY TRUE
CSM + GK - August 19th FALSE
DG - September 23rd
Tau and AM - October 7th FALSE
Tyranid and BA - November 11th FALSE
Necrons and TS - December 9th FALSE


Release Schedule Rumors - June 2017
40K Release Schedule

July

Primaris PARTIALLY TRUE

Death Guard PARTIALLY TRUE

August

Aeldari FALSE

Astra Militarum FALSE

September

Sisters of Battle FALSE

Chaos Marines FALSE

October

Daemons FALSE

Thousand Sons FALSE

Eldar Rumors - Jan 2017
From 4chan, so pretty much totally unreliable, but it is a rumour of sorts...

I have see eldar boxes today, although I have not been able to make any photos, I have not been alone while leaving the boxes from the truck, but while working on the truck, they opened some

Asdrubael Vect it's on a grav plataform and the platform looks like the image of rumour engine, the same box also brings 2 incubi but are very different from the current ones as with thicker armor, but none of the 3 miniatures look like the image of the red eldar of fall of cadia. FALSE

There were other boxes containing larger boxes inside, but I've only seen a little piece of the side, in which an female eldar in a yellow and blue gown with the name ...of Iyanden (I could not see it all) under the portrait, the box was large so i guess that will contain more miniatures since it is bigger than the box of vect FALSE

Specialist Game Rumors - Jan 2017
Per /tg/ so may not be reliable:

"Gang of Commorragh only includes a gang of reavers of commorragh (3) & gang of feral hellions (5), 2 ruler, pack of dice, 3 spike of commorragh (little 3d carton scenery like towers), pack of cards and 48 page rulebook. TRUE

The box size is small like lost patrol."


Sisters Rumors - Dec 2016
Sisters of Battle

Ministorum Delegation: Lets you pair a leader with a bodyguard. Must be from Adepta Sororitas faction. Grants both Shield of Faith. TRUE

Army of Faith: Improved prayer (Shield of Faith?) TRUE

Fury of Angels

Celestians + Seraphim FALSE[/b]
Seraphim DS without scatter on celestians and can assault with them

Angelic Host FALSE[/b]
2-5 Seraphim
Seraphim get +1 SOF and friendlies within 12" reroll SOF

Forward Crusade FALSE[/b]
3-6 Dominions
Half infiltrate on foot, other half outflank in immolator and may choose to come in on the side closest to one of the other squads

Wrath Squadron FALSE[/b]
3-6 Retributers
AoF also grants Relentless. Flamers gain torrent

The Penitent Host FALSE[/b]
2-6 Repentia
4+ FNP and AoF grabts fleet and allows a charge from anywhere

Hammer of Wrath FALSE[/b]
2 Exorcists
Roll 2d6 pick highest, apply to both

Purge Squadron FALSE[/b]
3-6 Immolators with same weapon
Squadron
Flamers get +1S
HB get Rending
MM get tank Hunter

Emperors Hate - Core FALSE[/b]
Canoness
Command Squad
Celestian Squad
Battle Sisters
Retributers
Must take immolator
Grants ObSec and double AoF

Crusade of Daughters - Core FALSE[/b]
20 Battle Sisters
May take 5 special and 5 heavy weapons
AoF - pick Doms or Rets AoF

Hymns of War - Decurion FALSE[/b]
Reroll WL
No AoF test
Stubborn


Chaos Rumors - Nov 2016
via 4chan (sent in by a reader)
Confirmed source at the usual places has their hands on the book and is posting new info, translated from German

new Lore of Change, all powers force successful dtw rolls be rerolled

Primaris: +2 to invulns, passed saves reflect s3 ap3 blind hits backFALSE
1: reroll all to hit rolls for one unit for one turn FALSE
2: pick the result of one dice in your turn FALSE
3: a unit's weapons gain Force FALSE
4: 3d6" S: d6 AP: d6 Assault d6 Witchfire FALSE
5: you an opponent roll off and add the number of WC you want to spend, loser takes the difference in totals in Perils rolls FALSE
6 - 12" S: D AP- line, starts at -2 on the D table but you can spend extra warp charges to offset this FALSE

Magnus gets the Rubric too, 12" Nova that works like Mind War and transforms things it kills into new 1kSons/Spawn FALSE


40k Rumors - Oct 2016
According to a mate, these are the profiles for custodes and sisters:

Custodes:
ws6, bs4, s5, t5, w2, i5, a3, ld10, 2+/4++.
hatred, furious charge, rampage.FALSE

Sisters:
ws5, bs4, s3, t3, w1, i5, a2, ld10, 2+.
Preferred enemy (psykers), hatred (psykers)
furious charge and a pariah blade which inflicts ID on any model with the psyker special rule and otherwise is ap3.
they will have the pariah rule meaning they can never be the target of any psychic power. and all psychic powers cease to be in effect within 6" of the unit FALSE

Space Marine Rumors - May 2015
via 4chan via B&C
>New assault marines can take 2 special weapons (even melta) or two melee weapons for unit. The veteran sergent can take an eviscerator for 10 points. PARTIALLY TRUE


>Assault marines have a rule that allow them to contest even against units with objective secured. FALSE


>Tactical marines have objective secured as a base rule. FALSE


>Devastators can take free heavy bolters and every other weapons is 5 points less. FALSE
They can take Grav cannons for 10 points each. FALSE
>Signum now gives split fire and night vision. FALSE


>Anti-air missiles are now free with each missile launcher, even those on land speeder or terminators FALSE


>Missile launchers on Land speeder storms and drop pod now have pinning.


>All sergeants can take auspex now FALSE


>Centurions don't have twin-linked weapons anymore. They instead have two heavy bolters or two lascannons each. Grav is the same. They can shoot with all weapons. FALSE


>A lot of generic formations are for "Dark Angels, Adeptus Astartes, Blood Angels and Space Wolves faction".FALSE

Yes, I know how stupid it is to list 4chan as a monger... But it should be funny.

Genestealer Rumors - Feb 2014
via 4chan: *
I gave you Chaos Marines, Dark Angels and SM. Now I give you this. You've been wishing for it for a long time, but hope everyone's ready to be disappointed.

>Dataslate: Shadow Within FALSE
>24.99$
>September
>Contains two seperate sections: Formations & missions for Codex: Astra Militarum, and similar for Codex: Tyranids. Plus the usual fluff garbage.
>Cannot be used to make a stand-alone army like Inquisition, you need either of the two codices.
>No new models released alongside this, everything uses pre-existing kits.
>If you take a formation then you cannot bring in any kind of ally.

>AM-side formations: Special HQ Broodlord with "Patriarch's Will" rule; Genestealer Brood with mandatory Broodlord & additional deployment options, Troop Hormagaunts with "Dormant Eggs" rule. FALSE

>T-side formations: Elite Psyker Battle Squad with "Hive Conduit", Elite Stormtroopers, Troop Penal Legion. No transport options, every formation has to footslog. FALSE

>More missions than in any other dataslate. some seem very similar to Planet Strike (one in particular: "defender" starts with only troops on the board, everything else must roll on reserves to enter (5+, only three units can arrive per turn), attacker must capture objectives held by defender.) FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Jan 2014
Battle for Iyanden Warzone FALSE
Poster says that it will be accompanied by three releases:
Hierophant / Viciator Kit (WOW!) FALSE
Zoanthrope / Venomthrope Kit FALSE
Pyrovore / Biovore Kit FALSE

Viciator?s are bio-titans similar in stature to Hierophants. Their carapace is covered in grizzly barbs and hooks and their long legs help them stride across the battlefield. Hanging under their thorax is a large devourer weapon-symbiote, as the Viciator lurches forward thousands upon thousands of worms are coaxed out of the weapon by powerful bio-electric jolts. Viciator?s have a terrifiying fanged maw, with-in resides a symbiote that could be more dangerous than the brainleech worms it harbours. A strange creature is bound inside its mouth, and when opened, the beast will shoot concentrated blasts of acid that can chew through armour with ease. Vehicles that the worms are unable to penetrate are often given an entrance after this weapon symbiote melts a hole through its hull. FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Nov 2013
I have new information and clarification from my Source

Khorne supplement DIGITAL in JANUARY FALSE
Can Ally with Demons or CSM FALSE

4 Pages of new Rules (codex CSM is needed) FALSE

New Warlordtraits FALSE
New Wargear FALSE
New Missions (also for Apoc) FALSE

-Champions of Khorne (Berzerkers with +1 on A and Ld ) FALSE
-They have ?ButcherŽs Nails? rule which gives 6++ & FNP BUT ONLY after ?spilling Blood? (killing enemy Model in CC) and only in CC. FALSE
-22 Points each, can take Melee and Ranged Weapons FALSE
-Can take Juggernaut of Khorne for extra 30 Points each FALSE
-Or Terminator Armor for 25 Points each FALSE
-One Model can be upgraded to a Khorne Lord of Skulls with +1 to WS and Ld FALSE
-Champion Squads are an Elite choice FALSE

-Berzerkers are Troops FALSE
-Can take CSM-pods for 45 points. Other CSM units donŽt get this option. (like SM pods, except that they do damage instead of scattering when landing on top of enemy units) Str. 4 AP- Blast 5? move remaining models out of the way FALSE

-Lord of Skulls is in (Apoc only) FALSE

Digital Nurgle Supplement is scheduled for March
- Warlordtraits, Wargear, Missions FALSE
-3 new units FALSE

Models will be released in April along with the Printed Version of the Supplements. FALSE
Tzeentch and Slaanesh are supposed to follow with their own wave later in the year. FALSE

-Chaos Terminator Lord (clam pack) has a big 2 handed Mace like Weapon and Options for Khorne to make Lord of Skulls FALSE
-CSM Pod (repacked Pod with Spikes) FALSE
-Berzekers/Champions of Khorne (dual Kit) old models repacked, 5 per box FALSE
-Deathshroud/Plague Terminators (dual Kit) different looking to the FW deathshrouds but same scythes. Plague Terminators have some kind of liquid or acid spewing weapon FALSE
-Plague Marines/The Infected (dual Kit) Infected have fly like wings and dual sickle FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Aug 2013
Army-wide notes
- No FOC and ally table changes TRUE
- Devastation and Adaptation are new power tables with 3 powers each + primaris. FALSE
- Primaris for Devastation = Warp Blast, Adaptation = Onslaught (similar to battle-focus) FALSE
- All Tyranid powers can be used with either one or two charges to increase the effect. FALSE
- Ravenous Advance: Units with this rule can run & assault in the same turn. FALSE
- The Ground Trembles: All MC cause d3 Hammer of Wrath hits. FALSE
- Red Terror, Deathleaper and Old One Eye are unique upgrades to their respective broods. FALSE

- Harpy/Erinye, plastic dual kit. FALSE
- Harpy is designed to kill infantry hordes/provide support via its special vector strike. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Vector striking it can either use Spore Mine Cyst to create blasts along the path or Sonic Screech to halve initiative and cause a pinning test. FALSE

- Erinye is an AA variant in Elite, very different front torso/head piece with gribbly tentacles. FALSE
- Increased Swoop speed and its gimmick is grappling other flyers. FALSE
- Vector strike -> dice roll 4+ -> the enemy flyer is dragged directly behind where the Erinye ended its move, including a new facing. FALSE
- Both can buy broods of Gargoyles that can drop off in the movement phase when not vector striking. FALSE

- Zoanthrope (Doom)/Genethrope, plastic dual kit. FALSE
- Zoanthropes are ML1 psykers, have access to the Devastation, Telepathy, Telekinesis tables. FALSE
- Genethropes are similar, but have access to the Adaptation and Biomancy tables. FALSE
- New unique biomorphs. Increased Shadow in the Warp range, Deny the Witch boost aura, two others. FALSE

- Both types can upgrade up to ML2 but only ever get 1 power, each Elite choice is a unit of 1-3 that can contain mixded Zoan and Gene. FALSE

- Doom has access to all the above tables and comes with Essence Leech and 3 powers. FALSE
- Consumes a wound every time it uses a power (except for Leech), but can keep casting until a Perils roll or its down to 1 wound. FALSE

- Mycetic Spore/Mycetic Hive Node, plastic dual kit TRUE
- Spore is a Dedicated Transport, notable changes are that SC can join and MC broods can all opt to get spores. FALSE

- Hive Nodes are bought by HQ models (1-3 choice for Tyrants, 1 for every other HQ), no transport capacity. FALSE
- Nodes provide Synapse and can be configured in one of many ways. Grants poison or shrouding to nearby units or terraforms (Dangerous Terrain) the surroundings. FALSE

- Carnifex
- Old unused bimorphs in the box are options again. TRUE
- Base cost the same but upgrades are much, much cheaper overall but lots of "only buy 1 out of this list" kind of choices which greatly limits what a fex can have. FALSE
- Tusked gives HoW an AP value, Thornback increases the number of HoW hits. FALSE
- Enhanced Senses gives Night Fighting. FALSE
- Tail Scythe & Tail Mace each deliver a single hit to all models in BtB at Ini 1, with different stats. FALSE
- Living Battering Ram rule: Changed to allow the Carnifex to assault the contents of a building/transport on a 4+ if it was destroyed by its charge, rolled once for the brood. FALSE



40kradio - Total rumors: (61 TRUE) / (5 FALSE) / (3 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Eldar Rumors - Sept 2014
via a reader on Faeit 212
Just listened to this weeks 40K Radio podcast - and they mention briefly that Dark Eldar are confirmed for pre-release next weekend (20th) and release in two weekends (27th). TRUE

They follow it up with their usual caveat of "this is not a fact", but also joke that "everything that is not designated a fact is, ultimately, a fact".


Ok, it seems a nasty rumor is making its way around the interwebs. Many forums are saying 40k 7th is switching over to % based lists. We are here to 100% confirm that is not happening. TRUE

We have always told you guys the truth about everything in the past 12 months. Our source has been spot on with everything from release schedules to what each army will have.

So please rest easy knowing that force org will still be in the game.

These are facts, not rumors from your trusted source for insider 40k news, not 40krumors.

IG Rumors - Jan 2014
Ok some more news. There was a slight misunderstanding of the new IG name....Astra Militarum. No extra "I" in there. And from our source there will be a mix of Cadian and Catachan releases for Astra Militarum. So tHigh Elf Rumors of Catachans going away would appear to be incorrect. TRUE

IG Rumors / Knight Rumors / Wood Elf Rumors - Jan 2014
via Lion 275 on Warseer
IG will be in April. March will focus soley on the Imperial Knights. Followed by Wood Elves in May... TRUE

It sounds like Imperial Knights will be a Dataslate or a mini codex. I bet you see it in the WD then have it come out in Dataslate/mini dex. From what we were told it will not be in the IG codex and will be able to ally with various armies. DUPLICATE

IG is getting a new name with their new codex a la SoB. According to 40K Radio's source, they'll be renamed to the Astra Militarium. TRUE

Yup a brand new name. The book is called Astra Militarium. DUPLICATE

I am just going by what our source has told us. Could be a legal issue, could be they are incorporating more things into the Codex. Time will tell.

And I want to re-iterate Knight ARE NOT part of Astra Militarium (IG). TRUE

IG Rumors / Knight Rumors - Feb 2014
Imperial Knight Titan: 1 kit will make all the versions. TRUE

Imperial Knight Titan Codex: Three armies in this book.
1st Army: Imperial Knights Army TRUE
2nd Army: Mechanicum Army FALSE
3rd Army: Freeblades Army (Mercs that can ally) PARTIALLY TRUE

Warhammer 40k 7th Edition (Yes it is called 7th ed) in May.

Astra Militarium (Imperial Guard):
Stormtroopers (plastic) TRUE
Bullgryns (old Ogryns) DUPLICATE
Commissar Squads FALSE
New Larger Transport TRUE

Stormtroopers, Commissar Squads, and Bullgryns are Astra Auxilary. These units may be taken as "plug-ins" to other Imperial armies. FALSE

Catachans and Cadians are covered in the new codex. Catachans are not going to direct only. TRUE

Orks are in June. DUPLICATE

IG Rumors
via Rik on 40k Radio
So some exciting news. A listener of ours was at a GW store today that mistakenly received a shipment of some unreleased items. It was the plastic Ogryn kit. The rename is confirmed as they were called Militarum Auxillia. Boom! Nailed it. PARTIALLY TRUE

Space Marines Rumors - Feb 2014
I prefer GW's made up Latin to what they have now. I can't wait until they re-brand Space Marines as Adeptus Astartes... From what our source told us Space Marines will get a name change in the future. FALSE

Ork Rumors - Jan 2014
Orks are due in June and not September. TRUE

7th edition Rumors - Jan 2014
Some updates on 7th edition: 1) It will napurely be a book release. TRUE
2) It could be released as early as May. TRUE

On the Chaos Space Marine Releases. 1) Look for the stuff to be released beginning of summer. TRUE
2) Crimson Slaughter(CSM in the DV starter) might receive a Supplement as well. TRUE

Knight Rumors - Jan 2014
As you may have seen on other sites Febraury is all about the Dwarfs. So for you fans of the short and bearded get pumped. March will see the release of Imperial Knights. This year is shaping up to be a good one. DUPLICATE
We believe it will be release through the new WD format. The week of the Release, you will get the rules in the WD. TRUE
they said it was for ALL imperial armies. TRUE

7th Edition Rumors - Dec 2013
The big 40k rumor is: This summer GW will release 7th edition 40k , TRUE
and 9th edition Fantasy has been shelved, for now. TRUE
They way it was explained to us is that 7th Edition will be made to include the new Escalation and Stronghold rules. I would also not be surprised to see the Dataslates added to the main rule book. TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2013
First 5 months of releases for 2014
Jan ? ?Nids DUPLICATE
Feb ? can?t recall at the moment (Might be Hobbit related)
Mar ? Dwarfs FALSE
Apr ? Imperial Guard TRUE
May ? Wood Elves TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Sep 2013
People, Tyranids are not pushed back, they have always been slated for January.

Oct: Dark Elves TRUE
Nov: Holiday Releases(boxed army type stuff) PARTIALLY TRUE
Dec: Hobbit TRUE
Jan: Tyranids TRUE
Feb: Dwarfs TRUE
March: IG TRUE

Dark Elf Rumors - Sep 2013
- Warlocks appear to have one hand weapon TRUE
- The new chariot crew is armed with spears and what looks to be a large crossbow or bolt thrower on the chariot. TRUE
- The new Warriors look quite different to me. But then again I am a big geek that notices stuff like that. They have cloaks that come down their back and all the helmets don't cover the eyes any more. TRUE
- The warlocks are bare chested, and the weapons look mundane...aka not glowing. They look like large jagged daggers. They are held in reverse grips which looks pretty slick. The warlock champions eyes are glowing which IMO hints at some magical abilities. md as far as the warriors go I think a big difference will be the size of them. Look at the size difference between Isle of Blood Lothern Sea Guard and the normal High Elves spearman. TRUE
- (Hydra) It looks bigger and beefier. Like we said Dark Elves are setting the bar for the best range of models in WHFB. TRUE
- The cloaks hang down from underneath the shoulder armor and cover the back of the chain mail. It definitely is new for them but it looks really cool. The Druchii warriors also have shoulder armor. It makes them look simply awesome. The skull embossed on their shields looks great too. Yes the Hydra does have 2 handlers. TRUE
- The Warriors, Black Guard, and Dark Riders all have cloaks. None of them appear to have face coverings. The Executioners appear to have skull faced helms. The theme to me appears to be a more sinister version of their High Elf bretheren. The plate armor has very spiked and jagged edges. The style will still fit well with the Shades and Reaper but next to these new models they will look very dated. TRUE
-The Kraken has 5 heads/fanged maws. The have spines and scales with smooth neck and belly flesh. Scales are painted a Dark Grey with the softer flesh painted blue. Looks awesome. TRUE
-The pictures we have of the Witch Elves has them with two hand weapons. TRUE
-Black Guard look very stalwart with large halberds and high helms with 3 spikes on each side with a flowing plume on top. Their armor is black trimmed in gold and they have dark purple cloaks. The unit champion is holding a sword by the hilt with the blade planted in the ground. Musician is a drummer. TRUE
-The executioners have what look like skull helms, and their armor is a brighter silver than the Black Guard. Their tunics are red in color and the Draiches are all held on the left hand side of their bodies (their left our right). They look very cool ranked up. TRUE
- The Dark Riders are very cool looking. Sleek looking horses with only a bit of armor. All of the Riders are hunched over in the saddle to give the illusion of speeding fast cav. The helmets appear to be open faced and they are armed with spears in the picture I have, once again that doesn't mean they wont get crossbows (in the pictures we have they are in the back ground behind the Warlocks). TRUE
- The Kraken doesn't have tentacles, it has four legs with webbed appendages ending in claws and it also has a tail. TRUE
- The Cauldron of Blood/Blood Throne look very cool. If you are a fan of the newer larger models GW has been putting out for WHFB you will really dig it. It is a bit toned down compared to the Empire Celestial Hurricanum/Luminark of Hysh and has blades and hooks on it to make it very sinister and Dark Elf. TRUE
- Execs use swords (phew!). TRUE
- Black Guards look "amazing", with bulkier shoulders and tall helmets with plumes, so I guess pretty much like they look now (in that respect at least). TRUE
- The Cauldron has six wheels and two staircases leading up to the platform with the big statue of Khaine. It is not pulled by anything, so maybe (my assumption it will be used like the Screaming Bell? Three Witch Elves on it, lots of spikes and blades. TRUE
- The Witch Elves have loincloths and bras (obviously) and look "vicious". TRUE
- On the Throne, there is something that looks like half-Witch Elf, half Medusa, with snakes as hair. TRUE
- The new Hydra is beefier than the current one. DUPLICATE
- And the WEs on the Throne use spears. TRUE
- Warlocks are bare-chested, with long flowing hair, painted white. They seem to have black eyes (or no eyes), except for the champion, whose eyes are glowing. Dark Riders are cloaked (of course), and hunched over in the saddle, in order to present a low profile. TRUE


Dark Elf Rumors - Sep 2013
NEW RUMORS for Warhammer Fantasy! My "source" has sent me pictures of the new Dark Elf release. The Dark Elves will be out in October with a slew of new models:

1) NEW Plastic Dark Elf Warrior Box(Makes Spearmen, swordsmen, & crossbowmen) TRUE
2) NEW PLastic Dark Riders/Warlocks TRUE
3) NEW Plastic Blackguard/Executioners TRUE
4) NEW Plastic Coldone Chariot/Scroungerunner(Pulled by horses) TRUE
5) NEW Plastic Cauldron of Blood/Blood Throne(This model is AMAZING) TRUE
6) NEW Plastic Hydra/Kraken TRUE
7) NEW Plastic Witch Elf box TRUE

Space Marines Rumors - August 2013
"Centurions: The guys are a heavy support choice. They're a marine cased in heavy armor with powerfist with lascannons under slung on one pic and heavy bolters on the other. Think of a heavier terminator armor that a marine straps into. I think this is where Chaos Oblits came from. They look to be on 40mm and I'm really starting to dig these models. TRUE

Plastic Chaplain: Like other plastic HQ's that have come out. He is armed with a Crozius and bolt pistol. He has ornate armor and he is in a dynamic pose. TRUE

Plastic Librarian: Same as above regarding previous HQ releases. He is helmetless and he's armed with a staff. He also has a wicked cherub flying off his pack pack. I really like this model. TRUE

The Hunter: I believe this will be anti-air rhino. Its a cross between Vindicator Heavy Armor and a whirlwind style weapon mounted on the back. It comes with two cannons that have three barrels. TRUE

Vanguard Plastic: I saw two separate pics one armed with TH/SS and one with a pair of Lighting claws, finally. Same Marine bodies just with some new iconography to freshen up the models. TRUE

From what I have seen so far the Marine release is going to be huge for GW. Sorry about no pics but I promised."


75hastings69 - Total rumors: (128 TRUE) / (29 FALSE) / (3 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 9/5/2017
Spoiler:

PENDING Ork Rumors - 9/5/2017
Orks are soon (disqus)
"soon soon soon soon soon "

Space Marine Rumors - June 2017
via 75hastings69

AFAIK “Initially” there are 4 boxes of “troops/infantry/marines” (including the flying ones), ALREADY PARTIALLY TRUE

2 vehicles,ALREADY PARTIALLY TRUE
the Dread, ALREADY TRUE
and 2 “character” sets, which I assume will be captains and Lieutenants. ALREADY TRUE

As for when I rarely dare to dabble in such things (especially after the timing of the plastic thunderhawk release…. which might still actually not be wrong, just my guess at the timing thanks to the “we’ve sold our last resin thunderhawk” making me jump to conclusions!). I will say I am “expecting” Death Guard to release after the boxed set and for new marines to be closely behind them….. however I could be wrong of course

BTW I also never thought I’d be starting let alone be excited about an army of SM, however as the new marines range is small and not overwhelming and I like the armour and overall style I am going to start a SM army, just not sure what chapter yet.


https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/720884.page#9256645
40k Rumors - Mar 2017
75hastings69 wrote:I wouldn't be expecting too much in the way of releases for existing chapters from this point going forwards, not that there won't be 'some', expect the focus to shift onto GW pumping out RGs new armies and weapons of destruction for the upcoming storylines/advances/crusade mk2 (who knows there might even be a new starter box on the not too far horizon )TRUE

Without trying to sound like a dick I've known for almost 9 months where this story was going and who revived RG etc. if the rest of what I was told is true (new marines, Mortarion and his plague armies etc.) then there are truly some very exciting times coming for 40k players/hobbyists!


Anon wrote:New marines as in Imperial or Chaos?

75hastings69 wrote:Imperial

*EDIT, there will of course be new Chaos Marines models,TRUE but I am referring to a totally new kind of Marine, those created on Mars by Cawl & RG along with the other new machineries of war.TRUE

See one of my original posts here....


Anon wrote:I can well imagine some kind of Mk9 marine bred from custodes or grey knight genestock with some new goodness. Perhaps they'll even be true scale! Then we'll all have to buy all our marines all over again.

75hastings69 wrote:New marines will make old marines seem like empire now seem to sigmarines ...... if that makes sense?
TRUE

Anon wrote:SO Mark 9 power armour?

75hastings69 wrote:Not only the armour will change
TRUE

Age of Sigmar Rumors - Sept 2016
Lastly I will say the next 24 months have some very interesting stuff planned out for 40k at least, I don't know about AoS beyond new Skaven minis are due at some point and also the LoC (which will be released alongside the 40k rubric marines but will obviously be for AoS too), TRUE
and also some great boxed games. I hope the new direction brings GW back into many hobbyists homes as I do believe they are trying and now seem to actually want people to buy, which is good. TRUE


40k Rumors - Sept 2016
None at all sorry. There are other 40k things too..... new plague army, TRUE
rubric marines TRUE & LoC etc. etc. but I have no idea when any of it is due out. I was expecting the GS Cult codex to hit by end of 2016 but I'm not so sure now.


PENDING 40k Rumors - Sept 2016
Looks good. I'm looking forward to seeing Magnus TRUE , Angron, Mortarion, Russ & Guilliman TRUE now

Board Game Release - Mar 2016

Who's ready to enter the great silver tower of Tzeentch? TRUE

Maybe more a hybrid quest/pitfight TRUE


Specialist Game Rumors - Nov 2015
When I said Bram was spot on I was referring to the fact that SG will not be how it used to be. This team will almost be like a FFG within FW producing our old favourites, not everything is a board game, imagine other classic tabletop games getting an update, doesn't mean they have to change into a boardgame format. Specialist Games ARE coming back, only with a slightly different name with an updated product and not under the direct (incompetent) control of GW. TRUE

PENDING Specialist Game Rumors - Nov 2015
AFAIK the scope is pretty big, just don't be expecting things overnight, my understanding is we are still a few months out from seeing anything yet. Def full blown epic armies, not sure about how much will be plastic and how much will be resin. I expect rules to be updated where needed. Do not expect to see old sculpts unless they are classics.


I have not heard warmaster discussed, however do not discount it, this is currently in it's infancy. The HH box seems to be well received and not too bad of a price point when you compare the equivalent cost of the minis and the fact there is also a standalone game in there. I don't expect any of it will be "cheap" but it will be more accessible. As I understand it Epic & BB are quite high up the list of priorities.


Originally Posted by BramGaunt
So I'm guessing it will be different from what we are expecting. What we are expecting is a return to how 'specialist games' were run, but what we are probably getting is a branch akin to Fantasy Flight Games that produces GW License board games that double as miniature games.
Hastings: Indeed, pretty much spot on mate :-)


Horus Heresy Rumors - Oct 2015
via 75hastings69 10-28-2015

The Plan for Horus Heresy
“As I said back in February standalone HH game. Later develops into a main 30k range to replace hobbit on store shelves.

Q: Ok, so this will become an actual miniatures game and not be restricted solely to being a board game? TRUE
A: That’s what I was told yes. Not sure on timeframe, but all so far is going exactly as I was told and posted.

…my source (who gave me the info in January) had already seen boxes with the 30k logo on printed some boxes had 30k & 40k logos on, as I reported in February. I will not go into specifics as to what these kits were, but they are obviously worked on already if the boxes are done TRUE
…The plan is for 30k to replace LotR on the store shelves, that plan and the releases AFTER HH standalone box is already WELL into the production time cycle.”

Horus Heresy Rumors - Oct 2015
I'd disagree with some that

I don't think the timeframe allows for GW to be responsive to sales of HH for the first thing. For the second point my source (who gave me the info in January) had already seen boxes with the 30k logo on printed some boxes had 30k & 40k logos on, as I reported in February. I will not go into specifics as to what these kits were, but they are obviously worked on already if the boxes are done DUPLICATE

Very rare GW change the order of their releases, I've known it happen only twice during my entire time in the hobby.

The plan is for 30k to replace LotR on the store shelves, that plan and the releases AFTER HH standalone box is already WELL into the production time cycle. So I would dispute that anyone else/any other site who DOES know what these printed boxes was IS NOT lying, my source certainly knows...... and so do I. DUPLICATE


40k Rumors - July 2015
via Hastings on Warseer
I have said I was told that Codexes (Codices? how the hell do you do the plural of Codex anyway???) would be gone within 2 years. That might mean the rules for each unit are included in the boxes/free on the net/wd etc. FALSE

I do think that 40k rules will become more simplified, why? because GW don't want to focus on making games systems/rules anymore, they purely want to sell models. I do not doubt for one second that they (the main 40k rules) "COULD" become like AoS, but that is my personal opinion, and as I openly said that was me jumping to the conclusion based on how easily they destroyed their longest game world in favour of making more money.

I think rather than being of any use at all this thread is purely scaremongering and misleading. The death of the codex doesn't mean the end of 40k, the death of the army book in WFB was because AoS had ALREADY killed WFB, and AoS had no place for army books.



I could send you PMs over 3 years old discussing the demise of WFB would that suit? In fact if you care to look you WILL find discussions on the fantasy threads about the demise of army books and rolling them into smaller groups of armies (i.e. order, Destruction etc.) think they were by Harry though as well as myself.

Having known MANY people at GW for MANY years I can tell you without any shadow of doubt that things two years out are not unknown quantities to some members of GW. When I was right in the thick of the rumour mill some years back the occasional eagle eyed viewer might even have seen unreleased models in the background of pictures on my painting logs MANY MONTHS before they were released. I was sat happily reading the WoC army book 5 months before it was released, almost 6 months before for the O&G one, so please don't figure to assume that no one knows anything and they're just fishing, some people know a great deal, what they chose to share is entirely different.

Seriously GW don't do things on a whim, whatever is going to happen to 40k WILL already be well progressed, just no-one hears about it until the last minute.

Also not to be picky but my original post say WITHIN 2 years.

Horus Heresy Rumors - July 2015
Hastings - Warseer
Posted by Samsonov

Also, the rumoured starter set was two praetors, 40 marines, 10 terminators and 2 contemptors. It looks like the two praetors have been spotted. Still struggle to believe they would include all that in one starter, at least not at the £75 range.

I don't think it was 40 marines, for some reason I thought it was 30. But the other figures look right. FALSE

Horus Heresy Rumors - July 2015
Posted by Vanisher
Makes me wonder will there be a full cataphractii terminator squad kit.

Yes, as per my post 15th Feb FALSE

Horus Heresy Rumors - July 2015
I don't know TBH, I'll share what I have heard, but this dates back a while as I pay very little interest to GW now.

I heard that 30k HH would be a boxed standalone game (like execution force was) TRUE
and that the plastics contained within it would go on to form part of a larger 30k range and would be released some time later as individual box sets/clampacks, I was told that rules would be in those boxes, but that some boxes would contain rules for 30k AND 40k (and these boxes have BOTH logos on - yes there is a new 30k logo) so I assume it will be using a different ruleset to 40k (as there would be no point having rules for both systems in boxes if they were both the same). TRUE
I was also told the plastic assassins would get clampack releases later and be released as part of the main 40k range..... as the box set is pretty much still quite widely available I don't expect this to be soon, although I never had a timeframe in the first case. TRUE

As for your AoS style rule reboot question - I remember being told to expect 40k codexes (codices?) to be a thing of the past within 2 years, and that the rules would be in the box for each model/unit, but there would still be a core ruleset which the in box rules would obviously add to. I've not bought any AoS releases (nor do I intend to) so I don't know if they have rules in the boxes (seems daft as when rules got FAQ'd (lol) or changed they'd need to repack ALL the boxes - seems even dafter that anything would actually bother with rules for AoS!!) or just online? I am going to leap to the conclusion that 40k probably WILL become more simplified like AoS, mainly because GW no longer see themselves as rules/games writers but just model sellers. How much more simplified I wouldn't hazard a guess at. Whatever they decide to do you can bet it's in the pipeline already, because myself and Harry were privately discussing the changes to WFB almost 3 years ago - I was told it was being canned and whilst we thought that was not the case and that AoS would be a continuation or refresh of it WFB HAS actually been canned and REPLACED by AoS, so these things are planned well ahead.

FW make huge sales from HH, there was no way that GW weren't going to want in on the action! I expect FW to still produce the big kits/characters/customising kits but GW will provide the bulk of the models needed to play 30k. We can only hope that GW let FW handle the 30k rules/books and they just make the models for it. But keep in mind I was told that when the 30k RANGE hits the stores (not the standalone box game but the actual range) it will take over the store space that used to be taken up by LotR/Hobbit, so GW may want to keep tight hold of the reigns even though they are no longer committed to producing games?

That's probably done very little to answer you, but it's the best I can manage and hopefully slightly informative if only a repost of what I wrote in January.

Indeed. Maybe those are the 2 characters from the starter/standalone box that might only be available in that box...... or something

*EDIT.

Having thought about this I think the unit/model rules for 30k & 40k will be online/WD rather than actually inside the box kits (I may have misinterpreted what my source said).

Also I should point out that as I understand it 40k and 30k will be very different games/rulesets, so it may be that 40k becomes like AoS and 30k is handled by FW (although this is just wishful thinking on the behalf of hobbyists the world over!).

Of course I may be completely wrong...... because that happens a lot
Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
75hastings69 on Warseer
AFAIK, the box AoS is the first in several weeks worth of releases for fantasy, and the actual BRB comes soon after the AoS box FALSE

And THIS is the reason that WFB as we knew it is gone, because it isn't selling. So they either scrap it completely, or try something new in a fantasy setting. If you for one moment that success of this game means existing WFB players buy it then you are very mistaken, if only all existing WFB players buy it then it has failed already!!!!

Nobody listens to angry vets who form a customer base that isn't perfoming well enough in terms of buying to sustain the current model.

If people see something and it's cool they'll buy it. It's a gamble on GWs behalf to revive a dying fantasy customer base, they could do it better with advertising and reduce the risk of this failing, but hey this is GW...

Fantasy used to do well, back when GW didn't have much in the way of competition, now they do, they have competition that do it better and in most cases cheaper, sure the competition might not be to everyones taste BUT ITS AN ALTERNATIVE, this has been the sole biggest reason for GWs falling sales (well that and their pricing policies are based back in a time when they could pretty much do what they want - but they're all too stupid to see that times and indeed the landscape of tabletop gaming have changed & evolved. I myself have spent my money on other companies since finescat, and I will openly admit I used to be a huge GW fanboy, my eyes have since been opened to the wonderous variety currently available, and truth is I no longer need or even want GW

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
No.

As far as I understand AoS is a skirmish level game, FALSE
pretty light on rules, a stand alone entry level game. What comes after is different,TRUE full ruleset for bigger battles with all the fluff, artwork etc.

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015

The way I understand it AoS is a standalone skirmish game, the 'rules' included with it as my pastry based friend has already said multiple times are minimal. I then understand that the Rulebooks that come later deal with expanding the base game of AoS in every way in which you would imagine a GW product to do, upscale the battles, further the fluff, detail the world(s) & protaganists, lots of artwork etc. DUPLICATE

I think rather than anyone being "wrong" there are 2 separate products here that are being merged into 1 topic.

Of course, the parts I am hearing about could just be rumour reverb from the post on Dakka???

75hastings69 on warseer wrote:
Yep...... I think this guy is actually NOT talking entirely about the AoS box/set but in some instances the Rules AFTERWARDS...


....... consists of three books (what I have heard too) FALSE


- full fledged rule system; no skirmish game - meaning not restricted to low miniature count: (as I understand it AoS WILL be skirmish level, the later rules bring about massed battle rules) PARTIALLY TRUE

- there are unit cards for every (as far as I can see) old unit. I was told there would be separate rules to allow fielding of old units, however I thought these were included in the kits TRUE

Setting
game is set on world Regalia that is connected with other young realms through portals of the old ones. Young realms are realms that were populated by the old creators and were guided on similar historical paths. Exactly what I was told FALSE

...... Fast travel is possible through a number of ..... circles that allows mages to open portal from one to another ..... There were a long period of peace curated by the Exoatl (Old Ones) ...... Exactly what I was told FALSE

The Skaven arrived on their own on Regalia and are basically the same. Exactly what I was told

The Soul Mill is a huge machinery ...... to feed on the power of dead spirits..... Exactly what I was told

- Lizardmen are not gone. There is a race called Servants of the Exoatl - I was not aware of the "servants of" part but the name Exoatl was mentioned to me. FALSE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
Harry, Arthurius11 and Hastings have posted several hints that this game called Age of Sigmar is going to be a smaller affair than the mass-battle game WFB used to be in 8th. The rumor tracker has their posts. DUPLICATE

It's basically more of a skirmish (low model count) game. DUPLICATE
The box contains a small rulebook with less pages than usual (at least that's what I understood reading Harry's latest posts regarding the rulebook) and two forces. SPECULATION

It is rumored to be 'human warriors' (a Sigmarite Knightly Order?) vs Chaos Warriors and Daemons of Khorne. TRUE Rules for the units are included in the box. And some scenarios. Calling it an introductory set (for new players but also to the new setting for us veterans) seems to be a fitting description of it. TRUE

The last posts from Hastings on WS mentioned new building kits to be released in the near future. The removal of several WFB buildings like the fortress seems to back this up. And Hastings can be trusted anyway. TRUE

The tracker has lots of good WFB rumors collected - if you focus mostly on these three.

Campaign Rumors - May 2015
All I said was DA & Tzeentch, no idea if there'll be a boxed set but I am pretty certain there are also separate releases for both (as well?). FALSE

Deathwatch Rumors/ Genestealer Cult Rumors - May 2015
via 75hastings69 on Warseer
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?408544-I-quot-might-quot-be-wrong&p=7437691&viewfull=1#post7437691


Anyone here remember the little guessing game we had about releases?
Most of it can be found here.......
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?405659-Plastic-(GW-produced)-Warhammer-30K&p=7385826#post7385826

So you'll see in there the assassins game (correct)
HH Game (I guess time will tell ) DUPLICATE

... and amongst the other stuff....

G/S Cult Codex & Models (Harlequin sized release) TRUE
Deathwatch Codex & Models (Harlequin sized release) TRUE

..... well, I may have gotten myself a bit confused about what these actually were, it seems we "may" be seeing these two as a combined set in some fashion, whether that's as another standalone game or as a "starter/campaign" set is yet unclear, although I'm going to assume that these would be unusual choices for a starter box. TRUE

Horus Heresy Rumors - Apr 2015

Also Hastings posted on Warseer last night
Originally Posted by Dryaktylus
What kind of game should that be? Something like Space Crusade/Advanced Space Crusade/Ultramarines? Doesn't sound like the rumoured replacement of the LotR line.


As I originally said.....

The box sets are stand alone games, the models will then form part of the main ranges. That's exactly what I said months ago. The replacement for lotr will be 30k not the h/h standalone game. TRUE

There were no grey areas, no hidden gems of info just the facts. its really not that difficult to understand.

Horus Heresy Rumors - Mar 2015
Originally Posted by my_name_is_tudor

More Horus Heresy stuff? How dull. They've already done that.


Originally Posted by 75hastings69

Oh no they haven't TRUE



Originally Posted by 75hastings69

Think outside the box a little.......... or maybe inside the box



Originally Posted by BasetheRuin

As in think inside the brand new 30k starter box?

I'll have to start saving money then!



Originally Posted by 75hastings69




Originally Posted by my_name_is_tudor

Personally I don't think there's any version of a 30K game that could get me particularly excited, given my assumption that it would focus on the good marines/bad marines bust up and not all the other interesting stuff the Galaxy has to offer...



Originally Posted by 75hastings69

well maybe not initially



Originally Posted by 75hastings69

To end SOME speculation I'll say it's not a different scale. And I'll add that this whilst initially being a standalone product is only the beginning TRUE

Oh, and just for the record AFAIK there's no 40k end times. 40k remains as is. TRUE


Originally Posted by 75hastings69
Yes indeed, but let's take it a bit further. Let's imagine creating a standalone game, which is only available for say 6 months, BUT then we'll make the models from it available as individual box sets for something we are definitely going to support, something that might take up empty shelf space in stores. Lets ALSO then imagine we then release another standalone game, again limited to so many months, then we make the models from that set available for another range we support.

Obviously I'm just speculating here.... right


Originally Posted by 75hastings69
and so shall I.

Right guys there are several separate rumours that folks are getting mixed up. So I'll at least split it up a little for you. THIS IS NOT RELEASE ORDER, just to help separate the rumours. IT ALSO ISN'T A FULL LIST OF THIS YEARS 40K RELEASES, in fact some of these may be early next year. NONE OF THESE ARE WFB BASED.

Admech Codex & models (full release) DUPLICATE
***** Codex & Models (Harlequin sized release)
***** Codex & Models (Harlequin sized release)
***** Standalone Boxed "historical game" models from which will form part of "a full range" (notice I didn't say existing range ) DUPLICATE
***** Standalone Boxed Game models from which will form part of an existing range

I haven't heard anything about mark 9 armour so don't associate it with any of the above.
Speculate away



Originally Posted by 75hastings69
I mean Harlequin sized as in number of kits, i.e. a few characters, a troops kit, a larger kit and a transport. Or thereabouts One kind of has a main codex, kind of, and it's been mentioned on this very thread. The other has also been mentioned on another thread, the one that got moved for not having any news or rumours in.... even though it actually contained quite a bit. In fact I suppose you might say the 2nd has a main codex too (kind of)

You sir are on the mark


Originally Posted by 75hastings69
No. It's HH as stated above.

I think there's a misunderstanding here. BOTH new standalone games will have their model contents released. The first being HH, will see models released as part of the 30k range. The 2nd boxed game models will be released as part of 40k range, part that is currently only available in finecast and not deathwatch before anyone says it again.


Originally Posted by 75hastings69
Totally (well not totally actually) unrelated I did hear that actual CODEXes? (CODices?) god know s the plural, might soon be a thing of the past. with all rules being in box leaflets. Some might even contain 2 sets of rules, one for 40k and one for 30k But I'm not 100% on this.


Originally Posted by 75hastings69
This is partially true. The "starter set" is in fact a standalone game, however I'll accept starter set as it does lead onto the main 30k game. I think it's safe to assume that 30k could/will have a different game mechanic to 40k, or it would be pretty pointless as a standalone game. Hence the reason that some boxes will contain rules for both 30 & 40k (if the rules weren't different they'd only include 1 set of rules.



Originally Posted by 75hastings69
As I previously said I am lead to believe it will be a main range (30k) and will take up the shelf space from lotr/hobbit. I think continued support is pretty much a given.


Originally Posted by 75hastings69
Don't forget once this standalone box is off the shelves/website the contents (models) will for boxes for the main range. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they were in a similar fashion to the recent Deathstorm components.


Originally Posted by 75hastings69
I'm almost 100% certain it will not use the same rules as 40k, if it did it would be pointless as a standalone game, and pointless providing in box rules for 30k & 40k. That's what I think anyway. TRUE


Originally Posted by Loyalist87
Admech will come mid April to mid May, TRUE
so we have a Release slot for the Horus Heresy Box set and some more content at the end of the month.

Let's say I know someone...

At the moment I can say that the release will probably be directly after Admech, but I'm careful with schedules. The date of the releases may change at any time.

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
via 75hastings69 on Warseer
You know I'm not actually sure it is that depressing, as it is WFB doesn't sell well enough to be supported in its current format, that much is proven by the need to change it, so the options are, they keep WFB as is and run it into the ground and it dies, every army is squatted as well as future support/releases etc.

OR we change it in the chance of keeping it alive, even if it's not how people recognise it now, it might work, it might be great, but it buys WFB time, time to turn itself around, perhaps start a new fan base, perhaps grow into something better, but it's a chance. So what if army X or Y doesn't get new models for a while, they might do in the future if things work out. I'm not sure how WFB will pan out, I'm really not, but I truly don't believe it's as bad as everyone thinks.

I'll be honest and tell you I know VERY little about new WFB, but what I've heard is that you'll still be able to play massed battles, TRUE
you'll also be able to play skirmish level games, TRUE
you'll still be able to use your existing models, TRUE
the basing probably wont matter that much, TRUE
you'll also get a load of new models, aTRUE nd probably a bunch of other stuff too, compared to the DEATH of WFB I think it's the best option.

Horus Heresy Rumors / PENDING Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2015
via Hastings on Faeit 212
-In No Particular Order-
Adeptus Mechanicus Codex & models (full release) TRUE
Genestealer Cult Codex & models (Harelquin sized release) TRUE
Deathwatch Codex & models (Harelquin sized release) DUPLICATE
Horus Heresy Standalone box game, on sale for a few months, then models become part of 30k range - Mark 4 + Cataphract armors featured. TRUE
Assassins Standalone box game, TRUE
on sale for a few months, then models become part of the 40k range. TRUE

Also of note:
Greater Daemons all complete
Dark Angels later in the year TRUE
Tzeentch later in the year FALSE

The "starter set" is in fact a standalone game, however I'll accept starter set as it does lead onto the main 30k game. I think it's safe to assume that 30k could/will have a different game mechanic to 40k, or it would be pretty pointless as a standalone game. Hence the reason that some boxes will contain rules for both 30 & 40k (if the rules weren't different they'd only include 1 set of rules. DUPLICATE

It's not however a safety net for WFB, it's a replacement for lotr/hobbit on the shelves as AFAIK all of this is going direct only.

Space Marine Rumors - Feb 2015
Enough with the mk 9 armour. I've stated please DO NOT ASSOCIATE ANY OF THIS WITH MK9 ARMOUR. I have heard no such thing, and it has nothing to do with anything on this thread. IF there is mk9 armour it's something totally different to what's on this thread, or are we deliberately trying to merge all the rumours back into one large blob? TRUE

Warhammer 40k Rumors - Feb 2015

via Hastings on Warseer in response to above
This is partially true. The "starter set" is in fact a standalone game, however I'll accept starter set as it does lead onto the main 30k game. I think it's safe to assume that 30k could/will have a different game mechanic to 40k, or it would be pretty pointless as a standalone game. Hence the reason that some boxes will contain rules for both 30 & 40k (if the rules weren't different they'd only include 1 set of rules.

It's not however a safety net for WFB, it's a replacement for lotr/hobbit on the shelves as AFAIK all of this is going direct only. WFB is going to have plenty of store presence, and regardless of what many (and indeed I) think I don't think the reboot will be bad for WFB, especially if in it's current format is failing to sell. Hell at one point it was almost totally canned. TRUE

You never know new WFB might just be awesome (not finecast awesome either), however my own feelings are that the background is what makes WFB, dick with this then it isn't WFB any more, and frankly that just isn't for me. I'm going a little O/T here posting about WFB on 40k (or should that be 30k??) boards but I feel it's as good a time as any. I think what's done WFB no good is the high entry cost and investment of time & money to get a decent army, making a game that's playable as a skirmish game AND a massed battle game does make financial sense, start small, minimal initial outlay, get people interested/hooked, build and buy a bigger army, SADLY this is where GW fall down, THIS IS WHAT THEY USED TO DO YEARS AGO, with games like Heroquest, Warhammer Quest, Blood Bowl etc. get people into the Warhammer world and setting and races of that fantasy world.

They lost sight of this and thought that the product was self sustaining, it isn't, there is much more competition now for peoples hard earned cash than ever before, there are many companies that do similar and in some cases better stuff than GW and people know it, because other companies use the internet etc. to their advantage, GW see it as the enemy, and they are wrong.

I guarantee this thread has generated more excitement in a few short hours than crap like warhammer visions ever will, and it won't cost them hardly anything. People including me are now thinking, maybe I'll get some nids really for genestealer cults coming along, or I'll pick up an extra deathstorm box for all the nids, or whatever, that GW is SALES. Hiding away ignoring your fan base is beyond ridiculous, especially in such a niche market. The fact that Whisperer oftruth said "Admech..... proved popular beyond all expectations" shows just how little they know/listen to their fanbase, as this has been one of THE most wishlisted armies for so many years it is ridiculous. Anyway enough rambling.

PENDING Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2015
Question by drbored on Warseer (hastings response is afterwards)
Sad about Sisters, but let's work on the rest of these.
When you say 'Harlequin-sized release' you mean in terms of number of kits?
So it COULD be a main codex (like Space Marines or whatevs) getting about
as many models as the Harlequins got, or are we talking about smaller
forces like the Militarum Tempestus and Harlequin-style releases with new
Codices?

Also I think it's pretty clear that the 'full range' is going to become
GW's plastic 30k stuff, which means the boxed 'historical game' is going to
be Horus Heresy based, or am I just off the mark?

hastings Response
I mean Harlequin sized as in number of kits, i.e. a few characters, a
troops kit, a larger kit and a transport. Or thereabouts One kind of has a
main codex, kind of, and it's been mentioned on this very thread. The other
has also been mentioned on another thread, the one that got moved for not
having any news or rumours in.... even though it actually contained quite a
bit. In fact I suppose you might say the 2nd has a main codex too (kind of)

You sir are on the mark


It's HH as stated above.

I think there's a misunderstanding here. BOTH new standalone games will have their model contents released. The first being HH, will see models released as part of the 30k range. The 2nd boxed game models will be released as part of 40k range, part that is currently only available in finecast and not deathwatch before anyone says it again.



second 'box game' is based on Officio Assasinorum.
via Hastings
rearrange this:-

thesecondboxgameisbasedaroundassassnis


drbored
I'm honestly really hoping that Chaos Space Marines gets some attention. Let's get some properly sized Plague Marines, updated Khorne Berzerkers, and Noise Marines and Thousand Sons that aren't half Finecast, kthxbai

Also thanks hastings, this is awesome stuff and makes me pretty excited for the future!
Oh they will

Hastings Response
But not as part of the stuff in this thread, well unless you count the bad SM as CSM? (if you know what I mean)


I have heard that there might be a plastic GD, plastic daemons, and plastic CSM kit for a certain god at some point later this year (and no it's not Khorne!)

Hastings Wrapping things up
So from the list we have:-
Admech Codex & models (full release)
**** Codex & models (Harelquin sized release already mentioned on thread)
**** Codex & models (Harelquin sized release already mentioned on thread)
HH Standalone box game, on sale for a few months, then models become part of 30k range.

Assassins Standalone box game, on sale for a few months, then models become part of the 40k range.

Not Arbites, Not CSM in any form, subtract from those listed. Although I did say that DA might get an update AND that there may be a 40k release of a GD, Deamons and CSM for a god that isn't Khorne at some time later in the year.

Deathwatch
Genestealer Cult

Then separately DA & Tzeentch type stuff. Oh but don't rule out the missing GDs etc. they're all done

Two are due out this year (greater daemons) AFAIK, and we've seen pics of 1

I will just reiterate I DO NOT KNOW THE TIMEFRAME of these releases, I've been out of the loop for some time. I can only assume that Lords of Warg have the Apr/May Admech correct (I'd heard April) but I've no idea of the schedule or indeed order of the other stuff.

I guess Patriarch, Magus, Hybrids, and Limo might just about make that a Harlequin sized release?

Totally (well not totally actually) unrelated I did hear that actual CODEXes? (CODices?) god know s the plural, might soon be a thing of the past. with all rules being in box leaflets. Some might even contain 2 sets of rules, one for 40k and one for 30k But I'm not 100% on this.

Endtimes Rumors - Nov 2014
Plastic vermin lord, TRUE
other Skaven stuff. TRUE
Also it's been a long while but iirc there's still some as yet unreleased big kits, a big dwarf Warmachine with smashy fists and a large angry looking statue type thing, possibly of elvish design?

Think it was based on the (very) old dwarf juggernaught iirc

Chaos Rumors - Jun 2014
There's something large & nurgle-y coming first (Posted in a Bretonnians thread)
It's not a GUO, it's bigger than current GUO, giant sized TRUE

Fantasy Release Schedule Rumors - May 2013
I'm pretty sure LM, DE & Dwarf players WILL get a new book before 9th, but not sure about the rest. TRUE

Dwarves should be with you early next year. TRUE

... significant changes to the rules, the timeline and the approach to armybooks. TRUE

And this way get rid of named characters - 500 years passed so some are dead and some are new phoenix kings etc so no reason to field them on the table? SPECULATION

(Kroothawk's Summary of Hasting's Point): Warhammer Fantasy is shrinking, the old army book concept will go for combined-army-list-update book

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2013
I don't think I actually mentioned WE, Bret, O&G or Beastmen army "books"
updates and models yes, books ..... hmm, after 9th ed hits???? TRUE

Lizardmen Rumors - May 2013
New larger monsters for LM TRUE

High Elf Rumors - March 2013
I did report another plastic Mage some time ago so ill happily confirm that TRUE

Blood Bowl Rumors Rumors - Mar 2013
Cardboard Pitch TRUE
Orc Team TRUE
Human Team TRUE
Elf team FALSE
Chaos All-Stars Team FALSE

High Elf Rumors - March 2013
Just very quickly, to the poster who made up a bunch of stuff and also said there was no flying chariot, if I said its being pulled by eagles does that kind of politely say "wrong"? TRUE

Space Marines Rumors/Eldar Rumors/BT Rumors - March 2013
for the SM codex, you choose a chapter and that choice confers a bonus/bonuses to your army e.g. My imperial fists get tank hunter and bolter drill. TRUE
AFAIK you are correct, DA, BA & SW remain independent codex armies, other SM chapters are dealt with in the SM codex. TRUE
updated jetbikes for the Eldar release FALSE
plastic Wraithguard. Yes. TRUE
there's a huge wraith guard construct type thing (similar to tau) IIRC it has two builds (shooty & cc), TRUE
the actual wraith guard have some kind of CC build option. TRUE
expect rhino variants, TRUE
new "suit" smaller than a dread but bigger than a termie. TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - March 2013
There's no allies supplement.TRUE
So I'm not sure when we might see this kroot monster that 2 people have seen. TRUE

MajorWesJanson
Tau are next, then Eldar. Sisters, Templars, Orks, and probably Nids need books before IG does.

hastings response
Not quite, remove sisters & Templars...... replace with SM & IG....... Although the order of them might be mixed up a bit

Oops my mistake, I thought you were listing the order, then I realised you were listing codex that need updating before IG ....... still a little further look ahead in the future of 40k never did any harm did it?

another posted question
I was under the impression it was Tau, Eldar, Orks, SM, Nids, then Guard?

hastings answer.
Move the orks


Tau DUPLICATE
Eldar TRUE
SM TRUE
Nids TRUE
IG TRUE

Beastmen Rumors
Beastmen in 2015
Including Plastic Centigors FALSE


Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - March 2013
2013
HE TRUE
Lizardmen TRUE

2014
DE FALSE
Dwarfs TRUE
WE TRUE

2015
Brets FALSE
O&G FALSE
9th edition TRUE

Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2013
No dwarves this year TRUE

WOC Rumors - Jan 2013
WoC book TRUE
plastic dragon Ogres DUPLICATE
plastic forsaken DUPLICATE
nice woc lord on foot in plastic DUPLICATE
the plastic chariot TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors
I was under the impression that the khorne chariot was either built for a herald or built with a cannon option, not heard about this troop carrying option. TRUE

Space Marines Rumors - Nov 2012
I did hear the chaplain fron DV would be available as a clampack but no idea when. FALSE

Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
As for DA they'll be in the WD that gets released in December and will be on sale in Jan, as some have quite rightly already said. TRUE
(...)You can certainly expect a new speeder type TRUE

Tau Rumors - Nov 2012
Anybody who might be interested in what tau models (or at least one of them) you can really expect next year might want to type "Fil Dunn tau" into a google image search TRUE
Just to clear things up there IS something very similar to that image coming for tau.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oXlQNq-K8UU/Tv7klfpcZ-I/AAAAAAAAEW8/5QbGkdH7ECs/s1600/Warhammer%2BBattlesuit.jpg

WOC Rumors - Dragon Ogres - Oct 2012
They're in the unoriginal rearing on back legs pose that is by numbers for GW TRUE
they are indeed plastic DUPLICATE
plastic demonic nurgle flies with plagubearers TRUE

WOC Rumors - Sept 2012
WOC - a WD official update for the new models.... TRUE
WOC - there may be knights on Juggernaughts TRUE
WOC - marauders on steeds of slaanesh TRUE
WOC - Daemons get more plastic beginning of next year.... along with a new book TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors
WD 393 starter TRUE
WD 394 CSM TRUE
WD 395 WoC TRUE
WD 396 Hobbit TRUE
DA are the last available for pre-orders in 2012 TRUE
After that...
CD/DoC DUPLICATE
Tau TRUE
HE DUPLICATE
Eldar DUPLICATE
LM DUPLICATE

Release Schedule Rumors
Assumed to be Preorder Dates
CSM by Jan/Feb 2013 TRUE
WoC by Jan/Feb 2013 TRUE
DoC by Jan/Feb 2013 TRUE
Chaos Daemons by Jan/Feb 2013 TRUE
Chaos SM Sept 2012 FALSE

Wood Elf Rumors - July 2012
Plastic WE Spell Singer FALSE
Plastic WE Lord PARTIALLY TRUE

Chaos/Release Schedule Rumors? - July 2012
CSM in Oct/Early Nov TRUE
Raptors (plastic 2 types) TRUE
Dread looks like an angry obliterater on roids! TRUE
Obliterators look good but not as good as the "mauler" CC version SUBJECTIVE
Obliterators dual kit with Mauler (CC) Oblits FALSE
Dragon flyer is ok TRUE
Two deamonic Centauroid cannon things a bit iffy TRUE
Warp smith TRUE
Apostles TRUE
Cultists TRUE
Some odd walker thing TOO VAGUE
New csm marines (could be recut with added bits? Either way I didn't recognise them as current ones - but then again my 40k fu is weak!) FALSE
Chosen very nice too TRUE
All 4 greater Deamons will get plastic kits (with head/weapon options plus wfb/40k specific bits on sprues)
and that there will be "resin conversion packs" to make "named greater Deamons". FALSE

Dark Elf Rumors / Dwarf Rumors / High Elf Rumors / Wood Elf Rumors - July 2012
DE - Rumours of Witch Elves, TRUE
Dwarves - Rumours of a a big plastic, steam driven, wheeled, orc mashing, monsterous contraption in the image of the ancestors. FALSE
On the big Orc mashing kit, it's actually a large plastic re-imagining of the old "dwarf juggernaut" model... with a smashy fist option (as one of three (iirc) options) FALSE
Dwarves - Plastic slayers FALSE
HE - There has been a suggestion that there will be a flying Chariot.TRUE
WE - There are rumours of a BIG treeman. TRUE

6th Ed Rumors - June 2012
The 6th ed Starter Set will be Dark Angels vs Chaos TRUE
I'm expecting the Starter Set mid September TRUE
Dark Angels Terminator Captain, 5 Deathwing, Tac Squad, Ravenwing bikes (3 likely)TRUE Kept together as this is a list for one boxed releaseChaos Marines Sorcerer, Chosen, CSM squad?, Cultists, Posessed?, Dreadnought? TRUE Kept together as this is a list for one boxed release, largely correct.

WOC Rumors - May 2012
New Sorceror in Plastic FALSE
October WOC Release TRUE

Flier Rumors/ Dark Elf Rumors - May 2012
Confirmed Flyers for June TRUE
Carnosaurs and DE TRUE

Necron Rumors - 2nd Wave - Unknown Date
Contents of Wave were not wholly correct
4 Vehicles TRUE (Counting Tomb Blades, Stalker, 2 Flyers)
2 aircraft TRUE WRONG DATE
walker,tomb spiders, tomb blades TRUE

Bloodbowl
Bloodbowl in Autumn FALSE

WOC Rumors - Models next Year - Oct 2011
plastic chariot/warshrine, TRUE
plastic forsaken, TRUE
plastic Dragon Ogres, TRUE
Plastic Lord Kit TRUE
Finecast Characters TOO VAGUE

Starter Box Rumors - Oct 2011
Hinted at Chaos + Chaos Cultists/Guard vs DA in Starter TRUE

IG Rumors - Releases in 2009 - 2009
Codex,TRUE
Psykers, TRUE
Ratling Snipers TRUE


Achaylus72 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 5/2/2016
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Sisters Rumors - July 2014
Please treat this as a rumour, but I may have some info on this.

My info goes like this. As of next year around July 2015 GW will hand over Sisters of Battle to Forge World and they'll be a full multi part resin kit. FALSE

However, this is only for a short as if what I am hearing is true, you see if the info is correct, GW is introducing a new Faction into 40,000 and it will be called "Children of Chaos" FALSE
this new "Chaos" faction will be basically Space Beastmen. However bringing in a new faction means the culling of an established faction and according to what I have been told there is no place for plastic SoB.

This ties in well, as Forge World will bring out a rehash GW Codex for SoB but under "Forge World" title, but they can only be fielded as an auxiliary force and not a stand alone army. As I have said this will be a short time and by the 1st Qtr of 2016 FALSE
Forge World will withdraw SoB from the range, this has been done this way so that GW and Citadel Miniatures can wash their hands of SoB and the squatting of SoB will be Forge Worlds fault.

I hope this is wrong, but I have had it told to me more than once and one of those is a former games developer of GW that shall never be named.


Actuality - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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High Elf Rumors - July 2012
HE - Imrik making a return, his inclusion possibly acting like Skrag but for True Dragon Princes. (This ties in with the popularity of the Caledor novels depicting mass dragon combat, the Storm of Magic novella, AND the Graham McNeil 2 part novel.) FALSE
HE - The monstrous cavalry are a form of lesser wingless dragon, akin to the demigryph. FALSE
HE - Dragon Princes riding some form of true dragon, (possibly limited to a sun dragon) Possibly in sets of three FALSE


Adeptus Astartes - Mikhael? - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/2/2016 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Specialist Game Rumors - Jan 2016
from "The Eye" at GWHQ.

"Prepare yourself for a new boardgame involving flyers from all of the factions. It's call warplane or something like that, I'll get the name tomorrow as I forgot it... but you can play eldar, chaos, space marine and orks" FALSE

The first "specialist game" to be released and will be announced any time now!

Posters have been seen in the staff areas at GWHQ.



Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2015
via Adeptus Astartes Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/AAStudios?fref=photo
Our little mole at Warhammer World has been whispering:
"In November a new Tyranid army is being launched as 'super psychic' monsters with new psychic monstrous and gigantic creatures being released as a independent army like the mechanicum and cult mechanicum" FALSE

“The Horus Heresy Boxed Game will arrive in Early November. TRUE
Looks like a release (no pre order) on November 7th.” FALSE

And that is the third rumor source pointing out a release date of the first week of November. Our previous schedule laid out a pre-order date date on either October 31, with a November 7th street date, so this fits in perfectly. The new piece of info is the lack of a pre-order, which would be unusual for GW. If true they may want it to come out with a big splash of excitement, or perhaps want to maximize impulse purchases if it is in any way a limited release.


AesSedai - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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40k Starter Rumors and 6th Edition Rumors - Sept 2011
Chaos Legions Codex - First release of 6th PARTIALLY TRUE
No traitor guard TRUE
2 Codexes before 6th: DA or Eldar FALSE
2 Codexes before 6th:Necrons TRUE
Chaos vs DA boxed set TRUE


Agapornis Irritado - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 1/12/2016
Spoiler:

Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2016
via Agapornis Irritado 1-5-2015

Translated English

“The news is two boxes and peronaje, not what I said before, if not the blacksmith-runic matador.
are still more out 3 units and three peronajes, one of them is the first array to filter (the “classic hero “the other two one is the characters riding on two types of Ur-salamanders. I do not remember their names, but they are a version of Runesmith commander and the other is a kind of Lord of the” warrior Lodge “(so is how they are organized). You have several options of weapons, perhaps the most interesting is a halberd long handle. TRUE
Certainly crashes his background, but Fyreslayers are dwarfs “possessed” Aqsy, for those who are more violent than other Duardin, . Inhabiting other planes
The golem will for normal Duardin

Shooting Guns are halberds that can be used in the shooting phase as flamethrowers.

The golem will come out in the generic duardin, I can not specify the date, but for the Q2 or Q3″



Alebelly_Cragfist - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (9 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Age of Sigmar Rumors - Nov 2016
via Alcina on The Grand Alliance forums

For Aos: 1 for each Grand Alliance:
- Order: Sylvaneth TRUE
- Chaos: Khorne Bloodbound TRUE
- Death: not mentionned
- Destruction: not mentionned.

Price would be twice the normal Start Collecting Boxes price (i.e. 100 £ or 130 €), with around twice the minis. But this is not 2x the Start Collecting Box in term of minis . TRUE

It might be released on 19th of November (not sure whether it would be the pre-order day or the final release).

I also heard that beautiful models are on their way, with, for Chaos, especially Tzeench but also Slaanesh were mentionned. Release date not sure, maybe starting still this year but more probably beginning of next. Next year would be as interesting as this one, or even more.

It seems also that GW sells currently more AoS products than 40K ones on a worldwide basis.


Alebelly_Cragfist - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (9 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Dwarf Rumors - June 2013
I heard whispers that Vetock was going to do/has done the Dwarf AB. Not confirmed, but likely. SPECULATION

Dwarf Rumors - July 2012
Dwarves - Squadrons of Gyros are being considered. FALSE
Dwarves - Latest 'Blackfire Pass' WHFRP supplement specifically mentions 2 new machines available to Engineers - The War Zeppelin and a 'warmachine in the likeness of an ancestor.' Such fluff has to be OK'd by GW HQ, so they're happy for both to be canon, which would suggest that whatever the Dwarfs get, it'll be one if not both of these.... The artwork in numerous recent GW releases picturing both would lend further weight to this rumour. FALSE
Dwarves - Blackfirepass supplement. FALSE
Dwarves - Forgeworld have also confirmed they will be releasing a Zep kit, just not when. FALSE
Dwarves - They are also releasing their own Dwarfs in much the same way as their CDs. FALSE
Dwarves - Concentrating on named character models. FALSE


Alienoid - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Ork Rumors - Jun 2014
I don't have any websites or anything to prove this but my local store owner hinted to when the new Ork codex is coming out, I was in the store and I brought it up and he asked if I was saving my money for it and I replied yes then he said "see you next Friday" (today is Tuesday 17th) so that is the only way I know when it is coming out he doesn't often give hints to when a product is scheduled to release but I trust him FALSE



Andross - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 8/7/2017
Spoiler:

Chaos Rumors - Oct 2016
via Andross on Dakka
Part 1
Right so at the end of my thread regarding the Infernal Tetrad. I got into a bit of gossip mongering about some up coming Chaos Space Marine and Daemon products.

So this what I know as true. As much as can be expected of an early rumer.

A good friend of mine who works in my local GW store, has let me in on some information. Now he's told me things that are "coming soon" before and he's always been proved right before. So I personally believe what he's told me.

Things he says are coming soon. a new daemonkin style Codex: for the three remaining Chaos powers, A new set of Chaos data cards comprising of the tacticle objective cards (originaly available with with the special edition version of Traitor's Hate) and new Pykic Power cards for Tzeentch, Nurgle and Slaanesh, with seven powers for each and conversion kits for the Chaos Powers like those for Blood Angels, Space Wolves etc with 10 shoulder pads champion heads weapons. So yeh if he's done his clearvoyant trick I'll be very very busy through next year. If he gets anything else he lets me in on I'll be sure to share.

Part 2
Not a single crossover Codex: for all three one whole book for each of them.

The Data Cards are the only thing he said had stuff for all three in, the faction spesific psykic powers.

The only thing I don't get is how the updated psykic powers will play into the new Codex:s.

Point. If we're getting new powers there will need to be a printed version of them. Not everyone will be able to afford or want the the cards they're a nice touch and I always get them for any factions I own, but they are for everyone.

Now l lets take what I've heard to be true. If we're getting three new Codex:s it stands to reason that each discipline will be in the appropriate faction Codex:. But I know some people who flat out dislike the Daemonkin thing. should they have to buy three Codex:s they don't really want just so they can have the updated psykic powers for an army and Codex: they already own?

And Azreal13, when I said a daemonkin style Codex: I meant a Codex: each for each chaos power, that do for each of them, what Khorne Daemonkin does for Khorne unit's, but won't necessarily have "Daemonkin" in the title,

And on the subject of scepticism. Any man who is not sceptical about another man's rumour is a fool. Any man who endorses said rumour whithout evidence is a fool among fools.

I am sceptical about everything. The reason that I'm fairly confindent of these rumours is the guy that told me has tipped me off on things before. and everything he's told me about I now own. Like I said in my thread on the Infernal Tetrad "Sorcererof Khorne". His early info has always proved to be correct. I just hope they get the Data Cards before Christmas as I'll need them for the legion Codex: I'm wrighting.

"Please GW, please before Chrimbo,"

Part 3
Right. as I understand it he means. A Codex: for Tzeentch, a Codex: for Nurgle and a Codex: for Slaanesh with new rules, wargear, formations, etc. For armies built around both mortals and daemons dedicated to the aforementioned power/faction. But they probably won't have "Daemonkin" in title. FALSE

Yeh I'm pretty sure we'll be getting more campaign books to represent the activities of Abaddon's 13th black crusade. a lot more. FALSE



Antipathy - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (25 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 8/7/2017
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Tau Rumors - Oct 2012
the old trackers (elite cavalry with sniper rifles) FALSE
vultures (fast attack jump infantry) FALSE
ridden kroot monsters previously from fw FALSE

Wood Elf Rumors - August 2012
Not so much a packmaster, but the new Alter Kindred takes on the form of an animal/nature and becomes some form of monstrous beast/infantry, apparently. FALSE
The fluff being they give themselves over to the forest, and take on its aspects, sort of like miniature orions, rather than being a shapeshifter atypical druid. FALSE
Playtested versions have seen "proxied" varghulfs with extremely fast movement, so that may mean that they can take on an aerial aspect that gives them fly. FALSE
As for the monstrous cav, I am lead to believe that wild riders current iteration is still viable in the rules. FALSE
Chariots meanwhile, I have heard absolutely nothing about, other than suggestions of an altar type of unit acting like a mortis engine with its "spirit host", but that has been dismissed by my sources as pure wishlisting. FALSE

Lizardmen Rumors - August 2012
- late summer/early autumn release next year for Lizardmen, TRUE
-"super monstrous cavalry" unit; units of Carnosaur mounted Saurus;FALSE
- new plastic carnosaur (singular);TRUE
- It will also be the first time in 8th Edition (to date) that a character will be able to ride the same monstrous beast as the unit in its army - FALSE

- Slann now becomes a multi-part plastic set - availability for a Relic Priest (Kroak, including Deathmask), a normal Priest, and a special limited edition plastic combination pack (similar to the Exalted Daemon Chariot) that combines a Stegadon and a Slann Priest to recreate Mazdamundi. In addition, they get access to Disciplines, but these may not be taken more than once. Reading into rumours suggests that Slann have Loremaster (see below for reasoning). FALSE
- All Saurus armies become "viable" thanks to the return of Sacred Spawnings - units can purchase Sacred Spawnings like a Mark of Chaos, while characters get access to them off the bat. One will allow them to join Temple Guard units, others will give benefits to specific units, like Magic Resistance or Devastating Charge (Sotek?), while others (like Itzl, or whatever the Cold One Riders are), are already included within their stats. FALSE
- Razordons and Salamanders become a Dual part plastic Monstrous beasts + handler kits, 2 Monsters and 6 Handlers to a set. FALSE
- Couatl model - working like a Terrorgheist in that it can be both a mount (rumours are to be available at sub-200 points to allow 2 to be taken for heroes in 2400 games) and a monster, presuming rare. FALSE
- The Stegadons become special choices as well, with a unit "upgrade" to Ancient stats, and a weapon "upgrade" to didgeridoo blowdarts. Skink Mounts still available IIRC. FALSE
- Skink Priests gain access to Beasts as well as Heavens. In addition, Skink Priests may become "attendants" to a Slann - basically I read it as a Skink Priest option allowing it access to the same Lore the Slann itself knows. Reading into that suggests that Slann have Loremaster as standard. PARTIALLY TRUE
- The return of the Arcanadon - one thing that every non-lizard player is going to hate, a pokemon venusaur/stegadon crossover which takes in solar power to create a blast of magical light, in the form of a cannonball/stone thrower/flame cannon/breath weapon monster. Although nothing concrete about the presumed dual nature of the kit, it could possibly be a much "wanted" Thunder Lizard capable of making thunderstorms. This is eerily reminiscent of the Luminarks/Hurricanums however, so I am EXTREMELY DOUBTFUL and think is little more than wishlisting. Combined with the Couatl which is also a "thunder/weather" monster, this might be crossed wires, OR wishlisting (I believe the latter, though). SPECULATION
- Apparently Nakai will return - an apparently unbreakable "autohealing" monster non-general hero choice. FALSE

Wood Elf Rumors - Aug 13 2012
- Plastic Dragon (Spellweaver/Highborn option) FALSE
- Plastic Set for Eternal Guard equipped with Saearath - presuming 10 to a set like High Elven Elites, including full command. TRUE
- Wild Riders, they're becoming "larger" and "much deadlier", including vine/ivy wreathed horns and "immense mounts" - matching the Orion, Vaults of Winter novel description FALSE
- Scouts become their own unit choice TRUE

Bret Rumors - July 2012
Brets - Trebuchet flaming ammunition would create an area of dangerous terrain. FALSE
Brets - Battle Pilgrims are being removed, in favour of the reliquae acting as a potential battle standard bearer and allowing men at arms to take swords and shields, as opposed to spears/halberd limitations.
Brets - They are toying with removal of lance formation and replacing that with monstrous cavalry rules for breton warhorses. FALSE
Brets - The fireball throwing trebuchet, being a dual plastic kit, one being a trebuchet and another being developed as launching some form of wine barrel as an explosive, as per a mangonel similar to as seen in medieval 2 total war games. FALSE
Brets - The reliquae is a dual kit, becoming more like a screaming bell. The dual part nature of the kit is hazy, but possibilities I have heard from range from a large standard (similar to carroccio standard from medieval 2 total war, to a more 'crazy' design relating to a damsel in distress, where a damsel is held in tribute to some passing monster, causing the bretons to rage when said damsel in distress gets eaten alive by a hungry wyvern. FALSE
Brets - Hippogryph with parts to represent louen as well as an unarmoured, uncaparisoned, unmounted version to represent a storm of magic version. FALSE
Brets - Dual plastic kit for royal pegasus/unicorn prophetess/paladin/faye enchantress. FALSE
Brets - A foot knight hero is to be available to represent a duke of montfort, along with his dismounted knights. FALSE


aracerssx - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - 9/12/2016
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Chaos Rumors - Sept 2016
via aracerssx, originally from 4chan;
Well, saw the Traitor's Hate stuff and talked about it to the redshirt. Supposedly it has datasheets for all renegade knight patterns seperatly instead of the single one from the box, i.e. Warden, Crusader and so on. Dedications are in. FALSE
Kharn will get a new datasheet, but will mostly stay the same except for one change. Maybe the rumored Eternal Warrior, the guy refused to clarify that. He can be taken in CSM and KDK. FALSE
Black Legion meta formation is the usual decurion stuff. TRUE
Several formations combine daemons and CSM. It's all about BL and CS, so no stuff for other legions. FALSE
The psychic disciplines are not god-specific and availiable to all psykers. TRUE

Names of the new heretic Psychic Disciplines.
Ectomancy (mmm, Ecto Cooler) TRUE
Geomortis TRUE
Sinisturm TRUE
Heretech TRUE

Rumored Heretech power:

Howl of the Warp
Warp Charge 2

Blessing targeting a friendly unit within 18"

Unit's ranged weapons become AP3, Gets Hot FALSE



Archaeinox - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - updated 11/20/2016 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Rumors - Nov 2016
via Bolter&Chainsword’s Archaeinox 11-14-2016

TS painting guide, Magnus and “a range of Thousand Sons miniatures” up for order Nov 25 as others have mentioned but just to confirm for sure, this was from GW rep. TRUE

…Rep says end of next week and in WD is Magnus, TS painting guide and full range of TS minis”


Archibald_tk - Total rumors: (31 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - updated 2/15/2016
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Age of Sigmar Rumors - Jan 2016
via Archibald_TK on Warseer
http://www.warseer.com/
Next releases:
- Bloodthirster, Bloodcrushers (now per 6), Bloodletters & Bloodthrone are back in new packaging. TRUE
- Battlesmith (1 model) 23€ - £18 - $30 - AU$ 1.000.000 and a liver TRUE
- Grimwrath Berserker (1 model) 23€ - £18 - $30 - AU$ 1.000.000 and a kidney TRUE

- Chaos Alliance book or whatever it'll be called in English (304 pages, yup, no typo here, softcover) 26€ £20 $33 TRUE
Ah, it's the old softcover Codex pricing! 158 Warscrolls for the 21 following factions: TRUE
- Everchosen
- Slaves to Darkness
- Khorne Bloodbound
- Daemons of Khorne
- Tzeentch Arcanists
- Daemons of Tzeentch
- Nurgle Rotbringer
- Daemons of Nurgle
- Hosts of Slaanesh
- Daemons of Chaos
- Brayherds
- Warherds
- Monsters of Chaos
- Chaos Gargants
- Thunderscorn
- Master Clan
- Clan Verminus
- Skryre
- Moulder
- Pestilens
- Eshin

Thunderscorn are Dragon Ogres... I mean Dragon Ogors...


Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2016
via Archibald_TK on Warseer
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?415402-

New releases:
Fyreslayers Hearthguard (5 miniatures) - 33€ 25£ 40$ TRUE
Slayers with shorter beards with what looks like shooting weapons, greataxes or some sort of flail halberd. TRUE

Fyreslayer Vulkite Berserkers (10 miniatures) - 45€ 35£ 60$ TRUE
Slayers with dual axes, or a bladed shield coupled with an axe or pickaxe. TRUE

Fyreslayer Auric Runemaster (1 model) 23€ 18£ 30$ TRUE
This is not the one we saw on the sprue, that one carries some sort of brazero staff and he... he... he has no mustache! TRUE

SURPRISE! The WD shows the models that have yet to be released everywhere. I find the new giant salamander to be absolutely gorgeous. IMO in term of design they take models like the slaughterbrute, break them in half, throw the parts into an incinerator and bury the ashes 3 feet under. TRUE

For those wondering, Fyreslayers use the Ur-Gold to create runes over their own body. I have no time to actually read the WD but I'll come back later if there is anything interesting. I think that army design is a success.


Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2016
via Archibald_TK on Warseer
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?415402-Dwarves-in-2016-leaked-sprue&p=7587548&viewfull=1#post7587548

A few more nuggets of info from the WD:
- Fyreslayers are born from the fight between Grimnir and Vulcatrix.
- Fyreslayers believe that in Ur-Gold resides the essence of Grimnir, their shattered God.
- Ur-Gold is magical. There is a funny rule when you play a Runemaster where your opponent chooses one of his units as carrying some gold, and thanks to it said unit can reroll all 1 to wound. But better not let the Runemaster get close enough and realize you are carrying the gold or the Fyreslayers will go all chop chop on you.
- When they insert Ur-Gold runes in their flesh, their God's energy starts flowing through their vein. This lead to things like being surrounded by flames, striking harder, more resilient skin (I suppose that's why they have 5+ save).

This is how each of their chapters is organized: TRUE
- Chapter mast.. no wait what am I saying? I mean Auric Runefather.
- Below that is the Auric Runemaster (the one in the WD)
- Auric Runesmiters
- Grimwrath Berzerkers
- Auric Runesons
- Hearthguard Berzerkers and Auric Hearthguard (the ones in the WD)
- Battlesmiths
- Vulkite Berzerkers (the ones in the WD)

PS- They're not actually called Chapters as you already guessed, but I don't know how to translate the real name in English.

Sorry but there are quite frankly too many things in the WD for me to read everything.


The huge salamander looking monster are 100% new models and are featured heavily in the next WD. They're not simple cavalry, they're large monsters in the same category as a Carnosaur. TRUE

Thought they are not actually slayers at all, they have their traditional look. Normal flesh, orange hair (but they show other models with dark hairs). Flames only appear on a few specific items. One recurring item they carry is the key. In fact one of the weapons carried by a lizard rider looks like what would happen if you were to turn a Keyblade into a halberd. TRUE

PS-
Thought I constantly called them salamanders, I have actually no idea what the big monsters will be called. If it's in the WD I've yet to read it.

They all are helmeted. Usually the part at the top of the helmet where the hairs "burst out" is shaped like a dragon head. Between the helmet and how much they are naked they kind of give a small "300" vibe TRUE

Tau Rumors - Oct 2015
- Commander (apparently with a drone) - 40€, 30£, 50$ TRUE
- Crisis Battelsuits (3 suits + 6 drones) - 60€, 45£, 75$ TRUE
- Drones (2 drones) - 9€, 7.7£, 12$ TRUE
- Warzone Damocles: Kauyon (campaign book) - 60€, 45£, 74$ TRUE
- Codex Tau (128p) - 39€, 30£, 49.5$ TRUE
- Tau cards, Raven Guard! cards, also White Scars cards!! for some reason - each 10.5€, 8£, 13.5$ TRUE

- Commander is 85pts base. Coldstar has no particular rules compared to a Crisis so no +1T sorry. The high yield canon is crap (or should I say crap for that model), 18" S5 AP5 Assault6 TL. TRUE
- Crisis suits kit contain 4 of each weapon (except only 3 missiles). Iridium armor is still in the Codex, you can build one of such suits per kit (it the red one we saw in the pictures). TRUE
- Kauyon's pictures show two formations: the awesome Shadowstrike Kill Team (2-4 Scouts + 1-5 Vanguards, you chose to fail or succeed reserve rolls for the Vanguards, they don't scatter within 9" of the scouts, they can charge the turn they DS) and Pinion Battle Demi-Company (like a demi company but with scouts that help reserves by accompanying other units to allow them to do a flank attack and can give ignore cover to an unit with 9") TRUE
- Codex pictures show 80pts Devilfish and 44pts Pathfinders (minimum unit size of 4) TRUE

Chaos Rumors - Sept 2015
Via Archibald_TK 9-14-2015

Two new clampacks, both 23€/18£/30$ if I remember correctly:
– Slaughterpriest, kind of a tall dude so he shall stand out in an army. Good looking model IMO, remind me a lot of the old Confrontation giants for those who remember them. TRUE

– Skullgrinder, regular looking Khorne guy a, Blacksmith who fights with some sort of flaming flail hammer… no wait scratch that, it’s a flaming flail anvil! TRUE

Don’t ask, I think Khorne dudes believe you don’t hit the metal on the anvil, but that you hit the metal WITH the anvil.Big problem I have with him is that he suffer from the same problem that many Aos miniatures already have: despite being a clampack, in the middle of an army he looks so much like the rest you’ll probably lose sight of him. Better make his flames really stand out when you paint him.

– Also Khorne Army Book, same price as the Sigmarines one. TRUE

– They appear to be some repackaging of Khorne miniatures for AoS, but their price was not listed in the WD. There is a new Skullcrushers box that now contains 6 of them instead of 3.

Next week hints refer to a pariah/outcast, a victor and some Zone Mortalis stuff I believe.

CHaos Rumors - Sept 2015
Sept. 19 Preorder

Two new clampacks, both 23€/18£/30$ if I remember correctly:

- Slaughterpriest, kind of a tall dude so he shall stand out in an army. Good looking model IMO, remind me a lot of the old Confrontation giants for those who remember them. DUPLICATE

- Skullgrinder, regular looking Khorne guy n°2456, Blacksmith who fights with some sort of flaming flail hammer... no wait scratch that, it's a flaming flail anvil! Don't ask, I think Khorne dudes believe you don't hit the metal on the anvil, but that you hit the metal WITH the anvil. DUPLICATE
Big problem I have with him is that he suffer from the same problem that many Aos miniatures already have: despite being a clampack, in the middle of an army he looks so much like the rest you'll probably lose sight of him. Better make his flames really stand out when you paint him.

- Also Khorne Army Book, same price as the Sigmarines one.

- They appear to be some repackaging of Khorne miniatures for AoS, but their price was not listed in the WD. There is a new Skullcrushers box that now contains 6 of them instead of 3.

Next week hints refer to a pariah/outcast, a victor and some Zone Mortalis stuff I believe.

Arduhn - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)- NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Dark Elf Rumors - Sept 2013
Witch Elves are core now, that's true. TRUE
It might be 20...the box is as fat as a monstrous infantry kit... FALSE


Arthurius11 - Total rumors: (16 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
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Chaos Rumors - Sept 2015
Mentioned I heard about skarbrand back during end times but when it didn't come with the bloodthirster kit I assumed I heard wrong, glad to hear he is finally coming TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
As Harry said the human faction is not going to be just "sigmar knights". FALSE
And the chaos is a mix of khorne models with warriors and demons and a pretty cool character mode
TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
Harry, Arthurius11 and Hastings have posted several hints that this game called Age of Sigmar is going to be a smaller affair than the mass-battle game WFB used to be in 8th. The rumor tracker has their posts. DUPLICATE

It's basically more of a skirmish (low model count) game. The box contains a small rulebook with less pages than usual (at least that's what I understood reading Harry's latest posts regarding the rulebook) and two forces. DUPLICATE

It is rumored to be 'human warriors' (a Sigmarite Knightly Order?) vs Chaos Warriors and Daemons of Khorne. TRUE
Rules for the units are included in the box. And some scenarios. Calling it an introductory set (for new players but also to the new setting for us veterans) seems to be a fitting description of it. DUPLICATE

The last posts from Hastings on WS mentioned new building kits to be released in the near future. The removal of several WFB buildings like the fortress seems to back this up. And Hastings can be trusted anyway. DUPLICATE

The tracker has lots of good WFB rumors collected - if you focus mostly on these three.
End Times Rumors/Chaos Rumors - Jan 2015
The main purpose of this khorne codex is to ride in the slipstream of End Times 5, which will be released earlier in march, with the
"headline"-release of the new Bloodthirster (builds 3 variants).TRUE

...The bloodthirster apparently looks great with various head and weapon options. The Archaon book will bring some more khorne stuff with a new unit as well. TRUE

...I heard there could be an old special character possibly getting a new model, it's possible it could be a dual kit with the bloodthirster. FALSE

...And Skarbrand. Assume he would dual kit with blood thirster but not 100% FALSE

End Times Rumors - Oct 2014
via Arthurius11 on Warseer
As usual this is not 100% but I have heard the elves book is going to be called end times : Khaine. Also that there will be no new dark elf models with it. Take that as you will. I personally hope that is wrong or incorrect as I was hoping for new Malekith or morathi models. But leaves door open for other possible elves models / units. We will see as it is still a while away on those ones. TRUE


Release Schedule Rumors - Sept 2014
via Arthurius11 on Warseer
This is not 100% and could be wrong but I have heard, after space hulk it is dark eldar, TRUE
then the end times chaos book. We shall see TRUE


Space Hulk Rumors - Sept 2014
The only thing I have heard about at this moment for this month is space hulk which is not fantasy related anyway. TRUE

End Times Rumors - Aug 2014
Have some more "rumours" in regard to the end times campaign coming, as usual take them as you will.

Along with Nagash and the vampire releases I mentioned earlier there will also be new release models for tomb kings, skaven, chaos and dark elves.

Thanquol and bone ripper will be getting there own new models along with a new plastic vermin lord. TRUE
There will also be new fantasy terrain.

That is all I know atm.

There will be a new Nagash model. TRUE

Dark Elf Rumors - Sep 2013
To add the rumours I posted earlier in the thread, I was told today there will also be a plastic shadowblade model TRUE
model called Black Ark Admiral. TRUE

Dark Elf Rumors - Sep 2013
First post so be kind. I have a friend who works for GW and he told me about 2 weeks ago about a
dual kit hydra / some other monster, TRUE
dual kit plastic witch elves / sisters of slaughter, TRUE
new cauldron and medusa kit thing was his exact words. TRUE



Astropate - Total rumors: (9 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / ( 1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 1/8/2018
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PENDING Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2018

First half of February : Adeptus Custodes.
Second half of February : Thousand Sons.

First half of March : T'au Empire.
Second half of March : Necron.

Between April and May : Drukhari, Harlequinn and two new elven armies for Age of Sigmar.


Haechi posted up in November, and recently updated his rumors on ATT

Grey Knights Rumors / Space Wolf Rumors - Aug 2014
From a source of L'Astropate

this saturday new release:

SANCTUS REACH: HOUR OF THE WOLF €39,00 TRUE
Limied edition, English. 5 new Planetstrike missions for SW and Orks.
WARRIORS OF THE FANG €140,00 TRUE
New box: 1x SM Commander, 1x Long Fangs, 1x Sky Claws, 2x Space Wolves Pack, 1x Drop Pod.
SPACE WOLVES SKYCLAWS €29,00 TRUE
5 Space Wolves equipped as an Assault Squad.
SPACE WOLVES LONG FANGS €29,00 TRUE
5 Space Wolves equipped as a Devastator Squad.
CODEX: GREY KNIGHTS €39,00 TRUE
DATACARDS: GREY KNIGHTS (ENGLISH) €6,50 TRUE
Limited edition, English.
GREY KNIGHTS STRIKE SQUAD €47,50 TRUE
Grey Knights repack. 10 models.
SANCTUS REACH: BLOOD ON THE MOUNTAIN €17,50 TRUE
THE GREY KNIGHTS OMNIBUS €17,50 TRUE
WHITE DWARF WEEKLY 30 (ENGLISH) €3,20


Atia - Total rumors: (78 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 8/12/2017
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PENDING Specialist Games Rumors - Aug 2017
- Necromunda is next (surprise surprise!). Full plastic support. First two gangs maybe end of this year! They will make all old gangs.
- Adeptus Titanicus sometimes next year.
- Battlefleet Heresy after that (surprise, surprise). New scale.

Regards,
Lady Atia


Age of Sigmar Rumors - May 2017

The incunbent rumours:

Bob:i think Fp are going to stay and prosper in one form or another. especially with the dev of pen & paper rpg in aos setting ^^
Tomas Höll: Along with the new Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay edition?
Bob: yes.
Another comment.
Bob: will see what they announce at Warhammer fest
TRUE

40k Rumors - May 2017
n her blog Lady Atia is active again. She has said two things in the comments.

Given White Dwarf's out on the 16th next month, I'd imagine they're dropping the new edition the Saturday after with preorders on the 3rd and 10th. TRUE

Lady Atia "It's not the 20th. You will get something else cool on that date "

Then someone was speculating about possible AoS style sub-factions for all the 40k factions she had this to say on Tau.

Lady Atia "Let's say so much - you will be getting some new tau stuff that's not directly part of the t'au empire "



PENDING Specialist Games Rumors - Mar 2017
Also regarding the battlefleet game - afaik they want to start with the heresy setting, as it's easy to do. To give you some examples - this is similiar to AT and Necromunda. Necromunda needs lots of terrain, so it's easier to use current 40k armies and release the terrain first with Forgeworld supporting Necromunda and the "classic gangs" later - atleast that's the plan afaik. Adeptus Titanicus is easy to do because you only need one army - titans. That said, AT is gonna be big (if it sells) and they want to use it to show all the awesome titans in the background.

So from what I know, the current plan is to do the battlefleet game set in the heresy first because you can start with one fleet and expand later on. Hence I call it Battlefleet Heresy for now (similiar to the working title of the next horus heresy book which was Angelis initially but is now Angelus afaik - or maybe the spelling was of between lis and lus haha^^ - see my comment from february last year http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319621-is-it-confirmed-that-signus-and-thramas-are-same-book/?p=4316361).


PENDING Chaos Rumors - Oct 2016
And it's just the beginning

Imagine how awesome Mortarion will be


Yeah, well it's pretty much just splitting the current range and build upon the different themes. And this is good. The cult legions are too different from normal chaos marines anyways. It also gives the possibility for terminators and other things - really cool


Chaos Rumors - Oct 2016
Howdy Guys and Girls
PARTIALLY TRUE
A white raven appeared today and brought me a message - winter is coming ...

Warhammer 40k turns 30 years old next year. The new edition is due. The clock will be taken from 5 minutes to midnight to 1 minute to midnight with the return of the Daemonprimarchs - but will they return alone? This is the theme of the new setting - think along the lines of 13th Black Crusade - but this time, it's serious. They want to get the same excitement as the community had during the End Times - without actually going as far as Age of Sigmar did.

Chaos fans - this is your hour. Stop beeing grudgy, there will be lots of love for all of you - renegades, former legions, daemon lovers.

The lore already start to unfold, with the Shield of Baal and Warzone Fenris - so we are already within the action. As usual, this is a bit of an early talk, so stay cool and take it with a tiny bit of salt.

regards,
Lady Atia



PENDING Specialist Games Rumors - Mar 2017
Taken from the comments on the war of Sigmar blog. A new battlefleet game is coming from the specialist games studio. I guess it will be the next project after Titanicus. Atia said it was called 'heresy'. Hastings confirmed that the game is coming but didn't know about the title.
He also said that a new 'mordheim' game is coming in 2018. Probably Aosified but he did not know any details. Exciting times.
No info about real Necromunda. Sorry.


PENDING Eldar Rumors - Jan 2017
Exodites. Whoop whoop!

..I want them so bad.

Lets say .... maybe Nothing set in stone yet, so lets say maybe.


Chaos Rumors - Oct 2016
But the AoS focus model should be the LoC DUPLICATE

No worries, the birds will be happy ^^


Chaos Rumors - Oct 2016
AoS Arcanites and Tzeentch Daemons should both get waves next year afaik TRUE

PENDING 40k Rumors - March 2016

While I would love to see Space Pandas or Vampires or Ptera-Squirrel, sadly none of them haha.

Yeah, we will see Exodite Eldar - no ETA yet, and not soon though.

Sisters of Silence and Custodes are done by Forgeworld. Sisters of Battle and Chaos Space Marines need more or less a whole new range ala Dark Eldar/Necrons/Orks (from 2nd to 3rd).


40k Rumors - Jan 2017
Howdy Guys and Girls

Some whispers via Perturabo's Raven:

"- Cadia will fall in preperation for 8th edition TRUE
- 8th edition WILL NOT AoSify the 40k franchise, they will only gave it rule tweaks, GW isn't crazy to kill their most successful franchise TRUE [/color]
- From January till Summer, the release schedule wont be full 40k, it will have AoS and Bloodbowl here and there. TRUE
- Regarding Roboute being rumored to be released, he said that it is a possibility but no confirmation right now. Since Guilliman is the imperial poster boy so he would probably be released. TRUE
- So with Fall of Cadia, GW is optimistic that it will be a huge event across the globe, with the storyline progressing etc.

And I need to repeat that this is not the End Times, like with AoS/Fantasy-reboot."

As usual, take it with a bit of salt, but it sounds quite alright ^^

Regards,
Lady Atia

PENDING Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2016
I don't have an ETA for that stuff.

For Mechanicum: Afaik they have the designs for 2-3 more robots. Afaik they would like to do a combined book.

The deathwatch stuff should get multi part kits down the line. TRUE

More boardgame stuff (surprise surprise). TRUE

Specialist Games try to get Bloodbowl out. Earliest targeted release is Q3/4 2016, latest is Q1 '17. TRUE
After that they want to work on Adeptus Titanicus with a new scale.

I also got early snippets about two possible new/old factions who may come "back", but that's pretty early talk (40k/30k).

For Forgeworld, it's the new IA with Tau vs. Adeptus Mechanicus/Titans/Red Scorpions targeted around summer. The book itself is finished afaik, just needs an release slot. Inferno later afaik. After that they wanted to do Signus/Thramas/Diamat.

40k Rumors - Oct 2016
There is nothing major for AoS coming in the next two months afaik. Bloodbowl is November and 1k sons in December. TRUE

Chaos Rumors - Dec 2016
Martin Jørgensen • I am saving my €€ for a new Lord of Change TRUE
Lady Atia - Better save ~ 300-500 euros for the next month(s).

Sisters Rumors - Oct 2016
Afaik sister capes are seperate pieces all together^^ TRUE

Age of Sigmar Rumors - Dec 2016
Howdy Guys and Girls

Perturabos' raven told me today that we will see the former 'Island of Blood' set reprinted for AoS, pre-orders are up at December the 17th. TRUE

Who wants to get some skaven or aelfs ?

Sisters Rumors - October 2016
Someguy: Wait, they weren't joking when they talked about Sisters of Battle?
Atia: Nope TRUE

40k Chaos Rumors - Nov 2016
So, take it with a bit of salt, but I just want to add my two cents:

- I heard that both renegades and traitor legions would get love and rules this year, and I heard there will be two books for chaos this year (but no Codex). Now we got Traitors Hate already, so the legions book would make sense with what I know. TRUE
- Physical rules for assassins, sororitas silentium and custodes make sense too. Even more if they can add a teaser for the sisters of battles^^ TRUE

Regards,
Lady Atia

PENDING Age of Sigmar Rumors - Oct 2016
via Lady Atia on Dakka
There is nothing major for AoS coming in the next two months afaik. Bloodbowl is November TRUE and 1k sons in December.

I sadly have no ETA for the arcanists (but they should take the stage as big badies for AoS next afaik) - but they reboxed the heroes (well, they are pretty pricey soooo). So who know's *shrugs*. It's usually one big release per month and filler for the other weeks now - hence it feels rather slow.

I'm pretty sure we will get all four cult armies down the line, but that's not anytime soon. It's the same with the (daemon) primarchs - you won't get all of them next year lol. These are big awesome releases, they won't hit out everything they can do within a few months.

Sigmar Rumors - July 2016
Lady Atia wrote:

- Slaanesh isn't dead, she's vanished (some even say she hides in Azyrheim ....)
- Slaanesh's armies are there and kicking. Daemons and mortals.
- Slaanesh's Keeper of Secrets are there and kicking, doing more than ever before, some even naming themself Slaanesh ...
- The whole Slaanesh vs Aelfs storyline is already foreshadowed in the lore. Same with Slaanesh's follower try to find her. Same with Malerion hiding in the Shadowlands. Or the Big Ironjaw emmisary from Gorkamorka doing the Great Waaaaagh!.
- AoS is a storyline, and will continue as that.
- GW's current plastic Slaanesh line is already "kid friendly".

Release Schedule Rumors - Jul 2016
via a friendly raven ^.^

"First monthly white dwarf has the new Khârn in it (leaning forward charging). TRUE

Also a campaign type book with new rules for Chaos Space Marines. It's not a new Codex, but does have cool new rules. TRUE

Also included is the new Deathwatch Codex TRUE
with Artemis Model TRUE and the new flyer for them. Looks like a mix between a tau and imperial flyer." TRUE

As always, take it with a tiny bit of salt but that one is usually pretty spot on =)

Regards,
Lady Atia

Age of Sigmar Rumors - July 2016
Howdy again

There will also be a new mini starter set this week, with rules, 4 battle plans, 3 Bloodwarriors, 5 Bloodreavers, 2 Retributors and 3 Liberators. TRUE

There will also be some small snap fits sets for 10 pounds each.

Last but not least a new "Getting Started with WH AoS" magazine with a free libarator.

regards,
Lady Atia


Chaos Rumors - June 2016

Anyone still hyped about Tzeentch? Yes? Great. Here some snippets to avoid all possible confusions:

- Forgeworld will do the Prospero Magnus. In resin. Around Fall, for the Inferno release (as I think Russ may be ready for sale for the next Open Day). There are no "problems", Simon Egan just was afraid of both the horns on his chest and his face. He will be the largest Primarch. And of course FW will continue to produce the 30k Primarchs. TRUE

- GW will use the Daemon Primarchs for their ongoing storyline. Because that's the things that "are more interesting". You can use them for both 30k and 40k games, more people buy plastic models than resin. Magnus is finished. TRUE But please don't expect all 5/6 Daemon Primarchs tomorrow lol.

- GW already did them (Angron, Mortarion, Magnus and Fulgrim) in EPIC. They all work as large focus models for their respective Cults.

- I wouldn't expect this stuff before the Summer is over. Relax, enjoy your Sylvaneth and play some games using your Handbook.

- Tzeentch Arcanites, Thousand Sons, Daemons of Tzeentch. #YearOfTzeentch (btw, don't take the year as year but more as ~12 months lol). Also, these aren't next in line, so again, don't expect this tomorrow ... TRUE

Last but not least, a quote from Sad Panda that summs it quite up

"Remember it is still a few months out, especially the 40K stuff.

There are a lot of things in the pipeline before it. Deathwatch for example." DUPLICATE

So, let's chill and enjoy our summer =)

regards,
Lady Atia


Horus Heresy - June 2016
"I saw a picture of an exclusive HH Space Marine, which will be available in GW stores the 25th June. It's a World Eater, with a long blade / short Spear, and Terminator armour. The price will be 35€, while stock last... " TRUE

Age of Sigmar Rumors - May 2016
Aelf/Sylvaneth info.
I use salt with this, but sound like plausible.
Should be an Fireslayers like release

2 Troops (one should be the morphed aelf/dryad thing) TRUE
1 cavalry unit (Announced big) TRUE
1 Large Monster kit (beetle i guess) TRUE
Sylvaneth/Aelf Battletome TRUE
Sylvaneth/Aelf Painting Guide TRUE

Maybe missing 1 to 3 heroes pack.
I hope the Large beetle will have different options (like Fireslayer wyrm)

/cheers.
bob.
Thumb alarielle beetle rider


Age of Sigmar Rumors - May 2016
Hello everyone !!

We got this by a friendly raven :

summer campaign

-taking place in realm of life TRUE
-your battle results will be logged at a GW Web Station (the computer you order from when at a GW Store) to prevent skewing results like Eye of Terror did TRUE
-it will shape the setting when they write up future campaign books

general's handbook

-units have a model count cap (max 10 models, or 20 models, etc. depends on the unit)
-you can only add models in "groups" (no points for individual models. example: add 5 liberators to your unit for X points)
-book will contain points for all models, and they'll be included in battletomes going forward (i don't know if it's definitive, i couldn't tell if he assumed that was what's going to happen or if he was told by studio guys)
-army organization is a mix of force org from 40k and the point-tiers from fantasy. for every X points in a game, you can have up to Y heros/wizards/monsters, etc.
-in Match Play, there's the "Rule of 1s", in that 1s always fail, limit named characters to 1 per army, and units you summoned cannot summon other units that turn
-weapon upgrades in units won't cost additional points.
-some missions in the book that are styled like LotR games, where you recreate a major battle with each player bringing an army determined by the rules, and such missions will be included in battletomes.
-narrative will have a lot of cool stuff to add to your games. magic items for your heroes to wield, new Path of Glory for all armies, new missions to run, etc.

future models

-in the general's handbook, there looks to be new sylvaneth models shown. i would take this with a grain of salt, as they could be very well done conversions, but from what i heard, there are models of aelfs whose limbs are turning into branches and plants, and new updated treemen (not treelords, the treemen who are bigger than branchwraiths but smaller than treelords)
-concept art shown of allariel riding what looks to be a giant rhino beetle? sounds interesting, possible future model? only time will tell
-Slaanesh is not dead. Models are supposedly finished and they're waiting to get things ready (box art, artwork for future books, production, finding a time to include in the story, etc.) studios rarely release models the second they are done, there's a lot of prep work behind the scenes.

sales numbers

-. AoS is now roughly 30% of sales. 40k is still outperforming by a large margin, but AoS numbers are healthy. what to take away from this is that AoS will continue forward, it's here to stay, there's no plans to go backwards on it.

Use Salt of course !!

/cheers.
bob.



Age of Sigmar Rumors - Apr 2016
- GW is working with tournament organizers to get the stuff right
- There will be points TRUE
- There will be unit categories similiar to 40k, Leaders, Battle Line Units, Behemoths and Warmachines (working titles). TRUE
- You build your army similiar to 40k now, so you have Battalions and some kind of FoC, depeneding on the points size of your army
- Core Rules + FAQ's stay the same. TRUE
- Books are not invalidated TRUE
- All warscrolls get points, even Tombkings/Squattonia TRUE
- Basically it's Unbound, Story Mode and Tournament Mode

- Open play is basically Unbound or Apocalypse, including rules for multi player battles

- Narrative Play will give you campaign rules similiar to FW's Imperial Armour/HH Campaigns

What do you think so far?

Edit :
- 5 Campaign in the book with a story arc for each. (path to glory included)
- 22 batte plan (small to very big)
- Must have book
- Rules for multiplayer games
- people from the podcast playtested the game.
- 2000 points = 2.5hours battle.

-Lady Atia
Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2016
Hello plastic lovers

Here the planning round up :

3rd tome of the balance of power is next week TRUE

then it's Space marines birthday TRUE

End of April should be Orcs ehhhh I mean Orruks (Look like Ironjaw will be the next faction?) Multi week releases TRUE

Then Tzeench board game this Summer ("Hero quest in tzeench's silvertower" + kick-off of Tzeentch's reign) TRUE

By Fall Warzone fenris , AKA do we kill the wolves ? Black Library E-shorts blend into the next part. TRUE

End of 2016 should be HH boardgame 2 TRUE

Bloodbowl revival (HYPE) should be Q3/Q4 if possible. TRUE

All this release should be mixed with a bit of AOS repack and minor stuff.

+ There is a game board conundrum so the release date is a bit blurred.

/Cheers.
bob. (Under Atia tutelage)

Orc Rumors - Feb 2016
Hello all !

Yes !!! the new destruction army will be the reboot of savage orcs ! TRUE
Multiple source agree on this

"army release size, so similar to fyreslayers one. big kit and a few smaller ones and clampacks + bookS" TRUE

Cheers.
bob.


Age of Sigmar Rumors - Feb 2016
"Just to clear things up - there won't be just reboxes 'till Orruks kick off ... but filler for the AoS starterset armies and there should be the re-release of the broodlord soonish afaik." Atia TRUE

PENDING Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Jan 2016

Well wouldnt be surprised to see a proper Ad Mec codex when they release their Crusader and Collosus robots
they have designs for them (infact the only designs that didn't got used for the last two Ad Mec releases)

yeah, GW has concepts done for 2 more robots boxes, one which is based on the old collossus and should be a dual kit box, the other based on the crusader. Should have new Datasmith models in it too (or at least that was the plan)

Specialist Games Rumors - Dec 2015
Today i heard rumors that Specialist games are going to release, Blood Bowl.
A reliable source told me about BB re release TRUE


2nd quarter 2016, i guess. Because he told me before the end of the league and we end around june each year

Chaos Rumors - Dec 2015
via Atia on Bolter and Chainsword
http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/316968-sad-panda-replies-to-csm-talk-on-dakka/?p=4248315
I wouldn't say NO love for chaos ^^ Rubrics are always cool
Rubric Marines are done afaik TRUE


Dwarf Rumors - Nov 2015

There should be a campaign, and atleast two new battletomes, one this year, one early next year

*hint hint, a new, old, but new faction*
"Old Dwarfs" (essentially the last big plastic wave) = Steamhead Duardin

Slayers + some elements of the Chaos Dwarfs (no hats, but the fire theme) = Fyreslayers TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2015
via Atia on B&C
we will get a second book for War Zone Damocles including some Farsight stuff, called Mont'ka - soon TRUE

you want spoilers? ok!
The Imperium is mad, and sends its forces - Astra Militarum, Adeptus Astartes, Adepta Sororitas ...
... and the agents of the Officio Assassinorum ... Farsight must die TRUE

 Chaos Rumors - Sept 2015
Howdy Guys and Girls not home yet, glad that i can post here
A raven whispered that Skarbrand is next week, 80 Pounds pricetag, and he is the Celestant-Prime equivalent for Khorne Bloodbound TRUE

 Release Schedule Rumors - Sept 2015
- this weeks releases should be afaik:

SlaughterpriestTRUE and Skullgrinder clampacks - as promised a few weeks ago TRUE

also the re-basing of the old Khorne stuff, and the Khorne Bloodbound Battletome TRUE

 Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2015

Howdy Guys and Girls

Here a little teaser of things to come in the next weeks, as far as i know

- Prosecutors, with different weapon options, f.e. spears and a two handed hammer TRUE
- Bloodreavers, they will have the option of two handed axes too TRUE
- Bloodwarriors with different weapon options (2 axes and these coole two-handed axes) TRUE
- Slaughterpriest and Skullgrinder clampacks DUPLICATE

no ETA on them yet, so don't ask for it

greetings,
Lady Atia

Tau Rumors - Sept 2015
The first 40k release should be Tau, afaik in October TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Sept 2015
via Atia on Bolter and Chainsword
September 19th is Stormcast Eternals afaik ... TRUE Knight Heraldor and Knight Vexillor, no Tau, no Chaos, no Unicorns TRUE

Sigmarine Rumors - Aug 2015
Lady Atia wrote:
This week releases should be afaik:

Prosecutors box, three models, should be 46,- € TRUE

Knight Azyros, should be 33,- €
(that guy is the prosecutor hero) TRUE

Knight Venator, same price as the Azyros, shooty hero TRUE

Stormcast Eternals Upgrade Sprues, should be 9,- €, with shields and stuff (we have seen the shields back with the one bundle) TRUE

Battletome Stormcast Eternals, should be 46,- €, here you have your Armybook/Codex with fluff and rules^^ TRUE

regards,
Lady Atia

Edit: Also, afaik we still have the Knight Vexillor (banner) and Knight Heraldor to go, just not this week

 Sigmar Rumors - July 2015
Atia stated what's coming up for next week's preorders(starting August 1st):
Paladins box. Builds Retributors(hammers!), Decimators(greataxes!), or Protectors(glaives!). TRUE

So we get bases and Judicators(ranged unit!) this week, Paladins next week.

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
via Atia on Bolter and Chainsword
Age of Sigmar
well, as far as i know:
- advertising for AoS starts this saturday (white dwarf (you have seen pics from the white dwarf already ), leaflets, etc) TRUE
- it's indeed a new start for warhammer fantasy, some big changes are coming TRUE
- round bases - yes TRUE
- if you want something important - you should buy it now - starting with saturday, some products will vanish :/ TRUE

 Release Schedule Rumors - Apr 2015
Atia on the Electro-Priests: 4-9-2015

we will get FULGURITE ELECTRO PRIESTS TRUE
http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/…lectro-priests

…the release schedule is skitarii ALREADY TRUE
> eldar ALREADY TRUE
> maybe dark angels (remember, we only have a Interrogator Chaplain re-direct) TRUE
> Cult Mechanicus (as we have working URL’s for the Codex and Datacards) TRUE



atraphos - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - June 2012
2 Months for 6th and 3 for Chaos, double month of CSM coming FALSE
HQ changing stats or force org PARTIALLY TRUE


Autumn Leaves - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Jan 2015
I said Warhammer Fantasy won't be getting a new edition until 2015 TRUE
and I also said it's going to be warhammer skirmish game FALSE
in a similar format to the 40K starter sets TRUE
and I also said that WFB is only contributing 8% of the overall revenue of GW's annual income in the last 12 months and thats a primary reason why the bean counters in the PLC are demanding some serious change to the former flagship core game.
Yes they are going to be 'rejuvenating' the Warhammer fantasy brand so it's more entrant level friendly for the kids. TRUE
I have made my predictions and I totally stand by them.
Watch and wait to see if they come true.
The company is undergoing some serious changes, the WD has been revamped already.


Batty - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Ork Rumors - Nov 2012
- furious charge and mob rules but all orks ( not grots or squigs) FALSE
- will get FnP 6+ as a race FALSE
- Most weapons will stay the same except choppas are ap6 but gain ap5 on charge and big choppers will be +2s and ap4 and ap3 on charge. FALSE
- Nobz stay the same but are getting more characterful upgrades available to them, new kinds or grot assistants such as suicide grots(act alot like bomb squigs but prone to blowing up in unit) and ammo runts and attack squigs also more weapon options like Big shootas and such. PARTIALLY TRUE
- new nob mega armour unit with teleporting abilities but its teleporting works differently from conventional deepstrike bit more random. FALSE
- There is a special mek character that can bestow teleportation on D3 units. FALSE
- special bloodaxe character with rules that can bring back boyz units once they are destroyed, much like an imperial guard special character. FALSE
- A large multi wound squigoth type creature, not FW, it is ever hungry and uses a hunger points system. if it doesn't fulfill the hunger points in enemy's it will rampage nearest unit friend or foe in order to eat. FALSE
- Two new ork psychic lists for weirdboys, Mork more offencive and Gork more strategic. FALSE
- Many powers in the lists get more powerful the more orks are around the weirboy, PARTIALLY TRUE
although the more powerful they are the more dangerous they are if they are miscast as they will often misdirect or hit the weirdboy and unit. FALSE
- New ork only fortifications (including an ork rock) FALSE
- and an ork only warlord chart.TRUE


Beasts of War - Total rumors: (26 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (3 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:


Ork Rumors - Jun 2014
We’ve been hearing on the grape vine that Looted Vehicles might be going from the upcoming Ork Codex and with that in minds we thought we’d see what you’re favourite vehicles were to bosh together for the glory of your Warboss and the Waaaaaaaagh! TRUE

Of course there were some firm favourites to loot but with Orks your mind can go utterly wild! So, if you don’t see an option below in the poll that you like then fire up your typing fingers and let us know what you loved converting for your green tide of awesomeness!

There’s nothing stopping you from doing this kind of thing in the new edition of course, Orks are resourceful, but if Looted Vehicles really are going to the scrap heap what will you use your looted vehicles as?

Ork Rumors - Jun 2014
Formation - 'ork warband' - warboss, mek, unit of nobs, six boys mobs, one unit of grots. Gives Boss of the Waaagh! Greenskin Hordes and Stampede rules.

Boss of the Waaagh! Lets you re-roll your warlord trait if taken as a primary detachment.

Greenskin Hordes. "Evey unit with ten or more models in the detachment gains the Hammer of Wrath special rule... and in every assault phase in which is successfuly charges an enemy unit the dice rolled for it's charge range in ten or more before modifers..." The wording here is confusing; not sure if it means that Hammer of Wrath only works if you roll ten or more, or if there was another rule which got cut out.

Stampede! If the formation's warboss is your warlord, he can use his Waaagh! special rule each and every turn after the first. This implies that warbosses have a special rule called 'Waaagh!' which usually can't be used every turn.

Detachment 'ork horde'. HQ, three troops, elite, fast attack, heavy support, fortification and Lord of War. Gives Greenskin Hordes and Boss of the Waaagh! Not sure if 'elite, fast attack and heavy support' was meant to mean one of each is compulsory.

Ork Rumors - June 2014
via Weekender video on Beasts of War
new ork Formations inside the ork Dex and the stompa will be in the book. TRUE

Boxed Set Rumors - Details - August 2012
- The Dark Vengeance boxed set TRUE
- 2 units of 10 Chaos Cultist models, one armed with auto-guns (with a shotgun & CC weapon for the leader and a Heavy Stubber support trooper) and one with auto-pistol & CC weapon (with 2 CC weapons for the leader and a Flamer support model). TRUE
- unit of 6 Chosen?elite Chaos Space Marines, armed with a variety of Power Weapons (a Maul on the Sergeant, a Power Fist, a Chain Axe and a set of Lightning Claws by the look of things). The remaining Chosen are armed with Boltguns, TRUE
- Chaos Lord, armed with a Power Sword & Plasma Pistol. TRUE
- brand new model? the Hellbrute! equipped with a Multi-Melta & Power Fist. TRUE
- 10 man Tactical Squad. Plasma Gunner and a Heavy Plasma Cannon. a Plasma Pistol/Chainsword Sergeant. TRUE
- Terminators? 5 of them. with Stormbolter/Power Fist, with a Power Sword Sergeant. However, you do get an Assault Cannon and Chainfist option? TRUE
- 3 Space Marine (or Ravenwing) Bikers, with Sergeant and one Biker sporting Bolt Pistol/Chainsword and the third Biker packing a Plasma Gun. TRUE
- Dark Angels Company Master (Balthasar)? Power Sword! TRUE
- A Dark Angels Librarian? Force Sword? TRUE
- limited edition Interrogator Chaplain, TRUE
- smaller rulebook. TRUE
- There will also be templates and a new How to Play Dark Vengeance booklet, TRUE

40k Rule Rumors -Psychic Power Rumors - June 2012
- 6 disciplines (Biomancy, Divination, Pyromancy, Telekinesis & Telepathy) PARTIALLY TRUE
and each Pskyer in the 40K universe will have access to a limited number of them PARTIALLY TRUE

Starter Set Rumors
Belial in Starter FALSE

40k Rule Rumors - AP for CC - May 2012
CCW get AP in 6th Ed TRUE

40k Rule Rumors -Charge Reactions - May 2012
Stand and shoot charge reaction TRUE
Premeasuring in! TRUE

Starter Set Rumors - May 2012
Definitely Chaos Power Armor, Dreadnought, Belial. Guessing at DW Terms and ravenwing DUPLICATE

Flyer Rumors - May 2012
Ork fighter TRUE
Storm hawk TRUE
2 Necron Flyer Rumors TRUE

40k Rule Rumors -Leaked 6th Ed is Real - Jan 2012
It was an 'all in' playtest, evasion out, turns and apoc not changed PARTIALLY TRUE

40k Rule Rumors - Wound Allocation - May 2012
Wound Allocation is closest models to shooting unit first. TRUE

40k Rule Rumors - Fantasy Challenges in 40k - May 2012
40k will have challenges like in fantasy TRUE

40k Rule Rumors - Charge Reactions in 40k - May 2012
Stand and shoot against units charging you. TRUE

40k Rule Rumors - Random Psychic Powers - May 2012
Random rolling for psychic powers TRUE

NEED LINK - Necron Pics Leaked - UNKNOWN DATE
BoW were one of the first to leak pictures of Necrons. I believe this was an early WD leak TRUE


beerbeard - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Release Schedule Rumors - July 2013
August: Lizardmen, but that's not all PARTIALLY TRUE
September: Big Surprise! TOO VAGUE
October: Space Marines, more than you expect FALSE
November: Dark Elves, more surprises TRUE
December: Hobbit TRUE
January: Dwarfs, and yes, more surprises FALSE


Ben Curry - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 7/19/2016
Spoiler:

Age of Sigmar Rumors - Apr 2016

Details of 'The Generals Handbook' announced. 3 Ways to play TRUE
Games Workshop have teamed up with my podcast (The Bad Dice Podcast ) along with Heelanhammer and Facehammer to give details of the new '3 ways to play' announcement.

We were invited into games workshop to playtest the book and this episode is all about our experiences.

Details are:
First thing, its a book and will be release in the summer. TRUE
There are 5 new campaigns including path to glory, TRUE
22 new battle plans from small games all the way up to epic battles between the games biggest characters. TRUE
6 new ‘Pitched Battle’ scenarios TRUE
Multi-player and team play and of course, TRUE
full points values for every Warscroll in Age of Sigmar. TRUE



Best Pone - Total rumors: (32 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

40k Expansion Rumors - Nov 2013
I've been hearing talk of a couple of new expansions for 40K due for release next month:

The first is a fortifications expansion, containing new datasheets and missions for use in regular 40k. I'm also under the understanding that some of these datasheets allow you to take several fortifications as a single choice. TRUE

The second expansion brings superheavy vehicles (and gargantuan creatures) to regular 40k. My understanding is that this will be achieved by adding a new super heavy slot to the force org chart, and that you will be limited to the choices detailed within this expansion (I think there's approximately 15 of them). This expansion will also include new missions. TRUE

Sisters of Battle Rumors - Codex - Sep 2013
via Best_Pone on Warseer
Codex: Sisters of Battle
An interesting tidbit I overheard being discussed recently is that Sisters of Battle are getting a digital codex release soon. Unfortunately, I'm still in the dark as to if there will be a physical codex release, or whether this is new material or just a repackaging of the current list. TRUE

Space Marines Rumors - August 2013
Up for release in September is the new Codex: Space Marines. TRUE

- There will be 7 Ltd Ed varients. 6 of these will be covers for First Founding chapters, whilst the 7th will have Black Templars on the cover. TRUE

- New weapon family: Grav weapons. I believe these wound against the armour save (so terminators would be wounded as if they had a toughness of 2). TRUE

- First Founding chapters will be getting a substantial section each to themselves, so hopefully this can be looked as as Codex: Space Marines instead of Codex: Ultramarines. This will also show in a rule called Chapter Tactics, for which the effects depend on the chapter being played. TRUE

- There is a new armour type that at first glance looks to be somewhere between a terminator and a dreadnought - looking more closely, it appears to go over the marine's power armour however. TRUE
- This new armour can be armed in 2 ways, depending on the user. The devastator version has either a bolter array or missile launchers mounted on the chest armour, whilst the gauntlets can be armed with heavy bolters, lascannons or grav cannons. The assault version has a bolter array or frag launchers mounted on the chest armour, with assault drills mounted on the gauntlets. TRUE

- There are 2 new AA tanks. One tank veterans will already be familiar with as the Hunter, armed an AA missile launcher. The other tank mounts 2 tri-barreled turrets instead. TRUE
- There is a new tactical squad. Lots of options as you'd expect, but of particular interest will probably be the grav pistol and grav rifle. TRUE

- A new plastic Sternguard veteran squad. TRUE

- A new plastic Vanguard veteran squad. TRUE

- New plastic characters: a captain, a librarian and a chaplain. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Black Legion - July 2013
So, I've heard from a little birdy that Black Legion will be getting the next supplement. No idea if that will be August or not though, seeing as August is a WFB month. TRUE

Space Marine - Rumors - June 2013
Has anyone mentioned the company masters yet? Marine players are getting some more of the company masters. I believe they're the masters of the reserve companies. TRUE

Apocalypse Rumors
You've already seen the Chaos and Necron superheavies. DUPLICATE
You'll also get some fortifications - giant gun/missile emplacements and the like. These are also designed to hook up with the Wall of Martyrs terrain. TRUE
As well as the Apocalypse rulebook, there's also a collector's edition and a gamer's edition. TRUE

Eldar Rumors - May 2013
"To be fair, the flyers and wraithknight are the new shiny things, so they're going to be what grab the most attention. TRUE
You are getting new wraithguard - it's a double pack that also do a close combat version. Both types will also have weapon options. TRUE
The Finecast that I've seen are a spiritseer TRUE
and a ranger TRUE
and your new battleforce replaces the warwalker with a viper." TRUE

Eldar Rumors - May 2013
I'm not sure how to break this to you really. The Wraithknight... looks down on your puny flyers? TRUE

Talking of flyers, they do put me in mind of the anime Battle Fairy Yukikaze. I won't try drawing either of them this time though, as that didn't turn out so well last time PARTIALLY TRUE

Eldar Rumors - May 2013
The main hull and wings are common across both builds. It's amazing how different tail and fin positioning can alter the look of the aircraft though TRUE

Common features: TRUE
- Downward angling of the primary wings (about 30º I'd estimate)
- Canards are very slightly angled down, but near horizontal
- Engines are mounted in pods in the wings
- One weapon mounted centreline under the hull, and one in a pod in each wing

Hemlock:
- Has a single vertical stabiliser mounted on the centreline of the aircraft TRUE

Nightshade:
- Twin "vertical" stabilisers (they're actually about 30º from horizontal), one mounted on each engine pod. PARTIALLY TRUE

Eldar Rumors - April 2013

The pods on the wings of my drawing are the engines by the way, and yes, this fighter doesn't have a forked nose. Overall, the length of the Hemyock is a little longer than the Wave Serpant chassis, and the cockpit is located in the nose of this particular design. TRUE

Oh, and I think you're all expecting the obligatory mega-walker. From the glance I got, it looks like a wraithlord scaled up to twice the height I guess. DUPLICATE

High Elf Rumors - March 2013
I can confirm the flying chariot. It looks like a tiny boat with wings, and is pulled by a single giant eagle. It looks kind of silly in my opinion, but not much that can be done about that. TRUE

As for the phoenix, it can be made up either as a fire phoenix or an ice phoenix. This one at least look pretty cool (or hot, depending on the option you choose I guess ) TRUE

Both of these will be plastic kits:
- A unit of lasses that look to be using bows formed from water. They're something to do with Avalon? TRUE
- A unit wielding bows and swords, with face-covering helms. I understand these to be called Shadow Soldiers or something to that effect. TRUE


BigBangA1 - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Blood Angel Rumors - Apr 2016
via BigBangA1 on Faeit 212 (thank you)
I am actually really interested in the new Blood Angel Campaign. I was at my the GW store in my area and had a chat with the manager there. He said he knew a Blood Angel update was coming and he was super excited for it. TRUE

He said it featured formations with "assaults from deepstrike everywhere."



Black Blow Fly - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 8/3/2017
Spoiler:

PENDING GK Rumors - Aug 2017
Rumored new rules for Grey Knights ...

Psychic power:
Vortex of Doom

Stratagems:

Finest Hour:
2CP Use at the start of your turn. A single Character can double the range of any aura ability on its datasheet to 12″ for this turn.

Mental Focus:
1CP Cast an addition psychic power in the psychic phase.

Psychic Channelling:
1CP When attempting a psychic power roll 3 dice and pick the two highest.

Armoury of Titan:
1/3 CP Your army can take an extra relic or two extra relics for 3 CPs. All relics must be given to different characters.

Leaked Rules:

Grand Masters can take Nemesis Dreadknight Armour. ALREADY TRUE


BlackRaven1987!! - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Release Schedule Rumors - Dec 2012
March/April - Wood Elves FALSE


Blog for the Blog God - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Chaos Rumors - Jan 2016
3rd Triumverate Box
New Abbaddon Sculpt FALSE
Kossolax the foresword, worldeater chaos lord FALSE
Deamon Prince Urkanthos FALSE

[url=http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2015/09/40k-new-release-rumors-khorne-bloodthirster-tau.html] Chaos Rumors-/url] - Sept 2015
via Blog for The Blood God

Just got told by someone who has seen the next two white dwarves that next weekends preorder, not this weekend is skarbrand, apparently he is a named Bloodthirster, big £80 and is an outcast as he was tricked into attacking Khorne by Tzeentch TRUE

Bob Hunk - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Space Marines Rumors - March 2013
Hmmmm, very interesting, this sounds a lot like something that I've seen play tested at certain events. Might be a coincidence but if it's the same thing then I'd expect this "suit" to essentially be a mini-Contemptor dreadnought similar to the RT-era type, designed for living Marine heroes to wear into battle and then leave afterwards. Walker, WS/BS 5, AV11, 5++ save, two power fists (with alternative weapons) and an optional jump pack. PARTIALLY TRUE


Braindead on 40k kings - Total rumors: (19 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Space Wolf Rumors - Aug 2014
via 40k Kings (translated by Google from German)
http://www.40kings.de/2014/08/space-wolves-regeln-warlord-traits-psikraefte-bcms-relikte/

Force Org:
at least 2 HQ, 2 hours - maximum of 6 HQ (!) TRUE
additional possibility to make units
Warlord traits:

Reroll hits in a challenge TRUE
Relentlessly for (complete) beasts and cavalry units of the Wolves, who within 12 around the Warlord these units Furious Charge PARTIALLY TRUE
Monster Hunter TRUE
FNP 6 + for Warlord and unit TRUE
Flank attack and cover for Warlord TRUE
Repeat 12 inch radius MW and pinning TRUE

Wargear:

Helfrost weapons in various versions: with wound strength test / death
Blizzard shield (for Dreadnoughts): Melee weapon, 3 + ward against all hits against the front (also in NK)
Rune Weapons: How Psiwaffen with Adamantener will TRUE

Relics:

Bite of Fenris: Bolter with Helfrost TRUE
Helm Durfast: reroll to hit, shooting attacks have ignore cover TRUE
Armor of Russ: 2 + / 4 + +, ini opponents in challenge -5 TRUE
The Black Death: +2 S, DS2, melee, unwieldy, +3 attacks when more enemy models in melee TRUE
Wulfestein: have support and unit Furious Charge, Carrier has Berserk TRUE

Psychic Powers:
Living Lightning (Primary) / WC1: 18 inches Hexenfeuer, S7 DS, Storm 3, shock = at goal from 6 two additional hit, except for snapshots TRUE
Stormbringer / WC1: Blessing, veils for psykers and unit TRUE
Storm rage / WC1: curse unit in 18 inches, 1BF, open as difficult terrain, all jump infantry, slider, etc. antigrav must immediately remove test for dangerous terrain if affected. TRUE

Murderous Hurricane / WC2: 18 inches Hexenfeuer, S4 DS, 5 inch template, Rending, Storm 1 TRUE
Fury of the wolf spirits / WC2: 18 inches Hexenfeuer, both profiles are shot in any order, S6 DS-4 storm, S5 DS2 Storm 2, precise TRUE
Maw / WC2: 18 inches focused Hexenfeuer, a model (not monstrous) makes Initest / death TRUE

Björn: TRUE

KG 6, BF6, 13/13/10, reverend
Assault Cannon
5 + +
+1 On Iniklau
may swap weapons

Ulrik the Slayer: TRUE

KG 6, ini 5, 3 attacks
are unit 6 + FNP
nemesis is within 6 inches
are adamant within 12 inches


Bramgaunt - Total rumors: (20 TRUE) / (5 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Apocalypse Rumors
1st: There is a new rulebook, if anyone still questioned that. Complete overhaul. The scale of additional shenanigans will be the same as with a regular rulebook, as well as limited items. TOO VAGUE
Probably a collectors- and a gamers edition aswell (allthough I am only guessing that!). SPECULATION


Hobbit Rumors - Nov 2012
Release of The Hobbit game is scheduled for december 1st, with preorders starting November 24th. TRUE

The LotR tabletop game will be renamed "The Hobbit". TRUE
War of the Rings stays the same (for now). TRUE

The one product for the Hobbit in december (as far as I know we really only get one) is a boxed game in the lines of Dark Vengence and Island of Blood. TRUE
It contains more miniatures then Dark Vengance. TRUE

The box is supposed to contain scenery. TRUE

The box also comes with a brand new rule book. TRUE

For the time being, the only way to obtain the book ist the boxed set. No hardcover FALSE

Now the downside is the price is located somewhere around 100?. PARTIALLY TRUE

There were hints on a limited edition of the boxed set. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Info
the Codex cover artwork is the one that was already used by the BL "Blood Gorgons" Novel. TRUE
There are only 4 psychic powers per God, sadly.TRUE
If you upgrade your Demon prince to a specific god he gains hatred for the opposed chaos godTRUE
A posessed vehicle ignores stinned an shaken on 2+, but if a unit embarks you have to roll a D6 : on a roll of 1 you lose a random member if the squad and the vehicle regains 1hp TRUE
Obliterators can morph assault cannons TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - July 2012
Starter set in Sept TRUE
CSM in August FALSE

High Elf Rumors
HE - Plastic kit for archers, spearmen and seaguard all in one box. FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - June 2012
SC unlock Cults as Troops TRUE
Nominate one HQ as general to determine which one gets to be troops FALSE

Necron Rumors - Oct 2011
Warriors models the same TRUE
Expensive Flayed Ones,TRUE
Imm/Deathm one kit TRUE
Finecast C'Tan/Lords TRUE
'Eternal Life' rule that allows whole units to WBB FALSE
PE/Rapid Fire in 6th is better TRUE


Brassangel - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2013
I have heard murmurings (once again) about some FO reshuffling: Hive Guard to Heavy Support was one. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - 2nd Wave - Jan 2012
Tyrannofex/Tervigon TRUE
Hive Tyrant/Swarmlord TRUE
The Doom of Malan'tai (either metal, or that new resin/plastic hybrid we've been hearing about) FALSE
Special Edition Ymgarl Genestealer (1 mold only, Direct Order only) FALSE


Brass Scorpion - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

GW General Rumors - Feb 2015
Brass Scorpion over at SpikeyBits Forum says this:

“Some of you astute GW customers out there may have noticed that the Tomb Kings army book has been out of print for a few months. This is because it is moving to paperback! The new price will also be significantly cheaper too. Instead of the $49.50 US hardback Army book price it will be about $37 US and change. Perhaps we can presume this shift to cheaper paperbacks will be seen in other Army and Codex books over time. We’ll just have to wait and see.” TRUE



Brovius - Total rumors: (43 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

PTs still shunt, and shunt is unchanged. TRUE

I swear every time I try to leave the PC I refresh the page and feel compelled to answer another question tongue.png



Doomfists are no more, that goes for both the NDK and the Dread. TRUE
Dreads are still psychic pilots, but everything else is just a normal vehicle (and received the appropriate price change). TRUE
The Dread still has Sanctuary and Banishment. TRUE
The higher price from C:SM is likely to accomodate the Aegis and Psychic Pilot (Reinforced Aegis is gone, not that it really did much after the FAQ).



EDIT: Homers are available for all Justicars, Paladins, and HQs that aren't BHCs or Crowe. Teleport Homer is limited to TDA and PT-armed models though. Strikes can't benefit from the homer for some odd reason. TRUE

Grey Knight Rumors - Aug 2014
Psilencer is ranged force weapon.TRUE
And:


~Psycannons became Salvo 2/4 as expected. Heavy Psycannon has a dual profile, area saturation is the same (Heavy 1, large blast) but has a Salvo 3/6 option too. TRUE
~Purifiers inflict Soulblaze on all melee attacks, Incinerators have Soulblaze as well. TRUE
~Librarians are cheeeeeeeeeaaaap. We're talking ML3 (still in TDA) for the price of a current Psyriflemen dread (unfortunately Psybolts really are gone now) TRUE
~Brother-Captains are ML1, can be upgraded to a GM (+1A and ML2) for the same price as the GM's current ML-upgrade. Still under the 200pt mark. TRUE
~Nemesis Force Weapons have a few reworks. No more +1 invuln in melee for swords, halberds are +1S instead of +2I and the warding stave is +2S, AP4 and grants Adamantium Will. TRUE
~Paladin Apothecary is the same price as the current Apothecary upgrade (a solid 55pts less) and becomes a character. As reported, NFWs now cost points to upgrade, the previously spoiled figures are correct. TRUE

~The Titansword is +3S and AP2, all NFW have Daemonbane (successful Force activation grants rerolls to wound and armour pen against Daemons. TRUE

~NDK is a Monstrous Creature (character), same base cost, and all it's options got cheaper. PT is 45 points less than before, and the melee upgrades are dirt-cheap. With how awesome Psylencers are now, you'll be glad to know the Gatling Psylencer dropped 5pts. TRUE

Falchions are bought as a pair, S: user Specialist weapons. Just the one attack still. TRUE
GKT pricing is real, but they do have to pay for melee weapon upgrades, which are one price no matter the model using them. Special weapons are bunkered into PA and TDA price-points though (which BCs and GMs have access to, no more Ballistic Skill tax!) and a GM with Psycannon clocks in at just over 200pts. TRUE

Psycannon/sword GKTs are silly cheap now, slightly less than a Paladin. GKTs are the future, people! TRUE

EDIT: Regular banner is 12" bubble of rerolling failed morale and pinning checks and +1A to GKs in the squad.
TRUE



RELICS!!
~The Soul Glaive is a halberd that lets you reroll failed Force tests, and while Force is in effect, the weilder rerolls to hit, wound and armour pen rolls. Costs as much as a GK Strike. TRUE

~The Bone Shard of Solor gives the weilder a 3++ while within 12" of a Daemon, increasing to a 2++ for Daemons of Khorne within the same distance. Half a GK Strike in points TRUE
~Domina Liber Daemonica grants 1 extra psychic power but has to be rolled on the Sanctic chart. The bearer and all friendly GK units within 6" reroll 1s on psychic tests from Sanctic. Costs as much as a GKT Psycannon TRUE
~Cuirass of Sacrifice is TDA with FnP and IWND, costs 5 points less than a GK Strike TRUE
~The Nemesis Banner is a 12" Fearless bubble for GKs, GKs in the squad get +1A and Daemons treat the fearless bubble as dangerous terrain, but is pretty pricey and only available for Paladins (as is the Brotherhood banner). TRUE

~The Fury of Deimos is an Assault 3, 36" master-crafted Storm Bolter with Precision Shot. Not too bad, same points cost as the Bone Shard. TRUE

Sanctic is repeated in the book (so no new powers), squads have the same psychic powers as they do in the FAQ, except that Purifiers have Banishment, Hammerhand AND Cleansign Flame. BCs, GMs and Librarians have the same power access as before. Draigo has Gate of Infinity! TRUE
No new characters or units as predicted/previously rumoured. TRUE

Still no Psycannon upgrades for vehicles. TRUE



And more:

Another interesting change: Psyk-out grenades changed a fair bit. Work like defensive grenades when charged by Psykers, can be thrown and they inflict Perils on one randomly determined Psyker in the squad that is hit by it (so like Mindstrike missiles but limited to one Perils, doesn't need to hit the Psyker, just his squad which is interesting). TRUE



Grey Knight Rumors - Aug 2014
Few questions;


A )can you write down what NFW do now? (I will miss that +2 I from hellbard, that is quite big hit, but I guess that's the way GW wants to shift meta from CC to shooty)

B ) No more psy-razors?

C ) Mind strikes are in/out?

D ) Draigo is Lord of the War? any buffs?

E) How are paladins priced now ?

F ) Any SM additions into new GK codex to replace missing Inq stuff?

EDIT: BT's questions answered as follows-

a) NFWs all have Daemonbane (while Force is active, they also allow rerolls to wound and armour pen against Daemons) TRUE

B) Unfortunately, no TRUE

c) Replaced with Stormstrike Missiles, S8 AP2 concussion, but we have the throwable Psyk-out grenades which are similar to Mindstrike. Better vs. one Psyker in a squad, worse vs. squads of Psykers. TRUE

d) Yep, LoW treatment for him too. Titan Sword is S+3, AP2 and he's 30pts less. No force org manipulation though. TRUE

e) Same as now, minimum squads of 3. Apothecaries are a whole Paladin cheaper. Land Raiders are dedicated transports (same for GKTs) TRUE

f) Nope, no new units at all which is a bummer. We're expected to ally to get armour-cracking tools now. TRUE



Purifiers can't deepstrike still, neither can Purgs. TRUE
Only change to Psycannons was the Salvo 2/4 profile, s o still 24" range and rending. DUPLICATE

Is there any Army Wide rule to make us better at Deep Striking?



Nope, and the deepstrike bonus is only for the formation that was shown in WD (It is in the codex too). TRUE
There's a biiiig formation though (fittingly called a GK Brotherhood) with a pretty awesome benefit. If you take...

1 Grand Master
1 Brother Captain
3 Strike squads
3 Terminator squads
2 Interceptor squads
2 Purgation squads
1 Dreadnought
1 NDK

...you get Rites of Teleportation (as per the other formation) and Psychic Brotherhood (While the GM is alive, all models in the formation harness Warp Charges on a 3+). It's only something viable in bigger games and the specific nature of the force means you've only got three mastery levels' worth of non-Sanctic powers to benefit from it. TRUE

NDKs will be the big thing for popping vehicles, but our answer for fliers is still going to be fliers of our own.



EDIT: Psylencer is rng24", S3, AP-, Heavy 6, Force. I wasn't joking about that. Funny how just that one word makes such a huuuuge difference to how we look at the weapon, huh. TRUE

Grey Knight Rumors - Aug 2014
Oh, I only just noticed this. Greatsword is a Specialist Weapon that's master-crafted. Looks like it's not worth the upgrade anymore. The vanilla pair of Powerfists (Yes, they retconned Nemesis Doomfists!!) are a better option. TRUE

Only formations are the WD-spoiled one and the Brotherhood I posted earlier (which is strikeforce but better, with restrictions). TRUE

The Aegis is as per the FAQ, all GKs have Purity of Spirit (Which is just the rule that means GKs only Perils by rolling two or more 6's when using Sanctic powers unless otherwise stated (I think this means they'd still Perils if they failed to cast Vortex of Doom). TRUE

TGS is the warlord chart, basically. Warlord traits are: TRUE

1) Daemon-slayer- Warlord gains Hatred: Daemons and when casting Banishment, harnesses Warp Charges on a 2+

2) Hammer of Riteousness- Warlord and unit have Hammer of Wrath

3) Unyielding Anvil- Warlord and GKs within 12" have Stubborn

4) First to the Fray- A nod to poor Mordrak, Warlord and unit automatically arrive first turn when Deep Striking and can reroll the scatter

5) Perfect Timing- Warlord and unit gain Counterattack

6) Lore Master- Warlord knows one more psychic power than normal, must be generated from Sanctic


Bionicman, on 19 Aug 2014 - 3:26 PM, said:
Yeah, thank you Brovius for your efforts.
Psilencer is S3 ???




Sorry, typo. Psylencer is still S4. Storm Raven is still Fast Attack. TRUE




I skipped past this earlier when I was talking about the BHC, but Heroic Sacrifice is back in a lesser form. It's not tied to a psychic test but it's just a single attack, rolling to hit and wound normally. No instagibbing EW models, sadly. Herald of Titan is also gone. I also missed where Crowe has The Perfect Warrior too, so he does have to always issue/accept challenges (he's a challenge king anyway, since he gets AP2 from Smash and rerollable saves from Blade Parry). TRUE


Buzz0783 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/461735.page]High Elf Rumors / Wood Elf Rumors
HE/WE - Both High Elves and Wood Elves may get the rumoured Treeman in their updated books. FALSE


Captain Citadel - Total rumors: (21 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING

Spoiler:


Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2016

A mate of mine passed along that GW has blacked out the following dates for their store employees: Feb 28, Apr 16, and May 7th. I assume that means big releases on those dates.

 Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - May 2015
via Captain Citadel

Kataphron Destroyers TRUE

(Kataphron Breachers are their Assault based counterparts)

3+ Models per unit (55pts apiece)

W:2

Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin, other weapon options



Holy Requisition Formation TRUE
1 Tech Priest Dominus

1-3 Kataphron Destroyers units

Formation can Deep Strike

 Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Apr 2015

"Cult Mechanicus will feature a new robot type unit that is part Forge World Castellex, part Space Marine Centurion. TRUE

Their bodies are plated armour sealed in the front much like the centurions in appearance, but with no chest mounted weapons. They are on 50mm bases and are quite larger than the Centurion models. Their heads are a giant domed EVA helmet which looks quite fantastic. There are no organic components visible the models, they are automanta. TRUE

There are several armaments they come with; a larger calibre cannon in their right hand to flamer type weapon in their left. Articulated hands with finger appendages are also an option, as well as a top shoulder mounted versions of these same type weapons." TRUE
Adeptus Mechanicus - Apr 2015
via Captain Citadel on 4-26-2015

The name of the new tracked infantry models that will be releasing are Kataphron Destroyers. TRUE

They are the lighter armoured tracked infantry variants that features two types of cannon; a version of the familiar plasma cannon and a newer larger tech-based calibre weapon of mysterious providence. TRUE

The models themselves feature a mechanical upper body hardwired both into the track assembly and weapon arms, but can swivel at the hip whilst their power feeds are contained into rear back mounted power sources. TRUE

Each miniature has the main weapon attached to their right arms which are cropped at the shoulder, and their left arms contain a smaller hand held flamer type weapon. TRUE

Their heads are rife with targeting reticules and there is no organic components visible on these versions of the models. TRUE

They are heavy support choices for Cult Mechanicus. FALSE
 Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Apr 2015
Via Captain Citadel

The HQ unit for the New Cult Mechanicus is called a Tech Priest Dominus. This is a larger character model that is similar to the Forge World Magos models, except it is done in plastic. He is similar yet different that a Magos, robed and slightly hunched over from the arcane mechanisms mounted on his back. There are two head options one is crowned with a strange almost papal hat and the other with the normal hooded mechanicus garb. TRUE

There are servo arms that stabilize the figure to the ground and do not have free motion. He walks with an immense staff that is a much larger and more ornate version of a Tech Prist’s weapon, and also sports a cane. TRUE

The model has multiple spidery legs concealed under his robe, and is on a 40mm base. TRUE
 Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Apr 2015
Via Captain Citadel

“The Second combo kit for the new Mechanicus will feature tracked conveyor infantry models who resemble cybernetic terminators cut at the waist and attached to set of small triangle treads. TRUE

One unit type will be heavily armored, and decked out for close quarters engagements. TRUE
The second is less armored, and features two types of cannon; a plasma cannon varainat, and a larger calibre weapon. TRUE

They are on 50mm bases.”
Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Apr 2015
Via Captain Citadel


“There will be a new combo kit for the Cult Mechanicus that contains their core unit the Electro-Priest. One version features large double handed glaives similar to the old model from the 1990’s and the other is armed with archaic looking wrist mounted shooting weapons. Both versions feature robed legs, and torsos with exposed fleshy chests that contain the bio-electrical details that they are known for. PARTIALLY TRUE

Their heads are both bare, and some are blindfolded as well. The close combat versions are wreathed in cog plate, and the shooting variant (with the wrist mounted weapons) have yet more archaic equipment grafted into their backs and heads. TRUE

They both share the same robed legs which look similar to the zealots of olde, and are topped with a very American wrestling championship styled belt crowned with a large Mechanicus cog. Their bases are smaller than 40mm.” TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Apr 2015
via Captain Citadel 4-20-2015

Cult Mechanicus is coming. TRUE Their troops will be the Electro-priests that everyone has been raving about for weeks. FALSE
From the looks of it, we’ll also finally see the Imperial robots that compliment Forge World’s existing range, and other all new exotic units. TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Mar 2015
Via Captain Citadel

“Hate to be a bugger, but Fantasy 9th will be round bases. Once you get over the shock, it will make more sense when you see it. Don’t base your new Fantasy minis quite yet, it may be time to wait and see lads!” TRUE

Chaos Daemon Rumors / End Times Rumors - Jan 2015
The Plastic Bloodthirster is real. TRUE

Kit makes three models a normal bloodthirster with whip and Axe of Khorne, one wielding a monstrous two-handed axe, third has a doubleheaded axe and super long chain flail. The wings are really big - the model is almost as big as Nagash, and is extra tall. It is sculpted on top of a flickering flame. There are three different heads with different types of horns and helmets. Large armoured hooves, thigh straps, regular upper body strapps and gladiator kindof armour. Super muscular, like a super ripped world's strongest man mixed with a Khorne daemon. TRUE


Captain Ventris - Total rumors: (7 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Necron Rumors - 2nd Wave - Oct 2011
Contents of Wave were not wholly correct
Doom/Night Scythe TRUE WRONG DATE
Wraiths/Spyders, TRUE
Szeras, TRUE
Anrakyr, TRUE
Battleforce TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2011
Tau in 2012 (June)FALSE
Necrons in November 2011 TRUE
Gk April 2011 TRUE
Wartorn Skies - July FALSE
Sisters - March 2012 FALSE



Cargad.com - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Warhammer fantasy Rumors - May 2014

A rumour from a spanish site (found here: http://www.cargad.com/index.php/2014...aba-warhammer/ )

They were the first to mention a release of Nagash / End Times campaign (May 29th), but did so in a context saying that this End Times campaign would be the lead to a closure of "Warhammer" (presumably WFB, not 40K), followed by a subsequent new skirmish game (presumably fantasy-ish-themed) in 2015 PARTIALLY TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2009

Thanks to a small bird, we give a pile you of the VERY TRUSTWORTHY news exceeds what Games Workshop will send during 2.009. Obvious, surely what it is said safe is nothing, but he is quite safe *
March: the War of Anillo. I supplement so that SdA is a game of battles and not of skirmishes. They will even sell plastic pedestals for “adapting” or “putting in rows” minis of the Gentleman of the Ring. *
April: the Imperial Guard comes. Few new miniatures, but will be something (and great). *
May: Fantasy, second big wave of miniatures of the Empire. To already known Tank Steam they are united (finally) Great the Espaderos to him of plastic. We will also see the new Altar military. *
Julio: Warhammer 40,000 Planet Strike. I supplement for planetary assaults. The stage scene says that it is the best one than it has never been seen.
* August: Elfos for SDA.
* September: You remember that we said to you that for 2,009 was going away to reedit a classic one? Then already we can say that one is SPACE HULK. With new miniatures (impressive) among others of Exterminadores and Genestealers. Without a doubt, the explosion of 2,009 (and now to hope that also they reedit Heroquest). Ah, has said to us that perhaps the price is high, so to buy in England it becomes essential.
* October: It is possible (but it is without confirming) that of Warhammer Fantasy we see the Skavens.
* In November it is highly probable that we see códex of certain chapter of Marin, but not yet is confirmed. And now, the brief news:
* For the 2,010, it almost seems certainly there will be new códex of Tiránidos and Bloody Angeles (taking advantage of the pull of Space Hulk), and says that Necrones or (attention) Tau.
* Of Fantasy the first army that we will see will be the one of Khemri. Without the news of the Beasts of the Chaos.
* There is the good news and the bad news for fans of the Eldar Dark. The good one is that the project is finished, book and miniatures. The bad one is that by low popularity of códex, its launching has discarded.
* A rumor that had appeared envelope that Games Workshop could “leave of side” printed books and to happen to give the pdf free (since already it did in Japan) is denied. That is everything. We give thanks to who has blown the news to us (that she will follow in the anonymity).


Cazzz669 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

End Times Rumors - Jan 2015
Originally Posted by cazzz669
So, just got off the horn with a contact at GW who apparently has just come out of a briefing regarding the future of WHF
in May 2015 after the End of Times WHF will become a skirmish game centered around surviving warbands after the "armegeddon" of the fantasy world as a result of the End of Times. FALSE
Chaos decimate the Empire
Nagash and co decimate Brettonia
Ulthuan sinks
there will be less army books than currently ( no idea if this means imalgimation armies )

appreciate I do not post very often so will doubtless recieve a whole load of flame for this post BUT given i literally just got told it, thought some people here would appreciate me sharing..
Personally I hope to god this is all incorrect


ChargeandDie - Total rumors: (27 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2014
Runelord can't add DD TRUE

Dwarf army can add 2 DD every magic phase TRUE
Anvil is Boune spell (can plus the S for dwarf) PARTIALLY TRUE
Dwarf Gyrocopter(new models) can make two version: TRUE
1 is bomber(max can take 2)
2 is fight with machine gun (max can take 6)

A lot new special character
1: king of Eight Peaks TRUE
2: the engineer with big gun TRUE

All the new models are infantry (with out Gyrocopte):
1: Hammerer TRUE
2: Black smith
3: Long beard TRUE

4: Slayer PARTIALLY TRUE
5: Irondragon(name not confirm) new shooting unit TRUE
like choas dwraf IG 4+armor S4 T4 weapon is flaming attack TRUE

(The hammerer black smith and long beard is in same box, TRUE
the slayer other box because no armor, TRUE
Irondragon other box. TRUE
all the new models very cool.)
All the rune are same and warmachine too TRUE
The magic item:
1: The armmr can give the user T10 TRUE

Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2014
Source also says that hammerers can get 2+ AS with a 6+ ward. Probably with a rune. FALSE

Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2014
Tunneler / super cannon kit. I assume it's a greater cannon of sorts. FALSE

Dark Elf Rumors - Aug 2013
I've heard some whispers from my friend that De will get something like a Medusa kit TRUE
the signature spell or dark magic lore attribute boosts strength. TRUE
Also getting a 100 point item (executioner axe) in line with other books like OnG and LM. TRUE

Dark Elf Rumors - Aug 2013
Kraken has 4 s7 attacks and if all hit, additional d6 s7 attacks.
Scourgerunner has s7 bolt thrower with no armor saves (fluff - they use this to hunt monsters). TRUE
Signature spell boosts strength by 1 and adds d3 power dice. TRUE
And someone mentioned army wide ASF. TRUE

Dark Elf Rumors - aug 2013
I've heard some rumours about the witch elf alternative unit. Apparently they will have lashes with a shield and have a 4+ ward save in combat unless against mark of slaneesh units. WS5 2A and additional +1 to hit if WS is higher than enemy in base contact. TRUE
The alternate hydra - beast of karond kar has 4 S7 attacks and additonal D6 S7 attacks if all the attacks hit. TRUE

Dark Elf Rumors - Aug 2013
There's a new type of Lord choice - think sea helm for DE. Has a sword for a leg. the model looks cool accordingly to my source. TRUE

Dark Elf Rumors - Aug 2013
Warlocks are a casting unit Ala pink horrors. Spells are leadership hex and 2d6 s5 MM. Fixed level 2 with +1 to cast with every rank. Apparently they have 4+ ward. TRUE
New type of witch hag char which has an item to give +1 attack to unit and +2 if the unit has frenzy. TRUE
Lore attribute is target takes 2d6 s1 AP hits if roll doubles while casting and 3d6 if triples are rolled. TRUE
Another rumour I just heard is rerolling ones when wounding. How would that work? TRUE

Dark Elf Rumors - Aug 2013
There's another one about the altar - 5+ ward and reroll to wound to all Khaine units within 6 inches and it has a bound spell similar to the witch hag item. Black horror is template remove models if strength test fails. No armor saves but ward saves are allowed TRUE


Chipstar - Total rumors: (14 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

6th Edition Rumors - June 2012
- allies chart is in for sure, a matrix. you need 1 HQ 2 Troop of your own army, then you can ally, need 1 HQ 1 Troop of that army, then may take other slots. can special characters be brought as allies didn't see any limit on (taking special characters as allies) TRUE
- it's still move shoot assault TRUE
- "snapshop" = stand and shoot for an assaulted unit, BS1, no template or blast TRUE Templates can be used for overwatch, but largely right
- snapshot is also for HWs that have moved. you can fire a krak missile as a snapshot; heavy bolter that moves = 3 shots at BS1 TRUE
- psychic powers are IN ADDITION to your codex powers; so you don't lose any of the powers in a current codex TRUE
- premeasure all the time TRUE
- random charges 2d6 for foot, 3d6 drop lowest for jump pack troops TRUE
- jump pack troops get "hammer of wrath" = impact hits, 1 A @ I 10, normwal weapon normal attack (for jump packs, not sure about wings, maybe) TRUE
- 6 missions, and 3 deployment zones, primary and 3 secondary objectives TRUE
- vps for objectives "first blood" = 2nd objective worth 1 vp no more dawn of war, no - more spearhead one is like triangles cleanse 2? TRUE Lo
- power weapon is AP2 FALSE
- there is a hull point systemm, damage chart changed TRUE
- 1-2 shaked 3 = stuned 4 = weapon destroyed 5 = wrecked 6 = kablam FALSE No wrecked on the chart.
- terrain is a part of the FoC, "fortifcation FOC slot" 1 per game aegis defense line 50pts TRUE
- cover is 5+ TRUE
- rapid fire is half range not 12" rapid fire isnt limited by movement TRUE


Cincydooley - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Space Wolf Rumors - Jul 2014
The Space Wolves are getting a new flyer. TRUE



CleverAntics - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 1/8/2016 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2015
Long time lurker/Swap Shop enthusiast here. Normally I follow rumors/leaks without ever putting word in let alone feeding information to the public. Well, over the weekend at the FLGS I spoke with a fellow player who is adamant that 'change' is on the way; and no, that quoted word is not hinting at Tzeentch. He's very confident in his source and let me in on the timeline from now til January. As usual take with your prescribed amount of salt as I relay the supposed information I gathered.

Given the expansive release of the Tau Empire they're likely going to stretch into November as well. TRUE
December shouldn't really see any releases aside from the odd paint set or bundle deals per usual. FALSE
Once we hit January we're looking at Slaanesh and, unsurprisingly, the Keeper of Secrets kit release along with the Daemonkin Codex. FALSE
It was not mentioned if any other models would be released alongside it. He hinted that a character KoS would also be included, but whether that's further along the line as they did with Skarbrand or not, I'm not sure.

On top of all this...? The generic Chaos Space Marine Codex WILL NOT be updated and essentially is being split off into the 4 Daemonkin Codexes. I kinda have a hard time believing this bit, but maybe it isn't so far-fetched as it sounds? Nurgle, Tzeentch and Slaanesh players supposedly will be pleased as Typhus, Ahriman and Lucius will be included in their Daemonkin Codexes.

Not quite sure what to think of it as GW has been a little radical lately and wouldn't quite put anything seemingly far-fetched past them anymore. Apologies if this has been relayed before, but I follow Chaos Rumors like a Cultist and I don't recall anything other than Tzeentch Daemonkin being predicted after Tau, which obviously conflicts with this. We'll see.



ClockworkZion - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (5 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Sisters of Battle Rumors - Jan 2015
From a little Ripper Swarm to me:
Quote:
The Codex is done, the models are in production, and it's nebulously a Q2 release. FALSE
It's the Dark Eldar treatment-- rebuilt the range from the ground up, completely.

7th Edition Rumors - May 2014
Talking to my "source" (or whatever you want to call him) here's what I got:
-No known changes to psychic powers FALSE
-Assault changes where on the table at one point to try and make it more on par with shooting but it's unclear if they made it in or not right now
-Escalation and Stronghold Assault rules are in, TRUE
but profiles are not (and they were added to try and balance the Riptide and Wraithknight, paticulalry for Imperial Armies who don't have a lot of tools to shut them down fast enough) FALSE
EDIT: -Just one book, not three. FALSE
-New Starter isn't Marines and Orks . PARTIALLY TRUE

7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
The new rulebook is not a 7th edition of the game, but a re-issue of 6th edition which has the FAQs incorporated in it, and some minor tweaks across the board. FALSE
Some of you may remember when they did something similar during 3rd edition, where they totally overhauled the assault phase, but the edition itself was left alone from that point. Same idea here-- they're folding in the changes in Stronghold Assault into the main rulebook, and quantifying superheavy units and D weapons in the main rules. But that's about it. PARTIALLY TRUE


Commandart - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 2/2/2017
Spoiler:

PENDING Sisters Rumors / Dwarf Rumors / 40k Rumors - Feb 2017
-Also for you 40k players, namely those interested in sisters. They are coming. After seeing how much the recent hero set sold they are working on them now. It may take about a year but it's in progress.
Hope I have peaked some interest and brought some hope to you all. Sadly I didn't get much info about Death and Destruction but I am hoping Death will get a long awaited release, and some goblins will soon be a thing.

-The rumored dwarves should be released at the end of March. TRUE

-Elves will be getting some releases in the summer

-Some elves will be joining slaneesh as a cult.

-For those of you who play 40k as well, expect it to get streamlined a bit. The rules bloat will be taken care of. TRUE


conspiracynutt - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Blood Angels Rumors - Nov 2014
via e9832a04-6d07-11e4-9637-1fd442c0eb49
or conspiracynutt (was posted under both names)
Ok, this is either going to go down like a lead balloon or I may have just found the holy grail of rumour farming!!!!

So here goes, the next book being released for the campaign is....
Shield of Baal:Exterminatus. TRUE

Not only that but the Blood angels codex is coming with this funky little tidbit:
Codex Blood Angels Sanguinary Guard Edition TRUE
As well as:
Blood Angels Data Cards(English) TRUE

I know people will throw salt all over this, but I believe it is genuine and I have proof but I just don't want to give it away just yet in case Games Workshop patch that particular hole because it could be a potential gold mine for info.




Cylon - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (7 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Angel Rumors - August 2012
Mortis Dreadnought TRUE
New Character that can choose allies as troops FALSE
2+ FNP on Deathwing FALSE
New Land Speeders TRUE
Blazing Sword for Ravenwing FALSE
3 banners that will characterize the army and the command team. TRUE
Different Gets Hot! rules FALSE
New Aircraft TRUE
cyclone missile launcher will have an AA if the model remains stationary for that turn. FALSE
new options for the predator. FALSE
WW AA will have the option as an upgrade and 3 different types of missile to choose before the game. FALSE
special character chaplain PARTIALLY TRUE
new psychic powers PARTIALLY TRUE
two basic troops choices and not just one. TRUE
Codex is first after the new year TRUE


cyphertheory - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/15/2017
Spoiler:

PENDING Specialist Games Rumors - May 2017
Heard from my ususal source that Necromunda is getting a release at xmas

suggested that the original six gangs will be getting plastics releases.

this is not in response to SW:A, but rather was a planned release as part of the specialist games spin up.

did not say new terrain, but did say that the current release of terrain is not yet over and there is more to come.

source was previously correct on all of the releases for Gathering Storm a few months before release

Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2017

"I have heard that it could be Guilliman returned TRUE in some form of dreadnought like suit/armour FALSE"


Danboy Jack - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Necron Rumors - Jan 2015
via Danboy Jack in the Comment sections
Necron rumors I heard are pretty dire, shop worker who is a close friend of mine got this info while he was up hq for some training purposes last week.

Gauss will now on a roll of a six be double strength against vehicles so rifles str8, the immortal ones str 10 instead of auto glancing. FALSE

the stand back up rule is gone now all necrons have a 5+ invuln save made better by a res orb by +1 on troops and +2 on characters because they have removed the 3+ invuln item res orbs 5pts dearer. FALSE

He also saw a change/notes for both flayed ones and scarabs but didn't have time to read them properly other than scarabs do two things on a 5 and a 6 now. I'm guessing an armour point gone on only a 5 now and maybe a glance on a 6? That's speculation on my part. FALSE

Please i'm just repeating what i was told today he's a bit of a joker my mate but he really was up there last week as some other guy was covering the shop.



Dark Apostle - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:


Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2015

Specifically:

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"AM won't get a release this year. PARTIALLY TRUE
Tzeentch/chaos is after Tau. (TDK i don't know but chaos will be seeing more this year in the november at the very least. possible Xmas release. (or there abouts) but i have not been told anything about AM. i heard whispers of Tyranids, but no IG just yet.

BUT.....but i have been wrong before as have everyone else whom has supplied info's here. (it's all hit and miss until GW releases it- regardless of the source. as we have witnessed recently)

as always take the info any way you like."
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we will be getting that new sorcerer. i initially thought it was a daemon, it could well be a chaos sorcerer (chaos space marine). regardless what i heard/was told: Tzeentch will see a release (if not rules aka dex, then models) Tau ~ Chaos ~ Tyranid......then maybe AM, then another Imperial dex, possibly a supplement followed by several repacks.for Tau: * new drones* new suits* possibly new kroot and vespids.Chaos:* updated dex/TDK (either or)* Havocs (we have heard this before, but increased price point, increased number of options in kit)* something new and big.* Cultists (idk if 10 or 20 man, just that they are coming)Nids:* expect new dex, or supplement containing last big wave of nids as well as several new strains represented.* re-pack of gaunts (with options for gargoyles- wings)AM:* hardback dex* sentinel repack* rough riders* new tank/terrain feature.Imperial Dex/Supp:* IDK. wasn't listening as i was focused on finding out chaos info's (but did hear to expect something around the end of this year/start of next year, could be a campaign, could be anything at this point)that's more or less i know or can divulge at this moment. now i fully do not expect this to come true nor do i expect anyone to take me serious due in part i never share pictures or verify my info. but take this with salt and know that some or all MIGHT be released (and in the order given above)

Campaign Rumors - May 2015
via Dark Apostle on Faeit 212
daemons is what i was told....i have on excellent authority that what NF says here is 100% correct. a character and a squad (for Dark Angels). daemonkin will release after with campaign with DA v TDK. FALSE

(really if you must, choose to disbelieve me, but don't disbelieve our good pal NF, he is on the money this time)

Chaos Rumors - May 2015
via Dark Apostle on Faeit 212
they will add a new daemon character for the campaign this is one of the objectives for the DA to kill off before a mighty Lord of Change is summoned also it is a great wizard/psyker consider it to be Ahriman but in daemon form, or that is the fluff more or less for that model. not sure on release time. picture i was sent is of a model that is not a kitbash or a conversion, new sculpt. FALSE

it is not the alleged LOC model, this is in addition to the LOC.

only saw daemon character picture. awaiting image for LOC.

disbelieve until it releases you will anyway. (or some will, others will just apply a healthy dose of salt and appreciate the info's nonetheless)





Darkwarrior1981 - Total rumors: (9 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Ork Rumors / Supplement Rumors - Jun 2014
via DarkWarrior1981 on Warseer
I just recieved word from someone who works for GW (higher up, not a red/black shirt), that there will be a codex supplement called Waaagh Ghazgkull. Obviously, themed around the warboss we all know. The book is listed as codex orks supplement, but it is unclear at the moment, if it will be like Clan Raukaan (so you need the codex), or standalone linke Militarum tempestus. It will be released soon, I assume shortly after the codex. It appears, that both books are already in the warehouse waiting for the day of release. TRUE


Flyer Rumors - release - Jan 2013
It contains only rules for fliers still on sale or with a codex entry TRUE
(the Dark Eldar bomber is in), TRUE
some fliers have their rules updated to 6th edition (whatever this means exactly) TRUE
the Stormraven is now available to Codex Space Marines and Black Templars as well TRUE
Also you will find the flier rules from Crusade of Fire and new missions TRUE
The book will be on sale (no pre-order) from 16th of February, TRUE
is direct only (so not from your FLGS) TRUE
english language only and will not be limited stock TRUE


Darnok (from Warseer) - Total rumors: (88 TRUE) / (22 FALSE) / (11 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 7/19/2016
Spoiler:

Board Game Rumors - Apr 2016
Via Darnok on Warseer:

According to what I've been told, after next weeks Ghoul reboxing it should be the Silver Tower game the week after. So pre-orders on the 14th of May, release on the 21th. TRUE

Flyer Rumors - Apr 2016
Re: Flyer Game - Summer 2016

The OP is actually right, but there are two more flyers and a supplement coming before the "flyer game". TRUE


Board Game Rumors - Mar 2016
From what I have been told, this WHQ-like game is coming this May. The title seems to be "Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower", and it comes with hero models for multiple races - including human, Stormcast, Aelf, Duardin and Ogor (and I quote: "amongst others"). There might even be expansions, if the base game sells well. TRUE

Orc Rumors - Mar 2016

Some kind of late Easter Egg here... According to one of my sources, the former Orcs & Goblins will get their "AoS-ification" at the end of April. TRUE
The first release is set for 30th of April, with advance orders up on the 23. In no particular order, there will be: a monster kit, a new unit of cavalry, a new unit of infantry, plus some clampack characters. Apart from the characters (no details here) the other new kits are about Ironjaws (former Black Orcs). TRUE

Orc Rumors - Feb 2016
Re: AoS - Upcoming releases

From what I've been told about Marchs O&G releases, we'll see a big monster, an infantry unit, a cavalry unit, and several clampack characters. Plus the obvious book of course.

Eh, just got word that my first batch of O&G information was off a month. Sorry everybody, it will be April, not March. It seems like some Skaven repacks, more Stormcasts and something Khorne is coming during March. TRUE

Age of Sigmar Rumors - Jan 2016
Darnok over on Warseer is on the case:

“There will be similar books for the other alliances. New Realm Gate Wars book(s) too. I have no information on the timing, except for “soonish”. TRUE

Expect some WoC repacks soon as well.”

Space Wolf Rumors - Jan 2016
Darnok - Warseer Forum

I've been told the SW will not get a new codex, but an expansion book - I guess similar to the last Tau update. There will be new models, but I have no details about them (yet). TRUE


Chaos Rumors - Nov 2015
via Darnok 11-9-2015

“There is a couple of special Chaos Knights following Archaon, as well as a Tzeentch character. A Battle Tome to go with all of them as well.

And there is more for AoS in January…” TRUE

Tau Rumors - Aug 2015

Tau in September should be about right.FALSE
There are a few more AoS releases coming, but I don't think they will stretch into October.

 CHaos Rumors - Aug 2015
I was told there was a new big kit for Khorne coming. "Exalted Deathbringer" sounds about right.
.........
Ah, okay. In that case this model is not the one I just mentioned. Think Bloodthirster size. TRUE

Chaos Rumors - Aug 2015
Plastic Fleshhounds aren't happening, at least not in the near future. TRUE

Horus Heresy Rumors
Darnok - Warseeer

Re: Horus Heresy Plastics in late 2015

There is still a lot of releases for AoS in line before the HH game is due. TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
Just a few words of warnign about those "Dakka rumours": they sound nothing like what I've been told so far. No overlap with things that I have heard about, but lots of things that where not in that. I can not go into more detail, but to me it sounds like somebody either got a lot of things wrong, or stuff has just been made up. TRUE

Dark Angel Rumors - May 2015
I've been told there would be two more upgrade sets, so UM and DA are only the first half of that.TRUE
Devastators will be the second kit after Assault Marines. TRUE
Add a few clampack characters, and that's the SM release. TRUE
DA will only get a codex and a character (plus this upgrade frame). I don't know whether the older DA upgrade sprue will remain in production - I hope so.
TRUE
No, DA are still on their own.

 Space Marine Rumors /  Eldar Rumors /  Dark Angel Rumors - May 2015
Darnok - Warseer Forum
I can confirm that Space Marines are coming,TRUE
as well as Dark Angels. Three weeks of SM releases, one for DAs. After the AdMech stuff is done there is an Eldar armybox, FALSEand then it’s Marines.As for those rumours in the OP: eh, “rules rumours” are usually crap, as are these. I consider the “sprue rumours” to be nothing more than wishlisting too.
Well, it will be right after the SM releases, so late June or early July. And quite a lot of stuff too, should be only WHF for a while.
There is a lot of WHF coming after the SM releases are done. Just not at the beginning of June. TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
The AdMech stuff is already set in motion. On the Eldar: I've been told it's a full codex,TRUE
but only new Jetbikes (could be two boxes for different unit types thoug - interpretation of mine) and a few characters with it. TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
via Darnok on Warseer
My latest information has 9th for summer. TRUE May has something else coming. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2015
As far as I’m informed, this is 100% correct. New Bloodthirster, yeah! TRUE

So far I only have heard about a CSM supplement in March. Maybe some more details will surface over the next weeks.
The theme is Khorne, as far as I’m told. TRUE
Adding to the confusion now…
One of my very reliable birdies told me to not expect a new CSM codex, but only a supplement. And while it is centered around Khorne (plus at least one new unit and new models in plastic), it is not about a Legion, but a renegade warband. This is a contradiction to the rumour in the OP by S teve the Warboss, and only one set of those rumours can be correct in the end. TRUE
So apply a bit more salt than usual.

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2015
Re: Chaos Space Marines in the pipeline

Originally Posted by totgeboren
Darnok, do you happen to know anything about the theme of the supposed new CSM supplement? Some random warband again I assume?

The theme is Khorne, as far as I'm told.


Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Jan 2015
Darnok wrote:If you like Warhammer, I suggest you better take a seat.

Over the last few months I got a few glimpses on what WHF could change to in the very near future. I have collected messages, asked questions, and tried to form a somewhat coherent picture. The one thing I believe by now is: Warhammer in its current form will no longer be supported by GW. It will be transformed into something else, with everything built up in background and most of the model range being kicked out of the door.

To give you an insight into some of the messages I got, have a look at the following. Please note that I am paraphrasing at times, and have cut out (hopefully) everything that could lead to the original identities of my friendly birdies.

Quote Originally Posted by Birdy
- 9th Edition to pick up where the ET leaves off in fluff, plus a couple of hundred years or so (to reboot the setting). PARTIALLY TRUE

- The Warhammer World gets shattered on a dimensional level during the climax of the ET. No more "map of the Old World" - it's now little bubbles of reality, where pockets of civilisation try desperately to eke a living before the next collision with another bubble, which may be full of Chaos. (To address the problem of "how come my Tomb Kings of Khemri are fighting against Wood Elves from Athel Loren?", not that I get the impression that either of those will still exist, but you get the idea) PARTIALLY TRUE

- New faction... heavily armoured, religious, "good" human warriors fighting with the power of the gods. (Warhammer Space Marines, basically). Karl Franz Ascended seems to be the prototype or precursor for this concept, AFAICT. TRUE
Quote Originally Posted by Another Birdy
9th edition will have 6 factions. FALSE
Model diversity cut in half shelf space. New world and new age so current factions and lore aren't recognizable at all. Each new faction has like 3 core units that will always be on the shelf. Much faster releases of stuff, mainly characters and special units of 2-5 fancy models (like Morghasts) that have their own rules right in the box, so not dependent on a static army book. Many of the these non-core models are only available for a limited time (say 6 months to a year), so they don't take up shelf space forever and ever. Many existing models are not usable in 9th. FALSE
Quote Originally Posted by Birdy #3
We can expect the next edition of Fantasy to throw everything up in the air. The whole End Times move has been to wean people onto a whole new take on the Warhammer world and it's going to start with every army being "chaosified". We can expect army play styles and appearance to change quite dramatically and there will be a whole load of new models being released early on to tie everything together. This has caused quite a stir back at GW HQ as there are a lot of people behind the scenes (some of which are very well known to us) who don't like the changes that have been made. I have also been told that the models due to be released are some of the best to date!
Add to that (and by "Birdy Prime" I mean my best source so far): TRUE

Quote Originally Posted by Birdy Prime
'9th' [or] whatever is next for fantasy [...] coming 2015 in the summer. TRUE The new faction [plus] future releases after this point for five 'existing' factions (which plus this would make six) […] but I think there will be [...] more.
As you can see, it will be drastic. It seems like those „Spanish rumours“ might have had some more flesh on them than I thought: I am by now sorry for my sometimes nasty words about them. And despite my remorse about ever mentioning it, I think my statement about a „ragestorm of epic proportions“ could have been correct after all.

This whole thing will turn out to be either correct or not in less than six months. Hopefully we can get over our worst emotions until then.


P.S.: I have sat on most of this since right before Christmas, but decided I didn't want to ruin anybodies holidays. I also had high hopes for somebody relieving me from this stuff... but that hope was lost.

Harlequin Rumors - Dec 2014

"As most of you will know, the next release for 40K will be Codex: Necrons at the end of January. But...

Source #1

After that come.... Harlequins. Multiple plastic kits and clams over several weeks I think including new jetbike riding ones, is there a current or old name for them? These are called sky weavers. TRUE


Apply salt as usual, but this comes from my most trusted source. Unless there is anything big I'm unaware of this should be hitting February, or March at the latest."

Necron Rumors - Dec 2014
Necrons will hit on the 31th of January (so advance orders are up on the previous Friday, the 23rd).TRUE
Codex, TRUE
clampack character,TRUE
and an army box - the latter probably a bit after the book/character. TRUE


High Elf Rumors - Nov 2014
The Elves get their turn with a twist in the upcoming End Times Series for Warhammer Fantasy. Here's the latest:

End Times Rumors 11-9-2014 (Black Library Weekender)
via Warseer's Darnok:
Now what if I tell you that 1.) the Elves ET book will come with no models alongside it TRUE
and 2.) there will be two more ET books after it?
Volume III: The Curse of Khaine (Scheduled for this year) TRUE
Volume IV: Skaven Book TRUE
Volume V: Unknown rumored final volume

The big point of contention out there in rumorland is whether or not End Times: Khaine will come with models, or be a book only release. Based on what we've seen before from the End Times series, Army Bundles to represent the listed battle hosts is a given, and both High Elves and Dark Elves have received substantial new kits in their last updates.

But then again, would a model of Khaine himself count as an "Elf Model"?

Fantasy Rumors - Aug 2014
a "big thing" for WHF at the end of August - sadly no details, but the notion of "the shape of things to come!" ... confirmed as being the return of Nagash TRUE
Nurgle gets some love in October: a book, TRUE 3 plastic kits TRUE and a clampack TRUE - again, sadly no details about this

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Hellbrute Rumors - Feb 2014
via Darnok on Warseer
As far as I'm informed, the Helbrutes will be available a week after the Knights Codex. TRUE
It won't go up for advance order with the new Warhammer Visions though, as the Knight books have that spot. As far as I know, the Helbrutes release is the 15th (so advance order from 8th).

Eldar Rumors
There will be something in the codex called a wraithknight (almost as big as a phantom titan) TRUE
and a psyker flyer. TRUE
Striking Scopion will be a must have! TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
Tau - Spring / Easter TRUE

WD - Jan 2013
No more rules in WD TRUE

Chaos Daemon Rumors
Greater Daemons in plastic (maybe only 2, maybe 4) PILE ON
Nurgle Flies ridden by Plaguebearers PILE ON
a Khorne chariot/cannon double-kit TRUE
Of course there will be the usual mix of characters in plastic and Finecast. TRUE

Eldar Rumors - Nov 2012
the translation of the next eldar codex has started (or so it seems).. TOO VAGUE

All plastic minis stay the same for the moment including jetbikes TRUE
Wraithguards will be plastic with a HtH option (swords) TRUE
A new Farseer model (finecast iirc) TRUE
a character for Dire Avengers, FALSE
a new entry "something-seer" TRUE

White Dwarf Rumors - Overhaul - August 2012
WD is changing in a fairly big way. They are moving out of the design studio into completely new offices and have brought in an outsider to head up the new format magazine (a former editor of a major successful magazine). The new magazine will have increased content and is being invested in with more money by GW in an attempt to break with the concept amongst many readers that it is little more than a figures advert. They've been working on the new mag since early May (4 WDs have been released since), so I'd expect the first of the new look fairly soon, but it would give us an idea on internal turn around times when it appears... TRUE

WOC Rumors - Kroot's Daemon Thread - July 2012
Plastic Dragon Ogres TRUE
Chaos Knight can mount Dragon Ogres FALSE
Plastic Chaos Ogres FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - July 2012
the book is done and almost at the printers TOO VAGUE?
an Iron Warriors character (?) has been seen, with a huge servo harness TRUE
possible new Obliterators (plastic or Finecast?) TRUE
painted versions of all 4 cult terminators have been sighted - could be conversions though TOO VAGUE
plastic Plaguebearers on round bases have been sighted TRUE

Dark Elf Rumors / Dwarf Rumors / Wood Elf Rumors
DE - Expected before WE TRUE
Dwarves - Expected before WE TRUE
WE - The treeman, however was said to be on the new monster base and about as tall as the Ogre Thundertusk's banner, and that it stylewise is more living brushwood-forest thingy than an actual anthromorphic tree. PARTIALLY TRUE

6th Edition Rumors - June 2012
Anyway, Land Speeders have the special rule "Jink", which gives them a 5+ save all the time, this changes to 4+ if they go flat out. (I'm reasonably sure all fast skimmers get this, I'm not sure whether it's a USR or just a quality Fast Skimmers get) TRUE
Also, (and I can't believe I forgot this one) models are taken from the front when they're shot. Or, to put it another way, when a unit gets shot at, models from the part of the unit closest to the firer are removed first. TRUE

6th Edition Rumors - Leaks - June 2012
- Hull Points are in, it is stated that Ghost Arks, Land Raiders, and Defilers each have 4 Hull Points apiece. TRUE
- Necrons have the ability to strip hull points for each roll of a 6 to penetrate/glance vehicles, making rapid-firing gauss weaponry very powerful at removing armour. TRUE
- Speaking of rapid fire, you can indeed move and fire once up to the full range of the weapon (it is explicitly stated that Fire Warriors can fire their weapons up to 30" away), no confirmation on the 3x fire for Relentless at half range though. TRUE
- Assault moves are indeed 2d6", but added together. Units equipped with jump packs can re-roll the dice to see how far they charge. TRUE
- The Rage USR gives you +2 attacks on the charge TRUE]
- All flying monstrous creatures have the ability to fly 24", doing something called a "Vector Strike", which is a certain amount of automatic hits to a unit they fly over, at the base strength of the creature. TRUE
- Monstrous creatures' attacks are explicitly AP 2 TRUE
- Every army must select a "Warlord" or single general to lead the army, this leader gets an ability. They can choose between three different types of abilities, "Personal", "Inspirational" or "Strategic". They then roll on one of those charts to see what ability it is. The two examples given were a Grand Master giving all friendlies within 12" his Ld of 10 (Inspirational), and a Chaos Lord being a scoring unit (Personal, the ability itself was called "Immovable Object" TRUE
- Flyers are a specific type of unit, and it is somewhat unclear as to the rules for shooting at them. Either all units require a 6 to hit them (unless they have a special rule called Skyfire), or this is still the case but only if those flyers move flat-out. Monstrous creatures with the ability to Fly also get this "6-to-hit" rule. TRUE
- You have the ability to buy different terrain (it even has its own slot on the new FOC), e.g, you can buy a Bastion with a Quad-Gun (which has the aforementioned Skyfire USR). There seem to be quite a few options for what terrain you can buy, but naturally most of them are typically represented by terrain kits GW sells. TRUE
- Now we're on the topic of the FOC, the rules for allies weren't laid out specifically, but it is heavily implied that its not the same as in WHFB. They refer to allied units as "Detachments", and there is an example of a player with a Chaos Space Marine force having some detachments of Chaos Daemons in his army. Basically, I was given the impression that it is far more common (and frequent) for a detachment from another 40k army to join a larger one, than it is for a Fantasy army to have Allies. Think more along the lines of the Storm of Magic rules for using TK, VC, or Daemons. TRUE
- Here's a biggie: Units -can- go on Overwatch, giving them the ability to fire upon an enemy unit which charges them, but at BS 1. Eldar (and any other army with access to the Clairvoyance psychic power set) can use a psychic power to give a unit the ability to fire at their usual BS. TRUE
- Monstrous Creatures have access to a special "Smash" attack, allowing them to halve their attacks, but double their strength. It mentions that this gives them the ability to destroy tanks more easily. TRUE
- It's somewhat hinted that AP will have some kind of affect against vehicles. This is because part of the Munitorum dice set includes vehicle damage dice. It specifies that some of the dice are "AP 1, AP 2, and AP 3 Damage dice", or something to that effect. TRUE
- 4 Disciplines of Psychic powers PARTIALLY TRUE
- basically what we were thinking in terms of Clairvoyance, Biomancy, etc etc. There's a chart near the back of the WD detailing which (if any) psychic disciplines a particular army gains access to. It's interesting to see that a large amount of armies don't have access to any at all. TRUE

40k Rule Rumors - Rulebook
440 Page Rulebook Blurb TRUE
Psychic Power handout. 7 Disciplines with aquila case and cards PARTIALLY TRUE
There are also "Munitorum Templates" (£12, designed with a metal effect look), "Munitorum Tape Measure" (£10, looking like a Servoskull) and "Munitorum Dice" (£10, while stocks last). TRUE

40k Rule Rumors - Pancake Style 6th Rumors
AP are on ccw TRUE
but he says power weapons are ap 2, not 3. FALSE
When you charge it's double your move, infantry move 6, bikes 8 cav 7 etc. FALSE
It's move assault then shooting now! FALSE
Fnp is 5+. TRUE
Master crafted ccw give you a 5+ invuln save FALSE
When you shoot you roll to hit depending on the speed of your target. Fast vehicles you always need a 6. FALSE
A unit can't claim a object while inside a vehicle. TRUE
There's new kinds of instance death. If your say strengh 8 vs a space marine captain toughness 4 you only do 2 wounds! Strengh (9?) or more would do 3 wounds & kill him. FALSE
In kill point missions you get kill points based on what the units points cost, so for example a landraider would be worth 5 kill points & a unit of marines 3pts. FALSE

Eldar Rumors - Flyer - May 2012
Eldar flyer spotted TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - May 2012
Jan: VC Army Book TRUE
Feb: Vampire Models TRUE
March: Tyr/SW TRUE
April: Empire TRUE
May: DA/Chaos FALSE
June: Necron Wave PARTIALLY TRUE WRONG MONTH
July: 6th Ed FALSE
August: 40k Model Wave PARTIALLY TRUE
Sept: WoC FALSE
Oct: Empire Models + DA/Chaos FALSE
Nov: Hobbit PARTIALLY TRUE (PREORDER)
Dec: WoC models + 40k Models? FALSE

Paint Rumors - Jan 2012
Paints, TRUE
TWC, TRUE
Tervigon TRUE


Darth Spader - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Starter Box Rumors
Necrons and SM with Aegis. FALSE


Dave from Faeit212 - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Apocalypse Rumors - Dec 2012
a new Apoc rulebook soon too bring apoc games in line with 6th edition TRUE


David Metcalfe on Warseer FB - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - updated 1/8/2016
Spoiler:

Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2016

New two part campaign series coming in thr new year, first book is called "the Hunt", contains detachments and formations for Dark Angels AND their SUCCESSORS, as well as agents of the inquisition investigating the behavior of the unforgiven. Book two "Fall of the Angels" will detail formations and detachments of the Fallen and their allies. Including rules and models for Luther, Merir Astelan and THE LION. FALSE




DeathlessDraich - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Elf Rumors - Sep 2013
1) 2 new monsters (or monstrous units?) not 1. One monster from Karond Kar (Is this the Kraken? Does it fly? - I don't know) and the other may be from Har Ganeth FALSE
2) Temple of Khaine artifacts remain - Don't know whether there are new poisons or not TOO VAGUE
3) Maybe a new unit from Har Ganeth or a modification for Executioners? FALSE
4) Improved Assassins - could be a Save or improved Hidden rules. FALSE
5) I think rumours of City Guard, Slaves etc are probably hopeful speculation. Dark Magic and Black Horror will probably remain as do all the present units but following latest trends there are bound to be new units. SPECULATION


Demiurg - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Starter Set Rumors - July 2012
RRP for Starter set is 75 pounds TRUE
Flyers - Tau, TRUE
Flyers - Eldar TRUE
Tyranid Harpy TRUE


Denzark - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

40k Rule Rumors - Warrior's Code - Plastic - Nov 2013
Rules
GW yellow staff were being quite tight in areas. There is a new 'Warrior's Code' coming in for 2014, but they seem to apply them from this weekend. FALSE
This included:
All painted Armies. Now, GW state they will not apply a '3 colour standard' because this is open to abuse. They picked up on someone with a very basic paint scheme that was supposed to be white scar bikers that seemed to be a white primer, a wash and some boltgun metal on the bike engines. PARTIALLY TRUE

No proxies. This is subject to interpretation, but they seem to enforce it based on 'if it has a model is must be used' and conversions must be pre-approved if heavy and not blatantly obvious what the mini is. One fellow who fell foul had an immaculately painted army with Dark angel minis, but painted as White Scars. Even though it had conversions like landspeeders with twin lascannons for preds, he was made to re-write the list as a White Scars list. So the big ugly speeder was a LR etc. I thought this was quite harsh. PARTIALLY TRUE

Others included me being asked why my drop pod doors were glued shut - ummm because I don't like them flapping around, I can't be arsed to paint the insides and also because i was not aware the rules said a vehicle's doors must be modelled to open?

Rumours
Firstly, plastic T-Hawk is designed. However it currently takes 7 sprues. Apparently the problem is that the big boy kit machine can only do 6 at a time. So the sprues need rehashing to try and cram it all in to make it economical. (I know, I know...) FALSE
The other is that plastic Sisters are done. The timing of the new codex is an attempt to whittle down some apparently high stocks of current metal. FALSE


Dex in Alaska on Faeit 212 - Total rumors: (13 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

IG Rumors - Wyvern Rumor - Mar 2014
via Dex in Alaska on Faeit 212
The Wyvern is on the next cover of the White Dwarf #10 TRUE
Wyvern Support Battery-Heavy Choice and can take 3 in total. TRUE
Comes with a Stormshard Mortar 48" S4 AP6 heavy 2, barrage, blast, ignores cover, shred TRUE
Armour Value is the same as a Chimera and it costs 10 points less than a Griffon TRUE

The model has a chimera hull and looks a lot like Hydra, but with two large short barrels instead of the Hydra's long Autocannons. TRUE

It is a dual kit: Astra Militarum Hydra/ Astra Militarum Wyvern TRUE

IG Rumors - Order Rumors - Mar 2014
via Dex in Alaska on Faeit 212
"Take Aim": Gives the ordered unit Precision Shot TRUE
"Smite At Will": Gives the ordered unit Split Fire TRUE
"First Rank Second Rank": Ordered unit gains an additional attack with lasguns and hot-shot lasguns TRUE
"Forwards for the Emperor" After shooting, ordered unit must run even if they can't normally TRUE
"Move, Move, Move" Ordered unit must run, roll dice and use the highest. TRUE
"Suppressive Fire" Ordered unit's weapons have the pinning rule TRUE


DexterV - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Elf Rumors - Sept 2013
I've heard wich elves box have more than 10 models, but TBC. FALSE


Dez on Faeit 212 - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Space Marine Rumors and Warlord Traits
The CSM codex has it?s own Warlord chart, TRUE
some characters have specific Warlord Traits! TRUE


DingleDingle - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

GW General Rumors - Jan 2015
"And among other things, the 3D models for the new molds arrived in today. You are not going to believe this, but the diagrams call for new bases. These bases are not circular, nor are they square...hexagon and octagon bases. Unfortunately, it does not say whether the bases are for fantasy or 40k."


dr bored - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (7 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Space Marine Rumors July 2011
Chaos by march 2012 FALSE
6th by Oct 2012 TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors
New Terminator Kit FALSE
2 New Named SCs (one referenced in BL book) FALSE
Chaos Flier (more in line with FW Hellblade/Helltalon TRUE

2012 Release Schedule Rumors - UNKNOWN DATE
Dark Angels (May/June) FALSE
6th Edition (July/August) FALSE
-Starter Box featuring Dark Angels vs. Eldar FALSE
Eldar (Oct/Nov Xenos slot) FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors SC - May 2012
SC in the Codex but not first wave of releases TRUE


duffybear1988 on Warseer - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Space Marine Rumors - Feb 2015
Yeah sorry I got the Mk. IX thing wrong guys. I was right with the new armour, but it seems as Harry says, it wasn't going forward, it was going back in time. It'll be interesting to see what this new armour ends up looking like. TRUE


Space Marine Rumors - Feb 2015
via duffybear1988 on Warseer
Ohhhhhh what about MK9 power armour?
Hot off the production line. FALSE

Here's what I know -
I have been told that there is a new mark of power armour coming at some point in the future. This is to help GW protect it's IP, so expect the design to be different from any previous version. It has been suggested that it looks a bit like Ironman's armour, but I haven't seen it so I don't know how close this is to reality. I don't have a time frame for the arrival and I don't know if old kits will be phased out or if they will remain alongside it. I'm guessing/hoping that older kits will remain as they are and all new kits will feature mark IX armour. This makes the most sense to me, but then this is GW we are talking about here.

That's all I know at this stage and Harry probably knows more than me about what's coming because he's hinting at bigger shocks.
Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015
6 figures included on the sprue (possibly one is a venom crewman). TRUE
No seer or jester on the sprue my source has. TRUE
Masks are separate to heads and there are far more masks than needed. TRUE
Lots of swords/blades for various poses. TRUE
Nearly all are in dynamic leaping/dancing poses on Eldar ruins. TRUE


I don't know about kisses. Right now I'm just passing on the details as I get them. We discussed it a little last night and think that it's possible there may be another sprue that he doesn't have that comes as part of the box. If that's the case then there may be a jester and seer as well as a troupe master included. FALSE
My source has the right contacts at GW and has no reason to make stuff up, but as usual take everything with a pinch of salt.


Drider - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

40k Rumors - Dec 2016

Although I hear that 8th is to be around that time too. I can't say anything for the actual rule set, aparantly it brings a new game type. There'll be the current Unbound and the current battle-forged, but also a new tournament style format that's easier to pick up and play (it sounds contradictory to me). Something that does away with formations and the general bloat of stacking special rules upon special rules but should make it easier to balance. PARTIALLY TRUE

As i said before though, i've got no idea of the accuracy of any of this.

duskraider - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tau Rumors - March 2011
Tau next FALSE
then chaos FALSE
then eldar FALSE


Dveight - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Apr 2015
via DVeight 4-22-2015

Warhammer 9th Timing

The source is a GW employee in a senior position. Not design team. Very good friend of mine that has for years been trying to get me to play Warhammer and 40K which I started year ago. He let the cat out of the bag when we discussed teeing up a social game. His words were “Let’s organise a game soon and also some time get together with the other guys for a last game of 8th edition triumph and treachery. 9th Edition is locked in for release on 11th July.”TRUE


Earlybird - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (15 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Jan 2015
EarlyBird wrote:from the horse mouth

factions :

1) Chaos : Demons + Beasts + Mortals
2) Elves
3) Empire
4) Undead
5) Orcs and Goblins
6) Skavens

Lizards are gone in space.
Dwarves survivors join the empire with the ogres.

1) Chaos core : Warriors of chaos/chariot/Hounds
Demons figs will be kept as they are usable in 40k
Bye bye marauders, ungors, centigors, razorgor etc

2) Elves core : spearmen/archers/cavalry on horse
No more xbows
the 3 elves will blend in one faction
dark elves monsters are gone : cold ones, hydra

3) Empire core: Hallberds/Handgun/Canon
Some dwarves survivors and ogres are included
Imperial and bretonnian knights are merged

4) Undead core : Skeletons/Ghouls/Spirit host
bye bye bone giant, scorpion sphinx, chariots and everything too much egyptian

5) Orcs and goblins core : Goblins/Orcs/Black orcs
no real change for them

6) Skaven core : Clanrats/Plague rats/Rat ogres
no real change for them too

cheers

Wood Elf Rumors - August 2012
WE -Book for spring 2014 TRUE
WE -Chariot is back FALSE
WE -Packmaster with orion hounds or great bear FALSE
WE -A "fairy" unit working a bit like the Banshee FALSE
WE - Stags as mounts for Kurnous cavalry TRUE
WE -Skaw the falconer is back with new mini PARTIALLY TRUE

Lizardmen Rumors and Fantasy Release Schedule Rumors - May 2013
Lizardmen sacred spawns are back. FALSE

V9 Army books :

Ancient Kingdoms : Lizardmen/High Elves/Wood Elves/Dwarves/Tomb Kings FALSE
Servants of Dark Gods : Warriors of Chaos/Daemons of Chaos/Beastmen/Skaven/Dark Elves FALSE
Old Word Denizens : The Empire/Bretonnia/Orcs and Goblins/Ogre Kingdoms/Vampire Counts FALSE

High Elf Rumors - April 2013
Core :
Spearmen ALREADY TRUE
Archers ALREADY TRUE
Lothern Sea Guard ALREADY TRUE
Silver Helms TRUE
Tiranoc Chariot FALSE
Shadow Warriors FALSE

Special :
Ellyrian Reavers FALSE
Chrace Chariot ALREADY TRUE
White Lions ALREADY TRUE
Dragon Princes (Horse) ALREADY TRUE
Great Eagles FALSE
Swordmasters ALREADY TRUE
Bolt Thrower FALSE

Rare :
Dragon Princes (monstruous) FALSE
Phoenix Guard FALSE
Phoenix TRUE
Saphery Chariot FALSE



Eldargal - Total rumors: (12 TRUE) / (8 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Bret Rumors / Dark Elf Rumors / High Elf Rumors
Brets - New Repanse de Lyonesse mini. (She is 100% certain on this and says she will do a lap of the carpark naked if she is wrong)
DE - Expected in 2013 (Late 2013) TRUE
DE - Rumours of Witch Elves, TRUE
DE - Executioners TRUE
DE - Black guard TRUE
DE - ?Large plastic critter? DUPLICATE
DE - and plastic characters. TRUE
DE - Plastic monster, possibly a hydra, not certain its for DE specifically. TRUE
DE - Plastic mounted character, possibly female. FALSE
DE - Dual kit chariot TRUE
DE - Plastic bolt thrower FALSE
Dwarves - Plastic slayers FALSE
HE - A new everqueen sculpt coming possibly riding some kind of 'critter'. No mention of Maiden Guard. TRUE

WOC Rumors - May 2012
New WOC Character that is an elf FALSE
October WOC Release TRUE
New Avatar FALSE
New Falcon Variants FALSE
New Vehicle TRUE
New Jetbikes and Vyper FALSE
New Characters TRUE

New Aspect Warriors FALSE

Eldar Rumors - Flyer - May 2012
Eldar flyer spotted TRUE


Endobai - Total rumors: (44 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (5 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tyranid Rumors - Dec 2013
Q: Can you give any more indication on the psychic powers? You said that most have powers assigned to them (specifically the brood lord).
A: A number of them, some, but I doubt it is most. Tyrants for example have to roll. TRUE

I know too little about the whole set of powers. Dominion seems to be the Primaris. TRUE
Biomorphs are accessible by many creatures. Hive Tyrant is definetely on the top of the list so... TRUE

Harpy: It does have very, very interesting weapon. Cannot say which untill images start showing. TOO VAGUE
I believe that when it comes to the background description of it this is the first time ever the Tyranids get access to this kind of weapon class. TRUE
I know, cryptic and some people will say that the guy knows nothing so talks nonsense to cover the fact, but in this case just one word I would have to use would say almost everything.
Honestly I cannot find a way to describe it without making it all too obvious.

The range of wargear, the pricing of the box, the space on the sprues and wealth of options available suggests there is nothing left for such large pieces like wings.
An educated guess, the process of deduction + absolutely no confirmation there are wings = no Shrikes. FALSE

Psychic Deck - Seven cards. TRUE

Hormagaunts - I cannot say how many points - against Warseer policy isn't it? - definetely not beasts. Slaanesh fast, but not that fast. PARTIALLY TRUE
Plus fleet and move through cover. The second seems an army-wide rule (not sure about winged Tyraninds). FALSE

Carnifex - Got a re-pack. Nothing I can say about their rules. TRUE

Biomorphs are accessible by many, many models and Carnifex definetely is described as one of them. TRUE

2 Twin Linked brainleech devourer? The weapon stays. Not sure if it is as good as it was. TRUE

The Doom of Malan' tai is dead and gone. TRUE
Both big, ground beasts are from the Epic 40k, also the shooting one. TRUE
Warrior box is half-dual as I said without confirming it is this particular one. TRUE

Old One Eye and Swarmlord still here TRUE
Blind Venom stays. TRUE
Venomthrope definetely confers cover saves, but don't know if it is a cover save which can be combined with stealth/shrouded or confering stealth/shrouded to models close to it. TRUE

Still more than a full month from today. (12/8) TRUE

Tyranid Rumors - Dec 2013
All those sets allow construction of another unit, also the Haruspex which can be assembled as... another creature from Epic 40k. TRUE

Hive Guards got another weapon option which can be seen on the leaked image.
The weapon is electricity based. No doubt inspired by Teslas, but I have no idea if it works in a similar way. TRUE

Tyrant Guards are very lovely. My most favourite models in the release combining what is the best in the 3rd and 4th metal models.
Several weapon options just like with the warriors. TRUE


I think that they got those new 50 mm bases. I was mistaken in the past with the SM Centurions so forgive me if I make commit another once again. TRUE

Haruspex is damn ugly so you will recognise it immediatelly, but its 'twin' is actually really nice looking MC. TRUE

Harpy's 'brother' is not called Eridne/however it was called in those rumours. TRUE

Hormagaunts: Cheaper and faster. Think of Slaaneshi Daemons. TRUE
Rippers: If I see it right got more expensive, but are no longer suicidal. TRUE
Hive Guard Anti Air?: I doubt it is judging from the description, but cannot disprove that entirely. PARTIALLY TRUE
Genestealers: Seem the same, but Broodlord has a fixed psychic power (no rolls) and full access to biomorphs - there is a list of those much like with wargear for other armies in other books. TRUE
Spores: No trace of them so far. FALSE
No clamshells. Perhaps a second wave, wouldn't be that weird, but mind their production capacity when it comes to plastic models is limited. Jes Goodwin said something about it when was asked about Jetbikes. TRUE
The are some repackages, though. More models in some boxes (so no Dire Avenger rip off), but don't remember how the prices will change in comp TRUE

There are definetely those four sets named in the phone call in Germany. TRUE
Dual sets (one, lets say, is half-dual), so four MCs including three new beasties. TRUE

There are also other boxes, but re-packs/army sets. TRUE

No clamshell. DUPLICATE

Tyranid Rumors - Release - Dec 2013
The poster below was spot on. The Warriors are a new set, the last one was from 2001 so it is as with the Tacticals who got reinvented, multi-optional new sprues. Cool, useful, but they are not super-killy. Can easily be made the core of the army and have access to very many weapon options so good value for money too. DUPLICATE

Tyranid Rumors - Release - Dec 2013
Warriors.

In my opinion definetely the centerpiece of the release. Much like the Tactical squad for the Marine codex they are something every Tyranid player - new or veteran - will have to buy. FALSE
The box includes all or almost all weapon options the Warrior entry in the current (still the current) codex has + something really nice. Still don't expect all your wishes to come true. Remember it is no more than three infantry sprues in the box. TRUE

The unit's cost.
It depends on the cost of wargear and what special rules give them - namely what Synapse Creature gives them in the new codex. Right now I can see no meaningful point decrease. Still troops though. TRUE

Tervigon.
Still troops, but comes with 'the Gaunt tax' to occupy the slot. Gaunts are cheaper so it helps a little. TRUE

Much depends on the new psychic powers the Tyranids get because it remains a psycher with randomly generated powers so unlike some psychers in the new tyranid codex. TRUE

The Big Bug.
It is big, but not that big. Remember that the Wraithknight and Eldar models in general are smooth and do not have so many limbs, vents, horns, bio-guns etc so making something as large as the Eldar fellow would create something really, really expensive - definetely in titan price range. The big bug is thankfully cheaper. TRUE

The creature is taken from the Epic 40k, but the difference in size is not so ridiculously... pronounced, but it is large enough. TRUE

Ohh and the instinctive behaviour list is expanded - with entirely new modes some creatures will take when separated from the Hive Mind.

Tyrant Guard too got something new, a weapon upgrade they will find really useful. TRUE

Tyranid Rumors - Release - Dec 2013
Warrior entry options seem covered, but Shrikes are a diffrent entry... cannot say for sure but with so many options in the set I doubt there is any space left... TRUE

Instinctive behaviour - clarification

As I was afraid it was misunderstood (yes I see you H.B.M.C.).
Modes stay, so if something lurks it doesn't feed. TRUE

But there are more modes than just those two. TRUE

Psychic powers
One set of 7 powers, but some creatures do not roll, but get something specific and it doesn't have to be the Primaris. TRUE

Tyranid Rumors - Dec 2013
RE: Tyranid Prime, It is not a clamshell plastic pack. DUPLICATE

Expansion Rumors - Nov 2013
All GW produced superheavies (as in the ones already in plastic) will be in the book. TRUE

40k Expansions - Nov 2013
I can confirm both expansions.

Hardbacks, c. 100 pages long. PARTIALLY TRUE
Escalation provides rules for super heavies, gargantuans and D-weapons + 16 unit sheets providing options for all armies. TRUE
For example Revenant titan for Eldar and Dark Eldar ( I guess Tantalus was not good enough?). TRUE
I'd expect all models released in plastic + 1-2 per army. Thunderhawks are mentioned as one of those vehicles. TRUE



Basically mini-Apocalypse with about 50% superheavies which are described. PARTIALLY TRUE
The fortification supplement gives datasheets for released fortification sets, how to combine some of them and field as larger constructs + various rules for buildings, ruins etc. TRUE

Both books include missions and background sections, but fluff is not too important contrary to codex supplements. Treat them as Planetstrike, Spearhead and similar sets of rules we've seen in the past. TRUE


Erazmus_M_Wattle - Total rumors: (8 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Space Marine Rumors
new Chaos Marine plastic kit that had blank pads with little slots in them in which legion icons would be glued FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Sept 2012
Well I have heard that the Forgefiend box does come with an alternate build. TRUE
The Helldrake may come with an alternate build too but I'm not getting my hopes up on that one. TOO VAGUE
lords of
Release Schedule Rumors
CC Obliterators [colittlelor=green]TRUE[/color]
Oblits 2 to a box FALSE
Codex CSM - Oct TRUE
August WD - Daemons, No CSM TRUE
Sept - Starter Set [TRUE[/b]
Soulgrinders in fantasy. Massive rectangle base. TRUE
Daemons - Plastic Plague Bearers. TRUE
Daemons - Finecast screamers ... not the old models. New sculpts. PARTIALLY TRUE

Finecast Rumors - Prediction March 2011
GW is moving away from metal to Finecast TRUE


Namiel - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
I have on, Excellent authority, new info.

4 army books which I am assuming will be costly

Skirmish game for sure no news of a new system with blocks of infantry. no idea about how this game will function beyond it being skirmish FALSE

old fluff returns via gods like sigmar recreating the old world anew. GREAT NEWS. New kits, New characters, if the old character died in the end times he won't be coming back so pretty much everyone. TRUE

this is all I have but it's great stuff since it means new game, New story, New minis, all done WITHOUT invalidating the minis you already own. books will be more generalized so no more individual books but that doesn't stop anyone from playing just one faction. TRUE

THE MINIS WE OWN WILL NOT GO TO WASTE. TRUE

knowing where this is from I'm starting to work on my fantasy again.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Also round or square bases make no difference. Keep them square or switch won't change anything TRUE


Natfka on Faeit 212 - Total rumors: (451 TRUE) / (910 FALSE) / (93 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 1/25/2018
Spoiler:

PENDING Black Library Rumors - Jan 2018
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
there are something cool comming for the black library celebration.. a new model for eisenhorn(resin) in 28mm will be available from 24 feb and while stock last.




PENDING Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2018
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Just heard that there’s a Battle for Mars box set coming by March time. Adept mech vs necron. Very big amount of salt required


PENDING 40k Rumors - Nov 2017
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212

Necrons
Warlord Trait- Reduce damage inflicted on your Warlord by 1 with a minimum of 1.
Relic- 1 time per battle at the end of movement phase, remove the bearer of the relic and one unit within 3" and set them up anywhere on the battlefield out side of 9" away from enemy models
Stratagems
1. 2CP a Canoptek unit at the beginning of your turn gains Reanimation protocols until end of turn
2. 2CP re-roll reanimation protocol rolls of 1 this turn.


Orks
Warlord Trait- Add 1 to characters strength
Relic- Range and Type: Melee S: +2, AP2, D3 Wound rolls of 6+ inflict D3 mortal wounds instead of normal damage
Stratagems
1. 1CP 2 infantry units within 2" of each other and one contains more than 10 models and the other less than 10 models, you may combine them into a single unit for the rest of the game at the end of the movement phase
2. 1 CP select an Ork infantry or Biker unit before they shoot, each to hit roll of a 6+ gets to immediately shoot again. extra attacks cannot generate additional shots.

Tau
Warlord Traits
1. re-roll failed to hit rolls if they have if they have not moved this turn
2. the Warlord can advance and shoot as if it had not moved
Relic- 1 time per game, you may re-roll a single hit roll, wound roll, or damage roll for the bearer or a unit within 6". Also each time a stratagem is used by opponent, roll a d6 and if a 6 is rolled, gain 1CP
Stratagem- use when an enemy unit is hit by a marker light, gain d3+1 markerlight counters next to the unit.


Building the Land Raider: use the following steps
1. Primary Sponson Weapons determine Transport Capacity
two twin lascannons 10
two hurricane bolters 16
two flamestorm cannons 10

2. Secondary Sponson Weapons
two lascannons -5TC
two heavy bolters -5TC
two flamers -5TC
none -0TC

3. Hull Mounted Weapons
twin lascannon -5TC
twin heavy bolters -0TC
twin assault cannon -0TC
twin helfrost cannon -0TC
reaper autocannon -0TC

4. Wargear. do not effect TC
Imperium hunter killer, storm bolter, or multi-melta
Chaos combi bolter, combi flamer, combi melta, combi plasma

5. Determine final transport capacity

6. List abilities
All have the explodes and smoke launchers abilities
Imperium: power of machine spirit
Chaos: daemonic machine spirit ability
Land Raiders with 3 twin lascannons and or 2 lascannons have power overlord ability
Land Raiders with neither lascannons or twin lascannons can have frag assault launchers


PENDING 40k Rumors - Nov 2017
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
> Daemons release in Jan really more an AOS thing, but will include Great
> Unclean One (!) and Pestigors

> Space Wolves last codex out (Summer-ish); Leman Russ returns! Also new
> Primaris bits for the Wolves (don't know what, exactly - maybe upgrade
> sprues, maybe a unique unit?)

> Oct/Nov Khorne release inc. Angron, plastic Bezerkers, Khorninators,
> dudes on Juggernaughts, Hounds


Last bit... Eldar due new Aspect Warriors and Avatar... but no idea when.
It was suggested, though, that the new models will be (are!?) so different
that they will *require* new codex entries.

I asked what he meant. HE WINKED and suggested new Avatar will be size and
power of Daemon Primarchs (price point to match) and Aspects will come with
multiple weapon options FOR EVERYONE (think Dark Reapers can all take
Shuriken Cannons instead of Reaper Launcher; Fire Dragons Flamers instead
of Fusion Guns).
40k General Rumors - Nov 2017
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
The rules specifically say that point values for units and wargear in these sections take precedence over point values in books with an earlier publication date or do not have a publication date at all.

Also yes, the new chapter approved book has Forgeworld armies in it, but only point value updates. TRUE Armies listed in the Forgeworld section are Adeptus Astartes, Grey Knights/Inquisition/Sisters of Battle, Daemon Bound, Hellforged, Eyrine Cults, Lords of Ruin, Children of the Warp, Traitor Questoris, Heretic Titan Legions, Astra Militarum, Death Korps of Krieg, Elysian, Renegades and Heretics, Titan Legions, Necrons, Tyranids, Orks, Tau Empire, and Asuryani.
PENDING 40k Rumors - Nov 2017
via sources on Faeit 212

Deathwatch
Warlord Trait- re-roll failed wound rolls
Relic- once per game at end of movement, teleport a friendly infantry or biker unit to within 6" and outside of 9" of enemy model
Stratagems
1. 1CP select an enemy vehicle within 1" of a watch master and on a 2+ vehicle suffers d3 mortal wounds
2. 1CP each time you make a hit roll a 6+ in the fight phase and its not an imperium or chaos aligned model, make an extra attack. additional attacks cant be created from these.

Drukari
Warlord Traits
1. Wych Cult- each roll of a 6+ in the fight phase causes 3 hits
2. Haemonculus Coven- heal d3 wounds at the start of each turn
3. re-roll to hits and to wound rolls of a 1 during the fight phase.
Relic- Pistol 2 R12 S1 AP-2 D2 wounds on a 2+ vehicles on a 6+. For each model killed bearer gains a wound
Strategem
1CP/3CP one infantry, beast, or biker unit or 2 for 3 CP may use the webway and emerge onto the battle at the end of any of your movement phases. Setting up anywhere that is 9" or more from enemy units. Can only be used once per battle.

Harlequins
Warlord Trait- re-roll hit rolls of a 1
Relic- Increase leadership by 1, and all enemy units within 6" reduce their leadership by 1
Stratagems
1. 1CP/3CP one infantry, beast, or biker unit or 2 for 3 CP may use the webway and emerge onto the battle at the end of any of your movement phases. Setting up anywhere that is 9" or more from enemy units. Can only be used once per battle.
2. 1CP after a harlequin unit has advanced, it gains a 3+ invul until start of next turn. TRUE

Genestealer Cults
Warlord Trait- friendly infantry units can do a Heroic Intervention within 6"
Relic- +1 strength to friendly infantry unit within 6"
Stratagems
1. 1CP end of movement phase, remove a infantry unit from the board that is more than 6" from enemy models. At the end of the next movement phase, return it to the board using Cult Ambush
2. 1CP before rolling on cult ambush table, roll 2 dice instead of 1 and choose the result. A Primus may roll 3 dice instead.

Imperial Knights
Warlord Trait- add one to Attacks
Relic- replace reaper chainsword with this Melee S+6 AP3 D6 TRUE
Stratagem
1CP when a Questor Imperialis or Mechanicus unit with a invul save is targeted, you may add 1 to the invul save until the end of the phase.

Thousand Sons
Warlord Trait- re-roll deny witch tests
Relic- rolling doubles for psychic tests means the opponent may not resist with deny the witch or negate it by any means.
Psychic Power- warp charge of 7. Select an enemy unit within 18" and roll 9 dice. The unit suffers mortal wounds on each roll of a 6
Stratagems
1CP If within 6" of at least 2 other friendly TS psykers, you can add 2 to your psychic test.

PENDING 40k Rumors - Nov 2017
via Sources on Faeit 212
The section is for Land Raiders only and creates a Transport Capacity or TC. ALREADY TRUE
For your Land Raiders this is determined by the primary weapon choice. For example 2 twin lascannons grant a TC of 10, 2 Hurricane Bolters grants a 16 and two Flamestorm cannons a 12.

From there you can take secondary weapons including hull mounted weapons. These subtract from your TC, and have options that include Imperium only, Space Wolves only (helfrost cannon) and Chaos only choices. Most of these options reduce the TC by 5 or 0. Most secondary sponson weapons have a -5.

Wargear is available as well, but does not affect your TC, and whatever is left over is gives you the Transport Capacity for your Land Raider.

There are also special abilities that are determined whether your Land Raider is imperium or chaos, like daemonic machine spirit or machine spirit.

There are no point cost values for making your Land Raider, as its for Open Play. ALREADY TRUE
A blank datasheet comes with the book.

PENDING 40k Rumors - Nov 2017
via sources on Faeit 212
2017 Chapter Approved is coming is Soon-Dec

Rules for Open Play- apoc
Narrative Play- planetstrike, stronghold assault
Matched Play- eternal war, maelstrom of war, and objective markers for each faction
Faction Rules for Adepta Sororitas, Deathwatch, Drukhari, Genestealer Cults, Harlquins, Imperial Knights, Necrons, Orks, Space Wolves, Tau Empire, and Thousand Sons
Scenery Rules, Point Cost changes

Adepta Sororitas
Strategems
1GP Martydom-use when a character dies and on a 2+ can perform an Act of Faith
1GP Purity of Faith- use when an enemy uses psychic powers within 24" on a 4+ negate it.


Warlord Trait
re-roll failed morale tests if within 6" of Warlord

Relic
Blade to replace power sword. Melee S +2 AP-3 D3

Space Wolves
1 GP shooting phase choose 1 unit within 1" of the enemy and use bolt weapons as if they are pistol 2 type. TRUE
1 GP set up a unit on the hunt- deploys at the end of any movement phase within 6" of any board edge and more than 9" away from enemy models.

Warlord Trait
Warlord can fight first even if he did not charge

Relic
Sword- melee S+1, AP-4, D1 can re-roll all failed to wound rolls.


Updated Point Values
Space Marines pts per model
Aggressor 21
Chaplain in Terminator Armour 100
Drop Pod 83
Inceptor 25
Intercessor 18
Librarian 88
Librarian in Terminator 120
Razorback 70
Stalker 75
Stormraven 192
Tartaros Terminator 26
Terminator Assault 26
Terminus Ultra 250
Vindicator 125
Whirlwind 70

Wargear
Assault bolter 10
Assault cannon 22
Assault plasma incinerator 17
Auto boltstorm gauntlets 12
Auxiliary grenade launcher 1
Boltstorm gauntlet 22
Centurion assault launchers 3
Force axe 10
Force stave 8
Hurricane bolter 10
Ironclad assault launchers 5
Plasma exterminator 17
Predator autocannon 40
Twin assault cannon 44

Roboute Guilliman 385
Sergeant Chronus 40

Death Guard
Deathshroud Terminators 35
Defiler 140
Lord of Contagion 100
Noxious Blightbringer 58
Plague Marines 17
Plagueburst Crawler 100
Sorcerer Terminator 120
Tallyman 55

Wargear
Blight launcher 10
Force Axe 10
Force Stave 8
Force Sword 8
Helbrute Fist single/pair 40/50
predator autocannon 40

PENDING Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2017
Rumors from Sources on Faeit 212
I saw a load of bogus rumours that had been sent in about the Dark Angels on your site today, and thought I'd clear things up from what I've heard from a VERY reliable source:
The next Primarch will not be the Lion, the next slated Primarchs in the works are Leman Russ and Fulgrim.

My source had previously told me about Mortarian way before he was announced, but I couldn't verify if it was true until it was too late and the info was already out. So I wanted to wait and see if the rumours were true about a Space Wolf codex in December alongside BA and DA (which would disprove the Russ rumour). Doesn't look like Wolves are coming in December now... so make of this what you will.


Here is a bit of a follow up, and looking ahead at the future primarchs..
Take with a pinch of salt obviously as I can’t be 100% sure, but from tidbits I’ve heard it does line up with Wolves not getting a pre-Xmas release so that they can get a big release next year (Fenris being right on the Cicatrix Maledictum might be relevant for some upcoming fluff), then Slaanesh getting some love Q3/4 (following from the Khorne release a couple of years back, Tzeentch last year and Nurgle this year).

PENDING 40k Rumors - Feb 2017
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Later this year around November, GW is planning to release several terrain sets and paint sets just in time for the holiday season. These will all have about 25% price reduction over buying everything separately. The sets will only be produced if globally there is enough demand that GW can justify making them. If you wish to get these then you need to tell your stores that you would like to order them before March 3rd.


Citadel of the Everchosen TRUE
Prices $660, £400, €560 approx 25% deal
2 Chaos Dreadhold Helforts
4 Chaos Dreadhold Skull Keeps

Sector Mechanicus Hive Shield TRUE
Prices $206, £125, €175 approx 25% deal
2 Voidshield Generators
1 Haemotrope Reactor
1 Promethium Relay Pipes

Outpost Pythos IV TRUE
Prices $165, £100, €140 approx 25% deal
1 Deathworld Forest
1 Munitorum Armoured Containers
1 Imperial Bastion

Ruins of Elixia TRUE
Prices $149, £90, €126 approx 28% deal
1 Baleful Realmgates
1 Numinous Occulum
1 Ophidian Archway
1 Dragonfate Dias

Base and Shade Paint Set
Prices $206, £125, €175 approx 33% deal
47 paints
35 Base 12 shade

Base and Effects Paint Set
Prices $206, £400, €560 approx 29% deal
11 texture and 10 technical paints
Aos Bases and 40k bases
mordheim turf and middenland tufts

Project Paint Set
Prices $206, £125, €175 approx 32% deal
49 paints
8 shade, 11 base, 10 dry, 20 layer

Layer Paint Set
Prices $248, £150, €210 approx 45% deal
72 layer paints

Air Paint Set
Prices $206, £125, €175 approx 28% deal
52 air paints

Eldar Rumors - Oct 2017
via sources on Faeit 212
I was told Codex Eldar Pre-orders will be next Saturday together with the Eldrad Mini from Death Masque. TRUE


PENDING Release Schedule Rumors - Sep 2017
via sources on Faeit 212
December's White Dwarf will be a fun one. It will include exclusive cards for 40k, the Age of Sigmar, and Shadespire.

Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2017
via sources on Faeit 212
Just wanted to give you a heads up; the remaining codexes this year that have not been announced are;
Thousand Sons FALSE[/b]
Astra Militarum TRUE
Blood Angels FALSE[/b]
Dark Angels FALSE[/b]
Space Wolves FALSE[/b]

The 3 marine ones will be released on the same day and are the last for the year.


PENDING Chaos Rumors - Aug 2017
Rumors via sources on Faeit 212
Death Guard releases are going to be:
Mortarion ALREADY TRUE
Typhus ALREADY TRUE
Lord of Contagion ALREADY TRUE
Noxious Blightbringer ALREADY TRUE
Malignant Plaguecaster ALREADY TRUE
Tallyman ALREADY TRUE
Multi-part Plague Marine Kit
Multi Part Terminator Kit
Multi-Part Pox Walker Kit
Blight Drone Kit ALREADY TRUE
Plagueburster Tank Kit ALREADY TRUE
Codex and Cards
Special Edition Codex and Cards set

Not sure if there will be other models, but those are guaranteed.

PENDING Imperial Guard Rumors - Aug 2017
Rumors via sources on Faeit 212
I was told something about the new Astra Militarum.. apparently they're going to be Armageddon Steel Legion and they're coming out at the same time as new Orks. (Armageddon campaign I think).
The Ork teasers from a few weeks ago (wheels with spikes) and the laspistol we saw the other week are from those new kits.

Space Marine Rumors - June 2017
via very solid sources on Faeit 212
Power level 14 FALSE

S7 T8 W13 Sv3+ FALSE
Turret - Heavy Lascannon, Heavy Stubber FALSE
*Resolve shots with Heavy Stubber first, if the Heavy Lascannon targets a unit hit by the Stubber, it may reroll misses

Hull-mounted Twin Lascannon, swivels up/down and left/right

Rotor cannon is a pintle mounted upgrade FALSE

Missiles: Roll a D6 at the start of each fight phase for each enemy unit within 1", on a 4+ it takes D3 mortal wounds (slightly better Frag Assault Launchers) FALSE

Transport Capacity 7, can only transport Primaris Marines FALSE

Decays its Movement/BS/Attacks as it loses wounds
Movement 10" BS 3+ Attacks 3 base FALSE


8th Edition 40k Rumors - May 2017
Our sources here on Faeit 212 responded with the following
"Those aren't codices. But they are close to what actually will be released. Primaris, as GW said today, aren't their own faction. "

THE RUMOR FROM SALTY WARGAMING THAT THIS IS TALKING ABOUT:
Codexes of 8th Edition

1) Armies of the Astartes: Adeptus Astartes, Grey Knights, Death Watch, Primaris Astartes. TRUE
2) The Imperium: Mechanicum, Inquisition, Adeptus Soritas, Astra Militarum, Imperial Knights, Officio Assassinorum, Adeptus Custodes, Sisters of Silence. TRUE
3) Xenos book 1: Eldar, Dark Eldar, Ynnari, Harlequins, Necrons. TRUE
4) Xenos book 2: Tau, Orks, Tyranids, Genestealer Cults. TRUE
5) Chaos: Chaos Daemons, Chaos Space Marines. TRUE

40k Rumors - May 2017
PARTLY RETRACTED?

Please note that a valued source has confirmed that these are wildly off. Here is from a source we can trust about the rumors below
Some items are kinda correct due to the poster grabbing gw shares and sigmar rules, and basically throwing spaghetti at the wall. But most is either incomplete, somewhat off, or wildly off.

via Sources on Faeit 212
- Assault 2d6”, multiple units TRUE
- Split fire: any unit can target as many targets as they want TRUE
- Normally the unit don’t have to target the nearest unit, but there are lots of abilities that have this restriction FALSE
- Invulnerable saves simply ignore armour penetration up to the given value. They are not that common, wave serpents and Canoptek wraiths have one FALSE
- Most power fields, etc. are separate saves that are taken in addition to other saves just like FnP of today, they may or may not ignore mortal wounds on a case by case basis FALSE
- Dodges, camos, etc are now to hit modifiers PARTIALLY TRUE
- Characters cannot join units TRUE
- Characters can only be targeted if nearest target or within 12” PARTIALLY TRUE
- Larger models are seldom characters, Gulliman is not for example TRUE
- Deepstriking units can be placed anywhere. Every unit with deep strike has a value. Have to beat it to land on target, otherwise opposing player can move unit the rolled distance PARTIALLY TRUE
- There are no mishaps anymore TRUE
- Overwatch shooting against deep striking units within 9” at -1 BS FALSE
- Summoning is not a psychic ability anymore, normal deep striking with psyker as homing beacon instead FALSE
- There are spells that replenish or add wounds to demon squads PARTIALLY TRUE
- Most vehicles have a single attack with high S, but no AP, some have considerably more like the battle waggon FALSE
- Vehicles and units fighting against vehicles usually can fall back without penalty, they cannot move in the charge phase when they have moved or shot in the same turn. Most walkers don’t have this rule PARTIALLY TRUE
- Terrain enhances armour in assault phase for the defender, or both in consecutive turns, is negated by grenades PARTIALLY TRUE
- Assaulting units get +1 attack FALSE
- Vertical movement does not count against the allowance but a model cannot go higher than the movement value in a given phase. Lots of exceptions for jumping, flying, etc. of course FALSE
Ranges are measured on the ground level from base or model to base or model, whichever is nearer
- Units are deployed within 3” of a transport, cannot move, but can charge in the charge phase FALSE
- No more firing from a transport, though some vehicles, especially open topped ones have extra firing points weapons if they transport enough (and sometimes eligible) models. But they use their own BS and the kind of weapon is fixed. For example Raiders have 5 fire point splinter rifles, but only if they transport kabalite warriors FALSE
- No challenges TRUE
- Hidden power fists viable again, wound allocation by owning player, any model in squad, but wounded ones first TRUE
- There are some precision weapons that let the firing player choose the wound allocation (always or on a 6) PARTIALLY TRUE
- Units have always the same T and Save now. There are some models that have T- Sv - and adapt like drones and grots, most of the other combined units have matchings stats now, Black templar neophytes have a 3+ now, for whatever reason PARTIALLY TRUE
- Command points allow to reroll saves, hits, wounding or charge distance, reroll any single dice throw, negate all terrain in 12” of one of your models, alter the attack sequence, boost psychic block rolls, allow additional reserves and allow units to get another charge phase after wiping out an enemy PARTIALLY TRUE
- There are some models like Ghazghkull that have their own abilities that are triggered by command points FALSE
- perils of the war: snake eyes on the test, d6 on table, d3 mortal wounds and losing a spell are the worst cases FALSE
- Player can spend command points to choose who goes first instead of rolling, whoever spends more FALSE
- Matched games have a fixed number of turns, 5 or 6 rounds depending on mission, 18” is starting range and turn 1 charges are completely legal PARTIALLY TRUE
- Reserves are not random, except for rounding: second turn half the units are deployed, third turn half of the remaining, fourth turn rest PARTIALLY TRUE
- Flyers have an individual to hit modifier, mostly -2 or -3, a 6 is always a hit as usual, depends on the flying mode for flyers that have more than one PARTIALLY TRUE
- Flyers are affected by heavy weapon malus, but most flyer weapons are assault,
flyer weapons have often a shorter range and a different name, but are otherwise identical to their ground counterparts PARTIALLY TRUE
- Terrain does not influence movement distance per se. Some citadel terrain pieces half the movement or do other things. TRUE
- There are no warzone rules in the core rules PARTIALLY TRUE[/b]
- True line of sight is used to establish line of sight to a model, but otherwise models count in or out of cover depending if they are in a piece of terrain or if they are touching it and the firing - line goes through the terrain PARTIALLY TRUE[/b]
- In matched play, models have a fixed base size specified in the General’s Handbook. In the two other game types, they can use any base they want FALSE


Space Marine Rumors - May 2017
via sources on Faeit 212
I have seen the new Space Marines and I can confirm the Space Marines are a lot bigger than the current ones and are about eye level to a stormcast. Recently produced Marines, from about Deathwatch on, are closer in scale and will fit in with the new marines. This includes the Space Marine Paint Set miniatures. TRUE

PENDING Space Marine Rumors - Apr 2017
via Sources on Faeit 212
Sorry, the new marines will not get their box sets for awhile, "near end of summer" and there will be new assault marines and terminators coming along shortly thereafter.

40k Rumors - Apr 2017
via Sources on Faeit 212
Starter Set
The starter set goes live the 17th and is going to be Death Guard Vs. Ultramarines, PARTIALLY TRUE
$120 box. Chaos gets a blob of cultists, TRUE
a few terminators, FALSE
a few plague marines, TRUE
a lord, TRUE
and drones. TRUE

Loyalists get 2 tactical squads,TRUE
a devastator, FALSE
an assault squad, TRUE
plus a librarian FALSE
and a captain.TRUE
Comes with dice and rulers as well.

In addition, there will be the standard soft cover core rules booklet FALSE
and a small campaign book. The campaign book has the stats for all the dudes in the box, plus a series of narrative missions that set up the ground floor for the first real story arc of the new edition.

Codex
AoS was very much a test kitchen for what to expect of the “New Warhammer 40k”. AoS had a rocky start, but they learned from their mistakes, and recently even AoS has surpassed 40k in some regards.

The battle tome will become the template for the codex, not the other way around. Each dex will get the special army wide rules, 6-12 relics, 6 warlord traits, and 6 psychic powers, only now it’s written that you can chose to ether select or roll on warlord/psychic charts. It will also contain full rules and points for all the old and new units in a given army, and special rules for things like warbands, campaigns, narrative missions and the like.

Formations are back, but they cost points now, and so are decurons, but they will be a lot more flexible and take cues from their AoS counterparts.

Overview
6th and 7th edition suffered from growing pains and an identity crisis. GW spent a good amount of time and money figuring out what they want 8th edition to really feel like, and are using what they learned in 40k 6th-7th edition and AoS V1.0-1.2 to rebuild 40k from the ground up. They want new players to feel less intimidated by the dense lore and setting, but want to keep returning players invested in the storyline. Black library is going to do a soft reboot for some of the new 40k lore books, with a gimmicky “New Warhammer” type flagship launch to, as I said before, laydown a ground floor for the upcoming 8th edition.

40k Rumors - Apr 2017
via Sources on Faeit 212

Day one any beyond:

June 10th launch, FALSE
they’re going to drip feed us rumors for the rest of May. Expect to see full Space Marine datasheets sometime around the end of next week, with a couple of fluff pieces talking about how the galaxy got ripped in half and how all the marines got taller. FALSE

For those of you who are saving your pennies, here’s what the launch schedule looked like so far.

About 1-2 weeks beforehand all 7th edition exclusive products are being pulled from stores for good. Codex’s, Rulebooks, Dark Vengeance, not the new campaign books such as Gathering Storm sense those are still fluff pieces, but expect those to become much harder to find.

Than on day 1: 5 new, free soft cover/PDFs launch with all the core 8th edition rules.

They are:
The Rules: Containing your prophesized 12 pages of core rules, plus outlines for open play and the 14 universal FoC, ranging from 1 HQ and 1 Troop choice 1 command point allies to massive 20+ slot charts that grants a fist full of command. The new force org charts are pitched as a great way customize your army, one of them is a big guns esqu 1 troop/HQ 5+ Heavy support, but really they’re just designed to scale command points to game size. FALSE

A few of the wilder ones, such as the aforementioned big guns list, have restrictions and special rules that might sway player one way or the other in terms of army composition, but the more well-rounded ones grant the most command points (which are such a big deal. I cannot stress this enough, proper use of command points can make or break strategies), and the real meat and potato special rules granting armies are going to be built from the FoC structures found in your army codex, once they bring those back.

The free PDF version of the following books will be sectioned up amongst
faction lines, but the paper ones are going to be the mashups listed below.

Armies of the Imperium: Exactly what it says on the cover, a splash of lore
and datasheets for every imperial unit in the game. DUPLICATE

Armies of chaos: The spiky version of the above.DUPLICATE

Armies of Xenos: Split up among proper faction lines (Eldar, Tau, Necron, Nids), and containing datasheets and rules for the rest. DUPLICATE

A galaxy in flames: Art and fluff book. Brings everyone up to speed on the setting, pushing the story forward by a few weeks and setting up the opening of a AoS style narrative campaign. FALSE


DO NOT READ BELOW IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS
Seriously though, who is not going to want spoilers.



Spoilers: the “official” story is something about Guilliman’s gene seed,
but it’s heavily hinted at that there’s some kind of tech heresy at play
and Mars is having a mini end times of their own. And some of the new
imperial units are going to be new, like honest to goodness, we swear they
didn’t fish these out of a closet, someone just invented these new.

Space Marine Rumors - Mar 2017
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
The image you have circulating of the dual wielding marine is a kitbash fake. FALSE

It was discussion of the image that spawned the first rumor: "I saw it, it had sigmarite-like legs, a longer bolter" etc and not the other way around. People seem to think the first rumors gained validity by the model that followed, but it's the other way around.

The image you have been circulating is not a legitimate product.

There are new marine kits coming. There are always new marine kits coming. At this time there is no intention to change the scale of space marines, due to the importance of cross-compatibility of bits.


Space Marine Rumors - Mar 2017
via sources that wish to remain anonymous
The image of the new marine is genuine and sprues have been seen of these new marines. TRUE
They reflect true scale marines, FALSEbut are not kitbashed, these are genuine GW prints.

40k Rumors - March 2017
From natfka:

Triumviate of the Primarch - 90$ TRUE
-3 Models, Guilliman, Cypher and Grand Master Voldus.
-Guilliman comes with the Armour of Fate, the Hand of Dominion and The Emperors Sword. All Friendly units can Reroll failed leadership checks. Guilliman has ALL command Traits. TRUE
-Cypher comes with Eternal warrior, fleet, infiltrate and shrouded
-Voldus hammer works as a conduit for his psychic powers

Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch - 50$ TRUE
-Datasheets for the Triumvirate of the Primarch
- Formations to field the Fallen, the Grey Knights Bulwark of Purity, the Victrix Guard of the Ultramarines and the Triumvirate of the primarch
-Daemonic Adversaries - Special rules to field grey knights that are not daemons.

40k Rumors - Feb 2017
via a source that wishes remain anonymous
Roboute Guilliman will become the Emperor Incarnate, as the Emperor is destroyed and fragmented. Cypher will be at Guilliman's side. FALSE



40k Rumors - Feb 2017
via Sources on Faeit 212
Can confirm:
Guilliman arriving at Terra and losing it with the Custodes for standing around guarding the emperor while the rest of the galaxy burns is how I was told (by the guy who said guilliman was coming) it would happen, and that that'show we'd get Custodes back into the game.

Also can confirm Mortarion, although nothing about him leading Chaos. Also nothing about any Chaos Primarch dying, FWIW TRUE

Now for the potential dissapointment, here's an update on previously related Mortarion stuff I'd passed along:

1) Originally heard from manager that he was packaged with Vect & Abaddon, but not lately FALSE
2) New Abaddon doesn't make sense if they're killing him off,
3) Not a single peep about Vect since the initial Eldar release,
So 1+2+3 probably safe to call Too Salty! on the 3-fer box of Mortarion/Vect/Abaddon.

Interesting tid-bit, second hand (extra salt) - Cypher may actually be on Terra to kill the Emperor and usher in a new "Age of Emperor" 8th. All I get when asking to confirm that with my normal source, though, was a wink and a "you'll enjoy this lead up to 8th, trust me. Don't worry about the name." FALSE



8th Edition Rumors - Feb 2017
8th Edition is shaping up to have some big changes in it, especially if what he hear is true about Cypher possibly killing Abaddon. FALSE
I will be the first to admit that I truly don't understand this next part, or what it could mean, and if it had not been from several different places or sources then I would of dismissed it.

Warhammer 40k in 8th edition will be called The Age of the Emperor FALSE

A couple of you will quickly draw some serious implications from this. Not only from the standpoint of storyline and what does this mean, but to the similarities of the title to The Age of Sigmar.


40k Rumors - Feb 2017
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Guess all the images leaked forced the studios hand early.


Guilliman, Cypher, the new Grey Knight model (I don't play GK, can't remember the name) are in a second Imperium box. ALREADY TRUE
The eldar box contains the three models we saw in this month's white dwarf (so he doesn't know where that Eldrad model is, since they stopped making the box set he was in) but the fine cast is also sold out. ALREADY TRUE
There is a fourth box coming with: Mortarion, Abaddon, Vect. He said Mortarion is nice and beefy (probably those images were legit) but that he's nowhere near the size of Magnus.
8th edition will be very similar to the generals handbook from the get go with the "three ways to play" TRUE
but codices aren't going anywhere, and nothing will be obsolete the way WHFB army books suddenly were. FALSE
So, points based (what we already know and love), narrative, and AoS style. AoS style didn't even have WS/BS to hit. Managers have seen the new rules now, or at least a high level overview. Warhammer stores will be having a contest soon that involves all aspects of the hobby and winners get a sweet prize that involves a sneak peek at the rules.
Salt level reference: he's been saying guilliman and cypher for about 6 months, but he also said the contents of the eldar box would be eldrad, vect, and the visarch, which doesn't seem accurate now. He seems to get the models/books correct but the timing/packaging wrong. So I believe the models, but salty about the three packs. abandon and Mortarion and vect in one box? Eh...
Last thing, nobody knew anything about an edition just for 30k. More likely it's just "continue using 7th ed rules for now."

40k Rumors - Feb 2017
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
1. the bolt pistol may belong to Cypher DUPLICATE
2. three books for gathering storms series ALREADY TRUE
3. each book will have a trio of characters
4. last book is called the rise of legend/Primarch?, which obviously include a Primarch TRUE
5. last trio of characters will be: Grandpa Smurf, Cypher and a Grey Knight Master (my source saw photos of both Cypher and Knight Master, but didn't see Gradpa Smurf yet) ALREADY TRUE
6. then 8th edition
7. Abaddon is likely to be killed during the last book, GW staffs are jokingly saying killed by the bolt pistol
8. dwarf release and gryph hound release should still be there, but the focus is to finish off gathering storm series and launch 8th edition

Add on
40k new edition's content will be much reduced, but still bit longer than AoS rules, around 30 pages, likely release date will be summer. after Book III of the gathering storm. PARTIALLY TRUE




40k Rumors - Jan 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Hey Gary, saw your "salty" rumor on vect and thought you should know the sodium content probably isn't all that high.

word today was that Vect is in fact returning, but that it would be part of a box of three (sort of like the Triumvate) which would also include the Uthrad previously released in the boxed game. FALSE The third would be Asurmen. FALSE
Someone brought in the old metal Asrumen model, and he looked at it and right away said "aw yeah, that's what we're updating for the new box". He threw out something like "next couple months" but his timing is generally off so I can't help you there.

I don't know a lot about Eldar, so I don't know if Asurmen was supposed to have a Gyrinx with the original metal model. So (1) there could be an exodite still coming (2) there could be a new human psyker coming (3) Asurmen could be getting a pet. FALSE

FWIW, a second source (another GW employee) also confirmed Asurmen, but didn't know anything about the box.


PENDING 40k Rumors - Jan 2017
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
1. Fall of Cadia is the prelude to what will be a global campaign over the summer - look for big build up after Tzeentch and then the campaign should start in ~4 months. It sounds like it's going to be global, he wasn't sure what format it would take (e.g., if it would be global with implications like the last black crusade campaign)

2. Lord Guilliman...will be making his arrival (return?) to the 40k sometime before that campaign kicks off. Didn't sound like there would be more primarchs than Guilliman and Magnus heading in but 4 months is a long time. TRUE

40k Rumors - Jan 2017

via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
8th ed was referred to as a "backwards AOS-ification" of 40k. Basically, they'll push the plot forward, keep the existing mechanics more or less as they are, but adding in "streamlined/narrative" way to play that is closer to the narratives you find in the AOS Generals handbook. FALSE

40k Rumors - Dec 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
I can't tell you how I know but next up is Roboute TRUE
and a new cypher. TRUE

40k Rumors - Dec 2016
via a very solid source on Faeit 212
so now that GW has officially confirmed the Celestine for next year, w/ no plastic SOB in 2016, and I'm assuming my friend was talking of the resin Canoness as the plastic character release, ALREADY TRUE

I figured I'd share the rest. With chaos approaching Terra (still saying early-mid 2017), one of the loyalist primarchs will wake up (he says Guilliman, although others on your board seem to think the Lion), DUPLICATE
and they will call the custodes to the battle.Not sure if that's with Cadia or not.

So again:
(1) he called the "no sisters of battle in plastic except a character" in 2016, ALREADY TRUE
(2) he divulged the "plastic Celestine almost as big as Stormcast Prime", ALREADY TRUE

and at the same time he gave those and tossed out Slaneesh vs Eldar, he tossed out Loyalist primarch waking up (again, he says Guilliman) DUPLICATE
and bringing the custodes out of the throne room to actually do something.

The only thing he's been wrong about so far was release timing. I'll take it.

40k Rumors - Dec 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Jan 2017 release of new race specific paint set (similar to space marine and storm cast paint set, but with new style cover etc, i think there is that golden daemon thing on the cover), the pot is small. (same size as the the beginner paint set I think, each race will have 8? pots in a single box). TRUE

40k Rumors - Dec 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
info about another two part series coming next year.

It follows on from Warzone Fenris and focusses on the Dark Angels and their Successors going on a crusade post Fenris Cataclysm.. FALSE

They received a summons from the High Lords if Terra to get to Cadia (as did the Wolves and almost everybody else!) However, something else has caught their attention and they must intercept it fast.. although the dilemma is.. if they don't get to Cadia, it will look very suspect and could cost the Imperial dearly in their defence.. but I'd they don't intercept this 'thing/person/army' (can't say!!) then it could also, equally spell doom for the Angels and the Imperium.. or so they think.. who knows?

The first book is called The Hunt and is focused on the Angels and their Successors and the second book is called The Fall and is focused The Fallen and Chaos..

It's leading into a race to Terra for the 13th Crusade.

It also features a loyalist Primarch returning, you guessed it, The Lion.. FALSE and everybody's favourite Hide and Seek champion Zahariel.. I mean Cypher!! DUPLICATE



Specialist Games Rumors - Dec 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
I was at GW HQ, talking to one of the management. adeptus
titanicus is on the way soon. he said they are looking at necromunda or
mordheim after that. ALREADY TRUE

Chaos Rumors - Nov 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
WoM is hardcase like End Times books were and has 2 books. One is the fluff and other is rules. All that info is correct (from previous rumors) but it’s laid out in two parts, CSM TSons and Tz demons to add to/overwrite current CSM or Demons codex to play a TSons list. TRUE

The 9 traitor legions, yeah, mostly formations, data scrolls, relics, way more psyker powers and chapter tactics like SMs so this is a HUGE boost. FALSE

Dec 3rd preorder for legions, 10th for Imperials. FALSE

PS: the rubric marines box is stunning
1) its comes with an amazingly diverse transfer sheet and
2) 10 infernal boltgun and 5 warpflamers. Soul reaper cannon. TRUE

Chaos Rumors - Nov 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
the book will have 9 new unit entries. some are new, some are updated with adjusted point cost and new options: TRUE
Magnus
Ahriman
Exhalted Sorcerors
Rubicae
Scarab Occult Terminators
Tzaangors
Pink Horrors
Blue Horrors
Brimstone Horrors

(yes you read that right, updated rules for Horrors aswell. the book in general will be a tzeentch like daemonkin, featuring all sorts of tzeentch daemons aswell)

there are 10 formations within the book and inside the detatchment.
there are 6 CSM formations and 4 Daemon Formations

There are Updates to Daemonic Loci as well as Icons of Chaos. The Aspiring Sorceror and Scarab Occult Sorceror have multiple wargear options.
the Tzeentch Discipline is added. there are also all 4 Traitor Marine Psychic Diciplines inside. TRUE

Magnus, Ahriman, Exhalted Sorcerors, Scarab Occult Socrerors aswell as Aspiring Sorcerors all have acces to 11 Disciplines (all 6 BRB Disciplines, all 4 Traitor Marine Disciplines aswell as the updated new Tzeentch one)
finally Ahriman is able to Cast powers of his Corvidae Cult aswell as many, many more.
Chaos Rumors - Oct 2016
via anonymous readers
about the new Magnus model,
who off the cuff mentioned that I'd want to buy two copies of the kit, as
it's apparently a dual Magnus/Lord of Change kit. FALSE

GW General - Oct 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
GW will bring back some of the Out of Print Miniatures in limited quantities under a new Made to Order label.
More official Info will come next week. TRUE


40k General Rumors - Oct 2016
via anonymous sources
I'm an ex staffer in the UK. With regards to the data Cards. They have been, and as far as I am aware, still are splash releases. They only print so many and when they are gone, they are gone. So we shall probably still see data Cards for new dexes etc. ALREADY TRUE

As to a digital version, there is already a fully licenced tactical objectives app here in the UK by derp studios. Available on Android and iPhone. I don't know if it is available on the other side of the pond


40k General Rumors - Oct 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
The Horus Heresy Legion Forge World Space Marine Icon bearer will be available at every Warhammer and Games Workshop starting on October 22. TRUE

also.....
Heard from an insider but unable to verify yet with a second source, but taken in context of the rumors of 40k End Times, Games Workshop taking over a lot of the HH, and plastic primarchs, this makes a bit of sense.:

By the end(ish) of 2016, the Black Crusade will make it to Terra. As the forces of chaos arrive, the Legio Custodes is forced out to defend the Imperial Palace. And, surprise: the Silent Sisters have been there the whole time. So that's where you get the introduction of the next 30k box set models into the 40k universe.
Also probably means no more Sisters of Battle, although there may be one or two surprise one-off models. FALSE

Anyway, to sum up:
1. Black Crusade reaches Terra, forcing the Custodes and Sisters of Silence into the fray (rumor somewhat supported by GW taking on more 30k, Custodes/SoS included in new Box, and the recent kick off of 13th Black Crusade)

There's also some extra-salty soup regarding the return of Eldrad re: Slaneesh, but may we've already had enough sodium today.

Additional intel
By the way, additional but super salty (only heard from one second hand source but he's a former employer), is that by landing the Black Crusade on Terra, that's where we're going to get a whole slew of Primarchs returning from the webway/waking up from stasis, and the emergence of the demon primarchs, and the potential death and rebirth of the Emperor. So, basically, 40k endtimes, no word on if 8th edition would involve a major rules overhaul. FALSE

Having said that, this is basically salt soup at this point until I can get some confirmation kind of confirmation from another GW connection. If you hear something similar from someone else in the meantime, you're probably getting good intel at that point.



Blood Bowl Rumors - Sept 2016
REVEALED AT FW OPEN DAY ALREADY
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Blood Bowl box contents. This is it! ALREADY TRUE
2 teams of 12 push fit colored models- one is blue the other green -Orks and Humans ALREADY TRUE
Game Tokens and Balls ALREADY TRUE
Fold-out Pitch ALREADY TRUE
Two team dug-outs ALREADY TRUE
Two sets of Blood Bowl dice ALREADY TRUE
Plastic Pass, Scatter and Throw in templates ALREADY TRUE
Deck of special play cards ALREADY TRUE
Player reference cards ALREADY TRUE
Blood Bowl Rulebook ALREADY TRUE
Two Game Reference Sheets ALREADY TRUE


Blood ANgel Rumors - Sept 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Black Crusade: Angels Blade (Blood Angel Supplement) TRUE
Blood Angels: Death Company Strike Froce TRUE
Blood Angles: Archangels Orbital Intervention Force TRUE
Blood Angles: Chapter Ancients TRUE
Blood Angel Assault Squad TRUE
Blood Angel Stern Guard Veteran Squad TRUE
Blood Angel Company Command TRUE
The Beast Arises 10: Last Son of Dorn (Book)
The Red Path (Book)


Blood ANgel Rumors - Sept 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
The re-released Boxes (Sternguard, Vanguard, Assault and Company

Command) are re-packed Boxes with an Blood Angel Upgrade Sprue added
(small price increase of ~4€ per box) TRUE

There will be Limited Editon of the Angel's Blade Supplement with

Mission Markers, Psychic cards, Tactical Objective Cards and Campaign map TRUE

40k Rumors - Aug 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Primarchs and Demon Primarchs are coming to 40K.

They won't be the same as they are in 30K. They're going to be slightly different to account for the 10k year gap.

We will be seeing The Lion, Russ, Guilliman, DUPLICATE Khan, Mortarion, Angron, Perturabo and
Magnus TRUE .

It will be once all of the 'end times' build up has finished (all of the latest campaigns) and we enter the new age (8th edition).

GW wants to cash in on FW success with the HH series as well as the fact that we're returning to a 'Golden Era' style GW with the new CEO and Merchandising and Marketing Director - Meaning they are actively listening to us, the customers and are proactively doing what we want now.
(Just look at the new Monthly WD with battle reports and painting guides, the new Get Started sets, the new clip n play introductory kids sets, the FAQ/Errata they're doing, the Points Systems for AoS, the social media interaction with the Facebook groups and new Warhammer TV talk show etc!!)

GW has been paying attention to the success of the HH/30K and to us wanting storyline advancement and more excitement (whilst not wanting a full AoS style reboot) and 8th edition is going to be that. (The latest campaigns, Baal, Curse of the Wulfen, Death Masque etc are all part of that lead up).

Apparently there is going to be a huge global campaign based around the next Black Crusade and a huge push by Chaos - As well as Nids doing their thing, the Orks going on a Rampage, The Tau pushing out, The Eldar getting themselves involved, The Necrons rising up and The Imperium battling on all fronts. (Business as usual but things are much more desperate!).

There will be storyline advancement on a scale we've not seen before!!

Apparently, the next Campaign will feature the Ordo Hereticus and Chaos and after that, we will be seeing the final stages of the lead up - with lots of new a chaos goodies including those Greater Demons, Rubric Marines, Plague Marines and everything else chaos related that's coming!

40k Release Rumors - Aug 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Hi! FYI on the new White Dwarf: It will be like good old times. But lets focus on releases:

Free Gift Miniature is a Slaughterpriest with Hackblade(existing) TRUE

Kharn the Betrayer is a new release but not the free gift, coming alongside a new supplement that contains new rules for CSM, including Renegade Knights etc. It is called "Traitor's Hate" and has a Black Crusade label on it. TRUE

Deathwatch is going to be huge. There will be repacked boxes of existing Space Marines with additional Deathwatch sprues. What I remember is:
- Dreadnoughts
- Bikes
- Vanguard
- Razorback
- Land Raider
- Space Marine Characters
- New Character TRUE
- Flyer TRUE
- Deathwatch Squad TRUE

Aaaaaand:

The Void Shield Generator... yes, it is back in september - and its plastic! Same model as the limited one. TRUE

Thats what I remember. And trust me. The new WD is just awesome... good old times are back!!! 14 pages of battle report for example! TRUE

Sisters Rumors - July 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Jes Goodwin has wrapped up the artwork and the rules for the codex. Sisters are ready and could be released within 3 months at any time FALSE

The bad thing is that they have been in this state for more than a year and Jes has stopped the process.

Also the next plastic primarch would be Leman Russ, but you probably know that already. FALSE


Release Schedule Rumors - July 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212

8th edition and New Campaign called War in the Webway FALSE
8th Edition is kicking off next year but rather than do the usual starter set and massive rulebook with 2 armies facing off they will be releasing 7 starter set army boxes which will be the seven main armies taking part in a new campaign called "War in the Webway" which will be the first of five campaigns which will move the 40k storyline forward to the "1 minute to mindnight mark". FALSE

All kits in the box are plastic I am told and some will include new plastic updates which will later be released as separate kits. The Main Rule book will just be rules and each Campaign will have a "fluff" and Special rules books which will develop that campaign's storyline.

The six boxes are:
1. Kharn's Slaughterband - (New) Kharn the Betrayer, (new)Khorne Bezerkers, Bloodletters, Bloodcrushers and a Hellbrute) FALSE
2. Eldrad's Cursing Spear - ( New) Eldrad, (New) 2 Guardian squads (can be either defenders or storm guardians, (new) 5 warlocks, 2 war walkers, Fire Prism FALSE
3. Magnus' Weavers of Change- (New) Magnus Daemon Prince, (New) Prosperine Terminators, (New) Rubric Marines (ranged), Rubric Marines (Close Combat), Chaos Predator Tank FALSE
4. Iyanna's Phoenix Host - (New) Iyanna Arienal the Oracle of Ynnead, (New) Arcane Battleseer Firesight (Can also be built as standard Arcane Battleseer) (Can also be built as 10 Wraithguard/Blades,2 Wraithlords, 5 Dire Avengers FALSE
5. Ahriman's Unholy Covenant - (New) Ahriman,(New) N'kari (can also be built as standard Keeper of Secrets) (New) 2 Chaos Sorcerors, Rubric Marines, Pink Horrors of Tzeentch, Daemonettes of Slaanesh, Chariot of Tzeentch FALSE
6. Sythrac's Anguish Bringer's - (New) Valossian Sythrac the Blade of Vect, (New) 5 Kabalite Trueborn, Kabalite Warriors, (New) Incubi, 2 Venoms, 1 Raider, 1 Razorwing Jetfighter FALSE
7. The Laughing Host - (New) Prince Yriel Champion of Cegorach, (New) Sylandri Veilwalker, 3 Harlequin Troupes, 2 Starweavers, (New) 1 Sentinel of the Black Library. FALSE


New Kits for the Campaign
I am told that there will be other new kits coming out alongside the campaign, all kits mentioned above will also be available separately. I asked about some of the new units mentioned above and this is what I have so far:

- Prosperine Terminators = Basically Rubric Terminators but all are heavy weapon specialists with in built heavy bolters, multi melta's but also more magical weaponry too. Terminator Models which are more like the Imperial than Chaos ones but have the rubric details you would expect on them. FALSE

- Iyanna, the special character we all know and love (or hate) but she becomes very dark and sinister, shes floating on wild growing wriathbone and spirits, has a spear and staff, helmet is a cross between a Farseer and Spiritseer FALSE

- Magnus, Daemon Prince, covering in Tzeentch markings, bright red armour and a golden sythe. Described as flying with feathered wings whilst mid casting a spell. Apparently he is in the webway and basically racing Ahriman to the Black Library, they are NOT allies in any way PARTIALLY TRUE

- Eldrad, still doing his usual thing, new plastic model is very similar to old metal one. TRUE

-N'kari, the Keeper of Secrets leading the Slaanesh Daemons in the webway, in an alliance with Ahriman, but both of them are extremely untrusting of the other and secretly have different aims. Also can be built as a normal Keeper of Secrets, multiple weapon and head options, posed as if leaping and about to strike out. FALSE

- Arcane Battleseer, similar to a Wraithknight with psychic weapons and powers. Imagine if you smashed up a wraithknight into chunks of Wraithbone then bound them back together with psychic energy energy, can be posed casting a spell, fighting or just standard. Looks extremely cool I'm told. FALSE

-Arcane Battleseer Firesight, The first Arcane Battleseer. Used to be the High Farseer of Iyanden but then died and became a Wraithseer and a close advisor to Iyanna Arienal. Was blown apart along with 2 Wraithknights after detonating an Ork Stompa. Iyanna's desperate ritual to save Firesight merged the souls of the Wraithknight Pilots and Firesight together and created a new Wraithbone body called an "Arcane Battleseer". A successful design so has begun being replicated on other craftworlds in addition to creating Wraithseers. Posed like a normal Arcane Battleseer but has a more ornate head and a special energy spear/staff. FALSE

- Valossian Sythrac, Basically is Vect's top Archon who does all of his dirty work.
Posed leaping forward with a Husblade behind him and an open soul trap in an outstretched hand which has tendrils of energy leaping forward from it. Has a Golden Helmet with multiple Horns which apparently look a bit like Malekith from WHFB. FALSE

-Prince Yriel, similar to current model but cloak is now a diamond one, and stands on top of eldar architecture with spear swiping and leaving 'Green fire behind it". He now wears a mask covering the left half of his face which included his special Eye thing which has received a bit of an upgrade and now shoots a special beam. His Banners on his back are gone and replacing with long hair blowing in the wind. FALSE

-Kharn the Betrayer, a lot like the current model but more dynamic and posed as though lashing out at an enemy. PARTIALLY TRUE

-Sylandri Veilwalker, Special Shadowseer, floating on mist which also covers half her character. Has a curved semi circle blade in one hand and a staff in the other. FALSE

- Sentinel of the Black Library. Wraithlord sized figure with a long spear held by both hands. Cloaked in a long black and white chequered robe and has a mirror mask for its face which is mostly hidden by a hood. FALSE


Future Campaigns
There are apparently 4 more campaign book series' (each with their own army starte sets and new releases).
Campaign 2 Is Eye of Terror area Chaos invasion (Blood Angels, Space Wolves, Dark Angels, Astra Militarum, Eldar, Necrons VS everything Chaos) FALSE
Campaign 3 Is Orks Vs Nids Vs Imperium Vs Necrons in Octarius Sector and surrounding space
Campaign 4 Is Tau vs Imperium but later Chaos and a faction of Dark Eldar, Necrons also turn up as well apparently
Campaign 5 is Eye of Terror area and beyond part 2 (the stories from all 4 previous books brought together) pretty much every race is sensing the chaos in the galaxy and moves towards this area with their own missions and aims

In Campaign 3 pretty much everyone on the development team is game on for having a Ghazghkull vs Swarmlord whilst Campaign 4 they want a showdown between Farsight or Shadowsun and Imotekh. From what I gather, nothing beyond the first two books is set in stone yet and the rest is all a rough outline.

The aim is that these 5 Campaigns should take about 2 years to run their course and progress the setting to a new state where various side stories can be developed and therefore create new stories but keep the clock at "1 minute to midnight" for the overall setting.

Squat Rumors - July 2016 RETRACTED
via an anonymous reader on Faeit 212
One of those rumours without proof I'm afraid but got it from a close contact that squats are coming back, little bit steampunk, to 40k. Bonkers but true.

All I have currently is they are quite steampunk in design, think blimps and jump packs with a new jump pack base design.

Hi, got an update from contact and sad to say not squats after all. Gutted, aos they are. Apologies, excitement got the better of me.

Deathwatch Rumors - June 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
http://natfka.blogspot.com/2016/06/codex-deathwatch.html
The Deathwatch Codex is on its way at the end of August
Cheers TRUE


New Information
via anonymous (separate from the intel above) sources on Faeit 212
to chime in:
the "Suffer not the Alien to live" campaigne that kicked off this
weekend will last through sept. and will end with the deathwatch release
and deathwatch themed activities

GW is really putting A LOT of effort to bring acitivities to their
stores for both Systems, expect a lot of cool stuff during summer.

Horus Heresy Rumors - June 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
its Tartaros Armor, hes not bare handed TRUE
only in stores, no pre-order, no online order. TRUE

Horus Heresy Rumors - June 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212 (very reliable sources)
here is whats about that limited horus heresy miniature:
Cataphracti Terminator Armour with a halberd, he got a mohawk and is painted in pre heresy World Eaters Colors. DUPLICATE

The Model is Limited to GW Stores Only and will be sold by them on the 25th of June. DUPLICATE
The model comes within a Box and exclusive Horus Heresy Rules, just like the 30 Years of Space Marine anniversary Marine.
He will cost 40USD

40k Rumors - May 2016 PILEON?
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Games Workshop will release a new streamlined 40k Edition in Autumn. FALSE

Age of Sigmar Rumors - Apr 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
There will be a globel campaign for AoS coming up in a few weeks/months time. TRUE
It will have it's own website. TRUE
A living map.
All results will lead into the next book.
Details are still being finished.
A new start up section is coming for AoS with kits starting at £5 up.
On the finance front.
AoS is actually doing as well if not better then 40k in some areas.
There has been a decline in shop sales but with summer coming GW hope this should pick up.
Also.
No more leaks!
GW are going are no longer going to be holding back info.
You will know as soon as it happens.


via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Chaos Space Marines are currently being worked on. The models are not even finalized, but a book is being created, and I am assuming that it is a codex. The book is not coming for at least a year, the details are still being changed frequently, both the models dimensions and specific details. FALSE

Three interesting sightings
1. A field artillery battery manned by Chaos Space Marines, with tracks and barrels that looked like a quad mortar. Their armor was different , as it had plates on the front that looked similar to that of a Warpsmith. The helmets looked like Mk III

2. Chaos Sorcerer with staves that looked Chaos-y, one that was wearing a robe. None of the sorcerers had horns or spikes sticking out where I would have expected to see them. A group of them casting a psychic power with a Nova Blast effect.

3. New Predator Tank weapons that are not autocannons or lascannons. At least 2 new cannons being worked on, both are boxy with lights down the side, but no clues to what they do.

I saw no legion markings. All armor was a greasy metallic gray, or the subjects were illuminated in a reddish glow. Lights from the eyes of helmets are red or green.

There were no models of cult troops, heretics, or other infantry

There was also something referred to as a Wyrm with large armor plates reminiscent of a Forgefiend. No other details

Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
This Week.
Start Collecting Skeleton Horde- 10 Skeleton Warriors, 5 Black Knights/Hexwraiths, and 1 Morghast of Nagash £50 €65 PARTIALLY TRUE

Start Collecting Skaven Pestilent £50 €65 TRUE
Battletome: Skaven Pestilent £20 €28 TRUE
The Virulent Horde £105 €140 TRUE
Realmgate Wars: Warbeast TRUE
Legends of Sigmar TRUE

Orc Rumors - Feb 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
We will see new Kits in March. It's not a Book only release. TRUE




Orc Rumors - Feb 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
It's a Orcs / Orruk only release. TRUE

The Orruk / Destruction release will Start in late March and last into April. TRUE
Orruks are a three weeks release
Before this we will see some repacks for the AoS Chaos fraction.

Chaos Rumors - Feb 2016
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
CSM Rumor: Not sure what other info you have on this and my source has kinda dried up

on this for now, but I think your post about a future codex may be related to a release I heard about. Before things dried up it was confirmed to me there is a list of future releases, 3 to 4 months like the one that came out for Christmas, going out to GW stores and there are CSM releases on it. TOO VAGUE

40k General Rumors - Feb 2016
via anonymous sources
A very very salty rumor about 40k End Times. From an undisclosed message, it seems End Times will come through this year with another name(s), it will be (translate from spanish) more changes about game system than fluff. Expect to play only formations and the point system will be gone. FALSE


GW General Rumors - Nov 2015
via a reader on Faeit 212
Something you might be interested in. A good friend (who works at GW) told me that they will be running Black Friday deals this year. ALREADY TRUE
He won't say what just yet though.


Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Assassins and 3 character release will follow 30k box, TRUE
then back to sigmar
till after the new year.

PENDING Paint Rumors - Aug 2015
Via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
I've been told that some of the GW paints are going OOP. I don't know if they're just being discontinued or whether they're being replaced, I just know it's due to happen in November. The colours going are:
Ratskin flesh
Warpfiend Grey
Slaanesh Grey
Ungor Flesh
Bestigor Flesh
Dark Reaper
Thunderhawk Blue
Tyrant Skull
Mourn Mountain Snow
Lamenters Yellow
Daemonette Hide
Etherium Blue
Blackfire Earth
Lustrian Undergrowth

The trade brochure for the Best Sellers range has red dots next to the paints and when I asked what that was that's when I was told.

-Aaron
Horus Heresy Rumors - Oct 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Regarding the Horus Heresy boxed game
- it will be a limited release "similar to Space Hulk"; FALSE
- it will be a board game and not a 'standard' miniatures game; TRUE
- there will not be any rules for Xenos factions included.
TRUE

Tau Rumors - Oct 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
The Ghostkeel is an elite choice that comes with 2 stealth drones for each Ghostkeel. It's a Jet Pack Monstrous Creature, and you can take 1-3. It has the normal Tau BS 3 with 4 wounds, but only a T5. However the 3+ save with +2 to it's cover save outside of 12" should make up for it. TRUE

The main gun- Fusion Collider is an 18" S8 AP1 melta blast gun that can be exchanged for a Ion weapon that is more infantry based with a S7AP4 Assault 6 gun that can overcharge for additional strength and a large blast. TRUE

It also has a twin- linked flamer that can be exchanged out for a TL bust cannon or fusion blaster. TRUE

The model has gear that doubles the cover saves to a max of +2 but also gains shrouded from it's drones. It seems powerful with stealth, shrouded, and the limited doubling, but I have not had time to read the details to see what stacks. TRUE

Two support systems are also allowed for upgrades. Cost wise its a little over a hundred and a quarter.TRUE

GW General - Sept 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212

GW wants to do more stuff in the future to get new customers. There is a
new kind of magazine in the works that will be sold at GW and
kiosk/magazine shops containing a basic overview about the hobby and a
free mini. FALSE

It's basicly a starter magazine to get people into the hobby and to
their local GW. Also there is talk about more advertisement, no info what
media.

GW General - Sept 2015
New Information Just In
via a very solid source on Faeit 212
I just want to chime in on the new magazine, the rumor is true. It should be around the same price as the current WD. The free miniature is the same Stormcast Eternal which was attached to the AOS introduction WD a couple of months ago. TRUE

Tau Rumors - Aug 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
A new XV 8 Commander will be released as well. TRUE


Tau Rumors - Aug 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
The Tau Codex is coming, but no real ETA I can share at the moment. In it Tau will get 2 new suits, one larger than a riptide, another smaller than a riptide. TRUE

 Fantasy Rumors - Aug 2015
For next week we have re-packing of Skaven Pestilens Plague Monks, Plague

Furnace and Plagueclaw.TRUE Then there’s the Khorne Bloodbound Bloodreavers. TRUE

There’s also the next book – The Quest for Ghal Maraz (guess this is the
quest hint from White Dwarf). This is supposed to be like the other book
Age of Sigmar with extra battlescrolls, scenarios etc and advances the
storyline TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - July 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
He basically confirmed a few points and brought up some I've not seen
mentioned.

1) WFB was definitely dying/losing money, so had no future.

2) AoS is aimed at bringing in 40K players, and it is working.

3) Everything currently in the WFB range will not only still be supported,
but also still produced so long as there is demand and the moulds are fine.

4) Bretonnia in some form has survived, and will be distinct from The
Empire - he said that they'd probably be near the top of the list for a big
update. (I know Bretonnia is always 'coming soon' but he said that this was
something the had worried him personally so he'd sought answers.) TRUE

5) There is tons of AoS stuff already made and in the release schedule,
Stormcast stuff is just the tip. TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - July 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
I wanted to follow up on the AoS book. It will have 8 scenarios, some (they couldn't tell me how many) Warscrolls, and the 4 page rules. They also stressed this repeatedly. "It is not a rule book" TRUE

I just have to wonder, what did the BrB Have? Rules on the game. Basic model stats. Scenarios. This sounds like a $74 rule book to me.

More as I get it, but I think most will come on Saturday when they allow pre-sales.

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
I think players should be doing a bit more to give current players more info,
but as they don't seem to want to do that, I thought I'd weigh in with what
I know.

I had to be taught how the new game works in order to
teach it to potential players.

As this info comes from the intro game there may be some simplification of
the rules that I am unaware of, as you don't want to overload a newbie with
too much info.

Anyway, on with what I know:

Age of Sigmar offers a skirmish-level fantasy game, he did not know
whether it would be expanded to a mass-battle game later but he thought it
would. FALSE

Players take control over several small units, organised into loose groups.
The models are on round bases. He mentioned that at least at our location,
people can use square bases if they want to, in fact with the new
unit formation rules it might be slightly easier to use squares. PARTIALLY TRUE

Units can choose how loose their units form up, either very loose (think
8th ed skirmisher loose) with benefits to movement and defense against
shooting, tight, or square. FALSE

Tight allows for more maneuvers than square, but is less maneuverable than
loose. However, if you receive a charge in tight formation you're better
off in CC than if you received it in Skirmish. FALSE

Square offers almost no maneuverability, you can only move slowly forward.
However, if you receive a charge in Square formation then you're better off
in CC than if you received it in Tight or Skirmish formation. FALSE

One of the units in the intro game (the Chosen of Sigmar) can elect to
change their formation when someone declares a charge against them as long
as they pass a Ld check (base Ld 8 so it's fairly easy, hero had Ld 9) FALSE

The only real benefit to receiving a charge in Skirmish formation (and
there are a ton of negatives - you don't get a bonus from your numbers,
only the models in base contact with the enemy can strike (see below), and
you can't parry) is that the enemy don't get the bonus for charging you in
your flank/rear, since the skirmish formation means you effectively don't
have any. FALSE

A lot of the base rules are the same as in 8th ed fantasy. The same
statline is there (M, WS, BS etc etc), armour works the same, shooting
takes similar penalties (long range, soft cover, shooting at skirmishers
etc), the difference is in the recommended level of play. FALSE
CC works out in
much the same way, highest I goes first, units in base contact with either
an enemy model or a friendly model in base contact with an enemy model get
to strike, though only the former get to use all their attacks. Casualties
are removed from the back, as per usual. FALSE
Different kinds of weapons
(halberds, spears, etc) and their associated bonuses weren't brought up
since the models involved only used hand weapons. Hand weapon + shield
still gives you a parry save though, as long as you received a charge (or
charged yourself) in tight or square formation, and the attacks weren't
coming from your flanks or rear. FALSE

GW is trying to push this to be played at the 1000-1500pt level. FALSE
A lot of
focus was put on the heroes leading each force, and leaders will have more
impact on the game. Think LotR Strategy Battle Game and its Warband rules.
He implied that leaders in general will be more expensive, but have
more of an impact on the game. So a 1000pt force might be led by a 300pt
hero who is absolutely the core of the force, and if they die the rest of
the force is at a severe disadvantage. This goes double if the leader is
killed in a challenge by the enemy leader. FALSE

On a personal note, the game seemed...fun. The choice between different
types of formation provided a level of tactical flexibility that didn't
exist in the old game, but required more forward thinking. Do you start in
skirmish formation for more maneuverability, risking getting charged with
no bonuses from your numbers? Or do you form up Tight and split the
difference? Or do you make like a Dwarf and form up Square and just risk
getting outflanked? Also, when the two leaders got into a challenge in the
middle it was exciting - mine was faster but not as strong, hers was slower
but more likely to do lasting damage. We stopped before one leader killed
the other though. FALSE

Magic wasn't raised in the intro game, but once again I was told
it hasn't hugely changed. Only thing I should mention is that,
aside from some notable exceptions, wizards can't be leaders of a force. FALSE

On a background note - I was laughed at for about 10 straight minutes
when I told her about the rumours of "Waaaghkin" led by an all-female caste
of "Nigmos", though he was strangely silent when I mentioned Regalia.

From what little he did mention, the core races are all-but unchanged in their
basic background. Humanity is represented by the Empire, with the Chosen of
Sigmar being an auxiliary detachment that is often fielded alongside Empire
forces. Orcs and Goblins are there, nothing about 'Nigmos' or whatever.
Chaos is obviously there, in both Daemon and Warrior form, he didn't know
anything about Beastmen. Lizardmen weren't mentioned, neither were Skaven,
Elves were though. Elves are becoming a bit more like Space Marines in one
specific aspect - they're all one race, but differentiated on the grounds
of how they wage war, a bit like Chapter Tactics. High Elves will have 'Elf
Tactics' that reflect their training and drilling, Dark Elves will
have 'Elf Tactics' that reflect their cruelty and malice, and Wood Elves
will have 'Elf Tactics' that reflect their reliance on hit-and-run attacks.
I anticipate this means a single Elf book with basic troop units, some
specific units for each type of Elf, and the rest of the differences will
be in these 'Elf Tactics' and colour scheme etc.

I'm trying to remember anything else, the units were about 10-15 models
each. The Chaos forces were comprised of a unit of 10 warriors, 15
marauders, 5 warhounds, and the chaos leader. The Chosen of Sigmar (being
represented by Lizardmen models as the actual models are obviously
currently unavailable) had 15 'warriors of light', 10 'hunters' with
shortbows, and 10 'chosen', plus the leader.

It seemed a little unbalanced
in the Chosen's favour, but my manager said that when you're introducing
people to the game, although you let them pick, you talk up the Chosen more
so that they're more likely to pick them and be the good guy. That way,
although it looks fairly even, the Chosen have an advantage. Like other
intro games that have come before it, it is intended to provide 2 good,
though small, starting forces.

It was implied that both armies would
need 2-3 boxes of troops added to them to get them to 'average game' size.
This was obviously important because a key part of the intro game is not
only selling the intro box, but also upselling the customer to get a couple
more boxes for a bigger force.

Stat-line wise, though I wasn't told any specifics (this was more a matter
of 'Okay so the Warriors of Light are in close combat with the Marauders,
so you go first and hit on...') regarding statlines, this is a rough
breakdown:
- Warriors of Light are a halfway point between marauders and Chaos
Warriors, not as tough or as well armoured, but more skilled than
marauders, they were hitting marauders on 3s and saving wounds on a 4+ FALSE
- Chosen are basically Chaos Warriors, same armour save, they were hit on a
4+ and wounded on a 4+ by Chaos Warriors, saving on a 4+ FALSE
- Hunters are skirmishing bowmen, their only unique aspect is that I think
their bows are armour piercing. They were hitting stuff at long range
(range 24") on 5s, wounding Chaos Warriors on 5s, but Chaos Warriors with
shields were only saving on a 4+, instead of the 3+ they were saving on
against the Hunters in close combat. FALSE
- Leader of the Chosen was basically the Chosen's statline with +1 to
everything except Movement and Toughness. He had a sword that allowed him
to re-roll failed hits against Chaos things. FALSE

I am using the current statlines for Chaos Warriors, Marauders etc in these
estimations, and they are liable to change.

Anyway, that's all I can remember. I hope this is informative!

 Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
New warhammer fantasy game is called Age of Sigmar. TRUE
Preorders for the box go up July 4th. Release on the 11th. TRUE

Dark Angels Rumors - May 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Dark Angels actually do get a new Interrogator Chaplain miniature. Not the one from Dark Vengeance. A new clampack. Mini has a powerfist. TRUE

 Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - May 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Cult Mechanicus Codex - 80 pages £20 TRUE
Electro priest combo box (5 miniatures plastic) £25 TRUE
Tech Priest plastic clampack £22 TRUE
paint guides for Skitarii & Cult Mechanicus £12 each. TRUE

Dominus edition Cult Mechanicus book with datacards and metal objective markers only 900 copies. Direct only.
Ryza, Mars & Metalica A4 transfer sheets also direct only. No prices available to me. TRUE

Datacards available separately for £7.50 like always. (Not direct only) TRUE

couple of Mech themed Black Library novels too

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - May 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Both priest units are S and T3 and start off with 5 models per squad. their shields give them a 5++ and allow them to assault through cover, but with an I3 it doesnt really matter much. What does help these guys is that they hammer of wrath at s4. TRUE

The main difference between the two units is an electric staff or electric gauntlets. The staff is +2 strength AP4 and the gauntlets +1 strength and are both shooting and melee- you have to choose one or the other-. The fulgurites with the staves can get a 3++ if they wipe out a unit in close combat for the rest of the game. TRUE

The tech priest can either repair a hull point-vehicle damage, or heal a wound in his unit. is an independent character with a 2+ save and 3 wounds, feel no pain, and relentless. He also comes with a 5++ and wielding a power axe. He can fire on the move with an upgraded eradication ray, which is a heavy 1 s8 ap1 or a s6 ap3 blast TRUE

Chaos Rumors - May 2015
via a source that wants to remain anonymous
he said the most recent line of models in 40k sold above expectations so they're going to do push forward a chaos faction for the start of next year based on the models in Dark Vengeance. I checked whether this meant the Lost and Damned army and was told yes, but with a different name. FALSE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - May 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Cult Mechanicus has 4 formations.

Cohort Cybernetica- all models in the formation are fielded as a single unit and robots can fire at different targets
1 Tech-Priest Dominus-gets the rules for the Cybernetica Datasmith
2 Kastelan Robot Maniples TRUE

Elimination Maniple-gain +1 BS and ignore cover
2-3 units of Kataphron Destroyers
1-3 Kastelan Robot Maniples PARTIALLY TRUE

Numinous Conclave- must have equal numbers of each type of unit gain crusader and re-roll wounds
2-3 Fulgurite Electro-Priests
2-3 Corpuscarii Electro-Priests TRUE

Holy Requisitioner-Deep Strike with no error
1 Tech-Priest Dominus
2-3 units of Kataphron Breachers TRUE
Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - May 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
for cult mechanicus the new troop units are breachers and destroyers. they are expensive being 50+pts for each model starting with a unit of 3. each has 2 wounds, so they look like they will be durable enough. they come with special rules that allow them to fire two weapons each round, and are relentless. TRUE

for destroyers the heavy grav cannon is a nice upgrade to replace the plasma culverin. It also comes with a phospher blaster, allowing it to fire a lot of shots. TRUE

breachers i like better, but only come with a single ranged weapon. these are the close combat guys, but come with better ranged weapon options, a heavy arc rifle that has haywire, or a new exotic weapon that does extra wounds with high strength and ap1. TRUE

Knight Rumors - Apr 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Three new Knights next week

- Knight Warden TRUE
- Knight Crusader TRUE
- Knight Gallant TRUE

They are only weapon-swaps, not completely new TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Apr 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I was just told that there is a new Giant Robot for Cult Mechanicus in the Heavy Support slot TRUE
You get 2 giant robots and one Datasmith as a squad. The robots stand twice the ht of a space marine and are MCs. If I remember correctly you can add additional robots, it was 2 or 3. The Datasmith is a character that controls them. TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Apr 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
couople points for the cult mechanicus
-no knights or titans are in it. also no skitarii. TRUE
-tech priest dominus are the hq TRUE
they can restore a hull point or heal a point of damage TRUE

also they are nice model. a hunched over robed techpriest who is mostly mechanical. think of previous admech artwork. inspiring model with lots of detail TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Apr 2015
thought I'd send you something I heard a few days ago,.
The week after assassins is supposed to be a complete surprise, expect a LOT more marines, expect a new game... FALSE

Now of course as with any rumour the timing could be off, but he seemed pretty confident with it.

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Apr 2015
Electro-Priests are not troops like earlier rumors were saying today, instead both Electro-Priests units are Elites. Its a dual kit with Fulgurite Electro-Priests and Corpuscarii Electro-Priests. Energy Fields give both units a 5++. TRUE

Fulgurites have staves with enhanced strength and can get a 3++ for the rest of the game if they wipe out a unit in close combat. TRUE

Corpuscariis have gauntlets that are assault weapons shooting with a 12" range, and can also be used in close combat. TRUE

Both weapons have other abilities as well that fit with the Electro-Priests. They can be taken groups of up to 20. TRUE

Assassin Rumors - Apr 2015
via a couple different sources on Faeit 212
The new Assassin game is called Assassinorum: Execution Force. TRUE
- New 4 assassins TRUE
- Chaos lord TRUE
- 3 chaos marines TRUE
- 15 cultists TRUE

£75 TRUE
Chaos Rumors - Apr 2015
via a reader on Faeit 212
Nothing confirmed rule/model wise, but the recent UK deliveries had Khorne
rubber bracelets as the included freebie. This week theres rubber
wristbands saying about Change. Tzeentch has been rumoured, and along with
the "daemon tide" in the back of this weekend's WD, could be the run up to
something FALSE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Mar 2015
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
This Weeks Releases
Codex: Skitarii £20 - 80pgs [TRUE[/b]
Datacards Skitarii £7.50 [TRUE[/b]
Adeptus Mechanicus Sicarians £28 Plastic Box Set [TRUE[/b]

Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
As soon as Tomb Blades sold out, the writers and the bean counters all high-fived. Expect Possessed to become somewhat harder to find in the coming weeks as well. TRUE

GW sees Decurion style “Formation by Detachment” armies as a Win-Win-Win-Win. They are fluffy, easy to make, “Balanced”, and they can make a lukewarm product (such as Tomb Blades and Possessed) literally fly off the shelves.

In future releases expect 3 distinct flavors of codex: Harlequins, Ad Mech, and other “Mini-Dex’s” that are too small or not flexible enough to turn into full blown Decurions will become very heavily emphasized on support and formation, but not on structure. With Harlequins the formations are what made the army, while the Masque detachment was really just there to fill up space. TRUE

Expect the same thing with Ad Mech, it will be a codex of mostly detachments, and then one rather big FOC for the players who have bought more than a reasonable number of units. Necrons, the deamonkin books, the Eldar and Tau updates, will all revolve around Decurions. Units, such as most aspect warriors, don’t really fit into the FOC in the traditional sense, and GW would literally kill to have Dark Eldar players start buying a few Eldar units. TRUE

Expect the next Eldar book to follow the same formula, a primary detachment of one Autarch, two Guardian Defender squads, one Dire Avenger Squad, and one squad of Jet bikes, and then a formation for each of the aspect warriors and their respective phoenix lord, a tank formation, a wrath formation, a ranger formation, Vypes with a tax, crimson hunters, Avatar with a tax, and then a Farseer with Warlocks for a command detachment. TRUE

Finally there will be the books that only run FOC, with a handful of formation for good taste. These will be mostly Space Marine armies, to represent their ridged but tactical organization, and any “Chaotic” armies, such as CSM and Nids, which will have many formations, but very little on how those have to be played.

Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
+Forgeworld on main site confirmed FALSE
+ Plastic HH confirmed TRUE
+All resin kits are to be getting a plastic upgrade before 2017
+This is one of the "Red weeks"
+More paint colors to come before the year is over TRUE
+the limited edition of the mechanicum codex will be limited only to 1010 TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
Via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
* the next upcoming big release won't be Warhammer Fantasy but something set "in the 40k universe"

* Warhammer Fantasy isn't expected to be released until the summer like all major GW releases before DUPLICATE

* there is no such a thing as "red dates where managers aren't allowed to take off-days". It's rather a recommendation by HQ to be there

Horus Heresy Rumors - Mar 2015
via a Reader here on Faeit 212
confirmed that HH was coming to regular GW stores.

A starter box set for 2 players with 'generic', non-Legion specific Heresy-era units is coming in May. Wasn't specific on plans beyond that, apart from that FW will take care of Legion-specific upgrade packs, unique units and any other stuff that GW doesn't want to run in plastic. TRUE

Apparently the demand for HH stuff has been so intense GW is centralizing the range.
Didn't mention anything about FW in stores though.

Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
There are 4 key release dates and even showed me the calendar with "red releases" for this
year. The first of which is coming in the first week of may. He also lead me to believe there would be heresy campaign in stores.

May 1st - heresy FALSE
May 8th - heresy FALSE

June 5th - ???
July 10th - WFB TRUE
Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
There are 4 key release dates and even showed me the calendar with "red releases" for this
year. The first of which is coming in the first week of may. He also lead me to believe there would be heresy campaign in stores. FALSE

Chaos Daemon Rumors - Feb 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I got a good piece of news from a friend who works out of GW in Nottingham, He claims "new GUO coming in a month, maybe 6 weeks. Its a much much bigger model, posed in a similar fashion to the FW one but seems to have Nurglings spread around the base and guts. Theres some head variations too. FALSE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors / Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
via a reader on Faeit 212
I look at your site a lot for rumors and i would also like to further confirm two current rumors.

It's really basic really but i was told recently that the skitarii are confirmed to be coming for 40k by a friend within GW itself. TRUE

Another point i would like to clarify for you is in terms of circle bases for fantasy. My source has always known that i have disliked the fantasy movement tray system; they've told me that fantasy is moving to a circular base system (although not sure how it will work) for all models, unit boxes will also contain less miniatures due to the new system. PARTIALLY TRUE

They sounded pretty convincing and they have no reason to lie to me at all.
Hope this helps you in some way.

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Feb 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
No, there is no mention of the Horus Heresy on the pages I have seen. These are codex entries, and the weapon section is titled -Armoury of the Forgeworlds- and then goes on to mention arc weapons, cognis weapons, eradication beamer, all like we talked about before. TRUE

At the very top of the page, it starts off with the text- This section of Codex: Skitarii lists weapons and equipment used by the Skitarii, along with the rules for using them in your games of Warhammer 40,000-

There is no mention of Warhammer 30,000, the Great Crusade, or the Horus Heresy. Just 40k. TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Feb 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
An Ad Mech playable army is being released by GW, not Forgeworld, TRUE
in March. Now this timing could be off slightly, but its coming soon.

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
via a reader on Faeit 212
This one is just a rumour. Although an interesting one at that. I know everyone has been afraid of bubblehammer and how warhammer will become a skirmish game. FALSE
Well they may be pleasantly surprised. From what I have heard warhammer skirmish is going to happen. But it may not be 9th edition, in fact there could be a new system released based around a very significant empire city that may have just undergone some hard times. I won't say more as I am unsure on the reliability of this and don't want to give false hope but regardless we will know for certain by the end of February. FALSE

Harlequin Rumors - Feb 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
CODEX: HARLEQUINS
A 96 page full colour hardback Codex that contains new background, artwork, colour schemes and rules for the harlequins. RRP £30 TRUE

HARLEQUIN STARWEAVER
A Multipart plastic kit making either a fast moving troop carrier or a heavy weapons platform called a Voidweaver for Harlequins. TRUE
RRP £25

WARRIORS OF THE LAUGHING GOD: A HARLEQUINS PAINTING GUIDE
A 168 page full colour paperback step-by-step painting guide for Harlequins. TRUE
RRP £20

All released next Saturday, Pre-orders on this Saturday. TRUE

Harlequin Rumors - Feb 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Can finally confirm that the Codex: Harlequins is next. There's the
Codex, Datacards, a painting guide for Harlequins and the Harlequin
Starweaver as well. so should be a nice week for fans. DUPLICATE


via a separate source on Faeit 212
Releases for this week.
Codex: Harlequins – 96 pages hardback full colour not a supplement but a full stand-alone codex DUPLICATE
Datacards Harlequins – 7 Psychic cards and 36 tactical objectives DUPLICATE
Harlequin Starweaver – transport for Harlequins, looking a lot like the DE Venom DUPLICATE
Warriors of the Laughing God: A Harlequins Painting Guide – 168pages, softcover painting guide. DUPLICATE

Harlequins Dice FALSE

Chaos Rumors/End Times Rumors - Feb 2015
ia an anonymos source on Faeit 212
The guys with the red skin in those pictures are Wrathmongers that you had reported before TRUE

There is one skullreaper in the bottom left hand corner, and the Blood Thirster is the Reaver of the Bloody Path and costs 500pts to field. TRUE

Skullreapers- twohanded weapons and chaos armour- come in at 40pts, and a can take a champion for 10pts. Eye of the Gods and Marke of Khorne are its special rules. Their weapons grant +1strength are magical attacks and gain the extra attack special rule. They have a 5+ unit size TRUE

Wrathmonger -wrath flails and chaos armour- Is 55pts each and can also take a champion. Eye of the Gods and Marks of Khorne come on both models and champion upgrades are going to cost 10pts each. The flails give +1 strength in the first round of close combat and had other rules I dont remember. Unit size of 5+ TRUE

Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Unit of harlequin troupes are 4 Players and a Troupe Master according to next week's White Dwarf. TRUE

Wargear
Holosuit, shuriken pistol, close combat weapon, plasma grenades, flip belt TRUE

Special Rules
Fear, fleet, furious charge, and hit and run TRUE

Can include up to 7 additional Players
any model can take a fusion pistol or neuro disruptor 12" S1 AP2 fleshbane TRUE

Upgrades are a harlequin's embrace-S: user AP- melee embrace of death gives d3 hammer of wrath attacks at S6, harlequins kiss, and harlequins caress. Any model can upgrade TRUE
The Troupe Master can take one item from the Enigmas of the Black Library and can select a Starweaver as a dedicated transport. TRUE

Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
A new Solitaire model. He is in a dynamic pose leaping into the air with one hand out front and his harlequin caress hidden from his target reared back ready to strike the final blow. the model is supported by his jacket on the base. He has a high collar with a demon mask on his face complete with two horns.
infantry (character) unique TRUE
WS9 BS9 T3 W3 A6 TRUE
Wargear
Holosuit, Harlequin's caress, Harlequin's kiss, flip belt TRUE

Special Rules
deepstrike, eternal warrior, fear, fearless, fleet, furious charge, hit and run, precision strikes. TRUE

Blitz- once per game can blitz. Roll a d6 equal to the turn number, and that is the distance he moves and ignores all models and terrain. When blitzing his attacks are increased to 10. TRUE

3+ invul save TRUE
Cannot ever be joined by another character, and cannot take warlord traits TRUE
Can move 12" in the movement phase. TRUE

Can take haywire TRUE
may take one item from the "Enigmas of the Black Library" list TRUE

Harlequin caress S: user AP - ,melee, Caress of Death any 6 to hit causes an automatic wound regardless of of toughness at ap2, against vehicles a to hit of 6 auto glances TRUE

Harelquin kiss S: user AP- melee, kiss of death. One attack is a kiss of death, resolved at S6 ap2 and if a 6 is rolled its instant death TRUE

Flip belt- not slowed by difficult terrain and no penalty for charging through cover. also 2+ look out sir rolls. TRUE

Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Here is next week

-Harlequin Troupe: 6 models $40 TRUE
-Harlequin Solitaire: 1 model $26 TRUE


-Horus Heresy: Tallarn Executioner John French hardback 125pgs $25 TRUE
-The Masque of Vyle: by Andy Chambers Hardback 128pages $20 TRUE
-Path of the Dark Eldar Omnibus: by Andy Chambers paperback 128pgs $17.50 TRUE
-Warhammer Visions issue 13: 236pgs $12 TRUE



Also the hints for next week for issue 54 on Saturday 7 Feb TRUE
*The Dance Continues
*Exclusive Warhammer 40k Mission
*Some Very Converted Orks

End Times Rumors - Jan 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
-Last weekend in February for the last Endtimes book
-2 Hardcover books 248pages TRUE
First book has picture of Archaon on his fiery steed charging straight at you with flaming sword held to the side TRUE
Second book shows the Archaon model in a very similar pose, but with the Steed's head turned slightly towards the right. TRUE

Necron Rumors - Jan 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I just saw this latest post about Necrons and it’s not true at all. I don’t know where this guy came up with his stuff but I suspect the source is just making it up.

I should start by confirming that tesla is changing like everyone has been saying. Look
to spacewolves to see how your 6’s don’t work on snap firing. TRUE

The first new thing is a new MC that the Necrons are getting called the Necromancer. Str 6
tough 7 like a bigger destroyer lord. It’s a jump character but does so through phasing in and out of reality(dimensional door is the rule, similar to how deathmarks work). The Str 6 is unmodified, so when you use it with a warscythe it gets bumped up to 8. I don’t know how many wounds it has but I hear it has a resurrection orb effect for everything within 12 inches of it kinda like the rules in death from the skies on the flyers. FALSE

The second
unit I heard about is a new monolith, finally. The new one is like a mix of the
super heavy obelisk and the regular monolith. It’s able to fire its ordnance
weapon AND shoot its side weapons at full ballistic skill but ONLY at flyers,
FMCs, skimmers, and jetbikes. FALSE

Other than that still the same, but one big rule shift is that melta doesn’t work against living metal anymore… again. So Necrons rejoice in your renewed durability. FALSE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors

via a very solid source on Faeit 212
Let me give you some confirmation:
The setting is being completely overhauled - true. TRUE
The concept of a huge chunks of the world in a sea similar to the warp from 40k - true. PARTIALLY TRUE
Faction reduction to 6 - true FALSE


As for how it interacts with the current rules.
9th edition takes place after the sundering that brought about from the End Times. TRUE

So for the purposes of compatibility, you can use your 8th edition hardback book, representing a section of the culture that hasn't been horrifically changed by the End Times (Recognizing it will have the same drawbacks of using a dated book that are experienced elsewhere). FALSE

You can use End Times rules/concepts, representing a section that is still being torn apart. FALSE

You can use the new, post-end times rules to represent what is "current." TRUE


All the books (again, with the caveat that older books may not be optimal for the new core rules [but truthfully the core rules aren't changing wildly, like 5th to 6th edition 40k, really more of a tidied up 8th edition with a brand new setting]) are designed to be compatible. FALSE

Support will be towards the new book, new setting, however, with End Times being in the past. Viable, but not current.

Expect armies to have fewer units in their core books, which will be heavily focused on the fluff for where they are now, what they've been doing in the centuries immediately following the sundering. This will create a more "balanced" pool as they will be rapidly produced and released (consider a scale even somewhat faster than what we've had for 40k these past few years).

These will then be expanded on with supplements, not intended as money-grabs (as I am sure they will be received by the majority of your readers), but more as guided hands to acknowledge deficiencies in books, or even "global meta" changes. The first time that Games Workshop will be openly acknowledging things that need changes.

These units will typically get white dwarf rules treatments heralding the release in hardback of all of the new units from the previous month(s), for a new setting expansion, which will pit several of the races together (representing a collision).

As these expansions are not permanent in the world, so too will these models not be. They are intended to only get one template injection mold life-run, the same as the books will be printed only once in hardback, then delayed paperback.

They will of course remain legal throughout all of 9th, they will just be more limited eventually, the same as the end time models will not be available forever, the same as XYZ model is no longer available (just with a shorter life span than previous experienced). I mean... you can't get albion models anymore either, but that campaign was before people whined on the internet, so I guess that's why no one's complaining.

This will allow for more new models, as contrary to common belief, the storage and rejuvenation of these templates takes a lot of resources which can be instead dedicated to new ones.

On the topic of round bases. The latest version I saw used round bases, but units had the option of ranking up to receive the typical bonuses. To rank up using round bases, it is intended to use new movement trays which have circular cuts to hold the bases of the appropriate size. FALSE

Nothing stops you from (and in many ways you are encouraged to) maintain unit formation the entire game. But you don't have to. Note that throughout all of Warhammer Fantasy, changing width/depth was an option, it's just rarely seen.

So to summarize - you can skirmish, but it's in your interests to rank up for different reasons, like shield walling before a charge for instance. You can alternatively always hold a formation and move the way we're all used to. FALSE

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This will be a very big change. It is not because GW doesn't care about its old players and just wants to attract new ones. It is not to fill a void that will come from the fading of Lord of the Rings (which will remain in stores and be supported for a long time due to the agreement with New Line Cinemas). TRUE

It is just a very fresh look at a game that hasn't changed dramatically in how it's played since the dawn of the game and company. It will give everyone the opportunity and hopefully inspiration to do something new, but without invalidating everything from the past. It is opening room for creativity, not closing doors.


Yes, army books will eventually feel too out of date to play, but that's the same with any new edition. And new Army Books will typically allow people to recreate what they're "used to" it just might not be the most effective thing they could do with their new book.

The new faction are basically the opposite of warriors of chaos, but good the way chaos marines are the opposite of space marines but evil (in terms of broad tropes, I really hope this doesn't spawn some kind of debate about the morality of space marines). TRUE

Lastly, nothing stops you from just playing 8th, and ignoring 9th the same way some people ignore End Times. Just understand that unlike Storm of Chaos which was post-production looked at as an "alternate timeline" where the clock was turned back to right before it took place for the purposes of the setting, the End Times are real, and 9th will begin where it left off. TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Jan 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Ive seen the model so I thought I would chime in and describe the Dunecrawler. Sorry no pictures, it was not possible.

Its a walker with 4 armoured mechanical spider legs. The crew compartment is large metal box angled in the front. There is a small robotic arm in the front with tools and drills on the appendage. The visor for the drivers inside is a slit with optical lenses on the the left hand side of the opening. The Eradication Beamer is big, and looks like a giant conversion beamer, up top there is a gunner with a heavy stubber. I don't know the optional guns, but there are a couple. One that looks like a long barreled autocannon, but has some sort of array attached to it. None of the weapon options look like standard Imperial Weapons. TRUE

I also wanted to mention, that this is a Games Workshop release, not Forgeworld.

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Jan 2015
via an anonymous source
here are some rules for some of the guns for the ad mech. I dont recall seeing much more.
Cognis Weapons are normal weapons with the Cognis attached to it, like Cognis Lascannon. They simply use a BS 2 when firing snap shots because of an awakened machine spirit. TRUE

Burst Pistol rules allow for 5 shots to be fired instead of just a single one.

Galvanic Rifle looks like an ornate flintlock rifle with a canister on the side. R30", rapid fire, S4. TRUE


Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Jan 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
the plasma pistol described in your previous article is not an odd looking plasma pistol. its an arc pistol. arc weapons will be available for the skitarii in both pistol and rifle. the arc rifle is rapid fire with haywire. rifle and pistol both are s6 ap5. TRUE

Deathwatch Rumors/ Harlequin Rumors - Dec 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
thought I'd add some info I've heard, normally what I hear is pretty reliable, harlequins will be coming, so will deathwatch at some point this year probably.DUPLICATE
We already know necrons are here soon, I don't have a lot of info on that but know tesla is changing, just a nerf to the snap shots afaik. TOO VAGUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Dec 2014
January Details
January 10- Blood Angels army box (Sanguine Strike force, £105), Clampack character. Details here TRUE
http://natfka.blogspot.com/2014/12/blood-angels-sanguine-strike-force.html

January 31- Codex Necrons, Clampack character, and an army box (possibly scheduled later) – Look for some reboxings of certain sets as well. TRUE

Other Releases
Harlequins **** - February? DUPLICATE
Deathwatch ***- No release timeline
Adeptus Mechanicus Skitarii ****- No release timeline DUPLICATE

Asdrubael Vect ****- January/February....March? FALSE
Plastic Cult Troops ***- No release timeline

2015 may well be summed up as the quoted
"Year of the Supplements and Campaigns" for 40k
"9th Edition for Warhammer Fantasy" TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Dec 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Ive seen a walker bearing the ad mech symbols on it. The walker has a horizontal pilot hooked up to the machine with optical lenses for the pilots sight, and little mechanical grabbers that extend out from the pilots hands. There is a gunner on top in red robes and odd looking armor that reminds me of the tempestus armor except for larger eye lenses. TRUE
The walker has sentinel legs, and the weapon up top is a ornate twin-linked lascannon. PARTIALLY TRUE


Blood Angels Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
The Shield of Baal Leviathan will see a softcover release before the end of the year. The demand was sorely underestimated, but the books had already been printed, which is why the softcover books are coming so soon. TRUE


Blood Angels Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Blood angels terminator kit TRUE
Dual kit FALSE
First build is honour guard/ regular ba terminator with ornamentation similar to the da kit.

Second build is death company terminator with rather large chainfists and what appears to be souped up storm bolters/gatling cannons FALSE

38 quid a box

Blood Angels Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Forgot to add that there's a new sculpt for a special character coming in plastic as well. From the description I received it sounds like Dante PARTIALLY TRUE

Blood Angels Rumors / Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Captain Karlean WS6 just over 150pts TRUE
Terminator Armour with Iron Halo, storm bolter, and Relic of Baal: melee, concussive, master crafted, specialist weapon and unwieldy.

Strategic Genius: +1 seize the initiative, and can re-roll any reserve roll TRUE

Children of Cryptus is 8 genestealers and the Spawn of Cryptus for a little over 200pts TRUE
Spawn of Cryptus is t5 with 3 wounds and has preferred enemy and has rending claws. He also comes with infiltrate, fleet, move through cover, and stealth just like the genestealers. Spawn of Cryptus is also a lvl 1 psyker who knows The Horror and Dominion powers. TRUE

Blood Angels Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
two changes on wargear that might interest you.........
blood talons are Sx2 AP2 with melee, shred, and specialist weapon TRUE
magna grapples give you move through cover, and you can re-roll failed charges when assaulting a vehicle. TRUE

Specialist Games Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
GW allocate all Licences for Specialist Games to Fantasy Flight Games / Asmodee. This means we can await the release of SG-related games on FFG. The rumored HH/Crusade related Game can be a Epic "30.000" Miniatures/Board reboot.

Blood Angel Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous reader on Faeit 212
Saw a pic of the new Blood Angels Tactical Marines box (yes, Tactical!). TRUE Probably out before Xmas.
Going by the pic, they seem to have grav weapons and a heavy flamer similar to the Sternguard version. TRUE

Blood Angels Rumors / Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2014
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212 *****
two releases next week for 40k and the rest is hobbit and some bases.
Shield of Baal box set $125 25 miniatures, campaign supplement, and rules TRUE
Shield of Baal: Deasthstorm $24 hardback 125pgs TRUE

Contents of the box set
Small Rulebook with Blood Angels on Front TRUE
Campaign Supplement -40pages
3 missions, rules and dataslates for each model, two formations- Strike Force Deathstorm and Phodian Annihilation Swarm TRUE

Blood Angels Strike Force- 12 models TRUE
Captain Karlean, 5 terminators, 5 deasth company, and a death company dreadnought

Phodian Annihilation Swarm- 13 models TRUE
Spawn of Cryptus, 8 genestrealers, 3 warriors, and a carnifex

The Spawn of Cryptus is a very large Broodlord towering over the height of warriors. Both the Spawn of Cryptus and Captian Karlean are new models. TRUE


End Times Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
A quick look at next weeks white dwarf and am a little disappointed, basically a load of single hobbit miniatures, but also the end times book khaine. I could be wrong but it did not look like a novel. It also said book one on it so maybe it's a 2 part release.

The teasers for next week weren't giving away much except it mentioned about the shield worlds so I imagine it will be going back to the Baal campaign. TRUE

End Times Rumors / Blood Angels Rumors - Nov 2014
Via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Hi, next week is another pre-release for Tyranids, ALREADY TRUE
and then we are back to Endtimes with book 3. ALREADY TRUE
No Blood Angels yet.ALREADY TRUE

Blood Angel Rumors / Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Shield of Baal is the first release for the campaign.TRUE
There will be more.
It comes in two hardback books and in a slipcase. TRUE

book 1 comes with all the details on the invasion- background TRUE
includes the invasion of the Cryptus System, called the shieldworlds of Baal.
the astra militarum, blood angels and even the sisters of battle are mentioned here. TRUE

book 2 is rules including, Echoes of War scenarios (6), a cities of death expansion with 6 new missions, death from the skies rules for aerial combat. TRUE

Forces of Leviathan: a new detachment for Tyranids with warlord traits, datasheets for new units, and new formations. TRUE

Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
The box kit for tyranids coming out next weekend is a Venomthrope-Zoanthrope dual kit that will come with 3 models. TRUE
The exciting part is that there is a new zoanthrope character upgrade called a Neurothrope, which very much sounds like the old Doom of Malanti.TRUE
it comes with a spirit leech -warp charge 1, that targets an enemy unit within 18". Leadership check on 3d6 or suffer a wound by each point the test was failed with no armour or cover saves. Each wound also adds 1 to your dice pool for Warp Blasts. TRUE

Bret Rumors - Nov 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Regarding Bretonnians
"they are dead, I was told flat out and promised they are dead from . .

"Did you read both end times books yet,? by the end of glottkin the empire has lost half its population. I hear kislev is gone in the first, along with bretonia."


Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Oct 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
The Traitor Marines coming next Year:
-Few Changes in the Codex FALSE
-Undivided Mono-Lists only (no more Chaos Marks) FALSE
-Black Legion Suppliment revised FALSE


Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2014

Once again, the releases for this week if you are just catching up on the news
Tyranid Toxicrene/Maleceptor 1 miniature $73 TRUE
Warhammer 40k: The Rules small format hardback $58 TRUE
Tyranid Dice Tin 10 dice $17 TRUE

via an anonymous source on Faeit 212*****
Toxicrene
Heavy Support, slight over 150pts TRUE
Acid blood, Lash whips, fearless, Instinctive behavior feed TRUE
On a large oval base with 10 long tentacles and a face like a lictor. TRUE
A 5 wound t6 monstrous creature who is hypertoxic and shrouded. this means any hit gains instant death on a wound roll of a 6 due to a toxic cloud. This includes its close combat attacks and its choking cloud TRUE

Choking Cloud; 12" assault1 ignores cover, lg blast. Chocking cloud is S3, poisoned 2+ and against open topped vehicles or any vehicle that has lost a hull point the attack gains armour bane. TRUE

Maleceptor
Elite Choice: Monstrous Creature, slightly over 200pts TRUE
A 4 legged beast with two large scything talons TRUE
A psyker level 2, synapse monstrous creature that has an invul save of 5+. It has shadows of the warp and a 4+ save. TRUE

Psychic Overload: Warp Charge 2 TRUE
It has the psychic power psychic overload, which is a 24" focused witchfire. target must take a leadership test on 3d6 and vehicles count as leadership 10, failure causes d3 wounds no armor or cover saves allowed, and a causes a single glancing hit to vehicles, no cover save allowed. The maleceptor can do psychic overload three times a round, but cannot target the same model twice. TRUE

Blood Angel Rumors - Oct 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
BA are indeed pegged for a mid-november release but there will be little or even no model releases at all. FALSE

If there is anything released expect either plastic reclusiarch or sang priest. But no new squad kits or vehicles. FALSE


Fantasy Rumors- Oct 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Endtimes
Bretonnians are not coming in the near future as their own separate release. That said I have heard they are being squashed as a separate army, and will indeed be coming to us in book 4 as part of an alliance. FALSE


Release Schedule Rumors - Sept 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212 ***
Next few week releases are:
- Dark Eldar FALSE

And then: Space Hulk limited edition. FALSE

Eldar Rumors / Supplement Rumors - Sept 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212 ***
An Ulthwé Strikeforce supplement for Codex Eldar is on the horizon with new plastic Warlocks. FALSE
GW realizes that Eldar players can and do field many Warlocks as part of the HQ Council, so they are giving this the dedicated plastic multi-part infantry kit treatment rather than offering only one or two single plastic character clam-pack models (which would put a limit on posing options, etc.) PARTIALLY TRUE

As you know the current Warlock models are very dated, a few of them being Jes Goodwin's "evergreen" sculpts which have stood the test of time since the early 90's. Jes has wanted these classic models to be redone for a long time. The Ulthwé supplement will be the perfect opportunity to release the new kit (which of course will be usable by all Eldar warhosts, not just Ulthwé).

The supplement itself is largely based on Phil Kelly's brilliant Ulthwé Strike Force army list from Codex: Eye of Terror way back in 3rd edition. We can expect the usual background section which will greatly expand on what we know about Ulthwé along with Warlord Traits, wargear, Cities of Death / Stronghold Assault strategems, etc.

via an anonymous source on Faeit 212 ***
I have seen the Voidraven bomber in the list of products on a GW Store computer. Its 81 bucks, I make a bet on it. TRUE

Dark Eldar Rumors - Sept 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212 ***
I saw two new interesting things. The Dark Eldar Archon and Urien Rakarth seem to be getting a price reduction. Not much, but some. If I had to guess, I'd say that it was a plastic transition. Also, there is another entry titled, "Artrax: Dark Eldar." I don't know what that is, but it's listed as the same price as a 7th ed Codex. FALSE

Additionally, I looked into BA and Necrons. I didn't see anything new, but I did see that their Codex's prices are increased to 7th ed levels, leading me to believe that they are on their way.

However, based on my previous information on the possible DE supplements, "Dark Eldar: Wyches" and "Dark Eldar: Covens" I would assume that Dark Eldar are next up. That is simply a deduction of mine with no hard evidence, so take it how you wish. FALSE

Dark Eldar Rumors - Aug 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212 ****
A reduced price Incubi box(which is drastic, it seems, becoming cheaper than Wracks are now). FALSE

Two items named "Dark Eldar: Covens" and "Dark Eldar: Wyches" for the same price as a 7th Ed Codex. Now I can't say with much certainty what these are, but based on their price and title, I think they might be supplements. FALSE

In addition to that, I have seen the normal 7th Ed priced 'Codex: Dark Eldar" TRUE
and the "Codex: Dark Eldar Limited Edition" that is a bit cheaper than others. PARTIALLY TRUE

Also of interest is the "Dark Eldar Tantalus" that I found that is four dollars cheaper than three Terminator boxes. If this Tantalus entry pans out, I would assume it is our version of the Imperial Knight/Baneblade/Stompa. FALSE

Dark Eldar Rumors - Aug 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
He gave me some insight into what he had seen in early drafts of the book from the design team. I would consider these 1-2 star rumors, more of logical speculation on his end based on what he had seen:

- Eldar special rules were being thrown around as an idea, Ancient Doom and a form of Battle Focus that let warriors run/shoot in the same phase and Wyches run/assault in the same turn. FALSE

- Points decreases for the elites and troops sections, by about 1-2 ppm, but increases to raiders, ravagers, and venoms by about 5 points. The net result was units in transports costing about the same. FALSE

- Obviously the model-less characters were taken out - Vect is a lord of war, but baron, duke, malys, and the decapitator are gone. FALSE

- No new unit entries that he had seen, but repackaged models. I asked him about plastic incubi, mandrakes, grotesques and wracks, clampacks or the voidraven, and he said he honestly hadn't seen anything concrete on them, so couldn't say one way or the other but wouldn't be surprised since finecast had been removed from most new books that still had any.

- No info on warlord traits unfortunately, but said that the drug chart was being refined to mesh with 7th ed special rules (specifically, the drug that gives 3d6 run pick the highest is removed, since that is essentially fleet, which many units have already). FALSE

- Confirmed that, as we all knew, the wargear section for haemies was being shortened, possibly turned into relics. Hallmarks like venom blades, huskblades, soul traps, shadow fields, agonisers should still be there in the generic wargear section. In his words, "shocked if they took those out". TRUE

Overall, more of a streamlining similar to the GK dex, but without removing much other than the named characters. Should still play the same, but have more continuity with the current rules, and with the warlord traits and new FOC (didn't elaborate on what it might look like) will have much more added than lost, unlike GK. TRUE

Said he wouldn't be shocked if we also get plastic kits for some of the finecast options, to make the release similar to Orks. Certainly didn't feel like a nerf in his opinion, but did go a long way to limit the viability of things like jetseer lists that relied on the 2++ of the baron.

Fantasy Supplement Rumors - Aug 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Nagash army will be first of many alliance armies - there will be other in 9th ed - so there won't be free choice alliances, but ready army lists mixing two armies. TRUE

Dark Eldar Rumors - Aug 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Fantasy 3-Week-Releases. After this Dark Eldar. TRUE

Grey Knight Rumors - Aug 2014
So... They're out there now, people know they're coming so I can talk about them.

It's true that the Inquisition and assassins were cut. Assassins are getting their own update (similar to 4E) which will let them end up in any Imperial Army without necessarily taking an Inquisitor and have some cool narrative missions/kill team missions. TRUE

But we're not here to talk about Assassins.

Grey Knights are definitely getting "stripped" of a lot of the bloat they had before, not necessarily the stuff they had. TRUE

What I mean by that is this codex is C:Grey Knights, and NOT Ordo Malleus.

The focus is on the marines and only the marines. If you want to recreate existing armies, its not difficult you just use the inquisitor codex alongside it. TRUE

The special characters as rumored at gone, BUT the relics section lets you effectively portray them (functionally) on the table. This lets people convert to their heart's content without conflict as to what is/is not the right way to represent one character or another. TRUE

Unlike space wolves and Orks there is no follow up supplement for Grey Knights. It's all in the book already. TRUE

Draigo makes paladins troops, but they have to be 4 or more models or else remain elites. FALSE

Things got a little bit cheaper to bring them in line with the new base marine costs.

Librarians still require terminator armor. TRUE

Land raiders are dedicated transports for strike squads as well. FALSE

Deep striking via teleport got more precise. FALSE

Grand strategies are warlord traits. FALSE

There are 2 new kits only one of which is a vehicle FALSE

Have some very unique rules for when playing against daemons primary. /Both/ armies get buffs (fluff wise because GKs only show up when the situation is super dire) FALSE

So to reiterate: book is about the grey knights and nothing else cluttering it.

If you want the old book, just grab codex: inquisition to go with it.



It's not GWs fault that TOs are limiting people to two sources. The design process was that the book was too bloated with choices that had nothing to do with grey knights, thus didn't need to be there.

Does it mean less options? Sort of, if you only have one book, but in return you get a more balanced army that isn't being weighed against the strength of inquisitorial henchmen when considering the potency of "GK troops," allowing for a much stronger book if you wanted to play just knights.

Crowe doesn't make purifiers troops in the traditional way, but he has a formation that's him with 2-6 units of purifiers in transports. FALSE

In this formation he gets a bodyguard of the new unit that are based roughly on his "story" per se and is the only way to give him a retinue as he is not normally an independent character. FALSE

More will hit the internet soon I'm sure but that's all I can say for now

Bret Rumors - Aug 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Bret's are 100% confirmed next FALSE

White Dwarf Rumors - Aug 2014
via an anonymous source
GW may in the near future drop Warhammer visions, the sells of the magazine are VERY poor. Some parts of the content returns to the White Dwarf, Weekly issues remains, but more pages. The other Parts of the visions content comes with "Guide Books" like the new Space Wolves release. FALSE

Space Wolf Rumors - Aug 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
The venerable dreadnought shield is called a Blizzard shield, and it grants a 3+ invul to every damage on in front facing. ALREADY TRUE
the axe ist just like a CCW with mastercrafted. ALREADY TRUE

Jaws of the world wolf is still in, its power 6, warp charge 2, focused witch fire with 18" inch. Single model ini test or removed. MC's auto pass this test. TRUE

Long fang squads start with 2 space marines, the ancient and a long fang for 30pts. TRUE


Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Next week:
Logan Grimnar DUPLICATE
Wolf Priest Terminator FALSE
Space Wolves Strikeforce FALSE
Another Space Wolfs related Novel FALSE

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Yes next week is Logan pre-orders. TRUE
He is indeed on a chariot. TRUE
The chariot is an option for any Wolf Lord, but not Wolf Guard Battle Leaders. FALSE

Space wolf Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Hey there some info about the new SW codex. Not a lot but a couple tie bits. Came from someone who works for GW
New Logan grimnar model- can be on foot or in a landsled pulled by, yes a thunder wolf. DUPLICATE
He is a lord of war
New dreadnought model called murderfang has a storm shield and he has 7 attacks +D3 FALSE
Murderfang/venerable/Bjorn are a plastic multi kit ALREADY TRUE

I would consider this to be 100% accurate. This is the same guy who told me about the orks codex and he was spot on.

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source
Murderfang (Unique) TRUE
WS5 BS3
Furious Charge, It Will not Die, Rage, Rampage, and Murderlust (ignores effects of crew shaken and stunned) TRUE

Also comes with Murderclaws one with storm bolter and one with a flamer. Murderclaws are S7 AP2, Master crafted, shred, specialists weapon

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source on the cover of the Space Wolf codex and next week's releases.
It' looks like the Blood of Asaheim Novel cover, but different. TOO VAGUE

I heared next week GW will bring an Bjorn/Venerable SW Dreadnought Box. TRUE

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source that gave us the early flyer information
Next week after the flyer there will be another Space Wolves release. But no codex yet. It looks as GW will make a habbit of 3-4weeks long release, just like with Orks. FALSE

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Codex cover shows an Warrior with Bolter and an primitive looking power sword. FALSE

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
The Stormfang Gunship has the look of half of a Caestus Assault Ram, and is on the cover of next week's White Dwarf. The previous rumors really list out its abilities well. It comes with a Helfrost Destructor, two twin-linked heavy bolters, two stormstrike missiles and ceramite plating, with power of the machine spirit. TRUE

Heavy bolter upgrades to skyhammer missile launcher or two twin linked multi-meltas TRUE
stormstrike missiles can be upgraded to a twin linked lascannon. TRUE

Helfrost Destructor TRUE
Dispersed 24" S6 AP3 Hvy1, Helfrost, Large Blast
Focused 24" S8 AP1, Hvy1, Helfrost, Lance

Stormstrike Missile 72" S8 AP2 hvy1 Concussive one shot only TRUE

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
via an must remain anonymous source on Faeit 212
Your information on space wolves main units is a bit off.

Grey Hunters are not cheaper, they are still 15/model. FALSE

They come with Bolter, Bolt Pistol, grenades, ATSKNF, Counter Attack and Acute Senses. FALSE

They can have one model upgraded to a Wolf Guard, for +10 points, who gets +1Ld/attack and access to wargear. (Same as veteran sergeants, except that if not taken, there isn't a "character" in the unit the way normal sergeants are). TRUE

They can take 1 special weapon, or 2 at 10 man. They are limited only to special weapons and not heavy as per normal. They pay the same points as space marines now, not a discount and not a free one at 10. TRUE

They can also take plasma pistols at 1 per 5 in addition to special weapons. FALSE

They can swap their bolter for a chainsword at no cost, on a model-by-model basis, and it specifies that it must also be represented on the model. FALSE

Wolf banners are still in, but aren't as good and cost 15 points not 10. PARTIALLY TRUE

Bloodclaws are 13 points per model, FALSE
minimum 5 up to 20. FALSE Similar as above for upgrades. Unlike what's in stormclaw, if you upgrade a Bloodclaw to a Wolf Guard he gets +1 WS and BS (to take him to 4/4). They have rage now instead of their former +d3 attacks on the charge.TRUE

Wolf Guard terminators are now an entry, as are Wolf Guard non terminators, so no mixing and matching. No more pack leader separating of Wolf Guard to join other squads. Just upgrades in unit.TRUE

While I'm sure that a lot of people will be flipping over the loss of certain iconic character elements for space wolves, the new stuff in the book isn't just "Wolf This" "Wolf That" and they still remain sufficiently divergent from normal marines, with points costs that are now in line with them. Though I won't deny that they definitely were toned down in a lot of ways (that they weren't really overpowered in by any real means) they have been compensated for by gaining access to things like space marine AA tanks, a new flyer and some really nifty formations.

Logan Grimnar and Bjorn are Lords of War FALSE


Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source in Faeit 212
It will come in 2 versions:
First - 215 points TRUE
One - assault transport with TL hell frost cannon DUPLICATE
Two fire modes: DUPLICATE
- s6 ap3, blast, then it forces a Str test. If the test is failed, the enemy dies
- s8 ap1 , heavy 1 - rest is the same
16 models capacity DUPLICATE
Heavy Bolters with MMelta or Skyhammer Option DUPLICATE
Second: 220 points DUPLICATE
6 models capacity DUPLICATE
Hell frost cannon (the same as above)
Storm Strike missile DUPLICATE
Both flyers have Machine Spirit and Ceramite plating.
DUPLICATE
The model will cost as much as a storm raven.

Space Wolf rumors - July 201v4

via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
With the Codex release, there will come new Boxed Sets:

-Sky Claw Pack - 5 Marines with Jump Pack FALSE
1x Space Wolves sprue, 1x old Assault Marine Jumppack sprue

-Long Fang Pack - 5 Marines and Razorback FALSE
1x Space Wolves sprue, 1x Devastator Weapon sprue, 1x Razorback & Rhino sprues

-Retinue of the Wolf Priest - 1x Wolf Priest, 10x Wolf Guard FALSE
1x Wolf Priest sprue, 2x Space Wolves sprues, 1x Space Marine Command Squad sprue

-Ragnars Gfreat Company - 1x Wolf Lord, 5x Terminators, 20x Grey Hunters / Blood Claws, 3x Drop Pod
1x Wolf Lord sprue, 1x Space Wolves Terminator sprue, 4x Space Wolves sprues, 3x Drop Pod sprues FALSE

Supplement Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
We talked about this months ago
We will be seeing lots more. Campaigns will be a big part of 7th to keep the narrative flowing.

Every other codex will have a campaign bridge with the next.
Like Orks - campaign - Space Wolves
for Example Dark Eldar - campaign - Blood Angels. FALSE

Each campaign is 3 parts.
1. before the box that sets the stage. Roughly alongside the first codex.
2. inside the box for the bulk of the fighting
3. after the box that concludes the campaign. Roughly alongside the second codex.

DV wont be pulled from each release, that's just happening now to make ensure that they all have 7th edition rule books (I don't know if old sets are being opened and then repackaged, but they just don't want 6th being sold). Anyone who bought DV recently btw can get a 7th mini rule book for free if they have their receipt showing the purchase date within a month of 7ths release.

I don't know for sure, but it was mentioned that all narrative boxes (like storm claw) will come with the mini rule book as added incentive, but DV will remain on the shelves as the starter product.

6 months per is roughly accurate. Their life cycles are directly tied to codex releases.

All will have special edition models like Krom and the Ork. That wont be later released separately. They will be box exclusive.

Chaos Daemon Rumors - July 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212 (vague rumor)
they are saying its a palanquin of Nurgle model, herald or ku'gath options. FALSE

via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
In July for one week, we become in one Month a Nurgle release FALSE
-Nugle Beast in Plastic FALSE
-Plague Marines Box with Termi Bitz FALSE
-Something big but not a Greater Demon of Nurgle FALSE

Imperial Guard Rumors - Jul 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
The Steel Host Formation TRUE
1 Tank Commander
3 Leman Russ Squadrons
1 Hydra
Elite Tank Crews: The tank commander and all vehicles in the formation within 12" have preferred enemy. TRUE

Ork Rumors - June 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Ghazghgull is a lord of war TRUE
The stoompa is in the codex TRUE
Waaagh- They can run and charge same turn TRUE
Boarding planks adds 2inches to your move on disembarking te vehicle FALSE
Ere we go- reroll one charge die TRUE
In combat they are always fearless FALSE
Killa Kanz are now 6 a unit FALSE
Bikes are down 7 points Can be 15 a unit TRUE
A seperate forceorg chart TRUE
9 troops
3 HQs

Bret Rumors - June 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
There is a rumour I've been hearing that all bretonnian knights except for knights errant will all be champions, like how grail knights are currently which will all have 2 attacks and accept challenges. FALSE
Knights with lances will also get some kind of jousting focus rule where they can lose one attack and gain one extra strength on the charge. FALSE

Ork Rumors/ Supplement Rumors - Jun 201voice4
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212 in response to Ork Supplement Inquiries.
I've heard there will be a limited codex with an supplement included. TRUE

Ork Rumors - Jun 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
passed on some info. He said that you will be able to make a Mega Armored Big Mek or
Warboss out of the new Meganobz kit. Similar to how Nork Deddog can be
assembled out the Ogryn kit. TRUE

Ork Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Ork units over a certain large size generate a warp charge. TRUE
Each separate combat Orks are in generate a warp charge. FALSE

Multiple units in the same combat are treated as a single group in regards to hit the size threshold for generating warp charges, so that several small units can mob up to generate a charge where they would not be able to otherwise.FALSE


Bret Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
A little bird behinds the scenes has revealed to someone I know that
apparently Bretonnians are in July and will be getting a new book along
with... FALSE

Plastic duel kit questing/grail knights

Plastic knights of the realm/questing knights on foot. Have maces or swords
plus shields.

special rule for knights armed with maces confers a +1S

two clam packs with characters.

Release Schedule Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212

There may be a supplement this fall dedicated to organized play. With 7th edition Foc really dedicated to the narrative style of play in the new rulebook, this new supplement will cater to pick up games and organize game play. In that regards, previous rumors of percentages and side boards are in as an alternate way to play the game.
The timeline for such a supplement would be this fall before November. Also coming are more regular FAQ's once the new rulebook is released, but with very little interest in Erratas where rules or information are changed. It is felt that once the new rulebook is out, that more effort for FAQs is needed. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - May 2014
LATE OCTOBER - EARLY NOVEMBER FALSE
Dark Eldar

MID-LATE NOVEMBER FALSE
EMPIRE

COMPLETE DECEMBER
The BObbit and Scenery FALSE

JANUARY FALSE
Possible Space Wolves

Release Schedule Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
LATE MAY
40k 7th Edition

EARLY-MID JUNE
Orks TRUE

LATE JUNE
Ork Theme Apocalypse Supplement PARTIALLY TRUE

EARLY-MID JULY DUPLICATE
Bretons

LATE JULY FALSE
Chaos Space Marines Sets and Supplement

EARLY AUGUST FALSE
40k New Starter Set

MID-LATE AUGUST FALSE
Blood Angels

EARLY SEPTEMBER FALSE
Armageddon Apocalypse Supplement

MID SEPTEMBER FALSE
Warhammer Fantasy 9th Edition

LATE SEPTEMBER - EARLY OCTOBER FALSE
Orcs and Goblins

MID OCTOBER FALSE
Fantasy Starter Set s

Starter Set Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
The re-release of Dark Vengeance with the new Rulebook is only temporary FALSE

Blood Angel Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
-Clam Pack Captain in a 2nd Edition Golden Armor Design, armed with Combi-Melter FALSE
-Box with all options for the Predator (Baal, Detructor and Annihilator, new Melta weapon in Turret option) FALSE
-Honour Guard and Blood Brothers Multi Box FALSE

Blood Brothers have survived as members of the Death Company and turned back to normal Astartes, they are like Vanguard Veterans but more "BA-like" and with different weapon options. FALSE

7th Edition Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
These are in Australian prices
Standard edition 140 TRUE
Collectors Edition 360 TRUE
Physhic Cards 16 TRUE
Objective Tokens 12 TRUE

Blood Angels Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Be prepared for the Blood Angels update, its closing fast upon the release date. A few models have been reworked, use of vehicles, and weapons previously not in the codex will be getting added to the codex. We should be having a few of the new BA appearing before the codex is released. PARTIALLY TRUE

Starter Set Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Blood Angels
-Captain with Jump Pack FALSE
-Tactical Squad (10) FALSE
-Assault Squad (5) FALSE
-Terminator Squad (5) FALSE
-Cybot with Multi Melta and Autocannon FALSE
-Sangunary Priest (with Corbulo option) FALSE

Orkz
-Ork Boss TRUE
-Wyrdboy FALSE
-Balla Boyz Mob (10) FALSE
-Moscha Boyz Mob (10) FALSE
-Meganobz Mob (5) FALSE
-Kommando Mob (5) FALSE

Dark Eldar Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
the Haemonculi will be a big focus of the new book as the Wraiths were with the Eldar. There is a possibility of the models being a WD release initially. The Wrack kit doubles as a entirely new unit that focuses on chemical weapons. FALSE

The following new Haemonculi will be unleashed upon us all:

1) "Bane" type unit. Bigger than a Grotesque but smaller than a Talos. FALSE
May be a new character.
2) New Plastic Wracks (5 per box, dual kit). Includes all weapon upgrades. TRUE
3) New Plastic Grotesques (3 per box). Includes all weapon upgrades. FALSE
4) Plastic Clampack Haemonculus. TRUE

The Bane have even more exaggerated proportions that looks like it can rip a Dreadnought to shreads bare handed, very cool.

Starter Set Rumors / Blood Angel Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
There will be a Scenery Set suitable for the starter Set. FALSE

Limited Starter Set included Multi Part Sanguinary Priest. FALSE

Space Wolf Rumors / Ork Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
It's going to be the greenskins, TRUE
then Space Wolves. The Sons of Russ will be getting their own flier, and it's sitting in the warehouses right now. TRUE

Blood Angel Rumors / Ork Rumors - May 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212


-Blood Angel will get sometime after the new starter set a codex TRUE
-There will be no new super units TRUE
-The Predator gets a new box FALSE
-besides the Baal and the other two Variants a new Weapon option FALSE
-There will be a Multi Box with Honour Guard and something he called "Blood Brothers". FALSE

via a different anonymous source on Faeit 212
had already seen the new rulebook. The cover showing Blood Angels beating Orks. FALSE

Then he said it is planned to expand the Starter Set with another Box. He was not sure but he said that this box should include more models, probably limited. TRUE

7th Edition Rumors - May 201na4
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I was today in my GW Store, the "black shirt" manager told me the cover showing Blood Angels. FALSE

7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
FoC removed, percentages added. FALSE

Players have a "sideboard" of up to X number of selections (2-5, bracketed on points, so 1k or less games you have 2 sideboards, at 3k+ you have 5). FALSE

Sideboards can't be more than 25% of the total, or can be none at all. FALSE

They are referred to as "Secondary Detachments." FALSE

They are used for anything from allies to just additional things from your own codex.

If they are allies, then they require an HQ and a troop, and are still bound by the 25% of total. FALSE

Both players are expected to have sideboards.

Sideboarding is now a part of the game, done before deployment but in order of turn priority. So the person going first, picks their sideboard first after learning what race their opponent is playing, and seeing 75% of their army (and the available sideboards). FALSE

The person going second then picks their sideboard, after their opponent has selected, but before either side deploys.
----------------------------
Other tweeks include assaulting as a form of sweeping advance/consolidation. FALSE

The option to flee, in response to being charged (after overwatching) but there is the potential to be swept and the unit charging can (if they have the movement and sweep you) just hit a different unit provided it's in the same rough direction as the unit they swept. FALSE

The main thing I wanted to touch on is sideboards, % based army building, battle brothers being removed and units being able to lock themselves into combat to combat, but simultaneously enemy generals having another tool to avoid combat to counter act this. FALSE

Starter Set Rumors - Apr 2014
via an anonymous source
(sorry if it's a little rough, as this was translated from Italian by the source)
New item has come up in inventory, in a black box: imperial guard vs eldar. Not all stores got it, but it is there. Systems were updated last year on inventory, so this is new. I would say no to blood angels and orks with this later in the year. FALSE

7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
i can confirm that 7th edition will be released on 24th of may. As off today all rulebooks are removed from the shop floors and known lossed. TRUE

7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
via a must remain anonymous source.
-7th edition will come in June DUPLICATE
-New fortification rules and Lords of War will both be in the new rulebook as standard, there are some changes from what we have now. TRUE
-There will be a new phase added to the game, a psychic phase. TRUE

Epic Rumors - Apr 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Epic:
The Armageddon War is on its way. The starter box contains Blood Angels vs Orks and probably some plastic scenery. Armies will be released in single, fairly large boxes (probably around £50) with fully playable forces straight out of the box. Think half a company of Space Marines + tanks + thunderhawk, or a titan legions box set with an Imperator titan, Warlord titan, and accompanying reavers, warhounds and knights. The initial release will be just Space Marines, Orks, Titan Legions and Imperial Guard. FALSE

The kicker: it will be 10mm scale rather than 6mm. Infantry is currently being tested at 4 guys on a round base but it has been tested at both 5 man and 3 man bases. FALSE

Warhammer Fantasy Rules Rumors - Apr 2014

via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
- the next fantasy edition is no continuation of the 8th edition. It uses a
variant ruleset of 40k now PARTIALLY TRUE
- Fantasy has no movement value anymore, but a armour saving profile FALSE
- there are still armour savings modifiers TRUE
- all special rules use the 40k rules FALSE
- units move like 40k units, but can assume one of three formations, block,
tortuga and arrow FALSE
- fantasy flyers can only be hit with minus three to the ballistic talent
and can hit models under their flight path FALSE
- there are allies in fantasy FALSE
- war machines are their own category like special and core now, 25% of
points can spent on war machines FALSE
- there is a system to buy terrain TRUE
- warlord tables, but can choose which trait to get FALSE
- weapons have a profile like 40k but no armour ignore column FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Apr 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Release Schedule
May-Wood Elves TRUE
June- 7th edition DUPLICATE
July-Orks FALSE
August-Campaigns FALSE
September-Fantasy 9th edition starter and book FALSE
October-Blood Angels FALSE
November-Empire and Caverns of Screams (scenario book) FALSE

Ork Rumors - Apr 2014
This is a large release with five plastic kits and
two codices - the main codex and one supplement for blood axe freebooterz. FALSE

- a warboss in mega-armour with a "chainblade cleaver" FALSE

- a box that makes 3 behemorks, giant orks, as large as a killa-kan. They are stitched-up painboy experiments with giant chainaxes and a cannon that shoots buzz saw-blades. There is a heavily armoured variant with power drills and some sort of shoulder-mounted beam weapon with a tesla coil muzzle. FALSE

- a tankbusta combokit for the specialist ork squads FALSE

- buggy kit that also makes defflaunchas, halftrakk multiple-rocket-launchers. There is pirate nob either on foot or on the buggy. He was described as a mix of pirate and mercenary. A giant grappling hook replaces his forearm, a custom energy pistol, a bandana and two crossed belts on his breast with trophy fangs. The nob is a new HQ choice called 'ead'unter. FALSE


- The last kit is a battle fortress larger than a baneblade. It has a maritime vibe to it. It is basically a huge platform on three tracks with a round gun turret in the middle and several outer gun emplacements. The gun emplacement are not automated or armoured turrets, but open WW2 flak guns operated by orks and gretchins. FALSE

The platform has the shape of a star like renaissance-era fortresses with corrugated metal rails. There is an engine section at the rear end under the platform with exaggerated exhaust-chimneys and a crane that puts scrabs into a tank mouth. The main turret superstructure looks like an igloo. It has either a cannon with three barrels, each with a different size and length or a command bridge. On the platform there is either a landing platform including a killa kopta, a missile silo or two double-barreled armoured turrets.

The last options allegedly makes the fortress look like a battleship. There are galley-like trenches in the platform where ork passengers huddle. They are either empty or covered by canvas, so you can only see the bulges made by their heads. FALSE

The model has lots of humorous touches. The gretchins all wear spiked bismarck-like helmets. There is an ork bouncer standing at the bulkhead of the command tower. FALSE

7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014

via an anonymous source on Faeit 212

- 7th 40k edition is only a minor update FALSE
- 40k run is part of the movement phase
- assault distance is not influenced by terrain, but gives minus two to
initiative FALSE
- vector strikes allow armour saves, but deal one to six hits
- 40k uses a percentage system for the army list FALSE
- you can bring as many different allies as you want. You can spend a
fourth of your points on allies, but they also count as their normal
category FALSE
- you can bring three allies to a game and must choose one FALSE
- bikes can strike units in 1” in the movement phase without assaulting
just like chariots, but can attacked back
- fortification and lords of war rules are in, but no profiles PARTIALLY TRUE
- you have to pass a initiative test to shoot overwatching, get minus three
to ballistic talent
- you can engage new unit after victory in melee, but enemy can shoot
overwatch again FALSE
- you can choose to flee if you are charged but can be destroyed FALSE
- if you want to run in 12” of enemy you have to pass a leadertest FALSE
- vehicles get no cover saves against infantry, only against other vehicles FALSE

Starter Set Rumors - Apr 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
40k 7th edition and the new starter kit Beachhead Stygia. FALSE
It is small kit, with only five scouts, five blood angels, a commander with jump pack, five meganobs, 10 armoured ork shootas including a nob with two-handed axe and 10 gretchins. FALSE
There are some destroyed columns, destroyed gothic stone walls and a three-piece stone bridge carried by gargoyles. FALSE
It has a 96 page book, but only about the half is used for rules including three scenarios. FALSE
Expert rules like all vehicle-related stuff are omitted completely. FALSE
There are a handful of dice, a ruler, but no blast markers.FALSE

At the same time, there will be a new starter painting kit with 10 snapfit miniatures that will bring the tactical marines from the starter box to a full squad size and gives the ork player 5 additional boyz. It has a 48 page booklet with additional scenarios and hobby guides, brushes, basing sand and glue. FALSE

Wood Elf Rumors - Apr 2014
Wood Elves are out in May. DUPLICATE
They get only a two week release - armybook, magic cards and three plastic kits. It is not a total overhaul and their finecast kits - even the cavalry plastic-finecast-kits - stay valid.
The only exception is the eternal guard. They are dropped completely. The models can be used as war dancers. FALSE

One of the new kits is special because it can be used for several different units. You can build either three hawk riders, which are one hawk and two surfers now, or three giant owl-like monsters called stonefeathers and six waywatchers. On top of that you can build a hero on hawk or on foot. FALSE

The second kit is a war dancer combokit. The second unit wears varying animal masks and shields made of pelt on wooden frames. They have animal claws as weapons. FALSE

The last kit is tree ancient and meadow hag. The former is a giant-sized tree man with a huge beard made of bark. The latter has a crown of leaves and she has a skirt of roots instead of legs. Her hands grow into a web of thorns. FALSE

The rest of the range stays as it is, the finecast kits probably mail order only. FALSE

The wood elves have very dynamic poses because almost all their units are skirmishers again and the sculptors didn't have to worry about spacing. FALSE
Skirmishers work seamlessly with other regiments in 9th edition, so there will be no problem with this play style. FALSE

IG Rumors - Apr 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
1 ~ Sly Marbo will NOT be in the new AM codex. He's gone. (possibly a future dataslate) TRUE

2 ~ The Vendetta has gone up to 170 points, and lost half it's transport capacity, in that it can only transport up to 6 infantry (25mm) models. They can, however, still be taken in squadrons. TRUE

IG Rumors - Apr 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
The new commissar looks like he is holding a Plasma pistol and a Sword in a very dynamic pose very much in the pose you had up the other day. TRUE

In White Dwarf Issue #11
Militarum Auxilla Bullgryns TRUE
Militarum Auxilla Ogryns TRUE
Militarum Auxilla Nork Deddog TRUE
Officio Prefectus Commissar

IG Rumors - Mar 2014
Got my hands on the new White Dwarf. Flipping through it now, I can confirm the previous reports of new orders and the Cadian Armoured Fist and Wyvern. Wyvern stats are:

AV 12 10 10, Open-Topped, Heavy Support slot and can be taken in 3s. They come with 2 Stormshard Cannons which as has been previously mentioned are TL, Heavy 2, Barrage, Ignores Cover and Shred at Str 4 AP 6 48 inch range and a Heavy Bolter that can be upgraded to Heavy Flamer. TRUE

The limited edition Astra Militarum Codex is cloth-bound and will be set at 2000 copies. TRUE

One thing that I have not seen mentioned is that all Astra Militarum detachments may now be upgraded to include up to 3 Primaris Psykers, Enginseers and Ministorum Priests. TRUE

Web Page Rumors - Mar 2014
anonymous source on Faeit 212 wrote:Both Whats New Today and the new website will go live on April 11th. The site will be easier to navigate, and comes with a lot of new features, some of which are not on the test sites. ALREADY TRUE
Forgeworld will be there eventually, but is not right now. FALSE

Fortification Rumors - Void Generators - Mar 2014
via a reader here on Faeit 212
I just picked up the latest edition of White Dwarf and the opening pages depict the brand new Void Shield Generator model. Very beautiful model, looks like a series of tesla coils atop conjoining towers (a moderate amount of skulls). According to the article this will be for a limited release of 1000 units. TRUE


White Dwarf Rumors - Mar 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
just saw the next WDW, it's about apocalypse formation of knight, and a
book of apocalyspe will be sold. TRUE
nothing about the new guard ogryns or scions etc... TRUE
painting articles about metabrutus, pages about apocalypse, a dataslate for
daemons (exalted chariot tzench) and a datasheet for a knight formation in
apocalypse. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Crimson Slaughter - March 2014
via a reader on Faeit 212
I managed to get a look at the new White Dwarf. The Crimson Slaughter have the usual relics, warlords traits and so on. The Force Org change is that you can take Possessed as Troops. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2014
Please note that the source has clarified that there was an error in what was said, and we have corrected it.

via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
-CODEX: CRIMSON SLAUGHTER (ENGLISH): 39 euros TRUE
-CHAOS SPACE MARINE HELBRUTE: 43 euros TRUE
-CHAOS SPACE MARINE ATTACK FORCE: 160 euros with: TRUE
1 CHAOS RHINO
1 CHAOS TERMINATOR LORD
5 CHAOS SPACE MARINE RAPTORS
1 CHAOS SPACE MARINE FORGEFIEND
10 CHAOS SPACE MARINE
5 CHAOS TERMINATORS



Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Attack Force Contents - Mar 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
-CODEX: CRIMSON SLAUGHTER (ENGLISH): 39 euros DUPLICATE
-CHAOS SPACE MARINE HELBRUTE: 43 euros DUPLICATE
-CHAOS SPACE MARINE ATTACK FORCE: 160 euros with: FALSE
1 CHAOS RHINO
1 CHAOS TERMINATOR
5 CHAOS SPACE MARINE RAPTORS
1CHAOS SPACE MARINE FORGEFIEND
10 CHAOS SPACE MARINE

IG Rumors - Feb 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
we've already seen one of the new IG kits, but nobody seems to have noticed so far. There is a miniature "hidden in plain sight" in one of the newer publications. TOO VAGUE

Knight Rumors - Cost - Feb 2014
via an anonymous source
preorders for imperial knights are 330 Liras,
which is around 150-160 usd.

I guess this kind of confirms the earlier rumor the the knight kit will be
around 160 usd. FALSE

Forgeworld rumors - Feb 2014
via a long time anonymous source on Faeit 212 ***
Someone I know has written a mail to FW and pretended to be a "shareholder" and asked for the "Page merge topic". He got back an interesting mail:

Hi ,

These rumors are false. Games Workshop is getting a new Website but we will not be merging with them. We have got plans to update our website but it is not being merged with the Games Workshop website. TRUE

If there is anything further we can do to assist you, or if you have any queries about the information we have requested or provided, please telephone us.

Regards,

Forge World

Tyranid Rumors - Feb 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I have seen the next issue of White Dwarf, and in it is the announcement for the next dataslate for Tyranids, Leviathan Rising II, Tyranid Invasion. There is not much mentioned except that the story of the world Satys invasion continues, and it also contains new rules and scenarios. TRUE

I am imagining since no date is listed, and it says available in its various formats, that the release date will be on Saturday when the magazine is released, or at least available for pre-orders on that date.

Forgeworld Rumors - Feb 2014
via a reader here on Faeit 212
We were chatting about the merger of FW, BL et al and he stated that forge
world would soon be purchasable in GW shops. As in, go into a shop and
order FW stuff then have it delivered to store for collection. He didn't
think they would be getting much / any physical forge world stock. FALSE

Interestingly, the main reason in-store orders of forge world were not done
before was, apparently, a capacity issue. In that forge world don't have
enough resin moulding machines to fulfil the amount of orders they could
potentially get if it was promoted in stores.


However, with GW getting out of resin and moving to all plastics (his
words) the resin moulding machines can be given over to forge world to
increase their capacity to produce. We've already seen the start of this
with forge world taking over fine cast production. They obviously want the
machines to ramp up production of Forgeworld stuff ready for the increased
availability. FALSE

IG Rumors - Feb 2014
via a reader that must stay anonymous on Faeit 212
Hello Natfka, I am not normally a rumour guy.

However, I have today seen (and held) something I was not supposed to.
"Astra Militarium Bullgryns" TRUE

Shrink wrapped box ready for sale; I don't know what that implys about
release time.

Three Plastic "Bullgryns" which seem to be armoured Ogryns with large
riot style shields. TRUE
Looked to be on the same bases as the Space Marine Centurians. TRUE
They are painted in a new looking blue/gray urban cammo.
They have armoured looking torsos and loin cloth type things made out
of tank tracks (!). They also seemed to have cybernetic enchancement
(ala Boneheads). TRUE

Looking at the back of the box, there was a small picture indicating
they could also be built as traditional Ogryns, which retain there
T-shirts and Ripper guns look. The Orgryn on the back had a Green T
shirt. TRUE

IG Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I just want to chime in with a bit concerning the newest rumors of Catachans not going away.

Ever thought about why Marbo, Straken and Harker are still metal and not Finecast? Because this is still the initial production run. There wasn't any need to move them to Finecast because nobody is buying them. Ever thought why the special weapon blister contains 2nd edition miniatures? Those sculpts are old enough to buy a drink in most countries!

Of course GW will tell you that Catachans are not going away. Because you can still play them with the new codex, but just as much as you can still play Vostroyan First Born or Praetorian Guard if you want to.
I wouldn't even be surprised to see them as a supplement in the future.

As far as I know, there won't be any new products or production runs, and Catachans will be moved to "MO only/while stocks last" in the near future. FALSE

Ork Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
boyz will become 2 pts cheaper, but must pay for wargear. FALSE
Choppas being 1pt and shootas being 2pts. Choppas now give +1 strength in FALSE
close combat but only give AP4 on a furious charge. FALSE

40k Rule Rumors / Fantasy Rule Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
GW is going to reveal some big new project internally soon.

He said he and his co-workers speculated that we might actually see both new editions for 40K and WHFB this year FALSE
with rules altered in a way to get both systems as closely together as possible to make transition for players as easy and attractive as possible. FALSE
They also speculated that the recent campaign running in the US stores is a test for a similar campaign run with the *new* starter set. FALSE

Ork Rumors - Playtest? - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I have been handed these play test rules for the new ork codex that is meant for a release around the August period.
I must put a HUGE pinch of salt with these as I have never been sent any information before from this person but others I chat to have declared him as trustworthy.

The Orks are due for a August release. FALSE
these rules are meant to be undergoing testing at the start of February.

Ork boyz: 7pts per model FALSE
WS BS S T A I LD SV
4 2 4 4 2 2 7 6+

Special rules: war gear: squad size:
mob rule FALSE (unchanged) slugga 10-30
furious charge (brb) choppa
Waaagh! (to undergo re-balancing)

new rule additions (can be changed/removed at any time):

swamp them: FALSE
if the ork squad is bigger than the enemy it is fighting in close combat then it gain additional attacks. FALSE
if the squad out does the enemy by 10 more models then it gains an extra d3 attacks to their combat FALSE
if the squad out does the enemy by 20 more models then it gains an extra 2d3 attacks to their combat. FALSE

the extra attacks strike at the majority strength of the squad and count as AP -


deff dread: 50pts per model
WS BS S I A front side rear unit composition:
4 2 6 2 4 11 11 10 1 deff dread

new rule additions (can be changed/removed at any time):



stomp & squish: FALSE
gain an additional d3 attacks when declaring a charge.

faulty technology: FALSE
if the deff dread fails a charge it must roll on the following table:

d6 roll: FALSE
1: kaboom - the deff dread malfunctions and is counted as a explode result
2-4: zog it - the deff dread cannot move or charge in the next turn but can shoot
5-6: gotz it - the deff dread is unaffected and may act normal on the next turn.


Killa kans: 30pts per model
WS BS S I A Front Side Rear
2 2 5 2 3 10 10 10

new rule additions (can be changed/removed at any time):

stomp & squish: FALSE
gain an additional 1 attack when declaring a charge.
faulty technology: FALSE
if the deff dread fails a charge it must roll on the following table:

d6 roll: FALSE
1: kaboom - the deff dread malfunctions and is counted as a explode result
2-4: zog it - the deff dread cannot move or charge in the next turn but can shoot
5-6: gotz it - the deff dread is unaffected and may act normal on the next turn.



this just in: storm boyz might get moved to the troops section! FALSE

& a new unit called bomber boyz that can send a single model into a tank/monstrous creature for a instant strength 8 armour piercing hit! FALSE

again all are to be tested.

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Long War Supplement - Jan 2014
THIS WHOLE THING IS GARBAGE
QnA Session
Thanks for the excellent rumours! 1) is the new vet skill permanent to the squad, unlike a banner?
2) Any idea if it can be used with the BL supplement, or just the codex?

1.Skills are permament. FALSE
2. The supplement can be used with ANY chaos supplement not just the BL supplement. Future supplements may have restrictions on what skills may be taken however

Is FNP purchasable?
FNP is not purchasable I'm afraid

Do you know if all of the skills will be available to all units with VotLW, or if each unit will have a separate selection of skills to choose from? On a related note, will it be a flat cost to upgrade or unit or will different units have to pay different amounts for each skill?
Basically each skill has a list of units underneath it . Any unit on the list may take the skill. Certain units are not on the list due to whatever reason. The example I was given was havoc can't take the fleet skill. FALSE
All skills cost the same no matter what unit takes them.

Are the different legions mentioned in the supplement, or is this just a way to expand upon the Chaos Marine codex? Can you take more than one upgrade?
Yup, there's a limit of three skills I think per squad however. To answer your original question the legions are mentioned in fluff only. The supplement is really just Codex chaos space marines +1. FALSE

if it unlocks Stubborn at a decent unit price.... Man I'll be bringing some big ol CSM blobs to the party.
Stubborn was one of the cheaper skills I think, at around 8 or ten points. I'm not sure if that's a decent price as I don't play sixth ed FALSE


8 or 10 for the whole squad right??
All prices are for the whole unit. Hq's skills are 5pts each FALSE

Can you still take mark upgrades while also taking these vet upgrades?
Marks can still be taken by the squad along with banners.FALSE

what's the projected release date for this mini-supplement?
This is a bit of a mystery to me, it's a week 4 release in the new weekly white dwarf, all I really know is its coming soon. I'm expecting it to be out within 3 months at max FALSE

Can Plague marines take infiltrate? Can Terminators take infiltrate? Does shred apply to all weapons, or just melee weapons? Thanks!
Terminator's can't take infiltrate, plague marines can I believe. FALSE
Shred is for melee weapons only FALSE
I'm not sure about the infiltrate on the thousand sons. Fearless is a skill that pretty much every unit can take, terminator included FALSE

can mutilators get fleet?
I don't think oblits or mutilators can take any skills at all, I will have to double check in a few days time to confirm for certain FALSE

Can HQ's with VotLW take any of the USR upgrades?
Yep, hq's can take the skills, they have access to every skill I think FALSE

If I can put Stuborn on my CSMs and not have it be shot out like the fearless banner, then assuming it's no more then 25 points, I think that will solve the biggest problem for CSMs as a unit, leadership.
Stubborn was around 10 points as far as I can remember FALSE

Will the Rumored models (New CSMs, Lord, Etc.) be released alongside this supplement?
Yesh. FALSE

Is there anything else in this supplement, let's say FOC modification?
Is Infiltration really costy?
Nope its nothing but skills I'm afraid. I'm no too sure if it's a full supplement or a big dataslate. I wasn't paying that much attention to begin with. FALSE
Infiltration is 20pts a unit FALSE
HQ skills are 5pts each FALSE
All other units share the same skill price FALSE

Future?
Future digital products WILL include free stuff for units of a comparable quality to chapter tactics. FALSE

i just want something to give my noise marine rending so i can pretend that they are palatine blades
Rending may be on the skill lists. I can't confirm for a few days FALSE

Does the unit ~have~ to take the VotLW upgrade in order to qualify to be able to take an available USR upgrade on the unit?
For now yes, future downloadable content is likely to change this or make the Votlw upgrade free FALSE

I also suspect that none of the Walkers can benefit from this?
Walkers can benefit from a few skills, tank hunter being one which I can remember currently FALSE

from your perspective is the pairing between the unit and what the skills offer at least viable?
Most units can take the majority of the skill sets. There are essentially pointless upgrade skills but you can still take them for whatever reason. It's very much a choose whatever you want kinda thing FALSE

All I play is Thousand Sons. Not really interested in what happens with Mark of Tzeentch CSMs but I am interested if you could describe what you know about the plastic god-specific bits (if anything)?
Tzeentch heads are similar to the current thousand son heads, on head is also a very nice bird mask helmet. FALSE
Nurgle heads include a mixture of gasmasky heads and a head with its brain exposed. FALSE
Khorne heads are horney, spikey helmetty heads. FALSE
Slaanesh heads include a hellraiser Esq pinhead. Helmets heads have stretched skin, tounges and big speaker grills FALSE

Now, it is a 10man kit? Are there any "sorcerer" looking things, or a tabard? Maybe a nice force staff?
It is a ten man kit, there are a few tabardy things that go in between legs. The spear could be possibly converted to a staff without too much trouble I think FALSE

o Walkers can also get these skills!? All our Walkers? How does this work, as they can't take Veterans of the Long War - They have just access to these skills by default? Will they get further upgrades like Marks/Dedications so they something god-specific?
Just dreadnoughts, predators and land raiders to my knowledge. I'm not sure how it works with vehicles tbh, I will find out and include it hopefully in my next info batch. FALSE
Marks/dedications are not present CURRENTLY


Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
New Supplement
There is a supplement due for release. DUPLICATE
The long war/long crusade
The name itself is a bit of an unknown to me but that's the general gist of it.

Contains fluff on what the legions have been doing for the last 10,000 years. DUPLICATE

Rulewise any model with the veteran of the long war rule may purchase additional specialist skills represented by the universal rules. The skills vary in price with fear being one of the cheapest skills. Certain units may not take certain skills I.e havocs may not take fleet. DUPLICATE

New Box Sets
I had a much more detailed look at the new kits today. The lord is armed with a bolt pistol and mace\maul\club thingy. FALSE

The plastic autocannon on the standard squad sprue is suitable long and dangerous looking. It has the option of being belt or box mag fed. One of the chaos torso is basically a giant mutated demonic face with a piece that glues in in between the torso and legs to represent a big ole mouth. FALSE

The chosen/ regular marine kit has 4 sprues. Two core marine sprues that build 5 complete marines each with either bolter of ccw and bolt pistol. It should be noted that not all ccw are chainblades. The arms are the new style wrist and hand on the gun. There's then the command/ chosen sprue which contains power, special, heavy and combi weapons. This sprue also includes torso and head options along with lots of add on pieces. The final sprue contains all your god bits and icons and is smaller than the other sprues FALSE

IG Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
We have heard rumors about GW streamlining their range, and one of the things to go are the Catachans. They have sold very poorly in the last couple of years and GW will drop them for good. I already said that the new IG codex will be completely Cadia-centered, and it seems that GW is going to change the background of the IG in a away that portraits Cadia-pattern equipment being widespread throughout the galaxy and being kind of the standard equipment for all "normal" regiments. Emphasis on regional "exotic" regiments will be largely toned down . FALSE

In contrast to that there will be supplements for both Death Korps of Krieg and Elysian Drop Troops soon after the codex release. GW is not going to invest the extra money needed to produce an additional regiment, and the IG release will already need a lot of new sprues if we expect a new veteran infantry set, new artillery tanks and a new flyer or walker. FALSE

For the same reasons Rough Riders will be dropped from the army list (much like most entries without models got cut from the tyranid codex). FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
gw have identified a number of issues with the chaos line with the main 3 being 1. The dated look of a number of models. 2. The hybrid nature of many kits 3. The lack of a generic non God marked lord outside of dark vengeance FALSE

There is to be a plastic clampack lord released in suitably ornate armour. The lord is mono posed and comprised of 5 pieces. This model has supposedly been designed as to be easy to kit bash/convert to allow chaos players to use the new updated power armour bits on. FALSE

Regarding the chosen. All power weapon variants are in the box with the lance and axe sharing the same body but with a separate head piece. Icons are included as is a number of God specific pads and heads. The kit has an "outrageous" number of head options. FALSE


Regarding the havoc. The havoc and new chosen/ standard marine kit share a core sprue containing 5 complete marine's. The havoc then has a number of unique sprues containing weaponry, backpacks and torso options. The havoc also boast an impressive number of heads with many appearing as mk2/3 heads with optical upgrades. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Mycetic spores and some other choice tyranid units will see a return via Forgeworld alongside downloadable rules intended for use in standard 40k games. FALSE

Dark Angel Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
GW wants to release an update for the Dark Angels.
This update would be to allow the Dark Angels players to use the tactica unlocked by Unique Independant Character during tournament. Due to some tournament not allowing to use Unique Characters, like Samael, Belial and Azrael, the Dark Angels could only play as marines without much possibilities. And with the 6th Space Marines Codex, the Astartes are now allowed to play Bikes Armies in Tournament, and the Dark Angels aren't. It would probably be special rule for captains or new non-unique captains for Death Wing and Raven Wing. PARTIALLY TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
One of the new kits would be a plastic havoc boxset. With lots of bits to add to the models. DUPLICATE

On the release date it's implied that the kits would be released in the 4th week of the month in the new weekly white dwarf. FALSE

Hobbit Rumors / Forgeworld Rumors / Finecast Rumors / Fantasy Release Schedule Rumors / Store Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
A lot of things will change at Games Workshop 2014:

* LotR and the Hobbit francise will be handed over to Forge World FALSE
* Forge World products will be available over the redesigned Games Workshop webpage FALSE
* no more Fincecast products FALSE
* Wood Elves, Bretonnia, Beastmen and Khemri products will no longer be produced, updated or supported FALSE
* roughly 30% of the sortiment will be come webshop exclusives
* all Games Workshop stores in Germany will be closed

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Got a bit of a news item for you. I've seen a few pictures of a sprue with a number of finished models. The sprue and models in question are for a new chaos space marine infantry kit. They are supposedly intended to be a replacement for the standard chaos infantry kit but also have options for chaos chosen within the kit ala the space wolves packs' wolf guard. FALSE

Design wise the models seemed to be a mix of ornate and non ornate armour pieces. There were a number of power weapons, combi weapons and what looked to be an autocannon in plastic. I was told that hopefully their release would not be far off and would be released with a few other chaos kits. FALSE


GW General Rumors - Hasbro Rumor - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I have had news to report for a few months now and I just can't hold it in any longer.

Ok so here is the news, about a few months ago I was in my local hobby shop when I saw an old friend. He had said that GW had just been bought out by the same corporation that owns Hasbro Toys a few months ago. I thought I would share seeing as all the changes GW is going through. FALSE




Necron Rumors - Fort - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
"It is possible that we're going to see a new Fortification exclusively in Necron armies (including FW Harvest army).
The Fortification would be a Necron-Style Aegis Defense line, restricted to the Silent Armies of the Necrons." FALSE

New Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox.
I just got off the phone with the GW rep for my store.

He informed me that the new weekly white dwarf would be here for sale on the 31st. The new weekly dwarf will have rules again (a big deal for my customers) TRUE
will have a retail cost of $4 US, TRUE
GW will buy back unsold issues so we can get a bunch and not worry about how many are going to sell.

The new release schedule will break up the model and codex release for each month with the codex being in the second week.

week 1 Model, TRUE
week 2 codex+cards,TRUE
week 3 model,TRUE
week 4 model and black library;

Bret Rumors - Jan 2014
via another reader on Faeit 212
According to one rumor, Bretonnia is going to be squatted as an independant army. They are going to instead pull a Black Templars with the Empire, calling the book "Kingdoms of Men" or something like that. FALSE

Now, I am not sure how valid this is, given word of mouth is not a reliable source of rumor - so I suggest you check with your sources first. However, this would explain why various options are being pulled.

As for the doom and gloom, there's a bit of a silver lining. Old Empire players might remember a time where more exotic units like Kislevite Lancers and Dwarfs were kicking around with the Empire. The newer book probably isn't going to be like that, but it might be possible one could use the new book (if true) to represent Araby, Nippon, Cathay, Kislev etc, etc as well as Bretonnia. FALSE

Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I can confirm that Dwarves are indeed due within the next few weeks.
Models Rumours:
Core Troopers won't get a new box. TRUE

Light Armor Infantry Box is Slayers and a second build I couldn't
recognize. They look indeed weird, however the Slayers are more dynamic
than I'd expected them to be. FALSE

Heavy Armor Infantry Box is Hammerers/Ironbreakers dual build. They look
just so much better than their older versions, quite some variation
considering their former lack of such. FALSE

The "War Altar" is a dual build of Throne and Anvil I believe. It wasn't
quite clear, but it seems to be possible to give a "regular" Dwarf King a
toned done version of the Throne. FALSE

The plastic clampack character looks amazing. Simply. Amazing. TOO VAGUE

The Gyrocopter is quite a lot better than the previous one, but not quite
as good as it could have been. But it is a lot bigger, the dwarf isn't
really that much sticking out It blends in nicely with the rest of the army. FALSE

The Tunneling Vehicle looks pretty awkward considering the awesomeness of
the rest of this release. I think the rumoured "big cannon" could be a dual
build with this one, it looks pretty much twice as good as the Tunneling
Machine, especially considering how much potential there was. FALSE

Rules Rumours:
Pretty few that I know about, but here it is:
Playing Style: The playing style will be quite similar to the previous one,
but with a wider variation of possibilities. Ironbreakers will be even
harder to crack open while Hammerers are No-brainers (Dwarves are slow,
but those can hit like a meteorite if they get you!). TOO VAGUE
Cannons are a bit toned down but are still as accurate as always. I think
there's a decent chance of not having a single misfired shot within
multiple games. FALSE

White Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2014
via a must remain anonymous source on Faeit 212
White Dwarf Visions (New White Dwarf), is coming soon, February 1st, and there will be new issues every Saturday. TRUE
The prices are as follows, and will only be sold at GW Stores and Independents.... no newstands. TRUE
- £2.40, ?3.20, US$4, CA$5, Aus$6, NZ$7, 25rmb, 12zl, 500¥, 30dkr, 35skr, 35nkr

Whats being revealed is that the magazine will be 32 pages of whats new and exciting in the hobby this week, new reelases and other news. There will also be new features that will include hobby oriented material, like techniques for painting and modeling, and new rules, and new authors. TRUE

White Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
There will be an announcement this Saturday. The monthly White Dwarf magazine is history. There will be a small weekly white dwarf magazine and a new monthly magazine, called "warhammer: visions", 230 pages strong(!!!). This will start in February. DUPLICATE

Also there is a meeting in February for every European "black shirt" in England. Maybe for the new GW website, including FW. DUPLICATE[/b]



via a must be kept anonymous source on Faeit 212
As a heads up, you're going to be getting emails about "weekly white dwarf mini magazines." DUPLICATE
It's called White Dwarf Visions and it's true. DUPLICATE
They will focus on talking about the hobby and community more so than being a sales magazine. PARTIALLY TRUE

IG Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox.
Regarding the Leman Russ:
Vehicles & Ordnance Weapons: Unlike other units, vehicles can move and fire with Ordnance weapons, but can only make Snap Shots with its other weapons that turn. FALSE
A vehicle that remained Stationary can fire all of its weapons, including Ordnance weapons. FALSE

An interesting note:
Ignore cover USR: the target receives -2 on it's cover save. Template weapons ignore all cover saves. FALSE
Vehicles ignore the "Gets hot" USR. [FALSE

IG Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Maybe next edition it'll be good again, but it looks like no changes to the Lemon Russ this time around. FALSE
Still front armor 14, still rear 10 or 11, and still 3 hull points as a heavy vehicle. TRUE

The only change we might be seeing is new rules on how they squadron, forcing them to deploy within 6" (or enter from reserve together) but otherwise operate independently from then on. FALSE

This could see a return of the Russ since it'd be 1 heavy support slot but get potentially 3 into the army freeing room for other heavies... but it's still very pricy and very .. er.. crummy. FALSE

Forgeworld Rumors - Jan 2014
via an anonymous source here on Faeit 212
1) Forge World/Games Workshop Ltd is in Texas looking for a distribution warehouse. There was talk about limited production capacity as well. FALSE
2) Forge World/Black Library/Games Workshop merger is still "in the works" as you have mentioned or been kept up on. FALSE
3) Look for some plastic kits being pulled from shelves in GW retail stores starting February. I dont think any are scheduled for discontinue, they are just being moved to direct sales only. Likely starting with Tyranids, as February they go into the shelf proper from New Release section. Looks like the various 'gaunts boxes will be first to be pulled. TRUE


40k Rule Rumors - Hull Points and LR - Jan 2014
via a must remain anonymous source on Faeit 212
The team really likes hull points as they are right now

As for Hull Points and the differences between vehicles, the Russ is getting an update to make it more durable (not just a 4th hull point but it's very hard to hurt from the front in more than just having a higher AV). FALSE


40k Rule Rumors - Lords of War - Jan 2014
via a must remain anonymous source
FW super-heavy type models will just get their rules printed into the codex under the Lords of War sections. FALSE

Blood Angel Rumors / Necron Rumors - Dec 2013
via an anonymous source the Faeit 212 inbox
A friend that works for GW mentioned to me that he had seen new Blood Angels
Marines being worked on. He also said that they were snap fit models from
what he could tell. PARTIALLY TRUE

A few weeks before that, the same guy mentioned seeing Necron Warriors with
different looking Gauss flayers. He also mentioned a new Unit, a Necron
Warrior in a Suit, like the Centurions. He had been told those were new
Necron Destroyers. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Prices - Dec 2013
New Releases January 11th
Codex Tyranids: by the Games Workshop Design Studio $49.5 £30 TRUE
Tyranid Psychic Cards $6 £3.5 TRUE
Tyranid Harpy/ Hive Crone $80 £48 TRUE
Tyranid Haruspex/ Exocrine $73 £44 TRUE
Tyranid Warriors (3 models) $51 £31 TRUE
Tyranid Hive Guard/ Tyrant Guard (3 models) $70 £42.5 TRUE
Carnifex Brood (2 models) $90 £55 TRUE
Tyranid Swarm (95 models) $170 £105 TRUE


Tyranid Rumors - Prices - Dec 2013
DUPLICATE

7th Edition Rumors - 40k - Dec 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
There will be no 7th edition or 6,5 edition of Warhammer 40k during the summer of 2014. FALSE
The Games Workshop team isn't interested in compiling the existing rulestets yet, since the edition is not over yet. In fact, our distributor (the main distributor ) received news that the WHFB 9ed is indeed coming this year - he didn't mention when exactly. So 40k fans don't keep your hopes up. FALSE

7th Edition Rumors - 40k Edition Release - Dec 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212 (solid source)
The next edition of 40k will be called 7th, not 6.5 when it drops,TRUE
but as far as rules go it will be less of a jump than 5th to 6th. TOO VAGUE

The key areas being updated:
Interceptor, sky fire, fortifications, lords of war, allies and data slates. TRUE

As for its release it'll probably be September not "the summer." FALSE

It's not finished yet, still being tested so anything can happen. FALSE


The thought behind this edition is to make the game less alpha strike explosive and more "competitive" at all points values (even when including Lords of War), but D weapons outside of apocalypse may see alternate rules. TRUE

ps
Pistols in close combat in 7th


Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
Apex Biomorphs, max one of each per detachment:
1. Synapse range is reduced but grants Eternal Warrior. Can be taken by any
HQ (not Troop Tervigons or HS Trygon Primes). FALSE
2.Twin boneswords, AP2, for every wound inflicted on a 5+ the model regains
a wound. For Primes and Tyrants. Regular boneswords are AP3 by the way. FALSE

3. Virus spore barrage (Ordnance, Poisoned 3+, unlimited range, one-shot,

the template remains on the board until the end of the game). FALSE

A bit hazy but saw a flamer in there that could be taken by Tyrants and
Tervigons only (AP3?) FALSE
and a 3+ carapace that grants a 2+ and EW if the model didn't run/glide. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Dec 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Based upon current information, the remaining 40k codexes will release in alternating imperial and xenos releases:
Tyranids DUPLICATE
Imperial Guard TRUE
Orks TRUE
Blood Angels FALSE
Dark Eldar FALSE
Space Wolves TRUE
Necrons FALSE
Grey Knights FALSE

This covers all current outstanding codexes that have not been touchedin 6th edition. (As much as people hate it, SOB have a new codex).

No independent deathwatch codex mentioned for third arm of the inquisition, may appear as a supplement to SM around the ork release, MAYBE FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Dataslates - Dec 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
two new dataslates coming alongside tyranids next month. you might find it interesting that they are called codex dataslates. not sure what that means.

-Codex Dataslate: Tyranid Vanguard TRUE
advanced force of lictors, genestealers and more

-Codex Dataslate: Tyrannic War Veterans TRUE
Chaplin Cassius and his elite forces

Tyranid Rumors - Dec 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Tyranids have their own psyker discipline containing 6 powers, with no access to any of the normal disciplines out of the rulebook. PARTIALLY TRUE

Tyranid Rumors - Dec 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Confirming Tyranid Codex and a few new dualkit boxes for January. TRUE


Expansion Rumors - Escalation / Stronghold - Sep 2013
via an anonymous source that has the book from the Faeit 212 inbox
1.a. Void Shields are provided by Void Shield Generators, a completely separate structure that has a datasheet without a picture (It's Forbidden by Inquisitorial Decree) so making the structure is pretty much up to you at this point. The Projected Void Shields special rule project a 12" area of effect (measured from any point of the building) that can overlap, anything inside that is shot hits the AV12 shield. When the shield is hit it rolls as normal for against a vehicle, and if the shield is Glanced, Penetrated or ANY SINGLE HIT from a Strength D weapon, the Void Shield collapses. At the end of the turn of the player who controls a collapsed void shield, they can roll to restore it on a 5+. TRUE
1.b. You can also purchase void shields (25 points) as a building upgrade for the following: TRUE
- Bastion
- Wall of Martyrs Imperial Bunker
- Wall of Martyrs Firestorm Redoubt
- Fortress of Redemption
- Aquila Strongpoint
They all follow the rules as stated above, but do not project the void shield past anywhere except the building itself.

2. I am afraid that Xenos get the shaft here again, however the Void Shield Generator and the new Promethium Relay Pipes (Explained momentarily) have no picture, so those who enjoy the conversion aspect are free to create their own designs to represent these pieces. TRUE
There are, however, a number of upgrades that are catagorized under either:
- Building Upgrades (Void Shields, Booby Traps, Searchlights, etc.) TRUE
- Obstacles (Tanglewire, Barricades and Tank Traps) TRUE
- Battlements &; Battlefield Upgrades (Ammo Dump, Comms Relays and Gun Emplacements Icarus Lascannon/Quad-Gun) TRUE
Every building has the option to take some of these upgrades, including the Aegis Line (Which can take Obstacles only.)

The Promethium Relay Pipes (40 Points) can be taken as 3 long and 4 short pieces (A la Aegis Line) and must be placed together, they grant a 4+ cover but on the roll of a 6 cover save you must roll a further D6 and should you roll a 1 a small explosion occurs and the unit being shot at takes D6 S4 AP5 hits which ignore cover and are randomly allocated. Vehicles are hit on the nearest Armour Facing. However, the special rule: Fuel Siphon allows any flamer weapon fired by a non-vehicle unit within 2" of the Relay Pipes to change its type to Heavy from Assault or Pistol. Doing so will allow the Flamer weapon to gain the Torrent special rule. TRUE

3. There are 3 Fortification combination which allow for anywhere from "budget" Strongpoint combos to be made to all out impregnable Fortresses. These are:
- Imperial Strongpoint (1-3 Imperial Bastions, 1-5 Aegis Defence Lines, 0-1 Skyshield Landing Pad, 0-1 Honoured Imperium (<--yep gets="" it="" its="" own="" p="" rules.="">- Void Relay Network (1-3 Promethium Relay Pipes, 1-3 Void Shield Generators, 0-1 Honoured Imperium) TRUE
- Wall of Martyrs Imperial Defence Network (1-3 WoM Imperial Bunker, 1-4 WoM Imperial Defence Lines, 1-3 Imperial Defence Emplacements, 0-2 WoM Firestorm Redoubts, 0-2 WoM Vengeance Weapons Batteries) TRUE
All of these cost no extra points other than the point cost of the models themselves and the upgrades you give them. TRUE
The Tempestus Firebase cannot be made as the Aquila Strongpoint does not figure into any of these Fortification Combinations. TRUE

4. I haven't gone over in fine detail yet, the artwork is absolutely fantastic though some brand new pieces depicting the Howling Griffons Fortress Monastery, an intense assault by Tyranids on the Imperial Guard frontlines with macrocannons belching warheads in the background and more Tyranids assaulting the Ultramarine held positions in a fantastic 2-page spread. (At no point do you see Tyranids holding the line, which would've amused me to no end.) TRUE
The book also contains updated rules for buildings which I've not been over yet (went to dinner) but will have a look at soon enough.


Assorted tid-bits:
- Jump infantry and Jet Pack infantry are allowed to embark inside fortifications that are buildings. TRUE
- Jump, Jet, Jetbike and Skimmer units do not take dangerous terrain if they start or end their movement on battlements. TRUE
- Buildings with units hit by a template weapon also take a hit as well. TRUE
- There is an updated Building Damage Chart that reaches 7 (Detonation) TRUE
- I have not yet run into any instances of the Escalation Expansion being referenced in the book, but I can't see anywhere in the book where it wouldn't be compatible. (Although I don't have Escalation, so what the heck do I know? :p) TRUE

Digital Release Schedule Rumors - Advent Release Schedule Rumors - Dec 2013
via an anoymous source on Faeit 212
Dec15 - Warlords of the Dark Milienium : Dante - Dante Short Story TRUE
Dec16 - Warlords of the Dark Milienium : Champions of chaos - Lucius short story TRUE
Dec17 - Carnage, 4 players mission for 40k - Kantor short story TRUE
Dec18 - Warlords of the Dark Milienium : Sicarius - Sicarius Short Story TRUE
Dec19 - On contamunated ground, Apoc mission - Abbadon short story TRUE
Dec20 - Munitorum vol I - Calgar short story TRUE
Dec21 - Kill Team - Gabriel Seth short story TRUE
Dec22 - WHFB Blood in the snow - Bjorn short story TRUE
Dec23 - WHFB scrolls of binding compendium - The sanguinor short story TRUE
Dec24 - Warlords of the Dark Milienium : Masters of the dark angels -
Sammael short story TRUE
Dec25 - Data slate CYPHER - HH Cypher short TRUE

Digital Release Schedule Rumors - December Advent - Dec 2013
via Tune from the Faeit 212 inbox.
5th: Dataslate: Storm Wing TRUE
6th: Warlords of the Dark Millennium: Tigurius TRUE
7th: Battlescroll: Creatures of the Chaos Wastes TRUE
8th: Dataslate: Eldar Ghost Warriors TRUE
9th: Battlescroll: Crypt Scavengers TRUE
10th: Index Chaotica: Terminus Est TRUE
11th: Dataslate: Centurion Siegebreaker Cohort TRUE
12th: Dataslate: Reclusiam Command Squad TRUE
13th: Warlords of the Dark Millennium Vulkan He?stan TRUE
14th: Warhammer: Vanguard Clash TRUE

Tzeentch Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox.
very little plans have been made for khorne or nurgle supplements and they are unlikely to include large model waves. Tzeentch will be the first of the supplements in feb but I doesnt know of any models to be released alongside. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
December Releases, Tyranids and 40k Expansions
Tyranids are getting 2 boxes (3 total units) dec 16th ish. FALSE
These are for current codex models. DUPLICATE
New codex in Jan along with new models. DUPLICATE
Every (non special character) unit will have a box as of jan. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Battalion Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
a memo received from HQ: no more battalions or battle forces. Stores are not restocking them, nor are they re-releasing with army revamps as and when they come. FALSE

Consider, the new Dark Elves release didn't come with a battallion, and nor did the Space Marines. All that's going to be coming out now are the big, big megaforce sort of things that come with a free character, or something.

Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source
things are getting really confusing with info i'm getting and constantly changing. seems that a new game expansion is the next WD with hobbit due for release possible half way through DEC, nids set jan with guard following closely afterward. im just waiting to see now as this info change is driving me nuts personally. PARTIALLY TRUE

via an anonymous source
tyranids are coming in december FALSE

White Dwarf Rumors - Nov 2013

via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
-The Cover has a Baneblade with Guardsmen beneath it above a crater TRUE
-Escalation: Lords of War is the cover story TRUE
-No Tyranids mentioned TRUE

Hobbit Rumors - Nov 2013

via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
The Desolation of Smaug expansion book will be out in December TRUE
Two new models Legolas Greenleaf and Tauriel in plastic TRUE
More Hobbit releases as well for December. TRUE

Tyranid Rumors / Hobbit Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox.
- Nids still in January DUPLICATE
As I was told, it`s false to asume that Nids are preset to December because of the Smaug disaster

- Smaug
The Dragon was not rejected by WB due to the model but due to the size. GW was told when they want to make one it has to be in the same proportion as theother model range leaving us with a roughly 35? Dragon which is not going to happen SPECULATION

Fantasy Starter Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
a Warboss on Wyvern and Knights for the Empire will be included. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Release - Nov 2013
December Release DUPLICATE

FAQ Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
There is some talk about GW still working on a new App. It is supposed to launch with the new website next year. FALSE

It will be a full-fledged App allowing online purchases and, maybe more interesting, allowing GW to better enforce DRM for their digital books (i.e. the purchase of an ebook from GW will be linked to the account and can only be used through this account). The bright side is that it is supposed to include an army builder (this might be build into a new format of digitial codex), the downside is that it might be the end of the regular printed codex book. Collector's editions are selling so well that GW is considering to only offer the limited edition printed book "while stocks last" and the ebook version. FALSE

Orcs, supposed to be released after the launch of the new website, will be a kind of trial run offering all three versions of the codex (Collector's edition, new style digital codex and "normal" codex) with a big campaign to persuade customers of the advantages of the digital product. FALSE

In this regard, actual army lists might disappear from the Collector's editions. Instead they will include a version of the digital codex. This is considered to get rid of the FAQ/Erratas, those will be entirely solved through database updates on the App. FALSE


Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
Next coming Armies are Tyranids, DUPLICATE
Imperial Guard DUPLICATE
Spacewolves DUPLICATE

Dwarfs TRUE
Wood Elves DUPLICATE
Orcs & Goblins FALSE

9th Edition Fantasy Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox

The Empire and Orks & Goblins in 9th Edition Startset. FALSE

Inquisition Rumors
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
It now has a lot more detailed rules for creating a retinue for your inquisitor, with each member having a lot more detailed rules / impact. FALSE

There are limits based on which Ordo you are on what you can take in your retinue. FALSE

The whole book is just for creating 1 HQ choice, which can be taken by any Imperial army, including as the mandatory HQ. FALSE

i.e. you could have a space marine army without a captain/librarian/chaplain/master, lead only by an Inquisitor. FALSE

No troops, no elites, no fast attack, no heavy support. FALSE

Inquisition Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212]
all of the metal/finecast inquisitor models are going to get updated in plastic shortly (although not in time for the digital codex release). FALSE

However, it looks like we may be getting ONE metal-to-plastic update (with the ?dex?), although oddly, not the one that is shown on the cover of the new ?dex. See the attached screen capture from my gift list. The Inquisitor w/ Grimoire was available as early as last week ? pre-codex 411. Now it is not. FALSE

Tyranids Rumors and Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Tyranids
Looks like I was a month out with Nids release date. expected release date 30th Nov -7th Dec. Second wave releases got removed if you haven't already noticed. Expect second wave release's to start in approx 18-24 month after all codex's and army books are complete. FALSE

Christmas Bundles
Normally we have an army strike force box set each year, guess again. that's the new standard battle forces so be interesting to see what pops around at x-mas if anything. SPECULATION

Orks
I know I was told Orks for march this may well not be the case but could be May with the campaign release month being June. FALSE

Black Library Books
There's 2 new boos being worked on by BL. hints have been thrown at me of Iron Warriors vs Daemons (definitely Iron Warriors) also another SMB book, still looking into this at the minute. Authors unknown but artwork is rumored to be by the talented Jon Sullivan.

IG Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I have some infos for you about the recent Stormtrooper sighting:

A lot of the bits described (respirators, plants, NVGs, some of the heads, some of the CC weapons, etc) were actually looted from other plastic kits (Command Squad and the like) and won't be on the sprue for the new box. They were used to create some kit-bash conversions to show what can be done with the new set and a bit box. FALSE

The described "Inquisitor" with a greatcoat over carapace armor is an option for the Sergeant for people who want to build their miniatures "Arbites-Style". Arbites won't be an option in codex, but you'll still be able to get Veterans in carapace with combat shotguns yelling "I AM THE LAW!". FALSE

All in all the new set is supposed to be more like modern "Hollywood"-SpecOps (think The Expendables). FALSE

With Nids closing in fast we can still expect IG in Q1 2014. DUPLICATE

Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
New Plastic Hive Guard: Not a dual kit with Tyrant guard - the box just contains 3 hive guard FALSE
There is another ranged weapon option for Hive Guard that looks like a spike with 3 talons on the end of it. TRUE

Expansion Rumors - Escalation Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Escalation gives each army access to at least one Lord of War that are for 'regular' 40k games. There appears to be a difference from Apocalypse and regular 40k games, but the exact rules for them I do not know. Any Lords of War though are expensive in points, and I have been told that the Khorne Lord of Skulls matches the point value found in apocalypse, sitting at 888pts. TRUE

There are only certain units that are in escalation, so no others are allowed for regular 40k games. There are only 16 listed in the new book. As to the point level of the games, there is mention of 1500 or 2000pt games. Here are the known models that can be used for regular games in Escalation.


Imperial Guard-Baneblade or Shadowsword TRUE
Chaos Space Marines-Khorne Lord of Skulls TRUE
Space Marines: Thunderhawk TRUE
Tyranids: Harridan TRUE
Eldar and Dark Eldar: Revenant Titan TRUE
Necrons: Necron Obelisk FALSE
Ork: Stompa TRUE

Tyranid Rumors / Dwarf Rumors - Nov 2013
current GW managerial chart says that's Smaug wasn't good enough for the studio, so GW have had to go back to the drawing board, moving current releases forward so they don't miss the Christmas release window,
Nids moving up to Dec, DUPLICATE
dwarfs in Jan 2014. FALSE

They'll still do the collectors releases for the hobbit, scenes from the film and such, just no new hobbit box. TRUE

Blood Angel Rumors - Nov 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Only things to change in the new digital release:

Vanguard:
Heroic intervention - now works as per SM FALSE
Stormraven - no more deep strike FALSE
Glaive Encarmine - now gives +1 str on a turn the model charges, but us otherwise STR as user, ap3, 2-handed, master crafted. FALSE

Space Marines Rumors - Ultima Edition - Oct 2013
Space Marines Ultima Edition TRUE
Limited to 500 copies world wide TRUE
A display box with 4 separate hardback books inside TRUE
-Galaxis: a fold out map of the Galaxy folio TRUE
-Illuminatus: a 72page art gallery of Space Marines TRUE
-Adeptus Astartes: shows off every Space Marine miniature painted by the eavy metal team TRUE
-Codex Space Marines TRUE

Fantasy Supplement Rumors - Oct 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
December Release for Warhammer Fantasy TRUE
*Sigmar's Blood is a Fantasy supplement where you can recreate story of Volkmar's invasion of Sylvania TRUE
*Each battle contains rules that carry through to the next battle. TRUE
*The supplement comes with historical background and large hobby section TRUE

Supplement Rumors - Surprise December Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
There are going to be two new expansions for Warhammer 40k in December, both pointed directly at getting new options into your standard 40k games. New Fortifications and Super-Heavy options will become available to play without playing Apocalypse, focusing instead on regular games of 40k. TRUE

Stronghold Assault
*40k expansion for regular games of 40k TRUE
*Rules for 17 Fortifications like the Wall of Martyrs Imperial Defense Line and the Macro-Cannon Aquila Strongpoint TRUE
*Some Contain Several Fortifications that can be Taken as a Group that take up one Fortification Slot TRUE
*Upgrades for Fortifications and New Rules for Buildings TRUE

Escalation
*40k expansion for regular games of 40k TRUE
*Full Rules for 16 Lords of War in a 96page Hardback Release TRUE
*Adds a new "Lord's of War" slot to every armies Foc TRUE
*Allows certain Super-Heavy units to be fielded in standard 40k games TRUE
*Destroyer Weapons DUPLICATE
*Some of the New Lords of War
Tyranid Harridan TRUE
Eldar Revenant Titan for Eldar and Dark Eldar TRUE
Super Heavy Tanks for the Imperial Guard (several) TRUE
Khorne Lord of Skulls TRUE
Thunderhawk Gunship TRUE

Inquisition Rumors - Codex - Oct 2013
"via an anonymous source on Faeit 212

Codex inquisition still uses your allies slot. FALSE

They were written as "battle brother allies" in witch hunters and grey knights before the allies rules were actually implemented an edition later. Now they'll play that way, requiring a troop etc FALSE

The difference now though is that the troop choice can be the retinue, full of fun stuff, or the retinue can be an HQ choice without taking a slot so that you can take storm troopers. FALSE

It's not a full codex in a sense, you'll find fast attack and heavy support a little light on options. TRUE

It's the first of what will be ally intended codexes which as I explained about a year ago can stand alone, but not with the same breadth as other armies. TRUE

Also, immediately afterward we'll be seeing the Forgeworld forces of the space marines and inquisition to update all those rules as well. " TRUE

Supplement Rumors - Fortification Supplement - Oct 2013

via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
there's a supplement that's divided by race with new fortifications and also new racial upgrades to specific fortifications. zionFALSE

Currently it's being playtested as requiring a detachment of the race to upgrade the fortification, but that might change (everyone's been using imperial stuff for a long time now). FALSE

Just to be clear, the base of the fortification such as bastion, aegis, fortress, etc will all be the same, just the upgrades/guns that will be racially specific. FALSE

In so far as models, expect only imperial versions, and a modeling section on converting building racially inspired fortifications. FALSE

The book will have the rules for all the currently released fortifications plus a couple new ones (with models) and then as mentioned rules for racial upgrades. FALSE

Fortification Rumors - Tempestus Bundle - Oct 2013
Tempestus Firebase - It consists of 1 Aquila Strongpoint, 2 Firestorm Redoubts, 1 Vengeance Weapons Battery, and 1 Imperial Defence Emplacement. TRUE

Space Wolf Rumors and Blood Angels Rumors - Oct 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
that Blood Angels and Space Wolves will have the following new models in 2014 and may be released together. FALSE

BA:
Mephiston finecast FALSE
Dante finecast FALSE
Sanguinary Priest plastic clampack PARTIALLY TRUE
Blood Angels Assault Squad plastic kitFALSE
SW:
Logan Grimnar finecast FALSE
Ragnar Blackmane finecast FALSE
Wolf Guard plastic clampack FALSE
Space Wolves Relic Battletank plastic kit FALSE

Space Marines Rumors - Ultramarine Supplement - Oct 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
the Ultramarines supplement focuses on the tyrannic war and I can confirm it will be a company supplement like the Sentinels of Terra. PARTIALLY TRUE

November Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Other news from the November White Dwarf:
- Apocalypse War Zone: Pandorax TRUE
- Codex: SoB confirmed for eBook readers
- Limited Edition (500) Chaos Collection - Codex: CSM, Codex: Chaos Daemons, Black Legion Supplement and folio with original covers TRUE

- Dark Elves Second Wave minis TRUE
- WFB Triumph & Treachery Expansion (book, cards, tokens) TRUE

Space Marines Rumors - Iron Hands - Oct 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
This is from the November White Dwarf, Clan Raukaan is an Iron Hands codex supplement set for digital release in November. Here are some of the details mentioned TRUE
-Iron Hands companies are named after the clans of Medusa, and Clan Raukaan is the largest of these. TRUE
-Battles vs chapters arch rival- The Slaanesh Prince the Saphire King
-Rules for fielding Clan Raukaan including the standard; TRUE
Chapter Relics, TRUE
Apocalypse Datasheets, TRUE
Stratagems for Planetstrike, Cities of Death TRUE
Altar of War TRUE

Kardan Stronos is also mentioned as the Iron Father of Clan Raukaan, but might just be part of the background. TRUE

40k Supplement Rumors - Sep 2013
via an anonymous source here on Faeit 212
Iron Hands rumors we had Is total bogus. FALSE
Not one pen has been lifted on that project yet. Total speculation on part of the original source.

Current supplements being worked on is raven guard, FALSE
book of tzeench FALSE
thousand sons (2 different supplements). FALSE
And before people get up in arms about needing countless books to play 1K Sons that's not the case.

They're very different books. One is Tzeench incursion forces that meld daemons and CSMs, and the other focuses on rubric marines, sorcerer sergeant upgrades and rubric terminators alongside unique wargear and vehicle upgrades.

Book of Tzeench early winter, FALSE
thousand sons later spring/early summer FALSE
beside a poetically relevant book thatll have people buying a lot of grey and yellow.

Space Marines Rumors - Iron Hands - Sep 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212 (please extra salt on this one)
I've been given a slight nudge towards the Iron Hands Supp, might be nothing, there was a hint towards the special issue wargear that they would have access too,

A Servo-Harness for Captain/CM, also gaining the rules of Blessing of the Omnissiah, though not gaining the chapter trait for the 1+, letting techmarines and MoF still have that little niche. Weither it can be used with Terminator Armour is still up in the air. FALSE

A standard upgrade is also being added to the choices for characters, which is a 1+ to FnP, something about robotic limbs. FALSE

Also Techmarine's may be an upgrade to Tactical Squads/Purchased per Tactical Squad, not sure which the hint was very very held-back. FALSE

Dark Elf Rumors and Release - Sep 2013
via an Anonymous Source
Dark Elves
First Month
Advanced order/white dwarf from Sat 28th Sept. (so the studio can talk about them at UK GD) TRUE
On shelves Sat 5th Oct. TRUE
-most of the plastics already mentioned-

Second month
Advanced order/White dwarf from Sat 26th Oct. TRUE
On shelves Sat 2nd Nov.
-even more plastic crack Inc. Shadowblade plastic clampack by far the best model of range IMHO TRUE

Release Schedule
September - 1st Dark Elves Advanced Orders/ On the Shelf October 5th DUPLICATE
October - 2nd Dark ElvesAdvanced Orders/ On the Shelf November 2nd TRUE
November - Desolation of Smaug and dark elf army box pre-orders/ Released December 7th TRUE
December: Tyranids Pre-Orders/ Released January 4th FALSE

40k Supplement Rumors - Sep 2013
via an anonymous source
Codexes aren't slowing down, but supplements are ramping up and will see model releases coinciding with them. FALSE

Either redoes of old kits (Khorne Berserkers for example), and then new kits entirely. FALSE

Rules in the boxes are a very likely reality for these new kits to make the supplement not a required purchase. I realize that this goes against the Internets opinion of GW, but they are not trying to make supplements mandatory purchases, but exactly what they are: supplements. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Sep 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
- NO Mystery-Box TRUE
- Dark Elves will be spread over 2 months (October + November) because all but 3 boxes will be remade. It?s going to be the largest release this year and will be followed by some events in the GW Games Stores. TRUE
- Tyranids are delayed till January (It was mentioned that they always were to be released in January but i?m not able to proof that)
- Supplements will not be released more than one per month but will see a regularly release every month next year like the codices were this year and will indeed have new model waves. TRUE
- the boxes for the Christmas packs will include just valuable units. It?s questionable what this means but I guess they want to sell them this time and therefore go with common units/-combinations TRUE

Forgeworld Rumors - Sep 2013
*via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
I have good news.

Good news is, it does look like it's FW will make it's way onto the new GW site, which will be a lot better than just a giant shopping cart. FALSE

If this goes through it means that people will be able to pay for Forgeworld items through Games Workshop Hobby Center's. FALSE

unlike GW items Forgeworld purchases won't be able to "ship to Hobby Center." They'll need to go to a customer's home address, as they will still be subject to duty if outside the UK. FALSE

This will hopefully be resolved either before launch or soon after, where Forgeworld orders will be compiled into large volumes sent out bi/tri-weekly to local shipping centers for North American/North Asia/ SE Asia/Australia and then redistributed to Hobby centers, and bypass duty costs. FALSE

Space Marines Rumors - White Scars - Sep 2013
*via an anonymous source here on Faeit 212
Your Forgeworld post reminded me of something I learned from one of my GW sources at the weekend: namely, White Dwarf will be getting a new Editor, very soon. My guess is sometime around the 1 year anniversary of the current "new" format (end of this month). FALSE
In addition, he confirmed the White Scars supplement is next - and imminent. No surprise there FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Supplements - Sept 2013
via an Anonymous Source (obviously a good source) from Faeit 212
Chaos Space Marines are getting supplements for all of the major traitor legions. FALSE

World Eaters, Thousand Sons, Death Guard, Emperor's Children, Iron Warriors, Alpha Legion, Word Bearers and Night Lords will all get their due treatment and be fleshed out into characterful factions. FALSE

Warzones however we're going to start seeing a lot more of, which will coincide with codex launches or between them to bridge codexes together (expect one for Tyranids and Ultramarines). FALSE

Also, despite being in the core codex, Space Marines will also be seeing Chapter Supplements to help deviate them farther. PARTIALLY TRUE

Tyranid Rumors / Blood Angels Rumors / Horus Heresy Rumors - Sept 2013
via an Anonymous Source on Faeit 212
this is artwork created by jon Sullivan for a BL book/audio and not for the upcoming codex cover.
HH betrayal book should be up for release November / December. TRUE
Codex BA is being worked on but is still about a year away from hitting the shelves. FALSE
looks like BA are most likely having units from codex SM previously not available being added to the codex. PARTIALLY TRUE

Dark Elf Rumors - Sept 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
the Dark Elf Rumors? are accurate, save for a spelling. TRUE

Space Wolf Rumors - Sep 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Space Wolves coming in May, alongside another csm supplement FALSE

IG Rumors - Playtest - Sep 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
This is from a supposed playtesting document I was able to flip through ( I have no way to verify that this was actually a real playtesting document, but I thought most of it sounds pretty reasonable):

Company Command is now the only, real? HQ you can chose but you can swap the Commander for a Lord-Commissar. FALSE
Primaris Psyker are now Advisors,FALSE
Bodyguards are gone . TRUE
Only Cadian named characters in this document. FALSE
Salamander is in as transport for CCS/PCS, open-topped Chimera with Autocannon, transports 6. FALSE
Engineeers are Elite now FALSE
(but 1-3 per slot), TRUE
can buff squads in the vicinity (think Force Field and such). PARTIALLY TRUE
Priests must join a squad and won?t take HQ slots. PARTIALLY TRUE

Veterans, get some lose some?. Size 5-10, FALSE
can take 1 heavy wepaon or 1 special weapon per 5 soldiers. FALSE
Bastogne is gone TRUE
but every Veteran Sarge can give orders now. FALSE
Can still take shotguns TRUE
and get option to take pistol & CCW. FALSE
New Veteran ability allows charging out of transport. FALSE

Special Weapon and Heavy Weapon Squads are now 10 men each. FALSE

Vendetta is gone, instead Valkyries can take the Vendettas-loadout for +45 points. FALSE

Only one entry for Sentinels, FALSE
no armor upgrade, closed cabin has no game effect but is just cosmetical. FALSE

Thunderer/Destroyer is in, FALSE
Thunderer is a cheap Demolisher with nothing but a hull-mounted Demolisher cannon. FALSE
Destroyer is a dedicated tank hunter with a laser-lance weapon. Have a, hull-down? rule that makes them extremely hard to kill if in cover, seem to be area-control units. FALSE

There was talk about a new Cadian Veteran plastic set, 5 miniatures with all options. FALSE

Heavy Weapon Squad will be repacked to include one sprue of standard Cadian infantry. FALSE
Special Weapon Squads might get their own box with a new special weapon sprue (which is also used for Veteran box). FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Direct Only themed forces will launch alongside supplements, ie.... Iyanden Spirit Host or White Scars Outrider Force, etc . TRUE

Generic Battle boxes are not going away, but will stay and be at a discount to help new players get into the game. TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - August 2013
via An Anonmyous Source on Faeit 212
Some insights into models that are coming down the track.

A:I have seen a plastic adeptus mechanicus sprue with servitors and human sized (i.e. not space marine) adepts. This definitely exists because I have seen it, so don't confuse it with my second point, although I don't know where it fits in with the release schedule. FALSE

B: for over a year I have been seeing various photos of greens, and CAD print outs - so not just concept sketches - for imperial models that are familiar to the inquisition books. I have seen custodes-style models, arco-flaggelants, and ogryn-sized servitors (greens) - as well as a pretty big tank that looks like a cross between a land raider and a leman russ, in the style of the exorcist (CAD). FALSE

it seems to have become common knowledge in circles that A) the studio has definite plans for all this, and that B) there will be a 'new' race army book at some point at the end of this edition, similar to Dark Eldar.

'like Dark Eldar' I simply meant that, from the business's perspective, Dark Eldar were a new race when they got their latest codex and models. So 'new race' doesn't necessarily mean something like Tau in 2001, and I'm fully expecting it to be an imperial faction. PARTIALLY TRUE


A and B may be unrelated. But, based on this, I am guessing that either that this is where sisters of battle will end up, or that their relaunch will be refocused on the weirder parts of the Imperium. I just want to make it clear though, I've never seen a new sisters of battle sculpt

Tyranid Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
He states these rules are BETA and are around 7 month old

Hormagaunts :
may add an additional 20 Hormagaunts TRUE

Equipment: scything talons & adrenal glans FALSE

upgrades:
toxic sacks : (remain the same) TRUE
piercing talons : (+1 strength) FALSE
tyranid warrior (squad leader): FALSE

special rules:
leap, they just keep coming,synaptic back lash (tyranid warrior only) synapse creature (tyranid warrior only) FALSE

leap: may charge +6'' extra & do not lose initiative while charging through difficult terrain FALSE

they just keep coming: enemies firing at models with this rule suffer -1 bs
models with BS 1 must re-roll any successful hits on a model with this target. FALSE

synaptic back lash: after a model with this rules dies then all friendly units within 6'' of the models death suffer a single strength 3 AP - hit. FALSE

Old one eye to have his toughness increased FALSE

tyranid warriors
may add an additional 3 models
WS T SV
5 5 4+ FALSE

Equipment:
piercing talons, leap, synaptic back lash, FALSE
special rules: will of the hive mindFALSE

upgrades:
toxic sacks: (read above) TRUE
adrenal glands: (read above) TRUE
range biomorph exoskeleton: (+1 bs) FALSE
increased exoskeleton: (+1 sv) FALSE
barbed strangler: (remains the same) TRUE

venom rifles: (tyranid rifles with poison) 18'' range (under re-testing) FALSE

will of the hive mind: while the squad remains with the full 3 models then the synapse range increases to 12'' FALSE

carnifex:
may add an additional 2 models
T W
6 5 FALSE

Equipment:
scything talons, piercing talons FALSE
special rules: rampant rage, living battering ram, natural disaster FALSE

upgrades:
Toxic sacks: TRUE
range biomorph exoskeleton: FALSE
armoured shell: (2+ save)_ FALSE
crushing claws: (+d3 attacks & +1 to range AP) FALSE
reinforced plating: (reduced strength of weapon being fired at you by 1) FALSE
heavy venom cannon: (strength 9 AP 2 heavy 2) FALSE
barbed strangler: (strength 5 AP 5 large blast, pinning) FALSE
twin linked devourers: (strength 4 AP 6 assault 4) FALSE

rampant range: when charging units the carnifex gains rage & furious charge) FALSE
Living battering ram: the carnifex deals d3 hammer of wrath hits TRUE
natural disaster: if the carnifex forgoes its turn in a piece of terrain (ruins ect) it can destroy that terrain and remove it from play FALSE

PENDING Finecast Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymous source here on Faeit 212
GW wants to Limit coming Finecast releases. In the Future, there will be only Characters and re-casts in Resin released.

No new Finecast releases after 2016

Release Schedule Rumors - Codex Authors - August 2013
via an Anonymous source on Faeit 212
40k Codex Authors:
Imperial Guard: Vetock SPECULATION
Orks: Ward SPECULATION

Fantasy Army Book Authors:
Bretons: Kelly SPECULATION
Dark Elves: Cruddace FALSE

Supplement Rumors - Armageddon Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
there are no Catachans in sight, FALSE
the Codex will Focus Armageddone and Cadia. FALSE
The Ork Codex will Focus Armageddon and the Relationship to the Imperium of Mankind. FALSE

I think Goffs & Blood Axes will become the first Suppliments. FALSE
Codex Orks comes with a Blood Axes Suppliment. FALSE
The suppliment allowed Kommadoz as Troop-Choice und Alliance with Imperial Guard. FALSE

GW Site Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
New GW-Site!
Games Workshop will launch a new Internet-Site in April 2014. TRUE
The new Site will bring back Hobby content and other stuff. FALSE
The Online shop will include Black Library Products and at the end of the year 2014 Forgeworld. FALSE
The success of Horus Heresy moved GW to this.

Tyranid Rumors - August 2013


via a strong source here on Faeit 212
Tyranids, at least at current can ally with themselves essentially. FALSE
They have the standard:
2 HQ 6 Troops 3 Elites 3 Fast Attack 3 Heavy Support

And can take an optional

1 HQ 2 Troops (not minimum 1, up to 2, but instead MUST take 2 and then...) FALSE

And if they do, it unlocks
1 Elite 1 Fast Attack 1 Heavy Support.

Only an HQ from the core can be warlord. ALREADY TRUE


Then the diversity comes into play.

Hive Fleets now have different rules (think chapter tactics). Your secondary brood can be from a different hive fleet. Not representing two fleets working together, just similar evolutionary strains. FALSE

There are also army wide FoC changes based on your Hive Tyrant. Wings give you the option to take Gargoyles as your compulsory troops (so max 2) for instance. Bonded carapace let's you take Carnifex's as elites as well as heavy support (but can't be more than a certain number of points, so they end up kinda baby). FALSE

They have some really cool adaptations for skyfire. FALSE

Warriors can be purchased as sergeant style upgrades for gaunts and gargoyles. They get the biomorphs of the brood and are not attached like wolf guard. FALSE

Tyrannofex will see a points decrease. TRUE

Pyrovore will see torrent. FALSE

Ranged biomorphs contribute to a model's close combat. FALSE
Melée biomorphs enhance a model's ranges attacks. FALSE
You take some biomorphs that affect both, like +1 str to both. FALSE
But having a gun makes melée better and having melée weapons improves your guns. There's some new synergy there. Mostly for big bugs. FALSE



Psychic ability is a lot worse than what it is now, but it'd be difficult to explain and just upset people who don't have the whole picture. TRUE

IG Rumors Release - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Warhammer 40.000
Steellegion will become a redesign, the models will wear "M35 Stahlhelms". FALSE
There will be Boxes with Soldiers, Command and Heavy Weapons. FALSE
The Turretless Tank Rumour means a Thunderer / Destroyer Kit. FALSE
There will be vanilla Strom troopers too.DUPLICATE

Imperial Guard & Orks could switch they release dates of January / March. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - August 2013
November will be Nidvember; FALSE
Plastic Hive Guard Box released (corrected) FALSE


December: No coment, Hobbit and new Terrain TRUE

January: Ork Codex;FALSE
Plastic Kommandoz & Warboss Plastic KitFALSE

February: Dark Elves Armybook FALSE

March: Imperial Guard; DUPLICATE
three Plastic Kits for Steellegion DUPLICATE
Turretless Tank Kit, FALSE
new Steellegion Character (no Yarrik!) FALSE
Codex-Focus is Cadia & Armageddon FALSE

April: Breton Armybook FALSE

May: Space Wolves, FALSE
there will be a 13th Great company & Thousand Sons Supplement parallel release near end of the Year Focus of the SW Supplement is the Fight again Tzeentch Forces FALSE

June: Warhammer Fantasy 9th Edition with Empire vs. Orks & Goblins FALSE

Anonymous source on faeit212 wroterks release in march. FALSE

IG Rumors and Release Schedule Rumors - August 2013
via an anonyous source on Faeit 212
Next Year Warhammer Fantasy 9.Edition will have Empire versus Orks & Goblins. FALSE

Imperial Guard will release in March 2014 DUPLICATE
Steel Legion Plastic Kits DUPLICATE
new Superheavy Tank base on the Baneblade. FALSE
Baneblade & all other Superheavies will be in the Codex. [FALSE

40k Supplement Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymos source on Faeit 212 (checking in on earlier rumors)
There's merit to your rumor. However to poke some holes:

The Salamanders squad is for the pre-heresy book coming christmas. They're modified tartaros pattern terminators. Kind of like ornate "artificer" versions.

Imperial Guards will have access to all their tanks in plastic with the release of their new codex. TRUE

Nobz in Mega Armor TRUE
and new War Buggies and Traks are getting new models with their new codex also. FALSE

Supplements will not be providing new model kits until after all of the 6th edition codexes are up to date. Furthermore, if a new unit is introduced, it will be available to the core codex as well. PARTIALLY TRUE

The Supplements will often introduce new ways to configure units. Either with different wargear, size of squad, force organization position, dedicated transport options, or cool army rules TOO VAGUE

IG Rumors and Ork Rumors - August 2013
So Imperial Guard and Orks early 2014. DUPLICATE

40k Supplement Rumors - Armageddon Release - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
GW is planning a "re-release" of the 3rd edition Codex Armageddon! FALSE
That will be a huge release for 40K "more than half a year away" according to my friend. It will include 5 supplements:
Warzone Armageddon (scenarios), FALSE
Supplement: Salamanders, FALSE
Supplement: Steel Legion, FALSE
Supplement: Ghazghull's Horde PARTIALLY TRUE
Supplement: Orc Kult of Speed. FALSE
Everything will be released in one wave. FALSE

Each supplement will be accompanied by a very limited number of new releases:
Salamanders - Special Terminator Squad combining Thunder Hammer and Storm Bolters (no shields). Has access to a special weapon that's a "pimped out mix of Heavy Flamer and Multi Melta" FALSE
Steel Legion - Griffon/Salamander combi kit, new Finecast characters FALSE
Ghazghull's Horde - Nobs in Mega Armour (Plastic), Orkimedes (Finecast) [b]PARTIALLY TRUE
Speed Freaks - War Buggy, Wazdakka Gutsmek (Plastic) FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Thousand Sons - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Oh, there's no work at all done yet for a thousand sons supplement, so the one you were asking me about is fake. TRUE

Space Marines Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Most of the special characters have seen a points increase. DUPLICATE

Grav weapons have a base strength against targets without an armor save. DUPLICATE

SM will launch in September on it's own. DUPLICATE

White scars in October. FALSE

The October white dwarf blues preview tyranids for november. FALSE

There's a big push for an ultramarine supplement to be released in November alongside the tyranid book in digital. Supplement will focus on the tyrannic war. FALSE

May be a warzone and not a codex supplement. Alternatively, this might mean that ultramarines get multiple supplements. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
i've been dropped a hint of Nids release for November. FALSE

Ork Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Orks will be coming in 2nd quarter of next year. DUPLICATE

Space Marines Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
the big dreadnought that has been seen is not for the 40k sm release, but in fact the big mechanicum walker that was pictured at games day. SPECULATION

Space Marines Rumors - August 2013
an Anonymous Source on Faeit 212 wrote:
a AV 12/11/10, 11 transport capacity, skimmer tank, fast attack option with medium weaponry that can be taken as a dedicated transport by vanguard veterans FALSE

40k Supplement Rumors - July 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Not all sub factions within 40k will receive supplements. Only those who have the potential to bring an alternate yet characterful play style to the tabletop and have the scope for expanding the lore. TOO VAGUE

Just over half the space marine chapters of the first founding will receive a supplement. FALSE[/b]

The mono-god legions will NOT be getting a supplement. It's felt they are well enough reflected in the codex. Iron Warriors, Night Lords, Word Bearers were given as Examples of Chaos Legion Supplements FALSE[/b]

Out of the four remaining craftworlds, there's only plans to turn three of them into supplements. FALSE[/b]

Tau are not scheduled to get a single additional supplement, but instead there's going to be three!!! FALSE[/b]

I feel that two Tau supplements more than expected might possibly mean support in the way of new miniatures and perhaps a whole new range. GW as a whole may be gearing up behind this. FALSE[/b]

40k Supplement Rumors - July 2013
via an anonymous and solid source on Faeit 212
World Eaters, Thousand Sons, Death Guard and Emperor's Children are getting supplements eventually. FALSE

The elite unit entries in the core codex don't necessarily reflect World Eaters, just Khorne Berserkers, for example. FALSE
The Legion lists will have unit entries for Berserker/Plague/Rubric/Noise Terminators, unique warlord traits, and some fun wargear stuff. FALSE

Tau have two more books; one for kroot and one for "the rest" of the expanded empire. FALSE

40k Supplement Rumors - July 2013
2013
White Scars: September FALSE
Ravenguard: This year FALSE

2014
Ultramarines: Q1 2014 FALSE
Beil-Tan: Q1 2014 FALSE
Tau Mercanaries: Q1 2014 FALSE
Saim-Hann: Q2? or later FALSE
Catachan: Unkown FALSE

Black Templar Rumors - Dreadknight - July 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
There's a new Space Marine kit that is akin to a dreadknight. FALSE
Has several weapon options. FALSE
Monstrous Creature, somewhere in between dreadnought and dreadknight. FALSE
Gets a gun and a weapon. Several options. FALSE
Presumably BT would get a variant? FALSE

40k Supplement Rumors - July 2013
via an Anonymous Source on Faeit 212
Tau Mercs
another Tau Supplement is in the works, it lines up with a few other rumours I've heard about the Tau before it was released to the world. Vespid and Kroot HQ choices, and the ability to play a non "Tau" Lists. FALSE

Black Templar Rumors - July 2013
Neophytes:
Scout Stat line. TRUE
They do not take up a force organization slot, but count as troops for all intents and purposes (Scoring etc). FALSE

They do not have infiltrate, or move through cover. They also are not subject to rage after taking a casualty. TRUE
The number of Neophyte Squads you can take equals the number of Initiate, Assault, Bike and Sword Brethren squads total you have in the army. FALSE

Sword Brethren Terminators do not increase this limit. FALSE

Once purchased, as a 5-10 unit choice they are their own selection. FALSE

When deploying Squads with the Crusade keyword (Initiates, Assault, Bikes) you can attach a Neophyte squad to it. This then becomes one unit for all intents and purposes for the remainder of the game and cannot be split. FALSE

If the squad numbers 5 models, Neophytes can buy Bikes. They cannot buy jump packs. They come with bolt pistol and CCW and they cannot take special weapons. Those on bikes can upgrade to grenade launchers though. Neophytes can take shotguns FALSE

If you don't want to attach them, you can just deploy them as their own unit. FALSE

From what it seems, you can put Neophytes with bikes into squads without bikes, and vice versa. FALSE


Initiates:
Initiates have the stats of a basic marine, except their BS which is 3. It's +1 point per model (and the whole squad has to buy it), to get up to BS 4. For 1 more point, you swap their chainsword for a bolter. They are 10-20. Only assault special weapons (meltaguns, plasmaguns or flamers) can be taken. No heavy weapons. Instead of assault weapons they can take power weapons. They can replace both their BP and CCW for a Heavy Chainsword. They do not have sergeants, and are leadership 8. FALSE

Yes it's possible to take 20 Initiates and 10 Neophytes it seems. FALSE

Castellans:
Castellans are a 0-3 per slot elites choice. They are independent characters and take on vows that are reminiscent of oaths of moment from the books. Things like taking objectives, or defending them till the end and confer that benefit to initiates (or better) that are in the same squad as them. They can't take more than one vow and vows have different point costs. They get access to all sorts of interesting wargear, and unique wargear. They do not have to take wargear or vows, and are more expensive than a wolf guard, despite having the same stats. They are leadership 9. FALSE


Black Templar Rumors - July 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Neophytes get their own unit entry, 5-10 unit size, they're 0-X max, where X = squads with the crusader keyword (crusader squad, sword brethren, assault squads, bike squads). It seems like the terminators either don't take squires anymore or they fall under sword brethren. FALSE

They get attached to squads with the crusade keyword at the start of the game when the main squad is deployed or they can be deployed independently. FALSE

They're troops, but if they are attached to a unit they take on whatever squad type the parent squad is. Otherwise though they take up no force org. FALSE

Initiates come with bp/ccw and grenades, one in 5 can take an assault gun, and their squad size is 1-20. 11 points each. They can replace their weapons with blotters for a price. They're bs3, and can buy bs4 for a price. FALSE

Can take land raiders as dedicated transports at a really decent price reduction. FALSE

All power armoured models roll 3D6, pick the two highest to charge. Casualties they take from overwatch are done after initiative 1 attacks are resolved and before combat resolution using the new "closest models." (basically distributed as CC) FALSE

1-3 per choice elite champion-like model who takes vows. Vows are a lot like dark angel banners and revolve around objectives (defending or taking), but only apply to the unit they've joined and are a bit more toned down. Reminiscent of space wolf oaths. FALSE

HQs get access to better vows, and are different for chaplains and Captains. Emperor's champion is only required in games over 1500 points, does not take up an HQ slot and does not have macro-vows anymore, instead... FALSE

The army buys a vow for 0-40 points for every 1,000 or more points the army is. You can only buy one vow and it basically stacks in cost the bigger the army is. FALSE

Some vows are cheaper than others. FALSE

Vows have either an anti- psyker or xenos feel. FALSE

Wargear is significantly cheaper for BT characters. FALSE

Squads that have taken casualties are subject to rage for the remainder of the game.FALSE

Black Templar Rumors - July 2013
via a good anonymous source on Faeit 212
In so far as Black Templar: They are getting a full book not a supplement. FALSE
The direction of the book is on "crusades," and differentiating the Black Templar when they persecute Xenos as opposed to when they put the Witch to the sword. FALSE

They are seeing a lot of changes from their previous incarnation, and are no longer a shooting army (despite the intention of the previous book, they were received as a shooting army). FALSE

The army will have a "knights in space" kind of feel with wargear being a very big importance for the characters, and vows similar to old bretonians. The struggle there is with book keeping, but it is a pretty cool concept. FALSE

Crusade squads with their hybrid neophyte and space marine combinations are gone. Which will probably anger a lot of people without pleasing any (since in the past you could just take 0 neophytes so in essence this is just removing choices), but take it for what it's worth. FALSE

The whole "move after taking casualties" thing is gone and has been replaced with something more similar to battle trance (but less swift, and more assault oriented). FALSE

Templar point costs are down even from those of dark angels, and are designed to be balanced by their point cost, but also deliver the feeling that this is a "crusade army" that has never really felt the yoke of the codex astartes, and thus has huge companies of marines. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Jul 2013
via an anonymous (and solid) source on Faeit 212
As currently planned, the Ravenguard supplement will be after the 6th edition space marine book (which will be soon) and will coincide with forgeworld's HH Book 3, Massacre pt 2. FALSE

In the coming months though we are going to be smothered (pleasantly) in space marine goodies, with every other or every third month releasing a space marine supplement, after the main book comes out. PARTIALLY TRUE


These releases will be paired with alongside a Xenos they were famous for fighting.
i.e. Tyranids book month A, Ultramarine Supplement month B. Ork codex month C, Crimson Fist supplement month D, etc. (this is not an accurate release schedule, just to illustrate my point) FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - July 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Now apocalypse is released there are 2 major upcoming armies
-Orks (around October) FALSE
-Black Templar (around December) FALSE
This is to represent the third war for armageddon FALSE

Thunderhawk Rumors and IG Rumors - July 2013
&*(&^ said he's seen the plastic thunderhawk in the flesh AMD said it may breach the £100 barrier maybe 120-140. FALSE
He also mentioned kreig may be getting folded into the 40k IG book. FALSE

Space Marines Rumors and 40k Supplement Rumors - July 2013
Anonymous source on faeit212 wrote:
all the codexes, even Chaos Space Marines and Tau PARTIALLY TRUE

There is not going to be another Eldar one in 2013. TRUE

White Scars is one of the supplement codexes, and it is also complete (borderline printed) so logic dictates it'll be released a few weeks after the SM codex, but I don't have a street date for you. FALSE

Space marines will be getting 2 supplement codexes though by the end of 2013, so again... chances are white scars will be one of them. FALSE

For the Blood Angels and Space Wolves players, fear not you will be getting full codex support and not just supplements. Read between those lines. TRUE

the Space Marine special character changes to Combat Tactics still exist, but are also now available for purchase as an upgrade to a generic HQ allowing you to play Ravenguard without Shrike, or Salamanders without Vulkan. PARTIALLY TRUE

The special characters usually also include some other more specific army-wide changes included in the replacement of Combat Tactics to make them still desirable, as they represent a specific company, within a different chapter, etc. TRUE

Space marines will be getting 2 supplement codexes though by the end of 2013 DUPLICATE

Lastly, Ultramarines are not the focus of the Space Marine book any more. Instead the pages describe the book representing any of the second founding chapters, and many of the founding as well who converted to following the Codex Astartes. Outside of the over-abundance of Ultramarine special characters it's not "their book" anymore, which means it leaves things open for them getting a dedicated supplement as well. TRUE

I've heard about a supplement for tyranids, that they will be getting a genestealer cult supplement possibly something akin the recent GW tourny rules we saw at Warhammer World. DUPLICATE

Tyranid Rumors - June 2013
via an anonymous source
I've heard about a supplement for tyranids, that they will be getting a genestealer cult supplement possibly something akin the recent GW tourny rules we saw at Warhammer World. FALSE

Apocalypse Rumors - June 2013
Not every race is getting a super-heavy, just access to them via Allies. The focus on apocalypse is new scenery and fortifications, with their own rules, that are legal for games of 40k and planetstrike as centerpieces and objectives. Expect a lot more racially specific fortifications as well as more "imperial/generic" stuff in 2014 Q2. PARTIALLY TRUE

Ork Rumors - June 2013
via an anonymous source (from the Faeit 212 inbox)
Matt Ward is the author for the upcoming ork codex. SPECULATION
Orks are next year. DUPLICATE

GW General Rumors - June 2013

via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
GW employees have been given the go ahead to begin setting up clubs outside of GW stores but using ex GW stock as well as GW support i believe. This may support the idea that they trying to move the gaming aspect of the hobby out of stores and into the flgs & club market. FALSE

Tau Rumors - March 2011

Eldar Rumors - April 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
Eldar are indeed coming. DUPLICATE

Path system has been revamped. Autarchs take paths that are now fixed in point cost (before they became more expensive the more you took) but do not make their aspect troops. FALSE

Instead it allows corresponding aspects to be taken as compulsory troops. FALSE

Ergo, the Path of the Striking Scorpions would allow you to take up to two striking scorpions as troops. CONDITIONAL

If you also took the path of Swooping Hawks you could take up to two Swooping Hawks as troops or one and one. CONDITIONAL

Guardians are a lot cheaper and have more options for special weapons. FALSE

New transport for dire avengers / weapon platform (with no transport capacity). FALSE


And lots of new goodies. TOO VAGUE


If tau are the long range shooting army, eldar are a mix with potential units in short, mid and long range TOO VAGUE

Long range comes almost exclusively from heavy support, however so you need to create a mix it seems. TRUE

Aspects are still hyper focused and saw a very small decrease in points except fire dragons. TRUE

High Elf Rumors - April 2013

via an Anonymous Source from the Faeit 212 inbox
Core :
Spearmen TRUE
Archers TRUE
Lothern Sea Guard TRUE
Silver Helms TRUE
Tiranoc Chariot FALSE
Shadow Warriors FALSE

Special :
Ellyrian Reavers FALSE
Chrace Chariot TRUE
White Lions TRUE
Dragon Princes (Horse) TRUE
Great Eagles TRUE
Swordmasters TRUE
Bolt Thrower FALSE

Rare :
Dragon Princes (monstruous) FALSE
Phoenix Guard FALSE
Phoenix TRUE
Saphery Chariot FALSE

New Models:
- Saphery Chariot (flying chariot) PARTIALLY TRUE
- Drake Riders (dragon princes) FALSE
- Shadow Warriors TRUE
- Phoenix TRUE
- Guard of Avelorn (maiden guard or similar, not confirmed yet maybe extra option if you take Alarielle as well as 5th edition book) TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - March 2013
1. Tau DUPLICATE
2. Eldar DUPLICATE
3. Space Marines DUPLICATE

4. Nids/Ork tossup. DUPLICATE
5. IG DUPLICATE
6. The Nids or Orks that get pushed back.DUPLICATE

GW Army Builder Rumors - April 2013
via an anonymous source (good source)
Army building support is on the horizon TRUE
with more and more features (like the psychic powers app) being added and integrated until it is something amazing. TRUE

It's being worked on and improved part by part so that it can be released in stages (not as a money grab, as previous pieces are upgraded at low cost, and only full purchases reflect the current value) in order to get it into peoples hands as fast as possible.

Release Schedule Rumors - April 2013
High Elves- May DUPLICATE
Eldar- June DUPLICATE
Apocalypse- July DUPLICATE
Lizard Men- August DUPLICATE
Space Marines DUPLICATE
Tyranids DUPLICATE


Release Schedule Rumors - April 2013
No book is being discontinued. All are getting 6th Ed updates. Hint hint. Nudge nudge. FALSE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - April 2013
Mechanicus Adeptus
GW is not introducing any new full armies. FALSE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - April 2013
Mechanicus:
starting late 2014 early 2015. FALSE
"Pre-releases" starting early 2014 with finecast Servitors, FALSE
plastic Turrets, FALSE
LR Medusa, used already by other armies. FALSE
White Dwarf historical propaganda on Mars, titan variants etc. FALSE
Starting release based on only two huge plastic kits, around 55GBP each:
- Knight "Titan" (standard paladin, scout lancer + variants, many weapons). PARTIALLY TRUE
- Knight "Lord" (very heavy crusader, support +, character baron blink). FALSE
Each Knighthold can have 3-4 knights at 1250 pts. PARTIALLY TRUE
Depending on sales and demand, more smaller Ad Mech will be released starting middle 2016.

Release Schedule Rumors - April 2013
via an Anonymous Source

Wolves early / middle 2014, TRUE
Inquisition fall / end 2014, FALSE
Blood Angels fall / end 2015. FALSE
Not many releases for Wolves, just specific flyer variants. FALSE
Finecast big predator wolf. FALSE
Wulven units included. FALSE
They also get almost all Marine releases till then, apart of flyers. FALSE
Inquisition all three ordos, two different armies (grey knights and sororitas). Inquisitors can replace IG HQs. FALSE
Blood Angels on early re-design. SPECULATION

Release Schedule Rumors - March 2013
This is what to expect over the next few months
May: High Elves DUPLICATE
June: Apocalypse redo FALSE
July: Eldar FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - March 2013
High Elves- May TRUE
Eldar- June TRUE
Apocalypse- July TRUE
Lizard Men- August TRUE

40k Release Schedule Rumors - March 2013
I have it on good Authority that Codex Space Marines will be the June release this year. FALSE
Eldar will follow them. DUPLICATE
There is also a "Mystery Box" slated for September/October (ala Space hulk). FALSE
GW have 2 which they have waiting in the wings, Blood Bowl Rumors and Warhammer Quest but no idea which it will be at this time. FALSE
But I do know that Lizardmen and High Elves are this year. PARTIALLY TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
*Heavy Burst Cannon or Ion Cannon + Shield for Weapon choices (No Rail weapon) TRUE
*Nova reactor is a 3+, you pick the effect, it's not random. TRUE
*No saves against the wound. TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
Crisis Suits
The new suits are very similar to those old ones. PARTIALLY TRUE

The heads don't have a neck and are now lowered into the torso about 25% of the head is below shoulder level. FALSE

The arms are a bit shorter too. FALSE

via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
To answer some questions for your readers:
*The suit starts with rail cannons and can upgrade them to the Ion Weapon. FALSE

*The profiles you have listed are wrong, but it does indeed have blast and shot options. (from yesterday) TRUE

*It does divert power from it's reactor to different systems at the start of each Tau turn, lasting until the next turn and starts with one system active. TRUE

*One includes the gun, which is how you change it from shots to a blast. TRUE

*For those of you wondering; yes the blast is better than the multi-shots. TRUE

*It isn't like submunitions, or dispersed firing. Think of it more like megaman's buster. It gets powers up and fires a big shot instead of rapidly firing smaller shots (granted it's from a big gun). TRUE

Tyranid Rumors - March 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox.
Tyranid Dominatrix It looks like a tyrant, but with more legs.... does not look like the old epic model. FALSE
WS8 BS4 S6 T6 W4 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv3+ FALSE

*Once per turn the dominatrix can double the synapse range of one other synapse creature on the battle field, including itself...this affects the Shadow in the Warp range as well. FALSE

*All Tyranids within 6" gain Feel No Pain just like Catalyst, it is gained at the start of the turn and lasts until the next Tyranid turn, but as an effect. So those units may move outside the field and retain it. FALSE

*The Dominatrix allows Tervigon Spawn Termagant rerolls for Tervigons within 12". 2nd roll must be taken. FALSE

*if killed every Synapse or Psyker model on the table (friend or foe) must take a psychic test at half LD or suffer 1 wound with no saves allowed. FALSE

*Lvl3 Psyker. access to biomancy, TK, Telepathy, and Divination, plus the Tyranid powers. FALSE

*Can take the same options as the Tyrant (including leader abilities), but not wings. FALSE

*Base with the Rupture Cannon, Claws and Teeth, Crushing Claws(x2), Eternal Warrior, Fear, Regen. FALSE

*considered a Monstrous Creature, not Gargantuan. Rupture Cannon cannot be upgraded FALSE

Ork Rumors - March 2013
Grot Whirlybird -
*Looks like a old Vietname War Hellicopter, big bulged bubble cockpit/body, skinny tail boom. FALSE





*About twice as big as the ork DefKoptas. Concept is the doors of the main body open on the bottom like an old bomber to drop the Grots on to the battlefield. FALSE
*Cannot carry Orks or Bulky/Very Bulky models. FALSE
*Can drop Grots at any point along path travelled in movement phase only if not Zooming. FALSE
*Placement like deepstrike, but scatter is reduced if hovering. FALSE

Ork Rumors - Codex - March 2013
grot boss - a big grot almost an ork. FALSE
Gretchin Weirdling - grot psyker. Lvl1. Upgrade to lvl 2. Access to divination, gork, and mork lists FALSE
Killa kans in elite. FALSE
Gretchin - can take control collars no ork herder like in ork list. 5-20 unit. Cheaper than ork codex gretchin by a pt. Can take whirlybird or looted wagon as dt FALSE
Squig runts- sounds like 40k equivalent of squig hoppers FALSE
Whirlybird ? looks like a Huey hit with ork hammer, bomb doors underneath to drop gretchin FALSE
Grot scootas - rocket propelled skateboarders? Squad of 5-10. Hvy bolter profile weapon. FALSE
Grot buggies - drive by assault 8 grot blastas FALSE
Grot rocket - single shot roket with large range and big blast. FALSE
Big Guns ? control collar option again, the ones from ork codex, plus a flakk gun with skyfire PARTIALLY TRUE

Tau Rumors
*Broadsides are Slow and Purposeful, 2+ and T4 now. TRUE
*They are twin linked str8 ap1 railguns and can take plasma or missiles as well. TRUE
*They have a suit upgrade that let's them at the start of a shooting phase have skyfire. TRUE
*They don't have interceptor, nor do they snap fire ground targets. TRUE
*The only thing I notice is that the unit chooses to skyfire or not. So if you use split fire, you can't mix firing at ground targets and flyers easily. TRUE
*Semi mobile and very durable. They're the only non interceptor skyfire unit in the game that can survive flyer alpha strike. TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
They're not 85 points base, that's including their Skyfire upgrade. TRUE

They are indeed STR 8 AP 1 however on the broadside suits, then pay to add skyfire, but not interceptor. DUPLICATE

Tyranid Rumors - March 2013
via a strong anonymous source
Some more specifics on tyranid playtest.

Carnifexes are in the elite and heavy support sections (but have different options) FALSE

While broods are the same base cost as the current dex, additional gaunts are dirt cheap. So if you want to horde it up, you can. FALSE

Rippers are cheaper. FALSE

Ability to build around "free" units coming in from reserve throughout the game (from different sources, but it's the same special rule), but they do not score. FALSE

Can go the other route and bugzilla it up and have all (including scoring) monstrous creatures. FALSE

The goal is to go mass or massive or anything in between. TOO VAGUE

The big text on the design board (figuratively speaking) is "Every Unit Viable. Every unit desirable." TOO VAGUE

And on the topic of evolutions - these are just upgrades and options that can make a bug very finite in it's role, but awesome at it. Not mid game changes. Only one special creature can do that. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - March 2013
FoC manipulation and "new" deployment options are based on the various stages and methods of a Tyranid invasion. FALSE

- A lot of flexibility in the form of army composition. As opposed to the very mutable stats of units and weapons of the old codex, which caused a lot of headaches for opponents. FALSE
- Hive Tyrants are the main source of FOC manipulation. The idea is that they can specialize the scoring elements of the army.... but you have to pay for it. FALSE
- Reserve manipulation is a very strong theme in the codex. These options are more numerous and reliable than in the current codex. And that's because. FALSE
- Mycetic Spores have expanded rules for ease of use. This includes MC broods. FALSE
- Trygon tunnels are also greatly expanded. Raveners have additional synergy with the tunnels. Even Monstrous Creatures can use them but with a penalty. FALSE
- More outflanking options. Various ideas are being thrown around on the topic of protecting Genestealers and especially Lictors from being shot to pieces when they appear. FALSE

And the most important rule that is being tested...
Synapse offering protection from Instant Death in a brand new way. Right now this is being tested only on creatures that have the Synapse rule (not within the aura): Wounds that trigger ID can instead be rolled to either cause 1 Wound, 2 Wounds, or ID. FALSE

Apocalypse Rumors - March 2013
via an anonymous source from the Faeit 212 inbox
*June/July is Apocalypse. TRUE
*GW has been looking at new ultra-large plastic kits timed to release with Apocalypse. TRUE
*hinted that one of the kits could be a plastic Thunderhawk. (was unsure) FALSE
*also models as in plural, so I think it's fair to say there's at least one other plastic superheavy due alongside this. DUPLICATE

via a separate anonymous source (checking in to help us navigate rumors)

Apocalypse for 6th edition is this summer. DUPLICATE
There are no super heavy flyers coming. FALSE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
via an Anonmyous Source from the Faeit 212 inbox
None of the Forgeworld suits will be in the new Tau codex. TRUE

There are two new suits, however and the crisis and broadsides are both being redone and are very distinct from one another. PARTIALLY TRUE

The hazard suits will remain as a Forgeworld supplement and are even referenced in the fluff in a few places. They're just non-standard issue and still considered in prototype for various reasons. PARTIALLY TRUE

The Kroot hq replaces the 1+ requirement on fire warriors with a Kroot unit. FALSE

Eldar Rumors - March 2013
- Autarchs take Paths. These represent completed paths they have walked and are tied to the various aspects. By taking a path you make the respective aspect warrior a troop choice (the exception are reapers who just become scoring) DUPLICATE
- Overall point cost reduction (guardians see it the most, aspect warriors see it the least, but are instead a fair margin better with only a minor cost decrease for two of the schools). DUPLICATE
- new special rule that influence how howling banshees interact in combat. It's current iteration really makes them feel like glass cannons that are amazing at what they're designed to do. DUPLICATE
-Seer councils have brotherhood of psykers (the farseers still cast their own abilities in addition, but two farseers together cast more than 2 farseers separately) FALSE
- in general, aspect warriors are hyper focused and hyper successful if used properly TOO VAGUE
- No new aspect FALSE
- 2 new flyers TRUE
- lots of units get access to skyfire FALSE
- new tank (on falcon chasis) FALSE
- Avatar is buffed a lot TRUE
- Two new special characters TRUE
- exarchs are all really good in duels in different ways TRUE
- farseers are still awesome psykers TRUE
- warlocks improve deny the witch. TRUE
- falcon/wave serpent point reduction FALSE
- way to make some of the craftworld specific lists TRUE
- additional rules for allying with dark eldar FALSE
- expanded fluff on the war in heaven TRUE

Tyranid Rumors - More Tyranid Info - Feb 2013
*Tyranids are coming. Probably after Orks sometime next year. FALSE
*Carnifexes are getting a big boost TRUE
*Deepstriking emplacements for shooting and increasing synapse ranges FALSE
*A new Spider-like Pysker Monstrous Creature FALSE
*Background being expanded with some sort of connection between the old ones and C'tan being worked on. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - for March
Tyranids in March WD FALSE

Daemons Rumors - Rules - Feb 2013
via Matt (not his real name) from the Faeit 212 inbox
The bloodthirsters : 280pts FALSE
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
10 4 9 7 5 5 5 10 5+ FALSE
Daemonic gifts: blood axe, armour of terror, whip of destruction FALSE
special rules: daemon, daemonic flight, furious charge, rage,blood without end FALSE
blood axe - user gains a previously lost wound he has lost earlier in game for every kill he makes on a 4+ FALSE
armour of terror - user gains a 2+ save and 5+ invulnerable. The bearer gains a 4+ feel no pain if the weapons AP in lower than 3 FALSE
whip of destruction - 12'' shooting attack - strength 8 AP 4 rending FALSE


blood without end- the bloodthirsters gain +d6 attacks on the charge and makes another strike at initiative step 1 for every wound he causes.
These extra strikes do not produce any further strikes. FALSE

Great unclean one : 260pts FALSE
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
5 4 6 8 6 1 4 10 6+ FALSE

Daemonic gifts: plague sword of death, bloated body, aura of decay FALSE
special rules: daemon, slow and purposeful,my master gifts all,shrouded FALSE
plague sword of death - wounds everything on 2+ with an ap of 3 - turns characters into spawn FALSE
bloated body - the daemon has a 4+ armour save and a 3+ feel no pain on any weapon AP 5 or below. FALSE
aura of decay - the great unclean one has defensive and assault grenades and causes all enemy weapons to count as -1 strength (I believe this is ranged and close combat) FALSE

my master gifts all - pick an enemy and friendly unit at the beginning of the game. The enemy unit gains -1 toughness and strength while a friendly plaguebearers count as +1 strength and +1 to there feel no pain rolls. FALSE

troop units :
bloodletters: 14pts each FALSE
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
5 0 5 4 1 4 2 10 6+ FALSE
daemonic gifts: blood swords (strength: user AP: 4) FALSE
special rules: daemon, furious charge,rage TRUE
unit type: infantry TRUE
Number/squad: 5-20 FALSE

Daemonettes of slannesh: 12pts each FALSE
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
4 0 4 3 1 6 2 10 6+ FALSE
Daemonic gifts: rending claws TRUE
special rules: fleet, make them suffer (+1 added to strength - already included) FALSE
Unit type: infantry TRUE
Number/squad: 5-15 FALSE

Wargear:
tzeench gift of betrayal -50pts (one use)
pick an enemy independent character at random, that model or unit must pass a leadership test with a -4 penalty or be removed after being sucked into the warp for tzeench amusement, models from codex: space marine, dark angels,black templars,grey knights,space wolves,blood angels take a -2 penalty instead to represent their resistance from the dark gods temptations. FALSE

nurgle's blessing (30pts)
pick a nurgle unit in your army, that model/unit gains +1 to their feel no pain roll. FALSE

sword of a thousand souls: 45pts
the bearer must charge every enemy unit and must challenge but gain +2d6 extra attacks on the charge. FALSE

dance of death:
40pts pick an enemy unit at the beginning of the game, that unit must roll a initiative test every turn of the game or is under the control of the daemon player. The unit under control may charge friendly models but cannot move off the board or into any piece of terrain that can cause hard to the model. If the enemy passes the initiative test more than three times during the battle then the dance has been removed for the remainder of the game. FALSE

Apocalypse Rumors - Feb 2013
From 'Jon'
*New Apocalypse book set for release in June/ July DUPLICATE
-Rules for 6th edition including new point costs TRUE
-New formations including flying squadrons TRUE
-New Asset Card TRUE
-New Scenarios TRUE
-Battle Reports TRUE

Tau Rumors - Feb 2013
sky ray orbital blast ability. forgo his full turn of shooting for a single unlimited range blast that is:strength X AP 3 (wound on 2+,plasma corrosion, blast) FALSE
plasma corrosion - any enemy model hit under the blast rolls a d6 every turn for the remainder of the game on a roll of 1-3 the unit or model suffers d6 strength 4 AP5 hits. On a roll of 4-5 the unit suffers 2d6 strength 5 AP 4 hits. On a roll of a 6 the unit is hit with 2d6 strength 6 AP 2 hits with the blind special rule. (these are test rules and subject to change) FALSE

Tau fire warriors will have the OPTION to upgrade their tau fire warriors to bs 4 FALSE

battle suits are getting/got new models but have the same profile as now with the inclusion of an option to make them toughness 5 (cost or name is unknown) FALSE

The kroot is getting a HUGE monster that looks like something from fantasy. It has kroot riding it but is under going constant rule changes due to either dying to quickly or for lack of usage. FALSE
From what I remember seeing it has 5 wounds but only a 5+ save and was over priced IMO. FALSE

kroot gain furious charge and move through cover and start with a 6+ save that can be upgraded to 5+ with shaper for an additional 2pts per model (making them 8pts per model) - remember this could change! FALSE

finally their is options to make all your battle suits have 2+ saves for 20pts per model - all war gear that is in the current codex has been reduced slightly. FALSE

the tau dread knight walker rumours you have read are 100% TRUE TRUE

WS BS S T W I A LD SV
4 4 6 8 4 2 4 8 2+/4+ FALSE

points which were : 210pts. note the points were highlighted in red marker which means they are subject to change at next play testing. TOO VAGUE

Tau Rumors - Feb 2013
Gatling ion blaster: 30'' S:6 AP:3 Assault:3 FALSE
plasma storm blaster: 40'' S:9 AP:1 Assault:1 (lance,system failure,implosion) FALSE

system failure: If you score a glancing or a penetrating hit on a roll of a 6 you cause a system failure in the enemy tank/flyer. The tank/flyer cannot move or shoot for the remainder of the turn. The tank/flyer controlling player must roll a d6 every turn for the remainder of the game, on a roll of 1 the tank/flyer has a system failure again and may not shoot or move again. FALSE

implosion: if you score a explosion on a tank/flyer then it explodes 2d6 inches instead of the normal d6. FALSE

The new big kroot model is actually the krootox giant, from what I have been told fluff points to the tau making the krootox genetics being advance and in doing this increasing the size, strength and toughness. FALSE

the krootox giant has the following rules and stats - these I believe will change as we have had much discussions upon this unit and cannot be certain if it is powerful enough for a competitive environment.

Krootox Giant: WS BS S T W I A LD SV
6 3 8 6 4 1 5 7 4+ FALSE

Special rules: Smash, monstrous creature, rage,mental without control, move through cover,fleet FALSE

mental without control: If your krootox giant loses his krootox rider then the Giant must pass a leadership test every turn otherwise will attack the closest enemy unit. If the Giant cannot reach a target then it misses it next turn while it cools down. FALSE

this unit at the moment costs : 200pts & can upgrade it's armour save to 3+ with a piece of war gear from the kroot armoury FALSE

Daemon Rumors - Jan 2013
The next white dwarf previews the new daemons. DUPLICATE
The previously white dwarf released units are changing slightly (some get better, some worse). TOO VAGUE
The following white dwarf previews flyers. DUPLICATE

Oh p.s. No new god. No hybrid GDs. Expanded fluff on malice. TRUE

Flyer Rumors/Daemon Rumors - January 2013

it's an air caste pilot who is tau, not an alien. FALSE

There are some expanded vespid options being explored and the Tau empire is really being fleshed out as a commerce driven "all are welcome if they serve the common good" attitude. FALSE

the current schedule calls for Daemons in feb TRUE
flyers in march. PARTIALLY TRUE

A fantasy update in April DUPLICATE
it's 40k and a little bit of hobbit from May to August with a new supplement TOO VAGUE?
a big launch in September for 40k TOO VAGUE
then a fantasy fall and shares Christmas. TOO VAGUE

Feb Release Schedule Rumors / Tau Rumors / Eldar Rumors - Jan 2013
Next White Dwarf will feature aerial battle using campaign of fire rules and NEW flyers FALSE
Tau receive a flyer and data sheet for it. FALSE
Fast attack choice. TRUE
Armor 11 all around. TRUE
Non tau pilot. Looks like a manta ray flying backwards. FALSE
Bs 4 super sonic. FALSE
S6 ap4 missiles. FALSE
Off center gun heavy 6 str 5 ap 4 twin linked or single small blast Str 8 ap 2. CONDITIONAL
Eldar flyer and data sheet for it. FALSE
Very similar stats to dark eldar flyer FALSE
has missile lock, FALSE
has distortion missiles. FALSE
smaller fighter looks like elongated vyper.FALSE

The harpy for tyranids. Nothing to note. Not a dual kit. FALSE
The final surprise. A fourth flyer. The long awaited dark eldar bomber. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Jan 2013
Q4 2013 40k goes to Eldar supposedly, FALSE
(Tyranids) so will be early/late Q4 2013/Q1 2014. May be Q3 2013. DUPLICATE
There will be a codex release and there may be a WD/model release earlier. DUPLICATE
Kit released for harpy that will make a second FMC - current playtest name hydra. PARTIALLY TRUE
Harpy will remain anti-infantry, hydra to be anti flyer/vehicle. FALSE
Synapse will go back to giving eternal warrior - and instinctive behavior will be radically changed. FALSE


Prime plastic kit, PARTIALLY TRUE
shrike upgrade pack, FALSE
a new MC that is built off of infiltrating and will have a snacking rule similar to the fantasy ghorgon. FALSE

large plastic kit that is a multiple option kit that can make warriors/zoanthropes/lictors, FALSE
one that can make venomthropes/raveners, FALSE
one that will make biovores/pyrovores FALSE
one for tyrant guard/hive guard. DUPLICATE
Ward is writing the FALSE

Tyranid Rumors / WD Update - January 2013
I can absolutely, positively guarantee you there will be models for them in 2013; as well as a WD update for said models. FALSE

Darl Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
*HQ models will be recast into finecast. Same models FALSE
*New Belial model robes, powersword, stormbolter, or plasma bolter combi TRUE
*New Chaplain PARTIALLY TRUE
*Deathwing Box Set: Comes with 3 options; Normal DW Terminator Squad, Command/HQ Squad with Banner and Apothecary, and an Elite Squad with Plasma Cannon options TRUE
*Ravenwing Box Set: Bikes remodeled and look like the Ravenwing bikes from Dark Vengeance, but same build as normal bikes, also with added weapons for the new Ravenwing Elite unit. PARTIALLY TRUE

January White Dwarf Rumors / Hobbit Rumors / Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
January White Dwarf Will Feature Dark Angels TRUE
Accordingly Dark Angels will probably be released for pre-order before December is done, and up hitting the shelves January 5th. TRUE

the next WD is Hobbit releases TRUE
the WD after will feature Dark Angels. TRUE
DA codex will be after Christmas though. TRUE

Hobbit Rumors - Nov 2012
LotR will be renamed to "The Hobbit" TRUE
Content of the box (miniatures) will be roughly equal to Dark Vengeance TRUE

Rulebook being an exclusive to the starters box is a lie. you are in for a surprise. TRUE
the new rules wont revolutionize the current ruleset, but change is coming. TOO VAGUE
Pricing wont be more than isle of blood and dark vengeance, rather the same. PARTIALLY TRUE

release schedule rumors - Oct 2012
there is no other release planned for the rest of this month. PARTIALLY TRUE
November and December will have 2 releases. both second releases will launch in the third week. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2012
- Warriors of chaos are getting an update TRUE
- Daemons are getting an update. TRUE
- From what I understand, they're going to be WD updates and then digital releases that consolidate it all into one e-file. FALSE
- There's a potential that maulerfiends and forgefiends are going to see a fantasy adaptation version. FALSE

Tau Rumors - Oct 2012
-Tau are coming early next year. TRUE
-Unit profiles are being finalized. TOO VAGUE
-The Tau are looking more and more like it will utilize and potentially modify the allies feature. FALSE
-unique fortifications. FALSE
-HQ option to make crisis suits troops (not a special character, just an upgrade) FALSE
-crisis suits remain roughly the same but have a couple new weapon options. TRUE
-New 1-per-squad weapons FALSE
-new heavy support suit that has stats like a carnifex and no jet pack, just a big mech FALSE
-new elite suit that has a lot of sub 18" gun options, with a high rate of fire, or low AP. High toughness and -good armour save at a minor loss of mobility (think jump pack instead of jet pack) FALSE
-two flyers, one for AtA one for AtG (same basic fuselage) TRUE
-fire warriors are a little bit better and have more of a stormtrooper / commando feel, than a rank and file guardsman feel. FALSE
-oh and one of the other things right now, I was able to confirm that the current playtest is that firewarriors who do move in the movement phase may immediately run after firing their pulse carbines in the shooting phase. PARTIALLY TRUE

Digital Release Schedule Rumors
-It was a big deal starting off with iTunes, and they just have not been able to get to the Andriod and Windows platforms yet. TOO VAGUE
-Patience is the keyword, as GW products will not be apple exclusive in the near future. FALSE It has been 3 months

Chaos Space Marine rumors - Sept 2012
The ramming land raider is dropped.TRUE
The forgefiend is a CC demon engine PARTIALLY TRUE
and there's a variant that's a a shooty variant with 2 butcher cannons and can take a heavy flamer and some other options. FALSE
One is dedicated CC, one is dedicated range, TRUE
hellbrute is kind of half and half.TRUE
the Forgefiend is one codex entry you can make cc or shooty and it's heavy support. DUPLICATE
The hellbrute is elite. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine rumors - Date - Sept 2012
I can confirm that pre-orders start on Sept 22nd giving us a 2 week preorder time frame for an Oct 6th release. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine rumors - Forgefiend Rumors - Sept 2012
Only comes with one build. Forgefiend has a shooty and a close combat variant in the same box. TRUE
Flyer comes with lots of options to build it visually different and aesthetics for particular gods, but it only has one rules loadout. TRUE

Faeit Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Sept 2012
- Thousand Sounds full squad is 20 Marines or 10 for half. 150 points gets you 4 sons and a Sorcerer. add more sons for 23 each. TRUE
Sorcerer can take the boon of mutation ability (the one that gives him an extra roll on the chart at the beginning) for 10 points. he can also have meltabombs for 5 points, and you can buy an icon of flame for 15 TRUE
- 230 Arhiman TRUE
- 240 for squad TOO VAGUE
- although a level 3 sorcer is only 140, with mark of tzeentch he is 155 FALSE
- Raptors are 95 for 5, and 17 points for up to 10 more TRUE
- same upgrades as before TOO VAGUE
- WARP TALONS, are the new raptor. They are 160 for 5 and 30 each for up to 5 more. TRUE
- They all have twin lightning claws. and they have an attack on the turn they deep strike. its not an assault on arrival. its an attack that makes everyone within 6" of the unit blinded. so if you thread the needle, they won't be shot up TRUE
- Defiler is 195 now, with all the normal options. TRUE
- demonforge, the ability you're thinking of, is a once per game re-roll to damage TRUE
- Forgefiends are 175, TRUE
- they have TWO Hades Autocannons. A Hades Autocannon is 48", Heavy 4, Str 8 AP 4... pinning TRUE
- they are only bs 3, so it's about the same. and once per game it can reroll to-wound and to-pen you can, however, TRUE
- swap those weapons out for Ectoplasm cannons. which are str 8 plasma cannons. and for 200 you get THREE of them. so that's some ap 2 love TRUE
- 3 HP, 12/12/10 armor TRUE
- Dragon 170, they have 1 hades auto cannon TRUE
- 3 HP, 12/12/10 TRUE
- they can make a melee attack against other fliers TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Dark Apostles - Sept 2012
- the chaos space marine daemon prince being increased by 40pts! & having the lash ability taken away for good (apparently to cheesy) TRUE
- the daemon prince will have to pay the same points for wings as a daemons prince from the chaos daemons codex so it is is more balanced. TRUE
- dark Apostles will be the same as the blood angels sangunary priest (can have up to 3 & they count as 1 elite) FALSE
- the apostle will only give you abilities depending on the mark it has taken. FALSE
- Undivided : unit becomes fearless & relentless and gain feel no pain FALSE
- khorne : unit gains rage , furious charge & rampage FALSE
- nurgle: unit gains feel no pain , it will not die and slow and purposeful (if it joins a unit with feel no pain already then the feel no pain roll is one lower than normal) FALSE
- tzeench: units gains a 5+ invulnerable save that can be re rolled if failed (unit and apostle can re roll once per game) FALSE
- slannesh: unit gains fleet , + 1 initiative and rending FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Rumors - Sept 2012 LATER RETRACTED BY NATFKA
- the chaos dragon will have two shooting profiles: when shooting at flyers : 36'' range , strength 9 AP 4 heavy 3 FALSE
when shooting at the ground: 36'' range , strength 8 AP 3 heavy 3 blast (can be upgraded to large blast but then becomes heavy 2) and costs + 30 pts FALSE
- also terminators will be given a chaos version of a space marine storm shield. FALSE
- And if you now take chosen terminators they will have 2 wounds each. FALSE
- also the melta vindicator rumour is very much real - but with the two profiles as well. FALSE
- special rule: enraged daemon: (this rule only applies if you give your melta vindicator daemonic possession) : once per game you can exchange your normal melta shot for a daemonic melta shot. FALSE
- you may not move in the previous turn to do this ! you shoot ( large blast strength 10 AP 1 shot ) but cannot use your ballistic skill and always scatters 2d6 inches. after doing this then the rules for daemonic possession on the tank is lost for the rest of the game and you must only fire the normal melta shot. FALSE
- normal melta shot is : strength 8 AP 1 large blast. FALSE
- this tank cost 150pts to start and an extra 20pts for daemonic possession - NOTE: this tank may NEVER EVER fire at flyers or at a enemy when a member of your army is within 3 inches of the target. FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors Revised
- Dragon Flyer - 12/12/10 DUPLICATE
- 2 butcher cannons, bs3, immune to shaken/stunned, can be locked velocity as normal. Flyer only, no hover/skimmer mode. Can vector strike at strength 10. strafing run. FALSE
- Because this might be misinterpreted I'm going to be really clear: It does not have "two firing profiles." It has 2 butcher cannons, and that's it. It does not have blasts of any kind. It is "BS4" against ground targets because of strafing run (go read it, it's a USR for details). FALSE
- Terminators can be upgraded to chosen, getting +1 WS (5) and +1 wound (2), and fearless. They can take marks on top of that. It gets expensive. FALSE
- Interestingly enough, when upgraded they are troops if you take Abbadon, yet normal Terminators are Elites. TRUE
- There are no "chaos storm shields," TRUE
- The best you can get is Mark of Tzeench to upgrade your 5+ invulnerable from Terminator armour to a 4+. TRUE
- There is a piece of chaos wargear that gives a 4+ invulnerable, but it is not a storm shield it can just be added for characters. Yes it upgrades via mark of tzeench to 3+. No it's not available for sorcerers. TRUE
- Vindicator is unchanged, but can take daemonic possession (as all chaos vehicles can). No melta of any kind on it except the potential to buy a pintle-mounted combi-melta as an upgrade. TRUE
- As for the essentially indirect fire mechanism? That's made up. As for the daemonic possession changing the weapon profile for 1 shot that then expends the daemonic possession? That's made up. TRUE

Dark Angels Rumors / Flyer Rumors and FAQ Rumors - Sept 2012
Dark Angels will have at least 3 units never seen before, not including special characters. TOO VAGUE
Plus, there is another flyer TRUE
FAQ wave coming TRUE

White Dwarf Rumors Delay
Octobers White Dwarf will be released on 22nd of September.TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Release Dates
Chaos Space Marines are available for pre-order on the 29th of September and for sale retail on the 6th of October. FALSE
Horus Heresy Book 1 - Betrayal available for pre-order on the 29th of September and for sale retail on the 6th of October. TRUE
The entire range of new models will be released on the 6th and 20th (Meaning that every unit entry in the book will have an available box set by the 20th. Some kits that are being redone in a year or more time are not included in what I mean when I say "entire range." FALSE
another BIG 40k release in November. FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Cultist Box - Sept 2012
Cultist box release between £18 and £20 FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Cultist Details - Sept 2012
- FALSE
Oh, and cultists are getting a plastic box of 10 that comes with 10 sets of auto pistol / ccw arms, 10 autoguns, 2 shotguns, 1 heavy stubber, 1 flamer, 1 grenade launcher, 1 icon (with several top options), 1 power axe, 1 power maul and a bunch of bits to put here and there (such as frag grenades and trophies). Only thing I didn't see was a power sword. FALSE

40k Rule Rumors - Heavy Bolters - August 2012
Heavy Bolters upgrade to Salvo 2/3 FALSE
Sternguard HB Assault 3/18" FALSE

Space Marines Rumors - Flakk Missiles - August 2012
Whirlwind gets Skyfire (Helios, Heavy 1, TL, Skyfire/Interceptor) FALSE
Devastators get skyfire for +5 points, replaces krak/frag FALSE

Dark Angel Rumors again - August 2012
One character prevents guard allies FALSE
Warding staff option that is an automatic psychic power FALSE
LS tempest can zoom FALSE
Reroll failed Gets Hot armor saves and 4+ to avoid vehicle GH FALSE
Stationary allows reroll misses against flyers for Cyclone FALSE
Plasma Destroyer (Heavy 3 PC) no plasma sponsons FALSE
Asmodai is back TRUE
Tact and Deathwing are the troops FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Release - Aug 13 2012
Entire Chaos range by end of September (not including resculpts) FALSE
8/25 - Starter Set Preorders TRUE
9/8 - Chaos Preorders FALSE
Chaos - Entire Range on 9/15 and 9/29 FALSE


Dark Angel Rumors Playtest - August 2012
- The universal DA rules are ATSKNF, Combat Squad and Stubborn. TRUE
- HQs are all fearless. FALSE
- Azrael - up to WS6, his gun is now a master crafted assault 2 12" 1 shot plasma, on top of a bolter. (basically assault instead of rapid fire, but can't fire at long range) and is fearless. FALSE


- Belial - Also WS6, but is now 170 points and still unlocks DW as troops. FALSE
- Interrogator Chaplains - 140 points, all units within 12" are fearless, not just his own squad Rerolls misses and wounds in challenges. Interrogator chaplains that win challenges against Independent Characters give you +1 victory point in a mission that uses victory points. FALSE

- Chaplains are now elites and cost 100 points, but you can buy 1-3 of them as a single choice. FALSE
- They can be upgraded to take specific banners. At the start of the game they nominate a model in the squad they're attached to to be their "banner bearer" who must be modeled appropriately with the specific banner. If the chaplain later leaves the squad, the banner remains. FALSE
- Furious charge USR, reroll armor saves against overwatch wounds when charging a unit within 6" of an objective FALSE
- Counter attack USR, reroll misses with overwatch when within 6" of an objective FALSE
- Reroll wounds against models within 6" of an objective with shooting, reroll wounds in a close combat that takes place within 6" of an objective FALSE
- Deathwing Terminator Squads are 215 points base, can swap to lightning claws for free, pay 5 points for thunder hammer / storm shield, and only models with storm bolter / powerfist or chainfist can take the cyclone missile launcher upgrade, which is now 30 points. FALSE
- Deathwing assault works a little bit differently. All Deathwing units and models in terminator armour attached to Deathwing units now come down on the first turn via deep strike without a roll if you wish you make a "Deathwing assault." TRUE
- It specifically notes, however, the limitations of no more than 50% of your army being allowed in reserve, and that independent characters whether attached to a squad or not, count as a unit. FALSE
- Dreadnoughts are a bit cheaper on points base, can be upgraded to venerable, and can upgrade their dreadnought close combat weapon to any ranged weapon (not just missile launcher or autocannon) TRUE
- Sternguard are in, but can swap their bolter for a close-combat weapon if they want. Any model can upgrade their close combat weapon to a power weapon, lightning claw, power fist or thunder hammer. Any model with a close combat weapon can swap their bolt pistol for a Storm Shield (20 pts) or take a Combat Shield (5 pts). FALSE
- Scouts are still elite FALSE
- Tactical Squad starts with 5 models and can take a special weapon [flamer (free), meltagun (10 points), or plasma gun (15 points)], can buy up to 5 more models at 15 points each. At 10 models they can take a heavy weapon [Heavy Bolter, Multi-Melta, Missile Launcher (free), Plasma Cannon (5 points), Lascannon (10 points)] FALSE
- Assault squads can remove jump pack, and get a 35 point discount on transport vehicle instead of a rhino/drop pod for free, but are otherwise unchanged. TRUE
- Vanguard are in FALSE
- Predators can take a heavy 2 Plasma Cannon turret option FALSE
- Whirlwind can switch their Vengeance/Castellan missiles for Hyperios missiles for 15 points. Heavy 2, Twin-Linked krak missiles, with skyfire/interceptor. FALSE
- No upgrade for Devastators to take skyfire flak missiles. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors / Flyer Rumors / Dark Eldar Rumors / Ork Rumors / High Elf Rumors - August 2012
- Tyranid Flyer Wave FALSE
- Harpy, FALSE
- Harrier FALSE
- Tyranid Warriors FALSE
- Mycetic Spore TRUE
- and reinvented rules for Pyrovore as anti-air unit) FALSE
- Dark Eldar Flyer wave FALSE
- (Void Raven, FALSE
- Grotesque unit with expanded options FALSE
- Sliscus FALSE
- Sathonyx FALSE
- Vect (on foot)) FALSE
- renamed Eldar Nightwing (finished), PARTIALLY TRUE
- Tau Copperhead (finished), FALSE
- medium sized Space Marine FALSE
- large Ork flyer. FALSE
- upgrade packs for Space Marines FALSE
- Ork flakk trakk / buggy FALSE
- kopta box in the pipeline FALSE
- A daemon flyer (or swooping) wave is even more far off. FALSE
- Chaos Space Marines (October 2012), TRUE
- Warriors of Chaos (November 2012), TRUE
- High Elves (February 2013), FALSE
- Dark Angels (April 2013) FALSE
- The next fantasy supplement deals with engines of war. FALSE
- The next 40k supplement deals with campaigns, experience gains for troops and conversions to represent these changes. FALSE
- There is one extra release next summer (2013): Blood Bowl Rumors! FALSE
- The Hobbit Release is full plastic, characters only available in unit boxes or themed full character boxes. FALSE
- WoC and CSM have random gift of the gods charts. TRUE
- Tau have a system of unit upgrades that get unlocked by another unit or other effects. For example, a Firewarrior cadre with an ethereal next to it, with markerlight support and scouting kroot unit will get a serious buff. Every unit has a small chart for three of these effects. FALSE
- High Elves get a renewed court rule: No more always strike first, but units can get it back plus other effects if not accompanied by the wrong character (rolled before the game). FALSE
- Dark Angels units choose a circle that is kept secret during the game. Only a fraction of the army?s units can take a circle that has an in game effect. Circles can be revealed midgame and grant a special rule depending on the circle. FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors Q&A
- As of July 25th, CSM book is set to release in September along with the starter (though not the same week). DUPLICATE
- Basic CSM squads actually end up cheaper than a tactical squad if they take only 2 special weapons and their aspiring champion has bp/ccw. FALSE
- It's possible, however, to clear 400 points on a 10 man squad with a transport. FALSE
- There are no CSM squads that can combat squad. TRUE
- Undivided armies are a lot cheaper than cult marines. A lot. Playing undivided gives you many more bodies. TOO VAGUE
- The only impact on Marks is that HQ models make corresponding cult units Troops. TRUE
- You can mix/match Marks and Icons. TRUE
- +1T/FnP isn't as good as a Plague Marine, they're worth their points. TOO VAGUE
- HQ unlocks corresponding cult troop. DUPLICATE
- Undivided still reroll morale tests? FALSE
- Khorne still Rage TRUE
- Tzeentch still +1 invuln save TRUE
- Nurgle still +1T TRUE
- Slaanesh still +1I TRUE
- Undivided Lords get Inspiring Presence command trait, and improved reserve manipulation. FALSE
- Dedicated transports get the mark of the unit they're bought for, for free. Only units with the same mark can ride in it, (so be careful). FALSE
- Undivided vehicles can transport anyone. DUPLICATE
- Other vehicles may buy them. An example would be the mark of khorne on a predator, which gives it a dozer blade at no additional cost, and allows it to roll d6 wounds on a unit it tank shocks FALSE
- Yes icons prevent scatter FALSE
- CSM/Havocs/Raptors/Chosen pay the same cost. Termies pay more. TRUE
- There are 2 debuff spells in Nurgle and Slaanesh, 2 buff spells in Slaanesh. FALSE
- Psychic powers are rolled, not bought specifically TRUE
- The "eye of the Gods" table is actually several tables. First you roll to see what table you roll on, then you roll what you get after winning a challenge, killing a monstrous creature or walker, or annihilating a unit in close combat. FALSE
- One of the tables is Daemonic Gifts. FALSE
- The chart is 6 charts of 6 options. PARTIALLY TRUE
- CSM and Cultists are Troops TRUE
- No bonuses for Sacred numbers TRUE
- No one comes with icons by default, cult troops get marks by default. TRUE
- Skull Champions can take collars that give the squad and any vehicle it's embarked in a 5+ DtW FALSE

- Kharne strikes at initiative 5, and he gained armour bane which I guess is new. He's AP3, but for every model he kills (not wound inflicted) he makes an additional attack at initiative 1. FALSE

- Not quite the same as warrior born as it doesn't keep growing, but it's very devastating for someone with 8 attacks on the charge. FALSE
- Kharne has a 2+ Deny the witch TRUE
- Kharne still hits friendly models. TRUE
- Khorne berserkers are AP 5 FALSE
- Berzerkers are 105+21/berzerker FALSE
- berzerkers are 2 attacks, rage, furious charge, frag and krak grenades, bolt pistol / khornate weapon (ap5 in close combat). TRUE
- They're 5 attacks at str5 ap5 each on the charge. FALSE
- They can also upgrade to have chainfists in the form of 2 handed chain-axes. FALSE
- 5-20 in size. TRUE
- Noise marines are overall a little bit cheaper. TRUE
- Sonic Blasters are 36" salvo now.PARTIALLY TRUE
- Aspiring champions have access to a whip that prevents enemies from denying challenges. Other weapons are the same FALSE
- Plague Marines They are 120 for 5, + 24 for more. TRUE
- Poisoned only in melee. TRUE
- Can throw their blight grenades to reduce enemy movement speed to 2d6 pick the highest, or if already rolling d6 for whatever reason (i.e. cover, charging) pick the lowest. FALSE
- Thousand Sons come with an Aspiring Sorcerer in their basic 5 before adding more Rubric marines. TRUE
- 150 points for 4 Rubric marines and 1 Aspiring Sorcerer, He gets a roll included.. TRUE
- Unit size 4-19. 20 points per Rubric. Still slow and purposeful, unless the sorcerer is alive then relentless. FALSE
- Rubric marines are 1W, 4++ FALSE
- Thousand Son squads are rank 1 FALSE
- HQ sorcerer are rank 1, can be upgraded to 2. FALSE
- Mark of Tzeench on an HQ is +1 (so you can upgrade all the way to rank 3) FALSE
- There is a piece of wargear that lets you reroll up to your mastery in dice after you have rolled, but only each dice once. FALSE
- Ahriman is mastery 4, TRUE
can cast multiple powers per turn, gets access to almost all lores and has a default psychic attack much like smite but longer range that he can use in addition to his normal psychic powers per turn. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Most named characters are the same, but overall a point reduction. Abbadon is the same points and does not make terminators troops.TRUE
- There are no new named characters. TRUE
- I haven't read any special character adjusting the allies chart. TRUE
- Abadon is AP2, Daemon Weapons are AP3 TRUE
- Daemon princes are jump if they have wings. FALSE
- Chaos Space Marine - 70 for 5, 14 for each additional marine. FALSE
- Aspiring Champion is a 10 point upgrade. FALSE
- Come with bolter/bp/ccw TRUE
- For every 5 models in the squad you get a special weapon. If the squad is 10 or more, one model can exchange a flamer(5 pts) for a Heavy Bolter, meltagun(10 points) for an Autocannon or Missile Launcher or a plasmagun(15 points) for a Lascannon. FALSE
- Marks range from 10-50 points, Icons range from 10-40 points. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Cultists are 4 points each and come in squads of 10-30. They can have any combination of autoguns (str3 ap-) or auto pistol ccw (str 3 ap-) TRUE
- They can take special weapons, but not heavy weapons. TRUE
- they respond very well to dark apostles getting an extra benefit when one is in their unit. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Zombie cultists aren't scoring and cannot be joined by Characters (even with the mark of nurgle) FALSE
- No traitor guard. Just cultists. TRUE
- cultists cannot platoon, TRUE
- but you can take up to 30 of them in the first place. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Will Terminators be able to be given both marks and icons to essentially be cult terminators? Yes, but it's expensive. Taking both increases the cost of the second and Terminators pay more in the first place. TRUE
- Terminators pay 50% more for marks. Taking an icon if you already have a mark costs an extra 20 points FALSE
- Possessed get to buy (not roll) up to 3 boons from the Eye of Gods table. FALSE
- Maulers (Elites) - str5/t5, 2+/5++, Once per turn can combination of 2: power weapon, power fist, lightning claw. Each mauler chooses individually. FALSE
- 1-3. Maulers cannot deep strike, but are not slow and purposeful. FALSE
- Dark Apostles Yes daemons can be summoned to your CSM icons if you have a dark apostle. FALSE
- War Smiths war smiths who can restore hull points TRUE
- Chaos Dragon (Fast Attack) The only flyer in the codex TRUE
- Dragon Takes out other flyers with a ranged attack TRUE
- its 12/11/10 170pts DUPLICATE
- Fast Attack TRUE
- Bikes get nothing new, just CSM on bikes with combi-bolters instead of bolters. TRUE
- Raptors still have access to special weapons, only the aspiring champion can take special melee weapons. They are reduced in points. TRUE
- The Night Lord's raptors are a lot like vanguard (they cannot charge on deep strike though), but they have 2 attacks base + dual power weapons (ap3) with the shred special rule and are 35 points each. TRUE Mostly
- Dreadnoughts They can take marks FALSE
- The mark of khorne for instance gives it Rage and a unique weapon option much-like blood talons except it's a giant rotary saw. FALSE
- Predators No new turret options for predators. TRUE
- New Siege Engine (heavy support) The siege engine has a melta blast template. FALSE
- Defilers They're the same except they have the Daemon special rule, 4 hull points and a 5+ invulnerable save. TRUE
- Havocs, CSM and chosen squads can take autocannons TRUE
- Vindicator Daemonicly possessed vindicators I think will be in every list, with their ability to potentially regenerate destroyed weapons at start of the chaos player's turn FALSE
- There is a sound-based vehicle upgrade but it's more of a Word Bearers item than Slaanesh. TRUE (DIRGE CASTER)
- no chaos razorbacks, just combi-weapons TRUE
- No drop pods TRUE
- There is a new land raider, it's a lot like a crusader. FALSE
- 12 capacity for the basic, 16 capacity for the new one. FALSE
- New Land Raider can ram fortifications and you can launch an assault on the occupants, except that you don't consolidate at the end, you remain locked in combat.If the enemy unit flees they immediately exit the terrain. If the door is blocked (by your land raider for instance), they count as having been caught ala Sweeping Advance FALSE
- There are no new fortifications but there is a unique upgrade to fortifications. FALSE
- don't know about upgrades being finecast. I know that there is intent to upgrade the basic CSM box to support all the cult troops to be able to achieve any of the weapon combinations from the entries (including everyone having soundblasters). FALSE
- The "Hatred: Space Marines" rule....is Just imperial loyalist. TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors
3 New Flyers in August, 1 Flyer is Chaos FALSE
CSM - Release in August with half models and codex FALSEna
6th Edition Starter in September TRUE
other half of CSM in September FALSE
DA + Entire Range in October FALSE
August WD pushed back FALSE



Father Gabe - Total rumors: (33 TRUE) / (10 FALSE) / ( 7 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Eldar Rumors - Sept 2014
via Father Gabe on Faeit 212****
Yep. Just got back from meetings and lots of information blew up in my face. Feel like an ass lol.

So here is what I posted on my earlier posting concerning 9th ed.

1) I can confirm that in the system there is a book called Artifex: Dark Eldar $49.50....additionally there are 2 other books called Artifex: Tyranids and Artifex: Space Wolves both at $49.50. FALSE
2) Still in system is a box of Incubi with a different product code under $30.00 (want to say $29.50), DE VR Bomber is not under that heading anymore, whether that means it was scrapped or it is under a new code I do not know. FALSE
3) Alien Invasion in WD is true. TOO VAGUE
4) GW corporate email mentioned poster coming this week, not today...that was my bad. Additionally, next week an in store activity centering around painting in conjunction with the WD is encouraged...something concerning the Crux of the matter. Crux as in terminator Crux? TOO VAGUE

Regarding my horrible flub on Fantasy:
1) 23+ NA stores have been zeroed out for Island of Blood Restock. that could mean Fantasy is around the corner or those stores are closing...yikes! TOO VAGUE
2) New Planogram is inbound, which means fantasy and/or 40k shelving is going to get a face lift TOO VAGUE
3) There is an issue with back orders of both Bretonnian and Empire Knights, as one has been sold down and will not restock. I couldnt get more info...yet. TOO VAGUE

9th Edition Fantasy Rumors - Sept 2014
Latest 9th Edition Rumors by Father Gabe 9-3-2014

Just got some news from several sources concerning the strong possibility of 9th edition Warhammer Fantasy.

1) Coming tomorrow to a GW near you will be a series of new posters for in store advertisement for something BIG as the corporate email stated. FALSE
2) Some GW stores are finding Island of Blood sets are being zeroed out of their system for restock. Similar when Dark Vengeance happened to Assault on Black Reach.
3) This part is speculation: Bretonnians are going to be playing a big part in the Nagash saga in the beginning, it is believed the following is going to happen: FALSE

a) Pre-Order for 9th Edition will be Sept 13th (with special editions - standard new edition merchandising) FALSE
b) October will receive the new box edition (if standard releases from past is an indicator) which may contain Bretonnians and Undead. FALSE
c) Bretonnians will have a new Army book, model release following that, possibly into November before the Christmas packs roll in. FALSE
d) intermingled among these releases will be probably some filler models (repackaged Crom/Valten/etc.), army bundles, etc. FALSE

4) Not of speculation, though it must be considered rumor, I (and a few chosen) have personally seen new artwork by John Blanche for Bretonnians. Does this mean it will be in the new book? No idea, but sometimes his stuff is used for the sculptors to pull concept to model.

Or we could be really blindsided by everything and it be 25 new paints (not very likely), Dark Eldar (possible) or something ridiculous like a mass Hobbit release. GW likes to have a strong second quarter launch that will help carry through 3rd quarter (end of February).

Dark Eldar Rumors - June 2014
via Father Gabe
Looked at update on next months releases. Dark Eldar are likely coming. FALSE
Codex, TRUE
limited edition codex, TRUE
supplement, TRUE
dataslates. TOO VAGUE
Voidraven bomber @ $81.00 PARTIALLY TRUE
and new Incubi @ 29.75 which likely means plastic incubi. FALSE

Supply system updated, whether that means next month or not, Im not sure. It would make sense, since Orks are bleeding over into July release. To help support that info, no changes in supply system for Bretonians.


Knight Rumors - Feb 2014
via Father Gabe on Faeit 212
I have had a chance to skim through my advanced copy of Codex: Imperial Knight. Here are the highlights:
1) For non-Imperial Knight armies...you can get up to 3 as a separate detachment. This is a separate detachment from allies and lord of war...which is the new template I am guessing we will see in future codexes...sorry everyone Escalation is standard. Unless of course I looked at that box wrong... TRUE

2) Datasheets. There is a section in the codex, after organization chart, that covers Datasheets. None are mentioned but looks like these will be popping up in books...sorry everyone that don't consider them official, etc... TRUE


3) Ally Matrix: TRUE
Battle Brothers: Everyone Else
Allies of Convenience: Eldar,Grey Knights
Desperate Allies: Tau, Dark Eldar
Apocalypse: Orks, Necrons, Chaos Demons, Chaos Space Marines, Tyranids

4) Primary Detachment: 3 - 6 Imperial Knights. 1 is the designated Warlord (roll on Imperial Knight Warlord Trait table...yep Warlord Traits).
Additionally: Your remaining Imperial Knights in the Primary formation can roll on the Knight Apparent/Knight Seneschal chart. 1 - Knight is -1 WS/BS, Ion Shield is 5+ now. 2-5 Your an Imperial Knight. 6 - Knight is +1 WS/BS, Ion Shield is 3+ now. TRUE

5) Concerning Warlord Traits: They range up and down from being useful to 'meh'. Examples: +1" to Run/Charge range. +1 to Building Damage Chart. My favorite: Warlord gains It Will Not Die! TRUE

6) Let me stop all the questions now ladies and gentleman. Cannot show pictures. There are no other unit entries for Adeptus Mechanicum or Freeblades. They are not even listed on the ally chart. TRUE

7) The Companion Guide is amazingly beautiful for coffee table style books. Its a big book, lots of pretty pictures, etc. It does not contain rules but for collectors its a nice buy. Average guy might not buy it but dedicated collectors will want to order it. I recommend ordering it in a Games Workshop, ship to the store for safety and protection of the book. TRUE


Knight Rumors, GW General Rumors - Feb 2014
via Father Gabe on Faeit 212
Concerns Imperial Knights, New Web Page and Pre-Order changes.
1) Imperial Knights box is small, about the same size as a Rhino box. Contains 2x Decal Sheets (Lots and lots of decals for those that enjoy these), a 90mm x 120mm flying base. TRUE

2) Rules don't appear to be included in the box, for right now it looks like the White Dwarf is its only place. No additional info has been fully revealed concerning how its used, who uses it, etc. TRUE

3) New Web Page: new Direct Order computers are hitting the stores (in North America at least) that are being upgraded (for improvement reasons) and to allow better interface with the new Web Store. Software is being pumped through the Tills (registers) that will allow managers to perform detailed look ups or by use of the Fuzzy Product look up button.

4) Pre-Orders: Due to some complaints, concerns, etc by some UK/European customers and/or managers, the pre-order time is being changed effective tomorrow. Before in North America you could jump on pre-orders the day before at approximately 6pm, which was midnight or later in UK/Europe. So, now it will begin at 1pm Central time (US), not sure when that is in the UK/Europe but Im sure they can figure that out.

5) This last part is an oddity. At the recent HSC in North America (collaborating info I had from my UK source) is that GW feels (whether rightly or not...Im thinking not) that the whole reason we purchase miniatures is not because of what they can do in a game (rules wise) but we do so because of how they look. That surprised some of us. Combined that with the same reason the Codex/Army book comes out later, that might indicate a disconnect between corporate and its customer base. We have decided to dig on this issue, conduct surveys across the US GW/Independent stores to get an actual consensus. What we will do with that info? No idea yet. The concern is, does GW really feel that way, is it accurate or is it more of a "training" issue towards managers and such.

If it is a training issue, its designed to ensure that employees sell the models based more on the aesthetics then the benefits to the customer. Which is not good in training, where it was concerned that you do both, especially explaining how "Awesome miniature (X) can do all this stuff and it makes a great center piece..." for example.

Knight Rumors Details - Feb 2014
via Father Gabe on Faeit 212
1) The models in the White Dwarf are resin versions of the Imperial Knights. The actual plastic versions are a bit more streamed lined and will look slightly different. Kit contains (3) different heads. TRUE

2) The transfer sheet has approximately 250(+) decals. They contain decals for the following: Various Knight Households, Adeptus Mechanicus and Freelance versions. Before anyone asks, no I don't know if this means there are rules for these (3) factions or if it will be included in a book, etc. I should know more very soon. TRUE

3) Not a lot of info on Codex: Legion of the Damned beyond awesome artwork. The information that was provided was similar to the White Dwarf leak, mentioning they can be used as allies. Whether or not it can be used as a normal army. TRUE

Expansion Rumors - Escalation / Stronghold - Dec 2013
via Father Gabe from the Faeit 212 inbox.
I wanted to pass on information concerning Escalation and Stronghold Assault. I had the opportunity to have these two books in my hands today. I wanted to pass on the following information:

- For Standard (what some refer to as "regular" Warhammer 40,000 TRUE
- Not Expansion (like Planetstrike, Cities of Death, etc) TRUE
- Lord of War choice is optional (like Fortifications, Allies) TRUE
- Rules governing Lord of War: If you use a Lord of War your opponent receives a +1 bonus to Seize the Initiative and for every 3 Hull Points or Wounds you cause on a Lord of War choice you gain +1 (like Slay the Warlord, First Blood, etc).TRUE
- I won't go into details concerning the data sheets but don't expect Reavers, Mantas or Hierophants. TRUE
- Rules governing Str D weapons, AV 15 and all other Apocalypse based rules remain the same, but now crossover to Standard ("regular" Warhammer 40,000. TRUE

So it is Standard. Yep Tournaments can ban them, but these are for "regular" games. These rules are now apart of the landscape. Whether they are chosen for tournaments or not, that's not my call. I would only hope that they are tried out to see the difference before being condemned but I cannot help uninformed bias. TRUE

Locally we are going to play the heck out of it to see if they should or should not be included in Tournaments (or as it is being suggested every other tournament allow FW, Escalation, Stronghold Assault).

Expansion Rumors - Stronghold and Escalation - Dec 2013
via Father Gabe from the Faeit 212 inbox.
Concerning Stronghold Assault:
- Updated Fortifications TRUE
- Wall of Martyr (and subsequent new releases for fortifications are included. TRUE
- Combination Fortifications are expensive, the most expensive combination is 1305pts base. TRUE
- There are upgrade tables you can purchase for your fortifications. TRUE
- There is a separate section from the rest of the book. This section contains optional building rules to use with these fortifications. This separate rule is an optional way to use buildings and both opponents need to agree to their usage. I want to stress though that this optional rule set is a separate way to use buildings in general, and does not affect Fortifications in the book unless you agree. So if you want to use the Fortifications in the book, you don't need permission. If you want to use the optional rules, you do. TRUE
- Fortifications: Defense Line, Defense Emplacement, Firestorm Redoubt, Imperial Bunker, Vengeance Battery and Aquila Strongpoint are in the book. Vengeance/Firestorm already have rules that come in the box but are not in one place. Also BRB fortifications included. TRUE
- There are 3-4 Fortifications that have an Inquisitorial stamp over the picture but full rules. TRUE
- The combo Fortifications work as follows: Point cost equal to number of fortifications purchased. Most have a variety of 1-3 of this and that and a few 0 -2 options. TRUE

Concerning Escalation:
- Read the book again and it remains the same as I reported the other day. This book is adding a new force organization slot: Lord of War, to standard games of Warhammer 40,000. I read one additional rule. TRUE
- If your (I think also if both of you) opponent uses a Lord of War choice, besides the other benefits you get (if you don't have a Lord of War) there is a separate Escalation Warlord Trait table for you to use. I didn't have time to skim the entries, as I was focusing on confirmation on use, benefits, etc. TRUE
- Armies can only use their armies Lord of War choice and it is for the Primary detachment. TRUE


Fulkes - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 1/19/2017 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

via Fulkes on Bolter and Chainsword
dark Angels Rumors - Jan 2017
From /tg/. Take with salt. I will let more knowledgeable people debunk this:

Yesterday I could see some boxes folded (without content) but. Like the other time I could not see until they were opened, but something I've been able to see. FALSE
A box I saw clearly indicated the name lion el'jonson primarch of the dark angels, for the image uses the base of a dreadnought, with a very elaborate armor and in a dynamically superb pose. I was surprised that the armor is black instead of green. FALSE
More on the Lion's armour:
black with red and silver details



ganon - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Asrai - Naeith the Prophetess back in next armybook FALSE
Asrai - Additional lores available TRUE
Asrai - Skaw will be a SC, choose Great Eagles as Specials. FALSE


Garro - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 11/29/2017
Spoiler:

PENDING Necromunda Rumors - Nov 2017
via Garro (Facebook 11-25-2017)

Genestealer Cults and Chaos Cults gang rules, and wargear will be coming to Necromunda early next year, after Orlock and gang war 2.

these will be coming through a pair of White Dwarf articles sometime in the spring (march-may). these will also include various additional wargear which other gangs will be able to take.

regarding the GCults; this version will focus on the mining cults of the ashwastes coming into contact with a genestealer, so will use the Neophyte Hybrids kit as its base. expect to see a larger more detailed cults gang at a later date when they explore hive secondus. but this will help provide an additional two gangs by the beginning of the summer.

don’t have much details on the chaos cults rules, but there are chaos tokens, and a tile with an eight point star in blood in the new expansion set of tiles coming with GW2. so would expect some cult ritual mission of some sort.

Garro on 11-26-2017

got some more in depth about the Genestealer and chaos cult gang lists coming next year.

-they’ll both be appearing in White Dwarf.

-both gangs will be based around the existing kits (No new models)

-Genestealer cults (GC) will focus around the neophite-hybrids with a sub-primus leader, and able to take Aberrants in the gangs. they’ll have full access to the entire GC armoury including weapons in the acolytes kits. these weapons should be added to the trading posts lists in the article, but will be in Gang War 3 (GW3) for certain.

-Chaos cults will be god neutral. but will be able to preform a ritual between games, to one of the gods. if successful, your gang gets a buff based on the god, and if it fails, a random member of your gang (other than the leader) turns into a spawn, and remains like it (spawn is added to the gang roster). you get bonuses to the ritual roll, if you stick to the same god, and get negative modifers if you chop and change.

-both gangs will have full gang rules, and access to trading posts .etc so will be able to include other non-faction gear as campaigns go on.

-both factions will have a low-power psyker option.
PENDING Horus Heresy Rumors - June 2016
legio Custodes

they have ALL THE BLING TRUE

the custodes are part of the ‘talons of the emperor’ army list which will include the sisters of silence and other non-astartes or mechanicum agents that the emperor sends to prospero, this list is purely themed to what was at prospero, but will be more than usable in regular gaming. each of the factions in the list will ‘probably’ be span off into seperate full size lists over the rest of the books.

the custodes element will be fully sized enough to be able to play a regular game without being restrictive. this will include vehicles (can’t wait for the ‘gift of the emperor’).

valdor is coming as their named character and is being considered alongside the primarchs in importence, (so probably being held for simon egan to do)

expect to see the full selection of units seen in the artwork. jetbikes, terminators, dreads and breachers alongside the basic spear guys.

they have ALL THE BLING



Gas_Monkey82 - Total rumors: (10 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

High Elf Rumors
- Anointed of Asuryan as a new Lord choice. Can ride the Flamespyre Phoenix. Picture was posted briefly. It was the on-foot version of the ridden model. TRUE
- Loremaster as another new Lord choice. Has WS and A of a Noble, counts as a lvl 2 and knows all the signature spells in the rulebook. Great weapon and heavy armour.TRUE
- Lothern Sea Helm as a new Hero choice. Can ride the Skycutter chariot or be on foot. Can be the BSB TRUE
- Reavers and Silver Helms are Core. No news on other Core. TRUE
- Army apparently has army-wide ASF, Valour of Ages and Martial Prowess (presumably this means no-rolls for Swordmasters and White Lions) TRUE
- unridden Phoenixes are Rare. Names are Flamespyre and Frostheart. Only Caradryan can ride the frost one. They have a Ward save as normal and can come back from the dead on a D6 roll of a 6. Have a special rule called Attuned to Magic, which gives them abilities depending on the roll for the Winds of Magic. One of these boosts the Ward to a 4+. TRUE
- Flying chariot is called the Skycutter Chariot. Doesn't say it they are Special or Rare. TRUE
- High Magic Lore attribute gives units that have an augment cast on them a 6+ Ward in addition to any other effect. If the unit already has a Ward it gets improves as with the Mark of Tzeentch TRUE
- Bolt throwers are still Rare TRUE
- Sisters of Avelorn is the name of the new bow-wielding lasses TRUE

gcsmith - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 8/7/2017
Spoiler:

Bret Rumors
6 man knight (questing or Grail)
Plastic Trebuchet FALSE
Plastic Lord kit suitable for Leon FALSE
Late 2011, early 2012 release FALSE



GDD over at Chaos-Dwarfs - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (11 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2014
Hello! I got some potential leaks from the same guy that leaked the DE units. This is regarding the GW vanilla Dwarfs. Sorry if this is a duplicate thread.

QUOTE

OrcCrusher / Tunneler (combo kit) FALSE
Runic Anvil / War Altar (combo box) FALSE
Gyrocopter Squadron Box TRUE
Thunderers / Crossbowmen / Dwarf Warriors Box (10) FALSE
Hammerers / Ironbreaker Box FALSE
Slayers / Brotherhood of Grimmir Box FALSE
Longbeards / Rangers Box FALSE

- There will be more magic activity and movement than before (something everybody expect). FALSE
- The runes system is going to be like now but with some changes in the "laws". Some of them are going to reduce their point cost and there will be less options. Basically are going to be created magic items, some people speak about add runes into already existing magic items from rulebook... with some blacksmith skill... FALSE
- Runelords will have some changes, they will have innate spells (like empire warrior priests). And the anvil will make those spells stronger. FALSE
- Rune combos in warmachines are going to suffer nerfs. There will be a cost point reduction but also the destruction capacity will be decreased (except for the organ cannon, that will become a nightmare...) FALSE

- Points cost reduction in infantry. PARTIALLY TRUE
- They speak about robot/rock golems similars to Blackrock Deeps in world of warcraft. FALSE


George Smiley - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 8/5/2016 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

40k Rumors - July 2016
via George Smiley 7-18-2016

First issue of the monthly magazine covers the following releases:
Preheresykharn

Chaos Space Marine Campaign book with new CSM rules.
New Kharn the Betrayer.
Codex Deathwatch. TRUE
New Deathwatch Flyer Model. TRUE
New Deathwatch Brother Artemis Model. TRUE



ghost21 - Total rumors: (8 TRUE) / (59 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - CONFIRMED FAKE
Spoiler:

Tau Rumors - March 2011
Farsight makes crisis troops FALSE
Farsight new sculpt TRUE
Shaper hero with Psychic Powers FALSE
Demiurg FALSE
Vespid get two slots FALSE
Kroot an additional FALSE
Demiurg - HQ, Troop, 1 other FALSE
BT Next FALSE


No Knarloc riders TRUE
Big Krootox FALSE
New Crisis Suits FALSE
Experimental Suits for Characters FALSE
Sniper Suit FALSE
Legions of Chaos FALSE
More plastic dreadnoughts FALSE
Another new Tau Race other than Kroot, vespid and Demiurge FALSE
Water Caste Hunting Party FALSE
Nausicarr FALSE
No court of the archon type unit TRUE
Human FW Fluff FALSE
Commander Iceheart FALSE
Kelly on Tau FALSE
Stealth armour for commander FALSE
Morphic Weapons FALSE
Ethereals give improved BS and PE FALSE
4 Boxes and 4 blisters for Tau FALSE
dropship FALSE

Ubersuit TRUE
Fighter TRUE
iceheart FALSE
Shadowsun in the dex TRUE
Choose your own ammo FALSE
Zoats in Fantasy

Eldar Rumors - March 2011



Eldar Storm Guardian change box size FALSE
Plastic Vampyre FALSE
Dragon Riders FALSE
Solitaire FALSE

Exodite Character FALSE
2 Additional Aspects PARTIALLY TRUE

Link needed
Claimed to be in GW meetings as a source of his rumors FALSE Outed by ADB

Release Schedule Rumors / Chaos Space Marine Rumors / Starter Set Rumors / Compiled Ghost Rumors
BT and Daemons for Starter FALSE
Holy Inquisition Dex FALSE
Chaos is a Ward dex FALSE
Tau is last 5th ed army FALSE

LINK NEEDED Sororitas printed Codex in autumn 2011 with plastic miniature release FALSE

Black Templar Rumors - UNKNOWN DATE
Do out before Tau, next codex FALSE
Vows less restrictive PARTIALLY TRUE
Kits for SB and Neophytes FALSE
Knights of the inner circle FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - UNKNOWN DATE
Plastic Dreadnought, TRUE
Lesser Chaos Gods, FALSE
Chrono Gladiators, FALSE



New 'larger' Abaddon, FALSE
Little Horus Figure, FALSE
Legion Dex, FALSE
marks for lessers FALSE
but no daemons, TRUE
dark mechanicus FALSE
Plastic Plaguebearers in Starter FALSE
30k Boxed Set FALSE
Chaos Renegade WD Update / 3 books (Legions, Renegades, Daemons)FALSE

Overpowered Red Angel FALSE
Downsides (no Sweep for Nurgle, Khorne must fight or take d6, tzeentch mindless, Slaanesh harsh results FALSE
JP Berserkers in FA FALSE
Nightlords with H&R + Stealth FALSE
Word Bearers with Daemonancers, Dark Apostles, rerolls on scatter for daemons FALSE
Cult Terminators FALSE
IW TH/SS Termies FALSE
Special Char Ven dread FALSE
Chaos Psy Hood FALSE
Plastic Plague Marines FALSE


Gino Goetz - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tau Rumors
Krisis ( including XV 88 )
Can fire 2 Weapons on moving ( without extra cost ) FALSE
Optional Skyfire 25p ( choise at the start of the round ) FALSE
And Kollos with S8 AP1 will cost 60p TRUE

If near a Special HQ, if not moving get +1 Shot. PARTIALLY TRUE


Glemigobles - Total rumors: (8 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Elf Rumors - Sept 2013
Ok, so as it was already said here - Dark elves are coming 05.X.13 TRUE
and we won't get all the things listed by Lion. As mentioned before:
Book - 20 eur TRUE
Magic cards - 3 eur TRUE
Dark Elves Dreadspears/Darkshards/Bleakswords - 18 eur TRUE
Dark Elves Witch elves/Sisters of Slaughter - 30 eur TRUE
Dark Elves Kharibdyss/Hydra - 35eur TRUE
Dark Elves Cauldron/Bloodwrack Shrine- 38 eur TRUE
Shadowblade - 10 eur TRUE

Prices given for Polish retailers


Gloryfan1 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

High Elf Rumors - April 2013
Swordmasters retain ASF (or similar) and move to Rare FALSE
New Helf unit in core with GW FALSE


Grant - Total rumors: (22 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

6th Edition Rumors - 'leak' - May 2012
Snap Fire, TRUE
Assault from DS conjecture, SPECULATION
Hull Points, TRUE
Challenges, TRUE
Gifts, TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors April 2012
No EW Levels TRUE
Hull Points TRUE
CC AP Levels TRUE

More Chaos Space Marine Rumors - June 2012
- Lucious Eternal is a beast! Gets extra attacks from difference in WS just like lilith from DE. PARTIALLY TRUE
- The defiler is pretty damn good. It has a power called "daemon forge" which allows it to reroll all wound rolls and armor pen rolls in cc or while shooting. TRUE
- Typhus unlocks plauge marines as troops and gives them feel no pain in his unit. This is pretty much known already on most rumor sites I believe. TRUE
- Cover is definitely 5+. Again, not really news. TRUE


more Chaos Space Marine Rumors - June 2012
*The book is called chaos space marines. TRUE
*There are no legions. theDarkGeneral is wrong TRUE
*I don't know if I mentioned it before but the "random terrain" is officially called "mysterious terrain" TRUE
*Also the anti psyker stuff in the book is a special rule called "suffer the witch". Every unit can negate a power on a 6 up but it can be buffed TRUE
*One is called ecstasy...which sounds weird but basically it allows the user to fire his weapon at his strength value. PARTIALLY TRUE
*Some usr names are "strike down", "blind", and "un-weilding". TRUE
*There is a usr called "invisibility" that seems to have an affect on targeting a the unit and also effects assault. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - June 2012
- Imagine a dragon made of "fire" and coverd in a platemale armor and you won't be too far off. TRUE
- Chaos units that kill a unit get to roll on a chart for gifts from a chaos lord very similar to the power from pain rule that Phil gave to DE.TRUE
- Thousand sons are still relentless and still have ap 3 bolters.TRUE S&P
- The codex is a full color hard cover book.TRUE
- you can do is unlock certain elites as troops with specific special characters. TRUE
- Ahriman is a psyker mastery level 4 now. TRUE


GWtilea - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
- Whirlwind will get recut with a third missile rack with a single big missile (AA skyhammer option?) FALSE
- Two new flyers - one smaller and one bigger (rumored Darktalon and Nephilim from BL book?) TRUE


Grissom - Total rumors: (10 TRUE) / (11 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2015
via grissom2006 on Warseer
Right guys you need to keep yourselves at the ready for dates the 7th and 14th of November TRUE

via grissom2006 on Warseer
I'll expand slightly on the thinking behind why the pricing is likely to be in the realms of what i keep on hearing. The current think is that GW is looking at three gaming systems AOS being the first stage entry level gaming quick to pick up and play and complete with free rules. 40K more complex game to play and greater cost due to codices add ons etc.. Horus Hersey being the top end of the gaming spectrum and aimed at veterans/experienced gamers supposedly complete with even more complex rules.

Ohh and just to add into the mix there may not be just one set release but TWO!!FALSE

Horus Heresy Rumors - Sep 2015
via Warseer’s grissom2006 9-18-201

“Well according to my sources within GW the price tag floating around in here of it being £95 is wrong and it’s going to be a three figure price tag. Not going to say the amount as it would be all to easily sourced back to my source. As for those after a release date start thinking about the end of October (expected preorders) start of November time (actual release). FALSE

…I’ll expand slightly on the thinking behind why the pricing is likely to be in the realms of what i keep on hearing. The current think is that GW is looking at three gaming systems AOS being the first stage entry level gaming quick to pick up and play and complete with free rules. 40K more complex game to play and greater cost due to codices add ons etc.. Horus Hersey being the top end of the gaming spectrum and aimed at veterans/experienced gamers supposedly complete with even more complex rules.

Ohh and just to add into the mix there may not be just one set release but TWO!!

…I can see how one can think Marine on Marine will be simpler. But the formations the weapons the specialist rules that each chapter had could be become a lot more engaging and much bigger than that of the chapter tactics we currently have. We are talking about an era in which the Primarchs were in command not a set of chapter masters that we currently have. A marine is a remarkable creation but that could never achieve what the Primarchs could. There are units that operated weapons and other things all lost with the Hersey. The game is set while all that stuff is very much still there for use and hasn’t become the stuff of legends and myths. So there is plenty of scope for it to be more complex even if the basic starting block isn’t that gets supplied in the box which is meant to be PACKED to the GILLS.”




Grotorderly - Total rumors: (19 TRUE) / (6 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 9/6/2016
Spoiler:

Datacard Rumors - Sept 2016
So, you might have heard, that the data cards are not going to be there any more. Another line being closed / shut down for no reason really (except for money but it was such a helpful tool. Anyways, Genestealers cards are the last ones, so if you were planning on getting some data cards, better do it now. FALSE

Blood Angels Rumors - Sept 2016
via Grot Orderly 9-5-2016

“So this week we will hear about the next week’s new Supplement for Blood Angels, called Angel’s Blade. It will involve Chaos Space Marines invasion on some planet (of course). 9 new formations, 2 new detachments as well as Death Company relics and tactical objectives, wargear upgrades and 3 new missions to top it all of. TRUE
New Blood Angel Termie Captain DC Chaplain and updates to Assault and Devastator squads. TRUE

Angels’ Blade (supplement) – 30GBP / 39EUR TRUE
BA Death Company Strike Force – 80GBP / 105EUR TRUE
BA Archangels Orbital Intervention Force – 80GBP / 100EUR TRUE
BA Chapter Ancients – 65GBP / 80EUR TRUE

We will also get new boxes for Blood Angels Vanguard, Assault, Sternguard and Company Command.”

40k Rumors - August 2016
Welcome!

I got some fresh news for you.
Kill Team boxed game is coming out!

Last time we saw it was 6th edition with rules to play small games and all.

This time we will get:
- A space marines tac squad (the standard one) TRUE
- Tau fire warrior strike team (the standard one) TRUE
- Small format 40k rule book TRUE
- 32 page soft back Kill Team rule book - skirmish tweaks (updated version of the 6th edition rules, expanded rules for team leaders and specialists, missions and inspirations) TRUE

Cost: 40 pounds!

It will be out for sale on 3rd September. TRUE

Ork Rumors - June 2014
"I just got some info:
- 20th June we gonna get new release info for 28th June: codex, two new models TRUE
- Ork Codex will have 104 pages.TRUE
It will be the first codex to sport new organization of unit info in form of Datasheets, each unit will get a one pager TRUE
(25 quid).FALSE
- new models for Painboy TRUE
and Ork Mek TRUE
(16 FALSE
and 15 quid).FALSE
- Ork Datacards: 43 cards (7 pyschic cards and 36 Tactical Objective cards). Limited Edition (5 quid)." TRUE

Ork Rumors - Jun 2014
According to Grot Orderly: "Dex is definitely in issue 21, to be sold on 28th with issue 22." FALSE

Ork Rumors
Anyhow, this weekend (13th June) we will see a new model of Big Mek model (as I wrote couple posts below) with Shokk Attack Gun. The model will be 100% plastic TRUE and will cost us 20 pounds / 35 dollars. FALSE
Additionally we will get a new artillery unit. A Ork Mek Gun with six Gretchin crew. From the parts in the box we will be able to make Smasha Gun, Traktor Kannon, Bubble Chukka, Mega-Kannon. We don't know anything more about it, but I can guess this will swap the old artillery kits. TRUE Price: 25 pounds / 38 dollars FALSE


Grottoknight - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2013
Dwarves 2013 FALSE


Haechi - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - updated 1/25/2018 APPARENTLY THIS MAY BE A COMPILATION AND NEEDS UPDATING
Spoiler:

PENDING Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2018
So, new rumors (apparently the 4chan schedule was some compiled leaks and some bullgak - as usual) :

- February : End of CustodesDUPLICATE
, Thousand Sons
- for AOS : 4 Harbingers, Legions Of Nagash battletome. ALREADY TRUE

- March : Codex T'au and Necron (maybe Necromunda, Bloodbowl) - Malign Portents campaign book, reboxed sceneries (maybe in Feb).

- April-may : Codex Harlequin and Drukari, AOS Aleves.

Since June, no data but :

- AOS summer global campaign like Seeds of Hope, Fate of Konor (Maybe a 40k campaign book / big boxset).

- End of August : Codex Space Wolves.

- December : Codex Orks / Speed kult (with new moldels).

- Maybe : end 2018 / start 2019 : Slaanesh 40k and AOS (probably around new Keeper of Secret and daemon Fulgrim).


PENDING Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2017
Early and throughout January - Double daemons TRUE
End of January is Custodes TRUE
February is unknown but some is custodes
Early mid march is Tau
End of Month is necrons
April and may are Harlequins, Drukharii and the two new aelves for AOS




Harry from Warseer - Total rumors: (68 TRUE) / (16 FALSE) / (3 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - updated 5/23/2016
Spoiler:

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - July 2015
I would expect to see nothing but more Humans and Chaos stuff TRUE for a couple of months along with a bunch of terrain (so folks can build 'new look' tables) TRUE and then the Skaven stuff to hit.


Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - July 2015
Harry on Warseer wrote:
Pug on Warseer wrote:

.... Seems there are additional rules coming and some kind of army composition. TRUE

I would have thought that must be obvious .... but apparently (Judging by the last thread) ... not so much.

Warhammer Fantasy - June 2015
The human faction will be more than just Sigmar Knights ... it will have regular Humans in it and everyting FALSE
and I think the Chaos in the box will be Khorne themed. TRUE

 Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015

via Harry on Warseer 6-3-2015

yeah …. about the army books …. there is some good news and some bad news. The good news is ….. OK …. actually … there is no good news.
…I have been trying to describe a “full on reboot” for months … or is it years now. TRUE
…You are still assuming there will be army books as you know them.
…I would not be surprised if it was one book … or two books one for the good guys and one for the bad guys or one for the good guys one for the bad guys and some sort of additional book for the four factions.

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
Harry, Arthurius11 and Hastings have posted several hints that this game called Age of Sigmar is going to be a smaller affair than the mass-battle game WFB used to be in 8th. The rumor tracker has their posts. DUPLICATE

It's basically more of a skirmish (low model count) game. The box contains a small rulebook with less pages than usual (at least that's what I understood reading Harry's latest posts regarding the rulebook) and two forces. TRUE

It is rumored to be 'human warriors' (a Sigmarite Knightly Order?) vs Chaos Warriors and Daemons of Khorne. Rules for the units are included in the box. And some scenarios. Calling it an introductory set (for new players but also to the new setting for us veterans) seems to be a fitting description of it. TRUE

The last posts from Hastings on WS mentioned new building kits to be released in the near future. The removal of several WFB buildings like the fortress seems to back this up. And Hastings can be trusted anyway. TRUE

The tracker has lots of good WFB rumors collected - if you focus mostly on these three.

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
I think I said it depends on your definition of squatted.
If by squatted you mean can you still use your existing models to play a game … then no, armies are not getting squatted. TRUE
If by squatted you mean that they will not make any more models for that range …. as happened with the Squats in 40K …then armies are getting squatted. TRUE

….and I knew about these pictures when I included Lizardmen in the armies I thought were going to go.

Arthurius first posted about these pictures (Months ago) … and I think hastings confirmed it.
They are as described …. seeing these pictures does not give me anymore hope that my lovely Lizardmen army will see any more support in the future …. what I see is a studio army painted up for the … “look fellas you can still use your old models in the new edition” photograph. … and the “Hey fellas, it does not matter what bases your minis are on … you can use your old square based minis right along side any new mins you paint that come with round bases … ” – article in White Dwarf.

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I suspect we will be seeing more and more of the existing stuff painted up on a mixture of bases.



I can tell you there are several kits and concepts for existing armies that have not yet been released.



There may be one last roll of the die for a couple of armies is all I was suggesting. There is obviously a boat load of stuff coming for the new factions.

Something i still can’t get my head around is all the hand ringing going on about Lizardmen … like they are a special case. They are no more, no less shafted than anyone else. It is far, far easier to count the one or two armies NOT royally stuffed by this than the ones that are … just saying.



Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Apr 2015
via Harry
You are most welcome.
I have posted about this. It is not a ‘normal’ Fantasy box set. It is more like the recent 40K Box sets. The rules “book” is tiny… barely a booklet even a pamphlet is being over generous … more of a leaflet … well I say leaflet, it’s closer to a ‘post it note’. There is not enough paper in this to wipe your own @rse … never mind space for enough rules to call it a skirmish game. If Fischer Price made wargames this would be Fischer Price my first wargame. It’s good but it’s not quite Carling. TRUE

(I may be overstating just how small the rulebook is for comedy effect. )

Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2015
More from Harry:

-In No Particular Order-
Adeptus Mechanicus Codex & models (full release) TRUE
Genestealer Cult Codex & models (Harelquin sized release) TRUE
Deathwatch Codex & models (Harelquin sized release) TRUE
Horus Heresy Standalone box game, TRUE
on sale for a few months, then models become part of 30k range – Mark 4 + Cataphract armors featured, as well as Contemptor
Assassins Standalone box game, on sale for a few months, TRUE
then models become part of the 40k range. TRUE

Also of note:
Greater Daemons all complete
Dark Angels later in the year TRUE
Tzeentch later in the year TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2015
I never mentioned May
I never mentioned “Nerd rage”
I was only talking about the new space marines.
I said it was going to cause a “**** storm” ….
I simply meant it was ‘big news’ and it was going to cause a lot of … ‘excitement’ on the 40K boards.
I did not intend to cause any panic.

It would seem duffybear heard a rumour about new space marines. He naturally assumed these were what came next …. mark 9
However it did not occur to him that what his rumour was about was what came before …..

I think these rumours ARE part of the same thing.

I think Duffy’s rumours are about the new space marines for THIS …. for 30K
So that would make it not mark 9 but something like Mark 3 / Mark 4 ? armour. (Or whatever armour it was 30K …someone will have to help me out with that) TRUE

The armour is a simpler, earlier version of the power armour we all know and love.
It looks a bit like something Tony Stark might have knocked up in the desert.



Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
First Darnok gets the party started:

My latest information has 9th for summer. May has something else coming.

Then Harry adds a dash or reliability:

You are laughing now. This will cause a ***** storm of similar proportions on the 40K boards to the one we have been enjoying on the fantasy side. FALSE

Finally throws gasoline on the fire:

Oh you guys are gonna love it.


Chaos Rumors / End Times Rumors - Jan 2015
(Bloodthirster)
Except this one was designed and sculpted by Jes Goodwin. TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Jan 2015
My final thought before I go paint something .... it is everybody's assumption that the rumoured 'six' will ALL be familiar.
that most stuff will be saved and crammed into one 'faction' or another.

The only two I am certain of is Humanity and Chaos. TRUE
You have to retain humanity to have some connection with the game. (But I don't think these will be familiar as the either Bretonnians or Empire 500 years on).
Chaos is as GW as .... square bases for fantasy Also ... they look set to win! TRUE

After that I wouldn't bet on anything.
I think Skaven stand the best shout. Rats seem to do well after a bit of death and destruction and they are also a GW creation. BUT they were introduced as Chaos Ratmen .... so they might get rolled into Chaos? TRUE
I think some sort of Undead must be in there ... it's not like they will be short of dead bodies after the dust settles on the End Times. Will they be familiar as either VC or TK? Can't see why they would. TRUE
Everything else (If for no other reason that it is too generic and un protected) seems to be set to be knocked back into the stone age or into the history books. High Elves sink? Dwarves disappear under the mountains? Elves return to tree hugging in the deep woods. Lizardmen leave the planet. Who's going to left who can put up a fight? ... and we still have slots to fill. FALSE

I wouldn't bet against Fishmen Ichthyosapiens ... no one is fighting in the oceans FALSE
... or Insect men ... insects survive everything ...or some sort of Sky living birdmen/angels type thing as no one is fighting in the air especially either.

There was rumour about a new race for Warhammer ages ago.

I don't remember the details but their were two parts to it. 1) they needed to find the Fantasy equivalent of SM TRUE
and 2) They had always been here, part of the warhammer world just not visible. FALSE

So a race that lived underground and stayed out of everyones way, (Bit like the Skaven ... assumed not to exist by most normal folk) under the sea or in the sky and had stayed out of everyones way?

Don't know if there was anything in it, can't even remember where I heard it ... but I honestly would NOT be surprised to see a new (protectable) race. (or two) ... Everything else is up in the air ... why not the warhammer races?!

Just to mess up everyones nice easy six factions.

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Jan 2015
Harry

Quote Originally Posted by Poncho160 View Post
Months and months and months ago, early last year some time, Harry (I think ) wrote that their would be a new faction for fantasy that they would be the equivalent of 40ks space marines.


I hate it when that happens. TRUE

Quote Originally Posted by Regulator View Post
The mankind will be one army together. Meaning the Empire and the Bretonians become the "survivors". Good luck with that!


Chaos V's "Humans" ...


Harry wrote:About six months .... but i first heard about ita good six months before I posted that.
Sometimes it is not all that cryptic .....

I tried to find some of my old posts about this. i have posted about this 6 months, 12 months and 18 months ago. But many of my recent posts have been deleted.???

In the end I had to go find some of what I had said on BOLS Forum where Big red had quoted me from here. (Thanks Red)



OK, here's one for you .....

Chaos Vs "Humans".

Quote Originally Posted by Tozudos a Dieces:
I've just read The fall of Altdorf.

OMG.

At least fluff-wise, nothing's gonna be again the same. It all will change. All.

Harry: You are not wrong there fella. That is what I have been saying.

Quote Originally Posted by Ludaman:
Awesome! Thanks Harry! I may be way off, but that sounds like the contents of a new starter Box to me.

Harry: We have been playing this game together for too many years.


Big Red: So first up, Harry called the End Times and Glottkin by name over 6 months out. So when he says something, you should take it as much more serious than garden variety rumors.

This insinuation of new boxed sets and unified "Human" factions all feeds back into Harry's earlier speculation on GW utterly shattering the game with the End Times series, to produce a very different environment and game on the other side of the series. TRUE

After months of absence, the BEST rumormonger out there returns to talk about the End Times of Warhammer Fantasy:

Harry's BACK from the wilderness!



9th Edition Fantasy Rumors - Sept 2014
You may remember last year I was being very vague about some 'radical changes' in a thread about 9th edition.

Back at the start of the year, in one of my first posts of the new year I said this:

I don't think they are trying to destroy it.
I suspect they will be trying their hardest to breath new life into it.
We are not seeing the "End times" for Warhammer just yet. TRUE

Did you see what I did there?
The clues are always there fellas.

So I first heard about all this last autumn?
I was told 2014 would be "Year zero" for Warhammer.

Had no idea what that meant at first but if you Google your way to the wikipedia you get this:


The term Year Zero (Khmer: ?????????? chhnam saun), applied to the takeover of Cambodia in April 1975 by the Khmer Rouge, is an analogy to the Year One of the French Revolutionary Calendar. During the French Revolution, after the abolition of the French monarchy (September 20, 1792), the National Convention instituted a new calendar and declared the beginning of the Year I. The Khmer Rouge takeover of Phnom Penh was rapidly followed by a series of drastic revolutionary de-industrialization policies resulting in a death toll that vastly exceeded that of the French Reign of Terror.

The idea behind Year Zero is that all culture and traditions within a society must be completely destroyed or discarded and a new revolutionary culture must replace it, starting from scratch. All history of a nation or people before Year Zero is deemed largely irrelevant, as it will (as an ideal) be purged and replaced from the ground up.

It was made clear to me that this was what we were talking about for warhammer.
Everything that existed being completely destroyed (or discarded) and something new replacing it from scratch ... purged and replaced from the ground up.

I hinted in various posts that they would be getting rid of the existing timeline, the existing map, etc. (In an effort to soften the blow. )

I am going to get this a bit wrong because I honestly can't remember where I heard it but to confirm the three book rumour .... I did hear the "End times" were going to be spread over three books. TRUE

Nagash was the first,TRUE followed by Malekith FALSE followed by GlotkinTRUE


- Stopping development of WHFB altogether .... I heard it was discussed clearly they decided to try something else.
- Squatting several key armies .... I heard it was discussed and what survives may not be recognisable in 9th
- Dropping ranked units for skirmishing round based individuals .... I heard it was discussed.

And other doomsday scenarios ...

Urrrm, the whole thing is, in fact, a Doomsday scenario
What I am expecting is most of the End times releases in the next six months .... I bit of a breather and 9th edition six months after that ... July/August 2015

Whatever 9th is it will be set in the grimmest, darkest post apocalyptic Warhammer fantasy world yet.

Fantasy Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2013

I have known for a while that Dwarves would be the first fantasy army release of 2014.
When I heard back in the summer they were finished, photographed and the book done is entirely consistent with a February/March release (based on previous time scales). TRUE

9th Fantasy - Sept 2013
I did hear that the timeline was going to move forward. Not just a few years either but a few hundred of years PARTIALLY TRUE

High Elf Rumors - April 2013
Heard about a unit with Bows and Cloaks TRUE

Blood Bowl Rumors Rumors - Mar 2013
BB in 2013 DUPLICATE
Plastic Pitch FALSE
Orcs and Humans TRUE
4 Teams in the Box FALSE

Chaos Daemons Rumors - Jan 2013
was two waves of models AND two 'waves' of Greater Daemons. FALSE
In other words the Greater Daemons would be coming in two pairs.... FALSE

WOC Rumors - Oct 2012
First wave without the book. (WD update) TRUE
First wave (as predicted) November. TRUE
Next wave February/March. TRUE
Warshrine TRUE
Skull crushers TRUE
Hellstriders. TRUE
2 Finecast characters TRUE
One new one and one old favorite. TRUE

40k Release Schedule Rumors -
August 2012
CSM TRUE
Dark Angels TRUE
Tau TRUE
Sisters FALSE
Eldar TRUE
SM TRUE
(With 2nd waves and odds and sods thrown in)

Starter Set Rumors - August 2012
Limited Edition Starter (5000 copies) TRUE
No split starters or multiple starters for different armies TRUE

Daemons Rumors - July 2012
Plastic Screamers PARTIALLY TRUE
Plastic Flamers TRUE
Nurglings in Plastic TRUE
Plastic Plague Bearers TRUE
Flying Chariot TRUE
Seekers Chariot of Slaanesh: Chariot kit has two builds. One has four daemonettes and a herald called an exalted with a big whip. The other build has the exalted on her own but the chariot is dragging spiked / bladed rollers behind it. TRUE
Soul grinders comes on the same base as the Arachnarok spider. Shooting attacks. One attack works like grape shot but can be upgraded. Another works like a stone thrower. TRUE
Blue Scribes gets a mini. More Dais than disc. TRUE

Daemons Rumors / High Elf Rumors / Wood Elf Rumors / Bret Rumors
Brets - I also remember hearing something about the (wine) barrel idea. - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Daemons - However there are rumours that a release of (daemons) models is coming very soon. TRUE
Daemons - Some BIG , gribbly monster type thing. (Not a mammoth. Not a Greater Daemon). Nurgle specific. TOO VAGUE
Daemons - Flying chariot. DUPLICATE
HE - The next army to be done after the Warriors of Chaos release. FALSE
HE - This would make them sometime early next year (2013). TRUE
HE - This reminds me of a rumour from last time the book was done. There was a rumour of 'Drake riders' being sculpted by Alex Hedstrom. Maybe they missed the boat last time or there was enough great stuff already with the Dragon and Lion chariot that they got shelved. FALSE[/b]
WE - There are rumours of a BIG treeman. TRUE

Starter Set Rumors
Limited edition Starter DUPLICATE

Horus Heresy Rumors - June 2012
FW Horus Heresy Book TRUE
AI book TRUE

Starter Set Rumors - Special Edition - June 2012
Special Edition Boxed Set DUPLICATE
440 Page Main Rulebook TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Response to Whitehat - June 2012
CSM first codex of 6th TRUE
DA will be second TRUE
It is either CSM and DA this year and Tau first next year OR CSM this year and DA and Tau first two, early next year. DUPLICATE

Flyer Rumors - UNKNOWN DATE
Stormhawk TRUE
Ork Fighter TRUE
Fliers Supplement TRUE

Tau Rumors - UNKNOWN DATE
Tau, first codex in 2013 DUPLICATE
The Empire is expanding to include more races FALSE

Blood Bowl Rumors Rumors - UNKNOWN DATE
Bloodbowl in Autumn FALSE


harvarn - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 8/7/2017
Spoiler:

Primaris Rumors - July 2017
via B&C’s harvarn 7-3-2017

The other day I got a sneak preview of some primaris models that are not out yet. Cant share the photos but this is basically legit.. was a quick glance but this is what I saw

Primaris Apothecary: The apothecary was helmeted i assume there is a non helmeted version I didnt see any servitors tho in the picture, It was standing upright it did carry a bolter which look a little different than normal. (sorry I am not a primaris player so I am not aware of much lore around these guys) TRUE

Interceptor Squad: with what looks like short range dual plasma cannons, The interceptors definitely not carrying pistols it looks huge but stubby. The inceptors basically had stubby looking plasma cannons with some expose cabling if i remember correctly. TRUE

Repulsor Tank Variant: A second variant of the hover tank which had weapon sponsons where the doors are on the side
FALSE
New Firepower Unit: New unit which looks like a cross between a Primaris marine and a centurion it had those new missile packs you see on the tank and dreadnought but on the shoulders of the new unit like how typhoon missile launchers are on terminators. They were carrying heavy weapons I assume its their version of a dev squad. It is definitely not a terminator just that it had an exo suit on it esp at the feet.. was referring to its aesthetics more than the suit in a suit kinda thing. That new unit which i got no idea what it is called is prob the highlight and It really seems to be blend between devastators with missile packs on the top and some extra support fix to its armour. TRUE

Bolter Reivers: which actually look really really cool. TRUE

Dunno of anyone else have seen them but it seems legit cause it was shot in a photo studio.

Schedule: I believe some of those photos are on que to be released soon. Cause it was in the same batch as the two heroes on pre-order


H.B.M.C. - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Finecast Rumors - Mar 2015
Uhh... I hate it that I get to be the one that brings this rumour around but...


I have heard from a friend that he was told direct by a wholesaling group that FineCost is deader than dead. All remaining stock is being sold, and after that it is gonesky.

I have no way of verifying this (other than to say my friend would not lie about this), so there we go. Make of it what you will. We've heard this before, but maybe this time it's true.

TIME TO PANIC BUY!


Heinrich Kemmler - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Necron Rumors - UNKNOWN DATE
Warriors/Imm Troops, TRUE
4+ Warr, TRUE
2 types of Imm, TRUE
Sniper Immo, TRUE
Varieties of Pariahs TOO VAGUE
2 Support Vehicles, TRUE
Flayers Ugly TRUE


Hellios - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 8/7/2017
Spoiler:

Sisters of Battle Rumors - Jan 2015
I can 100% confirm that GW has newer SoB infantry sculpts. What I can't comment on is if GW has plans to release those sculpts. I use the word 'newer' because I consider them to be fairly old now. FALSE

If GW is going to start releasing small forces (FW AdMech has been selling well?), it would be a good time to drop some new SoBs. Even if plastic SoBs weren't cheaper, they can provide a lot of bits on a sprue. Celestians, Dominions, Retributors, and normal sisters in one box. Seraphim in another... HQ box/clamshell that fits well with the new plastics... And 'pure' SoB are fine, maybe a Repressor if they feel like pushing the boat out.


helterskelter - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
Spoiler:

Forgeworld Rumors - Dec 2016
Instore FW Primaris Medicae TRUE


Sisters Rumors - Nov 2016
The canoness is coming whether you like it or not TRUE


40k Rumors - Oct 2016
Some of this is a gentle repeat of some things already produced but there are newer things in here. Grabbed from a group I'm in on FB

"Here are some rumours. The Black Crusade will reach Terra, and the Legio Custodes and Sisters of Silence will be there in it's defence.FALSE

The Horus Heresy Legion Forge World Space Marine Icon bearer will be available at every Warhammer and Games Workshop starting on October 22.

Games Workshop taking over a lot of the HH, and plastic primarchs. By the end(ish) of 2016, the Black Crusade will make it to Terra. As the forces of chaos arrive, the Legio Custodes is forced out to defend the Imperial Palace. And, surprise: the Silent Sisters have been there the whole time. Also probably means no more Sisters of Battle, although there may be one or two surprise one-off models. "


40k Rumors - Dec 2016
via helterskelter on Bolter and Chainsword
http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328299-8th-ed-rumour-extra-salt-required/

8th Edition starter is Astartes vs Chaos Marines. TRUE
Rulebook will be similar to Age of Sigmar’s General’s Handbook.
Campaign Books similar to the Realmgate Wars series.
Point costs and rules for Army construction will be in the “General’s Handbook” and future codex-like Books FALSE
Release date for 8th Edition is June FALSE
The new Edition will be set after Abaddons’s 13th Black Crusade TRUE
-Initial focus on factions will be on Imperium vs. Chaos
-There are brewing disagreement between the returning Primarchs
-Many are shocked and disagree the 40th Millennia Imperium’s religion and injustice.

More rumours about the 8th edition, not how the rules look but the background

Look for the plotline of 8th Edition to wind it’s way to Mars, seat of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
Upon it’s surface the Emperor has laid a grand plan millennia in the making.
Which only his returned sons can complete.
An ultimate tool to cast down the Ruinous Powers.

Another hint that the Primarchs are back


A word on where this is coming from via helterskelter
You can, i have an associate, and we're part of a private FB group, he posts what he gets from his sources, whom he refers to as his "spies"


Henry South - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

40k Rule Rumors - Anti-Air
squad upgrades, flyer upgrades and AA. will be in the first batch by christmas. FALSE


Heresy Online (UNKNOWN POSTER) - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (9 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

6th Edition Rumors
- Hull points don?t work as rumored: they are only for front armor 14 vehicles and work like a structure point or a ?wound? which can be used to negate any result, even wrecked or explodes. not sure if this is a once per game thing, i suspect so. but no more one shotting land raiders and monoliths with meltaguns FALSE
- Pens give +1 to all subsequent damage rolls in that shooting phase, so essentially after a pen all weapons shooting a vehicle become AP1. FALSE
- Rapid Fire: double tap up to 24? if stationary. 1 shot at 24" or 2 shots at 12" if moving. Relentless gives and extra shot at each range if stationary as well as the standard bonus. FALSE
- Power weapons are ap3 but give a 5++ parry save in combat. FALSE
- Stunned results stack to weapon destroyed, extra armor negates 1 stun per turn, not sure on shaken. FALSE
- Strength vs Toughness chart changed to be like fantasy, so everything can be wounded on a 6. FALSE
- There's going to be a bunch of FAQ/erratas when it drops for all codices. TRUE
- Vehicles being hit in combat auto if stationary, 3+ is going 6", 5+ if going 12", 6+ if going flat out. FALSE
- Vehicles going flat out can only be hit on a max of 4+ with shooting, fliers hit on 6+. FALSE
- Damage results stack so shaken -> stun -> weapon -> immob -> wreck FALSE
- Preferred enemy gives re-rolls to hit with shooting and in combat, but not the re-rolling of 1s to wound. PARTIALLY TRUE


Hiding Place - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Lizardmen Rumors - Sept 2014
via the Hiding Place on Faeit 212 *****
I've got this (very poor) image of the box kit for The Slaan Lord Mazoamundi for Lizardmen. It looks like there are more big hero kit releases for other races coming very soon for the End Times Campaign. FALSE


Hydra - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tyranid rumors - Oct 2013
Janid is a fix. Get your broods ready... it is going to be a blast... TRUE


Ikitlagriffe - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (10 FALSE) / (13 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
Are these from your own sources YES, FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES.
or simply your interpretation of what you have collected from the interwebz? SERIOUSLY ?… NO.
I am pretty sure you speak English very much better than I speak any other language NOT SURE ! SORRY FOR THAT.
9th edition will be 90% the same as 8th edition YES, ABOUT RULES, SAME OPINION FROM 2 DIFFERENT SOURCES. FALSE
The new ‘Factions’ …
…will look so different from the existing armies they might as well be new armies YES FALSE
These new armies will be made from new units/characters MAJORITY YES
The new units will have a very different aesthetic from existing miniatures. 200% YES PARTIALLY TRUE
The new units can be used by one or more of the existing armies. YES PARTIALLY TRUE
OR can just be used as units for generic ‘Forces of order’ Or forces of destruction’ armies. NO PARTIALLY TRUE
I can keep my “OLD COLLECTION” YES TRUE
… but don’t expect any new miniatures for a while? I CAN’T SAY THAT FROM WHAT I KNOW BUT LIKELY DEDUCTION
9th Edition will get a boxed set.I HEARD ABOUT A BOX OF BOOKS FALSE
In the box will be a rule book? YES PARTIALLY TRUE
a skirmish Rule book YES / and a Warhammer armies book NOT EXACTLY : but a listing of playable units or pre-constructed groups YES. PARTIALLY TRUE
The warhammer armies book will have a limited army list for each faction. YES, but I HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT “FACTIONS”(and this number of “6” ??), so I would say “for each army”. TRUE
There is a points system. YES FALSE
But it is not compulsory (So you can pick ‘X’ number of characters/units from the selection) SOMETHING LIKE THAT. PARTIALLY TRUE[/b]
Skirmish is not intended to be the main way to play Warhammer … but an alternative. YES PARTIALLY TRUE[/b]
This will be a simple starter game without a lot of complex special rules. An introductory game. YES PARTIALLY TRUE[/b]
Some fantasy miniatures will be supplied on round bases due to rules changes YES TRUE
… but not all…. just skirmishing units DON’T KNOW and units attached to ranked units? YES FALSE
…and big Warmachines? ATTACHED TO RANKED UNITS YES FALSE
Characters will be on round bases. (Or oval bases for cavalry) YES PARTIALLY TRUE[/b]
… and so characters can no longer join ranked up units. PERSONAL DEDUCTION, BUT YES TRUE
I do not need to re-base my existing characters to use them YES – two times confirmed TRUE
Round bases are nothing to do with the new skirmish game YES. PARTIALLY TRUE[/b]
You don’t know what is going on with round bases EXPLAINED BY MINOR CHANGES OF RULES, FROM WHAT I KNOW.
Bretonnians will not get a new army book and will not get any new units STRICTLY SPEAKING YES TRUE
There will be some units which are a bit like Bretonnians in a new ‘Forces of order’ book YES FALSE
Loads of stuff coming for Skaven but you don’t know when. YES
New skaven stuff will not look like the existing Skaven stuff but an evolution. YES
Beastmen … future is uncertain but you guess they will find a place in Chaos. YES, I GUESS. FALSE
Lots of new stuff to come for Fantasy. YES
Most stuff will be new units monsters or characters. YES
Elite units will be smaller 2-5 minis.YES FALSE
Look of armies will change. OH YES !
Smaller armies with less miniatures and more big stuff. LOGICALLY
No information about new rules. NO DETAILS YES, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE MINOR CHANGES. FALSE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
via Ikitlagriffe on Warseer
I summarized here everything I lately collected, and you seem to ignore or misinterpret. I am not paid by anyone to deceive you. I’m the most confident about aesthetic and visual questions, and about skaven stuff. Friendly.

Anyone who wants to know what there is in V9 has to imagine that this is the V8 ; it will be 90% right. FALSE

Rule changes have been made to stabilize and streamline some points, particularly at the formation units and their interaction with the characters, from what I was told. FALSE

About the armies that follow (“factions” J ) : they won’t be "bundling" of existing armies, but almost all new prospects. These are all new units with an aesthetic different from what we knew and new historic lines, new characters, we could almost consider some of them as new “races”. Nevertheless, each new release will be integrated into one or more pre-existent conventional armies. Some new units, for example, will just belong to “Forces of Order” or “Forces of Destruction”. No stress. You can keep your old collection (all your collection), and enjoy with it. PARTIALLY TRUE

V9 will not be just one book, but a box with other things such as a volume focused on two types of battles : clashes "lord of battles "in standard format creating links between games, and smaller battles with “pre-organised” armies (that's what you took for a skirmish game I think). PARTIALLY TRUE

About this “skirmish” game: I’m not completely sure about that : this has taken many different forms over the settings but it seems to be one of the most tested aspects in recent years by GW teams. It is not intended to be the main way to play Battle. Currently, forces will be selected from a list of predefined choices, more restrained that the currents army books, without worrying percentage points, points themselves will not so important anymore: it will be destabilizing for the old players, but the number of miniatures contained in a unit or its point value could be no longer as important as before in this system. Players would have the choice to comply or not the points. A book will summarize the possible choices for all existing armies. It was thought just for fun, and almost all special rules of existing models could be ignored because of it. PARTIALLY TRUE

About round bases : there would be a misunderstanding at this level too. Some Warhammer miniatures will indeed now sold on round bases, but it’s the consequence of some simplified rules and not a transition to a new system, or 40k-like, or I don’t know what. No link with the new “skirmish game”. The elements attached to units will be on round base (as skaven regimental weapons or dark elves cauldron of blood for example, but also characters according to pictures I’ve seen), are no longer joined the unit but move next to, and may have a round or oval base. But if your old version is not on a round base, you can still play with, no problem. TRUE

About “waiting” armies : for the bretonnians, there is a book that will follow this year, but perhaps we can’t call this “army book” because it will be very different from what you had until then. It will be closer from the End Times books recently issued. There will be in it new units, which could join the Forces of Order, and very close from a Bretonnian army, but not only.
For the Skavens, the amount of new stuff approaching is just unprecedented (although I have no visibility on dates). It won’t be really “skavens” as we knew them, but a sort of evolution type very nice and inspired. No merger with Chaos for them (anyway, no merger for anyone!). About Beastmen, they don’t have directly the same processing, to the best of my knowledge, but no doubt they will benefit from a wealth of new opportunities for chaos. I had no evidence that it’s matter of squatting them, nor nobody else.

The quantity of new stuff for Battle will be just incredible, if all that is planed comes out. New releases will be essentially new entries, unique monsters, characters, and elite units of 2 to 5 figures. This will change progressively the overall appearance of the armies, with fewer miniatures (but larger). There will always be a place for large infantry units; however I don’t have a precise view of the new rules, that's why I can’t say if it will always be interesting to play big infantry units, or not.


Indefragable - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

40k Rumors - Nov 2016
ia B&C’s Indefragable 11-8-2016

First time posting rumors, but here are some things I want to add to the “meta” picture of rumors regarding upcoming releases. I would say this is a 5/10 on the reliability scale, so bring a salt shaker or 2, but leave the dump truck at home.

3 key points:

1. 8th edition coming out sometime between April-June 2017 TOO VAGUE

2. 8th edition 40k will be “halfway” between current 40k and Age of Sigmar rules-wise TRUE

3. 8th edition Starter Set features Sisters of Battle fighting a yet-undeterminable xenos force (based on how the sprues looked) FALSE

Source:

Insider in the US retail scene who had been to the UK for training earlier this year. Source is confidential so I can’t elaborate more than that.

This past weekend I was in a different part of the US than where I live and spoke to someone involved in the GW retail scene1 . Long story short, the person–in confidence–mentioned that 8th Edition should be coming out “around the same time as the Stanley Cup2” and that it features sweeping changes that bring it about halfway to Age of Sigmar. He had been in the UK for training on various things and was officially given some information on this (part of the reason we had to dance around things like specific release dates). He comes to the game from AoS side, so he was very excited about the changes. He said they knew that 40k and AoS are completely different games and could never use the exact same ruleset, but the sheer numbers of new customers that AoS’s easier-to-digest ruleset is producing is enough to make it the goalpost for 40k’s re-worked rules. They want to get rid of the bloat and obtuse rules as much as any player and streamline things, while maintaing as much diversity and flavor as possible. TRUE



Near the end of our [LONG] conversation he hinted that the starter set for 8th Edition will feature Sisters of Battle. This came up unexpectedly as he was griping about how he was expected to assemble and paint to (GW-standards) the entire Starter Set in the 48hrs from when the boxes hit his premises to the official launch date….all while keeping it secret and continuing to turn a profit. I probed him about this and he said they were “robed female marines3 that I guess were popular before?” He was annoyed because he had never seen these models before and they were “smaller” so he was annoyed at not having more time to figure out the modelling aspect. I probed around asking if they were “more Prospero girls” and stuff like that to try to flesh out the details before finally asking straight up if they were called “Sororitas” to which he replied “nah, something Sisters, but not the Prospero ones.” So for that reason, putting the pieces together, I am speculating they are Sisters of Battle.



He could not name the force they were fighting in the Starter Set since again, they were models that did not look familiar to him. They were definitely “alien” looking with sharp lines and curves and things, but did not look like the Eldar stuff he had in his own collection. I as

1 I can not be more specific than that to protect the party I spoke with

2 NHL (US) hockey league’s playoffs run from ~April-June each year

3 his words


Indrazor - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dwarf Rumors - Harry's Fantasy Recap
Dwarves - New special unit ... dwarf contraptions (See below) FALSE
Dwarves - People have heard about those robotic contraptions in WoW. Those nice machines the dwarves there build to help them defend and mine. Picture that and place that on a large base in plastic for Warhammer as the new special unit. FALSE


Inner Circle Facebook Group - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (6 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 12/4/2017
Spoiler:

PENDING Dark Angels Rumors - Oct 2017
from the Inner Circle Facebook Group (A huge thanks for sending this in to us here on Faeit 212)

So the Codex is finally announced and a good friend of mine has given me
some juicy tidbits.

*Preorder on the 2nd of December FALSE
*Available on the 9th of December FALSE

A few changes in a couple of units. Points moving to match the vanilla codex.
No Sammael in Sableclaw in the codex FALSE

Black knights and deathwing terminators may now be upgraded to a command
squad (1 per army) this basically gives them the bodyguard ability.

Now the juicy stuff

Abilities
And they shall know no fear

Inner circle
This unit automatically passes morale checks. In addition it may reroll at
to hit rolls against Heretic Astartes and all to hit and to wound rolls
against Fallen in the fight phase

Ravenwing
If this unit moves it gains a 6+ invulnerable save to all shooting attacks.
If it advances it gains a 5+ Invulnerable save to all shooting attacks

Grim Resolve
All UNFORGIVEN units may Overwatch on a 5+ and will only lose one model to
a failed morale test FALSE

Have the same space marine stratagems as vanilla marines with the exception of
Masterful marksmanship
Cluster mines
Tremor shells

Also access to these unique stratagems
Fury of the First
2CP
Use this stratagem in your shooting phase. All plasma weapons may use the
supercharge weapon template but ignore any mortal wounds that would be
caused by a roll of 1. FALSE

Repent for Tomorrow You Die
Unforgiven Stratagem
1CP
Use this stratagem before overwatch, the UNFORGIVEN unit may fire overwatch
at full BS.

Teleport Homer
Unforgiven Stratagem
2CP
Play at the beginning of your turn. Any DEATHWING unit may deepstrike from
reserve within 9" of an enemy unit as long as it is within 6" of a
RAVENWING UNIT

Deathwing Assault
Unforgiven Stratagem
2CP
Play at the beginning of your turn, any DEATHWING unit entering by
deepstrike may fire twice or add 3" to a charge roll this turn.

Same standard space marine Warlord Traits as vanilla marines with the
following unique ones.

Unforgiven
Hold at all costs
Your warlord and UNFORGIVEN units within 9" of your Warlord may roll a D6
for every wound sustained, on a 5+ it is ignored.

Unforgiven
Courage of the First Legion
UNFORGIVEN units in your army may use your Warlords Leadership for morale
checks.

Deathwing
The Hunt
Any enemy Character that your Warlord slays in the fight phase grants one
victory point

Ravenwing
Rapid Manoeuvres
Your warlord and any RAVENWING units within 6" of him may add 2" to all
move, Advance and charge distances and add +1 to all JINK rolls

Relics
Sacred standard
Only one sacred standard can be taken per army

Standard of Devestation
All UNFORGIVEN units within 9" of the standard may fire twice in the
shooting phase and automatically pass morale checks.

Standard of Retribution
All UNFORGIVEN units within 9" of the standard may attack twice in the
fight phase and automatically pass morale checks.

Standard of Fortitude
All UNFORGIVEN units within 9" of the standard when suffering an unsaved
wound may roll a D6 on a 5+ the wound is ignored and automatically pass
morale checks.

Mace of Redemption
S+3 Ap-3 D2
If a unit suffers damage from this weapon reduce WS by 1 until the end of
the next fight phase.
Against Heretic Astartes weapon is AP -4

Lion's Roar
When attacking with this weapon, choose one or both of the profiles below.
If you choose both, subtract 1 from all hit rolls for this weapon-
Boltgun 24" Rapid Fire 1 S4 AP0 D1
Plasma 24" AssaultD3 S7 AP-3 D1 FALSE

Foe Smiter
Rapid fire 3 S4 AP-1 D1

Monster Slayer of Caliban
S+2 AP-2 D d3
If this weapon causes at least one unsaved wound roll a D6 on a 6 the model
is removed from play. Does not effect models with the VEHICLE keyword

Shroud of Heroes
The shroud of heroes confers a 4+ cover save and for each unsaved wound
roll a D6 on a 6+ the save is ignored

And finally the biggest news in my opinion

Lion El’Jonson
M 8"
WS 2+
BS 2+
S 6
T 6
W 9
A 7
Ld 10
Sv 2+

Hope Melee Melee S+2 AP -3 D 2 If you roll a wound roll of 6+ for this
weapon, it inflicts Mortal Wounds instead of its normal damage.

Despair 18” AssaultD3 S8 AP -3 D3 If a unit suffers any damage from this
weapon, roll a D6 on a 6 the unit suffers D3 Mortal Wounds

And they shall know no fear

Master of the First – If your army is battleforged, you receive an
additional 3 CP if Lion El’Jonson is your Warlord.

Armour of the Order – Lion El’Jonson has a 3+ invulnerable save. In
addition all UNFORGIVEN units within 8” receive an 5+ Invulnerable save.

Blade Master - For every unsaved wound Lion El'Jonson causes in the fight
phase he can immediately make an additional attack. This ability can only
be used once per fight phase.

Master Strategist- each time a stratagem is used roll a D6 on a 4+ the CP
for that stratagem is not spent

I Primarch – You can re-roll any failed hit and wound rolls for friendly
UNFORGIVEN units within 6” of Lion El’Jonson.


Inquisitor Engel - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 7/20/2016
Spoiler:

PENDING Specialist Games Rumors - July 2016
via The Imperial Truth (Facebook) 7-18-2016

Adeptus Titanicus is looking to bring in many of the old style rules, order systems etc, damaging…
Adeptus Titanicus campaign allows pilots to survive where the Titans might not (ejecting), rules for machine spirits.
Adeptus Titanicus encouraging multiple play modes, points no points etc Feature custom dice, critical tables etc



Inquisitor Engel - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2013
Not that I'm a reliable source or anything, but I've heard from a couple of people I still know at GW that the Tyranid Codex will be the first with no finecast. At all. FALSE


Ishagu - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (10 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 8/7/2017
Spoiler:

PENDING Chaos Rumors - Jan 2017
B&C’s Ishagu says

The next Traitor Primarch is going to be Mortarion. Winged, same scale as Magnus.

Chaos are going to get a LOT of love this year

Going back to Mortarion, this rumour has been collaborated by another person.

I’m being told Mortarion is next and ahead of Angron who was another Daemon primarch rumoured to have a future release.

The sheer confidence this information was presented to me with makes me think we won’t be waiting a great deal of time for this, and I’m hoping that’s the case.

I don’t have word on dates unfortunately.



40k Rumors - Jan 2017
Ishagu wrote:


Ok, so I've had a 'conversation' and am going to share a few tidbits:

-From what I understood the book will actually feature most if not all Ad Mech units from Skitarii and Cult. TRUE
-There is a big AdMech formation that includes a Knight, one of the Bonuses is weapons lose "Gets Hot" This may well be the War Convocation from the old WD. FALSE
-Trazyn is indeed in the book, and he's an ally to Imperials though I couldn't confirm if this was just during Campaign Missions or through a formation. TRUE
-In the book there are missions that are very similar to those in AoS - another hint at the direction GW will undertake with 40k

Now the more interesting stuff:

-This Black Crusade will be a grand undertaking by GW and will see about 2 years worth of book and model releases. FALSE
-Abaddon is getting a new model, likely in the next book or the one after. He is the same size, roughly, as a 30k Primarch. Actually he's about the same height as Guilliman on his smaller game base. FALSE


Horus Heresy Rumors - May 2016
via Ishagu on Bolter and Chainsword
Chapter Name: Ultramarines
A new HH box, similar to BAC:

-Forge Lord FALSE
-Assault Marines FALSE
-Breachers FALSE
-Tartaros Terminators TRUE
-Deredeo Dread (this surprised me!) FALSE

-Plastic Warhound Titan - in the works. (wow!) FALSE
-Ad Mech full Codex, new units, a robot bigger than the Kastellans. FALSE

GW have just acquired a new plastic print facility, more advanced than the last.
...just sharing

From what I've been told it's now basically possible to re-create any Forgeworld kit in plastic, although initial costs are much higher in doing so.


Also there might be an additional HQ character in the next BaC style box, but I can't quite remember, my head was spinning lol


Sisters of Battle Rumors - Jan 2015
A Hardback Sororitas Codex with plastic kits. I was told something similar by someone in the know not long ago. It could be true... FALSE


itsNot2ndEd - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

40k Rumors - July 2015
40k Mobile App for Android and iOS launching soon. TRUE

The future is Digital.

Praise the Emperor.


Jared Van Kell - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (17 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Sisters of Battle Rumors - Jan 2015
Adeptus Sororitas are due this year but from what is being said it sounds like it is going to be as part of a box set similar to Shield of Baal. FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Legions Summary
- 3 Codexes - Legions, Renegades, Daemons FALSE
- Mat Ward writing Chaos FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Oct 2011
Iron Warrior Honsou, FALSE
Plastic RaptorsTRUE
Plastic Dread, TRUE
Little Horus, FALSE]
Raptor Lord, FALSE
Chrono Gladiators, FALSE
Bigger Abaddon, FALSE
Dark Mech side project FALSE

Black Templar Rumors - Oct 2011
All current special chars + Greatest EC FALSE

Tau Rumors - March 2011
Cruddace does Tau FALSE
Black Templars are Kelly FALSE

Tau Rumors - March 2011
Tau Ethereal - Unlocks Tau Firewarrior teams. FALSE
Tau Fire Commander - Unlocks Tau XV8 Crisis Battlesuit teams. FALSE
Kroot Shaper - Unlocks Kroot Carnivore squads. FALSE
Demiurg Ancient - Unlocks Demiurg Warrior squads. FALSE
none of the existing plastic kits are going to be changing FALSE
Demiurg are anti-meq for tau FALSE



Jarkko Airaksinen - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (6 FALSE) / (3 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Campaign Rumors - May 2015
via Jarkko Airaksinen on Faeit 212
I heard about half a year ago that there will be DA vs. Daemonkin campaign set after SM release which includes also other Imperial factions (such as forces of Mars) in the later parts as well as a "new" faction like Lost and the Damned which uses SM figures with chaos upgrade kits and with different painting schemes. FALSE

Primary campaign boxed release will have new limited edition HQ for both forces and after the campaign DA will get their codex and then it is time for Daemons and CSM to be updated to 7th.

Daemons and CSM will be fall release with Fantasy in between those releases.
 Space Marine Rumors - May 2015
via Jarkko Airaksinen from the Faeit 212 comment section
This one will ruin a few rainforests worth of pulp (unless you people buy it in digital) since there will be a s**tload of detachments along with formations.

I've heard it will contain more than one core detachment to choose from and it decides the basis of your army and the main strategy. FALSE

One of these will feature a Guilliman's golden standard of key Tactical Doctrine in to which you add different strategic elements in form of Assault or Devastator Doctrine based elements along with specialized support formations to suit one's needs. PARTIALLY TRUE

Like this:
Adeptus Astartes Operative Detachment

1+ Tactical Detachment(s) with 2+ Troop Choices, 1 Elite, 0-1 Fast Attack (with restricted choices), 0-1 Heavy Support (also restricted) and 0-1 Fortification. FALSE

1 Command Detachment per Core Detachment

0-1 Lord Detachment per army

0-X Doctrine Detachment(s) per Tactical Detachment which include: FALSE
Devastator Doctrine
2-X Heavy Supports (restricted choices)
1-2 Scouts
0-1 Tactical Squad
0-1 Elite (restricted)
0-1 Fast Attack (restricted)

Assault Doctrine FALSE
0-1 HQ (restricted)
2-X Assault Squads/Vanguard Veterans/Assault Centurions
0-1 Fast Attack (restricted)

Mechanical Detachment (Vehicles only except for MotF and/or Techmarines) FALSE
0-1 HQ (Command Rhino + Land Raider XXX)
0-1 MotF
0-3 Techmarines
1-3 Vehicles (non walkers and as squadrons of 1-3)

Aerial Detachment
Siege Detachment
Etc...

It will be a one heck of a release which will bring a lot of changes for "vanilla" Space Marines, which will add a lot of flavor for them allowing you to field a force which is even more specialized than those non-Girlyman standard Space Marines who are considered to be worth of their own book... PARTIALLY TRUE

Four Codices worth of stuff with a price tag of two. Two Infantry boxes, two clampack HQs, upgraded vehicle kit along with Vehicle Formation Bundle and a "starter" Bundle. PARTIALLY TRUE


Jedi - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Wood Elf Rumors - Harry's Fantasy Recap
There are rumours of darker and more dangerous Wood Elves based on the content of the currently unreleased Black Library Orion novel. Set for release in September? ?I'm assuming that the author (Darius Hinks) spoke with the design studio prior to writing the book about the direction they wanted to take them. The guy on the Black Library stand says Darius has spent ages studying Paganism and other similar religions to get ideas, and he has really played up the darker, more capricious nature of the wood elves. One example he gave was elves cutting out the hearts of other elves to replace them with briar hearts" FALSE


Judgedoug - Total rumors: (61 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Specialist Game Rumors - Nov 2015
I have confirmation from my source.

This Specialist Games thing is happening. It is not a secret within GW as of right now. An internal "Vox Caster" company wide email discusses various aspects of it. TRUE

This is 100% what my post yesterday http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/670113.page was about.

I stake all of my rumor accuracy on this.
Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2015
BATTLETOME: KHORNE BLOODBOUND (ENGLISH) 58 TRUE
BATTLETOME: KHORNE BLOODBOUND (FRENCH) 58 TRUE
KHORNE BLOODBOUND MIGHTY SKULLCRUSHERS 100 TRUE
KHORNE BLOODBOUND WRATHMONGERS 57 TRUE
KHORNE BLOODBOUND SKARR BLOODWRATH 30 TRUE
KHORNE BLOODBOUND SLAUGHTERPRIEST 30 TRUE
KHORNE BLOODBOUND SKULLGRINDER 30 TRUE

 Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2015
BATTLETOME: STORMCAST ETERNALS (ENGLISH) Book (HB) - $58 TRUE
STORMCAST ETERNAL PROSECUTORS Plastic Box - $60 TRUE
STORMCAST ETERNAL KNIGHT-AZYROS Plastic Box - $40 TRUE
CELESTIAL WARBRINGERS UPGRADES Plastic Clam - $12 TRUE
KNIGHTS EXCELSIOR UPGRADES Plastic Clam - $12 TRUE

 Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2015
US

CELESTANT-PRIME HAMMER OF SIGMAR Plastic Box $80 TRUE

 Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2015
next week releases

WHITE DWARF WEEKLY 83 english 4 TRUE
BATTLETOME: CHAOS DREADHOLD english 33 book (also french version) TRUE
KHORNE BLOODBOUND BLOOD WARRIORS 62 plastic TRUE
CHAOS DREADHOLD: SKULL KEEP 75 plastic TRUE
CHAOS DREADHOLD: MALEFIC GATE 100 plastic TRUE
CHAOS DREADHOLD: OVERLORD BASTION 130 plastic TRUE
AGE OF SIGMAR: GHAL MARAZ 24 book TRUE
CHAOS DREADHOLD FORTRESS WALL 25 plastic DIRECT ONLY TRUE

Chaos Rumors - Aug 2015
next week releases

WHITE DWARF WEEKLY 83 (ENGLISH) 4 TRUE
KHORNE BLOODBOUND EXALTED DEATHBRINGER 28 TRUE
NURGLE ROTBRINGERS GUTROT SPUME 26 TRUE
NURGLE ROTBRINGERS LORD OF PLAGUES 14.75 TRUE
NURGLE ROTBRINGERS MAGGOTH LORD 76 TRUE
NURGLE ROTBRINGERS THE GLOTTKIN 109 TRUE
NURGLE ROTBRINGERS PUTRID BLIGHTKINGS 55 TRUE
SMB: THE WAR FOR RYNNS WORLD (FRA) 28 TRUE
PATH OF THE ARCHON (FRA) Novel 20 TRUE
DANTES CANYON (A5 HARDBACK NOVELLA) Other Book 20 TRUE
MASTER OF THE HUNT (AUDIOBOOK) 20 TRUE
NURGLE ROTBRINGERS SORCERER Finecast Clam 15 TRUE
NURGLE ROTBRINGERS FESTUS THE LEECHLORD Finecast Clam 19.25 TRUE
NURGLE ROTBRINGER LORD ON DAEMONIC MOUNT Finecast Clam 40 TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - July 2015
WDW077-60 WHITE DWARF WEEKLY 77 (ENGLISH) White Dwarf 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 4 TRUE
80-02-60 WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK (ENGLISH) Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 74
80-02-01 WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK (FRENCH) Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 74 TRUE
96-10 STORMCAST ETERNALS LIBERATORS Plastic Box 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 50 TRUE
96-15 STORMCAST ETERNALS LORD-CELESTANT Plastic Clam 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 33 TRUE
65-10 AGE OF SIGMAR COMBAT GAUGE Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 33 TRUE
65-12 STORMCAST ETERNALS DICE SHAKER Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 40 TRUE
65-13 KHORNE BLOODBOUND DICE SHAKER Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 40 TRUE
- WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK LIMITED ED Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 130 TRUE

Eldar Rumors - April 2015
Pricing leaked for first wave

codex craftworld eldar 58.00 TRUE
datacards 12.50 TRUE
windriders 41.00 TRUE
farseer skyrunner 33.00 TRUE
autarch 26.00 TRUE
shining spears 50.00 TRUE
autarch skyrunner 33.00 TRUE
codex fancy edition 165.00 TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - May 2015
Next week's releases with USD prices

CODEX: CULT MECHANICUS (ENGLISH) 33.00 TRUE
DATACARDS: CULT MECHANICUS (ENGLISH) 12.50 TRUE
LEGIONS OF THE OMNISSIAH Paint Guide 20.00 TRUE
CRUSADERS OF THE MACHINE GOD Paint Guide 20.00 TRUE
ADEPTUS MECHANICUS ELECTRO-PRIESTS 41.00 TRUE
ADEPTUS MECHANICUS TECH-PRIEST DOMINUS 36.00 TRUE
MARS CULT MECHANICUS TRANSFER SHEET (WEB) 20.00 TRUE
METALICA ADEPTUS MECHANICUS TRANSFER SHEET (WEB) 20.00 TRUE
RYZA ADEPTUS MECHANICUS TRANSFER SHEET (WEB) 20.00 TRUE
CODEX: CULT MECHANICUS (DOMINUS EDITION) (WEB) 165.00 TRUE


Julian from Faeit212 Inbox - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Eldar Rumors - April 2013
Phil Kelly doing Eldar Codex TRUE


Juvieus Kaine - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (46 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Ork Rumors - Mar 2014
In essence, Orks are the next 40k race getting an update.

Choppas are going to give +1 strength amended, see 19/3/14 FALSE
Waaagh! is now old Fleet. So move, run and assault in the same turn. [b]FALSE
Power Klaws are double strength, AP1 FALSE

Orks
Still have the Mob and Furious Charge rules FALSE
Orks now have 6+ FNP FALSE
Each unit now has Waaagh! points FALSE
Waaagh! charge now per unit, not per army. FALSE
Sluggas generate 1 Waaagh! point for each turn in combat FALSE
Shootas generate 1 point for each unit kill with shooting FALSE
Waaagh points also generated from every 3 units of 10+ models (unsure of this one) FALSE
Mega Armour now has Deepstrike rule FALSE

Boyz
Unit gets 2pts cheaper and weapons are now upgrades. FALSE
Choppas are AP6. +1str AP4 on charge. Cost 1pt each FALSE
Shootas cost 2pts each FALSE
Big Choppas now +2str AP4. AP3 on charge FALSE

Lootas
Deffguns are now options FALSE
Unit is now cheaper and has more options for weapons FALSE
Gains new rule: Loot FALSE
- If in base-to-base contact with a destroyed vehicle, they can fire one of its weapons. Not clarified if per turn or per game. FALSE

Flash Gitz
Weapons now have random range instead of random AP FALSE
New range is 12 + 3D6”. Triple 1 on range causes Overheat FALSE
Weapon upgrade options include +1Bs, +1 Attack, Blast, Skyfire FALSE

Stormboyz
Can now assault Fliers FALSE[/b]
Must move 18” on movement if charging a flier FALSE[/b]

Grots
Whole bunch of Grot units, including Grot Buggies, Whirlybirds, Rokkits and Snotlings FALSE[/b]
Grot Boss unit – has same stats as an Ork Boy with +1Bs FALSE[/b]

Gretchin
Now separate from Grots FALSE[/b]

Units of up to 20, 2pts per model FALSE[/b]
Has an upgrade called Control Collars: basically, bomb collars that explode when the unit fails Leadership. Think alternative for Runtherders FALSE[/b]

Weirdboyz FALSE[/b]
Now have a warp powers table; either Divination, Gork or Mork
Use Waaagh! points for powers FALSE[/b]
Waaagh points also contribute to Weirdboy’s death. When he dies, casts "Eadbanga" on himself. More points means bigger and more powerful explosions FALSE[/b]

Bomb squigs now can be taken as units FALSE[/b]
Includes more options. Can have upgrades for more powerful explosions or melta FALSE[/b]

Due to Waaagh! changes, Ghaz has 3 Waaaghs! Not sure if armywide or distributed to units FALSE[/b]
Killa Kanz to Elites – may require Grot boss FALSE[/b]

NEW UNITS
New unit of Warlord Nobz, can be taken as HQ. One Nob is the Warlord. On death, another Nob is the Warlord. Must kill entire unit for the kill
Possible mek tanks with upgrades FALSE
- Upgrades including a KFF and a SAG that shoots bomb squigs – if they miss you place a bomb squig FALSE
SAG and Flakk guns might be taken as Big Gunz unit FALSE
Halftrakk unit called Gutripper FALSE
Multi-wound Squiggoth-like beast FALSE

Supplements
Goffs and Blood Axes first FALSE
Blood Axes can allow Kommandos as troops and can ally with Guardsmen FALSE

NEW BOXES
Snapfit mekboy TRUE
and weirdboy? TRUE
Deffkopta kit FALSE
Cybork body parts box FALSE
Combi Flash Gitz/Tankbustas box FALSE




Kaltenberg - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:


Kaelarr - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Starter Set Rumors
The Chaos forces Sorcerer, Marines, Possessed Cultist TRUE
Chaos Dread - Plastic, ton of options not in starter. PARTIALLY TRUE
The Dark Angels Terminator Captain, Deathwing, Ravenwing Marines. TRUE


Kevin Rogers (slaede) from Daemons40k - Total rumors: (7 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

I spoke with my FLGS guy who talked to the GW rep this morning. Not all of my questions were answered, but here is what I heard that is not something already all over the internet. This assumes the GW rep had his facts straight, and the FLGS guy relayed them correctly via the game of telephone.


Battle Brothers

Eldar/DE TRUE
Chaos/Daemons
All Imperium TRUE

All others were convenience, desperate or apocalypse.

No answer as to whether you can join units of battle brothers.

Psychic Phase

Roll a D6 and add the total mastery levels of all your psykers. You get that many power dice and your opponent gets that many DTW dice. TRUE

To cast a power, you need to roll a 4+ for every warp charge of the power you're using. So warp charge 2 = two 4+, meaning you'd need 4 power dice to have an average shot. TRUE

Your opponent dispels the power with a roll of a 6 on their dice. So the more dice they have, the more shots they get at rolling that 6 to cancel out that critical power. I was told that the mastery level of the psyker dispelling the power lowers the roll needed to dispel it. So a ML2 psyker dispels on a 5+, ML3 on a 4+. etc... TRUE

That is what I was told.

That seems wrong to me because Fateweaver, Eldrad and Ahriman could dispel anything on a 3+. More likely, I would think you compare mastery levels between the casting psyker and the dispelling psyker, and apply a bonus that way. This is conjecture. What I wrote above is what I was told.

What I also don't know is if there is a dice limit a psyker can use to cast or dispel a power based on their mastery level. I also don't know if you need two 6's to dispel a ML2 power. I assume you do.

You would figure Adamantium Will would give you +1 to DTW for powers cast at a unit with that rule. TRUE

Jink Save

Jink is a 4+, however it is no longer always on. You must declare a jink to claim it, and if you do so, it's snapshots only in the next phase. TRUE

Sweeping Advance

Unchanged. You do not consolidate into a new combat. TRUE

And that's all I got that's new! So you can go runtelldat.


Khain Mor on Dark City - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Eldar Rumors - Sept 2014
via Khain mor on the Dark City
http://www.thedarkcity.net
I know what's in the 3th week BTW, 99,99% sure

Week 3, Pre order on the 4th :
-Plastic archon, multiple options from what I've seen so far, I've seen a lot of bitz I've never seen before on any other kit. ALREADY TRUE
I know kabalites or wyches won't be updated, meaning those bitz can only come with the archon. TRUE
-new succubus, if you check the picture you can see a succubus with the same seapons as the old one, the same arms, but everything else is different. TRUE
Now plastic or finecast, unsure. This could also be a conversion, however I know for a fact a new Succubus will be released.
- third big release: you can get very excited for this one: Vect + Dais FALSE
0 pictures yet, 0 clue what it will look like, I'm expecting something extremely awesome. Vect is a lord of war btw.

BTW another interesting bit on apoc battle report: all dark eldar get FnP on turn 3, fearless on turn 5. A global power from pain it seems. Not many rules are mentioned in the battlereport from what I know. ALREADY TRUE



Kirby from 3++ - Total rumors: (26 TRUE) / (28 FALSE) / (3 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tau Rumors - March 2013
Skyray can shoot and ground and air targets (one assumes at full BS) TRUE
*Special character is "like" Chronus for tanks. Tank Hunters. Potential cover boost. Tank can overwatch. TRUE
*Hammerhead roughly 160-170 WITH character. TRUE
*Special Pathfinder - Nightstrider. TRUE
*Shadowsun has split fire. Maybe. FALSE
*Riptide roughly is T6/W4/2 Sv/5 invul FALSE
* with the special option working on a 3 or higher (i.e. 3plusplus , better blast, etc.). TRUE
Around 175 pts with Ion Cannon (S8 Ap2 blast; super charge takes to S9?). FALSE
5 wounds!? And more gun options outside of Ion cannon - supporting missile pods? TRUE
*All Ion weapons have a 'supercharge' option but at a risk (gets hot?). Drones can have Ion weapons. TRUE
*Interceptor drones are in! heavy drones with actual weapons AFAIK. They are a FW unit iirc which has been moved to 40k. there are 6 drone types (see below). TRUE
*Repulsor field. D6 s4 ap- hits to attacking units at I10 TRUE
*Supporting fire allows other Tau units within 6" to overwatch a charging unit as well. Not sure if this is all Tau units or just specific types. TRUE
*Markerlights are for all intents and purposes, the same. Buff BS, remove cover. BS can be buffed for Overwatch but not sure if this counts for Skyfire, too TRUE
*There is somethign called.... puretide engram neurochip. TRUE
*I haven't heard anything about railcannons for the Riptide. It starts with a Burst cannon (of giantness) though and can buy a Skyfire option.__In the pictures we can see underslung plasma rifles with the burst cannon.__IDK base cost for Hammerhead but that appears to be about right. I'd still imagine one hammerhead + 2 broadside units with the info I have but it might go the other way, too. TRUE
*6 different types of drones.
Grav inhibitor TRUE
pulse accelerator TRUE
recon drone (which can fit in the turret cupola of a devikfish and provide communication relays and fire support) TRUE
*Cadre Fireblade -
IC with split fire, markerlight, supporting fire, volley fire (+1 shot for Pulse Rifles/Carbines if unit and IC do not move). TRUE
Upgrade for Fire Warrior units - not sure if an actual IC or just has LoS! properties, etc. TOO VAGUE
*Pathfinders compete with fliers so I'm guessing no option to move them and they stay in Fast Attack. TRUE
*Riptide is an Elite choice TRUE
*85 pts gets S8 AP1 Skyfire for Broadsides; same statline TRUE
railguns are now S8 Ap1 base - rail cannons are S10 AP1. TRUE
The way the ruling works is at the beginning of the shooting phase they can choose to have skyfire or not. TRUE
No beam railgun shot TRUE
*Kroot?
There were some solid thoughts on Kroot before with rules, etc. but since they might not have new models soon, they might not want to showcase them. But yes, quite possibly they have been cut until this silly ally supplement book which would be frustrating but that would be very strange as GW generally never removes units from books. TRUE

Eldar Rumors
- we might see Eldar landing early Q1 2013. SPECULATION
- So mid 2013 is the likely bet for Eldar TRUE
- Eldar Lamia Strike Fighter / Moon Siren Bomber FALSE
- plastic Warpspiders/Everguard - 5/box FALSE
- Spiders: whole squad looks like the old exarch, no huge weapon, helmets smaller, but same shape, wrist blades, two small spinner weapons on rod mount from the back. Spider web like straps on the chest that hold the backpack (doesn?t look as broad as the old version), running, jumping and slightly cowering poses, exarch has extra pair of weapons on the cover, don?t remember the back pictures FALSE
- Everguard: aspect warrior body with runes on the chest, same collar as warpspiders but no mandible arcs and gas masks, different more warlock-like face plate and small arc at back of the head, double bladed two-handed spears, very dynamic models, jets from the side/underside of the backpack, squad leader has larger head-arc, mantle hangs over the backpack, flies in the wind FALSE
- plastic Skycharriots/Shining Spears - 3/box FALSE
- look like small vypers, slightly larger than jetbikes. Two parts: an engine part with jetbike-like canopy but in the shape of a dragon, owl and hawk head, sideway jets, and a distinct winged chariot part, parts are connected by arcs. Riders either warlocks but arms are not robed, spear, sword and staff; or shining spear aspect warriors with lances, shining spears have smooth canopies with gems instead animal heads, helms look very cylon-like, have collar-like shoulderguards FALSE
- plastic Phantomwaechter - these might be the shadow spectres? FALSE

wraithlord-war walker mix, trygon base, running bird legs with hooves, huge scaled torso, a dozen poles extend from the back (like wraithlord but three times as much), left forearm replaced with massive lance, right hand holds extra handle on lance shaft or a three pronged swastika blade. Lower back, left shoulder and part of the left arm are concealed by an impressive cloak, head is surrounded by scaled armour plating, large gem at the front, doesn?t bend upward towards the end but downward, whole model leans forward, chest can be opened, female pilot inside FALSE
- plastic Jetbikes - 3/box TRUE
- the same pose as dark eldar jetbike, guardian riders with smaller helmets or bareheaded with lots of flying hair (80s heavy metal mane) and without backpack, vyper-esque smooth canopy, jet and wings have the same design as a falcon grav tank, underslung twin shuriken catapults and/or serpent-shaped bladehooks, some riders have axes with a hole in the blade FALSE
- plastic Wraithguard/Cataphracts -3 /box PARTIALLY TRUE
- Wraithguard - look like old versions but have two rods for upper arms and thighs instead of just one, some have feet, some hooves, large fins at the back FALSE
- Cataphracts: float/fly, fluttering cloth pieces instead of legs, wing-shaped shields and spears, segmented/armored head CONDITIONAL
- plastic flyer combi-kit - The flyer is pretty large and has a crossbow shape, two canopies, one fin. The main variant on the cover has some lances and a large dorsal distort cannon. The other variant has extra downward/sideway thrusters, but I don?t remember if it has a different weapon loadout. FALSE
- plastic phoenix lord niadhau - For Shining Spears, appears to be on a Vyper jetbike. FALSE
- nuadhua holds lance upright, one end on the ground, points with axe on something, shining spear helm with tail of hair, layered armour like dark eldar-armour but with smooth curves, can be placed on vyper-variant, looks very similar to a vyper, canopy more segmented and wings in falcon-style, one large jet engine, chariot platform on the back, two large pennants CONDITIONAL
- plastic webway gate FALSE
- Two arcs that almost touch each other at the top, whole construct has hazelnut shape, pyramidal platform with oval basis, several destroyed columns, front columns are intact and carry swooping hawk and dark reaper statues, whole model is covered with thorn-twines (seems to be optional) CONDITIONAL
- resin box Avatar PARTIALLY TRUE
- Completely new design, much smaller, only as large as a wraithguard, set of aspect armour where every piece is spread out and connected by a body of magma, looks like an fire/earth elemental clad in a suit of armour, dire avenger helm with fire from the eyes and half burnt helm crest, floats and torso pose looks like vader during his Noooo scream, hands are armored, blood is dripping from the left, the right is molten and transformed into a blade FALSE
- resin Black Warden - The Black Warden looks like an female Autarch. She has a shurikencatapult and a feathered guardian helm with an eye on it. FALSE
- resin Dire Avenger Xentarch - Appears to be a new English name for Exarch? FALSE
holds two handed samurai sword downwards, two wrist-mounted shuriken catapults, banner, 99% that the phoenix on it is modeled on, one foot stands on a rock with an owl next to it, all armour plates are bedecked with a rune pattern, don?t know if this is only painted on CONDITIONAL
- resin Howling Banshee Xentarch FALSE
- golfer pose, bends forwards and slashs upwards with a sabre, stretches other arm straight into the air, holds tri-swatiska, has snakes woven into her hair CONDITIONAL
- resin Fire Dragon Xentarch FALSE
- knees almost, holds very long pike with two hands ready to fire, huge cluster of grenades on his back and his belt, helm ends in a dragon head CONDITIONAL
- resin Striking Scorpion Xentarch FALSE
- jumps forwards, holds two short but thick chainswords in front, back of armour has backbone-like element that looks like a scorpion tail, continued on the helmet and ends in a sting, stands on ornamented plate with roots on it CONDITIONAL
- Eldar Swooping Hawks 5 per box, FALSE
- larger wings, not so stiff and two-dimensional, several straps of clothes from the loin, wrists and ankles, model stand on these straps, both shoulder plates have inbuilt missile racks, Exarch has two shoulder-mounted blasters and a scimitar in one hand and two optional rifles, one is the same as the old exarch had, the other is a small star cannonCONDITIONAL
- resin box Dragon Riders - 3/boxFALSE
- very slender lizard mounts not unlike slaanesh steeds, all female rider, no helmets, long braids, guardian armor without backpack, all have shining spear lances, sabres and/or sniper rifles as sidearms, the armor has no decoration, not even gems or small bubbles, only exception is a gem that holds a cloak that falls to the left side of the rider, very simplistic look, not aztec or tribal at all CONDITIONAL
- resin box Eldritch Raiders - They look like guardians but have no helms and wear scarfs around the lower head and swashbuckle belts. They are very individually equipped, have all sorts blades, pistols and/or rifles. (potentially Storm Guardians?) FALSE
- resin box Halcones Cazadores FALSE
- resin Warlock FALSE
- fits the current warlocks but sharper robe edges, hadouken pose but with staff in two hands CONDITIONAL


kitch102 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 7/19/2016
Spoiler:

Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2016
I'm loathe to say it, given the reception my last rumour post got, but feth it, I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.

So, fresh from the mouth of my GW FLGS Manager (yeah, I know, shut the hell up already!)

The next black date, that has been mentioned in other rumour posts already, is due in about a months time. From the 16th (he said of March, I presume he meant April as that is a Saturday), we'll start to see hints of what the release is to be in white dwarf. The release itself is to mark the 30th anniversary of power armour.

He suspects no codex, just a handful of models, purely aimed at the "good guys".

Past that, HQ were their normal quiet selves it seems.

As always, just sharing the jungle drums. Take it or leave it by all means folks.

Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2016
As the title says, provided by my new, eager, GW FLGS manager. Pointing this out so folk can order the respective amount of salt.

In a nutshell, Chaos Space Marines "some point this month" FALSE

and Tyranids "soon". No info on the former, though the nid dex will mostly be collating all data sheets in to one book, and providing formations. FALSE

Nothing to write home about, I know, though would rather share the info for you to decide it's validity before buying either of those codexes.

Was also told that AOS dwarves will be getting g chaos dwarves and fire dwarves, ALREADY TRUE
though I timed out on asking for further info on these.



kobrakei - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 11/16/2017 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:


PENDING 40k Rumors - Nov 2017
Kobrakei - B&C forum

At my local GW today and they received a next steps panflet for people who have just bought Dark Imperium. It had the usual such as Mortarion and Primaris characters, but it also had some new Easy To Build kits, consisting of the following

Redemptor Dread TRUE
Aggressors TRUE
Lord Felthid and the Court of something something TRUE
Plague Hauler TRUE

The pics were only of the box artwork so couldn't see the exact content or models and there were no prices, but the Lord Felthid box was of a Lord in Cataphract armour with a Manreaper, and three Plague Marines around him. Being a smarty pants I didn't get a pic, and there was no details of when they will be released, but at least the Blight Hauler is on the way!


krazynadechukr - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (9 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 4/30/2017
Spoiler:

Space Marine Rumors - Apr 2017
via krazynadechukr on Dakka
My local Gw manager (who told me about a new thunder hawk, overlords, and death watch before public knowledge) said the new marines are RGs new breed. Old marines are still valid and these will have new stats. They're between custodes and current marines in the line up of things.... TRUE

7th Edition Rumors - May 2014
496 pages. That is the new page count. Or so I'm told. FALSE
New Psychic card pack 7 gbps
new templates 11 gbps....

7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
Also the new rulebook is going to have revised rules for
Interceptor, sky fire, fortifications, lords of war, allies and data slates. TRUE

7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
Just wanted to throw in something my Memphis GW source clued me in on.

Apparently (as we all know) there is a "new" rulebook coming out, and it is a corrected/updated version of 6th (not being referred to as either 6.5 or 7th, but unofficially as "Revised 6th" at hq in Memphis), FALSE
with escalation and strong added in the book, amongst other books/supps, d weapons, and some other stuff.
673 pages, $99.99. New cover. FALSE
There will be new templates and starter box, plus other items. For GW, they want this to be the same big fanfare of a new (40k reawakening) release, new rules, for newcomers, but keep current players (happy?).

For those who have 6th, and the other books, there's going to be a faq pdf so you can use current books still, apparently. This will be good for another 3 to 4 years. FALSE

So I'm being told... (same guy who told me of website change, scions, and astra name/codex...).

GW General Rumors / GW Site Rumors / Finecast Rumors / IG Rumors - Mar 2014
Take it with a grain of salt, but my old army buddy, who is a GW manager, who goes back and fourth to Memphis, has clued me into several things already.

The new codexes are similar to how, say a Blood Angels Codex, or Space Wolves one is. Meaning, several entries refer you to have the Space Marine Codex to use that unit.

Like the SM codex, there is a dedicated transport section. In AT, the Taurox info is there, but the Chimera & Valkyrie are also there, but reference you to use the AM codex.

The AM codex is the same, where in Elites there is a small blurb you can choose Scions, but reference the AT codex, and also the AM codex had a dedicated transport section and Taurox is mentioned as an option but "use the AT codex for this choice." FALSE

He also was the one that told me that the Valkyrie (1-3) has the Vendetta options now (and can still transport), and the Vendetta is no longer an actual seperate fast choice (by name at least)...Freeing up a fast slot... FALSE

Again, not sure if he saw, or was told, this info.

He told me the GW website change was coming,
the FW/BL stuff would be in GW April 7th, FALSE
he told me that finecast is phasing out the stock & replacing with FW formula,FALSE
that the twitter & facebook (GW) was going, all months ago...And much more...

Forgeworld Rumors - Feb 2014
Not sure if this was covered, but as many might know the GW Memphis location closed it's production side (everything is made in uk) a while back, and the huge open area is set up for forgeworld and black library stuff. GW stores received new computer and register programs this week which are being installed in March. Fw and bl will merge with GW website, and everything will be ordered through GW main site. At least we will save time and shipping costs by having it go to a local store! FALSE



Krofna - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Wood Elf Rumors - Apr 2014
According to my friend, the first wave consists of:

Book 39 TRUE
Ancient Treeman 50 TRUE
Araloth Hero 17,5 TRUE

Magic cards 6 TRUE

Prices are in Euros.


Kroothawk - Total rumors: (12 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING

Spoiler:

Ork Rumors - May 2014
Here a set of rumours from a source that prefers to stay anonymous:

The new mid size stompa thing looks like a pregnant Deff Dread. Comes with various weapon mountings, including what looks like a KFF. TRUE
New Gretchin models, including a grot oiler. TRUE

New mega nobs, not plastic versions of the existing. TRUE
Big Mek in mega armour with some interesting KFF like add ons. TRUE
Big Mek in Mega Armour with shoulder mounted weapons, maybe SAG but doesn't look like it. TRUE
Warboss is similar to the remodelling of the Helbrute from Dark Vengeance, it looks like a reworking of the AOBR Warboss with an attack Squig
New Pain Boy with a kind of Narthecium cybork hand. TRUE
Flash Gitz (They look particularly awesome, very much like Freebootaz with loads of variation in the kit). TRUE
Big Gunz. Total redesign. TRUE

Hobbit Rumors Starter - Nov 2013
There will be no new Hobbit starter this December. Call me the source, if you want. TRUE

Edge Paint Rumors
New Edge Paints 03/23/2013 TRUE

Flyer Rumors release - Jan 2013
A new 40k supplement book will be released on 16th February: TRUE
"Death from the Skies" (26?, mail order only, chance of being in English only). TRUE



kijamon - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Daemons Rumors
New Daemons in August (PILE ON RUMOR?) TRUE



K'Vor - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 2/15/2016
Spoiler:

Tau Rumors - Nov 2015
More from K'Vor

Pre-orders are that weekend (21st) for Mont'ka. TRUE
Farsight codex is Feb 2016. TRUE

Q1\2 next year also sees a bit more for Tau, campaign-wise. TRUE

Tau Rumors - Nov 2015
Via K'vor on ATT.

Yes, there is a future for Farsight Enclaves. The new book is out Q1 2016. DUPLICATE


The Farsight book in 2016 is 7e of course. DUPLICATE
Mont'ka out on 20th November. DUPLICATE



Larry Vela aka Big Red - Total rumors: (262 TRUE) / (740 FALSE) / (69 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 1/3/2018
Spoiler:


PENDING 40k Rumors - Jan 2018

T’au Empire is beloved to be the 12th Codex
Look for GW to keep with the standard existing codex practice of no new models.
Look for Age of sigmar to give the pointy eared folks some love in the near future after Malign Portents



PENDING Chaos Rumors - Jan 2018

Fulgrim’s miniature is done.
It will accompanied by a large range of his …children (you know the ones)
Timeline is unknown, but it will make a Mortarion-like splash when it all arrives.



PENDING Space Marine Rumors - Nov 2017
Here’s what industry sources tell BoLS about what’s coming next:

The New Kit is named the Overlord

Similar to the Astraeus Superheavy
Very similar in profile view
No top turret
Twin dorsal “fins”
Twin “wings” extending out the sides with large Aquillas on them
Front Assault ramp(s)?
Forward Siege Melta Array, (similar to the Mastadon) in the forward turret position
Forward side Las-cannons
Underwing heavy bolters/missile options



PENDING 40k Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2017
Industry professionals tell BoLS to look for something along the same lines in the near future.

There will be a new narrative-campaign book coming shortly.
It will be accompanied by a triumvirate set.
The contents will be a Primarch – Lion El’Jonson
A existing Blood Angel character
A new character


PENDING Forge World Rumors - Oct 2017
An industry insider tells BoLS Forge World has more minis in the pipe. Here’s the rumor:

“More Primaris vehicles & infantry upgrade kits are in process from Forge World.
A small flyer is coming, roughly equivalent to the Xiphon or Lightning.
Look for variants for the Repulsor tank (most likely new turrets options).
Redemptor will be getting new weapon kits. (everyone love new Dreadnought weapons)
Defensive upgrade kits for Gravis armor.”


40k Rumors - Feb 2017
Abaddon is not making it out alive of the big 40K shakeup.
Cypher may be the man who pulls the trigger.

Specialist Game Rumors - Jan 2017
This year industry professionals tell BoLS look for the following:

A new Warhammer Quest boxed game is coming in 2017 TRUE
The Heroes will will be facing the forces of Nurgle this time TRUE
April 2017

40k Rumors - Dec 2016
One venerable and reliable industry professional chimed in to BoLS with the following info:

There are only THREE “codexes” remaining.
Codexes will leave the stockist list for retailers in Q1 2017 FALSE

40k Rumors / Chaos Rumors - Dec 2016
Rumormongers tell BoLS

Look for a Tzeentch release window for Age of Sigmar in January

Close Combat Tzangors will be included TRUE
Blue Horrors TRUE
Brimstone Horrors TRUE
wait for it… Lord of Change (in plastic) TRUE
Tzeentch AoS Campaign book TRUE
Hobby Accessories

Rumormongers tell BoLS (to no one’s big surprise):

Sisters of Battle return to 40K in January. FALSE
Look for a 4 product release window.
Look for a new standalone codex for the ladies.

40k Rumors - Dec 2016
via an oldtime rumormonger

-The 8th Editions “General’s Handbook” will be more a mix of the old 40k and AoS’ Generals Handbook TRUE
-There will be more than only 4 pages of core rules FALSE
-Book is divided like in AoS in chapters like “the rules”, army list ect.
-Like AoS three methods to play the game TRUE
-The chapter about playing the game is a very large and important part of the book
-The chapter will have a section about “historical” gaming
-The game will cover the last 10,000 years of 40k History


40k Rumors - Dec 2016
Sources tell BoLS:

Look for the plotline of 8th Edition to wind it’s way to Mars, seat of the Adeptus Mechanicus. PARTIALLY TRUE
Upon it’s surface the Emperor has laid a grand plan millennia in the making.
Which only his returned sons can complete.
An ultimate tool to cast down the Ruinous Powers.


40k Rumors - Nov 2016
Sources tell BoLS:

-8th Edition starter is Astartes vs Chaos Marines. TRUE
-Rulebook will be similar to Age of Sigmar’s General’s Handbook. TRUE
-Look for Campaign Books similar to the Realmgate Wars series.
-Point costs and rules for Army construction will be in the “General’s Handbook” and future codex-like Books
-Release date for 8th Edition is June TRUE
-The new Edition will be set after Abaddons’s 13th Black Crusade TRUE
-Initial focus on factions will be on Imperium vs. Chaos
-There are brewing disagreement between the returning Primarchs
-Many are shocked and disagree the 40th Millennia Imperium’s religion and injustice.


40k Rumors - Nov 2016
Industry professionals tell BoLS the following:

GW is borrowing some rules mechanics form Age of Sigmar to pull over into the new edition. TRUE
Look for an emphasis on ease of play, especially for new players. TRUE
Look for the variable-stats-based-on-damage rule mechanic seen on some Age of Sigmar monsters to make it’s way into the Grimdark. TRUE
Look for Psychics to be greatly simplified. TRUE
Army construction will not be constrained.
Some version of AoS Warscrolls will make their way into the game.
The game will retain it’s gameplay and tactical depth, and not come anywhere near AoS’s tiny 4 pages of rules. TRUE
GW’s design goal is to maintain 40K’s depth of tactics and play, while speeding up playtime and removing needless detail.

40k General Rumors - Nov 2016
Industry professionals tell BoLS the following:

Abandon’s nascent 13th Black Crusade whose opening moves were described in Traitor’s Hate will be getting into full swing in 2017 and will be breaking out of the Cadian Gate and setting course for Terra. FALSE
Magnus the Red is only the beginning, look for some other Daemon Primarchs to gather their legions and follow the Warmaster onto the tabletop with minis.
They WILL be opposed by certain Loyalist Primarchs who will make an unexpected return with minis to boot! TRUE
Look for more Imperial sub-factions being added to the game. Chaos must be stopped at all costs.



PENDING Sisters Rumors - Nov 2016
Today industry insiders tell BoLS today more of the Sisters of Battle line of minis themselves:

Adepta Sororita are real and returning as full fledged faction.

Look for a standard sized new line:

Codex
3 Infantry Boxes
2 Vehicle Boxes
3 clampacks

Further details on the kits:

Standard infantry dual build kit
Elite infantry dual built kit
Walker kit
Leader clampack (Canoness)
Standardbearer clampack
Look for all of this in January, with some minor teaser releases very late 2016.

PENDING Horus Heresy Rumors - Nov 2016
One very very accurate industry source just dropped in with this info:

The Heresy-era Deimos Rhino is complete and ready to roll as a plastic kit.
Its basic chassis was completed in CAD long ago, and is now fully designed on sprue.
The hallmark circular side doors are multi-part – ensuring the kit can serve as the basis for other Rhino-based vehicles such as the Predator.
The tracks are the integral one part designs built into the side sections of the vehicle, as seen on some recent kits – doing away with the tedious wheel and track components.
No word on the timing of the Deimos release – but GW could get it into production at will.


PENDING Chaos Rumors - OCt 2016
Industry professionals say:

The biggest challenge has been to balance the new design to be uniquely Slaaneshi while not being too overtly adult or sexual in nature.
Model size is 6-7″ in height
Look for the standard digitigrade legs with the “backwards” joints to remain.
4 arms, large crustacean claws below, hands up top.
Multiple weapon options for the upper hands: blades, whips, etc…
Corset style torso armor, covering breasts.
Heavily decorated skin pierced with rings and jewelry, and scarification emblems.
Head is highly elongated with a humanlike face, yet sporting deamonic elements including multiple sets of horns, several tongue options, and sets of inhuman teeth.

40k Rumors - Oct 2016
Industry insiders tell BoLS:

A Warscroll such as the Stardrake is said to illustrate several new unit layout and big picture rules mechanics making their way to 40k.
The new release will follow the standard GW rollout with at least three different versions, boxed set, rulebook, and others.
There will be changes to some core mechanics such as S vs T which have been static for several editions. TRUE
Again, look for a Q2 2017 release window. DUPLICATE
The new edition is shaping up as a larger shakeup to the game than we have seen in several editions, but is NOT aiming for an Age of Sigmar simplification of the rules. TRUE

40k Rumors - Oct 2016
Industry insiders tell BoLS:

As with Age of Sigmar, there is a desire to reduce the number of 40K factions in the game to a very small number (AoS has 4 for comparison).
There will be a new starter set for the new edition that will be VERY small and inexpensive, in addition to the rulebook-only and large starter box. FALSE
The move over to some type of new Age of Sigmar inspired Warscroll layout for 40K units may be incompatible with current edition codexes.
PARTIALLY TRUE

40k Rumors - Sept 2016
The Juicy Rumor:

GW is releasing their biggest model ever FALSE
It’s a splash holiday release (when it’s gone, it’s gone)
It’s not Age of Sigmar or LotR

Ok, so there are a lot of ways to take this. Are we talking about ANY kit ever released by GW? If we are talking plastic kits, I’m uncertain about the largest, but maybe one of the Apocalypse vehicle kits is the single largest (Necron Obelisk, Lord of Skulls maybe?). If you count terrain, the Aquila Strongpoint is fairly large. If you are talking about ANY kit, them you get the Manta/Warlord and the long out of print Imperial Fortress Walls.

Horus Heresy Rumors - July 2016
The next boxed set has been rumored for months to include something assault / hand to hand themed.

Here is the list of minis in the box from industry insiders:

Tartaros Terminators x5 TRUE
Tartaros Terminator Officer FALSE
Mk3 Breacher Marines x10 FALSE
Mk3 Breacher Officer FALSE
Mk3 Assault Marines x10 FALSE
Mk3 Marines x10 FALSE

Eldar Rumors - July 2016
Tongues have been wagging and this is what BoLS has been told by insiders:

Eldrad is coming late this year 2016 ALREADY TRUE
He will be accompanied by at least 2 other existing Eldar characters who will be receiving all new fancy plastic minis. FALSE
One of the new minis will be …. wait for it… the Eldar Avatar. FALSE
The others are unknown. It is not known if these are a standalone release, or part of an accompanying book of some type.


40k Rumors - July 2016
Ok, word is still very, very sketch on this one, and it will take some time to get exact details. Here is what we are hearing so far from multiple sources:

The new boxed game is coming later this year. TRUE
The game’s setting and theme is the Battle for Prospero. TRUE
Look for plastic contents on par with Betrayal at Calth TRUE
Combatants are described as Thousand Sons vs Space Wolves and “others” TRUE

Deathwatch Rumors - June 2016
The Codex Layout and Rules:

This is a very different layout and organization than the traditional Codex: Space Marines. FALSE
The codex will contain a very small number of units and many characters. FALSE
Every Character from Deathwatch Overkill is included. FALSE
There will be a HQ choice. TRUE
There will be 1-2 Troops unit choices. FALSE
3-5 Formations. TRUE
Drop Pods are the only vehicles described in the codex. FALSE
The big theme of the codex is customization. While the number of units is very small, there are lavish and exhaustive upgrade options for each and every model in the army. Things such as wargear, weapons, and even originating chapters all can be picked and have in-game effects. FALSE
It is quite possible to sink giant amount of points into a very small amount of models if you wish.

Deathwatch Rumors - June 2016
New minis accompanying the codex:

A New Terminator HQ model, with full Deathwatch Iconography throughout his armor and is armed for assault. FALSE

A New Deathwatch accessory sprue – that will work with the existing Space Marine range. TRUE

This is in same vein as the previous Blood Angel, Space Wolves, etc… add-on frames
Deathwatch iconography pauldrons for both PA and Termys. TRUE
Deathwatch bolters, assault weapons and wargear. PARTIALLY TRUE

ndustry sources tell BoLS:

WHAT: Codex Deathwatch is coming

WHEN: Look for the new codex in late Summer (August-September 2016 timeframe) TRUE

HOW: Look for the codex to NOT be a modified version of the Space Marine codex. It will be a very different animal, representing the unique hard hitting but small forces of the Deathwatch. There will be both existing minis and new unseen kits coming with the release. TRUE

Age of Sigmar Rumors - June 2016
Industry sources tell BoLS the following:

The recent set of bargain priced bases in a variety of sizes aren’t just a Warhammer 40,000 phenomenon.
Expect to see a full matching range of bases from 25mm up to the big ovals released for Age of Sigmar.
This line will mirror the 40K releases but be themed to match the Age of Sigmar universe.
Expect to see motifs and designs that directly tie into the upcoming Age of Sigmar Shattered Dominion board. TRUE

40k Rumors - May 2016 PILEON?
BoLS Sources report 5-16-2-16:

Games Workshop will release a new streamlined 40k Edition in Autumn. FALSE


Horus Heresy Rumors - Apr 2016
Sources tell BoLS the initial products in the plastic Horus Heresy miniatures line are complete and fully packaged.

The initial two SKUs will cover:

Mk. IV Maximus Tactical Squad TRUE
Cataphractii Terminator Squad TRUE

These kits are fully manufactured, boxed, and sitting in the warehouse.

They could be shipped at any time.

They are shown in Ultramarines colors with other chapter schemes on the back of the boxes. Prices are unknown.

Board Game Rumors - Apr 2016

6 Heroes included:

Stormcast Eternal FALSE
Ogor TRUE
Duardin TRUE
Aelf TRUE
2 others (unknown) TRUE
Chaos Opponents included:

12 Horrors FALSE
4 Screamers FALSE
2 Flamers FALSE
6 Cultists FALSE
1 Sorceror TRUE
1 Deamon Prince of Tzeentch (boss) FALSE

Chaos Rumors - Mar 2016
he latest set of Rumors out of Chicago say:

Chaos Space Marines are coming in 2016 FALSE
It is in Q3-4. FALSE
It is a major release window – miniatures-wise.
Look for at least 5 new boxes, including at least 1 set of plastic Cult Marines. PARTIALLY TRUE
It will be tied into a multipart campaign series (as we saw with the Tau). PARTIALLY TRUE
The codex will be updated, but it is unknown if this is simply a update for new units as Tau received, or a major overhaul. PARTIALLY TRUE

PENDING Age of Sigmar Rumors - Mar 2016
2016 is going to see a LOT of new Age of Sigmar kits and as they say: “in with the new – out with the old!”

Bretonnia’s range is headed for extinction.
Empire will see dramatic reductions in it’s range.
The WFB Dwarf range will be gutted with many casualties.
High/Dark Elfs will also lose a substantial percentage of thier kits permanently.

The silver lining is that you should look for a rebirth of new “Sigmarized” incarnations of these races (if not their specific sub-factions) with drastically updated and new aesthetics. Just as the Fyreslayers were a new “puffed-up” take on the 1980s Slayer motifs, you should look for much more dramatic and fantastical takes on the retired factions when they get their turn in the sun.

Horus Heresy Rumors - Mar 2016
via a very reliable source who spoke to BoLS on condition of anonymity:
We have been hearing for several weeks now of the Sequel to Betrayal at Calth. One long, long term rumormonger with a fantastic record chimed in with these tidbits:

The sequel to Betrayal at Calth is real.
It is scheduled for SEPTEMBER 2016. TRUE
The kit itself is being manufactured as a stand alone game by GW proper, as the previous boxed games have been, but the exact sprue contents being Heresy relates are pretty much dictated by Forge World. This ensures they will fit in nice and neatly with existing and future planned Forge World Horus Heresy kits.
Games Workshop is very much committed to continuing to push and expand the Horus Heresy line into a bigger part of the business – one that is reported as ALREADY outselling Age of Sigmar!
The new kit will feature plastic sprues with Mark III armor. TRUE

PENDING Specialist Game Rumors - Feb 2016
There is talk of Dark Future making a comeback (I’m sure the massive success of Fury Road had nothing to do with it). Early work is already being done, so it’s only a matter time till GW will have some cars and vehicles for you to paint up and blast off the tabletop.

It is said to be returning in 28mm Scale!

The biggest hint however is the setting. Dark Future always had a certain blandness to it’s background (I mean – COME ON, it was set in a fictional 1995), and was one of the last standalone games that was not tied into the big GW universes. We have heard that when Dark Future makes it’s return in one form or another, this previous oversight will be corrected.

I’ll leave you all to figure out exactly where you would best insert this type of game into GW’s universes…

Here are some images to take you back to 1988 and set the mood!

PENDING Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Jan 2016
Look for a Combined Adeptus Mechanicus book to replace the current pair released in 2015.

Ad Mech is slated for a Q2 2016 Release. FALSE

Models

New combo Robot kit will make 2 different robot versions.

New Transport kit.

New Flyer kit.

Rules

Knights moving to LoW.

Mixed chatter regrading specialized Ad-Mech fortifications.


Age of Sigmar Rumors - Jan 2016
The following factions are all reported to be coming in Q1-2, arriving before summer. Note that these are not said to be coming one after another and 40K/30K are going to be interspersed in here.

Each faction will feature a large “centerpiece kit”

Undead (said to be the next Age of Sigmar Faction after Fyreslayers) PARTIALLY TRUE
There will some type of large undead giant coming with them.
Oruks TRUE
Look for the new range to emphasize the “savage” aspect of the greenskins. TRUE
Duardin TRUE
These are said to have a very different aesthetic from the Fyreslayers.
Their centerpiece model is described as a large humanoid construct. FALSE


Horus Heresy Rumors - Jan 2016
Sequel to Betrayal at Calth contents:

Assault squad sprue featuring packs and close combat weapons. FALSE
Legion Heavy Support squad sprue with a variety of heavy weapons. FALSE
Mk. IV Tactical sprues continue their appearance. FALSE
2 new Heroes are included. TRUE
Imperial Fists are involved in some manner. FALSE
Uses the same Betrayal at Calth ruleset. FALSE
Q1-Q2 2016 FALSE

Space Wolf Rumors - Jan 2016
Sources have relayed to BoLS that the Space Wolves are returning this year, but there are some big caveats:

Look for the Space Wolves to return in the first half of the year, before summer arrives. TRUE
This will be a minor “reboxing release” TRUE
Look for some originally limited edition models to make their way into the standard SW range. TRUE
Look for mostly reboxings with updated bases and the like. PARTIALLY TRUE
There is no current word on an updated codex.

Horus Heresy Rumors - Jan 2016
via an source who spoke of BoLS on condition of anonymity

Plastic Heresy kits will be arriving in Q1 FALSE

The initial kits will be boxed sets for Mk. IV Tacticals and Cataphractii Terminators DUPLICATE

The individual kits will have a pricepoint higher than the value represented by the Betrayal at Calth Boxed Set TRUE

The initial kits will tie into the upcoming February 6-7 Horus Heresy Weekender. Look for GW pre-orders to arrive then. FALSE


Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Jan 2016
Yesterday the rumorsphere heard about a combined Adeptus Mechanicus codex that would integrate the full contents of 2015’s Skitarii and Cult Mechanicus books. FALSE

But the big news was word of new kits including:

2 new robots FALSE
1 new flyer FALSE

A trusted source has reached out to BoLS with the following information on the robot kit:

The new Ad-Mech kits is a dual built kit, with both options in the box.
Both are upright walkers.
General appearance is of a thinner version of the plastic Kastelan.
One robot has anti-infantry high rate of fire weapons.
One robot has a large battering ram close combat weapon.


PENDING Specialist Game Rumors - Dec 2015

A source who spoke to BoLS on condition of anonymity reports:

Necromunda Boxed set like Betrayal at Calth will combine multiple minis that will be sold as separate kits later on.
Look for the main boxed set to start off with 2 separate fully playable gangs and a modular terrain set.
Future gang expansions will each provide a fully formed gang with all the options needed.
A line of modular terrain will be launched with rules and mission tie-ins to the core game.
Special Characters will also be coming in time. (there are conflicting reports of whether these are standalones or included in the above mentioned kits)

PENDING Specialist Game Rumors - Dec 2015
“Specialist Games is forming thier team and beginning to lay out product roadmaps.

Look for an initial set of of 4 games to be developed concurrently: FALSE

Blood Bowl
Battlefleet Gothic
Necromunda
Mordheim

This initial set will be released in sequence and each will get a regular seasonal release slot in future years.

Necromunda is slated for the first release. FALSE

The relaunched Necrumunda will be focussed around gang kits and new terrain kits designed especially for the new range.

Other existing lines and previous “recent successful boardboardgames” will be folded into Specialist Games purview and added into the rotation with the above four.

Thus we will see very regular product releases for Specialist games throughout the year, but there may be long intervals in between releases for any one system.”

Deathwatch Rumors - Nov 2015

Look for the Deathwatch to arrive in the Grimdark in 2016. TRUE
They will make their initial appearance in a boxed boardgame like Execution Force / Betrayal at Calth. TRUE
The Deathwatch models are based around a new Deathwatch upgrade sprue. FALSE
The sprue will contain items such the distinctive shoulderpads, and specialist equipment and weapons of the Deathwatch. FALSE
The Deathwatch sprue will be bundled atop the Sternguard base kit in the boardgame. FALSE
The game will allow for you to equip your Killteam’s weapons and equipment in a variety of ways with rules to support them all. FALSE
As with Betrayal at Calth – these are standard 40K models fully usable outside the boardgame. TRUE
There will be an opposing force the Deathwatch is pitted against with their own models in the box. TRUE


Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2015
The Tyranids release window begins in January 2016 FALSE

This will be a Tau-style release with the following

New codex FALSE

3+ new units FALSE

Several older resin models will be consolidated into a multi-unit build plastic kit

1 new plastic Gargantuan Creature FALSE

The Tyranid release window will include a Kauyon-style campaign book that details the Hive fleet’s struggle against their opponent.

The campaign foe is Astra Militarum FALSE

Astra Militarum will be the followup 40K release window. FALSE

Chaos Rumors - Nov 2015
via a trusted source who requested his identity be withheld:

Chaos Space Marines
Scheduled for late Q1 FALSE

Look for a major rules overhaul (unlike the Tau codex)

New Codex and Minis

Not as many new minis as Tau received, but more emphasis on replacing very old minis that are well past their prime. (please Berzerkers, please please please)

Chaos Daemons
Still early in development

Tentatively slated for Q3 FALSE

Will include any of the plastic Major Daemons not yet released by then. (probably only Nurgle and maybe Slaanesh) FALSE

Look for much of the randomness of the Warp Storm Table to be toned down.

Instead look for more environmental rules and effects, representing the fury of the Warp itself that must be fought by the opposing army during a Daemonic incursion – in addition to the Daemons themselves.

Each of the Ruinous powers will be able to influence the effects of the Warpsorm in unique ways – fitting their background (offensively, defensively, etc…).

Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2015
Tyranid Release Window:
These are next up after Horus Heresy

Look for these to appear in early Q1 2016 after the new year FALSE

Several new kits including:

– Broodlord (plastic – clampack) FALSE

– Genestealer Kit (plastic completely redone) FALSE

– XX-vores combo kit (plastic and includes build options for, Biovore, Pyrovore, a new “psychicvore”) FALSE

– Termagants Kit (plastic completely redone with “new” weapon options) FALSE

– New codex, including:

All Shield of Baal bugs included, and the new ones. FALSE

There is scattered chatter of a …



wait for it…



– plastic Gargantuan Creature (no further details)

The Tyranid rumorfront has been deader than a doornail for over a year. If you recall the closest we got to the Hivefleets this year was a rumor about Genestealer Cult returning as a small Harlequin sized release back in FEBRUARY by 79Hastings69, who has been right about pretty much everything. Sometimes he’s called things over a year out… so who knows – 2016 may be VERY GOOD for you bug fanatics. With the return of Harlequins and the launch of Adeptus Mechanisus this year – I don’t put anything past GW at this point.

Chaos Rumors - Oct 2015
via an anonymous (but very trusted) rumormeister

Lord of Change – Complete and on ice. Awaiting a slot in the release schedule. DUPLICATE

Great Unclean One – In development currently. A difficult kit to make modular to allow variant builds. DUPLICATE

Keep of Secrets – On indefinite hold DUPLICATE

Horus Heresy Rumors - Aug 2015
Today we get a list of Horus Heresy products said to be in the initial product launch to shore up the Boxed Set. Here they are:

This list has been collated together from multiple sources:

– These products are said to be coming in very early 2016. FALSE
– These will be released in a solid block of releases stretching out over 1 month.
– These are obviously coming at least 1-2 months after the Boxed Set arrives in Q4. FALSE

Deimos Rhino/Predator combo-kit
Contemptor Dread kit
Cataphractii Terminator squad (5 models)
Tactical Marines (10 models)
Praetor (1 model, clampack)
Centurion (1 model)
Destroyer/Assault Marines squad (5 models)
Support Marines (5 models)

Horus Heresy Rumors - Aug 2015
via anonymous sources 8-26-2015

Horus Heresy: Battle for Ultramar Miniatures Contents:

44 miniaturesArtificier Armor Centurion TRUE
Mk IV Maximus Marine Squad (x10) TRUE
Mk IV Maximus Marine Squad (x10) TRUE
Mk IV Maximus Marine Squad (x10) TRUE

Cataphractii Terminator Praetor
Cataphractii Terminator Squad (x5) TRUE
Cataphractii Terminator Squad (x5) FALSE

Contemptor Dreadnought TRUE
Unknown model (conflicting reports say a “counter to Contemptor”, or simply a 2nd Contemptor)

Decal sheet for multiple legions, split evenly between Loyalist and Traitor Legions PARTIALLY TRUE

Tau Rumors - Aug 2015
via Bird in the Trees 8-26-2015

Tau Empire Release
September 12th FALSE

A “big” release (unknown if related to Tau Empire, but could be)

September 19th FALSE

Codex Tau Empire TRUE

Tau Empire Datacards TRUE

Tau Empire Painting Guide TRUE

New Plastic Battlesuit Commander (in a new size of package) TRUE


Age of Sigmar Rumors - Aug 2015
The New Rules
Sources tell BoLS the new rules are described as “Laws of War” and work as follows:

– There are still no points FALSE

– Both sides will deploy forces as normal then check against a list of criteria for “mismatches” including things such as :

a) does one side use more factions?

b) does one side use more spammed warscrolls?

c) does one side use more special characters?

d) does one side use more monsters?

e)… There are several more

Both players tally up their total points and determine the difference in who has the most “mismatch” points.

The player who has the lowest total gets a number of free “Law of War” warscrolls based on a chart.

These “Law of War” warscrolls are themed after the 8 Realms and grant a variety of game altering effects. Some make your army harder to kill, some do damage to the enemy, some make casting magic more difficult for opponents, and so forth.


Fantasy Rumors / Chaos Rumors - July 2015
via Bird In the Trees 7-29-2015

Early August:

Khorne Lord blister @$35 FALSE

Plastic Khorne Blood Reavers, 10 w/ new weapon for @$55 FALSE

Mid August:

Plastic Flesh Hounds, 5 for @$45 FALSE

Late August:

Plastic Chaos Chosen/Blood Warriors, 5 models w/ new weapon options @$55 PARTIALLY TRUE

Tau Rumors - July 2015
via birds in the trees 7-22-2015

Look for Tau to return in September FALSE

Look for a new XV-?? Crisis Suit box TRUE

Box will include Commander bits FALSE

New suit is designed for more dynamic posing options TRUE

Not a giant release window for Tau, Codex, Cards, 1-2 new mini products FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - July 2015

via birds in the trees 7-20-2015

– As mentioned, August holds Chaos terrain kits and Khorne minis. TRUE

– Look for a Khorne set of Blood Warriors with more weapon options. TRUE

– Look for 1-2 Khorne clampack characters. TRUE

– Into September look for a second Campaign book featuring Skaven, Dwarfs, Elfs, Tzeentch. FALSE

– Tzeentch will get a handful of new kits. FALSE

– There will be a very short 40K Tzeentch release window alongside the kits. FALSE

– Summer is rounded out by more Age of Sigmar racial kits then back to 40K for Fall.


Release Schedule Rumors - July 2015
via birds in the trees 7-18-2015

– August will focus almost entirely on Chaos PARTIALLY TRUE

– Look for Chaos themed terrain TRUE

– New Khorne boxed sets to build off of what is in the AoS boxed set – basically the Khorne version of the Stormcast Eternal kits we’ve seen these past few weeks. TRUE

– Look for Tzeentch to make appearance at the tail end of August FALSE

– Tzeentch is said to getting lavish attention this year in both Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000. Whispers of the new all plastic Lord of Change abound. FALSE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - July 2015
Regarding a “Big Rulebook” for Age of Sigmar:

“I’m hesitant to call it a “Summer Campaign”, because a majority of the bigger stuff will come out after the summer is over, but the big new
selling point of AoS is going to be vast narrative campaigns and story arcs. The Realmgate War is going to be the first of these campaigns.

Future campaigns might be more focused, but RgW is primarily going to a walking tour of the new setting. The release pattering is going to be formulaic: Here’s the new world (Sans Azyr and Chaos, we go to them during the final), here’s the evil force that’s making everyone’s life awful, here’s the good force that’s going to liberate them. Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde each get their own named faction, and The Horned Rat and Nagash will each get their respective 15 minutes of fame.

Once all the new factions are introduced, and the war scrolls proper are put up, that’s when we finally get the BrB. Don’t think of this as 9th edition, think of this as the first expansion to Age of Sigmar. It’ll be much smaller than a core rulebook, but larger than a codex, and will look and feel a lot like the Horus Heresy books from FW. There will be rules for list building, missions, campaigns, as well as all the “advanced rules”, more rules for gods, magic, heroes, loot, more terrain abilities, and special rules for games on specific realm. Then there’s going to be a few weeks of 40k, followed by a few weeks to wrap up the Realmgate War. The conclusion will take the form of an actual, factual summer campaign, as the forces of order launch an assault on the forces of chaos undecided on their home turf, all while death and destruction go around making sure everyone’s having a bad day.

Then a few months later the cycle starts again. There’s going to be a few weeks of breathing time, setting up the campaigns, introducing characters, factions, and whatnot, followed by an expansion book that’ll expand on the rules and let people play their own mini campaigns, followed then a big conclusion with plenty of heroic deaths and things going south for everyone.”

Release Schedule Rumors - May 2015
The last for today:
May 30 – Space Marines (week-1) TRUE
June 6 – Space Marines (week-2) TRUE
June 13 – Space Marines (week-3) TRUE
June 20 – Dark Angels (week-1)
June 27 – WFB 9th Releases begin FALSE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
Via Bird in the Trees: 5-23-2015
All books and miniatures may be used in the 9th edition of Warhammer DUPLICATE
6 major factions (including combinations of independent book, see End Times). DUPLICATE
Some existing units can ally with multiple factions. DUPLICATE
The End Times sets the pattern for building restrictions armies. DUPLICATE
Skaven will look much more Steampunk. DUPLICATE
Glotkin becomes the “new” world. DUPLICATE
Some factions despite being playable may have an uncertain future regarding news. DUPLICATE
The world will change with the possibility of total destruction or being restored from the hands of capricious gods and mighty heroes DUPLICATE

Chaos Rumors - May 2015
via bird in the trees on Bols by Larry Vela
http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2015/05/40k-rumors-tzeentch-daemonkin.html
Codex is same size size as Khorne Daemonkin FALSE
Lord of Change FALSE
Release is centered around the new plastic Lord of Change FALSE
LoC is same size as the Bloodthirster
Has 2 head options, 2 staff options, hurling a fireball option.
Only comes with an oval base.
Tzeentch Sorceror FALSE
Clampack sorceror – Tzeentch FALSE
Chaos Marine styled
Has 2 head options
Has bits to allow Thousand Sons version

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
via Bird in the Trees: 5-23-2015

Regarding WFB 9th

All existing army books and minis will work with 9th. TRUE

6 major factions (include combinations of previous stand alone books, see End Times). FALSE

Some existing units can ally with multiple factions. FALSE

End Times is the pattern for army construction restrictions. FALSE

Skaven have been moved in a fully steampunk direction. FALSE

Glotkin returns to the “new” world. TRUE

Some factions while playable, receive little to no notice, and may have an uncertain future regarding new minis released. PARTIALLY TRUE

The world is portrayed in a state of flux, with the chance for utter destruction, or restoration being in the hands of the fickle gods and mighty heroes. PARTIALLY TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
via Bird in the Trees 5-22-2015

– WFB 9th is simply called “Warhammer’ FALSE

– New rules provide for two games in one:

a) A small scale game with few models FALSE

b) A full scale game like the previous WFB FALSE

– The small scale game has heavy limitations on models that can be used such as exotic units and units that would be unbalancing at a small scale. FALSE

– Triple book format with rules and history split up ~Editor, this sounds like the current 40K format

– Round bases TRUE

– June 20th FALSE

– 6 Factions FALSE

– Game picks up after the End Times series, taking it into account. TRUE

Space Marine Rumors/ Dark Angels Rumors / Grey Knight Rumors - May 2015
via Bird in the Trees posted by Larry Vela on Bols

Dark angels are following right on Space Marines. TRUE

Look for a “Grey Knight” codex only-release. FALSE

No “new” models at all, aside from those shared with Space Marines. FALSE

Slightly increased pagecount. TRUE

New formations for Deathwing, Ravenwing. TRUE

Numerous new Formations, including one landspeeder-based build about the Darkshroud. TRUE

There are some “Hunt for the Fallen” flavor rules that can come into play versus Chaos Marines. PARTIALLY TRUE

Nephilim & Darktalon costs have been reduced. TRUE

Numerous minor changes to bring all general equipment, units and costs into alignment with upcoming codex Space Marines. TRUE

Space Marine Rumors - May 2015
via bird in the trees 5-21-2015

Space Marine Assault Squad Kit5 man box. TRUE
2 sprues. TRUE
New grav pistols. FALSE
New head style. FALSE
The entire squad can field alternate pistols, multiple are provided. FALSE
Special weapons are still 1 each. FALSE
Chainswords and bolt pistols default options remain. TRUE
Did not see shields, special cc weapons, or sgt options. FALSE
Possible they might be on a separate sprue.

Genestealer Cult Rumors - May 2015

Genestealer Cult Rumors Arrive!

Posted by Larry Vela at May 5, 2015


genestealer_cult

It looks like the rumor-tree is shaking after word of the Deathwatch vs Genestealer Cult upcoming product. Here’s the latest on the Genestealer Cult!



via Bird in the Trees

GeneStealer Cult Minis Rumors

Clampack 1: Magos with classic robe & staff PARTIALLY TRUE

Clampack 2:Large-cranium figure with arms extended pose PARTIALLY TRUE

Editor’s note: Patriarch maybe??

Genestealer Hybrid box: Updated versions of the original plastic Hybrid models. Modern-Genestealer like arms in attack poses, alongside hunam arms with knives, and lasguns. 32mm bases. PARTIALLY TRUE

Genestealer Cultist box: Rabble humans without obvious mutations. Minor tyranid bits here and there as armor, and some tyranid style weapons as upgrade options. PARTIALLY TRUE

Cult Truck: A down armored open bed vehicle in the similar vein to the AM Taurox. FALSE

These rumors are rated: POSSIBLE, coming from a combination of known and unknown sources
Deathwatch Rumors - May 2015
via Bird in the Trees

Deathwatch Kill Team Kit
Kit is built atop the Plastic Sternguard kit DUPLICATE

SM-box-sternguard
Includes an additional Deathwatch sprue loaded with Killteam bits including: DUPLICATE

– Over a dozen shoulderpads (Half Deathwatch logos, half various chapter logos)

– New Deathwatch heads

– Multiple Deathwatch equipment back/powerpacks

– Unique Killteam weapons (both shooting and assault)

– Deathwatch pouches, seals, etc, minor bits.

Current Sternguard Sprues: DUPLICATE

Knight Release Rumors - Apr 2015
via Bird in the Trees on Bols
Crusader is armed with: Quake Cannon, TL Las-cannons FALSE
Warden is armed with: Volcano Cannon, Multi-barreled Autocannon FALSE
Both models have an optional top carapace missile launcher weapon mount, with multishot S8, AP3 anti-flyer capability PARTIALLY TRUE
Both models are protected by a single energy field based heavily on the rules for the Stronghold Assault book’s Void Shield Generator. FALSE
Armor Values: Front:14 Side:13 Rear:13 FALSE
Hull Points: 8 FALSE
Both models clock in well above the cost of the Knight Paladin/Errant FALSE

Knight Rumors - Apr 2015
via Bird in the Trees

Both Knights are coming via a combined combo kit. TRUE
Plastic kit will be released in the short-term, but the exact week is unknown. TRUE
The Warden & Crusader will share White Dwarf only rules initially, with inclusion in a codex coming later. PARTIALLY TRUE
The new designs do not share the “turtle shell” carapace, and have a divergent appearance. FALSE
Both models share an up-armored, brutal appearance compared to the Paladin/Errant model. FALSE
Both share three weapon hardpoints, 2 arms and a top carapace mount. PARTIALLY TRUE
Both new Knights share a Heavy Support position in a Imperial Knights army list. FALSE
Expect an Imperial Knights “Decurion” formation to be arriving with the new kits. FALSE

Space Marine Rumors - Apr 2015
via Birds in the Trees posted by Larry Vela on Bols

Space Marines are one of the two “standard old school” codices that will be a full update this year. TRUE

The codex update itself is more of a minor refresh to bring it into alignment with the current edition design trends. PARTIALLY TRUE

Minis coming are:
– Assault Marines box refresh/update DUPLICATE
– New Chaplain (probably plastic) TRUE


Tau Rumors - Mar 2015
via Birds in the Trees posted by Larry Vela on Bols
http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2015/03/40k-tau-empire-latest.html
Tau Empire Release Info- New updated XV-?? battlesuit / Commander-battlesuit combo kit. DUPLICATE
– New kit is strongly based on the current Commander suit, but not identical. DUPLICATE
– New Kit is designed for much more dynamic assembly & posing options than the current range. DUPLICATE
– Many new Kroot models are on ice, but may be spun off into a separate release (Codex: Kroot Mercenaries

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Mar 2015
We’ve been hearing whispers of these for months now, and here is what is on the way for the Ruinous Powers’ followers:


Look for the following kits redone in plastic throughout this year:

Berzerkers (10 man kit) FALSE

Plague Marines (10 man kit) FALSE

Rubric Marines (10 man kit) FALSE

These are completely redone multipose plastic kits. Earlier rumors have placed two of these already – so that adds to the corroborating rumormongers out there. Berzerkers were mentioned last month as being tied into the 40K Khorne release that seems to be right atop us. Rubrics have been mentioned as being released alongside the redone Lord of Change in a Tzeentch wave that is part of the Autumn campaign (along the lines of Stormclaw / Shield of Baal).

That would place the only unknown of the three as the Plague Marine box, but there are going to be TWO 40K campaigns this year. TRUE

With the new CSM-Daemon codex for Khorne headed our way – it would likely be followed by three more for each of the Chaos Gods down the road. GW loves patterns, so I would expect a repeat of what we see for Khorne (major daemon, 2-3 other kits, codex) for each as well.

PENDING Sisters of Battle Rumors - Mar 2015
Via Birds in the Trees

Sororitas Rundown:
– R&D on the entire line is complete, and the range is all new in plastic.
– 5-model combo-unit Sisters infantry kit
– 3 model Sisters unit on 50mm bases kit
– 5 model Sisters unit on 32mm bases kit (different from the infantry unit listed above)
– Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “A” kit
– Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “B” kit
– Sororitas Walker/Monstrous Creature vehicle kit
– 3 clampack Sororitas characters

These are on ice and only await release scheduling by GW.

Chaos Space M0arine Rumors / Chaos Daemon Rumors - Mar 2015
via one of Gary’s birds

Codex: Khorne Daemonkin £30 TRUE
120pg hardback Codex. Rules for fielding a combined force of Khornate Chaos Space Marines with Daemons of Khorne.
Warhammer 40,000 Datacards: Khorne Daemonkin TRUE
45 reference cards; 36 tactical objective cards; and 9 large-format ‘Blood for the Blood God’ cards.
Khorne Daemonkin Warband £140 TRUE
10 Chaos Space Marines; 5 Possessed Chaos Space Marines; 5 Chaos Terminators; a Chaos Helbrute; 3 Bloodcrushers of Khorne; 12 Khorne Berserkers; and a Resin Herald of Khorne.
Also New Citadel model cases
Skirmish – 100 infantry size case TRUE
Battle – 200 infantry case TRUE
Crusader – 400 infantry case TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Mar 2015
via Voices on the Wind posted by BigRed on the Bols Lounge

- Modular Terrain is Coming to WFB FALSE
- Similar in concept to the recent 40K interlinking modular terrain system, but Fantasy themed. FALSE
- To be released with WFB 9th, or shortly thereafter. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Designed to to support the skirmish game. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Look for aesthetic and stylistic cues taken from pieces such at the current WFB Watchtower and Chapel PARTIALLY TRUE

Kroot Rumors / Tau Rumors - Feb 2015
via Voices in the Trees

– New Kroot miniatures have been physically sighted in various staged of the development process FALSE

– Multiple new kits are coming in what looks like a “full army (aka Harlequin sized) release. FALSE

– Many of the units from the old Kroot mercenaries list will reappear. FALSE

– The army will receive at least one large centerpiece kit that hails from the Kroot homeworld of Pech FALSE

– This new army is believed to be scheduled well past 9th Edition, so look for it at the very end of this year, or shortly thereafter.

These rumors are rated above average coming from known sources.

Warhammer Starter Set Rumors - Feb 2015
WFB 9th Box & Armies
The results of the End Times will be directly reflected in the armies included in 9th Edition TRUE
Boxed Set:

Will include good guys (the Forces of Light) versus Chaos – in a loose fashion. TRUE

The Boxed Set is set in a former city of the Empire (save your breathe, it’s NOT Mordheim), but luckily the End Times offers up plenty of new choices. FALSE

Boxed Set includes a campaign at a skirmish level and is firmly designed to introduce new players into the game at this smaller model-count level. PARTIALLY TRUE

Look for an increased focus on “Heroes & Characters”, even at the skirmish level of the game.

WFB 9th will kick off a new set of products that cover not only the new surviving factions, but new modular terrain pieces that support the game at all size levels and reflect the new “Post End-Times” world. PARTIALLY TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Feb 2015
via the Birds in the Trees on Bols
The Paper Products
– Codex:Adeptus Mechachanicus Skitarii TRUE
– Heraldry/Hobby book FALSE
– Ad Mech Datacards (contains no psychic power cards) TRUE

The Miniatures
– Ad Mech Skitarii box TRUE
– Ad Mech Myrmidon box FALSE
– Energy weapon platform/ transport box (combo-kit) FALSE
– Legio Cybernetica Colossus/Conqueror box (combo kit) FALSE
– Magos Clampack FALSE
– Secutor Clampack FALSE

Sisters of Battle Rumors / Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Feb 2015
Warhammer 40,000 Summer Campaign this year: FALSE

Sororitas and Space marines are the Imperial side FALSE

Tzeentch is the focus of the antagonists with multiple new kits:

– Plastic Lord of Change TRUE

– New Tzeentch Daemon unit PARTIALLY TRUE

– New Tzeentch CSM unit (perhaps new plastic Thousand Sons – Rubric Marines) TRUE

Look for this campaign on the far side of WFB 9th which is occurring earlier in the year.

Chaos Rumors/ Dwarf Rumors / Orc Rumors - Jan 2015
Via the birds in the trees 1-22-2015

Chaos: Very large Dragon kit, spotted in the process of being painted up. Two-headed, very serpentine in pose. Mounted by a Chaos Knight. Taller than Nagash enormous wings dwarf its large base. Said to be truly stunning. FALSE

Dwarfs: Large golem built of boulders/stone, covers with runes. Dwarfs atop it manning a platform mounted gunpowder weapon. FALSE

Orcs: New Boar-riders kit. New modern dynamic poses, with fully armored & armed Ork cavalry atop, leaning far forward in their saddles. FALSE

In various stages of development, time to market unknown.

Chaos Space Marine Rumors / Eldar Rumors / Space Marine Rumors / Ork Rumors - Jan 2015

Via the birds in the trees 1-20-2015

Chaos:
A new bio-mechanical construct (like the Maulerfiend) FALSE
Larger than the Helbrute. One arm: Large chain with scythe-end in one hand, other arm is long barreled vulkan cannon, walker (two mechanical legs)

CSM fast jet, similar to the Forgeworld flyers. CSM pilot, quad missiles underslung, ventral vertical stabilizer. FALSE

Eldar:
New plastic infantry spotted in two styles,
One armed with chainswords (Striking Scorpions possible) FALSE
One armed with halberds (Incubi possible) FALSE

Space Marines:
New surface vehicle. Light, fast wheeled vehicle. Opentopped with side by side driver/gunner positions. FALSE

Orks:
SQUIGS, SQUIGS SQUIGS! with bombs and other gubbins… FALSE

In various stages of development, time to market unknown.

Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015

Harlequins said to have access to the following transports:
-Raiders FALSE
-Wave Serpents FALSE
-Venoms FALSE
-Jetbikes FALSE
-Razorwings FALSE

Codex is described as:
- "thin" TRUE
- contains several formations TRUE
- no Lords of War TRUE

Relics listed as:
- "Special" Harlequins Kiss TRUE
- Mask TRUE
- Web of Skulls (remember this from the original Rogue Trader Dark Reaper exarch mini) FALSE
- "Special" Shuriken pistol TRUE
- a Glaive FALSE
- an Orb FALSE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Dec 2014
I have a little information for you on a new 40k Faction. Ive seen artwork of two soldiers in heavy but clunky grey body armour and helm, with one wielding an odd looking plasma pistol of sorts. The most striking thing about the image, with smoke and laser fire in the background, is the draping of the red cloth beneath the shoulder plating, and a symbol of the Adeptus Mechanicus on the main figures chest. FALSE

the big news is that a high quality image matching the EXACT description from the first half of the rumors is also doing the rounds and we can confirm its existence. So at this point we feel comfortable putting forward the information for the community.

Blood Angel Rumors / Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2014
via Larry Vela on Bols Lounge

Blood Angels
5 death company TRUE
10 assault marines FALSE
1 furiouso dreadnaught TRUE
1 New Exclusive captain w jump pack FALSE

Tyranids
3 warriors FALSE
20 gaunts FALSE
3 lictors (this makes no sense, perhaps Hive Guard) FALSE
1 NEW Exclusive Prime FALSE

Campaign is slated to kick off the week after Tyranids TRUE

End Times Rumors - Oct 2014
End Times: Chaos (3 weeks)
Week 1: BlightKings / Gutrot Spume
Week 2: Maggot Lords
Week 3: Glotkin / End Times:Chaos Book TRUE

40k: Blood Angels (1 week) FALSE

Chaos Part 2 (2 weeks) -not endtimes FALSE
Week 1: Unknown
Week 2: Unknown

This takes us into mid November
- GW holiday bundles,
- Terrain special deals,
- and last (because there aren't any more movies) The Hobbit releases.

End Times 3 (January 2015)
Book 3 featuring the Skaven and some "additional Chaos" TRUE

Necrons (Early-mid Q1)
Blood Angel Rumors - Oct 2014
Mephiston
-Mephiston is getting a new plastic. FALSE

Huge, standing almost as tall as a terminator. Sword low across front in right arm. Left extented over the top with hand spread...individual fingers. Looks like he's lunging forward sweeping the blade in an uppercut. Cape blown about behind him. Model has skull and blood drop iconography all over. Aegis extends up like the cowl of the old figure but is much more recognisable as a psychic hood. Face is incredibly detailed. Fangs are visible.

Captain Tycho FALSE
-Tycho plastic is death company version.
-Has a chainsword and signature combimelta.
-DC iconography, retains nipple armor.

Corbulo FALSE
-Corbulo plastic is in sanguinary armor.
-Has chalice held aloft with both arms as in offering.

Terminators Set
-New Blood Angel Terminator box set. TRUE
-Makes terminators, BA captain in TA, BA Librarian in TA, or new BA terminator armored heavy unit.
-Storm Bolters are in hand not arm-mounted like gk.
-Includes power axes, fists, sbs, force sword, power sword, new 2 handed heavy cannon, heavy flamer, Assault cannon, librarian torso/tabard/shoulders/weapon, banner, captain options (combi weapons) tons of bits. PARTIALLY TRUE

Reliability is: medium-low, coming from a mix of known and unknown sources

Blood Angel Rumors - Sept 2014
Blood Angels Rumorwave #1 7-14-2014


Rules:
Mephiston: Lord of War. FALSE
Blood Angels: Gain access to the new Codex SM flyers, but not the tanks. FALSE

Minis:
New "Sanguinary" unit in Terminator armor FALSE
Clam pack plastic Sanguinary Priest PARTIALLY TRUE
New Wheeled vehicle
"Classic Character" gets a resculpt (contrary chatter split between Mephiston/Tycho) FALSE

Rumor reliability: Medium-Low, coming from both known and unknown sources

Chaos Rumors - Sept 2014
Latest info on the Endtimes Chaos release: 9-17-2014

- 6 Week Release FALSE
- 1 week for each chaos god FALSE
- 2 weeks for the campaign specific minis FALSE

- I would expect the chaos god weeks to include dual-use kits for 40k/wfb (plastic major daemons are most often mentioned) FALSE
- The other kits are probably Archaon and his Lieutenants, as we saw with the Nagash wave. FALSE
- Fancy End Times bookset of course. TRUE
- Starts after Dark Eldar, so Oct 4th. TRUE

Dark Eldar Rumors - Sept 2014
Week 1: Haemonculi / Wracks (Sept 20th pre-orders) ALREADY TRUE

Week 2: Voidraven TRUE / Vect-dias FALSE/ possible 3rd unknown mini (Sept 27th pre-orders) FALSE

Plus these mixed in:
-Codex (plus limited edition) TRUE
-Supplemental codex ("Wyches"?) TOO VAGUE
-Painting Guide ("Covens"?) TOO VAGUE
-Cards TRUE

Dark Eldar Rumors - Sept 2014
There is a new Homonculous and new wracks ALREADY TRUE

The Haemonculi has long hair which falls on his left and he looks more of an Archon with the body of a Haemonculous. Perhaps a new Ancient Haemonculous model. While the body and cloak look similar, there are differences, and the curved blade is in its right hand, with the splinter pistol in its left. There is a talon of sorts, that looks like a raptors talon, on a lower right appendage. ALREADY TRUE

Necron Rumors - Aug 2014
Codexwise: the Necron codex is described as being a minimal updated codex, similar to Grey Knights, crammed into a very short release window. TRUE

Models: Unlike Grey Knights there is talk of a new combo-plastic kit for Destroyers which will include the parts for Heavy Destroyers and Necron Destroyer Lords. There is mixed chatter on whether the clear green rod will be replaced with standard plastic. FALSE

Timing: Look for these to be coming in Fall. FALSE

Grey Knight Rumors - Aug 2014
Long story short, the summary included in the Space Wolves codex is a MISTAKE and is NOT WHAT THE GREY KNIGHT CODEX WILL INCLUDE. It appears to be a terrible cut and paste error from a very early version of the upcoming book and not in any way indicative of that you should look for in the future from the Grey Knights. In short it was a compete mistake. FALSE

On a related note, this entire event is part of a larger issue that included a large amount of typos throughout the Space Wolves codex. I would not be surprised to see an updated digital version / FAQ getting cleaned up in short order. Even by GW standards, there has been a big failure on the proofreading side of things with this release. FALSE


Fortification Rumors - Aug 2014
Void Shield Generator Kit
Plastic Kit completed and "on ice"

- Targeted for a holiday release FALSE
- Fairly different from the resin kit
- The base is smaller, yet taller than the resin counterpart
- The base has crenellations on it's perimeter and more room for model placement
- The central void shield columns are nestled closer together more towards the center of the platform
- There are lightning effects similar to those seen on the Ork SAG coming off the columns, and connecting to the mechanicum cog sections
- The excessive detail seen on the resin kit base is toned down, giving an appearance more attuned to the Bastion model

Fortification Rumors - Aug 2014
Promethium Pipeline Kit
Plastic Kit completed and "on ice"

Targeted for a holiday release FALSE

Just over a foot of pipeline, made up of:
- 2 long sections
- 2 short sections
- 2 elbows
- 5 pipeline stands/section connectors
- pipelines are Space Marine height
- long sections are wider in the center than the ends
- elbow sections can be assembled as either horizontal pipeline corners, or vertically, dissapearing into the ground.

Release Schedule Rumors - July 2014
Into the fall we will see the back to back pairing of Blood Angels and Dark Eldar, with a limited edition boxed set featuring both sandwiched in between.
FALSE

This is to be a repeat of the same pattern GW has now tested out with Orks-SanctusReach-Stormclaw-SpaceWolves. TRUE

This large multi month pattern will take us into the holidays.

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
August 2nd: Stormwolf/StormFang Combo-kit ALREADY TRUE
August 9th: Dreadnought/Bjorn Combo-kit (includes new "freeze/cold" cannon and DCCW weapons) TRUE
August 16th:
- WolfLord (Frost axe/pistol) FALSE
- IronPriest (Servo-harness w "freeze/cold" weapon, T-hammer, pistol) FALSE
August 23rd:
- Codex Space Wolves PARTIALLY TRUE
- Artbook PARTIALLY TRUE
August 24th:
- Long Fangs ("freeze/cold" cannons) FALSE
- Rune Priest (Termy, (helmet/bare heads) Force staff, SB) FALSE


Blood Angel Rumors - July 2014
Rules:
Mephiston: Lord of War. DUPLICATE
Blood Angels: Gain access to the new Codex SM flyers, but not the tanks. DUPLICATE

Minis:
New "Sanguinary" unit in Terminator armor DUPLICATE
Clam pack plastic Sanguinary Priest DUPLICATE
New Wheeled vehicle FALSE
"Classic Character" gets a resculpt (contrary chatter split between Mephiston/Tycho) DUPLICATE

Release Schedule Rumors - July 2014
July
Stormclaw Box Set (Orks vs Space Wolves) ALREADY TRUE
Terrain week (remember those new Realm of Battle urban tiles) TRUE
Space Wolves (with codex)

August
Chaos (4 week release window, taking up all month)
-Nurgle big kit FALSE
-Plastic Plague marines FALSE
-More stuff, with no specific word on 40k vs WFb, or even CSM vs Daemons... FALSE

September
All rumors fall into the black hole of September. GW has something "big and secret" in there for all their fans. TOO VAGUE

See what's not listed in there? Here's a hint - it involves the Lady of the Lake... TRUE

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
This set is fresh off the rumor wires coming to us from a set of both known and unknown sources.

-Lords of War: Logan &
Bjorn FALSE
-New big kit for SWs is a "Legendary Fenrisian Monster and handler(s)" FALSE
-All other SW releases will be plastic reworks of existing Finecast, or very old plastics. FALSE


Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
- Space Wolves move into the "modern age" with access many of the new Astartes kits and toys:
- The Hunter / Stalker is in FALSE
- The Stormraven is in FALSE
- The Stormtalon is out... TRUE
- Canis goes the way of the Dodo... FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - June 2014
The next three codices to be redone after Orks are Space Wolves, DUPLICATE
Blood Angels, and the Dark Eldar.

What is said to coming in the fall however is an unorthodox pairing of release order that would see both Space Wolves and Blood Angels (with both codices) being released back to back in short order, with the Dark Eldar coming later. FALSE

This is said to lie sometime in Q3 of this year, and if GW could pull out the Dark Eldar just before the holiday, they would be moving into 2015 with only Necrons and Grey Knights left to update (I'll count Sororitas when GW decides to give them some real respect).

Chaos Daemons Rumors - June 2013
First of all, this is about Warhammer 40,000.

So yes, we all know - directly after Orks is Bretonnia, which has indeed been patiently waiting since the Jurassic period. FALSE

But we've heard that there is an untraditional Chaos release window on the far side of that during the summer. We've been told to look for:

- Chaos Daemons Release Window FALSE
- 3-4 Week release period
- Daemon themed Apoc Warzone Book FALSE
- New CD Dataslates FALSE
- New CD Formations FALSE

See anything missing in there? Strangely no mention of a codex, so it may be a "get out a bunch of models" (I'm betting the plastic Major Daemons) FALSE and support books only, like we saw with the Helbrute/ CSM release window.

Ork rumors - Jun 2014
Ork Buggies FALSE
BS:3 (Grot Gunners) FALSE
AV and HP unchanged TRUE
+5pts apiece FALSE

As wide as the Trukk model, but half the length FALSE
Ork Trukk-style tires FALSE
Hot-rod engine with oversized engine piping along the sides FALSE
Turret-gunner is seated behind the driver FALSE
Multiple weapon options including: FALSE
Supashoota (linked)
Rokkit launcha (linked)
Heavy Flamer (linked)

Big Guns
There is contradictory chatter about a "Flakk" anti-air option for the Big Guns TRUE

7th Edition Rumors - May 2014
Warhammer 7th Edition: Price: roughly $80 PARTIALLY TRUE

Edition is presented in a new format, 3 hardcover books in a slipcover. Pagecount of all three is about 450 pages in total: TRUE

The Rulebook: @200 pages, only rules TRUE

The Grimdark: @128 pages - Fluff and history of the Warhammer universe TRUE

The Hobby: @114 pages - Full miniatures and hobby book. All splash pics, and intro to the hobby stuff. TRUE

Starter Set Rumors - May 2014
Blood Angels (suitably bedazzled)
- Brother-Captain w/JumpPack FALSE
- Tactical Squad (10) FALSE
- Assault Squad (5) FALSE
- Terminator Squad (5) FALSE
- Dreadnaught with Autocannon and Multi Melta (?) FALSE

- Limited Edition: Sanguinary Priest FALSE

Orks
- Warboss TRUE
- Weirdboy FALSE
- Shoota Boyz Mob (10 or 20, conflicting reports) FALSE
- Slugga Boyz Mob (10 or 20, conflicting reports) FALSE
- Kommandoz Mob (5)FALSE
- Mega-nobz Mob (5)FALSE


Extras
- "Orkified" Aegis Defense Line (no gun) FALSE
- Misc. small Objectives FALSE
Don't be surprised to see the starter paint set change to Blood Angels. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - May 2014
Late May - Warhammer 40,000 7th Edition DUPLICATE
Look for a 2 week release window with the majority of releases on week 1 (May 24th).
Look for all the standard stuff we've grown to expect like the rulebook, templates, psychic cards, mission cards, etc. Week 2 will have a teensy amount of followup products. TRUE

June - Orks TRUE
This is described as a beefy 3-week release window like we saw with Astra Militarum. Look for the Codex TRUE
and at least 5 new kits (including both new double and triple combo kits, and clampack HQs), PARTIALLY TRUE
and psychic cards. TRUE
There will be at least 3 new units introduced and a lot of old Orks models are going away forever as the codex shifts to almost all plastic in the wake of the new releases.

This takes us deep into the June, and look to round out the month with a 1 week break from 40K. could be WFB, Hobbit, or even Citadel hobby stuff.

Ork Rumors - May 2014
Orks are hot on the heels of 7th, (so June), TRUE
and we have yet another source talking about kits that are jiving with stuff we've heard of late:

Look for the following:

- A new Ork Boys box triple-combo kit covering: Tank-Bustas, Kommandos, Flashgitz FALSE
- Buggie Combo kit (making the existing buggy and a new unknown kit) FALSE
- Mega-nobz Combo kit (making the existing Mega-nobz and a new unknown kit)
- Kopta Combo kit (making the existing Kopta and a new unknown kit) FALSE

-Stompa is said to included in the codex as a Lord of War TRUE


This latest set of rumors lines up pretty well with this set of rumors from past month:

Orks - 5 Kits
1) Plastic Warboss: Multi-part plastic kit which make a warboss in mega armor with new weapon options.
2) Deffkoptas: Plastic box. Dual build kit with a new Grot skimmer. FALSE
3) Tankbustas/Flashgitz/Ardboys: Multi-part plastic kit which makes any of the three units. FALSE
4) Buggy/Halftrakk Plastic kit with a new Supa-rokkit Launcha option. FALSE
5) Mek/Mad-doc/Mega-armor unit (NEW): Plastic dual unit kit - First unit is similar to oversized Cyb-orks. Shoots new saw-cannon. Second unit option makes mega armor Orks FALSE

7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
As with all of rumors, the overall trends are more important than the details. I would be surprised if the exact percentages were exactly matching in the final rulebook. More important is simply the opverall switchover to a WFB style percentage system, which would be a big deal for the game. FALSE

7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
First up - Percentage FOC limits (like in Warhammer Fantasy): FALSE

40%+ Troops

10%-30% HQ (single character HQ Warlords can break this limit)

<20% Elite

<25% Fast

<25% Heavy

<25% Lords of War

<20% Fortifications...can take multiple fortifications

<25% Allies, Secondary Detachments, or Allied Army Formations

<50% Primary Army Formations

+++We consider this set average reliability+++

Firing at Flyers altered: Snap shot at flyers remains, but the firer can gain bonus to hit if unit remained stationary. FALSE[/b]

Firing by Flyers altered: Flyers who move above a certain speed (I would assume Cruising speed) suffer a to-hit penalty vs ground targets. FALSE[/b]

Flyer Movement altered:
-One turn up to 90 degrees at any point during movement FALSE[/b]
-Two turns up to 90 degrees (each) at any point during movement for Vector Dancer FALSE[/b]

7th Edition rumors - Apr 2014
Following up on this week's report of GW ramping up for 7th Edition in May, here's the latest batch of little morsels of what type of rollout we will see:


-The initial rulebook is said to be another "telephone book" in the 500pp+ size. So look for something on par with what 6th looks like. FALSE

- It would appear to be the standard 40K edition rollout pattern we have seen from GW time and again. Look for the rulebook to rollout first next month to entice all the existing players, with the updated starter boxed set later in the summer to double-dip the mini collectors and get the latest and greatest into the hands of new players. August was the last reported date for that.

- Look for all the standard accessories to get new fancy incarnations such as the plastic templates, cards, play markers. DUPLICATE


- The only word on rules so far is to look for Escalation to get merged into the core ruleset. TRUE

Immediately after 40K 7th is released, Orks are hot on their heels. TRUE

7th Edition Rumors / 9th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
Yes, one ruleset for both systems, but each rulebook is still written individually with whole sections skipped or altered (i.e. obviously no tanks for fantasy). FALSE
The text is certainly not a copy and paste job with differently flavoured examples but individually crafted for each system. Some rules have the same function but different names. You wouldn’t expect the rules to apply to the other system if you had only one rulebook to judge. There is are no labels that say “Here ends the generic rule section. The following is 40k specific”. In the fantasy rules everything is explained through the eyes of units in tight formation which do not exist in 40k. Skirmish units are the exception to the rule in fantasy, where in 40k everything is in skirmish formation and everything is explained that way from the get go. There isn’t even a name for this formation, it is just the default. But if every unit in fantasy would be skirmishers, it wouldn’t matter if you play the game with the 40k or fantasy rules. Everything would work exactly the same. FALSE

Another example: units in formation do not get +1 A on the charge, so this bonus is not mentioned until fighting in skirmish formation is introduced. In the 40k rulebook, the bonus is mentioned right in the assault section - not as an exception, but as the rule because there are no other formations in 40k. Different way to introduce it, but the same outcome if you play fantasy with all skirmishers. FALSE


90:10. Fantasy adapts more 40k elements than vice versa. 40k is only a minor update, Fantasy is a major shakeup and the army books stay only barely viable. FALSE

Certainly. But I hope this will die down eventually like the random charge distance controversy.

The most irritating is definitely that you can start with two units facing each other directly, move your unit in the movement phase into the enemy’s side arc and charge the unit in the assault phase. Even though the enemy can change its facing to take the charge head on, it turns the whole positioning game upside down. Fantasy is still all about good unit placement, unit synergy and manoeuvres, but it all plays out very differently. FALSE

All infantry units move 6”. There are no movement values anymore. FALSE

That’s the only one. Units have an armour save profile now, but this is mostly coherent with the old system - only shields work a little bit different now. The old calculated system is even explained in the armoury section. It is more beginner-friendly now. The armour saves are simply precalculated now. FALSE

R.I.P.

The rules are 99,99% the same as in 40k. If you come from 40k you can play fantasy with minimal effort. FALSE

A major one for both system is, that you march/run in the movement phase and charge in the melee phase. PARTIALLY TRUE

No, even more random. Fantasy uses the 40k system, but there are not so many different kinds of random movement. Random movement is either D6” or 2D6”, with same rules adding or subtracting dice from the pool. You always discards the lowest ones. There is a reminder that rolls are doubled afterwards, but I don’t remember any instance where this is relevant. PARTIALLY TRUE

Basic 6” movement for infantry including monstrous infantry and monsters. Cavalry is 12” Movement now. March is D6”. Charge is 2D6”. Consolidations are, “two D6, pick one”. Retreats are normal march moves, so 6+D6”. FALSE

Terrain subtracts one D6 from the pool to a minimum of 1. Normal movement changes from 6” to “roll 2D6 and pick one” in inches. Moves in the assault/melee phase are never affected by difficult terrain, so charges are always D6”+D6”. FALSE

Since run is only one D6” it is not affected by terrain. units with fleet and move through cover can roll two D6 and pick one. FALSE

No, a charge through terrain can cause dangerous terrain tests and affects the Initiative in both systems now.

Fleet adds one D6 to all random pools and you can pick one. Move through cover cancels difficult terrain, but not other kinds of terrain. Strider cancels dangerous and difficult terrain completely. FALSE

Yes, Fleet lets you roll three dice for movement trough terrain, two dice for march and three for charge. It also influences Consolidations. FALSE

After a combat if you are no longer bound. You can use this move to charge other units or to spread out. But consolidations are only allowed in your own turn. PARTIALLY TRUE

Cavalry is not hindered by terrain but must make dangerous terrain tests. 12” moves are never replaced with a random one as far as I can see. They either ignore difficult terrain completely or treat it as dangerous. FALSE

Flee reaction is a normal retreat. You let the enemy move into contact and break from the combat at the start of the melee phase. It works as if you had lost a combat, but at the start of the phase. You use the 40k rules, so have to win a I roll-off to flee. You move unit 6”+D6” immediately after breaking. If the charging unit pursuits and you are caught, the unit is destroyed. In either case the enemy unit can make a consolidation and even fight a new combat this phase. FALSE

Yes, it is back.

Yes, it is still in. 12” now and still a ld-roll required. One of the cases where 40k steals a fantasy rule. FALSE

Yes and no. You are right, the dwarf rule would be pointless otherwise, but this isn’t a criteria. There are dozens of rules, even in the Wood Elf army book, that become obsolete.

Yes, the dancers for example.

Retreating units simply march in consecutive turns. FALSE

Ogres are faster than Dwarfs. Units with monstrous (It’s a special rule and not a unit type now) have the Fleet rule, formerly known as Swiftstride. FALSE

Swiftstride is still a special rule, but it only reads “gives the unit fleet”. In 10th edition it is likely gone. FALSE

Only if the 40k term fits the fantasy setting.

Dangerous terrain is auto-wound on 1. All units can stalk and replace movement with 1D6” and ignore dangerous terrain during the move or march. FALSE

Yes, both systems. Everything affects both systems. Run is the same as march but with a different name. I don’t state this explicitly. FALSE

Charging through terrain gives a unit -2 I in both systems. FALSE
There are no assault grenade equivalents in fantasy, but units with spears attack with +2 I in the first round of combat. But terrain doesn’t slow a charge anymore. FALSE

To be frank, I don’t remember, it’s 40k. I think they negate the bonus and don’t give +2 flat out.. FALSE

Yes, they move equally fast through terrain, but jump infantry don’t have to test for dangerous terrain. It’s not faster but safer. FALSE

There are no jump troops in fantasy. But in 40k, they can use the skyborne rule in every phase, but must make dangerous terrain tests if they start or end their movement in terrain. They can choose to move like infantry. But they do not get the impact hits if they don’t use their packs in the assault phase. So it’s basically back to 5th edition. PARTIALLY TRUE

Manoeuvre rules are really simple. Units in formation move as if they were a single model. The unit pivots on the spot and moves in any way it likes even sideways, but cannot move though other models. A charge with a block is a little bit more complicated. FALSE

You charge in the melee phase, so can use the movement phase to bring the unit in position. You roll the distance and check if you can reach the enemy. If you are and the enemy chooses stand & shoot, you resolve the shooting and the enemy unit aligns with the charging unit if the terrain and other units permit it. Then you move the unit into contact. The movement distance doesn’t matter. FALSE

Yes, there are other restrictions. you have to charge the facing you were after the pivot of the defending unit, so most of the time the front. You have to attack with your front. You have to bring as many enemy and friendly models into contact as possible. You have to move the shortest way possible. FALSE

I think directly towards your centre, but he can avoid this if he chooses Hold reaction. There is no closing the gap, because you align the unit directly during the move. FALSE

Hold works only for units in a tight formation, so only in fantasy. FALSE

There are rules for charging in loose formation. It is basically the same but with more models. The defender doesn’t align. There are 6” pile-in moves if the charged unit is a skirmish unit. FALSE

No, skirmishers don’t have to remain in the front facing. If a model in the side is the nearest one, it can be charged. The facing rule is only for blocks. FALSE

Units in loose formation move exactly like 40k units, both during a charge and the pile-in move. PARTIALLY TRUE

Before the charge move, you can move your unit in the movement phase into position. TRUE

No, pivots do not cost movement. Units move like a large single model, and single models can pivot freely. PARTIALLY TRUE

The fantasy rules do not care for exact or long-winded movements anymore, as long as the rules are kept simple. If the outcome looks sufficiently authentic, who cares for micromanaging every inch? I am sure the design team is aware of this, there is a box that gives some in-character explanations for seemingly impossible maneuvers. PARTIALLY TRUE

If the defender cannot align and the attacker cannot be placed in the front because the unit would collide with a building or something, the attacking unit botched its charge, loses its formation. You then use the 40k rules and move the models one by one. A unit without formation is doomed in combat. FALSE

He don’t have to. The unit can Hold and retain its position, but cannot stand and shoot in this case. It can only hold if all involved units are in tight formation. FALSE

40k units can only Stand and Fire, which does not have a name in 40k because it is kind of the default, or Flee. Only blocks can Hold. FALSE

Yes, a single unit cannot flank no matter where it is positioned. But they can deny stand and shoot, which has no range limitation anymore. But the positioning works as an implicit range limitation. If the enemy is close enough to pseudo-flank you in the movement phase, it is a good indicator that he was near enough that you are not be able to fire. FALSE

Shooter has to win roll-off D6+leader’s I in order to shoot at attacker. This is also true for overwatch, which is the same as stand and shoot btw. Wounds do not count towards combat resolution. FALSE

If the roll is equal you can shoot.

If the enemy tries to crab walk out of your front arc, you move your unit in the movement phase to face him again and charge him in the melee phase. If he hides somewhere where you cannot see him even after a move, you cannot charge him. FALSE

Units in loose formation do not have arcs. PARTIALLY TRUE



Blocks still have to see the enemy at the start of the melee phase to charge. In most situations this is trivial, but if you want to charge another unit during a consolidation, it becomes an issue. FALSE

But it won’t do you any good, because he can attack you from 4 ranks/files if he is in formation and you are not. Units in loose formation are easy to manoeuvre, but there is a reason that units fight in tight formation. They are better suited for combat. If a unit in a block attacks a unit in loose formation, every model in contact and in 2” of a model in contact can fight. That means 4 row on a 25mm base, even to the side. If the unit in loose formation attacks the front, only models in contact and models in contact with a fighter can attack. That means the equivalent of 2 rows at best. So, the unit in formation has approximately double the attacks. FALSE

No, there is a difference between loose formation and skirmish formation. Every unit can assume a 40k-like 2” distance-no facing-formation at any time: loose formation. But there are some drawbacks. If fighting against other unit, every model in 2” of a fighting model can attack you if you are in loose formation. Against a block of 20 Black Guard thats 40 attacks coming your way. Skirmishers are better at fighting without formation than usual units and have a front to all directions. There is a distinction between a proper formation -even if it is a light one- and no formation at all. You have to protect your flanks from them, because if there is a skirmisher in your side, all his buddies in 2” can attack. FALSE

Ok, let me explain it another way: Even if skirmishers look like a horde, they fight in a coordinated fashion. They form primitive shield walls and support each other. Skirmisher are deployed in loose formation. Skirmishers have a 360 degree front arc, they can use their weapons and shields in all directions and can only be attacked by two ranks. Skirmishers get +1 Attack when they charge other skirmishers or units in loose formation. They don’t have to see an enemy they want to charge. FALSE

Units in loose formation have no facings. They can see 360 degree. They cannot use shields and other weapons to their full potential and can always be attacked by all models in 2” behind the first rank, so usually 4 ranks of infantry and 3 ranks of cavalry and monstrous infantry. FALSE

Yeah, my mistake. I might have used the terms loose formation and skirmish formation interchangeably which they are not.

Fighting without a formation has some advantages, though. You don’t have facing and can charge in any direction and are better protected against mortars. FALSE

In our world not.If there were as many dragons, warp flame throwers and skull catapults in our history, loose formation would have been used way earlier.

Only blocks with an enemy in their front facing benefit from this. If you get flanked by a large unit, all models in 2” of the first row can attack you, but you can only attack back with two rows because you are in his front facing while he is not. FALSE

Skirmish is a special rule. Every unit can fight in loose formation, but skirmishers get the advantages I mentioned yesterday. And I like to add one important thing - units without the skirmish rule must re-roll all successful panic tests and do not benefit from the battle standard bearer or the general.. FALSE

No, it is just me. I am not good at this it seems. It is really easy: If you attack the front of a regiment, two ranks attack. If you attack anything else (side, rear, loose formation), everything in 2” of a fighting model attacks.

Yes, only units in formation and certain unit types (monsters and buildings in fantasy, vehicles in 40k) have facings. FALSE

If a model or unit has facings or arc, it is 90 degree from base edges or if it has no square base the centre of the model. FALSE

Yes, I think 40k vehicles, too.

There are four formations in fantasy and no formations in 40k. Skirmish units in fantasy behave exactly like a 40k unit. They get +1 attack on the charge against other skirmishers, their facing doesn’t matter, they shoot in all directions, etc. FALSE

No.

Block, Wedge, Turtle and Skirmish. FALSE

Block is your standard block. 5-15 wide and as deep as you like. FALSE

No, you cannot form a conga line, it has to be 5 wide. If there is a bottleneck, you can forfeit your formation and move in loose formation past the obstacle. You can reform at the start of your turn if you pass a ld-test or automatically if you have a musician. FALSE

Wedge is like the Bretonnian lance formation, but you only get ranks from rows that are at least 5 wide. You need 15 models to form even a single rank. All models in the front triangle that have an opposite enemy model can attack. But only the front models, there are never supporting attacks from models in 2” or models in contact in wedge formation. There are no side arcs and you get a bonus to break through the enemy formation. FALSE

Yes, you can. Normally, if you cause twice as many wounds as there are enemy ranks, you make a S-roll-off. If you win, the enemy loses his formation and will suffer next round of combat as a result. Units in wedge formation only need to deal more wounds than the number of ranks to force this test. FALSE

The best S value without weapon modifiers.

Both sides can lose their formation at the same time. The combat has obviously dissolved into a butchering at this point.


Yes, there are many roll-offs now. FALSE

For roll-offs and tests you can always use the profile value of the champion or the best character just like a leadership test. If there is no character, you take the best value of the normal models. For to-wound purposes you still use the majority straight away. FALSE

Yes, I was a little bit sloppy there.

Turtle is a square formation (or as square as possible) that cannot move. Rank is equal to number of rings with five or more models. There is only a front facing. FALSE



Only at the start of the movement phase. Ld-test required except you have a musician. Breaking up your formation is easier. You can do that at any time without ld-test. FALSE

Tired, sore fingers.

That’s hard. I guess the new movement rules, the weapon profiles, the combat resolution, the different formations and the shooting rules. On the one hand fantasy is a whole new game, on the other hand, it is surprisingly similar to 8th edition. Some things are resolved differently, but the result is often the same. The balance is shattered, though. PARTIALLY TRUE

Weapons have a more detailed profile now. A high strength does not modify the armour save by itself. But lot of weapons have armour save modifiers, called piercing. These are not AP values, they do not negate armour. This is one of the major differences that still exist between fantasy and 40k. The rules for the weapon types have changed considerably, some weapons like the spear do not resemble their 8th edition counterpart at all. PARTIALLY TRUE


I can do that for the basic weapons, but there are too many weapons in 9th edition to recall them all. An imperial bihander is not the same as a giant choppa rulewise. There are obviously lots of orc and empire weapons in the rulebook. There are only a dozen weapons from other races, mainly those that needed an update. Slayer weapons are +1S, Piercing -2, two-handed and bows of avelorn are always -1 Piercing for example. FALSE

Hand weapon: Parry (improves shield ward save by one), Spear: Piercing -1, Reach (+2 Initiative in first round of combat against front), Spearwall (additional piercing -1 against charging cavalry, war beasts, flying units in front), Halberd is +1S, Piercing -1, Spearwall, two-handed, Two-hand weapon +2S, Piercing -1, two handed, this is only the generic weapon, there are two-handed swords, axes, hammers, scythes and pikes, all with different profiles FALSE

Flail +2S, two handed, lance: +2 S, Piercing -3, in round of charge or in any round against loose formation, cavalry spear: +1S, Piercing -2, in round of charge or in any round against loose formation. There are many more weapons, often variants of the basic weapons. FALSE

There is enough room for another charge.

Yes.

Yes, no additional attacks for spears, that’s only for pikes. FALSE

No, parry is not cumulative with other ward saves. And ward saves cannot be taken in addition to armour saves in 9th edition. FALSE

There are 8 pages of weapons, most of them generic to fit into any army, but some are obviously race specific. In addition there are magic weapons, but there is no general distinction between a mundane weapon and a magic weapon, except that the latter has the magic rule. FALSE

Take the Middenheimer for example. It is a two-handed weapon with S+3 without piercing. It is not a magic weapon, but can be bought by all character models with access to the general armoury. If an ogre takes one, it causes instant death with it, so it is very powerful, but not magic. FALSE

Pikes are two handed spears with an additional rank attacking to the front. FALSE

It is the same as the 40k rule, but the rule has changed a little bit. It now works for all weapons with S 8,9 and 10 against all models with T 5 or lower. FALSE

There are still weapons that cause D6 wounds, yes.TRUE

True. Armour saves are good, but I listed only the basic weapons. There are other counters. Orcs and the empire both have weapons that are good at killing knights - bihanders and tusk spears for example. And units with the monstrous weapons get -2 and flaming gives an additional -1 against cavalry, war beasts, monsters and flying units. FALSE

Monstrous weapons are Piercing -2 and monstrous two-handers are S+1, Piercing -3, two-handed. I don’t know if all monstrous infantry units get them on release, but trolls and rat ogres get them definately. FALSE

I answer the first question later. Unit types are a huge topic. For the second part:
The strength of a magic spell does not reduce armour. The spell lores stay exactly the same. You can bomb a unit of knights with your fancy S5 spell, but he still saves on a 2+ - except for the lore of fire against cav. FALSE

Magic is pretty much unchanged as a whole. There is no magic phase anymore. You generate the power dice at the start of the turn and use spells whenever the card say it is used, or at the end of the movement phase if not specified. If you use more dice than your level, you can miscast but it does not give the spell total energy. There is a new spell type. Spells that are used in the enemy’s turn. You cast them in your turn, but keep the card on the table. If your wizard lives, he can use the spell without any further roll or risk of getting banned. There are rules for sorcerous covens, units of mages. FALSE

Yes, 40k uses the exact same ruleset but with different names. The psychic powers use warp charges, where every point is equal to complexity 4. There are no complexity 5 or 6 or 13 powers, only multiples of 4 - because 4 is the number of chaos gods -dundundundunnnnnn. FALSE

That is not a problem, because psychic powers can target different units - warp sight is different from eye sight. The same is true for spells.

If you play large games, above 3000 points, you roll twice for the dice generation. Above 6000 you roll thrice, etc. FALSE

No, you roll two dice, the higher is the number of dispel dice. Then you roll another 2D6 and the higher of these two is added to the dispel pool. FALSE

No, bowmen can’t shoot a unit and charge afterwards. There are 40k-like weapon types now. Bows and similar weapons have their own weapon type that doesn’t have an 40k equivalent. They work like rapid fire weapons without the double tap. There is no equivalent in 40k. In addition, their volley fire allows them to fire every rank without snapfire, not just the first two. Can fire indirectly at unit that is visible to another friendly unit, but uses the snapfire rule for this. FALSE

You cannel only once.

Quick to fire = rapid fire. Stand & Fire = heavy weapons, including the move and snapfire rule. Pistols are pistols. Throwing weapons are assault weapons. There are no salvo weapons in fantasy. FALSE

Yes, they retain their fantasy names.

Pistols use their profile in the first round of combat and count as a normal (additional) hand weapons afterwards. I don’t think there are specific rules for a pair of pistols, but I may remember this wrong. FALSE

Snapfire is -3 BS now. FALSE

Yes, modifiers are part of both systems, but 40k does not use them that much.

No, boyz hit on a 6 still. A 6 is always a success. FALSE

Always.


There is no re-roll for BS6+. But the 1 is always miss and 6 is always success rule applies to every roll. As long as you have an armour save, you can roll and hope for a 6, even if it was modified into oblivion. A 6 represents pure luck. FALSE

No, if something is negated, as the lascannon does with the Ork armour, there is no roll, so you can’t save with a 6.


Ok, give me a minute, I will explain this in detail.

Weapons in fantasy have the same profile as in 40k but without an AP column. Some weapons have the Piercing rule,which gives an -1 armour save modifier or if it is Piercing (-2) a -2 modifier, .... There is no extra column for Piercing, it’s a special rule like volley fire that is listed at the end of the profile. There are fewer to-hit modifiers, snapfire is -3. There are no movement or long range modifiers anymore and the multiple shot value is listed in brackets behind the weapon type and does not reduce the BS either. Units can move and shoot without penalty. There is a +1 modifier for large targets. Cover modifiers are replaced with cover saves. PARTIALLY TRUE

In 40k there is even a +1 modifier for super large vehicles. FALSE

Correct.

For normal units, the total armour save is not calculated. Units have a fixed armour save profile value that is not modified by anything except certain magic items before the battle. Heroes come with their own set of armour. Imperial heroes come with a 5+ armour - no matter whether they are mounted or not. This can be upgraded to a full plate armour (3+) or imperial knight armour (1+) if they are mounted. Bardings are simply part of this set, you cannot buy them seperately and they do not lower the movement - cavalry moves 12”. Period. Being mounted does nothing for your armour save, neither in 40k nor in fantasy. It simply changes your unit type to cavalry and some mounts like boars give you an extra attack in your profile. There is a box in the rulebook however that explains the old system because you need it for the heroes of the older army books. You still combine light/heavy armour, mount and barding - but you don’t take shields into consideration. Shields are totally different now. FALSE

Shields give three rules: they confer a 4+ armour save against shooting from the front arc, that is used if it is better than the normal armour save and can be modified normally. They give a 6+ ward save in melee against all sides. And wielders deal a single impact hits with their profile strength. There are different kinds of shields, but this is the basic setup. FALSE

It is counterweighted by the fact, that S4 units do not reduce your save by -1 anymore.TRUE

Keep in mind that you can roll your armour save roll even if the armour save was modified to 7+ or 12+. A 6 is a success. And ward saves cannot be taken in addition to normal saves, so the 6++ does almost nothing except when you combine it with a hand weapon and get a 5++. FALSE

That’s only the basic shield. Long shields give 3+ against shooting. And metal shields in combination with a hand weapon are scary, because combined they give a 4+ ward save. FALSE

Yes, it is a lot, but the army books stay valid. They get a FAQ each. But they weren’t on my desk yet and usually do not end up here anyway. A few weapons and armour sets are covered in the rule book. Gromril armour is power armour now for example. Magic stays the same except some minor tweaks in the form of designer notes, but only in the rulebook, not on the actual cards. FALSE

That is a myth. That is not how it works. All codices are solely written for the edition they are released for.

No, there is no army list, but a reference section that gives the armour save and unit type for every unit. FALSE

As far as I can tell, everything stays exactly as it is, except for units with upgradable wargear. If a unit had a 4+ save for heavy armour and shield, it likely still has a 4+ and the shield bonus on top of it. FALSE

No, units with a shield as an option only get their basic armour. The shield upgrade confers the usual shield boni, but does not improve the armour save. FALSE

Your knights are 2+ because the rulebook says so. Imperial knights are 1+ because their army book says so. Your heroes are 3+ because heavy amour 5+, mount +1 amd barding +1 = 3+. If you get them a shield, they get a 6++. Knights have shields on top of their 2+ armour. I don’t know if your heroes get 2+ via errata. It would make sense though. FALSE
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The balance is gone, but the army books will catch up and there are other ways to speed up the process.

Unfortunately, I can’t, sorry.

Skaven, not Bretonnians.

Yes, but not right after Empire. The third release is a campaign book. It covers several special units, regiments of renown, including some Bretonnian Knights.

Likely.

They are unique units, sometimes upgraded units of existing ones, sometimes truly unique ones. They can be fielded as normal units in their army or as allies in other armies. They are also stop-gaps for outdated army books (without invalidating the existing units). Your Bretonnians get crusading knights.

The campaign is set in the border princes. There is a huge focus on this region even in the main rulebook. FALSE

Khemri, Vampire counts, Bretonnians, Dwarfs and Skaven. Skaven and Khemri are the main focus. Other armies play their role, but do not get units. FALSE

Arkhan tries to conquer the ruins of Nagashizzar. FALSE

I don’t know. There is nothing on my desk that would suggest this, but it might happen anyway.

This is well into 2015, let’s keep it at that.

No problem.

No, the story get not advanced. We do not do this - ever. This might be fun for some time, but eventually you end up with “menace of the month” creep and destroy your scenario. But we are doing something similar. FALSE

The background stays the same. But the focus is more on the border princes. It’s the only region that is described in detail and the a huge part of the history and backstory is written around this land. There is also a huge emphasis on the consequences of the war: razed cities, desolate lands. The history takes the spotlight away from the nearly successful, but ultimately meaningless conquests to wars that really destroyed cities, provinces or whole civilizations. The good vs. evil scheme isn’t central (rulewise it doesn’t exists at all) and the writers go out of their way to explain unusual alliances. Another theme is that the old world is full of scumbags, explorers, wannabe conquerors and ambitious lesser nobles that have the means to rise their own armies because their is no shortage of mercenaries and weapon supplies in a world locked in never ending war. It is not all about the grand army of the high king or elector count, but also about armies of robber barons, mercenary princes and exiled generals. The writing team gives you the room to build your own army background. FALSE

The rulebook describes the scenario of the world without limiting you to a specific time you have to set your games in. All the major events are described up to the crowning of Karl Franz whioch is the last chronological entry. FALSE

From now on, all campaign books and army books are set 20-ish years in the past. Each new book is set a bit later than the last one and advances the story. Special character rules so far are generally written for this time frame if the model allows it. Karl Franz is very inexperienced and belittled by the court. FALSE

His crowning is a major event in the army book too, but his coming of age arc is not resolved yet. There is no hint in the army book that he becomes an accomplished statesman and general eventually, but the next army books will likely pick this plot thread up. All the books are interwoven with each other and there is a series of our novels that tie into the chronology. FALSE

I don’t know of it alters the history of the last 20 years in any meaningful way. There is a certain element of retcon for sure, but so far nothing game changing has happened. I think we haven’t heard of Azhag’s tribal unification wars and his waaagh in the east yet, but it doesn’t contradict his established background - at least as far as I can tell. The whole cycle might well end with Archaon’s invasion as you would expect, but I don’t know and it will take a decade to reach these events at the current pace. FALSE

Yes, we have worked towards this for the last five years at least. We have one very accomplished editor under contract that handles the novels in addition to our team. We want the novels to stand on their own feet and have a broader appeal.

We like to think about them not as warhammer novels, but novels that happen to be set in the warhammer world.

I don’t know. I knew him, but this is my job. But I won’t spoil the surprise.

Yes, but I am involved with this directly.

So, you want me to keep my mouth shut?

Very bad if not outright evil!

At least one novel to accompany every army book.

There is nothing bad about copying a successful strategy, especially if it is well liked by the customers.

Fans!

Bon appetite.

Shooting is more deadly against units without shields. You get covers saves, but only if you occupy terrain. Fortress battlements give 3+, hard cover 4+ and soft cover 5+. FALSE

EVERYTHING is the same. But this is not what I meant. You get cover saves for terrain that you are not in contact with, but if a block is only partially hidden by a tower, the enemy can fire at the exposed models without cover saves. And blocks cannot take cover. FALSE

Oh, I didn’t know.

It’s a shooting reaction like the 40k going to the ground. FALSE


Blocks can’t take cover, but units in loose formation can. They get +1 on the cover save. Blocks have their own, unique shooting reaction: brace. They have to make a panic test only if they lose 50% of their wounds, but if that’s not enough to avoid a test, they re-roll successful ones just like units in loose formation. FALSE

All units have one or more shooting reactions available to them, tied to their unit type. Some units get their unique shooting reactions. For example, militias can disperse when they are hit by a blast weapon, they move some inches and give up their formation. FALSE

No, they do not get cover saves. If you fire through an intervening unit, the target unit is shrouded. Units in formation block the line of sight but only if they are tall enough. It’s true line of sight. Otherwise they are intervening units.

Shrouded is a -2 modifier to BS. And blast weapons cannot roll a hit. FALSE

Fantasy units can take cover, but there is no pinning special rule. The effects of take cover are the same as going to ground. FALSE

Stealth is +1 cover save or a 6+ in the open. TRUE

Skirmishers don’t get their usual -1, but they get the benefits of shields against attacks from every direction. FALSE

There are lots of changes. Units under half strength cannot rally, panic cannot spread to other units in 6” and break tests are totally different. FALSE

You don’t add the casualties to the rank bonus and standards to get the combat result . If you cause more wounds than the enemy, you win the combat. The leadership is modified by the casualty difference. But if you control the unit in the combat with the most ranks, you are still steadfast. FALSE

Standards count as an additional casualty for this purpose. They cannot be captured anymore, btw. PARTIALLY TRUE

You try to charge the chaos block with two or more medium or large blocks of your peasants. The rules make it easy to set up a flanking charge with one of the units. Then the block in the flank can attack with all models. It is no longer “clever manoeuvring leads directly to victory” but “clever manoeuvring leads to more damage output leads to victory”. FALSE


Flank attacks do not give a bonus to the combat resolution and they don’t negate the rank bonus. But they negate weapons like spears that work only against the front. And they let you attack with all models in 2”. FALSE

Indeed, damage is everything.

Ranks are only important for three things: steadfast for break tests, to see if you lose your formation and rank bonus. Rank bonus is a skaven-like special rule that depends on the number of ranks. The default is that a unit that has two or more ranks get +1 on psychology tests - psychology is now every ld-test that is not a panic test or break test: proximity, fear, frenzy, stupidity, etc. FALSE

But it looks like all armies get their individual rank bonus, sometimes even individual units. FALSE

No, not a flat-out bonus to ld, that’s only for skaven. Units from the empire get +1 to hit in melee if they have three ranks or more because they are drilled to fight in large blocks. Flagellants get their own rank bonus, their melee attacks are concussive if they have three or more ranks. FALSE

Only one rank bonus. The rank bonus in an army book replaces the rally bonus. FALSE

Yes

If your enemy breaks, you can charge another unit in your front arc. Alternatively you can give up your formation and charge in any direction. Frenzied units must give up their formation if this is the only way to charge another enemy. The enemy can react in the normal way. FALSE

It’s a consolidation, so one out of two D6FALSE

Stand & Shoot is the default option. You have to win an Initiative roll-off in order to shoot and all the 40k overwatch rules apply. You have to be able to see the enemy somewhere during his movement. For units in loose formation this is trivial, but blocks that are attacked from the side or rear cannot shoot. And if a part of your unit hides behind a building, this part cannot fire. The shots are resolved at -3 BS. FALSE


Units in a formation can choose Hold. They cannot shoot, but if they win a S roll-off, they can choose not to close the gap to the enemy and let the enemy do the wheeling. Obviously this isn’t an option in 40k. Units can flee in both systems. You move the attacking unit as normal. Then you make an Initiative roll-off. If the fleeing unit loses it is destroyed or whatever happens if it breaks from a combat. If the unit escapes it flees as normal, the attacker stays in place and can make a random consolidation up to 6” and tie up another unit. Blocks cannot pursuit, so it is likely that the fleeing unit escapes. Astartes and fearless units cannot flee. FALSE

Yes, if a unit loses a combat and flees, there is a 40k-esque I-roll-off too to see if the fleeing unit is destroyed, but units in block, wedge or turtle formation cannot pursuit. They have to give up their formation in order to catch the losing unit. Skirmishers with high I are very deadly if they win a combat and keep in mind that you use the I of any character that is with the unit. FALSE

You can decide that at any time. If you cannot combine this with a move, you put the last rank in disorder or something similar to show that the unit is no longer in formation. But you have to decide before you roll to pursuit. FALSE

Units move towards their own board edge. FALSE

Yes, 40k units can flee. FALSE

When you sweeping advance into another unit, the unit can stand and shoot again. The combat is resolved in the next phase except when this happens because of a flee reaction. In the theory one unit can destroy a whole army if all enemy units are clumped together and choose flee every time.. FALSE

Before pile-ins.

It’s also like 40k now. You move towards your own table edge. At the start of your phase you can rally if you are above half strength at the same time that you try to regain or change a formation. FALSE

It’s your normal march move. Fast cavalry has Feigned Flight. They rally instantly and are not destroyed if they are caught, just bound in combat. FALSE

In addition to feigned flight, fast cavalry has the scout, hit & run, parting shot and relentless rules. FALSE

You distribute the wounds from near to far. Champions have to take a wound, but get a Look out roll and cannot be singled out in combat except in a challenge. Musicians and standards work in the same way, they can use Lookout, too. FALSE

You can fill the gaps at your initiative step, but the enemy can’t enter your formation. That would have been cool though. You always fill up the ranks of a block at the end of a phase. FALSE

Yes, when you pile-in, you can change to loose formation and move to the side arc. But you don’t have to. There are not many situations where this would be beneficiary. PARTIALLY TRUE

There are circumstances where you are forced to give up your tight formation: If the enemy breaks through your formation, if you cannot place the unit in terrain, if your frenzied units want to charge the next enemy, etc. FALSE

Terrain is much simpler now. There are no random charts anymore in the normal rules. You buy mystic terrain or define an existing piece of terrain to be of a certain kind. Most pieces of terrain have more benefits than drawbacks, so you want to use terrain in your games, but you don’t have to. You cannot enter buildings in the default missions, but you can buy towers and fortified mansions with their own defenders, who can shoot out by themselves, but cannot leave. There are rules for castle walls, towers and other fortifications, too. You can place models on them, but not in them. FALSE

This is a large can of worms!

You can take allies in fantasy. There is a matrix just like 40k. There is a visible good/evil divide but not as strict as before. There are only three instead of four levels. Dark Elves can ally with the human factions for example. FALSE

There are no retcons, at least no glaring ones. Dark Elves and High Elves still hate each other and cannot ally. But Dark Elves can ally with almost all of the other armies. And High Elves aren’t far behind in this department and can ally with beastmen, vampires and orcs. Dark Elves are very good diplomats and the lesser races are easily lured into an alliance. Afterall, in order to be treacherous, there had to be an alliance of some kind to betray. The seaguard of lothern is described as being very pragmatic when they are abroad. When they are on Ulthuan they can be noble and good mannered elves who would never barter with an orc chieftain. But if they are on a foreign shore with no reinforcements at hand they don’t have this luxury and do strike deals with local savages. FALSE

Yes, it is very open. There is eternal war, but the alliances are shifting constantly. FALSE

The background doesn’t change, but there is a minor tonal shift. Battles with unusual allies are mentioned throughout the book. FALSE

For example, a whole double page describes the secession of Marienburg and how several regiments didn’t choose a side, but became freelancers instead. There is a formerly unknown mercenary skaven clan mentioned called liietch that can be hired by the highest bidder. There is a story where several elector counts have tried to rise freemen in Sylvania to bolster their own state troops. It turned out, that most of them were dead all along and finally turned on their allies. There is a precedent for a temporary empire / necromantic alliance even if it was not very successful. FALSE

There are lots of these anecdotes. You are really encouraged to come out of your comfort zone. Both rulebooks are very narrative driven. There are several boxes of flavour text that describe a rule in effect, in-character from the eyes of a soldier.

For example, the frenzy rule is accomplished by a historical anecdote of a witch elf unit that has butchered it’s way through a wood elf army until they ignored the command of their dreadlord and charged into a wood of treekins to never be seen again. FALSE

Skaven can ally with almost every army except lizardmen and some of the elves. FALSE

Why wouldn’t they? The skaven have used a human king to assassinate Nagash afterall. They can work towards a common goal if it is in their short term interest.

Dwarfs/High Elves/Lizardmen and Chaos Daemons and Dwarfs/Empire/Bretonnians and Orcs are still archenemies. FALSE

Beastmen can ally with all armies except bretonnia and wood elves. FALSE

Bretonnians and the empire can ally with warriors of chaos. FALSE

You can spend up to 25% of your points on secondary forces. Allies, regiments of renown, fortifications and mystic terrain are part of this category. You can only take allies from a single army book, including your own, and they count against both the limits for their category and the secondary force limit. You can mix regiments, towers and terrain as you like and they only count against the secondary budget. FALSE

Chaos Dwarfs are part of the matrix, but don’t read anything into it, please. FALSE

You have the option to take units from your own list because you can change your secondary contingent before the game. You can prepare up to three army lists, but the main contingent has to be the same. FALSE

That’s cynical.

You bring a 750 point list and three 250 point secondary lists to a 1000 point game. 800 points/ 3x 200 points would be ok, too. But 600/ 3x400 would not. FALSE

Of course you can opt out, but this is clearly how the design team wants us to pursue our hobby.

You can do this before you meet up for the game. We live in the digital age after all.

No, you cannot mix your own units and units from an allied army list as part of your secondary forces. Only one ally is allowed. In 40k, you can combine an ally with formations from other codices, but there are no formations in fantasy. FALSE

The secondary detachment or force can consist of one ally and as many other units, formations, titans, etc that are not labeled as an ally. FALSE

There are no regiments of renown at release date except of the units from storm of magic. There is a list of armies they are available for, but you have to get storm of magic to get their rules. FALSE

40k has similar rules, yes. 7th edition 40k uses a percentage system, too. min 20% troops, max 25% HQ, elite, fast attack, heavy support and secondary detachment. FALSE

There is a chart for those that are unable to use a calculator. You are expected to play with an army value that is a multiple of 250 if you use it. FALSE

Min 20% core, max 25% heroes, lords, elite, special, rare, war machines, secondary forces. FALSE

War machines are all artillery pieces, chariots, altars, etc. Everything that has the unit type war machine. They are not part of their former slot anymore. PARTIALLY TRUE

Below 750 points, there are no allies and all max troop sizes are lowered to three - or one if it was lower than or equal to three already. So most units cannot form proper block and have to fight in loose formation. FALSE

No, the block rules are more complicated than this. Monstrous units still only have to be 3 wide. FALSE

The scenarios are different. There are no scoring units in fantasy. 40k has totally different missions and objectives. But the structure is the same. FALSE

After rolling for a mission, you roll who chooses his secondary army first. This player can also choose if he wants to be the defender (deploys first, moves firts) or the attacker after both players have chosen their army. After this, you place the mandatory terrain and the defender chooses his board edge. Players take turns to place their mystic terrain. Players deploy their armies, beginning with the defender. The defender has the first turn. FALSE

It’s a very open process. It is stated many times that the process is not the one and only way to set up a game. In fact, for every step there are alternative methods presented. You can arrange the terrain together, or you can play with only one secondary contingent, or you predetermine one player as the attacker, or you play without initiative theft , etc. There are many ways, but only one is described in detail. FALSE

It’s the same. Still on a 6. But if he steals the initiative, you can change the time of battle to either dawn or day. FALSE

There is a table 1 Morning Raid, 2-3 Dawn of War, 4-5 High Noon, 6 Dusk Warriors. FALSE

Night raid is night fighting for the first three turns. Dawn of war is night fighting on turn 1. High noon is night fighting from turn 6 on. And dusk warriors is night fighting from turn 4 on. FALSE

No, those are also the fantasy names.

Night fighting is no shooting beyond 36”, stealth for units beyond 12” and shroud for units beyond 24”. FALSE

You have to disclose the army lists and the secondary forces before the game. FALSE

You either need a bigger case or you can do this at home before the game. FALSE

Maybe it comes down to this, but this game is not designed as a competitive one. You are supposed to have a collection of primary armies and in addition several smaller secondary forces. You don’t have to collect 1500 points worth of minis whenever you like a new set of miniatures and want to play with them. There is a reason to collect multiple secondary forces.

No, I don’t know the reasoning. It’s just my interpretation of how the collecting section is written.

Yes, but you don’t buy fanatics with a unit anymore. You can still distribute them in secret. PARTIALLY TRUE

Both. 40k uses the usual tokens. In the default missions, you use landmarks as markers. Markers come immediately after mandatory terrain. FALSE

It’s the same structure as 40k but without different deployment types and scoring units. You place your army 12” from you long table edge in all default missions. Landmarks can be captured if there is no enemy unit in 3”. You roll for every of your units in 3”. On a 6+ the landmark is captured. If you fail the roll and the unit stays in 3” you can roll next turn and get +1 for every additional turn. If a landmark is captured it is no longer a landmark. FALSE

You can use any piece of terrain, but the missions are clearly written for houses. You either put them to the torch or evacuate the tenants. But shrines that must be desecrated or consecrated will do equally well. FALSE

Three. But they are all variants of a pitched battle. All of them use landmarks. Pitched Battle has a single landmark in 12” from one short table edge and equally distant from the long edges. The second mission has three landmarks in a triangle formation. One is placed in the middle of the battlefield. The other two are placed 12” from the short table edge and 6” from the middle. These two landmarks are placed on the same side of the battlefield, so one half of the battlefield is empty. Finally, Pillage has 3+D3” scattered across the disputed land. FALSE

There are several secondary missions and you choose three at random before the game. There are always two primary missions: landmarks and feats of valor. FALSE

Neither. Landmarks and feats give one victory point each. Feats of Valor are effectively kill points, but you only get one if you are defeating a special or rare unit in a melee with a core unit FALSE

Yes, they count. They are easy prey, but they are faster now and you can attack on the move.

An eagle can swoop like a flying monstrous creature in 40k. They use the same flying rules including overfly strikes and -3 BS modifier for the shooter. FALSE

Yes, snapshots are -3. I am sure I have mentioned that. DUPLICATE

But dragons are also large targets and give +1. In 40k, only targets that are larger than a tank get +1. FALSE

You cannot compare those. Crossbows are not as strong as a boltgun and knight armour is certainly not better than space marine armour.

Chariots are warmachines, so they don’t count.

A unit that breaks and is caught immediately or is under half strength at the time it breaks. FALSE

It has to be a clean kill. If you have elite or rare units in the multiple combat, your core units cannot claim a feat of valor. If you have heroes on your side, it only counts if the opponent has a lord on his side. Two units of men-at-arms and a level 1 damsel who defeat a unit of executioners and a unit of corsairs and a dreadlord get a feat of valor. If the enemy had only a noble, you wouldn’t get the feat. FALSE


Every feat and every landmark is worth one point. Secondaries are also worth one point each. FALSE

Kill the general, first blood, reach enemy deployment zone, kill unit of enemy choosing, kill unit of own choosing. I don’t remember the last one. FALSE

Yes, it is bit convoluted.

Mystic terrain stays, but there are no random tables anymore. FALSE


There are now two types of terrain. First you place mandatory terrain. That’s terrain that is glued to your board and cannot be removed like hills. Some missions require you to place a special piece of terrain, for example a castle gate. Players can agree to place additional terrain, for example when they have a newly painted piece and want to use it under all circumstances. Or if they play a battle for a bridge as a narrative game, they need a river and a bridge on the table obviously. FALSE

Yes, basically every piece of terrain that is not optional for various reasons is placed first. In 40k, you add additional terrain until each 1’ x 1’ section has at least one terrain piece. In fantasy there is no such rule. Mystic terrain can be used as mandatory terrain and is sometimes required, but you decide what type of mystic terrain it is. You don’t roll on any tables. FALSE
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When all mandatory terrain is placed you take turns to place additional terrain. This can only be basic terrain like ordinary forests, hills, barricades, walls, buildings, fortified manors, rivers etc. Magic wells are basic terrain, too. They give +1 on a channel attempt for nearby wizards, +2 if it has the right lore attunement. Every well supports one chosen magic lore. FALSE

It’s random. You roll one dice for every 1’ x 1’ segment. For every 4+ rolled you and your opponent have to place one piece of terrain. You can place the terrain anywhere, not just in the segment you rolled for, but there is a limit of three pieces per 1’ x 1’ section (in both systems, but in fantasy it is unlikely to get this dense because there is less mandatory terrain). Some pieces of mystic terrain have additional restrictions. You cannot place a fortified manor inside the enemy table half for example. FALSE

There are lots of story-driven missions later that need specific terrain. You have some leeway to use your own collection, but if you play a battle for a pass, you need at least some hills to represent the mountains. There is no way around this. The missions describe where this mandatory terrain is placed. These missions are really characterful as a result.

Basic terrain does not cost points. But whenever you are allowed to place a piece of terrain, you can place your pre-purchased mystic terrain instead. You have to have a fitting model of course. FALSE

You buy terrain as part of any secondary force. If you bring an allied wood elf army with your bretonnians, you buy some forests for them. If you choose another secondary force, you can take different terrain or none at all.
FALSE
Yes, the section is even a little bit longer than before. There are some named pieces of terrain with better rules. They are also more expensive and have a kit or get one in the near future. TRUE

It is a magic well that is attuned to the lores of death, khemri, vampires, nurgle and the dark lore.

They are rather cheap. To be able to place a venom thicket anywhere you like sounds good, but if you can place a normal forest anyway, the upgrade is not that great. They are quite useful because you will have some spare points in one of your secondary forces inevitably.

Wood Elves primary forces still have access to their leywoods. They get them on top to any normal terrain. FALSE

There are some fortified buildings in the list. They cannot be entered but have crossbows that can fire with BS3. They are more a nuisance than a threat. They are not a 40k bastion equivalent in any way. FALSE

Fortress walls and towers are in, but they are more or less glorified barricades. There are no defenders inside and you cannot enter the segments. FALSE

40k has a similar system. DUPLICATE

About the same, but if you count the fortifications on top, 40k has twice as much mystic terrain.

They don’t have the power to grow jungles in minutes. But a wise general chooses his battleground carefully. If they command an assault force, they will choose dense terrain and therefore, the tabletop will have more terrain. FALSE

Not army specific and there is no army specific terrain in the codices yet.

No.


No.

There are no special rules for ruins in fantasy. Hills, forests, fences, barricades, walls, buildings, magic wells and water are the basic terrain. Fortress walls and towers have rules and have an AV of 12. Since units cannot enter castle segments and only use their battlements, there is no need to destroy the walls. Your units on top can be attacked by units in contact with the building as normal. Your only advantage is the cover save and the elevated position. There are no detailed siege rules. FALSE

Buildings and fortified buildings are not the same. Terrain including landmarks that only block line of sight on does nothing else. You can place models on top, but they can be charged easily. The second type are fortified buildings, that can be attacked and have exactly the same rules as 40k fortifications, so they are effectively vehicles, with a AV ranging from 9 for a wooden hut till 13 for a dwarven fortress wall segment, but the structure points are always 2 (for now at least). FALSE

The rules don’t have changed that much apart from battlements. They are generally accessible from outside and are not part of the building for most purposes - except when it crumbles. Units on battlements (including the attackers) cannot have formations and are in base contact with every unit in base contact with the segment. FALSE

Fortified buildings that can be bought cannot be entered. There are some buildings and caves in the historic missions that can be entered and there are rules for entering buildings, but if you play the basic mission, there is no way to get inside a building. Even if you buy a fortress wall or a manor you can only place your models on top but never within. There is no folding fortress anymore.
FALSE
There are no vehicle rules. War machines have still a T value. Only buildings use structure points and armour values. The only exceptions are steam tanks, but they have the unit type fortified building FALSE

Maybe the designers are holding detailed castle rules back for a time when they reintroduce siege engines!? Where would be the fun with the one but not the other?

No, there are not.


In 40k there are lords of war that do not exists in fantasy. If opponent has a lord of war and you have not, he always has to choose his secondary contingent first. If he fields one, you can bring a fourth secondary detachment to the game and units in this contingent do not count against the heavy support limit. FALSE

Yes, you have to prepare this beforehand. You are supposed to have a list ready for all your forces. Write the list when you are finished with painting and keep the list in your cabinet, then simply grab the miniatures and the list when you are ready for battle. Warhammer is not supposed to be about min/maxing. FALSE

Secondary units count towards the sec percentage AND the FoC %. Sec units that are not part of a FoC like fortifications, lord of wars , formations and knights only count against the secondary percentage. You can take allies only from one regular list. There are no other limitations. FALSE

There is nothing that would suggest that there will be fantasy lords of war, except some existing artworks and the megalomaniac weapon rule.

Megalomanic weapons auto-wound and ignore feel no pain and armour saves and cause D6 wounds. Ward and cover saves have to be re-rolled. If a model survives the hit, it can move D6”, if it leaves the area completely, it survives, if not, it dies outright. If the megalomanic weapon does not use a blast, the model dies in any case. FALSE

I am immune to this

Not in the foreseeable future!

Exactly Instant death exists in both system, but there are no fantasy weapons that have this rule. In 40k, weapons that cause a random amount of wounds or hull damage are explained but there are no actual instances of it except for D weapons. FALSE
Both systems use the same dice mechanics and everything is explained in both system, but some mechanics are more emphasized than others. In general, first check if bypassed or replaced (AP, auto-wound, wound on a fixed roll), than modify (Piercing, snapshots, to-wound modifiers), than re-roll. The re-roll every roll of 1 mechanic is a thing of the past. It’s not explained in the rulebooks and the newer codices and the army books do not use these partial re-rolls anymore. The wolf banner is a to-wound and to-hit modifier instead now.

Yes, 2015 territory. Should have chosen a better example.

Yes, sometimes this far out, but not always.

Preferred enemy gives +1 to hit both for melee and shooting attacks. FALSE

There are no artillery dice anymore. If an army book refers to it, you roll 2D6”. A double is a misfire. Cannons use BS, hit always the nearest model in unit, jump 2D6” from this point, any double is a misfire. If BS is failed cannonball hits the ground 2D6” behind the target, ball does not jump, but hits a single model, if there is one. Look out works against all shooting attacks. Cannons ignore cover saves. FALSE

There are warlord tables for fantasy. You are encouraged to choose a trait if you play a narrative game, but you can also roll. FALSE

Easy! Too many questions.

Fantasy has the same reserve rules as 40k now. There are two changes for both systems. If there is no enemy in 24” of a particular table edge, units from reserve that use this edge to enter the table can march an additional 12”. Units from reserves can never charge. Some units have the patient hunter rule, that let’s them choose to stay in ongoing reserve when they become available. 40k flyers always have the hunter rule. Outflank isn’t tied to infiltrate anymore and works like ambush. FALSE

Night fighting is in, yes. FALSE

Flyers in 40k are aircraft vehicles. Flyers in fantasy are units with the Fly rule. They are not the same. Flyers in fantasy can move 12” over terrain. They are like jump troops, but don’t cause impact hits. In addition they can make a swoop movement and make diving attacks. In 40k, the flying rule is exclusively tied to flying monstrous creatures, but it is the same thing. FALSE

40k flyers = nothing in fantasy
40k flying monstrous creatures = all fantasy flyers
40k jump troops = nothing in fantasy

Flying units must use their wings in every phase, while jump units can choose to walk. Jump units can choose to use their packs in every phase, they are no longer restrained to a single phase. But if they choose to use the packs in the assault phase, they only get impact hits. They cannot re-roll their charge distance anymore. FALSE

Assault moves are not affected by difficult terrain anyway just like charge moves in fantasy. FALSE

Only flying monstrous creatures use the flying rule.

Swoop is the same as in 40k, but units can only use it in loose formation. FALSE

Infantry, bikes (40k only), cavalry, war beasts (beasts), giants (monstrous creature). gargantuan creature (40k only), war machines (artillery), monster (fantasy only). Vehicles are 40k only as well. Monstrous is a special rule now, that gives the unit impact hits and explains how multiple-wound models are handled. The 40k analogue is bulky. Monstrous cavalry is simply cavalry with the monstrous rule. Models always share a single profile now (only exception are mounted monsters and characters on chariots). This is also true for cavalry of both systems. FALSE

Monsters are not the same as giants/monstrous creatures. Monsters get -3 Piercing and have facings exactly like units in block formation. They retain their profile when mounted. Giants ignore armour completely and don’t have facings. They have all the benefits of 40k monstrous creatures. FALSE

Yes, the legacy names are not perfect. Monsters are not monstrous creatures. Monstrous creatures don’t have the monstrous rule, because 1.) they don’t need it, they have better rules, and 2.) the monstrous rule is called bulky in 40k. FALSE

Chariots are no unit type. In fantasy they are a special kind of war machine and therefore cannot march, but the chariot rule gives them a 12” movement. There is a 40k equivalent for vehicles like in the last edition. It doesn’t override the movement rules of the vehicle. 40k chariots use the vehicle movement. Chariots in both system cause D6 S6 impact hits and can make sweep attacks, i.e. attack during the movement. PARTIALLY TRUE

War machines cannot march. They have a combined profile and the crew on separate bases has no ingame purpose. FALSE

Monsters, monstrous models, monstrous creatures, vehicles, cavalry, jump infantry, bikes and models with shields. FALSE

Chariots cause D6 S6 impact hits without Piercing or AP. Cavalry and models with shields cause one impact hit with their base strength each. Monstrous models cause one impact hit with their base strength. Monsters and giants cause D6 impact hits. On the 40k side of thing, cavalry, monstrous creatures, jump infantry, bikes and bulky models cause one hit with their base strength. Vehicles cause D6 S6 impact hits. FALSE

Monsters impact hits do not get their normal -3 Piercing. Impact hits never influence the armour save. FALSE

Question overload! Give me some time.

Flying models do not cause impact hits, except they are monstrous or have a shield, etc. FALSE

Cavalry and monstrous cavalry have a single profile now, so there is only a single S value. FALSE

There is a list for every unit in the game. It is usually the WS,BS,I,Ld,Sv of the rider and the larger value for S,T,W,I. Attacks are one more than the largest value. But there are exceptions. I haven’t memorized the whole summary. FALSE

Yes, all attacks benefit.

Always strikes first sets I to 10. Always strikes last sets I to 1. Both cannot be modified further. A unit can choose that all models forfeit the always strike first rule for the phase and re-roll to-hit instead. FALSE



Initiative is a little bit more complicated because there are several factors that can modify the I. And there is another rule that makes it even more complex: All models in a unit attack at the same time, during the majority I-step, except in a challenge. Only models that are slower than the majority use their own I. So characters do not benefit from a higher I unless they fight in a challenge - but their higher profile contributes to roll-offs. If they are slower than the unit, they still attack later. It’s faster to calculate the I for diverse units and you don’t have as many I steps, but you do not benefit from a single spear in a unit full of swordsmen. FALSE

Impact hits are resolved at I 10, so yes, elves strike simultaneously with a chariot. FALSE

Two-handed weapons do not strike last anymore, but power fists in 40k do strike after the rest of the unit. PARTIALLY TRUE

They are slower but also have more reach. Power fists are slow and have no reach at all.

Yes, Nobz and Hull Breakerz have the same problem. Give the full squad fists, only a single one or none at all. But a majority of fists with a minority of quick weapons is a bad idea.

Light cavalry has Feigned flight, Parting shots and sweep attacks, relentless and vanguard. FALSE

Parting shots are the old march and shoot rule on steroids. You can now fire during the move or even before you move. FALSE

Yes, parting shots can be fired during the movement phase. Drawing line of sight and measuring distances is made easier, shots are resolved immediately. Can march/run and still make parting shots. FALSE


Move unit, shoot, move rest of the movement distance. You roll the march distance after you have shot, so you have to shoot during your normal movement. FALSE

Blocks can see 360 degree in this case, but can’t see through models of the same unit, not even the single rank normally allowed. FALSE

In 40k there is a special rule called battle awareness or something like this that does the same thing. PARTIALLY TRUE

Units can’t shoot again in shooting phase, except in 40k, where it simply reduces the number of weapons by one if the model can shoot more than one weapon. FALSE

Cover saves are allowed in general, bomb weapons might have their own exception, though. But I don’t remember. FALSE

It’s the parting shot’s equivalent for close combat attacks and impact hits. A whole lot of other rules are considered sweep attacks. Everything that moves - attacks - moves is considered a sweep attack. If you attack a building, it is a sweep attack. When light cavalry or chariots hit a unit en passant it is a sweep attack, etc. FALSE

You move, stop, both sides deal blows before the unit continues its movement.

There is no combat resolution, casualties count against the 25% threshold though. Units are not bound in combat. There are no charge reactions, no Hold, no snapshots, no flee. FALSE

You move the whole unit and resolve the attacks before continuing the movement. The exact position is important. Every model within 3” of enemy can attack. FALSE

You can not move closer than 1”, so every model between 1” and 3”. FALSE

Casualties are allocated from nearest to farthest with the usual look out rule. FALSE

Yes, you can snipe champions, if enemy rolls a 1 for his lookout sir roll.

You don’t have to.

Normal initiative order, but without pile-ins!


Yes ,the normal boni, +1A for skirmishers, lances, impact hits, etc.


Chariots, too. Since chariots cannot march, they are not as effective as light cavalry, but they have their impact hits. FALSE

There are no cavalry mounts anymore, but mounted monsters can attack, too. PARTIALLY TRUE

Not just light cav and chariots. Units with the hit & run rule is allowed to make sweep attacks and any unit that attacks a building. FALSE

It works in both system. Hit & run is a special rule and lets you make sweep attacks and grants feigned flight.
FALSE
No, it doesn’t let you retreat from an ongoing combat. FALSE

On the 40k side of things, bikes and jetbikes can make sweep attacks. FALSE

No, they don’t have hit & run. Only sweep attacks.

Feigned flight let you auto-rally after a flee reaction. and you are not destroyed if you are catched, simply bound in combat. FALSE

Yes, you can shoot at any unit after a sweep attack if you haven’t marched, but you cannot combine it with a parting shots and cannot charge in this turn. FALSE

You cannot charge buildings, only the units on the battlements. But if you want to hit a building, you do this in the movement phase and stay out of 1” at any time. FALSE




Yes, applies to 40k vehicles too, except for those with a WS like chariots, walkers and super-heavy walkers. You can charge those. FALSE

Yes, move and march is slower than move and charge, but you can move after attacking a vehicle and even shoot. It’s an even trade.

Chariot is a vehicle special rule in 40k and a war machine special rule in fantasy. Chariots deal D6 S6 impact hits, can make sweep attacks. Fantasy chariots can move 12”. DUPLICATE

Fantasy chariots have a combined profile now. If it is a character mount, it works just like a mounted monster. The chariot profile doesn’t change if the character replaces a crew member. The character can attack, but attacker can choose if he wants to hit the chariot/monster or rider.

Still random.

The 40k rule is a little bit longer because it explains the crew and charge rules more detailed.

No armour save bonus as far as I remember. FALSE

Yes, chariots take damage back, but they cause impact hits during a sweep attack now.

There are (almost) no flying chariots. I think they can make both, but sweep attacks are better in every way. FALSE

Arkhan.

Only daemons, necrons and orcs.

The diving attacks of flying units are also sweep attacks but cause impact hits instead of the normal attacks. The enemy cannot strike back. But the flying unit must make a swoop move. FALSE

Diving attack is the fantasy name for vector strike. FALSE

D6 auto-hits with the unit’s base strength, always against the rear, so no shield blocks even against skirmishers. FALSE

Per unit.

You don’t have to place the unit, you hit a unit in 3” of the flight path of one of the models.

Yes, vector strikes are exactly the same. FALSE

No, no effect on shooting at all.

Only the D6 impact hits, their natural impact hits are ignored.

Impact hits have never an AP or amour save modifier.

Not even fantasy chariots. But they can now hit an enemy without getting entangled.

Vector strikes are now D6 auto base-strength hits without any armour save modifications.



There are so many instances, I doubt I have covered all of them. Sweep attacks have a fairly large rule box of their own. Light cavalry, chariots in both systems, bikes, flying units, units with hit & run make sweep attacks, all units against buildings/vehicles, tanks have tank shocks and flying monstrous have diving attack/vector strikes. I hope this list is complete. FALSE

Tanks without WS can make sweep attacks against units and deal D6 impact hits. When they hit another vehicle, there are more complicated rules. FALSE

They can even make multiple sweep attacks and move through units. FALSE

Always S6 if the model has no S-value. Walkers use their base strength. FALSE

Walkers cannot make sweep attacks (except against vehicles without WS), but they can charge and deal D6 impact hits just like a chariot. FALSE

Light walkers only get a single impact hit. FALSE

Units can make a death or glory attack, either snapfire or attacks from models in 3”, but gets 2D6 impact hits if it does not stop the vehicle. FALSE

You stop the tank 1” away and resolve either the shots or the close combat attacks. Defender shoots or makes his attacks. If defender wants to attack, must pass a fear test or has WS 1, i.e. hits on 4. Hits are resolved against the rear. FALSE

They don’t hit the front. They try to jump on the vehicle or attack the tracks while the tank is passing them. they are near enough to get impact hits. FALSE

Technically yes, but since vehicles have no I value, they automatically pass the test. FALSE

Models move out of the way.

40k impact hits are called hammer of wrath, but they work the same. Auto-Hits with I10. TRUE

Diving attacks are the fantasy version of vector strikes in every way. 40k and fantasy chariots make sweep attacks. Sweep attacks cannot hit zooming flyers or swooping flying models, but vector strikes and diving attack can.

You choose where to strike for wound allocation purposes, but the enemy can make lookout rolls. They now work for every model including special weapons, always on a 2+. But you can only make a single roll per batch. FALSE

One roll per firing unit or initiative step.



Musicians and standards are vulnerable, because you can only protect one of them. FALSE

Blocks must fill their ranks at the end of every phase and the start of every initiative step in a melee. FALSE

If the pegasus knights swoop and march, they double their march distance. FALSE

Flying models are very deadly again, especially against armies without missile weapons, but the army books will catch up and provide counters eventually. You can ground flyers with ranged fire. FALSE

Yes, both right. In addition there are magic weapoons and the balewind vortex.

It forces to land flyers nearby on a roll, but can’t remember the exact value.

Two bows, a javelin and a throwing axe.

In both systems, but in 40k there are only flying monstrous creatures. Jump models and jetbikes cannot make vector strikes, but jetbikes can make sweep attacks. FALSE

Vehicle movement hasn’t changed. There is still 6” combat and 12” cruising speed. The flat-out movement is done in the movement phase. It is a fixed 6” movement. TRUE



Vehicle get cover saves, but only against other vehicles. FALSE

Infantry get cover saves both against vehicles and non-vehicles. TRUE

I don’t know. But even if 25% of you tank is hidden, it is still easier to hit the remaining 75% than a 2 metre human. I don’t remember if there is an explanation given, but vehicles in terrain do not get cover saves against non-vehicles. the same is true for fantasy buildings. FALSE

There are a lot all-or-nothing situations, all tied to a profile tests or roll-off.

No jetpacks and jump for fantasy. TRUE

40k jump units move 12” in the movement phase, + D6” if they run and 2D6” assault move. This movement is not affected by terrain. They deal hammer of wrath hits and have to test if they start or end a phase in terrain. They can choose not to use the jump pack in every phase and are affected by terrain then, they run 6” + D6” and charge 6” + 2D6” through terrain just like infantry if they do not use their pack. But they don’t get their impact hits.. TRUE

Swarms use the 40k rules. They lose D3 wounds to breath and flamer weapons now. FALSE

Special rules are all over the place. In some cases, the fantasy and 40k rules stay independent (rending and killing blow are not the same), in other the fantasy adapts the 40k rules (venom works like the 40k poisoned attack (4+) now). There are even cases where 40k adapts a fantasy rule (berserk is frenzy, but with a shorter explanation since it does not need to consider block formations). Lots of rules only exists in one system, but some are copied to the other system (terror, concussive, rending, ...). There are too many to remember them all. FALSE

Rending is exactly the same in both worlds. FALSE

Killing blow grants rending attacks against non-buildings and non-war machines, so it is not exactly the same. It is similar to feel no pain and regeneration. Feel no pain exists in both systems. Regeneration gives feel no pain, but is negated by flaming weapons.. FALSE


No.

no

It’s the same in both systems.

Also the same

Breath weapons work like template weapons in every regard, but in addition they deal D6 auto-hits in combat. FALSE

Ethereal models can only be wounded on a 6 by non-magic weapons. They can move through terrain. FALSE

I think it is the same.

Yes.

There are three tiers of stomp for both systems, but as far as I can see, they are not part of any unit types except super-large walkers and gargantuan creatures. FALSE

No, they are not impact hits.

No.

It’s the same.

There is a rule called Dragonbane, that does the same as interceptor and skyfire combined. FALSE

Yes.

The same.

Same.

Sniper is renamed in markman and is not the same as the 40k sniper. FALSE

Scaly Skin no longer exists.

Flaming attacks negate regeneration and grant additional piercing -1 against cavalry, flying creatures and monsters. FALSE

Relentless, Feel no Pain, blind, concussive, but there are likely more that I don’t recall. FALSE

Give me a break, I can’t go through the whole list

Ork Rumors - Apr 2014
May release - 5 Kits

1) Plastic Warboss: Multi-part plastic kit which make a warboss in mega armor with new weapon options. DUPLICATE

2) Deffkoptas: Plastic box. Dual build kit with a new Grot skimmer. DUPLICATE

3) Tankbustas/Flashgitz/Ardboys: Multi-part plastic kit which makes any of the three units. DUPLICATE





4) Buggy/Halftrakk Plastic kit with a new Supa-rokkit Launcha option. DUPLICATE

5) Mek/Mad-doc/Mega-armor unit (NEW): Plastic dual unit kit - First unit is similar to oversized Cyb-orks. Shoots new saw-cannon. Second unit option makes mega armor Orks DUPLICATE

Fortification Rumors - Apr 2014
via Larry Vela on Bols
Promethium Pipe Relay
Arrives: 2nd half of April FALSE
4 part kit once assembled:
- 2 long 6" pipes
- 2 elbows
Priced: @$35
Not a limited kit like the Void Shield Generator

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Apr 2014
Chaos
Sources say to look for a 2nd "CSM miniwave" about 2-3 weeks out centered on a single new kit. This is said to be the plastic Obliterator/Mutilator kit, not the Havoc or Chosen which are still out there waiting for their week... FALSE

Now one kit does not a mini-wave make, so its possible there might also be a accompanying publication of some type or some repackaged kits like we saw with the IG.

THEN...

We have also been told to not give up hope on that rumored "Heresy inspired large IG vehicle". That is said to still be out there, awaiting it's own release window that will be independent of the 3-week Astra Militarum, yet still in the near future. FALSE

It looks like GW is settling into a weekly pattern of 1 new plastic kit, with an accompanying publication more or less, and they have quite a large set of finished kits "on ice" to tease out over the coming months...

Knight Rumors - Mar 2014
via Larry Vela on Bols
Forgeworld Kit - Knight Lancer TRUE
Release date: Q3 2014
Fills a FAST ATTACK slot in an Imperial Knight Detachment

Lancer Kit Description
More posable than the plastic kit.
Very slightly smaller than the Paladin/Errant.
Reverse jointed legs - seen on the EPIC model. FALSE
Main central hull is narrower than Paladin/Errant.
Shoulderpads - cover more of the arms vertically, similar to a Astartes shoulderpad, as opposed to the more horizontal design of the Paladin/Errant's shoulderpads. FALSE
Lancer's head is more prominent in the design. FALSE
Thruster jets on the lower back of central hull.
Single central exhaust stack on the upper back of the central hull. FALSE
Mounts on a standard flyer oval base. FALSE

Weapons
Arm 1) Fist with an integral flamer weapon FALSE
Arm 2) Large previously unseen cannon (the Lance apparently) FALSE

IG Rumors - Mar 2014
We've just started into March and Imperial Guard will round out the month and take us into April. Here is the latest word on the Armored Fist of the Emperor. TRUE



Imperial Guard will take up a 3 week release slot.

- Week one is up for preorder with the March 22nd White Dwarf. TRUE
- Breakdown is as follows:

Week 1: 3 kits, including the Ogryns plastic combo-kit and 2 others.
- Ogryns/Bullgryns plastic combo-kit (one unit with ranged weapons, the other with giant shields and close combat weapons) FALSE
- Stormtroopers/Veterans combo-kit TRUE
- Unseen "Big transport" kit. TRUE
Week 2: Codex
Week 3: 2 kits

More as it comes in.

I would assume that the previously mentioned Plastic Stromtroopers/Veterans and the new "Big Tank" are 2 of the remaining 4 kits. But that still leaves 2 others... Sifting through here will trounce up some likely suspects:


This new vehicle is said to be able to move entire squads of Ogryns and other stuff (so apparently more transport space than the Chimera).
This kit is said to be roughly Land Raider sized. FALSE
Previous "big tank" chatter over a month ago has also described it as being influenced by the Forgeworld Malcador's design. FALSE


Knight Rumors - Feb 2014
The GW Imperial Knights look to be real winners. You didn't think Forgeworld would stay away did you?

Sources say Forgeword is already well into development of a variety of Imperial Knight add-ons and variant kits.

Look for them to begin with easy to produce weapon add-on kits including:

-Knight Inferno Cannon
-Knight Plasma Cannon
-Knight Power Fist

Then they will move into more elaborate add-on kits including:

Wait for it...

-Chaos Knight

Lancers, Castellans, and Barons would seem like low-hanging fruit in the add-on kit department for Forgeworld but there is no chatter so far.

Knight Rumors Loadout - Feb 2014
via Larry Vela over on bols ***
Knight Kit Details TRUE
- Wraithknight sized (bulkier)
- Slightly hunched Imperial appearance
- Head in chest
- Arm weapons mounted underslung from shoulders like the Reaver
- Comes with multiple arm weapons (you can mount 2)
a) Multi-barreled "gatling" styled weapon FALSE
b) "Grav" styled weapon FALSE
c) "Nova-cannon" styled weapon FALSE
d) Giant close combat weapon TRUE

- Optional quad-missile array FALSE
- Void Shield FALSE
- Many accessories, flags, Aquilas, Mechanicus cogs, minor defensive weapons etc... TRUE
- Priced as Lord of Skulls FALSE

We rate this set as medium-low reliability coming from a mix of known and unknown sources.

There has been talk of a plastic Knight somewhere in the GW design schedule for many months now. If you recall it was hyped to be the "big kit" to accompany the Space Marine, then IG release, but current rumor-chatter places it as the key release in March as a standalone kit that can be fielded via dataslate with a variety of armies. TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2014
January - Tyranids (Out) ALREADY TRUE
February - Dwarfs (Sighted in the weekly White Dwarf cover) ALREADY TRUE
March - Imperial Knights (Supported with White Dwarf and Dataslate rules support) TRUE
April - Imperial Guard (said to be renamed a la the Sister codex to Astra Militarum) TRUE
May - Wood Elves TRUE
June / July - Orks, DUPLICATE
Warhammer 40,000 "not 7th" book PARTIALLY TRUE
July / August - Warhammer Fantasy 9th (book, or boxed set - unknown details) FALSE
September - Warhammer 40,000 "not 7th" (Boxed Set) FALSE
October - Blood Angels FALSE

November - WFB Army (Bretonnia getting the most chatter) FALSE
December - Hobbit - Holiday Bundles

Starter Set Rumors - Jan 2014
Launch Window - @September FALSE
Rules Summary : Updated Mini-rulebook contains FAQs, minor tweaks and clarifications, and much of Stronghold Assault rolled into a new shiny package. FALSE
Miniatures included: @70 FALSE

Armies:
Blood Angels (plastic quick assembly) FALSE
- Assault Marine Squad FALSE
- Tactical Marine Squad FALSE
- Death Company Squad FALSE
- Captain (kitted out for assault) FALSE
- Chaplain FALSE
- Sanguinary Priest (limited edition, similar to the Dark Vengeance mini was) FALSE







Orks (plastic quick assembly) FALSE
- 'Ardboys (full mob) FALSE
- Nobs (small squad) TRUE
- Warboss TRUE
- Big Mek FALSE
- Ork themed fortification FALSE

This was described as simply an updated Warhammer 40,000 Starter Set and specifically "NOT 7th Edition." FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2014
via Larry Vela on Bols
There are conflicting details of exact kits involved, but the meat of tHigh Elf Rumors are that the 100% linking of miniature releases to the currently released Codex/Army Book are coming to an end. In a return to the days of many years past we can look for independent minis being released that will be sprinkled around the various factions all during 2014. TRUE

Maybe it was the realization that people don't like to wait 6 years for new minis for their armies, or maybe GW REALLY, REALLY wants out of Finecast but here are the details we got:

- A range of 30-40 minis are planned
- These are split across 40k and WFB PARTIALLY TRUE
- None of these are named characters (which will remain small batch runs in resin of some type)
- All of these are currently Finecast or originally metal kits FALSE
- Most will be single minis redone as plastic clampacks (mainly HQs), while some may be smaller kits. Large kits and vehicles will wait till their faction books come around. FALSE
- Released roughly 3 per month, probably tied into the new weekly release schedule. FALSE

Commonly named culprits are:

Major Daemons FALSE
Harlequins FALSE
Runepriests FALSE
Cryptek FALSE
Sanguinary Priest FALSE
Chaos Lord FALSE
etc...

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2014
via Larry Vela on Bols
Sources have told us that many of the quick assembly minis in the Dark Vengeance set are getting the full treatment and arriving as fully-optioned multi-part plastic kits. The following are on the way:

-Helbrute with all the weapon options TRUE
-Chaos Cultist set with options for Plague Zombies FALSE
-Chaos Lord in clampack format said to be bits compatible with the existing CSM range. FALSE
-Chaos Chosen with buckets of god-specific bits including 5 heads per god. FALSE
-Obliterators/Mutilators combo-kit FALSE
-Chaos Havocs with all new visual designs for certain weapons. FALSE


Half of these will ship very soon, the other half closer to Summer. FALSE

Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2014
Dwarfs - February (I'd bet on February 8th) TRUE

The Kits:

Plastic Tunneling Vehicle FALSE
Plastic infantry heavy armor unit kit (dual-build) TRUE
Plastic infantry light armor unit kit (dual-build) FALSE

Plastic War Altar FALSE
Plastic New VERY large gun/cannon FALSE
Plastic Beefier Gyrocopter TRUE

Clampack Lord PARTIALLY TRUE

IG Rumors - Dec 2013
New plastic tank based heavily on the Heresy-era Malcador. Large kit outsizes the Land Raider (way smaller than a Baneblade) Multiple variants in the kit. DUPLICATE

Updated Basilisk returns. Gun assembly is more rearward with armored skirts replacing the delicate railing. An overall more up-armored appearance. FALSE

A NEW dogfighter flyer arrives, that is NOT an existing known model. FALSE

New Plastic Stormtrooper/Veteran kit will build a minimum sized unit. Kit includes a TON of optional bits to individualize your squad as well as bits to dress up existing Cadian ranges. TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Dec 2013

Tyranids TRUE
Imperial Guard TRUE
Orks DUPLICATE
Space Wolves TRUE
Dark Eldar TRUE

------------------ the "if they can fit them in line"
Blood Angels TRUE
Necrons TRUE
Grey Knights TRUE

Don't forget to have these Warhammer Fantasy titles interspersed in there throughout the year as well:

Dwarfs (Q1) TRUE
Wood Elves (Q2) DUPLICATE
Brettonia (Q3-4) FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Dec 2013
We rate this set of rumors possible, coming from mixed sources.

Release Basics
The total release contains 9 new kits, 3 clamshells. ZERO Finecast. FALSE

At least 1 new unit per FOC category. FALSE

Tyranids may ally with themselves. Their ally FOC is as follows: 1HQ and 2 Troops default, plus optional 1 Elites, 1-2 troop, 1 Fast Attack, 1 Heavy Support. FALSE

Biomorphs are in a seperate codex section in categories, with various Tyranid creatures having access to different categories. Biomorph categories are:
- Basic biomorphs FALSE
- Rare biomorphs FALSE
- Psychic-Leader biomorphs FALSE
- Unique biomorphs (only 1 each per army) FALSE

Units Rumors
Ymgarl Genestealers retain their ability to assault out of their hidden location. FALSE

Lictors only allow snap shots plus gain a hefty cover save when they are unveiled. FALSE

Raveners and Hormagaunts are Beasts. FALSE

Hormagaunts come equipped with Fleet by default. TRUE
Genestealers gain an A, and WS bonus. FALSE

Carnifex gains a T bonus, and may take virtually every biomorph in the codex (bringing back all those plastic bits from the kit into use.) FALSE

Trygon Primes move to HQ. FALSE

Venomthropes and Lictors are purchased in broods of 1-3 per FOC slot, but deploy and operate independently on battlefield. TRUE

New dedicated Transport big bug. May purchase a twinlinked set of heavy weapons, Transport capacity of 20 small bugs. Counts as an opened top vehicle for assault purposes. FALSE

Another "new" big bug is a direct import from EPIC with it's name unchanged. TRUE

Trygon & Raveners digital dataslate from GW Digital the same month as the codex release with a formation allowing Raveners to assault out of the Trygon's Deep Strike tunnel. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Dec 2013
Tyranid Warriors

Tyranid Warriors available in both HQ (Tyranid Prime)and Troops. TRUE

- HQ Warriors function as the Prime's retinue, and do not deploy separately. FALSE
- Prime + Retinue may deploy in a Mycetic Spore. FALSE

Troops Warriors are mostly unchanged. TRUE
Updated Biomorphs. TRUE
Adrenal Glands is much improved. TRUE
Warriors cheaper in points. (75pts base for unit). FALSE

Harpy-Eirnye FALSE

- Arm design is similar to the Forgeworld Harridan. TRUE
- Wings attach to the body via 2 sets of arm slots. TRUE
- Back 2 pairs are for the wings. TRUE
- First pair of arms is reserved for various weaponry/gribblies. TRUE

Tyranid Rumors - Dec 2013
via Larry Vela on Bell of Lost Souls
Author: Adam Troke FALSE

MINIS

New Tyranid plastic kits:
Warrior - Shrike: 3 model kit. FALSE
HiveGuard - Tyrantguard: 3 model kit. New weapon option for Hiveguard, Full lash whip-sword-claw-talon bits for Tyrant guard. TRUE
Pyrovore - Biovore - Hellevore: 1 model plastic kit. 3 plastic spore mines included. FALSE
Harpy - Eriyne: 1 model plastic kit. FALSE
Mycetic Spore: 1 model plastic kit. FALSE
Tyranid Prime: 1 model plastic kit. FALSE

RULES
Termagant TRUE
Troops FOC
Unit size up to 30
Cost: 4pt TRUE
Default comes with Fleshborer

Upgrades:
Fleet for 1pt per model FALSE

+1 pt Spike Rifles FALSE
+2 pt Spinefists (now Assault x(minimum of 2) Twinlinked) FALSE
+4 pt Devourers TRUE

1 per 10 can take:
+10 pt Strangleweb FALSE
+15 pt Electroshock Spitter (S4 AP6 Template Assault 1) FALSE

+1 Adrenal Glands - Fleet and Furious Charge FALSE
+1 Toxin sacs - Poison (affects cc attacks) FALSE
+2 Toxic grubs - Poison (affects ranged fire) FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2013
December/January: Tyranids DUPLICATE
Q1-14: Dwarfs, Imperial Guard DUPLICATE
Q2-14: Wood Elves, Orks DUPLICATE
Q3-14: WFB 9th, Bretonnians, FALSE
Space Wolves DUPLICATE
Q4-14: Dark Eldar, ??? FALSE

You should treat each quarter as less reliable than the one preceding it. Q4 would certainly allow 1-2 more releases. Based on this list the following armybooks/codeces would still be left un-updated for both systems:

40K:
Blood Angels TRUE
Necrons TRUE
Grey Knights FALSE

WFB:
Skaven FALSE
Beastmen FALSE

If you throw in one of those two WFB books leftover into Q4, and it's almost entirely updated by end of 2014!

Finecast Rumors - Nov 2013
Latest reports coming in from multiple sources:

Lots going on behind the scenes at GW - Look for a public announcement in Q2 of 2014 regarding Finecast: FALSE

-GW Proper gets out of Finecast entirely. FALSE
-Forgeworld will take control of all remaining Finecast character models. FALSE
-These character models will be the only non-plastics in GW's line until they are replaced. FALSE
-These character models will be moved over to plastic (and GW control) in time with plastic clampack resculpts. FALSE
-There are internal tests taking place to cast some existing Forgeworld resin kits in a new plastic material. FALSE

It looks like the resin material is on its way out, and GW is sprinting as fast as it can to replace any Finecast non character kits from their entire range - leaving them as a 100% plastic manufacturer. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
via BigRed over on Bell of Lost Souls Lounge
"Rippers are getting a small box like the nurglings. 3 bases. Wings included for sky slashers. Different mouth parts for weapon options." FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
via Big Red on Bols Lounge
"The Dominar embodies Tyranid Hive Mind completely. Within its shadow, lesser creatures bow in servitude, and larger Tyranids find greater access to the warp. It's armored shell protects it from the most powerful weaponry. Any enemy foolish enough to close with it will find no mercy, as it's claws and teeth rip through flesh and armor plating with ease, and within its massive body lie all manner of symbiotic organisms willing to defend their host. FALSE
The Karkanos is a lumbering, living fortress. Upon it's back, smaller Tyranids will gather for protection, waiting for the opportune moment to strike at their foes. Bristling with weapons, it can decimate foes as they close, while it's passengers target other enemies. FALSE

This multi-part plastic boxed set contains 84 components with which to build one Tyranid Dominar or one Karkanos. This kit contains all the weapon options available to the either creature including cluster spines, heavy venom cannons, brain leech devourers, and acid spray. This kit contains one Large Oval base. It is supplied unpainted and requires assembly - we recommend using Citadel Plastic Glue and Citadel Paints." FALSE

"The dominar has a 18" synapse range and Shadow in the Warp range, and increases the psyker level of all Tyranid Psykers within 6" by 1 level. Also has It will Not Die, psychic Monstrosity, IC(c) and can take most Tyranid Biomorphs. It's bigger than the Tyrranofex model, wider with a taller stance, huge head with a massive brain under a wide plate, large mouth like the trygons. It has three rows of vents along the back plates, but the back plates come up behind the head like a turtle, offering protection." FALSE

" the Karkanos looks like a crab. It has a wide flat body, the back plate is sunk in and has a ridge around the outer edges. It's front set of arms can hold a few weapon options like venom cannons or devourers or can take claws or talons. Transport capacity is identical to the spore, but it cannot carry MCs. It is a dedicated transport option for the walking troops: warriors, Genestealers, hormigaunts, Termagants. Open top. Has special rules to handle being a MC and transport...not a vehicle. It's probably one of the most expensive dedicated transports in the game. Can be taken in heavy section solo." FALSE


Tyranids Rumors and Tyranid Hunters - Oct 2013
via Bigred over on the Bols Lounge
Tyranids
-Tyranids kick off 2014 DUPLICATE
-An emphasis on making EVERY unit in the codex viable this time around FALSE
-The army rules and theme are focused on adaptability of unit abilities and inter-unit synergy FALSE
-Emphasis on model releases will be to get out all the missing models in the previous codex FALSE
-Look for a small number of highly specialized new units to shore up 6th edition deficiencies in the army FALSE
-A new unseen big bug kit is among these TRUE

Tyranid-hunters
-Ultramarine Tyranic War Veteran Supplemental codex is the next supplemental book coming, to tie into the release and to provide worthy foes for the hive-fleets. TRUE
-BOTH digital and physical versions out in Q1 2014 FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - August 2013
-Altered FOC to help counter the lack of Allies. 3 HQ, 4 Elite, 6 Troop, 4 Fast, 4Heavy. Purchasing the 3rd HQ choice unlocks the extra Elite, Fast, and Heavy slots. FALSE
- Termagants ? Gain Fleet. New 10 unit box. Includes options for Spike rifles and Strangleweb. Curled tails. No rippers on sprues. FALSE
- "BIG BUG" ? Larger than Tervigon sized HQ unit. Oval base, hunched over, but wider. Has 18? synapse. Psyker 4. Prime version: Grants FNP and Counter Attack to Nids in 12.? Stats like Tervigon, except 2A. SitW FALSE
Two new Tyranid psychic powers lists. One list is destructive powers, one is augmentive powers. FALSE
- Tervigon ? Upgrade options for Termagant spawns to give them full options, but they are quite pricy. FALSE

- Tyrant Guard and Hive Guard -Dual-build plastic kit. 3 models. All options for either unit. DUPLICATE
- Lictors ? small point increase, gain new ?Surprise!? rule (all shots against Lictors the turn after they appear are snap shots).TRUE
DeathLeaper now an upgrade character. FALSE

Eldar Rumors - June 2013
The two fighters in the Crimson Hunter/Hemlock box was one AND there was a larger bomber that was sighted by sources. Its possible this bomber is being held for either a second Eldar wave, or Apocalypse. In anycase that bomber didn't ship in the codex-release wave. FALSE

Here is an artist mockup put together with help from folks 'in the know'. FALSE
Flyer Rumors - Bomber Pic

The things you will notice compared to the fighter are: DUPLICATE

-Lengthier fuselage
-Wider wingspan without the forward curving wings of the fighters
-Dual closely mounted engines per wing (4 engines in total)
-Dual cockpits (pilot and gunner)
-Probably bombs underslung as well

Eldar Rumors - May 2013

"Pulsar Lance" Primary fire mode: 36" S:8 AP2 Heavy 2, Lance FALSE

Overcharge mode (weapon may not fire next turn) 48" S:10 AP1 Heavy 1, Blast, Lance FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - June 2012
- Codex author is Phil Kelly TRUE
- Chaos Cultists are available in blob squads into the thirties... TRUE
- Certain Named Characters grant various USRs and other special rules to Cultists when selected.TRUE
-The "flying dragon thingy" is coming. It is a flyer and one of two entirely new units added to the codex. TRUE
-The second new unit is said to be a Chaos answer to the Grey Knight Dreadknight. TRUE
-The Chaos Dreadnought is indeed still there (take a breath people), but gets a new name, and a rules overhaul. TRUE
-Hardcover book (just like Fantasy army books) TRUE

GW General Rumors - May 2012
No more multi-wave releases when 6th launches PARTIALLY TRUE

6th Edition Rumors Rumblings - April 2012
Fantasy 'magic' in 40k, Lores, TRUE
Random Psychic TRUE
New Construction rules, FOC gone FALSE
Flying Dragon,TRUE
Chaos DK, TRUE
New Name for Dreadnought TRUE
Hardcover codexes TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2011
Sisters in WD Summer 2011 TRUE
Necrons in November TRUE
Chaos Legions in March 2012 WRONG DATE FALSE
6th Ed in Summer TRUE


40k Rule Rumors - Lores in 40k - May 2012
4+ Lores, TRUE
Default power + roll for powers, Casting costs,TRUE
some race specific lores TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2011
- FOC swap for Crisis Suits FALSE
-New Close Combat Battlesuit FALSE
-New Ethereal named character TRUE
-Ethereals will get upgraded to be the "leader" role in the Tau Empire army. (so not the best BS, or WS, but other interesting army-support tricks) TRUE
-New deepstriking Dropship (an Orca-ish platform on par with the IG valkyrie) FALSE
-Up-gunned Drone variants (specific anti-tank and anti-heavy infantry options) which can be attached to almost every TAU unit in the codex TRUE


Dwarf Rumors and Wood Elf Rumors - Nov 2013
Dwarfs
February Release DUPLICATE
New Plastic Lord DUPLICATE
New Grudgethrower FALSE
New Trollslayers FALSE
New Hammerers TRUE
New Ironbreakers TRUE
More...
"Big Kit" is the Orc Crusher - a large machine. FALSE

Wood Elves
May Release DUPLICATE
The final army book of 8th Edition FALSE
New Glade Guard FALSE
New Way Watchers FALSE
New War Dancers FALSE
New Dryads FALSE
New Treemen TRUE
New War Eagles FALSE
New units... TOO VAGUE

Thunderhawk Rumors - Nov 2013
-Plastic Thunderhawk - 2014 FALSE
-Not an exact duplication of Forgeworld's kit due to the need to streamline for a limited number of sprues and boxing size limitations. FALSE
-Additional weapon hardpoints and weapon options compared to the Forgeworld kit. Look for weapon hardpoints and options from other Space Marine flyer kits for clues. FALSE
-Multiple T-Hawk sub-variants can be built from the kit. ~editor's note: Forgeworld only offers the "standard" and "transport" versions, unless this is referring to things like Marine, Grey Knight, Inquisition, CSM variants...The Thunderhawk and other(s) plastic Apocalypse kit will be the featured new models in the 2014 Apocalypse Supplement. FALSE


Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
Look for a return of many biomorphs in a big way, led by available model options. FALSE
Several plastic models had access to many biomorphs with modeling options in 4th, and those parts are currently cosmetic.

The feeling is that the biomorph options were curtailed much too strongly in the current book and if there is a modeling option for it in a plastic kit, it will have rules in the next codex. I'm looking at you Carnifex (and others)! FALSE

Ork Rumors
It looks like we have a good idea of what the first half of 2014 is looking like.
Orks in June, after Imperial Guard DUPLICATE

Ork models focus on updates/removal of metal and finecast models. TOO VAGUE

Gutrippa returns as a reimagined halftrack with a Kannon and a nasty spike filled front, and a AAA Flakkwagon alternative build. FALSE

Buggy kit FALSE


Flashgitz/Tankbustas combo-kit FALSE
Meganob kit (Warboss bit included) TRUE
Big Gunz/Suppagunz combo-kit TRUE
Deffkoptas FALSE
Plastic cybork parts are included in one of those kits. PARTIALLY TRUE

Plastic Weirdboy clampack TRUE
Plastic Mek clampack TRUE

Last but not least... there is mixed chatter out there about... da CyBoar! FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
Unique Tyranid creatures are unique per detachment. For for example 2 Dooms, 2 Swarmlords, etc... at 2k, representing a very rare breed but something that each HiveFleet knows how to create in extremis. PARTIALLY TRUE

IG Rumors - Oct 2013
Codex Imperial Guard launches in March 2014 DUPLICATE
Look for many refreshes in the codex rules. TOO VAGUE
Expanded command system with the return of Doctrines FALSE
The missing IG tanks will be released:
-Griffon/Collosus/Medusa artillery kit FALSE
Stormtroopers released DUPLICATE
Veterans released FALSE
-These two infantry kits include many, many optional bits to build command squads and even penal troops. FALSE
New centerpiece kit is a Horus Heresy era tank. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2013
Zoanthropes
-Multipart plastic kit makes 3 models. FALSE




-Flying bases. FALSE
-3 base bodies in the kit, 2 tails are coiled, one is curling slightly forward. FALSE
-Back plates and chests are identical for the three. These are wider and slightly taller than the current model. The base tail piece has 2 tiny claws that go on, but are not normal Tyranid ball sockets. The torso has 4 arm sockets. For these models the claw arms are similar to hormagaunt claws, but shorter. Kit contains a dozen arms, most are retracted, four are extended out. All are small atrophied limbs compared to other Tyranids. Two rows of back-vents. FALSE
- Multipart heads. There are separate pieces per head to make the mouths have more dimension. One has its tongue out, curling to the side. One closed mouth, one mouth is wide open. The head plate is wider and has a spiked ridge. The brains are exposed, no eyes. FALSE
-Tail loses the current model's spiked end. FALSE
-Slightly larger than the current model. FALSE

-Fundamentally an evolutionary kit from the current Zoanthrope to meet the requirements of injected plastic production. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2013
Hivefleet (Big Bugs - not real title 2014) FALSE
Focuses on Monstrous Creatures. Book adds variant rules for deployment and FOC changes for units like the Carnifex, letting you take them in both Heavy and Elites, plus the ability to operate independently. Hivefleet balances this with some prohibited units, and the inability to go first in any mission.

Hivefleet (Fast Bugs - not real title ???) FALSE
Focuses on high speed fast-moving bugs. FOC changes to emphasize these units such as Gargoyles as Troops, new abilities and special rules for Ravenors, while Gants get minor enhancements as well. This hivefleet is balanced by prohibiting "traditional" walking Monstrous Creatures. A new flying HQ unit is included.

Genestealer Cult (???) FALSE
The first "hybrid supplement" - this book will be a combined book for IG and Tyranids. It allows both codices to ally, but heavily restricts units selections on both. Look for smaller "infiltration bugs" such as Genestealers, Broodlords, Lictors and such from the Tyranid side while the Guard are very heavily restricted on units and heavy equipment. The list's HQ must include a psyker warlord from either the IG or Tyranid units allowed. A new psychic power list is included.

IG Rumors - Sep 2013
The Probable stuff:
IG Veterans/Stormtroopers (plastic 5-man box) DUPLICATE
Hydra TRUE
Artillery combo-kit TRUE
Roughriders (new plastic box) FALSE

The Possible stuff:
IG Regiment Doctrines: Each Regiment (Cadian, Catachan, etc...)has doctrines, similar to SM Chapter tactics. Examples listed were:DUPLICATE
Cadians - may issue 2 orders to a unit FALSE
Catachans - Move-thru-cover, and Jungle Fighter (???) FALSE

Thunderbolt flyer: Very heavy armor, but cannot jink. FALSE

The Salt-mine
Imperial Robots - 2 new robots, requiring an Admech handler/enginseer. FALSE

Knight Paladin - Taller than riptide, not as tall as Wraithknight. Vanquisher cannon and Uber-chainsword are standard load out. May upgrade to Punisher Cannon, Uber-Fist with Inferno Flamers FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Sep 2013
Karkinos: all you zodiac lovers will appreciate the reference. It is not known what form this Classical Greek monster will take in the new Tyranid codex, only that it is coming. FALSE
Monstrous Creature Broods may not deploy in multiple Mycetic Spores. ~YIKES!!! TRUE

HQ Trygon option. FALSE


Parasite is now a Shrike upgrade character, and moves out of the HQ section. FALSE

Tyranid Prime can now be purchased in Warrior, Shrike or Ravener forms. FALSE

Many classic biomorphs have returned as upgrade options for most units. FALSE

Many units can now run twice or run-assault. ~ nice countpoint to Battle Focus FALSE

New unit that is static but extends synapse range. Can take some weapons and has cc ability if attacked. FALSE

5 new units in the Tyranid Codex:
-New flyer (Erinye) FALSE
-Mycetic Spore combo-kit alternative build (Mycetic Hive Node) TRUE
-Entirely new Monstrous Creature (the "Big Bug) DUPLICATE
-New elite character (Crawling Plague - Named Venomthrope) FALSE
-Another one... (Genethrope) FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - August 2013
They rain down from the Hiveships, gelatenous bags of vile ichor and malevolence. Here's the latest word on the Mycetic Spore said to arriving with the upcoming Tyranids.

-Mycetic Spore is coming with the new Tyranid release DUPLICATE
-Plastic combo-kit that makes the Spore and another large bug. TRUE
-It is an enormous creature, with an immense abdomen/transport sac, that spills over the sides of a standard oval base. FALSE
-It has tiny vestigial arms similar to a Zoanthropes, and a head with a tentacle ringed maw. FALSE
-The giant abdomen/sac looks swollen, and has internal protuberances looking like Tyranid creatures are stretching the skin from within, about to rip their way out... ~EWWWWW!!! FALSE
-It has forward arms options that can be upgraded for various biomorph/weapon options. FALSE
-The secondary creature build option replaces the abdomen/sac with something entirely different. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - August 2013
-Tyranids are after Space Marines DUPLICATE
-Look for them before the end of the year FALSE
New Minis:
- Tyranid Prime (finecast) FALSE
- Harpy. Roughly size of the heldrake. Pretty much looks like the picture in prior codex. TRUE
- Doom of Malantai (clamshell package) FALSE
- Parasite of Mordrax (clamshell package) FALSE
- Termagant sprues recut for more options (some chatter says Genestealers) FALSE
- Mycetic Spore DUPLICATE
- New "Big Bug" kit (Because every army needs one!) DUPLICATE
New Rules:
- Pyrovore gains Torrent and a steep points reduction. FALSE
- Hiveguard gain Skyfire FALSE

Black Templar Rumors - Dreadknight - July 2013
A large kit design was reported as follows:
- a fully enclosed "dreadknight" FALSE
- wielding a large crusader shield and mace FALSE
- upper body mounted assault cannon FALSE

Dark Elf Rumors - July 2013
Look for many new Dark Elf models on launch, focusing on those "that needed it" *hint, hint*

I would assume "that need it" means:
Executioners TRUE
Black Guard TRUE
Witch Elves TRUE
Cauldron of Blood TRUE
Chariot TRUE
Warriors/Crossbowmen TRUE

And I saved the best for last:
Morathi FALSE

GW prioritizes metal ugly models for updates before ugly plastic ones, so the talk of new Executioners/Black Guard and Witches would make sense. SPECULATION

Eldar Rumors
OPTION A: The Bane of Flesh FALSE

Shuriken Pistol 12" S:4 AP5 Pistol, Fleshbane CONDITIONAL
Shuriken Catapult 18" S:4 AP5 Assault 2, Fleshbane CONDITIONAL
Dire Avenger Shuriken Catapult 24" S:4 AP:5 Assault 2, Fleshbane CONDITIONAL
Shuriken Cannon 24" S:6 AP:5 Assault 3, Fleshbane CONDITIONAL
Shuriken Shreiker Cannon 24" S:6 AP:5 Assault 3, Fleshbane, Poison(4+), Pinning CONDITIONAL

OPTION B: The Rain of Shuriken FALSE

Shuriken Pistol 12" S:4 AP5 Pistol CONDITIONAL
Shuriken Catapult 18" S:4 AP5 Salvo2/4 CONDITIONAL
Dire Avenger Shuriken Catapult 24" S:4 AP:5 Salvo 2/4 CONDITIONAL
Shuriken Cannon 24" S:6 AP:5 Salvo 3/6 CONDITIONAL
Shuriken Shreiker Cannon 24" S:6 AP:5 Salvo 3/6, Poison(4+), Pinning CONDITIONAL

Eldar Rumors - May 2013

The Dark Reaper Exarch regains a classic weapon option from the days of yore. HINT, HINT - it involves skulls and chain. FALSE

Aspect Warriors are moving to plastic using the "combo-unit" dual-build format GW has moved to of late. We'll leave it up to you to guess which aspects could be paired off into combo-kit boxes with differing heads/weapon options. FALSE

The new Eldar flyer is quite curved in nature, with sweeping lines all about. A real head turner. TOO VAGUE

The new Eldar "big kit" is a wraith construct that shares numerous design cues with the current War Walker - but much larger. A "virtual" beast... TRUE

Eldar keep thier distance from Tau from an overall design theme. They will be the masters of maneuver and outright speed. Look for multiple options and units types for jetbikes including up-armored and even faster versions. Jetbikes as a family may well become the staple hallmark of the army. They will come in multiple flavors with both anti-personnel and anti-armor types.PARTIALLY TRUE

FOC wise, look for a whole lot of jumping about of units between the HEAVY SUPPORT, FAST ATTACK, and ELITES slots. There will be difficult player decisions to be made in those areas. FALSE

Apocalypse Rumors - Release - April 2013
The Eldar flyer is being shifted to go with their codex two months down the pipe DUPLICATE

Apocalypse 2.0 Release - July according to the rumored GW 2013 Master Schedule DUPLICATE

Dark Eldar Voidraven Bomber TRUE
Imperial Guard Hydra / Hydra-variant (hinted as toting Lascannons) FALSE
Imperial Guard Colossus/Bombard FALSE

The dual-build Imperial / Chaos "Titanish-thingy" (bigger than a Baneblade - smaller than a Warhound). FALSE

Ork Rumors - March - 2013
Mek Tank ? Sporting a giant Shokk Attack Gun, firing Bomb Squigs. Tank can purchase a KFF. FALSE

Flashgits - Their Snazz guns roll for random range each turn (12+3d6). On a triple 1 they overheat like Gets Hot. The unit may purchase upgrades like +1 BS, +1A, blast, rapid fire, skyfire, ans others, several are mutually exclusive. FALSE

Boys - cheaper! TRUE

Meks - Look for ability to field an increased number of Deffdreads and Kanns than currently. FALSE

Stormboyz - Gain a "Rocket boost" attack that can target flyers. They must move 18? and if they pass a flyer they each get 2 attacks on it as if assaulting a vehicle. Move as infantry during their next turn. Looks like the designers played a lot of THQ's Space Marine! FALSE

Buggys / Trakks - May tank shock if they are upgraded with spiked plates/wheels. PARTIALLY TRUE

Ork Rumors - March 2013

NEW HQs "Grot Boss" Grot with a stateline of a Ork Boy, but higher BS. Equipped with a nice kustom-mega-shoota as an option. Can also get a Buggy or take a Killa-kan as a transport/upgrade FALSE

"Da Crew" An HQ unit of even bigger Nobs. They have odd LoS modifications, One Nob must be nominated as "Da Boss", and if Da Boss is killed, one of Da Crew is promoted. This interacts in some new way with "Kill the Warlord" victory conditions, and is effectively an entire "warlord unit". FALSE

NEW UNITS Grot Whirlybird: Rotored transport: Capacity 20 Grots. They get dumped on the battlefield roughly from the Whirlybird taking a mandatory DT test, and cause mayhem if they fall atop another unit. FALSE

Grots Buggys: Similar to Nob Bikers, but are buggies with Grots on the back and Orks behind the wheel! Drive-by attacks. Highly likely this will be an "alternate unit" for a buggy combo-unit box. FALSE

Eldar Rumors - March 2013
-New Eldar "large tank" is being worked on (not the same as the new falcon variant) FALSE
-Guardian/Storm Guardian combo plastic box FALSE
-Guardian jetbikes/Shining Spear combo box FALSE

Chaos Daemons Rumors
Look for dual 40K/WFB Chaos Daemons army book-codexes in Feb/March. DUPLICATE
They should be in the March White Dwarf, and hit the street end of February DUPLICATE

- All four Greater Daemon plastic kits with named options FALSE
- Plastic Furies, dual-option kit with "Flesh Terrors" FALSE
- Plastic Khorne Chariot, herald, dual kit with a cannon, pulled by Bloodcrushers DUPLICATE
- Plastic Tzeentch Chariot, herald, dual kit with "flame-beast" pulled by screamers, ( 40k: a Skimmer) TRUE
- Plastic Nurgle Palanquin, (chariot), carried by Nurglings, (combines with Nurgle GD kit for named character model - Ku'gath) FALSE
- Nurgle Plague-flies jetbikes/monsterous cavalry (40K-Elites, WFB-Rares) DUPLICATE
- New Daemon-engine, bipedal with atypical porportions, uses ectoplasmic weaponry of CSMs, has numerous options for CC or Ranged loadout. (40K- Heavy, WFB-Special) FALSE
- New Daemon flying MC. (40K-Fast Attack-flyer, WFB-Rare) FALSE
Rules
- Daemon Princes with Wings will move slots in 40K. FALSE
- Look for across the board points increases in the codex/army book. FALSE

Chaos Daemons Rumors Jan 2013
It is believed to be a Q1 release. DUPLICATE
There is conflicting chatter as to whether the Codex is coming as well, or whether it is a miniatures-only wave with White Dwarf rules like we say in Q4-12. SPECULATION

BloodThirster DUPLICATE
Great Unclean One, DUPLICATE
New Nurgle "jetbikes" - Described as GIANT FLIES with Plaguebearer Riders!!! TRUE
Khornate Chariot with dual-build options. [TRUE
-Option 1: Transport (holds a big squad of daemons, opened top) FALSE
-Option 2: Cannon Variant (autocannon equivalent blast template, medium range) TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors Mark 2 - Dec 2012

Q1
Late-December-January: Dark Angels TRUE
February-March: Chaos Daemons (still LOTS of chatter of a synchronized release of 40k/WFB Daemons books like Games Workshop did last time) TRUE
March: 40K Miniatures Wave ALPHA (see below) FALSE
Another Hobbit release wave is in this quarter as well. TRUE

Q2
April: Warhammer Fantasy Armybook DUPLICATE
May: Tau Empire DUPLICATE
June: 40K Miniatures Wave BETA (see below) FALSE

40K Miniatures waves are said to be:
Ork wave: with buggy, wartrack, updated Battlewagon, coptas, flashgitz, and tankbustas FALSE
Flyer wave: with: Eldar, Tau, Tyranid, Dark Eldar kits PARTIALLY TRUE
The order of those two waves is in contention, but both keep coming up in chatter.

Release Schedule Rumors
JAN: Dark Angels DUPLICATE
FEB: Daemons DUPLICATE
MAR: Wave month (hobbit, warriors of chaos, 40k) DUPLICATE
APR: High Elves TRUE
MAY: Tau FALSE
JUN: Summer wave (40k, supplement book for 40k) FALSE
JUL: Lizardmen FALSE
AUG: Mystery Box FALSE
SEP: Wave month DUPLICATE
NOV: Eldar FALSE


Little Bird - Total rumors: (68 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
Dreadnought Axe and Shield:
Fenrisian Greataxe S=userx2 AP2 - Mastercrafted TRUE
Blizzard Shield S=user AP2 - Grants a 3+ Invulnerable save against all attacks originating from the Dreadnought's front side TRUE

Wolf Scouts Special Rules (the significant ones): TRUE
Infiltrate
Move Through Cover
Scout

So no 'Behind Enemy Lines' anymore TRUE

Wolf Guard upgrades for Blood Claws and Grey Hunters can indeed have TDA TRUE

Wolf Guard Terminator Heavy Weapons are 1 per 5 full models as before (clarification) TRUE
Wolf Guard Terminators have also overcome their distrust of teleporters, they can now Deep Strike.

Power Armor Wolf Guard Ranged Weapon options: TRUE
Stormbolter 5 points
Combi-bolter 10 points
Plasma Pistol 15 points

Not much, but I bring what I can.[\quote]

Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
Keep in mind: My source only had a few minutes alone with the book, and there is an enormous amount of information in a codex, so they couldn't get everything. If anything more makes it to me, I will edit the OP.


General Information about Codex: Space Wolves
Sagas are out, replaced with Warlord Traits TRUE
6 new Space Wolves Tactical Objectives TRUE
New Space Wolves Psychic Discipline: Tempestas (Source didn't get any actual rules though) TRUE


'Space Wolves Unleashed' Detachment FOC: TRUE
Identical to standard FOC, except may take up to 6 HQs TRUE
May re-roll Warlord Traits
Each unit joined by an Independent Character rolls a d6, on a 6+ that unit gains Outflank. Troops choices get +2 on this roll.


Great Company Formation: TRUE
1 Wolf Lord
1 Wolf Guard Battle Leaderm
1 unit of Wolf Guard
5 units of Grey Hunters
1 unit of Wolf Scouts
5 units chosen from [Blood Claws, Swiftclaws, or Skyclaws]
2 units of Long Fangs
Grants two special rules, source did not get them


Space Wolves Relics (Source didn't get rules, just name and type of item)
Armor of Russ (Armor) TRUE
Bite of Fenris (Bolter with two fire modes) TRUE
Black Death (Frost Axe, Rule: Whirldwind of Death) TRUE
Helm of Durfast (Wargear) TRUE
Fangsword of the Ice Wolf (Frost Sword) TRUE
Wulfenstone (Wargear) TRUE


Logan Grimnar - Lord of War - Points = Land Raider
Epic new model, comes with a sort of grav-chariot called 'Stormrider' pulled by two enormous Fenrisian wolves, but he can be used without it as well. TRUE
Stormrider - Points = Land Speeder + 20 TRUE
Treated as a vehicle, didn't get AVs, has a 4+ Invulnerable save and cannot suffer Penetrating hits (all Pens are reduced to Glances). TRUE
Gives Logan 4 S5 Ap- attacks on a turn when he charges. TRUE
Logan loses Deep Strike if he takes Stormrider TRUE
Lots of other cool rules, but didn't get those.


Njal Stormcaller
No new model shown in codex
Looked to be mostly the same, no specific information


Ragnar Blackmane
No new model shown in codex
Also looked to be mostly the same, no specific information


Ulrik the Slayer
No new model shown in codex
Also looked to be mostly the same, no specific information


Canis Wolfborn TRUE
Again, looked to be mostly the same, no specific information


Harald Deathwolf
The resin Thunderwolf Cavalry character model assigned a name TRUE
Didn't get the rules/stats.


Bjorn the Fell-Handed
Epic new plastic model, part of a box that makes a regular SW Venerable Dreadnought, Bjorn, or a new special character Dreadnought named 'Murderfang'. TRUE
No longer becomes a VP objective when he dies.


Wolf Lord
Mostly the same, no specific information.


Rune Priest
Mostly the same.
Specifically noted as starting at Mastery Level 2. FALSE
No other information.


Wolf Priest
Mostly the same, no specific information


Wolf Guard Battle Leader
Mostly the same, no specific information


Blood Claws Pack
12 points per model TRUE
Wolf Guard Leader upgrade available TRUE
May take a Stormwolf as a Dedicated Transport TRUE
No other information


Lukas the Trickster
No specific information, probably the same.


Grey Hunters Pack
14 points per model with a Bolter and Bolt Pistol TRUE
Any model may add a Close Combat Weapon for +2 points TRUE
One Special weapon per full five models still, but costs raised to same as C:SMs TRUE
Wolf Guard Upgrade available TRUE
May take a Stormwolf as a Dedicated Transport FALSE
No other information


Dreadnought
Not sure, but might have an option for a Helfrost Cannon TRUE
Otherwise similar to old codex, no other information


Murderfang - Points = Vindicator + 20 TRUE
Crazy-awesome special character Venerable Dreadnought
Wolverine + Dreadnought + Extra Insanity = Murderfang TRUE
WS5 BS3 S6 F12 S12 R10 I4 A4 HP3 TRUE
Wargear: TRUE
Searchlight
'Murderclaws' with underslung Storm Bolter and Heavy Flamer
Special Rules:
Furious Charge
It Will Not Die
Rage
Rampage
Murderlust
Options:
May take a Drop Pod
'Murderclaws' - A pair of enormous, even for a Dreadnought, Lightning Claws made of 'alien ice that never melts or loses sharpness' TRUE
S7 AP2 - Melee, Master-Crafted, Shred, Specialist Weapon


Venerable Dreadnought
Definitely has an option for a Helfrost Cannon TRUE
Can also have an enormous Power Axe and Storm Shield, said to look incredible. TRUE
Some special rules, but didn't get them


Iron Priest
No new model shown in codex
Options appeared to be nearly identical to old codex, probably a couple points changes though
Can take a unit of 1-5 Servitors, rules also looked the same as old codex
No other information


Lone Wolf
Rules nearly identical to old codex, didn't get points cost TRUE
Owning player no longer gains a VP if they die TRUE
No other information


Wolf Guard Pack
This unit is just for Wolf Guard in Power Armor. TRUE
Same cost per model as before TRUE
Have a similarly wide array of options as in the old codex, couldn't get specifics though
May take a Stormwolf as a Dedicated Transport


Wolf Guard Terminator Pack
What it says on the tin, Wolf Guard in TDA
33 points per model with Storm Bolter and Power Weapon base TRUE
Options (any model in the unit can take these, this isn't all of the options though):
Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield - 15 points
Pair of Wolf Claws - 15 points
Power Fist - 10 points
Frost Axe - 5 points

Frost Sword - 5 points
Combi-weapon - 5 points
Heavy Flamer - 10 points
Assault Cannon - 20 points
Cyclone Missile Launcher - 25 points
May take a Stormwolf as a Dedicated Transport


Arjac Rockfist
Mostly the same, no specific information


Wolf Scouts
Source totally forgot to look at them. Sorry guys.


Swiftclaw Pack
-5 points per model from old codex TRUE
Otherwise similar to old codex, no other information


Skyclaw Assault Pack
-3 points per model from old codex TRUE
Otherwise similar to old codex, no other information


Thunderwolf Cavalry TRUE
-10 points per model from old codex
Otherwise similar to old codex, no other information




As noted previously:
Stormwolf - Fast Attack - Points = Land Raider minus 35
BS4 - F12 S12 R12 HP3 - Vehicle (Flyer, Hover, Transport)


Wargear:
Twin-linked helfrost cannon

Twin-linked lascannon
Two twin-linked heavy bolters - May be replaced with a Skyhammer launcher for free, or two twin-linked multi-meltas for 20pts
Ceramite Plating


Special Rules:
Assault Vehicle
Power of the Machine Spirit


Transport:
Transport Capacity - sixteen models
Fire Points - none
Access Points - One ramp at the front of the hull


Stormfang Gunship - Heavy Support - Points = Land Raider minus 30 TRUE
BS4 - F12 S12 R12 HP3 - Vehicle (Flyer, Hover Transport) TRUE


Wargear:
Helfrost destructor TRUE
Two twin-linked heavy bolters - May be replaced with a Skyhammer launcher for free, or two twin-linked multi-meltas for 20 pts TRUE
Two Stormstrike missiles - May be replaced with a twin-linked lascannon for 15 pts TRUE
Ceramite Plating TRUE



Special Rules:
Power of the Machine Spirit TRUE


Transport:
Transport Capacity - six models TRUE
Fire Points - none
Access Points - One at rear of the hull


Helfrost cannon TRUE
dispersed - R24" S6 AP3 Heavy 1, Helfrost, Blast
focussed - R24" S8 AP1 Heavy 1, Helfrost

Helfrost destructor TRUE
dispersed - R24" S6 AP3 Heavy 1, Helfrost, Large Blast TRUE
focussed - R24" S8 AP1 Heavy 1, Helfrost, Lance


Helfrost - If a model suffers one or more unsaved wounds from this weapon, it must pass a separate Strength test for each wound suffered or be removed from play TRUE




Land Speeder Squadron
Same as Codex: Space Marines


Fenrisian Wolf Pack
Nearly identical to old codex, no specific information


Long Fangs Pack TRUE
Couple of new options for squad leader, who is now called a 'Long Fang Ancient'
Source did not get if they had an option for Flakk Missiles
Might be able to take a Stormwolf/Stormfang as a Dedicated Transport, not sure about this though TRUE
Otherwise nearly identical to old codex, no other information


Predator
Same as Codex: Space Marines


Whirlwind
Same as Codex: Space Marines


Vindicator
Same as Codex: Space Marines


Land Raider and variants
Same as Codex: Space Marines


Rhino and Razorback
No Helfrost Cannon option for the Razorback, same as Codex: Space Marines


Drop Pod
Same as Codex: Space Marines


Notable Exclusions from Codex: Space Marines TRUE
No Stormtalon
No Storm Raven
No Hunter or Stalker
Space Wolves AA options: Stormwolf, Stormfang, ADL gun emplacement, and Allies


Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
Before you see the codex you will see something else new under the sun for Space Wolves. Think in terms of the most glaring current gap in the Space Wolves lineup.

I should really have said 'love-child of a Caestus Assault Ram and a Stormtalon'. That is a better description of the model's appearance. TRUE




Logan on Faeit 212 - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (6 FALSE) / (4 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Space Marine Rumors Comments - Sept 2012
-Lash still being in the codex, but works different FALSE
-Generic Lords are the only ones with the 4+ Iron Halo type Wargear. Think "Phase Shifter" points cost, somewhere 'round there. PARTIALLY TRUE
-No 4+ Iron Halo "wargear" for named HQs TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors and Warlord Traits
Kharn - 2+ Deny the Witch TRUE
Ahriman - Mastery 4,TRUE
Ahriman 3 Wounds, 3+ or 4+ DTW. Slightly Cheaper. But not sure. Could be more. he might have an INV save vs shooting only TOO VAGUE
Expect a few months after release. Upgrade sprues will come. Shoulder pads and helmets. Maybe boltguns. POSSIBLY finecast though... TRUE
One codex. No heavy legion rules or advantages. Legions through marks/characters. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors Release
CSM first half of Sept FALSE
Starter Late Sept PARTIALLY TRUE
Flyer wave with Tau Lamprey and Voidraven FALSE
Assault Crisis Suits FALSE
Furious Charge for Assault Suits CONDITIONAL
No More Kroot FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors Release
Codex at Warehouse TOO VAGUE
New Kharn FALSE
Flying Dragon TRUE


Lecai - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (27 FALSE) / (7 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

High Elf Rumors - March 2013

GENERAL SPECIAL RULES:
-NO ASF or Valor as we know it today. FALSE
-Elven Dexterity: units with this rule can use parry save when wielding any weapon, even if mounted (some units may use it against shooting or even if mounted). FALSE
-Special rule for rolling an additional dice on chase an remove the lowest result (or four dice removing two lowest dices to swift stride). FALSE
-IaC: more than ******** around, there are chances that the general may somehow help, dependin on region/power chosen it benefits some units. FALSE

SPECIAL RULES ON WEAPONRY:
-Elven Weapons: no penalties on two-handed or moving&shooting (there may exist extra bonus on elite units). (Translator says: in the beginning I thought of SW, but maybe maidens are also here). FALSE
-Ithilmar armor: no penalties when moving, +1AS on heavy armor (only on elite units). FALSE
-Dragon Armor: 3+ armor save against flaming attacks. FALSE
-Lion Pelt: Can also be used in CC. FALSE

MAGIC SPECIAL RULES:
-Elven Mages: +1 to dispel and can repeat channelings. FALSE
-High Magic: More powerful spells and representing the 8 lores of magic. It is said that there is one that gives life back to a dead character and other one specific against Chaos and "Bad" armies. They will be the most powerful sorcerers until Lizards get renewed after summer. Some rules will be shared with them. FALSE

SPECIFIC RULES ON UNITS:
-Martial Prowess: Elves fight and shoot with a extra rank (not specified, but this could be armywide). TRUE

-Spears and LSG: heavy armor and shield option. FALSE
-Archers: Light Armor. FALSE
-SHs: Heavy armor. Cheaper. PARTIALLY TRUE
-Ellyrian Reavers: Same. TRUE
-T-Chariot: Same, cheaper. TRUE
-SMs: Parry save against shooting, Swords of Hoeth, Paths fighting. PARTIALLY TRUE
-White Lions: Lumber Axes, Stubborn, Forest Stride. FALSE
-Phoenix Guard: Know their destiny (unbreakable), Magic Resistance, Ward Save. (maybe something about flaming attacks). FALSE
-SWs: Stalkers (?), Night Warriors (?). SPECULATION
-DPs: Caledor Proudness, all the rest remains the same. FALSE
-Lion Chariot: Same, cheaper. FALSE
-Flying Chariot: RBT on top of it, crew with elven weapons. PARTIALLY TRUE
-RBT: cheaper, better. PARTIALLY TRUE
-Dragons: Will of the Dragon (mix of 5ed. rule plus communion with rider that makes them share some rules). Super Dragon (Caledor Dragon?) may be wizard too. FALSE
-Phoenix: May be consecrated to Asuryan or another God (Phoenix alone or in a shrine?)
-Fire Dragons (MC): same as dragon princes, beast mounted is better than eagle but worse than a hypogryphe. Fly, 1+AS. Rare. FALSE
-Maiden Guard: Avelorn Mirror (?), Deadly in CC (?) (Translator says: I think no one knows what they'd do. I thought they would not exist, thought this was a wishlist... Maybe it's just a unit upgrade after all...). FALSE
-Warrior-mage (different from dragon-mage): Hoeth disciplines, fighting magic (guy was convinced one of them would be Belannaer). FALSE

Rules Units:
- Fast Losing Asuryan, units receive points down (not known how or where specifically) and new rules (specifically not know unless some) (Whiterabbit) TOO VAGUE

Units losing Speed of Asuryan will receive a points decrease, but it's unknown which units or how much of a decrease. They will also receive new rules to compensate for the loss, but it's not exactly known what the rules will be. FALSE



- Basic units increased to 4-5. Special units are more or less equally unique number and increase of 3-5. (Whiterabbit) PARTIALLY TRUE

No clue, but hopefully this doesn't mean a variable Point Increase for Core and Special. TOO VAGUE

- Masters of the Sword: still have 2 A. Something missile, attack on the initiative with great weapon and combat forms (roads). - 1 hit, hit +1, Death Strike, Special Salvation. (It reminds me of what I did when I was blind Eltharion) (Whiterabbit) FALSE

Swordmasters have two Attacks, gain something against missile attacks, will hit at Initiative order with great weapons, and also have Mastery Paths: -1 to be Hit, +1 to Hit, Killing Blow, or (perhaps) an Increased Save. FALSE

- White Lions: an attack. Layer usable in melee, six monstrous enemies on impact wound. (Whiterabbit) FALSE
White Lions gain a Special Attack, perhaps an Impact Hit inflicting D6 Wounds. This would mesh well with the old idea of White Lions doing multiple wounds in 5th edition, as well as the Big Stabba impact hit weapon that Savage Orcs have. FALSE

- Apparently the rumored Phoenix kit: Altar / Yunque, could replace the loss of the Speed ??of Asuryan by the following rules based in Phoenix but humbler Mountrous Arcanum: SAP in radio, magic attacks, flaming attacks and a spell against demons . It is not known whether all at once or have to choose. (Whiterabbit) FALSE

The Phoenix functions like an Altar giving a benefit that compensates for losing Speed of Asuryan. Functions similarly to the Monstrous Arcanum rules but more simple. Unknown, Magic Attacks, Flaming Attacks, a Spell against Daemonons. It isn't clear if all these benefits are conferred at once or if you select one. FALSE



Lorcryst - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2014
via Lorcryst on Warseer
Please take the following with a truckload of salt ...

I was in my local GW today during a break between classes, and since it was a rather slow time, I chatted with the manager there ...

According to him, citing a source that currently works in Nottingham but that has to stay anonymous to keep his job, there will be EIGTH weeks of Chaos releases, not three, with more models for the other Chaos Gods FALSE
... no real idea of what will go out in what order, all he knows for sure on that point is that the preorders for the Maggot Lords (seen in pictures higher in this thread) will go up next Friday, but beyond that they don't even have order sheets in the store yet. And that contradicts the rumour about a Blood Angels Codex for 40K somewhere in November.

Another tidbit is that the Bretonnians will most probably be "squatted", because their imagery is not really copyrightable ... quite logical, they are almost totally "historic/mythic knights", but he doesn't know if they will disappear entirely, will be merged with something else, of be totally re-designed from the ground up. FALSE

And finally, there will be a 9th edition sometime next year, that should be a complete reboot and total revamp of the game we currently know : he told me about going to round bases and special "unit trays" ala Lord of the Rings to make square-ish units with a lot less models and a lot more space between them, and lamented for a full 10 minutes about having to rebase 5000 points of Skavens and 10000 points of O&Gs ...


Lordbeefy - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updaed 3/8/2016
Spoiler:

Space Marine Rumors - Nov 2015
via lordbeefy on Warseer
30K tank rumour
I heard an interesting one today from outside my normal gossip circle and i bounced the idea to my normal gossip/rumour guy....he got a funny look on his face and said no comment.

Anyway, the gossip relates to a plastic sicaran battle tank being released in the first quarter next year when the 30k line goes mainstream in GW stores. FALSE

Usual pinch of salt applies but thrown out there for comments.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1800/629061.page#7703245" target="_new" rel="nofollow">Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors
also from lordbeefy over on Warseer:

"Heard from my local blue shirt...

Skitarii book is on a par with the militarum tempestus book TRUE
Next book is the full adeptus mechanicus codexx TRUE
Third book is painting guide TRUE

There are two hq models, two heavies one a walker one is a more traditional vehicle design (?)..... the main codex will have significant decurion like formations with some really powerful special rules.

As rumours go its fairly bland or non specific but thought I would pass it on anywY"


Lord Commissar Aquila - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Black Templar Rumors and Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2011
CSM is one of newest for 6th, right after marines PARTIALLY TRUE
Tau and BT after CSM, FALSE
DA not updated anytime soon because GW doesn't want to invest in armies no one plays FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2011
Eldar before 6th FALSE
6th June or July TRUE
Starter is Fall of Damnos FALSE
CSM get one of newest dexes in 6th DUPLICATE
Tau / BT right after CSM DUPLICATE



Lord Dan - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dwarf Rumors - Harry's Fantasy Recap
Dwarves - Not in 2012 TRUE
Dwarves - Plastic slayers FALSE


Lord Fangio - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)- Updated 10/4/2017
Spoiler:


PENDING Sisters Rumors - Oct 2017

Lord Fangio •
Considering that a staffer at GW yesterday absentmindedly told me that his first army of 2018 would be sisters because he will finally not have to deal with metal. Then tried to backtrack after being given the evils by the manager, I have my suspicions as to why the Kickstarter got canned.


Lord Fangio jexinator •
I have been waiting excitedly for plastic sisters since 2003. Sadly I have suffered so many dissapointments during this wait that even this I take with a handful of salt.

Though that said, the manager in the above story then started to explain how the plastic Sisters of Silence had been made to prove to the investors that there was a market for female miniatures outside of FW. And they have sold very well. Then we also have the recent investor report about wanting to make more female figurines.

Also, early this year I was talking to a GW manager in one of the London stores and he told me with great confidence that he expected Sisters to be the 11/12th codex. At the time the 10 codices before Xmas hadn't been announced, so I just assumed he meant it would be next Summer or Autumn (which was cool enough).

Again, I refuse to get excited in case GW HQ has been feeding misinformation down the lines.




Lords of Wargaming - Total rumors: (60 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - RETIRED? - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 2/15/2016
Spoiler:

Horus Heresy Rumors - Oct 2015

I guess anyone can email in as an “anonymous source” and be completely wrong about stuff. Here is the low down:
- It is a Boxed game with tiles. (Yes it’s just a box game) TRUE
- NO fething XENOS! This is about the galactic civil war of man. That means no bs Eldar, Tau, Orks,
Necrons, etc. If you hear anyone say there will be rules for Xenos, they are lying to you and they’re a major bs artist. This isn’t 40k, this is 30k and we don’t give a gak what color your Eldar dress is. TRUE
- THIS IS NOT A LIMITED RELEASE – this is a boxed game and the models maybe used for Forge World’s Age of Darkness. If you don’t own their books you are missing out.
- Follow up to the last point, BUY THE FORGE WORLD BOOKS THEY ARE OUTSTANDING AND WORTH EVERY DIME OR PENCE (for my English friends).
- The sales of the box will dictate what will be released next, how it will be released and when it will be released. ONCE AGIN, IF THESE SITES SAY THEY KNOW WHAT IS COMING OUT, THEY’RE LYING.
Contents of the Box:
30x Tactical marines MK IV ONLY! TRUE
5x Catapharctii Terminators TRUE
1x Contemptor with Lascannon and CCW (FW Contemptor arms are interchangeable with the new plastics) TRUE
1x Praetor TRUE
1x Chaplain TRUE
The game box will be the only way to get the models for the initial release. The more you buy the faster the minis will come out in squad form. TRUE
PS. If I seem salty, I am. I’m tired of these sites playing with your hobby emotions and it pisses me off!
Don’t hate the media, become the media!

$150 or for our UK buddies £90.

Horus Heresy Rumors - Aug 2015
Lords of War Gaming: It will have it's own rules created by GW, but everyone will use for FW and they should. 30k is vastly better than 40k.
It will be two legions that hate each other. Any guesses?

Devon Martinez: Word Bearers and Ultras are a classic duo.


Lords of War Gaming: Looks like we have a winner! TRUE
Tau Rumors - June 2015
Here are some parting truths about Tau:
They will have a new Fire Warrior box. TRUE
Two types of units can be made. TRUE
New Crisis Suits TRUE
More commander suits TRUE
New Riptide sized Suit that has large missiles TRUE
Looks like a Tau Aegis Defense line with circular weapon platforms.TRUE
Don't know about the rules, so don't ask.

Eldar Rumors / Space Marine Rumors - Mar 2015
-DELETED Skitarii > Ad Mech > Eldar > SM > Tau. Correct. FALSE

-DELETED Lords of War Gaming Raven guard vs Tau and should be out before Tau release. FALSE

-DELETED Don't know about a Raven Guard supplement but Adeptus Astartes: Space Marines will release this summer. TRUE

DELETED -Lords of War Gaming Yes. After Admech it will be codex Craftworld: Eldar. Plastic jetbikes and Artach. No Specifics on Rules. TRUE


Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
via Lords of War (facebook)

The following 2-3 books look like they are on the schedule for this year (from soonest to last):

- Space Marines DUPLICATE

- Tau Empire TRUE

- Eldar (maybe, could get pushed off to next year) TRUE

Horus Heresy is being confirmed by everyone out there, its just a matter of when in the year GW wants to place it. TRUE

Finally don’t forget about the big reboot of Warhammer Fantasy 9th in the summer. TRUE


Horus Heresy Rumors - Mar 2015
You will see a new Space Marine codex before you see Horus Heresy plastics TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Mar 2015
Admech are right around the corner. TRUE

Lords of War Gaming They are not actually Admech. That codex will release later. The books will be Skatarii TRUE
and Cult Mechanicus. TRUE

Horus Heresy Rumors - Mar 2015
40k board game is Horus Heresy based and springboards into GW producing plastic 30k models later.

^^^We have a winner! TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Feb 2015
via Lords of War Gaming:
- April/May TRUE
– It’s Admech, but there will be two codices. TRUE

- Tanks will be walkers. TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2015
- Plastic HH marks of armor in May? You're way off! TRUE
- Sisters of Battle are not coming out this year. TRUE
- This year: 9th Ed Fantasy,PARTIALLY TRUE
new 40k campaign stater,
a couple of one off 40k board games, etc.. TRUE
- I can't give you everything all at once. If you love 40k you will be excited for a new army TRUE
and a codex that is hardback already will get an update. TRUE
- One will drop April/May TRUE
and one in November. For now, I can't say.
- RE: Sisters. Sadly it will be awhile. I think GW is really dropping the ball on not redoing them. Sisters are not my thing, but with 3D design they would be amazing.
- April/May It's Admech, but there will be two codices. Also tanks will be walkers. DUPLICATE
- It will be a full army. Nothing on 9th Ed. DUPLICATE
- From Drake Noble: "Other codices will be Tzeentch and Dark Angels, calling it now.TRUE Also, 40k board game is Horus Heresy based and springboards into GW producing plastic 30k models later." ^^^We have a winner!
- Re 30k Plastic: I didn't say it wasn't happening. It will not be in May. TRUE

40k General Rumors - Nov 2014
Via Lords of War Gaming

So for those of you that pay attention to the release list for upcoming product you may have noticed that 32mm bases are on the list for next week.
If you are wondering what they were for take a good hard look at the Death company in the picture and compare to the genestealers and behold the future!
Get ready to get your (re)base on. To reiterate ALL MODELS on 25mm bases will eventually transition to the new 32mm bases. TRUE

Blood Angel Rumors - Nov 2014
There are still 3 weeks left in November. Looking to Warhammer Visions as to what is coming out is the wrong answer. Relax your Blood Angels are coming out. TRUE

With all the talk and rumors of the new Tyranid stuff, Blood Angels, and the campaign involving the two I am going to clear up some misinformation/misunderstanding. The box coming out containing Tyranids and Blood Angels is NOT a starter set. It is a campaign box like Stormclaw was. Yes there are similarities between a starter set and a campaign box. Both contain models and the small rule book. TRUE
The main differences being:
-Campaign box is limited production TRUE
-Campaign box does not have the snap fit models TRUE
Dark Vengeance is your starter set for the foreseeable future. As for the contents of the campaign box, we don't know yet. As soon as we are able to tell you we will. I would not put much stock in the rumors of a plastic Broodlord or Plastic Lictor in there unless perhaps they make one into a character. PARTIALLY TRUE

Blood Angel Rumors / Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2014
via Lords of War Gaming on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Lordsofwargaming

People, this codex cover is a total fake. Please remember that New Blood Angel codex will start the marine rebranding. The codex name is Adeptus Astartes: Blood Angels. TRUE

I keep getting questions about a Tyranids Codex release and here's some info.

1. This is a model release no Tyranids codex. TRUE
2. A Campaign book will be released and if I remember correctly it's called Leviathan. TRUE
3. Blood Angels are still coming. TRUE
4. There will be a starter set that contains BA and Tyranids. It will be similar to Storm Claw. TRUE
5. Hope to update Blood Angel rumors this week.

Blood Angel Rumors / Necron Rumors / Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2014
Here it is:
Lords of War Gaming There will be a campaign book that is released early November. TRUE
Necrons are not for a while I know of two armies that are next and another codex that will shock people next year.

Lords of War Gaming I been told that there will be a box like storm claw. BA for sure but I don't know it its Nids or Necrons. If I was to guess I would say Necrons following the Storm Claw model. TRUE

Ross Mason What time are we talking for the Nid Release?
Lords of War Gaming The should release soon, within 6-7 weeks. TRUE




Necron Rumors - Oct 2014
I can't be too specific, but the dynasties will allow certain units to be taken and given certain bonuses. PARTIALLY TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2014
A little bit of correction of the Necron rumors: They will receive a codex, but it will be in January. TRUE
There will be a major change to FoC in this codex. You will also see the release of the third "End Times" book in January as well. TRUE


Here was their previous rumor bit
Tons of rumors flying around about Necrons and they are all wrong. The Necrons will only see the release of a Necron lord, no codex will be released. FALSE
Also Tyranids will see the release of two large bugs. TRUE
The rules for their models will be in the box like the Nagash release. This is also just a model release for the Tyranids, no codex.

Lastly the Blood angels will be released at the end of the year. TRUE

Continued in the comments, they state regarding the fluff, "There will be a lot of stuff covering the Dynasties. This is important because they will affect how you can build your armies." FALSE

Necron Rumors / Tyranid Rumors/Blood Angel Rumors - Oct 2014

"Tons of rumors flying around about Necrons and they are all wrong. The Necrons will only see the release of a Necron lord, no codex will be released.
Also Tyranids will see the release of two large bugs. TRUE
The rules for their models will be in the box like the Nagash release. This is also just a model release for the Tyranids, no codex.

Lastly the Blood angels will be released at the end of the year."

Grey Knight Rumors - July 2014
Now that Wolves have hit, The next 40k army will be Grey Knights. This release will be codex and data cards only. There will be zero kits for this release. TRUE

Should be soon. BA and DE could be down the road, but my source says GK. He's been right so many times.

Supplement Rumors - June 2014
Sanctus Reach(planet Strike Update) will pre-order next week. TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors / Ork Rumors - May 2014
Orks Collectors codex will have a slipcase that will come with an artbook and a Ghazghkull supplement. The Ghazghkull supplement will be released at a later date. TRUE

Space Wolf Rumors - May 2014
"...this will come as no surprise to you after our talk today but I just talked to my sales rep and he told me that their is a new Space Wolf flyer sitting in the warehouse awaiting release right now. He said the skew for it is already in thier computer system. He said the info for it came up in the computer just before the Wood Elf release." TRUE

7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
Lords of War wrote:A new Realm of Battle board will be released with 7th edition. This board will have a "40k/City" theme and will be 6' x 4' with a travel bag like the current Realm of Battle Board.

Lords of War wrote:Is calling BS on the whole "percentages" for your forces in 40K. TRUE

"The next 40k army after Orks will be Space Wolves. Stay tuned for more information on Orks and Space Wolf releases." TRUE


7th Edition Rumors - Apr 2014
7e 40K Rulebook comes in a slipcase with 3 books – rules, miniatures showcase, background TRUE



Lorizael - Total rumors: (8 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Flyer Rumors release - Jan 2013
My sources say this will be a 70 page "compendium". TRUE

It will have updated 6th edition rules for flyers: TRUE
Stormraven (now available to space marines and BT) TRUE
Storm Talon TRUE
Ork Bomba / dakka jet / burna bomba TRUE
Valkyrie / vendetta TRUE
Razorwing & Voide Raven TRUE
Night Scythe / doom scythe TRUE


lost_soul - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Alpha Legion - August 2013
there is an alpha legion supplement coming out in early 2014 FALSE


Lucky Shot - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 1/27/2016
Spoiler:

Space Wolf Rumors - Jan 2016
via Lucky Shot on Faeit 212
Space Wolves campaign book is called "Curse of the Wulfen" TRUE
Also includes a decurion for Chaos Daemons TRUE
- Lucky Shot




maceria - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

IG Rumors - Dec 2015
maceria wrote:
Well, a little bird told me that GW will be releasing a new AM Attila regiment in plastic. It will be four new kits:
-Plastic RR. About damn time.FALSE
-Kamir on his mount. FALSE
-Infantry kits that include options to make command squads. This will be a single, multi use kit, so you need a ten man box to make a 5 man command squad. FALSE
-New Great(er) commander of the Attilan regiment: Lo Pan. He actually requires two models: he starts play decrepit in a hover chair, and has weak stats but is a strong psyker (probably ML2+). If he kills an enemy character, you replace him with the other model, which has higher close combat stats. Kinda neat, but a little gimmicky. FALSE

Edited for spellings and such.


madcowcrazy - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Sisters Rumors - Oct 2016
…Sisters will be released Q1 next year with a rumored month being Jan-Feb.” FALSE


Chaos Space Marine Rumors
Black Templars and the new Chaos Legions codex FALSE


Maelström - Total rumors: (10 TRUE) / (42 FALSE) / (7 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:


Dwarf Rumors - Oct 2013
Dwarfs are due in "early 2014"(corroborating other sources saying March 2014) TRUE
Dwarfs news, next army to make their appearance could include:
OrcCrusher / Tunneler (combo kit) FALSE
Runic Anvil / War Altar (combo box) FALSE
Gyrocopter Squadron Box TRUE
Thunderers / Crossbowmen / Dwarf Warriors Box (10) FALSE
Hammerers / Ironbreaker Box FALSE
Matadors??? / Brotherhood of Grimmir Box FALSE
Longbeards / Rangers Box FALSE

Wood Elf Rumors - Oct 2013
Ajota specified Wood Elves are in "april/may". TRUE

Translated as: "Things you hear on Silvan, but we must remember that Dwarves out before, in early 2014:" TRUE

Wood Elves Rules

Army wide ASF ( elves only ) TRUE
- Hawkeye ( only elves , reroll one to hit, single shots) FALSE
- Spirit of the Forest ( unstable magical attacks, hatred , 5 + ward save , harmony with the forest ) FALSE
- Elven Bow ( f4 , rapid fire , extra row ) FALSE
- Saearath ( cc weapon , +1 Strength , + 1 SEspecial , spears ) [FALSE
- Explorers / Ambushers ( NDT : not what it is ) [FALSE

Forest Guard : Elvish Bow , Hawkeye FALSE
Eternal Guard : f4 , Saearath , L8 FALSE
Light Knights : same FALSE
Driades : forms of combat . FALSE
Riders Halcon : Elven Bow , Hawk Eye , launches FALSE
Kournous Riders : Spirit of the forest, Saearath , L8 , F4 , A2 ( idk if directly go deer) ALREADY TRUE
Arboreal : Spirit of the forest , as FALSE
Banshees : Spirit of the forest, Lamento ( breath attack ) , terror . FALSE
Eagle Claws : same
Wardancer : same , except for some changes that do not know . TOO VAGUE
Forest : Forest Spirit , Bow Elvish . FALSE
Men Tree: Like I ALREADY TRUE
Millennial choleric : Hate Eternal , and nose to more FALSE

Wood Elves Miniatures (some translation issues)

Man Megacaja Tree (Giant) / Durtu / Millennium cashflow TRUE

- Great Dragon Box Forest / Lord of the Forest / Sisters of Twilight FALSE
- Safety in Deer Forest Kournous TRUE
- Safety Kournous Riders (apparently nothing to do with the look of today, more fey and spiritual) FALSE[/b]
- Safety Wardancer / Forest FALSE
- Riders Box Falcon / Eagle Claws FALSE
- Safety Eternal Guard / Forest Banshees PARTIALLY TRUE
- Blister Cantor of Trees FALSE
- Blister Lord of Forests FALSE
- Blister Skaw the Falconer PARTIALLY TRUE

High Elf Rumors - April 2013
- Plastic huge Treeman ?also can be used by WE?. It's been done since two years ago. It was thought only for WE but has been put into this wave for HE because of the lack of ideas. FALSE
- Plastic Maidenguard-Avelorn. They share with Shadow Warriors: heavy armor, shiled, spear-halberd as in LOTR, great weapon and magic bows. Bodies for male and female. Shadow Warriors wear helms and cloaks and they are scouts. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Monstruous Infantry, ¿Elementales? from Changing Islands. Options for all four elements. Maelström says this is the first time he hears about that. He's also received an email talking about MC with eagles. FALSE
- Griffon/monster, Eltharion. FALSE
- Blister Finecast: Alarielle, Teclis, Alith Anar, Belennaer. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Blister Plastic: Warrior wizard from Hoeth, heroe on foot with lion cloak. PARTIALLY TRUE
- New Batallion Box: more expensive: 10 shadow warriors/maiden, 20 spears, bolthrowe or however it's said in English and 8 silver helms. FALSE
- No new model for Imrik and no drakes MC. Dragons can be placed as rare 1-3. FALSE

High Elf Rumors - April 2013
NEW STUFF:
-HE are going to get a new war machine that mixes RBT and dragon breath/flamethrower. Nobody told Maeltröm if its something independent or part of one of the flying chariots. He thinks that maybe a new war machine. FALSE
-Some people now say there will be no MC, so maybe no dragons. Others, instead, keep saying there will be and they give very explicit details. Maelström is confident they can be one of the releases, since if they exist not there will be few new boxes and having two different infantry boxes is both unlikely and unnecessary. He will keep digging to see what he finds. SPECULATION
-Next magic items disappear as you know them nowadays: Star Lance, Dragon Horn, Armor of Caledor (=Imrik coming back?). There is a new magic item: Book of the Phoenix. FALSE

-Dragons have awaken. More and more powerful dragons. Imrik is coming back. FALSE
-Phoenix King is going to battle. FALSE

NEW MODELS (from MORE likely to LESS likely):
1. BOX/KIT: Flying Chariot Sky Talons. Special character on it (Finubar/Eltharion) an option for RBT/flamethrower-dragon breath war machine. PARTIALLY TRUE
2. BOX/KIT: Phoenix/Phoenix Riders. Options for Special Character (Caradryan?), two/three types of Phoenix (Ice/Fire/Lone one). TRUE
3. BOX/KIT: Infantry: 10 Shadow Warriors/Maiden Guard (Some say they will be in two boxes and not in a multikit). DUPLICATE
4. BOX/KIT: Monstruos Cavalry "Fire Riders" (dragons) FALSE
5. BOX/KIT: Huge Dragon/Monster. Option for Imrik. FALSE
6. BOX/KIT: New War Machine (as the one in the flying chariot option B) FALSE
7. BOX/KIT: Great Eagles. FALSE

8. BOX/KIT: Two elven gods shrines. FALSE

BLISTERS (some to be seen on may, others in the future, others never). From MORE likely to LESS likely:
1. BLISTER Warrior Mage (some say with option to build Belannaer) TRUE
2. BLISTER Alarielle TRUE
3. BLISTER Teclis FALSE
4. BLISTER Random hero FALSE


Mango Polo - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (14 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:
- NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - CONFIRMED FAKE
Tyranid Rumors - Sept 2013
Rumor monger claims falseFake Rumors

>Crawling Plague (named Venomthrope), Finecast FALSE

>- Like the other named tyranids is taken as a brood upgrade. FALSE
>- Three rows of vents on its back, tail is much longer and coils itself around a piece of scenery. Mouth tendrils are shorter and spread open around its mouth like it's trying to spit out something, with liquid dripping out of it. FALSE
>- Torrent weapon, AP- Poison 4+. Gimmick is on a 3+ place a marker anywhere on where you placed the template. Following turn place the small end of the flamer template on the marker and aim it in any direction, roll again on 4+ every subsequent turn to see if it stays on the field. FALSE
>- Grants stealth to all models within 6" and shrouding to itself. Venomthropes create 5+ cover, so they synergize. FALSE
>- It Lurks in the Mists: Special deployment gimmick instead of deploying on the board, at the start of any movement phase except the first you can deploy the Crawling Plague within 6" of any venomthrope. FALSE
>- Mutation from the new Hive Fleet Karkinos, which is specialized in toxic weaponry and the usage of venomthropes. FALSE


>Tyranid Prime, plastic clamshell FALSE
>- Larger Warrior, head crest has four prongs, additional shoulder plates that interlock down over part of the chest, armor in general is sharper and extends farther out with a slight upward curve. Looks like you could impale a guardsman on its back. FALSE
>- On foot, devourer and scything talons, dead easy to switch out components with Warriors and Raveners. FALSE
>- Details of the fluff are quite a bit different. The Prime is designed as a perfect hunter, created to fit any battlefield and seek out and eliminate enemy commanders while supported by evolved broods in this regard. FALSE
>- Apex Brood: The Prime can take a single retinue of "Apex" Warriors, Raveners or Shrikes. They receive T/WS/BS +1 and the Prime auto passes LOS! rolls while attached to the Apex Brood. Somewhat more expensive than their normal counterparts (+5 to +10 pt each depending on the creature) FALSE
>- No more +1WS/BS when attached to regular warriors, that's replaced by the retinue. FALSE
>- Hunter-Killer: Enemy characters cannot refuse challenges from the Prime. FALSE


manickZe - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Daemons Rumors
Plastic Plague Bearers. (PILE ON?)TRUE


Mannfred - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Elf Rumors - Sep 2013
Blackguard...will be going up in points...moved to Rare choice at 0-1...with only 1 attack.... FALSE
playtesting is currently whether to give them str4 base like exes, or +1 to hit in the first round of combat at current ws5 or upped to ws6 all the time... FALSE
warrior elite scrapped, as DE hatred is going to be all rounds but must pursue if possible... FALSE

Dark Elf Rumors - Sep 2013
There is no sea creature or like GIANT kit! Dark Elves getting a hybrid kit....it is a plastic monster kit which can build a Hydra "supposedly the biggest monster there" or what is called a Warbeast of Karond Kar, don't quote me on the name....its what i'd call it.... PARTIALLY TRUE
basically a monster and handler unit, with basic states, players can then pay points for upgrades, ie like +2 attacks, regen and etc...and therefore build if you want like a chimera or like basalisk or something in between, "yes something like acid blood upgrade"....no turn to stone upgrade but....think basalisk has something like that going by memory at the moment.... FALSE


Marik Law - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (17 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Sisters of Battle Rumors - Oct 2013
I've also been hearing rumours that we'll be seeing the Sisters model range updated from metal to primarily finecast FALSE
and perhaps plastic. FALSE
This should include a range of finecast HQ units (with a Canoness which has multiple weapon options) FALSE
and a single plastic kit which will allow players to make several units (Battle Sisters, Dominion, etc). FALSE
From what I hear, all of the units that are getting resculpts (such as the plastic Sisters) are some of the most gorgeous and detailed models GW has put out to-date. FALSE


I wouldn't get my hopes up too much, but we may be able to expect a lot of Finecast re-releases and maybe a plastic kit or two (though very few re-designs). I haven't heard anything about any new units, sadly. : FALSE

Black Templar Rumors and Release Schedule Rumors
Black Templars are not being rolled into the next Space Marines book FALSE
No WD Codex TRUE
Black Templars will be out sometime 2014 after Orks and possibly after Tyranids, as the Nids are a high priority at GW right now. FALSE
Author = Phil Kelly. FALSE
Robin is doing Tau Empire, FALSE
Phil is doing Eldar, TRUE
Matt is doing Orks, SPECULATION
Phil is back on duty doing Black Templars DUPLICATE
Can't remember who is doing Tyranids, it's either Phil or Matt. I think it's Matt but I'm not 100% on that one. FALSE

Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
Dark Angels Tactical Squads will be able to take a Heavy Flamer as a heavy weapon option. FALSE
subsequent Marine book Tactical Squads would get Heavy Flamers as well. FALSE

The plasma re-roll special rule that Azrael gets is also a "Chapter Tactic" that most characters (excluding named ones) can get, albeit for a points increase FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - October 2011
Tau Q1 FALSE
Chaos Legions mid Year FALSE
Eldar End of Year FALSE


Mark Fritts - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

7th Edition Rumors - May 2014
One more little rumor tidbit I heard from the same source is FMC's may no longer assault the turn they come down from flight. TRUE

7th Edition Rumors - May 2014
So, last night someone from The Overlords Podcast group on Facebook posted these tidbits. Hopefully they don't mind if they're posted elsewhere. There's some interesting things to chew on here.

-- So Guys I heard from a pretty reliable source that got to sit down with the book for a few minutes here is what I can remember from what was said.

1. 4ed consolidate in to combat is in
2. If you fail to cast a power you can't cast it the rest of the game
3. Every unit including vehicles will now score
4. Unbound armies may not contest objectives TRUE
5. Lords of war are in TRUE
6. Escalation and stronghold remaine as they are now
7. Vehicles will be harder to kill the chart changes once more. TRUE
8. The book will come out in 3 options Art like warhammer visions, Fluff book, and one that only contains rules and that one is about as think as the current SM book.
9.difficult terrain is just -2 inches TRUE
10. Wound allocation has changed a bit.not super clear as to how. TRUE
11. D-weapons toned down but he was unclear as what that meant so from the sounds of it they will still be super ugly. - TRUE -


Master Sheol - Total rumors: (5 TRUE) / (22 FALSE) / (3 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
DW box in DV style... TRUE
Veteran unit in PA + robes with guns an shields and a lot of blings... FALSE
Belial model in a very cool TDA... TRUE

Élite DW CC unit can purchase one of the following upgrades: BS5, some kind of reroll in H2H, some kind of bonus for DS... FALSE

Heavy support termies can swap PF for a second SB (assault4), sternguard ammo and peculiar heavy weapons (AC with "plasma" ammo or something like that) and take one of the following upgrades: BS5, some kind of reroll against veichles, full BS of charged... FALSE

White Dwarf Rumors - Nov 2012
A friend of mine told me of a double sized WD FALSE
and a double release in december. TOO VAGUE
Maybe the new tacticsl/sternguard and assault/vanguard kits will be out in december??? SPECULATION

Dark Angels Rumors - Oct 2012
Deathwing should have:
- Command squad- 2 wounds like GK paladins... FALSE
- WS5 and BS5... FALSE
- command squad upgrades... TRUE
- upgrades for attached chaplain and/or attached librarian... FALSE
- very expensive unit... DUH
- Elite squad - Close combat specialistic unit with mastercrafted weapons and specific options... WS5 TRUE
- Troop squad - the DW squad we know now but without any speacial ability... i guess they will be just fearless without DWA... FALSE
- chaplain in TDA can attach... PARTIALLY TRUE
- Heavy Support squad - BS5...FALSE
- no access to assault weapons but access to heavy weapons... FALSE
- AP3 Stormbolters... FALSE

Ravenwing should have:
- Command squad - 2 attacks... WS5... FALSE
- all the guys can take sergeant upgrades... FALSE
- command squad upgrades... TRUE
- Troop squad - like the bike squad in vanilla codex (3-10 bikes and 2 bikes can become a single attack bike) but with RW special abilities and options FALSE
- fast attack squad - 1-5 attack bike squadron can split into 2 units FALSE
- LS squadron - 1-5 LS with access to all equipment as per vanilla codex plus the specific RAM version (rumored to take LC too) they can split into 2 units FALSE

- New kind of dread that can take terminator options... FALSE
- Very big transport flyer with room enough for 20 marines (the rumor says 20 tda but i guess it will be 20 PA or 10 tda)... FALSE
- Chaplains that can act like a single unit or join squads like SP in BA army... FALSE
- Another guy i know told me about a rumored name for a DA veichle... VENGEANCLAD or similar... maybe it will be the dread with terminator options... FALSE
- Codex should be out between february and april...FALSE


Mauler - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 10/12/2016 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Rumors - June 2016
via Mauler on Faeit 212
Speaking of Space Wolves, Natfka, I bumped into an old mate last night who had a chap with him who I'd not met before. He said that he knew people working at GW, said that they were working on Warzone: Fenris pt2 at the moment and showed me two grainy photos.

I assume that the delay in pt2 is down to the models involved as one pic was of Thousand Sons in ornate armour that I'd not seen before and the other pic was of a daemonic Magnus. TRUE
Hard to make out details on him from memory but there was a fair bit of blue & red on him and I vaguely remember something like blue pinions outstretched from his back but I'm not sure if they were wings. Clearly a departure from a Primarch Magnus from FW. TRUE

And a plastic Magnus from GW was the last thing I expected to see. It looked legit, but I don't know the chap, so..

Can't get a copy of the pics as they're secret squirrel, but my chum confirms that there are wings on Magnus and it's GW plastic, not FW resin.


mc1gamer - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

End Times Rumors - Oct 2014
Some Rumors on the 3rd edition to the End Times Campaign series, titled: Khaine. What changes are coming regarding the High and Dark Elves? What impact will it have on the Warhammer World? TRUE


melonmelon - Total rumors: (8 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
From indie shop, no nid for x'mas, but Hobbit expansion TRUE

Blood Bowl Rumors - Oct 2013
Form indie retailer, he told me that Blood Bowl Rumors will launch in 3rd week of November, and not showing in White Dwarf at all. Anyone heard those form indie too? FALSE

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/180/550209.page#6075179]Dark Elf Rumors[ /url] - Sept 2013
October release: TRUE

Dreadspears(Warriors?) £20 TRUE
Shadowblade £12 TRUE
Witch Elves £35 TRUE
Cauldron of Blood £45 TRUE
Kharibdyss £40 TRUE

from indie retailer, BTW no pic.

edit: Army book and Magic Card set too, but no "battleforce". TRUE


Meltedwing - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

High Elf Rumros - Harry's Fantasy Recap
HE - High Elves early next year (2013). TRUE


Michael Tite - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
Spoiler:

PENDING 40k Rumors - Oct 2016
via Michael Tite
You mean to say you can't imagine Typhus and Mortarion and huge Blight Knight sized Grave Warden type heavy Terminators with Underslung launchers and Manreapers?
And new Plague Marines? TRUE
And all sorts of Plaguey goodness? TRUE

Well.. I don't know what to tell you.. except.. SoonTM


Q:Yeah strangely everone forgets about one and only fully healed loyal primarch still sleeping in the Rock. Coincidence ?

Michael Tite

No.. no cooncidence. He's back soon. As is Russ.. and Khan and a few others.. one of them is mysteriously healing in stasis.. Weird how this is all coming together.. there might even be one or two we believed dead making a return in one form or another.. who knows eh?


Q: Regarding the hand covering something up in the image
His hand is strategically placed over something that you aren't supposed to see yet..

You'll also notice another character in there, if you can see



Mikhael - Total rumors: (7 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 8/7/2017
Spoiler:

40k Rumors - Feb 2017
Mikhael on 2-1-2017

40K 8th Edition Ruleset

The new rules are streamlined but retain the core of current 7th edition 40k rules. TRUE
Age of Sigmar style Warscroll-datasheets are in.
Look to find unit stats, special rules and rules on these Warscrolls-datasheets, in short everything you would need to play in one place. TRUE
Most of the core rules’s complexity is staying, with only some fiddly peripheral rules and a percentage of the unit special rules being phased out. TRUE

30K Horus Heresy Ruleset

The 30K rules will allow use of current Forge World books without alteration. TRUE
Technically the ruleset is not new.
It is the current 7th edition ruleset, with 40th millennia portions removed and the 30K Age of Darkness sections added in their place.

40k Rumors - Jan 2017
This one comes from longtime rumormonger: Mikhael on 1-30-2017

Regarding 40k’s New 8th Edition belived to be on the way in Q2: TRUE

The new edition will have two separate rulesets.
40K: Primary game will have a new set of streamlined rules. DUPLICATE
30K: Heresy era ruleset will be seperate and more complex. DUPLICATE

Previously On Faeit 212 (in a deep announcer voice)
Ork Rumors - Feb 2016

Orcs and Goblins / Destruction in March are the next release for Age of Sigmar. TRUE

 Horus Heresy Rumors - Oct 2015
via rumormeister Mikhael

“The Horus Heresy Boxed Game will arrive in Early November. Looks like a release (no pre order) on November 7th.” TRUE


mikhaila - Total rumors: (21 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

 Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - July 2015
Saint Vetock was told to stop working on 9th edition WFB. It wasn't what the higher ups wanted. They wanted something radically different. They specifically wanted to get away from points. This info comes from a couple levels higher up than my sales rep. TRUE

 Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
So, just got off the phone with my GW rep. They are really going big on this one. I've been offered quite a few nice incentives to support the launch, and will be receiving free copies of the box, demo armies, credit on old product, posters, prizes, etc. Thursday I'll receive a full copy of the rules with i will take home and eat with ketchup and spend a day digesting. Nice incentives across the board for retailers that take a bunch of them, support the launch, (and are currently paying their bills, of course.)

Info I was told:

-It's not 9th edition WFB, its a totally different game. There is no 9th edition coming. There is no huge rule book coming. Age of Sigmar is the main product. TRUE

-Most of the leaks on the internet are wrong. I'll be able to confirm this Thursday. In particular the bit about different formations is incorrect. TRUE

-The 96 page book is a hobby book, painting, history, how to play examples etc. The 4 pages of rules is indeed the rules. Laminated. TRUE

-Each unit in the game has a War Scroll that has the rules specific to that unit. So rules for each artillery piece will be on that unit's scroll, each monster will have a scroll, etc. TRUE

-The 4 pages of rules and all War Scrolls will be free and online July 4th at midnight. This will be a living document. TRUE

lets say that again, since some of the words like "free" may seem surprising to some folks

-The 4 pages of rules and all War Scrolls will be free and online July 4th at midnight. This will be a living document

-Cost is 125.00 in the US TRUE

-There may be additional books in the near future, hobbyist/collectors items. Not at all needed for the game, and may not even have the rules in the them. Age of Sigmar: The Big Book of pictures and how to paint....etc. There is no HC big rulebook like we had in WFB, no 3 rule books in a slipcover like in 40k. Just the Age of Sigmar box. And the rules for that box are online and free along with rules for all the old models in your army. TRUE

-Supposedly doesn't matter how things are based. TRUE

-Scales well from skirmish to large battles. Leave your models ranked and on bases if you like. TRUE

Looking forward to reading it all on Thursday.

 Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
Hmm, by 'no small rulebook', i hope that means complete rules. TRUE

 Warhammer Fantasy - June 2015
And I've been told multiple times by my sales rep that all current models will be usable in AOS. Not that I take even what GW says as gospel until i see the book, but does not sound like they are purging races. TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy - June 2015
I heard 70 lb, 110 dollars. And that is 3rd hand info from friend friend of...someone in UK unknown to me. In line with other GW sets, but IMHO, still high for a 'Starter'. TRUE

 Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
Was given some info 3rd hand:

- There will be some free downloads to give unit stats for older models. These won't be in the book itself. The stats online are a onetime thing, meaning they won't be maintaining it or adding info for it going forward. But people with existing armies will have stats for all their models. Extrapolating from this, I expect that the focus of rules and stats of the aos book and any future books will be on models they currently sell. As a store, i'll probably just make a bunch of copies of this and hand it out to players as needed, so everyone has them. TRUE

-Setup may be alternating units, with the player who has the least units having some control over what objectives you'll be playing the game around. TRUE

-Statlines will be more along the line of the die roll needed. TRUE

-Very large monsters may have their stats get worse as they lose wounds. TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy - June 2015
So, one of my spies returned, wounded unto death and managed to give me a bit of info on the Great Enemies battleplan.
He was delerious and really wanted a cookie before he died, so take this with a grain of salt.

-The new system will have both Skirmish and large battle with ranked troops versions. FALSE

-Skirmish can use round or square. Large version is square. PARTIALLY TRUE

-The round 32mm bases in the space marine boxes were originally made for WH:AoS, but the 40k studio guys liked the look and they fit space marines better. TRUE

-AOS box will have both round and square bases in the box. FALSE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
So this is from GW as of a minute ago. I will continue to hammer my sales rep about 4 times a week, and he's promised to call me whenever new info pops up.

-Ages of Sigmar is a new system, not necessarily WFB 8.5 or 9.0 TRUE

-Story advances after the events in Endtimes. TRUE

-All current models will be usable. But it's a new system, so how good/bad something was in 8th isn't an indication of how it will perform in AoS. TRUE

-Age of Sigmar is not a boardgame, is not an intro game to something larger. It's the main event. TRUE



mikey0987 - Total rumors: (7 TRUE) / (10 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tyranid Rumors - Playtest - August 2013
Elite
Hive Guard brood
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
4 4 5 6 2 1 2 8 3+

Composition: 1-3 hive guard
unit type: Infantry

weapons and biomorphs:
Claws and teeth
impaler cannon
bonded exoskeleton

special rules:

instinctive behaviour - lurk
sky fire
interceptor

weaponry: (changed : strength 7 AP 3 assault 3) Note: guns no longer ignore cover saves.

Lictor brood:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
7 4 6 4 2 8 3 10 5+

Composition: 1-3 lictors
Unit type: infatry

Weapons and biomorphs:
chameleonic skin (changed: +1 cover while in jungles and ruins)

flesh hooks (changed: range 12'' strength 6 AP 2 assault 2 pull) - pull: pull an indipendant character out
a unit and into combat

reinforced chitin
rending claws
scything talons

special rules:
prey: (pick an indipendant character at the begining of the game, able to re-roll hits & wounds against that target)
fleet
counter attack
move through cover
stealth
natual reflexes (5+ invunerable save)
spore field

Venomthrope brood:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
3 0 * 4 2 4 3 7 5+

Composition: 1-3 venomthropes
unit type: infatry

Weapons and biomorphs:
lash whips
reinforced chitin
toxic miasma

speical rules:
instinctive behaviour - feed
spore cloud (changed:5+ cover save for all units in 6'' & strength 6 AP - hit for all enemy units within 6'')
toix touch (wound on 2+)
spread poision: (grants a unit within 6'' the poision special rule)
spore field

Zoanthrope brood : (non completion until psyic powers finallised
doom of malan'tai: (non completion until psyic pwers finallised

Pyrovore brood:(changes)
. +1 toughness
. +1 wound
. weapon now has torrent

Ymgarl geanstealers:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
5 0 5 4 1 6 3 10 5+

unit composition: 5-10 ymgarl geanstealers
unit type: infatry


weapons and biomorphs:
rending claws
reinforced chitin

special rules:
rage
brood telephathy
fleet
move through cover
toxic cloud (units may not overwatch against this target)
bounderble leap (+6'' charge range and ignores effects of difficult terrian)

Tyranid Rumors - August 2013
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
This is from the latest test codex to finalize the rules for the upcoming codex.
HQ:
Hive tyrant:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
8 4 7 7 5 6 5 10 3+

composition: 1 Hive tyrant
Unit type: monsterous creature

Weapons and biomorphs:
Bonded exoskeleton
bone sword (challenge weapon)
lash wip (changed: -4 to enemies initative)

scything talons

special rules:
Synapse creature
psyker mastery level 3
overlord (+1 to movement & charge distance for army until death of unit)
shadow in the warp (changed: -4 to enemy physic tests within 12'')
leaderless (death of unit will cause strengh 4 AP - hits to all units within 12'')

physic powers:(under testing)

options:
add an additional set of scything talons: free
replace scything talons with heavy venom cannon:
stranglethorn cannon: (changed: 15pts)
twin linked death spitters: (changed: strength 5 AP 4 assault 4) :

may take the following:
Adrenal glands: 5pts
toxic sacks:
acid blood:
implant attack : (changed: challenge weapon) :

toxic miasma:
regeneration: (changed: 5+ to regain a wound at the end of the turn) :
Alpha regeneration: (4+ to geain a wound at the end of the turn):

May take up to two upgrades:
armoured shell:


wings:
spore field (-1 to enemy BS when firing at model):
physic shield (4+ invunrible save)

Swarmlord:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
10 0 8 7 6 7 6 10 2+/4+

Composition: 1 Swarmlord
Unit type: Character Monsterous creature

Weapons and biomorphs:
Bonesabres (challenge weapon)
armoured shell
physic shield

special rules:
synapse creature (18'' range)
phyker mastery level 4
swarm leader: (changed: give one unit: rage, fear or feel no pain)
undying beast: gains eternal warrior special rule
blade parry: (changed: gains +1 attack for every enemy model in base contact. striking at initative step 7)
shadow in the warp
painfull loss: (once the unit is killed ALL models must take a unmodified leadership test (including units under synapse) the amount you fail by
on your leadership test is the amount of wounds a unit must take)

physic powers: (under testing)

Tervigon:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
4 0 6 6 6 1 2 10 3+

Composition: 1 tervigon
unit type: monsterous creature

weapons and biomorphs: (Unchanged)

special rules:
synapse creature: (12'' range)
brood progenitor
pysker mastery level 2

shadow in the warp
spawn termagaunts
it will not die

physic powers: (under testing)

Must take one of the following:
scything talons:
piercing talons: (+1 stength)
crushing claws: (changed:
spore field:

can take one of the following:
adrenal glands :
toxic sacks:
acid blood:
toxic miasma:
regeneration:

Tyranid prime:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
6 4 6 5 4 5 4 10 3+

Composition: 1 tyranid prime
unit type: infantry

weapons and biomorphs:
scything talons
rending claws
implant attack

special rules:
synapse creature:(6'')
alpha warrior: (changed: if unit joins warriors then synapse range increases to 12'' also allows squad to use WS)

shadow in the warp

replace scything talons with:
pair of bone swords (changed: challenge weapons) :
lash wip and bone sword:

may take the following:
adrenal glands:
toxic sacks:
regeneration:
physic shield:

ranged weaponry: (under going beta testing)

The parasite of mortrex:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
6 0 5 5 2 6 3 10 3+

Composition: 1 parasite of mortex
unit type: jump infatry

weapons and biomorphs: (unchanged)
special rules: (unchanged)

Hive guard:
You may include a squad of hive guard if you take either the hive tyrand or the swarmlord
(these do not count towards your HQ slots)

WS BS S T W I A LD SV
4 0 6 6 1 4 3 7 3+

Unit composition: 1-3 hive guard
unit type: infatry (character)


weapons and biomorphs:
rending claws
scything talons
boned exoskeleton

special rules:
instinctive behaviour - feed
blind rampage
rage
shield wall

may take the following:
lash whip
bone sword (challenge weapon)



More Daemons Rumors
Daemonic: Instability If you lose 25% of your unit at the end of your close combat phase then you must take a leadership test on 2d6. You subtract the amount of models lost to the overall leadership total. If you pass then nothing happens otherwise you lose wounds equal to the amount you failed the combat by. PARTIALLY TRUE

For the case of shooting then the daemons count as being fearless. TRUE
If a herald joins a unit then the unit is not effected by daemonic Instability FALSE

Heralds: have +1 to weapon skill, wounds, initiative, attack and have LD 9-10 TRUE

Soul grinder has sky fire in profile (220pts base) TRUE

All daemon units have a 5+ invulnerable save as standard. TRUE
There is upgrades to give heralds 3+ TRUE
and even 2+ save (although it is very expensive) FALSE

Greater daemons are beasts ? the keeper of secrets have 6 base attacks and gains more attacks for every kill. She also has rending. TRUE

Blood thirster- has amazing stat line:
WS BS S T W A I LD SV
10 5 8 7 5 5 5 10 4+ FALSE

Re- rolls all failed to hit and to wound. FALSE
All greater daemons have the option for 2+ save ? although it is on the 65pts+ mark FALSE

Fate weaver can make a enemy hero turn into a spawn if they fail an invulnerble save. FALSE
Still re-rolls saves (but only invulnerable ? no longer armour) FALSE

Bloodletters ? reduced by a point FALSE
Daemonettes ? reduced by 2 points but are now strength 4 on the charge. FALSE
Plague bearers ? reduced by 3 points a model but have lost feel no pain but gained shrouded. TRUE
Pink horrors- increased by 2 points but have better saves. TRUE

Blood crushers are now monstrous beasts and have rage. (They are really expensive) FALSE
Beast of nurgle are vastly improved ? and have gone up in cost by 30+ points TRUE

Physic powers are a bit to random and can hurt you badly if you roll badly PARTIALLY TRUE
Nurgle is the best of a bad bunch. SPECULATION



miniwars.eu - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

40k Rumors - Oct 2016
via anonymous sources, translated from Spanish
http://www.miniwars.eu/
Blood Bowl comes in pre-order on November 18th. Expect a mega party in stores and hobby centers as if it were a superbowl party: it will be a big release. merchandising with flags, pins, foam fingers and so on. TRUE

Christmas: Start Collecting Premium boxes: packs to build a pretty decent army. For example if a force now can cost about 280 $ with the new Start Collecting will be priced at ≈145$. Lots of minis, including heroes and monstrous creatures. TRUE

New scenery at competitive prices.

New sets of bases for heroes. Also competitive prices. TRUE

Packs of new paints and new line of Citadel Pigments.

There will be many more events throughout the year ahead. Sales and cut prices too.

Finally: Magnus the Red arrives on Christmas (date to be confirmed).


Minudra - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Forgeworld Rumors - Warlord Rumors - Mar 2014
via Minudra on Warseer
Re: Forge World Open day 2014 new releases (sunday)
Rumors for the warlord titan going around again. FALSE
1. Will be a Mars pattern
2. 2 turret mounted carapace weapons
3. Slightly taller but a lot bulkier than the Reaver.
4. Weapons are interchangeable with the Reaver/warhound arm mounts.
5. Still no time scale


Minx - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Angel Rumors
Jeremy Vetock is writing C: DA TRUE


Mirbeau - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dwarf Rumors - Harry's Fantasy Recap
Dwarves - 2013 has been suggested. FALSE
Dwarves - Huge Catapault. Plastic stone thrower. FALSE


Monkeybusiness - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

[url=http://natfka.blogspot.com/2013/09/dark-elves-character-releases.html]Dark Elf Rumors[ /url] - Sept 2013
via Monkeybusiness on Faeit 212
Most of these characters are missing from that list. Only adding. Guys on 40k radio are pretty close from the real launch.
I've just seen the news about DE but I've found they missed some of the new possible characters...
Plastic Khaine Character TRUE
Plastic new Assasin Shadowblade TRUE
Plastic kit for Admiral of the Dark Fleet TRUE
Plastic kit Executioners Special Character FALSE


Motograter - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

AOS Rumors / Chaos Rumors - Aug 2015
Expect more stormcast and khorne releases heading into September TRUE

AOS Rumors / Release Rumors - Aug 2015

They havent got round to dwarfs yet. The stormcast have been mostly done bar a few bits, This 8th month is Khorne related in new release terms but also skaven and nurgle repacks. TRUE The 9th month sees Tzeentch releases. Numbers are still important it would seem FALSE



Mrsteelfist - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Space Marine Rumors Info - May 2012
Chaos Techmarines TRUE
Daemon engines in packs PARTIALLY TRUE


musical fool - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Expansion Rumors - Escalation Rumors - Nov 2013
I have had this confirmed that the supplement which will allow players to use superheavies in regular games is to be released a lot earlier than what we have been hearing about with GWSs getting their copy in the next couple of weeks/before the end of the year. TRUE


NakedSeamus - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / ( 1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Necron Rumors - Oct 2014
I heard late october early november, and that 6 new models are dropping with the new book. FALSE


Nat Treehouse - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / ( 2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Fantasy Release Schedule Rumors - March 2013
All army books gone and Ravening Hordes replacement FALSE
Timeline moves forward TRUE
So many changes won't come out before 2015, not next year (Memphis got panties in a bunch about this) PARTIALLY TRUE


necronspurs2012 - Total rumors: (10 TRUE) / (25 FALSE) / (4 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

9th Edition Fantasy Rumors - Nov 2014
9th edition warhammer fantasy is set to be released between april and may of next year. FALSE

remember these can only be noted as rumoured until proven to be true.

The new edition will feature:
.A new system will allow you to play the game at different scales, E.G. rules that are for beginners, intermediate and experienced players FALSE
.The end times rules will be included FALSE
.Different detachments will be introduced similar to 40k, the percentages will be separate to primary FALSE
.new lore/s/spells FALSE
.new magic items FALSE

Formation type rules shall be introduced with special rules and magic TRUE

remember this at the moment is rumours. So dont shoot me as i can confirm this is all true.


Necron Rumors - Nov 2014
Necrons will be released between the 3rd week of January and 2nd week of February of 2015. TRUE

The will get a codex for 7th with supplement rumoured to be red harvest but could see sautekh or canoptek. FALSE
No units lost but obvious ones upped in price. PARTIALLY TRUE
Along side this is the destroyer kit with heavy and lord options (3 destroyers 30-40£) supposed buff for destroyers with red harvest supplement rumoured heavily either supplement itself or just formations. FALSE
Nothing will be dropped but stuff will be moved around. PARTIALLY TRUE
Like DE there will be no characters moved to LOW. FALSE (Better be more specific for those who dont read properly)

Add salt but this is quite possible to be almost right.

Soo siked if this is true!


GW Site Rumors - Jan 2014
The GW website here in the uk has been down now for a few days, could this be the start of the new look image GW are beinging in this year? FALSE

Dwarf Rumors / GW Site Rumors - Jan 2014
Dwarfs are set to get a heavy release in the first two weeks of february. PARTIALLY TRUE
The first week is the codex and all redos of metal/finecast kits along with troops units. FALSE
The second week will bring new kits and the larger ones like warmachines and characters. FALSE

Dwarf slayers with get a new plastic kit FALSE
and a new siege engine will be released aswell FALSE

The new gw website will launch in march. FALSE
The forgeworld, black library and gw sites will merge as one under the name of Games Workshop. How all books and fw products will be arranged is to be seen. whether all books and novels will be under each army they are about or under a black libary tab and FW products under each army or under a FW tab. FALSE

Forgeworld Rumors Codex - Jan 2014
To go with forge world combining web pages with GW, they will release codexes containing their products with all rules, stats and fluff for each army for both 40k and fantasy. These will be similar to supplements with new rules and warlord traits. The prices are said to be similar to 40k hard back codices FALSE

Fantasy Starter Set Rumors - Jan 2014
The new starter set for warhammer fantasy 9th edition set to be released this summer will contain orcs and goblins and empire. The set will contain mounted riders for empire and gunners. Night goblins and orcs with a river troll for O & G. There is set to be around 50 models in this set with more than said here. FALSE

Note this is from a good source though the models content is not tor definite.

Hobbit Rumors News - Jan 2014
Forge world is being rumoured to start doing hobbit/lotr kits. This jas come around with GW not being able to produce a smaug model due to their agreement with new line cinema that all models must be of right likelyness and scale. Other models rumoured to be done are the necromancer, sauron and even terrain. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2014
40k in order:
Tyranids (done)
Imperial Guard TRUE
Orks TRUE
Space Wolves TRUE
Grey knights TRUE
Blood Angels FALSE

(With new white dwarf format, TRUE
dark eldar TRUE

amd necroms expected to) DUPLICATE

Fantasy in order:
Dwarfs TRUE
Wood Elves TRUE
Bretonnia FALSE
Beastmen FALSE

The hobbit will also have most kits from the desolation of smaug, and in There and back again kits will be released.

40k will also have an expansion released (planet strike), PARTIALLY TRUE
and 40k fortifications for indepent armies, starting with aegis defense lines. FALSE


Also the GW site will changed allow the purchase of forgeworld products from online which can also be done in stores. The new site will also feature more hobby tips ans paint schemes. Games Workshop are changing their current look and will have their site, magazinws and stores looking different by the end of the year. FALSE


Neil Kerr aka Skcuzzl - Total rumors: (12 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:


Chaos Space Marine Rumors
September 1st Release FALSE
Eye of the Gods Table (Multitude of gifts and curses, +1 Save, +1 Toughness, Spawn, DP) TRUE
Chaos Cultists TRUE
Flying Dragon TRUE
Dark Apostles TRUE
Warp Smiths TRUE
New Daemon Engine TRUE
Defilers get Daemon USR (5++) TRUE
Cults are elites and unlock to troops with HQ TRUE
No cult termies TRUE
Oblits don't get PF, but there is a CC Oblit Type TRUE
2 New Raptors, regular and Possessed with Lightning Claws TRUE
No Daemons in the codex TRUE


Neko from Warseer - Total rumors: (29 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:


Sisters of Battle Rumors - Sep 2013
I'm also expecting a digital release of the current list. A physical codex with new rules would most likely be part of a full wave release, complete with new plastic Sisters, and 90% of the potential customers dying from shock

Tau Rumors - March 2013
I have just been told that the new interesting tidbits with regards to the Broadsides however:
- The railguns are now different from the vehicle mounted version. Think of these as light railguns. TRUE
- The Broadsides now have sniper style pose. TRUE
- Broadsides are to cost the same amount as their Forgeworld counterparts FALSE
(...)
They currently have less ammo choice (as in they don't have an ammo choice). The new Broadside weapon is a different weapon. TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
I didn't get any impression of the Nova reactor giving random effects (other than the chance to kill yourself of course). TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
There are pictures of Kroot and Vespid miniatures in the new codex, so I expect their rules will be there too TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
Has anyone mentioned yet that Pathfinders get new experimental toys to play with? I think they're ion based too, so they may even be truely mind-blowing like the rail rifles before them TRUE

The new cover is of a Crisis suit. The suit is posed with one leg on a boulder, whilst shooting a target to the suit's right with a fusion blaster. TRUE


Tau Rumors - March 2013
No new crisis suits, just a repackaging. TRUE
I do believe the pathfinders are plastic though, and with a Big Drone too. TRUE
The new rules regarding overwatch look to be good for both gunline and mobile Tau. The key in either case is to make sure that your units are supporting each other, which has been a ke theme for Tau from the start anyway. TRUE

BTW, the 2 flyers are a bomber and a gunship - no transport. Incidently, they look a little like upscaled TX-42s TRUE

I suspect the Broadside change is also to bring the rules more in line with the model. The Broadside railguns have always looked to be about midway between a railrifle and a Hammerhead's railgun. SPECULATION

Only that there's none (Kroot) in the new battleforce box. TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
we don't get a flying railgun either. TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
The codex is by Vetock. TRUE
The Ubersuit will not be competing for your Heavy slots. TRUE
Ion weapons will be overloadable. TRUE
Units will be able to overwatch to defend nearby comrades. TRUE
A new item of support gear will grant skyfire. TRUE
The new models are absolutely fabulous, much to the dismay of my future bank balance. TRUE
There is a new XV8 varient, but mostly they're the same. TRUE

Flyer Rumors - Dec 2012
So, I've seen a fighter that looks like a marine version of a Thunderbolt/Avenger crossover TRUE
quad engine land speeders with dorsal mounted plasma weapons and a gunners pulpit on the nose. TRUE

Chin mounted gatling cannon (something like an Avenger cannon), with wing mounted missiles (pod mounted, in the same style as the Storm Raven). TRUE
Chin mounted wide-bore cannon the types of which I haven't seen before (but which looks like it'll be firing a high energy discharge), with wing mounted loads'o'bolters (hurricane bolter basically). TRUE

NO LINK???
Dragon - Anti-armor flame attack PARTIALLY TRUE
Chaos Space Marine Rumors - July 2012
As someone who's seen the dragon, I can definitely say that it has it in the looks department TOO VAGUE

Well, at first glance I thought it was based on a bird rather than a dragon. It's definitely not a snake style dragon as I know some people have been speculating TRUE

I do remember that there were the 2 types of Raptor, from which I got the impression that one is a standard Raptor, and the other is a Raptor that's spent way too much time in the warp (possessed Raptor maybe?). TRUE
The second type of raptor was more close combat focused, with claws and the like. DUPLICATE
As I say, out of the deamon engines I was too busy drooling over the dragon to remember much about the others. I seem to have it stuck in my head though that there were 2 different types based on the same core design though, and I think they were stocky quadrupeds in design. Basically, whilst the Defiler could be said to be based on an arachnid, I think these were based on a more mammalian body type. TRUE


Chaos Space Marine Rumors
Chaos release in October TRUE
New Jump Troop. They are to raptors what oblits are to havocs. TRUE


Niall Jenkins - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 7/19/2016 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Age of Sigmar Rumors - May 2016
via Niall jenkins in the Comments Sections here on Faeit 212
Nice looking models. Love the Paladins they look cool.

I do have to go a little off topic but it is to do with the age of sigmar rumour about.

I was playing a game of sigmar on Saturday against someone who was using high elves. My store manager walked by and told us about a staff vs customers battle next week. He then asked my opponent if the model he was you sing was using alarial, I think that's how you spell it's. My opponent replied with yea to which my stoore manager said, the models look a litre small and should be as tall as nagash. This isn't one of those rumour Mogrurors, it's the same store manager who, 6 weeks before the new vermin Lord model came out, stopes me buying the old one and said, there is a new one coming out. TRUE

The second part of this is also part of this conversation as he told us about the book that was coming out for the points. There will be the three ways to play in the book and the last 15 pages will have all the points cost for all of the models of all of the factoins. The one he could remember was the hearth gaurd would cost 200pts for 5 and that it would be 200pts for each additional 5. He then sai d that you can only have one of each wars role in the army. He also told us to be there for the 28th of May and when we asked why he just said be there. I presume this is the date for the book to be coming out. TRUE



Nickolas94 from Warseer - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
The release date is between 15 January and 15 February u.u TRUE


Nightfury - Total rumors: (11 TRUE) / (19 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
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Campaign Rumors - May 2015
via Nightfury on Faeit 212
This sounds a bit like what I've seen except i haven't seen anything 40k other than a few shots of some dark angels models&print and that leads me to believe they will be the campaign codex jump.. the assaault marines and devs are definitely getting grav weapons.. PARTIALLY TRUE ultra marines are def the 40k posterboy lol

Dark Angels Rumors - May 2015
via nightfury on Faeit 212
DA will get a LE character in the campaign box set and i know for a fact a squad kit is coming much like the BA tactical kit.. i saw pics. whether its released with the codex or not i have not heard or seen.. but id expect the DA codex to kick off this summers campaign much like the ork dex did for sanctus reach FALSE

Daemon Rumors / Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Apr 2015
via nightfury from the comment sections on Faeit 212
Pretty obvious but ad mech gets a new book in a few weeks.. same release as the skitters 4 kits and a clam. should take us to june and the campaign kickoff which will carry to Fantasy relaunch in July.. so 2 more months of 40k.. TRUE

one thing of particular note.. i can confirm 3 new models coming.. Nurgle GUO(plastic)FALSE Tzeench LoC (plastic) TRUE
and a new Slaneesh KoS (plastic) release dates TBD FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
Total bs.. no new codexs.. supplements sure but cor 'dex's are "done" for the forseeable future. i seriously laughed my beer out when i read this.. if it somehow in a tzeenchian way webtastically weaved way turned true ill eat my words but i wouldn't put any bets on it. my girls knows what's up and shed tell me if i had wasted my $ 6months ago on the SM dex i bought. FALSE

There is no new SM codex to be released this or next year FALSE


Lmao there's no SM codex being released this or next summer even


I call shennanigans.. no new eldar dex for a long time to be sure FALSE
Release Schedule Rumors - Apr 2015
via nightfury on Faeit 212
Hey all.. just as excited for this release as most, not for the regular reasons but because it shows GW is willing to expand and progress an already almost limitless range of models in one of my favorite fictional universes.. so on to the good stuff..

-expect an official AdMech codex sometime in the future, i can't pin down a date as yet but it will def be coming, with duhduhduhn ....HQ units. TRUE

-Eldar are def next.. TRUE
I'm still saying its not a redo of the 2yo codex but more of a sideways re-invisioning of the Iyanden book with the other craft worlds expounded upon. Until we really see the book in hand its a lil up in the air but i expect it to work WITH Codex:Eldar rather than replacing it.. FALSE

-also i can't wait for the upcoming Campaign if only to get my hands on some lovely new LE HQ's.

-sidenote: Vect & the dais... on the horizon.. quite possibly as i saw an email subject title yesterday "V w/ D primary context and mockup art" so there's something stirring in commoragh, could be next month but alas it could be next year too, with the way GW works they could slide a one week

-Codexemurig in somewhere without flinching LOL.

Happy holidays to all..

Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
via nightfury from the Faeit 212 Comment Section
First of all.. the SM codex from last year was written and developed at the same time the 7th editiin was being put together same as all the hardcover codex's that were released last year.. though they do not retain the same format as those released after the 7th drop they are considered by GW to be in essence 7th ed codex and will receive only minor updates or additions via dataslates.. do not expect any complete re-dos until 2017 or there after. i have seen nor heard anything to the contrary. FALSE

In fact i was specifically told that the "core" army books are considered "done" and the focus over the next 18 months will be sub faction supplements and a general focus on splash releases for all armies with "an emphasis on campaigns". FALSE

No new eldar or SM codex coming for quite awhile, sorry. FALSE

Campaign Rumors - May 2015
Id expect the next campaign to start in may or kick off with the admech stuff it falling right on that 6 month curve the campaigns are supposedly following FALSE

I haven't heard or seen anything about plastic HH so i wouldn't expect it before the summer campaign which incidentally i haven't seen anything on yet either but i was specifically told last year that they have a campaign schedule to do one every 6 months which has held true so far with the insinuation that this summers campaign will be imperial vs chaos. The only thing i can confirm is the upcoming Skitarii release within the next few months with a codex/suppliment release. i was specifically told campaigns would be used to tie releases together like we've already seen so expect AdMech to be part of this next campaign. side note: i know for a fact that plastic Sisters are coming and sculpts/moulds are finished and pre productions are underway though a release date is still well off

Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2015
Despite all these wonderful rumor releases it would seem the next 40k campaign has been forgotten.. it will be a summer kick off just like stormclaw/red waaggh was.. FALSE

the only thing i can confirm for 40k is a new imperial supplement. codex but i haven't been told one way or the other if it will be called skitarri. TRUE

Sisters of Battle Rumors - Feb 2015
I can gurantee plastic kits for adeptus sororitas will be released within the next 18 months.. the molds are finished and production is already underway FALSE


Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015
via nightfury 1-6-2015

"There are definitely plans for a plastic harley release though the time frame is not set in stone (nothing at GW is truly fixed in place and room is always allowed to alter the release scheduling to their whims.. only the next couple of weeks are put to print) an example of this error is a mention at the back of a recent WD refering to the the photo on the last page in every issue featuring usually the latest completed project of one of the employees in the "hobby bunker" this reference pointed to the weeks before model but looking back it was NOT the model spoken of shedding a little insight to the subtle changes that can happen on the fly with any periodical publication" TRUE


Supplement Rumors - Dec 2014
2015 will be the year of supplements and campaigns. Dark angels will almost certainly feature in the next campaign which i heard quite possibly is called DarkStorm FALSE

Blood Angels Rumors - Nov 2014
"The Sanguinary Guard edition will be similar to the wolfguard limited edition SW codex with counters and an artfolio.. should go up for preorders the last week in november if the timetable is correct along with the much anticipated LE boxed set that will almost certainly include the new tyranid broodlord i told you about a few weeks ago" TRUE

Dark Eldar Rumors - Nov 2014
via Nightfury in the comment section of Faeit 212
DE LoW Vect coming to a FLGS near you in the not too distant future FALSE
Keep ypur wallets open for the DE LoW Vect.. it'll ne sometime in the beginning of 2015FALSE

I've also been told DE will receive a LoW in the form of a new Vect/Dais with a WD rules release though the time frame is uncertain.. I've personally seen pics so i know for a fact the model has been produced. FALSE

DE will be getting their LoW well before you see any of the hardcover dexes getting updated/reprinted... id wager they decide to release vect sometime soon after christmas FALSE

End Times Rumors - Nov 2014
via nightfury on Faeit 212
It will not be an endtimes book like Nagash or Blottkin.. its a novella.. FALSE
BA is next after Tyranids TRUE


Blood Angel Rumors/ Tyranid Rumors - Oct 2014
via Nightfury from the comment section here on Faeit 212
The campaign box hq for Tyranids will be a broodlord :-/ i don't play tyranids so not sure if that's good or not but there ya go TRUE
Umm wait a sec i might have gotten that mixed up with the Lichtor.. idk i don't play bugs so sorry if my names are off but its the thing with two big arm claws on a drednaught sized base FALSE

You'l get a ba named captain an assault/jump squad of the black armored guys a squad of termies and a squad of tacticals.. TRUE
the tyranids will get the lichtor(big guy with claw arms on a 40mm base) and a pack of termigants cc? And hormagaunts gunbugs? I don't play nids so if i got the names wrong sorry.. heard it here first SPECULATION

Oh.. and the necrons will play a part in this campaign far as I've heard TRUE

I was specifically told campaigns would be used to tie codexs together ie ork & sw so expect this to be BA and necron related fighting tyranids together


nightshae007 - Total rumors: (7 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
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PENDING 40k Rumors - March 2017
A couple of weeks ago, I sat with DRAGONalpha837, who provided me with a general direction of where 40k is now heading.

Keep in mind, this guy predicted the discontinuation of Bretonnia, LOC AND Kairos plastic kit, and minimised Slaneesh products.

Narrative:
Ever since Guilliman's awakening, GW is going to focus on how he consolidates the Imperium through a new radicalised intrinsic political framework i.e. he's going to cooperate with the Inquisition, Imperial Navy, Guards etc. to effectively hunt down "heretics" while combatting on the front lines. Biggest ambiguity here is what Dragonalpha837 meant by "heretics" - at first it seemed to indicate renegade chapters and guardsmen, but from the general description, it appears to be that GW is going for a more "political and cultural revolution" train of thought, where Guilliman tries to combat fear and "ignorance" (again, I'm just quoting what Dragonalpha said) within the imperium through the widespread knowledge(?)

Biggest change in the fluff is how Guilliman is going to treat the xenos. Already seen in the Fall of Cadia, it is expected that we see more "alliances" in the fluff. Currently writers haven't completely agreed how each xenos race will negotiate/deal with Guilliman. In terms of Eldar, fans can expect some level of mutual pact to hold back chaos incursions. Tau (NOTE: Matt Ward is apparently taking part in some of the following books, so don't expect the greatest fluff/rules for some upcoming books) is rumoured to be given an ultimatum to either cooperate with the imperium or else... The rumours argue that Guilliman's goal is to use to the Tau to ward off Tyranids and also counter orks within the galaxy. So basically Guilliman is trying to use the relatively "good"/cooperative armies in the galaxy to fend the imperium. Nonetheless, expect some huge offensives and campaigns by both eldar and the Imperium (to some extent the Tau*)

*Again, Matt Ward is rumoured to be involved in this, so don't expect the best development of the story.

Additional information about the Imperium:
Expect Guilliman to look for his missing brothers - apparently Guilliman finds a huge surprise when he meets with a certain chapter (Dragonalpha tells me that the hints are somewhere in the Fenris book, so I'm guessing Space Wolves or Dark Angels or maybe even Grey Knights (?)) and also finds out there has been a traitor, who's been aiding the chaos forces all along. (Tells me to re-read the Fenris book, says it has something to do with Magnus and Ahriman, not entirely clear what that means). Guilliman also has some trouble with the Inquisition and their methods, and a splinter faction is created apparently.

Chaos: The forces of chaos are consolidating to restart a HH-style campaign towards Terra. Meanwhile, new Primarchs are jumping into the fight (Moration confirmed, Fulgrim "spotted", Alpharius** Essentially GW is trying to go down the HH direction of unifying all chapters/factions into a huge spearhead of chaos (like the End Times). Seems funny though how they're currently planning to release a 40k "Tzeentch" codex (sort of like khorne daemonkin from what I gather). Also expect to see more chaos primarchs soon.


**Alpharius doesn't play a huge role in the upcoming narrative - he's only mentioned upon in the plot. But Dragonalpha also acknowledges that this section of the plot might be taken out entirely in the final draft for future books.

Eldar/Necron/Tau*: Like I said earlier, the Eldar will play a big role in the upcoming books. While some refuse to work with the monkeigh, others factions reluctantly agree. Dragon alpha's not really sure how DE will play out, but that remains to be seen. Necrons and Tau (rumoured) will also appear, but Guilliman is more concerned about the impending Tyranid/Chaos/Ork fronts.


New Products:
1. True-scale marines*** TRUE
2. Sisters of Silence models and potential codex (released in conjunction with the upcoming Custodes codex; sisters might be given a legitimate codex soon, but Dragonalpha mentions that this will most likely happen next year) TRUE
3. Chaos and Eldar: not much to say - last year, the nurgle centurions sculpts were recalled when GW decided to go with the Traitor's Hate route. Sculpts might be used later on, but is extremely uncertain at the current stage.
4. Nurgle great unclean one plastic: Final design still not decided - may take some time before its release

***Larger marines models, GW is debating if this is actually a good strategic move to interest both new and old players. Sculpts HAVE NOT been finalised, base size is rumoured to be 32mm or 40mm)


Release Schedule rumors - Dec 2015
by the GW insider


Automatically Appended Next Post:
All of you think that GW has a definite planning for next year - that's an incorrect assumption. What GW does (like many other companies) is that they only have a preliminary plan- Release of product A, B, C will occur this year. If I am correct, their preliminary plan only stretches out from 2 to 4 years. Every year they take the preliminary plan and modify it right before another release. E.g.

(The example below is purely an example)
HH didn't sell as much as we expected - Maybe we should hold HH products for a few more years. Thus, though they have "new kits" ready to be released, they won't be released for the next few years. FALSE
Sanguinus is a good example. Model ready and confirmed. Release is probable- but will GW sell it next year is what you're arguing about. Only GW knows.

So GW and FW will be releasing a primarch with zero rules right. Why?

Despite what you may hear, AoS shouldn't have existed. When 8th ed was released, GW planned to have 9th released in 5 or 6 years. Once they realised, 8th was dying and sales declined dramatically, they rebooted the whole game into AoS. Sales rose with the event of the End Times. When people showed interest into the Nagash kit, they released other "big kits" which were ready since a few years back.

Apart from where studios guys and some others have been wanting to do this kind of game for years and have had it planned for a while.

This applies to all releases in GW. High sales? Great - let's take this to a whole new level. Either release of same limited kit in a few years or keep on going with the big kits. Low Sales? Either ignore it or give it the AoS treatment.

LOL

Right now, GW has a ton of new kits awaiting for their release. LOC and dwarves ARE confirmed. LOC was developed at the same time around the Bloodthirster kit, only question was when GW would release it. TRUE
The Glottkin was supposed to be a GUO model, but with the end times it became a character model. Plastic plague marines - development in process, but with the success of HH, it could easily be pushed back to 2017 or even 18. Discontinuation of Brettonian and the Beastmen models doesn't necessarily indicate that GW will give it the Slaneesh or Squat treatment. Bretonnia could receive new models which they haven't got in decades. Only question is if people are willing to buy the new version of Bretonnia.

Slaanesh hasnt been squatted. GW wont be destroying slaanesh. Ya know the whole horus heresy thing and a certain legion dedicated to oh slaanesh.......

CSM confirmation was promised ever since the start of 2015- GW knows the current codex might need a few tweaks. Only reason they haven't done it is because of End Times and the development of HH.


CSM rumours all shot down

Overall, future releases are dependant on how many people will buy and what they want. Right now, old games e.g. Necromunda etc. are said to be underway. If this is true, expect another delay. All I'm giving you is the basic preliminary plan told by the GW and FW insiders. Whether or not if you decide it to be gak, that's your choice.

Release Rumors - Dec 2015
Source: GW Insider and DRAGONalpha837 (FW insider)

Confirmed
New Dwarves infantry - and new character model (Fire-Slayer King) TRUE
Chaos (Fantasy) gets new kits (Tzeentch focused).
1. New model for Kairos Fateweaver and Lord of Change (similar size to Bloodthirster with multiple options of a staff or strangely mutilated spear/sword) DUPLICATE[/b
Slaneesh products will be minimised - not sure if GW has decided to erase Slaneesh from the fluff entirely
Beastmen models to be discontinued by end of 2016 [b]FALSE

Brettonia also to be discontinued (no confirmed date)
New Elves unit

40k & 30k
Sanguinus model confirmed (Resembles AoS Celestant Prime but more badass with a Greater Daemon Carcass FALSE
New CSM book 179 pages FALSE
New plague marines (plastic, looks like 40k version of putrid blight kings) TRUE
New unit called plague wardens (?) Looks like nurgle centurions FALSE
Tzeentch LOC usable in 40k ALREADY TRUE

There was also a possibility of bringing back a renewed version of an old Dwarf war machine with axes. Model design is apparently completed but no confirmations on release

40k Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2015
All right guys. I just heard from a GW staff member in Stockholm, who said that the Emperor might make a cameo in the last End Times. I didn't believe him, but he showed me the pages where it seemed that characters from the 40k universe were making cameos in the Fantasy universe. PARTIALLY TRUE

He said that the beastmen might come back into the 40k universe along with squats models (does anyone remember them anymore?) and cyber boars (Cheers for my Snakebites tribe!).



Noble.6 - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Endtimes Rumors - Nov 2014
A couple of weeks ago, my local GW manager (a Skaven player) searched End Times SKU's whilst I was in-store, looking around known numbers (Glottkin). Luckily GW are relatively predictable and followed a pattern. This is the information we pulled up:

1) Elves novel is called The Curse of Khaine TRUE
2) Skaven novel is called Rise of the Horned Rat TRUE
3) There is a listing for something called Archaeon, priced at £20. There is nothing currently at that price. TRUE
4) Something (unsure of what) called Deathblade. Which sounds fun. TRUE

He confirmed that December will be dominated by the Hobbit releases. FALSE

His personal opinion on the (possible) 5th End Times book was the Empire et. al fighting back, though potentially could be focussed on Archaeon finally leading his main invasion, with the other factions "joining" to fight him whilst vying for control over their rivals. PARTIALLY TRUE


Nocculum - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Dwarf Rumors - Harry's Fantasy Recap
Dwarves - Dwarf Lord on throne will not be special character only. FALSE


Noel at Wargamer - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (8 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

IG Rumors
-?Mission Objectives? are potentially a new special rule for the Imperial Guard, although my channels are a little dry on this front, one can only begin to imagine what they do. I heard on the grapevine, that this special rule would allow even sergeants, to order ?minor orders? to their own unit. [b]FALSE

-Formerly Forge World dominated vehicles will take a tour in the Imperial Guard codex. This means we could see such units as the Forge World Destroyer Tank Hunter as part of the upcoming codex. Although one finds it extremely unlikely they will receive a new plastic kit. FALSE

-Headquarters units have seen a massive shake up. Above the whole organisation, some units have been deleted, others modified. You start by buying a command squad, this is then changed by swapping the officer for a commissar, if one wishes too. The three present advisors have been retained, with the addition of the Primaris Psyker as a command squad advisor. FALSE

-Ministorum Priests are back in the same manner as before, this time though it has been rumoured they increase the ranged output of the unit, as well combat potential. Maybe in the form of the ?preferred enemy? special rule, who knows? FALSE

-The mighty (or not so mighty Enginseer) has stayed relatively the same, except for the transition from HQ to either Elite or Heavy Support. But what excites me the most, are their roles on the field of battle. Apparently they will act much like Royal Courts in the Necron army, bought with certain upgrades, then attached out to other units, to confer certain benefits to that unit. FALSE

-In terms of repacking, it is believed that special weapon squads will receive their own box set. This is also rumoured to be extended to veteran squads and heavy weapon teams. Coming in boxes of five models, with a wide variety of special equipment. FALSE

-Moving on from the veteran weapon squads re-boxing, it is believed that they will be changing their position on the battlefield. With smaller squad sizes, veterans seem to be taking a fire support role, that focuses on battlefield specialisation. FALSE

-Vendetta and Valkyrie gunship? will more than likely be streamlined into one unit. Also it is believed that the squadron option will be lost, and an increase in points to balance out the power of Vendetta and Valkyrie gunship? in sixth edition. FALSE


Nopuiidorl - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (10 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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High Elf Rumors - March 2013
Belannaer may return. FALSE
There will be new model to Imrik in a huge dragon (Caledor Dragon?), according to rumors. FALSE

Hastings' flying chariot do exist, but may not be pulled by eagles.PARTIALLY TRUE

There will be a shrine/anvil (similar tu lumynarch/hurricanum) of two known elven gods. Some buffs could be magical attacks/flaming attacks/ASF. FALSE

Dragon MC will be modelled taking Thaindon's dragon as inspiration (that elf dragon rider from the 3rd edition). Like current HE plastic dragon (which takes inspiration from a very old GW dragon). FALSE

Do not expect to see spears/LSG core units in may. The rumor holds truth, but that belongs to a further miniature wave. "Silver boys" coming later on too.


ASF will be lost as rule armywide (Harry said that alredy). This would mean a slight point decrease on miniatures. FALSE

A less likely rumor talks that there will be a "Caledor dragon", apart from current dragons. FALSE

SMs may have a path-choice attacks (+1 to hit/KB/ward save...), lions being slightly more focused in monster-killing; lion pelt would protect also in CC. FALSE

Apparently there will be new miniatures for Teclis and another "plastic mage (Belannaer we hope)". PARTIALLY TRUE

Plus: intrigues at court coming back (maybe different from 6ed), no valor of ages (probably changed into a new rule). There will be a new racial rule shared by all elves (we are discussing if this could be something related to elven swiftness). FALSE

There will be more core units (probably four or five slots), and more rare slots (probably three to five slots). FALSE

Cruddace was not the HE designer, and a team would be working in all three elven races at once. FALSE


Nostromodamus - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
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Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Jan 2015
via Nostromodamus
Unfortunately there will be no 40k Mechanicus at this time,FALSE
the only
upcoming projects I am aware of is for HH.. But there will be some twisted
Dark Mech models coming out, but again for HH.

Chaos Rumors - Dec 2014
via Nostromodamus on 12-27-2014

One project that is more on the horizon is plastic Chaos Cult Troops. I can say that the Plague Marines are more bulky and tailored for the new bases. Standard 5 man squads per box with all weapon options and nice bits to spruce up the Champions. FALSE


Necron Rumors - Dec 2014
via Nostromodamus on 12-27-2014

There will be a plastic Cryptek TRUE
along with a new Destroyer Lord. FALSE
That is all I am aware of for Necrons at this time. Don't count on too many new units until the ranges are fully converted to plastic.


O.G-Palmer - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Horus Heresy Rumors - Aug 2015
Pre order next Saturday then another for the following week. FALSE


Octavio - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Chaos Rumors - May 2015
Translated by Google
"Hi all, I usually read forum MB, but never before I had checked me to post. However, it has come to me something important and I think is worth sharing:

A friend of mine was in Nottingham last week, and told me that he was introduced to someone who works in GW. They were drinking beers and just the GW told him that soon (summer), may afford a new kit lord of change, coinciding with the codex Tzeentch daemonkin 40k. About the rules, he said some other things: FALSE
- The most expensive is lord of knowledge (Tzeentch) and has +1 impact and force spells and has an additional +1 for passive knowledge. (Pulls horrors 3 + !!!)
- Another of the lords of the change has a linked spell is as basic but affects all enemies in the area (a little Kroak style). Also it bears a resemblance to the verminlord warpseer world, which gives +1 to launch special and when large template is deformed F1d6 with flames.
- The other appears to be a new version of Kairos, very similar to the current rules.

No longer a rumor, because that guy what was said between beer and beer and we know how are the English ... but if it is really looks good!"



Ollianuspiouslives on Reddit - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
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40k RUmors - Mar 2017

Q: What role are the Grey Knights playing in GS3? Seems like they just show up out of no where(I know they predict daemon invasions, and there’s one on Macragge) but is that their only reason? Or is there something with the Terminus Decree? Also, did you get any looks at the upcoming rules for any of the new fluff (Gathering Storm 3 and whatever the next part is called)?

Have you seen any mention of Dark Eldar(Commorites, not Ynnari) and Tau?

A: No joy on the rules front mate, purely the background stuff. I can enquire but dont expect too much back!

Its insinuated the grey knights have prior knowledge and that they may not be as pure as they should be. There is heavy mention of the heroic actions of one particular paladin skewering a daemon, possible new character?

The Tau stuff I paid particular attention to (guess my faction) and I was really happy to see a Kroot mercenary leader being front and centre, leading a cadre of disillusioned Tau. This is big, the first mention of Tau themselves straying front the greater good!!! Despite being psychically null, they find themselves able to communicate with the Chaos forces and play all sides against each other. There is a shadowy figure involved that I think is a corrupt ethereal FALSE

Q: Oooohhhh do elaborate, do the tau finally take their place as the rightful rulers of grim dark?

A: Not quite, but there is a significant chunk of it dedicated to Tau expansionism, hoovering up in the wake of the Imperium losing its grip. The Kroot and the Vespid both get a mention (the Kroot quite significantly) which is nice!

Q: This is pee my pants exciting, it’s about time the kroot got some love. I’d forgotten that the Vespid existed! I need more information!

A: In essence there is a Kroot mercenary outfit, including some disillusioned Tau, who play off all sides. I’m guessing there will be a new release at some point? Or GW have a surplus of plastic Kroot

The vespid get one mention, of an attack on an imperial guard supply company at rest. Its quite impressive stuff, they home in on pheromones released from the guard

Q: Chaos bits, let’s hear it….

A: Abaddon unsurprisingly dies. What is interesting is he is felled by a couple of guard using an autocannon. He does wreak havoc beforehand and is weakened (from an unlikely quarter, Cypher) during a pitched battle, they don’t just pick him off with a lucky shot. As my username suggests a love a guard underdog. Mortarion leads a chaos offensive, temporarily uniting factions until it runs out of steam. There is a nice touch to the old epic days with some warriors riding into battle on the back of a brass scorpion (who remembers them)

Q: Are there any other primarchs returning? Do you know which?

A: Vulkan is in there. The salamanders return from a crusade with him. No mention of the artefacts that I recall. The salamanders have pulled him from a death world, having taken some of the lizard life for the chapter. Vulkan rides to the head of an attack on a giant one of these lizards. The Salamanders are making a beeline for Earth, I think when the emperor croaks they may go traitor FALSE

Q: What of Mars and the mechanicus?

A: So the Mechanicus have been working on ordinatus, they unveil two during a city battle and lay waste to it by dropping bombs of pure energy into the city. They have engaged several chapters in an STC hunt and are pursuing an STC gearing system from the age of technology. They look at ork technology for answers, due to its machine spirits working even in such crude tech. NY secret hope is that they bring back a monowheel model for someone, Ork or admech (not mentioned, that’s just my secret hope)

Q: Are the Guard still being treated as the whipping boys for Guiliman and friends?

A: Pretty much. This hacks me off as an ex-guars player myself. Lots of stuff around static siege warfare, a bit around a tribal regiment so maybe a new direction there? Despite my throwaway name, Ollanius Pious is not mentioned! What I got from it all is the guard are pressing in less worthy recruits, just to fill numbers. Prior to Cadia imploding, they reveal a doomsday device that fails to function.

Q: Please tell me White Scars get some love. There’s all of 3 white scars models, two gakky ones and a pretty damn good looking Deathwatch character in KT Cassius.

Will we get to see a return of Jaghatai Khan this year?

Are the Blood Ravens fallen, or loyalists condensed from traitor Legions, or what? I’d really like to finally get to the bottom of this mystery.

A: Not quite love I’m afraid. Red Corsairs destabilise the white scars homeworld atmosphere whilst they are deployed, leaving the planet barren and 99% uninhabitable. The scars themselves take a bit of a mauling. They are on a personal revenge crusade now and won’t reply to calls to come back

Qo we learn anything about the Dark Angels in this book?

A: The Dark Angels are fuming that Cypher gets a pass on a millennia of tomfoolery for helping out. They arrange an assassination attempt using a tiny digital laser, which goes wrong. Its unclear if its a disgruntled group or the whole chapter, there is a ‘shadowy figure’ who is high in the chapter though involved


Opatija - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Apocalypse Rumors - June 2013
- Apocalyspe is mostly about formations with some minor benefits for the "units" TOO VAGUE
- There will be at least 2 waves for mini supply (Some of the missing miniatures will be released when their own 6th codex is) FALSE
- Each army is going to get a super heavy, beeing asked about such a huge release, they were told to keep the Allied Forces in mind, leaving Tyranids aside (speculated as an Imperial/SM Multipart kit) which will hit at around 125,-? (ItŽs quite possible that the Chaos thing and the Monolith are the only ones! And Baneblades/Shadowswords are accessable via Allied Forces!) SPECULATION
- A large/multi part piece of Terrain fitting to the "Martyrs"-Line (80,-?/50,-?/30,-?) TRUE

Gamers Edition - it's going to include templates and dice but one very curious thing was said: "...containing a Apocalypse Rulebook in your language" TRUE


Ornithopter - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Tau Rumors - July 2012
Warriors of Chaos (CSM?) PARTIALLY TRUE
and Dark Angels are next TRUE
Tau and Eldar after that PARTIALLY TRUE
There are kroot in the Tau Codex TRUE
No Lamprey TRUE
Logan rumors are fake TOO VAGUE
No wave of fliers this year TRUE
No more multi-part plastic characters, moving to multi-part finecast FALSE


Ozguard Battlehammer - Total rumors: (14 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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High Elf Rumors - March 2013
I believe the Everqueen is completely new model with maidens. DUPLICATE
SilverHelms are currently special - returning to core DUPLICATE

Martial prowess meaning that they attack in an extra rank. TRUE
I'm not sure if Speed of Asuryan will change so that it negates a GW always strike last.. SPECULATION

Release date is May. (According to Aprils White Dwarf) TRUE

The frost phoenix is at the end of it's natural life. The fire phoenix is young and yes I believe the fire phoenix resurrects itself kind of like a hellpit. TRUE

High Elf Rumors - March 2013
the next army book will be High Elves.TRUE

Flying Phoenix's (Frost and Fire) that can drop flame templates on units they fly over. Gets abilities based on what is roled on winds of magic TRUE

Great Eagle towing chariots (Which can have bolt throwers on them) TRUE

New Highmage of Hoeth (Swordsmaster/mage) Gets every signature from all 8 lores. TRUE

Everqueen TRUE

Silver Helms as Core TRUE

Martial Prowess across the board TRUE

Archer units with magical bows TRUE

Swordsmasters get a parry save vs shooting TRUE

New Shadow Warrior Models TRUE

The White Dwarf battle report is vs Ogres. TRUE


Paladin - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Wood Elf Rumors - Apr 2014

e says that he has seen the book. Woodelves get both prowess rules as long they are inside of a wood... asf also.TRUE
Attribute of high magic gives one additional wound to the caster or unit he is in.TRUE
Attribute of dark magic is: place a counter for each successfull hex-spell on an enemy unit. Unit will eceive 1d3 additional hits per counter when hit by a subsequent damage-spell.TRUE







The magic item list (no idea what has changed on some of the items the German guy didn't post it)TRUE

Spirit sword
Daith's rapier
Bow of Loren
Helm of the hunt
Acorn of eternity ( old item from 5th edition. It makes a forest if I remember correctly)
Moonstone of hidden ways
Hail of doom arrow
Some wand (wand of wytch elm?)
Banner of midwinter (same unbreakable until EoT one time only ability also now grants mr3)
A new banner that gives vanguard and extra charge distance n first charge of the game ( I think someone already posted this on above)

Dryads and the new wildwood rangers are both the same point cost and are 1/2 slave cheaper than the current cost of a glade guard. Glade guard same cost. Basic tree man is old treeman - 2 trolls + 5 slaves in cost. Ancient is old ancient - troll in cost and still is s6. Basic treeman is s5TRUE




Strangle root is still in.


Wild wood rangers 5 5 4 3 3 1 5 1 9TRUE
a handfull of slaves
magical banner up to two handfull of slaves with spears.
DHW/GW light armour


magical arrows are ppm and in regions of dhw pointswise for other units.

Spells for maidens of thorn are anraheirs curse, shield of thornes

gg is the same ppm as last book



Papegeai - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Lizardmen Rumors - May 2013
Nakai the Wanderer mini FALSE
Carnosaur cavalry as rare choice FALSE
New spawn a la chameleon FALSE
Dual Kit with big monster/machine of the old ones TRUE
New saurus on cold ones FALSE
Swarms now useful TOO VAGUE
Slanns more expensive TRUE
No sacred spawns TRUE


Path Walker - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Tau Rumors - July 2015
via Path Walker 7-20-2015

Tau will be next for 40K, TRUE
not sure they’ll get much new though, possibly just another “Codex and Cards” codex release. Looking like October for that, Age of Sigmar has a lot to get through release-wise.


Pizzaguardian - Total rumors: (23 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
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40k Rumors - Mar 2017
Title of thread ' 40K 8th Edition Release Date Rumours'
Source is an official e-mail from GW i have seen, that says holidays can't be taken by any staffmember between 3rd(pre-order) and 17th(release) of june) TRUE

Chaos Marine Rumors - Mar 2014
CODEX: CRIMSON SLAUGHTER (ENGLISH) 1 £30,00 TRUE
CHAOS SPACE MARINE SQUAD 1 £23,50
CHAOS SPACE MARINE HELBRUTE 1 £33,00 TRUE
CHAOS BIKERS 1 £21,00
CHAOS SPACE MARINE ATTACK FORCE 1 £120,00 TRUE
CHAOS RHINO 1 £23,50
CHAOS TERMINATOR LORD 1 £15,00
CHAOS SPACE MARINE RAPTORS 1 £21,00
CHAOS SPACE MARINE FORGEFIEND 1 £41,00
CHAOS LAND RAIDER 1 £46,00
CHAOS TERMINATORS 1 £28,00
VISIONS OF HERESY (ENGLISH) 1 £45,00 TRUE
WHITE DWARF WEEKLY 7 (ENGLISH) 1 £2,40 TRUE

Fantasy Release Schedule Rumors - Sept 2013
I was told that there was no release in october. Although it might be my source falling from grace. FALSE

Lizardmen Rumors - July 2013
Warhammer: Lizardmen TRUE

96 page full colour, hardback Warhammer army book.
Contains new Artwork, Background and Rules whilst showcasing the fantastic Warhammer miniature range.

Warhammer: Lizardmen Carnosaur TRUE
This box contains a multi-part plastic kit that makes one of four possible massive center-piece miniatures.
HUGE - 8 inches long by 5 inches tall
Can make an Oldblood on Carnosaur, Scar-Veteran on Carnosaur, Kroq-Gar on Carnosaur or Troglodon with Skink Oracle.

Warhammer: Lizardmen Terradon/ Ripperdactyl Riders TRUE
This box contains a multi-part plastic kit that can be assemble as either 3 Terradons or 3 Ripperdactyls, flying cavalry mounts ridden by Lizardmen Skinks.
Included Parts to upgrade one Terradon rider to the special character Tiktaq'to.

Warhammer: Lizardman Bastiladon TRUE
This box contains a brand new multipart plastic kit that makes a Bastiladon carrying either a Solar Engine or an Ark of Sotek.

Warhammer: Lizardman Skink Priest TRUE
An addition to the popular plastic heroes Clampacks.
The Lizardman Skink Priest is adorned in feathered plumes and carries a traditional Lizardman totem.


New Finecast Releases

Warhammer: Lizardmen Gor-Rok TRUE
A Clampack that contains one highly detailed Citadel Finecast resin miniature.
A Lizardmen Special Character particularly suited to close combat.

Warhammer: Lizardmen Tetto'eko TRUE
A boxset containing one finely detailed Citadel Finecast resin miniature.
A skink Priets on a Palanquin.

Space Marines Rumors - April 2013
End of May C:SM Release FALSE

Daemons Rumors / Chaos Marine Rumors - Feb 2013
Warhammer: Daemons of Chaos - 96 page full colour, hardback Warhammer Armies book TRUE
Codex: Chaos Daemons · 104 page full colour, hardback Codex TRUE
Chaos Daemons: Plague Drones of Nurgle - This box contains a multipart plastic kit that makes three Plague Drones that are multi-posable and offer collectors a large variety when assembling them TRUE

Chaos Daemons: Burning Chariot of Tzeentch/Herald of Tzeentch on Burning Chariot of Tzeentch - This box contains a multipart plastic kit that makes either a Burning Chariot of Tzeentch or a Herald of Tzeentch on a Burning Chariot of Tzeentch TRUE

Chaos Daemons: Blood Throne of Khorne/Skull Cannon of Khorne - This box contains a multipart plastic kit that makes either a Blood Throne of Khorne or a Skull Cannon of Khorne TRUE

Herald of Nurgle - This Clampack contains a new plastic Herald of Nurgle on a sculpted base TRUE

Herald of Khorne - A clampack that contains one highly detailed Citadel Finecast resin miniature TRUE

Herald of Slaanesh - A clampack that contains one highly detailed Citadel Finecast resin miniature TRUE

Warhammer Battle Magic: Daemons of Chaos - LIMITED - A deck of 21 cards that contains the 6 spells for the Lores of Tzeentch, Nurgle and Slaanesh as well as their signature spells TRUE

Psychic Powers: Chaos Daemons - A deck of 12 cards that contains the Primaris powers and 3 Psychic powers for the Lores Tzeentch, Slaanesh, Nurgle as well TRUE


Perfect Organism - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (7 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Ork Rumors - March 2013
The ork codex is still a long way off (late next year at the soonest).(ed: late 2014) FALSE

Grots are not likely to feature heavily. TRUE

Boarboyz and other feral ork units probably won't get into the codex. TRUE

All the new plastic ork kits will have options to make at least two different units. FALSE

GW are pushing heavily to make all new kits multi-purpose, to minimise shelf space needed and reduce the risk of some kits not selling well. Apparently the ork range will push this concept further than we have seen before, with some kits being able to make radically different units. FALSE

One kit may be able to make a wartrakk, a chariot, an artillery piece or a special character (presumably Wazzdakka). The same bits are used in multiple roles (the example I was given was that one piece could be a rocket, an engine or a fuel tank, thanks to moving a few small bits around). FALSE

Another kit makes a looted wagon which can be either a transport or a couple of different types of tank. It seems that the transport variant may be a dedicated transport for some units. It looks more like a rhino than a leman russ. FALSE

Apparently there was a concept for a kit which could make several deffkoptas or one big flyer. This was considered a good idea, but actually designing the kit proved to be tricky. There were some concerns that it would be too complicated for the GW 'target market' to assemble. SPECULATION

Designs for buggies, big guns and mega-armour have supposedly been done for quite some time, but may have been sent back to the drawing-board to add new options since they weren't expected to be viable releases as they were. SPECULATION

At one stage it was suggested that the buggy kit could make three normal buggies or two heavy buggies (with six wheels and two sets of weapons each), but that would mean releasing it as a 'large' kit, which would cause some issues (as far as I can tell, the size and price points of kits are decided fairly early in the design process and changing them around is a lot of hassle). SPECULATION

Mega-armour could possibly be released as a single-figure meganob / big mek kit. This is the most likely kit to be seen before the main release. Very unlikely to be cheaper than the current finecast models, but supposedly better looking with more options. FALSE

There will probably only be one infantry box coming out with the codex. It should be a small group of 'high-value' infantry, with the option of building them as flash gitz or a couple of different 'new' units (cybork skarboyz and madboyz). Four 'standard' models and one character, who is dressed in a long coat and can be a nob, a painboy or a weirdboy, plus a squig and a runt. FALSE

Plastic blister-pack characters (like you get in fantasy) are supposed to be coming for 40k, but it seems that they are only designed fairly late in the process of getting ready for an army release so they won't have been worked on yet beyond the rough concept stage. TRUE

Likewise, finecast characters aren't likely to be sculpted yet. Finecast boxed kits, rather than blisters, are supposed to be phased out, so don't expect to see any new ones by the time the ork release happens. TRUE

Finally, it seems that some existing kits may be repackaged as multi-purpose kits. For example the current ork boyz kit could be sold as a dual shoota-boyz/choppa-boyz kit and the battlewagon could be used to make two 'different' vehicles (basically making dedicated transport battlewagons a different army list entry with a new name). These are not new kits, just new packaging. ALREADY TRUE



Poxy Proxy Predator - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Dark Angels Rumors Author - Oct 2012
Ward is doing The Dark Angel Codex. FALSE


pretre - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
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GW General Rumors - July 2014
They aren't going back to metal... sigh.

Starter Set Rumors
Picture of Starter Set FALSE



Puscifer - Total rumors: (12 TRUE) / (10 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING

Spoiler:

Release Schedule Rumors - May 2014
Orks - June/July TRUE
Blood Angels - August/September FALSE
Dark Eldar - October/November FALSE
Space Wolves - November/December FALSE
GK/Necrons - Whichever one is first, January. FALSE

7th Edition Rumors - May 2014
Zion if my sources are the same as your sources, one of us is right.

All the chatter I've heard is saying Orks vs BA, but I've also heard Orks vs IG and Orks. FALSE

I got the IG rumour months ago though.

My most credible source is BA and Orks, so that's the one I'm going with.

I would like to see non marines though.

Tyranid Rumors - Sept 2013
Tyrants will be able to choose two from a list of biomorphs FALSE
that include:
2+ Sv. FALSE
Wings. TRUE
Thorax Weapon. TRUE

Warriors have been redone with the kit serving as Warriors and Shrikes. Box of three. PARTIALLY TRUE

Termagants have been redone to include all weapons. Box of ten. TRUE

Genestealers have been redone. You can make Ymgarl Stealers from the box. More than one set of cthulu faces. Box of ten. FALSE

Space Marines Rumors - June 2013

Some stuff regarding the new Space Marines Codex:

It is the next one to be released, but I was not told about the release date. TRUE

The codex is not Ultramarines heavy. There will be a much broader spectrum of Chapters. TRUE

There will be supplements for the more famous chapters: Ultramarines, Imperial Fists and White Scars were the ones mentioned. White Scars are the first out the gate. FALSE

The cover of the new dex has apparently got Sicarius on the front, while the White Scar Codex has a bike squadron racing towards the enemy. FALSE

No clue on authors. Rumour is Ward, but hell, he's rumoured for all of them right? SPECULATION


No rules that I can give you, but you can expect to see loads of new weapons and squads. Possible inclusions are the Land Raider Terminus (I think that's what it's called - it's festooned with Lascannons), a bigger form of Terminator and a rather large Dreadnought that is similar to a Contemptor - only bigger. TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
She said that there was a huge mech that resembled Saturn in a cabinet. TRUE

The Missile Launchers are where the Rail Cannons or Ion Cannons are sat, TRUE
where as the arms have some enormous cannons mounted into the forearms, similar to the XV88 from Forge World. TRUE

Roughly the size of Dreadknight. TRUE


There were two loadouts that she saw. Could have been a three up though. TRUE


Ravengardt - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Tau Rumors - March 2013
(LATER RETRACTED)
- Aliens are out. No Kroot, no nothing. FALSE
- There will be some kind of supplement with alien allies. With Kroot,
Vespids and a race described in "The Greater Good" novel. I don't know
when, I don't know if it's a codex or WD thing or anything. FALSE
- Broadside Railguns can choose each round if: Str 8 Ap1/ Str 6 AP3 blast FALSE
- Tank/ Riptide Railguns have Str 10 AP1, I don't know about the fire TRUE
modes.
- Tank commander gives skyfire to the tanks TRUE


RazorEdge/Loyalist87 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 2/1/2017
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My local Hobby Shop telled me, GW will set some low seller colors from their Range OOP or rename them because IP. PILE ON

[url=http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7630151#post7630151]Chaos rumors
- May 2016
In the GW-Webstores the regulary Chaos Space Marines Sets are since some time "sold out". A repack with 32mm Bases is not the reason, this happened allready. My GW Store got today the information that he should send back all Codex CSM and the "Daemonkin Warband" Set he have in the Store.

Maybe a update with the second Fenris Campaign suppliment? FALSE




40k Rumors - Jan 2017
My local store manager (and good friend with contacts to good ol' england) told me some nice informations/rumors.

He said the 8th Edition for 40k will have two seperate rulesets. FALSE The first one will have streamlined rules with simplified army lists, like AoS Warscrolls (one page with all needed profiles, options, special rules) but still with mostly familiar 40k rules. The second one will be a streamlined 7th Edition which will be compatible and used with Forgeworlds Horus Heresy rules. Last one is maybe compatible with 7th Edition Codices and Suppliments too.

PENDING paint rumors - Dec 2016
I've got today by my local store manager the information that GW will release new paint sets in January. They will be similar to the Stormcast Eternal and the Space Marine paint sets. Available Armies will be Astra Militarum, Eldar, Tau and Orks for 40k and Sylvaneth, Greenskinz, Deathrattle and Tzeentch Arcanites for AoS.


Reaper Man 2020 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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GW General Rumors - May 2014
I have had it confirmed more by what was not said and a slip up by a GW employee who will remain nameless that there will be no Games Day this year. Has anyone else heard more on this, the european ones certainly aren't going ahead. PARTIALLY TRUE


Pushkin - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 7/20/2016
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PENDING Specialist Games Rumors - July 2016
via Warseer’s Pushkin 7-17-2016

I had a really nice chat with Andy Hoare…

Anyway adepticus titanicus is his next project. By the sound of things this makes a warlord the size of a contemptor.
There’s going to be some terrain in the box inspired by the old cardboard buildings, but this will be plastic, everything else is going to be resin.
By the sound of things the focus is going to be getting a decent model range for the HH first. We talked about how hard it is to do all ranges and all unit types in epic, and I think the focus is very much Titans, tanks and flyers!

This is due in 2017 and will all be under the forgeworld banner.


Red__Thirst - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Blood ANgels Rumors - Dec 2016
Apparently he was chatting with a GW rep and in the conversation some "New Blood Angels" models were mentioned by said rep. FALSE

My friend pressed the question, asking him essentially "Please tell me they're updating the ancient Mephiston sculpt?" which, according to him was met with a long pause and then a hurried "... I can't go into detail." TOO VAGUE



Reecius / Frontline - Total rumors: (8 TRUE) / (22 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
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40k Rumors - July 2016

GW’s flagship game has been rather quiet in recent months and AOS has been stealing the headlines in the meantime. I’m here to tell you that 40k is coming back in a big way.

-This year we’re going to see the start of something called “The time of Ending!” Games Workshop is going to advance the storyline. FALSE

-You’ve all heard the rumors of plastic Deamon Primarchs. I’m here to tell you they aren’t the only ones. Before Christmas this year we’re going to see the release of some loyalists as well. FALSE

-ROGAL DORN is going to be the first loyalist release. This is going to be a plastic kit specifically designed for 40k. He’ll be missing one of his hands, in it’s place will be a ranged weapon of some kind (this detail was quite sketchy however)FALSE

-Other Loyalists will also be returning eventually. Guilliman will be fully healed alongside some other surprises. TRUE
Here’s a big development: Some of the Primarchs will return to lead forces OTHER than their original Legions/Chapters, and will have different allegiances.

-Alpharius (or Omegon?) will be fighting against the forces of Chaos, whilst the Khan might return to battle the Imperium! (These details were sketchy and I believe these might just be examples)FALSE

-The plastic Primarchs will be specifically for 40k with different sets of rules, looks and wargear ALTHOUGH there might be overlap with some of the existing FW models.

-Magnus TRUE and Angron from the traitor side initially, followed by Perturabo. Angron is going to be a really big, imposing model

-Horus Heresy second boardgame will be released around November this year. People should be excited about this! FALSE

-Plastic Warhound will not be released this year. TRUE

-Warhammer 40k 8th edition will have 2 tiers of game. A streamlined version and more advanced play. FALSE Also free downloads for rules in the same way as AoS will start this year following the next campaign book. This will not be for all of the rules however.

-The time of Ending will lead into 8th edition which is out next year. TRUE

Dark Eldar Rumors - Feb 2016
Dark Eldar Rumors!
The next Dark Eldar codex is due out in the second half of 2016 with several changes. FALSE

Raiders are *free* for anything that can take dedicated transports.

Venoms are not free but can disembark passengers after moving 12″.

Wyches sound *good* and fluffy – and they’re getting new models. They all get shred and hydra gauntlets cause blindness. They also have the innate ability to choose to wound off their choice of attributes rather than toughness. So they can pick initiative and wound Necrons on a 3+. That’s what Wyches do to slow people. Their Hecatrix rerolls *everything* in a challenge.

Combat drugs are on a 2D6 chart and are optional.

Darklight weapons (dark lances, blasters, blast pistols) all gain the blind special rule.

During night fighting all enemy units are treated as affected by the blind special rule and there are powers to make it dark on various rounds.

Whenever a Dark Eldar unit with the Power From Pain rule attacks an enemy unit that’s blinded, those attacks gain rending and instant death.

Power from Pain is no longer a turn chart. Instead there are different types of pain the army focuses on, during a given turn and the army fights differently based on what’s chosen. No more details other than that.

The Court of the Archon gets a second copy of the warlord’s warlord power. Additionally enemies do not achieve the Slay the Warlord objective until they’ve killed both the warlord and the Court.

Succubi are like what Lilith Hesperax is right now. Not exactly sure what that means.

Hellions can hit-and-run on their initiative step rather than at the end of the combat round. Shoot, assault, make CC attacks, and then bounce out of combat before the enemy can make their attacks.

Wracks are 2W and any character automatically passes LOS rolls if they have a Wrack with them.
Release Schedule Rumors - May 2013
?mini-dexes? for the Chaos Space Marines to further explore the Legions FALSE
Genestealer Cults are indeed in the works. FALSE

As I was told, this patent expires next year?.coincidentally right about the time GW plans to release Tyranids! FALSE


Space Marine giant robot - is a ?giant Contemptor Dreadnought.? FALSE

FW and GW are not overlapping models any more as they end of competing with themselves and cannibalizing sales from one another. TRUE
As such, plans for a plastic Thunderbolt that were in the works were scrapped.

Blood bowl Rumors - May 2013
September should also see a new game like Dreadfleet or Spacehulk released. Smart money is currently on Bloodbowl so that GW can compete with that Murderbowl from Mantic games (I think it is called). FALSE

I also found out that the specialist games thing gong away is bs, they [GW] are lowering their quantities, but they will be restocking later this year with finecast specialist games. FALSE

Space Marines Rumors
Well apparently they are going to break up the dex so it?s not ultra marines heavy, they will have more generic characters then bring out expansions with characters and paint jobs for different chapters, same with the Eldar TRUE

So you buy the codex, then get the white scars expansion that gives you upgrades, characters etc. TRUE

So according to him the Eldar dex is coming out then there will a Ithilian (spelt wrong) expansion ALREADY TRUE
You will need both books to play with them. This will also happen with the SM



Also there will be a integration of some things from FW into the new dex (weapons mostly) to expand on the current system. FALSE
As well as a lot more upgrade options, givin ou a tone more flexibility with your lists (like the tau, demons crons did) All these dexes are bringing the game up to 6th Ed rule standard. TRUE

So ALL the dexes will be upgraded before they are done (GK, IMPS, NIDS, ORKS, SISTERS, BA, BT) But (if the ruinous are true) then the expansions will work with the dex for Imp Fist, White Scars, Ultramarines, etc. FALSE

This is not official, my mate from [Deleted] [deleted] says they are gearing up For the next HH book (coming out Xmas) so will keep you posted on that, but it had Corax, Vulkan, the Gorgon as the three primarchs. FALSE

Plus a load of new awesome mecanicum, ALREADY TRUE
oh plus they have released a new Titan above a war lord but not a emporer, but for the life of me can?t remember the name. FALSE

Comes out in the battle of calth(The big ultramarine planet the word bearers invade) FALSE

Will let you knowHH book is scheduled for next year, Xmas will see mortarion An I think that?s about ItThe FW stuff I true The Space Marines Rumors are rumors But sound very plausible FALSE

Oh prob going to be a large Contemptor dread as well. DUPLICATE

Forgeworld Rumors - Going Mainstream?
FW to be sold in GW stores FALSE
FW to be allowed in normal 40k FALSE


Revburn on Reddit - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 1/11/2018
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PENDING Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2018

February
Battletome death ALREADY TRUE
codex custodes ALREADY TRUE
codex thousand sons ALREADY TRUE
Underworld warband release x2 ALREADY TRUE
Necromunda gang & Book ALREADY TRUE

March
Necromunda tiles
Tau
Necron
Blood bowl release

april
Harlequin
Drukhari

May
Boxed Game
Space Wolves

Late april/may/early june
Aelfs big release

June
Orks
40k campaign box and book



Rixitotal on Reddit - Total rumors: (10 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Chaos Marine Rumors/Release Schedule Rumors
August WD is Daemons TRUE
Flamers are S4 in Fantasy TRUE
Points Changes TRUE
Slaanesh massive Chariot (2d6 +1 Impact) and other weird chariot (Mobile meat lawnmower) in one kit. Both Games. TRUE
New Plaguebearers (10 to a box) TRUE
New screamers TRUE
New Flamers TRUE
New Nurglings TRUE
New Beastman Shaman TRUE
Librarian fighting CSM on cover TRUE


Robomummy - Total rumors: (5 TRUE) / (6 FALSE) / ( 2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Dark Eldar Rumors - Aug 2014
Couple points about Dark Eldar,
1) Dark eldar will most likely not be the next book but will appear before the holidays. TRUE
2) Vect will be released with the Dias of Destruction like he used to have. GW wants to keep Vect similar to how he is already and don't feel the need to change up what he rides in. Expect the dias of destruction to be an ornate/modified ravager with some better rules. The model for vect will be made so that it can be assembled on the dias or on foot. FALSE
3) sorry, no fallen phoenix lords. One or two new special characters but not a lot of new stuff (think ork release) since the models are already some of the best they sell. FALSE
4) Some characters gone but look for relic weaponry and equipment to remake them from the base archon (not as good as the actual characters though). Not all characters will be gone though. PARTIALLY TRUE
5) A new fairly large haemonculus creation in line of a grotesque. FALSE
4) no change to beast packs as of yet. FALSE
5) revamped power from pain but not a huge shakeup to how it works. FALSE
6) yes, we will see Plastic incubi but depending if you like their look the finecast versions might look better and less rigid. FALSE
we will also see plastic wracks (not grotesques). TRUE
Also new voidraven bomber kit/upgrade kit (not sure about this yet).TRUE

He also said to look for wych
and Coven supplements.TRUE
Stated late September release on the main dex TRUE
and the supplements a few months later. PARTIALLY TRUE
Edit: He also stated in a second post that Baron was more than likely gone but he did not see the final cut. References it back to item 4 above.


RollanLiCavaliers1214 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Brets
Bret Rumors between Nov and January FALSE


Romanus - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Eldar Rumors - May 2012
Weaker energy shields.FALSE
First Wave: Flyer, TRUE
New Plastic Jetbikes and Vyper, FALSE
Larger Vehicle Chassis, FALSE
Guardian box with Storm and Battle, FALSE
Finecast Chars TOO VAGUE


Ronin - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
To begin I shall add the latest rumor passed to me via word of mouth, claiming that the shadow of the warp will shroud our forces, forcing overwatch rolls of 6 to be rerolled. They know that after playing bugs for over 20 years I am hungry for our new book. FALSE


RR on Faeit 212 - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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 Space Marine Rumors - May 2015
via 'RR' on Faeit 212
'June 13th sees new Adeptus Astartes Codex release with two vehicle boxes. PARTIALLY TRUE
New land raider command variant included and new rhino command variant. Ornate design on additional armour plates etc. TRUE
More marine kits to follow. TRUE

The codex sees predators/whirlwinds/indicators as 1-3 options. No surprise. TRUE
The codex sees land raider squadrons and huge bonus to ignoring damage when part of them. TRUE
More info to come...'



Rumour Sauce - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (8 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Books of Chaos Marine Rumors - Nov 2013
spoke to my friend this morning. He has informed me that the Book of Tzeentch is currently scheduled for digital release April but will likely be set back into may. He has been part of the playtest group for all 4 "Books of chaos" but due to the modifeid release schedule he has had to shifthis focus to the nook of tTzeentch for now. More details on the other gods should come through soon FALSE

THIRD UPDATE!
After seeing the following post on Faeit212 (http://natfka.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/khorne-codex-supplement-with-cover-art.html) I asked my source if he could coment on its authenticity, he said the rules were all wishlisting but the cover image is legit, he sent me the following image as proof: FALSE


Chaos Marine rumors - Supplement Rumors - Sep 2013
-there will be no cult terminators as these are easily reprisented by marked terminators. .. TRUE
-GW have moved away from the idea of a group launch and will be relasing the digital edition of the book of tzeench in the second half of 2014
( The rubric terminator rumour is likely a result of this next point)
-any CSM unit with both MoT and a bolt weapon may take inferno bolts for an extra cost FALSE

Chaos Marine Rumors / Supplement Rumors - Sep 2013
- There will be 4 supplements released within short succession, possibly even all at once FALSE
- They will be called "The Book of Khorne", "The Book of Nurgle", "The Book of Tzeentch" and "The Book of Slanesh" FALSE
- They will work for both chaos space marines AND chaos Daemons in a very unique way FALSE
- each will have its own unique warlord traits and some new wargear options FALSE

I asked how they work for both codex and the example I was given was something along these lines..
Each book is designed to represent a combined force of daemon and marine all working in the will of their chosen patron, this will be done by allowing players to take units from BOTH Codex: Chaos Space Marines AND Codex: Chaos Daemons without the need to ally so long as they all follow the same god. For example in the book of khorne you can take any unit from either codex as long as it doesnt have Daemon of nurgle, slaanesh or tzeentch or mark of nurgle, slaanesh or Tzeentch. FALSE


Sad Panda - Total rumors: (75 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
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Thousand Son Rumors - Oct 2016
It's not. The HH Marines in the game will be generic (except for the two characters). TRUE

But they come from the same CAD portfolio. Take, say, the computer models of generic 30K Tartaros Pattern Terminators, add 40K bling, change poses, switch a few weapons -> 40K Rubric Terminators. Saves time and effort and costs. TRUE

Same for the Tzeentch models. It was a massive design portfolio that included everything from Tzaangors to LoC and Magnus. They may not be the same sprue, but include lots of computer "bitz" and design elements from a large, newly created Tzeentch-design-elements-library.

(Similar approach for Khorne, Stormcast, etc..).

40k Rumors - Oct 2016
No. I only know of one other not-FW primarch in the pipeline. He'll be "Team Imperium" and part of setting up the story for 8th. TRUE

There may be more I simply haven't heard about, but as with Daemonkin, I can assure you that there is no plan to go through the four Chaos Gods with symmetrical releases. That's not how the 40K story evolution for the next year or so (from the tiny bits I know) is set up. TRUE

Chaos Rumors - Aug 2016
via Sad Panda (8-25-2016)

“Rubric? Yes. Magnus? Yes. TRUE

Think these have been mentioned before.

Plastic daemon Angron? Not to my knowledge.

Next 40K plastic primarch after Magnus should be a loyal one (not Russ, not Prospero related).” TRUE


Horus Heresy Rumors - Aug 2016
Rumored by Sad Panda, the next HH board game in fall 2016 will contain

- Plastic Ahriman 30k TRUE
- Plastic Thousand Sons 30k TRUE
- Plastic Space Wolves 30k (MkIII armour) TRUE
- Sisters of Silence TRUE
- Adeptus Custodes TRUE

Looks like the first three are kind of confirmed already

Horus Heresy Rumors - July 2016
via Sad Panda 7-29-2016

“Q: If there are Space Wolves in it, Sad Panda has not mentioned them yet.

A: Yes. There will be Space Wolves (and in heresy colors they absolutely own those MKIII).” TRUE


Horus Heresy Rumors - July 2016
via Sad Panda (7-28-2016)

“MKIII isn’t wrong. But no mention of Sisters or Custodes? Odd.”

Deathwatch Rumors - July 2016
It’s not gonna bit a huge release, but enough. There’s a pretty cool, very sleek dropship/flyer with an enormous Inquisition =I= as fuselage. TRUE

Probably builds more than one variant.

28mm Capt. Artemis is also a go, probably a single character clam pack. TRUE

Deathwatch Rumors - July 2016
Haven't seen the rules. Haven't seen the sprues unpainted. But I could swear Deathwatch will get access to some xenos gear. That sure looks like an green, ominously glowing Necron-style sword that one guy has. TRUE

Also a Captain/Master of the Watch (?) HQ type in a pose similar to new-Ulrik. TRUE

40k Rumors - June 2016
As I was told (though it might be nonsense), the earliest sessions to start work on a new edition led to the decision to not update (for the most part) the Tau Codex and no longer re-do older books. Apparently they actually had more thorough rule-changes for the Tau, scrapped them, but still printed loads of not-new Tau Codex books because the printers were already booked, leading to the hybrid old/new Codex that is the Tau book.

But they are definitely working on a new edition. It just won't be released in 2016, not least (as I heard) because they want to move the story and need time for that. TRUE


Chaos Rumors - June 2016
Question: What IF we aren't getting 40K Thousand Sons, but we are getting 30K Thousand Sons?
Sad Panda: Both. TRUE

40k Rumors - June 2016
Myth no more.

A lot of people over the years claimed the GDs were all finished and claimed they saw them (talking about myths).

All of them curiously missed this particular vintage-epic-inspired-villain next to the only recently finished LoC his design portfolio.

Remember the Warhammer Fest comment about things changing, but not quite as drastic as End Times/AoS? 40K is on the move.

40k Rumors - May 2016
Sad Panda wrote:
New edition won't arrive in 2016.

But they will (and kinda already do) move the story forward. TRUE

40k Rumors - May 2016
There is a new edition of 40K in the works.

It's also correct that GW doesn't bother re-doing old Codex books, basically since Tau, as they consider 7th a lame duck rule set (there will still be rules for new miniatures, incl. campaigns, Codex Deathwatch, etc..).

Just that the timeline is off and the new edition further away ... at least 2017 ... according to my information (which has been good so far, but a new edition of 40K is the most secretive topic you could find in GW). TRUE

Horus Heresy Rumors - May 2016
via Sad Panda

There is no Betrayal at Calth expansion (not counting White Dwarf material and possibly something digital).

There is a separate HH-based game, but it was written before Calth hit the shelves. It is no more an expansion to Calth than Overkill is an expansion to Execution Force. It simply shares the same setting/time period. TRUE

40k General Rumors - Apr 2016
via Sad Panda

It appears GW might also do something similar (2 old models, 1 mini-game + discount in a box) with flyers later this year. TRUE

#summerofflyersisreal TRUE

Board Game Rumors - Apr 2016
via SadPanda 4-2-2016

The working title in the studio is or was Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower. TRUE

Will it be the final product name? I don’t know.

The concept is a dungeon crawl in an ever-changing labyrinth of Tzeentch, slaying Horrors (that just turn into more, smaller Horrors) and other creatures of Tzeentch TRUE

Age of Sigmar Rumors - Mar 2016
timetowaste85 wrote:
Q:When did sad panda say Tzeentch stuff was hitting again? I’m expecting a “start collecting” box for them. If it’s like Khorne and Nurgle have gotten, I’d expect horrors, screamers and a chariot in it. Which I’m considering picking up today. But if Tzeentch is getting love in the next month or two, I’d hold off.A: It begins with the AoS board game, which is more than two months out.No idea about start collecting boxes and other re-packages. TRUE

Stormcast Release Rumors - Feb 2016
There should be a significant Stormcast-release sometime soon. TRUE

Horus Heresy Rumors - Feb 2016
I wouldn't call it Calth II or a Calth sequal.

It's a boxed game during the Heresy. There are Space Marines. Similarities end there.

Deathwatch Rumors - Feb 2016
This is main studio. It is in hard plastic and the miniatures can be used in 40K without conversions.

People underestimate the lead time on those boxed games / starter sets in plastic.

The Deatwatch game was finished by the time EF was released.
The AoS-themed boxed game you'll see this summer was finished by the time the AoS starter was released.
The second HH boxed game this fall was finished by the time Calth was released.

The specialist games studio was launched a little more than a month ago. The teased Blood Bowl stuff was probably the first work this team did after starting their new jobs in January. It will likely be among the first things they will release, and I don't think they are aiming for 2016.

Genestealer Cult Rumors - Feb 2016
Sad Panda wrote:

Warhams-77 wrote:
Awesome, thanks for providing more info, Sad Panda! By cultists you mean hybrids? Humanoids with 2-4 arms and weapons?


Yes. TRUE

No info on rules. Sorry.

Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2016
It's not impossible there will be a FSE book, which may or may not be reprinting the rules from Mont'ka. TRUE

I wouldn't expect many miniatures with it. Probably just be the book, or a single clam-pack at most. There will be several 1-week things 2016. PARTIALLY TRUE

Deathwatch Rumors - Feb 2015
Hmmmm...

Deathwatch miniatures in the boxed game are all mono-pose characters (think Space Hulk, except with normal bases). Sternguard rumors are nonsense. One is possibly the first dedicated Blood Ravens mini by GW (feel free to correct me there. My GW-history-fu is weak)? TRUE

Lots of cultists, a few pure genestealers, another new broodlord. TRUE

Multi-part kits later this year. TRUE



Deathwatch Rumors/Genestealer Cult Rumors - Feb 2016
Sad Panda wrote:
guru wrote:
Deathwach vs genestealer cult game


You don't have to wait till May for that one.
TRUE


Space Wolf Rumors - Jan 2016
"I was just saying to myself, isn't it about time they pulled another 3 SM units out of thin air and pretend they've always been there?"

But... but... this time it's actually true! Time flows strangely in the Eye.

Let's hope the things these lost brothers hunted won't be following them back out later this year. TRUE


Chaos Rumors - Dec 2015
via Sad Panda in response to this..
"I'm willing to bet that we won't see a CSM release in 2016. In fact, I'm willing to be wearing a Maple Leafs jersey for an entire week! (and I say this as a die hard Habs fan)" TRUE

If you think of a full new CSM Codex 7th Ed. with a full overhaul of rules and/or models, you're probably right.

If you mean absolutely nothing for Chaos Marines, you'll be wrong.

It is true that 2016 will have (among other things) a (mostly AoS) Tzeentch-theme running through it, similar to how 2015 had Khorne. TRUE

The reason there likely won't be a Tzeentch Daemonkin, is because GW is doing possible cross-overs a bit more deliberately than the written-over-a-weekend KDK.

That said, just about the only thing in a fairly impressive pipeline of (mostly AoS) Tzeentch that is NOT ready or even sculpted yet, is the LoC. If he comes, he'll be the tail end, possibly as late as 2017, not the kick-off to Tzeentch the way the Bloodthirster was for Khorne. TRUE

via Sad Panda in response to the time frame for new Rubrics
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/150/672440.page#8315612
Feel free to enjoy the summer of '16 before checking back. Minimum. We're talking the long game.

Space Wolf Rumors/ Dwarf Rumors - Nov 2015
Yes.

Tyranids in January is nonsense. Fyreslayers. TRUE
Imp. Guard in February is nonsense. Space Wolves. TRUE

Not counting possible 1-week things (think Seraphon), only multi-week releases.

Imperial Guard Rumors - Nov 2015

Don't worry. I don't think there will be a new Guard Codex in 2016. Certainly not in the first half of the year. TRUE

Cadians specifically, but yes. Also Baneblade & friends.

Hopefully this shows there won't be a Tyranid vs. AM campaign next year. TRUE

Tau Rumors - Nov 2015
The Friday/Saturday notwithstanding, that pre-order weekend is correct. (NOV 20) TRUE

No Tau models, but a mix of Imperial things, notably repackaged black-clad operatives hunting O'Shova. TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2015
There is no separate 30K wargame. There is no third GW main game. TRUE

I think people still underestimate how much GW is into AoS. AoS is going to be big - very big - for christmas. And early 2016. AoS is still the main show.

Genestealer Cult Rumors - Oct 2015
True. Deathwatch/Genestealer Cult will almost certainly be the next board game after EF and Calth. But not this year. TRUE

Horus Heresy Rumors - Aug 2015
It is not a starter. It is a board game. TRUE

Tau Rumors - Aug 2015
Tau are next, yes. TRUE

Campaign books or Codex first? I don't know.

Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2015
Age of Sigmar launch is still three full months in total. No shortcuts. TRUE

AOS Rumors - Aug 2015
Sigmarines will be back for another wave, as will Khorne. TRUE
Dwarfs are early 2016 at best TRUE
Tzeentch is still a troll-rumour. Not gonna happen.

Horus Heresy - Aug 2015
Not what I heard.

Should be another ~2 months AoS. Tau after that. It's still a while off. TRUE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
Those rumours sound cool. Perhaps better than the real thing. TRUE

But the good guys of the starter really are Fantasy Space Marines for all intents. TRUE
And nothing else. Even a bit broader than Space Marines, even a bit chubby looking. Models might make reasonable Adeptus Custodes conversions even. And they are all male of course. TRUE

WArhammer Fantasy rumors - May 2015
Sad Panda wrote:
There is no separate board game or mordheim-sized skirmish game.

Age of Sigmar replaces/follows WFB as the other big game next to 40K, though the rules are very different from WFB. TRUE

If you even mildly dislike the recent narrative direction of 40K, brace yourself.

Dark Angels Rumors - May 2015
Dark Angels codex comes late in June with a new clampack Interrogator Chaplain (completely new model with a powerfist, not the DV one). TRUE

I heard Grim Resolve now improves Overwatch. TRUE

 Assassins Rumors - Apr 2015
via Sad Panda on 4-19-2015

Miniatures are not snap fit, but the game(s) in the box(es) is(are) definitely more board-game-ish, played on 2D card-board tiles. TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Apr 2015
via Sad Panda on Dakka Dakka:
“As mentioned elsewhere, this summer on the 40K-side of things is mostly about the folks from Mars (but no (global) campaign), as well as a few 1-week-releases (think Necrons). And of course, the new Fantasy kicking off Q3.”via Lords of Wargaming, facebook:
April/May It’s Admech, but there will be two codices. Also tanks will be walkers.From LowG facebook
“They are not actually Admech. That codex will release later. The books will be Skatarii and Cult Mechanicus.” TRUE
“Supplements, but models as well.” TRUE
Horus Heresy Rumors - Apr 2015
It is real. But as I've said before, its 6+ months out.

Also, it is a "Horus Heresy game" only in the sense that Space Hulk is a "40K game". TRUE

If you want to play Horus Heresy with army lists and terrain and tape measures and the like, you'll still need the current Forge World rules. TRUE

You may actually get a rough idea of this new format next week (after Eldar).
 Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
There is no summer campaign. Not Sisters vs. Tzeentch. Not CSM vs. Dark Angels. Not Eldar. Those rumors are all nonsense. DUPLICATE

Eldar get new Codex, similar to Necrons. TRUE
Wraithknights gain some weight. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Mar 2015
No new Berzerkers. TRUE

As I've said elsewhere, there are no new CSM miniatures in 2015. There are no Tzeentch/Nurgle/Slaanesh variant of Daemonkin either. TRUE

Daemonkin is a pure book-and-no-miniatures-release that was developed outside the normal miniatures planning, design and production cycle, as "add-on sale" to ET5. TRUE

If this sells well, things might change, but atm it's a one-shot-thing.

Sisters of Battle Rumors / Campaign Rumors - Feb 2015
I think it is worth remembering that the Bloodthirster is an End Times mini. No more End Times beyond Archaon in 2015. TRUE No more Greater Daemons in 2015.

No Sisters in 2015 either, sorry.

And no summer campaign. TRUE

As mentioned elsewhere, this summer on the 40K-side of things is mostly about the folks from Mars (but no campaign), as well as a few 1-week-releases (think Necrons). And of course, the new Fantasy kicking off Q3.

Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015
Sad Panda wrote:
Plastic Jester TRUE
and Seer should be bringing up the rear of this release. TRUE

Seeing how they have miniatures, they are the ones without IP risks, while Solitaire, Skyweavers and Starweavers (which also builds a HS alternative)TRUE come first.

This might well be a 4 week release, the largest since .. Orks or Space Wolves I believe?

Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015
The BoLS/Natfka guesses are mostly off. If things go as usual, you may see something taking design cues from this leaked on the interwebs this weekend, right after Necron Codex. TRUE
Troupe Master is part of box, not a clampack. TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2015
In the last week of March, GW will release a Codex for Khorne Warbands/Hordes. TRUE

It combines Khorne-themed CSM and daemon units. Formations, etc.. TRUE

It is a one-week release with no new miniatures released for this new codex as such (but Zerkers, in all their old miniatures-glory, are actually in the Codex, no WD spin-offs). TRUE

The main purpose of this khorne codex is to ride in the slipstream of End Times 5, which will be released earlier in march, with the "headline"-release of the new Bloodthirster (builds 3 variants). TRUE

There is no "main" Codex CSM in 2015. There are no nurgle, tzeentch, etc. equivalents to this khorne one planned (yet), as it's mostly an End Times add-on to make the new Bloodthirster with all its variants work in 40K. TRUE


Salty Wargaming - Total rumors: (10 TRUE) / (9 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 8/7/2017
Spoiler:


8th Edition 40k Rumors - May 2017

Codexes of 8th Edition
DUPLICATE
1) Armies of the Astartes: Adeptus Astartes, Grey Knights, Death Watch, Primaris Astartes.
2) The Imperium: Mechanicum, Inquisition, Adeptus Soritas, Astra Militarum, Imperial Knights, Officio Assassinorum, Adeptus Custodes, Sisters of Silence.
3) Xenos book 1: Eldar, Dark Eldar, Ynnari, Harlequins, Necrons.
4) Xenos book 2: Tau, Orks, Tyranids, Genestealer Cults.
5) Chaos: Chaos Daemons, Chaos Space Marines.

Dark Eldar Rumors - May 2017

Overview:
Jink is +2 to armour save but -1 to hit with weapons. People inside unaffected. FALSE

Shadow field is +1 to armour save FALSE
Flickerfields is 5++ still. FALSE

Dark eldar vehicles come with a 4+ armour save. TRUE
Raider has 10 wounds, venom has 6. TRUE




Sanguinius - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
Spoiler:

AoS Rumors/Eldar Rumors - Jan 2017
So, I have found out some more rumours from my source in relation to the above. For ease of reference, I have collated what I have learned (including past reports) below:

AoS

The new 'sneak peek' model of a crossbow is for AoS, and is for a Stormcast Eternal model....hence the crescent motif. I have no idea what the model is. DUPLICATE

I have seen the new Tzeentch book, and the rules look awesome. There is a unit that 'looks to the future' as well as a unit 'that looks to the past' for rerolls. Very fluffy, and very, very cool. This book is amazing, it's an auto buy for me....and I don't even like Tzeentch.

The new LoC model makes (as per rumours) a Kairos Fateweaver model as part of the kit. His paint scheme lends itself to being more of a warmer palette (i.e. magenta and pink) vice the blues and pale greens seen in the new LoC model. His staff has a huge flaming Tzeentch symbol inset with a large eye. It looks magnificent. (EDIT: Lady Atia has since posted pics, go check them out on War of Sigmar/Dakka) TRUE

There is a choice of 3 heads (one looks half skeletal aka the Carnifex kit) for the LoC. That box will sell ridiculous amounts!

A vanilla LoC in pitched battles will cost 300 pts. Kairos has rules to ensure that his casts will double the highest die rolled. i.e. a roll of a 5 and a 2 will discard the 2 and result in 5+5 = 10. A roll of one 6 for casting will therefore result in 12!

40K

Vect is involved with the new 'Eldar Triumvirate' DUPLICATE

Iyanna Arienal is HIGHLY LIKELY to be the Eldar model with the Gyrinx offsider, aka an Iyanden Spiritseer. DUPLICATE

Roboute still is on track to 'waking up first'...noting below, I would posit that Lion'el will be awoken soon after.

A later book (aka sooner rather than later) will be called 'The Hunt', focusing on the Dark Angels chasing Cypher on a spiral towards Terra. I have been told that Cypher WILL reach Terra with the Lion Sword. PERSONAL SPECUALTION: I think Cypher will 'kill' the Emperor in order to instigate his Perpetual Powers and bring in a new age. DUPLICATE

Additional: I have heard loose rumours that 'a loyalist Primarch will turn, and a Chaos Primarch will turn Loyalist.' I have heard nothing more in this regard....but please be Alpha Legion....please be Alpha Legion. (EDIT: I have heard nothing solid on this! It seems to be intertronz conjecture) DUPLICATE

Sanguinius out!



Eldar Rumors - Jan 2017
Vect is involved with the new 'Eldar Triumvirate' FALSE
Iyanna Arienal is HIGHLY LIKELY to be the Eldar model with the Gyrinx offsider, aka an Iyanden Spiritseer. FALSE
Roboute still is on track to 'waking up first'...noting below, I would posit that Lion'el will be awoken soon after.
A later book (aka sooner rather than later) will be called 'The Hunt', focusing on the Dark Angels chasing Cypher on a spiral towards Terra. I have been told that Cypher WILL reach Terra with the Lion Sword. PERSONAL SPECUALTION: I think Cypher will 'kill' the Emperor in order to instigate his Perpetual Powers and bring in a new age.
Additional: I have heard loose rumours that 'a loyalist Primarch will turn, and a Chaos Primarch will turn Loyalist.' I have heard nothing more in this regard....but please be Alpha Legion....please be Alpha Legion. FALSE

40k RUmors - Dec 2016
Well, I was having beers with my GW source the other night and the topic got onto the Fall of Cadia and the coming story arcs and releases. He claims to know out to mid-2017 what is going to happen, but obviously needs to remain tight lipped. I did get the following tidbits though:

Outside of Celestine and her Geminii bodyguards, there are no plans in the next 5 months for any SoB boxes/kits. TRUE

The first loyal Primarch to 'wake up' will be Roboute, and not Russ/Lion/Vulkan as many predict. Blankets will be counted! Spirits will be lieged! TRUE

Trayzn is likely going to be releasing a 'Salamander' from prison. With a twinkle in his eye he quoted: 'It might not be Vulkan though.'

In regards to the Triumvirate of the Imperium on Cadia, there will be others. Think of an Eldar team containing an Eldar/Dark Eldar combo, with the Exodites thrown in. FALSE

That's all he could say. Discuss away. He's a very good source who gave me the Imp Agents + Traitor Legion info a few weeks back, so I have very good confidence that his info is legit.

Edit: A lot of speculation in the last few hours is leaning towards Dorn being woken in Trazyn's collection noting the presence of Imp Fists and Black Templars. This is purely speculation, but has anyone thought of Sigismund? The lore says that Sigismund went hunting for Abaddon after the Battle for Terra and was never see again....this is purely speculation on my behalf, but it would certainly tie-in the choice of the Black Templars/Imp Fist matchup on Cadia, wouldn't it?


Seahawk - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - updated 8/7/2017
Spoiler:

40k RUmors - June 2017
via Seahawk on Bolter and Chainsword

My FLGS went to order more starter boxes for 8th and it lists the second wave as having an MSRP of $200 USD (it also cost more for him to get). FALSE

Basically, get it now for the current price of $160, or you're SOL.


Sebastian Rubio - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING

Spoiler:

Dark Eldar Rumors - Sept 2014
via Sebastian Rubio from Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4750737485/
A summary, 2 special edition codices coming out, one Archon edition, one Dracon edition ALREADY TRUE

Voidraven coming out. & the normal codex. ALREADY TRUE
The voidraven has multiple weapon options BTW ALREADY TRUE
Also a Coven painting guide coming out an some cards with new objectives and combat drugs stats. ALREADY TRUE
all for pre-order this saturday 27/09 ALREADY TRUE

I have inside knowledge on the next releases: Pre-order for the 4th are:
Archon, TRUE
Succubus, TRUE
Vect + Dais. FALSE
The white dwarf coming out that week mentions the nobility of Commorragh. Might be more, but I have these confirmed as dark eldar releases


seeg - Total rumors: (47 TRUE) / (5 FALSE) / (6 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 11/17/2017 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

tyranid rumors - Oct 2017
These posts were in a Codex Rules preview thread from Tyranid Hive user Seeg. You can read the whole thread here, but we’ve snipped the relevant information.

behemoth: reroll failed charges TRUE
Kraken: can charge after falling back PARTIALLY TRUE
Gorgon: reroll 1s to hit for fight phase [b]FALSE
jormungandr: always have cover bonus (i’m not sure if i read this right) PARTIALLY TRUE
hydra: reroll misses against units with less models during fight phase TRUE
kronos: reroll 1s to hit for shooting, IF the unit doesnt move TRUE
Leviathan: looks to be the same as salamander tactic but i’m not 100% sure PARTIALLY TRUE

Neurothrope is now HQ, a character and no longer part of a zoanthrope unit. TRUE
zoanthropes within 6″ of a neurothrope reroll 1s for psychic tests.TRUE
the spirit leech thing now only heals 1 wound for a zoanthrope unit withint 6″ TRUE

here’s the bit lots and lots of people will go nuts about
there are now 3 seperate carnifex entries. 1.) Carnifex 2.) Screamer killer 3.) Thornback
carnifex including 2x monstrous scything talons TRUE
clock in total at 83 pts.. the 2 pairs of monstrous scything talons for carnifexes are 15 pts, 1 pair is 14 pts. yes.. i know. dont ask me why. TRUE
there are individual upgrades for basic carnifexes. +1BS, +1 attack on the charge, -1 to hit from enemy shooting. on the charge carnifexes and screamer killers now get +1 WS on top of the current battering ram rule
screamer killers come stock with “bio plasmic scream”
which is 0 points, 12″ assault 6(not sure on the number), S7 ap-1, 1damage. PARTIALLY TRUE
screamer killers come stock with 2 monstrous scything talons as well. TRUE
90 pts in total
dont have much info on the thornback other than at the end of combat roll d6 for each enemy unit in combat with it. on 6 deal 1 mortal wound TRUE

Psychic scream, WC5, Targets nearest enemy within 18″ does d3 mortal wounds. if the target is a psyker, also roll 2d6. if the value is higher than the enemy psyker’s leadership, the enemy psyker loses 1 spell at random TRUE

paroxysm WC5, target enemy unit within 12″ of the psyker fights last. (there’s a whole big ass block of text here talking about exceptions and what not) TRUE

*cant remember the name* target unit within 36″ of the psyker essentially gains synapse TRUE

here’s a bunch of random (please do not swear)

old one is is now 9 wounds. 200 pts. hits of 6 generate one additional attack. can be equipped with a scything talons relic that +1s ap-3, 3dmg, +1 attack. uses behemoth warlord trait TRUE
swarmlord is t7, 12w, 4++. his blade parry makes it 3++. no other notable change i think. uses leviathan warlord trait TRUE

hivefleet gorgon warlord trait: enemy units within 3″ of the warlord at the end of the turn take 1 mortal wound each on a 4plus TRUE
hivefleet behemoth warlord trait: on 6’s to wound he deals an additional damage TRUE
hivefleet leviathan warlord trait: after deployment but before start of game, redeploy your warlord FALSE

tyrannocyte is now 100 pts. 5pts for each deathspitter. FALSE

hivefleet kronos stratagem: 2cp, when an enemy psyker attempts to cast a spell, make it use only 1 dice to roll TRUE
hivefleet behemoth stratagem: 2cp, choose on unit. roll a d6 for each charging model. for each 6 deal 1 mortal wound to the enemy unit it charged. for monsters its on a roll of 2+ TRUE

2cp stratagem: choose one unit. at the end of the shooting phase it shoots again. (cannot target monsters)
TRUE
maleceptors total pointage including wargear is 172. T7, 12W TRUE

tyranofex is 185 pts.
rupture cannon is 47 or 49.
rupture cannon profile is heavy 3, s10 ap-3 d6 damage. thats all. no more funky "if it hits both..blablabla" PARTIALLY TRUE

exocrine with all wargear is 210 or something like that. minor points decrease
venomthropes and zoans are still fielded as units of 3
venomthropes when in grp of 3 also affect monsters. when in a grp of 6, the aura becomes 6". TRUE
the carnifex biomorpth that gives -1 to hit to enemy shooters does not stack with venomthrope. said biomorph is 10 pts.

genestealers remain the same. but have an option of getting +1 armour but they lose swift and deadly. (wtf GW)
TRUE

there is a relic for any character that gives either +1S, +1A or +1T during fight phase. roll dice to see which buff TRUE
haruspex is something around 220 pts with wargear. not sure if any rules changed

hive tyrants can still take MRC TRUE
warp blast is the same except at a unit of 6 it deals d3+3 instead of d3+d3 TRUE
neurothrope is cheap as balls. i want to say 45 but i'm not 100% certain. FALSE

the jormungandr stratagem is one giant cluster of weird ass sounding things. to give you an idea. before deployment you choose a unit(not monster) to deepstrike. it can deepstrike per normal rules but only from a 'tunnel'. then they go on to talk about what a 'tunnel' is. ravener, trygon and....one more thing... i cant remember... makes 'tunnels' TRUE

didnt manage to see the tyrannocyte transport rules. sorry :(

genestealers are still 12pts in total. 10 pts for body, 2 pts for rending claws TRUE

yes.. exocrine and T-fex still get to fire twice if they stay still TRUE
Rippers are still 11each TRUE
Mucolid 20 TRUE
Spore's 10 TRUE

Transport rules for our drop pod remain the same.
Trygon prime is still heavy
Swarm lord is 300. On 6s to wound he does one additional mortal wound TRUE
Stranglethorn is 25 TRUE
1x Devourer with brainleech is 7. Assault 6 TRUE
1x deathspitter with maggot is 7. Assault 3 TRUE
Monstrous boneswords are 20 TRUE
Monstrous boneswords with whip are 15

Kraken relic: -1 to hit from enemy shooting TRUE
Gorgon relic: after being wounded the first time gain 1T for the rest of the game TRUE
Reaper of obliterax(bonesword/whip or monstrous bonesword & whip) on 6 to wound do double damage TRUE

Neurothropes are 70 points all in TRUE


IB indeed has a -1 to hit Malus for shooting. BUT only if you aim at something that isn't the closest unit TRUE
Likewise it's -2 charge distance(I think) if you attempt to charge something that isn't the closest unit TRUE

Monstrous rending claw relic: after killing a model, character gains rerolls to hit TRUE
Devourers are 4 TRUE
Swarm lord trait is the redeploy. He has nothing to do with leviathan TRUE
Crushing claws did not change TRUE
12 points for both kinds

Tyrant guard base should be 34 but I'm not 100% certain FALSE
Thornbacks are base 70. TRUE
Starts with 2 devourers with brainleech worm
And a pair of monstrous scything talons
And a chitin biomorph

108 total if my math is right
It can swap the devourers with deathspitters with maggots
It can swap the claws with a stranglethorn only.
No other weapon options

Can take -1 hit biomorph and the BS3 biomorph for 10 points each

there's one ridiculous one that requires 3 grps of zoanthropes of at least 3 models in each, and be within 6" of each other to do some uber-smite of 3d3 mortal wounds. had to do some additional rolling to see if the stratagem even goes off too. cant remember the roll requirement.. but there is a modifier of +1 for grps of 10 or more models and -1 for individual models TRUE

there's a 1CP one that lets a unit in close combat do additional damage on wound rolls of 6. but with the caveat that the extra damage can only go onto multi wound models. it wont help kill additional 1 wound infantry PARTIALLY TRUE

there s a 2CP one that simply lets a monster regen d3 wounds TRUE

the usual 1CP/3CP standard relic one that all the other codices have TRUE

there a 1 CP one for screamer-killer and haruspex to +1 to the roll for morale for the enemy unit that was in CC with them TRUE

for the 'endless swarm' type. there are 2. one for spore mines one or termagants(or was it rippers). unfortunately i have no idea how they work and i'm not even gonna try regurgitate anything regarding them cuz i'll prob be wayyyyyy off the mark

just remembered, there is a 'move again' stratagem as well. but it sadly very specifically says the unit that uses this stratagem cannot charge TRUE

synapse is 12", TRUE
tyrants synapse is 18" *sloowwww moottionnnnn mindddd exploosssionnnnn* TRUE



sens16 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

 Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - July 2015
I have an friend that works a at small web development company in the EU. His company was contracted to develop a website which maintained a database of input values to determine a team or in this case armies value. He thought this was for an online football "soccer for us in North America" fantasy league. He didn't know anything about GW or their business. GW apparently supplied the unit values this week with names and he A and B together.

So each month we players will pay a fee to use GW's army builder. Model points will not be available the army value will determined by an algorithm using the GW's weightings. FALSE

This allows GW to control their information and stop online sharing of their product illegally. It also allows the company to change the game if they notice balance issues more rapidly.

During tournaments organizers will have to authenticate each person that signs up to verify that they have a valid subscription.

This explains why rules will now be free while creating a monthly revenue stream for GW.


Sephillion - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 11/15/2016 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:


Sisters of Battle Rumors - Jan 2015
I’ve heard more credible things about Sisters being later (next year), and the fact that they would redo Dark Angels, CSM and Daemons so soon… instead of redoing the problem Codices… seems like whoever wrote this just assumed GW would follow the same order. FALSE


Serious Gaylord - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/2/2016 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - July 2015
GW had a guy camped out at the Forge World open day whos entire job was to answer questions and talk to people about Age of Sigmar. His entire job is to go to shows and talk to people about the new game. For the first time I think ever they're taking Age of Sigmar to Gencon, Comic Con, all the major wargames conventions in Europe etc. They're throwing a considerable amount of money at putting this in front of new audiences who have never played fantasy before. He was also brutally honest and didn't dodge any questions and answered everything he could. I'll start with the negative stuff first.

This is it. There categorically will not be a '9th' edition of fantasy. Age of Sigmar is the only thing fantasy related GW will do for the considerable future.

He acknowledges that the 'funny' rules are rather silly and don't make for a great intro to the system for new people. His response was that the armies in the box set don't have the silly rules. They're there as kind of a celebration and final send off of the old warhammer armies, and he said you might notice the new armies don't have the stupid noises or imaginary friends. This is deliberate, its designed that you'll only generally play the old stuff with your mates since it's a bit embarassing to play in a public place.

The new races will look different to the old ones. Ooruks will not look the same as the orcs we currently have. As such, when they get round to releasing Ooruks, the old models will cease production. He did say that you can still use your old models as ooruks, but you won't be able to buy normal orc boys again.

There will never be points values. FALSE

On to the slightly positive stuff then.

They are going to fully support all modes of play, and will be releasing rules to balance armies against each other. There will be narrative campaigns where your forces are picked for you for specific missions, and there will be a system for tournament players to balance lists that isn't based on model count. He did not know the specifics of this, but said it is definitely coming.

The rules will always be free. He said that they are very very aware that fantasy had a massive buy in for someone to get started, as such the game was designed with the ability to play it with one box of models. There will be army books, but every rule in them will be available, for free, online. The books will just have extra background info and scenarios.

GW really are trying harder than they ever have before to make this work. If you're at one of the shows go and talk to them. They want to talk to you about this, but especially they want your feedback on it. As he said, this is totally uncharted territory for them and they are totally open to rules revisions as they go.



Schell - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Renegade Guard / IG Rumors - October 2011
Renegade Guard with Chaos PARTIALLY TRUE
Starter set is not DA/Chaos. Chaos, but not DA. FALSE


Scoopdeta - Total rumors: (5 TRUE) / (9 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)] - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Skaven Rumors / end Times Rumors - Dec 2014
So I recieved some information from a close friend of mine recently regarding the Skaven Release for the End-Times. Just to add some more clarity on the source...the information comes from marketing materials which have been developed/are being developed for the sales side of the house. Can't provide too much more info on that as I do not want to get my friend in hot water. I have known him since college and he would have no reason to lie to me. So this is the rundown he gave me:

Skaven background will focus on an invasion of Lustria and inlcude a lot of information on Lizardmen and “the plan” as well. While the book will be Skaven focused, it will still have a heavy Lizardmen flavor as the main plot lines focus around them. It will also discuss the “Great Ascendancy” which will include the horned rat and the rise of the Skaven to the surface to enslave all of mankind (or attempt to). The true roots of Skaven will also be discussed. It will also cover Skaven happenings around the warhammer world, including the Dwarfs, the Chaos Invasion and the return of Nagash and how the rats fit into the whole picture. The Skaven are not too keen on the whole end of times motif for the obvious negative effects it will have on their survival...so as usual they plot and scheme to ensure that their best interests are served in the end with others doing their dirty work. Not to play spoiler, but it sounds as though they will play a pivotal role in undoing the nefarious plans of the dark powers. FALSE

There will be new models accompanying the release to include:
New Vermin Lord (Horned Rat) BIG Kit.... TRUE
Lord Skrolk FALSE
Lord Nurglitch FALSE
Grey Seer Thanquol and Bone Ripper TRUE
Grey Seer on Foot TRUE
Rat Ogres TRUE
Dual kit with Poisoned Wind Globadiers and Plague Censer Bearers FALSE

I will say that I was hesitant to post this at all as there seems to be a bit of aggression at times within these forums. However I love some Skaven and I do follow these forums closely and felt that I should share. Take it for what you will…
Bret Rumors / Wood Elf Rumors / Harry's Fantasy Recap
Brets - Rumours of release following Wood Elves Early to mid 2013 release.(Making Bret?s mid to late 2013) FALSE
WE - There are rumours of Wood Elves in 2013 Early to mid 2013 FALSE
WE - A lot of miniature designs for new woodies already created and approved TOO VAGUE
WE - TreeKin, FALSE
Treemen TRUE
and wardancers FALSE
warhawks. FALSE
WE - A Cavalry unit tha packed some punch but no specifics. TOO VAGUE


Shabbadoo - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dark Elf Rumors - Sep 2013
List is true
pre-orders ought to go up on the 28th. TRUE
Medusa on Blood Throne: It is definitely awesome. It looks somewhat like the Medusa from Clash of the Titans (the newer version of the movie)- snake from the waste down, hair of snakes, not too monstrous of a face; the pose is upright (body up high, supported by the tail). TRUE
As to the crew of the Cauldron of Blood, they are in the style of the plastic Dark Elf Sorceress but are more dynamic with regard to the poses. Armies made up of only the newer models are going to look great on the game table. TRUE


Shadeseraph - Total rumors: (18 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Wood Elf Rumors - Apr 2014


Eternal Guard: S3, 1A, Stubborn TRUE

Arrows: TRUE

Witch's Curse: Poison.
Moonfire: +1 to wound against Order
Fast: 2 Shoots
Precise: No negatives to shooting
Razor: AP -3
Starfire: +1 to wound against Destruction

Special Rules: TRUE

Forest Stalker: Forest Striders, and, in forest: fight with an additional rank, shoot with an additional rank, and reroll 1s to wound on Close combat
Blessing of the Ancients: +1 Caster level in forests
Forest Spirit: Ward Save 6++ and ItP.
Place Forest: Citadel Forest, in your half of the table

Kurnous: Frenzy, Devastating Charge, Tattoos, Fast TRUE

Weaponry: TRUE

Asrai Bow, S3 AP.
Javelin, 12", AP and Poison.
Spears: basic spear (on foot and mounted), AP.

Sisters, WS 4++, javelins, same than warlocks, Shield of thorns and Curse. Poison. TRUE
Deers of ISha...1A S4. The kurnous ride Deers of kurnous...1A S4. TRUE

Rangers, GW, +1A vs fear and terror, S3. ItP TRUE

Shadowdancer is a hero, Shadow lore. TRUE

Hawks with Killing blow on charge, and AP both rider and mount. TRUE

Waywatchers: 2 shooting modes: First is rapid fire... Multiple shoots (2). Second is Accurate shooting. Ignore armor. TRUE

Only Aedas (the lord level mage) use High and Dark Magic. TRUE

Nobles and Trueborns have the rule arrow of Kuronus... If the enemy general is at 36" and in a straight line, before the game he receives a single S3 strike that ignores armor TRUE

Treeman S5, 5A. Upgrades such as strangle. Ancient only 3A, level 2 life.TRUE

Dancers, the already mentioned dances:TRUE
Quote Originally Posted by boli View Post
RE: wardancers

the last dances mentioned were: TRUE
* 3++
* Killing blow
* +1 A
* Removes Rank bonus from enemy.


for the same cost/profile.

which basically makes them 3 points more expensive than sisters of slaughter and not as good in any way (as you'll only have a choice of one of those dances at once and not 4++, removing rank bonuses from enemy as standard.) TRUE

- details are earlier in the thread I'm just repeating.
Lore rules, the already mentioned ones.

Dryads are not skirmishers, S3 and hatred TRUE


Sharkticon - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

GW Store Rumors - GW Training Managers - May 2012
GW is currently (May 10th) training store managers in 6th edition TOO VAGUE

GW General Rumors - End of 'AB
'Ard Boyz is cancelled, Spettigue is gone. TRUE
No Throne of Skulls in 2012 FALSE


Sharpdeadface - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 11/20/2016
Spoiler:

40k Rumors - Nov 2016
via SharpDeadFace on Faeit 212
Sisters are to be rolled into an imperial agents codex due for release late this year / early 2017. TRUE
They'll be with SoS, Custodes, Inquisition and most likely Assassins FALSE

Also there's a Traitor Legions codex due in December as well TRUE


shaso_iceborn - Total rumors: (10 TRUE) / (21 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tau Rumors - March 2013
or Rail Rifle S6 Ap3, Rail Gun S8 Ap1 Skyfire (with option for interceptor) and Rail Cannon S10 Ap1. FALSE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
The mini ally dex has to my understanding been incorporated into the codex at the beginning of the book and will no longer be a separate compendium. SPECULATION

There is a Kroot HQ, but not in the conventional sense and he cannot command "Tau" forces (unless they bring back Prok but I have heard nothing on him) FALSE

Farsight will have a new model, it looks similar to the gamesday one. DUPLICATE

Rail Rifles, Rail Guns, and Rail Cannons are the way they are distinguishing different rail type weapons in the new codex. TRUE


There will be 2 "new" special characters, one we may have seen before. (Aun'shi I think but do not have confirmation) TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
Seeker missiles can now be carried on suits TRUE

Apocalypse Rumors - March 2013
Apocalypse Redux (apoc for 6th ed) but I am not certain if it is late June or early July. TRUE

I have been hearing rumours about a plastic Warhound but personally I wouldn't get my hopes up. SPECULATION

As always there's the rumor about a plastic Thunderhawk as well, perhaps with fliers being in 6th the rumor finally has merit, I however am taking lots of salt with this one. SPECULATION

More Tau Rumors - March 2013
a new Farsight model. TRUE
New Kroot HQ, FALSE[/b]
2 New Fliers TRUE
2 new Suit options TRUE

Tau Rumors - Races - March 2013
no new races (no Demiurge after all). TRUE
Kroot will be expanded FALSE[/b]
New Vespid were play-tested I am awaiting confirmation as to whether or not they made into final print. SPECULATION
There are multiple fliers and and new units. TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2012
I think orks will see a new model wave come Q1 2013 FALSE
If Jan is Dark Angels and Feb is Daemons, March is probably more hobbit stuff. Maybe April for Orks, then May for Fantasy, with Tau in June? SPECULATION

Space Marine Rumors - Chaplain - Nov 2012
I have heard both the DVish interrogator Chaplin and Radagast will be available after May and June of 2013 respectively. FALSE

Tau Rumors - Big Tau Suit - Nov 2012
'big tau suit': WS2, BS4, S5, T6, W4, I2, A2, Ld8, Sv2+4++ FALSE

Tau Rumors - Nov 2012
Basically according to my sources it's pretty much a Dreadknight sized suit with dual (note not twin linked) rail cannons and SMS with a rule for something I will call "hail-fire" in that it shoots massive barrage of weapondry if not moving in the movement phase. FALSE

Tau Rumors - Oct 2012
Mako as well as the Copperhead for flier names. FALSE
My sources still say June for the release FALSE
I have also heard the Hammerhead will receive a Swordfish option turret FALSE
one of the first 4-in 1 tank kit boxes with an extra sprue added as well as a price increase. FALSE

Fortification Rumors - 2012
Battle Fortress from leaked list in production FALSE

Tau rumors - 2012
March 2013 Tau TRUE

Tau rumors - July 2012
Mini Ally codexes for Tau FALSE[/b]

Tau Rumors - 2011
Multiple codex releases alongside 6th edition release FALSE

Tau Barracuda. FALSE

expect something on the Tau codex around June FALSE

Tau Rumors - 2011
Demiurg will be real in the codex. FALSE
As Shabbadoo said my sources also point to a June release. DUPLICATE

I have also heard about a Tau "Mako" aircraft. FALSE

Eldar Rumors[ /url] - April 2012
Percentages for 6th edition FALSE

[url=http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?323182-6th-ed-Chaos-dex-rumours&p=5904850#post5904850]40 Rule Rumors - Ally
- Nov 2011

Allies for SM to help with Allies TOO VAGUE/CONFUSING

Starter Set Rumors - Oct 2011
Grey knights vrs black legion FALSE



Silvertongue - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (9 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

 Warhammer Fantasy Rumors
via silveralen on Warseer
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?407604-Warhammer-9th-Edition-Rumor-Discussion&p=7446344&viewfull=1#post7446344
I have more stuff about factions. Usual disclaimer, this is second hand stuff take with a grain of salt etc.

1. Empire Remmanents: Mainly humans, with some dwarfs, ogres, and vampires. Humans units tend towards elite holy warriors (focus on priests, Knights, and witch hunters). The dwarves are mainly steampunk flavored, some of which bleeds into the rest of the faction. Vampires tend towards the human aesthetic, ogres have elements of both. FALSE

2. Chaos: all three chaos armies mixed together. FALSE

The warriors/humans have the same general design as now, except more obvious demonic gifts. Winged units of warriors was mentioned as an example. TRUE

Beastmen will come in more flavors, for example reptilian and avian variations. Also a variety of more animalistic units. FALSE

3. Orks/Goblins: More or less the same. They get ogres as per end times. FALSE

Also, possible mention of dwarf slaves either as units or as justifcation for some steampunk elements in the army. So possibly a bit more 40kification of the army overall, including more squigs. FALSE

4. Skaven: two major changes. First, more warptech, notably more apparent in modeling if not in rules. FALSE

Second, lizardmen slaves apparently bound using magic/warptech and mutated. FALSE

5. Undead: End times undead. More feral in feel. Beyond that, nothing. FALSE

6. Elves: End times elves, slightly more unified in appearence, takes cues from all 3 armies. Nothing much else known. FALSE

The last two are possibly due to ignorance rather than an actual lack of changes.

I don't know if any of this is really new besides a couple orc and skaven bits, some of it I read in the round up already but I just put it all down.

Daemons Rumors - Harry's Fantasy Recap
Daemons - Herald of Slaanesh on chariot been spotted in warehouses. TRUE


SinaLeibniz - Total rumors: (7 TRUE) / (31 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
I had the chance to look thoroughly through the proper Age of Sigmar rulebook (the one that consists of three books) yesterday evening. Spent my time with the three books and ignored the novel in favour of the real interesting things. So I cannot fill in the blanks there. But maybe I have the opportunity to look at the rulebook and novel again and hopefully the age of sigmar box, too. But now I have a way clearer picture what’s coming and I’d like to share with you because I am very (!!!) excited, but I cannot provide any photos for obvious reasons. So if you don’t believe me, I don’t blame you. But please don’t attack me personally.

- Title of the rulebook is: Age of Sigmar: a Warhammer strategy game TRUE
- first the basics (most of which are already known):
- full fledged rule system; no skirmish game - meaning not restricted to low miniature count: 50 models on average, way lower possible, in general you use units but you can field an army consisting of only single models TRUE
- everything is on round or oval bases (there paragraph that explicitly allows legacy and diorama bases, though); TRUE
- 2 books: the rules (rules and scenarios) and compendium (pictures, unit cards and fluff) TRUE
- there are unit cards for every (as far as I can see) old unit in the second book, including warhammer forge models and most or all special characters. Some units get the full treatment with a small fluff text, pictures of the actual miniatures and rules, some units get only rules with nothing more.
- all new rules with complete new mechanics: think not of 40k 2nd -> 3rd but Warhammer 8th -> Bloodbowl, very compact and fast paced, huge emphasis on individual champions, magic and gods (don’t know how powerful, but these have the most rule pages)
- no photos (and no artworks except some very generic drawings) of new miniatures except a couple chaos and human miniatures that are very likely from the Age of Sigmar box.
- all the races are in, but some are clearly favored. There are few pictures of beastmen and lizardmen for example and some units like steamtanks, gunpowder units (Skaven and new-dwarfs use them still), etc. can only be fielded as mercenaries from a different world or summoned units (in case of most special characters, there is even a picture of a Teclis painted in ghost colors)
- the tech level is between and ancient roman empire and early medieval times, lots of nomadic barbarian tribes, etc. But judging by to the age of sigmar miniatures the armour design draws only a little bit from history and is has a very stylized high-fantasy design instead TRUE
- there are lots of different people, races, gods and lots of different alliances. The world is a lot more open minded than the old one, Empire-Orc Alliance would be unthinkable, but a human-waaghkin force is nothing unusual in this setting

Army building
- you pick one or more gods that determine the theurgic or magic schools (don’t know what the difference is, sorry) you can use and how your champions get power-ups during the game. You can take several gods, but they have to be from the same pantheon - so no nurgle-sigmar armies, but Nagash-Morr is possible.Then you choose whichever unit you want - from every race. There is no limit as far as I can tell. FALSE
- The only mechanic that I have spotted that limits the useful choices somehow is that most spells and special rules only affect units with certain traits, the powers of Grimgor (magic and gods are always connected, each lore has a patron god that grants the power) affects only mortals or enemy units in the proximity of mortals.
- There are only rules for one pantheon in the rule book, all the other gods and pantheons are only mentioned in the fluff
- Guardians of Regalia, a conglomerate native spirits and gods and lately some new gods, the incarnates Grimgor, Gelt and Nagash, there are thousand of gods and their relevance changes over time and in different regions, but there are seven big gods that have seven schools of magic associated with them and have rules in the book
- Geshemet or Gesheket or something like this (male and female, fertility, natural disaster) is the head of the pantheon, the other six gods are dual pair of good and evil:
two death gods: Nagahs and Morr
two smith and labour gods: Hashut and Gelt
two war gods: Grimgor and Myrmidia
- five other pantheon get a page of fluff each, and additional minor pantheons/deities are mentioned in the fluff. The big five are Chaos, Sigmar, Cuth’adai (elven gods), Exoatl (old ones) and the triumvi-rats (Horned Rat + 2 more)
- all characters can earn favor of their gods and get promoted just like the chaos champions until they reach apotheosis, this is also a huge mechanic in the game + you can field gods or at least their avatars, but only three incarnates have rules in the book FALSE

Rules
- there is only one ruleset (don’t know what is in the AoS box, but in the book there is no distinction between skirmish mode and battle mode or something like this)
- rules have nothing to do with the old warhammer rules,
- profile is: Melee, Range, Might, Armour, Initiative, Resolve, Wounds, values from 1-6, lower is better FALSE
- simple turn sequence: initiative -> player 1 unit 1 moves, shoots, casts -> p1 unit 2 moves, shoots, casts -> ... -> player 2 moves, shoots, casts -> melee
- players roll always against each other, for example Melee vs Initiative and Range vs Initiative, Might vs Armour FALSE
- units regenerate all lost wounds at the end of the phase
- both sides in a melee fight simultaneously, winner can roll to fight instantaneously another round until one side is extinct or one side chooses to break from the combat
- there is no moral system or combat resolution whatsoever, but unit can be bounced back FALSE
- units use a 1” 40k formation without any facing
- magic spells are all one-use only, when you use it, you have to discard the card FALSE
- you can collect ascension points throughout the game and spend the point to buff your champions, mechanic depends on your god(s) FALSE
- unit costs points as before, you are not allowed to field multiple units of the same kind unless the former unit have full strength - there are all kinds of unit sizes from 1-3 to 3-15 (that’s the highest I have seen), but you can field lots of different 1-man units FALSE
- you don’t buy champions, a set number of models are automatically upgraded to champions, but you cannot exceed the limit FALSE
- there are rules for different weapons, magic items, war engines, monsters, special rules, etc and a large section for scenarios and terrain, larger than the actual rules FALSE


Setting
game is set on world Regalia that is connected with other young realms through portals of the old ones. Young realms are realms that were populated by the old creators and were guided on similar historical paths. They were untouched by chaos but this has changed since the arrival of sigmar (as a new faith) and archaon (as an actual emissary in flesh and blood) FALSE

there is no explanation (or just a brief one so that I have missed it) how this all came to be, just a description of the history of Regalia (and to a lesser extent some neighbouring realms) FALSE

On Regalia is dominated by hundreds of human kingdoms. Fast travel is possible through a number of stone circles that allows mages to open portal from one to another and a system of streams and seas under the earth that can be navigated by ship. There were a long period of peace curated by the Exoatl (Old Ones) that watched over the world from the North and Southpole. But then suddenly new faiths arrived, lots of human tribes started to pray to Sigmar and to conquer their neighbouring kingdoms. These lands are each independent, but are united in their faith to Sigmar. The history ends with the conquering of the Worlds Edge mountains and the crowning of the first emperor. At the same time, the first agents of Chaos arrived and began to corrupt the native people. A part of the Waaghkins rebelled against the old ones in favour of new gods, the Skaven arrived the first time, and in the south and east a death cult began to spread. The world is in turmoil. There are lots of unfinished story hooks so I think the story will be continued, but that might be wishful thinking. FALSE

humans are the majority in this world and they have kingdom and tribes everywhere, most of the known earth-inspired regions like cathay are there, but they are not described as fully flegded feudal nations but constantly changing petty empires and nomadic people ruled by warlords and champions of the gods. there are two factions of humans, the worshippers of sigmar and the polytheistic rest, both are not monocultural, but have different skin colors and cultures. Women fight beside men! FALSE

The dominion of sigmar is special, because they are the only ones that are reluctant to allow any other race than humans. They have only one god and their goal is to destroy all other gods and conquer their domains - for the greater good of the world of course. This has nothing in common with the Empire of the old world, except the heraldry, griffons are still en vogue. All tribes and city states and kingdoms are independent, the only common ground is their faith, the emperor is only a warlord with the purpose to expands the dominion towards the east. There a still knightly orders, zealots, witchhunters - so they retain some of their medieval flair but there are no state troops. There is no gunpowder, except from some dwarven imports, but they are known for using large warwaggons on their trek to the east. Kislec, Estalia, Araby, city states of Bretonnia, Norse and tribes of the Reiklands are part of the dominion. There are also some enclaves scattered across the world that are connected with magic portals FALSE

The Skaven arrived on their own on Regalia and are basically the same. Haven’t spent much time on them. They have now three gods called the triumvi-rat …..

Dawikorr (dwarfs) FALSE and Inneadim (elfs) FALSE have their own realms that are connected with Regalia. The Inneadim have outposts in America.

Dawikorr are only a legend on Regalia and nobody has seen them, but there are legends that they aid whorshippers of Sigmar in peril. They deliver the dominions of Sigmar with artifacts. They live underneath the world Karak Korr and guard the Soul Mill. Dawikorr have rules, so they can be fielded.

The Soul Mill is a huge machinery that allows minor deities to feed on the power of dead spirits or let them reincarnate or serve them as guardian hosts. It was built by the surviving dwarves of the old world on command of the Incarnates on a older machinery of the old ones. The dwarfs guard the soul mill and are aligned with Sigmar after the shattering of the Incarnates, but are under siege of the skaven that have found their way on this world and managed to steal two mighty souls that formed their new gods.

Inneadim whorship the dreamers, gods that have dreamt themselves, basically the elven gods. They live on their own world and protect the dreamchild. Under Araloth they founded enclaves on Regalia in search for the archelves, lost gods of their pantheon. They are a darker take on the elves, nightmare are as much part of their culture then dreams. They use necromancy and the death god Ynnead is at the centre of their pantheon. But they still live in symbiosis with the nature. The artwork shows an elf on a feathered mount, not like a chocobo, but more like a feathered raptor. the artbook shows pictures (and rules) from all existing elf armies.

Skaven and Dawikorr are the only races that use blackpowder, the rest of Regalia is on stuck on an ancient/medieval tech level. The Exoatl use magic techno gear. There is a certain level of anachronistic gear but it is not steampunk but powered by ancient magic. The only steampunk elements are in the Skaven and to a lesser extent the neo-dwarven fluff.

Chaos has no foothold in the north but is anywhere and consists of corrupted tribes and companies from every region of the world. The barbarian theme of the nomadic tribes is more associated with khorne than with chaos as a whole. Beastmen and demons are likely part of their faction because they are described in the same chapter (both in the fluff and unit cards), but demons can be summoned by everyone, so I don’t know for sure. And beastmen have very few pictures, so that’s a bad omen.

Waaghkins: orcs, goblins and are the servants of the old gods and live in a strict caste system, orcs are the manual laborers. There is a new race called nigmos: a tall and slender priest caste. FALSE
Waaghkins travel the undersea, a system of flooded caverns that connects the whole world, on longboats and do the dirty work for the Exoatl. There is an artwork of the three different kinds of greenskins (no squigs and snotlings mentioned): an ork in very strange armour, very front heavy, textured like a symmetric turtle shell, he wields is an axe with multiple disc shape blades, goblin looked like a viking but has a futuristic looking handgun, the third was taller than a ork, female, slender - probably a nigmo. But in the photos of actual miniatures only show the old orc style. There is a subfaction of waaghkins that changed allegiance from the old gods to grimgor incarnate and are much more ferocious than their cousins.

undeads, deamons and spirits, and guardian hosts are used by every faction of the game, necromancy but not summoning is common in the dominion of Sigmar. The Inneadim are famous for their use of animated constructs. These things are not a big taboo in Regalia. However the most fearsome necromancers are (obviously) employed by the Empire of Nehekhara (which is not a desolate wasteland and has no egyptian vibe but is a rich and green country and feels more babylonian to me) and their death gods. But there is no Undead faction per se anymore. Vampires are called Necrarchs now.

Guardians hosts are troops that were granted by a god from another realm or the realm of the dead. They are living beings and have free will, but were brought to Regalia on the command of a deity.


- Lizardmen are not gone. TRUE
There is a race called Servants of the Exoatl that guard the pole portals on flying pyramids, but no drawings and no fluff page (other races and tribess get at least half a page). FALSE
They get unit cards for their old units (which confirms that they are simply lizardmen with a new name), but instead of beautiful pages with pictures like the rest of the bunch they get a simple list in the appendix of the compendium book.

Beastmen get the same lowkey treatment, but ogres get pictures and all, but I cannot say with which pantheon/faction they align. They are mortal, so you can use them in any the guardians of regalia army, but I don’t know if this is a stop gap solution or not.


Age of Sigmar box content:
Extrapolated from the pictures, they are the only new models. If you think you get 3-5 UNITS for each side, you are wrong. you get 10-15 (haven’t counted) CHARACTERS per side. FALSE
Each model is really individual and it is in no way possible to field the majority of them as a visual coherent unit. FALSE
It is late and this summary is long as it is, so I make this brief, but I will come back later and add some info on the miniatures. Chaos looks very similar to the old style except the berserkers, the Sigmarite Force is completely different. FALSE

Missionary Force:
3 Knights of the Order of Sigmars Blood, Roman looking armour but more bulky, leather Bands, swords and teardrop-shaped shields, champion is a woman
a pair of vigilantes: Male and female, leathercloaked, tricorn, 2 hand-crossbows FALSE
a hand full of heavy armoured warrior with different weapons and cloaks, almost knightly in appearance but completely over the top bulky, some have eagleshaped helmets FALSE
One hooded, chainmail wearing, hammer wielding girl
a bulldog FALSE
standard bearer: naked, chains that are hooked into the flesh, very archaic looking
one arabic looking guy with a two-handed scimitar and full armour
one guy in rags that wields a chain that burns at both ends, very impractical looking FALSE

Chaos Cult:
two outriders, basically chaos barbarians as we know them, but female FALSE
~5 berserkers: african looking, no armour, barefeet, clad in cloth stripes, two axes, bald and gaunt looking, not overly muscular, bone chain, both male and female FALSE
three pristesses: flowing robes, sacrifical ziggzagged daggers, skullmasks FALSE
two armoured harpies with spears and shields, crooked looking, feathered wings FALSE
at least five chaos warriors similar in appearance to the old chaos warriors, very dynamic fur cloaks and poses, one of them bigger on a larger base, all male as far as I could see FALSE
one large bloodletter, almost twice the size of a human FALSE
the leader has armour that looks like a chaos dwarfish, very babylonic, rides a demonwolf, a juggernaut, but with flesh and fur and spikes
some more viking-like infantry but with more chainmail FALSE
That’s only a broad description. Every model is highly individual. FALSE

Sorry for the chaotic nature of the info, I spent the evening writing this in a very fast manner. This is only the tip of the iceberg and I will come back with a little bit more soon - hopefully in a more ordered fashion. If you have a questions or need specifics and a topic, feel free to ask, maybe I remember something of use.


Skeith - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

High Elf Rumors - Harry's Fantasy Recap
HE - Monsterous Cavalry TOO VAGUE?


Sky Serpent - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Eldar Rumors - May 2013
I've heard from a very good source that Eldar units will be able to run and shoot or shoot and run. TRUE


Slavetodarkness - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Rumors - Aug 2015
"Aahhhhh after I have done a bit of digging with a few people I have found out a few things...
Some I cant say until I hear back from someone else (I dont want to look like a complete muppet) but I can say one thing, we ARE getting a dex, but not sure if its gonna be before or after Tau at the moment. But its done, not heard anything about new minis though (but then again I didnt ask). The person I am waiting to hear back from I trust 100% and its not the local GW manager. FALSE
Just be patient guys, and if the other things I am waiting on turn out to be legit then you get to be happy smug bastards :tu:"

Don't mind saying who my source is, I have a cousin who is an ex GW sculptor who still talks to people at the design studio, I'm not naming names though as I don't wanna cause any grief for people involved, and I'm not gonna push for info on every race, I only asked about Chaos because that's all I am interested in, couldn't care less about anything else tongue.png

If one of the things I am waiting to hear back on turns out to be true then I will be happy, though it's something I have hinted at a few times now and again for a few months now, though it was something that GW were thinking of doing, if they are then I will spill the beans.




Snapdragon - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
Hi all
Back from Warhammer world and got myself last one Hierophant they got.
But I wanted Harridan and they told me to wait 3 months and get new one in plastic! FALSE
So I think this possible also counting that Harridan now in 40K books (to be released) FALSE
(...)
I was told by FW salesman
And Harridan is not in harpy set - it's like Tesseract vault , standalone kit


Something Awful TG Section - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Release Schedule Rumors - Apr 2016
via Something Awful in the their TG section:
"May as well drop some rumours here.

40k will get a new edition in September. It is a minor clean up of the
current rules, they won't even be changing the cover art, and they will put
an FAQ that covers the changes online. It's basically an amended reprint. FALSE

There will be two new campaign books this year, covering Blood Angels, Grey
Knights, Tyranids and Orks, and will include formations for all of them.
This is because they are the pre-formation codexes. FALSE

The studio knows there are problems with the Ork book, but there is no
clear direction as to where they want to go with it in balancing it with
the current codices beyond minor rewrites and adding formations. Ork Clan
formations are very likely.

GW are married to formations now, and will give the studio a brief of
things like do some formations for an army and how much the formation
should cost to buy the models for, ie a £200 formation.

On fantasy there will be a tournament format for AoS with points. The sales
plummeted for AoS but the current fantasy range sales look healthier than
before the change (though how much this is people buying stuff to finish
their collections I wasn't told). Feedback on the rules was incredibly
poisonous, and GW want to move past it and heal. TRUE

Bretonnians were going to be in the next WFB starter before it was scrapped
in favour of AoS, meaning there are some lovely plastics that made it to
prototyping that will likely never be seen now, including a hero on
hippogriff better than the Elf Prince from Island of Blood.

Lord of the Rings will include both the Strategy Battle Game and a new
version of War of the Ring where it is possible to play a ranked up fantasy
game, because Forgeworld know there is a gap in the market. FALSE

Forgeworld will have finished their new production facility at some point
next month, though they will not be available to order to store until the
production quality issues are solved and they can produce in the volume and
quality required.

GW will be launching an anonymous feedback system for staff next month, for
a number of reasons. Such as 50% of staff not passing 3 month probation and
25% of staff left not finishing the year, which is an eye watering turnover
even for retail. These will be gone through for action points, and followed
up at monthly meetings.

Kirby is now gone, and everyone is rejoicing because the new CEO plays the
game, won't force people out for telling it to him like it is (as Kirby did
to Alessio Calvatore after his presentation to the board where he told them
they were pricing out kids, which meant Jervis came back from holiday to
find out Alessio had resigned rather than be fired) and actively wants to
listen to people.

Forgeworlds star has been rising because of Horus Heresy and Betrayal at
Calth, and there are behind the scenes discussions about FW being delivered
to store and the Specialist Games range being available through the store.

The new store planograms are here to stay, though some stores don't have
enough shelving units.

Kirby in his new adviser to the board hasn't attended a single meeting now
the reins of power have passed to Kev Rountree, because they always seem to
be held when he is unavailable. Kirby also once loudly and publicly
announced no one played games and rules didn;t matter in a Throne of Skulls
tournament."


Son of Dorn - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

via the Son of Dorn on the Most Perturbatory

http://perturbatory.blogspot.com/2014/01/new-gw-campaign-conquest-of.html

Well, as I predicted, it seems Games Workshop is reaching back out to us with a new Campaign. Centered around the Dark Vengeance set, it's a low points event for some fairly casual play. However, it's still in beta. SPECULATION

The Gamer's Haven, in Spokane, Washington has the privilege, alongside approximately 12 other stores, (that we're aware of) of beta testing the missions. Apparently a community of over 200 people does count for something. Upon the success of the test event, it'll be rolled out nationally. Check out the details below:

"On the remote imperial planet of Kaiserslautern VI in a distant sector the servants of the Dark Gods open a new chapter in their unending campaign to destroy the Imperium of Man. Having planted the seeds of rebellion among the populace for centuries, Chaos Lord Krannon the Relentless is now ready to reap the bitter harvest. There is still hope, however, for the citizens loyal to the Emperor. Company Master Balthasar and his Dark Angels stand ready to defend Kaiserslautern VI with their very lives, if necessary. The fate of the planet is now in your hands. It is time to choose sides and once again let slip the dogs of war."

You will need a few things to play, mainly a small army that uses a modified Force Organization chart.
- 600 point army that has 1 HQ, 1-2 Troops, 0-1 Elite, 0-1 Fast Attack, 0-1 Heavy Support, and 1 swing slot that can add 1 more slot on any part of the Force Organization chart. Alternatively, you may use either one of the armies from the Dark Vengeance Starter Set. The Dark Angels player may not use the Limited Edition Chaplain however.
- 1-2 additional Basic Troop choices without upgrades, such as Kabalite Warriors, a Space Marine Tactical Squad, Chaos Cultists, etc. These should be in addition to your 600 point list as they will be added to your army later in the event.
- 1 Fast Attack choice without upgrades
- 1 Elite choice without upgrades

All of these unit are important as this is a story driven campaign that starts with a few small games and builds up larger as you get further into the story. The actual missions will be posted in the store, and score sheets for the event will be handed out on the nights of the event. This is designed as a fun and friendly event, so feel free to come out and have a great time with us. There will be small participation prizes for everyone who shows up such as lanyards and patches, so come out and get some free loot as well!


Sonoftherubric21 - Total rumors: (9 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:
- Updated 12/10/2016
Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2016

So a Gentlemen on Facebook (I wont post the name out of respect) Who had some reliable information in the past posted a supposed "Release list" for December.



Daemon Primarch Magnus TRUE

Plastic 40k Ahriman TRUE

Plastic Rubric marines TRUE

Plastic Rubric terminators TRUE

40k Tzaangors (bizarre but asked twice regarding this) TRUE

Sorcerer Cabal (Not sure if new models or re-packaging) TRUE

and at the end of december; Plastic Canoness for Sisters of Battle..... PARTIALLY TRUE



The books are supposedly War Zone Fenris 2 TRUE

Traitor Legions (not known if a rules book, an art book) TRUE

supposedly 8 mega force bundles in december between 40k and AOS (even split) TRUE



- Take with salt I suppose, but the guy has been fairly open regarding stuff in the past -



I would imagine the Terminators and Rubric plastics are Duel-kits. (complete guess on my part) Will be interesting to see if/how this pans out! (to say nothing of the sisters as well)



Edit; in hind sight it does all kind of make sense. Plastic Ahriman (or plastic generic sorcerers) all make sense from a logical standpoint as a gap GW needs to fill to get rid of finecast. and the Tzaangors and rubrics do fall along with the Sad Panda rumors as well.

Minus the book issue, though i suppose just tossing a faction list into War Zone Fenris 2 is just fine, every founding chapter of the loyalists has a decurion of its own and rules from a campaign, no reason to think that Thousand Sons or other Traitor legions wont also get them eventually.



Spider-pope - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Space Marines Rumors - Ultramarines Supplement Rumors - Oct 2013
via Spider-pope on Warseer
Ultramarines Supplement - 'Tyrannic War Veterans'
For once i have a little birdy, that hasn't left a mess on my shoulder, it seems that the Ultramarines will be receiving their own Company Supplement, focusing on the events of the war against Hive Fleet Behemoth and the 1st company. TRUE



Squidbot - Total rumors: (21 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Ork Rumors / Supplement Rumsors - June 2014
From skullchewer off warseer:

Ghaz supplement gives a new Warlord trait and relics section, some army wide rules if you use it and lots and lots of formations. TRUE
Some of the Relics:
4+ kff TRUE
Axe of Ragnarork: Every model you kill gives +1str -1ap, TRUE
Cybork body that's give 5+ fnp and Eternal warrior TRUE

Ork Rumors - Jun 2014
via Skullchewer on Warseer
From what I know, still to come:
Big Mek in mega armour with kombi shoota and vice like PK sort of thing and KFF on his back. KFF smaller than current Big Mek model's KFF. TRUE
Big Mek in Mega Armour with shoulder mounted beam weapons, KMB and vice like claw TRUE
Those two could even be the same kit?

Meganobs, including those with two buzz saws (Presumably the kill saws Beasts of War mentioned) TRUE
Remodelled AOBR style Warboss, with kombi shoota, PK with a circular saw thumb, and a large attack squig in the same base (Could be a seperate model)
Painboy/Mad Dok with some form of cybork klaw hand, syringes/bscalpels for fingers, grot orderly on his back. TRUE
Ork Rumors - Jun 2014
Just heard, from a source of dubious reliability, that there will be three editions of the codex:
Standard TRUE
Limited
Warboss TRUE

Ork Rumors - May 2014
Squidbot wrote:

New Dok looks to be nob sized. Quite likely a character. Cybork hand could be a PK but it has fingers. Well... scalpels and syringes. TRUE
Both look mono pose. TRUE
Those MANZ are the new ones for sure. Overall design is very similar to existing, but they're not the same models. TRUE

On the question about Big Gunz:

Squidbot wrote:
Looked to be 4 variants. TRUE

Ork Rumors - May 2014
Imagine devastator marines, but orks. Crazy guns, with other guns bolted on. Pirate hats, mohicans, cigars, waaagh banners with plenty of shiny bits.
I can't really say much more, shouldn't even have said this. The anonymous source Kroot posted a while back was me. TRUE
Seen stuff, and as an Ork player I am massively hyped for it all.
No idea what waves it comes in, or if some is for the alleged/debunked starter or what, but all the models I saw are beautiful.


Ork Rumors - May 2014
I think there are five configurations of Big Gunz on the way. FALSE
There may well be a larger meganob, with buzz saws rather than klaws. Possibly with Nazdreg/Specialist Big Mek in same box. TRUE

Theory; the new (Restyled AOBR) Warboss with Squigg could be Warlord Grukk as mentioned in the Dark Millenium book from the 7th set. SPECULATION

Mad Dok with Narthecium hand could be Grotsnik. SPECULATION

Ork Rumors - May 2014
New normal Grots that look to be parts of other kits. TRUE

Ork Rumors - May 2014
Yup. There's a model on the way with mega armour and KFF, seems we may be able to take both. TRUE

Ork Rumors - May 2014

Gretchin Big Gunz have had a full redesign. Much bigger. TRUE
Ghaz, Snikrot and Kommandos aren't sold out. ANd I don't think they're getting redone. TRUE

Ork Rumors - Apr 2014
There's an intermediate sized Stompa coming. Along the same scale as the IK. TRUE


Squiggly - Total rumors: (16 TRUE) / (14 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 8/7/2017
Spoiler:

40k Rumors - Oct 2016
via Squiggly on Faeit 212
I could well be wrong with this, but I don't think that artwork is from the Fenris book. Rather it's from the following "Black Crusade" book.
Who's ready for a War in the Webway? FALSE
It's also worth noting that any further Primarchs will be a way off. Expect the "2" within the next year, but the others aren't coming any time soon.

Chaos Rumors - Oct 2016
via Squiggly on Faeit 212
To quote myself;
"The Cults will be expanded to the point they can form their own mini codexes with the Traitor Primarchs at their head" FALSE



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What is a mini codex? Each of the Cults appears mixed into a Campaign Supplement?
Squiggly
Think Genestealer Cultists/Harlequins/Deathwatch.
A codex built around a few unique things, and then filled out with more generic stuff to make it a full codex. TRUE


Runefyre:
Fulgrim has been strangely absent from all the primarch rumors:(
Squiggly
He'll be the last of the Cult Primarchs to get done.
Either Angron/Mortation are the next Daemon Primarchs to get released. I'm not 100% on the order though. I heard about Angron first, but that doesn't mean alot



Genestealer Cult Rumors - Sept 2016
via Squiggly (Disqus)

Not really much too say tbh, the codex is made up of the things you saw in Overkill plus some new stuff like the “Limo.” PARTIALLY TRUE

Chaos Rumors - Aug 2016
via Squiggly (DISQUS) 8-24-2016

Tzeentch and Khorne will front the CSM revamp. FALSE

The release pattern for CSM should be similar to that of Age of Sigmar, a move away from Chaos Undivided and focusing on what really makes Chaos distinct. Ie; The 4 Gods.

The Cults will be expanded to the point they can form their own mini codexes with the Traitor Primarchs at their head.

“We heard you liked your Rubics with guns, so we gave them swords instead.” FALSE

Magnus TRUE and Angron will be the first Traitor Primarch releases.

That doesn’t mean you won’t see some Undivided releases. You will, it is a full revamp of the range afterall. Just that releases will be themed ala Age of Sigmar stuff has.

2017 will be good for 40k Khorne players.

Infact alot of what the 2nd 40k End Times book is about, is Abbadon unleashing Kharn on the Imperium.

Chill your beans, you’re getting new Rubics of several different varieties soon.

Release Schedule Rumors - May 2016
via Squiggly (DISQUS) 5-17-2016

Rubics tail end of year, TRUE
C.S.M revamp next. As others and I have said before. FALSE

There’s not really any room this year. You have two lots of Heresy stuff, the first of which I think is soon. Although perhaps abit later than I was originally expecting. I heard the next 2 weeks of May are; ST Expansion and then the RoB board.

So I don’t think there coming this month, April-May just referred to the rules. I thought they’d drop with the rules but obviously not. Unless they come right at the start of the June, but I don’t think that would work… On top of that; Fenris pt 2, AoS 2nd edition/3 ways to play/whatever you want to call it, Slyvaneth, Metal Duardin, A mountain of Tzeentch releases. As a GUESS maybe they’ll get a repack for Chaos marines.

That’s not even counting in for new codex launches for Genestealer Cults and Deathwatch (Not saying there this year, I have no idea atm.) Shadowkin, which will later tie into Slaanesh stuff. On top of that, more Greenskins, a Summer Campaign. I don’t even think all that is going to fit in this year. Nevermind a CSM release, maybe a quick slapdash codex at most.

-Disclaimer: Releases are not necessarily listed in order.

– 2nd Disclaimer- I haven’t actually heard the Heresy stuff isn’t coming this month either. I just know the Battle Board is coming and I can’t see them releasing that and Heresy in the same week.

AoS 2nd ed (It’s not called 2nd ed, just my name for it) should drop mid-late June, FALSE Slyvaneth straight after leading into July, then the Summer campaign.

AD Mech Rumors - May 2016
- New Admech book. I posted about this way back, I think it's meant to come out fairly soon due to the FW book. FALSE
New robot, check. It'll be fairly "Colossus" and should help you "Conquer" a few worlds. FALSE

Horus Heresy Rumors - May 2016
via Squiggly on Faiet 212
That wasn't me, that was Darnok. I've mentioned very little on the AoS as of late. If this does really well it MIGHT see expansions however. It's worth noting that Overkill didn't have all the heroes on the box cover though.

I'm still expecting the general release of the Calth stuff this month. I heard April-May, you got the rules in April, so the models shouldn't be far behind. Followed by the next boxed game in Fall. I heard that way back in Nov though so the timing may be slightly off. TRUE
Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2016

“Of course there will be a Book2. With more models… TRUE

…Of what followed the Wulfen out the Eye.“

“I take it you wont like it when we get Metal Duardin and Tzeentch later in the year then?“ FALSE


Fantasy Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2016
via Squiggly on Faeit 212
"when we get Metal Duardin and Tzeentch later in the year"

Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2016
via Squiggly on Faeit 212
Guard...? Nah you got your cake in "Mont'ka"

Personally I'd go for Metal Dwarves and Space Wolves. TRUE

And as for AoS in general. It "allpoints" to a big climax of the opening arc soon. Maybe like a "Battle of the Allpoints"

I bet that would make a cool campaign book.

Natfka, in relation to that new AoS artwork you posted about. (Undead constructs post). GW have had a policy, since the Harlequin release I think it was, that no artwork will be published that doesn't represent a model that has been, or soon will be released. That's all I'm saying on the matter. (Those new wyvern things look pretty cool to though huh?)

Warplane? I'm going to be honest, I haven't heard about this... As far as I'm concerned "Deathwatch" (Made up title) is still next the next boxed game. Which will be Q1, or a few weeks later at the latest.

Could, and would, love to be wrong though.


What I get out of this is...... of course Squiggly, correct me if I am wrong or something needs expanded upon.

No Imperial Gaurd Coming soon, we already got that. TRUE
More Dwarves comingTRUE and Space Wolves.
Battle of the Allpoints Campaign book TRUE
Undead- Tomb King Construct of large size coming. FALSE
Somewhere I missed the Wyvern reference... but Im trying to figure it out.
Haven't heard anything on Aeronautica Imperialis, and the Deathwatch Board game is coming soon. TRUE

Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Jan 2016
via Squiggly from New Years Since it's new years... I have this big jumbo Admech codex, with a new flyer, more robots, and a general release of that l FALSE


Chaos Rumors / Adeptus Mechanicus Rumors - Jan 2016
via Squiggly on Faeit 212
(about CSM not Getting a Codex Release until 2017)
This is true I'm sad to say. We will see some chaos stuff for both game systems this year though. Mostly of the blue variety. TRUE

New admech book. Basically the two seperate codexes rolled into the big book with some new additions. The new additions are basically just leftovers from the last release that never got put into production. There was concept work done on two more types of battle robots and a new flyer of some sorts. That Enginseer from the Leman Russ bundle should also be getting a seperate release. FALSE

No idea on timeframe, but if the Admech I.A is getting released this year. Common sense would dictate...

Release Schedule Rumors - Dec 2015
via Squiggly on Faeit 212
Lictors, warriors nah....
Patriarch, hybrids and a re-release of the Deathstorm Broodlord. Hell yeah! TRUE

previously from Squiggly
Jan is AoS, TRUE
no 40k til Feb 2016. The only Tyranid release of the near future is the Deathwatch vs GC game which will be released Q1 2016. TRUE

via Squiggly, from a comment left in the comment section
Release Schedule Rumors - Sep 2015
November - Q1 2016 will see the release of Skaven, FALSE
Tzeentch Daemons FALSE
and
Deathwatch amongst other things. TRUE
AoS continues Nov and Dec. PARTIALLY TRUE


Starchild - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Release Schedule Rumors - Summer of MC - June 2012
Multipart plastic GD FALSE
multipart plastic Avatar FALSE
5 MC kits FALSE


Steve the Warboss - Total rumors: (48 TRUE) / (116 FALSE) / (12 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
Spoiler:

 Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - June 2015
via Steve the Warboss 6-24-2015

Age of Sigmar Contents

1x Empire General on Griffin FALSE
5x Knights of Sigmar FALSE
10x State Troops with Spears FALSE
10x State Troops with Muskets FALSE

1x Lord of Khorne on Daemonsteed FALSE
5x Chaos Knights FALSE
10x Chaos Warriors FALSE

-No small rulebook FALSE
-Full rules for all models TRUE
-Small intro of the fluff (Humans only) FALSE
-5 Scenarios to introduce players
-Text is written very childfriendly

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
VIA Steve the Warboss

Age of Sigmar is not the Starter Set of the 9th Edition. It will be a Board Game like Space Hulk or Execution Force and with this Set, the Releases of the 9th Edition will begin. FALSE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
WFB 9th Release Window Details

-6 Weeks of Releases
-Rulebook and Accessories TRUE
-Starter Set TRUE
-First Armybook (Empire) DUPLICATE
-Released in quick succession
-“Sigmarites” are only another Knightly Order FALSE

Space Marine Rumors - May 2015
Assault Marine Box
-5 Miniatures TRUE
-Hands and Arms seperate like Tactical Marine Box FALSE
-5x Bolt pistols & Chainswords TRUE
-2x Plasma and Grav Pistols FALSE
-Same CCW like Tactical Marine Box PARTIALLY TRUE
-Many Head and Breastplate options PARTIALLY TRUE
-Most Bitz are Mk6 FALSE
-no Power Axe FALSE
-no Shield FALSE
-no special Weapons FALSE

Devastator Marine Box
-5 Miniatures TRUE
-Same CCW like Tactical Marine Box
-5x Bolter
-1x Combiweapon with Plasma, Flamer, Melta & Grav option
-1x of every heavy weapon PARTIALLY TRUE
-1x Grav Canon PARTIALLY TRUE
-Some Mk2 or Mk3 Bitz
-Many Mk5 Bitz

Space Marine Rumors - May 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
-Space Marines next after Mechanicus. TRUE
-3 Week Release

Space Marine Rumors - May 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
Here is a little clarifications for my last Codex content rumors:

Black Templars are not "gone" in the Fluff and from the Universe, they will be only removed from the Codex Space Marines. Templars will become soon or later a own Codex again. For this Time you can use the current codex. FALSE

Otherwise I have become more informations:
-The Raven Guard Strike Squadron Detachment can only chosen by armies with the Raven Guard Chapter Tactics FALSE
-Same with the White Scars Detachment FALSE
-The Vanguard will be Fast Attack FALSE
-Command Squads in Power Armour can be 5-9 Models large, not only 5 FALSE

Space Marine Rumors - May 2015
via Steve the Warboss 5-4-2015

Chapter-specific Boxed Sets coming alongside new Space Marine Codex:-Ultramarines Sternguard Squad FALSE
-Raven Guard Assault Squad FALSE
-White Scars Bike Squad FALSE
-Salamanders Devastator Squad FALSE

Space Marine Rumors - May 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
My sources tell me the following content for the coming SM Codex:

Rules
-Chapter Tactics remains
-Chapter Tactics unlock Characters and exclusive Relics FALSE
-Black Templar are gone FALSE
-Legion of the Damned are gone FALSE

Space Marine Captain
-5 points cheaper FALSE
-Chapter Master is now a upgrade for the captain TRUE

Maneus Calgar
-Is now a Lord of War TRUE

Iron Hands Character FALSE
-New Character
-Special Thunder Hammer with Area Damage
-Melta and Flamer combined Weapon

Space Marine Librarian
-Lexicanium is the base profile FALSE
-5 points cheaper FALSE
-Can be upgraded to a Codicier or a Episolary FALSE

Space Marine Command Squad
-Bike or Jump Pack option remains FALSE
-Honour Guard is gone FALSE

Terminator Command Squad FALSE
-Only when a Terminator Captain is in the Dettachment
-3 to 9 Terminators

Tactical Squad FALSE
-1 point cheaper per Marine

Land Speeder FALSE
-Can join Units with Bikes when the LS Squadron includes only one Model

Tanks
-Predators, Vindicators and Whirlwinds can form Squadrons of 1-3 Tanks TRUE
-No Land Raider Squadrons in the Codex FALSE
-Land Raider Redeemer and Crusade are Fast Attack FALSE

Dettachments
-Three in one Codex FALSE
-Codex Astartes Battle Company FALSE
-Raven Guard Strike Squadron FALSE
-White Scars Hunting Party FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - April 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
EARLY MAY
Codex Eldar (already confirmed by Lords of War) DUPLICATE

REST OF MAY FALSE
Warhammer 9th

EARLY JUNE FALSE
Warhammer Fantasy Content

MID JUNE FALSE
Codex Tzeentch Deamonkin

LATE JUNE FALSE
40k Expansion Part 1

EARLY JULY FALSE
Dark Angels vs. CSM Boxed Set

MID JULY FALSE
40k Expansion Part 2

LATE JULY FALSE
Warhammer Fantasy Starter Set

AUGUST FALSE
Codex Space Marines

SEPTEMBER PARTIALLY TRUE
Warhammer Fantasy Content

OCTOBER
40k Expansion Part 1
Space Marines vs. Tau Empire Boxed Set TRUE

These are Expansions like Sanctus Reach and Shield of Baal with two Box releases. At the moment i do not know the content of both coming expansion sets.


Starter Set Rumors - Mar 2015
via Steve the Warboss
-Dark Angels vs. CSM in July FALSE
-Space Marines vs. Tau in October TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
via Steve the Warboss 3-20-2015
- New boxed set for Warhammer 40,000 PARTIALLY TRUE
– Released autumn 2015 TRUE
– Space Marines vs Tau TRUE

Horus Heresy Rumors - Mar 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
In the last Time, there were many speculations of the Box Content. Here are some Informations from my Sources.

-2 Generic Legio Astartes Armies FALSE
-20x Tactical Marines (2 Sprues) FALSE
-5x Cataphractii Terminators (1 Spure) TRUE
-1x Contemptor Dreadnought (1 Sprue) TRUE
-2x Legio Centurions (both with options for Consul options, 2 identical Sprues) FALSE
-Transfer Sheet with Symbols of 3 Loyal and 3 Traitor Legions FALSE
-Suppliment includes a summary of the great crusade with important events and timeline
-Description of the Legions from the Decal Sheet with small history of them FALSE

Horus Heresy Rumors - Feb 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
I have some new Infos from my source:

-Gaming Set Includes a Suppliment for the Age of Darkness FALSE
-Rules and a Dettachment for Playing Legio Astartes and Xenos in the Past of 40k FALSE
-A new Allied Matrix including Xenos of the 31st Millenium
-Very generic Dataslates for the Models, only the featured Characters will have specific Background, but can used for any Legion
-Unlike the previous Sets, the Squads will have no unique Leaders, only names "Sergeant" FALSE
-Box will include 6 versions of new Sprues FALSE


THE FOLLOWING ARE SPECULATIONS BY ME, NO RUMORS:
-When the Box will be very generic, the Decal sheet can have possible Symbols and Markings for 5 or 6 Legions SPECULATION
-A Matrix with Xenos means focusing on the great crusade SPECULATION
-6 new Sprues, I think 1x MK2 Marines, 1x Mk4 Marines, 1x Terminators, 1x Contemptor 2x Characters SPECULATION

Hobbit Rumors / Lord of the Rings Rumors - Feb 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
-GW have the licences for the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings extended for 5 years. FALSE
-GW have extended the Licence only for sell the rest of their Miniatures. FALSE
-Without a license, GW must destroy the unsold Models.
-Lord of the Ring Books will become a last reprint

It's look like may will be a interesting month. May is one of two month when nobody at GW can make holidays
-The rumored Horus Heresy Gaming Set will come at the end of the Month FALSE
-All Hobbit and LotR Products will going direct only at the same time

Horus Heresy Rumors - Feb 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
In the last days, there were some rumors by Hastings, what i can say from my sources:

-The Box is a Standalone / Starter Box hybrid Gaming Set (like the last two) FALSE
-The Box works alone but can be used as a base for Crusade Era Armies. TRUE
-More sets will come to give HH player a basement in Plastic
-Legio Mk4 Power Squad box TRUE
-Maybe the release of a Termi and a Dread box with neutral designs to combine it with the FW legio specific packs and dreads
-Possible a Rhino I upgrade sprue within a own set
-GW will release only a base of models!
-Sells of FW products in the GW-Shop coming near

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Feb 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
-New Khorne Berzerker Box FALSE
-Khorne Berzerker on Moloch Box FALSE
-Chaos Lord of Khorne Clam Pack FALSE

Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015
via Steve the Warboss
Harlequin Release Details
-1 Clampack TRUE
-2 Box Sets FALSE
-First Set is a Jetbike Unit TRUE
-Second Set is a Combi for two Infantry Units FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
Yesterday I send you rumors about Traitor Marines. Now i have become a different rumor:

-No own Profiles/Choices for Cult Marines in the Codex
-Cult Marines are "upgrades" for the most of the CSM Units

Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2015
EARLY - MID JAN ALREADY TRUE
Skaven (confirmed)

LATE JAN TRUE
Necrons

EARLY - MID FEB TRUE
Harlequin

LATE FEB - MID MAR FALSE
Endtimes : Archaon

LATE MAR TRUE
CSM Suppliment

EARLY - MID APR TRUE
Adeptus Mechanicus

LATE APR - MID MAY FALSE
Warhammer Fantasy 9th (or a new Game called "Warhammer"

LATE MAY FALSE
Maybe Sororitas

EARLY JUN FALSE
New Warhammer Starter Set


Sisters of Battle Rumors / Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Jan 2015
Via Steve the Warboss
@Sororitas
After the featuring in the Shields of Baal Campaign i think its possible for a near Sororitas release. The Codex is complete and can be released every time. More rumors do not exist at the moment. FALSE
@CSM
There are rumors for an khorne theme suppliment in march, maybe the first with new profiles. The release of an new Codex in the summer is still possible. TRUE

End Times Rumors - Jan 2015
via Steve the Warboss
-Archaon on Dragon / van Horstmann / Galrauch Box FALSE
-Bloodthirster / two Characters Box TRUE
-New Khornate Unit TRUE

-Archaon is a Lvl 4 Caster
-New Tzeentch Lore

-5th and last Book in March
-Title is Endtimes: Achaeon
-More Chaos content, focus on Khorne TRUE

Chaos Rumors - Jan 2015
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
I have interesting rumors about CSM:
-No Cult Marines in the Codex FALSE
-Few Rule changes
-Dataslates for Cult Marines, Terminators, Chosen ect. in the WD FALSE
-One God per Issue (own slates for Berzerker Termis, Plague Termis ect.) FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Dec 2014
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
Here is my rumored Timeline, based on the information I have and what I rumored the last months

EARLY JAN - MID JAN
Skaven, Endtimes 4 TRUE

END JAN DUPLICATE
Necrons

FEB-APR TOO VAGUE
Codex or Armybook releases

APR FALSE
Maybe Endtimes 5

MID MAY FALSE
Warhammer 9th, new Starter Set

LATE MAY - LATE JUN
Codex Chaos Space Marines, FALSE
New Campagin Set, Codex Dark Angels FALSE

EARLY AUG FALSE
Armybook Empire

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Dec 2014
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
Warhammer 9th rumors?
To complete the Year I have some new Infos.
-Second Army in starter is still unknown
-Starter includes two booklets PARTIALLY TRUE
-The first is a typical booklet with starter rules and profiles without special rules ect. PARTIALLY TRUE
-The second is like them from the 40k campaign sets with following content: PARTIALLY TRUE

-Story
-Scenarios
-Full Rules for all Models in the Box including special rules
-The Profiles and Models can be used as unique characters and units in standard games

-Like 40k Dark vengeance there will be two expansion sets for both armies
End Times Rumors / 9th Edition Fantasy Rumors - Nov 2014
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
I have some more Informations:

-Endtimes will become more than 4 Book FALSE
-The last Books will maybe released after the 9th Edition FALSE
-Empire will be the first Armybook of the new edition FALSE


9th Edition Fantasy Rumors - Nov 2014
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
I have first Informations for the 9th Edition of Warhammer Fantasy Battles:

-One Profiles for Mounted Units (like Endtimes) PARTIALLY TRUE
-Endtimes was full designed for the new Edition, the Books will be 100% compatible FALSE
-No Armybook releases until the new Edition TRUE
-Empire in the starter, the enemy is still not determinated FALSE

40k General Rumors / Blood Angel Rumors - Nov 2014
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
I have two informations for you:
-Shields of Baal: Leviathan (and all later releases Expansions for 40k) will return in Softcover. TRUE
-Armybooks, Codices and Supplements will all come sometime next year in Softcover Versions with a lower price.

Blood Angel Rumors - Oct 2014
Blood Angels Latest:

Miniatures & Products
-New Character, a Captain (maybe 1.Company) TRUE
-Mephiston in plastic FALSE
-New Terminator Box with all weapon options TRUE
-New Assault Marine Box FALSE
-New generic Dreadnought FALSE
-Honour Guard Box (maybe only an repack) FALSE

-Mephiston will be a LoW, he turned into a "uber" psyker FALSE
-BA Painting Guide TRUE
-Suppliment featuring the new captain FALSE

New Blood Angels Lore
-The Flesh Tearers are now watched by the Inquisition
-A Rumor make the round in the Imperium, one of the BA successor chapters are traitors (not the Flesh Tearers)
-The attitude of Imperial authorities over the BA worsen


Supplement Rumors - Oct 2014
via Steve the Warboss
No limited campaign set with Endtimes II.
i mean no limited boxed set for the release not a limited book. TRUE

Blood Angel Rumors - Sept 2014
via Steve the Warboss
-The Sons of Sanguinius will come soon after Endtimes Book 2. FALSE
-GW will use this release slot to replace older Space Marine Plastic sprues. FALSE
-4-5 week are realistic.

Chaos Rumors - Sept 2014
The book includes, for example (what I know);
-New Archaon Profile TRUE
-Cult of Slaanesh for Dark Elves with a new Unit and Chaos Demons FALSE
-Chaos Mono-List for Nurgle with Warriors and Demons united FALSE
-New Nurgle Chaos Champion (Valnir Aesling?)
-There is a picture with Nurgle Demons and a different looking great unclean one (I'm not sure, new model or convension)
-Some old Chaos Warrior Chars returns (van Horstmann, Arbaal, and Aekold Helbrass)

Dark Eldar Rumors - Sept 2014
-Void Raven is in the Dark Eldar Codex TRUE
-Incubis will be repacked but remain finecast FALSE

Space Hulk Rumors - Sept 2014
Between Endtimes and the Dark Eldar, there will be a Space Hulk Board Game re-release. TRUE

Dark Eldar Rumors - Aug 2014
via Steve the Warboss 8-27-2014
The Dark Eldar comes soon after the last Nagash Endtimes release in mid September. TRUE

- 3 Week Release Window TRUE
- No completely new Units or Characters TRUE
- Chars without Models are removed TRUE
- Separate Relics for the Wych cults & the Kabals TRUE
- Vect is a Lord of War FALSE
- Wracks are the only finecasts who get a replacement TRUE
- New warmachine UPDATED: "For Vect" FALSE

Fantasy Release Rumors - Aug 2014
via Steve the Warbpss
Leaks from a spanish site says Crom the Conqueror is in the Book.

Fantasy Supplement Rumors - Aug 2014
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
Endtimes will have 4 Books;
Book 1 will released next weekend.ALREADY TRUE

Book 2 with Chaos in October. TRUE

Book 3 with Skaven in January. PARTIALLY TRUE

Book 4 with other Forces in March.

Short after this the 9th Edition comes. The Rulebook comes at the same time like 40k 7th in 2014.

Fantasy Supplement Rumors - Aug 2014
Via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
The Nagash Book is the first of the "Endtime" Expansions Series for Warhammer Fantasy. ALREADY TRUE

In October the next Endtimes Book will come. Featuring the Chaos. DUPLICATE

Fantasy Rumors - Aug 2014
via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
Chaos Warriors becomes a Chosen Plastic Kit. FALSE

For Khemri we will see a Colossus Model. FALSE


Stickmonkey - Total rumors: (162 TRUE) / (330 FALSE) / (51 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Blood Angels Rumors - Nov 2014
via Stickmonkey on Faeit 212
from what I understand all the existing BA specific boxes are also getting updated to the new style: (SG, DC, Baal, Dread). Though, I do believe sources saying BAs are getting a new Terminator box. TRUE

I believe BA have 1 vehicle FALSE
and another "marine" box in this release.TRUE
but its a very small release, 3 kits total...4 if you count the "campaign" box with the captain.
And they are saying no Mephiston LOW, that that's just internet wish-listing run rampant. TRUE (Which, I had fallen victim to myself...too many voices)

take it for what its worth, though, cause none of my sources had the tyranid release.

Blood Angel Rumors / Space Marine Rumors - Nov 2014
via Stickmonkey on Faeit 212
Yes, just like the landraider was recently, the newest SM tactical squad is just getting reboxed with BA red marines. FALSE

Sorry, nothing more.


Release Schedule Rumors
via Stickmonkey on Faeit 212
My sources are almost lock step with the schedule youve posted. Beyond that they say major releases for the coming year are (obviously with other smaller releases in between with the new pacing):
LATE MAY
40k 7th Edition

EARLY-MID JUNE
Orks TRUE


LATE JUNE PARTIALLY TRUE
Ork Theme Apocalypse Supplement

EARLY-MID JULY
Bretons FALSE

LATE JULY
Chaos Space Marines Sets and Supplement FALSE

EARLY AUGUST
40k New Starter Set TRUE

MID-LATE AUGUST

Blood Angels FALSE

EARLY SEPTEMBER

Armageddon Apocalypse Supplement FALSE

MID SEPTEMBER
Warhammer Fantasy 9th Edition FALSE

LATE SEPTEMBER - EARLY OCTOBER FALSE
Orcs and Goblins

MID OCTOBER FALSE
Fantasy Starter Set

Oct-nov - dark eldar FALSE

Nov-dec - hobbit (which ive heard will end additional development by May 2015, and support/releases for it will last 1 year past that),TRUE
new scenery for 40k, including a crashed/destroyed land raider set piece, and the long awaited xenos scenery rumored to include a bunker each for eldar, orks, and tau. Each about the size of the small wall of martyrs bunker) FALSE
Dec-jan - Space Wolves, a Battle of Garm apoc supplement FALSE

Jan-Feb wfb beastmen FALSE

Feb-mar 40k necrons, FALSE
wfb scenery "bridge"

Mar-beyond in no particular order - skaven, grey knights,FALSE high elves, sororitas!?, inquisition, empire

Epic rumors / Starter Set Rumors - Apr 2014
via Stickmonkey on Faeit 212
Take this with lots of salt, but I’ve had a lot of chatter over the last 3 or so months that Epic scale 40k was getting a re-release later this year, and the armies most often cited in the box were Eldar and IG. There is also the blurb of a “mini” game in the most recent white dwarf. I’m not saying this is anything definitive, but it seems like it could fit with the snippets of info I’ve heard. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - Jan 2014
via Stickmonkey from the Faeit 212 inbox.
Sorry that is the image from the apoc book. I hadnt even removed the shrink wrap from mine so did not realize.
Anyway I asked my sources. Word is they believe the data slate will contain 3 of the apoc formations for use in 40k, the vanguard infestation, subterranean swarm, and endless swarm. But with some slight rules changes away from apoc specific devices: for instance "without number" on the data slate supposedly changes to allow a single unit from the formation to reenter play on a roll of 5+ during the reserves sub phase. TRUE

Tyranid Rumors - Jan 2014
3+ genestealer broods (1 must include broodlord, only 1 broodlord per formation) TRUE
3+ lictors one of which can be deathleaper TRUE

Every man for himself
On the round this unit arrives enters play, every unit within 36" must use the lowest leadership value of the unit when taking leadership tests. TRUE

Secret Deployment
Every unit in this formation must start in reserve and use Lictor's chameleonic skin rule for deployment TRUE


Eldar Rumors - Harlequin rumors - Nov 2013
via Stickmonkey on Faeit 212
My info is from a while ago, so obviously it may have changed a lot, but it ties into what you mentioned about a Harlequin codex. I had info that there was a 10-man plastic box of harlequins being designed to be released I assumed with the next DE book. PARTIALLY TRUE
The design parameters included the standard options, but the box was also to have bits for a troupe master and solitaire. FALSE
Separate from this was plastic blister death jester. TRUE
There was also a rumor heard that one designer was working on a harlequin jetbike as a pet project following the new DE jetbike asthetic. TRUE

Does any of this hold water, no idea. It?s been about 9 months, and I?ve heard nothing more on it, so I don?t know. Probably needs lots of salt, but if we consider the possibility of Harlequins getting a standalone ally dex?maybe there is more to this? TRUE



Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2013
via Stickmonkey
I have lots of sources chiming in saying that Tyranids "ARE getting Dec models."
Now whats interesting to me is no one saying to me the new Codex is coming dec. And with all the other wishy washiness about what is or isnt coming it is making me wonder if those isolated rumors of a 2 month release might hold some truth...models only in Dec filling gaps, then Codex and new in Jan? FALSE

Inquisition Rumors / Finecast Rumors - Nov 2013
GW is not producing finecast like before. Its moved to small batch runs, that they are only maintaining minimum stock on remaining models until they are replaced with plastic equivalents. And as stock runs out on some older models they are being discontinued even if no replacement is complete. FALSE

I think this may be what's happening to missing inquisitor models...the wide brim hat with plasma is also gone from what I see. Not that they will necessarily have a direct plastic replacement any time soon. FALSE


Tyranid Rumors - Sep 2013
-Release all the 'missing' models in the book FALSE
-Move as many metal/finecast models to plastic kits as is feasable in a single release window TOO VAGUE
-Introduce a minor number of new units (mainly via combo-kits with existing units) TOO VAGUE
-No new Finecast TRUE
- Codex obviously TOO VAGUE
- Set of Psychic Cards (whether this is one list or two shorter lists, I'm not certain, but I am certain they will get a deck for their powers) TRUE

Models:
-Harpy/dual: 2 models TRUE
-Warrior/Shrike/Prime/Parasite: 4 models PARTIALLY TRUE
-Zoan/Doom: 2 models FALSE
-Spore: 1model FALSE
-H/T Guard: 2 models PARTIALLY TRUE
-Lictor/Deathleaper: 2 models FALSE
-New/New: 2 models TOO VAGUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Sep 2013
via Stickmonkey on Faeit 212
Ive got the following codex/army/supplement schedule down right now, pretty much aligns with your recent post:

Oct: dark elves wfb TRUE
Farsight supplement hardcopy TRUE
White scars supplement digital 5 minutes FALSE
No mystery box(es) TRUE

Nov: tyranids 40k FALSE
Terrain set (more wall of martyrs compatible pieces) FALSE
Ultramarines supplement digital FALSE
Black legion supplement hard copy TRUE

Dec: hobbit (box set) TRUE
Bundles for fantasy and 40k TRUE
White scars hard copy FALSE
Hive fleet behemoth supplement digital FALSE

Jan: IG 40k FALSE
Alpha legion supplement 40k digital FALSE
Ultramarines supplement hard copy FALSE

Feb: Brettonians or Dwarves wfb TOO VAGUE
Hive fleet behemoth hard copy FALSE
Steel legion digital FALSE

Further out (no particular order, just stuff I've heard in the pipeline for 2014):
Hive fleet kraken supp FALSE
Raven guard supp FALSE
Csm/daemon supplements 4 Gods FALSE
Black Templar Supp FALSE
Biel tan supp FALSE
Catachan supp FALSE
Orks 40k TRUE
Saim hann supp FALSE
Speed freaks supp FALSE
Blood angels 40k TRUE
Fleshtearers supp FALSE
Space Wolves 40k TRUE
13th gc supp FALSE
WfB 9 FALSE
Wood elves TRUE

Supplement Rumors - July 2013
I'd heard Biel-Tan was being worked on after Iyaden FALSE
Saim-Hann was later. FALSE

There is a lot going on. I've heard scattered rumors of 2014 seeing many new models introduce to codexes with rules in box, but I haven't confirmed this.



Wood Elf Rumors - July 2013
via Stickmonkey on Bols Lounge
Wood Elves have a massive update coming. And they will be fine in the current and next edition with it.
I expect them late spring 2014. TRUE

Some of what Ive heard is:
Still a major guerrilla tactics army. Skirmishers are still prevalent. FALSE

New giant Treekin dual unit. TRUE

New Stag Monstrous Cavalry unit. TRUE

Best archers in the game. ALREADY TRUE

Dryads having abilities to manipulate enemy unit structure. FALSE
New mpp wild rider kit TRUE

New mpp wardancer/waywatcher kit FALSE

Wardancers causing rank bonus to work against enemy. FALSE

New hawkriders kit. FALSE

WE wizards (spellsingers) have spells that manipulate environment, including making a new grove of trees and one causing an enemy unit to enter combat with the ground/terrain FALSE

WE have significant benefits within woods both stationary and moving.TRUE

Tree units able to start hidden in wooded terrain. FALSE

Supplement Rumors - July 2013
ia Stickmonkey on Faeit 212
I have a little more on the Tau mercs supplement. FALSE

First, I was told this wasnt planned be out til Q1. FALSE

Second, I was told that either this or one of the eldar supplements would be the first with a model wave to go along with it. I wasnt told which models or which eldar supplement. FALSE


warning: what follows is my speculation
My best guesses are a plastic pack kroot hq, which I saw in design before. This would be a slightly bigger kroot than the current troops. Had a tau rifle, not a kroot gun. A bit more armor than a standard kroot. Standing on a rock in a "crossing the Delaware" pose. Caveat that this was still in CAD, lots can change, and it was last fall. SPECULATION

Also a vespid plastic kit thats been ready for a while. SPECULATION

My eldar guess would be the first round of the plastic aspects with beil-tan. SPECULATION

When the tau dex was released I went back to my sources about the allied races not getting support after seeing so much studio work on them, and this was eventually what I was told. SPECULATION

Eldar Rumors - April 2013
New tank chassis, 2 builds, between falcon and cobra in size, one build had transport capacity and some type of melta or flame based weapon (fusion cannon iirc) the other build was essentially a flakk cannon, but not the same as the fw firestorm, bigger tl guns. FALSE

There was a new avatar sculpt but im pretty sure that ended up being a designer test seen at GD SPECULATION

Wraithguard get a plastic box with new weapon variants. Lots of rumors of dial build, but nothing i've heard enough of to know what's true. DUPLICATE

Heavy rumors of new jetbikes, building guardian and shining spears. DUPLICATE

However, it seems to be a trend not to release too many rehash boxes. If we got wraithguard, jetbikes, and an avatar all in this release, well Ill be broke and need new shorts.SPECULATION

The bomber and fighter do not share a box from everything I've heard. The fighter is "very" similar to the nightwing, except for the wing shape. One of the two is rumored to use some form of distortion weapon, be it bomb or missiles i dont know. DUPLICATE

Rumors of a new aspect exist, the word i've heard is this has something to do with wraith constructs, but really even that is too vague. DUPLICATE

I know others have said there is a large wraith construct, but none of my sources are backing this now, fwiw. SPECULATION

For the release there are two new aspect exarch or p lord (not sure which) sculpts in finecast, and one named hq, these are all new scuplts, but could be old characters. SPECULATION

Ive been told guardians are getting a new box to make them and storm guardians. Again, i cant believe wed get so many redone plastics. But it makes sense on its own. SPECULATION

Release Schedule Rumors - April 2013
via Stickmonkey from the Faeit 212 inbox
May: High Elves TRUE
June: Eldar TRUE
July: Apocalypse TRUE
August: Lizardmen TRUE
September: Blood Bowl Rumors FALSE
October: Space Marines FALSE
November: Dwarves? FALSE
December: Hobbit TRUE
January: Tyranids TRUE

Chaos Daemons Rumors - Feb 2013
The Chaos Daemons release slot as last time around is a dual system release TRUE
That would put the first wave in March TRUE
the followup in June FALSE
BloodThirster/Skarbrand (plastic) FALSE
Great Unclean One (plastic) FALSE
Chariot of Khorne/Herald of Khorne/Khorne Cannonade (anyone remember the old epic Doom Blaster) TRUE
Plague Flies of Nurgle TRUE
Palanquin of Nurgle/KuGath upgrade/Herald of Nurgle FALSE
Fiend of Slaanesh FALSE
There is also word of a named Daemon Prince and several smaller finecast models as well. TOO VAGUE

Tau Rumors - Feb 2013
he said during playtest all Tau got a DtW reroll. Tau in Suits got a 5+ DtW. FALSE

The Kroot monster is very cool looking, but I fear rules wise its going to suffer from Pyrovore syndrome. Its expensive, and shortlived. A beast in CC, but it's hard to get it there. Roughly the size of a Maulerfiend, its like a hybrid between the Krootox and the Great Knarloc. Beaked head. 4legged. Over muscled. Kinda apelike pose and body structure. FALSE

The "uber-suit" is NOT at all like a wraithlord. It is not suited for CC, and really cant be outfitted for that role. Last I saw the T was only 7, but others are saying it is T8. I was talking about it with my source earlier and he made mention of the plasma weapon having ignore cover and thinking it will be the load out of choice. He felt that it was very balanced points to capability wise for its role in the codex. Visual wise it is definitely in line with the battle suit. Reminds me a lot of the old BattleTech line merged with Tau aesthetic. PARTIALLY TRUE

I don't think the Vespid Scooter made the cut. It was in a number of early drafts, kind of like the genosian fighters in Star Wars. Yes, flying creatures with a flying vehicle... Named after a famous motorized bike.... 80s GW may have done this, not 10s. SPECULATION

Tau Rumors - Feb 2013
Ethereals: These now grant army wide special rules and bubble rules, but there are different options. They function roughly much like those recent Dark Angels banners. So one option might be army wide Ld rerolls while in play, plus units in 12" are fearless. Another option might be one unit in army gets salvo once per turn, and all units in 12" get rerolls to hit. PARTIALLY TRUE

Kroot: Everyone's favorite birdmen get Scout, Furious Charge, Move thru Cover. Kroot Hounds and Kroot hawks! Shaper can unlock additional unit upgrades. FALSE

"Sneaky Kroot": Look for an ELITES Kroot unit that can hide in terrain like Ymgarl Genestealers. FALSE

Knarloc: The new big beasty model, very similar to the Forgeworld Great Knarloc (see below). Monstrous Creature, with a trample attack allowing it to run 3d6" and cause 2d6 S6 AP6 wounds to any unit it crosses. It may additionally use this special move to charge a unit, gains +2A and the assault-grenades ability when charging in this manner. FALSE

Vespid: The maligned bug men are redeemed! Big improvements, weapon range increase, point reduction, hit and run. FALSE

Vespid Flyer: Smallest flyer in game, like a jetbike, single blaster as weapon, vector-dancer FALSE

Fortifications: Deep striking turrets as fortification options. Burst cannons or missile pods options. FALSE

Tau Flyer Transport: 13 13 12 armor, holds a full Fire Warrior or Crisis Suit squad, or single Uber-suit. Not a lot of weapons, but HP:3, and has a save from wargear that can be taken. Deep strike. Rules-wise is focused on getting units reliably to a location. FALSE

The Uber-suit: So many options currently it's hard to keep them straight. It's a mobile weapon platform, with rail guns as it's main weapon system, - which can be upgraded to a plasma weapon system or ion cannons. Classified as monstrous creature. 2+/4++ save. It can forgo shooting and movement to gain 2++ save. The Uber can move as jump infantry if it does not shoot it's main weapons. VERY HIGH toughness, no existing weapon can instant death it. Although it can smash if it has to, it is not designed as a close combat unit at all. Cost is comparable to a Terminator squad. It can take drone support. TRUE

FOC: Some specific HQs move Crisis Suits to troops. One moves two Kroot units to troops. FALSE

Psykers-defense: All Tau have some base immunity to psychic powers, and thus any Tau unit can deny the witch, with the suits gaining an improvement to this roll. FALSE

Tau Rumors - Feb 2013
Caveat: Many of these are said to be "in process". Don't look for *exact match* rules to survive to the printed codex.

Crisis Suits: Look for more posable new models. FALSE
Unit keeps its high level of customization, with several upgrades to stat lines possible. FALSE
New flakk missile pods. FALSE
New combi-kit includes Broadside parts. FALSE

Stealth Suits: Models unchanged. TRUE
Have stealth, (obviously), plus optional drone granting shrouding. FALSE

Sky Ray: Last edition's trainwreck gets a new lease on life. Flakk missiles, plus has orbital bombardment (much like SM version, but with a lingering effect). FALSE

Fire Warriors: Same nasty gun. Still BS:3, but with a Shas'O can upgrade unit to BS:4. FALSE

Drones: Any drone can be used for Look Out Sir rolls for any model in the unit they are attached to. FALSE

Markerlights: A single hit increases BS of all other units targeting the victim by +1. Multiple markerlights have no additional effects. OUCH - look out for possible BS:5, Fire Warrior volleys now! Markerlights improve snapfire against marked flyers to 5+ instead of 6, but must first hit the flyer with a 6 themselves. FALSE

Networked Markerlights: A longer range twin linked version. Vehicles only. FALSE

Chaos Daemons Rumors - Jan 2013
Khorne chariot, two bloodcrushers pulling a wagon with herald option or some fire belching thing. Large base TRUE

Tzentch chariot, pulled by screamers, with horrors riding, but I've also heard it has a large flamer rider too. Large base TRUE


Nurgle palanquin, nurglings, daemon prince base, fat plague bearer. DUPLICATE

4 GD with variants for named daemons and swappable options, most rumors point to resin packs, but I've heard wind its all in the plastic kits lately. I'd lean towards Harry's news, but I hope for all in one myself. I have heard that these may be moving to the larger base now, if so, they will be huge. One can hope, but I don't have a lot of confidence in this bit.

Furies (no dual kit options I've heard of.) in plastic. DUPLICATE

Plastic fiends were being worked on at one point, but I haven't heard anything about them recently. SPECULATION

New elite daemon engine. 40k Dreadnought sized. Lots of options. Quasi-God specific bits like the soulgrinder. Supposedly unique to daemons not the same as this new unit for chaos space marines. FALSE

Big khorn flame belcher thing DUPLICATE
Tzeentch Larger flamer instead of horrors. DUPLICATE
Sounded like more ranged options for the daemons. TRUE

No khorne dogs or beasts of nurgle in plastic TRUE
Daemonic Terrain Piece SPECULATION
Ku'Gath designs SPECULATION
No more Exalted Chariots TRUE
Big Unaligned Chaos Beast (bear with Toothy Maw) SPECULATION


FW Horus Heresy Rumors
Still to come from Betrayal:
Horus TRUE
Fulgrim TRUE
Mortarion

Legion specific characters, aka Abaddon, Garviel, Crysos, etc... At last count I believe there are 8 or 9 in the works... TRUE
Legion specific units, aka DeathShroud, ravages, etc. I believe there are still 3 to be released TRUE
Legion badged contemptors for Sons of Horus and Emporer's Children TRUE

Mecanicum HQ TRUE
Mecanicum units, I believe there are 2 to be released TRUE

Heresy era Vindicator TRUE
Heresy era land speeders TRUE
Mk ii/iii special weapons kit TRUE
Rotor cannon kit (there are iirc 4 or 5 kits due that contain 5 weapons and an augury)
Destroyer squad upgrade kit TRUE
Rapier platform kits, there are iirc 2 more rapier platform kits coming

Praetor kit in tartaros armor
Centurion kits ( there are 2 more 2 packs I'm aware of, but I believe there may be more coming. I think the moritat and Forgelord are up soon, next in line for the centurion releases that is, not next as in tomorrow). And I think vigilant and chaplain are the other set.

For tomorrow, I'm expecting the mk II special weapons kit similar to last weeks mk Iv set. This has some identical bits, mk ii assault arms, the older style hand flamers with the funnel barrels and a load of other weapons and bits.

And I believe it's tomorrow the death shroud are up for pre-order. TRUE



Next week I am expecting something big... TOO VAGUE?

And another Primarch is supposed to be unveiled in Jan...

The destroyers kit iirc includes left and right hand bolt pistols for 5 models, 3 chainswords, 2 combat blades, assault arms, some grenades and bits, and a missile launcher. It might have a couple alternate wargear pistols as well, but I dont recall seeing those. TRUE

Ork Rumors
Rumor is the battle wagon is getting reboxed, and will include the deffrolla sprue. ETA 2013. Price rise expected. FALSE THIS ENDED UP BEING TRUE IN 2014 WITHOUT A PRICE RISE AND WAS A LIMITED PACKAGE.

I'm hearing an ork wave with buggies/trax, FALSE
new battle wagon box (old battlewagon with deffrolla incl), DUPLICATE
tank bustas/flashgitz plastics PARTIALLY TRUE
deffcoptas.FALSE

This is in contention for Q2 model wave release.FALSE

Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
Expected Dark Angels Launch miniatures:
Deathwing Box TRUE
Ravenwing Box TRUE
Dark Angels Powered Armor Box FALSE
Mystery Large Vehicle TOO VAGUE

3 New Characters:
Belial, TRUE
Asmodai TRUE
Namaan FALSE
...existing characters moved to finecast. FALSE

Dark Angels recieve a Full codex - not a White Dwarf update. TRUE
Tau Uber Suit - Tau Rumors - Nov 2012
Tau UBER-suit
AV:11/11/11 FALSE
Hullpoints:2 CONDITIONAL
Dual (not linked) Rail Cannons CONDITIONAL
Missile Launcher CONDITIONAL
Interceptor/Skyfire CONDITIONAL
Many upgrade options including Stealth CONDITIONAL

Markerlights gain the ability to grant Skyfire. FALSE

Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
HEAVY SUPPORT:
Predator - Plasma and "Reaper Cannon" new main gun option, no new sponson options - new model kit possible (and the Predator is kind of an old kit). FALSE
Whirlwind - Flakk missile option. FALSE
Land Raider - Dark Angels get all the current Imperial types. Deathwing can take then at dedicated transports. TRUE
Dreadnought - The classics that we know and love, moving on... TOO VAGUE
Devastator Squad - Flakk missile option. TRUE
Vindicator - Nothing new here... TRUE
Siege Cannon - Techmarine's mortar-like cannon. Multiple sources speak of this model being somehow interchangable with Imperial Guard artillery kits to round out the last missing models. ~Editor's note: the Griffon perhaps? FALSE

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS:
Rhino - Standard rules. TRUE
Razorback - Standard rules, new updated model kit with ALL turret weapons options mentioned. FALSE
Land Raider - Deathwing Terminators ONLY. DUPLICATE
Land Speeder Storm - Scouts only. FALSE

Battle Bunker - from the Wall of Martyrs kit. FALSE

Eldar Rumors / Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2012
Eldar Miniatures (alongside the codex)
Farseer TRUE
2 Aspect Characters FALSE
2 other characters (Either HQs or Unit Upgrade characters) TRUE
New Aspect (plastic) FALSE
Wraithguard (plastic) TRUE
New Eldar tank FALSE
New Eldar Bomber TRUE

Eldar Miniatures (outside the codex)
New Flyer DUPLICATE
Guardian Jetbikes - Shining Spears combo-box FALSE
2 existing Aspects moved to plastic FALSE
Avatar (new model, bigger than a Dreadnought) FALSE
Warp Gate (Terrain kit) FALSE

Ork Rumors - Nov 2012
Ork Miniatures (alongside the codex)
New Weirdboy FALSE
Wazdakka FALSE
MegaNobs - Tellyportas combo-kit FALSE
CybOrks FALSE
Grot Gliders - (very odd one, a 40K version of WFB Doomdivers?) FALSE
Mega Mork/Gork - (your guess is as good as mine) PARTIALLY TRUE

Ork Miniatures (outside the codex)
New Buggy - Half-track FALSE
DeffCoptas FALSE
Flashgits - Tankbustas plastic combo-kit FALSE

more Dark Angel Rumors
Raven's Claw is apparently a nickname or playtest name of the fighter, sounds like this is not the final name. SPECULATION

The snapfire only applies to this rumored reaper cannon on the fighter when firing "full auto" as a Heavy 12 cannon to balance it. Again, according to playtest notes. FALSE

TL plasma guns on some models will make their way to standard C:SM FALSE

Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
Deathwing Terminators - Same general layout as we have now, but with additional Plasma Cannon and Autocannon heavy weapon options. PARTIALLY TRUE

Tactical Squads - The old classics we all love, moving on... FALSE (FLAKK)

Ravenwing Bike Squad - Up to ten bikers, for each 5 bikes, you may upgrade one to an Attack bike. Attack bike gunner options are: HB, MM, HF, Twin-linked Plasmagun!. Squad can Combat Squad and has Teleport Homers. FALSE

Ravenwing Landspeeder Support Squad - Same as now, but gunner option are: HB, MM, HF, Twin-linked Plasmagun! FALSE

Ravenwing Bike Support Squad - Full Attack Bike unit (could also be a DUPLICATE report of the TROOPS Bike Squad) TOO VAGUE

Assault Squad - Same old classic jump-pack squad we have now. FALSE

Ravenclaw Air Superiority Fighter - Dual "Reaper Cannons" allowing Snap Shots on flyers. Can be replaced with 2x Missiles, or 2x Plasma Cannons. FALSE


More Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
HQ:
Azrael - Artificer or Terminator options. FALSE
- New model. FALSE
- Lions Helm grants 3+ Inv., FALSE
- Lion's Wrath grants Gets Hot rerolls (army-wide?), FALSE
- Master crafted Plasma Blaster (see Horus Heresy book?), FALSE
- Sword of Secrets is Sx2 Master Crafted Power weapon. FALSE
- Watcher in the Dark model is W:1 5+ Inv, with no other stats. It cannot be targeted by anything including blasts, and must stay within 2" of Azrael or is removed. Watcher can take Look Out Sirs.FALSE

Belial - Terminator armor. New model. DUPLICATE
- Eternal Warrior 2+ Inv!!! FALSE
- Grants Elites Deathwing Termys Heroic Intervention if he is attached. FALSE
- Cannot take options, FALSE
- Master Crafted Strombolter. FALSE

- Sword of Secrets is a Relic Blade with an additional effect. FALSE
- Belian grants a buff to Termys within 6".FALSE

Sammael - If mounted in his Speeder, unlocks scoring Speeders. Can also take his normal bike.FALSE

Azmodai - Current model (finecast) FALSE
Unlocks no units. His Litanies grants a longer ranged more potent buff.FALSE

Ezekiel - Current model (finecast), Psyker Level 3 TRUE

Barakiel - Master of the Forge. Armed with a "Reaper Cannon" - 36" S:5 Assault (6 or 12?) AP:3 Extremely Expensive in points. FALSE

Librarian - Power Level 1 (upgrade to 2) TRUE



Company Master - Power Armor, or Terminator armor TRUE
Interrogator Chaplain TRUE
Command/Honor squad Terminators or Bikes with Belial or Sammael respectively, Apothecary, Standard bearer, 1x Heavy weapon upgrades. W:2 regardless of armor, or bikes. FALSE

Elites:
Chaplains / Brother-Interrogators - Unit size 1-3. Chaplain style death masks, dual bolt pistols and power maul. (can upgrade pistols). FALSE
- B-I have an increased BS over regular chaplains and can operate independantly as IC or join units, DUPLICATE
- B-I only buff the unit they join with litanies (more potent version), while non-upgraded chaplains buff a 6" bubble.DUPLICATE
- B-I are only characters if independent, and cannot leave attached units (similar to Wolfguard).DUPLICATE

Inner Circle Unit Terminator armor. W:1, Heroic Intervention if Belial is attached to the unit. FALSE
WS/BS 5. PARTIALLY TRUE
They get a cover save upon deepstriking. FALSE
"Lion-themed" visually. FALSE

Entire unit can purchase Sergeant upgrades. FALSE
No heavy weapons, Unit max size:5. Categorized as Deathwing Assault Unit FALSE

Dreadnought - Venerable and Mortis options. Categorized as Deathwing Assault Unit. TRUE

Scouts - Land Speeder Storm as dedicated transport. FALSE
- "Markerlight" effect targets one enemy unit - other Dark Angels units then get a bonus (reroll to hit?) versus the unit as long as the Scouts are within line of sight to thier "Fallen" target. FALSE
Teleport Homer. Sergeant Namaan (WOOHOO!!) returns, granting Reserve rerolls to all Death Wing units. FALSE

Techmarine FALSE

Veterans TRUE

More Dark Angel Rumors - Nov 2012
- DW Honor Guard Terminator squad unlocked by select HQs (Belial - others???). TRUE
- One such unit per HQ, only one may carry a Chapter Banner. TRUE
- Other banners exist however. Models are W:2 WS/BS:5 Non-scoring. Can take Apothecary. FALSE
- Elite Terminators are W:1, WS/BS:5. Unit has new CC options neverbefore seen on termys. Unit size max of 5. Vanguard Strike upon Deepstriking! PARTIALLY TRUE
- Troops Terminators are standard DW. Sergeant may upgrade to to Chaplain. FALSE
- Can take new options such as Plasma Cannon. TRUE
- Up to 10 models per unit. No more Cyclone/CC option on single models. Mix of CC and Ranged models still permitted withing unit. PARTIALLY TRUE
- RW Command Squad is only unlocked by select HQ characters. TRUE
- One banner option for RW. No apothecary for RW, with a "Mini-Chaplain" upgrade instead. This option provide a Litanies buff his unit only. FALSE
- Troop RW squad matches the current RW bike squad, minus the Speeder. FALSE
- RW Attack Bikes - plasma gunner option FALSE
- RW Land Speeders - plasma gunner option FALSE

Daemons Rumors / GD + Furies - Oct 2012
- Furies. They have been redone, they are coming for Daemons, they look so much better than the current models. They are about Nid Gargoyle sized, maybe a bit larger. Bat wings. Much more daemonic heads with toothy maws in 2 parts like the horrors and bloodletters. Not the bat men of old. FALSE
- Dual kit with a new ground based daemon, much like the vargheist/crypt horrors (which I've mentioned before). FALSE

- 1. I don't know for sure all 4 will be released at once or if they will be in waves. SPECULATION
- 2. I have conflicting rumors they are moved to the oval base and are roughly the size of the beastmen gorghon, vs staying on the 60mm round bases. Based on my personal eyes on on WIP before, they are bigger. The Greater Unclean One was not as big as the FW model, but its bigger than a dreadnought. FALSE
- My source says the Greast Unclean One is the best looking of the new models, that it is "absolutely rot, in a good way". FALSE
- 3. The Blood Thirster should be slightly shorter than the dreadknight. stylewise it hasnt changed much. FALSE
- 4. The Keeper of Secrets is the most changed style wise. Does not go towards the FW model or retain the style of the current GW model. Still very slaaneshi
- 5. The Lord of Change AFAIK is the tallest of the models, not just due to the wings. Did not appear as hunched as before. Head options include a more fishy looking option.

Release Schedule rumors - Update on Schedule - Oct 2012

Dec: There is an outside possibility of 2 terrain pieces and 3 flyers FALSE
Jan: Daemons wave FALSE
Feb: Hobbit/LOTR are the biggest contendors right now. FALSE
Feb: splash month for 40k in the form of that missing flyers wave. SPECULATION
March: WoC Army book. FALSE
April: New rumored slot for DA now. FALSE
April generic SM kits may get released along side the DA codex and DA specific models. FALSE
May: WFB model wave and army book. High Elves I'm being told. TRUE
July: Most likely slot for this rummored 40k supplement book. SPECULATION
Beyond that: Tau and Eldar are the only codexes with some weight behind it to come late in the year I expect Tau following DA, and right now it does look like Eldar will follow Tau. SPECULATION
2nd Horus Heresy book from FW is being rumored to me to be late Spring/Early Summer. FALSE
Vetock doing CD FALSE
Ward on DA FALSE
Cruddace on Tau FALSE
Kelly on Eldar TRUE

Space Marines Rumors - Tac Squad Rumors - October 2012
What I understand is the tactical box is 3 sprues 10 marines. TRUE
All options represented for a full tactical squad. TRUE
Sgt options represented, with the exception the combiweapon is multipart, you can only build 1. TRUE
Hands are molded with the weapons, but not arms, however some weapon/arm combos must go together. TRUE
No chapter specific icons present TRUE

Daemons Rumors - Oct 2012
AFAIK Vetock is doing 40k Daemons and WFB Daemons. FALSE
Until the daemons codex release, I wouldnt expect anything else from hom in 40k. FALSE

Tau Rumors - Oct 2012
"Beastly Transport" ---> Unit Type="chariot"...Size=Flying oval FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Stuff - Oct 2012
- Helbrute is the only DV model getting a release soon. But don't expect it in 2012. All codex options are there, and the model looks fantastic, it should not be too...long of wait though. TRUE

One of the staffers has csm plague zombies on his/her desk. All conversions. Hard to tell from the new photography, these are really great conversions, so when they show up, no one get excited. NON RUMOR

Thousand Sons will get the first plastic kit when they come out. But that doesn't mean others won't be out at the same time. I know that's cryptic, and it's on purpose. FALSE

There was a csm plastic revamp that was underway. I cannot get a response on if it is still coming or not, normally if something is scrapped people are straight forward. This much obfuscation tells me something is happening. FALSE

There is a bit of chaos scenery coming. It should please world eaters. FALSE

Space Marines Rumors - Oct 2012
- New tactical squad. Hvy flamer. Mk 8 style FALSE
Edit: there are more mk 8 bits here than before, but there are still "beakies" too. Includes many options not released before in plastic, including a Hvy flamer, a backpack style (read devastator) missile launcher w flakk missile, slings on bolters, power weapon options. Basically think of all the blinged out options you get w a BA, SW, GK box and now apply it to tactical marines. Poses are all standing, but they aren't as static.
- New assault squad. New jump packs. New weapon options TRUE
Edit: retooling similar to tac squad. The jump packs are all new, but don't get knickers in a twist cause they are the same style as current ones. They just look better cause the seam is not there. New cc options in the sprue include thss and lc. There is a few new options in here I can't reveal.
- New librarian mini sprue. Codex options included TRUE
Edit: this is where the librarian/chaplain kit I saw a long time ago went. Has a force sword or staff, has combi weapons, has pistols. Two heads. All in mini sprue. It's 2 mini sprues. Only options from current codex not present are jump pack, bike, or TA. No info on where chaplain went. FALSE
- New Techmarine mini sprue. Conversion Beamer. FALSE
Edit: very similar to current tech ax Techmarine. Layered body. Has tech ax, tech sword, plasma pistol, combi weapons, couple variants on servo arms, and conversion Beamer. 2 mini sprues.
- New scout box. New sculpts. Combined boxes. New options. FALSE
Edit: includes some new scout only weapons. Heads are less bulky. All codex options present in one box.
- New flyer. Interceptor/bomber. Flat but boxy. Storm raven sized. No transport. No hover. Heavy assault cannon and ff missiles. Or bombs and servo drones in gun pods. FALSE
Edit: shares wing/engine aesthetics of storm raven, but fuselage is flatter. Wings not as bent. No thrusters in wingtips. Two tail options, one for each build.

- New scout transport. Like Tauros (FW ig) but open wagon style. Halo warthog mashed w rhino. Pintle TL HB. FALSE
Edit: rumored rule only will allow pintle weapon when unit is embarked. Fast vehicle. 4 buggy style wheels. Rider models/bits compatible with new scout box. Roughly rhino sized. For Baja race fans think armored sandrail.

Tau Rumors
- Tau Q2/Q3 2013 TRUE

- kroot are in fact still part of Tau, TRUE
and have a new unit or two including a beastly transport FALSE
- There are no demiurge in the Tau codex TRUE
- new crisis suits DUPLICATE
- multiple new suits in the codex, crisis being what we know, TRUE
- there is also a smaller suit similar to the stealth suit, but not as bulky designed for close combat, FALSE
- broadsides while the same relative size as a crisis suit have much more bulk to them and are a separate build/model. TRUE
- bigger suit, which has been reported from others. Reports have it being a ranged beast(metaphorically, not literally) with 2 twin linked rail cannons and a missile option. So I'm sure it will become a target of choice in games PARTIALLY TRUE
- new cc suit which will share a box with the new stealth suit. FALSE
- the new piranha option is to transport a cc suit unit, this option replaces the drone pods on the sides FALSE
- plastic kit in the works for pathfinders TRUE
- the ethereals have a new race that they are using as a psychic conduit. FALSE
- remora drones will be in the codex as flyers FALSE
- Flyer has dual gattling cannons FALSE
- Flyer has option for rail guns FALSE
- Flyer has options for AA missiles or bombs, But can't take both. TRUE
- Jaws Railgun Mostly confirmed this is the way of it, but that it does have a max distance. Some conflicting rumors that you roll for number of hull points it penetrates when fired, or it's fixed. And also conflicting sources saying if it penetrates it causes 2 hull points of damage vs 1. FALSE

More Dark Angel Rumors - Sept 2012
- just heard a rumor that there is a AA option for DA dreads...FALSE
- one that will likely make it to all chapters eventually. FALSE
- Codex release at the end of November White Dwarf (December issue) and a release in December FALSE
- So PA command squad could get a single heavy weapon, apoth, standard, etc. A TA squad the same, PARTIALLY TRUE
- but that the RW command squad was 3 bikes and a attack bike w hvy weapon, or 5 bikes, but not a LS. FALSE
- DA version of Vanguard? But they have some form of hunters from hyperspace type rule in addition. And they might have some new DA special weapons...dark claws or dark swords, you know, to egg on the stereotypes.. SPECULATION
- Deathwing Terminators, SB, PS, LC, TH, SS, AC, AssC, PC, HF, CML, CF, PA, and PF are all the options I've heard rumored. Default is standard SB PF, Sgt w SB PS. Of note, AC and the PASS combo both are new info that's been whispered to me.TRUE
- Plasma Predator DUPLICATE
- Heard a deviant rumor that they have meltagun sponsons as an option too...FALSE
- So PC, AC, LasC w HB, HF, MG sponsons. Supposed to be a new kit with BA Pred style sponsons and DA icons included.FALSE
- Dreadnoughts, Sounds like the HVY slot dread is the standard, and the specialist DA dread is Elite. and either can be upgraded to ven...for what that's worth now.FALSE

More Dark Angel Rumors - Sept 2012

- Land speeder storm was also in the FA slot, according to sources. FALSE
- No mention of excessive plasma-ness in this round. FALSE
- Phil did say that. However, there has also been much debate over getting appropriate xenos fortifications into the mix. They have eldar, ork and tyranid terrain just waiting to be produced that I know of. Maybe next summer will be summer of fortifications. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Standard DT are there, Rhino, razorback, and DP. I have conflicting rumors the LR is in as a DT for Terminators. DUPLICATE
- Also in discussions at GD, the StormTalon is to remain a Codex Space Marines only vehicle. TRUE
- Earlier rumor was mixed squad remained, however, cyclones could only be taken on SB marines. DUPLICATE
- I have heard, but have very little to back this up that the company master for DA in TA will be a single plastic character blister. It will include some options for loadout but not all, but will be blinged out like the DV termies. FALSE
-Its bigger than the StormTalon, but the fuselage has a landspeeder style to it. I took it to mean squarish. The wings are supposedly fanned forward like an Aquila. And others have mentioned it would not take much to make this look like the chapter symbol, but I haven't heard anything on this. PARTIALLY TRUE
- death wing upgrade character FALSE
- a tactical upgrade character DUPLICATE
- a ravenwing upgrade character FALSE
- scout upgrade character, namaan being one of these. FALSE

Dark Angel Rumors - Sept 2012
Right now info I have is we will see DA in November, and we can play with them before Christmas. DUPLICATE
HQ:
- Azrael DUPLICATE
- Belial - not needed for deathwing DUPLICATE
- Sammael - not needed for ravenwing FALSE
- Azmodai DUPLICATE
- Ezekiel DUPLICATE
- Barakiel - named Techmarine/master of the forge! Note: barakiel is known as Angel of Lightning in references DUPLICATE
- Sabrael - guardian of the inner circle, gives bonus to inner circle unit FALSE
- Librarian DUPLICATE
- Company Master TA option DUPLICATE
- Interrogator chaplain DUPLICATE
- Command squad ( option to take TA or bikes with Belial or Sammael respectively, and apothecary, standard bearer, 1 heavy weapon) PARTIALLY TRUE
Elite:
- Techmarine DUPLICATE
- Chaplains (x3 can function independently like sanguinary priests in BA, or form a unit w special rules). Only characters if independent. DUPLICATE
- Inner circle unit ( name is not known) tasked with hunting down one enemy unit, special rules for doing so. Can death wing assault, can assault on deep strike. But glass cannon, great in assault, but standard PA so will be easily shot up. DUPLICATE
- Brother-interrogators - this unit wears chaplain style death masks, but are not chaplains, they are a specialist unit adept at near range combat, standard armament is dual bolt pistols and power maul. Can upgrade pistols. FALSE
- Veterans DUPLICATE
- Dreadnought DUPLICATE
- Scouts DUPLICATE
Troops:
- Terminators DUPLICATE
- Tactical squad DUPLICATE
- Ravenwing Bike squad not sure how it differs from ravenwing assault squad. DUPLICATE
FA:
- Ravenwing assault squad DUPLICATE
- Ravenwing support squad DUPLICATE
- Assault marines DUPLICATE
- Ravenclaw air superiority fighter TRUE
Hvy
- Predator DUPLICATE
- Whirlwind w flakk options DUPLICATE
- Land raider DUPLICATE
- Devastator w flakk options DUPLICATE
- Dreadnought DUPLICATE
- Vindicator DUPLICATE
- Rumor is there is something else for the heavy slot too, but no info specific to it. TOO VAGUE
Fortifications:
- Siege cannon ( this is supposedly the Techmarine cannon described earlier) DUPLICATE
- Battle bunker DUPLICATE

Dark Angel Rumors - Sept 2012
Ravenwing.
- Got some art of an attack bike with what could be a plasma blaster in the gunner side. SPECULATION
- Got art of Termie with a plasma cannon, back pack and hoses running behind. SPECULATION
Termies fighting chaos, one with LC and Cyclone launcher, the rest SB and PF, SGT in front with PS. Lends credence to mixed squads being present. SPECULATION

- Art of supposed new flyer does very much resemble the lightning, with a landspeeder-esque body. SPECULATION
- Techmarine firing unknown weapon. Looks like a punisher cannon. supported with servo harness and held at hip. one servo arm is feeding belt ammo into it. SPECULATION
- The new aircraft sounds like it's sleeker than the Storm Talon, which is also promising.
Don't count on it...my source called it a "Pregnant Albatross". Said it has a big engine intake behind the cockpit. SPECULATION

Dark Angel Rumors - Sept 2012
- The DA siege model is a DA only Techmarine with what I'm being told is a Mole Mortar.FALSE
- The model is a tracked platform, similar in size to the thunder fire cannon. Techmarine rides on a platform to the side and has a harness with a single shell it is loading into the top of the mortar. The mortar is a cylinder angled into the ground, target screen off to the side where the Techmarine is manipulating it. Two additional models appear as shells bursting from the ground. One assumes they are some form of placement marker for the devices effect. Both Techmarine and mortar have DA iconography. Finecast. DUPLICATE
- Also, with regard to Sammael. He is on the new Release Schedule Rumors I saw. Now he was just finecasted this summer, so he would not be on that list unless he's a new model or a new to finecast model. SPECULATION

Dark Angel Rumors - Sept 2012
- DA Nov/Dec timeframe. TRUE
- New Azrael - PA, helmet on and off options, still with a watcher model holding combi-plasma (supposedly the watchers have an expanded role on table top now, but this is the first I've hear of this and no details given, so lots of skepticism.) DUPLICATE
- Azmodai - TA FALSE
- Ezekial model staying the same. DUPLICATE
- Ravenwing Bike captain FALSE
- Named Sargeant (Nameth?) DUPLICATE
- Belial gets a model DUPLICATE
- Sammael gets a new model (I am not certain, but this could be the bike captain being mistaken) SPECULATION
- Landspeeder-esq flyer. (we've heard this before, so could be rehash) Has Aquila like wings. TLAC, TML, TLPC, TLHvyB (sounded like these were options, not that it had them all at once)TRUE
- Plasma Pred (heard this before, too) TLPC turret. DUPLICATE
- Deathwing Box (new to me) AC, Cyclone Launcher, THSS x2, LC x2, PS x1, PC, HF, PF x5, SB x5, CF x2 (Lots of bits there, consistent with the load of extras in things like the Space wolf Termies, - Plasma Cannon Termie? IBIWISI) FALSE
- New Dreadnought type. Mortis options. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Inner Circle box. Elites. Robed PA. dual unit box. one is CC focus, the other is dual pistols (gunslingers, anyone?) one version uses chaplain helmets. FALSE
- Seige unit. (not many details given on this, sounds like techmarine thunderfire type unit, hoping to get more on this) DUPLICATE

NO LINK
- CSM - Sept 29th TRUE
- 2nd Wave - Mid Oct TOO VAGUE Cultists?

Digital Release Schedule Rumors - August 2012
ALL WRONG DATE SO FAR
August: Should be up Saturday (8/1/2012) FALSE
Codex: Daemons (obvious) FALSE
How to Paint Chaos Daemons TRUE
Daemons Tactica FALSE
WFB Temple of Skulls scenario FALSE
WFB Soul Grinder digital rules release FALSE

September releases:
6th Ed 40k digital rulebook (will go up same weekend as starter set released) FALSE
How to Paint (I am not certain but this may be the same as the flip book that was released earlier this year with the paint set.) FALSE
And a few more WFB TOO VAGUE

October releases:
Codex: CSM (going up same weekend as codex released) TRUE
How to paint: CSM FALSE
Tactica: CSM FALSE
And a few more WFB TOO VAGUE

November Releases:
Codex: Grey Knights FALSE
HtP: GK FALSE
Tactica: GK FALSE

And a few more WFB TOO VAGUE


December Releases:
Codex: Sisters of Battle FALSE
HtP: SoB FALSE
Tactica: SoB FALSE

And a few more WFB TOO VAGUE

Starter Set Rumors - August 2012
October Chaos Space Marines TRUE
WoC will drop in Oct or Nov TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Legions Codex
May Chaos Codex FALSE
New Plastics TRUE
Chaos Dread TOO VAGUE
Plastic Raptors TRUE
Plastic PlagueBearers TRUE
New Character Sculpts TOO VAGUE
Traitor Guard PARTIALLY TRUE
4 Legions represented: EC, DG, WE, TS PARTIALLY TRUE

Starter Set Rumors
DA Tacs in Starter are not AOBR, but new sculpts with DA icons TRUE
Sgt with Combi and Power Sword, 7 Bolter Marines, 1 Meltagun, 1 Plasma Cannon FALSE


Release Schedule Rumors - June 2012
Rumored Daemon wave:
Plague bearers (5x box) Plastic. Priced as pink horrors PARTIALLY TRUE
Furies (5x box) plastic. Priced as de scourges FALSE
Blue scribes (finecast) TRUE
Herald of nurgle (finecast) FALSE
Plastic GDs are done, rumored to have pieces to build named GD as variants ( though not expected til 2013) DUPLICATE
Rumored flyer wave:
De bomber TRUE
Eldar fighter DUPLICATE
Tau fighter DUPLICATE
Rumored box set contents: Marines and Chaos TRUE
Chaos Space Marines next codex TRUE

Rumored July release: 6th Ed hard back, 6th Ed special edition, Limited templates, game aids, and what not for 6th edition... TRUE

Ork Rumors Wave
Ork Wave by Spring 2013 FALSE
Ork buggy/half track Dakka/skorcha/rokket plastic (3x box) priced like Necron wraiths FALSE
Deffcopters all options plastic (3x box) priced like Terminators FALSE
Meganobs all options plastic (5x box) priced like terminators PARTIALLY TRUE
Flashgits upgrade finecast (3x clamshell) priced like boneswords FALSE
Cybork upgrade finecast (3x clamshell) priced like boneswords FALSE

Daemons Rumors - March 2012
Plastic Furies DUPLICATE
Plastic Plaguebearers TRUE
Karanak and hounds to finecast TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - June 2012
Plastic Chaos Drop Pod FALSE

Flyer Rumors - June 2012
Before end of August 2012 FALSE
Eldar dual kit. Fighter, bomber/heavy, transport. Heavy attack and transport share design DUPLICATE
Tau fighter/gunship, size of stormtalon. new missiles options involving markerlights DUPLICATE
Tau transport in codex DUPLICATE
Dark eldar bomber in August FALSE
Third Necron Flyer in 2013-ish FALSE

Eldar Rumors - May 2012
'Early Rumors': All aspects can be troops (may be only one unit), but not through Phoenix Lords. FALSE

Point reduction on Guardians. TRUE
Tanks (NightS, FP, Falc) have point reduction FALSE
Transports the same FALSE
Storms are an upgrade to normal guardians FALSE
Wraith units move towards guide if out of range. Guides give buffs. FALSE
Possible new aspects and wraithguard PARTIALLY TRUE
Shields for WS will work differently TRUE
Phoenix lord table wide buffs for their aspect FALSE

Dark Angel Rumors - Tidbits - Feb 2012
'Wolfguard' chaplains DUPLICATE
Plasma Sponsons and Plasma Tanks DUPLICATE
DA in Starter Kit TRUE

Release Schedule Rumors - Schedule for Releases from Dec 2011 Dec 2011
2012 Q1/2 - tau (or flipped w BT) FALSE
2012 Q2/3 - BT ( possible WD codex) FALSE
2012 Q3 - 6 Ed TRUE
2012 Q3/4 - eldar FALSE

Eldar Rumors - Sept 2011
- Eldar mid to late 2012. Possibly 1st or 2nd official 6 ed codex FALSE
- Guardians being redone. Will include new weapons platform and storm guardian bits. DUPLICATE
- Avatar getting new fine cast version with weapon options (spear/sword) not as big as FW model, but larger than current. DUPLICATE
- Jump pack/jet options for walkers similar to new FW models, but unclear if this is new model or upgrade to current model. Upgrade packs don't seem likely, and current model is decent, so I have my doubts about this rumor completely. FALSE
- New tank options...built on wave serpent/falcon chassis still. Hydra like flak turret, Bonuses against flyers and skimmers. DUPLICATE
- Dcannon tank. FALSE
- And some pulse cannon monster tank...scorpion? FALSE
- New jet bikes and vypers.DUPLICATE
- New warlock sculpts.FALSE
- New aspect sculpts, aspects still likely fine cast.FALSE
- Some sort of shimmershield device. Portable cover save for a unit, but static once deployed...model in design for it. Sounds fishy to me? But the de have the portal...who knows, I say unlikely.FALSE
- From obvious dept comes the nightwing and some form of bomber. Neither look at all like de ships, or existing FW. Definitely eldar.DUPLICATE
- Drop pod of some sort that can carry 20 troops, 10 wraith guard, or 1 wraith lord. Deploys as firebase that has higher cover rating for guardians. Sounds like a bastion that drops into play with a weapons platform attached. Not sure I buy into this rumor completely, it seems too complex the way it's been described. And I never saw any evidence of this in design before.FALSE

Eldar Rumors - Warlock Rumors - Sept 2011
- Warlock rumored to be a fine cast model with 2 head optiosn, 2 right arm/hand options and 2 left arm/hand options. FALSE
- Guardian box will eliminate hw platform, but guardians themselves to stay same, add new hw sprue and storm guardian sprue. Rumor is the "storm" guardians will not be a separate entry in next codex, but just a guardian upgrade. But don't take much from it yet, my rule rumor hit ratio is absolute rubbish. FALSE
- Two of the new models are to be at the new "high end" price point. I suspect the bomber and heavy tank would be these two. SPECULATION
- The "bastion/drop pod" I had a second confirmation on, description is a little more plausible this go. Is deployed pre game like a infiltrator. It is a deployment point for reserves. But 1 unit selected before the game can arrive turn one. Holds 1 hw on turret. Armor 11 all around. Grants +1 to cover saves of guardians when "garrisoned". Again, please assume this is completely filled with salt, I'm passing along what I was told, and it's a second source. But it's rules, and I haven't seen any design work to support. FALSE
- Spears most definitely getting new models to go w new jet bikes. FALSE

Summer of Flyer Rumors - Jan 2011
Still rumored as July wd rule set FALSE
Apoc style rules, strafing/bombing runs, rapid insertion/extraction, special missions, dogfighting? PARTIALLY TRUE
Thunder hawk is NOT likely TRUE
Codex based releases...
Dark eldar raven TRUE
Eldar night wing? FALSE
Ig hydra FALSE
Nid harpy FALSE
Non codex releases...
Ig thunderbolt FALSE
Csm hell blade FALSE
Tau remora FALSE
No necron release? FALSE
Ork fighta/bomma TRUE
No SM release? FALSE

Suspected non codex releases will only be rules...models already FW... FALSE

Necrons may get something with their codex. TRUE



Raven/night wing likely to be combined kit. FALSE

Tyranid Rumors - 2nd Wave Dec 2010
- Tyrannofex plastic with options to build as Tervigon, TRUE
- Plastic Tyrant with SL bits, TRUE

- Tyranid direct only lashwhip bonesword upgrade blister for warriors TRUE
- Doom blister, Parasite, "yrmgarll?" direct only genestealer blister...like flashgit model, one pose, direct only. Harpy, FALSE WRONG DATE
- thunderbolt fighter in design for plastic TOO VAGUE

Necron Rumors - Dec 2010
- grey knight the first 40k army of 2011 TRUE
- Necrons in 2011 TRUE
- New Codex drops mid year. TRUE
- WBB changes to FNP for "most" units FALSE
- New HQ options include "One" new C'Tan. Nightbringer and Deceiver to get new models...and at least one will have optional "incarnations" FALSE
- New Tomb Spider plastic model. TRUE
- option to create alternate model that is Heavy artillery. FALSE
- New fast cc focus unit. jump infantry. warrior sized. TRUE
- new models for immortals. TRUE
- new "tank" - could be the TS based artillery just referenced from different source.TRUE
- new MC walker - likely the rumored "Necronmancer" - may be HQ or Heavy-conflicting rumors here. TRUE
- New plastic Lord with all options. FALSE
- New named Lord metal blister TRUE
- New Monolith option...not represented in models to be released. FALSE

Necron Rumors - Dec 2010
All Ctan moving to 60mm MC base FALSE
Plastic C'Tan FALSE

Grey Knight Rumors - Oct 2010
The rumor I had earlier about "Annointed armor" got some additional legs with a small twist. Looks like this could be granted to a unit containing a Gk chaplain. Much like other chaplains elsewhere grant re-rolls on charges, the gk chaplains are rumored to grant counter attack and re-rolls of armor saves...caveat being the reroll is only 1st round of cc...FALSE

Grey Knight Rumors - Oct 2010
- Inq lords are hq and unlock ISTs as troops TRUE
- ISTs are elite otherwise TRUE
- ISTs can take chimera or valkerie as dt PARTIALLY TRUE
- Inq lord retinue looks more like ig command characters with some seritors thrown in TRUE
- Temple Assassins one entry in elite, one stat line, options allow for customization into temple variants...but the actual temples are only mentioned in fluff, so some special rules look lost DUPLICATE
- Demonhosts look to be out FALSE
- In troops we have ig conscripts...like an ig platoon, but conscripts only FALSE
- Death cult assassins still elite, larger unit sizes, though TRUE
- Penal legion squad in troops, different than ig codex entry FALSE
- chimeras or valks as dt only, and only ig DUPLICATE
- Valk only dt, no vendetta option DUPLICATE
- Hellhounds in fast, same as ig, but not variants (Ed: ???) FALSE
- Deathstrike launchers in heavy, same as ig...replacing orbital strike FALSE


Tau Rumors - March 2011
Tau - August 2011 FALSE
Plastic Pathfinders TRUE
Plastic Krootox FALSE
Plastic Vespid FALSE
Plastic Crisis Suits FALSE
Plastic Barracuda FALSE
Plastic New Race FALSE
HQ Unlocks FOC FALSE
Crisis have 3 wounds FALSE
Broadsides take markerlight arms FALSE
Shield generator = shadowfield FALSE
Drones Not bought as wargear FALSE
Seekers no longer one use FALSE
Kroot HQ FALSE
Kroot transport FALSE
Kroot light armor (6+) TRUE
Kroot shaper gives traits FALSE
FW Grenade Launcher FALSE
Vespid Heavy Unit FALSE
FW BS to 4 FALSE
Crisis get hit and run PARTIALLY TRUE
Changes to FW Eq TOO VAGUE
Changes to Crisis Eq TOO VAGUE
Special Issue now standard equipment PARTIALLY TRUE
All HQs can act as commander TRUE
New Heavy Battlesuit TRUE
Stealth suits become advanced scout similar to pathfinders TOO VAGUE
Pathfinders are now tau commandos TOO VAGUE

Necron Rumors/Tau Rumors/ Space Marines Rumors - Sept 2010
- Tau - New Heavy support platform. Basically immobile deep striked! heavy weapon and crew. Rail and Ion Cannon, and missile launcher are all obvious options
here, but nothing solid with the rumor. FALSE
-Tau Assault Skimmer. Something between size of piranha and hammerhead, fast skimmer open topped, assault on disembark. FALSE
- Update: Yes, its assault after a flat out move, and has the "drop troops along path" option similar to the storm raven. its supposedly a dedicated transport option for one new unit. CONDITIONAL
- New Drop ship. Not the FW one, but something new. Holds a boatload of fire warriors, or a few battle suits. FALSE
- New battle suits. Not sure if these are the "next gen" suits or just heavy suits redone with out metal bits. FALSE

Necrons
- All Immortal based models being redone. Because Destroyers, Lords, etc. were supposedly based on the immortal "chassis" and that has been redone "bigger", its a cascade effect. However, skimmer body base not expect to change. TRUE
- Immortals possible move to Troops choice. TRUE
- New Elite options TRUE
- Pariahs no longer 0-1 PARTIALLY TRUE
- Additional C'Tan TRUE
- plastic Tomb Spyder box to make TS or variant. TRUE
- New fast attack MC TRUE
- Pylon may make codex as heavy option FALSE

- Update: Another interesting rumor that I got back was a new SM kit has been started...similar to the sm captain plastic kit, a SM librarian/chaplain character box.DUPLICATE

Grey Knight Rumors - Aug 2010
"Assassins" are now a single entry TRUE

Grey Knight Rumors - Aug 2010
- Annointed Armor is not wargear. Has point cost. Works w/ SS. Not as good at might seem...(aka something else to this rule I dont know yet) TOO VAGUE
-'Out the Heretic' is well received by PT TOO VAGUE
- 'Shrouding' basically unchanged...aka nightfighting...one source suggests possible grant 6+ cover save (commentary: does this work with Annointed armor? IDK) FALSE
- 'Rites of Exorcism' daemon units charging as if into diff terrain. PARTIALLY TRUE
- 'Aegis' enemy Psykers w/i 12" take psychic tests with +1d6 FALSE

Grey Knight Rumors - Aug 2010
- Codex: there is much less focus on Inquisition aspects, and no SoB. No Allies. A GK army.TRUE
- Storm Raven. obvious choice. Options for BA, GK and ??? TRUE
- TA knights: 5 pack, Paladin upgrades, squad upgrades. Psycannon, NFW, SSTH, banner? TRUE
- PA knights: 10 pack, justicar upgrades, squad upgrades, extra bits. NFW, psycannon, incinerator, banner? PARTIALLY TRUE
- walker: There have been some rumors of a GK driven walker. TRUE
- New Stern PARTIALLY TRUE
- New Chaplain? FALSE
- Justicar upgrade characterTRUE
- Paladin upgrade character PARTIALLY TRUE
- Inquisition characterTRUE
- 2 other blisters unknown contentsTOO VAGUE
- Later release of GK themed terrain set? FALSE

- NFW lose the changing abilities based on rank of user. TRUE
- standardized to PA NFW is PW with special abilities vs Daemons, TA NFW is FW with same.FALSE
- Some interesting Psychic abilities. just about all squads have psychic options. Heavy on they disabling side. Enemy psychers beware.TRUE
- Not a lot of Mech. But quick to deploy.TOO VAGUE
- Corrected Psycannon profile - 24" A3 AP3 S6, no invul saves, pinning test for units or models with psykers. or 36" H1 AP4 S5 5" blast, no invul saves, no cover saves. (does not cause psyker pinning) FALSE
- Incinerator, no profile changes noted: S5 AP4 A1 template, no invul or cover saves.FALSE
- GK Annointed Armor: All GKs (TA, PA, AA, etc.) wear ornate armor which has been blessed and annointed to provide additional protection both physically and spiritually. Any GK may always Re-roll any failed armor, invul, or cover saves.FALSE
- Army wide. Daemonic Infestation makes summoned demons less instable? FALSE
- No allies from/to other Codii. new fodder units in codex. not same as guard units. TRUE
- New options for Dreadnaughts including libby. psycannon arm. Purge weapon...large pie plate, special abilities include forcing instability test for daemons, including DoC armies, pinning in other armies.FALSE
- The basic GK marine profile looks very similar to a SM sergeant. PARTIALLY TRUE
- The box sets should all be plastic. TRUE
- A conversation earlier centered around an ability named "Out the Heretic" which could be used against non-daemon forces causing one unit to "count as" daemons.FALSE
- From what I know right now nfw will be +2S across the board as now, PARTIALLY TRUE
- Then on top of that, all nfw gain additional capabilities vs daemons. TRUE
- Plus unit leaders may have master crafted nfw...not sure if it's upgrade or standard.TRUE


stinger989 - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Tau Rumors - March 2011
Squats return with Tau FALSE
Tau Nov 2011 FALSE
Kroot are in with Firewarriors
Crisis suits as troops FALSE


Stormonu - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (2 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

IG Rumors - Jan 2014
"If your looking for a reboxed, Baskilisk - don't. IG has enough vehicle kits and management doesn't want a combined baskilisk/griffon/medusae kit (too easy to switch parts, apparently). New vehicle kits are expensive to design and with 6E focus on air/anti-air, expect new vehicle kits in that area. Expect the one(s) without GW models to get axed next release." TRUE

Also, "Look for plastic veterans." FALSE

And apparently on Orcs:

"Orcs have been hard. GW doesn't like how easy it is to kitbash equipment for them. Look for a focus on figure models and mobs."

Necron Rumors - Jan 2014
The Necron codex will just be a "special edition" hardcover release to bring the codex in line to the other 6E codex, with a digital supplement covering the Sautekh Dynasty. FALSE


Straightsilver - Total rumors: (7 TRUE) / (6 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

As for an allies supplement, I was told that next year 40K will have a release very similar in format to the Warhammer Fantasy Storm of Magic supplement. In other words a book, cards and kits that could be used in multiple armies, in the same vein as the monsters from WHFB. FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Nov 2011
Separate Legion Codex from Renegades, Focus on HH age marines FALSE

From Straightsilver himself
Plastic Harridan FALSE
Tau with new models and flyers WRONG DATE TRUE
DA vs Chaos for Starter TRUE
Removal of blisters from stores TRUE Finecast removed blisters, but not for the reasons he thought.
Dark Eldar Releases TRUE
Eldar Superheavy and Admech from FW TRUE
IA9 and IA10 are Badab WarTRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2011
New Battlesuits in plastic FALSE
Plastic Pathfinders TRUE
New Entry TOO VAGUE
Q4 2011 for Tau FALSE
Plastic Vespid FALSE
New Race (Squat) FALSE


Strategos - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING

Spoiler:

Wood Elf Rumors - Harry's Fantasy Recap
WE - Forest Dragon FALSE


StrykerSniper - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

IG Rumors - Apr 2014
via StrykerSniper on Warseer
Astra Militarum Heroes Return!
So, those of you who have purchased the new Codex: Astra Militarum will notice the loss of most of the old imperial guard officers, especially those without models, but some like al'Rahem, Chenkov, and even Marbo. TRUE

Well, I've been told by a pretty darn reliable birdy that some supplements are in the works. I am not sure which ones will return, but I have been informed that something along the lines of codex: catachans is in the works.

The big releases with these supplements is merely a rerelease of temporarily discontinued characters, but no new boxed sets. Oh, and aside from remaining legal due to forgeworld, don't look for a Medusa or bombard, not gonna happen. TRUE


Knight Rumors - Mar 2014
via StrykerSniper on Warseer
Knight Crusader, Castellan, and Lancer
Ok guys, before the inquisitors come for me, I have some Intel from my spies in GW. I have gotten a report of new knight titan variants from Forgeworld. TRUE

The 3 alternative knight variants mentioned in Codex:Imperial Knights are being produced as FW kits, with rules to be released in a new IA. The crusader and Castellan will have the same mask, one with a targeter/bionic eye looking bit, a scope/range finder that attaches to the carapace, and alternative weapon arms that are both ranged weapons(which is nice, as my titan seems to get spanked when I try to run in and use my chainblade).

My buddy wasn't sure which guns belonged to whom, but one looked like a laser lance of some sort, and was told it would be along the lines of a long range strength10 ap 1 las cannon, possibly with 2 shots, but DEFINITELY not D. There is also a gatling weapon, not sure if its projectile or las, but they look cool, and the Lancer has smaller armor plates on the legs, and a different head. TRUE

Also, to reflect the rare nature of the variants, the pilots are senechals with ws bs5, and a 3+ invul to reflect their prowess (super important since the lancer apparently has less armor, but is faster (fleet from what I'm told).

Take this rumor with as much salt as your like, and this is second hand for me too, but this guy usually isn't full of crap. Also, it seems that FW is doing some commo and banner stuff for the hole in the top of the carapace. I'm super jazzed about these, since as a former epic player, I was disappointed to see so few of the knight variants represented.


Conversion kits, though they may be sold as a full kit, including a knight kit, just like they offer rhino variants and such. But it would be ridiculous to redo an entire kit in resin. Its like the vendetta kit, just extra options.


Inquisition Rumors - Nov 2013
New Veteran/Stormtrooper boxed set [PARTIALLY TRUE
Kasrkin style armor FALSE
Hellguns, sniper rifles, specials, missle laucher, bolters, shotguns [b]FALSE
Respirator heads, berets, bald, mohawks PARTIALLY TRUE
Inquisitor with long cloak and armor FALSE

There was a Knight Paladin that is taller than riptide, but not as tall as the Wraithknight. It seemed top have a vanquisher cannon and an Uber-chainsword, which are a standard load out I am told. You may upgrade it to a punisher Cannon and/or also swap the chainsword out for an Uber-Fist with Inferno Flamers. FALSE


Stromez Grom - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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High Elf Rumors - March 2013
I can confirm that we may get a new plastic infantry kit (10). I was doubting between Baumgant rumour (SM,A,SG), and new shadow warriors/maiden guard. TOO VAGUE
Also there`s a phoenix on the way but not a superphoenix. It's a part of a shrine. I can confirm there is a huge dragon on the way but maybe not yet. FALSE


Suntzu - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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Horus Heresy Rumors - June 2012
New FW Horus Heresy book on Istvaan III TRUE


superawesomeraptorman - Total rumors: (17 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tau Rumors - March 2013

HQ
- New firewarrior leader - can give certain squads special abilities TRUE
- Ethereal have auras - apparently they are ok, nothing to write home about TRUE
- no honor guard TRUE
- New tank commander special character - has preferred enemy imperial guard (?), use on a hammerhead apparently (best tank to use) TRUE
- no HQ alters FOC apparently TRUE

Elites
- Crisis suits no new sprue, getting repackaged into 3. This seems to contradict people hearing about a new recut - apparently commanders sprue (special issue weapons) will sneak in here? TRUE
- no stealth on stealth suits, will have something to make them harder to shoot still (maybe?) FALSE

Troops
- fire warriors 9 points - no idea about new upgrades etc TRUE
- kroot lose one point of strength (really that sounds lame) TRUE

Fast
- Pathfinders don't take devilfish anymore TRUE
- piranhas are cheaper, but not much different TRUE
- flyers go here - apparently one is anti air. Not really much news, but apparently dual kit but neither version amazing (more like a dark angels rather than necron flyer kit) TRUE

Heavy Support
- Submuntions purchased for hammerheads TRUE
- Broadside have strength 8 rail guns -_- BUT can buy skyfire (expensive) but cannot buy A.S.S TRUE
- Giant new walker here - pretty tough to kill, apparently his weapons are interesting. I wanted more details, couldn't get them FALSE

New abilities
- Single squad gets charged - every unit within 6" can overwatch into the charging squad TRUE
- Squad ability from commander (can't remember which one). If unit does not move AT ALL (no relentless, S&P tricks) every model gets extra shot. I got the impression that you can't use jet pack move with this either TRUE
- Two marker light hits = NO cover at all (not a marker light hit per -1 cover). Usual BS upgrade TRUE
- Seeker missiles can skyfire FALSE
- Multi-trackers come standard on crisis suits (or free? dunno which) TRUE


General Stuff
- Haven't heard anything about new kroot or vespid stuff TOO VAGUE
- Haven't heard anything about ANY new race, but wasn't exactly told no new race as opposed to nothing was mentioned TOO VAGUE


Tallarn - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Starter Set Rumors
There will be two versions of the starter set for the first time. Rather than the box containing two armies each will have one, so Dark Angels versions and a Traitor version. Each will have a selection of figures, but the extra space in the box will focus on scenery. So there will be a small Dark Angels force with a Dark Angels specific piece of scenery in one box, and a small Traitor force and Chaos specific scenery in the other. FALSE


Tastytaste at Blood of Kittens - Total rumors: (147 TRUE) / (27 FALSE) / (12 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
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40k Rumors - Oct 2016
“Now of course if you have read this far you are curious about any gossip. Well the only things I have to report are what we have heard. First is Sisters of Battle FALSE and second is 8th edition are both coming very soon. FALSE What was news to me though, was even GW was surpised[sic] by Age of Sigmar sales since the release of the General’s Handbook. So I guess Sigmar is here to stay. Other notes, were staff expressing fatigue with Warhammer 40k. What this means I have no idea, but I imagine it has to do with need for a new edition. It also makes me wonder if 8th isn’t just a tweak, but a BIG change.”


Space Wolf Rumors / Supplement Rumors - Aug 2014
Champions of Fenris Special Rules

Sagaborn: Characters part of a Detachment or Formation from Champions of Fenris Must always issue and accept challenges. TRUE

First Among Equals: All Wolf Guard Battle Leaders, Wolfguard, Terminator Wolf Guard, Thunderwolf Calvary have Preferred Enemy in Challenges. TRUE

Relics of the Great Wolf:

Armour of Asvald Stormwrack: 50pts Terminator armor with 2+ 4++ Bulky, Deep Strike, It Will Not Die, Relentless TRUE

Frostfury: 15pts 24" S4 AP5 Assault 4, Helfrost. TRUE

Krakenborne Sword: 35pts S +1 AP 2 Melee, Mastercrafted. TRUE

Morkai's Claws: 45pts S +1 AP 3 Melee, Maul, Rending, Shred, Specialist Weapon Maul: gains D3 attacks instead of 1. TRUE

The Pelt of Balewolf: 10pts Fear. Beasts, Cavalry or Monstrous Creatures units fail their Fear test automatically in Assault TRUE

Fellclaw's Teeth: 15pts Re-rolls all failed to hit rolls in close combat. TRUE

Warlord Traits:

Fire in the Blood: re-roll single failed saving throw every turn. TRUE

Thread-Cutter: re-roll all failed to wound rolls. TRUE

Gatekeeper: Nominate one weapon carried by warlord, becomes Master Crafted cannot be used on relics.
TRUE
Blessing of the Wolf: Warlord and any unit he joins during deployment have Outflank. TRUE

Thane to the King: Warlord is Fearless. TRUE

Deeds Beyond Counting: Warlord has Preferred Enemy. TRUE

Detachment

Company of the Great Wolf
Command Benefits: Grimnar's Right Hand - Re-roll warlord trait. Kingsguard - Wolf Guard, Wolf Guard Pack Leader, Wolf Guard Terminators, Thunder Wolf Calvary gain +1 WS TRUE


Compulsory: 1 HQ 2 Elites
Optional: 3 HQ 3 Troops 6 Elites 3 FA 3 HS 1 Fortification 1 Lord of War

Formations:

Kingsguard Stormforce: TRUE
Logan Grimnar with Stormrider, 1 Wolf Guard Terminator Unit, 1 Landraider, 1 Stormfang Gunship
Special Rules: First Among Equals, Kingsguard, Sagaborn
First into the Fray: On any turn that they disembark from the Formations Landraider, Wolf Guard Terminators pack has Furious Charge and can re-roll failed charges.
Wrath of the Stormfang: As long as Logan is alive, the controlling player can choose to pass or fail any Reserve Rolls for the Formations Stormfang Gunship

Brethren of the Fell-Handed: TRUE
Bjorn the Fell-Handed, 2 Venerable Dreadnaughts
Special Rules: Adamantium Will, Sagaborn
Blessing of Russ: Within 6 inches of Bjorn they gain 5++
Warriors of Legend: Whilst Bjorn is alive, the formation re-rolls all failed to hit rolls in close combat.

Wolf Guard Void Claws: TRUE
1 Unit of Wolf Guard Terminators with Wolf Claws
Special Rules: First Among Equals, Kingsguard, Sagaborn
Coordinated Assault: As long as at least one model from this Formation is still alive and on the table, you can re-roll any Reserve rolls.
If Needs Must: When this unit arrives from Deep strike, you can re-roll the scatter if you wish.
Spearhead Strikes: All units from this Formation, begin in Reserves, must arrive by Deep Strike in your first turn.

Grimnar's Wolf Council: TRUE
Ulrick the Slayer, Njal Stormcaller, 1 Rune Priest and 1 Iron Priest
Special Rules: Fearless, First Among Equals, Sagaborn
Conclave of War: If deployed as a single unit, the formation loses Independent Characters Special Rule, no model with the Independent Character special rule can join Grimnar's Wolf Council with the exception of Logan Grimnar on foot and Arjac Rockfist, If Logan Grimnar dies Fearless is replaced with Zealot for the remainder of the unit.
Wise Council: an army with this formation, can re-roll the dice for determining who deploys first and adds +2 to the dice roll for Seize the Initiative.

Arjac's Shieldbrothers: TRUE
Arjac Rockfist, 1 Unit of Wolf Guard Terminators, 1 Land Raider Crusader
Special Rules: First Among Equals, Kingsguard, Sagaborn, Hammer of Wrath.
Protect the King!: As long as Grimnar is alive the Formation has Fearless, if he's slain, its replaced with Zealot.
Shieldwall: Any model in this Formation in base contact with at least one model from this Formation has +1 Toughness
Each time a model from this Formation passes a save against a close combat attack, on a roll of a 6, the attacking unit suffers an immediate hit at S8 AP2 Concussive randomly allocated.


Wolf Guard Thunderstrike: TRUE
1 Unit of Wolf Guard Terminators, 1 Unit of Wolf Guard, 1 Drop Pod
Special Rules: First Among Equals, Kingsguard, Sagaborn
Explosive Arrival: During the turn in which they arrive from Reserves, the ranged weapons of all Infantry Weapons from this Formation have Twin-Linked Special Rule
Thunderstrike: When rolling for Reserves make a single roll to see when this Formation arrives, on a successful roll all units in this Formation will arrive, These units must Deep Strike.

The Champions of Fenris: TRUE
Kingsguard Stormforce ,Brethren of the Fell-Handed, Wolf Guard Void Claws, Grimnar's War Council, Arjac's Shieldbrothers, Wolf Guard Thunderstrike
Each Formations Special Rules apply.
All unit gain Fear and Fearless as well
Great Wolf: As long as Grimnar is alive, all non vehicle models in this Formation re-roll failed to hit rolls in close combat.
Iron High Priest: As long as the Iron priest is alive, all vehicle models have It Will Not Die.
Rune High Priest: As long as Stormcaller is alive, all models in this formation have Adamantium Will.
Wolf High Priest: As long as Ulrik is alive, all models in this formation have Preferred Enemy.


Tyranid Rumors - Formations - Mar 2014
Bioblast Node TRUE
• 1 Tyranid Warrior Brood
• 3 Carnifex Broods
• 1 Tyrannofex


Special Rules: Bio-deluge: All units in this Formation have the Split Fire special rule. In addition, models in this Formation that are within 12" of this Formation’s Tyranid Warrior Brood can re-roll failed To Wound rolls of 1 in the Shooting phase.

Wrecker Node TRUE
• 1 Tyranid Warrior Brood
• 3 Carnifex Broods


Special Rules: Rampage of Destruction: Carnifexes in this Formation inflict D3+1 Hammer of Wrath hits instead of the usual D3. In addition, models in this Formation that are within 12" of this Formation’s Tyranid Warrior Brood can re-roll failed To Wound rolls of 1 in the Assault phase.

Tyrant Node TRUE
• 1 Hive Tyrant
• 1 Tyrant Guard Brood
• 1 Venomthrope Brood

Special Rules: Command Node: The Hive Tyrant in this Formation adds 6" to its synapse range.


Subterranean Swarm TRUE
• 1 Trygon Prime
• 1 Trygon
• 1 Mawloc
• 3 Ravener Broods


Special Rules: They Came From Below…: All units in this Formation must be placed in Reserve. Make a single Reserve Roll for the entire Formation. When the Formation arrives from Reserve, deploy the Trygon Prime first, by Deep Strike, using its Subterranean Assault special rule. Once the Trygon Prime’s final position has been established, the Formation’s three Ravener Broods immediately enter play.
Place the Ravener units so that all of their models are wholly within 6” of the Trygon Prime’s base and in unit coherency. These models cannot be placed within 1” of enemy models or within impassable terrain; if any models cannot be placed, these excess models are removed as casualties. The Formation’s Ravener Broods cannot move in the Movement phase or charge on the same turn they arrive, but can shoot or Run.
The Formation’s Trygon and Mawloc enter play via Deep Strike as usual.

Living Tide TRUE
• 1 Tyrant Node
• 1 Synaptic Swarm (see Tyranid Invasion - Rising Leviathan II)
• 3 Endless Swarms (see Tyranid Invasion - Rising Leviathan II)
• 1 Wrecker Node
• 1 Skyblight Swarm (see Tyranid Invasion - Rising Leviathan II)

Special Rules:
Fear

Synaptic Command Network: As long as the Hive Tyrant from the Tyrant Node Formation has not been removed as a casualty, then all other Synapse Creatures from this Formation that are within its synapse range add 6" to their own synapse range.

The Swarm Unleashed: As long as the Hive Tyrant from the Tyrant Node Formation has not been removed as a casualty, you can re-roll failed results when rolling to see if a Termagant, Hormagaunt or Gargoyle Brood from this Formation that has been completely destroyed is replaced (see the Endless Swarm or Skyswarm special rules in Tyranid Invasion - Rising Leviathan II).

Finecast Rumors - Nov 2013
Finecast rumors are crap TRUE

Inquisition Rumors - July 2013
Everyone and their mother claims it will be Bloodbowl 2013, sadly I have news for you it ain't coming. TRUE
Warhammer 40k: Inquisition FALSE
Inquisition is designed for 2-4 players and each side will use custom cards and dice. FALSE

Army sizes consist of about 5-10 models per side. A whole new set of models drawn from Blanche artwork will accompany. The game should be flexible as you can make and design your own Inquisitorial retinue. As for rules complexity that is anyone's guess, but the general marketing goal for Inquisition is a gateway game into the greater Warhammer 40k universe. FALSE
Beyond that GW, seems to be taking cues from Kickstarter projects like Sedition Wars and home-brewed rules like Inq28 for Inquisitor. This also might not end up as a limited edition run, but that all depends on sales, and if any support is continued will be done through digital expansions and updates.
As it is that is all I have for now, but if my sources hold true expect more information as it comes! FALSE

Eldar Rumors - May 2013

Universal Fleet including the Avatar. The Wraith stuff though won't have fleet. SPECULATION
Old independent character special rules moved to Warlord Traits SPECULATION
Jet Bikes moved back to Fast Attack (IC to unlock to troops) SPECULATION
Eldar psychic powers nerfed: some powers disappearing, random table, focus on witchfire SPECULATION
Warlocks can only use Eldar specific psychic powers SPECULATION
Runes of Warding Nerfed: No longer board wide SPECULATION
Farseer 2 wounds SPECULATION
Eldrad Mastery Level 4, Staff of Ulthamar similar to Ahirman staff SPECULATION
Almost all Phoenix Lords lose Eternal Warrior have cost reductions SPECULATION
Exarch's must be included in all Aspects units. (Sergeant Character) SPECULATION
Don't expect many changes with the Aspect warriors just cleaning up old rules and such SPECULATION
Dark Reapers, Swooping Hawks, and Banshees see the biggest cost drops and anti-flyer additions SPECULATION
Guardians 7 points a piece SPECULATION
Vehicles will have either no cost reduction of very minor reduction (5pts) with Vypers benefiting the most SPECULATION
Vehicles come stock with shuriken cannons vehicle savings come with cheaper weapon upgrades and wargear SPECULATION
Eldar Flyers first to get Vector Dancer (minus Forge World of course) SPECULATION
Don't be surprised to see Giant Wraithlord with T8 and Will not Die SPECULATION

Chaos Daemons Rumors - Feb 2013
April release. FALSE

With rules rumors being hard to come by let us look at some obvious ones right in front us and others not so much. SPECULATION

As most people realize Daemons will lose both Fearless and Eternal Warrior replaced with 5+ invulnerable and Fear. TRUE
Eternal Warrior never really made sense in the grand scheme of things anyway because wouldn't Force Weapons be perfect to "banish" Daemons back to the War? SPECULATION

As for Fearless, see a return of "instability" which is going to be close to 5th edition Fearless. TRUE

Taking a look at the Chaos Space Marine and Warriors of Chaos books you can see where this is going. Each Chaos God units will hate a certain other god. This leads into the next rules change right in front of us. Depending on the Daemon's God it will determine the special abilities they get. TRUE

Khorne: Furious Charge TRUE

Slaanesh: Rending, Run bonus, Fleet TRUE

Tzeentch: Re-roll 1s for saves TRUE

Nurgle: Slow & Purposeful, Shrouded TRUE

Other changes that will surely happen...

Flamers and Screamers are getting nerfed, but the real big change will be Deamons having standard Deployment rules: no more Daemonic Assault. TRUE

The big reason Deamons were fast tracked has to do with Alessio Cavatore. Chatting with a few inside GW there has been an everything Alessio purge, and Daemons are the last big chunk of Alessio material left. Yeah, I know it sounds kinda petty, but it was a major impetus to get Daemons done. Daemons will still primarily be an assault based army, but that is the nature of the models having to be used both for Fantasy and 40k. SPECULATION

That means Daemons will rely on speed to get across the board. Expect Chariots, warp portals, beasts, cavalry, jump troops to help with all this. TRUE

Then there is cover saves Nurgle is the first piece of the puzzle, but just like certain Dark Angel things expect a "Clouds of Flies" to provide bonuses to cover saves all around. Chaos Space Marines and Deamons ICs will be able to join each other as long as their gods match up. TRUE


Black Templar Rumors - Nov 2012
- Dark Angels are heading our way Jan or Feb. TRUE
- Black Templars are still on track for the White Dwarf treatment by summer 2013 at the latest. FALSE
- two issue White Dwarf codex to bring them in-line with 6th edition. FALSE
- Vows are gone, but are now folded into specific Black Templar Warlord Traits and have changed dramatically. FALSE
- Unique characters including the Emperor?s Champion will get specific ones. TRUE
- The Emperors Champion is not required taking. TRUE
- ?No Pity, No Remorse, No Fear? & ?Righteous Zeal? are Crusader & Zealot with various conditions. Expect various additional rules to kick in when Black Templars start dying. FALSE
- ?Abhor the Witch? is staying FALSE
- Neophytes have their own unit lead by an Initiate (flip of Fluff and rules here a bit, but makes sense) FALSE

Rumored to be gone.
- ?They Shall know no Fear? Zealot to fill the gap my guess.
- ?Tank Hunters?

Dark Angel Rumors
Hatred: Chaos Space Marines. TRUE
In fact, expect a ?hatred type? trend to continue especially considering the addition of Allies. TOO VAGUE?
The new major unit for Dark Angels is something Games Workshop is currently in court over over with a certain other company that already made them. If that doesn?t ring a bell, let me say it is a unit that perhaps only the Masters of the 2nd Companies would know about. TOO VAGUE

Dark Angel Rumors - Sept 2012
Dark Angels:
"I actually don?t think they are getting a Flyer." FALSE
"Inner Circle sorta fits with what I have been hearing." SPECULATION
"Super Techmarine sounds like the answer to the Warpsmith." SPECULATION
"Fortification is pretty solid, but don?t expect army specific fortifications just yet it should be an addition to the current list." FALSE
"GW wants (along fluff lines) to have armies counter other armies in extremely specific ways." SPECULATION

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - August 13 2012
- Ahriman: Mastery Level 4,TRUE
- Same Stats as before, TRUE
- Access to Biomancy, Pryomancy, Telepathy, and Tzeentch. TRUE
He is the master of witch ire spells, he can cast three spells that are witchfire in the same phase. TRUE
- He can also give up to three units infiltrate ability. TRUE
- Huron: Same Stats as before, Mastery Level 1, Spells are randomly determined at the start of each turn. TRUE
- Typhus: Same Stats as before, Mastery Level 2 can only take Nurgle powers, Destroyer Hive has been changed to be a Nurgle Holocaust Str4 AP2 ignores cover. Has Fear TRUE
- Kharn: Same Stats as before, Him and his Unit get 2+ to deny witch and is completely immune to force weapons. Still attacks random people, but now a sneaky way around it. Always hits on 2+ in Assualt. Best part is he has Hatred that he can give to the rest of his unit. TRUE
- Fabius Bile: Same Stats as before. Enhanced Warriors can only ever kill one model gives them Str and Fearless.TRUE
- Lucius: Same Stats as before. His attacks are the same number as your opponent WS (Avatar vs Lucius fun times). Re-rolls all Wounds, Armor saves made by Lucius inflict str 4 ap2 hits back. TRUE
- Dragon: 170pts AV 12/12/10 Can Vector Strike as a MC, Has Str 8 Heavy 4 guns TRUE
- Shooty Demon Engine: 120pts AV 12/12/10 Two Str 8 Heavy 4 guns TRUE
- Assault Demon Engine: 135pts AV 12/12/10, Immune to Cover, 12? Move, Two Str 8 AP1 Melta Weapons, plus PowerFists TRUE
- Hellbrute New CSM Dreadnaught: 105pts Crazed, BIG CHANGE no more DCW now just power fist will not strike at I1 TRUE
- Chaos Land Raider: 220pts Only Godhammer variant, only holds 10 guys, still can get dozerblades TRUE
- Upgrades: Mini Deff Roller Str 5 Ap ? hits and double for failed death and glory, Chaos Lash whips but reduce attacks to 1 TRUE


- Demon Weapons: All Demon Weapons on a roll of 1 will attack user, but no longer will you lose the rest of your attacks. TRUE
- Unique Chaos Power Axe: +2 str Ap2, Blinds Opponents, Gives Rage, Demon Weapon. TRUE
- Unique Chaos Power Maul: AP4, Fleshbane, Demon Weapon, Any unsaved wounds causes instant death after toughness test is failed, in addition at the end of the assault phase any model with in 3? must make another toughness test or take an AP1 wound. TRUE
- Unique Chaos Power Sword: Ap3 Marked for Death, select any character get str x2 AP1 instant death when engaged with that character TRUE
- Unique Chaos Flamer: Str 5 Ap3 Torrent, Soulblaze TRUE
- Unique Icon: Once you kill a model the Icon unlocks and any model enemy model within 12? must take Difficult and Dangerous Terrain tests and all friendly deep strikers don?t scatter. TRUE
- Unique Spell Book: Gain Random powers every turn can possible hurt you as well TRUE
- Attack Familiar: Two additional familiar attacks TRUE
- Magic Familiar: Grants Random Spells PARTIALLY TRUE
- Chaos Iron Halo: 4+ invul can stack with MoT so that means 3+ invul TRUE
- Flails: AP 2 Str 8 reduce WS of targets TRUE
- Chosen: 19pts each,FALSE Infiltrate gone TRUE
- Terminators: 31pts each, Upgrades got very cheap FULLY kitted 10 man unit is about 400 pts with more versatility than another other Terminator unit in the game. Still has Combi-Spam. TRUE
- Zerkers: 19pts each, Chainaxe Str 4 Ap 4 TRUE
- 1k Sons: 23pts each, Champion Mastery Level 1 TRUE
- Plague Marines: 24pts each, Same as before now have Poison Assault Weapon TRUE
- Noise Marines: 16pts each, Must still buy Sonic Weapons. Sonic Blaster 24? inch Str 4 Ap5 Salvo, Ignores Cover, Blastmaster 25 pts assault 2 or heavy 1 blast same as before now with ignores cover, Doom Siren Same as before. TRUE
- Assault Oblits: Elite Slot Weapons act like Ymgarl Genestealers powers TRUE
- Possessed: Random Chart is now D3 acts like Ymgarl Genestealers powers, but determine at the beginning of the turn. PARTIALLY TRUE

- Havocs: 13pts each, 5-15pt drop for all special weapons from past edition, can buy Flak missiles TRUE
- Tzeentch: 4 powers only. Prime Power Random Str blast that keeps on exploding random hits for every dead model, 1-2 Roll on Big Chart re-roll spawn result, 3-4 Bolt of Tzeentch but how is a Beam, 5-6 Breath of Chaos TRUE
- Abaddon is still one bad ass. His stats and cost remain the same. He will always be your Warlord. Drach?nyen: Demon Weapon, Specialist Weapon, +1 str ap2. Talon of Horus: x2 str, re-roll wounds, BA get hatred to Abaddon, Any friendly unit within 12? of Abaddon gets Preferred Enemy. The biggest thing about
- Abaddon though is he makes CHOSEN TROOPS!TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors
- Some vehicles can be marked FALSE
- Princes do not make cults troops, but sorcerors do PARTIALLY TRUE
- Terminators can pick sword or axe (power) PARTIALLY TRUE
- havoc weapons almost as cheap as LF FALSE
- Daemon USR A good number of units in the CSM codex have this USR. Raptors, Oblits, CC Oblit, Defilers, Demon Engines, Dragons, Possessed, Demon Prince TRUE
- It Will Not Die USR - Wonder who was getting this new USR well you guessed it CSM is. Dragons, Defilers, Demon Engines TRUE
- Demon Possessed? Demon possessed just got a whole bunch cuter really. Instead of not being able to embark in demon possessed vehicles they now will only eat one of your guys and repair itself. Otherwise works the same way as before lose BS and ignore shaken and stunned, In addition some things get wargear automatically. Dragons, Defliers, Demon Engines TRUE
- All CSM characters must always accept challenges TRUE
- Marks and Icons are both purchasable by most units. That means you have five new Icons and the same four marks, in which units can have a combination of two. This is a list of the USRs and stat bonus possible. Fearless , FnP, +1 T, +1 Invul Save, Rage, Soul Blaze, Furious Charge, Fear, +1 I PARTIALLY TRUE
- Almost all CSM units get Hatred Space Marines. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Yeah this will be the chart to end all charts and competitive players will cry everywhere because it is random. All 60+random abilities! Yes you heard it right over 60! How it works I don?t know, but characters can get multiple rolls on the chart through various methods. PARTIALLY TRUE
- Dragon - This is a CSM answer to other flyers it is designed almost exclusively to hunt and destroy other flyers. Clocking in about the same points cost of Carnifex these little hell on wings Vector Strike and bring pain to a lot of things. Did I mention it gets to re-roll wounds and armor pens. TRUE
- Daemon Engine - These guys sit on the large bases like Trygons. They have an assortment of special weapons that have never been seen before. They are designed for Building and Heavy armor destruction with Melta CC weapons and bonuses against buildings. They as well get to re-roll wounds and armor pens. TRUE
- Defilers as well get to re-roll wounds and armor pen. TRUE
- Cults - You can also get a generic Lord and buy the correct mark and unlock them as troops as well. TRUE
- Zerkers: Rage, Cheaper TRUE
- 1k Sons: Soul Fire, Same cost (just like before but with Soulfire) TRUE
- Emperor Children: Weapons Ignore cover and now have Salvo USR, Cheaper TRUE
- Plague Marines: Poison Weapons, More Expensive TRUE
- Typhus is now a mastery level 2 sorcerer of Nurgle.TRUE

- In addition as reported earlier he can make any cultist a zombie. TRUE
- Zombies are going to be disgusting in 6th edition. FnP, Fearless, Fear, and all for no additional cost. As for Cultists they are cheap not conscript cheap, but close. You can get over 30 of them in a squad TRUE
- Princes got more expensive wargear bringing them in line with the Demon Codex. TRUE
- Sorcerers are pretty much the same with the ability to buy up to Master level 3, but they only ever have 2 wounds. TRUE
- Chaos Lords are where it seems to be at, Phil Kelly wants you to design a Lord tailored to your army, their list of wargear options is easily the largest of any model in the book. Also remember they allow you to make Cult Units troops. TRUE

40k Rule Rumors - FOC Shenanigans
I take 12 Hive Guard if I have to. Oh hell, let me throw in some Lictors with that as well. Oh, wait I need Ymgarls too! Now I can have it all! Well that is easy, once I fill all the ?Detachment Requirements? I can now take another Detachment and a whole other set of FoC slots as needed. Detachments are not beholden to Allies it is just one of the ways you can use them. I made certain promises not to go into any more detail. I am either right or wrong, we only have one more week to find out! PARTIALLY TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - June 2012
Sept-Oct Chaos Space Marines TRUE
The Chaos Space Marine codex is the only 40k codex for this year. TRUE
Troops choices will be Chaos Space Marines and Cultists TRUE
All Cult Marines are Elites TRUE
No new Special Characters TRUE
Special Characters will unlock Cult Marines as troops (Kharn for Berserkers and so on) PARTIALLY TRUE
Typhus makes Cultists into Zombies TRUE
Chaos Dreadnaught is removed and replaced with a new unit (like how pariahs were replaced with Lychguard) TRUE
CSM now get a Flyer a Mechanical Chaos Dragon (model is done will be part of initial release) TRUE
Lesser and Greater Demons are gone TRUE
Spawn replaced by ?Fell Beast? FALSE
Rules for Traitor Guard are in! PARTIALLY TRUE
Oblit options will be even more expansive with close combat load out available. TRUE

6th Edition Rumors - May 2012
Cross between 8th and 2nd, TRUE
Imperium Fracturing, Protect the Tau, FALSE
6+ Psychic Save, TRUE

Random Charges, TRUE
Premeasuring, TRUE
Purchase Buildings, TRUE
Choose Powers during Depl,TRUE
Double the Missions, TRUE
Allies are Back (with specific ally types) TRUE

6th Edition Rumors - Leaked Book - Jan 2012
6th Ed Leaked Book is real FALSE
Apparently there was a reversal on this one and now they say it is fake. ANYONE HAVE A LINK? TRUE

2012 Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2012
April-May: Dark Angels/Fallen FALSE
June-Aug: 6th Ed TRUE
Oct-Nov: Chaos Space Marines DUPLICATE


Necron Rumors - October 2011
"Rumor has it that a new Necron shooting attack can cause large swaths of your opponent?s army to die in a new interesting way. How it works is simple?

Necron Shoots Unit
Necron Hits Unit
Necron player allocates where the wound will be (how this is worded I have no idea)
All identical models to the one just shot are now hit
Roll to wound all models that are identical
Make armor saves were applicable
Here is an example. I shoot Necron weapon at a squad of Long Fangs. I hit and chose my wound to be rolled on a Missile Launcher Long Fang. All Missile Launcher Long Fangs IN THE ENTIRE ARMY are now hit. Now think take this a step further. What if I shoot a Ork Boy? FALSE

Here is the other way this weapon could work.
Necron Shoots Unit
Necron Hits Unit
Even though I only hit once I roll to wound every model in that unit.
Opponent makes armor saves where applicable" FALSE

Sisters of Battle Rumors - June 2011
Allies gone TRUE
Inquisition gone TRUE
Faith streamlined TRUE
USRs updated to 5th TRUE
Cheaper Unit costs TRUE
It is replaced with every unit has its own unit specific act of faith to call upon. TRUE
So for instance Repentia Act of Faith allows them to always land an attack even if they are killed before they can swing. TRUE
They are little bonuses like re-rolling to wound and hit, no USRs. FALSE
Now this if fine and dandy if you just pop a faith point and bam! power goes off, but not so fast. Acts of Faith require that you roll 5+ to activate . TRUE

In addition every unit that can get faith generates 1d6 faith points per turn. FALSE
This also means that a new faith pool is generated each turn with no storing of past faith. TRUE
As well faith can be activated in multiple phases of the game, so for instance you can re-roll to hit in your shooting phase or in your assault phase. TRUE
All Faith generating units get +6 invul save TRUE
All units that can get transports get Immolators or Rhinos TRUE
Assassins gone (Death Cult still in) TRUE
Wargear with the same names as GK wargear stay and get changed over. (e.g. Psybolt Ammo) TRUE
Karamazov gone TRUE
Priests in, pretty much same as before. TRUE
No change to the general Bolter, Melta, Flame concept of the Sisters TRUE

Sisters have about 5 HQ choices including Special Characters TRUE
St. Celestine: Same price as a Grand Master you get 2+/+4 saves, WS/BS 7 Jump Pack, Fleet, Power Weapons always wounds on 4+ Has the power to come back like GK Thawn if killed. TRUE
Confessor: Takes the slot of the old Inquisitors. Cheap HQ (Warboss). Can create a henchman band using most of the henchman found in the GK codex. What makes the Confessor extra deadly is the ability for it to re-roll hits and wounds for her and the squad. This is the translation of the rumor matrix. So think for one second about her and the Death Cult together? TRUE
Repentia: Cheaper close to SM cost. FNP, Rage, Fearless, 6+ invul, no transports TRUE
Battle Sister Squad: Cheaper 10-20 unit size (no combat squads), but has access to Immolators which begs the question? Immolators either get increased transport capacity or Sisters break the rules concerning model count and buying transports. Multiple acts of faith. TRUE
Exocists: Pretty much same as before. TRUE


Sisters Of Battle Rumors 2 - June 2011
What is not in the Codex
Repressors TRUE
Arbites TRUE
The Units (more information than others)
Canoness: Here is my special shout out to the Canoness: you are terrible. I mean grossly underpowered. Now this is going to sound like a cop-op, but I am not going into details because my hope is that she will be changed before release. It just sounds and looks like she is an unfinished product. She gets her own retinue that cannot do anything; she starts out cheap, but her upgrades are expensive and lame when you compare to everything else. So here is hoping to GW getting her fixed. TRUE
Repentia: Forgot to mention they have fleet TRUE
Celastians: Cheaper than a Marine, but not really anything going for them (that I know of)? extra attack. Re-roll hits for act of faith TRUE
Sister Battle Squad: Can still get a Heavy Flamer TRUE
Shraphim: They are pretty amazing. Cheaper than a Space Marine you get a Jump Packing, Hit and Running, and an act of faith that has them re-rolling wounds. You can also upgrade them to run with double hand flamers and melta pistols. They act both as an extra close combat weapon and become assault 2 instead of being twin-linked. So that means Assault 2 melta weapons. TRUE
Dominion Squads: Still get 4 special weapons. Act of Faith twin-linked. TRUE
Retributor Squads: Pretty fantastic. CHEAP! Talking under Long Fang cheap to fully kit out. Expect the return of the Heavy Bolter with these. Act of Faith is Rending. TRUE
Penitent Engines: Again fantastic. Same statline (Walker). No Scout or Infiltrate. Cheaper and can be a squadron aka 9 Engines. They still get the 1D6 attacks, but any wounds generate additional attacks (don?t know if they work like Blood Talons). 6+ Invul (don?t know if they generate faith)" TRUE



Tauownz - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tau Rumors - March 2013
Tau - 5/13 FALSE


Terrorfex - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (5 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tyranid Rumors - Nov 2014

Next week we shall see a 3 Zoantrophe/Toxotroph Box Set with the Doom of malantai included as the new Neurotrophe. ALREADY TRUE
And very vague sightings of a bane blade sized tyranid creatures are spreading... FALSE


Tyranid Rumors - Dec 2013
OK WE HAVE:

Tyranids in Jan TRUE
Harpyie 62,50? FALSE
Hive Guard 45,50? FALSE
Haruspex 57,50? FALSE
Warrior Box 45,50? FALSE
No drop pod TRUE


Teslafromage - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Release Schedule Rumors - May 2014
I've actually heard from another source that SW will be the end of this year or early next year. FALSE


TheDarkGeneral - Total rumors: (13 TRUE) / (69 FALSE) / (13 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Apocalypse Rumors - June 2013
It's a dual kit approx size of baneblade box, but taller model. Makes either the Deathdealer or Lord of Battles. FALSE


Also there's a bunch of new data sheets, inlcuding some for those of us that bought multiple NEW models TRUE

It's also NOT the only Chaos models coming out, along with a few other Khorne...speedy guys... FALSE

Approx price is $125 FALSE

TDG Daemons Rumors
I have the gracious oppurtunity to glance over some of the new pix and pdf rules...

There will be many players i'm sure that will shun away from Daemons because of the obvious slant towards 40K ish models continuing to trickle in. TOO VAGUE
There will also be a huge uproar from many Daemon players at the points change for MANY units...TOO VAGUE
re-work on spells and much broader range on Magic Standards does help us.TOO VAGUE

New Bloodthirster and Great Unclean One look SICK!!!! However I'm still under the impression from "friends" that we won't see some of the new plastic Greater Daemons 'til closer to summer. PILE ON

Chaos Space Marine Rumors
30k Campaign in Summer of 2012 PARTIALLY TRUE
jetbikes from GW not FW FALSE
1 variant box for each legion of Heresy FALSE

Daemons Rumors Post
Simultaneous Daemon release in Summer 2013 FALSE
Plastic Greater Daemon
3-4 Other kits TOO VAGUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Legions Rumors
- Chaos Daemon flyer in 2 weeks along with Tyranid and Tau flyers in WD (July 17th) FALSE
- Plastic Plaguebearers TRUE
- Chaos set to get some faster vehicles PARTIALLY TRUE
- Inclusion of a new Landraider varient FALSE
- Daemon Engines taken 3-per-slot FALSE
- Spawn packs increasing in max size and gaining the ability to be Marked. TRUE
- Legion-specific sprues, Power Armour and Terminator Armour would be on separate sprues. FALSE
- He also said CSM would get a new box with all upgrade options FALSE
- He went on to say all Cult Marines would get new kits in the future FALSE
- Phil Kelly is writing the book TRUE
- new Chaos Bikes FALSE
and the New Dread (Plastic kits)PARTIALLY TRUE
- additional heavy weapon upgrade but it's not a Plasma Cannon TOO VAGUE
- more Predator weapon options similar to Razorbacks FALSE
-Obliterator weapon morphs expanded beyond just energy weapons TRUE
-that several special characters look to be getting varying levels of Eternal Warrior (1-3), including Abaddon, Kharn, Typhus and two more. FALSE
-that there will be more options for "mid-level" characters possibly able to be taken taken as 2-for-1 HQ choices, or possibly as "as a separate Elite or Fast or Troop choice that can be split off" The example he gave was a possible unit of Dark Apostles that can then split off as squad leaders. FALSE
-Chaos will likely struggle to combat psykers, but Khornate characters will have ways of nullifying psychic abilities aimed at them. TOO VAGUE
-Thousand Sons will have more basic unit upgrades PARTIALLY TRUE
- Tzeentch could be getting a Daemon Engine of some sort. PARTIALLY TRUE
-Alpha Legion may force enemies to take Ld tests before they move or shoot. FALSE
- four waves of miniature releases planned. FALSE
- mark-specific vehicle upgrades reminicent of the 3.5 Codex may appear, such as Poisoned flamers for Nurgle, higher strength/lower AP weapons for Tzeentch, Sonic weaponry for Slaanesh and "brutal blades" for Khorne FALSE
- definition between Raptors and "Chaos Assault Marines", with Raptors being a new cult for Night Lords PARTIALLY TRUE
-HQ choicess will effect the types of units and marks available to your Army, mentioning that "IF 6th Edition returns to Percentages, the Codex will make more sense" FALSE

-Daemons could be redone for both 40K and Fantasy sometime in 2013, with new Greater Daemon models being released at that time. PARTIALLY TRUE
-allow players to field Legion-specific armies that have a uniqueness similar to older Dex's whilst simultaneously allowing fexible mixed force builds. FALSE
-HQ selections may change what units "count as" (unclear if this means FOC slot used or counting as scoring etc), wargear upgrades for squads and vehicles, access to Daemons, and possibly affect unit sizes. FALSE
- Chosen with Jump Packs (expensive), FALSE
- Possessed with Wings (kinda expensive), PARTIALLY TRUE
- Chaos Assault Marines (average), TOO VAGUE
- and Raptors TRUE
-Cult troops could possibly get access to Jump Packs changing their FOC slot FALSE
- certain units under certain conditions to occupy 2 different FOC slots simultaneously FALSE
-HQ characters could take a unit of Chosen as a bodyguard as an upgrade, thereby not taking up an Elites slot. FALSE
- Berserkers could see their Rage rule return to the old Ld test system, where a failure results in Rage as we know it. FALSE
- Chain Axes. One being simply giving them Rending, the other being +1 Strength. FALSE
-Alpha Legion may be able to pass on their Infiltration abilities to their transports FALSE
- a suite of vehicle-mounted sonic weapons FALSE
- one or more large Apocalypse sized released for Chaos in the near future FALSE
- not be much focus on newer Chaos Space Marine chapters, keeping things squarely on the original 9 Traitor Legions and their splinter factions FALSE
-Chaos may get a form of Preferred Enemy TRUE
- Daemon Princes could wind up being the only "Marked" Daemonic creatures PARTIALLY TRUE
- theDarkGeneral also claims they will move more in line with the ones in the Daemon Codex but "with a more Chaos Space Marine feel", gong on to say they may gain specific benefits for different Legions FALSE
- Chosen may not have access to Terminator Armour (contradicting his previous rumour), but that Cult Terminators would return in some form. He went on to say he believed there would only be two Terminator units, claiming one was some sort of "generic cult" unit that was given special rules according to the Legion being played. FALSE
-First, Berserker could be looking at a slight point cost drop, TRUE
and they could have the option for 2 Hand Flamers, FALSE
-Defilers will get better and be upgradable TRUE
- "lots of "New" special characters ranging from bikers to (possibly) a dread and quite a few Terminator Armored ones" FALSE
-Thousand Sons Psyker Dreadnoughts, FALSE
- Flank Marching Alpha Legion Terminators and Iron Warriors Havocs with "Tank Busters" rule. FALSE
- Chaos were about 2 months out (June 2012) DUPLICATE
- 3 separate Legions books with an even split of Legions in each. He claims 2 are planned for release in 2012 and the third for early 2013. (1- WE, WB, NL, 2- DG, IW, EC, 3-TS, AL, BL) FALSE
- ?Lost and the Damned? style book FALSE
- ?largely Daemon-based? campaign book PARTIALLY TRUE
- CSM Dex 'tweaked' by WD and made into Chaos Renegades FALSE
- Legion (HQs) as in swapping more Heavies for less Fast, but your access to units in those categories opens up, becomes limited, or closes off accordingly. Easy example I was given, is taking Khorne Daemon Prince means no Scouts... FALSE
- *Nightlords: .Hit & Run and Stealth for universal special rules, but possible counter attack (for elite unit) as well as jump pack troops. FALSE
- *Word Bearers: Apparently getting a lil' extra attention, and besides Dark Apostles, new models for "daemonancers", which just might be unit champs/sgt upgrades. I'm not sure. BUT, their summoning of Daemons from the Warp apparently allows re-rolls on the scatter dice, as well as new mishap chart! FALSE
- *Deathguard: Feel no pain and blight grenades for their Cult Terminators, new nasty flamers upgrades. FALSE
- *Thousand Sons: AP3 bolters will be MUCH more useful under 6th Edition, and a couple new Psychic abilities, one of which (supposedly) can remove an entire enemy squad from the table on a failed stat test! FALSE
- *Iron Warriors: Access to Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield termies, thunderfire cannon off-shoot, Havocs w/Tank Hunters and relentless for some squad... FALSE
- *Emperor's Children: Lash is finally changed to be more in line with Daemon version. More heavy weapons upgrade count for larger units. Better Bikes? Not sure what that means... FALSE
- *Alpha Legion: Lots of infiltrating abilities, outflanking, and even temporary control of enemy squads/vehicles...basically sneaky bastards! FALSE
- *Black Legion: HQs allow broader access to all unit types, but lack of better universal special rules. FALSE
- *Word Bearers: Will be able to take Marked units but with some restrictions. Not sure how they'll do this, if it'll be a 1 unit for 1 unit. FALSE
- *Alpha Legion: able to force a re-roll on the type of scenario?! FALSE
- *Iron Warriors: Iron-Fire Cannon (thunder fire). FALSE
- *IW - Basic Chaos Marine squads "may" be able to take an additional heavy weapons team once past 10 models... FALSE
- Death Guard gain a new ability (maybe Chosen squads only ?) that allows their poisoned attacks to ignore Armor Saves on a roll of a '6', much similar to Rending without the extra Armor Pen. FALSE
- Iron Warriors become "siege specialists" which equivalents to Tank Hunters and reducing cover saves on enemy units! FALSE
- Word Bearers are "zealots" and benefit from Chaplains as well as Turn 1 Daemon Summoning. New Daemonancers models are suppose to be SICK looking, but I believe just unit champ upgrades. FALSE
- Emperor's Children have a haughtiness to them, but prideful, which may give them counter charge (on top of their already higher Initiative). More heavy weapons upgrades per squad, and their Chosen will be...scary fast! FALSE
- Alpha Legion apparently have the greatest access to Imperial style vehicles, as well as more of an unlimited Force Org slot selections, next to the Black Legion. Much of their Army will be able to upgrade to "Infiltrators". FALSE
- Black Legion, aka Sons of Horus, aka Luna Wolves are tentatively stubborn, and have greatest selection amongst the units/vehicles. HOWEVER, they're not fully trusted, not sure how this works out in game terms. FALSE]
- World Eaters truly become the combat monsters they're story lined to be. Marked Dreads, and Daemon Engines will be a prime staple in most Armies... FALSE
- Nurgle Flamers can be made poisoned 3+ or even 2+ (possibly through a special character). FALSE
-Bolter, Bolt Pistol & Close Combat Weapon. TRUE
- Slaaneshi Dreadnaught special character FALSE
- Slaughterfiends FALSE
- Oblits up to 4 FALSE
- Daemon Engines TRUE
- New Landraider DUPLICATE
-the return of Droomrider, Doombreed, and Cypher as well as another 5 new characters FALSE
-Ahriman will be better due to new Chaos Psychic powers as well as "some kind of guaranteed psychic ability that can't be stopped via Psychic Hoods, etc" FALSE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Nov 2011
Brazen Knights FALSE
THSS IW FALSE
Kharn New Model FALSE
TDA/JP/LC/COMBIs for Chosen TRUE

Chaos Space Marine Rumors - Approaches - June 2012
2 Months from Chaos (August) TRUE
New Land Raider, transports 15-16, unknown name FALSE


The Decapitator - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Black Library Rumors - Catechism of Hate - Nov 2011
First info about the upcoming release of a new limited edition novella - Catechism of Hate TRUE

Forgeworld Rumors - Decimator - Mar 2012
First info about the upcoming release of the Chaos Decimator from Forge World TRUE

GW General Rumors - GD 2012 - Mar 2012
First info about Games Day 2012 and changes from previous years. TRUE

GW General Rumors - New Rumor Policy - May 2011
First news about GW's new '1 Week Before' new released policy. TRUE


NO LINKS
Stat Lines and points costs for the Necrons before release TRUE
Summer of Flyers (2011) TRUE WRONG DATE

All links provided by The Decapitator.


The Dude - Total rumors: (24 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tau Rumors - March 2013
Activating the Riptide's Nova Engine is risky. It only works on a 3+. If it fails to activate (roll of 1-2) the Riptide suffers a wound. TRUE

The weapon buff result for the Nova Engine supposedly buffs the large blast of the Ion Accelerator to S9 AP1, so there's your anti tank gun TRUE

Also, apparently Broadsides with missiles get 4 shots each at S7 AP4. TRUE

Of course I'm not sure the mechanics of the Nova Engine, but it appears to me to be a simple random table with1-2 being take a wound and 3-4 being one of the four rumoured buffs. If this is the case, you wouldn't be able to rely on it happening. FALSE

Also, if the charged profile does have a drawback like Gets Hot, you are twice risking self harm to get that one mega shot off. TRUE

If it works the way I'm thinking the table would look like this: SPECULATION

*The release will include two Finecast boxes, one for Farsight and one for a generic XV8 Commander. TRUE
*Also Two Finecast blisters for Special Characters; Dark Strider and Long Strike. TRUE
*Plus there is a plastic blister for the Cadre Fireblade. TRUE
*Just to be clear, the existing Kroot Carnivore squad will stay unchanged. TRUE

When the Fireblade was first described to me it was as being like a Wolfguard battle leader. FALSE
Low level HQ choice. TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
Ethereals buff units that they join with a selection of effects. TRUE
One such effect gives an extra shot. This combined with a piece of wargear that adds 6" max range to the squad means that it's possible to rapid fire 3 shots at 18". PARTIALLY TRUE
Apparently this can potentially be 4 if the Fire Warrior special character is also attached. TRUE

Riptide is rumoured to be around 165 base but only start with twin-linked Plasma. FALSE

The Ion Accelerator is apparently an upgrade: three S7 AP3 shots or one S8 AP2 Large Blast. TRUE

There's supposedly a special rule on the Riptide called Nova Accelerator which can do 4 things:
Buff weaponry (unsure how or which weapons)
Double the shots of support weapons (missile pods ect)
Increase invulnerable save to 3++
Boost a stat (unknown which or by how much) TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
Aun'shi is rumoured to be returning. TRUE

Two new characters are said to be included. DUPLICATE

One character is a tank commander (presumably a vehicle upgrade) like Pask from the IG Codex. He is supposedly in a Hammerhead and allows it to overwatch. TRUE

The other Character allows Fire Warriors to consolidate after Overwatch. TRUE

So it seems Overwatch is going to be the Tau's special trick, at least from a Fire Warrior perspective. TRUE

The large suit thats been rumoured for a while is supposedly called the Riptide. It is a Jump Monstrous Creature armed with Ion Cannon and standard Battlesuit support weapons. TRUE

The Ion Cannon can reportedly use two fire modes, Heavy 3 (possibly 4) and single shot Large Blast. DUPLICATE

I have heard of the following releases:
Riptide large suit TRUE
Flyer dual kit (fighter and bomber) TRUE
New Battlesuit and Broadside models (not sure if these dual kit or not) PARTIALLY TRUE
Plastic Pathfinders TRUE

A new Fire Warrior HQ (not sure if the special character mentioned above or a generic one) DUPLICATE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
I've heard Riptide for the Ubersuit, but give that some salt DUPLICATE

No new Kroot units/creatures. TRUE
No Kroot HQ unit. TRUE

Tau Rumors - March 2013
I've heard no big Kroot beast, DUPLICATE
which makes sense if the Ubersuit is a Monstrous Creature. DUPLICATE

Tau Rumors - March 2011
Double Rapid Fire at 30" for FW FALSE



The Emperor Himself - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (6 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Space Marines Rumors - June 2013
Some info regarding the upcoming Space Marine Codex.
Rhino variants to include a command Rhino, FALSE
a medic Rhino [FALSE
an armoured recovery Rhino. FALSE
Each of these can be purchased as upgrades for the basic Rhino and provide enhancements to their Space Marine squad. FALSE
Dreadnoughts to provide bonuses to nearby units owing to their 'Inspiring Presence'. FALSE
These developments are inline with the design philosophy behind the new Codex to promote synergies between units to increase the tactical depth of Space Marines. FALSE


TheHairySorcerer20 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Chaos Rumors - Sept 2015
October will see Codex CSM and a Sorcerer clampack FALSE

Chaos Rumors - Aug 2015
we are getting a chaos marine dex soon.. Very soon indeed. FALSE
AND we may or may not be getting a sorcerer conclave formation Nothing better than throwing out 3 powers a turn at +1 strength for every sorcerer in the formation.. *Cough*

So the manager at my local GW got back from Nottingham a while ago. And couldn’t help but tell me theres talk of a new chaos codex coming this year at the HQ. I’ve known this guy for years. I’ve never been brought into the back of the shop and had him tell me. Then he mentioned horus heresy stuff in October apparently. I’ve scanned through the internet and found nothing on either. Although he seems like he really wants me to.expect something. I’ll ask him for more info tomorrow. Not too excited. But he isnt a liar. And heck, he’s coming to me about this as I’m essentially tge biggest chaos fanboy at tge shop.

I’ll edit this post if some new info comes up. He said something about tau later in the year but I was too busy squabbling mindlessly about what could be changed. OH and apparently we are going to.be seeing a new deamon engine.. Joy.

…He told me to keep £35 handy around the end of this month to the start of September. FALSE


"Awesome. So stock has been switched out today. Interesting look. Oh and we are getting a chaos marine dex soon.. Very soon indeed. AND we may or may not be getting a sorcerer conclave formation I thought Tigerlily was op.. Nothing better than throwing out 3 powers a turn at +1 strength for every sorcerer in the formation.. *Cough* "

I wish I could have gotten you pictures but it kinda violates the IP.. And I'd have lost quite a lot of money. Sorry.. It's coming though. ITS FINALLY COMING!!

We be waiting till the end of the sigmar zerg rush. Then you will have your answer




The Man they call Jayne - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (6 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tau Rumors - March 2011
6th ed box is Eldar vs CSM FALSE
Kelly on Tau FALSE
Eldar then FALSE
Tau then FALSE
CSM FALSE
Swap FOC Slots FALSE


timetowaste85 - Total rumors: (- 1 TRUE) / (- 3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Jun 2015
I'm chiming in that Age of Sigmar's is actually a board game. FALSE
Told it's something like space hulk. The source that told me 7/11 was release day also told me this. So I'll run with it. FALSE

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
Time to weigh in with an inside source:

9th edition will have a bigger official lead time than we're used to.
Round bases were a personal project in the white dwarf issue: I'm considering the idea that I was lied to about this, with all the new lizards on round bases, but it's what I was told. FALSE
9th will NOT invalidate anyone's models. Everything will stay useable. Lizard players can breathe a sigh of relief. TRUE

I've shared this info with pretre already, some time ago, and I'm putting it or now. It's all I got, I know it's not a lot, but I wanted to help where I could. Source stays silent, i can't get more info in the future if he gets canned, now can I? Lol. Not a red shirt though.


Thousandeyes - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 10/21/2017
Spoiler:

via Stepping Between Games: Thousandeyes
PENDING Chaos Rumors - Oct 2017

The Rumor:
The staffer let slip the next Primarch is due to be a World Eater, Angron himself. Take that with whatever salt you want as he was also talking about new plastic Khorne Bezerkers.


Thunderblade231 - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (11 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Chaos Marine Rumors - Dec 2015
I GAVE UP GIVING FALSES. THIS IS GARBAGE.

Chaos Marine Rumors MEGA Dump!

Posted by Adam Harry at December 5, 2015

Bols-Rumors-avatar

Get the Salt Shakers. Maybe a spare – You’re going to want them for this MASSIVE rumor dump for Chaos Marines!

Originally posted via Thunderblade231 @ Dakka Dakka: Thread removed

Saved via Incarno63, Warseer

From the notes of a friend who is close to the process and has seen the new codex. It was in a secure environment, so no pics, sorry:
179 pages, 7 New Kits judging from the photos
New Chaos Lord/Sorcerer in Power Armour FALSE
Plague Wardens/Corvidae Sorcerer CovenFALSE
Blissriders FALSE
Blood Brethren/Khorne Berzerkers FALSE
New Obliterators/Mutilators FALSE
New Havocs/Chosen FALSE
New Units:
Plague Wardens – look like plague marine terminators on centurion bases. Armed with either Heavy Bolters with Fleshbane Ammo or Heavy Flamers. CCWs are Deathsycthes (Power Axes with Two Handed and Rampage). Otherwise like Plague Marine Terminators but with two Wounds. Elites.
Corvidae Sorcerer Coven – Brotherhood of Sorcerers Terminators with lots of Thousand Sons iconography. They roll on the Divination, Daemonology and Tzeentch Powers (which are a combo of witchfires and mutations), and have a Mastery Level depending on their unit size (+1 per 3 models). Also have Inferno Bolts on their Combi-Bolters plus Force Weapons. Can take Combi-Weapons. Elites.
Blissriders – Noise Marines on Steeds of Slaanesh. Kinda like Thunderwolves but not as much of a rock. Very fighty with above average WS, A, and two Wounds. Armed with Power Weapons or Power Whips and Doom Sirens. Outflank and Acute Senses. Elites.
Blood Brethren – Khorne Berzerker Champions with Fleshmetal and a variety of unique Power Weapons (like Chosen but with higher WS). Seems similar to Honor Guard from Space Marines. They can exchange their Bolt Pistol for a Plasma Pistol, Hand Flamer, or Inferno Pistol at cost. Elites.

The Champions of Chaos rule has been reworked a bit. You still must accept/issue challenges, but the Boon Table has changed to be based on a 2D6. FALSE
2. Spawndom – pass a leadership check or become a Chaos Spawn
3. Adamantine Fists – model gains the Smash rule until the end of the players next turn
4. Fluid Strikes – model rerolls failed rolls to Hit until the end of the players next turn
5. Flurry of Blades – model gains +D3 attacks until the end of the players next turn
6. Diamond Skin – model gains +1 Toughness until the end of the players next turn
7. Unworthy Offering – Nothing
8. Daemonic Resurgence – model gains +1 Strength until the end of the players next turn
9. Rapid Regeneration – model gains Feel No Pain (4+) until end of players next turn
10. Cosmic Fate – model rerolls failed saving throws until end of players next turn
11. Viscerial Blows – model gains the Fleshbane rule until the end of the players next turn
12. Dark Apotheosis – pass a leadership check to become a Daemon Prince

Notable Codex Changes: (not comprehensive) FALSE
Numerous point cost adjustments. Chaos Vindicators, Chaos Predators, and Helbrutes can be taken in units of 1-3 with similar benefits to the loyalist versions. Helbrutes have their attacks characteristic normalized with Vanilla Marines, and in full units of 3 gain the Deep Strike rule and go into a rage every turn (similar to the Mayhem Pack in the dataslate). Maulerfiends and Forgefiends can also be taken in units of 1-3 and gain +1 WS and +1 BS respectively at full size. Mutilators are now Heavy Support.
Marks of Chaos are broadly the same apart from cost changes, but Mark of Tzeentch now gives a +5 Invulnerable save and three of them have the following additional benefits:
*** Psykers with the Mark of Nurgle, Mark of Slaanesh, or Mark of Tzeentch may roll up to half their powers on their respective table, and manifest warp charge for powers on that table on a 3+.

Apart from the models the rules have been adjusted considerably. All Chaos Marines (Chosen, Possessed, Raptors, Havocs, Oblids, etc), Helbrutes and Daemon Princes (not Chaos Spawn and Cultists) now have the Chaos Allegiance rule. Each unit individually picks an allegiance, so unlike Chapter Tactics your army can have units with many different allegiances in the same detachment. The only restrictions are that you must have one unit of Troops with the same allegiance as your Warlord (Formations excepted) and both units lose all benefits if you join another unit without the same allegiance.
*** Note: Khorne Berzerkers, Noise Marines, Plague Marines and Rubric Marines are all Troops ***
*** Veterans of the Long War is now free, but exclusive to the Black Legion Allegiance ***
Black Legion: [Abaddon the Despoiler is Black Legion]
*** Veterans of the Long War: +1 Leadership and Hatred (Imperials).
*** Vengeful Strength: Characters gain +2 Strength in close combat.
Renegade Warband: [Huron Blackheart and Fabius Bile are Renegades]
*** Selfish Pride: Furious Charge. Can reroll failed Morale, Fear and Pinning checks.
*** Merciless Corsairs: Characters can choose to double their Attacks characteristic once per game.
World Eaters: (Mark of Khorne only, Khorne Berzerkers and Blood Brethren are always World Eaters)
[Kharn the Betrayer is World Eaters]
*** Insane Bloodlust: Add +D3” to max charge range. Automatically pass Pinning checks.
*** Fury of Khorne: Characters gain the Rampage special rule.
Emperor’s Children: (Mark of Slaanesh only, Noise Marines and Blissriders are always Emperor’s Children) [Lucius the Eternal is Emperor’s Children]
*** Martial Grace: Hit and Run. Fleet.
*** Vicious Excess: Characters gain the Rending special rule.
Death Guard: (Mark of Nurgle only, Plague Marines and Plague Wardens are always Death Guard)
[Typhus is Death Guard]
*** Diseased Bulk: Immune to the Poisoned special rule. Automatically pass Fear checks.
*** Plague Arsenal: Flamers, Heavy Flamers, Frag Missiles and Grenades have Poisoned and Rending.
*** Aura of Decay: Characters cause enemy models in base contact to suffer -1 Attack (to min of 1).
Thousand Sons: (Mark of Tzeentch only, Rubric Marines and Corvidaes Covens are always Thousand Sons)
[Ahriman is Thousand Sons]
*** Favoured of the Deciever: You may reroll Invulnerable save results of 1.
*** Infernal Armory: Heavy Bolters, Reaper Autocannons and Autocannons have Inferno Bolts.
*** Sorcerous Premonitions: Characters can reroll a single to hit, to wound, saving throw or manifesting die once per game turn.
Alpha Legion:
*** Coils of the Hydra: Infiltrate. Alpha Legion characters may always join units of Cultists prior to deployment.
*** Headhunters: Characters have Acute Senses and can bestow the Sniper rule upon a friendly Alpha Legion unit’s Bolters/Combi-Bolters if they are within 6” during the Shooting phase, provided that friendly unit hasn’t moved.
Iron Warriors:
*** Siegemasters: Tank Hunters.
*** Shredder Bolts: Heavy Bolters, Frag Grenades and Frag Missiles have the Shred special rule.
*** Iron within Iron Without: Characters gain the Feel No Pain rule. Warpsmiths have +1 to repair rolls on friendly vehicles.
Night Lords:
*** Murderous Talents: Reroll 1s to Wound in Close Combat. Lightning Claws have the Rending rule.
*** Lords of Terror: Stealth and Fear.
*** Gutter Fighters: Characters cause Instant Death on a wound roll of 6 in Close Combat.
Word Bearers:
*** Blessed by the Gods: Units get to roll on the Boon Table whenever they kill an enemy unit in close combat, with all models benefiting from the result (reroll Spawndom and Dark Apotheosis). In addition, psykers count as Daemons for the purposes of using Malefic Daemonology powers.
*** Fanatical Devotion: Characters gain the Zealot special rule, and if they are a Dark Apostle they grant their unit +1 Attack.

Formations are, unsurprisingly, organized into a greater detachment that includes a collection of smaller ones.
Black Crusade Detachment: (1+ Core, 1-10 Auxiliary, 0-3 Exalted Champions) FALSE
*** Lord of the Black Crusade: Your Warlord can roll for a second warlord trait, rerolling any duplicates. FALSE
*** Dark Ascension: Characters in this detachment make a free roll on the Boon table at the start of the game, rerolling any results of Spawndom or Dark Apotheosis. The result of this roll applies for the rest of the game. FALSE
Chaos Marine Warband [Core – must all have same Chaos Allegiance]: 1 Chaos Lord, Chaos Sorcerer or Daemon Prince, 3-10 Chaos Marines, 0-2 Helbrutes, 2-5 Raptors, Chaos Bikers or Havocs.
*** Stubborn.
*** Idols of the Gods: Units that are taken at maximum squad size can take an Icon of Chaos for free.
*** Malefic Barrage: Once per game, each unit in this detachment can fire their ranged weapons twice.
Exalted Champions: 1 Abaddon the Despoiler, Kharn, Lucius, Typhus, Ahriman, Huron Blackheart, Fabius Bile, Chaos Lord, Chaos Sorcerer or Daemon Prince.
Dark Warpcult [Core]: 1 Dark Apostle, 3-10 Chaos Cultists, 0-2 Chaos Spawns.
*** True Believers: Cultists in this formation are Fearless so long as the Dark Apostle is alive.
*** Mutated Beyond Recognition: Chaos Spawns may reroll their random Mutation and Attack rolls.
Khornate Butcherhorde [Core]: 1 Chaos Lord (World Eaters) or Kharn, 2-8 Khorne Berzerkers, 1-4 Khorne Blood Brethren.
*** Hammer of Wraith.
*** All Out Assault: Units in this formation can declare a charge after disembarking from a non-Assault vehicle, but must take a dangerous terrain check if they choose to do so.
*** Reckless Rampage: Units in this formation count their +D3” to charge range as +3” instead.
Plaguehost of the Reaper [Core]: 1 Chaos Lord (Death Guard) or Typhus, 2-7 Plague Marines, 1-3 Plague Wardens.
*** Noxious Cloud: Enemy models within 6” of a unit in this formation suffer -1 WS and -1 BS unless they are a Daemon of Nurgle or have a Mark of Nurgle.
*** Lethal Toxins: Poisoned Weapons wielded by models in this formation are Poisoned (3+).
Symphony of Depravity [Core]: 1 Chaos Lord (Emperor’s Children) or Lucius, 2-6 Noise Marines, 1-3 Blissriders.
*** Move Through Cover.
*** Orchestra of Death: Units in this formation can overcharge their Sonic Weapons during their Shooting Phase, firing 1 additional shot from their Sonic Blasters, Doom Sirens, and Blastmasters. Any sonic weapons fired in this way gain the Get’s Hot! special rule.
*** Combat Drugs: Units in this formation reroll failed to Hit rolls on a turn they charge into combat.
Brotherhood of Dust [Core]: 1 Chaos Sorcerer (Thousand Sons) or Ahriman, 2-9 Rubric Marines, 1-4 Corvidae Sorcerer Covens.
*** Warpfire Inferno: Inferno Bolts fired by models in this formation gain the Ignores Cover special rule.
*** Locus of Power: Psykers in this formation can reroll failed attempts to manifest Warp Charge.
Firstborn Champions of Chaos [Auxiliary – must all have same Chaos Allegiance]: 1-3 Chaos Chosen, 1-3 Chaos Terminators.
*** Fearless
*** Millennia of War: Chose a codex before deployment and inform your opponent of your choice. Units in this formation have the Preferred Enemy rule against that codex.
*** Slay the Mighty: Monster Hunters. Characters in this formation reroll failed to Hit rolls in challenges.
Daemonkin Warpack [Auxiliary – must all have same Chaos Allegiance]: 2-6 Possessed Marines, Warp Talons, or Mutilators.
*** Apex Predators: Units in this formation have Weapon Skill 5. Possessed Marines may reroll their Mutation table results.
*** From Beyond the Veil: Warp Talons and Mutilators in this formation may assault on the turn they arrive from Deep Strike.
Cult of Ruination [Auxiliary – must all have same Chaos Allegiance]: 1 Warpsmith, 2-6 Defiler, Forgefiends, Maulerfiends or Helbrutes, 0-2 Heldrake, 0-2 Obliderators.
*** Dark Sustenance: Units in this formation gain the It Will Not Die special rule. Units that already have this rule will instead pass their rolls on a (4+)
*** Biomechanical Guidance: One Unit from this formation within 12” of the Warpsmith can choose to use his WS and BS characteristics at the beginning of the owning player’s turn, lasting until the start of that player’s next game turn.
Decimator Armoured Spearhead [Auxiliary]: 2-3 Chaos Predators or Chaos Vindicators, 0-2 Chaos Land Raider
*** Infernal Spirits: Units in this formation gain the Power of the Machine Spirit special rule while within 6” of another unit from this formation.
*** Mutated Hulls: Units in this formation have Extra Armour for free.



timofeo - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Dwarf Rumors - Jan 2014
I heard from my store guys GW rep that the new Dwarfs have stat cards, TRUE
and with no Book so that makes me think the whole 9th ed no books and 1 book to rule them all thing may not be far off. FALSE



Tim the Thief - Total rumors: (24 TRUE) / (79 FALSE) / (6 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Forgeworld Rumors - FW at GW Stores - Feb 2014
via Tim and Another Anonymous Source on Faeit 212
Forge World products will be ordered from the 7th April via GW stores. FALSE

Epic Rumors - Feb 2014
BAs vs. Orks Set will be the Epic Complete set he announced, not a new 40k starter Set. FALSE

Space Marines Rumosr - Chapter Sprues - Jan 2014

via Tim on Faeit 212
All Chapters specific Sprues will includes 40 Shoulder Pads incl. Tactical, Assault & Deva Symbols (exception SW, IH & BA), Tactical & Devastator Symbols to clue on Special Weapons molded Shoulder pads, additional Helmets and shields with Chapter markings.

In addition to the above get the Chapters specific Sprues following additional parts:

Ultramarines: Swords in Gladius design FALSE

White Scars: Sabers & Shoulder Pads with fur FALSE

Ravenguard: Some MkV Helmets FALSE

Iron Hands: Bionics (Legs, Arms and other), Shoulder Pads with Markings of 3 Clans and an Two Hand Hammer FALSE

Imperial Fists: More Power Fists FALSE
Salamanders: Shoulder pads and other parts with Lizard design FALSE

Space Wolves: Shoulder Pads with Markings of 4 Great Companies and addition Heads without Helmets FALSE



Blood Angels: Heads without Helmets but with "Wild & Angry" faces, some Bitz with phials and additional close Combat Weapons FALSE
Dark Angels: Robes, additional Power Swords and some MkII and MkIII helmets FALSE

Current additional Sprues will remain. Chaos Space Marines Legions will get such Spures too. FALSE

Space Marines Rumors - Chapter Sprues - Jan 2014
via Tim on Faeit 212
Space Marine Chapters will be getting their own sprues with Shoulder Pads, special Helmets and other Stuff.

Epic Rumors - Jan 2014
via Tim from Faeit 212 inbox.
-Expansion sets for Epic will cover Theme lists like Chaos Traitor Legions or Ork Klans. FALSE
-A possible Great Crusade Expansion for Epic may contain the Primarchs and other coll stuff FALSE
-All former SGs will return as Complette Sets FALSE

Epic Rumors - Jan 2014
via Tim on Faeit 212
Epic will return end of the Year! FALSE
-There will be a Complete Set with Rules, Models and Accessories. FALSE

-The "Starter Set" will be a Armageddon Theme Set. FALSE
-The set includes Space Marines, Imperial Guard & Orcs FALSE
-Expansions for other Armies are Planned like Forces of Chaos, Eldar, Tau Empire or the Tyranids. FALSE

Specialist Rumors - Jan 2014
via Tim on Faeit 212
-Other Games will return TRUE
-All sets will be completely made of plastic FALSE
-Specialist Games is dead TRUE
-The Games will be Standalone Complete Sets with Expansion-Sets for additional Models or Armies. TRUE
-Terrain will be made of Plastic and/or Cardboard TRUE
- Epic and Gothic will become Great Crusade Expansions FALSE

Supplement Rumors - Jan 2014
via Tim from the Faeit 212 inbox
In GW there are plans to not publish any further Supplements. FALSE
The Expansions do not sell satisfactory.

Release Schedule Rumors - Jan 2014
via Tim on Faeit 212
changes at GW - The monthly releases are quartered ; PARTIALLY TRUE
-One Week Black Library
-One Week Forgeworld
-One Week GW Releases like Models & Codices/Armybooks
-The 4th Week will be like the 3rd Week but other Army/System

The weeks can be every month in a different sequence. Some armies can get two weeks.

IG Rumors - Nov 2013
via Tim from the Faeit 212 inbox
The Imperial Guard gets both Steel Legion and Mordians in Plastic with the New Codex. FALSE

Finecast Rumors - Nov 2013
via Tim from the Faeit 212 inbox
GW will replace Finecast secretly with FW Resin Some Models could then return. FALSE

They will speak of "improved composition". FALSE

Fantasy Rule Rumors - Nov 2013
via Tim in the Faeit 212 inbox.
9th Edition Armiebooks comes with Statcards. FALSE
The cards include profiles, special rules and equipment. They are also sold separately.

Fantasy Starter Set Rumors - Nov 2013
The 9th Edition starter set includes:
Armies of Warhammer
-The book contains simplified lists for all armies with few options. (Complete Profils) DUPLICATE
-Some special rules but less as in the Armybooks.DUPLICATE

"First Game" Booklet
-Simplified RulesDUPLICATE
-Rules for the contain Models (Simplified Profils and in the booklet used special Rules)DUPLICATE

Starter Rulebook (see older Rumors) DUPLICATE

Empire Army
-Captain on Steed (Sword or Lance option) FALSE
-Warrior Priest of Sigmar (Two Hand Hammer or One Hand Hammer & Shield option) FALSE
-5x Knights (Sword or Lance with Shield option + Commando) FALSE
-20x State Troops (Spear or Sword with Shield option + Commando) FALSE
-20x State Troops (Musket or Crossbow option + Commando) FALSE

Orcs & Goblins Army
-Orc Boss on Wyvern (Axe and Shield) FALSE
-20x Goblins (Spear with Shield or Bow option + Commando) FALSE
-14x Orcs (Choppa or Spear with Shield option + Commando) FALSE
-Goblin Ballista FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors - Nov 2013
Release Plan for 2014
January - Dwarfs FALSE
February - Imperial Guard I FALSE
March - Imperial Guard II PARTIALLY TRUE
April - Wood Elves TRUE
& new GW Page/Shop TRUE
May - Orks (40k) FALSE
June - Bretons FALSE
July - WHFB 9th Edition Rulebooks & Starter Set FALSE
August - Space Wolves TRUE
September - Orcs & Goblins I FALSE
October - Orcs & Goblins II FALSE

Fantasy Rule Rumors - Nov 2013
via Tim on Faeit 212
Warhammer Fantasy
As already known the 9th Edition Rules will be published in three Stages:
-Simplified Basic Rulebook in the Starter Set TRUE
-Small Book with Rules only FALSE
-Large Book with Rules and Fluff PARTIALLY TRUE

-New army books will have lesser special rules PARTIALLY TRUE
-There will be a "Rule Set" to build Scenarios (no classical Scenarios contain) FALSE
-The Large Rulebook will be thinner than the previous FALSE

Horus Heresy Rumors - IG -
via Tim on Faeit 212
Imperial Guard becomes a Imperial Army Great Crusade / Horus Heresy Suppliment. ALREADY TRUE

Fantasy Release Schedule Rumors - Oct 2013
via Tim on Faeit 212
-Warhammer Fantasy 9th Edition & new Starterset next Year FALSE
-Starterset becomes "Expansion set" & Mailorder Only special Edition
-Orks & Goblins first 9th editon Armybook

Starter Set of the 9th Edition Warhammer with following content
-simplified Starter Rulebook
-"Armies of Warhammer", simplified Armylists for all
-Orks and Goblins Army FALSE
--Ork Warboss FALSE
--New Goblinwarriors FALSE
--Ork Warriors FALSE

-Empire Army
--Captain of the Empire FALSE
--New Spearmen (new Design) FALSE
--New Musketeers (new Design) FALSE
--New Knights (new Design) FALSE

The Set becomes an Expansion with Magic as subject
-Small Booklet with Magic Rules
-Additional Models for Mages and two Regiments

Epic Rumors - Sep 2013
Tim the Thief over at faeit212 wrote:
GW will bring back Specialist Games gradually with beginning in the 3th Quarter 2014. DUPLICATE
-First Game will be Epic in July or August 2014 FALSE
-There will be no individual model Boxes or Blister, only Game Sets and possibly "Expansions" DUPLICATE
-Sets remain permanent in assortmentFALSE
-Epic Game Set might feature Space Marines vs. Orks, there will be Sets for Imperial Guard, Eldar and Chaos DUPLICATE

Supplement Rumors - Sep 2013
via Tim the Theif on Faeit 212
Warhammer 40.000
-Imperial Guard along with a Tank Company supplement FALSE
-No Ork Kult of Speed supplement for now TRUE
-"Book of Tzeentch" supplement is being processed at the moment; Rubric Terminators & Cult of Sorcerers planned, very limited selections FALSE

The new GW Page
-New Hobby content on the Page; Paint &; Tactical Guides FALSE
-Special Content for "Insiders"; Codices and Armybooks will in the future contain a code for specials on the page, only for book owner! FALSE


Forgeworld
-will be available on the new shop like the other GW-Products FALSE
-great crusade and unification wars books after horus heresy, BL already working on novels
-Wh40k Rulebook special Edition in HH and GC design FALSE
-Horus Heresy Apocalypse book FALSE

Space Wolf Rumors - Sep 2013
May: Space Wolves
The Sons of Russ returns with a Focus on they greatest Enemy: The Sorcerers of the Thousand Sons Legion. FALSE

Fantasy Release Schedule Rumors - Sep 2013
via Tim the Thief on Faeit 212
New Rumors for the 9th Edition of Warhammer Fantasy

Release
-All Softcover Armybooks will obsolet with the new release. TRUE
-The Starter Box will released at the same time as the Hardback Rulebook FALSE
-The Set will include a Book called "Armies of Warhammer", this Book will handle simplified Armylists for ALL avaitable Armies. PARTIALLY TRUE
-Armies of Warhammer will give Player a little view of all Armies and they Units, also it will be a transitional solution for the obsolet Armybooks
-Armies of Warhammer will be a part in the Hardback Rulebook FALSE
-The Rulebook in the Set will be a simplified "Starter Rulebook" TRUE
-A smaller complete Hardback Rulebook will released too, called "Warhammer - The Rules" FALSE

Rules
-The ruleset will chance again, GW has recognized the last Edition was an hard inpact for sells of Warhammer products TRUE
-The number of special rules will reduced TRUE
-There will be no releases of Fantasy Suppliments, the books will contain more background. Page numbers up to 150 pages are possible! FALSE

Fantasy Release Schedule Rumors - Sep 2013
via Tim the Thief on Faeit 212
October: Dark Elves TRUE
The October will bring Dark Elves with a new Armybook, not Dwarfs!

February: Dwarfs TRUE
The Dwarf release has Switched to February

April: Bretonnians FALSE

Ork Rumors
via Tim the Thief on Faeit 212
Waarghpoints
Every 3th Ork Mob Generate 1 Point, only Units with 10 or more Boyz count. FALSE

Weirdboyz
Weirdboyz do not generate Warppoints. Can use Waarghpoints for Psypowers. FALSE

Lootaboyz
New Special rule; the Lootaboyz Boss can use one Weapon of the last defeated Enemy Unit as an "one Shot". The Rule can be used only once per Defeaded Unit! FALSE

Bigmek
The use of the Snokk Attack Gun cost one Waargh point per shot FALSE

Waarghboss
Can use the ability "Waargh Cry", which cost one Waarghpoint FALSE

Ork Rumors
via Tim the Thief on Faeit 212
Orks will become a special Rule for they Psykers. Wierdboyz do not generated Warp Points, Units do it! 1 Point per 3 Units in your core Army. FALSE

Orks do not use levels. For every 3 Units your Armylist fill every Psyker in your Ork army can user one Point. FALSE

Release Schedule Rumors
October: Mystery Box (he is sure Blood Bowl Rumors) FALSE

November: Tyranids FALSE
December: Terrain and Hobbit TRUE

January: Orks / Imperial Guard & SUppliment for the new Codex FALSE

February: Dark Elves FALSE

March: Imperial Guard / Orks & Suppliment Book for the new Codex PARTIALLY TRUE

April: Bretons FALSE

May: Space Wolves FALSE

June: Warhammer Fantasy 9th Edition; Gaming Set will first sell at the same Time like the Rulebook (because new Release schedule) FALSE

July: 30th anniversary Warhammer Fantasy FALSE

August: Orks & Goblins FALSE

September: No Codex or Armybook, great Suppliment with new Kits FALSE

Oktober: Wood Elves FALSE

November: Codex release (Blood Angels or Sisters of Battle) TRUE



TKoS - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

GW General Rumors - Jan 2015
via TKoS on Faeit 212
The decurion detachment will not be a Necron only thing. The standard FOC
was designed with the Space Marine company structure in mind, and GW has
been toying around with new ways to building fluffy armies. Looking back
the Archangel Strikeforce from Shield of Ball, this can can be seen as a
prototype for a decurion detachment. TRUE

IG will be getting their own decurion in a dataslate some time in the
future, PARTIALLY TRUE
and the Necron force from IA12 will be getting one as well. Expect
2-6 warriors, 1-6 flayed ones, and 1-3 charnel scarabs, but this is just
speculation.

Expect more decuron formations to pop up in expansions and future codex
updates, but don't think FOC charts are going away. Decurion formations
will become the new "fluffy" lists; options that more closely adhere to the
quirks and idiosyncrasies of specific Warlords or factions. TRUE


Tozudos a Dieces - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (14 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Apr 2015

Translation by google, done by the guys over at Spikey Bits.

“Greetings to all.

Back to you from my slumber to inform you of something that has come to me from very reliable sources. You know that if you see no update Stubborn to Dieces is because we have a bomb.

Contents of the box ninth edition. April 24 in pre-ordering. All minis are new and bring the rules into and round bases. FALSE

-Chaos: Two characters, one exclusive; five miniatures cavalry, ten warriors of Chaos, Chaos demons d5, some kind of monster Chaos. FALSE

-Light: Two characters 10 holy warriors 10 warriors of the new faction, five holy knights on horseback, dwarf war machine. FALSE

In light faction minis grail knights appear. FALSE

This is the information that we can bring you. Keep you informed.”
9th Edition Fantasy Rumors - Sept 2014
via Tozudos a Dieces "translated" ***
-9th edition first quarter summer 2015 FALSE
-20th September Pre order WEOT starter special kit edition, and expanded rules FALSE
-6 months window release End of Times. Three more books. 13 circa special characters units plastic kits moar. FALSE
-Sword of khaine plastic big kit wielded by an old elven friend Or foe. FALSE
-Great chaos.dragon with sc on mount. FALSE
-Plastic Vermin Lord. FALSE
-Exalted N Kari and Lord of Change. FALSE

9th Edition Fantasy Rumors - Sept 2014
Translated English:
Alongside this, in MB Maelström we added a few things:

in 16 days , I can assure you that there is something big fantasy for September 20th .

Some will say , new edition .... I say no. It will be linked to the " End Times Anniversary- " FALSE
Some will say , big or cool boxes minuaturas characters and limited editions .... I say you can. FALSE
Some will say , "box to start warhammer (what a contradiction lol ) ... with two or more opposing armies ... I say very possible.
Some say it comes Bretonnia ... I think something is fat but in 2015 . FALSE

Greetings and prepare the wallets (if you still have anything left).


TWF - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (17 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

 Warhammer Rumors - May 2015
"Rumour from TWF. Take with the amount of salt from the Pacific Ocean.
This is not my rumour so I take no credit etc for posting it!


I am posting this in my non-main account because, should this turn out to be fabricated, I do not wish to be roasted =) That being said, I know a guy who knows a guy who stumbled on this completely by accident so add salt to taste.

- the 9th edition rules aren't going to be the big jump that moving from 7th edition to 8th was. FALSE
- there are going to be 3 versions of Warhammer. The Age of Sigmar - recommended for point totals 500 to 1,500 and will be a skirmish style game. FALSE
The Age of Steel - Warhammer as we all played it over the last 5 years. FALSE
The End Times - magic heavy and 50% lords & heroes (and Lore of Undeath). FALSE
- power dice are now a base of 2D6 (4D6 for End Times) up to 2,000 points, add another power dice for every 1,000 points after that so fielding a 4,000 point army would roll 4D6 Winds of Magic or 6D6 in the End Times. FALSE
- lots of new spells though the #6 spells all allow Ward Saves FALSE
- new magic items. Some went away, some new ones arrived. FALSE
- 8th edition measuring still exists TRUE
- Regeneration now works like a War Hydra, dead models come back with a single wound on a 4+ (I think Plaguebearers just won Warhammer) FALSE
- Lances do impact his on the charge FALSE
- Spears are +1ST if they hold against "mounted units" FALSE
- ASF has changed. Units that charge get ASF vs the unit they charge. FALSE
- Fear as now but tests are at -1 leadership, Terror at -2 (BSBs are still OP) FALSE
- Killing Blow does D3 wounds FALSE
- Heroic Killing Blow still kills everything FALSE
- characters riding monsters have a merged profile (which I presume is why cannons are still going shout '10 from the back!'...) TRUE
- Steadfast can be lost with a single rank of 5 in the flank. Units cannot be Steadfast against anything that can Thunderstomp them FALSE
- 2D6 Scenarios and a much broader terrain chart FALSE
- models lose half their charge roll distance if they clip terrain (think of it as toned down 7th edition terrain rules) though dangerous terrain is still in effect (1s to wound for models that take dangerous terrain tests) FALSE
- new building rules though they still look bad TRUE
- combat resolution - outnumbering is back PARTIALLY TRUE
- holding table quarters is back PARTIALLY TRUE too"


Neil Tykensrift - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

IG 30k - Nov 2013
After many conversations with Forge World writers and designers, I can say that I don't believe there is a 30k Imperial Guard supplement coming. What I've been told - and from others closer to this than me - the next trilogy of Horus Heresy rulebooks (Prospero, Calth, Signus) will include rules sections for the Imperial Army - loyalist and traitor. TRUE

This will take the form of small expansions in the main book much like the Mechanicum lists in Betrayal and Massacre. TRUE

As a quick aside, I was also told that 'Signus' will feature not just Blood Angels and Daemons but Dark Angels in some capacity as well.


Tyrelli - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
Spoiler:

Chaos Rumors - May 2015
Via Tyrelli on Warseer

I heard about half a year ago that there will be DA vs. Daemonkin campaign set after SM release which includes also other Imperial factions (such as forces of Mars) in the later parts as well as a “new” faction like Lost and the Damned which uses SM figures with chaos upgrade kits and with different painting schemes. FALSE

Primary campaign boxed release will have new limited edition HQ for both forces and after the campaign DA will get their codex and then it is time for Daemons and CSM to be updated to 7th. FALSE

Daemons and CSM will be fall release with Fantasy in between those releases. FALSE
(From another site not from me)



daemons is what i was told….i have on excellent authority that what NF says here is 100% correct. a character and a squad (for Dark Angels). daemonkin will release after with campaign with DA v TDK.
(Again from another site)



they will add a new daemon character for the campaign this is one of the objectives for the DA to kill off before a mighty Lord of Change is summoned also it is a great wizard/psyker consider it to be Ahriman but in daemon form, or that is the fluff more or less for that model. not sure on release time. picture i was sent is of a model that is not a kitbash or a conversion, new sculpt. FALSE

it is not the alleged LOC model, this is in addition to the LOC.

only saw daemon character picture. awaiting image for LOC.
(From another source, not me)


Tyren - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (33 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
Spoiler:

Tyranid Rumors - Dec 2013
I just have a nice chat with a player in Vassal.
He supposedly got to see the new codex in a veterans tour at Warhammer World.
Rumors:
- Tyranids can't take fortifications, but have +1 HQ, +1 Elites, +2 Troops, +1FA and +1 HS FALSE
- Tyranids are going to have 3 supplements: Leviathan, Kraken, and Jormungandr. It is going to be a swarmy one, a nydzilla one and an infiltration one. But GW hasn't started to write them yet so anything may come.
- There are advanced, basic, experimental, etc biomorphs. FALSE
- Shadow in the Warp is a 12" bubble of -4 ld for enemy psych test, but also grants units the 5+ to deny. FALSE
- No way to make Warriors viable, according to him the Eternal Warrior rumors are wrong. TRUE
- Toxins Sacs may be the same, according to him the wording was poison 4+ to the attacks, not making any distinction between CC and ranged. FALSE
- Flesh Hooks are assault grenades and d6 S6 ap5 rending and precision shoots. FALSE
- Adrenals Glands give Furious Charge and the +3" run. FALSE
- Scything Talons give an additional attack. FALSE
- No Doom of Malan'tai, Parasite and Mycetic Spores. TRUE

- Regeneration gives IWND. FALSE
- Catalyst gives +1 to FNP and IWND. FALSE
- Venom Cannon is S9 ap4 2 shots. FALSE
- Deathspitter is back to being a blast. FALSE
- Barbed Strangler is st6 ap5 and must take a S test or take d6 st4 ap3 hits. FALSE
- Stranglethorn Cannon is the same but S8 and pinning. FALSE
- Acid, explosive and poison spore mines are back. FALSE
- Any Prime unit can be HQ, this includes Warrior Prime, Trygon Prime and Old One Eye. FALSE
- Only 1 Psych Powers chart. TRUE
- Carnifex: FALSE
  • 120 points

  • Got a new page of upgrades.

  • 2+ save for 15 points

  • 1d3 Hammer of Wrath attacks

  • Can attack the occupants of a transport after destroying it in CC.


  • - Harpy: FALSE
  • 140 points

  • Fast Attack unit

  • WS 4 BS 3 S 7 T 5 W 4 I 5 A 3 LD 8 sv 4+

  • Sonic Shriek is when it flies over unit.

  • Also carries spore mines

  • Born in the Skies: Can't be grounded


  • - Crone: FALSE
  • 170 points


  • Fast Attack unit

  • WS 3 BS 3 S 8 T 5 W 5 I 5 A 3 LD 8 sv 3+

  • 4 S7 ap2 shoots or 1 S7 ap2 large blast

  • Missiles

  • Born in the Skies: Can't be grounded


  • - "Haruspex": FALSE
  • Elite unit

  • "Magna Graple" attack

  • WS 4 BS 3 S 8(or 9, he wasn't sure) T 6 W 5 I 4 A 5 LD 8 sv 3+


  • - "Exocrine": FALSE
  • Heavy Support unit

  • 3 S10 ap3 shoots or 1 S10 ap2 large blast ordnance

  • WS 4 BS 3 S 8(or 9, he wasn't sure) T 6 W 5 I 4 A 3 LD 8 sv 3+


  • - Tyrannofex: FALSE
  • 180 points

  • Rupture Cannon cost 20 points


  • - Old One Eye: FALSE
  • 300 points

  • It is an upgrade for a Carnifex brood, but it also can be an HQ option

  • 4+ IWND




  • 3+ FNP

  • 2+ Save


  • - Hive Tyrant: FALSE
  • 160 points

  • BS4

  • Wings for 30 points

  • Mastery Level 2


  • - Tervigon: FALSE
  • 170 points

  • Mastery Level 2

  • Can take 1 of 3 upgrades for spawn: 4d6 spawn, or the no run out for doubles, or all gaunts (note that it includes Termas, Hormas and Gargoyles) benefit from Toxin sacs and Adrenal Glands

  • Also you can customize the spawn options for a cost, for example spawning hormagaunts or spinegaunts


  • - Lictor: PARTIALLY TRUE
  • Shrouded and Stealth

  • Doesn't scatter


  • - Deathleaper: FALSE
  • All attacks are precision

  • Keeps the 5+ rending


  • - Trygon:FALSE
  • 6+2 (from Scything Talons) attacks, Initiative 5, WS 5

  • Bio electric field: 6 S6 ap5 shoots or a 5++ invulnerable save


  • - Trygon Prime: FALSE
  • Gaping Maw experimental biomorph: If half or more of the attacks hit, a random model in b2b takes an Initiative test, if fails it is removed from play. According to him it has no limitations, so it can eliminate a Riptide or anything else.


  • - Mawlocs: FALSE
  • 140 points


  • 1d3 blast with the ignores cover rule for its attack from below


  • - Tyrant Guard: FALSE
  • Broods of 1-5

  • Lots of options


  • - Hive Guard: FALSE
  • New gun is Spike Cannon, S7 ap4 2 shoots with Skyfire, enemy must reroll successful grounding tests


  • - Gargoyles: FALSE
  • 5 points

  • Fast Attack unit

  • Lost Blinding Venom


  • - Hormagaunts: PARTIALLY TRUE
  • 5 points

  • Bounding Leap is charge after running
  • .

    - Swarmlord:
  • Mastery Level 3


  • - Zoanthropes: FALSE
  • Mastery level 1, but generates 2 warp charges (for Warp Blast)


  • - Venomthropes; FALSE
  • 30 points:

  • Grants shrouded and defensive grenades in a 6" radius


  • - And by the way, Pyrovores still suck. TRUE


    Tzen - Total rumors: (5 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
    Spoiler:

    Release Schedule Rumors - Feb 2015
    Tzen wrote:
    Please take this information with a huge wad of salt. I was really tempted not to post this at all, because a lot of the time rumours are just so wrong its laughable.

    I was sent this information over several e-mails and this is the best I can do to put the releases into some chronological order. It could be very wrong.

    Here's some bits of info:

    - There's mark 9 power armored marines on the way. FALSE

    - Sister of battle are shortly after summer, just after WFB 9th ed. FALSE

    - Horus Heresy is about to become very big, with Games Workshop building on the success of Forge Worlds game. This includes new plastic kits for Warhammer 30,000. TRUE

    Current release schedule to my knowledge looks some thing like this:

    Harlequins.
    Archaon End times - Bloodthirster and Khorne Chaos Warrior kits. TRUE

    Khorne Chaos space marine supplement. TRUE

    Adeptus Mechanicus. TRUE

    30K box set during the "red week" in May - This is a period of time staff members cannot take time off from the shops. FALSE

    Some follow up releases to support the new rules set for 30k. FALSE[/b]

    Then WFB 9th rules. TRUE

    Horus Heresy releases DUPLICATE

    Mark 9 Power armoured marines. DUPLICATE

    WFB Releases for the Empire and Chaos - This includes the starter kit for WFB 9th ed. DUPLICATE

    Sister of Battle (Actually a codex: Ecclesiarchy, but not called that). DUPLICATE

    This is by my own admission just guess work based on what I have been e-mailed. I don't know if the order is correct or not. Or even if it is complete crap. I just thought it would be nice to share. This is an experiment, I don't normally post anything without visible proof.


    Valkyrie Sky - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (3 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
    Spoiler:

    Dark Elf Rumors - July 2013
    Sure I can contribute, Exexutioner and Black Guard share same kit, with black guards having alternate caped back piece, head, and halberd. PARTIALLY TRUE
    The weapons are almost interchangeable without any work done no matter what torso you use for the body yes even if 2 handed. TOO VAGUE

    My speculation is there will be no new manticore as chaos already received a new plastic one during storm of chaos. SPECULATION

    Lastly regarding Cauldron of Blood. It is a hybrid kit with old witch Elf element for 1 build. While the new variation is like Empire War Altar. TOO VAGUE
    It has a special aura similar to EOTG called ??? blades that is like a whirl wind of magic blades that damage surrounding enemies emitted by khain's hatred. FALSE


    Vanus - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
    Spoiler:

    GW Site Rumors - Jan nat2014
    via Vanus on Faeit 212
    the website is receiving a relaunch in March, probably toward the end, with the majority of things people have already mentioned coming to the new site. Oz mail order guys are being sent over to the UK shortly for strategy/implementation meetings dealing with the new site and stores in Oz are due to get updated internet cabling to improve connections at in store terminals, which they also plan to improve. FALSE


    Voice of the Chaos Gods - Total rumors: (28 TRUE) / (62 FALSE) / (2 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
    Spoiler:

    Supplement Rumors - Oct 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods
    Entimes II includes new "Blight Knights" of Nurgle. PARTIALLY TRUE

    Inquisition Rumors - Sept 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods
    The inquisition will soon get a printed codex with a small release after being dropped from the GKs; FALSE

    -1 week release
    -3 Blisters
    -1 Box
    -Codex
    -No suppliment within the limited edition

    If all hardcover books for 40k are published, GW wants to use the time more for "1-week special" releases like suppliments with new Models (beside fantasy armybooks and end times) [buntil possible a new CSM codex comes at the summer.

    PENDING Paint Rumors - Sept 2014
    Last week I rumored 25 new colors by GW, now i have more informations:

    -New Glazes
    -Shades for White Basecoats
    -pink base with two layers
    -greenish metallic base with suitable layers
    -Technical Paint for bleached effects
    -some other paints


    Dark Eldar Rumors - Sept 2014
    Dark Eldar are next, 3-week releases with:

    -No Bomber in the Codex FALSE
    -New Female Archon Model (maybe Malys) FALSE
    -New Drazhar model FALSE
    -New Wracks TRUE
    -Vect with big Vehicle (no Chariot) FALSE

    Wracks are Plastic. The Female Archon is possibly modular enough for make a generic char and Malys too.

    Paint Rumors - Aug 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods ***
    Games Workshop will Expand their Paint Range with 25 new colors. So far no date for the release at the moment.


    Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods on Faeit 212
    AUGUST/SEPTEMBER ALREADY TRUE
    Endtimes 1

    SEPTEMBER TRUE
    Dark Eldar

    EARLY OCTOBER FALSE
    Inquisition

    LATE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER TRUE
    Endtimes 2


    LATE NOVEMBER TRUE
    Blood Angels

    DECEMBER FALSE
    Terrain & Hobbit

    End Times Rumors - Aug 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods on Faeit 212
    A little Release Schedule for the End Times

    Week II ALREADY TRUE
    -Manfred/Arkhan/Neferata COmbi-Box TRUE
    -Spirit Hosts TRUE
    -Novel TRUE


    Week III ALREADY TRUE
    -Valten TRUE
    -Valten Mounted TRUE
    -Morghast Combi-Box TRUE
    -Novel

    Like 40k there will be all fantasy softcover armybook replaced by summer 2015.
    The Nagash campaign is a 4 weeks release. DUPLICATE

    Next week Arkhan, Neferata and Manfred Combi-Box.
    Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2014
    Via Voice of the Chaos Gods on Faeit 212
    The Nagash campaign is a 4 weeks release. FALSE

    Next week Arkhan, Neferata and Manfred Combi-Box. ALREADY TRUE

    Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2014
    The master plan is for GW to have fully phased out ALL softcover codices/armybooks for both 40K AND WFB by summer 2015.

    That leaves the following books for them to crank out in the next nine months:

    Dark Eldar DUPLICATE

    Blood Angels DUPLICATE

    Necrons DUPLICATE

    Bretonnia DUPLICATE

    Skaven DUPLICATE

    Beastmen DUPLICATE

    Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2014
    Voice of the Chaos Gods says: 8-14-2014


    Codex Inquisition have a paper edition. The work is almost finished.

    The order of the next releases is:
    Grey Knights ALREADY TRUE
    Dark Eldar DUPLICATE
    Blood Angels DUPLICATE
    Inquisition FALSE
    Necrons TRUE

    Warhammer Visions magazine will end publication at year end. FALSE


    Release Schedule Rumors - Aug 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods on Faeit 212
    Dark Eldar will most probably come next. DUPLICATE
    The four codices for replace the last softcovers are all complete. Theoretically, GW can publish them all in 2014. FALSE
    Sororitas were written by phil kelly already in 2013.

    Problems with the molds prevent the publication.

    Necrons and Dark Eldar are getting for their codex publications only few new Models. DUPLICATE

    Both systems have only three regular rule writer. The writers for 40k are Robin Cruddace & Simon Grant. Fantasy has Phil Kelly & Jeremy Vetock. Jervis Johnson is in both games the senior writer.

    GW General Rumors - Aug 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods
    my source has told me information about some plans by Games Workshop:

    By Summer next year all 40k Softcover will be replaced. Until 40k will be focused. After that, the releases scaled back. The number of supplement releases will be constantly; no increases in 2015. TRUE
    Translation of existing supplements.

    The next CSM codex is in the "pre-production". Adam Troke was commissioned to find out how to represent the legions (cult too) in the new Codex.

    In the second half of 2015, Fantasy will play the main role including a new Edition. TRUE

    Warhammer Visions sells not well at all. Maybe the next incarnation of the WD.

    Space Wolf Rumors - Aug 2014
    Space Wolves Schedule

    9th August
    Dreadnought (already out)
    Codex (already out)

    16th August
    Logan Grimnar TRUE
    Wolf Priest FALSE

    23th August FALSE
    Champions of Fenris Supplemental Codex TRUE
    Companies of Fenris Guidebook TRUE
    Space Wolves Strike Force FALSE


    30th August FALSE
    Sanctus Reach Part 3 (maybe) TRUE

    Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods
    I can confirm;
    my sources say next week Space Wolves Dreadnaught with option on venerable and Björn the Fell-Handed and various weapon options TRUE

    Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods on Faeit 212
    new spacboe Wolves Codex content:

    Sagas
    They are now Warlord Traits like other armies with the difference that you can choose them without to roll dices
    FALSE

    HQ Units
    Like 3rd Edition; One HQ per 750pFALSE

    Logan Grimnar
    Lord of War, TRUE
    may take Two Warlord Traits,FALSE
    make Wolf Guard Packs to troopsFALSE

    Ragnar Blackmane
    When all Units in the detachment take Drop Pods as dedicated Transport, Ragnar will be free. FALSE
    Your Army may only take Unites with an Drop Pod option. FALSE

    Canis Wolfborn FALSE
    No longer in the Codex

    Harald Deathwolf
    New Character, TRUE
    replace the generic Wolf Lord on Thunderwolf, make Thunderwolf Cavalry to Troops FALSE

    Bjorn the Fell-Handed
    Now a Lord of War, FALSE
    becomes "it will not die". FALSE
    When Bjorn is destroyed every Space Wolves Unit within 12" becomes furious charge, fearless and hate the unit, charakter or vehicle that destroyed him FALSE

    Wolf Guard
    Pack Leaders are now entries in the Units like Squad Leaders in other Armies. TRUE
    Still no teleport for Terminators FALSE

    Grey Hunters
    Close Combat Weapons are now a option that replace the Bolter, 5p cheaper TRUE

    Blood Claws TRUE
    3p cheaper

    Long Fangs
    Can't take Rhinos as dedicaded Transports FALSE

    Space Wolf Rumors - July 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods
    Plastic models for the Sons of Fenris

    -Wolf Lord in Terminator Armor / Lorgan Grimnar FALSE
    -Wolf Lord / Ragnar Blackmane FALSE
    -Wolf Priest / Ulrik FALSE
    -Iron Priest with Thralls Box FALSE
    -Rune Warriors with Rune Priest / Wolf Guard Box FALSE

    Supplement Rumors - July 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods
    GW will release other Campagin Books with included old expansions from the softcover era. Storm Claw will be not the last Campaign based boxed set, every half year there comes a new boxed sets of this kind. This Sets can be imperial guard vs. eldar, blood angels vs orks or other Themes.

    Release Schedule Rumors - June 2014
    July bring us a new 40k Expansion with Orks and Space Wolves. TRUE
    Switch Space Wolves and Blood Angels on my release schedule to this:
    EARLY-MID AUGUST FALSE
    Bretons

    LATE AUGUST FALSE
    Chaos Space Marines Sets and Supplement

    EARLY SEPTEMBER FALSE
    40k New Starter Set

    MID-LATE SEPTEMBER FALSE
    Space Wolves

    EARLY OKTOBER FALSE
    Armageddon Apocalypse Supplement

    MID OKTOBER FALSE
    Warhammer Fantasy 9th Edition

    LATE OKTOBER FALSE
    Orcs and Goblins

    EARLY NOVEMBER FALSE
    Fantasy Starter Set

    MID-LATE NOVEMBER FALSE
    Dark Eldar

    COMPLETE DECEMBER DUPLICATE
    The Hobbit and Scenery

    JANUARY FALSE
    Empire

    FEBRUARY FALSE
    Blood Angels

    Release Schedule Rumors - June 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods
    you remember my release schedule:
    Push all on my schedule a month further:
    EARLY-MID AUGUST DUPLICATE
    Bretons

    LATE AUGUST DUPLICATE
    Chaos Space Marines Sets and Supplement

    EARLY SEPTEMBER FALSE
    40k New Starter Set

    MID-LATE SEPTEMBER FALSE
    Blood Angels

    EARLY OCTOBER DUPLICATE
    Armageddon Apocalypse Supplement

    MID OCTOBER DUPLICATE
    Warhammer Fantasy 9th Edition

    LATE OCTOBER DUPLICATE
    Orcs and Goblins

    EARLY NOVEMBER DUPLICATE
    Fantasy Starter Set

    MID-LATE NOVEMBER DUPLICATE
    Dark Eldar


    COMPLETE DECEMBER DUPLICATE
    The Hobbit and Scenery

    JANUARY DUPLICATE
    Empire

    FEBRUARY
    Space Wolves FALSE

    Ork Rumors - June 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods on Faeit 212
    Looted Tank & Buggie still available. TRUE

    Bret Rumors - June 2014
    via the Voice of the Chaos Gods on Faeit 212
    -Pre order date for the first bretons will be probably june 28th. The Armybook will come one or two weeks later. FALSE
    -Questing Knights & Grail Kights Box Set
    -Large Grail Reliquae Model

    Bret Rumors - Jun 2014
    via an Voice of the Chaos Gods on Faeit 212
    I see on the british site the armybook is "no longer available", the american say "on stock". Could mean the storage in the usa are still filled, while they are no longer available in the UK, means they are no longer produced.

    About the first release: it will be a combi knights box set. Otherwise the Bretons will probably only get 2 weeks of releases. Pre-orders are most likely June 28th FALSE

    Ork Rumors - Jun 2014
    via Voice of the Chaos Gods on Faeit 212
    next Week (June 21) for preorder:
    -Meganobs FALSE
    -Warboss (plastik) FALSE
    -Dok (plastik) TRUE
    -Codex Orks TRUE


    Release Schedule Rumors - May 2014
    via The Voice of the Chaos Gods
    GW plans Events for an subsequently 30th Birthdays of Warhammer Fantasy. The new edition is supposed to be part of it. When exactly I can not say.

    I "optimized" my release shedule:
    LATE MAY
    40k 7th Edition (as already official)

    EARLY-MID JUNE
    Orks TRUE
    (New Codex and Models)


    LATE JUNE
    Ork Theme Apocalypse Supplement PARTIALLY TRUE
    (possible Invasion of Badlanding)

    EARLY-MID JULY FALSE
    Bretons
    (Armybook and such things)

    LATE JULY FALSE
    Chaos Space Marines Sets and Supplement
    (Legionary/Havoc/Chosen Box, old CSM Box remains)

    EARLY AUGUST TRUE
    40k New Starter Set
    (DV Revised)

    MID-LATE AUGUST FALSE
    Blood Angels
    (Vampires in Space! Codex and Models)

    EARLY SEPTEMBER FALSE
    Armageddon Apocalypse Supplement
    (new and updated content)

    MID SEPTEMBER FALSE
    Warhammer Fantasy 9th Edition
    (Such strange things called "Rules)

    LATE SEPTEMBER - EARLY OCTOBER FALSE
    Orcs and Goblins
    (Armybook and new gitz)

    MID OCTOBER FALSE
    Fantasy Starter Set
    (Empire vs. the green Guys)

    LATE OCTOBER - EARLY NOVEMBER FALSE
    Dark Eldar
    (yes... Codex and Boxes)

    MID-LATE NOVEMBER

    EMPIRE FALSE
    (A book with rules and models to play them, possibly new state troops, the design studio hates the current)

    COMPLETE DECEMBER DUPLICATE
    The Hobbit and Scenery
    (it calles "HObbit" not "BObiit"!)

    JANUARY
    Possible Space Wolves FALSE
    (Vinkings in Space! Only without rob stupid christians )



    Warhound - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
    Spoiler:

    PENDING Tau Rumors - July 2015
    So.. lots of talk... but here is the down low...

    I managed to bend Mr.Hayes (Will- the designer) ear for the 1st 45 mins of the event, and as always he was kind enough to go through some of their design thought processes as well as the rational behind the "Supremacy" Suit...

    As mentioned before.. Alan Bligh, alongside Daren Parrwood and Blake Spence are all keen to develope the Tau War Paradigm beyond that of just the Kauyon and Mont'au strategies... this is leading to not just this suit, but also a likely Superheavy Skimmer/ Tank that is a more suitable heavy platform, but on a scale for the long lost Orca.
    *We can expect a new IA book in the first (hopeful) part of next year, which will make our suits non-experimental rules also!

    The KX is the Tau's answer to the increasing number of Gargantuan Creature and Knight/ titans that they are encountering across their borders.
    The rational is that the likes of the Tigershark, whilst dominating the skies, do not have the capability to take these foe down, due to 'time on target'... they needed something that could go toe to toe with a knight and win.
    The success of the Y'varha and R'varnha units has given them the proof and belief in their own ability to develop their strength in the mobile suit arena and therefore decided to bring this to the fore.

    In regards to rules- There are none written as yet... however I can confirm this...

    The tracked mounting on the back does indeed house 3 "Rail" type weapons.. all independantly poseable. The current thinking is that while it is a Rail weapon for all intents and purposes, it will have a multi role purpose:
    D- shot: had to happen.. they need something to take the knights down.
    Armour spiltter: Multi shot mode which is designed to rip SP/HP's off their target.
    Bombardment style: allowing the KX to literally carpet bomb from afar

    The brace of triple Ion-cannons on each arm, they are unsure of whether it will be x3 shots or perhaps rapid fire...

    This WILL be a Super Heavy walker. It is commanded by 3 crewmen (note the 3 vision slits on the chest). As such it will be able to fire ALL its weapons, and at seperate targets.
    Special abilities: it will be able to Snap fire/ overwatch unlike other super heavies, due to a pumped up CDS system.
    No flight- but as it is a SHW, will have 12" move as standard.
    No NOVA: as Alan described, due to the size of it, their would be adequate shielding to in essence, "be constantly on Nova"... therefore keeping the rules set simpler.

    In addition to the current load out, Will is already working on a brace of triple barrelled Fusion style weapons and also some ideas to replace the back mounted Rail weapons.... Missile racks, comms pods etc.......

    One final note is that Mark Bedford is keen to work on an official Earthcaste Pilot model.. I suggested that he does it as the "event only" model, which he seemed to like (and would mean it would be more likely to get released).... there were 2 pages of sketches which were similar to the Longstrike style suit, but cooler helmets;-)

    I think that covers all....

    As I say, they have not even started the rules writing yet, and so other sites reporting scuttlebutt of Gargantuan creatures stats and specific rules are making it up..... the above was described by all 3 designers and the rules designer himself.

    oh- and it is complete, and off to the mould makers, so I would imagine we will see this in the next 2-3 months (not got a release slot yet)... price will be some where in the region of £225 as it is between the size of a knight and a Warhound titan...

    cheers all!

    Warhound

    ps: sorry I missed you Bitterman!

    Tau Rumors - June 2015
    EDIT#
    Sorry dude... I mixed my wires/ threads up...

    Basically Blake Spence and Daren Parrwood are the ringleaders of the Tau sculptors for FW....
    Last year i managed to bend the ears of them both and Alan Bligh (rules writer and fluff meister) about the next evolution... They basically believe that their commonly held strategies ( Mont'ka and Kauyon) are not the only ones to exist/ explore... They wish to shift our paradigm...

    The Devilfish chassis they believe to be lacking ( hence the TL turrets being pulled) and so are considering a few concepts of which i was excited to hear...

    ALSO and bigger news is that they believe the XV-109 to be only the first of a wave of evolution....
    Behold! The Tau Knight class titan!:-D
    The XV-109 is the half way house to meeting the threat of the knights ( hence generally needing 2 to take 1 knight down)... We are getting bigger toys! TRUE

    After the sporadic chats we have had, i am looking to a more SWAT/SAS Element to them... Rapid drop insertion with some techy punch... And with a possible GW twin purpose box set coming, would tie in nicely...

    Hope this explains more...?

    Cheers
    Warhound


    Forgeworld Rumors / Tau Rumors - August 2013
    a suit inbetween the XV-25 and XV-8 sizing...
    Hyper stealth capability... bascially able to drop in, up front all alone, and be able to get out again.. sort of a 'minime' of the XV-9 MO.... SPECULATION
    Possible 'big gun'... Daren not sure on whether it will be Ion... or some sort of Ongar Gauntlet type affair... SPECULATION

    Tetras: H2 TL ml, base cost 35, but with Dpod, comes in at ##edit## just under the old points... so a little nerf on the shots there...
    XV-9 updated! Full suite of optional upgrades from the codex, including the skyfire ability!!!.. Shas O really- stand alone character that cant join other units at all!!

    Full tightening on all the XV-8 AND 9 suits varients... new points, plus 6th ed rules....

    Clarifications on all the marker posts and sentries etc.....

    Bit of a pain to rebuy the book- but worth it in the end!.. also Talima mentioned that they have retrofitted some fluff to fit with the new canon....

    ETA- 2 months....


    Whisky Priest - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 1/12/2017
    Spoiler:

    Eldar Rumors - Jan 2017
    via Whisky Priest on Faeit 212
    Heard a rumour that there will be a second 40k triumvirate box, with a dark eldar, craftworld chappy and an exodite! FALSE
    This is the same source that told me about Celestine coming back.
    So fingers crossed for exodites!!


    40k Rumors - Dec 2016
    via Whisky Priest on Faeit 212
    The rumours coming out of GWHQ suggest that Celestine will be back next year in a forthcoming Black Crusade plotbook - the same kind of thing that has seen the reappearance of Magnus, and potentially other primarchs TRUE



    WhispererofTruth - Total rumors: (32 TRUE) / (24 FALSE) / (14 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
    Spoiler:

    Horus Heresy Rumors - Aug 2015
    Ding ding, we have a winner.

    If I remember rightly the box has around 44 models. Including 3 Mk4 boxes, terminators, cataphracti (Updated to contemptors) and the two characters. TRUE


    Horus Heresy Rumors - Aug 2015
    I sort of mentioned it before but the game will provide two legal armies out the box if you split with a friend, or one big one. TRUE

    One built as Vets. and Cataphracti led by the Praetor. The other with two Tac. Squads as troops choices. TRUE

    Horus Heresy Rumors - Aug 2015
    Azreal13 wrote:
    Hunting down loyalists in the ruins of Istvaan III might work.
    silent25 wrote:
    Don't think it will be that bleak. Maybe escaping Istavann III and seizing of the Eisenstein?

    Almost... Wrong legions and warzone but you have the right idea.

    Also the contents rumours are slightly wrong. The forces aren't an exact mirror of one another. One force is a Pride of the Legion style force. Some might even call it a boarding party... The other is based off normal Tac. Marines. TRUE

    As for the ship name, I don't think the game is based on this particular ship, but I'd go with the "Tribune." Or one of the other warships in that warzone anyway. FALSE

    Chaos Rumors - May 2015
    I posted this a while back but a Tzeentch release is indeed coming. Plastic LoC, Rubics and more daemons are on the way. TRUE

    I did originally here about a Tzeentch book of sorts, but haven't heard anything to confirm it recently. Same with the Sorcerer. (Which I'm not even sure is a real thing anymore. See previous posts)

    Tzeentch release will either be the next release after Dark Angels. FALSEOr right after Tau and Deathwatch. I'm going with the former but we'll see how it pans out.

    I'm going against Sad Panda on this one and saying we'll see Tzeentch by the end of the year.

    Space Marine Rumors - May 2015
    So I talked to my source today, and we came to the conclusion that the DA tac squad I heard about and the upgrade set are one and the same. Hence why I was hearing conflicting rumours about it turning up. ALREADY TRUE

    Based on that I don't have any information as to whether GW are going to produced a DA specific Tac. Squad in the future. Sorry if I got anyone's hopes up on that front. Vague info is a [censored]

    I haven't any exact info yet, but based on this I think the Deathwatch Veteran and Terminator kits I heard about will be upgrade sets in line with these new upgrade sets. FALSE

    Release Schedule Rumors - Apr 2015
    As to the suggestion of Azrael, I'm going to post this here. I heard a little tidbit that contradicts some information I posted earlier.

    Next 3 releases are still Eldar, TRUE
    DA, FALSE Tzeentch.

    I've now heard the DA Tac. Squad isn't coming with this release. (Which in no way means the release list has changed, the release dates do NOT change. If isn't coming it simply isn't coming.)

    The Chaplain I heard about is also apparently going to be released separately rather than in a box set as I thought originally.

    It was specifically titled a "Interrogator Chaplain" rather than just DA Chaplain ala the Blood Angel Libarian. TRUE

    So as far as I know the release will just be a new Chaplain and Codex.

    Release date May. FALSE

     Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
    via WhispererofTruth on Dakka
    Hehe rumour time. Eldar are coming, but that release list? Err no. 40k release list for the next year and abit ahoy!
    Eldar
    Week1: Plastic Jetbikes/Shining Spears PARTIALLY TRUE
    Week 2: Clampack Autarch and Codex PARTIALLY TRUE

    Dark Angels
    Week 1: Tac Squad FALSE and Codex TRUE
    Week 2: Summer Campaign Book Volume 1: Eldar Admech and DA vs Khorne FALSE

    Tzeentch
    Week 1: New Daemon Unit TRUE
    Week 2: Lord of Change TRUE
    Week 3: Rubric Marines TRUE + Campaign Book Volume 2 (DA, Admech, Eldar, Harlequins + Khorne and Tzeentch)(Including a Tzeentch Daemonkin type supplement + rules for the new units.) FALSE
    Week 4: Campaign Box: Clampack Sorceror PARTIALLY TRUE and Chaplain FALSE

    Assassin Boxed Game TRUE
    Plastic Assassins. TRUE

    Tau
    Week1: Campaign Box: Tau vs RG (Plastic Commander and Captain) PARTIALLY TRUE
    Week2: Clampack Ethereal and Codex

    Deathwatch
    Week 1: Plastic Marines PARTIALLY TRUE
    Week 2: Plastic Termies PARTIALLY TRUE
    Week 3: Plastic Vehicle, Codex TRUE
    Week 4: Clampack Watch Captain TRUE

    Genestealer Cult
    Week1: Hybrids PARTIALLY TRUE
    Week2: Limo,PARTIALLY TRUE Codex TRUE
    Week3: Clampack Patriarch, Magus and Broodlord re-release PARTIALLY TRUE
    Genestealers included in dex. TRUE

    Horus Heresy
    Week 1: Boxed game. TRUE

    Apocalypse
    Week 1: Plastic Nid Dominatrix FALSE
    Week 2: Plastic Dias of Destruction. (Including Vect and plastic Court.)
    Week 3: Apocalypse Book. FALSE

    Tyranids
    Week1: Codex. Dominatrix added, Genestealers removed. FALSE




    For the 2nd half of the list other than what I listed I'm a little hazy on the details. Dates, order etc. Common sense would dictate the new C.SM dex dropping with the box set, but I haven't anything other than: "New Assault Squad." I'm a little reluctant to say this is coming at X time if I'm not even 70% sure. It could also just be down to GW's love of tacking Space Marines onto everything.

    For what's worth I heard the story of the campaign was along the lines of this:
    Spoilers
    Imperium losing, badly. Forces are RG, IG, Knights, Admech and Assassins vs Tau. Assassins try to kill Ethereal. RG go after Commander. Deathwatch deployed to turn the tide.

    Release Schedule Rumors - Mar 2015
    A new space marine assault squad has been sculpted, no idea on the release date but I'm guessing it will be alongside the next SM dex. TRUE

    Next two campaign boxed sets, in no particular order, are:

    Dark Angels vs Chaos FALSE
    Raven Guard vs Tau TRUE

    One will release this year, the other at the turn of the year.

    Deathwatch supplement will pop up around the time of the Tau set.

    Horus Heresy Rumors - Mar 2015
    Fits with what I heard. The Tac box is actually a Veteran Tactical Squad rather than a normal tac squad, so will contain a fair few bits and pieces which are more ornate than usual. Lots of different pieces from different marks, mostly Mk4 bit a few other bits from other marks hrown in.
    FALSE
    There's a clampack Delagatus coming too, but I'm not sure if he's going to be exclusive to the box set. FALSE
    Cataphracti are defo on their way, TRUE
    I'm not entirely sure the FW pads are compatible though, I heard they wouldn't be hence why Forge World stop releasing new designs for different legions.
    I haven't heard anything about the other two lots but that doesn't mean they aren't coming, besides the Contemptor has Hasting's backing so I'd say that's a safe bet.


    Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
    Definitely confirms everything others and I have heard. I'd put good money on this being close to the mark.

    I heard a while back that most characters would basically be monsters in the new edition ala Glottkin to allow them to stand on their own two feet, whereas smaller generic characters like Runesmiths would be almost like a unit upgrades. FALSE
    Although I'm not entirely how that would work exactly. What ever does happen in the new game with characters, one thing I know for definite is that the 9th will have a large emphasis on special characters, old and new. When you've killed 90% of your old characters off you need to create a whole lot more to make up the numbers. FALSE
    This would fit with characters being their own units as suggested. For this reason I expect the new Phoenix model to survive into 9th but I haven't anything for sure. TRUE

    The post mentions Shaven are in for a large re-imagining which is absolutely correct. Skaven had reached the stage where the design studio was struggling to come up with new unit ideas for them, but with the new fluff advancement they can become even freaky than ever before. In all honesty though, all armies are going to get this treatment, Chaos will hold the closest ties to the game that we used to know, and for that reason I can see it being hugely popular amongst vets. Undead especially are in for a HUGE re-imagining, being led the greatest Necromancer ever means they basically create anything, the swirly ethereal spirits look will tie all the new units together. I wouldn't worry to much though, if you like the ET models and the stuff released just before it, you'll love the new ranges.

    I'd also like to clarify something I said a while back, I told you there would be less emphasis on gunpowder, which the internet seems to have taken to mean less guns. This was entirely my fault, for not explaining myself properly, but gunpowder will be going yes/sorta, but we'll still see ranged weaponry. This ranges weaponry will be more akin to stuff like; The LM Solar Engine, Skaven Warpstone Weaponry and the Empire Luminark, alot more magical in some respects.

    Also, I said this in one of the 40k threads, but there is some Tzeentch stuff coming this year, which was later confirmed by Hastings. Hastings mentioned some Tzeentch 40k stuff which I hadn't heard about, but I'd put money on him being correct over me. Expect these to drop later in the year.

    BoLS are right about the starter, which Harry told you all about eons ago, and new terrain is definitely coming to match the new range. I heard December time but I could be wrong.

    Warhammer 40k Rumors - Feb 2015
    via WhispererofTruth on Dakka
    The starter set will be joined by a plastic heresy armour set and some plastic Skitarri over the course of the next year. The idea of these boxes is allow players to create armies that can be played in both 30k and 40k and as such expand both markets. PARTIALLY TRUE

    Both Admech and the Legions produced by FW proved to be popular beyond all expectations. So popular infact that GW can justify pumping out kits for a game that isn't even one of their core games. It's also being done as a safety nets, in case 9th ed Fantasy (Which 30k now outsells) crashes and burns, then they have 30k in place to pick up the pieces.

    The Old armour kit will be a mix of armour types rather than a kit of say Mk4 armour. All parts will be of course compatible with the current Space Marine range. TRUE I do believe a plastic servitor is being done too.

    Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
    They still exist in the background, just not as a standing army. FALSE
    Counts as is a wonderful thing. You could probably use the Orcs list as a good representation of them. As for the Ghorgon, well it's an IP stampable hybrid of a Giant and the Minotaur. What's not too like? I said before the essence of the armies will stay, just not in the same form as before.


    Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
    'm not a man. And the list is a list of the units that will survive 9th. I don't think the list is complete tbf. There's a couple of other units that I think should be there, but I haven't heard that they will be.

    7 Champions and an army of light. FALSE

    No more Lizardmen, but still playable. FALSE

    No more Gnoblars/Skinks. They become Goblins. FALSE

    No more Beastmen. FALSE

    Elves become more Eldary, units take on aspects of their gods. FALSE

    There are some units like the Blood Knights that I expected to survive into 9th, but the events of the books have made me doubt this is going to happen anymore. They were due to be updated. Plus it fits with the new merging unit policy, not sure that's happening anymore though. Something similar happened to the Bone Giant, that being said I heard the Bone Giant was getting a redesign and a release some point in the future.

    The game will become more Fantasy like, less cannons and warmachines. More magical. It's not just the "Humans" that get empowered by the gods all factions will experience this. FALSE


    Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
    List of current model kits that will be officially included in Warhammer 9th. He later posted that this list is accurate, but incomplete, meaning there may be additional kits that survive that are not listed, with the implication being that you should be OK to purchase and paint these kits (but not base).

    (editors note: We're gonna go with one true/false per faction. I added factions.)

    WE: TRUE
    Araloth
    Eternal Guard/Wildwood Rangers
    Sisters of the Thorn/Wildriders of Kurnous
    Treeman

    DE: TRUE
    Cauldron of Blood/Bloodwrack Shrine
    Witch Elves of Khaine/Sisters of Slaughter

    O&G:TRUE
    Savage Orcs
    Night Goblins
    Night Goblin Fanatics

    Ogurs: TRUE
    Stonehorn/Thundertusk
    Mournfang Cavalry

    Skaven:TRUE
    Thanquol and Boneripper
    Vermin Lord
    Warlord
    Grey Seer
    Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace
    Stormvermin
    Stormfiends
    Doomwheel
    Hellpit Abomination

    VC:TRUE
    Nagash
    Coven Throne/Mortis Engine
    Terrorgheist/Zombie Dragon
    Morghasts

    WoC: TRUE
    Glottkin
    Maggoth Lords
    Gutrot Spume
    Blightkings
    Gorereapers
    Wrathmongers
    Chaos Spawn
    Chaos Warshrine
    Chaos Daemons

    Beastmen:TRUE
    Ghorgon/Cygor

    Dwarves: TRUE
    Grimm Burlockson
    Josef Bugman
    Runesmith
    Ironbreakers/Irondrakes
    Gyrocopter


    Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - Feb 2015
    Posting this has been long overdue, but I've never been one to actively partake in forum discussion due to time constraints more than anything. That being said I have a little information on 9th edition, information that will probably create more questions than it actually answers, but info which I hope can address some of the rumours about 9th itself.

    One of the scariest rumours about 9th is undoubted that the mini ranges we know and love will be squatted, and this is correct, to an extent. The ranges will be getting completely revamped, some units will disappear into nothingness, new units will arise in wake of their fall and a select few may just survive the End Times. The essence of these lost unit, and the essence of warhammer itself will be kept alive in these new ranges however, you'll be able to see recognisable units from Oldhammer in Newhammer. One of the key driving motivators behind reducing the range is the cost of carrying such vast ranges, Warhammer in it's current state is not selling well enough to justify the cost, so compressing the range into factions will bare similar styles in order to save shelf space and hence the game some much needed room to breathe was seen as the way forward. This will also help to reduce the redundancy of similar unit types in the same army. Lets take Orcs and Goblins for example; You have Squig Herds, Squig Hoppers and Bosses on even bigger squigs all in one army. Three units all very similar in concept. Wouldn't it more sense from a business point of view to combine these three unit into one unit of let's say; Gobbos on Great Cave Squigs in order to remove redundancy and save shelf space? Absolutely and that's the sort of thing we'll be seeing in the future, a unit familiar in concept that combines several traditional ideas into one. In general though, the change to the ranges will take the opportunity to further entrench the IP, the units that survive the ET will be units that "define" their armies, things like common goblins will go the way of the squat. (Although will still be useable as I illustrate later.)

    That being said, miniatures, and armies in general, will be taking forth new aesthetic styles due to the emergence of combined factions. New units for these factions will combine the look of all the current armies that make up that faction, and mood it into one new defining aesthetic that wouldn't look completely out of place in Oldhammer, yet still easily definable as something new. For a few of the future factions, we've already begun to see the emergence of this new look into the ranges in recent releases. With this change, you can also expect a evolution on the way Warhammer units look. The game will shift towards smaller elite types more in style with units like the Putrid Blightkings. From what I understood new models of say; Chaos Warriors and Black Orcs for example would become larger on an individual sense, but smaller as a unit where you might have only 5 models in the unit. This allows you too buy of box of say 20 goblins and still have that box represent a horde.

    As armies go, your models will still be available in some form, just not the form you now recognise. There's no reason you can't use your old Human models to represent the new Human models in game. As for rebasing your models, will you have to rebase them? Well as I understood it, yes and no. From what I gathered the game was moving to a skirmish game format with options for models to rank up in slot-trays, so technically if you always kept your models in appropriately sized movement trays you be able to play with your old square based models, you just wouldn't be able to skirmish them. The option to rank up or skirmish, always he's to make the game scalable, and as such more open to beginners.

    I hope that answers a few questions for you all.


    Some information I have on some of the factions;

    The Chaos faction will be mostly Daemons, with a few tacked on units from the other two books. This of course means the Chaos faction will be the largest faction, but it will be joined by units which are firmly entrenched in the GW IP and as such can't be copied by other manufacturers. A certain aspect of Chaos is going the way of the squat for this very reason, Hint: The gods are still there. Due to the nature of the new world, or pocket worlds rather, where Chaos is everywhere, Daemons will form the bulk of the Chaos armies. Generic stuff like Warhounds won't be sticking around in place of units like Flesh Hounds. (no unaligned units. All units are marked.) FALSE

    All the Orc and Goblin concepts will be combined into singular new concepts. Savage/Orcs/Black Orcs becoming one type of Orc for example. I initially heard way back that two armies would be joining the O&G, one would replace trolls, the other would lend some of it's concepts to the new O&G while being squatted themselves. Although the nature of the rules would let you imitate that squatted faction in Newhammer. Squigs and other O&G beasties will be made more predominant in place of boars, due to their IP able nature. I also heard Orcs would become, "Orks", but I'm not entirely sure if that was a joke. PARTIALLY TRUE

    Alot of Undead units are very similar with the combined list and as such alot of units will be going away. Ushabti for example and the Casket/Black Coach which are fairly redundant in light of the Mortis Engine. The concept of constructs will stay around in some form or the other. The Morghasts for example. FALSE

    Skaven keep their more tech and frankenstein-esque units to define the armies new look. Plaguey and sneaky Shaven take the back seat.TRUE

    Warmachines in general will be mounted on other units, to again save shelf space, and also to suit the more mobile style of a skirmish game better.

    Other than that all I know has already been said tbh or is blatantly obvious. (Elves are a faction and Snape killed Dumbledore.)

    Fantasy marines are more like an evolution of Grail Knights with a bit of Empire mixed than Space Marines, They are effectively the fantasy equivalent though as I understand it. Of the Dwarves I've heard nothing, don't think they are getting squatted though. PARTIALLY TRUE

    Not Grail Knights as in actual Grail Knights. Just a similar concept, knights empowered by the gods. Hence an evolution of the concept, not necessarily the unit. No idea, I know as much as too how the ET ends as you do. PARTIALLY TRUE








    WhiteHat - Total rumors: (44 TRUE) / (4 FALSE) / (5 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
    Spoiler:

    40k Rule Rumors - Clarifications
    I made a mistake with the random charge; you dont drop the lowest (so 2D6 for foot; 3D6 for Jump infantry dropping the ) TRUE
    As a consololation; precision strike. On a 6 to hit with shooting from ICs or Snipers; on a roll of a 6 you can allocate who the wound goes to. TRUE
    FAQs are scheduled to go up on release day. TRUE

    Release Schedule Rumors / iPad Rulebook
    iPad Rulebook in September FALSE

    More 6th - 40k Rule Rumors
    I mistyped re: the cover saves. Ruins are 4+, the vast majority of stuff is 5+ TRUE
    I did not mistype WS1 for moving vehicles, they are not WS10 if they moved - flyers might be different; not sure. TRUE
    Preferred Enemy change of reroll 1's to wound is in addition to current rules for Preferred Enemy TRUE
    Flyers are noted in the BRB changing some of the existing vehicles (Summary sheet in the back) TRUE
    Eldar Flyer, Void Raven and Tau I believe are in the same wave. FALSE

    More 6th Edition Rumors / 40k Rule Rumors - June 2012
    More Info (unsure if others have mentioned it however)
    Plastic Plaguebearers TRUE
    Nurglings, TRUE
    Finecast Blue Scribes in August TRUE
    Finecast will replace all metal models in the next year (unsure if that means specialist) FALSE

    6th ed - a few morsels
    - Random Charges are 2D6 pick the highest (unless going through Difficult Terrain where its 3D6 and you drop the highest.) Move through cover I believe adds an extra D6 PARTIALLY TRUE
    - Vehicles are WS0 if stationary, and WS1 if they move, no matter how far they go. TRUE
    - Vehicles go the same distance in the movement phase (I believe 6" and fire everything regardless if fast or not) but in the shooting phase can make an extra move (apparently some kept forgetting what vehicles moved to fast to fire... TRUE
    - Vehicles cannot contest (unsure if scoring units in transports can TRUE
    - 6 Missions and 3 deployment types (2 of the deployments are the same as current, Spearhead & Pitched Battle.) TRUE
    - Troops are the only ones that can score (including of course 'scoring units') TRUE
    - 5+ Cover save for most things including ruins. PARTIALLY TRUE
    - Allies rules are in, but its meant to be for team games (ie separate force org chart, distrusted ally rules similar to Fantasy) PARTIALLY TRUE
    - Percentages are *not* in TRUE
    - Wound Allocation is closest to furthest. TRUE
    - Dueling is similar to challenges in fantasy but contrary to earlier rumors, they don't replace Combat res, just add to sides. A IC can challenge another IC in the same combat even if not in base to base. If the defending IC refuses, he simply cannot attack that turn, if he does he counts as being in b2b and no one else can hurt him apart from the attacking IC. I'm guessing this is to offset the Wound Allocation rules TRUE
    - Rapid Fire weapons may now can shoot at long range while moving. restriction on assaulting after rapid firing remains. TRUE
    - Jump Infantry get a free strike at I10 when they charge into combat TRUE
    - Psychic Power Decks using a dice system similar to Fantasy. TRUE
    - Flyers are in. TRUE
    - FNP drops to 5+ Save. TRUE

    Massive Confirmation Spree / Release Schedule Rumors / 40k Rule Rumors / 6th Edition Rumors - June 2012
    I tried to organize his 'confirmations'
    Release Schedule Rumors
    -October WOC Release is Delayed TOO VAGUE
    - October will not see a WOC Release FALSE
    - Dark Angels will not be in May/June TRUE
    - Eldar will not appear in Oct/Nov TRUE
    - Tau, is not the first codex in 2013 TRUE
    - The "DA not updated anytime soon because GW doesn't want to invest in armies no one plays" is not true TOO VAGUE
    - No Eldar before 6th TRUE
    - No Tau / BT right after CSM TRUE
    - Chaos Legions will not be the codex TRUE
    - CSM will appear late in the year TRUE
    - CSM get one of newest dexes in 6th DUPLICATE
    - August is Daemons wave (plastic troops, last two boxes) TRUE
    - DA Early next year TRUE
    - Apart from CSM, no more codexes/Armybooks this year TRUE

    6th Ed
    6th Edition will not be in July/August TRUE

    June 30 is 6th Ed TRUE
    CCW get AP in 6th Ed TRUE
    Wound Allocation is closest models to shooting unit first. TRUE
    40k will have challenges similar to fantasy TRUE
    Hardcover books for Codexes TRUE
    Starter Box will not feature Dark Angels vs. Eldar TRUE
    No EW Levels TRUE
    Hull Points TRUE

    Other
    Eldar flyer spotted TRUE


    Williamsond - Total rumors: (6 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 5/23/2017
    Spoiler:

    http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?422009-New-Marines&p=7657651&viewfull=1#post7657651 " target="_new" rel="nofollow"> 40k RUmors - April 2017
    my source (who was spot on about the plastic primarchs and fantasy with round bases), seems to be pretty sure both the plastic thunderhawk FALSE
    and the new marines faction rumours are true (along with a load of stuff about 8th) and we will see them this year. The only thing he's gotten wrong in the past was when the titanicus game would be released he had said it was due this spring but looks like its going to be later this year/ early next year now. TRUE

    all said and done if we don't see a plastic thunderhawk around the same time as the next edition (summer) I would be very surprised.
    DUPLICATE
    [...]

    he pretty much confirmed a lot of what's going around the rumour mill:

    1, Codexs are done and will be replaced on launch day with war-scroll style release much in the vain that AoS was. TRUE
    2, Gone are templates, weapons will instead do random numbers of wounds much like flamer do now in overwatch. TRUE
    3, Vehicle armour values are gone, vehicles will instead get multiple wounds (expect even the most basic tank to have a lot of wounds double figures) heavier weapons will however do multiple wounds too. TRUE
    4, Weapons will have a armour save modifier much like second edition rather than an ap value, so you have a save and this is reduced depending which weapon you're shot with, rather than getting full save until your ap value is beaten. ALREADY TRUE
    5, Early summer release date, I think he said June but it may have been July my memory isn't what it used to be . TRUE
    6, Rules will be simplified but not to the extent of AoS like Aos there will be three ways to play open narrative and matched. ALREADY TRUE
    7, Charging from vehicles is back not just assault vehicles, expect to see rhinos full of assault marines as far as the eye can see... TRUE

    Like I said a lot of this has been confirmed already to be true, so I expect all the other stuff will be true too. He was quite positive about the changes and others I have gained info from who are in the know "so to speak" say that the secret play testing they did with the wider community seems to have been time well spent. I know there's a lot of guys out there now who are sitting on NDAs who know a lot more but for obvious reasons are being very tight lipped.

    if all the stuff I've been told is true this is going to be the edition of vehicle rush close combat, looks like we'll have to wait until 17 June to see

    [...]

    It's very strange to see all the big 40k sites are running with my rumour list today, even a lot of the other sites like bolter and chain sword etc are talking about it. However with the amount of hate and dismissive comments I've seen I'm glad I'm not being credited as the original source.

    [...]

    sorry all I've been told is that AV is gone and replaced with a profile and lots of wounds.

    Just in response to a lot of rage I've seen in other places, To clarify I'm not saying army books won't return in some future shape but that the current batch of codex's will be no longer use-able and will be replaced with free stuff on launch day much like its been done in the past with older editions. Army books will return in good time but in more of the vain that current AoS books are released.



    Wilson - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
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    PENDING 40k Rumors - Nov 2016
    Next primarch release is Guiliman in a sort of dreadnight suit. FALSE Following him will be Ferrus! In short, his spirit lived on in the machine, so somehow he was cloned and is genetically reborn on Mars. Following those two is demon mortation.

    The general jist is that ALL major primarchs are on there way back with the exception of Horus, Sanguinius, Curze etc.

    It'll be a final seige on Terra and the next campaign will build up to the demon primarchs breaking in to the emperors throne room and confronting the man himself before the lights go out. No clue what happens after that!

    In terms of rules for the next edition, all that was said was that scatter dice would be a thing of the past.


    Wintermute - Total rumors: (12 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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     Horus Heresy Rumors - Aug 2015

    Originally Posted by Wintermute

    Yes there is.

    According to my sources: the rules are not 8th Ed and they haven't been Sigmared/simplified. TRUE
    The major difference is that the 'read this first' sections and the reference cards have simple to follow tables. For example the BS rule instead of being the traditional 'BS3 =4+' style in fact has the BS as '4+'. All other rules are as per 7th edition which will also be in the box.

    No information about the minis in the box though.

    He also posted the game will be called 'Batlle for Ultramar' and FALSE

    It is Ultramarines vs Word Barers. TRUE



    xttz - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING - Updated 8/7/2017
    Spoiler:

    8th Edition Rumors
    2 week preorder period starts this weekend with "some rules available soon". TRUE

    This news is hitting store staff today so you should see further confirmations soon

    A GW staff member.

    The free rules won't include any points or armywide special rules, just unit datasheets (and presumably power levels). TRUE


    Yakface - Total rumors: (2 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
    Spoiler:

    Paint Rumors - Jan 2012
    144 Paints, names, details TRUE

    Huge Necron Rumors Leak - Oct 2011
    About 95% correct on details TRUE


    YeOldSaltPotato - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 12/21/2016
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    PENDING Sisters Rumors - Dec 2016
    Having some fresh scuttle butt, she's an optional construction variant in the seraphim box. And would be coming along with two other kits, one being a basic troops/elite?(Not sure what the second option was) multi-box and the other I've got no clue, but it's supposed to be another sisters box. All out by end of January.




    Ytook - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - Updated 11/15/2016 - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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    40k Rumors


    Expect 40k to have a shake up later in the year! TOO VAGUE
    “It won’t be as drastic as Warhammer, but it will be quite a change.”
    More stream lined and easier to pick…’and’I was talking to Ally Morrison and Andy Dunn (They were near the entrance) I know Andy from a while back and during our chat 40k came up…
    Well, about how cumbersome it’s become.
    Any way.
    He said the quote above….



    Zakusmaximus on Warseer - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (5 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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    GW General Rumors / Finecast Rumors / Metal Rumor - Jan 2014
    GW Begins the "Great Smelt"

    Word today is that truckloads containing literally metric tons of metal miniatures have pulled away from GW HQ, headed for a date with a furnace. The entire stock is to be smelted down and sold off on the metals markets.


    Look for any remaining stocks of metal models to disappear shortly from the website.

    GW's era of metal miniatures is over. FALSE

    Warhammer Fantasy Rumors / Dwarf Rumors - Sept 2012
    1- Monster creature... We know as the mechanical golem thing FALSE
    2- Dwarf casters of sorts FALSE
    3- They will get ruins that modify current magical items in the Main rule book i.e. adding first strike to a sword that already gives +2 strength etc. FALSE
    4- Some sort of Calvary? My fiend mentioned bear, Ram the guy just smiled at him FALSE



    Zamerion - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (3 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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     Warhammer Fantasy Rumors - May 2015
    Via Marcus Beli by Zamerion. The rumor comes from a guy who confirmed some things from GW, I do not care who is taking canes or who would be retail, for me it is the same !!!!

    The 9th edition of Warhammer th come for summer
    On the Bases: We play with square bases but after the departure of the 9th edition sold all models come with bases You round. TRUE
    You can play with everything in the skirmish game mode. GW will bring movement trays for this mode. FALSE
    For the listing will be much more freedom than now but using consolidated lists will be encouraged. There will be scenarios and objectives to keep (such as 40k) if you have a list of a consolidated army you will maintain the target enemy unit while having a close but instead if you have a more open not ready. They said something about a bonus points by killing the enemy commander. It will encourage play both styles but in different ways FALSE
    A new faction, the humans will consist basically of Empire, Bretonnia and some new troops confirmed. It was very clear that is not going away any army. FALSE


    Zaonite on BOLS - Total rumors: (0 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)
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    “I think it may be safe to say we won’t see Dorn or Alpharius before christmas. Besides, all the Alpha Legion guys are Alpharius

    Scuttlebutt says that Corax is done and waiting for release. This will most likely be at the HH Weekender in Feb 2016.

    We should expect book 6 at the weekender as well as some tidbits for book 7.

    We may even see progress on as yet unreleased legion specific minis.”


    Zeipherer on Warseer - Total rumors: (3 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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    Dark Elf Rumors - July 2013
    Dark Elves are due in October 2013, it is said be a complete new book and not just a wave TRUE
    New elite infantry kit, possibly witch elves, executioners or black guards.TRUE
    (If new witch elves, there will most definitely be a new Cauldron of Blood piece) TRUE

    Rumors I've heard:
    New large monster type, probably 150x100 base type. Though could be anything, a kit of options to build a hydra, manticore or other monster types.PARTIALLY TRUE
    Plastic harpy kit with two options, neither of which have been specified except it is harpy related. FALSE


    Zhangyi on Warseer - Total rumors: (8 TRUE) / (1 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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    Dark Elf Rumors[ /url] - Sept 2013
    so it's clear now, that DE will be released during two months. October we will have warrior, witch elves, blood throne, Kharibdyss (dont know what is it), and a plastic shadowblade. TRUE
    as we can see GW has put bg, chariot and dark riders to next month along with innocence(the 40K table game,i'm 95% certain that it will be in November). for good reason we can split our money to two months. that's really kind. FALSE
    for the price:
    shadowblade, £12 TRUE
    warrior,£20 TRUE
    witch,£35 TRUE
    throne,£45 TRUE
    kha?balabalabala,£40 TRUE
    (...)
    i cant say where i get these news. but it's certain, and we only have these toys this month. do not be disappointed, cause it's clear we have a second wave. TRUE

    [url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/90/550209.page#6026185]Dark Elf Rumors
    - Sep 2013
    someone just told me that dark elf have army-wide ASF rule. TRUE


    Zweischneid - Total rumors: (1 TRUE) / (0 FALSE) / (0 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE) - NO RUMORS OUTSTANDING
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    Ork Rumors
    Rumours have it, Ghazghkull Thraka has been promoted, meaning he would no longer an HQ choice. Ghaz seems to be a Lords of War choice in the new Ork Codex for Warhammer 40K 7th Edition, competing with the Stompa.TRUE



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    Didn't ghost21 admit to just making it all up..

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    Sorry, but I think this is silly. All this is going to do is persuade future leakers to not post at the risk of being flamed or openly criticized (or put on this thread, right?).

    Plus, most posters have a general idea who's reliable and who isn't. Quantifying their reliability is just going to cause endless quote pyramids.


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    If they are providing reliable rumors and not just making them up, then they would have no problem being here.

    This is just to quantify the people that are full of S.

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    RandyMcStab wrote:Didn't ghost21 admit to just making it all up..


    We still might want to see if he got anything right. Why not? Worse case scenario is nothing changes.

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    Samus_aran115 wrote:Sorry, but I think this is silly. All this is going to do is persuade future leakers to not post at the risk of being flamed or openly criticized (or put on this thread, right?).

    Not really. "Future leakers" aren't the ones who post these rumors. They are the ones who "leak" their information to the rumormongers.


    Plus, most posters have a general idea who's reliable and who isn't. Quantifying their reliability is just going to cause endless quote pyramids.

    Considering how many people are taking Blood of Kittens seriously, I'd think no.
       
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    Yeah, anyone have a link to the ghost21 rumors?

    Also, I plan on using links and spoilers to keep the quote strings down.

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    Samus_aran115 wrote:Sorry, but I think this is silly. All this is going to do is persuade future leakers to not post at the risk of being flamed or openly criticized (or put on this thread, right?).

    Not really. "Future leakers" aren't the ones who post these rumors. They are the ones who "leak" their information to the rumormongers.


    Plus, most posters have a general idea who's reliable and who isn't. Quantifying their reliability is just going to cause endless quote pyramids.

    Considering how many people are taking Blood of Kittens seriously, I'd think no.


    Hmm, I wasn't aware there was a hierarchy to this. I was under the impression that the posters themselves had an inside look at what was coming, based on the way they talk about things. That makes more sense though.

    Never mind then.


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    Just my interpretation, but I believe ghost21 'made up' being in Horus Heresy meetings, not his rumors.


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    I like this idea.

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    SickSix wrote:Just my interpretation, but I believe ghost21 'made up' being in Horus Heresy meetings, not his rumors.


    Nay, he actually came out and said he made up quite a few of his rumors.

    I think he was kinda/sorta right early on but then seems to have just gotten enamored of the attention he was receiving.
       
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    Hey, I had this idea almost exactly a year ago!

    http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/378247.page

    Didn't get a lot of buzz... Still, kudos for actually doing something about it, rather than just talking about it like me.

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    Yeah, I keep bringing it up and finally got off my arse to do it.

    Anyone have some links to older rumors that we know are confirmed/false?

    Also, need a link to the recent BoK rumors.

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    Just a heads up, you have Captain Ventris in the 75hastings69 spoiler tags.

    Edit: Much better

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    hmmm. it's a bit weird to see hastings of all people listed low on accuracy - he's been one of the more respected rumourmongers for a long time, AFAIK.
       
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    @ThomasPolder: Right now I have very few data points. Link me to his predictions from the past and we can update his percentage. Most of the data we have is recent and hence, unproven.

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    I believe Harry and Hastings are both pretty solid sources. At least, they're the only posters I personally really trust. Sure people might get dates wrong every so often, but considering a lot of GW's release schedule is never set in stone, and some things get sat on for long periods of time, that's completely understandable.

    I think giving a 25% reliability rating to one of the more long standing rumour-mongers is rather harsh.

       
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    Gorechild wrote:I think giving a 25% reliability rating to one of the more long standing rumour-mongers is rather harsh.

    I agree. Hook me up with a link to something he posted before and I'll add it. Right now, I found one post he was said to have made at it said there were 9 releases (including 4 vehicles and 2 flyers) in Necron Second Wave. That was waaaay off.

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    It's ridiculous to use a percentage system when you're not breaking down the rumours into their components (for example, the Beasts of War fliers rumour is actually a whole bunch of rumours that need to be judged individually to assess their accuracy as a source - that fliers are coming out, that each individual flyer mentioned is coming out and that each individual flyer will resemble the image they provided)

    Just make a list of the rumours people have made divided into True, Untrue and Can't be judged, don't bring statistics into it unless you're willing to put in the legwork to do statistical analysis (which you obviously aren't if you're giving Yakface 90% because "There was a huge dump of info and I think it was all correct")

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    Any rating that has Hastings at 33% is silly (esp when he said 4 vehicles, two of which fliers, the others the tomb blade and the stalker) .
    Also stickmonkey usually posts early rumours subject to change over time, Darnok usually posts rumours by different anonymous sources which are usually wrong

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    Would this just address their postings on Dakka, or would, say, Harry's Warseer posts count?

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    Charax wrote:Just make a list of the rumours people have made divided into True, Untrue and Can't be judged, don't bring statistics into it unless you're willing to put in the legwork to do statistical analysis (which you obviously aren't if you're giving Yakface 90% because "There was a huge dump of info and I think it was all correct")


    I just started a little under an hour ago. We can work out the bugs.

    What do you think a better descriptor for each person would be? Or are you saying, no descriptor, just list their name and the spoiler, let people judge themselves? I kind of like that one.

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    Absolutely, just compile their rumours, give a rough approximation of what panned out and let people judge for themselves

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    Kroothawk wrote:Any rating that has Hastings at 33% is silly (esp when he said 4 vehicles, two of which fliers, the others the tomb blade and the stalker) .
    Also stickmonkey usually posts early rumours subject to change over time, Darnok usually posts rumours by different anonymous sources which are usually wrong

    I have removed percentages from the post and will just leave their rumors to speak for themselves until someone comes up with a better idea.

    htj wrote:Would this just address their postings on Dakka, or would, say, Harry's Warseer posts count?

    Any rumors that we know about.

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    pretre wrote:
    Gorechild wrote:I think giving a 25% reliability rating to one of the more long standing rumour-mongers is rather harsh.

    I agree. Hook me up with a link to something he posted before and I'll add it. Right now, I found one post he was said to have made at it said there were 9 releases (including 4 vehicles and 2 flyers) in Necron Second Wave. That was waaaay off.


    Thats the thing though, just because the Necron flyers haven't been released yet doesn't automatically mean he's wrong You can only say somebody is wrong until they either admit to making stuff up (a la Ghost) or by saying something that can be proven to be false (If I was to say "Eldar are the next codex and Guardians aren't going to be in anymore" to then have DA drop before them and to still include Guardians).

       
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    I like the system as you've got it now, pretre. The balance of coloured text will tell you what you need to know.

    I can't access Warseer at work, but it'd be good for someone to trawl a few of the older rumour threads for extra points of data. As I remember it, Harry has a very good track record on there.

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    @Gorechild: I moved the flyers to pending. I am very open to feedback in this process.


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    pretre wrote:@Gorechild: I moved the flyers to pending. I am very open to feedback in this process.

    That's fair enough I just had a feeling that it would discourage existing/new rumour guys from posting here if they were slammed too hard for getting dates wrong I think its a pretty good idea though, as long as this is kept up to date I'm sure it will be a really helpful tool

       
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    Yeah, backdating the information for all the previous rumors will be difficult, but going forward it should be pretty easy to keep up on.

    Heck, if a rumor monger wants to link me to their predictions, I'm cool with that as well.


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