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nudibranch wrote:
Seeing the Deathbringer's warscroll, I'm guessing the kit will have an axe/shield variant we haven't seen yet.

Most likely as GW will only release models and their full weapon options now. So its safe to assume that the kit will have at least the shield in it. The axe could probably count as both

Or there will be a second model...

[quote=Lore is neat so far, but only managed to skim it. Sigmar get's back Ghal Maraz at the end, realizes that weapons are made to take into battle and then goes to open the Chamber Extremis to awaken the 'Holy Beast' within (which probably isn't Drakothion, who got hurt hurt badly earlier in the book fighting the corrupted wyrm Argentine). So, chances are Stormcast get either Sigmar mounted on whatever the 'holy beast' is or a independent monster.

I doubt that the "beast" would be something as small as a gryphon ... maybe Grimgor ? he is still the beast incarnate right ?

Also i'm curious about the new lore, in a few hundred years human technology hasn't made a single progress ?

eflix29 wrote:
Also i'm curious about the new lore, in a few hundred years human technology hasn't made a single progress ?

Actually AoS takes place a few (5, 10?) *thousand* years after the end times.
One might think people would have gotten tired of fighting - or even extinct - but no...

eflix29 wrote:
I doubt that the "beast" would be something as small as a gryphon ... maybe Grimgor ? he is still the beast incarnate right ?

Also i'm curious about the new lore, in a few hundred years human technology hasn't made a single progress ?

It HAS to be Deathclaw, imho. What other beast has a closer association to Sigmar (who used to be Karl Franz)

Bring back Deathclaw, GW! Bring him back!

eflix29 wrote:
I doubt that the "beast" would be something as small as a gryphon ... maybe Grimgor ? he is still the beast incarnate right ?

Also i'm curious about the new lore, in a few hundred years human technology hasn't made a single progress ?

The setting appears to be super ridiculous high magic use FFFantasy - technology has taken a back seat!

Man that photo with the khorne fort and the sigmarines facing the warriors of chaos. The sigmarines look so much larger than the chaos warriors.

Are people discussing a new model of Deathclaw or something with the story fluff? I have not read any of it so im at a loss.

Gotta say after purchasing the starter set and what I am seeing coming. There are some nice sculpts. It's nice to see a fresh breath of Air into Warhammer Fantasy.

 kendoka wrote:

eflix29 wrote:
Also i'm curious about the new lore, in a few hundred years human technology hasn't made a single progress ?

Actually AoS takes place a few (5, 10?) *thousand* years after the end times.
One might think people would have gotten tired of fighting - or even extinct - but no...

None of these people are from the Old World though right? Other than those who ascended to godhood through the whole Incarnate thing. I was hoping when I read the first book it would talk about the origins of these realms and their inhabitants but it just seemed like they said "these realms have always been here and humans dwarfs and Skaven have always been there"

 Kanluwen wrote:
Or there will be a second model...

Then these rules wouldn't have been put in the book as without it gw wont release this sorta stuff due to their crazy ip protection

Exactly. The more likely answer is the frame this guy is on has all his options.

Welcome to the new reality of GW - where not even characters get wargear options because OMG 3rd parties will steal everything weinventedthearrowandskull!!!

That fort thing is the first terrain release for AoS that I don't like.

Between the blockiness of the components and the solid gold paintwork, it's like a Fisher Price version of a chaos tower.

 insaniak wrote:
That fort thing is the first terrain release for AoS that I don't like.

Between the blockiness of the components and the solid gold paintwork, it's like a Fisher Price version of a chaos tower.

Not to worry- I'm sure someone will do an absolutely stunning paint job on it.

One might think people would have gotten tired of fighting - or even extinct - but no...

How long have we been fighting wars on this planet? 3, 4 or 5000 years maybe - that we know off and most likely before then too. As long as there have been organised groups of humans and their ancestors I should think.

re technology - if magic is accessible, decent, reliable, and/or very powerful - tech may not be that much of a contender without magical enhancements - Dwarf Runes, Skaven Warp tech etc.

Lack of tech progress is a standard fantasy trope.....

I did notice a reference to techno-nomads or similar in the big book

I'm really keen to see some solid photos of the Khorne Skull Fortress of Skullblood. That could be a really fun addition to my terrain collection, even for 40k.

And where are the new Dwarfs, might I ask?

TrollSlayerThorak'Khun'Na wrote:
And where are the new Dwarfs, might I ask?

We don't know just yet.

TrollSlayerThorak'Khun'Na wrote:
And where are the new Dwarfs, might I ask?

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. The 9th month sees Tzeentch releases. Numbers are still important it would seem

Sigmarines will be back for another wave, as will Khorne.
Dwarfs are early 2016 at best
Tzeentch is still a troll-rumour. Not gonna happen.

Sad Panda wrote:
Sigmarines will be back for another wave, as will Khorne.
Dwarfs are early 2016 at best
Tzeentch is still a troll-rumour. Not gonna happen.

Stormcasts are obvious as there are units and characters models that have been seen but not released as of yet. Khorne only has two other new models to go, the rest will just be repacks

Tzeentch is no longer a troll rumour. The lord of change kit has been ready to go for a while. The novel with tzeentch character on the front gives a clue as well as everyone knows GW wont put out art without everything that goes with it remember their over protectiveness of their IP? and the next 40k daemonkin book is tzeentch. So safe to say tzeentch will be seeing a release oh and you know with tzeentch being rather prominent in the end of the first source book and now in the book that comes out this saturday its a no brainer tzeentch will be coming soon

Have we heard if there will be any new Nurgle models in the near future (not repackages of older ones)?

The putrid blightkings, and Glottkin are some amazing models, i can only hope they'll keep up that style with the rest of the nurgle stuff.

The new Khorne stuff is really nice, but I can't say I"m all that much a fan of the Blood god. Nurgle and Slaanesh were my favs, but it sounds like the latter is no longer part of the fluff anymore (in AoS at least).

I think the last GW model I purchased was the Glottkin when they came out last year. Hard for me to believe that I haven't bought ANYTHING of theirs in almost a year! I guess AoS, and the decline of good rules for Warhammer 40(planes on the table at once), has finally had an effect on my gaming purchases.

Still, if AoS provides models I enjoy at some point, I'll get them to use in other games, or Warhammer Fantasy Battle 8th ed.

 skullking wrote:
Have we heard if there will be any new Nurgle models in the near future (not repackages of older ones)?

The putrid blightkings, and Glottkin are some amazing models, i can only hope they'll keep up that style with the rest of the nurgle stuff.

The new Khorne stuff is really nice, but I can't say I"m all that much a fan of the Blood god. Nurgle and Slaanesh were my favs, but it sounds like the latter is no longer part of the fluff anymore (in AoS at least).

I think the last GW model I purchased was the Glottkin when they came out last year. Hard for me to believe that I haven't bought ANYTHING of theirs in almost a year! I guess AoS, and the decline of good rules for Warhammer 40(planes on the table at once), has finally had an effect on my gaming purchases.

Still, if AoS provides models I enjoy at some point, I'll get them to use in other games, or Warhammer Fantasy Battle 8th ed.

No new nurgle models as of yet. Maybe next year.

I imagine they will

Do people not read? Slaanesh has NOT been removed from the fluff. Nor has it been demoted in place of the horned rat. Slaanesh is still on the pantheon. All GW have done is say slaanesh was kidnapped by elves. This gives GW a massive angle for future new elf and slaanesh releases with a series of books depicting the return of slaanesh and the eventual release of a plastic keeper of secrets

Glotkin were 7 or so months ago. Lol 40k hasnt had good rules for years nor has fantasy. AoS thankfully has made fantasy relevant and for GW is a massive step forward. Its one of the better games out now a days and has finally seen GW do something to shake things up and make even them relevant

@Motograter -- yeah, even from the very beginning, the lore said, "Slaanesh is mysteriously missing". I always interpreted that as a future plot point not, "Slaanesh is squatted".

If anything, it's GREAT for Slaanesh players that the Chaos God has been abducted. It means that he will be relevant to the story and there will probably be future models that launch as his followers become anti-heroes.

Who knows, maybe even a Nagash type model for him!

 Motograter wrote:

Sad Panda wrote:
Sigmarines will be back for another wave, as will Khorne.
Dwarfs are early 2016 at best
Tzeentch is still a troll-rumour. Not gonna happen.

Stormcasts are obvious as there are units and characters models that have been seen but not released as of yet. Khorne only has two other new models to go, the rest will just be repacks

Tzeentch is no longer a troll rumour. The lord of change kit has been ready to go for a while. The novel with tzeentch character on the front gives a clue as well as everyone knows GW wont put out art without everything that goes with it remember their over protectiveness of their IP? and the next 40k daemonkin book is tzeentch. So safe to say tzeentch will be seeing a release oh and you know with tzeentch being rather prominent in the end of the first source book and now in the book that comes out this saturday its a no brainer tzeentch will be coming soon

If sad panda says it's not gonna happen... You can probably bet that it's not gonna happen.

 Mymearan wrote:

 Motograter wrote:

Sad Panda wrote:
Sigmarines will be back for another wave, as will Khorne.
Dwarfs are early 2016 at best
Tzeentch is still a troll-rumour. Not gonna happen.

Stormcasts are obvious as there are units and characters models that have been seen but not released as of yet. Khorne only has two other new models to go, the rest will just be repacks

Tzeentch is no longer a troll rumour. The lord of change kit has been ready to go for a while. The novel with tzeentch character on the front gives a clue as well as everyone knows GW wont put out art without everything that goes with it remember their over protectiveness of their IP? and the next 40k daemonkin book is tzeentch. So safe to say tzeentch will be seeing a release oh and you know with tzeentch being rather prominent in the end of the first source book and now in the book that comes out this saturday its a no brainer tzeentch will be coming soon

If sad panda says it's not gonna happen... You can probably bet that it's not gonna happen.

I don't know... I believe him on everything else, but IIRC, there have been some pretty reliable people mentioning that the greater daemon kits have been done for a while.

TrollSlayerThorak'Khun'Na wrote:
And where are the new Dwarfs, might I ask?

The plastic that was originally earmarked for Dwarfs was needed to make the ridiculously oversized Sigmarites...

 -Shrike- wrote:

 Mymearan wrote:

 Motograter wrote:

Sad Panda wrote:
Sigmarines will be back for another wave, as will Khorne.
Dwarfs are early 2016 at best
Tzeentch is still a troll-rumour. Not gonna happen.

Stormcasts are obvious as there are units and characters models that have been seen but not released as of yet. Khorne only has two other new models to go, the rest will just be repacks

Tzeentch is no longer a troll rumour. The lord of change kit has been ready to go for a while. The novel with tzeentch character on the front gives a clue as well as everyone knows GW wont put out art without everything that goes with it remember their over protectiveness of their IP? and the next 40k daemonkin book is tzeentch. So safe to say tzeentch will be seeing a release oh and you know with tzeentch being rather prominent in the end of the first source book and now in the book that comes out this saturday its a no brainer tzeentch will be coming soon

If sad panda says it's not gonna happen... You can probably bet that it's not gonna happen.

I don't know... I believe him on everything else, but IIRC, there have been some pretty reliable people mentioning that the greater daemon kits have been done for a while.

True, but there was the Bloodthirster already, and the 2 giant Nurgle beasties. Add to that GW's disinterest in producing anything Tzeentch or Slaanesh, and that right there probably accounts for the rumored Greater Daemons. I severely doubt that we'll see the other two get treatment in plastic anytime soon.

-C6

As usual, GW New Zealand have pre-orders up. Enjoy

Wow, that one new demon is pricey. I can get an army for 30 bucks more. Is it bigger than that GutRot creature standing next to it? I can't see why there is a huge price difference between the 2.