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Maybe the box rules includes the Drakesworn Templar now?

I'm defiantly getting the new Stormcast Battletome.

 Nova_Impero wrote:
I'm defiantly getting the new Stormcast Battletome.

You're a brave man!

 nels1031 wrote:

 Nova_Impero wrote:
I'm defiantly getting the new Stormcast Battletome.

You're a brave man!

I try sometimes.

I was just reading through the latest WD again and was reading the Ask Grombrindal bit and someone asks what to paint their Word Bearers. The dwarf replies saying they are heretics but 'whatever floats your skyship.'

Since he is a Dwarf I was thinking is this a tease of what's coming for the Duradin or do they just mean skyship as in Cruiser?

Also the SE BT is pretty much a must buy since it'll have story advancement stuff.

Could mean this (this) or even this. Dwarf airships aren't unprecedented.

 Vermis wrote:
Could mean this (this) or even this. Dwarf airships aren't unprecedented.

I think they are harkening back on a few original concepts in age of Sigmar. Stormcast Armor, apparently, was based on old designs made by Blanche, tzaangors where a thing too back in the beginning but were swiftly removed. Then there's rumors of a cult of slaanesh sprouting amongst the elves, not too dissimilar to what they originally had. So maybe.

Considering AoS features a lot of large models in every army, it would fit.

Give dwarves an airship and some fancy constructions like skyrim (please?)


Just waiting on the bloody hounds to be released.

Lord Kragan wrote:

I think they are harkening back on a few original concepts in age of Sigmar. Stormcast Armor, apparently, was based on old designs made by Blanche.

I'm not sure how old are they.. A couple of months after AoS hit the images leaked (IIRC from the jobs section on gw's site or something). Then, a couple of months ago, I remember some guy reposting them, claiming they were old pieces dating waaay before AoS was planned. I can't remember any dates shown on them or something indicating their age and it is still a mystery for me why were they presumed to be so old... Have I missed something?

 CoreCommander wrote:

Lord Kragan wrote:

I think they are harkening back on a few original concepts in age of Sigmar. Stormcast Armor, apparently, was based on old designs made by Blanche.

I'm not sure how old are they.. A couple of months after AoS hit the images leaked (IIRC from the jobs section on gw's site or something). Then, a couple of months ago, I remember some guy reposting them, claiming they were old pieces dating waaay before AoS was planned. I can't remember any dates shown on them or something indicating their age and it is still a mystery for me why were they presumed to be so old... Have I missed something?

Nyeh, whatever. Don't know myself. Still, there's plenty of older things that are resurging.

GW were totally planning on selling 5 Vanguards and 3 Gryph-hounds for a similiar price before their shake-up, weren't they. Buy a box of hounds or try and hunt down the (now hopefully easier/cheaper to get) Castellant doggie which has a superior pose.

Against all odds I was hoping that the plastic birdies would also show up. At least a date or price.

The Vanguard Hunters rules are quite fun.

The Gryph-hounds rules are the same as the older ones. We've to see if there is a change in size, it could be 3, considering the sprues and that you can make 2 alphas.

willb2064 wrote:

 Bottle wrote:
Nice to see price reductions and nice to see Fyreslayer point reductions!

I hope when the Duardin get redone they have a super battletome that combines Fyreslayers and all the kits get price reductions too. £40 for a box of Longbeards, Ironbreakers or Vulkite Beserkers all seems good to me!

Still waiting for a Fyreslayers SC box. Hopefully we'll get one this year.

No until they reduce the price of the Magmadroth.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
the mono-pose Draegon™

You mean Stardrake.

I mean, c'mon, it might sound quite cheesy, but is not a stupid name, for once you guys could be fair.

And this is slight format change, with a font size adjusted.

Have Dracothian Guard always been $65? I could have sworn they were ten dollars cheaper.

Ordered the battletome and gryph hounds. I've wanted the puppies forever and the codex is a solid price. Especially since I didn't buy the other two books

Lord Kragan wrote:

 Vermis wrote:
Could mean this (this) or even this. Dwarf airships aren't unprecedented.

I think they are harkening back on a few original concepts in age of Sigmar. Stormcast Armor, apparently, was based on old designs made by Blanche, tzaangors where a thing too back in the beginning but were swiftly removed. Then there's rumors of a cult of slaanesh sprouting amongst the elves, not too dissimilar to what they originally had. So maybe.

They might not be that old, Blanche still does new concept work for the company. One notable piece is the kairic acolyte one...which the models are based off of. He also did one for mistweaver saih or whatever her name is.

 Carnikang wrote:
Have Dracothian Guard always been $65? I could have sworn they were ten dollars cheaper.

They have always been 55 euros, so my guess is that yes, they have always been 65 ameribucks. Lesson to learn? Don't become independent, you traitorous colonist.

 Jackal wrote:
Considering AoS features a lot of large models in every army, it would fit.

Give dwarves an airship and some fancy constructions like skyrim (please?)


Just waiting on the bloody hounds to be released.

Not every army so far, Savage Orruks being unsurprisingly without.

 ZebioLizard2 wrote:

 Jackal wrote:
Considering AoS features a lot of large models in every army, it would fit.

Give dwarves an airship and some fancy constructions like skyrim (please?)


Just waiting on the bloody hounds to be released.

Not every army so far, Savage Orruks being unsurprisingly without.

Of course they don't, they'd kill them the moment they got their green fingers on the little buggers!

Haha, yeah but that'd be a interesting unit, though. A big monster you're both using for battle but hunting it as well at the same time.

Maybe make it a pinata type thing that gives a big boost to whoever kills it first.

Lord Kragan wrote:

 Carnikang wrote:
Have Dracothian Guard always been $65? I could have sworn they were ten dollars cheaper.

They have always been 55 euros, so my guess is that yes, they have always been 65 ameribucks. Lesson to learn? Don't become independent, you traitorous colonist.

Hey, it was a confusing time okay? Hard to know where you're supposed to be when both sides are ran by English guys named George and Franklin is pimping himself out in France.

CMLR wrote:
You mean Stardrake.

I mean, c'mon, it might sound quite cheesy, but is not a stupid name, for once you guys could be fair.

And this is slight format change, with a font size adjusted.

1. Stardrake is a good name, IMO.
2. I wrote that because I honestly couldn't remember the actual name, so when in doubt at 'ae's and 'y's to regular words and you're bound to end up close.
3. I don't gotta be fair 'bout nuthin'.

So the Liberators and Judicators are just £7.5 more expensive with twice the miniatures as before?

At last, they went from £6 per model to £3.75 per model. This is much more bearable now. I can buy a box of each now, maybe two.

The Judicators are £10 more expensive for twice the models it used to have; from £11.66 (rounded up) to £7.5. A bit expensive, but it's still nice to see the actual reduction.

Ironically, the reboxes affected the SC! kit negatively, since now you are buying half of the Liberators and Prosecutors kits. You used to save £45, now you only save £21.25.

That's huge.

Yes cmlr but you still have a playable force, since stormcast units need a minimum of 3(retributors and prosecutors)or5 models.

CMLR wrote:
So the Liberators and Judicators are just £7.5 more expensive with twice the miniatures as before?

At last, they went from £6 per model to £3.75 per model. This is much more bearable now. I can buy a box of each now, maybe two.

The Judicators are £10 more expensive for twice the models it used to have; from £11.66 (rounded up) to £7.5. A bit expensive, but it's still nice to see the actual reduction.

Ironically, the reboxes affected the SC! kit negatively, since now you are buying half of the Liberators and Prosecutors kits. You used to save £45, now you only save £21.25.

That's huge.

Aren't the Retributors in the SC mono-pose as well, making that package a slightly worse deal?

Yeah they are the mono pose Retributors from the "Easy to build box", and they are in turn two of the Retributors from the starter box put onto a separate sprue.

Lord Kragan wrote:

 Vermis wrote:
Could mean this (this) or even this. Dwarf airships aren't unprecedented.

I think they are harkening back on a few original concepts in age of Sigmar. Stormcast Armor, apparently, was based on old designs made by Blanche, tzaangors where a thing too back in the beginning but were swiftly removed. Then there's rumors of a cult of slaanesh sprouting amongst the elves, not too dissimilar to what they originally had. So maybe.

So what you are saying is it's not AoS, but Age of Blanche?

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Yes cmlr but you still have a playable force, since stormcast units need a minimum of 3(retributors and prosecutors)or5 models.

You can field them with less than the minimums as long as you pay the price for a minimum-sized unit, per GHB p. 107.
They will be sub-optimal but still legal even under points play.

On topic: I plan on picking up the chicken dogs.
Might get the new infantry, too, but want to see how the cavalry guys look and their cost before I decide.

 privateer4hire wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Yes cmlr but you still have a playable force, since stormcast units need a minimum of 3(retributors and prosecutors)or5 models.

You can field them with less than the minimums as long as you pay the price for a minimum-sized unit, per GHB p. 107.
They will be sub-optimal but still legal even under points play.

On topic: I plan on picking up the chicken dogs.
Might get the new infantry, too, but want to see how the cavalry guys look and their cost before I decide.

There is new infantry? I thought it was just reboxed?

 lord marcus wrote:

 privateer4hire wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Yes cmlr but you still have a playable force, since stormcast units need a minimum of 3(retributors and prosecutors)or5 models.

You can field them with less than the minimums as long as you pay the price for a minimum-sized unit, per GHB p. 107.
They will be sub-optimal but still legal even under points play.

On topic: I plan on picking up the chicken dogs.
Might get the new infantry, too, but want to see how the cavalry guys look and their cost before I decide.

There is new infantry? I thought it was just reboxed?

The Vanguard Hunters are new
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Stormcast-Eternals-Vanguard-Hunters-2017

lord marcus wrote:

Lord Kragan wrote:

 Vermis wrote:
Could mean this (this) or even this. Dwarf airships aren't unprecedented.

I think they are harkening back on a few original concepts in age of Sigmar. Stormcast Armor, apparently, was based on old designs made by Blanche, tzaangors where a thing too back in the beginning but were swiftly removed. Then there's rumors of a cult of slaanesh sprouting amongst the elves, not too dissimilar to what they originally had. So maybe.

So what you are saying is it's not AoS, but Age of Blanche?

I dunno what he was saying, but I was saying the concept of a 'skyship' is nothing new for dwarfs. AoS dwaerfs will probably get one sometime - I'd put money on it - but I don't know if a flippant remark from a tongue-in-cheek character in an unrelated topic is 'hidden' proof of a wild new concept that'll show up in their next release. Heck, it could just as easily be a fantasy character's reference to a starship.
For another thing, I can't see a dwaerf airship having such a simple name as 'skyship'. 'Warferryk skyswoopgallyon' maybe, but not 'skyship'.

 lord marcus wrote:

Lord Kragan wrote:

 Vermis wrote:
Could mean this (this) or even this. Dwarf airships aren't unprecedented.

I think they are harkening back on a few original concepts in age of Sigmar. Stormcast Armor, apparently, was based on old designs made by Blanche, tzaangors where a thing too back in the beginning but were swiftly removed. Then there's rumors of a cult of slaanesh sprouting amongst the elves, not too dissimilar to what they originally had. So maybe.

So what you are saying is it's not AoS, but Age of Blanche?

I will say that AOS is going back to how things were in the older editions of whfb somewhat. In the new tzeentch tome they actually show you what tzeentch looks like and he looks exactly like his realm of chaos depiction, as kragan said there is a rumor that elves are going to be a part of the slaanesh update. In 2nd edition chaos elves WERE an option for chaos champion and god dedicated beastmen.

I don't know much about Blanche apart from his art but I do think things are being pulled from the older parts of fantasy. Which I approve of.