[40k] Death Masque Starter/Boxed Set & Deathwatch Codex - Pics, luchiban's info, NEW pics in OP

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**Azazelx**

thanks to H.B.M.C. for finding the new pics

Apologies if this is mentioned in the general 40k thread, but as it's a boxed game (new starter set alongside or replacing Dark Vengeance??) it should probably get it's own thread anyway.

Update: It's clearly a new starter set - what with the 40k rules included and all - with pretty much what works out to be the contents of what would be:
Start Collecting: Deathwatch
Start Collecting: Harlequins

Plus rulebook, extra DW accessory sprue, formations, scenarios, etc. No idea if it fits alongside or replaces DV yet.

Source: Discount Games Store Pre-orders

Warhammer 40k Death Masque retails for $150

Boxed Game Contents:

1 Watch Captain Artemis

5 Deathwatch Veterans

5 Vanguard Veterans

1 Deathwatch Upgrade Sprue

1 Venerable Dreadnought

1 Eldrad Ultran (sic)

12 Harlequin Players

1 Death Jester

1 Voidweaver

2 Skyweavers

1 Harlequin transfer sheet.

208 pg 40k Rulebook with special Death Watch Cover (think softback mini rulebook)

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Warhammer 40k Deathwatch Codex retails for $50

Warhammer 40k Deathwatch Dice retails for $20

Warhammer 40k Deathwatch Datacards retails for $13.50

Source: Lady Atia
https://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/bloggings/989

https://m.facebook.com/LAstropateNewsERumorsDiWarhammer40000/

Flyer/DW codex pics clearly not from this boxes set, but the marines below use the stuff from the upgrade sprue (sprues?)

Source: http://imgur.com/a/ppIul

source: https://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/bloggings/992

source: https://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/bloggings/993

angelofvengeance wrote:

Artemis video:

Eldrad video:

beast_gts wrote:
Assembly Guide - https://www.games-workshop.com/resources/PDF/Downloads//deathmasque-assembly-guide.pdf

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angelofvengeance wrote:
Ohhh look. It's not a starter set :-P. Box set like Sanctus Reach and Deathstorm. I love being right.

Deathwatch Dice:

angelofvengeance wrote:
Re the dice- I was wrong- misread.

From the product page:

Description
A set of 20 16mm dice, featuring 15 different Chapter markings and 5 Deathwatch icons in place of the 1, this cube is perfect for the avid Deathwatch collector.

Chapters represented:

Ultramarines
Blood Angels
Black Templars
Crimson Fists
Mentors
Iron Hands
Space Wolves
Raven Guard
Blood Drinkers
Flesh Tearers
Salamanders
Silver Skulls
Imperial Fists
Dark Angels
White Scars

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Deathwatch Codex Rules - dropped by luchiban from Warseer in this thread and compiled by Lady Atia here: https://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/bloggings/996

"-The "Chapter Tactic" of the Deathwatch is called: Mission Tactics. At the beginning of your first turn you choose: HQ, Elite, Troops, Fast Attack or Heavy Support. You may reroll 1`s to hit vs Targets of the chosen type. Once per battle, at the beginning of any of your turns you may change the chosen type.

Watch Master:
- 175 points
- Chapter master profile (No EW)
- 2+ Armour sabe
- Equipped with: Guardian Spear, Granades, Clavis, Iron Halo
- Special Rules: IC, Mission Tactics, ATWKNF, Tactic Master

Guardian Spear: S+1, AP2, Melee, 2 hands, Block (Once per turn choose an attack the hit the bearer. Roll a D6, if the result is higher than the to hit roll of the enemy, attack is ignored).
Clavis; -1 to WS, BS and I to enemy vehicles at 6"
Tactic master: If chosen as the Warlord, you may change the Mission Tactic rule one additional time per game.

Watch Captain
- 95 points
- Company master profile
- Usual equipment + special ammo
- May be equipped with anything really,

Chaplain
- 95 points.
- Same as normal chaplain + special ammo.

Librarian
- 70 points (Lvl 1, +25 for Lvl2)
- Same as usual + special ammo.

Troops

Veterans:
- 110 points for 5 models
- Usual profile
- Up to 5 more models in the unit
- Any veteran may be equipped with CCW, Special Weapons or Shot Weapons (Translation may be inaccurate)
- Up to 4 veterans may be equipped with Heavy Weapon
- Any model may be equipped with Heavy Thunder Hammer (+30/model)
- One Veteran may be upgraded to Black Shield
- One Veteran may be upgraded to Watch Seargent and may change his CCW for a Xenosomething blade and may purchase equipment from the Special List
- Rhino, Razorback or Corvus thing as Dedicated Transport

Shot Weapons:
- Bolter, Assault bolter, ... etc. As usual

Special Weapons
As usual +:
- Deathwatch shotgun 16" S4, AP-, Assault 2 Shred
16"S4 AP4 Assault 2
Template, S3, AP6, Assault 1

- Silence Bolter

CCW
As usual

Heavy Weapons
As usual+:
- Heavy Bolter may get Inferno ammo (24", S1, AP-, Blast, Poison2+) +5 points
- Infernus Heavy Bolter: 36" S5, AP 4, Assault3
Heavy Flamer
Non of the profiles is one use only. Inferno HB costs +20 per model.
- Deatchwatch Frag cannon: Template S6 AP- Assault2, Rending
24" S7 AP3, Assault 2, Impact
Impact: if target is at 12" or less: S9 and AP2

Elite

Terminators
- 40 points per model (max squad size is 5, min 1)
- Any model may get: Hammer + Shield (+10) or Claws (Free).
- Any model may get: Power Sword (free), Chainfist (+5), Power Fist with aux meltagun (+10)
- Any model may get: Heavy Flamer, Assault Cannon or Cyclon Missile Launcher (usual costs)

Power fist with aux meltagun: May use it as a meltagun and a power fist in the same turn. No one-use limitation

Dreardnoughts
No visible changes here

Vanguard Veternas
No visible changes here but have the special ammo rule.

Quote
Fast Attack

Bikers
-30 points per model
- Special ammo
- Skilled rider
- Split fire
- Squad size (1-5)
- Any model may get power sword (+5)
- Any model may get melta bombs (+5)
- Any model may get teleporting beacon (+10)

Corvus Blackstar
- 180 points
- Twin Linked Assault Cannon
- Black star launcher thing: S4, AP6, Bomb1, Big Blast
S5, AP4, Bomb1, Big Blast, Ignores Cover
- 4 Stormstrike missiles
- Ceramite Plating
- Assault Vehicle
- Attack Flyer
- Transport Capacity: 12. May transport Jump Infantry and Bikes !!!!
- May change the TW Assault Cannon for twin linked lascannon (free)
- May change the 4 misseles for a twin linked Blackstar missile Launcher: 30" S6, AP4, Heavy 1D6, AA
30" S4, AP5 Heavy1, Big Blast, Ignores Cover

Iuchiban wrote:
Hi again, Iuchiban here:

Just to answer some question I've seen:

Black shield upgrade: One veteran per squad can be upgraded to Black Shield. He gains the "Penitence through honour" special rule that grants him to double his attacks when fighting and IC, MC, a Vehicle or when his unit its outnumbered.

Heavy thunder hammer is S10, AP2, Melee, Unwieldy, 2-handed, Concussive, Pulverize (6 to wound have the Instant Death special rule)

Special ammo can be used now with: Bolt Pistols, Bolter and Silence Bolter, each of them with their own profile.

Bikers cannot purchase any other equipment than the one I listed before (Power swords, melta bombs and beacons), but remember that they have the special ammo rule.

Iuchiban wrote:

Well the sprue has:

2x Heavy thunder hammers
12 shoulder pads for different chapters
1x Bolter/Heavy flamer thing
1x Frag cannon
2x Shields
A lot of power swords
1x combi weapon
5 back packs
A lot of heads
Couple of shotguns
Couple of silence bolter
1x Xenothing sword
and some other stuff

Iuchiban wrote:
Formation rules:

Aquila Kill Teams:
1 unit of veterans
1 or more Librarians, Terminators, Vanguard Veternas and/or Bikers
Special rules:
- Reroll of 1's to wound and 1's to penétrate.
- Kill team rule: All models in the unit are considered a single unit and cannot divide them through the combat squad rule. IC cannot leave the unit during the game.
Restrictions:
- Formation can have max size of 10 models, not counting the dedicated transports

Furor Kill Team
1 Unit of Veterans
1 unit of Termies
any number of units of Libbies, Vanguard Veterans, Bikers
Special rules:
- Reroll to wound and to penétrate vs Troops
- Kill team rule
Restrictions:Max 10 models (See above)

Venator Kill team
1 unit of veterans
1 unit of bikers
Any number of units of Libbies, Terminators, Vanguard Veterans
Special rules:
Reroll to wound and to penétrate vs Fast Attack
Kill team special rule
Restrictions: Max 10 models

Dominatus Kill team
1 unit of Veterans
1 unit of Vanguard Veterans
Any number of Libbies, Termies, Bikers
Special rules:
Reroll to wound and to penétrate vs Elite
Kill team special rule
Max 10 models

Malleus Kill Team
1 unit of veterans
1 unit of termies
any number of Libbies, Vanguard veternas or bikers
Special rules:
reroll to wound and to penétrate vs HS
Kill team
Max 10 models

Purgatus Kill team
1 unit of Veterans
1 Librarian
1 unit of Termies
Any number of Libbies, Vanguard Vets and/or bikers
Reroll to wound and to penétrate vs HQ
Kill team
Max 10 models

Strategium Command Team
1 Watch Captain, Chaplain or Libby
1 unit of Veterans or 1 of the above formations
If the formation has a Watch Captain all modles get 6+ FnP as long as the captain is alive
If commanded by a Chaplain all models have Furious Charge
If commanded by a Libby: Stubborn and Adamantium will

Watch Company
1 Watch Captain
4 of: Units of Veterns or the Kill teams mentioned above.
Reroll to wound vs HQ, Psykers or IC

Corvus Dropship wing
3 Corvus things
Reroll to wound and to penetrate vs Flyers or FMC.

Kill team special rule
Restrictions: Max 10 models

Iuchiban wrote:
Relics:
Super special ammo (10 points)
When used with bolt pistol, bolter or silece bolter, 6 to wound have Instand Death

Angelis beacon (30 points)
Works like a normal beacon but once per game, at the beginning of your Movement Phase you can remove a Deatchwatch unit from the battlefield (even if in combat) and Deep strike the unit at 6" of the bearer of the beacon.

Dominus Aegis (20 points)
If bearer does not move, his unit gets 4++

Osseus Key (15 points)
Clavis. Additional, if bearer attacks a vehicle roll a D6. 1 - no effect. 2-3 Vehicle suffers a glancing hit. 4+ Vehicle suffers pen. hit.

Thief of Secrets (20 points)
Power sword + After a model suffers an unsaved woud bearer learns all weaknesses of the objetive. From them on if attack to a model which weaknesses have been learned, wound on 2+. For example, after a Carnifex suffers an unsaved wound, bearer may wound any Carnifex on a 2+.

Ectoclades book (10 points)
At the beginning of your turn bearer may choose one Mission Tactic. When doing so, bearer and his unit gain that misión tactic, additionally to the one granted normally.

Iuchiban wrote:
More stuff:

Warlord Traits:
1. Warlord reroll to wound and to pen. vs MC, Tanks and superheavies.
2. Roll a D6. That many times Warlor OR his unit may reroll one to Hit, Wound or Pen roll.
3. All Warlord's weapons are Master-Crafted (Not the relics)
4. Warlord has Night Vision. May choose to have Night Fight during the first turn.
5. May change the Mission Tactic one additional time.
6. At the beginning of any turn Warlord may order a bombardment on a enemiy unit at 12" or less. Roll a D6. On a 3+ Target suffers D3 hits, S6, AP4. On a result of 6, D3 hits, S10, AP2.

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Bulldogging wrote:
Did I miss the rules for the xenosword? Forgive me but I didn't see it.

Xenosword is a power sword. Saved wounds (when using an inv. save) must be rerolled.

Iuchiban wrote:
And one more thing:

Watch Captain Artemis (The one in the box)
- 145 points
- Power Sword
- Frag and Krak Granades
- Iron Halo
- Special ammo
- Warlord Trait: May change Mission Tactics one additional time
- Fearless
- FnP 6+
- Hellfire Extremis: Combiweapon. Secondary weapon is: Template, S1, AP2, Assault 1, Poison 2+
- Stasis bomb: Once per game, when attacking in close combat, he may instead make a single stasis bomb attack. If so, roll to hit as normal, but resolve the attack with SD, AP1. If the attack misses, Artemis suffers one SD, AP1 hit instead.

Iuchiban wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:
Iuchiban wrote:
Finally my little 9 month monster is sleeping and I am completly yours ....

Let's go:

The sprue (I would post a picture, but I do not know how....Warseer was easier ...

Well the sprue has:

2x Heavy thunder hammers
12 shoulder pads for different chapters
1x Bolter/Heavy flamer thing
1x Frag cannon
2x Shields
A lot of power swords
1x combi weapon
5 back packs
A lot of heads
Couple of shotguns
Couple of silence bolter
1x Xenothing sword
and some other stuff

Is that in addition to the stuff for the actual Deathwatch Veterans?

The box includes one standard Vanguard Veteran Sprue and 1 Deatchwatch Sprue that includes what I listed above.

Iuchiban wrote:
Grav Pistols and Grav guns are in. Grav Cannons are not.

Corvus thing is12/12/11 3HP

Iuchiban wrote:

Vets can take any number of special weapons and up to 4 Heavy Weapons from the list ( Heavy Bolter, Heavy Flamer, Missile Launcher, Heavy Bolter/Flamer thing and Frag Cannon.

There are 2x Termi size shoulder pads in the sprue.

Iuchiban wrote:
Enginseer Kalashnikov wrote:
Can the Watch Master take any upgrades?

He can get equipment from the Special List (Auspex, Combat Shield, Melta bombs, Beacon, etc) and relics. That's it.

Iuchiban wrote:
Mantle wrote:
Is the watch master guy a stand alone model or is he built from the upgrade sprue?

Looks like he is not in the sprue. Probably he will get his own Blister soon ...

**Absolutionis**

Why is Eldrad Ulthran leading a group of Harlequins? If there ever was a good reason to re-release plastic Guardians, it would be alongside Ulthran.

Plus, doesn't Ulthran have a Coven of Isha agreement with the Deathwatch? Why are they fighting?

I bet the Deathwatch are going to drop-pod in, kill the already "dead" Ulthran, slay a couple dozen Avatars, and then bro-fist some Necrons.

**tneva82**

Absolutionis wrote:
Plus, doesn't Ulthran have a Council of Isha pact with the Deathwatch? Why are they fighting?

Which isn't used that much. Eldar xenos, Deathwatch exists to hunt down Xenos. Top of that IoM and Eldar aren't on the same side. They can fight together for sake of convenience but are just as likely to fight against when their goals don't match even temporarily. And it's not that illogical IoM to use their specialized anti-xenos unit when fighting against xenos...

Also deal is between Ulthwe and _some_ members of ordo xenos. Other member says "screw those filthy xenos for standing against our rightful right to dominate the galaxy!"

And deathwatch being military arm of ordo xenos is not that likely to disobey Inquisitor who says "attack these xenos as is your job"

**Azazelx**

Absolutionis wrote:
Why is Eldrad Ulthran leading a group of Harlequins?
Plus, doesn't Ulthran have a Coven of Isha agreement with the Deathwatch? Why are they fighting?

Because BUY THESE COOL MODELS!!!

...which will 100% work on me. I'm down for 4 boxes, baby. I've loved the Harlies since RT, and thought the DW was cool since the WD they were introduced in, and was sorely disappointed when the third Inquisition Codex which should have included them was a no-show.

**Warp Rider**

It looks pretty, goes on pre-order this Saturday and UK price is £95, which when you think about, the Deathwatch side (based on rough estimates) are about £130 alone. So tempted but I really need to show some restraint!

**General Kroll**

It's a dead certainty for me, especially with my birthday coming up, I can use it as an excuse to blow a load of cash on this.

**angelofvengeance**

I'm only really interested in Watch-Captain Artemis, since DWO has me covered for the Deathwatch goodness. Will probably snap up a deal on eBay for him. That and I regret never having bought him in 54mm.

Not interested in painting motley. Far too much messing about for my liking.

**Crazyterran**

The independent parts are about 465 Canadian all together, assuming Eldrad and Artemis are 30 each, and the Deathwatch box costs the same as a box of Sternguard.

I'm guessing the box is going to be 180 Canadian? I mean, that's what BAC was, and I think it's 150 US.

**Imateria**

angelofvengeance wrote:
I'm only really interested in Watch-Captain Artemis, since DWO has me covered for the Deathwatch goodness. Will probably snap up a deal on eBay for him. That and I regret never having bought him in 54mm. Not interested in painting motley. Far too much messing about for my liking.

Not all Masques use motley, god knows I couldn't paint that either.

**Soldier0Fortune**

@OP
I got the same email and checked it out on their website. I was very tempted to pre-order a box because I am currently looking for something completely new to do for 40k ( It has become extremely boring for me lately ). I am tossing between ordering it now and waiting 2928475 weeks for it to arrive (Slow seller...ive used them before. Unless you go through ebay where they post asap due to ratings, but charge higher prices) , or waiting to see what its like here in Aus.

My only wonder is how much do you think it'l be Aussie ? If its about 98GBP and about 150USD , the rough conversion would put it about 200ish but knowing that GW prices are never a literal conversion of currencies, My guess will be a solid $280 or so.

What do you all think ?

**barnacle111**

It'll certainly be $250 to 300 my guess... Hmm.. I'm visiting my folks in the uk at Xmas, think I might be taking an extra suitcase!

**Azazelx**

Soldier0Fortune wrote:
@OP
I got the same email and checked it out on their website. I was very tempted to pre-order a box because I am currently looking for something completely new to do for 40k ( It has become extremely boring for me lately ). I am tossing between ordering it now and waiting 2928475 weeks for it to arrive (Slow seller...ive used them before. Unless you go through ebay where they post asap due to ratings, but charge higher prices) , or waiting to see what its like here in Aus.

My only wonder is how much do you think it'l be Aussie ? If its about 98GBP and about 150USD , the rough conversion would put it about 200ish but knowing that GW prices are never a literal conversion of currencies, My guess will be a solid $280 or so.

What do you all think ?

I've used DGS in the past. They used to be great, but their speed of shipping and more importantly, standard of packaging have severely dropped over the years to the point where I no longer bother with them - so I just use other sellers now. There's a ton of them between Amazon and eBay, and a lot of them are cheaper to boot. We know the local price will be horrid, and the best local prices (Black Cultist) come with the guy being a turd to deal with. Poor attitude and gakky service - and with his time to ship (which is a separate issue to the gakky service) and higher prices than overseas anyway, he's just not worth dealing with at all.

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Just found the boxed shots - the contents are very much in line with a combined -

Start Collecting: Deathwatch
Start Collecting: Harlequins

plus mini-rulebook.

**H.B.M.C.**

Howling Griffon pad? Brazen Claws pad? Silver Skulls pad?

Holy feth yes! Please have a Fleshtearer pad.

I've got a Deathwatch Sanguinary Priest (with two Chainswords!) that's just missing the Fleshtearer pad.

**Hanskrampf**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Howling Griffon pad? Brazen Claws pad? Silver Skulls pad?

Holy feth yes! Please have a Fleshtearer pad.

I've got a Deathwatch Sanguinary Priest (with two Chainswords!) that's just missing the Fleshtearer pad.

There is one. See Atia's blog

**MacMuckles**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Howling Griffon pad? Brazen Claws pad? Silver Skulls pad?

Holy feth yes! Please have a Fleshtearer pad.

I've got a Deathwatch Sanguinary Priest (with two Chainswords!) that's just missing the Fleshtearer pad.

Already confirmed that there is

**H.B.M.C.**

Ah yes I see it now. Along with Novamarines and something else.

Excellent!

**Azazelx**

Found and added - and yes, any "raptor head" chapter. Could even use it for the Mentor Legion, but I prefer the original owl-head chapter-badge.

**casvalremdeikun**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Ah yes I see it now. Along with Novamarines and something else.

Excellent!

Screw your Novamarines, those are Sons of Medusa!

**lord_blackfang**

There's a combi heavy bolter / heavy flamer there. Forgive me if I don't get excited about chapter pads.

**Bull0**

Those plastic deathwatch look awesome. It's happening!

**Fr1skED1ngO**

Does this potentially give harlequins access to an HQ?

**Souleater**

Are those new Harlequins?

**Imateria**

The only thing new on the Harlequin side is Eldrad, and whether he can be taken as a Harly HQ beyond the formation that will be in the box I have no idea.

**Nostromodamus**

Only 1 Troupe Master?

**jah-joshua**

Imateria wrote:
The only thing new on the Harlequin side is Eldrad, and whether he can be taken as a Harly HQ beyond the formation that will be in the box I have no idea.

the silhouette of the Death Jester looks like it could be an alt. sculpt, too...
hard to tell from the small pic...

DW Marine components are looking amazing!!!
great pads...
shotgun!!!
heavy bolter/heavy flamer combo!!!

i am so glad that my commission queue is almost cleared out...
i am itching to paint some Deathwatch Marines

thanks for posting the sprue pics, Az...
FB is full of the box set pics, but no sprues in my feed yet...
you made my day!!!

cheers
jah

**vitki**

jah-joshua wrote:

the silhouette of the Death Jester looks like it could be an alt. sculpt, too...
hard to tell from the small pic...

It looks like the same one to me, just turned a bit so we're looking at the stone arch from the side.
I would love some alternate sculpts, but I don't think this is one.

**Absolutionis**

With how much people are salivating over the Spess Mahreens, at least I'll be able to pick up a bunch of Eldar stuff for cheap off Ebay.

**jah-joshua**

vitki wrote:
jah-joshua wrote:

the silhouette of the Death Jester looks like it could be an alt. sculpt, too...
hard to tell from the small pic...

It looks like the same one to me, just turned a bit so we're looking at the stone arch from the side.
I would love some alternate sculpts, but I don't think this is one.

i think you are right...
too bad my original three metal DJ's are so skinny :(
new guy is a much more intimidating sculpt...
the originals are still great models, though...

plastic Eldrad is gonna be good...
the new plastic characters have so much more dimension to them, the way they are cut to enhance the use of negative space gives a lot of flow and motion compared to the old metal sculpts...
it is only a slight improvement over the classic Jes Goodwin sculpts, but it makes me happy

cheers
jah

**Wachaza**

Absolutionis wrote:
With how much people are salivating over the Spess Mahreens, at least I'll be able to pick up a bunch of Eldar stuff for cheap off Ebay.

Eldrad will be expensive as every Eldar player will want one. The vehicles reasonable and the Harlequin Troupe will be cheap as chips. The basic Harlequins are the worst plastics GW has released in a long time. They look like a team of basketball players against normal Eldar, the Haarlem Craftworldtrotters,

**ceorron**

New SM plastics, including lots of new weapons!! Well that isn't something I expected.

I wanted more new Eldar than just Eldrad. Typical really.