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 Scottywan82 wrote:

 Shadow Walker wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/05/02/score-battle-tactics-and-issue-powerful-commands-as-the-flow-of-battle-twists-and-turns-in-spearhead/

These seem neat. I am not wild about having to buy two more decks of cards for Spearhead, but the principle is cool. I really hope they create Spearhead forces without boxes in White Dwarf or something. I'd love to see one that is Necromancer-themed for SBGL. Maybe with a Necromancer, 20 Zombies, a Corpse Cart, and 10 Dire Wolves or something along those lines.

they've been publishing new combat patrols in white dwarf, so i imagine that trend will keep up. i imagine that makes for good, consistent content for the magazine

Hm, i wonder if that "Dracothian's Dai" is a name drop for some new scenery?

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Hm, i wonder if that "Dracothian's Dai" is a name drop for some new scenery?

Maybe or they could dig out the old Dragonfate Dias again.

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 Overread wrote:
In theory Underworlds can also at as an outreach game more so than Warcry in terms of bringing in more people.

It's why I'm a bit sad to see its price rising and rising from what I consider a cheap "oh what's that" buy at a game store or book store; into what I consider more of a collectors price for existing gamers.

Underworlds games have been rather quiet, here in suffolk. Whats it like in your neck of the woods?

Suffolk as well - and Suffolk is always quiet for everything

 Overread wrote:


Suffolk as well - and Suffolk is always quiet for everything

And I thought I was the only Dakkanaut in the village!

But yes, it is generally quiet here. Definitely a case of having like-minded friends, rather than pick-up games with strangers. There are games to be had going a bit further a field, but I've not gone that far in a while.

SamusDrake wrote:

 Overread wrote:


Suffolk as well - and Suffolk is always quiet for everything

And I thought I was the only Dakkanaut in the village!

But yes, it is generally quiet here. Definitely a case of having like-minded friends, rather than pick-up games with strangers. There are games to be had going a bit further a field, but I've not gone that far in a while.

Yeah sadly its a case of having to travel to get games really. Had some good luck around Lowestoft. Club there is pretty diverse in terms of games played.

Cor blimey, haven't been to Lowestoft in donkey's years. Last time I went there I was expecting a nice sunny day but instead got bloody drenched!

Getting back to AOS, I think this Spearhead thing might work out a little bit better than 40K Patrol, as the boxes are £10 cheaper and the cards might just add enough variety for each game.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Hm, i wonder if that "Dracothian's Dai" is a name drop for some new scenery?

I'm guessing it's referring to icons on the objective markers, instead of numbers.

Path to glory time:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/05/03/walk-the-path-to-glory-and-forge-epic-armies-in-newaos/

Immediate thoughts are this is lifted a great deal from Middle-Earth's battle companies. Which i have zero issues with at all.

Wasn't there meant to be a Skaven preview this week, or did I imagine that?

 Dysartes wrote:
Wasn't there meant to be a Skaven preview this week, or did I imagine that?

From the bottom of the article on the 29th(Monday) :

There are still plenty of new miniatures for the Skaven and Stormcast Eternals, and next week, we’ll be showing off another reimagined unit developed by the Clans Skryre.

Looking forward to it!

I know it shouldn't bother me, but it bothers me so much that Path of the Warrior starts with the defensive ability on the right and the offensive ability on the left, and then swaps to defense on left and offense on right for the last two levels. I just feel in my gut that considering the spread of the abilities it should be all offense on one side and all defense on the other.

The return of Anvil of Apotheosis is something to be celebrated. Custom characters for weird and wacky conversions, I'm all about that.

It's also pretty rare to see something so openly encouraging conversions from the main studio nowadays - especially in light of 40k releasing 10th edition and reorganising unit sizes to discourage you taking a battleline model and converting it to a character.

Also glad to hear that the Anvil of Apotheosis will be part of the battletomes. For stormcasts this should allow retired Sacroscant models to return to the field of battle in narrative games...

Still disappointed with the lack of solo rulesets for AOS outside of Cursed City. At the very least, Warcry should have received a supplement for this style of play by now.

Got the first of my two Darkoath Boxes.

Put together the first 20 infantry and going to get them primed up later today. Going to work on conversions on the second box when it arrives later this week.

Also have to find my Warqueen that I bought during Malign Portents and never got around to painting.

Got my two as well, but away next week so i've only had a chance to look at the sprues. How were the 20 to build?

Is Grombrindal up for pre-orders today? I didn't see him on the NZ site

Yes, he's been delayed for Aus/NZ

 GaroRobe wrote:
Is Grombrindal up for pre-orders today? I didn't see him on the NZ site

From the article:

As a limited edition miniature, you’ll be able to pre-order Grombrindal from Saturday the 4th of May, and he’ll be available to purchase from Saturday 18th of May 2024, to Sunday the 2nd of June 2024 – anyone who orders Grombrindal during this period is guaranteed to receive one.*

* This product is delayed in Australia and New Zealand.

I hope that means the entire order window is shifted for you guys, not just the opening.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Got my two as well, but away next week so i've only had a chance to look at the sprues. How were the 20 to build?

Not difficult at all, but also not all that customizable, as a previous blog review pointed out. Made sure not to repeat head or weapon loadouts to at least break up their silhouettes. Going to prime them w/o shields then paint them seperately.

I need the Wacry Ravagers back in stock, ASAP, GW!

I’ve built about half mine and they go together pretty well but yeah they aren’t particularly customisable outside of the two weapon options and 2-3 head choices per body. I wish there was a champion build for a second body, like in the new Kroot carnivores, at least. Still, happy with my box!

The right hands are all interchangeable between bodies of the same sex (banner bearer possibly excepted) and you do end up with two spare sets of legs, so I'm going to dig around for spare torsos from somewhere...

So Rats today. What do you think will they show? Big gun or jezzails?

 Shadow Walker wrote:
So Rats today. What do you think will they show? Big gun or jezzails?

Big gun is lower hanging fruit as we've seen it sort of.

Dudeface wrote:

 Shadow Walker wrote:
So Rats today. What do you think will they show? Big gun or jezzails?

Big gun is lower hanging fruit as we've seen it sort of.

Yeah, that is why I would like to see new jezzails today, yes yes!

Jezzails most likely.

Jezzails are pretty nasty in this edition – Wounding on 3+, they get 2 Attacks dealing 2 Damage each with 2 Rend, and their Warpstone Snipers action grants them +1 to Hit if they don’t move. No Stormcast Eternal, no matter how ornate their armour, nor grim their purpose, is safe from these fizzing fusillades.

yup, that's what a modern jezzail should look like!

Looks great, and is proper killy too!

That canister on its back looks like they've gone from warlock "matchlock" design rifles to something that fires with gas pressure from a warpstone fuelled thingy.

Which is a really interesting evolution of the model considering that 1st generation ones were fully matchlock style with the little ammo pouches that you'd "bite to open" from the Napoleonic era.