Age of Sigmar news & rumours : Malign Portents

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**DarkBlack**

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:I am not sure there is a word to accurately describe how bad that slug is, maybe terribad?

Not only does it look like it's from the 90s cartoon 'ahhh real monsters' but it's got weird design elements, like the anchor/ plow its pulling to 'slow' the slug down.
It's too whimsical and cirquedusoleil.
Nice PG grim dark universe they are setting up.

Only redeeming piece is the shell, which has a ton of garbage on it.

Vote with your wallets, don't buy crap

I'm not a fan either, but I don't like Nurgle stuff in general. Doesn't make it bad though, looks like a Nurgle thing with the "jolly grandfather" element actually represented .

Some people will like it and that is who GW needs to care about. Just like with the KO.

**Kirasu**

Wow.. highly detailed model that is also absolutely terrible on design. Can't believe they'd make such a cartoony thing.

**Inquisitor Kallus**

Kirasu wrote:
Wow.. highly detailed model that is also absolutely terrible on design. Can't believe they'd make such a cartoony thing.

A lot of people disagree. Its very old school slaves to darkness style

**Kirasu**

Inquisitor Kallus wrote:
Kirasu wrote:
Wow.. highly detailed model that is also absolutely terrible on design. Can't believe they'd make such a cartoony thing.

A lot of people disagree. Its very old school slaves to darkness style

Okay let me change my own opinion then! There are people that also bought mutilators.

**Inquisitor Kallus**

Kirasu wrote:
Inquisitor Kallus wrote:
Kirasu wrote:
Wow.. highly detailed model that is also absolutely terrible on design. Can't believe they'd make such a cartoony thing.

A lot of people disagree. Its very old school slaves to darkness style

Okay let me change my own opinion then! There are people that also bought mutilators.

You can change your opinion, but its just that, an opinion. I wouldnt say its a terrible design, just quite different from the usual, and if you dont like the aesthetic, so be it

**Tamereth**

That snail thing is adorable, I'm actually tempted to pick it up. Entirely not the terrifying plague monster it's meant to be, but I like it. It could well be the first AoS model I pay money for, via a bit seller on ebay mind you.

**Ruin**

Kirasu wrote:
Wow.. highly detailed model that is also absolutely terrible on design. Can't believe they'd make such a cartoony thing.

As demonstrated with Mortarion its the gakky studio Nurgle pastel paint scheme.

Can someone with greater skills than I photoshop it to a grimier colour tone and have the eyes without pupils so they're one solid colour. Both will go a long way to show there's a great mini under there.

**skullking**

Boxed set looks great!

I'm definitely in for the snail rider, and I hope he's a 40k character as well. I had wanted the mounted sigmarines as well, which is great! I only have one set of plague drones, so this is great to get more, and I can always use extra nurglings & plague bearers for various nurglification of vehicles & bases. I don't have the crossbow sigmarines, but with them I'm going to have quite the sigmarine army when I combine them with the stuff I got in the original AoS boxed set.

All in all, it works for me! Glad to see Papa Nurgle squishing his way into AoS more.

**Sleboda**

Tamereth wrote:
That snail thing is adorable, I'm actually tempted to pick it up. Entirely not the terrifying plague monster it's meant to be, but I like it. It could well be the first AoS model I pay money for, via a bit seller on ebay mind you.

You wear your scorn and contempt like a badge of honor. Good for you.

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Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
I am not sure there is a word to accurately describe how bad that slug is, maybe terribad?

Not only does it look like it's from the 90s cartoon 'ahhh real monsters' but it's got weird design elements, like the anchor/ plow its pulling to 'slow' the slug down.
It's too whimsical and cirquedusoleil.
Nice PG grim dark universe they are setting up.

Only redeeming piece is the shell, which has a ton of garbage on it.

Vote with your wallets, don't buy crap

Show us on the doll where the Nurgle touched you.

**TheWaspinator**

It's essentially two start collecting sets mashed together, but the stormcast side looks way better than many of the sets that include stormcast since those are presumably full kits. Those stormcast that don't have special weapons that keep showing up in box sets are kind of annoying.

**ik0ner**

That snail thing is serious love. Best GW mini in quite some time.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

I do like the snail, but not sure on how they painted the eyes.

All gonna be in the description for me though. Given the sheer rotting horror of Nurgle, it's easy to forget he's a happy, jolly fellow - and stuff like Beasts of Nurgles are essentially his take on a playful puppy. All jumpy and slobbering, eager to share their gifts and get a fuss.

So if the background of the snail matches the slightly cartoonish look (which as others have pointed out, may well just be the paint job accentuating), much less of a problem. If it's meant to be some kind of rabid killer - different entirely.

**ZebioLizard2**

Given he's using it to till the soil.. Not so sure it's meant to be a rabid killer.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Personality. All about the personality

**ZebioLizard2**

I dunno, the Snail might not but I'm pretty sure Audrey the III at the back there is quite hungry.

**Inquisitor Kallus**

ZebioLizard2 wrote:
I dunno, the Snail might not but I'm pretty sure Audrey the III at the back there is quite hungry.

Glad im not the only one that spotted that lol

**Sete**

Will skip this.
The 2 new miniatures can be easily acquired elsewhere.

**judgedoug**

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
Vote with your wallets, don't buy crap

I don't buy most GW stuff, but I will be buying this ^_^
Papa Nurgle embrace me!

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Chopxsticks wrote:
It always fascinates me when people make posts like this. Do people really think posts like that influence peoples purchasing decisions?

Yes. It's part of many facets of NPD. Narcissists can't distinguish between their subjective opinion and objective fact - so when something comes at odds with their subjective worldview, it generates anger, confusion, and resentment.

**Alpharius**

RULE #1 is BE POLITE.

Let's not engage in armchair psycho-analysis, please.

RULE #2 is STAY ON TOPIC.

The topic here being "Age of Sigmar" releases.

Thanks!

**matphat**

I love this model so much. I think I may have to buy three of these slugs just to paint them up in different schemes. GW has really been outdoing themselves with how much character they are injecting into their newest models.

I don't even play AOS.

**NinthMusketeer**

So I just got a look at the Freeguild preview, good news is that freeguild infantry is included in the new horde meta and the allegiance ability is appropriately strong to compensate for the restrictiveness of going just freeguild. It's a shame they only have one command trait though (the other five are apparently just there to have pretty words on the page, given how inferior they are).

**Lord Kragan**

NinthMusketeer wrote:
So I just got a look at the Freeguild preview, good news is that freeguild infantry is included in the new horde meta and the allegiance ability is appropriately strong to compensate for the restrictiveness of going just freeguild. It's a shame they only have one command trait though (the other five are obviously just there to have pretty words on the page, given how inferior they are).

Eh, it depends, really. Depending on how triumphs work in the new GHB, I can see a point being made for that one trait too.

**NinthMusketeer**

Roll a d3 at the start of the game to determine which you get one phase of: reroll hits for one unit, reroll wounds for one unit, or reroll saves for one unit.

**Lord Kragan**

NinthMusketeer wrote:
Roll a d3 at the start of the game to determine which you get one phase of: reroll hits for one unit, reroll wounds for one unit, or reroll saves for one unit.

That's the old triumph table, though. They said they tweaked it.

**NinthMusketeer**

Ah, I was unaware. Nothing on it will be nearly as strong as a free mystic shield on every unit within 6" of the general (including himself) every turn he's alive.

**Bottle**

Freeguild abilities look great! I really want to add a big unit of Demigryphs to my army and that will hopefully get them to 1600pts (enough for allies).

**reds8n**

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/08/25/new-and-updated-faqs-forge-world-warscrolls-and-compendium-pdfsgw-homepage-post-1/

The General’s Handbook 2017 is on shelves tomorrow, and however you play Warhammer Age of Sigmar, there’s something new for you. To coincide with this game changing new book, we’re releasing loads of new updates to help with your games. The first of these is a set of FAQs designed to clarify your games; the second is a series of updated Warscrolls and matched play points values for your Forge World models, and the third, refreshed Compendium Warscrolls for a range of classic models from a variety of factions.

The release of the new General’s Handbook was a great time for us to take a look at the game and address a few common questions. These FAQs have been written based on feedback given by you, the community, as well as from observations from Warhammer Age of Sigmar Tournaments, and should help make your games run more smoothly than ever.

enjoy !

**Mymearan**

Ooooh Bloodsecrator and Khemist stacking is GONE. And goodbye Saul! Jesus this update is enormous, what a huge effort by GW!

**Hulksmash**

Ouch, the hits keep coming on the Overlords. Guess they're done till 2018's GHB when it drops prices for a bunch of units.

Also a bit annoyed they couldn't be bothered to update the key words for the older lizardmen units they kept or the beastmen units.

**Thommy H**

Actually, they did update them - to remove the existing factions!

So you won't get your allegiance abilities if you include legacy units now.