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GW were doing proprietary dice (in Heroquest and Space Crusade) before it was cool. The release of 8th edition 40k marks the first time since 1993 that one of their core games hasn't had a special die of some sort.
I'm not sure I'm interested in this game, but it looks like it should be good.
AndrewGPaul wrote: GW were doing proprietary dice (in Heroquest and Space Crusade) before it was cool. The release of 8th edition 40k marks the first time since 1993 that one of their core games hasn't had a special die of some sort.
I'm not sure I'm interested in this game, but it looks like it should be good.
Thank you! Artillery and Scatter Dice were around long before Fantasy Flight Games even existed.
–The Harrower Artist, Game Designer, and Wargame Veteran
http://dedard.blogspot.com
AndrewGPaul wrote: GW were doing proprietary dice (in Heroquest and Space Crusade) before it was cool. The release of 8th edition 40k marks the first time since 1993 that one of their core games hasn't had a special die of some sort.
I'm not sure I'm interested in this game, but it looks like it should be good.
Thank you! Artillery and Scatter Dice were around long before Fantasy Flight Games even existed.
Games Workshop are providing rumors directly now. Therefore sources have stopped posting more or less as we have info way head. I think Sad Panda is fine.
just somebody wondering if the reason that sad panda (who clearly had a high level info pipeline into GW) hasn't posted recently was that he might have been the recently deceased and much missed Alan Bligh
Not a joke at all- I was genuinely worried, as while I didnt have the fortune of knowing him personally, I was an still am a HUGE fan of his work. His vision of 40k and 30k are really major parts of what I love about the setting.
Ive also long suspected he might have been the kind of person tonleak what he knew about upcoming goodies to the rest of us.
Granted I probably jumped to make that connection, but it came from a place of real concern, and fond memories or Mr. Bligh.
Was alright. I'm sure ill pick it up as I have bought nearly every other GW side game.
Plays fast, and there is an emphasis on deck building for your action cards and victory point cards.
So far there is no range in the game, and its all about being near allies to gang up on guys. Will be interesting to see how they further expand it or support it.
That’s right – the Orruks are coming to the cursed City of Mirrors. The latest warband announced for Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire, Ironskull’s Boyz, are here to conquer with brute force and a little Orruk kunnin’. These greenskins will be representing the forces of Destruction in the first wave of Shadespire warbands, released soon after the game itself – which will be supported by its own dedicated website – later this year.
Also confirmed at NOVA was that all of these new Shadespire warbands, Orruks included, will eventually get full Warhammer Age of Sigmar Warscrolls (once they escape from the City of Mirrors, of course).
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Well an orc team was pretty much a must, they look a bit less individual than the other 3 teams though. Wish two of them had helmets tbh. I guess they are 'decent'.
Thargrim wrote: Well an orc team was pretty much a must, they look a bit less individual than the other 3 teams though. Wish two of them had helmets tbh. I guess they are 'decent'.
They look good. I think with a color other than yellow they would look a lot better. All that's left now is the Skaven which I'm super excited for, and the Fyreslayers which I'm not a fan of. Was hoping for Elves, but what can you do? I'll pick up all the factions, but Skaven, Stormcast, and Undead will probably be my go to.
–The Harrower Artist, Game Designer, and Wargame Veteran
http://dedard.blogspot.com
Thargrim wrote: Well an orc team was pretty much a must, they look a bit less individual than the other 3 teams though. Wish two of them had helmets tbh. I guess they are 'decent'.
They look good. I think with a color other than yellow they would look a lot better. All that's left now is the Skaven which I'm super excited for, and the Fyreslayers which I'm not a fan of. Was hoping for Elves, but what can you do? I'll pick up all the factions, but Skaven, Stormcast, and Undead will probably be my go to.
Yeah a Skaven team would be cool, as would some kind of elf team. These teams don't contain a lot of models so i'm sure they'll pump out a few more next year.
Thargrim wrote: Well an orc team was pretty much a must, they look a bit less individual than the other 3 teams though. Wish two of them had helmets tbh. I guess they are 'decent'.
They look good. I think with a color other than yellow they would look a lot better. All that's left now is the Skaven which I'm super excited for, and the Fyreslayers which I'm not a fan of. Was hoping for Elves, but what can you do? I'll pick up all the factions, but Skaven, Stormcast, and Undead will probably be my go to.
Yeah a Skaven team would be cool, as would some kind of elf team. These teams don't contain a lot of models so i'm sure they'll pump out a few more next year.
Only more if the game does well. It's a wait and see kinda thing from what I heard.
–The Harrower Artist, Game Designer, and Wargame Veteran
http://dedard.blogspot.com
Dedicated website sounds good and I'm pretty confident such a fast to collect and play game with a different playstyles from the main game will do well enough to support more releases so I'm certainly happy about this.
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Dedicated website sounds good and I'm pretty confident such a fast to collect and play game with a different playstyles from the main game will do well enough to support more releases so I'm certainly happy about this.
I'm confident in it too. It's received a lot of coverage on some non-wargaming websites. Matches are supposed to be quick like 30 mins. I think they are targeting the competitive X-Wing and Magic crowds which is smart.
–The Harrower Artist, Game Designer, and Wargame Veteran
http://dedard.blogspot.com
Khorne is in the bottom right, so what's top middle? Marauders/Slaves to Darkness?
With that, two Mortal Chaos and two Stormcast subfactions are shown here, I wonder if they're options to swap in the warbands or if Vanguard will be it's own warband.
From the looks of it, it'll be something like:
-Stormcast and Ironjawz as high power/low model count
-Skaven and Deathrattle as low power/high model count
-Khorne and Fyreslayers as somwhere in between
Decent variety, can't wait to see what other factions show up.
From an initial luke-warm reaction to Shadespire, I am getting very hyped with this game. It just keeps looking better and better.
"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
So.. other stormcast band, skavens and fyresalyers are next..
Just Skaven and Fyreslayers. That's it for this release window and something I already mentioned a few posts back. We are only getting additional Warbands if the game does well. Demo kits should be in the stores in a few weeks.
–The Harrower Artist, Game Designer, and Wargame Veteran
http://dedard.blogspot.com
2000 Khorne Bloodbound (Skullfiend Tribe- Aqshy)
1000 Tzeentch Arcanites (Pyrofane Cult - Hysh) in progress
2000 Slaves to Darkness (Ravagers)
The release of 8th edition 
