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no pestigor ;( ;( ;( ;(

That blightkings are getting a points reduction concerns me. They really perform as a 200 point unit already (but cost 180) so a reduction to 160-170 would push them well into OP territory. I am hoping the warscroll gets a nerf to balance this out.

Lord Kragan wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:

 Nostromodamus wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:

 Nostromodamus wrote:
I like them, but would have preferred they keep the Plaguebearers as dour.

They have kept Plaguebearers as dour.

Oh good. The smiling one prancing around playing bagpipes with a singing Nurgling threw me off for a moment.

He's not a Plaguebearer. He's a Sloppity Bilepiper.

Well, he IS a plaguebearer, just a mentally ill one.

Until we see his fluff, we don't know if he is or is not a Plaguebearer.

Hugh, not a fan of these plaguebearers. Especially the bag player. Looks like something straight out of malifaux

 Ghaz wrote:

Lord Kragan wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:

 Nostromodamus wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:

 Nostromodamus wrote:
I like them, but would have preferred they keep the Plaguebearers as dour.

They have kept Plaguebearers as dour.

Oh good. The smiling one prancing around playing bagpipes with a singing Nurgling threw me off for a moment.

He's not a Plaguebearer. He's a Sloppity Bilepiper.

Well, he IS a plaguebearer, just a mentally ill one.

Until we see his fluff, we don't know if he is or is not a Plaguebearer.

Unless Nurgle invented a new Daemon that looks exactly like a Plaguebearer, then he is definitely a Plaguebearer.

Given that they are Heralds.. They are Plaguebearer Heralds.

 streetsamurai wrote:
Hugh, not a fan of these plaguebearers. Especially the bag player. Looks like something straight out of malifaux

Like a lot of AoS models(for my taste, anyway) he'll be excellent...after the parts are divided up over two or three less ostentatious models. I'm seeing the basis of some very interesting Mordheim Carnival of Chaos models in these, potentially.

He's a little too manic for my taste, Nurgle has always had that jolly aspect but not a hyper-happy sort. That said I still think it's a good miniature, and I understand that the posing needs to be a bit exaggerated to sell the 'dancing' effect. Maybe they come from Night Goblins affected by Nurgle's rot? Because they are all about that sort of hyperactive happy.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
He's a little too manic for my taste, Nurgle has always had that jolly aspect but not a hyper-happy sort. That said I still think it's a good miniature, and I understand that the posing needs to be a bit exaggerated to sell the 'dancing' effect. Maybe they come from Night Goblins affected by Nurgle's rot? Because they are all about that sort of hyperactive happy.

I can see your point. I saw it as more of a prankster. Like a joker (from Bateman universe). I actually enjoy the garden-y, horticulture aspect of Nurgle. But I love you can build an army with Nurgle miniatures in so many different themes! Garden, jolly/manic/prankster, diseases, evil...etc

I love the shield that the Blightking(?) is wielding on the cover of the Battletome.

 nels1031 wrote:
I love the shield that the Blightking(?) is wielding on the cover of the Battletome.

That guy is the Lord of Blight.
In the trailer, when the Glotkin brother talks about his "princes", these two show:


The left one looks like a mix of the two plastic Nurgle heroes and the blightknight torso, but the others has the same shield, heads and weapons as the guy in the cover.

Have to admit I'm surprised Nurgle kept those three working. Guess he did finally let them out of the jar after their failure in the End Times.

It's nice to see the Ghurk isn't totally non-sentient as well.

 Galas wrote:

 nels1031 wrote:
I love the shield that the Blightking(?) is wielding on the cover of the Battletome.

That guy is the Lord of Blight.
In the trailer, when the Glotkin brother talks about his "princes", these two show:

Spoiler:

The left one looks like a mix of the two plastic Nurgle heroes and the blightknight torso, but the others has the same shield, heads and weapons as the guy in the cover.

The left is a straight blightking build using just the parts from that kit. The right isn't tough so safe bet it's the Lord of Blight. We'll see tomorrow I suspect.

Finding out the campaign is primarily nurgle vs nagash, bummer, learning that the aelves are still no where to be found 2 years after AoS release... unacceptable

I think Sloppity Bilepiper sums up my feelings on most of this lol

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
Finding out the campaign is primarily nurgle vs nagash, bummer, learning that the aelves are still no where to be found 2 years after AoS release... unacceptable

I think Sloppity Bilepiper sums up my feelings on most of this lol

Where have you read that is primarily nurgle vs nagash? I believe is just Death vs everyone. They have just decided to connect this battletome release with the current timeline.

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
Finding out the campaign is primarily nurgle vs nagash, bummer, learning that the aelves are still no where to be found 2 years after AoS release... unacceptable

I think Sloppity Bilepiper sums up my feelings on most of this lol

I would love a Nagash vs Nugle and save the elves/aelves/what ever they are called for next year so it can become a year long campaign of aelves (I think they are called sorry if that is wrong) Slanneesh. It would be nice for something like "Good" vs "evil". So it would be nice to have "evil" vs "evil" and not always the Space Marines/Stormcasts all the time.

I want them to do it right and not just rushed and half arsed like some releases GW have done seemed to be. Do it right. Do it justice. This is where we need patience. Would be nice to know if true so we can be patient for it instead of wondering if and every when they will come out.

I am very happy that we now have a basis for that upcoming Black Pyramid novel Josh is working on. The news of it going from Plague Garden to Nagash getting involved had me worried it'd feel a bit random but the trailer quelled that worry.

Also, I really, really, really love that trailer. That artistic animation is the exact thing I want if they ever try a small AoS movie. It was those kinds of animations that caught peoples imaginations back in the day(and a few obscure but great titles of today) and AoS should be honored with that.

learning that the aelves are still no where to be found 2 years after AoS release... unacceptable 

Um, depends I guess. They certainly are in the lore and novels with even their own major city, the Phoenicium, and focus in Hammerhal, Firestorm and the recent Autumn Prince audio.

Model-wise yeah but if it's gotta be brand new models rather than "old" ones(for whatever reason) then you got the Sylvaneth as a decent holdover and the Shadowkin from Silver Tower.

That all said, I'm looking forward to battletome focus on the aelves as well and eager for the Shadowkin release.

Just because it's nurgle and death to start doesn't mean there AREN'T order/destruction factions coming. Lot of Olympic level gun jumping going on here.

Haha, yeah, people are trying too hard to see into the future right now.

based on past releases we're pretty safe we'll get at least one more release after death and Nurgle.

It's been about 3-4 (4-5 if you count the redone SCE & Khorne battletomes) army releases per year.

https://malignportents.com/#2

New portents video

And just for my birthday!

What's with the triangles fam.

Edit: Happy birthday m'lord.

Hmm Asylum - interesting direction.

 unmercifulconker wrote:
What's with the triangles fam.

Edit: Happy birthday m'lord.

Pestilens? The Skaven symbol is a triangle and they fit in because Nurgle, possibly.

Well if we're looking at Sigmar's people beginning to go to Nagash for protection instead then an Asylum is fitting.

(Though, of more an unrelated note, now I envision a shout-out to the Undead Asylum with zombies, liberators and a GUO in place of hollows, black knights and an Asylum Demon. )

And just for my birthday! 

Happy birthday, buddy!

Baron Klatz wrote:
Well if we're looking at Sigmar's people beginning to go to Nagash for protection instead then an Asylum is fitting.

(Though, of more an unrelated note, now I envision a shout-out to the Undead Asylum with zombies, liberators and a GUO in place of hollows, black knights and an Asylum Demon. )

And just for my birthday! 

Happy birthday, buddy!

Makes sense oh god I can't wait for the timer to count down.

The text with it mentions not even 'the deepest forests,' reckon a little nod to the Wanderers?

 unmercifulconker wrote:
What's with the triangles fam.
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Pyramid drawings maybe?

 silverstu wrote:

 unmercifulconker wrote:
What's with the triangles fam.
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Pyramid drawings maybe?

That would be my guess. Some Death love is almost certain, in the Nurgle video too the Glottkin mention their enemy isn't Order, it's Death.

Along with the words and video, here is my guess.

Perhaps it's showing that if you want to be safe embrace nagash. Everyone is scared because knowing the mortal realms signs must be popping up that things are going down. Nagashite's are on the streets are shouting to embrace the great necromancer etc.