Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Nice find!

Often we get them over the weekend so fingers crossed.

Well the models will either be a wtf is that? or holy gak these are awesome!

Hopefully the latter. If these are nice models and can be added as a plug-in detachment, I might just break my clean sweep of Imperial armies...

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Well the models will either be a wtf is that? or holy gak these are awesome!

Oh I hadn't considered that. Hopefully they don't look too square.

Credit to aracerssx on Warseer:

aracerssx wrote:

here is next week

-harlequin troupe: 6 models $40
-harlequin solitaire: 1 model $26


-horus heresy: Tallarn executioner john french hardback 125pgs $25
-the masque of vyle: By andy chambers hardback 128pages $20
-path of the dark eldar omnibus: By andy chambers paperback 128pgs $17.50
-warhammer visions issue 13: 236pgs $12



also the hints for next week for issue 54 on saturday 7 feb
*the dance continues
*exclusive warhammer 40k mission
*some very converted orks

"The Dance Continues"? Doesn't sound very creative. At least "Dance of Death" had alliteration to fall back on.

And 6 for $40 seems really steep. Is that American dollars?
I guess looking at the omnibus it'd have to be.

Or wait, only 128 pages for the omnibus? Something's wrong here... And aren't they usually 16.99 or something like that?

Could be worse they could have called it Dance of Death Part 2 Dance Harder!

 Sinful Hero wrote:

And 6 for $40 seems really steep. Is that American dollars?

Not to re-open the wound, but dire avengers are 5 for $35. And marine players pay $40/$50 for 5 vanguard/sternguard vets, so that price for a 5 man elite box is not unheralded.

I’ll have to see the box to judge if I think it’s worth it, but it’s within normal GW pricing.

Current unit size for Harlequins is 5, minimum.
The current box of 6 in Finecast is $41.25 but only nets you two Harlequin's Kisses when the unit can entirely be upgraded to have them.
The Finecast box gets you the two Fusion Pistols you can have, and the Troupe Master with the 20 point Power Sword upgrade(technically it's free from a Harlequin's Kiss but you have to buy the Kiss first for 20 points).

Couple that with a Shadowseer($19.25) and Death Jester($19.25) and you're looking at $79.75 for a unit of 8 Harlequins with the bare minimum upgrades.

Since we're not seeing the Shadowseer or Death Jester listed as new plastic clamshells it could be that the parts are possibly included within the plastic box meaning that the box of 5 for $40 isn't going to be terrible.

Not ideal; but not terrible.

I can see parts for the Death Jester certainly but not the seer. When they were limited to a single unit sure but now possibly they will get something the following week.

No news on the codex though.

If your feeling cynical, you might think they include a brand new type of weapon for the harlies that stand far superior to kisses -making old models pointless.
Anyhow, I guess kisses are now S-user, ap-, mastercrafted.

Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
A new Solitaire model. He is in a dynamic pose leaping into the air with one hand out front and his harlequin caress hidden from his target reared back ready to strike the final blow. the model is supported by his jacket on the base. He has a high collar with a demon mask on his face complete with two horns.
infantry (character) unique
WS9 BS9 T3 W3 A6
Wargear
Holosuit, Harlequin's caress, Harlequin's kiss, flip belt

Special Rules
deepstrike, eternal warrior, fear, fearless, fleet, furious charge, hit and run, precision strikes.

Blitz- once per game can blitz. Roll a d6 equal to the turn number, and that is the distance he moves and ignores all models and terrain. When blitzing his attacks are increased to 10.

3+ invul save
Cannot ever be joined by another character, and cannot take warlord traits
Can move 12" in the movement phase.

Can take haywire
may take one item from the "Enigmas of the Black Library" list

Harlequin caress S: user AP - ,melee, Caress of Death any 6 to hit causes an automatic wound regardless of of toughness at ap2, against vehicles a to hit of 6 auto glances

Harelquin kiss S: user AP- melee, kiss of death. One attack is a kiss of death, resolved at S6 ap2 and if a 6 is rolled its instant death

Flip belt- not slowed by difficult terrain and no penalty for charging through cover. also 2+ look out sir rolls.

That sounds pretty cool, but anonymous source on Faeit 212 makes me catch my breath. Well, a blind hog will pick up an acorn every now and again.

 Sinful Hero wrote:
That sounds pretty cool, but anonymous source on Faeit 212 makes me catch my breath. Well, a blind hog will pick up an acorn every now and again.

Yep. Can never join a unit, but has 2+ look out sir rolls. Figure that one out.

Flip Belts are standard issue on all Harlequins.

It's "can't be joined by another character" so I'm guessing he can be attached to a unit, but no others are allowed.

Either way, I'm equally dubious, largely because "blitz", unless there's some heritage I'm unaware of, is the least Eldar like name for a USR I've heard.

Those rules seem overpowered. However solitaires were death machines

Harlequin Rumors - Jan 2015
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Unit of harlequin troupes are 4 Players and a Troupe Master according to next week's White Dwarf.

Wargear
Holosuit, shuriken pistol, close combat weapon, plasma grenades, flip belt

Special Rules
Fear, fleet, furious charge, and hit and run

Can include up to 7 additional Players
any model can take a fusion pistol or neuro disruptor 12" S1 AP2 fleshbane

Upgrades are a harlequin's embrace-S: user AP- melee embrace of death gives d3 hammer of wrath attacks at S6, harlequins kiss, and harlequins caress. Any model can upgrade
The Troupe Master can take one item from the Enigmas of the Black Library and can select a Starweaver as a dedicated transport.


Automatically Appended Next Post:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Flip Belts are standard issue on all Harlequins.

Fair enough.

 Azreal13 wrote:
Either way, I'm equally dubious, largely because "blitz", unless there's some heritage I'm unaware of, is the least Eldar like name for a USR I've heard.

IIRC it actually is an old Solitaire special rule.

migooo wrote:
Those rules seem overpowered. However solitaires were death machines

Not really. It's a T3 model with 3 wounds and a 3++. It can't hide in another unit, either. It shouldn't be too hard to kill, even with bolters. Flamer overwatch would be bad news, too. But if it hits its target, fuggedaboutit.

Blitz- once per game can blitz. Roll a d6 equal to the turn number, and that is the distance he moves and ignores all models and terrain. When blitzing his attacks are increased to 10.

so in turn 6 he can move 6-36 inches?

Interesting to see the return of the neuro disruptor. Particularly since it shows up on the old RT metal solitaire mini.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
Blitz- once per game can blitz. Roll a d6 equal to the turn number, and that is the distance he moves and ignores all models and terrain. When blitzing his attacks are increased to 10.

so in turn 6 he can move 6-36 inches?

It says 'equal to', not 'multiplied by'.

 Ghaz wrote:

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
Blitz- once per game can blitz. Roll a d6 equal to the turn number, and that is the distance he moves and ignores all models and terrain. When blitzing his attacks are increased to 10.

so in turn 6 he can move 6-36 inches?

It says 'equal to', not 'multiplied by'.

So, roll a number of d6's equal to the turn number? Turn six he can blitz 6-36? Turn one 1-6? Turn two 2-12?

The rumor says "roll a D6 equal to the turn number' and not 'roll a number of D6s equal to the turn number'.. As the rumor is written, on turn one you would need to roll a 1 and could move 1". On turn two, you would need to roll a 2 and could move 2" and so on and so forth.

 Ghaz wrote:
The rumor says "roll a D6 equal to the turn number' and not 'roll a number of D6s equal to the turn number'.. As the rumor is written, on turn one you would need to roll a 1 and could move 1". On turn two, you would need to roll a 2 and could move 2" and so on and so forth.

I think the rumor is just worded poorly. A 1+ to move 1" is pretty dumb.

Yes, it is worded poorly but I'm not trying to read too much into it considering its source.

 Ghaz wrote:
The rumor says "roll a D6 equal to the turn number' and not 'roll a number of D6s equal to the turn number'.. As the rumor is written, on turn one you would need to roll a 1 and could move 1". On turn two, you would need to roll a 2 and could move 2" and so on and so forth.

But as written, it doesn't do that either. "Roll a d6 equal to the turn number" basically says roll a d6 and the rest is irrevalent. On turn seven, can you roll a 7 on a d6?

 Ghaz wrote:
Yes, it is worded poorly but I'm not trying to read too much into it considering its source.

Yeah, although in this case, I think he's probably right. My prediction is that the Harlequin rumors are mostly true.