Forge World Newsletter #236

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**Kanluwen**

It's pretty bare this time, so here goes:

Forge World's Ead Brown wrote:

Hi There,
In this Newsletter we can proudly announce the release of the latest Imperial Armour book, Volume 8: Raid on Kastorel-Novem. This fantastic book describes the Imperial campaign against the Ork invaders of this vital industrial world, and contains full rules and background for all our recent releases along with a plethora of full colour profiles and illustrations. We can also announce details of more exciting events that we will be attending in the coming months.

Thanks,
Ead Brown

Imperial Armour 8: Raid on Kastorel-Novem available to order now!
We are proud to announce that our newest Imperial Armour book is available to order now for immediate release. Waaagh! Garaghak has taken several key Imperial worlds across the Forsarr sector and invaded the primary Hive World in a storm of violence. Intelligence gleaned by Raven Guard scouts indicate that a twisted Ork genius known as Buzzgob lies behind the war machines of the Waaagh! and so a plan is formed to eliminate this Big Mek and disrupt or destroy his creations.

This fantastic 224 page book, written by Warwick Kinrade and Alan Bligh, details the daring raid into Ork territory planned and executed by the Space Marines of the Raven Guard chapter and the 181st Elysian Drop Regiment. The full colour book is comprehensively illustrated with over 150 illustrations, profiles, technical drawings and vehicle profiles for Elysian Drop Troops and Raven Guard as well as the Goff, Evil Sunz, and Death Skullz Ork clans. Clickhereto view sample page spreads of the new book.

Imperial Armour Volume 8: Raid on Kastorel-Novem also provides a complete Elysian Drop Troop army list - including rules for the Vulture Gunship, Valkyrie Sky Talon and Tauros and Tauros Venator Assault Vehicles. This army list brings the brave sons of Elysia into line with the current Imperial Guard Codex. You will also find background on the enigmatic Raven Guard Chapter as well as rules for a new special character, Shadow-Captain Korvydae. Ork players will find an entirely new Dread Mob army list that contains full rules for the entire range of Forge World Ork models (and lots of Mega-Dreads, Dreads and Kans!). There are also new Apocalypse Battle Formations and a full campaign system to re-fight the desperate conflict on Kastorel-Novem.

Click here to order the new book – it’s available for immediate despatch, and every book comes with a double-sided Ork poster, featuring fantastic art by the talented Paul Bonner, that can be ordered separately here. The first 500 copies ordered will be signed by Warwick Kinrade. Anyone who has already placed a pre-order for the new book at any of the events we have attended so far this year will also receive a highly desirable signed copy of the book.

Forge World Events News
Forge World will be attending Games Day Spain on July 4th, and Games Day Baltimore on August 21st – as always we will be taking reservation orders over the coming months, so keep an eye out for future newsletters for more information about these exciting shows.

Not included in the email was pictures of the actual poster or the spreads, so here goes:

**Bomster**

Woo! Paul Bonner back doing work for GW. Never thought I'd live to see the day that happened.

The other sample pages look really nice, too. Hopefully their proofreading is getting better - I have the Vraks books and the number of typos in there is pretty shocking for a high-end product like that...

**Alpharius**

Awesome!

Though I was hoping for some sample pages with Raven Guard previews on them too!

**Platuan4th**

Dread Mob Army? I'm there!

**Uriels_Flame**

The Klans are making a combak...

**squilverine**

That Deathskullz artwork is lovely, takes me back to the origional artwork in Freebooterz

After seeing the new Ork stuff coming out for this book first hand I have a feeling I won't be able to afford a holiday this year!

**GrimTeef**

Orks? Dredd Mobs? Raven Guard? Paul Bonner? Paul FREAKIN' Bonner?! Oh man, this is going to be the first Apoc book that I must have.

**Gamble**

I was surprised to see this today, but am very happy it's available for immediqate sale. I can't wait to get my mits on this one!

**Spookymancer**

Does anyone know if the Grot tanks are in this book

**Kanluwen**

Of course they are.

They don't list every single thing, just the highlights.

**Kroothawk**

GrimTeef wrote:Orks? Dredd Mobs? Raven Guard? Paul Bonner? Paul FREAKIN' Bonner?! Oh man, this is going to be the first Apoc book that I must have.

It's not an Apoc book, it's for standard games (allowing FW stuff).

Spookymancer wrote:
Does anyone know if the Grot tanks are in this book

They confirm "Rules, background and technical details are included for all of the recent Forge World Ork releases." Technically the Grot tanks are not yet released, so we have to wait for the contetns list.

**Reecius**

Paul Bonner, oh please, please, please let him work full time for GW. His work is the hands down, no question, best Fantasy/Sci-Fi work out there. He is da man in my opinion. As a kid I LOVED his work for Mutant Chronicles. For my money, he is even better than Frak Farzetta.

I wonder how much work he did for the book? GW, don't feth this up and get him doing regular art for the company! He is worth the money.

**Spookymancer**

ah I see thanks for the info, I was hoping the grot tanks and ork mega dread would be in this book. Guess I will have to wait and see whats in there first. Does anyone know when they will release a table of contents and such?

**H.B.M.C.**

Looks like June is going to be an expensive month...

**Alpharius**

I think they already did?

I seem to remember seeing one a ways back, actually...

I'm sure some kind soul will provide a link or a pic soon!

**H.B.M.C.**

There was a draft contents - basically the sections that they had worked out or done already. Not a full contents page like they've done for all the other IA books.

**Snord**

I've just ordered the book and the poster. I'll join in the general fawning over Paul Bonner - he's one of the reasons I stayed with Orks.

**yakface**

Ordered, and can't wait.

**carabine**

Woot, more forge world, always love the new releases.

**Red_Zeke**

GrimTeef wrote:Paul Bonner? Paul FREAKIN' Bonner?!

HELL YEAH!!! When I was a young 'un, I loved looking at all the little things going on in his drawings. He's a got a whole lot of the credit for hooking me on the whole hobby!

RZ

**BrookM**

Paul Bonner is still freelance if I remember correctly.

And well feth, great timing with that release, I'm already supposed to get Ascension and Lure of the Expanse this week, but this one.. aargh. Need to kill another old lady now for the extra money.

**Nurglitch**

Paul Bonner drawing Orks again?! That is awesome!

**Le Grognard**

Damn. Picked the wrong time to not play orks.

**Alpharius**

Sad that I have to wait who knows how long for the next one that will have Blood Axes and Bad Moons in it...

But happy, happy, happy about this one!

**Kanluwen**

You might not have to wait as long as you're thinking.

If I had to guess? Next spring--probably March.

Based off the release schedule that they did with Vraks(May release-March release-November release) at least.

**Alpharius**

That's not too bad, I guess.

Longer than I want to wait though!

**Bavius**

Where's the rules for the new Tau suits? =/

**Platuan4th**

Bavius wrote:Where's the rules for the new Tau suits? =/

IA: Apoc 2

**BrookM**

I do notice that this is a stand alone book, no part one like I was initially told.

I do hope the sons of Elysia win this one, three losses in books featuring them is bad advertising.

**Kanluwen**

BrookM wrote:I do notice that this is a stand alone book, no part one like I was initially told.

I do hope the sons of Elysia win this one, three losses in books featuring them is bad advertising.

That's not entirely true. From my understanding, this just isn't being touted as "Part One", but its own stand-alone storyline leading to the next part.