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Ouze wrote:They have such a rich universe to pull stuff from, so many things they can flesh out, I wish they'd balance it more.

They're doing a better job than Vague Workshop and their recent Codex fluff.

Especially now that they've hired a writing and editing team.

BrookM wrote:Especially now that they've hired a writing and editing team.

Do any of them dabble in proofreading on the side?

Necroagogo wrote:

BrookM wrote:Especially now that they've hired a writing and editing team.

Do any of them dabble in proofreading on the side?

Nnnnnnnnnnnope. Can't win 'em all, this is still FW.

At FW, they learn the first day how to turn off the MS Word spellchecker

johnstewartjohn wrote:Shame about the valhallans, could do with some greatcoats.

WTB Ciaphas Cain Special Character.

Novel characters should not be found on the tabletop imho, especially not the products of format writing.

BrookM wrote:Novel characters should not be found on the tabletop imho, especially not the products of format writing.

Whaaa? Why? Fielding Kal Jericho and the Redeemer in your Necromunda gangfights is pure win: The narrative opportunities are endless. Same goes for 40K really: It makes wargmaming morph into storytelling, which adds to the fun. If you're going to play a game like 40K that is riddled with imbalance and pretty unrealistic, it's more fun to err on the side of interesting stories than going the opposite direction for hard-core tactical challenges. IMO I guess, but I really don't see where you're coming from Brook.

Savnock wrote:

BrookM wrote:Novel characters should not be found on the tabletop imho, especially not the products of format writing.

Whaaa? Why? Fielding Kal Jericho and the Redeemer in your Necromunda gangfights is pure win: The narrative opportunities are endless. Same goes for 40K really: It makes wargmaming morph into storytelling, which adds to the fun. If you're going to play a game like 40K that is riddled with imbalance and pretty unrealistic, it's more fun to err on the side of interesting stories than going the opposite direction for hard-core tactical challenges. IMO I guess, but I really don't see where you're coming from Brook.

Flip side: How does some one else's character do that anymore than a character you develop yourself? Sorry, I just don't see where you're coming from, either.

Ouze wrote:I wish they'd do a Xeno-only version of these books. It would be nice to escape space marines for just a little bit.

Fortunately, this one has the Space Wolves, not Space Marines. So keep the panzie armor and the lame IG bitz, they should just make Space Wolf models for the next 5 IAs.

I want a 6 part IA series focused on Space Wolves whupping every xenos army possible, starting with the Dark Angels.

dienekes96 wrote:

Ouze wrote:I wish they'd do a Xeno-only version of these books. It would be nice to escape space marines for just a little bit.

Fortunately, this one has the Space Wolves, not Space Marines. So keep the panzie armor and the lame IG bitz, they should just make Space Wolf models for the next 5 IAs.

I want a 6 part IA series focused on Space Wolves whupping every xenos army possible, starting with the Dark Angels.

I loled. Too funny.

dienekes96 wrote:

Ouze wrote:I wish they'd do a Xeno-only version of these books. It would be nice to escape space marines for just a little bit.

Fortunately, this one has the Space Wolves, not Space Marines. So keep the panzie armor and the lame IG bitz, they should just make Space Wolf models for the next 5 IAs.

I want a 6 part IA series focused on Space Wolves whupping every xenos army possible, starting with the Dark Angels.

My favorite quote so far on Dakka.

dienekes96 wrote:

Ouze wrote:I wish they'd do a Xeno-only version of these books. It would be nice to escape space marines for just a little bit.

Fortunately, this one has the Space Wolves, not Space Marines. So keep the panzie armor and the lame IG bitz, they should just make Space Wolf models for the next 5 IAs.

I want a 6 part IA series focused on Space Wolves whupping every xenos army possible, starting with the Dark Angels.

dienekes96 FTW - again!

I'm not sure why people are so upset about all the Imperial action in the... IA series - they lose every time! (Or just about!)

I'm going to cry an awful lot if the Elysians are wiped out for a fourth time, FW hates Elysians something fierce for some reason, the bastards.

I'm beginning to think the only way the Elysians will win is if they start a civil war...

dienekes96 wrote:Fortunately, this one has the Space Wolves, not Space Marines. So keep the panzie armor and the lame IG bitz, they should just make Space Wolf models for the next 5 IAs.

I want a 6 part IA series focused on Space Wolves whupping every xenos army possible, starting with the Dark Angels.

It's times like this that I wish Dakka had a "like" button .

It is a shame though that FW won't be coming out with some Thunderwolf Models; maybe there is some hope that we will be seeing some plastic ones by the end of the year. Still, it would have been good for FW to have at least made a Iron Priest astride a Thunderwolf that would have complemented the existing line, since I can't see GW ever making one out of pewter or plastic. Hopefully FW at least comes out with some new fenrisian wolves, as the warhammer ones that we are currently stuck are horribly out of date.

I'm pretty sure the other new Aspect Warrior is the Star Eagle, the aspect covering the piloting of vehicles, mentioned in one of the earlier posts covering the FW updates.

Slicing Orbs would be cool, but I think it's nice to leave people guessing what they really are. Also, that's the first I've heard of Stalking Panthers or Raging Bulls being in any of the prior codexes...

I'm just hoping we eventually get a Warp Spider Phoenix Lord...

You know Alph, with the PL's being lack-lustre the way they are, I'd almost rather see Star Eagles. Having BS 4 Falcons or BS 5 Exarchs in Fire Prisms would be awesome, especially if their exarch powers are along the lines of re-rolling skimmer dodges or a skilled rider type re-roll of dangerous or difficult terrain.

Something a little more, hmm, overpowered? would be a +1-2d6" move while moving Flat Out or the old Crystal Targeting Matrix JSJ silliness. I'd rather not have that, but would imagine speculation would take that route.

endtransmission wrote:I'm beginning to think the only way the Elysians will win is if they start a civil war...

Unfortunately if that happened the inquisition would be forced to sentence exterminatus, thus wiping out both sides. [/sarcasm]

Bye
Waaagh!

'Hunger' seems like a cool name for a weapon, but pairing it with 'slake' seems weird. Should be either two nouns, or a noun and a verb, unless there's another meaning of Slake I'm unfamiliar with. Maybe 'Hunger' and 'Thirst'

Balance wrote:'Hunger' seems like a cool name for a weapon, but pairing it with 'slake' seems weird. Should be either two nouns, or a noun and a verb, unless there's another meaning of Slake I'm unfamiliar with. Maybe 'Hunger' and 'Thirst'

My post got deleted because Tyberos the Wake (although he's a new release) is a character from IA10, not IA11. But I think Hunger and Slake are a good combo. One claw is Hunger and the other Slakes the thirst for blood, I suppose.

More about that in this thread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/90/336698.page

BrookM wrote:I'm going to cry an awful lot if the Elysians are wiped out for a fourth time, FW hates Elysians something fierce for some reason, the bastards.

Agreed. I think FW's taking the historical aspect of "Airborne" units for the Elysians a smidge too seriously.

Balance wrote:'Hunger' seems like a cool name for a weapon, but pairing it with 'slake' seems weird. Should be either two nouns, or a noun and a verb, unless there's another meaning of Slake I'm unfamiliar with. Maybe 'Hunger' and 'Thirst'

I'd rather see "LOVE" & "HATE" written on those knuckles.

Balance wrote:'Hunger' seems like a cool name for a weapon, but pairing it with 'slake' seems weird. Should be either two nouns, or a noun and a verb, unless there's another meaning of Slake I'm unfamiliar with. Maybe 'Hunger' and 'Thirst'

"Slake" is a verb. It means "to allay by satisfying".

But either way, Tyberos is irrelevant to this thread and had a thread devoted to the newsletter in which ,pretty much the only thing in it, was detailing his release.

Moving back on topic:

I want to see the Cadian "foul weather" gear before I move forward on my army any more than I have. May have to redirect my "Titan" fund towards the gear, if it's good enough.

Kanluwen wrote:I want to see the Cadian "foul weather" gear before I move forward on my army any more than I have. May have to redirect my "Titan" fund towards the gear, if it's good enough.

Replace "Titan" with "SM chapter" and you have my sentiments exactly. Ice Cadians would be like a dream come true.

Alpharius wrote:I'm just hoping we eventually get a Warp Spider Phoenix Lord...

Y'know... I hope we don't. The Phoenix Lords have always struck me as the original founders of the original Aspect Shrines, and that the reason there's no Warp Spider Phoenix Lord is that it was one of the types of Aspect Warriors that was developed later.

But wasn't there a first Warp Spider? Or are the Phoenix Lords just the ones that Asurmen (the original Asurmen) trained? My Eldar fluff knowledge is subpar . . .

H.B.M.C. wrote:

Alpharius wrote:I'm just hoping we eventually get a Warp Spider Phoenix Lord...

Y'know... I hope we don't. The Phoenix Lords have always struck me as the original founders of the original Aspect Shrines, and that the reason there's no Warp Spider Phoenix Lord is that it was one of the types of Aspect Warriors that was developed later.

Funny. They've always just struck me as just Founders of the most "numerous" Aspect Shrines, that are widely accepted and lauded throughout the various Eldar Craftworlds and Maiden Worlds.

I've always figured the rest of the Phoenix Lords and their respective Aspects are still having to gain acceptance or are just recently founded(in terms of an Eldar lifespan that is).

Hell, it's always possible that the founding Phoenix Lords of the lesser known/widespread Aspects are just MIA and noone has found their equipment to take the mantle back up.

Phoenix Lords wear magical armour of immortality forever and ever and are the original bunch who were taught by Asurman back in the day. The current Striking Scorpion Lord is a bit of an odd duckling though.