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pm713 wrote: I'm more confused about why he now has a different axe and Fyreslayer stuff.
Best thing you can do is read the EndTimes books that involve him which details the loss of his Axe and other elements of the story then jump into the new Realmslayer audiobook voiced by Bryan Blessed. After that there's a novella and a short story all before the new audio book and full book this weekend.
Basically, and without spoiling, he's a grumpy, unstoppable force of dwarf stomping through the Mortal Realms.
I've been catching up with the omnibus editions GW has been re-releasing over the past months. The 4th version is out semi-soon which I believe takes the story all the way up to just before the End Times and then I'd expect a 5th volume to cover the End Times period. I was going to read all that before getting Realmslayer, however I got it gifted to me and couldn't resist. Having got over half way through his tale its easy to pick up (esp since the end of the Old World means that Gotrek's start in the Realms is quite a fresh start in many ways)
Any sign that Realmslayer is going to be a normal book any time? I'm not a fan of audio books.
Grumpy unstoppable force does sound like Gotrek. That's basically a summary of everything he does.
Tomorrow - I'm not kidding. Tomorrow there's the audio transcript (book) version of Realmslayer; a new Audiobook (also read by Brian Blessed) and a full novel (his first for AoS) AND the model. Basically tomorrow is Gotrek Day
I am all for Gotrek day. Gotrek has been the highlight of Fantasy for me.
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ccs wrote: I wonder if I could get him as an ally in our just begun Path to Glory game....
1) 500+ pts is nothing when you aren't using pts.
2) I'm not facing any serious amount of shooting.
3) And we're playing on a smaller board. I think it's only 3x3. If I can use him I'll catch something. And whatever it is my opponent won't be regarding it as chaff.
4) I'm already playing Fyreslayers. So another orange haired dwarf, even one on a larger base, won't stand out to my opponents. (they aren't familiar with Fyreslayers. Yet.) I bet I could just park a unit with him mixed in/near about in the center & someone will charge me. Like bating a trap. Of course this is a one time surprise....
Yeah he may be fun to use sometimes but he's 500+ points. He's tough but its not like he's impossible to deal with.
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