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 Mysterio wrote:

 Pete Melvin wrote:
These do look lovely but I do fine it hard to give Alessio any money, as he is the end of a bell

...er, say what?

He's calling Alessio a dick.
Bell End is british slang for the glans, or tip of the penis.


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 Davidian wrote:

Carlovonsexron wrote:
I really, really want a peek at what's planned for the city states...

I'm quite interested too. There was discussion about hopolites, creatures inspired by Greek myth and mad contraptions such as those sketched by Archemedes and his peers...

Since PB is based in Greece, I imagine they will pour over it

You know, I was wondering where they were based. I thought they were Italian, going by the accent, but I wasn't sure. The website cleared that up nicely.

Greeks really passionate and devote on the project, I know a few of them and they work really hard on it.

 PsychoticStorm wrote:
Greeks really passionate and devote on the project, I know a few of them and they work really hard on it.

I don't doubt it for a minute. In fact, if you asked me to describe them in one word it would absolutely be Passionate!

And it shows. They're taking things steadily and paying attention to the details...

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 Mysterio wrote:

 Pete Melvin wrote:
These do look lovely but I do fine it hard to give Alessio any money, as he is the end of a bell

...er, say what?

He's calling Alessio a dick.
Bell End is british slang for the glans, or tip of the penis.

Yeah, that part I already know - I was just wondering why he felt the need to drop that opinion in this thread.

Did Alessio take his lunch money? Or something more (or more likely, less) nefarious happen?

Davidian dropped this in his plog:

 Davidian wrote:
A little bird tells.me these should be up for retail on the 3rd of next month...

 infinite_array wrote:
Davidian dropped this in his plog:

 Davidian wrote:
A little bird tells.me these should be up for retail on the 3rd of next month...

Wait, Conquest is hitting retail in 3 days?!?!!!

That seems pretty soon.

Haha, busted!

It's UKGE this weekend, Para Bellum are there and two of the crew have said that the Sunday will be the start of the release schudule with the two player box set leading the charge. Individual boxes of steel legion and brute drones are the first expansions and, if I were a betting man, I'd bet on them being released with the box set.

It might be a UKGE exclusive until the Estore opens but the online shop is primed and ready to rock... Now if someone would kindly cast dispel-coming soon

Awwww I'm only going for tomorrow :(

Wow, they really played this one close to the chest. I can't wait to see pictures of the plastics and order myself a copy when it hits the online shop.

If the price isn't bad I may have to bite the bullet as well.

Won't matter much as I wouldn't be able to get a hold of it until July, but whatever...

€80 for the two player set? I think I counted 80 models including a couple of plastic objective markers. Not bad. Not sure how that will translate with exchange rates, import taxes, VAT or purchase tax depending where you are though :?

Just finished playing the demo and talking to them. Demo was just covering the basics, but was quite interesting none the less. Main sales will start at the end of the year as they are trying to sort out US and EU manufacturing and printing.

The unit cards will interact with an app on the phone to show you the latest version, so you always have access to the latest stuff. The main site will expand over time and eventually become a wiki with all of the fluff on the site so that it is a liv My document rather than an out of date print copy. They seem to be trying to save people having to rebuy things as they update the rules, which is really nice.

The figures are nicely detailed, but look a lot bigger than other Manufacturers. Didn’t manage to get a scale shot or size, sadly.

Yeah, 3rd was the goal but looks like it's delayed. Q3 is still viable though.

Over in the BoW live blog that quickly visited the stand.

New reveals include a 100k lord on foot, a Theist Priest, the Militia made into all three varients and the PLASTICS!

Only problem is that the cameraman focuses on the wrong unit when they talk about the plastics FFS XD

https://www.beastsofwar.com/liveblogentry/auto-draft-68/

A couple of major independent stores in the South UK will be stocking this after visiting the Con. Including LvlUp Games Bournemouth & Southampton


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Omg... The plastics make the resin prototypes looks amature! :O






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Also. Plastic movement trays to match

The plastic does actually look better than I expected! Hopefully we see more shots of it soon, I hate it when companies only release teasers in video format, it is a really annoying way to access information. I'm sure pictures are coming soon from ParaBellum.

That is some pretty nice plastic.
Can't wait til the other factions come out. The last thing I want is to invest in a faction, and then go "oh wait, these new blokes look a hell lot cooler"

Played a demo this morning at the expo. Great little introduction; combat mechanics are sort of a blend of Warhammer fantasy, War of the Ring and is fairly streamlined and a lot less "bookkeeping" than more "conventional" mass fantasy tabletops. It has a lot in common with the Song of Ice and Fire game in that sense (though they apply what they do differently; panic/resolve are similar in that they cause additional casulties though they get there in a different fashion).



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Reserve rules are interesting and the way they enter play is a nice way of representing when a battleline is broken (or at least creaking) without actually changing anything for the current units in play.
Models are excellent quality; I'd have no qualms about them provided the production models are to the same standard. They look big and chunky compared to other ranges but there's nonloss of detail as a result.

Will this be translated into French? If its not translated it probably won't be carried by any French stores.
I asked about it at a FLGS and they never heard of it.

Found this on their facebook page. It is in German, but it looks like new models were shown. The top far left one seems like a Nord one.

Well, it will be translated into German, at least.

A Nord? Is that a Nord in the top left next to the Militia?

 Davidian wrote:
A Nord? Is that a Nord in the top left next to the Militia?

Yes, a Nord suffering from two common modern sculpting afflictions:
A) The pose that never works. Seriously, it just isn't a good pose, because it is so hard to do well. It usually ends up just looking silly, like the example above. Nobody stands around like that. I personally blame anime for introducing that pose into the West.

B) Noodle haft syndrome. What is it with bendy weapon hafts these days? Mierce almost can't turn around without putting out somebody holding a noodle weapon. When you graduate art-school do they make you take a solemn oath to never sculpt a practical weapon or something? I hate noodle hafts.

 Gallahad wrote:

 Davidian wrote:
A Nord? Is that a Nord in the top left next to the Militia?

Yes, a Nord suffering from two common modern sculpting afflictions:
A) The pose that never works. Seriously, it just isn't a good pose, because it is so hard to do well. It usually ends up just looking silly, like the example above. Nobody stands around like that. I personally blame anime for introducing that pose into the West.

B) Noodle haft syndrome. What is it with bendy weapon hafts these days? Mierce almost can't turn around without putting out somebody holding a noodle weapon. When you graduate art-school do they make you take a solemn oath to never sculpt a practical weapon or something? I hate noodle hafts.

A) I sometimes carry a shovel like that. It is surprisingly comfortable because the weight is distributed over both shoulders. Just be really careful you don't accidentally hit anyone.
B) Bendy hafts are historically more common than you think. They were common on low-quality weapons and tools. After all, hafts are made from wood, and wood rarely grows straight. To get a straight haft, you need proper wood and skilled craftsman, which isn't something that everyone could afford. Also, a bent haft does not necessarily make a weapon or tool impractical. Sometimes it is even the opposite. Tools like scythes and axes for example often have bent hafts on purpose. And it looks like the guy in the picture is carrying a scythe. The bend in the haft makes perfect sense, that is what real scythes actually look like (well, with a less exaggerated blade, that is).

I'm more hype to see what they have planned for the Dweghom models at this point.
EDIT:
Militia with short bows.

New Beasts of War Video




Lore on Militia
Some stuff about rule books release
Free army lists
Some stuff about the Pheromancer - Confirmed to be a spire elf.
New Character Lore - Mounted Lord. Basically the hero choice for Hundred Kingdoms in the basic set.
Free Army Builder on the way

Really like these models. This is going to be cool as heck!

Awesome to hear.

Mint, I knew they were going straight to Dublin after UKGE

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