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Well, that's interesting! Time to tune in...


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I constantly get disappointed by these streams whenever I tune in. They never do actual previews. Instead it's 1 hour of flannel for stuff we already know. Only thing of note is the ambition to have a model for every profile they've put out. I presume that this includes the list of dramatis personae currently model-less.

Lmao, that kind of seems like a hilarious pipe dream. Between all the hired guns, guilds, scenario-specific baddies, etc. there must be 50+ profiles that fall into that set.

Baxx, do you have the exact number? You're probably the only person in the world who might actually be tracking that.

 zedmeister wrote:
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I constantly get disappointed by these streams whenever I tune in. They never do actual previews. Instead it's 1 hour of flannel for stuff we already know.

Yeah I'm not making the mistake of wasting my time on this sort of thing again

Random Necromunda Question - Chaos Spawn can't gain XP/advancements, can they? It doesn't explicitly say they can't but there's no Skill Tables for them, nor an indication if they're Gangers or Champions.

beast_gts wrote:
Random Necromunda Question - Chaos Spawn can't gain XP/advancements, can they? It doesn't explicitly say they can't but there's no Skill Tables for them, nor an indication if they're Gangers or Champions.

Already stated in "gaining experience" section of chaos cult.

https://whc-cdn.games-workshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Necromunda_Chaos_Cults-040918.pdf

Chopstick wrote:

beast_gts wrote:
Random Necromunda Question - Chaos Spawn can't gain XP/advancements, can they? It doesn't explicitly say they can't but there's no Skill Tables for them, nor an indication if they're Gangers or Champions.

Already stated in "gaining experience" section of chaos cult.

https://whc-cdn.games-workshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Necromunda_Chaos_Cults-040918.pdf

Thanks Chopstick (it's on page 26 of The Book of Ruin, now I've gone back a few pages...)

It's odd they are previewing the goliath stuff on twitch after it's already out. The streams were worthwhile to preview upcoming content, usually they would do that in the week or two leading up to release.

 Thargrim wrote:
It's odd they are previewing the goliath stuff on twitch after it's already out. The streams were worthwhile to preview upcoming content, usually they would do that in the week or two leading up to release.

Trying to drum up more interest & sales perhaps? It's not a book existing Goliath players need, and there's not much in there for non-Goliaths (just the Slave Ogryn Gang?)

Book is handy even for existing Goliath players, some point change, restructure the fighter types and weapon restriction. new tactic card now printed in the book.

They are phasing out gang of the underhive with these new wave of gang codex.

 zedmeister wrote:
Only thing of note is the ambition to have a model for every profile they've put out. I presume that this includes the list of dramatis personae currently model-less.

Which is why they've spent time releasing new things rather than releasing minis for the things that still don't have minis. Cool.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 zedmeister wrote:
Only thing of note is the ambition to have a model for every profile they've put out. I presume that this includes the list of dramatis personae currently model-less.

Which is why they've spent time releasing new things rather than releasing minis for the things that still don't have minis. Cool.

I had that same sentiment, but then Forge World started releasing the Goliath Zerker and the Slave Guild units. All of the Dramatis Personae from Gangs of the Underhive are available, so I'm expecting that Forge World will trickle in more of them in the coming year. And with each of the new Gang Books, I'm expecting that each will be acompanied by at least a Guild and a Brute from the Gangs of the Underhive book.

None of the remaining unreleased stuff are worth for a plastic treatment.

I'll buy anything they put out in plastic. Can't be bothered with any of the FW releases and I'm confident I'm not alone. The plastic kits are infinitely better to work with.

Chopstick wrote:
None of the remaining unreleased stuff are worth for a plastic treatment.

A sprue of hangers on could potential outsell some gangs. Generic multiparty bounty hunters and scum sprue could have the same potential.

They could also introduce new stuff linked to houses (like ogryns to Goliath), but also available others.

 Barksdale wrote:
I'll buy anything they put out in plastic. Can't be bothered with any of the FW releases and I'm confident I'm not alone. The plastic kits are infinitely better to work with.

Then you’re missing out; I’ve got a couple of the special characters and one of the weapon packs and they’re gorgeous models. Very well designed and well cast.

 Chairman Aeon wrote:

Chopstick wrote:
None of the remaining unreleased stuff are worth for a plastic treatment.

A sprue of hangers on could potential outsell some gangs. Generic multiparty bounty hunters and scum sprue could have the same potential.

They could also introduce new stuff linked to houses (like ogryns to Goliath), but also available others.

Hanger on usually don't show up on the board, limited by rep, alongside brute, also most of them kinda suck at...fighting, and they love to run away from your gang if you let them fight. Brute like Ambot is good at combat and do show up on board just like everyone else. Genereally low usage models, meant they're not really a good or exciting plastic release.

"Generic BH and scum" are meant to be any models you can find, If FW made one they'd probably call them "Venator gang", there're no clear depiction or art work for them, but could be considered "unreleased", and probably the only one that worth the plastic treatment.

Ogryn gang already confirmed plastic, and "stuffs linked to house" are just wishlist , they're not unreleased stuff

 Jadenim wrote:

 Barksdale wrote:
I'll buy anything they put out in plastic. Can't be bothered with any of the FW releases and I'm confident I'm not alone. The plastic kits are infinitely better to work with.

Then you’re missing out; I’ve got a couple of the special characters and one of the weapon packs and they’re gorgeous models. Very well designed and well cast.

Yup. So far I've only the Beastman, still in his packet. But the cast is incredibly crisp.

Off to Nottinghams again around the end of March, and will likely pick up more. Including the Delaque Weapon Packs. I needs me webbers!

 Jadenim wrote:

 Barksdale wrote:
I'll buy anything they put out in plastic. Can't be bothered with any of the FW releases and I'm confident I'm not alone. The plastic kits are infinitely better to work with.

Then you’re missing out; I’ve got a couple of the special characters and one of the weapon packs and they’re gorgeous models. Very well designed and well cast.

I could consider weapon packs, but resin Hired Gun miniatures have a different style than plastic miniatures. They are good models but they look like they belong into different game than plastic Gangs. For many collectors it is also a choice between getting none and getting everything and the latter becomes very expensive.

I bought first couple of Hired guns from FW but I have since put my purchases on hold. I may eventually buy all Blood Bowl Star Players but I don't think I can afford to do the same for Necromunda. For Adeptus Titanicus I have decided to ignore FW completely.

The joy of Necromunda is that, for hangers on, Scum and Bounty Hunters, the official sculpts are just one option.

Gunsmiths, Dome Runners, Sloppers etc can all be converted up from other kits - and provided the scale is roughly about nice, they don't even have to be GW kits.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

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etc can all be converted up from other kits - and provided the scale is roughly about nice, they don't even have to be GW kits.

This 100%. Conversions are half the fun.

 Altruizine wrote:

Baxx, do you have the exact number? You're probably the only person in the world who might actually be tracking that.

That's a tall order Can't give you the exact number yet. It will be many, that's for sure. We are however also looking at high numbers for other contents of this game. Expecting to have at least 596 cards total in after the house books, inclduing 158 sub-plots and 333 tactics cards. 18 alliances! 17 gangs (29 if you include corrupted/infected variants). 10 favours tables (house,chaos, genestealer, outlaw, house gang-specific).

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
The joy of Necromunda is that, for hangers on, Scum and Bounty Hunters, the official sculpts are just one option.

Gunsmiths, Dome Runners, Sloppers etc can all be converted up from other kits - and provided the scale is roughly about nice, they don't even have to be GW kits.

FOR YOU!

If you don’t have a credit card/over 18 then the official models aren’t even available to you. My local stores can only stock plastic models, so FW is just not an option at retail. For some people Necromunda is a game, not a hobby. Making plastic available for gamers and hobbyists makes sense. Gamers because they now have models available for them and hobbyists so they have more conversion fodder. I don’t see how having more plastics is a bad thing especially if you love converting.

 Chairman Aeon wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
The joy of Necromunda is that, for hangers on, Scum and Bounty Hunters, the official sculpts are just one option.

Gunsmiths, Dome Runners, Sloppers etc can all be converted up from other kits - and provided the scale is roughly about nice, they don't even have to be GW kits.

FOR YOU!

If you don’t have a credit card/over 18 then the official models aren’t even available to you. My local stores can only stock plastic models, so FW is just not an option at retail. For some people Necromunda is a game, not a hobby. Making plastic available for gamers and hobbyists makes sense. Gamers because they now have models available for them and hobbyists so they have more conversion fodder. I don’t see how having more plastics is a bad thing especially if you love converting.

No one said having more plastic options is a bad thing..?

Also, that’s literally what I was saying?

The FW models are only one of many options open to us.

I am perfectly happy with the death cult.

Great sculpts, that I can add in chaos cultists to, with no issues.

 Grot 6 wrote:
I am perfectly happy with the death cult.

Great sculpts, that I can add in chaos cultists to, with no issues.

Death Cult?

 Inquisitor Kallus wrote:

 Grot 6 wrote:
I am perfectly happy with the death cult.

Great sculpts, that I can add in chaos cultists to, with no issues.

Death Cult?

Corpse Grinder Dudes, presumably.

beast_gts wrote:

 Thargrim wrote:
It's odd they are previewing the goliath stuff on twitch after it's already out. The streams were worthwhile to preview upcoming content, usually they would do that in the week or two leading up to release.

Trying to drum up more interest & sales perhaps? It's not a book existing Goliath players need, and there's not much in there for non-Goliaths (just the Slave Ogryn Gang?)

House of Chains includes a lot of changes to the core rules. Everyone who wants to play N20 would need these rules updates, if not the book itself.

...really. Again? FFS, this people.

Not buying any more Necromunda books. Period.
They got me twice and shame on me for that.