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2021/05/09 18:37:27
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
I like that skeletons are better armored than the majority of freeguild soldiers. Though, given that the skeletons are all dead, I guess more armor didn't do them much good.
Also, the bat centaurs weren't naturally occurring. At least, not at first. The named character was transformed by a tzeentchian spell
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2021/05/09 18:50:19
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
I dunno. Yeah, its just a 10 man sprue twice. But the alternate builds are unique enough that it's harder to tell. The big give away are the roots, but even these can be clipped off to make the 20 zombies look even more unique.
2021/05/09 19:00:35
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
GoatboyBeta wrote: Yes its more Stormcast.
*shrug*
That said they are(so far) very cool looking new Stormcast and IMO a big improvement on the existing style.
Last Sigmarine release prior to Garrus Vakarian this year was 2018, 3 years with no models seems like decent gap?
As for the opponents, I wonder if it won't just be beasts of chaos, but like...done well this time?
GoatboyBeta wrote: Yes its more Stormcast.
*shrug*
That said they are(so far) very cool looking new Stormcast and IMO a big improvement on the existing style.
Last Sigmarine release prior to Garrus Vakarian this year was 2018, 3 years with no models seems like decent gap?
As for the opponents, I wonder if it won't just be beasts of chaos, but like...done well this time?
Its been that long? I guess that's the Mortal realms magazine effect It will be interesting to see how big the release is. Relatively limited like the Vanguard, or extensive like the Sacrosanct? Either way there is a lot of potential for stepping on the toes of existing units just due to the size of the existing range. But given how much better the new armour looks(so far) I wouldn't begrudge GW to much if they spent the next few years slowly rereleasing units in the new style.
2021/05/09 20:13:46
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
So after a visit to the web store I noticed that both the warhammer bat swarms and Legion black coach are gone entirely. Not even sold out, completely gone. I am sure the community will have great sorrow in their loss.
The only thing I'm sad about is that I didn't get the start collecting skeleton hoard set and that's purely to have spare skeletons to paint cause I'd only want the mortarch for my Ossiarchs.
Overread wrote: The only thing I'm sad about is that I didn't get the start collecting skeleton hoard set and that's purely to have spare skeletons to paint cause I'd only want the mortarch for my Ossiarchs.
Some sites do have them. Gogogogogogo!
2021/05/09 20:31:26
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
Overread wrote: The only thing I'm sad about is that I didn't get the start collecting skeleton hoard set and that's purely to have spare skeletons to paint cause I'd only want the mortarch for my Ossiarchs.
Some sites do have them. Gogogogogogo!
Sadly people tempted me into this "3D printer" world because it was apparently a cheaper drug than plastic
Overread wrote: The only thing I'm sad about is that I didn't get the start collecting skeleton hoard set and that's purely to have spare skeletons to paint cause I'd only want the mortarch for my Ossiarchs.
Some sites do have them. Gogogogogogo!
Sadly people tempted me into this "3D printer" world because it was apparently a cheaper drug than plastic
can confirm - its just as expensive
It's only expensive to start. Then it starts rapidly making up for the cost
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2021/05/09 20:59:38
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
Overread wrote: The only thing I'm sad about is that I didn't get the start collecting skeleton hoard set and that's purely to have spare skeletons to paint cause I'd only want the mortarch for my Ossiarchs.
Some sites do have them. Gogogogogogo!
Sadly people tempted me into this "3D printer" world because it was apparently a cheaper drug than plastic
can confirm - its just as expensive
It's only expensive to start. Then it starts rapidly making up for the cost
Are you implying there comes a point where someone owns enough dragon STLs that one doesn't need to own more?
Disagree, they'll look great as a shambling horde.
Yeah, they're pretty good. Boxes of 20 are a nice surprise and the zombies, at least, have customization option. While there are shared bodies, heads and accessories are swapped- for a couple I'm having a hard time findign the double (pitch-fork guy in particular, and the shovel and cleaver girls don't look all that similar despite sharing the same base body)
Not as sure of the skeletons, but the zombies definitely more options than the new orks got.
Between these kits, the wight lord, and the dire wolves, the vampires feel like the downside of this release.
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2021/05/09 22:02:03
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
Tiberius501 wrote: I assume with 3.0 being announced, Vamps won’t release before that, right? Or will they release them before 3rd with a 2.5 book?
I’m really intrigued by them! And there would be something very cool about knightly Stormcast fight vampires and skellies and zombies.
They have done stuff like that before, in both AoS and 40k and Soulblight was announced a whilecago and 3rd ed only yesterday so I assume they will be before the new edition.
2021/05/09 22:09:51
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
Tiberius501 wrote: I assume with 3.0 being announced, Vamps won’t release before that, right? Or will they release them before 3rd with a 2.5 book?
I’m really intrigued by them! And there would be something very cool about knightly Stormcast fight vampires and skellies and zombies.
They have done stuff like that before, in both AoS and 40k and Soulblight was announced a whilecago and 3rd ed only yesterday so I assume they will be before the new edition.
No need to assume anymore.
We know they are coming right around the corner.
2021/05/09 22:20:19
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
Soublight, Slaanesh and Daughters of Khaine will all be 3.0 battletomes. Of course with the way GW does things it would not surprise me if by the mid to end point of 3.0 there are changes in the new tombs that come out then.
I mean I can't imagine that GW would update and release those 3 tomes only months before a new edition and not make them compatible.
AT this stage 3.0 is likely a refinement of what made 2.0 rather than a full ground up reworking like we got with 1.0 to 2.0
From the Social Media team on the Age of Sigmar Facebook page:
QUESTION: So with 3rd edition likely to drop this year does that mean that recent battletomes like Lumineth and Soulblight were written with 3rd in mind?
WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR: Hi [redacted]! They will have been written with both editions in mind to ensure that they remain viable through both. Just as soon as we have more details on the new edition and its rules, we'll be sure to share with you
That basically means that those battletomes will have a smaller day one FAQ once third edition is released.
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2021/05/09 22:42:01
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
GaroRobe wrote: Yeah, the vampires for the main release are pretty eh. But we got super lucky with the Underworlds team.
Except they're wildly out of scale. Which is shame. They were good models, but they shouldn't be standing as tall as a cavalry model.
Ghaz wrote:From the Social Media team on the Age of Sigmar Facebook page:
QUESTION: So with 3rd edition likely to drop this year does that mean that recent battletomes like Lumineth and Soulblight were written with 3rd in mind?
WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR: Hi [redacted]! They will have been written with both editions in mind to ensure that they remain viable through both. Just as soon as we have more details on the new edition and its rules, we'll be sure to share with you
That basically means that those battletomes will have a smaller day one FAQ once third edition is released.
Well.... sometimes. Mostly that 'both editions in mind' line is just blather.
Aside from the new units and fluff, did the Lumenith battletome even change from its first incarnation?
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2021/05/09 22:43:13
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
Overread wrote: The only thing I'm sad about is that I didn't get the start collecting skeleton hoard set and that's purely to have spare skeletons to paint cause I'd only want the mortarch for my Ossiarchs.
PM me, I can help you if you want one of these boxes.
2021/05/09 23:59:25
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
No, a single box will look fine. A big horde will look awful.
Edit: Also these are some incredibly dull, PG Zombies. Is GW looking to sell to Disney along with everyone else? heh
They're skeletons and zombies, no one will notice because they're visual filler, because they're trashmobs. You could model each of the old skeletons individually, with love and care, and no one would notice, because at the end of day, they're just zombies. The only emotion zombies elicit when deployed is a sigh of annoyance at having to deal with a tarpit horde.
2021/05/10 00:56:15
Subject: Age of Sigmar N & R: BR:Kragnos and Soulblight p.132.
Overread wrote: The only thing I'm sad about is that I didn't get the start collecting skeleton hoard set and that's purely to have spare skeletons to paint cause I'd only want the mortarch for my Ossiarchs.
PM me, I can help you if you want one of these boxes.
It's a kind offer, but I'm really not in the market for it right now I'm sad not to have got one, but in the end I won't be missing out as the mortarch kit is the only one I "need" and they aren't going anywhere any time soon. Asides after the 3D printer, this year is all about Slaanesh (as much as I can focus on it) with my budget. So instead of boxes of skeletons I need to be thinking keepers and seeker riders and all that
No, a single box will look fine. A big horde will look awful.
Edit: Also these are some incredibly dull, PG Zombies. Is GW looking to sell to Disney along with everyone else? heh
They're skeletons and zombies, no one will notice because they're visual filler, because they're trashmobs. You could model each of the old skeletons individually, with love and care, and no one would notice, because at the end of day, they're just zombies. The only emotion zombies elicit when deployed is a sigh of annoyance at having to deal with a tarpit horde.
Not everyone sees miniatures as meaningless tokens. To some, they do see the difference in models and care taken in building/painting them.
