Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Count the number of instances of 'blood'...

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
Count the number of instances of 'blood'...

28!

i honestly expected more.

Edit: but only 13 mentions of skulls. poor skulls, so neglected...

Worthy of note that this is the first time the variants of the Slaughterpriest, Aspiring Deathbringer, and Exalted Deathbringer have had physical warscrolls.

 EnTyme wrote:
Worthy of note that this is the first time the variants of the Slaughterpriest, Aspiring Deathbringer, and Exalted Deathbringer have had physical warscrolls.

They were in the campaign books.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

 EnTyme wrote:
Worthy of note that this is the first time the variants of the Slaughterpriest, Aspiring Deathbringer, and Exalted Deathbringer have had physical warscrolls.

They were in the campaign books.

Really? I never knew there were any warscrolls in the campaign books. I thought they just had scenarios and battalions. My mistake. Still nice to have the whole faction in one book now.

Blood Tithe will be interesting because if it works like how the Blood Tithe works for Khorne Daemonkin, half of them will be useless in Matched Play due to requiring reinforcement points (are you going to put aside points for a Bloodthirster on the off chance you can summon one?).

So either half of them will be useless and half (the ones that buff troops) will be great, or it will be a slightly different mechanic.

Wayniac wrote:
Blood Tithe will be interesting because if it works like how the Blood Tithe works for Khorne Daemonkin, half of them will be useless in Matched Play due to requiring reinforcement points (are you going to put aside points for a Bloodthirster on the off chance you can summon one?).

So either half of them will be useless and half (the ones that buff troops) will be great, or it will be a slightly different mechanic.

If it is a normal summon mechanic it would be a strong indicator for revised rules for that in GHB2.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

Wayniac wrote:
Blood Tithe will be interesting because if it works like how the Blood Tithe works for Khorne Daemonkin, half of them will be useless in Matched Play due to requiring reinforcement points (are you going to put aside points for a Bloodthirster on the off chance you can summon one?).

So either half of them will be useless and half (the ones that buff troops) will be great, or it will be a slightly different mechanic.

If it is a normal summon mechanic it would be a strong indicator for revised rules for that in GHB2.

I'm not so sure, but I certainly hope so! I fear just as equally it might be the old "Not everything is suited for Matched Play" excuse.

Wayniac wrote:

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

Wayniac wrote:
Blood Tithe will be interesting because if it works like how the Blood Tithe works for Khorne Daemonkin, half of them will be useless in Matched Play due to requiring reinforcement points (are you going to put aside points for a Bloodthirster on the off chance you can summon one?).

So either half of them will be useless and half (the ones that buff troops) will be great, or it will be a slightly different mechanic.

If it is a normal summon mechanic it would be a strong indicator for revised rules for that in GHB2.

I'm not so sure, but I certainly hope so! I fear just as equally it might be the old "Not everything is suited for Matched Play" excuse.

I would.expect the same, but allegiance abilities only exist in Matched Play. Players certainly can use them elsewhere but that's house rules.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
I would.expect the same, but allegiance abilities only exist in Matched Play. Players certainly can use them elsewhere but that's house rules.

Actually, the General's Handbook says you can, and I quote, "use allegiance abilities whenever and wherever you play your games of Warhammer Age of Sigmar".

 tydrace wrote:

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
I would.expect the same, but allegiance abilities only exist in Matched Play. Players certainly can use them elsewhere but that's house rules.

Actually, the General's Handbook says you can, and I quote, "use allegiance abilities whenever and wherever you play your games of Warhammer Age of Sigmar".

Well color me wrong. They are designed with matched play in mind, at least.

Wayniac wrote:
Blood Tithe will be interesting because if it works like how the Blood Tithe works for Khorne Daemonkin, half of them will be useless in Matched Play due to requiring reinforcement points (are you going to put aside points for a Bloodthirster on the off chance you can summon one?).

So either half of them will be useless and half (the ones that buff troops) will be great, or it will be a slightly different mechanic.

It will be a slightly different mechanic: https://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/bloggings/1850 only one does summon and It's pretty clear it should be reserved for bloodthirsters.

Got my preorders up!

Well the blood tithe is interesting, much different from the 40k one but the options seem pretty good overall.

Not to mention it can be used in either hero phase makes it an interesting counter as you could easily wait for them to cast a mystic shield or badly needed attack spell and unbind it.

Anyone know what those Blood Tithe Cards are?

 EnsignTuna wrote:
Anyone know what those Blood Tithe Cards are?

I heard that some of the effects are:

- triggering multiple command abilities.
- automatically unbinding a single spell.
- healing all of your units ( )
- gain additional attacks or movement.

And you will get them, because it's all based on destroyed units (friend or foe). Because, say it with me now, Khorne cares not from where the blood flows, only that it flows!

According to War of Sigmar, Bloodreavers now cost +1 point, but have a 6+ save. Fair trade if you ask me.

 EnTyme wrote:
According to War of Sigmar, Bloodreavers now cost +1 point, but have a 6+ save. Fair trade if you ask me.

I'm ok with that. Initially I was hesitant, because I thought that a 6+ save is worthless and that they're only getting more expensive for no reason, but now I hear that it's possible to boost saves using prayers, this will work out great.

 Future War Cultist wrote:

 EnTyme wrote:
According to War of Sigmar, Bloodreavers now cost +1 point, but have a 6+ save. Fair trade if you ask me.

I'm ok with that. Initially I was hesitant, because I thought that a 6+ save is worthless and that they're only getting more expensive for no reason, but now I hear that it's possible to boost saves using prayers, this will work out great.

Even without prayers. Put a unit on terrain and you've got a cheap objective holder with 5+ saves.

Lord Kragan wrote:

 Future War Cultist wrote:

 EnTyme wrote:
According to War of Sigmar, Bloodreavers now cost +1 point, but have a 6+ save. Fair trade if you ask me.

I'm ok with that. Initially I was hesitant, because I thought that a 6+ save is worthless and that they're only getting more expensive for no reason, but now I hear that it's possible to boost saves using prayers, this will work out great.

Even without prayers. Put a unit on terrain and you've got a cheap objective holder with 5+ saves.

Oh yeah! And combine that with prayers...yeah, this works.

 Future War Cultist wrote:

 EnsignTuna wrote:
Anyone know what those Blood Tithe Cards are?

- healing all of your units ( ) What the...
Because, say it with me now, Khorne cares not from where the cheese flows, only that it flows!

A mass heal might be scarier if Khorne had more units with multiple wounds. A reason to run a bunch of Bloodcrushers or Skullcrushers, perhaps?

 RuneGrey wrote:
A mass heal might be scarier if Khorne had more units with multiple wounds. A reason to run a bunch of Bloodcrushers or Skullcrushers, perhaps?

This mass heal is restricted to Keyword: Khorne only right?

It's an allegiance ability so it can only be used period in an all Khorne army. So yeah, khorne only keyword.

The mass heal might not be great if you're mainly running bloodreavers, but I occasionally run a list with lots of heroes, Blood Warriors, Chaos Spawn, Khorgoraths, Skullcrushers and Chaos Knights. Then it'll be lovely.

For the thread

Blood Tithe:


Daemonic Weapons:



Prayers:

Killing Frenzy is the standout prayer. Will probably make Slaughterpriests a must have in a list and will make Bloodletter bombs even more deadly.

This selection of powers from the Blood Tithe and Prayers is exactly what Khorne needed. Khorne got solid replacements for spells here; movement from Murderlust, mortal wound nukes from Brass Skull, not-mystic shield from Bronzed Flesh, healing, and hit buffs from killing frenzy remove the reliance on Lord of War (which is good since they won't have it with Khorne allegiance!).

Yes! This is all music to my ears! Thanks for sharing ZebiolLizard2!

Just one question; if I'm reading that right, can Slaughterpriests attempt two prayers a turn? One of the two standard ones and one of the new ones?

Bottle wrote:Killing Frenzy is the standout prayer. Will probably make Slaughterpriests a must have in a list and will make Bloodletter bombs even more deadly.

Depending on your army composition, they all have some excellent utility. I'm looking at my Bloodreavers as cheap Blood Tithe batteries now.

Future War Cultist wrote:Yes! This is all music to my ears! Thanks for sharing ZebiolLizard2!

Just one question; if I'm reading that right, can Slaughterpriests attempt two prayers a turn? One of the two standard ones and one of the new ones?

That's how I read it as well. Hoping someone will post the rules for the new Bloodsecrater banners War of Sigmar mentioned.



Automatically Appended Next Post:
Another observation: The 8-point Blood Tithe ability doesn't mention that this has to be a daemon that can normally be summoned. Guess who just found a way to drop an Incandescent Skarbrand in the enemy's face? Oh, and he's next to a unit of Wrathmongers and in range of my Bloodsecrator? Enjoy those 3 attacks from Carnage and say "goodbye" to that Mournghoul.