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They did give hints on how they will play during the happy hour video, with their core mechanic being getting extra bonuses as the units start dying.
Lore-wise, these undead contain a portion of Hazlia's power and release it when destroyed. But it is not lost, rather it seeks a new entity.

Any players in the UK and if so where is the best place to buy the miniatures at good prices?

There are quite a few UK players. I'm in a UK facebook chat group with some. Look up the Resin Bunker.

 auticus wrote:
There are quite a few UK players. I'm in a UK facebook chat group with some. Look up the Resin Bunker.

It does not look like The Resin Bunker have an online shop.

Last posts on FB seem to be June.

Took the step into the game and have ordered the main starter set along with the Dwarf and Nord start collecting boxes along with quite a few other bits and pieces.

Anyone have forces for these faction and could give some tips on what to get as must have characters or units?

Must have for Nords is Blooded and anything within their warband (especially trolls, mountain jotnars)

Nords competitively are centered around the trolls. Mountain Jotnars got a nice boost so are pretty good. That likely changes as things start getting more fleshed out.

Dweghom are in a rough spot right now.

Sounds like i will be needing some Mountain Jotnars then .
Got a pack of Trolls on the way.How many packs do people normally run?
Any idea on where the three buildings are from in tone of the old videos?House,ruined house and what looks to be a Dweghom building?

When I was playing against the competitive guys earlier this year they would typically run two blooded and each had six troll stands with them (so four boxes). That was on TTS though where cost and everything wasn't an issue.

Also bear in mind that with each release of the model lines, things change. So I'd advise against going all hog wild on something only to have it get kicked in the chuff a bit on another future release.

My friend runs a truly nasty list with an Eccentric (it's a mastery upgrade for a character) Blooded packing 2 troll units and an Ice Jotnar. This is the warlord's warband.

Then he brings a second Blooded with stalkers and Fenr beastpacks. 100% of the army has flank, so it all comes in entirely predictably and he can plan his turns out very well. Super nasty.

Sadly the rest of the nord army is kind of left behind the blooded and his zoo lol.

Thanks for the reply's and tips on what people are using.
I think i would like to have a good mix of troops rather then just certain types that make the game less interesting.
Also wondering about the Holiday Bonus sets.It say's that there is a surprise in them.Any idea on what that is?

 auticus wrote:
Sadly the rest of the nord army is kind of left behind the blooded and his zoo lol.

For now. Ulfhednar and Bearsarks will add a little life to Jarls/Konungyrs/Shamans. So maybe latter half of 2022 we'll see those and Nord players can finally buy something new

Just got my Ice Jotnar and Fenr Beast pack boxes.Also got the card set and was wondering if you are supposed to get two double cards in the set?
Going to start on the Fenr Beastpack Today.They look like really nice figures.

Rihgu wrote:

 auticus wrote:
Sadly the rest of the nord army is kind of left behind the blooded and his zoo lol.

For now. Ulfhednar and Bearsarks will add a little life to Jarls/Konungyrs/Shamans. So maybe latter half of 2022 we'll see those and Nord players can finally buy something new

Steelchosen also seem to be a bit tasty but I have not crunched their numbers.

 auticus wrote:

Rihgu wrote:

 auticus wrote:
Sadly the rest of the nord army is kind of left behind the blooded and his zoo lol.

For now. Ulfhednar and Bearsarks will add a little life to Jarls/Konungyrs/Shamans. So maybe latter half of 2022 we'll see those and Nord players can finally buy something new

Steelchosen also seem to be a bit tasty but I have not crunched their numbers.

Blade-chosen with savage seem insanely good. Can't really figure out what Steel-chosen are supposed to be/do (mechanically/gameplay-wise)? In talking with my friend who plays Nords he doesn't have any interest in them. They're a poor man's trolls if you for some reason refuse to play a Blooded.

Flavor / narrative gamer. I fall into that category. I wanted to do a viking themed nord army, thats what got me excited about them.

However right now all of the things that prevent me from getting tabled are in the blooded camp, so I can't really run the army I want to run.

Same thing happened to me in the warhammer world. I loved chaos warriors, and they have basically always been trash and you had to run other things instead.

Blade chosen do seem really good too yes.

Ohhh that's pretty fair. I guess I'm pretty much in a similar camp with W'adrhun where I want to run infantry with dinos as support but all of their infantry are... very not good.

Are huscarls not working for you to stop being tabled? D2+shield+bastion upgrade is preetty sturdy.

Huscarls are like men at arms for 100k. They are an ok baseline platforming unit but you need to have some solid hammer units as well, which is why nords need the blooded and his troops.

I'd like to get some hammer viking units in there.

Whadrun infantry can get pretty jacked when those warchants start going, especially their chosen.

What size games do you normally play and what are your force lists like?

 manic _miner wrote:
What size games do you normally play and what are your force lists like?

I have mostly played 1500 point games but the most common I've seen is 2000. I've been playing in an escalation league so haven't gotten a high point game in in a while but my list usually looks like:

W'adrhun
Matriarch Queen riding Apex Predator
Apex Predator
Warbred regiment
Warbred regiment

Predator riding Raptor (Warlord)
Raptor riders regiments until I run out of points

things change as models come out (didn't used to run the Apex Predators, will run Drum Beasts and Quatl as soon as they come out. Will revamp the list a LOT when the good infantry (veterans, chosen) come out for my faction

Currently we're at 1250 moving to 1500. For campaign I'll probably keep us at 1500 for a good portion of 2022.

I think i will aim to get a force together for the First Blood game.That maybe a better starting point for me to get into the larger scale game later on.
There is a tournament that will be doing games with 750 points.Might make it easier to get to grips with the miniatures that way.Instead of trying to get larger forces together and painted.

Just got three boxes of Dweghom Hold Thanes which cost £50.64 with free postage.Not a bad score.

Thats a decent pickup yes.

More miniatures due to arrive Today.Going to be very busy building it all.
The Dwarf Thane kit is really nice.Made up a Dragon Slayer from it so far.Got two more clipped off that need cleaning and put together.They are quite tall for Dwarves.but i have to say i do like the style of them.

 manic _miner wrote:
I think i will aim to get a force together for the First Blood game.That maybe a better starting point for me to get into the larger scale game later on.
There is a tournament that will be doing games with 750 points.Might make it easier to get to grips with the miniatures that way.Instead of trying to get larger forces together and painted.

This is what a friend and I did -- if we ever get it on the table. Love the models, the lore, but wanted something more manageable. Plus it is a bit beyond a skirmish game in its own right,
it scales up to "platoon" or small-squad skirmish it seems. Not just 7 models on the table in First Blood, you've got plenty to paint depending on point size.

Let us know how you like it. We're really trying to get it on the table in January.

First Blood's next version is being playtested now. Totally different engine.

Looking forward to seeing what i can use in a 750 point game of First Blood.Should have plenty of things to choose from when all of my orders arrive.
Any idea on what will be next for the Nords?
Is the campaign book still usable or will it be redundant when the new rules come out?

The campaign book shouldn't be affected by anything. No idea whats next for nords, haven't seen anything for them.

Old Dominion will be hot and heavy.

Nords are going to be waiting until Q3-Q4 for new stuff since they got so many recent releases. Same for Spires.