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Really pleased to see them do a d66 tactics table. They state that it’s an alternative to the cards

Goonhammer have an expanded review here:
https://www.goonhammer.com/necromunday-house-of-chains-review/

From my point it's definitely worth it and it feels like a full fledged codex. The fact that each ganger has its own restricted equipment list is certainly a boon and will hopefully reduce instances of snowballing somewhat. Also, the likelyhood of the Goliath starting gang with 2+ grenade launchers will reduce which is nice!

I'm excited to see how they flesh out the other gangs over the next year and a bit.

Speaking of shooting. I can't remember off the top of my head so not sure if this change happened in previous books, but, this new book removes Unweildy from the Rivet Cannon. May actually be worth taking now for some close range shooting

Cawdor book featuring redemptionists? One can dream...

As you say, Ash Waste Nomads are a good match for Orlocks. Question is, what about the other Houses. What would their match ups be? Van Saar and Spyrers? What about Escher and Delaque? I can't picture any obvious analogues or alliances off the top of me head.

Well we've had the Chaos Cult already in the Book of Ruin.

What we got left? Ratskins, Scavvies, Pit Slaves and Brat Gangs?

They don't really fit the aesthetic of what's left, but the Cawdor book could have a twist and actually do Scavvies and not redemptionists. Both are pretty much "Dregs".

For Escher and Delaque, I'd say we're looking at something new that has only ever been background referenced if at all.

Suppose you could have some sort of tenuous link between Brats and Escher (Flamboyant and the enjoyment of various Chems) but that's very loose.

Pit slaves are an odd one. I reckon we'll see Pit Slaves in a combined Pit Slaves / Tech / Heretek gang. Otherwise, Pit Slaves will be just another Corpse Grinder, Goliath close combat monster analogue.

A gang of these would look brutal though:




Brat Gangers are mentioned in the current edition as indulging in jetbike (!) races. Could be they may be keeping Brats and Ash Waste for if (when?) they do a Mad Max style vehicle expansion across the Ash Waste expanse.

Scavvies are a tricky one, maybe a "Book of Mutants" expansion where they deal with scavvies but also gangers with mutations. Chuck in plague zombies (which will be popular when they do them) along with Karloth.

Ratskins, who knows as they're pretty unique.

I do having a feeling that the other books will all have a similar theme of the house "Just on the cusp of taking over" but stymied by some flaw or lack of tools. If they find some way over overcoming X then they'll take over.

It hasn't quite got that far, but i can see your point. Champs and Leaders can have anything in the trading post/black market.

I don't think no model no rules is the driver here

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
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Considering the hired guns, hangers on and other assorted ne'er do wells in the book that don't have models (as of yet and not including the Ogryns) I disagree. Yes, the Bruisers and Bullies don't get a free for all in the expanded houselist, and we can debate the merits of that, but this is far from no model no rules.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

Nah. It's no model/no rule. It's infected this game like it has every other - just took 'em three tries at the Goliath rules (technically 4) to force it in there.

Course you can get plasma guns - just go to the market place and slap it on a champ. But there's no more free for alls and hypothetical late campaign games where skrub gangers all rock up with plasma guns and/or grenade launchers.

As said, I disagree as there's plenty of examples in the book of rules with no models. The House Greim agent, all the hired guns, the hangers on, the full trading post/black market for Champions/Leaders. Also, nothing stopping you ransoming a ganger for a piece of equipment from another gang.