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Three is looking to be a better deal than one.

I wonder if we can double up on a kindred choice if we go for 3.

It might be cheaper in the long run if Barzam and I split a trio order, but I think we both want a set of Jutes.

I also caught that comment about armored skeletal lizardmen, and would be more than happy to field them. He's not the only one with an undead horde after all.

At the very least I've got a lock on a local Darklands player now. The big challenge will be transporting the danged things!

 Alpharius wrote:

Barzam wrote:Well, I've gone and done it. The werewolves were hard to resist, but I managed. The armored undead though? That was the final straw. My resistance is broken. Let's see if I can at least keep things reasonable. I can always add on during the pledge manager, right?

highlord tamburlaine wrote:There's no real pledge manager to speak of. You can basically add to your order until it ships.
I've been bad and added a figure or two every month.

You'll crack and get werewolves. Don't worry.

I think our dad needs a bog monster though! Maybe I do too...

Can I start a rumor about the Jutes having Undead Skeleton Liazrdmen?

Then can you imagine the fight between the Highlord and Barzam if Undead Skeleton Lizardmen where to appear here?

It would be the biggest civil war/brother on brother battle the galaxy has ever seen or will ever see!

It would make the Horus Heresy seem like a simple misunderstanding!

If this happened, I might finally get my sweet revenge for all the poor undead Tambulaine's snakes have destroyed.

Thera looks pretty cool, but I think Wihtwald may wind up being my choice in the end. Unless proper zombies show up at some point.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Three is looking to be a better deal than one.

I wonder if we can double up on a kindred choice if we go for 3.

I think Rob's already confirmed that if you go for the 3 Kindred deal you can get any 3 Kindreds you want with it!

Always best to double-check and be sure too though!

is it me or does the KS seem to be off to a slow start?

My problem if I always want to theme it. So Jute, Albainn and Erainn against Byzantii. But then the Formor attack the Erainn and the Albainn, the Byzantii no doubt clash with the Atlantes and at that point may as well fook it all and get Khthones. And my Ysian infantry (ugly unwanted sods) and my Angelcynn weep softly, as does my wallet.

As if this wasn't exciting enough I just got notification that packages from MM (the 2 monster bundles I chose) and one of the FE KSers have been dispatched.

I declare September to be....

wait for it....

resindary!

 Malkaven wrote:
is it me or does the KS seem to be off to a slow start?

I think it's doing well with £26K (and day 2 isn't over), considering it's (mainly) introducing 3 new kindreds so a number of backers may well be waiting until there is something for a kindred they are already collecting. And nice as they are 3 kindreds has less to catch the eye than 8 for new backers. We're also lacking the monstrous infantry that was on show at the start of the other projects (except the mounts) as Rob's holding them back for later

Darklands: A World at War was about £12K by the end of day 2

Darklands Monstrous Mounts about £13.5K by the end of day 2

Darklands First Edition (high forced total as you had to get the book) about £44K

Darklands First Edition 2 about £34K

 Bolognesus wrote:
While I love the general idea for that faction, I can't help but feel they're overextending - again. Darklands was just about to - more or less, that is - come to a point where most kindreds were decently fleshed out, and would no longer feel half-finished or incomplete (I'd have liked a savrax unit before a krokod unit too, for example - it'd give more of a sense of completeness IMO) - and on comes another kindred. Not a good idea, IMO.

...That said, if I can find the funds those Jutes might just get expensive for me

Nah that's wrong and unfair. All the kindreds are distinct and coherent. There are some of the old cliches but we love those cliches. Darklands are better than men/orcs/dwarves/elves/elves/elves, and much better than space marines/space marines/8 other types of space marine/more space marines/orcs in space/Aliens. And they've only just got going.

Alternate Troll Warrior spotted:

New Ysian concept leaked, looks like Rob might have had a beer!



30K just hit, new Stretch incoming...

Hmmm, looks like I'm definitely going Brutes then. But now that leaves a tricky decision between oghur, werewolves and fiends.

Latest update:

Update #5

Sep 16 2014

£35,000 - Stígr, Felljötunn
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Marvellous! Those new kindred infantry units are now unlocked - and let's celebrate with something completely different at £35,000!



The lovely Stígr has, of course, been seen in the wild before, but we thought we'd better get him made before he batters us into submission!

Increase your pledge by £32 to get a hold of him; Stígr will ship in June 2015 along with the first "wave" of Darklands: New Kindreds pledges.

The next stretch goal will be unveiled at £35,000...

Nice!

I really wanted this model last time, but it didn't get funded...

I'll probably get the felljotun too now that I have a Jotun from the monstrous mounts KS. I'm having a hard time envisioning 80mm though, A bit heftier than Brugg death brute? He'll look pint-sized alongside big Jotun would have much preferred him around the size of Qaano, I think felljotun is a bit pricier too.

80mm isn't that tiny. Sure, not as big as the large Jotun, but still towering over any humans you might have. Then again, if you're playing Darklands, who wants humans anyways?

Just how big is Qaano? I've asked and asked, and would love to see him with the rest of his Sronax crew.

I'm sure I'll get him at some point or another, but I'd really like to see him with his buddies.

Oh my.....

I'll get you a pic comparison

Around the middle there, 80mm w/o head (Don't think that would add much height), maybe 90mm altogether with horn? Obviously a lot taller with his raised axe and I think more chunky than Felljotunn going by the art (dunno though), comparable to the hill troll imo, and about waist height on Jotun.


EDIT actually 75mm w/o head, so I guess Felljotun will be big, but still small next to Jotun.

What a lovely picture.

That helps immensely!

Thanks and you're welcome. Minis are free KS1 ogre, death brute, minotaur champ, lizardman champ, random troll (maybe the champ), Qaano, Hill troll, norse bird monster, norse maw monster, Jotun.

You need to build some of those my man!!

I much prefer the axe on the Ysian brute to the two swords. They looked like they would snap if they hit anything. Wonder if I can buy the axe separately, as I still have the brute unassembled from the first KS.

Glad to see they agreed to let us mix and match the starters. Wonder if the existing faction starters will get an added commander after the 50K goal is met.

Anyone know if the centurions are supposed to get a banner/musician? Seems odd they have an 8 man unit when everyone else has a 10 man.

Also my beasts from the monstrous mounts are in packing! 6 bigguns coming my way soon!!

I too have that brute unbuilt, and never really cared for his swords. Or his metal diaper thing.

Are the shoulder pads or any other parts new as well? I thought the head looked a bit different, but that could just be me.

EDIT- And I finally finished trying to piece Mag Ap Mag together after the Dragonquest Monster Encyclopedia fell on him.

Forgive my poor lighting/ phone pics. At least the guy is back in one piece, despite some ugly cracks and seams that I don't want to have to fill all over again. Just need to finish his horns and spray him, AND KEEP HIM SOMEPLACE SAFE.

Mierce have shared some art of the Ysian homeland:

I like that it's green and lush looking, and not a blasted chaos wasteland full of skulls and grimdark. Doesn't reduce the menace of the force at all.

 Fenriswulf wrote:
I like that it's green and lush looking, and not a blasted chaos wasteland full of skulls and grimdark. Doesn't reduce the menace of the force at all.

Refreshing, aye? It looks bleak. And the crumbling nature of the buildings and the forlorn figures add to the menace

Here's the Jute one



The ghostly figures at the bottom are a nice touch

Damn this stuff is so awesome.

 Fenriswulf wrote:
I like that it's green and lush looking, and not a blasted chaos wasteland full of skulls and grimdark. Doesn't reduce the menace of the force at all.

It isn't far from the real thing....



The Ysians are from Cornwall/the South West Peninsula and so's this pic!

More artwork - this time its the Fomoraic. Baalor's realm on Toraigh Island:

The books are going to be very pretty if those samples are anything to go by. Is the art book going to be coffee table format? I don't have it currently in my KS queue and thinking I should.

That Formoraic architecture is a bit more mundane than I would have suspected.

I like the strong element of the ocean just enveloping it at any moment though.

As I'm working on Belech and seeing his strong ties to the ocean, it makes me want to see a bit more of what the Fomorians have got lurking under the waves.

There's probably going to be a lot of color overlap between my Fomorians, my Deepwars/ ShadowSea Dark Mariners, and Wrath of Kings' Hadross units.

Huzzah more money has become available to my fine self. Thinking of going double Three Kindred as I'm a sucker for the non monstrous infantry.