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**Kid_Kyoto**

I like the killer prawns but geeze can they possibly pile on more special snowflake rules?

Special movement, special melee weapons, special gun, radiation...

Would rending CC attacks and a storm bolter not be enough?

Expecially since all the special snowflake rules add up to little of value.

**Tannhauser42**

That's pretty much the hallmark of FW's Mechanicum stuff: lots of special rules for everything and unique weapons all around.

**aka_mythos**

You don't like potentially fearless troops with S6 AP2 attacks with 30" ap4 bolters?

I agree with you with all the special rules it really seems like FW is overcompensating and trying to make rules to really sell these guys. I honestly hope they just threw up these rules to work out what's unnecessary.

**H.B.M.C.**

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
I like the killer prawns but geeze can they possibly pile on more special snowflake rules?

So what you're saying is the more special rules there are the less special rules there are?

**Agamemnon2**

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
I like the killer prawns but geeze can they possibly pile on more special snowflake rules?

Special movement, special melee weapons, special gun, radiation...

Would rending CC attacks and a storm bolter not be enough?

Expecially since all the special snowflake rules add up to little of value.

Rather a testament to the weakness of FW's ruleswriters' capabilities, really. Piling on meaningless special rules in a giant paragraph of absurd contrivance is a pretty elementary hurdle to stumble at, but I guess modern GW doesn't go for half-measures.

**H.B.M.C.**

Holy crap you changed your avatar.

Yeah part of the reason I got the Limited Edition HH books is because of the cardstock reference sheets they came with. With so many not-so-special rules being piled on, having an easy reference that wasn't a 2000 page book is a good idea.

**Veteran Sergeant**

ImAGeek wrote:
Bull0 wrote:
Do we know what the next book is about?

Yes, Ultramarines, Word Bearers and the battle of Calth.

Would have thought a Calth/Prospero combo would have been more efficient, but hey, dolla dolla bills ya'all. Maybe the Puppies and 1KSons models are behind schedule. You know, what with all the new dreadnoughts that need to be sculpted.

**ImAGeek**

Veteran Sergeant wrote:
ImAGeek wrote:
Bull0 wrote:
Do we know what the next book is about?

Yes, Ultramarines, Word Bearers and the battle of Calth.
Would have thought a Calth/Prospero combo would have been more efficient, but hey, dolla dolla bills ya'all. Maybe the Puppies and 1KSons models are behind schedule. You know, what with all the new dreadnoughts that need to be sculpted.

Prospero needs a book to itself, and I think Calth works as one book too. The Prospero book has the TS and SW, which are possibly the two most 'different' legions compared to the others (TS certainly) and it also has the Sisters of Silence and Custodes, so I'd rather they took their time with it.

**Kosake**

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
I like the killer prawns but geeze can they possibly pile on more special snowflake rules?

Special movement, special melee weapons, special gun, radiation...

Would rending CC attacks and a storm bolter not be enough?

Expecially since all the special snowflake rules add up to little of value.

Same's true for GW proper. Also, add a tons of random tables to better forge the narrative (of roling on random tables).

**e.earnshaw**

So the next book calth or tempest i dont know what do we have date wise my lfgs manager told me some epic gak will happen in gw and fw this summer.

**angelofvengeance**

e.earnshaw wrote:
So the next book calth or tempest i dont know what do we have date wise my lfgs manager told me some epic gak will happen in gw and fw this summer.

Well, that's pretty true- we're already facing some (potentially) awesome plastic AdMech stuff next week, as well as the almost guaranteed revamp of WHFB, Adepta Sororitas, and Tzeentchy stuff. The latter of which seems pretty salty currently but then, a lot of people thought the plastic AdMech rumours were bull gak up to now lol.

**BrookM**

Tempest is probably going to be released around the same time as the grand reopening of Warhammer World IIRC.

**Eldarain**

Do we know if the Tempest book will include the events of Betrayer? I'd love an Argel Tal and ascended Angron.

**BrookM**

That's the next book IIRC.

**Haighus**

Eldarain wrote:
Do we know if the Tempest book will include the events of Betrayer? I'd love an Argel Tal and ascended Angron.

Hmmm, Argel Tal may well be in Book 5, but I think FW are planning a Calth part 2 detailing the Shadow Crusade and Underworld war, so ascended Angron would most likely be in that book.

**gianlucafiorentini123**

Eldarain wrote:
Do we know if the Tempest book will include the events of Betrayer? I'd love an Argel Tal and ascended Angron.

IIRC Tempest will cover Calth and the next book will cover the rest of the Ultramar campaign.

**Malika2**

What's this?

**BrookM**

Vindicator with a laser destroyer array.

**Seneca**

Judging by that one big Termie figure from todays bulletin, one of the Crimson Fists commanders is Daniel Craig

**Looky Likey**

Its this:

**Kosake**

From that close-up your really see how it's really just WIP. The gaps, the missing treads... they just slapped that one together at the last possible moment.

**reds8n**

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/News/FORGE_WORLD_BULLETIN_52.html

FORGE WORLD BULLETIN 52

Hello from Adepticon!

As ever, this year’s Adepticon has been fantastic - the biggest yet. It’s been more than busy and we’ve spent our time here talking to more hobbyists about more armies than ever before. The latest Event Exclusive models, Autilon Skorr of the Alpha Legion and Nârik Dreygur of the Iron Warriors, were massively popular of course, but star of the show has to go to the Scyllax Guardian-automata. I think we’re going to see more than one Mechanicum army formed around these fantastic models in time for Adepticon 2016!

The Forge World Sales Stand at Adepticon 2015.

The Warhammer 40,000 games hall in full swing.

It’s fantastic to see so many diverse armies on the table at Adepticon, and there were plenty of Forge World models on show, and not only on the battlefield. The standard of painting on display at Adepticon was fantastic. It makes me glad I wasn’t one of the judges of the Crystal Brush painting competition!

Expertly painted models from Adepticon’s painting competition and armies fresh from the battlefield

Before leaving for the USA, I did manage to catch a peek of something new from the Forge World Studio. This beast looks like it’s toting some seriously heavy fire power and will be a great addition to any Legion army in need of some tank-busting heavy support. Take a look…

The next addition to the Legiones Astartes heavy armaments.

That’s all from me for now. Make sure you check back soon for more from the Forge World Studio.

Chris.

**Looky Likey**

Kosake wrote:
From that close-up your really see how it's really just WIP. The gaps, the missing treads... they just slapped that one together at the last possible moment.

I'm sure I've seen that gun array on a different WIP before, something mechanicum, probably a Krios varient. If its a quad laser destroyer with four S9, AP1 ordnance shots its going to make short work of even Spartans.

**BrookM**

It's a laser destroyer array:

**Looky Likey**

That's only single shot if I remember? Pretty sure this will have way more shots.

**BrookM**

Nope, it's the same weapon as mounted on a rapier.

**Looky Likey**

What are you basing that on? Having seen the new vindicator in the flesh and owning a few of the laser rapiers I've seen how much bigger the new array is over the rapiers. Nobody would buy the Vindicator if it had the same amount of shots as a 55 point rapier.

**Ashiraya**

It's like the Predator Autocannon all over again.

**BrookM**

Looky Likey wrote:
What are you basing that on? Having seen the new vindicator in the flesh and owning a few of the laser rapiers I've seen how much bigger the new array is over the rapiers. Nobody would buy the Vindicator if it had the same amount of shots as a 55 point rapier.

I've seen the army list entry.

**Looky Likey**

BrookM wrote:
I've seen the army list entry.

Just looked it up, damn that's a poor decision on FW's part, I can get three rapiers for the same points as one laser destroyer vindicator with armoured ceramite and aux drive.