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**Dryaktylus**

Alpharius wrote:
Seems HEAVILY weighted in favor of the Assassins, doesn't it?

15 cultists, 3 CSM and 1 Lord against 4 Assassins?!?

Well, we don't know the game mechanics yet. Maybe the cultists can spawn like Stealers or there's a time limit to finish the Lord before he can finish a ritual. Or there are Movie-CSM and a Movie-CSM Lord (to lure new players into buying the codex...). Or traps.

**Alpharius**

Maybe?

But from what we know of Assassins so far...having FOUR of them show up...

If GW is breaking their own fluff straight out of the gate - DREADFLEET it is!

**angelofvengeance**

Yaraton wrote:
The Culexis looks like a one-man band with a trumpet, bag pipes and a drum stuck on the top of his head.

To be fair, they do over egg the pudding a bit on the Culexus assassin's head. The one from the Heresy cover is much nicer.

**Medium of Death**

I kind of wish the Eversor came in a kit with a mini-drop pod

Alpharius wrote:
Maybe?

But from what we know of Assassins so far...having FOUR of them show up...

If GW is breaking their own fluff straight out of the gate - DREADFLEET it is!

I think there is fluff in the 3.5 Chaos Dex about many assassins being sent to kill a lord.

**Wonderwolf**

Alpharius wrote:
Seems HEAVILY weighted in favor of the Assassins, doesn't it?

15 cultists, 3 CSM and 1 Lord against 4 Assassins?!?

Does it?

Talos + Xarl + Cyrion vs. Callidus Assassin = humiliated, mutilated, arm and legless, blind, mentally broken, interrogated, driven-insane Callidus.

Those Chaos Marines can be nasty.

**angelofvengeance**

Wonderwolf wrote:
Alpharius wrote:
Seems HEAVILY weighted in favor of the Assassins, doesn't it?

15 cultists, 3 CSM and 1 Lord against 4 Assassins?!?

Does it?

Talos + Xarl + Cyrion vs. Callidus Assassin = humiliated, mutilated, arm and legless, mentally broken, interrogated, driven-insane Callidus.

Those Chaos Marines can be nasty.

I should also point out that they did all that for SEVENTEEN DAYS lol. Plus the Night Lords have more reason than most to hate the Callidus assassin temple.

**BrookM**

While we're waiting..

Spoiler:

**Alpharius**

Wonderwolf wrote:
Alpharius wrote:
Seems HEAVILY weighted in favor of the Assassins, doesn't it?

15 cultists, 3 CSM and 1 Lord against 4 Assassins?!?

Does it?

Talos + Xarl + Cyrion vs. Callidus Assassin = humiliated, mutilated, arm and legless, blind, mentally broken, interrogated, driven-insane Callidus.

Those Chaos Marines can be nasty.

Yes, it does.

You'll note that I was talking about four assassins vs. 15 cultists, 3 CSM and 1 Lord, right?

Any 'dumbing down' of the Assassins' abilities will seem...odd.

**kb305**

I just want the new assassin models individually and cheap!
Dont want any of the other crap and I dont want the assassins in a 4 pack either.

**angelofvengeance**

@BrookM cheers for the comic strip! Great stuff!

**Wonderwolf**

Alpharius wrote:

Yes, it does.

You'll note that I was talking about four assassins vs. 15 cultists, 3 CSM and 1 Lord, right?

Any 'dumbing down' of the Assassins' abilities will seem...odd.

I think it's fine.

(Chaos) Space Marines are known to be far better in the fluff than in the game. Assassins are probably a bit too good in the game, compared to the fluff, just to get the theme across.

Besides, 20 Genestealers taking on 10 Terminators + Mephiston in Terminator Armour is pretty laughable too.

**Prestor Jon**

Wonderwolf wrote:
Alpharius wrote:

Yes, it does.

You'll note that I was talking about four assassins vs. 15 cultists, 3 CSM and 1 Lord, right?

Any 'dumbing down' of the Assassins' abilities will seem...odd.

I think it's fine.

(Chaos) Space Marines are known to be far better in the fluff than in the game. Assassins are probably a bit too good in the game, compared to the fluff, just to get the theme across.

Besides, 20 Genestealers taking on 10 Terminators + Mephiston in Terminator Armour is pretty laughable too.

It will be interesting to see the rules. Just because the game comes with 4 assassins doesn't mean you'll be able to use all 4 at the same time. I think it would be fun to try to win using only 1 or 2 assassins, more of a stealth game than a combat heavy one.

**BrookM**

Prestor Jon wrote:
It will be interesting to see the rules. Just because the game comes with 4 assassins doesn't mean you'll be able to use all 4 at the same time. I think it would be fun to try to win using only 1 or 2 assassins, more of a stealth game than a combat heavy one.

The description does say "for 1-4 players"

**Desubot**

kb305 wrote:
cheap!

Wait you serious?

**timd**

angelofvengeance wrote:
I don't see what people are complaining about with the Callidus' hair. They've always had long plaited hair.

Have you ever seen anyone with a braid that is bigger in diameter than her head, not to mention her waist?

T

**inquisitorlewis**

Medium of Death wrote:
I kind of wish the Eversor came in a kit with a mini-drop pod

Alpharius wrote:
Maybe?

But from what we know of Assassins so far...having FOUR of them show up...

If GW is breaking their own fluff straight out of the gate - DREADFLEET it is!

I think there is fluff in the 3.5 Chaos Dex about many assassins being sent to kill a lord.

Not a lord, but a Primarch. The Night Haunter.

**BrookM**

Aaaaaaand he let himself get killed in the end.

**Desubot**

BrookM wrote:
Aaaaaaand he let himself get killed in the end.

DUDE! Spoilers :(

**Kriswall**

Desubot wrote:
BrookM wrote:
Aaaaaaand he let himself get killed in the end.

DUDE! Spoilers :(

In all fairness, this news is over 10,000 years old at this point.

**Dryaktylus**

inquisitorlewis wrote:

Not a lord, but a Primarch. The Night Haunter.

It was a fluff piece about a bunch of Assassines sent out to kill Abaddon's Chosen (and Chosen in that book weren't Lords, just veterans - shows that rules and fluff are different things).

**angelofvengeance**

The loyalists tried to assassinate Horus a good few times too if I remember right.

**warboss**

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Sneak preview of the rules!!!one!!!1!

Spoiler:

this is one of the most extensively play tested games in GW history, with over 3 play test games (4 if you count the one that was cut short on account of happy hour at bugmans). One of those games even included someone who did not help write the game for a true outsider's perspective! They ignored his imput but they heard it all the same.

Compared to Dreadfleet it has unparallelled replay value, the design team didn't get bored till halfway through the second game!

RULES:

Assassins kill cultists on a 2+, CSMs on a 4+ and wound the lord on 5+

Cultists wound assassins on 6+. CSMs on 5+ and the lord on 4+, assassins have 3 wounds.

Each Assassin has a special rule to simulate their special weapons and attack!

Special care was taken to balance each assassin so that no one assassin temple overshadows the others.

Spoiler:

Vindicare Assassins' Exodus Ammo allows them to reroll attack dice

Spoiler:

Eversore Assassins' Combat Drugs allow them to reroll attack dice

Spoiler:

Callidus Assassins' C'tan Phase Swords allow them to reroll attack dice

Spoiler:

Culexus Assassin's Paraiah rule allows them to reroll attack dice

I know I'll be playing Eversore but I have to say Callidus is tempting!

I don't know if my body is ready to forge that epic of a narrative.

**insaniak**

angelofvengeance wrote:
I don't see what people are complaining about with the Callidus' hair. They've always had long plaited hair. .

Previously, though, her plait wasn't the width of her torso and sticking straight up in the air.

**Nevelon**

Her pose with hair is just begging to be swung around with as a weapon by some giant demon thing.

Overall I like the sculpts. The hair is a little over the top, but probably not hard to fix (snip!) Love the half-pipe death machine. Not enough to pick up the whole box, but I might grab him ala carte if he gets a single release.

One thing I’m hoping for is 40k rules that don’t require an overpriced dataslate. If there are full rules in the WD, I’ll be a happy camper. And might end up fielding the sniper hiding quietly under a cloak of dust.

**Frozen Ocean**

I was very much looking forward to pretty new Assassins. I am incredibly underwhelmed. The Vindicare is especially bad, his pose being a very neutral "just kind of standing there awkwardly". At least the Culexus is making a vague attempt at a pose. Also the Callidus' abs have mysteriously vanished, replaced by a Howling Banshee Belly Button of Doom. Maybe they were absorbed by her hair.

**Guildsman**

The assassins are disappointing, to say the least, especially the Callidus. It looks like it was sculpted by someone who had only ever read a description of what a human female looks like

**rollawaythestone**

Guildsman wrote:
The assassins are disappointing, to say the least, especially the Callidus. It looks like it was sculpted by someone who had only ever read a description of what a human female looks like

Wow. Tough critic. I think the models look exceptional.

**Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl**

BrookM wrote:
While we're waiting..

Spoiler:

Thanks, that was very cool!

**Guardsmen Bob**

Oh come on! I just bought the damn dataslate last month! If they're saying that they are just going to put the rules in in one of their issues, I'm going to be un-happy at best.

**Accolade**

rollawaythestone wrote:
Guildsman wrote:
The assassins are disappointing, to say the least, especially the Callidus. It looks like it was sculpted by someone who had only ever read a description of what a human female looks like

Wow. Tough critic. I think the models look exceptional.

Well, as far as the Callidus goes, GW has always been pretty awful sculpting women. The only exceptions I've seen were in the LOTR range, and I believe those were done by the Perry twins.

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Guardsmen Bob wrote:
Oh come on! I just bought the damn dataslate last month! If they're saying that they are just going to put the rules in in one of their issues, I'm going to be un-happy at best.

Sounds like GW

(I'm not making light of your bad situation, I've just seen this many times before)