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I'm speechless.

Even the paint scheme is awesome like this. Alarielle is just gorgeous like this. I would even take her alone from the beetle.

Those sylvaneths with the Treemen will be awesome!

Must...resist...buying...Agh!

Why are those elves stuck in the tres?

Did they crawl inside?

Did the trees eat the elves and only get half way through?

Are these robo-trees? Driven by elves that only shut half way?

I have so many questions and sigmar and his books anwser none of them.

[MOD EDIT - "Family Friendly', remember? - Alpharius]

Because we actually got a preview of it in the "Orion" series of novels.

They're either deceased elves revived by the trees(the Tree-Revenants; something similar to this happened in the Orion series when a bard was thrown into the Wildwood and slain by the vicious Dryads within, with Ariel and the spirits of the forest reviving him and replacing his destroyed limbs with oak limbs) or Spites that have created a body for themselves using debris from the forest(Spite-Revenants).

OgreChubbs wrote:
Why are those elves stuck in the tres?

Did they crawl inside?

Did the trees eat the elves and only get half way through?

Are these robo-trees? Driven by elves that only shut half way?

I have so many questions and sigmar and his books anwser none of them.

[MOD EDIT - "Family Friendly', remember? - Alpharius]

Well sir, I suggest looking at the book for Sylvans and even a WD accompanying this release. The magic internet trolls won't tell you much of use

OgreChubbs wrote:
Why are those elves stuck in the tres?

Did they crawl inside?

Did the trees eat the elves and only get half way through?

Are these robo-trees? Driven by elves that only shut half way?

I have so many questions and sigmar and his books anwser none of them.

[MOD EDIT - "Family Friendly', remember? - Alpharius]

That one is easy to answer, there are no elves in the trees. Those are spirits who copy the shape of those who fought to protect the old world according to Sylvaneth legends. I like how GW refers to that period as "a past that may very well never have existed"

 Kanluwen wrote:
Because we actually got a preview of it in the "Orion" series of novels.

They're either deceased elves revived by the trees(the Tree-Revenants; something similar to this happened in the Orion series when a bard was thrown into the Wildwood and slain by the vicious Dryads within, with Ariel and the spirits of the forest reviving him and replacing his destroyed limbs with oak limbs) or Spites that have created a body for themselves using debris from the forest(Spite-Revenants).

So we could see a tree man that is like a big scary tree with just a elf leg hanging out? Cause all these guys seem to be head chest right arm.

Is it just me or does drycha have her boobies hanging out? Thought that wasnt allowed? Or since they are ghost boobies it is ok? Cause I want my nude slaanesh back.

OgreChubbs wrote:
Is it just me or does drycha have her boobies hanging out? Thought that wasnt allowed? Or since they are ghost boobies it is ok? Cause I want my nude slaanesh back.

It's also the case of the Spite-Revenant which I assume is the Shadestalker. So ghost boobies appear to be ok for GW.

Actually, they remind me of the old Rackham concepts of tree spirits from the game Confrontation....



But clearly, they are spirits infused in a wooden body. Some may be elven, but the others are, to me, clearly former dryads.

I may be late to the party but was the new bit of Khorne Fortress scenery mentioned before? It may have been totally overshadowed by that quite impressive Sylvaneth release.

the_scotsman wrote:
These would make an absolutely stunning exodite wraith host army.

Especially the Revenants would blend quite nice with the Mandrakes and their 'shadow creature/daemon' theme as well with just minor conversions and of course a different paintjob. Hmm... could be an interesting project (and would end up with not just minor conversions...).

OgreChubbs wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Because we actually got a preview of it in the "Orion" series of novels.

They're either deceased elves revived by the trees(the Tree-Revenants; something similar to this happened in the Orion series when a bard was thrown into the Wildwood and slain by the vicious Dryads within, with Ariel and the spirits of the forest reviving him and replacing his destroyed limbs with oak limbs) or Spites that have created a body for themselves using debris from the forest(Spite-Revenants).

So we could see a tree man that is like a big scary tree with just a elf leg hanging out? Cause all these guys seem to be head chest right arm.

Is it just me or does drycha have her boobies hanging out? Thought that wasnt allowed? Or since they are ghost boobies it is ok? Cause I want my nude slaanesh back.

The Medusa that came out a while ago had one breast out too. Nudity not being allowed has only ever been a speculation type thing. There's definitely been less but there's not been none.

That's fine by me, the less nudity the better. Failing that, use Blanche's method, nudity on things to gross for it to matter.

 mjl7atlas wrote:
So there's hope for tomb kings!?

As Kanluwen said, they're only getting points(along with Bretonnia!) for now.

That said, they did get a lore mention so there's hope for something down the line. Death could certainly use a alliance boost.
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Khemri/index.php?showtopic=16122

On the subject Sylvaneths, epic stuff all round!

OgreChubbs wrote:

Is it just me or does drycha have her boobies hanging out? Thought that wasnt allowed? Or since they are ghost boobies it is ok? Cause I want my nude slaanesh back.

I don't think the issue with Slaanesh was ever about the nudity or the "mature content". GW seems to have legitimately realized that they had made Slaanesh a one-note song. Somewhere along the lines someone realized that her domain, hedonism, isn't just about sexuality. Hedonism is the pursuit of pleasure in all things. A warrior so fat, he can't fit into his robes is just as Slaaneshi as the scantily-clad demon models we kept getting. It is also about the pursuit of perfect, hence her champion pre-End Times being Sigvald the Magnificent.


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Baron Klatz wrote:

 mjl7atlas wrote:
So there's hope for tomb kings!?

As Kanluwen said, they're only getting points(along with Bretonnia!) for now.

That said, they did get a lore mention so there's hope for something down the line. Death could certainly use a alliance boost.
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Khemri/index.php?showtopic=16122

On the subject Sylvaneths, epic stuff all round!

According to my source, do cling to hope. It has not yet forsaken those lands.

GW has the best timing.
Been on an eBay spree dumping old projects and armies to fund a 30k orbital assault army.
Now have £650 sat there and debating if I should continue as planned or buy some tree people instead :p

 Wulfson_40K wrote:

OgreChubbs wrote:
Is it just me or does drycha have her boobies hanging out? Thought that wasnt allowed? Or since they are ghost boobies it is ok? Cause I want my nude slaanesh back.

It's also the case of the Spite-Revenant which I assume is the Shadestalker. So ghost boobies appear to be ok for GW.

Medusae says "hello boys"

Don't abandon your TK unless you need to. Settra has not yet had his day. Regardless of sources they all(at least all I've seen) agree, don't burn those TK just yet.

 mjl7atlas wrote:
So there's hope for tomb kings!?

In the same way that the Sylvaneth, Fyreslayers and Ironjawz came from the Wood Elf, Dwarf and Orc WHFB armys. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a death faction released in the future that touches on some elements of the Tomb kings range.

 Mr Morden wrote:

 Wulfson_40K wrote:

OgreChubbs wrote:
Is it just me or does drycha have her boobies hanging out? Thought that wasnt allowed? Or since they are ghost boobies it is ok? Cause I want my nude slaanesh back.

It's also the case of the Spite-Revenant which I assume is the Shadestalker. So ghost boobies appear to be ok for GW.

Medusae says "hello boys"

Oh my god I want that for my slaanesh army so bad.

in the GW store

OgreChubbs wrote:

 Mr Morden wrote:

 Wulfson_40K wrote:

OgreChubbs wrote:
Is it just me or does drycha have her boobies hanging out? Thought that wasnt allowed? Or since they are ghost boobies it is ok? Cause I want my nude slaanesh back.

It's also the case of the Spite-Revenant which I assume is the Shadestalker. So ghost boobies appear to be ok for GW.

Medusae says "hello boys"

Oh my god I want that for my slaanesh army so bad.

I just thought the exact same thing, need a Slaanesh deamon prince, fed up of rolling double 6 and getting nothing!

Do they still sell it?

yes they do - Bloodwrack shrine - also an entry in the current Grand Alliance Order book.

Yes. Dark Elves lost very little from their range.

That was specifically a part of the Cauldron of Blood kit's alternate build.

 VeteranNoob wrote:
Don't abandon your TK unless you need to. Settra has not yet had his day. Regardless of sources they all(at least all I've seen) agree, don't burn those TK just yet.

That would be a real waste since TK are stronger now than they've ever been... in KoW.

I like the beetle and I like Alarielle, but i don't think they really fit together. WOuld be better if they were seperate imo. I like the release in the whole (except the spite revenants, which are redundant imo, much too similar to dryads, and the clampack character, who is boring and not nearly worth its price), but I think it is a bit boring, as all kits (bar arielle) are pretty much some kind of treeman. Would have been better if they used a bit more of the insectoid concept, and did some kind of scarab mans, like confrontation did for their wood elves.

I really don't get all the love for these. There all just a bit weird. Like someone at GW looked at some kindom death models and went yer like that, but with less sexy bits please.

Alarielle on the beetle is ok, but not worth the price. The rest are total meh.

And I like tree people, I have a whole army's worth of Ents.

Baron Klatz wrote:
That's fine by me, the less nudity the better. Failing that, use Blanche's method, nudity on things to gross for it to matter.

 mjl7atlas wrote:
So there's hope for tomb kings!?

As Kanluwen said, they're only getting points(along with Bretonnia!) for now.

That said, they did get a lore mention so there's hope for something down the line. Death could certainly use a alliance boost.
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Khemri/index.php?showtopic=16122

On the subject Sylvaneths, epic stuff all round!

I have seen the points on Twitter - @StoneMonkGamer has them. Would happily post them here but not sure how to drop a JPG file in?

Re. Sylvaneth two comments:

1. Heart palpitations because of excitement over how good they look, and they look like they will be kick a**e in game.
2. They are some reasonable prices, especially compared to what you pay for Fyreslayers

Unbelievable models. I absolutely love the look of the Sylvaneths! Between them and the new book for actual points values, I'm sold!

 streetsamurai wrote:
I like the beetle and I like Alarielle, but i don't think they really fit together. WOuld be better if they were seperate imo. I like the release in the whole (except the spite revenants, which are redundant imo, much too similar to dryads, and the clampack character, who is boring and not nearly worth its price), but I think it is a bit boring, as all kits (bar arielle) are pretty much some kind of treeman. Would have been better if they used a bit more of the insectoid concept, and did some kind of scarab mans, like confrontation did for their wood elves.

Scarabs are from the desert egypt ect. That is a herc beetle or one of his cousins, a more forest dweeling rainforest ect type.

But I disagree I like the treemen just not the elves hanging out of the,. But I do think there should be more then just that one beetle.

OgreChubbs wrote:

 streetsamurai wrote:
I like the beetle and I like Alarielle, but i don't think they really fit together. WOuld be better if they were seperate imo. I like the release in the whole (except the spite revenants, which are redundant imo, much too similar to dryads, and the clampack character, who is boring and not nearly worth its price), but I think it is a bit boring, as all kits (bar arielle) are pretty much some kind of treeman. Would have been better if they used a bit more of the insectoid concept, and did some kind of scarab mans, like confrontation did for their wood elves.

Scarabs are from the desert egypt ect. That is a herc beetle or one of his cousins, a more forest dweeling rainforest ect type.

But I disagree I like the treemen just not the elves hanging out of the,. But I do think there should be more then just that one beetle.

Lol, not to be pedantic but you are wrong. The herc beetle is technically a scarab

Most say that AOS seems to be picking up steam (not popularity wise, quality wise). THe first few release were either horrible (Stromcast: horible concept and execution/ Fyreslayer: decent concept horrible execution for the most part) or a bit boring (bloodbound), but the last two releases (orks and Sylvaneth) are much better

To me, the new Sylvaneth remind me of some of the look and feel of the Elves from the Rackham game Confrontation. I remember them being very ethereal, too.

I love the Kurnoth Hunters. They kind of have a fantasy videogame styling, but it's one that I have always liked.