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Gotcha just passing it along, I saw an open web browser i shouldn't have at a certain store today lol.

Just got done depositing a large variety of models in the local consignment case to cover the cost of these.

Hopefully I dumped enough in there at a tempting enough price I can snatch all the sets I want right away.

Or I'll snatch them up anyways.

And still try to get away with playing the 10 figure or less army in the end regardless of all the shiny new toys I acquire....

@shinros: there won't be a TK book. That line has been pulled from production. They're just a legacy army now, no involvement in AoS fluff.

@Aov I think the idea is that the "Tomb Kings" miniature line has gone, but they could bring out a completely new model line as a new death faction based on desert skeletons in the future.

Same for Brets, would could expect a new knight army perhaps - but likely with a more fantastical spin.

@CharlesRampant consider a Terrorgiest as their scream attack works very well with the Screaming Skull Catapult due to Bravery shenanigans.

 angelofvengeance wrote:
@shinros: there won't be a TK book. That line has been pulled from production. They're just a legacy army now, no involvement in AoS fluff.

The thing putting that slightly in-question is that they do have minor mentions in the fluff. There's a blurb about skeletal chariot armies in one of the campaign books and the Call of Archaon novel has a pair of Necrosphinx in it.

I suspect the Call of Archaon books were written a good bit before GW decided to pull the plug on TK. Or they were only mentioned as a nod to the world that was.

Are those new start collecting boxes including the Sylvaneth out next weekend? Do we have any idea on the prices yet?

New SC sets = the following shopping list:
SC: Ironjawz
SC: Flesh-Eater Courts
SC: Khorne Bloodbound x2?
SC: Stormcast Eternals
SC: Sylvaneth x2

 Ghaz wrote:

The problem with that is you're mixing factions (Gutbusters and Beastclaw Raiders). Have any of the 'Start Collecting!' boxes ever mixed factions before?

The Admech one did. Yeah, I know - 40k, but it's still a precedent.

I'll probably pick up the AoS bases for one set of my Silver Tower models. For those of you who've put some time into WQ:ST - can you theoretically use more than 1 set worth of models (well, the spider-goblins, tzaangor, marauders) in a normal game in an "out of the box" situation? (like you can with boardgames like Zombicide)

Anyone knows about this general handbook dlc stuff?

A friend sent me a link to spikey bits and its 404.

Then i went to their forum and it seems the whole rumors section was removed Oo

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It's cool that the sacred numbers are still a thing, even if they have no functionality in the game itself.

 His Master's Voice wrote:
It's cool that the sacred numbers are still a thing, even if they have no functionality in the game itself.

The Tzeentch Arcanites would beg to differ...

At least one of the Realmgate Wars: Quest for Gal Maraz Rotbringer formations gives bonuses for having units of 7, as well.

Also, there's a Khorne Bloodbound formation of 8 characters iirc

 angelofvengeance wrote:
I suspect the Call of Archaon books were written a good bit before GW decided to pull the plug on TK. Or they were only mentioned as a nod to the world that was.

Let me put it like this:

There is stuff mentioned within these books and audiodramas that made no sense before it happened. One of the books/audiodramas purportedly described Dorghar months before Archaon came out.

The next "new" faction will be Undead Knights with a flare for bright colors and lances

 Uriels_Flame wrote:
The next "new" faction will be Undead Knights with a flare for bright colors and lances

I guess that would make Bretonian & Tomb Kings players happy alike.

Now, I've just been reading through this thread and have just been reminded of a rumour I heard from a friend of mine who now works in the management part of GW HQ up in Nottingham a number of months ago.

Now, please take this with a literal mountain of salt. But the rumour was that Tomb Kings were actually going to come back, but not as undead. But as actual living people again. They're supposed to become a proper human force in direct opposition to Nagash and his undead.

Exec 1: We can't copyright Egyptian Undead, scrap 'em.

Exec 2: Wait, what if we release *living* Egyptians?

Exec 1: Brilliant! Let's do that..right after destroying all Necrosphinx moulds!

/Evil laughter

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Now, I've just been reading through this thread and have just been reminded of a rumour I heard from a friend of mine who now works in the management part of GW HQ up in Nottingham a number of months ago.

Now, please take this with a literal mountain of salt. But the rumour was that Tomb Kings were actually going to come back, but not as undead. But as actual living people again. They're supposed to become a proper human force in direct opposition to Nagash and his undead.

See, I could kinda/sorta see this...but not as a "proper human force" but rather a mixture of the dead and the living. We had mentions back in the old Tomb Kings books of nomads living outside of Khemri who kept looters away or tried to hunt them down as they fled.

Hell, Vlad was considered a pretty okay ruler aside from the whole "creating the aristocracy of the night" thing. Why not set up the Tomb Kings as actual kings with mortal followers and soldiery?

His Master's Voice wrote:It's cool that the sacred numbers are still a thing, even if they have no functionality in the game itself.

There are a few 9's in Tzeentch daemon's spell casting.

Binabik15 wrote:Exec 1: We can't copyright Egyptian Undead, scrap 'em.

Exec 2: Wait, what if we release *living* Egyptians?

Exec 1: Brilliant! Let's do that..right after destroying all Necrosphinx moulds!

/Evil laughter

They could be humans that build constructs out of bones and the like...

 DarkBlack wrote:

His Master's Voice wrote:It's cool that the sacred numbers are still a thing, even if they have no functionality in the game itself.

There are a few 9's in Tzeentch daemon's spell casting.

There's rules for 13's all over Skaven spells/abilities.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Now, I've just been reading through this thread and have just been reminded of a rumour I heard from a friend of mine who now works in the management part of GW HQ up in Nottingham a number of months ago.

Now, please take this with a literal mountain of salt. But the rumour was that Tomb Kings were actually going to come back, but not as undead. But as actual living people again. They're supposed to become a proper human force in direct opposition to Nagash and his undead.

See, I could kinda/sorta see this...but not as a "proper human force" but rather a mixture of the dead and the living. We had mentions back in the old Tomb Kings books of nomads living outside of Khemri who kept looters away or tried to hunt them down as they fled.

Hell, Vlad was considered a pretty okay ruler aside from the whole "creating the aristocracy of the night" thing. Why not set up the Tomb Kings as actual kings with mortal followers and soldiery?

Wait - Did Chris Fitzpatrick go back to work for GW??? We getting Wargods of Aegyptus line???

 Uriels_Flame wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Now, I've just been reading through this thread and have just been reminded of a rumour I heard from a friend of mine who now works in the management part of GW HQ up in Nottingham a number of months ago.

Now, please take this with a literal mountain of salt. But the rumour was that Tomb Kings were actually going to come back, but not as undead. But as actual living people again. They're supposed to become a proper human force in direct opposition to Nagash and his undead.

See, I could kinda/sorta see this...but not as a "proper human force" but rather a mixture of the dead and the living. We had mentions back in the old Tomb Kings books of nomads living outside of Khemri who kept looters away or tried to hunt them down as they fled.

Hell, Vlad was considered a pretty okay ruler aside from the whole "creating the aristocracy of the night" thing. Why not set up the Tomb Kings as actual kings with mortal followers and soldiery?

Wait - Did Chris Fitzpatrick go back to work for GW??? We getting Wargods of Aegyptus line???

Oh please god not Fitzpatrick...

 DarkBlack wrote:
They could be humans that build constructs out of bones and the like...

In terms of historical fluff this is how it started, actually. All of the constructs in the Tomb King army were made and animated while the people of Khemri were still alive, as well as being maintained in their undead state.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

 DarkBlack wrote:
They could be humans that build constructs out of bones and the like...

In terms of historical fluff this is how it started, actually. All of the constructs in the Tomb King army were made and animated while the people of Khemri were still alive, as well as being maintained in their undead state.

Why bone though. It seems a poor construction material to me.

It's Magic

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Now, I've just been reading through this thread and have just been reminded of a rumour I heard from a friend of mine who now works in the management part of GW HQ up in Nottingham a number of months ago.

Now, please take this with a literal mountain of salt. But the rumour was that Tomb Kings were actually going to come back, but not as undead. But as actual living people again. They're supposed to become a proper human force in direct opposition to Nagash and his undead.

See, I could kinda/sorta see this...but not as a "proper human force" but rather a mixture of the dead and the living. We had mentions back in the old Tomb Kings books of nomads living outside of Khemri who kept looters away or tried to hunt them down as they fled.

Hell, Vlad was considered a pretty okay ruler aside from the whole "creating the aristocracy of the night" thing. Why not set up the Tomb Kings as actual kings with mortal followers and soldiery?

Many vampires ruled over mortals in the world that was - some well - some..........less so - as far as i can tell from the realmgate wars books, Neferta still has the living and the dead serving her.

We might get Khalida back again in oposition to her ancient cousin and the Great Necromancer who she now serves (reluctantly) - any of that and your suggestions sound cool and could result in some great models

Just must ask a question about the Tomb King Alive rumour. Is there any idea that if it were true when it would be released? Day, Quarter of year, year?

 The Green one wrote:
Just must ask a question about the Tomb King Alive rumour. Is there any idea that if it were true when it would be released? Day, Quarter of year, year?

Not a clue. that's literally all i was told. if i was to take a guess, i can't imagine it would happen until the elves were done at the very least as it would need a complete new range.