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Which BL AoS books are worth reading? I just started Stormcast and I rather like their lore, is it better to pick up the books or the campaigns?

Requizen wrote:
Which BL AoS books are worth reading? I just started Stormcast and I rather like their lore, is it better to pick up the books or the campaigns?

I liked the audio dramas the most, which are available now as books (at least digitally, not sure on standard print).

 nels1031 wrote:

Requizen wrote:
Which BL AoS books are worth reading? I just started Stormcast and I rather like their lore, is it better to pick up the books or the campaigns?

I liked the audio dramas the most, which are available now as books (at least digitally, not sure on standard print).

The Hunt for Nagash and Knights of Vengeance stuff is pretty good listening IMO. Helped me paint up a good amount of my Stormcast stuff.

 angelofvengeance wrote:

 nels1031 wrote:

Requizen wrote:
Which BL AoS books are worth reading? I just started Stormcast and I rather like their lore, is it better to pick up the books or the campaigns?

I liked the audio dramas the most, which are available now as books (at least digitally, not sure on standard print).

The Hunt for Nagash and Knights of Vengeance stuff is pretty good listening IMO. Helped me paint up a good amount of my Stormcast stuff.

Yup I give a for the audio dramas. Nagash's voice actor killed it in those. The new lord of Undeath book finishes that plot off somewhat.

Now the books I would recommend? Call of Archaon, Lord of Undeath, Blade Storm, Warbeast and fury of Gork. Those are my favorites.

Erm you should read the campaign books and the BL novels if you want to full scope of what's going on in AOS.

That helmetless Celestant is badass, finally a human face on these guys.

That's a much better Warhammer world exclusive than those two SM bling wagons. I'll probably pick one up the next time I'm down that way.

 nels1031 wrote:
I'll admit to being overwhelmed by the amount of BL AoS fiction that's come out, although that may just be me and my work schedule holding me back.

I'm underwhelmed NEED MORE

War beast by Gav Thorpe is good. Of all the black library guys, Josh Reynolds seems to have the best sense of what AOS is all about. I especially enjoyed Fury of Gork ( a bit short though)

Its from FW or GW ? : /
Resin or plastic?

Oooh. Daddy like. Much nicer than the hammer cloak guy on foot!

Yay! Sigmarines now have an Emperors Champion!

That's the FW Open Day figure that's coming out on the 13th IIRC

While the armor still suffers from GW syndrome, the mini is interesting as it is the first Stormcast sans helmet. So it turns out they are pretty much just fantasy marines (engineered super warriors, yadda yadda). However, I really like that they painted it as a non-white bald man. At least a nod to diversity! Now if we could only get some non-stripperific female warriors sans boobplate.....

 jmurph wrote:
While the armor still suffers from GW syndrome, the mini is interesting as it is the first Stormcast sans helmet. So it turns out they are pretty much just fantasy marines (engineered super warriors, yadda yadda). However, I really like that they painted it as a non-white bald man. At least a nod to diversity! Now if we could only get some non-stripperific female warriors sans boobplate.....

Bald? He has hair.

Um... it looks like a photoshop to me, but maybe it's just me.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
Um... it looks like a photoshop to me, but maybe it's just me.

Yes. The pic zamerion posted is photoshopped.

It's the photo FW posted of the blacked out model, with the contrast adjusted to show the model better I think.

 jmurph wrote:
While the armor still suffers from GW syndrome, the mini is interesting as it is the first Stormcast sans helmet. So it turns out they are pretty much just fantasy marines (engineered super warriors, yadda yadda). However, I really like that they painted it as a non-white bald man. At least a nod to diversity! Now if we could only get some non-stripperific female warriors sans boobplate.....

They don't even have to make new models in the Stormcasts case, just write some into the background. Suites of magical plate armour with sculpted pecs and face plates are pretty good at hiding the wearers sex after all.

 jmurph wrote:
However, I really like that they painted it as a non-white bald man. At least a nod to diversity! Now if we could only get some non-stripperific female warriors sans boobplate.....

That could be a female. For someone who doesn't want boob plate armour, you sure do seem you want a sexy female though. That mini could be a female grunting just before the fatal blow.

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Oooh. Daddy like. Much nicer than the hammer cloak guy on foot!

yeah, i can dig this guy, but "hammer cloak" dude was an easy pass for me...
if i ever do get one, the wee hammers will be getting le chop...

i like the pose on this one...
not sure i want bare heads on my Stormcast, though...
i like the mystery of every one having a face mask...
are they soulless automatons, or great human heroes...you decide

cheers
jah

@jah-joshua: He'd be getting a helmet on him for sure. I'd want him to look something like my AoS starter Dracoth Lord Celestant.

 jah-joshua wrote:

are they soulless automatons, or great human heroes...you decide

cheers
jah

Soulless automatons.

*edit*

Spelling.

Davor wrote:

 jmurph wrote:
However, I really like that they painted it as a non-white bald man. At least a nod to diversity! Now if we could only get some non-stripperific female warriors sans boobplate.....

That could be a female. For someone who doesn't want boob plate armour, you sure do seem you want a sexy female though. That mini could be a female grunting just before the fatal blow.

Wasn't specifically referring to Stormcast (who should probably be pretty androgynous anyway). I would have loved to see some female Greatswords. Presently, female line troops seem pretty rare outside of elves, and those of the dark elf variety are pretty much the definition of stripperific.

 jmurph wrote:

Davor wrote:

 jmurph wrote:
However, I really like that they painted it as a non-white bald man. At least a nod to diversity! Now if we could only get some non-stripperific female warriors sans boobplate.....

That could be a female. For someone who doesn't want boob plate armour, you sure do seem you want a sexy female though. That mini could be a female grunting just before the fatal blow.

Wasn't specifically referring to Stormcast (who should probably be pretty androgynous anyway). I would have loved to see some female Greatswords. Presently, female line troops seem pretty rare outside of elves, and those of the dark elf variety are pretty much the definition of stripperific.

Fair enough. Thing is with Stormcasts, all are not human, so why put an Orruk or Alef in human form? This makes no sense to me at all. After all, Stormcasts are not all human but abducted from all the living I thought.

Davor wrote:

 jah-joshua wrote:

are they soulless automatons, or great human heroes...you decide

cheers
jah

Souls automatons.

Actually considering the storyline, both are true (Though not the human part). As they die and are reforged, Nagash steals parts of the soul he can out of spite (Because they are HIS and not that barbarian who steals them from him as he thinks). So they slowly become more and more.. Well I guess Necronlike would be a good example. Harsh, objective, uncaring, only dedicated towards the mission without caring for those who serve them, serve besides them or otherwise.

zamerion wrote:


Its from FW or GW ? : /
Resin or plastic?

Blood angel primarch is missing its wings (at least that is what i would use it for

 jmurph wrote:

Davor wrote:

 jmurph wrote:
However, I really like that they painted it as a non-white bald man. At least a nod to diversity! Now if we could only get some non-stripperific female warriors sans boobplate.....

That could be a female. For someone who doesn't want boob plate armour, you sure do seem you want a sexy female though. That mini could be a female grunting just before the fatal blow.

Wasn't specifically referring to Stormcast (who should probably be pretty androgynous anyway). I would have loved to see some female Greatswords. Presently, female line troops seem pretty rare outside of elves, and those of the dark elf variety are pretty much the definition of stripperific.

So you're just assuming that they identify as male then?

Obviously fake.. there are no humans with dark skin in GW worlds! Except for authorized exceptions such as the Salamanders.

The warrior priest from the Silver Tower game would like to have a word with you.

Binabik15 wrote:
OMG exclusive Stormcast Celestant I can't wait to get him on ebay! Might start a new chapt, err, chamber led by him! Hype!


Said noone ever

There's actually been alot of requests made on the FW facebook for them to make Stormcast heroes. So this model has certainly pleased quite a few players.

Cataphract wrote:

 nels1031 wrote:
I'll admit to being overwhelmed by the amount of BL AoS fiction that's come out, although that may just be me and my work schedule holding me back.

I'm underwhelmed NEED MORE

Haha, I hear that!

There's also a Lord Celestant with greatsword in one of the novels, which always struck me as a 'we haven't released this model yet but it exists' sort of thing.