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2017/03/13 00:12:33
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 183 general's handbook II points hint
Baron Klatz wrote: Well that sounds good to me and the people who kept complaining that AoS lacked the humor that made old fantasy so great where it didn't take always take itself seriously.
Too bad I'm already envisioning the anti-AoS crowd using them to prop up their "AoS is a ridiculous setting" arguments.
Though it could be a way to balance out the upcoming Shadowkin release which seems to have a much darker tone overall.
So just the case for any good setting having a mix of tones for everyone's taste.
There's been some humorous stuff, I still like the Silver Tower familiar which thought itself a lord of change and hammed up his plans as if he was Tzeentch's god given champion.
Also the Orruks, they certainly haven't strayed from their ability to be both dark and horrifying and hooligans out for a good brawl.
2017/03/13 00:34:53
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 183 general's handbook II points hint
Baron Klatz wrote:Well that sounds good to me and the people who kept complaining that AoS lacked the humor that made old fantasy so great where it didn't take always take itself seriously.
There are different levels and types of humour, though.
Too bad I'm already envisioning the anti-AoS crowd using them to prop up their "AoS is a ridiculous setting" arguments.
Being called ridiculous tends to be a side effect of ridiculous things. When a guy who likes the new dwarf models thinks they're ridiculous, well...
Baron Klatz wrote:Well that sounds good to me and the people who kept complaining that AoS lacked the humor that made old fantasy so great where it didn't take always take itself seriously.
There are different levels and types of humour, though.
Too bad I'm already envisioning the anti-AoS crowd using them to prop up their "AoS is a ridiculous setting" arguments.
Being called ridiculous tends to be a side effect of ridiculous things. When a guy who likes the new dwarf models thinks they're ridiculous, well...
There are different levels and types of ridiculous.
2017/03/13 00:45:54
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 183 general's handbook II points hint
I guess it goes back to the good ol' Warhammer tradition of epic and ridiculous going hand-in-hand then.
(though at times AoS has made more sense to me than Wfb when it wasn't the exact same amount.)
We'll have to see on what side of the scale this falls.
There's been some humorous stuff, I still like the Silver Tower familiar which thought itself a lord of change and hammed up his plans as if he was Tzeentch's god given champion.
Also the Orruks, they certainly haven't strayed from their ability to be both dark and horrifying and hooligans out for a good brawl.
Oh, so very true. I especially loved the part of how Orruks made up their armies. (The shoeless Stirlanders of old knew the secret!)
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2017/03/13 15:11:12
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 183 general's handbook II points hint
To be fair... since what I said is getting traction I didn't anticipate or hope for... I also consider "ridiculous" things like good old Grudgebearer, carried into battle on a throne. :-p
When I say ridiculous, I don't necessarily mean clown-make-up... so much as, preposterous technology, and very high-fantasy.... not low-fantasy, grounded in reality, etc...
Edit: An even more apt example for my own definition of ridiculous is the Gyrocopter. The very idea of a cobbled-together, steam-engine, helicopter in a fantasy game/setting is ridiculous.....ly awesome. :-p I definitely put the stuff I got a quick look at on a similar spectrum of "ridiculous". :-p
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2017/03/13 15:34:37
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 183 general's handbook II points hint
NewTruthNeomaxim wrote: To be fair... since what I said is getting traction I didn't anticipate or hope for... I also consider "ridiculous" things like good old Grudgebearer, carried into battle on a throne. :-p
When I say ridiculous, I don't necessarily mean clown-make-up... so much as, preposterous technology, and very high-fantasy.... not low-fantasy, grounded in reality, etc...
Edit: An even more apt example for my own definition of ridiculous is the Gyrocopter. The very idea of a cobbled-together, steam-engine, helicopter in a fantasy game/setting is ridiculous.....ly awesome. :-p I definitely put the stuff I got a quick look at on a similar spectrum of "ridiculous". :-p
Dwarf Technology aint steam sonny! It's powered by Alcohol!
But yes, I do hope they'll give some stuff for GHB2 with the announcement of news coming soon.
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2017/03/15 00:11:18
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 183 general's handbook II points hint
PourSpelur wrote: It's fully within the rules for me to look up your Facebook page, find out your dear Mother Gladys is single, take her on a lovely date, and tell you all the details of our hot, sweaty, animal sex during your psychic phase.
I mean, fifty bucks is on the line.
There's no rule that says I can't.
Sweet. Love em. I particularly like how GW is really putting the extra-high fantasy setting of AoS to use, as well as giving these new guys a unique but still distinctly Dwarven style.
I'm sort of amazed at how high tech these guys are without being too out of line with AoS. It really adds a more sword and scorcery heavy metal 1981 vibe to the universe that I like.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2017/03/15 02:16:18
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 183 general's handbook II points hint
I'm sort of amazed at how high tech these guys are without being too out of line with AoS. It really adds a more sword and scorcery heavy metal 1981 vibe to the universe that I like.
I'm also noting that the 'balloon infantry' are indeed more like jet-pack infantry, though in this case its an arcane flying device (all of their flying devices seem to be encased in metal spheres of varying size). Perhaps more importantly, they aren't nearly as silly as people were fearing.
Also anyone else notice; the three airships look to be a single kit (or two) that can be built either as two smaller variants or the larger one.
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PourSpelur wrote: It's fully within the rules for me to look up your Facebook page, find out your dear Mother Gladys is single, take her on a lovely date, and tell you all the details of our hot, sweaty, animal sex during your psychic phase.
I mean, fifty bucks is on the line.
There's no rule that says I can't.
I absolutely LOVE how GW has just been going totally insane for factions for AoS. "oh you guys want elves? heres some half tree half elf creatures and a god riding a giant beetle. Oh you guys want dwarves as well? heres a bunch of sky pirate steampunk dwarves that fly around shooting harpoons at bloodthirsters and sending single dwarfs to fight in mini balloon jetpacks" Cannot wait to see t he cthulu elves and where they go with new death and destruction forces. If anything the chaos releases are starting to seem vanilla in comparison, even the last stormcast release had the giant metal bird riders for craziness.
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2017/03/15 02:29:55
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 183 general's handbook II points hint
"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
2017/03/15 03:07:54
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 183 general's handbook II points hint
When a guy who likes the new dwarf models thinks they're ridiculous, well...
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