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element games just posted this picture... half of their burning of prospero order (all preorders are covered in it, just in case you were worried)



looks like it's rather popular even compared to Calth

Waaaghpower wrote:

 Thunderfrog wrote:
The fact that the Sisters and Custodes can only be played Unbound makes my excitement dampen.

I'm sure they have a plan to fix that, it's just a stopgap until they release them in a real book.

The Facebook team answered a question about this last week. Basically, they want people to be able to use the models in 40k, but neither organization (Sisters or Custodes) are active on a galactic scale in the 41st Millennium, thus Unbound only.

Chikout wrote:
I took a couple of screen shots from an unboxing video. I was not impressed with the custodes initially but they look much better here. The true metallic gold looks amazing in person but it does not photograph well.

Do you want to see any angles? I can snap a pic for you. Or if your store has one that works too.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:

looks like it's rather popular even compared to Calth

This is fantastic, as it will send the message to GW that we want more 30k plastics.

Waaaghpower wrote:

 Thunderfrog wrote:

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
Of everything in the set I still feel the Custodes are the least impressive. Their weapons, the Sentinel Blade especially, just look so clunky. The design of the kit seems to encourage unnatural looking poses as well.

Rules wise or model wise?

Rules wise I think they are great. So tanky..

No invulns or FNP, unfortunately, without sacrificing their really good melee weapon. They'll tank regular fire just fine, but a little plasma (Or other AP2 at range) will obliterate them.

T5 - Two wound with a 2+/3++ and Eternal Warrior? They're harder to crack than Wulfen.


Statistically, you need high volume Str 7 at BS4 to handle them. Also, 60pts for a Blood Angels priest solves the FNP problem. At that point, you can't afford the high volume S10 to remove that nuisance. This is a hard unit. About the only thing that ties them up will be Knights, whom they can't hurt. and they can't block a stomp.

According to posted WD pages they now have same armour as Terminators so 2+ / 5++ basic

 Mr Morden wrote:
According to posted WD pages they now have same armour as Terminators so 2+ / 5++ basic

Which thread might those be in my good man?

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 Mr Morden wrote:
According to posted WD pages they now have same armour as Terminators so 2+ / 5++ basic

Which thread might those be in my good man?

http://natfka.blogspot.com/2016/10/custodes-30k-contemptor-bop-rules-more.html

Thanks man.

 Mr Morden wrote:
According to posted WD pages they now have same armour as Terminators so 2+ / 5++ basic

Different profiles for Heresy and 40k.
And the sidebar says these are WIP rules so you can start using the custodes right away in HH games.

 EnTyme wrote:

Waaaghpower wrote:

 Thunderfrog wrote:
The fact that the Sisters and Custodes can only be played Unbound makes my excitement dampen.

I'm sure they have a plan to fix that, it's just a stopgap until they release them in a real book.

The Facebook team answered a question about this last week. Basically, they want people to be able to use the models in 40k, but neither organization (Sisters or Custodes) are active on a galactic scale in the 41st Millennium, thus Unbound only.

And let's be honest, there have to be some things you can't do in Battle Forged armies or else the distinction is meaningless.

30k rules posted on faeit. Can't grab the images because I am at work.

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 EnTyme wrote:

Waaaghpower wrote:

 Thunderfrog wrote:
The fact that the Sisters and Custodes can only be played Unbound makes my excitement dampen.

I'm sure they have a plan to fix that, it's just a stopgap until they release them in a real book.

The Facebook team answered a question about this last week. Basically, they want people to be able to use the models in 40k, but neither organization (Sisters or Custodes) are active on a galactic scale in the 41st Millennium, thus Unbound only.

And let's be honest, there have to be some things you can't do in Battle Forged armies or else the distinction is meaningless.

The handling of this is the first praise I've ever had concerning 'unbound' (a concept I normally find laughable).

It's great that GW don't retcon a big chunk of the fluff to shoehorn in these models into being vastly more represented than they should be.

These are models that represent forces who has seen the field of battle rarely if ever in almost ten thousand years. If you want to play a 'what-if' scenario or something, there's stats for them, but they don't need to be shoe-horned in as any kind of regular fighting force. It shows some restraint from GW's part and a respect for the setting. Kudos.

 Zywus wrote:

 lord_blackfang wrote:
And let's be honest, there have to be some things you can't do in Battle Forged armies or else the distinction is meaningless.

The handling of this is the first praise I've ever had concerning 'unbound' (a concept I normally find laughable).

The Sisters and Custodes might well be the nose of the Unbound camel, just as IKTs were the nose for Superheavies. GW is making stuff that people are going to want to play, and tweaking the rules so that they force players outside of their previous no-Superheavy / all-Battleforged comfort zones.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
element games just posted this picture... half of their burning of prospero order (all preorders are covered in it, just in case you were worried)



looks like it's rather popular even compared to Calth

One of those babies is all mine! I hope that fires not too hot near all that scupper plastic!! Nice goblet he has though for some fireside drinking!

Photos: Garro on Facebook via War of Sigmar








30k Custodes rules

And the December WD will contain rules for SoS plus an HH: Inferno book preview

Wow, Custodes are just Troops?

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
Wow, Custodes are just Troops?

In 30k, yes.

In 40k, they cannot be taken except as Unbound.

No SoS rules in there as well?

A more readable image of the Wargear page.

 BrookM wrote:
No SoS rules in there as well?

From the GW website:
https://www.games-workshop.com/resources/PDF/Datasheets/Burning%20of%20Prospero%20Imperial%20Datasheets.pdf

Waaaghpower wrote:

 BrookM wrote:
No SoS rules in there as well?

From the GW website:
https://www.games-workshop.com/resources/PDF/Datasheets/Burning%20of%20Prospero%20Imperial%20Datasheets.pdf

Brook means for 30k.

I believe someone mentioned that the Sisters of Silence are going to be an Allied unit and make an appearance in one of the 30k books.

Waaaghpower wrote:

 BrookM wrote:
No SoS rules in there as well?

From the GW website:
https://www.games-workshop.com/resources/PDF/Datasheets/Burning%20of%20Prospero%20Imperial%20Datasheets.pdf

Im sure Brook is meaning 30k Rules, not their 40k rules.

Nope no 30k SoS rules, and the Custodes banner bearer is missing as well.
Not sure if I should hold off on putting them together until Inferno is released or not. A squad of spears and a sword and board squad for the Custodes as well as a sword squad for the SoS should be a "safe" build I guess. Although there's always the chance that FW will surprise us with some alternate non gold and red color schemes on the Custodes.

Well played FW, well played.. Guess I'll have to get HH7 then for the full Talons of the Emperor list.

in White Dwarf it says that the 30K rules for the Sisters of Silence will follow in next month's issue.

The Sisters rules for 30k will be in the next White Dwarf (released November 25), also a preview of Inferno and the preorder of Blood Bowl. Blanchitsu is also going to make a return. All confirmed by the November WD which I read a few minutes ago.

Excellent, thanks Victor!

 Zywus wrote:
These are models that represent forces who has seen the field of battle rarely if ever in almost ten thousand years. If you want to play a 'what-if' scenario or something, there's stats for them, but they don't need to be shoe-horned in as any kind of regular fighting force. It shows some restraint from GW's part and a respect for the setting. Kudos.

It does seem odd that the line is drawn here though - the description of the Sisters of Silence accompanying their rules makes it clear that they see the field with some degree of regularity.

Yet they're apparently so rare that they can't be in a Battleforged army, but Death Company Tycho - who literally only existed for a couple of in-universe hours - isn't...

Does someone mind taking a picture of Greigor the Fellhand's Page and lore excerpt/summary of it

Those Custodes are er... violent lol.