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 Geifer wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:
Maybe you can see that...

You'd better believe that I can. And with the right medication, so can you.

But seriously, start on the left with the upper arm, It narrows down into the elbow. The forearm is thicker towards the left than the right, as you would expect, and then broadens into the hand. And it's thin with barely any muscle, thus female/elven/fairy.

Ha!

OK, maybe?

Still looks more skeletal/death-y to me though...

So Phil Kelly held an interview today, any highlights?

MobileSuitRandom wrote:
Yeah - also quite similar to the scythe of Amethyst Wizard in the Battlemage kit!

Amethyst being the lore of Death and those who practiced it being devoted to Morr, with the Priests of Morr carrying scythes and hourglasses...that makes sense.


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 Alpharius wrote:

 Geifer wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:
Maybe you can see that...

You'd better believe that I can. And with the right medication, so can you.

But seriously, start on the left with the upper arm, It narrows down into the elbow. The forearm is thicker towards the left than the right, as you would expect, and then broadens into the hand. And it's thin with barely any muscle, thus female/elven/fairy.

Ha!

OK, maybe?

Still looks more skeletal/death-y to me though...

Honestly, it looks more like it is something from a Dryad or wrapped around antlers rather than being an arm.

One can look at the recent Aelf models(the Mistweaver Saih and Sisters of the Thorn notably) to see that even though they are kept thinner than their male counterparts they're not unrealistically thin.

Sisters of Battle? Celestine carries roses, right?

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
What was the name of that Sylvaneth character from the Realmgate Wars? Lady of Thorns was it? Because that looks quite thorny.

Lady of Vines

http://whfb.lexicanum.com/wiki/Lady_of_Vines

Another Branchwraith character would be cool - probably have to buy her.

but I'd also love many of the other suggestions - Vampire, Priest of Nagash-Mor, Sister of Battle.

New one, a quiver of arrows:

Yeah, I got nothing.
14 November 2017


Colorized rumour engine:


Edit: Brook, where did you learn these ancient Japanese arts?

Obligatory Aelves anybody?

Light Aelves.

EDIT: Damm you Gideon

 Verviedi wrote:
Edit: Brook, where did you learn these ancient Japanese arts?

Most people have me on ignore, so it's not hard to sneak in and do my thing.


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I'm going to say this belongs to the limited edition Valentines Day mini they're doing next year, first time for everything! Pre-order your Primaris Cupidus soon at a GW store near you.

A proper wood elves realease! ....please be true

 Chief wrote:
A proper wood elves realease! ....please be true

WE need a huge boost since didn't they basically split the army in half with Sigmar - trees one side elves the other?

Ooooh, I'm all aquiver!

Wood Elves/Wanderers got allegiance abilities in GH2017. Not likely this will be a release for them.

 Hanskrampf wrote:
Wood Elves/Wanderers got allegiance abilities in GH2017. Not likely this will be a release for them.

It's actually kinda/sorta possible. There's been mutterings afoot about the fact that Orion has been brought back via the "Avatar of the Hunt" warscroll for Wood Elves but not Wanderers and that the Wild Riders have retained their priest status.

 Overread wrote:

 Chief wrote:
A proper wood elves realease! ....please be true

WE need a huge boost since didn't they basically split the army in half with Sigmar - trees one side elves the other?

They both split the army in half and gutted the Elvish side of it (Glade Riders, Wardancers, Waywatchers, Forest Dragons and Warhawks all got axed).

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 Overread wrote:

 Chief wrote:
A proper wood elves realease! ....please be true

WE need a huge boost since didn't they basically split the army in half with Sigmar - trees one side elves the other?

They both split the army in half and gutted the Elvish side of it (Glade Riders, Wardancers, Waywatchers, Forest Dragons and Warhawks all got axed).

Waywatchers is kind of a weird situation.

They're still in it's just they have been changed exclusively to a Hero choice in the Wanderers list.

The Elf side of things lost:
Glade Riders
Wardancers
Waywatchers(unit)
Glade Scouts(these were just an alternate build of Glade Guard as Skirmishers though so not sure if it's really a loss?)
Orion(although he was recently rejigged as the Avatar of the Hunt)
Hunting Hounds
Forest Dragons
Sisters of Twilight
Warhawks
Glade Lord on Great Stag
Glade Lord on Great Eagle
Great Eagles
Glade Lord on Purebred Steed
Glade Captain Battle Standard Bearer
Shadowdancer
Spellsingers as well

Tree Kin are out as well but they're Treefolk so not Elf.

Ah yes WE did have a lot of metal/finecast that got dropped fast. Shame I always liked the idea of a "wild" army; but yeah sounds like they need a serious amount of attention; htough with the way GW has done Sigma it wouldn't surprise me if they just mash all the elves together into a single faction with niche focuses within it.

They've could've done that with Pestilence Skaven, Beastclaw Raiders, Flesh-Eater court or just mix Savage orruks and Grots together. They haven't done that with all those easy chances and likely will continue the trend with the Aelves and just flesh them out with better spells, formations and allegiances that can make them solo powerhouses or mix it up with other sub-factions.

Wood elves/Wanderers could certainly use help but as it is now people have found clever ways of using allied heroes and the like to give them an edge.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Ooooh, I'm all aquiver!

Bravo.

Looking forward to seeing how this plays out. I hope the Morathi causing trouble rumor is true and we end up with a Aelven civil war with Slaanesh corruption accusations flying around. That'd be a great read with lots of plot potential.

Baron Klatz wrote:
They've could've done that with Pestilence Skaven, Beastclaw Raiders, Flesh-Eater court or just mix Savage orruks and Grots together. They haven't done that with all those easy chances and likely will continue the trend with the Aelves and just flesh them out with better spells, formations and allegiances that can make them solo powerhouses or mix it up with other sub-factions.

Wood elves/Wanderers could certainly use help but as it is now people have found clever ways of using allied heroes and the like to give them an edge.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Ooooh, I'm all aquiver!

Bravo.

Looking forward to seeing how this plays out. I hope the Morathi causing trouble rumor is true and we end up with a Aelven civil war with Slaanesh corruption accusations flying around. That'd be a great read with lots of plot potential.

All of those were released before 2017 when the trend started going the other way. Disciples of Tzeentch, Stormcast Eternals, and Blades of Khorne all combined what used to be multiple sections on the web store into fewer battle tomes. I wouldn't use Pestilence, BCR, FEC, or Orruks as examples of how future releases will go. Honestly, I wouldn't use DoT, SE, or BoK as examples either. The sample size is really too small to know which direct GW will go down. Personally, I'm hoping we'll continue to see armies combined into fewer tomes.

Also, I just have to say it:

I used to speculate on Rumor Engine teasers, then I took an arrow to the knee.

Morathi is dead as of Khaine too, so I really doubt she'll be causing anything...

Ironjawz are different to Bonesplitterz.

Blades of Khorne is different to Tzeentch book.

If things were being fully homogenised, we wouldn’t be getting different books for different Gods.

Instead, we’re seeing them move away from splitting stuff down to a silly degree. So whilst we won’t see Daughters of Khaine get a unique Battletome, that’s not the same as all Elves being covered as a blob book.


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 Kanluwen wrote:
Morathi is dead as of Khaine too, so I really doubt she'll be causing anything...

She may not be....I’ll need to go re-read it, but there’s at least a suggestion that she was found by Malekith and Tyrion.....albeit ‘changed’

@Kanluwen
Hmm, I keep hearing different on her situation but we shall see.

All of those were released before 2017 when the trend started going the other way. Disciples of Tzeentch, Stormcast Eternals, and Blades of Khorne all combined what used to be multiple sections on the web store into fewer battle tomes. I wouldn't use Pestilence, BCR, FEC, or Orruks as examples of how future releases will go. Honestly, I wouldn't use DoT, SE, or BoK as examples either. The sample size is really too small to know which directGW will go down. Personally, I'm hoping we'll continue to see armies combined into fewer tomes. 

Also, I just have to say it: 

I used to speculate on Rumor Engine teasers, then I took an arrow to the knee.

Good point and well played.

I Bow to you and offer an exalt.

[Edit] @Mad Doc,

Yeah, they'll likely balance things out with the Aelves. Enough stuff to put into several battletomes at the very least.

@Kanluwen & Baron Katz : instead of « hearing things », just read the first Age of Sigmar book ?
In the chapter about Malerion, it is explained how he found in the Realm of Ulgu his mother, « still flesh and blood, but changed ». Morathi is alive and kicking !

It's going to be either Tyrion lead Light Elves or Malekith/Malerion lead Shadow Elves

I'm going to be greedy and cross my fingers for both.

 HorticulusDK wrote:
@Kanluwen & Baron Katz : instead of « hearing things », just read the first Age of Sigmar book ?
In the chapter about Malerion, it is explained how he found in the Realm of Ulgu his mother, « still flesh and blood, but changed ». Morathi is alive and kicking !

Haha, excellent point.

Working though so that wasn't an option at the time.

Anyone want to connect the arrows to Lionel Johnson or Leman Russ? I'm bored but I can't come up with anything.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Ironjawz are different to Bonesplitterz.

Blades of Khorne is different to Tzeentch book.

If things were being fully homogenised, we wouldn’t be getting different books for different Gods.

Instead, we’re seeing them move away from splitting stuff down to a silly degree. So whilst we won’t see Daughters of Khaine get a unique Battletome, that’s not the same as all Elves being covered as a blob book.


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 Kanluwen wrote:
Morathi is dead as of Khaine too, so I really doubt she'll be causing anything...

She may not be....I’ll need to go re-read it, but there’s at least a suggestion that she was found by Malekith and Tyrion.....albeit ‘changed’

Morathi lives, remember reading in the first book about Malekith/Malerion finding her in a glad with "shadow demons".

Let’s settle the Morathi question.

She is alive, changed, and allied with Malerion.

Some rumor engines can be linked to aelvish esthetic.

Perhaps there will be two factions, in Silver Tower we got 2 similar but quite different style of Aelf (the Tenebrael Shard & the Mistweaver Saih)

Cool. I don't know why, but I can never properly remember that the background is that explicit.

I mean, I've bought and read everything AoS, but that bit just won't stick!