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ERJAK wrote:

 Sledgehammer wrote:
I feel like the only person that is perplexed that the Imperial guard isn't the star of the show, and even more more perplexed that they have been barely mentioned.

You read the book? Imperial guard are like 2/3rds of Fall of Cadia.

No, but I've been following it, and haven't really seen anyone mention them besides you right now. You may very well be right, so that is a relief.

Hopefully there are some more IG models and releases in the future corresponding to this campaign.

I would love a general Guard line update. New Shock Trooper kits, an updated Jungle Fighters line, plastic Vostroyans, Valhallans, Mordians, Steel Legion etc...

I think the problem with promoting the IG with the fall of Cadia is that it's a lot harder to market them to the adolescent boys market. Your individual guardsman is a lot less badass and capable than a marine, while also being harder to paint well and requiring higher numbers to boot. It doesn't help that the Cadian poster boys are ugly as sin, too.

In order for IG to be appealing, you need to have empathy for the humanity (and humour) of their struggle, which is something that the group who GW considers the core of their market doesn't really appreciate at their age.

All that aside, I'd love to see infantry boxes for more Guard regiments. Beyond Cadians just being ugly, there's just a lot of variety that I feel is being missed out on.

Yeah I really hope they take this opportunity to update the AM plastics. The Cadians have probably turned off a lot of people from doing Guard. Just look at how much better the Cadian Command Squad looks without those balloon heads, brick feet and mitten hands.

 War Kitten wrote:
I would love a general Guard line update. New Shock Trooper kits, an updated Jungle Fighters line, plastic Vostroyans, Valhallans, Mordians, Steel Legion etc...

will never happen ....

but i would kill for plastic vostroyans!

 Sledgehammer wrote:

ERJAK wrote:

 Sledgehammer wrote:
I feel like the only person that is perplexed that the Imperial guard isn't the star of the show, and even more more perplexed that they have been barely mentioned.

You read the book? Imperial guard are like 2/3rds of Fall of Cadia.

No, but I've been following it, and haven't really seen anyone mention them besides you right now. You may very well be right, so that is a relief.

Hopefully there are some more IG models and releases in the future corresponding to this campaign.

Yeh there are tons of guard in the book, but Cadia falls so most dont fare too well. Creed could get a new model down the line.

Thanks for sharing Nicky J.

I was going to ask if the I is an I for Inquisition or a roman numeral 1. I have my answer now. Curious how many books there will be or is it once a month till June?

I am curious now if it is one a month, if 8th will be 8th edition in August.

When is the actual 30th anniversary date?

 vostroyan second born wrote:

 War Kitten wrote:
I would love a general Guard line update. New Shock Trooper kits, an updated Jungle Fighters line, plastic Vostroyans, Valhallans, Mordians, Steel Legion etc...

will never happen ....

but i would kill for plastic vostroyans!

Thousand Sons got plastic. Tzeentch is getting updates. Anything can happen.


Except for Malal returning, the job is on Archaon's hands now.

Davor wrote:
Thanks for sharing Nicky J.

I was going to ask if the I is an I for Inquisition or a roman numeral 1. I have my answer now. Curious how many books there will be or is it once a month till June?

I am curious now if it is one a month, if 8th will be 8th edition in August.

When is the actual 30th anniversary date?

Chances are there will be two books for The Gathering Storm, just like there were two books for Warzone Fenris and two for Warzone Damoclese.

Davor wrote:
Thanks for sharing Nicky J.

I was going to ask if the I is an I for Inquisition or a roman numeral 1. I have my answer now. Curious how many books there will be or is it once a month till June?

I am curious now if it is one a month, if 8th will be 8th edition in August.

When is the actual 30th anniversary date?

I'm intrigued to know how many books there are as well. I do find it kind of interesting that Cawl is standing upon a book with a sculpted "IV" on its spine.

 Nicky J wrote:

Just saw this. It seems to confirm my previous suspicions that we will get Gathering Storm books with a focus on Combined Factions (Grand Alliances if you will).

Minor Fall of Cadia spoilers follow:




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 Imateria wrote:

Davor wrote:
Thanks for sharing Nicky J.

I was going to ask if the I is an I for Inquisition or a roman numeral 1. I have my answer now. Curious how many books there will be or is it once a month till June?

I am curious now if it is one a month, if 8th will be 8th edition in August.

When is the actual 30th anniversary date?

Chances are there will be two books for The Gathering Storm, just like there were two books for Warzone Fenris and two for Warzone Damoclese.

I suspect 4 with the following focuses Imperium, Eldar, Mixed Xenos, and Chaos.

I know Atia debunked it but I keep coming back to that faeit rumour from July. It said the the eye of terror book was the second campaign but it got many of the involved factions correct including necrons. The first campaign mentioned was war of the webway featuring the thousand sons which seems to be the way that gathering storm part two is headed.
There are some details wrong but if that was a wish list, it was a very good one.

Each book has two though. So after gathering storm 2 then we will have 4 more books by that theory.

Two for the xenos, two for chaos. I imagine the Tau and their big plot will have the involvement of them and key players in their area Imperial and Xenos alike. So whatever the other Xenos book is I can't say. It all depends on who is included in the first one.

Anyone who didn't see gathering storm 2 coming has not been paying attention very well.

Anyone recognize that rune? It looks like a Autarch rune, but with the infinity circuit symbol above it. Quick undercaffeinated survey of my shelf doesn’t show a match.

Hmm... still thinking that the dude in red is Arhra. There may not be much evidence, but that's my thought.

I'm not familiar with eldar lore as well as Tau. I would think it might be a new symbol for the unified Eldar? Unless someone can identify it. I mean it's just an idea.

Chikout wrote:
I know Atia debunked it but I keep coming back to that faeit rumour from July. It said the the eye of terror book was the second campaign but it got many of the involved factions correct including necrons. The first campaign mentioned was war of the webway featuring the thousand sons which seems to be the way that gathering storm part two is headed.
There are some details wrong but if that was a wish list, it was a very good one.

Not only did Atia, but the rumor itself has debunked it.

 Nevelon wrote:
Anyone recognize that rune? It looks like a Autarch rune, but with the infinity circuit symbol above it. Quick undercaffeinated survey of my shelf doesn’t show a match.

It's not a single rune that exists right now.

There are three elements to look into:
The Infinity Circuit symbol(or the "Cosmic Serpent"; I can't get a good still image of it to see whether it is a single interconnected rune or if it has a small 'gap' between the double diamonds).
Striking Scorpion symbol(triangle/delta with the 'pincers' and triple line under the double diamonds)
The 'tail'. Closest match is from the Autarch.

Lord Kragan wrote:

 vostroyan second born wrote:

 War Kitten wrote:
I would love a general Guard line update. New Shock Trooper kits, an updated Jungle Fighters line, plastic Vostroyans, Valhallans, Mordians, Steel Legion etc...

will never happen ....

but i would kill for plastic vostroyans!

Thousand Sons got plastic. Tzeentch is getting updates. Anything can happen.

"Anything can happen" -Sure, but the probability is just incredibly low. I think if the guardsmen get redone, I think it'll be in the vein of Storm Troopers... something aesthetically new and distinctive with throwbacks to some of these older regiments. GW can write it off as 2nd most common IG gear coming into greater use now that Cadia is gone.

If the Tzeentch update shows us anything it shows GW is still thinking of their kits modularly where a small individual sprue can change the nature of a kit, such as Tzangors is AoS and 40k each having just a one sprue difference, or the way they simply added Deathwatch species to a variety of kits. Where I'm going with this is maybe GW should go back to one concept they had but never fully pursued back in 2nd edition. Before they came up with the different IG regiments we're familiar with, they conceptualized a guardsmen where different, yet aesthetically similar components that could be mixed in different combinations to produce a jungle, snow, or desert trooper etc... unlike then they have the resources to do that in plastic.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/01/16/the-storm-rages-on/

Exodites? Or is it referring to the mysterious Eldar in red and whatever he is?


"We don’t recognise that rune… looks like something new is on the way."

I think it's exodites.

 aka_mythos wrote:

Lord Kragan wrote:

 vostroyan second born wrote:

 War Kitten wrote:
I would love a general Guard line update. New Shock Trooper kits, an updated Jungle Fighters line, plastic Vostroyans, Valhallans, Mordians, Steel Legion etc...

will never happen ....

but i would kill for plastic vostroyans!

Thousand Sons got plastic. Tzeentch is getting updates. Anything can happen.

"Anything can happen" -Sure, but the probability is just incredibly low. I think if the guardsmen get redone, I think it'll be in the vein of Storm Troopers... something aesthetically new and distinctive with throwbacks to some of these older regiments. GW can write it off as 2nd most common IG gear coming into greater use now that Cadia is gone.

It's worth noting that Cadia being gone wouldn't mean that gear would go away.

Cadia didn't export stuff. Forge Worlds supplied them with gear, not the other way around.

If Exodites happen then I will continue to pray for Kroot. I am one with the Kroot and the Kroot is with me. I am one with the Kroot, and the Kroot is with me.

 Gamgee wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/01/16/the-storm-rages-on/

Exodites? Or is it referring to the mysterious Eldar in red and whatever he is?


"We don’t recognise that rune… looks like something new is on the way."

I think it's exodites.

We know the rune for exodites.



(sorry for the quick crummy pics, just grabbed from a google search)

Hmm... I still think Exodites are coming. Atia has even said they are an eventuality and now is the perfect time. Other rumors have said there are a few armies left. I think if anything has a shot of appearing it's Exodites. I suppose it could be GW's take on corsairs, but that seems more of a FW thing now.

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The rune is not Exodite you've proven that. I still think it's good Exodites will appear though.

 Gamgee wrote:
Hmm... I still think Exodites are coming. Atia has even said they are an eventuality and now is the perfect time.

Quote and link to the post, please.

Other rumors have said there are a few armies left. I think if anything has a shot of appearing it's Exodites. I suppose it could be GW's take on corsairs, but that seems more of a FW thing now.

If anything has a shot of appearing, it's Altansar.

So we get gangs of commoragh and Tzaangors next week, Tzeentch demons on the 28th, so part 2 up for preorder on Feb 4th?

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Gamgee wrote:
Hmm... I still think Exodites are coming. Atia has even said they are an eventuality and now is the perfect time.

Quote and link to the post, please.

Other rumors have said there are a few armies left. I think if anything has a shot of appearing it's Exodites. I suppose it could be GW's take on corsairs, but that seems more of a FW thing now.

If anything has a shot of appearing, it's Altansar.

Go to the Atia section and search Exodites and boom. She said eventually but no ETA and that was last year. There is no other more relevant time than now for Exodites to appear. What would the point of a combines arms Eldar race be if it didn't include the Exodites for moving us to 1 minute to midnight in the story? It's also a faction people have wanted for a long time now myself included.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/448304.page

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I know for a fact if Exodites are released this year I'm grabbing them. It's only craft world kin I find way too annoying. I was planning for a new army release budget this year.

Chikout wrote:
So we get gangs of commoragh and Tzaangors next week, Tzeentch demons on the 28th, so part 2 up for preorder on Feb 4th?

Makes sense. Jan's White Dwarf has something about the Gathering Storm in February as well.

White Dwarf for February is Feb 3rd(Friday)


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 Gamgee wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Gamgee wrote:
Hmm... I still think Exodites are coming. Atia has even said they are an eventuality and now is the perfect time.

Quote and link to the post, please.

Other rumors have said there are a few armies left. I think if anything has a shot of appearing it's Exodites. I suppose it could be GW's take on corsairs, but that seems more of a FW thing now.

If anything has a shot of appearing, it's Altansar.

Go to the Atia section and search Exodites and boom. She said eventually but no ETA and that was last year. There is no other more relevant time than now for Exodites to appear. What would the point of a combines arms Eldar race be if it didn't include the Exodites for moving us to 1 minute to midnight in the story?

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/448304.page

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I know for a fact if Exodites are released this year I'm grabbing them. It's only craft world kin I find way too annoying. I was planning for a new army release budget this year.

So she says "eventually but no ETA"...and you assume that means this year?

I am one with the Kroot and the Kroot is with me.