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**Davespil**

Is it worth building one of the knights with the gatling cannon or should I wait for a third party or ebay battlecannon/melta cannon?

**Overread**

Question for those who have a warlord and knight - the gattling guns on the knight - would they fit onto the mini gun positions on the warlord (the fore and after defence guns under the upper armour)

**Yodhrin**

Overread wrote:
Question for those who have a warlord and knight - the gattling guns on the knight - would they fit onto the mini gun positions on the warlord (the fore and after defence guns under the upper armour)

Nope, the defensive guns on the Warlord are closer to the Knights' stubber aux weapon in size.

**xttz**

ElvisJuice wrote:
So, fellow princeps, can anyone answer me this - is there benefit to kitting a Knight out with 2 of the same weapon (such as 2 chainswords)? In the rules it says

"Instead of attacking with each Knight individually, make an attack with each different weapon in turn. For each weapon, multiply the Dice characteristic by the number of Knights in the Banner that are equipped with that weapon, and which are within range and line of sight of the target"

I'm taking that to mean if you had 3 knights with 2 chainswords each you'd still only be making 3 attacks, because it's about the number of knights equipped with the weapon, not the number of that weapon carried by the banner... Make sense to anyone else?

It's a bit of a pisser as I really want to equip some knights with 2 ranged weapons, and I'm going to end up with some that are decidedly derp (or just not used) if I go that way since the kit doesn't support that. I guess I could chop them up as wrecks to adorn scenery / to become objective markers.

As there are double gun equipped knights pictured in the book, I doubt this effect is intended.

It doesn't hurt to magnetise the knight arms in case a FAQ rules in favour. I've started doing mine anyway as I'd like to optimise weapon loadouts later.

**BrianDavion**

So the basic rulesbook gives 3 maniple types. The Axiom Battleline of 1 Warlord, 1 Reaver, 1 Warhound, with an optional additional reaver and Warhound, the Myrmadon Battleline, of 2 warlords and a reaver, with an additional optional warlord and reaver, and venator light maniple of 1 reaver and 2 warhounds with an additional 2 warhounds optional.

**zedmeister**

So picking through my Grand Master box, two things that I've noticed:

- the buildings can easily accommodate the 20mm epic bases
- The oop Forgeworld Epic scale superheavy tanks appear to be in scale with them! They look ace next to the Knights

**BrianDavion**

zedmeister wrote:
So picking through my Grand Master box, two things that I've noticed:

- the buildings can easily accommodate the 20mm epic bases
- The oop Forgeworld Epic scale superheavy tanks appear to be in scale with them! They look ace next to the Knights

wish I coukld find some broken ones, they'd make great titan stompings for the bases

**Azreal13**

I've got a bunch of old Epic that my folks found literally at the back of a wardrobe last year.

Had no idea what to do with them as I didn't really think they were good enough condition to make a price worth selling them for, 12 months on and what do you know?

There's a reason why we wargamers keep everything and buy things with no specific use in mind you know!

**Mr Morden**

I am wondering if a 40k bastion woud make a good Drop Keep for the AT scale Knights - maybe need several combined?

**JWBS**

BrianDavion wrote:
zedmeister wrote:
So picking through my Grand Master box, two things that I've noticed:

- the buildings can easily accommodate the 20mm epic bases
- The oop Forgeworld Epic scale superheavy tanks appear to be in scale with them! They look ace next to the Knights

wish I coukld find some broken ones, they'd make great titan stompings for the bases

£rd parties. For sure.

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Mr Morden wrote:
I am wondering if a 40k bastion woud make a good Drop Keep for the AT scale Knights - maybe need several combined?

I reckon there'll be loads of 40k bits that will suitably grace the AT battlefield.

These things (no 28mm doors present, so they can be viewed as moumental cathedral sized windows https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-COMPLETE-Terrain-Sections-from-Warhammer-40K-Kill-Team-Core-Set/113183923037?hash=item1a5a499b5d:g:yv0AAOSwrLZbZghd
And I'd love to see these statues https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sector-Imperialis-Basilicanum-Games-Workshop-Kill-Team-Necromunda-40k-Terrain/223070833783?epid=8021433308&hash=item33f00ecc77:g:l7wAAOSw0BdbUvei

**Mendi Warrior**

Mr Morden wrote:
I am wondering if a 40k bastion woud make a good Drop Keep for the AT scale Knights - maybe need several combined?

Imperial dropships for some inspiration

**MajorWesJanson**

Time to switch over my 30 odd old Epic paladins and errant over to 40mm bases.

**totalfailure**

So how did launch day go in your area? My 'friendly' 'local' game store had but three copies of the Grand Master box, 2 of which sold basically at opening time. They had a few boxes of everything else on sale, Warlords, Knights, terrain....but no rule set boxes. Manager said Fedex lost the box that had the standalone rulesets in it. On another front, they've had a hard time keeping the Kill Team box and rulebook in stock.

**BrianDavion**

totalfailure wrote:
So how did launch day go in your area? My 'friendly' 'local' game store had but three copies of the Grand Master box, 2 of which sold basically at opening time. They had a few boxes of everything else on sale, Warlords, Knights, terrain....but no rule set boxes. Manager said Fedex lost the box that had the standalone rulesets in it. On another front, they've had a hard time keeping the Kill Team box and rulebook in stock.

I popped into my local GW and apaprently he didn't get a single set to sell in the store due to how many copies got ordered, anyone who hadn't ordered in advance was SOL.

**Stormonu**

Mendi Warrior wrote:
Mr Morden wrote:
I am wondering if a 40k bastion woud make a good Drop Keep for the AT scale Knights - maybe need several combined?

Imperial dropships for some inspiration

Where the heck is that pic from?

**Eumerin**

I stopped by my FLGS at around 2pm. As I came in, I ran into the store owner, who was on the way out. There was a table full of AT stuff sitting next to us, and he told me that they'd already sold out. I clarified "Grand Master Edition?" while pointing at an AT box I saw on the table. But he clarified that no, that was the little box (presumably the "rulebook and one warlord" box I saw on GW's website). For some reason, his store hadn't received *any* of the GMEs. But it appears that they sold out of everything that they did get.

I didn't ask how much they'd received, so I don't know how many units they moved in total. But it would appear that there's a lot of interest in the game locally. Hopefully it'll stay that way once people have a chance to play with the rules.

And hopefully they get a restock soon. He mentioned next year. I *really* hope he was mistaken (he hasn't been around much for reasons).

**Breotan**

Davespil wrote:
Is it worth building one of the knights with the gatling cannon or should I wait for a third party or ebay battlecannon/melta cannon?

Magnetize your weapons and you can build AND get third party/eBay stuff when the time comes.

**BrianDavion**

Eumerin wrote:
I stopped by my FLGS at around 2pm. As I came in, I ran into the store owner, who was on the way out. There was a table full of AT stuff sitting next to us, and he told me that they'd already sold out. I clarified "Grand Master Edition?" while pointing at an AT box I saw on the table. But he clarified that no, that was the little box (presumably the "rulebook and one warlord" box I saw on GW's website). For some reason, his store hadn't received *any* of the GMEs. But it appears that they sold out of everything that they did get.

I didn't ask how much they'd received, so I don't know how many units they moved in total. But it would appear that there's a lot of interest in the game locally. Hopefully it'll stay that way once people have a chance to play with the rules.

And hopefully they get a restock soon. He mentioned next year. I *really* hope he was mistaken (he hasn't been around much for reasons).

it sold really well, Gamesworkshoips order site still has some in if you really want it

**totalfailure**

Miniature Market still has it available as well.

**Nostromodamus**

totalfailure wrote:
Miniature Market still has it available as well.

I’d be skeptical about that. MM sometimes takes orders and leaves you hanging for restocks.

**MajorWesJanson**

Flgs had some gme in stock so I grabbed one for now. Shipping box for them said case x out of iirc 3065, with 3 per case.

**BrianDavion**

MajorWesJanson wrote:
Flgs had some gme in stock so I grabbed one for now. Shipping box for them said case x out of iirc 3065, with 3 per case.

so 9195 copies. I'm gonna guess that was among their US distributors. so.. north America got roughly ten thousand copies more or less

**schoon**

In the latest marketing email about Warhounds, GW mentions that more weapons packs and titans are on the way...

They seem to have underestimated the popularity of the game,
and now are playing catch up.

**Mendi Warrior**

Stormonu wrote:
Mendi Warrior wrote:
Mr Morden wrote:
I am wondering if a 40k bastion woud make a good Drop Keep for the AT scale Knights - maybe need several combined?

Imperial dropships for some inspiration

Where the heck is that pic from?

From the underlying event map I do guess it was some art for one of the stands at an event ages ago, but I have no clue when or where exactly it was, nor if it exists elsewhere in a WD, codex, book, …

I love the feeling of gigantism it conveys, especially when you check above the dropships and see the "mother" ship

**Eumerin**

schoon wrote:
They seem to have underestimated the popularity of the game,
and now are playing catch up.

The popularity of titans, at least. It remains to be seen whether they'll still be popular once people start playing the game.

But assuming they are, then that would probably be the understatement of the year.

**Breotan**

Whatever happened to that modular scenery that was supposedly being developed for Dropzone Commander?

**xttz**

schoon wrote:

and now are playing catch up.

That's not how this works. Anything coming out in the next year will have been under production well before AT released. We've already seen several of the weapon add-ons, and I'm sure more will be unveiled soon.

**Mr_Rose**

Is there an appropriate YMDC equivalent for AT yet? I have questions:

1. Princeps Seniores Personal Trait #3 ‘Swift Killer’ (p.55): when it says ‘before you make an attack’ does that mean before a specific weapon attacks, or when the unit is activated to attack?

2. Legio Gryphonicus, Legion Specific Wargear: Gravatus Plating: when it says to add one to its armour, I’m assuming that means increase the values needed to deal damage, so effectively applying a -1 modifier to all incoming attacks, rather than adding an extra hole on the command terminal?

**BrianDavion**

Mr_Rose wrote:
Is there an appropriate YMDC equivalent for AT yet? I have questions:

1. Princeps Seniores Personal Trait #3 ‘Swift Killer’ (p.55): when it says ‘before you make an attack’ does that mean before a specific weapon attacks, or when the unit is activated to attack?

2. Legio Gryphonicus, Legion Specific Wargear: Gravatus Plating: when it says to add one to its armour, I’m assuming that means increase the values needed to deal damage, so effectively applying a -1 modifier to all incoming attacks, rather than adding an extra hole on the command terminal?

thats my interpretation yes

BTW anyone else find it odd that the Legio Mortis is given such a prominant place in the books, but it's legio temptus given rules? Legio temptus I don't think even has transfers avaliable in the warlord box.

**Xanthos**

BrianDavion wrote:
Mr_Rose wrote:
Is there an appropriate YMDC equivalent for AT yet? I have questions:

1. Princeps Seniores Personal Trait #3 ‘Swift Killer’ (p.55): when it says ‘before you make an attack’ does that mean before a specific weapon attacks, or when the unit is activated to attack?

2. Legio Gryphonicus, Legion Specific Wargear: Gravatus Plating: when it says to add one to its armour, I’m assuming that means increase the values needed to deal damage, so effectively applying a -1 modifier to all incoming attacks, rather than adding an extra hole on the command terminal?

thats my interpretation yes

BTW anyone else find it odd that the Legio Mortis is given such a prominant place in the books, but it's legio temptus given rules? Legio temptus I don't think even has transfers avaliable in the warlord box.

Yeah,I also noticed that, and found it puzzling. Tempestus has neither transfers nor artwork in the book. Mortis has artwork and transfers but no rules.
Gryphonicus of course has all three, but that is hardly puzzling, knowing FW. ;-)

Not that I'm complaining, I want to do Tempestus and already have my paint scheme figured out. :-p