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edit: i misunderstood. ok, whatever then. Still I usually scroll back at least two pages before posting (pics w/ names were on p 53)

That's enough back and forth on this, guys - thanks. No harm no foul here! I've spoilered the pics just since they were covered previously, but it's no big deal.

Back to discussing Warhammer Underworlds awesomeness

I really appreciate the tonal dissonance between (everything Shadespire) and (that dress).

I think she was going for a Briar Queen tie-in, but it's a bit of a stretch.

Somehow this game went from zero warbands I like to three in a single set... No idea how I'm gonna pick between Nighthaunts, Tzeentch, and Darkoath. I guess whichever one is the most elite?

Probably tzeentch then. The undead tend to have lots of weak guys, plus ways to bring them back quickly when they explode and, while the darkoath are new, it looks like they only get one spell caster.

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Probably tzeentch then. The undead tend to have lots of weak guys, plus ways to bring them back quickly when they explode and, while the darkoath are new, it looks like they only get one spell caster.

That was generally my guess too. On the other hand the Nighthaunt and Darkoath warbands have women in them, which is something that is moderately important to me and a choice I don't usually get to make since I'm mostly a 40k player. I'll probably end up picking two of the three in the end.

Pre orders up on the NZ site. There are actually nicer quality magic dice sold separately. Plus the terrain pack contains 3 triangular things instead of one so it seems slightly less harsh price wise now. The tiles from the original shadespire box are being sold on their own as well.

 Mymearan wrote:

 Thargrim wrote:
The artwork is pretty lousy in terms of quality to me. The days of GW putting out stunning artwork from in house artists feels like it's over. But at least these could turn out to be pretty cool models. This season is at least more interesting than the last. Too bad they didn't reveal the models for grots/tzeentch though.

GW have some incredible in-house artists currently, some of the best they've ever had. Paul Dainton and Kevin Chin are a couple of examples off the top of my head. You should check out the Illuminations articles in White Dwarf and the interview with the art team, and the 40k and Sigmar Rule Books for some of their best current art.

 EnTyme wrote:
First people complained about the Darkoath Warqueen being too busy, now they're complaining about the Darkoath concept art being too plain. Never change, Dakka.

Maybe they were different people? Sucks that everyone on Dakka isn't a hivemind, eh? Oh, by the way - you're just a faceless "bit of Dakka" to everyone else on these forums. The bit that always makes this particular complaint when a forum containing hundreds of people has more than one opinion. Never change, Dakka.


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 Thargrim wrote:
The artwork is pretty lousy in terms of quality to me. The days of GW putting out stunning artwork from in house artists feels like it's over. But at least these could turn out to be pretty cool models. This season is at least more interesting than the last. Too bad they didn't reveal the models for grots/tzeentch though.

Yeah. Mark Gibbons, this ain't. I guess it only has the one purpose to be used on the tiny little Shadespire Warband boxes...?


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 Sabotage! wrote:
Honestly I Iike the look of the Darkoath Chieftain and Queen, but those Darkoath are just so bland.....they look like half the existing barbarian minis out there if you took away cool helmets, interesting armor/fur, etc. The disappointment for me is that Darkoath very well could have been updated Chaos Warriors/ Marauder style barbarians (In the style of the old MMO would have been awesome) made to the quality and sculpting ability of modern GW. Who knows maybe the rest of the faction will not be as uninspiring as these ones?

I'm hoping that it's just a bad render of models (because we know the art is always based on the models) that are otherwise quite good. I'm... not sure if it will be. On one hand, they've been killing it with the models for awhile now. On the other hand, they do look plain and awful.

 Arachnofiend wrote:

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Probably tzeentch then. The undead tend to have lots of weak guys, plus ways to bring them back quickly when they explode and, while the darkoath are new, it looks like they only get one spell caster.

That was generally my guess too. On the other hand the Nighthaunt and Darkoath warbands have women in them, which is something that is moderately important to me and a choice I don't usually get to make since I'm mostly a 40k player. I'll probably end up picking two of the three in the end.

The Kairic acolite is, I'm 99,75% sure, a female.

Now that I take another look I think you're right. Nice.

Pre-orders are up.

Apparently, special dice available in GW Stores for pre-orders. They’re frosted, and do look rather swish.

So does this mean that Shadespire, as a boxed game, is gone, or will be going?

I can't find it on the Underworlds sub-page, but you can find the box if you search for it directly.

 Azazelx wrote:
Maybe they were different people?

I was just about to say that...

 Azazelx wrote:
Yeah. Mark Gibbons, this ain't.

Really wish they'd rehire him. Follow him on Facebook. He just put out some old unreleased art he did for the old Dark Elf book. Interesting to see what doesn't make the cut.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So does this mean that Shadespire, as a boxed game, is gone, or will be going?

Almost certainly. The new “edition” has all the same core rules, plus magic, and they’ve put the boards from the original box out as a separate set for preorder too.

Yup.

Reckon we’ll see the warbands released before long

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Yup.

Reckon we’ll see the warbands released before long

Yeah, we will.

 DaveC wrote:

Really enjoyed that.

It was clearly and well presented and went through various questions that I would have asked. Excellent job GW and Ms Scott.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Yup.

Reckon we’ll see the warbands released before long

Yeah, we will.

Well now I just feel thick

Also, the pre-order bonus dice? They’re free, and you get them today (stock allowing).

Got me a set, and they’re very nice! Material on the bag is thicker than I expected.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:


Well now I just feel thick

Also, the pre-order bonus dice? They’re free, and you get them today (stock allowing).

Got me a set, and they’re very nice! Material on the bag is thicker than I expected.

You’re supposed to get the dice and the bag today? I ordered in store and the guy mentioned they’d be included, but he didn’t give to me immediately. Never pre-ordered in the store before, I thought I’d get them once the box iself arrived...

Got mine today.

It may be your local store had run out, so they’re coming in the mail order?

Might be worth giving them a ring or dropping by to ask.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So does this mean that Shadespire, as a boxed game, is gone, or will be going?

The box set is gone. The components (boards, dice, warbands, etc.) are still available separately.

Do I need to get a dtarter set to get access to all the generic cards, or will the individual set boxes have all the cards I need?

The season 1 starter had a lot of very helpful generic cards, so I expect season 2 will be similar. It's definitely going to be a useful purchase!

I also preordered at the store today but did not get the pre-order dice immediately.
I asked about them and he told me I would get them at release with a paper(I think) play mat too. But I am not sure if this means I 100% will get them or if it is a first come first serve thing.
I basicly only pre-ordered because of the dice so I hope so.

 RiTides wrote:
The season 1 starter had a lot of very helpful generic cards, so I expect season 2 will be similar. It's definitely going to be a useful purchase!

I'm expecting the season 1 starter cards to be placed into the respective sets. That's a Good and Bad thing--if you want the stuff from season 1 starter, grab it now.

You're looking at $95ish for the components separately not counting the markers+tokens vs $60 for the box.

Serious question as I've never paid attention to this line before:

A friend is interested in buying the new starter and the new Goblin warband. Is that enough for two people to play or does everyone need a starter? Will there be a shortage of generic cards with just the one set?

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Serious question as I've never paid attention to this line before:

A friend is interested in buying the new starter and the new Goblin warband. Is that enough for two people to play or does everyone need a starter? Will there be a shortage of generic cards with just the one set?

Short answer, two people can play with one starter set. In Shadespire, they had duplicates of about 10 universal cards that were useful. Most universal cards are not duplicated and there's only one set of dice. So I wouldn't split a core set between two players, but they can both play on a shared set.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Serious question as I've never paid attention to this line before:

A friend is interested in buying the new starter and the new Goblin warband. Is that enough for two people to play or does everyone need a starter? Will there be a shortage of generic cards with just the one set?

I played my first...dozen games or so using the original starter and one warband, so it's definitely doable. Some warbands are better off with their set cards than others, but it will take a number of games to shake out play styles etc.
I would say that you can definitely jump in with the above. You'll have all the components you need.