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2019/01/05 09:44:46
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
H.B.M.C. wrote: I love how all the endless spells are slightly different ways of delivering Mortal Wounds.
yeah, you're right, all the endless spells are just different ways of delivering mortal wounds. Just like the prismatic pallisade and its LOS blocking and ranged offense reducing capabilities.
Oh wait.
Or well, like the soulsnare shackles whose primary function is to reduce movement from the enemy.
What?
Or the emerald lifeswarm which is about healing, or the chronomantinc cogs which is about either adding protection and magical proficiency or speed to your army, or the spell portals which are about adding range and path ways to your spells.
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Well, are faction specific spells are indeed just different ways of adding mortal wounds like the beastmen dirgehorn that reduces the hitting capabilities of the enemy, the stormcast dais arcanum that boosts casting ability and the caster's speed, or the gitz' cauldron that allows the caster access to all the spells of a specific lore.
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Oh wait, no, Endless spells are just not different ways of dealing mortal wounds.
2019/01/05 11:51:47
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
That Court vs Rats set is quite tempting. It's amusing how lopsided the battle is, but those ghouls are totally outgunned. I'm guessing they're pure Skyre? I'm fine with the rats going all in on the wyrdtech!
Plus the lure of new units for both? Oh dear me...
Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!
highlord tamburlaine wrote: That Court vs Rats set is quite tempting. It's amusing how lopsided the battle is, but those ghouls are totally outgunned. I'm guessing they're pure Skyre? I'm fine with the rats going all in on the wyrdtech!
Plus the lure of new units for both? Oh dear me...
Clan Skryre is the only skaven I'm interested in and IMHO the only clan which should have their own battletome of the remaining clans (Pestilens already has a battletome). If Clan Skryre does get their own battletome it will be a hard decision between them and the Gloomspite Gitz.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2019/01/05 16:21:56
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
highlord tamburlaine wrote: That Court vs Rats set is quite tempting. It's amusing how lopsided the battle is, but those ghouls are totally outgunned. I'm guessing they're pure Skyre? I'm fine with the rats going all in on the wyrdtech!
Plus the lure of new units for both? Oh dear me...
There aren't any new units in there, just new commanders.
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Hard pass on that box for me. Seems way too specialized to be a good idea.
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2019/01/05 16:53:38
Subject: Re:Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
highlord tamburlaine wrote: That Court vs Rats set is quite tempting. It's amusing how lopsided the battle is, but those ghouls are totally outgunned. I'm guessing they're pure Skyre? I'm fine with the rats going all in on the wyrdtech!
Plus the lure of new units for both? Oh dear me...
TBF with the indicated weapon loadout on the stormfiends the battle is evenish depending on what the heroes are like. Hopefully they will FINALLY nerf warpfire projectors to be balanced with the other weapon options. But regardless super excited for new characters and implied battletomes for them. I have a Skryre army already and I've always liked FEC too.
Gallahad wrote: How expensive are the battle boxes typically? The flesh eater courts side of that looks very good.
Depends on what other contents it comes with, unfortunately.
I'm guessing $130 to $150 for this one. Somewhere in that price range.
The last like 4/5 have all been the same price. I don’t expect this one to be different.
Edit: actually, wake the dead was very slightly cheaper.
The reason I say the prices I did is because they have some different mechanisms in place when it's a 'theme' set like this or Blight War vs, say, Wake the Dead or the like.
2019/01/05 17:05:13
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
The Skaven Doom Wheel, while incredibly awesome, has got to be one of the biggest pain in the rear models to build/paint. Mine is still unbuilt after all these years and probably never will be
2019/01/05 17:41:01
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
hotsauceman1 wrote: The new FEC stuff pretty much confirms no Night Haunt of Gloomspite Gitz for me.
Gonna break out the FEC stuff woot.
That is pretty exciting, I hope they release a plastic varghulf. The current resin model is okay but i'd rather see them phase out that material, it could also use a kit with a different pose and maybe two head options. I came really close to starting FEC last summer, but decided to hold off cause I figured for all I know they'll continue to have a limited range of plastic models for a long time. I kind of dislike these new models being exclusive to boxed sets though, makes it annoying trying to collect them.
2019/01/05 20:20:05
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
TBH I don't think FEC are getting anything other than that hero, some endless spells and maybe a terrain piece. That's quite a bit really but I don't think we'll see any new units or other characters. My reasoning is that the new hero is really just a naked guy with a fancy pauldron. The FEC models don't really match their background, and this guy is way too similar to the old range to signal a broader update. IMO of course.
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2019/01/05 20:38:32
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
Maybe, but the varghulf isn't really a new unit. It just seems like a good time as any to update that kit and finally dump that meh resin version. The varghulf seemed like a popular choice in peoples lists, and is one of the more memorable units in the army. It's like the only old model in the army that needs an updated kit. Endless spells and a terrain piece does seem more likely, but I hope they get a more substantial update than what the beastmen got. It might be best if I just prepare to be disappointed though.
2019/01/05 20:50:34
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
Yes, I know I am, because I was talking about the ones that were just put on pre-order.
Obviously.
Context Kragan. Context.
That's quite a bit of snark for being clearly and demonstrably wrong. The new cauldron is solely a buff to the casting wizard (+1 casting/deny and knowledge of the whole lore), so doesn't do a single wound of any kind - which he pointed out in the post you quoted.
The moon does a few token mortals, but it's primarily a way to debuff enemy wizards (-2 to casting if nearby).
The last two do toss out mortals, but one is a stationary area denial tool and the other allows spiders to move freely across it, providing them with a positional advantage.
2019/01/05 21:05:16
Subject: Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
Tiberius501 wrote: I know Grots are old news now, but anyone got any leaks/images/vids talking about point costs for them?
Guerilla Miniatures Gaming talks about the points in this video, from 57:35 onwards. Not as practical as reading them on a piece of paper but far better than nothing..
2019/01/05 21:25:32
Subject: Re:Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : p178-- new faction info & minis
Here it is typed out in a somewhat chaotic fashion. Typically goes Name - Size - Points/Horde Discount - Role/notes. You're smart people. I'm sure you'll be fine.
5000pts 
6000pts 
3000pts
