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 Knight wrote:

GoatboyBeta wrote:
If this sea elves rumor does pan out, then they don't sound like the same faction(or factions) that the two Silver tower elves belong to. Looks like AoS is not going to be short of choice for fans of the pointy ears.

If they develop all the sub factions and add new content, that'd be amazing. Who knows, maybe they'll do just that.

I'm here still waiting for Polynesian based Firebellies ogres... someday... I'm sure...

I hope the Trish Fish gets some rules to field it alongside those Sea Aelves. It even has its own part of a shipwreck.

 Dryaktylus wrote:
I hope the Trish Fish gets some rules to field it alongside those Sea Aelves. It even has its own part of a shipwreck.

I hope they discontinue that terrible nightmare to build

It has rules right now anyways. It's "Destruction" though, so I doubt it'd make an appearance in whatever this new faction is.

Lord Kragan wrote:
Temoulon, the guy that told us about custodes and TS in november and forewarned us about DoK, has this to say:

This is an actual piece of scenery GW is going to sell, and that will have its own rules like the Sylvaneth Wyldwood. It's part of the entire Sea Aelves new range, which are absolutely stunning visually, will have tons of sea creatures to ride, one of which is MASSIVE, and unique high cost heroes with crazy design. Also forget about the Cthullu look, their design is closer to bad-ass Atlantean Spartans.

Good Gods, this can't be true. Same year, Greek themed Snek Girlz and Atlantean Elves?! GODS!

Something something "historical stuff is boring and not protectable IP so it has to go" *eyebrow*.

Anyway, I'd take Ghost Pirates over more pointy-ears, but as long as that shipwreck is an actual kit at a reasonable price there's something for me to like in whatever this release turns out to be.

Warcraft has already 10 different types of elves. Elves are the fantasy equivalent of Space Marines in respect to popularity.

I expect many more kinds of elves in the future, much more than the 3 types Fantasy had in the past.

Both high and dark elves had a strong sea theme going as well. Lothern sea guard, eagle claw bolt throwers , corsairs. etc.

GoatboyBeta wrote:
The wreck could work for a coastal or river themed board, and sea monsters crawling or wriggling onto dry land to attack land lubbers is not a new idea. The alternative would be to have them magically flying through the air as if it was water. Which could be either the stupidest or most amazing thing GW have done with AoS so far

Kinda like screamers then?

GoatboyBeta wrote:
Oh boy I'm glad no one has pics of the puzzled look that must have been all over my face when the Goldfish swam on

 Thargrim wrote:
But why would a wrecked ship like that be planted on non underwater tables, not to mention sea monsters functioning out of water? Seems fishy to me...

The wreck could work for a coastal or river themed board, and sea monsters crawling or wriggling onto dry land to attack land lubbers is not a new idea. The alternative would be to have them magically flying through the air as if it was water. Which could be either the stupidest or most amazing thing GW have done with AoS so far

I forgot to reply to this one earlier, but I would expect any "sea monsters" to be more Kharibdyss or Merwyrm styled creatures, something that can survive deep ocean but also survives on land.

I mean, Kharibdyss are basically giant pissed off lobsterhydras. It's not a huge deal there.

 DarkBlack wrote:

GoatboyBeta wrote:
The wreck could work for a coastal or river themed board, and sea monsters crawling or wriggling onto dry land to attack land lubbers is not a new idea. The alternative would be to have them magically flying through the air as if it was water. Which could be either the stupidest or most amazing thing GW have done with AoS so far

Kinda like screamers then?

Cant believe I forgot about them. For the record I'm hoping for crawling and slithering, not magic fish on flying stands.

Could be some of both.

I am not understanding the underwater boat with swimming fish on it as terrain to be used on land..

though I am excited to see the new directions one of the new elf factions are going in.

nm.

GoatboyBeta wrote:

 DarkBlack wrote:

GoatboyBeta wrote:
The wreck could work for a coastal or river themed board, and sea monsters crawling or wriggling onto dry land to attack land lubbers is not a new idea. The alternative would be to have them magically flying through the air as if it was water. Which could be either the stupidest or most amazing thing GW have done with AoS so far

Kinda like screamers then?

Cant believe I forgot about them. For the record I'm hoping for crawling and slithering, not magic fish on flying stands.

Please. That's child play. In this book:



They face GIANT FLYING SHARKS.

Say what you want about AoS, it's METAL as frak!

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
Could be some of both.

Given the last couple years, it will probably be magic fish and flying stands.

Lord Kragan wrote:
Temoulon, the guy that told us about custodes and TS in november and forewarned us about DoK, has this to say:

This is an actual piece of scenery GW is going to sell, and that will have its own rules like the Sylvaneth Wyldwood. It's part of the entire Sea Aelves new range, which are absolutely stunning visually, will have tons of sea creatures to ride, one of which is MASSIVE, and unique high cost heroes with crazy design. Also forget about the Cthullu look, their design is closer to bad-ass Atlantean Spartans.

Oh yeah, I'd buy a couple of those wracked ships. Make a Gutrot Spume 's Reivers warshrine carried by maritime mutants out of one, a gunship on wheels out of another for a more thematic Plagueclaw Catapult and maybe an Empire Landship with crew for Skirmish...or a Skaven Landship like the one in old, old, oooold WD. It'd save me the hassle to look at scale models for the Nurgle stuff I want to do since the Maggotkin release.


Pirate Undead, Spartan elves, Cthullu elves...all three would be very welcome, too.

*remembers that the Karadron hunt titanic sky-whale/shark beasts for their meat*
*wonders if there’s a connection…*

 Mr_Rose wrote:
*remembers that the Karadron hunt titanic sky-whale/shark beasts for their meat*
*wonders if there’s a connection…*

These bad boys



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

Does anyone else think this has something to do with malign portents the ship? I may have missed what that video showed but the ships do look similar. I'm thinking squat navy (since that's most likely a squat on the front) or it's more elves. I hope it's teasing more death but that's my hope. It could be true, if we take the connection of the ship with the cold fish and the MP video as true, the ship in the video seems to appear, and both videos have a deathly gloom feel to them. The ship in MP is much bigger and doesn't have the front, or the curl but I'd hope a navel based (hopefully) death army has more then one ship. Maybe the ships will be remnants from other armies that sunk and are now being used in death. My arguments have a lot of holes in them, I know, I just want to know why GW is making aquarium decor now.

The coming of the Daughter Of Khaine and then those Sea-Atlante Aelves gives again credit to the Heachi (ATT)-Temouloun (Discuss) rumor we got around new year's eve !

So we can expect those releases between March and early June. That's pretty cool - we'll surely learn more on the AOS open day 3rd of March !!

Actually, AoS is starting to grow on me with each new release.

Also, every time I see the current title, I want to add '...and into the light...' Cowboys from hell; next faction?

Heresy: Message in Blood

he still speaking more about them:

Someone asked if they would look like DE corsairs, or like the HE.

Neither really. Something completely new. The foot infantry are the best models I've ever seen coming from GW, with a very audacious design. Something between the Sylvaneth Spite-Revenants and the greek looking Slaanesh Hellstriders.



About tyrion and teclis involvement:

I can't say haha. No Malerion/Teclis/Tyrion, but Mathlann a lot.



and Sharks:

Big ones and very big ones.

Aye was just reading that this morning. Holy moly this is gonna be good!

Really hope we see both reveals at the open day. 2 weeks though

zamerion wrote:
he still speaking more about them:

Someone asked if they would look like DE corsairs, or like the HE.

Neither really. Something completely new. The foot infantry are the best models I've ever seen coming from GW, with a very audacious design. Something between the Sylvaneth Spite-Revenants and the greek looking Slaanesh Hellstriders.



About tyrion and teclis involvement:

I can't say haha. No Malerion/Teclis/Tyrion, but Mathlann a lot.



and Sharks:

Big ones and very big ones.

Hmm so they are now going to litterally jump the shark after figuratively doing for quite some time.

I think there's a competition among designers to find somthing that the fans will not buy. I think the current leader is Mr Lego head storm cast, but the guy who designed winnie the pooh style dwarf ballon riders and Mr Monopoly ballon rider had it in the bag and has now told his colleagues hold my beer i'm braking out the fishmen.

It appears so far that the people designing the new witch cult stuff are not taking part in the contest thankfully.

GoatboyBeta wrote:
Oh boy I'm glad no one has pics of the puzzled look that must have been all over my face when the Goldfish swam on

 Thargrim wrote:
But why would a wrecked ship like that be planted on non underwater tables, not to mention sea monsters functioning out of water? Seems fishy to me...

The wreck could work for a coastal or river themed board, and sea monsters crawling or wriggling onto dry land to attack land lubbers is not a new idea. The alternative would be to have them magically flying through the air as if it was water. Which could be either the stupidest or most amazing thing GW have done with AoS so far

In AOS lore there are fish aka sharks that can both fly and swim. You see sailors hauling such a creature or talking of it in city of secrets.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/02/18/shadow-queen-unveiled/

She is so freaking cool.

Well, it will be annoying to try to get the elf form model separately for Dark Eldar conversion...

God(ess)-like. Can't wait for the fluff in the Battletome !