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Favourite...Ranger and navigator, least....Rogue Trader and Robot
On bad guys side....Guardsmen favourite, chaos warriors least

These traitor guards are incredible!!

I would prefer they towned down a bit on the fur and chainmail
thingy, but the proportions, poses and (Oh Lord!!) the heads
are first rate stuff!

I am so in for a box, may be two, just for them.

In Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress, you’ll pick an explorer and embark on adventures – either solo or with your friends – accommodating 1-5 players per game. Your character will grow, develop and pick up new gear between runs, with each journey offering greater rewards – and greater dangers.

This is quite promising. It looks like you won’t need a gm to play. It always seems odd to be 4vs1 and much prefer all working together to overcome the odds.

If I had to guess I would venture that a Lost and the Damned book is on the horizon now. GW now have computer designs and molds of traitor guard, heretic psykers, beastmen and other weird cultists.

That's like half a codex right there!

My favourite are the Ratlings and the woman imperial Zealot... and those are the ones I'm gonna buy separated.

 dan2026 wrote:
If I had to guess I would venture that a Lost and the Damned book is on the horizon now. GW now have computer designs and molds of traitor guard, heretic psykers, beastmen and other weird cultists.

That's like half a codex right there!

Finally, Chaos soup!


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As an interesting side note, what about being issued an autogun instead of a lasgun makes a guardsman so upset he is 100% guaranteed to turn traitor?

OMG. these chaos models look great. The traitor guard are amazing.

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 dan2026 wrote:
If I had to guess I would venture that a Lost and the Damned book is on the horizon now. GW now have computer designs and molds of traitor guard, heretic psykers, beastmen and other weird cultists.

That's like half a codex right there!

Finally, Chaos soup!


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As an interesting side note, what about being issued an autogun instead of a lasgun makes a guardsman so upset he is 100% guaranteed to turn traitor?

I was more impressed they have more badass looking flamers than normal guardsmen.

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 dan2026 wrote:
If I had to guess I would venture that a Lost and the Damned book is on the horizon now. GW now have computer designs and molds of traitor guard, heretic psykers, beastmen and other weird cultists.

That's like half a codex right there!

Finally, Chaos soup!


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As an interesting side note, what about being issued an autogun instead of a lasgun makes a guardsman so upset he is 100% guaranteed to turn traitor?

Aren't those las weapons? They don't look like autoguns to me.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Oh wow, you're right. Their proportions are a little different.
Maybe we'll see a loyalist version down the line. They are still cadian though.
Or...are they? They sort of look like traitor cadians, but there's something different about them, aside from the chaos stuff.

Funnily enough, they look very similar to these recent new style IG pictures, especially helmets/masks:



So I'd say a multipart kit featuring them is pretty likely...

Thoses are just Cadian with FW gas mask upgrade kit

 godardc wrote:
Thoses are just Cadian with FW gas mask upgrade kit

Yeah, and primaris are just conversions of SM with some pro-create slapped on?

Seriously, take a look at a Cadian, they have way different proportions, gear, weapons, and helmets, but sure, they are ""just"" Cadians. Well, if we ignore these inconvenient details as well as the fact FW parts never feature in GW art, or the fact FW gas mask kit literally looks nothing like this, yes, they are 100% Cadians!

Whilst Ibris is a true champ at starting every one one of his posts with some variation of "You are wrong!", I gotta say I'm with him on this one.

That artwork above doesn't look like Cadians w/Gasmasks. I could very easily see these Traitor Guardsmen not only getting a full kit, but being based upon the CAD files of a new Guardsmen kit.

… why do artists give lasguns muzzle flash? I… just… *argh*

https://regimental-standard.com/2017/10/25/the-history-of-the-imperium-tanks-of-old-terra/
Yeah, definitely not FW art here

 Mr_Rose wrote:
… why do artists give lasguns muzzle flash? I… just… *argh*

Science accurate lasers are really, really boring.

 godardc wrote:
Thoses are just Cadian with FW gas mask upgrade kit

Whilst they are similar, there are subtle differences in armor design and uniform.
They look more like a cross between cadians and steel legion than pure cadian to me.

I am in love with the Navigator, Kroot and Missionary. And those Trator Guard, as everyone has said, look ace. Wish the Traders could be used in Kill Team but I highly doubt it with those point costs.

So at one point I recalled a rumor claiming these would be Khorgors, but these seem to be undivided? If we got a kit what did both 40k and AoS Gors that looked like these, I wouldn't complain tho. This is a good look.

so there will be continuous support for this game with numerous expansions. Really nice.

Quick question. Seems like there are point for the explorers for 40k use, but are we clear on who or how to use them? Any keywords shared?

I guess it depends on the model datasheet that may come in one of the 3-4 bookleets the box come.

The picks shows up to 5 different books in the box, wich i guess may be for rules, campaigns datasheets etc etc.

Be still my throbbing erection, look at those traitor guard.

The good guys are nice as a whole, but the traitors guard alone make this an auto-buy for me. I'm seeing lots of conversion potential with them.
I don't even think they'd look super out of place next to the existing DV and FW cultists.

Mmmm.....ongoing support promised.

Definitely, 100% in for this.

Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress is the basis for a brand-new series that’ll expand your game and allow you to continue your adventures. Future expansions will contain new battles to fight, enemies to conquer and champions to choose from. You can buy Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress in the confidence that the game will be supported for a long, long time to come.

If they're clever, and looking at Silver Tower and Hammerhal this has yet to be demonstrated, then the game will have a bestiary of sorts, like original Quest.

The only reason I own so much WFB stuff is because of that Bestiary. I can do little Undead and Warriors Chaos/Beasts of Chaos forces simply because of all the options in the original WHQ Bestiary.

The chance to adds tons of new stuff - marauding Freebooterz, Necron constructs, Tyranid vanguard organisms, rogue Mechanicus constructs, (very) lost Tau, more Freezbooters (!) - so many different things that could be added (and sold!) just with a few pages of rules.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

If they're clever, and looking at Silver Tower and Hammerhal this has yet to be demonstrated, then the game will have a bestiary of sorts, like original Quest.

The only reason I own so much WFB stuff is because of that Bestiary. I can do little Undead and Warriors Chaos/Beasts of Chaos forces simply because of all the options in the original WHQ Bestiary.

The chance to adds tons of new stuff - marauding Freebooterz, Necron constructs, Tyranid vanguard organisms, rogue Mechanicus constructs, (very) lost Tau, more Freezbooters (!) - so many different things that could be added (and sold!) just with a few pages of rules.

I'm not expecting a full bestiary out of the box but yes it would be nice. More likely to see other races added in any expansions I would have thought.
Fingers crossed for decent support.

Personally would love to see something similar to the old advanced space crusade with explorers fighting their way through a nid bioship, think that would also lend itself well to a randomly generated space dungeon crawler.

Really digging everything I've read on this so far, hopefully some good reveals about how it plays this week.
All aboard the hype train!

Curious to see if this will feature a tie-in novel / novella to go with the main release.

 Flinty wrote:
Also are the autopistol/maul models female, or are they just a bit less encumbered with gubbinz than the rest?

Two of the Negavolt Dark Mechanicum Cultists look like they might be female, as well. They seem to be less brawny and with smaller hands than the other two.

Between these and the Missionary, it seems like GW's sculptors have finally learned how to design female models without having to give them high heels and boob-plate.

Snark aside, I am pleasantly surprised.

 Snrub wrote:

Be still my throbbing erection, look at those traitor guard.

The good guys are nice as a whole, but the traitors guard alone make this an auto-buy for me. I'm seeing lots of conversion potential with them.
I don't even think they'd look super out of place next to the existing DV and FW cultists.

I second that.
Owning quite alot of the (now gone...) FW militia stuff, I am looking forward to
mixing them also.
Boy that is going to be expensive...

Charax wrote:
They called the Black Legion guy with a Hammer Black Hammer. For real.

Obsidius = Obsidian = Black
Mallex = Malleus = Hammer

That is a bit silly

I'd like you to meet Ferrus Manus. He's a friend of Tony Stark and Ozzy Osbourne.