Warhammer {{{40k}}} Quest - Blackstone Fortress

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**zend**

Huh. I started the how to play video, and the way tiles are used is neat. I was disappointed by their size and the fact that they're hex tiles, but the rules are built around it by allowing multiple enemies in a single hex and as someone else mentioned everything moved fairly slow.

Also the minis are just great. Obsidius and the renegade Guardsmen are top notch.

**Ghaz**

reds8n wrote:
https://twitter.com/dariushinks/status/1060497445870882816

Sweet cheese and crackers. I’ve just received a copy of a limited ed 40k novel I’ve got coming out this month. It’s the best looking thing I’ve EVER seen. Jaw dropping design work by BL. So, so cool. I wish I could show it but I don’t think it’s announced until the weekend.

I believe this is a tie-in/related book.

see also :

https://www.amazon.de/Warhammer-40-000-Die-Schwarze-Festung/dp/1781933189

There are those in the great expanse of the galaxy that seek profit wherever it is to be found: the deal makers, the opportunists and explorers – the Rogue Traders. Granted power by an ancient charter, sanctioned by the Emperor Himself, these scoundrels, entrepeneurs and adventurers roam the galaxy in search of fortune and glory. None perhaps are as hungry for these twin-vices as Janus Draik. All but disowned by his wealthy family, regarded as a wayward son of ill repute and little potential, Draik knows he must restore his fortunes soon or his misadventures will see him destitute and discarded.

So it is then that when he finds a truly exceptional prize, one that will return him to his deserved station, Draik recruits a crew of fellow treasure seekers and sets them to the task. Draik's obsession is all-consuming, and he will risk everything to obtain his prize and its many secrets, including his life or even that of his crew…

ABOUT THIS EDITION
– 368-page hardback
– Includes addition short story 'Talisman of Vaul' and author introduction
– Original cover art included inside
– Each copy is individually signed and numbered
– Limited to just 1,250 copies

**Tyranid Horde**

That's actually quite a nice hardback cover. I'm interested in the Talisman of Vaul short story but I'm sure that'll appear somewhere else.

**BaronIveagh**

I like how there's now a faction keyword for the MEN OF IRON.

**Ghaz**

I'll be very, very sad if we don't see a full army of these Chaos Beastmen in the near future. I think they're my favorite models in the entire Blackstone Fortress box...

Spoiler:

**WholeHazelNuts**

Gameplay reminded me of the old Advanced Space Crusade - where you play out the combat on a generated board, but move using cards through the duct system etc.

**H.B.M.C.**

Pre-orders are up on the NZ site.

**MajorWesJanson**

Ghaz wrote:
I'll be very, very sad if we don't see a full army of these Chaos Beastmen in the near future. I think they're my favorite models in the entire Blackstone Fortress box...

Spoiler:

Probably not a full army, but easily a unit, probably as Khorne infantry.

**Gordy2000**

Not a bad price for what you get. Hilariously it’s $50 (£25) cheaper than Speed Freeks here and appears to have significantly more content (certainly models-wise)

**H.B.M.C.**

$250 was the listed OZ price, so I'm guessing that was either a mistake, or the website's Kiwi price is wrong.

Either way, I'm sure NZ has discounters, so just buy it from them...

**Ghaz**

MajorWesJanson wrote:
Ghaz wrote:
I'll be very, very sad if we don't see a full army of these Chaos Beastmen in the near future. I think they're my favorite models in the entire Blackstone Fortress box...

Spoiler:

Probably not a full army, but easily a unit, probably as Khorne infantry.

Maybe I'll just use them as Khorne Berzerkers...

**streetsamurai**

hmm, not a big fan of the facial surgery beastmen got

**Zethnar**

It's up for $220 in the Australian store.

**Cataphract**

streetsamurai wrote:
hmm, not a big fan of the facial surgery beastmen got

Kind of reminds me of the Wolfman from “Monster Squad”.

**Carlovonsexron**

I'm really hoping thats because these will eventually be khorngors

**Chikout**

Australia and New Zealand both got slightly cheaper than usual prices than usual for this. No such luck in Japan unfortunately. Here it is the equivalent of £146.
Still tempted though. The rules look genuinely interesting and a nice step up from Silver Tower.

**JWBS**

Chikout wrote:
Australia and New Zealand both got slightly cheaper than usual prices than usual for this. No such luck in Japan unfortunately. Here it is the equivalent of £146.
Still tempted though. The rules look genuinely interesting and a nice step up from Silver Tower.

Why better than ST? FOr the rules? (I just bought ST, I liked the minis, not too fussed about th card stock and rules set). Or betetr value? More fun? Or something else?

**H.B.M.C.**

Original listed price for Oz was AUD$265 (and for the Kiwi's it was over NZ$300!).

It being lower is a shock.

**Sqorgar**

Cataphract wrote:
Kind of reminds me of the Wolfman from “Monster Squad”.

Fun Fact: Wolfman's got nards.

**H.B.M.C.**

Now I have this weird desire to paint them up like Teen Wolf.

**Chikout**

JWBS wrote:
Chikout wrote:
Australia and New Zealand both got slightly cheaper than usual prices than usual for this. No such luck in Japan unfortunately. Here it is the equivalent of £146.
Still tempted though. The rules look genuinely interesting and a nice step up from Silver Tower.

Why better than ST? FOr the rules? (I just bought ST, I liked the minis, not too fussed about th card stock and rules set). Or betetr value? More fun? Or something else?

From watching a couple of videos it looks like they have taken the core of silver tower, layered in more role-playing elements from the original warhammer Quest and and improved the replayability. It just looks like a more complete package than Silver Tower which I enjoyed for what it was.

**cole1114**

BOLS got their hands on the box, and opened the secret envelope. They didn't say what's in it, just that

Spoiler:

**streetsamurai**

Damn this game seems to be pretty much what I've been waiting for all these years. there is a few things that I don't like (coloured plastic, lack of a big end boss, ur ghoul are ugly and stiff as frag, flamer/chainsaw is a lot more uglier than a plain old eviscerator) but these are relatively trivial things compared with all the great things this game seems to have. Crazy how just a few years ago, GW released an utterly dissapointing WHQ ST that made me think they were unable to ever do another deep game, and now we have this (and necro).

I'm ordering this bad boy as soon as it becomes available on the canadian site, and I already can't wait for the expanisons

**H.B.M.C.**

I'd order it now, 'cept I'm waiting for my guy to get the Sector Mechanicus stuff I want in stock so I can order it all at once.

**streetsamurai**

cole1114 wrote:
BOLS got their hands on the box, and opened the secret envelope. They didn't say what's in it, just that

Spoiler:

it was different from another box's secret envelope contents.

Spoiler:

**H.B.M.C.**

streetsamurai wrote:
cole1114 wrote:
BOLS got their hands on the box, and opened the secret envelope. They didn't say what's in it, just that

Spoiler:

it was different from another box's secret envelope contents.

Spoiler:

Wonder how many person will buy a ton of box in order to gelt all the endings

MDG will.

**streetsamurai**

who's that?

**Low_K**

Vlieg er Uit (shop in Holland) has the pre-order up for €106 (regular price €125)

**ListenToMeWarriors**

Sales in NZ seem to be going well, the GW online order exclusive "Warrant Of Trade" (aka a bit of paper) has run out of stock already.

**ImAGeek**

Carlovonsexron wrote:
I'm really hoping thats because these will eventually be khorngors

They’d just be Khorngors here if that was the case.