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Which book is that?

I think it's Malign Portents. Someone had said Malign Sorcery, but I could not find it in there.

I read this but can't remember where... what book was it in? Be cool to know when it was published. Love the idea that they're always planting seeds like this.

Forbidden Power most likely, it's not in Malign Sorcery or Malign Portents.

EDIT : sorry, I was misleaded. It's actually from the Malign Portents book, in the list of historic events. Page 34 in french version, guess it should be close in the original version.

Sarouan wrote:
EDIT : sorry, I was misleaded. It's actually from the Malign Portents book, in the list of historic events. Page 34 in french version, guess it should be close in the original version.

Cheers

Thanks!

Cross post from the Warcry thread as it may not be followed by all it looks like The new Hedonites mortals will appear in the Warcry Agents of Chaos book first.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/12/04/gaze-into-the-future-with-the-shardspeaker-of-slaanesh/



She’s in the background of this video still

wasn't a part of the mirror in a rumour enginge?

terry wrote:
wasn't a part of the mirror in a rumour enginge?

There’s no unsolved rumor engines on that mini

https://warbosskurgan.blogspot.com/p/rumour-engines.html#unsolved

Looking good. I think the big question is if they are just going to re-release the hedonite tome, or are we more likely going to have everything included in a Broken Realms book.

Splendid!

Whoever designed the new mortal range for the hedonites
deserves a raise.

 Sasori wrote:
Looking good. I think the big question is if they are just going to re-release the hedonite tome, or are we more likely going to have everything included in a Broken Realms book.

Right now the big problem with the Hedonite book is its balance is built pretty good - BUT - Depravity is the "buy our new hero and keeper models" mechanic. Right now the best way it runs is with leaders summoning more leaders; you've really no reason to take chariots, troops, demons or cavalry. So either they'd try tricks to make mortals work or they'd have to rebuild depravity from the ground up to make leaders less mandatory and less dominant in the game balance. Which would be a great thing- its been my longest complaint that the actual stats are decently balanced, but that depravity just works so well that you've no reason not to use it (or rather by not using it you are leaving out a lot of the tomes power).

It's one tome that I own that I'd welcome a new updated version and with the number of mortals dropping it would likely do well with a full revision from the ground up to make the army far more diverse in terms of what it can field. The cherry on the icing for me would be a new demon model too - those fiends need a friend.

They could ultimately decide to add slaanesh mortals into broken realms, as they can be added into the book with no real problem. Slaanesh just have the 3 book factions, 1 WD faction with some sub factions from Wrath. Nothing there really stops of using mortals.

The real problem is that the book needs a second pass really because its a bit wack to use. Hopefully it's something like expansion of rules in the next Broken Realms book, then a second book either late next year or early the following year. I know I want a new book with everything together, but it is a second book so close to the first one, I don't know if they want to do two books that close.

Carnith wrote:
They could ultimately decide to add slaanesh mortals into broken realms, as they can be added into the book with no real problem. Slaanesh just have the 3 book factions, 1 WD faction with some sub factions from Wrath. Nothing there really stops of using mortals.

The real problem is that the book needs a second pass really because its a bit wack to use. Hopefully it's something like expansion of rules in the next Broken Realms book, then a second book either late next year or early the following year. I know I want a new book with everything together, but it is a second book so close to the first one, I don't know if they want to do two books that close.

8th edition Space marine codex 1.5 and 9th edition codex say hello

While it seems unlikely, I would love a new Hedonites book.

They are going to be adding (at least)
2 new Mortal units (painbringers, Twinsouls)
Slaangor
2 new Heroes (this one and Sigvald.......plus having the Master of Pain in the book would be nice)

Very likely there will also be:
A dual light infantry kit
Another hero or centerpiece kit

That's a lot of new stuff for a Broken Realms book. Also, it may just be me, but I hate having the carry around even more books to play my army.

If I'm not going to get my head bitten off for the comparison, it isn't a lot for the equivalent of a PA book, though - look at what was covered for the various SM Chapters, or the AdMech, for example.

OK, other factions didn't have it so good, but a big swathe of units is not necessarily impossible.

 Dysartes wrote:
If I'm not going to get my head bitten off for the comparison, it isn't a lot for the equivalent of a PA book, though - look at what was covered for the various SM Chapters, or the AdMech, for example.

OK, other factions didn't have it so good, but a big swathe of units is not necessarily impossible.

Haha, I really hope no one would bite your head off. I do think it's likely that they probably will just put all the new units in a BR book. I just think with adding that much it would better to just do a new Army Book. That way they could have everything better integrated and roll in the army option from WD a while back as well.

Nice model. I want to see all the new stuff even more now.

 Dysartes wrote:
If I'm not going to get my head bitten off for the comparison, it isn't a lot for the equivalent of a PA book, though - look at what was covered for the various SM Chapters, or the AdMech, for example.

OK, other factions didn't have it so good, but a big swathe of units is not necessarily impossible.

It's not a bad comparison. Other 40k factions may not have had it so good, but 40k has a severe Marine bias. AoS does not. Notably I think Mechanicus actually got a substantial model release with Psychic Awakening, whereas Marines did not. So I see no reason why Slaaneshi mortals couldn't make their debut in a campaign book. Finally, Broken Realms does not look like it's going to be a one book a month affair, so there isn't as much pressure on GW when they do release a book to consider the previous and next release.

My ideal scenario is a release of the mortal Slaanesh followers in Broken Realms (got to put something in those books, after all) and only a new battletome after the new edition. I don't know what GW plans to change with it, but it's probably going to be substantial enough that you don't want to be stuck with a battletome released at the end of the previous edition.

 Dysartes wrote:
If I'm not going to get my head bitten off for the comparison, it isn't a lot for the equivalent of a PA book, though - look at what was covered for the various SM Chapters, or the AdMech, for example.

OK, other factions didn't have it so good, but a big swathe of units is not necessarily impossible.

It's quite possible, and I think it's the most likely answer. I would of course prefer a new Hedonite book, as honestly the current one is pretty bland. I'll make due though!

 Sasori wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:
If I'm not going to get my head bitten off for the comparison, it isn't a lot for the equivalent of a PA book, though - look at what was covered for the various SM Chapters, or the AdMech, for example.

OK, other factions didn't have it so good, but a big swathe of units is not necessarily impossible.

It's quite possible, and I think it's the most likely answer. I would of course prefer a new Hedonite book, as honestly the current one is pretty bland. I'll make due though!

It's worth mentioning that we might be thinking of these books wrongly as "Psychic Awakening" and forgetting about the "Warzone" books. Which saw T'au get a sizeable addition to their armory, an 'add-on book', and a new Codex featuring those items all at the same time.

No wolves on Fenris wrote:

Carnith wrote:
They could ultimately decide to add slaanesh mortals into broken realms, as they can be added into the book with no real problem. Slaanesh just have the 3 book factions, 1 WD faction with some sub factions from Wrath. Nothing there really stops of using mortals.

The real problem is that the book needs a second pass really because its a bit wack to use. Hopefully it's something like expansion of rules in the next Broken Realms book, then a second book either late next year or early the following year. I know I want a new book with everything together, but it is a second book so close to the first one, I don't know if they want to do two books that close.

8th edition Space marine codex 1.5 and 9th edition codex say hello

Okay? But how many people are mad space marines get new stuff all the time, and the people who buy slaanesh are no where near the amount of people who will buy new marine books every second one drops. The point is that while a book is needed, a brand new hedonites tome is not really a smart move. They might as well package the rules into Broken Realms for the time. They can put all the battalions and stuff in there, increase the spell lore, and whatever else they want to do. And then in third edition, they can do a new book for hedonites when they might want to do some new character model.

One thing that's bben missing on whc articles on how to get prepared is suggestion to buy battletome

 DaveC wrote:
Cross post from the Warcry thread as it may not be followed by all it looks like The new Hedonites mortals will appear in the Warcry Agents of Chaos book first.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/12/04/gaze-into-the-future-with-the-shardspeaker-of-slaanesh/



She’s in the background of this video still

Spoiler:

Really makes me think of Rita Repulsa.

 DaveC wrote:
Cross post from the Warcry thread as it may not be followed by all it looks like The new Hedonites mortals will appear in the Warcry Agents of Chaos book first.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/12/04/gaze-into-the-future-with-the-shardspeaker-of-slaanesh/



She’s in the background of this video still

Spoiler:

Judging from the features around her eyes she must be rather fugly under the veil.

... I thought it was a man... but then... you know... Slaanesh.

 Esmer wrote:
Judging from the features around her eyes she must be rather fugly under the veil.

My first instinct is to say it's the paintjob that emphazises the brows. I expect the bare plastic to be smoother and when painted accordingly, the face will look fine.

It would have helped to have the veil match the artwork GW showed:



Showing part of the cheeks helps give the eyes and nose some context. Might have been too hard to sculpt or cast, though.

'Eavy Metal seems to struggle with exaggerating feminine features via paint jobs. Never 5get Sister Stubble.

I do wonder if the model is male and the artwork is female? The chest seems very flat on the model, which could just be the angle of the shot, but usually the bust is exaggerated if the face can't clearly be shown. I doubt it's just typical Slaaneshi ambiguity when comparing it to the art.

You'd think that after almost 9 months, people would have learned that the mask goes above the nose by now.

 Esmer wrote:
You'd think that after almost 9 months, people would have learned that the mask goes above the nose by now.

She's secretly a Nurgle Follower