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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2021/01/19 16:58:26
'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
I think I’m slightly less sold on the kangaroos seeing them properly, but they’re pretty cool. The Vanari hero is very cool. And I definitely like the vampire.
I feel like this is going to be a pretty big reveal event. We've seen three units so far, and all of them could be chocked under the "AOS" section. Plus, I feel like we haven't seen everything from that section yet, given the lack of bat creatures and swirly magic stuff
The bat leg stuff should be cool, if the archregent is anything to go off of. I'm surprised the vampire is a dude. I assumed it was female, but the article says "he."
Anyone else think the mount the HQ is on would look better with some nice big antlers?
GaroRobe wrote: Well, the cow mount is something. It fits though, given the whole moo-ntain and hammer dudes.
Serious question:
Have you people never seen cows?!
That new mount isn't tied to the Alarith. It's Vanari, meaning it's part of the two "in-between" factions. Vanari is the standing armies and the Scinari are the standing mage cadres.
GaroRobe wrote: Well, the cow mount is something. It fits though, given the whole moo-ntain and hammer dudes.
Serious question:
Have you people never seen cows?!
That new mount isn't tied to the Alarith. It's Vanari, meaning it's part of the two "in-between" factions. Vanari is the standing armies and the Scinari are the standing mage cadres.
Okay fine. It's more of an antelope/gazelle/elk thing, but the head's still kinda bovine-ish . The Mortal Realms are pretty interesting though, since a herbivore somehow developed paws and claws instead of hooves. Unless this thing eats meat...
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GaroRobe wrote: The bat leg stuff should be cool, if the archregent is anything to go off of. I'm surprised the vampire is a dude. I assumed it was female, but the article says "he."
Anyone else think the mount the HQ is on would look better with some nice big antlers?
It might be intended to be a Ymetrican Longhorn, which the Spirit of the Mountain is supposed to embody. In which case it's a mountain dwelling buffalo...that has a really bad temper when angered/threatened.
GaroRobe wrote: Well, the cow mount is something. It fits though, given the whole moo-ntain and hammer dudes.
Serious question:
Have you people never seen cows?!
That new mount isn't tied to the Alarith. It's Vanari, meaning it's part of the two "in-between" factions. Vanari is the standing armies and the Scinari are the standing mage cadres.
Cows are those majestic creatures you see grazing in the Asian Savannah before being chased down by a pack of bears in those nature documentaries narrated by John Hammond, right?
Armor on the vampire is surprisingly plain, minus the bat wing motif of the plates.
ingtaer wrote: Finally a Vanari hero! Really liking that model. Not sold on the Windchargers but time will tell, surprised they didn't show off the floating Mage.
ingtaer wrote: Finally a Vanari hero! Really liking that model. Not sold on the Windchargers but time will tell, surprised they didn't show off the floating Mage.
Saving some stuff for Saturday I assume.
Aye, just surprised that they didnt show the thing we knew was coming and instead showed a thing we did not. Not complaining though, unlike my wallet.
Combat Kangaroos will be a cool basis for some John Carter ish sci-fi type stuff. Believable alien design.
It is no surprise that I don't like the elf helmets. They are totally ridiculous.
I think AOS design/aesthetics doesn't stick as much in my craw when I start thinking about it from a sci-fi perspective. Going to try applying that filter going forward.
I appreciate that AoS continues to search for its own aesthetic instead of relying on world-that-was leftovers. Even if that aesthetic is Elves riding velociraptor lamas.
I have decided to wait for 360° pics of the Vampire so that I can hate it from all directions. I hope that rest of the range is not as bad.
That place is the harsh dark future far left with only war left.
I think the only thing I might have preferred is the antelope-like heads on the cavalry helmets matched more with the mount's head. Because the way the horns twist is sweet. It does make me wonder what the creature they are actually for looks like. I suppose if the Alarith are anything to go by in might be a Spirit of the Wind type model. They look really good. Not so sure about the extra yellow-ish cream-colored clothes though.
As for the Vampire Lord face, it looks a lot different from what my imagination thought it was going to look like from the blurry pics. I got the impression it was going to be far more monstrous than what it actually is. It looks pretty good and probably allows a painter to have a wider range of more human to more vampire than I thought it would.
