2020 Rumour Engine thread.

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**Jackal90**

Kanluwen wrote:
Jackal90 wrote:

Sadly this is the case for just about every army.
Clan moulder is a prime example.
Throughout time they have described them as creating uncountable numbers of different beasts that they commonly use.

In game we have: Rat ogres, giant rats, abomination, wolf rats (now gone), brood horror (again, gone) and the crossover clan fiends.
That’s literally it.
Going back a time their was an entire WD that added new much needed beasts.
As a moulder player it really does suck to have barely any options for an army that’s meant to have an endless amount.

Moulder is, currently, a subfaction. You're no more an army than Shadowblades are for Cities of Sigmar.

Then just take skaven instead as an example to avoid picking.
Tons of creatures and units in every publication but never actually seen in model form.

**Fayric**

After a quick read here: Skaven crab pirates, huh?
They probably sail that giant rotting fish from "dreadfleet"

**Coenus Scaldingus**

Could be any weird mutation, but if it's a full plastic crab I'd be down for that. Would be nice to see more sea creatures.

**Tastyfish**

Let's go wild here - Deepkin Bloodbowl team

**skrulnik**

I'm betting an Undead Coast faction.

They are fully "fleshed" out in the TW Warhammer game.

Pirate Fishmen Undead woudl fit right into the various realms

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Hmmm....Skaven with Crab Claws?

Skaven Mutant for Bloodbowl?

**Nevelon**

Might be a retro-throwback to lobster clawed slaanesh.

**Danny76**

Tastyfish wrote:
Let's go wild here - Deepkin Bloodbowl team

This is what would shock me the most out of all guesses as they don’t exist in the Old World.

Easily a mutation, Bloodbowl or otherwise.
Or something new.
Or something for Deepkin AoS.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

That’s the first one from this year solved!

**terry**

it could also have the watch that was shown

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Binocs and Watch was the same one

**Kid_Kyoto**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

That’s the first one from this year solved!

"Oh no Kyoto that couldn't possibly be a Catachan, look at the fingernails it is clearly an ork Mr Kyoto, or maybe a ratling."

I'll be serving up crow all day folks.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Hush you!

**Kid_Kyoto**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Hush you!

I knew Catachans were coming when I opened my circa 1999 sealed box of Rambos and breathed the air of the last millennium.

But don't worry I have sworn to use my karmatic powers only for good and not evil.

Hardly any evil.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Something Lizardmen. Possibly a Skink?

**IanVanCheese**

Yeah that's Lizardmen.

**terry**

so either a warcry or underworlds warband. Unless they're showing old world pics already

**A Town Called Malus**

IanVanCheese wrote:
Yeah that's Lizardmen.

Looks similar-ish to the Cult of Sotek faction icon from Total War: Warhammer

Spoiler:

So my guess is something skinky

**Kanluwen**

Saurus Knights haven't exactly been well received in the time they've existed...maybe a kit update is on the way, with Skinks and Horned Ones as an alternate build?

**ImAGeek**

Kanluwen wrote:
Saurus Knights haven't exactly been well received in the time they've existed...maybe a kit update is on the way, with Skinks and Horned Ones as an alternate build?

Something like that feels like something that would have come out with the Seraphon book that just came out. Something from a side game feels more likely for that reason.

**Kanluwen**

Sure it feels more likely, but it's not unheard of for units to be released outside of the book.

Look at the Flesh Hounds and Karanak, for example.

**highlord tamburlaine**

I agree with the thinking it's for a side game.

I'm fine with that though!

Only reason the hounds and karanak released when they did was probably due to already being available in the boxed set previously which was pretty well hyped up.

**terry**

Kanluwen wrote:
Sure it feels more likely, but it's not unheard of for units to be released outside of the book.

Look at the Flesh Hounds and Karanak, for example.

but it is this close after the release of the book

**ImAGeek**

Kanluwen wrote:
Sure it feels more likely, but it's not unheard of for units to be released outside of the book.

Look at the Flesh Hounds and Karanak, for example.

Those were not too long before the new Khorne and Slaanesh books. Not just after.

**Kanluwen**

terry wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:
Sure it feels more likely, but it's not unheard of for units to be released outside of the book.

Look at the Flesh Hounds and Karanak, for example.

but it is this close after the release of the book

Which doesn't really matter, given that the warscroll cards could be included in a big boxed set potentially.

People seem to forget that AoS isn't as bad as 40k when it comes to "must have books". Most of what we 'need' when playing AoS is available on the Warscroll Cards, and the bits we don't get on them? Things like points, etc?

That can be written down in your list.

**GaroRobe**

We are due for Seraphon in Underworlds. Them and savage orruks would have been obvious choices for Beastgrave, so hopefully they'll pop up. (I'm guess with Deepkin and that Bonelord scythe)

Though a Warcry band would be cool, just because it has more options.

**ImAGeek**

Kanluwen wrote:
terry wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:
Sure it feels more likely, but it's not unheard of for units to be released outside of the book.

Look at the Flesh Hounds and Karanak, for example.

but it is this close after the release of the book

Which doesn't really matter, given that the warscroll cards could be included in a big boxed set potentially.

People seem to forget that AoS isn't as bad as 40k when it comes to "must have books". Most of what we 'need' when playing AoS is available on the Warscroll Cards, and the bits we don't get on them? Things like points, etc?

That can be written down in your list.

No one forgets that, but how often do releases actually come not tied to books? Especially which aren’t followed pretty closely by a book that does have those rules?

**Kanluwen**

Blightwar, Wrath & Rapture, etc.

Carrion Empire and Feast of Bones marked the first time that the books were released within a relatively short timeframe of each other, but both instances also were worth mentioning as one faction saw model releases while the other did not outside of the big box.

Looncurse doesn't count one way or the other since Sylvaneth had huge delays and Looncurse also came out after the Gloomspite Gitz.

And hell, if you want to get technical about it? Any of the warbands for Underworlds.

**ImAGeek**

Kanluwen wrote:
Blightwar, Wrath & Rapture, etc.

Carrion Empire and Feast of Bones marked the first time that the books were released within a relatively short timeframe of each other, but both instances also were worth mentioning as one faction saw model releases while the other did not outside of the big box.

Looncurse doesn't count one way or the other since Sylvaneth had huge delays and Looncurse also came out after the Gloomspite Gitz.

And hell, if you want to get technical about it? Any of the warbands for Underworlds.

Wrath and Rapture wasn’t too long before the Khorne and Slaanesh books, ditto Blightwar and the Nurgle one. Looncurse was after Gloomspite, but the new model for Gloomspite was a resculpt, not a new unit like Skink Horned One riders would be.

And any of the warbands for underworlds is exactly what I’m saying this is likely to be, so... thanks, I guess?

**GaroRobe**

terry wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:
Sure it feels more likely, but it's not unheard of for units to be released outside of the book.

Look at the Flesh Hounds and Karanak, for example.

but it is this close after the release of the book

That doesn't really work though. We can't say it was close to the release date, since these pics could be several months away from being revealed, if not longer. (Most likely longer due to corona)
Unless they just reveal it at the next Warhammer preview weekend. And even then, it could be for the specialist games. Which are still usable in AOS, but not the sole intention of that release