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Are there any rumours about them? SW that is.

The only thing I want to know is if there will be any big chabges to their terninators? In particular will they looste the option of grabbing a combi plasma? I think it unlikly they would loose that as it has been a staple for so long. Also, it is in the index. On the othr hand the box does not come with any combi weapons. Nor a cylone missile launcher.

I'm wondering how the spacewolves survived the crisis at the end of like 7e, where their home system was invaded by chaos and the imperium, the damn imperium was ready to purge fenris on suspicion of heresy, and logan grimnar had to allow the grey knights slaughter loyal fenrisians who had fought chaos but seen demons while doing it.

Yeah, I mean would the surviving fenrisians ever trust the spacewolves again? Or feel much loyalty to the imperium?

I'm still trying to find a release date!

Nothing further than what we've been given on the Community site. That said, they've had a couple of Codex previews this week already, so I would suggest keeping a close eye there until the book's out.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/10/25/sunday-preview-brothers-in-arms/
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/10/27/the-wolftime-beckons-new-space-wolves-rules/
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/10/29/the-space-wolves-on-crusade/

You should also be aware that the Hounds of Morkai are being discussed here.

 Jimbobbyish wrote:
I'm still trying to find a release date!

Per that first link - pre-orders go up this weekend, so you've got a week and a bit until actual release.

Are there any spoilerd out there? People reviewing the codex?

 Niiai wrote:
Are there any spoilerd out there? People reviewing the codex?

Goonhammer have an article on it here, although I have not read it myself.

 Luke_Prowler wrote:

 Niiai wrote:
Are there any spoilerd out there? People reviewing the codex?

Goonhammer have an article on it here, although I have not read it myself.

Cool read,

I wonder if they just missed swiftclaws getting a wolfgaurd member or if they lost that... the swiftclaws will get the headstrong ability which interacts with a WG mem so it makes me think maybe.

The swiftclaws had a rule to get something. But the supplement did not support it i believe.

I really like the write up. Sounds like a very fun arny to build! I like outting common relics on regular dudes.

 Type40 wrote:

 Luke_Prowler wrote:

 Niiai wrote:
Are there any spoilerd out there? People reviewing the codex?

Goonhammer have an article on it here, although I have not read it myself.

Cool read,

I wonder if they just missed swiftclaws getting a wolfgaurd member or if they lost that... the swiftclaws will get the headstrong ability which interacts with a WG mem so it makes me think maybe.

WG pack leaders are the first thing under special rules, and list Grey Hunters, Blood Claws, Skyclaws and Long Fangs.

Voss wrote:

 Type40 wrote:

 Luke_Prowler wrote:

 Niiai wrote:
Are there any spoilerd out there? People reviewing the codex?

Goonhammer have an article on it here, although I have not read it myself.

Cool read,

I wonder if they just missed swiftclaws getting a wolfgaurd member or if they lost that... the swiftclaws will get the headstrong ability which interacts with a WG mem so it makes me think maybe.

WG pack leaders are the first thing under special rules, and list Grey Hunters, Blood Claws, Skyclaws and Long Fangs.

Right, I saw that.

Its just weird because it says that swiftclaws will have headstrong and bezerk charge.
and headstrong forces the unit to charge the closest enemy every time a charge is declared unless the unit has a wolfgaurd battle leader.

So it seems like either the article forgot to list it or the Swiftclaws unfortunately can't mitigate headstrong.

Also,, sad because I have bikers with SS i ll have to remodel XD.

 Luke_Prowler wrote:

 Niiai wrote:
Are there any spoilerd out there? People reviewing the codex?

Goonhammer have an article on it here, although I have not read it myself.

Save yourself the trouble, if they write up the new codex and don't talk about shoving Bjorn out the back of a Stormraven, they obviously haven't put enough thought into their review.

For the record, I'm being facetious.

Breton wrote:

 Luke_Prowler wrote:

 Niiai wrote:
Are there any spoilerd out there? People reviewing the codex?

Goonhammer have an article on it here, although I have not read it myself.

Save yourself the trouble, if they write up the new codex and don't talk about shoving Bjorn out the back of a Stormraven, they obviously haven't put enough thought into their review.

For the record, I'm being facetious.

... except you're right. If a space wolf player isn't shoving Bjorn out the back of a stormraven the first chance he gets he has no soul

The Goonhammer Article wrote:Over in Elites, Wolf Guard Terminators remain an excellent option and jump pack Wolf Guard join Vanguard Veterans as major winners from the overall Marine changes. Both units are enormously configurable and can be lined up for a huge variety of roles, with the Terminators in particular having vastly wider options than their regular cousins at the cost of only losing access to Teleport Homers. Both of these units are powerful assets for list building.

Looks like Combi-Plasma is still on the menu!

Cool. Combi plasma wolf guards with bjorn backup sounds like fun. :-)

Hah!! Jump-pack Wolf Guard, eh...? I realise the intent for putting a Wolf Guard in charge of Skyclaw units. But fielding entire units of jumping Wolf Guard... goes directly against old Wolf fluff about true warriors fighting on the ground because it was "good enough for Russ".
I wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't survive 9th ed and would advise anyone planning on making the unit, to magnetise the jump packs.

 Super Ready wrote:
Hah!! Jump-pack Wolf Guard, eh...? I realise the intent for putting a Wolf Guard in charge of Skyclaw units. But fielding entire units of jumping Wolf Guard... goes directly against old Wolf fluff about true warriors fighting on the ground because it was "good enough for Russ".
I wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't survive 9th ed and would advise anyone planning on making the unit, to magnetise the jump packs.

Wolves lore Changing to accomodate "new" units is nothing new.....See Thunderwolf nonsense

Space Wolf successors are also definitely a thing now too, by the looks of it. I guess they managed to fix that whole issue now that Fenris is no more.

 Super Ready wrote:
Hah!! Jump-pack Wolf Guard, eh...? I realise the intent for putting a Wolf Guard in charge of Skyclaw units. But fielding entire units of jumping Wolf Guard... goes directly against old Wolf fluff about true warriors fighting on the ground because it was "good enough for Russ".
I wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't survive 9th ed and would advise anyone planning on making the unit, to magnetise the jump packs.

I dunno, I put jump packs on my wolfgaurd in 8th ...

 Matt.Kingsley wrote:
Space Wolf successors are also definitely a thing now too, by the looks of it. I guess they managed to fix that whole issue now that Fenris is no more.

Fenris was saved. The Geneseed banks were no more. But the Indomitus Primaris influx resolved that.

Breton wrote:

 Matt.Kingsley wrote:
Space Wolf successors are also definitely a thing now too, by the looks of it. I guess they managed to fix that whole issue now that Fenris is no more.

Fenris was saved. The Geneseed banks were no more. But the Indomitus Primaris influx resolved that.

It's just that the lore used to be that Space Wolf geneseed was too volatile when used on non-Fenrisians, quickly resulting in horrible mutations and rapid degradation of the geneseed.
That (combined with losing much of their reserves in the Battle of the Fang) was why they didn't have any successors (aside from the ill-fated Wolfbrothers, the reason the rapid mutation side effect became known). I guess Cawl's stock of Space Wolf seed mustn't cause rampart mutations :/

Also I thought the Inquisiton wiped out the Fenrisian population afterwards because they'd come into contact with Chaos? Or did they only kill most of them?

presumably it was the introduction of fenresian recruits that caused the issues given the early space wolves before they found russ didn't have the issue

BrianDavion wrote:
presumably it was the introduction of fenresian recruits that caused the issues given the early space wolves before they found russ didn't have the issue

yep, this is what happens when you have a population of people that gene spliced themselfs for survival of suddenly harsher enviroment with terran animals DNA and add the same type of gene moded stuff to them in for of the canis helix. It is like taking someone already sick with small pox and vaccinating them, what you get is super pox.

The problem is of course that after 10k years of being put in to those gene moded people, the gene seed itself mutated too. The primaris SW created with clean gene seed and pre fenris initiates, should create a pre Russ type of a space wolf.

SW Rumors:

Logan chases his own tail after he's had a few.

Njall whimpers and runs in his sleep.

Ragnar farts. A lot.

Hah!! Jump-pack Wolf Guard, eh...? I realise the intent for putting a Wolf Guard in charge of Skyclaw units. But fielding entire units of jumping Wolf Guard... goes directly against old Wolf fluff about true warriors fighting on the ground because it was "good enough for Russ".

I probably shouldn't mention that this is from the 3rd edition supplement. And that some of us have Wolf Guard with Jump Packs from prior to that publication.

Justyn wrote:

Hah!! Jump-pack Wolf Guard, eh...? I realise the intent for putting a Wolf Guard in charge of Skyclaw units. But fielding entire units of jumping Wolf Guard... goes directly against old Wolf fluff about true warriors fighting on the ground because it was "good enough for Russ".

I probably shouldn't mention that this is from the 3rd edition supplement. And that some of us have Wolf Guard with Jump Packs from prior to that publication.

Almost like the Fluff was first properly codified and solidified in 3rd edition, or something.

Whaddya know... I've had Space Wolves for ages, but never remembered jump-pack Wolf Guard being an option way back when. Whoops!