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Slaanesh has been missing in the Mortal Realms for aeons, captured by the aelven gods between Ulgu and Hysh. Bound by magical energies, Slaanesh is trapped utterly, forced to relinquish those souls he consumed when the world-that-was fell.


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Well so much for Slaneesh being rid off. Can't wait to see what GW has in store for new minis for Slaneesh.

GW wrote:The Hosts of Slaanesh are in a great place in the new edition...

... what with their tiny old resin Daemon Prince, limited plastic range, and no unique mortal infantry to call their own.

Yeah. Great place.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

GW wrote:The Hosts of Slaanesh are in a great place in the new edition...

... what with their tiny old resin Daemon Prince, limited plastic range, and no unique mortal infantry to call their own.

Yeah. Great place.

There's rumours for an incoming release of slaanesh in early Q4, FWIW

Davor wrote:
Well so much for Slaneesh being rid off. Can't wait to see what GW has in store for new minis for Slaneesh.

If one has been reading the lore, Slaanesh has had more references in AoS then WHFB more often then not (even 40k!) the capture of Slaanesh certainly brought forth new idea's that's for sure.

Davor wrote:
Well so much for Slaneesh being rid off. Can't wait to see what GW has in store for new minis for Slaneesh.

Nobody worth listening to thought this.

GW publicly said last year that Slaanesh was in the works.

Finally, people can let the Slaanesh is being removed toll go. Piling in and attacking twice is certainly nice, I wish Excess of Violence did that in 40K. Depravity point huh? I'm not sure about that one it sounds like more of a thematic ability than actually useful. A mechanic based on causing or receiving no fatal wounds is pretty neat. I recall seeing for fan rules on this very board that used a similar shtick. But why tie summoning which is already not great to a system that's going to require a few turns to accumulate enough points to use? I guess we'll see though, it sounds similar to the Blood Tithe rules.

While interesting this isn't news, they talked about it back during the DoK release.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

GW wrote:The Hosts of Slaanesh are in a great place in the new edition...

... what with their tiny old resin Daemon Prince, limited plastic range, and no unique mortal infantry to call their own.

Yeah. Great place.

Do you mean that you can't wait to watch our resident Slaaneshi player bitch about this endlessly?



Hopefully will come with new models, especially since the way they talk about it makes it clear they plan to explore that part of the world and extend that storyline.

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
Do you mean that you can't wait to watch our resident Slaaneshi player bitch about this endlessly?

No, 'cause they don't really do that. Unlike Sisters players.

Summoning

That’s not all – Slaanesh is receiving some powerful new summoning mechanics in the new edition. Using the new Depravity Points system, you’ll be able to bring anything from Daemonettes to a Keeper of Secrets onto the tabletop WITHOUT spending reinforcement points. Generating Depravity Points is very thematic– you’ll score one for every wound your Heroes inflict on a foe without killing them, or every non-fatal wound they receive in return – representing how the servants of the Dark Prince draw power from suffering and cruelty. They’re not the only faction to be receiving summoning changes, either…

THEY STOLE BLOOD TITHE THOSE DAMN DEPRAVED BASTARDS!

Though it does sound like the other god factions will be getting similarly fluffy summoning rules so I fully expect Blood Tithe to make a return. If it does, and it makes the jump to 40k with a hard cap on World Eaters detachments only, that would really help Khorne out.

Summoning units without Reinforcement Points?

Reinforcement Points were GW's all-too-overbearing attempt at 'balancing' the "Summon Everything!" Tzeentch armies that appeared in the game, and now they're reversing that with a new points system?

Seems counter-intuitive.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Summoning units without Reinforcement Points?

Reinforcement Points were GW's all-too-overbearing attempt at 'balancing' the "Summon Everything!" Tzeentch armies that appeared in the game, and now they're reversing that with a new points system?

Seems counter-intuitive.

I'm reserving judgement until I see the rules. Until then, though... I'm gonna start dreaming of the possibilities.

 andysonic1 wrote:

Summoning

That’s not all – Slaanesh is receiving some powerful new summoning mechanics in the new edition. Using the new Depravity Points system, you’ll be able to bring anything from Daemonettes to a Keeper of Secrets onto the tabletop WITHOUT spending reinforcement points. Generating Depravity Points is very thematic– you’ll score one for every wound your Heroes inflict on a foe without killing them, or every non-fatal wound they receive in return – representing how the servants of the Dark Prince draw power from suffering and cruelty. They’re not the only faction to be receiving summoning changes, either…

THEY STOLE BLOOD TITHE THOSE DAMN DEPRAVED BASTARDS!

Though it does sound like the other god factions will be getting similarly fluffy summoning rules so I fully expect Blood Tithe to make a return. If it does, and it makes the jump to 40k with a hard cap on World Eaters detachments only, that would really help Khorne out.

Sounds like this is an Age of Sigmar rule, not 40k rule. Given the term "Heroes" is not really used in 40k but has meaning in AoS.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Summoning units without Reinforcement Points?

Reinforcement Points were GW's all-too-overbearing attempt at 'balancing' the "Summon Everything!" Tzeentch armies that appeared in the game, and now they're reversing that with a new points system?

Seems counter-intuitive.

Oh just you wait this is probably not going to be that powerful. These depravity points are based of wounds to the enemy or you units that aren't saved but don't kill. Which won't happen all that often. Then you have to stack enough of these points, which will probably be linked to the units power level. So, you won't be using it early in the game. It'll probably be more thematic than powerful, but we'll see.


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Lord Kragan wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

GW wrote:The Hosts of Slaanesh are in a great place in the new edition...

... what with their tiny old resin Daemon Prince, limited plastic range, and no unique mortal infantry to call their own.

Yeah. Great place.

There's rumours for an incoming release of slaanesh in early Q4, FWIW

The other three Greater Daemons were beautiful models. Please let the new Keeper of Secrets model not be terrible whenever it comes out.

ZebioLizard2 wrote:

Davor wrote:
Well so much for Slaneesh being rid off. Can't wait to see what GW has in store for new minis for Slaneesh.

If one has been reading the lore, Slaanesh has had more references in AoS then WHFB more often then not (even 40k!) the capture of Slaanesh certainly brought forth new idea's that's for sure.

CassianSol wrote:

Davor wrote:
Well so much for Slaneesh being rid off. Can't wait to see what GW has in store for new minis for Slaneesh.

Nobody worth listening to thought this.

GW publicly said last year that Slaanesh was in the works.

I knew he/she was never gone. I just ment how so many people were saying that Slaneesh was being removed and here we are as we said, need to wait for the story to take place to bring her/him back.

The Pan Fo Will not be denied!

Reviled.

The Pan-Fo will not be reviled.

A map with a "Slaanesh inside" sign is good. New Slaanesh models would be better.

Sigh, hopefully we'll get something good later in the year.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Summoning units without Reinforcement Points?

Reinforcement Points were GW's all-too-overbearing attempt at 'balancing' the "Summon Everything!" Tzeentch armies that appeared in the game, and now they're reversing that with a new points system?

Seems counter-intuitive.

Well, they tried summoning for free and it didn't work. Then they tried summoning for points and it didn't work. Gotta keep trying, you know.

I suspect summoning as part of the ongoing game, using resources you collect is the kind of middle of the road thing that might result in the most balanced approach to summoning we've seen. Especially if it's not tied to annihilating the enemy and doubling down on the success by gaining extra units.

 Sersi wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Summoning units without Reinforcement Points?

Reinforcement Points were GW's all-too-overbearing attempt at 'balancing' the "Summon Everything!" Tzeentch armies that appeared in the game, and now they're reversing that with a new points system?

Seems counter-intuitive.

Oh just you wait this is probably not going to be that powerful. These depravity points are based of wounds to the enemy or you units that aren't saved but don't kill. Which won't happen all that often. Then you have to stack enough of these points, which will probably be linked to the units power level. So, you won't be using it early in the game. It'll probably be more thematic than powerful, but we'll see.

Don't you worry, that's just a Slaanesh thing. GW will find that this kind of thing is the way forward and just implements more powerful versions for the other gods.

I think this is relevant at this point.

That rumour doesnt talk about Sigmar 2 or Rogue Trader, so it probably should be buried under a mountain of salt. Even if you dismiss Sigmar 2 as not 40k, what about Rogue Trader? Never mind with all the Regimental Standard stuff being posted, I doubt Knights are 2 months away.

 Crazyterran wrote:
That rumour doesnt talk about Sigmar 2 or Rogue Trader, so it probably should be buried under a mountain of salt. Even if you dismiss Sigmar 2 as not 40k, what about Rogue Trader? Never mind with all the Regimental Standard stuff being posted, I doubt Knights are 2 months away.

The rumour doesn't cover at all the months of june and july, so it's possibly it's by the end of july too.

If you want to read more about Slaanesh imprisoned :

https://malignportents.com/story/a-rescued-soul/

(Or DoK, ID Battletomes)

@Lord Kragan yeah this' schedule French source has adapted it recently. It was also only on the 40k side of things.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
Do you mean that you can't wait to watch our resident Slaaneshi player bitch about this endlessly?

No, 'cause they don't really do that. Unlike Sisters players.

They don't because you do it for them?

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
Do you mean that you can't wait to watch our resident Slaaneshi player bitch about this endlessly?

No, 'cause they don't really do that. Unlike Sisters players.

They don't because you do it for them?

Nah, it because Slaanesh is still Chaos which automatically means they get better representation than Sisters of Battle.

 andysonic1 wrote:

Summoning

That’s not all – Slaanesh is receiving some powerful new summoning mechanics in the new edition. Using the new Depravity Points system, you’ll be able to bring anything from Daemonettes to a Keeper of Secrets onto the tabletop WITHOUT spending reinforcement points. Generating Depravity Points is very thematic– you’ll score one for every wound your Heroes inflict on a foe without killing them, or every non-fatal wound they receive in return – representing how the servants of the Dark Prince draw power from suffering and cruelty. They’re not the only faction to be receiving summoning changes, either…

THEY STOLE BLOOD TITHE THOSE DAMN DEPRAVED BASTARDS!

Though it does sound like the other god factions will be getting similarly fluffy summoning rules so I fully expect Blood Tithe to make a return. If it does, and it makes the jump to 40k with a hard cap on World Eaters detachments only, that would really help Khorne out.

Uhm, Khorne got Blood Tithe with their battletome last year. It triggers off units being fully wiped out, an appropriate inverse to the Slaanesh variety getting them from models NOT being killed.

I'll just point out that daemon summoning from points generated by doing thematically-appropriate-per-god things during the game goes all the way back to 2nd edition 40K. It's in no way a new idea.

 Duskweaver wrote:
I'll just point out that daemon summoning from points generated by doing thematically-appropriate-per-god things during the game goes all the way back to 2nd edition 40K. It's in no way a new idea.

Of course it required points having been paid in the first place though. Not just "do something and get free units as a bonus"

[b] this june is the month of the new ageofsigmar edition... maybe something can be found there when it comes out... alongside new background !!!