Mr. White Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 In AoS for the Skirmish, but very interested in the fluff. I have the Tzeentch and Stormcast Eternal Battletomes, and they're fantastic. However, there are some other Skirmish warbands I want to build but not sure I need to drop $30-40 on their battletomes as well. So, my question is, do those 4 Grand Alliance books provide enough background on the units and factions that I could read those to get the general idea? Does the Death book have info on the FEC and what the various Crypt creatures are or do I need the FEC Battletome? Same with Chaos...can I get a feel for Khorne and Nurgle flipping through the Chaos book? I guess I'd like to know how much fluff is in these Grand Alliance books...or were they mainly all rules and warscrolls to get peoples WFB into AoS? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azlak the Damned Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 The Grand Alliance Books are literally just all of the warscrolls. There is very little if any fluff in them. Although I can only speak for the Chaos book.Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnelian Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 There is a bit more fluff in the order battletome but in general it's very limited. I wouldn't get them as a pure fluff resource (although they are great for flicking through for inspiration) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjarni St. Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 For the most part you may as well open up the GW webstore and filter by faction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. White Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 Battletomes it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURF1 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 41 minutes ago, Mr. White said: Battletomes it is! Also, the grand alliance books are all terrible and pretty much ruined at least order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoollyMammoth Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Look up Garagehammer podcast. Those guys are awesome at covering the battletomes and all the juicy lore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veillotron Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 2 hours ago, WoollyMammoth said: Look up Garagehammer podcast. Those guys are awesome at covering the battletomes and all the juicy lore. Thanks - I will look them up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someone2040 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Here's my thoughts: Personally if I was in it just for Skirmish, I wouldn't buy either. The warscrolls are all available for free, so the only benefit you get from either is the fluff side of things. The GA books basically give 1-2 pages of fluff per faction. Stuff that should probably be available in an abbreviated form anyway on the GW website (Shame that you basically have to goto 4chan to find out this info). Additionally, they contain out of date warscrolls for some factions. At the end of the day, I'd only suggest it if you're collecting a faction without a battletome AND you prefer things in print. The Battletome on the other hand, may be a bit overkill for someone interested purely in Skirmish. It'll give you a ton of fluff and hobby advice, but it'll also give you stuff you won't be able to use in Skirmish (like Warscroll Battalions, Allegiance Abilities, etc). It's also quite a chunky investment, purchasing a Battletome would get you like half a Start Collecting set. I see the battletome more as an investment, if you think that you'll ever get into AoS proper with your faction, then it's worth it to find out the hobby and fluff side of stuff and slowly build into AoS proper. If all you're interested in is Skirmish, then you have to weigh up how much having in depth knowledge of the fluff is worth to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. White Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 @someone2040 makes a lot of sense. It can appear a waste of money for a Skirmish player to purchase battletomes, but as a hobbyist I get a lot of inspiration from the art, fluff, and painted models within their covers. Heck, when I was strictly a Blood Bowl player I would buy WFB army books for my teams simply to get into their history, build backgrounds, etc. At least this time, another boon for AoS, I'll have the option to expand models and use more of the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 @Mr. White; Buy the Flesh-eater Courts Battletome Read the background Come back and thank me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. White Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 @Chris Tomlin Seems I'm easy like Sunday morning and have run out of 'likes' to give for the day. Cheers! EDIT: I guess now is a new day...have a 'like'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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