The Rumour Thread

[Twisted Firaun]

 

Here’s a look at one of the Nurgle warband.

[Minis by Night]

1 hour ago, Drakensgreed said:

We‘re getting a new warband reveal this weekend. A warband „unlike any we‘ve seen before“. Anyone care to speculate?

5 little Kharadron buggies that you can combine into on big mech construct, like Voltron. Now that would be new.

[Minis by Night]

34 minutes ago, skeen77 said:

Nah, looks like roots, or maybe a nurgle tentacle.

It's just a big blowing horde, you can see that card in the How to Play video, on the Hold Objective card.

[Tonhel]

1 hour ago, michu said:

If we're going to get Orruk Warclans warband then Cities of Sigmar one is possible.

A CoS seems unlikely. Why release a new battletome without any new miniature / scenery wise and than after it release a CoS warband. Orruk Warclan warband makes much more sense as they have specific AoS miniatures (Brutes and etc... .)

I think it will be a preview of Malerion Aelves. Little twisted draconic Aelfish warriors. Which would be extremely cool. It's time for more Dragon / Dragonesque creatures in AoS.

A Blood Dragon Vampiresque warband would be cool, but that would be probably a one man warband. ;-)

Although I don't believe it will be a CoS / Bretonnianesque warband. I would love to see a humanesque non Stormcast heavly armoured warband.

[Twisted Firaun]

I’m personally rooting for an Ogor war and, could be man eaters, a butcher, a firebelly, or a beastclaw hunter, I just want some new ogor models.

[Eldarain]

So we know Beastgrave is up next week. AoS tomes as well please?

[Eldarain]

Ogre Hunter with Cats makes a lot of sense from a gameplay and death to finecast perspective.

[Realmhead]

A warband unlike any we've seen?

A noble king and his trusty retainers. When they inspire, flip the cards (and replace the models) to reveal their true nature,  an Abhorrent Ghoul King and ghouls! 

[Overread]

Bonereapers Warband. The models come with their own magnets for arms and legs. Instead of building a whole model you build the core parts, then upon the battlefield you have one creator who is of fixed design. They can then summon new constructs as they require them. 

 

 

[flamingwalnut]

Thinking on the "something we've never seen before" deal, it is either a brand new faction or a really out there way to play Underworlds.

Keeping in mind, this season is the Realm of Beasts.

For the out there way to play I can see:

One man warband, either epic hero or a monster (monster would fit with Warcry's expansion)

A warband that summons the models you need. Basically a wizard, maybe an apprentice, than a bunch of weird animals or something.

A warband of shadow clones that all activate at once, but always do the same thing.

For new factions, my money is on Grotbag Scuttlers or one of the Missing Aelves. Previewing the Aelves though in an Underworlds warband when they are probably a HUGE reveal in concept and story.

[Kyriakin]

1 hour ago, Eldarain said:

Ogre Hunter with Cats makes a lot of sense from a gameplay and death to finecast perspective.

It would also rule out that previous Ogre rumour (i.e. all resin warscrolls removed, except Butcher/Tyrant), and thus potentially also save my 21 Yhetees from the Legends abyss.

Edited September 12, 2019 by Kyriakin

[Raviv]

Combining a few things people said here, I'm starting to think that the new mini that was generally assumed to be part of a new dual box is actually a one-man underworlds warband

[Dr Ben]

3 hours ago, flamingwalnut said:

Thinking on the "something we've never seen before" deal, it is either a brand new faction or a really out there way to play Underworlds.

Keeping in mind, this season is the Realm of Beasts.

For the out there way to play I can see:

One man warband, either epic hero or a monster (monster would fit with Warcry's expansion)

A warband that summons the models you need. Basically a wizard, maybe an apprentice, than a bunch of weird animals or something.

A warband of shadow clones that all activate at once, but always do the same thing.

For new factions, my money is on Grotbag Scuttlers or one of the Missing Aelves. Previewing the Aelves though in an Underworlds warband when they are probably a HUGE reveal in concept and story.

I like the clones idea, no idea how you would implement it, but it would be interesting for sure. To add my own tin foil hat speculation to potential warbands with a couple of seraphon options (also going with the underworlds warband to replace old finecast/metal idea as suggested for ogors)

- new chameleon skinks which totally break the deployment rules

- a kroxigor and skink buddies (who they might be able to throw around the board or have the skink jump on and off the kroxigor or something).

(Another totally uninformed idea......) Given that a nurgle warbands seems relatively likey, how about a nurgle 'suicide bomber' - when inspired explodes corrosive pus over everyone in adjacent hexes healing the rest of the nurgle warband or doing substantial damage to anyone else. 

2 hours ago, Kyriakin said:

It would also rule out that previous Ogre rumour (i.e. all resin warscrolls removed, except Butcher/Tyrant), and thus potentially also save my 21 Yhetees from the Legends abyss.

I would also like this (although I don't have that many yhetees)

[Nighthaunt Noob]

2 hours ago, Raviv said:

Combining a few things people said here, I'm starting to think that the new mini that was generally assumed to be part of a new dual box is actually a one-man underworlds warband

I doubt it. There were other ogres in the reveal video that looked like the right amount of models for 1 half of a dual box.

[Kyriakin]

5 hours ago, Raviv said:

Combining a few things people said here, I'm starting to think that the new mini that was generally assumed to be part of a new dual box is actually a one-man underworlds warband

If Lady Atia is right about an Ogre with cats, "Tyrant (i.e. the revealed model) plus cats" makes no sense.

It would have to be "Hunter plus cats", which is the Skal combination.

[sandlemad]

5 hours ago, Nighthaunt Noob said:

I doubt it. There were other ogres in the reveal video that looked like the right amount of models for 1 half of a dual box.

And it was announced at the same time GW confirmed a new ogre book. Feels off.

[calcysimon]

New warband : nurglings 🤣

[Shearl]

6 hours ago, Nighthaunt Noob said:

I doubt it. There were other ogres in the reveal video that looked like the right amount of models for 1 half of a dual box.

Plus the tyrant doesn't seem to have the textured base in the same style of Underworlds miniatures.

I'd be pumped if ogors find their way into Beastgrave, but it wont be the tyrant.

Ideally this Saturday's reveal will be a much sought after and desired Fimir gang 😉 

Edited September 13, 2019 by Shearl

[Kugane]

Imagine if that tyrant is just part or some underworlds warband with very poor AOS rules. I can already taste the salt.

[Myrdin]

Maybe Dragon Ogres ?

Though considering they are part of the BoC army  (finally...) now, and they already have the one with the Shaman, bestigor and ungors, that wouldnt work.... unless it was a single model warband, more buffed to how they are in AoS. Would certainly be interesting to see.

 

I am more interested in the upcoming Battletomes though. Any word on the street in that direction ?

[Overread]

The only word on the street about Battletomes is that Cities and Orruks are coming before Bonereapers. Though its interesting that we've had a Reaper leak long before anyone has leaked either Cities or Orruks. Otherwise nothing thus far; its sounding like they'll be the end of the month (is it me or does GW like releasing tomes in the latter to end of the month period)

[Kugane]

28 minutes ago, Overread said:

The only word on the street about Battletomes is that Cities and Orruks are coming before Bonereapers. Though its interesting that we've had a Reaper leak long before anyone has leaked either Cities or Orruks. Otherwise nothing thus far; its sounding like they'll be the end of the month (is it me or does GW like releasing tomes in the latter to end of the month period)

I think its a business decision.  They may be trying to keep a close check on average profit each month to be roughly equal and growing at a stable pace so it looks smooth in the charts for the stock holders. Similar to those buy 1 get 1 free deals you tend to see everywhere in poor selling months/years for products of big corporations. Having a dip in the graph for any particular month isnt good for company image.

Because of that I think they try to put these big releases at the end of a month in case sales are going poorly or move it up 2 weeks to the start of a month if quotas are already expected to be met.

Having stable organic growth with no dips lures in potential investors?

 

Edited September 13, 2019 by Kugane

[EccentricCircle]

"A warband unlike any you've seen before: Ultramarines! We know you all love space marines so much, that we figured it was about time you got to play them in warhammer underworlds as well!"

At the end of the day, I'd be surprised if its actually anything that different or revolutionary. They just like to big things up.

[JackStreicher]

43 minutes ago, EccentricCircle said:

"A warband unlike any you've seen before: Ultramarines! We know you all love space marines so much, that we figured it was about time you got to play them in warhammer underworlds as well!"

At the end of the day, I'd be surprised if its actually anything that different or revolutionary. They just like to big things up.

Every Warband is entirely different than any other (except they‘re from the same race), so there‘s no surprise that this one will be as well.

Edited September 13, 2019 by JackStreicher

[alghero81]

I haven’t seen the full video but from the way they described the changes in gameplay could be a warband specialised in terrain control. Swapping those objectives in lethal terrains, adding more lethal tokens, dunno something like that. It would also need to match the Ghur or Bestial theme so I doubt in races like Shadow Aelves and I don’t think a one man warband would be that different from Mollog...