Greybeard86 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Overread said: Orion has no legal model outside of legends rules. Only way to bring him on would be to make a conversion of a tree-man model and use that. Basically make it the same size, same base and use the tree ancient rules and just have it look like Orion. I'm not aware of any Kurnothi stories, but I'd expect there to be one out there since they are part of the starter pack. Right now Kurnothi are a concept, we've no real idea if its a concept GW will run with in the future as part of an update to Sylvaneth or if its just a conceptual idea that GW is doing a one-off through Underworlds. One power Underworlds has is being able to do small groups like that to be creative and expand on the setting, without having to make full armies. WE can hope for them, but I'd treat it like stories and artwork - nice to see but never pin hopes on them appearing. Fingers crossed, then. I'll keep painting models while I day dream about it I landed the 2nd metal rendition of Orion and I bought Skaeth's band; hopefully some day they expand on this bit, it was such an iconic figure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandlemad Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Weird that there are no Kurnothi in the Beastgrave novel. Must have been some production changes but instead it follows a branchwraith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnelian Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 15 hours ago, Overread said: I did lists a while back for both AoS and Old World https://warminiatures.wordpress.com/black-library-publications/ It's mostly up to date, though its only showing the published books and which short stories are in which collection and such. I've not even attempted to put things into chronological order; especially since so many are only possible with rough major events (eg before or after Necroquake) 19 hours ago, Candlelight said: Here's a working version Untitled spreadsheet.xlsx 13.89 kB · 5 downloads thank you both for these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinthMusketeer Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Greybeard86 said: Nice compilation! I want to ask, are there any novels dealing with Kurnous / Kurnoth and the fate of Orion? Also, related, is there any "legal" way to bring Orion to the table in pitched battles? Many thanks in advance! The AoS horror novel "Dark Harvest" gets into a certain aspect of Kurnoth. It is a tip-of-the-iceberg sort of thing but pretty cool and well-written. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard86 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, NinthMusketeer said: The AoS horror novel "Dark Harvest" gets into a certain aspect of Kurnoth. It is a tip-of-the-iceberg sort of thing but pretty cool and well-written. Ah cool, thanks! I'll check that up. Might give me inspiration for my Orion, haven't started painting it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Klatz Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 6:01 AM, Carnelian said: One bad thing: I tried to make a list of all the AOS Black Library content the other day so I could tick off what I have read and what I haven't read and it's so frustrating. There is no chronological list on the Black Library website and there are so many bundles of short stories that include just a few unique short stories. Does anyone know of a definitive and well-organised list anywhere? The site's down right now but go to AoS Shorts novels and they have a complete list in release order. 22 hours ago, Candlelight said: You probably know about it, but I also recommend Goodreads.com it seems AoS is not getting any love there (ratings/reviews numbers) but it's a great source. Pretty much the case for Warhammer in general there(which fair enough these novels are more pulpy fan love of awesome lore than amazing literature) but they've been really fair with Age of Sigmar reviews. Nothing below 3/5 and some really good insights on the higher marked reads. The first commentor for Gloomspite excellently sets the atmosphere of it. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51805321-gloomspite 6 hours ago, Overread said: I'm not aware of any Kurnothi stories, but I'd expect there to be one out there since they are part of the starter pack. You've been lost in the shifting labyrinths of the Ghur canyons then. https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-age-of-sigmar/quick-reads/the-warden-in-the-mountain-2019.html https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/09/24/quick-review-the-warden-in-the-mountain-eric-gregory/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Larking Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) On 10/27/2020 at 8:05 PM, NinthMusketeer said: I was disappointed with the Realm Lords novel, it was the first AoS novel I've disliked in a long time. I could describe why in detail, but... Let's just say it would make a very good anime. I wasnt a fan of the overall lore/quest , relationships among the characters was decent. Descriptions of fighting and scenery were even more lackluster and silly. Would put it at the bottom of my warhammer books (just a tad above the high elves endtimes), and ive read alot of them. Edited October 31, 2020 by Nick Larking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Under the Mountain Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Any news on a third Kharadron novel? They are good pulpy fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAsPlanned Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I read Realm-lords this weekend. And honestly? It’s the most enjoyable book from AoS I’ve read in a while. Sure, the quest might be a bit lacklustre and the ending could’ve been more satisfying, but it was overall a joy to read. The fights were good, the Slaanesh villains were suitably awful, and the relationships between our main characters was really nice. Plus, the prose flowed really well and it didn’t feel cumbersome or a chore to keep on reading. A solid 8.5/10 for me. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnelian Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 4 hours ago, JustAsPlanned said: I read Realm-lords this weekend. And honestly? It’s the most enjoyable book from AoS I’ve read in a while. Sure, the quest might be a bit lacklustre and the ending could’ve been more satisfying, but it was overall a joy to read. The fights were good, the Slaanesh villains were suitably awful, and the relationships between our main characters was really nice. Plus, the prose flowed really well and it didn’t feel cumbersome or a chore to keep on reading. A solid 8.5/10 for me. Phew glad someone else enjoyed it. I didn't want to be alone ! Prose must be the word I was searching for before, when trying to describe what I liked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnixLHQ Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Could someone list out all the stories/novels that Nighthaunt appear in? As I understand it they appear in Soul Wars, Sacrosanct, and Lady of Sorrows. I'm sure I'm missing a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminethMage Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, JustAsPlanned said: I read Realm-lords this weekend. And honestly? It’s the most enjoyable book from AoS I’ve read in a while. Sure, the quest might be a bit lacklustre and the ending could’ve been more satisfying, but it was overall a joy to read. The fights were good, the Slaanesh villains were suitably awful, and the relationships between our main characters was really nice. Plus, the prose flowed really well and it didn’t feel cumbersome or a chore to keep on reading. A solid 8.5/10 for me. I also liked the book. I thought it was a really nifty idea to make a characters out of 3 of those 4 pictures of soldiers of the Great Nations, and use them to give a glimpse into the different cultures of the Lumineth. As you mention - the main villain Is also proper villainous, and it’s an easy, fun read. I generally think many of the BL books overdo it a bit with the introspective meanderings of their main characters, but it does give you an insight about the Alarith in this case. The plot becomes obvious pretty early, but it’s a fun read. If we’d get another novel from this author, I’d buy it. Edited November 1, 2020 by LuminethMage 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnelian Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I'm on holiday and I REALLY enjoyed the Beasygrave short story The Warden in the Mountain - learning a wee bit about the Kurnothi is great. Hope we get much more about them in the future. I'm now reading the Manse of Mirrors by Nick Horth. I hope it's as good as the cracking first Shevanya Arclis book. I love seeing the realms through the eyes of an archaeologist adventurer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexHavoc Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I'm still pretty annoyed that they canned The Eight lamentations, I've only brought a couple of AoS books since then and even then not bothered reading them. A couple of recent ones seemed interesting enough (Lady of sorrows for example) but I just can't be bothered to buy into more AoS books knowing that they could ditch any sequels. Whilst most of the books can be read and enjoyed individually, I find it much harder to invest time in to loads of individual novels for AoS, I've far too many other things that I have to read, I'd rather be hooked on a series for a couple of years (or more!). I was happy to invest into TEL, as it allowed for exploration without having to invest in new characters each time. GW seem to have replaced it with Gotrek, which I'm just not a fan off. The first Audiodrama was ok, production wise it was great but it just felt like a reshash of another old world character that was only dropped into the setting to cash in on that nostalgia. I still think that AoS would have been better off staying as clear as it could from as many old world characters that it could after release, but I get that its a bit of cash cow for GW. I previously enjoyed the Malign portents stories (even if they only put them into print for an American event which is a massive shame as I'd love to have a print version of them) so I'm hoping that there will be a few cool stories for this new campaign. Black Library seem to be putting out more shorts for AoS than actual series, so I'm curious if it will continue this way, or this is some sort of change phase for a 3rd Ed. I suspect that we could see radical changes to the AoS lore/books as a way of separating it even more from the old world release which is getting closer (slowly!) Perhaps TEL was a tad too close to old world Empire/human adventures for them to want to repeat it in for both 'universes'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Klatz Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) Nah, that doesn't add up. They would've had plenty of time to finish the series by then, even in audio form like the sequel got, and there's Freeguild stories & novellas coming out even now that has mortals banding together to explore the realms. Even if the specialist historical gets stories it wouldn't affect any of that. It's likely just behind the scenes interests just shifted same as what caused several 40k series in the past to never get a conclusion. On 11/1/2020 at 3:09 PM, EnixLHQ said: Could someone list out all the stories/novels that Nighthaunt appear in? As I understand it they appear in Soul Wars, Sacrosanct, and Lady of Sorrows. I'm sure I'm missing a few. Just Hamilcar: Age of Enlightenment. Oddly it seems none of the Warhammer Horror novels utilize them yet(maybe just too obvious a threat). The only other appearances I can think of is their part in the soul wars campaign tomes(Forbidden Power & Everchosen), Soulbound's newest pdf and a pseudo-appearance in Realmgate Wars: Quest for Ghal Maraz with the origin and wrath of Celemnis the silver banshee of Anvrok. Otherwise the Malign Portents stories gave them the most haunted spotlight. (Archive link here for anyone that missed out on the site before Broken Realms replaced it.) Edited November 3, 2020 by Baron Klatz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexHavoc Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, Baron Klatz said: Nah, that doesn't add up. They would've had plenty of time to finish the series by then, even in audio form like the sequel got, and there's Freeguild stories & novellas coming out even now that has mortals banding together to explore the realms. Even if the specialist historical gets stories it wouldn't affect any of that. It's likely just behind the scenes interests just shifted same as what caused several 40k series in the past to never get a conclusion. Probably, but either way its a shame, it was a great novel and I can't really believe that there wasn't enough interest in the story or lack of sales, not when people were crying out for more inclusion of the standard citizens of the realms in the early days of AoS or now with the CoS seemingly being popular enough to be getting a bunch of new rules soon. I would be just as surprised if it was just a case of interests shifting- nothing they have brought since the first book is too radically different, in fact I would have though that the new Broken Realms books would have tide in nicely with the characters. Oh well. Doesn't really matter, what ever happened it won't be completed now, some of the abandoned 40k stories are getting done at last or at least stand to be finished, what with the writers still working for BL. 22 minutes ago, Baron Klatz said: Otherwise the Malign Portents stories gave them the most haunted spotlight. (Archive link here for anyone that missed out on the site before Broken Realms replaced it.) Sadly, looks like that link is dead. Shame, this is would have been really handy. Hopefully someone archived it and its still floating about somewhere else online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Klatz Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) I'll definitely agree it's a pity it ended as I loved the world building it did (and Grungni's chant in the Audio sequel I have put on repeat it's so good) but on the otherhand we've no shortage of order mortal tales from Path to Glory, The Red Hour, The Siege of Greenspire and almost every Warhammer Horror story going from a priest in Greywater's swamps to Azyr nobility in Shyish cities. And with both Soulbound & Broken Realms focus in the future we're assured lots of great new material to explore the realm cities. 36 minutes ago, RexHavoc said: Sadly, looks like that link is dead. Odd. Works for me. Here's a direct link to the drive https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zp2onbTYTBGuvuKtiuzJ7DS8DIqemS86/view Edited November 3, 2020 by Baron Klatz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexHavoc Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Baron Klatz said: I'll definitely agree it's a pity it ended as I loved the world building it did (and Grungni's chant in the Audio sequel I have put on repeat it's so good) but on the otherhand we've no shortage of order mortal tales from Path to Glory, The Red Hour, The Siege of Greenspire and almost every Warhammer Horror story going from a priest in Greywater's swamps to Azyr nobility in Shyish cities. And with both Soulbound & Broken Realms focus in the future we're assured lots of great new material to explore the realm cities. Odd. Works for me. Here's a direct link to the drive https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zp2onbTYTBGuvuKtiuzJ7DS8DIqemS86/view Edit: Ah, never mind. A bit of tech wizardry and I was able to fix the link to still download the file! I can post the link if it's not an issue with the mods, it's simply a direct download for the PDF rather than trying to view or download the file in google drive itself! Thanks for the link, I'm going to read these all again now, some great bits in there! Ah sorry, the Reddit link is fine, its the direct link that seems to be dead, I get this: Edited November 3, 2020 by RexHavoc Updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnixLHQ Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, RexHavoc said: Edit: Ah, never mind. A bit of tech wizardry and I was able to fix the link to still download the file! I can post the link if it's not an issue with the mods, it's simply a direct download for the PDF rather than trying to view or download the file in google drive itself! No go for me, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beliman Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) Me neither. Still waiting /sadface Edited November 5, 2020 by Beliman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xking Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 2:35 PM, Baron Klatz said: Nah, that doesn't add up. They would've had plenty of time to finish the series by then, even in audio form like the sequel got, and there's Freeguild stories & novellas coming out even now that has mortals banding together to explore the realms. Even if the specialist historical gets stories it wouldn't affect any of that. It's likely just behind the scenes interests just shifted same as what caused several 40k series in the past to never get a conclusion. Just Hamilcar: Age of Enlightenment. Oddly it seems none of the Warhammer Horror novels utilize them yet(maybe just too obvious a threat). The only other appearances I can think of is their part in the soul wars campaign tomes(Forbidden Power & Everchosen), Soulbound's newest pdf and a pseudo-appearance in Realmgate Wars: Quest for Ghal Maraz with the origin and wrath of Celemnis the silver banshee of Anvrok. Otherwise the Malign Portents stories gave them the most haunted spotlight. (Archive link here for anyone that missed out on the site before Broken Realms replaced it.) If you ever consider joining the AoS lexicanum. We have an discord now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayul Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 I finished Lady of Sorrows and it is... well-meant. It's a survival-horror adventure about a bunch of humans who try to break a curse. Lady Olynder is the villain in this book, but Spoiler she only appears at the very end like a revealing in a Scooby-Doo episode. If you want an actual story about the Mortach of Grief being the protagonist then this book is not for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayul Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Right now I listen to the Realmslayer and the quality of this audiobook is off the charts! There are multiple voice actors, background music and sound effects. You hear thunder, screaming skaven and when Gotrek "sits down on the bridge" you hear his butt hitting the ground. Bonus points for Penelope Rawlins as Maleneth Witchblade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Realmslayer isn't an audiobook but an audio drama, so its specifically made for audio. That means they use multiple voice actors; sound effects and cut a lot of the descriptive language that a book would have. Audiobooks from BL are purely the regular books being read aloud, which is why they don't use sound effects and use just one narrator. And yes its a lot of fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayul Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 54 minutes ago, Overread said: Realmslayer isn't an audiobook but an audio drama, so its specifically made for audio. That means they use multiple voice actors; sound effects and cut a lot of the descriptive language that a book would have. Audiobooks from BL are purely the regular books being read aloud, which is why they don't use sound effects and use just one narrator. And yes its a lot of fun! Oh, so Ghoulslayer isn't such an audio drama? Now I feel naive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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