Twisted Firaun

I won't lie, this one also sold me on the army.

For me my army choices always come down to the following: Do I like the lore? If yes do I like the models? and finally, can I make my army unique. The reason I was drawn to THE SCIONS OF LONG LOST NEHEKHARA!!!! was originally because they were undead not-egyptians and as an Egyptian American and a Fan of the first two Brendan Frazier Mummy movies that spoke to me on a near spiritual level. This lead to a bit of disappointment when I saw that I had gotten into the hobby far too late (2015-2016) and no one had them in stock anymore. This lead to me reading about other factions and their characters, which inevitably lead to my corruption into Tzeentch and Slaanesh and their armies. When I discovered kit-bashing was a thing, I was hooked for life. I could bring my craziest ideas to life and fid ways to run them in the game without being looked at funny, and I've stayed with the hobby ever since.

Credit where credit is due @JackStreicher, that's a good use of both models. Out of curiosity, how does her face look in person?

Hey @Baron Klatz, if you don’t build him can I do so instead?

Is there a reason you decided to post a wikipedia article about genome on my goofy post?

I won't lie, if Khorgos Khul doesn't become a daemon prince at the end of DB, I will kinda be dissapointed. He was literally the poster villain of the first edition, he deserves an actual model and an upgrade instead of languishing as a named version of the generic lord.

Since half of our guesses that aren't verified by @Whitefang seem to be wrong, might as well reach for the sky.

My predicitions: AOS: No dawnbringers since Adepticon is still a thing, but maybe we'll get the rumored Nighthaunt poisoner/apothecary hero instead. glimpses of The Lady of Ruin.... and teases of either Skaven or Chorfs. 40K: new Oak characters & Talons (custodes+sisters) character teased for codex. Road Map 2024 BB: Warhammer Canadians, followed by updated Tomb Kings and Chorfs. Necromunda: new Chaos Cult gang based off of Daemon Engine Worship, Book IV of Aranthian Succession teased. OW: Dwarfs + Empire reveals, teaser of Kislev and Cathay via CA tie-in. HH: new characters Warcry: last two war bands of the season revealed.

Oh good god that's not a hat, it's a helmet.... a BLOOD BOWL HELMET!!!!

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/02/19/its-the-warhammer-world-anniversary-next-month-and-weve-got-reveals/ BY LONG LOST NEHEKHARA RUN!!!! GW IS BRINGING GEESE TO WARHAMMER!!!!

I know... but the idea of mixing the general Death and Chaos aesthetic is just absolutely perfect imo. You get the cosmic horror no man can truly perceive mixed with the perversion of the natural cycle, what's not to love? I know the odds are against me on this one... which is why I'm waiting for The Lady of Ruin to be revealed so I can use her as the base for a custom "death to chaos" character.

The Lady of Ruin being sent out into the Mortal Realms could also tie into the section in Dawnbringers IV where katakros orders all of his legions to fortify their positions. To the ossiarchs outside of the Siege of Eightpoints, it's a strange order since they're actually managing to regain some of the ground they lost after Teclis decided to invade.... but they're built to obey so they do so anyway. Also, I'll take this moment to point out when Mannfred invaded one of Arkhan's "stash-house" of illegal/forbidden magical items, he found a lot of undead rat corpses and not much else, so it looks like shaven are inbound....

In addition to the fact that Krell would greatly fill in the "menancing, silent type" role the undead typically have in other mediums (that I agree AOS is somewhat lacking), there's also the fact that as a former chaos-champion turned slave/worshipper of undeath Krell has some of the coolest armor an on-foot hero can have in any version of fantasy (seriously GW, bring this man back):

Having picked up both the new White Dwarf, Dawnbringerss IV, and reviewing "older" releases, I have come to the following conclusion of potential releases. New Wave/Grand "Refresh" factions: Skaven, Fyreslayers, Idoneth (based on the old "Underworlds waband=new wave concept of rumors), and Lumineth (unfortunately). New Factions entirely: Chaos Dwarfs. New model for old character/potential new character: Khorgos Khul(all new stories and lore point to him finally becoming a daemon prince), "Lady of Ruin" chaos character mentioned in book IV. EDIT: I have a @Whitefang reaction, my day has been made.

one word: Hashut.

Where does one find the concept art for the new DLC? seriously when all four updates are done CA better release an updated art book.... Also I kind want these tzaangors to show up as a heavy-elite version of the unit in AOS, they're gorgeous.

I can confirm that what @Pizzaprez said regarding the ogroid models is true. Personally, if you want to kit bash a Shartor model I think you should use the Centauroid as a base (dude looks more like a bull then a horse) and out the Ogroid body to fill in the holes. For the axe I think the best option is one of the weapons from the Varanguard kit.

When do we think the next TOW preview will be?

I'm a borderline ogor fan (particularly the Beastclaw Raiders), so I'll throw my two bits in: Refresh the basic ogres, Ironguts, and leadbelcher kits. Maneaters with range/great weapon options and bits from all the realms. multipart butcher/slaughtermaster kit. expansion of Beastclaw Raiders Plastic Firebelly and expansion of his sub-faction (guy has the coolest look out of the entire list, but he's all alone).

Agreed @MitGas, let’s also not forget that nearly every named lizardmen mount in TOW is also pushing the limits of being caught as well.

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/wh3-soc-update-tzeentch/ I know its not directly related to TOW, but I really hope we get an updated model for the Exalted Hero previewed here.

@Ejecutor,you have asked and now I shall answer, behold The Mournful Tyrant of Sacramental Delirium Arkhanatem and his Grand Hierophant Seleim-Hotep. These two brothers in undeath rule over the Three Underworlds known as The Tomb of The Great Jackal, and are currently marshaling their forces for an assault on Hysh in the name of Neferata and Nagash.

Ah, a fellow loyal subject of LONG LOST NEHEKHARA!!! I for one welcome the chance to remind the cathayans that ours was the first proper empire in the setting.

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/wh3-soc-update-cathay/ So in somewhat TOW news, Cathay has access to moon-phoenixes, uncorrupted Manticores, and a freaking terracotta angel construct.... this will be a FUN army to play against I tell you what......

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/wh3-soc-update-cathay/?utm_campaign=WH3_Shadows+of+Change+Update_Announce_08.02.24&utm_content=Shadows+of+Change+Update_08.02.24&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer.io I know GW has said Cathay and Kislev are a couple of years away, but what do we think the odds are of even half of the roster from Total War being ported over? Including DLC stuff?