Twisted Firaun

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-warhammer-3-kislev-campaign-mechanics/ Grab some Vodka and your bears boys! We got Kislev gameplay today!!!

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-warhammer-3-tzeentch-campaign-mechanics/ What’s everyone’s opinion on the Tzeentch and Chaos mechanics we’ve seen today?

I think if CA redevelops Nippon, we might see a more chaos tolerant nation. Remember the old lore for clan Eshin was that they learned their techniques from a Nippon school, so either the rats were being sneaky punks, or chaos dealings are more in the open over there. I would like them to mix the Ainu culture (bear worship is an amazing concept for a religion, sue me, and those tattoos!) into the more stereotypical samurai deal, alongside some pirate culture as well.

I think as far as "unestablished" factions go, we'll get some view of Ind and Khuresh, and perhaps a rework of Nippon under a name that's slightly less blatant than one of the formal/poetic names of Japan. The lore drop for Cathay was simply amazing. We were introduced to not one, not two, but four legendary lords for Cathay beyond best dragon (Zhao Ming) and slightly nicer Azula. I say four because I am including the Monkey King, who appears to not be chaos aligned at all, which might make him the only Beastman ever to be nominally good. My favorite part had to be the growing cults to Tzeentch and Slaanesh (the Cult of Painted Skin, tell me that isn't a slaaneshi cult name) in Cathay, as it showcases the vast variety of chaos and the faiths that grow around it, something that 40k can't properly grasp yet. As always I hope that we get an expansion of Tomb Kings and make Araby into a full faction. I link these two together because they are quite literally next to each other on the map. Tomb Kings are still missing Prince Apophas' treacherous self, and it would be a good way to showcase whatever new models the boils and ghouls over at GW have cooked up for them when The Old World finally drops. Araby on the other hand, could be a great way to showcase Arabian culture and art without the usual "terrorist" crowd popping up. I don't know much about either of the Real World mythologies of India or the South Asian countries that Khuresh is based off of, so I'll leave my opinions out of it.

Ulgu seems to be the domain of many shadowy mother truckers, so it makes sense that Eshin would set up there.

What if it was a zombie pirate ogor?

Lets keep the politics fictional, world's ****** up enough as it is.

PIRATES AHOY LADS!!!! WE HAVE A PARROT!!!!!

If we do get some kind of ghost ship, I'm hoping for a funeral barge loaded with the a mixture of grieving and joyful spirits ripping the souls of the unfaithful (anyone who doesn't serve Nagash) from their bodies.

Anything else of note?

Last I checked the Chaos Dwarfs are called Furnace Kings, have a badass oil-refinery that runs on souls in Shish protected by Chaos Mega-gargants, and trade with the kruleboyz. They are also gonna sell out the moment GW puts them up for preorder.

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-warhammer-3-grand-cathay-roster-reveal/

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-warhammer-3-grand-cathay-roster-reveal/ Grand Cathay army reveal Ladies and Gents! Here's hoping we get a Cathay vs Kislev army box when this mess is over and The Old World drops!

The Oracle of Fantasy, @Whitefang has spoken, we are indeed getting new Tomb Kings.

The shields are also different, my guess is to signify which faction they broke apart from.

What are the odds GW just brings back the “old” 8th edition TK molds alongside some updated fine cast models and calls it a day? Please Note: I’m not against the above happening, but I would also like to see some new units alongside updated models.

But that means…… NECROSPHINXES WILL BE REASONABLY PRICED AGAIN ON EBAY!!!!

BY LONG LOST NEHEKHARA!!!!! Waitaminute, I remembered when I first got into the hobby reading about a tomb king who was sealed in the land of the Border Princes, could it be that he is getting a model?!

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/10/07/our-pre-order-weekend-promise-guarantees-you-wont-miss-out-on-the-black-templars-army-set/ some good news for @Black_Templar_Lad.

I personally love the Crusader's Helm piece. It looks like a mark II helm in plastic, and I love the mark II look.

Am I mistaken or are these Atramentar a new sculpt? Edit: Nevermind, they're just some really sweet conversions

I don’t care how old the sculpts are, GW is rereleasing tomb kings and I couldn’t be happier.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/09/30/the-new-rules-that-make-warhammer-underworlds-better-than-ever/

Five kits of any choice says that his campaign will reveal that he’s been making deals with them in order to learn their secrets of the forge. You’re not wrong man, the ocean is a scary place, especially once you enter the midnight zone and downwards. I recently found out that there’s a parasite that eats the tongues of fish and replaces them, now imagine that as a model.