Twisted Firaun

Any hint on what the previews might specifically cover for each game?

Would it have killed GW to post a schedule for their previews? They used to do it all the time, why is now any different?

Agreed, they made it seem like we’d be getting a preview of some sort every day of Gen Con. Instead we get a preorder notice and some action figures. I don’t often jump on the GW hate train, but I’m about to if we don’t get something soon.

I love The Transformers, G.I. Joe, TMNT, and Gundam (Ironblooded Orphans in particular) in addition to this hobby. The plastic addiction is a bigger threat then any drug epidemic. If I’m correct today is Necromunda, Bloodbowl, 40K “and more!” Which I am taking to mean Horus Heresy swag incoming. If I’m right about the last one I think it will be something involving the White Scars, because their terminator unit is no longer available on Forgeworld.

On it! Though I wish it wasn’t primaris action figures being shown first…..

I honestly want Warcry to become the fantasy chaos version of Necromunda. multiple smaller factions, upgrade kits, special characters, the whole shebang.

What do you guys think GW will preview tomorrow? My money is on Necromunda and Warcry, with a possible hint of Horus Heresy.

Yes, but for the life of me I can't find that link to double check. Can somebody repost it?

I gotta agree with you two, these are some gonna be some great conversions!

I understand, it's like me bringing up LONG LOST NEHEKHARA!!! or randomly mentioning Transformers. Speaking of which: Also, Dwarf-bros for life.

Better say sike real fast.

*Tattered Sails Shanty intensifies* If such a thing occurs, the real question is what age of piracy will they pull their army from?

Well at @PJetski got a laugh from @Whitefang, who knows what will happen?

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/09/16/gen-con-a-shadowy-new-season-of-warhammer-underworlds-revealed/ I was wrong gogogogogogo!!!!

I don’t want Dark Mechanicus, I’ve spent too much time and money converting my own army from Ad-Mech, Hedonites, and Necromunda kits. Chaos Dwarfs on the other hand, need to have at least twelve kits, three of which are monstrous daemon trains that can somehow turn into bull headed daemons.

So we’re not getting anything until 7pm tonight? *sad chaos dwarf noise.*

I agree with both of your viewpoints. Yes Cathay was essentially every oriental stereotype shoved in our face barring the Monkey King showing up with an army of shaolin monks drop kicking a bunch of daemons (for now). But at the same time, I loved the fact that the Tomb Kings were every basic thing people know about ancient Egypt. my belief on pastiche nowadays is as follows: if it gets someone interested in the culture being shallowly waded into, and inspires people to look into it, then it’s fair game. On the other hand, if the culture is being used to paint an already horrible popular idea of X culture, then shame on you. A great example in Warhammer that hasn’t been expanded upon yet is Araby. The original models and lore for Araby was basically The 1001 Nights and every medieval belief about the Middle East. However, later editions expanded upon the lore, making them the sole survivors of Nehekhara (and possibly worshipping the same gods), as well as the stereotypical Djinn. It was a refreshing take when it seems like whenever a writer has touched the Middle East in the last three decades it always turned into a “Islam and Terrorism is bad” festival.

Heffalumps and woozles?! I must protect my hunny!!!

Oh that's a great point. Japan has those Tapir-like yokai that eat dreams which would mesh with the Tibetan & Japanese monk aesthetics the Lumineth are heavily rocking. And certainly throwing yourself into the water to drown until a river spirit saves you would certainly cause a aelf pilgrim nightmares. (Just hoping their Pachyderm helms are just as epic as the Alarith cow helms. Emphasize those head trunks!. ) If GW decided to go the Hippo route then I think I might invest in lumineth. It is a well documented fact that Hippos are monsters in real life.

Did anyone else read this in Peter Cullen’s voice?

I like where this is going. What if the water was actually the tears of a fallen god/goddess empowering the remains of his/her followers? also, because I can:

The only reason Lumineth are even half as awesome as they are is because they stole the heads off of statues of Hashut and put them on their helmets. The rest is all the kangaroos. if they do release those pachyderms I’m converting them into Slaanesh themed War-mammoths. Or maybe something to do with the Tomb Kings….. give me time to work this out. All jokes aside, if this is what GW is willing to show us on a Tuesday, imagine what they have in store for us at Gen-Con…

So what you’re saying is that Cathay is the new Lumineth?

Plus a Pegasus calvary hero. Yeah they really went all out on this one.