Nighthaunt Noob

They announced the names on FB a few days ago.

Eh its not GW's MO to feature two warbands in the same reveal, especially these days with being behind on releases.

I think the Gitz mention is a red herring there with Seraphon the actual subject of the entry. It is of course written like a tabloid. But bottom line it teased "the lizards await their next mission from their frog-kings." That mission of course is to go into the Beastgrave and blow up the mountain. I suppose the Morathi spies/Soulblight are an "either or" as there was speculation at the time as to whether the dead author showed no blood because they had been drained or because they had been assassinated by shadow wielders.

I wouldn't say they're random. Things that have come out/been teased since that are alluded to in the article: - Jakkob Bugmansson - Khanite Shadowstalkers/spies agents of Morathi - Broken Realms Morathi - Slaanesh (including Slaanesh breaking free) - Soulblight - Seraphon Warband

I think, bottom line, this article foreshadowed a ton of stuff we've seen come out since (and even some things that still aren't out). I think that: 1. That's incredibly cool! 2. Given how much it has foreshadowed, I think the Malerion bit hints at something. I'm not saying its a nail in the coffin for him. But I think it must allude to something we'll see play out eventually.

Idk. We already knew there was going to be preorder next time with Drukhari. "Normal service" could mean a lot of things and doesn't tell us if they'll be going weekly, bi-weekly, or something else going forward.

Why would Drukhari need their own week? Aren't they getting like 1 model?

A pushfit box of 10 zombies with only 5 repeat sculpts at Lumineth pricing would be criminal. If GW does stick with the gravestones on top of all of them, I hope they at least make a multi-part kit to add some more variety.

I'm of a similar opinion as many of you. I actually really like the Cursed City zombies, but I also hope that any kit for the Soulblight Gravelords is different from these push fit ones. I expect these Cursed City zombies will be the same warscroll regardless. They won't be "elite" zombies.

As much as I don't want to wait another month, I wish we at least knew a Cursed City date with certainty!

They appear to have taken it down We might be getting bumped so they can keep Broken Realms on track for 3rd edition.

It is a little concerning. It could just be that whether it is March or April is up in the air so they don't want to pin it down yet. I can't see it being pushed all the way to May. We saw the image in the style above for Cursed City that originally showed March 2021.

Has anyone else noticed that the Cursed City paint jobs (including the Vampire previewed today), seem to be a step above what we usually see for the studio models? The edge highlighting isn't as cartoonish and there are some really impressive blends.

Interesting model. Another unclear article. Surely this model will be part of a Cursed City expansion given the lore but odd that they didn't come right out and say that. Could he be the 9th playable hero? I had my doubts it would be a new model, but seems like he has a bone to pick with Radukar.

The other (worse) possibility is that nothing is going on preorder the 13th and the 20th is going to be the next time we have something up. I suspect we'll hear more later this week.

They said the novel comes with a card, for the 9th hero, not the model. Most people are assuming that means it is for an existing model.

I dont think that's accurate. Both had models teased in the New Year trailer. Both had silhouettes and a couple models shown 2 reveal shows ago, and both had their full release revealed in the last preview show. Additionally, there was a picture leaked the other day for the Cursed City Black Library book that shows that at one point it was intended for a March release.

I hope they release Cursed City first. It can be played solo so it would make more sense to prioritize.

I really don't get it. The Global COVID situation has been drastically improving over the last 2 months and somehow GW's supply chain issues seem to be getting even worse than they were before.

Vampires seems like a decent guess since their thing so far with the new models has been "silly hair" and this silhouette delivers more of that.

GW sure wrote a whole lot of words there to provide 0 clarity on their upcoming release schedule. They didn't even say something as basic as "we're sticking to bi-weekly for now." In fact, they didn't even explicitly say "there is no preorder this week." They just left us to conclude it by saying nothing about it.

I have zero interest in expansions that use existing models, especially if I already have the models and have to buy the set again just to get cards/rules etc.

I think it is a pretty safe bet that a new Corpse Cart is in the cards for the Gravelords. There are even some rumor engines that would fit for it.

It is a pretty common setting in Vampire stories to have a town of locals under the shadow of the vampire overlords (Dracula, Curse of Strahd, and Critical Role's Briarwood arc for example). The vampires need living humans to feed on so they can't wipe out the whole populace.

Nah turns out he's the feral vamp up on the pillar. I thought the same as you at first but now that leaves the rumor engine unsolved and something else to look forward to...