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    General Lumineth Realm Lords Rules Discussion

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    I too think it‘s not a healthy discussion, even though I could maybe even should be had.

    LRL suffer from a rather big second release (even though their first one clearly had things missing) combined with a lot of warscroll rules, which makes them seem special. On top of that, be it coincidence or not, their lore and stories paint them in an even brighter picture. Pun intended. 

    And all that during a time where many of us can‘t play as much as they‘d like to. 

    The timing for this discussion seems rather poor. Even if it‘s a matter that‘s on many people‘s minds. (Or some loud few, I dunno, I don‘t follow it that much).

    Broken Realms: Teclis - SPOILER Discussion + Lore Summary

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    I’ll admit, the summary sounds... not bad, but rather super boring.

    Easy victories aren‘t fun, they‘re meaningless (from a perspective of storytelling). Sacrifice gives meaning. Hardship gives meaning.

    If the trip to Mordor was a big camping holiday, we wouldn‘t still be talking about LOTR. 
     

    With that being said, I‘ll hold my judgement until I‘ve read the stuff myself. Too often summaries are tainted by the views of the one summarising them.

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    The Rumour Thread

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    3 hours ago, zilberfrid said:

    It's also the only place where it is relevant, to me. The rest just uses the common names.

    Tolkien calls the Sindar also Wood elves, for instance, so it can be used interchangably. Not sure why the German translation differs.

    Also note that using Eldar for 40k elves isn't that inspired. Tolkien uses that as the "People of the Stars", the elves that did go to Valinor.

    If there ever comes a reason to use the longer form, I might, but AoS naming convention is overly long already, with almost every faction having at least one superfluous word.

    The german translation differs because the english language doesn't have a word for "Elben", there are only elves. Tolkien, as far as I know, worked very closely with the german translator and requested the word "Elben" instead of "Elfen" (elves), as "Elben" has no connection to pixies, fairies and the like. 

    So he very much liked the differentiation that was/is possible within the german language. If anything, everyone should be using the word "Elben".

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    The Rumour Thread

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    58 minutes ago, Kaleb Daark said:

    or maybe the curve ball is that Belakor is actually employing skaven assasins to kill Arky?

    After all, thinking about it, he's got no real axe to grind over and above anyone else with Nagash, so why waste time effort and blood when the pointy ears are so happy to do that on his behalf and he can then mop up whats left if he has to.

    Well; for me the main question with everything story or lore related is always „which army would GW like to sell. What would look cool“. 

    That‘s the reasoning behind my thoughts.

    Shadow aelves in cahoots with shadow demons empowering them, with both sides vary of the other just sounds like a very good theme.

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    The Rumour Thread

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    My wild guess is, that Malerion and Belakor have formed an alliance of sort which also gives us a clear glimpse of how Malerion Aelves will look & play. 
    The reason being thar both, M & B have been severely betrayed by the Chaos gods. The former would have become the next Phenix King. Instead he got charred almost to death. The latter realised quite some time ago, that he was seen as pawn & and a joke by his former masters.

    Not sure on their exact relationship, though. I expect both to hold some sway over the realm of shadows, though.

    The Rumour Thread

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    Damm, that last one... the one and only demon prince is back.

    Lumineth finally look like a proper army. A really big and gorgeous one. (One could even say they are the chosen sons ;).)

    Soulblight will come and so far everything seen looks spot on.

    Starting with the cursed city which looks jaw dropping and marvelous. So good in fact, I look forward to the expansions Blackrock Fortress style. That Kurnothi, that ogre, that mage... that... everything. =D

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    AoS 2 - Hedonites of Slaanesh Discussion

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    Well, Point changes will heavily depend on how they'll treat Seraphon, LRL etc. 
    My Gut feeling is that, apart from Painbringers, Slaangors & maybe Twin Souls I'd rather have point changes to the top dogs than changes to our units.

    I understand the argument, that some of our rules look uninspired - although I'm not necessarily of that opinion - but I kinda feel that we got one of the better books in terms of feel & play style.

    We weren't Hedonites of Slaanesh if we could play like Orruks or DoK.
    Where would be the fun in that?

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    The Rumour Thread

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    GW should adjust its strategy for people like me (limited time for the hobby, have to choose wisely, what to buy).
    Since the SoB I basically wanted to buy every army, but bought NONE, because the next thing always seemed a tad cooler than the last. 

    So, GW, how a bout a BIIIIIG, FAAAAT blunder? 

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    The Rumour Thread

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    1 hour ago, zilberfrid said:

    Why not have those reclaimed by the deity of home and hearth? Who founded many of those Karaks. 

    I find that more likely. especially since the KO could be seen as the Grungi faction of dwarves.
    could also imagine a Valaya-HGrungi teacup faction with a mother goddess, father god vibe.

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    AoS 2 - Kharadron Overlords Discussion

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    I think the spell from the bottle should be threatening WITHOUT being cast.
    You have to tell your opponent anyway & once he knows and can easily play around you've invested a lot.

    But if the threat itself is enough to play into your hands, you're doing it right. Spell in a Bottle has to be relevant without being cast, otherwise the investment is too steep (ignoring lists that dabble with Stormcasts and other sorcerers and make it a feature not a gimmick).

     

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    AoS 2 - Kharadron Overlords Discussion

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    Probably not. And I have to say, that I'm all in all very happy with the new book.

    It's just that there are a few small things that could or should get "fixed" or to be both more precise and the lack of a better word "greased".

    To me (and I'm not talking blunders like the Admirals melee Command Ability called "Repel boarders" only being usable in our turn), these are two things.

    Aethergold on Balloonboys (hence wounds instead of models) & fly high (and almost more importantly full movement) with 10 & 15 models whereas 11 & 16 would make list building & playing in general WAY better. But not as in "more competitively" (that too, I suppose) but giving us more freedom to build cool lists & the like. As of now we can't properly use our heroes on foot & arkanauts (outside of screens and objective holders) without an Ironclad. It's probably what irks me the most about KO right now. 

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    AoS 2 - Kharadron Overlords Discussion

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    10 hours ago, Phasteon said:

    Omg you are right 😳

    Thats actually horrible and makes no sense as the ability even states that its a DEFENSIVE order..... Wow, thats disappointing

     

    Edit: And thats coming from the person that probably defended the tome the most. But that one is a real downer... 

    This is one of the things I see getting FAQ‘d pretty soon to be usable in either combat phase.

     

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    Battletomes from last 2 years: From "best" to "worst"

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    I‘d say Gloomspite & KO are in my opinion how books should look like. 
    The former beautifully combines a lot of different models (unlike Orruk Warclans), the latter with the new book rides on a strong vision and pretty unique playstyle without going overboard.

    They‘re not perfect, aim for the right values & ideas.

    Slaanesh & Bonereapers on the other hand are bonkers. With the latter at least having an interesting theme. Still they are the worst.

    The aforementioned Orruks are super lazy.

    An honorable mention goes to the CoS, for bringing a bunch of old stuff together & in more than just a super lazy way. I would have prefered new models etc. tough for such a vital part of the lore of AoS

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    AoS 2 - Kharadron Overlords Discussion

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    I agree. Urbaz seems like a clear winner. And as long as you don‘t force yourself into a situation in which you have to have the extra compartments the breath ain‘t that big of a trade-off.

    Urbaz with escort wing feels like the foundation of a well rounded army.

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    AoS 2 - Kharadron Overlords Discussion

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    11 minutes ago, GDD said:

     

    Huh, that's really interesting.
    A while back when the competitive AoS community compared win rates and meta they found out that KO was preforming much better in Japan compared to the rest of the world. My first thought upon hearing this was that there's was probably a translation error in the Japanese tome/FAQ that no one was noticing because the English proficiency rate over there is pretty low.

    This sort of lends credence to that thought.

    Absolutely. Buffed Khemist ability on a Balloonboy would be extremely good. Probably good enough to influence winrates.

    AoS 2 - Kharadron Overlords Discussion

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    Got my Aetherwar Box yesterday, just like my battle tome. 
     

    German version of the book has a big translation blunder in it. The named skyports charts miss the specifications when only a certain character as general gets a certain ability. RAW in german, I could take Barak Urbaz Baloonmaster and was „forced“ to give him the upgraded chemists ability. Which is... much better on a guy that is as mobile as him while never being tucked away in a boat.

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