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Mixed feelings for me. I like Perry and Warlord figs, find them better than many GW ones, but GW is ignoring Free People enough as it is, if they don't see sales, they'll neglect it even more. They also are noticably different. I have purchased a box of Landsknecht militia to use as crossbowmen, but decided against it. I am a serial converter though, and sometimes do use nog GW parts, for instance female heads or a few swords on belts or variety in weapons. Every body is GW though.

I think about 8 for order and Chaos, and 6 for Death and Destruction. Order Seraphon (they do not seem too keen on working together, so need to be apart) Khaine and Deepkin (as definately different aelves from the rest, they now are both their own) Fyreslayers Free Peoples (with Disposessed, Ironweld, Devoted, College) Aelves (too many to toss in with the Free Peoples) Kharadron Overlords Sylvaneth Stormcast Chaos (now missing chaos elves) Slaves to Darkness Tzeench Slaanesh Khorne Beasts of Chaos Skaven Nurgle Chaos dwarves Death Nighthaunt (so ghosts) FEC (so Ghouls) Something skeleton (Nagash now does this) Vampires (Nagash now does this) ? Maybe mummies? ? Maybe another recognisable death aspect, like constructs? Destruction Armoured orcs Savage orcs Beastraider Ogres Other Ogors Gitz Humans or Aelves that somehow ended up in this faction (there is mention of it in the lore, and I could see Ghur humans and/or Aelves doing this)

White lions are in "Sold Out" here, so not removed. Glade Guard are still available.

I think your best bet for horse archers may be Sisters of the Thorn. Keep a horse-mounted Katarin with a unit, and they look like wizards well enough (Sisters are a wizard), their bows are not perfect analogues of the javelins, but it's the best I could come up with. Actually, Katarin in a sled with four horses or deer pulling it that are mounted with her handmaidens sounds like an awesome representation for her, and an interesting way to portray Sisters of the Thorn. Others might be Outriders or Pistoleers, I would accept that without issue. I do not think the mounted General is going to go, it's displayed in the case where the Free Cities are. Otherwise just increase the size of the bear, give it wings, and use it as Freeguild General on Griffin (similarely, you could make Katarin a Battlemage on Griffin, Luminarch or Celestial Hurricanum)

A lower point cost lower rank officer sure would make sense! I'd love one! Even if he's not going to be fielded, he'll be in display at home. Other rank options would be: Colonel, Major, Luitenant. Sergeant is already used in the Guard.

I am exited about the new book, but also wary. There is a lot of factions to cover, and they put Stormcast in them as well for some reason. It might just be an extended reprint of the Firestorm things, which would give some new options in specific cities (which is quite a good idea), but I do not know what it gives to Freeguild Allegiance. Having them so prominently on the cover does give hope for a few new heroes. I really hope we'll get a few of the following without losing the Great Companies. Battalions cheaper than our Regiment Heroes, especially a healer/unbinder native to the faction A way to increase the rather low range of our units (for instance with a hero) Ways to increase movement Faction terrain More mustaches, poofy pants and feathered caps

Cities of Sigmar, easily. It's conformation the older armies are not totally forgotten. Next would be Ghur themed Underworld, perhaps even without Stormcast in the core set. Then Warcry, though my girlfriend is more exited about that than I am.

I like the archers better than the crossbowmen and guards too, but there are a lot of archers in other races mentioned as Free cities.

For factions with limited warscrolls, or factions needing larger stacks of units, Meeting Engagements is a non-starter. I think it's a mistake to start it at this point, and GW should have waited until they made a battletome for every army.

I agree with you. Freeguild isn't doing badly in terms of sales (a lot of stuff temporarily out of stock, then available, then out of stock again), nor in units I see finished. While you may find something Stormcasty fit better, it would drive many of the people that choose this faction for a purpose will be left without that choice. I do not like Stormcast or Space marines, I think their shoulderpiece design is dumb, limiting vision and motion, their armour has random useless stuff on it, and I hate the female Stormcast wearing heels in armour. If GW changed my beloved Freeguild to resemble them more, I would find out what companies want to receive my money, because GW would not be worth it. Artwork for books resembles currently available models, with a minimal upgrade. A small upgrade to the Karl Franz embossing, more poofy sleeved guards and crossbowmen, more feathered hats, more dynamic posing and especially more heroes are what Freeguild needs (apart from a book and the inclusion of artillery). What it does not need is to resemble Stormcast, we have Stormcast for that, and they have enough models, especially in comparison to other factions.

I am an older sculpt, but not quite perfect. Also not an Ogor though.

Meeting Engagement's rules are quite punishing for Freeguild, so I am not really eager to purchase stuff for it. 1k and 2k armies do not limit unit sizes, do not break up great companies, do not nerf allies, and the latter even allows the battallion. Balanced they could be for Stormcast with a few dozen warscrolls, for others they are not.

Fluff is fickle, they could majorly feature Wanderers, only to have Sylvaneth kill them all in the sequal. Plastic or rulebook shows commitment.

Just exited for any box without Stormcast. Wanderers vs Ogors would be almost as good as Freeguild vs Ogors. At this point, any acknowledgement of the existence of Wanderers, High elves, Free peoples or Disposessed in plastic or tomes is good news.

It is a tradeoff, but leaders like the Marksman and Sergeant that lead Freeguild troops are a sraight upgrade, so it had never occurred to me not to bring the leader.

You are correct. It seems leaders for chaos dwarves are not as competent as better mustached ones! Compared to their troops that is. Freeguild leaders are strictly better. Now that I read the warscroll better, the leader seems mandatory. You can probably just make that the first one to fall.

Not having my books in the tent, I say you can, up to the limit in the text, but need not (but you probably want to). Not the definitive answer you seek, I know.

So, using well-armoured guards with missile and melee as Vanguard Hunters, Gryph hounds as themselves and armoured Handgunner leaders (either with long guns or repeaters) should work as a replacement for SCE. Alternatively, Brutes can be replaced by Greatswords and Ardboys by guard. Or Thralls by Guard, Reavers by militia, Akhalian guard by Demis or General on Horse (but they are too heavily armoured). I don't think DoK or Death units could be adequately represented by Free People. Squig hoppers could be some spare cav with melee weapons, but it's not brilliant, and squig herd has no Free Peoples counterpart. Savage Orruks could be guards, but it's not a very interesting list. All on the right bases, of course It should be possible to make a Free Peoples list from this.

Your band could be the Corvus guys with a white and black scheme.

Yup. I'll stop replying in this thread. Still unconvinced the Stormcast are different enough from Space Marines, but that is another thread.

That is a difference. Until after a few reforgings, then their souls might be too damaged. There are a few differences, Stormcast have bow bits glued to their guns. They have no functionality, but someone did glue stuff to the guns.

Opinions may differ Could you tell me the differences between them? Except for smaller boots, no backpack, slightly larger knives and females wearing heels. Down to the bolt pistols, Mary Sue status in lore, metabolism, shoulders, being created by the god-emperor/king and task, they are the same post-humans.

I absolutely agree that the Stormcast design is a lazy and facile offshoot of the Space marines. I mean, an upgraded version of humans made by the god-emperor, ehh, god-king to spearhead his demands. 10 ft tall superhumans with oversized shoulder pieces both of them. Different metabolism from humans, spearheading assaults, hogging all the spotlight.

I don't mind more Stormcast warbands, but don't put them in the base Underworld set AGAIN. Three in a row with Stormcast and Nighthaunt is bad enough. Start to play, any freebie model from a store, Storm Strike, Tempest of Souls, Soul wars is all Nighthaunt and Stormcast. The easy to builds are Stormcast and Nighthaunt. That's all the site lists as "start here" and "next steps".

Ok. I still would prefer it if GW designed Stormcast with thicker fantasy veneer over Space Marines, and would shove them down our throats a lot less.