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    The Rumour Thread

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    49 minutes ago, Clan's Cynic said:

    New Rumour Engine.

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    Guessing it'll be for the Underworlds Witch Hunter warband?

    The checkered pattern speaks clearly.

    But for a moment, I was thinking about the Witch Hunters warband too: imagine one or two secondary characters flagellant-fanatic-style, with crappy weapons and clothes. I'd love that.

    The Rumour Thread

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    1 hour ago, Baron Klatz said:

    Oh they’re wondrous natural creatures of the Mortal Realms regularly domesticated and used by adventurers, explorers and traders since their magical fur will mimic the celestial bodies of the realm they’re in and be used as accurate charts to determine the direction of the realm-edge.

    [...]

    Wow, never heard of these before, very nice lore! Thank you!

    So, can we surely expect a good number of new models today? Indeed an unusual hype for a 'side-game' built up by GW.

    The Rumour Thread

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    2 hours ago, Maogrim said:

    You could also ask: does the army of bloated and mutated worshippers of the god of plagues actually appeal to male audiences though? Does the army of scantily clad axe-wielding warrior dwarfs with orange beards actually appeal to male audiences though? Does the army of eel-riding and soul-stealing deep sea elves actually appeal to male audiences though? 

    The answer: yeah, sure it does. At least to some. Female wargamers aren't a monolith with a fixed set of features in taste. And the same holds true for male gamers and all the genders and sexes between and outside of that spectrum. Some male gamers for example enjoy sex appeal and cheese cake in their armies, others acticely despise these sorts of things. 

    When it comes to Daughters I personally don't even think of them as 'too sexy'. Their lore doesn't even mention sexuality, their poses are aggressive, not inviting. Their boots don't feature heightened heels. And models like Khinerai or Melusai are even quite monstrous. Sure, Witch Aelves and Sisters of Slaughter wear what could be classified as thong bikinis, but Marauders for example show a lot of skin too, as do Fyreslayers. 

    I want to reply to this: I see your point, but the problem – possibly – is a sexualized representation of women which is, believe it or not, an inherent aspect of our chauvinist society. This is a fact, for ages, in figurative art. And GW know that. If you don't see the problem, watching a Nurgle army and a DoK one, well, maybe this is demonstration of the fact :)

    Sorry for the off topic, maybe we can move this in a proper thread!

    Returning to rumours: I also think that these shadow elves are bonded to Malerion somehow, but they'll be part of DoK faction. Very happy to see Eshin again! 

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    Let's Start Wishing: 3 ideas for a new Skaven Battletome release

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    16 hours ago, Kadeton said:

    People probably won't like this idea, but I personally think the best thing they could do for Skaven would be to simplify and consolidate the range.

    Pick a single governing theme and stick to it, dropping stuff that doesn't fit from the range rather than updating it just for historical reasons. An army that tries to mesh Mad Science, Plague and Ninjas is never going to feel thematically coherent.

    I admit this sounds a pretty logical thing and it would be coherent with the 'AoSification' of warhammer universe.

    Nevertheless, a part of me would be so sad to see the clans squatted, it's such a cool lore (one of my favourite, despite I've never played skaven)... probably it could stay in Old World.

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    The Rumour Thread

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    Regarding the last RE, on the article GW says: 

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    Spring is a time for new beginnings, and to celebrate this joyous occasion, the Rumour Engine has promised to show us something entirely new.

    Is this a new faction? I see 'entirely' in italic, it's some sort of joke?

    The Rumour Thread

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    16 minutes ago, Marcvs said:

    Love the art but (ofc purely personal taste) I am not a fan of the "thing on a swirl" mini. Might be different when I see it in real life, but from the picture it gives "very low effort" vibes for something that should be so central in the narrative and that might pop up in every army

    Totally agree. The art is gorgeous, but the model is so disappointing, a missed opportunity... it's instinctive to think to endless spell, IMO.
    However, I like the concept, I bet people will grab this opportunity to convert/kitbash some beautiful elemental beasts.

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    The Rumour Thread

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    This is a good preview. My favourites:
    Necromunda bug-riders, stunning models (I really would like Silent People or other bug-race in AoS);
    NH ferryman, nice concept, nice miniature!

    The Underworld band seems very uninspired, sounds like a wasted opportunity. (And what does that armoured skeleton with shield and halberd have to do with it?)

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    The Rumour Thread

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    12 minutes ago, Siorra said:

    If it's not a remake of the little guys living in the Shaggoth's hair then I don't know what to believe any more.

    I think someone has already pointed out: those guys braiding the Shaggoth's hair are supposed to be ungors, aren't they? I thought the scale was simply off.

    However I would like a new bigger Shaggoth.

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    The Rumour Thread

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    Oh finally an exciting RE! 
    It's weird, definitely not skaven... Something in this little fella call to my mind kruleboyz. 

    But the most baffling thing here is the context. On the left I see a sort of 'rigid band' that doesn't seem to be part of the hairy stuff.

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    Artillery in AoS

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    I love artillery and I tend to always fit one or two in my army, even if they have poor warscrolls... I'm not competitive.

    It's possible that GW doesn't want to give space to warmachines, in fact the models we have come almost exclusively from Fantasy... But I agree, they would need some love!

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    New army - trying something completely different

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    31 minutes ago, Neil Arthur Hotep said:

    I'm currently very close to pulling the trigger on expanding my Cities of Sigmar army to be fully Ironweld Arsenal themed. Steam Tank Commander, three Steam Tanks, four Hellstorm Rocket Batteries, Cogsmith, a bunch of Gyrocopters... For people not familiar with Cities of Sigmar: That's a very bad list. None of those units are really all that good.

     

    13 minutes ago, zilberfrid said:

    With a tiny bit of kitbashing and a few models, Rockets and Helblasters are also made from the same box, just make a carriage and add some bodies you have around.

    Wow, I did a similar project two years ago, 2k points of Greywater Fastness: light mecha-conversion and a lot of artillery. 

    And I pulled both Rockets and Helblaster from one box, you possibly just have to find two more wheels!

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    AoS 2 - Beasts of Chaos Discussion

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    I'd like to start a BoC project, soon or later.
    We could assume that Bullgors sculpts won't be refresh for AoS 3.0, since they are in the Broken Realms box?

    It would be frustrating to buy it and then watch them replaced with better ones... (Yes they're a bit goofy, especially the legs, but properly painted they'll be ok, I guess).

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