Public Universal Duardin

Oh my gosh, the Darkoath look absolutely amazing!!! I want them so bad, but no, I must stay strong for Hashut...neither my wallet nor the Great Grey Pile of Shame can take another project I start and don't finish lmao

Surprised nobody went with the obvious for Skaven. As for fighting Sons of Behemat, playing something from Attack on Titan will guaranteed give you better rolls.

I took the day off for Rebirth, definitely go and play it if you like jrpgs even remotely Also, I won't tolerate the lack of Lili love, she's been my main since Tekken 6 😤

Thank you, my terrific teal-coloured tufted titmouse of a Tzeentchian tub-thumper (causing me to tinker with a thesaurus!), despite all the self-deprecation that would cause an average British comic to blush, I really appreciate you saying that! Trust me, I wouldn't put that past them. The day I hold Chorfs in my own hands, then I will believe lol

Are we crazy? No, it is the Rumour thread that is wrong. Every time we write this, Games Workshop delays Chorfs for another day (Chorfs confirmed!)

I have been cursed by a vile spell from the Realms - bound upon these forums, at the mere mention of Chorfs, I am forced to draw a new image in MS paint and post it here to lukewarm response. The balance of this forum would be in jeopardy otherwise - now, no matter the rumours, no faction's fans will get the upper hand in the rumour thread.

All Chorf memery aside (OK, I'll admit, I really wanted to post my newest Chorf creation that I literally made a few minutes ago because I am in desperate need for validation in form of forum reactions), I am very happy for all the ratboys, ratgirls and non-binary giant rats because hey, you deserve this. For too long has Skaven players been the most oppressed minority in this hobby (they got old sculpts)

And will we still try to claim that this totally confirms Chorfs? I think y'all know the answer to that already;

It's a real shame that they confirmed Kislev years ago only to now reveal that they aren't coming - whether it's about scaling back production mid-development (and considering that Brets and TK are still missing models, something weird is definitely going on behind the scenes) or if the increasing rumours of internal rivalry between different teams are true, it's still disappointing. Feels like GW was taken by surprise by interest in TOW and are now caught with their proverbial pants down.

So, we know what retro models GW is bringing out from the mothballs for Orcs and Goblins. What is on your wishlist regarding the other factions? Any old sculpts you'd like to see as MTO?

Oooh, the nostalgia hits hard! There's just something in that style - and rank-and-flank in general - that gives my brain those sweet sweet serotonin.

Definitely yes...eventually. In the relative short term, I'd personally put my money on a total Skaven refresh first. The rest, well, surely they'll be refreshed one day, but it could be years (or in worst case, decades, considering how old some Skaven sculpts currently are) until that.

I only now realised that Rogue Idols won't be brought back and can't be included in an Orcs and Goblins army. Feels bad man 😔 YouCut_20240127_124927421.mp4

I want to start by commending you for making a really good argument, it really was a lightbulb moment for me as I too tend to dislike notions that X are incapable of doing Y - when I GM'd RuneQuest I heavily modified the Broo, allowing players to play such as Good-aligned characters (fun fact: The Beastmen from Fantasy are the Broo with serial numbers filed off, GW made some miniatures for tabletop rpgs - including RuneQuest - before Warhammer) among other things. We're pretty much on the same page in how we perceive the Chaos Dwarfs/Duardin, in this instance I was too set in wanting GW to keep the bit of lore as a shorthand for the self-destructive nature of Chorfs' hypercapitalism. But I wouldn't want it to exist in the expense of narrative freedom.

I personally belong to the Turnastone school of thought, and the reason is twofold. Not only is it a great bit of lore showing how unnatural their dabbling with magic is to a dwarf, but it also makes them look way more unhinged (or, well, cool, but with chaos in general 'being unhinged' is tied to your coolness level). Like, these guys are so corrupted with lust of power that they are essentially killing themselves in the process. There's both a certain dark hilarity to it, and a quite somber undercurrent too. Makes me think of that viral comic about destroying the planet but making shareholders richer. That reminds me...