[Rogue Idol Base Size]

On 4/10/2021 at 7:33 PM, Gurmec said:

What are the dimensions of this guy. Whats the smallest square / rectangle base he could fit on? A chariot base that is 100x50?

I do not own one, but as far as I know it came with the large 150mmx100mm base back then. See this:

 

The little guy on the right is on the 20x20 base. So there is no way the chariot base would be enough.

[Broken Realms Gordrakk (?)]

Well, this is a speculation thread. And whatever those rumours say - how solid is the source anyway? - some of the events could still play out similar to what has been proposed here.

I have no clue where the BR story will end up, but from little I have read, to me it seems clear that:

1. Gordrakk will play some part in it, and be the driving force for some substantial change.
2. We might see some form of "Everchosen of Destruction" thing led by Gordrakk, bringing all current Destruction armies into one list.

Good times to be a Greenskin or Ogre!

[Is "Cursed City" compatible with "Silver Tower"?]

Basically as the title says. For those having played both:

1.  How compatible are the games in terms of rules mechanics?
2. Can the heroes and/or their cards be used in the other game?
3. Are the board tiles compatible among both games?

[AoS 2 - Ogor Mawtribe Discussion]

51 minutes ago, Frowny said:

1) Amazing for a few games to get your feet wet or try something out, but  but not great for a long time

Eh, when I build and paint models the bases are one of the first things glued on and one of the last things done. Definitely no changing bases around on painted models! I guess my Ogres will end up as a "casual AoS army", since I like the option to field them in WHF as well - and round bases in WHF are something I avoid whenever possible.

To be honest: I have so many Ogre models, I might do both in the end...

51 minutes ago, Frowny said:

as it does give for some wonky advantages and disadvantages (based on being able to squeeze more models in to B2b)

Not true for Ogres, at least not for the infantry. Almost all of them come on 40mm squares for WHF, and 40mm rounds for AoS - so on square bases they are actually at a disadvantage. Cavalry - on the oval bases - should work out similarly, but I never thought about those too much.

51 minutes ago, Frowny said:

3) He plays quite well. I've posted this before, but in general, deepstrikes are already quite useful for pinning enemies on their home objectives. Relative to a standard hunter, he is pretty cost effective, taking a few more points, but comes with the 3 gnoblars who are great at sitting on a home objective. He is definitely usable, but people often prefer the flexibility of the normal hunter, who can take a general trait if you want the frost sabres to be battleline or can take a bigger squad of sabres if desired. But if you just want the hunter, I think he is almost a strict upgrade.

Good to hear, thanks for the detailed response! Sound to me like both versions of the Hunter have their pros and cons, none being the strictly better option. Excellent!

[The Rumour Thread]

5 hours ago, mojojojo101 said:

Obviously I have no real evidence for this but I suspect that logistical issues mean GW is being incredibly cautious about telling retailers that there will be more Cursed City because they just aren't exactly sure when they can actually deliver.

I do expect there to be more but sometimes it is just easier and attracts less ill-feeling in the end to just say as little as possible.

Agreed. It makes absolutely no sense at all to just do one production run of CC, then hype it into the stratosphere, to only forget about it afterwards. I have no doubts at all CC is to stay around for years, with support through expansions and WD until at least late 2022.

[Greetings from Germany]

Thanks for the welcome, glad to (finally) be around. While I'm much more into 40K and WHF - and still hardly ever play either - the last two years have warmed me to AoS quite a lot. The TGA forums have supported this a lot!

[The Rumour Thread]

6 hours ago, Greyshadow said:

Just got told by my local GW store staff that Cursed City is only going to be done as a single production run. Once sold out then that's it apparently  . If you really want it then perhaps don't hold off too long. There were quite a few copies on the shelf at my store in Australia. Also was told that it was far more popular than expected.

Never believe GW store staff. They are hardly ever better informed than what you can read on the WHC blog, and they have definitely no insight into what is or is not limited edition - unless that is public knowledge anyway.

[AoS 2 - Legion of the First Prince Discussion (Belakor)]

10 minutes ago, Hannibal said:

You just need a copy of Wrath of the Everchosen book. All unit warscrolls can be found on the GW website.

Wether it´s better to wait for a next edition or not – you have to decide.

Thanks on the first part, good to know.

As for waiting: on the one hand, WotE seems to have some interesting and unique content, which on the other hand might get incorporated into the base rules come AoS3. I am pretty sure I won't get any gaming in before mid to late summer anyway, so on paper it would be wise to wait...

[Bonesplitterz in different Realms]

I am not overly familiar with the AoS background, so hope somebody here can help me with the following:

1. Is there a realm that is free of Orruks in general and Bonesplitterz in particular?
2. What background is there on how each realm influences Bonesplitter tribes?
3. Do you know of examples of realm-themed Bonesplitter armies?

On a related note: does either the old Bonesplitterz battletome or the current Orruk Warclan one go into any details concerning this topic?

[AoS 2 - Legion of the First Prince Discussion (Belakor)]

Coming from 40K with a mixed Daemons army, from what I've read so far the LoCA is the correct approach to AoS for me. What battletomes would I need right now? I would wait for BR: Belakor anyway, but would it also make sense to maybe even wait for the net edition alltogether?

[AoS 2 - Ogor Mawtribe Discussion]

Greetings fellow fatties! Not wanting to start a new thread over this, so:

1. How do people in general feel about Ogres on square bases being used in AoS? Any experiences with it? And how do square bases play out in gameplay terms anyway?
2. Are there any comparison pictures of the new WHQ Ogre next to other models from the Ogre range? He looks like a perfect character model to me.
3. How well das the WH:U warband play as part of a "normal" army list?

[Greetings from Germany]

No detailed backstory of mine for the time being, just throwing my proverbial hat into the AoS ring.

 

More of a 40K and WHF collector so far, I have aquired sizable collections of SCE, KO and DoT over the last year - with unbuilt collections of Ogres and "lots of Chaos" also suitable for AoS. We'll see where it goes from there!