Carnelian

where is this from?

I don't think anyone should ever be pressurised out of collecting their preferred army just so it makes a more interesting game for someone else

Great preview vid and very exciting Weird they didn't save that for tomorrow to be honest! That video alone would get me preeety hyped I'm not sure this is right. Warning: spoilers for Nagash The Undying King After Nagash got his bones kicked by Archaon there was a long period of time where undead were basically just pottering around doing what they pleased/getting hammered by chaos - including plotting against Nagash and living in sin with non-Nagash worshippers. Nagash later wakes up and tries to reassert his control but he's a mess and has lost a lot of his power and so e.g. he can no longer control Crypslough, the first of the zombie dragons. Eventually he regains his power and crushes the Broken kings, (Undead who had rebelled against him). Therefore, if Nagash gets knocked out cold in the same way he did when he got hit by Archaon, there's loads of scope for vampires to rebel against him while he's unconcious and try and find a way to subvert his power before he wakes up

"...muttered the Lord of Pain." TO HIS PAINMASTER May Teclis judge him

I like em but they clearly need more variations within the army. When are we getting salamander riding fyreslayers GW?

I agree that the Tithe of Bone short story was really interesting Made me appreciate how individual and charismatic the spirits inside the OBR amalgams can be

So firstly let me echo comments of a few other posters: there is plenty of new AOS fiction coming and most of it is much better quality than the first few years of AOS fiction. Josh Reynolds led the way but he's by no means the only writer putting out decent AoS stuff. Secondly, just back on the vampirates, I know it's a bit tangential but there IS at least some lore evidence of undead coastal monsters that could just maybe, possibly be a tiny hint at vampirates (but probably isn't and is probably just an author having fun) in one of the Idoneth Deepkin shorts: The Ghosts of Khapthar. Pretty sure it has big undead crabs in it!

I'm on holiday and I REALLY enjoyed the Beasygrave short story The Warden in the Mountain - learning a wee bit about the Kurnothi is great. Hope we get much more about them in the future. I'm now reading the Manse of Mirrors by Nick Horth. I hope it's as good as the cracking first Shevanya Arclis book. I love seeing the realms through the eyes of an archaeologist adventurer

Phew glad someone else enjoyed it. I didn't want to be alone ! Prose must be the word I was searching for before, when trying to describe what I liked.

wait, so you haven't been hyped for anything for SIX YEARS? Ye gods, I hope this doesn't end in disappointment for you!

thank you both for these

Cool things: 1) looks like we are getting some new Malign Portents-style free fortnightly short stories to accompany Broken Realms 2) I though Realm-Lords was really good. Although the last third of the story arc is reasonably predictable, I really enjoyed the actual words. I thought it was really well written. I could luxuriate in some of it. 3) the lore in the Sons of Behemat Battletome was 👌. So many fun stories/asides to kindle the imagination. I absolutely love some of the imagery. One bad thing: I tried to make a list of all the AOS Black Library content the other day so I could tick off what I have read and what I haven't read and it's so frustrating. There is no chronological list on the Black Library website and there are so many bundles of short stories that include just a few unique short stories. Does anyone know of a definitive and well-organised list anywhere?

Gridiron sounds like a new bloodbowl edition

Good stuff!

That was my favourite part of the setting...😁😁😁

<raises a glass to Lotann, the best model, the worst rules>

Is it still possible they can be on round bases but in square rank and flank trays?

I don't understand what having Core as a keyword would bring to AoS. Surely the rules writers can already limit what buffs apply to which units just by using targeted keywords that already exist?

ooooo I like this A LOT Now just to work out a way to get Decimators into combat with the Ironclads...(beyond the charge buff guy)

I would definitely buy the Malign Portents stories if they bound those up into a single book. I think they have it away at Adepticon but I wish they'd sell it too.

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Couldn't resist

This is me being a bit pedantic but what you describe is not Sunk Cost Fallacy. You are describing a decision to invest in a less enjoyable game because it has a stable fan base so there will be more chance of finding players. In this context, Sunk Cost Fallacy would be when gamers continue to invest their time and money in Warhammer because they are worried that if they stopped doing this, their past investments of time and money would have been a waste. That said, I definitely think the Sunk Cost Fallacy applies and is one of the reasons why some wargamers persist with wargaming even when it no longer brings them joy. But that's slightly different from reasoning that you want to play a certain system cos you know it's gonna have enough players to get games regularly.

I only played 40k before AoS - (a stint of WFB when I was a youngster but never really properly) I love AoS - the game, the models and lore are all top notch I'm v sad to not be playing it much right now but equally v excited that I have a gardenhammer date set up for later this week!

As long as warscrolls remain free for everyone I'm happy for the subscription cost to increase to have more features