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Mobile structures would be fun too like fighting on city-sized Cogforts that you run around activating shield generators or erratic gales from an increased movement or other places on the backs of monsters like the Crawling City on the back of a dreadworm or that sanctuary village on the back of a wandering Mountain Spirit in Soulbound. And literally any Deepkin city, guard isle or undersea monster-back city would have a lot of fun scenarios with battling in air pockets.

They’ll likely start putting the issues on Warhammer+ after the event is over, the vaults have a lot of magazines that are close to recent. Usually this leads to changes expanded upon later like the God-beast Hrunspuul, hound of the cairns, was talked about in the WD first and how he created a new vampire bloodline before Cursed City and the Vyrkos Dynasty of werewolf-vampires hit the scene in the Gravelords release. I suspect the flashpoint aftermath will affect the next season of war and the CoS reboot(Brinnock with that super armor) and expand in the battletomes. But yeah, I do wish they advertised the story arcs more than just quick article highlights on Warcom. A “Flashpoint where we are now” section that summarizes stuff like I just did would be very appreciated and show the story is moving.

A narrative archive on the Warhammer Community would be nice. The White Dwarf Flashpoint series has been great following Ka-Rokk* through the magazines who’s on a vision quest leading a Waaagh from northern Lendu in Rondhol down to Everquake city at the bottom. Which has narratively been a fantastic “filler arc” as we get see battles in the plains, sea crossings made hazardous by predatory aelf-squid hybrids- -info on the city of Brinnock which is making special magic armor for the crusades from an ancient forge that can fuse metal, stone & bone together but keep it light enough for a human to wear and some info on the Ogor lord Glittermaw who’s selling out Man-Eater forces to aid the crusades(more business partners potential). Lynx’s Crescent introduced us to a new God-Beast and landmass it created: “Sarathrasca is a female Godbeast that resembled a feline that attempted to hunt Gorkamorka during the Age of Myth. It is said that she lost a claw during her hunt which became the Lynx's Crescent in Rondhol. “ “The Lynx's Crescent is a promontory and part of Rondhol, a continent in the Realm of Beasts. The crescent is notorious for the cunning of its feline predators whose intricately patterned amber pelts are coveted by many.” “In the Age of Sigmar it was invaded by Targug the Cleaver, a Ogor corsair-captain whose fleet made landfall on the Crescent to hunt the felines. As they used the simple but brutal method of burning them out of the lairs, they quickly came into conflict with both the local Sylvaneth and also the Kharadron Overlords who already traded in the pelts and had outposts in the area. “ “Inhabitants: Kharadron Overlords: They have well-armed, mid-altitude outposts in the area. Sylvaneth: Protective of the felines and other creatures, they hunt poachers.” Then we got to the river lanes that are patrolled by a widespread River Warden Stormhost the Kraken Blades who among others are out there to either recover Artefacts or find lost races to forge new alliances. “White Dwarf Issue 479 Lands of Rivers and Rage, Pg. 26-33 Enter one of Sigmar's Stormhosts: the Kraken Blades. Drawn from coastal and sea-reaving tribes, these Stormcasts are renowned for employing flanking forces like the tentacles of the beast from whom they take their name. Such tactics and self-reliant dicisions of force are well-suited to navigating the valleys of Lendu and thrashing waterways of Rondhol.” Also implications that the living amber avalanche, Drakatoa, that engulfed Gorkamorka back in the Age of Myth is hiding and healing beneath the Lendu fault lines after Sigmar splattered it to free the Destruction god. and now it’s leading up to the siege of Everquake city itself.(a rough and tumble free city known for gladiator events and using large dice made from gargant bones) *Ka-Rokk himself is the crazy leader from the 2016 Ironjawz tome. He leads those blue orruks with checkered armor. lastly on currencies they’re still expanding on them through the novels & Soulbound. So far there’s 60 known varieties through the Realms. 🪙 https://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/wiki/Currency_of_the_Mortal_Realms#List_of_Commodity_Currencies

(Looks over at the crashed abandoned Seraphon space vessel we’ve been fighting closer towards in the Gnarlwoods) Yeah I think I have a candidate. Lots of Realmshaper enhanced monsters crawling around alongside Azyr dinos & toads coated in anti-magic/chaos starvenoms and tons of high-tech laser traps everywhere to vaporize an unlucky party in the interior-grown jungles of the ship. Edit: if it’s meant to serve as a Edition & Realm shift too then we can open a portal that either goes to Aqshy and has us fight among the Inifity Gears the Seraphon need to repower their ship or a umbral portal opens and puts us in a Ulgulian floating fortress as moon daemons attack and try to kill everyone as they plan to break through the portal, control the ship and use it to spread to other moons while planting more shadow parasites on multiple realms.

Not the main rules, Thondia is just the GHB stuff + Anvil of Apotheosis and Narrative add-ons. You could totally ignore it or see it as a big Narrative expansion to the GHB. (Really hope we see a Gallet version next year I can grab too) Only the Everchosen and the Broken Realms series changed rules up but that was for factions which were a mix of edition change foreshadowing(Chaos sub-factions, Ghur roaming beasts & Coalitions) and alternative updates as was the case for Lumineth where either getting the BR:Teclis or 2nd battletome would have you good to go.

It was nice when those books were announced on Twitter that the most liked comment was a model pic of the Ghoulslayer group together that Warcom then retweeted: If we keep demanding Maleneth they’re bound to crack with the Black Library model waves! 😤 For other awesome Aelves of the Realms my wishlist also has Arika the Privateer, Shevanya the tomb Raider and Corporal Steelwater as great candidates for aelven heroines that can go with the CoS reboot.

It was the Sylvaneth beetle fliers, you can find all the solved engines here. https://warbosskurgan.blogspot.com/p/rumour-engines.html?m=1 All the possible BoC ones were pretty much solved and deconfirmed the shaggoth & jabberslyth. The other monstrous ones are likely Flesh-Eater Courts.

Those are our glorious King Brodd’s royal attendants the Creepers. But yeah, I really doubt those rumors. At most I imagine BoC to get a lord, warband and maybe one new unit. Honestly at best those descriptions were probably the native creatures to the Gnarlwoods which don’t belong to the BoC. (Rumor mongers probably just saw these pics and saying they’ll be models with no backing) on Realm fauna, the new Ogor tome mentions the Efreet(fire fish with legs) again that were expanded upon as both dishes and vermin that overrun the Great Parch in Soulbound(can also be made pets) so that’s fun(if prepared wrong and eaten they’ll set you on fire, honestly would love them as a Fyreslayer or future Firebelly Ogor thing. Cooking lads that eat some to set themselves on fire since it won’t affect the Fyreslayer/Ogor but most certainly will roast his enemies)

I could see the Seraphon chameleon treatment, 10 Gors who live in the shifting meat forest supported by three centigors from the plains nearby. They seem like charging (drunk) glass cannons anyway so they’d fit as a fragile lance unit. On the subject of Hedonites, remember the contingent that went to attack Excelsis became a rabble as Sigvald and the Glutton fought eachother so there’s bound to be remnants of those Slaanesh forces wandering around(I still think that’s the upcoming UnderWorlds warband with Malerion’s mask horns as a cruel jest since he’s technically the father of the Slaanesh god-twins)

BoC Warcry warband would be a nice surprise. Either Bloodhunt or Nightmare Quest could fit a bunch of Centigors braving the Gnarlwoods for supplies and trophies.

I’m thinking a Khorne gong for their upcoming tome next year. Destruction loot tends to be more messy and extra bits hammered on. (Khorne has been getting a lot of love lately across the warhammer universes) But anyway, new UnderWorlds fortress cards post and the Rivals card flavor continues to be a blast. https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/11/22/the-best-defence-isnt-a-good-offence-its-fearsome-fortress-the-new-rivals-deck-for-warhammer-underworlds/ Fun ideas for how crazy a AoS siege can get with living obstacles and even when first seeing the Loon Knights warband my first thought was how cool they could do a defensive scenario with the squig-a-pult and armored infantry blocking a spikey Gnarlwood choke point so the squig knight can bounce in and pick off attackers.

Yeah, personally I’m weighing on it being the Seraphon refresh instead with all those magi-tech staff & jungle flora pictures floating around in Rumor Engines. What better time for Starlight dinos that have space battles and later the orbital altitude science-fantasy Kharadron to get some tasty big updates than when 40k is getting it’s big moment to shine in a burning galaxy? So I’m expecting CoS to be 2024 with the new edition/Realm Rules.

I hit my upvote limit today but that’s getting one tomorrow. Fits too, Loonboss art likes to make him pretty chonky.

Could be a spider hero. That Gallet incarnate is still scuttling on the rumor horizon and a spider Grot shaman accompanying it with Snarlfang bodyguards it’s venom boosting(like a more effective Gobbopalooza Spiker) would do wonders. 🕷 (perhaps even herald something for a future Warcry band with the Spiderclans so heavy in the central Gnarlwoods.)

Well going by their lore the Snarlfangs should mingle as: Moonclan: fast forward scouts, the Loonking hires them as they worship the Suns of the Realms as an aspect of Mork so operate in the bright light of Ghur & Hysh that the Moonclan can’t until Da Bad Moon intervenes. So some standard buffs the other Grots can’t get until moon-powered would fit. Spiderclan: Snarlfangs are just as venomous and fast as their spider cavalry as they poison prey with toxic fangs then stalk them as they weaken(like Komodo Dragons) so should get their sub-factions venom boosts and where Spiders ignore terrain the Snarlfangs should run faster around. Also will put in my hopes for a new Troggoth. People have been saying that one on the Gallet cover is new so probably that as a Juvenile Rockgut sub-species option that acts as cheaper Troggherd infantry.

Tickets! Get ur tickets! Also great news on next week being orders for Christmas Boxes, Curseling & Enlightener released from their box, Warcry warbands & monsters have finally finished their StD repacks and will be back on the store too. https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/11/20/sunday-preview-get-your-fill-of-age-of-sigmar-battleforces-and-the-new-warcry-expansion/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sunday-preview&utm_content=us-open-2022 Also can make a subscription to Black Library for their 12 Christmas Shorts ⛄️ Also if in their area here’s a shout-out to any that want to help this chap build up their community: And lastly as more a “check out this cool person” post, Alfhild Windrunner on Twitter has been doing some amazing AoS cosplays.

Ah dude, AoS is doing amazing. Since 2018 we’ve been consistently in the top 5 best selling miniature game spots duking it out with DND, Marvel & Star Wars. (We’ve never been able to topple 40k from it’s #1 spot but we’re usually in second place in 2018,2019 & 2021) The lowest we’ve been is in 2020 at 5th place thanks to the far between releases but even half-way through this backburner year we’re still between 3rd & 4th place(no doubt when the Winter sales report comes in it’ll be a solid 3rd place with StD, Sons of Behemat & rejuvenated Warcry & UnderWorlds back at the helm. https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/50617/top-5-non-collectible-miniature-lines-fall-2021 https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/51799/miniatures-continue-get-bigger Just remember misery loves company and forums tend to deviate towards that(just go on the Total War forums and take a drink for every “TWW is dying and CA are evil!!” post. You’ll be drunk very soon ) Best example is the Dominion threads. 15 pages of conversation for the one with rumors it flopped vs the little activity on the official report that Dominion blew their expectations out of the water and has been their best selling fantasy product ever. https://www.tga.community/forums/topic/28940-rumours-on-low-dominion-sales-discussion/ https://www.tga.community/forums/topic/30576-gw-half-yearly-report-20212022/ So yeah, AoS is doing great. Keep enjoying what you’re doing and try to go to areas that don’t put a cloud over their heads and say all they can see is gloom. 😎👍 AoS Reddit, Blogs, Twitter, Discords and Battle Reports I would suggest for positivity you need. Like for inspiration Warboss Kurgan just posted a really awesome Warcry narrative report of his pirate orruks raiding an Ogor Man-eater camp as Hysh lowered and caused nightfall. https://warbosskurgan.blogspot.com/2022/11/further-adventures-in-scarlands-part-12.html?m=1

We know the winner of this year’s model competition. Stikk Squig: Da good boi for Da Bad Moon. 🌝 Also my prediction on Order tomes is: Summer: Kharadron with a Sylvaneth style release. New ship(possibly Flynt’s) & bi-planes that match the Sylvaneth beetles. If also marines they’ll look surprisingly like Votann as if recycled molds. Last Order tome: Seraphon with a big overhaul to their ancient range they’ve been slowly setting up. 2024: Cities of Sigmar reboot to kick off a new edition and Realm. fingers crossed we all get what we want and AoS finally gets it’s Steam back to early 2021 levels. 🤞

Was alright. But weird not to see a Gloomspite hero but that may still come as Novakai said. Snarlfang riders is a nice surprise as a unit, better than just a hero and niftly replace the UnderWorlds warband while fitting the savage Ghur aesthetic.(but yeah was hoping spiders) the Warband is as zany as the magical mushroom maniacs should be so all good.(Moonclan should always be goofy and rely on shrooms, silly prodders, pets and jars compared to say Kruleboy grots using brutal spikey weapons and slave catchers) And good for BoC but would’ve been nice to get a new god model of Morghur and continue Thondia’s storyline. Looking at the Roadmap I imagine Kharadron are next followed by Seraphon with a possible overhaul and then 2024 for the big Cities of Sigmar reboot.

Haha, man would that be crazy if the long rumored Gloomspite vs StD box was actually Grots vs Beasts. Also kinda wondering if the “wolf rider” could be a curveball, if that ends up being a spider-Grot feather headdress on a Snarlfang helm it could be a alpha-leader of both that mixes styles. Would love to get smacked in the face with a pun monster that it’s riding a “wolf spider” that’s a hybrid of a wolf head on a spider body that the Gnarlwoods Realmshaper discombobulated together. If it is a Snarlfang hero it’ll ironically still be useful to lead fast striking spider-grot packs as Ghurian Snarlfangs also use venom to take down their prey(really hope he’ll at least get that in his warscroll):

I’m thinking he’s either a Snarlfang taken in by the Gloomspite or possibly the Moonclan making their own to patrol Ghur. Beside the visible moon emblem there’s way more armor on the silhouette than the Rippa’s had(as Ghur is very low on metals, especially compared to the Realm of Metal that the Gloomspite leadership is at) and Gloomspite do love their armored grots.

I think that could work easily, just water them down a little so they’re not as anvil hard as the Krondspine and future Realm Incarnates and faction Incarnates can work splendidly as hybrid Endless Spell/summonable boss units with appropriate heavy pricing. Plus it can give Stormcast Eternals the giant talking Zordon head from the Tempestfall game and that’s the ultimate win right there to have a giant Stormcast mask floating around zapping everyone:

Here’s another screenshot that shows a Moonclan shaman. Looking at the Grot rider he’s got sleeves and armored legs that the Snarlfangs lack so I’m guessing he’s a heavy duty bodyguard for the Shaman leader of the Warband. Middle is very likely the upcoming Spider Gallet Incarnate. Here’s hoping BoC fans get something juicy since their line needs an eventual overhaul(come on Mammothmen, Sharkmen and Mantismen!)

Neat! Are they your Soulbound party? A few look like Reclaimed. (Also look like fun designs for the Anvil of Apotheosis with tribal-turned-city Ghurian CoS heroes)

Reminder of ticket sales tomorrow! shout out to these two Armies on Parade posters that have been giving it their all this year! Gnarly stuff balanced by some divine work. Seriously impressed by peoples takes on the Ghur Gnarlwood terrain. Deserts, tropics, swamps, Metal-scapes, holy ruins. Meat trees can grow anywhere it seems and look good doing it!