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So I don't really know these guys, but apparently they are doing report from GAMA. Nothing about GW yet it seems (I don't know if they are interested in GW at all), maybe later : https://www.youtube.com/user/thedicetower/videos

Isn't Gama a manufacturers / professionals only event ?

Even if I now have a bad feeling about this (well until 23:00 - 00:00 today...), last year the KO and Shadow War reveals really came "out of nowhere", just a post appearing on WarCom, so we may, even without "proper teasing" saw something...

Yes indeed, but in the fluff many faction are mercenary : Fyrelsayers allied with Chaos against Free Guild, Beastclaw Raiders allied with Chaos to serve Archaon, etc. Such configuration is not possible in the rules so far. But it's already determined that Idoneth are Order, so no worries.

Yeah for an army like Idoneth (well for what we know for now) and army like Fyreslayer, such a mechanism could work ! Or cross-GA Dogs of war rules. Anyway GW must show us something TODAY PLEASE

Yeah but there is no mechanism to by pass the Destruction or Chaos keywords. It's just 2 different units, in 2 different GA, with the same rules.

Agree, and IMO if cross-Grand Alliances rules come to be (like Dogs of War), it will be via the General's Handbook, (probably) not in a Battletome..

Well ! For now the arc is already SCE vs Death (in fact, everybody vs Death) with Malign Portents - also remember one of the rumor regarding the new Starter set has Death vs Aelves. We switched from Chaos main enemy to Death main enemy. What could happened next, i.e. in 2019 (based on hints in the existing fluff and novels) is in terms of Post-Realmgate Wars narrative : 1. More established Cities of Order (so Stormkeeps scenery, more SCE, maybe in the new starter set). 2. The Fate of Slaanesh (Tyrion, Teclis, Slaanesh mortal and daemons, maybe Skaven Eshin - linked to Ulgu and to the fate of Slaanesh in the RGW fluff) 3. A big Skavens uprising (there is lots of snippets in the fluff about it since the RGW and still in MP, notably an alliance of Pestilens and Masterclan forces in Blight City and the Great Horned Rat's plan). (4. Maybe a big Waaagh). To me, when we'll get to the "Fate of Slaanesh", it will be a huge event for the setting, but Slaanesh won't replace Nagash as the main villain (the way Nagash seems to replace Archaon for now), it will just mean, probably, a campaign book for Ulgu (as MP is for Shyish, it even has its rune on the side cover, hinting maybe at more "Realm-books") and new factions. (And if the Skavens invades the Realms, they will have fluff legitimation (both numbers and gnawholes) to attack everyone, even other Chaos, everywhere, so that could be another big narrative arc involving all the factions, idem to a big Waaagh).

I thought it was strange that Aelves - known to be linked to the Fate of Slaanesh, (so a big event surely meaning Slaanesh and Aelves releases) - would come during Malign Portents, an already big enough event ! But in fact, we have indeed more or less "side player"s in the form of Morathi and of the Idoneth Deepkin (at least side-players in the Fate of Slaanesh, even with Morathi's implication in the capture of the Prince of Chaos, not necessarily on the wider fight against Nagash and Chaos). This way, GW releases some Aelves (people were asking for that since long) while keeping future Aelves releases for the Slaanesh narrative arc.

That. Would. Be. Amazing. But ... I think that there won't be so many news - and that a good part of it will be for 40k (based on the past reveals anyway). New Codexes and Boxed games aside (both stand alone and Specialist games like Necro or WHU), maybe we'll see a new 40k model line (that could be Knights, or something Chaos like World Eaters or Emperor's Children), and maybe a new Campaign set / a new Primarch coming this summer. That means for AOS we "just" have the expectation of an (already named) new army (the Idoneth Deepkin), and maybe some future Battletomes / factions news (Moonclan Grot, Darkoath, Stormcast Ruination Chamber, etc.). And alas I think, even if it comes in June, that March is too early for a Second edition stater set reveal...

Yeah that's true. But I would have thought that Adpticon would be more 40k focused. This year, this summer also, must have some 40k releases And this month we have T'au, Forgebane and Necrons, then Drukhari (Harlequin and Imperial Knights). Last year, GW showed at GAMA 2 boxed games (SWA and Shadespire) and 2 AOS releases : the re-cut stater set Thunder and Blood, and the full KO range. We totally could see a new army, and here the more probable IMO is Idoneth Deepkin...

Last year GAMA saw teasers of Shadow War Armageddon, Shadespire and more importantly a full reveal of the Kharadrons Overlords range. So no https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/03/14/new-game-announced-at-gama-trade-show/ https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/03/15/a-new-race-descends-on-the-mortal-realms/

Yes, yes we do. CAN'T WAIT @Ghark :Tuesday, 13 March. At 11AM-12 PM or 3-4 PM. http://www.gamatradeshow.com/show-schedule/

Well we don't know (and we don't know for Ruination either). But given the name of the unopened Chambers (that is, Ruination, Sacrosanct, etc.) and the "tactical roles" Stormcast are currently lacking (War machine, Scenery, Magic-Priest), it's possible to make some educate guesses... And the Lord-Ordinator fluff in the Malign Portents book talks about fortresses (Stormkeeps, found elsewhere in the fluff) and War machines made of the Sigmarite metal (so no common, Ironweld war machines). It sounds to me as a Warmachine / artillery / siege maker Chamber, so maybe something called "Ruination".

That would tie nicely with the other rumors ! Thank you EDIT : the new chamber could be the Sacrosanct, but the rumors (and things like the Lord-Ordinator fluff) points toward Warmachines, which sounds more Ruination than Sacrosanct to me. But then if they have to fight unholy ghosts, Sacrosanct seems fine

There is indeed the Idoneth Deepkin - full range - and the Vanguard Rangers & Blood Warriors warbands for Shadespire that still have to appear. - - - Then we don't know anything for sure, but have rumors of : 1) New Battletomes / factions ; Slaves To Darkness / Darkoath (LoN style book) ; Moonclan / Grotbag Scuttlers ; 2) Stormcast warmachines and/or scenery (Ruination Chamber and Stormkeeps) ; 3) Slaanesh end of the year, maybe November (4chan and Dakka - why not, or in 2019) ; 4) And AOS SECOND EDITION this summer (June*) ; could just means a rules reorganization to go with the FAQ system and a rulebook like 40k ; and a NEW STARTER SET ; impacting the GHB 2018 release (either summer or end of the year like Chapter Approved) --> the rumored Starter Set being "Death vs Stormcast" or "Death vs Aelves". 5) Add to that Cubicle7's AOS RPG (second half of the year) and various Black Library books like Souls War (coming this summer too*...........). Seems pretty good to me. - - - GAMA is the whole week though - maybe we'll get a teaser tomorrow night (as usual) and something along the week ! And by something I HOPE A FULL IDONETH REVEAL - EDIT : yeah right the schedule : http://www.gamatradeshow.com/show-schedule/ GW is indeed only Tuesday and Wednesday

Yes and I always thought GW would keep Aelves for a "Fate of Slaanesh" narrative - but even with DoK and Idoneth we now have confirmation of at least 2 other Aelves factions - Tyrion&Teclis and Malerion - (perhaps) coming (soonish i.e. 2019), factions more linked in the fluff to that very Fate ...

Given the whole big build-up around Malign Portents, the fact GW knows we want "moar Death" and acknowledged it on their Facebook, and the whole new Logo / new Battletome format / new FAQ-GHB system (and 40k 8th), we really could see a "new edition" this year. By that I mean just a reorganization of the fluff and rules, without changing it too much (or not at all, at least for the Four-pages core rule sheet). We'll then have : 1) A new big core rulebook with ; - A good introduction to the Age of Myth, Chaos and Sigmar (including the Realmgate Wars, the Season of War and Malign Portents), i.e. a Time line. And with explanation of the Realms. And maps, both large (the Innerlands of the Realms, at least Aqshy, Ghyran, Chamon and Shyish) and detailed (more "high fantasy" like in the RGW). - The 4 rules pages, with Warscrolls explanations, etc.. - A bit of the General's Handbook (3-ways-to-play introduction), Path to Glory, Skirmish and Campaign systems updated rules (i.e. "Advanced / optional rules section") - Informations on modeling, painting, etc. (i.e. everything that is in the current 40k 8th core rulebook - way more handy (and pricey ?) than buying Age of Sigmar : Mighty battles bla bla + Malign Portents + Getting Started with AOS, etc.). 2) A new Starter Set, of course, which obviously should contain Stromcast / Order (because poster boys and sales, etc.) and Death, as everything is pointing as Nagash being THE main antagonist of the current narrative. I'm counting on a new REANIMANT Skeletons Death faction (based on the Illuminations / layout of the MP book and Website, and LoN book). --- Sorry for the "educated wish listing"

OH ! I've really tried to follow the rumors mill and I didn't recall anything from this guy ; he alas deleted his account on Lady Atia'site... But I remember a GW FB comment clearly saying : there will be more for Death this year (more = something else than Legions Of Nagash and the Knight Of Shrouds).

Isn't it strange that we didn't get any "next week" news (without counting, ofc, the Open Day missing reveals...) ??

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/02/25/coming-next-week-shadow-ruins/ So, the Azyrite Ruins and Melusai next week, Harpies the week after !

That's funny, that's precisely because they look like the LOTR scenery that I like those Azyrite Ruins ! Will complement nicely the Ophidian Archway and Numinous Occulum I already have...

Oh yeah good spot !!

Okay, cool. According to the French WD http://www.warhammer-forum.com/index.php?/topic/231038-calendrier-des-sorties-aos/&page=157 it's indeed one kit with a printed realm of battle board + Azyrite ruin, and one independent Azyrite ruin (like the Ryza Pattern are both in Moon Base Klasisu and separately available). I hope this kind of card board realm of battle is "durable" !

Hmm I'm not so sure ; Morathi's base are clearly aelvish - Azyrite ruin means Sigmar / Stormcast / Azyrheim style ruins... Someone has such a kit ? https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Realm-Of-Battle-Moon-Base-Klaisus-2017 Is it any good, durable (quality wise) ?