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Oh yes. That'd be awesome. They just have to release TONS of stuff to get us ready early for this summer, then

But doesn't GW always ever did their world campaign in summer / holiday times ? Malign Portents start in 20 days (even if it can lead to something like this this summer)

THE AGE OF HOPE IS DEAD

Ah yes ! Callis and Toll ! I'm really looking forward to their "Silvershard" trilogy / City Of Secrets follow-up ! Thx for sharing

That's what I read in the WD too... Are the Orlocks 2018, then ? I seem to remember that the 30th was no release at all last year ? Or was it the Christmas Week end ?

I just hope ADB is talking about 2018 stuff But I keep faith we'll get great things for AOS soon ! Thx for sharing Chikout

We speculated here a while back about the AOS website (equivalent to 40k, Underworlds, etc.) ! Glad to hear it was effectively talked about at the "official" seminar Anyway it makes totally sense, and also it means Malign Portents (with the new logo and all) is more or less "AOS 2.0" rule wise (because I think it will be a general AOS website, not just a Malign portents website - nor a War of Konor style website, because GW made no hint of Malign portents being a "global campaign" style event ...)

Upgrade sprues for Freeguild, Disspossessed, Ironweld Arsenal, etc., or City-themed (with an heraldic book ? Like Firestorm 2.0) would be awesome, and would come along nicely with reboxing (like the new Blood / Dark Angels Primaris kit + sprue). Some new heroes sculpts*, some upgrade sprues, round bases, new paint schemes and there you have it: an AOS themed armies** without too much efforts ! *Like the ones coming in WHQ : Silver tower. (BTW I read somewhere, DakkaDakka (?) some speculation (!) about a new Death themed Warhammer quest, "Black Pyramid", that would be awesome too, also a way to add diversity and new heroes to the Death range, oh well, one can dream ...). **I really hope the Cubicle7 AOS RPG will bring such details to the Mortal Realms. I am really looking forward to it (and to the WFB one too ofc !) Excellent post Rogue Explorator ! I would love to see 2018 going that way. The Malign Portents "banner" could totally be Deathrattle related too, and the "re imagination" of catapults, etc. would be a good way to mix "low" and "high fantasy" esthetics ! As for the second faction you imagine, don't forget the "Reanimant" keyword, only present in Morghasts and all the Tomb King constructs : GW surely has to do something with it... ANYWAY, I wish December would go faster ; as soon as the ETB Nurgle and Primaris and the Lord Celestant (16/23 dec) are out, I'm sure GW will start teasing Malign Portents and Nurgle properly Good times ahead !

I'm still not sure ; of course that she is linked to Malign Portents*, but IMO not as the Chaos herald**. *Malign Portents is said to be a big event, teased since half last year, with new logo, new Matched play rules, etc. ** The Knight Of Shroud, Herald of Nagash, looks like a cool character that can be added to any Death armies, Witch-king style. On the other hand, I don't see the Darkoath Warqueen sufficiently "charismatic" to be 1. the whole Chaos pantheon herald 2. Archaon herald. And even if only Death get a "herald", then what's the point of the Warqueen for other Chaos armies ? I mean, when I can get a Chaos Lord, an Ogroid Thaumaturge, another Exalted Deathbringer, etc., I don't really need her... So uh, can January come sooner this year please ?

Okay, thank you ! Anyway, I can't wait for January and the start of Malign Portents (as the December WD shows) ! (And MOAR Nurgle stuff )

Oh, I believe you ! It's just that other people who were also present didn't hear that We'll see. I really like her model anyway ! The December SCE, reading his White Dwarf description, is just another Lord-Celestant. Not mention of Malign Portents whatsoever. Good point about the "Herald" part. It could just be new, non specific heroes. But... What's the point then ? --> Can you confirm that the point of the 4 Heroes was to be usable "For free" if your opponent is also using his Herald ? (Dark Shadow style ?) I believe they talked about that at the B&G seminar.

I have read many reports of the seminar and absolutely NONE of them mentionned the Warqueen as being the Herald Of Chaos. Can you find the report saying she is, please ?

We absolutely don't know if the Warqueen is the chaos herald tho ... She is not a named character as it seems. The Order herald could be a free people character, seeing the rumors engines of late.

Every new deamons miniatures will get new rules IMO (e.g. more wounds for the GUO, etc.)

Well Bollathrax is named in the fluff, but is just a regular GUO in his description. On the Other Hand, like Skarbrand and Kairos, Ku'gath has different features that the regular GUO.

The original rumor was : some people saw the back of the 40k Codex daemons ; there was a new Great Unclean One, Horticulous Slimux, and some "fat Plaguebearers". There is all the other rumors and educated guesses regarding Pestigors, etc. So, having seen this Beast of Nurgle, yeah, I think one can say that Horty will be in the 40k Codex.

Compared to the Malignant Plaguecaster indeed she looks big (and cute)

At laaaaassstttttt

NEW BEAST OF NURGLE ????????

Absolutely. What I gathered is : People at the 40k Open day confirmed either i. the physical presence of the Daemons codex, or ii. directly seeing its back (there are "cross-confirmations" of attendees on the Disqus sections of War Of Sigmar, Natfka, BOLS and Facebook). So, seeing the different hints we got lately (Blightwar and Death guard codex illustrations and fluff, Plague Garden, 40k Rulebook, Dark imperium, etc.), we'll get : 1) With 99% certainty : new Great Unclean One and Horticulous Slimux in the January 40k Daemons Codex. 2) Probably : new Beasts Of Nurgle, looking like fat Plaguebearers (cf. Codex Death guard, the beast entry). 3) Maybe probably : a forthcoming (January-February) "Children of Nurgle" Battletome (a Malign Portents tie-in release), with Pestigors too, and maybe more Deamons and creatures of Nurgle (based on Badtucker comments on War of Sigmar, and the beasts illustrations in the 40k Rulebook, etc.). So yeah, I literally CAN'T WAIT FOR LEAKS

The RE pic you're talking about is not a chest plate IMO, it is too flat. I think it more a banner / fanion / scenery part. Today's RE could well be a cape, tho. That'd be a magnificent one

At least

It was about TIME ! I'm so happy, made my day !

Do not despair ! (Nurgle loves you ) I'm also quite sad we don't get many release, but the first AoS year was brilliant. The end of 2016 was too, and I am sure the start of 2018 will be awesome ! Keep the faith until January !

Yes, the article doesn't even mention Malign Portents, and says the Lord-Celestant is just another option. But I like the idea (@Tonhel and Turragor) that this miniature was initially a special character / a Lord Commander ! Anyway, he is brilliant and metalhead-looking !