HorticulusTGA

My only statement is : I think that a new AOS version of WHQ is currently in the work at GW. Does that idea annoy you ? No need to get all worried about it and to respond harshly, uh And to be more precise, my statement is based on a few important points : firstly the talk from Pete Foley, yes, but also from Jes Bickham, the whole AOS studio Manager, who also talked about it in the last Stormcast Podcast episode. It makes two GW rep talking about it already : knowing that GW watch carefully the informations and news about future releases (and that they like giving hints), the fact they are allowed to discuss this in a podcast is already meaningful. IIRC there is also a recent White Dwarf article about AOS and WHQ. Anyway, as I said above, such games design and models development takes months and even years to complete, and they have source materials to work with already, so a new AOS edition for WHQ is surely coming in the future. I'll dare to add that given the current pace of release, it could very well come as soon as 2020, but that's pure conjecture ...

Well there is at least two podcasts (or was it in some White dwarf article too ?) talking about a future revamped AOS WHQ. So, knowing that GW already have materials and feedbacks (from Silver Tower, Shadow Over Hammerhal and Blackstone Fortress) to work from, and that the creative process usually takes years (firstly in terms of models designing), it's quite clear they are already working on it - otherwise they wouldn't even mention it. I think 2020 is a realistic expectation for a release date.

I see 6-8 probable Battletomes coming between now and 2020 : Sylvaneth ; Kharadron ; Ironjawz (with or without Bonesplitterz ?) ; Disciples of Tzeentch - and of course Slaves to Darkness (Warriors of Chaos + Darkoath + Everchosen). ... Maaaaybe Maggotkin of Nurgle too (but they were created with AOS2 in mind so) - EDIT : and Seraphon of course ! There is 4-5 other "legacy" armies yet in need of an update : Gutbusters (with or without Beastclaw Riders ?) ; Freeguild and Co. (College, Ironweld, etc.) ; Dispossessed ; Aelves (with or without Wanderers ?) - I hope Devoted Of Sigmar becomes a proper AOS faction like Gloomspite Gitz or Daughters of Khaine. And there is 3-6 fluff-rumored armies that could come someday : Shadow Aelves (Malerion) ; Light Aelves (Tyrion & Teclis) ; Grotbag Scuttlers ; a new Death army ? ; a new Duardin united / Golem race from Chamon ? And last but not least, a controversial Slaanesh Mortal release. --- With WARCRY and Forbidden Power coming soon, and probably WH Underworlds Season 3 starting this autumn, there's plenty of things that could be previewed. The last SCE podcasts also hinted that a proper AOS Warhammer Quest was in the work... BRING. IT. ON. .... And that's not counting third party boxed games like AOS Munchkin, video games and the AOS RPG by Cubicle7...

That's pretty exciting (for all game systems) actually. But still, I don't think they will keep Forbidden power for WHF. Well in fact I hope they show it this week end... I don't see what else could be preview yet for AOS !

RE : White dwarf scenery leaks So, do you think that new scenery range "Dominion Of Sigmar" coming with Forbidden Power (cf. the Chinese shipment order : https://spruesandbrews.com/2019/04/23/new-age-of-sigmar-scenery-evidence-spotted/ and that trailer at 00:21 sec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MyB1a8iWqY ...) will be revealed Saturday 4th May at the Australian Championship preview seminar ? IMO, Warhammer Fest will have enough stuff to show with 40k, the new paint thing and WARCRY. As Looncurse, Slaanesh, Underworlds and Fyreslayers are out or on pre-pre order, and as the new range scenery and Forbidden Power are already in White Dwarf, I guess it's gonna be the next announcement... Or something else ???

So, Slaanesh being only 1 week release, and with all those scenery talk, we'll probably see Forbidden Power on preorder 4th May (next week), release 11th May. Because of those two links ... - Warcry seminar at Warhammer Fest : https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/04/17/warhammer-fest-seminar-schedule/ - "Paint" reveal at Warhammer Fest too (and the funny trailer) : https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/04/23/paint-at-warhammer-fest/ ... It's safe to assume we'll have full reveals of WARCRY and of that mysterious paint thing at the event. (Given the rather limited nature of the Looncurse trailer, I think they'll be back at it at WHF too). So it only leaves Forbidden Power before that.

Glorious. Long live TGA and this thread ! I hope against all evidence that we'll get new artworks of Ulgu and even a MAP or two... But I don't hold my hopes up. .... And I can guarantee all of you it's just a normal Herald on Exalted chariot with a new name, like "Skullmaster, Herald of Khorne" (not a new unit nor a named unit like Skull Taker). EDIT : or the Herald of Nurgle now called : Poxbringer, Herald of Nurgle.

Well yeah everywhere (here, FB, WoS, Dakka, etc.) at least a few people are (rightfully) asking for Mortals... And yet in a few hours the trailer got more than 500 likes the AOS page. As it looks like "this is it", I'll do my recap of the release (counting Wrath and Rapture in) : - Good tier : The Keeper Of Secrets (and the options) Syll'Esske (aka Xerxes and Artemise) The Infernal Enrapturess The new Fiends (As I quite like the existing Slaanesh range, from the Exalted Seeker Chariot to the Hellstriders, I'll add them here too) - Ok tier : The Masque (well I didn't liked its previous iteration so... but it's a great sculpt just not my cup of tea). Shalaxi Helbane (the paint job and the hair maybe ?) - Bad tier : The Fane of Slaanesh (can go to OK if the cartoon KOS head can be easily removed). The Endless spells (seriously WTF, after the Khorne and the FEC ones I thought they learn to make them less cartoony...) The Mirror girls (the mirror is ok but looks too 40k, and the 2 girls do not fit at all IMO : ugly cartoon insectoid faces, too civilized and modern clothing and haircut) THE LACK OF MORTALS (that horse will be double dead by tomorrow).

Well... True for Khorne, but in fact it was an AOS 1 Bloodbound book, followed by and AOS 1 Blades Of Khorne, recently updated by a AOS 2 book. No AOS2-era books have been updated as of yet, even Stormcast (as many armies are stuck with AOS1 books or no book at all). Many armies deserve their turns with this second edition : amidst that why make an incomplete Slaanesh tome, GW, why ?

Yeah that's our only hope (just like 40k 7th Ed Tzaangor release, later coming for AOS without the pistols sprue). But still : that would outdate the Battletome at once. So, so strange...

The other FB comments don't have the "this week", and all point out to Warcry, which is not released until this summer... So yeah it's dead. Well, I'm mostly a Daemon player anyway, but still sad to NOT have Mortals on foot...

It's such a shame really. Warcry will be Undivided mortals. The only hope was another week of release with the Enrapturess and the Fiends.... But the reaction of GW guys on FB makes it clear : no Mortals. We are talking about AOS Mortals. Emperor's Children may come this year too (I hope!), but there won't be any mortals before a very very hypothetic campaign release (with Aelves, maybe)..... But I'm left contemplating what could have been, like this guy : https://malignportents.com/story/the-scent/

Yes but the release of the Tome seals the release window for Slaanesh for month, even years (the WarCom guys on FB are now trying to redirect people asking for mortals to WarCry....). It's so sad....

...... So, that was "just" dismounted Hellstriders after all. Well, I'll just get the book and the KOS, then. Maybe the "daemon" prince too, as the Xerxers-300-persians looks fits slaanesh really well. What a SHAME.... I mean just IMAGINE how cool a whole Mortals range based on that "Xerxes-300-Persians" design would have looked !!!

Well, the BDSM stuff also match the definition of the Malign Portents Slaaneshi Lord : https://malignportents.com/story/the-scent/

With the articles about Slaanesh last week, it's possible we'll see announcements for Slaanesh preorder tomorrow. For AOS we still have the Forbidden power expansion to come too, so IMO it's gonna be : Slaanesh - FP expansion - Looncurse - Warcry.

So Slaanesh and Warcry between now and May ? HEAVEN (I mean, HELL !)

They precisely said on Facebook it wasn't that. It's either new spray cans, an airbrush or a whole rehash of the paints range.

It was on the "hostiles" sprues with all the others, alas.

Regarding the 8-9 existing factions. If GW indeed support the game like Kill Team, we can hope as mentioned to get boxsets of existing units with at least a new plastic character. I'm still not convinced the symbol top right is Stormcast. The other symbols are all already associated with an existing race, but this one, while clearly Azyrite, never was shown to represent the Stromcast faction : not on the SCE kits boxes, not in the Battletome, not on dice, even not on the Firestorm campaign rosters. SO to me that means this symbol refers to the Devoted Of Sigmar : they would fit the skirmish scales better than Stormcast, and the lone lightning bolt makes me think of the Excelsior Warpriest robes design.

Thanks for linking the interview ! I like the fact WFRP's role in worldbulding WFB is recognized here ; and the idea that it made the World-that-was "smaller". That should be useful for the Mortal Realms too, knowing that in contrast with what was said in the interview, they are not and never were infinite (as shown below).

So after a few hours of sleep and a good day of work, what can I say... I love the Keeper Of Secret. The two heads are good. First I thought it was a bit too stiff (...) and symmetric, but the video and the alternative head shows its qualities. Syll'Esske (Xerxes&Herald) is very good too ; that eastern theme is excellent, always thought it would suit Slaanesh well. The Masque is nice, nothing breathtaking but nice anyway. The scenery, the endless spells and the two ... things with the mirror are really bad. Goofy and weird, not in a good, daemonic way, just (young child) toy-like. The Judgments of Khorne are fine, but those... Brrr. Do you think we'll get Mortals too ? Khorne didn't got the Skull Altar and the Bloodmaster teased before the night of pre preorder..... Let's hope !

MORE SLAANESH VIEWS

First (from the right) : - Gutbusters or Bonesplitterz ? - Daughters of Khaine - Soulblight - Gloomspite - Idoneth - Ironwajz (or common Greenskinz) - Fire Nighthaunt ??? - DEVOTED OF SIGMAR ???

O M G Warcry looks AMAZING. - So the Warbands are modular (compare the pictures, the second and the first trailers) !!! - They are non-Chaos Warband at launch ; I though they might be "rules-only" warbands, but then the Order symbol isn't entirely Stormcast, and there isn't enough Soulblight models already to create a warband with the current model line, so that must mean NEW MODELS TOO. - Fyreslayers Battletome at last ! The invocations are really cool, the scenery is PERFECT. - The Looncurse box with Sylvaneth vs Gloomspite tells us already what the next Batteltome is : it's tree time ! - The WHU Kharadron Overlord Warband is nice. The baloon guy is probably the inspiration for the RPG cover art. - Forbidden Power looks nice too. Less goofy Endless spells are always a good thing IMO, and next fluff chapter : perfect. - SLAANESH ! Love the theme. Not convinced on the Endless spells and the little girls with the mirror thingy, but the rest, especially the Keeper and NOT!-Xerxes are awesome. Love the eastern theme (again). GOOD NIGHT FRIENDS