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January 9, 2018

Yeah I think everything listed is "codex only" (no new miniatures).

We'll see soon, if T'au and Necron are right.

This poster didn't talk about LoN and TS, but then said he didn't know much about February, so it may fit.

He doesn't speak of the Malign portents book and Harbingers, but I see this rumor as 40k oriented so that's probably why.

I'm REALLY looking forward to Aelfs in April-May, if it's true.

January 6, 2018

1 minute ago, Rogue Explorator said:

However, the status and circumstances of the current releases could use some more communication and transparency. Even if, in the current example, it is just a short "no, this release does not include new miniatures, yes we know you are waiting for them".

I agree. But it seems that with their production issues, GW have a very ... disturbed release schedule (like why was MP and Death Guard teased sooo long in advances, to then takes ages to get released like the Myphitic Blight-Haulers for DG ?

Anyway, GW now wants to releases more infos, but is stretching the thing a little bit ; Seven days of Nurgle, then MP, the WHW Open days, the preview seminar at the LV open end January, then a new MP countdown reveal in February (with some Shadespire), then the AOS open day in March....

Yet it seems that the majority of the big releases is scheduled for this summer and not before....

January 6, 2018

9 minutes ago, Caladancid said:

My point was that if new units are coming soon, those should be in a book that is also coming soon. That would make the most sense.

My hope is that LoN is like the Traitor Legions supplement ; we got it and some months later we got Death Guard, Chaos Space Marines, Chaos Daemons, and now Thousands Sons (yeah that's 40k Chaos but Death could see a little something like this with Shadespire and Malign Portents).

January 6, 2018

3 minutes ago, Rogue Explorator said:

At first the Battletome:Legions of Nagash announcement was a real bummer for me. (...)

However, this is propably mostly a stopgap to support those who already collect and/or play Death as a Grand Alliance force for Malign Portents, and ultimately just represents one way of playing Death. This would mean seperate faction Battletomes for Death may still be as likely to come out as before. Since I am mostly interested in standalone Deathrattle and Nighthaunt (or something entirely new) I have to wait for this. I still sit on a heap of open questions, though I will propably get the book for the lore alone. (...)

I think you are right about "as likely to come out as before". The GHB 2017 allegiance for Nighthaunt / not for Deathrattle is still IMO an hint of what is to come... (at last it worked for Maggotkin). As I said, I think LoN is really a "Traitor Legions" style book, before we got true factions releases (and NEW MODELS).

January 6, 2018

19 minutes ago, calcysimon said:

right now, after gw merged death factions into 1, i feel like Malerion could betray Sigmar alliance and strikes from the realm of Ulgu as Death ally

Well I'm not sure about that at all... We have a rumor of TWO new Aelves armies for this Spring...

But what I could see is :

- A Legion of Archaon battletome, with Everchosen, Slaves to Darkness, and possibly new Barbarians Darkoath with characters.

- A Children of the Great Horned Rat battletome with all the Skavens clans (maybe Pestilens too as Flesh-eater Courts seems to be in LoN also).

- Something like that for Free People, or Duardin or (existing) Aelves-only.

January 6, 2018

I'm pretty excited.

I'm just afraid there won't be new models (bar the Knight of Shrouds) with this Battletome.

I can't wait for January 26th-28th and the "very special preview seminar" we'll got there......

January 6, 2018

Did you people see that ? Apparently : someone predicted rightly (in November) the Deamons release both 40k and AOS in January, and the Adeptus Custodes release in February.

That's what he say for the following months : two new Aelves armies in April-May !

January 2, 2018

29 minutes ago, shinros said:

Erm how are you getting that when the video is just showing off the heralds?

Because of the Warqueen' speech :

" ... she seen the rise of shadows bearing rusted blades. Of dead men that walk and hunger for heart's blood

Rally the tribes! Gather the hosts! The dark waists of Shyish will echo with the war howls of a thousands clans!

Follow me into battle my brothers and sisters! Follow me into the Realm of Death!! " (thx @Skarlocin the MP thread).

Also, today's RE use the word "cryptic" ! You know, like a Deathrattle in a crypt !

Well okay

It's not much. But the Age of hope is not dead yet !

January 2, 2018

8 minutes ago, Segersgia said:

notice the word "Cryptic" used in the post.

Yeah ! Also the Warqueen speech in the last MP video really makes me think of an expended Deathrattle (and Darkoath) factions .....

January 2, 2018

1 hour ago, Gaz Taylor said:

I don't think we will see anything new if I'm honest (apart from Forgeworld). All the Malign Portents stuff will be revealed tomorrow with hopefully a suitable Warhammer Live show and you will probably get chance to see the models up close on the Open Day.

Yeah ! (well not tomorrow but Thursday ...)

But which Open day ? I hope if we get more news in two days, there will be more reveals this Saturday

For Warhammer live, here is the program ; there is an "inside the studio" show at 4pm..... https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/01/02/week-warhammer-live-7/

January 2, 2018

So thx @RuneBrush we know the AOS Open Day is the 3rd of March.

Do you think we'll see anything for AOS / Malign portents (1 day and half left !!) in the New Year Open day this Saturday ? I'm not familiar with this kind of thing so it may only be a small event, with a look at 2017 and nothing else (which is still nice).

January 2, 2018

40 minutes ago, Burf said:

I meant a model with NO helmeted option, not with A NON helmeted option, i.e. a model that cannot be assembled with a helmet from just the contents of its box.

All the ones you described are ones that had a helmeted AND non-helmeted option.

That would be the Errant-Questor (WHW exclusive), the Shadespire Liberator-Prime, and Gavriel Sureheart. Perhaps the Lord-Ordinator too.

January 1, 2018

So if this video is "Episode 1", will it be one episode each day until Thursday when the MP countdown ends ?

December 25, 2017

28 minutes ago, Gecktron said:

Are we sure that they put eveything they have into that Video?
Because it feels like there are still a few things missing from it:

-another build for the GUO (like the LOC/Kairos kit and Blood Deamon/Skarbrand)
-a small deamon hero like the changeling
-Pestigors?? (Atia teased them a while back)

EDIT: found it

Not only Atia ! Pestigors (with a capital "P") are in the Blightwar and Plague Garden fluff, and in the 40k Rulebook "Plague war" stories too.

Remember, today's Warhammer Community article said that for 6 more days there will be tease of Nurgle stuff, so what I expect :

- A closer look on the models teased.

- A look at the Battletome (and perhaps 40k Daemons codex), perhaps some artworks or rules (we'll get wallpapers like today)

- Other mini not teased in the video ; mainly Pestigors and a Robtringer sorcerer or Pestigors Shaman / something like this...

Any way, so great to be a children of Nurgle those days !

December 22, 2017

@Dez

Thats today Konrad Curze BL story...

BTW another "proof" that MP is about Death and Skeleton ; the pic its website use :

December 15, 2017

6 minutes ago, Kramer said:

Well the site doesn't promise to tell the whole story. So it might be January 3d, announcing basic set up new chapter in the narrative, februari faction/fluff release around death herald, keep that rhythm with the other 3 heralds and you have a nice build up to summer campaign start/announcement early June.

Do not necessarily think this will happen but just an example to show that the site doesn't negate an summer campaign as part of the new storyline chapter. Their are pretty much limitless options for a company willing to experiment.

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

December 15, 2017

49 minutes ago, RuneBrush said:

Fairly sure you're right, we had Season of War the year before (started July, but there was build up to it). I've a feeling this one will have a heavier narrative element in the same way the Albion campaign had. I just hope they make it easier submit results than they did with 40k.

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)

December 14, 2017

51 minutes ago, Chikout said:

I am really going to struggle to wait for 20 days. I got impatient waiting for the video to load.

I need some instant gratification.

THE AGE OF HOPE IS DEAD

December 13, 2017

1 minute ago, KillagoreFaceslasha said:

new short story from BL:

Callis and Toll: The Old Ways

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar story

Agents Callis and Toll of the Order of Azyr investigate a murder in the marshlands – one that could have dire consequences for an entire community.

READ IT BECAUSE
A pair of characters from 'City of Secrets' get top billing in their own story – and it's just the first of many.

THE STORY
Agents Callis and Toll of the Order of Azyr venture into the vast marshlands east of the grand city of Excelis to investigate the death of the noble son of one of two warring clans. Was his death a tragic accident or vicious murder? A full-scale uprising could result if they're not careful – and this would cause untold death as the Stormcast Eternals get involved. So it falls to Callis and Toll to uncover the truths and save thousands of lives.

Written by Nick Horth

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

December 12, 2017

7 hours ago, KillagoreFaceslasha said:

So my LGS has confirmed that gavriel is going to on pre-order THIS saturday. So he's not the Order "herald" for malign portents.

Which makes me wonder what they will release the 30th, they kind of have burnt all their cartridges they showed us (bar Orlock, but that's most likely going to go up the 23rd).

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 ?

December 10, 2017

1 hour ago, Chikout said:

This quote from ADB's AMA is very encouraging.

I was a crazy-late adopter to Age of Sigmar. The Old World resentment hit me reeeeeaaaally hard, but I got a seriously lucky break, when WHTV asked me about helping them with some script work for their trailers. I had to sign a bunch of extra NDAs, and the end result that I’ve started seeing some insanely awesome stuff coming down the pipe for AoS in the future. And that finally turned me around all the way on the new setting.

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

December 10, 2017

31 minutes ago, BobbyB said:

Can't remember if I've seen it online but at the seminar they definitely confirmed malign portents was having a website

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 ...)

December 9, 2017

On 08/12/2017 at 3:47 PM, Cerlin said:

I dont see why they do not release mod kits for old armies. Armor, shoulderpads, heads, and weapons in the new style to glue on older model lines.

I would buy this.

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 !)

On 08/12/2017 at 8:14 PM, Rogue Explorator said:

-Deathrattle are first for Death

-They will be quite conventional by AoS standart

-Nagashs big masterplan results in an entirely new faction

-We will see a return of Nekro Constucts at some point, though not necessarily next year or as a standalone faction

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 !

December 7, 2017

32 minutes ago, SaJeel said:

For me this confirms that she is the chaos champ

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 ?

December 7, 2017

6 minutes ago, stato said:

Yeah there was something but it was the usual not 'wouldnt it be good to use them like this' sort of speak, so I dont really remember. There were lots of questions about Malign Portents and the new direction and when would we see other GA heros and they said next year (so in my mind that confirms this is a 'herald' and hopefully not the case my memory has got it wrong).

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 )

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