Greyshadow Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) My goodness - this warband captures the post apocalyptic horror of the Age of Chaos amazingly well. Imagine these abominations facing off against the Stormcast, how awesome would that look. That champion is probably the most Blanchian model ever released - awesome work GW. Edited July 10, 2019 by Greyshadow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandlemad Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, JackdawGin said: 100% it will be Hysh. There's a dichotomy to all the warbands announced so far where each one is the opposite of another, Hysh will be last as the opposite of Ulgu. Iron Golems/Untamed Beasts (Metal/Beasts, Chamon/Ghur) Splintered Fang/Unmade (Life/Death, Ghyran/Shyish) Corvus Cabal / ??? (Shadow/Light, Ulgu/Hysh) You know now that you mention it it kind of makes the start kit matchup seem off. True, you have the metal vs flesh but they’re both warbands of big burly dudes. Matching up one or the other with the Crow Boys or the Unmade would be an interesting contrast between that big burly look and a very different spindly sort of aesthetic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Baumann Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I honestly don't think the last warband will be Hysh. In Looncurse the Sylvaneth have a "partially ajar door" into the realm and literally bath in the light of Hysh to receive its blessings of enlightenment. I am not sure the Dark Gods have much or any foothold in that domain anymore (if they ever did). Aqshy on the other hand roils the blood and temperament hence why Khorne found such purchase there. Now that I posted this it will most definitely be the opposite but that is my feeling at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Travis Baumann said: honestly don't think the last warband will be Hysh. In Looncurse the Sylvaneth have a "partially ajar door" into the realm and literally bath in the light of Hysh to receive its blessings of enlightenment. I am not sure the Dark Gods have much or any foothold in that domain anymore (if they ever did). Hysh is also the realm symmetry, light, enlightenment and (forbidden) knowledge. Seems like a fertile ground for corruption to me and a great opposite to chaos. I expect it to be fully overrun by chaos but the release of the Light elves being the tipping point into orders favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtnaps Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Travis Baumann said: I honestly don't think the last warband will be Hysh. In Looncurse the Sylvaneth have a "partially ajar door" into the realm and literally bath in the light of Hysh to receive its blessings of enlightenment. I am not sure the Dark Gods have much or any foothold in that domain anymore (if they ever did). Aqshy on the other hand roils the blood and temperament hence why Khorne found such purchase there. Now that I posted this it will most definitely be the opposite but that is my feeling at the moment. I believe in the Core Rulebook the section on Hysh mentions there were a lot a a lot of leaders, wizards and scholars that basically kept trying to out do each other, building their towers and pillars higher and becoming more arrogant, prideful and jealous over time until it became more like an addiction than what it originally was. Which eventually drew the forces of Slaanesh to them destroying their paradise so there definitely was Chaos in Hysh at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alghero81 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 There was also a battle for the Realmgates of Hysh between the Aelves and Chaos, but we don’t know how it ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuxxx Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Other than the models (which I actually like in a cheesy way) there's one thing bothering me. The fluff. Warhammer community tells us they were wise philosopher kings (sounds nice) and then destroys that by telling us they had an unnecessary and tragic downfall. Don't call it unnecessary. I want to know more than just they had to give in to chaos because death came knocking on their door (literally). I think the short form of the article doesn't give the potential of the story justice, I hope it gets expanded. Intrigues me far more than "those guys tame beasts" and "those guys make weapons. They want to be the very best in it, like no one ever was"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearl Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Kronos said: So two champs on stilts, I’d pay to see that as a UFC event. Loving pretty much everything about this Warband, the look style, and grittiness of it. “Wearing their oen faces as belts” may be on the sungle most metal things I’ve read in Warhammer. I am suprised though by the lack of mutations across all the groups, no tenctacles, a claw, or twinned head on any of the Warbands. If I had to guess why there are so few mutations, is because they are often considered "gifts" and these tribes are all trying to gain favor with Archeon and the gods. Maybe whoever wins will get a few tentacles as a prize Edited July 11, 2019 by Shearl Can't spell 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I just want darkoath and varanguard on foot. Its not asking much is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 34 minutes ago, Sete said: I just want darkoath and varanguard on foot. Its not asking much is it? Yes, apparently On that note varanguard in foot sounds awesome. But even in tournaments between different varanguard circles they are mounted (scourge of fate) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VascoPinto Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Shearl said: If I had to guess why there are so few mutations, is because they are often considered "gifts" and these tribes are all trying to gain favor with Archeon and the gods. Maybe whoever wins will get a few tentacles as a prize It could be that the way the warbands are portrayed is their beginning state and getting some "gifts" is part of the levelling system in the game? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtnaps Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Fuxxx said: Other than the models (which I actually like in a cheesy way) there's one thing bothering me. The fluff. Warhammer community tells us they were wise philosopher kings (sounds nice) and then destroys that by telling us they had an unnecessary and tragic downfall. Don't call it unnecessary. I want to know more than just they had to give in to chaos because death came knocking on their door (literally). I think the short form of the article doesn't give the potential of the story justice, I hope it gets expanded. Intrigues me far more than "those guys tame beasts" and "those guys make weapons. They want to be the very best in it, like no one ever was"... I'd chalk it up to GW pulling a "if you want to know more buy the rulebook when it's out", I'm really hoping there's a good chunk of lore in there for each of these factions and the setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronos Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Shearl said: If I had to guess why there are so few mutations, is because they are often considered "gifts" and these tribes are all trying to gain favor with Archeon and the gods. Maybe whoever wins will get a few tentacles as a prize That seems fair, and actually even Marauder types usually don’t have such gifts yet either, still I’m a man of mutations so hopefully we see some in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogregut Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 It's official, the old citadel woods can be used as awakened woods in the new sylvaneth book. Not that I ever saw it as an issue but I know some folks like everything to be 'legal' https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/07/11/sylvaneth-the-endless-spells-and-awakened-wyldwoodgw-homepage-post-3/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutton Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I'm confused on how the woods work now with these keywords. An Awakened Wildwood is 3-6 Citadel Woods (does that include the old Citadel Woods?), but they also say the Old Citadel Woods count as 1 Awakened Wildwood terrain feature. So...are you setting up 3-6 Old Citadel Woods, or 1 Old Citadel Woods? And if you're only setting up 1 Old Citadel Woods, wouldn't that be a big disadvantage since you could set up 6 New Citadel Woods over a larger area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/4/2019 at 3:54 AM, Naem said: You are right but that is not a bad thing. If you look at the graph of the GW shares they almost flat lined for a looong period of time until 2017. If it went on like that chances are our beloved game would have died. So I guess the bottom line is: there is no free cake. If you want awesome minis and good lore and a lot of support for rules etc someone has to pay the bills. And lets be honest, yes its not cheap. But its not like "I have to sell my kidney" kind of expensive. If you spend like a hundred Euros (or Dollars, I am not familiar with the prices of Minis in the US) you get a ton of stuff to paint and can afterwards play with the minis forever. I got my SCE (3000 P atm) for less then 300 € via Forums and ebay and I will need probably the rest of the year to finish painting them. Add like 200 € for paints and supplies and you have a spending of 500 Euros for at least a year of hobby. That's not to bad. you buying secondhand doesn't give GW money? And most models still need to be painted, which all of those tools and pots can definitely add up. sure it's not a cheap hobby, and few are, but telling people to "just buy secondhand" is basically asking for Warhammer stores to close. That isn't sustainable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPjr Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Mutton said: I'm confused on how the woods work now with these keywords. An Awakened Wildwood is 3-6 Citadel Woods (does that include the old Citadel Woods?), but they also say the Old Citadel Woods count as 1 Awakened Wildwood terrain feature. So...are you setting up 3-6 Old Citadel Woods, or 1 Old Citadel Woods? And if you're only setting up 1 Old Citadel Woods, wouldn't that be a big disadvantage since you could set up 6 New Citadel Woods over a larger area? 1 Awakened Wildwood is made up of 3-6 of the new models, this doesn't include the old woods. The new wood models have, individually, a much smaller footprint but have been designed to be linked together to create a larger 'model' that's easier to actually use. Alternatively you can use 1 of the old large models as 1 Awakened Wildwood. Seems pretty clear really. Yes a 6 model wood might have a slight larger footprint than the old model but that's the price you pay for getting to carry on using your old models (and they'll have had to buy two kits). And yes people will try and game the system because they're awful, so expect lots of moaning and probably some cheating and then after a bit the old woods will be banned from use and that's why we can't have nice things. Edited July 11, 2019 by JPjr 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 That simbol or drawing on his clothes are the same as a rumor engine so Aelfs coming 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Hoseman said: That simbol or drawing on his clothes are the same as a rumor engine so Aelfs coming Looks more like Wanderers than Hysh Aelves though... Or Harlequin-esque even. Very intriguing, where is this from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still-young Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 minute ago, CommissarRotke said: Looks more like Wanderers than Hysh Aelves though... Or Harlequin-esque even. Very intriguing, where is this from? This is from the Wood Elves blood bowl team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmac Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Yup, Bloodbowl. I've been saying for a while now though that the aelf hints we've been getting have had mostly Wanderers/Wood Aelves icons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awcamawn Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, CommissarRotke said: Looks more like Wanderers than Hysh Aelves though.. Why do you assume we must be getting hysh aelves? Really hoping for a Wanderers update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanzou Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 2 hours ago, JPjr said: Yes a 6 model wood might have a slight larger footprint than the old model slightly? as far as I was aware a 3 model new awakened wyldwood was about the same size as just 1 of the old woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 52 minutes ago, awcamawn said: Why do you assume we must be getting hysh aelves? Really hoping for a Wanderers update. ah mostly because that's what has been mentioned for the past couple pages, but that might be my brain stuck in Warcry... Wanderers would be cool, but I think GW would do something with Hysh (Teclis or Tyrion) before Wanderers. Sylvaneth already cover the tree vibe, and we still have yet to see the twins or Malerion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerOfSigmar Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I still doubt GW will give update to the old aelves separately. It seems to me that order alliance has more fractions than GW can afford to support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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