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They aren't neutral - they were lovely people who did lovely things and weren't worthy of Sigmar's Resurrection, but they were too craven and cowardly to join with Chaos. Think Alfrid Lickspittle from the Hobbit movies. He was certainly not neutral, but he also wasn't balls to the wall Blood Bros material either.
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May 14, 2018 23:51
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Injuryprone posted:They look topheavy too. You can weight the bases at least
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May 14, 2018 23:53
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I imagine they were people that were more conventionally "evil" instead of Chaos's no holds barred insanity. Thieves, regular murderers, traitors, abusers etc.
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AnEdgelord posted:I imagine they were people that were more conventionally "evil" instead of Chaos's no holds barred insanity. Thats what a lot of them were. But the basic units were just those were not good enough for Sigmar, but never joined with Chaos. Chainwrasp Hordes posted:More often than not, the souls that find their way to Nagash are of a somewhat middling quality – the poor schmucks who weren’t good enough to be reborn as Stormcast Eternals or evil enough to dedicate themselves to Chaos. Gathered together in vast, unhappy hordes, these souls are eternal prisoners of Nagash and take sick delight in bludgeoning enemies with the various chains and manacles that bind them in service to the Grand Necromancer. However the other units previewed were more the specialized souls. Glaivewraith Stalkers posted:Nagash has a twisted sense of justice, and each member of the Nighthaunt is shaped to reflect their crimes in a previous life. The Glaivewraith Stalkers were those who hunted men for sport and pleasure – now, they still work as huntsmen, drifting slowly and unstoppably towards their quarry, pursuing them for months (or even years!) if they have to. Grimghast Reapers posted:Grimghast Reapers are the souls of schemers, plotters, assassins, and those who murdered through subterfuge in their former lives. Nagash has punished these souls by turning them into frenzied, indiscriminate murderers, blind to their foe and attacking with wild, unfocused slashes. Lord Executioner posted:In their former lives, Lord Executioners were hangmen and headsmen who knowingly dispatched the innocent, or simply enjoyed their work a little too much. Nagash now employs them in permanent service to ensure none escape the justice of Shyish. MonsterEnvy fucked around with this message at 00:14 on May 15, 2018 |
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May 15, 2018 00:11
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I am ordering Nighthaunt stuff tonight. Just a few spirit hosts, to test a paint scheme.
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May 15, 2018 00:28
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Every goddamn new army they make I want.
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May 15, 2018 01:28
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Black_Nexus posted:Every goddamn new army they make I want. I have gone from "haha aos is poo poo gently caress GW" to "I can't pick one this is poo poo gently caress GW"
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May 15, 2018 01:39
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Everyone at the local club bailed on WHFB and went hard for KoW when Sigmar dropped and I never got anyone to play against my Kharadron Overlords so they have been unused and unpainted since they came out. I'm hoping I can get some use out of them with a new edition dropping. Game or not, I've decided to paint them up as a show piece army even if they never leave the display case. This is my start.  Im trying real hard not to start lusting after those sweet rear end nighthaunts tho. The last thing I need is another army I never get to use.
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May 15, 2018 01:48
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maybe one day the glorious knights of brettonia will return 
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May 15, 2018 03:08
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Black_Nexus posted:Every goddamn new army they make I want. Follow up on this. I bought the cool malignants box with spirit hosts, hexwraiths and the new (AWESOME) mortis engine.
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May 15, 2018 05:53
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Have they said anywhere what units that are already out will be available for nighthaunts? There's a £32.50 set with cavalry, spirit hosts and a cairn wraith that looks like a good starter to paint some stuff.
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Thundercloud posted:Have they said anywhere what units that are already out will be available for nighthaunts? I think all we know so far is "June."
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Thundercloud posted:Have they said anywhere what units that are already out will be available for nighthaunts? I think spirit hosts and hex wraiths are currently nighthaunt models.
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May 15, 2018 08:14
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The Deleter posted:I'm laughing at the new battleline(?) unit being dudes who died True Neutral and didn't pick a side. https://twitter.com/dril/status/361282749086175234
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May 15, 2018 09:31
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Nighthaunt is basically Nagash’s Ironic Punishments Department then.
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May 15, 2018 12:09
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Is a particular Mortarch best when it comes to nighthaunts or does it not matter? I think Mannfred looks cool but also Mannfred is kind of a stupid dickhead.
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May 15, 2018 13:32
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JBP posted:Is a particular Mortarch best when it comes to nighthaunts or does it not matter? I think Mannfred looks cool but also Mannfred is kind of a stupid dickhead. Arkhan looks the coolest 
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May 15, 2018 13:58
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Lord_Hambrose posted:Arkhan looks the coolest Yeah I'm tossing up which one to go with... I mean it's easy enough to magnetise the riders and have them all. I think they all look cool but Manny has the best skeledog.
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May 15, 2018 14:05
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JBP posted:Is a particular Mortarch best when it comes to nighthaunts or does it not matter? I think Mannfred looks cool but also Mannfred is kind of a stupid dickhead. There might also be a new one coming? My bet would be on that one synergizing pretty well with Nighthaunts.
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May 15, 2018 14:07
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Flimf posted:There might also be a new one coming? My bet would be on that one synergizing pretty well with Nighthaunts. AoS Facebook page mentions a Mortarch of Grief. Most likely whoever is supposed to be speaking in the trailer.
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May 15, 2018 14:09
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Hidingo Kojimba posted:AoS Facebook page mentions a Mortarch of Grief. Most likely whoever is supposed to be speaking in the trailer. Cool sounds like it's maybe Isabella. I'll just build what I want.
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May 15, 2018 14:12
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How important is rebasing legacy models? I have a sizable tomb kings army and none of it is on circular bases at the moment, and I'm unsure if I want to even start such a project if the community consensus is that it's not terribly important. Not to mention GW supplied bases seem pricey at 60$ for 100 25mm bases. I don't imagine myself playing in any tournaments or competitive events outside of small local ones (which of course may or may not allow TK anyway).
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May 15, 2018 14:15
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Deofuta posted:How important is rebasing legacy models? I have a sizable tomb kings army and none of it is on circular bases at the moment, and I'm unsure if I want to even start such a project if the community consensus is that it's not terribly important. Not to mention GW supplied bases seem pricey at 60$ for 100 25mm bases. I don't imagine myself playing in any tournaments or competitive events outside of small local ones (which of course may or may not allow TK anyway). It might become a thing later on, but for now, I think only morons get pissed. Regarding bases, don't buy them from GW - you can get 100 rounds on Ebay for about $10 shipped.
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May 15, 2018 14:18
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Holy poo poo I'd be mad if I had a great whfb army and some tool got pissy because I didn't rebase them.
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May 15, 2018 14:24
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Yeah I agree! The reason I ask is its already been brought up twice by two of the more competitive members of the store for giving an advantage because you could conceivably pile in more skeletons for some violent melee action. I've been fairly flippant both times it was brought up ( as in I didn't get this army to tear up the competitive scene c'mon) but if it was something that is seen as expected by many I wouldn't be against looking into it at least.
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May 15, 2018 14:29
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I mean, I guess if it was a competition I'd expect the tourney rules to cover it off and I'd just blutac them onto cheap round bases if that was required. Pitching up to play some casual games or an organised event... Like loving come on son.
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May 15, 2018 14:35
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For casual play I don’t think most people care. But the big tournaments are starting to get to the point where few allow squares anymore and that sentiment is starting to creep into the community. I’m rebasing my skaven only because I just think rounds look better and it creates a more cohesive battle scene when everyone is on rounds.
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May 15, 2018 14:52
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Oh no I think Nighthaunt might be pulling me back in.
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May 15, 2018 15:31
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You can see the new Mortarch's out of focus form behind the trees at one point in the trailer. People were speculating that it's Khalida because it has a headdress that looks like hers, although yeah Isabella seems a better fit probably.
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May 15, 2018 16:50
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Stormcast faction focus is up, goes into the Sacrosanct models. I dig the warscroll they previewed, a wizard suicide bomber. https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/05/15/15th-may-faction-focus-stormcast-eternalsgw-homepage-post-3/
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May 15, 2018 16:59
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I've put working on more Empire dudes on hold until the next edition comes out - I'm still all about these pyjama pals, but if the rules say round bases are required now I'll be grumpy if I have to rebase even more dudes.
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May 15, 2018 17:22
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JBP posted:Yeah I'm tossing up which one to go with... I mean it's easy enough to magnetise the riders and have them all. I think they all look cool but Manny has the best skeledog. Build Arkham riding Manfred’s skeledog, problem solved.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:Stormcast faction focus is up, goes into the Sacrosanct models. Compare and contrast with the Night haunt models. So bland. Only one that’s interesting are the crossbow ones, particularly the one with a face. They’d do a lot better if more of them had visible heads. I’m surprised they’ve not really learnt the lessons from a lot of their previous stormcast stuff. The Lord Arcanum is boring. Sitting bolt upright, no expression, weapon is a staff. The angle he is at doesn’t flow with that of the mount: I wish there was a database of models by sculptor. Then we could see if 1) the problem lies with the design language and common reference points of the stormcast 2) the relevant sculptor is good as evidenced by other work but just doesn’t give a poo poo about stormcast 3) the sculptor is new or just not as good A lot of them would be improved with headswaps and possibly a different colour scheme I’m a GW fanboy but this stuff is just bland.
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May 15, 2018 18:15
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I think the biggest problem is the color scheme. I saw them in a different color and thought they looked great.
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May 15, 2018 18:23
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The gold scheme still sucks but the Sacrosanct Chamber's visual design is way better than the bog-standard Stormcast. The aprons break up the boring flat areas of armor and they have a lot of neat gewgaws, plus the gender mix is always a bonus. I bet they'd look rad in my silver/red/purple scheme. I'd buy into these dudes but I'm seriously considering dumping my Stormcast for Nighthaunt now because I can't argue they're way cooler. The Deleter fucked around with this message at 18:27 on May 15, 2018 |
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May 15, 2018 18:24
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I've been interested enough in 2nd edition that I've finally started painting up the Stormcast from the starter set using the scheme for the Anvils of the Heldenhammer and I have to say I like it a lot. I could see these new guys looking pretty rad in black and gold as well.
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May 15, 2018 18:35
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actually the biggest problem with the stormfronts is their stupid death mask
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May 15, 2018 18:42
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  Yeah I liked this color better. MonsterEnvy fucked around with this message at 19:02 on May 15, 2018 |
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