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Warhammer Day 2023
EDIT: This is almost a full week late! This week has sucked for many reasons, but I still can't believe it took me that long to get one blog post done!
I know I'm late on this one, but I crashed right after watching it. I noted my reactions down, but I'm going to file this under "Not So Live Blog." My attempt to revive this blog is off to a fantastic start!
Which makes it only slight worse than this set of Warhammer Day reveals!
I won't bury the lead hear. GW put a lot of marketing and hype into the 40th Anniversary of Warhammer. But I feel they definitely overhyped this. It's not that there weren't any big reveals, but nothing on the scale of Leviathan. I wonder if they were originally intending to announce Leviathan at Warhammer Day, but then things got changed to keep their summer launch cycle. I've started having more than a few suspicions and question regarding that release.
One issue is with the need to make sure there are regular news and announcements. I feel things that maybe should have been a part of something like Warhammer Day ended up preempting it. Leviathan may be the obvious one, being delivered at Adepticon instead of a GW event, but both new seasons of WarCry and Underworlds were announced less than a month prior. As a result, there was really only one big reveal for this 40th Anniversary blowout and I feel like it's half missing.
And it sucks, because what was revealed was great!
But enough preamble, let's see what was unveiled!
WARHAMMER 40,000
With all the major news for 40K happening this past summer, we're now into our standard Codex and miniature release cycle. For Warhammer Day, it was Necrons and AdMech!
Necrons
The greatest military mind the galaxy has ever seen returns! Imotekh the Stormlord is back and free from Finecast resin! This new model looks fantastic! While Immotekh isn't currently a very potent model, there are plenty of ways that could change with Codex Necrons. Speaking of which, we got some teases as to what the new Detachments will be, including a Stratagem and Enhancement. In addition to a Canoptek detachment and a Destroyer Detachment, we got a direct reveal for the Hypercrypt Legion.
The Hypercrypt Legion is all about movement shenanigans, using teleportation and gate technology to get your legions into position. They demonstrated this with Hyperphasic recall, which lets you take a wounded Necron unit and move it to a Monolith. It's 2CP, but there are lots of evil things you can do with this. Your opponent always wants to make sure they destroy your units, and with some Necron bricks that can definitely take a few units worth of shooting. Removing a group of Necron warriors out of the line of fire, only to then Reanimate them could be a frustrating trick. It'll be even crueler if you have the tools to then send them back into the fight.
Next we have the Destroyer themed Eternal Madness. As long as this isn't too expensive, this is another winner. Fight on Death is a powerful ability. Just the threat that a Destroyer Lord could be taking a unit with him will make opponents think twice. All and all, some fun previews for the Undying Legions.
Adeptus Mechanicus
I'm just gonna start by putting this right here.
This model is so crazy and I am so here for it! Eddie with Warhammer Preview described it as being "a little bit Marmite." I'm sure a lot of people are going to think this goes too far, but I think it's perfect. The Sydonian Skatros will also be a cheap Lone Operative, so it will definitely be a useful addition to nearly any AdMech army. AdMech will of course also be getting some new Detachments with their Codex, which are much needed. In addition to Detachments themed around Tech-Priests and Cybernetica, we have the Skitarii Hunter Cohort.
Unfortunately, the second part of this Detachment rule will rarely matter in game. But the first part will increase the durability of your Skitarrii and Ironstriders, the first of whom have already gotten a nice durability buff. Providing the Stratagems and Enhancements are good, I'd probably always take this over the Rad-Cohort.
And speaking of Stratagems . . .
Binharic Offence is 2CP to give two of your Skitarii units an additional pip of AP against one chosen enemy unit. This is huge! AP is at a premium in 10th Edition, and anything that improves it is more than welcome. All and all a great start to the Hunter Cohort.
With that, we move away from mainline 40K. Though we're not quite done with important reveals for my favorite game just yet . . .
AGE OF SIGMAR
And again, I'm gonna just put this here.
Do I really need to say anything?
I never dived particularly deep into AoS. I've read the Daughters of Khaine Battle Tomes for 2nd and 3rd Edition, plus Morathi, and I've read the 3rd Edition book. I also used to follow Warhammer Weekly pretty faithfully, but haven't caught any episodes since shortly before the reveal of 10th. I like the game, though there are a few bug bears I have with it (one of which has snuck into 40K.) But the models are just amazing! The writers and artists for this game have just done fantastic work creating a familiar fantasy setting that is still very much its own beast.
Just amazing!
These miniatures are part of the ongoing narrative arc, Dawnbringers. And here is where I have to reveal some of my ignorance. How long has AoS had Armies of Renown? I know they have Warscroll Battalions, but are these new to the current campaign?
Regardless, I am here for both of these miniatures! Alarielle is still my favorite plastic miniature, possibly my favorite GW miniature period, and I'm going to eventually want Belthanos to go with her.
KILL TEAM
After teasing us before the reveal of Belthanos by accidentally starting the wrong video, we got the reveal of the next Kill Team season and our first two Kill Teams. There's two big pieces of news here, while not a lot of actual detail about the new season.
The big reveal is that the first new Kill Team set will include the new Striking Scorpions. I was just talking to a friend the other day about the fact that Aeldari still needs to finish their range refresh. There's no sign of Uncle K yet, but this is still great news.
The second big reveal is this season of Kill Team will not be sold with huge terrain sets. GW isn't giving up on Killzones, but they'll be available separately now for all of us that already have a huge assortment of Kill Team terrain. Hopefully, this means the Kill Team box sets will be much more affordable, especially for anyone that wants to get their hands on either the new Scouts or the new Striking Scorpions.
On a side note, I never blogged about how confusing the whole Scouts thing was. They removed Scouts to Legends, then released new ones. Why not just update the Datasheet in the Codex? I thought Scouts going to Legends was weird to begin with . . .
What was surprisingly missing from the reveal is anything regarding what this new Season is about. The Gallowdark has fallen to this ocean world and now various factions have pursued it there. That's about it. We know the first Killzone will be set on a derrick in the middle of a hostile ocean. They even mentioned that the waters with be deadly, with a joke about SPEHSS PAHRAHNAHS! But there was no real mention of any overarching story or theme for this season.
THE OLD WORLD
At last we come to it - what could be considered the big reveal of this Warhammer Day.
The Kingdom of Bretonia!
And if you've been following GW reveals, you know why that's a bit underwhelming. We already know Bretonia is coming for Old World and will be one of the first armies we get. Still, let's start with the good stuff.
Again, just looks at it! The new Lord on Pegasus looks amazing, as does the alternate kit for a Baron on Pegasus. There's a lot of incredible detail, personality, and life in this new miniature. And we can see that in all the new miniatures.
But that's where the cool stuff stops. The new Kingdom of Betonia set is bringing some new models, but the bulk of it looks to be returning models from classic Warhammer. And as you can see . . .
Some of them just don't hold up well next to the new miniatures. While it's great that you can still use your old miniatures to play, one of the pains of having a game shut down is the loss of new and updated sculpts. I know there are plenty of classic Warhammer fans that were hoping for more.
The next bugbear to tackle is the Forge World kits. For various reasons, GW often uses Forge World to support their "Boxed Games." Despite originally being a mainline game, I think we all suspected that when The Old World released it would be supplemented by Forge World. But it looks like it's going to be a lot of kits. Anything new not coming out in the launch box appears to be Forge World, including that Handmaiden above. My guess is that anything that was a pewter kit will also be Forge World, since that's one of the reason GW still uses resin. We already know the Field Trebuchet will be returning as a Forge World kit. All and all, there doesn't appear to be anywhere near the plastic support for The Old World that The Horus Heresy got.
Finally there's the fact we're still getting drip-fed the previews, even though it's Warhammer Day. I don't understand why they couldn't just give us some more substantial reveals. We know basically every kit we're getting for Bretonia in the launch box, but we don't have the reveal of the launch box. While we're pretty sure who their opponent will be, they haven't official revealed them, let alone new miniatures. Finally we know that The Old World will release in "early" 2024, but nothing more solid than that.
Though, to be fair, that last one is consistent with GW marketing and their seeming refusal to give us launch dates until they're almost on us. Doesn't anyone in their marketing team understand the concept of saving up for things?
All and all, this reveal is taking away from the impact a final Old World reveal could have. It's weird because GW can be so good at maintaining hype through previews and teasers. Maybe they're hoping that when they announce the second faction and drop its new miniatures, it will make up for it.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Like I said, I feel for the 40th Anniversary of Warhammer, this Warhammer Day preview is just lacking. It needed something to help make it a celebration of these great games and this great hobby. Hell! As I'm finishing this there have been more products added to the Warhammer Day celebration. The best one wasn't even revealed during this Preview - a reprint of the original Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. I don't understand how they could build up so much hype and momentum for the 40th, only to let it hit so lightly.
The new miniatures are still awesome, especially for AOS, and I'm still glad to see The Old World returning. But as companies before them have learned the hard way, if you're going to build a ton of hype, you need to have a payoff for it.
Warhammer: The Old World is up for pre-order on Saturday!
A Lot
Pretty much everything teased/revealed for the Tomb Kings and Brettonia starter sets, rulebooks, reprints of old models, The Works. A Lot.
Made to order 40k stuff.
New "The Old World" BL Book, paperback reprints, and others.
New White Dwarf, with new combat patrol rules.
The Old World Battle Report and Loremasters on WH+
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The Old World Focus on Warcom, reveal for Horus Heresy on Thursday, and "Surprises".
Empecé con ganas, pero los terminé por no dejarlos a medias
Some fast Berguerac archers, dirty and worn from living in the forest.
I have hardly gotten to sit down these past few weeks to draw anything. Starting a new job that's all 12-hour shifts has completely forced me to reorient my barely functioning sleep schedule and life. However, I’m finally getting to more routine days and hopefully can return to posting frequently soon.
The only thing I’ve even attempted has been this doodle of a character for a purposed Warhammer Fantasy short. She’s a present woman living disguised as a coachman and working for a rather pompous but dim noble from Bretonia. While we’re currently unsure if our planned adventure will proceed forward, I hope I’ll get to pull her out at some point.
Thanks to everyone whose still here, and again I’m sorry about the content drought. Love you all <3
Bastantes dias sin pintar nada, hoy me ha dado por terminar los pantalones.
Como siempre, me aburro de pintar lo mismo
