AoS Age of Sigmar Rumours - Mk II. (Our new name)

Damn, imagine the goomba-squashing sound effects as it impact hits a unit chain-jumping between units with the bounces and rebounds, stomping everything it hits to flat 2d sprites

Edit: oh, oh! Bastiladon spinning across the void like Mario in a tanuki suit, knocking things flat with its spinning tail! I should probably stop imagining lustria world as a Nintendo game now...

 

Mario games...are those the ones with coins spinning all over the place?

Makes a sort of *plorp* *plorp* *plorp* noise as a row of coins is stomped on? One *plorp* / coin....?

If Nintendahammer is the future, there should be coins... ...call them "coins of battle".

 

We could be called Koopa Saurus as our new faction name..and lead by a Bowser like Saurus..Sauser? lol.

 

I suddenly feel like I need to convert a Carnosaurus to a yoshi type beast with a long tonque lol

 

hahaha now that is a conversion I would like to see XD

 

Hey, the new top predator! Carnosaur gains a one-use trait from the last prey it ate: fly from winged beasts, fiery breath from breath attackers, regeneration and so forth I would field that!

 

So according to that rumour Games Workshop dusted off a history book and "invented" the notion of FORM SQUARE!!

...no doubt they will want to be claiming the IP to: "square formation".

 

Reminds me of some of the Lustria campaign rules (formations), from back in 6th edition.

 

INTRIGUED ... I guess I missed that, didn't get the supplement, or something.

If (or when) I write Lizardhammer certain kinds of overlooked formations will happen.

 

it also has a hobby section for the custom terrain needed in the campaign.

 

@n810 I think I saw some (a lot?) of that material in White Dwarf. But I had forgotten it and I don't think I ever had that book. Thanks for reminding me.

 

Figures that GW would take the classic "what's old is new" approach even in "rebooting" the rule system. I remember the old Lustria campaign book having lots of cool ideas and rules that eventually got condensed into the army rulebook. Personally, It now seems less like a new i dea and more like another lazy attempt to "shake things up" in the new game.

 

Thanks for linking those, but the content of those snippets is basically just GW telling us how great Warhammer is/was without telling us anything about AoS.

Put another way: Warhammer is dead. Long live Warhammer. :/

EDIT: I don't mean to sound unappreciative for passing around the links. I'm glad to see them I just wish GW would tell us what's going on.

 

OK most of you didn't play back then. but in 2nd Edition, the units could form squares, or tortoise if equipped with shields. Each formation came with its own difficulty and benefits/Penalties.

 

"The past 30 years of warhammer what but a preface, the age of sigmar is about to begin"

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"We are dumping 30 years down the toilet while trying to wrap it up as a good thing"

 

Looking at the list below, it looks like GW is possibly gearing up to replace stocks with the new models from AoS?

"Regarding Age of Sigmar Product Changes
Retailers have been informed that these kits are will be pulled shortly after Age of Sigmar ships:

Empire Free Company
Empire State Troops
Empire Handgunners / Crossbowmen
Empire Great cannon / Mortar
Reiksguard / Knightly Order Box

Khorne Chaoslord on Juggernaut
Galrauch
Marauders of Chaos
Warriors of Chaos
Chosen
Dragon Ogre Shaggoth"

 

That would fit with the older rumour stating that the AoS box set would feature Chaos vs Humans