AoS Second Edition

It could be that there's a list of "standard" spells in the new core rules, including the two we're familiar with, and that each Wizard gets access to two of that pool. And that this particular Wizard just happens to have the two old ones as his picks. I suppose, anyway.

 

First of all it’s a her, despite the short hair. Haven’t you noticed?

Also I would much rather see lores return for all factions. Generic spells are just so unthematic.

 

Oops, yes, that's an oversight on my part. I haven't actually looked at the Stormcast models closely, but should have.

I'm not really familiar with "lores." But anything that makes magic more unique to each faction would be great in my view.

 

Just saw you change that

 

She also has the equivalent of one of our Artefacts, the Light of Dracothion, built in as an ability.

This is certainly a very powerful unit, but I'm going to hold off on worrying about power creep until we see points values. Hopefully this Wizard will be appropriately pointed somewhere north of 200.

 

At least those flasks hurt friend and foe.. So unless SCE now also get disturbing amounts of selfhealing there's at least something resembling a trade-off there.

 

it'd be nice for the basic spells to also allow for some choice. It'd make bringing multiple of the same wizards valuable, they can serve as a backup for the main spell, but since they actually can now all know slightly different spells you also don't end up with the awkward situation of running out of spells. Not to mention the current impossibility of fielding 2 slanns. They don't know vaguely enough spells to actually use up their spellslots in that case...

Also it gives the option of picking all those basic spells to be defensive (or offensive) and thus actualyl get a strategy going with buffing with several spells. Instead of being forced to only have the 1 defensive and the 1 offensive spell andthen having to make due with the special spells.

Plus, opening all spell lores to everyone (or at least to multiple factions) could make things a lot more interesting not to mention that it's a terribly easy way to do it.

 

That's a nice green!

 

And it’s not just good for painting Nighthaunt - it would also look great on Warriors of the Dead from Lord of the Rings!

And on a side note, as part of my own invented Bood in the Badlands siege equipment for Lizardmen, one of the defender items was a ‘Burial tower’ that had the ability to produce Tomb Warriors - Ethereal Saurus that had been dead and interred in the tower for years but had resurrected when their city was in its greatest need of them. It was inspired by a unit in Dragonshard that appeared in some of the missions for the Lizardfolk.

 

I dunno about that, sounds like it'd basically be "here, have X amount more points per match" rather than anything else.

 

I think the new edition has mucg potential. And I personally also think gw will address some things to increase the gaming experience and balancing.
Probably they will add something similar to command points like in 40k. I think this will massively add fluff to the different playstyles of the different factions.
I'd also welcome the fact, that engaged units can't shoot. Like in reality, if someone stabs at you with a sword you'll probably not be able to shoot at another enemy. Expect you're Legolas, a monster (basti,...) or use a command point.
I'd also welcome the opportunity, that there's a pool of commonly known spells to all factions, and, additionally, each faction gets it's own unique lore.
And, finally, a los system like waho. If you can draw a line from your base to the enemy's, you see it and you can shoot it.

 

More than a rumour, it was literally in their announcement.