AoS General's Handbook finally announced !!

Oh and also:
Saurus musician allows them to move double.

That was the case all along wasn't it? Maybe that was changed to not counting as run?? Surely can't be! ....or is it?


EDIT: In case you noticed: Yes, I am aksing all those questions on TGA as well to clarify, the guy who writes the above linked blog is active there, and maybe others who saw the stream.

 

So how many traits do we have to choose from for the Slann?
I thought it was three, which would make one of those NOT a trait:

 

I hope they'll fix the Ring of Immortality in the same way. As it is now, it's worthless.

 

absolutely!

 

BUAHAHAHAHA!!!

Just saw this on TGA and almost fell off my chair laughing. Pure gold! :'D





In all honesty though: Our second Battletome was scrapped in favour of this, so we got the stuff we would otherwise have received, in this book. There should really be Seraphon on the cover.

"Age of Skinkmar" made me chuckle though.

 

IMO that's the most logical option because otherwise one of the traits is (IMO at least) significantly weaker than the others. That way we basically have
- one enhancing mobility
- one enhancing spellcasting
- one enhancing endurance

which would be kinda logical to me, and all three are worthwile.

 

Btw here's a small list for 1000 points with the new system if I did the math correctly:

Slann (general, spellcasting trait) - 260
Priest - 80
Starpriest - 80
Troglodon - 180
40 Skinks - 200
40 Skinks - 200

= 1000 points.

Tactic:Go second and hug the corner. Then

- change the ascendant constellation to "Hunter's steed" if you didn't roll it in the beginning
- buff the Troggy with Serpent Staff, Mystic Shield, Celestial Rites, Curse of Fates, and Starlight
- port the Troggy over to the enemy
- Troggy shoots an enemy unit with a low save near your target (hopefully hitting, giving you +3" on the charge)
- CHARGE! You have a good chance to make the charge, since you get +1" on charge, AND can re-roll it, and maybe even get the +3 from the spit. You can also use Curse of Fates and add another +1 to one of the Troggy's rolls in each phase, which makes the 6+ more likely for the wound, so you get awesome damage with the bite.

If Troggy survives the first round you can either save it by teleporting it away, putting it behind your Skink wall, and then harass the enemy again in a later round, or you can let it fight on while moving your 80 Skinks toward the enemy, buff them, and shoot the living hell out of everything.
The Slann's command ability ensures that you don't lose too many skinks by Battleshock.

Could be a fun list for 1000, with a lot of wounds for the enemy to chew through, especially because wary fighters makes the Skinks more survivable.

 

Good job clearing that up!

 

Sooooo.... that means we know at least one artefact now, that's also something positive!

I wonder what the others are.
For melee stuff we can pretty much use the Order artefacts (IIRC those are still legal to take if you play Seraphon allegiance, aren't they? I know it is that way with allegiance abilities but I am not 100% sure with artefacts). I hope there is an artefact for ranged combat, or for casting, or for improving saves, maybe even against mortal wounds, or maybe healing....

 

Aw, that's a pity. Well, it can't ALL be great.

 

Now that I think of it that artefact does pretty much exactly what I would expect when reading "Phoenix Stone", in contrast to what the actual Phoenix Stone does, because that one is only a healing thing.