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NIGHTBRINGER said:
Do you ever just them as Tomb Kings or strictly in KoW?
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Neither.
I got me some round bases and play them in my AoS army. (I mostly play at home so nobody cares that they aren't GW models)
 
Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl said:
My biggest concern is that the infantry probably would have trouble fitting onto 20x20mm square bases. I did manage to get Fyreslayer Vulkites to fit quite well, but unlike them the Bonereaper infantry do have particularly wide shoulders like Necrons do, so that could cause problems.

However, I refuse to fall into the trap of searching for Tomb Kings stuff on EBay, as that’s what the traders like to prey on - desperate players so eager to get something from the old Tomb Kings line that they’ll pay anything.

I still maintain that the cavalry could work as Necropolis Knights though, considering that Necropolis Knights move at the same speed as a barded warhorse and that those new cavalry would certainly fit on the chariot bases used for Necropolis Knights. Toxin sacs could be attached to the horses in the style of Tyranid models to represent the Necroserpents’ Poisoned Attacks, and a spear option can be seen clearly on one of the models. The riders also don’t seem to have the joker faces that the infantry have, and a combination of the right paint scheme and perhaps some looting of old Tomb King bitz on EBay (which are generally cheaper than finished models) would sort out the aesthetic issues. Also the priest model would be great on the Casket of Souls as he is in the act of releasing or ensnaring souls for his use.

Generally though I think I will revert to waiting to see what Mantic do with their Empire of Dust range. They revealed some time ago that Empire of Dust would feature in the main rulebook for their upcoming Third Edition, meaning they should be getting more support than they were when they were first devised in Second Edition’s ‘Uncharted Empires’ supplement in retaliation to GW killing off Tomb Kings. This honour should result in more concepts and models being developed for them, and these chaps certainly look more suitable for Tomb Kings (I’m showing you this video because the paint job on the website doesn’t do them as much justice as it should):
I like how these are a lot more adorned than the old GW ones as well as being less bulbous around the head and torso. They are also priced more like the GW of old, with 20 Skeletons for £20 - much more affordable than most stuff on EBay and almost certainly cheaper than what these new undead are going to cost. The only disadvantage with Mantic is that they are so incredibly slow at developing new stuff that they make even the old GW with their monthly releases look fast.
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I do like the undead range; I have made a box of them. Nice cheap skeletons; while they are a bit on the cartoony side I was fine with that. Great way to get some undead into Mordheim.
 
Captaniser said:
In the Q and A session GW held at Nova open they said he fight like a multistage boss fight.

Full wounds: only bird man fights.

Less wounds: Only banner guy.

Even less: only samurai guy.

Then at last it is skeletor himself that swings. Wonder how they will balance that playstyle, since it isn't too difficult to do 10-12 wounds per turn.
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Missed this on the first read; that sounds more like a unit of models rather than a single model.

Like how the Slann could be fought only after its temple guard were killed to the point that now the slann was in base-to-base contact with the enemy, except much more structured.

Weird :confused:
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
For which AoS army?
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Legions of Nagash.

I have around 60 Skeletons from GW (some kitbashed and including the Sepulchral Guard) and 40 from Mantic.
And yes the Mantic ones do look a bit cheaper (and a tad smaller because more realistically sized. Their weapons, too.) But then they _are_ like 25% of the price per model. And as a big unit on the table you don't notice the difference. They are definitely better than the goofy old GW skellies in my book, and they bring a dog! :D
 
Some people will like these, just as they did the sigmarines, and the orks with so much armour you can barely see the faces.
They wont fit in with existing TK armies.
 
WildColonial Boy said:
Some people will like these, just as they did the sigmarines, and the orks with so much armour you can barely see the faces.
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Personally I don't like any of those. But you are correct, it will align with some people's tastes.

WildColonial Boy said:
They wont fit in with existing TK armies.
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My thoughts exactly! They are just too different.
 
Captaniser said:
In the Q and A session GW held at Nova open they said he fight like a multistage boss fight.

Full wounds: only bird man fights.

Less wounds: Only banner guy.

Even less: only samurai guy.

Then at last it is skeletor himself that swings. Wonder how they will balance that playstyle, since it isn't too difficult to do 10-12 wounds per turn.
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That's just weird… seems wildly inpractical and something that'l quickly swing from overpowered to underpowered depending on if a certain stage is super effective in a certain situation and how easy it can be skipped. Or even just keep him stuck in an earlier form if that's his "weakest" in this particular match-up (e.g. get it stuck in a wizard form that is terrible at combat if you have loads of unbinding)

Also the only way I can think of to make this even remotely work is with the approach as Morathi who simply can only take X wounds. But I do hope they don't go that way. That mechanic is a giant pain as it effectivly makes the model immortal if it can avoid 1-2 rounds of combat.

Killer Angel said:
Not for AoS. They recall the.morghast aestethic.
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Imho, even for AoS these are extremely bulky. Even SCE feel less bulky.
 
Another day, another look at them, and I think my favourites are the catapult (minus the crew) and the four armed dudes (strangely I don't mind their weird heads).
 
Not going to repost the (Spanish) Ossiarch Battletome leaks from 4chan, but some of that stuff does look cool.
A bit... over-engineered though. I would like them a bit less greebly and more orderly.
But the leaks are bad quality. We will see them in better quality soon and can then judge.
 
Aginor said:
Not going to repost the (Spanish) Ossiarch Battletome leaks from 4chan, but some of that stuff does look cool.
A bit... over-engineered though. I would like them a bit less greebly and more orderly.
But the leaks are bad quality. We will see them in better quality soon and can then judge.
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I've seen those pictures too. It appears that Arkhan will be in the army aswell, you can see part of his warscroll.
 
Captaniser said:
I've seen those pictures too. It appears that Arkhan will be in the army aswell, you can see part of his warscroll.
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Yeah. Which reinforces my fears that Deathrattle will be replaced by the new dudes.

Two Mortarchs for one faction is weird. Perhaps Arkhan has to supervise the new guy as Nagash doesn't fully trust him yet.

...and I am painting Arkhan right now so I admit it drags me toward the new dudes a bit...
 
Aginor said:
Yeah. Which reinforces my fears that Deathrattle will be replaced by the new dudes.

Two Mortarchs for one faction is weird. Perhaps Arkhan has to supervise the new guy as Nagash doesn't fully trust him yet.

...and I am painting Arkhan right now so I admit it drags me toward the new dudes a bit...
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Hopefully the regular skeletons won't be phased out, but it also begs the questions, why won't the regular skeltons be integrated into the primary skelton faction?
Deathrattle wouldn't even be hard to merge into the Ossiarch army and it would make it a much more balanced force in the process. You could even make the lore something about how the regular skeletons are from the people who wouldn't pay the bonetithe, and are forced to eternally be shattered and remade, also they are completely conscious to put in the mandatory grimdark.
 
The big and chunky Gothizzar Harvester is now here. It has an adorable face if you ask me.

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It also has a much more badass crocodilian head option:
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Also shown are some elite versions of the Tyranid Warrior chaps, probably from the same kit as the other ones:
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These would make much better Ushabti, especially if they were painted with a stone colour scheme.

And also here’s an entire Bonereaper army:
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To be honest, it kinda feels like a stormfiend to me. Also why does he have a creepy looking guy in his crotch.

Also the article in which that thing is show-cased mentioned both order and destruction are getting battletomes, plural, in the next few weeks. I'm not sure if they just mean the cities of sigmar & greenskin tomes, but it almost sounds like there's a couple more coming. Which is interesting.

Also, the article shows yet more multi-armed skeleton things. They look even sillier. At least the previous ones wielded 4 swords, these just wield an halberd and shield but need 4 hands for that cuz reasons.
 
Canas said:
To be honest, it kinda feels like a stormfiend to me.
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I can see why you thought this, but its size is more akin to a Carnifex, it has the same hunched over body shape, the claws look just like Tomb King versions of Carnifex crushing claws and its tail sticks straight out behind it like in the Carnifex kit.

Canas said:
Also why does he have a creepy looking guy in his crotch?
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Killer Angel said:
...that's some bad taste patchwork . :p
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Yeah, that’s probably the one thing I would have to change if I got this model. I honestly don’t know why GW did that, as surely the creature can just scoop up handfuls of bones in his massive claws?
 
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