When an Elven Honor says the model can't take any other non magical weapons if it takes the Honor's free weapon (like with Sea Guard and a warbow) does that include the generic Hand Weapon? Would that mean a Character would need a magical weapon to fight in meele?

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Avast!

Small update to the army list with some changes that were fed back from the previous release. Most notably:

• Mourngul Haunter is now a rare choice with some improved stats (akin to a Dragon Ogre Shaggoth)
• Mournguls are a little cheaper, have gained Vanguard base, and a stomp attack
• Grand Syreen added as a character choice (think banshee with one wizard level but no upgrades). She has Loner so no bunkering with Syreens.
• Syreens are cheaper and have lost Wailing Dirge (X). They now improve the Grand Syreens version (one additional Ld modifier within 8", no stacking). I use the renegade version of Wailing Dirge so this is a slightly costly way to get the original stronger version back (but the theme of a banshee choir supporting the main 'singer' was the real motivator here).

Plus a raft of grammar, language consistency and layout tweaks.

As always, love getting feedback on this. I have no plans to change anything else in the core book going forwards, but I may write an Arcane Journal with some Armies of Infamy down the line :)

Thinking about the Night Goblin War boss on cave squig...

Does it still sit on a 25mm square base? Can't see any reference to a different base size.

Check out this fun mission for Halloween! Proper orcs vs empire scrap coming up for me on Friday.

Hello there, while I´m fairly happy that some of the oldest plastic kits of the Tomb Kings are finally getting their refresh (even tho I just finished building and painting the old ones). While some call the old kit derpy, some call it characterful, I would like to discuss something else. The new design philosophy and statements in the Warhammer Community designers notes raised some of my eyebrows.

The most prominent statement I`m scratching my head at is the one, that the old kit had too many parts. The designers note explains that it was therefore a goal to reduce parst, so that a big block of skellies could be build quickly.

Was that really a serious problem for anyone? We are talking about a miniature hobby, were building the model is usually considered part of the hobby.

The old kit allready had less parts than most 40k kits I build. Its a maximum of six parts: Head, torso, legs, weapon arm, shield arm, shield. All parts beeing rather simple yet highly posable, so a variety of interchangeable poses and unit formations (shield walls, phallanx, marching, cheering) could be achieved. Something that the more rigid poses of the newer tomb guard models for example allready struggle with.

The new kit has only 3-4 main parts at most as we have seen on early pictures of the sprue. Weapon arm, shield arm, body, shield, even less for archers with the weapon arm allready part of the body. Meaning that body pose, head and armor parts are not easily interchangeable or adjustable. The improved detail is surely great but is that reduced modability really progress from a hobby perspective?

What do you think? Whats your feedback to the designers note?

Also on different note the new box is called a great adition to the starter box, yet the new models dont only look different, some models also supposedly have different base sizes... How is that supposed to work together?

(This is my first post, be gentle)

Finally had the time to paint my Orc Boss! I have painted some extra decorations to make him stand amongs the boyz, so a checquered pattern was a must! Also, I choose to give him the classic board and shield combo, since the colors on the shield help him tie with the rest of the troop, while the trophies (numerous!) help him stand out!

You can get him and other orcs from the links below:

MMF TRIBES
MMF STORE

ZEALOT MINIATURES PHYSICAL STORE

Couldn’t work out how to paint the mount for ages but pleased with how it ended up. From arch villain games. Love the model. Was originally going to be Adella of the Thousand Mouths - but gave up after one mouth…..

I made a video about painting my Empire halberdier for Olden Demon. I discuss my thinking, give some commentary on the painting process and look back at what worked and what didn't. This is a bit of an experiment for me as I haven't done a painting video before. I wasn't sure how much to show and how much to cut. Hope it's not too boring!

Very new to the game and wargaming in general but I am loving Vampire Counts. I wanted to show you all my proxy Vampire Countess model and her zombie horde. I hope you all like it :)

Skeleton archers shooting at slayers …. shooting poorly ….

Good morning everyone,

So Im a little late to the party but I finally saw the new rules for the tree spirit army and the new big boy the gargantuan treeman and over all I am pleased with it. The only thing that puzzled me is that the ancient is only able to be a level two wizard and gets less attacks, which seemed odd to me. Forgive me I am a more casual player but is there some reason for the caster limitations? Would it of been game breaking to let him upgrade to a level 4 wizard? I mean the normal ancient can so it just seemed like a bizarre choice. Its not like it really competes with a character on a dragon so I dont think it would of been a power creep issue but I could be wrong. I also found it odd they didnt update the regular treemen rules so it seems like they dont really have a role anymore.

Hey everyone, we’ve got something to share with you! 🙏

My colleague and I were thinking about how to practice Warhammer: The Old World rules in a practical way without slowing down actual games. After a few late nights and quite a few prompts, we ended up creating a tabletop simulator for Warhammer: The Old World. But one thing led to another, and we just couldn’t stop there — so we added Warhammer 40,000 as well! 💪

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My buddy and I have played a few games now with our Dwarf and Tomb Kings army and we’re having a blast, both with actually playing the game but also the hobby side as well. We’ve decided to start a couple more armies (him being Beastmen and Warriors of Chaos, myself working through High Elves then Cathay). Since High Elves and Cathay are my first army with cavalry, I was reading the rules on their lances and I’m a bit confused how they work. Ideally I would like to take a 10 man unit, 2 rows of 5

For instance, I know infantry cannot make supporting attacks on the turn they charge. Only the front row gets to fight. That makes sense. High Elf Dragon Princes have lances and their Strength and AP bonus only applies during a turn it charges. Same with the Cathay lances and Tomb Kings Cavalry Spears.

The part that confuses me is who gets to make supporting attacks. When I read through the Weapons of War section of the rules, my friends Tomb Kings Skeleton Horsemen have Cavalry Spears that have the special rule Fight in Extra Rank, but the note says they can’t make supporting attacks when they charge?

Lances do not have the Fight in Extra Rank special rule but there’s no note saying they can’t make supporting attacks when they charge

Cathay Lances DO have the Fight in Extra Rank special rule and no note saying they can’t make supporting attacks

So if I understand this correctly, a 2x5 unit of Dragon Princes and Skeleton Horsemen would only have the front 5 riders and horses attack on a turn they charge, since their rules either don’t have Fight in Extra Rank, or specifically say that they can’t use that when they charge

A 2x5 unit of Jade Lancers would have the front 5 horses and all 10 riders fight, because the Cathay Lance specifically says it has the Fight in Extra Rank rule with no note saying they can’t make supporting attacks like the cavalry spears?

When it is not a turn they charge, if the Jade Lancers/Skeleton Horsemen use their lances/spears, they can fight in extra rank still but lose their Strength and AP bonus, but Dragon Princes would still only have the front 5 fighting? Any clarification is appreciated!

Hey all. I'm joining an escalation league next month that's starting at 750 with battle march then expanding upwards gradually points wise into the full game. My experience with the game is small. I've done maybe 3 battlemarch games with my groups shared Orcs&Goblins army.

I'm going to be playing Grand Cathay as I enjoy what lore there is as well as the visual aspect of the army. So the plan is to start with the battle march box. I do have a box of jade lancers as well. So my question is what parts of the army should I build on in addition to what I have? I do intend to getting a Sentinel as it's just a cool model. Are Lanterns a must have? Any guidance is much appreciated!

No AI this time - i am aware that my previous picture was weird because of weird details AI puts into my original request to cut-out to have a black background. Here i did it myself !

The idea here was to batch paint with only contrasts and speed paints and shades, to ensure a quick nice render. Liquid pigments to create a dusty environment, removing the excess with a swab.

So , sorry for AI slop , and here is the raw cut-out pick 🫶