40K: Ultramarine the Movie

Games Workshop is to be releasing a 70 minute movie on the Ultramarines. Be sure to check out Ultramarine the Movie

Skaven Rumors

I have posted a number of pages on the current Skaven Rumors, here are all of the current links.

Incoming Skaven   New Skaven Rumors   More Skaven Rumors

Skaven: Rumors Continue – New!

Skaven: Rumors Continue – New!

As we get closer to the Skaven book release more and more rumors about the new book have arose…of course as with any rumor some sound more realistic then others…have fun!

Lord:
-Skrolk
-Ikit Claw
-Thanquol with Boneripper 1D6+2 warpstone tokens
-Throt
-Queek

Vermin Lord returns as Lord choice (no info about the summon spell thing)
lvl 4° wizard, WS 5+, good stats like a Giant but with high WS and fast as an horse (M7? 8?).
Rat Demon special rule (maybe it’s the summon spell thing)

Warlord like in past with Rat Ogre mount, Giant Rat mount or War Litter

Grey Seer with D3 tokens with Doom Bell as riding mount

Heroes:
-Snikch
-Tretch
-Assassin with poisoned attacks, ASF with I8, dodging skill (WS 4+), SPECIAL scout rule and one or two more rules.
-Warlock Engineer lvl 1/2° wizard and/or can be equipped with guns and musket with also “Gun Sight/Aim” add-on item….so you can use him like an Empire Sniper with Hochland rifle
about the Wizard aspect, the Warp Condenser or Accumulator (don’t remember) is an Arcane item that at 5+ creates a power dice….also for Warp Lightning it adds +2 hits to the result (but 1 still hit the Warlock). it seems that the Doomwheel isn’t an available riding mount

-Chieftain
-Plague Priest with Giant Rat or Plague Furnace as riding mounts….Plague Furnace as doom bell must be pushed, cause impact hits and probably bonus for Pestilens units and probably Toughness tests around

Core:
-Clan Rats
-Stormvermin no more 0-1, 50points magic banner and 15points for champion
Both with 4 available Weapon Teams…..Ratling, Warpfire Thrower, Poison Wind Mortar and Doom Flayer (melee blades machine with probable impact hits)
-Slaves
-Night Runners in ranks with special rules Slinking Advance (movement before start…like Ghouls with that bloodline power) and weapon team Warp Grinder (tunnel)

-Giant Rats same

-Swarms low points cost and seems that they can’t be plague swarms no more

Special
-Monks the same, no poison attack
-Censer Bearers!!!!! with A2 in profile + 1 from the Fury!!!
-Jezzail same with champion at BS 4
-Poison Wind Globadiers as special choice 5-15 with available a special globe and the Poison Wind Mortar weapon team
-Gutter Runners no more tunnel but special scout rule, skirmishers and Warp Grinder as weapon team (and so they will tunnel again )
-Rat ogre as now but Fury

Rare
-Hell Pit Abomination: 3d6 movement, Strength Toughness and Wounds as a Giant , D6 impact hits + special attacks (probably similar to Giants), Large Target, Regeneration, Terror, Stubborn and 3 special rules:

“Too Horrible to Die” probably a resurrection at 4+
“Shambling Horror”
“Warpstone spikes”

-Doom Wheel
-Warp Lighting Cannon
-PlagueClaw Catapult

Space Wolves – Advance Order!

Space Wolves this month!!

The Space Wolves are the most fierce and barbaric of all the Space Marine Chapters. They are proud, ferocious warriors who like nothing more that to feast and slay in their Primarch’s name. With an all-new Codex, two new multi-part plastic sets and three new metal models there’s never been a better time to collect the descendants of Russ.

Codex: Space Wolves $25  

Space Wolves Wolf Guard Terminators $50

Space Wolves Pack $35

SKaven : More Rumors!

SiN is in
still +1“ flight
you can still decline challenges and use LD for the unit
life is cheap only for slaves

Vermin Lord is back
Doom Wheel is back
Seer LD7
Assassin is a hero choice
Giantrat and RO mounts for warlord
Warplock pistol or muskets for all characters

Clanrats 4 points
Nightrunner 7 points, no skirmish, one movement before the battle starts, two hand weapons and throwing stars included, still LD6 (9 with full ranks)
Stormvermin 7 points with halberds and option for shields, S3, 25 points magic Items for the champion
Ratswarms 25 points

Rat Ogres 40 points, 8 points for each handler, frenzy, champion with WS4, A4, master moulder is a kind of unit champion with LD 6 and option for things catcher, no mixed units with Ratogres and giant rats.
Jezzails S6
Gutter Runner 6+ ward save
Plague Monks no poison

Hellpit Abomination is in and „hard as nails“
Plague Catapult S2, no AS, panic test, 5“ template
Plague Furnance giant cencer pushed by plague monks, impact hits and gas
Warplightning Cannon fires like a common cannon with a 3“ template at the very end of the line, S still random, no AS, D6 wounds, crew doesnt have to flee, LD 7, ~90 points

5 different weapon teams
Ratling
Warpfire thrower
Poisoned wind mortar, similar to globadiers
A hand to hand weapon team with impact hits and additional attacks
Warpdrill to tunnel for eshin units

13 different spells, 6 for warlocks, 6 for plague priests
Double 6 is IF
D3 warpstone tokens for every mage at the start of the game
Warp lightning does only d6 hits and 1 still hits the caster
Spell to stop fliers
Spell for -1 BS to all enemy shooting

Plague Furnace is a mount for a plague lord/priest. He said it works like a cauldron of blood, giving a bonus like poisoned attacks or frenzy to nearby units, whilst Pestilens units nearby either Hatred or Stubborn (he said he couldn’t remember which). It also supposedly has Plague Monk “Guards”, and can cast a bound spell.

Storm banner is like the old one except it runs out at 4+. No need of BSB.

Warpscroll now st 2

An item modifies the effect of Warplightning: D6+2 hits

Weeping blade: AP, D3 wounds – Can be used by GR champion

Dwarfs of Chaos Army Book – Its arrived!

Indy GT Dwarfs of Chaos Army Book

from warhammer.org.uk

IT’S HERE! The Indy GT Dwarfs of Chaos Army Book Below you will find the link to the new Indy GT Dwarfs of Chaos Army Book, a complete, 92-page Army Book in the Games Workshop tradition.

The book—professionally written, designed, illustrated, and thoroughly play tested—will be legal for use in participating Independent Grand Tournaments. As of this writing, the Crossroads, Conflict, Colonial, Destruction Derby, NEWCC, and War Camp GTs will allow the book as legal, and we expect the number to grow with the publication of the book.

About the authors Written by Kevin Coleman. Kevin has been writing background and rules for Warhammer for well over a decade with his work appearing in White Dwarf Magazine, the Games Workshop Website and the Citadel Journal including such articles as Gnoblars Hordes, the Dark Elf City Garrison army list, Goblin Ecology, Mighty Champions and more. Kevin has also worked as a games designer and writer for other games and magazines including Fleer, Inc.’s customizable card game, Ophidian 2350.

Book design by award-winning graphic artist Matt Birdoff. Matt has been a professional designer working in the entertainment industry for over 15 years. His recent works include logos for DC Comics, sports card designs for Topps, Inc., style guide design for Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey, The 39 Clues book and card series from Scholastic, among others.

Additional background material and fiction by Justin Hill and Jarrett Messing. Justin is the author of the Black Library novel Forged in Battle (as Justin Hunter). His internationally acclaimed first novel, The Drink and Dream Teahouse, won the 2003 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and a 2002 Betty Trask Award, and was banned by the government in China.

It was picked by the Washington Post as one of the Top Novels of 2001. His second novel, Passing Under Heaven, won the 2005 Somerset Maugham Award and was shortlisted for the Encore Award. Note that this book is not endorsed in any way by Games Workshop. Download it HERE!