TheAuldGrump Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Because of an amusing typo, our Necromunda games will be held on Monday nights. (The typo was 'Necromunday'....) I wish more gangs were coming out for the initial release - I am looking at Van Saar, Dennis (the Younger) is planning on Redemptionists, and Que is looking at Dulaque. They are fleshing out the relations of the gangs and their backgrounds a bit - Escher, for example, sells Rad-Away to Van Saar (who have a (mal)functional STC) and growth hormones and steroids to the Goliath gangs. The Auld Grump 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai-Mongar Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 8 hours ago, TheAuldGrump said: Because of an amusing typo, our Necromunda games will be held on Monday nights. (The typo was 'Necromunday'....) I wish more gangs were coming out for the initial release - I am looking at Van Saar, Dennis (the Younger) is planning on Redemptionists, and Que is looking at Dulaque. They are fleshing out the relations of the gangs and their backgrounds a bit - Escher, for example, sells Rad-Away to Van Saar (who have a (mal)functional STC) and growth hormones and steroids to the Goliath gangs. The Auld Grump Word is that there will be downloadable legacy rules for the old gangs (or at least the house gangs). I'm quite looking forward to seeing them flesh out the world some more, particularly with Hive Secondus and potentially the Ash Wastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werkrobotwerk Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 8 hours ago, Dai-Mongar said: Word is that there will be downloadable legacy rules for the old gangs (or at least the house gangs). I'm quite looking forward to seeing them flesh out the world some more, particularly with Hive Secondus and potentially the Ash Wastes. I thought they already announced another 2 gangs getting remade minis in 2018 And I ordered the box from a local game store, because eschers are the ones I wanted anyway! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 They have a placeholder for the Legacy Gangs on the Necromunda.Com website - so, a bit more than rumor. But last I heard, it is only the gangs from the old Necromunda game, not the expansion - so no Ratskins, Scavies, or Redemptionists yet. Megan wants to do Nazi Escher.... The Auld Grump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai-Mongar Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Forge World have shown the first of their releases for Necromunda, a bit of a Rogue Trader throwback with a beastman bounty hunter. See, rather than being children of Chaos as they are in WFB, beastmen in 40K are a recognised race of abhumans in the Imperium just like the ogryns, ratlings or squats (notice the Aquila on his chest armour). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Don't know if that is really an Aquilia. Also Tzaangors are a thing that Thousand Sons can take, so not sure how beastmen fit into the current 40K canon. IIRC they hadn't been a part of the game since 1e, and just about everything from 1e was retconned at some point or another (mostly in 2e IIRC). Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werkrobotwerk Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 13 minutes ago, Lars Porsenna said: Don't know if that is really an Aquilia. Also Tzaangors are a thing that Thousand Sons can take, so not sure how beastmen fit into the current 40K canon. IIRC they hadn't been a part of the game since 1e, and just about everything from 1e was retconned at some point or another (mostly in 2e IIRC). Damon. they have gotten some mentions in books since then, they just haven't had specific rules (along with the abhuman cat people of the world carlos mcconnel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai-Mongar Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 15 minutes ago, Lars Porsenna said: Don't know if that is really an Aquilia. Also Tzaangors are a thing that Thousand Sons can take, so not sure how beastmen fit into the current 40K canon. IIRC they hadn't been a part of the game since 1e, and just about everything from 1e was retconned at some point or another (mostly in 2e IIRC). Damon. No, it's specifically mentioned as an Aquila in the Warhammer Community article. Maybe Imperial beastmen and other abhumans will be something we'll see more of. I seem to recall that the old Epic Imperial Guard sprue used to come with beastmen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 46 minutes ago, Dai-Mongar said: No, it's specifically mentioned as an Aquila in the Warhammer Community article. Maybe Imperial beastmen and other abhumans will be something we'll see more of. I seem to recall that the old Epic Imperial Guard sprue used to come with beastmen. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Megan does not understand why Jon, Que, and I are so excited that Squats have been mentioned in the Necromunda fluff.... (I think that Squats fell under the disapproving gaze of Merret: the Destroyer. But, he is gone now, so Squats may yet rise from their hidden mines.) The Auld Grump 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Bedlam Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 5 hours ago, TheAuldGrump said: Megan does not understand why Jon, Que, and I are so excited that Squats have been mentioned in the Necromunda fluff.... (I think that Squats fell under the disapproving gaze of Merret: the Destroyer. But, he is gone now, so Squats may yet rise from their hidden mines.) The Auld Grump From what I'm seein', they'd bring back Zoats if they thought it could bolster their bottom line about now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 20 hours ago, Dr.Bedlam said: From what I'm seein', they'd bring back Zoats if they thought it could bolster their bottom line about now. But probably not the Fimr.... The Auld Grump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Bedlam Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 ...ah. So the main boxed game retails at about $120... and the book that allows for 3D terrain use is another $30. Eeeeeyeah, that's the GW I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/17/2017 at 4:08 PM, TheAuldGrump said: Megan does not understand why Jon, Que, and I are so excited that Squats have been mentioned in the Necromunda fluff.... (I think that Squats fell under the disapproving gaze of Merret: the Destroyer. But, he is gone now, so Squats may yet rise from their hidden mines.) The Auld Grump If they did bring them back it might actual make me buy some new GW minis. At one time I had almost every squat model produced. I still have a lot of them. My last plan was to use them as an armoured company but I never did really do much with them. I still love the original Rogue Trader squats but not so much the 2nd ed biker clans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai-Mongar Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 On 23/11/2017 at 2:31 PM, Dr.Bedlam said: ...ah. So the main boxed game retails at about $120... and the book that allows for 3D terrain use is another $30. Eeeeeyeah, that's the GW I remember. Huh, it retails for 180 NZD, which is pretty much on par with the exchange rate. That is decidedly unlike GW. But then we're both paying more than the UK, but not by as much as we used to. Anyway, a friend of mine has bought the Underhive box and I'm likely to have a go at it this weekend. Those of my friends who are keeping a closer watch on the game than I have told me about some promising changes to the rules, not the least of which is an alternating activation system, as well as more distinctive weapons for the various houses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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