The time is now, Games Workshop is previewing more of their 2018 releases tonight. We are covering the event live as it unfolds from 7pm to 10pm EST
We saw a ton of previews already from GW for the 2018 release calendar and have been hearing a ton of rumors about possible new AoS armies, Daemon primarchs, and of course Orks as well.
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7:00 EST: We will be updating this page with live reveals as they happen.
7:44 EST: Standing By…
8:15 EST: A new teaser for Blackstone Fortress was just spotted on GW’s Facebook:
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8:49 EST: Lines to the preview event queued up an hour ago. Waiting on details…
8:56 EST There was no cell signal or WiFi in the basement where they had the preview. We have notes that we are formatting them right now to go live with.
Q&A reveals from our friends at Sepulchre of Heroes, and our own sources as well.
Hours Heresy wasn’t on the list of stuff they’re talking about.
Kill Team, WH Underworld (Shadespire), 40k, AOS, Middle EArth
New Releases
Usually 18 months from concept to shelf
Resin is quicker. SoB decades. Squats children of our children.Timeline – show stuff a month before it comes out. If you haven’t seen it (model, book, etc) then it’s more than a month away.
Orks
Codex orks next
Orktober
Before orks (codex?) speed freaks
Some sort of track ruler
Twisted metal with orks
War boss on trikeNew ork codex and models “Not just speed freeks models”
Ghazkull may get a new kit
New ork kits- more than 3
Orks may move to new basesSpeed Freeks has everything you need for an ork spearhead detachment except for a HQ. 40k rules in the speed freeks box for the models in there
Speed freeks will likely have a campaign system
Imperial Knights
House Griffith transfer sheet
And other lesser houses
Sir canis rex next couple weeks
Sisters of Battle
Sororitas
9 heads
Beta codex in chapter approved 2018 xmasSisters “project is continuing” – showed heads, talked about other parts of the models (torso, etc).
Warhammer community
Certain events will be warhammer community approved
Each year approved they get a starA noble chapter returns…
Role models is most read article ea wk
TSOALR returning
Start tonight
Vhane glorious web comic
Underworlds
New Stormcast, mages
New Nighthaunts
Banshee with a rose whip
All new magic dice and magic mechanic
Bat squigMagic system. “Night Vault”. “Really Soon”. Over 100 new cards in box, whole new magic mechanic. Completely compatible with all existing shadespire.
From Q+A – existing warbands aren’t going out of print – still available and supported.
AoS
Realm of chaos wrath and rapture
Slaneesh voice over
Khorne and Slaanesh
For both game systemsMore stuff for Nighthant models in the future. Not specific if it would be different models altogether or just non-push fit versions of current models.
Middle Earth
Rebranding it
Gondor at war supplement 1st one
Narrative scenarios
New matched play
Gandalf and pippin on shadowfax
Pippin is removable
Adam troke joining community team to be the “content wizard”Middle Earth IP that GW can use is limited to the Hobbit and Fellowship trilogy (books + movies) – they can’t use other parts of the lore, Similiarian, etc.
Kill Team
New kill team rules coming
Kill Team “Command Roster” application “soonish” to build your kill teams.
New types of units and rules for kill team “coming real soon”
No comment on inquisitor expansion for kill team. Possible multi part plastic inquisitor
Sisters kill team coming when there are models
Primarchs:
Dont know when next primarch is coming back
Angelic Primarch – “He died”
Lehman Russ – “I don’t know”. No idea on plans for any additional primarchs in 40k.
Various Q&A Updates
Warhammer quest: Blackstone fortress
First 40k warhammer quest gameNew csm coming
Bought a new building for forgeworld production
New building “will be filled with machines making models” – still under construction.
Fires of cyraxus– no answer
Blackstone fortress has 3 chaos marines in it
A rouge trader was talking in the Blackstone fortress video
Space wolf scouts are still elites because the lore
Van saar getting weapons sets. Tips and tactics videos just a consequence of time
Arbites/enforcers
They will not be arbiters
They will be enforcersNo idea of BFG coming back
Blackstone fortress losely connected to a world as speed freeks and tooth and claw
Mordheim not in foreseeable future
Army builder app “still working on it” (announced last Fall Preview lol)
Spent time with a company that specializes in children’s development to make their products for kids like WA and SM heroes
All the stuff “targeting younger gamers” has already been announced so far. They’re working with an outside company specializing in younger children. See how that goes before committing to more. Models that are push fit and can pop off the sprue without needing cutters, etc.
Necromunda one book all the rules… good idea for the future
Modular aos terrain great idea should definitely do
Fortifications and terrain rules going to be updated for 40k
When are we going to see vect? There is artwork
Campaign books… need to finish codicies. Something special coming
Design goals for blitz bowl- more accessible for young people. Plan for more games that style. Sm one vs necrons, fellowship one
Can beastmen take Marks. No answer
AoS transfer sheets? No current plans
Wishy washy answer on global events. “We’d like to do stuff” but my interpretation is it’s probably more like the store events they did last summer.
Lukewarm answer on 30k support. Yes there will be support for 30k.
3 new CSM models in Black Stone fortress box. “Probably 7 more new models to make a new CSM boxed kit”.
The character doing the voice over for the Black Stone fortress game is a Rogue trader.
Space wolf Scouts are still elite “because it’s the lore”.
Genestealer cultist gunslinger model “coming real soon” with good rules
Arbites – they’re the “Gun to the head of the planetary governor, like seals and special forces – they would never go into the underhive, it would be like clubbing seals”. Underhive enforcer gangs are “probably coming” instead.
Speed freeks and Forgebane and Tooth and Claw all take place on the same planet. Loosely connected to the story for BlackstoFortressess.
Something special coming up “Campaign wise” for 40k
Images via Warhammer Community
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