Clues hidden in plain sight may shed some light on the next 3 Psychic Awakening books, and what may be next for Warhammer 40k’s narrative.
8th Edition has had plenty of events shake up the galaxy. From Abaddon launching his latest crusade to Blood Angels getting almost kicked off their home planet, there’s a lot of hustle and bustle in the galaxy right now. Looking at the factions and their locations across the Imperium here’s what we could be seeing going into 2020 and beyond.
We know book 1 will be Phoenix Rising, but what about the next three books for Psychic Awakening? It looks like Sablednah may have cracked the code. Check out the latest from his site:
40k’s Next 3 Psychic Awakening Rulebooks?
Sablednah managed to dig deep into the Warhammer Community site and pulled out some pretty exciting finds.
This is what the Psychic Awakening map looks like currently.
Using the HTML code, the map would zoom in on certain sectors of the galaxy. Looking at which faction’s homeworlds were closeby, here’s what we could be seeing soon.
Things To Keep in Mind
- GW has already said that every faction would have a stake in the Psychic Awakening expansion.
- The pattern could be a new character/book for every faction involved
- We may see old character models get updated
- This entire event could run the course of a few years as that’s how long it took for each faction to get their first codex (since 2017).
- The order of events/factions to get support looks unclear.
Event #2 (After Phoenix Rising)- Terra
Sablednah found that the Sisters of Battle icon was next in line.
Map icon #2 found right after the Aeldari symbol.
This area of the map was zoomed in on using the code on the page for event #2.
It only makes sense that Terra and Mars would be the focus of some kind of conflict. But it might be on their homeworlds vs. them sending forces to another part of the galaxy. That being said, Terra is one of the most fortified places in Imperium. In theory, nobody from the outside with a massive army should just make planetfall. The more likely possibility is would be some kind of GSC incursion.
If not GSC, it’s also possible that a new tear in reality could appear, bringing Daemons into the world unexpectedly…
It would make sense that the Sisters of Battle would be next as it could pair up nicely with their new release in the coming month(s)
Factions we could be seeing in Book 2
- Sisters of Battle (highly likely)
- Adeptus Custodes
- Ad Mech
- GSC
- Daemons
- Grey Knights? They are based in the Sol Segmentum after all…
Event #3- Baal & The Ultima Segmentum
Reaching beyond event two, when he plugged a “3” in on the side, it zoomed over near Baal.
Here, we could also make the case for Daemons having some kind of hand in this event as well. After the Devastation of Baal with Tyranid skulls being stacked in an ode to Ka’Bhanda, newDaemon rules could emerge with the Blood Angels.
However, the Necron Mephret Dynasty is right next door to Baal. Meaning that there could be some Necron involvement as well. Finally, if Tyranids almost cleaned out Baal entirely in one go, who’s to say they couldn’t still be lurking around…
Baal is on the outer reaches of planets for the Adeptus Astartes and could easily attract another Hive Fleet. Orks are also on the table as one could easily appear in a big space rok for a krumpin’.
While Chaos could be involved, Renegade Marines probably will be one of the last factions to get touched as they just got their Codex 2.0 treatment. With that said, they will definitely be getting some kind of support within the Psychic Awakening expansion, but our money is on way later down the line.
This could be the most likely spot for Tau to engage the Imperium once again as well. As Baal is, like we said, on the outer rim of worlds and positioned closer to the east, Tau might try to get froggy. Going off of location alone, Tau could appear here in some way.
We could see new rules for
- Blood Angels (Maybe a new Mehpy model)?
- Daemons
- Necrons
- Tyranids
- Orks
- possibly Chaos but it may be one of the later books
- Tau
Event #4- Astartes Planets
This area of the map was zoomed in on when a “4” was plugged on the site.
Finally, Prospero, The Rock, and Fenris are all neighbors currently next to each other with a few spattering of Guard planets nearby like Catachan, Ryza, and Armageddon. We already know that Space Wolves and Thousand Sons have especially bad blood with each other. The Dark Angels are also standing right in the middle of the two. We could be seeing books for:
- Space Wolves
- Dark Angels
- Thousand Sons
- Imperial Guard
- If the Admech doesn’t have involvement with Terra on what we talked about above, they could even show up here.
What About the Other Factions?
You might have noticed that there were a few factions that were left out. Death Guard and Grey Knights are just to name a few. While there’s no clear spot for them to pop up (other than their homeworlds) we could still easily see them be a part of an assault. If the Grey Knights are not in book 2, they could take the fight to Prospero and Death Guard could easily beat up on a lone planet or system. There are still plenty of questions out there and any guess is just as good as another.
What do you think will be the next faction to get Psychic Awakening support? Do you think each faction will have a new unit to play on the Warp? Which old characters would you like to see turn Primaris?
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