GW just teased more on Psychic Awakening. Black Templar Space Marines, Sisters, and even Chaos look to be next for Warhammer 40k.
Games Workshop posted up this teaser video that seems to show the next location of the Psychic Awakening series. Titled Faith and Fury, could also be a clue to the name of the next supplement book as well:
We know book 1 was Aeldari’s Phoenix Rising, and now GW has teased what looks to be book two already. Plus this preview looks to line up with what Sablednah rececntly decoded from the Psychic Awakening website…
40k’s Next 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.
This is the same map from GW’s October 20th preview that showed the Eldari faction symbols from the Phoenix Rises Book.
Using the HTML code, the map would zoom in on certain sectors of the galaxy. Looking at which faction’s homeworlds were closeby, we had a better idea about what we could be seeing soon- and it looks like we may have been right.
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, which along with the Night Lords, Emperor’s Children, World Eaters, White Scars, and Black Templars were spotted in the October 20th preview:
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.
Compare the map above that was labeled Terra and Mars with the map that showed
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.
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 based on GW’s teaser images:
- Sisters of Battle (highly likely)
- Night Lords
- Emperor’s Children
- World Eaters
- White Scars
- Black Templars
We had heard rumors of a Black Templars starter box that may be on the way recently. Now that they are “in play” from these new previews could Psychic Awakening II also have an accompanying starter box like the Blood of the Phoenix? Signs may be pointing to yes as we head into the holiday season.
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