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Release 8 April 2010

Written by Matt Ward

Rules

Army-wide Special Rules
Combat Tactics – As per C:SM

And They Shall Know No Fear – As per C:SM

Red Thirst – Almost all BA units have it. After deployment roll D6 for each unit with the Red Thirst rule. Any unit that rolls a 1 must exchange Combat Tactics for Furious Charge and Fearless.

Descent of Angels – Anything with a Pump Pack can re-roll reserve rolls and will only Scatter 1d6 when Deep Striking.

Weapons & Wargear
GW have said there will be a range of specialist wargear for the Blood Angels

Infernus Pistols – 6” Melta pistols

Hand Flamers – S3 AP6 Template

Death Mask – Force a Ld check at -2. Fail and fight at WS1.

Over-charged Engines are gone, replaced with Fast on some vehicles.

Blood Talons – close combat weapons on the Furioso Dreadnought. A dreadnought CCW with a Stormbolter, likely upgradeable to Meltagun/Heavy Flamer.

Magna-Grapples – A R12” S8 anti-vehicle harpoon weapon for Dreadnaughts. On a successful Penetrating or Glancing hit, the target vehicle is dragged 2D6″ toward the Dreadnought, facing unchanged. Will only pull a vehicle as far as the edge of Terrain or 1″ away from (friendly?) models. It has been said it can cause Tank Shock.

Psychic Powers
The Sanguine Sword – Gives Librarian S10
Wings of Sanguinius – As per GW PDF
Quickening – As per C:SM
Unleash Rage – Gives unit Preferred Enemy
Blood Boil – A successful Psychic test causes a wound on an enemy unit, allocated by enemy Player. If the Psychic Test is passed with a result of 5 or less, The Blood Angels player allocates the wound.
Unnamed – Draw a line of length 4D6” from the Librarian ignoring friendly models. Enemy models take a single S8 AP1 Lance hit.
Unnamed – Units within 6” get a 5+ cover save
Unnamed – One enemy squad has to take a Ld test to Move, Run, Shoot or Assault.

HQ
Dante, Lord of the Blood Angels – He and his squad don’t scatter when Deep Striking. He doesn’t have Eternal Warrior.
Death Mask of Sanguinius – As per regular Death Mask, plus pick a single Independent Character at the start of the game and cause -1 to WS, A, I and Ld.
Gives his squad Hit & Run
Allows Sanguinary Guard as Troops

Gabriel Seth, Chapter Master of the Flesh Tearers – Captain stat line Armed with a very large Chainsword (S8, rending), Bolt Pistol and Iron Halo
Can forgo his normal attacks and cause one auto-hit on everything in base to base contact with him
If an enemy rolls 1 to hit him, he hits back with a basic close combat attack.
Causes all units with Red Thirst to suffer it on a 1-3.

Mephiston, Lord of Death – WS7 BS5 S6 T6 W5 I7 A~5 Ld10 Sv 2+ Around the cost of a Land Raider
Armed with Psychic Hood, Plasma Pistol, Force Weapon, Frag & Krak grenades
May cast 3 psychic powers per turn,
Transfixing Gaze – Does not require a psychic test. A single Independent Character must take a Ld test with a -4 modifier. If they fail Mephiston may re-roll failed hits and wounds. The enemy may fight back is they survive.

Tycho, Captain of the 3rd Company – Hits like a Monstrous Creature (at S4) and can re-roll a single To-Wound roll. His Combi-Melta has access to Sternguard special ammo.
Apparently there are multiple versions such as Death Company in the codex.

Reclusiarch Chaplain – Death Company get to re-roll to-wound and to-hits on the charge with the Liturgies of Hate

Librarian – No news yet

Company Captain – No news yet

Honour Guard – No news yet

Astorath the Grim – Armed with Power Axe, pistol and Jump Pack
Described as an Uber Chaplain. Apparently, if he is with the Death Company, they can re-roll Hits and Wounds.

Sanguinor, Exemplar of the Host – A “mysterious avenging angel” armed with 2-handed master crafted Power Sword (possibly S6), Bolt Pistol, and Jump Pack. WS8 ST5 T4 A5 Sv2+ 3++
Forces successful invulnerable saves in close combat to be re-rolled
Can nominate an enemy HQ and get re-rolls to all To-Hit and Wound rolls on that model
All friendly units within 6” get +1 attack
Blessing of Sanguinor – One sergeant in your army has +1 to WS, S, W, I, A and Ld

Elites
Chaplain – Death Company get to re-roll to-wound and to-hits on the charge with the Liturgies of Hate

Terminator Squad – No news yet

Terminator Assault Squad – No news yet

Dreadnaught – Can upgrade to Venerable, Furioso, and Furioso Librarian
Furioso Librarian have a single Blood Talon and Force Weapon, they have to choose which to use in close combat, but they DO get the +1 attack for having multiple CCWs. They can take 2 Blood Angel psychic powers (including Wings of Sanguinius) and has a Psychic Hood.

Techmarine – No access to the Thunderfire Cannon

Vanguard Veterans – A bit cheaper than C:SM. No Relic Blades, but access to the Glaive Encarmine (master crafted Power Weapons). Able to take Hand Flamers. Can supposedly take an Exsanguinator

Sternguard Veterans – As per C:SM

Sanguinary Guard – Armed with wrist-mounted Angelus Boltguns (12″ S4 AP4 Assault 2), Glaives Encarmine (master crafted Power Weapons) Jump Packs and Artificer Armour. May take Death Masks. Max squad size of 5.

Sanguinary Priests – Unit of 1-3.

Brother Corbulo – Upgrade to Sanguinary Priests. Same profile. Armed with a S5 rending Chainsword. Red grail gives Feel No Pain and Furious Charge within 6”. Supposedly only gets FNP himself on a 2+

Troops
Assault Squad – As per C:SM but have Red Thirst

Tactical Squad – As per C:SM but have Red Thirst

Death Company – Furious charge, fearless, relentless, FNP, 3-30 models, 0-1 choice. Armed with Bolter, Bolt Pistol and Close Combat Weapon. Can take Power Weapons and Power Fists. Can take Jump Packs.
Cost with Jump Packs is the same as it is in the GW PDF.
Not a Scoring Unit

Lemartes, Guardian of the Lost – Upgrade character for Death Company. Armed with Crozius, Bolt Pistol and Jump Pack. Gets stronger if he loses one of his two wounds.

Death Company Dreadnaught – May take one for every 5 Death Company in the army. Several different weapon options including Magna-Grapple, Blood Talons (some form of Melta weapon), etc.

Scout Squad – Standard Scouts. No “Mad Max” style ones

Fast Attack
Baal Predator – Pretty much the same, but is Fast, has the Scout USR, and the option for a turret-mounted Flamestorm Cannon.

Bike Squadron – No news yet

Attack Bike Squadron – No news yet

Land Speeder – No news yet

Land Speeder Storm – Likely Added

Heavy Support
Devastator Squad – No news yet

Whirlwind – As per C:SM

Predator – No news yet

Vindicator – As per C:SM but are Fast

Stormraven Gunship – Armour 12 all around, Skimmer, Fast, Assault Vehicle, Deep Strike.
Armed with twin-linked Assault Cannons, twin-linked Heavy Bolters and 4 Bloodstrike Missiles.
Ceremite Plating make is immune to Melta weapons’ extra penetration due to being able to withstand atmospheric re-entry temperatures
Bloodstrike Missiles Range 72” S8 AP1 Heavy 1, One-shot
Transports up to 12 Marines (Jump Troops take up 2 slots) and up to 1 Dreadnought at the same time.
Transported Dreads take a single S4 hit on rear armour if the Stormraven explodes
Models can be deployed at any point of the move, even if it goes flat out but they must take a Dangerous Terrain test (Jump Pack Troops have a better chance of passing). Models deployed in this way cannot assault.
No fire points
4 access points (front, sides and top (?))
May replace Heavy Bolters with either twin-linked Multi-Melta or twin-linked Typhoon Launchers. May also take Hurricane Bolter sponsons.

Dedicated Transports
Rhino – 50 pts. As per C:SM but are Fast

Razorback – No news yet

Drop Pod – No news yet

Land Raider – Standard, Crusader and Redeemer. Only available as Dedicated Transports. Can supposedly Deep Strike somehow.

Discussion sur le forum : ici

OVERVIEW
Possible for ‘summer release’ (June/July/August)

Plastic Rhinox kit able to make a scrap launcher, rhinox ridden by an irongut rider (with parts for a lord or butcher) or a third variant that will be a gnoblar fighting platform/ chariot. 100+ pieces.

No giant remake.
No changes to plastics current.
A *possible* plastic set for tyrant/slaughter master. Price is ‘on par with the minotaur lord, if it happens’.
New Gorger, metal and disturbing.

NEW ENTRIES

Gnoblar Fighting Platform
Rhinox Riders
Gnoblar hero choice, riding a giant (possible as a mount upgrade, as opposed to a special character?)
A halfling that got lost and now lives in an ogre camp, disgused as something icky no doubt (entry in list?)

RULES

A Leadbelcher upgrade for Tryrants, with grapeshot, worked out per the old warpthrower rules.

“Hidden » rule for hunter and trappers. 4+ to see at long range

Slave Giants
Slave giant « barge » attack, d3 impact hits at s6 if charging father than 6 inches, plus 1 to roll on chart. Possibly get extra rules when near the tyrant. More than a « tacked on feel » in the list.

Rhinox riders are possibly more like a single model than units

Fixes to the ranking problem and a tighting to the spikefists. they have quite a few army wide rules

Dogs of war rule is in there. so far.

Slaughtermaster won’t require a Tyrant to use them

Change to Leadbelcher fire rule

Hunter cannot shoot and move

Ogres have same base armour save for gut plates

Bulls as of now are cheaper with more default gear.

Gnoblar are the same in points.

Ironguts are now the elite unit of hungry ogres they are.

The magic items and big names are getting the same treatment as VC. Butchers are getting overhauled completely.

« Nowhere to run! » Gnobular rule that allows Gnoblars to rally at the end of a flee move if they flee through Ogres. They take d6 casualties.

Iron fists give an extra attack and a 6+ armour save.

Core choices will be cheaper by around 5 points.

GUT MAGIC
Gutmagic is gone, replaced by bound spells that effect the unit the butcher is in, with a ranged spell. Level equals spells known. They are bought (ingredients)as of now they also impart a MR equal to the level they are. lord is a level 3, hero can be 1 or 2. only one per unit. One item for a Lord causes enemy wizards to roll every dice they generate and lose them on a 6 (hungry maw) then the number eaten modifies the roll on the Ogres miscast list. Item lasts whole game and counts as an army wide rule. 100pts

Now its current incarnation is a magic item at 100pts. It confers an army wide rule, like the Warshrine. No roll at the beginning of anything. Every turn the opponent rolls his/her PD or DD and throws away any 6. those are the maws now. Dice held in items dont roll. unless they get used. The pool gets rolled anytime your hot finger touches a dice to roll in the magic phase, on a 6 its gone, including MR. This does NOT effect the OK player. to be clear. any.of.it. for every 6 rolled you keep track of it. this modifies the roll on the miscast table. the new one you force the victim….er wizard to roll on. it looks like the OK one now..

Your level equals the spells you can buy off a list of spells. The spells are ingredients. For example Troll fat is an ingredient that gives regen. On a 2+ the Butcher gets regen, takes a wound on a 6+, on a 6+ the units the Butcher is in get regen, he takes a wound. Each model takes a wound on a 6+ no saves, (maw is hungry).

Butcher will take a wound on a when its eaten by him. Always if its the unit. Also its RIP as now, one effect a unit, at a time.

Discussion sur le forum : ici

[blockquote]I heard last week from an excellent internal source that the following new figures are currently at the moulding room at GW’s manufacturing facility at Lenton. The models are currently being scanned/digitally edited in preparation for tooling, have had / are having the moulds tooled, or first sprues have been produced:
• Eldar Night Spinner (first production sprues). Supposedly this is an add-on sprue to the Falcon kit with a turret similar to the FW kits.
• Re-cut Vyper (mould tooled). Don’t know if the pilot or gunner have been resculpted.
• Dark Eldar Ravager (digital editing). Weaponry very much of Eldar aesthetic, a few spikes and what appears to be a sail similar in fashion to a multi-strutted, slightly spiky Eldar BFG wraithship feel.

~If true, this would point to possible updates to BOTH Eldar codices in the 6-12 month timeline. Should be an interesting late 2010.[/blockquote]

Donc en gros, , d’après une source interne (bon je pense que c’est un gars de GW qui a donné l’info, donc à prendre avec des pincettes), il y aurait de nouvelles figurines qui sont actuellement en cours de moulage dans les usines de GW à Lenton. Les figurines sont actuellement en cours de scan’ pour préparer la sculpture de ces figurines / ont déja leurs moules / ou les premières grappes ont déja été produites :

- le nightspinner eldar (des grappes sont déja prêtes), ce serait sans doute des kits additionnels (ou de conversion) semblables à ceux de FW :
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/nightspinner.htm

- Une vyper refondue !!! (le modèle est sculpté). Par contre le gars ne sait pas si le pilote ou le tireur a été refait (qu’est ce qu’on s’en cogne …)

- LE RAVAGER ! (actuellement au stade de concept digital)
L’armement est typiquement EN, avec des épines et (là c’est chaud …) une ressemblance avec les vaisseau EN de BFG.

Si c’est vrai, l’auteur nous indique que les codex eldars et eldars noirs pourront n’être qu’un seul et même codex (comme l’inquisition : je sens que GW cherche à tout rassembler)
ET le plus important, ce serait facilement dans 6-12 mois, donc fin 2010 (perso j’ai le temps, je dois finir un autre peuple)

Donc voila, beaucoup plus de choses du côté des eldars où cela semble plus abouti, mais l’idée d’avoir un codex global pour tous les eldars me ravit énormément, et cela pourrait être une très bonne chose.
Par contre le fait qu’il n’y ait que les eldars de prêt veut sans doute dire que les EN ne sont qu’au stade de digital painting et donc il y a beaucoup de choses encore à faire !
Rappelez-vous que les eldars noirs devraient être refondus entièrement et que leur armée d’après les dernières news devrait demander plusieurs mois pour leur commercialisation…

Donc Wait and see

Discussion sur le forum : ici

These are the more reasonable rumors related to Tau that have been floating around the internet.

A new codex is in planning, likely slated for 2012, possibly 2011.

Crisis Suits and Broadsides are getting new models. The crisis suit update has apparently been completed for quite some time because GW was unhappy with the fragility of the model (particularily at the ankles). It’s possible that the Crisis Suit model will be released before the next codex update, but GW will have to work it into their busy release schedule.

Several Tau models are no longer able to be ordered.

A higher-up at GW stated long ago that, « with every Tau release they will get new allies. » There was a sighting of a centaur-like model in progress at GW in 2009, which led to rumors that a new Tau codex might come with Tallerians as allies. The Lexicanum on Tallerians: « Tarellians are a minor reptilian species of alien found throughout much of the galaxy. They are commonly known as Tarellian Dog-soldiers, because of their snouted faces and their habit of working as mercenaries. During the Great Crusade the Imperium virus-bomed most of their home worlds, almost wiping the species out. For this reason they have a great grudge against the Imperium. The Tarellians have not been conquered by the Tau but are often found fighting as mercenaries in their armies, particularly when the war is against humans. »

Commander Shadowsun is being either removed or completely reworked, as she was intended as a special release for Cities of Death

The new codex will include a large number of new named characters

Bref, c’est pas mal, mais c’est loin …
Pour en discuter, aller sur ce lien :

Force Organization Chart
Blood Angel FOC is divergant from the Ultramarine one:
-Dreadnoughts are heavy support.
-Furioso Dreads with droppods are fast attack.
-Twin scout entries are both elites, but one is scoring.
-Only dedicated ground transport is the Rhino (Razorbacks are out)
-Assault Squad and Tactical Squad are troops.
-Honour Guard can be troops if fielded with Dante.
-Jump pack units are in every FOC category except heavy support and HQ:
–Assault Squad – troops
–Honour Guard – elites
–Exalted – fast attack

Death Company is 0-1 and doesn’t need a slot in the FOC

Units Rules
Tantalus Lander is a dedicated transport for everything in the army except tanks, Land Speeders and Exalted. Its weaponry is: 2 twin-linked assault cannons, 1 twin-linked special weapon.

Land Raider: Redeemer, Crusader and Standard

Terminator sergeants can get close combat wargear. There is a Terminator upgrade to allow shooting in an enemy phase.

Exalted: 4/4/4(5)/4/1/5/1+1/10/3+, jump troops, hit & run, furious charge, no red fury/combat tactics, power armor, stormbolter, power weapon, bolt pistol, no options, no transports.

Quite angelic: masterfully crafted slim armor, jump packs, mechanical wings, masks, long hair.

Named Characters
Erasmus: Furious charge, digital weapons (rending), master crafted combi melta: 18″ S:8 AP:1 Assault 1, melta, reroll to hit, 4+ ward save, can chose one set of special rules: 
-squad ignores red fury
-red fury and preferred enemy
-rage and feel no pain

Mephiston: 7/7/5/5/3/7/4/10/2+, FnP, Fearless, Eternal Warrior, Fleet, 2 psychic powers per turn. 
More potent versions of Might of heroes, Transfixing Gaze and Blood Stasis powers:

The gun of Victor’s servitor is 36″ S:6 AP:6 Assault6

Psychic Powers
Quickening: Infantry moves as beasts, jump troops and walkers gain fleet. 
Blood Stasis: 5″ vortex of blood in base contact. Enemy models count as being in difficult terrain, and suffer one wound if they try to move and any of the distance dice shows a 1, Mephiston: can cast it in close combat centered on himself, and enemies attacking with a 1 suffer a wound.
Might of Heroes: one model in squad gets +D3 attacks, Mephiston: can cast it on himself.
Primarchs Grace: Squad may reroll dangerous terrain tests.
Transfixing Gaze: Target model must take a leadership roll off or not able to attack librarian, Mephiston: not able to attack any model.
Living Darkness: A template which blocks line of sight.

Fluff
Background: mainly Blood Angels and 4 successor chapters with one page each:
-Blood Consuls
-Angels Sanguine
-Flesh Tearers
-Angels Vermillion

En espérant que cette année vous apporte que de bonnes choses, des sous pour ceux qui ont un travail, un job a ceux qui en n’ont pas, la santé etc…

Et la possibilité de finir vos armées ou d’en commencer une nouvelle car cette année vous permettra sans doute de commencer une, quand on voit les prochaines sorties que GW nous prépare : les tyranides, les EN, et probablement l’inquisition et les nécrons en fin d’année (on prévoit large chez nous lol).
Et pourquoi pas Battle et sa nouvelle version pour cet été, les hommes-bêtes, les ogres, les morts, les orques et gob

Voire Rackham ou d’autres jeux comme le petit nouveau EDEN que nous avons découvert grace à coyote (merci à toi )

Sur ce, fêtez ça comme il faut !

D’après les dires de turelhim vampire sur Warseer, voici que les EN sont prêts et que les ventes pourraient durer 2 à 3 mois tellement il y a de figurines ! C’est ce qu’on appelle une refonte complète (ça va pas trop avec la saison mais bon…)
Le texte de warseer dans la suite

I was talking to someone who may or may not be in the know today, who told me a very interesting rumour about the Dark Eldar.

Apparently the ENTIRE range has been redone – completely new models for everything.

Yep, that’s right, done. Past-tense. From what I was told Games Workshop are waiting for the right time to release them for a twofold reason:

1). The release is so massive that it would dominate the sales schedules for 2-3 months – so nothing other than Dark Eldar and a few bits and bobs for 2-3 months – you have to admit that presents a huge risk for GW.

2). They don’t know if the range will sell. Because there are very few people playing Dark Eldar now they don’t know if it would be worth all the additional costs of producing the sprues – time tying up the casting machines, etc – distribution costs and so forth. That would be a huge loss if no one bought them. Considering the current economic climate, could GW really afford to take such a huge risk?

Can Hastings or someone else in the know confirm this? Or at least offer another view on it?

Je vous remets l’image des tourmenteurs qui avaient circuler il y a un moment déja :

Et si GW avait refait cette race tranquillement dans le silence ?

Lien vers le forum : ici

MAJ du 28/12/09 :

New models for sure (sculpted as of 2 months ago):
Wyches
Hellions
Raider/Ravager
Plastic warriors
The beast/dogs with no skin….

The plastic warriors are a serious departure from the current range. I know one board member actually has had 2 of them in his hands (and he’s only ever given a verbal description to anyone else, no pics).

The raider is a cross between the pic in the rulebook and the star wars hut speeder.

The wyches are in full PVC/leather and have long ponytails/braids. Didn’t see a gag ball…

The hellion ‘board’ is nothing like the old one.

Beyond that I have heard that the whole range has been redone from scratch. All by Jes Goodwyn

Avec aussi un lien vers GW !
Les premières images sont là ! Ne bavez pas partout je viens de nettoyer …

Enfin je vous ai mis la nouvelle liste des tyranides :
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/listProducts.jsp?catId=cat1490691

Et un mot : bluffant !
Les zoanthropes qui passent effectivement en élite (je n’y avais même pas cru moi même)
Le pyrovore qui est en élite
Le garde des ruches et le venomthrope aussi.
Le carni et le trygon/maclow en soutien …
Plus qu’un QG (enfin 2) le prince !
Le alpha en amélioration des stealers …

C’est dingue, on dirait que GW a entendu les prières des joueurs tytys pour cette v5, ENFIN !!

La grande dévoreuse arrive ^^

GD

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