Marshal Rohr Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 So, after doing the Math, if you look at it, FW can finish all 18 Legions by the end of the next Trilogy. Book 1 (Isstvan III): Sons of Horus, Emperor's Children, Death Guard, and World Eaters [4] Book 2 (Isstvan V): Iron Hands, Salamanders, Night Lords, and Word Bearers [4] Book 3 (Phall, Isstvan V, Paramar): Imperial Fists, Raven Guard, Alpha Legion, and Iron Warriors [4] So the first trilogy covers 12 Legions total, which leaves 6, which could easily be covered in the next three books. What we know from the latest seminar is: Book 4 (Prospero): Space Wolves and Thousand Sons [2] and army lists for the Sisters of Silence and Custodes Book 5 (Signus, Sarum): Blood Angels and Dark Angels [2] and lists for the Dark Mechanicum and Chaos Daemons Book 6 (Calth): Ultramarines [1] and expanded Word Bearers with Renegade and Loyalist Imperial Army So doesn't it make sense that Forge World would put the White Scars in book 6 instead of in the Siege of Terra book? That way Forge World could focus on expanding the lore of the war while BL keeps publishing new stories about the interim between the first two years and the last 5. Every book after six could add in new units, which would net them more money after people rush to buy their legion from the first two trilogies. Maybe Im just dense, but I feel like we won't have to wait long to see each of the legions in print (two years at least). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Hmmmm it would if the scars were near Calth. But maybe it will be Calth & chondax? I look forward to the third trilogy; terra mars maybe luna Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 I think they have 30 Battles charted out from previous lore, and some that no one has ever heard of. Plus whatever Black Library adds. They need to figure out the shelf life of the series though and get into a good stride. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelPaladin Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I am hoping for Chondax to be included in the book with Calth, that would be pretty mean to leave out one Legion. And pretty please have some mk XIV Bullock jetbikes to go along with them Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbero666 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 The thing is that FW doesn't want to kill the goose that laid the golden eggs too soon. If the WS appear in the second trilogy they will have less options to do a complete third trilogy. And since the WS didn't appeared in the series until "Scars" is justified to postpone them so far. It appears that the Khan and his sons are the black sheeps of the Horus Heresy, so, sadly, I would not expect to see them soon. Besides the novels are still away from Terra, so FW have to coordinate their releases with those of BL, so they don't reach Terra before the novels that inspire the FW books. I hope they don't expand this series so long as to turn it absurd. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthamal Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Chronologically, Scars takes place not long after Istvaan V so if they are doing the trilogies in chronological order then there's no reason for them not to be included in the second trilogy Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 The Goose that laid the Golden Egg isn't the Horus Heresy books, its the models. In the age of ePirates the books aren't that hard to come by so people will have all the rules they want, but nothing to do with them. It isn't a bad business plan to release the White Scars rules in book 6 and then in book 7 about Tallarn or something release rules for Iron Warriors armored companies, Imperial Army tank prototypes, etc. People will buy the books AND the models, or some people will just buy the models. The amount of people who buy a Leman Russ variant will exceed the people who buy the book by multiple orders of magnitude. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Brother 92 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Plus if the WS are left to book 6 they will be the poster boys for it - a very nice prospect for an often overlooked Legion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The boater Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 That would make sense to go ahead and knock them out in book six, but I don't think they are actually going to do that. On a side note, in the next trilogy we are going to see the addition of custodies and sisters of silence. (Which I am completely stoked about) But how do you guys think they are going to do them? Do you think they will be a stand alone army or something similar to what we saw with the new C:inquisition? -the boater Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Both have stand alone army lists, like the Mechanicum bits. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshal seanisi Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Well if they are keeping things chronological. Horus and Khan met aboard the Khans flagship just after Ullanor. Horus asked the Khan to cleanse Chondax and the Khan agreed. So Chondax happened before Istvan 5. This is actually a very perplexing issue now that I think about it. Horus hadn't even gone to Davin yet and he tasked the Scars with cleansing Chondax....hmmmm so was this not part of the devious plan? or just a coincedence that the Scars were on the other side of the galaxy when this all unfolded. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Coincidence that was taken advantage of. IIRC Serpent Beneath correctly, the Alpha Legion had been doing their best to keep the White Scars in the Chondax system. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshal seanisi Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 @Kol_Saresk, yea we see that develope from brotherhood of the storm thru Scars. The Alpha Legion on Chondax while the Scars were there. It didn't really expand on why they were there though. Not sure if it was just to set up the ending of Scars or to be expanded upon later. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/284072-the-next-trilogy/#findComment-3536633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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