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It looks like updated rules for Bran are not being released. At least not yet. This was just up on War of Sigmar:

 

https://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/bloggings/2119

 

If you scroll through the list of Characters getting rules (second image), Bran's not in there.

 

At least not yet. Maybe he'll get rules in our codex when it comes out, but if they follow the new paradigm, that will probably only happen if he gets a model.

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Yeah, I mentioned it in the other thread, but with no model, they aren't going to provide any rules.  Same reason they dropped several GK characters from the codex from 5e to 7e - they didn't have specific models, so the rules for Mordrak and Thawn were dropped.  This is how GW is protecting themselves from 3rd parties taking advantage of the gap between rules and models now.

Characters with no specific character models, in FW book:

 

Captain Corien Sumatris

Arch Centurion Carmac Commodus

Lieutenant Commander Anton Narvaez

Captain Tarnus Vale

Chapter Master Lias Issadon

Malakim Phoros

Captain Mordaci Blaylock

Captain Pellas Mirsan

Chief Librarian Ahazra Redth

High Chaplain Thulsa Kane

Captain Silas Albarec

Knight Captain Elam Courbray

Vayland Cal

Captain Androcles.

 

One can only hope GW have taken on Bran Redmaw for us.

Reply from FW.

 

Hi Danny,

yes there was a reason why we did not include him, essentially as we did not make a model or upgrade for him our design team decided not to release a Bran Redmaw data sheet .

we have fed a lot of customer feedback to our design team regarding this decision and will continue to do so as we get more questions in.


We will likely see a Bran update in a future campaign book .

Thanks again


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I have always felt that Forgeworld doesn't really like the wolves, and this just kind of cements this for me. It has never made sense to me that Wolves (and other chapters for that matter) decided that they didn't like the deredeo dreadnought (I can totally see a long fang version of the boatnaught) and some crippling 30k issues for wolves have got me like whoa. The removal of an awesome character because "we didn't have a model for it" is just silly. Why make the rules before you even have a model for it?

That's some mighty fine :censored:  considering all the badab characters that don't have models.....

Don't know, but maybe they've actually got plans to work on those.

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I did ask, and cited all the characters without models and also Shadow Captain Korvydae who does have a model.

 

This was their response:

 

Hi Danny,

Thanks for the email To be honest Im not sure, rather than speculate or guess as to why our studio has decided to do this I will forward your question directly over to our studio.

I would not expect a direct answer from them as they are incredibly busy designing new books But I am sure at some we will return to previous characters and units that missed a data sheet this time in future publications.

Thanks again



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Fingers crossed Redmaw either gets picked up by GW or is in another Mymeara update.
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Characters with no specific character models, in FW book:

 

Captain Corien Sumatris

Arch Centurion Carmac Commodus

Lieutenant Commander Anton Narvaez

Captain Tarnus Vale

Chapter Master Lias Issadon

Malakim Phoros

Captain Mordaci Blaylock

Captain Pellas Mirsan

Chief Librarian Ahazra Redth

High Chaplain Thulsa Kane

Captain Silas Albarec

Knight Captain Elam Courbray

Vayland Cal

Captain Androcles.

 

One can only hope GW have taken on Bran Redmaw for us.

 

It is rather unfortunate for fans of Bran. I am not familiar with all of the characters in that list but it looks like a majority are from the Badab campaign. Outside of the Horus Heresy that was one of their larger campaigns. So that may be a reason there.

 

Also since those chapters are primarily Forgeworld chapters maybe they are leaving Bran to GW to develop.

 

Might just be a matter of patience too. Maybe an updated IA book will have his rules.

I think this is especially sad, as the FW Model for Bran that can be found in the Interweb is one of the best looking Space Wolves Models I have ever seen, ever ever!

That reminds me, what makes this even weirder is that FW already sell the best proxy model out there; the Skinwolf. Bizarre omission. On a similar note I asked about the Repressor ages ago and they said they were reworking the mould, the model has got new index rules and a catalogue price for a re-release was floating around at some point but the model still hasn't come back. Forgeworld just do things at their own pace and leisure, so even if they change their minds regarding Bran I can't see him making an immediate comeback. A quick dataslate release would be the ideal, wouldn't take them long judging by the modest amount of time people seem to suspect they spent on the index's. 

Funny, I thought in Curse of Wulfen book last edition ago GW made a stand in module for old Redmaw using kit bashing. Then again, who was that wolf lord with the jump pack, duel wielding a frost ax and chain sword?

I believe you are referring to Sven Bloodhowl who had a frost axe, chainsword, and jump pack.

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