Pyschic Awakening: Speculation

[Marshal Reinhard]

 

If everyone gets a new psyker/psyker-purging model i wouldn't complain

 

Fix'd

[kombatwombat]

It it’s endless spells...

 

More mortal wounds.

 

Just what the game needs.

 

God :cussing damn

 

 

 

Edit: Also, I play Black Templars, Necrons, Custodes, Legio Titanicus and soon to be Sisters. I get the feeling I will not enjoy this reveal.

Edited August 28, 2019 by kombatwombat

[Panzer]

It it’s endless spells...

 

More mortal wounds.

 

Just what the game needs.

 

God :cussing damn

 

 

 

Edit: Also, I play Black Templars, Necrons, Custodes, Legio Titanicus and soon to be Sisters. I get the feeling I will not enjoy this reveal.

 

Well they said this psychic awakening thing will be something for every faction and every player so who knows. ^^

 

Also hopefully they've learned from the AoS Endless Spells. There are a bunch of Mortal wound generating ones but also a bunch of more creative ones. And it's not as if psyker wouldn't be able to dish out Mortal Wounds already anyway. ^^

Edited August 28, 2019 by sfPanzer

[Guest Triszin]

Have seen posted elsewhere that the novella Auric Gods suggests what the Awakening is

 

Makes me think its new units not endless spells

Spoiler please?

[Dark Shepherd]

 

Have seen posted elsewhere that the novella Auric Gods suggests what the Awakening is

 

Makes me think its new units not endless spells

Spoiler please?

Cant do spoiler tags on my phone but I googled psychic awakening (reddit) and then read spoilers for Auric Gods. Theres also some supposition on my part

[Panzer]

 

Have seen posted elsewhere that the novella Auric Gods suggests what the Awakening is

 

Makes me think its new units not endless spells

Spoiler please?

 

 

From what I gathered from reddit it's about the emperor wanting to return or something. So probably not relevant to this event at all and very speculative at best.

[DeadFingers]

 

From what I gathered from reddit it's about the emperor wanting to return or something. So probably not relevant to this event at all and very speculative at best.

That's the one I found too and kept searching because I didn't find it relevant at all and thought I should be looking for a different one.

 

Doesn't help that googling "Psychic Awakening" gets a whole load of results about spirituality.

[BitsHammer]

I'm just going to get the obvious prediction out now: no matter what it is, the internet is going to be mad.

 

Mostly because I can't think of a post-Gathering Storm release GW has mad that hasn't resulted in some part of the internet spending all it's time losing it's mind over. But I mean, that's basically all Facebook is good for these days so I shouldn't be too shocked.

[redmapa]

I could see GW bringing back the whole Star Child theory back into the lore, maybe its their next step after the "Throne is failing" bit and have the next bit of info be "The Emperor has/will be reborn" but of course never materializing. They have certainly touched the Golden Throne lore a whole bunch what with the Horusian wars and Carrion Throne books kind of touching the subject.

 

But of course that wont be the whole thing, there's too many hints in the first teaser that can speak to a lot of factions and personally I think its another campaign that maybe wont be about a specific place but a galaxy wide event so that most factions can be given something without having the setting feel smaller like it did with Vigilus and that something may be another Age of Strife event that has Humanity having a plague of psykers and taking their next step into becoming a psychic race.

[Guest Triszin]

I could see GW bringing back the whole Star Child theory back into the lore, maybe its their next step after the "Throne is failing" bit and have the next bit of info be "The Emperor has/will be reborn" but of course never materializing. They have certainly touched the Golden Throne lore a whole bunch what with the Horusian wars and Carrion Throne books kind of touching the subject.

 

But of course that wont be the whole thing, there's too many hints in the first teaser that can speak to a lot of factions and personally I think its another campaign that maybe wont be about a specific place but a galaxy wide event so that most factions can be given something without having the setting feel smaller like it did with Vigilus and that something may be another Age of Strife event that has Humanity having a plague of psykers and taking their next step into becoming a psychic race.

I think part of it is going to have Russ stab the emperor with his spear to make the emperor remember who he was and his plan. And show truth to the emperor that he is now a good, and can no longer deny it

[Dark Shepherd]

Got the inference more from the novella (reviews and summaries of it) via the reddit thread but could be reading wayyyyy too much into it

[Captain_Krash]

So a Valten esque character perhaps? Wouldn't affect "all" armies though.

 

Hmmmm

 

Krash

Edited August 28, 2019 by Captain_Krash

[DeadFingers]

I'm just going to get the obvious prediction out now: no matter what it is, the internet is going to be mad.

 

Mostly because I can't think of a post-Gathering Storm release GW has mad that hasn't resulted in some part of the internet spending all it's time losing it's mind over. But I mean, that's basically all Facebook is good for these days so I shouldn't be too shocked.

That's not a prediction, that's just reality. :P

[Sete]

I'm going small on this.

Since there is a lot more warp on the material universe, psykers are booming amongst psychic attuned races. This leads to loads of demonic invasions, necrons going red alert etc.

[Elzender]

Just making a guess, but I think the most logical way is to tie it to the effects of the Cicatrix Maledictum has had over the galaxy; having a new huge opening into the warp dividing a big chunk of the galaxy in two is bound to have serious warp-related effects for everyone. As an example, if I recall correctly, necrons had already been mentioned to be actively working on creating new pylons to contain or even close it using blackstone. It would be nice to see this aspect expanded. I could see some Craftworld Eldar or the Ynnari taking pity on the Tau and indirectly helping them to learn how to fight the warp, after their first serious contact with it in one of the latest expansion spheres. Tyranids may actually try to avoid any warp-tainted/full daemon world, as there is probably not a lot of biomass to harvest on them, plus I do not know how nicely the Hive Mind and the warp interact. The Imperium, as people have already mentioned, will probably have to deal with increased psychic activity, and maybe we could see the Sisters of Silence getting some more attention?

Btw, are Sisters of Battle still the armed force of the Ordo Hereticus? If so, they would also be involved in purging all rogue psykers and new cults arising.

[SickSix]

If this is just a loyalist Primarch coming back they might as well stop pretending like the lore matters at all.

That ship sailed about two years ago friend. Where have you been?

 

And it's endless/persistent spells in space.

[ERJAK]

 

 

Have seen posted elsewhere that the novella Auric Gods suggests what the Awakening is

 

Makes me think its new units not endless spells

I've seen it in a Facebook comment as well. I wouldn't mind some relevant spoilers lol

If everyone gets a new psyker model i wouldn't complain

I would. Sisters of battle getting a psyker model would be a no no.

[ERJAK]

 

If this is just a loyalist Primarch coming back they might as well stop pretending like the lore matters at all.

That ship sailed about two years ago friend. Where have you been?

 

And it's endless/persistent spells in space.

The lore never mattered. Rogue trader is barely recognizable from even 3rd edition's lore.

 

40k is a heavy metal album cover IN SPACE. It's ridiculous, over the top, and insane.

 

I understand not liking lore changes (ala SoB suddenly having psykers) but pretending like it was this super serious 'pillar of creative vision' and that new GW is 'ruining' some established, heavily curated canon is silly. The lore conflicts with itself in the same book sometimes.

Edited August 28, 2019 by ERJAK

[BitsHammer]

 

 

 

Have seen posted elsewhere that the novella Auric Gods suggests what the Awakening is

 

Makes me think its new units not endless spells

I've seen it in a Facebook comment as well. I wouldn't mind some relevant spoilers lol

If everyone gets a new psyker model i wouldn't complain

I would. Sisters of battle getting a psyker model would be a no no.

 

Celestine is basically a daemon princess made by the Emperor so something like channelling the Emperor's might wouldn't make me hate it.

[Guest Triszin]

 

 

 

 

Have seen posted elsewhere that the novella Auric Gods suggests what the Awakening is

 

Makes me think its new units not endless spells

I've seen it in a Facebook comment as well. I wouldn't mind some relevant spoilers lol

If everyone gets a new psyker model i wouldn't complain

I would. Sisters of battle getting a psyker model would be a no no.

 

Celestine is basically a daemon princess made by the Emperor so something like channelling the Emperor's might wouldn't make me hate it.

 

I expect more saints as super powered characters for sisters and IG

[Ishagu]

You know what? That sounds brilliant.

 

One thing the Guard lack are imposing hero characters. Yarrick is great but he's not quite a Celestine.

[Guest Triszin]

You know what? That sounds brilliant.

 

One thing the Guard lack are imposing hero characters. Yarrick is great but he's not quite a Celestine.

Saint Malcador becomes a thing. Saint Yarrick against Beast Ghaz.

 

Yes please.

[Ishagu]

I wish Lord Solar Macharius was still a thing.

 

Retcon him to have been lost in the Warp and bring him back. A mini Guilliman for the guard with great auras, army buffs and powerful cc.

 

Anyways, back to topic lol

Edited August 28, 2019 by Ishagu

[Slave to Darkness]

 

 

"War Calls" is the final part of the Aeldari chant to Khaine. Given that it's Chaos analogues (Greater Daemons) are now all in plastic and much larger and the current model is 25 years old (give or take a few months) I wouldn't be shocked to see it updated to a larger, plastic version.

Hope not, just started painting my old one!!

Good news! Your old one will still be legal and it's statlines will be hilariously absurd given that the new model will be four times the size. Enjoy your strength 19, toughness 37 model with 108 attacks!

 

I need to check out the Keeper of Secrets stats then, just painted my RoC era one. :wub: 

[Lexington]

I honestly hope no more Loyalist Primarchs ever return, and BobberGee just sorta wanders off and gets lost somewhere. The screams would be delightful. :p

 

Anyhow, plastic Banshees look good! Hope we see the rest of the metal Aspects come back in the same way. It’d kinda rule if Psychic Awakening, model-wise, ends up being more about filling in places where the models are still old and plastic, tho obviously there appear to be new units as well.