01RTB01 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Proper quality art for sure. Seen as they're doing special paints and Szarekh is back I'm throwing in with the Silent King. The image of models screams start collecting or mid sized marine/cron starter box too. (Skorpekh lord, destroyers, warriors, dakka walker) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5548537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 These images are really great. I feel like we're going to see a whole lot of new artwork and lore in the upcoming Codex and I'm almost more excited for that unknown than the models. I'm also really starting to get the feeling that we're going to see a new transport/terrain feature that deploys strategic reserves from it. I know art doesn't equal lore but this is the second NewCron image with these huge Drop Pod looking things, first looked like them making planet fall, and we've already clearly seen the plastic in the Silent King spoiler pic. I'm pretty convinced that all other Necron themed terrain is just chopped up bits of the Tomb Citadel, comparing the "totally not a Start Collecting box" pic with the FW site shows a lot of similarities. Cartwheeling back a moment to the contents of Pariah I for one am very interested in the Necron Tomb World Theatre of War rules. I'm hoping for fun stuff I can port over for games on my Necron themed table. MithrilForge and 01RTB01 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5548557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 that new art is ace Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5548751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) Yes that art work is welcome indeed, so vast and epic! I would love to have a Necron version of a drop pod (Portal pod perhaps that can only drop after the end of turn 2 etc) would make a good terrain piece even...Lets cross our fingers and hope it pans out even though I"m repainting my army to a single scheme I find it hard to resist a new Allied force of the Silent kings legion...Who am I to refuse especially since they went to all the effort to make a new paint for me to use.... and a Gauss glow technical paint too...!?! * "Szarek Bronze" anyone ?!… Hopefully good times ahead my fellow shooters of Gauss! Mithril * -simply my guess at one of the new paint names... Edited June 26, 2020 by mithrilforge Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5548758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
01RTB01 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Isnt the monolith a necron drop pod? - necrons do it properly Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5548785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Isnt the monolith a necron drop pod? - necrons do it properly Very true, but a weaponless drop pod (portal) that can take the focus off of the Monolith might be welcome too Something for those angry Skorpekh's to step out of...closer to the enemy Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5548808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Thokt Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 The article also mentions a rift with some of the more bigger dynasties. Could very well be a civil war. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5548883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
01RTB01 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 The article also mentions a rift with some of the more bigger dynasties. Could very well be a civil war. Only because of the abandonment by the silent king leaving a power vaccum. I've every faith with his return it's comply or die. Reading today's article the skorpekh Lord and destroyers are 260 points between them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5549009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) I was listening to the video posted with today's article regarding the Pariah Nexus (Pariah being a place not a person, which I admit to rolling my eyes a bit at) and it seems that the 9th edition starter will either continue off from the events of PA:9 or extrapolate on them more (likely both?). One thing of specific note is that the new Overlord and Cryptek seem to have names in the story, so we could be seeing a situation like with the Dark Angel Primaris model being both a named and generic character. I'm unsure as to whether that means rules to reflect those two but they have names. Edited June 26, 2020 by NTaW Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5549055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 That'd be nice and I'm honestly always surprised they don't do that more just to pump sales. Make a named Sautekh character and only Sautekh players buy it, but make it double as generic and any Necron player will buy it. NTaW 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5549057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Thokt Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) It could be a character as similar to Gazghkull and the Tau commander. Where characters can be played in any sub-faction but provide a unique ability to their specific one. The article also mentions a rift with some of the more bigger dynasties. Could very well be a civil war.Only because of the abandonment by the silent king leaving a power vaccum. I've every faith with his return it's comply or die.Reading today's article the skorpekh Lord and destroyers are 260 points between them. It's also how they felt betrayed by The Silent King's departure, and the knowing of his device that controlled every Necron after the biotransference. Not just filling the power vacuum.I think that the rift in the Necron legions will certainly play out for a bit in the lore. Necrons have a long history of civil war and there have been quite a few short snippets that this could be the case. Edited June 28, 2020 by NTaW Merged posts. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5549304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarges Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Found this screenshot on FB. Pariahs, anybody? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5549909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahzek451 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 When I first glanced at this picture, I thought pariah at first. And then I considered that it might be one of those gw artworks that have a bit more artistic freedom and it could just be stylized messed up warriors. Please let it be pariahs. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5549938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr4Minutes Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Are there other pictures out there of the Necron in question? Just looking at the cron in the bottom left he looks to have som greyish skin on him. I’ll take a speculative guess and say he’s the new flayed one. Unless of course there’s other photos showing he lacks Edwards scissor hands. In which case come on Pariahs lol. On another note there seems to be like zero previews out for Pariah. I can’t find Szeras‘s rules anywhere. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5549982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarges Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Are there other pictures out there of the Necron in question? Just looking at the cron in the bottom left he looks to have som greyish skin on him. I’ll take a speculative guess and say he’s the new flayed one. Unless of course there’s other photos showing he lacks Edwards scissor hands. In which case come on Pariahs lol. On another note there seems to be like zero previews out for Pariah. I can’t find Szeras‘s rules anywhere. This art is from the recent WHC article: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/06/25/who-are-the-szarekhan-dynastygw-homepage-post-2/ And there won't be any more Pariah previews as it went into pre-order. I assume they decided that a small blurb from spring reveal is enough. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5549989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
01RTB01 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 They did say Pariah was a thing. I wouldn't get hopes up for pariahs... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5550002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr4Minutes Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 @Sarges Nice. That’s what I get for just skimming without really looking. From the shambling and disheveled look I’m keeping my guess to new Flayed Ones. Of course they could be pariahs. Maybe that’s what we’re doing with all those bodies we’re vacuuming up. Or maybe they’re bio transfered humans? Could explain the clothing. And I should have specified. I didn’t mean GW previews. I meant all the YouTubers who get early access to the codexes and rules books in advance. Usually once the books hit preorder we get all the YouTube videos and the rules and contents get revealed. No dice this time it seems. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5550100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarges Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 And I should have specified. I didn’t mean GW previews. I meant all the YouTubers who get early access to the codexes and rules books in advance. Usually once the books hit preorder we get all the YouTube videos and the rules and contents get revealed. Looks like it's the same as with previous two PAs, nobody received them beforehand due to lockdown Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5550160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 These look alright-ish. Glad to see they aren't just an upgrade at least. 01RTB01 and MithrilForge 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5550325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 They’re pretty good, IMO. 6-12 attacks in melee, ws, 3+, nice and tough, and good weapons! Excellent bodyguards for crypteks, and since they’re key worded to crypteks, then Szeras and Orikan can take them as well. I’m looking forward to converting thralls for my various crypteks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5550347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 They add good lethality to Crypteks if they're getting up close and personal. They add ok survivability if you like to hang back. For roughly 40ish points (guess based on PL) that's good, unless Crypteks themselves went up a lot in points maybe. I would probably have preferred them to be less lethal and more survivable, but for what they are they're decent. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5550397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr4Minutes Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I like these guys. Crypteks always seem particularly vulnerable to snipers, especially eliminators, and these guys will make it more difficult. Points and Cryptek abilities will dictate how important they really will be. Humor side. Yet another example of a S5 -2 weapon that can shoot 2 shots further then the new warrior gun profile. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5550522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahzek451 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Notice they have living metal AND reanimation protocols. Maybe that will add to the defense. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5550530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathor42 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Take oriken or szeras and two crypteks. Buy 3 units of thralls and surround oriken or szeras. Now enemy have to kill all 6 thralls before they can target the lead crypteks. Fun hehe. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5550632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Take oriken or szeras and two crypteks. Buy 3 units of thralls and surround oriken or szeras. Now enemy have to kill all 6 thralls before they can target the lead crypteks. Fun hehe. Gee it's like Necrons just got Shield drones... those guys will be a nice addition to my new cryptek I just painted although they're movement 5...that reins me in a bit on movement with the cloak... Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/364076-an-ancient-evil-awakens/page/11/#findComment-5550688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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