Exclusive! Mantic Take A Peek Inside Kings Of War 3rd Edition
August 7, 2019 by brennon
Mantic Games has started talking about the new version of Kings Of War coming later this year. 3rd Edition is just around the corner and they have recently been talking more about what's inside the new Hardback Rulebook for the game. We also got a few exclusive sneak peeks at some of the pages from the book too!
Weighing in at 400 pages this time around the book is going to feature all of the army lists you've come to know from the world of Pannithor as well as LOTS of background to help move the narrative forward for this Fantasy world.
When it comes to the rules for the army lists, they have had a major overhaul and been tweaked to make them all feel as good as they can. You'll also find that each faction gets a whole bunch of fluff and background concerning not only the army as a whole but individual units too. This is really key for those wanting to build their own takes on units that might not have models yet.
When it comes to what armies are included in the book, Mantic Games revealed...
- Basileans
- Dwarfs
- Elves
- Northern Alliance
- Forces of Nature
- Ogres
- The Trident Realm
- Abyssal Dwarfs
- Forces of the Abyss
- Empire of Dust
- Goblins
- Nightstalkers
- Orcs
- Undead
So, you have quite an array of different armies for you to draw on here. It's good to see that outliers like the Nightstalkers are getting brought into the fold properly so these weird and twisted creatures can start taking over Pannithor!
The layout for the book (even at this early stage) actually looks nice and clean too. It feels like it will read very well with a good focus on delivering the information gamers need without too much clutter. Seeing a nice mix of artwork and miniatures is also very cool.
As mentioned above, there will also be a lot more space given over to exploring the world of Pannithor in more detail as the team at Mantic Games has opened the map up to all sorts of possibilities. I think this is going to be key for those looking to get the most out of their games and explore the character behind their armies. It also works nicely to serve as a sourcebook for other games like Vanguard, Dungeon Saga and of course the new roleplaying game.
Do you think you'll be diving back into Kings Of War with 3rd Edition?
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Might be just the kick in the arse I need to get my Dwarfs finished and add a few more units to my Undead.
Never played Kings of War but I’ll be picking up the next edition for sure.
it’s a fantastic game, you can get the basic rules…actually no you can get the complete rules for free http://www.manticgames.com/SiteData/Root/File/FREE%20RULES/KoW-rules.pdf
3rd ed is cleaning up and tweaking some but the core will be exactly the same
been a fan since the first papery precursor arrived with my dwarfs and undead and still going strong. Fantastic system and I love how the world has been expanding and becoming more fleshed out. Preorders go live on Friday and I’ll be on board
Played 1st edition and it’s s bit ho him to be honest. They would need to have changed the rules a fair bit to make me interested
they haven’t, not for you, move along citizen
Maybe the only go I had was a bad experience. Maybe worth another look
Now I’m imagining a squirell dressed as Judge Dredd and I hope you are happy
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very happy, yes
I’ll probably get the rulebook atleast. just got to work out a way so that the mrs doesnt find out
I never left and I cannot wait to play 3rd Edition 🙂
yup the water is lovely, everyone should come in for a paddle
Never played the game but the figures are fabulous for any gamer to play with.
Does it concern anyone else that Kingdoms of Men is not listed as an included army?
They’ve said they’ll be in the follow up ‘all the other armies’ book that’ll be about 6 weeks after the main book ?
Cool. I just have to budget for the second book sooner than I normally do.
nope, they’ve said that no army is going away, they’ve just chosen to have the mantic produced forces in the main book, and then the supplemental armies in the new version of Uncharted Empires
Thanks. Out of curiosity, where’d you find that out?
Keep an eye on the Mantic blog 🙂 https://manticblog.com/2019/08/06/kings-of-war-third-edition-the-rulebook/
Yup this. Big reveal today
Very much looking forward to this. Funnily enough just started painting an angel other week I’ve had for about a year…Basil army about 75% done and ready to fight on the days my undead need to take the weight off their bones ?
I need to focus and finish an army or two. Basilea is high up there especially with the ogre palace guard, but I’m going to try to get my FoN and Abyssals done first.
Finish? I don’t think they have that nation in KoW 😛
My Basilz have been in the process for coming up 2 years now lol and my undead still have the odd ragtag halfpaint/half proxy unit in them depending on list.
Do Basil make the best soldiers? or will Thyme, Oregano and Parsley also find a place in the Armies of the Herb Nation?
Yes, but too many herbs may make for a Fawlty strategy. Also depends what you ‘Brush’ the models with …boom boom! ?
Great game and mimiatures. Can’t wait to play new units.
Looking forward to 3rd addition very tempted in starting an northern alliance army using mantics new minis and cmons freefolk range from songs of ice and fire plus the crannogman trackers etc.