40K Looks Ahead To New Tanks, Foul Sorcerers & A Lord Of Death
November 4, 2019 by brennon
Games Workshop are keeping up the previews for Warhammer 40,000 to this week as they look to some new options for the Adepta Sororitas and what awaits in the unfolding Psychic Awakening for the grimdark future.
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So yes, to kick things off we've got a look at two of the new tanks being fashioned by the foundries of the Imperium so that the Adepta Sororitas has some heavy support on the battlefield. Fans of these warrior nuns will know these vehicles well but here we have the Exorcist which brings a whole new meaning to the idea of killer music.
The Exorcist and pretty much everything from the Adepta Sororitas range is very 'metal' and pushes everything to that next level. I suppose if you're a Battle Sister rushing towards the enemy having a rolling cathedral next to you blasting out litanies and explosives is going to be quite inspiring.
The Exorcist is then partnered alongside the Immolator which does exactly what it says on the tin. Why leave your enemies a chance to get up when you could dose them in fire and watch them crackle and pop on the battlefield?
It looks like this will be based on the same kit as the Exorcist and I would imagine you'll have the choice of building one or the other of these vehicles from the same kit. It does look very cool although I do wonder how easy it is to spot your enemies when you've got a big stained 'glass' window in front of you.
Faith & Fury Clash
As well as this preview of what's coming on the horizon for the Adepta Sororitas we also have a look at a new book which continues the story of the Psychic Awakening. Faith & Fury will bring the next chapter of this galaxy-spanning narrative to the tabletop alongside new rules too.
Inside you'll find new rules for the Black Templars, Night Lords, Alpha Legion, World Eaters, Emperor’s Children, Iron Warriors and Word Bearers. If I was a Black Templar I'd be very worried that suddenly I was being ganged up on!
With a rise in Chaos cults across the Imperium this new book sees the forces of the Adeptus Astartes going up against massing Heretic Astartes foes. Will the Black Templars have the aid they need or indeed enough inner faith to hold back the tide?
Hoping to overthrow the forces of the Imperium we will be seeing a new miniature take shape in the form of this updated Chaos Sorcerer.
This new plastic model takes lots of cues from the older models, especially with his staff and backpack. You'll also note he is on the cover of the new book so perhaps he has a role to play in the unfolding Chaos (hah) that is befalling the Imperium.
The Lord Of Death Returns
Finally, to wrap things up for Warhammer 40,000 we also got a teaser trailer for another hero who is getting updated to take part in the Psychic Awakening.
Yeah boi! The Chief Librarian and badass of the Blood Angels is coming to the table with a bone to pick with these Chaos scumbags who have decided to upset his carefully planned chill time and haircare regime. It's time for the blond bombshell to flex his psychic muscles.
Darkness In The Underhive
As well as all of this goodness for Warhammer 40,000 we also got a peek at what's coming next week. Necromunda gets even darker and slick with blood as the Corpse Grinder Cult clashes with the Palanite Enforcers in Dark Uprising.
The set comes with the two forces, all the cards you need, a big mat to play on and the 3D terrain that you see here from the Zone Mortalis range. This seems like a damn fine way for you to get into Necromunda with a new evil cult and a set of square-jawed space jocks.
A new book is also coming out to support the Corpse Grinder Cult, The Book Of Ruin. How aptly named...
Inside here you'll find rules for the Corpse Grinders plus Helot Chaos Cults and also Genestealer Cults. New scenarios, new Hired Guns and ways to corrupt your own gang are in here too which start to widen the breadth of narrative opportunities in this game.
I'm sure cool new toys to blow away your friends is nice but I think the real focus here should be on the cool stories you can build in Necromunda. The game isn't really about just winning or losing, it's about telling a good tale, weaving a narrative into your gameplay and almost taking on the character of your gang and the individuals that make it tick.
Are you going to be snapping up some of these new goodies?
"It's time for the blond bombshell to flex his psychic muscles..."
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“I do wonder how easy it is to spot your enemies when you’ve got a big stained ‘glass’ window in front of you.” See? Who needs to see anything when the Emperor guides your hand and everybody in front of the tank is a heretic? PURGE THEM ALL!
On a serious question: I wonder how they to the glass. A thin sheet of plastic or bigger parts?
I”d imagine they do it like the windscreens on the flyers; the whole thing is a transparent piece with the supporting metal pieces painted in, and the glass painted with washes for the “stained glass” look.
The driver’s down beside the gun it’s the gunner that needs powers to see luckily it’s a flammer so no aiming required.
I may not be the biggest fan of everything in the Sororitas range…but HOLY MOLEY are those tanks pretty!! Of the two, the updated Exorcist is my favorite; there’s just something about a massive, weaponized pipe organ whacked onto the back of a tank that already looks like a church on wheels. The weapons emplacement on the Immolator is also really nice. Yeah, it’s impractical and ridiculous, but so what? It fits in great with the rest of their theme, and looks AMAZING on the tabletop.
Personally, I really like the fact that they look like cathedrals with treads, and I love the little cherubs. But there’s a line of logic for the weapons that’s wonky and orkish. I mean, I think I’d LOVE these if they kept that old church aesthetic but made it so that I could imagine how the gunners are aiming their weaponry (ie, make the missile launcher look like a pipe organ, but have it able to tilt and pivot like every other mobilized missile launcher in the setting). Sisters stuff should not be 100% practical, but the level of impracticality… Read more »
So the phantom of the opera has joined the fight against corruption.
Dude, the Phantom of the Opera has been a Blood Angels captain since the 2nd ed. Don’t treat him like a new recruit.
Lol.
I’ll be getting that Chaos Sorcerer at some stage. Love the SoB’s Pope Mobile as well!
On the SoB tanks: What an absolute load of crap. They may look pretty but they have no place on the field of war A missile launcher should be a turret with a series of tubes, not a pipe organ and the last version of the Immolator was far superior than whatever is being foisted on us with this kit. SoB are warrior nuns and do have a religious fervor for battle but they also recognize the difference between a place of worship and a tool of war. I am now very glad that there were no vehicles in the… Read more »
“{Sisters of Battle] recognize the difference between a place of worship and a tool of war.”
I feel that this is demonstrably false, given that these new vehicles are canon.
Just like claims that Logan Grimnar is sensible enough to not drive a wolf powered flying chariot into battle, this claim fails the test of canon.
The original models 25 years ago, when the ‘canon’ was written were simple, basic Rhinos with heavy flamers or missile launchers attached. It was only in the 00s that someone at GW decided to try and kill off the SoB by making new vehicles that were in-jokes towards over zealous players that were still playing with ‘dolls’ instead of a real army. (My, and many others, opinion)
So, while they are modified canon to some they are at best a ret-con and, for me and my fluff, the new designs don’t fit.
The new cannons are just as canon as the old canon’s cannons.
If anything, new canon’s cannons are more canon than the old canon’s cannons, given that we dismiss a great deal of the canon as it was originally written (like the half Eldar chief librarian for the Ultramarines).
I get why you’d dislike these tanks, but I have a hard time seeing why you’d take this long to quit playing Sisters over it. As you pointed out, this sort of thing has been going on with Sisters tanks for about twenty years now.
Rumour has it that Dark Uprising will priced at £170. Ouch
Yeah, it sounds a lot and I’m not looking forward to the price in NZ$…
But I don’t think this is a “starter set”, certainly none of the articles on the Warhammer Community label it as such.
Since it is under the banner of Forge World, I think this is more of a premium collection. Necromunda: Underhive is still available from the GW Webstore, and I think that is more of the starter set for this game.
Great news!
I used to own the old Exorcist and seeing to new one, i must say i really don’t get the BIG STAIN GLASS WINDOW!
The new Necromunda Box is tempting
Those sisters of battle tanks are god awful… wow are the hideous. Not only are they hideous, they are comical. Those stupid cherubs are just laughable.
I do get the fluff of SoB and 40k, but place this down next to Primaris marines and they don’t even look like they are part of the same game, let alone faction.
I think the issue is that the game world logic that Sisters of Battle are using here is pretty much on par with the logic that red ones actually go faster.
Which is a problem 40k has always had. Sometimes it is kind of a parody of itself.
…Soooo, after looking at these comments, I’m recognizing a pattern.
1.) Standard space marine releases
-I hate these! They have too many details and they look stupid!
2.) Primaris space marine releases
-I hate these! They don’t have enough details and they look boring!
3.) Battle sisters releases
-I hate these! They have too many details and they look stupid!
MAKE UP YOUR MINDS ALREADY.
I think the criticism on the Sisters stuff is that they become impractical. I mean, the logic you have to follow in order to justify a pipe organ tank or a giant stained glass window strapped to the front or your tank is the same kind of logic you use to justify Ork ideas. But I think fans see Sisters of Battle as less of a joke force.
There has always been a bit of a disconnect when trying to take Blanche’s over the top artwork and transfer it into miniature form.
It seems to me like the stained glass is an optional bit. If you leave it off, you have a tanks that’s about as practical and battle worthy as anything in 40k.
As for the pipe organ missile launcher- isn’t that well established hokum?