Sisters Of Battle In November + A Psychic Awakening For 40K!
August 29, 2019 by brennon
Moving to the world of Warhammer 40,000 we also had all sorts of funky new additions into the mix. We start with Games Workshop telling folks about the new Psychic Awakening which moves the story forward.
So, things are going badly and it seems like the Imperium are turning the gaze towards some unorthodox (by their standards) methods to try and keep the Imperium intact against its many foes. The hint towards the end of the video just so happens to be the Aeldari symbol for the Howling Banshees. Does that mean that we're going to be seeing these normally strict Inquisitorial forces joining forces with the Aeldari in some more meaningful way to stop the approach of Chaos?
This led to the announcement that we're getting a massive campaign series which will span the entire galaxy, bringing new Codexes into the mix alongside expanded rules for all of the factions, no matter who you play.
A whole swathe of new models was also promised with newcomers and old favourites getting a revamp. One sneaky look into the future showed off the coming of plastic Howling Banshees.
One hopes that this means we're going to be getting a lot more new plastic for the Aeldari including some updated Guardians, vehicles, walkers and of course Aspect Warriors. I would love to see some of the big names from the past get an update too like Eldrad Ulthran and the various Phoenix Lords.
Talking of characters, we also got a look at the new model for the Chapter Master of the Raven Guard. Here is the new and improved Kayvaan Shrike who has got himself a Primaris upgrade.
I'm loving the emo fringe there Kayvaan, very Toby Maguire. He does look very cool though and Games Workshop also pointed out that he's got the first Primaris 'beaky' helmet which should hopefully mean we see some additional alternate helmets in the mix for future kits? It's always nice to mix it up with different helmet styles to make a unit feel a bit more diverse.
One thing I am really hoping for however is that we see some of the more classic forces getting an update. Orks have been left pretty unloved for a number of years and it is about time they got bigga and betta than their frankly ancient kits. We need to see them swell to the size of the big Orruks in Age Of Sigmar, stomping over the battlefield and ripping apart Space Marines! Waaaaagh!
Adepta Sororitas In November
Keeping with the theme of new armies for Warhammer 40,000 we have a release window for the new Adepta Sororitas Sisters Of Battle army. November marks the coming of the big Army Set which will feature key new models from the army.
The set will contain (as noted above) twenty-five new models alongside a limited edition Codex: Adepta Sororitas. Now, this wasn't confirmed as either being a limited edition Codex and set that was going away or just a limited edition version of the Codex which would be special to this set.
I am inclined to believe that this is just a special version of the Codex which will then be available later on down the line alongside individually boxed plastic Sisters.
At the core of the force, we have the new Sisters Of Battle Squad that we've seen in previews before...
...and of course, we're getting all sorts of additional goodies like the new Seraphim taking to the skies with duel bolt pistols at the ready.
We also got to see a fully painted version of the Cannonness who is going to be leading the way and whilst she is still a lot different from the original metal model I think the battle-hardened matriarch look works better now I've seen some paint on the model.
I still would have liked a more dynamic model, maybe swinging that sword around with zealous rage, slicing the head off some heretic but...that's what conversion work is for! I will be interested to see whether or not these new models scale well against the existing Sisters Of Battle that are no doubt lingering in many people's collections. Will they be a seamless fit or are they going to be much larger in scale?
Last but not least for the Adepta Sororitas we also have the new Penitent Engine which has some poor soul strapped to the front of it.
I would imagine this fellow is going to meet his end fairly soon but in the meantime at least he'll have a lot of fun ripping and tearing his way through some Xenos and Heretics. I bet he looks at Dreadnoughts and gets very sad. The grass is always grimmer.
A Dark Uprising
We also got a peek into the future of Necromunda with a teaser trailer which hints to a new House getting stuck into the mix.
There is a little bit of a hint towards the end of the video where a model is flashed up in a dimly lit room filled with red; not at all weird and freaky right? As Games Workshop has said, this is going to be one of the more vile and despicable Houses to find their way to Necromunda.
I imagine a lot of hacking apart of bodies and plenty of blood. Get that technical paint ready.
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Lovely sisters. Best sculpts and paint jobs GW has released in the last years IMHO. I wonder if GW has forgotten about orcs… will they go the way of the squats?
Nah they are never getting Squatted…they are too core to the 40K world.
Then why aren’t there any new units or at least a codex?
Codex came out late last year I believe.
Really? Wow, that totally flew under my radar then… or I’m forgetting more than I think I am… :S
Because Games Workshop clearly believes they’ve got other priorities right now on the Imperium side of things. They also got those new vehicles back when Speed Freeks got released with updated Ork drivers etc – they ain’t going anywhere. Space Orks will always be a thing.
but but but… shine new toys nooooow! 😉
The answer is circular. There probably wont’ be any new Ork units until there’s a new Ork ‘dex, and vice versa.
But unlike Squats, Orks kind of fill a niche in the setting.
That said, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see a new Squat codex before Orks are updated…
exactly
I’d be surprised if we see a Squat ‘dex come out before a Slann ‘dex or some sort of Space Ogre faction.
Sorry to hear about you severe head injury!
I beg you pardon?
You have amnesia from your head injury. That’s why you forgot about your head injury.
Alternatively, you temporarily traveled to an alternate reality during the Ork release.
Well now. Shrike is making me quite glad I never got around to stripping the squads I painted for the Raven Guard during 5th. I do dig how they’ve given him the hooked talons most Raven Guard are depicted with nowadays…
And note to self: I do not need another army for my Imperials. I do not need another army for my Imperials…….
New plastic Aspect Warriors – these are strange and exciting times at GW. That Howling Banshees is gorgeous.
I am really hyped about SoB and those models that are shown make me even more so. Also it’s nice to see with that GW hasn’t fully forgotten Eldar and are least going to give some plastics for them in form of those plastic Howling Banshees.
Looks like good things are on the way with the Smurf Lord running the Empire.the new figures are great looking.and new codexes all round.
In my opinion Shrike looks fantastic. Appears to have split opinion on the internet especially his hair do, but I think the whole model fits the “feel” of the Raven guard. (And he keeps his jet pack so he doesn’t have to hitch hike like Kor’sarro Khan ?)
Any one know a release date for the next instalment of SM chapter specific codexes?
Here’s a crazy idea GW, why not create some new characters as you’ve advanced the timeline, instead of just “primarisizing” all the existing ones? Just lazy writing in my opinion
Privateer Press do the same with their Warcasters and Warlocks… same person, just new sculpt and powers with a variant name.
It is strange when you think about it… skirmish games have named leaders and who don’t get killed in battle and are perfectly fit the next time they fight.
It would make more sense to have wipe clean spaces for names on the cards and just describe a leader in more generic terms… “big dude with hammer”, “big dude with sword”, “chick with pistol” etc.
While it’s nice to create your own heroes for you army, the reason they “primarisize” their characters or create epic incarnations is to advance the narrative. These named characters are the ones who carry the stories of their respective worlds forward, and it makes sense to create new versions of them to portray how they’re growing in experience and new technology as war marches on. That being said, there are plenty of generic characters in 40K for making your own heroes, and Neo-Mechanika will let you do the same thing for Warmachine.
I don’t consider the narrative to be important. It’s a wargame, not an RPG.
And that’s perfectly fine. Some people prefer skirmish play, others prefer the narrative for world-building and campaign play. I’m just saying that in a setting like 40K that’s heavily story-driven, you need characters like this to advance the world the game takes place in. If you don’t want to follow the lore that deeply, you don’t have to. It’s just something to give the game as a whole more flavor.
Also think that the whole ‘doom of standard marines’ argument is a little less hard to swallow if you can see some familiar faces and old favorites getting uplifted too. I love 40k fluff, it’s a corporate shill fluff. But I love it. And happy it’s still going and at least trying to innovate every now and then.
There’s something out of place when anything in 40k is presented as new.
There’s kind of a huge problem when all of their weapons and armor are supposed to be ten thousand years old, and the marine captains are supposed to be hundreds of years old.
Poor Shrike…
His big brother pushed him down, his parents are never ’round…
It must be difficult for someone so in touch with the darkness of his own emotional turbulence to find the will to go save the galaxy all the time.
Sometimes he cuts himself just to see how much it bleeds. He even moonlights as the bassist for famous band “My Promethium Romance” when he’s not leading the chapter.
Very nice and something kinda not important to the minis but definitely noticeable to me is the box design and art. That’s very cool, so much so that I would keep that and put my foam in there with the minis in.