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That teeny points adjustment for Knights lets me run a 6th Armiger instead of allying in an Assassin. I'm not sure it's the tactical choice per se, but I'll be happy to run a one-Codex army.

Holy smokes what a glorious response, thank you Lord Nord. Are these available outside of the physical copies they were published in? This was my understanding at the end of Godblight, that he was going from there to Nihilus much like he went from the events of The Silent King to the Dark Imperium trilogy (following the new timeline). Did his crossing happen "off screen" still, or did it all happen in full in the promo copy of Archmagos? I guess with all this mostly sorted there's a chance Guilliman is still in Nihilus as Dante and the Lion meet (I want to say this was in an Arcs of Omen book, or maybe at the end of Son of the Forest?). Archmagos sure seems like it doesn't want to be the final book of a trilogy, I wonder if we'll see a few threads come together at Cawl works to stabilise the Attilan Gate.

They sure did, and still feature feathers as part of their design (though not as prevalent on the new Primaris offerings). As for a cowboy setting, there's a MOUNTED-only style of gameplay in October's White Dwarf. Might be worth it for the vibe.

I think the limitation to this being accessible is just how many mounted units you need to play for each army. For example, I could play my Necrons using 11 models. Lord attached to a unit of 6 Lokhust, then 2 pairs of Heavy Lokhust. These models are absolute staples in my 2k lists, the most alteration is occasionally 3 Heavies instead of 4. I'm not entirely sure that the 30 Atlan Jackals needed for 450 points is what GSC players actually have in their collections for gaming.

The Necron Grotsmas Detachment was/is great and I've used it for every game I've played since it was released. It was hit with an errata ASAP that changed CP cost and wording for some stratagems, but that hasn't stopped me. I may not have played as much if I was to continue shoehorning my collection into the Codex Detachments. I'd welcome more rule additions like this. The GW app does a great job keeping me up to date and organized. I'd also welcome non-rule offerings. It's all content to me, and I'm content with that

Got through the audiobook this morning. I enjoyed it and have come to quite like Cawl though this trilogy, reading The Great Work shortly after its release really helped the Primaris plotline make sense to me. The science explored in these novels is a refreshing break from the overly religious nature of the Imperium everywhere else, and I appreciate how hard Haley works to have everything "make sense" (in-universe anyway).

Are we totally sure they didn't start there? Or maybe perhaps it's a Slaanesh sort of thing where once they came into existence in one time they exist throughout If there was ever a time for The Office's "it's the same picture" meme, it's upon us.

I'll absolutely second (or third or fourth) more books detailing the Lion's return. I would love a conversation between him and Guilliman, but almost even more between him and Cypher. Or he decides he has to hunt Cypher next as part of his Risen gig. I would like Nate Crowley to write more Necron books, specifically one from The Silent King's perspective. If be very ok with a proper novel about the SK's return to the known galaxy and what issues the Necrontyr face unifying and creating the Pariah Nexus. Give me flashbacks to his time in exile akin to the flashbacks in Twice Dead King and I'll be more than happy. I'd also be very ok with a book (or that book being part of a series including) on Imotekh's own aspirations and how that conflict starts/is ongoing between the Sautekh and Szarekhan Dynasties.

I've always liked these mats: https://warzonestudio.com/double-2-sided-battle-mat

I managed to get the WD, and these rules and missions look quite fun to play. I wonder if allowing FLY units in would break the system. It would allow more armies to be involved at least, I think every faction has FLY units.

It would be great to see Lokhust show up, if they don't arrive with a Destroyer-led campaign entry I'll be curious to see where GW thinks that release should go. There's a tin-foil hat wearing part of me that thinks community designers were a little too close to what GW had planned for the last green-rod using models in the line. There was a few -really good- Destroyer and Lord proxies made using the updated Heavy design when it was released. My hilariously untrue thought is that GW was too embarrassed to release what they designed and have had to push the release back due to IP-protectable redesign.

You know, I gave the same advice to a Death Guard player once when they complained about the comical face on a hooded character. They drilled out the face and it ended up looking pretty cool painted up.

I'm not entirely sure really. There have been many images shared across the board that are similar in nature, but the line is somewhat blurry to me. I'd gladly accept some pics in a message if you're willing to share. I briefly saw a video of someone flipping through the pages but no content was truly viewable.

This is cool looking. My Necron Lokhust models add up to 480, so presumably I could add an enhancement or two. I'll have a look at my lgs to see if issue 517 is in stock, though I haven't had luck with that in the past. Otherwise I'm at the mercy of people posting pictures of the relevant pages or GW putting the rules out in their app. Even with that I'm hard pressed to get anyone around me to play anything but matched play 2k games but a guy can hope. I hear hope works well in the grimdark future

Ooo you could try opening up the model in meshmixer or something and make some rough adjustments, then physically sculpt over the weird bits with GS after printing. At least that's what I'd have to do. I'm a butcher digitally but can work decently enough with my hands.