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Warhammer 25th Special: Skaven

Sam — 2008-05-05

Warhammer 25th Special: Skaven

As part of their 25th anniversary celebrations Games Workshop are releasing a 25th Special: Skaven box set, containing the following minitures;

The Warhammer 25th Special Army set contains:

1 Grey Seer,
40 Clanrats (including full command),
40 Plague Monks (including full command),
10 Poison Wind Globardiers,
10 Plague Censer Bearers,
1 Ratling Gun,
2 Rat Ogres,
3 Skaven Pack Masters
6 Giant Rats.

Price: £160.00

Warhammer 25th Special: Dwarfs

Sam — 2008-05-05

Warhammer 25th Special: Dwarfs

As part of their 25th anniversary celebrations Games Workshop are releasing a 25th Special: Dwarfs box set, containing the following minitures;

The Warhammer 25th Special Army set contains:

1 Master Engineer
20 Ironbreakers (including full command)
16 Thunderers
1 Cannon/Organ Gun
a Gyrocopter

Price: £85.00

Warhammer 25th Special: Orcs & Goblins

Sam — 2008-05-05

Warhammer 25th Special: Orcs & Goblins

Ever the traditionalist, these guys are my favourite (Orcs & Goblins), as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations Games Workshop are releasing a 25th Special: Orcs & Goblins box set, containing the following minitures;

The Warhammer 25th Special Army set contains:

1 Orc Warboss,
1 Black Orc Big Boss,
20 Black Orcs (including full command),
5 Orc Boarboyz (including full command),
1 Giant,
1 Chariot,

Looks good!

Price: £110.00

Warhammer 25th Anniversary Rulebook

Sam — 2008-05-05

Warhammer 25th Anniversary Rulebook

As part of their 25th anniversary celebrations Games Workshop are releasing a limited edtion rule book, called; "Warhammer 25th Anniversary Edition Rulebook". This is what GW had to say about it;

To celebrate 25 years of Warhammer, we're releasing a very special edition of the game - the Warhammer 25th Anniversary Edition Rulebook. Released as a numbered, limited edition of 2,500, the embossed case contains a hardback leather-bound copy of the current rule, printed on silver-edged, premium-quality paper. Also included in the case is a facsimile copy of the first edition Warhammer rulebook.

Price: £100.00

As with all limited and collectors editions they come with a wopping price ticket. But like what I always tell myself is its an investment for the future, plus you can show off to all your mates. With the release of 2500 books, it will most likely take a few years before your able to make a few bob on eBay (if you ever wanted to sell it that is. I've never could bring my self to part with my hoard of collectors and limited edition stuff regardless of the value), however I bet they'll be up for sale as soon as people lay their hands on them.

Lets have a look and see ...

I love Limited edition stuff.

Stay tuned guys more to come ...

Harald Hammerstorm AKA Harry the Hammer

Sam — 2008-05-05

Harald Hammerstorm AKA Harry the Hammer

As part of their 25th anniversary celebrations Games Workshop are releasing a commemorative miniture, Harld Hammerstorm or otherwise know as Harry the Hammer.

Heres what GW have to say on the figure and character;

Tirelessly roaming across the Chaos Wastes, always on the look out for a fresh enemy to fight, Harald Hammerstorm exists as an eternal avatar of Chaos and the bane of the Undead. In this feature we explore Harry's background and explain how to use him in your games.

In the tales of the Norse and the Kurgan, there is a legend that concerns one of the greatest feats of arms ever seen in the northlands. It tells of the great warriors Harald Hammerstorm, known fondly to his followers as Harry the Hammer.

You can now download the background and full rules for Harry the Hammer for use in your games of Warhammer straight from the GW site.

Harry the Hammer: [PDF Document 1.63 Mb]

In order to download this document you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Download it for free from the Adobe site.

This year is set to be a very exciting and eventful year for gamers, with a whole string of limited edition items go on sale to excite the gaming community. Personally I can't wait to get my hands on the new stuff.

Stay tuned I've got more reviews on the way ...

Orcs & Goblins

Sam — 2008-05-04

Waaagh! Gorbad

Gorbad Ironclaw and his tribe, the Ironclaw Orcs, absorb the Broken Tooth tribe along with the local Goblin and Night Goblin tribes, forming Waagh! Gorbad. The Waaagh! marches through Black Fire Pass to attack the Empire under the Emperor Sigismund. Gorbad's army conquers the territories of Solland and Wissenland, but Gorbad himself is wounded in the fighting. At the fortress of Altdorf, the Waaagh! is kept at bay outside the city walls. Gorbad unleashes Wyverns upon the city, who throw the defenders into disarray but are ultimately repelled without achieving their main function, which was to destroy the city gates. Eventually, the lack of progress and Gorbad's injury take their toll on morale, and the Waaagh! subsides and disbands. The remnants of Gorbad's tribe are ambushed and defeated on their way home by a Dwarf army under the King Karaz-a-Karak. It is not known if Gorbad survived the encounter.

Orcs

Orcs are large, stupid creatures with long arms and short legs, like gorillas. Huge slabs of muscle move under tough green skin, and their jaws are lined with vicious fangs that jut out from their underbite. They have beady red eyes, a generally foul demeanor, and are naturally bald. Normally six feet tall, they are up to seven feet tall when stretched out of their characteristic stoop. They respect power and strength, and naturally tend towards becoming bigger and stronger as they rise through their society. While they lack the education of more advanced races, Orcs possess immense cunning and are quick learners, but rarely adopt new tactics to replace their fondness for close quarters brutality.

Black Orcs were originally created by the Chaos Dwarves to use as slaves, but have since rebelled and found a place in regular Orc armies. They are even bigger, stronger and meaner than regular Orcs, and so tend towards command roles. They are not above forming their own units though. Though other Orcs tend to look down on Black Orc intelligence, Black Orcs are, if not smarter, at the very least more well-organized. They are above the petty infighting (called Animosity in-game) that happens in most tribes and settle their differences with other Greenskins with orderly head-butting contests. Being the largest of Orcs and having an air of authority, Black Orcs confiscate large amounts of the heaviest armour from the camp and march to battle carrying a variety of weapons (which they call Choppaz).

Savage Orcs are a different culture of orcs; their tribes have a stone-age level of development, and are even more shamanistic and savage than their regular Orc cousins. They are most well known for riding giant boars into combat, and paint their bodies with magical tribal designs which provide them with some level of supernatural protection. In game, this gives them a 6+ Ward saving throw on a six sided die.

Goblins

Goblins are much smaller and skinnier than the Orcs and have long, pointed noses. They are between 4 and 5 feet high, seldom reaching the height of a man. Goblins are more common than orcs, and deceitful to a fault. They prefer attacking their opponents in the back or from a safe distance. When pressed into battle Goblins seek safety in numbers, attacking in large mobs. They are afraid of Elves because they "stink funny."

Goblins tend to be bossed around by orcs because they are smaller and weaker, but the Goblins outsmart their larger cousins when trading scavenged goods.

Common Goblins - are, like the common Orcs, the most numerous of the Goblin kind
Night Goblins - inhabit underground places and hate to go out during the day
Forest Goblins - are a goblinoid group at a primitive level like Savage Orcs, living in the Southlands
Hobgoblins are a race of large goblins living out on the Eastern Steppes where they are ruled by Khans and fight in huge wolf-mounted hordes. They are so underhanded that normal Greenskins refuse to have dealings with them but are used by the Chaos Dwarfs.

Snotlings

Snotlings are smaller and weaker than goblins; about half their height, although there is no set point where a large snotling becomes a small goblin, or vice versa. They are far less intelligent than goblins and can do little except in imitation of others. They congregate on the edges of greenskin villages,hunting(and being hunted by) squigs, although they are often too terrified to approach these strange creatures. In battle, they usually gather in large swarms that are too stupid to know when they're beaten. Sometimes they manage to cobble together examples of the infamous snotling pump wagon; a gigantic, uncontrollable wrecking machine. To Orcs, as long as they're smaller than themselves, they're all just weedy little "grotz" to be bossed around.