[Epic] Re:[Almost-Epic] Codices

From: Neil R. Thomason <n.thomason_at_...>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 18:42:22 GMT

>Neil R. Thomason wrote:
>> You missed out the other planned WH40K 'race': Undead. No, I'm not joking.

>I've seen this referred to as combination undead/robotic.

Yes, that's right. Jes has been doing concept sketches of them for a couple
of years, but the rules are only now being developed.

>Do you know how much these will have undead theme (they'd have lots
>of skulls, but so does everybody else) and how much robotic?

I think they'll be mainly robotic, rather than reanimated organic bodies. I
guess Terminator is a good analogy; robots that have outgrown their
creators, probably with anti-organic motivations. Just going from the
sketches, there will be basic 'skeleton' troops (GW are using Chaos Android
models for playtesting), plus hovering things with no legs - if we're
talking about Undead, I guess they'd be Wraiths.

>Sauron1 writes
> Bummmer, I just lost a bet!, that the new Race would be a
>Robotics/Berserker clone.

Well, don't pay just yet!

******

Sauron1 also writes;
>
>I have Ten
>each of the Eldar small walkers. Will British GW recast them if I order
>more?

What, War Walkers? The 'new' ones have already been out in the UK for about
a month. Similar to the previous design, there are 4 different poses of
legs and 4 weapon combinations. They also can have a single 'wing', but I
think they look better without.

******

Someone (sorry, I deleted the message without noting the name) asked me to
clarify something from WD215. It seems fairly obvious to me that the new
rules treating Support Platforms as anti-aircraft batteries only apply to
Marines, not IG or Eldar Support Platforms. Is that how others interpreted
the article?

Cheers,

NRt

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Received on Thu Oct 30 1997 - 18:42:22 UTC