Signals from the Frontline: Warhammer 40k and General Gaming News, Rumors, Tactics and Comedy!

Show Notes

Date 7-31-2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wteBdSaoBBI&feature=youtu.be

Intro

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News

• Las Vegas Open update:
• Fellow Hobbyist Max has put together an eBook, Painting your Army in 30 Days. Check it out if interested, it is only $5.99 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012E0CJ1Q/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_3jCSvb15NKSBV

• We’ve gotten our hands on a copy of Cthulhu Wars by Petersen Games and will be giving it a go when time allows. Thank you so much to Michael O’Grady for sending it to us!’

• New Warhammer App Game, Arcane Magic, now out https://itunes.apple.com/app/warhammer-arcane-magic/id923284769
• DzC reveals their new miniatures! They look pretty awesome!

• Drop Fleet Commander has some new Scourge Fleet Miniatures to show off!

• Maxmini Shows of a new tank!

• New Infinity miniatures are released at Gen Con, tons of new US-Ariadna, Tiger Soldiers, and Nomads!

• A new wave of Battletech miniatures is announced and they look fantastic!

• Conan Age of Monsters shows off their first miniatures, some of the Legion of Set units and a badass Mammoth!

• Some very cool heroic scale female heads by Statuesque.

• Ronda Rousey was already one of the coolest women on the planet, but after reading this article, she may have taken top spot! http://uproxx.com/sports/2015/07/ronda-rousey-pokemon-dragonball-world-of-warcraft/

• The new Total War: Warhammer video, the Battle for Black Fire Pass is AMAZING! Check it out if you have not already!

• Forge World shows off the new White Scars upgrades!

    Upcoming ITC Events ITC Update: https://frontlinegaming.org/community/frontline-gamings-independent-tournament-circuit/itc-2015-rankings/

• H’Ard Boyz, Pensacola, FL, August 1, 2015

Rumors: The Rumor Section is gathered from the web and is not in any way information we receive from  any manufacturer nor is it necessarily accurate. This section of the podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only.

• New FW mail order shop? Rumors indicate you may be able to order FW items from the GW website sometime this summer.
• Word on the street is that the GW team assigned to Gen Con was deported for not having US Work Visas.
• – Retributors – Lightning Hammers can cause two deadly wounds when
• rolling a 6 (no wound or save rolls allowed)
• – Decimators – Thunderaxes can attack more than one enemy. Furthermore
• enemys have to add 2 to battleshock tests when within 6″ of a Decimator
• – Protectors – Stormstrike Glaives generate an arrow shield (called
• storm shield) that lowers the dice roll of an enemy ranged unit by 1.
• When they attack a monster with this weapon and roll a 6 (wound roll),
• they inflict D6 damage
• All Paladins can alternatively use a Starsoul Mace that inflicts D3
• deadly wounds.
• – Prosecutors, with different weapon options, f.e. spears and a two handed hammer
• – Bloodreavers, they will have the option of two handed axes too
• – Bloodwarriors with different weapon options (2 axes and these coole two-handed axes)
• – Slaughterpriest and Skullgrinder clampacks

Rant Session Tactics Corner Rules Lawyer

• ITC Quarterly Update! The ever evolving decision making process of the ITC, how it is handled, and why.

Completed Commissions

List Review ELDAR CAD Autarch with Fusion gun, scorpion chain saw, banshee mask, and warp jump generator Farseer, skyrunner, spirit stone 2×5 windriders with scatter lasers 9x warp spiders 5 wraithguard with D-scythes Wraithknight with 2 heavy Wraithcannons DARK ELDAR ALLIES Succubus with architect glaive and WWP 5 kabalite Warriors 1 venom with dual splinter cannons CRIMSON DEATH FORMATION 1x Crimson hunter with Exarch 2x Crimson hunters The Autarch goes with the warp spiders.  The Farseer goes with one of the units of scatbikes, and the Succubus goes with the D-scythes. LIST 2        Librarian

• Mastery Level 2
• And They Shall Know no Fear, Chapter Tactics *, Independant Character

  • Terminator Armour

  • Auspex, Combi-melta, Force Stave

• Magister Sevrin Loth

• And They Shall Know no Fear, Chapter Tactics (Red Scorpions), Counter-attack, Fearless, Independant Character, Master Psyker, Psyker (Mastery Level 3), Warlord

Elites

• Sternguard Veteran Squad

  • Drop Pod

  • Storm Bolter
  • Drop Pod Assault, Immobile, Inertial Guidance System

  • Veteran

  • Combi-melta

  • Veteran

  • Combi-melta

  • Veteran

  • Combi-melta

  • Veteran

  • Combi-melta

  • Veteran

  • Combi-melta

  • Veteran Sergeant

  • Bolt Pistol, Combi-melta

  • Veteran with Special/Heavy Weapon

  • Multi-melta

  • Veteran with Special/Heavy Weapon

  • Multi-melta

Troops

• Tactical Squad

• Meltagun, 9x Space Marines
• And They Shall Know no Fear, Chapter Tactics *, Combat Squads

  • Drop Pod

  • Storm Bolter
  • Drop Pod Assault, Immobile, Inertial Guidance System

  • Space Marine Sergeant

  • Bolt Pistol, Combi-melta

• Tactical Squad

• Meltagun, 9x Space Marines
• And They Shall Know no Fear, Chapter Tactics *, Combat Squads

  • Drop Pod

  • Storm Bolter
  • Drop Pod Assault, Immobile, Inertial Guidance System

  • Space Marine Sergeant

  • Bolt Pistol, Combi-melta

• Tactical Squad

• Meltagun, 9x Space Marines
• And They Shall Know no Fear, Chapter Tactics *, Combat Squads

  • Drop Pod

  • Storm Bolter
  • Drop Pod Assault, Immobile, Inertial Guidance System

  • Space Marine Sergeant

  • Bolt Pistol, Combi-melta

• Tactical Squad

• Flamer, 9x Space Marines
• And They Shall Know no Fear, Chapter Tactics *, Combat Squads

  • Drop Pod

  • Storm Bolter
  • Drop Pod Assault, Immobile, Inertial Guidance System

  • Space Marine Sergeant

  • Boltgun, Combi-flamer

• Tactical Squad

• Flamer, 9x Space Marines
• And They Shall Know no Fear, Chapter Tactics *, Combat Squads

  • Drop Pod

  • Storm Bolter
  • Drop Pod Assault, Immobile, Inertial Guidance System

  • Space Marine Sergeant

  • Boltgun, Combi-flamer

Fast Attack

• Drop Pod

• Storm Bolter
• Drop Pod Assault, Immobile, Inertial Guidance System

Heavy Support

• Centurion Devastator Squad

• And They Shall Know no Fear, Chapter Tactics *, Decimator Protocols, Slow and Purposeful

  • Centurion

  • Grav-cannon and Grav-amp, Hurricane Bolter

  • Centurion

  • Grav-cannon and Grav-amp, Hurricane Bolter

  • Centurion Sergeant

  • Grav-cannon and Grav-amp, Hurricane Bolter, Omniscop