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40K: 8th Ed. Rumors – The Mystery of Mars

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Dec 1 2016
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The rumormongers tongues are wagging. The Primarch’s return in 8th Edition leads to the Red Planet…

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We’ve been hearing for months about what 8th Edition of Warhammer 40,000 may hold.  Here’s today latest from an old industry rumormonger who’s been around the block:
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Sources tell BoLS:
  • Look for the plotline of 8th Edition to wind it’s way to Mars, seat of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
  • Upon it’s surface the Emperor has laid a grand plan millennia in the making.
  • Which only his returned sons can complete.
  • An ultimate tool to cast down the Ruinous Powers.
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-8th Edition starter is Astartes vs Chaos Marines.
-Rulebook will be similar to Age of Sigmar’s General’s Handbook.
-Look for Campaign Books similar to the Realmgate Wars series.
-Point costs and rules for Army construction will be in the “General’s Handbook” and future codex-like Books
-Release date for 8th Edition is June
-The new Edition will be set after Abaddons’s 13th Black Crusade
-Initial focus on factions will be on Imperium vs. Chaos
-There are brewing disagreement between the returning Primarchs
-Many are shocked and disagree the 40th Millennia Imperium’s religion and injustice.
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Now the previous rumors were heavy on what the rule set would be like:
  • GW is borrowing some rules mechanics form Age of Sigmar to pull over into the new edition.
  • Look for an emphasis on ease of play, especially for new players.
  • Look for the variable-stats-based-on-damage rule mechanic seen on some Age of Sigmar monsters to make it’s way into the Grimdark.
  • Look for Psychics to be greatly simplified.
  • Army construction will not be constrained.
  • Some version of AoS Warscrolls will make their way into the game.
  • The game will retain it’s gameplay and tactical depth, and not come anywhere near AoS’s tiny 4 pages of rules.
  • GW’s design goal is to maintain 40K’s depth of tactics and play, while speeding up playtime and removing needless detail.

Mars Huh?

There are a LOT of ways this round of Martian rumors could go, from all the 20 years of Imperial Conspiracies regarding the fate of the Emperor. Here’s a few to get you researching and talking:

The Star Child Theory

The Dragon of Mars

The Golden Throne’s Purpose

Ordinatus

Cypher’s Sword

Of course I think that’s all rubbish and the Emperor secretly built a Voltron suit requiring 5 Primarchs to kick Abaddon’s butt.
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It’s so obvious, Leman Russ and Lion El’Jonson go in the legs…
~Have at it conspiracy theorists!

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Author: Larry Vela
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