Opis
The earth trembles as the beastherds approach. Plants wither and rot,
animals are filled with an instinctual fear and the air grows thick with the
taint of raw Chaos energy. Then the bloodthirsty braying begins. The Beasts of
Chaos emerge from woodland knots and rocky outcrops, bellowing their savage
battle cries as they fall upon their prey. They are the true children of Chaos,
and through them anarchy and ruin are spread across the lands of the civilised
races.
In the 104-page hardback Battletome: Beasts of Chaos,
you’ll find:
– From the Wilderness They Come: an introduction
to the Beasts of Chaos, savage and twisted creatures that spread anarchy
throughout the Mortal Realms;
– Primaeval Origins: the Beasts of Chaos
pre-date even the earliest records by any scribe, and the oral traditions
describing them have long faded into memory – but legends persist, and are
presented here;
– The True Children of Chaos: Beasts of Chaos’ inherent
ferocity is not a gift bestowed by the Dark Gods, and nor is it due to
enslavement – they embody Chaos in its purest and most anarchic form;
– The
Way of the Beast: while the Beasts of Chaos are as varied as the wildlands in
which they gather, certain traits – violence, mercilessness and predation – are
common to all;
– Detailed explanations of the Greatfrays and beastherds of
this faction, their motivations and (known) histories; – Annals of Entropy: a
chronicle of the recorded events in which the full savagery and fury of the
Beasts of Chaos was unleashed;
– Gathering of the Greatfrays: explanation of
the organisation of the Beasts of Chaos armies, including an example of how a
particular beastherd is organised, along with descriptions of 7 legendary
Greatfrays (Allherd, Darkwalkers, Gavespawn, Skullfrays, Twistfrays, Rotfrays
and Slakefrays), including their heraldry and colour schemes – Explanation and
background of each character and unit available to a Beasts of Chaos army;
– A showcase of beautifully-painted Citadel miniatures, with an example army
and comprehensive painting advice from the experts. This advice covers a huge
variety of examples and techniques, showing you how to achieve effects like
glowing runes, mutated flesh, horn striation, scales and liver spots, and add
icons and beast markings to your miniatures. On top of this, there are
step-by-step guides to the colour schemes of the following Greatfrays: Allherd,
Gavespawn and Darkwalkers, as well as specific effects for each Chaos
God.
Rules
All the rules you need in order to
get your Beasts of Chaos army ready for the gaming table are here:
– 25
Warscrolls, covering every miniature available to the Beasts of Chaos faction
and including 3 Endless Spell warscrolls – Doomblast Dirgehorn, Ravening
Direflock and Wildfire Taurus – for use with Malign Sorcery;
– Allegiance
Abilities representing the Beasts of Chaos’ methods of war – including Command
Traits, Battle Traits and 3 separate types of Artefacts of power;
– Lore of
the Twisted Wilds, a spell list available to Brayherd wizards; and Lore of the
Dark Storms, a spell list available to Thunderscorn wizards;
– Specific
Abilities, Command Traits and Artefacts of Power for the following Greatfrays:
Allherd, Gavespawn and Darkwalkers;
– A Battleplan, including objectives for
both sides, deployment map, special rules and victory conditions;
– Rules
for creating a Beasts of Chaos warband to use in a Path to Glory campaign,
including a Followers Rewards Table and Champion Rewards Table;
– 8
Warscroll Battalions conferring advantages for fielding certain combinations of
models;
– Pitched Battle Profiles for all units featured in this Battletome,
including unit sizes, points values and battlefield roles.
