Opis
The Realmgate Wars were fought over the magical portals that bound the
Mortal Realms together, but another conflict has been brewing in the shadows
for thousands of years. This is a battle not for resources, nor for pure
conquest, but for the immortal souls of the living and dead; a cosmic rivalry
between gods who have carried their hatred through the ages. The spread of the
light of civilisation, spearheaded by the God-King Sigmar, faces a dire threat
posed by the Lord of Undeath, Nagash. Sigmar’s Sacrosanct Chambers, created to
fight daemons and wraiths, face the malevolent spirits known as Nighthaunts in
a battle for the free city of Glymmsforge…
Containing 52 push-fit
Stormcast Eternals and Nighthaunt miniatures, along with a 320-page hardback
Core Book and an exclusive 32-page Battle of Glymmsforge booklet, Soul Wars is
the perfect boxed set for those who want to dive into this exciting new chapter
in the Age of Sigmar right away. Included:
The
Miniatures
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soul Wars contains 52
miniatures – 33 Nighthaunt, and 19 Stormcast Eternals – providing 2 players
with an army each with which to do spectacular battle. Each miniature is
push-fit, with no glue necessary, meaning you can have them assembled and ready
for war impressively quickly:
Nighthaunt
33
push-fit Nighthaunt miniatures:
– A Knight of Shrouds on Ethereal Steed:
a particularly sinister Nighthaunt leader atop a skeletal steed wearing ram’s
horns, he wields a sword of stolen hours in his right hand;
– A Lord
Executioner: distinguishable by the macabre gallows lashed to his back (and the
screaming souls surrounding it), this miniature is armed with a decapitating
greataxe;
– A Guardian of Souls: this Nighthaunt wizard carries a chill
blade in his left hand, with a tall nightmare lantern in the other, used to
summon the spirits of the dead;
– A Spirit Torment: masked and pitiless,
this miniature uses the heavy shacklegheist chains he carries to attack his
enemies in swinging arcs;
– 4 Grimghast Reapers: cursed, indiscriminate
killers, the Grimghast Reapers are armed with double-handed slasher scythes –
their leader, the Extoller of Shyish, carries a great bell known as the death
knell;
– 5 Glaivewraith Stalkers: unstoppable gheists drifting inexorably
towards their prey, each attacks with a 2-handed hunter’s glaive;
– A
20-strong Chainrasp Horde: each armed with a malignant weapon – axes, swords,
and flails feature heavily here – this frightening force is led by a
Dreadwarden, who wields a 3-pronged candelabra.
Stormcast
Eternals
19 push-fit Stormcast Eternals miniatures:
– A
Lord-Arcanum on Gryph-charger: a splendidly-armoured, mounted centrepiece
carrying an aetherstave. His Gryph-charger is rearing high, showing off its
sharp claws and razor beak;
– A Knight-Incantor: this female Stormcast
Eternals wizard is armed with an incantor’s staff, and carries spirit flasks and
a voidstorm scroll;
– 3 Evocators: a unit of Stormcast Eternals wizards,
each armed with a tempest blade and stormstave, led by an Evocator-Prime;
–
A unit of 5 Castigators: each armed with a thunderhead greatbow specially
designed to destroy the ethereal, this unit is led by a Castigator-Prime;
–
8 Sequitors: led by a Sequitor-Prime, this unit of fearsome warriors is armed
with stormsmite mauls, along with soulshields;
– A Celestar Ballista: a
large piece of mobile artillery that launches bolts of blessed sigmarite,
crewed by 2 Stormcast Eternals clutching not only sigmarite blades but a variety
of instruments used to calibrate the ballista.
The
Books
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soul Wars is packed with gaming
content – the complete, unabridged Warhammer Age of Sigmar Core Book is
included, full of background and rules, along with 3 booklets that explain how
to play games, from the basic rules to the more advanced, optional rules you
can slot in at your leisure:
Start Here
An
8-page booklet providing essential information about the Age of Sigmar, the
contents of the box you’ve just opened and the hobby of collecting, building,
painting and playing with Citadel miniatures. Includes an overview of the
Nighthaunt and Stormcast Eternals factions, as well as a
Battleplan!
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Core Book
This is a 320-page hardback book filled with rich history, background and
rules you can use to play your games of Warhammer Age of Sigmar in whatever way
you see fit. Open Play, Matched play and Narrative Play sections are included,
each of which can be tailored to your preference. Contained within:
–
Detailed background on the history leading up to the Age of Sigmar, from the
destruction of the world-that-was to Sigmar’s discovery and exploration of the
Mortal Realms, the civilisations that rose and the Age of Chaos that destroyed
them, from the glorious vengeance meted out by Sigmar’s Stormcast Eternals to
the vile plan set in motion by Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead, which
threatens every mortal soul to have ever lived – and sets in motion the Soul
Wars this box represents;
– The full Core Rules – an illustrated and
annotated guide showing how to play Warhammer Age of Sigmar in an easy to
follow manner;
– A guide to Open Play games, including a Battleplan
Generator which helps you choose objectives, special rules and victory
conditions; Coalition of Death rules for team-based play (with 3 Battleplans);
and in-depth rules for Ladder Campaigns;
– A guide to Narrative Play games,
including an annotated example game; a guide to setting up Historical
Battles;
special rules and 2 Battleplans for re-enacting sieges; rules and 2
Battleplans for fighting in the tunnels and caverns beneath the Mortal Realms;
and Triumph & Treachery rules for 3 or more players;
– A guide to
Matched Play games, which allow players to test their mettle in evenly-matched
games of skill and tactics with Pitched Battles allowing for different battle
lengths, rules for fielding Warscroll Battalions and Allied units and a table
of Battle Strategies providing unpredictable objectives and outcomes to
challenge even the most battle-hardened general.
Battle of
Glymmsforge
This 32-page booklet sets the scene for the
included miniatures – featuring background on the Soul Wars, details of the
Stormcast Eternals’ Sacrosanct Chambers and the history of the Free City of
Glymmsforge, the most sacred of Sigmar’s strongholds. On top of this is an
overview of Shyish – the Realm of Death – and Nagash’s grand plan; part of
which includes an undead assault on Glymmsforge.
It includes information
on each miniature in the box – their place in their army, their abilities and
their origins, and Pitched battle profies for each – as well as an inspiring
showcase of beautifully-painted models.
13 Warscroll Cards are also
included: these are handy, small-format cards containing the rules for each
unit included in the box.
Core Rules
This is a
16-page booklet containing everything you need to begin playing games of
Warhammer Age of Sigmar right away. Illustrated examples of every mechanic in
the game are here, with step-by step instructions taking you through movement,
attacking, using abilities, using magic and testing for battleshock.
It
includes rules for terrain, explanations of Warscrolls, Warscroll Battalions
and Battleplans, Realm of Battle rules and Allegiance Abilities. On its own,
this is everything you need to set up and play immediately – combined with the
myriad optional rules found in the Core Book it’s an incredibly powerful and
flexible basis for playing wargames with your miniatures the way you want
to.
Gaming Content
Of course, the expansive,
flexible rules and spectacular miniatures are hard to use without some
accessories: Soul Wars includes:
– 12 14mm, 6-sided turquoise gem
dice;
– A 12” transparent range ruler;
– An easy to follow, colour
construction guide with step by step instructions for each miniature, making
the push-fit models even easier to build
– A Stormcast Eternals transfer
sheet.
Also included is a 32-page preview of the Black Library novel Soul
Wars, whetting your appetite for further adventures in the Age of
Sigmar.
