A New Crazy Champion Revealed For Age Of Sigmar
December 27, 2017 by brennon
A new character was added to the roster of heroes (or villains, depending on who you are) for Age Of Sigmar by Games Workshop. The newest leader is the Fungoid Shaman who draws his powers from strange and dangerous concoctions...
The Fungoid Shaman is very different from some of the other champions we've seen. Whilst still 'serious' you've also got another interestingly colourful and cartoony character, quite fitting for the Goblins (or Grots) from the world of Age of Sigmar.
Malign Portents proves to be an interesting shift in the narrative for Age Of Sigmar, so watch this space to see what happens with it in 2018. Remember that they also showed off two existing champions with the Knight of Shrouds for Death...
...and for Chaos, we have the Darkoath Warqueen.
Hopefully, this means that we're going to be getting a lot of new models for each of these different armies. The Grots could, of course, use a big update as could the standard Marauders that you get for Chaos forces.
We shall have to wait and see what they do!
"The Fungoid Shaman is very different from some of the other champions we've seen..."
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Love the shaman, may well enter him in this years GD.
I don’t know if your kidding or not. Poe’s law strikes again.
No 😉 here.
I really like the little feller and he’s currently top of the this for my Age of Sigmar single model entry.
To me, he looks like an interesting challenge. Most of the rubbish wouldn’t be too hard to make work, the only tough part is making sure the stuff on his nose and chin aren’t presented as background like they are here.
To be perfectly honest, he’s the sort of mini that doesn’t work unless you can really bring it together with a tight composition and a good head for center of interest.
And the current ‘Eavy Metal team sometimes isn’t up to the challenge (I don’t blame the painters- they probably did the best they could with the time they had).
Cool I just honestly could tell one way or not I actually like him as well but some of the times here it is like that ha ha
Shaman does look interesting while other two are good looking sculpts.
I love the Shaman – bristilng with character and detail. Very weird looking, in a good way. Is it new or old fluff that a Night Goblin Shaman (not a Moonclan Grot…) gradually turns into a mushroom creature the more mushrooms it consumes for magic? As for the Knight of Shrouds he makes a damn fine addition to the ever popular night haunt armies if I do say so myself. The Darkoath Warqueen is friggin amazing. I cant wait to see people paint it in different skin tones, with different basing styles and dedicated to different patrons. Its such a… Read more »
Also it is nice to get more characters for the smaller factions that are more leftovers from the previous iteration of the game. Good to see them get love too.
I guess I’m the only one but I think the shaman is terrible and indicative of what GW minis are becoming as more slip from characterful to caricature.
The Warqueen however is a lovely mini and makes me hopeful for more Darkoath minis.
The floaty-skele guy is very meh to me. It also makes me wonder why a spectral creature would require a scabbard for its sword.
Goblins have been caricatures for as long as I can remember.
Fanatics off of the 90’s
http://www.avianon.net/pictures/orcs_core/pic_fanatics_01.JPG
See I’d disagree, they are daft and fun but characterful. Now the mushrooms are erupting from his head instead of the base. I guess they decided to crank it up a rather big notch.
I loved the old Night Goblins. I like the idea of this one more than I like the execution, though I certainly don’t dislike the model.
Here’s what goblins should look like IMO. I put my cartoony GW ones on EBay as soon as I saw them:
https://www.atlantisminiatures.com/collections/goblins
Characterful is subjective I suppose. As is fun.
I don’t see much comparison between those minis except in theme. The old goblins had strong expressive faces that were easy to paint up. This guy looks more like GW trying to do a Confrontation goblin- he’s got details sculpted over his details. The big struggle it is having isn’t really the mess of detail- it is the junk on his face that they decided to pain in dark metal. It just sits there obscuring his center of interest and screwing up the whole composition. It means that he doesn’t look good unless you compose him well, but with a… Read more »
Goblins serious? That will be a sad day my friend.
And I guess you could argue why does the spectral creature even need a sword at all.
Ooohhh i like the shaman! Really nice character design.
I think the goblin is a FUN-GUY …. he is certainly not SPORING …………..going now ……. sorry
There’s not MUSH-ROOM for terrible puns here…
Trust you to CAP it all off with that one 😛
Is there a MOREL to this story?
@beardragon14 nice to know the puns have not ceased in my largely net free xmas break, double reference I am impressed especially if you came up with them on the Fly-agric
( @dags ) Happy new year mate , good to have you back, to keep me in line as well as for your stimulating observations. As for the puns well they will never STIPE *
*Okay this is an obscure one but I am grasping okay
Happy new year too you too @beardragon14. Stipe very good unfortunately cannot find a pun to stem from that
Heh …. nice 😀
damn it GW.
Can’t we have normal female warriors ?
I know that it’s chaos and all that, but damn …
But…but.. normal female warriors wear clothes….. 😉
That’s pretty normal for Chaos.
What’s not normal about it? She is the chieftain of the Dathori tribe take a look at the guy from silver tower same tribe, she wears more armour than him
If she is of the same tribe then why does she get to protect her upper region ? 😉
I get that as a genre/style they do get to do this kind of stuff, but at the same time I kind of wished they’d tried to do something a little more ‘realistic’ in terms of armour/clothing design.
She gets to cover her vanity. That’s all. GW tries to cater to a wide age range and that generally means no titties. Why is she using metal to do that? Well for a tribe of barbarians metal might be considered rare or precious perhaps? I don’t man, I think maybe you’re reading a bit too much into it
It’s fantastical man, take a look at the guys, tell me you know one real person that looks like any non elf every guy looks like Arnie was the ‘beach’ day couch (keeping it pg) like honestly why can men be fantasies but not women?
Is the ghost guy wearing a gas mask? Goblin is okay apart from the face.
No, it’s just a helmet with a face plate. I guess the helmet itself would be completely hollow
I hope there’s an alternate head, now that I look at it.
Most of their clam pack characters don’t come with options and looking at the structure of the model my guess would be there won’t be an alternative, you would have to get busy with a craft knife and green stuff. The head probably won’t be a component, I know that the Imperial Commissar for 40k doesn’t have a head as a separate component, the head is split across two other components.
like the shaman & shouldn’t the knight have eight friends?
I guess we’re just waiting for the Grand Alliance Order champion. I bet it’s a Stormcast Eternal.
Shaman has a lot of nice elements, but overall I think face detail lets it down. Darkoath is a nice mini. Undead thingy looks rather dull, and the hourglass just looks daft.
As a non-AoS player the goblin is for me probably the general direction they should be taking to explore the potential of the setting, the others are nothing that couldn’t of fitted an old world setting.
I love the new shaman!
The spectral thingie is nice. The other two are the usual garbage.
I think GW have been eating some of their own Gobin mushrooms because that Gobbo is horrible. Yes, I know that since they moved to digital sculpting they can pile on a lot more detail onto a figure but that doesn’t fix basic design. A fungoid shaman with a mushroom on his head.. it’s like this figure was designed by a 10 year old. I love goblins but I will not be lining up to get this one.
The other two are alright, although from this angle put a beard on the queen and she could be a guy. 🙂
I’ve been reading a lot of the replies here. I don’t agree with a lot of the negativity, but to each their own.
What I will say is its amazing how polarizing some of the c&c seem if you look at it broadly as a hole.
I’d also like to opine to the negative comments – not disagreeing or arguing with any of you, purely curious – but how many of you actually play the game?
I don’t see what playing or not playing game has anything to do with being able to give ones own opinion about sculpt. Way I see it sculpts can always be judged without having to play game since way person sees sculpts is purely about aesthetical taste. And as we all know taste is subjective.
I don’t play AoS. I have tried building up a few armies for the game but have failed every time due to a loss of interest. So far I’ve tried Stormcast, Sylvaneth, a Flesh Eater Court and an Aelf warband of my own making. I think what’s bored me most has been the lack of posability with the minis, something that I notice has spread to the new marines. I also dislike the aesthetic direction that GW has been taking the last few years which seems to emulate Warmachine etc. The shaman though takes the biscuit. But, as you say… Read more »
@mecha82 It matters. i mean, if you look at a lot of articles on here there are replies in the single digits for a lot of the articles. Then this one has close enough to 40 points. I guess, it kind of shows how influential GW still is, even if some people have walked away from their company, games or miniatures. That there, I dunno, maybe is still a secret love for the company to go back to the way things were, when people liked them more? Also, it is not so much to give ones own opinion, as few… Read more »
@mage I think it is morbid curiosity that causes some people to ‘drop in’ on GW threads, like slowing down at a car wreck. I personally keep hoping GW will turn things around, but no luck so far IMO. Most mini’s are cluttered with needless detail, perhaps in an effort to hide their lack of dynamic movement. Even if I like a mini and go to the site, I am always disappointed by the price, particularly for singles, and have shied away for that reason as well. Therefore, the only GW models I have bought in the last five years… Read more »
I thought GW had turned it around. Going from lower profits to record profits in 12 months is a pretty big turnaround
I was speaking in terms of the quality of GW’s mini’s i.e. their sculpts, not their prowess in producing sprues. They’re barely middle of the pack anymore.
Well, that’s entire subjective. I think they still produce some amazing sculpts. They also produce some that I really don’t like but when a company produces as much as GW do it inevitable that there will be some that I won’t like.
Then by all means buy them, rather than pouncing on EVERYONE who doesn’t share your view that GW makes the bestest models. THAT is the actual difference on a GW thread: people ignore negative opinions on other threads, as they are just that, but on a GW thread the unbeliever must be driven out.
I also think any accusations of “pouncing” could, if one were so inclined, be levelled each way. As I have said elsewhere, if you don’t like GW (and let’s face it, you don’t) why pounce on every article about stuff they release to let us know about it? I suppose that as long as people are posting people will be responding. As opposed to pouncing.
I already said I liked the spectre. When GW makes a good model I applaud the effort. I post the same comments on other threads. If I like a model, I say so. If I don’t, I say so. I think good work should be praised, regardless of game or genre, or even if I play the game. It’s the craft itself I admire. By the same token, I’m also critical of bad models, as I hope it will in some way spur a company, any game company, to greater efforts. Stop taking it personally. It is not for you… Read more »
And I already said I don’t really mind people being constantly whining about GW on articles about GW. I’ve always held the opinion that you can post any opinion you like on a news article – I have different views about forum threads. But I don’t claim to understand why people bother spending time posting negative opinions about companies and products that they don’t generally like. I’m not trying to decide who can and can’t post nor have I claimed to be doing that.
An opinion that doesn’t match yours is whining?
It’s not the opinion itself, it’s the constant repetition of it.
@mage I think you are missing the point why a lot of people look at the miniature threads, a lot of gamers I know are playing systems that don’t specify or require a single miniatures range so minis have interest for a wider range than games. Also there are some that just like the minis for painting, so minis appeal goes further than a games appeal. I got the advanced songs of blades and heroes for xmas, and most of my fantasy armies (I had all at 4k plus points) are getting trimmed for that and things like Dragon rampant.… Read more »
I disagree that he is missing any points. GW don’t and don’t claim to produce generic miniatures. Everything is very strongly identifiable with their IPs. If you’re looking for miniatures with wider use then viewing GW miniatures in that way isn’t really particularly useful. Nor would it be useful to view Warmachine miniatures in that way and yet only GW articles get the slew of negative opinions. Personally I can’t stand Warmachine miniatures because I don’t like Steam Punk, but I wouldn’t go on an article about new releases say so nor would I judge them because they’re of no… Read more »
I couldn’t give two craps what gw produce a mini for I use minis I like, saying gw didn’t make it as a generic mini so you cannot look it as one is frankly a bizarre view point, or an attempt at censorship. This is a general wargaming site and we should welcome all views, not actually seen anyone saying the minis are ‘shit’. As to Warmachine/hordes go look at them tonnes of great minis for generic fantasy or rpg. No reason you cannot have a view, if it is always “I don’t like steampunk” you are probably wasting your… Read more »
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You’re totally entitled to hold that opinion but in the eyes of people who play GW games your opinion will be largely irrelevant. But I guess the question still remains, why is it only GW that garners this kind of reaction? There’s loads of companies out there that produce IP specific miniatures and people don’t seem to descend on those articles to express their disdain. I think @mage is asking a very valid question.
So again, what is it that makes people take time out of their day to comment on GW articles to say how much they don’t like it? As you say, I could just ignore those opinions but at the same time you could just ignore the articles. I don’t really mind people doing it on articles to be honest (I don’t appreciate people derailing forum threads in the same way but articles don’t bother me so much, I quite like the discussion) but I do wonder why GW seems to attract so much negative opinion.
Seeing that there is plenty of GW produced miniatures in painting competitions alongside ones produced by other companies I would say that to painters it doesn’t matter is what they paint generic or based on some IP as long as it’s something that they like and want to paint. So in that sense whole argument about GW not making generic miniatures falls apart since it doesn’t matter at all. Either it’s good looking sculpt or bad looking looking one based on opinion of person giving that opinion. Just because you don’t agree with opinion given doesn’t give you right to… Read more »
Oh and by the way for some one wondering why some one else would take time to comment on GW article about product that they might not like you sure like to take lot of time from your day to denounce those opinions. It’s very ironic that you pretty much do same thing and yet criticize others from it.
@mage – I think that’s why they stalled, I enjoy kit-bashing and thats not really an option now to me. Only some of the older kits really allow such versatility and with their fate unclear I’m not going to invest in a game and see my army fall by the weyside, not again. The head is definitely my main contention with the mini but I dislike the mass of detail which, like many of GW recent offering, leaves the mini too visually crowded in my opinion. Yes Warmachine is popular but it offered an alternative to Fantasy with both games… Read more »
I’m with you there @mage in that I don’t understand why people feel the need to tell how shit they think GW miniatures are. I don’t generally post on articles about something I don’t like or I am not interested in. I have posted what might be negative opinions on articles about items from companies I generally like in the past – notably Mantic but occasionally GW as well – because while I generally like their products every now and then they drop the ball and we get something like Space Marine Centurions (just an example). But when I see… Read more »
@mage Not all of us that play some game system from GW play every game system or are even interested from those. For example I am 40k player and former WHF player but personally AoS doesn’t interest me as system and as setting but what do interest me are miniatures made for it since I am able to give my honest opinion on those without having to play game system because it’s all about aesthetics. Also like @dags said some people buy miniatures purely to paint them as those people enjoy painting aspect of hobby over all others. To them… Read more »
Well said @mecha82 🙂
Im just reading over the replies here and Im loving peoples input, opinions, and feedback to my post. There are a lot of detailed answers. I may start a forum thread tomorrow addressing the last few people who responded to my dialogue. The points of view we have, where we come from with the hobby and gaming are all pretty cool.
Could be a good discussion, I fear one that may need some moderation, but an interesting one.
Don’ think it would work. A certain someone would run from post to post denouncing contrary views, and then come unglued when he couldn’t control the message.
@mage I don’t have a backstage pass anymore. Gave it up after the weekender thread tanked.
It hasn’t required any moderation. I can only remember a handful of instances of moderation in the 6 years I have been here. Mostly when Age of Sigmar was released. Oh and a weekender thread that went a bit off the rails
lol. The defence rests.
Interesting opinions. I’d say the goblin is my least favourite. It is far too busy for me. Take away some fetishes, one of the pets, maybe the mushrooms growing on mushrooms and it would work better. Negative over.
The undead fella looks cool. I am impressed with the recent undead from gw.
I’ll probably get the warqueen, she looks great. Hopefully there will be an optional hand swap like the chieftain. l wont get into the complexities of her battle wardrobe too much, for a barbarian (male or female) starkers to fully clothed is the spectrum I am happy with.
I wrote a long reply @onlyonepinman @dags @cpauls1 @mecha82 @lostegg
http://www.beastsofwar.com/groups/backstage-green-room/forum/topic/gw-marmite-effect-or-love-and-hate-versus-old-and-new/#post-new
Not currently a backstager @mage so won’t be able to hop on the conversation.
@dags Here is hoping we can be civil, lol. Hopefully moderators involvement will include participation and not a more ‘Judge Dredd’ approach haha. We can all pretend we talk to each other in friendly, treebeard esque voices.
@ogreblood interesting take on stuff. I think the night goblin shaman would look great if it had an option for a head like the old metal head from the plastic night goblin kit command pieces:
http://forum.reapermini.com/uploads/monthly_09_2009/post-2668-1252736876.jpg
I agree, the head swap could work to tone it down. I seem to be in the minority however, so gw have got it right for the majority 🙂 Didn’t even want a goblin shaman anyway :p
Buy it lol
It’s strange…
The Knight and Warqueen reminds me of Games Workshop of yesteryear with a simple and tightly focused design.
The Shaman, on the other hand, is very much current Games Workshop, cartoony and stuffed full of unnecessary detail. Seriously… Mushrooms growing out of mushrooms…
That Goblin looks ridiculous. I too am a fan of the old Night Goblins. This here just looks goofy.
The Chaos chick doesn’t look “Chaos” enough to me, just some generic barbarian. Nothing interesting.