Reply To: WHtOW – fluff and does it make sense ?

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@bvandewalker I doubt they will deviate too far from what we have already seen in Warhammer Total War and that version of Kislev would be recognisable to anyone who remembers the ’90s Kislev miniatures.  In fact, as per their statement about not wanting to deviate too far from the Warhammer that people know and love, that means that their kislev models will likely still look remarkably similar to 16th and 17th century Poles/Cossacks – to make sure that Kislev still looks like, well, Kislev.  Sure, maybe they give them two wings or more skulls or whatever, but the final aesthetic is still close enough to their historical counterparts that proxying with historical miniatures will be entirely possible.  And if you have proxied an entire army, rather than mixing and matching between official and unofficial, chances are that your army will also have a consistent look and feel.  There’s very little GW can do to prevent people from proxying and even Suggesting where such proxies may obtained.  There will always be a cheaper alternative that’s close enough to the GW offering as to be a recognisable proxy

And while they could do away with certain unit types and replace them with others, there will still be proxy options available.