GW Reveal More House Escher & Fabius Bile Coming Soon To 40K?
March 10, 2020 by brennon
Games Workshop put out their previews from GAMA this week and at the head of it was the news of the next book for those diving into Necromunda. House Of Blades is coming to support those of you playing as House Escher with all new models and plenty more to support the faction.
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House Of Blades works in much the same way as House Of Chains in that it gives you additional background information on the gang in question (in this case Escher) plus loads of new options when building the gang for use in gameplay. Of course, this means new rules for new miniatures and we start with the terrifying-looking Death Maidens.
The Death Maidens are very creepy indeed. They have been returned to life through the use of dark science and are then able to serve their gangs once more. I would imagine that even those within House Escher view them with some trepidation. I do like the look of them though and there is something decidedly Sci-Fantasy about them which I love.
As well as these warriors brought back to life, we also have the Wyld Runners who are the explorers of House Escher. They come armed with some deadly equipment that wouldn't look out of place as part of a Drukhari raiding party. I do love the mix of bows and arrows here! Why rely on a gun when a good archer can take down anyone if they're quick enough?
I really like both sets of new miniatures for House Escher and I have a feeling unless sometime else pops up to change my mind, I'd have to plump for them as a force if I was diving into Necromunda. I like the splash of colour throughout their gang, their slightly more esoteric weapons and the fact that you get to paint a bunch of badass ladies doesn't hurt!
Supporting the Wyld Runners in their endeavours you've also got this rather strange creatures, the Phelynx.
As you might imagine, these weird creatures from the depths of the Underhive are employed by House Escher to hunt down other gang members and claw them to death! Again, they look like they would be insanely fun to paint and that's another good reason to look at House Escher as your gang of choice.
Valiant Knights
As well as the news from the Underhive, we also got word of a new book and miniatures for Adeptus Titanicus. A new variety of options are coming out to help you build miniature versions of the Knight-Acheron & Knight-Castigator.
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They will also be a good fit for those diving into the next campaign book for Adeptus Titanicus, The Defence Of Ryza.
This book will give you the chance to forge your own Legios or master a legendary one from the background plus you'll find a bunch of new Titan battles from The Horus Heresy. You can join the Loyalists of Traitors and get ready for more Engine Kill!
War Of The Spider
On top of the information for the other two specialists games, we also got a peek at the next character to be introduced into the expanding storyline of Psychic Awakening. This fellow here is a servant of a particular Chaos favourite.
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War Of The Spider is the title of the next book which hints to the addition of more Aeldari into the mix but it also seems that we're going to be getting the one-and-only Fabius Bile entering the fray. Here you can see one of his servants extracting the gene-seed from a dead Ultramarine. I can't wait to see what horrific things Fabius Bile has done in service to the power of the Dark Gods.
What do you think of these new previews?
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The new knights look good.
Fabius Bile isn’t a follower of the Chaos Gods, his only religion is Science.
Will be nice to get a new mini of him however, the current one is about 20 years old!
It’s nice to see a lot of this old minis getting new models – pity about the 20+ price tag however! Going to be an expensive year ahead for collectors and gamers alike!
Given how long they’ve been teasing Fabius Bile’s work behind the scenes dissecting Primaris marines, I was wondering how long it would be before we saw him in the flesh again. I’m excited! Also, if Bile’s coming back and he’s been busy, could we see a new take on his augmented warriors as well? The Escher releases look good, too, even if I prefer the industrial aesthetics of Goliath and Orlock more. The Wyld Runners are an interesting take on their juves, but it says a lot when someone can survive the underhive with a bow and arrow. The Death… Read more »
Blimey, when is this lot out for Necromunda (I only just got the Goliath stuff last month in February). Also wondering where the Cats come into this (as the New Goliath box had two oversized Stimmers and four “not Juves”, it looks like the Esher Box set will be similar with just six models.
So four of these cats seems small for a box release, perhaps these are a Forge World release (plus the new models look nothing like the artwork, which is a shame as the artwork was VERY good for them)?
I’m guessing the cats, juves, and Death Maidens are all going to come in a box together, and they’ll release their “official” brute cat through Forge World, like what they did with Goliath.
Could be (they look pretty small), I guess they found room on the sprue to do 2 per sprue. Gamewise tho, it might be indeed a “Crazy Cat Lady” meme (as you suggested) if Escher gangs start field one for every gang member 😀
There’s a picture doing the rounds of the box for these and the cats are included. I’m guessing not having to include 2 chonky Stimmers leaves plenty ofspace for feline companions…
Those headdresses are terrible. These gangers are supposed to be everyday folks, ok fitter than me but not even having the Astra Militarum training. Imaging going to a gunfight in the claustrophobic undercity with that thing flapping around. The other Eschers are pretty damn good (combat heels aside).
Love Bile’s mate though.
I have both Necromunda starter boxes and despite being so squishy, I do like the Escher. Those wild runners would fit a post apocalyptic setting as scavengers… very Mad Max.
I feel that GW are doing Necromunda badly though.
I bought original starters and a couple of gang books, so got annoyed when they released and ‘all gangs book’… then a short time later they release another box with revised rules and immediately start releasing gang books again.
Don’t forget to order the Gang Tactics Cards (as the previous ones aren’t in the game anymore). OR as finally they started printing the rules for the cards in the books now you can just make your own with a pack of blank business cards and a biro (they ain’t taking me again for that one). It’s annoying BUT if the new book is anything like the Goliath book it will be a good purchase as it compiles all the rules together and in more readable (and less ambiguous) manner. I guess in 18 moths time the Gangs of the… Read more »
ooh … if war of the spider means we get plastic warpspiders … I’d be all over that.
The Eldar and Dark Eldar definitely need a revamp for minis (instead of doing yet more space marines), it’s rare to see a Xenos 40K player these days. The Xenos armies definitely could do with some more loving on the miniature releases front (besides a new Codex and the odd Character model). Perhaps with the new Howling Banshee releases we might see them revisit the Aspect troops again (although I still feel new basic Guardian troops are needing new models more than anything these days (I’m sure they are the oldest plastic designs still available for sale). Looking at the… Read more »
Eldar Guardians need an update, but I’d be fine with Eldar focusing on elite infantry if the aspect warriors got upgraded to plastic as Eldar are never going to be a horde of infantry. Besides … if space marines can ditch the beakies for the improved primaris then the Eldar surely can make Aspect Warriors their standard infantry design as well. Orks ought to be next. Although what they need most is not so much new models as it is more of the crazyness that was such a key aspect of this faction. They’re all grim dark now. 🙁 I… Read more »
I wouldn’t say all the orks have gone grimdark; some of the new buggies they released maintain the classic craziness (I don’t know how anyone could take a squig-launching food truck, dakkajet on wheels, or grot strapped to the front of a warbuggy Mad Max-style too seriously). Guys like Ghaz aren’t “funny” characters, so they don’t have quite the same look, but some of the old fun is still there with things like his exhaust-pipe horns and his grot banner-bearer. I do agree with you that some of the “fun” is lost with the standard boyz and nobz as they’re… Read more »
Yeah it is not completely gone, but it’s not front and center either.
The buggies look crazy, but they also lack options for the lesser skilled hobbyist because you need a lot of work to make a second one look different.