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Warhammer Age of Sigmar Rulebooks #Sourcebook
Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
La tormenta de Sigmar finalmente ha estallado.
Rayos de energía mágica cruzan los cielos nublados.
Los Stormcast Eternals han llegados, y con ellos llega la muerte...
Rayos de energía mágica cruzan los cielos nublados.
Los Stormcast Eternals han llegados, y con ellos llega la muerte...
96 pages, Paperback
First published July 18, 2015
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August 31, 2016
While the fluff in the first section of this book is terribly organized, poorly-written, and both vague and, at times, dull, the second section of this book makes up for it a bit, with varied and interesting battleplans woven into a series of short stories that aren't very original, but nevertheless are fairly enjoyable.
I appreciate many things that Age of Sigmar and GW are trying to do, boldly choosing to gut the decades-old and immobile Warhammer Fantasy storyline and rules in favor of a light, easy-to-pick-up, and, most importantly, flexible toolbox game that can readily be tailored to fit any gaming group and play style. It feels refreshing, unencumbered, and fun -- it was nice playing against a fellow gamer (who is quite competitive and serious-minded when it comes to war games) absolutely relax and unravel with these minimalist rules and create-your-own scenarios. He was originally hell-bent on avoiding this "garbage heap" and continue to invest in his sizeable Warhammer 40k collection, but after playing he's now looking to set up tournaments and monthly friendly games so he can dig in to his slowly-growing Death army.
I think that, while I loved the Old World, I will likely enjoy the new stories that come out of this product. It may be too early for something amazing like Gotrek and Felix, but there is certainly room to grow. If you don't care for the story, the varied battleplans, or the scant few (four) formations in this text, I feel like this book is rather unnecessary. Skip it if you don't feel the need to invest yourself in the setting.
I appreciate many things that Age of Sigmar and GW are trying to do, boldly choosing to gut the decades-old and immobile Warhammer Fantasy storyline and rules in favor of a light, easy-to-pick-up, and, most importantly, flexible toolbox game that can readily be tailored to fit any gaming group and play style. It feels refreshing, unencumbered, and fun -- it was nice playing against a fellow gamer (who is quite competitive and serious-minded when it comes to war games) absolutely relax and unravel with these minimalist rules and create-your-own scenarios. He was originally hell-bent on avoiding this "garbage heap" and continue to invest in his sizeable Warhammer 40k collection, but after playing he's now looking to set up tournaments and monthly friendly games so he can dig in to his slowly-growing Death army.
I think that, while I loved the Old World, I will likely enjoy the new stories that come out of this product. It may be too early for something amazing like Gotrek and Felix, but there is certainly room to grow. If you don't care for the story, the varied battleplans, or the scant few (four) formations in this text, I feel like this book is rather unnecessary. Skip it if you don't feel the need to invest yourself in the setting.
July 10, 2017
I'm getting into this game so I decided to buy this book in order to understand the lore. The beginning of the book is a little disorganized, skipping back and forth without much structure. Yes, it gives me the information I need to understand the background of the world and it's factions but It could have been presented better and in a more clear/ linear fashion. The second half of the book focuses on the scenarios but does so in a very cool way. They present the current story in order, putting the battle plans where they belong and they continue from the story from the canon conclusion of one battle and jump into the next important part of the story and it's battle. It introduces many characters from different armies but doesn't develop them much. It's important to understand this book isn't a novel. We don't follow main characters through a whole adventure, the book presents us the setup for a fight and lets us play that fight. On top of that the book includes color guides and different rules for the armies and battles.
Overall I enjoyed the book, specially as my first delve into Warhammer.
Overall I enjoyed the book, specially as my first delve into Warhammer.
February 19, 2024
I confess, when AoS came out I didn't really give it a chance. Not because I'm some bitchy, old and balding grognard who can't go a single day without crying over the "death" of Warhammer Fantasy (I say "death" because no one came and destroyed your models, burnt your rulebooks and threw your paint down the sink, if you stopped playing Fantasy just because GW ended official support, that's on you), but simply because it never really appealed to me. I like Warhammer Fantasy, but I don't love it, so the end of that game didn't destroy my world like it did some people. No, Age of Sigmar simply looked fine to me, but never really held much interest.
Fast forward a few years, and I now adore the Age of Sigmar universe and tabletop game.
Say what you want, but I am not a complex man. A uber-High Fantasy setting in which Lightning Angels shoot down from Heaven amid thunderstorms to fight armies of daemons? That's simply awesome and I love it. To me, Age of Sigmar has more interesting lore, characters, models and rules than Warhammer Fantasy ever did, and I simply cannot get enough of it.
I started to play AoS again recently, so I thought it best to give the setting a fresh read through, which has led to me re-reading all the lore, in the form of the rulebooks and campaign books/sourcebooks.
I started with the core rulebook and the Realmgate Wars books (as those are all really one long, continuous story). Having recently finished the rulebook called Warhammer Age of Sigmar - Mighty Battles in an Age of Unending War, alongside The Realmgate War books Quest for Ghal Maraz, Balance of Power, Godbeasts, Ironwarp Citadel and All-Gates, I can happily say that I loved every moment of it.
There is a lot of action in these books. That much needs to be said from the start. There is a shit-ton of Stormcast vs Chaos, Stormcast vs Skaven and Stormcast vs Orruks, but there are also battles between Nurgle's followers and the Sylvaneth or the Fyreslayers and Skaven so it isn't all Stormcast stuff. That being said, the action was pretty fun imo. While some of the many battles do feel a little samey and blur together, most of them are both interesting and engaging.
For example, the first battle fought by the Celestant-Prime when he arrives to save Alarielle is simply awesome and I'll never forget it, the war for the Mercurial Gate was gripping, the entire storyline involving Vandus and Thostos attempting to recover Ghal Maraz was very interesting, the siege of Nulahmia was a great read, and so on.
But beyond the action, you will find extremely interesting and cool characters that fun to read about. I personally loved every single thing involving the Sylvaneth and Alarielle, Vandus was awesome and I absolutely ADORE Ionus Cryptborn. Tornus the Redeemed is a fascinating character and Gardus is great but...well everyone who reads/plays AoS loves Gardus so that's a given. Even the Seraphon get to do stuff and the scenes involving them are easily some of the best.
It isn't just the "good guys" that are well done, however. Khorgos Khul is a complete and utter badass who steals every scene he is in, the Glottkin are both funny and cool, even the Ironjawz characters somehow manage to be memorable. While the villains obviously do not get as much development or screentime as the heroes, they get enough in my opinion to not just be flat, 2D enemies for the Stormcast to fight.
Beyond the characters and action, you also get a good look into the Mortal Realms, which are a truly insane places. These stories are filled with lands floating upon drifting continents in the sky, kingdoms that are lit and heated by the light of a god-beast that glows like a sun and was caged by a Smith God in days long forgotten, unending magical forests, incomprehensibly large, hellish wastelands filled with daemons, and so much more. You visit worlds of beauty, horror, misery and splendour that are each unique and every one of them is as strange as the last. The Mortal Realms are a very odd, but also very distinctive, part of AoS and I can't really think of anything else I've seen like them. I love the Realms, and if you ask me it really makes Age of Sigmar's setting stand out as something truly different from 40k or Warhammer Fantasy.
So, to finish this off, I will say that Age of Sigmar is indeed a fantastic setting with many things to love. I found the core rulebook's fluff and the lore from the Realmgate Wars books tied together to create an engaging narrative that kept me reading, and that the characters involved in these books are both memorable and fun to read about. I highly suggest you give these books a go.
My final score is 4 out of 5 stars. I'm removing one star since I encountered a few spelling mistakes, and the large amount of action did sometimes blur together.
Fast forward a few years, and I now adore the Age of Sigmar universe and tabletop game.
Say what you want, but I am not a complex man. A uber-High Fantasy setting in which Lightning Angels shoot down from Heaven amid thunderstorms to fight armies of daemons? That's simply awesome and I love it. To me, Age of Sigmar has more interesting lore, characters, models and rules than Warhammer Fantasy ever did, and I simply cannot get enough of it.
I started to play AoS again recently, so I thought it best to give the setting a fresh read through, which has led to me re-reading all the lore, in the form of the rulebooks and campaign books/sourcebooks.
I started with the core rulebook and the Realmgate Wars books (as those are all really one long, continuous story). Having recently finished the rulebook called Warhammer Age of Sigmar - Mighty Battles in an Age of Unending War, alongside The Realmgate War books Quest for Ghal Maraz, Balance of Power, Godbeasts, Ironwarp Citadel and All-Gates, I can happily say that I loved every moment of it.
There is a lot of action in these books. That much needs to be said from the start. There is a shit-ton of Stormcast vs Chaos, Stormcast vs Skaven and Stormcast vs Orruks, but there are also battles between Nurgle's followers and the Sylvaneth or the Fyreslayers and Skaven so it isn't all Stormcast stuff. That being said, the action was pretty fun imo. While some of the many battles do feel a little samey and blur together, most of them are both interesting and engaging.
For example, the first battle fought by the Celestant-Prime when he arrives to save Alarielle is simply awesome and I'll never forget it, the war for the Mercurial Gate was gripping, the entire storyline involving Vandus and Thostos attempting to recover Ghal Maraz was very interesting, the siege of Nulahmia was a great read, and so on.
But beyond the action, you will find extremely interesting and cool characters that fun to read about. I personally loved every single thing involving the Sylvaneth and Alarielle, Vandus was awesome and I absolutely ADORE Ionus Cryptborn. Tornus the Redeemed is a fascinating character and Gardus is great but...well everyone who reads/plays AoS loves Gardus so that's a given. Even the Seraphon get to do stuff and the scenes involving them are easily some of the best.
It isn't just the "good guys" that are well done, however. Khorgos Khul is a complete and utter badass who steals every scene he is in, the Glottkin are both funny and cool, even the Ironjawz characters somehow manage to be memorable. While the villains obviously do not get as much development or screentime as the heroes, they get enough in my opinion to not just be flat, 2D enemies for the Stormcast to fight.
Beyond the characters and action, you also get a good look into the Mortal Realms, which are a truly insane places. These stories are filled with lands floating upon drifting continents in the sky, kingdoms that are lit and heated by the light of a god-beast that glows like a sun and was caged by a Smith God in days long forgotten, unending magical forests, incomprehensibly large, hellish wastelands filled with daemons, and so much more. You visit worlds of beauty, horror, misery and splendour that are each unique and every one of them is as strange as the last. The Mortal Realms are a very odd, but also very distinctive, part of AoS and I can't really think of anything else I've seen like them. I love the Realms, and if you ask me it really makes Age of Sigmar's setting stand out as something truly different from 40k or Warhammer Fantasy.
So, to finish this off, I will say that Age of Sigmar is indeed a fantastic setting with many things to love. I found the core rulebook's fluff and the lore from the Realmgate Wars books tied together to create an engaging narrative that kept me reading, and that the characters involved in these books are both memorable and fun to read about. I highly suggest you give these books a go.
My final score is 4 out of 5 stars. I'm removing one star since I encountered a few spelling mistakes, and the large amount of action did sometimes blur together.
November 27, 2016
£40- .... really! Fortunately I picked up my copy on Ebay for not this much!
It's an introduction to Games Workshop's new 'Realms' of fantasy and their new IP after destroying the old world. An interesting introduction which I needed because it's very difficult to get into a new setting without this background. Can't help but feel they should have put the background elements in the starter box though.
It's an introduction to Games Workshop's new 'Realms' of fantasy and their new IP after destroying the old world. An interesting introduction which I needed because it's very difficult to get into a new setting without this background. Can't help but feel they should have put the background elements in the starter box though.
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