Over the past year i have been collecting a khorne daemonkin army, but the. As rare as these models are these days, i wanted to do something special with them. As i am new to the world of warhammer fantasy any advice and tips would be much appreciated. This expansion gives 14 new, complete, and official army lists. This book provides all the information youll require. Bretonnians are an army that you really need to work on if you want to make them pop and i want to.
Bretonnia warhammer fantasy miniatures for sale shop. A series of releases during 2014 and 2015 focussed on the cataclysmic destruction of. Ladies and gentlemen, we all know bretonnia as we know it from warhammer fantasy is not coming back. The 8th edition armybook for the empire is ed 2011. Previously, we had a little look at the eavy metal background to the look of the models. Characters for the most part are rather reasonably pointed and i was pleasantly surprised to see a bretonnian. One of my new projects is to take my oop warmaster bretonnian army and it is soon to be painted up as none other than the army of tywin lannister. When building a warhammer army, the best place to begin is its respective army book. Warhammer is a tabletop miniature wargame with a medieval fantasy theme that simulates. New listing gw bretonnia army 16 archers english longbows suit kings of war warhammer aos. Another series of five books in 201415, entitled the end times, saw the.
The warhammer world drew inspiration from tolkiens middleearth, but also from robert e howard conan the barbarian and michael moorcock, as well as history, particularly european history. Warhammer world, there is much debate amongst the fantasy gaming community about when or even if bretonnia will get a new army book. On the other hand we didnt see much about wood elves until they were almost on top of us. More importantly, its a wonderful introduction to the end times as a whole and promises great things to come like hopefully a new bretonnian army book and a bunch of new miniatures. A new image has appeared over the internet, and while i honestly know very little about it, i am posting a quick link. This is just going to be a project log of the building of my bretonnian army and a small discussion on what units i should\shouldnt take in my army list. Much like the recent wood elf release, fans of the bretonnian army have been waiting all through 7th and 8th editions for a new book. Bretonnians have been in the rumors of late, and even with all the buzz of the new edition of 40k going on right now, i wanted to take a look at what is being rumored. Conquest of the new world, campaign expansion, isbn 9781841545929, 2005.
The last 8th edition army book was printed in 2014 for wood elves, the first army book for the empire was printed for 4th edition rules in 1993. They are rumoured to be coming in july, and apparently we will be seeing at least a rereleased grail knight kit. What is recognizable as the warhammer world began with the expansion material to the first edition of the game warhammer, but was formulated as a distinct setting with a world map in the. Now with the release of the new dwarf book, it was rumored that the next book would be either bretonnia or wood elves, and apparently many people suspect that. The list contains nothing less than 7 new units and the return of 12 classic special characters, a lore of the lady. Wood elves are another of my armies that has been waiting for an update.
Other changes included a variety of new specialist troop types, rules for war. Fill they rest of your army up with men at arms, the sword and spear variant, and if you really need to some polearms, and you have yourself a very cheap stack that can actually be quite effective. Furthermore i will show you most of the pages of the official bretonnian army book. If the official rules are awful i would prefer to use my own house rules, in which case i will update my book again. Please register for total war access to use the forums. Now with the release of the new dwarf book, it was rumored that the next book would be either bretonnia or wood elves, and apparently many people suspect that wood elves will be next since where the bretonnians are semicompetitive, the wood elf book is one if not the weakest army books to date. Bretonnia, your definite guide to bretonnia, the most chivalrous and honourable realm in the old world. According to battle reporter statistics our army is just in the. If the gw book is acceptable, i will just add the new units to it and allow you use those units with the official rules. Care was taken to reference the old 5th and 6th edition bretonnian army. Warhammer fantasy bretonnia 6th tabletop games gaming. Yes the new book didnt come out in july 2014 as was suggested and things have gone really quiet in relation to them and whfb in general. The army was great fun to paint, and has got me interested in painting up and english army for the agincourt era, or a war of the roses army.
So, while your peasants are not vital to your army and you can play bretonnia without them, they offer you new tactical options and are far from useless. In fact, it has been over 10 years since the publication of the 6th edition army book or any. But their army and garrison is so large that if you do manage to defeat them youll have taken so many losses you still have to retreat to bretonnia. Wood elves bretonnia warhammer armies lizardmen warhammer armies. This is my third lore video where i talk about the bretonnian faction in its entirety. Another rumour that did the rounds a few months ago was that bretonnia was getting a new army book some time about quarter 3 of this year so i decided to start a new army in anticipation. Hobgoblins, your indispensable guide to the scourge of the steppes. I think the army came out well, and looks colourful on the table. You can naturally go fullcav bretonnia, but this army i mention is very cheap and. These books are indispensable guides to painting, army selection and background material that you can find no where else. Which warmaster medieval army best describes the bretonnian army from the fantasy franchise. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. It has been like that for a while now, noone knows why.
Yes the new book didnt come out in july 2014 as was suggested and things have gone really quiet in relation to them and whfb in general, until. The following is a list of army books and supplements for the various armies released for the games workshop warhammer fantasy battle game an army book in the warhammer fantasy tabletop wargame, is a rules supplement containing information concerning a particular army, environment, or worldwide campaign. Lord gawain is the privileged lord to be assigned the task of pursing this undead fiend and to bring him to justice. Warhammer fantasty battle ramblings from the trenches. Two new specialized formations were introduced, the arrowhead formation for the. I told you before, but you are so fast writting and making army books. Depending on how gws book will fare, i might still have a new version out. Warhammer armies bretonnian update and eavy metal selection this is a second post in a loose series about the bretonnian releases from early in the 1990s. The most reliable rumour sources are saying wood elves next, unfortunately noone with any kind of track record is even talking about a new bretonnian army book, though i think harry did say something about possible models in the pipeline no timescale attached to that.
The book arrived promptly, and was almost like new, very impressed. These lists include updates on the races and nations included in the original warmaster book, as well as making some lists that had appeared in various gw magazines official. Wood elves, and bretonnia warhammer army books which had not been. Sure, those are the two armies i collect and paint, but even with them being snubbed, this is still a fantastic novel. I talk about the origins, history, army, provinces and dukes of bretonnia. My bretonnian army is on crusade in the continent of araby, pursing the mischievous tomb prince who has slain gawains father among many of the dukes of bretonnia. If youre an existing user, your forum details will be merged with total war access if you register with the same email or username. And so ive hopped on my warhorse and ridden over to bretonnia. Warhammer fantasy bretonnia army building, scratch. See diagram 1 on page 40 of the army book translation.
In making the step to being official it also shows they have been play. There is really no easy answer to the question why bretonnia has to wait so long for an official army book. Yes the new book didnt come out in july 2014 as was suggested and things have gone really quiet in relation to them and whfb in general, until nagash hit us of course. The 8th edition empire army book describes the warhammer world to. The host of viscount blackwood a warhammer bretonnian blog. Page 62 blessed heirlooms of bretonnia, falconhorn of fredemund. Ive been have a wee poke about the new gw website and look what i found, or didnt find to be more accurate.
I also enjoyed looking into late 14th and 15th century english and french history. The following is a list of army books and supplements for the various armies released for the. As always, play your army your way, but dont shut your eyes to potential opportunities. Archive for 0410 2014 bretonnian army book no longer available. Deus vult is a project that was written to facilitate the old bretonnian kingdoms and bring them up to speed in the more modern age of sigmar game. Personally, i am hesitant about the rumour since there is literally nothing to back it up. When gw revamps the last 6th edition book, heres what i expect to see. A series of releases during 2014 and 2015 focussed on the cataclysmic. This involved some points tweaks as well as some rules updates to existing warscrolls and the addition of the faith system. Bretonnia is one in a series of warhammer armies supplements.
The round table a community site dedicated to the army of bretonnia in warhammer fantasy battles, featuring a large article library, a growing gallery, a vivid discussion board and much more. The last 8th edition army book was printed in 2014 for wood elves, the first army book for the empire was printed for 4th edition rules in 1993 spanning some 21. Bretonnia unofficial 8th ed warhammer armies project. What i learnt and new army list 4 years ago the mandulian chapel. A week or so later and i am still somewhat relieved that we have not had a new book.
Here you can easily find all the army books in one place, as well as information on the latest updates and new releases. And before you can recover fully or muster an effective force, marienburg will. The book is filled with a massive amount of fluff from 5th and 6th edition of warhammer and in terms of playing pleasure, we have some new units as well. Make offer games workshop warhammer bretonnian grail. The tubes have been aflutter about the possibility of a wood elf release in may, this could still well happen however their book is still available. Created by mathias eliasson, this project was a homebrew attempt at giving many of the nations and factions that never got armybooks of their own and those left behind and never got one in 8th edition such a thing. Time to forge new kingdom with the new king, new lords, new order and new armies. I am very nervous actually, to see what might be changed, added or removed to make the army more popular with the masses. Im in late game so i have all the units available, but i find it really hard to get a good army composition unlike all the other races where it worked out fine. This book provides all the information youll require to play with a. Sorry for asking such a basic question here, but i couldnt readily find an answer online. Book cover of the 6th edition bretonnian army book in games workshops. Get the best deals on bretonnia warhammer fantasy miniatures.