So while I took a break from working on Batman Miniature Game stuff, another game caught my attention, again.
I have a love-hate relationship with Warhammer 40K. I love the setting, the miniatures, the game. I hate that a new rules set comes out way too often. In the last 15 years or so we’ve had 4 revisions to the rules in the form of a new hardcover rulebook.
When Kill Team came out last year, I thought it was a good intro for folks who were interested in 40K but didn’t want to invest in a large army. Skirmish games appear to be the way to go (see: Batman Miniatures Game), since you only need a handful of miniatures instead of a hoard of them.
Waaagh.
But I digress.
This past weekend saw the release of Shadow War: Armageddon, a big box game from Games Workshop. At first glance it appears to be another game in the Warhammer 40K universe, but a closer look reveals that it’s actually a reimaging/reboot of their Necromunda game, which I have in my Games Workshop collection as well. And like many of those games, it remains unplayed.
The main difference is that instead of gangs from the planet Necromunda (which was the original homeworld of my Imperial Guard army), the 40K Kill Teams are used.
The game itself sold out immediately, and Games Workshop scrambled to produce a new rulebook-only product, which will be available for preorder on April 22nd.
Which brings me to this dilemma: I’m building a Militarium Tempestus (old name: Stormtroopers/Kasrkrin) Kill Team that will become a regular army (or detachment from my main Imperial Guard force).
What color scheme do I use for these guys, who have been sitting on my shelf for the past few months?
I was thinking of the Scarif troopers from Rogue One, but that’s too light for what basically is a SpecOps team. They look cool, though.
I may go for a dark grey or blue.
I’m also trying to figure out a unit/regiment name, the 67th…. something or other, probably [40K planet name] Peregrines. I don’t want to use Cadia/Cadians again.
Anyways, suggestions are welcome.
By the time I get my hands on the rulebook, I’ll be back doing Batman Miniatures stuff. My group will probably do basic Kill Team before moving on to SW Armageddon.
So little time.