What kind of made me sad were the units that I absolutely cannot take as a particular mercenary force. Playing pigs? Sorry, no Feralgeist. Playing gators? Sorry, no Gudrun the Wanderer. Playing anybody? Sorry, no Lanyssa Ryssyl or Dahlia Hallyr and Skarath. That last one just breaks my heart. I tend to pick armies based on the models and not the rules, so to find out that my favorite models in the "faction" can't work together makes me sad. It pretty much dooms me to have to start two Minion armies, plus another Hordes army if I am going to get some of the other cool Minions units/solos.
Then again.... I paint more than I play. I should just buy the models, paint them, and stop whining. After all, not playing Legion, Cryx or Cygnar didn't stop me from getting Vayle, Skarre or a journeyman warcaster.
In terms of the book, I was very entertained by the background stories. Much like the other PP "Forces of" books, the art is big and bold, and the rules plainly presented. It seems a little light compared to, say, the Protectorate or Khador books but it's a new faction so that's to be expected. I really would have preferred to see more painting and hobby content, including maybe some close ups of the models to show details that aren't really visible on the web. That would certainly give the book more value to me. Pages-wise, it's about 2/3 the size of Codex: Space Marines but with much more color at exactly the same price point.
I spend most of my time with that book trying to decide between the rules potential of the Farrow and the sheer character of the Gatormen.
ReplyDeleteStill working on that one.