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Potential LPs of WH3 - #2: The Pernicious & the Denied (Aislinn vs Dechala)

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  • TheWattman#7460TheWattman#7460 Registered Users Posts: 3,208

    Why should he be an LL?

    As the most major character Slaanesh has besides Dechala and FLC-material Masque. So prominent he ended up being a lieutenant of Archaon. But WoC don't need more Slaanesh characters. If Archaon do gets his lieutenants, go with original Vandred.

    The thing is that the LP will land on the RoC map, which is ill-suited for strictly naval campaigns. It offers no freedom of expansion that the water-based LLs are known for in the game.

    Finubar the Seafarer was born in Lothern, rules from Lothern and is very much connected to maritime culture of the place. In addition, he has strong ties with Cothique. There is no sea unit that wouldn't fit him. Finubar has an interest in adventures, and the Amulet of Sunfire hangs on the horizon. Game2 established a connection between the Blessings of Lileath and the Phoenix Kings. The very name of the jewelry piece fits the profile.

    His LP would be first and foremost about exploring Asuryan and the Phoenix King themes.

    1. You're ignoring the possibility of map expansions and IE-only DLCs.
    2. Funny how you think a character called the Seafarer doesn't connect with a naval theme
    3. Lothern is already ruled by Tyrion, reflecting exactly the state of things in the lore, with Finubar just hanging around the courtroom and his chambers. Would be weird to have a race-leader that doesn't start in the race capital.
  • SerPus#7395SerPus#7395 Registered Users Posts: 11,764

    As the most major character Slaanesh has besides Dechala and FLC-material Masque. So prominent he ended up being a lieutenant of Archaon. But WoC don't need more Slaanesh characters. If Archaon do gets his lieutenants, go with original Vandred.

    He is not prominent at all. He's just a generic Chaos Lord with Mark of Slaanesh that can be called a prototype of Sigvald at best.
  • LennoxPoodle#1380LennoxPoodle#1380 Registered Users Posts: 1,981



    No, thank you, but I'm not interested. I would much prefer if the final HE LP end the race on a high note,
    The Asur should get Asuryan-themed DLC.

    The Chosen and the Denied

    The Phoenix King Finubar the Seafarer offers a flexibility of naval and land forces focus, and ties all the remaining potential characters.

    Isn’t every other character land focused tho, would rather get a full focus than a half. Anointed can always be an FLC.

    Besides Sea Helm and Merwyrm fit Aislinn more. Tyrion rules land military, while Aislinn rules sea military. Finubar has no interest in it.
    The thing is that the LP will land on the RoC map, which is ill-suited for strictly naval campaigns. It offers no freedom of expansion that the water-based LLs are known for in the game.

    Finubar the Seafarer was born in Lothern, rules from Lothern and is very much connected to maritime culture of the place. In addition, he has strong ties with Cothique. There is no sea unit that wouldn't fit him. Finubar has an interest in adventures, and the Amulet of Sunfire hangs on the horizon. Game2 established a connection between the Blessings of Lileath and the Phoenix Kings. The very name of the jewelry piece fits the profile.

    His LP would be first and foremost about exploring Asuryan and the Phoenix King themes.
    Or he'd be the perfect quest giver for Aislinn (and the center point of a greatly reworked Phoenix court mechanic applying to all HE LL. BUT we had that discussion often enough. I kinda doubt any new arguments will turn up.
  • Maedrethnir#1968Maedrethnir#1968 Registered Users Posts: 19,384

    Why should he be an LL?

    As the most major character Slaanesh has besides Dechala and FLC-material Masque. So prominent he ended up being a lieutenant of Archaon. But WoC don't need more Slaanesh characters. If Archaon do gets his lieutenants, go with original Vandred.

    The thing is that the LP will land on the RoC map, which is ill-suited for strictly naval campaigns. It offers no freedom of expansion that the water-based LLs are known for in the game.

    Finubar the Seafarer was born in Lothern, rules from Lothern and is very much connected to maritime culture of the place. In addition, he has strong ties with Cothique. There is no sea unit that wouldn't fit him. Finubar has an interest in adventures, and the Amulet of Sunfire hangs on the horizon. Game2 established a connection between the Blessings of Lileath and the Phoenix Kings. The very name of the jewelry piece fits the profile.

    His LP would be first and foremost about exploring Asuryan and the Phoenix King themes.

    1. You're ignoring the possibility of map expansions and IE-only DLCs.
    2. Funny how you think a character called the Seafarer doesn't connect with a naval theme
    3. Lothern is already ruled by Tyrion, reflecting exactly the state of things in the lore, with Finubar just hanging around the courtroom and his chambers. Would be weird to have a race-leader that doesn't start in the race capital.
    1. I doubt that the potential map expansion would affect seas in a significant manner. And I very much doubt IE-only LPs will be a thing.
    2. Excuse me? I explicitly said that he combines naval and land themes. They are part of the current Phoenix King's theme.
    3. In the lore, Tyrion spends most of his time in Avelorn. It wouldn't be weird because Finubar is a known voyager and Tyrion is known as the Defender of Ulthuan. In the Phoenix King's absence, it's up to him to defend the Ten Kingdoms.

    Plus, Finubar's importance is incomparably greater to all the remaining possible characters.



    No, thank you, but I'm not interested. I would much prefer if the final HE LP end the race on a high note,
    The Asur should get Asuryan-themed DLC.

    The Chosen and the Denied

    The Phoenix King Finubar the Seafarer offers a flexibility of naval and land forces focus, and ties all the remaining potential characters.

    Isn’t every other character land focused tho, would rather get a full focus than a half. Anointed can always be an FLC.

    Besides Sea Helm and Merwyrm fit Aislinn more. Tyrion rules land military, while Aislinn rules sea military. Finubar has no interest in it.
    The thing is that the LP will land on the RoC map, which is ill-suited for strictly naval campaigns. It offers no freedom of expansion that the water-based LLs are known for in the game.

    Finubar the Seafarer was born in Lothern, rules from Lothern and is very much connected to maritime culture of the place. In addition, he has strong ties with Cothique. There is no sea unit that wouldn't fit him. Finubar has an interest in adventures, and the Amulet of Sunfire hangs on the horizon. Game2 established a connection between the Blessings of Lileath and the Phoenix Kings. The very name of the jewelry piece fits the profile.

    His LP would be first and foremost about exploring Asuryan and the Phoenix King themes.
    Or he'd be the perfect quest giver for Aislinn (and the center point of a greatly reworked Phoenix court mechanic applying to all HE LL. BUT we had that discussion often enough. I kinda doubt any new arguments will turn up.
    That is most certainly not the definition of perfection I subscribe to. Speaking about courts, the Everqueen and her court too should apply to all HE LLs.
  • Heretical_Cactus#7598Heretical_Cactus#7598 Registered Users Posts: 3,429

    As the most major character Slaanesh has besides Dechala and FLC-material Masque. So prominent he ended up being a lieutenant of Archaon. But WoC don't need more Slaanesh characters. If Archaon do gets his lieutenants, go with original Vandred.

    He is not prominent at all. He's just a generic Chaos Lord with Mark of Slaanesh that can be called a prototype of Sigvald at best.
    This, none of the 4 are LL material, if anything they should be Minor Faction lords
  • TheWattman#7460TheWattman#7460 Registered Users Posts: 3,208
    edited March 31

    He is not prominent at all. He's just a generic Chaos Lord with Mark of Slaanesh that can be called a prototype of Sigvald at best.

    This, none of the 4 are LL material, if anything they should be Minor Faction lords

    What 4th LL besides should Slaanesh have then besides Dechala and Masque?


    1. I doubt that the potential map expansion would affect seas in a significant manner. And I very much doubt IE-only LPs will be a thing.
    2. Excuse me? I explicitly said that he combines naval and land themes. They are part of the current Phoenix King's theme.
    3. In the lore, Tyrion spends most of his time in Avelorn. It wouldn't be weird because Finubar is a known voyager and Tyrion is known as the Defender of Ulthuan. In the Phoenix King's absence, it's up to him to defend the Ten Kingdoms.

    Plus, Finubar's importance is incomparably greater to all the remaining possible characters.

    It could exand west to easily fit a significant part of ocean, more of Bretonnia and possibly a bit of Naggaroth. And I agree with Finubar's dejure importance, but he certainly hasn't made a big impact on the lore as a whole or for Ulthuan itself. Hence a better place for him is at the centre of a revamped phoenix court mechanic.
  • SerPus#7395SerPus#7395 Registered Users Posts: 11,764
    edited March 31

    What 4th LL besides should Slaanesh have then besides Dechala and Masque?

    Why should there even be a 4th LL?
  • Heretical_Cactus#7598Heretical_Cactus#7598 Registered Users Posts: 3,429

    He is not prominent at all. He's just a generic Chaos Lord with Mark of Slaanesh that can be called a prototype of Sigvald at best.

    This, none of the 4 are LL material, if anything they should be Minor Faction lords

    What 4th LL besides should Slaanesh have then besides Dechala and Masque?


    1. I doubt that the potential map expansion would affect seas in a significant manner. And I very much doubt IE-only LPs will be a thing.
    2. Excuse me? I explicitly said that he combines naval and land themes. They are part of the current Phoenix King's theme.
    3. In the lore, Tyrion spends most of his time in Avelorn. It wouldn't be weird because Finubar is a known voyager and Tyrion is known as the Defender of Ulthuan. In the Phoenix King's absence, it's up to him to defend the Ten Kingdoms.

    Plus, Finubar's importance is incomparably greater to all the remaining possible characters.

    It could exand west to easily fit a significant part of ocean, more of Bretonnia and possibly a bit of Naggaroth. And I agree with Finubar's dejure importance, but he certainly hasn't made a big impact on the lore as a whole or for Ulthuan itself. Hence a better place for him is at the centre of a revamped phoenix court mechanic.
    New CA/GW created lord would be better than Styrkaar, otherwise if Syll'Esske appear in the Old World, maybe them.

    Like if Styrkaar happen, should Tzeentch get Mellek, Khorne getting Hagroth, and Nurgle getting Feytor ?

    Like they are not character that have major influence and fan following
  • KhorneBull#5991KhorneBull#5991 Registered Users Posts: 493
    Slaanesh should be happy,
    Because c.a. screwed them brutally.
  • TheWattman#7460TheWattman#7460 Registered Users Posts: 3,208

    New CA/GW created lord would be better than Styrkaar, otherwise if Syll'Esske appear in the Old World, maybe them.

    Like if Styrkaar happen, should Tzeentch get Mellek, Khorne getting Hagroth, and Nurgle getting Feytor ?

    Like they are not character that have major influence and fan following

    No, if they do appear they go to Archaon as unique leaders. The other gods have an apt amount of bigger characters, Slaanesh is in short supply. Besides, Slaanesh has the advantage of offering Vandred the Majestic to Archaon while keeping Styrkaar for themselves.
  • Passthechips#4366Passthechips#4366 Registered Users Posts: 4,914

    Slaanesh should be happy,
    Because c.a. screwed them brutally.

    Where’s this coming from? Slaanesh was one of the more well received Monogods.

    I think it’s highly possible Slaanesh gets new units that did not exist in WHFB. They’ll get equivalent mortal units to what Khorne/Nurgle received, and Daemons that transcend the setting.

    This is almost a given really.
  • KhorneBull#5991KhorneBull#5991 Registered Users Posts: 493
    edited March 31

    Slaanesh should be happy,
    Because c.a. screwed them brutally.

    Where’s this coming from? Slaanesh was one of the more well received Monogods.

    I think it’s highly possible Slaanesh gets new units that did not exist in WHFB. They’ll get equivalent mortal units to what Khorne/Nurgle received, and Daemons that transcend the setting.

    This is almost a given really.
    Half his important characters are in another roster.
  • Heretical_Cactus#7598Heretical_Cactus#7598 Registered Users Posts: 3,429
    It's less that CA shafted Slaanesh and more like CA shafted the Monogod, but it's more problematic on Slaanesh which was the race which had the least already
  • KhorneBull#5991KhorneBull#5991 Registered Users Posts: 493
    edited March 31

    It's less that CA shafted Slaanesh and more like CA shafted the Monogod, but it's more problematic on Slaanesh which was the race which had the least already

    Khorne still has 3 big named characters
    Abraal
    Skulltaker
    Scyla Anfingrimm (Rage on)

    Nurgle has
    Tamurkhan
    Epidemius
    Valnir

    And tzeentch has
    The Changeling
    Blue Scribes
    Egrimm

    While slaanesh lost Azazel to something else.
  • Heretical_Cactus#7598Heretical_Cactus#7598 Registered Users Posts: 3,429
    Scylla should never be a LL, he isn't leading anything. LH for Skarr Bloodwrath
  • afverrall#1754afverrall#1754 Registered Users Posts: 1,528
    edited March 31

    What do you think guys?

    The Slaanesh half of that LP doesn't look good.
    I don't think just re-colouring dark elf troops achives anything. It devalues dark elves and denies slannesh a unique roster.

    Dark elves aren't as a race slannesh worshipers and people grossly overstate the realtionship and its getting annoying. Just giving huge portions of a rsce to another faction with an upgrade is just horrible.

  • TheWattman#7460TheWattman#7460 Registered Users Posts: 3,208

    I don't think just re-colouring dark elf troops achives anything. It devalues dark elves and denies slannesh a unique roster.

    Dark elves aren't as a race slannesh worshipers and people grossly overstate the realtionship and its getting annoying. Just giving huge portions of a rsce to another faction with an upgrade is just horrible.

    Well since AoS stuff seems to be off the table for the moment, the Cult of Slaanesh is the most obvious source for Slaanesh additions besides the missing mortal variants and the Beastmen, in themselves not that many either. You don't have to implement the entire army list, but some units from there will have to come if Slaanesh has any hope of going beyond just one LP.
  • Captain_Rex#1635Captain_Rex#1635 Registered Users Posts: 42,815

    It's less that CA shafted Slaanesh and more like CA shafted the Monogod, but it's more problematic on Slaanesh which was the race which had the least already

    Khorne still has 5 big named characters
    Arbaal
    Skulltaker
    Skarr Bloodwrath
    LH: Scyla Anfingrimm
    LH: Karanak

    Nurgle has
    Tamurkhan
    Epidemius
    Glottkin
    Gutrot Spume

    And tzeentch has
    The Changeling
    Blue Scribes
    Egrimm
    Aekold Hellbrass
    Galrauch

    While slaanesh lost Azazel to something else.
    FTFY
    Summon the Elector Counts!
  • afverrall#1754afverrall#1754 Registered Users Posts: 1,528
    edited March 31

    I don't think just re-colouring dark elf troops achives anything. It devalues dark elves and denies slannesh a unique roster.

    Dark elves aren't as a race slannesh worshipers and people grossly overstate the realtionship and its getting annoying. Just giving huge portions of a rsce to another faction with an upgrade is just horrible.

    Well since AoS stuff seems to be off the table for the moment, the Cult of Slaanesh is the most obvious source for Slaanesh additions besides the missing mortal variants and the Beastmen, in themselves not that many either. You don't have to implement the entire army list, but some units from there will have to come if Slaanesh has any hope of going beyond just one LP.
    A few units maybe but not a half another races roster as paid content. CA has homebrewed content before which is far preferable to poaching huge chunks of another factions roster.

    A much better way of handling it would be to allow morathi access to some marked slannesh units and allow her to mark certain dark elf units and dechela would like arhkan be allowed some dark elf units 2-3 at most. In addition to the dlc units.
  • Katarian#1536Katarian#1536 Registered Users Posts: 255
    If we do get another High Elf DLC, why would we get Aislinn before any of the missing special characters that had actual rules (Belannaer, Caradyran or Korhill)? Or the actual Phoenix King who was a prominent part of the lore from 3rd edition onwards rather then some generic named lord with about a paragraph of lore?
  • LennoxPoodle#1380LennoxPoodle#1380 Registered Users Posts: 1,981

    If we do get another High Elf DLC, why would we get Aislinn before any of the missing special characters that had actual rules (Belannaer, Caradyran or Korhill)? Or the actual Phoenix King who was a prominent part of the lore from 3rd edition onwards rather then some generic named lord with about a paragraph of lore?

    Well, 1+ of those special characters is gonna be a hero, judging by what they said about LH. Finnubar is good at delegating and sticking to the big picture, making him perfect for a race transcending mechanic. Also he did have even less rules than Aislinn.
    Ultimately it's about theme though. The Asur's foreign presence always had close ties to the Navy and this is most likely gonna be a kind of expedition away from home thing. Furthermore there are the Sky cutter and Merwyrm reinforcing that naval thing.
  • LordSolarMach#5538LordSolarMach#5538 Registered Users Posts: 2,854

    This makes me sad. Dechala should've really been the Slaaneshi CoC with Azazel being reserved for Slaanesh proper. She has her own (very chariot focused) warband after all.

    Just wanted to follow up on this, her warband is called The Tormentors and her warriors are noted to primarily do battle on chariots.

    Additionally, her speciality is the "Elixir of Damnation", made from "...an unholy blend of sacrificial blood, warpstone, and vile fluids of her fornication" in one source, "...fluids from corpses, mixed with blood tainted with warpstone" in another. This she forces on her captives, which turns them into delirious slaves which mutate more and more until they're nothing more than "...quivering mass(es) of flesh." (aka, Chaos Spawn.)

    Going off of that, she should really be a Chariot/Spawn focussed lord.

    //

    Also, in an End Times novel it (very briefly) mentions that she was in Ind (alongside Arbaal) "...bringing the wrath of the gods down on that far land..." until they were both magically transported to Middenheim to help out Archaon. (Which is dumb storytelling, but does give her a bit of a canonical reason to be somewhere in that area.)
  • Wyvax#7456Wyvax#7456 Registered Users Posts: 6,589

    As the most major character Slaanesh has besides Dechala and FLC-material Masque. So prominent he ended up being a lieutenant of Archaon. But WoC don't need more Slaanesh characters. If Archaon do gets his lieutenants, go with original Vandred.

    He is not prominent at all. He's just a generic Chaos Lord with Mark of Slaanesh that can be called a prototype of Sigvald at best.
    Plus I'm fairly certain that Strykaar's model was used for the CoC Slaanesh generic lord anyway.
  • Maedrethnir#1968Maedrethnir#1968 Registered Users Posts: 19,384
    edited March 31

    He is not prominent at all. He's just a generic Chaos Lord with Mark of Slaanesh that can be called a prototype of Sigvald at best.

    This, none of the 4 are LL material, if anything they should be Minor Faction lords

    What 4th LL besides should Slaanesh have then besides Dechala and Masque?


    1. I doubt that the potential map expansion would affect seas in a significant manner. And I very much doubt IE-only LPs will be a thing.
    2. Excuse me? I explicitly said that he combines naval and land themes. They are part of the current Phoenix King's theme.
    3. In the lore, Tyrion spends most of his time in Avelorn. It wouldn't be weird because Finubar is a known voyager and Tyrion is known as the Defender of Ulthuan. In the Phoenix King's absence, it's up to him to defend the Ten Kingdoms.

    Plus, Finubar's importance is incomparably greater to all the remaining possible characters.

    It could exand west to easily fit a significant part of ocean, more of Bretonnia and possibly a bit of Naggaroth. And I agree with Finubar's dejure importance, but he certainly hasn't made a big impact on the lore as a whole or for Ulthuan itself. Hence a better place for him is at the centre of a revamped phoenix court mechanic.
    I do not share the optimism in regards to the RoC map expansion. Not that it would change my position anyway.

    The Phoenix King Finubar made a gigantic impact on the lore. This is how 8ED Dark Elf AB of all things describes his achievements:



    All the alliances he forged, and the relations he improved are very much important to the setting.

    In my mind he is nigh confirmed to be playable in the Old World, where he might be present during his travels, and definitely during the Druchii invasion, where he led one of the armies against the main enemy host. It would make sense for GW to use TW:WH for free advertisement.

    GW has a lot of work to do in order to hype the Phoenix King after the End Times.
  • LordSolarMach#5538LordSolarMach#5538 Registered Users Posts: 2,854

    Plus I'm fairly certain that Strykaar's model was used for the CoC Slaanesh generic lord anyway.

    Or vice versa. (Archaon's 6th edition lieutenants, with the exception Haargroth who had a kitbashed model, were just generic models given names.)
  • Wyvax#7456Wyvax#7456 Registered Users Posts: 6,589

    He is not prominent at all. He's just a generic Chaos Lord with Mark of Slaanesh that can be called a prototype of Sigvald at best.

    This, none of the 4 are LL material, if anything they should be Minor Faction lords

    What 4th LL besides should Slaanesh have then besides Dechala and Masque?


    1. I doubt that the potential map expansion would affect seas in a significant manner. And I very much doubt IE-only LPs will be a thing.
    2. Excuse me? I explicitly said that he combines naval and land themes. They are part of the current Phoenix King's theme.
    3. In the lore, Tyrion spends most of his time in Avelorn. It wouldn't be weird because Finubar is a known voyager and Tyrion is known as the Defender of Ulthuan. In the Phoenix King's absence, it's up to him to defend the Ten Kingdoms.

    Plus, Finubar's importance is incomparably greater to all the remaining possible characters.

    It could exand west to easily fit a significant part of ocean, more of Bretonnia and possibly a bit of Naggaroth. And I agree with Finubar's dejure importance, but he certainly hasn't made a big impact on the lore as a whole or for Ulthuan itself. Hence a better place for him is at the centre of a revamped phoenix court mechanic.
    New CA/GW created lord would be better than Styrkaar, otherwise if Syll'Esske appear in the Old World, maybe them.

    Like if Styrkaar happen, should Tzeentch get Mellek, Khorne getting Hagroth, and Nurgle getting Feytor ?

    Like they are not character that have major influence and fan following
    There's that older edition Kislevite silver chick turned Slaaneshi mohawk caster/cultist. Can't recall her name and I'm on 10 minute break rn so can't look it up, but @Red_Dox#2328 did an entry on her a while back. She's admittedly a Ghost tier character but wildly different from any other chaos character. I think she'd be fantastic as a LL option.
  • Katarian#1536Katarian#1536 Registered Users Posts: 255
    edited March 31

    Ultimately it's about theme though. The Asur's foreign presence always had close ties to the Navy and this is most likely gonna be a kind of expedition away from home thing. Furthermore there are the Sky cutter and Merwyrm reinforcing that naval thing.

    Assuming we are going to get a naval theme DLC for High Elves, Finubar the Seafarer wouldn't be a better choice? You could use the generic High Elf Prince rules to represent him if you wanted to play him on the TT just as Aislinn was. I'm not saying Finubar should even get to be a LL, just that the three special characters that were represented with rules in various versions of the army books should get in before either Finubar or Aislinn.

    Given the current High Elf Intrigue at Court mechanic is awful as it influences diplomacy which is at best an afterthought in TWW at worst basically pointless. I'm not 100% sure giving them a naval DLC when naval stuff is again at best an afterthought at worst pointless doesn't fill me with enthusiasm. Maybe CA will do a full naval overhaul of the game alongside it but I wouldn't hold my breath and I'm sure my wallet would not be very happy with the massive price increase that would entail.
  • TheWattman#7460TheWattman#7460 Registered Users Posts: 3,208

    Assuming we are going to get a naval theme DLC for High Elves, Finubar the Seafarer wouldn't be a better choice? You could use the generic High Elf Prince rules to represent him if you wanted to play him on the TT just as Aislinn was. I'm not saying Finubar should even get to be a LL, just that the three special characters that were represented with rules in various versions of the army books should get in before either Finubar or Aislinn.

    Given the current High Elf Intrigue at Court mechanic is awful as it influences diplomacy which is at best an afterthought in TWW at worst basically pointless. I'm not 100% sure giving them a naval DLC when naval stuff is again at best an afterthought at worst pointless doesn't fill me with enthusiasm. Maybe CA will do a full naval overhaul of the game alongside it but I wouldn't hold my breath and I'm sure my wallet would not be very happy with the massive price increase that would entail.

    1. Finubar is not a perticularly active king, Tyrion and Teclis do all the heavy lifting
    2. Those characters you mention are better served as heroes
    3. A naval themed DLC would naturally come alongside a High Elf rework that updates the Court mechanic.
  • Maedrethnir#1968Maedrethnir#1968 Registered Users Posts: 19,384

    Ultimately it's about theme though. The Asur's foreign presence always had close ties to the Navy and this is most likely gonna be a kind of expedition away from home thing. Furthermore there are the Sky cutter and Merwyrm reinforcing that naval thing.

    Assuming we are going to get a naval theme DLC for High Elves, Finubar the Seafarer wouldn't be a better choice? You could use the generic High Elf Prince rules to represent him if you wanted to play him on the TT just as Aislinn was. I'm not saying Finubar should even get to be a LL, just that the three special characters that were represented with rules in various versions of the army books should get in before either Finubar or Aislinn.

    Given the current High Elf Intrigue at Court mechanic is awful as it influences diplomacy which is at best an afterthought in TWW at worst basically pointless. I'm not 100% sure giving them a naval DLC when naval stuff is again at best an afterthought at worst pointless doesn't fill me with enthusiasm. Maybe CA will do a full naval overhaul of the game alongside it but I wouldn't hold my breath and I'm sure my wallet would not be very happy with the massive price increase that would entail.
    He most certainly would be a better choice. As you have rightly noted before, even from the marketimg perspective, the Phoenix King carries a lot more weight than Aislinn. If not Finubar, then I wouldn't mind Caradryan LP. The Asur should have Asuryan-themed LP.
  • LennoxPoodle#1380LennoxPoodle#1380 Registered Users Posts: 1,981

    Ultimately it's about theme though. The Asur's foreign presence always had close ties to the Navy and this is most likely gonna be a kind of expedition away from home thing. Furthermore there are the Sky cutter and Merwyrm reinforcing that naval thing.

    Assuming we are going to get a naval theme DLC for High Elves, Finubar the Seafarer wouldn't be a better choice? You could use the generic High Elf Prince rules to represent him if you wanted to play him on the TT just as Aislinn was. I'm not saying Finubar should even get to be a LL, just that the three special characters that were represented with rules in various versions of the army books should get in before either Finubar or Aislinn.

    Given the current High Elf Intrigue at Court mechanic is awful as it influences diplomacy which is at best an afterthought in TWW at worst basically pointless. I'm not 100% sure giving them a naval DLC when naval stuff is again at best an afterthought at worst pointless doesn't fill me with enthusiasm. Maybe CA will do a full naval overhaul of the game alongside it but I wouldn't hold my breath and I'm sure my wallet would not be very happy with the massive price increase that would entail.
    Yeah, I was talking about Naval themed not necessarily Naval mechanics. Heck Memenon's mechanics could be counted as naval, as they simulate being supplied from a far away home base rather well. It doesn't actually have to be connected to the water to have a naval coat of paint.
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