Rise of the Primarch: Roboute’s New Look
BoLS continues Rise of the Primarch coverage. Today take a look at Roboute and the new Imperium as you’ve never seen it before.
It’s here – with the third volume of Gathering Storm unveiled, GW is reshaping the grimdark in ways no one has seen in the past 30 years. This book does more than advance the storyline, but adds new rules, characters and factions to the game, and sets us up for bigger changes as 2017 progresses. More on that in the days ahead.
I’m coming for you Fulgrim!
For decades the player community has been saying that 40K never advances and that of only GW would shake things up a bit it would make everything better. Then the rumors of the big 2017 shakeup arrived and everyone got all “end times anxious” and didn’t want too much change (we’re never happy). In Book 3 GW has done a good job of threading the needle. There are some BIG shakeups in this book, and the Imperium will not be the same again. A lot of cool callbacks to the 30K Horus Heresy era are in there which should delight Black Library readers. There are minor characters showing up all over the place for their 15 minutes of fame and plenty of loose ends left dangling for Nottingham to pull on in the future. The book doesn’t end in a cliffhanger, but sets up a “new normal” that is a very different place for the Imperium of Man to find itself in. Perfect in fact as a place to pause and release a new edition of the game. I would expect the loose ends and boatloads of foreshadowing to pick up later in the year, hopefully with lots of new crazy minis.
As you would expect Space Marines are the center of attention in the book and the Ultramarines, but much to the irritation of the Unforgiven, the Fallen Angels get some love as well.
GW’s got some GOOD Artists
But enough of the teases – we’ll have much more on that this week. We’re not here to show off the entire book, because you really should go pick it up – it’s that good. Today let’s take a quick peek at some of the phenomenal artwork you will find within the book’s covers. They really outdid themselves with this one.
Just a stunning piece shrouded in darkness with a single shaft of light for illumination. After you pick up your jaw looking at Roboute’s coronation, look up at the fantastic work atop the giant “U”. I told you there were more skulls.
Now that’s what the guy who rules the Imperium of Man should look like. Bend the knee all you posers – his halo is made of spaceships!
CRAP, Abaddon didn’t say his sword is on fire and bigger than an Eldar Avatar’s! Also he’s smart enough to wear his helmet in combat. I’m outta here!
Yo Skarbrand – my brother broke a Bloodthirster’s back across his knee and threw him off the Imperial Palace. I got this!
Look who’s back in the 40th millennia. I bet Guilliman is going to be happy to let the Custodes off the leash after 9000 years.
Look who else is back from the shadows. The Thousand Sons are going to be SO pissed.
Finally – look on the true unified power of the Imperium. Abaddon, you better get used to losing!
There’s a lot more like this all over the book, and only a few days left till it’s in your hands. You won’t be disappointed.
The Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch $50
Cadia, the long-standing symbol of Imperial defiance against the relentlessly encroaching tides of Chaos, has fallen to the fury of Abaddon’s Thirteenth Black Crusade. Craftworld Biel-Tan has been shattered, along with the dreams of their restoration to prominence. Chaos is ascending – all across the galaxy, raging Warp storms cause havoc as reality itself twists in agony.
Hope, however, remains. An alliance of Ynnari and Celestinian forces has found common ground in their desire to ward off Chaos. These heroes of the Imperium and warriors of the Aeldari race through the webway to Macragge, there to attempt the unthinkable – awaken Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines, and seek his leadership in this desperate battle for nothing less than survival. The Storm Gathers…
The Book
Rise of the Primarch is the third book in the Gathering Storm series. This 136-page hardback introduces the Triumvirate of the Primarch – a trio of heroes including Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines – and draws the threads of the thrilling story of the Gathering Storm together in dramatic fashion. Heroes new and old rise in defense of the Imperium, and the universe of Warhammer 40,000 will be changed forever.
The Rules
As is appropriate for such an apocalyptic tome, Rise of the Primarch is packed full of rules content for Warhammer 40,000:
Advertisement– Datasheets for the Triumvirate of the Primarch – field Cypher, Grand Master Voldus of the Grey Knights and Roboute Guilliman in games of Warhammer 40,000;
– Warlord Traits and Relics for Ultramarines forces;
– Formations allowing you to field The Fallen, the Grey Knights’ Bulwark of Purity, the Victrix Guard of the Ultramarines and the Triumvirate of the Imperium;
– Daemonic Adversaries – these special rules allow you to field Grey Knights against enemies that are not necessarily Daemonic in nature, meaning your Grey Knights can be fielding without breaking narrative;
– 5 Echoes of War missions, detailing key battles from Rise of the Primarch;
– 3 Cataclysm of War missions – these represent desperate battles fought during the Gathering Storm.
– In Pursuit of the Fallen – special objectives to be used when fielding Cypher, units of the Fallen, and models of the Dark Angels faction.
~Have fun folks, we only have 3 days to go!
