Alendrel - DakkaDakka
notes from the stream:
Mostly reviewing the releases to date. Mentioned the Legio Gryphonicus transfers coming soon.
People were panicking about the Warhound not being released cause it wasn't included in the initial model reviews.
More maniples will be coming.
Titandeath will have about 5 new maniples.
Titandeath campaign - Beta-Garmmon near the end of the Heresy. Thousands of Titans committed. Far more Titans during the Great Crusade than during modern 40K as they were well suited to crushing planetary conquest.
Worked together with Black Library establishing the background and events of Titandeath. BL tapped Guy Haley to write the HH novel, Specialist Games gave him the initial background and they had meetings back and forth for integration between the game background and novel. There's a primarch involved!
Imperial Hunters and Nova Guard are the "star" Legios, wanted to focus on ones that existed in the background but hadn't been previously explored in depth.
Imperial Hunters are an Artemis inspired hunter cult, all Princeps are women.
Legio Krytos didn't have a Low Gothic name or color scheme - chose God Breakers cause they wanted something totally metal sounding.
All the core book Narrative missions are from previously published background - no one has found where the ice planet scenario is from yet! Andy challenges people to find it.
Titandeath first of planned/hoped campaign books. Inspired by HH black books but not as large - HH books are very time-consuming. More about 100 pages.
Each focus on a conflict, new Legio rules, etc.
Gryphonics, Godbreakers, Imperial Hunters, Nova Guard and others getting legio rules in Titandeath.
Titandeath campaign system inspired by Planetary Empires campaign.
4 or 5 levels of crew skill, newbie to hard vets.
Some books will have supporting model releases.
"..an entire spectruum of Titans planned".
Light Scout Titan below the Warhound!
A Titan between the Warhound and Reaver, and one between the Reaver and Warlord.
Part of a years long product plan.
AT books can be used to expand setting, taking a passing reference and focusing on it.
Going over why it's set in the HH again. Talking about "Adeptus Titanicus: The Beast Arises" as a way to explore that setting and introduce Orks. *NOT* a hard plan at this point, but just the ways they are leaving themselves to expand.
Announcement on weapon packs "fairly soon/very soon just not quite ready yet".
Ursus Claws will be done at some point, probably as resin.
New person, Blake, just started with Specialist Games this week with his job being making AT upgrades.
Part of the design goal with AT and Necromunda was making a game "as good as you remember it, not necessarily as it was."
Showing off Legio Mortis decals. Holly Goodwin and Dominic Obager doing the color decals. Also include an affilated Knght Household. Malinax on Mortis sheet. Gryphonics has Vyroni.
Future plans for Knights: will be adding more Knights, have ideas for some scenarios/Stratagems for Knight only battles. "20-30 Knights a side." "Andy wishlisting!"
They want to do transfers for all the "main name" Legios, prob 1-2 every few months.
Talking personal hobby projects, Andy working on his Titan maniple, either Furean or Fire Wasps.
Andy collects Emperor's Children in 30K, inspired by an old pic of EC with two Fureuns in the background.
Talking about the history of AT and its design. Tony was the photographer for the original AT products.
Not seeing Lucius pattern Titans happening currently, but encourage conversions. Get the ice cream tubs!
Command Terminals are Andy's favorite new rules element, really reinforces the idea you are command a Titan. Also keeps the board tidy and not cluttered with tokens!
Have talked internally about doing downloadable honor banner images or resin banners (so you can heat them up and bend them).
New upgrades guy already has a "long list" of things to work on.
"Unprecedented" levels of plastic invested in the line already, mix of plastic and resin for future releases.
Titandeath supplement planned to release a month or two after the novel - don't want the supplement to spoil the novel.
