End Times Special Characters

This weekend we will be recording episode 43 of the show. The main topic will be us breaking down the big nasty characters from the End Times. As of right now, we are looking to discuss the following special characters: 

Nagash (End Times: Nagash)
Karl Franz (End Times: Glottkin)
Glottkin  (End Times: Glottkin)
Malekith the Eternity King (End Times: Khaine)
Thanquol (End Times: Thanquol)
Archaon  (End Times: Archaon)

If anyone would like to request another special character from the End Times, let us know in the comments section or send us an email to unstabledice@gmail.com.

40K Release Rumors

It would appear that the reliable rumormongers are talking about what the release schedule for 2015 will look like for 40K.  Below is a summary of what is rumored to be coming out.  These rumors are based on comments made by Hastings75 and Harry from Warseer. 

-In No Particular Order of Release-

• Adeptus Mechanicus Codex & models (full release)
• Genestealer Cult Codex & models (Harelquin sized release)
  
• Deathwatch Codex & models (Harelquin sized release)
• Horus Heresy Standalone box game, on sale for a few months, then models become part of 30k range Mark 4 + Cataphract armors featured. (Harry believes the rumor of Mark 9 power armour is actually the new 30K range*)
• Assassins Standalone box game, on sale for a few months, then models become part of the 40k range.
• Greater Daemons all complete (2 in 2015, 2 in 2016, BT already confirmed, LoC believed to be 2nd release*)
• Dark Angels later in the year
• Tzeentch later in the year

*Comments added by John

Episode 42 - Redo

Episode 42 - Redo

This episode is a Q&A for our event at Adepticon, hobby updates, and WFB rumors.   

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The Unstable Dice Present: 40K Kill Team League @ The Wandering Dragon

The Wandering Dragon will be hosting a 40K Kill Team league that the show will be running in April and May.  There will be an entry fee (~$15.00) which will cover the gaming room for the campaign.

Army Point Size: 200

Kill Team Rules
You can purchase the GW Kill Team rules from Black Library or via iTunes. I will post up the full ruleset as we get closer, but for now, here are the basic requirements for a Kill Team:

Kill Team Detachment
0-2 Troops
0-1 Elites
0-1 Fast Attack

The following additional restrictions are also in place for Kill Teams:
1. A Kill Team must include at least four non-vehicle models. One of these models must be your Leader and three must be Specialists (see below).
2. A Kill Team cannot include any models with more than 3 wounds or Hull Points on their profile.
3. A Kill Team cannot include any vehicles with a combined Armour Value (established by adding the vehicle's Front, Side and Rear armour) of more than 33.
4. A Kill Team cannot include Flyers.
5. A Kill Team cannot include any models with a 2+ Armour Save

Designer Notes: Even though units are selected as squads in a Kill Team as normal, every model acts independently during the game itself. Effectively, each model acts as a single unit in its own right, as explained in further detail later (see Every Man for Himself).

Schedule
The league will be 6 weeks in length with three formal meetings on the following dates and times:
04/15 - 7 pm to 10 pm
04/29 - 7 pm to 10 pm
05/13 - 7 pm to 10 pm

Players should expect to play three games each league night, with each game lasting ~1 hour.

League Format
We will have enough space for 8 players (four 4'x4 tables) on league nights. Players will be randomly (mostly) divided into two divisions at the start of the league. During week one (04/15), players will be paired against other players in their division. During week two (04/29), players will be paired against players from the other division. During the third week (05/13), players will be ranked based on standings and a single elimination tournament will be played. As players are eliminated from the tournament that night, they will still continue to play games for the purpose of earning league points.

Painting Requirements

All kill teams must be fully assembled and WYSIWYG.  Each game played with a fully painted army is worth 1 additional league point.

Awards
At the end of the league, there will be two awards given out:
League Champion (Player with the most league points at the end of week three)
Tournament Champion (Player to finish on top at the end of the week three tournament)

The Podcast Junkie - Week of 01/12/2015

Ohiohammer – Episode 67

This episode begins with hobby updates and a brief discussion about the newest Hobbit movie.  I personally thought the movie was pretty good, but could have been a little shorter as I started to get battle fatigue from all of the epic scenes.  The shows discussion of the movie was lite on details, but I appreciate them doing that to avoid spoilers (though Andrew makes a good point that the book is 40+ years old).

The main topic of the episode was their review of End Times: Glottkin.  I must say this review was leaps ahead of what the show did with their review of End Times: Nagash.  Their review of the fluff was detailed without being ridiculously drawn out.  I also felt that it helped that this episode was recorded after they had started to read End Times: Khaine as they avoided some mistakes in the fluff that I noticed in the Nagash review.