Episode 144: The Fracture of Biel-Tan
Hot on the heels of Gathering Storm I, it’s Gathering Storm II: Electric Booglaoo (or Fracture of Biel-Tan, if you prefer). This time, it’s the Eldar that take the spotlight – and we do mean ALL the Eldar, as every subfaction is touched in this story of the rise of a new Eldar god. Will Ynnead be the savior of the Eldar race? Is Yvraine the ultimate Mary Sue? Why does everyone keep telling Eldrad to shut up? And how do the new rules work to combine the three Eldar factions into one new supergroup? All this and more in our discussion of Fracture of Biel-Tan. Also, we’re joined by Danny Holwerda from the Slaughterhouse GT to talk about that event coming up in July, and he helps out with our listener questions segment! It’s our longest episode yet, and it’s packed to the brim!
00:00:00 – Cold Open
00:00:51 – Intro
00:02:42 – News and Releases
00:26:59 – Interview: Danny Holwerda, Slaughterhouse GT
00:43:06 – Listener Questions
01:57:04 – Sponsor: KR Multicase
01:58:11 – Sponsor: GameMat.eu
01:59:46 – Main Topic: Gathering Storm II: Fracture of Biel-Tan
01:59:52 – SPOILER WARNING – Story Discussion
03:01:16 – Rules Discussion
03:52:49 – Hobby Progress
03:58:53 – Outro
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Well, you get some right… and then sometimes you overlook an FAQ answer completely. Thanks to Hyrum Warby for pointing out our error – Black Shields and Heavy Thunder Hammers don’t mix.
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Am i missing something? I thought tactical marines were 14 points per model and you could only take 2 special weapons in 10 man squads.
I know you guys want to put the IA-Codex review to rest, but I’ll just add, it wasn’t so much the review of the book itself, or the disappointment in the content (for me anyway) – it was the dismissal of (narrative / casual / hobbyist) players who might not care in the slightest what the “competitive” scene is doing – I still have to believe the folks you dismissed make up the strong majority of people involved in 40K.
Most of us are sympathetic to the difficulties of trying to run events and necessary steps (ITC format etc) that TO’s use to make these events easier and smoother, most of us also understand that 40K is lacking balance and has many flaws… but yeah c’mon; I look at the top lists from the LVO and I see something that is both artless and tasteless, and still not in any way ‘balanced’ for ‘fixed’. I don’t believe that most people see this sort of play as appealing at all.
Anywho… I am loving the way you guys cover these campaign books, but there’s not enough Richard.