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The last stand of the Incarnates. The "End Times: Archaon" is nearly finished!

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Time to finish this. This last couple days have been dead 'ard, as any Orc would say, but it all looks better now. So much better in fact, that I've decided to (almost) finish my "Archaon" review. No more screwing around. Let's jump right into it, shall we? 1. Balthasar Gelt, Incarnate of Metal "It's a kind of magic, magic, magic" (also fuck Blogger's text formatting bullshit) Balthasar Gelt is the second human Incarnate present during the "End Times" and certainly more magic oriented (duh) than Karl Franz/Sigmar reborn. For a whooping 475 points we have a flying, level 5 Lore of Metal Loremaster who is completely useless in CQC. In fact he's the weakest Incarnate in terms of combat and survivability, but that's not why you should take him. You see, Gelt's main power lies in his support spells, which the Lore of Metal is famous for as well as his signature Incarnate spell. "The Crucible" is a le...

This Is the End. Here is the first part of the "End Times: Archaon" review

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All good things must eventually come to pass. The same goes for medicore and bad things, so this is the final entry in my "End Times: Archaon" review. Ok, actually that was a lie. Because of IRL reasons I'll need to split this one into two parts. Also sorry for the delay peeps. Just got some stuff to sort out right now. Anyway, like I've said already, this isn't the last "End Times" post. There will be a summary of all new, special units available in ET and a long-ass rant about the overall quality of this thing, coupled with some thoughts on the Age of Sigmar. But first things first. Let's take a look on new special characters that "Archaon" provides us with. 1. Skarr Bloodwrath, Daemonic Lord of Khorne  He really got beefed up on red meat!  They don't even pretend anymore. Skarr Bloodwrath likes blood... like a lot. Seriously, just look at him. He carries Bloodstorm Blades and has the "Bloodborn" special rule...