#asuryani

[barpsy-abaub]

[nictanova]

The red-haired Bonesinger girl by Feletida

[titanomancy]

I was admittedly flummoxed by the announcement that the forthcoming Eldar update would round out the remaining Aspect Warriors and Phoenix Lords when that seemed like exactly the kind of specialist unit that you'd want to use to sell Kill Team sets, but sure enough that is exactly what Games Workshop is poised to do.

We've already seen the spicy elf so the rest of his boys aren't much of a surprise. All of these kits have been incredibly faithful to the 2nd Edition sculpts and that remains the case with all three of the Aspects revealed today.

Swooping Hawks have probably benefitted the most from their long delay as the production team learned how best to make "in-flight" poses work for miniature that are very much subject to the laws of gravity. I have already heard some early grousing that people don't like the Asuryani ruins they're posed atop, and to those people I say get good at basing – there is literally nothing stopping you from pinning them to the battlefield detritus of your choice.

Warp Spiders are probably the most changed of the lot, if only because the switch to plastic enables the model to more accurately represent what it was trying to depict in the first place. It does a fantastic job of unscrunching the tiny, hunchbacked pewter models that were limited by the realities of centrifugal casting molten lead.

And of course, Phoenix Lords including for the first time Lhykis the Whispering Web, Phoenix Lord of the Warp Spiders. This has been a hole in the Eldar range since the '90s, so hopefully they make her introduction interesting in the codex.

[artist-of-unknow-orgin]

Eldar Sub factions(and subraces) in a nutshell

[soylent-crocodile]

Aspect warriors tiered by how much I respect their craft

[sympyl]

Night Spinner. A fun project to paint. My Eldar tanks seem to change scheme every time I paint them lol

[soonielo]

So her name is Phasalian (Fara-Phasalian to her family and Phasi to wrong side of the family).

She the oldest garsh darn person u ever meet and shes sooooo tiered by now. Survived The Fall just to be disepointed by every living family memeber from now on. Plus the Mon-keighs are stupid.... it aint easy when its hard

[robot-roadtrip-rants]

I want a story where a farseer shows up to warn humans about something, but instead of being vague and mysterious they speak in overly-simple, clear words, and try to walk them through every step they take to defeat the baddie. Y'know, just treats them like particularly slow children who need their hands held on everything. Eventually a human calls them out for being a condescending asshole and the farseer gets really offended. Humans are the ones who complain that the Eldar aren't clear about anything! They're being extra careful to break things down to a level simple enough for the humans to understand! Can't talk normally, can't talk simply, how are they supposed to talk?!

[wh40kgallery]

Planetstrike

by Paul Dainton

[maddyaddy]

Iyanden Wraithguard of House Charoi

[feletida]

Saimcatra tries netlisting

[barpsy-abaub]

Auric Stormcloud, Farseer of Craftworld Ulthwe ("Farseer" by William King)

re-upload, previous post had, eh, a limb problem

[finchly-tintinnabulation]

Shrinky dink activity night (I am insufferable)

[titanomancy]

Duende caliente.

[petterwass]

Zhazyrr-Khar "Faceless"Assault Section (Storm Guardians)

While Eldar excel at ranged combat sometimes you need to root out some dug-in bastards. Obviously what you want for that job is a heavily armoured aspect warrior. But aspect warriors shrine populations are hard to predict, so sometimes all you do have is a random potter or gardener with a power sword and a emotion-deadening helmet to stop them from being traumatised by the things you're about to ask them to do.

Then you just have to make do with what you have. Such is the thankless life of a Autarch.

[soylent-crocodile]

Striking Scorpion (Prestige Class)

(Artist unknown, copyright Games Workshop)

(That's right I'm doing Aspect Warrior Prestige Classes! I can't help myself, I love elves, and striking scorpions are just the coolest. Green elf ninjas with chainsaws!!

Anyway these are all going to be high-tech, with one or two original items to each concept because that's kinda what each Aspect Warrior is actually centered on. They're also going to be only five levels, because the idea of the Asuryani is that they're expected to, through their vast lifetimes, move through a number of different paths! Fun little integration.)

Striking scorpions are the Asuryani aspect warrior that centers on stealth, close combat, and ending their opponents in fast, violent strikes before they can even react. Of all aspect shrines, they are perhaps the most brutal and cruel, reveling in the hunt of prey they deem lesser.

Role: Striking scorpions are close-range fighters, among the most powerful of elfkind, but specialize in striking from cover and navigating dangerous terrain. Alignment: Most aspect shrines strictly oppose Chaos, but striking scorpions are an exception; they can be of any alignment, but tend towards evil. HD: d10

Prerequisites Race: Must have the Elf subtype Stats: Strength 15 BAB: +5 Feats: Two-Weapon Fighting, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Asuryani) Other: Must be inducted into a striking scorpion shrine.

Skills A striking scorpion gets 4+int mod skills per level. A striking scorpion’s class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Perception (Wis), Stealth (Dex), and Swim (Str)

Weapon and Armor Proficiencies

A striking scorpion is proficient with light and medium armor.

Scorpion Chainsword

All striking scorpions are given a scorpion chainsword, a divine weapon representing the wrath of elven gods. This blade is specially crafted for them; all other creatures treat it as having the broken condition, and it If the weapon already has the broken condition, it does not work at all for anyone else trying to use it. This starting weapon can only be sold for scrap (it’s worth 4d10 gp when sold). 

Scorpion’s Sting

Striking scorpions are trained to make powerful, devastating strikes against surprised opponents or those trapped in unwieldy situations. His attacks deal extra damage against creatures denied their dexterity bonus or who are standing in difficult terrain that they cannot ignore. The extra damage is 1d6 at level 1, and increases to 2d6 at level 3. This ability otherwise functions as a rogue’s sneak attack. 

Deadly Ambush

Striking scorpions are particularly adept at urban and jungle combat; at level 2, he ignores all difficult terrain and gets a +4 bonus to Acrobatics, Climb, and Stealth while in those environments. 

Shadow Jump

Striking Scorpions of level 3 or higher may make a shadow jump as a level 4 Shadowdancer.

Improved Critical

At level 4, a striking scorpion gains Improved Critical as a bonus feat.

Mandible Strike

A striking scorpion is trained to make fast, brutal ambush attacks, and to strike hard and cripple enemies as soon as possible. At level 4, a striking scorpion has attained the pinnacle of this form- the mandible strike. At the end of a charge attack, a striking scorpion gets an opportunity; they may either make an additional attack with a light melee weapon at -2 to attack instead of +2, or may make a trip or disarm combat maneuver, losing the +2 bonus to combat maneuvers at the end of the charge. 

Scorpion’s Claw

At level 5, a striking scorpion becomes an Exarch; a respected and feared member of their aspect shrine who has lost himself to the craft, and is gifted the sacred scorpion’s claw. This weapon is specially crafted for them; all other creatures treat it as having the broken condition, and it If the weapon already has the broken condition, it does not work at all for anyone else trying to use it. This weapon can only be sold for scrap (it’s worth 4d10 gp when sold).

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Scorpion Chainsword  Technological Weapon Price: 1,000gp Type: One-handed Melee Proficiency: Exotic (Asuryani) Damage: 1d6/1d8 Critical: 19-20/x3 Range: Melee Type: S Weight: 10lbs Special: See text A scorpion chainsword is shaped like a curved, one-edged sword, but where mundane weapons have an edge, the scorpion chainsword has a row of sharp teeth. When activated, the teeth rotate at incredible speed, but so fine is their craftsmanship that, when used by a proficient wielder, the sound is reduced to a quiet hum, providing no stealth penalty; unproficient users incur a -10 penalty. Attacks made with this weapon by a proficient user get a +2 bonus to attacks made against enemies wearing light or medium armor.

Scorpion’s Claw  Technological Weapon Price: 5,000gp Type: One-handed Melee Proficiency: Exotic (Asuryani) Damage: 1d10/2d6 Critical: x3 Range: Melee Type: B Weight: 40lbs Special: See text A scorpion’s claw is a heavy glovelike weapon that is designed for singular, crushing blows. The hand wielding the claw cannot be used for manipulation at all, and the glove cannot be wielded two-handed. Scorpion’s claws deal incredible damage for a one-handed weapon, but incur a -2 penalty to attack. This penalty stacks with penalties for lack of proficiency.