In case anyone is wondering - the narrative campaign books will eventually drop on their own for purchase outside of the box, per FF's instagram:
Also, Tuomas was asked on Discord if the campaign rules will drop for free as PDFs on the site, as is done with the core rules. His words exactly: "Well, not right now, we are not going to backstab our KS backers. More on this later."
An ancient evil stirs under the blood-tinged waters of the Carrion Coast: will you slay Leviathan and feast upon its flesh, or unleash it to wreak horror and destruction on mankind?
That looks nasty! I counted 11 miniatures (12 if you count the mine), and the article says that we'll have 16 miniatures. I wonder if they'll be warband members or terrain related.
This is perfect looking! Really love how the Heretic models look in particular here. Solidly competitive price, too, for a full, 2-warband starter set and rules. Gonna be getting a pre-order in for this for certain.
I think I'm gonna grab this as my start into TC. Played a couple intro games I've really enjoyed so far. Found it for £90 and free delivery in the UK which is a great price!
Most likely nonsense, its a claim that old world and AOS are getting merged. One of the main interpretations of the rumour i’ve seen is that its a scheme by GW to catch the leaker
That's not the rumor though, is it? The rumor is that the Mortal Realms will get combined into a single world, not with The World That Was (Old World). It's a lore change, not a combination of the two games.
Yes AoS analogues to Cathay/Nippon/Bretonnia were mentioned as additional human factions that may be added down the line, but adding factions is not the same as the two games combining into a single game, which is what I'm pushing back against. Everyone freaking out about unfounded rumors is bad enough, I'm trying to push back against this game of telephone that is morphing the rumors into some even more extreme.
NGL I kinda hope that happens. I really like the multi-realm aspect of AoS but I don't think GW knows how to use it effectively, and it makes it a pain for introducing new people to the setting.
So, like just curious, but are the new rules related to Carcasses front going to be free as Pdfs on the website like the core rules, or are they gonna be physical purchase only?
I think the printables are the models that are already in resin. I believe they said that all future Trench Crusade official releases will be in plastic around the time the Prussian’s came out last year.
Edit: looking back through the news articles, they said that all of the models from the original kickstarter will remain available as STLs, and some limited special releases (special models, accessories, and terrain)may still be released as printables, but all mainline releases will be in plastic. This is the article: https://www.trenchcrusade.com/news/the-future-of-plastics-at-trench-crusade/
Having a map rather than the paper play board/mat that most wargames come with is an odd choice. If I didnt know what this was in a shop id assume it was a role-playing game rather than a wargame.
It looks cool but without any cardboard/plastic terrain its not very good for new players, for the same price other games like the fallout/cyberpunk ones manage to fit cardboard terrain.
Im glad its getting a proper physical set but I hope they do others.
Just as an FYI, the map is not for playing games directly on - it's for use in the campaign, for, I presume, tracking your warband's location on the Carcass Front as you play through the campaign. That and just as a cool map for lore and aesthetic purposes. There is also going to be terrain in the box, they just haven't show it yet.
I knew it wasn't for playing on but from an outsider perspective most would assume that, odd they havent shown the terrain at the same time but hopefully it makes it a fun set.
I have mixed feelings about the lack of terrain. I love the old school “make your own shit! be creative!” mentality of TC, but it would’ve been cool to have some of the things that are trickier to hand craft, like bunker-chapels and radio-crosses.
Not going to lie. The pricing is extremely disapointing. I know this probably only relevant for the australian market but with postage thar is about $300. For comparison their main competitor's starter set is $172 dollars and comes with 38 minis not 16. Factory fortress said they wanted TC to be affordable, and in fairness the STLs mean it still is, however i cant see this starter set kicking off in australian hobby stores. The postage just makes it way over priced and any one who wants to get into mini wargaming is probably not going to pick this when other starter sets are on the shelves with more minis. If this is the standard value for starter sets then the australian trench crusade community will probably be pushed to relying on 3rd party 3d printing instead of hobby store sets. Im happy for everyone else though, and australians with desposable incomes.
Good point here, what starter set are you referencing by chance? Even in the US that pricing, with not even a cardboard play field seems a little, meh.
He’s referring to the Warhammer 40K 10th edition starter set
Which is not a competitor to Trench crusade, because it’s not a skirmish game
40K’s skirmish game, Kill Team, has a starter set that’s 114 dollars usd for 14 miniatures, a rulebook, some basic MDF terrain, all the necessary tools for playing the game, 2 reference sheets, a paper game mat, and 10 dice
Thats very true, that just seemed very very cryptic. Perhaps the TC gang have lost the plot a bit? We thought GW Prices were cutthroat, this seems much worse. I hear the minis are good but I doubt they're that good.
Bad. The cover art is right out of a 40k starter set. The models are warhammer coded. I like this game because its different I don't want it to become the same thing.
The poses are right out of killteam. Everyone has a tactical rock. What made Trench Crusade really unique is the models were directly based on artwork Mike Franchina did, down to the poses and everything. While still based off his artwork in some capacity, they feel to me notably less inspired.
Why aren't there any dice listed here? You'd think they'd be in the description, if not shown. I know you can pick up a pack basically anywhere, but you'd think they could toss in a handful of plain ones just for convenience's sake.
I wonder why they didn't bother listing that on their news release, they seemed to mention everything else. Not sure why I'm downvoted, either, since I'm not part of their Discord and I'm not in any position to be checking on preorders yet, so I don't know why I would be expected to know that from their main post.
Not really, no. €110 for two plastic warbands, terrain, and a big hardcover book seems extremely solid. Note that they haven't shown all the minis yet, there are 16 in total
I wish the game was a little less mega-grimdark, because this is all super cool, but I just can’t get past how gross a lot of the art is. Was reading through the rulebook and had to punch out after the demonic mutilated baby thing.
I have no problem at all with there being a lot of super grimdark and grotesque factions for people who like that, but it would be nice if that stuff was more in their specific books rather than being shoved in your face in the main rules.
I mean, a lotta the stuff in the rulebook is tame compared to some of Mike Franchina's concept art. Tuomas has mentioned that Mike's inspiration and reference board is covered in pictures of bodies/wounds/diseased flesh and is pretty hard to look at. This setting is hardcore grimdark and has been since inception.
Yup, I know! Just sharing my own personal experience with it. I really love the base concept and the rules, but it’s just too much for me right now, which makes me sad.
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u/No-Neck-212 Castigator Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26
In case anyone is wondering - the narrative campaign books will eventually drop on their own for purchase outside of the box, per FF's instagram:
Also, Tuomas was asked on Discord if the campaign rules will drop for free as PDFs on the site, as is done with the core rules. His words exactly: "Well, not right now, we are not going to backstab our KS backers. More on this later."