The Faction Sales Pitch - Every AoS faction's most iconic models! 

Since this is the first AoS episode we've done, (and the only one we're doing for awhile) we're looking for feedback and ideas regarding future ones: 1. Should we keep our 40K audio-visualizer avatars when discussing AoS or should we use a second set when we cover AoS like we have for our MtG podcast? 2. If we should use a second set of avatars when covering AoS what ideas do you all have for each of us? ...Other than the obvious "Brad is clearly a Slaan" joke I can already hear you all typing. 3. If you're only a 40K player, was this easy to follow and understand? We attempted to follow our 40K formatting to hopefully make the topic jump painless. 4. If you're primarily a 40K player, do you have interest in seeing a lot of our more popular 40K topics done for AoS? (Budget episodes, Intro episodes, Grading Every Faction's X episodes, etc.) (I will also probably post this as a proper community post later. Comments with this feedback and the other RU-vid pleasantries are always encouraged though.)

"AoS has such good models, the 40k modelers could learn a thing or two." First mascot model: steam tank.

As someone who’s a fan of both IPs, I would love more AoS content especially a “translation” episode that explains the similarities and differences between 40K and AoS to give people a better idea of what the other game offers and if they’d enjoy it

You guys are missing some of the appeal of seraphon. It isnt just "lizards riding dinosaurs" it is so much more unhinged. It is "aztec lizards riding dinosaurs with laser beams."

If I had to introduce fyreslayers to my friends i wouldn't hide the fact that they are intoxicated, oiled up, sweaty, hot, half naked dwarves, I would lead with it.

Poorhammer AoS let’s fucking GOOOOOOOOOO Also I will die on the hill that AoS models absolutely mollywhomp 40k models

Cities of Sigmar is basically what would have happened if Leonardo da Vinci got the funding he deserved.

Back in Autumn 2022, during a quitting smoking attempt, I pulled the trigger on building and painting warhammer models. My first purchase(s) were two Start Collecting: Sylvaneth boxes. I was concerned at Brad's sigh but when Eric mentioned the Awakened Wyldwood I laughed myself into a hysterical crying coughing fit. He is not meme-ing. Drybrush bark and leaves in the throes of chemical withdrawal and you will know.

Thanks to Berillio for the amazing work that he does. He elevates this podcast so much.

Ossiarchs are basically an elite army of bone constructs. Each soldier is made of magically hardened bones (so they're more like a bone-golem army than a classic, resurrected skeleton army).

In retrospect, not picking a mascot for BoC was the GW approved move

Honorable mention to the Store Anniversary version of the Admiral for the Kharadron, it's just a little guy holding a miniature version of his boat

As an Ossiarch Bonereapers player, all I have to say is read the lore, realize that every single model is “a walking graveyard” (actual quote btw), and then revel in the fact that your baseline skeletons are made of plate armor.

The thing that gets ppl into Skaven is the screaming Bell, because you may think that "well it's a bell" and then you see the grey seer surfing on it

My mother got our entire family into AOS because she wanted in on our 40K talk, saw a Stegadon and said “I’d play that.”

There’s a T-shirt idea in the, “Did you know it’s based off the Strumtiger?” line.

Sylvaneth are actually just the most gorgeous faction. So many absolute bangers and so much hobby potential

I love for Skaven they picked 2 of the only 3 kits released within the last 10 years.

I had no idea the AoS models looked this good. Kinda amazed honestly.

As someone recently getting in to AoS I would love to see more content from you two on it as I like your style and its fairly informative

One of theories regarding 4th generation of srormcast is that we will see what happens if srormcast is reforged too many times. And i am interested

Oh awesome, an Age of Sigmar episode. I really wish more people gave the setting a chance and stuff like this will certainly help. I can say, Lady Olynder's model is what single-handedly got me into AoS and Nighthaunt as my starter army. Death in general is fantastic and I think they've got the best models out of all the Grand Alliances.

Some AoS, nice As a sylvaneth fan, I fell in love with the model range- one of the only models I wasn’t a fan of was the wyldwood- so I deffo thought that was a meme answer lmao

Who could have guessed that Brad ignored the awesome crowd of barely clothed berserkers for a dinosaur

Not gonna lie, I unapologetically love Stormcast Eternals since it got me into AOS. Fantasy even when I was a kid never stuck out but with AOS, Stormcast got me in and I've got a few armies since.

Another big plus for Stormcast, and why I'll defend them: Stormcast lore, goes really hard. AOS skirts the line really well from going full grimderp and still feels like a solid fantasy world. I'm glad GW doesn't lean on grimdark as hard for AOS, it actually makes me enjoy the setting.

2:12 Im only adding this for the sake of being a nerd but there was actually a WW2 Tank that looked like that a bit. Check out the French Char B1 Bis. Small turret on top, 75mm howitzer gun that they wanted the driver to use. Results were...hmm... Anyhow just throught this might give you a chuckle. Have fun!

I am a simple AoS fan I'm so starved for content I see it I click like water in a desert

17:40 "I don't have time to die. There are many wikifeet articles to edit"

21:25 Yeah the space marine naming gets a bit ridiculous once you realise that the Chaos Marines have less confusing names. Bezerkers - bezerk melee guys, Havocs - heavy weapon teams that cause havoc, chaos lord - warband leader.

For Lumienth, The Light of Eltharion is one that basically sold me on the faction. Hollow armour in a cool pose? I’m sold.

Also more discussion of the actual way factions play, you guys are one of the only ones that talk about the actual game in a somewhat casual way. As much as I love channels like Auspex sometimes their videos are just throwing terms and numbers at me that I have no context for.

The Freeguild Cavalry-Marshal alone got me to buy into cities of sigmar.

That Frazetta Nurgle model is an absolute work of art! The AOS team deserves a raise. I should probably get into playing the game, too.

Gotta love being awake at 12:03am to see Poorhammer uploaded 2 minutes ago so you can go to the gym

10:20 This model is way funnier if you see it as the octopus threatening to absolutely annihilate the dude unless he signs his shady contract.

I moved from being mostly a 40k player to being mostly an AoS player a few months ago and I do not regret it! Would love to see more AoS content from you guys!

Hell yeah, AoS content! Can’t wait to see you dip your toes into this and what else you will cover in the future (if anything)

I've been getting much more into ToW and Aos a lot more than 40k recently so i do absolutely love to see it

I've never been more excited to be this early, I'm so pumped for the beginning of AoS content from you guys.

it was confirmed by GW at LVO that beasts of chaos aren't going to be squatted

Please continue doing AoS/TOW content. Warhammer Fantasy is honestly such an underrated IP and it's one where GW has writers with the chops and the balls to actually push a narrative forward instead of the lore feeling subservient to the tabletop. The way AoS handled Stormcast Eternals was so refreshing; taking them from "Sigmarines" to an actually unique army with it's own characters, narrative, problems, and tension was a breath of fresh air and what allowed me to start taking AoS seriously as a setting and game. I would suggest getting a few episode ideas together, then start the AoS episodes after the launch of 4th so we can see where the game is headed. As for this episode, my wife agrees that "Big Turtle" is the best model, and I am personally surprised that you guys didn't pick the Doomwheel as the mascot for Skaven. A literal hamster wheel powered by a coked out rat swarm throwing warp lightning until they crash into something and explode? Literally describes the furry rat bastards to a T, and it's why I love them so much. As an audio listener, I went out of my way to leave a comment to let you know that AoS gets a big thumbs up for me and I'd love to see more.

Hell yeah AoS is amazing

Thank you Berillio for all you do for this podcast. As someone who views it exclusively on RU-vid your work is noticed and appreciated. I also really appreciate seeing some new content. AoS is a really neat setting and I’d like to see you guys dip in more often.

Aos has such great models and more than a few of them will join my warhammer collection. A collective army of night lords and flesheater sounds great to me. Sadly my painting skills are far away from what i need to make these things look as good as the boxart.

18:13 tried selling these guys to my mate who is seemingly obsessed with all thing lizardfolk, he was uninterested cause "theyre not fuckable"

Oooh spicy choice. Should have led with the "every faction for AoS in less than X minutes" first tho IMO

You seem to have gotten the Stormcast Chambers confused with the Storm Vaults in your lore explanation. The actual explanation for the new Stormcast look is that Be'lakor did some magic bullshit to stop Stormcast from reviving, so Sigmar and Grungni got together to make a new type of armor to get around that

The llama rider thing is what sold me on the lumineth, but my first army is flesh eater, and what sold me on them was the judge guy with the bone gavel and wig made out of intestines

7:15 I need this sound clip used all the time “look at this isn’t this cool? Ignore the swarm of naked dudes”

@16:02 "-and Skaven had models that were updated in 2020 -we would be an AoS podcast that sometimes dabbled n 40k". Well it's not 2020 anymore, but when the summer comes you're gonna be real tempted to take a second look! In fact you'll get a sneak peak this wednesday most likely! Edit: Ah, ofc you know about this and touch on it during the actual Skaven bit of the video.

Fuck, why did I watch this. I was happy to love Skaven and Lizardmen from afar and just get into 40K. Now...guuuuuuh. Damnit guys! You already sold me on Tzeentch and Death Guard and that is a problem already! Berillio (hope I spelt that correctly), your editing is fucking fantastic! Love this channel

Had my first ever game of AoS yesterday so this has come at a good time. Even though I already know what armies I would collect it'll still be a fun video. StD for life

Thanks Berilio! You do a great job, as always! I'm on my seventh 40k army now, and every time I get a new model I have to stop myself from getting Seraphon, because if I break that glass and get into AoS, then the snowball will keep rolling... Was really cool seeing all these awesome models!

I mentioned this in another comment. However it bears repeating. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!! I'm very happy to see youve finally done an AoS episode and I cant wait for more to come!!! However, I do need to point out a few errors in regards to points made in the episode, because I'm a pedant. First: Stormcast Retributors weren't the "main" unit mascot for their first wave release, that was the Liberators. Using the Space Marine analogy, Retributors are the equivalent to Stormcast Terminators, while Liberators are Intercessors. So theyre supposed to be more heavily armored as a result. Second: The lore explanation for the new style of Stormcast armor is because Be'lakor cursed the skies and that prevents Stormcast wearing the old armor from respawning if they die. So the new "Thunderstrike" armor was made to counter that, just by filling it with so much lightning they can break through the cursed barrier. Because Warhammer lore. Third: The "Bull" theme you mentioned with Lumineth isn't 100% accurate. The Bull asthetic is only meant for about 3 units, the Alarith Mountain Spirit, the Alarith Stonemage and the Alarith Stoneguard. If you dont believe me, look at the "Hurakan" units, they dont have a bulk theme, but a fox theme in their asthetic. Think of them like more fleshed out Eldar Aspect temples. Because each Lumineth Elemental Temple gets a "troop" a "caster" and an Elemental Spirit that make their up their own sub-portion of the army. I agree theyre the best part of the army. They're Elf monks trained to embody their chosen element in life and combat, but the Bull theme is mostly contained to the Alarith Mountain Temple. If youve read all of this, thank you for indulging me. This was a legitimately great video and I truly hope you do more AoS content in the future!!! And, of course, thank you Berilio for your service. Sigmar will reward you for your efforts on The Anvil of Apotheosis.

Hey Poorhammer; Do a “Cutesy Warhammer” minis video covering stuff such as the Sassy Nurgling, Duinclaw and Squigs.

Last time I came this early Eric was still the co-host.

As someone who really loves AoS, I love this episode. I totally want more AoS content, the whole works.

So, the Ossiarch Bonereapers aren't skeletons wearing other skeletons as armor. They're each like 3-5 skeletons, ground into dust and formed into one composite form. Additionally, they're the best (according to Nagash) parts of the souls of 3-5 great warriors all mashed together and filled with unflinching loyalty to Nagash.

Finally AoS! Love it

so happy you guys are covering AOS stuff!

Absolutely PLEASE do more sigmar content!! I’d love to see some faction focuses or rules reviews when fourth hits or really anything

Ossiarchs Bonereapers are essenetially bone and soul constructs. Basically Nagash's effort into making quality over quantity soldiers. Bodies are gathered up, flesh stripped off, the leftover bones are then refined and processed into a much harder material and formed into a body with a sort of soul gem. The soul gem is then stuffed with a grafted soul. Basically a composite soul made up of different bits and pieces of other souls to form perfect soldiers. The only "liche" amongst them is Arkhan the Black. ' Also, I love the deathrattle skeletons, but I wish there was more focus on the necromancers portion instead of just vampires all day everyday.

4:19 That's what Kroot are btw

Great episode! Would love to see more AoS

New Skaven! You mad lads brought it into being and now this channel will become AoS-centric!

Glad to see you dive into AOS. I'm excited for 2 years from now when it's "Faction sales pitch - Every Old World Army"

I'd like to see an episode on the negatives of each faction or just AOS in general. One of the reasons i love this channel is because it gets into the negatives of 40k that people wouldn't know about unless they play or are heavily involved in the community.

As a lover of "big dudes in armor", I love the aesthetic of Stormcast. I also love the idea of having interchangeable models between AoS and 40k, and I think I could port Stormcast easily into a Custodes army.

I really liked this episode because yesterday I was looking for new models to paint and saw a lot of AoS at the store but couldn't really figure out what to look for, so seeing these "mascots" gives me a really good idea of what the aesthetic of each faction is and what I can look for next time I go in. Thank you for such a great job Borellio (sorry if I misspelled it).

LOVE that yall are covering some AoS stuff now too! I’ve been playing both 40K and AoS for a little over a year now and just recently found the podcast, y’all are great and I look forward to more!

Im super new to 40K, but ive fallen for the trap and got some Stormcast to start my first AoS army literally a few days ago so this is impecible timing

This is probably a bit unusual but I love the first design of the Stormcast. This isn't intentionally but I imagine when the Stormcasts began to fight that the people in the Mortal Realms saw these angelic figures coming to save them. I really love that idea.

Thank you for all the work, Berillio!

My friend and I just bought our first AoS boxes the other day and were just saying how we wish you guys would make a few AoS episodes, I’m glad you guys are getting into AoS episodes!

Hope you will do a PAINting tier list for AoS so I can learn how mistaken my faction choices were 😂

Keep the same avatars, it's your brand image, and less work. As for wanting more content, Yes! Love your format and I'd like to hear you folks talk about AoS.

Happy to see you go into AoS. Hope there will be more

I have no knowledge of AoS, so this was lots of fun to learn about! Shoutout to Berilio for the visuals - so many of these models are absolutely gorgeous finds, and I could honestly just play this video on mute as a pseudo slide-show and still enjoy it.

just reading the title i love this episode : instant like

Watching so much Heywoah recently so this feels like whiplash

Super excited about AoS content on the podcast!

Thank you Berellio! Your work truely elevates the podcast from two dudes talking to the great reference and visual aid symphony that it is. One suggestion would be to credit yourself in the description so people like me can check if we are spelling your name right

Berillio is the finely sculpted model we all want to play with in 40k and AOS, then slap a square base on and play fantasy.

This is great, SUPER easy to follow! I would love to see more AoS content!! I would love to see your guys fav AoS armies as your new avatars! I play Orks in 40k But IDK seems really cool! I would love to find some prints for it. It would be nice to see some more intro videos as I read up on AoS because of you loveable sons of B*tches!

I had no idea that was why Stormcast was the starting army! Totally makes sense.

Please more AoS content! I’m starving for high quality content like this!

As a person that's never played AoS....the best tzeentch model is the Jade Obelisk warcry team. They're just Cathay if Cathay didn't have dragons to protect it

glad to see some AoS! i’ve recently got into from 40k and my GOD are the rules better, models better, AND more flavor!

i think the best thing to show off AoS factions are their respective underworlds warbands. basically all of them are new molds & most of them are just a teaser of different units from the faction. you get one of everything, beautifully sculpted or you get a very iconic version of a certain type of units. the 3 skaven ones are amazing & all give a wide range of either ninja rats, plague rats or the normal warrior rats. the beast men & seraphon teams looks great & show off what modern skinks & ungors would look like. the fec team was the same. it's the best starter box to try a faction & super affordable at that. ofc they don't give many models, but it's a high quality splash of everything. maybe look at underworlds in a future AoS video, if you do more, since it's one of the games you didn't play at GenCon

Berellio great job on grabbing all the models for the video. I had almost the same intro to Warhammer as you guys. I started with total war, looked at the tabletop and my favorites (lizardmen & tomb kings) were bad / absent. Then went to 40k.

AOS VIDEO LETS FUCKING GO

RIP Beasts of Chaos

I only have 40k models, but this made me want to collect a couple of AoS Factions. Just to paint the models. Thank you Berillio, your contribution is the cherry on top of this episode.

I just love fantasy in general and Aos stand out of most fantasy seethings, and i often want to buy models just to have gorgeous models for other games like dnd. I hope you cover more Aos, this game deserves more attention. And Hopefully, we will see a lot of rats en adepticon, Skaven are my favorite faction. Btw thanks berilio, you can relax a little bit, good episode.

FINALY AOS!!!! HELL YES!!!!!

Beasts of chaos is one of the best armies ATM, GW is basically bleeding money just by not giving them newer models

Opening disclaimer that I am very new to Warhammer and have thus far been a wandering fan looking at things from the sidelines while considering getting in. Prior to this video I knew next to nothing about AoS and was fully sold that should I get into the hobby, I'd be diving into 40K. But this was super interesting to me, and the mascots of the Death factions especially really gripped me in a way I've struggled to find from the 40K factions I like and was unable to grip into from Tomb Lords or Vampire Counts from Fantasy. I would love to see more AoS content from y'all - your videos are what really got me interested in Warhammer and I'd love to see more from y'all in this realm as well.

Much love to Berilio for the work you've put in! Glad you're a part of the team. As for feedback: 1) Definitely keep the avatars. Using a second set could be fun, but no strong feelings either way. 2) Brad is clearly a Slaan (you started this), and Eric should be... well, I personally love Tretch Craventail. But a Warlock seems like the obvious go-to, or perhaps have a Slaan v Verminlord vibe. 3) Format is good! 4) Would love to see more AoS content if y'all are willing to jump in for more!

Finally the aos