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115.70.44.117: /* Reception (Here be Spoilers) */

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Reception (Here be Spoilers)

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	BR: Morathi was mostly lauded for its portrayal of Morathi's rise to power and the Idoneth's role. There's also a major boon for Slaanesh's followers as Slaanesh exploited Morathi's ritual to give birth to a pair of demigods to lead Slaanesh's followers in his/her absence.		BR: Morathi was mostly lauded for its portrayal of Morathi's rise to power and the Idoneth's role. There's also a major boon for Slaanesh's followers as Slaanesh exploited Morathi's ritual to give birth to a pair of demigods to lead Slaanesh's followers in his/her absence.

	BR: Teclis was the very definition of [[Skub]]. The Lumineth elves won at every turn, achieved all their goals and made the entire Death faction all the way up to Nagash himself look like a bunch of jobbers, with Nagash marking Teclis with death magic seeming like an afterthought. As if the worfing wasn't enough, the Lumineth also got a lot of new units, four new special characters and a terrain piece ''only a year after their initial release'' (even potential mitigating circumstances like Brexit and delays relating to the COVID-19 pandemic didn't completely smooth things over) while the Bonereapers - despite being touted as the book's main antagonists - only got one mediocre battalion and no new gear (the side factions got more than they did).		BR: Teclis was the very definition of [[Skub]]. The Lumineth elves won at every turn, achieved all their goals and made the entire Death faction all the way up to Nagash himself look like a bunch of jobbers, with Nagash marking Teclis with death magic seeming like an afterthought. As if the worfing wasn't enough, the Lumineth also got a lot of new units, four new special characters and a terrain piece ''only a year after their initial release'' (even potential mitigating circumstances like Brexit and delays relating to the COVID-19 pandemic didn't completely smooth things over) while the Bonereapers - despite being touted as the book's main antagonists - only got one mediocre battalion and no new gear (the side factions got more than they did). Even GW realized how much they reduced the Bonreapers to jobbers, as subsequent lore since expanded how hard it was for the Lumineth to achieve their victories and how much damage the Bonereapers did in return.

	BR: Be’lakor was met with mostly positive reception. Some well-liked parts were the intervention of the Seraphon against the forces of Chaos, Be'lakor managing to sever the link between Stormcast and Azyr and the mutual manipulation between Be'lakor and Lady Olynder. However, there was a lot of contention as to the identity of the Dwarf Gromthi (later revealed to be Grungni).		BR: Be’lakor was met with mostly positive reception. Some well-liked parts were the intervention of the Seraphon against the forces of Chaos, Be'lakor managing to sever the link between Stormcast and Azyr and the mutual manipulation between Be'lakor and Lady Olynder. However, there was a lot of contention as to the identity of the Dwarf Gromthi (later revealed to be Grungni).

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Book Four: Kragnos

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	Kragnos allied with Gordrakk's army, and they manage to smash their way into the city and start wreaking havoc despite Lord Kroak doing his best to mystically reinforce the cities defenses and slay Kragnos. The end result is Excelsis is nearly destroyed and Kragnos finds himself at the other end of Ghur.		Kragnos allied with Gordrakk's army, and they manage to smash their way into the city and start wreaking havoc despite Lord Kroak doing his best to mystically reinforce the cities defenses and slay Kragnos. The end result is Excelsis is nearly destroyed and Kragnos finds himself at the other end of Ghur.

	There is an epilogue for the four big players of the Saga; Teclis is meditating in space with Celennar ~~when~~ Nagash ~~speaks~~ to ~~Teclis through the curse, promising vengeance~~. Be'lakor meets the twin Newborn daemons in Slaanesh's realm and warns them about Grungni. Kragnos is found by [[Kruleboyz Orruks\|an isolated Orruk tribe that worships him]]. Morathi is put on trial by the Celestant-Prime for betraying the forces of Order and only Grungni's arrival, Morathi's help against Kragnos and the bigger problems of spreading chaos storms gains her clemency.		There is an epilogue for the four big players of the Saga; Teclis is meditating in space with Celennar until Nagash interrupts him to promise revenge. Be'lakor meets the twin Newborn daemons in Slaanesh's realm and warns them about Grungni. Kragnos is found by [[Kruleboyz Orruks\|an isolated Orruk tribe that worships him]]. Morathi is put on trial by the Celestant-Prime for betraying the forces of Order and only Grungni's arrival, Morathi's help against Kragnos and the bigger problems of spreading chaos storms gains her clemency.

	==Story: Premonitions==		==Story: Premonitions==
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	==Story: Kunnin'==		==Story: Kunnin'==
	Some time after the Siege of Excelsis~~, the~~ Orruk shaman friend of Mork and prophet of Kragnos ~~Gobsprakk,~~ picks up the Ogor Hunter Krugrump ~~- using wyvern-sized vultures -~~ for a conversation about Gordrakk.		Some time after the Siege of Excelsis Gobsprakk - Orruk shaman extraordinaire, friend of Mork and prophet of Kragnos - picks up the Ogor Hunter Krugrump for a conversation about Gordrakk. Using wyvern-sized vultures.

	==Story: The Scales of Victory==		==Story: The Scales of Victory==
	A Skink wakes up upon one of the massive star-engines. He is brought to join the collective that lives on the engine, whose plans have been thrown off by the awakening of Kragnos. However, they reveal that there is a new check in place in order: The Draconith, the ancient race of dragons. Though ~~they were~~ driven to extinction once before, the Slann had kept the last remaining eggs in captivity and ~~trying to train~~ them to fight. These Draconith are shaping up to be another major faction in the bigger scheme.		A Skink wakes up upon one of the massive star-engines. He is brought to join the collective that lives on the engine, whose plans have been thrown off by the awakening of Kragnos. However, they reveal that there is a new check in place in order: The Draconith, the ancient race of dragons. Though seemingly driven to extinction once before, the Slann had kept the last remaining eggs in captivity and training them to fight. These Draconith are shaping up to be another major faction in the bigger scheme.

	=Reception (Here be Spoilers)=		=Reception (Here be Spoilers)=

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2022-12-14T06:56:25Z

Book One: Morathi

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	The first book of the saga kicks things off by having [[Morathi]] decide to finally realize her aspirations of godhood. After "collecting" an ancient artefact used to collect souls from [[Slaanesh]]'s gut from the Idoneth, she decides to sic her old "buddies" [[Sigmar]] and [[Alarielle]] as well as the vengeful [[Katakros]] at the Varanspire, [[Archaon]]'s special hideout, while she picked up some of the realmstone.		The first book of the saga kicks things off by having [[Morathi]] decide to finally realize her aspirations of godhood. After "collecting" an ancient artefact used to collect souls from [[Slaanesh]]'s gut from the Idoneth, she decides to sic her old "buddies" [[Sigmar]] and [[Alarielle]] as well as the vengeful [[Katakros]] at the Varanspire, [[Archaon]]'s special hideout, while she picked up some of the realmstone.

	She uses the realmstone and the artefact to open a rift right into her ancient enemy's gut, and managed to eat the souls of all the Phoenix Kings...except for Aenarion. She hesitated eating him because of their past, but he wasn't having any of it and split her in half, one half being her elf wizard self and the other being ~~a monstrous serpentine thing~~. She hops out of her portal and then fuses with the essence of [[Khaine]], essentially becoming ~~her own god~~.		She uses the realmstone and the artefact to open a rift right into her ancient enemy's gut, and managed to eat the souls of all the Phoenix Kings...except for Aenarion. She hesitated eating him because of their past, but he wasn't having any of it and split her in half, one half being her elf wizard self and the other being her giant snake-monstergirl self. She hops out of her portal and then fuses with the essence of [[Khaine]], essentially becoming Khaine while a piece of Slaanesh secretly escapes into Ulgu.

	With this power in hand, she forces the Idoneth, who sought to reclaim their trinket, to join her in raiding the city of Anvilgard. She takes it over and renames it into Har Kuron, marking a definitive end to her alliance with the God-King. The stormboys fought back, but they ~~eventually fell~~ back ~~after Morathi~~ and the ~~Celestant-Prime had a parley and he agreed to let her keep~~ the ~~city in exchange for.~~..~~something~~.		With this power in hand, she forces the Idoneth, who sought to reclaim their trinket, to join her in raiding the city of Anvilgard. She takes it over and renames it into Har Kuron, marking a definitive end to her alliance with the God-King. The stormboys fought back, but they were all captured non-lethally so they can't bolt back to Azyr and warn Sigmar. Until a shadowy entity of unknown allegiance (at the time) freed one of the captured Stormcast...

	==Story: The Price of Treason==		==Story: The Price of Treason==

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Book Two: Teclis

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	Deciding that the whole Necroquake business was going on for too long, that Sigmar was dragging his feet and that Nagash's harassment of the realms was getting too much, Teclis warned Nagash to stop it or be stopped. Nagash predictably told Teclis where to shove his threat.		After saving Settler's Gain/Yhulari Xhen from a literal gheist tsunami, Teclis had had enough. Deciding that the whole Necroquake business was going on for too long, that Sigmar was dragging his feet dealing with it and that Nagash's harassment of the realms was getting too much, Teclis showed up in Nagashizzar and warned Nagash to stop it or be stopped. Nagash predictably told Teclis where to shove his threat.

	~~After surviving a literal gheist tsunami~~, the forces of the [[Lumineth Realm-Lords]] rallied under Teclis to stick it to the boney asshole. The Lumineth invaded Shysh in flying islands, made much property damage to the Ossiarch Empire and then called it a moral victory. Nagash continued with his plan of sending the Mortarchs to expand the influence of the Shysh Nadir to other realms while planning revenge on Teclis. Mannfred was in Ghyran double-dealing as usual, Neferata met some <s>meddling kids</s> Lumineth twins in Chamon, and Eltharion dueled Arkhan in a long-awaited second round at Hysh.		Afterward, the forces of the [[Lumineth Realm-Lords]] rallied under Teclis to stick it to the boney asshole. The Lumineth invaded Shysh in flying islands, made much property damage to the Ossiarch Empire and then called it a moral victory. Nagash continued with his plan of sending the Mortarchs to expand the influence of the Shysh Nadir to other realms while planning revenge on Teclis. Mannfred was in Ghyran double-dealing as usual, Neferata met some <s>meddling kids</s> Lumineth twins in Chamon, and Eltharion dueled Arkhan in a long-awaited second round at Hysh.

	After some dubious results, Skelepope makes the brilliant move of trying to beat Teclis on his home turf ~~while~~ attempting to kill Mount Avelanor. The resulting duel between the two nerds included lots of spells, actual sword fighting, teleportation through the Aetheric Void Dragon Ball-style and no less than six super-powered Luminarks firing their lazors and rolling lots of sixes.		After some dubious results, Skelepope makes the brilliant move of trying to beat Teclis on his home turf by spreading the Necroquake himself and attempting to kill Mount Avelanor. The resulting duel between the two nerds included lots of spells, actual sword fighting, teleportation through the Aetheric Void Dragon Ball-style and no less than six super-powered Luminarks firing their lazors and rolling lots of sixes.

	There is also a sweet scene of Teclis and Alarielle contemplating the fate of the Realms and giving some light to the grimdarkness of AoS 2nd edition.		There is also a sweet scene of Teclis and Alarielle contemplating the fate of the Realms and giving some light to the grimdarkness of AoS 2nd edition.

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Reception (Here be Spoilers)

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	Overall, the Broken Realms series was met mostly with positive reception by the Age of Sigmar community at large. As previously stated, the narrative shake-ups to the realms were welcomed with open arms, as they managed to change the setting WITHOUT [[The End Times\|fucking blowing everything up]]. However, this doesn't mean that it was nothing but positivity - there were a lot of controversies as well.		Overall, the Broken Realms series was met mostly with positive reception by the Age of Sigmar community at large. As previously stated, the narrative shake-ups to the realms were welcomed with open arms, as they managed to change the setting WITHOUT [[The End Times\|fucking blowing everything up]]. However, this doesn't mean that it was nothing but positivity - there were a lot of controversies as well.

	BR: Morathi was mostly lauded for its portrayal of Morathi's rise to power. There's also a major boon for Slaanesh's followers as Slaanesh exploited Morathi's ritual to give birth to a pair of demigods to lead Slaanesh's followers in his/her absence.		BR: Morathi was mostly lauded for its portrayal of Morathi's rise to power and the Idoneth's role. There's also a major boon for Slaanesh's followers as Slaanesh exploited Morathi's ritual to give birth to a pair of demigods to lead Slaanesh's followers in his/her absence.

	BR: Teclis was the very definition of [[Skub]]. The Lumineth elves won at every turn, achieved all their goals and made the entire Death faction all the way up to Nagash himself look like a bunch of jobbers, with Nagash marking Teclis with death magic seeming like an afterthought. As if the worfing wasn't enough, the Lumineth also got a lot of new units, four new special characters and a terrain piece ''only a year after their initial release'' (even potential mitigating circumstances like Brexit and delays relating to the COVID-19 pandemic didn't completely smooth things over) while the Bonereapers - despite being touted as the book's main antagonists - only got one mediocre battalion and no new gear (the side factions got more than they did).		BR: Teclis was the very definition of [[Skub]]. The Lumineth elves won at every turn, achieved all their goals and made the entire Death faction all the way up to Nagash himself look like a bunch of jobbers, with Nagash marking Teclis with death magic seeming like an afterthought. As if the worfing wasn't enough, the Lumineth also got a lot of new units, four new special characters and a terrain piece ''only a year after their initial release'' (even potential mitigating circumstances like Brexit and delays relating to the COVID-19 pandemic didn't completely smooth things over) while the Bonereapers - despite being touted as the book's main antagonists - only got one mediocre battalion and no new gear (the side factions got more than they did).
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	BR: Be’lakor was met with mostly positive reception. Some well-liked parts were the intervention of the Seraphon against the forces of Chaos, Be'lakor managing to sever the link between Stormcast and Azyr and the mutual manipulation between Be'lakor and Lady Olynder. However, there was a lot of contention as to the identity of the Dwarf Gromthi (later revealed to be Grungni).		BR: Be’lakor was met with mostly positive reception. Some well-liked parts were the intervention of the Seraphon against the forces of Chaos, Be'lakor managing to sever the link between Stormcast and Azyr and the mutual manipulation between Be'lakor and Lady Olynder. However, there was a lot of contention as to the identity of the Dwarf Gromthi (later revealed to be Grungni).

	While BR: Teclis brought the skub, the real clincher was BR: Kragnos. The book was criticized for trying to fit too much in, leading to some plot contrivances. Some of the worst offenders were Kragnos suddenly appearing and stealing Gordrakk's WAAAGH!, the ''literal children of Slaanesh'' getting jobbed by a pair of humans plus a lone Stormcast and - deserving special mention - Kroak's and Morathi's roles. While Kroak's presence makes sense, he acts out of character by trying to brute force his way despite being all about ancient wisdom and ~~being dismissive about~~ ''the literal children of a Chaos God''. As for Morathi, she and her army serve as a ~~Deux~~ Ex Machina to save Excelsis and get rid of Kragnos. Alarielle's Rite of Life was also a plot contrivance, but more accepted because it was noblebright without worfing or jobbing anyone (unlike BR: Teclis) and was an excuse to give the Sylvaneth a sorely-needed boost on the gameplay side of things (unlike the Lumineth boost, which made them borderline OP on the tabletop).		While BR: Teclis brought the skub, the real clincher was BR: Kragnos. The book was criticized for trying to fit too much in, leading to some plot contrivances. Some of the worst offenders were Kragnos suddenly appearing and stealing Gordrakk's WAAAGH!, the ''literal children of Slaanesh'' getting jobbed by a pair of humans plus a lone Stormcast and - deserving special mention - Kroak's and Morathi's roles. While Kroak's presence makes sense, he acts out of character by trying to brute force his way despite being all about ancient wisdom and dismissing the threat of ''the literal children of a Chaos God''. As for Morathi, she and her army serve as a Deus Ex Machina to save Excelsis and get rid of Kragnos. Alarielle's Rite of Life was also a plot contrivance, but more accepted because it was noblebright without worfing or jobbing anyone (unlike BR: Teclis) and was an excuse to give the Sylvaneth a sorely-needed boost on the gameplay side of things (unlike the Lumineth boost, which made them borderline OP on the tabletop).

	Nevertheless, the Broken Realms series was a pretty solid lead up to Third Edition - at least, much more so than [[Psychic Awakening]] was for 40k.		Nevertheless, the Broken Realms series was a pretty solid lead up to Third Edition - at least, much more so than [[Psychic Awakening]] was for 40k.

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	Deciding that the whole Necroquake business was going on for too long, that Sigmar was dragging his feet and that Nagash's harassment of the realms was getting too much, Teclis warned Nagash to stop it or be stopped. Nagash predictably told Teclis where to shove his threat.		Deciding that the whole Necroquake business was going on for too long, that Sigmar was dragging his feet and that Nagash's harassment of the realms was getting too much, Teclis warned Nagash to stop it or be stopped. Nagash predictably told Teclis where to shove his threat.

	After surviving a literal gheist tsunami, the forces of the [[Lumineth Realm-Lords]] rallied under Teclis to stick it to the boney asshole. The Lumineth invaded Shysh in flying islands, made much property damage to the Ossiarch Empire and then called it a moral victory. Nagash ~~attempted to get payback and to show he is in control by~~ sending ~~his~~ Mortarchs to expand the influence of the Shysh Nadir to other realms. Mannfred was in Ghyran double-dealing as usual, Neferata met some <s>meddling kids</s> Lumineth twins in Chamon, and Eltharion dueled Arkhan in a long-awaited second round at Hysh.		After surviving a literal gheist tsunami, the forces of the [[Lumineth Realm-Lords]] rallied under Teclis to stick it to the boney asshole. The Lumineth invaded Shysh in flying islands, made much property damage to the Ossiarch Empire and then called it a moral victory. Nagash continued with his plan of sending the Mortarchs to expand the influence of the Shysh Nadir to other realms while planning revenge on Teclis. Mannfred was in Ghyran double-dealing as usual, Neferata met some <s>meddling kids</s> Lumineth twins in Chamon, and Eltharion dueled Arkhan in a long-awaited second round at Hysh.

	After some dubious results, Skelepope makes the brilliant move of trying to beat Teclis on his home turf while attempting to kill Mount Avelanor. The resulting duel between the two nerds included lots of spells, actual sword fighting, teleportation through the Aetheric Void Dragon Ball-style and no less than six super-powered Luminarks firing their lazors and rolling lots of sixes.		After some dubious results, Skelepope makes the brilliant move of trying to beat Teclis on his home turf while attempting to kill Mount Avelanor. The resulting duel between the two nerds included lots of spells, actual sword fighting, teleportation through the Aetheric Void Dragon Ball-style and no less than six super-powered Luminarks firing their lazors and rolling lots of sixes.

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	=Book Two: Teclis=		=Book Two: Teclis=

			[[File:Gt57lz4oxnt71.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The conflict in a nutshell.]]


	Deciding that the whole Necroquake business was going on for too long, that Sigmar was dragging his feet and that Nagash's harassment of the realms was getting too much, Teclis warned Nagash to stop it or be stopped. Nagash predictably told Teclis where to shove his threat.		Deciding that the whole Necroquake business was going on for too long, that Sigmar was dragging his feet and that Nagash's harassment of the realms was getting too much, Teclis warned Nagash to stop it or be stopped. Nagash predictably told Teclis where to shove his threat.