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Warhammer Armies: Cathay (fan project)
therisnosaurus 15/09/2006 - 05:28
I've actually been running a fan project based around creating cathay for a long time now and through that I have corresponded for a while with some of the dev team on the list, essentially to see if they want to keep wraps on it in case any of the ideas contained within are used in an official variant. Apparently not, and it seems likely that we will not see cathay in the current known release period of 3-5 years. However, as GW do not wish to use the list we spent four years creating, they have given me the go-ahead for online publication, so if you want to play cathay, I'll have a fully playtested, themed, formatted, backgrounded army book up with all the bells and whistles Barring art the quality of GW's stuff and a full colour section with new miniatures. It even has BoB lists for the steppes, Nippon and the provinces, each allowing you to make those more historical lists you wanted... UPDATE: (You are free to download, copy, send, duplicate and generaly propagate this thing as much as you like. Just one thing: Please don't edit the file without the authors permission and/or try to sell it.) I'd like to thank everyone who helped out on this project, which has taken almost five years from first idea to completion. Especial thanks to the members of this forum who helped out- rabid bunny, malika, juddski, bubble ghost, balloon dog, anachristica, Taven and others who I no doubt forget but were just as helpful. ESPECIAL ESPECIAL thanks to juddski for his amazing work in illustrating most of the book. I'd like to now point out that yes, this is a fantastical representation of the ENTIRE EAST. Not just cathay, this list was designed to create both nippon and steppe lists with minor variations, which forced the inclusion of some entries. I was also careful to include the ability to create more 'historical' lists. You can do it easily enough if you want, but for those who want the crazy ass stuff, it's there in force. Also remember that this is a representation of CATHAY, not china or japan. Cathay, culturally and thematically, is a melange of cultures as far apart as the middle east and korea, not just china, just like every other human army. The aim was to create a list that could satisfy both the history buffs and the anime fans at opposite ends of the spectrum, and in that end we have more or less succeeded, remember, if you don't like it, you don't have to take it... I'd also like to point out that this list has undergone over a hundred playtest games against many armies over the years and is pretty darn balanced, fairer than many of the official lists IMHO. The advantage of online publication is we can get your feedback and update the list constantly, so please, tell me what you think on here, via PM, or via email at thereisnosaurus@gmail.com, hatemail included. I'd also be deeply greatful if you could inform me if you spot any inconsistencies caused by the new rules, as this will save me a year or so of re-proofreading. I will be endeavouring to get this list a published spot on warseer (It seems he managed to reach this goal. ;-) ~Sylass) where it is permanently available and continue to improve upon it as people play games. I have, as I said, been talking with the devs a bit on this, and I'm fairly sure there will be no official cathay for a while. However, given how impressed they were with this, I'd say it's a safe bet to say you won't find a better list for cathay for a long, long time. -therisnosaurus Articles |
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