[Crimson Shadow]

Just picked up Prime MKII today, and was curious about the faction books. Are they worth the money?

Given that they cost more than Prime, and that Prime seems to have a section that explains quite a bit about the factions, are they even necessary? or is it more of a here's a truck load of fluff that wouldn't fit in the Prime book, give us more money.

This is based off my skimming Prime, haven't really gotten into it yet.

Thanks.

CS

 

[Jezlad]

I'll have a look through them at work tomorrow and let you know mate

 

[The Sullen One]

The faction books are definitely worth it, as they contain a lot of information on the factions that you don't get in the prime book.

Personally I've got the Cygnar, Khador, and Menoth books and haven't regretted buying them once. You get background, themed armies, and details of all the units avaliable. What's more they're in colour.

 

[gen.ahab]

Bought the retribution book and love it. It was almost worth it just for the how to paint section.

 

[The Wraithlord]

You don't need the faction books really as all the rules for the units come on the cards when you buy them. However, the faction books provide a TON of fluff if you are into that thing along with the Tiered lists that give bonuses if you take only certain models etc. But do you need them like you would need a 40K codex? No.

 

[Untitled401]

Yes, the faction books are the equivalent to a codex. The rule book does not include all of the units in your army and therefore you need the faction book. Its not really a matter of "is it worth it?" you need to have a copy of the faction book in order to make your army list. Buying models then making a list is a bad idea

I went for Cygnar because i like the look of the models. They have a very Tzeenchy style to their armour and colours.

 

[gen.ahab]

The fact that it is blue?

You could just get the faction decks.

 

[maddermax]

The faction decks seem to have pretty much everything you need to build an army in them, and they're only half the price. Paying the extra for the book could be useful though, but I like being able to sort through the cards, and think about what a possible army could look like.

Rules-wise, I don't think the Faction Book adds much more than the faction deck, except the "Tier lists", which are simply themed lists, which aren't really necessary. If I were you, I'd grab an battle group boxed set of an army you like, and think about going from there.

 

[Crimson Shadow]

Bought the retribution book and love it. It was almost worth it just for the how to paint section.

I like the look of the Retribution models, how is the forces book?

 

[gen.ahab]

It is nice, lots of great art and the painting tutorial is great.