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Designing the Cypher Lords

September 2019·p. 72

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Elaborate masks, jewels and deliberately confusing arrangements of straps express a culture of illusion and deception. Light equipment and dance-like motion contrast with the warband’s unsettling, concealed intentions.

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InterviewWD 446 · pp. 70–73

When Six Tribes Go to War

Maxime describes how the six initial Warcry warbands were given distinct shapes, equipment and body language. Their different cultures are visible in armour weight, elaborate masks, animal symbolism and ritual mutilation, giving players recognisable identities even before a paint scheme is applied.

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InterviewWD 446 · p. 71

Designing the Iron Golem

Heavy armour and closed helmets suggest anonymous industrial brutality. The duardin fighter’s scale, beard and chainmail reinforce the group’s grounded weight, distinguishing these disciplined metalworkers from the more fluid silhouettes of rival tribes.

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InterviewWD 446 · p. 71

Designing the Untamed Beasts

Bone, fur and exposed physiques communicate rejection of civilisation and its forged materials. The models emphasise hunters and fierce physical fighters, making the warband’s creed readable through weapons, clothing and stance.

WarcryUntamed Beasts
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