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That’s a neat touch, and bodes well for if (probably when though it may well be Warhammer 3) Creative Assembly portray Chaos in all of their quad-factioned glory. That felt a little odd, though to be honest there wasn’t much left at that point for Chaos to stomp over.įurthering the links with Chaos, Marauder Chieftains (your standard generals) get to pick their alignment in the ‘yellow’ skill line. Considering the last battle in this chain is pretty tough and worth putting off until you have a seasoned force, you may, like me, find yourself triggering the invasion and finishing the campaign in one fell swoop. The regular Chaos invasion is deferred until you find favour with a god, and defeat all of their champions.

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Plus destroy their immediate rival (whomever you didn’t choose as Lord), The Empire and Bretonnia for good measure. Instead, Wulfrik and Throgg’s overall objective is to raze enough towns and toss up enough totems in their place to earn the attention (and attendant bonuses) of one of the four gods. Norsca don’t have distinct short and long term campaign victories like other Total War: Warhammer factions.

Throgg, for example, can construct the Rocky Throne in Troll Country, giving big recruitment discounts and experience boosts to Fimir Warriors and ordinary Trolls. There’s further incentive to head South too, with special tech research possible when faction capitals are taken, and unique buildings available in certain locations.

The faction’s design pushes you to continuous raiding (as it should), both to build and retain forces, and in order to seek favour with Norsca’s interpretations of the Chaos god quartet.Ī special building for a very special boy. Though Norscan provinces can be settled, and coastal towns can be taken as outposts, income from building chains is severely limited. The faction are not a horde like Beastmen or Chaos, but they do sustain themselves in much the same way through persistent sacking of rich settlements.

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Plenty of players will probably get it for free though, as it’s a novel bonus for anybody who buys Warhammer 2 between now and one week after release. Norsca’s two Lords (skull fashion afficionado Wulfrik and three-time vomiting world champion Throgg) keep their raiding and ravaging strictly to the main campaign, and the DLC is priced accordingly at $10.

That’s consistent with Creative Assembly’s stated policy towards future expansions, which will focus more on additional Legendary Lords and larger rosters. Norsca are also the first paid DLC faction to come without a separate mini-campaign. Special Norscan versions of hounds (Ice Wolves) and trolls (Ice Trolls) can inflict a ‘Frostbite’ status effect, slowing foes and keeping them pinned in place for a battering. The faction core is ferocious (though generally poorly armoured) warriors, short-range ‘hunter’ themed missile troops, and an impressive range of monstrous friends.

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Norsca’s Total War line-up is an intriguing one for Warhammer historians, featuring fringe creatures like the aforementioned Skin Wolves, and the oft-forgotten Fimir (beaked Cyclops-like monsters last seen in the mid-80s and titles like Heroquest). As far as I can tell they haven’t had tabletop representation since the 1980s, so this is the first playable faction in the game from outside the established 6-8th Edition races. The Total War: Warhammer team apparently has the blessing of Games Workshop to delve deep into the archives in order to expand lesser known rosters like Norsca.

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