Welcome our Dear Customers & Fans of our games!
The time has come for a summary of 2024. Thank you for another exciting year together! We are glad that so many of you have taken an interest in Argatoria Wargame and purchased army starters. April 2025 will mark 2 years since the release of the English rulebook. During this time, two additional armies were released – Sheol-morg and Gaeldor.
Both armies have been introduced in Purple Warlock Issue 2 along with lore, new magic spells, magic banners and additional rules. (On a side note, Purple Warlock Issue 2 is now sold out. Thank you very much for your enthusiastic response!)
This was followed by Purple Warlock Issue 3 which gave you an access to 12 new battle scenarios and new terrain rules.
In the meantime, the Competitive Rules were developed along with special scenarios and scoring, enriching Argatoria tournaments and leagues. It led to the creation of Downloads & FAQs tab on our website, where you can find the aforementioned rules, erratas and FAQs.
Not to mention a premiere of the German rulebook earlier this year. The German community of Argatoria players has been growing steadily ever since, showcasing the progress on their armies, building their battlefields and hosting demos during the conventions!
A significant amount of new units and heroes were brought to life by our devoted team of sculptors throughout this time. There is still Marmydon left to release, which we should deal with in the first quarter of 2025. We concluded that the Gaeldor army has so many released units and is such a rich and diverse army that delaying the release of Marmydon will not do it much harm. Points-wise, this is the most expensive model in Argatoria and can only be fielded from 1000 army points. We assumed that Gaeldor players who are just starting their adventure with Argatoria will not need it in the initial period of their games.
It was much more important for us to introduce something fresh, tweaking each army with a little add-on. We began releasing legendary heroes, starting with Mar’hauk for the Gaeldor army. Shortly thereafter, the Vaendral and Sorgax players could get their hands on their own wonderful heroes – the great warrior Valeria (Vaendral) and the terrifying shaman Kor’quixos (Sorgax). Later, each army that can field Half-giants (Dirandis, Vaendral, Gaeldor) gained support from Pakun, the Half-giant hero mounting a bulky creature called Oklar.
We have started introducing units and heroes for the Sheol-morg army led by the Lord Necromancer – Mementors, Gnils and Ghosts will be released soon. By now, Lord Necromancer and his relentless hordes of Truhlaks have already gained crucial support from dedicated Command Groups, Champions and a legendary hero – Gnat. The Damned became more gruesome than ever with their own models and, moreover, the undead army can be accompanied by a deadly Rotgant. We also plan to introduce new units for each of the 6 armies in 2025. When the time comes, we will start informing you what units and when.
On top of all that our Development Studio is working on the Orcs army and although we initially wanted it to be released by the end of 2024 in the Kickstarter campaign, we have to delay the release of the army a bit. The Orcs Army Starter will be released in the 1st quarter of 2025. During this time, other legendary heroes will also join the battles – one for Arox and one for Sheol-morg under the command of Lord of Sheol-morg. The Dirandis hero is expected to premiere later (or at the same time if the Old Gods allow).
Another great news is that Purple Warlock Issue 4 is drawing near! The next issue of the magazine was supposed to be released by the end of 2024, but due to the amount of work, we are preparing it for February or March 2025. It will contain the updated army lists of all armies, lore and rules of legendary heroes and units whose rules have been presented on the website so far, including Knuroses, Skaals and new units for the Lord Necromancer, as well as Orcs army list and lore.
Those who follow our social media know that we launched a Hobgoblins: Apostles of Gehenna Kickstarter campaign. It included 6 new Hobgoblin models and a few that were previously presented. This small crowdfunding campaign was funded, for which we are very grateful to all backers. The latest Hobgoblin models that you could grab during the campaign will not be available for normal sale. It is possible that they will become available as add-ons in one of our next Kickstarter campaigns, but it will happen in those later ones.
The next Kickstarter campaign will feature Orcs in 28/32 mm scale, launching at the end of January. This will be another small campaign during which you will be able to buy fantastic new Orcs (including the never-before-seen models below). Some of them will be available only during the campaign.
The further campaigns will cover Humans in 28/32 mm scale (including Unruly Mob models below), as well as Wood Elves in 28/32 mm scale sculpted by Gary Morley.
Work on the 4th Edition of Umbra Turris Skirmish Game is taking a long time, but everyone who wants to play will have the opportunity to play the 3rd Edition, which will return to our webstore in PDF format in the first half of January.
In January, the card supplements for the game – Magic, Terrain & Quest – will also return to sale – with a new graphic design. The 4th Edition of Umbra Turris will premiere only when we are sure that it meets our expectations. Unlike Argatoria, the rules for Umbra Turris are way more complex and contain many elements that require a longer amount of time to be tested properly.
The new year 2025 will bring a lot of joy to all fans of both Argatoria 10 mm scale range, as well as Umbra Turris 28/32 mm scale range. We can’t wait to share with you more news, see your painted armies, played games and, most importantly, give you more miniatures!
The whole Spellcrow Team wishes you a Happy New Year playing, partying, chilling, eating or anything you’ve planned for the New Year’s Eve!