Editing Warhammer: The Old World (section)

==The Setting==
The game will be set during the closing decades of the Age of the Three Emperors (which everyone and their grandmother had figured out by the time they announced it but oh well), and going into the details of the world during this time and with [[Asavar Kul]]s invasion seemingly being the new "Clock strikes midnight" moment. The setting will show the Empire at it's lowest point with multiple generations of Elector counts having fought over who gets the [[Ghal-Maraz|Hammer]], Bretonnia in the midst of some of the most brutal wars they have ever fought against the Orcs, the continuation of the Karaz Ankor's decline and Kislev at it's highest point, just before they are torn down. And because of the time period we can also hopefully expect to have more material on figures who before where merely background fluff or mentioned in passing like Louen Orc-Slayer, and we should see the rise of some of Warhammer biggest names like [[Thorgrim Grudgebearer|Thorgrims]] and [[Ungrim Ironfist|Ungrims]] rise to prominence as Dwarf lords and [[Teclis]] globe trotting adventures. Oh and Cathay will be there, doing... "things" probably.

Basically everything will be falling apart, once strong empires are on the road to their downfall, political and religious strife is running as rampant as the [[Beastmen|local]] [[Orcs and Goblins|pests]], the dead are getting restless and a looming Chaos invasion threatens to bring destruction and ruin to all things. The more things change...

With the game having a more defined setting it means we will be unlikely to see some of the old classic Warhammer Fantasy Character (like Karl Franz, Archaon, and Grimgor), though quite a few of the characters were alive and active during this time as most of the Dwarf, Elf, Lizardmen and undead characters were pootling around during this time, though the shorter lived races will all have new or historical goobers taking the place of some of their pre established characters. Though they could still get rules through a Legacies or Legends PDF (or TOW could be similar enough to 8th edition that the old WHFB army books would still be compatible with the game, so you can just use the character rules from that).

===The Factions===
* [[The Empire (Warhammer Fantasy)|The Empire of Man]]
* [[Dwarfs (Warhammer Fantasy)|Dwarfen Mountain Holds]]
* [[High Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)|High Elf Realms]]
* Kingdom of [[Bretonnia]]
* [[Wood Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)|Wood Elf Realms]]
* [[Beastmen]] Brayherds
* [[Orcs & Goblins|Orc & Goblin Tribes]]
* [[Tomb Kings]] of Khemri
* [[Warriors of Chaos]]

That said, everyone knows that there were far more than just these factions, but GW's excuse was merely focusing on the main forces involved in the Great War (in which case, is Kislev being booked as a subfaction for the Empire?) (at least for now in part 1 of the Great War, likely focused pre-war events like the rear end of the age of three emperors, [[Morghur]]'s big resurrection party, Asavar Kul mustering forces and the [[war of sand and snow]]). As such, they promised free PDF army lists like [[Horus Heresy]] had done with the Imperialis Militia.
*[[Chaos Dwarfs]] - GW are cheapasses who won't make modern-day iterations of this neglected army. Count your blessings if the old FW stuff enters MtO.
*[[Daemons of Chaos]] - Which is odd since wouldn't they be better served as an allied faction for the WoC?
*[[Dark Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)|Dark Elves]] - Presumably, since they weren't involved with the major struggle framing this setting as they were mostly busy with their own invasion of Ulthuan.
*[[Grand Cathay]] - Seemingly shelved until post-release or something. Sounds bad but remember that, unlike all the other factions who have old models that can be brought back, these guys need to be made from scratch.
*[[Lizardmen]] - Who are presumably too busy arguing over which Plaques are canon to bother with the Warmbloods
*[[Ogre Kingdoms]] - [[Greasus Goldtooth|Greasus]] wasn't born yet at that point, which means they are even more isolated and primitive.
*[[Skaven]] - Still in hiding after [[Mandred Skavenslayer]] beat them back into the sewers.
*[[Vampire Counts]] - Currrently powerless after the end of [[Vampire Wars]].