Waldo's Weekly - Creatures are Stirring

[Kyle]

Hey Wyrdos,

This week, Waldo is recovering from his family visit, which screwed up his sleeping schedule. After Krampus took Waldo’s favorite sleep mask to count some sheep, our little dark imp just hasn’t been the same.

So, while Waldo tries to quell his own nightmares, let’s reveal a nightmare of our own! From Nightmares, that is!

 

From Nightmares is the upcoming expansion book for Through the Breach, our card-flipping, Fate-changing RPG set in the Malifaux universe. With this book, players will be able to explore the world of Malifaux like never before. Trudge through the gnarled and twisted forest of the Knotwoods, discover ancient rituals performed by lost Nephilim, and walk amongst the humans while wearing a new skin, all through the eyes of a Neverborn.

With From Nightmares, Fated characters can now finally play as various Neverborn species through the new Bloodlines Tarot system. Whether you’ve always wanted to play as a Mimic, Nephilim/Half-Blood, Woe, or Nightmare (with more options available the more advanced you go; one does not simply become a Puppetmaster or Supplicant to the Autumn Queen overnight), these dark paths are now available at the flip of a card (or, you know, a personal choice if you don’t want to suits to define your way). When choosing a Neverborn species, players will also have a new Talent pool to pull from, called Gifts of Darkness, which represent the natural gifts that the world of Malifaux has bestowed upon them.

But that’s not the only way to customize your character. As with our previous Through the Breach expansions, From Nightmares provides a plethora of new Pursuits and Advanced Pursuits for players to fulfill their darkest desires.

• The Boogeymen stalk and watch from the shadows, using fear and observation to bring down their targets.
• The Harrowed are devoted to protecting those they consider part of their community or tribe.
• The Manifester can make a simple thought a reality, creating physical objects from their own nightmares.
• The Cutthroat reads their enemies like a book and wear them down with parrying until an opportune time presents itself to strike back.
• The Breachburned dwell partly in the physical world and in the aether all around us, using magical anchors to bind segments of magic for a short time.
• The Behemoth prefers to let their natural strength and heavy weapons do the talking.
• And Painkillers walk a thin line between life and death, as each drop of blood spilled drives them into a violent frenzy.

When it comes to creating a character with From Nightmares and deciding which Pursuit you’d like to try first, you can always still go with human instead, but you’ll be leaving those Gifts of Darkness on the table and using the more traditional Talents from the Core Book or other expansion books. This allows players a ton of flexibility to create characters based on the worlds and stories that they want to dive into, whether it’s on the streets of Malifaux City or deep into the vast unknown expanse of the Wildlands.

There’s still plenty to discover in the upcoming expansion book, ranging from lore, magic, equipment, and a brand new bestiary filled with tons of creepy creatures. To find out more about From Nightmares, such as the many mysteries left untold in the history of Malifaux, or the varied Advanced Pursuits that may become available to the Fated should they decide to walk certain paths, make sure to pre-order the physical book! From Nightmares comes out in February 2021.

We’ll see you then!

[Eria'D angelo]

A digital version of the book will be released on the same day as physical?

[marius]

Nice this looks great

[Nikshe]

I like the design. Fancy

[muraki]

Super excited, TtB releases are super fun... now if only some of that amazing art could make its way to models.... nudge nudge