AoS Coach

5 December 2022

‘Catch Up’ Update ’22

Looks like I lost a few priority rolls when it came to Patron updates. There has been plenty going on over on the channel and those of you who are in the AoS Coach discord would be in the know.

What Happened Lately

Heaps! The last 6 months has been go go go with a heap of battletomes to preview along with the other player focused discussions… oh and getting to play the game myself 🤣.

There has been plenty of great discussions with one of my highlights going to a video I did with Chris ‘Peachy’ Peach, formerly of Games Workshop now at The Painting Phase where we discuss how to bring your army to life.

It hasn’t been all battletome previews. I’ve chatted with some great event performers including some of the winners from the GW Open Finals.

New Merch

I’ve been refreshing the merch line and have included some crackin’ designs including a Nurgle #blessed, Da Bad Moon, KO Barak Pew Pew, and many more. You can check out the designs at https://aos-coach.creator-spring.com/ . Patreons get 10% off (reach out if you don’t have the code) and it’s all print from demand from both the USA & Europe which should help bring down the postage costs.

Studio Upgrade

Over the last few months I’ve been making some improvements on the channel which included a new top of the line mic (SHURE SM7B), the studio with it’s new brick backdrop as well as a guilty pleasure of a custom AoS Coach Mortal Realms Grand Championship title belt. I’m still got some things to do before I call this upgrade done but I’m sure you agree it’s an improvement.

What’s Happening With Me

Plenty. I’ve been getting out to a lot of single day events while the GT circuit has been light and got a few larger events done with Stormcast Eternals. It’s been an interesting experience with the army but certainly a slog in the GV & Bounty Hunter meta. I don’t I’ve seen them at their full potential yet.

I also got a chance to play in a 4 player Teams tournament under the ‘Friday Night Tryhards’ which is always a great experience. We did well placing 3rd with our battle points and victories but some harsh soft scores pulled us back to 5 of 30.

Now that is all done I get to focus on the rapidly approaching Las Vegas Open (LVO) in late January. The Stormcast are done and I’m picking Sons of Behemat back up with their new tome and King Brodd. I’m currently 3/3 with the new book and loving some of the new mechanics added like denying Inspiring Presence within 3″ and the Gatebreakers 4d6 mortal wounds on a 4+.

End Credits Updated

As always, Patreon & YouTube Members are featured in both the video end credits and the video descriptions while they are an active financial supporter. I know wallets have gotten a little tighter so I appreciate any support you are providing the channel as they directly fund the investments like the studio mic.

28 June 2022

July 2022 Update

Opps… forgot to update you in May & June. I hope all the content on the channel has me forgiven. So what’s been happening with myself and the AoS Coach channel?

Las Vegas Open 2023

Firstly, I’m going to the LVO in January 2023 and I’m looking forward to international Warhammer. I’ll be spending 48 hours in LA before heading to Vegas… let me know if you’ll either be at the LVO or want to meet up in LA.

15,000 Subscribers

The channel recently crossed 15,000 subscribers which was a milestone I was hoping to achieve by June. It’s been a long journey making videos but I’ve loved every moment chatting to champion players across the world. I can’t say how appreciative I am for YOUR support with the channel. I pride myself in making professional content and your support helps make that happen, so thank you!

What Happened Lately
I might not have provided you with a Patreon newsletter but it doesn’t mean the content stopped. There was plenty of faction discussions, previews, and interesting interviews.

What’s Happening In July
Now that the Generals Handbook 2022 has dropped I’ll be able to resume faction based discussions which will start with Daughters of Khaine & Nighthaunt.

While the meta starts to settle my goal is to catch up on the outstanding Tome Celestial videos and get a Skaven & Sylvaneth preview up. I would really like to do more of these Getting Started videos. Hopefully I can find some space this month or worse case, get them written and record in August.

I also have the following live stream scheduled;

Masterclass in Deployment

What’s Happening With Me
After running Sydney GT in late April, I’ve been able to get more games in which included a 64 player event where I placed 2nd with 4 wins & a draw. My Road to LVO has officially started and I’m booking in events including 3x single day events in July which should give me a good start on GHB22.

End Credits Updated

As always, the YouTube video end credits and episode description thank you continue to be updated as supporters move. If you are wondering how the names are ordered: they are listed by Patreon overall contributions which acknowledges both tier level AND duration

Discord

If you are on Discord and haven’t been tagged as Patronage, let me know so I can resolve it. You can find the link to the Discord server in every video. We have over 5,000 Age of Sigmar players talking armies, practicing on Tabletop Simulator, and having a good time. You can join the server here: https://discord.gg/xVAks8q

8 April 2022

April 2022 Update

G’day G’day. No doubt you’ve been continuously refreshing your emails waiting for the latest update. I hope your dice have been favourable to you since we last spoke.

New Art

My artist is back at work and I’ve gotten him to create a new video end screen for those closing comments sections. No longer is it a modified piece of Warhammer Community art… and it’ll debut this weekend with the Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur video.

What Happened In March
There were 14 discussions including a heap of top performers of LVO which will close out the focus. I’d been given advance copies of Arena of Shades as well as the follow up battletomes for Fyreslayers and Idoneth Deepkin, so we had some focused previews.

What’s Happening In April
I’ve been lucky enough to snag 2 interviews so far with the top performers at Adepticon, and will keep an eye out for the published final rankings to schedule a few more. Idoneth Deepkin & Fyreslayers are due for their FAQ any day now so I’ll book some discussions to hear how my guests are thinking about the revised factions.

With Generals Handbook 2022 rapidly approaching I’m considering dramatically slowing down the Talkin’ videos over May & June to refocus on some other videos I’d like to do. One is to do more of the Getting Started videos for a bunch of factions like I did with Maggotkin of Nurgle. Perhaps I’ll focus on the armies who get a new battletome (Idoneth Deepkin, Nighthaunt, Fyreslayers and Daughters of Khaine) for the Talkin’ + any outstanding performances at large events so I’ve got the space to do these other projects.

What’s Happening With Me
There has been plenty happening behind the scenes. I’ve been furiously preparing for my rescheduled event Sydney GT which happens on the 23-24th April with 90 expected players. This will be the 5th attempt after many COVID interruptions and i’m excited to catch up with everyone.

I’ve been messing around with lists which included a Kragnos & Mega Gargant list which went 3-2 (easily a 4-1 if I didn’t just see red and want to smash Lumineth archers… personal choice. I have no regrets) and 3-0 with Skraggy & Kraggy in Gloomspite Gitz. Yeah i’m a fan of Kragnos. I even got to meet one of you legendary Patreon members… you know who you are from the photo 😘.

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Discord

If you are on Discord and haven’t been tagged as Patronage, let me know so I can resolve it. You can find the link to the Discord server in every video. We have over 4,600 Age of Sigmar players talking armies, practicing on Tabletop Simulator, and having a good time.

16 February 2022

Overdue Update, Apologies

You think you missed a month of updates but it turns out to be 3. Yikes!

The last few months have been crazy with the planning of a (now rescheduled, again) Grand Tournament which was due to kick off late January but due to the arise of Omnicron is now sitting in late April. Hopefully 5th time is a charm🤞.

WHAT’S COMING FROM NOW & MARCH

With what appears to be a successful beginners guide to Nurgle, I’ll look to do more of these in the future. I’ll book another 1-2 discussions with Las Vegas Open participants, see if I can sneak in another Beasts of Chaos discussion, and who knows what else is instore.

WHAT HAPPENED IN BETWEEN NOVEMBER TO FEBUARY

Lots. I might have been busy IRL but it hasn’t stopped the channel delivering interesting discussions and getting to cover the LVO preview stream, get a sneak peak into the Stormcast Dragon kits & Fury of the Deep as well as;

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DISCORD

If you didn’t already know, AoS Coach has a Discord and it’s pretty freakin’ awesome: https://discord.gg/xVAks8q . We have over 4,200 members and as a Patreon I’ll grant you permission to our private room. If you aren’t already tagged Patronage… let me know.

2 November 2021

October 2021 Update

I don’t know what your October looked like but mine was fast paced and plenty going on. Lockdown ended for me after 14 odd weeks (or maybe more, time seemed to not have any meaning), Armies on Parade were due, Stormcast and Orruks got their FAQ update and normally it finally setting in with haircuts and gym.

WHAT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER

10 new videos were produced over the month with a mix of tactical videos, live discussions and even a restream reaction show for Warhammer Day. I’m most proud of the Terrain Masterclass with The Terrain Tutor. Not only is my guest Mel an absolute legend but it was also an insightful video to anyone looking to make terrain or a display board. Here is what came out over the month;

WHAT’S COMING IN NOVEMBER

This months content will be a little lighter now that lockdown has come to an end. I tried to ramp up between July-Oct while I was housebound and I’m happy to say that we have discussion videos for every faction now.

Fear not, this isn’t the new standard moving forward. I’m just making up for lost time in November by registering for 2x 1 day events + running a 1 dayer. That’s a lot of IRL Sigmar!

So far I’ve got 3 discussions booked and I’m actively looking at booking more. I’d like to revisit Soulblight with a couple of discussions as well as a few videos for Orruk Warclans and Stormcast Eternals. That’ll come over November & Decemeber.

Speaking of December, I’ll have 3 weeks off work from late Dec to mid Jan so I’m sure we’ll get a heap of videos including new concepts I wanted to do for a while. Anyway, here is what is booked so far;

I’d like to film 1-2 more How to Defeat videos this month. Likely Archaon as well as Mega-Gargants or another God tier model.

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DISCORD

If you didn’t already know, AoS Coach has a Discord and it’s pretty freakin’ awesome: https://discord.gg/xVAks8q . We have over 3,200 members and as a Patreon I’ll grant you permission to our private room. If you aren’t already tagged Patronage… let me know.

WHAT AM I WORKING ON

I’ve submitted my Armies on Parade board in the final hours. It was a labour of love that took many many many azyrite ruin kits being cut up, green stuff and built up to be a ruined temple. Wish me luck at the end of the month for the awards ceremony.

29 September 2021

September 2021 Update

G’day & welcome to the monthly update for the AoS Coach patronage. A lot has happened on the channel and there has been light at the end of the tunnel for my lockdown. I’m double vaccinated, will come out of lockdown by mid-October, and even locked in my first 1 dayer in November. Great success!

WHAT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER

13 videos in September! Not bad for a creator which isn’t a fulltime YouTuber. I’ve been really focused on getting a look at getting early thoughts on every army in 3rd Edition and I’m coming to an end thanks to a laser focus in August & September. Here is what happened over the month;

WHAT’S COMING IN OCTOBER

I’m looking to wrap up the first thoughts series with Talkin’ Flesh Eater Courts, and Fyreslayers, Gloomspite Gitz. New Stormcast & Orruk discussions will happen once the FAQ’s are out, so hopefully end of October or early November.

I have a few ideas on what I’d like to film in October including a topic series which I think is relevant in our current meta. Let me know if you’ve got a suggestion on what you’d like to see on the channel.

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DISCORD

If you didn’t already know, AoS Coach has a Discord and it’s pretty freakin’ awesome: https://discord.gg/xVAks8q . We have over 3,000 members and as a Patreon I’ll grant you permission to our private room. If you aren’t already tagged Patronage… let me know.

PODCAST

The audio only AoS Coach content is up to date. The podcast is no different to the videos available on YouTube, however; the Patreon’s asked for this to be created for those who can’t always listen to YouTube. Perhaps you listen to me while you work, hit the gym, commute or even make whoopie. I’m not judging but it’s all updated on your favourite podcast platforms.

WHAT AM I WORKING ON

October is Armies on Parade month so I’m working towards my Cult of Pleasure entry. To give you overview (I’ve written a bunch of lore but I’ll save you my story) it’s a Slaanesh corrupted force which draws from an old Warhammer Fantasy Battles army from the Storm of Chaos where Morathi & Slaanesh had a Dark Pact.

30 August 2021

August 2021 Update

Guess what…. I’m still in lockdown. I’ve just finished Week 10 of lockdown and I can’t wait to get some real life Warhammer happening. I hope you’re all looking after yourselves.

So what’s the update for AoS Coach?

Well the first update is that I’ve just bought a new laptop thanks to your support as well as a work bonus coming through. I’ve been pushing my previous laptop to the limits lately so I’ll be excited to get it all set up for video production.

WHAT HAPPENED IN AUGUST

August saw the return of live streaming after 2 months away. Initially I felt pretty rusty, however; I feel like I’m now back in the groove.

The goal in the first few months is to get as many early 3rd edition discussions that I can schedule. I’m aiming for 2-3 a week while I’m housebound. Here is what I’ve done in August;

WHAT’S COMING IN SEPTEMBER

Continuing with the 3rd Edition discussions, I have the following scheduled so far for September;

July 2021 Update

It’s the end of the month which means it’s another update. I hope you’re well, healthy, and getting in some hobby + games.

I’m currently in Week 6 of a lockdown which has just been extended for 4 weeks. Fun! Luckily Warhammer has contributed to my sanity and making YouTube videos have kept me focused. I do miss the gym though.

WHAT HAPPENED IN JULY

You might remember in the last update that because of the Patreon support I took a week off work to research, script and record videos. Here is what we released over July;

WHAT’S COMING IN AUGUST

A lot.

The FAQ for Generals Handbook 2021 will be published soon which means I can record more of the Getting Started in AoS 3 series.

In additional to this series I’ll be picking up the faction discussions across August and September to learn how 3rd edition has impacted them. I’ve started to identify guests and reached out, so expect to see live discussion in the very near future.

I’ve also got a few ideas brewing including a ‘How To Defeat’ series that’ll kick off with our larger than life heroes of the Mortal Realms. These super heroes are more dangerous in this new edition so I’ll attempt to unpack them.

DISCORD

If you didn’t already know, AoS Coach has a Discord and it’s pretty freakin’ awesome: https://discord.gg/xVAks8q . We have over 2,400 members and as a Patreon I’ll grant you permission to our private room. If you aren’t already tagged Patronage… let me know.

The Patreon’s has been really helpful asset to talk through 3e and practice over on Tabletop Simulator.

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WHAT AM I WORKING ON

I’ve put the Sons of Behemat away for 3rd Edition and moving onto a new project, my Daughters of Khaine army. I’ve ditched the traditional lore around Khaine and have gone back in time to 6th & 8th edition Warhammer Fantasy Battles to a corrupted Cult of Pleasure/Excess.

I’ve had an inside joke with Chuck Moore (Strength Hammer) with a Pop Star Battle between Taylor Swift and Britney Spears brewing since 2019. While we did battle at Adepticon IRL and I defeated him with my Gitz, the time for our lore to clash. So my Cult of Pleasure is a dark alliance with Slaanesh in the realm of Aqshy, hidden in the Isle of Exiles, west of Tempest Eye / Hammerhal / Hallowheart / Avilgard – Har Kuron.

While Morathi struggles with Sigmar after the annex of Anvilgard, Brithra Helspears raises a new army in Morathi’s name to reinforce her claims over Aqshy. To help tell this story I’ll be building an Armies on Parade board.

26 June 2021

June 2021 Update

3rd Edition of Age of Sigmar is here and I’m excited to explore the new rules and the different ways to build a list. As you can imagine… June was the calm before the storm.

WHAT’S COMING IN JULY

Lots! There is going to be a lot happening over on AoS Coach. Thanks to your Patronage I’ll be taking a week off work this upcoming week to write scripts, record and edit videos. There is still a post-launch FAQ scheduled by Games Workshop so I’ll tackle what I can and the rest will be in preparation to respond once the FAQ is out.

After reading through the Core Rule and Generals Handbook many times I’ve gotten the feeling that this is a bit of a restart to the way you look at your list. It isn’t just about taking your AoS 2e list and forcing it into 3e after the points adjustments. List building structure has changed, incentives in battle have changed, and there are new considerations which may increase or decrease the value of units.

WHAT HAPPENED IN JUNE

June was a bit of a mixed bag on the channel mostly because I had a tournament to attend (Sydney Slaughter) and we were in this weird transition spot between editions.

AoS Coach dice went on sale along with an accessories kit that includes 3″ / 6″ / 9″ measuring tools + objective markers. They’ll be mailed in the next few weeks internationally so get in early.

If you’re looking for wearable merchandise I’ve also got a print on demand store which ships from the US and EU.

I took the Gloomspite Gitz out at Sydney Slaughter and picked up Coolest Army, which was the trophy I was aiming to win. Battle report will happen… maybe this week in between all this AoS 3e content.

DISCORD

If you didn’t already know, AoS Coach has a Discord and it’s pretty freakin’ awesome: https://discord.gg/xVAks8q . We have over 2,200 members and as a Patreon I’ll grant you permission to our private room. If you aren’t already tagged Patronage… let me know.

The Patreon’s has been really helpful asset to talk through 3e and practice over on Tabletop Simulator.

AOS 3 CROWD SOURCING

As you go through learning 3rd Edition, I’d love to hear from you on your experiences, questions, and challenges. Hearing from you (in the Discord there is a private room set up for Patrons) helps shape future videos.

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As always, the YouTube video end credits and episode description thank you continue to be updated as supporters move. If you are wondering how the names are ordered: they are listed by Patreon tier highest to lowest then sorted by duration as a Patreon.

1 June 2021

May 2021 Update

Do you smell it… 3rd Edition Age of Sigmar is in the air. AoS Coach’s channel was still in it’s infancy when AoS transitioned from 1st to 2nd edition and I might have only just cracked the 1,000 subscriber mark.

Over 2nd Edition the channel grew up a lot and in May ’21 had passed the 10,000 subscriber mark which was a massive milestone to accomplish, and it’s been YOUR support that’s helped make it possible. So how am I going to celebrate this important YouTuber milestone?

10,000 Subscriber Celebration

I’ll be hosting a 10,000 Subscriber Celebration this weekend to show my appreciation. You can find the local timing for your location on the 10,000 Subscriber YouTube video link. I’ll be running a few rounds of Warhammer trivia where you respond using the YouTube chat. Up for grabs will be Games Workshop vouchers for the Top 3 in each round of trivia + randomly drawn luck dip with AoS Coach stickers.

If you’re not able to make it due to time zones or prior commitments, fear not, I’ll be doing more sticker prizes in the Discord.

WHAT HAPPENED IN MAY

A lot happened in May;

WHAT’S COMING IN JUNE

The rough plan for June will be to wrap up the list discussions for Soulblight Gravelords & Broken Realms Kragnos, depending on when they receive their FAQ. Any day now that FAQ for BR Be’lakor will drop and I can schedule 2 Nighthaunt shows and Legion of the First Prince.

I’m guessing sometime in June or July that 3rd Edition will drop so I’ll scale back the videos a little so I can get my head around the changes, break them down, and release a heap of videos.

With your patronage I will be aiming to take some time off work to break down AoS 3e. Guess it depends really how much has changed.

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As always, the YouTube video end credits and episode description thank you continue to be updated as supporters move. If you are wondering how the names are ordered: they are listed by Patreon tier highest to lowest then sorted by duration as a Patreon.

DISCORD

If you didn’t already know, AoS Coach has a Discord and it’s pretty freakin’ awesome: https://discord.gg/xVAks8q . We have over 2,000 members and as a Patreon I’ll grant you permission to our private room. If you aren’t already tagged Patronage… let me know.

MERCHANDISE

I said last month that on 10,000 subscribers I would be launching AoS Coach merchandise… and it’s here: https://store.aoscoach.com/

This is a print on-demand merchandise store which ships from the USA & EU. The benefit is that I don’t have to hold inventory and it’s easy to create new designs. I’ve started with an initial range and will continue to expand it over time. The goal will include custom designs with slogans and/or characters.

What about the dice? Dice will be coming soon… they’re in my hands, I’ve packed them up, and once I’m comfortable I understand shipping to all countries at the best price, I’ll launch. That is like a week away probably. I’ll make another post and you’ll get first dibs at them.

The dice will be housed on a different website because I’ll be physically handling your order. Unfortunately, this means if you want both a shirt & dice you’ll need to pay 2 sets of shipping. I don’t have the shirts, they don’t have the dice.

NEXT TOURNAMENT

On the 13-14th June, I’ll be attending Sydney Slaughter which is a 70 player matched play event that’ll be using Anvils of Apotheosis. I’ve decided to take out my Gloomspite Gitz in the spirit of a custom hero. You’ll get to hear more about it in an upcoming Tournament Recap video. Wish me luck!