Understanding the Old World setting - when did it go south for you?

[Basementboy]

A large grain native to the Americas that unleashes chaos on the digestive tract? sorry, I'll see myself out...

I assumed from Crom, the god of Conan?

[Muddypaw]

GW must be doing something right as I’ve been digging through lead piles for a Bretonnian army. First time in years! They’re from the era that was right in the middle of special character madness but I’m grateful though as it got us the Green Knight, one of the best ever GW minis.

[Cubs]

You can still get the old Citadel 'Normans' from Foundry, which might be the generation before this but have a similar vibe.

[Dolmot]

but I’m grateful though as it got us the Green Knight, one of the best ever GW minis.

It's a great mini and naturally it was a common sight in Golden Demons and White Dwarf galleries. Many other 5th ed era characters were a bit of "stick figures with trinkets", if you know what I mean, but this one had actual character, pose, and sensible details. I don't think I ever saw one in a game but many minis were sold for showcase painting or dreams of it.

Coincidentally...I've been buying a lot of the classics that have been re-released during the TOW launch, including the Green Knight a week ago. I have absolutely no use for it, but it was just too iconic to pass.

Yes, still available at the moment of writing as an online only item.
https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/kingdom-of-bretonnia-the-green-knight-2024

I would have a thing or two to write about the actual topic of this thread, but now I have to do...gardening, between the torrents and thunderstorms we've been getting here recently.

[Muddypaw]

You can still get the old Citadel 'Normans' from Foundry, which might be the generation before this but have a similar vibe.

So you can! Quite a bit of old citadel there.

[Cubs]

So you can! Quite a bit of old citadel there.

Very tempted by the Vikings and Orientals.