Today on Warhammer TV, Ben Johnson (Product Developer for the Warhammer Age of Sigmar Studio at Games Workshop) went into the development process of the Gloomspite Gitz and shared some tips and tidbits. I made some notes of the various points below and you can check out the full interview if you are a subscriber. For all the coverage on the Gloomspite Gitz in one place, check out my “all-in-one” page with all the coverage, previews and more from Warhammer Community, Facebook and the independent scene etc.

Gloomspite Gitz Development

Gloomspite Gitz started with the Skragrott the Loonking model.

Andy Clark took the lead on the battletome.

The product development team took the opportunity to fold a number of smaller factions into AoS rule love – with battalions and allegiance abilities etc. The three factions included all fit similar lore, all around caves.

Humourous but also spiteful and nasty. Just like in the old world.

Gloomspite Gitz Units

All the kits have been shown but all the variants have not been yet.

All the Moonclan, Spiderfang and Troggoth units are moving into the new book.

Forgeworld aren’t in book but have had keywords updated for keywords – Hag, Colossal Squig, Squig Gobba and Bonegrinder Gargantuas.

Scuttlings aren’t in the book (no longer available for sale)

Loonboss with giant cave squig (the Skarsnik model) is in the book.

Mollog’s warband and Zarbag’s Gitz are both in the battletome.

Mollog is a type of Dankhold Troggoth and just lives in a smaller cave

Gloomspite Gitz Allegiance Abilities

Allegiance abilities like Beasts of Chaos and Legions of Nagash – Spiderfang units benefit from the Moonclan allegiance abilities etc – so you aren’t silo-ed into particular types.

Can run a full squig army led by a squig-mounted Grot Warboss

Gloomspite Gitz New Warscrolls

Skragott – wizard and warrior – trading off his reputation of having predicted the Bad Moon once (or just got lucky).

Rockgut Troggoths – the mix of comedy and spite, funny but horrible, can be seen between the feeding the bird and also the dead grot which was tied (alive) as a loin cloth around the waist of a Troggoth.

The Dankhold Troggoths live in underground cave – the bigger the cave, the bigger they grow. Sleep for several years, during which time everything grows on them.

Loonboss – moon face and boss-fungus. Believe that squigs won’t attack them if they are wearing the shape of the bad moon. Key hitty piece.

Sneaky Snufflers – first into the battlefield to collect the fungus to feed to units nearby for beneficial effects. Spider cages on their backs.

Boingrut Bounders – slower but hit harder and more armour than squig hoppers. Really interchangeable.

Squigs – one herder per five grots.

Gobbapalooza – five class shamans with own role to play in. Spiker is the scuttling one. Shroomancer is the one on the mushroom. Scaremonger – How do you scare a Moonclan grot? You wear a sun mask.

Fanatics – Loonsmasha (operate a similar way). New fanatics effects to be revealed soon on Warhammer Community.

Loonshrine – 12” tall.

Endless Spells – the final two named Endless Spells are the Malevolent Moon and Mork’s Mighty Mushroom.

The Light of the Bad Moon Allegiance Ability

Started with the idea of the Bad Moon as it is at the centre of all the races

Then thought about how the Bad Moon could be brought to the table in a thematic, skittish and erratic manner

Team wanted the balance of randomness for Moonclan, but also being easy to use and not mind-bendingly crazy