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A Deadly Wit

Heirs of the Laughing God: Warhammer 40,000

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A Deadly Wit

By: Gav Thorpe
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong, Matthew Hunt, Emma Gregory, Tim Bruce
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Summary

Monster king, monster king, where are you?
Your house is burning down.
Monster king, monster king, won't you play?
The Red Swan wants your crown.

The charismatic Great Harlequin, Duruthiel, leads his troupe on a daring raid of an ork settlement. Urging them forth with bold eccentricity, the Red Swan proclaims fate as the guiding hand for the Masque of the Fading Dawn. But as Skyweaver jetbikes invade the night skies, his attempts to overthrow the great warlord become increasingly reckless. It soon becomes apparent that this is more than just another performance for Duruthiel but a battle for honour and freedom.

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amazing story, top voice acting, and hilarious at times! highly recommended to all interested people!

amazing!

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Great short story that made me start my mixed aeldari force into the tabletop ;) Good pick for some late night painting.

Fun to be aeldari

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I was wondering if a dramatisation of a story was something for me, I quickly changed my mind after hearing the actors involved.

A lot better than I could ever imagine!

Pleasantly surprised!

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A short story well told, lacked a little depth maybe but you can only do so much with just over an hour. Passed the time nicely on the way home from work would recommend.

Too short

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Describing an assault on an Ork encampment, Gav Thorpe has captured the playful banter and haughty demeanour of this Harlequin masque. While I would prefer to have full length Eldar and Necron stories this was definitely a fun skirmish.

The only thing that irked me was the haphazard way the masque fought. Lore wise we're told that the Harlequins fight as if they're putting on a production. Every twist, blow and dodge forms part of the Web. Unfortunately I don't get that rehearsed over decades feel from the Masque itself.

***UPDATE - If you're planning to use a free credit to get this then consider getting "The Traitor and the Alien" Short Story compendium as it has all three parts to the story along with a bunch of other Xeno stories, from Tau to Ork and more!***

We definitely need more Aeldari content like this.

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