Total War: WARHAMMER III - Thanquol – Lords of the End Times expands the Skaven with Grey Seer Thanquol, Boneripper, Masterplans, Verminlords, Stormfiends and new Warpstone-fuelled units for the Immortal Empires campaign.
Total War: WARHAMMER III - Thanquol – Lords of the End Times Key Features
- Grey Seer Thanquol – lead Clan Scruten as one of the Skaven's most infamous schemers and powerful spellcasters.
- Masterplans campaign mechanic – prepare elaborate operations involving secret armies, resource theft, dark rituals and other underhanded schemes.
- Military, economic and magical plans – assign specialised underlings to different Masterplans and develop their abilities as they carry out Thanquol's commands.
- Boneripper – unlock Thanquol's bio-engineered Rat Ogre bodyguard and mount, adding considerable melee strength and survivability.
- Skreech Verminking – field the mighty Verminlord as a Legendary Hero combining destructive melee attacks with powerful magic.
- Four Verminlord variants – recruit Corruptors, Warpseers, Warbringers and Deceivers, each suited to different battlefield roles.
- Stormfiends – deploy heavily modified monstrous infantry equipped with melee weapons or devastating ranged Warpstone technology.
- Expanded Skaven roster – use Pusbags, the Warp-Doom Magma Cannon, Cauldron of a Thousand Poxes and new Regiments of Renown alongside the existing Skaven army.
Gameplay
Thanquol adds a campaign built around manipulation, preparation and the unpredictable nature of Skaven plotting. His Masterplans allow players to recruit special underlings who operate behind the scenes and develop their own abilities while carrying out military, economic or magical operations.
Military plans can secretly assemble armies before launching surprise attacks against selected settlements. Economic schemes focus on stealing resources such as coin, food and Warpstone, while magical plans involve rituals capable of producing powerful supernatural effects. Schemes added during each turn can strengthen a plan, but unexpected Complications can interfere with Thanquol's carefully arranged operations. Players can spend Warpstone and work with other Skaven clans to gain additional tricks and improve their chances of success.
On the battlefield, Thanquol combines the traditional Skaven approach of expendable troops with powerful monsters, ranged weapons and magic. He uses spells from the Lores of Plague and Ruin and can eventually unlock the Dreaded Thirteenth spell. Boneripper transforms Thanquol into a much more durable combatant, while Verminlords, Stormfiends and specialised artillery provide numerous options for breaking heavily defended enemy formations.
Story
Grey Seer Thanquol is a treacherous and ambitious servant of the Great Horned Rat whose schemes have repeatedly placed him at the centre of major events in Skaven history. Even his greatest disasters rarely prevent him from claiming that everything happened exactly as intended.
As the world enters a period of growing turmoil, Thanquol sees another opportunity to increase his influence. The Council of Thirteen is preparing plans of enormous importance, and the Grey Seer intends to ensure that he emerges from the coming chaos with even greater power. Gathering his underlings and awakening the monstrous Boneripper, Thanquol begins another series of schemes designed to spread destruction while advancing his own ambitions.
Graphics
Thanquol's forces expand the dark fantasy visual style of Total War: WARHAMMER III with a mixture of Skaven corruption, daemonic creatures, biological experimentation and unstable Warpstone machinery. Massive Verminlords tower over conventional infantry, while Stormfiends combine mutated Rat Ogre bodies with mechanical weapons created by the Skaven clans.
Units such as the Warp-Doom Magma Cannon and Cauldron of a Thousand Poxes reinforce the Skaven's deliberately chaotic aesthetic, filling large battles with magical energy, toxic attacks, artillery fire and grotesque monsters. Thanquol himself can fight from atop Boneripper, creating a distinctive centrepiece for Skaven armies.
Who will like Total War: WARHAMMER III - Thanquol – Lords of the End Times
- Players who enjoy commanding the Skaven in Total War: WARHAMMER III.
- Fans of campaign mechanics based on planning, manipulation and risk management.
- Strategy players who enjoy combining turn-based empire management with real-time tactical battles.
- Players looking for new Skaven Legendary Lords, Heroes, monsters and specialised units.
- Fans of magic-heavy armies and unconventional battlefield tactics.
- Players who enjoy Warpstone technology, monstrous infantry and powerful ranged weapons.
- Warhammer Fantasy fans interested in Thanquol, Boneripper and the forces of the Great Horned Rat.
