GT/Invitational 40K Rulings – What’s Legal and What Isn’t; Terrain Layouts; Narrative Concept Artist Selected!

Based on survey and discussion, the following are our rulings at present. This is of course subject to change if GW does something like release a brand new edition in May with everything formally and firmly made legal, yada yada. That said, we will not ban anything currently allowed below, so you can list build with confidence that we won't render what you've planned illegal.

1) Stronghold Assault will not be used, but improved rulings addressing pre-existing fortifications will be
2) Escalation will not be used, nor will Lords of War in general
3) Forgeworld will not be used, though you can freely use Forgeworld of any sort in the Trios and Narrative events (both of which have play-to-win singles elements, and both of which have more laid back elements, whatever suits you)
4) Character-type Dataslates will be legal

Up for discussion:
Formations - Illegal (prevents Riptide/Broadside formation, and 6 Storm Talon formation)

OR

Formations - Take up the army's Allied Detachment (allows use in a more regulated fashion, including throwing Tyranid a bone)

In Narrative news, first off, get your Warlord ticket if you're planning - they're starting to run out.

Second, we've settled on the concept artist for the first visualization of Humanity and the Virtue.
Cedric Debled's first concept sketches will be visible here and in our newsletter in just about a week's time!
Examples from his portfolio, linked here.