1. I cannot give the name of who the source is
2. The rumor does not give a specific date.
However, I cannot leave this one alone, so I apologize on the mystery source.
Also yesterday we all heard of the latest rumors about Necron Transport options via Bell of Lost Souls, so those are included here as well.
As with all rumors, please take with salt.
Necrons will not be coming so late this year. According to my source, Necrons are ready to go now, and will not be here in November. Instead they are being moved up. Does this mean September?, probably not, since we have Ogre Kingdoms coming then. That leaves us with, Necrons will be here in October this year.
Via Big Red over at Bols yesterday
Following up on the purported Necron transports, here's what the latest internet scuttlebutt is saying about Necron Special Rules...
Reanimation: - An updated variant of We'll Be Back. Models with this rule who were killed last turn roll a d6 at the end of each phase, regardless of what caused the wound (thunder hammer, etc...); standing back up on a 5+. Res Orbs makes this a 4+ roll if within 6".
Eternal Life: - for ICs, this grants a Reanimation roll after the model loses its last wound. If successful, the IC stands back up with 1 wound and, if within 1"of enemy models is placed in assault with them.
Living Metal: - Crew Shaken results are ignored on a 2+, Crew Stunned results are ignored on a 4+. All other current codex benefits are removed.
Gauss Weapons: - Armor penetration rolls of 6 auto-glance, to-wound rolls of 6 auto wound.
Oh yeah, almost forgot... while on the subject of last week's Necron Transports there is this nugget:
they looked like they had solid keel along the bottom like a spine. Coming from the spine were sort of rib type protrusions coming up