I agree with you that the designs are overly knightly. I too would have preferred something less silly.
I see you pointing out that nothing interesting has been done with the looks by anyone. Well - they are a niche house rule team, so that's hardly a surprise. I quite liked my own team with 3rd ed human blitzers and linemen (as yeomen), and then thralls for linemen. Painting one yeoman to match each Blitzers personal heraldry is also a nice touch. Strictly IMO.
That said, I'm all for a human team with a feudal french look. In that regard I find them no different to a human team with boobs (amazon) or a human team with beards (norse). I mean - they're human. IMO the roster isn't about a great genetic difference, but about a different playing style stemming from a different culture.
I get that 2nd ed. had just Humans. But this isn't 2nd ed. and the 4 undead, 4 elf and 3 human sides aren't going away. On top of that, if we're headed Down memory lane then 1st ed. did indeed have Bretonnians.
Finally, I really can't see a Grail Knight play BB. As Rolex said, that's too WarhammerBowl for me. Mind you, the thought takes me back to some of my first rosters. There were some (awesome
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A few versions in, I had a team with Knights of the Line, Squires of the Line, Knights of the Field, Squires of the Field and Peasants.
Maaaaan, those rocked
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Cheers
Martin