>>96002712
these doodles were from 5th edition. Most of em anyway. 5th, though still relatively cartoony, had more serious plots and themes. the rpg had things pretty serious and grim too. 6th just saw the tabletop game match up to the tone that every other piece of warhammer media was going at the time.

Remember, 6th had little roster changes in terms of writers. The writing was already getting more and more serious, especially with the advent and popularity of mordheim.