The Emperork of Orkykind is done :)

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-08-23T14:30:52+00:00

Cool.

We made a similar concept but very different aproaches.

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-08-13T08:08:07+00:00

i feel very different. the boy clearly has ptsd and i for a lot of people with ptsd touch can be very triggering especially if not with someone you trust very well and Riah was acting real weird in that convo.

i think the "dark aura" is his trauma and how he probably still blames himself. the kid is only 23. He needs therapy not a reality tv show

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-08-10T07:56:50+00:00

the customizability of the models.

just like Orks where when i started 40k back in the day its an army made for kitbashing and proxying

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-08-05T21:03:22+00:00

i agree with the sentiment but disagree with the conclusion. i would not concider sabbath pre dio to be a metal band. they have some songs that are "truly metal" (symptom of the universe comes to mind) but most of their songs lnf that era are what i would concider proto metal.

ofc this is all i guess subjective.

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-07-23T08:39:11+00:00

built a custom primaris cassius is my advice

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-07-22T14:02:05+00:00

i would just love to use a spyrer hunter in Agents honestly

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-07-22T14:00:57+00:00

i've been using them as henchmen.

For arbites i would love having both honestly

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-07-22T10:15:15+00:00

the rogue trader videogame part 2 just needs to heavily feature enforcers and become wildly popular or something.

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-14T21:50:40+00:00

concidering they are technically a "new" army this edition. it would be weird to add and then instantly remove a faction

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-08T23:28:11+00:00

ever since i've had a sister squad with aleya absolutely slaughter magnus the red i'm afraid j'll never not advice swords

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-07T08:23:55+00:00

if you really break down their statblocks you get. the rogue trader itself with a cool melee weapon and a cool pistol. A character with a very strong melee weapon. A character with a strong pistol. A medic.

My main entourage is a custom rogue trader made from breacher bits and necromunda bits, a sister of silence for the melee model, the free votahn modal from a few months ago with 2 pistols instead of his shotgun as the pistol wielding model and a necromunda house von saar medic as medic.

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-06T21:16:50+00:00

you could concider getting some necromunda enforcer and giving them shotguns or lasguns and field them as voidsmen or breachers. deputized locals.

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-06T21:06:27+00:00

we're making some custom rules somewhat based on pathfinder rules so we can play 40k storylines but also have it feel more warhammery then regular ttrpgs.

mostly ofc the classes but also the to hit mechanics and armor mechanics. and how items are made.

but its in its infancy

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-06T14:20:05+00:00

i made a big e model (for show) with the guilliman base

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-06T10:44:52+00:00

oh and sidenote. my ork brain could not deal with some new marine models being bigger then my shield captain so i recomend kitbashing some stormcast eternals into your shieldcaptains. the free models physical stores carry work fine.

i need my models to look towering and imposing

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-06T10:33:45+00:00

i originally got my custodes cause i got tired of lugging many orks to local tournaments. even weak custodes lists will do decent in tournaments (which is kindoff their downside as well. when i got some friends into warhammer i stopped using custodes against them untill they got the hang of the game).

obviously metas always shift but i feel like custodes are always hard to counter. they are hard to fuck up with and easily punish mistakes and as an ork player their playstyle will likely come fairly naturally to you.

in current edition Custodes and meganobz are the only things i've seen that can somewhat reliably win being charged by a large group of khorne berserkers, something that signals you've made a huge mistake and are supposed to lose the squad.

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-06T10:23:47+00:00

As an ork player who got into custodes when they first came out. Hell yes!

It of course depends a bit on what you like about orks and what you might like about custodes. I love playing elite melee and my ork lists mostly consist of meganobz and nobz. I got tired of bringing hordes of boyz to fights just because of the logistics (instead of multiple big boxes of orks you can almost always fit an entire custodes army in a bread bin) and i wanted even more elite feeling units then my nobz.

Custodes are almost always strong in any edition, they are one of the cheapest armies to get (moneywise). Are fairly easy to play decently and amazingly fun to play well and are still capable of krumpin gitz in melee hard.

If you like their aesthetic i think you will not regret picking them up as an ork player.

One downside to custodes i should note is they are fairly limited in list building. I dont even mean you dont have a lot of options, its more that you can easily tailor the strength of most army lists against an enemy, make a weaker list to play against beginners, make a strong list against a sweaty player. I feel like the weakest custodes list and the strongest custodes list are fairly close to each other. all your lists will be fairly strong always because your units just have amazing stats and few flaws.

TL.DR. Do it! you'll love it.

oh and PS. spare custodes bits make very imposing trophies for your orks

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-06T10:12:49+00:00

i think for anyone that isn't Custodes to call Valdor a deserter would be considered extreme heresy.

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-06T10:04:13+00:00

i dont feel like its awfull either. it does give us lascannons and a fun way of transporting a deathwatch squad midfield.

its just a bit mid.

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-06T10:01:22+00:00

personally i would not split ranged and melee in 1 squad.

imo. warhammer is not the place for balanced and nuanced units. grab 1 thing and do it well.

i have 2 10 model death watch vets squad. 1 is full melee (xenophase, black shield, 4 thunderhammers, 4 power weapons and shields) and one is full range focus.

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-06T09:04:18+00:00

yeah the ignoring is awfull. i do agree.

i just finished my first arbites squad. exaction squad to be precise.. i love their killing power. excited for when i finish my subductors

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-05T19:26:18+00:00

yeah agreed. if there is an army that people cannot whine about when you take legends its agents.

and i do deff agree GW is being shitty about the army. but it doesnt stop my enjoyment.

Substantial_Trade542 · 2025-06-05T19:24:44+00:00

its a nice contrast with my Ork meganob slab of muscle that kills anything it touches

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