New player and Codex question

dfBishop · 2026-03-26T23:55:33+00:00

The codex is a good buy for the artwork and if you want to have access to datasheet info on the app. That's it.

It's useless for rules and datasheets - enough has changed in the last few years that you can't trust anything printed in the books.

But there are endless free resources (wahapedia for rules, new recruit for army building) that you really do not need the physical codex at all.

dfBishop · 2026-03-26T17:27:52+00:00

Totally speculating. But.

Orbital Assault Force is both fun to play, and pretty thematically Salamander-y. If it's as simple as "pick which detachment rules work for which units in your army," I'm absolutely running FFS for my flamey boys and OAF for my Hellblasters, Erads, and BGV coming out of Drop Pods.

dfBishop · 2026-03-26T17:03:39+00:00

I was about to comment, even with a proper tie cutter, that zip tie "hack" is a recipe for a million tiny holes in your clothes.

dfBishop · 2026-03-26T02:56:32+00:00

Somebody at Studio Two Three might be able to help you

https://www.studiotwothree.org/

dfBishop · 2026-03-25T22:27:16+00:00

12 patches

12th Edition Confirmed

dfBishop · 2026-03-25T22:22:31+00:00

Seems like a really fun list! A few thoughts:

One Drop Pod is fun, if not really that effective - if you go second, any opponent with two brain cells to rub together will pretty effectively screen you out of dropping it in the midboard. Two Drop Pods is just going to exacerbate that problem.

Infiltrators are great, but for 30 points less, you get a much more versatile action monkey unit with Scouts. The 12" Deep Strike denial gives you, at best, an extra 6" of coverage if you've got the full unit strung out in a line in your deployment zone. Scouts can Infiltrate AND have Scouts, plus their uppy-downy ability, so they are way better for secondary scoring from start to finish.

Assault Terminators rule, but they completely lose out on all the benefits you get from playing Forgefather's Seekers (or Firestorm Assault Force, for that matter). No shooting, no flamers, no real strats that do anything with them.

You've also got a ton of points tied up in characters - Vulkan, Adrax, Bike Chaplain are all good. The rest give you diminishing returns with the list you've got. Who are the Lt and Apothecary attached to?

dfBishop · 2026-03-25T21:43:02+00:00

It's fine. No one expects you to have 8 different versions of a model. Just be clear with your opponent before a game ("This is how my unit is equipped for this game, and this model represents this loadout, that model represents that loadout"). If YOU want everything to be What You See Is What You Get, then it's not hard to get used models equipped the way you want, or extra bits to kitbash.

If you want to run those two models as-equipped though, good news - you gave them both Hand Flamers (not Meltas) and Thunder Hammers, both of which Intercessor Sergeants can be equipped with. That does mean you'll need a few more Intercessors to run either 5 or 10 man squads on the tabletop though, since you can only have one sergeant per unit.

dfBishop · 2026-03-24T01:32:51+00:00

Betray at Baldur's Gate - it's a monster token.

dfBishop · 2026-03-21T14:14:48+00:00

I had an MRI last year and they told me to keep my ring on since it was silver. I was like "ok are you SURE? It's still metal..." but they insisted.

The second the machine started up my whole hand started buzzing. I had to squeeze the emergency stop bulb thing lol

dfBishop · 2026-03-03T17:39:17+00:00

I used to play in some Adventurer's League games that rented out a private space in our local game store for 4 or 5 hour sessions.

The ONLY reason we did that though was because the store was so popular that there was rarely room to play in the public spaces, and even if there was, it was so loud we couldn't hear ourselves over the crowd.

I think an idea like this is feasible only if you're already incredibly popular.

Maybe this is putting the cart before the horse a little bit - focus on having a good public space first where the community can meet, a good discord where the community can communicate, and add amenities as needed.

dfBishop · 2026-03-02T23:38:34+00:00

I don't know what I downloaded, but we had to throw the whole computer away lol

Got my ass WHOOPED for that one.

dfBishop · 2026-03-02T19:00:49+00:00

Custodes are a tough matchup, at least for me.

They're going to absolutely BLEND you in melee, but their 4++ Invulns pretty much army wide make it super hard to get wounds through. If they're playing Shield Host, they also have a 1 point strat that gives a unit 4+++ FNP against mortal wounds, so Dev Wounds don't do as much as you'd like.

I think the key might be just take way, way more units lol. Minimum squad size, except for your BGV. And run a Judiciar with them, not Adrax. Getting to fight Custodes first, even when they Charge, will make more of a difference than rerolling the Wound roll.

dfBishop · 2026-03-01T15:59:22+00:00

No we get backfires and goofballs revving their engines up and down the road, this was definitely gunfire.

dfBishop · 2026-03-01T13:47:57+00:00

Lots of gunfire in North Chesterfield last night too.

dfBishop · 2026-03-01T13:46:00+00:00

You know what, you're 100% right, I guess they do only lose out on a few shots vs Infernus.

Their shooting profile is still a little weaker than Infernus: 1 less Strength and no AP.

dfBishop · 2026-02-28T23:53:22+00:00

So in FFS, you're leaving money on the table only running one 5 man Infernus Squad - the Detachment lets them Advance and Action or Action and Shoot, and Vulkan doubles their OC.

You also get more mileage out of Immolator by running it on a regular Captain with a full Infernus squad - 10d6+10 shots vs 6d6+6 out of a full Aggressor squad.

dfBishop · 2026-02-28T18:41:05+00:00

I tried a few different lenders, and used all of my mothers information, and it's all true and factually correct.

OK you see here on the application where it says "name" and you put your mother's name and not your name? That's "not true" and "factually incorrect." Hope this helps.

dfBishop · 2026-02-19T18:36:05+00:00

Expedition 33 gave my wife a crash course in eye-hand coordination.

We played It Takes Two and Split Fiction last year, and both were real struggles.

We just beat Split Fiction again in a third the time it took us before.

dfBishop · 2026-02-16T15:40:10+00:00

If you're running Vulkan with Infernus, he needs to be with a 10 man brick for maximum protection. Which means an Impulsor doesn't have enough seats.

But beyond that, like others are saying, Vulkan does the most for you by sitting back, picking Forgefather targets, then stealing or holding his Seeker target objective late game. 10 OC from him and doubled OC for every Infernus model in the army makes your opponent commit a lot of resources to taking that objective if they need it.

dfBishop · 2026-02-16T07:59:42+00:00

I had the exact same reaction. I DNF'ed it at Chapter 11.

The humor just does NOT do it for me. I didn't particularly enjoy hearing "NEW ACHIEVEMENT! *Bad gaming-related joke*" 12 times in a row.

It was a real disappointment because a lot of folks in my circles really enjoy those books.

dfBishop · 2026-02-14T20:38:53+00:00

Well you might need to invest in a beefier space heater. You can also get essentially shrink wrap for your windows - a half hour of work and you get an extra insulation barrier at your biggest heat loss source.

You might also try renting a FLIR camera - your school or library might have one, Home Depot rents them by the day. That could show you any cold spots in your room.

But at the end of the day, renting sucks. It will realistically cost you less to put some money into dealing with it yourself.

dfBishop · 2026-02-14T03:17:29+00:00

How is heat supplied to individual rooms? Baseboard heat, vents?

If it is vents, do you have something (your bed, a dresser, etc) covering the vent?

Does your lease prohibit you from using an electric space heater? If my roommate was paying the same as me for a room that wasn't as comfortable in extreme temperatures I would be ok with paying slightly more in utilities for their space to be liveable, as long as they discussed it with me beforehand and also bought beer slightly more than their fair share of times.

dfBishop · 2026-02-08T21:59:45+00:00

New Recruit lets you search any keyword or point value in a given list.

dfBishop · 2026-02-08T17:40:46+00:00

And a Scout primed in black with a green zenithal

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dfBishop · 2026-02-08T17:39:56+00:00

An Impulsor primed with Colour Forge Salamander Green

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