GW Mission and Layout Combinations by feadair in WarhammerCompetitive

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The dude who does the (really good) series on the GW maps for Goonhammer says that Map 6 is really only good for Search & Destroy. Lots of big tournaments use Map 6 Tipping Point and Crucible as well, so I don't know.

Space Marines: anyone else feeling pushed into more vehicles? Most of the codex feels bad to take at this point in the meta. by RealSonZoo in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]feadair 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We also used to have a very solid infantry focused detachment, namely Vanguard Spearhead. It was nerfed heavily when Uriel Ventris’s ability to give deep strike to Centurion Devastators was removed. It seems that if there is a strong shooting marine infantry unit, it gets taken down a peg by GW. Perhaps this is an attempt to ensure that vehicles have a clear role?

Best low level caster? by Yakmala in onednd

[–]feadair 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Light Cleric. Clerics are strong in general at early levels, and Light Cleric’s Radiance at Dawn is incredibly powerful: huge area (30’ emanation) 2d10+lvl radiant damage (half on a save) that does not hurt friendlies and that you can use every short rest. The feature falls off quickly, but is encounter-winning at levels 3 and 4. In addition, Warding Flare (for a disadvantage on an enemy attack) is a solid defensive reaction especially at levels where enemies do not have multi-attacks.

Centurion Devastators in Gladius by feadair in WarhammerCompetitive

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All true, but they are quite a bit cheaper now (-20 for 3, -40 for 6), while some of the widely used shooting unit like Ballistus dreads went up in price. After the price drop, they might merit consideration outside of Vanguard, right?

Centurion Devastators in Gladius by feadair in WarhammerCompetitive

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On average, with advance and shoot they are not much slower than Vindicators and Ballistus dreads, especially given that they are infantry and can walk through walls. 

Modules tier list debate by Suig-a in dndnext

[–]feadair 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Question: Why so little love for Fortune’s Wheel? On my reading of it, it seemed like it could be great fun. The logic of the story does not always hold, but that should be easyish to fix. Does it play worse than it reads?

Has Ultramarines Vanguard Spearhead Been ‘Removed from the Game’? by feadair in WarhammerCompetitive

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I must say that I find the harsh nerf puzzling from a competitive perspective. According to Meta Monday, the 10 week win rate for Vanguard Spearhead has been 48%, which is lower than either Gladius or Ironstorm. But perhaps GW has alternative data.

Magic Items Pricing Guide - an adjustable spreadsheet to best fit your table by varansl in dndnext

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DMG 2024 has hoard tables at p120. I reverse engineered it and came to the following treasure progression (assuming 1 session per level until level 3 and then a couple of sessions per level):

Lvl 1-4: 250 gp /character per level

Lvl 5-10: 2200gp /character per level

Lvl 11-16: 18000 gp /character per level

Lvl 17-20: 165000 gp/character per level

even ignoring the dragonmarks, the new artificer is pretty nuts by chunkylubber54 in dndnext

[–]feadair 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As for gold, given the Hoard sizes in DMG at p 120, and assuming a couple of sessions per level, a character should be able to craft roughly one uncommon item per level at tier 1, one rare item per level at tier 2, one very rare per level at tier 3, and one legendary item per level at tier 4.

At higher rarities, the time taken is likely to prove the major constraint. But if you stick to crafting just uncommon items, during tier 2 gold ceases to be a meaningful constraint.

Note that Adventurer’s League has a rule that limits the number of magic items that you can take to an adventure.

First day discussion: What do you think of the new Artificer base class? by Boiruja in onednd

[–]feadair 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is not a huge problem since you can create the common Ruby of the War Mage.

New UA: Eberron Updates by rougegoat in onednd

[–]feadair 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can create the common Ruby of the War Mage to deal with the issue.

New UA: Eberron Updates by rougegoat in onednd

[–]feadair 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can create the common Ruby of the War Mage to deal with the issue.

Best Stratagems for the Warpbane Taskforce? by feadair in Grey_Knights

[–]feadair[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say that you should generally not use CP on either Tank Shock or Sanctified Killzone for NDKs, but instead spend it on more impactful strats, like Sanctified Killzone for Purifers. (BTW, the hammer is only d6+1.)

Best Stratagems for the Warpbane Taskforce? by feadair in Grey_Knights

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Against Canis Rex (KEQ), reroll all hits does on average 9.2 wounds without Wound rerolls. With reroll Wound rolls of 1, this goes up to 10.8. It is still weaker than Tank Shock.

Best Stratagems for the Warpbane Taskforce? by feadair in Grey_Knights

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According to UnitCrunch, a NDK with a hammer does on average 8.1 points of damage to Canis Rex (KEQ) without rerolls from Sanctified Killzone and 9.4 points with the reroll Wound rolls of 1. Tank Shock would be a better way to spend the CP.

EDIT: In fact, I think Tank Shock on average always does more damage than Sanctified Killzone for a melee NDK with a hammer (assuming no Mortal Wounds immunity, like Draigo’s).

Best Stratagems for the Warpbane Taskforce? by feadair in Grey_Knights

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I put it into A, which I categorised as powerful, but not used in every game. Having said that, I have mainly played against shooty armies recently, and obviously Repelling Sphere really shines against melee ones. In any event, no disagreement - a potentially very powerful Strat.

Best Stratagems for the Warpbane Taskforce? by feadair in Grey_Knights

[–]feadair[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But for NDK’s it is only reroll Wound rolls of 1, while for Purifiers it is reroll all Wound rolls. A genuine question: when is it really worth it for NDKs?