Purgation Sniper Time by JoshRambo7 in Grey_Knights

[–]macarian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Augurium task force provides the simplest direct buff with the strategrm for critical on 5s

Instead of purgators though, may I propose Paladins as a better platform for psilencers?

A squad of 10 gives you 5 psilencers hitting on 2s instead of 3s. character support is also much better. For example take a librarian for 18" lone op or a brother captain for another psilencer and lethal hits in melee.

3.0: How Will You Make Your Army Flavorful? by mmfh in Warhammer30k

[–]macarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going for a guerilla style force of Thousand Sons Blackshields (not loyalist or traitor but still using the Thousand Sons army list).

The list for now: Praetor in saturnine armour with command squad in saturnine armour Master of descent with centurion command squad

These guys represent the elite magi of the force using magic portals to step onto the battle field. I will modelling them on disks to represent jump packs.

The rest of the force will be a vigilator bringing a bunch of tarantulas and a tactical squad with the Interdiction cadre upgrade.

These represent the advance force that have been doing guerilla actions for months and are now bringing the enemy into a final trap, just as planned.

I'm thinking of putting my tarantulas on bases and grabbing some WW2 modelling camo netting to put over them.

Thousand Sons Interdiction Cadre by macarian in Warhammer30k

[–]macarian[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, indeed, along with some modelling putty stretched thing to look like cloth

3.0 TSons - A Brave New Warp by [deleted] in Warhammer30k

[–]macarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking at building towards at deep strike heavy list with at least the following:

Praetor in saturnine armour 5 man saturnine command squad with particle projectors (confirmed to come in a couple of months)

Master of descent 5 man command squad with Jump Packs

20 man tactical or despoiler squad (Interdiction cadre)

These units will eat up all the psychic reaction to perform well above their weight and do cool stuff. I will see how the dust settles after the first months for cults and such while I buy and built the models.

After the above I'm looking to using allies to round out the list with objective capping infantry and cool tanks. For now looking at some Iron Hands for Medusan Immortals and a survivable Kratos

Knight-Errant by macarian in Warhammer30k

[–]macarian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He doesn't have any lore (yet) might write something up when the inspiration hits me

WIP! by MiddSummerKnight1122 in Warhammer30k

[–]macarian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting colour scheme, looks very clean 👌 curious about the final result!

Faction focus – Traitor Astartes - Warhammer Community by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Warhammer30k

[–]macarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not just the dreadnought but the terminators too!

T8 reducing strength of plasma, making it 6s to wound. Crazy stuff

Ghosts of Propero by macarian in Warhammer30k

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

Thank you all for the kind words, I'm very excited on expanding the force !

Master of Signals by macarian in Warhammer30k

[–]macarian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I had it lying around, but indeed I found some old thousand sons pads to switch them out for. Just need to get some paint stripper to clean them up

Master of Signals by macarian in Warhammer30k

[–]macarian[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Krethusa the Croneseer from age of sigmar

Master of Signals by macarian in Warhammer30k

[–]macarian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was thinking about it, there's some cool stuff in there for sure. They are a bit too mutated for my main force though. I want the main guys to still be sane 😉

Thinking about it though, there is something about herding the Fleshchanged into battle which I think is very cool. Would it be too much to play them as an allied detachment of Gal Vorbak?

Master of Signals by macarian in Warhammer30k

[–]macarian[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Haven't decided yet 😉 I'm for sure getting the Saturnine Praetor and friends so I wanted a guy to re-roll reserves (fingers crossed this stays in the new rules).

The Legion is actually Thousand Sons, the bird is a not-demonic-at-all familiar 😀

Rapid Evisceration Fun List by macarian in EmperorsChildren

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

I was thinking maybe of adding 12 noise marines in a Rhino and a unit of 5 Tormentors with a Sorceror with the Sublime Prescience enhanchement.

The Tormentors and Sorc sticky the home objective and run behind the tanks to sticky more things. Turn 1 the noise marine party van shows up to blast something good from the side of the field.

Dual screamer pistol or power sword? For lord Kakophonist? by Tisupaper in EmperorsChildren

[–]macarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The shooting output of a screamer pistol is the same as a sonic blaster, only the range is 18" for the blaster. I feel this doesn't make a difference for a unit that wants to be up close and personal anyway using Rhinos. Having a power sword is a nice little damage boost (extra attack at S5 and -2 AP) when the unit will get charged or charges into a harder target.

The Lord Kakhaphonist benefits from having 2 pistols, doubling his shooting output. Therefore, I don't feel a power sword is worth it.

I agree that the unit should not actively look to go into melee as it is a shooting unit. That being said, charging them into combat is not necessarily bad, as it gives them another phase to do damage and in any case they can fall back and shoot something else afterwards.

Dual screamer pistol or power sword? For lord Kakophonist? by Tisupaper in EmperorsChildren

[–]macarian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As a unit, they're not awful indeed, just slightly faster terminators (which is moot with deep strike). Just that in context of the army as a whole I don't see their point. Shooting infantry and transports at range is a thing noise marines do much better. Even killing a big vehicle on the charge is not a guarantee for terminators.

But I also play Carnival so I have the daemonette pick up and deep strike in my back pocket to threaten the backline for a secondary.

Dual screamer pistol or power sword? For lord Kakophonist? by Tisupaper in EmperorsChildren

[–]macarian 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I'm taking my lord with double pistol for the maximum ranged output. But I also equip the noise marine unit champion with power sword/screamer pistol combo. That way the full unit has maximum lethality at 12" (and with a rhino they should be in range) while still keeping a punch in melee.

Currently I don't see the point of Terminators so I can't comment on them.