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That's Ephrael "Motherfucking" Stern, one of the most badass people to walk the Imperium.![]()
is it just me? or does she look like a psyker?
That's Ephrael "Motherfucking" Stern, one of the most badass people to walk the Imperium.![]()
is it just me? or does she look like a psyker?
Have you not read Daemonifuge? That's Ephrael Stern.![]()
is it just me? or does she look like a psyker?
2 iPad pages is roughly 1 normal sized page. So we have over 50 pages of stuff.The original Sisters Codex wasn't that big! Interesting...
Though the WD one was still 15pages when I made it into a PDF, and that was cutting out the fluff and gumph. Add in backstory, more pictures, a few missions and formations... Yeah, I can see it getting quite big. But not *that* big...![]()
I strongly suspect that, much like in Witch Hunters, the VSS also comes with a Faith Point or whatever will be needed to activate Acts of Faith in this Codex, so that things scale properly with the army again. Emperor (and GW) knows that a straight 1d6 no matter how many points you had on the table rarely seemed the right amount.Damn, who is going to pay +10 points for +1 LD, +1 A??? So you are paying 12+10 = 22 points for that one model.
I'm convinced they made at least one Penitent Engine in Finecast. Check the White Dwarf Codex - one of the Penitent Engines in the pictures is balanced on one leg. I'm 90% sure that model is too top-heavy in metal for that pose to be possible, and there's some added slight conversions (like the bend 'toes' on the lifted leg) that at least suggest it was easier to modify than the metal one is.I'd love Finecast Penitent Engines and Exorcists!
Or it's a resin cast of the master (they do that so they don't damage the master when making a mold out of it).I'm convinced they made at least one Penitent Engine in Finecast. Check the White Dwarf Codex - one of the Penitent Engines in the pictures is balanced on one leg. I'm 90% sure that model is too top-heavy in metal for that pose to be possible, and there's some added slight conversions (like the bend 'toes' on the lifted leg) that at least suggest it was easier to modify than the metal one is.
We shall about the faith point thing, but even if it is true then faith powers better be more powerful than chapter tactics for SM who get them free compared to Adepta Sororitas in the case you stated. SM can also use the chapter tactics as many times as called for with 100% chance to actually use them. The previous listed faith powers were about the same power as chapter tactics, but could only be used 1D6 times per turn as an army, only on your turn, and with only about a 50% chance of success to get to use it.I strongly suspect that, much like in Witch Hunters, the VSS also comes with a Faith Point or whatever will be needed to activate Acts of Faith in this Codex, so that things scale properly with the army again. Emperor (and GW) knows that a straight 1d6 no matter how many points you had on the table rarely seemed the right amount.
Note she already came with a slight surcharge in the WDex - a basic squad of 10 Battle Sisters costs 125 points there ( 10 * 12 leaves 5 points unaccounted for, which is the higher Ld). A 5 point adjustment doesn't seem THAT bad, especially if my suspicion above comes true.
Note the other adjustment as well... at 10 points, a Simulacrum actually starts looking interesting - admittedly depending on what it DOES in this Codex, but still!
I was on 'Eavy Metal at the time of the Penitent Engine's release. Seb converted that one, and whilst a lot of it was metal, some bits were resin castings. We did get resins of a lot of models in when either the production metal castings or plastics weren't in yet.I'm convinced they made at least one Penitent Engine in Finecast. Check the White Dwarf Codex - one of the Penitent Engines in the pictures is balanced on one leg. I'm 90% sure that model is too top-heavy in metal for that pose to be possible, and there's some added slight conversions (like the bend 'toes' on the lifted leg) that at least suggest it was easier to modify than the metal one is.
Battle Sisters could go up to 20 since the Witch Hunter codex, so that's nothing new.GOD DAMN YOU GW! Just when I said I'm not wasting anymore money this month you have to come out with this..please tell me it's not released until the end of the month.
P.S. Wait...really 15 additional Sisters for a total of 20? That seems a bit much. Sigh looks like I know what allied detachment I'm going to start with, if the sisters are in plastic/ cheap :laugh: finecast
It probably wasn't a goof. It's possible they were just revamping things and he found it mid update. Retail websites go through changes all the time, and items will appear and disappear. Perhaps it was given a new item number, or there was an auto-update to the product's ID or something. Or they've been making changes to the pages. Could have even been an inventory thing."Um, boss?"
"What's the matter webguy?"
"Derp. I deleted the interwebs......"
Penitent Engines didn't start that way in the WD codex. Remember we had a year of being in 5th edition where they completely sucked. I will try to remain cautiously optimistic however about this new codex. I am a mild pessimist by nature unfortunately as my lack of faith in the rest of humanity is constantly sustained. When something good happens though, I am that much happier for it.In the WDdex both Repentia and Penitent Engines got a lot better than in C:WH. For one, Repentia could ride in tanks. And Engines could get double digits of attacks in combat... Plus Rage no longer meant they had to charge pellmell, but instead just got extra attacks
Let's see what the whole thing does now. I'll be happy if the Canoness and retinue are worth taking...
True, but what you have to bear in mind is that the WDdex was written for 6th, and when penned the rulebook was finished and ready to go to pre-production. So in the writers eyes, they were always that way in this version. I remember playing a game against Phil just before the WDdex came out, and he was very confused about what things did, and how 40k worked in 5th.Penitent Engines didn't start that way in the WD codex. Remember we had a year of being in 5th edition where they completely sucked. I will try to remain cautiously optimistic however about this new codex. I am a mild pessimist by nature unfortunately as my lack of faith in the rest of humanity is constantly sustained. When something good happens though, I am that much happier for it.