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Topic Started: Aug 16 2012, 12:09 PM (740 Views)
Dark Apostle Thirst
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I agree with Kizzdougs. And yes, while the guys we already have our classics and new stuff should be added that doesn't mean old stuff should be removed. Kharn is simply too fun for tha :D
I tend to remember things off the top of my head as opposed to checking, so please excuse and correct any official fluff mistakes I make. A lot of it also personal interpretation and theory, so feel free to disagree as well, I won't mind

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alphariusomegon20
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Hmmm, I've actually thought about this for a while, and here's what I came up with, though apparently that is not the way it was done by GW. It should be approached like the C:SM codex approaches SC's, look at the factions themselves

A total of 10 SC's/IC's covers pretty much everyone.

Keep Abbadon, Kharn, Lucius, Typhus, Ahriman, and Huron. That covers the Black Legion, World Eaters, EC, Death Guard, TSons, and Renegades.

Lose Fabulous Bill. He really serves no purpose in the scope of things, and the EC are already represented by Lucius.

Add in Sheed Ranko (Alpha Legion) and Zho Sahaal (Night Lords).

With the added Dark Apostle we did get as an IC, we have now covered the WB also, but the jury's still out over the Warpsmith, if he was intended to be the IW representative, much like the MotF was designed to placate the IH players.

In the end, you only lost one character and added two for a net gain of 1 SC and 2 IC's total.

At least that's how I would have done it.
Edited by alphariusomegon20, Oct 5 2012, 06:08 PM.
"From the fires of betrayal, Unto the blood of revenge, We bring the word of Lorgar, The Bearer of the Word, The favored son of Chaos; All praise be given unto him, For those that would not heed, We offer praise to those that do, That they might turn their gaze our way, And gift us with the boon of pain, To turn the galaxy red with blood, and feed the hunger of the Gods." - Excerpt of the 341st book of the Epistles of Lorgar.

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alphariusomegon20
Oct 5 2012, 06:06 PM
Add in Sheed Ranko (Alpha Legion)
You need to read "The Serpent Beneath"... ;)
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Oct 5 2012, 06:54 PM
alphariusomegon20
Oct 5 2012, 06:06 PM
Add in Sheed Ranko (Alpha Legion)
You need to read "The Serpent Beneath"... ;)
Actaully Excessus, I have, that's why I considered Ranko as the perfect choice for an AL SC. :yes:

Besides, Sheed wouldn't be the first dead SC that was in a codex.
Edited by alphariusomegon20, Oct 5 2012, 08:08 PM.
"From the fires of betrayal, Unto the blood of revenge, We bring the word of Lorgar, The Bearer of the Word, The favored son of Chaos; All praise be given unto him, For those that would not heed, We offer praise to those that do, That they might turn their gaze our way, And gift us with the boon of pain, To turn the galaxy red with blood, and feed the hunger of the Gods." - Excerpt of the 341st book of the Epistles of Lorgar.

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polaria
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I think each Legion should get one (and only one) Special Character. Even Word Bearers deserve one.
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Polaria you are 100% correct (IMHO)
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alphariusomegon20
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Oct 5 2012, 08:10 PM
I think each Legion should get one (and only one) Special Character. Even Word Bearers deserve one.
Well, true, I agree with you, that's the preferred way we'd like to see things, but when you look at the reality of it, your options are somewhat limited in the Word Bearers, without repeating something already done by another SC.

Kol Badar, doesn't really bring anything special to the table, as we already have 2 Sc's in termie armor (Typhus and Abby).

One could make an argument for Argel Tal or even Burias, but neither was really known for leading whole armies, both answered to higher authories.

Beyond that, what you have left is Dark Apostles (Nehren, Erebus, Ekodas, Jarulek, and Marduk) and those can be mostly handled with appropriate upgrades to the generic Dark Apostle IC.

For IW, it's even worse for choice. All we have to pull from is Honsou and the Warsmith, who Honsou replaced.
Edited by alphariusomegon20, Oct 5 2012, 11:16 PM.
"From the fires of betrayal, Unto the blood of revenge, We bring the word of Lorgar, The Bearer of the Word, The favored son of Chaos; All praise be given unto him, For those that would not heed, We offer praise to those that do, That they might turn their gaze our way, And gift us with the boon of pain, To turn the galaxy red with blood, and feed the hunger of the Gods." - Excerpt of the 341st book of the Epistles of Lorgar.

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I agree that some characters for the "other" legions would have been nice, but why no love for Fabulous Bill? He's been in the codex since 2nd ed and is an awesome "mad scientist" character that just experiments on anything and everything. Though he have a really horrid model!
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"And fear what he doesn't know."
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I would actually prefer to keep all the characters currently out while adding in some new ones. I really dont care which ones just some new flavour while keeping the old.
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Oct 6 2012, 12:32 AM
I agree that some characters for the "other" legions would have been nice, but why no love for Fabulous Bill? He's been in the codex since 2nd ed and is an awesome "mad scientist" character that just experiments on anything and everything. Though he have a really horrid model!
Well, Fabulous Bill was the slaanesh "placeholder", due to his prior association with the EC, until Lucius was introduced in 3.5. Now, in my personal view, he just seems a bit redundant these days.

I'm not saying he's a bad character, he's quite unique in his abilities, compared to most other SC's. But he does hold the same "spot" as Lucius, and to an extent Abbadon and Huron, in the overall scheme of where the SC's came from and who they associate with now, and I think that spot would be better served by an SC from another Legion.
Edited by alphariusomegon20, Oct 6 2012, 09:36 AM.
"From the fires of betrayal, Unto the blood of revenge, We bring the word of Lorgar, The Bearer of the Word, The favored son of Chaos; All praise be given unto him, For those that would not heed, We offer praise to those that do, That they might turn their gaze our way, And gift us with the boon of pain, To turn the galaxy red with blood, and feed the hunger of the Gods." - Excerpt of the 341st book of the Epistles of Lorgar.

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