Charlo Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 (edited) SEE LATEST POST FOR NEW RULES So the limited edition of the new ADB novel comes with a few interesting things about the titular chapter:1) a transfer sheet2) a card with rules for their chapter tactic on.From what I could make out, it was "each unmodified hit roll of a 6 in the fight phase, counts as 2 hits for units with this chapter tactic."That's not bad....!Thoughts? Edited January 12, 2021 by Charlo TheOneTrueZon, Prot, Othniel's Blade and 5 others 8 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I was surprised they are getting a transfer sheet with the book but I'm even more surprised now that they're getting chapter tactics. And that in a limited edition at that so potentially not available for everyone. Weird. Awesome but weird. I think due lack of mass of attacks in melee and +1 to-hit in melee rules the exploding 6s is neat but not super great. The Space Wolves and the Blood Angels ones are still better even without counting their chapter specific units imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Wouldn't mind a look at the transfer sheet, I do like the colour scheme of that chapter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Wouldn't mind a look at the transfer sheet, I do like the colour scheme of that chapter http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331042-emperors-spears-covered-by-a-d-b/?p=5185255 Magos Takatus and Cyrox 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MistaGav Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 There was a rumour recently on Faeit about a named primaris chapter coming to aid Vigilus in the campaign and will have special characters and some other stuff. Maybe it will be these guys and the two rumours tie in together...or maybe I'm just looking too much into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Loss Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I wonder if they'll make it more widely available if the Limited Edition (or perhaps even just the novel itself) sells well. I'd be tempted to go in on this myself if it wasn't for the fact that there aren't enough transfers to do an army, and there's no guarantee you can ever get more. Then again it's an ADB book so maybe I'll gave and purchase it anyway Marshal Rohr 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I hope they'll release it as audiobook as well so I can listen to it on my way to work. CaptainFrederickson 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishagu Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 That's really awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 There was a rumour recently on Faeit about a named primaris chapter coming to aid Vigilus in the campaign and will have special characters and some other stuff. Maybe it will be these guys and the two rumours tie in together...or maybe I'm just looking too much into it. Emperor Spears aren't brand new Primaris chapter. They existed before. It's an Ultima founding chapter apparently. Unless the rumour guy is unaware of the Emperor Spears background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Cute idea, I think they should do stuff like this more often. That being said, I think the price is absurd, but what else is new? If others find value/pleasure in collecting black library books, more power to ‘em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 There was a rumour recently on Faeit about a named primaris chapter coming to aid Vigilus in the campaign and will have special characters and some other stuff. Maybe it will be these guys and the two rumours tie in together...or maybe I'm just looking too much into it.Emperor Spears aren't brand new Primaris chapter.They existed before. It's an Ultima founding chapter apparently. Unless the rumour guy is unaware of the Emperor Spears background. It's kind of dumb, but they're referred to as a Primaris Chapter in the little lore blurb. ADB did say they're not solely Primaris, so clearly whoever wrote that blurb wasn't ADB :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Want the book but already have the Boys, Robbienw, A D-B, Aothaine and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 ADB did say they're not solely Primaris, so clearly whoever wrote that blurb wasn't ADB Marketing department strikes again! :P Marshal Rohr 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinespider Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 A very cool idea, but I'd be hesitant about starting an army on the basis of something with such limited availability. Maybe a kill-team, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A D-B Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Can I just say, when I got the email about them getting rules, it was quite an unexpected tick on the Bucket List. Burni, CommanderDio, RolandTHTG and 17 others 20 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlitzaf Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I am torn between being overjoyed for folks and lamenting about my own chapter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Can I just say, when I got the email about them getting rules, it was quite an unexpected tick on the Bucket List. I'm imagining a little dance was done? Also, I saw those comments on your Facebook about Spear II ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librisrouge Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 There was a rumour recently on Faeit about a named primaris chapter coming to aid Vigilus in the campaign and will have special characters and some other stuff. Maybe it will be these guys and the two rumours tie in together...or maybe I'm just looking too much into it.Emperor Spears aren't brand new Primaris chapter.They existed before. It's an Ultima founding chapter apparently. Unless the rumour guy is unaware of the Emperor Spears background. Aren’t all of the Ultima Founding chapters Primaris chapters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Good job so far. The Chapter symbol still confuses me, though- why did Games Workshop make it the business end of a TRIDENT instead of a spear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 (edited) There was a rumour recently on Faeit about a named primaris chapter coming to aid Vigilus in the campaign and will have special characters and some other stuff. Maybe it will be these guys and the two rumours tie in together...or maybe I'm just looking too much into it.Emperor Spears aren't brand new Primaris chapter.They existed before. It's an Ultima founding chapter apparently. Unless the rumour guy is unaware of the Emperor Spears background. Aren’t all of the Ultima Founding chapters Primaris chapters?Yes, but emperor spears are not ultima founding.Might use ES CT for my Kights Tempest. Edited November 5, 2018 by Sete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Good job so far. The Chapter symbol still confuses me, though- why did Games Workshop make it the business end of a TRIDENT instead of a spear? Because it's a three-pointed spear Othniel's Blade 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A D-B Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Good job so far. The Chapter symbol still confuses me, though- why did Games Workshop make it the business end of a TRIDENT instead of a spear? trident [trahyd-nt] noun a three-pronged instrument or weapon. Roman History . a three-pronged spear used by a retiarius in gladiatorial combats. Classical Mythology . the three-pronged spear forming a characteristic attribute of the sea god Poseidon, or Neptune. -- Dictionary.com Trident From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search For other uses, see Trident (disambiguation). Poseidon's trident A trident /ˈtraɪdənt/ is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm. The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, or Neptune, the god of the sea in classical mythology. In Hindu mythology it is the weapon of Shiva, known as trishula (Sanskrit for "triple-spear"). -- Wikipedia Good job so far. The Chapter symbol still confuses me, though- why did Games Workshop make it the business end of a TRIDENT instead of a spear? Because it's a three-pointed spear Curse you for being faster than me. Gederas, Othniel's Blade, Aothaine and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Good job so far. The Chapter symbol still confuses me, though- why did Games Workshop make it the business end of a TRIDENT instead of a spear? trident [trahyd-nt] noun a three-pronged instrument or weapon. Roman History . a three-pronged spear used by a retiarius in gladiatorial combats. Classical Mythology . the three-pronged spear forming a characteristic attribute of the sea god Poseidon, or Neptune. -- Dictionary.com Trident From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search For other uses, see Trident (disambiguation). Poseidon's trident A trident /ˈtraɪdənt/ is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm. The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, or Neptune, the god of the sea in classical mythology. In Hindu mythology it is the weapon of Shiva, known as trishula (Sanskrit for "triple-spear"). -- Wikipedia Good job so far. The Chapter symbol still confuses me, though- why did Games Workshop make it the business end of a TRIDENT instead of a spear? Because it's a three-pointed spear Curse you for being faster than me. Ain't I a stinker? :lol: I mean, I was going to post that picture you posted somewhere of the marine pointing at his symbol saying "It's a three-pointed SPEAR", but I couldn't find it :lol: Ammonius 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 So ... this was me: So, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishagu Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 So why haven't FW sorted out the Minotaurs, Red Scorpions, etc?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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