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The problem is that if you make it much better it exceeds the firepower of the Hellhammer which costs about the same points and doesn't have any Transport capacity. I agree it would be nice if the VMB was better, it is supposed to be a titan-scale weapon. But you also have to bear in the mind the "complete package" of the vehicle it is mounted on.

Lion is stuck in Nihilus and he knows Roboute is alive but not vice-versa as far as we can tell. He knows the state of the Imperium and has probably decided that Nihilus needs his skills as a monster hunter more than he needs a brotherly reunion.

I would love some Xenos factions for LI, it might finally entice me into the game. Sadly I am not expecting anything in that area.

Looking at elite melee units, with or without Grenades gives the following Yes Sanguinary Guard Yes Bladeguard Veterans Yes Company Heroes No Inner Circle Companions No Wolf Guard Headtakers No Victrix Honour Guard So it looks like Sanguinary Guard are the anomaly in being the only chapter-specific honour guard unit to have Grenades

Without the Heresy, there might well be no Tyranids. The HH series shows that the Hive fleets were first attracted to our galaxy by the explosion of the Pharos, it just took them the best part of 10,000 years to get here.

Broadly speaking this guy plays 2nd fiddle to Lemartes in DC and Jump Captains in JAS/VAS. Having said that I have seen one being run to lead Jump DC recently with Speed of the Primarch. While generally I find Lemartes superior, SOTP is a great spoiler against units like Howling Banshees who will otherwise dice DC before they get to strike. A bit niche and meta-dependent but it is a valid use if you are not using SOPT elsewhere. Personally I quite like a Jump Chaplain with JAS (freeing up the Jump Captains to lead Sanguinary Guard). S6 on the charge with +1 to Wound is pretty good and the Chaplain's Exhortation of Rage stacks with the Hammer of Wrath for more MWs. Add in a Grenade strat and you have about 7 MWs on average.

Whelp I thought I had a box lined up but my LGS has just let me know that they only received 1 copy in their delivery and my name was #2 on the list. There goes my Christmas present to myself.

Yes, the inconsistency is strange. I wonder if it is because Headtakers already have a potential source of MWs built-in from the Quarry rule?

Haley has turned Cawl from a McGuffin into one of the most entertaining characters in 40K. I am still looking forward to picking this up but I cannot seem to find it anywhere other than BL. Is it in Amazon or anything?

Some special characters were only playable in 2000+ games so I guess that was as close as we got to standard. Mind you, special characters required opponent's consent in 3rd

1500-2000 points was typical IIRC. There was far less of an established tournament scene back then so sizes were less standardised.

Unfortunately not. Models may fire all their Pistol weapons or all their non-pistol weapons but may not fire a mix of pistol and non-pistol.

This is in a strange Schrödinger's model situation. If it is a fake, someone spent far too much time on it. If it is real, someone spent far too little time on it.

I'll have a go. Let's compare an AC vs a Krak missile into a typical T10 3+ save tank. AC gets 6 shots, 4 hits, 1.67 wounds = 1.11 wound after saves (since 6s bypass armour) ML gets 2 shots, 1.33 hits, 0.44 wounds = 0.29 failed saves = 1.03 wounds So the AC has the edge against T10+ armoured vehicles. The ML is better against light vehicles/monsters in the T7-T9 range. Comparing the AC to a Frag missile into GEQs gives the following outcome. AC gets 6 shots, 4 hits, 3.33 wounds = 2.44 killed (assuming 5+ saves and 6s causing MWs) ML gets 2D6 shots, 4.67 hits, 3.11 wounds = 2.07 killed (assuming 5+ saves) So the AC is better vs chaff and also against T10+ targets. The ML is better vs MEQs and light vehicles/monsters in the T7-9 range.

@jaxom I really like your Terminator redesign. Gives them a bit more oomph without being overpowered. I would still buff the Stormbolter a bit, maybe AP-1. It doesn't feel right that it has less AP than a Bolt rifle. Some of those Terminators are canonically Primaris so give them a Primaris-statted gun.