Saturday, May 21, 2016

Angels of Death Part 2 - Cataphractii Terminators and Terminator Captain

Today I'm going over the Cataphractii terminator squad and compare it to the terminator and assault terminators from the Space Marine Codex, as well as the Terminator Captain.

The stat lines for the Terminator Captain and the Cataphractii terminator squad are identical to Captain (not considering armor) and either the Terminator Squad or Terminator Assault Squad.

The Terminator Captain is a HQ unit, and can be used in any formation from the Space Marine Codex or Angels of Death Supplement that calls for a captain.

The Cataphractii Terminator Squads are an Elite unit, and can be used in any Marine formation in the place of a Terminator Squad or an Terminator Assault Squad.  They have the same special rules as a terminator squad or terminator assault squad:  Chapter Tactics, And They Shall Know No Fear, & Combat Squads.  Their basic wargear is: Cataphractii terminator armor, Combi-bolter, Power fist, and the Sergeant has a master-crafted Power Sword instead of the power fist.

Cataphractii Terminator Armor has the following rules:  Armor save of 2+, Invulnerable save of 4+, Bulky, Deep Strike, and Slow and Purposeful.
The Combi-bolter is a twin-linked bolter.

The Terminator Captain costs the same as the Captain from the Space Marine Codex which has taken the terminator armor.  Additionally he has the option to take Cataphractii armor.  This gives him an armor save of 2+, and invulnerable save of 4+, and rerolling of 1s on any invulnerable saves.  But there is no option to upgrade the Terminator Captain to a Chapter Master.

The Cataphractii Terminator Squad cost the same as a Terminator Squad or Terminator Assault Squad.  The squad of Cataphractii Terminators can be equipped with the following options:  Any model can replace their combi-bolter and powerfist for a pair of lightning claws for free, or a model can replace its power fist with a lightning claw (free) or a chain fist (5 pts).
For every 5 models in the squad, one of them can replace its combi-bolter with a Heavy Flamer.

The Sergeant can replace is power sword with a power fist (free), lightning claw (free), or a chain fist (5 pts).  Additionally, the sergeant can equip an grenade harness for 10 points.

The unit can select a Land Raider, Land Raider Crusader, or a Land Raider Redeemer as a dedicated transport.

The grenade harness has the following profile:

Range     S    AP    Type
    8"        3    -       Assault 2, Blast

The grenade harness can be fired in addition to the combi-bolter,  In addition, models in the wearer's unit, do not suffer the penalty to their initiative for charging enemies through difficult terrain.

HPC Sept Entry

Here is the WIP for my Ghostkeel.


Sunday, May 8, 2016

Independent Characters HPC 2016 Aug Entry

I've finished up my Aug entry for the Independent Characters Hobby Progress Challenge.  If you're interested in participating, the link for their website is in the blog roll.