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Post by harryf on Nov 22, 2012 16:53:02 GMT -5
I got to read the IG book once or twice, since that's probably going to be my next army... if i get to it
just wondering, how often do people use the metric TON of special characters? like yarrick and the other guys in the back of the book?
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Post by Frosty the Pirate on Nov 22, 2012 16:56:02 GMT -5
Well, first off most special characters are HQ choices, which means at most, you can take 2.
Secondly, have you looked at the point cost of those characters? Betime you take 2 characters sometimes it can be 1/4 of your army!
Also, several of the IG characters are pretty popular. I believe we have someone with Straken, Creed, and multiple Yarricks. And I think there might even be a Chenkov somewhere around here.
A word of advice: Don't go planning your next army until you've finished your first. You'll end up like some old friends of mine did where they have 8 different armies that they can't play because they only have 500 points of each!
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Post by harryf on Nov 22, 2012 16:59:44 GMT -5
ok, thanks
trust me, I like no army in the universe like the tyranids, so Im not buying ANYTHING other than tyranids for a while.
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Post by calitom on Nov 25, 2012 0:01:10 GMT -5
I've only ever seen Straken and Marbo in an actual battle.
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Post by thesanityassassin on Nov 25, 2012 8:25:40 GMT -5
I've seen Creed and Al Rahim. And Pask of course, but he's generally overpriced.
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Post by minmuffin on Nov 25, 2012 9:03:52 GMT -5
in 5e stracken was the best in my chocie
now hes a little weaker but i really havent tried the others
but a charcter that gives you a lot of orders the better ones
Mardo is my favior one i never play without him if i could have 3 i would do it hes made his points in every game
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Post by canadianguy on Nov 25, 2012 9:57:04 GMT -5
How about chekov w waves of conscrips?
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Post by harryf on Nov 25, 2012 15:43:44 GMT -5
crazy idea:
HUGE wave of conscripts
lord castellan: "for the honor of cadia"
when they are almost dead
chekov replenishes
thoughts?
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Post by Frosty the Pirate on Nov 25, 2012 16:13:23 GMT -5
Chekov's replenish counts as a Kill Point, and the massive unit could only contest or claim 1 objective, even if they are near all of them.
Would cost a ton of points, and not work very well.
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Post by harryf on Nov 25, 2012 16:16:03 GMT -5
right, you cant combine conscripts, only infantry units
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Post by ak on Dec 24, 2012 10:29:33 GMT -5
pask isnt bad. he is the only special charater i use. looking at the company command squad masters, i think that the master of ordance is the only one worth the points now
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Post by Hizack on Dec 24, 2012 14:30:16 GMT -5
Astropath is worth his weight in gold with the reserves if you're playing a flyer heavy IG.
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