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So, here's a custom character that I came up with for my DIY Space Marine Chapter, The Brotherhood of the Cross and Crescent. I need a little help figuring out his points value, though.

Alpha Captain Warenne Kole
WS - 6 / BS - 5 / S - 4 / T - 4 / W - 3 / I - 5 / A - 3 / Ld - 10 / Sv - 3+

Unit Composition:

1 (Unique)

Unit Type:

Infantry

Wargear:

Power Armor
Frag and Krak Grenades
Bolt Pistol
Rosethorn: This is a Power Sword, which confers the Rending Special Rule on Kole's close combat attacks.
Leo's Comet: This is a master-crafted Plasmagun.
Iron Halo

Special Rules:

And They Shall Know No Fear
Combat Tactics
Independent Character
Chapter Tactics: If you include Kole then all units in your army exchange the Combat Tactics special rule for the Eternal Warrior special rule.

So what do you guys think? How many points should he be?

The whole army gets eternal warrior?

Thsi doesn't really make sense as it only applies to units with more than one wound. a normal marine would still lose it's only wound to any weapon and die as normal.

IIRC the only marine unit with more than wound is other ICs (which have their own chapter tactics anyway) and attack bikes.

Also, did you mean plasma gun or pistol? I only ask as, if it is a gun, he will not gain the bonus attack for having 2 CCWs.


If possible maybe you cuodl post the fluff for your chapter which might explain the reasoning behind the eternal warrior thing?

No reasoning really, I just couldn't think of anything else to use for his Chapter Tactics.

The easiest way for a chapter tactic woudl be to look at the fluff of your army and then read through the USRs and see what fits.

If nothign fits you coudl loo at the ethos of the army and make something up.


example - Siege army? - having the hq lets you re-roll scatter

Or you could just leave Combat Tactics alone?

If you ignore your chapter tactics, it should be about 135 points IMO

100+15 for PW, lose BP for MC-PG is about 15 (lose a CC attack, cannot shoot+charge, but MC and BS5), Rending is pretty worthless except vs tanks, so 5points

Well, originally, I had him in a suit of Terminator Armor, and Chapter Tactics gave everyone Slow & Purposeful. Is that a little much?

Not too much, but it will SERIOUSLY slow down any foot-sloggers you have. Although you would be able tomove and fire heavy weapons.

Although if, as stated above, you ignor echapter tactics and just had ATSKNF you coudl pointhim at about 135. Which is a pretty good price for an HQ. Is he a chapter master? in which add a few poitns and give him the statdn orbital bombardment that chapter masters get nowadays.