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**Shandara**

Spidey0804 wrote:Got a question about guns for fortifications... Did I miss it, can you only purchase 1 gun emplacement? Also when a model is beside the Gun it uses all special abilities that the firer had right... So If I were to put my Vet Retributor Sisters on the Quad Gun that is twin-linked and my Faith power goes off, If I roll any 6's I can choose who I hit, Also the weapon becomes rending? That's If I'm reading this right..

Yes, the emplaced guns are quite nice. Rending twin-linked quad gun.

You can only purchase 1 extra gun, but some of the fortifications come with weapons already, like the Bastion, which has 4 heavy bolters (1 on each side) already.

**Spidey0804**

I was thinking of doing the Bastion and putting both Ret squads in it. The VS could then fire the HB that is mounted from the inside wall for a 5HB squad... Then placing the Second Ret squad on the Roof with the Quad gun. I might make this squad a little bigger than the normal just so I can have some Wound soaks and maybe put a Simulacrum in with them.

Will have to start play testing this idea.

**pretre**

Yes, although keep in mind you can't rend when using interceptor.

It is one gun per emplacement.

**Vindicare-Obsession**

Why can't you rend on intercepter?

**pretre**

Faith powers only work on your turn. Interceptor is during your opponent's movement phase.

**Vindicare-Obsession**

Well then....
I dont know why I thought it laster until the start of your next turn..

**pretre**

In general, faith acts only last for the phase they are used in. Canoness would be a lot cooler if she could give PE in the shooting phase.

**Dr Mathias**

I for one am looking forward to playing Sisters in this edition. The emphasis on defenses and shooting really fits the theme, it seems like the Sisters are always defending some shrine and gunning down attackers in the fluff.

**Vindicare-Obsession**

Or getting evicerated by the gk's when they try to take back a shrine.....
Still dont like that story......

**pretre**

Vindicare-Obsession wrote:Or getting evicerated by the gk's when they try to take back a shrine.....
Still dont like that story......

Do not Draigo our nice civilized thread. I will stop talking to you.

**Vindicare-Obsession**

Though I have no idea what that phrase means, I offer my sincerest apologies

**pretre**

Vindicare-Obsession wrote:Though I have no idea what that phrase means, I offer my sincerest apologies

From my Sig:
Draigo's Law: As a DakkaDakka discussion grows longer, the probability of someone complaining about Ward/Draigo/Bloodtide approaches 1.

It is an annoying feature of most discussions and generally signals the demise of a thread.

@Dr Mathias: Yes, I think that a bastion or even an ADL could really be spruced up to look great and fluffy for sisters. I have so many banners and relics left over, they will get slapped on some stuff!

**Vindicare-Obsession**

I feel like the aegis is something we are going to be seeing quite alot in future games. Its one of the best trade-offs for what you get. Deployable cover with an anti air gun? Sign me up

**pretre**

Vindicare-Obsession wrote:I feel like the aegis is something we are going to be seeing quite alot in future games. Its one of the best trade-offs for what you get. Deployable cover with an anti air gun? Sign me up

Yeah, definitely. For 50 to 100 points, you can't lose.

**Vindicare-Obsession**

Just for thought, has anyone tried the icarus instead of the quad?

**pretre**

Not yet, but I will. Icarus gets better Pens, but less shots. We'll see how that works out. BS5 should help mitigate.

**Vindicare-Obsession**

Is it TL? Don't have my rulebook on me as im at work.

**pretre**

No, the Icarus is just one shot, Skyfire and Interceptor.

**Shandara**

Twin-linked only if you station a dominion squad near it. BS5 if you attach a character to it.

Still, with flyer AV not being that high, I prefer using the quad gun.

But even BS5 didn't help my Dark Reaper Exarch firing it.. double 1s, ugh.

**Vindicare-Obsession**

Flyers are rough, no denying that. Wonder if we'll get any....
Maybe something that used fire bombs kinda like the hellhound. That would be extremly nifty

**Dr Mathias**

I don't think Sisters should get flyers of their own per se, unless they're Marine variants of some sort. Although there's a really old blurb somewhere (pre-2nd ed. codex) that says Adeptus Sororitas had their own fleet, that got nixed and in the novels Sisters are typically ferried down to planets by the Navy. I think they should have full access to Navy air support- just not piloted by Sisters.

I'd be happy if Sisters could have Thunderhawks etc. but the fluff hasn't ever supported that.

Would be nice to have drop pods as an option- I like the Hereticus Strike Force list in Citadel Journal, and as long as the occupants are in sealed PA I don't see any reason whatsoever that Sisters shouldn't have them. I'm not sure fluffwise how they would be delivered as I can't picture Naval vessels having drop pod bays. Inquisitorial vessels maybe- or Naval vessels on an indefinite 'seconding' to the Ecclesiarchy

**pretre**

I think that sisters getting Aquila landers, valk variants or something new wouldn't hurt.

I would also think exorcists should get skyfire. They are pointed that way after all.

**Evil Lamp 6**

pretre wrote:I would also think exorcists should get skyfire. They are pointed that way after all.

I'd rather not have skyfire. To be BS 1 at shooting anything on the ground would make me a sad panda when it comes to our Exorcists.

**pretre**

Plus interceptor, of course.

**Amerikon**

Well that would just be nuts.

**Vindicare-Obsession**

Not unlike many things that are, addmittably better, and cheaper.

**Spidey0804**

With the 6th edition kindness to Terminators do you think our Exorcists will be an ample counter to this?

What about an AGL with triple Exorcists sitting behind it, and Cannoness manning the gun attached to a BSS with MM Flamer Combi/flamer?

**pretre**

You mean our Exorcists and over abundance of AP1 weaponry? Yeah, I think we're cool.

AGL providing cover to exorcists was a nice surprise when I realized that.

Canoness is really a waste. You still want Celestine and Uriah or Kyrinov.

**Amerikon**

Spidey0804 wrote:Cannoness manning the gun attached to a BSS with MM Flamer Combi/flamer?

I think if you're spending out for the Canoness to man the gun, you should keep her separate from the BSS unit (maybe joining her up later if you think your line is about to be assaulted). That way she can fire the Quad Gun at a different target instead of just adding more firepower against whatever the BSS squad is shooting. That's my biggest concern with the Retributors + Quad Gun combo. You're making your Ret squad a lot shootier, but you're not adding to the number of targets you can attack in a given turn. It's still probably a good use of the Gun, but it may not be optimal.

**pzbw7z**

There's some speculation that psyker defense is close to mandatory, at least for foot lists. Since Sisters and their only Brothers-in-arms have nothing in this category, do you think maybe we're screwed?

I'm not sure, and I'm not thinking of playing foot Sisters anyway; I haven't lost my mind.