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andrewm9 wrote:
OK so Black Library's Blog has posted up some history about Adepta Sororitas publications including som spoilers about the new codex. While the minimum number of Battle Sisters in the troop unit has gone down, we are actually paying more points for 9 Sisters led by a veteran Superior. Bummer. Basic Sisters are still 12 points each sadly.

Does this mean five-woman troop squads? Because I'd like that.

Massive update on:

http://www.blacklibrary.com/Blog/Codex:_Adepta_Sororitas.html

5 minimum sisters per squad weee

Interesting stuff.

I can't see any size restrictions for the unit in terms of taking special weapons - So it would seem in a 5 sisters BBS squad you can take 2 special weapons? Am I reading this right?!

Am I dreaming!

D

Thanks for the link!
http://www.blacklibrary.com/Blog/Codex:_Adepta_Sororitas.html

The rules of course, have been updated as well. All the newer Codexes contain army-specific Warlord Traits and unique items, and this Codex is no exception.

Existing players will also notice a few other changes, particularly the way Acts of Faith work with your army. There are even a few additions that other newer Codexes don’t have, such as Apocalypse Formations and Altar of War scenarios.





Kroothawk, how's that crow taste?

Immo spam is back baby! AND 10 point simulacrums, assuming faith has not changed dramatically that could be so awesome for Doms and Rets...


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Frankly, I really want to know what they went out of their way to hide with the Frag Grenade pop-up....

Immo spam is back! Dammit! Ninja'd.

Canoness of doom as well. 2+ / EW, here we come!

<3 Pretre

Plus the page numbers... looks like we are actually getting content!

I was excited for the release, but man... I am going to run out of pants.

Yeah, more than 75 pages! Holy crap.

 pretre wrote:
Thanks for the link!
http://www.blacklibrary.com/Blog/Codex:_Adepta_Sororitas.html

I couldn't seem to get it to show the whole address to link it with on my ipad and its Black Library is blocked on my work PC.

pretre wrote:

Ah, the Ecclesiarchy and it's magnificent sense of measure. “Hey guys, let's make a statue five time as high as the highest building in the city. What do you mean, too expansive ? We'll just raise a few more tithes !”

pretre wrote:Canoness of doom as well. 2+ / EW, here we come!

No use if we are unable to make it a 2++. Everyone and everything with AP2 will kill use outright. Including a riptide .

We'll have to see what the save is. Even without it, a 2+ with EW, 3 wounds makes a great wounds tank for a squad.

Emperor help us if you can give the Cloak to Celestine. EW for Celestine? Yes, please!

Not happy about the point cost still being 12ppm but depending on acts of faith, weapon costs, and transport costs it could level out. It's good to see 5-mans being viable, espeically with 2 specials or 1 special and 1 heavy.

 Hulksmash wrote:
Not happy about the point cost still being 12ppm but depending on acts of faith, weapon costs, and transport costs it could level out. It's good to see 5-mans being viable, espeically with 2 specials or 1 special and 1 heavy.

70 Pts for 2 Flamers plus 80 for an Immo with TL-MM? Nice. 150 for a troops choice with vehicle that is viable, is pretty awesome. Especially considering our minimum troops choice was 125 before with nothing on it.

Let's say:

4 Sisters in Immos - 600
3 Exorcists - 405
3 Dominions in Immos - ~600-700
HQ of somesort
Yikes. that's right around 1850 and pretty nice.

One thing that you may not know about the White Dwarf codex is that much of the background that was written for it was never put into the magazine due to space restrictions. There is no such issue with digital editions, so much of the background in the digital codex has never been printed before.

We're getting lots of new fluff, it seems! Excellent.

Those of you familiar with Fantasy Flight Games’ range of Warhammer 40,000 books, may recognise some of the artwork in the new codex from those pages, but there are loads of new pieces as well, not the least of which is the stunning new cover by Anna Steinbauer.

And some all-new artwork!

Existing players will also notice a few other changes, particularly the way Acts of Faith work with your army.

This is very interesting. Looks like Cruddace was telling the truth at Games Day. Hopefully, one of our biggest issues has been largely fixed.

Anyway, liking what I'm seeing in the other pictures. Troops are looking decent, that Apoc formation sounds like a lot of fun and the Relics look good.

Friday cannot come soon enough!

quiestdeus wrote:Frankly, I really want to know what they went out of their way to hide with the Frag Grenade pop-up....

I guess nothing, they just wanted to showcase how you can get the rules by clicking on something, since it's one of the big selling point of digital codices.


I really hope that his capture is only the first page of the Relics section, and not the whole of the relics. We need stabby and killy relics ! And we need them hard !

At least 109 pages!!! Immolators can be dedicated for troops! 2+ save Canoness available again! Oh happy day! Repressor does not seem to be in the codex, but oh well.

 AdeptSister wrote:
At least 109 pages!!! Immolators can be dedicated for troops! 2+ save Canoness available again! Oh happy day! Repressor does not seem to be in the codex, but oh well.

I don't think we expected that. It is still a FW option though and nasty as hell.

5 Sisters, Melta/MM in a Repressor? 150 points.


SOB in Repressor x4 = 600
3 Exorcists = 405
3 Dominions in Repressors = ~800
HQ
~1850, 10 AV 13 Hulls.

Also, given the way it's written, it's pretty likely that Sister Superior can take Eviscerators again. Muahahahahah. Now we have at least a little, tiny-tiny hope to beat some stuff in CC with basic sisters !

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
Also, given the way it's written, it's pretty likely that Sister Superior can take Eviscerators again. Muahahahahah. Now we have at least a little, tiny-tiny hope to beat some stuff in CC with basic sisters !

Meh, with challenges, eviscerators are a really bad idea. I would keep my girls cheap.

Wait...I might be late to the party but did you guys notice that the sister superior does not need to a veteran to take upgrades?That is huge!

 AdeptSister wrote:
Wait...I might be late to the party but did you guys notice that the sister superior does not need to a veteran to take upgrades?That is huge!

She didn't need to be a vet in the WD dex either...

Yep, may be interesting for shooting-only wargear and melta-bomb. But loosing one point of Ld can be a big deal, though.

 pretre wrote:

 AdeptSister wrote:
Wait...I might be late to the party but did you guys notice that the sister superior does not need to a veteran to take upgrades?That is huge!

She didn't need to be a vet in the WD dex either...

The Superiors had the stats of a vet already. The change is just on keeping with new old design philosophy.

Sorry. I was one of those who was waiting for a proper codex, so I missed out on the WD one and took a hiatus with my sisters. This is wonderful and it looks like we will get some options again. It will be nice to be able to use a Canoness that is not wasteful. And more fluff and beautiful full-color art. I am extremely excited.

Over a hundred pages...

I really need a netbook, because that'll be a pain to print.

Seems well worth it, though .

Hoitash wrote:
Over a hundred pages...

I really need a netbook, because that'll be a pain to print.

Seems well worth it, though .

Just print the necessary pages.


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 AdeptSister wrote:
Sorry. I was one of those who was waiting for a proper codex, so I missed out on the WD one and took a hiatus with my sisters.

Sorry, this always irks me. We haven't had a 'proper codex' since the 90's and second edition. Complaining about one WD dex or another is kinda silly.

That many Immolators possibly combined with some DA allies sporting power fields will be hilarious. But like I said, it'll depend on their transport cost and the cost of specials/heavies.

I'll probably pick this up when it goes live. Unlike the supplements (which I want to buy in solid form) this is perfect for me

It really looks to me like someone paid attention to a lot of the concerns players had with the way the army functioned after the change from C:WH to the WD articles. Just seeing what's been hinted at or revealed so far makes me pleased as punch, I can run my sisters the way they were originally built. Simulacrum is cheap enough to actually take, possible eviscerators in squads, relics back, minimum squad sizes are easier to deal with... fix the HF immolator and I am already good to go (still hoping for Holy Promethium though, it was so freaking good). Still lukewarm on Shield of faith personally, never had it do more than save one or two models in a game and only really helps on vehicles. Very curious about the faith and points tweaks.

Hoitash wrote:
Over a hundred pages...

Those pages are really small though. You can probably print 4 on an A4 page, and still be able to read it easily.

 Hulksmash wrote:
That many Immolators possibly combined with some DA allies sporting power fields will be hilarious. But like I said, it'll depend on their transport cost and the cost of specials/heavies.

DA aren't BB with SOB, so power field wouldn't work right?

Oh that would be great if they updated the Ally list too.


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Just noticed that we got a price break on sisters.

We were 12.5, we are now 12.