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Allies and Mercenaries
Nicassar
Kroot
Vespid
Demiurg
Gue'vesa - Human Auxiliaries
Galgs
Tarellian Dog-soldiers
Morralian
Hrenian

The link isn't working on my school computer, what was that you said about the Nicassar being better psykers then Eldar?

If you are interested in Tau, you should buy the Codex. We can't retell the whole book here for you.

Some of it isn't in the codex though (I don't remember seeing things like the Nicassat in there, nor are the demiurg mentioned in its pages).

Though I completely agree buying the codex is key.

Here's an Ebay search for the codex. xD

Well I don't want to buy one, because I may end up doing a Valhallan army based on the Ciaphas Cain books

For how little the Tau book costs second-hand there's little reason not to get it anyway

Brother Coa wrote:

TheAngrySquig wrote:How many races are in the Tau Empire?

Tau, Kroot, Vespid, Demiurg, Human traitors... and that's about it.


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TheAngrySquig wrote:I looked on Scribd... could only find 5th ed fan dex's

Torrent is your friend, + it's free.

You forgot Nicassar




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TheAngrySquig wrote:Well I don't want to buy one, because I may end up doing a Valhallan army based on the Ciaphas Cain books

BL books aren't a good reason to pick an army.

3 ways.

1. You like the background material, so basically everything we've been telling you.

2. You like the look

3. You like the play style.

im2randomghgh wrote:
BL books aren't a good reason to pick an army.

3 ways.

1. You like the background material, so basically everything we've been telling you.

2. You like the look

3. You like the play style.

Why arn't Bl books a good reason to choose an army? It's his prefrences and his army. You can't stop him.

im2randomghgh wrote:
Also, the tau have nicassar, a psychic race on par with or superior than an eldar.

Source? As far as I know, the Eldar have been consistently described as the superior Psychic race (aside from certain exceptional individuals from other species').

SomeRandomEvilGuy wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:
Also, the tau have nicassar, a psychic race on par with or superior than an eldar.

Source? As far as I know, the Eldar have been consistently described as the superior Psychic race (aside from certain exceptional individuals from other species').

The Eldar have mental blocking put in place. The farseers are most definately more powerful, though I would guess the warlocks are on par, by virtue of individual Nicassar propelling a space ship.


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Gree wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:
BL books aren't a good reason to pick an army.

3 ways.

1. You like the background material, so basically everything we've been telling you.

2. You like the look

3. You like the play style.

Why arn't Bl books a good reason to choose an army? It's his prefrences and his army. You can't stop him.

Of course I can't stop him, I just making sure he doesn't make a mistake.

BL don't necessarily reflect an army. The look is important because you will spend much more time modeling and painting than gaming, how they play is important for obvious reasons, and their background fluff is important because it is the fulcrum around which the other two reasons pivot.

Chances are next BL book you read, you'll like that faction too. It is very much a temporary liking, in most cases.

im2randomghgh wrote:

Chances are next BL book you read, you'll like that faction too. It is very much a temporary liking, in most cases.

Most BL books aren't really that good, I just really like the Valhallans because they look good and Ciaphas reminds me of my Grandpa

TheAngrySquig wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:

Chances are next BL book you read, you'll like that faction too. It is very much a temporary liking, in most cases.

Most BL books aren't really that good, I just really like the Valhallans because they look good and Ciaphas reminds me of my Grandpa

That's...unique.

but generally, the best way to pick an army is to think about which army best reflects your personality. I picked tau because I had always agreed with utilitarianism, and because I love the concentrated force represented by XV8s.

Because your preferences can change, your personality won't.

Whatever you want though. Just I always want to start every single army out there (except orks and nids) and I only JUST managed to stop myself at 4.

Well, Valhallans do reflect a lot of my charicterisics, love cold, wear silly hats, tea. But I also may do Traitor Guard to join my friends Black Crusade

im2randomghgh wrote:

You forgot Nicassar

Thanks, I knew I forgotten something

Yeah I think I'm doing a regiment of traitor Valhallans, but thanks for all the help