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Most agree he is terribly overcosted, so here is my proposal for making him worth his points:

1) Give him a "Slamma Hamma' " which counts as a Thunderhammer for him. Fluff-wise, it could be a gift he recieved from one of the commander's whose life he saved. In games terms, it gives whatever shquad he is with a S10 Thunderhammer that does 5 attacks on the charge.

2) Grant him one extra wound (right now he has the same as a Bone'ead). Since his primary job is to protect his Company Commander, another wound would help make him worth his extremely high points cost (you could by 2 CCS and have points left over for Nork's price).

Anyhow, if those two items were added to his profile, I think he might actually be taken in a competitive army.

Thoughts?

No, while those options are nice he still wouldn't be taken. If you added in the fact that he uses his own toughness when being wounded so he doesn't take wounds as if he were T3, and an upgraded ripper gun he would be somebody that might be taken in a semi-competitive list, though if you can still get 2 CCS for his cost then he would still never make a mech guard list as 4x melta CCS are golden for them.

I don't think there's any way to salvage Nork, really. He's a bad concept with horrible rules.

Can fire Battlecannon rounds from his eyes - two a turn, as a Barrage. This was discussed right when the Codex came out as the only way to make him worth his points.

Drop his points to 40 or 50.

@ HBMC : Did you ever write that summary of the Guard codex?

He's never going to get round to it. If he ever gets it done, I'll eat my hat.

Cheese if he does do it I want to see an image of you eating your hat.

Agamemnon2 wrote:I don't think there's any way to salvage Nork, really. He's a bad concept with horrible rules.

I dissagree. I think he's a great concept with horrible rules.

I'd drop down some of his rules, then drop his price. Make him a 50pt Bone-ead w/ carpace & bodyguard Then he's only 20pts more then 2 bodyguards anyway, and had FNP.

I agree that he is over priced and has horrible rules, but he can be salvaged. I think his bayonet on the rippa gun should be a power weapon. Also based on the former fluff when he drags over a chimera I propose the following rule.

Inhuman strength: Nork has strength beyond that of even a normal ogryn and as such can proform amazing feats of strength. If a vehicle is in close combat with Nork and moves roll a D6. On a 6+ the vehicle does not make the move as Nork grabs the tank to "stop dem gettin away from Nork" If the vehicle is shaken add +1 to the roll to represent the vehicle's crew to out of it to attempt to floor it.

As a side note he already has carapace armour Mars.