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Pick a current caster or warlock and speculate away!

Theme force limitations seem to be:

1. Tier 1: Only specific types of units/solos no character warjacks no mercs
   
2. Tier 2: Multiple units or solos of X
   
3. Tier 3: An unusually high number of units or solos of X. Inclusion of specific character solos seems possible.
   
4. Tier 4: A limitation in the form of heavy/light/specific warjack requirements. (Two heavies, or all light, or specific warjacks)
   

Benefits seem to include

1. Tier 1: The unlocking of FA for one specific unit to Unlimited
   
2. Tier 2: Free solos or additional FA for unit attachments or solos
   
3. Tier 3: Improved starting rolls or free models or unit redployment
   
4. Tier 4: Extended deployment, the granting of advanced deploy to battlegroup , free upkeep or focus at the start of the game.
   

Note that some of the crazier benefits (Advanced Deploy battlegroup) seem to be rare
and highly particular to that model's theme (Assassins) with a requisite sacrifice in requirements
(light warjacks in battlegroup only).

With this in mind, how do you think your favorite warcaster/warlock will fare in their theme
lists? Remember that the tiers stack, so requirements at Tier four include all the requirements
of Tiers 1,2, and 3. However, the benefits ALSO stack, so that at Tier 4 you have all the
benefits of 1,2, and 3 (indeed it's sometimes impossible to meet the requirements of the
next Tier without using the benefits of its predecessors).

Wild speculation

Stryker
Tier 1
Req. - Ol'Rowdy or other non-char jacks, stormblades, stormlances, stormguard, field mechanics, journeyman warcaster, squire, Laddermore
Adv. - Stormblades become FA U,

Tier 2
Req. 2 or more stormblade units
Adv. Free stormblade UA at no cast, does not count against FA

Tier 3
Req. 2 or more heavy jacks
Adv. +1 starting roll

Tier 4
Req. 4 or more stormblade, stormguard, or stormlance units.
Adv. All stormblade, stormguard, and stormlance units may full advance before the start of the game.

Moz:

So how likely do you see Warcaster attachments being allowed in all theme forces?

I think of the soulless escort as essentially the warcaster attachment for RoS, so if it's allowed across the theme lists then maybe other factions attachments will be.

I'm not 100% that it is though, will need to re-check the theme pages.

Oh yeah, duh. Silly me.

Warcaster attachments don't exist in MkII Beta. They're classified as solos. Unless that changes in the final version, they'll have to be listed individually in the Themed Forces.

For speculation, Sorscha should get access to Beast-09, all things Winterguard, and Greylords. But aside from upping the FA on the attachments and weapon crews, I have no idea what they would get for perks.

Kreoss

Knights Exemplar
Knights Exemplar Errants
Knights Exemplar Vengers
Gravus
Knights Exemplar Seneschal
Knights Exemplar Bastions
Fire of Salvation

Tier 1: KEs become FA U
Tier 2: At least two units of KEs, Free Seneschal
Tier 3: At least three units of KEs, Seneschal FA +1
Tier 4: Gravus, Vengers, Deployment +2"