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2010/05/27 14:25:22
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Eternally-Stimulated Slaanesh Dreadnought
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My question is this:
Is it worth taking Terminator armour on HQs like Chaplains and Captains if you don't have terminators in your army?
Or is it better to take advantage of the weapon options and go for artificer armour (on captain)
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2010/05/27 14:27:29
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Ultramarine Land Raider Pilot on Cruise Control
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Thats a difficult one. It depends on how/what your army is constructed for. I personally don't take Termy characters unless I intend to attach them to a Termy squad.
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If you can keep your head, while all about you are losing their's, then you have probably completely misunderstood the situation!
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2010/05/27 14:44:09
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Eternally-Stimulated Slaanesh Dreadnought
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It's just that i've noticed Terminator armour can come in cheaper than some of the mods if you take normal armour.
For example the max a captain can be with Terminator Armour is:
Terminator armour with Thunder Hammer and Chainfist: 175
With normal power armour and best upgrades:
Artificer Armour
Relic Blade
Storm Shield
Aux Grenade Launcher
Digital Weapons
Jump Pack
210!
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2010/05/27 14:47:44
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Death-Dealing Devastator
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yeah, but do you need all that shiny? Moreover, the jump captain and the termy captain are two very different animals.
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2010/05/27 14:53:19
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Ultramarine Chaplain with Hate to Spare
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Unless teleporting with a Terminator squad never go with Terminator armour on a Captain or CM. Artificer armour is cheaper, gives you the same save and allows you to sweeping advance!
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2010/05/27 14:59:02
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Eternally-Stimulated Slaanesh Dreadnought
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True. AND Captain has Iron Halo so you get 4+ inv save anyway!! So in a way Artifcer Armour on captain is even better than Terminator Armour!!!!
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2010/05/27 18:05:42
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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Moving to a more appropriate section
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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2010/05/27 19:31:30
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Apprehensive Inquisitorial Apprentice
Halifax, NS
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Corennus wrote:My question is this:
Is it worth taking Terminator armour on HQs like Chaplains and Captains if you don't have terminators in your army?
Or is it better to take advantage of the weapon options and go for artificer armour (on captain)
The only HQ option I routinely give terminator armor to is the Librarian, and only so that I can give him a storm shield. I've never really used a captain, but for chaplains unless they're running with a terminator squad it's next to pointless, and even then I've personally never felt it to be worthwhile.
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2010/05/27 19:52:19
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Rotting Sorcerer of Nurgle
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Captain, Relic, Shield, Bike.
-Provides some muscle, nice damage sponge, fast, and scoring bikers.
Libby, Bike
-Tool box character and basically a Captain-lite.
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This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
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2010/05/27 20:03:04
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Since you can't field Terminator Command squads any more, I almost never use a Terminator Captain. IMHO Atrifcer Armor is better, especially because then you can take a bike or a jump pack. Also, Relic Blade/Storm Shield makes for some awesome-looking models. So yeah, I never use them as terminators unless there's a terminator unit I can put them in.
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2010/05/27 20:12:03
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Long-Range Ultramarine Land Speeder Pilot
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Can you take terminator armor and a relic blade?
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2010/05/27 22:11:59
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Rough Rider with Boomstick
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Actually, you can take a storm bolter, artificer armour, and power sword for 138 points, instead of losing all the cool gear for 140 points and getting terminator armour.
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I have 2000 points of  , called the Crimson Leaves.
I will soon be starting WoC, devoted to 
I have 500 points of  , in blueberry and ice cream (light grey and light blue) flavour. From the fictional world Darkheim.
DarkHound wrote:Stop it you. Core has changed. It's no longer about nations, ideologies or ethnicity. It's an endless series of proxy battles, fought by mercenaries and machines. Core, and its consumption of life, has become a well-oiled machine. Core has changed. ID tagged soldiers carry ID tagged weapons, use ID tagged gear. Nanomachines inside their bodies enhance and regulate their abilities. Genetic control. Information control. Emotion control. Battlefield control. Everything is monitored, and kept under control. Core has changed. The age of deterrence has become the age of control. All in the name of averting catastrophe from weapons of mass destruction. And he who controls the battlefield, controls history. Core has changed. When the battlefield is under total control, war... becomes routine.
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2010/05/27 23:02:44
Subject: Re:Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Boosting Space Marine Biker
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Fox is on the rigth track, but its actually 133 points for stormbolter, artificer armor and power sword. Even better! You get the same saves and weapons as TDA and get to keep your grenades to boot!
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 Blood Wardens - 1500 Points (41% Painted)
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2010/05/28 09:53:47
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Eternally-Stimulated Slaanesh Dreadnought
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and you get a 4+ inv save as opposed to a 5+!
My opinion of my captain just went skyhigh
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2010/05/28 10:14:35
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Corennus wrote:and you get a 4+ inv save as opposed to a 5+!
My opinion of my captain just went skyhigh
No, you have 4+ either way. You get to keep the Iron Halo if you put on Terminator Armour.
Unfortunately TDA is almost worthless for Space Marine Captains. It's only value is if you want to Deep Strike without a Drop Pod.
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2010/05/28 10:26:58
Subject: Space Marine HQ loadouts
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Eternally-Stimulated Slaanesh Dreadnought
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Actually I guess even if he's accompanying a Terminator Assault Squad you just have the squad deep strike down and then he joins them.
And off they go to kill stuff in night invulnerable armour...
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