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What is the general ruling or sentiment about fielding a mixed army? Say Tau and Eldar.

There aren't any. Apoc has a bit about allies called an Allies Matrix telling you who can ally with who realistically, so that's a good start (although it is out of date now that the Blood Angels and the Necrons are BFFs).

But generally speaking, there aren't any rules covering mixed armies. If your opponents are up for it, and there's a justifiable reason, then go for it.

H.B.M.C. wrote:(although it is out of date now that the Blood Angels and the Necrons are BFFs).

I dont understand. Would you care to expand on this.

Read the Blood Angel Codex.

Addicted to Bleach wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:(although it is out of date now that the Blood Angels and the Necrons are BFFs).

I dont understand. Would you care to expand on this.

You're best off ignoring it.

However, it refers to one situation wherein the Blood Angels and Necrons actually ignored each other rather than killed each other, instead focusing on the Tyranids invading the planet.

Stop defending Matt Ward Kan. He writes gak fluff.

And yes, the "Necrons/Blood Angels BFF!" is hyperbole, but it's funny hyperbole, born of a terrible and terribly written book.

Bro Fist!

wait what?

ROFL!

I do love /tg/.

H.B.M.C. wrote:ROFL!

I do love /tg/.

Heh, only in there would a Farseer fall in love with an Evesor assassin!

H.B.M.C. wrote:Stop defending Matt Ward Kan. He writes gak fluff.

And yes, the "Necrons/Blood Angels BFF!" is hyperbole, but it's funny hyperbole, born of a terrible and terribly written book.

And he doesn't write the fluff, HBMC.

It's funny hyperbole the first five times you hear it. Past that it's stupider than 4chan's bullcrap.

Kan, if someone had said:

"Blood Angels will have Psychic Dreadnoughts arriving in flying mini-Thunderhawks, and they'll have psychic Jump Packs and grappling hooks! Plus Blood Angels have Deep Striking Land Raiders!"

... people would have laughed at them. In fact, people did laugh at them.

Do not defend the Blood Angel Codex. You cannot. It is a terribly over-the-top book.

kenshin620 wrote:Heh, only in there would a Farseer fall in love with an Evesor assassin!

Love Can Bloom was actually an excellent story. Real shame that they lost the ending.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Kan, if someone had said:

"Blood Angels will have Psychic Dreadnoughts arriving in flying mini-Thunderhawks, and they'll have psychic Jump Packs and grappling hooks! Plus Blood Angels have Deep Striking Land Raiders!"

... people would have laughed at them. In fact, people did laugh at them.

Do not defend the Blood Angel Codex. You cannot. It is a terribly over-the-top book.

kenshin620 wrote:Heh, only in there would a Farseer fall in love with an Evesor assassin!

Love Can Bloom was actually an excellent story. Real shame that they lost the ending.

What? When was Macha part of LCB? (btw I never read that monster!)

H.B.M.C. wrote:Kan, if someone had said:

"Blood Angels will have Psychic Dreadnoughts arriving in flying mini-Thunderhawks, and they'll have psychic Jump Packs and grappling hooks! Plus Blood Angels have Deep Striking Land Raiders!"

... people would have laughed at them. In fact, people did laugh at them.

Do not defend the Blood Angel Codex. You cannot. It is a terribly over-the-top book.

Not denying that. It's full of stupidity.
Psychic Dreadnoughts aren't new though. Red Scorpions, Dark Angels, and Grey Knights had them prior to this--they were just ultrarare.

I'm just saying, however, that Matt Ward didn't write the fluff. He wrote the rules and the army list.

Then who wrote the fluff?

Mixed armies? Don't know any rules officially allowing it ( bar limited stormtroopers in daemonhunters ). You'd need your opponent to say its okay.

Thanks for all the feedback and great pics!

H.B.M.C. wrote:Then who wrote the fluff?

I'm honestly not sure. I don't own the Blood Angels 'dex, and the FLGS is closed so I can't go look right now.

However, I'm fairly sure that whoever did it will be listed under either "Editorial" or "Hobby Materials".
Problem is when you look at all the names involved, you start to see some that crop up nowhere else throughout the Codices available other than those specific roles.