Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Simple. what other races have something simmilar to the techpriests of Guard and the marines of space marines.

Mekboys

Yep that's it. Some of the other races should have some as well *cough*Tau*Cough*Eldar*cough* but don't for some reason.

The Eldar DID have the Bonesinger for a while though, who if I recall fufilled a similar function.

Yep.

There's honestly no reason at all Eldar can't have Bonesingers, and Tau can't have Fio'la (or Fio'ui), perhaps accompanied by a unit of Fio'vesa, much like Techpriests with Servitors.

Plenty of fluffy examples of Earth Caste engineers and builders accompanying Fire Caste hunter cadres on longer sorties, and every hunter cadre has plenty of Earth Caste support (and Air Caste, but that doesn't really apply here).

Except Tau don't use 'servitors' but drones, which would be kor'vesa.

Look at the Tau technical drone from IA (and in DoWC, tau use builder drones.)

Sisters have allies



:|

:(

chromedog wrote:Except Tau don't use 'servitors' but drones, which would be kor'vesa.

Look at the Tau technical drone from IA (and in DoWC, tau use builder drones.)

Fio'vesa, actually. Builder drones are a specific subset of drones. Kor'vesa means "air caste helpers." Essentially, gun drones, shield drones, and marker drones are all Kor'vesa because they're used by the Air Caste to aid the Fire Caste (supporting Battlesuits and Fire Caste vehicles) and the Air Caste (providing spotters and markers for Air Caste bombardments and seeker missiles). On the other hand, builder drones are used by the Earth Caste to help the Earth Caste, and the Earth Caste only. Hence, Fio'vesa, or, literally, "earth caste helper."

Minor nitpick, I know, but it's relevant.

Why the drones who support the Fire Caste aren't Shas'vesa, I have no idea, but I don't write the Tau fluff, so.

You would think CSM would get Dark Mechanists too, but noooooo......

Dark Mechanicus was a cool book.