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Hey everyone! This is a character that me and MaliceAngel (here on Dakka) have colaborated on for our respective Eldar armies. Any C&C would be great!

NB: "Sau'Raedr-Os means "Sunrider Host"

Farseer Iranna: 215pts.

WS: 5 BS: 5 S: 3 T:3 W: 3 I: 5 A:2 Ld: 10 Sv: 3++ (Rune Armour)

Psychic Powers: Fortune, Guide, Doom, Mind War.

Wargear: Witchblade, Shuriken Pistol, Enhanced Rune Armour, Runes of Warding, Ghosthelm, Staff of the Sau'Raedr-Os.

Special Rules: Fleet of Foot, Independent Character, Seer Queen, Mistress of the Sunrider Host.

Options: May be mounted on a Jetbike for +40pts.

Staff of the Sau'Raedr-Os: This legendary staff has been etched with hundreds of thousands of runes which amplify the wielder's psychic powers dramatically. It allows Iranna to use 2 psychic powers a turn (these may be the same power), Also, Iranna and her unit gain +1 attacks while she is alive.

Seer Queen: Iranna's reputation as a seer is legendary, many dubbing her as the "Seer Queen", she is said to be one of the most powerful psykers in the galaxy; bested only by Eldrad Ulthuran and his Seer Council. This rule allows Iranna to re-roll any failed psychic test(s).

Mistress of the Sunrider Host: Iranna is the leader of the Sau'Raedr-Os - a legendary group of Jetbikers who act as raiders and flankers for her armies. In an army which includes Farseer Iranna, shining spears are troops. Also, all jetbikes gain the "Skilled Rider" USR.

Well that's her,

Thanks,

Iranna.

There isn't anything unique about it. The only thing that she can do that Eldrad can't do is re-roll failed Psychic Tests, which Eldrad is very unlikely to do anyway due to Runes of Warding/Witnessing. (I'm sure an Eldar player can correct me on the right ones). It needs a bit of "oomph", something unique that would make me want to take this instead of Eldrad.

Valkyrie wrote:There isn't anything unique about it. The only thing that she can do that Eldrad can't do is re-roll failed Psychic Tests, which Eldrad is very unlikely to do anyway due to Runes of Warding/Witnessing. (I'm sure an Eldar player can correct me on the right ones). It needs a bit of "oomph", something unique that would make me want to take this instead of Eldrad.

I've added in a special rule which we were debating on, let me know if this makes her more "unique".

Thanks for the feedback,

Iranna.

Nice homebrew.

You only need one of the two -Seer Queen or Runes of Witnessing. I get that your trying to illustrate your homebrew is a badass but having both is kinda of overkill and getting a little meta. Having one of the two practically guarantees she's never going to miss a test.

I like the staff. If it weren't for the two of the same powers per turn I have said spirit stones. But I see what you're trying to do.

I'd like to see the fluff you thought up of for having her be so fighty. The A2 on the profile and the staff giving +1 attacks to her and her unit. Most farseers won't wade knee deep into swords because you can't use psychics when you're in an assault. Fluff-wise who does Iranna normally attach to? Shining Spears, Banshees, Scorps? Keep us posted.

Points wise to get a regular farseer as close to Iranna is 175 points. For 170 Iranna's got a better stat line, better armor, and the special rules of including more attacks and same power twice (which are biggies). You may want to think about revising that point total upwards. 190-195 IMO.

-MightyG

MightyGodzilla wrote:Nice homebrew.

You only need one of the two -Seer Queen or Runes of Witnessing. I get that your trying to illustrate your homebrew is a badass but having both is kinda of overkill and getting a little meta. Having one of the two practically guarantees she's never going to miss a test.

I like the staff. If it weren't for the two of the same powers per turn I have said spirit stones. But I see what you're trying to do.

I'd like to see the fluff you thought up of for having her be so fighty. The A2 on the profile and the staff giving +1 attacks to her and her unit. Most farseers won't wade knee deep into swords because you can't use psychics when you're in an assault. Fluff-wise who does Iranna normally attach to? Shining Spears, Banshees, Scorps? Keep us posted.

Points wise to get a regular farseer as close to Iranna is 175 points. For 170 Iranna's got a better stat line, better armor, and the special rules of including more attacks and same power twice (which are biggies). You may want to think about revising that point total upwards. 190-195 IMO.

-MightyG

I think you're right on the ROW/Seer Queen. I'll change that.

She's always going to be attached to a seer council for me, for my friend he'd prefer to run her on foot so I added the option for a jetbike.

With the added rule I've put in I was thinking about 215?

Thanks,

Iranna.

Valkyrie wrote:There isn't anything unique about it. The only thing that she can do that Eldrad can't do is re-roll failed Psychic Tests, which Eldrad is very unlikely to do anyway due to Runes of Warding/Witnessing. (I'm sure an Eldar player can correct me on the right ones). It needs a bit of "oomph", something unique that would make me want to take this instead of Eldrad.

Runes of Warding protects against enemy psychic powers.
Runes of Witnessing makes a psychic test more likely to succeed without the use of a re-roll.

What you're thinking of is sticking Eldrad into a squad containing a Warlock with the Embolden Warlock power.

Why don't she uses spirit stones? fluff wise and gamewise?

whats the story behind the enhanced rune armor? since no other Farseer in the eldar (that we know of) universe uses it

And why did you exclude the Eldrish storm?

I like her

Looks good.

Searth wrote:Why don't she uses spirit stones? fluff wise and gamewise?

whats the story behind the enhanced rune armor? since no other Farseer in the eldar (that we know of) universe uses it

And why did you exclude the Eldrish storm?

I like her

I skipped on the spirit stones because of her staff; I wanted her to be able to use 2 powers per turn and use the same power again if it failed.

The enhanced runes armour will be covered in my fluff (which I'll give in my blog) but basically, Iranna has inserted the soul stone of her brother who was a powerful Warlock and he still has some sentience in her armour. His psychic resonation reinforces her rune armour.

Because a normal Farseer can only have 4 psychic powers excluding Eldrad. If she had all 5, it'd make her as powerful as Eldrad in fluff terms.

Thank you

Iranna.

Ah okay! thanks for explaining!

She seems surprisingly balanced.

But, I think you've just got yourself an Eldrad that can only cast 2 powers per turn.

The staff is the only thing that really differentiates her from a normal Farseer. So, you're basically making a special character that is a Farseer that gives his squad +1 attacks.

Slightly undercosted. Essentially she is Eldrad that is fleet, can cast 2 powers, can ride a jetbike, has 1 less tough, +1 attack to a full squad, no power weapon, and gives all jetbikes a reroll terrain (pretty big for GJBers).

For 215 pts you could prob drop the +1 attacks to her and her unit.

Toughness 4 for being an older seer.
Give her a power weapon ws6. 215 should include the bike.

Make the jetbike mandatory wargear because it makes sense.

I really like this character. I feel like it has a unique identity, and is good but not overpowered.

BlueDagger wrote:Slightly undercosted. Essentially she is Eldrad that is fleet, can cast 2 powers, can ride a jetbike, has 1 less tough, +1 attack to a full squad, no power weapon, and gives all jetbikes a reroll terrain (pretty big for GJBers).

For 215 pts you could prob drop the +1 attacks to her and her unit.

I thought that the price was about right, if you want her on her jetbike she'll become 255pts. which I think more than enough for a character like this, any higher and you start to stray into the likes of Abaddon, The Sanguinor etc. She's really meant to be a buffer with a bite.

Smitty0305 wrote:Toughness 4 for being an older seer.
Give her a power weapon ws6. 215 should include the bike.

Make the jetbike mandatory wargear because it makes sense.

I really like this character. I feel like it has a unique identity, and is good but not overpowered

I thought of the T4 but I really didn't want to give her too much of an "Eldrad with Bewbs" style so I gave her a 3++ instead.

Also, the power weapon and WS6 I think are uneeded, if you put her in a 6 man Seer Council on Jetbikes, on the charge they'll get ~29 attacks that wound of a 2+.

Thanks,

Iranna.

Iranna wrote:
I thought of the T4 but I really didn't want to give her too much of an "Eldrad with Bewbs" style so I gave her a 3++ instead.

I'm pretty sure Eldrad's already has a 3++. So, the only real difference is the T3.

Grakmar wrote:

Iranna wrote:
I thought of the T4 but I really didn't want to give her too much of an "Eldrad with Bewbs" style so I gave her a 3++ instead.

I'm pretty sure Eldrad's already has a 3++. So, the only real difference is the T3.

Ahh you're right. Still, on her jetbike she's T3(4) so making her T4 might be a bit OTT honestly.

Thanks for the advice!

Iranna.