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Ok so lets say I wanted to use vox's with a power blob squad I've got. I know I need a vox with the Company Command squad, but do I need a vox for every squad in the blob platoon, or do I only need one? E.G. If I've got 3 squads in a blob (30 guardsmen), do I only need 1 vox in the first squad to allow a reroll for the whole blob's orders, or do I need one in each squad in order for it to count (1 for each squad, so 3) I'm about to have my first game this saturday, and I'm still learning all the rules for my little guardsmen. This is the difference between only 10 points of vox, or 20, so I'd like to be sure of what I'm doing before I start glueing voxcasters.

If it matters, I'm running mostly foot guard, with a 30 man powerblob with PW/meltas/meltabombs, a 20 man blob running plasmas/lascannons as firesupport (this is the one I want to give voxes to) 2 PCS, 2 CCS (1 with straken following the powerblob) and a Leman Russ that I'm picking up from another guy when I get there. Still ironing out the list on Battle Scribe right now, but I need to know how the voxes work before I can finalize it. I can post a rough draft of it on the army list area as well if you'd guys like.

BTW, can you tell I have no idea how to spell the plural form of voxcaster's? Thanks for any advice guys, it'll help a lot!

The whole blob only needs 1 Vox. The only benefit of having an extra vox is that if one dies, you still have another.

Happyjew wrote:The whole blob only needs 1 Vox. The only benefit of having an extra vox is that if one dies, you still have another.

Alright awesome, that just saved me 5 pts that I really needed. Thanks for the help man!

Consider not gluing on any voxcasters. I magnetized mine using 1/8" neodymium magnets. Just drill a 1/8" hole in some trooper's back, drop the magnet in and cover with some glue. You can put the head of a small nail or another magnet in the vox set. Paint over they trooper's back if you like. If you really don't worry about looks in the game, you might get away with a rubber band.

Are you running commissars? If so you might not need the vox, if you aren't becareful taking losses as you will take morale checks

Duce wrote:Are you running commissars? If so you might not need the vox, if you aren't becareful taking losses as you will take morale checks

Vox casters no longer have the rule of using the officers leadership when rolling for morale checks. Their only purpose is to allow the squad to re roll the leadership test if it is failed when issued an order.

Ignatius wrote:

Duce wrote:Are you running commissars? If so you might not need the vox, if you aren't becareful taking losses as you will take morale checks

Vox casters no longer have the rule of using the officers leadership when rolling for morale checks. Their only purpose is to allow the squad to re roll the leadership test if it is failed when issued an order.

I don't think he was saying that, just that it is a good idea to take commissars and that can make a vox network less useful.

Commissars high Leadership makes the Vox less needed. The only unit I've ever needed a Vox on is the one unit that cannot take them, Heavy Weapon Teams.

axeman1n wrote:Commissars high Leadership makes the Vox less needed. The only unit I've ever needed a Vox on is the one unit that cannot take them, Heavy Weapon Teams.

...The pain... First time i used something other than creed+kell i rolled for hvy squad order bring it down, rolled a 12, didn't get to use second order, cried.

Duce wrote:Are you running commissars? If so you might not need the vox, if you aren't becareful taking losses as you will take morale checks

Yeah, I've got 2 blobs, each running a commisar with them, one's a gunline and the other is a powerblob. I had a platoon with the heavy weapons mixed into infantry squads, and was going to take advantage of their higher Ld for orders on the heavy weapon teams. I've since changed the list heavily and have the Hw's seperated. If you want to see the list as it sits now you can see it here. It aint pretty, but I dont have a lot of models yet so it's kind of all I can manage... http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/425866.page

To be honest, I'm kind of surprised to see this thread still up, I figured it woulda dissapeared a long time ago Thanks for all the help guys, I'm deffinitely going to try magnitizing my voxes sometime, thanks for the idea PrivatePanic!