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Hey Dakka,

I have been working on a Zahndrekh/Imotekh list. One of its downsides is that there seems to be no way to do double CCB carnage to vehicles, because both named ones do not have warscythes and have other things to do in the list anyway.

So, it occurred to me that both can buy barges and then let them be occupied by little lords from the courts. So, we have:

Zahn + CCB
Imo + CCB
Imo court: lord with scythe and chronotek
Zahn court: lord with scythe

Then the chronotek, Zahn and Imo join a unit, e.g. 10 immortals with blasters, which leaves each lord technically being each a squad of one, as each counts as a separate royal court. Therefore, they can embark on the barges and go slice some vehicles.

Note that even though the lords are smaller versions, they still have the scythes with the same 7+2d6 against pen roll, while the number of sweeping attacks is determined by the speed of the CCB, not its passenger. So, this is a great way to get the 2x CCB on the cheap and still have the named guys!

I see nothing in the rules preventing this list/strategy. Am I right it is legit?



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Ah, crud. I double-checked the codex. The CCB rules say it can only transport independent characters. While a little lord by himself is still a character and alone, technically he is not an independent character.

Ah, well, back to the drawing board.

Well, the thing is you can't use symbiotic repair to keep the barge moving is all. Yes, i suppose that would, but they'd be much more fragile.

No. You may only transport Independent Characters in them. Obyron would fit the bill, though he cannot start out in one. Lords in a Royal Court are not Independent Characters, they are simply Infantry (Characters), basically upgrade characters for any unit they are attached to.