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2012/07/24 20:47:23
Subject: Proposed Character: Xerxius: Lord of Scarabs
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Pyro Pilot of a Triach Stalker
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
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Just had a quick though as far as a new necron character goes, let me know what you think and give me some feedback!
The idea was to create a Necron character who is essentially leading massive swarms of scarabs across the field in an unstoppable wave (fluff wise, not rules wise)
Xerxius, the Scarab Lord
Points: 170
WS 4
BS 4
Str 5
T 5
A 3
W 3
I 2
LD 10
Wargear
Warscythe
Mindshackle Scarabs
Phylactery
Sempiternal Weave
Special Rules
Lord of Scarabs
Xerxius has a unit type of Beast (Independent Character). Additionally, when attempting to reallocate a wound from Xerxius to a Canoptek Scarab Swarm, you can re-roll the Look Out Sir roll.
Swarm them!
Any unit of Canoptek Scarab Swarms joined to Xerxius have Furious Charge and It Will Not Die.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/07/25 12:20:01
Bedouin Dynasty:  10000 pts
The Silver Lances:  4000 pts
The Custodes Winter Watch 4000 pts
MajorStoffer wrote:
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Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum. |
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2012/07/24 22:32:14
Subject: Re:Proposed Character: Xerxius: Lord of Scarabs
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Fixture of Dakka
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Instead of your current Lord of Scarabs and Swarm Them! rules, I propose the following:
Lord of Scarabs
Xerxius has a unit type of Beast (Independent Character). Additionally, when attempting to reallocate a wound from Xerxius to a Canoptek Scarab Swarm, you can re-roll the Look Out Sir roll.
Swarm Them!
Any unit of Canoptek Scarab Swarms joined to Xerxius have Furious Charge and It Will Not Die.
Special rules don't have to be weird to be be useful.
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This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2012/07/24 22:34:26
"'players must agree how they are going to select their armies, and if any restrictions apply to the number and type of models they can use."
This is an actual rule in the actual rulebook. Quit whining about how you can imagine someone's army touching you in a bad place and play by the actual rules.
Freelance Ontologist
When people ask, "What's the point in understanding everything?" they've just disqualified themselves from using questions and should disappear in a puff of paradox. But they don't understand and just continue existing, which are also their only two strategies for life. |
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2012/07/24 22:54:32
Subject: Proposed Character: Xerxius: Lord of Scarabs
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Pyro Pilot of a Triach Stalker
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
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Those do seem to be more streamlined towards the main rules. As far as points cost goes, does that seem about right (regardless of the wording of the special rules?)
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Bedouin Dynasty: 10000 pts
The Silver Lances: 4000 pts
The Custodes Winter Watch 4000 pts
MajorStoffer wrote:
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Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum. |
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2012/07/24 23:54:17
Subject: Proposed Character: Xerxius: Lord of Scarabs
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Fireknife Shas'el
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Just kidding. I like furious charge and it will not die.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/07/24 23:56:04
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2012/07/25 02:50:29
Subject: Re:Proposed Character: Xerxius: Lord of Scarabs
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Fixture of Dakka
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I like it. You won't get much commentary on reasonable and balanced stuff. Consider it a badge of honor.
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"'players must agree how they are going to select their armies, and if any restrictions apply to the number and type of models they can use."
This is an actual rule in the actual rulebook. Quit whining about how you can imagine someone's army touching you in a bad place and play by the actual rules.
Freelance Ontologist
When people ask, "What's the point in understanding everything?" they've just disqualified themselves from using questions and should disappear in a puff of paradox. But they don't understand and just continue existing, which are also their only two strategies for life. |
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2012/07/25 03:29:24
Subject: Proposed Character: Xerxius: Lord of Scarabs
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[MOD]
Not as Good as a Minion
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^has a good point in regards to low comments=good. Its when Blacksails or DarknessEternal show up and smack you round the head with the common sense bat that you know you have done a bad bad thing. And even then its fixable if you are flexible.
OT: I like the rules, more-so with the modifications in the first reply.
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I wish I had time for all the game systems I own, let alone want to own... |
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2012/07/25 03:45:37
Subject: Re:Proposed Character: Xerxius: Lord of Scarabs
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Fixture of Dakka
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I'd actually like this guy to be a real guy so I could play with him even. A Scarab lord seems neat.
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"'players must agree how they are going to select their armies, and if any restrictions apply to the number and type of models they can use."
This is an actual rule in the actual rulebook. Quit whining about how you can imagine someone's army touching you in a bad place and play by the actual rules.
Freelance Ontologist
When people ask, "What's the point in understanding everything?" they've just disqualified themselves from using questions and should disappear in a puff of paradox. But they don't understand and just continue existing, which are also their only two strategies for life. |
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2012/07/25 12:18:56
Subject: Proposed Character: Xerxius: Lord of Scarabs
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Pyro Pilot of a Triach Stalker
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
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Thats kinda why I got the creative juices flowing on this one, its a different flavor for an army that is rather vanilla in most regards.
I gotcha on the comments though, thanks!
I've gone ahead and modified the original post to reflect the suggestions
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Bedouin Dynasty: 10000 pts
The Silver Lances: 4000 pts
The Custodes Winter Watch 4000 pts
MajorStoffer wrote:
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Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum. |
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2012/07/25 14:23:46
Subject: Proposed Character: Xerxius: Lord of Scarabs
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Lord of the Fleet
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Seems much more reasonable than the necron characters I came up with
He looks like fun
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