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Let me just start this off by saying our gaming group is doing something special next Sunday. I have tasked all 6 people in the group to make up their own Special Characters, which we will field on that day in a massive 3v3 battle. This is the character I made, with the intent of being fun and hopefully not priced too high. He can be extremely powerful, but also amazingly indiscriminate. Tell me what you all think, C&C welcome! Also note that everyone in the group has to agree with the rules/price of the character before they can field them. So far 3/3 of the people in the group are OK with this guy.

Colonel Commissar Kanek - 185 Points

WS:5 BS:5 S:3 T:3 W:3 I:3 A:3 Ld:10 Sv:4+/4++

Wargear: Carapace Armour,Bolt Pistol,Power Sword,Frag Grenades,Krak Grenades,Super-Charged Refractor Field

Special Rules: Independent Character,Eternal Warrior,Stubborn,Summary Execution,Aura of Discipline,Colonel Commissar,Security Code 0536....Exterminatus,Dutiful Even In Death

Super-Charged Refractor Field - This standard issue Refractor Field has been modified to accept an additional charge capacitor. The Super-Charged Refractor Field grants a 4++ Invulnerable Save to the wearer. If a 1 is rolled when using this save, the additional charge capacitor short circuits auto-hitting the wearer with a single Str 3 Ap - hit. Regular Armor saves may be taken against this hit.

Stubborn - Commissars bestow the Stubborn special rule on any unit they have joined or are part of.

Summary Execution - If a Commissar's unit fails a Morale test the Commissar will summarily execute the squad's current commander - this is the model in the squad with the highest Leadership value. If two or more models in the same squad as the Commissar have the same Leadership value, randomly determine which of the models is executed. A Commissar (of either rank) will never execute himself or another Commissar (of either Rank) - Ignore these models when determining who is eligible for execution. The executed model is immediately removed as a casualty, regardless of number of Wounds remaining. The unit in question must than reroll the failed Morale check - if this test also fails than the squad falls back as normal.

Aura of Discipline - Any friendly unit within 6" of the Lord Commissar may use his Leadership of 10 for any Morale or Pinning tests as well as Leadership tests incurred by orders issued to the squad.

Colonel Commissar - This rare rank is bestowed to Commissars who are awarded Regimental Command Rank in the Imperial Guard itself. This allows Kanek to issue 2 orders (from Company Command Squad or Platoon Command Squad orders) a turn.

Security Code 0536.....Exterminatus! - Kanek is entrusted with the most powerful tool the Imperium possesses; Exterminatus. Orbiting above the planet a fleet awaits his command in the event the battle is lost and an Exterminadus is required. This is an order that Kanek may issue alongside his normal allowed 2, and may only be issued after Kanek has taken at minimum of 1 wound. When this command is issued the orbiting fleet opens fire on Kanek's position in an attempt to Exterminate all life by destroying the mantle of the planet. Place a Large Blast Marker directly over where the order was issued, this first marker automatically hits on this position. Next, one at a time, place D6+3 more Large Blasts on the same position and scatter them 4d6. If a hit is rolled, reroll until an arrow is landed upon. This order may only be used once per game. All Large Blasts during Exterminatus hit with the following profile Str 10 AP 1 (Ordnance Barrage, Lance, Ignores Cover, Devastation*).

Dutiful Even In Death - If Kanek is killed before he is able to issue Security Code 0536.....Exterminatus! he struggles even with mortal wounds to fulfill his duty. Roll a D6, on the roll of a 6 Kanek overcomes his wounds and issues Security Code 0536.....Exterminatus! successfully. If this roll is failed, Kanek succumbs to his mortal wounds with the Security Code and Vox Caster in hand. Leave Kanek's model on the field, anyone who is able to make base contact with Kanek's model (without being locked in Close Combat) may issue Security Code 0536.....Exterminatus! during their shooting phase in place of Kanek.

*Devastation - Nothing whether it be Man, Beast, or Earth can truly escape Exterminatus. Anywhere a Large Blast from Exterimatus lands you must place a Large Blast marker on the field, representing the crust of the planet breaking apart and spewing lava. This area counts as Difficult/Dangerous terrain that kills on a 4+ and is AP3. If this hits a piece of terrain, the terrain is shattered apart and removed from the field of play.


Edit: Spelling

Honestly I'd remove the whole Exterminatus deal. Lord Commissars are most likely too low on the food chain to issue such a destructive command. As far as I know only Inquisitors can do so, and of course Marines. Exterminatus is not something just used for fun, it is the most desperate last resort that the Imperium has. Just remove that and you should be fine.

Not only that, but you don't crack the mantle of a planet... the mantle is molten rock. The crust is what needs to be cracked.

It truly doesn't make sense on any level to have that kind of a rule in a game. The game would end, period. It would be a draw, and both sides would be defeated. No one would have any objectives, as they would no longer exist. The planet would be gone, gone. That's what exterminatus is, not just a few large blast templates.

Its an unnecessary rule, honestly. You'd be better off coming up with a fluffier, cooler, more sensible rule.

Also, keep in mind that Colonel-Commissars are almost unheard of outside of Gaunt; he is only one because he was given the rank of Colonel by a Warmaster while he was still a Commissar.

What they all said, perhaps a Deathstrike missile or two would fit better.

Considering that you need a Lord Commissar to fire a special Vortex Deathstrike missile, this isn't impossible.