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Mothboi666 wrote:
[b]god I hope the repressor comes back was an awesome looking transport and I think really captured the sisters essence


I agree. It had the "no-nonsense professional military with a hint of 40K weirdness" look that was a hallmark of Sisters in 2nd edition.

I remember a comment from one of the designers (or maybe Jes) way, way back after the very first Sisters models were released where they described the army as having an interesting thematic contrast, were these very severe, very plain women in very plain black, white and red serve an organization that is almost their opposite: decadent and corrupt and ornate and unorganized and sprawling. Thats paraphrasing, by the way.

I'd love to see Sisters go back to their more "no-nonsense" themes, and expand upon them. Let them be a stark contrast to the ridiculousness of the Ministorium, instead of part of it.
   
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ERJAK wrote:
I want bikes. That's like my number one thing I want for plastic SoB. Very specifically I want bikes that look like this:

The fact that GW has decided to open the door to the design process leads me to believe that nothing is yet set in stone, so speculation at this point may be "whistling in the wind."

That said, it also means there's potential for new stuff - they won't necessarily feel the need to carbon copy the last edition.
   
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As for FW, as someone who primarily collects FW IG stuff, I've noticed that the clear division between FW and GW proper has become blurry over the last year. You can tell by the way the GW websites have embraced Necromunda, which is technically a FW property, they're promoting FW character miniatures, while FW is releasing all sorts of Custodes and Sisters of Silence stuff. In the December CA, they addressed FW models as well, leaving very little out. GW used to treat FW as a footnote, apparently seeing FW as a competitor, which lead to a number of FW vehicles being remade in plastic to be marketable to a bigger audience.

I don't see why the eventual Codex: Sisters of Battle couldn't incorporate FW designs, such as FW fighter planes. I think GW is moving in that direction.

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 schoon wrote:
ERJAK wrote:
I want bikes. That's like my number one thing I want for plastic SoB. Very specifically I want bikes that look like this:

The fact that GW has decided to open the door to the design process leads me to believe that nothing is yet set in stone, so speculation at this point may be "whistling in the wind."

That said, it also means there's potential for new stuff - they won't necessarily feel the need to carbon copy the last edition.


I don't know. They've done an open door to the design process before. I recall the publishing of the whole process from start to finish on the Eldar Falcon. Of course that was a long, long, time ago. I choose a positive outlook.

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drbored wrote:
My big question is... when do people think we'll get the first snippet of information, and how often do you think they'll give us an update?

I'm thinking that we'll probably get the first snippet early next month when they'll post a video or article making a bit of fanfare that the project has started and showing us a few concept sketches of what they're working on.

Then, at the VERY LEAST we should get an update once every other month. Between now and their release, that'd be like 12 updates. It'd be kinda crappy to only get a little bit of something every two months, but I figure that's the minimum that they could give us. I'm hoping for an update either once every month or once every two weeks.

I think the number of updates we get will be proportional to the scale of the army update. In other words, fewer updates will mean fewer kits and things to show off. More updates means more kits.


I wouldn't expect anything as structured as that. More like they hit some landmark, it's time to share a snippet. With just enough regularity so people don't riot for lack of new information.

Realistically there's nothing to stop them from having a post on Warhammer Community every other week. A couple of paragraphs and a photo or two are easily found if you don't just have a number of kits, background and codex artwork in the works, but also have various stages of it (concepts, computer renders, resin/3D printed masters, painted models ad anything in between).

Kind of depends on how big the release ends up being, as you say, but if GW makes such a big deal out of it we get to hope for a sizeable release, one would think.

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Repent is could work as a dual kit with Death Cult Assassins, but that’s getting Inquisition in your ministorum again...


Nah. Death Cults are like Frateris Militia. Concerned citizens willing to lend a hand when needed.

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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
 Strg Alt wrote:
GW will certainly screw AS players in one way or another. Just take a look at the new Death Guard Codex and how they changed some of the unit options. DG Terminators don´t have access to power fists anymore. So people like me who have a CSM force dedicated to Nurgle got the good old middle finger.
There aren't any Death Guard Terminator minis with power fists, so that's why they don't get the rule for them.

No I'm not arguing in favour of that, simply stating the reason why.


GW could have just included power fists on the new DG Terminator sprue and everybody would have been happy. Simple as that and no rocket science involved. But they chose not to in order to force people to buy the new shiny box. This is the best way to alienate customers. I own three Nurgle forces: CSM, Renegades and Daemons. I was at first interested in the DG codex but turned my back in disgust as soon as the news spread about GW pulling off their infamous shenanigans again.
   
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I don't believe it.

If/when preorders go up, I will order everything. And still not believe it.

If/when the shipping notification hits my email, still not going to believe it.

If/when the box arrives, nope, not real.

When and only when I am holding new Sisters in my hand will I believe it.

I... I might actually even paint them. God help me, I might actually buy new paints, since mine have to be long dried up by now, and actually put paint on plastic (well, primer).

I haven't played 40k in years, pretty sure I skipped the last two editions. I will still buy plastic Sisters of Battle.

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 Strg Alt wrote:
 H.B.M.C. wrote:
 Strg Alt wrote:
GW will certainly screw AS players in one way or another. Just take a look at the new Death Guard Codex and how they changed some of the unit options. DG Terminators don´t have access to power fists anymore. So people like me who have a CSM force dedicated to Nurgle got the good old middle finger.
There aren't any Death Guard Terminator minis with power fists, so that's why they don't get the rule for them.

No I'm not arguing in favour of that, simply stating the reason why.


GW could have just included power fists on the new DG Terminator sprue and everybody would have been happy. Simple as that and no rocket science involved. But they chose not to in order to force people to buy the new shiny box. This is the best way to alienate customers. I own three Nurgle forces: CSM, Renegades and Daemons. I was at first interested in the DG codex but turned my back in disgust as soon as the news spread that I had to spend 35 quid.


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 Manchu wrote:
Yeah it seems very unlikely.

More likely is, there will be two different kinds of Repentia that can be built out of the same kit.

Maybe a kit with the traditional Repentia wargear, and a second unit type that uses the same bodies. Given the SoB preference for short ranged firepower perhaps dual wielding pistols.

 
   
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 Dreadclaw69 wrote:
 Manchu wrote:
Yeah it seems very unlikely.

More likely is, there will be two different kinds of Repentia that can be built out of the same kit.

Maybe a kit with the traditional Repentia wargear, and a second unit type that uses the same bodies. Given the SoB preference for short ranged firepower perhaps dual wielding pistols.


This is assuming they get Repentia, or that Repentia are going to be the same as they are currently. As they are, they're very unique compared to the other Sisters of Battle units (that are predominantly based on the Battle Sister style).

I could see them doing something like they did with the Melusai for Daughters of Khaine, where you have a light armored version that's base, and a unit that has some armor plates that simply go over the light armor torso/body. In this way, you could have a light Repentia squad and a heavy weapon Repentia-type squad.
   
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 Strg Alt wrote:
GW could have just included power fists on the new DG Terminator sprue and everybody would have been happy. Simple as that and no rocket science involved. But they chose not to in order to force people to buy the new shiny box. This is the best way to alienate customers. I own three Nurgle forces: CSM, Renegades and Daemons. I was at first interested in the DG codex but turned my back in disgust as soon as the news spread about GW pulling off their infamous shenanigans again.
Of course they could have, and I completely agree that they should have, but they didn't, and no model/no rule, so DG Terminators cannot get Power Fists.

It's the same reason the Terminator Lord entry exists yet has none of the DG special rules. They don't make a Death Guard Terminator Lord model, so there are no rules for a Death Guard Terminator Lord. They do make a Terminator Lord, and a Lord of Contagion, so those get rules, rather than just being one entry with a unified statline and a lot of weapon options.

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What does Death Guard have to do with Sisters of Battle? Seems rather off topic at this point.


If they are going to make a dual kit out of Repentia, they could do it with say Death Cult Assassins. Give them both plain bodysuits, then give Repentia a tabard to go over top, and hooded heads, wiht DCA having masks or such and carapace armor on their chests. Justify it as DC Assassins not being part of the sisters proper, but auxiliaries of a sort.
   
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 MajorWesJanson wrote:
What does Death Guard have to do with Sisters of Battle? Seems rather off topic at this point.


If they are going to make a dual kit out of Repentia, they could do it with say Death Cult Assassins. Give them both plain bodysuits, then give Repentia a tabard to go over top, and hooded heads, wiht DCA having masks or such and carapace armor on their chests. Justify it as DC Assassins not being part of the sisters proper, but auxiliaries of a sort.



While I could kind of see that working, I would MUCH rather see a duel kit include a new Sororitas unit than a non-Sororitas unit. I think there's a lot of room for another non-power armored Sororitas unit representing either Repentia who take another path in their penitence, Sisters of one of the non-Militant orders, initiate Sisters still in training or Sisters who's combat roles make power armor unpractical (recon, snipers, maintenance, missionaries, etc).
   
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Yes, lets not subsume other organisations into the Sororitas. Death Cult Assassins aren't anything to do with the sisters of battle other than being women.
   
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You heard it here first folks, every Sisters kit will double as a Hrud kit, so GW can save of shelf-space and sprue production.


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I think there's a lot of room for another non-power armored Sororitas unit

Fraeteris Militia would be very cool, not technically Sisters of Battle I think they use to be in the codex?

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Should the thread title be changed as incoming implies soon.
Real title should be "GW teases sisters release before heat death of the universe"

Your last point is especially laughable and comical, because not only the 7th ed Valkyrie shown dumber things (like being able to throw the troopers without parachutes out of its hatches, no harm done) - Irbis 
   
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 Kroem wrote:
I think there's a lot of room for another non-power armored Sororitas unit

Fraeteris Militia would be very cool, not technically Sisters of Battle I think they use to be in the codex?


They did, but they aren't a Sororitas unit. They're a Ministorium. While I do hope the Ministorium gets some attention eventually as an ally force for Imperial armies, personally I'd really like to see this release/codex focus solely on Sisters of Battle. After the Witch Hunters codex I really want a proper Sisters release where they're actually the stars of their own codex.

That said, I think a way to introduce Fraeteris Militia back into a Sororitas army it would be cool to see an Order Dialagous Unit that could rally faithful Imperial citizens. This would be non-power armored Sisters that moves ahead of the rest of the army, speaking the word of the Emperor and working the faithful into a religious frenzy. This way you get classic Fraeteris Militia, but it with a Sisters army because they're led be a Sister.

In game play terms they could be a scout unit that could bring militia troops on from the board edge (similar to the old Tyranid rule that let you bring on endless waves of gaunts).
   
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 jake wrote:
Mothboi666 wrote:
[b]god I hope the repressor comes back was an awesome looking transport and I think really captured the sisters essence


I agree. It had the "no-nonsense professional military with a hint of 40K weirdness" look that was a hallmark of Sisters in 2nd edition.

I remember a comment from one of the designers (or maybe Jes) way, way back after the very first Sisters models were released where they described the army as having an interesting thematic contrast, were these very severe, very plain women in very plain black, white and red serve an organization that is almost their opposite: decadent and corrupt and ornate and unorganized and sprawling. Thats paraphrasing, by the way.

I'd love to see Sisters go back to their more "no-nonsense" themes, and expand upon them. Let them be a stark contrast to the ridiculousness of the Ministorium, instead of part of it.


I think the severity of sisters are their black and white, fanatical views. The plainness of the sisters range is due to limited developmenty ( they've a line squad, jump squad and heavy weapons squad + 2 rhino variants)

The sisters aesthetic is quite ornate (and far more so compared to the marines of the day) and i would like to see that pushed out in new vehicle kits etc. The Rhino Primaris(no relation to cawl) is an example of what I'd hope to not see= arches and skulls pushed into a basic rhino frame.

I hope a future immolator sprue keeps the elements that made it great ( arched viewports to alter the sillohette of the rhino, rose window/gunner shield) and pushes the tank further from the base rhino in a way the repressor does.

I'd also like to see more madness in the army- penitent servitors and engines showing heretics actively being crucified and punished are a great example.
   
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 =Angel= wrote:


I think the severity of sisters are their black and white, fanatical views. The plainness of the sisters range is due to limited developmenty


While thats probably true, I'd personally prefer the Sisters to retain some of that plainness instead of going full bonkers like much of the rest of 40K has. A lot of the crazier elements (flayed people strapped to machines, frothing fanatics) are actually Ministorium stuff, not Sororitas stuff. And I think thats an interesting divide. The recent Celestine and her companions are a good example of the Sororitas detailed and ornate but not over the top look that they've had since the beginning. I think there's a lot of visual design room for Sisters to be ornate but somewhat understated and leave the crazy stuff to the Ministorum, where its historically always been anyways.
   
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 jake wrote:
 Kroem wrote:
I think there's a lot of room for another non-power armored Sororitas unit

Fraeteris Militia would be very cool, not technically Sisters of Battle I think they use to be in the codex?


They did, but they aren't a Sororitas unit. They're a Ministorium. While I do hope the Ministorium gets some attention eventually as an ally force for Imperial armies, personally I'd really like to see this release/codex focus solely on Sisters of Battle. After the Witch Hunters codex I really want a proper Sisters release where they're actually the stars of their own codex.

That said, I think a way to introduce Fraeteris Militia back into a Sororitas army it would be cool to see an Order Dialagous Unit that could rally faithful Imperial citizens. This would be non-power armored Sisters that moves ahead of the rest of the army, speaking the word of the Emperor and working the faithful into a religious frenzy. This way you get classic Fraeteris Militia, but it with a Sisters army because they're led be a Sister.

In game play terms they could be a scout unit that could bring militia troops on from the board edge (similar to the old Tyranid rule that let you bring on endless waves of gaunts).


Have to disagree on that. There is no "solely Sisters of Battle", really, they're the standing army of the Ecclesiarchy - the two are inextricably linked in a way Sisters and the Ordo Hereticus just aren't. Without Sisters, Ecclesiarchy stuff likely doesn't even merit an ally codex, and without Ecclesiarchy stuff Sisters will end up Flanderized like Grey Knights in order to stretch out those last couple of extra units beyond the obvious ones that would be needed for a full Codex.

Putting in two or three Ecclesiarchy units and a couple of characters in a book that will still be like 80% Sisters units, called Codex: Adepta Sororitas, and have a big ol' Battle Sister on the cover would in no way prevent Sisters from being the star of the codex IMO, but it would let GW include certain types of unit without requiring Allies or stretching the SoB concept to breaking point. I mean, it's the same format the original 2nd Ed Sisters codex followed, and nobody will seriously claim they weren't the stars of that show.

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 Yodhrin wrote:


Have to disagree on that. There is no "solely Sisters of Battle", really, they're the standing army of the Ecclesiarchy - the two are inextricably linked in a way Sisters and the Ordo Hereticus just aren't. Without Sisters, Ecclesiarchy stuff likely doesn't even merit an ally codex, and without Ecclesiarchy stuff Sisters will end up Flanderized like Grey Knights in order to stretch out those last couple of extra units beyond the obvious ones that would be needed for a full Codex.

Putting in two or three Ecclesiarchy units and a couple of characters in a book that will still be like 80% Sisters units, called Codex: Adepta Sororitas, and have a big ol' Battle Sister on the cover would in no way prevent Sisters from being the star of the codex IMO, but it would let GW include certain types of unit without requiring Allies or stretching the SoB concept to breaking point. I mean, it's the same format the original 2nd Ed Sisters codex followed, and nobody will seriously claim they weren't the stars of that show.



They're the standing army of the Ecclesiarchy. Thats the point. The Ministorium is not part of that army. We don't see Imperial Guard armies rolling around with Imperial bureaucrats and accountants, even though they're the standing army of the Imperium.

I agree that you can't claim that Sororitis weren't the stars of their original codex. But what you can claim is that GW did the bare minimum number of Sisters units and sculpts for that codex. Just 4 units and 1 character (all based on the Marine archetypes) and only 2 squads worth of models. Meanwhile they did 3 Ministorium units and two special characters (both of which got models). So Sisters have a long history of having to share their codexes with rando dudes. I guess whether you think thats a good thing or not is a matter of opinion (and if you do, thats fine). Personally, what drew me to the army is cool religious women in power armor. I don't care about the other stuff at all. I do think the Ministorium stuff would be well served by being separated so it can function as allies for other Imperial forces as well. Let it appear in an Agents book alongside Inquisitors and Assassins. Hopefully that way it will get its own attention and models, and then people who really love it will be able to enjoy it and use it as much as they want.

I don't think we have to worry about Sisters not being able to fill a Codex all on their own. Unlike Grey Knights, the Sisters were originally conceived as a full army and not just a one off ally squad. They also have a lot more interesting potential design space since they're not just more hyper special marines competing for ideas with a dozen very similar armies. Right now they have kind of a bare minimum of units, but thats mostly because most of the design effort for Sisters since their original release has gone toward Ministorium and Inquisitor stuff. I have no doubt that, given the chance, GW can come up with a lot of really compelling Sisters units.
   
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I'm totally against Inq stuff taking up ANY space in a Sisters dex. But church stuff is a completely different matter. The issue would be, let's not substitute Codex Adepta Sororitas with Codex Ecclesiarchy. Frateris Militia, Penitent Engines, and Ministorum clergy all should be fighting alongside Sisters but Sisters need to be the main event.

   
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 Talizvar wrote:


My main thought is what would an SOB aircraft / drop-craft look like?
See quite a few Dark Talon or Avenger conversions out there.
Funny thing is the Sisters seem to have the same aerodynamic aesthetic of their brother marines: like a brick.
Something like the offspring of a brick and an old church.
I think something like the Repressor and StormRaven.




In Dawn of War: Soulstorm, the Sisters flyer was basically a Dark Angels Dark Talon fighter cover in Sisters iconography.

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 EnTyme wrote:
 Talizvar wrote:


My main thought is what would an SOB aircraft / drop-craft look like?
See quite a few Dark Talon or Avenger conversions out there.
Funny thing is the Sisters seem to have the same aerodynamic aesthetic of their brother marines: like a brick.
Something like the offspring of a brick and an old church.
I think something like the Repressor and StormRaven.




In Dawn of War: Soulstorm, the Sisters flyer was basically a Dark Angels Dark Talon fighter cover in Sisters iconography.


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 EnTyme wrote:
In Dawn of War: Soulstorm, the Sisters flyer was basically a Dark Angels Dark Talon fighter cover in Sisters iconography.
It was just an old Lightning:
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Ministorum Stuff in a SoB Codex needs to be like Tau Auxiliaries.

Nobody can arguee that Vespids or Kroot are stealing the light from Tau. The problem with SoB is that they have had 0 new models so instead of the Codex being 90% Sisters 10% Ministorum is more like 60% Sisters 40% Ministorum

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 AndrewGPaul wrote:
Yes, lets not subsume other organisations into the Sororitas. Death Cult Assassins aren't anything to do with the sisters of battle other than being women.


True. In fact there’s nothing to say that all Death Cultists are women, other than the only four minis that have ever been made for them (two at 54mm scale) have been women. I’m currently working on a death cult for Inq28 that going to contain at least a couple of men
   
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 jake wrote:
 =Angel= wrote:


I think the severity of sisters are their black and white, fanatical views. The plainness of the sisters range is due to limited developmenty


While thats probably true, I'd personally prefer the Sisters to retain some of that plainness instead of going full bonkers like much of the rest of 40K has. A lot of the crazier elements (flayed people strapped to machines, frothing fanatics) are actually Ministorium stuff, not Sororitas stuff. And I think thats an interesting divide. The recent Celestine and her companions are a good example of the Sororitas detailed and ornate but not over the top look that they've had since the beginning. I think there's a lot of visual design room for Sisters to be ornate but somewhat understated and leave the crazy stuff to the Ministorum, where its historically always been anyways.


I always saw the SoB as being almost ethereally crisp and clean. In my head I felt like SoB would be expected to be at parade dress level 36 weeks into a campaign, after having their supply lines cut off.


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 jake wrote:
 Yodhrin wrote:


Have to disagree on that. There is no "solely Sisters of Battle", really, they're the standing army of the Ecclesiarchy - the two are inextricably linked in a way Sisters and the Ordo Hereticus just aren't. Without Sisters, Ecclesiarchy stuff likely doesn't even merit an ally codex, and without Ecclesiarchy stuff Sisters will end up Flanderized like Grey Knights in order to stretch out those last couple of extra units beyond the obvious ones that would be needed for a full Codex.

Putting in two or three Ecclesiarchy units and a couple of characters in a book that will still be like 80% Sisters units, called Codex: Adepta Sororitas, and have a big ol' Battle Sister on the cover would in no way prevent Sisters from being the star of the codex IMO, but it would let GW include certain types of unit without requiring Allies or stretching the SoB concept to breaking point. I mean, it's the same format the original 2nd Ed Sisters codex followed, and nobody will seriously claim they weren't the stars of that show.



They're the standing army of the Ecclesiarchy. Thats the point. The Ministorium is not part of that army. We don't see Imperial Guard armies rolling around with Imperial bureaucrats and accountants, even though they're the standing army of the Imperium.

I agree that you can't claim that Sororitis weren't the stars of their original codex. But what you can claim is that GW did the bare minimum number of Sisters units and sculpts for that codex. Just 4 units and 1 character (all based on the Marine archetypes) and only 2 squads worth of models. Meanwhile they did 3 Ministorium units and two special characters (both of which got models). So Sisters have a long history of having to share their codexes with rando dudes. I guess whether you think thats a good thing or not is a matter of opinion (and if you do, thats fine). Personally, what drew me to the army is cool religious women in power armor. I don't care about the other stuff at all. I do think the Ministorium stuff would be well served by being separated so it can function as allies for other Imperial forces as well. Let it appear in an Agents book alongside Inquisitors and Assassins. Hopefully that way it will get its own attention and models, and then people who really love it will be able to enjoy it and use it as much as they want.

I don't think we have to worry about Sisters not being able to fill a Codex all on their own. Unlike Grey Knights, the Sisters were originally conceived as a full army and not just a one off ally squad. They also have a lot more interesting potential design space since they're not just more hyper special marines competing for ideas with a dozen very similar armies. Right now they have kind of a bare minimum of units, but thats mostly because most of the design effort for Sisters since their original release has gone toward Ministorium and Inquisitor stuff. I have no doubt that, given the chance, GW can come up with a lot of really compelling Sisters units.


I also agree on not having rando-dudes in the SoB codex. Personally I would prefer it be 100% female with 0 ministorum.

There's a practical reason for this: They can't just axe the ministorum, they'll have to go somewhere if they're not in the SoB book. Them going elsewhere would mean either a Ministorum book or an IA book that has some very interesting options available to it that could result in the hodgepodge of stuff (Inq, Ministorum, etc) fleshed out into something really cool.

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