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So, with the Chaos dex out now I think it's pretty obvious that codexes are all going to get Warlord charts and/or a psychic table.

I don't have any ideas for Tau but what do you guys think a Tau warlord chart would look like?

1: Hold it Together! (Units within 12" of the Warlord are not affected by the death of an Ethereal)
2: Master of Kauyon (1d3 infantry units in the army gain the Scouts rule)
3: Master of Mont'ka (You may Seize the Initiative on a 4+)
4: Keep them Ducking! (One unit within 12" of the Warlord can gain Split Fire until the end of the turn)
5: Hold the Line! (Units on objectives reroll to hit)

I would like to see a Warlord traits table applying Stealth or Infiltrate around. Maybe something that allows a unit to take snap shots at full skill. Maybe, for gits and shiggles, something that allows skimmers to Deep Strike (see the Spearhead Suppliment)

I'm thinking it will probably be something like this:

1: Stealth Specialist - You may have up to D3 units gain the Infiltrate USR
2: Defensive Fire - Your warlord and all models in the same unit as your warlord fire at their regular Ballistic Skill during overwatch.
3: Steady Fire - Infantry units that did not move at all during their movement phase may re-roll all missed hits when shooting.
4. Markerlight Tactician - All markerlights and network markerlights are twin-linked and generate an additional markerlight token for each hit.
5. Fire from Above - A jetpack infantry model that arrives on the battlefield by deep striking gains the Ignore Cover rule until the end of the turn.

The marker light one might be too strong.

And kind of competes with steady fire as generally you won’t move with pathfinders.

I think double counters are fine though.

I would like to see 3(?) different warlord tables for each of there war doctrine.

My idea:
1 - The Fist of Mont'Ka: all friendly Tau units arriving via Deep Strike have +1 S on their ranged weapons for that turn.
2 - Implacable Assault: all friendly Tau units gain the Relentless special rule while in the enemy's deployment zone. Vehicles may fire +1 weapon instead.
3 - Hero of the Fire Caste: the Warlord gains +1 WS, +1 BS, +1 A and +1 I.
4 - Specialist Command: the Warlord is Scoring, just as any unit he joins.
5 - Ghost Strike: D3 friendly Tau units gain Stealth and Hit and Run.
6 - The Hunters of Kauyon: D3 friendly Tau units gain Infiltrate and Acute Senses.

So from 1 to 6 we move from Mont'Ka to Kauyon step-by-step with two "mostly neutral" traits dividing the "mostly Mont'ka" and the "mostly Kauyon" parts.

Some more thought;


1) Break Contact Drill: Hit and Run for D3 (or all) units
2) Contact Fire: D3 (or all) Units may Overwatch at full BS
3) Patient Hunter: D3 (or all) units gain Infiltrate
4) Killing Blow: Re-roll all reserve rolls
5) Air Assault Cadre: All skimmers may Deep Strike
6) True Student of Puretide: May select one of the above instead of rolling.

Oh, how about this;

Battle On My Terms: The commander gains a Victory Point for every enemy character killed outside a challenge

Those are pretty cool Ideas. I'm pretty sure they'll only have 6. I just like to see what the community thinks about the Tau.