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Just a few changes that are supposed to keep the henchman unit at the same level of strength while providing a few new options on how to field them:

I'm assuming the Death Cult Assassin+ Crusader, and Jokaero + shooty as baseline.

-Flagellants: FnP on 4+, and a point reduction to 12pts a pop (maybe 10 and add the same rule as Servitors)
The old one was a decent unit, but had to suffer because he took up the same slot as the DCA

-Preacher: looses old aura of faith, new Aura of faith: 1-2 preachers grant 1 Ld, 3-4 Preachers grant Adamantine Will, 6+ grant Furious Charge, 8+ grants Zealoth (not entirely happy with this one yet, could make a unit too strong)
The old preacher was A: very situational, B: Utterly Cheese in the few situations where he was usefull (against demons); The new preacher is meant as a weak unit on his own, which can buff the rest of the troop and becomes a glass cannon when taken in huge numbers.

- Daemon-host : Up to 15pts, Iniative upped to 4, only roll once before deployment, modify the table as followed: 1.FnP4+, T+1; 2.stays as is; 3. Iniative 10, +1A; 4. S8; 5. Stays as is; 6. 12'' S8AP3 Melter
The old ones had the problem that they were A. very random B. offered nothing to make up for that. The new ones still feature a risk of not getting anything your army can't allready provide, but they allow for better planning and their powers offer an advantage over other units that fill the same roles.

- Jokaero: The +1 bonus for additional Jokaero is only applied on the first roll, reroll aditional rolls of 6, results can be applied twice (a second roll of 4 grants AP3, A second roll of 5 grants a 4++)
150pts to assure the second reroll, a random element, and a 1/6 chance to do nothing anyway are enough to justify not negating your own mechanic, me thinks...

- Acolyte: Only change the respective segments of the Equipment optiosn as follow:
Every Akolyte may exchange his Laspistol and/or Chainsword for the following:
...
Stormshield 12pts

Up to three may exchange their Laspistol for the following:
-Flamethrower, Kombi-Flamethrower: 5pts
-Kombiplasma, Kombimelter 8pts
-Plasma, Melter, Powersword 10pts
-Powerfist 15pts
Akolytes get a pretty hefty point discount, but stay a lot more expensive than their specialised counterparts.


As always those rules are up for discussion and I would be happy about constructive feedback.

EDIT: Nevermind, someone beat me to it.

nobody got any opinion?

So Crusaders got rolled into Acolytes I'm assuming?

Anything that isn't mentioned stays the same.