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Let's share our ideas about the Solitaire and how one might use one ingame. (mantle of the laughing god is an obvious choice ).
GO!!

More of a proposed rules thread so ....

Phoenix Lord Statline (improved initiative) 325 pts (I think, idk)

WS7 BS S4 T4 W3 I8 A4 Ld10
Infantry (Character)

Special Rules;
Fleet, Furious Charge, Eternal Warrior, Dance of Death;

-In a challenge the Solitaire always strikes first, even if he has charged through terrain. Also he gains the instant death special rule.

Wargear;

Death Mask;
Bearer causes fear, against other Eldar or Dark Eldar armies the leadership test is taken at -3 as the warriors see the demise of their race in his face.

Improved Holo-suit;
-5+ invulnerable save against shooting
-3+ invulnerable in close combat

Mantle of the Laughing God

Solitaires Kiss
+1/User AP-/- Rending*, Impact

*The solitaires astonishing skill and experience allows him to rend versus non-vehicles on a 4+ and vehicles on a 5+

Shrieker Pistol
18" S5 AP5 Assault 2/Pistol, Bladestorm (two shots and an additional close combat weapon in battle)

danny1995 wrote:
Phoenix Lord Statline (improved initiative) 325 pts (I think, idk)

WS7 BS S4 T4 W3 I8 A4 Ld10
Infantry (Character)

Special Rules;
Fleet, Furious Charge, Eternal Warrior, Dance of Death;

-In a challenge the Solitaire always strikes first, even if he has charged through terrain. Also he gains the instant death special rule.

Wargear;

Death Mask;
Bearer causes fear, against other Eldar or Dark Eldar armies the leadership test is taken at -3 as the warriors see the demise of their race in his face.

Improved Holo-suit;
-5+ invulnerable save against shooting
-3+ invulnerable in close combat

Mantle of the Laughing God

Solitaires Kiss
+1/User AP-/- Rending*, Impact

*The solitaires astonishing skill and experience allows him to rend versus non-vehicles on a 4+ and vehicles on a 5+

Shrieker Pistol
18" S5 AP5 Assault 2/Pistol, Bladestorm (two shots and an additional close combat weapon in battle)

Wow, that is really good, nice work.

Yeah, kind of tempted to run him now, just kind of made it up in response. I'm not entirely sure about points cost but he is a bad ass version of a Phoenix Lord. I want to see him run into the face of a Tyranid Monstrous Creature Character and challenge. Should be an interesting engagement.

I think the Solitaire should be one of the most deadly things to meet in close combat, but thanks to skill and not wargear. A Solitaire should be armed like any other Harliequin but with rules to reflect their skill and aspects, think less Phoenix Lord (which are essentially the same and are unique because of gear) and more Lelith (Dark Eldar, uses nothing but knives but is one of the most deadly things in Close Combat). Infact, I think without making your own rules Lelith would be the best choice but if you want to make your own rules using her as a template it would look like this.

Solitaire. 205pts
Ws 9 Bs 6 S 3 T 3 W 3 I 9 A 4 Ld 9 Sv- Jump Infantry (Character)

Wargear: Harlequins kiss
Mantel of the Laughting God
Holo-Suit
Flip Belt
Shurikan Pistol
Plasma Grenades

Special Rules: Battle Focus
Fleet
Furious Charge
Hit'n'Run
Preferred Enemy (Daemons of Slaanesh)
Blitz Attack*
Soulless**
Laughing in the face of danger***


* When the Solitaire charges successfully, note how many unused inches there are of the total amount rolled between the Solitaire and the charged unit, the Solitaire gains that many attacks for that assault phase.

**Soulless. The Solitaire has 2+ deny the witch ad may not be the target of friendly psy-powers. The Solitaire also causes fear and when in combat with a unit containing a psyker, any model from the Eldar, Dark Eldar army or Daemon army must use the lowest leadership for this test.

***Laughing in the Face of danger. The Solitaire always rends on a 4+, may re-roll his hit'n'run tests and benefits from a 3+ invulnerable save in close combat, this may be re-rolled if the Solitaire's WS is double or more then the model that caused the wound.

What do you think?

I think he's a little cheap.

If you want the Counts As option, just use Lelith Hesparax. She's pretty much got it covered as-is.

For something a little more unique, you can check out my Harlequin Codex for my thoughts on the Solitaire and a straight Harlequin army as well. (The link is in my signature. I'd love to hear any comments anyone has on it.)