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Hey! I'm still trying to build fun lists, and I thought I'd try making a fluffy one to do battle report stories off of.

The theme for this list is Punishment Scout Detail. Where trouble makers are put into a unit and sent out to the dangerous edges of the battle fields, or simply somewhere they won't make trouble.

Currently in list:

Warlord: CCS - Medkit, Plasma Gun, Lascannon, Master of Fleet, Astropath -235pts (I'm not entirely sure if you can cast Invisibility and the such on vehicles. I know you can only cast witchfire from inside though)
Chimera - camo

5x Veteran Squads - Grenadier, Demo, 2x Meltaguns(each), Heavy Flamer(each), Chimera - 900pts

3x Scout Sentinels w/Autocannons - 120pts

3x Scout Sentinels w/Autocannons - 120pts

10x Rough (scout bike) Riders - Meltagun, Meltabomb - 125pts
OR
5x Krieg Death Rider Command Squad (scoutbike) Riders with melta Bomb, and demo charge for the same cost? (Well, it would also cost me the reroll on Warlord traits, and my troop denial, but this is for fluffystoryfun) Might be just as effective as the 10 at only 5 guys.
Same looking guys, just different rules.


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That's what I have so far. I was thinking I should probably have a Commissar Lord as the Warlord, but a CCS could work as well( perhaps act as a mini base of operations in the badlands). That, and the MoF would help my guys come in from scout/reserves.[/spoiler]

Thoughts!

For starters I like the idea! I like how it's looking but I'm a bit confused on why didn't decide to have all the heavy weapons be the same with the sentinels. Imo I'd add some ratlings (as long as you have your own models for them and not the inbred midgets :p). I mean whats more tough and bad ass than snipers? And it will go along with your scouting theme. Just my two cents.

What about a foot blob with a commissar in the pcs overseeing the trouble makers on foot? Power weapons used to clear the new imperial highway..

Insane Smile wrote:For starters I like the idea! I like how it's looking but I'm a bit confused on why didn't decide to have all the heavy weapons be the same with the sentinels.

The weapons on all my vehicles I'll have ready to swap depending on the situation. For the current build, I had that way so no matter which unit came in, they could have at least one guy who could pierce AV12.

vorpalhit wrote:What about a foot blob with a commissar in the pcs overseeing the trouble makers on foot? Power weapons used to clear the new imperial highway..

Perhaps if I can scrounge together enough models, I'll try building a list with this. I can just see the troops being watched by a commissar who also is in need of punishment. Also, have the CCS be the ones in a chimera. This could be interesting...

Oh don't forget priests not only do they tell them that they should die in the name of their god, makes them pretty kick ass (30 man with power axes and 2 psykers and 2 priests have been my star unit for the last 9 games)

Tbh, I actually prefer the older list. Seemed more like what scouts and harden criminals would be. Although if you wanted to do some conversion work and don't care how competitive your list is motorcycles as rough riders would be very cool, and I think work in well with the them.

Well, to be honest, I'm liking both now. Any more advice on the first list is welcomed. I think I'm going to play around with the lists Fluff-wise, and choose based on what I can come up with. Thanks for the help.

don't care how competitive your list is motorcycles as rough riders would be very cool

Originally, I was eventually just going to get 10 Empire Pistoliers and exchange their guns for laspistols, but this sounds much cooler/fluffy!

 Insane Smile wrote:
Tbh, I actually prefer the older list. Seemed more like what scouts and harden criminals would be. Although if you wanted to do some conversion work and don't care how competitive your list is motorcycles as rough riders would be very cool, and I think work in well with the them.

I've decided to go with my first idea, but still try out the second one. That way it will give me time to put together Biker guards, using Scout marine bikers.

I've updated my list, now at 1500pts, would like to hear thoughts on where a tweak or two could be made.

I'll have to proxy two chimeras with hellhounds, but other than that it should be fine.

I really hope I get the 1d3 outflanking warlord trait allot, that'd make it so much more fun!

I don't really even know exactly what the Krieg riders are so I won't be much help there. And if you really want that outflanking one you might want to take Creed (make your own models and it's own fluff) as it doubles the chances. Man if you lived near me I'd love to play you cause this list sounds pretty fun.


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I don't really even know exactly what the Krieg riders are so I won't be much help there. And if you really want that outflanking one you might want to take Creed (make your own models and it's own fluff) as it doubles the chances. Man if you lived near me I'd love to play you cause this list sounds pretty fun.

If only the penal legion still existed!