Hey guys,
As you may have seen in some earlier posts of mine, I've started putting together a small Inquisitorial force, since I am stuck out in Russia away from my models at home.
Things have mostly come together now and my 'army' is almost done, so now I am getting ready to add some allies. From a thematic perspective, I'm really into the 'gothic' side of
40k; religious fanatic, robes, crusaders, fluttering banners and flags, relics, the whole shebang.
What jump out at me most are the Sisters of Battle and Black Templars.
HOWEVER - because I also want to work with army elements that I've not had experience with before, I had resolved that my second addition to my force would be some mechanised Valhallans (probably two squads and a command squad); with full Chimera and Leman Russ support. My Inquisitorial troops mostly consist of red, black and gold - I think that the Valhallan coulour scheme, heavy use of antiquated and slightly steampunkish stuff as well as their Russian roots (I need to pay homage to my host nation ;&
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will blend well. Obviously the Inquisition also lacks Heavy Support options beyond Land Raider transports, so Leman Russes lend themselves well here.
So if we assume that I am working with the following:
On top of that I might add the aforementioned Vostroyans; probably for zooming off in their Chimeras to hold objectives.
What would synergise well with this? I'm still a total newb to this edition, not even read a rulebook, but...
As I understand - Sisters offer me better Priests than those I already have, have Exorcists, and awesome medium infantry with 3+ armour saves who can hold objectives more effectively than Guard can (though Guard offer me tanks; is there a way to take Leman Russes without infantry?)
But Black Templars seem awesome; though I prefer the
SoB's aesthetics, Black Templars have access to Crusader Squads; which means I can take 5 man squads with heavy weapons who can sit on objectives and a big blob of 10 with special weapons, an extra power weapon and neophyte meatshields - all in a Land Raider that's scoring on objectives.
It seems to me that my Inquisitorial force can offer awesome utility with Psykers and a plethora of special/heavy weapons; it makes a good supporting army. The Leman Russes offer some durability and heavy-hitting. The army needs troops to hold objectives and, perhaps, a 'big 'n' scary assault unit;'
So the questions this all ultimate boils down to:
-Should I use Sisters of Battle as my objective scorers instead of Guardsmen?
-Can Guard be fielded with only their tanks?
-Do Sisters have any neat toys that I'll want; e.g. Exorcists or Immolators?
-Do Black Templars offer more to an army than sisters?
-Is it possible to take Sisters for objectives and Black Templars as my assault unit plus heavy weapon support?
I know this is a lot of questions.... and it's probably just the case that I need to go and read a rulebook. But what is the best way to construct this force, please?
Edit: For the record, my one opponent in this area exclusively uses
MEQs;
CSM and
DA
