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I'm working on building a knight - and have tons of bits from previous knight kits and tanks and whatnot. So during the process of playing around with the bits I've built a knight I want to work out rules for.

It's inspired by the warlord, and would fill the "heavy ranged firepower" gap that he existing Knights have. (They don't really have any long range D or high str attacks, to conmpete with say a storm surge or WK)

The model - (and I'll post pictures once I figure out how to get it done)

Has 2 large arm cannon / lazer whatever, a gun on each shoulder (using razorback turrets) - Likley a twin lazcannon or similar
And then the middile carapace system.

Essentially a "mini warlord"

Right now I have no idea what to give it for its main guns or what to call them. I want something akin to the heavy wraith cannon, so a single shot str D MAYBE small blast but single shot is also fine, the shoulder guns would be basic twin linked lazcannons, heavy bolters, assault cannons etc, and then the optional carapace

I was thinking it should be more expensive then the existing dakka knight, perhaps a base cost of 475, plus upgrades. And the shoulders come base as hev bolters, upgradable simaler to razorback pricing.

Thoughts?

You could look up the old epic Knight Castellan for inspiration (not looks obviously, it's a squat little miserable thing) but for weapon ideas.

Does a standard Knight have a cost which includes basic weapons or is it simply a cost + weapons you choose? If so, that'll simplify your points cost. Simple give whatever weapons you're going to use appropriate costs and add them to the base.

Most Knights are certain loadout with options to change. Some guns only available to some class of knight.

Use the renegade knight options as a base and go from there since it's basically a build your own knight with the Gallant as a base.

If you want high str shooting on a Knight, have a look at the forgeworld knight porphyrion



It won't be any more broken than whatever you're already cooking up.

Keep in mind that most people aren't willing to play against homebrew units (99% of the time with good reason).

Yea. I get that. Most of my group is old school and from the old VDR days. We are always building wacky new models or conversions then figuring out rules for em later. And since I had a bunch of bits I figured I would maybe make something to give a knight army some much needed long range D to compete with the 'surge / WK. so far the model is looking decent - I've built a respectably obnoxious gun converted from a baneblade main cannon into the battle cannon arm of the knight, just gotta add some details, then figure out the shoulder mounts.