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Does anyone have any good examples of how to use Focus of Adoration (the new Chapter Approved Warlord Trait)? I'm struggling to figure out where we'd use it.

I'm sure this has been asked before - so I'm sorry - but I couldn't search and find it. The AM FAQ says:

Q: Can an Astra Militarum Detachment that is included in an army alongside a Genestealer Cults Detachment using the Brood Brothers rule gain a Regimental Doctrine, and can the units in such a Detachment use any of the regiment-specific Stratagems, Warlord Traits, Orders, Relics, etc.?

A: No, Brood Brothers Detachments cannot use any regiment-specific rules.

Does this mean I can take a Tank Commander (officer) and give him Kurov's Aquila? It seems like it is not a regiment-specific relic, so I should be good, right?

edit: never mind, the army has to be led by an AM character.

 Niiai wrote:
What are your experiences with sentinels? I would think the armored wariant is outplatformed by a platon of infatery for heavy weapons. But is the scout any interestng?

I painted two heavy flamer scout ones thinking they'd be really cool, but mostly I just get disappointed when I roll a 2 or 1 for their heavy flamer hits and miss the wound, then they die to bolters / cc.

 Niiai wrote:

 mugginns wrote:

 Niiai wrote:
What are your experiences with sentinels? I would think the armored wariant is outplatformed by a platon of infatery for heavy weapons. But is the scout any interestng?

I painted two heavy flamer scout ones thinking they'd be really cool, but mostly I just get disappointed when I roll a 2 or 1 for their heavy flamer hits and miss the wound, then they die to bolters / cc.

Yeah, but that is 100 point to deny deep srtikers first and foremost, is it not?

It definitely helps. I love the models, too, so there is that. They are also 'cover' for my cyclops demolition vehicles that are gonna move up behind - cover in that they're distractions so the cyclopses don't get shot.

Lots of great comments in the thread - I actually am writing up a personal GSC index review myself. I started with HQ models - check it out here. If you have any thoughts let me know on the blog for sure!

Edit: I finished my thoughts on Troop choices and Dedicated Transports as well, here.

mugginns wrote:
Edit: I finished my thoughts on Troop choices and Dedicated Transports as well, here.

Very nice write ups! If I may make one slight nitpick with the second one, the Demolition Cache on the Goliaths does not require the unit embarked be equipped with Demolition Charges, it just needs a unit to be riding (like the Chimera's Lasgun Arrays). I am personally rather fond of 10-man Acolyte squads with 4 Demolition Charges riding in a Goliath. Bit pricy, but it delivers a nice alpha strike and the Acolytes can pile out to go pick on things in melee afterwards.

 cole1114 wrote:
I like the blips a lot. The idea of watching an opponent invest a big push of footslogging infantry towards one side of the board only to be met with a unit of three leman russ punishers is hilarious.

That'll happen once and not again, lol

Do we have any units that really benefit from shooting twice? Not that I can think of of the topp of my head.

Not really - maybe the gunslinger and bikes, like said above, but I imagine they won't be much better than high volume autoguns

 Red Corsair wrote:


With the consistant 9" arrival I can easily drop 10 aberrants or 20 purestrains and get all the buffs I want guaranteed and still get a 3d6 charge off for 3cp. Only it's better because since 1 D6 of that movement happens in the movement phase it gets me closer for declaring charge targets within 12" meaning if/when we get a fight again stratagem we can really gut a flank.

You can only use the 3cp 1d6 on one unit, right? So the aberrants are gonna run away from your Primus and abomination. And you're left with hoping for the best with 9" charges with your characters.