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Hey Gang!


Question for the internets - I'm putting together an Inquisition team as a suppliment to my SM army. I want to pattern it after Eisenhorn and his retinue. The idea is to have a single Vanguard detachment that contains all the elements, leaving the other 2 detachments for my SM chapter.

here is the question - both Assassins and Sisters of Silence have a rule that allows you to add them to a Vanguard unit, but that Vanguard detachment does not give you a Command Point. Can I put BOTH units in the same detachment?

HQ - Inquisitor
Evesor Assasin
Vindicare Assasin
Calladius Assasin
(5) Sisters of Silence Squad
SoS Rhino (Dedicated Transport).

Is this a legal (battle-forged) detachment?


Thanks for the assistance!

Not for matched play - the only faction keyword they have in common is IMPERIUM, which means it falls foul of the Battle Brothers rule.

wargboyz wrote:
Hey Gang!


Question for the internets - I'm putting together an Inquisition team as a suppliment to my SM army. I want to pattern it after Eisenhorn and his retinue. The idea is to have a single Vanguard detachment that contains all the elements, leaving the other 2 detachments for my SM chapter.

here is the question - both Assassins and Sisters of Silence have a rule that allows you to add them to a Vanguard unit, but that Vanguard detachment does not give you a Command Point. Can I put BOTH units in the same detachment?

HQ - Inquisitor
Evesor Assasin
Vindicare Assasin
Calladius Assasin
(5) Sisters of Silence Squad
SoS Rhino (Dedicated Transport).

Is this a legal (battle-forged) detachment?


Thanks for the assistance!

What keyword do the Sisters and the Assassins share besides 'Imperium'?


Edit: Ninja'd!

Deleted.

wargboyz wrote:
Hey Gang!


Question for the internets - I'm putting together an Inquisition team as a suppliment to my SM army. I want to pattern it after Eisenhorn and his retinue. The idea is to have a single Vanguard detachment that contains all the elements, leaving the other 2 detachments for my SM chapter.

here is the question - both Assassins and Sisters of Silence have a rule that allows you to add them to a Vanguard unit, but that Vanguard detachment does not give you a Command Point. Can I put BOTH units in the same detachment?

HQ - Inquisitor
Evesor Assasin
Vindicare Assasin
Calladius Assasin
(5) Sisters of Silence Squad
SoS Rhino (Dedicated Transport).

Is this a legal (battle-forged) detachment?


Thanks for the assistance!

I'd probably go with (rules-wise) 3 Inquisitors in a Supreme Command detachment (one Eisenhorn, two additional Inquisitors you can kit out as you want to represent 2 people from his retinue) and a Vanguard detachment of Assassins (that you use as the remainder of his retinue).
If you want to use more bodies (= henchmen) you can always throw in Acolytes or something.

Yeah, but I really wanted to use the SOS to represent Alizebeth Bequin and the Distaff. I think victorian era ladies with some heavy bolters would be a cool aesthetic.

wargboyz wrote:
Yeah, but I really wanted to use the SOS to represent Alizebeth Bequin and the Distaff. I think victorian era ladies with some heavy bolters would be a cool aesthetic.

You could run Alizebeth as the Culexus Assassin, and throw a squad of Sisters of Silence into an Auxiliary detachment.

wargboyz wrote:
Yeah, but I really wanted to use the SOS to represent Alizebeth Bequin and the Distaff. I think victorian era ladies with some heavy bolters would be a cool aesthetic.

I think you have SoS and SoB confused as No SoS can be armed with a heavy bolter.

Bolters, Greatswords, and Flamers....DAS IT

 FezzikDaBullgryn wrote:
Bolters, Greatswords, and Flamers....DAS IT

Yeah though given how bad flamers are it's really hard to justify them.

I dunno, for about 150pts with 7" move, and some LOS trickery, you can get a squad in range of something, and then you have 10d6 shots of S4 D1. Thats some pretty serious Dakka for the cost. Plus, they have that null stuff.