New Sisters of Battle Codex Tactica

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**Troike**

SisterSydney wrote:
Forge World makes Sororitas Superheavies? I know nothing about it -- what are they and where do I find them?

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/L/lordsofwar.pdf

We can pick from the Imperial Navy and Forces of the Imperium sections.

**Shandara**

Just a shame we can't take Baneblades (not that this has stopped me...)

**SisterSydney**

Any way to get access to the Titan datasheets without buying Apocalypse? Or is that the only place GW has published them?

**BlackTalos**

I'm guessing THIS LINK is fully illegal? or an allowed publication?

Please let me know if it is to be taken down =O

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Troike wrote:
SisterSydney wrote:
Forge World makes Sororitas Superheavies? I know nothing about it -- what are they and where do I find them?

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/L/lordsofwar.pdf

We can pick from the Imperial Navy and Forces of the Imperium sections.

Sorry, Marauder bomber AND titans for us =p

**Troike**

Shandara wrote:
Just a shame we can't take Baneblades (not that this has stopped me...)

GW themselves have even said "yeah, just take SM and IG vehicles with your Sisters". Myself and I think Zion emailed them about it and that's what they said.

SisterSydney wrote:
Any way to get access to the Titan datasheets without buying Apocalypse? Or is that the only place GW has published them?

I think they may be in the Escalation book too. Though that probably doesn't help much.

**SisterSydney**

Nope, no Titans in Escalation. Maybe I shoulda bought Apocalypse instead, but I can't stand "formations," they strike me as a waste of pages I've paid heavily for...

**MrFlutterPie**

BlackTalos wrote:
I'm guessing THIS LINK is fully illegal? or an allowed publication?Please let me know if it is to be taken down =O

Those are old outdated rules. You can tell by the fact it still includes "guess" weapons.

**SisterSydney**

The rules for the Titan weapons don't look quite right, either -- doesn't the Inferno Gun get +18" to its Hellstorm template?

Anyway, yes, I did it, I made them:
Sisters of Escalation, Ladies of War: BS4, Sv6++ Sororitas Superheavies with priests on the top. Comments constructive or simply snarky are welcome.

**Jancoran**

Say thats pretty cool.

**Inigo Montoya**

PE are just bad. Take some for a fluffy army if you would like, but leave them at home for the tournaments.

**Ovion**

Inigo Montoya wrote:
PE are just bad. Take some for a fluffy army if you would like, but leave them at home for the tournaments.

I would totally take 9 (or even 18 if 2k Double FOC is allowed) Penitent Engines to a tournament for a laugh.

18 is only 1440pts.

**MWHistorian**

Ovion wrote:
Inigo Montoya wrote:
PE are just bad. Take some for a fluffy army if you would like, but leave them at home for the tournaments.
I would totally take 9 (or even 18 if 2k Double FOC is allowed) Penitent Engines to a tournament for a laugh.

18 is only 1440pts.

But can you imagine actually making 18 PE's? I did two and called it quits. I've never put together something that was such a huge pain in the butt.

**Ovion**

Haven't made any yet.
But I will.
I will.

**Shandara**

I've taken 9 to a (casual) tournament once. They weren't that succesfull.

**conker249**

A video of Homer Simpson making a bowl of cereal with milk and somehow setting it on fire sums up me building 3 pentinent engines.

**Dervos**

MWHistorian wrote:
Ovion wrote:
Inigo Montoya wrote:
PE are just bad. Take some for a fluffy army if you would like, but leave them at home for the tournaments.
I would totally take 9 (or even 18 if 2k Double FOC is allowed) Penitent Engines to a tournament for a laugh.

18 is only 1440pts.

But can you imagine actually making 18 PE's? I did two and called it quits. I've never put together something that was such a huge pain in the butt.

I got one for a birthday gift and in came in this nondescript white box with no instructions on how to put it together, It took the longest time by far out of any model I have assembled, I put a rhino together for the first time without a problem but this thing was a nightmare even with source material to look at finished models I never felt like it was intuitive to put together and I was glad I was able to sell it the first chance I got, although neat I knew I would never ever use it.

**MrFlutterPie**

The PE is easily one of my most favorite model ever. I remember seeing it in the cases at my local GW right after the WH codex released. I though that thing looked so damn cool. Yet I have never owned one. Too much money for such a crappy unit so I never purchased one.

**BlackTalos**

SisterSydney wrote:
Nope, no Titans in Escalation. Maybe I shoulda bought Apocalypse instead, but I can't stand "formations," they strike me as a waste of pages I've paid heavily for...

None in the book itself, but with THIS link and the appropriate books you can. (Apoc. book for the titans, yeah)

Annoying thing is, if you want to play one in 40K as Lord of War you need both books, 1 for the Escalation rules and 1 for the datasheet of the Titan...

**SisterSydney**

All frustrated Penitent Engine fans should head over to the Sororitas superheavies thread and help us homebrew GIANT SIZED WALKER OF 100 PENITENTS, because grimdark crazyawesome.

**BlackTalos**

SisterSydney wrote:
All frustrated Penitent Engine fans should head over to the Sororitas superheavies thread and help us homebrew GIANT SIZED WALKER OF 100 PENITENTS, because grimdark crazyawesome.

Nice!

I was going to ask a similar topic question for those with baneblades:

Which Variant? (talking normal escalation book here, but pure AS army)
I'm really itching towards the Stormlord, but it would lack D power...
i am just considering it's 4 las turrets, 2 Exorcists and a Dominion Melta team would be enough against the enemy's one, but what are thoughts?
Have you got one? which one did you go for and why?

**Shandara**

I made a custom Stormlord (custom as in non-standard weaponry).

Vulcan Mega-bolter, Multi-Melta, Heavy Bolter/Heavy Flamer sponsons.

I don't think Lascannons fit Sororitas very well.

But yeah, it lacks firepower like above and it's all short-ranged (except the Vulcan).

**SisterSydney**

In my homebrewery, I kept the Stormlord -- excuse me, Storm Queen -- largely as-is, except its lascannons for replaced with flamestorm cannon (may be OP) and its BS went up to 4, because Sisters (I added to the points cost as if it had Shadowsword-style targeters, which took a little reverse engineering). Also, Shield of Faith (for guesstimated point cost). A lot of folks would probably play against that.

Then I wrote up a Baneblade variant with a Hellstorm template Inferno Gun instead of the turret Baneblade Cannon and Magna-Melta instead of the hull Demolisher Cannon; a Shadowsword variant with a Titan-scale Melta instead of a Volcano Cannon; and a bunch of cRazY Ecclesiarchy vehicle equipment, include the option to use the Storm Lord/Queen troop bay as the foundation for a minaret. But playing that stuff would take some serious converting and an accommodating opponent.

Then someone came up with the idea of a Penitent Titan and we're trying to come up with rules as awesome as the concept. The model would be a nightmare scratchbuild and no one on earth would play against it, but who cares?

PERSIAN AMBASSADOR: This -- this is madness!

SYDNEY: Madness? This! Is! DAKKA!

**Celtic Strike**

Hey guys, been lurking on here for a while. Got an idea for 'The holy orders' (Chapter tactics for Sisters of battle) I posted them up over here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/574425.page#6454820

The first post is the first draft. I put the second draft on a few posts down and will up date the first draft as more progress is made.

Thanks in advance for checking it out.

**jeffersonian000**

I've been thinking on a Sister Titan for a number of years now, and have come to the conclusion that while a Reaver is better equipped (bolter, flamer, melta for the holy trinity), a humanoid "Warhound" with a Mega-Bolter and Inferno Cannon would make nice "plus-size" Seraphim I've been referring to as a Power (a bigger Titan would be a Principality, while a Sister Dreadnought would be a Throne ala Karamazov).

Maybe I'll craft a couple, just because I can.

SJ

**Shandara**

Warhound Titan with Vulcan Mega Bolter + Inferno Cannon is what I'll go for eventually, too!

**SisterSydney**

All y'all with cool ideas for Sororitas superheavies, get yourselves over to the proposed rules thread, we need you! (Also, I think units that don't officially exist are OT for the Tactics thread....not sure though).

As for existing superheavies, I'm a little unsure about Sororitas Titans: Aren't Titans all operated by the Mechanicum, which the Sisters consider all-but-heretical? I don't think the Machine Cult would be eager to made special modifications to their giant, walking idols of the Machine God on behalf of the Ecclesiarchy's most fanatical servants.

Yes, we are homebrewing a Penitent "Titan," but it's a jury-rigged abomination against the Machine God....

**Shandara**

Well, a Warhound with a Vulcan + Inferno is a legal combo.

I'm always playing it that its been borrowed/repurposed/ancient relic...

**Ovion**

I have had thoughts on this for a while.

Let me get my brain together and I'll weigh in.

Heh, maybe I'll add Super Heavy Tank, Mega Walker and Damned Mega Walker (or some such better named product) as stretch goals to my second Kickstarter.

**SisterSydney**

"Damned Mega Walker"? How about an even bigger and nastier "Mother-Fething Mega Walker"?

(Sorry).

**Shandara**

Ovion wrote:
I have had thoughts on this for a while.

Let me get my brain together and I'll weigh in.

Heh, maybe I'll add Super Heavy Tank, Mega Walker and Damned Mega Walker (or some such better named product) as stretch goals to my second Kickstarter.

Does it come with super light-weight pricing too?