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I'm almost certain I saw an update somewhere that said she was worth a point if she wasn't coming back and/or the game ended before she could. Did that disappear ?

Mavnas wrote:
I'm almost certain I saw an update somewhere that said she was worth a point if she wasn't coming back and/or the game ended before she could. Did that disappear ?

Haven't seen that one.

"If Saint Celestine is your Warlord, her Martyrdom special
rule will only take effect, and she will only award Victory Points for objectives such as ‘Slay the Warlord’, if she fails her
Act of Faith test or if she has been removed as a casualty for the second time."

And all of the act sentences before that say 'can use'

So not taking the test isn't failing it, and dying once isn't dying twice. Holy dick move, batman!

 deviantduck wrote:
"If Saint Celestine is your Warlord, her Martyrdom special
rule will only take effect, and she will only award Victory Points for objectives such as ‘Slay the Warlord’, if she fails her
Act of Faith test or if she has been removed as a casualty for the second time."

And all of the act sentences before that say 'can use'

So not taking the test isn't failing it, and dying once isn't dying twice. Holy dick move, batman!

Nice catch!

Are people still using the celestial model or have they converted their own?

 MrFlutterPie wrote:

 deviantduck wrote:
"If Saint Celestine is your Warlord, her Martyrdom special
rule will only take effect, and she will only award Victory Points for objectives such as ‘Slay the Warlord’, if she fails her
Act of Faith test or if she has been removed as a casualty for the second time."

And all of the act sentences before that say 'can use'

So not taking the test isn't failing it, and dying once isn't dying twice. Holy dick move, batman!

Nice catch!

Yeah, I've been talking about this one since she came out. I don't particularly think of it as a dick move since the rule is pretty clear and it is pretty big negative not to have her come back, but that's me.

As to The_River's question, I use the original model, pinned to heck and back.

The_River wrote:
Are people still using the celestial model or have they converted their own?

Celestine is one of the best Sisters models we have, I don't know why people wouldn't use her! I've seen conversions to give her wings (I even have one that gives her that Sanguinor's wings), but it's still usually Celestine in some form or fashion.

Her only problem is she's very top-heavy so I use a very weighted 40mm base to keep her steady.

This is my converted Celestine (apologies for fuzzy photos)

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15093073/photo%203.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15093073/photo%204.JPG

Most of the parts are Dark Eldar, with a Grey Knight sword.

 curran12 wrote:
This is my converted Celestine (apologies for fuzzy photos)

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15093073/photo%203.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15093073/photo%204.JPG

Most of the parts are Dark Eldar, with a Grey Knight sword.

Nice

Is she supposed to be on a 40mm base? I seem to remember some rule about using a base the size of the one models come with and she has both a 25mm and a 40?

I have this model:

A collection of bits and a pack of milliput waiting for me to convert it into Celestine.

But my focus and drive for the game sorta... broke, so it's in my projects tower in a draw, and there it shall remain till I get back on the horse.

where did you get that model its very nice....

Visible cleavage is HERESY.

You'll find info for it here

And that's what the Milliput is for.
Though I might have her contritioness-y and leave the upper arms bare.

Mavnas wrote:
Is she supposed to be on a 40mm base? I seem to remember some rule about using a base the size of the one models come with and she has both a 25mm and a 40?

She comes with both, and according to what I got back from a service rep was that she actually goes on the 40mm. Personally I like her on the 40mm because she is easier to balance but some people argue for the 25mm.

So I'm thinking of fielding this 750pt list.

2xBSS squads
2xRet Squads with 4 heavy bolters
1xDom Squad in Immo with 4 meltas
1xSeraphim 2x hand flamers, superior
St. Celestine

I'm not quite sure what to do with the last 25 points. Sadly, one immolator/rhino is the only vehicle I currently have painted and assembled and I don't forsee putting others together at any kind of reasonable speed.


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Possible options:

A priest.
Upgrade the dom's sister superior and give her a plasma pistol
Give 5 of the 6 superiors melta bombs
Add a second use of Rending or Ignores Cover to one of the units
Extra regular sister + Dom to have more bodies on the table
Drop all upgrades from the seraphim, buy a bunker.

And various combinations of all the above.

Get heavy and specials for the bss.

Without mechanizing them, it might be hard to get into special range. Though I suppose I could give each a multi-melta. Not enough firepower to justify standing still if I want to move, able to pop an incoming transport in a pinch or take a potshot at nearby model with a good armor save. I could see that.

Only 25 points though.

I use the original model, lightly converted. I've never seen or played her on a 40mm base - mine didn't come with any base (or arms, or backpack... hence the conversions, I actually pulled her body out of a bitz box).



Thus I present... Ephrael Stern, once of the Order of our Martyred Lady.

Nicely done.

The_River wrote:
Are people still using the celestial model or have they converted their own?

I picked up the fine cast wings off of the BA Deathco character (forget the name) with a weighted base, she stands up just fine for me.

Awesome model. Um, but someone needs to start an "awesome Sororitas models thread" before the Tactica thread goes fatally off topic.

How about a Showcase thread, exclusively for Sororitas models?

Back on topic, what's the latest opinion on Penitent Engines? I've used them once since 7th came out, and they did well enough that I'm seriously considering taking them again. Just me, or are other people thinking similar?

 dracpanzer wrote:

The_River wrote:
Are people still using the celestial model or have they converted their own?

I picked up the fine cast wings off of the BA Deathco character (forget the name) with a weighted base, she stands up just fine for me.

Fantastic work. Looks so beautifully gothic (the normal kind )

Have people had any luck running repentia?

Farseer Anath'lan wrote:
How about a Showcase thread, exclusively for Sororitas models?

Back on topic, what's the latest opinion on Penitent Engines? I've used them once since 7th came out, and they did well enough that I'm seriously considering taking them again. Just me, or are other people thinking similar?

Two are win win imo. Cheap unit, anti hoard, if your opponent ignores them they rock face. If not they waste shooting at some other then your bss. Do not take one or three. (Too fragile and too spendy) And only take the once the essentials are taken.

So I decided to finally buy into fortifications for my sisters army. Been thinking about it for a while honestly. I decided on the firestorm redoubt to plop my HB repentias in. It comes with two (I hope I get the name right) icarus quad lascannons. They're pretty kool it seems, TL , interceptor, skyfire. Seems to fill that AA role sisters lack. They are automatic fire, so no manual fire from the people inside which is fine since I'm only putting my rets up there and I only run 5. My only gripe is it's a low building so LoS advantage from height will be nil. What you guys think? Think it'll be useful for my force or should I have gone with the bastion everyone talks about?

On a side note it does have a very sistersy feel to it. Hanging scrolls off the wall and all. It seems to fit with the theme of the army.

Run the Bastion with Quad with Saint lol. Twin linked BS7, 4 shots o goody.

I have become increasingly convinced that AA is overcosted given its situational nature. With the skyfire/interceptor combination nerf in 7th, I see no reason to ever get a quad gun now :(