The Emperor in 7th Edition

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**NeoAigaion**

The 7th edition rules have opened up some interesting possibilities for concept rules for the Emperor.

This concept is definitely OP, but is by no means invincible. It would just require clever strategy rather than pure brute force. Tarpits can still bog him down. Lots of high-strength, low-AP weapons can push his defenses to their limits. Enemy psykers like post-heresy Ahriman, Lorgar Transfigured, and Eldrad, have a good chance to block his powers, and get their own through. Shadow in the Warp for the Tyranids can still mess him up.

Enjoy the show...

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**DogOfWar**

Would make sense for Master of Mankind to confer a benefit to the army. Perhaps an army-wide ability to use his Leadership for tests or granting Fearless within 24"?

Choosing powers and rolling charges on a 2+ (with no chance for perils) could make for some awfully OP combinations... definitely worth the price tag!

DoW

**ALEXisAWESOME**

Why do people insist on making their own special home brew super psykers to have the ability to *choose* powers? Do you understand how over powered that is?

Especially when he manifests on a 2+ and 2 WC count as 1! This guy will be invisible and he will be re-rolling saves thanks to precognition and has a 2+ invul thanks to sanctuary. So a 6W T6 2+/2++ re-rollable who can only be snap shotted at. I don't care how expensive he is, that simply isn't fun. He is, for all intents and purposes, invincible. D weapons you say? If you can name me a non-blast weapon D-Weapon which is capable of precision shotting the Emperor (he gets LOS!) through his guard of 2+ invul Storm Shield Termies and THEN roll a 6 to get past the 2++ re-rollable, then he'd be fine.

Picking whatever the heck powers he likes is to powerful, to against the grain, and is flying in the face of every other psyker in the game. How about instead he knows ALL of Sanctic (reduce his save to a 4++ to account for sanctuary) AS WELL AS rolling 5 powers? Warp Charges count as normal and he would manifest on a 3+, because otherwise this guy would get EVERY POWER off, like ever, because he can easily get 3 Warp Charges in 3 Dice, which no one can do.

Whatever happens, remember. Points do NOT justify overpowered-ness.

**DogOfWar**

ALEXisAWESOME wrote:
Picking whatever the heck powers he likes is too powerful, too against the grain, and is flying in the face of every other psyker in the game.

Allow me to introduce you to Magister Severin Loth...

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/C/Charcterupdate.pdf (second character)

Although, to be fair, he can only choose from Biomancy, Telepathy, and Telekinesis.

DoW

**Maverike_prime**

DogOfWar wrote:
ALEXisAWESOME wrote:
Picking whatever the heck powers he likes is too powerful, too against the grain, and is flying in the face of every other psyker in the game.
Allow me to introduce you to Magister Severin Loth...

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/C/Charcterupdate.pdf (second character)

Although, to be fair, he can only choose from Biomancy, Telepathy, and Telekinesis.

DoW

It's also Forge World. Forge World rules designs and Games Workshop Rules design don't seem to talk to one another much.