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2014/12/24 06:01:05
Subject: Re:If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Savage Khorne Berserker Biker
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Khorne Deamon Prince with the axe of blind fury......done.
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It is the 3rd Millennium. For more than a hundred months Games Workshop has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Nottingham. It is the foremost of wargames by the will of the neckbeards, and master of a million tabletops by the might of their inexhaustible wallets. It is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with business strategies from the early Industrial Revolution Age. It is the Carrion Lord of the wargaming scene for whom a thousand veteran players are sacrificed every day, so that it may never truly die. Yet even in its deathless state, GW continues its eternal vigilance. Mighty battleforce starter-sets cross the online-store-infested miasma of the internet, the only route between distant countries, their way lit by a draconian retail trade-agreement, the legal manifestation of the GW's will. Vast armies of lawyers give battle in GW's name on uncounted websites. Greatest amongst its soldiers are the Guardians of the IP, the Legal Team, bio-engineered super-donkey-caves. Their comrades in arms are legion: the writing team and countless untested rulebooks, the ever vigilant redshirts, and the writers of White Dwarf, to name only a few. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from other games, their own incompetence, Based Chinaman - and worse. To support Games Workshop in such times is to spend untold billions. It is to support the cruelest and most dickish company imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of sales discounts and Warhammer Fantasy Battle, for so much has been dropped, never to be re-published again. Forget the promise of cheaper digital content and caring about the fanbase, for in the GW HQ there is only profit-seeking, Space Marines and Sigmarines. There is no fun amongst the hobby shops, only an eternity of raging and spending, and the laughter of former employees who left GW to join better companies. |
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2014/12/24 06:15:26
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
Los Gatos, CA
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Canis Wolfborn. He would be like a kid in a candy store. So many things to kill.
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BAO 2015 : Best Space Wolves.
The best battle plans are the simplest. Just run forward and punch your enemy in the face. |
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2014/12/24 07:26:31
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Daemonic Dreadnought
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Ahriman, of course. He just psychic screams them to death from across the board.
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2014/12/24 07:28:57
Subject: Re:If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Warwick Kinrade
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CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!
Would apply his tactical nuance to a series of 'home alone' style bobby traps, lead them a merry chase around the board and whittle them down to a handful of cultists, then use his superior reasoning skills to convince the remainder that they themselves are in fact the enemy and watch as they promptly punch themselves to death.
Or, a DEATHLEAPER.
If scenery was a dense urban ruin it could actually be very cinematic, with both sides having a fair chance of winning but requiring their tactics to be spot on to do so.
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2014/12/27 19:43:14
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Nurgle Predator Driver with an Infestation
Calixis sector / Screaming Vortex
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 vipoid wrote:Well, of the armies I play:
DE: Urien Rakarth. T5, 4++, FNP (4+) and IWND means he has a decent chance of surviving their multitude of attacks/shots and gradually whittling them down.
IG: Yarrick! Because he's the toughest non-tank in the book, and can keep reviving if killed.
Genius. 
Nurgle DP or Nurgle Lord.
He's even harder to kill than Urien, killier, and faster: he can catch those cultists that would outrun the GUO.
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2014/12/27 19:49:28
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Terrifying Doombull
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Swarmlord would be my go to choice, that or Canis Wolfborn. Just sitt back and watch the blood fly
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2014/12/28 23:50:29
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Walking Dead Wraithlord
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Eldrad Ultharan.. Go on death mission and lots and lots crazy psyhic goodness..
Surely he could just open up a rift and throw them all into the void with he flick of his finger... but... death mission is so much more fun 
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2014/12/28 23:58:46
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Blood-Drenched Death Company Marine
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Not sure if it was said since the BA dex came out, but furioso Libby ftw?
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Tournament reports:
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2014/12/29 00:08:16
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Speedy Swiftclaw Biker
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Chaplain Dreadnought from FW, sporting a nice plasma cannon for blast-marker goodness before slamming down a 6 foot-crozius on their heads!
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2014/12/29 00:09:55
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Sybarite Swinging an Agonizer
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 kingbobbito wrote:
Do you have to take farsight to be able to take one of his bodyguards (the riptide)? And I was under the impression that it didn't take up a slot, so not an HQ.
The eight optionally replace his body guard squad, and yes, Farsight is required to take any of the 8. you can take any one of them if you have farsight in the army. just like the body guard squad, they're HQ's but don't take up any HQ slots.
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10k+ Tau, Ke'lshan 
10k Dark Eldar Kabal of the Flayed skull 
1k Scions 
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2014/12/29 00:18:31
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Glorious Lord of Chaos
The burning pits of Hades, also known as Sweden in summer
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Vulkan.
Because there's no kill like overkill.
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2014/12/29 00:26:04
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Proud Triarch Praetorian
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Royal Court of 5 Necron lords all with Gauntlets of fire, 2+ save and mindshackles, and 5 generic crypteks
much dakka. many dead clutists
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Experience is something you get just after you need it
 The Narkos Dynasty - 15k
 Iron Hands - 12k
 The Shadewatch - 3k
 Cadmus Outriders - 4k
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2014/12/29 00:29:10
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Loyal Necron Lychguard
Netherlands
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I once killed 15 Ork Boyz with Trazyn, that was great.
Old Mephiston with Biomancy could be nice for T7.
Another dice-mania would be a Necron Overlord with the new Relic. A rerollable 2+ with T5 and Reanimation Protocols could keep the battle going on almost forever.
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2014/12/29 00:41:46
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Trazyn's Museum Curator
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Finally! A use for Trazyn!
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What I have
~4100
 ~1660
Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
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2014/12/29 06:30:36
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Sybarite Swinging an Agonizer
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Played an apoc game where a fireblade was the last man in a firewarrior squad and continued to rapid fire + storm of fire + volley fire down gaunts. BS5 and S5, now he wouldn't get so many shots by himself but it would be cool just to have him stand in a tower holding off till the last.
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10k+ Tau, Ke'lshan
10k Dark Eldar Kabal of the Flayed skull
1k Scions
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2014/12/29 08:07:00
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Homicidal Veteran Blood Angel Assault Marine
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Captain with a hand flamer, artificer armor, jump pack and valour's edge. Get into a good position, flame a bunch of cultists, charge in and begin to cut them down.
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2014/12/29 09:55:53
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Stealthy Space Wolves Scout
Auckland, New Zealand
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Wolf Lord taken from the Champions of Fenris.
Thunderwolf, Runic Armour, Morkai's Claws, Fellclaw's Teeth.
Throwing out between six and eight attacks (seven and nine if charging/counter-charging) re-rolling failed to hit and to wound rolls with strength 6, AP3 and rending, he's a fun 235 points.
When attacked he has four toughness five wounds, protected by a 2+ armour and 4+ invulnerable save.
I realise that some people prefer shooting, but I think it more sporting to kill the enemies in melee.
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2014/12/29 10:13:55
Subject: Re:If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare
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I am going with Furioso Librarian with Sanguinary Discipline with a heavy flamer.
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2014/12/29 10:20:43
Subject: Re:If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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!!Goffik Rocker!!
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Slaanesh sorc fishing for hallucination (or whatever this "Why are you hitting yourself" power is) and finishing it off with some telepathy power for even more psy raep. He'd be wearing regular power armor and wielding a force stave. Spell familliar + combat familliar (same little demonic imp) running around him in circles and laughing maniacally.
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2014/12/29 14:51:08
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Ravenwing command squad with Banner of fortitude and apothecary. Plasma, plus good cc and hit and run.
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2014/12/29 20:54:55
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Crazed Spirit of the Defiler
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I gotta say, I love how we all threw out the "no vehicles and no bodyguard" concept right out the window. I would love to see some of these fights, but not the 'special dreadnought/super suit/ mechwarrior' HQs because I want to see the ones where there is a chance the cultists would win, even with the slightest hope. I may have to try some of thses out, in fact!
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 "Because the Wolves kill cleanly, and we do not. They also kill quickly, and we have never done that, either. They fight, they win, and they stalk back to their ships with their tails held high. If they were ever ordered to destroy another Legion, they would do it by hurling warrior against warrior, seeking to grind their enemies down with the admirable delusions of the 'noble savage'. If we were ever ordered to assault another Legion, we would virus bomb their recruitment worlds; slaughter their serfs and slaves; poison their gene-seed repositories and spend the next dozen decades watching them die slow, humiliating deaths. Night after night, raid after raid, we'd overwhelm stragglers from their fleets and bleach their skulls to hang from our armour, until none remained. But that isn't the quick execution the Emperor needs, is it? The Wolves go for the throat. We go for the eyes. Then the tongue. Then the hands. Then the feet. Then we skin the crippled remains, and offer it up as an example to any still bearing witness. The Wolves were warriors before they became soldiers. We were murderers first, last, and always!" —Jago Sevatarion
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2014/12/29 21:19:29
Subject: Re:If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Happy We Found Our Primarch
Northern Ireland
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Either Marneaus Calgar or Abbadon the Despoiler
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2014/12/29 21:28:06
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Plummeting Black Templar Thunderhawk Pilot
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How many points is 50 cultists? And would I be able to afford a punisher command tank?
Oh no, autoguns????
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Oh, no vehicles.......
I don't know then, I only play guard and our other HQ choices wouldn't fare well against 50 cultists...
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2014/12/29 21:29:39
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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 LazzurusMan wrote:How many points is 50 cultists? And would I be able to afford a punisher command tank? Oh no, autoguns????
Its a single HQ unit so a paskisher with 2 more punisher bolter boats would be legit. Edit Bleh nvm no vehicles.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2014/12/29 21:30:10
 Unit1126PLL wrote: Scott-S6 wrote:And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.
Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!
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2014/12/29 21:31:10
Subject: Re:If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Shas'ui with Bonding Knife
The Internet- where men are men, women are men, and kids are undercover cops
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Clearly, there's a lot that can do it- but what is the cheapest one?
A Crisis Commander with two flamers, Iridium armor, neuroweb system jammer, and a repulsor impact field clocks in at 132 points- 122 without the field (maybe she doesn't need it). Jump in, flame, jump out of LoS. If they charge, the field and wall of flame'll likely stop the charge by killing off those in range to melee. He'd only take 1.3 wounds or so from rapid fire range shooting, and kill off a good number of them on their turn when they tried because of Gets hot on their weapons.
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 Jon Garrett wrote:Perhaps not technically a Marine Chapter anymore, but the Flame Falcons would be pretty creepy to fight.
"Boss, we waz out lookin' for grub when some of them Spice Marines showed up and shot all the lads."
"Right. Well, did you at least use the burnas?"
"We tried, but the gits was already on fire."
"...Kunnin'."
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2014/12/29 22:32:25
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Consigned to the Grim Darkness
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3rd edition Canoness.
I joke of course, but it's not really as bad a choice as you'd think.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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2014/12/30 01:33:24
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Powerful Phoenix Lord
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I think a GUO would be best bet. Not sure of too many HQ units with T 7+.
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Greebo had spent an irritating two minutes in that box. Technically, a cat locked in a box may be alive or it may be dead. You never know until you look. In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.
Orks always ride in single file to hide their strength and numbers.
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2014/12/30 02:44:08
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Quick-fingered Warlord Moderatus
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-px27tzAtVwZpZ4ljopV2w "ashtrays and teacups do not count as cover"
"jack of all trades, master of none; certainly better than a master of one"
The Ordo Reductor - the guy's who make wonderful things like the Landraider Achillies, but can't use them in battle..  |
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2014/12/30 02:53:52
Subject: If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
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Similar principle: Wraithseer. T8 vs Str3.
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2014/12/30 03:17:44
Subject: Re:If you could take a single HQ unit to fight off 50 Cultists, who would it be?
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Quick-fingered Warlord Moderatus
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i thought the wraithseer can only be taken as a secondary HQ choice? has something changed?
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-px27tzAtVwZpZ4ljopV2w "ashtrays and teacups do not count as cover"
"jack of all trades, master of none; certainly better than a master of one"
The Ordo Reductor - the guy's who make wonderful things like the Landraider Achillies, but can't use them in battle.. |
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Eldar- 4436 pts
