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Super Newb wrote:
I hope these aren't randomly selected like psychic powers. .

Not... randomly selected...?

This is 7th edition, and that sounds suspiciously like Heresy.

On the thinking of no HQ, maybe the idea is that YOU are the Tech Priest working behind the scenes, not on the battlefield as the WD was saying. That is where the orders thing is coming from. Just a thought

 Rippy wrote:
On the thinking of no HQ, maybe the idea is that YOU are the Tech Priest working behind the scenes, not on the battlefield as the WD was saying. That is where the orders thing is coming from. Just a thought

Can I kill you? What's your toughness? How many wounds you got? Are you effected by instant death? If I can't kill you how do I get slay the warlord? haha

Since the player is a techpriest in orbit controlling them via the noosphere... probably AV 100 all-round with 1000HP, only targetable by infinite-range weapons with the skyfire special rule .

 Rippy wrote:
On the thinking of no HQ, maybe the idea is that YOU are the Tech Priest working behind the scenes, not on the battlefield as the WD was saying. That is where the orders thing is coming from. Just a thought

Well, at least you would get to use your red robes and voice box in a not-weird way.

 Fayric wrote:

 Rippy wrote:
On the thinking of no HQ, maybe the idea is that YOU are the Tech Priest working behind the scenes, not on the battlefield as the WD was saying. That is where the orders thing is coming from. Just a thought

Well, at least you would get to use your red robes and voice box in a not-weird way.

It's like he KNOWS or something >.>.

GIVE ME A CHALLENGE WORTHY OF MY SKILL!

Posted in the BL thread but also here due to possible interest :

Adeptus Mechanicus: Skitarius (first edition) -> 30 €
By Rob Sanders, hardcover, 224 pages, English


.. so this is gonna be a special edition first, being released in a regular, presumably hardback, format later.

 Matt.Kingsley wrote:
Since the player is a techpriest in orbit controlling them via the noosphere... probably AV 100 all-round with 1000HP, only targetable by infinite-range weapons with the skyfire special rule .

I have the special rule "fist smash" as well


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 ultimentra wrote:

 Rippy wrote:
On the thinking of no HQ, maybe the idea is that YOU are the Tech Priest working behind the scenes, not on the battlefield as the WD was saying. That is where the orders thing is coming from. Just a thought

Can I kill you? What's your toughness? How many wounds you got? Are you effected by instant death? If I can't kill you how do I get slay the warlord? haha

Also you still make a "Warlord" (general on the field)

I had the Skitarius for while but the doctor gave me some pills and it cleared up eventually.

In ther news, Ill probably buy some of these to paint up/for conversion purposes, but I doubt it will get me back into 40K

OK so over in the Eldar thread, there are indications we'll be seeing them sooner rather than later(as in "right after the Dunewalker" sooner); what does that do to the Cult Mechanicus/AdMech book/army rumours? The order was supposed to be Skitarii > AdMech > Eldar, so if Eldar are next that's a bit of an issue.

 Yodhrin wrote:
OK so over in the Eldar thread, there are indications we'll be seeing them sooner rather than later(as in "right after the Dunewalker" sooner); what does that do to the Cult Mechanicus/AdMech book/army rumours? The order was supposed to be Skitarii > AdMech > Eldar, so if Eldar are next that's a bit of an issue.

Not really, time lines might have changed etc. stay faithful to the machine god, blessed be thy name.

According to my FLGS, there is a clam pack being released for Skitarii.

He doesn't think it's a Tech Priest.

I've done a bit of digging in the lore and there is such a rank as Master of Skitarii or Skitarii Prime.

Could be a possibility of it being this as opposed to a Magos or Tech Priest.

Puscifer wrote:
According to my FLGS, there is a clam pack being released for Skitarii.

He doesn't think it's a Tech Priest.

I've done a bit of digging in the lore and there is such a rank as Master of Skitarii or Skitarii Prime.

Could be a possibility of it being this as opposed to a Magos or Tech Priest.

Please, oh please, let this be true. LET THIS BE TRUE! With the quality of this release, with the AWESOME of the miniatures shown, a clam pack has to be mind-blowing!

Here's one of Duncan's classic "How to Paint" vids for Rangers. It gives you a good look at the unpainted min and the new technical paint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsteSBHEcM#action=share

I must admit he would have been much better off painting it in two parts with only the legs glued to the base, instead of trying to reach into every crevice. This convinced me to paint mine in parts when I get them.

 TheDraconicLord wrote:

Puscifer wrote:
According to my FLGS, there is a clam pack being released for Skitarii.

He doesn't think it's a Tech Priest.

I've done a bit of digging in the lore and there is such a rank as Master of Skitarii or Skitarii Prime.

Could be a possibility of it being this as opposed to a Magos or Tech Priest.

Please, oh please, let this be true. LET THIS BE TRUE! With the quality of this release, with the AWESOME of the miniatures shown, a clam pack has to be mind-blowing!

I'd hope this was true ( please?? )

 Hive City Dweller wrote:
Here's one of Duncan's classic "How to Paint" vids for Rangers. It gives you a good look at the unpainted min and the new technical paint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsteSBHEcM#action=share

I must admit he would have been much better off painting it in two parts with only the legs glued to the base, instead of trying to reach into every crevice. This convinced me to paint mine in parts when I get them.

That video really shows all the little details as well. I might actually have to pick a squad up just for that.

Great painting vid. Can't wait to paint the models, I have already started bulking out my paint collection to cover all the colours.

 Hive City Dweller wrote:
Here's one of Duncan's classic "How to Paint" vids for Rangers. It gives you a good look at the unpainted min and the new technical paint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsteSBHEcM#action=share

I must admit he would have been much better off painting it in two parts with only the legs glued to the base, instead of trying to reach into every crevice. This convinced me to paint mine in parts when I get them.

Great video.

I'm ordering two squads tonight!

FYI folks, I have posted the paint video in the tutorials section
Here.

 Hive City Dweller wrote:
Here's one of Duncan's classic "How to Paint" vids for Rangers. It gives you a good look at the unpainted min and the new technical paint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsteSBHEcM#action=share

I must admit he would have been much better off painting it in two parts with only the legs glued to the base, instead of trying to reach into every crevice. This convinced me to paint mine in parts when I get them.

Awesome painting video. I love his videos but I never followed any of them because I don-t have the miniature and my space marines are a custom chapter but I think this one I'm gonna use. Love the "normal" look of anything Adeptus Mechanicus related.

 Hive City Dweller wrote:


I must admit he would have been much better off painting it in two parts with only the legs glued to the base, instead of trying to reach into every crevice. This convinced me to paint mine in parts when I get them.

I usually paint mine fully assembled, just to be able to give 'em a quick 3-color basecoat and run them on the table. Of course, this usually means that they may sit for months before I get around finishing them..

That was a great video. I hadn't watched any of them yet, they do a great job. Now I'm sold on that new technical paint

That martian paint that cracks when it dries sounds totally awesome. I really want to try that. I wonder if it scratches/flakes off easily if knicked with a fingernail or something? seems like it wouldn't be very strong but who knows.

It's thursday. Where are our english scans of the WD units?

I am just hoping we aren't required to take those walkers for the formation, I hate the way they look but have a feeling GW is going to add them as a formation tax, the part that makes me worry they might is

In Codex: Skitarii there's a detachment called the Skitarii Maniple

It does not give specifics but talks about scouting out the best positions on the battlefield.

 Hulksmash wrote:
It's thursday. Where are our english scans of the WD units?

I would post them but the best I could do is pictures from my phones camera.

Take some blurry photos with glare and the left 10% of the words cut off.

If your phone isn't from 1999 it should be fine

If they aren't up in about an hour when I get done with work I will post them. I would have posted them yesterday but assumed somebody must have already.


Did notice something one of there tactical objectives is to kill an entire unit on their turn or lose and entire unit on your turn.

i like the sound of the vanguard skitarii

 TheAvengingKnee wrote:
If they aren't up in about an hour when I get done with work I will post them. I would have posted them yesterday but assumed somebody must have already.


Did notice something one of there tactical objectives is to kill an entire unit on their turn or lose and entire unit on your turn.

Awesome! Thanks!