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First try at a Deathwatch list. More Fluff based than anything else. Let me know what you think.

CAD

HQ
Watch Captain Artemis
145 pts.

Elites
Venerable Dreadnought
Extra Armor
PF w/ Heavy Flamer
Multi Melta
Drop Pod
180 pts.

Venerable Dreadnought
Extra Armor
PF w/ Heavy Flamer
Multi Melta
Drop Pod
180 pts.

Troops
Vet Sarge, Auspex, Bolter, Storm Shield
Vet, Bolter, Storm Shield
Vet, Bolter, Storm Shield
Vet, Frag Cannon
Vet, Frag Cannon
Drop Pod w/ Beacon
240 pts.

Vet Sarge, Auspex, Bolter, Storm Shield
Vet, Bolter, Storm Shield
Vet, Bolter, Storm Shield
Vet, Frag Cannon
Vet, Frag Cannon
Drop Pod w/ Beacon
240 pts.

Vet Sarge, Auspex, Bolter, Storm Shield
Vet, Bolter, Storm Shield
Vet, Bolter, Storm Shield
Vet, Frag Cannon
Vet, Frag Cannon
Drop Pod
230 pts.

Veterans
Black Shield w/ LC x2
Vet, Hand Flamer + Power Maul
Vet, Hand Flamer + Power Maul
Vet, Shotgun + Chainsword
Vet, Shotgun + Chainsword
205 pts.

Dedicated Transport
Corvus Blackstar
Blackstar Rockets
TL AC
Infernum Halo Launcher
Extra Armor
205 pts.

Inquistorial Detachment

HQ
Ordo Xenos Inquisitor
Power Armor
Servo Skulls x3
Bolt Pistol
Conversion Beamer
87 pts.

Elites
Henchmen
Acolyte x4
Bolters
Laspistols
Carapace Armor
Psyker x1
46 pts.

Henchmen
Acolyte x4
Bolters
Laspistols
Carapace Armor
Psyker x1
46 pts.

Henchmen
Acolyte x4
Bolters
Laspistols
Carapace Armor
Psyker x1
46 pts.

1850 pts.

Artemis goes with the Corvus squad. The Veteran pods come in T1, 2 of them have locator beacons for the Dreads to follow in (I picked Venerable dreads for fluff reasons, Deathwatch beign all veterans and whatnot). The Storm shield vets are there to tank for the Frag cannons, Auspex on the sergeants to help deal with any jinking shenanigans. I tossed in the Inquisition for fluff reasons but also I'm finding them quite handy. The henchmen make for good cheap objective holders, and that Conversion Beamer is bound to annoy someone. I stuck the psykers into the squads just to give them Deny the witch options and maybe throw out some powers if necessary.

I'm not sure the point on the squads are correct. First two veteran units come at 250pts, the third one 240pts, and the forth one 395 pts.
Where do you put the inquisitor, or how do you play it? I've never used one before.
Nice list, by the way, I love fluff list. Do you use guardsmen as acolytes?

Sorry, I don't think I properly explained the contents of each squad. Fixed it and maybe a bit more clear.

I put the Inquisitor with on of the henchmen squads or on his own in a backfield objective. That beamer has one hell of a range.

I don't actually have the models for the acolytes but I plan on converting Militarum Tempestus troopers to take their place. I've been subbing scouts marines until then.

I would say just to gain more benefits is to run the Black Spear Force, so it is all bound, and make: one dread the Command, the other the aux, and with Artemis and the vets make a watch company for reroll so wound against IC and what not.

I was thinking the same, agrouping all in a Black spear is a good idea.
But, is it posible to fill the Watch captain slot of the watch company with Artemis as himself?

I will answer myself: yes it can be used as Artemis himself xdd (someone answered me elsewhere).
I've come with a variant, using the BSSF and twi allied detachments:

BSSF (flexible tactics, deep strike)
Command
Venerable Dreadnought 180pts

Core
Watch company (reroll wound/pen to unit w/warlord, psyker or IC)
Watch Captain Artemis 145pts
Vet squad 240pts
Vet squad 240pts
Vet squad 230pts
Vet squad 205pts

Auxiliary
Corvus Blackstar 205pts

Allied detachment: Inquisition
CG
Ordo xenos inquisitor 87pts

Elite
Henchmen (variant)
Acolyte x4
Bolters x3
Plasmagun x1
Laspistols x4
Carapace Armor
Psyker x1
55 pts.
Henchmen (variant) 55pts
Henchmen (variant) 55pts

Allied detachment: Officio Assassinorum
Vindicare 150pts

A Vindicare will give the army a big weapon with sniper shots and a hard unit to kill. Also, changing one of the bolter acolytes with one with special weapon (It can be a meltagun if necessary) gives them more chances to weaken a unit if they're going to be assaulted (and more firepower).
For this you should sacrifice a Dreadnought, but given the amount of damage a Vindicare can do I think it's worth.

 leonhart040 wrote:
I was thinking the same, agrouping all in a Black spear is a good idea.
But, is it posible to fill the Watch captain slot of the watch company with Artemis as himself?

The Death Masque book has a special rule in it that says that Watch Captain Artemis can be taken in any formation that requires a Watch Captain.