Princess Celestia

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**JNAProductions**

Because 40k needs ponies! I fully expect to be put on many people's ignore lists for this, but feth it! I like MLP, I like 40k, let's make the two meet up!

Princess Celestia
Beast (Character)-360 Points

WS-5
BS-5
S-6
T-6
W-4
I-4
A-4
Ld-10
Sv-2+

Psyker
Princess Celestia knows all Pyromancy powers.

Wargear
Sun Bolts
Radiant Armour
Aurorum Hooves

Special Rules
Alicorn
Acute Senses
And They Shall Know No Fear
Blind
Independent Character
Psyker (Mastery Level 3)
Royal Decree
Smash
Sun Goddess
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Reasoning for points is as follows:

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Overall, I feel like I might've gone a little bit too high with her points cost. She'll get crumped good by any real CC character with I5 or better, though it'll likely be M.A.D. against I4 models, and she stands a good chance of killing Unwieldy models.

For comparison's sake, a 5 man terminator squad that gets charged by her (and challenges, because that's the smart move to do) will take 6 attacks, 4 hits, 3.33 wounds, and 2.22 dead termis. The remaining 2.78 terminators will swing back with 5.56 attacks, 2.78 hits, and 2.31 wounds, of which 1.16 go through. Next turn, Celestia gets 5 attacks, 3.33 hits, 2.78 wounds, 1.85 dead, leaving one termi left. He swings back with 2 attacks, 1 hit, 1 wound probably, and half a wound after her save. Celestia then Hit and Runs away. So okay, she's pretty good against Terminators.

But if it's a 10 man squad, which is STILL LESS POINTS THAN HER, they get 7.78 live ones after she charges and kills 2.22, 15.56 attacks, 7.78 hits, 6.48 wounds, and 3.24 through her save. She now NEEDS to Hit and Run away, or else she's going to die next turn in CC.

Marneus Calgar, for another comparison, gets 5 attacks before her, hitting on 3s. 3.33 hits, 2.78 wounds, and 1.39 through her saves.

Okay, math has been run, and she actually stands up well to CC characters. T6 and EW go a long way. While she still isn't as good as someone like Calgar offensively, she still packs a good punch and is hard to kill.

I dunno. Let me know if you want any more comparison run, I'll do the math, and let me know what you think of her balance-wise.

**Stormonu**

Aurorum Hooves - 'Nids don't get +1 attack for paired natural weapons (though they really should...)

Radiant Armor: Might as well do like the Avatar of Kaine and grant full immunity to flame & melta weapons

It's funny you posted this, I was looking over a parody "Battles for Equestria" document I made some time back

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**JNAProductions**

Yes, but Celestia has 4 Hooves!

And Dark Eldar DO get bonus attacks for paired weapons, so. I suppose I could remove that (given that she has a pistol) but does it seem necessary to you?

I don't like giving blanket immunities. It's part of why I let Celestia punch through immunities.

Overall, do you think Celestia seems balanced and pointed appropriately?

**Stormonu**

Yeah, not much for blanket immunities myself, but thought it was worth pointing out.

I can't speak much about points - I'm rather bad at such; best I can say is she strikes me as a Tervigon with a Tyrannofex's gun as far as points/survivability.

**Wyldhunt**

She doesn't strike me as broken by any means, but she does strike me as being a bit mechanically busy. The Alicorn rule might make sense if this were part of a book with various pony types. You could liken various pony powers to marks of chaos and think of Celestia as the pony equivalent of Abaddon with all the marks. As is, I see no reason for it to be its own rule rather than simply giving her the various rules included under its umbrella. Only the different movement rate seems to warrant a non-USR rule.

Overall, it seems fine, but you could also remove a lot of the wordyness. No need to explain that her hooves give her an extra attack when you could just as easily add one to her Attacks characteristic, for instance.

**JNAProductions**

Wyldhunt wrote:
She doesn't strike me as broken by any means, but she does strike me as being a bit mechanically busy. The Alicorn rule might make sense if this were part of a book with various pony types. You could liken various pony powers to marks of chaos and think of Celestia as the pony equivalent of Abaddon with all the marks. As is, I see no reason for it to be its own rule rather than simply giving her the various rules included under its umbrella. Only the different movement rate seems to warrant a non-USR rule.

Overall, it seems fine, but you could also remove a lot of the wordyness. No need to explain that her hooves give her an extra attack when you could just as easily add one to her Attacks characteristic, for instance.

It's mostly there for something like the "Disarm" rule that that one Eldar has. Giving her one more attack wouldn't do that.