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Looks like they are just rebuilding Acts of Faith from the 3rd Ed (I think) Witch Hunters Codex. Giving bolters rending, etc. The second they show seems like it is redundant with Sisters just ignoring psykers in general, so I am assuming they removed that rule.

 Wehrkind wrote:
Looks like they are just rebuilding Acts of Faith from the 3rd Ed (I think) Witch Hunters Codex. Giving bolters rending, etc. The second they show seems like it is redundant with Sisters just ignoring psykers in general, so I am assuming they removed that rule.

Sisters don't ignore Psykers - thats Sisters of Silence?

 Wehrkind wrote:
The second they show seems like it is redundant with Sisters just ignoring psykers in general….

Uh…? When did they do that? They currently have one, quite expensive, way to get a short ranged negative modifier for psychic tests, and a completely worthless general deny the witch ability. You can make that ability sorta useful but you have to give up other army-wide buffs to do it. Army-wide completely ignoring psychic powers is not a thing though.

 Mr Morden wrote:

 Wehrkind wrote:
Looks like they are just rebuilding Acts of Faith from the 3rd Ed (I think) Witch Hunters Codex. Giving bolters rending, etc. The second they show seems like it is redundant with Sisters just ignoring psykers in general, so I am assuming they removed that rule.

Sisters don't ignore Psykers - thats Sisters of Silence?

I think this guy got confused lol. Just because they have boobs doesn't automatically make them sisters of battle

ERJAK wrote:

An incredibly fluffy rule for Sisters, even if I super hate the entire 'roll a 3 or be useless' mechanic of hymns/prayers/whatever.

We'll see, maybe there's a relic giving a bonus to the roll for the hymns. As an AoS player used to how priests work the same way, it doesn't bother me that much.

In any case, it's still an improvement compared to what Dialogus used to do in V8.

 Wehrkind wrote:
Looks like they are just rebuilding Acts of Faith from the 3rd Ed (I think) Witch Hunters Codex. Giving bolters rending, etc. The second they show seems like it is redundant with Sisters just ignoring psykers in general, so I am assuming they removed that rule.

This isn't Acts of Faith- it's closer to what Space Marine Chaplains/Chaos Dark Apostles get.

I'm hoping they don't touch the current Acts of Faith system. It's just fine as it is.

 Wehrkind wrote:
Looks like they are just rebuilding Acts of Faith from the 3rd Ed (I think) Witch Hunters Codex. Giving bolters rending, etc. The second they show seems like it is redundant with Sisters just ignoring psykers in general, so I am assuming they removed that rule.

They normally dispel on d6. Meaning if opponent casts on 5(lowest casting value generally) you can dispel 1/6 times. If they roll 6 or more on 2d6 sisters can't stop it. It's hardly "ignoring".

Even with sacred rite(which you might or might not have) it's still d6+3 trying to beat 2d6(maybe with modifiers). Again hardly ignoring. d6+3 average=6.5. 2d6 average=7. You need to roll ABOVE to deny.

If you get 2 items(one being relic) within 18" of caster without bonuses it gets better as he gets -2 to his roll but that's LOT of resources spent.

 ZergSmasher wrote:

 Wehrkind wrote:
Looks like they are just rebuilding Acts of Faith from the 3rd Ed (I think) Witch Hunters Codex. Giving bolters rending, etc. The second they show seems like it is redundant with Sisters just ignoring psykers in general, so I am assuming they removed that rule.

This isn't Acts of Faith- it's closer to what Space Marine Chaplains/Chaos Dark Apostles get.

I'm hoping they don't touch the current Acts of Faith system. It's just fine as it is.

In the preview video some weeks ago it sounded like Miracle Dice are here to say. I really hope it's true, I quite like the system. And interested in the hymns, got a Dialogus last week, because I really like the model. If there are now new and useful rules, it would be great.

But I'm most excited for the Crusade rules, eager to start a campaign against my friend's Necrons.

I saw that they said 'Priests' in the article and I got a little discouraged. Then they said that Dogmata and Dialogus also get the ability and that made me feel a lot better. It'd be nice if other units got it as well, but we'll see. As it is, the Dialogus really serves very little purpose, so it'll be nice for them to have... well, a purpose.

drbored wrote:
I saw that they said 'Priests' in the article and I got a little discouraged. Then they said that Dogmata and Dialogus also get the ability and that made me feel a lot better. It'd be nice if other units got it as well, but we'll see. As it is, the Dialogus really serves very little purpose, so it'll be nice for them to have... well, a purpose.

Guess you haven't used them and miracle dices in same game then.

tneva82 wrote:

drbored wrote:
I saw that they said 'Priests' in the article and I got a little discouraged. Then they said that Dogmata and Dialogus also get the ability and that made me feel a lot better. It'd be nice if other units got it as well, but we'll see. As it is, the Dialogus really serves very little purpose, so it'll be nice for them to have... well, a purpose.

Guess you haven't used them and miracle dices in same game then.

I certainly did and it's not really helping that the Triumph of St Catherine does the same thing and is not cumulative. Which is why the Dialogus is practically never seen (Triumph is simply better in every aspect).

Also, that ability is way too situationnal to be really useful. It's just a gimmick.

So it's good to give the dialogus more purpose than now.

Sarouan wrote:

tneva82 wrote:

drbored wrote:
I saw that they said 'Priests' in the article and I got a little discouraged. Then they said that Dogmata and Dialogus also get the ability and that made me feel a lot better. It'd be nice if other units got it as well, but we'll see. As it is, the Dialogus really serves very little purpose, so it'll be nice for them to have... well, a purpose.

Guess you haven't used them and miracle dices in same game then.

I certainly did and it's not really helping that the Triumph of St Catherine does the same thing and is not cumulative. Which is why the Dialogus is practically never seen (Triumph is simply better in every aspect).

Also, that ability is way too situationnal to be really useful. It's just a gimmick.

So it's good to give the dialogus more purpose than now.

I actually disagree about the Triumph. The Triumph is good but it's only good in very specific lists. It suffers because the actual body of it (i.e. its statline) is fething atrocius for its point cost. It's melee stats are terrible and being 18 wounds just gives your opponent an awesome target for spare bolter shots they wouldn't normally get much use out of.

Most of the buffs are terrible too. The entire reason you take it is for the extra miracle dice and the extra act of faith, which means that there are a lot of situations where a dialogus, a battle sanctum, and a handful of simulacrums do exactly the same thing for probably 50-80pts cheaper, while not wasting an HQ slot.

ERJAK wrote:

I actually disagree about the Triumph. The Triumph is good but it's only good in very specific lists. It suffers because the actual body of it (i.e. its statline) is fething atrocius for its point cost. It's melee stats are terrible and being 18 wounds just gives your opponent an awesome target for spare bolter shots they wouldn't normally get much use out of.

Most of the buffs are terrible too. The entire reason you take it is for the extra miracle dice and the extra act of faith, which means that there are a lot of situations where a dialogus, a battle sanctum, and a handful of simulacrums do exactly the same thing for probably 50-80pts cheaper, while not wasting an HQ slot.

Doesn't really matters since no one brings the Triumph for this ability and even less the dialogus for it.

It's just a gimmick that barely had any practical use, other than the pleasure of bringing the miniature on the field and playing with her.

 Viterbi wrote:
But I'm most excited for the Crusade rules, eager to start a campaign against my friend's Necrons.

Absolutely this. A couple buddies and I are painting up new armies (well, the buddy with Crons is painting up 9th edition era stuff to largely replace his older warriors and such) for a Crusade, and I want this to come out so I can finally make some decisions about equipping Sisters Superior and HQs for that.

In case there were any doubts of Sisters in June, they are the coin and miniature of the month for June https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/05/27/warhammer-stores-are-rewarding-the-faithful-with-this-adepta-sororitas-coin/

Adepta Sororitas go on pre-order next Saturday:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/05/30/sunday-preview-warhammer-skulls-adepta-sororitas-pre-orders-and-that-crab-you-love/

I'm guessing they're showing the slightly better helmeted version off, as a result of the less than enthusiastic reaction to the model

Guess there's a second wave, since it lacks the special character duo and the new tank.

Gonna get the Codex and maybe a unit of the Celestians. My Canoness held a flank alone the last two games, she could do with the assistance.
Really dislike the new dice and am happy I have the last set.

Just getting it outta the way..

that cover REALLY looks more like a Chaos cover.. I dont recall ever seeing an imperium character with a head rack back banner

Yes, lots of Fleurs, yes lots of prayer parchment, but the heads themselves?? not feeling it for Sisters

The rest of the artwork is fine, the heads give me a headache.

 Ghaz wrote:
Adepta Sororitas go on pre-order next Saturday:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/05/30/sunday-preview-warhammer-skulls-adepta-sororitas-pre-orders-and-that-crab-you-love/

Admech released yesterday, SoB up for pre-order next weekend. Sounds like the release schedule might be starting to get back on track.

 porkuslime wrote:
Just getting it outta the way..

that cover REALLY looks more like a Chaos cover.. I dont recall ever seeing an imperium character with a head rack back banner

Yes, lots of Fleurs, yes lots of prayer parchment, but the heads themselves?? not feeling it for Sisters

The rest of the artwork is fine, the heads give me a headache.

It's weird because there isn't a model of them like that, so...

We did have a cover years ago with white scars, but that's their whole schtick, so they get a pass

 GaroRobe wrote:

 porkuslime wrote:
Just getting it outta the way..

that cover REALLY looks more like a Chaos cover.. I dont recall ever seeing an imperium character with a head rack back banner

Yes, lots of Fleurs, yes lots of prayer parchment, but the heads themselves?? not feeling it for Sisters

The rest of the artwork is fine, the heads give me a headache.

It's weird because there isn't a model of them like that, so...

We did have a cover years ago with white scars, but that's their whole schtick, so they get a pass

Niche, uncommon even, but not exclusively used for chaos



Insert DA chaos jokes here...

yeah, plenty of DA head back banners.

But yes, the release schedule is amping up and looking to playing some catch up. This is a quick release but good to see things moving forward. Book for sure, probably Morvenn, then look at the lists to see where to next.

 porkuslime wrote:
that cover REALLY looks more like a Chaos cover.. I dont recall ever seeing an imperium character with a head rack back banner

Um:




And then there are outright khornate traitor level skull decoration chapters:

Well with aos next for 2 week preorder not much juee weeks left for sisters

Irbis, those are skulls, which are generally OK by the Imperium, but the ones I see on the codex cover look fleshy and ragged, which is uncouth

 porkuslime wrote:
Irbis, those are skulls, which are generally OK by the Imperium, but the ones I see on the codex cover look fleshy and ragged, which is uncouth

Nah, they’re also just skulls.

 porkuslime wrote:
Irbis, those are skulls, which are generally OK by the Imperium, but the ones I see on the codex cover look fleshy and ragged, which is uncouth

You mean the strips of parchment hanging around the skulls?

 porkuslime wrote:
Irbis, those are skulls, which are generally OK by the Imperium, but the ones I see on the codex cover look fleshy and ragged, which is uncouth

Ok, do these count then? Plenty of flesh left on these