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Details:
WS6, BS5, S4, T4, W4, At3, I5, Ld10
2+ Armour Save, 4+ Invulnerable Save

Special Rules:
And They Shall Know No Fear
Chapter Tactics
Independent Chracter
An Unkindness Of Ravens
Darkness There, And Nothing More
See, But Remain Unseen

An Unkindness Of Ravens:
Severax makes all assault squads troops

Darkness There, And Nothing More:
With Severax, all jump pack equipped units benefit from the "Hit & Run" special rule

See, But Remain Unseen:
Severax and any jump pack equipped unit he is attached to receive the "Infiltrate" special rule.

Wargear:
The Tyrant's Whip (Corax's lightning whip. +2 strength, AP2, Master Crafted, Armourbane, Specialist Weapon)
Lightning Claws
Bolt Pistol
Frags
Kraks
Melta Bombs
Jump Pack
Iron Halo
Artificer Armour

(225pts)

Perhaps "Darkness there and nothing more" should confer shrouded and stealth?

Only thing I'm not sure of is the whip, an at initiative Ap2 armour and str 6 weapon, that combines with the claws for plus one attack and is master crafted. It's alot there

NoiseMarine with Tinnitus wrote:
Perhaps "Darkness there and nothing more" should confer shrouded and stealth?

I got it from this Raven Guard saying:

From the darkness we strike, fast and lethal, and by the time our foes can react...
darkness there, and nothing more

It seems to be describing a hit and run attack, so that's why I used it.

the tyrant's whip is a little much ... honestly on it I would drop the ap2, master crafted, armourbane and the lighting claws - give it rending instead .... just with it being +2 str claws with rending at int 5 is balanced anything else is going to be a little over the top.

I would change See, but Remain Unseen to give +1 str on hammer of wrath attacks ... infiltrating an few hit & run jump pack assault troop squads is near broken, +1 str is more similar to white scars and a bit more balanced.

Really would have been nice if they would have made the ravenguard chapter tactics / playstyle more resemble the fluff

 Melcavuk wrote:
Only thing I'm not sure of is the whip, an at initiative Ap2 armour and str 6 weapon, that combines with the claws for plus one attack and is master crafted. It's alot there

I know, but still at least he's not Marneus Calgar.

natpri771 wrote:

NoiseMarine with Tinnitus wrote:
Perhaps "Darkness there and nothing more" should confer shrouded and stealth?

I got it from this Raven Guard saying:

From the darkness we strike, fast and lethal, and by the time our foes can react...
darkness there, and nothing more

It seems to be describing a hit and run attack, so that's why I used it.

From the darkness we strike,

They strike with the element of surprise from a concealed position = Stealth & Shrouded

fast and lethal, and by the time our foes can react...
darkness there, and nothing more

Hit & Run.


Give him all three rules I say.

 Whereswaldo wrote:
the tyrant's whip is a little much ... honestly on it I would drop the ap2, master crafted, armourbane and the lighting claws - give it rending instead .... just with it being +2 str claws with rending at int 5 is balanced anything else is going to be a little over the top.

I would change See, but Remain Unseen to give +1 str on hammer of wrath attacks ... infiltrating an few hit & run jump pack assault troop squads is near broken, +1 str is more similar to white scars and a bit more balanced.

Really would have been nice if they would have made the ravenguard chapter tactics / playstyle more resemble the fluff

I know. I really wanted to give him lightning claws that are some great relics of the chapter, I really did. The only problem is that Shrike has the master crafted lightning claws. I'll try to think up a cool sounding name and backstory for the claws. Maybe master crafted claws with rending. I think I see now how broken the infiltrate rule is. I'll make the warlord trait changes you suggested straight away. Thanks (Middle of the night posts, goddammit)


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WS6, BS5, S4, T4, W4, At3, I5, Ld10
Sv: 2+, 4++

Special Rules:
And They Shall Know No Fear
Independent Character
Chapter Tactics
An Unkindness Of Ravens
Darkness There, And Nothing More
Raven's Fury

Raven's Fury:
+1 Str To Hammer Of Wrath Attacks

Wargear:
The Deliverers (Pair Of Master Crafted Lightning Claws With Rending)
Relic Blade
Bolt Pistol
Frags
Kraks
Melta Bombs
Artificer Armour
Iron Halo
Jump Pack

225pts

If you want to differentiate the character from Shrike, and like the whip, how about just giving it an at-initiative AP3 with shred, with a minus one to the opponent's initiative? So you'll be going first or at the same time with almost everything in the game.

I'd change the whip to:

Str+1 AP3, swift strike, rending, specialist weapon

Still keeps the ability to rend armour. Higher strength than sword, plus one initiative on charge