Formosa wrote:
Nothing in this list even hints at emps children, I expected grav weapons (sonic weapons) everywhere at least

 Brother Payne wrote:
Fluffwise the Emperor's Children didn't have TH/SS terminators, grav guns, stormravens or thunderfires. They also used a lot more tac marines (as did all the legions) in their armies as a solid core. So I'd be going minimum two 10 man tac squads in rhinos and maybe even another on foot. Now even though it's not fluffy, I'd keep the stormraven as a flyer transport, potentially an equivalent did exist. As for the Fulgrim count-as, a captain w only a power sword is way to under powers as a representation, that would be better to represent Saul Tarvitz... Imo either run a tooled up chapter master w artificer armour and the Buring Blade minimum.
There's my two cents, good luck w the project

 SkinCarver wrote:

 Brother Payne wrote:
Fluffwise the Emperor's Children didn't have TH/SS terminators, grav guns, stormravens or thunderfires. They also used a lot more tac marines (as did all the legions) in their armies as a solid core. So I'd be going minimum two 10 man tac squads in rhinos and maybe even another on foot. Now even though it's not fluffy, I'd keep the stormraven as a flyer transport, potentially an equivalent did exist. As for the Fulgrim count-as, a captain w only a power sword is way to under powers as a representation, that would be better to represent Saul Tarvitz... Imo either run a tooled up chapter master w artificer armour and the Buring Blade minimum.
There's my two cents, good luck w the project

Fluffwise, only the Salamanders had TH/SS Termies, but sadly Power Lances aren't available to Loyalist Space Marines in 40k. I agree with the two 10-man Tac Squads, maybe working a Heavy Bolter in with the Plasma Gun. If you really want to do Fulgrim proud, upgrade him to a Chapter Master, give him the Armour Indomitus and a Relic Blade(for a closer to WYSIWYG depiction of the Phoenician) OR The Shield Eternal w/ Artificer Armour and the Burning Blade (for the nigh-unkillable monster he deserves to be).

 Brother Payne wrote:

As for fulgrim I would say the Burning Blade is better WYSIWYG, better on the table and better fluffwise (Fireblade literally burst into flames when he fought Ferrus Mannus in the Iron Forge)

 SkinCarver wrote:

 Brother Payne wrote:

As for fulgrim I would say the Burning Blade is better WYSIWYG, better on the table and better fluffwise (Fireblade literally burst into flames when he fought Ferrus Mannus in the Iron Forge)

I would agree with the Burning Blade being better on the table and it's abilities more accurate to Fulgrim's fluff, but depending on your area's meta, some tourney organizers are a little more dickish on how models wielding two-handed weapons are, well, modeled. I only suggest the Relic Blade as a verbatim two-handed sword that's marginally better than a stock Power Sword but cheaper than an actual Chapter Relic.

 Brother Payne wrote:

I've never seen a TO do that, you're right that is dickish. My next choice would be teeth of terra (naturally)

 SkinCarver wrote:

 Brother Payne wrote:

I've never seen a TO do that, you're right that is dickish. My next choice would be teeth of terra (naturally)

This was at a tourney in Pensacola, Florida. The model in question was a Chapter Master holding a Thunder Hammer with two hands with the Shield Eternal strapped to his back. The TO was adamant that the model can't use the shield if two-handing a weapon, regardless of whether or not the weapon was listed as two-handed. I'm sure this isn't the case every where, but I try to have my models as "correct" as possible now lest I waste a day driving out of my hometown to go play a game with strangers.

Teeth of Terra is also a good idea. It's basically a Relic Blade with Rampage and Strikedown for ten points more, plus it loses two handed for Specialist Weapon. I rarely see it used in people's lists, so I didn't even think to mention it.