Hey guys, I am back from my holiday’s hiatus. For those that don’t know me personally part of the reason I have taken the time off was because I have been dealing with some health issues. I am recovering well and just this morning got released to a more or less normal living schedule.
During my time laid up I have not been totally out of the
hobby. I spent quite a bit of time updating the Soul Reapers Codex for 6th
edition and getting the Chaos Marine update for Killzone sorted out, which I
will release after the DA drop cause I will just update both armies simultaneously.
Here is a little more info on the upcoming Soul Reapers
update; I have decided to completely abandon all the infantry entries from the
Chaos Space marine codex. I know this is similar to what I have done in the
past but now it will be everything. I will however still draw the standard
Vehicles and Daemon Engines from the CSM codex when I have not altered them
significantly. Like the Land Raider will
be drawn from the Reaper list as I have added a new weapons load out and gave
it back its Infernal Device.
I have decided to not go the Helbrute route and stick with
actual Dreadnoughts. However I will be using the Helbrute’s version of the “Crazed”
special rule.
I have also expanded the Universal Rules that apply to the
Soul Reapers. I incorporated the Legion rules for the World Eaters from
Betrayal FW book. It makes sense since the majority of the Warband is drawn
from the 12th Legion. The new rules are listed below:
Legacy of the Twelfth
Of all the Space Marine Legions the Twelfth were amongst the
most feared, the mere whisper of their coming was enough to quell rebellion and
send armies to flight in terror. Tales of their predations and massacres were
numberless; their reputation as beasts, butchers and madmen whose fury is
fueled by bloodshed is well deserved.
The Soul Reapers have continued this legacy for ten
millennia, maintaining the martial prowess of the Twelfth, harkening to the
days when they were at the height of their power.
All Soul Reapers units with the
Legacy of the Twelfth rule are subject to the following special rules:
Fear is for the Weak: All units with the Legacy of the Twelfth
special rule are Stubborn and may always attempt to regroup regardless of
casualties.
Incarnate Violence: All units with the Legacy of the Twelfth
special rule gain Furious Charge special rule once they have destroyed an enemy
unit in close combat or forced one to fall back after a victorious assault
phase. Place a marker next to the unit to mark that the unit has gained this
bonus.
Bloodlust: After winning an assault all units with the Legacy of
the Twelfth special rule must consolidate toward the nearest enemy unit that
they can hurt. Should a unit with this special rule fail a moral test after
being defeated in close combat, before rolling Fall Back, roll a D6. If the
roll of a 1 the unit does not flee (counting as passing their moral test
instead), but now become subject to the Rage special rule for the remainder of
the battle. Place a marker next to the unit to mark that the unit has gained
this bonus.
Until next time, may the dice gods be on your side!
-Jim
