Monday, February 11, 2019

WYSIWYG in Kill Team...

o/

In the Grim Darkness of Kill Team, Chaos Marines
once again come across as pretty bland...

Okay so, I originally made these guys to be 30k Blackshields in pariah armor with pariah bolters (i.e.: kinda shitty power armor and bolters). However after going in a different direction with my 30k army, these guys suddenly found themselves unemployed. Instead I'm thinking of just using them as chaos marines in Kill Team, but as recent turncoats like the Relictors, or the Avenging Sons' 3rd company, but their color scheme/theme really isn't my concern.

What is my concern is their weaponry. 

I like my forces to be as close to WYSIWYG as is possible (well, I do plan to run Tau 'Muppets' so there is often some ambiguity, but even their weapons are kinda obvious). So...do you think folks would be opposed to using these guys' weapons as the actual Necromunda Goliath stub cannons that they are, rather than the flavorless, generic bolters that virtually every fucking flavor of marine has? 

Stub cannons have no KT stats, however they're easily convertible to KT as: 18" range, Assault:1, S:5, D:1 AP:0 with no special rules. Point cost would be zero like most basic weapons, as Strength 5 aside, they're really kinda meh.

God I love this mini!

Another question would be my leader's Goliath Renderizer. I figure a powerfist would be obvious as it does look rather unwieldy, though a power maul/axe would probably be a better fit. However only the Deathwatch has access to those weapons. 

So, what do y'all think?

On a different note, My Beloved Wolfy has finally expressed interest in playing Kill Team. I was supposed to give her a demo game this past weekend, but real life being what it is, that didn't happen. So perhaps we'll give it another try one night this week instead. Curiously, she wants to play Chaos marines (but not the guys above) rather than her Fem Fa'Tau. 

She's complained many a time of her dismay at my selling off of my old chaos marines which was the first army she used. However she's taken a keen interest in the new chaos marines in the shadowspear box (well, all except for the obliterator). So there's a good chance we'll get that set. The chaos will all be 'hers', I'll probably just keep a chunk of the primaris marines, and we'll sell off the remainder to recoup some of the expense...or rather that's the plan at least, I guess we'll see...


10 comments:

Siph_Horridus said...

How very dare you, we Relictors are LOYAL Sons... just misunderstood on account of using Chaos to fight Chaos! A small matter of Excommunicate Traitorus is an admin mistake by the Administratum...

Da Masta Cheef said...

lol, I just KNEW that I'd get a response from you on this! But, but I'm on your side...sorta...

Kushial said...

So Cheef, how about two birds with one dice? I was up this past Sat night and missed you all, but I'll be back this coming Saturday. How about you just referee my intro Kill Team game along with hers at the same time?

CounterFett said...

wow, now Wolfie wants to play? you really are a talented hobbyist Cheef.

Waaargh Pug said...

I say go for it, use the weapons with the stats you've listed. Just because they've left it out of the book doesn't mean we should find ourselves incapable of computing out a way to play with it. (Plus for realsies they look waaaay cooler!)

Da Masta Cheef said...

@Kushial: Maybe, was hoping to play this week, but it's filling up fast w/appt.s, and family stuff, so may have to do that, though she tends to not be as fond of the free-for-alls. Sorry we missed you, but good to hear that you're finally open on weekends again!

@Counterfett: As much as I'd like to take full credit for her want to play, it was only about 15 minutes into our first date, when she mentioned Warhammer without any prompting from me (though this blog was linked on my dating site profile). She's always had a soft spot for Chaos as she (quote) Popped her 40k cherry with that army.

@Waaargh Pug: Oh I agree, just figure I'll run it by my opponents first, if anyone one objects then will fall back on standard old bolters. That said, these guys may get put on hold for a bit as I'll likely have the muppets this weekend coming! Currently in the assembly stage!

HappySpawn said...

I would ask if she's decided upon a Legion/Chapter/Warband, but I feel like Slaanesh is the obvious option (because...ya know...tentacles and stuff...)

Da Masta Cheef said...

Tentacles? I thought Hentai was your thing...

HappySpawn said...

What my waifu and I do isn't the subject of this discussion. You and your's is, though. :P

Da Masta Cheef said...

I had to google that...I don't feel as though my knowledge base has been expanded however...