RE: [Epic] Magnus the Red

From: Miller, Chris <CMiller_at_...>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 14:30:42 -0500

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>>> Move Assault Armor Special
>>> ==== ======= ===== =======
>>>Magnus the Red 15cm 6!!! 6 Save, Psyker, Skimmer,
>>> Commander
>>>
>>> 58 points (includes the commander skill)
>>>
>>> Pretty bland, huh? And that assault of 6 is really
>>>pitiful for someone who used to be the equal of a KoS and
>>>better than GUOs and LoCs (which are all now assault 8) in CC.
>>>
>This is kinda late, but here's my 1 cent worth.
(Don't discount your own worth. We'll give you the full 2 cents)
>
>Actually, I always think that the traitor primarchs are pretty wimpy - even
>in the 2nd edition. Perhaps as somebody mentioned, GW might do these
>primarchs up when the Chaos miniatures are release - though this is not
>likely, seeing how Hive Tyrants and Greater Daemons have been "downgraded".
They were usually about the same as their power's GD's, just wih an
extra ability.
Probably were on the weak side based on the fluff.
>
>I think the keyword to watch out for Magnus, Angron and so on, is that these
>guys are not just Daemon Princes, but rather Daemon Primarchs. Normal human
>- if somebody who managed to butcher, bluff his way to the basest of human
>nature can be called normal :) - becomes merely Daemon Princes.
>
>They get extra powers but generally are not as powerful (just a little less)
>than Greater Daemons. However the Primarchs started on a much higher base
>than Daemon Princes, ie. Primarchs will beat the heck out of any human (no
>matter how skill, powerful). When the Primarchs succcumbed to Chaos, I would
>think that the power promised and given to them would make them more than a
>match for any Greater Daemons. Witness Angron, Daemon Primarchs of Khorne
>and WorldEaters. In the 1st battle of Armageddon, he was the supreme
>commandeer of the Chaos force. He had a retinue of twenty (!) BloodThirsters
>as his bodyguards ! OK! It might be jumping to conclusions to say that he is
>very much superior to a BloodThirsters, but I would think that retinue does
>seem to point that Daemon Primarchs are indeed much more valuable than
>Greater Daemons.
>
>Comments ?
>
>Regards
>Oki
>
I think those of us partial to Chaos are holding out hope for some kind
of WD or Cit Journal
"Special" article covering them, so we have something semi-official to
use.
Some of their power may come from smarts more than their ability to bash
heads, but
they still oughta be better than the lame "Daemon Prince" status.

Chris Miller

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Received on Fri Aug 01 1997 - 19:30:42 UTC