Re: [Epic] Adepta Sororitas - Update

From: J. Michael Looney <mlooney_at_...>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 08:43:47 -0500

Alan E & Carmel J Brain wrote:

> First, my thanks to Tommy Roju <tommy.roju_at_... for the majority
> of this.
>

Name Noted for crediting on the Epic 41K page.

This will be in place either today or next weekend (will be off on a client
site vist for the rest of the week)


> Infantry
> Name Move Range FP Assault Armour Special
> Battle Sisters 10cm 15cm 1 2 5+ Stubborn
> Chastisers as Battle Sisters +Heavy Weapons
> Seraphim as Battle Sisters +Jump Pack,
> Assault
> Canoness as Battle Sisters +Hero
> WitchSmeller as Battle Sisters +Psyker
>
> Frater Militaris10 cm 15 cm 1 1 3+
> Preacher as Frater Militaris +Assault
> Confessor as Frater Militaris +Hero, Assault,
> Rampage
>
> Vehicles
> Name Move Range FP Assault Armour Special
> Immolator 30cm 15cm 3 1 5+ Close Support,
> Transport
>
> This detachment is the usual Ecclesiarchy element attached to an
> Imperial
> Guard force as stiffening. It also would be used in any of the periodic
> anti-mutant or anti-alien purges.
>
> Adeptus Ministorium Detachment(IG)
> ==================================
> Command:
> You most choose a commander.
>
> 1 Detachment HQ +25 pts
>
> Up to one Canoness 25 pts
> Consists of 1 Battle Sister unit (Hero)
> Extra cost to:
> Mount In Immolator* +18 pts
> Upgrade to Jump Packs Free
> (* Choose one vehicle only)
>
> Up to one Confessor 20 pts
> Consists of 1 Frater Militaris unit (Hero, Assault, Rampage)
>
> Main Force:
> Choose up to 10 squads from the following list.
>
> Battle Sister Squad 15 pts
> Consists of 1 Battle Sister Unit
> Extra cost to:
> Mount In Immolator +18 pts
> Upgrade to Seraphim
> (Assault, Jump Packs) +4 pts
> (* Choose one vehicle only)
>
> Frater Militaris Squad 7 pts per unit
> Consists of 1 to 4 Frater Militaris Units.
> Extra cost to:
> Include a Preacher in one of the units
> (Assault) +1 pts
> Upgrade to Cavalry +2 pts per unit
>
> Support:
> Make up to 10 choices from the following list, but you may not exceed
> the
> number of Battle Sister Squads in the main force.
> Immolator 18 pts
>
> Chain of Command: Canoness > Confessor > Units including Preachers >
> Battle
> Sisters > Any other unit.
>
> The following is a detachment of a Full Company of Adepta Sororitas. It
> would be used when the opposition is likely to be stiff (e.g. Adeptus
> Astartes rather than unarmed civilians...). It is part of a large,
> regular force, rather than the small and ad-hoc "Military Advisors Plus
> Angry Peasants" force listed above.
>
> Adepta Sororitas Infantry Detachment
> ---------------------------------------
> Command:
> 1 Detachment HQ at 25 pts and
> Up to 1 Canoness (Hero ) 25 pts
> Extra to Upgrade to Chaplain (Chaplain) +10 pts
> Extra to Upgrade to Witchsmeller (Psyker) +5 pts
> Extra to Upgrade to Mater Misericordia (Medic) +10 pts
> Extra to mount in Rhino* +7 pts
> Extra to mount in Land Raider* +35 pts
> Extra to mount in Razorback* +14 pts
>
> Main Force:
> Up to 10 of
>
> Battlesister Squad 30 pts
> Consists of 2 Battlesister Units
> Extra to upgrade both to Chastisers +10 pts
> (Heavy Weapons)
> Extra to mount in Rhinos +7 pts
>
> Novitiate Squad
> Consists of 1 Battlesister Unit (Infiltrators) 16 pts
>
> Support:
> Up to 10, and no more than Main Force of:
>
> Support Weapon Battery 13 pts per unit
> consists of 1-3 support weapons
> Land Raider 35 pts
> Razorback 15 pts
> Predator 27 pts
> Whirlwind 26 pts
>
> C-of-C:SisterSuperior->Battlesister->Novitiate->Any
>
> Justification:
> The Codex:Sisters Of Battle give quite a different picture from the
> original Adepta Sororitas. Instead of complete companies, arrayed for
> battle and equipped as per the Adeptus Astartes, they use small
> 5-woman "Special Forces" teams, charged with agitation and propaganda.
> One wonders if they wear Green Berets off-duty, but I digress.
>
> The original Sisters of Battle, on the other hand, were almost a minor
> Inquisition (and often had some jurisdictional disputation as to who
> was responsible for which area). They were responsible for doing the
> day-to-day persecution of the Unclean, as are the "new-look" Sisters,
> but they also were responsible for keeping a close eye on the Adeptus
> Astartes to prevent another Heresy. And unlike the Inquisition, they
> had the up-front military power to make any lesson stick.
>
> Thus the two army lists: The common-or-garden Ecclesiarchy contingent,
> used for day-to-day cleansing of minor Genestealer infestations,
> and burning of individual Heretics, and the full-blown military force
> used in lieu of Adeptus Astartes when they are wither innapropriate
> or unavailable.
>
> As regards the mechanics, the astute observer will notice some minor
> differences from Tommy Roju's original. Firstly, the Sisters of Battle
> have been given the "Stubborn" attribute, in order to cater for the
> Special Rites performed by the Sisters Superior in each squad. Secondly,
> the points values have been increased somewhat. Fratri Militarii are
> now no longer cheaper than the comparable Imperial Guard, and the
> Sisters
> of Battle now cost the same as Adeptus Astartes. The special rules
> regarding "rampage" under certain conditions have been deleted as too
> powerful, and too complex. It's also most unlikely that ANY IG force
> will
> completely lack psykers! Fourthly, the extra Whirlwinds etc are deleted:
> from the Ecclesairachy force. They do, however, appear in the Full-Blown
> Battle Force, as do a lot of other vehicles.
>
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