Re: [Epic] Chaos Marine (E40K)

From: Greg Lane <greg_at_...>
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 14:47:00 -0500

I understand your problem, and based on the rules, a pure Chaos Dreadnaught
detachment could never be "in commmand". You would need to put some CSM's in
support and have them be the HQ .... and, if they are KIA, then the
detachment goes "out of command", much as Orks do when thier Nobz and related
leaders are KIA.

I don't like it either, since I would like to use the dreadnoughts just as
you are suggesting. But, such are the rules ... unless maybe the Firepower
supplement gives us some new detachment types with a Dreadnought HQ in chain
of command.

Anybody on the list seen teh Firepower supplement yet?

Greg

J Andrew Evans wrote:

> All,
>
> Whilst we are on the subject of Chaos I had one question I was pondering.
> I have eight of the old, plastic, Chaos Dreadnoughts. Since they walk so
> slowly I have put them all together in a detachment on their own dubbing
> them the "Legion of the Living Dead." This is a great detachment having a
> Firepower of 8 but a wapping 40 assault! All this is fine and I want to
> keep the detachment as almost anyone else I put them with they just slow
> down the whole group.
>
> Whilst allowed, strictly, under the rules (Army, p92) for a Armoured
> Detachment I am worried by the fact that Dreadnoughts do not appear on the
> Chain of Command. It is clearly the intention that Dreadnoughts never
> become the HQ of an Armoured Space Marine detachment (being dead an' all).
> However since there are only dreadnoughts in my detachment I have little
> choice but the nominate one of them as HQ!!
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Too beardy?
>
> Andrew
Received on Fri Sep 04 1998 - 19:47:00 UTC