tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533866221148773024.post1348219196649240057..comments2023-10-03T14:02:34.990+01:00Comments on Xenos and Proud: Fluff "Friday": 4th Edition Space Marine TraitsXenos and Proudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872942925820925740noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533866221148773024.post-19299760317746548432010-12-04T21:16:11.809+00:002010-12-04T21:16:11.809+00:00I always wanted the apothecaries for fluff reasons...I always wanted the apothecaries for fluff reasons but I see were you're coming from on the rules side. From the marketing side you're right. Most young players begin with marines cause they're simple. Making them more complicated means potentially less GW sales.<br />Ko'vashKo'vashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162525031939416814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533866221148773024.post-80664261226654282492010-12-04T16:48:01.101+00:002010-12-04T16:48:01.101+00:00I "lost" a space marine army project to ...I "lost" a space marine army project to this being removed from the updated codex. I've never been the biggest fan of marines (seeing power armour everywhere, I wanted to be different, and took guard) but the possibilities in this codex intrigued me. I'd always liked the idea of the white scars but didn't fancy having to paint THAT much white, so I made my own chapter up.<br /><br />The traits etc allowed me to take bikes as troops and assault squads as elites. Thus I had a lot of bikes, several assault squads, and the fast attack choices were rounded out with a couple squadrons of speeders and an attack bike squadron. This force was led by a counts as Kayvaan Shrike, and the only heavy support was a couple predators (I reasoned that if needs must they could just about keep up with the army, but when they reached the battle they'd have to pull up to provide covering fire while the rest of the army went to business.)<br /><br />Of course, this is far from a legal army now, and the project was abandoned. I have 15 painted bikes (never got round to more than undercoating the riders) a painted land speeder and a base coated Kayvaan Shrike. I suppose with blood angels letting assault squads be troops I could potentially get my bikes and assault troopers in there, but the Blood Angels are a drop out of the sky and beat face army, whereas I wanted an "emerge over the horizon and run rings round you" force.<br /><br />Oh well, maybe they'll bring it back for 6th edition and I can ressurect the project. Until then, a small dark box on a shelf shall be their home...Gingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155099423475435032noreply@blogger.com