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What is the better way to equip Mor Dethyn then? Stalker Bolters seem redundant but I really want to run a unit of Mor Dethyn.

Lots of genuinely great advice thanks. I like the RoW which gives preferred enemy independent characters but am a bit worried about a lack of anti-armour punch. I figure 2 multi-meltas and a couple of chainfists in a 10 man deliverer squad is a good start. I'm guessing without many heavy support slots then relying on a contemptor talon with lascannons is the way to go?

Hey guys, considering dipping my toes into the Raven Guard, I played 1st Edition as Word Bearers but I'm pretty much starting from scratch now. I was wondering how people were expanding from the Age of Darkness box but also what they were doing with certain bits in the box, It looks like 2 squads of 20 tacticals, 10 cataphractii built as deliverers and the dreadnought kitted out for shooting is a good shout but the characters I'm not sure what to do with, as well as the Spartan. I've seen a lot of love for Dark Furies and Mor Dethyn with the combi-volkite which I'm guessing you have to go with a third party for the weapons which is fine but what are people doing for the 3rd Chooser of the Slain in a unit of Dark Furies as the kit only comes with one per 5. Sorry if I'm asking absolutely noob questions, it just seems more difficult to get a decent foundation for Raven Guard than other Legions.

The "munitorium' or whatever it's called has all the points. Termis are 28 base and other than fists and chain fists all melee weapons are 0

Can’t wait, you’ll make it look awesome.

I like this, it might be the best way to handle prescience in fiction

This advice is really useful, not one I’ve managed to master myself though.

Honestly blown away by how great everything in this thread is.

Maybe it's just envy of some of the cool toys of other legions? Iron Hands, Thousand Sons and Dark Angels are what I've faced and they seem to get really good stuff. I need more practice clearly thanks for the help.

Ah okay, I'm playing in a campaign currently with more strict special rules which is why it may seem a bit weak. No named characters, no relics/psyarkana, no playtest rules. I guess those restrictions might cripple Word Bearers more than most or lead to them seeming weaker than they would otherwise?

I've recently got into playing Heresy and I have to say I'm dissapointed, Gal Vorbak lacking 2+ save makes them worse than most other legion terminator equivalents in the survivability department with not much increased damage output being the one which stood out to me as a bit souring. What is it that I'm missing, what do we do that gives us an edge other than summoning Daemons?