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Hi, I'm just mulling over the Raven Guard rules. Legion Rules - I like them. Infiltrating 20 man squads is very powerful, and the potential to launch a nice alpha strike is great. Furious charge on Terminators is good; it gives them an edge over the standard - I would have liked to Infiltrate my Spartan, but that is life. Rite of War - I like the idea. It is Orbital Strike without many of the restrictions, allowing you to pod in the units that need it, such as Support squads. Personally, I'm opting out since I always use my Heavy Support squads. However, you can use Rapiers to compensate nicely. It is gold with tacticals, since you can pod in, and unleashing Fury right off the bat. Also, character assassination is just plain cool Mor Deythan - these are much better Recon marines. The addition of Stealth, BS 5, and Fatal Edge makes them worth it, as yo can pop small squads. I really think they should have the Snap Shots that Corax does, do fit the background better.... but other than that, a nice investment. Dark Furies - average. While the Lightning Claws are nice against MEQ, they are too expensive, especially compared to Templar Brethren and Gal Vorbak. Should be 20-5 points for the next squad members, in my opinion. Corax- okay. He buffs the army well. Automatically Running full distance gives the army great mobility, while improving Outflankers is nice. His weapons and fighting scales let him slaughter marines, but he is bad against Primarchs. Why? 2 factors. Firstly, his armour is poor. 5++ really isn't good enough at a against Terminators and other Primarchs. However, he only had WS 7. Why? From the background and novels I don't believe Curze or even Perturabo are more skilled than Corax. If it was to balance him, it works too well, since he loses to both in a fight, when, in my opinion, he should beat both. I am heavily biased, but this made no sense. Why doesn't Corax has a 4++? Curze does, and still benefits from Shrouded fine. Give Corax a 4++ or WS 8 , but to give him nothing is just bizarre. Don't be mistaken by my negativity - he is good for his cost, I just expected him to be one of the best in combat, considering his cost Overall:7.5/10 for the Raven Guard Thoughts?

So, I sat down and read my copy this morning to pass a couple hours at work, and I must admit I have been left feeling a bit disappointed. Without ruining the story for anyone, I just found some of the character development a bit lacking and the climatic scenes of the book to be over way too quickly. I did enjoy it, don't get me wrong, but I just felt like it could of been better and for a £30 limited edition I would of liked it to be a bit longer. Anyone else feel this way?

I have been trying to piece together (just to satisfy my own curiosity) which Primarchs & Legions were close/friendly with Corax & the Raven Guard and was hoping you guys could maybe enlighten me on anything I may have missed. I know that Corax served beside Russ & the Rout- Russ was wounded iirc. So this would more than likely has established some sort of bond I would imagine. Corax also seemed to be friendly with Guilliman from what I remember, with them playing battle games against each other & Roboute even adopting the Moritat unit from the Raven Guard along with Corax's use of 'non-traditional' fighting forces. The only other Legion I know of the Raven Guard having a relationship with is the Imperial Fists contingment under Captain Noriz. Whether this led to a lasting bond with the VIIth Legion I am not sure. Anyone I am missing? Or does that cover it so far?