Tzeentchian sternguard

[Sangneur]

As a short description, I play a renegade chapter which has come to incorporate aspects of legionairy troops, to represent this I play with both marines and Chaos space marines, though not at the same time. Usually it's obvious because of how spiky the proper warriors are.

 

Now, a couple of games ago I wanted to try out using sternguard whilst playing as marines, so I proxied them with a handful of possessed. After the game I got to thinking: would that be a valid replacement? I've not been too interested in the sternguard models themselves, and the possessed do suck as a unit, so I won't be wanting because of their loss in my army. Plus it makes sense to a degree, units like Tzeentchian flamers change the properties of their weapons from shot to shot, so the varying effects of the Sternguard rounds is accounted for with counts as.

 

What's the community's take on this idea?

[kharn_the_betrayer]

I think that idea sounds good if you want a viable proxy for sternguard. TS units might be the best bet if you have them around to use for the units I think those would be best but given the usual nature of Tzeentch I would say that would be your best bet.

[David the Despoiler]

That sounds like a pretty cool idea! Good thinking.