HERO Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Taken from my blog. Well, it definitely looks like Grey Knights will have the upper hand vs. Chaos Daemons in April. That is.. unless we provide them with a bit of fair play. What do I mean by that? I mean house-ruling some stuff just for them. There is nothing fluffier than Grey Knights fighting Chaos Daemons. I mean, come on: Daemons' not a super strong codex to begin with. Fatecrusher doesn't mean jack because not everyone and their mother wants to play that crap. Now that Grey Knights are going to come out and more than half the army is geared towards eliminating Daemons, how do we make things more balanced? If I fought against a Daemon player, I would grant him these special rules: Your entire army can DS on Turn 1 instead of randomly rolling for which half. In addition, the Daemon player can choose to deploy normally via the mission rules. Why? Because the Chaos Gods wants mankind completely destroyed, no one, not even the most righteous defenders of mankind will stand in their way. I call this rule: For the Glory of Chaos. At the beginning of the game, Daemon players can choose D3+2 units and give them the ability to outflank. Why? Because the Grey Knights are completely surrounded by the forces of Chaos and the only one that's capable of helping them is the Emperor. I call this: The Darkest Day. Which brings us to our next rule: All Daemons have without number via the old 4th Ed. Tyranid rules with a daemonic twist. If your unit of Daemons is completely destroyed, they may choose to come down via DS next turn or walk on their side of the field with their full unit intact. I call this: Daemonic Infestation. What do you guys think? I personally accept the challenge. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222534-helping-out-our-daemon-friends/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 The Darkest Day is pointless, as all Daemons units have to Deep Strike. Now, get rid of that requirement somehow and you're in business. For Daemonic Infestation, I'd limit it to just Troops choices, as it makes much more sense. Otherwise, there are actually far less anti-daemon-specific things in the upcoming codex than there were in the current one. Preferred enemy and a couple pieces of wargear is almost nothing. All that anti-psyker stuff? Well that's great, Daemons aren't psychic now. Altogether there just doesn't seem to be that much to warrant anything more than the Infestation (which I loved from the current book). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222534-helping-out-our-daemon-friends/#findComment-2660557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERO Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 The Darkest Day is pointless, as all Daemons units have to Deep Strike. Now, get rid of that requirement somehow and you're in business. The first rule is.. Your entire army can DS on Turn 1 instead of randomly rolling for which half. In addition, the Daemon player can choose to deploy normally via the mission rules. So they don't need to DS on the first turn. It's a choice, they can do whatever. For Daemonic Infestation, I'd limit it to just Troops choices, as it makes much more sense. I would agree with this. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222534-helping-out-our-daemon-friends/#findComment-2660613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clausel Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 The dex is not out yet. Why scream bloody murder over rumors? Wait and see if the dex is balanced against Deamons which I actually think it magically is. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222534-helping-out-our-daemon-friends/#findComment-2661337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Heretic Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I doubt, its balanced against anything - its GW after all - but it seems rather early to make up house rules, without seeing the 'dex first :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222534-helping-out-our-daemon-friends/#findComment-2661349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I doubt, its balanced against anything - its GW after all - but it seems rather early to make up house rules, without seeing the 'dex first ;) Agreed. Besides, I'm not going to feel too sorry for Daemon players. Clearly they're heretics and deserve to lose. :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/222534-helping-out-our-daemon-friends/#findComment-2661482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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