War Angel Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 What are the benignity of giving a chapter champion a combat blade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fibonacci Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 ??? Did you run get hit with auto-correct? I never knew a combat blade could be benign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Casman Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Heh, War Angel probably means "benefits". ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekLee688 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 As far as I know, combat blade only give +1 close combat attack when paired by a power weapon. Just like a pistol, but without the shot. Other than that, YOU get the benefit of modeling a figure with two bladed weapons and it being WYSIWYG legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Doesn't he already have a bolt pistol though? Yes.... I ment benefits lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excubitor Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Funny thing is I didn't even think benignity was a word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvih Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 It's purely a visual thing. From a gaming perspective it's a downgrade, since pistol gives the same benefit as the blade, plus it can be used to shoot before a charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 It used to be so a player can choose between a Thunder Hammer with base attacks and fighting with 2 close combat weapons in assaults. Who would do that I don't know, but it's an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fibonacci Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Funny thing is I didn't even think benignity was a word! It is an English word. It is the quality of being nice. An act of kindness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 That's kind of strange that they have a worthless thing like that. Maybe they'll replace it with something new in the next codex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I have high hopes for a new Codex bringing all sorts of goodness to Honour Guard, but we'll just have to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Am I alone in hoping that they make it worth it to gear up Sgts? Also hoping they make company champions a little better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelias Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Honest answer is they needed a way to make the honour guard model for the Ultramarines codex legal, i think if my memory serves me correctly that wasn't possible at the release of the codex (possibly 4th edition?) at one time and was FAQ'd in, then added to the latest edition with a lack of imagination :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 If that's the reason they did it, they need to take away our bolt pistols, because there's not enough in the Tac squad box for every marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Furyou Miko Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 When the Tac Marine box set was released, you didn't all get bolt pistols standard. Just bolters and knives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekLee688 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 That's the same reason why there is a FAQ entry for the Legon of the Damned sgt.'s equipment, to make the axe/plama pistol model legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 We still didnt have knives standard. Not that giving a tactical marine a bolter and a knife does anything different than giving him a bolter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muctar Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 With the old 'True Grit' special rule it did. I used to play my buddy's old Grey Knights and they had it. That extra attack made a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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