Deamons Redeemer Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 do they follow the BA dex in all aspects or do they have seperate rules as related in the fluff of the chapter? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/275948-flesh-tearers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memento Of Prospero Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Other than Brobriel Seth, nothing special about them anymore. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/275948-flesh-tearers/#findComment-3379050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoulius Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Other than Brobriel Seth, nothing special about them anymore. This.... Other then a different painjob and having a seperate special character theyre just blood angels. Their death company (and I think SG) have different colours to. But tabletop wise, no difference Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/275948-flesh-tearers/#findComment-3379088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamaNagol Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 They are far more rag-tag than the BA. The Chapter only numbers just over 400 marines. They do not follow the BA rules for helmet colours to denote squads. They do have a death company which has been confirmed as being the same colour as the BA. They also have a Sanguinary Guard going by the new Codex, which would follow the same colours as the BA ones. They do not have a lot of heavy mechanised vehicles and tanks. This should not be a problem in a one off game as you are representing a strike force, not the entire chapter. They have used chain-axes since the Chapter was formed. You may model these on your marines if you like but they do not have any special rules. In their fluff they have a higher rate of marines falling to Death Company, so I try and always include a unit in my lists for fluff purposes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/275948-flesh-tearers/#findComment-3379100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Admetus Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Other than Seth, nothing special. You can try and model and play them in a slightly different style to try and accompany their fluff, though. They have the richest fluff depth of any BA successor chapter, which makes them popular in that regard. They're quite keen to get stuck in and attack the enemy, and very bloodthirsty, so I'd use mostly assault troops and try and fit in a unit of DC. Seth would add a lot to the theme, though finding somewhere to put him could be quite tricky. They had an index astartes a while back which should still be floating around in the ether somewhere. @Dem, its Angels Encarmine you're thinking of - they have white SG and DC Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/275948-flesh-tearers/#findComment-3379179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memento Of Prospero Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 If memory serves, flesh tearers used to be T5 dudes that were unstable. You could play them as nurgle marines in a chaos list if you wanted something more thematic. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/275948-flesh-tearers/#findComment-3379190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamaNagol Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 They've never been T5. They were the first ones to get Death Company dreadnoughts though Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/275948-flesh-tearers/#findComment-3379204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoulius Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 @Dem, its Angels Encarmine you're thinking of - they have white SG and DC Aaaah thanks for that mate :) I knew one of the succesor had the alternate colour but after making my post I wasent sure if it was them! Thanks for clarifying it! :tu: Seth is a pretty beastly IC for 160 points if you ask me. Hitting at S8 means he wounds most models on a 2+ and if a toughness 4 model fails 1 wound (say due to rending?) he gets instant killed highly overrated IC imho. Most people scoff abit that he allows saves Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/275948-flesh-tearers/#findComment-3379540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
exetus Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 They have the richest fluff depth of any BA successor chapter, which makes them popular in that regard. I'd argue that the Lamenters are just as fluffed out, especially with the Badab War books form Forgeworld. Tougher to paint, though, which it probably why there are more who play them. The fact that the Death Company is no longer a random chance to dice rolls really changes what made them 3rd Edition fun to use. Then again, they're easy to represent based on current rules, too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/275948-flesh-tearers/#findComment-3379910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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