Emperor's Furor Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I was just wondering, what units from the legion list do you think you should try to avoid if you want to do a relatively themed list? Would they have rapier platforms, and tanks? I'm really not sure about them, every time I've read about them in a battle it's never a straight up fight, but during the crusade, they'd surely have heavy support like tanks and rapiers right? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
infyrana Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I know little to nothing really - but have you read the Massacre NL blurb ? Rarer units would include siege related stuff as they preferred terror and infiltration tactics, but they did have access to the full range of war machines. So basically, anything goes, but themed lists would be more directed towards infiltration than siege. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3591505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noserenda Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Yup they fielded everything in the list, in huge numbers too ;) Build the toys you want to build :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3591515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armond Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 As long as you have a theme in mind and want to justify it with some fluff, that all works. The thing is every Legion during this time period had at least a little of everything. Someone mentioned that the NLs had an awesome Armored Company or something of the like at one point. Heck, if you want an army full of breachers it is doable, they can be ship boarders! Anything goes! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3591523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Agreed. The Night Lords theme seems like a one two punch. Knock them off balance, and then hit them har as possible. Anything that can achieve that is doable. One idea I'm toying with is Assault troop core, Javelin speeders in the FA, Preds in the HS and either Destroyers, Terrors or Dreads in the Elite. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3591576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armond Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Sounds tasty, would love to see something like that on the boards! I was reading what someone posted about having two Caestus Assault Rams... Delivery of the goods! I think that could fit the theme very well, especially of Night Lords boarding other ships! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3591625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Sounds tasty, would love to see something like that on the boards! I was reading what someone posted about having two Caestus Assault Rams... Delivery of the goods! I think that could fit the theme very well, especially of Night Lords boarding other ships! Anything involving Caestus Assault Rams gets my attention and my approval, not that you need it but you have it. That vehicle is one of my personal favorites of all time! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3591679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 So it's possible they'd use rapiers with graviton cannons? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3591701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Most definitely. As a hypothetical background, it could be a light artillery battery with the Terror/Recon squads infiltrating and painting targets while the Rapiers fire from behind. And somewhere else, just thrown some close range support squads to back up the Rapiers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3591717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noserenda Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Grav weapons can easily take someone alive, very nightlords ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3591769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
depthcharge12 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Take a command unit of terminators and give them all chainglaives. There's your Atrementar. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3591786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Thanks for the responses :) Just thought I'd ask do you think they will bring out terror squad models? I have some volkite charger I was thinking of using for them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3592220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Hands Fanatic Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 As long as you have a theme in mind and want to justify it with some fluff, that all works. The thing is every Legion during this time period had at least a little of everything. Someone mentioned that the NLs had an awesome Armored Company or something of the like at one point. Heck, if you want an army full of breachers it is doable, they can be ship boarders! Anything goes! Now all I can see is a unit of 20 Night Lords breachers, each with a flayed corpse chained to their boarding shield, slowly advancing down a dimly lit street, playing the screams of the dying on a loop from their vox-grilles. Ugh, all this traitor nonsense must be getting to me :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3592245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armond Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Part of the reason I want a unit of Boarding Marines. Imagine this, Caestus Assault Ram, penetrates the exterior hull of a an Imperial vessel disgorging two full squads of twenty Night Lord Breachers. Each member, midnight clad stalking down the gangway with shields interlocked and felling any opposition with a barrage of bolter shells. Makes me want some... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286694-units-to-avoid-for-night-lords/#findComment-3592260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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