Helias_Tancred Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Hail brothers! I have a 10 man DC company whose dedicated transport will be a land raider crusader. I'm adding a dreadnought to my army and I'm seriously considering a death company dreadnought. His dedicated transport will be a drop pod. Are there any rules I need to watch out for when deploying them since they won't be in the same transport and I don't have Astorath? Thanks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/299822-death-company-rule-clarification/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricPaladin Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Nope. They are not related to each other whatsoever. They are entirely different squads. It's just that the one unlocks the other. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/299822-death-company-rule-clarification/#findComment-3874301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 No. A Death Company Dreadnought is a different unit than Death Company. You are only limited to one of the latter without Astorath. With 10 DC marines you could even have 2 DC dreads. With the current rules, you might want to consider replacing one of the DC in the dread with a Chaplain or Reclusiarch. In which transports either unit travels is totally irrelevant. You might want to wait with the purchase a few weeks though because rumor has it that a new Blood Angels codex will be released soon. Dante'd by Electric Paladin Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/299822-death-company-rule-clarification/#findComment-3874302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 So I don't need Astorath to be able to use both in the same army? Ok, newbie question ..... which is more potent- a death company dreadnought or a furioso dreadnought? I think my load out will probably be the same for both, 2 blood claws, melta, stormbolter ... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/299822-death-company-rule-clarification/#findComment-3874303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 No. A Death Company Dreadnought is a different unit than Death Company. You are only limited to one of the latter without Astorath. With 10 DC marines you could even have 2 DC dreads. With the current rules, you might want to consider replacing one of the DC in the dread with a Chaplain or Reclusiarch. In which transports either unit travels is totally irrelevant. You might want to wait with the purchase a few weeks though because rumor has it that a new Blood Angels codex will be released soon. Dante'd by Electric Paladin Thanks for the advice. I will look into adding a chaplain. I was going to have Corbulo and Tycho ride and fight with them .... but I will look into the chaplain too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/299822-death-company-rule-clarification/#findComment-3874306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfThunder Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Codex is up for preorders next week, all your questions might have different answers then...better wait those two weeks till we have that shiny new dex in our hands ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/299822-death-company-rule-clarification/#findComment-3874309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 So I don't need Astorath to be able to use both in the same army? Ok, newbie question ..... which is more potent- a death company dreadnought or a furioso dreadnought? I think my load out will probably be the same for both, 2 blood claws, melta, stormbolter ... With that load out the DC dread is better, because of the special rules (rage, fleet, furious charge, None can stay my wrath). However a Furioso with a Blood Fist (Meltagun) a frag cannon and a Magna Grapple in a drop pod is also a very good combination, in the current codex. Who knows what will happen in two weeks. @Chaplain: The chaplain/reclusiarch lets the DC reroll all failed to hit and to-wound rolls on the charge. @Saguinary priest/corbulo and DC: A sanguinary priest does nothing for the DC. They already have FC and FNP. Corbulo will be reduced to a beatstick and reroll enabler. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/299822-death-company-rule-clarification/#findComment-3874398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronhour Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Drop pod I'd go furioso, raven delivered I'd consider the dc dread. Reasoning: furioso is more survivable when podded in as the extra point of armour makes a difference with you being immune to str 6 from the front. The furioso is generally better for shooting (which is all you can do first turn you pod) frag cannon is lovely versus infantry plus a magna grapple and melta/Storm bolter/heavy flamer. Delivered from a raven dc dread with talons infinite attacks makes more sense when you can almost guarantee getting into combat. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/299822-death-company-rule-clarification/#findComment-3874558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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