Madeup Rules: Adepta Sororitas Formations

[ElectricPaladin]

Our latest Sororitas codex didn't give us any formations (except for some that are clearly designed for Apocalypse), and that's a shame. Just for fun, let's try to make up a couple of formations of our own. Maybe we can convince some folks to playtest them with us (I, for one, will be playing some narrative games with someone who I'm almost certain would be happy to play with weird homebrew rules, as long as we make an effort to balance them).

 

Here are my thoughts on the "categories" I think we should fill:

1. A couple of formations that are ideal for slotting into another army (ie. the "taste this - it's delicious" formations).
2. A couple of formations for representing some specific details of Sisters background. Maybe a formation for one of the more unusual Orders, or a particular battle.
3. A formation or two with units from other armies, representing the Sisters connections to the Inquisition and other branches of the Imperium (for example: the Guard).
4. One or two formations designed to make something sub-optimal a little more useful.

 

Remember - you can always balance an overpowered formation by adding in some chaff units, but the goal is to invent some formations that are usable outside of Apoc, so there's a limit to how far we can take that.

[Teetengee]

Holy Trinity
Three Retributor squads, one each armed with 4 of multi-melta, heavy bolter, heavy flamer
They may attempt an Act of Faith three times rather than the usual one.

[*Furyou Miko]

Sororitas Meta-detachment;

 

Mission

1 Ecclesiastical Mithraeum

1-3 Combined Arms Detachments

1-2 Fussilade of the Emperor's Wrath

1-2 Penitent Crusades

 

Onwards to Victory!: Every model in the Mission may reroll any dice when making Run, Flat Out or Assault moves.

 

Stop for Nothing: Every model in the Mission gains the Relentless special rule.[/b]

Sororitas 'Taster' formation;

 

Fusillade of the Emperor's Wrath

 

3 9-strong Dominion Squads with Simulacrums Imperialis

3 Priests

3 Repressors

 

Nowhere to Hide: When the formation enters play from Reserve, it may choose to enter from any table edge.

 

Banner of Wrath: All models in the formation improve their Invulnerable save by 2, to a maximum of 3+.

Ecclesiastical Mithraeum

1-2 Canonesses

5 Ecclesiastical Priests

1-3 Sororitas Command Squads

0-5 Ecclesiastical Battle Conclaves

 

True Faith: Any unit joined by a model from the Mithraeum gains the Shield of Faith special rule, or improves its Shield of Faith save by 1 if it already has it.

 

Liturgy: Models in the Mithraeum take all leadership tests against a Leadership score of 10.

Making a mediocre unit better;

Penitent Crusade

 

1-3 10-strong squads of Repentia

1-3 3-strong squadrons of Penitent Engines

 

Shriving: If a model from the Penitent Crusade is destroyed or killed in close combat before it attacks, it may make its full number of attacks immediately before being removed.

 

Forgiveness: For every unsaved wound lost hull point suffered by a unit from the Penitent Crusade, all models in the unit increase their base attacks characteristic by 1.

[Teetengee]

Some of those seem a little bit too strong, but I like the theming.

[*Furyou Miko]

Too strong compared to the Reclamation Legion? Or the AdMech free everything formation?

[Teetengee]

Too strong compared to the Reclamation Legion? Or the AdMech free everything formation?

but the admech free everything formation is too frenetic to actually be that effective, and yeah, I feel it is stronger than rec legion: relentless on necrons is annoying, relentless on sisters is absolutely terrifying

to be honest, the scariest formation is the eldar one, because it allows wraithknight spam

[*Furyou Miko]

Relentless on Sisters only really effects Retributor squads though - everyone else is running assault weapons anyway? Although I guess it would double our melta threat range. ^^; Although not for the scariest melta units.

[Teetengee]

Relentless on Sisters only really effects Retributor squads though - everyone else is running assault weapons anyway? Although I guess it would double our melta threat range. ^^; Although not for the scariest melta units.

It also allows assault after bolter double tap, which opens up completely new threats from sisters, as they will kill many xenos in an assault.

[CaptainHelion]

Assault Sisters? What? WHAT?

[Naminé]

Sisters already ARE a threat in assault!

 

I don't see anything in Miko's ideas that is any more powerful then most of the existing formations that already exist.  They seem fine to me.  Relentless really doesn't add too much other then allowing Multi-meltas to actually be a decent choice on infantry for once.  I think an extra 12" range isn't gonna be too extreme in this day and age! :p

 

Repentant Host:

 

1-3 units of Repentia (full size squads)

1-3 squadrons of 3 Penitent Engines

 

Penitent Engine Squadrons and Repenita units in this formation can take a priest upgrade as part of their wargear.

Penitent Engine Squadrons in this formation have the 'It will not die' special rule.

Once per game: any Repentia units in this formation cannot be overwatched against when they launch an assault.

All models in this formation gain the 'Move through cover' special rule.

[*Furyou Miko]

Assault Sisters? What? WHAT?

20 Battle Sisters, Veteran Superior (Power Axe, Bolt Pistol), 2x Meltagun, 2 Priests (Power Mauls, 1 Litanies)

 

44 attacks on the charge, rerolling to hit, wound and save with a 3+/6++. Fearless.

 

Throw in the Sacred Standard of the Orders Militant nearby and that jumps up to 66 attacks on the charge with rerolls on everything.

 

Even T4 enemies find that scary.

[Naminé]

 

Assault Sisters? What? WHAT?

20 Battle Sisters, Veteran Superior (Power Axe, Bolt Pistol), 2x Meltagun, 2 Priests (Power Mauls, 1 Litanies)

 

44 attacks on the charge, rerolling to hit, wound and save with a 3+/6++. Fearless.

 

Throw in the Sacred Standard of the Orders Militant nearby and that jumps up to 66 attacks on the charge with rerolls on everything.

 

Even T4 enemies find that scary.

 

 I actually used this exact unit without the upgrades in a recent game.  The banner made it a lot of fun and they sure as hell didn't want to charge me for all of the overwatch it would cause.

 

 Even 9 sisters with a single priest is enough to deal with Space Marines on the charge.

[Spacefrisian]

Excorsist flamestorm formation.

 

3 Excorsist:

 

As long as all Excorsists in the formation are capable of shooting they are allowed to re-roll 1 dice for 1 tanks to see how many missiles each fire, in addition if they roll a total of 10 or more missiles they may instead use a an 5" blast instead of firing each missile, this blast is a Range 48" Strength7 ap 1 5" blast. If you dont have such a blast mark a model and everyone in 5" is hit by the attack.

[*Furyou Miko]

Heh. Just to show you that I can be utterly ridiculous;

 

Storm of the Emperor's Wrath

 

1-3 Ecclesiastical Priests

1+ 20-strong Battle Sister squads

 

Zealous Acrimony: Battle Sister squads accompanied by a Priest all gain the benefits of The Emperor's Strength War Hymn when it is activated by any Priest in the unit.

[Teetengee]

Sisters already ARE a threat in assault!

-snip-

This was basically why I thought every unit gets relentless was a little overkill.

 

 

Heh. Just to show you that I can be utterly ridiculous;

 

Storm of the Emperor's Wrath

 

1-3 Ecclesiastical Priests

1+ 20-strong Battle Sister squads

 

Zealous Acrimony: Battle Sister squads accompanied by a Priest all gain the benefits of The Emperor's Strength War Hymn when it is activated by any Priest in the unit.

 

wouldn't that make them all AP2.......

[*Furyou Miko]

Yes, that's why it's ridiculous. Utterly insane.

Actually, to make it more insane, give them Rage. That way they can, with a banner, get two S6AP2 attacks each when charging.

[Teetengee]

-snip-

as long as we make an effort to balance them

-snip-

Since the OP asked for this, that was why I was bringing it up.

I would suggest maybe one turn of relentless for the first thing, and rage or furious charge statically instead of extending smash.

[*Furyou Miko]

The Smash Everything formation was in no way intended to be a serious suggestion, lol.

 

How about swapping Relentless for just Move and Shoot, with no change to Charging? I would say Slow and Purposeful, but then that would prevent Overwatch and be a nerf instead of a buff.

[Teetengee]

I would say let them shoot the turn they leave their transports as if they didn't move. Maybe move and shoot totally would work, but it still seems like a dangerous thing to give an army already stocked to the brim with heavy weapon infantry.

[*Furyou Miko]

See, I don't see us as being that heavy weapon centric - we can take double special weapons, but only one heavy weapon in a squad.

[Teetengee]

See, I don't see us as being that heavy weapon centric - we can take double special weapons, but only one heavy weapon in a squad.

except retributors...

I think relentless would be fine for the other units, but on potentially many units of retributors concerns me.