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Where Will Sanguinius Rank Among The Primarchs?


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Almost like a reverse primus medicae rule? That sounds kinda cool.

 

Like every BA infantry unit within 12" of Sanguinius that is destroyed, lose a VP on a 4+. Sanguinius gains rage and crusader and must charge the killing unit if able?

 

Make him a total beast in combat, but make him susceptible to being manipulated by the enemy.

Sanguinius imo, shouldn't necessarily be a super strong combat Primarch, though definitely one of the better ones.

 

He should be all about movement. Eg: he can move 12" and runs 2d6, he can only be hit by snapshots in the shooting phase unless he's joined a unit, he should have a str8 vector Strike if jumping over a unit.

His sword should be str - user, fleshbane, ap2. He should be equipped with a secondary weapon of some kind to potentially deal with vehicles.

Almost like a reverse primus medicae rule? That sounds kinda cool.

 

Like every BA infantry unit within 12" of Sanguinius that is destroyed, lose a VP on a 4+. Sanguinius gains rage and crusader and must charge the killing unit if able?

 

Make him a total beast in combat, but make him susceptible to being manipulated by the enemy.

Now Im imagining Sangy to be a gobbo fanatic.

Perhaps if some BA are in hth, he can choose to redeploy at their location anywhere on the table,once per game. Precog dreams, make it a 4-6 and he can.

May DS wherever he damn well likes, including straight into hth, all deploying airbourne troops with 12" can do the same.

If x amount of casualties are caused within 12 he might end up with ws/bs 1, recovers next turn. But all BA gain +1 to all stats till then.

Must move to his position if able to.

SW and BA should be fairly close as a army. The SW thought they were, untill they ended up on a plate.

 

Blood drop formation. If sang flaps ahead, all BA within 12 must follow, +d6 movement bonus Jumpers, +2 foot troops, and finish within x or in hth with a enemy squad,

Sanguinius imo, shouldn't necessarily be a super strong combat Primarch, though definitely one of the better ones.

 

He should be all about movement. Eg: he can move 12" and runs 2d6, he can only be hit by snapshots in the shooting phase unless he's joined a unit, he should have a str8 vector Strike if jumping over a unit.

 

 

So...Corax then? Because he gets pretty much all those rules already

Pretty much. He's a winged, flying Primarch... it feels like his rules should be based around mobility and evasion ahead of simply a close combat beat-stick.

 

He should definitely be powerful, mind, but I never got the impression that he was renowned for his combat prowess more so than being a figure of awe and inspiration.

Sanguinius imo, shouldn't necessarily be a super strong combat Primarch, though definitely one of the better ones.

 

He should be all about movement. Eg: he can move 12" and runs 2d6, he can only be hit by snapshots in the shooting phase unless he's joined a unit, he should have a str8 vector Strike if jumping over a unit.

His sword should be str - user, fleshbane, ap2. He should be equipped with a secondary weapon of some kind to potentially deal with vehicles.

Except he is incredibly strong in close combat. 

 

- Beat Ka'Banda in hand to hand (Greater demon of Khorne)

- Beat Kyriss in hand to hand (Greater demon of Slaanesh)

- Beat Ka'Banda AGAIN at the walls of Terra

- Strong enough to breach the armour of chaos-infused Horus... you know... the guy who almost killed the Emperor? All of which occurred AFTER fighting for days on end and sustaining scores of wounds in combat against tides of demonic filth.

 

Am I a Blood Angel fan? Yes. However a Spade is a Spade. Sanguinius is a murder-storm that most underestimate because the dude is nice enough to help you move your furniture on a weekday.

Yeah, but Lorgar beat a greater deamon of Khorne, and he is widely considered one of, if not the weakest of the Primarchs.

 

I fully expect any of the Primarchs to be able to overcome a greater deamon....

 

Edit**

Lorgar actually beat an Eldar avatar and bested Ann'grath in combat! So yes, Sangunius is strong... like a Primarch. His rules should definitely focus on his flight, as well as morale boosting and deployment altering tactics.

What makes Sanguinius unique and renowned isn't being the same as Corax. Sure, being winged gives him more maneuverability than the others, but at the same time he's renowned for beating up many blood thirsters, who on top of being beatsticks in combat, are also winged, lessening his advantage; to me this shows he's more of a fighter than a Corax clone 

 

EDIT: Heinrich Ninja'd me good.

 

Corax's rules are focused on his tactical uses that really draw from both his and the Raven Guard's fluff as a whole, being hit and run tactics; stealth; lightning strikes; disruption. He's hard to hit because in the fluff he can go invisible, he gets to vector strike because in the fluff he chewed through Gal Vorbak en route to beating up Lorgar. He gets all of the slipperiness because the RG's whole thing is attack, withdraw, and attack again.

 

Now this isn't saying Sangy shouldn't get some similar things, like vector strike as wings are pretty big, but his fluff focuses on him fighting the most deadly close combat people in the setting. 

Yeah, but Lorgar beat a greater deamon of Khorne, and he is widely considered one of, if not the weakest of the Primarchs.

 

I fully expect any of the Primarchs to be able to overcome a greater deamon....

 

Edit**

Lorgar actually beat an Eldar avatar and bested Ann'grath in combat! So yes, Sangunius is strong... like a Primarch. His rules should definitely focus on his flight, as well as morale boosting and deployment altering tactics.

You mean the Avatar that was dying in the Eye and crawling through the dirt? Fulgrim at least killed one at the height of it's power. Also remember that after Ascension Lorgar was powerful enough to freeze horus in place and became a total badass. Pre-ascension he was getting carved up like Christmas ham on Istvaan by Corax and would have died if Papa Night hadn't shown up.

I would allow Sanguinius to assault flyers and swooping monstrous creatures.

In terms of stats I think something along the lines of:

 

WS8 BS6 S6 T6 W6 I7 A5 LD10 2+ 4++

 

Sword Sanguine: Str - User, Ap2, Fleshbane, Mastercrafted, Murderous Strike

 

Pistol of the Inferno: Str 8, Ap1, Armourbane

I would allow Sanguinius to assault flyers and swooping monstrous creatures.

In terms of stats I think something along the lines of:

WS8 BS6 S6 T6 W6 I7 A5 LD10 2+ 4++

Sword Sanguine: Str - User, Ap2, Fleshbane, Mastercrafted, Murderous Strike

Pistol of the Inferno: Str 8, Ap1, Armourbane

Pretty much what I'd imagined.

Chuck in Heinrich's precognition, jump troop buffs and destroyed unit rules and I'd be pretty happy.

I think he also needs some sort of "aura of The Angel" rule. All primarchs have that inspiring presence but Sanguinius is The Angel.

(Note, I haven't got my rulebooks with me so I can't remember the finer details of the "Primarch" rule.)

 

I would allow Sanguinius to assault flyers and swooping monstrous creatures.

In terms of stats I think something along the lines of:

WS8 BS6 S6 T6 W6 I7 A5 LD10 2+ 4++

Sword Sanguine: Str - User, Ap2, Fleshbane, Mastercrafted, Murderous Strike

Pistol of the Inferno: Str 8, Ap1, Armourbane

Pretty much what I'd imagined.

Chuck in Heinrich's precognition, jump troop buffs and destroyed unit rules and I'd be pretty happy.

I think he also needs some sort of "aura of The Angel" rule. All primarchs have that inspiring presence but Sanguinius is The Angel.

(Note, I haven't got my rulebooks with me so I can't remember the finer details of the "Primarch" rule.)

 

Pretty much an amalgam of IWND, Eternal Warrior, Fear, Adamantium Will, Fleet, and Fearless)

I'd give him an inspiring presence rule. All units re roll morale and pinning checks.

 

Units within 6" gain +1WS and 1+ Initiative (similar to what Corbulo does in 40k)

 

He should also have a precognition buff: granting re-rolls for reserves and to seize the Initiative.

What about his inspiring presence also acting like a Legion Standard and giving Fearless to all units in 6"?

 

I mean if I was a Son of The Angel and I saw him Charge the foot of a Warlord, I'd probably follow him there 'cuz Goddamn Daddy Sangy is Awesome.

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