Homebrew 30K Skitarii rules - feedback required.

[Yodhrin]

I've always been a bigger fan of the vatmuscle-bulked, chem-riddled, bionically-enhanced techno-barbarian style of Skitarii described in Mechanicum and Titanicus than I am of the "Guardsmen in robes with metal feet" look GW eventually ended up going with(just personal taste, before anyone thinks I'm attacking folk who disagree), a feeling which has been rekindled recently by migsula's amazing model(on the left), which for me captures that style perfectly even though I don't think it's supposed to be a Skitarii. I decided to chuck together some rules to represent such models in the Heresy era(since I have a horrible suspicion FW are going to cop-out and just use the plastic GW models for the eventual Martian Skitarii unit that will come in the Mars book, which means they'll not be particularly impressive rules-wise). I was aiming to have the basic Hypastist be roughly equivalent to but not a duplicate of a Space Marine Veteran, with the option to splurge points and transform the unit into something suitably Mechanicum-mental if you want to.

 

This is a first draft obviously, so everything is provisional - I'm interested to see if people think there are any areas that are under/over powered or under/over costed:

Martian Skitarii Hypastoi Maniple - 130pts

           WS  BS  S  T  W  I  A  Ld  Sv
Hypasist - 3   4   4  4  1  3  2  7   4+
Alpha    - 3   4   4  4  2  3  2  8   4+

Unit Comp;
4 Skitarii Hypaspists
1 Skitarii Alpha

Unit Type;
Skitarii: Infantry
Skitarii Alpha: Infantry(Character)

Wargear;
Lorica Thallax
Laslock
CCW
Frag Grenades

Special Rules;
Stubborn

Dedicated Transport;
May select a Triaros Armoured Conveyor as a DT for +135 points.

OPTIONS

The squad may include:
-Up to an additional 10 Skitarii Hypaspists ... +15pts/model

The entire squad may have:
-Induction Chargers ... +15pts
-The Rite of Pure Thought ... +20pts

One in five Skitarii in the unit may replace their Laslock for one of the following weapons:
-Irad-cleanser ... +10pts
-Phase plasma-fusil ..+20pts
-Multi-melta ... +25pts

The Maniple may be given one of the following Augment Upgrades:
-Radiphractii ... +30pts
-Toxotai ... +25pts
-Ekdromoi ... +35pts

Skitarii Augments:

Radiphractii - Radiphracts swap their Laslocks for Radium Carbines, gain +1 to their FnP, and may take Rad Grenades at a cost of +15pts for the entire unit. 
Additionally, the Alpha may take a Rad Furnace for +15pts.

Toxotai - Toxotes swap their Laslocks for Galvanic Rifles, gain the Move Through Cover special rule, and one in five models may select a Rotor Cannon for +5pts 
each instead of the other optional weapons.

Ekdromoi - Ekdromos exchange their Laslocks for Makhaira-pattern Heavy Chainblades, and the whole unit are equipped with Frenzon Shunts, granting them the Rage USR.

[Hesh Kadesh]

Might find more use for them here ;)

[Yodhrin]

Might find more use for them here

If you want to mod, apply and become one. I posted here because it's Heresy-focused and because that forum is dead as a doornail.

[shandwen]

I'd look into the militia army list. There are a few very flavorful choices for skitarii there. Much of what you did here can be replicated in that army list (from Tempest)

[Atia]

 

 

since I have a horrible suspicion FW are going to cop-out and just use the plastic GW models for the eventual Martian Skitarii unit that will come in the Mars book, which means they'll not be particularly impressive rules-wise)

afaik Skitarii will get a whole armylist from FW - including the plastic stuff and more (well, the more depends if they get green light for their upgrade kits, or if GW says no because they already have plans for more plastic Skitarii ;))