The Milkman Of Baal Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hmmmmmm I've got a 1500pt battle v crons, might try a full DC list just to see my mates reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hmmmmmm I've got a 1500pt battle v crons, might try a full DC list just to see my mates reaction. Two words: Power. Maul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pyrofessional Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hmmmmmm I've got a 1500pt battle v crons, might try a full DC list just to see my mates reaction. Two words: Power. Maul. Two Words: necron cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 A Deredeo and/or a Sicaran murder the Necron Transports. SG/Dante can murderise anything else. DC get stuck in and hopefully outlast them through weigh of attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milkman Of Baal Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hmmmmmm I've got a 1500pt battle v crons, might try a full DC list just to see my mates reaction. Two words: Power. Maul. Two Words: necron cheese Well, he's done me favour, his other armies space pixies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Commander Scrymgeour Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I was always dissatisfied with the fact that the death company aren't an entire company..... Maybe a scouring era army is in order... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milkman Of Baal Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I was always dissatisfied with the fact that the death company aren't an entire company There's nothing stopping you making a company size Death company force, or get a thunderhawk, or both............................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Perfluous Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 How big is the Death Company? Actually company-sized, a few squads or just a couple of angry dudes screaming a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont-Be-Haten Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 In the older fluff Blood Angels and their successor chapters always had the lost brotherhood top out around 30 maximum. Now it's subjective. There is no wrong answer, but I think 3% of your full chapter strength is about right, from a narrative perspective. But on the table top it's what you want to play. I stay around the 20-30 man DC personally, but for campaigns I've fielded 40 before representing almost an entire company succumbing. Usually if there are massive succumbings to the black rage Astorath is drawn to them and all those still alive get a swift mercy killing, albeit at initiative 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Perfluous Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Right, you answered that already. That's what I get for not re-reading the thread before posting! Though that leads into another question: from what I've gathered from my readings (and correct me if I'm wrong; I likely am), the Blood Angels will send any men that fall to the Black Rage before a battle into the Death Company for that battle, then Astorath comes along and beheads the survivors afterwards. Is that correct, or is it only after a large number fall to the Rage that they need to be culled, so to speak? And if so, does he kill the lot of them, or keep a few loonies alive for tactical purposes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont-Be-Haten Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 It really depends on the successor chapter. One chapter strips the fallen of all armor and give them a combat knife and basically leave them. Anothther chapter puts any survivors in stasis. Or they strap them down to an apothecary medical table to see if they can beat back the rage. Most just have their chaplains direct the death company towards the biggest baddest "whatever" basically the death company's are sent into the worst of harms way. And very few ever survive. There are also instances where the marines oath swear that their closest brother will be the one to end them should they fall, and the same thing goes for when there are a couple survivors who are unstable, and can't be saved. Astorath has the primarch's second sight, and is telepathically drawn to large numbers of the black rage. So when an iconic character, or a huge number fall he seeks them out to judge any survivors and grants them the Emperor's peace, or like mephiston keeps an ever watchful eye on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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