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Hi there!

I've been grappling with the idea of starting 30k for ages, but honestly with my current financial circumstances (student, moving town soon etc..) it wouldn't be the cleverest of ideas. A full 40k army seems out of the question too, I just don't have the time to build and paint, let alone game with, all those models.

Therefore, I've decided to give Heralds of Ruin's Kill Team a go. I've always had a thing for the 'ragtag band of misfits' idea of an Inquisitor and their retinue, so I've been working on a small 250pt list.

I'll post the list later once I've finalised it. One model I will definitely be using is a Death Cult assassin, but with a twist. Since I have an Ordo Xenos Inquisitor leading my force I thought it'd be interesting to mix it up a bit and make them an alien assassin. I was thinking Eldar, probably Dark Eldar, somehow coerced or bartered into the Inquisitor's service. My other thought was some kind of Kroot, thought they'd have to be a pretty impressive Kroot specimen to match the unit profile of a Death Cult assassin tongue.png Maybe some kind of Shaper, but that begs the question of why a Kroot leader would be hanging with humans and not, you know, guiding the evolution of their tribe/race. Perhaps they think the Inquisitor can help them with that..? I've no idea, this is all idea-brewing at this point.

So, you have the floor now! Has anybody got alternative ideas for a Death Cult assassin, preferably an alien, and maybe some interesting backdoor ideas for them? Go wild, I'd love to hear what you come up with!

Also, if you had any ideas for possible models I could convert from, that'd be awesome too.

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Hi there!

I've been grappling with the idea of starting 30k for ages, but honestly with my current financial circumstances (student, moving town soon etc..) it wouldn't be the cleverest of ideas. A full 40k army seems out of the question too, I just don't have the time to build and paint, let alone game with, all those models.

Therefore, I've decided to give Heralds of Ruin's Kill Team a go. I've always had a thing for the 'ragtag band of misfits' idea of an Inquisitor and their retinue, so I've been working on a small 250pt list.

I'll post the list later once I've finalised it. One model I will definitely be using is a Death Cult assassin, but with a twist. Since I have an Ordo Xenos Inquisitor leading my force I thought it'd be interesting to mix it up a bit and make them an alien assassin. I was thinking Eldar, probably Dark Eldar, somehow coerced or bartered into the Inquisitor's service. My other thought was some kind of Kroot, thought they'd have to be a pretty impressive Kroot specimen to match the unit profile of a Death Cult assassin tongue.png Maybe some kind of Shaper, but that begs the question of why a Kroot leader would be hanging with humans and not, you know, guiding the evolution of their tribe/race. Perhaps they think the Inquisitor can help them with that..? I've no idea, this is all idea-brewing at this point.

So, you have the floor now! Has anybody got alternative ideas for a Death Cult assassin, preferably an alien, and maybe some interesting backdoor ideas for them? Go wild, I'd love to hear what you come up with!

Also, if you had any ideas for possible models I could convert from, that'd be awesome too.

When I get around to it, I'm going to use the Witch Elf models as DCA for my Sisters smile.png

I know nothing of the Inquisition Codex, so I can't say anything on that though. I have considered getting it to add to my Sisters...

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Back in the day of Inquisitor (the 40mm version produced by GW) a Kroot Mercenary was a warband option.  As far as Xenos go, I have a Squat Plasmagunner (EBay find) with bright orange hair painted and that I use in my own current warbands.  I've actually been tempted to start making some Grot Acolytes (possibly the Grot Technicians from the GW site) out of sheer hilarity.

 

In terms of DCA's... I was actually considering a Harlequin model with two power swords.  According to the old old Inquisition fluff, the Illuminati (a sub-branch secret society within the Thorians, they're in the old Inquisition War novels) have connections/are working with the Harlequins.  So I figured a Harlequin DCA wouldn't be out of place.

 

I also considered a Kroot but haven't done one up yet.  Haven't quite figured out which henchmen was a good match for their statline.  I also am working on a Tau Pathfinder with an Imperial bolter as an Acolyte since I butchered the weapon off a pewter one years ago for a conversion and still have the bulk of the body to work with :)

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Yeah, I've been looking at a lot of the various Eldar ranges, including Harlequins. The best thing I've found so far, with the right kind of dynamic pose, is the Dark Elf Assassin.

 

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Dark-Elves-Shadowblade#

 

Conversion would probably involve me removing the cloak, replacing the head with something from the Wych box set and given them a power sword, somehow.

 

I like the Harlequin idea, I was trying to figure exactly how to get a decent pose, something that emphasises the speed of the model. I'll be assaulting alongside a couple of Arco-flagellants so they need to look like they can keep up!

 

I've had problems so far locating a right-handed Eldar power sword though. All the kits I see have them exclusively left-handed. Not sure if anybody knows where such a coveted weapon might be found?

 

A Sicarian might work too though, it'd certainly fit with the Xenotech Retrieval Group idea I had for the force, some extra AdMech presence in the force would make sense, aside from the hardwired Magos I was going to put in their Razorback.

 

I'd not considered Tau, though I think my Inquisitor might be pushing their luck by having two filthy xenos in their retinue :P 

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As usual with Inquisition stuff, your imagination is really the only limit.

For my retinue, I wanted to go with something a bit less rag-tag and more militaristic and ecclesiastic to fit with my Inquisitor. Also, my Inquisition troops are most frequently fielded alongside my Death Korps of Krieg army, so I did two death cult assassins themed as "Death Kommandos" and used DKoK engineers without backpacks, and with a Grey Knight power sword in each hand. They are the two models on the left:

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I am now working on building a Scion-themed elite close combat commando-type DCA ... probably going to use legs and torso of Cadian to represent flak armour versus carapace (plus to avoid cutting into my supply of Scion models), then give a Scion helmet and arms with power swords. Paint all black to set apart from my black armour with red fatigues Inquisitorial Stormtroopers.

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Yep! They actually have a lot of arms with long swords, and if you cut off their forearms and stick a power sword arm in there from a marine the scale actually fits haha

 

In their fluff they are experts with the Catachan Fang (that big-ass sword they carry) so I can imagine the DCA statline fits.

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Given how huge Catachans are compared to other Guard models, the Str 4 statline fits them well. It seems to me that the Catachans could have elite hand-to-hand combat units, used to operating in dense jungles who would be very good at fighting. Maybe some combat stims or something to get to the high initiative and # of attacks.

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And a 5++ muscle save. biggrin.png

Lightning reflexes, honed after a lifetime of dodging venom spits/poisoned quills/slashing talons from their homeworld should fit the bill too.

Actually, the special close combat unit with combat stimms makes a lot of sense if you ask me. Just need a headswap to make them less "gung-ho" and more grimmdark...

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I've had problems so far locating a right-handed Eldar power sword though. All the kits I see have them exclusively left-handed. Not sure if anybody knows where such a coveted weapon might be found?

A Sicarian might work too though, it'd certainly fit with the Xenotech Retrieval Group idea I had for the force, some extra AdMech presence in the force would make sense, aside from the hardwired Magos I was going to put in their Razorback.

I'd not considered Tau, though I think my Inquisitor might be pushing their luck by having two filthy xenos in their retinue tongue.png

Kroot come with crazy martial arts involving bladed staffs and Shapers are basically HQ in the Troops slot. A Kroot as a DCA would work perfectly fine without any crazy fluff in my opinion. They're just a specialist.

As for right-handed eldar swords, why not just clip the hand out of a left-handed one and put a right hand from a pistol in its place? That's kind of like what I did with my Aspiring Sorceress and my Mantis Warrior librarian;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/KaguraHakubi/IK%20and%2040K/My%20Projects/IMG_0405_zps69bf03a0.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/KaguraHakubi/IK%20and%2040K/My%20Projects/Illesus004.jpg

Yep! They actually have a lot of arms with long swords, and if you cut off their forearms and stick a power sword arm in there from a marine the scale actually fits haha

In their fluff they are experts with the Catachan Fang (that big-ass sword they carry) so I can imagine the DCA statline fits.

I thought the Catachan Fang was supposed to be a machete type knife?

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I've actually had this same thought. I ended up using Harlequins as a base with Dark Eldar Wych heads. I kept the original harlequin swords in one hand and swapped the pistols for a variety of melee weapons from Wyches, Dark Elves and Wood Elves. I'm pretty happy with the results, though I haven't painted them yet.
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I've actually had this same thought. I ended up using Harlequins as a base with Dark Eldar Wych heads. I kept the original harlequin swords in one hand and swapped the pistols for a variety of melee weapons from Wyches, Dark Elves and Wood Elves. I'm pretty happy with the results, though I haven't painted them yet.

 

Picture?

 

I'd like to see how this looks, even unpainted.

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I'll suggest Dark Elf witches as they have excellent dynamic poses (and weapons, masks...the box is fantastic though not cheap) or Wood Elf Wildwood Rangers: hoods (plus masks in some cases), cool weapons, long cloaks. :tu: I use the former to convert into Daemonettes and am making some cultists from the latter now.
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I've actually had this same thought. I ended up using Harlequins as a base with Dark Eldar Wych heads. I kept the original harlequin swords in one hand and swapped the pistols for a variety of melee weapons from Wyches, Dark Elves and Wood Elves. I'm pretty happy with the results, though I haven't painted them yet.

 

 

Picture?

 

I'd like to see how this looks, even unpainted.

As you wish,

 

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/Asamodai/Warhammer/WP_20150804_002.jpg

 

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/Asamodai/Warhammer/WP_20150804_003.jpg

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