Mr. Poe Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Has anyone seen rules for him yet? Looking at the index for the Imperial Armour - Index: Forces of Adeptus Astartes I don't see him included. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Hmm. He may show up in a reboot of Kastorel-Novem? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4788953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Poe Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 Maybe they are holding some characters back for future releases. I was kinda looking forward to seeing his rules. Between Shrike and Issodon, they hit the nail on the head with the RG characters. We need the trifecta! Race Bannon 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4788959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valaas Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I sent the query as to Korvydea's rules to FW customer services , as well as questioning whether the legion Basilisk and Medusa would be getting 40k rules, at the end of last week and am waiting for a response.....will let you know when I hear back. Kua 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4789050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amayasu Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Did you hear anything Valaas? Also asked FW, yet to receive a response. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4799676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valaas Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Nothing yet, normally their quick off the mark. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4800007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Your message probably got someone fired for that, so they are scrambling to fix it to avoid telling the truth :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4800141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kua Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Assassinated with a thunder hammer, rather. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4800149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 By dropping it on his head? :lol: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4800152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Poe Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 I'm getting a feeling that they are cutting him off. I don't think any other characters were left out except him... It's rather unfortunate but I guess the reason you took him in the past was to spam assault marines. You don't need him any more for that so maybe they figured he was obsolete? If they do bring him back, what kind of rules would you guys like to see on him? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Frankly, I really dug the Assault Squad spam. So, for this edition I suppose that would be changing the battlefield role of AM from FA to Troops. Probably a bit OP in this edition? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Poe Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) I don't think it would be super OP for AM to counts as troops. But I bet that's a rabbit hole GW probably doesn't want to go down. The "counts as" rules in 7th could potentially cause a balance issue when you start to think about Terminators and Kzerkers starting to count as troop choices? It would be a blatant circumvention of the detachment system that they have going on now (which I really like) which encourages different unit types in lists. He could have a rule that gives some form of Hammer of Wrath like ability to assault marines within 6" of him when they declare a charge? Edited June 28, 2017 by Mr. Poe Race Bannon and Kua 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Yes, YES! That's much better, indeed! Although, he is the 10th Company Shadow Captain (before going to the Deathwatch), so maybe a buff to Scout Squads like ... they get a Hammer of Wrath-like rule :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kua Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Yes, always wondered what the 10th Co captain has to do with assault marines. Would it be 20 years ago, GW would make him allow scouts with jetpacks. :p bolvar 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 OR, it would be almost heresy to have Korvydae ride a ... BIKE ... then give Scout Bikes some love. Like being able to charge after Advancing. It would be a crazy reach but would only be for him and a Scout Bike Squad within 6" or something. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Poe Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 Yea...they kinda shoe horned him into the assault role, what with that big hammer and all. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kua Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 It could have been a measure against half the RG players using the BA codex back in the 5th. For more reliably landing troops assault marines. And FW wanted to give RG another way to get troops AM and stay within the vanilla SM codex. As for the scout bikes, on FW’s place I’d just invent a new captain (6th Co?) for this purpose instead of bending Korvydae that much. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) Good idea: move him to be 8th Co SC (Assault Reserve) after his stint with the DW :tu: Edited June 28, 2017 by Race Bannon Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claws and Effect Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 They don't have to invent a Captain, since we know all their names. Just give one a model. The easiest way to write out Korvydae would be to simply say he was killed in action with the Deathwatch. Race Bannon 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kua Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Knowing a meaningless sequence of letters doesn’t include knowing the captain. We know neither their appearance, nor equipment, fluff or character. There is far more missing than just model + rules and would need to be invented. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 @ C&E - are you suggesting FW intentionally did not include Korvydae in the update? I mean, killing him off is not a bad idea either as the model was instantly at odds with certain expectations about the Raven Guard at the time. For me it's primarily about his weapon. After that, his old rules didn't benefit his company at all. I get how he may have been competition against something else, that seems petty. His "failure" at Kastorel-Novem was not a fun read to be frank and him getting shuttled to the Deathwatch was a :facepalm: moment. So it's utterly weird that FW would not include him for 8th edition as he would be a really good dude for the Chapter, I think. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kua Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 But not fielding another double lightning claw is his main benefit, character-wise! :p Race Bannon 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claws and Effect Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Honestly, Kua, before the Kastorel-Novem campaign book came out, what did we know about Korvydae? Prior to that release he was, as you say, just a sequence of letters. The fact that his special rules are now utterly useless with the changes they've made to list building kind of hints that he WAS left out intentionally. Combine that with the fact that he is a 40k character from a First Founding chapter when FW tends to focus more on the more obscure 2nd and later Founding chapters, and it lends credence to FW killing him off. My money is on dead Korvydae. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claws and Effect Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Also, @Race, I thought Korvydae's Deathwatch service was self-imposed? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Hmm, my comment did suggest he was taken against his own will :lol: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/335178-our-favorite-captain-korvydae/#findComment-4801905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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