necroscope Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I was going to make one of them for fun but I have a question about the data sheet. It says "A terminator ancient is a single model armed with a lightning claw". Am I to take that as the model can only have a single lightning claw? That just seems strange to me. Why would you want that? I guess the idea is that he is holding a banner with the other hand but it seems odd. Looking at the Terminator assault squad rules it specifies that they have TWO lightning claws, so I guess the Ancient just having one really is the intent here? Just wondered how other people interpret and play this, thanks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348204-blood-angels-terminator-ancient/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Yes, just a single Lightning Claw. The other hand is busy carrying the banner after all. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348204-blood-angels-terminator-ancient/#findComment-5106009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majkhel Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 And the Ancient is not part of the squad now, so rules describing Terminator assault squad does not concern him.Curiously, the Sanguinary Ancient is still armed with the angelus boltgun (in addition to the CC weapon option) and can replace it with inferno pistol or plasma pistol. Though I'm afraid that the only reason for this is the fact, that Sanguinary Guards have shooting weapons modelled in way that they do not need to be held in hand. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348204-blood-angels-terminator-ancient/#findComment-5106017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 The model has one claw/no shield, so he has one claw/no shield in the rules :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348204-blood-angels-terminator-ancient/#findComment-5106022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I was going to make one of them for fun but I have a question about the data sheet. It says "A terminator ancient is a single model armed with a lightning claw". Am I to take that as the model can only have a single lightning claw? That just seems strange to me. Why would you want that? I guess the idea is that he is holding a banner with the other hand but it seems odd. Looking at the Terminator assault squad rules it specifies that they have TWO lightning claws, so I guess the Ancient just having one really is the intent here? Just wondered how other people interpret and play this, thanks. There's nothing to interpret; you follow the rules on the Datasheet, which specify one Lightning Claw. He's holding the banner with the other hand. The Terminator Assault Squad rules are irrelevant, because the Ancient is not part of that squad. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348204-blood-angels-terminator-ancient/#findComment-5106034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaniss Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 You can give him a Thunder Hammer if that's better for you? Mine is modelled with a TH, his Storm Shield arm is magnetised so I can swap it out for the banner Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348204-blood-angels-terminator-ancient/#findComment-5106105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dread05 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Or a storm bolter for that matter Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348204-blood-angels-terminator-ancient/#findComment-5106113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroscope Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 Thanks for the answers. I get that he is a single model I just mentioned the assault squad because they have claws. One claw seems bizarre to me so I'll probably just build something else. I was hoping it was some sort of misprint and I could mount the banner on his back or something. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348204-blood-angels-terminator-ancient/#findComment-5106148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Yea, Deathwing get to mount it on their backs, but BA fight more in space hulks and need to be able to lower it through doors. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348204-blood-angels-terminator-ancient/#findComment-5106444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiros14 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Although bizarrely, you can take the Deathwing Ancient, in all of his back bannered glory, in the current edition of space hulk. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348204-blood-angels-terminator-ancient/#findComment-5106445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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