BSB Speculation

[ZaelART]

I dunno, I'm hyped. I've wanted a sisters army since 2e but never took the plunge (I was 10), now I've got my FLGS holding the new box for me. Couldn't be happier with the previews, although I haven't played a game of 40k since 3rd. I just want a sisters army, if I get stomped... Well, at least I got to play 40k again.

[Slasher956]

@purifying tempest... Not really I mean it's only just going on pre order... Got 2 weeks for more insight to the dex

[Interrogator-Chaplain Ezra]

I find myself contiually checking WHC to see the next preview post for Sisters  

I check it far too many times per day.

[taikishi]

From the NZ pre-orders site:




Looks like 5 new unit entries total, no generic living saint, Geminae are still a separate  choice from Celestine, Jacobus gone, no new generic HQ, Mistress is still a separate Elite's choice, no new troops choice, two new HQ choices (both possibly special characters), a new Elites choice (Zephyrim), and either two new Heavy Support choices OR a Heavy Support and a Lord of War choice.

[Aqui]

Wonder what the "Triumph of Saint Katherine" is? A mobile shrine with her remains in?

[ERJAK]

Wonder what the "Triumph of Saint Katherine" is? A mobile shrine with her remains in?

Well, it's an hq of some variety.

[A.T.]

Wonder what the "Triumph of Saint Katherine" is? A mobile shrine with her remains in?

 

The weird thing is that Celestine is wearing her armour and carrying her sword... That leaves her shield, so perhaps a shield-bearer type character.

[Banjulhu]

Being named after St Katherine annoyingly suggests another bloody Order of Our Martyred Lady model.

[Commander Dawnstar]

Indeed. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it's an alternate build for the battle pulpit sans Junith Eruita.

[Lemondish]

Being named after St Katherine annoyingly suggests another bloody Order of Our Martyred Lady model.

 

That was my initial thought, but then at the same time I remembered that Celestine wears her armour and (mercifully) isn't Order locked. 

 

I learned my lesson on the Marine side of things and won't be following a standard paint scheme here for this army, so I'll just get to collect and play everything I want. 

[ERJAK]

So the battle sanctum is confirmed to be either a DT or a Terrain piece based on its place in the book.

[tvih]

So the battle sanctum is confirmed to be either a DT or a Terrain piece based on its place in the book.

 

Or, as I pondered in the other thread, a superheavy.

[CaptainMarsh]

The Mortifiers, Triumph, Battle Sanctum, and Zephirim intrigue me so.

[Montford]

I note Crusaders are indeed in the Codex. 

 

Zephrym, whatever they are, apparently are an Elite choice.

[Slasher956]

Still only 1 troops choice....for basic girls in power armour we have a lot of elite units......

 

Hopefully the loss of Jacobs is an indicaton that missionaries can get war gear...although more likely he’s just been chucked into the legends category and missionaries are still stuck with 0 choices ....

[Banjulhu]

 

So the battle sanctum is confirmed to be either a DT or a Terrain piece based on its place in the book.

 

Or, as I pondered in the other thread, a superheavy.

 

Or given it is listed after the Transports in the list and we think might be the floating thing in the recent artwork it could be a flyer.

[Montford]

Happy with the Sacred Rose conviction. Did not lose anything and gained a 1 in 3 chance to gain MD.

[Rizara]

battle sanctum is basically a cheap terrain piece that generates extra miracle dice.  

[Ficinus]

I'm disappointed by the change in Bloody Rose.

[Mekhitar]

I play Bloody Rose... what’s the change?

[Ficinus]

I believe they get +1A and +1(or -1)AP when they charge, so no more strength bonus.

 

Edit: That said, the imagifier can give +1S and the Bloody Rose strat gives +1 to wound in combat, which can make up for the strength loss, but at cost and once per phase

[Banjulhu]

That's a tad annoying but at least it is a side-grade rather than a downgrade.

[Mekhitar]

Whew, I was nervous that it might have gotten nuked, bust I still like it. ESP since I will definitely be fielding hosts of zephyrim!

[Ficinus]

Yeah, it's not totally undoing it, but that move from S3 to S4 (S6 to S8 for repentia) is massive due to the wound charts. Imagine Zephyrim wounding Marines on 4+ rerolling. I shudder.

[Mekhitar]

I just heard the exorcist missile launcher is ap-3.... :( :(