Stormspeeder HQ

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

I was just thinking…would anyone aside from dark angels be interested in a stormspeeder character?

Like a LT in a stormspeeder?

 

I was just thinking of getting 3 some day and thought it would be cool to have a character to lead them in a vanguard detachment mounted in a stormspeeder

[ADragonuFear]

Not particularly

You could just paint and or kitbash one to be fancier or have a squadron leader marking with no game play effects. With game play you can make your own thing for a narrative game. Otherwise generic marines don't have any vehicle characters so it would be a bit weird to specifically get a command vehicle for a speeder.

[Lord_Ikka]

As a DA player, I'm not really a fan of the speeder HQs as is (Talonmaster/Samiel)- I would have preferred to just have them make a Black Knight Talonmaster on a bike instead of the speeder one (easy enough to do in the same vein as the Deathwing Strikemaster). For regular SM, I see even less of a real use for one, as you get limited benefits (re-rolls 1s to Hit or Wound probably on one nearby unit) while making an HQ without Look Out Sir (if you have it in a Storm Speeder), making it a massive target for the enemy's ranged anti-tank.

[Rik Lightstar]

For my White Scars it'd be really tempting.

 

Although I've been getting good mileage out of a Reiver Lt with the Vox Espiritum.

 

Rik

[Jorin Helm-splitter]

It's not really the type of unit I'd run but I wouldn't have problem with it. That said I'd be irritated if came out any time soon. Less an issue with the concept and more frustration with the current HQ spread. As of now we have one bike character type, One gravis character type, and one jump pack special character. I don't think GW is going to look at jump pack characters that aren't chapter specific anytime soon, but we really should have more gravis and bike options before they look at vehicle character type.  

[TheNewman]

For my White Scars it'd be really tempting.

 

Although I've been getting good mileage out of a Reiver Lt with the Vox Espiritum.

 

Rik

Nah, Stormspeeder would be bad even in Scars because it's too big for Look Out Sir and not tough enough to do it's job without it. Invader-based characters on the other hand...