Relictors Conclave 10th edition, first company strike force?

[Mandzak-Miniatures]

I’ve been wanting to work on a Relictors force again since before primaris were a thing. Now that a lot more units have gotten new models it feels like the right time.

I want to create a force focused around the Relictors Conclave lead by CM Artekus Bardane and accompanied by a radical inquisitor. The inner circle are veterans that know the chapters secrets and are pure of will to use the chaos weapons and relics they collect, in battle.

I see the project more as a modeling opportunity rather than being competitive, but I should still follow the basic rules.

 

I was looking at using the First Company Strike Force detachment, though I understand it is not good..

utilizing units like bladeguard veterans, terminators and stern guard are a great way to pepper in some count as weapons and relics.

 

Originally I had a considered using the Gravis Captain for Artekus, but now that terminators have been remade and there isn’t an equivalent unit for him to join.. I think either bladeguard captain or terminator captain.

issue with terminator is that they lost some options, though might come back with the rumors of new deathwing for DA coming.

 

This opens another option of using DA rules to represent the inner circle. But involves waiting for those new models.

Still leaves the same question, which direction do I go in for CM Artekus Bardane, terminator or Bladeguard? 

attached is a janky power point concept of what Artekus could look like in gravis 

Edited October 18, 2023 by Mandzak-Miniatures

[Lysimachus]

Love it, Relictors are awesome!

 

I was thinking I'd definitely go TDA for Bardane, as it just looks cooler and more imposing for a CM. But... with a weapon like his flail (the composite pic looks great, btw) you want a mini with more of a sense of motion, so that might be easier to achieve in power armour? The new TDA Captain isn't bad for movement, though...

 

Edit: maybe the new Captain with arms/hands from the new TDA Chaplain? Crozius could become the flail and he'd look pretty cool with a relic shield? (Just an idea to consider!)

 

 

 

I would probably stick more to power armour rather than TDA for most of the units, however. The Relictors are very limited in what they have left, and it might be difficult to justify them having Primaris reinforcements? In fact, I'd probably use lots of pre-Mk10 bits to show their armour is older, maybe even a few of the (plainer) Chaos shoulder pads and helms, etc?

 

Great idea to use Chaos weapons though, stuff like Bloodletter or Plaguebearer swords right? If I can make a little suggestion of any idea I had ages ago, if you do give them stuff like that, you could add purity seals on the backs of their hands with the streamer bit wrapped around and around their vambraces to show how they (try to) protect themselves from being corrupted!

 

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Edited October 18, 2023 by Lysimachus

[Mandzak-Miniatures]

6 hours ago, Lysimachus said:

Love it, Relictors are awesome!

 

I was thinking I'd definitely go TDA for Bardane, as it just looks cooler and more imposing for a CM. But... with a weapon like his flail (the composite pic looks great, btw) you want a mini with more of a sense of motion, so that might be easier to achieve in power armour? The new TDA Captain isn't bad for movement, though...

 

Edit: maybe the new Captain with arms/hands from the new TDA Chaplain? Crozius could become the flail and he'd look pretty cool with a relic shield? (Just an idea to consider!)

 

 

 

I would probably stick more to power armour rather than TDA for most of the units, however. The Relictors are very limited in what they have left, and it might be difficult to justify them having Primaris reinforcements? In fact, I'd probably use lots of pre-Mk10 bits to show their armour is older, maybe even a few of the (plainer) Chaos shoulder pads and helms, etc?

 

Great idea to use Chaos weapons though, stuff like Bloodletter or Plaguebearer swords right? If I can make a little suggestion of any idea I had ages ago, if you do give them stuff like that, you could add purity seals on the backs of their hands with the streamer bit wrapped around and around their vambraces to show how they (try to) protect themselves from being corrupted!

 

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thank you for the thoughtful response!

 

The current status of the chapter is in a grey area of lore. It seems the events of the EoT campaign were rewritten with the Gathering storm events. If true they were never hunted down.

last marine codex showed them in primaris armor and they do have a painted primaris on display.

If anything, the neglect of the chapter has brought them into the fold with all the new stuff and I doubt unless someone within GW loves their lore, they aren’t getting anymore attention, especially not nearly like it was with the multiple WD articles, wargear and allies.

 

I am okay with using primaris scale, it’s so much better. It really comes down to character units.

 

you mentioned using a relic shield on the terminator captain, but I believe that option is gone (for now until assault terminators are released). Unless I make them use deathwing rules.

 

I really like the pose of the gravis captain, lots of movement. But I can’t help but think they just aren’t as good as a bladeguard captain or terminator captain. It certainly doesn’t help there is zero description of the character other than his flail.

 

All the conclave members will be adorned with layers of purity seals to help protect against the use of the relics a d weaponry they carry to battle.