Hermes Light Sentinel Patrols and Veletaris Sentinel Patrols (Home Brew Rules)

[Crablezworth]

So no models for these yet but dare to dream. I've worked on the rules for a while now, as always point costs are a total crapshoot. I have to cost things sorta where we're at. As these are intended to be in the vanguard slots, they'd have to compete with heavy sentinels, which are already ones of the best units in the game as they share the same missile launcher as tactical marines, not to mention you get 8 of them for a whopping hundred points so, both of these new sentinels had to sorta fit. For starters the hermes has outflank and is the fastest of the 3 walkers. They're a bit cheaper than the other two sentinel options. The veletaris is the slowest but its the strongest of the 3 in close combat with 1 high caf and furious charge. It's not quite rend but it will do. It's weapon options while not as strong as the heavy sentinel's still pack a decent punch. 

 

The veletaris sentinels also have a special rule whereby if taken in a formation that has one or more detachments of veletarii, they can be taken in a support slot instead of vanguard. What this would allow for for example is in a pioneer company, players would be able to take a detachment of all 3 walker types. 

 

For points they're all modelled off of the heavy sentinel, and detachment sizes are all 2-8 as well. There are probably some decent third party models out there that could work for proxy. 

[apologist]

Hadn't struck me that these aren't in Legions, but they seem a shoe-in for a future release. What are we missing from 30k-scale Solar Auxilia besides these? Rotor cannon and Volkite infantry... anything else?

 

Rules look solid. Tempted to add Independent?

[Crablezworth]

Rotor cannons, volkite but there is one on the legate base I think for volkite, but ya unit of 5 still mising. Aurox and Carnadon as well, likely transport/light armour, 

 

 

What would independent do?