Horus Heresy Skitarii Battle Group (inc plastic Vulturax) + Steel Hand of Mars Journal

[Doghouse]

I think they're goofy looking but ok. They might have looked better had they gone with shorter legs and a more robed look, something like the Heresy artwork books.

 

They're leaning into the Blanche style quite heavily which can sometimes be a bit off putting if not done right but I can see the markers as forerunners to the modern versions.

 

I think the rules would be the main clincher at the end of the day.

 

[JeffJedi]

Rule wise where would they fit into the organization? Please don't let them be something else all new with another keyword. Macrotech could use them, for example.

[Mogger351]

4 hours ago, JeffJedi said:

Rule wise where would they fit into the organization? Please don't let them be something else all new with another keyword. Macrotech could use them, for example.

The wording in the article etc implies they're a self contained force.

[Gorgoff]

Hopefully they can just be added as allies without the need to take an HQ. I have 20 or so Skitarii laying around for years and want to use them in my militia as a drop of colour. 

 

[Stitch5000]

3 hours ago, Gorgoff said:

Hopefully they can just be added as allies without the need to take an HQ. I have 20 or so Skitarii laying around for years and want to use them in my militia as a drop of colour. 

 

You don't need to take an HQ to take an allied detachment. You can take 4 Troops choices,

(You do need to take a Command Choice to open up any further Auxiliary Detachments attached to that Allied Detachment, though.)

[Gorgoff]

1 hour ago, Stitch5000 said:

You don't need to take an HQ to take an allied detachment. You can take 4 Troops choices,

(You do need to take a Command Choice to open up any further Auxiliary Detachments attached to that Allied Detachment, though.)

I know that but if they aren't troops you need to take an HQ to unlock whatever auxilia detachment they are in, you know? 

 

It's like with my Blackshields allies. I wanted to take a ten men tactical squad in a Rhino. 

Rhinos are not in the regular ally detachment so I have to take one goddamn HQ.

[Stitch5000]

14 minutes ago, Gorgoff said:

I know that but if they aren't troops you need to take an HQ to unlock whatever auxilia detachment they are in, you know? 

 

It's like with my Blackshields allies. I wanted to take a ten men tactical squad in a Rhino. 

Rhinos are not in the regular ally detachment so I have to take one goddamn HQ.

Sure... I get you... I'm pretty sure they will be Troops...

Back in the old days you HAD to take a compulsory HQ and one troops in your allied detachment, so things are at least a lot freer!

 

[Gorgoff]

6 hours ago, Stitch5000 said:

Sure... I get you... I'm pretty sure they will be Troops...

Back in the old days you HAD to take a compulsory HQ and one troops in your allied detachment, so things are at least a lot freer!

 

It's pretty much "take whatever" which is Schrödingers cat of game design. 

It is both good and bad at the same time depending on what the players do with it.