40K Sentinels of Terra / Farsight Enclave Latest
The Sentinels of Terra just went up for pro-order and here is the latest word on Commander Farsight.
Sentinels of Terra
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Warlord Traits table
1. Siege Lord: Your Warlord, and his unit add a +1 to the result when rolling on the Building Damage Table.
2. Tenacious Opponent: Your Warlord has the It will not Die special rule.
3. Wise Commander: Whilst your Warlord is alive, you can choose to add or subtract one from any of your Reserve Rolls(state which before the dice is rolled)
4. Indomitable: If your warlord and his unit do not move in their Movement phase, then he and his unit has Fearless and Counter-attack special rules until the start of their next turn.
5. Architect of War: Whilst your Warlord is embarked inside a building, all damage rolls against that building suffer a -1 penalty, to a minimum of 1.
6. Fleet Commander: Once per game, your Warlord can call down an orbital strike in his Shooting phase. This counts as firing a ranged weapon with the profile below. Range: Infinite, S: 10, AP: 1, Ordnance 1, Barrage, Large Blast, Orbital. Orbital: If an arrow is rolled on the scatter dice, the blast marker scatters the full 2D6″ – the Warlord’s Ballistic Kill makes no difference.
* If Lysander is your Warlord,then he has Champion of Humanity Warlord trait(see Codex: Space Marines)
*If another Model is your Warlord from the Sentinels of Terra detachment is your Warlord, you can either roll on the Warlord Traits table in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook, or roll on the the table below.
Relics
1) Eye of Hipnoth? (transcribing from mp3), 15pts. Like an auspex (reduces a units cover by 1), but 18″ range. If used against a building its AV is reduced by 1. The unit can still shoot a different target.
2) Angel of Sacrifice, 10pts. An upgrade for a chaplain’s crozius. Same specs, but if he is killed in overwatch or in combat before his initiative step he isn’t removed until the end of the combat, so still gets to make his attacks and buff the unit.
3) The Bones of Ausract? 25pts. Libby only. Gives extra warp charge and can reroll failed psychic tests.
4) The Banner of Stangundah? 25pts. Can be taken by anyone which can take a company standard. Gives counter attack and crusader USR. Units with same CT within 12″ reroll failed morale and pinning tests.
5) Spartean, 5pts. Bolt pistol with ignores cover, master crafted.
Garadon is 75pts, upgrades a Tac squad sgt. Captain stat line, and his tac squad fill an HQ slot.
Sentinel of Terra Special rule #1 “Close Ranged Bolter Drill”.
Close Range Bolter Drill: Models with this rule re-roll all failed to hit rolls made with bolt pistols, bolt guns, storm bolters, heavy bolters or combi-weapons that are firing as bolt guns when firing at a target up to half the weapon’s maximum range away. This rule does not apply to models firing Hellfire, Kraken, Vengeance or Dragonfire rounds.
Sentinel of Terra Special rule #2 Centurion Warsuits:
Centurion Devastator squads can be taken as elites choices as well as heavy support choices in a Sentinels of Terra detachment.
Centurion Assault squads can be taken as fast attack choices as well as elites choices in a Sentinels of Terra detachment.
Sentinels of Terra New Character
Segeant Garadon is equipped with power armor, a power fist, frag grenades, krak grenades and the Spartean(Its a Relic of the 3rd Company).
Farsight Enclaves
At long last the Farsight Enclaves hits the shelves in 2 hardback editions!
Standard Edition
$49.50
This supplement to Codex: Tau Empire allows you to tailor your collection of Tau miniatures into a force from the Farsight Enclaves, armed to the teeth and ready for battle.
Within the 72 pages of this hard back book you will find:
– The history of the Farsight Enclaves, from O’Shovah’s first conflicts to the brink of their destruction
– A showcase of beautifully painted miniatures , presenting the colours and insignia of those under Farsight’s command
– New missions that recreate Farsight’s most famous battles, as well as additional rules to customise your games of Cities of Death and Planetstrike
– A series of narrative missions that enable you to play through O’Shovah’s military career, alongside a set of Altar of war missions that showcase the Farsight Enclaves’ favoured fighting styles
Farsight Enclaves: A Codex: Tau Empire Supplement is designed to work alongside the rules found in Codex: Tau Empire, which you will need in order to field a Farsight collection on the tabletop.
Limited Collectors Edition (500 copies)
$100
With only 500 available worldwide, this edition is presented with a textured hardback cover and features all of the contents of Farsight Enclaves – A Codex: Tau Empire Supplement
This limited Edition is bound in hard back and embellished with Commander Farsight’s heraldry upon a gloss varnished hexagonal background. Tau script and an array of textured finishes make this book a striking addition to any Tau collection.
~So which one of these are you most likely to grab?
