Thread: Should we allow the Knights?

So should we allow them? They look to be Escalation light.

Stats for those who haven't looked

Pts - 375 for the Paladin, 370 for the Errant
Super Heavy Walker
BS 4 | WS 4 | Str 10 | Frt 13 Side 12 Rear 12 | Att - 3 | HP 6
Weapons -
Hvy Stubber - 36" 4/6 Hvy 3
Rapid Fire Battle Cannon - 72" 8/3 Hvy 2 Lrg Blast Ordance (Paladin)
Melta Inferno thingie - 36" 9/1 Melta Lrg Blast
Chains Saw of Doom - CCW D/2

Rules - Fear, Hammer of Wrath, Invincible Behemoth (Lord of War rule - shoot all guns, move 12", Stomp, Ignore all Vehicle damage except for Explosion, etc), Smash, Move through Cover, Relentless, Strikedown

Has a special shield where they get to decide in their shooting phase which side the shield is up on (Frt, Right, Left, Rear) and they get a 4++ save on that side only.

So basically this is Escalation light with only a D weapon in CC. I don't think this is bad as it doesn't give up more VP points if hurt, only has really 2 guns, and while the D can be bad a CC D might be good to curb some of the nonsense the community hates or hasn't seen yet (Seer Council, Beast Star, Screamer Star, Ab's Mom Twerking in a Onesie Star). Their are rumors of a Codex with this too so it would be neat to have these as they look boss to paint. And heck Brandon G might be able to get a fully painted 1850 army if he plays a few of these.

So yeah - should we let this in? Or at least try it? I don't like massed shooting Weapon D's and like I said the Spaghetti God only allows you to have one D, so having 4+ isn't fair.

link to pics - http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum...st/579689.page

How do they compare to stompas?

Originally Posted by daKing

How do they compare to stompas?

They are kinda tame compared to stompas weapon load-out wise. The Melta blast is basically the same as the Cestus Assault Ram, only less mobile. The D weapon is CC - so that's not really that bad with the 3 attacks in CC. I can see these things getting bogged down in CC pretty easily. What are the rules for Stomp again?

6 HP is going to be Melta Sternguard bait.

I'd like to see one in action for sure before I make any judgement calls. But really I don't think 1 will be that bad. Now if someone wants to sink the $$$ to play 2-3 in an 1850 game, well...Have fun with that.

Stomp allows you to make d3 attacks at initiative 1 where you place a small blast in base with the walker, then another 3 inches away, then another (based on number of attacks) to represent the feet going through the unit. There's a chart to see what happens on vehicle or unit based on what you roll per stomp

I'm pro knight, especially if they get a stand-alone codex. This - dare I say it - escalation of d-weapons in a standard codex might also pave the way for revisiting allowing SHA and Escalation in games in the future.

Also, I'm already running some ideas on a knight house, though truth be told I'm debating converting them into questors and subjugators.

Awesome - yeah I want them to be in. I want to paint one so bad. I hope they have evil versions. Or I will just make a House Subverted to Slaanesh.

I think you just add spikes. I'm trying to get nick to buy one, so that I can learn on it before I buy and build my own. :P