Nothing gets me in that Chistmas Mood…
...like having someone break into my house earlier today.
I was having a great day up until the Sheriff calls me to let me know. All-in-all, my wife and I are fine (which is great), but my laptop and game console are AWOL. If it wasn't for my horrible job with wires behind the TV, that would probably be gone with other assorted AV crap that was too tangled up to get out (they tried though).
The thing that just bugs me though... I had just traded my IG for CSM; and while nearly everything is still there, they took 2 CSM models form my work area; Ignore the big metal ones and the box box of them, just take the 2 that I had just assembled. It just adds insult to injury.
Still, it could have been worse. Neither my wife nor I were home, and all 3 cats stayed inside and just hid. I lost stuff, but nothing irreplaceable.
So, I probably won't be updating much for a little while (not that I'm a frequent updater anyways)... However, I did work up a quick change to my CSM list for the upcoming FLGS leage. More fluffy this time, but I think I have an uphill battle in terms of competitiveness:
HQ: Abaddon the Despoiler (275 pts)
Elite: Terminators (190 pts): 4 Terminators (Combi-melta x2; Combi-plasma x2) & 1 Terminator Champion
Elite: Chosen (165 pts): 5 Chosen (Chaos Glory, Meltagun x2) & Rhino (Combi-melta)
Troops: Chaos Space Marines (245 pts): 9 Chaos Space Marines(Chaos Glory, Meltagun x2), 1 Aspiring Champion, & Rhino (Havoc Launcher)
Troops: Thousand Sons (259 pts): 8 Thousand Sons (Icon) & 1 Aspiring Sorcerer (Doombolt)
Troops: Khorne Berzerkers (263 pts): 7 Khorne Berzerkers (Icon) , 1 Skull Champion (Power Weapon), & Rhino (Combi-melta)
Troops: Plague Marines (296 pts): 6 Plague Marines (Icon, Plasmagun x2), 1 Plague Champion (Combi-plasma), & Rhino (Havoc Launcher)
Troops: Noise Marines (155 pts): 6 Noise Marines (Icon, Sonic Blaster x6)
Heavy Support: Obliterators (150 pts): 2 Obliterators
Skipping the obvious: I know Abaddon is a big points since and Daemon Princes are most cost-efficient, but I want to runt he big guy for the fun of it. The Terminators will be painted each one as a different Chaos God markings (the Champion will be undivided representing Abaddons personal guard). I also have lots of Icons in their to help with Deep striking.
Should be fun to play, and that's what I want out of the league.
Imperial Guard League List
My FLGS is looking to have a 2000 point fixed-list league. There's minor revisions allowed as such:
- Games might be played at < 2000 points, so you'd select units form your list to accommodate (Following FOC still)
- You can occasionally earn an extra 250 (maybe 350) points in a single battle to add to your army
As far as I know those are the only 2 ways to change your list for the battles, but I'm talking to the organizer still, so more details might allow more options.
This makes the league one of the hardest ones I've run in a while. It's expected to go around 8-10 rounds (it's variable since it's using a modified Mighty Empires ruleset). Having to build a list up from that is a "Take all Challengers" type isn't something I've done often, but I think it's a good practice. That said, I'm learning that there is SO much in the Imperial Guard Codex that I want to take, but that points won't allow. I had hoped to induct some of my Daemonhunters as well, but that went out the window very quickly.
So here's what I'm thinking so far:
- I'd like to Have Col. Straken to have an offensive HQ option to catch opponents off guard.
- I'd like to also have Al'Rahem to get 20+ outflanking Guardsmen. With FRFSRF or Like the Wind Orders, this could be brutal to non-Marine armies. Even with marines though, I think it would b effective.
- I'm going to add some tanks (I'm not usually a big fan of them, but I saw some Leman Russes do AMAZING things last week).
- I want to keep plenty of troops since I'm anticipating alot of objective-based games
- Lastly, I want to include Marbo. Sure he's typically a waste, but I'm going to do what I can to get the points to include him. Plus, the psychological benefit of him coming in play anywhere with his Demo Charge is worthwhile I think.
So, I'm going to get to thinking though a list and hopefully get a few trial games in to see how things work out. Once I get my list done, I'll post it here for comments/critiques.
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