http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/blogs/backdraft005/ Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy Battle Forum en Sun, 19 May 2013 03:50:18 GMT vBulletin 120 http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/blogs/backdraft005/ http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/blogs/backdraft005/2086-making-my-own-elysian-armylist-need-help.html Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:09:16 GMT I've always wanted to create a Elysian list, because the concept of elite human troops always stood apart from the cannon fodder human armies 'blah'. Training and good equipment will make any man worth so much more. The more your troops survive the more experience they carry on with them, and can impart to others. So in essence I've always felt armies like Cadians or whatever were... short sighted, and lacking personality. Not to say I don't like the list, dont get me wrong.

That were Elysian come in. High tech elite soldiers with air power. I can no longer wait for FW to do their thing, because they are company first and not hobbyist second, they are out to make money. Plus whatever they put out new, still dont think they'd match my idea of what elysian are like. Like jet packs, why aren't their jetpacks in their friggin army list? (I would go as far as to say why are there even jet packs general rule, when only tau have the rules, but whatever). Jetpacks just seem like a no brainer to me for elysians. plus, why would they have commissars?! they are elite after all, and shooting your own elite soldiers that you've spent a lot of money to train it just... stupid! counterproductive!

Even more so, none of the current list shout 'elite' to me. Especially the Taros Campaign. Looked more like cut and paste job to me. The D99 regiment get closer but the point cost is RIDICULOUS for these guys, hence no one uses them (often, cant say always).

So I want to make my own. I need your help though, I only got fluff from the imperial army books. is there more out there? don't care if its fan fluff either i can throw that in as well.

Here's the general idea of what I am going do for the army list, which i want to flesh out. Help me refine it, maybe suggest units I should add, what I should take away, or what should be replace with a more rational unit.

Special Characters:
Sniper specialist
CC Specialist
Command Specialist
Inquisitor/Xenos Specialist

HQ:
Company Command Veteran Squad
Techno-Sorcerer-type (bare with me)


Elite:
Psyker Battle Squad
Veteran Sniper Teams
Cyborgs (Ogryn equivalent)

Troops:
Veteran Squads
Storm Troopers

Fast Attack:
Jetpack Troopers
Scout Sentinals
Valkryies
Vendettas

Heavy:
Hydra Flak Tank Battery
Dropped Armor Sentine Squadron
Vulture Gunship like Variant (current rules kinda stink and are a bit archaic so I'll be redesigning this)
Sentry Gun Battery


Hope we can have fun with this~! ]]> Backdraft005 http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/blogs/backdraft005/2086-making-my-own-elysian-armylist-need-help.html