Codex: Necromancers- Discussion

[Scuba T]

Well, in response to that officious request of Unseen, perhaps I should explain a bit better. I'm trying to put together a "good" copy of this codex using publisher, and, sadly, I am desperately short on fluff, and I'm not doing too well woth artwork either... Anyways, any fluff or fluff ideas you have, PM me with em and I'll see them put to good use.

[SPACMARINE]

is there any sort of deadlien for these just to give me a sort of time frame to work from?

[Unseen Lurker]

No, W()() never specified one.

[Scuba T]

That's because we don't need one. You guys get your stuff to me in your own good time...

On another note, I've been doing some concept art. As of right now, I've got a deadite and a concept idea for a harvester.

[SPACMARINE]

Ok, you asked for it and now here is my contribution to the fluff.

"Here they come again!" Sergeant Dorian yelled the warning to his comrades; slamming a fresh clip into his bolt pistol. The guardsmen around him took up firing positions. As they watched flares were fired into the air, illuminating the hoffifying scene before them. Hundreds of Undead warriors, many wearing Imperial Uniforms were charging towards them. A hail of lasfire flashed throught the freezing night air, burning flesh and bone, obliterating the front line of undead. They fired upon them, again and again, explosions hurled scorched remains high into the air. Then those firing around him stopped, Sergeant Dorian was overcome by the feeling of cold dread. He saw the men around him drop their weapons, some were curled up on the rough ground, shivering as if trapped in a waking nightmare. Dorian whirled around to find a figure in jet black armour, deeply engraved with glowing runes glaring back at him. He tried to squeeze the trigger of his bolt pistol, but found that doing so was quite impossible. It was then that he heard the screams; terrible howls of agony echoing from further down the line, but all he could do was stand there transfixed by the figure before him as the Necromagi walked past and he fell to the ground, knowing that he and his men had failed and there was no stopping the enemy now.

It may not be that great but I gave it a go.

[zenarion]

Good fluff Write more or something. I would love to help out, but i do have too much on my hands right now. (2 HL2 mods, 1 Doom3 mod, School, and an attempt to have a private life)

[SPACMARINE]

You mean add to that one or write another?

[Phalanx]

Gahhh.... They removed the whole "choose your theme" thing.... I had LO on inverted colour scheme and now its back to blue and white.... my poor eyes... too bright....

On other news... an attempt at a fluff piece.

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Mefist, chaos lord of Nurgle, surveyed the battleground. His plague marines had slaughtered the weakling Emporor's so called "finest", and the nurglings were now desecrating the few remaining power armored corpses. Soon this planet will belong to chaos....

Mefist turned as he heard gun shots. He could see several of the fallen marines, both loyalist and traitor, getting up off the ground and firing apon his units. Mefist moved to assist when there was a massive explosion near his predator tanks. He turned to see a giant beast tearing through his armor like they were made of paper.

Mefist looked towards his sorcerer, Argus, nearby with his retinue.

"Argus, what in the warp is going on?"

Argus looked over at his lord. "It seems we are being attacked by the dead. They are being controled by strange warp magiks... they do not seem to be from the gods of Chaos. They must be worshippers of a minor...." Mefist looked to see a clawed hand slice Argus in two.

Mefist and the retinue turned to engage the enemy when suddenly several chains sprang from the ground, pulling under one of the chosen. The chosen tried to assault the things in the ground, but then the assasin charged in and tore apart several of them while the rest of the unit were dragged under by more sets of chains. Mefist looked into the backround and saw his forces being destroyed by legions of the dead- giant wagons full of corpses laid waste to his fortified areas with their blazing white cannons, armored giants crushed his havocs from behind, and giant skeletons engulfed in flame ripped apart groups of plaguebearers.

"When you meet your god, please tell him that the followers of the dark pact have come, and we will not allow such weak forces represent the will of the daemons of the warp."

Mefist turned to see some sort of man in flowing robes and armor with strange sigils on it and a large staff glowing with power.

"Good-bye." With that, power laced out of the staff. Within seconds, the great chaos lord was no more.

[beckboy]

this has already been mentioned before but I’m unwilling to waded through 112 pages to look for it.

the list seems light on anti tank ranged weapons as it is there seems to be only a few options none of which are very good and by good i mean efficient
to my count anti tanks options are basically:

the lascannon deadites but the problem is deadites only hit one third of
the time so after upgrading your squad of ten deadites to have 3
lascannons (160 points bare minimum) only one will hit most of the time
and even then hunger is not considered

undead beasts with weapons beast upgrade at 90 points

the tank hunter herald of death ok at tank hunting but expensive at 120
points and uses up your herald

ghost in the shell. three words: 18 inch range

while a general anti tank weakness is ok there should be possible to win against a very tank heavy list maybe some sort of of necromantic cannon that shoots souls or something maybe based of a conversion from the fantasy hell cannon to something more fortieth century

[SPACMARINE]

last time i looked the corpse wagon had a soul cannon, you dont have to look through all 112 pages just look in the data topic. Also there are a few things with quite high strength in the army meant for taking things out at close range.