Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 1:30:45 GMT -5
I am planning starting a Elysian army. I currently run a pure footslogging, sentinal backed list, so it seems that the Elysians fit my play style even better. A few question:
1. Are the rules in IA8 or the new IA3 2nd edition?
2. I would like to order up my elysians and the appropriate IA book in one go rather than two separate and delayed orders. I should note that money, per se, is not an issue, but I hate having stuff that I will never use or need. I already own a unit of Storm Troopers and a bunch of Cadians. I know I can continue to use the Stormtroopers as they can deep strike as well ... should I keep the Cadians or just dump them? I was thinking of getting some Elysian heads with the masks and put them on my cadians to represent carapace armoured veterans. Would that fly (pun intended)?
3. I know that I will order the following to start my army, but I have no idea what special weapons or heavy weapons to order, given that I can't take a look at the appropriate IA until after the order. So, in addition to the following, what should I order from Forgeworld, infantry-wise?
1 command HQ Squad
2 Platoon command squads
4-6 Drop troop squads (to be split into w platoons of 2-3 squads)
3-4 sentinels
What else is recommended? What special weapons? What heavy weapons?
Also, are elysians allowed to start the game on the field, or are they all drop podded? I have some modded catachan models and snipers that I was thinking of using as an "advanced recon" platoon that arrives in advance of the Elysian strike force. Would that be doable in an elysian list or would i have to have them "deep strike" as well. In other words is there a place in the elysian list, using their rules, for a non-dropped element that could be represented by my catachan models?
Also, I should note, the end goal is to use the elysian drop pod rules for my own IG regiment creation.
Thanks in advance for your help.
1. Are the rules in IA8 or the new IA3 2nd edition?
2. I would like to order up my elysians and the appropriate IA book in one go rather than two separate and delayed orders. I should note that money, per se, is not an issue, but I hate having stuff that I will never use or need. I already own a unit of Storm Troopers and a bunch of Cadians. I know I can continue to use the Stormtroopers as they can deep strike as well ... should I keep the Cadians or just dump them? I was thinking of getting some Elysian heads with the masks and put them on my cadians to represent carapace armoured veterans. Would that fly (pun intended)?
3. I know that I will order the following to start my army, but I have no idea what special weapons or heavy weapons to order, given that I can't take a look at the appropriate IA until after the order. So, in addition to the following, what should I order from Forgeworld, infantry-wise?
1 command HQ Squad
2 Platoon command squads
4-6 Drop troop squads (to be split into w platoons of 2-3 squads)
3-4 sentinels
What else is recommended? What special weapons? What heavy weapons?
Also, are elysians allowed to start the game on the field, or are they all drop podded? I have some modded catachan models and snipers that I was thinking of using as an "advanced recon" platoon that arrives in advance of the Elysian strike force. Would that be doable in an elysian list or would i have to have them "deep strike" as well. In other words is there a place in the elysian list, using their rules, for a non-dropped element that could be represented by my catachan models?
Also, I should note, the end goal is to use the elysian drop pod rules for my own IG regiment creation.
Thanks in advance for your help.