u/Vrain125

I have been debating this for awhile now and would like to get some more input from those more in the comp scene.

I often see people praise Melta weapons, Lascannons, etc but they seem so unreliable. Like if your hitting on 3s thats only a 66% chance you will hit, then if you wound on 2s then you have an 83% chance to wound and then the enemy will probably have a invuln of 4+ which means they have a 50% chance to save. All of that put together gives us a roughly 27% chance of getting the shot to actually deal damage, that is pretty terrible. Even if you get 2 shots that is then a 46% chance you land even 1. And lets say you have 4 shots, then you have a 76% of landing 1 shot, which is still wildly low.

So my main question is why do people take these weapons that are so incredibly swingy like sure they are nice if they hit but hitting is not the likely outcome?

And my secondary question is, what is a better option then swingy weapons for dealing with high Toughness targets.

So I have been told I do a stupid thing but I hoenstly really enjoy it and can do it for hours.

Basically it is simulating combat between units in various situations (A charges B, A shoots and charges B, A just shoots B, etc)

I will then roll said dice often repeating the process 10s of times just to see the results.

As I have gotten further into the hobby I have found some more efficient ways to calculate average results for various situations but its still not as fun as simply rolling the dice.

I often get addicted to figuring out the averages of Units vs Units and was wondering if anyone else does something similar or do you just wing it?

So the Confessor model has a 32mm base but all of the models in the Sanctifer datasheet uses 25mm. Furthermore the model himself doesn't even fit on a 25mm.

The Confessor also isn't a special model in 40k, it is just another Sanctifier.

I am confused and would like clarification.

So I am getting a Chimera and 12 Inquistorial Agents (+2 gun servitors) and i am trying to determine how I should run them.

I am already gonna put them all in the Chimera and the Servitors will both have multi-metlas, what i am stuck on is first the Chimeras guns, idk if I should do 2x Heavy Flamer or 2x Heavy Bolter. The bolter has more damage and range but obviously lacks the auto hit that the flamers get.

Next question is if I should run my Agents as 2 6 mans or 1 12 man. The benefit of 2 6 mans is they become less vulnerable to ranged fire and it forces the opponent to spit fire. It would also let me have more units meaning i could perform actions with one or have them go somewhere else etc they would also have independent charge rolls meaning i would be more likely to get them into combat. The down sides would be I cannot attach a leader/support to both 6 mans as the Chimera only holds 13 meaning one would go without. Additionally Startagems would only effect one of the two.

Now if I combined them into a 1 12 man then stratagems would effect them all and a leader would buff the whole unit. However they would be more susceptible to shooting and failing a charge would hurt much more.

TLDR: should I put flamers or bolters in my Chimera and then should I run my Inquistorial Agents as a 12 man or 2 6 mans.

Im trying to decide if i should take 2 melta guns or a melta gun and a multi melta. Obviously the multi deals more but it hits on 4+ instead of 3+.

Do we think Sisters of battle will ever not be in our roster? I am planning a Hereticus list and having a unit with a immolator seems like a really nice edition but I have a tiny seed of worry that they wont be apart of us once the next codex drops.

I have been watching and reading stuff about BF for the last week and if I am being honest it feels like people are way too desperate to find something.

I see people tell stories about their "encounters" and its either a super cringey "and then I stared right into his eyes" fanfic or a story that is so incredibly vague it could be anything.

I think it has something to do with frequency illusion, which can be summed up as "you see what you want to see." Its kind of like how if you think your gonna see orange cars while your driving you will suddenly notice a ton more orange cars. People are so desperate to get their 1 in a billion shot that they start to settle for more mundane vague things.

I feel like these kinds of stories or "encounters" ultimately muddy the water and could be just as damaging as hoaxes.

So the point of this post is to see where people stand on this, do you agree, disagree or somewhere in-between And do you think there will ever be a way to to reliably differentiate truth from these other stories.

Also for those wondering no I am not watching or reading those shows/books that are specifically for entertainment, I prefer the more grounded stuff where you can see all the steps involved.

The general idea is to send wave after wave while inflicting battle shock as much as I can. My only real killy units are the sisters, 10 man agents and my assassins. Everything else is meant to stall and capture objectives.

The reason I put priests with the subductors is to make sure I am able to get through chaff, as well as if he comes at them with TEQ the priest will do some solid damage with his once per game buff.

The Exaction squads have inquisitors for their 6++ so they can hopefully stick around longer and at least cause more reasources to be sunk into them.

I plan to use my kroyle and vindicare in tandem to try and pick off vehicles or characters. Since I am running Veiled (and Purgation) he will get Anti monster/vehicle 4+ and already has dev wounds, giving him rerolls with kroyle on the hit roll will help him more reliably deal D3+3 dev wounds for 2 turns cause his ability will be usable twice. And once hes done kroyle will be fully charged.

I intend to run take and hold aswell.

IRS (1990 points)

Imperial Agents

Strike Force (2000 points)

Ordo Hereticus, Purgation Force and Veiled Blade Elimination Force (3 Detachment Points)

Take and Hold

Attached Units

Attached Unit 1

Inquisitor (55 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Blessed Wardings

1x Combi-weapon

1x Inquisitorial melee weapon

Exaction Squad (90 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Proctor-Exactant

• 1x Arbites combat shotgun

1x Arbites shotpistol

1x Close combat weapon

1x Nuncio-acquila

• 9x Exaction Vigilant

• 1x Arbites Medi-kit

7x Arbites combat shotgun

1x Arbites grenade launcher

9x Arbites shotpistol

9x Close combat weapon

1x Excruciator maul

1x Heavy stubber

1x Soulguilt Scanner

• 1x Cyber-mastiff

• 1x Mechanical bite

Attached Unit 2

Inquisitor (55 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Blessed Wardings

1x Combi-weapon

1x Inquisitorial melee weapon

Exaction Squad (90 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Proctor-Exactant

• 1x Arbites combat shotgun

1x Arbites shotpistol

1x Close combat weapon

1x Nuncio-acquila

• 9x Exaction Vigilant

• 1x Arbites Medi-kit

7x Arbites combat shotgun

1x Arbites grenade launcher

9x Arbites shotpistol

9x Close combat weapon

1x Excruciator maul

1x Heavy stubber

1x Soulguilt Scanner

• 1x Cyber-mastiff

• 1x Mechanical bite

Attached Unit 3

Inquisitor (55 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Blessed Wardings

1x Combi-weapon

1x Inquisitorial melee weapon

Exaction Squad (90 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Proctor-Exactant

• 1x Arbites combat shotgun

1x Arbites shotpistol

1x Close combat weapon

1x Nuncio-acquila

• 9x Exaction Vigilant

• 1x Arbites Medi-kit

7x Arbites combat shotgun

1x Arbites grenade launcher

9x Arbites shotpistol

9x Close combat weapon

1x Excruciator maul

1x Heavy stubber

1x Soulguilt Scanner

• 1x Cyber-mastiff

• 1x Mechanical bite

Attached Unit 4

Ministorum Priest (40 points)

• Attached as: Support (Character)

• 1x Zealot’s vindictor

Subductor Squad (85 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Proctor-Subductor

• 1x Arbites shotpistol

1x Nuncio-acquila

1x Shock maul

• 9x Subductor

• 9x Arbites shotpistol

9x Shock maul

• 1x Cyber-mastiff

• 1x Mechanical bite

Attached Unit 5

Ministorum Priest (40 points)

• Attached as: Support (Character)

• 1x Zealot’s vindictor

Subductor Squad (85 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Proctor-Subductor

• 1x Arbites shotpistol

1x Nuncio-acquila

1x Shock maul

• 9x Subductor

• 9x Arbites shotpistol

9x Shock maul

• 1x Cyber-mastiff

• 1x Mechanical bite

Attached Unit 6

Ministorum Priest (40 points)

• Attached as: Support (Character)

• 1x Zealot’s vindictor

Subductor Squad (85 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Proctor-Subductor

• 1x Arbites shotpistol

1x Nuncio-acquila

1x Shock maul

• 9x Subductor

• 9x Arbites shotpistol

9x Shock maul

• 1x Cyber-mastiff

• 1x Mechanical bite

CHARACTERS

Callidus Assassin (140 points)

• 1x Neural shredder

1x Phase sword and poison blades

Culexus Assassin (125 points)

• 1x Animus speculum

1x Life-draining touch

Eversor Assassin (100 points)

• 1x Executioner pistol

1x Power sword and neuro gauntlet

Inquisitor Kroyle (100 points)

• Warlord

• 1x Butcher blade

1x Garralisk’s claws and teeth

1x Jindarii tox‑cycler

1x Stubcarbine

Vindicare Assassin (155 points)

• 1x Exitus pistol

1x Exitus rifle

1x Vindicare combat knife

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Imperial Rhino (65 points)

• 1x Armoured tracks

1x Hunter-killer missile

1x Storm bolter

Imperial Rhino (65 points)

• 1x Armoured tracks

1x Hunter-killer missile

1x Storm bolter

Imperial Rhino (65 points)

• 1x Armoured tracks

1x Hunter-killer missile

1x Storm bolter

Inquisitorial Chimera (60 points)

• 1x Armoured tracks

2x Heavy flamer

1x Heavy stubber

1x Hunter-killer missile

1x Lasgun array

Sisters of Battle Immolator (105 points)

• 1x Armoured tracks

1x Heavy bolter

1x Hunter-killer missile

1x Twin multi-melta

OTHER DATASHEETS

Inquisitorial Agents (100 points)

• 10x Inquisitorial Agent

• 10x Agent firearm

10x Agent melee weapon

2x Eviscerator

2x Mystic stave

2x Plasma pistol

• 2x Gun Servitor

• 2x Agent melee weapon

2x Multi-melta

Sisters of Battle Squad (100 points)

• 1x Sister Superior

• 1x Bolt pistol

1x Close combat weapon

1x Plasma pistol

1x Power weapon

• 9x Battle Sister

• 9x Bolt pistol

7x Boltgun

9x Close combat weapon

2x Meltagun

1x Simulacrum Imperialis

So I have recently had the itch to look into Cryptids in general but am currently looking at Bigfoot stuff. I would like to be able to watch a show or channel that is legit and not just hoax/for entertainment.

I also would prefer it to be on the ground exploration/investigation/hiking. Video essays/Documentaries are fine but not exactly what I am looking for, I am mostly looking for people who are actually trying to find something not for clout or entertainment but for discovery.

Even if nothing really happens it is still better than people magically finding something after spending only 30 minutes in the woods.

Much appreciated.

Basically the title. I have been fairly displeased with a lot of the larger models we have being so incredibly monopose, I am just suprised because I feel we should be able to have a ton of possibilities but end up with the most boring poses.

Edit: with the exception of the lictor

Last edition I was expecting the Hive Tyrant and the Warriors to get refreshed but given they are both in the newest box set it makes me wonder if that is still the case.

I have also thought for awhile now that the Trygon/Mawloc would get redone as well as the Exocrine, Toxicrine, Haruspex and Malecepter

I am new to Nids but over the past 2 years I have been given boxes every once in a while. Last edition I focused on Tsons and Tau (mostly tsons) this edition I am focusing on Custodes and Tyranids, I have yet to decide which will be my main faction.

Here is the stuff I have currently in boxes/painted

1x Parasite of Mortrex

20x Hormagaunts

20x Termaguants

10x Barbgaunts

1x Neurolictor

5x Ripper Swarms

2x Psychophages

1x Biovore

6x Von Ryan’s Leapers

Now I am aware that nids have a very extensive roster with many wildly different playstyles, however currently I find myself leaning towards a Assimilation Swarm + Norn list.

That aside what are some things i should pick up regardless, I am unsure if I should go for any of the older models or if we will be getting a refresh any time soon for them?