It wasn't that I intend them to run around in it, but that it was capable of carrying them.

Unless power army renders them too bulky.

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Neal

Good point.

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Since the rules were specifically created to prevent that, I doubt it.  If you have ideas I'll listen.

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Just weighing in on the Storm, as stated above, it is limited to transporting 5 scouts and no more. No tacticals or anything else, otherwise, nobody would bother putting scouts in them.

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Fair enough.

Also, I was thinking about the ubiquitous 30cm AA.  I don't think it will be a problem.  Flakwagons create the same situation.  I've played Orks with flak in nearly every formation and it's still not enough to stop air.  It will occasionally make it sub-optimal, but nuisance effects are pretty much the limit.

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Actual ideas? Come on!

Top of my head can only think of two. 1 is a mod to the planetfall rule so any formations retrieved in previous turns and off board can join a drop. The other is any retrieved formation automatically rallies and clears all blast markers off board.



But in the case of say air assaults having a bm going in against marines is particularly trying thanks to their errata. Also having a lot of AA about means it should be fairly easy to ensure all planes get 2 bms each turn they come on.

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I found some interesting concept sketches on Bolter and Chainsword for the Storm Eagle and I take back all my bad thoughts about the design based on the upper sketch towards the end of the post. I'm now in love.  

Linky

Using the person holding the mock up, you can get a better feel for the size of the model.

Cheers,

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The link just goes to the top of the forum, not to the thread, probably due to the boards monkeying with the ampersands in the url.

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TRC:  You could planetfall, activate the formation, then load them up in a Thawk for disengage.  Realistically, that's probably only ever going to happen for Tacs and maybe for non-jump-pack assault formations.

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I've been looking at the assault formation.  It's just goony.  Having the options for both a jump pack assault formation and a ground pounder formation crammed into one unit makes for some weird potential combinations.  I appreciate the streamlining idea from Chroma but I think they need to be split apart to stay thematically appropriate.

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Short interview with Darren Parwood about the Storm Eagle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v....bedded#

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so from that do we think the storm eagle will be a transport for terminators? sounds to me like power armour only, just like the Valkyrie can't carry Ogryns.

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Sounds like Power Armour to me.

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Is it a land speeder variant or an aerospace vehicle do you think?

I would be tempted based on nothing than is what in my head to have it as a (rhino/razorack equivalent in some ways) planetfalling, move 35, save 5+, AV, CC6+, FF5+, twin lascannon, skimmer, carrying 10 power armoured marines, would think a Tactical formation with them would cost 350-400 points.

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Yes I do it a fair bit with terminators verses some armies. I just thought sticking in a line saying 'Raven Guard automatically rally and remove all blastmarkers when air extracted' would be a small fluffy boost (as of course normally you remove bm's on a 1+ and rally on a 3+ when off board).

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Anyone played any games with this yet?

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Neal,

I could try a game with it tomorrow. Anything specific you'd like me to focus on? Where's the latest list BTW? Are there any playtest changes to it or is everything in the list?

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