Enjoyed the AAR Greg, especially the close-ups of the minis fighting at the spaceport.
One more idea to balance the scenario would be to let Force A deploy up to 250 points of 'leg' infantry in the star port. This security force couldn't leave or carry a marker, but would prevent Force B just triple moving in, prevent them from moving in when routed, and make a blocking force subject to crossfire.
Looking forward to the next Battle of Ares Starport. So far the giant cats that inhabit the area haven't destroyed it yet, though a few buildings have received a playful pawing

Interesting test of the scenario. Thanks for sharing.

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Great AAR. Also good to see EC 4.0 get some use. Did the EC player have any feedback on the list (for this or any tournament scenario games)?

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captPiett, I've only used the Emperor's Children three times. All were scenario games, with the last being leg infantry only and the others 3000 pts of EC with no air power vs 4000 points of enemy with every option. Chech out Greg's previous 2 Tuesday Night games on his Blog. Someday I hope to play a proper tournament game with them!
I like the EC as an army. Overall, IMHO it's not the strongest of the Chaos armies but I like the combination of Demon augmented units, dependable retinue, chosen scouts and a Titan or two. Armor seems to be it's weakest arm. Points values seem fair, though 200 points for Helltalons seems a bit high. Perhaps that's part of the fluff of being Chaos. IMHO Noise Marines are too expensive for what you get, but no one's making you take them. If there's anything specific that you'd like to ask, please let me know. I'll be using them again this coming Tuesday night and perhaps in a tournament game later in the month.
Cheers, Britt

Britt,
Thanks for the comments. The list needs testing with the chaos T-hawk, fearless was/is a controversial choice for it. There were a lot of comments about it, but not so much testing. I found the t-hawk loaded with retinues with noise marine upgrades, or straight (always a dubious adjective when describing the EC ) noise marines to be quite powerful (hence their high cost). However, too many t-hawks and I end up getting one shot down.

With the knight list having 2 DC, the slaanesh knights are a bit less controversial it seems, but they could use some use/abuse too (they are 0-1 though). Don't forget that the armored company with preds and land raiders (plus LR upgrades) are available; it's roughly comparable to the BL in armor terms. There's lots of disrupt goodness in there as well. I find a good garrison is a retinue with noise marine replacements, a couple of dreads, and a stalker. Plenty of firepower and the dreads soak up fire for the stalker, which extends the AA bubble up the board early in the game.

The points costs of the aircraft should be in line with the approved BL list, so there's little I can do about that.
Thank you and keep playing!

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I'll try to get in a tournament game with the Emperor's Children using some of the units you mentioned in a week or two with Greg. I'll still be inexperienced with the EC, so victory is unlikely, but it'll make a good playtest.
One request I'd make is to add a EC character with the inspiring trait. With all the worldly pleasures on offer to inspire his troops, you'd think Slaanesh could come up with something pretty special :- )
Cheers, Britt