Quick 1k edit

After discussion w/@bryce963 from our sister blog Dissenting Dice I streamlined the squads and added some Purgators:

Inquisitor Coteaz-100pts
Karamazov-200pts
Tech Marine w/Rad Grenades, Psychotroke grenades, Blind grenades, 120pts
10 Crusaders 150pts
10 Deathcult Assassins 150pts
10 Psykers,  100pts
Purgation Squad 4xPsycannons 180pts
1000pts

Deamon...Allies? Hunters? Friends? I don't know...

So back to my crazy ideas I had when the Daemon Hunters codex first came out (Sorry Grey Knights): Tzeentch Cult. I mashed together a list that will be henchmen heavy. Taking the process for my painting/modeling success (well at least in my case) from my Space Wolves/Arthurian Knights I will start with a 1000pt list and work from there:

Inquisitor Coteaz-100pts
Karamazov-200pts
Tech Marine w/Rad Grenades, Psychotroke grenades, Blind grenades, 120pts
Tech Marine w/Rad Grenades, Psychotroke grenades, Blind grenades, 120pts
10 Crusaders, 1 Deathcult Assassin 165pts
10 Crusaders, 1 Deathcult Assassin 165pts
10 Psykers, 2 Deathcult Assassins 130pts

I realize it is COMPLETELY lacking in anti-vehicle weaponry and I should adjust it but the Tech marine can pop some tanks and I think the Psykers as well. I'll give it a test and see what's what. As for Karamazov at such low points I can't not take the guy that lets you drop templates INTO COMBAT! It's sooooo evil and sooooo Chaos!

4k Battle Report

The Knights of the Round gathered together with the Dark Angels. Across the ruined city the Grey Knights and an inducted chapter of Space Marines stood ready. The prize: a relic known as The Holy Grail. A vessel claimed to have been used by the Emperor himself. A holy chapter relic to both groups of knights they would stand at nothing to achieve their goal. 

The game type was multiple objectives (5) which we placed one in each table quarter and one in the middle of the table and the setup was table quarters. We set up a ruined city on an 8' by 4' table. The Knights(Space Wolves) and Dark Angels have chosen to set up last. This was unfortunate for our long fang and devastator squads as we ended up with the least amount of terrain. We didn't chose to seize either and the game was afoot. The Space Marines and the Space Wolves moved up and the massed Terminators of the Dark Angel Deathwing and the Grey Knights marched forward and waited in deepstrike.

The enemy's tanks advanced down the streets. A speeder dropped to end Sir Lucan's (Dreadnought) involvement in the battle but missed. Two squads of Dark Angel terminators dropped down. One on the objective to our far left and one behind the enemy's Vindicator. Rockets fired and the Vindicator was no more. Plasma, rockets, las cannons and heavy bolter rounds were fired against rhinos and other heavy weapons squads. Sir Perceval's tank burst through the ruined walls of the central building which housed the Grail. Sir Plomyd's tank(Checkered) was not so lucky, immobilizing itself against the same ruins.

Two squads of Grey Knight Paladins appeared, both to retaliate for the Vindicator. One against the squad of Terminators the other against our Vindicator. They removed the Vindicator's turret and destroyed the squad. In return Sir Lyonell's tank containing a Rune Priest swung around and unleashed the Jaws of the World Wolf, dropping to Paladin's to their deaths.

The paladins, their mission complete, was teleported across the board to the Librarian. Two squads of Space marines left their rhinos near the center of the board, one toward the Grail and the other toward Plomyd's tank. A well placed melta shot made short work of the tank and a few of the knights inside. They returned the favor and mowed the squad down with the aid of their missile launching counterparts. Across the a rhino is destroyed and the initial squad of Dark Angel terminators containing their leader Belial engages in heated combat with the marines inside as well as Paladins nearby.

Lucan charges and destroys the upstart Land Speeder, the heavy weapon squads destroying each other in the meanwhile.

Belial stands firm in round after round of combat but eventually falls.

The squad in the ruins destroys Percival's tank and engages the squad in a combat that lasts the entire rest of the game.

Another squad of Dark Angel terminators drops and goads the Paladins to attack. 

Unit after unit enters the center of the board to take the Grail but none succeed.

The pictures run out here but in the bottom of the 6th turn we each controlled two objectives and contested the Grail. Three Paladins remained after the combat against the Terminators on the far side of the table. After a round of firing from the Lascannon devastators they were down to 1. Arthur had moved to within view of the last, fired his twin-linked lascannon and killed the last. We rolled the dice and the game ended there. A Knights(Space Wolves) and Dark Angels victory.

The day was won. Many had lost their lives but the Dark Angels succeeded in supporting their brethren Knights in acquiring the Grail. The Grey knights were forced away with their Space Marine allies and would fight again another day.

Grey Knights

Well the Grey Knights pre-orders are up on the Games Workshop site. Not much to say about what we already had seen/heard. 2 comments mainly on the top of my mind. First it's nice to see that the Grey Knights get a Monstrous Creature that has a Toughness higher than A GREATER DAEMON OF NURGLE which also has a built in Warp Time Ability (Nemesis Greatsword). Second I don't think they thought out the model's placement on the site very well. Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor as "Grey Knight Inquisitor w/Null Rod?" I didn't know that that was what that fancy staff was. I also love that the description of the Psykers lists the stats of the IG Psyker Battle Squad. Oh! Their abilities are the same? (They aren't...) Copy paste! Anyway I digress it's nice to see new blood added to the game regardless of whether it's encased in power armor. Here's the advanced orders page and here's the Grey Knight's models page.