Sisters Codex?

[ElectricPaladin]

The new Sisters of Battle Codex is out... and their website is totally FUBAR.

I don't suppose anyone lucky enough to get the codex before the Warp storm arrived would be willing to post some of the choicer details? I'd appreciate it. It'll stop me from tearing my hair out and beating my head bloody against my laptop.

[DarkLink]

I'm waiting for someone to say the codex is solid before spending that much money for a stupid pdf. But I just finished painting St Celestine, and it looks so awesome that I need to play my Sisters again.

[daboarder]

I'm waiting for someone to say the codex is solid before spending that much money for a stupid pdf. But I just finished painting St Celestine, and it looks so awesome that I need to play my Sisters again.

I think you'll be waiting a while......yeah it looks a little painful over at bolter

Shield of faith gives 6++ and adamantium will now.
No more faith points, acts are one use only and passed on a leadership test.
Priests get war hymns that give some pretty good buffs on a leadership test.
Rhinos up 5 points
Immolators down 5 and multi-melta upgrade is now free
Exorcist down 10 (holy :cuss)
Celestine up to 135 and weapon now gives S+2 AP3, also she gets back up with full rules.
Jacobus up to 100 and banner is worse.
Celestines down to 14 and get furious charge AoF
Command squads get unliimted specials and no longer have to take hospitaler and dialogus, dialogus can take relics.
Repentia down to 14 and get fnp 3+ as AoF
Battle sisters as seen on black library site but AoF now gives preferred enemy
Seraphim special weapons halved in price, AoF gives shred
Dominions get 4 specials in 5 woman squads

Dominions' new act of faith apparently lets them ignore cover instead of twin-linked. Don't know what Hymns are yet.

Warlord Traits:
1 - Executioner: Warlord gains Fear.
2 - Indomitable: Warlord and unit with Shield of Faith have 5+ invulnerable save.
3 - Pure: Warlord and unit reroll failed Deny the Witch
4 - Rage: Warlord gains Rage.
5 - Beacon: All units within 12" of Warlord use her leadership on Acts or Hymn tests.
6 - Orator: Friendlies within 12" gain Stubborn.

[ElectricPaladin]

I am gradually coming to the same conclusion. I'm kind of glad that my attempt to buy it failed, because I'm no longer certain that I want it... perhaps I'll... ah... acquire a... "trial" copy and then make my decision.

[daboarder]

It might be pretty solid, its going to be packing about an extra 3rd in the volume of special weapons give the squad size and points decreases.

edit: repentia lost their base FnP....but they can buy transports.....

priests roughly halved in points and give out some serious buffs (hymms)

There is no 3 wound priest anymore (apart from Jacobus), just the 1 wound version. Take upto 5 (dont take up a HQ slot) and for each one you may select a battle conclave. They are cheaper than before (almost half their cost from WD) and have the Zealot USR and a rule called War Hymns. When the priest is engagaed in melee he may make a Ld test at the beginning of each Fight sub-phase and habe a special effect take place for that combat,. The effects are re-roll all failed armour and invulnerable saves until the end of the phase, the priest gets Smite or Priest and his unit re-roll failed rolls To Wound.

Kyranov is GONE!

War hymns are melee buffs that priests can give, reroll to wounds, reroll failed saves, or priest smash.

Relics
are pretty standard, blessed blade is back, S+2 AP3 master crafted,
cloak lets you reroll failed armour saves and shield of faith saves,
mantle gives eternal warrior.

[mathhammer]

some nerfs but some nice buffs to.
Acts of faith occur once per unit per game but can spend points to get 2, however no more faith points.
Heavy flamers are cheap again.
5 woman squad gets 2 special or 1 special 1 heavy weapon (big buff)
Priest are useful again.

looks like decent so far, got to build some test list for Saturday now.

[daboarder]

yeah 5 chick Immo spam is going to be interesting

i think the codex is going to be less juicy bits like celestine and more solid crunch and backbone if BSS are any good.

[Iyandagar]

Little old Cellie no longer has springs fitted in her boots... At best she gets one bounce back.

[Learn2Eel]

[URL="http://www.frontlinegaming.org/2013/10/18/sisters-of-battle-first-impressions/"]Reecius[/URL] wrote up an early impressions article for the codex, it looks like Sisters players are getting their value's worth! Pretty ironic how the least seen army in 40K is going to be the hard-counter to some of the top tournament builds like Screamerstars! Immolator spam and free multi-meltas with 5-woman squads packed to the teeth with special weapons looks like it will be a pretty crazy build.

[eldargal]

Rules seem decent to me providing costs are appropriate.