Post by gregharris on May 27, 2010 22:19:33 GMT -6
I went to the Alamo 40K IGT on the weekend of the 23, 24 of May. I took my Demonhunter/ Grey Knights list. It was a very weak list compared to most of the newer books. It was written in 2004. It is also my prettiest army having been refreshed and re-based by Dave. He also made a new "Demon Portal" display board. It was a hit. I was constantly congratulated on the look for my army and display. In fact, the judges pulled me to the side to ensure that I had painted all of my models. Apparently I was up for consideration of a Painting award. I told them the truth that I had painted everyone all by myself. Then I paid someone to do it right!
The List I took was:
Grey Knight Brother-Captain Stern (HQ) @ 141 Pts
Nemesis Force Halberd
#Terminator Armour [0]
#Grimoire of True Names [0]
#Hammerhand [0]
#Holocaust [0]
4 Grey Knights (Troops) @ 150 Pts
Nemesis & Storm Bolter
1 Grey Knight Justicar @ [50] Pts
Nemesis & Storm Bolter
1 Grey Knight Land Raider 'Crusader' (Heavy Support) @ 255 Pts
#Extra Armour; #Frag Launchers; 2 'Hurricane' Bolters; Linked Assault
Cannon; Multi-Melta
1 Grey Knight Grand Master (HQ) @ 364 Pts
Nemesis Force Halberd
#Terminator Armour [0]
Psychic Hood [20]
Master Crafted Weapon [15]
4 Grey Knight Terminator Retinue @ [184] Pts
Nemesis & Storm Bolter (x4)
1 Grey Knight Land Raider (Heavy Support) @ 258 Pts
Extra Armour; Smoke Launchers; TL Lascannon (x2); TL Heavy Bolters
1 Ordo Malleus Inquisitor (Elites) @ 61 Pts
Close Combat Weapon (x1); Psycannon
Power Armour [10]
4 Grey Knights (Troops) @ 200 Pts
Psycannon (x2); Nemesis & Storm Bolter
1 Grey Knight Justicar @ [50] Pts
Nemesis & Storm Bolter
5 Inquisitorial Storm Troopers (Troops) @ 138 Pts
Hellgun (x3); Meltagun (x2); Frag Grenades; Mount in Rhino
1 Inquisitorial Rhino @ [68] Pts
Smoke Launchers; Hunter-Killer Missile; Repair; Storm Bolter
5 Inquisitorial Storm Troopers (Troops) @ 138 Pts
Hellgun (x3); Meltagun (x2); Frag Grenades; Mount in Rhino
1 Inquisitorial Rhino @ [68] Pts
Smoke Launchers; Hunter-Killer Missile; Repair; Storm Bolter
5 Inquisitorial Storm Troopers (Troops) @ 60 Pts
Hellgun (x4); Plasma Gun (x1); Frag Grenades
1 Grey Knight Dreadnought (Heavy Support) @ 140 Pts
Front Armour: 12; Side Armour: 12; Rear Armour: 10; Missile Launcher; TL
Lascannon
1 Eversor Assassin (Elites) @ 95 Pts
Eversor Temple; Executioner Pistol; Power Weapon; Meltabombs;
Neuro-Gauntlet; Combat Drugs
Models in Army: 38
As I said it was a weaker army, But i had a good time. I went 2-2-1 for the tourney.
HighLights by game:
1. Played Matt hayes from San Antonio who had brought Necrons. It had a troop heavy list with NightBringer, Monolith and a Lord with Orb. It was a game for objectives. I managed to get my assaults into his shooting units and carried the game 2 to none and also picked up the objective. BEST Moment: When the combined Psycannons of the Grey Knight Troop Squad and Inquisitor, Shot down the Night Bringer in two turns of shooting thanks to strength 6 and not allowing Invulnerable saves.
2. Against Josh Moll from Austin and his Space Marines, It was a HARD list with 4 thunderfire cannons and drop pods and Assault terminators. This was a control ground mission, I set my troops up on my and tried to hold on for the draw. He just blew off the board because I forgot my Special rule that makes the enemy have to roll a spotting distance to shoot me. DUH!! Loss with no Objective. Best Moment: My special Character Brother Captain Stern used his GK Force Weapon to cut down Lysander. He of the 3+ invulnerable save and eternal warrior. One advantage of an old codex is that new special rules don't affect us. It only took a 10 minute discussion with the Judge to confirm this.
3. Name X with a Blood Angels including a Captain Tycho, Drop Pods, Land raiders and outflanking Baal Predators, This was a Kill Point Mission. It was a blood bath as I reserved all of my items off the board and held them for the enemy to close. A landraider full of terminators can move 12" drop terminators out 2", who then can assault 6" for a threat range of 20". I used this to charge my guys into his to avoid his"furious Charge bonus". It worked well. I managed to keep it closer on kills by charging in my terms and Grey knights . My assassin got into his death company and busted them up. I also got 2 kill points by destroying his drop pods after they landed. Lots of folks forget that drop pods give up kill points if destroyed. Win with no objective for me. Best Moment: My Grey Knight Chapter Master uses his Force Weapon to cut down Captain Tycho. GO OLD CODEX FTW!
4. Jeff Grajeda and his orks. He had a list of NOBZ, Burners and boys in battle wagons with death rollers. This was control ground mission, I set up around mine and tried to hold on. It was a bloody game but I lost with No Objectives. Best Moment: He had the special character Gas Gull Thraka, who has a special WAAAAGH that makes his normal 2+ save invulnerable for a turn. I managed to Get B/C Stern into Combat with him. Jeff had talked to Josh and knew his Eternal warrior was useless. I roll to hit with Sterns attack hit three times and wound only once. Stern has a special rule letting him use a reroll once per phase. But it also gives his opponent a reroll to use. I reroll and get a second wound. Jeff rolls his invulnerable 2+ saves getting snake eyes. He uses the reroll but gets another one. So a psychic test later, no more Ghaz!!!
Game 5. Heath Jennings beautiful Ultra Marine Army, Had a huge Terminator squad, Land Raider with assault terms, Speeders, and 2 vindicators. He did not Have a special character . This is a a disappointment to me. I had hoped to go 5 for 5 killing special characters. It was a an even more brutal game. At the end he has 2 marines left out of a 30 to claim an objective to force a draw. We had to name 4 units that we would destroy during the game. I got 4 and he got 3. Best Moment: It is a tie between my Chapter Master using his Force Weapon to kill his Terminator Chaplin and my assassin charging into the rear of a immobilized dreadnought and strapping a Meltabomb package to it.
So a good weekend, great games only two rules issues, (the second that the deathroller attacks on my tanks should have produced a hit on the orks, didn't know we were playing it wrong until after the game). I really enjoyed the Beer wench. It was great!! I will go back if this is the fun to be had.
PS I had pics but couldnt get them to load here.
The List I took was:
Grey Knight Brother-Captain Stern (HQ) @ 141 Pts
Nemesis Force Halberd
#Terminator Armour [0]
#Grimoire of True Names [0]
#Hammerhand [0]
#Holocaust [0]
4 Grey Knights (Troops) @ 150 Pts
Nemesis & Storm Bolter
1 Grey Knight Justicar @ [50] Pts
Nemesis & Storm Bolter
1 Grey Knight Land Raider 'Crusader' (Heavy Support) @ 255 Pts
#Extra Armour; #Frag Launchers; 2 'Hurricane' Bolters; Linked Assault
Cannon; Multi-Melta
1 Grey Knight Grand Master (HQ) @ 364 Pts
Nemesis Force Halberd
#Terminator Armour [0]
Psychic Hood [20]
Master Crafted Weapon [15]
4 Grey Knight Terminator Retinue @ [184] Pts
Nemesis & Storm Bolter (x4)
1 Grey Knight Land Raider (Heavy Support) @ 258 Pts
Extra Armour; Smoke Launchers; TL Lascannon (x2); TL Heavy Bolters
1 Ordo Malleus Inquisitor (Elites) @ 61 Pts
Close Combat Weapon (x1); Psycannon
Power Armour [10]
4 Grey Knights (Troops) @ 200 Pts
Psycannon (x2); Nemesis & Storm Bolter
1 Grey Knight Justicar @ [50] Pts
Nemesis & Storm Bolter
5 Inquisitorial Storm Troopers (Troops) @ 138 Pts
Hellgun (x3); Meltagun (x2); Frag Grenades; Mount in Rhino
1 Inquisitorial Rhino @ [68] Pts
Smoke Launchers; Hunter-Killer Missile; Repair; Storm Bolter
5 Inquisitorial Storm Troopers (Troops) @ 138 Pts
Hellgun (x3); Meltagun (x2); Frag Grenades; Mount in Rhino
1 Inquisitorial Rhino @ [68] Pts
Smoke Launchers; Hunter-Killer Missile; Repair; Storm Bolter
5 Inquisitorial Storm Troopers (Troops) @ 60 Pts
Hellgun (x4); Plasma Gun (x1); Frag Grenades
1 Grey Knight Dreadnought (Heavy Support) @ 140 Pts
Front Armour: 12; Side Armour: 12; Rear Armour: 10; Missile Launcher; TL
Lascannon
1 Eversor Assassin (Elites) @ 95 Pts
Eversor Temple; Executioner Pistol; Power Weapon; Meltabombs;
Neuro-Gauntlet; Combat Drugs
Models in Army: 38
As I said it was a weaker army, But i had a good time. I went 2-2-1 for the tourney.
HighLights by game:
1. Played Matt hayes from San Antonio who had brought Necrons. It had a troop heavy list with NightBringer, Monolith and a Lord with Orb. It was a game for objectives. I managed to get my assaults into his shooting units and carried the game 2 to none and also picked up the objective. BEST Moment: When the combined Psycannons of the Grey Knight Troop Squad and Inquisitor, Shot down the Night Bringer in two turns of shooting thanks to strength 6 and not allowing Invulnerable saves.
2. Against Josh Moll from Austin and his Space Marines, It was a HARD list with 4 thunderfire cannons and drop pods and Assault terminators. This was a control ground mission, I set my troops up on my and tried to hold on for the draw. He just blew off the board because I forgot my Special rule that makes the enemy have to roll a spotting distance to shoot me. DUH!! Loss with no Objective. Best Moment: My special Character Brother Captain Stern used his GK Force Weapon to cut down Lysander. He of the 3+ invulnerable save and eternal warrior. One advantage of an old codex is that new special rules don't affect us. It only took a 10 minute discussion with the Judge to confirm this.
3. Name X with a Blood Angels including a Captain Tycho, Drop Pods, Land raiders and outflanking Baal Predators, This was a Kill Point Mission. It was a blood bath as I reserved all of my items off the board and held them for the enemy to close. A landraider full of terminators can move 12" drop terminators out 2", who then can assault 6" for a threat range of 20". I used this to charge my guys into his to avoid his"furious Charge bonus". It worked well. I managed to keep it closer on kills by charging in my terms and Grey knights . My assassin got into his death company and busted them up. I also got 2 kill points by destroying his drop pods after they landed. Lots of folks forget that drop pods give up kill points if destroyed. Win with no objective for me. Best Moment: My Grey Knight Chapter Master uses his Force Weapon to cut down Captain Tycho. GO OLD CODEX FTW!
4. Jeff Grajeda and his orks. He had a list of NOBZ, Burners and boys in battle wagons with death rollers. This was control ground mission, I set up around mine and tried to hold on. It was a bloody game but I lost with No Objectives. Best Moment: He had the special character Gas Gull Thraka, who has a special WAAAAGH that makes his normal 2+ save invulnerable for a turn. I managed to Get B/C Stern into Combat with him. Jeff had talked to Josh and knew his Eternal warrior was useless. I roll to hit with Sterns attack hit three times and wound only once. Stern has a special rule letting him use a reroll once per phase. But it also gives his opponent a reroll to use. I reroll and get a second wound. Jeff rolls his invulnerable 2+ saves getting snake eyes. He uses the reroll but gets another one. So a psychic test later, no more Ghaz!!!
Game 5. Heath Jennings beautiful Ultra Marine Army, Had a huge Terminator squad, Land Raider with assault terms, Speeders, and 2 vindicators. He did not Have a special character . This is a a disappointment to me. I had hoped to go 5 for 5 killing special characters. It was a an even more brutal game. At the end he has 2 marines left out of a 30 to claim an objective to force a draw. We had to name 4 units that we would destroy during the game. I got 4 and he got 3. Best Moment: It is a tie between my Chapter Master using his Force Weapon to kill his Terminator Chaplin and my assassin charging into the rear of a immobilized dreadnought and strapping a Meltabomb package to it.
So a good weekend, great games only two rules issues, (the second that the deathroller attacks on my tanks should have produced a hit on the orks, didn't know we were playing it wrong until after the game). I really enjoyed the Beer wench. It was great!! I will go back if this is the fun to be had.
PS I had pics but couldnt get them to load here.