Deathwatch Codex and new 40k Starter

[Court]

Soooo.....this has been floating around all week, and I've been remiss to post about it due to lack of time.

But looks like there will be a massive release of new and reboxed marines in the flavor of Deathwatch.
First out the gate will be a new starter box that retails well into $500 for only $180, as well as a codex and special edition codex.

Following that will be some new character models, some reboxed marines with DW sprues and a new flyer!

First pics up of the game, dex and some sprue pics.

I for one will be interested in trading the elder portion for marine portion, so let me know if any elder player is interested and would like as many Sons of Medusa shoulder pads I can get from everyone hehe.

[Court]

Shit is now popping off, check out another new character model, a mixed armor unit and the new flyer.





Loving the heavy weapons and shotgun in the squad, and need many of those flyers hehe.

[iainl]

Damn, those are really cool! I like the poses a lot. And that pole arm guy is sweet.

[duckofdeath]

I like the plane it would make a good dakka jet

[Court]

Possible rules, could be some bad translation as well.

"-The "Chapter Tactic" of the Deathwatch is called: Mission Tactics. At the beginning of your first turn you choose: HQ, Elite, Troops, Fast Attack or Heavy Support. You may reroll 1`s to hit vs Targets of the chosen type. Once per battle, at the beginning of any of your turns you may change the chosen type.

Watch Master:
- 175 points
- Chapter master profile (No EW)
- 2+ Armour sabe
- Equipped with: Guardian Spear, Granades, Clavis, Iron Halo
- Special Rules: IC, Mission Tactics, ATWKNF, Tactic Master

Guardian Spear: S+1, AP2, Melee, 2 hands, Block (Once per turn choose an attack the hit the bearer. Roll a D6, if the result is higher than the to hit roll of the enemy, attack is ignored).
Clavis; -1 to WS, BS and I to enemy vehicles at 6"
Tactic master: If chosen as the Warlord, you may change the Mission Tactic rule one additional time per game.

Watch Captain
- 95 points
- Company master profile
- Usual equipment + special ammo
- May be equipped with anything really,

Chaplain
- 95 points.
- Same as normal chaplain + special ammo.

Librarian
- 70 points (Lvl 1, +25 for Lvl2)
- Same as usual + special ammo.

Troops

Veterans:
- 110 points for 5 models
- Usual profile
- Up to 5 more models in the unit
- Any veteran may be equipped with CCW, Special Weapons or Shot Weapons (Translation may be inaccurate)
- Up to 4 veterans may be equipped with Heavy Weapon
- Any model may be equipped with Heavy Thunder Hammer (+30/model)
- One Veteran may be upgraded to Black Shield
- One Veteran may be upgraded to Watch Seargent and may change his CCW for a Xenosomething blade and may purchase equipment from the Special List
- Rhino, Razorback or Corvus thing as Dedicated Transport

Shot Weapons:
- Bolter, Assault bolter, ... etc. As usual

Special Weapons
As usual +:
- Deathwatch shotgun 16" S4, AP-, Assault 2 Shred
16"S4 AP4 Assault 2
Template, S3, AP6, Assault 1

- Silence Bolter

CCW
As usual

Heavy Weapons
As usual+:
- Heavy Bolter may get Inferno ammo (24", S1, AP-, Blast, Poison2+) +5 points
- Infernus Heavy Bolter: 36" S5, AP 4, Assault3
Heavy Flamer
Non of the profiles is one use only. Inferno HB costs +20 per model.
- Deatchwatch Frag cannon: Template S6 AP- Assault2, Rending
24" S7 AP3, Assault 2, Impact
Impact: if target is at 12" or less: S9 and AP2

Elite

Terminators
- 40 points per model (max squad size is 5, min 1)
- Any model may get: Hammer + Shield (+10) or Claws (Free).
- Any model may get: Power Sword (free), Chainfist (+5), Power Fist with aux meltagun (+10)
- Any model may get: Heavy Flamer, Assault Cannon or Cyclon Missile Launcher (usual costs)

Power fist with aux meltagun: May use it as a meltagun and a power fist in the same turn. No one-use limitation

Dreardnoughts
No visible changes here

Vanguard Veternas
No visible changes here but have the special ammo rule.

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Fast Attack

Bikers
-30 points per model
- Special ammo
- Skilled rider
- Split fire
- Squad size (1-5)
- Any model may get power sword (+5)
- Any model may get melta bombs (+5)
- Any model may get teleporting beacon (+10)

Corvus Blackstar
- 180 points
- Twin Linked Assault Cannon
- Black star launcher thing: S4, AP6, Bomb1, Big Blast
S5, AP4, Bomb1, Big Blast, Ignores Cover
- 4 Stormstrike missiles
- Ceramite Plating
- Assault Vehicle
- Attack Flyer
- Transport Capacity: 12. May transport Jump Infantry and Bikes !!!!
- May change the TW Assault Cannon for twin linked lascannon (free)
- May change the 4 misseles for a twin linked Blackstar missile Launcher: 30" S6, AP4, Heavy 1D6, AA
30" S4, AP5 Heavy1, Big Blast, Ignores Cover

[Iferg]

So freaking moist. Once I get settled and have some good cash in I know what I'll be working on.

[Court]

Huh, all my pics are bad now.

Here's a good one of the new flyer.