They are also highly aggressive, a trait born of necessity when the only support they have is each other and the few allies they have in the main Empire. Thematically, the Farsight Enclaves are patriot rebels, aspiring to the tenets of the T'au'va away from what they perceive to be the corrupt and tyrannical rule of the Ethereals. On the tabletop, they play as a slightly beefier gunline, resisting light arms fire better with their armor saves and wiping out enemy opposition with their sudden surges, that while exposing them, also allow them to shock, surprise, and ambush their opponents. A world once infested with predators, through hardship, has been transformed into a world of plenty, where aliens of all kinds interact and trade, creating a boon of prosperity.Įven in the light of the devastating Damocles Gulf Crusade they gave only inches, and have turned their hardship into reason to push harder and higher. Thematically, Dal'yth is the idealized version of the T'au'va's creed. On the tabletop, they play similar to any gunline, only they get bonuses to the range of their Rapid Fire and Heavy guns, further detering charges, and allow your weapons to have just that much ability to tap enemy units. Enlightened and hardworking, they ever aspire to create more technology to better serve both the armies and the citizens of the Greater Good. Thematically, Bork'an is the brains of the Empire.įew of the many great battlesuits in the hunter cadres would be as advanced as they are today without the innovations of this sept. Docker synology ds216Ĭonsider this when sticking something on a single commander They are making less appealing options very appealing: Crisis Suits in all configurations, Railguns of all forms, and Ion Accelerators. Some of these affect all models in the unit, so all 10 of your Crisis Suits can gain bonuses.
Likewise, none of them displace actual relics, so you can put a relic plus one of them on the same unit. Note that they aren't relics but you can use the multi-relic strat to generate up to 3 of these. Like the Tyranids, instead of picking one Signature Systems, you can give any unit one of these, which will replace all of its equivalent weapons when available. Although why you would want to give a relic to a Kroot Shaper is beyond me. Please note that you cannot give any of these to Kroot units. Secondary wargear for battlesuit type units, not usually worth replacing a weapon for, but can be when taken in addition to them. In addition, Markerlight counters are no longer used up for their effects, so you can really pour focused fire onto a lit target - but make sure you actually do make use of them once placed, because they'll be gone at the end of the Shooting phase or the Charge phase if you're shooting them on Overwatch.Įxpect a lot of S5 AP0 weapons, with a couple of High damage low output weapons on the bigger units, all of which come with above-average range.Īnother viewpoint: It really depends on the army you are facing. Lots of your units have Markerlights and when a unit is hit by a Markerlight, place a counter by it for the remainder of the phase.Įffects depend on the number of Markerlight counters on a unit, and are cumulative. This deserves its own section, due to its importance to the army. The Tau gain the ability to make bespoke Sept Tenets in The Greater Good by choosing two abilities from the list below. As of the revised Codex: Space Marines, many armies can now represent their lesser known chapter equivalents or create their own. Apart from a few special characters with predetermined septs, this keyword is entirely up to you for each unit. Just stay the fuck out of melee if you don't want to be tabled. Because you like shooting and battlemechs, and being an optimist in a crapsack universe.Īnd lots of overwatch. Painting Please don't upvote.Please note that this is the tactics for 8th edition Tau. Painting Fist fire warrior thinned the paint down a bit reddit. Painting Spooky-keels for spooky month reddit. Painting How is everyone getting a nice clean white on their Tau minis self.
Link to the full gallery in the comments. I love playing around with OSL, and even more so over the hands, as he is holding these fully charged batteries reload his rifle. Painting Firewarrior "Blue steel" finished and ready to join the gun line. Painting Happy ghostkeels are trending, just finished my first. I call them the red capes! Painting finished crisis suit! Painting Just finished my broadside! So proud of the glow on her reddit.
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