Implausible Nature
  • Home
    • Links and Contact Page
    • Site Index
    • Site Primer >
      • Casual vs Competitive Players -- Healing the Divide
      • Laeroth's Take On Building Fluffy Armies
  • Laeroth's Blog
  • The Njesta Crusade
    • Black Templars Army Lists
    • Njesta Crusade Fluff >
      • Black Templars Background Literature
  • Black Templars 101
    • BT 101: Where to Start >
      • BT 101: Unit Analysis
      • BT 101: Building Low-Point BT Armies
      • BT 101: Commonly Used Abbreviations
    • BT 101: Building an 9th Edition List >
      • BT 101: Building A Competitive 9th Edition List
      • BT 101: Building Another Competitive 9th Edition List
    • BT 101: Assembling Your Crusade
    • BT 101: Playing With Your New Army >
      • BT 101: Tactics
      • BT 101: Duality
    • BT 101: The Conclusion
  • Painting and Modeling
    • Black Templars Gallery
    • How To Paint Black Templars

So you think you're a Black Templar, eh?

5/2/2014

12 Comments

 
Hello folks!  Good to be back!  This post is just a little update to the happenings and such future of Implausible Nature.  As you can probably tell, I'm here.  Lost in the Warp, but not dead.  My Crusade has found itself back in real-time and ready to commence the purging of the enemies of the Emperor!  Amongst other funsies.  ;)

But what does that mean Laeroth?!?!  Well, I'll tell you.  Blogging!  Whoo!  I'm sure a lot of you are happy to hear that.  Competitive blogging will definitely happen, but its going to be a little bit.  I have been out of the game for a while and I need to catch up on the new codices, update my army lists, get games in, etc.  However, there is a caveat to that.  I will not touch Escalation with a ten-foot pole.  Imperial Knights?  Okay.  I'm willing to budge on that, since they aren't exactly invincible.  But all of the other stuff is out.  Essentially, I'll be following the FAQ's of the major GT's around the country (primarily Nova Open) and adjust my list building/analysis as needed. 

With that being said, to start out with, my blogging is going to be mostly hobby-related to start off with.  I have models to paint and a willing significant other to join me in my efforts!  For those of you on Bolter and Chainsword, that means ETL vows!  Plus, while its second-hand from a family member, I am now in the possession of my first airbrush!  I'm very excited to learn how to use it.  :D

Also, as you all may have heard, rumors are exploding all over the place about 7th Edition being right around the corner...so guess what?  No BT 101 until that is released.  Sorry about missing the whole entire 6th Edition and not updating it.  But hey, life happens right?  Can't control the Warp.  Only rectify the issue once free of it!  However, it seems to me (looking at recent successful GT armies)...mechanized lists are doing well again.  I have a laugh a little bit, because I totally called that when 6th Edition came out. 

*Strokes ego a little bit* 

Anyway, I'll go report to my chaplains for penance for that comment now...  May the Emperor's Light guide you!
12 Comments
Lucion
5/3/2014 09:14:00 am

Laeroth you are back, wow I just turned up today and was reading your blog, hows it going.

Reply
Marshal Laeroth (Admin) link
5/4/2014 09:06:39 am

Hello sir!

Not to bad, actually. Finally have a computer that seems to be running up to snuff, as well as having some extra time in the evenings for other assorted activities. So all in all, not terrible. As you read above, I hope to get some blogs rolling again. Hope all is well with yourself too!

Reply
Trignama
5/4/2014 09:46:48 am

About time we heard from ya man. Glad to see you back. The rumors surrounding 7th edition seem promisinformation so far. I really hope the death of battle bros and the introduction of precent ages is true.... could be very good for us.

Reply
Marshal Laeroth (Admin) link
5/4/2014 10:27:00 am

Thanks!

I personally don't care for the percentages, as that is one of the main reasons for the downfall of Warhammer Fantasy. People like to be able to use what they want to use. And some armies get around that anyway with FOC manipulation.

The battle brothers thing, however, could definitely swing things in our favor. No more ridiculous pairings of Tau/Tau, Eldar/Tau, Eldar/DE, and any number of Chaos Daemon pairs. It'll be a good change, even though allies definitely helped us in the past. Now, I don't think its needed as we were reinforced with the stuff from the C:SM book.

Reply
Trignama
5/4/2014 02:24:12 pm

The percentages deal would make our crusaders so much better though. It would force the enemy to take troops (which our crusaders are good at killing) while allowing us to manipulate it by taking crusaders in LRC's without using heavy slots. win win if you ask me.

Reply
Marshal Laeroth (Admin) link
5/4/2014 02:47:29 pm

You make fair points, especially the part regarding the LRC (which I forgot to mention in my first reply to you since I thought about it when I was mentioning FOC manipulation). However, it doesn't affect some of the most powerful codices at all. And it absolutely destroys others, where their weakest units are troops. Keep in mind, most of the troops units are the cheapest units a codex has. So I guess we'll just have to see how its implemented. I'm nervous though, if true.

Reply
Trignama
5/5/2014 07:10:30 am

Agreed, books like Tyranids, or Chaos will be at a huge disadvantage in a percentage based systems, and nothing really changes for Eldar, they will still serpent spam with no problems. What it will also do however is limit the amount of points that can be spent into nothing but deathstars. Or seeing armies that have 2 x 3 man units of eldar jetbikes as troops and that is it. I have always personally felt that the elite stuff in the game should be more rare, as a majority of an armies fighters would naturally be found under the troop selection. But that is just personal bias.

greggles link
5/5/2014 01:29:49 am

Welcome back! Most of my templars have taken to the air this edition. Stupid gauss and haywire has rendered by land raiders dusty and unused :(.

Reply
Marshal Laeroth (Admin) link
5/8/2014 11:59:41 am

Alas! Dust those Raiders off! The Emperor demands their use! ;)

Reply
Algesan
5/5/2014 09:50:02 am

Welcome back, I was about to get worried about you.

Reply
Marshal Laeroth (Admin) link
5/8/2014 11:57:49 am

Alive and well sir! Alive and well. ;)

Reply
Erik Åhman
5/14/2014 06:30:38 am

Welcome back !! I`m struggling with a good list without taking 9-11 drop pods , I´m thinking 3-4 Centurions and 1-2 Inquisitors and build it from there, perhaps 2-3 Razorbacks with 5 guys in it ....of course I need a Chapter Master and maybe along with the Centurions and the Inquisitor ....but soon there will be new rules ....

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Laeroth's Blog

    This blog is devoted to the Black Templars chapter and the tactics, list building, and general musing associated with them.  Readers will see occasional posts from Marshal Laeroth.

    Check out the Implausible Nature YouTube Channel!

    Follow me on Twitter!

    Like what you see and want to help support Implausible Nature?  Click the link below and donate!

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    December 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    March 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    March 2016
    November 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    September 2014
    May 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    March 2010
    February 2010
    January 2010
    December 2009
    November 2009
    October 2009
    September 2009