Codicier Ignatius from Fourth Company Librarium is back with the next Badab Characters 101. This time it's the turn of the Novamarines! So sit back get a coffee and enjoy:
"The Novamarines are a second founding Ultramarines successor, and are thus very strict adherents of the Codex Astartes. They have the advantage of maintaining many pieces of equipment from their founding, including a full compliment of Terminator armor for the First Company and a large number of Dreadnoughts, as well as a supply of early patterns of Predators, Vindicators, and Whirlwinds. Finally, the Novamarines maintain strong ties with the Deathwatch, and many of their veterans have served in the Deathwatch. As such, the Novamarines should be played as a balanced marine force, but with a bias toward Terminators or Sternguard.
Mordaci Blaylock
Mordaci Blaylock is the Captain of the Novamarines’ First Company. He’s got the statline of a standard Captain and wears Terminator armor. He carries a storm bolter and a chainfist, so he’s fairly solid in combat and against vehicles.
As befits a First Company Captain, Blaylock comes into his own when leading a Terminator heavy force. He makes every Terminator and Terminator Assault squad in the army scoring. In addition, and Terminator squad he joins can choose to pass or fail any Morale test they have to make and can never be pinned. This can give your army a very strong scoring presence, removing the standard Space Marine reliance on Tactical squads for scoring. If you want a Terminator heavy list while maintaining the flexibility of Codex: Space Marines, Mordaci Blaylock makes it possible."
So what are your thoughts? I'm personally a fan of a possible Terminator Heavy list that doesn't need to use the term Deathwing at all. Also liking a Captain that isn't over powerful and has quite basic wargear makes for a refreshing change. But what do you think, drop me a comment and lets discuss.