Tau 6th ed Gunslinger errata V2

[otakuzoku]

ok i am re posting this topic hear

Started tweaking it a bit. as i have said before im a big forge world fan. and yes i freely admit i use there ideas. hell the Strike Hardened idea is adapted from the pancake rulebook. but i would give our HQ models better survivability. still re-reading the 6th ed rule book again. some of this is me guessing from the 6th ed rule book what were likely to see

so far got rid of “surprise !” it was just to cumbersome. and tweeked the hammerhead rail gun lancing to under 18 inch.

the main aim for my errata was to

1) was to put the codex stuff inline with the fw stuff.
2) give iron weapons rending (like the xv9)
3) keep the tau crap in assault but give them a way to even the odds abit
4) Not add new units just tweak what we have
5) give all tau models night vision
6) keep the BS3 base line in our units


TAU 6th ED Eratta
Gun slinger
V 0.2
By Otakuzoku

Ok Games workshop just screwed us over with the errata for 6th Ed. What they gave to us with one hand they took with another. So this Errata should even the score till we get a new Codex. (add the official errata before adding this)



All states and Points costs remain the same as 4th ed codex.

Removed black sunfilter from armouries. Tau (not kroot or vespid) gain the Nighet vision special rule. (ment to show the tau technical abilitys)


New special Rules

Strike Hardened
Models that are Strike hardened Handel Instant Death differently.
Read Bold text in the Instant death (rule book p16) As “if a model suffers an unsaved wound from an attack that has a Strength value of double its toughness or grater (after modifiers) it is reduced by 2 wounds. And By 3 wounds if the weapon is AP1 or AP2”


No Glory only Victory.
“The Tau-va tell us we should set aside personal glory for the benefit of the grater good” Characters with this rule may decline Challenges with no ill affect
carrying on as if none was issued. But The character issuing the challenge gains and extra attack for the anger at being ignored ! (Characters only)

Multi tracker – units with this Special rule can fire 2 weapon systems per turn instead of 1. a Twin linked weapon counts as 1 weapon.

Spray & Pray
weapons with the “Spray and pray” Gain increased fire rate of fire when the user is snap firing at at assaulting enemies. The weapon description will have “Spray and pray X” to denote this (X being number shoots or other rule)


Automated defence system
Models with this rule fire at there full BS when snap firing at at assaulting enemies.


Battle suite ARMOURY


Special issue
Change to “some Tau War gear is still undergoing Field testing and as such relies on the battle testing data and feed back of Veterans in the field. Special issue items can only be taken by Characters.
(NOTE: Shas ui team leaders are not characters)



Apply the following changes to Battle Suite Weapon systems

Cyclone ion blaster change description to “Rending”

Apply the following changes to Battle Suite Support systems

Remove Multi tracker – battle suites include this integrated as standard. (NOTE A twin linked weapon counts a 1 weapon.) now Listed in Special Rules

Remove Black sun filter - Battle suites always have the Night vision special rule. Listed in Special Rules

Target Lock – change to “a model equipped with a target lock may fire on a different target to the rest of its unit without having to take a leadership test.”

Targeting Array
ADD following sentence “this increase in BS can be used in snap firing but the model must pass a role of 4+ before firing to do so”

Vectored retro-thrusters (Special issue)
Change last sentence to read “independent charters Or HQ bodyguard team only. If a HQ takes them and a bodyguard all bodyguard models in the unit must take them. A character with them may chose to move up to 6 inches as opposed to 2d6 in the assault phase. In single combat or in situations were the number of friendly models (all with Vectored retro-thrusters) is the same or grater than enemy models may fall back out of combat Instead of striking on there initiative turn but they count as a defeat in combat. Douse not count if in a challenge”

Apply the following changes to Battle War gear

Iridium Armour (Special issue) (XV8 and Broadside)
change to “A characters Battle suite is fitted with additional Armoured plating across its surface. This increases the models save to 2+ and the number of wounds in its profile is increased by 1. but the model may only move 2xD3 in the assault phase.

Due to power and structural limitations a model may not take both Vectored retro-thrusters and Iridium Armour but separate models in a unit may do so.


Vehicle Armoury

Disruption Pod
Add “the vehicle is also granted the “stealth” special rule at over 18 inches”

HQ

Battlesuit Commander
(Character)

Add special rules- “No Glory only Victory”

add to the description of body guard “and count as a bonded unit”
(add bonding knife to war gear)

Crisis battle suite bodyguard team
(Characters)

Add special rules- “No Glory only Victory”

Shas'el

a Shas'el commanders can chose what category they want there warlord trait to be from.

Shas'o

Shas'o commanders can move 1 unit from the Fast attack (except skimmers or flyers),elite, or Heavy support (except tanks) in to an empty slot in the fast attack, heavy support or elite choices long as one is available

Ethereal

Ethereals are able to Chose there warlord ability



Elites

Crisis battlesuit Team

Add to special rules “strike hardened, Night vision, Multi tracker”

Add Note to Shas'ver (Character) and special rule “No Glory only Victory”


Stealth Team

Add to special rules “Night vision”

Add Note to Shas'ver (Character) and special rule “No Glory only Victory”

Troops

Fire warriors
Add special rule - “Night vision”,

Add wargear Pulse grenades

change pulse rifle to
Pulse carbine - assault 1 pinning or assault 2 (non pinning), Spray & Pray 3

Shas ui
Add special rule - “divide fire”
If a shas ui is present in a team of fire warriors. He may order up to 50% of the members of his team to fire at a second target butmust pass leadership test to do so

Kroot
Add- to Special Rules. “Stealth”

Shaper
Add special rule - “Adapt to the surroundings”
If a shaper is present in a Kroot carnivore squad the field craft special rule is extended to all aria of terrain and now ignore all difficult terrine.


Fast attack

Vespid
Add- to Special Rules. “counter attack”

“Claws - in assault vespid use there Diamond hard claws to lethal extent. Vespid gain the Rending and Shred special rules in close combat”

Add to Skilled flyer special rule “when deploying by deep strike vespid always land at there desired location”

Gun drone squad

Add to Special Rule “Automated defence system”


Heavy support

Hammerhead
add to Special Rules “Night vision”

add speshal rule “point blank range” the hammerhead railgun solid shot counts as having the “lance” special rule at 16 inches or less

Ion cannon add “rending special rule”

Broardside
Add- to Special Rules “Night vision” and “strike hardened”

SKYRAY
Add to Special Rules “Night vision”
the sky-rays marker light gains the “sky fire” and “Interceptor”

[otakuzoku]

ok been over hauling the battle suites


XV8

Modular combat system

The XV8 Crisis battle suit is the back bone of the tau Military used in multiple roles from the standard crisis suits through to command units and the mighty Broadside battle suite the XV8 is a reliable and versatile battle system

The core Unit has multiple upgrade slots the Main being the Core. Hard point and internal (hard wired). And has the night vision special rule. The unit also has a number of systems to improve it effectiveness in combat. Each can be picked to match the intended combat role or mission requirements.
“Special issue” items an only be taken by Characters and can not be twin-linked

Jet pack infantry

Bace cost 25 points
(acc = as current codex)

Core options (one choice only)
(the same core option must be taken by all models in the unit)
cost per model -

Standard + 0
Iridium armour +20 - see notes
Vectored retro thrusters +10 - see notes
Advanced stabilisation system + 10 points


Hard point options (any 3)

Battle suite weapon systems

Burst cannon – acc
flamer – acc
missil pod – acc
plasma rifle – acc

Special issue weapons
cyclic ion blaster – acc
Airburst fragmentation launcher – acc
Smart missile system – not yet priced

Battle suite support systems

Shield generator – acc
target lock – acc (see notes)
targeting array – acc
Drone controller - acc
Special issue
positional relay - acc
Command and control node – acc (see notes)

Integrated systems (hard wired)

1 for shas'ui
2 for shas'ui team leader
3 for shas'ver
Unlimited for shas'el
Unlimited for shas'o


Bonding Knife – free
Multi-tracker - free
Target lock - free
Drone controller - free

Special issue
Stimulant injector - acc
Fail-safe Detonator - acc

Notes

Target Lock - allows the model to fire on a separate unit with out making a leadership test.

Command and control node
Multiple uses
a troop unit within 12 inces can use the models leadership to divide fire. Falling back units can use it to regroup.

Any Battle suites falling back can within 12 inces can automaticley regroup. And also join the unit
if there is available space (once it douse it cant leave again).

Iridium Armour
A characters Battle suite is fitted with additional Armoured plating across its surface. This increases the models save to 2+ and its toughness by 1 but the model may only move 2xD3 in the assault phase.

Vectored retro-thrusters
Grants the Model the "hit and Run" special rule
A character with them may chose to move up to 6 inches as opposed to 2d6 in the assault phase. In single combat or in situations were the number of friendly models (all with Vectored retro-thrusters) is the same or grater than enemy models may fall back out of combat Instead of striking on there initiative turn but they count as a defeat in combat. Douse not count if in a challenge”

[otakuzoku]

i'm still not sure what would be a better option for Iridium Armour for it to increase the wound profile by 1 or the toughness by one.

the main idea of this system is to better build the unit to the role you want it. Retro thrusters for fast moving attack suites. iridium Armour for taking a pounding and holding off attackers and the none option for low cost general use no frills fire power. the ass option is Mainly for the broardsides. a unit that is now given the choice of slow but purposeful or being built like a brick outhouse to stand there and take a pounding. the other choice is none.

[otakuzoku]

ok still working on this and tweaking the drones will be next. i want to have a codex ready with options before i tweak any points values.
would like some feet back on the toughness / wound on the Iridium Armour core option. will probley port the xv9 drone rules from forge world over to the xv8 retro thrusters.
from know on i will be referring to

Iridium Armour suites as Heavy suites
Retro thrusters suites as Fast suites

so in the set up and balance you will have

XV9 (fast attack)
XV8 Fast suites (elite)
XV8 Standard (elite)
XV8 Heavy suites (elite)
XV88 Broadside (heavy support)

[otakuzoku]

OK Drones

The tau make use of A.I contrled Droans in meny support roles

a Drone controller unit is required to allow the Drones to operate in there chosen support roles.
Drones are optimised to work with the unit they deploy with. The toughness is the same as the individual controlling them.

“Expendable”
The loss of drones douse not count towards losses. For the purposes of moral or leadership tests.

Shield drones. -15 points
Function to protect the Unit, intercepting the incoming fire By placing themselves in harms way. They they not only have the same Toughness as individual they accompany but the same Armour save aswell. But can not protect against Blast barrage or template weapons.

WS-2 BS-0 S-3 T-X W-1 I-4 LD-NA SV- X

Gun Drones – 10 points
Are designed to Add extra fire support to a Unit. They are armed with Dual pulse carbines

WS-2 BS-2 S-3 T-X W-1 I-4 LD-NA SV-4+

Marker Drones -15 points
They carry network marker lights and targeting arrays

WS-2 BS-3 S-3 T-X W-1 I-4 LD-NA SV-4+

i will probable port in the XV9 drone abandonment rule

On a further note i am considering changing this from a Tau codex to a Farsight enclave codex, as i never got on with kroot / vespid
not 100% sure how to handle o'shova himself im thinking of doping the 7 man body guard team and Giving him eternal warrior and giving the dawnblade the Flesh bane and Armour bane rules, so hes geared to go against C,tan shards and calgar

[otakuzoku]

Ok not much to add but some one said something on another topic. that got me thinking and so i worked its in to an idea i think will give the tau some hope in assult but keep some balance.
Special Rule - "Defensive Fire" All tau Assault weapons Fire at there normal BS and not at BS1 when Snap firing at Assaulting enemys during the opponents assault phase.

Should be in keeping with the Tau way of war and Make the Pulse carbine a bit more Popular. if you tweak the Fire warrior rules so you Buy the model and can field a model with the appropriate gun depending on the mission at the start of the game. this will also give a boost to sentry turrets and drones. aswell as be in keeping with the XV9 fluff of being designed to put there self in harms way.

so Tau better in assault with out upping the WS

[otakuzoku]

For Farsight enclave may boost further by having pulse carbines count as pistols in CC.

[Charistoph]

For Farsight enclave may boost further by having pulse carbines count as pistols in CC.

What would be the point of this? Without a second pistol or a CCW, it would mean zero.