Dr Denzarklove, or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the (Escalation) Bomb...

[Mr Mystery]

Does that even work?

Not that familiar with the new Super Heavy rules, but previously mind control stuff didn't work on the really big things!

[Katharon]

Does that even work?

Not that familiar with the new Super Heavy rules, but previously mind control stuff didn't work on the really big things!

Puppet Master says: "Puppet Master is a focussed witchfire power with a range of 24". The target immediately makes a shooting attack as if it was one of your models (this cannot target his own unit). After resolving the attack, the target shakes free of the Psyker's control and immediately reverts to the owning player's control."

Ergo, I can use that on a Revenant Titan. 4 D-weapon pie plates against your own army is going to make you think twice about fielding one.

[Mr Mystery]

In theory, yes. But do check the Super Heavy rules for Caveats.

One I do know of is that sadly, my Scarabs can't nomnomnom a SH into the dirt, as Entropic Strikes doesn't work on SH.

[Katharon]

Only special rule that denies an ability is the one to nomnomnom their armor. There is nothing that says you can't use the Telepathy Psykic power of Puppet Master on one.

[Mr Mystery]

I'll need to check that when I get home tonight. Like I said, I'm not that up on them at the moment.

Certainly they were previously immune to non direct damage psychics.

[Katharon]

I'll need to check that when I get home tonight. Like I said, I'm not that up on them at the moment.

Certainly they were previously immune to non direct damage psychics.

Maybe that is just an Apocalypse rule? Since this is regular 40K, anything can happen to them. Would certainly make it that much more fair to field LoW units in an Escalated 40K game.

[Denzark]

Kath - I agree it would be yet more mitigation - but can't see on the face of it why the whole Strength D, split fire, squillion HP would go for vanilla but not their immunity to psychics (or resistance - have not seen the new apoc book but recall in the old they couldn't be affected.

[Mr Mystery]

Maybe that is just an Apocalypse rule? Since this is regular 40K, anything can happen to them. Would certainly make it that much more fair to field LoW units in an Escalated 40K game.

From what I can gather without actually having read the book, the SH and GC rules are identical to those in Apocalypse, but with added dooberries and dingdongs to enable you to field a currently limited selection in Escalation 40k (because as soon as you Escalate*, it's not regular 40k anymore!)

*DoyouseewhatIdidthere?

[Katharon]

From what I can gather without actually having read the book, the SH and GC rules are identical to those in Apocalypse, but with added dooberries and dingdongs to enable you to field a currently limited selection in Escalation 40k (because as soon as you Escalate*, it's not regular 40k anymore!)

*DoyouseewhatIdidthere?

Notice how I said "Escalated 40k game"?

Every rule regarding SH, GC, and SWs are in the Escalation book. After reading through their rules three times now to triple check, there is nothing that says I cannot use Puppet Master against them.

[Mr Mystery]

Ah fair enough!

Will read me Apocaylpse tonight, probably as some light bedtime reading.