Introduction
An Emperor's Children army can field a respectable assault force or an excellent mid-range shooting force.
Emperor's Children got a section in the 4th edition codex but now the force is subsumed under the 5th codex.
The aim is to bring EC back to life with mild changes to the actual codex.
Daemon Prince
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 110 points.
- Unit type:
- Unit size:
- War gear:
- Special rules:
- fearless
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- eternal warrior.
- Options:
- A Daemon Prince can get
- Wings (jump packs) for +20 points, or
- Steed body (cavalry) for +20 points.
- A Daemon Prince is a sorcerer and can get one psychic power:
- lash of submission for +20 points,
- warp time for +20 points,
- wind of Chaos for +20 points,
- gift of Chaos for +20 points.
- A Daemon Prince can get
- doom siren for +15 points.
Chaos Lord
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 90 points.
- Unit type:
- Unit size:
- War gear:
- Power armor
- Bolt pistol
- Cc weapon
- Frag and krak grenades
- Melta bombs
- Personal icon.
- Special rules:
- fearless
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- independent character
- 5+ invulnerable save.
- Options:
- A Chaos Lord can replace his cc weapon by
- Power weapon for +15 points,
- Power fist for +25 points,
- Lightning claw for +20 points,
- Slaaneshi daemonic weapon for +30 points.
- A Chaos Lord can replace his cc weapon and bolt pistol by
- Twin lightning claws for +30 points.
- A Chaos Lord can replace his bolt pistol by
- Sonic blaster for +5 points,
- Combi-weapon for +5 points.
- A Chaos Lord can get
- Wings (jump packs) for +20 points,
- Steed body (cavalry) for +15 points, or
- Bike for +25 points.
- A Chaos Lord can get
- doom siren for +15 points.
- A Chaos Lord can replace his whole war gear by terminator armor with sonic blaster (or combi-weapon), power weapon, melta bombs, and personal icon for +30 points.
- A Chaos Lord in terminator armor can replace his power weapon as follows:
- Power fist for +10 points,
- Chain fist for +15 points,
- Lightning claw for +10 points,
- Slaaneshi daemonic weapon for +20 points.
- A Chaos Lord in terminator armor can replace his power weapon and shooty weapon by
- twin lightning claws for +10 points.
Chaos Sorcerer
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 100 points.
- Unit type:
- Unit size:
- War gear:
- Power armor
- Bolt pistol
- Force weapon
- Frag and krak grenades
- Melta bombs
- Personal icon.
- Special rules:
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- independent character
- 5+ invulnerable save.
- Options:
- A Chaos Sorcerer can get one psychic power:
- lash of submission for +20 points,
- wind of Chaos for +20 points,
- gift of Chaos for +20 points.
- A Chaos Lord can get
- Wings (jump packs) for +20 points,
- Steed body (cavalry) for +15 points, or
- Bike for +25 points.
- A Chaos Sorcerer can replace his whole war gear by terminator armor with sonic blaster (or combi-weapon), force weapon, melta bombs, and personal icon for +15 points.
Greater Slaanesh Daemon
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 100 points
- Unit type:
- MC - HQ (does not count against HQ limit)
- Unit size:
- War gear:
- Special rules:
- fearless
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- daemonic (+4 invulnerable save)
- daemonic possession (see codex: CSM).
- Options:
- A Greater Daemon is a sorcerer and can get one psychic power:
- lash of submission for +20 points,
- warp time for +20 points,
- wind of Chaos for +20 points,
- gift of Chaos for +20 points.
Chaos Slaanesh Terminators
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 30 points per model.
- Unit type:
- Unit size:
- War gear:
- Dreadnought tactical armor
- Power weapon
- Twin-linked bolter
- Special rules:
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- Options:
- Each model can replace its bolter by a sonic blaster for +3 points per model.
- One model can get an icon for +5 points.
- One model can replace its bolter by a blast master for +10 points. If the squad consists of 10 models, a second model can replace its bolter by a blast master for +10 points.
- Each model can replace its power weapon as follows:
- Lightning claw for +10 points,
- power fist for + 10 points,
- chain fist for +15 points.
- Each model can substitute its power weapon and bolter by
- Twin lightning claws for +10 points.
- Transports:
- The unit can get a Chaos Land Raider.
Chaos Slaanesh Dreadnought
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 90 points.
- Unit type:
- War gear:
- Smoke
- Search light
- Two Dreadnought cc weapons with integrated sonic blasters
- Doom siren
- Drugs: Roll D6 at the beginning of the Dreadnought's movement phase:
- outcome 2-5: behave normal,
- outcome 1: shoot twice the nearest unit (friend or foe),
- outcome 6: cannot shoot, but fleet on foot.
- Special rules:
- Mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative).
- Options:
- One Dreadnought cc weapon can be replaced as follows:
- Twin-linked blastmaster for + 10 points,
- twin-linked autocannon for +10 points,
- twin-linked lascannon for +30 points,
- plasma cannon for +10 points.
- Dreadnought can be upgraded as follows:
- warp amp for +5 points,
- extra armor for +15 points.
Chaos Slaanesh Marines
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 15 points per model.
- Unit type:
- Unit size:
- 5 – 15 Marines, including Aspiring Champion (AC)
- War gear:
- Power armor
- bolter
- bolt pistol
- cc weapon
- frag and krak grenades
- Special rules:
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- Options:
- One model can replace its bolter by
- flamer for +5 points,
- melta for +10 points,
- plasma gun for +15 points.
- One model can get an icon for +5 points.
- If the squad consists of 10 or more models, a second model can replace its bolter as follows:
- flamer for free,
- melta for +5 points,
- plasma gun for +10 points,
- autocannon for +5 points,
- missile launcher for +5 points,
- heavy bolter for +5 points,
- lascannon for +10 points.
- The AC can replace its cc weapon by
- power weapon for +15 points,
- power fist for + 25 points.
- The AC can additionally get
- melta bombs for +5 points.
Noise Marines
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 19 points per model.
- Unit type:
- Unit size:
- 5 – 10 Noise Marines, including Aspiring Champion (AC)
- War gear:
- Power armor
- bolt pistol
- bolter
- cc weapon
- frag and krak grenades
- Special rules:
- fearless
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- Options:
- Each model can replace its bolter by a sonic blaster for +3 points per model.
- One model can get an icon for +5 points.
- One model can replace its bolter by a blast master for +10 points.
- The AC can replace its cc weapon by
- power weapon for +15 points,
- power fist for + 25 points.
- The AC can additionally get
- doom siren for +15 points,
- melta bombs for +5 points.
- Transports:
- The unit can get a Chaos Rhino for 35 points.
Daemonettes
Stats as for lower Daemons in the codex: CSM - 15 points per model.
Daemonettes on Steeds
Stats as for Daemonettes - 23 points per model.
- Unit type:
- Unit size:
- 3 – 10 Daemonettes on steeds
- War gear:
- Talons (rending, count as 3 cc weapons).
- Special rules:
- fearless
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- daemonic (+5 invulnerable save)
- daemonic summoning (see codex: CSM).
Chaos Slaanesh Raptors
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 20 points per model.
- Unit type:
- jump packers - fast attack
- Unit size:
- 5 – 10 Raptors, including Aspiring Champion (AC)
- War gear:
- Power armor
- bolt pistol
- cc weapon
- frag and krak grenades
- Special rules:
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- Options:
- Each model can replace its bolter by a sonic blaster for +3 points per model.
- One model can get an icon for +5 points.
- Up to two models can replace their bolt pistols as follows:
- Flamer for +5 points per model,
- Melta for +10 points per model,
- Plasma gun for +15 points per model.
- The AC can replace its cc weapon by
- Power weapon for +15 points,
- Power fist for + 25 points.
- The AC can replace its cc weapon and bolt pistol by
- Twin lightning claws for +25 points.
- The AC can additionally get
- Doom siren for +15 points,
- Melta bombs for +5 points.
Chaos Slaanesh Bikers
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 33 points per model.
- Unit type:
- Unit size:
- 5 – 10 Bikers, including Aspiring Champion (AC)
- War gear:
- Power armor
- bolt pistol
- cc weapon
- frag and krak grenades
- bike with twin-linked bolter
- Special rules:
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- Options:
- Each model can replace its bolter by a sonic blaster for +3 points per model.
- One model can get an icon for +5 points.
- Up to two models can replace their bolt pistols as follows:
- Flamer for +5 points per model,
- Melta for +10 points per model,
- Plasma gun for +15 points per model.
- The AC can replace its cc weapon by
- Power weapon for +15 points,
- Power fist for + 25 points.
- The AC can additionally get
- Doom siren for +15 points,
- Melta bombs for +5 points.
Chaos Slaanesh Defiler
Stats in the codex: CSM - 150 points
- Unit type:
- War gear:
- Smoke
- Search light
- Two Dreadnought cc weapons with integrated sonic blasters
- Doom siren
- Twin-linked blastmaster
- Ordnance blast
- Daemonic machine.
- Special rules:
- Mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- Fleet on foot.
- Options:
- The twin-linked blastmaster can be replaced by
- twin-linked lascannon for +20 points.
- Defiler can be upgraded as follows:
Noise Marine Havocs
Stats as for Noise Marines - 19 points per model.
- Unit type:
- Unit size:
- 5 – 10 Noise Marines, including Aspiring Champion (AC)
- War gear:
- Power armor
- bolt pistol
- bolter
- cc weapon
- frag and krak grenades
- Special rules:
- fearless
- mark of Slaanesh (+1 initiative)
- Options:
- Each model can replace its bolter by a sonic blaster for +3 points.
- Up to four models can replace their bolters by blast masters for +20 pts per model.
- One model can get an icon for +5 points.
- The AC can replace its cc weapon by
- power weapon for +15 points,
- power fist for + 25 points.
- The AC can additionally get
- doom siren for +15 points,
- melta bombs for +5 points.
- Transports:
- The unit can get a Chaos Rhino for 35 points.
Slaaneshi Obliterator Cult
Stats as in the codex: CSM - 75 points.
infantry - heavy support
1-3 Obliterators
- War gear:
- Singe power fist
- morph weapon (one per turn):
- lascannon
- multi melta
- plasma cannon
- doom siren
- twin-linked blastmaster
- twin-linked plasma gun
- twin-linked melta
- twin-linked flamer
- Special rules:
- fearless
- 5+ invulnerable save
- deep strike
- slow and purposeful
Chaos Slaanesh Rhino
Stats and options as in the codex: CSM - 35 points.
- Options:
- A Rhino can get a warp amp for +5 points.
Chaos Slaanesh Vindicator
Stats and options as in the codex: CSM - 115 points.
- Options:
- A Vindicator can get a warp amp for +5 points.
Chaos Slaanesh Predator
Stats and options as in the codex: CSM - 70 points.
- Options:
- Replace turret autocannon by twin-linked blastmaster for free.
- Get sonic blaster sponsons for +10 points.
- A Predator can get a warp amp for +5 points.
Chaos Slaanesh Land Raider
Stats and options as in the codex: CSM - 220 points.
- Options:
- A Land Raider can get a warp amp for +5 points.
Armoury
A blastmaster can be shot one of two modes:
- S 8, AP 3, range 36’’, small blast, heavy 1,
- S 5, AP 4, range 24’’, assault 2, pinning.
- Warp amp
A warp amp reduces the leadership of enemy units with 12’’ of the tank or walker onto which it is mounted (measured from the hull) by -1. Effects of warp amps are cumulative.
