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Insight from Matthew B. Hunter III
Well here you have it.
A week’s worth of poring over the Chaos and Tau codexes and the rulebook
have come up with this, CHAOS TAU dundundah. Well anyway happy gaming
(don’t forget to e-mail me and tell me what you think (feedback details
at bottom of page - James :-P)).
Quick
Note
This is not a 'stand alone' army list. In order to use it to best
effect, you will need to possess a copy of both Codex: Tau and Codex:
Chaos Space Marines.
James
:-P
HQ
Ethereal
Caste Traitor
Points WS
BS S T W
I A
LD SV
Ethereal
90
5 3
4 4
3 4 4 10
-/+5
Equipment:
Symbols of Office (+1 Attack), He may be given a dishonor blade at + 15
pts.
Options:
He may be given demonic armor at + 10 pts.
Special
Rules:
-
Independent
Character: The Ethereal Traitor is an Independent Character and uses the
Independent Character rules specified in the Warhammer 40K rulebook.
-
Inspiring
Presence: The Ethereal is what all Chaos Tau look up to, the ultimate in
deceit, power and evil. When ever an Ethereal Traitor on the board all Tau
(not Kroot or Drones) may re-roll any failed moral checks
-
Price
of Failure: Any time a friendly Ethereal Traitor is killed all Chaos Tau
must make a moral check at the start of their turn.
Points WS BS S T W
I A
LD SV
Shas’O 75 5 5
5 5
4 4 4 10
3+
Equipment:
Crisis suit (manditory, additional equipment may be taken from the Chaos
Tau armoury.
Special
Rules
Chaos
Tau Crisis suit hard point options
Flamer
+6 pts.
Burst
cannon
+10pts. , +15 if twin-linked
Plasma
Rifle
+16pts. , +24 if twin-linked
Fusion
Blaster
+12pts. , +18 if twin-linked
Missile
pod
+14pts. , +21 if twin-linked
Demonic
weapon
+30pts.
Multi-tracker
+5pts.
Target
lock
+5pts.
Shield
Generator
+20pts.
Drone
Controller, and 2 gun drones, +10pts.
Drone
Controller, and 2 shield drones, +15 pts.
Spiky
bits
+10pts.
Marks
of Chaos
Undivided
+0pts
Khorne
+25pts.
Slaanesh
+10 pts.
Nurgle
+15pts.
Tzeench
+20pts.
Crisis
Suit Bodyguard Team
Points
WS BS
S T W I
A LD
SV
Shas’vre
40 4 3
5 4
2 4 2
8 3+
Team:
1-2 Shas’vre
Equipment:
Crisis suits,
Options:
The bodyguards may take four weapon or support systems.
Bonded:
The team may be bonded by the black Ta’lissera at a cost of +10pts.
Fire
Warrior Veterans
Bodyguard
Points WS
BS S T W
I A
LD SV
Shas’ui
15 3 3
4 4
2 4 2
7 4+
Shas’vre +15
4 3
4 5
2 4 2
8 3+
Team:
6-9 vets
Equipment:
Pulse Carbine’s and Close Combat weapon.
Options:
Up to four vets may exchange their Pulse Carbine and close combat weapon
for a pulse rifle, The Shas’vre may exchange his Pulse Carbine and close
combat weapon for a bolt pistol and material gift from the Chaos Gods:
Khorne
Khornate chain axe +20pts.
Nurgle
Plague sword +15pts.
Slaanesh
Doom
siren +18pts.
Tzeench
Tzeenchian warp flamer +25pts.
Bonded:
The veterans may be bonded with the Black Ta’lissera at +10pts.
Special
Rules: none
See
Codex: Chaos Space Marines
Points WS
BS S
T W I
A LD
SV
Possessed
Crisis Suit 160
6
4 5
4 4
4 3
10 3+ inv.
Weapons/Equipment:
The possessed suit must take one Chaos Tau crisis suit ranged weapon, one
demonic weapon, one Chaos Tau support system and one Chaos Tau armoury
choice.
Special
Rules
-
Independent
Character: see Ethereal Traitor
-
Psychic
power: the possessed suit may take a psychic power as the armory choice.
-
Fearless:
The Possessed suit is fearless and atomically passes all morale/pinning
checks.
-
Monstrous
creature: The possessed suit counts as a monstrous creature, ignores all
armor saves, and rolls two D6 for armor pen.
-
Invulnerable:
The Possessed suits armor along with the demons thick skin gives the
creature a 4+ invulnerable save.
-
Jump
pack: see Codex: Tau
Ethereal
Traitor Sorcerer
Points WS
BS S T W
I A
LD SV
Ethereal
Traitor Sorcerer 90
4
4 4
3 2 4 2 10 -
Equipment:
Sorcerer staff, counts as a close combat weapon (+1 attack).
Options:
The Ethereal Traitor Sorcerer may take equipment from the Chaos Tau
armory.
If
the Ethereal Traitor Sorcerer takes the mark of Tzeench then he may switch
his Sorcerer staff for a Staff of Tzeench (see Codex: Chaos Space
Marines).
Special
Rules:
Elites
Crisis
Battle Suit Teams
Points WS
BS S T W
I A
LD SV
Shas’ui 40
2 3
4 4
2 3 2 8
3+
Shas’vre +15
3 4
4 4
2 4 3
9 3+
Team:
1-3 Shas’ui
Equipment: Crisis suits.
Character:
One Shas’ui per team may be upgraded to Shas’vre at the cost of +15
points and may select equipment from
the Chaos Tau armory.
Special Rules:
Points WS
BS S T W
I A
LD SV
Shas’ui 30
3 3
4 3
1 3 2
8 3+
Shas’vre +15
4 3
5 4
2 4
3 9 3+
Team:
3-6 Shas’ui.
Equipment:
Stealth Battlesuit,
Character: One Shas’ui per team may upgrade to Shas’vre at a
cost of +15pts. The Shas’vre may select extra equipment from the Chaos
Tau Armory.
Special
Rules:
-
Stealth
armor: see Tau codex. (What you didn’t expect me to write all
that did you?).
-
Infiltrators:
All stealth suits may use the infiltrators rule defined in the
Warhammer 40k rulebook. This rule is not used when the preliminary
mission does not allow it.
-
Bonded:
See Fire Warrior Veterans.
Points WS
BS S
T W I
A LD
SV
Possessed Shas’la
20
3 4
4 4
2 3 2
9 3+
Squad:
6-9 possessed warriors
Weapons: Pulse Carbine and close combat weapon.
Options:
Up to half the possessed warriors may switch their Pulse Carbine and close
combat weapon for a Pulse Rifle.
Transport: The possessed warriors may be transported only if there
is an Ethereal on the board.
Troops
Chaos
Tau Fire Warriors
Points WS
BS S T W
I A
LD SV
Shas’la 15
3 3
3 4
1 4 1 7
4+
Shas’ui
+15
3 4
4 4
2 4 2 9
4+
Team:
6-12 Fire Warriors
Character:
One Shas’la may be upgraded to Shas’ui for the cost of +15pts. He may
also exchange his pulse rifle for a bolt pistol and a material gift from
the Chaos gods (see Chaos Tau Fire Warrior veterans).
Special
Rules:
See
Codex: Tau
Fast
Attack
Points
WS BS
S T W
I A
LD SV
Gun drone
15
3 3
4 3
1 3 2
8 4+
Squad:
4-8 drones
Equipment:
Twin-linked pulse carbines with assault attachment. The extra attack from
the attachment is already incorporated into the drone’s stats.
See
Codex: Tau
Points
WS BS
S T W I
A LD
SV
Kroot hound
7
4 0
4 3
1 4 2
-
-
Alpha
Hound
+3
4 3
4 3
1 4
2 - -
Pack:
2-8 hounds
Equipment: Fangs
, claws and raw strength!
Options: Up to one hound may be upgraded to Alpha hound for the
cost of +3pts. The alpha hound may be equipped with a twin-linked pulse
carbine turret for +5pts.
Special Rules:
- Attached
unit: (see Codex: Tau)
Points
WS BS
S T W
I A
LD SV
Shas’vre
100 4
3 4 3
3 3
2 9 3+
Equipment:
Pulse carbine, steathsuit armor, Fission detonators (automatic hit, Str 8
AP 3, ordinance template).
Special
Rules:
- Stealth
Armor: see Codex: Tau
- Infiltrator:
If the mission allows it, the saboteur may infiltrate within 18” of
the enemy.
- Deepstrike:
If the mission allows it the Saboteur may deepstrike anywhere on the
board.
- Independent
Character: The Saboteur is an independent character (see Ethereal
Caste Traitor) and may NOT join another unit.
- Place
and run: When placing a fission detonator the Saboteur can not
move in its movement phase, but must place the detonator then move a
full 12” in any direction away from the detonator.
- Extreme
skill: Due to the Saboteur’s extreme skill NO model may shoot or
engage it in close combat at it until the Saboteur itself has either
shot, placed a detonator or attacked in close combat. After it has
done one of the things outlined it may be shot at and attacked for the
rest of the game.
Heavy
Support
Broadside
Battlesuit Team
Points
Shas’ui
70
(see Codex: Tau)
Shas’vre
+15
See
Codex: Tau
Points
WS
BS
S
T
W
I
A
LD
SV
Krootox
50
4
3
6
5
3
4
3
*
*
Herd:
1-3
Equipment:
Kroot Gun
Options:
The Krootox may switch it’s Kroot gun with a Havoc missile launcher at
+30pts, a Heavy Bolter at +25 pts, or a Twin linked
burst cannon for +35 pts.
In
addition, one Krootox in the herd may choose to be a Juggernought hybrid
and count as a Monstrous Creature in CC and roll 2d6 for armor pen.
Special
rules:
Points
Front
Side
Back
BS
I.T.C.
84
10
10
10
4
Type:
Turret
Crew: Three fire caste members
Weapons:
Ion Cannon
Special Rules
:
Points
WS
BS
S
T
W
I
A
LD
SV
Shas’ui
15
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
8
4+
Shas’vre
+15
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
9
4+
Team:
6-9 Fire warriors
Equipment:
Pulse rifle
Options:
One may take a plasma rifle at + 24 pts, one may take a fusion blaster at
+18 pts, one may take a havoc missile launcher at +28 pts, one may take an
auto cannon at +20 pts, ona may take a heavy bolter at +15 pts. Two Fire
warriors may take a pulse carbine and CC weapon at +8 pts apiece.
Character:
On Shas’ui may be upgraded to Shas’vre at +15 pts and be given a bolt
pistol and material gift of the Chaos Gods (see Chaos Tau fire warrior
veterans).
Special
Rules:
Points
WS
BS S
T
W
I
A
LD
SV
K.H.W.
70
4
3
4
5
2
4
2
7/8
+3
Teams:
1-3
Equipment:
Twin-Linked Kroot gun, power claws
Options:
Two heavy warriors in each squad may switch his Twin-Linked Kroot gun for
a havoc missile launcher at +28 pts.
Specia
l
Rules:
Ahahahahahaha
I finally did it. It took me forever but I finally finished it. One more
thing for those of you who are wondering the Chaos Tau pulse carbine acts
as a Pistol in CC E.G. a Pulse Carbine and CC weapon give the user +1
attacks.
Cheers,
Matthew
B. Hunter the Third
Send
your feedback direct to the author at sythedeathstrike@hotmail.com.
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