Adepticon 2011 Registration Begins!

So registration has already begun for the most bad ass Con in the world! Just head over to www.adepticon.org and get signed up! Yours truly has already registered and signed up for the 40K GT which I will be bringing my Black Templars to. I previously stated I will only be playing my Templars up until Adepticon because I want to be the highest ranked Black Templars player there.

I also signed up for the Killzone event on Sunday. If you don't know what Killzone is, it's a homebrew rule set made by the infamous Big Jim (aka BDJV) and all the info you need about it is over at www.galaxyinflames.blogspot.com. It is quite the awesome ruleset for some skirmish action. I'm also contemplating giving my Eldar another whirl in combat patrol which will probably end up being on Saturday. Also look for the She-Swizzy to make her combat patrol debut during Adepticon 2011 as well :D

I really wanted to sign up for a Warmachine tournament (and get my ass smoked in the process) but the Hardcore tournament interferes with the 40K GT. There is however a nice Tier 1 25 point tournament on Saturday but it starts at 11pm and ends at 7am Sunday which might interfere with any social get togethers me and the boys will probably have planned for that night. So I guess I'll have to settle for some pick up games. Wiggles, this means you!

So get signed up and prepare for the time of your life!

See ya there!!

The End of DLT

A sudden issue has crept up and forced us to no longer produce DLT. This was completely unplanned, unexpected and unavoidable. There is no in-fighting between current cast members and we are all still very good friends. We realized it was time to start a new podcast that incorporates the lessons learned by the hosts while working on DLT.

In early November, we will be starting a new podcast called The Eternal Warriors. As you can imagine, it will be a podcast about Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and all things awesome! The current cast of Dice Like Thunder will return and what would have been Ep 106 of DLT will instead be Ep 1 of The Eternal Warriors. Old episodes and materials of Dice Like Thunder will be available for a short period of time. When they get removed, it will be permanent!

We can not adequately express what the fans of DLT mean to us. Over the course of 2 years, you are what has driven us to continue making DLT episodes, home brew material and explore hobby communities outside of our own. For 105 episodes, you have been incredible and we want to thank you one last time while under the DLT name.

In the next few weeks, check us out at our new home: The Eternal Warriors!

New Blog Tearing Up the Internets!

My good friend Dave (you might know him from Dice Like Thunder or the local Chicago tournament circuit) has just started up his own blog. It is the last refuge for 40k and all things AWESOME! He just got it up and running but trust me, in due time his blog will be one of the best.

So go ahead and check him out at http://ultramarfort.blogspot.com

Roll up your sleeves and help a brutha out!

A good friend of mine and one of the pillars of the 40K blogging/podcasting world, Big Jim of www.galaxyinflames.blogspot.com (aka BDJV on almost every message forum) had a terrible thing happen to him today. Some jag off broke into his car and stole his Chaos Space Marines army, most notably his Soul Reapers.

I would be devastated and probably on a rampage if this ever happened to me. The AWESOME people over at The Independent Characters have started a thread hoping that people can help out Big Jim. Myself and She Swizzy have already pledged a donation, I would hope that some of you out there in internet land could do the same. We're a tight nit community, so let's help each other out :D

BTW here's the URL for the thread on the ICs forums http://www.theindependentcharacters.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=706

Lazorback that I just painted up

I really need to stop taking photos with my phone because as you can see the quality is not so good. Now I just need to find time to paint up the second one.

KILLZONE!!!!!

I'm not talking about the first person shooter that's on the PS3.

I'm talking about my buddy Big Jim's homebrew rule set. I have read through the rules but have not been able to play a game yet. In all honesty, I LOVE the rule set. It's a very very very good skirmish game, better than combat patrol in my opinion.

So do yourself a favor, head over to galaxyinflames.blogspot.com and check it out!

1850 Black Templars "Give em Hell Hellbrecht!" List

This is the list I made for Adepticon 2009 but I never got into the GT to actually run it. I however did table Karrick with it  :twisted:

HQ
High Marshal Helbrecht
Artificer Armor
Sword of the High Marshals
Combi-Melta Gun
Bionics
Iron Halo
Crusader Seals
Frag and Krak Grenades
10 Initiate Retinue
6 with Chainsword and Bolt Pistol
1 Flamer
1 Apothecary
Fighting Company Champion
Power Weapon and Combat Shield/Bolt Pistol
Sergeant
5 Neophyte Retinue
4 with Sword and Bolt Pistol
1 Fighting Company Standard Bearer
1 Land Raider Crusader
Power of the Machine Spirit
Extra Armor
Smoke Launchers
Furious Charge for all
TOTAL = 751

Emperor's Champion
"Accept Any Challenge, No Matter the Odds"
TOTAL = 140

Troops
Crusader Squad "Catharsis"
9 Initiates
9 with Bolt Pistol and Chain Sword
Rhino
Smoke Launchers
Extra Armor
TOTAL = 202

Crusader Squad " Purgation"
5 Initiates
3 with Bolt Pistol and Chain Sword
1 Power Fist and Bolt Pistol
1 Flamer
5 Neophytes
Rhino
Smoke Launchers
Extra Armor
TOTAL = 209

Crusader Squad "Absolution"
5 Initiates
3 with Bolters
1 MultiMelta
1 Plasma Gun
TOTAL = 96

Heavy Support
1 Vindicator "Smite"
TOTAL = 125

Fast Attack
1 Landspeeder
MultiMelta
Heavy Flamer
1 Landspeeder
MultiMelta
Heavy Flamer
TOTAL = 150

Elite
1 Dreadnought "Swylyn"
Venerable
Furious Charge
MultiMelta
Drop Pod
TOTAL = 175

Keep in mind that Hellbrecht's retinue acts like an old school retinue, as in you have to kill 15 dudes in order to get to him. I realize that Hellbrecht's unit costs a shit load of points, but it excels at stompin fools!

What do you think?

1750 Black Templars Razorback-ish List

So I decided to experiment with Razorbacks.

HQ
Emperor's Champion
Accept Any Challenge, No Matter The Odds
TOTAL (140)

Castellan
Iron Halo
Lightening Claw
Terminator Honors
Holy Orb of Antioch
Combi Melta
Frag Grenades
Melta Bombs
TOTAL (161)

Elites
7 Sword Brethren Terminator Assault Squad
5 Twin Lightening Claws
2 Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield
Furious Charge for Unit
Land Raider Crusader
Smoke Launchers
TOTAL (569)

Venerable Dreadnought
Tank Hunter
Twin Linked LasCannon
Missle Launcher
TOTAL (165)

Fast Attack
5 Initiate Bikers
2 Melta Guns
1 Power Weapon
TOTAL (190)

Troops
5 Initiates, 1 Neophyte
LasCannon
Razorback
Twin Linked LasCannon
Extra Armor
TOTAL (200)

5 Initiates, 1 Neophyte
LasCannon
Razorback
Twin Linked LasCannon
Extra Armor
TOTAL (200)

5 Initiates
Frag Grenades
Melta Gun
Drop Pod
TOTAL (125)

I only threw 2 of them in there because I refuse to take more than 2 of the exact same thing in a list. The troops with the razorbacks will deploy outside so I can get some LasCannon action going from the first turn. Bikes will screen for the LRC. The Venerable Dread should be pretty awesome, with tank hunters I'll have a twin linked LasCannon at Str 10 against vehicles and a Str 9 Missile Launcher. Castellan goes in the drop pod. I only put it in there because it fit within the points limit and it'll probably be the only thing to take an objective on the opposite side of the table.

What do you think?

1750 Black Templar Bike-ish List

It's a Bike-ish list because I really don't throw too many bikes into the mix.


HQ
Emperor's Champion
Accept Any Challenge, No Matter The Odds
TOTAL (140)

Master of Sanctity
Crozuis Arcanum, Rosarius
Bolt Pistol
Terminator Honors
Power Fist
Frag Grenades
Holy Orb of Antioch
TOTAL (161)

Elites
7 Sword Brethren Terminator Assault Squad
5 Twin Lightening Claws
2 Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield
Furious Charge for Unit
Land Raider Crusader
Smoke Launchers
TOTAL (569)

Fast Attack
3 Initiate Bikers
2 Melta Guns
1 Power Weapon
TOTAL (126)

3 Initiate Bikers
2 Melta Guns
TOTAL (116)

Heavy Support
Vidicator
POMS
Dozer Blade
TOTAL (160)

Troops
9 Initiates
Frag Grenades
Power Fist
Melta Gun
Rhino
Extra Amor
Smoke
TOTAL (236)

8 Initiates, 2 Neophytes
Frag Grenades
Power Fist
Melta Gun
Rhino
Extra Amor
Smoke
TOTAL (241)

Bikes are pretty much throw away units that hopefully can pop a tank or two. They will also try to screen the advance of the LRC, POMS Vindicator and Rhinos. MoS goes in the LRC with the Terminators and will probably split off and assault something else because 5 PF attacks on the charge is pretty brutal. What do you think?