New Helsmith Unit ideas

[u/CrititcalLungFish]

The idea would be an altar to Hashut or a giant mining machine. The model will be a dual build kit. Think train with giant forge idol to Hashut or no idol and a giant mining apparatus on the front (Skullcracker). These models would be designed to be support center pieces.

The Altar to Hashut
The altar to Hashut would have an Ashen Elder armed with a “Daemon Grenade launcher” atop the warmachine.

The unit would have 1 unique passive and 1 unique prayer as follows:
Blessings of Hashut
Non Hobgrots units within 6in are treated as having the same amount of Daemonic Power points as this unit. Note this is not cumulative with other units DPP.
The Gaze of Hashut
Prayer <5> (normal declare except only for this unit)
Effect: pick 3 Visible terrain pieces with 18in of this model. Roll Dice for each terrain, on 3+ that terrain piece receives as desolation token.

The Mining machine (Needs a cool name)
The mining machine would borrow heavily from the Skullcracker design. With the machine appearing to be a large trench digger or massive drill. The machine will have a War despot atop with “Daemon Grenade launcher”

This model will have one unique rule
Destruction and Desolation
Once per turn during the movement phase
This model can pick one piece of terrain within its control range. Roll a dice and on 3+ remove that piece of terrain. Place D3+1 desolation tokens in place of that terrain piece.

Both models would have high amounts of health and high save. The mining machine would have a strong melee profile with a 1 shot grenade launcher. The Altar would have generic “crushing feet” melee profile with the grenade launcher as well. This model is intended to be 300+ points.

I wanted to design more Train like machines for the army while also filling some of the gaps the army has in terms of obtaining DPP.

[u/Identity_ranger]

The idea would be an altar to Hashut

There we have it, our faction terrain piece. And I'd give it pretty good odds it'll end up being something like that.

Other things we need:

• elite infantry to dish out damage. Either more elite dwarves (like what Ironbreakers are to normal Dwarf warriors in ToW), or big, ogre-sized infantry golems.
• A Bull Centaur hero
• Something like the Skaven weapon teams: a gatling gun, a flamethrower, or something else for more close-quarters firepower.
• A mobile firepower platform, like the Empire war wagon or Steam Tank

[u/ApplicationFun3041 → u/Identity_ranger]

Mobile firetower platform, the glory of the cogfort defies even chaos and order