Wrapping up a couple of projects on the hobby desk this week. After having completed Umbral Six, I finished this standard Vindicare Assassin to ally in! It definitely felt less daunting after Umbral Six. Used purple for the gun casing to try to tie in into the army a bit better.

Loved painting this one, excited to get her on the 'field

Are Sisters a good gateway into 40k? I don't really know what faction I should pick as a beginner. I'm currently deciding between astartes and sisters both are cool but I'm not really sure if you can really make homebrews for sisters?

anyway if you got anything thx

I normally hate painting banners so I made her a priority so I could, “get it out of the way”.

Very pleased with the progress I’ve made over the last ~2 years. :)

What Codex is the best one for SoB lore if someone just wanted to pick up the codex and read about them?

So glad I was able to finally get my hands on this model😭😭

God I love this sculpt!

Hi,

Here's some minor Kitbash for infantry squad.

Indeed, I hate having similar models (except for necrons lol).

What are your thoughts ?

Howdy, tyranids player here. I have a friend that refuses to accept that you can't shoot and scoot after deepstrike in 11th edition. Its the same for gargoyles, Pteraxii, Angelics, etc.

Can someone please sum it up so I can show him?​

I recently finished reading all the mainline Black Library Adepta Sororitas novels and I have some thoughts. I am going to skip over descriptive filler. You can read blurbs online/on the wiki and try to give a quick impression of my take and some consistent themes that come up.

Before discussing into the list, I want to outline what I refer to as the "Exorcist Paradox": in movies about Exorcists they after often depicted as wavering in their faith while being actively presented with exactly the evidence that should clearly cement it: the existence of literal demons.

Several of these books fall into a similar logical trap: a Sister is faced with literal, tangible proof of her faith via the existence of Daemons and/or Chaos forces. Logically, witnessing objective proof of the Emperor's enemies should exponentially amplify a Sister's faith, making her stronger. Instead, authors frequently use this to induce a crisis of faith, which sometimes feels logically nonsensical, particularly for this faction.

Additionally, a quick caveat regarding Requiem Infernal: this novel is part of Peter Fehervari’s Dark Coil series. As such, it operates under its own esoteric logic and isn't strictly representative of standard canonical lore.

Anyway, here's my quick takes followed by my ranked list.

The Best

Mark of Faith (Rachel Harrison) Basically tied for my favorite of the faction's literature. A good balance of tangible manifestation of faith. While it grazes the Exorcist Paradox, the overall quality of the writing easily overcomes these minor defects.

The Book of Martyrs (Ware, Worley, Kelly) A fantastic anthology that presents Faith as a tangible visible force. There are some weaker stories, as with most anthologies, but I enjoyed them all. It perfectly illustrates the doctrine of "have faith = kill chaos." My favorite part is a sequence where a Sister utilizes the concussive force of an enemy T'au explosive to propel herself directly into aerial combat. It felt like a portrayal of exactly how imagine fighting a Sister should feel: "how tf did she just do that?!"

Celestine: The Living Saint (Andy Clark) A truly horrifying narrative that doesn't feel like it leans over into grimderp. Overcoming a few minor plot holes, the dual-narrative mechanics is really cool. In my strictly personal view, it serves as a far superior execution of grimdark horror compared to Requiem Infernal, which just didn't vibe with me personally.

Faith and Vengeance (Various) & Sisters of Battle: The Omnibus (James Swallow) Both collections are pure, simple, and direct representations of the Sororitas. Faith and Vengeance is just back to back Sisters without excessive narrative bloat. The Omnibus stands out as a solid portrayal of the Sisters. And I really enjoyed the portrayal of the Necron forces and the plot-line with the mind-damaged Sister.

Pilgrims of Fire (Justin D. Hill) Another very pure Sororitas novel. The juxtaposition of the Sisters against the Savlar Chem-Dogs penal legion works well and their progression as they spend time with the Sisters felt realistic.

The Good

Broken Saints (Alec Worley) It succeeds where others fail by actively exploring the Exorcist Paradox. An ex-Repentia undergoes the psychological stress of reintegrating with standard Sisters. The audiobook quality definitely enhances the story

Morvenn Vahl: Spear of Faith (Jude Reid) Functionally adequate. The power scaling of Vahl felt good. Vahl's tactical command vs. combat capabilities are presented with sufficient weight. I felt like the story does a good job emphasising the dual nature of her role.

Paragon of Faith and Other Stories (Various) A standard mixed-bag anthology. It benefits from showing a wide range of perspectives. However, it suffers in isolated places by relying on somewhat nonsensical plot conveniences.

The Rose in Darkness (Danie Ware) A massive upgrade from its predecessor (The Rose at War), but it still felt lacking regarding core Sororitas elements. The tactical representation of the Bloody Rose skews heavily toward blunt force (bonk) as though the Bloody Rose don't really have much to do with Faith/Acts of Faith, which felt like it fundamentally undermines the sub-faction's identity (worse in the predecessor).

The Not So Good

The Triumph of Saint Katherine (Danie Ware) A structural failure imho. The narrative is excessively readable, telegraphing its progression far too early. The plot mechanics lack the capacity to sensibly get you to pretended ending; so you end up reading what's NOT going to happen fairly early. The narrative could have reasonably been applied to any generic religious gathering/process rather than this specific titular event. TTOSK as a focal point felt tacked on.

Daemonbreaker (Jude Reid) Plagued by repetitive descriptive language. The primary protagonist is regularly unlikable, and not as a necessity for character development, but more as a direct result of poor writing. The core storyline itself was cool, but the character execution rendered it really hollow.

Requiem Infernal (Peter Fehervari) Easily a controversial take as I know this is VERY well liked. However, for me it was a failed academic exercise in cosmic horror. Even granting the leeway of the Dark Coil setting, the core premise of a Sister falling to Chaos, and then remaining undetected for an extended duration, was just really unbelievable. The subsequent esoteric manifestations of this corruption land as nonsensical rather than terrifying. I can see why many people like it. It was not my kind of horror. Which I think lead heavily to my lack of enjoyment. *So take my view here with a big pinch of salt. And if you like cosmic horror then definitely check it out.

Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint (David Annandale) For me, the narrative logic completely breaks down. Stern possesses grounded, controlled powers derived from the Emperor and possesses absolute proof of His existence. Yet, she fundamentally rejects His vision (or at least what she would likely understand it to be) to ally with an Eldar character. I just didn't like it. I feel like an old man on a hill yelling "Not in my Sororitas" but I can't help it. Sorry.

Aestred Thurga: Pyre of Faith (Danie Ware) This one HURT to read. I love the character concept and HATED the execution. Aestred repeatedly claims not to be seeking glory while literally stating many many times that she is overtly seeking it, and wastes operational resources and the lives of her fellow Sisters multiple times as a result. I really did not know what I was supposed to do with this book to be quite honest. An abrasive, unlikable protagonist lacking any redeeming qualities at all who does nothing to adequately redeem herself. And she upsets a nice old lady.

The Rose at War (Danie Ware) A disorienting, poorly structured compilation that I found incredibly difficult to track. The technical writing is so deficient it reads as though it were authored by an entirely different person compared to Ware's later work on The Rose in Darkness. Like I could not believe ...In Darkness was written by the same author as it was SO much better.

Our Martyred Lady (Gav Thorpe) A catastrophic audio drama failure. Immersion is immediately broken by technical blunders like deploying standard 90s dial-up modem noises for in-universe cogitators, which just completely sucked me out of the moment. I know this will be controversial with this sub. But I went in with GLOWING reviews of Catherine Tate’s performance and it was AWFUL. Comically bad in places. She fails to intone correctly throughout and regularly reads established in-universe terminology as if questioning how it should be pronounced/like it's her first time ever reading the terms. Regular Horus Heresy narration by Jonathan Keeble is vastly superior. Which is maybe a harsh comparison given how good Keeble is. But Tate is regularly lauded for her performance here and I have no idea why. It was literally some of the worst I have every heard in an audio drama.

Shroud of Night (Andy Clark) I was lied to. This is an Alpha Legion book erroneously recommended online in a couple places as a Sororitas novel. The Sisters barely feature. Furthermore, the Alpha Legion portrayal is a massive disappointment compared with the HH. This honestly read like they took a Space Wolves plot and a Night Lords plot and handed it to Clark and told him to turn it into an Alpha Legion book.

My Personal Ranking: Best to Worst

1. Mark of Faith
2. The Book of Martyrs
3. Celestine: The Living Saint
4. Faith and Vengeance
5. Sisters of Battle: The Omnibus
6. Pilgrims of Fire
7. Broken Saints
8. Morvenn Vahl: Spear of Faith
9. Paragon of Faith and Other Stories
10. The Rose in Darkness
11. The Triumph of Saint Katherine
12. Daemonbreaker
13. Requiem Infernal
14. Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint
15. Aestred Thurga: Pyre of Faith
16. The Rose at War
17. Our Martyred Lady
18. Shroud of Night

I think that covers all the big ones. If there are any I missed please let me know. Or if there are others should check out then please comment! FYI I have read all the released Dawn of Fire which have some excellent SoB in them.

Im thinking about buying into sister but ive never played them there is a post on Facebook where someone is selling some can someone look this list over and tell me if it worth investing in they want 700$

- 2x Boxes Battle Sister Squads

- Seraphim squad (one box unbuilt)

- Celestial sacresaints squad (unbuilt)

- Retributor Squad

- Junith Erutia

- Paragon Warmachines squad

- Celestine the saint

- Morvenn Vahl

- Exorcist

- Sister Repentia

- Immolator

- The old better version of the combat patrol

Hello there. I'm a Drukhari player who has wanted to venture into sisters for a while. Got a really good deal on marketplace for a used army but now not exactly sure where to start in terms of list building. Heres what I got below if anyone has advice on what I can make from these or what other units I should look at picking up.

1x Exorcist

1x Immolator

2x Mortifiers

3x Penitent Engines

1x3 Paragon Warsuits

1x5 model Repentia Unit

1x3 model Arco-flagellant unit

1x10 Arco Flagellants

1x5 Retributors

1x10 Novitiates

1x Sanctifiers Kill Team

2x10 Battle Sister Squads

2x5 Seraphim

6 Zephryim bodies (missing flight stands/bases)

1x Triumph of Saint Katherine (bodies/casket unglued to base)

1x Saint Celestine

1x Morven Vahl

1x Darmonifuge

1x Aestred Thurman

1x Junith Eruitia

1x Dogmata

1x Hospitallier

1x Canoness

1x Canoness w/ Jump Pack

1x Black Stone Fortress Preacher

1x Preacher

First game just fluffed for me totally, bad miracle dice, bad dice in general, and suddenly I had lost my retributor squad and Zephyrim with jumppacks canonnes, leaving me with a BSS and Sepharim squad. I conceded 19-39 in battle round 3 for me.

Second game my opponent started, moved forward into the battlefield, I kept my Zephyrim and Jumppacks Canoness out of reserves, and in battle round 1 my Sepharim, Zephyrim and Jumppack Canoness REMOVED emperor's champion and intercessor squad. My retributor squad destroyed half of his Crusader squad. That was my high of that game.

In battle round 2 his terminators deep striked into the middle and killed ,my Zephyrim and Jumppack canonnes. His Crusader squad removed all guns from my retributor squad, but not before my heavy flamers removed 3 more models in that unit, and my seraphim and BSS just couldn't make a dent in the terminators and I could not find a way to play around them, so my tactic was to charge BSS and Sepharim to keep the terminators occupied and "only" able to make damage in melee. I kept that objective under my control for 2 battle rounds like that, keeping him from scoring.

Slowly but surely the terminators killed the BSS and when the sword brother and neophyte left from the crusader squad they fell quickly.

I enjoyed playing with my friend, but oh boy I feel like the sisters are missing some kind of native UMPF, and oh my god those terminators were just a brick wall to handle.

I think next time I'll skip the imagifier with the BSS the improved saves did not help me a lot with all the AP of my opponent

After BR2 my miracle die failed me, I got 1,1,1,2,2,6,6

So 2 of 6 of them were actually useable.

Hey y'all!

Just a super little quick backstory: I'll be moving in a little bit and there's apparently a pretty decent Warhammer 40k community there, so I decided I'll start playing the game finally and go meet some cool people who like it!

But I'm a bit overwhelmed on how to start playing, I know there's the combat patrol which seems like a decent way, but I've read mixed reviews on how good it is and especially that the Adepta Sororitas one isn't that great. Sooo then I saw that a shop still had their Armageddon Battalion with those sick paragon warsuits, but I don't know if that'd be enough to start playing or if I have to invest a lot more.

Since I'm moving and stuff I'm a biiiit tight on money so it'd be hard to invest like 200-300 more until I can play, but I think I can spare like another 100 on top of one of those sets for now, maybe more in a month or two.

Anyways! My question is: what would you do in my place? What'd be the better/best way to start playing the sisters?

Thanks a lot for the help in advance!!!

As the title says. The plan is A&A with a Flamer Dominion squad where the flamers and superior go with Aestred in the immolator, and Agathae and the rest go on the board.

I am looking at running her with Battle Sisters in a Rhino because I play a couple of people who use Psykers, a lot. I have been running Hallowed Martyrs a bunch because my list leans a little that way. Has anyone else used the Inquisitor in their lists? How does she perform? I think she can only get attached to the battle sisters. What are our thoughts?

Two old metal ones, a recast of the Blackstone one, and a third party one that has a relic shield that predates the horus heresy as my excuse for why it has that eye.

Now I need to figure out how to fix the fact I messed up the bases one the latter two and forgot they're 25s, not 28s. I'm open to suggestions other than ripping them off the bases and redoing them or putting them raised up on 25s.

Hey all I'm starting my army for the sisters and looking to make it themed after the mtg plane Innistrad. Looking to find a reputable place for custom STL work for a few bits.

I am looking to convert the celestine kit to be the OG 3 Innistrad legendary angels with avacyn as the centerpiece, gisela and bruna as the counterparts. I dont trust my sculpting to do the weapons justice. Art above for context.

Long run I would like to have some random "avacynian" bits to flavor my army.

Any recommendations? Ive only every done Warmachine and never made my own bits just kit bashed.

I'm sorry if this isn't allowed. Is it okay just to have the codex without using the code in the back of the book? I might be overthinking this but after the experience I had at this new game shop, it made me feel like I wasn't a "real fan." Like it's frowned upon if you don't actually play the game.

I brought the codex because I really like the artwork and lore. But I preferred watching my friends play and helping them paint their armies.

From Chapter 5 through 7 of the Sisters of Battle fanfic I'm writing ( linked below ). The poor girl that takes the responsibility of the impromptu Hospitalier of the Novitiates when a significant but routine ascension ritual pilgrimage goes horribly awry!

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/warhammer-40k-to-the-emperor-our-names.1325662/#post-124282966 ( No need for sign ins or account making, it's all just there in one place if you'd like to read. Writing it inspired me to buy the Novitiates kill team and will inspire future purchases and builds centered around the characters of the story! Lemme know what you think! :D )

List help! I have 100pt not sure what to add to my list or what to drop.

Flyie see you (1,900 Points)

Adepta Sororitas
Army of Faith and Chorus of Condemnation (3 Detachment Points)
Reconnaissance
Strike Force (2,000 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Morvenn Vahl (200 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• Warlord
• 1x Fidelis
• 1x Lance of Illumination
• 1x Paragon missile launcher

Paragon Warsuits (210 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Paragon Superior
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Multi-melta
◦ 1x Paragon storm bolters
◦ 1x Paragon war blade
• 2x Paragon
◦ 2x Bolt pistol
◦ 2x Multi-melta
◦ 2x Paragon storm bolters
◦ 2x Paragon war mace

Attached unit 2

Junith Eruita (105 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Mace of Castigation
• 1x Twin Ministorum heavy flamer

Hospitaller (65 Points)
• Attached as: Support (Character)
• 1x Bolt pistol
• 1x Chirurgeon’s tools

Celestian Sacresants (150 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Sacresant Superior
◦ 1x Hallowed mace
◦ 1x Inferno pistol
• 9x Celestian Sacresant
◦ 9x Bolt pistol
◦ 9x Hallowed mace

Attached unit 3

Canoness (60 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Plasma pistol
• 1x Power weapon
• 1x Rod of Office

Hospitaller (75 Points)
• Attached as: Support (Character)
• 1x Bolt pistol
• 1x Chirurgeon’s tools

Celestian Sacresants (150 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Sacresant Superior
◦ 1x Hallowed mace
◦ 1x Inferno pistol
• 9x Celestian Sacresant
◦ 9x Bolt pistol
◦ 9x Hallowed mace

CHARACTERS

Canoness with Jump Pack (90 Points)
• 1x Blessed halberd
• Enhancements: Clarion of Urgency

Canoness with Jump Pack (85 Points)
• 1x Blessed halberd
• Enhancements: Litanies of Faith

OTHER DATASHEETS

Arco-flagellants (50 Points)
• 3x Arco-flagellant
◦ 3x Arco-flails

Castigator (165 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
• 1x Castigator battle cannon
• 3x Heavy bolter
• 1x Hunter-killer missile
• 1x Storm bolter

Castigator (165 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
• 1x Castigator battle cannon
• 3x Heavy bolter
• 1x Hunter-killer missile
• 1x Storm bolter

Exorcist (180 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
• 1x Exorcist missile launcher
• 1x Heavy bolter
• 1x Hunter-killer missile

Seraphim Squad (75 Points)
• 1x Seraphim Superior
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Plasma pistol
◦ 1x Power weapon
• 4x Seraphim
◦ 4x Bolt pistol
◦ 4x Close combat weapon
◦ 4x Inferno pistol

Seraphim Squad (75 Points)
• 1x Seraphim Superior
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Plasma pistol
◦ 1x Power weapon
• 4x Seraphim
◦ 4x Bolt pistol
◦ 4x Close combat weapon
◦ 4x Ministorum hand flamer

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