/tg/ Codex Supplement - Faith Militant

Oh hell yes

What's All This Then?

Back in 2016, an anon challenged /tg/ to "give the Sisters a full, fun, and profitable update without changing the aesthetic or making them worse Space Marines." Naturally, /tg/ obliged. This led to the creation of Codex - Adepta Sororitas: /tg/ 7th Edition, and there was much rejoicing. Then 8th edition happened and we had to update it. With the new Adepta Sororitas codex officially released, these rules are being consolidated into a codex supplement so that you can field Frateris Militia, D.I.Y. Living Saints, and the other units in this codex with the rules of the new one. This will be released soon. If you have a 1d4chan account, click the star on the top-right corner of the page to be notified of any updates!

What Does This Codex Include?

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  A complete lore section
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  The return of Kyrinov
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  The Redeemer!
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  Updated rules for Canoness Veridyan
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  Build-your-own Living Saint
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  Frateris Militia
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  Ephrael Mothafuckin' Stern
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  Improved Ecclesiarchy Elites
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  French Knight Sisters
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  Suicide bomber Repentias
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  An Adepta Sororitas flyer
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  Order Tactics, Strategems, and much more!

Where Can I Get It?

• The latest version (1.19) can be downloaded here
• Patch notes
• Previous versions of the codex can be found here

A List of Additions and Changes

As stated at the beginning of this article, this homebrew was specifically made to enhance and update Sisters without removing any of the things that made them unique. To this end, units have been brought in from previous codices and new characters have been added who existed in the fluff but never had rules for the tabletop. We also gave the Sisters new units and weapons, as they haven't gotten either since the 3rd edition Witch-Hunters codex. Taken together, these drastically increase the Adeptus Ministorum's versatility on the tabletop, making them far more viable as a standalone army.

Additionally, one of the main focuses in the creation of this codex was on balance. While this was meant to be a serious option for Sisters players who wanted the update GW wasn't giving them, it's also meant to be a fun army to play against. It has been subjected to extensive playtesting in a variety of scenarios. This is especially important, as being a homebrew, your opponents have to actually agree to allow you to use it.

Changes to Existing Units

• Instead of frag grenades, all Adepta Sororitas infantry are armed with phosphor grenades, which ignore cover.
• Canonesses can now take relic armor (increasing their armor save to 2+), jump packs, and can also ride bikes.
• Crusaders can now replace their power swords with power axes and power mauls. They can also intercept wounds for nearby ASTRA MILITARUM, ADEPTUS MINISTORUM, and INQUISITION CHARACTERS.
• Death Cult Assassins can now infiltrate and have poisoned throwing knives.
• Celestians can now take relic armor, increasing their armor save to 2+.
• Exorcists can now replace their exorcist missile launcher with an anti-air variant of the weapon.
• Seraphim Superiors can now take items from the Melee Weapons and Pistols lists.

New Units and Wargear

HQ

• Arch-Confessor Kyrinov: The manipulative old rabble-rouser is back! He's got a master-crafted power maul which turbo-bones DAEMONS, gives morale buffs to nearby ASTRA MILITARUM and ADEPTUS MINISTORUM units, and he can force your opponent to spend more CPs to activate strategems.
• Klovis the Redeemer: Scourge and Purge! This maniac has a lower invulnerable save than a standard Ministorum Priest, but is utterly devastating in melee. He also buffs your nearby FRATERIS units, allowing them to re-roll hit and wound rolls of 1. For best results, sing "Battle Hymn of the Redeemer" when rolling charge dice.
• Canoness Veridyan: She's back and better than ever! A canoness with a power sword who can give a single nearby ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY unit the ability to target CHARACTERS. Park her next to Retributors or Exorcists for best results.
• Living Saint: An expensive, extremely customizable unit that can be outfitted with almost any weapon in the codex. Like Celestine, they come with the Beacon of Faith and Saintly Blessings abilities.
• Palatine: A Canoness-in-training. Friendly <ORDER> units within 6" of her can re-roll wound rolls of 1.

Troops

• Frateris Militia Squad: Conscripts. Use them to tarpit or overwhelm the enemy with dozens of attacks.

Elites

• Ephrael Stern: One of the most dangerous units in the codex, especially if there's Chaos around. Her armament is meh, but she makes up for it with a ridiculous amount of psychic power.
• Chevaliers: French Knight Sisters. Heavily armored ex-Repentias on bikes armed with power lances.

Fast Attack

• Frateris Technicals: Those lucky few Frateris who own or stole cars prepare them for war. Everything goes swimmingly.
• Mortia Squad: Repentias on bikes strapped to the gills with explosives, essentially making them half-naked cruise missiles. They have Frag and Krak Grenades, Melta bombs, and a bike that runs on an eviscerator instead of an engine. When they die, they can explode, potentially taking the enemy with them.

Flyers

• Dominator Gunship: A fast, heavily armed gunship that can pivot twice per turn. Can be used to transport a small unit of sisters to an objective or provide fire support.

Wargear

• Trinity weapons: Specially constructed boltguns which fire massive promethium-filled bolts tipped with a small melta charge, giving Sisters a much-needed plasma equivalent.
• Flaming brazier: Those awesome fire-maces that most Canonesses are shown wielding in a lot of art. Basically a power maul with a built-in flamer.

New Rules

• Warriors of the Creed: If your army is battle-forged, Adeptus Ministorum units get Objective Secured, just like every other army with a codex.
• Order Precepts: This is the Adepta Sororitas equivalent of Chapter Tactics, and lets you put that <ORDER> keyword to good use.
• Strategems
• Warlord Traits
• Ecclesiarchy Relics
• Tactical Objectives

Where Can I Get Miniatures For Some Of These Units?

• A Palatine can be proxied with a Canoness or Sister Superior.
• There are a couple of options for biker units. The Prodos Games Space Crusade line has the Amazon models (three distinct sculpts), the Wargame Exclusive Heresy Hunters line has two bikers ([1], [2], one sculpt each), and the Raging Heroes 'Daughters of the Crucible' line has the Hell Riders ([3], [4], three sculpts each), all female biker models that would work as proxies for Sororitas bikers. (Those lines also produce good proxies for other units if you prefer 'bolter bitches' to 'nuns with guns', i.e. less clothing and more fapping.) Alternatively, you can make your own using Space Marine bikes and Sisters of Silence. The WIP General thread on /tg/ should be able to help you out there.
• If you're fine with Chevaliers riding horses instead of bikes, the Raging Heroes Sisters of the Orphanage line has female Mounted Knights models which are perfect.
• There are a lot of options for Frateris Militia. The best are House Cawdor miniatures from Necromunda. Some other good options are Freeguild Flagellants and Chaos Cultists (just make sure to clip off any errant Chaos symbols). Most Necromunda gangers can work for this as well.
• For Frateris Technicals, you just need a vehicle that looks ramshackle and is somewhat smaller than a Rhino. Something like the MaxMini.eu Post-Apocalyptic Pickup Truck is perfect for this.
• The Dominator Gunship is based off of the Dark Angels Ravenwing Dark Talon, so you can just get that from Games Workshop.