The Questoris and Cerastus Knights have Vanguard, which helps us score Victory Points even if we don't have Line. Cool! But to score VP, we'll need to rout or destroy enemy units on Objectives. Which is what Knights are made to do.
Also, it seems we can further customize our Knight Household and how they play. Also, great news - we no longer have to include 2 Armigers for every Titanic Knight, so I can include as many Super-heavy Knights as I want without having to worry about the Armigers now! YAY!
We have three Household types: Imperialis, Mechanicum and Medicant (which basically means nomadic). Each has a unique set of bonuses, such as Tactica, Advanced Reaction and Vow.
As usual, we get our own unique Primary Detachment that allows more Lord of War slots while granting them Prime bonuses. Holy Terra, yeah! So stuff like Lord Scion, which gives us 2 repair rolls at the end of their turn. Unfortunately, we no longer get access to allies. But we do get ranks that unlock our personal Household Militia! For example, the Lord Scion unlocks the Yeomanry Mesnie (which basically means Household Militia) detachment. Basically, Solar Auxilia or Imperialis Militia allies, who get their Traits replaced by the Questoris Trait! Awesome!
Yeomanry is a designation used by military units in the British army reserve, and have historical roots in volunteer cavalry regiments from the 18th and 19th centuries. Mensie (or mense) is British slang for a large quantity of military forces, so...yeah, a large quantity of military reserves for Knight Households. Really cool to see this for Knights and them making it official/canon!
Even better, the Preceptor Rank now gives us an automata talon!
Oh, and they get Battlesmith (2) and counts as Intelligence 8 when making Repair tests, which helps us with the Tactical Statuses stuff.
We also get vows, which is...a thing. Apparently, gives us ways to score bonus Victory Points, but they seem very difficult.
Cerastus Knight Atropos is 600 points now. Yikes. You can take 5 of them in a 3,000-point list, but not much else. Hopefully the Questoris Knights don't cost that much...they are the "cheapest" but I have no idea how much is "cheapest." Will the new Knight Defender be included? Would love the plasma weapon and conversion beamer for the Knights, but I won't hold my breath.
The Asterius Knights also get a mention, but...we'll see. Anyway, I can't wait to get Liber Questoris. Glad to see that I can still take Imperial Militia or Solar Auxilia or Automata allies, even if we no longer have access to Allies! My Imperialis Militia is meant to be a Yeomanry Mensie anyway, and I would be sad if I couldn't field them alongside my Knights!
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