Now before anyone says anything, I’d like to make it clear that I do like our models and think they’re cool. However our models don’t seem particularly excessive in what they do despite our worship of Slaanesh. Take our Noise Marines for example. There’s so much free real-estate all over the armor that can be used to fill the air with our glorious melody, or for containing stims, but it isn’t.

Just the weapon left to do.

I'm just curious, Why do the Majority of WH40k fans seem to hate Lucius?

Lucius may not be the best duelist as he may claim, Sure, But he is not a bad Duelist or combatant in any way.

Sure, He has died a few times, as far as i could count, about ~14 faces on his current model's armor, and the one True death at the hands of Sharrowkyn, We know 2 of his deaths Are 1 stepping on a landmine (Could have literally been anyone) and the other, The Hammer and Bolter "Eternal" Episode, Where he Intentionally got himself killed to infiltrate a fortress, So that leaves about 13 deaths that may or may not have been in Duels.

And while yeah, Khârn, or Typhus may only have 1 confirmed death, Compared to Lucius' ~13, You have to remember that Lucius Constantly seeks out the strongest champions to fight, The most dangerous opponents out there, for +10000 years, And only because he knows he can't die, does he intentionally tend to pull reckless stunts, Now, I don't know how often does Lucius get to duel, But actively seeking, For 10000 years, With MANY Loyalist, Traitor, Neverborne, And Xeno champions out there, i would assume that to be LOTS of duels, Of which he only lost ~13 while playing with minimal self preservation on purpose, So i wouldn't say "He is a bad duelist that does nothing but die".

I've heard some people dislike him due to viewing his resurrection mechanic as cheap, That she should be dead, and would be dead without it, but come on, be honest, Would the writes kill him off to a landmine if that would have permakilled? One of the major faces of one of the original legions, Would any writer have Permakilled Khârn, Ahriman, Typhus, Abaddon, Sigismund etc to a landmine? No, He would have been written differently if he wasn't immortal, But he is so writers let him die, And its not like he is the only character in the lore that survives where it shouldn't, Its already established that Chaos gods can just casually resurrect their champions at will, Khârn and Typhus both got resurrected by their Patron, And if they ever die again odds are they will be revived again, Guilliman cheated death twice, Once Against Fulgrim and once Against Mortarion, In ways that i would consider more bullshity and plot armory compared to the armor of shrieking souls, And the plot armor extends to many other loyalists imo, Like Dante and Khan, So its not like cheating death is a Lucius exclusive

His personality isn't the brightest sure, But its not awful either, from Lucius: The Faultless blade, I found reading him to be VERY fun

He was one of the most interesting Loadouts out there as far as i have seen WH40k wise, A Primarch Inherited weapon, And i think the Laer blade is one of the prettiest swords I got to see, I'm not a swords expert but compared to most 40k swords, I respect that the laer blade has a tiny bit more arm protection, The Lash of Torment is such a versatile tool, It can be used as a Grappling hook for mobility, or a Barbed Gauntlet when he wraps it around his arm (Lucius: The Faultless blade) or a tool to disarm opponents (Hammer and Bolter: Eternal) or a weapon of its own, The Lash possess a degree of Malicious sentience too, His Armor of Shrieking souls, True to its name, Can be used as a sonic weapon, Usually, The shrieks of the trapped souls are suppressed by Lucius, But he can release his hold on them and let them unleash a destructive sonic assault at will (Lucius: The Faultless blade), And he has his performance enhancing Drugs, Not sure what he uses nowadays, but it included some potent drugs made specifically by bile at one point, And i suspect he currently uses Intoxicating Elixir

I really find him to be a fun and interesting character, And it almost bothers me when people make fun of him for seemingly no reason

After spending way too long slowly chipping away at these guys I've finally finished another batch of 5.

I paint mostly for fun rather than to play and it's been a blast painting these. Making each into their own character. Feedback and constructive criticism welcome.

My friend absolutely hates inconsistent paint schemes and armies, and wanted me to do the 3rd perfectly uniform and tidy... So here is my collection of technically lore accurate Emperor's Children 😂

I had an idea of putting noise marines in a rhino and running it about was curious what other combinations people use ?

The bug eyes on the slaanesh head kinda annoy me

New collection coming from Black Library for pre-order next week, with Emperor's Children (pre-existing) art on the cover.

I can't yet find a list of contents, but I imagine that the EC connection is probably just Jude Reid's Perfection and Pain from last year. (The Tamaris short story set before Fulgrim: The Perfect Son.)

This is a Emperors Children Raptor im working on as part of a Black Legion diorama. Any ideas how i can improve him ?

I am personally big fan of old Warhammmer lore where grimdarkness and gore was one of great part of 40k.

First of all I like Emperor's Children. After reading world class literature the Picture of Dorian Gray and Marquise de Sade I have come to conclusion that Emperor's Children and Fulgrim are mix of French Renaissance and Late Roman Empire decadence.

That is why I really like Emperor's Children. From lore point of view their fall from grace is tragic and sad. I like Slaanesh seduction aspect and hedonistic perverse influence of this corruption of body and soul. One of most interesting interpritation of this aspect was masterpiece symphony Maraviglia from Fulgrim Horus Heresy book. Physical pleasure between Space Marines and mortal crew with body horror and cannibalism all that stuff was part of the Emperor's Children lore. Also perfection apperience to be handsome and beutiful Chaos Lord as Sigvald or Xantine but total hedonistic evil from inside also was part of old lore. Emperor's Children have so many interesting aspects of their ancient history that inspire you to make really nice conversion of your tabletop models.

I want to ask community here do you like Emperor's Children because of their insidious aspect that everybody know but nobody can speak it openly?

I like that Emperor's Children contintue to use their ancient name and battle cry as mockery. All part of their lore are really great to use to make something unique for your warband.

With the marine update to t5 two of our key units (lord exultant and infractors) went up to 95 points per instance. This makes that package the exact same cost as 6 flawless blades. So let’s compare and contrast.

Lord- positives: wounds marines on 2+, more attacks (for hordes), rerolls for protection against bad luck.

Lord- negatives: slower, less durable, ap 1.

Blades- positives: target agnostic 2-3 wounds per model, ap 3, and invun on all models.

Blades- negatives: damage two is only ok, oops rolled 2+, can’t fit inside a rhino.

So where do we go from here? How many of each are you running and how have they performed?

Just finished these two. Maulerfiend has only one arm unfortunately and thinking about adding some pink to the princes armor so idk fully if im done yet. Might give the maulerfiend a name cause of his 'unique' feature.

Iam planning to start an emperors children army and is wondering if the combat patrol was worth it or not? and if not then what do you all suggest?

Hello my fellow followers of the dark prince,

I am currently building my first list for EC and want to take them to a tournament next month. My current idea is a lot of small units, for actions and board control.

Any advice is highly appreciated.

I do have another Daemon prince already painted and the option to take 3 more flawless blades, more battle lines but no more exultant, a lord of the noise boys or 2 maulerfiends.

The splendid lords - Emperor's Children - Reconnaissance - Mercurial Host, Spectacle of Slaughter (2000 Points)

Lord Exultant with Steeped in Suffering + 5 Infractors (210 pts)

Lord Exultant + 5 Infractors (190 pts)

Daemon Prince of Slaanesh with Wings with Tactical Perfection - Warlord (220 pts)

5 Tormentors (85 pts)

3x3 Flawless Blades with Beguiling Grotesquerie (330 pts)

3x6 Noise Marines (495 pts)

2x Chaos Rhino (140 pts)

Defiler with 2x Heavy reaper autocannon (330 pts)

When the tactics get a bit too spicy for battle.

Was curious how it would look, specifically the amethyst purple on our boys.

Thinking of such a kitbash to proxy Lucious, Fulgrim, or a daemon prince

Hi Guys!

Next weekend I am going to my first squad tournament.

I am bringing emperor’s children with Coterie and the Purge the Foe disposition.

Any suggestion on which enemy disposition and armies we do well against?

Any list suggestions? This is the list i am currently playing but one of my teammates has offered to lend me his 2 defilers.

Mhhhh (1.995 Points)

Emperor’s Children
Coterie of the Conceited (3 Detachment Points)
Purge the Foe
Strike Force (2.000 Points)

ERRORS
• You must select one CHARACTER model from your army to be your WARLORD.

CHARACTERS

Daemon Prince of Slaanesh with Wings (230 Points)
• 1x Hellforged weapons
• 1x Infernal cannon
• Enhancements: Pledge of Eternal Servitude

Lord Exultant (95 Points)
• 1x Bolt Pistol
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Phoenix power spear
• 1x Power fist

Lord Kakophonist (70 Points)
• 1x Power sword
• 1x Screamer pistol

Lucius the Eternal (130 Points)
• 1x Blade of the Laer
• 1x Lash of Torment

Sorcerer (55 Points)
• 1x Agonising Energies
• 1x Bolt pistol
• 1x Force weapon

BATTLELINE

Infractors (175 Points)
• 1x Obsessionist
◦ 1x Plasma pistol
◦ 1x Power sword
• 9x Infractor
◦ 9x Bolt pistol
◦ 9x Duelling sabre
◦ 1x Icon of Excess

Tormentors (85 Points)
• 1x Obsessionist
◦ 1x Plasma pistol
◦ 1x Power sword
• 4x Tormentor
◦ 2x Boltgun
◦ 4x Close Combat Weapon
◦ 1x Icon of Excess
◦ 1x Meltagun
◦ 1x Plasma gun

Tormentors (85 Points)
• 1x Obsessionist
◦ 1x Plasma pistol
◦ 1x Power sword
• 4x Tormentor
◦ 2x Boltgun
◦ 4x Close Combat Weapon
◦ 1x Icon of Excess
◦ 1x Meltagun
◦ 1x Plasma gun

Tormentors (85 Points)
• 1x Obsessionist
◦ 1x Plasma pistol
◦ 1x Power sword
• 4x Tormentor
◦ 2x Boltgun
◦ 4x Close Combat Weapon
◦ 1x Icon of Excess
◦ 1x Meltagun
◦ 1x Plasma gun

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Chaos Rhino (70 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
• 1x Combi-bolter

Chaos Rhino (70 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
• 1x Combi-bolter

OTHER DATASHEETS

Flawless Blades (190 Points)
• 6x Flawless Blade
◦ 6x Blissblade
◦ 6x Bolt pistol

Flawless Blades (95 Points)
• 3x Flawless Blade
◦ 3x Blissblade
◦ 3x Bolt pistol

Maulerfiend (120 Points)
• 2x Magma cutters
• 1x Maulerfiend fists

Maulerfiend (120 Points)
• 2x Magma cutters
• 1x Maulerfiend fists

Noise Marines (160 Points)
• 1x Disharmonist
◦ 1x Close Combat Weapon
◦ 1x Power sword
◦ 1x Screamer pistol
• 5x Noise Marine
◦ 2x Blastmaster
◦ 5x Close Combat Weapon
◦ 3x Sonic blaster

Noise Marines (160 Points)
• 1x Disharmonist
◦ 1x Close Combat Weapon
◦ 1x Power sword
◦ 1x Screamer pistol
• 5x Noise Marine
◦ 2x Blastmaster
◦ 5x Close Combat Weapon
◦ 3x Sonic blaster

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x1 Rhino
x6 Noise Marines
x2 War Dogs
x2 Lord Exultants
x1 Lord Kakophonist
x2 Daemon Prince
x10 infractors
x10 Tormentors
And more stuff dm if interested gimme a random price