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This is an accurate version of the equipment used by the Adepta
Sororitas. I wrote this up after numerous debates over the equipment
they used.
Adepta Sororitas Power Armour
Weight: 80kg
Armour Protection: 10 Head, 12 Body, 11 Arms, 11 Legs
Cost:-- (Issued to Rank 5 Militant Sisters)
Special:
Dark Light Vision, Hearing Auspex, Sight Auspex, Enhanced
Communications Gear, Sealed Environment, Recoil Gloves, Rebreather,
Military grade Power Supply Backpack, +20 Strength
Godwyn-De'Az Pattern Bolter
Class: Basic
Range: 100m
Rate of Fire: S/2/6
Damage: 2d10X
Clip: Varies
Pen: 5
Reload: Full
Special:---
Weight: 8kg
Cost:---
Availability: Very Rare
Clips come in 10 round straight magazines, belt fed with 30 rounds, 20 round sickle magazines, or 40 round drum magazine.
Adepta Sororitas Bolt Pistol
Class: Pistol
Range: 35m
Rate of Fire: S/3/-
Damage: 2d10X
Pen: 5
Clip: 8
Reload: Full
Special:---
Weight: 4kg
Cost:---
Availability: Very Rare
Adepta Sororitas Storm Bolter
Class: Basic
Range: 100m
Rate of Fire: 2/4/8
Damage: 2d10X
Pen: 5
Clip: 60
Reload: 2 Full
Special:
2 rounds firing mode grants +5 BS and with 2 degrees of success the
second round impacts the same target. Split fire cannot be done with
this action.
Weight: 10kg
Cost:---
Availability: Very Rare
Adepta Sororitas Heavy Bolter
Class: Heavy
Range: 140m
Rate of Fire: -/-/10
Damage: 2d10+5X
Pen: 6
Clip: 60
Reload: 2 Full
Special:---
Weight: 20kg
Cost:---
Availability: Very Rare
Well, the bolt weapons are kinda unfair as the standards are a tick less powerfull, the Sororitas might have good gear, its kinda unfair to have them get better bolters then the rest of the universe.
i think the rate of fire its good for the bolters. The damage is not to much different then normal bolters. Normal bolters are a d10+4 giveing you a avg of 9.5 damage per shot. the 2d10 gives you a avg of 11 damage per shot.
the we made our sisters bolters 1d10+5 and
with rate of fire s/3/6 with accurate and reliable.
I think the armor is a bit over the top though. i believe its equal to rhino hull armor. maybe 9 points all around would be good. not slabs of tank armor. if you want to make the armor tougher give it a bonus point or 2 verse like sp and las weapons would make it fairly butch agiast the standard weapons of war. Also if you look up most Adpeta Fluffy there suits are not sealed. heck most dont even have the sabbat pattern helmet .
As the Adeptus Sororitas are no Astartes I don't understand why they should have superior bolters. There are some Boltweapons in the Inquisitor's Handbook, that are mainly used by the Sisters of Battle, the Sacristan Bolt Pistol or the Scourge Pattern Bolters for example. I would advise to make them best craftmanship, should be sufficient...
The vastly superior Stormbolter is in my opinion overpowered, why does it grant a bonus with the two-round burst??
Also the clipsize of 60 rounds seems a bit to generous.
Also the Chaplet Ecclasisticus, which contains some useful tools like a "suicide blade" that also can be used as an improvised weapon, seems to be missing in the equipment list.
just my 2 cents
I agree, no, need to make them hugely superior to space marines, I guess their are on an equal footing, more or less.
Whatsmore, they don't get pririty in the administorum to get the best equipment, which space marines should get first.
Concerning rates of fire, I guess there is some interesting ideas (just damages are a bit too much)
And armours are overdone so to speak, it gets an excellent shot to pass through (I guess sororitas deserve them, but they should be able to wear them, having 13 bonus points between strength and toughness, more than 6 bonus pointsin each caract, but I gues cybernetics could intervene in that)
I think the Astartes and Sororitas are going to be at least equal in terms of priority for new arms and armours. Seems like most space marine forces are largely self reliant and may work directly with forge worlds near their fortress monastary. The Sisters on the other hand, are the militant hand of the Ecclesiarchy. It may vary by specific Order, just like the Astartes chapters, or location, but it seems to me they would have an easier time getting gear since they have the churches backing. Just a couple thoughts. I don't have a ton of Sister's background, mainly the novel "Faith and Fire" but if I did actually get into TT I'd prolly do a Sisters or Daemonhunters army.
That armor soaks up a Meltas penetration rating on a body shot. Meltas on the battlefield penetrate tank armor, let alone personal armor. That alone should tell you something is a bit off. =P
Being a guy who loves the WH40K fluff a lot, I can sort of deal with the Adepta Sororitas having slightly better bolt weaponry than the Adeptus Astartes since the Sororitas are the direct militant arm of the Ordo Hereticus - much like the Grey Knights to the Ordo Malleus and the Deathwatch to the Ordo Xenos.
As direct military outfits of the Inquisition - financially sponsored by them, I can see the Sororitas having a little better than the Astartes who are pretty much autonomous. Dark Heresy being an rpg, we now have to look at the fluff of WH40K more closely than has been done when it was solely a wargame. I can imagine the poltics being played out:
You have a shipment of weapons; on one hand you can distribute them to an autonomous branch of the military. On the other hand, you can distribute them to a branch of the military backed by an organization that can otherwise have you and your entire department rendered overnight as "heretics" and replaced - and not even the High Lords of Terra would question why. Guess who's gettin' the better bolters.
But Koradril does have a point. Personal power armor that can probably absorb a meltagun blast is a bit much. Usually that kind of quality bespeaks Tactical Dreadnought Armor.
Space marines have there own armorys and have deals worked out with most Forge worlds. So what they cant make themselves they can have made reliably. for example look at the 13th Legion(i think legion was before reformation of the chapters) space wolfs. have operatied in the warp for i think since the heresy with no contact or help from anyone in the empire.
Also the Godwyn bolter is the current standard bolter in All Space marine chapters and Adepta orders. Not saying they dont have other patterns but that is the current model seeing wide spread use.
These rules seem way overpowered to me the armour is more like terminator armour. in the DH rules ap 8 is the excepted value for high quality powered armour. also SB dont use Godwyn-Da'ez pattern bolters (just look at the minis) those guns are massive and designed for over 7 foot tall Space Marines.
Err.. isn't the 'light power armor' entry in the DH core book exactly what SoB should have? They certainly are not MORE armored than typical power armor.
I have to ask, why are you re-inventing the wheel? Bolt weapons, powerarmor, etc are all already in the core rules so... what? And what justification is there for a SoB bolter/bolt pistol to be doing as much damage as a heavy bolter?
Ok, first off, Adepta Sororitas Power Armor offers the same protection as the Astartes Aquila Armor, but doesn't offer the strength increase given by Space Marine power armor. (At least wh40k.lexicanum.com tells that to me)
Second, the bolt weapons listed in the DH core rulebooks are not the ones used by the Space Marines. The book specifically states that "It would be a mistake to confuse these "civilian" issue weapons with those of the Adeptus Astartes."
Space marine power armour is interfaced with the marine because of their genetic modification 19 (black carapace). This is what makes a marine A MARINE. This implant has neural receptors/plugs that allow the Space Marine power armour to function hence the reason for a strength bonus etc.
Also marines are MUCH larger than Sisters hence the reason their weaponry is more powerful and specially made. The Bolt weapons in the Inquisitors Handbook are for normal people and based on the Godwyn Deaz for SoB and the inquisition.
IMO the power armour in the main rule book shouldnt be used as is. The armour could stand but the strength bonus should go. As someone mentions above the Light Power Armour is suited to SOB.
I don't care what anyone says I collect sisters of battle and these rules suck. the strength bonus is fair enough yes sisters don't have the black carapace but it is still powered armour (i imagine a marine suit would offer +30 S +10 T and + 10 Ag or there about). As far as AP is concerned the light power armour in the core rules will suffice.
All the weapons are over written as well all you need to do is very slightly alter the existing civilian model not completely rewrite the book.
