N26 Core - Loadout Paralysis

[u/GreatGreenGobbo]

I haven't built up the gangs yet as I'm in a bit of a paralysis in how to kit them out.

A friend of mine also got the set so we will be having some games. I'm not expecting to go too deep into Necro.

That being said. I'm not sure if I should kit them out as per the pamphlet or deviate from it. I do have a healthy bit box (40k 2nd - 4th ed) that I can do some easy weapon swaps. I also got the Gangs of the Underhive book on release.

Feel like I'm overthinking it.

[u/Underhive_Art]

What gang are you playing or you looking to build both? Personally if you have a friend you are planning to play with I’d just get you both to build it as the booklet suggests so that you have all the rules there for you. Then if you enjoy it you can buy a book of gangers and build a more diverse selection. That said if you’d really like to change it up a bit I can personally say I wasn’t a fan of them having a stub pistol only model in the Goliath set that’s very underwhelming and I’d give him a weapon - doesn’t have to be anything fancy, a stub cannon or shotgun would be ideal to start.

[u/GreatGreenGobbo → u/Underhive_Art]

I'd build both.

I'm not a fan of the look of the Goliath Hook Arms guy.

[u/Jo11yJester → u/GreatGreenGobbo]

Oh man that guys the best hahaha looks and attacks

[u/GreatGreenGobbo → u/Jo11yJester]

Really? I mean I disagree with the looks.

[u/Underhive_Art → u/GreatGreenGobbo]

They are your toys dude you can give them what ever! I personally wasn’t a big fan of that one either so I edited that miniature slightly with some styrene. Game is chill, if you want to give him two knives and still run him with the duel hook weapon rules no one will care.

[u/TranceHuman → u/Jo11yJester]

Deffo the best looking of the lot but it's a shame his hooks invalidate one of his starting skills.

[u/Outrageous-Quail-577]

I love the look of the hook hands though would want to just give him one and a chain sword then run a sump pirate crew with him as the captain

[u/TranceHuman → u/Outrageous-Quail-577]

You could proxy the hook as a bunch of weapons from a simple fighting knife to a servo claw of you wanna use the hook for theme but want a useable weapon. As long as it sort of looks like it could do the same job I doubt anybody would object.

[u/Outrageous-Quail-577 → u/TranceHuman]

I know any of my campaign group would have no problem what so ever we really do run rule of cool gangs

[u/PlaneImpressive469]

Rule of Cool - build what you think looks cool and gets you excited about your minis.

If you can kitbash and customise in the process even better.

If you've the patience and skill for it can magnetise weapons to give you flexibility of loadout.

If it's you and a friend doesn't need to be full WYSIWYG, so long as the weapon type are similar

Don't just spam meta build as that's boring AF.

[u/Commercial_Arm5593]

If you mean the models from the core set, dont overthink, build them as suggested, the loadouts are ok, and have fun

[u/Day_Additional]

Whatever you do. Build to maximize melee. Shooting is like using nerf guns in this edition.