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If a Mek wants to get killier and stompier you give him a nice suit of Mega Armour and Cybork Body. cool

And of course an Attack Squig.

Well, on that note, you could have a big Dred with a Big Mek riding on top of it, howdah style. Heck, if you want to modeling challenge, play up that angle and give him a pith helmet and a monocle.


Speaking of rules development though, how's this Apoc Formation sound to folks? I'm wondering if it's costed appropriately.

Wazdakka's Wild Ridaz: 150 points + models

For Wazzdakka, 0-2 Squads of Nobs on warbikes and 2+ squads of Warbikerz.

Veteran Ridaz: Only the very best can keep up with Wazzdakka. All models in the formation have the Skilled Rider USR.
Followerz: The Ridaz sole purpose is to follow Wazzdakka. If they get stuck in, they might get left behind. On any turn that Wazzdakka is not in combat, the rest of the formation benefits from the Hit and Run USR.
White Knucklez: The Wild Ridaz have death grips on their handlebars and weapons as they speed after their leader. Any model in the formation may turbo boost and still fire a weapon. In addition, when Turboboosting models may fire all weapons they possess.
Spikez 'n Chainz: Wazzdakka and his personal crew have gotten so obsessed with racing at high speed though all sorts of terrain that that their bikes have been modified with spiked tires and lashing chains to allow them to race up even vertical cliff faces and walls. All models in the formation may move vertically though ruins despite their 'Bike' type, and treat impassable rock formations and cliffs as difficult. They may also assault models standing on the roof of an intact building. Making any of these moves requires a Dangerous Terrain test.

I very much like that combo there. Perfectly fits the rules behind a Kult of Speed. I take it that the necessary units include Wazdakka?

And I love your idea on the Mek riding on the Deffdread, though it'll be a special Dred...kitted out to look like an elephant...

Da Iron Squig

Maybe that would change to a "Harpoon Launcha" item upgrade for the Nob of a unit. Roll a d6 when trying to scale a wall. On a 2+ they're able to climb (using lines attached to the harpoon).

White Knucklez, I suppose is a bit over the top. I could drop it to merely being able to fire all weapons at once, leaving out the turboboosting shooting. The idea was to bring Wazzdakka and his crew in line with his rules from the previous codex.

Spikes and Chainz I refuse to budge on though, it's the genesis of the whole sheet, and how can you not like the imagery of a crazed Ork biker pulling a Ghost Rider up the side of a building?

As far as tempering the sheet, I have a few alternates in mind.

1) Scrap Veteran Ridaz and White Knucklez. Use 'Scrabblaz' instead.
Scrabblaz: Ridaz who have been in the saddle long enough know the value of a good assistant. To this end, they have appropriated grot loaderz and fixaz to help fire gunz and provide mobile counterweight to balance the bikes in tricky maneuvers. Wazzdakka and all Nobs in the formation benefit from the Skilled Rider USR, and count as having an additional rider on the bike. These riders do not have a separate statline or affect the statline of the bikes.

Doing this would mean that while using Spikez and Chainz would be relatively safe for the skarboyz, the rank and file Ridaz wouldn't be able to zip up buildings with impunity.

2)Change White Knucklez to a Morale effect; if a mob fails a Morale test, they do not Fall Back. Instead, they must immediately move 12+d6 inches straight forward in whatever direction they are facing. This may put them out of coherency and trigger Dangerous terrain checks.

3) I'd be willing to drop the 'assault units on the roofs of intact buildings' part of Spikez 'n Chainz, but not the whole rule.

It could be based on a scatter die. ANy that charge through enemy units maybe make an initiative test. Biker wins, enemy dies. Enemy wins, biker dies.

I meant to have it on a model by model basis. Or maybe its resolved like a "Death or Glory!" that is instead based on toughness?

Units don't have a facing in 40k, but you can't argue that individual models don't have a facing; you check LOS from the eyes of the model. You just happen to get a free spin while moving or before shooting. I suppose I should have been more specific in that each individual biker goes haring off on his own if a morale check is failed, which can force them out of coherency, and make them spend precious turns regrouping.