I decided, with the new Aeldari Codex including the rules for Harlequins, it might be time to expand the Dance of the Midnight Effusion Kill Team into a full 40K Patrol Detachment - or even a Battalion!? Also, the new White Dwarf (#474) includes revised rules for Harlequin Kill Teams, so that required some reorganization.
40K
The Current Troupe - Troupe of the Eternal Lament
(The Dance of the Midnight Effusion was the name of the Kill Team - which amounts to a single Troupe of Players. So I thought I'd keep that name for the Troupe of Players and say they are part of the larger Troupe of the Eternal Lament).
So far, all I've done is re-base miniatures I already had. These are harlequins from the original box set that I bought back in the late 80s. I rebased all of the Character models onto 32mm bases - to differentiate them from the Harlequins of the Troupe dancers.
Troupe Leader - Dwol'yyk'faldyl'ven'yaksak'de - the Master of Ceremonies - armed with .Shuriken Pistol and Aeldari Power Sword. AS with most of the Character Models in the force, The MAster of Ceremonies will likely be given a Pivotal Role, but I haven't selected one yet.
Shadowseer - Vylindal'min'zyl'fadyll'wenyl - Vision of the Dark - Shuriken Pistol, Mistave, Hallucinogen Grenader Launcher (This is the biggest "counts as" - as none of the weapons this model is carrying really matches what the current Shadowseer is supposed to be carrying... Ah, well, I probably won't EVER be playing competatively with these, so hopefully no one will care!)
(Actually, I think this is currently the ONLY "Counts As" - I do have a lot of unpainted harlequins carrying odd weapons - laspistols, WEBBERS, etc!? - Any of those with weird things, I'll just call Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade - the Standard Gear)
Solitaire - Klin'fylindil'myrsutyl'zenob - The Lonely Loner - Solitaire's Weapons
Fun thing about the 9E Codex - Solitaires in the previous edition were armed entirely differently than this original Solitaire and so it would have been odd fielding this one, clearly armed with Harlequin’s Kiss and a Neuro Disruptor when the standard-no-options-loadout was Harlequin’s Kiss and Harlequin’s Caress. But in THIS edition, the standard loadout with no options is "Solitaire's Weapons". I wish MORE troops has more generic sounding weapons listed....
Death Jesters - these are all independent Character models (i.e. each is a separate Unit), from left to right:
- Mal'wynairfel'Zenvodnyl -- Harvester of Sorrow - Shrieker Cannon, Jesters Blade
- Reafryln'adyl'prybt - Fearless Reaper - Shrieker Cannon, Jesters Blade
- Brakyl'dylil'narfatess - Remorseless Scythe - Shrieker Cannon, Jesters Blade
Troupe - Dance of the Midnight Effusion
- Wilk'nes'fyl'ori'nos'del'ven - The Bard - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade
- Me'del'wik'felyk'pard'trum - The Merchant - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Embrace
- Wilk'nes'fyl'ori'nos'del'ven - The Bard - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade
- El'wisq'vi'gwith'nel'nor - The Queen - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade
- Dar'lyk'vel'fro'dow'nyel'zen - The Witch - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade
- Vok'no'fel'pred'zyl'wen - The Prince - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade
- Mya'den'freg'lad'zyp - The Maid - Fusion Pistol and Harlequin's Kiss
For now, I can currently field them as a Patrol Detachment:
HQ (1-2)
- Troupe Master (1) - Shuriken Pistol, Aeldari Power Sword, Plasma Grenades - 4 Power
- Shadowseer (1) - Shuriken Pistol, Mistave, Hallucinogen Grenader Launcher - 5 Power
Troops (1-2)
- Troupe (6) - Assorted Weapons - 4 Power
Elites (0-2)
- Death Jester (1) - Shrieker Cannon, Jesters Blade - 3 Power
- Solitaire (1) - Solitaire's Weapons - 6 Power
This is only 22 Power, but any of the character models can be given a Pivotal Role - which gives them an additional special rule (that only ONE can take in an entire force) for one extra Power Rating. So I can make it a 25PL Detachment by making three of them Pivotal Role characters.
I do have enough minis to make three more Troupes, which would mean I could field them as a battalion detachment, if ever I got around to PAINTING them!?
If I had the additional 18 minis painted to make 2-4 more Troupes, they could be fielded as a 40 Power Battalion Detachment:
HQ (2-3)
- Troupe Master (1) - Shuriken Pistol, Aeldari Power Sword, Plasma Grenades - 4 Power
- Shadowseer (1) - Shuriken Pistol, Mistave, Hallucinogen Grenader Launcher - 5 Power
Troops (3-6)
- Troupe (6) - Assorted Weapons - 4 Power
- Troupe (6) - Assorted Weapons - 4 Power
- Troupe (6) - Assorted Weapons - 4 Power
- Troupe (6) - Assorted Weapons - 4 Power
Elites (0-6)
- Death Jester (1) - Shrieker Cannon, Jesters Blade - 3 Power
- Death Jester (1) - Shrieker Cannon, Jesters Blade - 3 Power
- Death Jester (1) - Shrieker Cannon, Jesters Blade - 3 Power
- Solitaire (1) - Solitaire's Weapons - 6 Power
The most recent White Dwarf included new Kill Team rules for Harlequins! So far I have only glanced at the Kill Team organization rules. So, the Dance of the Midnight Effusion Kill Team has been reorganized as follows
- Wilk'nes'fyl'ori'nos'del'ven - The Bard - Lead Player - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade
- Me'del'wik'felyk'pard'trum - The Merchant - Player - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Embrace
- Wilk'nes'fyl'ori'nos'del'ven - The Bard - Player - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade
- El'wisq'vi'gwith'nel'nor - The Queen - Player - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade
- Dar'lyk'vel'fro'dow'nyel'zen - The Witch - Player - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade
- Vok'no'fel'pred'zyl'wen - The Prince - Player - Shuriken Pistol and Harlequin's Blade
- Mya'den'freg'lad'zyp - The Maid - Player - Fusion Pistol and Harlequin's Kiss
- Vylindal'min'zyl'fadyll'wenyl - Vision of the Dark - Shadowseer - Shuriken Pistol, Mistave, Hallucinogen Grenader Launcher
- Mal'wynairfel'Zenvodnyl - Harveter of Sorrow - Death Jester - Shrieker Cannon, Jesters Blade