So this is my first attempt at a Faction. Basically any opinions, suggestions, or errors in my faction. Basically I am going for a humanoid faction with an emphasis on range combat and a lack of overall magic.
Greater Understanding: Used this to get access to Gunpowder weapons
Specialized Knowledge: Use it to effect military discipline to get +2 discipline across the board
Adaptive Advantage: Used to increase ranged by 1
Concealment: I want that conceal ability for all my troops
Observation: I want Recon for the redeployment
Quality repairs and maintenance: Make my flintlock rifles cheaper
Military Discipline: I want good troops sizes and make it hard for my opponent to rout me.
Standard Classes
Regulars
Trackers: Give sentry for extra reaction ability
Chain of Command: More disciplie and troops
Jagers
Follow from Regulars
Targeting ranges: Increase ranged
Chain of Command: Same as above
Shock troopers
Follow from regulars
Medium armor: because protection
Elite clases
Artillery
follow from Jagers
Munitions : I want cannons
+1 to range because I want my guns to hit
Take the extra trait of early rockets: This way I increase the units armory without taking up a unit slot.
chain of command: more discipline
Additional properties: No idea, any suggestions?
Winged Hussars
Follow Shock Troopers
Cavalry: I want horses
Increase Martial by 1 because these guys are going into melee
Heavy Lances: Makes sense for mounted. Also forces me not keep these guys in melee. Hit in run.
Chain of Command: But of course
Additional properties: No idea, any suggestions?
Dread Hunters
follow Shock Troopers
Increase martial by 1
Martial axes: This I am conflicted I don't know if I want to go with Martial Sword or Martial Axes. Suggestions?
Biestial Hybrid: This is where things get tricky. I use this to get into the Canus Lupus Branch. Behavioral discipline. Basically these guys don't back down easily.
No chain of command because that puts this above the age bonus.
Leader Classes
Lieutenant
follow from Shock troopers
+1 to command
+1 to another command
Healer: to get access first aid
Prepared for action: get lay of land.
Sniper
Follow from Jager
Increase ranged +1
increase ranged +1 again.
Multibarrel firearms: Manly for the assassination rule below. This I am not certain.
Deadly Assassin: This I am uncertain. May be overkill what with his ranged attack stat.
Hussar Lord
Follow from Winged Hussar
+1 Martial attack
+1 attack
+1 command
Exotic war animals: Canus lupus. From here get behavior discipline and dire wolfen. This I may need clarification on as I am not certain I can have my guy ride a giant wolf.
Heroes
Great Slayer
Follow from dread hunters
+1 martial
+1 ranged
Wereveast: Canus Lupus Inflicted Therianthropy (would Cursed work better?)
Adept Hunter
+1 to strength
+1 to toughness
+2 attacks
+1 to willpower
Chain of command
Commissar
follow from shock trooper
+2 attacks
+1 command
+1 discipline
+1 ranged
+1 martial
Chain of command to increase command
Rigid Command
Edit Forgot to give Commissar martial blades or axes. Sorry
So yeah, that's my faction idea. Did I do it right. any suggestions?
For the mounts I would advise going with the monster route. Otherwise you are dumping alot of points on a wound that might not matter when the rider is killed and to increase the model size by 1.
With the monster route grab heavy war monster; you can still use the monster's bestial hybrid trait to pick those Canis Lupus up, but you can also ensure they actually take part in the fight. I personally like my mounts fast, I'd maybe look into doing a timber wolf trait for the pathfinder movement increase before dire wolfen. I don't know how much the mount's discipline matters unless targeted by a discipline reducing ability. Naftka would know better how the rider-mount interact for morale purposes.