So, has anyone done what they would consider a good, cool regiment type with any of the other mount options from HotE? I've never really been a big fan of the horses, or the Rough Riders, in general, as I've whined in the past, and would've preferred SM biker analogues, but since IG don't get those, I can live with these. Other than horses, or what the Kreigers vaguely try to tell us is a horse, has anyone had good results with the other critters? I rather like the idea of using aethexes, marru, or maybe the venumex, but am not sure how well any of them would go, and as they aren't represented in model, I have a harder time envisioning them. Some others' experiences with them would be appreciated.

Almost as much to this point, other than one-shot wonder hunting lance Rough Riders, have any other types been used? Space Marine bikes are totally different than Rough Riders, and I imagine that gun-toting Guardsmen could fill a similar role, especially with some of the hardier mounts. What sort of roles have you built mounted regiments to fill?

Lastly, how many of the classes are good with these? Frequently, I can read some folks dissing on the specialist jobs, like Psyker or Tech-Priest, but I can see several "traditional" jobs not seeming to be so great here. Do you just agree to no Operators (living mounts), Heavies (these aren't Krootox or Squiggoths), and such? What classes would even Attilan RRs, or Kreig Death Riders actually be using?

So, any of your successes would be nice to read. While I doubt I'll be lucky enough to see some sort of Cadian, aethex-mounted scouts, or something, I'd like to see what other people have made of the mounted regiment rules, that aren't the same two regiments they give us. Thanks, and have a good one.

Combat Bikes are started in Old Soldiers. Just swap survival for operate surface and mounts for bikes in rough rider gear.

Create a rough rider regiment using vyverns, griffons or dragons in frontline air recon and airborne light infantry

Or create a death world rough riders piloting the most horrible monstocities of their homeworld - giant spiders, terroraxes, manslayer chymeras, swamp hydras lobotomized/drugged into submission with each beast having Fear, Toxic and whatever else needed for terror tactics.

Or housrule a creature with extremely narrow or weak but still useful psychic abilities (psyniscience, using precision telekinesis, being able to send visions to the rider)

Yes, you can play rough riders and be awesome

LOL the Lack of combat bike Rough Riders was something that really irritated me, since they exist in fluff, but apparently i was the only person who remembered that and could actually name a regiment that did that (Nusquan First).

LOL the Lack of combat bike Rough Riders was something that really irritated me, since they exist in fluff, but apparently i was the only person who remembered that and could actually name a regiment that did that (Nusquan First).

There's a Cadian regiment that uses dirt scramblers for rapid recon.

LOL the Lack of combat bike Rough Riders was something that really irritated me, since they exist in fluff, but apparently i was the only person who remembered that and could actually name a regiment that did that (Nusquan First).

Where were these guys mentioned?

BYE

LOL the Lack of combat bike Rough Riders was something that really irritated me, since they exist in fluff, but apparently i was the only person who remembered that and could actually name a regiment that did that (Nusquan First).

Where were these guys mentioned?

BYE

Second result on Google says The Last Ditch, the Commissar Cain novel.

Gaunt's Ghost also used outriders on bikes. (I think they got mentioned in Necroplis)

Where were these guys mentioned?

BYE

I was nijnjaed getting back to this, the Nusquan 1st was in The Last Ditch . Bike RR regiments and detachments get mentioned but not necessarily named in several sources, (Gaunt's Ghosts, Ciaphas Cain) including White Dwarf, which actually had a tutorial for modeling cadians on motorcycles for use as RR.

They also, I might point out, appear in the adventure that comes with the GM kit for this odd ball RPG called Only War . I really think all the various writers who work on it should be able to compare notes.