Orks vs Astra Militarum
A haphazard industrial sprawl towered over the bleak landscape spewing copious amounts of thick, oily smoke into the sky where it blotted out the sun in an ever-present polluted gloaming. The ramshackle nature of the complex gave the impression that a cyclopean fist had scooped up several mighty Adeptus Mechanicus manufactora only to hurl them with great force into the ground leaving a twisted mass of metal beyond all practical use. Yet the smoke and clamurous sound of industry betrayed the facilities operational status. The brave men of the Cadian 421st Shock Regiment advanced in open order towards their objective, heavy armour rumbling amidst their ranks, bayonets fixed and fingers tapping on trigger guards. It was the 38th day of the grand offensive that command had launched to drive the Orks into the acid sea and all signs pointed towards an Imperial victory. Casualties amongst the Astra Militarum were a mere 600,000 men lost, well within the Adeptus Munitorums projections and the 421st was advancing an incredible 12 miles a day, the mood amongst the Guardsmen was almost jovial, many joked they would be embarking on the next crusade within weeks though faced with the mountain of scrap that stood in their way many fell into grim silence. Despite the gains the Orks challenged the Imperium’s dominance of the sky, hundreds of fighta bombaz strafed and bombed the advancing regiments whilst dakka jets fought huge dog fights with Imperial thunderbolts and lightning interceptors. Such was the scale of the threat posed by the xenos airforces that the whole 421st had been retasked to capture or neutralise the main Ork airbase though in reality it had more in common with a forge fane of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Within the metal mountains twisted bowels hundreds of Meks fashioned warmachines of every conceivable type from the aforementioned aircraft to walkers, tanks, buggies and, most alarming of all, the initial assembly stages of several stompas. A sudden peal of thunder heralded the commencement of the Cadian preparatory bombardment. 200 earthshakers and medusas roared as one sending tons of ordnance arcing overhead to crash into the Mek fortress' flanks which was soon covered with dozens of fiery explosions. Huge sections of the complexes exterior began to collapse under the furious onslaught of the Astra Militarum’s artillery leaving gaping rents in its structure that spewed flames and smoke. The steady advance continued even as the Cadian armour lent its weight to the firestorm. The whine of overtaxed jet engines could be discerned as the Orks took to the skies to defend their base, dozens of crude yet effective flying machines rising quickly from the flames and making straight for the Cadian ranks. From the bowels of the factory sprawl came a wave of brutish walkers that clanked along almost comically on short pistoned legs and above it all a sound that drowned out even the volume of war, a cry given voice by thousands of alien throats;
"WAAAAGH!!"
Deployment: Dawn of War
Mission: No Mercy
Points: 1500
Death Korps of Krieg vs Necrons
The Watchmaster stamped his feet on the wooden slats across the trench floor, as he walked the line. It kept his blood moving, halting the cold bite of winter from sinking into his bones.
He silently observed his squad, as they prepared themselves for battle. Soldiers of the Death Korps of Krieg didn’t need encouragement, or last minute reassurances. To die for the God-Emperor was a solemn duty, to atone for transgressions of the past.
The Watchmaster gazed skyward, gentle snowfall resting on the lenses of his rebreather-mask. The grey cloud covered sky began to mix with hues of dark green and black, as erratic arcs of green lightning traced across the sky. The enemy was here.
Peering over the trench, he could see the relentless march of the Necrons, they moved across the snow laden ground in unison. He could hear no battlecries, no chants of war, the Watchmaster observed his foe with the same readiness as the cold machines that he now faced. It mattered not who he fought.
War was death.
Death was atonement
Deployment: Front Line Assault
Mission: Vital Intelligence
Points: 1500
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Necrons) ++
Dynasty Choice
. Dynasty: Sautekh
+ HQ +
Orikan the Diviner
Overlord: Resurrection Orb, Voidscythe, Warlord
+ Troops +
Immortals: 5x Immortal, Tesla Carbine
Immortals: 5x Immortal, Tesla Carbine
Necron Warriors: 18x Necron Warrior
++ Outrider Detachment +1CP (Necrons) ++
Dynasty Choice
. Dynasty: Sautekh
+ HQ +
Destroyer Lord: Resurrection Orb, Warscythe, Hyperlogical Strategist, The Orb of Eternity, Warlord
+ Fast Attack +
Canoptek Wraiths
. 6x Canoptek Wraith (Whip Coils): 6x Whip Coils
Destroyers
. 4x Destroyer: 4x Gauss Cannon
Destroyers
. 4x Destroyer: 4x Gauss Cannon
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - FW Death Korps of Krieg) ++
Regimental Doctrine: Death Korps of Krieg
+ HQ +
Death Korps Death Rider Squadron Commander: Death Korps Hunting Lance, Laspistol, Old Grudges, Warlord
Death Korps Marshal Karis Venner: Death Korps Orders, Momento Mori, Power sword
+ Troops +
Death Korps Infantry Squad
. 8x Death Korps Guardsman
. Death Korps Watch Master: Lasgun, Power sword
. DK Guardsman w/Special Weapon: Grenade Launcher
Death Korps Infantry Squad
. 8x Death Korps Guardsman
. Death Korps Watch Master: Lasgun
. DK Guardsman w/Special Weapon: Flamer
Death Korps Infantry Squad
. 8x Death Korps Guardsman
. Death Korps Watch Master: Lasgun
. DK Guardsman w/Special Weapon: Grenade Launcher
+ Elites +
Death Korps Combat Engineer Squad
. Combat Engineer Watch Master: Chainsword, Krieg Combat Shotgun
. 9x Combat Engineers: 9x Krieg Combat Shotgun
Death Korps Combat Engineer Squad
. Combat Engineer Watch Master: Chainsword, Krieg Combat Shotgun
. 9x Combat Engineers: 9x Krieg Combat Shotgun
Death Korps Commissar: Laspistol
+ Fast Attack +
Hellhounds
. Hellhound: Heavy Bolter, Turret-mounted Inferno Cannon
Hellhounds
. Hellhound: Heavy Bolter, Turret-mounted Inferno Cannon
+ Heavy Support +
Collossus Bombard
. Collossus Bombard: Heavy Bolter
Collossus Bombard
. Collossus Bombard: Heavy Bolter
++ Supreme Command Detachment +1CP (Imperium - FW Death Korps of Krieg) ++
Detachment CP
Regimental Doctrine: Death Korps of Krieg
Vigilus Defiant: Emperor's Fist Tank Company
+ HQ +
Tank Commander: Emperor's Fist, Heavy Bolter
. Command Battle Tank: Battle Cannon
Tank Commander: Emperor's Fist, Heavy Bolter
. Command Battle Tank: Battle Cannon
Tank Commander: Emperor's Fist, Heavy Bolter
. Command Battle Tank: Battle Cannon
Adeptus Mechanicus vs Red Corsairs
The Mechanicum proceeded to launch more of their landing ships, ready to drain the planet of it’s raw materials. From a nearby moon, nestled among a cluster of asteroids, Huron Blackheart, the Tyrant of Badab, watched from his ship, laying in wait with his Red Corsairs raiding fleet, like a pack of hungry predators.
Huron’s lighting claw flexed at the prospect of such rich plunder, he had no need for the raw materials yet to be mined from the planets surface, he wanted the Mechanicus themselves, whether as slaves, or spare parts, it mattered little…
The rooms electrical systems and servitors, infused with daemonic possession, began to writhe in fury, sparking and reaching out to find non-existent prey, Huron merely smirked. His Lord Discordant, Kuol Tevish had entered, his aura the cause of the mechanical upheaval within the room.
A loud distortion rang out as Kuol began to speak, the rooms apparatus fell silent.
“My daemonic engines hunger my lord” Huron didn’t reply, he remained fixated on the planet ahead.
Koul continued “Our supplies are low, we must…..”
“You will get your pickings from the iron bones of the mechanicum Kuol, pray to the Gods you use them wisely, or MY engines will hunger for more than parts…”
Koul bowed, knowing when not to push his masters temper.
As one, the Red Corsairs fleet came to life, as the pack began it’s hunt.
Deployment: Beachhead
Points: 1800
Deployment: Search & Destroy
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus) ++
Forge World Choice
. Forge World: Mars
Specialist Detachment: Servitor Maniple
+ HQ +
Belisarius Cawl
Warlord: Warlord Trait (Mars): Static Psalm-Code
Tech-Priest Dominus: Macrostubber, Volkite Blaster
+ Troops +
Kataphron Destroyers
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor Blaster, Plasma Culverin
Skitarii Rangers: Enhanced Data-Tether
. Ranger Alpha: Phosphor Blast Pistol, Taser Goad
. 6x Skitarii Ranger
. Skitarii Ranger (Arc Rifle): Arc Rifle
. Skitarii Ranger (Transuranic Arquebus): Transuranic Arquebus
Skitarii Vanguards
. 3x Skitarii Vanguard
. Skitarii Vanguard (Plasma Caliver): Plasma Caliver
. Vanguard Alpha: Radium Carbine
Skitarii Vanguards
. 3x Skitarii Vanguard
. Skitarii Vanguard (Plasma Caliver): Plasma Caliver
. Vanguard Alpha: Arc Pistol, Power sword
++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus) ++
Forge World Choice
. Forge World: Mars
Specialist Detachment: Cybernetica Cohort
+ HQ +
Tech-Priest Manipulus: Magnarail lance, Relic (Cybernetica Cohort): Doctrina Foreas Servo Skull
+ Elites +
Cybernetica Datasmith: Gamma Pistol, Power fist
+ Heavy Support +
Kastelan Robots
. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. . Two Heavy Phosphor Blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. . Two Heavy Phosphor Blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. . Two Heavy Phosphor Blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor Blaster
Kastelan Robots
. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. . Two Heavy Phosphor Blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. . Two Heavy Phosphor Blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor Blaster
. . Two Heavy Phosphor Blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor Blaster
Onager Dunecrawler
. Neutron Laser and Cognis Heavy Stubber: Cognis Heavy Stubber, Neutron Laser
Onager Dunecrawler
. Neutron Laser and Cognis Heavy Stubber: Cognis Heavy Stubber, Neutron Laser
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) ++
Dark Disciples: 2x Dark Disciple
Legion: Red Corsairs +3CP
+ HQ +
Dark Apostle: Benediction of Darkness, Mark of Tzeentch, Mutating Invocation
Huron Blackheart: Prescience, Reaver Lord, Warlord +1CP
+ Troops +
Chaos Space Marines: Icon of Wrath, Mark of Khorne
. Aspiring Champion: Bolt pistol, Chainaxe
. 11x Marine w/ Bolt Pistol, Chainsword
. Marine w/ heavy weapon: Autocannon
. Marine w/ heavy weapon: Autocannon
Chaos Space Marines: Mark of Slaanesh
. Aspiring Champion: Bolt pistol, Boltgun
. 3x Marine w/ Boltgun
. Marine w/ heavy weapon: Lascannon
Chaos Space Marines: Mark of Slaanesh
. Aspiring Champion: Bolt pistol, Boltgun
. 3x Marine w/ Boltgun
. Marine w/ heavy weapon: Lascannon
++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) ++
Field Commander
Legion: Red Corsairs +1CP
Specialist Detachment: Soulforged Pack
+ HQ +
Daemon Prince with Wings: Hellforged sword, Intoxicating Elixir, Reaver Lord Artefact, Warp bolter, Wings, Warptime
. Slaanesh
Lord Discordant on Helstalker: Baleflamer, Mark of Slaanesh, Master of the Soulforges, Mecha-serpents
. Helstalker: Techno-virus injector
+ Troops +
Chaos Cultists: Mark of Slaanesh
. 10x Chaos Cultist w/ Autogun
. 16x Chaos Cultist w/ autopistol and brutal assault weapon
. Chaos Cultist w/ special weapon: Heavy stubber
. Cultist Champion: Shotgun
+ Heavy Support +
Hellforged Leviathan Dreadnought: 2x Butcher cannon array, 2x Hellflamer, Slaanesh
Maulerfiend: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Slaanesh
Maulerfiend: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Slaanesh
Venomcrawler: Mark of Slaanesh
Death Guard vs Grey Knights
Never in a hundred battles had Brother Captain Montague come across a viler place than this. Plumes of sickly green smoke issued from craters in the ground, fumes so thick even his re-breathers had trouble filtering out the smell. Heaps of writhing, rotting flesh wriggled across the ground, finding other smaller pieces of rotting flesh and merging with them. The sound alone would be enough to drive a man to madness, let alone the sight of it.
This was an unholy, blasted place. A festering ground for Nurgle. The heartland of its country. And that was why he was here. With his retinue to support him him, Captain Montague had accepted the challenge of bringing the Emperor’s holy flame to cleanse this world. The Hammers of Titan would burn the rot all the way to its roots, not because they could not destroy it from orbit, but because to do so would risk spreading the infection to other systems.
And so, they had worked tirelessly, the Grey Knights spreading promethium flame on all they could find. Until they had gotten here. To this place. To the dark fortress at the heart of the heartland. They had expected Nurgle’s presence on this planet, but they had not expected to find a contingent of Death Guard here.
Not long after spotting the fortress did Montague’s company begin taking fire. Huge balls of molten rot flew through the air and struck the ground around him, blasting holes in his force. He sounded the charge, Strike Marines zipping out of reality and reappearing atop the fortress’ walls to hack at the Death Guard manning the ramparts.
This would be the last battle of his ongoing mission, the last push before the world could be cleansed in the God Emperor’s name. He would see it done, or he would perish in this place. For such was the way of the servants of Mankind.
Mission: Cut off the Head
Points: 1750
Deployment: Frontline Assault
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Death Guard) +++ HQ +
Lord of Contagion: 1. Revoltingly Resilient, Plaguereaper, The Suppurating Plate, Warlord
Malignant Plaguecaster: 1. Miasma of Pestilence, 6. Curse of the Leper
+ Troops +
Plague Marines
. Plague Champion
. . Codex: Plague knife, Plasma pistol, Power fist
. 14x Plague Marine w/ boltgun
Poxwalkers: 10x Poxwalker
Poxwalkers: 10x Poxwalker
+ Heavy Support +
Plagueburst Crawler: 2x Plaguespitter, Heavy slugger
Plagueburst Crawler: 2x Plaguespitter, Rothail volley gun
++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Death Guard) ++
+ HQ +
Daemon Prince of Nurgle: 1. Miasma of Pestilence, Hellforged sword, Plague spewer
+ Elites +
Blightlord Terminators
. Blightlord Champion: Bubotic Axe, Combi-flamer
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Blight launcher, Bubotic Axe
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
Helbrute: Twin lascannon
. Helbrute fist: Heavy flamer
Helbrute: Twin lascannon
. Helbrute fist: Heavy flamer
Helbrute: Twin lascannon
. Helbrute fist: Heavy flamer
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Grey Knights) ++
+ HQ +
Grand Master: 4: First to the Fray, Nemesis Daemon Hammer, Sanctuary, Storm Bolter, Warlord
Librarian: Nemesis Warding Stave, Purge Soul, Sanctuary, Storm Bolter
Lord Kaldor Draigo: Purge Soul, Vortex of Doom
+ Troops +
Strike Squad: Gate of Infinity
. 4x Grey Knight (Sword): 4x Storm Bolter
. Grey Knight Justicar: Nemesis Force Sword, Storm bolter
Strike Squad: Gate of Infinity
. 4x Grey Knight (Halberd): 4x Storm Bolter
. Grey Knight Justicar: Nemesis Force Halberd, Storm bolter
Strike Squad: Gate of Infinity
. 4x Grey Knight (Falchions): 4x Storm Bolter
. Grey Knight Justicar: Storm bolter, Two Nemesis Falchions
+ Elites +
Paladin Ancient: Banner of Refining Flame, Gate of Infinity, Storm Bolter and Falchion
Paladin Squad: Hammerhand
. 3x Paladin (Falchions): 3x Storm Bolter
. 2x Paladin (Halberd): 2x Storm Bolter
. Paragon: Nemesis Force Halberd, Storm Bolter
+ Heavy Support +
Land Raider Crusader: 2x Hurricane Bolter, Storm Bolter, Twin Assault Cannon
+ Dedicated Transport +
Razorback: Twin Lascannon
Razorback: Twin Lascannon
Razorback: Twin Lascannon
Genestealer Cult vs World Eaters
"The World Eaters rampage had gone unchecked for weeks. Behind them, they left a planet ravaged, scoured, and lashed. Wounded, and bleeding, the world itself cried out in pain with every inch the Khorne’s devout followers claimed for themselves. Villages, cities, fortresses had all fallen, their defences overrun as much by the traitor legion’s infernal machines as by their chainaxes and bolters.
Relentless, brutal, vicious, the forces of Chaos led by Kharn the Betrayer had found no opposition they couldn’t overcome. No wall they couldn’t tear down. No enemy they hadn’t been able to cut to pieces and plant on spikes for the rest of the planet to see. Until they entered Site X7K.
At first, the mining colony looked like any other had. Huge, hulking, metal monstrosities punched giant holes into the earth. Black smoke billowed from their engines as their drills pushed deeper and deeper into the planet’s mantle. The entire site seemed automated when the World Eaters’ boots began moving across the complex’s steel gantries. There wasn’t a soul in sight, not a single body to rip open and deliver to Khorne.
The site was useless, for the World Eaters had no use for the minerals being drawn up from deep within the planet’s surface. They would burn it all, and perhaps in doing so placate their number, who were growing weary for lack of slaughter. When the first shot came and ripped clean through one of the World Eaters’ near-impenetrable power armour, chaos itself erupted.
No one had seen the shooter. Demons of Khorne howled, infernal engines roared, and chain-axes revved, but the World Eaters didn’t know where to strike.
Another traitor marine fell, then another, and another. It wasn’t until the first infernal machine exploded, sending pieces of itself in all directions and crumpling into a pile of twisted metal that the forces of Chaos spotted their foe. The Genestealer Cult’s ambush had been perfect. From the shadows these mutated creatures watched the enemy flail in all directions, desperate to find something to strike down. They chittered at each other, relaying target priorities, strategic opportunities, and vulnerable assets to exploit, but in the end, there was a single unified force driving them all.
The Hive Mind itself guided these misshapen monsters, and she would not let her lair be burned."Deployment: Dawn of WarMission: Vital IntelligencePoints: 1000
++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (Tyranids - Genestealer Cults) ++
Cult Creed: The Bladed Cog
+ HQ +
Patriarch: Power: Mass Hypnosis, Power: Might From Beyond, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Biomorph Adaptation
+ Elites +
Purestrain Genestealers: 13x Purestrain Genestealer
Purestrain Genestealers: 12x Purestrain Genestealer
Purestrain Genestealers: 12x Purestrain Genestealer
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Tyranids - Genestealer Cults) ++
Cult Creed: The Bladed Cog
+ HQ +
Magus: Broodcoven Magus, Power: Mass Hypnosis, Power: Mind Control, Warlord Trait: Single-minded Obsession
Primus: Bonesword, Broodcoven Primus, Mark of the Clawed Omnissiah, Warlord Trait: Alien Majesty
+ Troops +
Acolyte Hybrids
. 4x Acolyte Hybrid
. Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cultist Knife
Acolyte Hybrids
. 4x Acolyte Hybrid
. Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cultist Knife
Neophyte Hybrids
. 11x Neophyte Hybrid
. 2x Neophyte Hybrid (Mining): 2x Mining Laser
. Neophyte Leader: Autogun, Autopistol
++ Auxiliary Support Detachment -1CP (Chaos - Daemons) ++
+ Fast Attack +
Flesh Hounds: 12x Flesh Hound
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) ++
Legion: World Eaters
+ HQ +
Chaos Lord on Juggernaut of Khorne: Bladed horn on Juggernaut of Khorne, Bolt pistol, Power axe, Slaughterborn, Talisman of Burning Blood, Warlord
Kharn the Betrayer
+ Troops +
Chaos Cultists: Mark of Khorne
. 9x Chaos Cultist w/ Autogun
. Chaos Cultist w/ special weapon: Heavy stubber
. Cultist Champion: Shotgun
Chaos Cultists: Mark of Khorne
. 9x Chaos Cultist w/ autopistol and brutal assault weapon
. Cultist Champion: Brutal assault weapon and Autopistol
Chaos Cultists: Mark of Khorne
. 9x Chaos Cultist w/ autopistol and brutal assault weapon
. Cultist Champion: Brutal assault weapon and Autopistol
+ Heavy Support +
Maulerfiend: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Khorne
Maulerfiend: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Khorne
Venomcrawler: Mark of Khorne
Adeptus Sororitas vs Thousand Sons
The last tank ruptured and exploded, sending a shockwave of sound throughout the battlefield powerful enough to silence it. The guardsman crawled on his stomach, clawing his way across the gantry not to escape the enemy, but to pick up his Lasrifle. Only a few more feet and he could start shooting again, start fighting again, not in the Emperor’s name, but in the name of the people who died around him today. Good people. Good soldiers who, when the dark unknown grew glowing green eyes and gnashing teeth, took up arms against it.
Another sound reached his ears. This time it wasn’t the thundering roar of cannon fire, but the howl of Bolter rounds as they flew over his head. Howling bolter rounds. Bullets possessed of Warpfire spat from the mouth of Bolters twisted by the warp itself. The thought was enough to make any man go insane, but not he. Not today.
Fingers stretching, he grabbed the back of his rifle, spun around, and searched for a target through the smoke and the haze. The air itself seemed to shimmer, to bend, to tremble. He swallowed hard, his mind anchored to the task at hand. There would be time to grieve later, when he joined his friends wherever they had gone. Right now, if he could only…
The sun reflected on armor made of blue and gold. It emerged through the smoke like a daemon, despite that which stood before him being a Space Marine. At least, it was once, many thousands of years ago. Already the guardsman could hear the whispers of daemons at his ears, clawing at the back of his mind, trying to get in. They were perhaps worse than the sight of the monster with the Boltgun, for at least it was a physical thing that could be shot at.
Steeling himself, the guardsman leveled his rifle. Roaring, he unloaded round after round of Lasrifle energy into the Space Marine, but his weapon wouldn’t bite into the beast’s armor. What was worse, when it did find a softer spot, it wasn’t blood that spilled from the gap—but dust.
So, it was true. They aren’t really men, only suits.
The Space Marine pulled his bolter up, and the guardsman found himself staring at the mouth of a dragon with Warpfire in its throat. The reaper was here, it was now his turn to enter the greatest unknown. He shut his eyes and breathed deeply. When the Boltgun spoke, his insides tensed like they’d been dipped in ice, but he was not dead.
He opened his eyes again, and watched the Space Marine fall to his knees, then slam to the ground with a hard thud. Behind the hulk stood not a man, but a woman clad in black armor. Her hair was as white as snow, her skin was fair, but her expression was hard; she had a soldier’s eyes. In one hand she held a bolt pistol, the muzzle still smoking. In the other, a power sword crackling with light.
“Get up, soldier,” she said, “The Saint is here. You are not dying today.”
Deployment: Hammer & Anvil
Mission: Four Pillars
Points: 1750
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Adepta Sororitas) ++
Geminae Superia
. 2x Geminae Superia: 2x Power sword
Order Convictions: Order: Our Martyred Lady
+ HQ +
Canoness: Bolt pistol, Power sword, Relic: Braizer of Eternal Flame, Warlord, Warlord Trait: 5. Indomitable Belief
Celestine
+ Troops +
Battle Sister Squad
. 3x Battle Sister
. Battle Sister w/ Special or Heavy Weapon: Flamer
. Battle Sister w/ Special Weapon: Flamer
. Sister Superior: Boltgun, Chainsword, Plasma pistol
Battle Sister Squad
. 3x Battle Sister
. Battle Sister w/ Special or Heavy Weapon: Flamer
. Battle Sister w/ Special Weapon: Flamer
. Sister Superior: Boltgun, Chainsword, Plasma pistol
Battle Sister Squad
. 3x Battle Sister
. Battle Sister w/ Special or Heavy Weapon: Flamer
. Battle Sister w/ Special Weapon: Flamer
. Sister Superior: Boltgun, Chainsword, Plasma pistol
Battle Sister Squad
. 3x Battle Sister
. Battle Sister w/ Special or Heavy Weapon: Flamer
. Battle Sister w/ Special Weapon: Flamer
. Sister Superior: Boltgun, Chainsword, Plasma pistol
Battle Sister Squad
. 3x Battle Sister
. Battle Sister w/ Special or Heavy Weapon: Storm bolter
. Battle Sister w/ Special Weapon: Storm bolter
. Sister Superior: Boltgun, Chainsword, Plasma pistol
Battle Sister Squad
. 4x Battle Sister
. Battle Sister w/ Special or Heavy Weapon: Heavy bolter
. Sister Superior: Bolt pistol, Storm bolter
+ Fast Attack +
Dominion Squad
. 5x Dominion
. Dominion Superior: Chainsword, Plasma pistol
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Meltagun
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Meltagun
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Meltagun
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Meltagun
Dominion Squad
. 5x Dominion
. Dominion Superior: Chainsword, Plasma pistol
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Meltagun
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Meltagun
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Meltagun
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Meltagun
Dominion Squad
. 5x Dominion
. Dominion Superior: Bolt pistol, Storm bolter
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Storm bolter
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Storm bolter
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Storm bolter
. Dominion w/ Special Weapon: Storm bolter
+ Heavy Support +
Exorcist: Hunter-killer missile
+ Dedicated Transport +
Immolator: Immolation Flamer
Immolator: Immolation Flamer
Sororitas Rhino: Hunter-killer missile, Storm bolter
Sororitas Rhino: Hunter-killer missile, Storm bolter
Sororitas Rhino: Storm bolter
Sororitas Rhino: Storm bolter
++ Super-Heavy Auxiliary Detachment (Chaos - Thousand Sons) ++
+ Lord of War +
Magnus the Red: Glamour of Tzeentch, Warptime, Weaver of Fates
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Thousand Sons) ++
+ HQ +
Ahriman: Doombolt, Infernal Gaze, Temporal Manipulation, Warlord
Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch: Dark Matter Crystal, Death Hex, Diabolic Strength, Force stave, Inferno Bolt Pistol
+ Troops +
Rubric Marines
. Aspiring Sorcerer: Force stave, Tzeentch's Firestorm, Warpflame Pistol
. 8x Rubric Marine w/ Warpflamer: 8x Warpflamer
Rubric Marines
. Aspiring Sorcerer: Force stave, Inferno Bolt Pistol, Tzeentch's Firestorm
. 4x Rubric Marine w/ Inferno Boltgun: 4x Inferno boltgun
Tzaangors: Brayhorn, Icon of Flame
. Twistbray: Tzaangor blades
. 29x Tzaangor w/ Tzaangor Blades
+ Elites +
Scarab Occult Terminators: Hellfyre Missile Rack
. Scarab Occult Sorcerer: Force stave, Inferno Combi-bolter, Weaver of Fates
. 8x Terminator: 8x Inferno Combi-bolter, 8x Powersword
+ Dedicated Transport +
Chaos Rhino: Combi-bolter52 Summoning Points
Thousand Sons vs Tyranids
Scores of Rubricae stood at parade ground attention, as motionless as statues, their ranks coiling and snaking to describe the rune of their god writ large with soulless warriors instead of ink. The inner ellipse was described by the hulking
Necrons vs Imperial Knights
Warhorns blared across the blasted land, shaking the very earth loose. Titanic feet thundered, cracking the ground beneath them. There was no need for subtlety here, for the enemy knew of their approach. No. The Castellan in command of the Knights force wanted instead to intimidate, to strike fear into the hearts of his foe.
It did not matter to him that his foe had no heart. That his foe had only metal where there should have been flesh. That his foe could not be shaken in this way. This was how battles had been fought for millennia. First you sound the drums of war, then you dance to the beat with Stubbers and Battle Cannons.
Across from the monstrous, lumbering line of Imperial Knights—their target—stood a dark monument crackling with green energy. A Monolith to the ancient enemy, the Necrons. The sky above the edifice was dark and sinister, black clouds swirling around a beam of light shooting into the heavens.
Beneath the Monolith, a legion of undead, mechanical warriors stood stoically against the march of the Imperial Knights. Thunder grumbled overhead. Arcs of lightning flashed, illuminating their metallic armour in ethereal shades of green. These warriors did not move. They did not flinch. They did not balk at the advancing Imperial forces. Instead they waited, standing as still as statues, their eyes hollow and dead.
Until the Overlord began to move.
His steps were slow, deliberate. He moved to the frontlines, a tattered cloak billowing behind him. His eyes burned with fiery, green light; defiant against the war machines encroaching on his domain. Slowly he raised the orb held in his hand, and he stared into its dark surface. By his will, the orb sparked to life, green whips of energy rippling out from inside.
Once again, he looked to the Knights, all the while slowly raising the orb in his hand. Behind him, a sea of dark eyes suddenly shone bright green, and the warriors in perfect synchronicity leveled their weapons as, around them, from underground, more mechanical constructs begun to rise.
Points: 1750
Mission: Resupply Drop (CA17)
Deployment: Frontline Assualt
++ Super-Heavy Detachment +6CP (Imperium - Imperial Knights) ++
Household Choice: Questor Mechanicus
. House Raven
+ Lord of War +
Armiger Warglaives
. Armiger Warglaive: Meltagun
Armiger Warglaives
. Armiger Warglaive: Meltagun
Knight Errant: Heavy Stubber, Reaper Chainsword, Thermal Cannon
Knight Paladin: Heavy Stubber, Thunderstrike gauntlet
. Rapid-Fire Battle Cannon w/ Heavy Stubber: Heavy Stubber, Rapid-Fire Battle Cannon
Knight Valiant: Character (Knight Lance), Heirloom: The Helm Dominatus, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Ion Bulwark
. One Siegebreaker Cannon and Four Shieldbreaker Missiles: 4x Shieldbreaker Missile, Twin Siegebreaker Cannon
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Necrons) ++
Dynasty Choice
. Dynasty: Sautekh
+ HQ +
Orikan the Diviner
Overlord: Resurrection Orb, Warscythe
+ Troops +
Immortals: 10x Immortal, Tesla Carbine
Necron Warriors: 18x Necron Warrior
Necron Warriors: 10x Necron Warrior
+ Elites +
Triarch Stalker: Heat Ray
++ Outrider Detachment +1CP (Necrons) ++
Dynasty Choice
. Dynasty: Sautekh
+ HQ +
Destroyer Lord: Artefact: The Veil of Darkness, Resurrection Orb, Warlord, Warscythe
+ Fast Attack +
Destroyers
. 6x Destroyer: 6x Gauss Cannon
Destroyers
. 6x Destroyer: 6x Gauss Cannon
Tomb Blades
. Tomb Blade: Shadowloom
. . Two Gauss Blasters: 2x Gauss Blaster
. Tomb Blade: Shadowloom
. . Two Gauss Blasters: 2x Gauss Blaster
. Tomb Blade: Shadowloom
. . Two Gauss Blasters: 2x Gauss Blaster
. Tomb Blade: Shadowloom
. . Two Gauss Blasters: 2x Gauss Blaster
. Tomb Blade: Shadowloom
. . Two Gauss Blasters: 2x Gauss Blaster
Death Guard vs Space Marines
Even through his re-breather, the Brother Sergeant of the Raptors forces could smell Nurgle’s putrid stench. He stalked slowly through the ruined city, his bolter held in a firm grip. Around him, ashes fell, dusting his ceramite armor. All was quiet and still. Peaceful. One of the many sounds of death.
Beneath his heel he crushed something that crumbled like it was made of wet clay. Turning his eyes down, he saw only a mess of blood and puss and tissue that may have once been a skull. The space marine scowled and faced his brothers.
“Burn it,” he said. “Burn it all.”
At once, his men carried out his orders. Flamers ignited, birthing fires of holy flame to burn away the stench of this place in the Emperor’s name. Where the fires poured, the darkness and the snow receded. Until it didn’t.
All at once, a deathly music erupted around the Primaris marines. The fire screamed in a way it shouldn’t, the darkness roared blasphemies cursing the God Emperor and all his children. When the first bolter round rang through the hollowed-out structure and struck the brother sergeant in the shoulder, he raised his weapon in return and fired wildly into the flames for he could not see the enemy.
Bolters sang their songs of pain and death, joined swiftly by the hum of molten plasma and a cacophony of nightmarish howls. The blaze of light disrupted the Primaris’ HUDs, making it almost impossible to acquire targets just long enough that a hulking, monstrous Death Shroud Terminator could close in before being spotted.
He was clad all in white, his body was a pillar of flesh, muscle, and armor infused by the corrupting power of contagion itself. No amount of bolter fire or purifying flames could make the Terminator’s aim falter. With one swift swipe, he cut the brother sergeant in half… and thus the first had fallen in a battle that would be as swift as it was bloody.
Mission: Beachhead
Points: 1750
Deployment: Search & Destroy
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Space Marines) ++
**Chapter Selection**: Raven Guard
+ HQ +
Captain: Chainsword, Jump Pack, Storm bolter, Teeth of Terra
Captain in Phobos Armour: 5. Target Priority, Camo cloak, Master-crafted instigator bolt carbine, Warlord
+ Troops +
Infiltrator Squad: 8x Infilltrator, Infiltrator Helix Adept, Infiltrator Sergeant
Intercessor Squad: Auxiliary Grenade Launcher, Bolt rifle, 4x Intercessor, Intercessor Sergeant
Intercessor Squad: Auxiliary Grenade Launcher, Bolt rifle, 4x Intercessor, Intercessor Sergeant
Scout Squad: 10x Camo cloak
. Scout Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Sniper rifle
. 9x Scout w/Sniper Rifle: 9x Sniper rifle
+ Fast Attack +
Bike Squad
. Biker Sergeant: Combi-flamer, Twin boltgun
. 2x Space Marine Biker w/Bolt Pistol: 2x Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon: Flamer, Twin boltgun
. Space Marine Biker w/Special Weapon: Flamer, Twin boltgun
+ Heavy Support +
Devastator Squad
. Space Marine Sergeant: Boltgun
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon
Devastator Squad
. Space Marine Sergeant: Boltgun
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Lascannon
++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (Imperium - Space Marines) ++
**Chapter Selection**: Raven Guard
+ HQ +
Captain on Bike: Power sword, Storm shield, The Burning Blade, Twin boltgun
+ Elites +
Aggressor Squad: 2x Aggressor, Aggressor Sergeant, Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets/Fragstorm Grenade Launcher
Contemptor Dreadnought: Combi-bolter, Dreadnought combat weapon, Kheres pattern assault cannon
Contemptor Dreadnought: Combi-bolter, Dreadnought combat weapon, Kheres pattern assault cannon
++ Super-Heavy Auxiliary Detachment (Chaos - Death Guard) ++
+ Lord of War +
Mortarion
++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Death Guard) ++
+ HQ +
Daemon Prince of Nurgle: 5. Putrescent Vitality, Hellforged sword, Plague spewer Warlord
+ Troops +
Plague Marines
. Plague Champion
. . Codex: Boltgun, Plague knife
. 11x Plague Marine w/ boltgun
. Plague Marine w/ Special Weapon: Plasma gun
. Plague Marine w/ Special Weapon: Plasma gun
+ Elites +
Blightlord Terminators
. Blightlord Champion: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Blight launcher, Bubotic Axe
Blightlord Terminators
. Blightlord Champion: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Bubotic Axe, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Balesword, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Balesword, Combi-bolter
. Blightlord Terminator: Balesword, Combi-bolter
Deathshroud Terminators
. Deathshroud Champion: Manreaper, Plaguespurt gauntlets
. 2x Deathshroud Terminator: 2x Manreaper
+ Heavy Support +
Plagueburst Crawler: 2x Plaguespitter, Rothail volley gun
Plagueburst Crawler: 2x Plaguespitter, Heavy slugger
World Eaters vs Imperium
Archive Ref:45/783RHO42.
Clearence: Omega Mortis
Author: Redacted
Archive: Damnatio Memoriae
Addendum: Sealed by The Most Holy Ordos of His Inquisition. Cited for deletion.
The following is an abstract of a report collated by Inquisitor [REDACTED] ref. suspected Heretic Astartes activity in the Luminar Sector at the coreward extreme of Segmentum Solar. The Luminar Sector plays host to the Kronus Rapids, a series of warp storms that have remained astrocartographically constant throughout the history of the Imperium but which also exhibit extreme temporal displacement in adjacent space. It is not uncommon for ships to crash out of warp space centuries after they were declared missing or even centuries in advance of the voyage being embarked (cross ref: [REDACTED]) in this region. Such was the notoriety of the Rapids effects that some more foolhardy ship masters tried to harness the time displacement to cut years off their journey times with often tragic results.
At the dawn of M42, as the opening of the Great Rift heralded an unprecedented increase in warp activity, the Kronus Rapids would become the stage for a highly curious and worrying action. Astropathic communication bearing archaic authentication hymnals and unequivicably false time stamps started being recieved throughout the Luminar Sector. Those few with the authorisation to recognise these coded identification rituals gasped in horror and sent urgent calls for aid and it was only due to the unnaturally high number of Inquisitors belonging to the Ordo Chronus stationed throughout the sector to combat the ill effects of the Rapids that the Astropathic messages were recognised at all. The Ordo Chronus specialises in mitigating the ill effects of warp related time travel and were therefore blessed with some of the most complete records outside of the data stacks of Holy Terra itself. In this treasure trove of ancient data lay a precise match for the unique identifiers presented by the obsolete astropathic communiques and that match prompted the pleas for aid. The signals belonged to the 346th expeditionary fleet of the Emperors Great Crusade! A force amounting to no less than 1 battalion of the XII Legion (World Eaters), 2 regiments of Artemezian Voltgiers, 3 grand cruisers and 12 escorts. A formidable assemblage of martial might capable of wreaking terrible slaughter uncomfortably close to the throneworld. That the 346th Expeditionary Fleet had been declared lost almost a decade before the events of Istvaan III or that the content of the Astropathic messages seemed to indicate that this force 10 millennia removed from their own time were still loyal and merely requesting aid from an Imperium that they still served mattered little it seems. Their sires and kins betrayal so long ago marked them for death by those they called on as friends.
Barely 2 weeks after the first astropathic messages had been recieved the Imperiums response arrived in the Luminar Sector. A trio of golden prowed War Galeasses bearing the aquilla and lightning bolt sigil of the Emeperor Himself and heralded by astropathic identification signals bearing the seal of no less personage than the Captain General of the Adeptus Custodes himself. How such a force had managed to make the voyage from Terra at such speed (Luminar lays three months warp travel from Terra) was highly speculated though many pointed to the ancient and highly advanced technologies evident in their magisterial vessels designs and in the Custodes pool of peerless Navigators, the best scions of the Navis Nobilite drafted to serve the throne. The golden trio of War Galeasses made best speed to the planetoid where the astropathic signals originated, the picket of navy frigates that had isolated and observed the 346th expeditionary fleet since its arrival gave way before the new arrivals undeniable authority. The 346th's once formidable void fleet lay scattered and in ruins in a path leading from the systems manderville point to the 2nd planetoid orbiting the local star. It was clear that beyond the extreme temporal displacement the warp had wreaked terrible damage on the fleets ships and killed most of its human compliment. The World Eaters themselves had descended to the planetoids surface to await the aid of their Imperium though what the Custodes brought was fire and death.
Here follows a detailed account of the action that followed:
Mission: Scorched Earth
Points: 2000
Deployment: Search & Destroy
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Adeptus Custodes) ++
+ HQ +
Shield-Captain: Sentinel Blade, Storm Shield
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike: Hurricane Bolter
+ Troops +
Custodian Guard Squad
. Custodian: Guardian Spear
. Custodian: Sentinel Blade, Storm Shield
. Custodian: Guardian Spear
Custodian Guard Squad
. Custodian: Guardian Spear
. Custodian: Guardian Spear
. Custodian: Guardian Spear
. Custodian: Guardian Spear
Custodian Guard Squad
. Custodian: Guardian Spear
. Custodian: Sentinel Blade, Storm Shield
. Custodian: Guardian Spear
+ Elites +
Allarus Custodians
. Allarus Custodian: Castellan Axe
. Allarus Custodian: Castellan Axe
. Allarus Custodian: Castellan Axe
. Allarus Custodian: Castellan Axe
+ Fast Attack +
Pallas Grav-Attack (Beta): Twin Arachnus Blaze Cannon
Pallas Grav-Attack (Beta): Twin Arachnus Blaze Cannon
Vertus Praetors
. Vertus Praetor: Hurricane Bolter
. Vertus Praetor: Salvo Launcher
. Vertus Praetor: Hurricane Bolter
++ Super-Heavy Auxiliary Detachment (Imperium - Space Marines) ++
+ Lord of War +
Roboute Guilliman: Warlord
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) ++
Legion: World Eaters
+ HQ +
Chaos Lord: Bolt pistol, Combi-plasma, Mark of Khorne
Chaos Lord in Terminator Armour: 3. Unholy Fortitude, Combi-bolter, Mark of Khorne, Power sword, The Murder Sword, Warlord
+ Troops +
Khorne Berzerkers
. Berzerker Champion: Plasma pistol, Power sword
. 3x Chainaxe and bolt pistol: 3x Chainaxe
. Chainaxe and plasma pistol: Chainaxe, Plasma pistol
Khorne Berzerkers: Icon of Wrath
. Berzerker Champion: Chainsword, Power fist
. 4x Chainsword and Chainaxe: 4x Chainaxe
Khorne Berzerkers
. Berzerker Champion: Plasma pistol, Power fist
. 3x Chainaxe and bolt pistol: 3x Chainaxe
. Chainaxe and plasma pistol: Chainaxe, Plasma pistol
+ Heavy Support +
Chaos Predator: Mark of Khorne, Predator autocannon
. Two lascannons: 2x Lascannon
+ Dedicated Transport +
Chaos Rhino: Combi-bolter, Combi-bolter, Mark of Khorne
Chaos Rhino: Combi-bolter, Combi-bolter, Mark of Khorne
Chaos Rhino: Combi-bolter, Combi-bolter, Mark of Khorne
Chaos Vindicator Laser Destroyer: Storm bolter
Hellforged Rapier Battery
. Hellforged Rapier and crew: 2x Chaos Space Marine Crew, Quad heavy bolter
. Hellforged Rapier and crew: 2x Chaos Space Marine Crew, Quad heavy bolter
. Hellforged Rapier and crew: 2x Chaos Space Marine Crew, Quad heavy bolter
++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) ++
Legion: World Eaters
+ HQ +
Chaos Lord in Terminator Armour: Combi-bolter, Mark of Khorne, Power sword
+ Elites +
Chaos Terminators: Mark of Khorne
. Chaos Terminator Champion: Combi-bolter, Power sword
. Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
. Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
. Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
. Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
Chaos Terminators: Mark of Khorne
. Chaos Terminator Champion: Combi-bolter, Power sword
. Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
. Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
. Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
. Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
Hellforged Sicaran: Heavy bolter, Khorne
. Lascannons: 2x Lascannon
