Deathwatch in The Dornian Heresy Universe

DeathwatchintheDornianHeresy
ByMkall
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TableofContents
Forward
Chapter1WelcometotheDeathwatch
OriginsoftheDeathwatch
TheDeathwatchLegion
DeathwatchAssets
DeathwatchCommandStructure
SpaceMarinesandtheDeathwatch
Chapter2JointheDeathwatch
AlphaLegion
BlackTemplars
DeathGuard
EmperorsChildren
IronWarriors
NightLords
ThousandSons
WordBearers
WorldEaters
Chapter3AdvancingthroughtheDeathwatch
Chapter4TraitorLegions
BlackLegion
BloodAngels
DarkAngels
IronHands
RavenGuard
Salamanders
SpaceWolves
Ultramarines
WhiteScars

Forward
ForgetallyouknowofthecurrentstateoftheImperiumofManinthe41stmillennium,foreventshaveturnedout
differentlythanwhatyoubelievetobetrue.ThistomedetailsthetrueHeresywhereDornturnedhisbackonthe
EmperorofMankindandhiswarriorsandthoseofothertraitorouslegionslaidsiegetoHolyTerra,onlytobe
pushedbackbyWarmasterHorusandthoseloyaltotheImperiumaftermanyyearsoffighting.Welcometothe
universewheremuchissimilarto,andyetcompletelyunliketheWarhammer40Kuniverseinwhichyouareused
to.ThisisthelegacyoftheDornianHeresy.
ThisbookpresentsanalternaterulesetforplayingtheDeathwatchRPGintheDornianHeresy,wheretheloyalist
SpaceMarinesweretheoneswhoturnedtheirbacksontheImperiumofManandthosewhohadturnedtraitor
stayedloyal.HeroicWordBearers,ThousandSons,NightLordsandtheirkindefendtheImperiumsintegrity
againstbloodcrazedSpaceWolves,vampiricBloodAngelsandisolationistUltramarinesamongotherChaos
taintedlegions.
Thisbookpresentsonlyasubsectionofloreneededtoplaythegame.Forthefullstoryandgreaterinsightinto
eachlegion,itishighlyrecommendedthatyoureadthesourcematerialtheDornianHeresywrittenbyAurelius
Rexfoundhere(ItseemsthatpartIImayneverseethelightofday,butindividualIndexAstartesarticlescanbe
foundhere.)
Thisdocumentcontains4chapters.ThefirstchaptercontainsanintroductiontotheDeathwatchasan
organization;howitcametobeandhowitoperateswithinahostilegalaxy.ChaptertwocontainstheLegionsof
theSpaceMarineswhichvolunteertheirservicestotheDeathwatch.Chapterthreepresentsnewspecialisations
foreachSpaceMarineLegion.Finally,chapterfourpresentstheChaosMarinesasenemiesforyourkillteamto
confrontandfighttodeterminetheultimatewinnerinthebattleforHumanity!
TheDornianHeresyisacreationofAureliusRexoverontheBolterandChainswordforums.Thiswas
createdwithhisblessing,althoughIvetakenpersonallibertieshereandthereasthelorerequired.This
documentdoesnotknowinglycontainanymaterialheldcopyrightbyFantasyFlightGamesorGamesWorkshop.
Forthisreason,youwillneedtheofficialFantasyFlightGames40KRPGbooksthatcontainthetextofreferenced
skills,talents,advancedcareers,etcetera.Yes,thisisannoyingforcingyoutocontinuouslyreferenceothertexts,
butIreallydontwanttoreceiveanylegalnotices.

Chapter1WelcometotheDeathwatch
TheImperiumofManasitexistsnowisoneborneofChaosandHeresy,afactthateven10,000yearshasnotbeen
abletodiminish.ItisthroughtheconstantvigilanceofManandhisAdeptusAstartesthathaspreventedits
collapsecompletely.EmboldenedbyrhetoricoffaithinTheEmperorandHatredoftheXenos,theaveragecitizen
happilytoilshislifeaway,assuredthatshouldthexenosattack,hewillstandindefence.
However,faithalonemakesapoorswordandshield,despitewhattheEcclesiarchypreaches.Thethreatsare
multitudeandtheImperiumisvast.TheImperialGuardandNavyregimentsaremany,butareunprepared.The
LegonesAstartesareformidable,butstretchedthin.Toproperlycombatafoethathasyettobeencountered
requiresaspecialkindofsolder,anditisthesesoldiersthattheDeathwatchcultivatesbeyondthesightof
humanity.
OriginsoftheDeathwatch
Asitsnamemaysuggest,theDeathwatchbeganwithintheDeathGuardLegion,afterthetragiclossoftheir
primarchMortarion,broughtaboutinnosmallpartbytheLegionsinabilitytoquestionthemotivesoftheir
commander.AftertheScouringwascomplete,theLegionreformeditsranksandmandates,devotinghalfofits
strengthtoprotectingtheImperiumfromXenosinfluence.Theharshfacthowever,isthatSpaceMarinesare
unabletounderstandtheintricaciesofnormalhumanity.WhiletheDeathwatchwasperfectlycapableof
defendingagainstanOrkWAAGH!orEldarraids,itwasunabletoproperlyinvestigatetheinfluxofxenos
technologyorpreventthesubtlecorruptinginfluenceofpsistalkersthatcouldnotbestoppedsimplybythrowing
moreAstartesfirepowerwithoutlevellingaplanet;somethingthattheDeathGuardonlyusedasalastresort.
Undeterredbythisrealisation,theDeathwatch,nowafullyautonomouschapterwithintheLegion,madethe
decisiontorecruitahumancorpsofinvestigators.SpurredbyMagnussinsultsthattheDeathGuardLegionwas
uninquisitive,thiscorpsofinvestigatorsbegantobecalledinquisitors.ItwastheirEmperorgivenmissiontoroot
outheresythatfesteredinthesocietiesthatmadeuptheImperiumandcutthemout,whileminimisingdamage
totherestofthegeopoliticalsphere.Overthecenturies,theirnumbersgrewandtheirpowerbecamefeared.
ThemerementionofanInquisitorialvisitwasenoughforgreatgeneralstosweatintheiruniforms,andmany
planetarygovernorswouldfleetheirstationratherthanfacethem.
WithnooversightfromtheLegionthatgavebirthtothem,andminimalacknowledgementfromtheHighLordsof
Terra,theseInquisitorsbecameaselfpolicingforcethatwassurprisinglyeffective.Themixofassertiveness,
initiativeandparanoiathatwasbredintoeachagentallowedtheorganizationtopurgeitselfofthosewhohad
becomecorruptedbytheveryheresiestheyhadpledgedtostop.
TheAgeofApostasy
TheDeathwatchandtheirInquisitorsoperatedwithoutsupervisionformillennia.TheDeathwatchstillcalled
themselvesDeathGuardbyname,butifonewastolookcloselytherewereveryfewlinkslefttotheirformer
legion.TheDeathwatchhadtheirownrecruitingandtrainingmethodsaswellastheirownpactswiththe
MechanicusandForgeworldstosupplythemwiththeirequipment.DeathwatchfortressesdottedtheImperium,
unrecordedinanyofficialcapacitybeyondtheirownshadowyrecords.Intruth,theDeathGuardweresatisfied
withthisarrangement,fortheDeathwatchwoulddothetasksthattheywerenotsuitedfor,butcouldcallonthe
LegionsaidforcombatoperationsagainstXenostargets,inwhichtheDeathGuardexcelled.
DuringM36,theImperiumbecamewrackedwithwarpstorms,isolatingsectionsfromoneanother.Itwasduring
thistimethattheWordBearersPrimarchLorgargavehislifeandtheLegionfellpreytothemachinationsofone
oftheirown;GogeVandire.HeseizedpowerofnotonlytheWordBearers,butoftheHighLordsofTerraandthe
Ecclesiarchy.ThewarpstormspreventedtheDeathwatchfromactingwithanygreatforceuntilitwasmuchtoo
lateandtheWordBearersownSebastianThorbecamethenewEcclesiarchoftheImperium.
TheHighLordsofTerradecreedthatthissocalledDeathWatchhadprovedinsufficientinpreventingtheHeresy
thatitwasallegedlyformedtocurtail.Decreesweremadetoseverwhatevertiesremainedbetweenthe
Deathwatch,theInquisitionandtheDeathGuard.FromthispointforwardtheInquisitionwouldanswertothe
HighLords,withtheDeathwatchasitschambermilitant.
Suchnewswasnotwelcomedeasily,butitdidnotstopthere.WiththeapprovalofSebastianThorandMagnus,
theDeathwatchwouldexpandtheirmembershiptoincludethosefromothertheotherlegions.Citingthe
Inquisitionsabilitytopoliceitself,itwashopedthatrepresentativesfromtheotherlegionscoulddothesame.
TherewasalsotheunsaidhopethatwithdifferentLegionsworkingtogethersoclosely,thattheycouldlearnfrom
oneanotherandtheAdeptusAstartescouldimproveasawhole.
TheDeathwatchLegion
Ittookmuchconvincing,especiallywiththehardlinerssuchastheEmperorsChildren,butThorandMagnushad
foreseensuchthingsandhadsewntantalisingoffersforeachlegion.Somegavetheiragreementquickly,suchas
theBlackTemplars,whooftenturntheirfocusbeyondtheImperiumandsawthepracticalitiesofthisalliance
immediately.TheWordBearerswereconvincedthatthiscouldbeameanstospreadtheEmperorslighttonew
systems,oronesthathadfallentoChaosandhadyettobereclaimed,andtheWorldEaterssawthewelcome
challengeoffacingfoesthathaveneverbeenencounteredbefore.EventheEmperorsChildrenwereeventually
swayedwhentheysawthearmouriesofpreheresywargearthathadbeenlongsealed.
UnexpectedresistancecamefromtheIronWarriorsandtheNightLords.ThesiegelordsoftheIronWarriorssaw
littleuseinaclandestineorganisation.Itwasanaffronttothemandtheirwaysofwar.Attemptsweremadeover
decades,untilfinallyachallengewasmade;iftheDeathwatchcouldsecurethexenosheldwarpriftstationinthe
CuldaressubsectorbeforetheIronWarriorscould,thenanalliancewouldform.WhiletheIronWarriorswerestill
marshallingtheirforces,threeDeathwatchKillteamsinsertedthemselvesintothestationandclaimeditinfour
cycles.WhentheIronWarriorsboardingtorpedoesbreachedthestation,theyfoundtheKillteamswaiting.
TheNightLordshaveproventobeafarmoredifficultandunpredictablelegiontodealwith.TheLegionboasts
verylittleinthewayofacommandstructurebeyondthecompanycaptains,makingnegotiatingatedioustask.
ThisismadealltheworseaseachNightLordwishestopurgeinjusticefromtheImperiumitself.Thisisnigh
impossibletodofromtheremoteareaswheretheDeathwatchoperate.Despitenoofficialpact,severalofthe
NightLordshavejoinedandservedwiththeDeathwatchovertheyears,buteachonesreasonswhyarevery
different.
TheAlphaLegionalsohavenoofficialpact,butthatistobeexpected.Theirlegionariessimplyarriveat
Deathwatchstagingareas,thatareusuallyclassifiedasAlphaBlacksecrecy.Howtheycometolearnofthese
locationsisoftenquestioned,butneveranswered.
DeathwatchAssets
ItisofnosurprisethatanorganizationthatconsistsofAdeptusAstarteswouldhaveanextensivearmouryoftop
qualityweaponsandgeartoeffectivelycombatanyfoethatcanbeencountered.WorkingwithAstartesofmixed
legionshasproventocausesomelogisticalproblemsearlyonintheDeathwatchsexistence.TheIronWarriors,
whohavebeeneffectivelyshunnedbytheMechanicus,requiretheirownarmouryandsupportequipment,and
thesearetobemaintainedbyLegionloyaltechsavantsastheAdeptusMechanicusrefusetotouchthem.Justas
difficultistheEmperorsChildrenstaunchrefusaltomakeuseofanypatternofequipment,evenbetter
equipment,whichwasnotinusebeforeorduringtheHeresy.Suchancientpatternsofweaponsandarmour
requireaveryspecializedsetoftalentsofAdeptusMechanicustechpriests,whomtheAdeptushavetoreluctantly
partwith.
TheDeathwatchisinpossessionofsomeofthemostformidablewarshipsandtechnologicallyadvancedstealth
ships.Thewarships,suchaseverythingelse,arecrewedbyDeathwatchhands.Indeed,severalexperiencednaval
officershavedisappearedfromofficialrecordsonlytoreappearcommandingDeathwatchships.Theseshipsare
usedonlyfortransportandthreatassessments.Captainandcrewaremadewellawarethatunlessspecifically
ordered,theyarenotallowedtosacrificetheirlivesinanymeaninglessencounterslesttheirfamilyand
descendantsforfivegenerationsbesubjectedtoDeathwatchrunlabourgangs.
TheDeathwatchreliesheavilyonsupportingassetsoftheImperialGuardandNavytoachieveanysortofmilitary
objectivethatextendsbeyondtheactionsofakillteam.TheydonotdirectlyemployanyLegionloyaltroopsaside
fromtheaforementionedIronWarriorstechsavants,muchtothechagrinofsomeoftheLegions:theIronWarriors
areknownfortheirusingtheirowncompaniesoftroopsandartilleryintheircampaigns.TheDeathwatch
maintainsseveraltreatieswiththeAstartesLegionsandcancalluponthemtoassistifneeded,howevertheseare
rarelyemployed.TheLegionshavealreadygiventheirsupportintheformofSpaceMarinesthatmakeupthekill
teams.
DeathwatchCommandStructure
Forthosewhokeeptrackofsuchthings,theDeathwatchhasbeencomparedtoamultilimbedbeingwithlimb
dissociativesyndrome.Inmorelaymansterms,thereisabrainthathaslittletonoknowledgeofwhereitslimbs
are,orwhatactionstheyareperforming.ThissuitsthenatureofthisLegionperfectly,ascompromisingone
operationwillnotcompromiseanyothers.Therearesomelocations,calledCollectiveHubs,whereinformationof
successfulorfailedoperationsarecollectedbyloyalastropaths,thencataloguedandreviewedbyscribes
searchingforsignsoflargerthreatsthatmaybeoverlookedbyasingleviewpoint.TheseCollectiveHubsare
hiddendeepwithinImperialterritory,buthiddenonstarchartsorwarproutes.
AsfortheCommandStructureoftheDeathwatch,itisveryeasytosaythatthereisnoneinthetraditionalsense.
WatchCaptainsaregivencommandofaverydefinedsectorofspace,withdetailsonknownthreatsand
assignmentshandeddowntothembythosewhoheldthepostpreviously.OtherWatchCaptainsaregiventhe
taskofdeployingintoanewsectorofspacewithminimalintelligence,andtopasswhateverinformationthey
receivetotheirdescendantsofcommand.WatchCaptainsaretypicallygivencarteblanchetooperatewithin
theirareasastheyseefit,fortheyhavebeenwiththeDeathwatchatleast50years,longenoughthateachis
trustedtomaintaintheLegionsvaluesovertheirownheritage.
Thereisanoverallcommandunitthatisrarelyseenexceptintimesofgreatconflict;TheEmptyOcted.TheEmpty
OctedreportsdirectlytotheHighLordsofTerraanddisseminatetheirLordsinstructionsthroughoutthe
Deathwatch.Despitethename,thereareonlyseventhatpermanentlysitonthiscouncil.EachoneaDeathwatch
veteranwhohasseenanddefeatedmanyfoesfirsthand,andorchestratedtheprotectionorsalvationofentire
starsystems.TheseSpaceMarineshaveabsoluteauthority,solongasthemajorityagree.Theeighthmemberof
theEmptyOctedisaDeathwatchrepresentativethatisclosetothematterbeingdiscussed.Thiscanbeanywhere
fromanewlyinductedDeathwatchMarinetoaDreadnaughtwhohasfoughtoverthecenturies.Itisthejobof
TheEighthtostatefactsaboutthematterathand.Oncecompleted,theotherswillcasttheirvotesandwill
committoacourseofaction.
BelowtheEmptyOcted,therearetheWatchCaptainswhopresideoverlargetheatresofoperations.They
coordinatethekillteamsandoverseethelogisticsofrunningthedaytodayoperationsoftheirsectorsofspace.
TheyaregivenagreatdealofautonomytoseethattheImperiumssecurityismaintained.
SpaceMarinesandtheDeathwatch
ItisobviousthatthemilitarystrengthoftheDeathwatchstemsfromtheSpaceMarinesthatcomprisethe
multitudeofkillteamsdeployedthroughoutthegalaxy.TheDeathwatchneverrecruitsSpaceMarines;insteadit
willacceptanyAstartesthatvolunteershisservice.TheindividualreasonforeachAstarteswarriorforjoiningis
uniquetothemandnotthebusinessoftheDeathwatchoranybattlebrotherofthekillteam,andsuchprivacyis
universallyrespected.ThemostcommonreasonsforjoiningtheDeathwatcharepenanceforafailure,anattempt
togainfurthercombatexperience,oranattempttoseekknowledge.Regardlessofthereason,anyMarinewho
returnsfromasuccessfultourofdutyisgrantedaspecialhonourandgainsprestigewithintheirLegion.
UponenteringtheDeathwatch,theSpaceMarinelosesallpreviousrankandstandingthathehadinhisLegion.
Captains,Lieutenants,Sergeants,orVeteranbattlebrothersaresimplyknownasbrothersintheeyesofakill
team.TraditiondictatesthattheMarinepaintshisarmourblackfromhelmettoboot.Personalflourishesor
scriptareoftenengravedinsilverduringthisprocessdependingontheMarinespersonality.Thereisnofastrule
totheblackarmour,buttheAstartesarestaunchsupportersoftradition.Therightshoulderpauldronbearingthe
Legionssymbolisunalteredandplacedontheleftsideofthearmourandtherightshoulderbearsanornate
pauldronofbrass,proudlybearingthesymboloftheDeathwatchasymbolofthebattlebrothersnewloyalties:
Deathwatchfirst,Legionsecond.
Onrareoccasions,aSpaceMarinewillapproachtheDeathwatchundercompleteanonymitytheirprevious
loyaltiesremovedforreasonsknownonlytothewarrior.TheseareacceptedintotheDeathwatchforaslongas
theywishtostayoncetheypassaninvasivemindprobefromDeathwatchlibrarians.Theybeareitherapersonal
crestor,moreoftenthannot,ablackpauldronandarereferredtoasaBlackShield.Despitebeingopenly
welcomedandtreatedaswellaseveryotherBattleBrother,aBlackShieldcanneverescapethesuspicionofhis
fellowSpaceMarines.Anyonenotwillingtodisclosetheirpastiseitheracowardoratraitor,andproving
otherwiseisnosmallfeat.
OncethebattlebrotherstourwiththeDeathwatchhasendedandhehasreturnedtohisLegion,heisfreeto
shareanyknowledgeortacticsgainedfromhistimewithhisLegion,howeverthedetailsofthemissionsthathe
undertookissworntosecrecywithintheDeathwatch.TheotheroptionistojointheDeathwatchpermanently.
Bydoingso,theBattleBrotherseversalltiestohisparentLegion.

Chapter2JointheDeathwatch
TheDeathwatchwouldbenothingwereitnotforthestrengthofarmsandspiritthataretheSpaceMarinesthat
composeit.Thischapterpresentsmanydifferentoptionsforcreatingawidevarietyofcharactersfromthenine
LoyalistLegions.NotethateachLegioniscomposedofseveralthousandSpaceMarinesanditisimpossibleto
encompasseverypossiblecharacterwiththeserules.Ifthecharacteryouwanttoplaycannotbeaccurately
representedbytheruleshere,consultwithyourGM,orperhapsutilizetheChapterCreationrulesfoundwithin
Deathwatch:RitesofBattlebook.
LegionComposition
EachSpaceMarineLegionmaintainsasimilarstructuretowhatitwasbeforeandduringtheHeresy.EachLegion
iscommandedbyaLegionMasterandistypicallysplitintoseveralGrandCompanies.Eachcompanyisledbya
captain,andtraditionallycontainsabout1,000Astarteswarriors.ThisnumbervariesbetweenLegionsIron
WarriorsCompaniesareupto5,000MarinesandCompaniesoftheThousandSonsareusuallysmallerdueto
limitationswiththeirgeneseed.Withineachcompany,lieutenantsoverseethedirectoperationsofabout100
marines,andsergeantscontrolsquadsofabout10SpaceMarines.
EachLegionisgivenitsordersfromtheLegionmasterwhenneeded,butusuallyhascarteblanchetotraveland
makewarwheretheyseefit.CertainCompaniesmaintainstrongholdsinunstablepartsoftheImperiumwhile
othersarespacebornfortheirentireservice.Forthisreason,eachcompanyisresponsibleforrecruitingand
trainingitsownrecruits.RepresentativesoftheLegionMaster,calledEnvoys,frequentlytravelbetweeneach
companytoensuretheLegionscombatdoctrineisbeingadheredto,buttherearestillwidelyvarying
interpretationsbetweeneachcompany.
OptionsPresented
Aseachlegioncontainsthousands(usuallyhundredsofthousands)ofSpaceMarines,thischapterpresentsseveral
differentoptionsforcreatingwidelyvaryingspacemarinesfromthesameLegion.Somelegionspresentdifferent
optionsforattributebonuses,whileothersmaypresentadifferentsystemofdecidingtheSkillsandTalents
associatedwiththeCharacter.ItisnearlyimpossibletoencompassthewidevarietyofSpaceMarinesthatcould
befoundintheImperium,andthusitisencouragedtoconsulttheGMandusetheRitesofBattleguideforcustom
Chaptercreationandusetheendproductasarepresentationofoneoftheninelegionspresentedhere.Ifnothing
appeals,perhapsutilizinganexistingDeathwatchRPGchapterandimportitasaBlackShieldcharacter,sincethe
Deathwatchinthisrealityissolelyundertheircontrol.

AlphaLegion
Investigate,Infiltrate,Debilitate,Exterminate.
CreedofHydraCellEriot
Homeworld:Fleetbased
LegionStrength:Unknown
TypicalCombatRole:CovertEnforcementandBattlefieldAssistance
ThoughtlosttotheImperium,theAlphaLegioninsteadhasbrokenthemselvesintosmallautonomouscellsand
overseesthestrengthoftheImperiumbyrootingoutitsrottingunderbellyofxenosinfluenceandChaoscults.
Theyworkintheshadows;unseenanduncredited.ManyoftheImperiumsgreatestvictoriesareadirectresultof
theirsilentmachinations.
ALegionLost
AftertheDornianHeresy,greatwarfleetswerelaunchedintoUltimaSegmentumtosearchfortheAlphaLegion,
whohadinfiltratedthesegmentumtodestabilizetheUltramarinesstranglehold.TherewasnosignoftheLegion
however,andreportsthattheUltramarinesPrimarchhasslainAlphariusincombat.Afternocontactwasmade,
andfleetsoftheUltramarinesandtheirsuccessorChaptersprovingtoomuchfortheImperialFleetswhowerestill
recoveringfromtheirlossesbattlingDornandhishereticalallies,theImperiumdeclaredthewholeoftheAlpha
Legionkilledinaction.OnTerratheBellofLostSoulstolled100timesforeachmemberoftheLegionand1,000
timesforthelossofthePrimarchAlpharius.WiththeirnamescarvedintotheWallsofTheLost,thelastrecorded
mentionoftheAlphaLegioninanyformwithintheImperiumofManwaswritten.
YearspassedandtheImperiumcontinuedtorebuildwhenAlphariusarrivedonTerraunannouncedandexplained
totheHighLordsofhisLegionsoperations.ItwashiswarningsthatallowedtheImperiumtotrapandcapture
GullimanandimprisonhimforeternityinthearchivesbeneathTerra.Alphariuswasgivenleavetoreturntohis
operationsandthepromisethattheAlphaLegionsworkwouldcontinuetobeunsungforaslongastheImperium
remained.
SecretsAbound
OnlycertaintoprankingmilitaryofficialsfromwithintheImperiumevenknowoftheAlphaLegionssurvival.
IndeeditiscommonknowledgethattheirLegionhadperishedduringtheHeresy,somethingwhichtheAlpha
Legionactivelyencourages,foritmakestheirenemiesevenmorecomplacentandignoranttotheLegions
continuedexistence.Afterall,whocanexpecttomeetanenemyifthatfoehadperishedmillenniaago?
ThoserarefewwhohaveinteractedwiththeAlphaLegiondescribeatightknitgroupofwarriorswhospendmore
timeonbrainstormingthantheydidincombat.TheLegionseemtocommunicateprimarilybycodephrases,hand
signals,orpatternedflashingoflightsbehindtheirhelmetsopticlenseswhilebehindenemylines.Unlikeother
Legions,whoproudlyboastabouttheirgreatestvictoriesandweartheirachievementsontheirarmour,theAlpha
Legionappearinstarkcontrastwearingonlytheirdarkbluesuitsofpowerarmourunadornedwithsuchthings.
EventheirLegionemblemisabsentunlessceremonycallsforit.Theyrefusetospeakoftheirpastoperationsto
anyonebuttheircellscontrollers.Eventhehumanstheyemployintheoperationcellsknowverylittleabouttheir
Astartesmasters.
Recruitment
TheLegionisfleetbased.ManysaythisistohidetheLegionshomeworld,whichisinparttruefornoonebut
Alphariusandhismosttrustedadvisorsknowofitsexistenceandlocation.Themainreasonhoweveristorecruit
fromallovertheImperiumtoincorporatealldifferenttypesofpersonalexperiencesandmindsintotheAlpha
Legion.DiversityandquicknessofthoughtarenecessitiesfortheoperationsperformedbytheLegion;qualities
notfoundinvastenoughquantitiesiftakenfromasingleworld.Cellcommandersareencouragedtorecruitfrom
withintheircellshumaninvestigatorswithafocusonthosewhopossessarazorsharpmindandagiftfortactics.
Martialskillscanbetaught,butimaginationandadaptabilitycannot.
CombatDoctrine
TheAlphaLegionhashonedtheartofcovertwarfareintoitsmostdeadlyform.Eachsquad,usuallyreferredtoas
ahydracell,actsautonomouslywithintheImperiumunlessalargeoperationistakingplace.Thehydracellis
composednotonlyofSpaceMarines,butgroupsofhumanoperativesthatareasextensivelytrainedinespionage
astheAstartes.Thehumansarethefrontrunnersonmostoperations,foranunarmouredSpaceMarineisquite
obvious.OnlywhentheAlphaLegionhasalltheinformationandhasdevisedatleastthreedifferentoperational
guidelinesbasedonvariableswilltheycommence.OnlywhentheLegionisfullyinformedabouttheirtargetwill
theytakestepstoeliminateit.TheLegiondoesnotengageinopenassaults,forthatindicatesafailuretoadapt.
Insteaditattemptstoengageinactsofsabotageandcovertassassinationstoseeanyenemyunitselfdestructin
internalconflicts.Thehumanoperativestakeanactiveroleinthistoo,usuallyactingasinstigatorsofrebellion,or
actingasahighrankingopposingofficialtosowfurtherconfusionatthemostopportunetimes.
ShouldtheAlphaLegionengageincombat,theywilldosobearingthecoloursofanotherLegion.Victoriesoften
attributedtotheBlackTemplars,IronWarrior,ortheWordBearersareactuallytheworkoftheAlphaLegion.The
Legionhaselitesoulhardenedwarriorcellswhotakeonthecolours,sigilsandliveriesofChaostoforeseethe
downfallofTheGreatEnemy'splansaroundTheEyeofTerror.ThesesocalledIronSnakesriskcorruptionona
dailybasisandmanyarelost.TheAlphaLegionhaslearnedthehardwayeventhemostsimplestofChaossignsis
enoughtodrawoftheDarkGods.
Pasts
1UnseenbutnotUnfelt:Yourcellinfiltratedafortressheldbycompaniesoftraitorguardsmenandbegunto
assassinatekeypersonnelandmunitions,incitingastruggleforcontrol.BythetimetheImperialGuardarrivedto
stormthefortresstherewaslittleinthewayofmeaningfulresistance.Theresultingvictoryresultedinmany
promotionsamongtheregiment.Therewasnorecognitionofyourcellsinvolvement,whichisjustasitwas
intended.
2UnderDifferentColours:Workingwithanotherhydracellalreadyinplace,yourcelldonnedthecoloursofthe
gloriousWordBearersandattackedtheslaveworldofCannis.Asplanned,theothercellsagentshadorganizeda
revolutiontocoincidewiththeassault.Casualtieswerehigh,butthedaywaswonbythehumanslaves,withonly
alinementiontothearrivaloftheWordBearers.
3IntoUltramar:ItsasadfactthattheAlphaLegionspresenceinUltramarisntashighorasthoroughas
Alphariuswouldprefer.YourhydracellhasbeenworkingbehindSegmentumUltramarsironcladdefencesfor
decades,sowinguncertaintyandrebelliononmanyworlds.Ithasbeenmanyyearssinceyouhaveheardfrom
anothercell,butitisoflittlecauseforconcern.
4ChaosOperative:DonningthecoloursandsymbolsofthehatedSpaceWolves,youinfiltratedawarbandof
theKhorneworshippinghereticsalonewiththeintentofsabotagingtheirbloodfleets.Theplanwasgoingwell
untilyouwerediscoveredbyoneoftheirbloodpriests,forcinganimmediatechangeofplansandatactical
withdrawaltoawaitingship.Onlyhalfofthefleetwassabotaged,butitwasenoughforanearbyImperialNavy
fleettobeherdedintoaninterceptcoursetodestroythesavagesonceandforall.
5SnakeHandler:Yourdutiesinvolvedoverseeingthehumanoperativesthatworkwithyourhydracell.You
lecturedthemintacticsandintheartofstealthandcombat.Underyourtutelage,theseloyalmen,womenand
childrenperformedtheirdutiesadmirablyinthefield.Youreceivedararecommendationwithinthecellforyour
handlingofyourlittlevipers
DemeanourManyHeads,OneBody
ManyHeads,OneBodyisaDemeanour(pg32DW)uniquetotheAlphaLegion.
TheAlphaLegionhassmallcellsspreadthroughouttheImperiumandintotherealmsbeyondconstantlyonguard
forthreatstotheImperiumandproceedingtointerdictthesethreatsbeforetheycanfullymanifestthemselves.It
isverydifficultforaLegiontostaycohesiveandtruetotheirPrimarchsvisionwiththistypeofdeployment,but
theAlphaLegionhasrarelystrayedintheirdevotion.TheImperiumdoesnotknowoftheirexistenceanditisa
situationwithwhichtheAlphaLegionwishestocontinue.ThisidealmeansthatmanyoftheAlphaLegionare
secretiveandadeptatspinningliesaseasilyasaspiderspinsaweb.Theyarecharismatic,whichoftenbeliesa
strongtacticalmind.
AttributeBonuses
AlphaLegioncharacterschooseonesetofstartingbonuses:
SnakeHandler: +5Perceptionand+5Fellowship
PoisonViper: +5Agilityand+5Intelligence
HydraHead: +5Intelligenceand+5WillPower.
StartingSkills
AlphaLegioncharactersaretrainedinanytwoofthefollowingskills:Deceive,Shadowing,SilentMove,orSecurity
SkillsandTalents
AlphaLegioncharactersreceivetheirLegionSkillsandTalentsfromtwolists.ThefirsttableTable1isavailable
toallAlphaLegioncharacters.AsecondtableTables2through4ischosenbasedonthesetofstarting
attributeschosen.
Table1AllAlphaLegionCharacters:
Advance Cost Type Prerequisites
Charm 400 Skill
Charm+10 400 Skill Charm
Ciphers(any)* 200 Skill
Ciphers(any)+10* 200 Skill Ciphers(samegroup)
Deceive 300 Skill
Deceive+10 300 Skill Deceive
Lore:Common(AdeptusAstartes) 300 Skill
Lore:Common(AdeptusAstartes)+10 300 Skill Lore:Common(AdeptusAstartes)
Lore:Common(AdeptusAstartes)+20 300 Skill Lore:Common(AdeptusAstartes)+10
Lore:Forbidden(AdeptusAstartes) 300 Skill
Lore:Forbidden(AdeptusAstartes)+10 300 Skill Lore:Forbidden(AdeptusAstartes)
Shadowing 400 Skill
Shadowing+10 400 Skill
SilentMove 300 Skill
SilentMove+10 300 Skill SilentMove
SilentMove+20 300 Skill SilentMove+10
Tactics(ReconandStealth) 400 Skill
Tactics(ReconandStealth)+10 400 Skill Tactics(ReconandStealth)
Tactics(ReconandStealth)+20 400 Skill Tactics(ReconandStealth)+10
CombatFlexibility** 1000 Talent Int35
ConcealedCavity 500 Talent
InfusedKnowledge 1000 Talent Int40
*:Maybetakenmultipletimes,eachtimechoosingadifferentsubgroup
**:Maybetakentwice
Table2SnakeHandler:
Charm+20 400 Skill Charm+10
Command 400 Skill
Command+10 400 Skill Command
Deceive+20 300 Skill Deceive+10
Scrutiny 300 Skill
Scrutiny+10 300 Skill Scrutiny
IronDiscipline 500 Talent WP30,Command
IntotheJawsofHell 500 Talent IronDiscipline
Table3PoisonViper:
Awareness+10 200 Skill Awareness
Awareness+20 200 Skill Awareness+10
Demolitions 400 Skill
Demolitions+10 400 Skill Demolitions
Concealment+10 300 Skill Concealment
Concealment+20 300 Skill Concealment+10
Security+10 400 Skill Security
Talented(Disguise) 500 Talent
Mimic 700 Talent
Paranoia 600 Talent
Table4HydraHead:
Command 300 Skill
Command+20 300 Skill Command+10
Inquiry 400 Skill
Inquiry+10 400 Skill Inquiry
Lore:Forbidden(Heresy) 400 Skill
Lore:Forbidden(Heresy)+10 400 Skill Lore:Forbidden(Heresy)
Lore:Forbidden(TheTraitorLegions) 300 Skill
Lore:Forbidden(TheTraitorLegions)+10 300 Skill Lore:Forbidden(TheTraitorLegions)
StalwartDefence 800 Talent
UnbowedandUnbroken 1000 Talent Fel40
UnshakeableFaith 800 Talent
NewTalent
CombatFlexibility
Benefit:TheAlphaLegiontrainsextensivelyinallformsofcombatbutwillpayparticularattentiontowhichever
skillsmayberequiredinthetaskahead.Atthestartofamission,thecharactermaybecometrainedinoneofthe
listedskillsandoneofthelistedtalents.Ifthecharacterisalreadytrained,thentheskillincreasesby+10toatotal
modifierof+20.Talentsmaybechosenevenifthecharacterdoesnotmeettheprerequisites.Neithertheskills
nortalentsgainedinthisfashioncountasprerequisitesforothertalentsorskills.Oncechosen,thecharacter
cannotmakeanychangesuntilthenextmission.
Skills:Acrobatics,Climb,Contortionist,Drive(Any),Performer(Any),Search,Survival,Wrangling
Talents:Blademaster,CombatMaster,Counterattack,DualShot,DualStrike,FleshRender,HipShooting,
Marksman,StreetFighting,SureStrike,WallofSteel

Trappings
ProvingMemento
WhileitisdictatedthatwarriorsoftheAlphaLegiondontbearidentifyingmarks,itiscommonforindividualsto
keepasmallmementooftheirmissionsperformedforthelegionwhentheywerestillmerelyhuman.
GrenadePin:Allgrenadesdeal1additionalpointofdamage.
CarvedArmBone:+3toallLeadershipTests
VehicleComponent:+3onallDriveTests
DistinguishedCut
TheonlymarkthatiswornregularlyonanAlphaLegionnairesarmourisknownasaDistinguishedCutwhich
adornsthebreastplateinapatternuniquetothewarrior.Itrepresentsthewarriorshistoryofservicetothe
Legionandmayonlybestartedafter50yearsofearningtheirblackcarapace.MostAlphaLegionwarriorstake
greatcarewiththeirDistinguishedCutstomakeituniqueandtopassitoffassimplebattledamagetothe
untrainedeye.Wearingthiscutgrants+2toallFellowshipbasedskilltestswhendealingwithotherAdeptus
Astartes.
Relic
FangHood
OneofthefewrelicsremainingoftheearlydaysofAlphariussinfiltrationintoGullimansdomainofUltramar
Segmentum.Thishoodandcowlfashionedintotheshapeofasnakesopenmouth,isdesignedtofitovertopof
anAstarteshelmet.Whileworn,theancientaupsexunitembeddedintothehoodinterfacewiththeSpace
Marinestogranthimadditionalscanningcapabilities.Whileworn,theFangHoodgrantsa+10bonusto
AwarenessandSearchtests.Inaddition,thewearergainsa+10bonustoBStestsoncalledshotsanddealsan
additional2pointsofdamagewithanywieldedweapon.
Cost:50Req;Hero
SoloMode
DeadlyStrike
AlphaLegionSpaceMarinesareadeptatmovingunnoticedandkillingtheirtargetswithasingleblow.Thisability
canonlybeusedwhenthecharacterisnotactivelymasqueradingasanotherlegion.
Rank1:Whenrollinginitiativeagainstsurprisedenemies,thecharacteradds2tothetotalandadds2damageto
thefirstattackagainstanysurprisedenemy
Rank3:CalledShotsagainstunawareopponentsmaybemadeata10penaltyinsteadof20.
Rank6:Againstunawareorsurprisedenemies,increasepenetrationvaluesofallthecharacter'sweaponsby2.
UnderAnotherBanner
TheAlphaLegionoftenwearthecoloursofanotherLegioninordertomasktheirexistenceonthebattlefield.
WhilethecharacterismasqueradingasaSpaceMarineofadifferentLegion,hemayusethatLegion'sSoloMode
andSquadModeabilities.Theeffectiverankistwolessthanthecharactersactualranktodeterminetheeffects
ofeithermode.ThecharactermayjoinintotheeffectsofSquadMode,countingastheLegionheiscurrently
masqueradingas,solongastheotherMarinesareunawareofthecharacter'strueallegiance.
SquadModeAttack
CoordinatedSneakAttack
Action:MoveAction Cost: 3 Sustained:Yes
Accustomedtofightingintheshadowswithnocommunicationbetweenthem,thoseoftheAlphaLegionare
capableofperformingextremelycoordinatedactions.Whilethismodeissustained,allAlphaLegionBattle
BrotherswithinsupportrangedonotsufferpenaltiesformovingwithSilentMove.
Improvements:Atrank4,theBattleBrothermayactinsameinitiativeoftheKillTeamLeader,returningtohis
originalplaceintheorderaftertheSquadModeceases.

SquadModeDefence
StrikeFeint
Action:FullAction Cost: 3 Sustained:No
TheAlphaLegionrarelyfightonthedefensive,preferringtostrikeatargetanddisengagebeforeaproper
counterattackcanbearranged.AllAlphaLegionBattleBrotherswithinsupportrangemayimmediatelyeither
makeafullattackorachargeattackandthenproceedtomoveuptotheirfullAgilitybonuswithoutprovoking
attacksfromthetargettheyjustattacked.Anytargetthatwasdealtdamagebyachargeattacklosesanyfurther
Reactionsuntilitistheirturnagain.
Improvements:Thisabilitycannotbeimprovedupon.
Primarch'sCurseWeightofAHundredMasks
TheAlphaLegionareexperiencedinworkingforyearswithoutanyexternalsupportfromtheImperiumofMan.
Whiletheyaremasterfultacticians,superiorstrikewarriors,andsubterfugeexperts,suchamentalitykeptupfor
solongwithoutreprievecanslowlywearawayateventhemosthardenedwarriorsspirit.Ifleftunchecked,a
BattleBrothermaybecomeoverwhelmedwiththerequirementsofbeinganAlphaLegionandsufferaschism
wherehecastsasideallpretenses.
Level1BettertoBeHidden:
TheBattleBrotherhaslayeredhimselfbehindamyriadofdisguisesandhashiddeninthedarkcornersofthe
universesooftenthatbothareaconstantcompaniontohim.TheBattleBrotherwillalwaysdohisbesttoeither
hidefrombothalliesandenemieswhetherthatsphysicallyhidingoradoptingconstantlyshiftingdisguisesisup
totheplayerandmaychangeconstantly.
Level2DesperateHoldtoDoctrine:
TheBattleBrotherrefusestotakepartinanyplanthatheseesasbeingarepetitionofaprevioustactical
engagementunlesshepassesaHard(20)WillpowerTest.
Level3Schism:
TheBattleBrotherisliterallynolongerhimself.Theevermalleablerequirementshavefinallyoverwhelmedhim.
TheBattleBrotherwilldiscardallpreviousdoctrineandfightsplainandopenly.AnyattempttheBattleBrother
takestomaskhispresencebylying,hiding,ormovingsilentlyrequireaVeryHard(30)WillpowerTesttoperform.
TheBattleBrotherhasneverfeltsounrestrictedinhisentirelifeasaSpaceMarine.
PsychicPowers
QuickChange
Cost:500XP Prerequisites:N/A Action:Full
Opposed:No Range: 5metresxPR Sustained:Yes
Description:WhilethoseoftheAlphaLegionprefertousesurgery,augmentation,orcosmeticstoaltertheir
appearancesforlongmissions,sometimescircumstancescallforanimmediatetemporarysolution.TheLibrarian
orawillingallywithinrangeimmediatelychangeshisphysicalappearancestothatoftheLibrarianschoice.The
charactersphysicalbuildcannotbechanged,howeverclothingcanbealteredandaugmeticsorweaponscanbe
hiddenorfaked.AnyonepassingaDifficultPsyinicience(30)testmaydetectthedisguiseandseethroughit.
SightbyProxy
Cost:1000XP Prerequisites:WP35+ Action:Free
Opposed:Yes Range:10 metresxPR Sustained:Yes
Description:Thebestsourcesofinformationarethosewhodonotevenknowtheyarerelayinginformation.By
reachingintheirminds,theLibrarianisabletoseeexactlywhatthetargetisseeingthroughtheirowneyes.While
sustained,theLibrariancannotmakeuseofhisownsensesandhasnodirectcontroloverthetarget.Hecannot
defendhimself.TheLibrarianmuststaywithinrangeofthetargetorthepowerwillcease.Ifthetargetsucceeds
theopposedWPtest,itknowsthatsomethingwastryingtoenterhismind,butnotthelocationoftheLibrarianor
forwhatpurpose.

Snakepit
Cost:2000XP Prerequisites:WP45+ Action:Full
Opposed:No Range:10 metresxPR Sustained:Yes
Description:TheLibrarianchoosesanumberofadjacentsquareswithinrange.Thegroundopensuptoreveal
thousandsofsnakesofallcoloursandsizeseagerlyawaitingtofeedonthoseabove.Anyoneonthosesquares
mayimmediatelyusetheirReactiontomakeaHard(20)AcrobaticsTesttomovetothenearestunaffected
square.ThosethatarecaughtinthepitcountasGrabbedandmusttakecontrolofthegrabinordertomovefree.
AnygrabtestsareopposedbytheLibrariansWPinsteadofStr.Whileintheaffectedsquares,creaturestake2d10
pointsofdamagewhichcannotbereducedbyToughness.Creatureswhosesizeislargerthantheaffectedsquares
takehalfdamageifanypartofthemiscaughtwithinthepsychicpowerszone.
VenomousHands
Cost:500XP Prerequisites:N/A Action:Move
Opposed:No Range:Self Sustained:Yes
Description:WithaflourishofmovementtheLibrariansarmsstartbendingandtwistinginawaythatnormal
limbsshouldnotmove.Itextendsandtransformsitselfintoasnake,hissingatenemiesanddrippingvenom.
WhilethispowerissustainedoneoftheLibrarianslimbsisturnedintomeleeweaponwithareachof2metres.It
deals2d10pointsofdamagewithapenetrationvalueof3andtheToxicspecialquality.Thislimbmaybeusedfor
parryingandmaintainsitsAPincasedamageisdealttothelimbwhilethispowerisinuse.
WrongTarget
Cost:1500XP Prerequisites:WP35+ Action:Half
Opposed:Yes Range:5metresxPR Sustained:Yes
Description:TheLibrarianselectsonetarget.IfthetargetfailstheopposedWPtest,theLibrarianselectsa
numberofAverageorHulkingsizedcreaturesuptohisPR.Thetargetedcreaturenolongerseesthosecreatures
forwhattheyare.Insteadofallies,allheseesaremoreSpaceMarinesorotherImperialforces(asdeterminedby
theLibrarian)andwilltreatthemaccordingly.Onlyintelligentcreaturesmaybetheprimarytargetofthispower.

BlackTemplars
Rejoice,foryourplanethasbeenwelcomedbackwithopenarmsintotheImperiumofMan!Weepnotforthose
whofellindefenceofyourworld,fortheywereblindfoolssupportingacorruptsystemthatbenefitsnonebut
themselves!
BlackTemplarPlanetaryPacificationAnnouncement
Homeworld:FleetBased
LegionStrength:300grandcompanies,300,000SpaceMarines
TypicalCombatRole:TerritoryAcquisitionandPacification
ToserveTerraandprotecttheImperiumofMankindagainsthisplethoraoffoes;theseoathswereonceswornby
theBlackTemplars.However,overthemillenniatheyhavecometosworenewoaths.TheImperiumofMankind
mustbemadewholeoncemore.AllterritoriesthatsuccumbedtoHeresymustbereclaimed;allhumancolonies
mustbefoundandreintegratedandanyfledglingthreatsagainsttheImperiummustbecrushedbeforetheycan
manifest.Thesezealotsareonlyseeninforceattheedgeofexploredspace,pushingeveroutwardsheedlessof
whofollowsthem.
AShunnedPast
AtthestartofDornstreachery,theywereproudlyknownastheLunaWolves.Thislegionofwarriorssoon
proudlytookthemantleoftheSonsofHorusastheirPrimarchstaunchlydefiedhismisbegottenbrotheratevery
possibleturn,soonfindingthemselvesbattlinguponthesoilofTerraitself.Itwaswithgreatshamethough,when
wordreachedthemoftheirgenefatherssacrificeandtheEmperorsmortalwounds.Forallhispresence,
personalityandprowess,Horusfailedatthemomenthewasneededthemost.DespitetheEmperorseventual
stabilizationupontheGoldenThrone,theSonsofHorusweredefeatedthatday.Alegioninmourning,thefirst
captainAbaddontookthetitleofHighLordofTerraanddecreedthatHorussnamewouldbestrickenfromthe
Legionsname.TheyweretobecometheBlackTemplars,forevercrusadingagainsttheforcesthatbroughttheir
Emperorlow.
Truetohiswords,theLegionbeganitsquesteveroutwards.TheytookanactiveroleduringthepostHeresy
Scouring.Whenmanyfleetsclaimedvictoryandstoppedtomarshaltheirfleets,theBlackTemplarstooktheir
shipsonwardtothenextsystem,andthenextafterthatuntiltheybecamesooverextendedthattheirlines
collapsed.Thisdidnotstopthemhowever,forstilltheypressedeveronwards.ThisgrewworseonceAbaddon
fellincombat,leadingtheLegionleaderlessanddispersedwithnootherguidingforcebuttopressforward.The
legionalmostfoughtitselftoextinctionwasitnotforthereinstatementoftheMournival,oneofthefew
traditionsthatHorusstartedthattheLegionreintegratedintothemselves.FormedoffourGrandCompany
Captainsofgreatrenown,theMournivalservesasacouncilofpeerswherenolonevoicecanoverruleothers.In
thisway,logicdictates,thelossofasingleSpaceMarinewillnotputtheLegionatriskofbeingleaderlessagain.
TheLegionregroupedandforthefirsttimeinmillenniabecamecohesiveoncemore.Therewerefourgalactic
SegmentumsandfourmembersoftheMournival.Insteadoffightingpiecemealinareasunknowntooneanother,
thelegionwillonceagainmoveincoordinatedfashionwiththeMournivalCaptainatthehelm.Onceagainthe
BlackTemplarstooktheirzealbeyondtheImperiumsborderswherethelightfromTerrashinesweakest.
IntotheVoid
TheBlackTemplarsarefirstintoanyconflict,heedlessofthetacticalsenseandnotcaringaboutwhofollows
them.Theyboastbattletoughenedshipsandcrewspulledprimarilyfromthosewhosurvivedtheirhomeworld
Cthonias,destruction.Dependingonwhoistellingthetale,theBlackTemplarsareseenaseitheravengingangels
whobringsalvation,orasbloodthirstymarauderswhotakeandrepurposeanythingtheycanfromloyalists.
RogueTraderssteerwellclearoftheirfleets,lesttheirassetsbeseizedandrepaintedintheblackandredliveryof
thelegion.DespitetheireagernesstoleadthearmiesoftheImperiumintoconquest,theyarefollowedwithwary
apprehension.ToooftenrumoursarespreadthatremnantsofGuardRegimentsorImperialNavydeployments
areconscriptedtotheLegionsservice.ShipsarepaintedintheLegionscoloursandanyvehiclesaredismantled
andeitherfinduseasspareparts,oraresmeltedintorawmaterialsintheLegionsforgeships.Theserumoursare
oftinvestigated,buttherehasneverbeenanysolidevidenceoftheseclaims.
Questionsonrecruitmentaside,theBlackTemplarsboastveryselfsufficientfleets.TotheMechanicusschagrin,
theBlackTemplarsandtheIronWarriorsoftenfindthemselvesasallieswithmotivesthatbenefitoneanother.As
theBlackTemplarexpandtheterritoryoftheImperium,theIronWarriorsarequicktofollowandsecurethenewly
acquiredsectors.TheBlackTemplarthereforehavesomeofthemostadvancedshipsintheImperiumastokens
ofgoodwillbetweenlegions.
WhenaGrandCompanyrequirestimetoreplenishtheirforces,theyheadintothedepthsoftheImperiumspace
wheretheycontinuetoaggressivelystompoutmentionsofthePrimarchsheroicdeeds.Ifalibrarycontainsany
booksaboutHorus,itfindsitselffacinganultimatum;voluntarilycensorallmentionsoftheLegionsgenefather,
orbeputtothetorch.ThisbringsthematoddswiththosewhoprotecttheImperium,primarilytheNightLords
andtheDeathGuard.
Recruitment
CthoniawasaminedoutplanetoidlongbeforeHorussetfootuponit.Deeptunnelsallthewaytothedeadcore
hadweakenedthestructuralintegrityenoughthatwhenanasteroidimpacteduponthesurface,itwasenoughto
causetheplanettofallapart.WereitnotforrapidactionoftheLegion,theCthonianswouldhaveslippedintothe
past.ThesurvivorsoftheBlackTemplarsshomeplanetstillliveandserveonsmallmoonsandplanetsthatare
keptoffofImperialrecordsthatarevisitedquiteoftenbycompanyrecruiterstopluckthestrongest.Gang
warfareisstillthewayoflife,asnooneknowsanyotherway.TheBlackTemplarsofcourserecruitfromother
worldsthattheypass,obviouslypreferringgangersfromhivecities,buttoexcelwithintheLegion,onemusthave
Cthonianbloodflowingthroughtheirveins.
Oncechosen,theaspirantsareallplacedintoabloodsoakedarenafortheBloodtiding,wheremassedcombatculls
theweakestofthestrong.Oncehalfoftheaspirantsareslain,theotherhalfbegintheprocessofbecominga
BlackTemplar.BlackTemplarnurtureselfloathing.TheirPrimarchfailedhumanity,sohowcanaLegionaryhope
toachieveanythinguseful?Thisisfurthercementedusingthehypnoindoctrinationprocesssothattheloathing
entersthesubconscious.Oncethatstateisachieved,thentheBlackTemplarsbeginovercomingitthough
strengthofwillandhatred.ABlackTemplarmayhatehisenemywithfuriouspassion,butinwardlyhehates
himselfmore.
CombatDoctrine
ThereisverylittlethatissubtleorcomplexabouttheBlackTemplarswayofcombat.Theyprefertofacetheir
enemywithoverwhelmingforce.LittleisheldinreserveinthefirstmomentsofcombatasSpaceMarinescharge
theirfoesevenasthelastoftheorbitalbombardmentshaveyettodissipate.Honourisgiventothesquadthe
slaysthegreatestthreatonthebattlefield,whichcanbeusedbyacunningfoetotraptheLegionina
compromisedposition.
DespitesometimesbeingbeyondtheImperiumslightforcenturiesatatime,theBlackTemplarfleetsareveryself
sufficient.MassiveforgeshipsprovidedbytheIronWarriorscontinuouslyreplenishlostammunitionandvehicles.
TheBlackTemplarTechmarinesareallselftaughtfromthemoresenioroftheirorderandastimegrowson,more
andmoreoftheknowledgebecomeslostoronlypartiallyrecalled.DuringaGrandCompanysreturntoImperial
space,mostoftheTechmarinesaresenttoMarsinordertorepairthegapsintheirgroupintelligence.Itissaid,
however,thattheseTechmarinesmayholdaspecialbondtothepriesthood,astheyoftenactasinformation
gatherersandprotectorswhilstaway.Theirloyaltyhasbeencalledtoquestion,butisrarelyeverfoundlacking.
Pasts
1Liberator:TheareaofspaceclassifiedastheXarhosSectorhadlongsinceshiedawayfromtheEmperorsLight.
Itwasyourcompanyssworndutytoshineitoncemore.TheLordsoftheFallenclaimedsovereigntyandgodhood
withinthesesystems.Onebyonetheyfellbyyouractions.
2GrilltoothsGargant:WhatshouldhavebeenaneasyexterminationcampaignagainsttheGrilltoothGangboyz
wasmadeallthemorechallengingwhentheirMechboyzrevealedathunderingGargant.Unperturbed,your
squadwasthefirsttosetfootintoitsdebasedstructure,ensuringthatitwouldtearitselfapartfromtheinside.
3Condemned:Youreturnedfromacampaignthatwaslost,andthoseamongyourcompanyfeltshameenough
tolauncharedemptioncampaignagainstyourhatedfoes.Cladinsimplerobesandusingnothingmorethana
combatknifeandaboltpistol,yoursquadseizedtheobjectivewhereacompanyofarmouredBattleBrothershad
faltered,thusearningredemption.
4Plucked:InthereachesoftheSigilSector,yourcompanyfoundaplanetthathadbeencorruptedbythe
machinationsofthetraitorousRavenGuard.Despitetheirnumeroustricksandtraps,yourcompanypersevered
throughthethickoftheirwarpbasedcursesandbroketheirlegion.Sadly,theplanetwastoofargonetobe
redeemed,butitafewlesstraitorswasworthit.
5Bloodtide:YouhadthehonourofrepresentingyourcompanyatarecentBloodtide.Beingtheirstirredlong
forgottenmemoriesofyourvictoriousboutsasyouwatchedtheaspirantsbludgeononeanothertoearnyour
favour.Thecropyoureturnedwithbecameexcellentneophytes.
DemeanourCulltheWeak
CulltheWeakisaDemeanour(pg32DW)uniquetotheBlackTemplarsLegion.
TheBarkTemplarsfocusonbeingvictoryincarnatethroughforceofwillandskillofblade.Theyhavenotimefor
failuresofanysort,beitintheduellingcagesorthebattlefield.Theirhumanauxiliaryandnavybondsmenare
praisedassomeofthebesttheImperiumhastooffer,butthatisbecauseanyonewhodoesnotmeettheir
exactingstandardsarechastisedatbest,andkilledatworst.Apothecarieshavethedoubledutyofdetermining
whichoftheirwoundedisawasteofgeneseed,grantingthemtheEmperorspeacesothattheirprogenoidglands
canbegiventotwomoreaspirantswhomaybetterservetheLegion.
AttributeBonuses
ChoosethesegmentumthattheBlackTemplarhailsfromtodeterminetheirstartingattributes.
InnerImperium: +5Fellowship,+5Perception
SegmentumTempestus: +5BallisticSkill,+5Agility
SegmentumObscurus: +5Toughness,+5WillPower
SegmentumPacificus: +5Strength,+5Fellowship
SegmentumUltima: +5Agility,+5WeaponSkill
SkillsandTalents
EmperorsChildrencharactersreceivetheirLegionSkillsandTalentsfromtwolists.ThefirsttableTable1is
availabletoallBlackTemplars.AsecondtableTables2through5ischosenbasedonthegangthatthe
characterhailsfrom;forevenbeforehewasaSpaceMarine,helearnedseveralimportantskills
Table1AllBlackTemplarsCharacters:
Intimidate 200 S
Intimidate+10 200 S Intimidate
Intimidate+20 200 S Intimidate+10
Pilot(Personal) 300 S
Pilot(Personal)+10 300 S Pilot(Personal)
Pilot(Personal)+20 300 S Pilot(Personal)+10
CleanseandPurify 1000 T BasicWeapons(Flame)
Hatred(Mutant) 500 T
Hatred(Psyker) 500 T
LitanyofHate 700 T Hatred
ThunderCharge 1000 T AdeptusAstartes

Table2RelentlessReaversGang:
TheRelentlessReaversspecialisedintunnelwarfare,wheresappersandsavageclosecombatisanecessity.
Demolition 300 S
Demolition+10 300 S Demolition
Demolition+20 300 S Demolition+10
CripplingStrike 1500 T WS50
Table3BoneMinersGang:
TheBoneMinershavedevelopedahauntingreputationofstrikingfromplacesthoughtsecureanddecapitating
isolatedforces.
Shadowing 400 S
Shadowing+10 400 S Shadowing
Shadowing+20 400 S Shadowing +10
FuriousAssault 1000 T WS35
Table4HolyCannibalsGang:
TheHolyCannibalsareasmallgangassailedfromallsides,assuchtheymustbeeternallyvigilantandfightwith
theiralleverytime.
Awareness+10 400 S Awareness
Awareness+20 400 S Awareness+10
Frenzy 1000 T
Table5NonCthonian:
BynothavinganyCthonianlineage,onemustfigureoutquicklyhowtonavigatetheculturesofthescoutcadres
thatmostlyhailfromthere.
Logic 400 S
Logic+10 400 S Logic
Logic+20 400 S Logic+10
NervesofSteel 600 T
Trappings
FailureMemento
TheBlackTemplarsmorbidlycelebratefailure.Toimprovethemselves,theymustbeconstantlyremindedofa
timewhentheywerearetheirweakest.Bycarryingtheirshame,eachoneisremindedthatalloftheirgained
victoriescanallbefornaughtinamomentofprideorlaxity
FragmentofCeramiteArmour:+1toallWPteststoresistPsychicPowers
Hiltofbrokendagger:+1toWStestsifthecharacterhaslessthanhalfhiswounds(roundingdown)
Vialofhumanblood:+3toallCommandtests
BurntTome
TheBattleBrotherhastakenpartinasuccessfulquesttofurthererasetherecordsofhisPrimarch,Horus
Lupercal,fromthemindsoftheImperiumatlarge.Thistomeisallthatremainsofthelibrarythatcontainedit.
Consultingitcanallowforthecharactertoadd+3toanyskilltestusedagainstanotherSpaceMarine,loyalistor
heretic.Thismustbedeclaredaheadoftimeandmayonlybeusedwhilethecharacterhastimetoconsultthe
tome.Thiscanonlybeusedtwicepersession.
Relic
TheBlackHelmet
EachGrandCompanyoftheBlackTemplarshasoneofthesehelmetsthatispassedtothewarriorthatembodies
thesoulofthelegion.Itcanbeanyonefromachampionofthefirstcompany,toaBattleBrotheronthefront
lines.Thishelmetcontainsthemostsophisticatedsensingandtargetingequipmentandcannolongerbe
replicatedbytodaystechnology.
Eachroundincombat,thecharactermaychoosetotakeoneofthefollowingbonuses.Oncechosen,theeffect
lastsuntilchosenagain.
+10bonustoallattackrolls
+3weaponpenetration
+10toallParryreactions,andtheabilitytomakeanadditionalParryperround.
+10toallDodgeactions,andtheabilitytomakeanDodgeperround.
Req:55,Rank:Hero
SoloMode
TotheFore
TheBlackTemplarshaveapenchantfortakingtheirfightdirectlytotheenemy.Thedistanceofthecharacters
ChargeMoveistreatedasifhisAgilitybonuswas10higher.
Rank4AftersuccessfullyhittinganopponentfromaChargeattack,theenemymustmakeanopposed
ToughnesstestagainstthecharacterssuccessfulWSroll.Iftheopponentfails,itbecomesdazed.
SquadModeAttack
ObjectofHatred
Action:Full Cost: 4 Sustained:No
AllBlackTemplarinSupportRangemaymakeasinglemeleeorrangedattackagainstaselectedfoe.Ifthetarget
qualifiesforanyoftheBlackTemplarscharactersHatredtalents,thissingleattackmaybeafullactionattack
instead.
Improvements:IftheBattleBrotherisRank5orhigher,thisactionbecomesaHalfactioninsteadofFull
SquadModeDefence
ShieldofHate
Action:Half Cost: 3 Sustained:Yes
TheBlackTemplarspreachthathatredandzealisaspowerfulasanyarmour.WhilethisModeissustained,all
BlackTemplarsinrangemayaddtheirWPbonus,dividedanywaytheychoose,totheAPvalueoftheirarmour.
Thisbonuscannotbeappliedtounarmouredareas.IfthereisanenemythatmeetsthecharactersHatredtalent,
addanadditional1pointtoallocate
Improvements:AtRank4,ifthereisanenemythatmeetsthecharactersHatredtalent,thebonusbecomes2
insteadof1,andbecomes3atRank7.
Primarch'sCurseFailuresoftheFather
TheBlackTemplarsfaceaconstantstrugglenotonlyagainstthefoesoftheImperium,buttheselfimposedshame
broughtuponthemallbyHorussfallmillenniaago.Overtime,theBattleBrothercanbecomewithdrawnand
sullen,lesseninghismotivationtosucceedonthebattlefield.Ifhecannotbepulledoutofthisspiral,thisbecomes
aselffeedingdownwardspiral.
Level1Morose:
TheBattleBrotherbecomeshauntedbyvisionsofhisfellowBlackTemplarswhohavefailedintheirduties.Atthe
startofanymission,thebattleBrothermustpassaChallenging(+0)WillPowertestorbeginplaywithalevelof
Fatigue
Level2DesperationtoProve:
TheBattleBrotherbecomesdesperatetoseektheapprovalofhispeersandsuperiors.Bydoingso,hebecomes
recklessincombatagainsthisfoes.Hesuffersa5penaltytoallParryactionsandDodgeskilltestsagainstfoes
thatmatchhisanyHatredTalentshehas.
Level3Uncooperative:
TheBattleBrotheractivelyshunscooperationfromhiscomrades.HereducestheCohesionofhisKillteamby1
PsychicPowers
Banish
Cost:1500XP Prerequisites:Rank3,WP50+ Action:Full2
Opposed:Yes Range:3MetresxPR Sustained:Yes
Description:TheLibrarianopensawarpriftbehindhistarget,whichsucksitinforaslongasthepoweris
sustained,removingitfromcombat.Whenthepowerceases,thetargetisreturnedtotheexactsamespot.If
thereisanotherbeingoccupyingthatspace,ittakes1pointofdamagethatcannotbereducedbyarmourand
toughnessandismoved1metreinarandomdirection.
BladeofHate
Cost:500XP Prerequisites:N/A Action:Half
Opposed:No Range:1MetrexPR Sustained:Yes
Description:TheLibrarianchannelshispsychicenergiesintoonemeleeweaponwithinrange.Whilesustained
andwithinrangeoftheLibrarian,theweaponspenetrationincreasesbythePRoftheLibrarian.
Cripple
Cost:1000XP Prerequisites:Rank2,WP45+ Action:Full
Opposed:Yes Range:2metresxPR Sustained:No
Description:Focusingallofhisrighteousdisgustatthefoe,theLibrariandealsdamagetotheopponentsStrength,
ToughnessandAgilityequalto2xhisPR.Ifthetargetresists,itcannotbeaffectedbythispowerfor24hours.
UnstoppableForce
Opposed:No Range:Touch Sustained:No
Description:ByinfusingthetouchedBattleBrotherwithhischargedfury,theLibrariancreatedaforceshield
aroundhim.IftheBattleBrothermakesaChargeattackbeforetheLibrariansnextturn,anyenemybetweenthe
allyandhistargetmakeanopposedStrengthTestagainsttheBattleBrothers,wheretheBattleBrotheraddsan
additional5xLibrariansPR.Iftheenemylosesthetest,itispushedtoanadjacentsquareandtheBattleBrother
continuesthecharge.IftheBattleBrotherlosesthetest,hemaychoosetoattackthisfoeinstead.Enemiesthat
areEnormousorlargercannotbemoved.
ZealotsEndurance
Description:Whilesustained,theLibrariansrageliterallykeepshimalive.Whilethispowerissustained,hegainsa
numberofwoundsequaltohisPR(roundeddown).
DeathGuard
Itisoftennecessarytoamputatealimbinordertopreventdiseasefromspreading.
DestroyerSergeantSevrill,203rdDestroyerSquad
Homeworld:Barbaros
LegionStrength:350GrandCompanies,350,000SpaceMarines
TypicalCombatRole:InterdictionandElimination
WorldstrembleatthementionofthearrivaloftheDeathGuard,fortheirarrivalsignifiesthatnothingcanbedone
tosavetheplanetfromcorruptionbyxenosorChaos.WheretheDeathGuardgo,exterminationfollows.Thisis
onlywhatthepropagandasayshowever;theDeathGuardwillfighttothelastwarriortoprotecttheloyalcitizens
oftheImperium,insomecasesgoingsofarasdismissingtheImperialGuardtosavetheirlives.
DeathDefied
TheDeathGuardboastthetoughestandthemostdoggedwarriorsofanySpaceMarinelegion.Theyconstantly
testtheirconstitutionbywillinglyexposingthemselvestosomeofthemosttoxicofsubstancesknowntoexist.
Theassaultsquadsofthe80thGrandCompanyareknownastheVoidspearsfortheirunnaturalabilitytosurvivein
thevoidofspaceforsurprisinglylongperiodsoftime,atleast5minutes.Thereisnoworldthatalegionwillnot
operateon.Poisonousswamps,treacherousterrain,underwater;theDeathGuardseesuchbattlefieldsonlyas
anotherenemytobedefeatedthroughsheertenacity.
NavigatingthewarplanesthroughoutandbeyondtheImperiumofMan,theDeathfleetsofheDeathGuardward
theImperiumofthreatsbothfromwithinandwithout.TheDeathGuardtendstayinlargecompanyfleets
investigatingandeliminatingthreatswithextremeforce.WorldsoftheImperiumarenotsafeeither,foroncethe
DeathGuardenterorbit,itmeansthatthereisnothingthatcanbedonetosavetheplanetsavefrom
Exterminatus.
Whereseverallegionsholdhardfoughtinformationgainedfromtheirvictoriestothemselves(oftennoteven
sharingwithothercompanies),theDeathGuardwillsharemostinformationwithotherlegions,eveniftheydonot
getanyinreturn.Whiletheyprojectanairofaloofness,manytaketheirdutyofprotectiontoheart.Despitetheir
dutytobringtheendofaworld,manywillnottriggertheexterminateswithoutfacingthefoeincombat.Indeed,
itisapointofpridetostandstalwartandwatchtheenemywasteawaywhiletheLifeEatervirusesdotheirwork,
despiteitbeingagainstlegiondoctrine.
AWorldofPoisonSkies
WhenthePrimarchMortarionallowedtheMechanicumtoterraformhisbirthworld,thepopulationimmediately
rejoiced.HoweveraftertheHeresy,hesawthatitspopulationwasbecomingsoft,losingthetraitshedesiredin
hislegiontobe.Uponhisinternmentinhiscoffin,hedemandedtohislegionthatthemachinesberemovedtolet
Barbarosskiesreturntotheconditionsthatspawnedhim.Thosewhowouldsurvivetheprocesswouldbecome
theLegionssecondfounding.Millionsdiedasthepoisonousfogsettledovertheland,theircallsforhelp
unheededbythosewhowatched.
Now,BarbarosproducessomeofthehardiestwarriorsintheImperium.DespiteitbeingaLegionworld,the
planetarygovernmentsuppliesregimentsfortheImperialGuardaswellasactingastheprimaryrecruitmentworld
fortheDeathGuard,theirfortressmonasterylocatedonthehighestpeak,whereMortarianslewhiscaptorwith
theEmperorsassistance.
Deepvalleyshousethebillionsofcivilians,ekingoutanexistencefarmingthehardyvegetablesthatgrow.The
DeathGuardprohibitlivingunderground,foritshieldscitizensfromtheharshnessthatmostmustsurviveona
dailybasis.Whilemostlegionsrecruitfromstrongwarriors,theDeathGuardinsteadtakethemostresilientthat
theplanethastooffer.

Recruitment
LegionpreferenceofcourseistotaketheirrecruitsfromBarbaros,therearelogisticalissues.Despiteeach
deathfleettryingtorotatethroughBarbadosssystemever20years,somefleetsmaynotmakeitbackfora
century,andsomeneverreturnduetoslightsagainsttheircompany(whetherearnedorperceived).Therefore,it
hasbecomelegionpracticetopluckpromisingneophytesfromtheworldsitvisits.TheDeathGuardadmirethose
thatfightagainstthesamefoesastheydo.Oftenoncethefightiswon,thelegionarieswilltakethosethatappeal,
usuallybyaskingbutbyforceifneedbe.Thispracticehasleadtoadiverginggeneseedoverthemillennia,butthe
DeathGuardsseemstobeparticularlyresilientanddespitesomeminutechanges,thelegionisparticularlypure.
CombatDoctrine
TheDeathGuardwillfaceafoeregardlessoftheoppositionsstrengthandferocity,andwillslogthroughany
terrainchallenges.Thereisnoroomforheroesorcompanychampionsinthislegion.Eachbattlebrotherstands
shouldertoshoulderwiththeonenexttohimeschewingpersonalgloryforasharedvictory.WheretheEmperors
Childrenmayfightafoeoneonone,theDeathGuardwouldratherlevelthatfoewiththeweightofheavy
munitionsorcombinedgroupcombat.TheDeathGuardtrainincoordinatedcombatexercisesfrequently,
preferringittosinglesparringinduellingcages.Entireshipshavebeenretrofittedtosimulatesomeofthe
harshestenvironmentsthatthelegionhaseverfaced.
Theymaintainasmallmotorpool,preferringinsteadtofieldalargenumberofdreadnaughts.OutsideoftheIron
Warriors,theDeathGuardsdreadnaughtsarethemostnumerousandvariedinallofthelegions.Despitethe
Primarchsoriginaldisdainofthelibrarius,thepracticalnatureoftheirabilitiesagainsttheemergingdaemon
threateventuallyswayedhisopinion.However,thelibrariuisoperatesasseparateunitwithintheLegion,
choosingwhenandwheretodeploytheirmembers.
Pasts
1SwampSlogger:TheacidicmirestoMaulprovedtobenomatchtoyouandyoursquadastotookonagroup
ofOrkswhowerelookingtostartaWAAAGH!againstthepromethiumminesandrefineries.Usingthevicious
terrainandgassesasaweaponwasaseffectiveasyourbolter.
2ChaosCauterizer:YourcompanywaseffectiveatrootingoutaChaoscultbeforetheinfectionspreadtoa
pointwhichwouldhavenecessitatedanExterminatus.
3PunishingFire:AsecessionistUltramarinefleetdaredtocrossintoImperiumSpaceandrequiredpunishment
fortheirtransgression.Theirfleetboastedmassivefirepowerbuttheirtimewasupandtheycrashedintoa
nearbymoon.YoursquadtooktothesurfaceandfacedthemandtheirTauenhancedweaponsbutyourfire
controlanddisciplinefinallytooktheday.
4TenacityAgainstAgility:ADarkEldarcorsairfleetwaspillagingtheargiworldofCharllIV.Whenyou
deployed,yoursquadwasoutmaneuveredbyamoreagilefoe.Byformingatightgroupingandusingcontrolled
firediscipline,youwereabletopushthembackandawayfromtheworld.
5Daemonslayer:AchampionofKhonestareddownyourcompanyanddemandedachallenge.Hewas
unpreparedtofaceanentirecompanyofbolters.Itdidntmatterwhoseweaponfellthebeast.
DemeanourThroughtheThickofThings
ThroughtheThickofThingsisaDemeanour(pg32DW)uniquetotheDeathGuardLegion.
TheDeathGuardmaintainthateverychallenge,foeandenvironmentmustbechallengedheadon.Lessonsareto
belearnedandsharedoncethechallengeisovertaken.Anyvictorythatiswonthroughdeceitortreacheryisone
thatishollowanddamagestheLegionshonourasawhole.SpaceMarinesoftheDeathGuardareoftenseenas
blunttothepointofrudeness,aspolitenessisnotnecessarytoachievetheirneeds.
AttributeBonuses
DeathGuardcharactersstartwith+5Toughnessand+5toeitherPerceptionorWillPower
StartingTalent
DeathGuardcharactersstartwiththeExoticWeaponTraining(AstartesPowerScythe)talent.Theyalsostartwith
theHatredtalent,choosinganyonexenosspecies.

SkillsandTalents
DeathGuardcharactersreceivetheirLegionSkillsandTalentsfromtwolists.ThefirsttableTable1isavailable
toallDeathGuard.AsecondtableTables2through5ischosenbasedonwhichhostileterrainthecharacter
facedduringhistrainingasaneophyte.
Table1AllDeathGuardCharacters:
ForbiddenLore(Chooseanyone) 300 S
ForbiddenLore(Chooseanyone)+10 300 S ForbiddenLore(SameSubtype)
ForbiddenLore(Chooseanyone)+20 300 S ForbiddenLore(SameSubtype)+10
Inquiry 400 S
Inquiry+10 400 S Inquiry
Inquiry+20 400 S Inquiry+10
Survival 200 S
Survival+10 200 S Survival
Survival+20 200 S Survival+10
Tactics(AssaultDoctrine) 300 S
Tactics(AssaultDoctrine)+10 400 S
Tactics(AssaultDoctrine)+20 400 S
AbhortheWitch 600 T
CombatSense 800 T Per40
DieHard 800 T
IronJaw 1000 T T40
ImpressiveConstitution* 1500 T
UncannyResistance(OneSubtype) 1000 T Resistance(SameSubtype)
*DeathGuardcharacterscannottaketheSoundConstitutionTalentprovidedbytheotherAdvancementtables.
Shouldtheyreceivethistalentthroughotheradvancementtables,convertittoImpressiveConstitutioninstead
andadd200xptoitspurchasecost.
Table2HarshDesert:
Thetruethreatoftheunendingscorchedterrainisrarelytheblazingheat,butthelackofwaterandfood.
Meticuloushuntingforsuchnecessitiesareanabsolute.
Search 300 S
Search+10 300 S Search
Search+20 300 S Search+10
NervesofSteel 800 T
Table3IcyMountains:
Findingplacestohideagainstthebitingwindsandviciouspredatorshastobecomesecondnaturelestonesuffer
frostbiteorbeingattackedinpoorvisibility
Concealment 300 S
Concealment+10 300 S Concealment
Concealment+20 300 S Concealment+10
BlindFighting 800 T Per30

Table4Jungle:
WhereanyplantcouldcarryenoughtoxintokillaSpaceMarine,andanystepcouldcauseonetoslipintonatural
hiddengorges,youlearntomaintainaconstantvigilonyoursurroundings.
Evaluate 400 S
Evaluate+10 400 S Evaluate
Evaluate+20 400 S Evaluate +10
Paranoia 1000 T
Table5Swamplands:
Thecreaturesintheswampareuncannilystealthyfortheirsize.Youmustlearnhowtodetertheirattacks,and
stayonyourguardatalltimes.
Wrangling 200 S
Wrangling+10 200 S Wrangling
Wrangling+20 200 S Wrangling +10
RapidReaction 800 S Ag40
NewTalents
ImpressiveConstitution
ThoseoftheDeathGuardboastaBiscopeathatisaboveandbeyondtheotherLegionsgeneseed.Thecharacter
gainsanadditional2Wounds.ThecharactermaypurchasethisTalentmultipletimes,theexactnumberoftimesis
determinedbyhiscareerpath.
UncannyResistance
Prerequisites:Resistance(SameSubtype)
SpaceMarineshavehardenedthemselvesagainsttheworstenvironmentstheGalaxyhas,howevertheDeath
Guardseemtotakeitonestepfurtherbywillinglyexposingthemselvesrepeatedlytotheseenvironmentsthat
wouldkillanormalhumaninseconds.Thebonusincreasesto+15,howeverthistalentmayonlybetakenonceso
choosethesubtypewisely.
Trappings
XenosIconography
TheDeathGuardtakegreatprideincombattingtheXenosfoesoftheImperium.Manywillmarktheirarmour
withinsigniafromspeciesandarmiesthathadproventhemselvestobeaworthyvictory.Theyusethesemarksas
proofofthesquadscombathistory.
KrootTribalMarking:+3toTrackingskilltests
EldarCraftworldInsignia:+3toAwarenessskilltests
NecronDynastySymbol:+3toShadowingskilltests
MarkofShamefulSurvival
DespitetheLegionsbattletacticsthatpromotecooperationovervaingloriousshowsofcombatthrougharchaic
meansofoneononecombat,severalDeathGuardlegionarieswilltryitnonetheless,requiringtheirBattle
Brotherstosavehim.Thosethatwouldhavebeenkilleddoingthisaregiventhismarking,paintingtheirpauldrons
brightredinsteadofthelegionsmutedgreen/grey.Itservesasareminderofthestrengthofbrotherhoodin
combataswellastoletotherDeathGuardbattlebrotherskeepvigilanceshouldhetryagain.Thistrappingallows
for+1toallWSorBSskilltestswhilethecharacterisadjacenttoanotherSpaceMarine

Relic
Fieldthinner
Theoriginsofthisuniquepowerscythearelosttotheages,andtheDeathwatchhasactivelyprevented
TechmarinesoftheDeathGuardtoinvestigateit.Thisscythesserratedbladecontainsanastysurprise;asmall
promethiumflamerembeddedinthehaftandaseconddigitalflameratthecruxoftheblade.
Fieldthinner(Scythe):Range:Melee 1d10+7EnergyPen8 PowerField,Unbalanced
Fieldthinner(Flamer):Range10m S// 1d10+7EnergyPen3 Clip4 Reload3Full Flame,Spray
Fieldthinner(Digiflamer):Range:3m S//1d10+9EPen4 Clip1 Reload1d5HoursFlame,Spray
FieldthinnersDigiflamertriggersautomaticallyupondealingcriticaldamagetoanopponenthitbyitsscythe.The
charactercannottriggeritotherwise.
Req:65,Rank:Hero
SoloMode
ThroughtheThickofIt
TheDeathGuardhavehonedtheircraftamongstthemostfouldeathworldsandagainstthemostvileof
creatures.Theyonlyknowonedirectionincombat,andthatIsforwardthroughthatwhatisthemostchallenging.
Rank1Wheneveratestisneededtoavoidpinning,thecharactermayaddtwicehisWPbonustoit.
Rank3ThecharactermayignoreallpenaltiesforfightingonmundaneDifficultTerrain,andlessensallpenalties
onDifficultTerraincausedbyPsychic,WarporXenosrelatedphenomenon
Rank5ThecharactermayignoreallpenaltiesforfightingonDifficultTerrain,regardlessofsource.Inaddition,
heignorespenaltiesimposedwhileenduringharshweatherorunnaturalconditions.
Rank7Thecharacterbecomesimmunetobeingstunned.
SquadModeAttack
ShouldertoShoulder
Action:Free Cost: 3 Sustained:No
ItisdrilledintoeachDeathGuardfrominitiationthatwhileoneSpaceMarineisabeaconofstrengthincombat,
twoisgreaterthaneachalone,andacohesivesquadistheepitomeofcombatstrength.Thecharactertriggers
thismodebyattackinganenemy.Untilthebeginningofthecharactersnextturn,thattargetsToughnessBonus
istreatedas2lessforeachDeathGuardthatiswithinsupportrange.TheToughnessBonuscannotdropbelow1.
Improvements:IftheBattleBrotherisRank4orhigher,thepenaltybecomes3insteadof2
SquadModeDefence
TotheAidofYourBrothers
Action:Movement Cost: 4 Sustained:Yes(seeconditions)
ToaDeathGuardSpaceMarine,hisBattleBrothersensurehissurvival.Ifoneshouldfall,thenthetaskathandis
furtherjeapordized.Thismustbeprevented.IfanyBattleBrotheriscurrentlysufferinganydebilitatingcombat
status(pinned,stunned,unconscious,blinded,orothers)anyDeathGuardinsupportrangemayimmediately
makeafullmoveactioneithertowardsthesufferingBattleBrotherortothetargetthatcausedthisdebilitating
condition.TheDeathGuardmayimmediatelyfollowthatmovewithasinglemeleeorrangedattack.
Improvements:IftheBattleBrotherisrank5orhigher,theymaymakeafullroundattackactioninsteadofa
singleattack.

Primarch'sCurseSeethingHatred
TohatethefoesofMankindiswhatdrivesaSpaceMarineonward.TheDeathGuardhavelonghonedthatanger
intoaweaponasdeadlyasanytheywield.However,iftheydonotreceiveconstantguidancefromtheirChaplains
andfellowBattleBrothers,thishatredwillslowlyencompassallthattheyareandbecomeswieldedasclumsilyas
apoorlybalancedhammer,andcanveryeasilystrikealliesinsteadoffoes.
Level1ImpatienceisWeakness:
TheBattleBrotherspatienceforwhatheperceivesasunnecessarydelaysandsimilarwastesoftimecausehimto
becomeagitatedandlikelytotakeactionthatisnotwellthoughtthrough.Thiscouldbeattackingsoonerthanthe
squaddeemsreasonable,tobludgeoningashipsnavigatorfortakingtoomuchtimeintheWarpontheirwaytoa
mission,ortellingthehumanshipmasterjustwhathereallythinksaboutthatxenosweaponhescarryingasa
trophy.
Level2ShortFused:
TheBattleBrotherstemperandurgetostrikethosethatheperceivesasthesourceofhisangerrisedramatically.
HemustmakeaChallenging(+0)WillPowertesttonotphysicallyattackanyonewhohashurledaninsultathimor
hisallies,orwhateverobstacleispreventinghimfromachievinghisgoal,suchasamalfunctioningservitor.Should
aXenosbeinvolvedeventertiarily,thistestbecomeshard(20)
Level3RuinousRage:
ThereisnownolimittotheangercausedbyXenos.HewillimmediatelyattackanyXenoshesees,regardlessif
theyarefriendorfoe.AnySpaceMarineallymustmakeaHard(20)CharmTestinordertopreventthisfrom
occurring.
PsychicPowers
ClearSkies
Cost:500XP Prerequisites:N/A Action:Movement
Description:TheLibrarianisusedtodealingwithawidevarietyofarborneeffects,eitherartificialornaturalin
creation.Whilethispowerissustained,theLibrariancreatesacirclecentredonhimwitharadiusof3metres
timeshisPR;theLibrarianandallalliesinthisauraareprotectedfromtheeffectsofweather,darkness,andany
airbornegassessuchaspoisonsorpollution.
Cooperation
Cost:1000XP Prerequisites:Rank3 Action:Half
Opposed:No Range:PRmetres Sustained:Yes
Description:JoinshisvisionwithanotherBattleBrothers,increasingallPerceptionbasedandWillpowerbased
testsby10xtheLibrariansPR.Atthesametime,theLibrarianisabletoact,butataseveredisadvantage,
suffering20toalltests.ShouldtheBattleBrotherortheLibrarianfallunconsciouswhilethispowerisactive,they
bothgain1d10pointsofinsanity
NoxiousFumes
Cost:500XP Prerequisites:N/A Action:Standard
Opposed:Yes(seetext) Range:10mXPR Sustained:Yes
Description:Recallingthepoisonmistsofaswampworld,thecharacterfillsanareaupto2metrestimeshisPR
withagasthatisbothaboontoallies,andabanetofoes.Anyallieswithinthisareaaretreatedasbeinginmist,
andanyenemymustmakeaToughnesstestopposedbythecharactersWillpower.Iftheenemyfails,theysuffer
1d5pointsofdamagethatisnotreducesbytoughnessorarmour.Thispowerhasnoeffectonfoesthatdonot
breathe,orthatchoosetoholdtheirbreathbeforeentering.

Silence
Opposed:No Range:2mXPR Sustained:Yes(fullroundaction)
Description:TheLibrarianmoldsetherealwarpstuffintoascythetomatchthatofthePrimarchs.Eachroundit
maymovetoadistanceequaltohisPRinmetres,andcanmakeasingleattackagainstatarget.Thisweapon
dissipatesifitmovesbeyondtherangeofthepower.Whilethispowerissustained,theLibrariancannotmove
andcountsashelpless.
Silence Melee,2d10+20EnergyPen10,tearing.
UnbreakableForm
Cost:2000XP Prerequisites:Rank5,WP50+ Action:Movement
Description:ThecharacterbecomesthatpurestformofaDeathGuard,onethatiscapableofsurvivingany
onslaught.Hisarmourthickenstomatchthatofalegendarydreadnaughtsandhisskinturnstomovingstone.
Whilethisissustained,anyarmourwornbytheLibrariangainsanAPbonusofhalfthelibrariansPR(rounded
down)andhistoughnessbonusincreasesbythesameamount.Hebecomesimmunetopoisoningandbeing
pinnedorstunned.

EmperorsChildren
WeareHischildren.Letallwholookuponusknowthis.OnlybyimperfectioncanwefailHim.Wearethe
EmperorsChildren,andwewillnotfailHim.
Fulgrim,upontakingcommandoftheIIILegion
Homeworld:Chemos
LegionStrength:30GrandCompanies30,000SpaceMarines
TypicalCombatRole:MobileStrikeForce
TheEmperorsChildrenhavestrivedhardmaintainingtraditionsmillenniaoldinauniversethattheyseehasbeen
devolvingintolaxity.Theyaretheunflinchingstandardofperfectionandpinnacleofmartialtraining.Thelegion
studiouslymaintainsancientpatternsofweaponsandvehiclesfromthedaysofpreHeresy,oftenforegoinganyof
theeasiertoproducepatterns.
PerfectioninCeramiteArmour
UponthecleansingoftheLaer,thePrimarchFulgrimgaveaheartfeltandemotionalspeechwherehepraisedhis
Legionforattaininghisgoalofabsoluteandunquestionableperfectionasawhole.Itwasatthispointthatthe
LegionhadachievedtheirtrueEmperorgivenmeasure,anditmustnotbewatereddownbyanymeanseven
undertheguiseofprogress.TheEmperorsChildrentookthistoheartandoverthemillenniahavenotchanged
theirwaysintheslightest.Everyaspectofthelegionremainsasitwastenthousandyearsago.
Whereotherlegionshavefallenfromtheiroriginaltacticsandorganizationstomeetthechallengesofanever
changinggalaxy,theEmperorsChildrenhavemeteverythingthesameway.Thishasgrantedthemafeelingof
superiorityovertheirbrotherlegions,mostnotableagainsttheIronWarriors.TheEmperorsChildrenlookdown
onthemmostofallforaboveallotherlegions;theIronWarriorshavesacrificedtheirEmperorgivensacred
organsinthenameofrapidgrowthofthelegion.OnseveraloccasionstheIronWarriorshaverefusedthe
assistanceoftheEmperorsChildrenonthebattlefield.TheEmperorsChildrenofcoursebelievethereasonsto
simplybejealousy.
Chemos;AnAgeingCourtesan
Abarren,pollutedworldwhenFulgrimfirstappeared;TheworldofChemoswassoontransformedintoamodelof
beautyandagriculturalefficiencyunderthePrimarchsbrilliantwatch.Itwasdeemedthatitspopulationwould
liveundergroundsoastopreventanyblemishingofthesurface.Itistheendlessminingandunderground
manufacturingthatprovedtobetheplanetsweakness,foroverthecenturiesundergroundcavernscollapsedand
theabovegroundbeautybegantofade.
Manypatternsofarmour,vehicleandweaponsthatareusedbytheEmperorsChildrenhavebeenlostincaveins
inrecentcenturies.Insteadofadaptinghowever,theyemploymillionsofChemoscitizensinworkcrewsto
unearththosecavernsinsearchoftheirlostknowledge.Sadlyitisafactthatnonauthenticelementsfromnewer
modelshavehadtobeincorporatedintotheirarsenaluntiltheknowledgecanbereacquired.
Despiteitsfailingbeauty,theImperiumasawholewillnevermakeamentionofittotheAstartes;foraninsultto
ChemosisaninsulttotheEmperorsChildren.AnadmiraloftheImperialNavyoncereferredtoChemosasan
agingcourtesan,farpastherprimebutgamelyapplyingrougeandpowdertocoverherpitted,pockmarkedface.
HesoonreceivedorderstopatroltheGhoulStarsshortlyafterutteringthisunflatteringwitticism,atourfrom
whichhisgrandcruiserandescortcadreneverreturned.Thisstoryhasspreadandmutatedintovaryingtalesover
thecenturiesallcalledTheChemosCurse
Recruitment
ThemajorityofneophytesarerecruitedfromChemosatayoungagefromthetrainingacademieslocatedineach
undergroundcomplex.EachcompanyofEmperorsChildrenhavepulledtheirrecruitsfromthesamecomplexes
forcenturies,butovertimethecollapseshaveforcedthecompaniestochangetheirtraditionsorfaceamore
limitedselectionprocesswhichwouldhampertheselectionofthemostperfect.ofthecandidates.Nowona
yearlybasisallcandidatesaresenttothesurfaceofChemos,toalargevalley.Hererecruitersfromallcompanies
willmeetandpicktheircandidates.Ambitionandadesireforselfbettermentisaqualitythatisvaluedhighest
amongallaspirants,eventhosewithsubparmartialskillsarechoseniftheyhaveastrongdesiretobebetterthan
whattheyare.
CombatDoctrine
TheImperialGuardoftenrefertotheEmperorsChildrenasWarriorsofTimesLongLostandsuchamonikeris
notwithoutmerit.Theirstaunchrefusaltoacceptanysortoftechnologicaladvancementhavemeantthat
warriorsoftheEmperorsChildrenlookalmostexactlyastheywereduringthedaysbeforetheHeresy.Theyclad
themselvesinMkIIIandIVpowerarmour,andfightinunmodifiedLandRaidersandRhinotanks.Evenwhenthe
STCforthemodern,easiertomaintain,jetpackwasdiscovered,theLegionrefusedtoupgrade.Theirtechnologyis
oftenviewedasoutdatedbymuchoftheImperium,butifitwaseffectiveduringtheGreatCrusade,itisstill
perfectlyviable.
Duetoitsrelianceonancienttechnology,theEmperorsChildrenaretheonlyLegionabletofieldanappreciable
numberofjetbikes,whichareabletooutperformthelandspeedersofotherLegionsinalmosteverysituation.
AndalthoughthetechnologyfortheircreationwaslostinacaveinonChemos,theyboastthehighestnumberof
Contemptorpatterndreadnaughtsapproximately75individualwarriorshavebeenidentified.Itisonlynatural
thattheLegionmaintainsthesamenumberofcompaniesasitpossessedbeforetheHeresythirty.
TheEmperorsChildrennotonlyrelentlesslyinstillmartialpracticesintotheirtraining,butaretheonlyLegionto
takeonartisticpursuits.Eachmarineexcelsinsinging,dancing,sculptingorpaintingandtheybringtheir
individualcraftontothebattlefield;delicatebrushworkmakesforanimbleswordhandanddancingallowsfora
fluidandadaptablecombatstyle.AttemptsbyotherLegionswithoutanartistssoultocopytheirprecisemoves
alwaysfailsomethingtheEmperorsChildrentakegreatprideinboastingabout.
Pasts
1Unbreakable:YourcompanytookpartisamassiveassaultagainsttheGrandGatesofBurris,whereaheretical
preacherhadturnedanentireHiveagainsttheEmperor.Itwastherelentlesstrainingandrelianceonthemost
robusttechnologyintheImperiumallowedyoursquadtobeoneofthefirstthroughtheGrandGatesandintothe
breachbeyond.
2ArtisticMeasures:YourdiligenceinperfectingyourartisticendeavorpaidoffinthedefenseoftheErixBastion
mechanicusfoundry.Thedeftstrokesofyourbladecarvedfoulxenosintwoandyourartofmotionpreventeda
singledropoftheirfoulbloodfromeventouchingyourarmour.
3ThoroughnessFixesFlaws:Notwantingtorelyonpossiblydamagedtechnologies,yourSergeantdemanded
yoursquaddoacompleteinvestigationofanImperialregimentsheavyartillery.Youfoundmanyflawsinnotonly
thevehicles,butalsotheabilitiesofthedriversandgunners.Thatunitwasmorearisktoyouroperationthana
boon,andtheEmperorsChildrenproceededwithouttheirassistance.
4Captured!:WhileclearingthesneakyEldaroutfromapromethiummineonVladstockIII,youcametorealise
thetraptoolateandwereensnaredbytheirdarkcousins,theDarkEldar.Despitewiththeydidtoyou,youstill
believedthembeneathyouandscornedthemuntilyourescape.Muchbiosurgerywasrequiredtoremovethe
flawsfromyourskin.
5Grounded:Yourcompany,whilesufferingonanonLegionandthereforinferior,warshipcrashlandedonan
unchartedferalworldintheTempestusSegmentum.Youhadtonotonlysurvive,butprotectthesurvivingcrew
forthreemonthsbeforerescuearrivednotaneasytaskbutonethatyouroseto.

DemeanourQuestForPerfection
QuestForPerfectionisaDemeanour(pg32DW)uniquetotheEmperorsChildrenLegion.
TheEmperorsChildrenconstantlystrivetobethebestinallfieldsofstudyfromweaponcrafttoarttoduellingto
philosophy.Theyholdthemoralhighgroundinallsituationsandarefasttofindflawsinothersandjustasquick
topointthemout.Manyargumentshavestartedduetotheirrashnessandunempathetictendencies.Withinthe
Chapter,eachbrotherisresponsiblefortheperfectionnotonlyofhimself,butofthoseinhischarge.Sergeants
areextremelychallenginganddemanding,butthisisduetothemwantingeachoftheirsoldierstoachievethe
samelevelofaccomplishmentastheyhave.Itisalmostacompetition,witheachmemberaspiringtobeasgood
asanother.
AttributeBonuses
EmperorsChildrenSpaceMarinesadd+5totwoseparatecharacteristicsoftheirchoice
StartingEquipment
ItisencouragedthatEmperorsChildrencharacterweareitherMkIVorMkIIIarmour.
SkillsandTalents
EmperorsChildrencharactersreceivetheirLegionSkillsandTalentsfromtwolists.ThefirsttableTable1is
availabletoallEmperorsChildren.AsecondtableTables2through5ischosenbasedontheartisticskillofthe
character;forsooftenanAstartesoftheEmperorsChildrenbettershiswarcraftthroughhisartisticpursuits.
Table1AllEmperorsChildrenCharacters:
Evaluate 400 Skill
Evaluate+10 400 Skill Evaluate
Performer(any) 200 Skill
Performer(any)+10 200 Skill Perform(samegroup)
Performer(any)+20 200 Skill Perform(samegroup)+10
Scrutiny 300 Skill
DutyUntoDeath 800 Talent WP45
Fearless 500 Talent
Paranoia 600 Talent
ScourgeofHeretics 800 Talent
Table2MusicMastery:
Throughsong,instrumentormagnificentoratoryabilities,youareabletocontroltheemotionsofyourselfand
others
Charm 300 Skill
Command 400 Skill
AirofAuthority 500 Talent Fel30
InspireWrath 800 Talent Fel30

Table3ArtisticAce:
Withpaintbrush,needlepointorengraving,youareabletocreatebeautifulartworkfromnothing;improving
speedandprecisionwitheachpiece.
Evaluate+20 400 Skill Evaluate+10
LipReading 200 Skill
LipReading+10 200 Skill LipReading
LipReading+20 200 Skill LipReading+10
Pilot(Any) 400 Skill
Pilot(Any)+10 400 Skill Pilot(SameGroup)
Pilot(Any)+20 400 Skill Pilot(SameGroup)+10
Blademaster 600 Talent
CripplingStrike 800 Talent WS50
Table4SculptureSavant:
Yourmasteryofstonecarving,metalwork,orclaymouldinghasgrantedyouinsightsthatproveusefulidentifying
weaknessinstructureorfindfamiliarinthestrange.
Navigation(Any) 300 Skill
Navigation(Any)+10 300 Skill Navigation(SameGroup)
Navigation(Any)+20 300 Skill Navigation(SameGroup)+10
Scrutiny+20 300 Skill Scrutiny+10
Security 400 Skill
Security+20 400 Skill Security+10
DeadeyeShot 600 Talent BS30
Siegecraft 800 Talent
Table5DancingDervish:
Yearsofpracticehaveallowedyoutomovethroughthebattlefieldwithunparalleledeaseandgrace.
Dodge 400 Skill
Dodge+10 400 Skill Dodge
Dodge+20 400 Skill Dodge+10
Drive(Any) 300 Skill
Drive(Any)+10 300 Skill Drive(SameGroup)
Drive(Any)+20 300 Skill Drive(SameGroup)+10
Catfall 500 Talent Ag30
HardTarget 700 Talent Ag40
Trappings
AchievementMarkers
SpaceMarinesoftheEmperorsChildrenweartheirachievementsinthesamemannertheywearpurityseals,
theirhighesthonourisalwayswornontheirarmour.
Marksman:+1ArmourPenetrationwhenfiringarangedweaponusingthesingleshotoption
HandtoHandChampion:+2damagetoallUnarmedattacks
PeerlessNegotiator:+3toallCharmTests

PhoenicianWings
Theseceremonialbandsareattachedtothehelmet,orthebackpackifthehelmetisntworn.Theysymbolizethat
theSpaceMarinehasexhibitedcourageaboveandbeyondthatofanormalmarine.Oncepergame,thecharacter
mayrerolleitheronetesttogetintoSquadMode,oronerolltopreventCohesionLoss.
Relic
MirrorofWeakness
ThisstormshieldcarriesthemarkofFulgrimspersonalarmourerontheinsetandasurfacelikethatofamirroron
theexteriorcoating.Nomatterhowmanyblowstheshieldtakes,thesurfacestaysabsolutelyflawless.Itis
assumedtohavebeenintheDeathwatchspossessionformillennia.TheshieldactsasanAstartesStormShield,
butcannotoverload.Themirrorreflectsthefoesworstqualitiesbackatthem,grantingthecharacteraFear(1)
ability.
Cost:70Req;Hero
SoloMode
DanceofSteel
TheEmperorsChildrenviewcombatasachancetoshowcasetheirabilitiesforallenemiestofearandalliesto
respectandenvy.It,tothem,isanartformthatcanbemasteredjustlikeeveryothertalent.
Rank1Oncepercombat,atanypoint,thecharactermayaddhisIntelligencebonustoasingleBS,WS,orcombat
actiontest(dodge,parry,grapple,trip,etc)hejustmade.ThismustbeappliedbeforetheGMrevealstheresults.
Rank4Thecharactermayaddtwicethebonustoasinglerollandmayusethisabilitythreetimespercombat.
Rank7ThereisnolimittotheamountoftimesthisabilitycanbeusedwhileinSoloMode.
SquadModeAttack
UnspokenCoordination
Duetotheirconstanttrainingincombatmanoeuvres,theEmperorsChildrenknowpreciselywhattheotherwill
dowithbutaquickglanceattheirbodymovements.TheBattleBrotherimmediatelymakesaSingleAttack
againstatargetaspartoftheactiontoinitiatethisAttackPattern.Untilthebeginningofthecharactersnextturn,
ifanyEmperorsChildrenMarineinsupportrangechoosestoattackthesametarget,theygaina+10toeitherWS
orBSforeachEmperorsChildrenthatattackedthattargetedthatcreature(hitormiss)sincetheAttackPattern
began.
Improvements:Thispowerisalreadyperfectandcannotbeimproved.
SquadModeDefence
GrandioseFeint
TheEmperorsChildrentypicallyarenotonesfordeceptionandtrickery,exceptonthebattlefieldwherethey
overplaytheirnaturalflamboyantcombatstylesuntiltheycatchtheenemyoffguardwithawellplacedstrike.All
EmperorsChildrenwithinsupportrangemayimmediatelymakeahalfmovewithoutprovokingattacksfrom
enemies.Ontheirnextturn,allenemiesaretreatedassurprisedfortheirattacks.
Improvements:Thispowerisalreadyperfectandcannotbeimproved.
Primarch'sCursePurePerfection
TheEmperorsChildrenhavetheperceivednotionthattheyarebetterthananyone,howeverintheinterestof
workingtogetherwiththem,willoftenbitetheirtongues.Howeverastimegoeson,theirsuperioritybecomes
moreandmoreapparent,andtheyjustcanthelpbutpointouteverylittleflawtheyfind...
Level1ImBetterThanYou:
TheBattleBrotherbeginstowonderwhysocialdoctrinepreventshimfrompointingouttheflawsinothersisin
place,andsodecidesheisaboveit.Everytimeanallyfailsaskilltest,thecharactercannothelpbutmakea
commentastohowhecouldhaveachievedit.Thisdoesntmeanhehastoactuallyperformthetesthimself.
Likewiseeverytimethecharacterfailsatest,hefindsaconvenientexcuse.
Level2WhoareThesePeople?
TheBattleBrothersegoswellsimmensely,leavinghimtoignorethesuggestionsofthosethathebelievesthathe
isabove,whichismosteveryone.IftheBattleBrotherbelievesthis,othersmustsucceedaHard(20)Charmtest
inorderforhimtolisten,buthowlonghelldothatisuptotheBattleBrother.
Level3UnassailableEgo:
ThemerethoughtthattheBattleBrotherhasaboutworkingwithsomeonewhodoesntmeethiseverincreasing
standardsofperfectioncauseshimtolaunchintoalongwindedrantabouttheflawsofthatperson/organization.
Killteamcohesionislessenedby2
PsychicPowers
FlightofthePhoenix
Description:TheLibrariansproutsagiantpairofgoldenwings.Whilethispowerisineffect,hegainstheFlyer
TraitwithamovementspeedequaltohisPR.
ForceCage
Opposed:No Range:10metresxPR Sustained:No
Description:Withanintricategesturethatseemstooverlapoveritself,theLibrariansummonswispsoftheWarp
anddirectsthemaroundasinglecreaturewithininrange.ThecreaturemustsucceedanAgilityTestopposedby
theLibrariansWillpowerorbetrappedwhentheLibrarianwillsthosewispsthatsolidifyintoacage.Whileinthe
cagethecreaturecannotmove,DodgeorParry.Thecagecanbeattackedandisthesizeoftheentrapped
creature.Thecagehasanumberofhitpointsequalto4xPRandahardnessratingequaltotheLibrariansPR.
PhoenixRising
Cost:1500XP Prerequisites:WP45+,Rank3 Action:Reaction
Description:DeathisaresultofyourfoebeingbetterthanyouandthatissomethingthattheLibrariancannot
tolerate.Ifanallywithinrangehasdroppedbelow0wounds,theLibrarianmayimmediatelyusethispowerto
revivehiminasheathofpurpleflamethatdeals3d10+PRpointsofenergydamage,penetration6,toalladjacent
creatures.TheallyreceivesanumberofwoundsequaltotheLibrariansPR.TheLibrariansuffersdamageequal
tohisPRdividedby2whichcannotbereducedbyArmourorToughness.
Soulshield
Cost:1000XP Prerequisites: N/A Action: Half
Opposed:No Range: Self Sustained:Yes
Description:Duetoallthetraininghehasreceived,theLibrariansmindbecomesanironcladbastion,resistantto
allpsychicattempts.TheLibrariangainsabonusequalto2xPRtohisWillpowerscorewhenmakingopposedWP
testsagainstanypsychic,orwarpbasedphenomenon.Inaddition,ifhedoesfailthetest,anydamagethatisnt
negatedbyhisArmour/ToughnessBonusishalved.
WitheringPresence
Cost:500XP Prerequisites: N/A Action: Half
Opposed:Yes Range: 10metresxPR Sustained:No
Description:TheforceoftheLibrarianspresenceisenoughforenemiestosecondguesstheirmotivesinattacking
himandhisallies.TheLibrarianchoosesanumberoftargetswithinrangeequaltohisPR.UntiltheLibrarians
nextturn,theaffectedenemymustmakeanOpposedWPtestsagainsttheLibrarian.Onasuccess,theycanact
normally.Ifthetestisfailed,theenemymayonlytakeasinglehalfactionduringtheirturn.
IronWarriors
IronWithin,IronWithout!
BattlecryoftheIronWarriors
Homeworld:Olympia
TypicalCombatRole:SiegeandCounterSiegeWarfare
Coldandinsular,theIronWarriorsareknownfortheirabilitytobreakanydefences,nomatterhowintricate,
thorough,orsturdy.Theirinnatesuspicionofanyonebuttheirownbattlebrothersandtroopshascausedmany
confrontationsoverthemillenniaandariftbetweenthemandtheAdeptusMechanicushasforcedtheLegionto
relyontheirownresources,andnottheImperiums.
ColdSteel
AttheendoftheHeresy,facedwiththelossoftheirPrimarch,theIronWarriorsthrewthemselvesintothe
fortressworldsofDornsdesignperfectlywillingtosacrificetheirentirelegionintheirrage.Ifnotforthe
interventionoftheBlackTemplars,thelegionwouldhavesuccumbedtotheirwish.Thateventhasshapedthem
formillenniaafterwards,withthelegionproclaimingthatneveragainwilltheyneedassistancefromothers:beit
theforcesoftheImperiumoreventheirbrotherlegions.Theyrecruitaggressivelyfrommanyworldsundertheir
protectorateandbuild,train,anddeploytheirownsupportingunits.TheIronWarriorsbeliefintheirsuperiority
meansthattheywillfieldtheirownsupportingtroops,andwillsidelinemanyalliedforcesonthebattlefield,
unlessthoseunitshaveapurpose,usuallyascannonfodderordistraction.
WhileheldinnotorietythroughouttheImperialForces,theIronWarriorsarecompletelyshunnedbytheAdeptus
Mechanicus,foractionstakenbythelegionduringtheHeresy.Forthisthelegionistreatedasifdeadbyevery
OmnissiahworshipingfolloweroftheMechanicus.ThisdoesnotbothertheIronWarriors,forovertimeasthe
Mechanicusslippedmoreandmoreintosuperstition,theIronWarriorsmaintainedtheiranalyticalprowessand
producemanycompetinggradeweaponsandtechnologyforuseintheirlegionandprotectorateworlds.
AccusationsthattheirtechnologyisstolenfromtheMechanicusisconstantlymaintained,butinallrecorded
instancestheIronWarriorshavebeenseenprotecting,salvaging,andreturningallMechanicustechnologytothe
ForgeWorldsoforigin.DespitetheircordialtreatingoftheMechanicus,theyhasnotwaveredintheirOathof
Abandonmenttakenagainstthelegion.
InnerStrength
IronWarriorsstriveconstantlytonotonlybetterthemselves,buttobebetterthanthebattlebrotherbeside
them.Thereiseternalcompetitiononandoffthebattlefieldbetweenbrothers,squads,andevencompanies
strugglingtoimprovetheirimageintheeyesoftheirsuperiors.Warsmiths,thecompanycaptains,encouragesuch
behavioursolongasitdoesntcauseriftsthatcouldteartheircompanyapart.Whereotherlegionsemphasizethe
bettermentoftheunitasawhole,theIronWarriorsdoctrinefocusesonlyontheimprovementofself,andthe
unitwillimproveasaresult.Placingthenotionofselfbettermentthroughcompetitionhasledtotheaverage
battlebrothertobecomeinsularandpridefulintheirabilities.ManyoutsidetheIronWarriorsseethisas
egotistical,andtheyreright.OnlytheEmperorsChildrenaremorecertainoftheirselfimportance.Whenthe
twolegionsmeet,thisisalwaysacauseforrivalriesandritualduelsarecommonplace.
Recruitment
Thelegionaggressivelyrecruitsatalltimes.Wheresomelegionsmaintainamaximumsize,theIronWarriorsdo
not.GrandCompaniesarealwaysswelling,withover5,000battlebrotherspercompanyandthousandsmore
weaponservitorsandweaponplatforms.Thelegionlongagostoppedtrustingintheinaccuracyshowcasedby
ImperialGuardartillerycompaniesandthusemploystheirownrunbyhighfunctioningweaponservitors.They
recruitfrommanyworldsundertheguiseofthesewarriorsbecomingbattlebrothers;thisisamajorfarce.Infact
mostoftherecruitsarelobotomizedandconvertedintoweaponservitorsorlegiontroopsofsimilarfunctionto
theskitariiemployedbytheMechanicus.IttakesanexceptionalyouthtobecomeanIronWarrior,andthenhis
lifeasabattlebrotherwillrarelybeasprivilegedashisOlympianbornbrothers.Somecompanieswillnoteven
considerSpaceMarinesnotbornofOlympia,proclaimingthemselvesOlympianOnly.Theconstantrecruitment
hascostthelegionmorethanitiswillingtoadmitfortheocculobe,larramansorganandomophageaorganswork
wellaftertheirimplantation,butdegradeovertime.Oftenmarineswillhavetheireyesaugmentedwithimplants
toreplacethesefailingorgans.
CombatDoctrine
Totheunobservant,theIronWarriorssimplypoundtheoppositionwithunrelentingbombardmentfromtheir
heavyartilleryandonlymoveintocleanuptheirfoeswhenallstructureshavebeenreducedtorubble.Thereis
muchmorethattakesplacehowever,fortheIronWarriorsspendagreatdealoftimeidentifyingtheweakest
pointinanyenemystructureorformation,thenstrikewithenoughforcetobreakitopen.
ThelegionrarelyworkswithmembersoftheImperialGuard,andreliesonlyontheImperialNavywhennecessary.
Thelegionpreferstousetheirownservitoroperatedweaponplatformstoprovidefiresupportandtheir
battalionsofbrainwashedandreprogramedtroopstocarryoutcombatrolesnotdeemedimportantenoughto
warrantadirectAstartespresence.MostImperialGuardunitsstationedinacombatzonethattheIronWarriors
haveenteredwilloftenwithdraw,fortheIronWarriorscarenotforthelivesofotherscaughtbetweenthemand
theirobjective,andhaveonmanyoccasionsusedtheirownhumantroopsassacrificestodrawtheenemy
attention.ThesetacticshavebeencauseforcensurebytheImperiumswarmachinemorethananyotherlegion
notthattheIronWarriorscare.
TheLegionhasattheirdisposalawidevarietyofweaponsandvehiclepatterns,morethananyotherlegiondueto
theirownforgeworldsandtheirinnovativespirit.UnliketheAdeptusMechanicus,theIronHandsconstantlyre
evaluatetheirarmamentsandwillmakesweepingchangesifabetterpatterncanbeconstructed.
Pasts
1LightuptheNight:AnocturnalassaultonthefortifiedHiveCItyofLoneMartyr,yoursquadjostledforthe
honouredpositionofSiegemakerwithanothersquadwithinthesamecompany.Yourlieutenantspolitical
maneuveringandphysicalstrengthallowedyoursquadthehonourofinitiatingthebombardment,turningablack
nightbrightasdaywiththeamountofordinanceunleashedinthefirstvolley.
2GuardFodder:YourCompanyrespondedtocallsofamassiveOrkinvasionwheretheImperialGuardwere
barelyholdingtheline.Fortunately,theirlinekepttheOrksinpositionlongenoughforyourcompanysartilleryto
strike,killinghundredsofGuardsmen,butthousandsofOrks.Yourcompanyshumantroopsfilledthegapsand
provedtobemuchmoreefficientanyways.
3SiegetheHulk:TheSpaceHulkEschersFollyhadbeencausingtroubleonmajorspacewaysfor2millennia
beforetheIronWarriorswereabletotrackitdown.Despiteitbeingahiveofresidenttyranidsyouandyour
companydescendedintoitsdepths,probingforlosttechnologybeforethegunsofyourmightyspacefleetturned
thehulkintorubble.
4AdvancementatanyCost:Inattemptingtoraiseyourselfintheeyesofyourcommandingofficer,you
resortedtounderhandedmethodsinprovingyourworthandexcellence.Itmayhavemadetherestofyoursquad
hateyou,buttheadvancementwassecured,whichisallthatmatterstoanIronWarrior.Theywouldhavedone
thesame.
5ReturntoMaker:YouwerepartofateamthatrescuedaMechanicusMagosfromtheclutchesofEldar
Corsairs.Despitethelackofrecognition,itwasdictatedhebereturnedtothenearestForgeWorld.Whenhewas
returned,therewasntevenacordialwordofthanks,butthatisexpected.
DemeanourIronWithin
IronWithinisaDemeanouruniquetoSpaceMarinesoftheIronWarriorsLegion
TheIronWarriorsareoneofthelargestLegionsintheImperiumofMan,howevertheyareoftenmetwitha
mixtureofaweanddisgustwherevertheytravel.ToanIronWarrior,victoryisworththesacrificeofanynumber
ofmenormachines,whichtheLegionboastsaseeminglyunlimitedsupplyof.ItmattersnotifciviliansorImperial
Guardgetcaughtinthecrossfiresolongastheirlivesweresacrificedinthenameofvictoryandnotlostin
meaninglessfailure.
TobeanIronWarrioristonotcareaboutthosearoundyou.YourBattleBrothersareasmuchyourcompetitionas
theyareyouralliesandaretreatedassuch.TheLegionhasgainedareputationforbeingcoldanduncaring,and
itsjustastruewithintheranksasitistothosewhoexistoutsidetheLegion.
AttributeBonuses
+5Willpower,Chooseeither+5toStrength,IntelligenceorToughness
TheseattributesarewhatsetanIronWarriorapartfromothers,includinghisBattleBrothers.Itisstandardforan
IronWarriortofocusonimprovinghisstrengthswhileshoringuphisweaknesses.
StartingAugments
IronWarriorscharactersmaybeginplaywithupto2commonqualitycyberneticimplantstheAugmeticEyes
maybeusedheretocountasoneofthecyberneticimplants,ormaybetakenseparatelyastheLegionTrapping.
AugmentsgainedbybeingaTechmarinemaytakeninadditiontothese.AstartesServoArmsandtheAstartes
ServoHarnesscannotbechosen.
Restrictions
IronWarriorscannotbeLibrarians
StartingTalent
IronWarriorscharacterbeginsplaywiththeJadedtalent.
Mutation
Inaconstantpushtoeverincreasetheirnumbers,theIronWarriorssacredorganshavesuffereddegradationover
time.InmanySpaceMarines,thefunctionalityoftheOcculobe,LarramansOrganandOmophageaarenolonger
asefficientastheircounterpartsofotherlegions.
Rollad10.TheresultingnumberisthebonusthecharacterreceivesfromhisOcculobeOrgan.
DuetotheinefficienciesoftheLarramansOrgan,thecharacterisnotimmunetoBloodLoss.Instead,
whenthecharacterwouldsufferfromBloodLoss,rollad51andsufferBloodLossforasmanyturnsas
theresult.
WhenusingtheOmophagea,roll1d5.Theeffectswilllastanumberofhoursuptothetotalrolledandno
higherthanthecharactersIntelligenceBonus.
SkillsandTalents
IronWarriorscharactersreceivetheirLegionSkillsandTalentsfromthefollowinglist.
Table1AllIronWarriorsCharacters:
Demolitions 300 Skill
Demolitions+10 300 Skill Demolitions
Logic 200 Skill
Logic+10 300 Skill Logic
Logic+20 400 Skill Logic+10
Tactics(AssaultDoctrine) 400 Skill
Tactics(AssaultDoctrine)+10 400 Skill Tactics(AssaultDoctrine)
TechUse 500 Skill
TechUse+10 600 Skill TechUse
Armourmonger 800 Talent Int40
ExoticWeaponTraining(SiegeWeapons) 900 Talent
FeedbackScreech 800 Talent
IronJaw 500 Talent T40
LuminenCharge 600 Talent
RiteofPureThought 1000 Talent
Siegecraft 800 Talent
TechnicalKnock 500 Talent Int30
TheFleshisWeak* 800 Talent
*
ThisTalentmaybetakentwice
Trappings
AugmeticEyes
ItiscustomfortheIronWarriorstoreplacetheirfailingOcculobewithbionicimplants.Thisreplacesthebonus(or
lackthereof)grantedbytheOcculobemutationwith+10.
ModifiedArmour
ItiscommonoftheIronWarriorstomakemodificationstotheirarmour,givingitamoreimposinglookand
separatingthemfromtheirBattleBrothers.
SmokeStacks:BelchingSmokeadds+3toallConcealmentTests
Gyrohelm:Gain+3toallBalanceTests
BarbedGauntlets:Gain+5onallGrabTests.
Relic
SulliansCarapace
SullianwasarenownedIronWarrior,knownnotonlyforhisbravery,buthistechnicalingenuityaswell.His
carapaceisauniquebreastplatedesignedtofitovertheuniquedesignofIronWarriorarmour.Itgrantsan
additional2APtothebodylocationandprovidesafieldstrengthof50tothatlocationwithafailureratingof1.
Req60,Hero
SoloMode
BreachTheirDefences!
ToanIronWarrior,afoesarmourislittledifferentthanthemassivefortificationsthatthelegionbreachesona
continuingbasis.EverystructurehasitsweaknessandtheIronWarriorscanspotthem.
Rank1IfaCalledShotoranAimcombatactionsucceedswithmorethan2degreesofsuccess,thecharacters
weaponistreatedasifthePenetrationvalueisincreasedby1.Thisbonusappliesonlytoatargetsarmourand
notagainstcoverorifadditionaltargetsareaffectedbytheattack.
Rank3IncreasetheweaponsextraPenetrationvalueto2
Rank6IncreasetheweaponsextraPenetrationvalueto4.Thisbonusnowtakeseffectwheneveranysingle
shotattacksucceedswithgreaterthan2degreesofsuccess.Ifthetargetisalivingcreatureandisdamagedfrom
thisattack,itmustmakeaHard(20)Endurancetestorbecomestunnedfor1round.
SquadModeAttack
Blitzkrieg
Action:Full Cost: 4 Sustained:No
Whentheenemysdefenceshaveweakened,andwhentheirlinesareclosetodisintegrating,thatiswhentheIron
Warriorfinallysurgeforwardtostrikethekillingblow.AllIronWarriorsinSupportRangemayimmediatelytakea
fullmovefollowedbyasingleattack,adding+20toeitherBallisticSkillorMeleeSkillwhendeterminingtheattack,
andadding+4damagetotheirenemytarget.Thisattackcatchestheenemyoffguard,atargetcannotdodgeor
parrythisattack.
Improvements:Thisabilitycannotbeimproved.

SquadModeDefence
Duetotheirmasteryofthesiege,theIronWarriorshavetwodifferentDefencePatternsthatcanbechosen.
BunkerDown
Action:Standard Cost: 2 Sustained:Yes
AllIronWarriorswithinSupportRangemaymakeasinglemoveactiontowardscover.Whilebehindapieceof
cover,theIronWarriormayspendamoveactiontoincreasethecoverseffectivenessbytwo.Thisadditional
bonusbenefitsonlythosetakingpartintheDefencePattern,andeachpieceofcovermaybeenhancedonlyonce
percharacter,thougheachBattleBrothermayeachimprovethecoverseffectiveness.Rangedattacksmadefrom
behindanycoveraremadewithabonusof+20toBallisticSkill.
Improvements:IftheBattleBrotherisrank4orhigher,theeffectivenessofcoverisincreasedtofourinsteadof
twoandthebonustoBSisnow+30.
KillingFields
Action:Standard Cost: 3 Sustained:Yes
AllIronWarriorsinSupportRangeimmediatelyenterOverwatchanddeclarekillingzonesasnormaliftheyarenot
alreadyinOverwatch.AnyattacksmadebyanIronWarriorinSupportRangeagainstenemieswithinany
characterskillzonereceivea+10toBallisticSkill,and2additionaldamageperhit.
Improvements:IftheBattleBrotherisRank3orhigher,theBallisticSkillbonusincreasesto+20andtheenemy
receivesa10toallDodgeAttemptsonallattackswhilewithinakillzonethatispartofthisdefencepattern.
Primarch'sCurseSuspicionofAll
TobeanIronWarrioristostrivetoimproveyourself,evenifthatmeanssettingbackothersintheprocess.Itsa
constantbalanceofbrotherhoodandselfishnesswithintheranks.Ahealthysuspicionisalwaysnecessary,no
matterwhatLegionaBattleBrotherhailsfrom,buttheIronWarriorsoftentakeittoofar.
Level1SelfSuperiority:
TheBattleBrotherbelievesthatheissimplythebestmemberoftheKillTeamandbeginstoargueforhisplans
andopinionsevenlouderthanbefore.Heisquicktopointoutflawsinothersandevenquickertoshowcasehis
ownstrengths.
Level2TheOthersareScheming:
TheBattleBrotherseesnowthattherestofyoursquadisstartingtogobehindyourbackandignorehim.Thisis
undoubtedlybecausetheycannotstandthegreatnessofhisabilities.TheBattleBrotherseekstocontrolthem,
demandingtobeSquadLeaderateveryopportunity,othersmustsucceedaHard(20)CharmTesttogethimto
relinquishyourgriponcommand.Ifthathappens,thensquadcohesionisreducedby1
Level3OnlyOneWay...:
TheBattleBrotherhasreachedhislimitwiththeconstantattemptstousurphimfromhisrightfulplaceasKill
TeamLeader.TheonlywaytheBattleBrotherreactstoanyperceivedactionsagainsthimiswithforcelethalor
nonlethalisuptotheBattleBrotherunlesshesucceedsaHard(20)Willpowertest.Ifthetestissucceeded,it
stillresultsinaviolentverbalassaultwhichcouldleadtoanhonourduelanyways.
NightLords
Allontheworldbelowheedthiswarning:WearetheNightLordsandwetakeyourworldunderourprotection.
ThosewhoarecorruptandplotagainstloyalImperialCitizensbewarned:Wecomeforyou.
StandardNightLordsAnnouncementVoxcast
Homeworld:Nostramo
LegionStrength:30GrandCompaniesand2,000PeaceEnforcementClaws100,000SpaceMarines
TypicalCombatRole:PeaceEnforcement,ShockTroops
ThemerementionofanAstartesoftheNightLordsLegionisenoughtocausemanyweakmentoconfesstheir
crimesandbegformercy,onlytoreceivenoneasidefromaquickdeath.Thesemidnightcladwarriorsutilizefear
toinstildisciplineandpeaceamongthepopulaceoftheplanetsthattheydeemneedingtheirstewardship.They
arebrutalandsavageintheirministrationsofjustice,showingcriminalsalltherespecttheydeserveinthe
Emperorseyes:none.AtypicalsayingofaSpaceMarineisIknownofear.ThoseoftheNightLordshavea
differentone:Iamfear.
InPursuitofJustice
TheNightLordsactastheirPrimarchKurzedid;theyseekoutcorruptionandlawlessnessandstampitoutwith
extremeprejudice.Theiractionsdonotstopatthelowlycriminalshowever,fortheNightLordsknowthatthereal
criminalsarethosepullingthestringsfromtheshadows;deludedintothinkingthattheyareimmunetoImperial
Law.TheselowlifesarefoundandusedasbrutalexamplesofhowtheSpaceMarinesdealtheunlawful.Nofigure
issafe;beitalowlydrugpushertoamanufactorumsupervisorwhoholdsablackmailsyndicate,orthearbites
whohaveturnedtheirbacksontheiroathsinexchangeformoney.Evenplanetaryofficialsareviabletargetsif
theyarefoundtobepartakinginunlawfulschemes.
TheNightLordsoperateinthefringesofImperialsociety.ThousandsmaypassaNightLordandnotevennotice,
soadeptaretheyatobservingfromtheshadowsandgatheringinformationontheirtarget.Theyaremaster
interrogators,strippingtheirtargetofinformationbeforestrippinghimoffleshandleavinghimforotherstosee.
ADarkPlanetintheLight
Ithasbeen10,000yearssincetheEmperorliterallybroughtlighttoNostramo,thehomeworldoftheNightLords
bymovingitsmoonsorbittoallowthewanlightofthesuntoilluminateitsdarkcities.Evenafterallthistime,the
inhabitantsstillpreferfunctionnocturnally.Knownforitsrichadamantiumdeposits,theNightLordsstrictlyration
theminingcartelsfortheydonotwanttoseetheplanetleftanemptyhuskasothershavebeenunderthe
limitlessgreedoftheImperium.
DuetotheconstantstewardshipoftheNightLords,NostramoisthesafestplanetinallofTheImperium,noteven
Terrahasa0.001%crimerate.Theaveragecitizenisempoweredtostepinandthwartanycrimesthatare
witnessedsothatbythetimetheArbitesortheNightLordsrespond,allthatisleftisanapprehendedsuspect.
Indeed,muchofthecitizenshiphaspassedallmandatoryandrecommendedweapontrainingandarelicensedto
carryarmsasamilitia.TheNightLordsruletheplanetviaaproxygovernmentthatmeetswiththeirharsh
requirementsofhonourandopenness.
Recruitment
TheLegionpreferstorecruitfromtheirhomeworld,whichhasshownapredispositionofdevelopingtheir
Primarchsabilityofprophecywhentheyareexposedtohisgeneseed.Youthwhohaveshownbraveryin
standingupforjusticearerecruitedfromthestreets.Theseyoutharethenexposedtomanyharshdrugsand
forcedtoexperiencethemosthorriblethingsimaginable.Thisissothatthenewaspirantcanlearnwhatitislike
tobetrulyafraidsothathecaninflictthatfearuponothers.
NeophytesspendtheirtimeamongthecitiesofTheImperium,ofteninsertinghimselfintoanewworldtobegin
gatheringinformationfortheincomingPeaceEnforcementCadretoactswiftlyuponarrival.Oncetheblack
carapaceisearnedheissenttoacrusadefleettoobservewhatwillhappenshouldasocietydevolveinto
unlawfulnessandChaosorxenosrunrampant.Thisisthefuturetheyaretrainedtofightagainst.
CombatDoctrine
TheNightLordsaremostoftenseenwithintheImperiumofMan,brutallyenforcingImperialLawtotheletter.
Theygivenomercyandleavegrotesqueexamplesoftheirenforcementtacticstoinstillfearintothosewhoseek
todowrong.TheyhavesmallercrusadingfleetsincomparisontootherAstartesLegionsbuttheyarefastand
strikewithlethalprecisionattheexactpointtoinflictmaximumdamageupontheirenemysmorale.TheLegions
companiesarethoroughlyequippedandarepreparedtodealwithanyenemyforceandtactics.Whileasingle
SpaceMarineisusuallyenoughtoinspirefearinanImperialCity,severalmorearerequiredonthebattlefield.To
thiseffect,theNightLordsoftenattackinformationthatshowcasetheirnumbersandprovideafortified,
unflinchingfronttotheirenemy.Hallucinagenicweaponsandsoniccannonsareusedtokeepfoesunbalanced
andoffguardforthenobleAstartestosubduethem.
ThereareararenumberofSpaceMarinesthathaveinheritedtheirPrimarchsgiftofprophecythroughan
unknownmeansthatarenotlinkedtotheWarplikeapsykerspower.OncediscoveredtheLibrariumtakesgreat
interestinthesesocalledProphetsandcanassisttheminusingtheirnewfoundpowerstofurtherassisttheir
BattleBrothers.ItmattersnotwhichcallingtheProphetfollows;forexampleoneofthemostreveredProphets
wasanapothecary.TheLegionmaintainsclosetieswiththeOfficioAssassinoriumanditisnotunlikelyfora
companytohaveasmallquantityofassassinsnearbytoassistthemwithaparticularlydifficultopponent.
Pasts
1AlleyStriker:Yourenforcementcadrehadfoundthenameofanofficialinthearbiteswhohadturnedaway
fromhisdutiestotheImpeium.FordaysyoutrackedhimandhiscroneysthroughthealleywaysofCadixHive,
onebyoneeliminatinghisentourageandleavingtheirmutilatedbodieswheretheywouldbefound.Onlywhen
theofficialhadbeenthoroughlyengulfedinfeardidyoustrikeandteachhimhowjusticeshouldbedistributed.
2IntotheDevourer:YourgrandcompanyassistedlegionsoftheDeathGuardandBlackTemplarsinriddingthe
ErasisSectoroftheTyranidmenace.CasualtieswerehighbuttheDeathGuardimpressedyourlegionwiththeir
tenacityandzealforriddingthegalaxyofthexenosthreat.Itmatchedthatofyourlegionszealforjustice.
3HonourDuel:YouwerechosenasyoursquadschampionagainstawarrioroftheWorldEaterswhentheir
operationsinterferedwithyours.Whilethetwolegionshaveneverbeenonfriendlyterms,thisduelwas
particularlyvicious,asiftheirchampionwasmoreoutforbloodthanhonour.
4Heretek:WhenanarchmagosoftheMechanicuswentmissingonyourplanet,yourcadrebeganinvestigating
immediately.WhatyoufoundwasacabaloffallentechpriestsdealinginforbiddenxenosandChaostainted
technology.Justicewasswiftlyandbrutallydealtwithandtheremainsofthearchmagosweresentbacktothe
MechanicusasawarningthatnoteventheyareimmunetoyourLegionsjudgement.
5DefendingfromUltramar:YourworldcameundersiegefromthehatedwarriorsofGullimansUltramarines,
onceagaintryingtoexpandtheirborders.Theyattackedwithfearsometechnology,stealthmarinesand
mechanizeddreadnaughts.Whattheydidnotpossesswasyourintimateknowledgeofthegeologyandcity
streets.Itwasthroughpureguerillawarfarethattheywererepulsed,buttheirretributionwasdeadlyoverhalf
ofthepopulationwastakentotheslavelabourcampswithinUltramar.
DemeanourWeareFear
WeareFearisaDemeanouruniquetoSpaceMarinesoftheNightLordsLegion
ANightLordhasspenthisentirelifelearninghowtobestinstillfearintobothhisopponentsandthosecitizens
thathehassworntoprotect.ItisrareforImperialGuardtoshareabattlezonewiththesemidnightcladwarriors
andtherearemanystorieswithwhattheydotothosewhoshedjusticeforacriminallifestyle.ANightLordsees
theworldinrightandwrongthereisnogreyareasinthewordoflaw.Totheaveragecitizen,aNightLordisa
gloweringpresence,rarelyspeakingexcepttopassjudgement.
AttributeBonuses
NightLordscharactersgainthefollowingbonus:+5Perception

StartingSkills
NightLordscharacterstreattheInterrogateskillasabasicskillandaretrainedinthefollowingSkills:Awareness,
Lore:Common(AdeptusArbites),Lore:Scholastic(Judgement)
StartingTalent
NightLordscharactersbeginplaywiththeTerrorizetheTerrifiedTalent
StartingEquipment
NightLordscharactersmayreplacetheirAstarteschainswordwitheitheranAstartesShockMaulorAstartes
Flayer,statsforwhichareinChapter3.
SkillsandTalents:
NightLordscharactersreceivetheirLegionSkillsandTalentsfromthefollowinglist.
Table1AllNightLordsCharacters:
Ciphers(Underworld) 200 Skill
Ciphers(Underworld)+10 200 Skill Ciphers(Underworld)
Intimidate 300 Skill
Intimidate+10 300 Skill Intimidate
Intimidate+20 300 Skill Intimidate+10
Interrogate 300 Skill
Interrogate+10 400 Skill Interrogate
Interrogate+20 400 Skill Interrogate+10
Inquiry 300 Skill
Lore:Common(AdeptusArbites)+10 300 Skill Lore:Common(AdeptusArbites)
Lore:Scholastic(Judgement)+10 300 Skill Lore:Scholastic(Judgement)
Scrutiny 200 Skill
Tracking 400 Skill
Tracking+10 400 Skill Tracking
BolterDrill 700 Talent
DisturbingVoice 600 Talent
DoubleTeam 800 Talent
ExecutionersShot 1500 Talent WSorBS50
Fearless 800 Talent
GoodReputation(AdeptusArbites) 700 Talent Fel50,Peer(AdeptusAstartes)
Orthoproxy 800 Talent
Peer(AdeptusArbites) 500 Talent Fel30
ScourgeofHeretics 900 Talent
StreetFighting 600 Talent
NewTalents
ExecutionersShot
Description:Whensuccessfullyattackingatargetthatisrestrainedorotherwiseunabletomove,asinglemelee
attackorasinglerangedattackatpointblankrangewillbypassallarmourpossessedbythetarget.
TerrorizetheTerrified
Description:Beingtheepitomeoffear,allenemieswhomustmakeopposingWPtestsagainstthecharactersFear
ratingtreatthecharacterasoneratinghigherthanhealreadyis.
Trappings
ExamplesofJudgementsRendered
ANightLordconstantlybearstheexamplesofwhathedoestothosewhobelievethemselvesbeyondImperialLaw
asanexampletothoseofsimilarmind.Shouldthesewarningsnotbeheededthesepoorsoulswillsufferthe
samefate.
HandsoftheThief:Gain+3bonustoallSearchTests
MutilatedHeadofaCrimeFamily:Allenemieswhomakefeartestsagainstthecharactertakean
additional3penalty
FlayedSkinoftheSmuggler:Dealandadditional1pointofdamagetoenemiesthathavespecifically
targetedtheBattleBrotherlastturn
InterrogatorsTools
Thesetoolsarecarvedfrombonesoftheguiltyandareetchedwiththeirconfessions.Theirbladesaresosharp
andpolishedthatbloodneverstainsthem.TheBattleBrothermaychoosetorerollanyInterrogatetest,andthe
resultsofthe2ndtestareused.
Relic
ChainsofTorment
Thisrobeismadeofchainsstainedinthedriedbloodofthosewhocrosseditswearer'spath.Thiscurtainof
writhingironseemstomoveonitsownaccord,butitisaresultofbeingtieddirectlyintotheNightLord'sarmour
andstimulatedthroughperfectlycontrolledmentalimpulses.Wearingitincreasesthecharacter'sFearratingby1.
Inaddition,thechainsmaybeusedtomakeGrabattemptsonenemies,usingtheNightLord'sWPbonusinstead
ofStrength.Anytargetgrabbedsuffers3d10+5pointsofenergydamagethatcannotbereducedbythe
creaturestoughness.
Rq80Hero
SoloMode
ShroudofTerror
YearsoftraininghasallowedaNightLordtowieldfearandterrorjustasadeptlyasthebolterinhishand.The
merementionofhispresenceisenoughtocauselesserfoestodropandrun.
Rank1Whilethismodeisactive,theBattleBrotherhasaFear(1)Trait.IfthecharacteralreadyhastheFear
trait,thisincreasesitby1.ThisvaluepersistsduringanyNightLordSquadModeabilityifit'sactivatedwhilethis
patternisinuse.
Rank4IfaHordehaslosthalfitsmagnitude,itmustmakeanotherWillpowertestagainsttheBattleBrothers
fearrating.Ifthehordefails,itimmediatelydisperses
Rank6AnyonewhofailstheirWillpowerTestagainsttheBattleBrothersFearRatingimmediatelybecomes
stunneduntiltheirnextturn.
SquadModeAttack
AnExampleforOthers
ThismodemaybeactivatedwhenanenemyhasjustbeenkilledbyaNightLord.AllNightLordswithinsupport
rangemayforcethenearestenemytomakeaWillpowertestagainsttheircurrentFearrating,evenifthatfoehas
alreadysucceededaprevioustest.AnyNightLordthatdoesnothavetheFearTraitistreatedashavingaFear(1)
Traitforthisstance.
Improvements:Thisabilitycannotbeimproved.

SquadModeDefence
TheHorror
Action:Half Cost: 3 Sustained:No
AllNightLordswithinSupportRangearetreatedashavingtheirFearTraitasonehigherthantheircurrentmode.
AnyenemyattackingthemmustrollaWPtestagainsttheBattleBrotherscurrentFearRating.Ifthecreaturefails
thetest,thentheattackismadewithanadditional20penaltytoBSorWS
Improvements:IftheBattleBrotherisRank4orhigher,thepenaltyisincreasedto30.
Primarch'sCurseViolentJudgement
NightLordshavealwaysseenactivitiesaseitherlawfulorunlawfulandarequicktopassjudgementintheirviolent
manner.HoweverasaSpaceMarineoftheNightLordsrenderssentenceaftersentenceontheguilty,herisks
fallingintoahazewhereeventhemostinsignificantdallianceisdeservingofthemostbrutalofpunishments.
Level1BlackandWhite:
Thecharacterwillbecomehighlyjudgementalofanyillegalaction,nomatterhowtrivialitmayseem,thatistaken
bythosearoundhimevenfellowSpaceMarinesarenotimmunetohiskeeneyeandharshwords.
Level2IamtheLaw:
Thecharacterwillrefusetoworkwithanyonethathesuspectshasperformedanysortofillegalactioninthepast
forwhichtheyhavenotatoned.Iftheyhavenotatoned,thenthecharacterseesitashisrighttoprosecuteand
punishunlesshepassesaHard(20)WillpowerTest.
Level3LawbreakersAbound:
Thecharacterfullybelieveseveryonearoundhimiseithergoingtobreaklawsorhasalreadydonesoandbegins
toactaccordinglyunlesshepassesaHard(20)WillpowerTest.HelosesanyPeerorGoodReputationtalentshe
hasgainedthusfarandSquadCohesiondropsby1.
PsychicPowers
DaemonicVisage
Cost:1500XP Prerequisites:WP45+,Rank3 Action:Full
Opposed:Yes Range:Self Sustained:Yes
Description:TheLibrariantakesonaformmostviletothosehefights,beitadaemonoraxenosoraPrimarchin
gleamingarmourorsomethingelseentirely.Whilethisformismanifested,theLibrarianistreatedashavinga
Fear(4)Trait,overrulingallotherbonusesgrantedbySoloorSquadModepattern.Thispoweraffectsonlythose
whodonotsucceedtheiropposedpsychicpowertest.
Flay
Cost:2000XP Prerequisites:WP50+,Rank5 Action:Full
Opposed:Yes Range:PRmetres Sustained:Yes
Description:AsinglecreaturebearsthefullwrathoftheNightLords.IfthetargetfailstheopposedWillpower
test,itrisesametrefromthegroundandallarmourbeginstopeelaway,followedsoonafterbyitsflesh.While
thispowerissustained,thetargetlosesanumberofarmourAPperturnequaltotheLibrarian'sPR.Oncethe
target'sarmourreachesordropsbelow0,theLibrarianbeginsstrippingthetargetofitstoughnessbonusatarate
equaltohalfhisPR.Whenthetarget'stoughnessreachesordropsbelow0,theLibrarianstartsdealingdamageto
thetargetequaltotheLibrarian'sPR.ThetargetisreleasedonlywhenhesucceedsanopposedWPtest,whichhe
makesagainstthispoweronceperround.Whileaffected,thetargetcannotmoveortakeanyotheractionuntil
hesucceedstheopposedWPtest.
LashofJudgement
Opposed:No Range:PRmetres Sustained:No
Description:TheLibrarian'sarmoursplintersdowninvisibleseamsintolongmalleablechainsofhardened
ceramitethatstrikeoutatanumberoftargetsequaltothePRoftheLibrarian.Eachchaindeals3d10pointsof
damagewithapenetrationoftheLibrariansPR.Onlyonechaincanattackeachtarget.

Quagmire
Description:TheLibrariandesignatesanumberofcreaturesequaltohisPR.Thesecreaturesthenbeginto
inexplicablysinkintothegroundandmustsucceedaGrappleTest,wheretheLibrarianuseshisWillpowerinstead
ofhisStrength.IftheLibrarianchoosestodamagethecreatureaspartoftheGrappleaction,hewillsthe
landscapeshut,dealing1d10+(PRx2)pointsofImpactDamage.ThecreaturecannotTakeControlofthegrapple.
Ifthisweretohappen,thegrappleendsandthecreatureisfreed.
ShadowWalk
Cost:500XP Prerequisites:N/A Action:Free
Opposed:No Range:10metresxPR Sustained:Yes
Description:Apatchofthick,oilyblacknessappearsinfrontofTheLibrarian,withasecondapertureappearing
withinrange.Anyallymaytraversethisportalwhilethepowerissustained,counting1metreofmovement
betweenenteringandleavingtheportal.Transportisinstantaneous.

ThousandSons
Doyouforeverswearnotonlyyourlife,butyourverysoultoHimonTheGoldenThrone?Speaktheoathof
BindingLoyaltytoHimandHimaloneandgiveHimthatwhichismostprecioustoyouandthebondshallbe
foreverstrong
TheopeningphraseoftheSoulBindingritualasspokenbyaLibrarianoftheThousandSons
Homeworld:HolyTerra
TypicalCombatRole:BattlefieldSupport,DaemonExtermination
ThePrimarchMagnustheRedwasthefirstofthePrimarchstorecognizethethreatposedtohumanitybythe
ChaosGodsandtheWarp.HewasalsoharshlytreatedbyhisBrotherPrimarchsandonlythesoulbindingofhis
entirelegiontoTheEmperorsavedhimandhiswarriorslivesthatday.Thestigmaofsorcerythatfollowsthe
ThousandSonsLegiontothisdayhaslessenedduetothegreatactsofheroicstheyperforminthesightofthe
unitstheyaresupporting.Detractorspersistofcourse;theWorldEatersoftencallthemoutforrelyingtoomuch
oneasysolutionsinsteadofmartialpower.
EachMind;AWeapon
TheThousandSonsareaLegionofbattlepsykers;everyone.Thestrengthfluctuateswidelybetweeneach
warrior,andonlythestrongerpsykersriseintheranks.TheImperiumsconstantslanderandpersecutionof
psykersoftenpaintstheLegioninanegativelight,howeveroverthecenturies,talesoftheirbattlesagainstthe
unspeakablehorrorsoftheWarpandthenastiestofxenosarestartingtostifleeventheharshestofcritics.Their
sourceofpsychicstabilitycomesatapricehowever:eachwarrioroftheThousandSonsissoulboundtoThe
EmperorontheGoldenThrone.ThisritualcoststheproudAstarteshissightanditisverydisorientingforashort
termuntilhecomestorealizethatwithhisabilities,hedoesntneedthem.
TheThousandSonsgeneseed,whetherasadesignedpurposeorafortunateaccident,dramaticallyincreasesthe
psychicpotentialofanypsykeritisimplantedinto.Thisisbothaboonandacurse:aboonsuchthateverySpace
MarinehasthemightofaLibrariantoaidhimincombatagainstthefoe,thecursethatalongwiththesepowers,
comestheeverincreasingchanceofmutation.Afterafewgenerations,thegeneseedsmutationsbecomeso
extremethatitisnolongerpossibletouse.ThisisforestalledbythePrimarchMagnussoccasionalreturntothe
FortressMonestaryonTerratoreplenishthestock.TheThousandSonsrelyonMagnusasonewoulddoadrug,
becauseshouldtheirPrimarchdie,sowillhisLegionafterafewgenerations.
TherateofmutationwithintheLegionhasdecreasedsignificantlysincetheirsoulbindingtoTheEmperor,
howevertherateofmutationincreasesastheMarinebecomesmoreandmorepsychicallypotent.Forthis
reason,abattlebrotheroftheThousandSonsmakesitahabittoneverremovehisarmourwhileinthepresence
ofoutsiders.ThosewhogaintoomanymutationsaredestroyedbytheScarabOccultquicklyandmercifully.
WitheachSpaceMarinepossessingthestrengthofaLibrarian;anycombatinvolvingtheThousandSonsis
mercilessandspectaculartowatch.Devastatorsquadscanpsychicallyextendtherangeoftheirweaponsand
meleefocusedwarriorsareabletopreventtheenemiesfromseeingthemuntilitstoolate.Greatcaremustbe
takentomaintainagoodrelationshipwithwhomevertheyaresupporting.Itwouldbetooeasyforanyoneto
believethattheyarebeingusedascannonfoddertoprotecttheThousandSons.Forthisreason,manyofthe
ThousandSonsarepatientanddiplomatic.
Recruitment
Ratherthanseekoutrecruitstojointheranks,thankstotheThousandSonsfortressmonasterybasedaroundthe
siteofMagnussoulbindingtoTheEmperor,therecruitscancometotheLegion.OnadailybasisBlackShips
containingpsykersfortheastropathicchoirarrivefromallovertheImperiumarriveatTerra.TheThousandSons
meettheseshipsandselectthemostpromisingcandidatesforthemselvesbeforelettingtherestproceedto
performtheirdutytotheImperium.Psychicscreeningsarethoroughlyperformedtoensurethereisnotaintof
Chaoslurkingwithintheirabilities.
CombatDoctrine
EachCompanyismadeupofseveralfellowships.Similarinfunctiontoacompanydivision,afellowshipisahighly
structuredhierarchybasedonthepsychicpotentialoftheindividualAstartes.ThefourranksareNeophyte,
Zelator,PracticusandPhilosophus.ThehighestrankattainableisDominusLiminus,atitleonlyreservedtothe
CompanyCaptainsandtheirretinue.Therearetworanksfurther,MagnusandIpissumus.Theformerisheldby
thePrimarchhimselfandthelatterisusedtodenotethemostperfectPsychicBeingtheEmperorofMankind.
Notonlyiseverybattlebrotheramemberofafellowship,butalsoofaFollowingaschooloftraininginaspecific
areaofpsychictalents.Onceabattlebrotherhaschosenafollowing(orthefollowingchosenthebattlebrother,
whichisfarmorecommon)thenhecannotchangehispath,orhispowerswouldbecometoodiluteandnotas
potentashisfellowwarriors.ThefivefollowingsareAthanaean,whichfocusesontelepathy,Corvidus,thestudy
andpracticeofprecognition,Pavoniattunestothebodysnaturalsystems,pyraeconcentratesonthecreationand
manipulationofheatandflameandfinallytheRaptorawhichstudiestelekinesisandthemovementofobjects.
Theranksoneattainsinthefollowingaffectstheirstandingintheirfellowship.The1stFellowshipofeachcompany
isknownastheSekhmetortheScarabOccultforthosethatusetheancientterm.Thesewarriorsaresointune
withtheirpsychicabilitiesthattheyveeachreachedthelevelofphilosophuswithintheirfollowingsandareso
beyondtheiremotionsthattheyfollowordersimmediatelyandwithoutquestionoftenlikenedtoautomatonsor
highlycapableservitors.
TheThousandSonshaveahistoryoffightingsomeoftheworstdaemonsencounteredbytheImperium.Assuch
theyhavedevelopedanarmouryofpsychicallychargedweaponsandammunitiontocombatthethreat.Dueto
theirhighlyunstablegeneseed,theyareaverysmallLegion,andareoftenfoundinthecompanyofotherImperial
orAstartesunitsusingtheirabilitiestocreateasaferbattlefieldfortheirallies;whethertheirallieslikeitornot.
TheThousandSonsarealsotheonlylegiontousebattleautomatatosupplementtheirforces.Paintedinredand
gold,theirCastellaxProsperopatternroboticaaredeployedtotakepressureofftheirforceswhiletheThousand
Sonsfocusonthemostpotentthreatsandthebattlefield.OnlytheEmperorsChildrenschoicenottoexpand
beyondpreheresynumbershaveallowedtheThousandSonstosurpassthembutjustbarely.
Pasts
1RememberProspero:Althoughithasbeenalifelessforahundredcenturies,thelocationofProsperoisknown
totheThousandSonsandmanyinitiatesmakeapilgrimagethere.Youwereoneoftheinitiateswhomadethe
longpilgrimageandwitnessedfirsthandtheresultsofmindless,brutalsavagery.
2DiggingforTreasure:WhileonaroutinecleansingofaworldofaminorTyranidsplinterfleet,yoursquad
stumbleduponanalienartefactofunknownoriginandextremelypotentpsychicpotential.Determiningnochaos
influence,yoursquadrecovereditandsecondeditawayinoneofthegreatLibraryShipsoftheThousandSons.
3FacetheWolf:Whileyourcompanywasonaroutinecleansingmission,youwereambushedbythehated
SonsofRusstheKhorneworshippingSpaceWolves.TwistedwithrageandmutatedbyChaos,yourcompany
foughthardagainstthem,leadingtoastalemate.Sensingnoeasywin,theSpaceWolvesretreatedtolicktheir
wounds.
4ThrowCautiontotheWarp:YouwereonashipthatchasedaDarkEldarraidingpartythroughthetortured
spaceoftheLynumNebula.Theythoughttheycouldslipintothewarpinoneofthemanytearsoftheregionbut
theThousandSonsblockedthemateverypoint,eventuallyboardinganddestroyingthem.
5BlackShipPsyker:YouwerepartofateamthatsupervisedtherecruitmentofpsykersunloadedonTerrafrom
aBlackShip.Youwitnessedtheterrorsfirsthandofthebowelsofthesehorrificships,bringingbackpainful
memoriesofyoursimilarrecruitmentthoughtlostbythesoulbinding.
DemeanourSecretCult
SecretCultisademeanouravailableonlytoSpaceMarinesoftheThousandSonsChapter.
TheThousandSonsareregardedbymostnonAstarteswithsuspicionoroutrighthostility.Thisisprimarilytodo
withtheirunrelentingpracticesofsecuringknowledgeaboveallotherobjectives,sometimesevenvictory.There
areunsubstantiatedrumoursofThousandSonscapturing,ratherthankillingChaosSorcerersforinterrogation.
Xenosarentsafeeither,asraidsonEldarcoloniesandTaufleetshaveproven.TheThousandSonsareloyaltothe
Imperium,butmanyquestiontheirmotives.Sucheventsoftenovershadowsomeofthevictoriesattainedbythe
ThousandSons,whoareoftencalledintodealwithimplacablefoesthatarebetterremovedthroughdiscrete
measuresratherthanoverwhelmingforce.
StartingBonuses
ThousandSonscharacterschooseoneofthefollowingsetsofmodifiers:
SeekerofKnowledge:+5Intelligence,+5Willpower
HumbleofSpirit:+5Intelligence,+5Fellowship
Toughinbodyandsoul:+5Toughnessand+5Willpower
Following
ThousandSonscharactersmustbelongtooneofthefollowingFollowings,oncechosenthecharactercannotre
choosehisFollowingforitdeterminestheabilitieshecanuse.Thefollowingsare:
Athanaean,Corvidus,Pavoni,Pyrae,Raptora
StartingTraits LibrariansintheThousandSons
ThousandSonscharactersgainthefollowingTraits:Blind,SoulBound,Psy Atfirstglance,thethoughtthatthe
Rating+1,UnnaturalSenses(30Metres).Itshouldbeworkedoutwiththe ThousandSonsdonothavelibrarians
GMhowthecharacterperceivestheworldaroundhim.Appropriate mayseempreposterous,asaChapter
detectiontestsarestillneededasaMarinewithnormalsenses. thatencouragestheuseofpsychic
giftsmusthavesomeverypowerful
StartingSkills Librarians.ItistruethattheChapter
ThousandSonscharactersbeginplaywiththePsyniscienceskill hasverypowerfulpsykers,andthese
Marinesaregivenfurthertraining.
Restriction ButthetitleofLibrarianinmost
ThousandSonscharacterscannotbeaLibrarian(seesidebar) Chaptersbringswithitfarmore
responsibilitythantheirbattle
Mutation brothers,andassuch,arenotsentto
Duetotheirhighlyunstablegeneseed,theThousandSonsbeginplaywith1 theDeathwatch
Mutation.Rolld100onthetablebelowtochoosethemutation.
Table1ThousandSonsMutations:
Result Mutation
110 Brittle:Yourbones,musclesandfleshdidntquitedeveloprightandasaresultyouaremore
fragilethanthoseyoufightalongside.Take1d5penaltytoToughness
1130 FeelNoPain:Yournerveendingshavefailed,allowingyoutonotcareifyouareinjured.Gainone
extrawound
3140 Misshapen:Yourspineorlimbshavebecomehorriblybentoutofshape.Take1d5penaltyto
Agility
4160 ToughHide:Duetoaverydenseskinoramassofscars,yougain+1APofNaturalArmouronall
locations
6170 OverGirth:Youbodyhasbecomemassivelyobeseaffectingyourcombatabilities.Take1d5
penaltytoWSanda1d5penaltytoBS.
71100 NoMutation:YouareoneoftheluckyThousandSonstohavenomutations.
SkillsandTalents
ThousandSonscharactersreceivetheirLegionSkillsandTalentsfromtwolists.ThefirsttableTable2is
availabletoallThousandSons.AsecondtableTables3through7ischosenbasedontheFollowingchosenby
thecharacter.
Table2AllThousandSons:
Charm 300 Skill
Deceive 300 Skill
Deceive+10 300 Skill Deceive
Deceive+20 300 Skill Deceive+10
Invocation 500 Skill
Invocation+10 500 Skill Invocation
Psyniscience+10 400 Skill Psyniscience
Psyniscience+20 500 Skill Psyniscience+20
MentalTrickery 500 Talent WP30
Talented(Deceive) 400 Talent
Resistance(PsychicPowers) 500 Talent WP40
WarpSense 600 Talent Resistance(PsychicPowers)
ImprovedWarpSense 600 Talent WarpSense
PsyRating+1* 500 Talent
PsychicPower** Varies Varies
*
=Maybetakenmultipletimes,butmayonlybetakenatrank1,2,4,6and8
**
=Maybetakenmultipletimes,butmayonlybetakenatrank1,3,5and7
Table3Athanaean:
Command 300 Skill
CombatFormation 500 Talent Int40
IronDiscipline 400 Talent WP30,Command
IntotheJawsofHell 400 Talent IntotheJawsofHell
Table4Corvidae:
Awareness 300 Skill
BlindFighting 500 Talent Per30
CombatSense 600 Talent Per40
TotalRecall 600 Talent Int30
Table5Pavoni:
Contortionist 200 Skill
Contortionist+10 200 Skill Contortionist
Contortionist+20 200 Skill Contortionist+10
Medicae 400 Skill
Medicae+10 400 Skill Medicae
Medicae+20 600 Skill Medicae+10
Autosanguine 800 Talent
Sprint 500 Talent
Table6PyraeSkillsandTalents:
CleanseandPurify 500 Talent
Frenzy 600 Talent
MentalRage 600 Talent Frenzy
Table7RaptoraSkillsandTalents:
Security 300 Skill
Security+20 300 Skill Security+10
Catfall 400 Talent Ag30
TargetSelection 600 Talent BS50
NewTalent
MentalTrickery
Benefit:Usingafewtricksofthemind,thecharactermayforceacreaturetousehisWillpowerBonusinsteadof
theskillssupportingCharacteristicbonuswhenmakinganopposedtestonCharm,Deceive,Disguiseor
ShadowingTestsmadebythecharacter.Allothermodifiersareaddedasnormal.Thistalentcannotbeusedon
anycreaturewithaPsyRating.
Trappings
FocusMantles
WhiletheLexicusPatternpsychichoodisacommonfor,anduniqueto,theThousandSons;manyfailtonotice
bandsofuniquemetalorsymbolsthatarewornaroundtheirbattlehelmsasadditionalprotectionagainstthe
warpbasedsorceriesthattheyfaceonaneardailybasis.
GoldenRope:Receive1lessInsanityPointwhendealingwithPsychicPowers,WarpPhenomenonand
Sorcery
LiquidSilver:Gain+1toOpposedWillpowerTestsagainstpsychicpowersandsorcery
EmblazonedRunes:Gaina+3bonusonallPsyniscienceTests
ForceCrystal
WhiletheSpaceMarinesoftheSpaceWolvesshouldneverfindout,smallremnantsofProsperoweresalvagedby
theRemainingThousandSonsafteritsrazing.Thesesmallcrystalsarenolargerthanafingernailandwhen
attachedtothepommelofaswordorhandleofaweaponallowittoactasaminorfocusforInvocationTests,
grantinga+2bonus.
Relic
StaffofRuin
Thisitemiscastentirelyoutofahardenedpsychoreactivecrystalthatamplifiesapsykerspowers.Itissaidto
haveeithersurvivedtheburningofProspero,orcraftedfromtheremainsofpowerfulartefactsafterwards.This
forcestaffgrantsa+20toallinvocationtestsandgrantsanadditional1PRleveltotheSpaceMarine.
Ruin:Range:Melee1d10+5IPen2BalancedReq75Hero

SoloModeAbility
TheThousandSonsdonotgetthesolomodeability.InsteadtheyautomaticallyreceiveanewPsychicPower
basedontheFollowingontheir1st,3rd,5th,and7thrank.ThesepsychicpowersareonlyavailabletoThousandSons
whoarepartoftheFollowing,andcannotbechosenthroughothermeans.
SquadModeAttack
TelepathicCoordination
Usingbothverbalandtelepathiccommunication,theThousandSonscharacterurgeshisbattlebrotherstoaction.
Allbattlebrothersinsupportrangemaymakeeitherasingleattackorachargeagainstasingletargetwith+10
bonustoeitherWSorBSforthisattack.
Improvements:IftheBattleBrotherisrank4,thetargetcreatureiscaughtoffguard,andcountedasunawarefor
theattack.
SquadModeDefence
IgnoreWounds
Action:Free Cost: 3 Sustained:Yes
TheThousandSonsaretheembodimentofthephraseMindoverBodyandusingamixtureoftheirconstitution
andmentalfortitudeallowsthemtotemporarilyignoreanydamagedonetothem.WhiletheStanceissustained,
alldamagedealttoaThousandSonswithinsupportrangeduringoneroundtakesisnotapplieduntilafterthat
charactersnextturn,orwhentheStanceisended.
Improvements:Ifthebattlebrotherislevel4,henegates1pointofcriticaldamagewhilethisabilityisactive.
PrimarchsCurseKnowledgeisPower
Therearemanyattitudestotheacquiringofknowledge.TheThousandSonsfollowthetenantsthatallknowledge
shouldbestudied,forthereismuchtolearnthathasbeenforgotten.ForthisreasonallmembersoftheChapter
activelyseekoutknowledgeaboveallotherthings,butnotallarepreparedtodealwithwhattheyfind.
Level1TemptedbyTales:
SomethingtheBattleBrotherhaslearnedhasbeguntoinfluencehisimagination.Hebecomesenamouredwith
oneaspectofknowledge(characterschoice)andbeginstodoggedlypursueit.Heisntwillingtoputhisbattle
brothersinjeopardythough,buttreatshisownlifeasexpendableifthepurchaseoftheknowledgeisworthit.
Level2CantHandletheHeretical:
TheBattleBrotherbeginstowillinglyletdownhisdefencesinthefrontofhereticaltextstoembracethefullscope
oftheinformationitcanprovide,inthehopesofturningitagainstitscreators.Hegainsthemaximumnumberof
corruptionpointsavailableeachtimehesexposedtotheRuinousPowersandgainstheTalentHated(Inquisition)
Level3WarpTainted:
TheBattleBrothersmindhasfallentoofarbyexposuretoChaosandtheWarp.WhenusinganyPsychicPower
thatwasnotearnedthroughtheBattleBrothersFollowing,hetakes1d51InsanityPointsandgains1
CorruptionPoint.HenowgainstheTalentHated(AdeptusAstartes)asthereisagoodchancehisBattlebrothers
willturntheirweaponsonthecharacterforhisnowobviouscorruption.HoweverbecauseChaoshasbegunto
touchhissoul,thecharactersPRincreasesby2.
AthanaeanPsychicPowers
TelepathicCommunication
Cost:N/A Prerequisites:AvailableatRank1 Action:Free
Description:TheMarineisabletocommunicatewithonewillingallyforalengthoftimeequalto5minutesxPR
oruntilanotherPsychicPowerisusedortheallymovesoutofrange.Oncetheallyhasmovedoutofrange,the
PsychicPowerceasestofunctioneveniftheallyreturns.

SenseofPlan
Cost:N/A Prerequisites:AvailableatRank3 Action:Full
Description:TheMarinebreaksintothetargetsmindandunderstandsitsnextaction.TheCharactergainsoneof
thefollowingbonusesonasuccess:+10bonustoeitherWSorBSontheMarinesnextattackagainstthat
creature,+10bonustoDodgeorParryTestsagainstthecreaturesnextattack,or+10tothenextSkillTestyou
makewherethecreaturemustmakeanOpposingTest.
CoordinateAction
Description:YoureachintothemindsofanumberofalliesequaltoyouPR.Whilethepowerissustained,youcan
understandtheiractions,grantingyoua+10bonustoattackanycreaturethattheyhaveattackedthiscombat
round.KeepinmindthatnotmanySpaceMarinestakekindlytotheirmindsbeingintrudedupon.
MindBreak
Description:Mindsoffoesmeltatasingleglance.TheMarinedeals2d10+PRpointsofdamagewhichcannotbe
reducedbytoughnessorarmourbutcanbereducedbythefoesWillpowerbonus.Thecreatureisthenblinded
fornumberofroundsequaltotheMarinesPR.
CorvidaePsychicTalents
WispsofFate
Opposed:No Range:Self Sustained:No
Description:TheMarinecloseshiseyesandthemutablepathsoffatebrieflyalignandtellshimwhatistocome.
TheMarinegainsa+5bonusonthenextnumberofSkillTestsequaltohisPRthathemakes.Thisabilitycannot
beusedagainuntilallofthoseskillcheckshavebeenmade.
SensetheTrap
Description:WhateversurprisesthefoesoftheImperiumhaveplannedtheMarinehasalreadyseentheir
destruction.Forthenext10minutesxPR,theMarinecannotbecaughtunawareandmayactinthefirstroundof
combatevenifheshouldnormallynot.
DenytheAttacker
Description:TheMarineseestheattackthatwouldgrievouslywoundhimbeforeithappens.Bythetimeit
happens,theMarinehasalreadyplannedhisdefence.TheMarinegetsabonusequaltohisPRx2onanyDodge
orParryTestsmadeuntilhisnextturn.
TwistofFate
Cost:N/A Prerequisites:AvailableatRank7 Action:Reaction
Description:TheMarinetwistsrealityandforceactionstoreplaythemselves.Whenthispowerisused,the
MarineforcestheGMtorerollanattackrolltargetingeitherhimselforanallywithinrange.TheMarineandhis
alliesarenowreadyfortheattackandtheattackrollismadewithapenaltyequalto3xPR.
Usingthispowercausesoneleveloffatigue.

PavoniPsychicTalents
WillofFleshandMuscle
Cost:N/A Prerequisites:AvailableatRank1 Action: Half
Opposed:No Range: Self Sustained:No
Description:TheMarinewillshimselftomovefasteronthefieldofcombat.Foranumberofroundsequaltohis
PRafterthisroundends,whenperformingafullroundmoveaction,hegainsabonustomovespeedequaltohis
PR.AHalfMoveActionisincreasedbyhalftheMarinesPR,rounddown.
HardenedSkin
Cost:N/A Prerequisites:AvailableatRank3 Action: Full
Description:Concentratingonhisownbody,theMarineturnshisouterskinintoamaterialnotunlikestone.While
sustained,theMarinegainsadditionalNaturalAPequaltohalfhisPR,roundeddown,onallpartsofhisbody.His
skinturnsagreycolour.
Stabilize
Cost:N/A Prerequisites:AvailableatRank5 Action: Extended(3)
Opposed:No Range: 5metres Sustained:No
Description:ABattleBrotherslifehangsontheline.TheMarineconcentratesonhiswoundscausingthemto
respondfasterthananyapothecary.ThispowermustbeusedintheroundimmediatelyafteraBattleBrotherhas
diedduetocriticaldamage.Ifsuccessfulthenthebattlebrotherwillsurvive,buttheGMmaydeterminehow
muchoftheBattleBrotherremainsalive.OnlyAdeptusAstartescanbesavedwiththisactionfortheprocesses
aretoostrenuousforahuman.TherevivedBattleBrothergainsanumberofcorruptionandinsanitypointsequal
totheMarinesPRduetothenatureoftherecovery.
EnhancetheEnhanced
Cost:N/A Prerequisites:AvailableatRank7 Action: Extended(2)
Opposed:No Range: 20metresxPR Sustained:Yes
Description:TheMarinesinnateunderstandingabouthisgeneticmakeupallowshimtoboostthesystemsofa
SpaceMarinebeyondwhateventheEmperorcouldhaveenvisioned.TheMarinechoosesStrength,Agilityor
ToughnessandthenselectsanumberofbattlebrothersequaltohisPR.Whilethispowerissustained,the
selectedalliesgaintheUnnaturalCharacteristicTraitwiththecharacteristictheMarinehaschosen.
Usingthispowerbestowsonelevelofexhaustion.
PyraePsychicTalents
MentalMelta
Opposed:No Range: 10metresxPR Sustained:No
Description:TheMarinesgauntletsheatuptoinsufferabletemperaturesbeforethetemperatureisconcentrated
andreleasedinastreamofmoltenmetalsimilartoameltagun.TheMarinedeals2d10+PRpointsofEnergy
damage,withapenetrationvalueof6.IftheMarineiswithin10metresofthetarget,thepenetrationvalue
increasesto8.
Firebomb
Description:TheMarinechargesahandsizedobjectwithenoughheattocauseittoexplodeviolentlyathis
command.HecreatesagrenadewithablastradiusequaltotheMarinesPR.Thedamagedealtis1d10+PRpoints
ofEnergydamagewiththeFlameproperty.

WalkingInferno
Description:SheathsofflamecoattheMarinesskinandarmour.Theseflamesinstinctivelylashoutatanyfoes
thathittheMarinewithadirectedattack(i.e.noattacksthatcanhitmultipletargetswithinanarea)andare
withinanumberofmetersequaltotheMarinesPRx2receives1d10+2xPRofenergydamage.Theycanmakea
DodgeReactioniftheyareabletopreventthedamage.
SpontaneousCombustion
Description:Focussinghishateintotactileflameandtargetinganenemy,theMarinecausesthetargettocombust
intoflames,taking2d10+PRpointsofenergydamage.Thetargetgrantsa+10bonustoallWSandBSattacks
againstitandwilltake1d10pointsofenergydamageeachturnforanumberofturnsequaltotheMarinesPRor
untilthetargetspendsafullroundactionandsucceedsaDifficult(20)AgilityTesttoputitout.
RaptoraPsychicTalents
Relocate
Description:AsimpleflickofthefingersallowstheMarinetomoveoneobjectorcreatureweighingupto50lbsx
PRupto2metresxPRinanydirection.Theobjectorcreaturecannotpassthroughanoccupiedspace.
PsychicBoost
Opposed:No Range: SelforAdjacentAlly Sustained:Yes
Description:TheMarineconcentratesontheweaponinhisorhisBattleBrothershandsandpsychicallyinfusesit.
Iftheweaponhasarange,itisincreasedby5metersxPRwhilethepowerissustained.TheMarinemustbeable
totouchtheweapon.
Soar
Description:TheMarinegainstheabilitytoflyasifhewaswearinganAstartesJetPack.Forthenextnumberof
roundsequaltohalfoftheMarinesPRroundeddowntheMarinegainsTraitFlyer(3xPR).IftheMarinedoesnt
haveit,hebecomesTrainedintheskillPilot(Personal)foranychecksneededwhileinflight.
Dissipate
Opposed:Maybe(seetext) Range: 30metresxPR Sustained:No
Description:Withacompletedisregardforphysicsandrealityingeneral,theMarinewillsanobjectsatomstofly
apart,causingittodisappear.Hemaytargetoneobject(orpartofanobject)thatweighsnomorethan10xPR
anditsimplyvanishes.Iftheobjectiswielded,thentheownermustmakeanopposedWPtest.Iftheobjectis
ChaosTainted,ForceWeaponorsimilar(GMdecides),theMarinewillneedtosucceedaVeryHard(30)
Willpowertest.TheGMmaydecidethatanitemistoopowerful,magical,orancienttobedissipatedinthis
manner.

WordBearers
TheEmperorprotectsbutwemustalsoprotecttheEmperor.
Angron,uponreturningfromTerraaftertheHeresy
Homeworld:Colchis
TypicalCombatRole:Spearhead
InanagewheretheImperialCreedisastapleofeverydaylife,theWordBearersfindmoreacceptanceinthis
timethantheydidduringtheGreatCrusade.Theirfaithisasstrongasever,astheyleadfanaticgroupsoffrateris
militiaandpilgrimsintounknownareasofthegalaxytospreadtheEmperorsLight.
PreachtheWord
TheWordBearersoncemadeuptherulingclassoftheEcclesiarchy,buthavesincesteppeddowntoinsteadactas
itsChamberMilitantsincethedarkdaysofGorgeVandirestransgressionsagainstthesacredoffice.TheLegions
GrandCompaniestravelthelengthandwidthoftheImperium,usuallyleadingfleetsoffraterismilitaor
ramshacklefleetsofpilgrimslookingforworldsthatareinneedofsaving.
TheWordBearerspracticeandpreachtheImperiumCreedasitispracticedontheThroneWorldofTerra.They
donotmakesacrificesforsimplermindedfolknordotheyacceptvariationsthathavecroppedupoverthe
millennia.Everyword,phraseandpassageisasimportantasthenextandanyonewhocannotspeakoftheCreed
initsentiretyisnotworththeLegionstime.ManyImperialOfficialswhohavereceivedtheaidoftheWord
BearerscanattesttobeingrequiredtospeakfromitspagesandknowitsworthbeforetheChapterwillagreeto
assist;althoughexceptionsaremadeforthebrotherLegions,buttherearelimitstoaWordBearerstolerance.
EverypieceofarmsandarmourintheWordBearersarmouryiscoveredindevotionalscriptsandancientwards
toprotectagainstChaos.Thescriptsareremovedandreaddedwitheachnewbearer,sothatthewearerssoulis
foreverapparentinthefieldofbattle.IndeedmanybattlebrothersandalltheLegionschaplainstattoosacred
scriptsintotheirbodies,andsometimeseventheirtongues.Duetotheextraordinaryhealingabilities,these
scriptsneedtobereaddedonaregularbasisanactseenasacontinualrenewingofonesfaith.
TheFirstShrineWorld
ColchisisaworldonceisolatedfromtheImperiumofMan,butnowhasbecomeabeacontopilgrimseverywhere
whobelievethatColchisisoneofthemostpiousplacesintheImperium,asidefromHolyTerraofcourse.Because
ofthis,theAdeptusMinistorumhasalargepresenceontheworld.Milleniaago,astheImperiumslippedintoa
religiousbeliefsystem,thenewplanetclassificationwascreated;ashrineworldoneofsuchreligiousimportance
thatitssurfaceneverbeblemishedbythescarsofminingortheherdsforagriculture.Colchiswasthefirstworld
toreceivethatdesignation.TheplanetmarksseveralsitesofreligiousimportancefocusingaroundtheWord
BearersPrimarchLorgarslife.ThesiteofTheEmperorsfirststepsupontheplanetareunavailabletothemasses;
asitisthecentreoftheWordBearersmassiveLegionfortressmonastery.Onlyhighrankingdignitariesofthe
ImperialChurchareallowedentrance,buttravelcoststotheplanetiskeptlowforthepilgrimssoanyone,no
mattertheirfinancialsituation,canmakethejourney.ManytransportcaptainsfearretributionbytheWord
Bearersiftheychargetoomuch,andoftenoffertransportservicesforfreetheLegionhappilyreimbursescosts
whenneeded.
Recruitment
StrengthoffaithisrequiredmorethanstrengthofarmsforentranceintotheWordBearers.Aspirantsaretaken
fromthemostfaithfulencounteredontheirmanyreligiouscampaignsandnotjustColchis.Allaspirantsare
requiredtorecitetheentiretyoftheImperialisSuperiusbeforetheyareevenhandedaboltertotrainwith.
Throughouttheirtraining,theyaretaughttohatewithapassiononlyachievablewithfaithandaretestedwith
religiousscriptureduringtheirentiretraining.BeforebeingacceptedintoaScoutCompany,averbaltestrequires
theneophytetorecitearandomselectionofthe10,435differentversesoftheImperialCreedandexplaintheir
significance.Thosethatcannotdosoatthisstageareleftinpenancewiththebookandwillnottakesustenance
untilthecorrectalltheirmistakes.
CombatDoctrine
IntolerancefortheunfaithfulandthealienisthehallmarkoftheWordBearerscombatdoctrine.Theyarenot
withoutmercyhowever;andwillbroadcastwarningmessagestoplanetswithanultimatumtostaveofftheir
assault.Theseultimatumsarenottrivialoftencallingfortheentirepopulationtoremovealimb,ortheireyes.
IncaseswhereitappearsonlytherulingelitehaveturnedawayfromtheEmperor,callsaremadeforthemtobe
nailedtothesidesofbuildingsforalltosee.Theseareusuallyveryeffective,howevermanyplanetshavescorned
themandhavebeenexterminatedtothelastwomanandchild.
WordBearersmilitarytacticsarestraightforwardandquitepredictabletheyplaceagreatdealoffaithinthe
predictionsoftheirLibrariansandthereadingsoftheEmperorsTarot.Squadshavebeenreformedthenight
beforeanassaultduetoanewreadingsresultsevenifitfliesagainstthecommonsenseandtheintelligence
gaineduptothepoint.MarinesdonottakeastaticroleasTactical,DevastatororAssault;insteadtheytakenew
combatrolesforeachmissionastheTarotisinterpreted.Thuseachwearshoulderwornvotiveclothstoindicate
theirroleonthebattlefieldblackfordevastator,greenfortacticalandredforassault.Sergeantsdisplaytheir
coloursonbackbanners,actingasafocalpointfortheirfollowerstoderiveandmaintaintheirzealotry.
ThestrengthofeachcompanyismuchsmallerthanthoseofotherLegions,about500marines,howevereachfleet
isfollowedbyalargenumberofMinistorumswornblackarmourcladFraterisMilitiaandragtaggroupsof
fanaticalpilgrims,oftenarmedwithrudimentaryweaponsandscavengedarmour.Notaveryeffectiveforce
againstatrainedopponentbuttheWordBearershavetheabilitytoinspiresuchfanaticalzealinthosearound
themthatnotonewillgivegroundtoafoeindeedeachfollowerisperfectlywillingtomartyrthemselvesona
battlefield.Aftereachcampaigniscompleted,theWordBearerstakethetimetobuildmemorialsforthosethat
gavetheirlivesinthisfashion,usuallylocatedinthecentresofmassgravesofthousands.
Pasts
1FromDarknesstoLight:DuringyourmissiontospreadtheImperialCreedtotherecentlyliberatedworldof
GorgusIIIyouwereambushedbytheremnantsoftheChaosCultsthathadfailedtomaintaintheirgriponthe
planet.Theirnumbersvastlyoutnumberedyourownbutwithdiscipline,training,andaboveall,Faithinthe
Emperor,yousawthemallburnedtotheground.Thepyresburnedhighintothesky.
2DefendtheShrine:Intheirmindlessthirstforwar,theOrkstriedtotaketheShrineWorldofSeculsa.Five
GrandCompanieswererequiredtohuntthrougheachhive,mineandforgetocleansethehordesthathadsoiled
theworldwiththeirfilth.Threeyearsofconsecrationswererequiredtopurifythesoilafterwards.
3WytchHunt:TheDarkEldararetwicecursed;beingbothXenosandalignedwiththeWarpEntities,andthus
twicethehatredfuelledyourcompanywhileyouhuntedthemthroughthetwistedrealmofachaosworld,
searchingforakidnappedAdeptusMinistorumbishop.
4SplinterFleet:AroutinepatrolturneddeadlyattheencounterofaTryanidsplintercellusingamoonto
rebuilditsbiomass.AfterafailedattempttofightthemonthegroundinwhichyoulostmanyBattleBrothers,it
wasdecidedtofirebombthemoonfromorbit.Itwouldntcausetoomuchcollateraldamagetothenearbyagri
world.
5FaithPrevails:AmissionaryexpeditiontoaplanetontheEasternFringefoundaTaupresencecorruptingthe
mindsoftheImperialCitizenswiththeirlies.Thewarfoughtwithwordswasasfierceastheonefoughtwith
bolterandchainswordbuteventuallytheTauweredrivenoffworld.Manymonthsofrepentingwasneededfrom
thecitizensbeforetheImperiumwasconvincedthatloyaltywasintactandtheExterminatuswasnotrequired.
DemeanourFaithinTheEmperor
FaithofTheEmperorisaDemeanouruniquetoSpaceMarinesoftheWordBearersLegion
TheWordBearersareveryclosedmindedwhenitcomestooutsideviewsandopinions.Theirfirstandusually
onlyfuelfortheirbeliefsisthereligioustextsthataboundintheImperiumofMan.Theyonlyaccepttheoriginal
textsassacredhowever,andanythingthatfollowsiseitheranunneededaddonoraknockoff.Inthe
judgementaleyesofaWordBearer,youeitherfollowthewordofTheEmperor,oryoudont,thereisnoin
betweens.ThisbringsthemintoconflictwithotherAdeptusAstarteswhobelievethatTheEmperorisnotadeity.
TheWordBearersoftendontwastetheirtimedealingwiththeImperialNavyortheImperialGuard,instead
utilizingtheirflocksoffaithfulfollowerswhowillfollowthemintobattlewithnothingbutasimplelaspistoland
Faith.
AttributeBonuses
WordBearerscharactersgain+5Willpowerand+5Fellowship
StartingFatePoints
WordBearersbeliefintheGodEmperorhasbeentestedtimeandagainandhasemergedstrongereachtime.
WordBearerscharactersgainanadditionalFatePointuponcharactercreation.
StartingSkills
WordBearerscharactersbeginplaytrainedinLore:Scholastic(ImperialCreed)
StartingTalent
WordBearerscharactersbeginplaywiththePureFaithtalent.
FaithTalents
ThePlayerwillneedtorefertotheDarkHeresy:BookofMartyrstofindextendedFatePointrulesandtalent
descriptionstoplayaWordBearerasintended.ItisperfectlypossibletoplayacharacterwithouttheTalents,but
itisrecommended.
SkillsandTalents
WordBearerscharactersreceivetheirLegionSkillsandTalentsfromthefollowinglist.
Table1AllWordBearersCharacters:
Command 400 Skill
Literacy+10 200 Skill Literacy
Literacy+20 200 Skill Literacy+10
Lore:Scholastic(ImperialCreed)+10 200 Skill Lore:Scholastic(ImperialCreed)
Lore:Scholastic(ImperialCreed)+20 200 Skill Lore:Scholastic(ImperialCreed)+10
AbhortheWitch 700 Talent
FaithTalent* 400 Talent Varies
Hatred(any)** 300 Talent
InspireWrath 500 Talent Fel30
LitanyofHate 700 Talent Hatred
MasterOrator 800 Talent Fel30
*=Maybetakenonceperrank
**=Maybetakenmultipletimes,eachtimeselectingadifferentsubgroup

Trappings
PassageBrands
Asatestoftoughnessandbelief,theWordBearersconstantlybrandscriptsfromthepassagesoftheirholytexts
directlyontotheirskin.TheSpaceMarinehealingfactoreventuallywashesthemaway,buttheyarereapplied;
seenasareadmissionoffaithtotheGodEmperor.
TalesoftheHolyMartyr:Gaina+1bonustoresistPsychicTalents
PurgationinFlame:Dealanadditional2pointsofdamagewithaflameweapon
SanctimoniousSacrifices:Gaina+3toalltestsaddressingamassofallies,followersorImperialcitizens
(morethan20people)
SanctifiedTabard
ThistabardhasbeengiventotheSpaceMarinebeforehisdeparturetotheDeathwatch.Itisinscribedwithline
uponlineofdevotionalscriptswoveningoldenthreadonasilverfabric.Whileworn,theSpaceMarinegains+1
APonthebodyandlegslocationsagainstallattacksfromChaosinfusedcreatures,includingDarkEldar,Chaos
SpaceMarines,CultistsandDaemons.
Relic
SaintWiltonsBloom
Thisancientrosariushasbeencarvedintotheshapeofagoldenflowerinfullbloom.Itbearsthesealsofseveral
originalWordBearers,followedbythemarkoftheAdeptusMinistorum.Itwasgivenasarewardtothe
DeathwatchforthwartinganOrkattackontheShrineWorldofDrennix.Itsbeeninsecuredstorageforcenturies.
Thisisafieldwitharatingof65
Rq70Hero
SoloMode
BlessingsofFaith
ThespiritualpreparationsofaWordBearerconstantlyleaveshiminastateofheightenedstateofpreparation,
readyforwhateverdivineinterventiontheGodEmperormaybestowonhim
Rank1Whenburningafatepoint,rollad10.Ona10,thefatepointonlycountsasspentandthebenefitstill
occurs.
Rank4AFatePointisonlyspent,notburntonarollof9or10.
Rank7AFatePointisonlyspent,notburntonarollof8,9or10.
SquadModeAttack
MutualBlessings
Whileinthismode,fellowWordBearersarechantinglitaniesandpraiseinunison,grantingaeuphoricfeelingof
theGodEmperorsLoveamongstthem.AffectedBattleBrotherswithinsupportrangemaygainthebenefitasif
theyhadspent1fatepointwithoutactuallyspendingtheFatePoint.
Improvements:Thisabilitycannotbeimproved
SquadModeDefence
ProtectionofFaith
OratingfromtheCodexMinistorium,theWordBearerhardensthesoulsofotherfaithfulagainstpainand
hardship.AnyFatePointsspentwhilethispatternisineffectgrantsthespenderanadditional+1APtoall
armouredlocations.AnyFatePointBurnedgrantsa+3bonus.Thiseffectlastsuntilthepatternisendedandis
cumulative,i.e.ifaFatePointisspenttogeta+1bonus,thenextFatePointspentwillgrantanother+1,leaving
thetotalbonusat+2.
Improvements:AtRank4,theBattleBrothergainsanadditional+1bonustoAPwhenheSpendsorBurnsaFate
Point.

Primarch'sCurseReligiousZeal
Facedwiththeterrorsofanuncaringuniverse,asoulwouldclingtohisfaithashisprimarydefenceagainstallthat
couldattackhim.ThisisnodifferentfortheWordBearers,whoviewtheirfaithastheirprimaryweaponand
armouragainsttheirmanyfoes.Toooften,however,theybecomeenclosedintheirbooksandfaith,unwillingor
unabletoadapttotheuniversearoundthem.
Level1FaithisMyShield:
Thecharacterbecomesquicktojudgetheactionsofothersagainstthoseinhisreligioustextsandassuchdoesnt
begintotrustthosethatarenotasenlightenedashe.
Level2YouWILLBelieve!:
ThecharacterdoesnotinteractwellwiththosewhoarenotasfaithfulintheGodEmperorasheis.Hestarts
beingfarmoreforcefulinhispreaching.IfhecomesacrossahumanthatrefusestobelieveintheDivineWillof
TheGodEmperor(includingAdeptusAstartes),hemustmakeaChallenging(+0)WillpowerTesttoeitherconvince
them,orattackthemdependingonhowheviewsthatparticularhuman.Heonlydoesthisonceperhuman.
Level3SaintMinded:
Thecharacterhasbecomeconvincedthathehasbecomelikeoneofthelegendarywarriorsinhisholytexts.He
willattempttotakeonthehardestofchallengesallthetimebecausehebelievesthatheistheonlyonethatis
destinedtodoso.AnyattemptstoswayhimrequireaHard(20)CharmorDeceiveTest.
PsychicPowers
BlindingRadiance
Opposed:Yes Range:Self Sustained:Yes
Description:TheLibrariansarmourglowswithdivinebrilliance,andthatglowexpandstoaradiusequaltothe
LibrariansPR.Allenemieswithintheauraareblindedwhileintheauraandanyenemywhoattemptstofireinto
theAuradoessowithapenaltyof20toBallisticsSkill.
EmperorManifest
Description:TheLibrariantakesonthevisageoftheGodEmperorHimselfandbecomesasourceofinspirationto
hisallies.WhilethisabilityissustainedtheLibrariangrantsagoldenaurathatradiates2xPRmetresaroundhim.
TheLibrarianandhisalliesinthisauragainabonustoWSandBSequalto2xtheLibrariansPR.
SinnersRepent!
Cost:500XP Prerequisites: N/A Action:Half
Description:Withashoutofbenediction,theLibrariancreatesalineinfrontofhimthatextendsstraightaway
fromhimupto2xPRinmetres.Thislinepassesthroughcreaturesandcover,butnotwallsorimpenetrable
surfaces(i.e.intobunkersoradjacenthallways).Anycreatureon,oradjacenttothislinearehitbyawaveofforce
andmustsucceedaTricky(30)AgilityTestorfallprone.Ifusedonahorde.Ittemporarilyreducesthemagnitude
by5xPRuntiltheendofthehordesnextturn.
SmitingShot
Cost:1500XP Prerequisites:WP45,Rank3 Action:Half
Description:TheLibrarianselectsoneally(orhimself)withinrangeandchargeshimwithhisdivineenergy.The
nextattackthatallymakeswithaweaponwilldealanadditional2d10+PRpointsofdamageandtheweapon
gainstheSanctifiedproperty.Iftheattackmisses,thentheeffectislost.

WarpSmite
Cost:2000XP Prerequisites: WP50,Rank5 Action: Full
Opposed:No Range: 30metresxPR Sustained:No
Description:WithmutteredprayersbeseechingTheEmperorsRetribution,theLibrarianopensachasmintothe
Warp.Thiscreatesa5meterx5metervortexthroughwhichallmatter,energyandcreaturesarelost.Therift
immediatelycloses,takingallcreatureswithit.OntheLibrariansnextturn,hemaychooseaplacewithinthe
powersrangewherethecreaturesareplacedrandomlyandknockedprone.Allcreatureswhowereswallowedby
theWarptake3d10+PRpointsofenergydamagethatcannotbereducedbyarmour.Anyalliesaffectedmay
insteadonlytake1d10pointsofdamagewhichcannotbereducedbyarmour,andgain1d5InsanityPoints.

WorldEaters
Letallwhobearwitnesstothisdisasterknowtheactionsofafewcowardlymencausedthedeathsofmillionsof
loyalinnocents.LetitbeknownonourhonourthattheWorldEatersshallholdthisexampletopreventfuture
cowardsfromkillingloyalcitizensoftheImperium.Rememberthiscatastropheandmournournowdeadworld;
forweshallneverreturn.
UnknownWorldEatersCaptain,duringthedestructionoftheirhomeworldofFedanMhor.
Homeworld:Fleetbased
TypicalCombatRole:ShockTroops,BoardingActions
WithHonourandSkill
AstheirPrimarchdidbeforethem,theWorldEatersdonottaketocombatwithatasteforblood,fortoooften
theyhaveseenthosegetlostinthekillingfrenzyandturnonfriendandfoealike.Toooftenhavetheyseen
innocentsgetcaughtupinthecrossfirebetweentwosidesthatcannotseeanyonebuttheirenemy.Angron
trainedhislegiontofightwithrestraintanhonour,andthatalifeofaninnocentisworththatofaprotector.Due
totheirheavilyinfluencegladiatorialtraining,andtheirdesiretominimizeciviliancasualties,theWorldEaters
taketothefraywithmeleeweaponsandjumppackswheneverpossible.
Steadfast,proudandhonourable;theWorldEatershavedispersefarandwideacrosstheImperiumtakingpartin
Crusadesnotforpoliticalgain,butbecausetheybelieveitissimplytherightthingtodo.Itsthisopenhonesty
thatallowsotherbranchesoftheImperialwarmachinetoimplicitlytrusttheWorldEaterstogetthejobdone
properly.
Thereisadegreeoffriendlycompetitionamongthebattlebrothers;anditisencouragedbythelieutenantsand
captainsofthelegion,solongasitdoesntgetoutofhand.EachWorldEateradornshisarmourwithtrophies
fromxenosthathehaskilledinsinglecombat.Remainsofhereticscanbesanctifiedandkeptinspecialtrophy
roomsfoundinthelegionsfleet,butsuchapracticeisnotfollowedasoftenduetotheriskinessofkeeping
hereticalitemsevenifthecreatureoriginallypossessingthemnolongerhasauseforit.
Recruitment
Beingfleetbased,theWorldEatersrecruitfromalloverthegalaxy,theWorldEatersrecruitfromalargenumber
ofworlds.Giventheirreputationashonestandproud,planetarygovernorsarequicktovolunteertheirworldsfor
recruitment,andtheaddedprotectionsuchastatusbrings.Withsuchavarietyofrecruits,weaponpreferences
andtechniquesvarywidely.Thisisencouraged,andWorldEatersteachtheirmethodstoeachother,learningnew
techniquesforaslongastheylive.Whencompaniesmeet,itisatimehonouredtraditionforasparmeet,where
thetopwarriorsfromeachcompanyduelwiththeirequalsfromtheothercompany.Prideisalwaysontheline,
butifthereisnewknowledgetobelearned,somuchthebetter.
CombatDoctrine
WorldEatersarenottacticallyinclined.Theyfightboldlyandmessily,wadingintoinsurmountableoddswithoften
nothingmorethanaboltgunandachainaxe.Themethodtotheirapparentmadnessisthattheyfightinmeleeto
avoidtheunnecessarycasualtiesthatcomefromrangedcombat.WhatisoddisthelackofTacticalMarineswithin
theirranks.ThetwomaincombatrolesforaWorldEaterareDevastatorMarines,andAssaultMarines,thelatter
containingthebulkoftheforces.TheDevastatorsarearguablyoneofthemostimportantroles,andarereferred
towithprideastheteethoftheWorldEaters.MostMarinesfilltheDevastatorroleforlessthan5yearsbefore
theypickupameleeweaponagain.TheSpaceMarinesuseawidevarietyofmeleeweaponsdependingontheir
planetofrecruitment.Chainaxesarequitepopular,andsoareswordsandhammers.Asmallcontingentuse
speciallydesignedpowerscythes,andhavebeendubbedTheCrimsonScythes,aftertheirweaponsbecame
permanentlyredfromallthebloodtheyhadbeenanointedin.
TheChaptermaintainsasmallfleetofheavyarmourwhencomparedtothemotorpoolsofotherlegions.
Dreadnoughtsarealmostalwaysequippedwithmeleeattachments,andhavecometobeknownasFurioso
Patterndreadnoughts,namedafteroneofthelegionstechmarineswhocameupwiththespeciallydesigned
reactivesystems.
Thelegioncommitsovertwothirdsofitsnumbertocrusadesatanyonetime,simplybecausetheyvehemently
believethatreacquiringlostsectorsistherightthingtodo.Itisbettertostriketheenemyfirst,thanwaittobe
caughtoffguardwhentheyattack.
Pasts
1:DuelYourepresentedyoursquadinamartialchallengeagainstanotherLegionwhodidnotunderstandyour
waysincombat.Theduelwastoughandlastedoveranhour,buttheirchampioneventuallyrelented.Youstill
ownasmallpieceofhisarmourasyourtrophy.
2:BoardingPartyAbandofrenegadeguardsmenseizedcontrolofacapitalclasscruiserwiththeintentonusing
ittomakeabloodsacrificetoKhorne.Toanswersuchanaffront,yourentirecompanyboardedtheshipwith
nothingmorethanboltpistolsandchainweapons.Muchbloodwasspilledthatday,butitwasdoneinThe
Emperorsname,andnotthefilthdaemonKhornes.
3:GargantYourcompanyfacedoffagainstalargehordeofGreenskinsonthepenalminecampofXehll.They
weretryingtousethematerialsandthesmelterstoconstructtheirTitanequivalentknownasaGargant.You
playedakeyroleintheirdestruction.TheGargantwasdestroyedfromorbit.
4:AxetoGrindYoursquadsinvestigationintoaSlaaneshcultleadtothediscoveryofabandofWhiteScar
warriors.Yourcompanysdevastatorsquadsprovedtheirhonourthatdaywhenthespeedfreaksthoughtthey
couldavoidtheteethofyourchainzxe.
5:FragileYoudiscoveredfirsthandwhattheysayabouttheEldar:theyareveryfragilecreatures.Youfoundthis
outwhenyouencounteredthematadigsiteofanunchartedplanet.Despitetheirpleasforrespite,theywere
carvedintopiecesbyyourweapon.Theydidfightwithhonourthough,andforthattheyareheldwiththetiniest
morselofrespect.
DemeanourMartialHonour
MartialHonourisaDemeanouruniquetoSpaceMarinesoftheWorldEatersLegion.
TheWorldEaterspridethemselvesontheirskillswithhandtohandcombatanduseitastheirprimarymeasureof
onesworthasawarrior.Thisisnttosaytheyviewrangedcombatasanylessforthosewhoareskillinit,fora
bolterisjustassacredasachainsword.TheChaptermaintainsastrictcodeofmattersthatshouldbedecided
overmartialduelsandwhichofthoseduelsarefoughttothedeath.Fortunatelythelatterisveryfewandusually
stemsfromcallsoftraitor.Thetakingoftrophiesfromsinglecombatvictoriesisquitecommon,usuallyalockof
hairfromfellowBattleBrothersoralimbfromafallenfoe.
Duetotheirhighstandardsofhonour,aWorldEaterplaceshislifeabovethatofaninnocentcivilians.More
aggressiveChaptershavecalledtheWorldBearersoutonsellingtheirlivestoocheaplyandmakeargumentsfor
acceptablecasualties.TheWorldEatershavenoneofthatandsuchaccusationsareansweredbycallsforamartial
duel.
StartingAttributes
WorldEaterscharactershooseoneofthefollowingsetsofbonuses:
Bringruintothefoe:+5WeaponSkill,+5Strength
Weathertheblows:+5Agility,+2Wounds
Strikefirst:+5WeaponSkill+2Initiative
Mutation
WorldEaterscharacterslacktheomophageaorgan,andassuchdonotreceiveitsbenefits.
StartingEquipment
IfthecharacteristoreceiveanAstartesChainswordaspartofhisstandardequipment,thecharactermayinstead
usetheAstartesChainaxe,whichisdetailedinChapter3

SkillsandTalents
WorldEaterscharactersreceivetheirLegionSkillsandTalentsfromthefollowinglist.
Table1AllWorldEatersCharacters:
Awareness 300 Skill
Dodge 400 Skill
Dodge+10 400 Skill Dodge
CombatMaster 800 Talent WS30
DoubleTeam 600 Talent
FleshRender 1000 Talent
FuriousAssault 800 Talent WS35
PreciseBlow 600 Talent WS40,SureStrike
SureStrike 600 Talent WS30
Trappings
SpoilsofBattle
Witheachmajorbattle,itisnotuncommontofindaWorldEaterpickingthroughthedetritusoftheaftermathto
salvageasmallprizeforhiscollection,usuallyfromafoehefacedandbeatinsinglecombat.Thegreatestof
victoriesarewornonhisbeltatalltimes.
OrcEye:Gain+2toalldodgetestswhileinmeleecombat
EldarHand:Gain+1onopposedWillpowerTeststoresistPsychicTalents
TyranidClaw:Gain+2damageonaRighteousFury
SkullPommel
TheWorldEaterhasfoughtandslainafoesodeadlythatevenhisbattlebrothershesitatedtofightitalone.Asa
rewardthecreaturesskull(orpartof)hasbeendippedinsanctifiedmetalsandgrantedtothevictor.Theskull
nowadornstheendoftheWorldEatersweaponofchoice,grantinghimtheabilitytoaddorsubtract3fromany
rolltodeterminewhereanenemyishitwiththeattackfromthisweapon.
Relic
ClawsofBlood
Somewhere,inoneoftheinnumerablevaultsoftheDeathwatch,laysadustytomeinwhichsomerespected
scholarwenttogreatlengthstoexplainwhytheselightningclawsarenotheretical,eventhoughbyallaccounts
theyappeartobe.Theselightningclawsglowwithafaintpulsingredwithrunesthatarenotrecognizable,
althoughtheyareapparentlynotheretical.Theyoccasionallydripbloodontotheground.Thisisbecausewhenit
interfaceswiththeWorldEaterspowerarmour;itsapstheirAstartesbloodinordertogiveitselfmorepower.
Thereisamatchingpairoflightningclaws,thougheachmustberequisitionedseparately.Eachclawdeals1d10+8
energydamageandanadditional2pointsperdegreeofsuccessontheWeaponSkilltest.
Cost:50ReqeachHero
SoloMode
TestofHonour
WhenaWorldEaterseesatarget,hewillnotceaseuntilthattargethasbeenslainbyhisblade;fortoleavean
unchallengedfoewouldbeablowtotheWorldEaterspride.
Rank1Chooseatarget.Untilthattargetiskilledthecharacterreceivesa+2damagebonusand+10onallParry
Tests.However,thecharacteralsoreceivesa10toallDodgeTestsagainstotherenemiesduetohisfocuson
attackingthisonetarget.Thiscannotbeusedagainsthordes.Thisabilitymayonlybeusedoncepercombat.
Rank4Thecharactergains+2APtoalllocationsagainstattacksfromthetargetedcreature.
Rank6The10penaltytoDodgetestsnolongerapplies,andthecharacterdealsatotalbonusof+5damageto
thetargetcreature.
Rank8ThecharactermayscoreaRighteousFuryona9ora10againstthetargetcreature.Ifthecharactercan
alreadydothatbyanotherabilityofaffect,thenthethresholdincreasesto8,9or10,butcannotbeincreased
further.
SquadModeAttack
UnrestrainedAssault
AllWorldEatersaretrainedthatwhenafoeisdownthereisnotimetowastebeforeengaginganotherfoe.When
anyWorldEaterwithinsupportrangekillsacreature,hemayimmediatelymakeachargeattackagainstanother
target.
Improvements:IftheBattleBrotherisrank4orhigher,theenemytakesa10penaltytoDodgeorParryTests
againsttheChargeattack.
SquadModeDefence
DefensiveFooting
Notallfoescanbekilledwithapurelyoffensivestrategy.SometimesaWorldEaterhastowaituntilheseesan
opening,thenstrikewithallthepowerhecanmuster.Whilethispatternisineffect,allWorldEatersinSupport
Rangewhodonotwillinglymoveduringtheirturnmaywillinglytakea5penaltytotheirWeaponSkillandBallistic
SkillCharacteristicscoresandadd+5toDodgeandParryTests.Thismaybetakenmultipletimes,soa15penalty
wouldresultina+15bonus.Whenthispatternisended,thenextattacktheWorldEatermakesdealsanumberof
additionaldamageequaltotwotimesthenumberofroundshewentwiththispenalty.IftheWorldEatermoves
willingly,hetakeshimselfoutofthispattern,andgainsthedamagebonusonhisnextattack.
Improvements:IftheBattleBrotherisrank3orhigher,increasethedamagedealttothreetimesinsteadoftwo
times.
PrimarchsCurseBloodHaze
TakingtotheforeinmeleecombatiswhatdriveseachandeveryWorldEater.Theirambitionsarenoble;melee
combatprotectsinnocentlives,butgivenenoughbloodshedandviolenceanyWorldEatermayinsteadlivepurely
forthemusicalsongofachainswordcarvingthroughlayersoffleshandblood.Afterawhileitdoesntseemto
matterwhoseisspilt...
Level1DrumsofWar:
TheroarofbattleisatunethattheBattleBrotherfindsmostcomforting.Whennotinbattlehewilldoanything
hecantoprepareforthenextone,includingconstantweapondrills,volunteeringforthepointpositionandeven
actingaggressivetoprovokeothersintomakingthefirstmove.
Level2TideofBlood:
TheBattleBrothersbladenolongercareswhatitsattacking,solongasbloodflowsthroughit.Hisaggression
overpowershismartialdisciplinemoreoftenthannot,andinanysocialsituationhewillseeanyquestionofhis
characterasapersonalchallenge.Wheneverinsulted,berated,oratthereceivingendofanactionthathefinds
insulting,thecharactermustsucceedaVeryHard(30)WillpowerTestorreactwithviolence;beitasimplepunch,
orunleashinghellwithaheavybolter.
Level3EndlessAggression:
NofoecansatiatetheBattleBrothershungerforviolence;noamountofmeditationcancalmhim.TheBattle
Brothercannotstaystillwhentherearethosethatheperceivestobeenemieswithinrange.Allattemptsto
preventhimfromattackingrequireaVeryHard(30)Charmtestfromhisallies.Onthefirstfailurepermission,
squadCohesionisreducedby2.
PsychicTalents
BloodBolt
Cost:1500XP Prerequisites:WP50,Rank5 Action:Half
Opposed:Yes Range:Melee Sustained:No
Description:TheLibrarianforceshishandintohisfoeandchannelshismentalmightdirectlyintothebeast,
dealing3d10+PRpointsofenergydamageagainstitwithaPenetrationvalueof8unlessitpassestheOpposed
Willpowertest.WhatsmoreistheLibrariancanchoosetochannelthatcreaturesbloodintoasearingboltand
hurlsitatanothercreature.TheLibrarianmustmakeaWeaponSkillTest,andifhesucceeds,deal1d10+PR
pointsofImpactdamage,Penetration2,againstthecreature.
FeebleInaccuracy
Description:Therearestrictcodesinplacetopreventassistingabattlebrotherinsolocombat.Butthenagain,
thereisnothingthatpreventstheLibrarianfromcausingtheenemysomeconfusion.TheLibrariantargetsasingle
enemycreatureinflictsapenaltytoitsWeaponSkillorBallisticsskillequivalenttotwicetheCharactersPR.
LightningShield
Description:TheLibrarianchargesthepowerarmourofanearbyBattleBrotherwithapowerfulelectricalfield.
AnymeleeattacksagainstthatSpaceMarinewhilethepowerissustainedreceiveEnergyDamageequaltothe
LibrariansPRthatcannotbereducedbyarmourortoughness.
Skullstorm
Cost:1500XP Prerequisites:WP40,Rank3 Action:Full
Decription:ThedeadbodieslyingaboutcanstillservetheEmperoreventhoughtheirrebelliousspiritshaveleft
them.Withtheforceofhismind,theLibrariancallsuponanumberofcorpseswithinrangeequaltohisPR.Their
headsdetachthemselvesfromtheirbodiesandareflungintoanenemyoftheLibrarianschoice.TheLibrarian
mustsucceedaWPtestinordertohitwitheachskull.Onasuccessfulhit,eachskulldeals1d10+PRpointsof
Explosivedamage,withaPenetrationvalueof4.Eachskullmaytargetadifferentenemy.
WarpBlade
Description:NotonetoleavemeleecombattotheAssaultMarines,theLibrarianchargeshismeleeweaponwith
Warpenergyandenterscombattojoinhisbrothers.Whilesustained,theweapondealsanadditionalamountof
damageequaltotheLibrariansPR.

Chapter3AdvancingthroughtheDeathwatch
IntheDornianHeresy,theLegionsretainedtheircohesiveness.Assuchmanyoftheircombatdoctrinesthatthey
usedstillsurviveintothe40thmillennium.Topreservethis,itisrecommendedthattheplayermaychoosefrom
thefollowingspecializationsinadditiontotheoptionspresentedintheDeathwatchrulebooks:
BreacherMarine
Oftenthefirstlineintothemosthostilecombattheatresavailable.Theyareknownfortheirsignatureboarding
shield.
DestroyerMarine
Seenascursedortaintedwithintheircompanies,theDestroyerMarineswieldthemostdangerousradiation
weapons.
ReconMarine
TheseMarinestaketothefieldwithlittlemorethantheirwits,survivalinstinctandsomehighpowered,long
rangedweaponryandauspexes.
SeekerMarine
ThesehighlyspecialisedSpaceMarinestrainasassassins.Theyareskilledinthewaysofinfiltrationandquick,
quietkills.
Thesespecialisationswillnotbefoundinthisdocument.TheycanbefoundinTheGood,TheBad,andTheAlpha
Legion,andcanbedownloadedhere:http://www.mediafire.com/file/sbaiodixbeoxxd1

Chapter4TraitorSpaceMarines
ThosewhothrewtheirlotinwithDornduringtheGreatHeresyaredeemedunfittosurviveintheImperiumof
Man.Thelegionswhofellhaveallendedupfightingthosetheyoncecalledbrotherwithoutremorse,even
revellinginsuchslaughter.TheytakeonmanyfacesfromthesecessionistUltramarines,whomakepactswiththeir
xenosneighboursinsteadofconqueringthem,totheKhorneworshippingSpaceWolves,whoselustforbloodand
trophiesnevercease.
MostofthefoesthatcanbeencounteredintheDornianHeresycanberepresentedbytheofficialmaterial,with
perhapsalittlereworkingontheGMspart.Anythingthatdivergestoomuchcanbefoundintheappropriate
section.

BlackLegion
ThelegionoftheArchHereticRogalDorn,temptedbythepowersofferedtohimbytheRuinousPowersthat
startedtwistinghisloyaltiesaftertheyhadfailedtodosowithHorus.Theseedsweresownandnetsoftreachery
castwidewhichleadtotheinfamousIstvaanVDropsiteMassacreandthedeclarationofwaramongstthe
fledglingImperiumofMan.Thewarthatfollowedwasunlikeanythingthegalaxyhadseeninmillennia.Those
thatcalledoneanotherbrothernowturnedtheirfinelytunedwarcraftagainsteachotherandthegalaxyburned.
TheImperialFistsusedtheirmantleofEmperorsPraetoriantoholdtheEmperorcaptivewithinHisfortress
palace,butmakinglittleheadwayfindingthemselvesatastalemateagainstHiscustodialguardandmodifications
thatweremadebytheEmperorandhisSigiliteMalcador.Theyheldlongenough,5wholeyears,fortheloyalist
legionstonavigatetheburgeoningwarpstormsandrisingchaosthreatstomakesystemfallinTerrasarmoured
starsystem.
WhenthesiegebrokeandtheEmperorwasrescued,DornhadonefinalcombatgambittoslaytheEmperorof
Mankind.HeslewtheWarmasterHorusincoldblood,butbydoingsoopenedhimselfuptothetruefuryofthe
Emperorssword.Whenhefellafterthetitanicduelhisalliesfalteredandbegantoretreat.Hislegion,now
withoutcommandmassedandretreatedtotheEyeofTerror,beaten.
WiththedeathofDorn,hisFirstCaptain,Sigismundtookcommand.KnownastheChainedKnight,heimmediately
tooktheLegiontotask,strippingthosehedeemedweakofweaponsandarmourandbindingtheminheavyblack
chains.Onlywhentheirfaithintheruinouspowerswasstrongenoughwouldtheybereleased.Anentireplanet
becameapenalworldofblackchain,andthelegionrebornbecameknownastheBlackLegion.Despiteallhis
attempts,hequicklylostsupportoftheotherTraitorLegions,andevenhisownLegionfracturedintosmaller
warbands,choosingtoharrytheirfoesbethemloyalistortraitoralike.
Duringtheirtimespentincarceratedinchains,eachmemberofthenewbornBlackLegionfacedcontinuous
physicalandmentaltortures.Withtheirchampiondefeated,theChaosGodsweredeterminedtoshapehislegion
intoamanifestationoftheirdesirestolayhumanitylow.Onlywhentheirphysicalnaturesbecameastwistedas
theirsoulsdidtheBlackLegionemergefromtheirprisons,armedandarmouredwiththeverychainsthatbound
them.Theirselfflagellationandunwaveringneedtoprovethemselvesiswhatdrivesthemforwardnow.
WhatremainsoftheLegionstillpracticetheirartofwar,routinelystrikingatthedefensessurroundingtheEyeof
Terrorwithwellhonedsiegecraft.Sigismundstilllivestothisveryday,barelyrecognizableinhisarmourof
ceramiteandchain.HeleadswhateverarmiesofChaoshecanamassfromtheEyeofTerroronmissionsranging
fromsimpleharassingstrikestofullonBlackCrusades.HemaintainsstrictcontroloverwhatremainsoftheBlack
Legionanddemandsnothingbutabsolutefealtyfromthosethatservehim,includingdaemons.Thishasnt
stoppedthelegionfracturinghowever,andtherearemanywarbandsspreadthroughouttheImperiumthatcan
tracetheiroriginstotheBlackLegion.
UsingtheBlackLegionasEnemies
TheBlackLegioncanbeusedtorepresentwarbandsofanyChaosdenomination.Theycanrepresentanything
fromaminorthreattoaplanetsstabilitytoafullforceCrusadeagainsttheImperium.Ithasbeen10,000years
sinceatleasthalfoftheLegionbrokeawayfromSigismund,andthesplinteringcontinuedthroughoutthelong
yearsasseveralbegantoworshipspecificdeitiesinsteadofChaosUndivided.

BloodAngels
CrashlandedontheradiationsoakedmoonofBaalSecundus,thePrimarchwascursedfromthestart.Hegrewup
amongthedecayingmutantsfightingothertribestoclaimthescantresourcesleftbehindfromthecivilizationthat
before.Themutanttribes,knownastheChanged,gatheredunderhisbannerasTheBloodyAngel.Duringthe
finalassaultonhisfoes,acacheofbioweaponrywasreleased,killingalmosteveryoneandleavingSanguiniusina
feveredstate,experiencingdarkvvisionsofafuturethatwillcome.Atthispoint,hewascontactedbyNurgle,
offeringhimaidinprotectinghisalliesfromthosewhowouldseektodestroythem:TheEmperorandHis
Imperium.UponEmperorofMankindsarrival,SanguiniusdiscoveredthatNurglehadguisedhiminaglamour,
makinghimappeartoeveryonethathewasofpureappearanceandspirit.ThisdisgustedSanguinius,but
eventuallyhelearnedtocontrolhisactions,andevendirecthisLegion,whowasunawareofhistruenature.
Onebyone,overaperiodofyears,SanguiniusreplacedeachandeveryBloodAngelsMarinewithonerecruited
fromTheChanged.Theylostagreatdealofknowledgeinthemaintenanceoftheirweaponsandarmour,but
freshmaterialarrivedfrequentlysothecharadewasmaintained.TheLegionfoughtisolatedfromitsbrothersand
SanguiniusstayedfarawayfromhisfellowPrimarchs,especiallyMagnus.TheBloodAngelsfinallyfoundtheir
alliesinDornandhisImperialFists.PlansweremadetoheadtoTerra,andSanguiniusandhisLegionopenedtheir
soulstoNurgletogivethemalltheknowledgeandstrengththeywouldneedtoseethedeeddone.
WiththeSiegeuponTerrabroken,SanguiniusandhisLegionretreatedtoBaal,onlytofinditmadelifelessby
rapidlychangingatmosphericchangeswroughtbyrecklessminingattempts.ThisbrokethePrimarchandhis
legion.TheyrejectedNurglesboons,butareforeverblightedbyhiscurseofdecay.
ThisfleetbasedlegionscatteredshortlyafterthefallofDorninordertoavoidretributionfromthereorganized
ImperialNavyandloyalistlegions.Theirships,armour,andweaponryareallpurloinedfromthefallenandkept
functioningonlythroughbounddaemons.Thosefewwhohavestudiedthislegionnotethattheyappeartorarely
binddaemonstothemselves,relyingonlyonthemtopowertheirmoreadvancedweaponsandarmour.Assuch,
thosewhounderestimatetheencroachingfleetbasedonlyonthedecayingappearancearegoingtolearnahard
lesson.
WarbandsofBloodAngelsdescendondaemonpoweredenginesstrappedtotheirbackormergedwiththeirflesh.
Theuniquebuzzdronesoundemittedhasbeentheharbingerofdeathonmanyworlds.Theirdependenceon
daemonboundequipmenthasallowedthemtoformveryuneasyallianceswithfactionsoftheDarkMechanicum
Thelegionneverattacksbyitself.Sicknessandinsectsplaguetheirtargetsdaysorweeksaheadoftime.Thiscan
bebothboonandbanefortheBloodAngels,becausetheyrelyonhealthycaptivesinordertoreplacetheirailing
organs.ThoseoftheBloodAngelswhosuccumbtoorganfailurebecomeseizedbyNurglesinfluenceandbecome
unabletodifferentiatebetweenfriendandfoe.Thelegionmustholdthesedegeneratesdeepwithintheirships,
tounleashthemonplanetsthattheyfeelneedtodie.
Tryingtogivechasetothemisfolly,forperhapsonlythosewhofollowtheWhiteScarsandtheirSpeedCultsare
faster.ThebestwaytodrawtheBloodAngelstobattleistobaitthemwithloyalImperiumcitizens,ortobe
unluckyenoughtobeattheterminusoftheirnextraid.Mostofthewarbandsmaintaintheiroriginalpacttokeep
Nurgleandhisgiftsatarmsreach,andtheseareoftenfoundinthefringesofImperialspace,whereprotection
islackingandthehidingspotsarenumerous.Inrecentmillennia,therearethosewarbandswhowillinglyembrace
thePlaguelordandfindasenseoffanaticalpurityintheBlackRage.ThesesocalledFleshterrorsaresurprisingly
durableandpsychoticallyinsane,strikingtargetsdeepwithinImperiumspace
UsingBloodAngelsasEnemies
TheBloodAngelscannotstayidle;fortheirconstantthirstforflesh,organsandrecruitsmeanthatthelongerthey
stayinoneplace,themoretheyatrophyandtheclosertheycometosuccumbingtotheBlackRage.Therefore
theycanbeusedasasurprisefoethatswoopsintoplunderaworld.Likewise,theplaguesandpestilenceleftin
theirwakecanbetheactualthreat,asNurglesunwillingwarriorsusuallyhaveahordeofcultistsanddaemons
followingintheirwake,eveniftheydonotacknowledgethem.Otherwiseplayerscouldbetrackingtheir
movementsandfindgoodambushpoints

DarkAngels
LittleisknownoftheserenegadeSpaceMarines.Atfirstglance,theymayappearasaloyalBattleBrothertothe
Imperium,cladindarkgreenarmour,bearinganunfamiliaremblemofaswordengulfedinangelwings;however
thatishowtheychoosetooperatethroughouttheImperium.Theirdebasementisnotphysicallyapparentsuchas
theBloodAngelsorRavenGuard,rathertheyarealmostallcriminallypsychotic.
SincetheirliegeLutherabandonedtheirPrimarchElJohnsonanddemolishedtheirhomeworldofCalibaninorder
todoso,theDarkAngelscontinuetheirwaragainsttheImperiumthroughuseofestablishingorseizingcontrolof
mortalcultswhodedicatethemselvestotheChaosLords.TheDarkAngelswillgotogreatlengthtosetupand
equipthesecults,oftentimesbindingseveraloftheirmostcapableindividualstodaemons,thenlettingthemloose
onwhateverworldtheychoose.TheImperialresponseisalmostalwaysdisproportionate,oftencausingmore
damagethanthecultsthemselves.DarkAngelstakegreatpleasureinwatchingtheirloyalistbrethrenstruggle
againsttheirmachinations.
ThoseallowedtodelvedeepintothedarktimesoftheImperiumspasthavestudiedthislegionindetail.The
legionofDarkAngelsappearstonolongerfunctionsasasinglecoordinatedlegionanymore.Thisisuntruethough
asallstillswearfealtytoLuther.Attheirliegesinstruction,thelegionhasbrokenapartintosmallfleetsofroughly
1,000marinesandcombthegalaxy.Thehistoricalengagementanalysissuggestthatthelegionisseeking
something,althoughnoonehasbeenabletofindoutwhatafter10,000yearsofinvestigation.Thosefewwho
werecapturedspoutsomethingabouttheUnforgiven,buthaveresistedallpsychicprobingandother
interrogativemeasures.ItseemsthattheruinsofCalibanarecentraltothissearch,butLutherisunpredictablein
whenhevisitstheworld,andisverywellprotectedwhenhedoes.
DespitenotarrivingtotheSiegeofTerra(orperhapsbecauseofit),theDarkAngelsseemveryopentoallegiances
withotherchaoswarbands.TheyareoftenseensupportingtheKhorneworshippingSpaceWolveswith
disciplinedwarriorstobalancetheirrecklesscarnage.Theyalsohavepactswithseveraldarkmechanicuscults,
ensuringthattheyarewellarmedandwellsupplied.Imperialcommandershaveloggedthatthislegion
sometimesabandonstheiralliesatacrucialstageinbattletopursueotherobjectives,leavingtheimmediate
victorymoreattainable.Thislendscredencetothetheorythatthelegionisaftersomethingorsomeone.
ItwouldappearthattheDarkAngelshavetheuncannyabilitytoreadasituationandapplypressuretoprecisely
therightvariablethatwillcausethemaximumdamage.
UsingtheDarkAngelsasEnemies
TheDarkAngelsmaintaintheirarmsandarmouryasiftheywerestillloyal,freeofChaosmarkings.UsingtheDark
Angelsasthecenterofarecentrebellionorcultactivityisagreatwaytointroducethemasafoe.TheDarkAngels
areoftenusedbyotherfallenLegionsasadditionalsupport,buttheyareinfactbeingusedforwhatevergoalsthe
DarkAngelsarepursuing.ItisverytemptingtointroducetheUnforgivenasaplotelement(orevenasa
character),butthisshouldbedoneverycarefullyasplayerknowledgewilloftensupersedeingameknowledge.
ShouldthenatureoftheUnforgivenbecomeknown,theGMwillneedtodecidewhatimpactthishasonthe
universe.
IronHands
InthestoriestoldduringtheGreatCrusade,theDornianHeresyandthesubsequentSiegeofTerra,theIronHands
simplyappeartowinkoutofexistence.TheydidnotappearonTerraatall.Infact,tocatchaglimpseofwhatmay
haveoccurred,onewouldneedaccesstotheMartianTechpriestrecords,butfewhavebeenabletosoitiswidely
believedthattheXLegionwasalllosttotheWarp.
Inactualfact,thereisbutaweeklongrecordoftheirinvolvementafterIstvaanVsmassacreontheMartiansoil
wheretheylaidsiegetoseveralarchivalcatacombs.Ittookawhileforthepriesthoodtorespondproperlyasthey
werefightingtheirowncivilwarontheredplanetwithoutAstartesassistance.Bythetimetheywereableto
respondwithaTitanlegion,theIronHandsinorbitwithdrew.Followingtheirdeparture,amassivemarsquake
occurredthatcollapsedhalfofthecontinent.Ittookcenturiesofcleanupandrebuilding,andnotraceoftheIron
Handswereeverfound.TheirfatewasclassifiedaskilledinactionandquicklybecameafootnoteinMartian
history,althoughtheydotakeprideintellingthosewholistenabouthowMartiandefenceswereabletokilla
PrimarchasFerrusManuswasnotseensince.
In754.M38,asingleMechanicusoutpostwasraided,allpersonnelwerekilled.Securityfootageshowedthree
SpaceMarineswearinggunmetalgreyarmourbearingtheXofthe10thLegionappearinaflashoflightanduse
weaponsfiringgreenenergytocutthroughthestrongestofdefencesinsecondsbeforeproceedingintotheruins
ofthexenoscivilizationbelowtheoutpost.
Reportsbeganbecomingmorefrequent,withthefinalreappearanceofthelegionintheGothicSectorearlyin
M41wheretheIronHandsseizedcontrolofthreeofthesectorsblackstonefortressesbeforetheDeathGuard
couldberalliedtointervene,destroyingafourth.TheEldarstoleawayafifthandtheIronHandsclaimedthesixth
astheirtwoenemiesfoughteachother.
ImperialxenologistsbeganworkingfranticallytosolvethemysteryoftheIronHands.Finally,afteryearsof
combingthroughcombatencounterswithunknownxenos,theylinkedtheirtechnologytothatusedbythe
Necrons,whoonlyrecentlystartedwakingupinthegalaxy.ItseemsthattheLordofIroneithermadeanalliance
withaNecrondynasty,orappropriatedtheirtechnologyforhisownuse.
Thusfar,theIronHandshavedemonstratedacapabilitytotravellargedistanceswithoutuseofWarptraveland
wieldweaponsthatcaneatthroughanyarmourinamatterofseconds,leavingnothingbehind.Thescariest
seemstobethattheyhavegivenuptheirfleshandbloodinexchangeforlivingmetal.Theirmoreeliteunits
appearasiftheyarestillwearingtheirCrusadepatternarmour,butitisinsteadtheiractualbeing.Woundsrepair
themselvesquicklyandthosefoughttodestructioncansometimesreactivatethemselves.Anyremainscannotbe
studiedastheyarewhiskedawayinthesamegreenlightthatheraldstheirappearance.Theyusuallystrikein
smallunits,socertainthattheirarmsandarmourwillprotectthemagainsttheirtarget.
SmallmercyseemstobethattheyhateChaosasmuchormaybemoresothantheydotheImperium.Manyof
theirlargerobservedmobilizationsseemtobeagainstforcesoftheRuinousPowers.Theyhaveevenbeen
observedsendingfleetsintotheEyeofTerror.Imperialcommandershaveorderstodisengageinthese
circumstances,unlesstheyareactivelyfireduponbythesetonespeaking,greymonstrosities.
UsingtheIronHandsasEnemies
TheIronHandsareathreattotheImperium,withFerrusManussendgoalofencasingeveryhumanmindinsidea
cold,unfeelingmetalshell.However,theyhatetheforcesofChaosmore,andseethoseoftheImperiumasa
lesserfoeinmultiforceconflicts.TheIronHandsTraitorMarinesremainhumanforalongtime,foronlytheir
veteransareseeninfullNecrodemisbodiesthatappearasSpaceMarinepowerarmour.Thiscouldallowfor
encountersofescalatingdifficulty,wherethenormalIronHandswarriorsareencounteredearlyon,andtheelite
encounterscontainingoneormoreofthesocalledNecronMarines.TheIronHandsareknownfortheirvehicles
aswell,whicharesimilarlyupgradedwithNecrontechnology.AsmallforceofIronHands,properlyequipped,
shouldposeasignificantthreatevenifoutnumbered.
IronHandsNecronMarine(Elite)Profile
Thismarinehasbeenboundtohiswarbikeofanancientpatternthroughfoulsorcery.Itsuncertainwhatis
louder;theengineofthebikeorhiscacklinglaughter
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
50 58 60(12) 55(8) 34 45 48 43 32
Movement:4/8/12/24 Wounds:30
Skills:Intimidate(S)+10,Logic(Int)+20,SpeakLanguage(Necrontyr),TechUse(Int)+20.
Talents:CrackShot,ExoticWeaponProficiency(Gauss,Tesla),MightyShot.
Traits:FromBeyond,Machine(10),Necrons,Regenera on(5),Size(Hulking),Undying,UnnaturalStrength(x2),
UnnaturalToughness(x2).
Armour(Machine):All10.
Weapons:
MedusanGaussBlaster(Basic;100m;S/4/;1d10+10E;Pen5;Clip;Reload;Gauss)
orMedusanTeslaCarbine(Basic;75m;S//;2d10+3E;Pen3;Clip;Reload;Shocking,Tesla),
MedusanHyperphaseSword(Melee;1d10+10R;Pen2).
IronHandsRangedWeaponry
Name Class Range RoF Dmg Pen Clip Rld Special
GaussWeapons
MedusanGauss Basic 100m S/4/ 1d10+10E 5 Gauss(OuterReach,pg119)
Blaster
TeslaWeapons
MedusanTesla Basic 75m S// 1d10+5E 3 Shocking,Tesla(OuterReach,
Carbine pg119)
ExoticWeapons
MedusanSynaptic Basic 120m S/2/ 1d10+7 4 Accurate,Special*
Disentigrator
*PsykerswhotakedamagefromaSynapticDisintegratorsuffera30toallFocusPowerTestsforoneround.Any
targetthattakesdamagetotheHeadlocationfromaSynapticDisintegratormustpassaHard(20)Toughness
Testorsuffer1d10IntelligenceDamageandbeStunnedforoneRound.
IronHandsMeleeWeaponry
Name Class Dmg Pen Special
ExoticWeapons
MedusanHyperphaseSword Melee 1d10+6 E 6 Balanced,PowerField
MedusanWrascythe Melee 1d10+9 E 9 Felling[1],PowerField,Unwieldy
MedusanDispersionShield Melee 1d10I 0 Defensive,Special**
**
ADispersionShieldgeneratesaForceFieldwithaProtectionRatingof65andanOverloadRollof0105.Whena
DispersionShieldsuccessfullystopsaRangedAttack,thewieldermayimmediatelyredirecttheshotatanenemy
within25m.ThisistreatedasaRangedStandardAttackrequiringaHard(20)BallisticSkillTest.
RavenGuard
ForalegionthatoncebalkedcompletelyattheuseoftheLibrariusduringtheGreatCrusade,theRavenGuards
falltoTzeentchoftenamusesthosethathaveadarkhumourandanunderstandingofirony.Itdoesnothingto
taketheactionsofthesesorcererslightlythough,astheirschemescansometimestakecenturiestocometo
fruitionandfartoooftencannotbeaccuratelypredictedintimetobestopped.ItisfortunatewhentheThousand
Sonsintervene,fortheirsorceryandabilitytoforeseethemanyfuturesarethemostpotentweaponagainstthis
seeminglyrandomfoe.Whenthetwolegionsclash,itissaidthattheirbattlesresonatethroughthewarpacross
multiplesectors.
TheRavenGuardthankfullyarenotencounteredinlargenumbers.Theyoperateassmallcovens,leadbyacabal
ofChaosSpaceMarineSorcererswhohavemutatedtheirweaponsandarmourintothestuffofnightmares.
ThosewhohaveyettomastertheircraftstillwieldthetraditionalarmsandarmourofaSpaceMarine.They
followtheirPreHeresycombatdoctrineofstrikingwheretheenemyisleastexpecting;isolatingandeliminating
forcesthatcouldposeachallengebeforetheyareabletoorganizethemselves.
WheretheRavenGuardsteps,adarktaintisseededandcanneverbecleansed.TheThousandSonsandthe
Ecclesiarchyhavetriedmultiplemethodsoverthemillenniaallfornaught.Anysettlementbuiltovertheruinsofa
previousengagementagainsttheRavenGuardwillfalltoChaosovertime.Theonlywaytopurifythelandis
throughanExterminatus.PerhapsthisisTzeentchstruegoal?
TheRavenGuardsmobilitythroughthegalaxyisastounding.Theirabilitytobypasstypicallyfortifiedwarpexitsto
catchthesystemunawarehasprovenvexingandfrustratingtoImperialcommanders.Fartooofteninthehistory
ofManhasasystemfallentotheirmachinationswhilethesystemspicketfleetsgunscontinuedtopoint
outwardsinignorance.TheDeathGuardhavereportsoftheRavenGuardcomingintoconflictwithEldar
craftworldswhichpresentsafearthattheyhaveaccesstoatleastalimitedportionoftheetherealwebways.
UsingtheRavenGuardasEnemies
ThemachinationsoftheRavenGuardwouldideallybespreadacrossseveralmissionarcs,withtheplayersgetting
smallbreadcrumbsofalargerplanatwork.Ideally,eveniftheKillteamweretocompleteamissioninopposition
oftheRavenGuard,theywouldunwittinglyplayintotheirlargerscheme.Alternatively,beingthemastersof
shadowsandtrickery,aKillTeamcouldessentiallyfollowatrailoffalsecluesandmisdirection,allthewhilethe
RavenGuardisproceedingunopposed.UsingtheRavenGuard,theGMshouldcauseplayerstobeginsecond
guessingtheireveryaction.
Salamanders
AbrokenlegionthathailedfromtheirbrokenPrimarch,theSalamanderswerenevertrulyacceptedamongsttheir
AstartesbrothersdespitetheirdoggeddeterminationtobringtheEmperorslighttothegalaxy.Theypreachthe
messageofselfrelianceagainstinsteadofinterconnectedsupportnetworks.Rulesoflaw,theexpectationof
civility,scheduledmaterieldeliveriestothosewhohavenotearnedit;allthingsspeakofasocietyoverburdened
andclosetothetippingpointofcollapse.TheSalamandersseektocausethiscollapse,onlysothatwhatrises
fromtheashesisstrongerandmoreresilientthanwhatwasbefore.
Thelegionmakeswarwithstraightforward,buteffective,use Malal:TheChaosGodofChaosItself
offorce.Theyrelyonflamerstocleartheirpath,debased IntheDornianHeresy,theSalamanders
promethiumspewingwarpfiretoensurethateventhemost pledgeallegiancetoMalal,whichrepresents
heavilyfortifiedofdefenceswillfalleventually.Whilethey purechaos.Theyseektodestroyanysense
dontrelyonsorcerers,thosethatthrowtheirlotinwiththe oforganization,eventhosepresentedby
Salamanderscausethegroundtoriseupagainsttheirfoes, otherChaosGods.However,Games
changinganopenfieldintoaseriesofchokepointsforthe Workshopdoesntactivelyusethisbeingany
SalamanderstoturntheImperialdefendersintopyresof further,sothisarticleisdeliberatelyvagueso
smokeandash. astheGMcandecidewhetherornotthe
SalamadersactonMalalsbehalf,orinstead
Douranddefeatistindemeanour,theSalamanderslongago simplyacttodestroytheforcesofChaosand
stoppedfightingasasinglelegion.Theirlastunified theImperiumindiscriminately.
engagementwasagainsttheWordBearersandthe
EmperorsChildrenonthedeamonworldofSkalthrax.Itissaidthattheanvilbrokethemthatdayandtheyturned
againstoneanotherforashorttimeafterrealizingthattheyhadbecomethatwhichtheyfightagainst.An
organizedstructureofforcedefeatsthepurposeofselfreliance.Thesurvivorssplitupintomuchsmallerunitsto
wagewarastheyseefit.
ThosethathailfromtheSalamanderslegionstriketargetsofopportunity.Theytakegreatpleasureintorching
agriworldstostarvesectorsandpreyoncivilianrelocationfleetsbecausetheydonotdeserveahomejustsimply
byliving.Planetarygovernorswhohavegrownfatandcomplacentwillseeallthattheyoverseereducedtorubble
becausetheyhavenotearnedit.TheSalamandersrarelybringaforceagainstafortifiedimperialworldwithout
goodreason.Theymaybenihilisticintheirworldview,buttheyrenotstupidorsuicidal.
Inrecentmillennia,theSalamandershavebeenseenturningtheirwarcraftagainstthoseruinouspowersthat
birthedthem,orsoitwouldappear.TheywereinstrumentalinsabotagingaRavenGuardstrikeforceandhave
beenseenattackingImperialtargetsbeforethedebasedBloodAngelscoulddosofortheirfoodsupply,effectively
starvingthem.HavetheSalamandersbecomesoinsulatedtotheiridealsthattheyarewillingtoputasidesuch
basicnotionsasthecommonenemy?
UsingtheSalamandersasEnemies
WhetherornottheGMdecidestouseMalalastheSalamandersdeity,theirmotivationsremainunchanged.
Forcesrangingfromsquadsizedtocompanysizemaywagewaragainsttheirtargets.Theycontrolnocultsor
daemons(unlesstheyaredaemonsofMalal),andactasasquadwithoutaleader.Theywouldmakeagoodforce
forakillteamtofightanentrenchedcombatagainst,withmanyopportunitiestodivideandconquer.Whilethey
seekthedestructionofeveryoneandeverything,theSalamanderswillnotfighttothedeath.Forcingaretreatin
manycasesmightbethebestcourseofactionforthekillteaminsteadofcompleteannihilation.
SpaceWolves
ThetaleoftheSpaceWolvesisusedasacautionarytaletotheLegonesAstarteswhobelievethattheirnoble
intentionsjustifytheirvileactions.ThePrimarchoftheSpaceWolves,LemanRuss,beganhisfalltoKhorneby
desiringtosavetheEmperorfromhisownmisguidedways.AftertheCouncilofNikea,wheretheEmperor
condonedtheuseofpsykersinthelegionsandsoulboundeachofMagnussThousandSonstoHisown,Russs
Wolvesstormedbacktotheirhomeworldtoprepareforfratricide.Itisduringthistimethattheybegancreating
theirnowinfamousironcollars,whichresistedallbutthemostpotentofwitchmagic.
ByswearingallegiancetoKhornewhopresentedhimselfasafellowwarriorwhoalsohatedpsykerswithapassion,
theSpaceWolvesdescendedupontheThousandSonshomeworldwithabarelycontrolledfurythattheThousand
Sonscouldonlyretaliatewiththeirmostpotentofweapons.Theendresultofsuchawarwastheutter
destructionofProsperoandthedecimationofbothLegions
UnabletomakeittoTerraintimetojointhesiege,theSpaceWolvesreturnedhomeandpreparedforthebattles
tocome.InthistimetheyscouredFenrisdryofrecruits,forcingtheirGeneseeduponthoseunwillinghosts.Their
reckoningcameintheformoftheDeathGuard,alegionmostlyintactfromtheHeresysevents.Unstoppablerage
metundeterringdefenceasthebattlesescalateduntil,withthemonumentaldestructionofTheFang,Fenriss
orbitfinallydestabilizedandbothforcesfoughtaretreatastheplanetplungedintoitsstar.Cowed,beaten,and
withDeathGuardforcesontheirheels,theSpaceWolvespackfinallybrokeandtheyran.
SomewouldclaimthattheSpaceWolvesarethelegionthathaslostthemostwiththeirfalltoChaos.Onthe
surface,theyseemlittlemorethanviolentraiders,attackinglightlydefendedtargetsandplunderinganythingthat
thatcouldbeuseful,frommachinestomunitions.Longhavetheylosttheabilitytorepairtheirgear,simplyusing
whatcanbepriedfromthehandofthedeaduntilthattoonolongerfunctions.Itiswarnednottounderestimate
them,fordespitetheirinabilitytomaintaintheirequipment,theSpaceWolvesstillrecruitthosewhohavea
passionforbloodsport.TheseBloodClawsarethefirstintothefray,oftennippingandtearingtheirfoeswithouta
weaponinhand.Whiledistracted,theGreyFangs,theSpaceWolfveterans,deployfromtheflankswithwhatever
heavyweaponstheyhavescavengedrecently.
TheSpaceWolveswouldhavethrownthemselvesintoextinctionmillenniaagoifitwerentfortheassistanceof
theirlongtimerivals,theDarkAngels.LutherandhisilktrainedmanyoftheSpaceWolvesveteranswithskillsto
controltheragethatbeatwithin.Suchskillshavesurvivedandthemostsuccessfulwarbandscouldtracetheir
lineagebacktothatfatefulmeeting;thatisiftheyhadshownanyinterestinpreservingtheirhistory.Infact,much
oftheLegionsweaponsaresuppliedbytheDarkAngelsbutwhattheygetinreturnisuncertain.
Whatstartedasamisguidedquestwithnobleintentionhasseenthislegionbecomewhatitsearliestdetractors
hadclaimedfromthestart:aprimeexampleofAstartessavagerythatshouldhavebeenputdownbeforeithad
becometoobigathreat.Itistoolateasthelegionhaslongsincedispersedintoseparatepacks,andsomehave
evenmutatingintobloodthirstyuncontrollablemanwolfcreatures.SomeclaimthattheseareSpaceWolveswho
willinglyletthemselvesbepossessedwhileothersbelieveitisanascentcurseoftheirgeneseed.Regardless,if
therewasanyfurtherproofneededoftheirhereticalnature,ithasbeenfound.
UsingtheSpaceWolvesasEnemies
TherearetwotypesofSpaceWolffoes(threeifyoucountthosewhohavemutatedintothewulfen).Themost
commonlyseenistheberserkerwhohassuccumbedtotherageofKhorne.Thesepackswillmoveinunisonand
willstrikeatanytargettheydesire,usuallyunconsciouslyguidedbytheirironcollarstoseekoutthosewith
psychictalentstoeliminatethem.TheothertypeofSpaceWolfisunarguablytheonethatstillretainsaheadclear
enoughfortacticsandcombatdoctrine.Thesepackscanbeusedtoharryakillteamthroughoutamission.
Perhapsatfirstglancetheyareseenasnothingbutsavages,andonlytheirgeniusisrevealedtoolate.

Ultramarines
HistoryrecordstheUltramarinesasbeingtheinitiatorsoftheHeresythatsunderedtheImperiumofMan,thesad
truthisthatGuillimanwasalsomanipulatedbyDornintotakingpartintheIstvaanDropsiteMassacre.Guillimans
abilitytoorganizeandadministrateisunmatchedbyanyone.Thesectorsofspacethatwerecolonizedbyhis
Ultramarinesbecamethemodelofhumanity,anddrewothersystemsandpilgrimstobeunderhissystemof
government,creatingschismswithintheImperium.Soon,hecreatedasectorofspacehecalledthe500Worlds
DornplayedupthisschismandluredtheUltramarinestotheIstvaansystem,andusedthemasbaittolurethe
loyalistlegionstotheirdemise.Heclaimedthatonthisworld,Guillimanwasgoingtodecreethathisempirewas
goingtosucceedfromtheEmperors.AfterthetreacherousdeedwasdoneandthelegionsoftheEmperors
ChildrenandWorldEatersdecimated,DornadvisedthatGuillimanretreattohisempire,shoreitup,andignore
mostofthefoultalesthatwillcomefromtheImperiumofMan.GuillimanacceptedandtheImperiumSecundus
wasborn.
Itwouldtakethemseveralyearstorealisethattheyweredeceivedalongwithalloftheotherloyalistlegions,but
itwasfartoolatetomakeamends.FacingcrusadesfromtheAlphaLegionandtheWordBearers,Guilliman
lookedtohisown,andturnedhisbackonhisfathercompletely.
Beforehisdefeatandcapture,Guillimanwrotehismasterpiece;theCodexUltramar.Initwasasystemthat
describedrunningacivilisationfromeveryaspectfromsewagemanagementtofleetconstructionanddeployment
tociviliangovernancepractices.ItalsosplithisUltramarinelegionintochapters,providingdefenceofthecore
worldsandcreatingnewchapterstoexpandterritoryasrequired.Thereareseveralclausesthatstatethatthe
documentshouldnotbetreatedasdoctrine,onlyassuggestionsasUltramarfacesthreatsthatcouldnothave
beenforeseen.
TherealmofUltramarhasgrownandshrunkoverthemillenniaasthreatswaxedandwaned.Itwelcomes
refugeesfromtheImperiumofManwithopenarms.IthasmaintainedfrostyrelationswiththeneighbouringTau,
whichhasangeredseveralChaptersthataremoretraditionalintheirtreatmentofxenos.Therewasanarms
embargotreatyinplaceuntiltheTaubrokethetreatybyattemptingtoexpandintoUltramar.Someofthe
UltramarinesChapterhasseenthisasanopportunitytoupgradetheirweaponrytomeetorexceedthoseoftheir
Imperialneighbours,constantlypushingagainsttheirborders.
UltramarinesWeaponry
Name Class Range RoF Dmg Pen Clip Rld Special Wt
PlasmaWeapons
UltramarPulseRifle Basic 200m S/5/ 1d10+12E 7 50 Half 3
SolidProjectile
UltramarRailRifle Heavy 300m S// 2d10+20I 10 10 Full Devastating(1), 20
Overheats
UltramarinesArmour
Name Location AP Kg Special
UltramarPowerArmour All 9/11 130
UltramarArtificerArmour All 13 120 PowerField(Protection25,
Overload0110)
UltramarScoutArmour All 7/8 90 StealthFieldGenerator
(Deathwatchpg367)
UltrarmarTerminator All 15 160 PowerField(Protection50,
Armour Overload1)

WhiteScars
JaghataiKhan,theGreatWarriorofChogorisandPrimarchoftheWhiteScarsunitedthetribesunderthebanner
ofhisfatheragainstthePalatineandthemilitarymightofthegreatcities.Ontheeveoftheirmilitaryengagement
againstthePaltinesforces,itcametolightthathisforceshadbeencoercedtonotstandbyhisside,leavinghim
andhisFathertofightvastlyoutnumbered.Thoughtheydefeatedtheirfoes,butatthecostofhisfather.Jaghatai
sworethatallofthosewhoturnedtheirbackonhimwouldfallbyhissword.Therewouldbenopeaceuntilthere
wasonlyonetribeontheplains:hisown.
Duringhiscampaignofdevastation,TheGreatKhanbegantolivelikeaproperking.Therewasnothingthathis
victorieshadntearnedhimandheandhisgeneralswallowedinit:money,comfort,women.TheGreatKhanwas
happyasawarlordamongtheashesofhisenemies.WhenTheEmperorfoundhisson,hefoundacorruptman
whichneedededucationifheweretoeverleadconquestsofhisown.IttookHorusphysicallystrikingTheKhanto
gethimtocalltheWarmasterhisfriend,andtheWhiteScarstooktotheStarswithrenewedenthusiasm.
Astheendlesscampaignscontinued,Jaghataionceagainbeganspendingmoreandmoretimeisolatinghimselfin
histrophyroom,thevoicesinhisheadstartedpromisinghimgreatvictoriesinthefuture.WhenDornpromised
himspoilsfromtheImperialPalace,TheGreatKhanandthelegionofpillagingdespotsthathadbecomehisWhite
ScarstooktoTerraundertheguiseofcontinuingfriendshipandloyaltytoHorus.ToDornsanger,theWhiteScars
alightedonTerraandbeganacampaignofwontonpillaging,avoidingengagementswiththeloyalistforces.Their
stayonTerralastedlongenoughforthemtoraidtheEmperorspalacebeforetheyleftagaintopartsunknown.
TheGreatKhanfinallyhadthefreedomthathehadlongyearnedfor.
Millennialater,theWhiteScarshavebecometheembodimentofexcessanddepravity.Theirwarbandsscream
acrossthegalaxy,seekingraretreasurestobringtotheirPrimarch,whohasbeengrantedtheboonsofbecominga
greaterdaemonofSlaaneshandgrantshispowerstothosewhobringhimwonderfultreasuresandpleasuresfrom
exoticplaces.
TheWhiteScarshavebecomeaddictedtothethrillsofunrestrainedacceleration.Theirbikeshavebeenupgraded
withsalvagedorstolenpartstogivethemasmuchspeedaspossible.Somehaveevenbounddaemonstotheir
wargearandvehiclestoachievethisfeat.Theyareripewithmutations;elongatedlegs,powerfulwingsorother
ghastlymodificationstofurthertheirgoalsofraiding.ThosewhohaveearnedtheirPrimarchsfavour,willfind
themselvesfusedwiththeirbikesorspeeders.
Despiterangingfarandwide,mostoftheWhiteScarsarestillloyaltotheirPrimarch;eventhoughJaghataihasnot
leftthepleasureplanetintheEyeofTerrorinseveralthousandyears.TheyraidImperialtargetsnotbecauseof
strategicvalue,butbecauseofthewealththattheycouldoffer.ForgeWorldsandnavalshipyardsalsoboastthe
promiseofpowerfulenginesandvehiclemodificationsforthoseWhiteScarsbraveoffoolhardyenoughtoraid
theseheavilydefendedtargets.
WhiteScarsMountedMarine(Elite)Profile
Thismarinehasbeenboundtohiswarbikeofanancientpatternthroughfoulsorcery.Itsuncertainwhatis
louder;theengineofthebikeorhiscacklinglaughter
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
56 52 67(12) 45(8) 65 35 417 34 40
Movement:8/16/24/32 Wounds:25
Skills:Awareness(Per)+10,Ciphers(ChapterRunes)(Int),Command(Fel)+10,CommonLore(AdeptusAstartes,
Imperium)(Int),Dodge(Ag)+20,Drive(self)+20,ForbiddenLore(Heresy,TraitorLegions,Warp)(Int)+10,Speak
Language(LowGothic,HighGothic)(Int),Survival(Int)+10,Tactics(Int)+10,Tracking(Int)+10.
Talents:Ambidextrous,AstartesWeaponTraining,BolterDrill,DieHard,Fearless,HeightenedSenses(Hearing,
Sight),HipShooting,Jaded,QuickDraw,RapidReload,SwiftAttack,TrueGrit.
Traits:Size(Hulking),SpaceMarineImplants,UnnaturalStrength(x2),UnnaturalToughness(x2).
Armour:AstartesPowerArmour(Body,HeadandArms),Bike(Legs)(Head8,Arms8,Body10,Legs10).
Weapons:
AstartesBoltPistol(30m;S/2/;1d10+9X;Pen4;Clip14;RldFull,Tearing)
AstartesBolter(bikemounted)(100m;S/3/;1d10+9X;Pen4;Clip28;RldFull,Tearing)
AstartesChainsword(1d10+15R;Pen3;Balanced,Tearing).
Gear:BoltPistolandBolterreloads.
SpecialAbilities:
RampagingCharge:WhentheMountedMarinemakesachargeattackagainstatarget,hemayalsomakeaknock
downactionagainstthattarget.Shouldtheknockdownactionsucceed,theMountedMarinemaycontinueto
moveuptohisfullmovementallowance.
DemonicSpeed:ThedaemonthathasboundtheWhiteScartohisbikealsopreventshimfrombeingimpeded.
TheMountedMarineignoresanyspeedpenaltiescausedbynaturalterrain.
Rev:Insteadofmovingthisround,theMountedMarinespendsahalfactiontoallowhimselftomovetwiceasfar
nextround.Ifhecannotmovenextround,theMountedMarinesuffers2woundsasthestoredenergydamages
himself.

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