My local gaming group, The Desperate Allies, have started some early preparations for our inevitable jump into the epic abyss that is The Horus Heresy.
It is important to our group that we learn, build, paint and grow our Horus Heresy experience together. We have designed a system that keeps us on the same level at all times. We build our lists together, we order roughly the same strength units together, we build our models together, and paint them together before we even place our next Forge World order.
It is imperative that in a game as deep and involved as The Horus Heresy that we don't jump ahead of ourselves. While we anxiously want to play the game, we refuse to play the game via-proxy and with unpainted models. To us, it is all about the forging the narrative.
In addition, we are working together in our list building to make sure our lists are not only accurate representations of our chosen legions, but also so that we all don't take the same thing. Inevitably, we will all own a Sicaran Battle Tank at some point in time, no doubt. However, we do want to avoid mirror-matching as much as possible.
Thus far, there are 3 of us in the group that are ready to start our Legions. Others in the group are waiting for their Legion to be released or are still learning about the Legions and the Heresy in general and have not made a decision.
So far the Legions soon to be represented in The Desperate Allies are The Sons of Horus, The Salamanders and The Night Lords (myself).
I am focusing my Night Lords army on what they do best, Terror Assault. I want to include a lot of Drop Pods, Jump Infantry and Fear. Here is my first 2500 point list followed by my 3000pt. boost.
NIGHT LORDS - 2500 - Terror Assault
Praetor - Nostraman Chainglaive, Iron Halo, Jump Pack, Trophies of Judgement
09 man Legion Tactical Support Squad - x8 Meltaguns
* Legion Sergeant - Artificer Armour, Combi-Melta, Augury Scanner
* Armoured Rhino Carrier - Havoc Launcher, Dozer Blade, Extra Armour
10 man Terror Squad - x8 Volkite Chargers, Rotor Cannon
* Terror Squad Headsman - Volkite Charger, Power Fist, Artificer
* Dreadclaw Drop Pod
10 man Terror Squad - x8 Volkite Chargers, Rotor Cannon
* Terror Squad Headsman - Lightning Claw, Artificer, Melta Bombs
* Dreadclaw Drop Pod
10 man Terror Squad - x8 Volkite Chargers, Flamer
* Terror Squad Headsman - Volkite Charger, Nostraman Chain-glaive, Artificer, Melta Bombs
* Dreadclaw Drop Pod
Night Lords Contemptor Dreadnought - Kerres Pattern Assault Cannon
* Dreadnought Drop Pod
15 Night Raptors - x10 Bolt Pistols, x6 Chainswords, x6 Nostraman Chainglaives, Power Axe, Power Sword, Pair of Lightning Claws, x2 Meltaguns, Plasma Pistol
* Huntmaster - Pair of Lightning Claws, Artificer Armour, Melta Bombs
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2500pts.
Body Count - 56
NIGHT LORDS - 3000 - Terror Assault
Praetor - Nostraman Chainglaive, Iron Halo, Jump Pack, Trophies of Judgement
Primus Medicae - Cataphractii Armour, Nostraman Chainglaive, Volkite Charger, Trophies of Judgement
09 man Legion Tactical Support Squad - x8 Meltaguns
* Legion Sergeant - Artificer Armour, Combi-Melta, Augury Scanner
* Armoured Rhino Carrier - Havoc Launcher, Dozer Blade, Extra Armour
10 man Terror Squad - x8 Volkite Chargers, Rotor Cannon
* Terror Squad Headsman - Volkite Charger, Power Fist, Artificer
* Dreadclaw Drop Pod
10 man Terror Squad - x8 Volkite Chargers, Rotor Cannon
* Terror Squad Headsman - Lightning Claw, Artificer, Melta Bombs
* Dreadclaw Drop Pod
10 man Terror Squad - x8 Volkite Chargers, Flamer
* Terror Squad Headsman - Volkite Charger, Nostraman Chain-glaive, Artificer, Melta Bombs
* Dreadclaw Drop Pod
Night Lords Contemptor Dreadnought - Kerres Pattern Assault Cannon
* Dreadnought Drop Pod
15 Night Raptors - x10 Bolt Pistols, x6 Chainswords, x6 Nostraman Chainglaives, Power Axe, Power Sword, Pair of Lightning Claws, x2 Meltaguns, Plasma Pistol
* Huntmaster - Pair of Lightning Claws, Artificer Armour, Melta Bombs
8 Cataphractii Terminators - Combi-Bolter, x2 Combi-Melta, x2 Volkite Chargers, 1 Heavy Flamer, 1 Reaper Autocannon, x2 Nostraman Chainglaive, Power Axe, Power Sword, Chainfist, Power Fist, Pair of Lightning Claws
* Terminator Sergeant - Nostraman Chainglaive, Combi-Bolter
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3000pts.
Body Count - 65
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Well, there they are! After the first 3000 points are done I will most likely get Konrad, a Storm Eagle and possibly a super-heavy of some sort.
Until next time!
Ave Dominus Nox
-Ryan
