Dr_Boomstick Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Do the Iron Warriors have any kind of specific relationship with the Death Guard? Do they particularly like or dislike each other? I was thinking of expanding my DG with an IW allied faction and I want to know if it's viable. Basically it would be two equal sized forces, one DG and one IW joining up to fight together. Are there any slaaneshi cults within the IW? I think I might have heard this mentioned before, and I can really see them engineering their own sonic weapons. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Other than that their fighting styles would seem to compliment each other - DG preference for infantry, working under the cover fire from IW's siege/ranged weaponry. AFAIK they dont have a problem with each other - the IW's might look down on the DG because they are dedicated to Nurgle, while the IW's seem to be a bit more mercenary and follow chaos undivided. However, I dont really think the DG would care much. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1866169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castlerook Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Years ago, the Iron Warriors were vaguely followers of Slaanesh IIRC, so you could have some sort of sonic weapons. As for the Death Guard allies, go for it. It should be fairly easy to rationalise an alliance, the Death Guard Lord might need to breach a fortress and has hired the Iron Warriors to break it open, or a virulent plague could be killing everything on the battlefield, everything except the Death Guard, and the Iron Warriors Warsmith could use them to cross the battlefield. Those were just two examples, the fact is, Chaos allows a whole range of units to fight under one commander. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1866245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightygoose Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 the iron warriors are ultra paranoid, and rarely ally with other legions unless goals match their own, they tolerate khorne elements, solely on their usefulness in certain tactical situations(and their general lack of mutation, which they abhor), fluffwise it would be hard to see IW allying with such disease ridden troops in anything other than the most desperate or crucial situations.. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1866579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidren2401 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Rusted Iron Warriors look AWSOME!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1866593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castlerook Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Death Guard with Bionics? Iron Warriors are of course an Undivided Legion, but its so easy to add cult units to an Iron Warriors army, and have them fit in, usually with the use of bionics and robots. Good luck with the army. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1866596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 As has been stated above the Iron Warriors generally do not ally with any other legions, and the only reason they have some khorne units among them is that their siege breakers occasionally turn to khorne worship due to the brutality with which they storm breaches and so they keep them as those marines are still IW's and not actually World Eaters. So no, allying Iron Warriors with Death Guard really would not make much sense unless it was part of a Black Crusade or something, although even then the Iron Warriors tend to do their own thing, like most non-cult legions. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1868191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Boomstick Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 I think I'm just going to wait until MY DG tops 2000 points, and then start an IW force seperately that can be added to my DG to make a 3000+ force in the odd game. Apocalypse armies don't have to make sense! :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1868236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Boomstick Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Another thought... Do IW use traitor imperial guard garrisons? Or do they just slaughter them and take their vehicles? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1869247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castlerook Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 In Storm of Iron, the Iron Warriors used ordinary humans to test the range of the citadels cannons, so yeah, they do use Guardsmen....as cannon fodder! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1869265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Boomstick Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 It just occured to me.....don't the IW still recruit, according to the fluff? They must have imperial worlds with populations under their control still. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1869297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castlerook Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Just easier to give you a definitive link (definitive in my opinion) http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Iron_Warriors http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Daemonculaba Those'll clear up a lot of questions for you. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1869302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Boomstick Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Thanks! Seen the first page before, but not the second, which is very...juicy. Never knew that Iron Warrior liked BBW. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1869406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roultox Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I know khorne and slaanesh marks were among IW cults, and a few pictures somewhere show of nurgle IW laying around. Though its said that a true plague marine (ascention from icon to fully marked) is when they join the death guard legion and get their specific virus, then they can go wherever they want until summoned for their legion. So, in marriage to the "Techno Virus" which is prominant among Iron Warriors (obliterators, mutated hull vehicles etc) could just be a precurser to some accepting nurgle's embrace then joining the death guard only to return as full plague marines. That's how I see it working, can happen any number of ways though. Enjoy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1872602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron-Daemon Forge Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 As other have said the Iron Warriors rarely allie with the other legion unless there a good reason/same goal (thinking Black Crusade) However if you wish a unit of Death Guards/Nurgle Marines. You could always "count as" just convert them with lot of bionics to show the feel no pain. Or you could alway have a sub-background where your IW where travel the warp & it seem Nurgle has his eye on them?? as I know the memeber Boltman (great painter) theme his Iron Warriors around Khorne & turing into a all out Khorne army, he got some photos kicking about as well as some great background. Then again you could alway base the idea of Death Guards & IW as part of a Black Crusade. Just rememeber it is your army & if you think it cool, then go for it really. It all about having a cool army end of the day :D But other than that Iron Warriors usely keep to them self, though they will have Chaos Guards as fodder. IW Classic days, yes back in Slave of Darkness? they where lossly (sp?) class as Slannesh follower. While Bezerker was from the Index day, can ether be IW (as see in Storm of Iron) or a detachment of World Eater. Hope this help IP Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1872765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodunius Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Or you could alway have a sub-background where your IW where travel the warp & it seem Nurgle has his eye on them?? Or say they were exposed to some insidious armour-penetrating biological weapons during a protracted siege and were forced to pledge themselves to nurgle so as to not die. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/159224-a-few-specific-iron-warriors-queries/#findComment-1873177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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