Alpha Legion-oath of moment

[elhohim40k]

all is in the title really . I m away from home with my green stuff and without my horus heresy books and can t remember if there s anything saying if they do or dont use oath of moment.

if they dont any hint on what kind of ornament would be appropriate to avoid blank armour ?

thanks

[Eetion]

I would be inclined to say no. I feel there too adaptable and to become so mindset into achieving an objective instead of adapting your plan to exploit a new opening would be considered a failing amongst the AL.

 

As for blank armour I'm not sure what to suggest. AL were probably not very big on ostentaious displays of rank or individuality.

[frostclaw222]

I just reread Legion the other day. There is a line where one of them says he is oathed to moment. So, yes. Although they don't make a big to do about it, and I'd imagine that being as pragmatic and flexible as they are, they're less invested in some of the run-of-the-mill oaths.

[DarKnight]

I just reread Legion the other day. There is a line where one of them says he is oathed to moment. So, yes. Although they don't make a big to do about it, and I'd imagine that being as pragmatic and flexible as they are, they're less invested in some of the run-of-the-mill oaths.

I think they may have oaths of moment but I imagine that they are much broader in objective than conventional Legions', and that they don't bother with the parchment and wax seals

[elhohim40k]

thanks for the replies.

so it seems the answer is yes but with general objective and not details ones (like I will make world X compliant instead of I will crush world x army and kill their leader).

that s fine for me since even on true scaled marine I dont plan to paint readable oaths on my minis. :D

[Candleshoes]

Yes they do. If you re-read Legion, and as the above response points out, they specifically have a line that deals with the XX Legion's oaths.

 

I think they would take them dead-serious, due to the fact that to them "Honesty is the only really valuable currency". To be oathed to a mission or an action, or an operation is something that strengthens the Legion and their oath to it (no matter the moral bounds required or how flexible they may need to be) would be absolute. Does that mean they would use always use oath parchment and wax? When allowable - likely yes - when not practical, then they would symbolize it in another way probably.

[Azarias]

When I first read this question, what popped into my head was how... readily is not the right word... practical the Legion was about abandoning Nurth. I think Alpharius even asks if Grammaticus really thinks they'll break their promises to the expeditionary force so easily. That they do go through with the course of action most free from all the cumbersome weight of honor makes me think that, while they have Oaths, they're willing to break them if new information comes up, or if it becomes tactically advantageous to do so.