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The Sons' of Perturabo

 

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We call ourselves Homo sapiens--man the wise--because our intelligence is so important to us. For thousands of years, we have tried to understand how we think: that is, how a mere handful of matter can perceive, understand, predict, and manipulate a world far larger and more complicated than itself. The field of artificial intelligence, or AI, goes further still: it attempts not just to understand but also to build intelligent entities.

-Attributed to the works of Kel'Mayson, Firstborn of the IVTH, son of Terra, Brother of Thunder.

 


 

Affectation naturally counterfeits those excellences which are placed at the greatest distance from possibility of attainment, because, knowing our own defects, we eagerly endeavor to supply them with artificial excellence

 

- Centurion Arkarion, Master of the Iron Reach, Son of Olympia, Last of his Lineage.

 

 

People who have realized that this is a dream imagine that it is easy to wake up, and are angry with those who continue sleeping, not considering that the whole world that environs them does not permit them to wake. Life proceeds as a series of optical illusions, artificial needs and imaginary sensations.

 

-Honoured Obestrix, First of the Interred, Last of The First.

 

 

 

We live longer than our forefathers; but we suffer more from a thousand artificial anxieties and cares. They fatigued only the muscles, we exhaust the finer strength of the nerves.

 

- Self Exiled Mortriat Arcamedeus, The Burden of Failure, The Sin of Life.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Welcome to My IVth Legion Blog, this will be a project to coincide with my other multiple projects and continue my pursuit of bettering my painting and building skills.

This is a blank slate project with no pre conceived ideas etc.

I would like input from the community for every aspect and step.

Regards,
Taron
Jaspcat
Kurama.

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Is this a purely for fun build or will you be using them in games?

 

If for fun, how about something  abit 'unique' and 'niche' to the Iron Warriors, maybe heavy weapon raptor squads? would be a cool blend of rapid movement tied with anti armor capabilities. Or just assault squads in general. Also spotter teams and a dreadnought geared up for ranged support may be nice?

 

All the best with your project. 

Since your looking for suggestions, the IW army I'm building will have a mix of fast and slow units. I imagine assault squads and destroyers moving ahead of the main force bounding over walls and bunkers while the second heavier wave crashes through the defences purging any survivors.

Kind of like Aximands company in the main battle in Vengeful Spirit where the assault squads are roaring over the heavier units.

 

Again its your army and I look forward to seeing what your force will specialise in.

So here you are at last jasp, clad in iron, with only bitter hatred in your hearts...

 

As for ideas for a list:

 

3 Chaplains.

3 apothecarys.

Contemptor talons.

3 Maxed out breacher squads.

Whatever fast attack you like.

3 spartans.

 

Load breachers, doctors and preachers in the spartans and ATTACK!!? :)

 

In all seriousness though, take a look at your other projects and armies, and ask yourself "what haven't i tried yet?"

So here you are at last jasp, clad in iron, with only bitter hatred in your hearts...

As for ideas for a list:

3 Chaplains.

3 apothecarys.

Contemptor talons.

3 Maxed out breacher squads.

Whatever fast attack you like.

3 spartans.

Load breachers, doctors and preachers in the spartans and ATTACK!!? smile.png

In all seriousness though, take a look at your other projects and armies, and ask yourself "what haven't i tried yet?"

Now just add in a Praetor/Delegatus for the Wrath of Olympia rite of war so you can rapid fire those breachers and then assault :P And add a Sicaran/other Heavy Support to take full advantage of the rite. Hehe.

Seems like a good start for an Apolakron-themed IVth Legion Army with Narik Dreygur, some Castellax and Mechanicum (Legio Cybernetica) allies.

 

A Vigilator Centurion with jump pack could set up a unit of Ursarax for one nasty 1st turn charge with his 12" scout move. 

Reyner- I'm not phased really which way this force goes in all honesty, I want to treat it as a wait and see project as the IW still haven't been (fleshed) out as such.

 

BCK- well I did have an epiphany what about an aerial assault/insertion task force, this way I can use the ziphon fighter etc and still have some iron havocs and tyrant siege terminators.

 

Or I have an idea of a mannequin soldier force, marines that are just fleshy meat sacks given AI to turn them into deamon machine creatures.

 

Dantioch- well I've been watching a lot of AI movies and I am starting to actually hate technology, seeing everyone being subsumed by it I thought how long till we are part of the machine and not willingly apart of it, the Iron hands are willing to fuse with the machine, what if there were IW ripped of soul and purpose then turned over to the machine.

 

olis- this could work with my insertion group idea I think this could be a winner

 

The son of dorn- I'd like to make this a fun project but still within the realm of table top playable, I currently have a dereddeo in front of me and im thinking squads of despoilers will be best suited for this force.

 

dantioch- I like that approach I'm very much thinking that jetbikes are a must maybe even drop pods and destroyers?

 

Skalpyknock- I haven't looked much into the brotherhoods, but that may work with the mannequin soldier ideas, also can lead to eventual obliterators.

 

Dusk raider- my only issue with survivors is that it would pull more towards a loyalist viewpoint, I was considering utilizing AI and the New consul models as reasoning behind them not yet being loyalist or traitor, I see it as an AI with a ghost in the program slowly evolving into sentience, could be warp based or could be like the men of iron.

 

Slipstream- do you want me to get killed by my LGS?

Aerial insertion-

Iron havocs destroyers and heavily equipped marines that get dropped into a target for maximum damage then retreat while being covered by dereddeo xiphon and jetbikes as they pull back from the destroyed objectives

 

So, essentially, you'd have a force of two parts - the insertion force and the retrieval group. What sort of size project do you anticipate this being?

Dusk raider- my only issue with survivors is that it would pull more towards a loyalist viewpoint, I was considering utilizing AI and the New consul models as reasoning behind them not yet being loyalist or traitor, I see it as an AI with a ghost in the program slowly evolving into sentience, could be warp based or could be like the men of iron.

Well... technically I was alluding to the A-Team, but that works too. tongue.png

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