Master Ciaphas' Adeptus Titanicus

[Mandragola]

Good stuff. Congrats on a great engine.

[Mendi Warrior]

Very nice, well done 

[Interrogator Stobz]

Woot!

[Master Ciaphas]

Hail!

 

Now that Terribilis Vindicta is done (or will be, once I repair the damage done to the power claw that I dropped this morning), I last night made som Knightly progress on these Questoris Gallants :-)

 

 

Faithfully,

Master Ciaphas

[Master Ciaphas]

Hail!

 

Just a picture to show the wee progress I have made on my last two boxes of Forge World scatter terrain:

 

 

Hopefully I will be done by tomorrow night, so that I can return to doing my Knight-Gallants and Knight-Porphyrions. 

 

Faithfully,

Master Ciaphas

[Fajita Fan]

Are those tiny jersey walls on the right?

[Master Ciaphas]

Something akin to them, at the very least, yes :-)

[Master Ciaphas]

Hail!

 

My first Warlord God-Engine is now done and complete! Terribilis Vindicta will bring much honour to the Legio!

 

 

Also, I have received a package of awesome name plates from Versatile:

 

 

I had mistyped the name of my Psi-Titan, but Versatile have been really awesome to allow me to correct it and resend one with the proper name. Really top-notch customer service and effort on their part. That is how to get customer goodwill - and I will certainly be getting more name plates from them in the future (unless GW suddenly stop making new Titan-classes)...

 

Faithfully,

Master Ciaphas

[schoon]

Yes, Versatile is a top notch organization.

 

(and awesome work on the Titan)

[Mendi Warrior]

Awesome work indeed!

[Interrogator Stobz]

Really nice WL brother!

 

Those name plates are awesome!

Must find money to do similar....

[Master Ciaphas]

Hail!

 

Thanks, everyone!  I am glad that you like the Warlord!

 

This weekend I have managed to finish all my terrain pledges for the Titans of the Heresy event, so with those done, I will continue with the two Knight classes I have pledged.

 

Without further ado - the terrain!

 

Crate, Turbine & Barricades

 

Power Generators

 

Forge World Scatter Terrain collection

 

Faithfully,

Master Ciaphas

[schoon]

Nice work on the terrain.

 

Some of it just seems so... tiny.

[Master Ciaphas]

It is indeed very, very tiny! Mood-setting to be sure - but very tiny with a high price tag....

[Master Ciaphas]

TITANFALL - Battle for Quintus-Veiljensus

 

On 8. March we held - what we believe to be - Denmark's first narrative turney event in Vejle. Three narrative missions with fun and hijnks, in the company of great people and fellow Engine entusiasts...

 

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During the later stages of the battles of the 500 worlds of the Ultramar Sector, the forces loyal to the Emperor were successful in breaking the armies of Horus hold on the sector. With sector-wide victory in sight the loyalist pressed forward on a wide front, hoping to keep momentum, as the traitors were sent reeling. After weeks of retreating from the 500 worlds and core of the imperium, the Warmasters forces made a stop in the small sub-sector of Veiljensus. Veiljensus were a red giant, with eight major planets and moons orbiting the star. A portion of the traitor forces reinforced the sector, while the majority of Horus forces moved towards the next staging area of Beta-Garmon.

 

On the seventh planet of Veiljensus – Quintus Veiljensus an agri-world of little importance, the warmasters forces made their stand. Spacemarines of the Sons of Horus, Iron Warriors and Word Bearers legions supported by Dark Mechanicum forces prepared for the inevitable loyalist assault. A small contingent of Legios Titanicus took up stations in the outskirts of Librarius Hive – awaiting the their loyalist counterparts onslaught.

 

Asmoroth – Princeps of Umbra Dies looked at the read-outs of his Axiom Maniple. Little could be done to better the situation. The approaching enemy was superior in both God-Engines and supported by Knights. Asmoroth had chosen the battlefield and approach-vector, knowing that the enemy too would have chosen his positions and vantage point. Now his Maniple were ready to fight and destroy his enemies. Once the seeds of treachery were sown in the Legio Mortis, they had found fertile ground in the heart of Asmoroth and his fellow Princeps in the Beligvan Demi-Legio.

 

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With a tread shaking the world and cracking the dry ground, Terribilis Vindicta advanced towards the mustering point. Battle Group Vindicta had been delayed coming to the muster at Calth, and thus by good fortunue been spared the massacre at Ithraca, where Legio Suturvora had turned it cloak and decimated the True Messengers.

 

With vengeance burning hotly in their chests, the Princeps of Legio Astorum had eagerly joined the Crusade of Iron – and yet they had only managed to engage the Warmaster’s traitorous curs once, narrowly defeating a Ferrox Maniple of renegade elements from Legio Perrennia.

 

Princeps Seniores Maximillian Byzant had been offered to join the Warmaster’s ranks by and old ally from the Academy on Mars - and had responded by annihilating his former friend’s God-Engine. Treachery would and could only be answered by indignant wrath and retribution. Alongside him marched the venerable Reaver-class Titan, Tritus, and ranging far ahead the two Warhounds, Avernus Maxima and Pyladii Alpha, were scouting the approaches, vigilant for any signs of betrayal. At his feet marched their esteemed allies of House Tintaroth, providing a screen ready to skirmish with any renegade Knight Houses that might take to the field.

 

The 500 Worlds would be liberated from the Warmaster’s cluthes and lackeys. The Imperium Secundus would be preserved!

 

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All is being prepared

 

Kasper's Legio Perennia (Traitors)

 

My Legio Astorum (Loyalists)

 

Jonas' Legio Astraman (Loyalists - then Traitors)

 

Daniel's Legio Iudex (Traitors)

 

Mads' Legio Atarus (Splinter Legio / Loyalists)

 

Sadly I did not manage to get pictures of the host's Legio Mortis and anothers Legio Defensor during the line up.

Edited March 19, 2020 by Master Ciaphas

[Master Ciaphas]

TITANFALL - Battle for Quintus-Veiljensus

Mission One - Chance Encounter

 

As the Loyalists make planetfall on Quintus-Veiljensius, they launched lesser forces probing the strength of the Traitor forces. This led to a series of chance encounters with smaller maniples from multiple Legios taking part in the early stages of the fighting.

 

Forces

Legio Astorum
Tritus (Princeps Seniores), Reaver-class battle titan
- Gatling Blaster
- Melta Cannon
- Apocalypse Missile Launcher
- Personal trait: Reckless Hubris

 

Avernus Maxima, Warhound-class scout titan
- Plasma Blastgun
- Turbo Laser Destructor

 

Pyladii Alpha, Warhound-class scout titan
- Vulcan Mega-Bolter
- Vulcan Mega-Bolter

 

Legio Atarus
Reaver-class battle titan
- Gatling Blaster
- Apocalypse Missile Launcher
- Laser Blaster

 

Warhound-class scout titan
- Vulcan Mega-Bolter
- Plasma Blastgun

 

Warhound-class scout titan
- Vulcan Mega-Bolter
- Plasma Blastgun

 

Legio Mortis
Umbra Dies, Warlord-class battle titan
- Sunfury Plasma Annihilator
- Macro Gatling Blaster
- Paired Laser Blasters

 

Reaver-class battle titan
- Warp Missile Support Rack
- Melta-cannon
- Gatling Blaster

 

Ambulator, Warhound-class scout titan

- Plasma Blastgun
- Plasma Blastgun

 

Interlocutor, Warhound-class scout titan
- Turbo Laser Destructor
- Turbo Laser Destructor

 

Questoris Knight support banner
- 3 Questoris Knights

 

The three titan Legios face each other across the field of battle. Two Loyalist Venator Light Maniples against a Legio Mortis Axiom Maniple.

 

The God-Engines advance against each other. The Loyalists refuse their left flank where House Malinax Questoris Knights use the opportunity to advance rapidly. On the right flank, Legio Astorum push their reactors to War March, but manage to keep reactor heat build-up at manageable levels.

 

The Legio Mortis Warhound, Interlocutor suffers from heat build-up, and her Princeps tries to take her into the midst of the Loyalist battle groups, but fails to control the machine spirit.

 

The Princeps Seniores of Legio Atarus tries desperately to repair her shields, as her Reaver titan is in poor shape after having faced the unkind attention of Umbra Dies. Eventually she is brought low. In her death throes, she turns and wild fires her guns into Tritus, stripping her shields.

 

In retaliation, Tritus manages to fell Umbra Dies, claiming an engine kill! Shortly afterwards, Pyladii Alpha drops the shields on Interlocutor, enabling Tritus to opportunity fire, destroying the Warhound as well in a lucky shot.

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The Mortis Reaver has been backed into a corner, flanked by Avernus Maxima and Pyladii Alpha. The two Warhounds drop the Reaver's shields and manage to damage her a bit. As the shields drop, Tritus uses the opportunity to fire, and damages the Reaver a bit more. Severely damaged, she does not survive the second round of fire.

 

The battle ends with a major victory to the Loyalist invasion force. The Astorum Princeps Seniores in Tritus managed to claim an incredible three Engine Kills, felling the Mortis Warlord, Reaver and a Warhound.

 

On the other table, the Traitors of Legios Perennia and Iudex, had managed to gain a major victory against Legio Astraman and Legio Defensor. Following the battle, Legio Astraman turned on the Loyalists, declaring for the Warmaster!

 

Treachery most foul!

Edited March 19, 2020 by Master Ciaphas

[Fajita Fan]

The busted up Reavers with their torsos hanging off separately made me laugh, they look so sad. So who is the Legio Iudex player?  That must be a homemade legio (Google says it means judge in Latin) and I love that black and white scheme.  I've seen similar looks but that gold looks cool.

[Master Ciaphas]

Yep. They do look sad indeed!

 

The Legio Iudex player is one of the two "founding members" of the Danish AT18 community. His Legio is fantastically painted, and his bases are works of art. He also went to Nottingham, where he participated in the AT event there a short month ago. During this narrative event he played Legio Audax and tried on the new Ursus Claws en masse. It was crazy effective!

[Master Ciaphas]

TITANFALL – Battle for Quintus-Veiljensus

 

Mission 2: Assault on the Plasma Core Ridge
Having assessed the strength of the Warmasters forces, the Legios loyal to the Throneworld set their target on several vital Plasma Cores situated along a mountainous ridge. Despite efforts to hide the coordinates of the assault, the Traitors managed to anticipate the attack and respond in kind.

 

Forces

Legio Astorum (Mandatum Maniple)
 

Terribilis Vindicta (Princeps Seniores), Warlord-class battle titan
- Sunfury Plasma Annihilator
- Bellicosa Volcano Cannon
- Apocalypse Missile Launcher
- Personal trait: Hero of the Crusade

 

Avernus Maxima, Warhound-class scout titan
- Plasma Blastgun
- Turbo Laser Destructor

 

Pyladii Alpha, Warhound-class scout titan
- Vulcan Mega-Bolter
- Vulcan Mega-Bolter

 

Legio Astraman (Axiom Maniple)

 

Warlord-class battle titan
- Apocalypse Missile Launchers
- Bellicosa Volcano Cannon
- Bellicosa Volcano Cannon

 

Reaver-class battle titan
- Reaver Power Fist
- Apocalypse Missile Launcher
- Laser Blaster

 

Warhound-class scout titan
- Vulcan Mega-Bolter
- Plasma Blastgun

 

Legio Astorum had rushed from their previous battle against Legio Mortis, and had the initiative. However, only Pyladii Alpha managed to advance as planned, while Terribilis Vindicta and Avernus Maxima both succumbed to the demands of the Machine Spirit, when they tried to War March, leaving both in awkward position.

 

 

Legio Astraman, the turn-coat Legio, were also pushing ahead to try to claim the plasma core reactor, and hid behind a building on the right, while their solitary Warhound moved rapidly forward in an attempt to flank Terribilis Vindicta.

 

Being under time pressure, Legio Astorum pushed both Warhounds forward, while Terribils Vindicta risked itself, turning, trying to contend with the flanking Legio Astraman Warhound.

 

 

 

Trying to coax more power from the reactor, the Astraman Reaver’s Machine Spirit suddenly rebelled against it’s Princeps, wanting to get to close quarters with Pyladii Alpha. Luckily for Pyladii, the building in front was too large and broad for the Reaver to cross it, and it was stranded on the far side. Had it been able to cross, the Loyalist Warhound would have faced a difficult problem of a melee armed Reaver…

 

Acting swiftly, Terribilis Vindicta faced the flanking Warhound and let loose it’s weapons; it’s Missiles stripping all shields, the Bellicosa grave damaging it, and the Sunfury putting the ‘hound down for good! Engine Kill!

 

 

In the center, Legio Astraman pushed ahead, securing the plasma core reactor. It would require incredible luck for Legio Astorum to claim a victory now, but defeat could still be staved off. To that end, the Warhounds moved forward, to contest Astraman’s clam on the reactor core.

 

 

Finally, Avernus Maxima also pushed in, to dominate entirely – but it was still only enough to snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat!

 

 

On the rest of the planet, the Loyalists had both a single victory and a bitter defeat. The campaign very much hung in the balance, as so far, both sides had given as good as they got!

[Master Ciaphas]

TITANFALL – Battle for Quintus-Veiljensus

 

Mission 3: All is lost

The widespread battle for control over the vital Plasma Core Ridge had led to several cores being destroyed, leaving the entire chain of Plasma Core reactors in a nefarious circle of overload. Faced with the imminent destruction of the Plasma Cores and possibly the entire planet, the Loyalists were left with no choice but to abandon their conquest and make haste for their waiting dropships. The Traitors, however, were prepared to use any means to prevent the Legios still loyal to the Emperor an easy escape, even if it meant their own destruction.

 

Forces
Legio Astorum (Mandatum Maniple)

 

Terribilis Vindicta (Princeps Seniores), Warlord-class battle titan
- Sunfury Plasma Annihilator
- Bellicosa Volcano Cannon
- Apocalypse Missile Launcher
- Personal trait: Hero of the Crusade

 

Avernus Maxima, Warhound-class scout titan
- Plasma Blastgun
- Turbo Laser Destructor

 

Pyladii Alpha, Warhound-class scout titan
- Vulcan Mega-Bolter
- Vulcan Mega-Bolter

 

Legio Mortis (Axiom Maniple)

 

Umbra Dies, Warlord-class battle titan
- Apocalypse Missile Launchers
- Bellicosa Volcano Cannon
- Bellicosa Volcano Cannon

 

Ambulator, Warhound-class scout titan

- Turbo Laser Destructor
- Turbo Laser Destructor

 

Interlocutor, Warhound-class scout titan
- Vulcan Mega-Bolter
- Plasma Blastgun

 

With the planet destabilizing and about to be destroyed on account of the Traitor’s selfish actions, the Loyalist Battle Groups decide to evacuate what forces they can. Legio Astorum, heeding the call to abandon the war effort, hurry toward their waiting drop ships. However, they are blocked by the now regrouped forces of Legio Mortis, who are itching to repay the Loyalists for their earlier defeat.

 

Flanked by Pyladii Alpha and Avernus Maxima, Terribilis Vindicta marches forward.

 

Across the field, the forces of Legio Mortis stands ready to deny them.

 

Knowing that haste is of the essence, Legio Astorum push their reactors to War March. However, Avernus Maxima’s reactor builds up heat at an alarming rate, and though she moves far forward, her Void Shield Generator burn out on account of the heat! Terribilis Vindicta fails to march forward, as her Machine Spirit Awakens, and she decides that now is the time to effect self-repairs…

 

Pyladii Alpha also advances on the left flank, but Avernus Maxima is horribly exposed.

 

The Traitors also realize this, and in quick order, Avernus Maxima is reduced to a smouldering wreck. On the left flank, Interlocutor tries to outflank Terribilis Vindicta, but is herself flanked by Pyladii Alpha, who manages to drop all her shields.

 

Shortly afterwards, Interlocutor is annihilated by Terribilis Vindicta. The fall of Avernus Maxima has been avenged.

 

Knowing that they can no longer prevent Pyladii Alpha from escaping, the Traitor Engines decide on trying to kill Terribilis Vindicta. After several rounds of desultory fire, where Terribilis Vindicta manage to bring her shields back every time, the Traitor’s blood lust overcomes them, and they charge into close quarters with the mighty Astorum Warlord Titan.

 

As the planet starts to break up around them, the three Titan Engines are still bitterly engaged in close combat, neither side having any advantage. Pyladii Alpha manages to escape through the enemy lines and is evacuated with the rest of the Loyalist Legios.

 

The end result was a minor defeat.

 

Overall the Battle for Quintus-Veiljensus was a minor Loyalist defeat. The Traitor forces were badly mauled, but in the end, it was indisputable that the Loyalist cause had the worst of the engagement.

 

Historical note: Following the Battle, Terribilis Vindicta was retrieved from the planetary ruins, her crew still alive and well, but fuming at the humiliation of having to be rescued. Avernus Maxima was also retrieved and refitted, and a new crew given to her, so that she could fight again.

[schoon]

Amazing battle reports - sounds like a very fun event with good people.

 

Thank-you for sharing!

[Master Ciaphas]

Thanks, Schoon, and you are welcome! Happy to share.

 

Yes, it was a great event with tons of fun! I will look forward to the next one I can participate in! Currently, "we" are looking at organizing a map-based campaign, which ought to see us play a few games over the coming months (pending curfew being lifted :-)

[Mandragola]

Great reports and photos. It's nice to see an active community enjoying the game.

 

I see you had some issues with warhound heat. It's a common problem when war marching hounds - as I've learned from bitter experience myself. My advice is to remain calm in turn 1 and just keep pace with war-marching warlords, unless you've got a really good reason to take the risk.

 

I actually find that this means Reavers end up being my fastest titans. They can war march reasonably reliably where a warhound is taking a big risk every time it pushes its reactor.

[Master Ciaphas]

Hail!

 

Cheers, Mandragola! I entirely agree. The last scenario, however, had as it's victory condition that I had to exit the table edge on the otherside at the end of turn 4, if I wanted to score victory points.

 

The Loyalist chart was:

VP for scale left the field

VP for ½ scale of destroyed enemies

1 VP for compromised enemies

 

The Traitor VP chart was:

VP for scale of enemies destroyed

VP for ½ scale left on the field

1 VP for compromised Loyalists

 

So I felt I had to make rapid progres across the field - and it cost me!

 

Faithfully,
Master Ciaphas

[Mandragola]

That's a tough mission to achieve and favours the traitors. It's much easier to kill engines than to get them off the field. At the Warhammer World event there was a scenario where my opponent had to get 500 points out of 1500 off the board to get a win. I think only 2 of ~31 traitors managed it and one of those was a knight army that just went full stride twice. I tabled my opponent for the loss of a reaver. He came in a big wedge, which looked intimidating but meant he was very vulnerable to stuff exploding.

 

I might have just played this mission as a straight fight and just tried to beat my opponent on the field. A dead sprint for the end zone doesn't tend to work in AT in my experience as the enemy can do so much damage to you up close. A better approach might be to try and kill something to make a hole and then run for the gap. I haven't tried this kind of scenario as the attacker though.