We are the pride of death! A Legio Pallidus Mor log

[Instar-Nine]

I've been interested in Titanicus since it came out, and lockdown has given me a bit of a chance to work on a battlegroup.

 

I've liked the Pale Riders since I read their novel. I also like that they're only partly described, so there's lots of space to individualise the army.

 

I'm hoping to do an Axiom Maniple first of all, and see where I go from there.

[Instar-Nine]

My first finished titan, Numerum Bestiae.

[Gederas]

Ooooh, Pallidus Mor! I love these guys after reading Warlord Fury of the God-Machine.

 

I'm excited to see more of these models :yes:

[Sherrypie]

Very nice, though more blue than I expected when I read Pallidus Mors. Keep on chugging, the maniple will get done :)

[Instar-Nine]

Thank you! Yes, Warlord gave them a good amount of character.

 

This one did come out with more blue than I expected. I love all of the 80s style patterned armour. I think I'm going to call the blue and bone striped panel a battlegroup marking.

[Instar-Nine]

My second finished Titan, Falx Noctis.

A bit closer to the existing art with this one

The other 3 titans are all in progress, hopefully I can update more soon!

[Mandragola]

Welcome to the game. Nice to see another Legio taking shape.

 

If you don’t mind me asking, is there a reason for the two shoulder pads on the reaver looking forward different?

[Instar-Nine]

Thanks

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Excellent works.

[schoon]

My comments embedded within the quote below...

 

However, I've given them with a clinical eye. If any of these are right for your Legio's story, disregard me and go for it!

 

 

I'm thinking some of:

Traits:
Fury of the Fallen (fire twice at the price of taking catastrophic damage) - Fun flavor, but very risky. Could be very expensive for that second shot.
Duty and Honour (use Adaptive Tactics every turn) - This one is solid. Take it.

Strats:
Enduring Gods (emergency repair without a command check) - How often are you really going to be able to use Emergency Repairs? Depends a little on your preferred tactics.
Reactionary Fire (overwatch for titans) - Again. This might be useful for a "sit back and shoot" Legio, but less so for an aggressive one.

Gear:
Macro Charges (increase small blast to big blast) - Again, solid. Take it.
Fusion Missiles (specialists in siege warfare, can give fusion trait to missile launchers) - Decent for Warlords, not quite so great on others.
Gravitonic Stabilisers (mostly immune to quake and concussive, but can't use power to locomotors) - This is another one that's just too situational for me for the points. If someone in your group loves Quake Cannons...

[Instar-Nine]

Thank you, it's useful to get a feel for what might actually work in the game, I've not played much.

 

I think I'm probably going to try this set:

 

Fury of the Fallen (too much flavour not to use)

Duty and Honour

Reactionary Fire

Fusion Missiles

 

I'm aiming for a mid-range shooting sort of thing.

[schoon]

Looks like some solid choices!

 

Looking forward to hearing how they work in practice for you.

 

(Just for the record, my choices for Legio Lupos were about 50% story-related and 50% game effect)