The Horus Heresy Horus Heresy: The Battle for Beta-Garmon

[Fire Golem]

Hopefully it has some good SA schemes cos I dunno how I’m gonna paint mine yet. 

[Doghouse]

Typical, the week before payday and they drop every single thing I have been patiently waiting ages for in one go. 

 

I'll have to settle for just this book.

[Nova-V]

I noticed in the article they mention three flavours of Sentinel.  I can only remember them revealing two the Aethon heavy and Hermes light, am I missing one?

[Fire Golem]

6 minutes ago, Nova-V said:

I noticed in the article they mention three flavours of Sentinel.  I can only remember them revealing two the Aethon heavy and Hermes light, am I missing one?

Theres 2 builds for the Hermes, one is a bit more armoured and has a Veletari pilot. 
edit: the heavier one is the Incursus pattern. 

Edited March 17 by Fire Golem

[Lord Marshal]

3 minutes ago, Nova-V said:

I noticed in the article they mention three flavours of Sentinel.  I can only remember them revealing two the Aethon heavy and Hermes light, am I missing one?

 

There's two types of Hermes: the 'uparmoured' Veletarii and the normal one, which is probably what they're referring to.

 

[Marshal Rohr]

Finally! Haven’t been this excited in a while. Let’s hope stock levels hold up. 

[Joe]

I really hope the mistake with the Aethon data sheet isn't replicated in the book.

[Taliesin]

Very much looking forward to this 

Edited March 17 by Taliesin

[Matcap86]

On 1/25/2024 at 3:06 PM, Matcap86 said:

Please give solar auxilia and blackshield transfer sheets back. 

 

Huzzah! Apparently they listen to me at GW HQ. Now to think real hard about a custodes battle box for Legions Imperialis...

 

Edit with price: 45 euro (and available from FLGS!)

 

 

Edited March 18 by Matcap86

[ISBEAR]

Any content of this book showed up yet? Only SN has teased a battlereport with shattered legions as I know of

[Fire Golem]

9 minutes ago, ISBEAR said:

Any content of this book showed up yet? Only SN has teased a battlereport with shattered legions as I know of

Any reviews or previews will go up at about 10am GMT on Saturday when the book goes up for preorder. 

[The Scorpion]

The new Hibou Khan mini is fire 

[Petitioner's City]

Edit: deleted 

Edited March 21 by Petitioner's City

[Shovellovin]

1 hour ago, The Scorpion said:

The new Hibou Khan mini is fire 

Agreed! I wonder if there are any other characters in the book that will hint at future FW releases.

[Petitioner's City]

So little horus is in the book too, and a new consul :)

Edited March 21 by Petitioner's City

[ISBEAR]

Kinda courius about the command squad, and how long we will have to wait for that box. That inclusion is a pleasant surprise 

[Marshal Rohr]

18 minutes ago, ISBEAR said:

Kinda courius about the command squad, and how long we will have to wait for that box. That inclusion is a pleasant surprise 

What command squad

[Nephaston]

3 minutes ago, Marshal Rohr said:

What command squad

[Astartes Consul]

Optae presumably comes from Optio, a junior office in the Roman army. Wonder if it’s like a Sergeant upgrade or tied to the Command Squad? Not like we are exactly short of Centurion based HQs.

 

Nice to see both the Shattered Legions and Blackshield sections quite chunky. 

[Marshal Rohr]

A Line Command Squad has been such a long time coming. Hopefully this will encourage people to not take praetors in every game. Maybe Centurions will get Rites and Optaes are like the Stormwing Centurions. 
 

 

edit: just saw the leaked command squad rules and they are pretty cool. Regular power armor and special weapons/power weapons but no jump packs/bikes/boarding shields

Edited March 21 by Marshal Rohr

[Astartes Consul]

Is the assumption that’s it’s essentially a command squad that doesn’t need a Master of the Legion, then?

[Marshal Rohr]

Just now, Astartes Consul said:

Is the assumption that’s it’s essentially a command squad that doesn’t need a Master of the Legion, then?

Exactly. Let me see if I can post pics from my phone

[Astartes Consul]

Oh now I’m going to have to go looking for some other photo! 

[Joe]

Now I'm curious as to what an Optae actually is. Demi-Centurion?

[Spagunk]

A Roman Optio were like Lieutenants who were charged with ensuring the Centurion's orders were carried out. So akin to lieutenants or perhaps an Executive Officer?:
 

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An optio was stationed at the rear of the ranks to keep the troops in order. Their duties would include enforcing the orders of the centurion, taking over the centurion's command in battle should the need arise, supervising his subordinates, and a variety of administrative duties.