


Let’s dig into this by looking at a few common armoured targets you may want to punch through, starting with the Legion Land Raider Spartan. This turns comparatively minor threats to armoured targets like autocannons (which are great when they rend but otherwise low enough strength to only be dangerous to the lightest of targets) into more substantial ones, and super-charging genuine anti-armour weaponry like Lascannons. It might be simple but it’s also exceptionally effective, because a single point of Strength can make a tremendous difference both against targets with wounds and also for armour penetration rolls. The legion special rule of the IVth Legion, Wrack & Ruin, is a very simple one: +1 Strength to attacks targeting Dreadnoughts, Automata, Vehicles or Buildings.
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When they were reunited with their Primarch this dogged professionalism was honed into a grim brutality, at the cost of a decimation of 1/10 of their Legion. These marines saw themselves as soldiers before all else, and instead of brazen assaults or vainglorious defenses they perfected a highly regimented, extremely reliable form of war. In this series, we’ll be walking you through how to build your force and command it to glory, including everything from the units to tactics you’ll use to lead your army to victory.įor decades the IVth Legion was the mainstay of the Imperial forces, neither the most prestigious nor most impressive, but an absolutely unrelenting force of compliance that enacted the will of the Emperor. We know that the Horus Heresy system can seem intimidating to players unfamiliar with its particular quirks, but this series aims to equip you with everything you’ll need to play out epic clashes on the battlefields of the far future with your very own army. Welcome back to Goonhammer’s series for aspiring Praetors.
