Detailed blogs discussing a warhammer 40k subject todo with chaos, imperium or vigilus. Ill simply base my answer on how dangerous and formidable a legionchapter is this is my view from what i know of the lore. The black legion had their own 7th edition supplement, which was essentially the same as the base chaos dex with the. Black legion is an ongoing warhammer 40, book series by aaron dembskibowden detailing the backstory of the eponymous legion and their commander, abaddon the despoiler. See more ideas about warhammer 40k, warhammer 40000 and space marine.
The black legion formed chapters all across ohio, and it expanded into other areas of the midwestern united states. The black legion was once one of the 9 first founding legions of space marines who turned traitor to the imperium during the horus heresy in the early 31 st millennium. Charged with protecting the master of mankind from all threats, within and without, their fearsome resolve is renowned throughout the galaxy, and their golden armour is the last thing that a wouldbe assassin or saboteur will ever see. Welcome to the bolter and chainsword register now to gain access to all of our features. The black legion is a traitor legion of chaos space marines that is the first in infamy, if not in treachery, whose name resounds as a curse throughout the scattered and wartorn realms of humanity. Like the kkk, the black legion was largely made up of nativeborn, workingclass, protestant white men in the midwest. One of its selfdescribed leaders, virgil bert effinger, lived and worked in lima, ohio. The black templars are a loyalist second founding space marine chapter derived from the imperial fists geneseed and their primarch, rogal dorn. Page 1 of 7 black legion discussion and tactics 8th edition posted in x black legion x. Now khayon, as abaddons mosttrusted assassin, is tasked with ending the threat of thagus daravek, the selfproclaimed lord of hosts a rival to the ezekyles final fate. Most black legion strategies can be summed up as abaddon gets juiced on chaos magic, steam rolls through the enemy army, and has his back up dancers finish off any units he missed.
Legion is a novel by dan abnett and the seventh book in the horus heresy series published in march, 2008, legion features a purple spineband, the first novel in the series to do so. In the tabletop wargame warhammer 40,000, the chaos space marines or chaos marines, are space marines who serve the chaos gods. The story ezekyle abaddon and his warlords strive to bind the newborn black legion together under threat of destruction. The th black crusade warhammer novels download pdf. Download or read 40k books online on pdf, epub or kindle. It adds 1 to the leadership of all your models and you can advance and shoot rapid fire weapons as assault weapons instead. This is for the rpg, not the apocalypsestyle crusades by chaos black crusade is the fourth fantasy flight games warhammer 40,000 roleplaying game, and its main focus is the forces of chaos, like cultists and the traitor legions this is the exact opposite of the earlier books in every way. Black legion rising what abaddon needs bell of lost. Upon his death, the black warrant went to merricks eldest child, orrik.
Iskandar khayon, one of the founding members of the black legion, has surrendered himself to the inquisition. Nuanced, engaging, and interesting, black legion is recommended for all fans of wh40k, and especially those who have enjoyed the horus heresy series, and also dembskibowdens past work. Black legion is out now, published by black library. The black legion is also the largest and most infamous of the. The origin of the black legion was always a part of the lore of warhammer 40k, but never more then a couple of paragraphs. Black legion does a great job of showing the characters of the black legion as multidimensional beings instead of resorting to painting them as static, flat filthy chaos traitors descriptions of sigismund are stunning. This is an interesting question and is rather subjective as strength can be judged by many things. And thus, driven from holy terra and resigning forevermore in the underworld, the sons of horus, the treacherous sixteenth, became the black legion. Warhammer, warhammer 40k, forgeworld collection opensource language english. How to paint black legion chaos space marines youtube. We had a feeling these guys were on the teleporter pad ready to make the jump to realspace any time now.
Painting black legion chaos space marines talk wargaming. About adam adam, aka latin gandalf, has been gaming since the early eighties and has played 40k since rogue trader among a number of other games. The black legion combine a ferocious hatred for the imperium with rigid organisation and discipline. Black legion warhammer, warhammer models, warhammer fantasy. Horus is dead and abaddon has a belly full of hatred and betrayal from everyone around him. This is for the rpg, not the apocalypsestyle crusades by chaos black crusade is the fourth fantasy flight games warhammer 40,000 roleplaying game, and its main focus is the forces of chaos, like cultists and the traitor legions. Lead developer sam stewart writing and development owen barnes. Warhammer 40k chaos legions 7th edition scribdthe black legion is not. Feb 25, 2014 how to paint black legion chaos space marines. You could return the black legion to being extra bitter and hating not only loyalists, but all fellow csm chapters. From shame and shadow recast, in black and gold reborn. Some time after their defeat in the horus heresy, they were renamed the black legion by their new.
Now, with the new chaos space marines 8th edition codex, abaddon and his black legion are ready to wreak havoc on table tops all over the world. Ever since abaddon took up the talon of horus and the title of warmaster, the black legion have been foremost among the heretic astartes. Books set in the warhammer 40k universe, the setting for the tabletop miniature. A black crusade is a military campaign unleashed upon the milky. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so. Even the human characters in black crusade are considerably more powerful than those from previous. A less than desirable choice and despite the black legion having an edge in this area nothing is really done beyond this. Also, it makes that soft cover black legion supplement i have sitting in my stack of rule books not only redundant, but possibly outright useless. Orrik and his brother marcus consolidated the power of the black household, leaving nina with little more than a pittance and minor retinue of servants. Aaron dembskibowden has crafted a wonderful story developing this important part of the universe, creating and developing the characters of chaos beyond raving mad men. The relics are very good reasons to try out a black legion army as is the fact that chosen are now your troops and you can take a unit of beat stick terminators who dont miss.
I was thinking about giving my black legion chosen 5 flamers with mark of khorne and icon of vengeance, and having them sit on an objective and be the least appealing assault target ever, with the flamers also making them good at cleaning out said objective if enemy troops are already on it. The black legion is the largest collection of chaos followers and presents a constant threat to the imperium of man. The black legion is now one of the traitor legions of chaos space marines who are united in the pursuit of the single purpose of overthrowing the imperium. The black legion, and the sons of horus that came before them, have always been among my favorite parts of the warhammer 40,000 mythos. Black legion discussion and tactics 8th edition x black. Also, it makes that soft cover black legion supplement i have sitting in my stack of rule books not. Aug 19, 2017 for ten millennia abaddon and his forces of have plagued the galaxy.
Even their rival traitor legions have felt the wrath of the black legion for failing. A black legion chaos champion and his forces annihilating all in their path during the black crusade. This warhammer 40k novel, the seventh installment of the horus heresy series, deals with the alpha legion. Far from resting on their past glories as former warriors of the sons of horus, the black legion earned their preeminence through bloody exploits in the crucible of battle. My warhammer trials click this image to show the fullsize version. According to historian rick perlstein, the fbi estimated its membership at 5,000, including a large number of public officials, possibly including detroits police chief. As with iyanden and the farsight enclaves, its the bare minimum done to make the book feel like a distinct army. Black legion 2 the black legion aaron dembskibowden on. Noble sanguinius, primarch of the blood angels legion, was there in all his glory, and i saw sargon hesitate upon entering. Ultramarines warhammer 40k lexicanum realm of chaos. The black legion, formerly known as the luna wolves and the sons of horus, were the xvi legion of the original twenty space marine legions. The first version of realm of chaos is a twovolume publication by games workshop. All in all, this is not merely a book, but rather a fantastic example of storytelling.
Codex black legion 8th edition black legion codex black legion warhammer 40k black templars codex pdf legion we are legion we are bob we are legion the american legion everliving legion dorset and the second legion fourteenth legion second augustan legion the horus heresy legion the royal british legion the american legion revolutionary war. If the black legion player wins, he gets to use the alter of war missions in the black legion book instead of the eternal war missions. Warhammer 40k battle report black legion vs genestealer cults duration. This was filmed at sayhipauls house and you might notice i was a little bit drunk. It was penned by black librarys bestselling author and arguably the most talented i say arguably because there are other amazing authors in the bl ranks who are overlooked. This means if you advance with a boltgun, you can still shoot but it is considered assault 1, and you would then take a 1 to hit penalty for advancing and firing. An introduction to black crusade fantasy flight games. I enjoyed this book more than the first in the series. In this 1750 point matched play battle report the 2nd company of the th stand against the black legion. Warhammer 40k black legion supplement pdf to word cracktoy.
The black legion was a militia group and a white supremacist organization in the midwestern united states during the great depression of the 1930s. Launching from the eye of terra, the warmaster has conducted black crusades against the imperium of man gathering the various chaos warbands and legion remnants in the warp under his banner. It is epic in scale, and not at all what i expected. The galaxy is the emperors, and anyone or anything who challenges that claim is an enemy who must be destroyed. The rules for the chaos space marines are currently in their 8th edition, one of the few codices that have not been updated towards 7th edition though both the black legion supplements and the crimson slaughter supplements have been updated. Where i can download black legion a codex chaos space marines supplement pdf, mobi file of black legion a codex chaos space marines supplement, free download file black legion a codex chaos space.
The pdf version of the codex still retains the entirely within wording so its not the same as the printed version. In this video i show you how i painted a black legion chaos space marine for warhammer 40k miniatures. Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. The chaos space marine traitor legions are as follows. The black legion black crusaders legion trait is very cool. Black legion les luna wolves on trouve parfois lunar wolves, par exemple dans le codex. Their primarch was horus, known to them as horus lupercal, and to imperial history as the instigator of the horus heresy, the first great imperial civil war. Black legion discussion and tactics 8th edition started by aothaine, aug 05 2017 05. The imperial eagle device, 40k, gw, the games workshop logo, games. Returning after his long selfimposed exile, abaddon offers the disparate chaos space marine warbands within the eye of. Black legion abaddon has returned to 8th edition, and his legion appears to be centered around him. Warhammer 40k is a franchise created by games workshop, detailing the far future and the grim darkness it holds. Their origin can be traced back to the imperial fists defence of terra during the horus heresy. Aug 22, 2017 black legion 2 the black legion aaron dembskibowden on.
The origins of the black legion 40k history ep 4 youtube. Home 40k 7th edition chaos space marines games workshop gaming news leaked images news headlines rumors warhammer 40k chaos marines. The story the custodian guard have stood watch over the emperors palace on terra since the foundation of the imperium. Space marines 8th edition, 2nd codex legion we are legion we are legion we are bob fourteenth legion everliving legion dorset and the second. Black legion vs space marines, 8th edition warhammer 40k. A warhammer 40,000 novel the adeptus custodes are the emperors praetorian guard, the defenders of terra and watchers over the golden throne. Nina black began life as the third child of merrick black, a. Feb 04, 2019 kyle asks luka to play his black legion army against his own eldar army in a 2,000 point game. Eldar harlequin troupe of the frozen stars by aurelie as promised, im pleased to present a detailed painting tutorial on how i paint black legion chaos space marines. So far i seem to be the only person that is really excited about the black legion trait. But when a threat arises, they and their sisters of silence allies may find themselves pressed almost beyond endurance.
The black legion is a traitor legion of chaos space marines that is the first in infamy, if not in treachery, whose name resounds as a curse throughout the scattered and wartorn realms of. Abaddon returns from exile and raises the dreaded black legion. Blood angels, adeptus custodes, ordo malleus, the black legion, daemon prince. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you. Oct, 20 another rule is that chosen are the armys troops by default. Black legion eliminates the need for within about a 36 line if lords arent usually as good in the black legion supplement due to spine. The th black crusade want to load by gav thorpe pdf last chancers warhammer 40,000 novels. Black legion vs eldar warhammer 40k battle report just the. All in all, this is not merely a book, but rather a. Csm were strong in the beginning too but not so much now. Nina black began life as the third child of merrick black, a powerful rogue trader.