Whilst it’s true, the Night Raptors of the Night Lords did indeed become Chaos Raptors, they actually represented a small percentage to how the Legion fought. It stinks of a lack of imagination when you look at Warhammer 40,000 and see armies of Raptors and the profusion of the saying “Night Lords are the Raptor Legion”. It’s key to point out that the Night Lords aren’t shoe horned into one specific modus operandi. Having a legion that you’ll enjoy building and painting is critical – so invest in the lore. The lore is incredibly important in Horus Heresy. An except showing some of the artwork contained within Book 2. This is all brilliant information for sculpting a narrative behind your army lists and as a handrail for painting. There’s a whole chapter aligned to how the Night Lords fight, what equipment they use, heraldry, color schemes and notable battles. This is available from Forgeworld in Softback for £40. Other reading that really helps sculpt the method of warfare into the readers mind is the Horus Heresy Campaign Book 2 Massacre. Credit: Google Images, Original Source Unknown. In the background, Malcharion the War Sage, Lucorophys of the Bleeding Eyes and Mercutian, with his signature Heavy Bolter. Buy once, buy right.įan art for Talos Valcoran. These aren’t a bargain as they’re missing a swathe of entries. That’s £120 of books alone, so the common thought is to go on eBay and strike up a bargain – however buyer beware! There are some of the older books, named identically. With regards to rules, for Night Lords players, you’re looking to purchase the Age of Darkness Rulebook for the core rules, the Legiones Astartes Army List book for the common Units and Rites of War and the Legiones Astartes Legions book, which up until the release of Campaign Book 9 will hold all of the Night Lords rules you require. A must-read for Night Lords fans.įinally, Guy Haley – Konrad Curze is a solid book to get into the mindset of the legions father. It’s also a solid story that now continues into the Solar War – following the exploits of Gendor Skraivok and Krukesh the Pale.
Why did the Night Lords fracture would quickly and early on? This book is the answer to that. This is the book that showed me the utter duality of nature of Konrad Curze, Sevatar and the Legion in the round.ģ. It shows the fractious nature of the Night Lords, coupled with the desperation of fighting a crusade that, quite frankly, they’re not designed to fight. Books about Jago Sevatarion, the First Captain of the Night Lords don’t really come better than this. Aaron Dembski Bowden – The Prince of Crows (ISBN-10: 1849707839). Its a masterpiece of interlinked works and a twisting tale – which causes the reader to consider their initial thoughts about the characters by the end of the book.Ģ. Comprising of Void Stalker, Soul Hunter and Blood Reaver, this book follows First Claw during M41. Aaron Dembski Bowden – The Night Lords Trilogy (ISBN-10: 1849706123). If you haven’t had a read, grab a copy, it’s something you won’t regret,ġ. The books I refer earlier to are well know to Night Lords players. Win At All Costs (WAAC) is not the way to play, Heresy is all about personal choices and enjoying the game. With the influx of Warhammer: 40,000 players recently, it’s an important point to make. This is because you’ll be thinking narratively and painting their scheme, or some permutation if it – so having a legion you love is very important. The question you should really ask yourself is “What Legion do I enjoy the background and paint scheme of”. We all play what we play because we enjoy playing that Legion. Horus Heresy is a gaming system that is predicated on narrative – thus, whilst there are stronger Legions than others, it shouldn’t matter to a player. Asking others “What Legion should I play” or “What Legion is the best” is totally the wrong question to be asking. If you take nothing else away from this post, take this away. My first Heresy Purchases were actually Anacharis Scoria (on preorder) and a Warhound Titan – both purely on aesthetic alone, with the intent to run them as a Warpsmith and a Warhound in Warhammer 40,000. My chosen Legion in Horus Heresy: Battles in the Age of Darkness was no easy decision and was based primarily from a few key books that I either read, or listened to in the space of a week. My right to destroy is greater that yours to live remember that, when we come for you.” Talos Valcoran, 1st Claw, 10th Company, M41. “This is not mere vengeance, this is redemption.
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