I was wondering if anyone would fancy attempting a role playing game based on one of the most famous battles of Warhammer 40K lore: The Battle of Istvaan V, more commonly known as the The Drop Site Massacre of Istvaan V.
However, this RP, although taking place during the same event with the Traitor Legions of the Sons of Horus and three other traitor legions entrenched on the surface of Istvaan V alongside the Legio Mortis Titan Legion, some things will be different.
Firstly, the Traitor Legions present on Istvaan V (besides the Sons of Horus) need not be the traditional Death Guard, Emperor's Children and World Eaters. The same applies to the attacking forces. Although they will retain the same numbers of 4 Traitor Legions and 3 Loyalist Legions in the fleet sent to crush Horus (or will they?), the actual Legions that turn traitor and indeed the actual Legions in the assault force itself are all able to be changed.
I'll be RPing Horus and the Sons of Horus, and will be, for obvious reasons, the only person with the identity of all the Traitor Legions in the Imperium's assault force. My plan was that each of the traitors will be advised on how many fellow traitor legions will be included in the first wave and the second wave (depending on my own dice rolls) but not their names.
It was to incorporate some carnage and backstabbing during the initial landings as there is a chance that the loyalists could win depending on how people play it!
Also, of major importance, are the numbers of the Legions at the time of the Dropsite Massacare. These are presented below, where they are known.
The approximate sizes of a few of the Legions at the start of the Heresy have been given in various sources, and where these have been vague, I've given them a actual value. If the Legion doesn't have a size given by a valid source, I've given them a rough estimate for size.
I - Dark Angels - 110,000
II - [Records Destroyed, Unplayable]
III - Emperor's Children - 50,000 [with events of Istvaan III] OR 110,000 [without events of Istvaan III]
IV - Iron Warriors - 167,000
V - White Scars - 90,000
VI - Space Wolves - 130,000
VII - Imperial Fists - 100,000
VIII - Night Lords - 110,000
IX - Blood Angels - 120,000
X - Iron Hands - 113,000
XI - [Records Destroyed, Unplayable]
XII - World Eaters - 150,000
XIII - Ultramarines - 250,000
XIV - Death Guard - 95,000
XV - Thousand Sons - 10,000 [Due to rampant mutations resulting from all being psykers.]
XVI - Sons of Horus - 145,000
XVII - Word Bearers - 150,000
XVIII - Salamanders - 70,000
XIX - Raven Guard - 80,000
XX - Alpha Legion - [Estimated between 90,000 and 180,000. Alpha Legion player will be PM'd number.]
Strength of Titan Legions on Istvaan V:
Legio Atarus (Command to be assigned)- 2 Reaver Titans, 3 Warhound Titans
Legio Mortis (Under Sons of Horus Command):
(Fortress Group)- 1 Emperor Titan (Dies Irae), 2 Warlord Titans, 2 Reaver Titans, 4 Warhound Titans
(Concealed Group)- 1 Warlord Titan, 1 Reaver Titan, 5 Warhound Titans
Istvaan V Traitor Legions (1/4)
Sons of Horus: Myself
Total numbers: 145,000 Space Marines
Loyalist Assault Force Legions (2/7)
Emperor's Children: Ahr Xanten
Iron Warriors: Perturabo 441 (preliminary)
First Wave (0/3)
Second Wave (0/4)
Total Numbers: 277,000 Space Marines
Loyalty will be determined by 3 dice rolled by me and be PM'd.
Again, currently I am not intending to advise all traitor forces of who their fellow traitors are. This can change though depending on player feedback.
So, if you're interested, please fill in the following app:
Legion Name:
Legion Number:
Legion Primarch:
Legion Heraldry/Armour Colour:
Defending or Attacking (max 3 defending legions):
Also, if it does prove to be popular enough that all places are filled, there is nothing to say that unexpected entrants to the fight may not show up!
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