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The '''Legiones Astartes''' or '''Space Marine Legions''' were the primary armed forces of the Imperium during the Great Crusade.  Their core forces were bodies of augmented soldiers, the products of the Emperor of Mankind's genetic experimentation on old Terra.  But there were also ordinary men and women who supported the Space Marines or even fought beside them in the Auxilia formations of the [[Imperial Army (Hektor Heresy)|Imperial Army]].
The '''Legiones Astartes''' or '''Space Marine Legions''' were the primary armed forces of the Imperium during the [[Great Crusade (Hektor Heresy)|Great Crusade]].  Their core forces were bodies of augmented soldiers, the products of the Emperor of Mankind's genetic experimentation on old Terra.  But there were also ordinary men and women who supported the Space Marines or even fought beside them in the Auxilia formations of the [[Imperial Army (Hektor Heresy)|Imperial Army]].


=Detailed information=
=Detailed information=
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{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|colspan=8 align=center style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''The Thirty Astartes Legions of the Great Crusade'''
|colspan=8 align=center style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''The Twenty Astartes Legions of the Great Crusade'''
|-
|-
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Number'''
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Number'''
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|-
|-
|align=center|'''I'''
|align=center|'''I'''
|align=center| [[Knights of Justice]]
|align=center|[[Heralds of Hektor]]
|align=center|Air Assault and Superiority
|align=center|Generalists
|align=center|Bohemond
|align=center|[[Hektor Cincinnatus]]
|align=center|Hydegate
|align=center|Olmer (destroyed), now based from their fleet within the Eye of Terror
|align=center|Loyal
|align=center|Traitor
|-
|-
|align=center|'''II'''
|align=center|'''II'''
|align=center|[[War Scribes]]
|align=center|[[War Scribes]]
|align=center|Logistics
|align=center|Logistics
|align=center|[[Arelex_Orannis]]
|align=center|[[Arelex Orannis]]
|align=center|Whitestone (Destroyed), now Fleet-based in [[the Atalantos Worlds]].
|align=center|Whitestone (Destroyed), now Fleet-based in [[the Atalantos Worlds]].
|align=center|Loyal
|align=center|Loyal
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|align=center|[[Sons of Fire]]
|align=center|[[Sons of Fire]]
|align=center|World-Killing and Melee
|align=center|World-Killing and Melee
|align=center|[[Inferox "The Burned King"]]
|align=center|[[Inferox]]
|align=center|Crematoria (destroyed)
|align=center|Crematoria (destroyed)
|align=center|Traitor
|align=center|Traitor
|-
|-
|align=center|'''V'''
|align=center|'''V'''
|align=center|[[Void Angels|Winged Victory/Void Angels]]
|align=center|[[Void Angels]]
|align=center|Terror Tactics
|align=center|Manoeuvre warfare
|align=center|[[Gaspard Lumey]]
|align=center|[[Gaspard Lumey]]
|align=center|[[Ciban IV]]
|align=center|[[Ciban IV]]
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|-
|-
|align=center|'''VII'''
|align=center|'''VII'''
|align=center|[[Scions of Europa]]
!colspan="5"|''Missing and deleted from Imperial records''
|align=center|Generalists
|align=center|[[Kleisthenes]]
|align=center|Europa, Segmentum Obscurus
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|-
|align=center|'''VIII'''
|align=center|'''VIII'''
!colspan="5"|''Missing and deleted from Imperial records''
|align=center|[[Mastodontii]]
|align=center|Mechanised Warfare
|align=center|[[Tollund Ötztal]]
|align=center|Tisenjoch
|align=center|Traitor
|-
|-
|align=center|'''IX'''
|align=center|'''IX'''
|align=center|[[Lions Rampant]]
|align=center|[[Lions Rampant]]
|align=center|Fast Attack
|align=center|Armoured Warfare
|align=center|[[Cromwald Walgrun]]
|align=center|[[Cromwald Walgrun]]
|align=center|Sommesgard
|align=center|Sommesgard
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|-
|-
|align=center|'''X'''
|align=center|'''X'''
|align=center|[[The Crusaders]]
|align=center|[[Steel Marshals]]
|align=center|Zealous Assault
|align=center|Siege Warfare
|align=center|[[Thomas Gaudin]]
|align=center|[[Roman Albrecht]]
|align=center|Sturmundrang
|align=center|Centauri Primus
|align=center|Loyal
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|-
|align=center|'''XI'''
|align=center|'''XI'''
|align=center|[[Wolves of Dawn/Heralds of Hektor]]
|align=center|[[Thunder Kings]]
|align=center|Generalists
|align=center|Furious Melee
|align=center|[[Hektor Cincinnatus]]
|align=center|[[Brennus]]
|align=center|Olmer (destroyed), now based from their fleet within the Eye of Terror
|align=center|Alessia (destroyed), now multiple worlds
|align=center|Traitor
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|-
|align=center|'''XII'''
|align=center|'''XII'''
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|-
|-
|align=center|'''XIII'''
|align=center|'''XIII'''
|align=center|[[Children of Armok]]
|align=center|[[The Justiciars]]
|align=center|Information and Infiltration
|align=center|Witch-hunting and surgical strikes
|align=center|[[Uriel Starikov]]
|align=center|[[Uriel Salazar]]
|align=center|Perfidiae V
|align=center|Perfidiae V
|align=center|Traitor
|align=center|Traitor
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|-
|-
|align=center|'''XV'''
|align=center|'''XV'''
!colspan="5"|''Missing and deleted from Imperial records''
|align=center|[[Silver Cataphracts]]
 
|align=center|Combined Arms Warfare
|align=center|[[Alexandri of Rosskar]]
|align=center|[[Rosskar]]
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|-
|align=center|'''XVI'''
|align=center|'''XVI'''
|align=center|[[Eternal Zealots]]
|align=center|[[Eternal Zealots]]
|align=center|Chaos Generalists
|align=center|Close Quarters Combat
|align=center|[[Aubrey The Grey]]
|align=center|[[Aubrey The Grey]]
|align=center|Lazarus
|align=center|Lazarus
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|-
|-
|align=center|'''XVII'''
|align=center|'''XVII'''
|align=center|[[Gorgers]]
|align=center|[[Scale Bearers]]
|align=center|Bloody Melee
|align=center|Fast Attack
|align=center|[[Nathanog]]
|align=center|[[Tiran Osoros]]
|align=center|Thorond-ul
|align=center|Solnhofen
|align=center|Traitor
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|-
|align=center|'''XVIII'''
|align=center|'''XVIII'''
|align=center|[[Sand Keepers]]
|align=center|[[Stone Men]]
|align=center|Divination and Psykery
|align=center|Defensive Operations
|align=center|[[Darius Cyaxares]]
|align=center|[[Onyx the Indestructible]]
|align=center|Simurgh
|align=center|Neolithus(destroyed)
|align=center|Loyal
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|-
|align=center|'''XIX'''
|align=center|'''XIX'''
|align=center|[[Eyes of the Emperor]]
|align=center|[[Eyes of the Emperor]]
|align=center|Generalists
|align=center|Firepower
|align=center|[[Octullus Tyran]]
|align=center|[[Shakya Vardhana]]
|align=center|Illobian
|align=center|Marusthali
|align=center|Loyal
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|-
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|align=center|Profi Tiroedd
|align=center|Profi Tiroedd
|align=center|Traitor
|align=center|Traitor
|-
|-
|align=center|'''XXI'''
|align=center|[[Iron Assembly]]
|align=center|Generalists
|align=center|Thoren Grimm
|align=center|Titan
|align=center|Traitor
|-
|align=center|'''XXII'''
|align=center|[[Thunder Kings]]
|align=center|Furious Melee
|align=center|Brennus
|align=center|Alessia (destroyed), now multiple worlds
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|align=center|'''XXIII'''
|align=center|[[Silver Cataphracts]]
|align=center|Attrition Warfare
|align=center|[[Alexandri of Rosskar]]
|align=center|[[Rosskar]]
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|align=center|'''XXIV'''
|align=center|[[Mastodontii]]
|align=center|Armored Warfare
|align=center|[[Tollund Ötztal]]
|align=center|Tisenjoch (purged)
|align=center|Traitor
|-
|align=center|'''XXV'''
|align=center|[[Scale Bearers]]
|align=center|Fast Attack
|align=center|[[Tiran Osoros]]
|align=center|Solnhofen
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|align=center|'''XXVI'''
|align=center|[[Steel Marshals]]
|align=center|Siege Warfare
|align=center|[[Roman Albrecht]]
|align=center|Centauri Primus
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|align=center|'''XXVII'''
|align=center|[[Stone Men]]
|align=center|Defensive Operations
|align=center|[[Onyx the Indestructible]]
|align=center|Neolithus(destroyed)
|align=center|Loyal
|-
|align=center|'''XXVIII'''
|align=center|[[the Bulwark]]
|align=center|Fortification and Defense
|align=center|Sebastian Rex
|align=center|Arelon
|align=center|Traitor
|-
|align=center|'''XXIX'''
|align=center|[[Horns of Ruin]]
|align=center|Demolitions
|align=center|[[Kranios the Destroyer]]
|align=center|Satares
|align=center|Traitor
|-
|align=center|'''XXX'''
!colspan="5"|''Missing and deleted from Imperial records''
|}
|}


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2) Arelex Orannis (803.M30)
2) Arelex Orannis (803.M30)


3) Thomas Gaudin (809.M30)
3) Uriel Salazar (817.M30)
 
4) Kranios the Destroyer (811.M30)
 
5) Uriel Starikov (817.M30)
 
6) Darius Cyaxares (822.M30)
 
7) Thoren Grimm (826.M30)
 
8) Bohemond (828.M30)
 
9) Roman Albrecht (831.M30)
 
10) Kleisthenes (833.M30)
 
11) The Voidwatcher (836.M30)


12) Tollund Ötztal (842.M30)
4) Shakya Vardhana (822.M30)


13) Gaspard Lumey (850.M30)
5) Roman Albrecht (831.M30)


14) Johannes Vrach (850.M30)
6) The Voidwatcher (836.M30)


15) Alexandri (855.M30)
7) Tollund Ötztal (842.M30)


16) Tiran Osoros (859.M30)
8) Gaspard Lumey (850.M30)


17) Inferox the Burned King (863.M30)
9) Johannes Vrach (850.M30)


18) Rogerius Merrill (870.M30)
10) Alexandri (855.M30)


19) Nathanog (872.M30)
11) Tiran Osoros (859.M30)


20) Sebastian Rex (877.M30)
12) Inferox the Burned King (863.M30)


21) Ocullus Tyran (890.M30)
13) Rogerius Merrill (870.M30)


22) Brennus (892.M30)
14) Brennus (892.M30)


23) Golgothos (898.M30)
15) Golgothos (898.M30)


24) Aubrey The Grey (901.M30)
16) Aubrey The Grey (899.M30)


25) Onyx the Indestructible (908.M30)
17) Onyx the Indestructible (908.M30)


26) Cromwald Walgrun (914.M30)
18) Cromwald Walgrun (914.M30)


==Doctrine and Reforms==
==Doctrine and Reforms==
Much of the discipline and organisation of the early Legions owed greatly to the ancient and proven Terran patterns of strategy, hierarchy and function as laid down in the revered texts of the Principia Belicosa of Roma and Krom's fragmentary New Model that had survived in the hands of the Old Earth tyrants down the blood-stained generations. To these venerable treatises the Emperor and his commanders had added their own genius and created a sturdy but adaptable strategic framework that spoke to the fundamental strengths and superhuman abilities of the Legionaries themselves.
Much of the discipline and organisation of the early Legions owed greatly to the ancient and proven Terran patterns of strategy, hierarchy and function as laid down in the revered texts of the Principia Belicosa of Roma and Krom's fragmentary New Model that had survived in the hands of the Old Earth tyrants down the blood-stained generations. To these venerable treatises the Emperor and his commanders had added their own genius and created a sturdy but adaptable strategic framework that spoke to the fundamental strengths and superhuman abilities of the Legionaries themselves.


Following the disaster of the Hektor Heresy and the Imperial counter-offensive of the Great Scouring, [[Darius Cyaxares]] persuaded his brother Primarchs to lay down their Legions and break up these mighty armies, so that no one man would again lead the terrible might that Hektor had turned against the Imperium.  In reforming the Space Marine Legions into smaller units, the wisdom of the Primarchs was combined.  [[Thomas Gaudin]], the Emperor's Praetorian, laid out the ethics of the Space Marines as unyielding loyalty, honour, and good faith.  [[Gaspard Lumey]], who stood at the fore of the greatest Legion, explained his tactical and organisational doctrine.  Darius himself gave the instructions to govern Space Marine Librarians.  The result was the Epitoma institutorum rei Adeptus Astartes - better known as the ''Institutorum Astartes'' - that laid the basis for the Space Marine Chapters of the reformed Imperium.
Following the disaster of the Hektor Heresy and the Imperial counter-offensive of the Great Scouring, [[Gaspard Lumey]] and [[Arelex Orannis]] presided over a great reorganisation of the Loyalist Space Marines into smaller rapid strike units of a thousand Astartes. These Successor Chapters to the old Legions would form an integral part of the Reformed Imperium's defences.
 
=Project information=
 
This page is the hub for developing the Space Marine Legions of an alternate 30k 'verse, and most of the sub-pages have details about what becomes of the grand Legions and the Primarchs.  Where a developer has been marked as a probable drop-out, feel free to put your hand up on /tg/ to take over developing the Legion.
 
{|align=center  border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse" cellpadding="5" width="80%"
|colspan=3 align=center style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''The Loyalist Legions'''
|colspan=3 align=center style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''The Traitor Legions'''
|-
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Name'''
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Summary'''
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Developer Status'''
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Name'''
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Summary'''
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Developer Status'''
|-
|[[The Crusaders]]
|Do you enjoy endless Crusades, heavy armour, and Thunder Hammers?  These guys draw a lot from European crusading orders (yep, not a trick name) and end up getting a lot of the Imperial Fist's jobs.  They and their Successors are fairly Codex-approved, though, and they don't really have issues with psykers.
|active but busy
|[[Black Augurs]]
|Moustache-twirling villains with more horrific sorcerous rituals than the Emprah's had hot dinners.
|Eeeevilly active
|-
|[[The Entombed]]
|Spookiest of the Loyalists, these dudes have a tragic gene-seed flaw which sees them go entirely extinct.  On the way, they cause a lot of ruckus with their Terminators, Dreadnoughts, and unshakeable faith that humanity is a race of gods destined to inherit the universe.
|active but <s>spooky</s> busy
|[[The Bulwark]]
|Got abandoned for a long time but are now being rebuilt.  Which is ironic, 'cause these guys are the fortification experts who went off to build their own model Imperium.
|temporarily(?) absent
|-
|[[Eyes of the Emperor]]
|What if a Space Marine Legion ''did'' know fear?  The Eyes have a proud history but their one big flaw sees them struck from the history books.  Officially disbanded, their descendants carry on doing the Empire's work.
|absent, expected to return
|[[Children of Armok]]
|Tzeentchian spies and special forces.  If you like [[just as planned]], you'll love these guys. 
|active and always watching
|-
|[[Knights of Justice]]
|We do have a lot of knightly legions, but the KoJ epitomize the Space Marine as knight-errant and justicar, the peerless bastion of truth, honour, and leaping out of a helicopter.  If you like that, these are the guys for you.  If you hate that, you can enjoy it when their Primarch goes down like a bitch on Isstvan V.
|long-term absent, probably dropped out
|[[Eternal Zealots]]
|What if you wanted to heal the galaxy, but the galaxy was the fucked up place of 30k and you were working for the growing Imperium?  Yeah, you'd go crazy and leap into the arms of Chaos, too.
|active
|-
|[[Sand Keepers]]
|Loyalist psyker legion ahoy!  Little bit underdeveloped, but these guys are meant to be the foundation of the Librarium.
|absent, possibly dropped out
|[[Gorgers]]
|OMNOMNOMNOM - oh, OK, serious summary.  They're the huntsman cannibal marines.  That's how you learn if you're one of the Adeptus Astartes, right?
|absent
|-
|[[Scale Bearers]]
|Do you like Space Marines?  Do you like Dinosaurs?  Do you think guys in power armour riding literal dinosaurs would be a bit silly?  Don't worry - the dinosaur theme goes to the look of their bikes, not their trusty steeds.  They also have giant lizard companions ("Sors"), at least in the early days.
|active
|[[Horns of Ruin]]
|ASTARTES SMASH!!!  These guys could be cool but they're a bit one note at the moment.
|absent, probably gone
|-
|[[Scions of Europa]]
|Meet the stubbornmarines.  The Scions pride themselves on never retreating except in the most dire of circumstances.  This is really great during the Siege of Terra, not so great later on.
|we see him around but he hasn't done much with his guys
|[[Iron Assembly]]
|Lego-marines?  Actually, I really don't know where these guys are going.  They were undeveloped for ever because their original developer left and promised to come back, but didn't.  A new guy has taken them on, but we're still waiting to see what he's doing beyond LOUD NOISES.
|active
|-
|[[Silver Cataphracts]]
|'''''AAAAAAHH, MOTHERLAND!!!'''''  Hailing from Space Russia and led by a Primarch who combines the "best" features of Stalin and Ivan the Terrible, the Cataphracts are probably the most fatalistic of the Astartes.
|frighteningly active
|[[Iron Rangers]]
|I sure hope you like ruthless assassins and stealth.  Because if you don't, the Iron Rangers are going to sneak into your tent and cut your throat.  Heck, they might do it anyway.  Don't say you weren't warned!
|absent, probably gone
|-
|[[Steel Marshals]]
|The inevitable loyalist siege legion.  Surprisingly laid back and chill guys, for a group of super-soldiers who spend their time fighting their enemies eye-to-eye.
|active but busy
|[[Life Bringers]]
|Biological nightmare Legion, goes over to Nurgle.  They have the bare bones of the idea sketched out really nicely, but need detail.
|Re-active
|-
|[[Stone Men]]
|The Stone Men are a throwback to the gonzo days of Rogue Trader.  It's <s>great</s> <s>terrible</s> <s>awe-inspiring</s> beyond description!
|off his meds and in the community
|[[Lions Rampant]]
|Victorian English hypocrites, avowing restraint and gentlemanliness but belonging entirely to Slaanesh.
|active
|-
|[[Thunder Kings]]
|Based on a world of clannish Celtic primitives, the Thunder Kings split apart in the Heresy and spend the next centuries killing each other.  They're a bit like a cheerier version of the Dark Angels with a less obscure gay culture reference.
|probably gone, second time these guys have been abandoned
|[[Mastodontii]]
|Siberian/Inuit Marines with HUEG tanks.  Do you really need anything else?
|gone
|-
|[[Void Angels]]
|HONHONHON, ve are ze Space Marines Français!  The Void Angels are a smug bunch but they do get shit done.  Combine enlightenment ideals with revolutionary terror (remembering that the French Empire included Indochina and parts of sub-Saharan Africa) and you'll have a good idea of what they're about.
|worryingly active
|[[Sons of Fire]]
|Remember how Khorne is all about ''KILL! MAIM! BURN!''?  Like that, but heavy on the '''''BUURRRRN!!!'''''
|Gone
|-
|[[War Scribes]]
|The "big picture" Legion who consider the consequences.  These are the geeks who can punch your head off.  They get involved in a lot of weird shit in the Galactic Core.
|active
|[[Wolves of Dawn/Heralds of Hektor]]
|Hey, hey, it's the Warmaster!  They're led by Hektor who is a kind of tragic Greek Hero/Macedonian warlord in SPAAAAACE!
|gone, became a community contribution legion
|}


=Rules=
=Rules=


==Skirmish level (Warhammer 40k using the Forge World "Horus Heresy" material)==
'''Skirmish level''' ''(Warhammer 40k using the Forge World "Horus Heresy" material)'':  This is the base game for the AU.  All of the Legions above can be assumed to use the Legiones Astartes Crusade list, with modifications and special characters covered either on the main article or on one of the pages below:
 
This is the base game for the AU.  All of the Legions above can be assumed to use the Legiones Astartes Crusade list, with modifications and special characters covered on the individual pages.
 
==Naval warfare (Battlefleet Gothic)==
 
Before the Imperial Reformation, there was no Imperial Navy with control over the Imperium's warships.  Therefore, the Legiones Astartes controlled powerful battlefleets, not limited to the battle barges and strike cruisers that the later Space Marine Chapters would employ.
 
The following Great Crusade era ships are detailed in existing Battlefleet Gothic products:
 
'''Battleships'''
*''Apocalypse''-Class
*''Emperor''-Class
*''Desolator''-Class
*''Retribution''-Class
*''Victory''-Class
*''Warspite''-Class (Use Battle Barge profile)
 
'''Grand Cruisers'''
*''Avenger''-Class
*''Vengeance''-Class
 
'''Cruisers'''
*''Cardinal''-Class
*''Dauntless''-Class
*''Hades''-Class
*''Hellfire''-Class
*''Lunar''-Class
*''Olympia''-Class (Use Strike Cruiser profile)
*''Siluria''-Class
 
'''Escorts'''
*''Cobra''-Class Destroyer
*''Havoc''-Class Frigate
*''Nova''-Class Frigate
*''Sword''-Class Frigate
 
===Ships of the Great Crusade===
 
====Capital Ships====
 
'''''Basileus''-class Battle Barge (435 points)'''
 
Forsaking the heavy armour protection of the other Legion battle barges, the massive Basileus class was designed as a second-wave assault ship.  Its cavernous interior can hold vast quantities of material, to be delivered to the surface of a planet via its great launch bays.  During the Hektor Heresy, these rare vessels were often employed as fleet carriers.
 
{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-style="color:white; background-color:black;" align=center
!TYPE/HITS
!SPEED
!TURNS
!SHIELDS
!ARMOUR
!TURRETS
|- align=center
|Battleship/12
|20cm
|45°
|4
|5+
|5
|-style="color:white; background-color:black;" align=center
!ARMAMENT
!RANGE
!colspan="3"|FIREPOWER/STRENGTH
!FIRE ARC
|- align=center
|Port Batteries
|60cm
|colspan="3"|8
|Left
|- align=center
|Starboard Batteries
|60cm
|colspan="3"|8
|Right
|- align=center
|Dorsal Bombardment Cannons
|45cm
|colspan="3"|8
|Left/Front/Right
|- align=center
|Port Launch Bay
|Thunderhawks:20cm
|colspan="3"|5
|N/A
|- align=center
|Starboard Launch Bay
|Thunderhawks:20cm
|colspan="3"|5
|N/A
|- align=center
|Prow Torpedoes
|Speed:30cm
|colspan="3"|8
|Front
|}
{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|style="background-color:lightgrey;"|'''''Notes:'''  The Basileus cannot use ''Come to a New Heading'' special orders.''
|}
 
 
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'''''Infernus''-class Battleship (325 points)'''
 
One of the true monsters of the Legion Fleets, the Infernus mounts a deadly spinal Exo-Lance weapon capable of vaporizing a cruiser with a single shot.
 
{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-style="color:white; background-color:black;" align=center
!TYPE/HITS
!SPEED
!TURNS
!SHIELDS
!ARMOUR
!TURRETS
|- align=center
|Battleship/12
|20cm
|45°
|4
|5+
|3
|-style="color:white; background-color:black;" align=center
!ARMAMENT
!RANGE
!colspan="3"|FIREPOWER/STRENGTH
!FIRE ARC
|- align=center
|Port Batteries
|45cm
|colspan="3"|8
|Left
|- align=center
|Starboard Batteries
|45cm
|colspan="3"|8
|Right
|- align=center
|Spinal Exo-Las
|45cm
|colspan="3"|6
|Front
|- align=center
|Starboard Launch Bay
|Furies:30cm/Starhawks:20cm
|colspan="3"|4
|Starboard
|- align=center
|Port Launch Bay
|Furies:30cm/Starhawks:20cm
|colspan="3"|4
|Port
|}
{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|style="background-color:lightgrey;"|'''''Notes:''' The Spinal Exo-Las Weapon of an Infernus Class is a weapon of exceptional destructive capabilities.  It inflicts critical hits on a 5+ rather than a 6. Additionally, the Infernus cannot use ''Come to a New Heading'' special orders.''
|}
 
 
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'''''Charibdys''-class Grand Cruiser (270 points)'''
 
Designed as a test bed for awesome new weaponry, most of the Charibdys class were hastily completed and rushed into service armed with tried and true armaments.
 
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{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|style="background-color:lightgrey;"|'''''Notes:''' A few Charibys were completed with their experimental weapons.  You may exchange the Dorsal Lance Batteries for a Nova Cannon or a Plasma Destructor (15cm range, 10 firepower, always hits on a 5 or more and inflicts critical hits on a 5 or more) at no additional cost.  In either case, the new weapon fires Forward only.
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'''''Armiger''-class Cruiser (160 points)'''
 
Swift and carrying a formidable array of lance weaponry, the Armiger was a mainstay of the Expeditionary fleets.  Due to their short range and weak armour, most of these vessels were lost during the Hektor Heresy and the Great Scouring.
 
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'''''Crusade''-class Cruiser (185 points)'''
 
An old design, justly synonymous with the Emperor's great struggle to unite the human race, the Crusade could once be found in every corner of the Galaxy.
 
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'''''Dodona''-class Strike Cruiser (165 points)
 
Some of the Legiones Astartes were reluctant to use orbital bombardment except in the most dire circumstances.  The ''Dodona'' and similar classes fulfilled this preference by acting as a swift and durable platform for bombers and landing craft.  The development of the Thunderhawk and Thunderhawk Annihilator greatly increased the popularity of this vessel.
 
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====Escorts====
 
 
'''''Spectre''-class Warp Runner (25 points)'''
 
One of the swiftest vessels ever built by the Imperium, the Spectre served the Expeditionary Fleets in a variety of support roles.  Most frequently, they would be sent ahead of the main body to gather up-to-date tactical intelligence before a main strike was launched.
 
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'''''Thunderbolt''-class Heavy Frigate (60 points)'''
 
The Thunderbolt was an uncommon sight in the fleets of the Imperium, but its peculiar qualities made it much sought-after.  It was quick and agile, but armed with a battery of lances the envy of many cruiser captains.  If the heavy frigate was capable, it was not without its disadvantages.  Due to the immense energy requirements of its armament, power couplings tended to burn out quickly and it was impossible to manoeuvre and keep the lances firing.
 
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|}
 
 
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'''''Vigil''-class Siege Frigate (40 points)'''
 
Although slow for an escort, the Vigil's powerful bombardment cannons often played a critical role in breaking down tough planetary defences.
 
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===Legiones Astartes Expeditionary Fleet===
 
'''FLEET COMMANDER'''
 
'''0-1 Praetor'''
 
''You may include one Praetor.  If your fleet includes any battleships, he must be assigned to a battleship in preference to a cruiser.  If the Fleet is worth over 750 points, the Praetor must be included to lead it.
 
<nowiki>Praetor (Leadership 10) 50 points</nowiki>
 
You may buy Fleet Commander re-rolls for the Praetor.
 
<nowiki>One re-roll 25 points
Two re-rolls 50 points
Three re-rolls 75 points</nowiki>
 
If the Praetor's ship has a Space Marine crew, it may carry a Terminator boarding party for +50 points.
 
 
'''CAPITAL SHIPS'''
 
'''Battleships'''
 
''You may include one battleship in your fleet for every three cruisers or grand cruisers.''
 
<nowiki>Apocalypse Class 375 points
0-1 Basileus Class (BB) 435 points
Desolator Class 300 points
Emperor Class 365 points
Infernus Class 325 points
Retribution Class 345 points
Victory Class 345 points
Warspite Class (1) (BB) 425 points</nowiki>
 
'''''Notes:'''  A battleship may be upgraded with a Space Marine crew at a cost of +25 points.  In addition to gaining the benefits described in the Space Marine Fleet list, a vessel that receives this upgrade also converts its launch bays to carry half the number (rounded up) of Thunderhawks.''
 
''1.  Use the Battle Barge rules from the Space Marine Fleet.''
 
''BB. A vessel of this class has a Space Marine crew included in its point cost and may not be fielded without this upgrade.''
 
 
'''Grand cruisers'''
 
''You may include one grand cruiser in your fleet for every two cruisers.''
 
<nowiki>Avenger Class 220 points
Charibdys Class 270 points
Vengeance Class 230 points</nowiki>
 
'''''Notes:'''  A grand cruiser may be upgraded with a Space Marine crew at a cost of +20 points.  In addition to gaining the benefits described in the Space Marine Fleet list, a vessel that receives this upgrade also converts its launch bays to carry half the number (rounded up) of Thunderhawks.''
 
 
'''0-12 Cruisers'''
 
<nowiki>Armiger Class 160 points
Cardinal Class 190 points
Crusade Class 185 points
Dodona Class (SC) 165 points
Hades Class 200 points
Hellfire Class 285 points
Lunar Class 180 points
Olympia Class (1) (SC) 145 points</nowiki>
 
'''''Notes:'''  A cruiser may be upgraded with a Space Marine crew at a cost of +15 points.  In addition to gaining the benefits described in the Space Marine Fleet list, a vessel that receives this upgrade also converts its launch bays to carry half the number (rounded up) of Thunderhawks.
 
''1.  Use the Strike Cruiser rules from the Space Marine Fleet.''
 
''SC. A vessel of this class has a Space Marine crew included in its point cost and may not be fielded without this upgrade.''
 
 
'''Light Cruisers'''
 
''You may include any number of light cruisers in your fleet.''
 
<nowiki>Dauntless Class 110 points
Siluria Class 90 points</nowiki>
 
'''''Notes:'''  A light cruiser may upgrade to a Space Marine crew at a cost of +10 points.''
 
 
'''ESCORTS'''
 
''You may include any number of escorts in your fleet.''
 
<nowiki>Cobra Class Destroyer 30 points
Havoc Class Frigate 35 points
Nova Class Frigate 45 points
Spectre Class Warp Runner 25 points
Sword Class Frigate 35 points
Thunderbolt Class Heavy Frigate 60 points
Vigil Class Siege Frigate 40 points</nowiki>
 
'''''Notes:'''  An escort may be upgraded with a Space Marine crew at a cost of +5 points.  (Note that the Nova Class does not automatically come with a Space Marine crew.)''
 
 
'''ORDINANCE AND UPGRADES'''
 
Ships designated BB or SC are equipped with drop pods.
 
A ship with a Space Marine crew may; launch boarding torpedoes or regular torpedoes from its torpedo tubes, launch a mix of Thunderhawk Annihilators and Thunderhawks from its launch bays, and/or purchase an Honour Guard for +10 points.
 
A ship without a Space Marine crew may; launch regular torpedoes from its torpedo tubes, and/or launch a mix of Fury interceptors and Starhawk bombers from its launch bays.
 


'''ATTACK RATING'''
*[[Void Angels (30k)|Fifth Legion]]


A fleet which contains only ships with the Space Marine crew upgrade has an attack rating of 3. Otherwise, the attack rating is 2.
'''Naval warfare''' ''(Battlefleet Gothic)'': We like [[Battlefleet Gothic]] a lot, and have sketched out [[Hektor Heresy BFG rules|some rules]] for playing Hektor Heresy in SPACE!


=Resources for editors=
=Resources for editors=


==Miscellaneous==
==Information==


''Remaining issues, including proposals for Legions, ironing out issues with the Primarch discovery order, defining Legion specialities and numbers, etc. can be raised on the [[Talk:Legiones Astartes (Hektor Heresy)|Talk page]].  At the moment there are four "missing" Legions, akin to the two missing Legions of the original universe.''
The [http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Warhammer_40k_Wiki Warhammer 40k wiki] is a very useful resource due to giving "extremely accurate summaries" of Games Workshop and Forge World material.  [http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Warhammer_40,000 Lexicanum's 40k wiki] relies on paraphrasing but is still worthwhile.


==Graphical Templates==
==Graphical Templates==

Latest revision as of 11:51, 21 June 2023

This page details people, events, and organisations from the /tg/ Heresy, a fan re-working of the Warhammer 40,000 Universe. See the /tg/ Heresy Timeline and Galaxy pages for more information on the Alternate Universe.

The Legiones Astartes or Space Marine Legions were the primary armed forces of the Imperium during the Great Crusade. Their core forces were bodies of augmented soldiers, the products of the Emperor of Mankind's genetic experimentation on old Terra. But there were also ordinary men and women who supported the Space Marines or even fought beside them in the Auxilia formations of the Imperial Army.

Detailed information[edit]

Legions of the Crusade[edit]

The Twenty Astartes Legions of the Great Crusade
Number Name Speciality Primarch Homeworld Loyalty
I Heralds of Hektor Generalists Hektor Cincinnatus Olmer (destroyed), now based from their fleet within the Eye of Terror Traitor
II War Scribes Logistics Arelex Orannis Whitestone (Destroyed), now Fleet-based in the Atalantos Worlds. Loyal
III Missing and deleted from Imperial records
IV Sons of Fire World-Killing and Melee Inferox Crematoria (destroyed) Traitor
V Void Angels Manoeuvre warfare Gaspard Lumey Ciban IV Loyal
VI The Entombed Heavy Support Golgothos Sepulchra Loyal
VII Missing and deleted from Imperial records
VIII Mastodontii Mechanised Warfare Tollund Ötztal Tisenjoch Traitor
IX Lions Rampant Armoured Warfare Cromwald Walgrun Sommesgard Traitor
X Steel Marshals Siege Warfare Roman Albrecht Centauri Primus Loyal
XI Thunder Kings Furious Melee Brennus Alessia (destroyed), now multiple worlds Loyal
XII Life Bringers Chemical Warfare Johannes Vrach Rai (destroyed), now Eden (Demon World in the Eye of Terror) Traitor
XIII The Justiciars Witch-hunting and surgical strikes Uriel Salazar Perfidiae V Traitor
XIV Black Augurs Sorcery-powered Melee The Voidwatcher Ostium Traitor
XV Silver Cataphracts Combined Arms Warfare Alexandri of Rosskar Rosskar Loyal
XVI Eternal Zealots Close Quarters Combat Aubrey The Grey Lazarus Traitor
XVII Scale Bearers Fast Attack Tiran Osoros Solnhofen Loyal
XVIII Stone Men Defensive Operations Onyx the Indestructible Neolithus(destroyed) Loyal
XIX Eyes of the Emperor Firepower Shakya Vardhana Marusthali Loyal
XX Iron Rangers Asymmetrical Warfare Rogerius Merrill Profi Tiroedd Traitor

Discovery Order of the Primarchs[edit]

1) Hektor Cincinnatus (at start)

2) Arelex Orannis (803.M30)

3) Uriel Salazar (817.M30)

4) Shakya Vardhana (822.M30)

5) Roman Albrecht (831.M30)

6) The Voidwatcher (836.M30)

7) Tollund Ötztal (842.M30)

8) Gaspard Lumey (850.M30)

9) Johannes Vrach (850.M30)

10) Alexandri (855.M30)

11) Tiran Osoros (859.M30)

12) Inferox the Burned King (863.M30)

13) Rogerius Merrill (870.M30)

14) Brennus (892.M30)

15) Golgothos (898.M30)

16) Aubrey The Grey (899.M30)

17) Onyx the Indestructible (908.M30)

18) Cromwald Walgrun (914.M30)

Doctrine and Reforms[edit]

Much of the discipline and organisation of the early Legions owed greatly to the ancient and proven Terran patterns of strategy, hierarchy and function as laid down in the revered texts of the Principia Belicosa of Roma and Krom's fragmentary New Model that had survived in the hands of the Old Earth tyrants down the blood-stained generations. To these venerable treatises the Emperor and his commanders had added their own genius and created a sturdy but adaptable strategic framework that spoke to the fundamental strengths and superhuman abilities of the Legionaries themselves.

Following the disaster of the Hektor Heresy and the Imperial counter-offensive of the Great Scouring, Gaspard Lumey and Arelex Orannis presided over a great reorganisation of the Loyalist Space Marines into smaller rapid strike units of a thousand Astartes. These Successor Chapters to the old Legions would form an integral part of the Reformed Imperium's defences.

Rules[edit]

Skirmish level (Warhammer 40k using the Forge World "Horus Heresy" material): This is the base game for the AU. All of the Legions above can be assumed to use the Legiones Astartes Crusade list, with modifications and special characters covered either on the main article or on one of the pages below:

Naval warfare (Battlefleet Gothic): We like Battlefleet Gothic a lot, and have sketched out some rules for playing Hektor Heresy in SPACE!

Resources for editors[edit]

Information[edit]

The Warhammer 40k wiki is a very useful resource due to giving "extremely accurate summaries" of Games Workshop and Forge World material. Lexicanum's 40k wiki relies on paraphrasing but is still worthwhile.

Graphical Templates[edit]

Here are some easily painted templates to make illustrating the Legion pages a simpler task.

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