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So I just got word that there is an alpha legion supplement coming out in early 2014. Dont know how true this is but Im excited now. If anyone has any word on this I would love to hear about it.

Word from who? Where?

What kind of word?

Surely everybody's heard about the word?

 azreal13 wrote:
Surely everybody's heard about the word?

Of course. Because the Bird is the Word.

"Bird" is the word!

Edit: ninja'd :(

Vague rumors about a possible book that may or may not exist?

How fitting for the XXth Legion.

Any source on this whatsoever? Because I just heard that we'd all win the lottery.

Right now.

When I said it out loud.

Erzanj wrote:
Vague rumors about a possible book that may or may not exist?

How fitting for the XXth Legion.

I guess they've hidden themselves in this 'Black Legion' supplement

I heard about this too, the only thing that isn't confirmed is whether the Supplement will be for C:SM or CSM

Lock this now before the Apha Legion memes get out of control.
LOL

T'would appear to be the first that most people are hearing of it.

I'm sure it'd please a fair few people if there was such a book.

As there does appear to be something of a dearth of news relating to this at the moment I'll move this to the 40k general board. Guess people can speculate a while upon this issue then.

As/when/if there's any further or more solid info we'll have a thread in the news/rumours board.

Thanks to the OP for the time and effort

Special rule: all units are Alpharius.

Rule: May choose to be allies with anyone. Can infiltrate gene stealer cults.

It is a rumour. By a new source. What's the problem?
Supplements will come and Chaos legions are a likely candidate, so it is not completely unbelievable.

@lost_soul: Please go on posting rumours, even if other people like to discourage you. Every rumour poster startes getting beaten badly, even Harry (when he predicted a High Elf chariot drawn by white lions)

Taeken wrote:

 azreal13 wrote:
Surely everybody's heard about the word?

Of course. Because the Bird is the Word.

I don't get it.

Davor wrote:

Taeken wrote:

 azreal13 wrote:
Surely everybody's heard about the word?

Of course. Because the Bird is the Word.

I don't get it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184

It's a song that was played out in a long episode of family guy.

 ZebioLizard2 wrote:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184

It's a song that was played out in a long episode of family guy.

It's also a classic surf song that was used to good effect in Full Metal Jacket, which is an excellent film that everyone here should be familiar with.

They should be released under the guise of the Ultramarines Supplemental

thenoobbomb wrote:I guess they've hidden themselves in this 'Black Legion' supplement

Oooooooohhhhhh...

... sneaky.

In all seriousness, though, what would even be in an alpha legion supplement? You already have access to infiltration (huron, etc.), and you already have access to cultists, which were pretty much what set alpha legion apart.

 Troike wrote:
Special rule: all units are Alpharius.

Including the opposition.
In the meantime, Alpharius may or may not have news of a certain ornithological variety pertaining to the smallest element that may be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content.

I've just realised - I know nothing of the Alpha Legion post heresy - what have they done since 30k that could be referenced in the supplement?

 Ailaros wrote:

thenoobbomb wrote:I guess they've hidden themselves in this 'Black Legion' supplement

Oooooooohhhhhh...

... sneaky.

In all seriousness, though, what would even be in an alpha legion supplement? You already have access to infiltration (huron, etc.), and you already have access to cultists, which were pretty much what set alpha legion apart.

Before anyways, nowadays I figure it'd be like the old Altoic rules, whereupon you'd have special rules to screw with the enemy, not to mention things like well trained cultists (BS4 or WS4 I suppose), ability to infiltrate units without needing a SC. (Yes because Huron is really Alpha Legion. ).

And finally we'd actually get FLUFF about Alpha Legion, because by god they really, really do need it by now as it is the legion with less fluff then even Black Legion. At this point the old rules might not even apply considering now they infiltrate actual space marine groups from within and begin to filter things out in a manner outside combat.

Before it used to be cultist bombers with skilled and dedicated followers that fought well in combat, while sneaking around and infiltrating everywhere.

Erzanj wrote:
Vague rumors about a possible book that may or may not exist?

How fitting for the XXth Legion.

What Legion? Never heard of it

If this turns out to be true Chaos SM will be my next army, Ill have to put my name down as Alpharius on the 40k sign up sheet at my FLGS. Then show up with a mask on so know one will who I am

I've just realised - I know nothing of the Alpha Legion post heresy - what have they done since 30k that could be referenced in the supplement?

Congratulations! Your words are like irresistible bait to Matt Ward. It's like you're intentionally chumming the water, trying to get him to appear.

First Rule of Alpha Legion....there is no Alpha Legion......Second Rule of Alpha Legion......THERE IS NO ALPHA LEGION.....

#3 in the nonexistent Alpha Legion your name shall be nothing but Alpharius

MaxDamage wrote:First Rule of Alpha Legion....there is no Alpha Legion......Second Rule of Alpha Legion......THERE IS NO ALPHA LEGION.....

The third rule of alpha legion - try your best and have fun.

I reckon GW could come out with one, it would be a nice touch.

A cool rule would be something like any footslogging infantry with an initiative lower than 3 that were in base contact with cultists could be brainwashed on the roll of 5+ or something

 PredaKhaine wrote:
I've just realised - I know nothing of the Alpha Legion post heresy - what have they done since 30k that could be referenced in the supplement?

Well, they've managed to apply mind control to two different SM chapters and loot their geneseed and even established battle brothers. A Lord Inquisitor hunted down a high placed AL operative, fought him in a duel, killed him, and then was killed by about a half dozen hidden AL operatives, who then substituted one of their own as the Lord Inquisitor. So... at least one very well regarded Inquisitor is actually a AL operative, the Siege of Vrakks was kicked off by an AL marine pulling the strings, and two separate SM chapters no longer exist and were wiped out without the use of virus bombs, daemon princes, or orbital strikes.

Oh, and when subverting the scout company and raw recruits of the Crimson Consuls, the AL marine also continued to play regicide with the Chapter Master the whole time, and the day that he set off the psycho-conditioned trigger to make the entire scout company go homicidal on loyalists he also sent in his final move. It was, and I quote
...Borachio had beaten him. "Blind Man's Mate...' the Chapter Master mouthed.
"Excuse me, my lord?" Narke asked.
"No disrespect intended,' Artegall told the astropath. 'It's a form of victory in regicide, so called because you do not see it coming.'

 PredaKhaine wrote:

 Troike wrote:
Special rule: all units are Alpharius.

Including the opposition.
In the meantime, Alpharius may or may not have news of a certain ornithological variety pertaining to the smallest element that may be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content.

I've just realised - I know nothing of the Alpha Legion post heresy - what have they done since 30k that could be referenced in the supplement?

Everything.

Age of Apostasy? Vandire was actually an Alpha Legion plant. So was Alicia Dominica.

Black Crusades 1 through 13? Engineered by the Alpha Legion. Also fought by the Alpha Legion. On both sides.

Damocles Crusade? Launched, executed and then redirected by the Alpha Legion.

Also, the Tau are the Alpha Legion. All of them. Including Farsight. And his swords. Shadowsun, too.