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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
The only Black Shields I know about are the Deathwatch Marines that show up displaying no Chapter iconography.

What are the HH-era Black Shields about?

Basically the same idea. Splinter fleets and forces on the cusp of the crusade left to their own devices after the dropsite massacre. A lot of them dash their iconography. Almost a free company vibe. Very pirate/mercenary/independent vibe. They also use xenos tech and modify wargear.

Malcador seeks them out because a lot of'm didn't side with horus. The namean reaver, a "reaver lord" eventually becomes a knight errant in the service of the sigillite. Some cool stuff, interesting rules too.

Yes - Space Marine Pirates is what I was remembering!

Black Shields are those who have forsaken their parent legion, whether they are loyalist or traitor. Some are in it for the fighting, or because they disagree with how their legion goes about things, while others indeed become reavers or petty warlords carving out an empire of their own.

A couple examples of Blackshield forces that have been depicted...

Terran Raven Guard, who weren't trusted by Corax and survived the suicide mission he sent them on and fled into the Ghoul star.

Iron Hands so incensed by the loss of their Primarch they struck out on their own against the will of the Legion's surviving leadership.

Iron Warriors from remote corners of the Galaxy forgotten or abandoned by their primarch.

The key characteristic that differentiates them is the degree to which they're operating autonomously and for themselves. Where the shattered Legions are organized and utilizing legion resources, blackshields no longer have ties to their legions or the resources those legions have.

The Blackshields of the 30k era are pretty much the precursors to the Renegades of the 40k era.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
The only Black Shields I know about are the Deathwatch Marines that show up displaying no Chapter iconography.

What are the HH-era Black Shields about?

They're "undecided" between Traitors and Loyalists, outcast, or otherwise renegade units of Marines. They don't belong to any legion in particular, and have their own tactics/rules/units/etc

I thought they were marines from the traitor legions who still sided with the Emperor. Who are those guys as they're not Black Shields?

Black shields can be both loyalists from traitor legions and traitors from loyalist legions, as well as independent forces that have not taken a side. The main feature is that for whatever reason they have cut there ties to there parent legion(s) and are operating on there own.

Gotcha - thanks for clearing that up for me.

So I just tried logging on to Forgeworlds website, and its not coming up. Any body know if this has anything to do with the decrease in value of the Pound due to the Brexit?

 Col. Kurtz wrote:
So I just tried logging on to Forgeworlds website, and its not coming up. Any body know if this has anything to do with the decrease in value of the Pound due to the Brexit?

Yep. It's a whopping 6% discount or so due to GBP dropping, so far

The leading (/most advertising) currency exchange site XE.com was out for a while today, though.

 Col. Kurtz wrote:
So I just tried logging on to Forgeworlds website, and its not coming up. Any body know if this has anything to do with the decrease in value of the Pound due to the Brexit?

Working just fine now.

Be sure your bank is recognizing the exchange rate change before you go hog wild!

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Be sure your bank is recognizing the exchange rate change before you go hog wild!

This. If you read the fine print you'll probably see something like "we will use the most favorable (for us) exchange rate over the next 5 days".

I downloaded the digital version of the Crusade Imperialis book and noticed they made a change to the Knight Crusader. You can't exchange the Thermal Cannon for a Rapidfire Battle Cannon. You can exchange the Gatling Cannon for one though. I don't know why they made this change but it means my Knight Crusader is not a legal option for 30k unless I tear off the Battle Cannon and put the Thermal Cannon on.

Certainly an odd one, hopefully this is one of the infamous Forge World typos, as it would mean that my Crusader is also no longer legal.

That's an odd choice. Hopefully its a misprint.

No double gat cannon option on any of the Knights?

I emailed FW and they said it wasn't a typo, that's how they intended it. I'm kind of annoyed as I can't use my Crusader as is.

There's no double gat cannon options for any knight.

 Thanatos73 wrote:
I emailed FW and they said it wasn't a typo, that's how they intended it. I'm kind of annoyed as I can't use my Crusader as is.

There's no double gat cannon options for any knight.

Magnets, ftw.

Also, booooo. Double gat would have been a nice touch.

It may well be a case of Crusaders being a newer load-out and something not utilized in the 30k era, or FW realizes certain weapon combinations simply outshine their own Knight patterns.

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

 Thanatos73 wrote:
I emailed FW and they said it wasn't a typo, that's how they intended it. I'm kind of annoyed as I can't use my Crusader as is.

There's no double gat cannon options for any knight.

Magnets, ftw.

Also, booooo. Double gat would have been a nice touch.

Magnets would be great if it wasn't already assembled and primed.

 Crablezworth wrote:
Basically the same idea. Splinter fleets and forces on the cusp of the crusade left to their own devices after the dropsite massacre. A lot of them dash their iconography. Almost a free company vibe. Very pirate/mercenary/independent vibe. They also use xenos tech and modify wargear.

Malcador seeks them out because a lot of'm didn't side with horus. The namean reaver, a "reaver lord" eventually becomes a knight errant in the service of the sigillite. Some cool stuff, interesting rules too.

Nifty. I guess I need to get that HH book then.

I like the story and rules as well. I'm already knee deep in imperial fists though...

 Uriels_Flame wrote:
I like the story and rules as well. I'm already knee deep in imperial fists though...

Better than being fist-deep in Imperial knees, I suppose.

Hey Guys,
I've been a fair few pages back but cannot seem to find what rumors there are about what the next HH FW books are or will contain.

I'm just here for the blood angels!

 Alpha wrote:
Hey Guys,
I've been a fair few pages back but cannot seem to find what rumors there are about what the next HH FW books are or will contain.

I'm just here for the blood angels!

The next is Inferno, which is Prospero (Space Wolves, Thousand Sons, Custodes, but of Sisters of Silence). Past that I don't think we know yet.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 Alpha wrote:
Hey Guys,
I've been a fair few pages back but cannot seem to find what rumors there are about what the next HH FW books are or will contain.

I'm just here for the blood angels!

The next is Inferno, which is Prospero (Space Wolves, Thousand Sons, Custodes, but of Sisters of Silence). Past that I don't think we know yet.

The rumor is Space Wolves and Thousand Sons each get a list and there is supposed to be just one singular list covering all the Imperial Agents like custodes and sisters of silence that were present. At the last FW event it was also said there are some Lunar Wolves present as well. There is also suppose to be a variant Auxilia list to cover the spyer guard.

Ahhh thanks!

They're here!

UPGRADING THE MECHANICUS

You might have noticed that we have more than a few upgrades available on the Forge World web store. There are heads, torsos and shoulder pads for every Legion; heavy and special weapons for Space Marines; weapons for Eldar and Tyranids; upgrade sets for Astra Militarum; doors and turrets for vehicles of all types; and plenty more.

One army we’ve not designed any upgrades for is the Adeptus Mechanicus. That is, until now. Check out what’s coming soon from Forge World Studio…







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My body is ready, but my wallet is not .

I am thrilled that they are pictured, but I bet they won't get released for a few weeks. I really want the Imperial Armour book first but I will take these and the precursor to plague drones, whatever they were called.