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Well the ruleset has moved on from this game, but I have a new comic batrep for you. I fear that its not quite as good as some others but I hope you enjoy none the less!

If you missed the stunning opener to this epic battle relive the action:
Assault on Ix: Our hero's decode the second cogitator, and learn of a new deadly and dangerous world where their quarry is hiding. Will they track him down before he escapes?

You can also find the Prequels to this story:
Part 1: What are the cogitators of Gordium? Learn the truth of how they arrived on the planet and who else wants them...
Part 2: After undergoing a secret mission to recover the cogitators the Dark angels must fight their way out of a trap with dire consquences.
Part 3: After learning the location of one the fallen the Dark Angels travel to the world of Purgatory in order to locate their quarry, but his demonic allies have other plans...

In orbit around the planet Ix we rejoin our hero's fresh off their victory at Orlansk, where they were able to capture the site, but the Sorceror Ekynius vanished while plaguemarine Captain Bolivox, has been tracked by the Ravenwing, and was last seen heading for the mountains...








Mission type was emperor's will.

Deployment set up was hammer and anvil.

I deployed in such a way so that I could utilize the Belial's teleport homer in order to serve as a linchpin for bringing down the deathwing on one flank which would give me a chance to overrun one flank, and go straight for his objective, while gaining protection from the line of sight blocking cathedral. The land raider opposite had no termies inside and was more of a decoy to guard my home objective.





Deployment



DA1 - shots are fired, no damage. The Crusader moves 12".





IW1 - The vindicator can't get through the shield, while the predator shakes the dread naught.







DA2 - All deathwing squads drop in using the Belial's homer. Upon arrival two combined squads wreck the nearest rhino. Meanwhile the godhammer LR destroys the cannon on the vindi. Sadly in all the excitement i forgot to disembark the DWK.













IW2 - As stated in the images above.













DA3 - both dreads are destroyed and one marine squad is routed.









IW3 - Predator and vindicator are having a bad day, luckily the marines, take matters into their own hands and destroy the termies on the objective.





DA4 - the remaining group of terminators hops back in the crusader, which then goes on to blow up the pesky vindicator. Belial and his entourage, trudge through busted up hellbrute parts.





IW4 - still can't penetrate the land raider's hull the troops try to push for the objectives.





DA5- the termies prepare to try and hold off the chaos marines at the objectives.



IW 5 - off screen plasma and a helldrake kills some deathwing knights, while the terminators move out of the way of being tank shocked.







DA6 - A single deathwing knight is killed in overwatch, but they make their charge and... fail all their attacks! The marine sargent then slays the knight master, and the squad kills his companion. Mean while the other sargent does two wounds to belial, before dying.


Gotta love contemptor invul saves.









IW6 - Belial routs the marines, while koros can't blast the termies off the objective.

Game ends


Termies claim the western objective.


Belial denies the marines trying to score the eastern objective.

Final score 5-2 Deathwing.

Summary - Things kinda went my way that game. Unlucky for my opponent. Great guy, great army. Had I brought the ravenwing or marines this would have been very different.

Epilouge -

"Well Belial it looks like that new scar is healing nicely. Now what of the battle for Atlas Pass?"

"Azreal, how nice that you could join us. Even by holovid I have to say those curtains look hideous. ....Ah, I'll take your raised eyebrow to mean you agree. The pass is ours and the 4th Company is moving quickly towards the Tunguska glacier. Unfortunately we could not capture the Warsmith who was collected in the talons of one of the helldrakes and escaped. Bolivox appears to have continued his flight south and it is believed he is attempting to rendevous with his allies at the Polar fortress Gastongen.
Intelligence gained after the battle reports that the fallen known as Mendicant is most likely at the Fortress of Gastongen, but his reason for being there could not be gleaned before the the source expired. Hephestion who was also at the battle, would also like to report."

"Very well then go ahead Hephestion, the matters of the warp, are important indeed."

"Grandmaster Azreal, the portents of the immaterium suggest that there is an omnious battle looming, I am unsure of when but I sense the power of demons in this offing. I wish I had better news but the fallen that we seek, Brother Mendicant, has not been visible to me through my visions in the warp. It is possible that powerful psykers shield him from me. This may mean the work of Enkynius or other more powerful beings..."

"Omnious indeed. Very well come what may. Sammael we shall need you to scout ahead to the Tunguska. Should you encounter any resistence, get what intelligence you can then report back to the 4th company Camp. Our quarry is yet before us gentleman, he is on the run and we shall have him. For the Lion."

I love your comic batreps, thanks again for sharing.

Awesome job with the Comic batrep! Definitely an enjoyable format!

Entertaining as always

This is the closest I've come to regretting giving up on this game. Absolutely fantastic stuff, and it actually seems to fit comic book pacing pretty damn well

Wow, I know what im gonna do for my next battle report!

Thats amazing mate. Great pictures, brief but the comic style shows more than words can describe. Definitely do more of these, I think a lot of people are gonna enjoy reading these.

That was fun to read!

Absolutely LOVE this style of batrep, very funny but also in-character, must have taken ages so really appreciate you taking the time to do it.

buddha wrote:I love your comic batreps, thanks again for sharing.

much appreciated, thanks for reading and commenting!

Warmonger2757 wrote:Awesome job with the Comic batrep! Definitely an enjoyable format!

You can catch the rest of the story on my blog Legion of Caliban. The links are at the top.

WrentheFaceless wrote:Entertaining as always

much appreciated man. Thanks

Dakkamite wrote:This is the closest I've come to regretting giving up on this game. Absolutely fantastic stuff, and it actually seems to fit comic book pacing pretty damn well

thanks dakkamite. its really just storyboarding the game. makes it alot more intimate when the story is woven through the characters. thanks for reading!

Swastakowey wrote:Wow, I know what im gonna do for my next battle report!

Thats amazing mate. Great pictures, brief but the comic style shows more than words can describe. Definitely do more of these, I think a lot of people are gonna enjoy reading these.

i've heard a couple people say that but I haven't seen it happen yet, so i hope you do. more comic batreps improve the game!

tinfoil wrote:That was fun to read!

Thanks for piping up, its always nice when people let me know they like the batreps.

tyrannosaurus wrote:Absolutely LOVE this style of batrep, very funny but also in-character, must have taken ages so really appreciate you taking the time to do it.

It does take a while but it allows me to enjoy the story and charater of each game more. I don't get to play a ton so it makes for great enjoyment from the retelling. Thanks for speaking up to say you liked it!

Had I brought the ravenwing or marines this would have been very different.

That's what he gets for relying on helldrakes.

Anyways, great work once again, as usual. I love these so much.

Ix. Many machines on Ix. Was the name purposeful given how it's populated by the Iron Warriors? Or merely an entertaining accident and in no way a Dune reference?

This was really awesome, please do more!

@ailaros - thanks man. The narrative story is where this game truly lives in my opinion.

@avatar - a man after my own heart. As I was developing the story I decided on the planet name after playing this game and named it quite deliberately in honor of the dune series. I love the name and its fun double meaning. Great catch. Thanks for your comment.

@shakronath - there will be more, never fear. If you like them check out the links above. I've got quite a few on my blog.

This is the greatest battle report I've seen. I love the comic style and the story is great. The format makes it really easy to read and follow.

Keep up the great work.

Very well done, thanks for sharing! Liking that comicbook style. House Harkonnen would rather like those Iron Warriors, I think!

These are my favort Bat Reps please make more!

@shamroll - Thank you for the kind words sir. I've two more batreps in the works one of which is an apocalypse game. Hopefully you'll enjoy the story as it develops.

@SBG - Harkonen probably would appreciate the iron warriors. Thanks for commenting.

@slipknotzim - I'm glad you like them. They do take time to make cause its just me that makes them. You might also consider donating on my blog. 50% of the proceeds will go to the club where most of these games happen.

Super cool format! Looking forward to reading the next ones you've got on the way.

For the Lion!

Nice batrep! Would be better if fully painted.

Make some more. They are really good.

Outstanding style and execution! Massive Kudos! Need more batreps this way.