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2012/10/03 12:47:36
Subject: Horus Heresy legion numbers
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Clousseau
http://darkspenthouse.punbb-hosting.com/index.php
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I'm running an RPG that completely mangles 40k timeline and has the players playing the primarchs. I did some work on istvaan casualties to figure out each legion size roughly but I can't be sure, does anyone actually know the numbers?
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"The young and foolish seek glory and recognition for their deeds, brother, the experienced and old know that recognition and medals are precisely the same worth as ork gak."
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2012/10/03 13:14:13
Subject: Re:Horus Heresy legion numbers
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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Numbers are rarely given, especially Istvaan has changed alongside the changes to the Legion sizes.
You could try to guess the number of survivors of the 3 Loyal Legions but even then its pretty imprecise at best.
So no, I doubt anyone has the level of knowledge you seek.
Maybe post your work and the estimated numbers within and we can add to it.
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2012/10/03 13:23:52
Subject: Horus Heresy legion numbers
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Clousseau
http://darkspenthouse.punbb-hosting.com/index.php
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This is what I have for numbers.
Please forgive me for not removing the player's names, I'm lazy that way.
Ineptus Astartes wrote:
Luna Wolves:
Horus Lupercal: Ineptus (warmaster, GM)
110,900 astartes
Iron Warriors:
Pretubo: Blap
110,500 astartes
World Eaters:
Angron: Dev
140,000 Astartes
Iron Hands:
Ferrus Manus: Robot
100,000
Death Guard:
Mortarion: OPEN
70,000
Ultramarines:
Roboute Guilleman: Coolyo
260,000 astartes
Word Bearers
Lorgar: Space Marine
120,000
Salamanders:
Vulkan: OpEN
11,000 astartes.
Emperor's Children:
Fulgrim: Darko
30,000 astartes.
White Scars:
Janghati Khan: Grey
100,000
Thousand Sons:
Magnus the Red: Admiral
15,000 Astartes (extremely small numbers due to flesh change)
Night Lords:
Konrad Curze: Nids
90,000 Astartes
Raven Guard:
Corax: OPEN
80,000 Astartes
Imperial Fists:
Rogal Dorn: Castiel
100,000 Astartes
Space Wolves/Valkya Fenryka/The Rout
Leman Russ: OPEN
50,000 Astartes
Blood Angels:
Sanguineous: mordo
100,000 Astartes
Dark Angels
Lion'el Johnson: OPEN
101,100 Astartes
Alpha Legion
Hydra: Faunt
Unknown numbers; projected from 50,000 to 100,000 Astartes
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2012/10/03 13:49:26
Subject: Horus Heresy legion numbers
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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 ineptus astartes wrote:This is what I have for numbers.
Please forgive me for not removing the player's names, I'm lazy that way.
Ineptus Astartes wrote:
Luna Wolves:
Horus Lupercal: Ineptus (warmaster, GM)
110,900 astartes
Iron Warriors:
Perturabo: Blap
110,500 astartes
World Eaters:
Angron: Dev
140,000 Astartes
Iron Hands:
Ferrus Manus: Robot
100,000
Death Guard:
Mortarion: OPEN
70,000
Ultramarines:
Roboute Guilleman: Coolyo
260,000 astartes
Word Bearers
Lorgar: Space Marine
120,000
Salamanders:
Vulkan: OpEN
11,000 astartes.
Emperor's Children:
Fulgrim: Darko
30,000 astartes.
White Scars:
Jaghatai Khan: Grey
100,000
Thousand Sons:
Magnus the Red: Admiral
15,000 Astartes (extremely small numbers due to flesh change)
Night Lords:
Konrad Curze: Nids
90,000 Astartes
Raven Guard:
Corax: OPEN
80,000 Astartes
Imperial Fists:
Rogal Dorn: Castiel
100,000 Astartes
Space Wolves/Valkya Fenryka/The Rout
Leman Russ: OPEN
50,000 Astartes
Blood Angels:
Sanguinius: mordo
100,000 Astartes
Dark Angels
Lion el 'Johnson: OPEN
101,100 Astartes
Alpha Legion
Hydra: Faunt
Unknown numbers; projected from 50,000 to 100,000 Astartes
This is at Istvaan 3 ( ie the Warmaster turning on his sons who still chose to stay loyal ) ?
The BA had in Fear to Tread more than 100k. Since signus Prime decreased their numbers, I'd guess its possible to come from ~ 120k to 100k if signus Prime happened in your timeline. If not, just add those 20k..
I am also interested where you got the numbers down to hundreds, you know a dozen more or less isn't important but with the sources I know there is nothing to get it halfway decent beneath 4 digits. Like your first two, which got a ...xxx,900 and ...xxx,500 . Or the DA, who are at .xxx,100. 
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H.B.M.C :
We were wrong. It's not the 40k End Times. It's the Trademarkening.
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2012/10/03 14:04:36
Subject: Re:Horus Heresy legion numbers
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[DCM]
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The new FW HH book has numbers for the 4 featured legions up to and around Isstvaan 3.
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2012/10/03 14:05:17
Subject: Horus Heresy legion numbers
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Clousseau
http://darkspenthouse.punbb-hosting.com/index.php
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These are to represent extra elite forces, like the deathwing for the Dark angels.
Yeah, it's istvaans three and five. Death Guard was a bit random but they had a fixation with seven, so...
I remember the world eaters taking losses of seventy thousand men and this being 'roughly half'
I actually added a couple thousand to Vulkan and Magnus because their players would be way too fethed over up against, say, the entire ultramarines legion.
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"The young and foolish seek glory and recognition for their deeds, brother, the experienced and old know that recognition and medals are precisely the same worth as ork gak."
-Avarian Pentus--Deathwatch Apothecary |
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2012/10/06 01:47:07
Subject: Horus Heresy legion numbers
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Regular Dakkanaut
A random ditch next to a zoo (self imposed exile)
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ineptus astartes wrote:I'm running an RPG that completely mangles 40k timeline and has the players playing the primarchs. I did some work on istvaan casualties to figure out each legion size roughly but I can't be sure, does anyone actually know the numbers?
What I can tell you for sure is that Corax went to Istvaan with 80,000 Marines and left with 3000. There were 1000 left back on Deliverence so post ass kicking numbers were 4000.
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