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Originally, it only featured HQs, Troops and artillery but quickly expanded into a fully functional list. In terms of play style, it's meant to out-horde everything but a Guard player who's gone "full blob", while still supporting them with heavy ordnance fire that blows friend and foe apart with little discrimination. Based on fluff, we figured the PDF are comprised almost entirely of inexperienced, poorly trained soldiers with limited aircraft and heavy support; seeing as how the planet itself has to maintain its own armour and air force, unlike the Imperial Guard.

As such, here goes. Hopefully you guys find it as useful to your games as we do:


Fluff:
Spoiler:
If the Imperial Guard is the Hammer of the Emperor and the Space Marines his spear, then the Planetary Defence Force is almost undoubtedly the Emperor's Shield. Stretched across a thousand galaxies and countless stars, the Imperium of Man is besieged from all sides by a never-ending legion of enemies who seek to snuff the singular holy light in an otherwise dark sea of darkness that is humanity. To stem the tide, every planet and every citizen must be willing to bear arms and defend Humanity in the name of the God-Emperor.


Special Rules:
Spoiler:
We Have Reserves: When a unit of Conscripts is destroyed, the unit goes into Reserves and may be allowed to arrive the start of the player’s next turn.


Warlord Traits:
Coming soon

Family Heirlooms (Relics):
Spoiler:
Unlike most other Relic lists, each item that is listed below may be taken more than once by the same army. However, each model may only take one item from the list below. Items from this list may be taken by the Platoon Commander (including Company Commander), Commissar (including Lord Commissar), and Ministorum Priest, unless stated otherwise.

- Relic blade....... 25 points
- Condemnor boltgun...... 15 points (Commissar and Ministorum Priest only)
- Master-crafted weapon..... 10 points
- Power armour........ 13 points
- Master-vox*...... 15 points (Platoon Commander only)
- Primaris Psyker..... 50 points (Platoon Commander and Commissar only)


*Master-vox: When a Platoon or Company Commander who is equipped with a Master-vox issues an order to a unit within 6 inches, the order may be rolled using the issuing Commander's Leadership in place of the ordered unit's.


Orders:
Coming soon

HQ:
Spoiler:
- Platoon Command Squad
- Commissar
- Ministorum Priest

Unique upgrades: 1 Platoon Command Squad may be upgraded to a Company Command Squad. 1 Commissar may be upgraded to a Lord Commissar

Non-FOC-occupying HQ choices: 0-2 Enginseers. Each may take 1 unit of Servitors.


Troops:
Spoiler:
- Conscript Squad


Elites:
Spoiler:
- Veteran Squad
- Heavy Weapons Squad: May take 1-3 squads per Elite slot
- Special Weapons Squad: May take 1-3 squads per Elite slot


Dedicated Transports:
Spoiler:
- Chimera


Fast Attack:
Spoiler:
- Scout Sentinel Squadron
- Armoured Sentinel Squadron
- Hellhound Squadron: Including all standard variants as per Astra Militarum main codex


Heavy Support:
Spoiler:
- Tank Commander: Must contain the Commander and at least 1 other Leman Russ tank in the squadron. May take any variant as per main codex
- Hydra Battery
- Basilisk Battery
- Valkyrie Squadron



Homeworld Defenders Detachment:
Coming soon

First Contact Survivors (Formation):
Coming soon

That's all for now. As I mentioned before, this is an evolving process. Any thoughts and comments about it thus far? Any major weaknesses in the army that's immediately obvious? Discussion very much welcome.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7600163.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7600163.page GMT [WIP] Astra Militarum Supplement Idea - Planetary Defence Force
Something like this -
Iron Resolve: When marching with their brothers, the PDF forces find themselves filled with heroic morale.
A unit which is entirely in base contact with each other gains +2 to their Leadership value.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7601507.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7601507.page GMT Re:[WIP] Astra Militarum Supplement Idea - Planetary Defence Force
While this might seem like a high tax, it's worth bearing in mind that a squad of fifty Conscripts that's able to reliably make Leadership roles is pretty beastly when it comes to tar-pitting.

Plus, there's the idea that you WANT your sub-strength Conscripts to die or run off the board so that a fresh squad can be brought in from reserves.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7601939.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7601939.page GMT [WIP] Astra Militarum Supplement Idea - Planetary Defence Force http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7660704.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7660704.page GMT [WIP] Astra Militarum Supplement Idea - Planetary Defence Force IG, nobody plays them in my area. But do they have lower WS/BS then guardsmen? if not i think they probably should just because in all the fluff guardsmen look down upon PDF as amateurs.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7660854.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7660854.page GMT [WIP] Astra Militarum Supplement Idea - Planetary Defence Force
 Ghazkuul wrote:
Im not familiar with conscripts or hell IG, nobody plays them in my area. But do they have lower WS/BS then guardsmen? if not i think they probably should just because in all the fluff guardsmen look down upon PDF as amateurs.


Yes, they do. WS2 / BS2 is supposed to be the "regulars" level, so people with basic combat training (like the PDF). WS3 / BS3 is the "human badass" level. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7660931.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/636173/7660931.page GMT