Tag: "space marines"
Tougher than the rest
Not many days left now...
So, how tough is a Marine really? Since this is the first time you're playing Marines a short piece will probably help role-playing. No?
Lets start easy. A single Marine standing in to open, within effective gun rang, getting… more »
The Martial Imperium - Space Marines, part 4
SPACE MARINE WEAPONS
Standard armament for Marines is the ubiquitous boltgun, a weapon which has been in use since pre-Unity. A very rugged and reliable weapon, the bolter is also highly accurate and extremely deadly thanks to its high-penetration capa… more »
Death Guard (ex-Dusk Raiders)
Founding: 1st (M30). No successors.
Primarch: Mortarion (Daemon Prince)
Affiliation: Nurgle
Original homeworld: Barbarus (location/condition unknown)
Current homeworld: "The Plague Planet", Eye of Terror
Organization: The Death Guard appears now m… more »
Word Bearers (ex-Imperial Heralds)
Founding: 1st (M30). No successors.
Primarch: Lorgar (Daemon Prince)
Affiliation: Chaos Undivided
Original homeworld: Colchis (destroyed)
Current homeworld: Sicarus, Eye of Terror
Organization: Word Bearer chaters are called Hosts. They vary great… more »
The Martial Imperium - Space Marines, part 3
SPACE MARINE WARGEAR
The warriors of the Adeptus Astartes have access to the most potent and deadly wargear the Adeptus Mechanicus can fashion for them. Potent and deadly is not the same as the most archaic or capricious. Marine wargear is invariably… more »
The Martial Imperium - Space Marines, part 2
MARINE SPACE ASSETS
The Adeptus Astartes is not the Imperial Navy; it was never intended to fight fleet actions on its own. Marines do, however, have their own organic transport capability and support vessels. In this they differ greatly from the G… more »