Recall from yesterday that the Liber Mechanicum are coming in August. So today we are getting a preview.
via WarCom
When the Mechanicum go to war, they do so with all manner of units at their disposal, from rank upon rank of heavily-modified cyborg thralls and carefully-programmed robots, all the way up to the full might of Knight Households or Titan Legios, and the superheavy Ordinatus-class engines of war. This book covers it all, allowing you to collect an army that is perfectly engineered for any kind of battle.
Want to crush your opponent with lumbering, nigh-invincible war machines? The Taghmata have a host of formidable battle-automata for you to try. Prefer fast, hard-hitting elite infantry, armed with incredibly potent weapons? The cybernetic Thallaxii have it covered, perhaps even better than the Legiones Astartes. There’s an impressive variety of playstyles on offer, all packed into one army.
The Mechanicum is a great way to mix up your games of Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, either as allies or an army in their own right. They have their own unique rules that emphasize their distinctive approach to warfare – the Mechanicum lead by The Logic of Victory, with a Warlord Trait that encourages you to hold your leader back to assess the battlefield situation.
Liber Mechanicum includes all sorts of fun and characterful rules, including many that focus on what the children of Mars do best – shooting the nastiest guns in the Imperium. When your foes level their boltguns at your machine lords, you can remind them who forged those weapons with a volley of Scornful Fire.
Beyond just the army lists, you’ll find plenty of lore, illustrations, and photographs of the amazing miniatures in the Mechanicum range. Their unusual markings and colour schemes are also explored in detail, including a markedly different take on heraldry compared to the Space Marines. You’ll find plenty of inspiration to paint your own forces inside these pages.The Mechanicum fought on both sides of the Horus Heresy – which makes them extremely easy to field in your games, no matter what army you collect. While they certainly have more than enough units to form their own fighting forces, the Tech-Priests are also either Sworn Brothers or Fellow Warriors with every single one of the Legiones Astartes.*
