Legiones Astartes – Lernaean Terminator Squad
- Lernaean Terminator Squad 250 pts
Though the Alpha Legion maintains and fields the entire spectrum of Legiones Astartes unit configurations, few know of the Lernaean Terminator Squads. This is not because they seek to obscure their existence, but rather because they rarely leave behind any witnesses of their deeds. The Lernaeans are, like the beast that is their namesake and the icon of the Legion, an unformed legend and the object of shrouded dread. They are the grinding jaws of the many-headed Hydra, the furious assault from the unexpected quarter. And like the beast of myth, they are all but impossible to slay. The Lernaeans are clad in Cataphractii Tactical Dreadnought Armour chased with baroque finery and are armed with Volkite chargers, making them fearsome close assault and vanguard spearhead units against which few enemies can stand. In battle they advance relentlessly upon the foe, descending with controlled fury and slaying any enemy not driven to rout before them. Having secured their objective, they hold it stubbornly against all counter-attacks, like the great beast with its jaws clamped firmly about its doomed prey.
| LD | CL | WP | IN | |||||||||||
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | LD | CL | WP | IN | SAV | INV | |
| Lernaean (⌀40mm) | 8 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Lernaean (⌀40mm) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | 2+ | - |
| Harrower (⌀40mm) | 9 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Harrower (⌀40mm) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | 2+ | - |
- Volkite charger
- Power axe
- One venom sphere (Harrower only)
- Legion Cataphractii Terminator armour
- Alpha Legion
- Legiones Astartes (Alpha Legion)
- Relentless
- Bulky (2)
- It Will Not Die (5+)
- Stubborn
- Hydran Exemplars
- Lernaean: Infantry (Heavy, Line)
- Harrower: Infantry (Heavy, Line, Character)
- A Lernaean Terminator Squad may include:
- - Up to 5 additional Lernaeans +45 points per model
- For every five models in the unit, one Lernaean may exchange his volkite charger for one of the following:
- - Heavy flamer +5 points each
- - Conversion beam cannon +15 points each
- - Plasma blaster +10 points each
- - Volkite culverin+10 points each
- Any model in the unit may exchange their power axe for one of the following:
- - Power fist+15 points each
- - Chainfist +20 points each
Hydran Exemplars
The controlling player of a unit composed entirely of models with this special rule must select any one variant of the Legiones Astartes (X) special rule other than Legiones Astartes (Alpha Legion) at the start of the battle before any models are deployed. All models in the unit with this special rule gain a bonus of +1 to all To Hit rolls made against models with the chosen variant of the Legiones Astartes (X) special rule.This datasheet has Elites Battlefield Role. Full list of Legiones Astartes units sharing same Battlefield Role follows:
Relentless warriors are strong of arm – nothing can slow their implacable advance.
Relentless models can shoot with Heavy or Ordnance weapons, counting as Stationary, even if they moved in the previous Movement phase. They are also allowed to Charge in the same turn they fire Heavy, Ordnance, or Rapid Fire weapons.Some weapons are capable of breaching armour with a terrifying ease, whether by specially designed munitions, careful targeting or sheer brute power.
When rolling To Wound for a model that has the Breaching (X) special rule, or is attacking with a weapon that has the Breaching (X) special rule, for each To Wound roll equal to or higher than the value listed in brackets, the controlling player must resolve these wounds at AP 2 instead of the weapon’s normal AP value. This rule has no effect on models that do not have Wounds, such as models with the Vehicle Unit Type.For example, a model with the Breaching (5+) special rule that rolls To Wound and rolls a result of ‘5’ or higher, the Wound inflicted gains an AP of ‘2’ regardless of the AP value listed on the weapon’s profile. Note that a weapon that has both the Breaching (X) and the Gets Hot special rules always uses the base AP of the weapon when rolls of ‘1’ To Hit inflict Wounds on the attacking model.
R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
- | x2 | 2 | Melee, Unwieldy, Specialist Weapon |
Many warriors live and die according to the principle of ‘death before dishonour’. Seldom do such warriors take a backward step in the face of danger.
When a unit that contains at least one model with this special rule takes Morale checks or Pinning tests, the unit ignore any negative Leadership modifiers. If a unit is both Fearless and Stubborn, the unit uses the rules for Fearless instead.One of the first issued Tactical Dreadnought Armour patterns, the Cataphractii suits were even more heavily protected than their contemporaries, with slab-like ceramite pauldrons housing additional shield generators. This design has the unfortunate side effect of overstraining the armour’s exoskeleton and slowing the wearer dangerously, however. This difference led to the pattern’s declining use with some Legions at the outbreak of the Horus Heresy.
Legion Cataphractii Terminator armour confers a 2+ Armour Save and a 4+ Invulnerable Save. In addition, a unit that includes any models with Cataphractii Terminator armour may not make Sweeping Advances.| A Note on Unique and Variant Terminator Armour: If a unit is described as having a particular additional variant of Terminator armour, such as the Gorgon Terminators of the Iron Hands, or as wearing a personalised and unique suit, such as the armour worn by the Primarch Horus, the rules for this armour will be provided in the unit’s description and should not be inferred from elsewhere. | ||
LIES AND OBFUSCATION
A model with this special rule is always considered to be 2" further away than it actually is when measuring range to it from any enemy model for the purpose of resolving a Shooting Attack, Charge or any Reaction declared by an enemy model or unit (this is cumulative with any other modifiers to range imposed by special rules, such as Night Fighting, or Wargear).
Models with this special rule gain access to unique Wargear options (see The Armoury of the Alpha Legion).
A Legion Centurion may choose to select the Saboteur upgrade as an option for the Legiones Consularis special rule, as detailed in The Armoury of the Alpha Legion section.
A Warlord with this special rule may select a Warlord Trait from the Alpha Legion Warlord Trait list.
An exotic variant of the more commonplace grenades employed by the Space Marines. These advanced weapons contain toxinimpregnated crystalline splinters that have been darkly claimed to be based on xenos technology.
Any model with the Legiones Astartes (Alpha Legion) special rule and the Character Unit Sub-type may take one venom sphere for +10 points per model. Venom spheres are a weapon with the following profile:| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Venom spheres | |||||||
| Venom spheres | 8" | 1 | - | Assault 6, Poisoned (3+), One Shot | - | ||