5th Legion - White Scars

Сайн уу Bunnies!

Tonight I wanted to discuss the White Scars briefly. Although I will not be starting these for a long while, I really wanted to talk about them today as part of of Xmas legion countdown. 

The 5th legion have been my second favourite legion (behind the mighty 13th) for as long as I can remember. I really like the route that Chris Wraight has taken them, starting with Brotherhood of the Storm, passing brilliantly through Scars and bringing us up to date with Path of Heaven. The legion has really developed a unique flavour that comes across in each character introduced - to me they all feel like they are unique in themselves too. 

So, the White Scars will be a labour of love project - even more so than my Ultramarines who are fundamentally a bog standard legion (check back on the 13th to hear my plans for my UMs). I would really want each model to feel different to the rest; different markings, ritual scars, totems and also adding pelts and tails etc. 

The legion is renowned for being difficult to contact, re-enforce and resupply or even know where they are. To this end I really want my legion to be operating in predominantly MKII armour as this would have been the main armour issued (it also matches their upgrade pack - hint, hint!!) - this is the main reason I have delayed starting them as it becomes more and more obvious MKII plastics must be in the way!!

The White Scars are also renowned for using a lot of jetbikes. Tying in with what I have said above - I want the legion to be MKII and currently there is no Crusade armour riders for the jetbikes (after speaking with the designers I have a feeling that this will change in the future) and so alas, the legion will be a long time coming I feel 😞

Here is a look at a brief overview of what my army will entail (RoW pending):

HQ

Khan of some kind

Stormseer

Troops

10 Tactical Despoilers

10 Tactical Despoilers

10 Assault Marines

Elites

Veteran Squad

Legion specific unit??

Fast Attack

Well, I will probably do 2 x 10 man jetbikes squad and 3 Javelins but I have a feeling their will be a legion Specific unit here so that will replace one.

Heavy Support

10 Jetbikes

Heavy Weapon team with Missile Launchers or Lascannons

Whirlwind or Sicaran

Lord of War

Jaghatai Khan

I think this will be a fun army to play with and against, it's nice and fast but not too punchy. It will try to get up close and personal quickly so we can laugh as we kill.

I hope that you like my list. Please comment below any changes or suggestions (fluffy please, not face punchy lol).

Until next time - Stay fluffy!

Kaelo

Horus Heresy: Retribution - White Scars Special Rules and Wargear Overview

"Those who are skilled in the arts of war do not allow anger to rule them; those who have faith in their prowess are not guided by fear. Thus the wise have won before they fight, and only the fool must fight to win" - Excerpt from The Wisdom of Qin Xa

Good evening bunnies and welcome to another Saturday. Tonight I will be having a look at my second favourite legion (although it is very close lol) - the White Scars. First I thought I would tell you about my history with this legion/chapter. The first Space Marine force I ever completed was the Ultramarines, when I was about 11-12 years old but, as with so many things in life, my priorities changed and my models gathered dust before being sold (I like to think they still fight on ^^). When I finished my education and mived to full time employment I decided to start 40k again, as it was actually a pretty cool setting back then lol. Instead of going back and doing the Smurfs again, I made the brave decision of tackling the dreaded white paint scheme. Here is where the horror story happens...eventually I finished my 2500pt army and I was pretty happy with the outcome. My friend was painting Blood Angels at the time and one day he had got red paint all over his hands (can you see where this is going? Lol). He washed his hands - what he thought was thoroughly - and preceeded to inspect my army, unconciously painting them pink with beautiful finger prints. Nothing I tried could take away the pink tint...the army swiftly gathered dust and was thrown away lol.

Scars is also probably my favourite Horus Heresy book so far and I thoroughly enjoy Chris Wraights depiction of The Khan. It expanded on Targutai Yesugei, my favourite Heresy character (other than Guilliman lol) 

So, enough about my past. Lets look at the awesome 30k flavoured future:

The White Scars are reknowned for their lightning strikes and savage brutality. Unfairly, they are often compared to the Vlka Fenrika, something that angers the legion. To show the speed of the legion, warriors with the Legiones Astartes (White Scar) special rule can do the following:

Swift Action: If the unit finishes their move the full 6" or 12" (if it is a vehicle or bike) then they can re-roll any failed to wound rolls of 1! This brilliantly reflects their speed, savagery and desire to get forward! Furthermore, they gain a 6+ cover save or improve their cover save by + 1 - you can't hit lightning lol!

The Eye of the Storm: The army can + 1 to its seize the initiative roll and the first reserve roll each turn. Awesome! This shows the unpredictable nature of the legion and its ability to hit when not expected. Great stuff!

To Laugh in Deaths Face: Aside from being the coolest name for what is essentially a restriction to an army - this is actually not that bad! It merely states you must take a Fast Attack choice before taking any Heavy Support. Surely jet bikes are literally the first thing on the roster when playing White Scars...

Born in the Saddle: They all have the skilled rider special rule. Standard!

So next up lets have a look at the legions exclusive wargear:

Power Glaive: This comes in one or two handed flavours and each has different bonuses. In one hand it is basically a power sword...and by basically I mean it is a power sword lol. When it is wielded in 2 hands though it has a strength bonus and becomes ap2. These will look so cool in an army...

Cyber-hawk: I am sure I remember a similar bit of wargear from 40k in days gone by (Njarl Stormcaller?). Basically it is a counter/model which can be placed anywhere on the board and can not be fired upon. Any White Scar infantry unit firing at an enemy within 6" of the Cyber-hawk gets a bonus to its to hit roll. This will be a nice tactical touch and further expands upon the legions reputation as pathfinders.

In all I think that the rules are very fluffy and lend themselves exceptionally well to a nice themed army when used in conjunction with the rites of war (which I will go over one day this week in a quick post). I just wanted to say also that I know some of the rules above have intentionally been writen a bit vague. This is not only because I have the utmost respect for the Forge World writers and team, but I also fear reprisal from angry GW lol. I would rather give a brief review than ruin our relationship with our hobby provider. I hope you understand. If anyone wants to discuss the rules further then hit us up on Facebook where we love to talk to you all. 

Thanks for reading, I hope you have enjoyed it.

Kaelo 

Battle Bunnies 20 Legions of Xmas: White Scars

On the fifth day of Xmas Santa gave to me: 

Sa-vage laugh-ing kill-ers!

Dirty Ditch Diggers

Per-fect-ion

+++ Records Expunged +++

And a Legion full of Mys-ter-y

Legion: V

Name: White Scars

Former Names: Unknown (if any)

Primarch: Jaghatai Khan

First Captain at outbreak of Heresy: Jubal Khan

Forge World Paint scheme:

Not confirmed

Alternative Paint scheme: None attempted

Typical 2500pt list: 

Praetor: charnabal sabre; digital lasers; iron halo; Scimitar Jetbike 195

9 Tactical Space Marines: chainswords; + 1 Tactical Sergeant (artificer armour; heavy chainsword) 165

• Rhino: twin-linked bolter 40

9 Assault Space Marines: 2× power weapon; + 1 Assault Sergeant (lightning claw) 285

10 Jetbike Sky Hunters: multi-melta; volkite culverin; plasma cannon; Sky Hunter Sergeant (power weapon) 440

10 Jetbike Sky Hunters: multi-melta; volkite culverin; plasma cannon; Sky Hunter Sergeant (power fist) 445

3 Javelin Attack Speeders: mutli melta; 2× twin-linked lascannon 255

Sicaran Battle Tank: lascannon sponsons 175

Jaghatai Khan on Jetbike 500

2,500 points

List Summary: The fifth legion had access to a lot of bikes and enjoyed a very fast way of war. The Sicaran is one of the best fast tanks around and would fit in beautifully. 2 big squads of bikes supported by 3 Javelins would be a formidable and highly mobile force supported by 10 close combat tactical marines in a rhino and an assault squad equipped for close combat savagery. Laugh while you kill.

Kaelo

White Scar Legion upgrades on the cards

Here we have something unexpected. It looks like the White Scars are in progress. Better pics soon when it quietens down. 

This is even better than once thought. These are in fact the first of the Legion specific upgrades that are being released without a Forge World Horus Heresy book being out. Expect to see more of these over the next 6-8 months for the other Legions. :)

Once again we want something and we have had it developed. Thanks to GW and FW for listening to their fans. 

Drake Seta. 

Drake Seta

Don't forget to follow us on Facebook