After the atrocities in the Isstvan system left entire Legions broken and scattered across the stars, ad hoc forces of shell-shocked survivors banded together to continue the fight, becoming known as the Shattered Legions. Soon, this name came to represent countless warbands who, unlike the Blackshields, still embraced their legionary identity and heritage, whether they were the last remains of an annihilated company or shorn from their comrades by other means.
For most, it was a matter of practicality above all else, and their different outlooks often created strange, chimeric combat doctrines that suited their particular theatre and composition. Now, these Shattered Legions forces are at your command, with a new downloadable Legacies of the Age of Darkness document bringing their fun and flexible rules for army creation into the new edition of Warhammer: The Horus Heresy.
Your first task is to pick two to three Legions that make up your force, who can hail from any of the 18 Legions that served the Imperium before the Horus Heresy. Each Legion comes with its own Mutable Tactic, a short rule that can range from resisting damage to Panic immunity, and all three* combine into the core rule set that your army will fight in.
Otherwise, you build your army from the same roster of units as the regular Legiones Astartes army list, albeit with a new Gambit and Advanced Reaction. Every single model in a given unit can hail from any one of the chosen Legions – so a resolute Salamanders sergeant might find themselves leading stealthy Raven Guard and grim Iron Hands – and they can requisition any tools from their specific Legion armoury that they’d otherwise have access to.
A big part of your ability to customise the makeup of your Shattered Legions force is the Exemplars of the Legions Prime Advantage, which has you pick one Command choice and add one of the special units from their parent Legion to your list. This could have a forlorn World Eaters Centurion unlocking Red Butchers for some frightening melee punch, while their Ultramarines and Night Lords** comrades do their own thing at range.
Otherwise, the army construction rules are very straightforward, and give you tons of flexibility to theme your army however is best for your personal story. Download the document here, and get crafting!
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* If you elect to only have two parent Legions, you get a third ability that makes your troops steadily braver as the battle goes on.
** Quite why these chaps would ever work together is… up to you.
