The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal
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The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal is the first book in the Horus Heresy series by Forge World.[1]
The book deals with the events starting from the end to the Great Crusade until the Battle of Isstvan III. It contains rules and special characters for the pre-Heresy Sons of Horus, World Eaters, Emperor's Children, and Death Guard as well as a Space Marine Crusade Legion army list.[1]
Contents
Contents
Most of the book is presented as a record written by "A.K." shortly after the Horus Heresy. The first part of the book is a history treatise concerning the Unification Wars, the unification with Mars, the construction of the Astronomican, the founding of the Space Marine Legions and their victories, the Ullanor Crusade, and the seed of treachery that grew within Horus.[1]
The Death of Isstvan III
This section describes the Isstvan system, its compliance and rebellion, and the Battle of Isstvan III from planetfall to virus bombardment.[1]
The Space Marine Legions
This section contains in-depth information on the history of the four Space Marine Legions involved in the Battle of Isstvan III:[1]
as well as the Legio Mortis' Titan Legion
The Death of Isstvan III Campaign
This section describes a six-mission campaign for reenacting the Battle of Isstvan III on the tabletop.[1]
Campaign Appendix: Zone Mortalis
This section contains rules for zone mortalis battlegrounds; fighting in confined spaces such as starships and urban environments.[1]
Age of Darkness Battles
This section contains rules for Space Marine Legion army lists set the late Crusade and early Heresy. It describes the force organization chart, allies matrix, units, armour, and wargear available to the Legiones Astartes in general.[1]
Space Marine Crusade Legion Army List
Rueles for playing games of Warhammer during the Horus Heresy, and full army Lists for the Space Marine Legions as they were during the Great Crusade.[1]
- HeadQuarters
- Elites
- Veteran Tactical Squad
- Destroyer Squad
- Terminator Squad
- Techmarine Covenant
- Apothecarion Detachment
- Dreadnought
- Contemptor Dreadnought
- Rapier Weapons Battery
- Troops
- Dedicated Transports
- Fast Attack
- Heavy Support
- Storm Eagle Assault Gunship
- Heavy Support Squad
- Predator
- Land Raider Phobos
- Land Raider Proteus
- Land Raider Achilles
- Basilisk
- Medusa Siege Tank
- Whirlwind
- Vindicator
- Spartan Assault Tank
- Caestus Assault Ram
- Fellblade Super-Heavy Tank
- Lords of War
Space Marine Crusade Legion Appendix
Mechanicum Army List Appendix
This section contains units for building an Adeptus Mechanicus allied force for a Legiones Astartes army.[1]
Appendix
Sources
- 1: Forge World webstore : The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal (archived page, last accessed 26/2/23)
Publications Table
| Horus Heresy 1st Edition | |
|---|---|
| Rulebook | The Horus Heresy: Age of Darkness Rulebook |
| Campaign Books | Betrayal • Massacre • Extermination • Conquest • Tempest • Retribution • Inferno • Malevolence • Crusade |
| Army Lists | Crusade Army List (Isstvan Campaign Legions) • Age of Darkness Army List (Age of Darkness Legions)
Mechanicum: Taghmata Army List • Crusade Imperialis: Army Lists |
| Box sets | Betrayal at Calth • Burning of Prospero |
| Horus Heresy 2nd Edition | |
| Rulebook | Horus Heresy: Age Of Darkness 2nd Edition Rulebook |
| Campaign Books | The Siege of Cthonia |
| Army Books | Liber Astartes • Liber Hereticus • Liber Mechanicum • Liber Imperium |
| Box sets | Age of Darkness |
