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Deathwatch - First Founding

Supplement

Pages 146
Publication Date January 1st, 2011

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Description


The First Founding Legions were crafted by the Emperor himself in the image of his twenty Primarchs. They forged the Imperium in bloody combat as they waged the Great Crusade across the galaxy. Many Space Marines fell to the maligned seduction of Chaos during the Horus Heresy, but those that stayed loyal formed the base from which all Space Marine Chapters would be created. Those Chapters that still hold the loyalist Legions’ names and colours are the oldest and the most revered of all the Adeptus Astartes.

First Founding details the nine Chapters directly formed from the loyalist Space Marines Legions, and includes new rules from solo modes to new advances specialities. Of these nine Chapters, First Founding features the final four Chapters not discussed in previous Deathwatch rulebooks. This exciting supplement includes the background of the nine Traitor Legions and their fall to the seduction of the Ruinous Powers. Additionally, for the first time in Deathwatch, First Founding provides new rules for Battle-Brothers to have followers.



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Table of Contents


004 | Introduction
004 | What’s in this book?
006 | Chapter I: Honour the Chapter
007 | Iron Hands
010 | Iron Hands Pasts
011 | Iron Hands Primarch’s Curse: Steel Over Flesh
012 | Iron Hands Solo Mode Ability
012 | Iron Hands Squad Mode Abilities
013 | Iron Hands Psychic Powers
013 | Iron Hands Chapter Trappings
014 | Raven Guard
016 | Raven Guard Pasts
017 | Raven Guard Primarch’s Curse: Lure of the Shadows
017 | Raven Guard Solo Mode Ability
018 | Raven Guard Squad Mode Abilities
018 | Raven Guard Psychic Powers
019 | Raven Guard Chapter Trappings
020 | Salamanders
023 | Salamanders Pasts
024 | Salamanders Primarch’s Curse: Unyielding
024 | Salamanders Solo Mode Ability
024 | Salamanders Squad Mode Abilities
025 | Salamanders Psychic Powers
026 | Salamanders Chapter Trappings
027 | White Scars
031 | White Scars Pasts
031 | White Scars Primarch’s Curse: Chogorian Savagery
031 | White Scars Solo Mode Ability
032 | White Scars Squad Mode Abilities
033 | White Scars Psychic Powers
034 | White Scars Chapter Trappings
036 | Chapter II: Chapter’s Due
036 | New Chapter Pasts
036 | New Advanced Specialities
038 | Blood Angels
039 | Librarian Dreadnought
043 | Sanguinary Priest
044 | Additional Rules
046 | Dark Angels
048 | Ravenwing Veteran
050 | Deathwing Terminator
052 | Additional Rules
054 | Imperial Fists
055 | Additional Rules
057 | Space Wolves
059 | Wolf Scout
062 | Wolf Priest
064 | Additional Rules
067 | The Ultramarines
069 | Tyrannic War Veteran
071 | Ultramarines Honour Guard
073 | Additional Rules
076 | Chapter III: The Traitor Legions
078 | Alpha Legion
079 | Emperor’s Children
080 | Night Lords
082 | World Eaters
083 | The Headsman of Cellebos
084 | Death Guard
085 | Blight-master Ussax of the Death Guard
086 | Thousand Sons
088 | Atum Sum of the Thousand Sons
089 | Word Bearers
090 | Black Legion
092 | Iron Warriors
094 | Warsmith Koros of the Iron Warriors
096 | Chapter IV: Chapter Wargear
097 | Chapter Wargear
097 | Ranged Weapons
098 | Melee Weapons
100 | Armour
101 | Wargear
104 | Chapter Trappings
105 | Followers
107 | Example Frontline Followers
108 | Acquiring Followers
108 | Creating New Followers
114 | Chapter V: The Chapter is All
115 | The Hall of Glory
116 | Chapters Within the Deathwatch
116 | Shadow of the Past
117 | Sons of the Primarch
118 | A Term of Service
119 | Chapter Campaigns and Complications
119 | Rivalries
120 | Missions
122 | Chapter VI: Traitor’s Dawn
122 | Adventure Overview
123 | Rheelas: World in Chains
126 | The Imperium’s Vanguard
127 | The Chapters in Traitor’s Dawn
129 | The Tension Tracker
131 | Part One: Tip of the Trident
131 | Arming and Oath-Taking
131 | Arrival
131 | Council of War
133 | Cutting off the Head (Iron Hands)
134 | First Strike (White Scars)
135 | Alien Masters (Salamanders)
135 | Outcomes
136 | Part Two: A Different Kind of War
136 | Traitors in Our Midst
137 | Rally Point
138 | Additional Encounters
139 | Meanwhile
140 | Part Three: The Last Betrayal
140 | Détente
142 | Lasting Tensions



Credits


Lead Developers
Andrew Fischer and Ross Watson

Written And Developed By
Owen Barnes, Nathan Dowdell, and Andy Hoare

Editing
Graham Davey

Proofreading
Dave Johnson and Matt Schempp

Graphic Design
Dallas Mehlhoff and WiL Springer

Cover Art
Michael Phillippi

Interior Art
Jacob Atienza, Alberto Bontempi, Matt Bradbury, Sobak Chauchau, Kevin Childress, Victor Corbella, Mauro Dal Bo, Ame En, Zach Graves, David Griffith, Citra Henryka, Nikolas Ingeneri, Thomasz Jedruszek, Jason Juta, Daniel McGowan, Marco Morte, Mark Smith, David Sondered, and Allison Theus

Managing Art Director
Andrew Navaro

Art Direction
Zoë Robinson

Production Manager
Eric Knight

Licensing And Development Coordinator
Deb Beck

Executive Game Designer
Corey Konieczka

Executive Producer
Michael Hurley

Publisher
Christian T. Petersen

Games Workshop

Licensing Managers
John French and Owen Rees

Head Of Licensing
Jon Gillard

Head Of Intellectual Property
Alan Merrett

Head Of Licensing, Legal And
Strategic ProjectsAndy Jones

Special Thanks
Playtest Coordinator Ron DeValk, “The Bolter and Chainsword Playtest Group” Ryan Powell with Matt Bogart, Jon Cox, Max Hardenbrook, Matt Hunt, Steve Koelzer, Anders Lang, and Richard Sanders, “No Guts, No Glory” Sean Connor with Adam Lloyd, Aaron McManus-Wood, Stephen Pitson, Mark Smith, and Simon Tierney, “The Librarians” Pim Mauve with Keesjan Kleef, Jan-Cees Voogd, Joris Voogd, and Gerlof Woudstra, “Roll Perils” Matt Eustace with Sean Kelly, Rob Lord, Stuart Lord, and Mike Madani, “Veterans of a Psychic War” Benn Williams with Chris Lancaster, Scott Philips, John Ross, Rebecca Williams, and Eric Young, “You Bid Babies?!?” Jordan Millward with Keri Harthoorn, Kyle Harthoorn-Burton, Kieren Smith, and Julia Smith, “Unrepentant” Lachlan “Raith” Conley with Jordan Dixon, Mark McLaughlin, and Brad Twaddell, “Damon’s Greatest Deamons” Damon Wilson, Kevin Doelling, Kyle Douglas, Jake Grayson, and Tony Strutynski.



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