Warhammer 40,000 is a miniature wargame, and the tau are one of the playable armies in the game in the fictional setting of warhammer 40,000, the tau empire is a relatively small interstellar empire located on the fringe of the imperium of man. It is the core book of the war zone damocles series. My blog is primarily my own personal fluff in the warhammer 40,000 universe regarding the draconis system such as the knight house yato in draconis iii, the imperial guard. Following a humbling defeat at the hands of commander shadowsun, the forces of the imperium return to the former hive world of agrellan, now the tau empires youngest sept world of mugulath bay. Deus ex mechanicus reboot quest thread q page 1595. From what i can tell, there are three space marines battles books about it damocles, blades of damocles and storm of damocles, as well as what appear to be campaign books for. Looks like games workshop spilled the beans on themselves today as to the upcoming montka campaign book and whats in it early. Imperial knights, astra militarum and adeptus mechanicus. I am eagerly waiting for a new fsebook and the montka book. The eversor, culexus and vindicare citations come from the second agrellan campaign, elaborated on in the warzone damocles. However, farsight, master of montka, in a book called montka performs a, you.
The first book, entitled kauyon details the narrative of the first part of the warzone damocles campaign series. Games workshops new bundles have a surprise in their descriptions. Damocles books kauyon and montka pit the tau empire. The new montka supplement is a 200 page two book set, that brings with it new rules for the tau and imperial guard and reprints of the assassin rules. War zone damocles montka warhammer 40k noble knight. Damocles books kauyon and montka pit the tau empire against a massive army of the imperium including white scars, raven guard, imperial knights and astra militarum, in a winnertakessystem slugfest. Kauyon says the imperium is about to reclaim agrellan and warfleets had already been dispatched. A lord general usually commands an entire army group under the overall campaign or imperial crusade command of.
We get the usual campaign book action, with rules for the farsight enclave along with rules for the imperial guard this could be a hint of things to come for the the astra militarum. Farsight is the only tau character that is interesting. Montka, and finished reading the whole campaign and fluff in one sitting. To be blunt, it jumped into events without establishing a true. Logan grimnar and ragnar blackmane lead their great companies into the teeming hordes of the red waaagh. This book contains an 8mission narrative campaign with a full bonus map that sees astra militarum, imperial knights, adeptus mechanicus, raven guard, white scars, and assassins taking on tau and farsight. Montka is a campaign expansion to the 7th edition of warhammer 40,000. Most of these campaign books seem to be ending with exterminatus, just thrown in such an unorthodox and complicated way we are. The damocles crusade also known as the damocles gulf crusade was a major campaign against the tau empire by the imperium of man. The damocles crusade also known as the damocles gulf crusade. For example, despite owning a sizeable imperial guard army, i have no intention of buying the new war zone damocles. The taros campaign was an imperial military campaign fought by the 4621st imperial guard army of the astra militarum and elements of the adeptus astartes to reclaim the imperial desert mining world of taros from the tau empire and its kroot and human guevesa allies among the taros planetary. A codex often pluralised as codexes by games workshop, though the grammatically correct pluralisation is codices, in the warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, is a rules supplement containing information concerning a particular army, environment, or worldwide campaign codexes for particular armies were introduced for the second edition of the game.
You know it, you love it, the frontline gaming preorder special is a go. Basically the imperium is invading a planet that the tau had recently taken from them, and when high command gets impatient with the slow progress on the ground they unleash 4 assassins with instructions to. Im interested in reading about the damocles crusade, but i dont know which book to start with. The book never takes the time to really emphasize mugulath bays true value or even establish its character, giving it meaning to each side in the war. I have no intention of buying the new war zone damocles. Warhammer 40,000 war zone damocles montka oxfam gb. The entire montka warzone book is about a single task force directed at one planet. The greater good, making it an essential read for anyone who wants to explore what led the xenos to their current position in the warhammer 40,000 story. I had a look at the new formations and found that i could field very few of the new. Montka includes the main sourcebook for the battle of damocles warzone campaign and a second book for the 7th edition rules and detachments for the astra militarum, tau empire shadowsun and farsight enclaves oshovah the eight.
The damocles gulf crusade campaign weekend uk 4 outline of play second half of the book will be used throughout the superglue upon arrival each player will be assigned to a team, called a task force, containing up to eight players. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Tau montka, tau fluff, imperial guard fluff, imperial guard campaign, damocles. I mean, astra militarum regiment trained there, the draconian armored defenders, and the forge world of draconis iv with its adeptus mechanicus priesthood, cybernetica cohorts and skitarii legions, and the titan legion. Commander farsight recaptures much of the territory the tau empire lost in the damocles gulf crusade.
M41, as the imperium was forced to conclude its military offensive early to deal with the. When the imperium vows to take back the world of agrellan, their full might falls. The set this is more than a novel, kauyon includes two books. The tau empire has invaded prefectia with an unprecedented display of force, intending to harness the incredible geoelectric potential of this fortress world to power their increasing incursions into the domain of the imperium. Montka summary and spoilers ive finally gotten a copy of war zone damocles. If you continue browsing, well assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. Since it was first added to the lore its gone through several additions, expansions and most importantly. This book contains an 8mission narrative campaign with a full bonus map that sees astra militarum, imperial. This rank of general officer actually has many different titles depending on the cultural context of the holder. Thesentientdust hasnt been hugely clear, but youve both been pretty vague about what youre talking about, but hes actually right. This is the most popular tau character in a striking colour scheme and we havent heard anything about it until now. The new tau codex appears to be no more than the old codex with the new formations from the campaign book, a couple of new units and a few wargear tweaks.
However, farsight, master of montka, in a book called montka performs a, you guessed it. Included are two hardback books a 120page narrative campaign, and an 88page rulebook in a hardback slipcase. The end of this saga sets up the tau empire for its next expansions, which are explored in psychic awakening. Continuing the narrative left off in war zone damocles. Got my hands on the damocles warzone campaign supplement for kauyon and montka.
Montka formations from the new bundles on gws site today. The story that begins here leads directly to events that play out in psychic awakening. With the embarrassing level of tau empire bias on display from last time, youre probably expecting more of the same here. Buy warhammer 40,000 war zone damocles montka, oxfam, books, science fiction and fantasy. It is the core book of the war zone damocles series contents. The scene is set for a battle that will change the damocles gulf forever.
The conflict essentially ended in a stalemate in late 745. Warhammer 40k tyranids codex pdf 7th grade dwnloadpit. Kauyon is a campaign expansion to the 7th edition of warhammer 40,000. More images from the campaign book the book is already in some peoples possession a few days before it reaches the shelves, and gametrust seems to. Gw also brings us two unique terrain sets, one for 40k and another for sigmar. Considering what kind of forces terra send out to the damocles gulf after getting aware of the problems there we have some options of what those books might include. First of all, check out gws site to see what is all included in the new release. The most important release though is the war zone damolces. It a core book of the war zone damocles series description. Unless youve got actual evidence to say the greater imperial offensive was dissolved, youre in the wrong on this. The other two parts are the burning dawn miniatures set the infiltration cadre for tau, and montka, the story of farsights role in the campaign. To ask other readers questions about montka, please sign up. Now paint splatter this week, no showcase of his elite unit, the eight nothing. More montka content, as the missions are revealed from the campaign book.
Pit the tau empire against a massive army of the imperium including. Lord general, also commonly known as lord castellan, lord marshal, and captaingeneral, is the highest rank possible to achieve on the general staff of the astra militarum. Download both ebooks now, or grab the bundle to get both with no fuss. Ive only seen the guard formations of the montka book, so ill restrict my opinions to those until i see the rest of the book, but ill say that im disappointed overall by the cadian detachment. Breaking tau montka confirmed by gw bell of lost souls.
Formationing an opinion the evolution of formations in. I only have the cash for one damocles book now and. The next pair are the sanctus reach campaign books, the red. Get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from games workshop. Formationing an opinion the evolution of formations in 40k. Warhammer 40k and the imperial guard a blog about warhammer 40k, and my favorite defenders of the imperium the imperial guard. The fact that two first founding chapters were laid low in a single campaign book is too much. This week we have a ton of new releases including archaeon the everchosen, the second war zone damocles campaign book, montka, imperial assassins, formation bundles, blood angels heroes and so much more. When starting to read the war zone damocles mont ka enhanced edition is in the proper time. Damocles, who the campaign and region was named after, was a man in. Farsight enclaves, farsight and shadowsun study together under general puretide. There are few if any stories where the space marines win without great cost to their chapter. The damocles gulf crusade, also called the damocles crusade, was the first military conflict fought between the imperium of man and the rapidly expanding tau empire in the lithesh sector of the galaxys eastern fringes between 742 and 745. The stunning conclusion to the sanctus reach campaign, hour of the wolf takes the war into a new and deadly phase as the space wolves come to the aid of the desperate imperial defenders.
The tau empire alternatively and formerly spelled tau is a fictional alien empire that appears in the setting of warhammer 40,000. You can also read more stories from the damocles gulf. Cookies on oxfam we use cookies to ensure that you have the best experience on our website. Inside we can find new scenarios, astra militarum formations and rules, assassins and tau formations and rules. More images from the campaign book the book is already in some peoples possession a few days before it reaches the shelves, and gametrust seems to have the best pics up right now. Montka is the second release in the warzone damocles campaign. Veteran of the cadian 122nd for warhammer 40k campaign facebook group. Kauyon, this is a truly spectacular chapter in the story of the tau empire.
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