+ Archaeotech weapons for Adeptus Titanicus +
+ I've created some rules for weapons that haven't appeared in the current version of Adeptus Titanicus, but were in previous Epic games or editions. If you give them a go, I'd love to hear how you get on. +
+ A print-ready PDF version 'Archaeotech weapons v1' is available for free on the Death of a Rubricist Facebook group, under the 'Files' section. +
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+ Using the weapon cards +
+ For obvious reasons you shouldn't use these in Matched Play, but they should be fine for Open Play – just let the other player have first dibs! +
+ They'd also be fun to use in Narrative Play, where you might have them as reserve weapons brought out from mothballs/captured from the enemy/precious archeotech prizes from a grateful Forgefane. If you like sticking closely to the Matched Play rules even for casual games, I'd suggest that you use the following stratagem:
Experimental Warfare stratagem
ARCHAEOTECH STOCKPILE
> Play this Stratagem in the first Strategy phase of the first round //_
> You may purchase this Stratagem multiple times //_
> The player selects a Titan and replaces one of its Arm Weapons with those marked 'Archaeotech'; or one of its Carapace Weapons with one marked 'Archaeotech' //_
COST: 1
+ The file linked includes a Stratagem card with this text. +
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+ Designer's notes +
+ Most of these weapons are fairly self-explanatory, and many are simply filling in gaps. It's not a complete list, and the selection is largely based on weapons that are available from third party sculptors, would be easy conversions, or simply tickled my fancy for various reasons. The Reaver- and Warlord-scale Inferno Guns, for example, are both there because Lucifer216 plays Legio Infernus (and flamerthrowers are awesome); while the Barrage Missile Launcher is included because it's on Clavigera, one of the Legio Metalica Titans I'm using as inspiration for a new Maniple. +
+ The weapons fall into three categories:
+ 1: Location changes +
+ The Reaver arm weapons are simply the Warhound weapons transferred (e.g. Vulcan Mega-bolter); or the carapace version made available as an arm (e.g. Volkite Eradicator); or a halved version of the Warlord carapace weapon made available as a Reaver Arm (e.g. Turbo Laser-Destructor). These are included to allow you to recreate favourite Titans from the past. The arm-mounted Apocalypse Missile Launcher is a good example, as the three-missile support Titan was a classic option from Epic: Armageddon and earlier. These weapon stats/cost etc, are identical to those originals; which seems to be how the other official weapons available to multiple chassis work. +
+ 2: Iterative creation +
+ Others are iterated versions of those weapons available to other Titan classes. These have all been designed conservatively, so they shouldn't displace any of the other existing weapons – they're intended as fun additions, rather than 'better'. +
+ The Inferno Cannon and Avernus-pattern Inferno Cannon are bigger versions of the Warhound Inferno Gun for the Reaver and Warlord respectively. Like the Warhound version, I suspect these are unlikely to see much use, but I hope they're fun to play with – particularly for Legio Infernus/Suturvora players! +
+ The Quake Cannon is a Reaver-scale version of the Mori Quake Cannon; the stats based on the changes between the Belicosa Volcano Cannon and Volcano Cannon. I reduced the blast size, but left the strength as-is, following the precedent of other solid-shot and laser weapons across chassis. +
+ The Ruinator Chainfist goes the other way – it's a Warlord-scale version of the Reaver Chainfist. I compared the Reaver Power Fist to the Arioch-pattern Power Claw, and then applied similar changes to the Reaver Chainfist to produce the Warlord-scale version. +
+ Finally, the Sumer-pattern Power Fist for the Warlord Titan. A very simple card to allow people to use the Vulcan mega-bolter on the back of the Arioch-pattern Titan Claw. While it never particularly bothered me (the justification that it contributes to the punching power seems fair enough), a close combat build is already unpopular on Warlords, so if this helps to encourage it a little more, that's a job well done, in my eyes! For clarity, the intention is that the Long Range stats only benefit from Rapid; not from Melee or Rending. +
+ 3: Retrohammer classics +
+ Barrage Missile Launcher – described as follows, this was a bit tricky to design, as weapons tend to be either good against shields, or good against armour. I plumped for a combination of special rules that make it either good at 'depleting void shields' (Shieldbane), or at damaging 'unshielded targets' (Rending, Ordnance). The downside to this wonder weapon (for it had to have at least one!) is that it is a 'one-shot support weapon', and is not as accurate as a standard Apocalypse Missile Launcher. +
+ source: White Dwarf 142 +
+ Kamaki-pattern Trident – almost certainly the likely inspiration for the Ursus claw, the original Trident was pure Warhammer 40k (see the original rules below), and I couldn't resist writing up some rules to allow the Reaver to take it, too. The increase in Strength makes it quite a bit scarier on the Reaver, but this is balanced against it being unlikely to be able to be used in a squadron, so the points increase is modest. +
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| + source: White Dwarf 142 + |
+ In addition to the Plasma Blastgun, the Reaver also gets access to the Plasma Annihilator. This is loosely based on the 'Plasma Cannon' from the original Adeptus Titanicus – a midway point between the Plasma Blastgun and Plasma Annihilator in the original AT; and intended as a midway point between the Plasma Blastgun and Sunfury Plasma Annihilator in the modern game. It is essentially the Sunfury with one fewer shot – and this is why its price is comparatively high. The name follows the pattern of similar weapons; losing the 'special' bit from the Warlord version. +
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