Legio Viribus is a battle hardened, ragtag, Legion, having only just come back from a crusade just a handful of years ago. Many of its War-Engines were felled by Traitor Titans, and many traitors were felled by Legio Viribus. Only a few Titans remain battle ready, but more are being repaired and built. Now, the *Iron Disciplined* are a group of mixed veterans and novices, but all have a will of iron.
The Titans of Legio Viribus are unique in that they have no uniform color scheme or banner, with many of the Princeps painting their Titans in colors that they deem pleasant, or in colors that honors their homes or noble houses in some way. Other Princeps prefer to paint their God-Machines in intimidating ways. Some Titans hang banners, others do not. At first glance it may seem like a dozen Titan Legions have sent individual Titans, but upon closer inspection all of the Titans of Legio Viribus have one thing in common. The alchemical symbol for Iron is painted somewhere on the armor plating.
Character Sheet Templates
There will be seperate character sheets for your main character, the Princeps, your secondary characters, the Moderatus, and your Titan. Keep in mind that each Titan has a different crew setup, so you might have 1 Princeps and 2 Moderati, or 1 Princeps and 4 Moderati, depending on the type and variant of Titan.
Princeps
Name:
Gender:
Age: [Note that Princeps can go up to hundreds of years old, however the older the pilot, the more connected they are to their Titan. Sort of blending together with the Machine Spirit.]
Personality: [A short paragraph will be enough.]
Description:
History: [A short history will be fine, but if you want, Legio Viribus has been around and has fought a lot of different kinds of foes.]
Name:
Gender:
Age: [Note that Princeps can go up to hundreds of years old, however the older the pilot, the more connected they are to their Titan. Sort of blending together with the Machine Spirit.]
Personality: [A short paragraph will be enough.]
Description:
History: [A short history will be fine, but if you want, Legio Viribus has been around and has fought a lot of different kinds of foes.]
Moderatus
Name:
Gender:
Age: [A Moderatus will typically be younger than a Princeps.]
Description: [A short description will be fine.]
Name:
Gender:
Age: [A Moderatus will typically be younger than a Princeps.]
Description: [A short description will be fine.]
Titan
Name:
Crew: [Include your Princeps, Moderati, and other command crew. Mostly this is for other characters such as your steersman, tactical officers, etc]
Construction Date: [Legio Viribus was under construction during the Great Crusade (Late M30 - Early M31), but was rushed out to combat during the Horus Heresy (M31). Your Titan, at the oldest, will be built around those dates. The older a Titan is, the more powerful it's machine spirit and personality is.]
Class: [Warhound, Reaver, Warlord, Emperor]
Pattern: [If you wish, you can pick a specific Pattern/Variant of Titan. If you want to pick your own weapons and style, "Custom" will be fine.]
Weapons:
Machine Spirit Personality: [This is how your Titan prefers to fight.]
History: [Optional]
Name:
Crew: [Include your Princeps, Moderati, and other command crew. Mostly this is for other characters such as your steersman, tactical officers, etc]
Construction Date: [Legio Viribus was under construction during the Great Crusade (Late M30 - Early M31), but was rushed out to combat during the Horus Heresy (M31). Your Titan, at the oldest, will be built around those dates. The older a Titan is, the more powerful it's machine spirit and personality is.]
Class: [Warhound, Reaver, Warlord, Emperor]
Pattern: [If you wish, you can pick a specific Pattern/Variant of Titan. If you want to pick your own weapons and style, "Custom" will be fine.]
Weapons:
Machine Spirit Personality: [This is how your Titan prefers to fight.]
History: [Optional]
The Axiarch (Commander)
Name:
Age: [Young, middle aged, or old will do.]
Personality: [A few sentences on what kind of person the Axiarch is.]
Other: [Whatever else you would want to include about them.]
Name:
Age: [Young, middle aged, or old will do.]
Personality: [A few sentences on what kind of person the Axiarch is.]
Other: [Whatever else you would want to include about them.]
Lore
All of these are excerpts from the warhammer40k.wikia or the wh40k.lexicanum, if you are very unfamiliar with the lore behind a certain thing, I would recommend you go there to read up on it.
"A Princeps is a senior officer in command of one of the towering Imperial or Chaotic war machines known as a Titan, and all of its crewmen are subordinate to them. Princeps are all people of exceptional willpower, which is required to enter a mind-link with a Titan and maintain their sanity intact amidst the roaring spirit of destruction housed within the Titan's adamantium hull. Although they belong to the separate military hierarchy of their Titan Legion and the Collegia Titanica, the Princeps are part of the Cult Mechanicus, and as such defer to the orders of powerful Adeptus Mechanicus Magi, who command the might of the Titan Legions and are able to issue them direct orders and decide their assignments."
"When the Princeps is linked to a Titan's MIU, he feels the Titan's body as if it was his own -- his hands become weapon arms, his senses are turned into powerful Auspexes and his skin becomes the thick adamantium hull -- an experience of supremacy and escape from human frailty that addicts every Princeps to his or her link with a Titan. The Princeps is then able to command the Titan intuitively -- he merely needs to think of undertaking an action and the machine complies. During this operation, the Princeps does not lose conciousness of his own body, and is able to simultaneously move and act as normal within the Titan's cockpit."
"A Moderatus (plural Moderati) is, after the Princeps, senior in rank aboard an Imperial Titan. He usually mans the weapons systems and/or motive systems of the Titan as well as sensors. Like the Princeps, a Moderatus has a hardwired link with the Titan to access its systems."
"When the Princeps is linked to a Titan's MIU, he feels the Titan's body as if it was his own -- his hands become weapon arms, his senses are turned into powerful Auspexes and his skin becomes the thick adamantium hull -- an experience of supremacy and escape from human frailty that addicts every Princeps to his or her link with a Titan. The Princeps is then able to command the Titan intuitively -- he merely needs to think of undertaking an action and the machine complies. During this operation, the Princeps does not lose conciousness of his own body, and is able to simultaneously move and act as normal within the Titan's cockpit."
"A Moderatus (plural Moderati) is, after the Princeps, senior in rank aboard an Imperial Titan. He usually mans the weapons systems and/or motive systems of the Titan as well as sensors. Like the Princeps, a Moderatus has a hardwired link with the Titan to access its systems."
"A Mind Impulse Unit (MIU) is a technologically complex device sacred to the Tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus which is used to create a neurological interface between a human mind a piece of machinery and control it with thought alone. Mind Impulse Units are most commonly employed in the colossal Titans of the Collegia Titanica, the Knights of the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Dreadnoughts of the Space Marines, though the latter are much simpler and seem primitive in comparison. An MIU is more rarely used to operate weapons or devices mounted on the shoulders or elsewhere on the human body, freeing the hands or allowing a warrior to deliver more firepower that what he can carry in his arms. An MIU is also used by certain Tech-priests to aid them in their tasks. The MIU allows the user to instinctively and intuitively control the machine he or she is connected to, as if it were an extension of their own bodies, or to absorb digital information directly into the cerebral cortex."
"The Secutarii, also known as the Corpus Secutarii, are Tech-Guards: cybernetically augmented warriors that serve in the armies of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Although they share many common roots with the Skitarii that form the bulk of the Adeptus Mechanicus' cybernetic armies, the Secutarii play a very different role on the battlefield, for they serve as support infantry for the Titan Legions of the Collegia Titanica. As much warriors as guards, the Secutarii are entirely devoted to the protection of the Titans under their care, which is why they are also known as the "Titan-Guard."
"The Warhound-class Titan belongs to the smallest class of Imperial Titan, and is used as a scout or as the flanking element of a Titan Legion in conjunction with others of its kind. The Warhound-class Titan is thus the most common form of what is classified as a Scout Titan by the Collegia Titanica.
The Warhound Titan, despite being a class of Scout Titan, is still an immense war machine that stands ~14 metres (approx. 45 feet) tall. On the battlefield, the Warhound has been proven to be very effective, as the double-barrelled Turbolaser Destructor which it is now possible to mount on a Warhound-class chassis can destroy even super-heavy armoured vehicles with ease. When they are deployed against other titans, Warhound Titans use their superior speed and manoeuvrability to avoid enemy weapons fire. They also make use of pack oriented techniques to destroy enemy Titans, and there are some instances where lone Warhound Titans have defeated heavier classes."
The Warhound-Class Scout Titan has a command crew of 1 Princeps, 2 Moderati.
The Warhound Titan, despite being a class of Scout Titan, is still an immense war machine that stands ~14 metres (approx. 45 feet) tall. On the battlefield, the Warhound has been proven to be very effective, as the double-barrelled Turbolaser Destructor which it is now possible to mount on a Warhound-class chassis can destroy even super-heavy armoured vehicles with ease. When they are deployed against other titans, Warhound Titans use their superior speed and manoeuvrability to avoid enemy weapons fire. They also make use of pack oriented techniques to destroy enemy Titans, and there are some instances where lone Warhound Titans have defeated heavier classes."
The Warhound-Class Scout Titan has a command crew of 1 Princeps, 2 Moderati.
"The Reaver-class Titan is a flexible, multi-role humanoid combat walker known as a Battle Titan that is commonly used by the Imperial Titan Legions at the forefront of the fighting. Amongst the honoured ranks of the Collegia Titanica the Reaver, like its larger counterparts, is regarded as a holy engine of destruction, an incarnation of the power of the Machine God, thrice-blessed by the Tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus before striding into battle. Reavers are of an ancient design, predating even the Age of the Imperium and having seen action on Mars during the battles of the Age of Strife when the Mechanicus first seized control of the sacred soil of the Red Planet. Reaver Titans are not as heavily armed as the Warlord-class Titans which form the mainstay of the Titan Legions' Battle Titans, or as fast and agile as the Warhound-class Scout Titans, though the Reaver is still a potent war machine in its own right. The Reaver was designed at approximately the same time as the Warhound-class."
"The Reaver-class Battle Titan differs considerably from newer designs, such as the Warlord Battle Titan, in placing the Titan's vulnerable plasma reactor towards the rear of the carapace housing. While this makes the Reaver difficult to knock out from frontal attacks, the more exposed cooling bars of the reactor make it a comparatively easy target from the side or rear. The greater speed of the Reaver over the Warlord minimises this problem but it does make Reavers unsuitable for heavy fighting in cities or other close terrain (such as urban assault) where they can be easily struck from all sides. They stand just under twice the height of a Warhound."
The Reaver has a command crew of 1 Princeps and 2 Moderati.
"The Reaver-class Battle Titan differs considerably from newer designs, such as the Warlord Battle Titan, in placing the Titan's vulnerable plasma reactor towards the rear of the carapace housing. While this makes the Reaver difficult to knock out from frontal attacks, the more exposed cooling bars of the reactor make it a comparatively easy target from the side or rear. The greater speed of the Reaver over the Warlord minimises this problem but it does make Reavers unsuitable for heavy fighting in cities or other close terrain (such as urban assault) where they can be easily struck from all sides. They stand just under twice the height of a Warhound."
The Reaver has a command crew of 1 Princeps and 2 Moderati.
"The Warlord-class Titan is a large and powerful type of Battle Titan, armed with much more firepower than its counterpart, the smaller Reaver-class Titan. The Warlord appears to be the most common class of Battle Titan in use by the Titan Legions of the Imperium of Man, and many Adeptus Mechanicus Forge Worlds field their own patterns of this class. Due to their immense size, Warlord Titans are not nearly as fast or agile as the Reaver-class Titans or the Warhound Scout Titans, but they more than make up for this failing with their sheer firepower and heavily armoured bulks."
"The Warlord Titan's colossal size, incalculable power and superior design make it both extremely difficult to harm from ground level, with its vital systems elevated far above the heads and hulls of those upon the battlefield below it, while its legs are plated with metres-thick armour to prevent it from being assailed by infantry or laid low by explosive charges. The Warlord is much larger than the aging Reaver-class Titan"
The Warlord Class Titan has a variety of command crew styles, some Warlords maintain a more traditional style of 1 Princeps and 4 Moderati. However other variants of Warlords have the Princeps taking a more connected role with their Titan, with the crew only consisting of the Princeps, a single Moderatus as second in command, a Sensori controlling the sensor arrays and a Steersman controlling the Titans movements.
"The Warlord Titan's colossal size, incalculable power and superior design make it both extremely difficult to harm from ground level, with its vital systems elevated far above the heads and hulls of those upon the battlefield below it, while its legs are plated with metres-thick armour to prevent it from being assailed by infantry or laid low by explosive charges. The Warlord is much larger than the aging Reaver-class Titan"
The Warlord Class Titan has a variety of command crew styles, some Warlords maintain a more traditional style of 1 Princeps and 4 Moderati. However other variants of Warlords have the Princeps taking a more connected role with their Titan, with the crew only consisting of the Princeps, a single Moderatus as second in command, a Sensori controlling the sensor arrays and a Steersman controlling the Titans movements.
Note that the Emperor Class Titans are split up into two subclasses, Imperator and Warmonger Emperor Class Titans.
"The Imperator-class Titan is the largest and most powerful variant of Emperor Titan ever deployed by the Titan Legions of the Adeptus Mechanicus. It is literally a walking fortress and is armed with much more firepower than the next Battle Titan in size, the smaller Warlord-class Titan. An Imperator-class Titan is one of the two classes of super-heavy Titans known as Emperor Titans that also includes the even more rarely deployed Warmonger-class Titan. The Imperator-class of Emperor Titan is a general-purpose assault platform, whereas the Warmonger-class Emperor Titan is a dedicated fire-support unit with more advanced fire control and targeting systems intended to aid its more specialised function. Both classes of Emperor Titan represent the most powerful mobile weapon systems in the arsenal of the Imperium of Man and are often unmatched by any force deployed by the enemy. Emperor Class Titans are extremely rare in the Imperium as the Adeptus Mechanicus has lost the capability to manufacture these monstrous war engines. Due to their immense size, Imperator Titans are not nearly as fast or agile as their smaller Scout and Battle Titan counterparts, but they more than make up for this failing with their sheer firepower and heavily armoured bulk. The Tech-priests of the Mechanicus consider the two classes of Emperor Titan to be avatars of the Machine God, walking incarnations of death intended to destroy all those who have displeased the Omnissiah."
"These formidable super-heavy combat walkers are the largest and most powerful war machines at the disposal of the Imperium (with the exception of void ships); their firepower remains unrivalled by any other land unit used by any of the other factions of the galaxy. The size of their arm-mounted primary weapons are surpassed only by the ordnance of the largest vessels of the Imperial Navy. They are loaded to the brim with pre-installed weapons, and their mounts can handle Titan weapons too big for even Battle Titans (they do not carry any of the close-combat weapons, as their sole focus is on extreme firepower). Emperor Titans are very rare, and can crush many weaker war engines. Taking advantage of this formidable firepower, the Imperator Titan bombards enemy positions with an awesome and relentless barrage, far out of range of most of the enemy artillery."
"The Imperator-class Titan is the largest and most powerful variant of Emperor Titan ever deployed by the Titan Legions of the Adeptus Mechanicus. It is literally a walking fortress and is armed with much more firepower than the next Battle Titan in size, the smaller Warlord-class Titan. An Imperator-class Titan is one of the two classes of super-heavy Titans known as Emperor Titans that also includes the even more rarely deployed Warmonger-class Titan. The Imperator-class of Emperor Titan is a general-purpose assault platform, whereas the Warmonger-class Emperor Titan is a dedicated fire-support unit with more advanced fire control and targeting systems intended to aid its more specialised function. Both classes of Emperor Titan represent the most powerful mobile weapon systems in the arsenal of the Imperium of Man and are often unmatched by any force deployed by the enemy. Emperor Class Titans are extremely rare in the Imperium as the Adeptus Mechanicus has lost the capability to manufacture these monstrous war engines. Due to their immense size, Imperator Titans are not nearly as fast or agile as their smaller Scout and Battle Titan counterparts, but they more than make up for this failing with their sheer firepower and heavily armoured bulk. The Tech-priests of the Mechanicus consider the two classes of Emperor Titan to be avatars of the Machine God, walking incarnations of death intended to destroy all those who have displeased the Omnissiah."
"These formidable super-heavy combat walkers are the largest and most powerful war machines at the disposal of the Imperium (with the exception of void ships); their firepower remains unrivalled by any other land unit used by any of the other factions of the galaxy. The size of their arm-mounted primary weapons are surpassed only by the ordnance of the largest vessels of the Imperial Navy. They are loaded to the brim with pre-installed weapons, and their mounts can handle Titan weapons too big for even Battle Titans (they do not carry any of the close-combat weapons, as their sole focus is on extreme firepower). Emperor Titans are very rare, and can crush many weaker war engines. Taking advantage of this formidable firepower, the Imperator Titan bombards enemy positions with an awesome and relentless barrage, far out of range of most of the enemy artillery."
(Note its the one with the big castle on its back)
