began 05/29/2000
began 05/29/2000
Your requests for a campaign structure have not fallen on deaf ears, and now is your chance to participate in this ongoing campaign. Every week or two you'll need to visit this page to cast your vote, to decide the fate of the Imperium and the Eldar.
Upcoming polls will allow you to direct the forces involved around the campaign map. Each new batrep will chronicle the results of your decisions. Don't miss the important polls that will be located at the bottom of this page!
Background
Ordur IV is an abandoned Imperial outpost located upspin and coreward of Earth.
Lying just inside the Segmentum Obscurus, it forms a neat triangle with Molov and
Valhalla. At one time, Ordur IV served as a staging ground into the Segmentum Obscurus,
and its forges churned out the finest in Imperial craftsmanship.
Surges from the Emperor's Wrath, a nearby warpstorm, resistance from the Eldar living in the area, and Ork incursions passing downspin towards Segmentum Solar, all combined to force the Imperium out of the area. The forges were hastily shut down, the secrets buried, the outposts abandoned, and the planet devastated...
After an absence of several hundred years, the Imperium has sent a rather large detachment to reclaim the forges. Expecting the world to be an arid wasteland, as they had left it, the Imperium sent rugged forces from Tallarn, including the fast-moving, hard hitting reconaissance forces of the Marines Saracen. Instead, they found the planet once again returning to verdant life-- no doubt due to the presence of several Eldar Craftworld in the area. Nothing else could explain the planet's rapid recovery.
Nearby troops from Valhalla and Molov-- in the form of the Adeptus Ministorum-- were quickly dispatched to bolster the Imperial presence and press home their claim-- by force if necessary.
Orders from Terra were to find out what the Eldar knew of the area, and to avoid conflict with them if possible. However, under no circumstances were the forges or the archeotech stored there to fall into the hands of the aliens.
Campaign Experience
We will be using a greatly simplified
version of the rules presented on page 159 of the Warhammer 40K rulebook. Experience
points are awarded as follows:
Winning/Losing
| Status After the Battle | XP Awarded |
| Won, but wiped out | +0 |
| Won, but under 50% (or wounded/immobilized) | +1 |
| Won, and over 50% (unwounded or still mobile) | +2 |
| Lost or Draw, and wiped out | -1 |
| Lost or Draw, and under 50% | +0 |
| Lost or Draw, but over 50% | +1 |
Heroic Commendation
Medal of Honor
Battle Honors
These will be awarded using the tables from the rulebook, with some minor
modifications. XP and Battle Honors will be listed on the unit rosters (use the links
above).
Tasty Snacks
Players who bring tasty snacks to the gaming session earn +1 XP to award as they
see fit.
What Has Happened So Far
BatRep 020: 05/29/2000:
Imperial Guard vs Eldar, Siegebreaker
Imperial and Eldar battleships circle the planet, while their commanders meet on
"neutral ground" at the Dumarth Plains. Even the Callidus working inside cannot
discover whether the Eldar are aware of the forges within the planet, or merely
"passing through" as they claim. The recalcitrance of the Eldar wears thin on
the patience of the Imperial command; suspecting treachery at any moment, the captain
initiates a pre-emptive strike. Most of the Eldar are wiped out completely; a small group
of guardians and a lone Swooping Hawk escape to warn the rest of the Eldar host. The
forces of the Imperium now hold the Dumarth Plains, and await the inevitable retaliation
from the Eldar craftworlds.
BatRep 021:
06/04/2000: Space Marines vs Eldar, Cleanse
The Saracens' attempt at planetfall is
quickly squashed, and they are forced to fall back, where they rejoin the Guard; the Eldar
pursue, and battle is joined. Although they suffered heavy casualties in the battle
that followed, the Eldar gave as good as they got, fighting the Imperial forces to a
standstill. The area of the Land Bridge just below the West Plateau would become the front
line of the battles to come.
BatRep 022: 06/18/2000: Space Marines
vs Eldar, Death by Moonlight
The Saracens risk one more push
against the Eldar front. If they can push through, the Eldar will be forced to fall back.
If they are defeated, the Eldar will swarm past them onto the Imperial Guard...
