HERO MODE!! Astra Militarum vs Chaos Space Marines | Warhammer 40k Battle Report
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Deep behind enemy lines Gaunt’s ghosts find themselves surrounded. Relentlessly hunted through the jungle and pursued by the dark forces of chaos they are exhausted and bloodied, but far from beaten… they make their stand in the brand new HERO MODE!!! We have been working hard behind the scenes to bring you a new way to play 40k. Inspired by @thepoorhammerpodcast ‘s excellent horde mode we are introducing Hero Mode, a cinematic, wave based Co-op mode where you can test the mettle of your favourite character units in the Crucible of Heroes.
For the rules PDF and further information check out the link below: HERO MODE RULES PDF
For an in-depth review of the rules check the Hero Mode podcast we did here: https://youtu.be/mls8xCkCzHY?si=GpqvZJ3LFEDk51Xc
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Hi folks! Just so you know, a full patch note post will go out tomorrow with a link to Version 2 of my Hero Mode rules. For now, you can see the rules here: https://tabletoptactics.tv/2024/11/14/warhammer-40000-hero-mode-dlc-rules-pdf-v2/
For me, as someone who doesn’t actually play 40k, but still watches your content, that was super entertaining to watch. Cheers!
This is a brilliant mode for what you guys can put on the table. It really shows off your production quality. Fantastic work!
Pour one out for the little Enginseer that could! Awesome game. I am loving these Hero Mode games.
Guys these Hero Mode games are just incredible!! I cannot wait to start playing them with my group just to see which hero begins to develop their own story like that Enginseer!!
Thank you for creating this play style as it looks hilarious and allows 40K to really be just silly and fun for all involved!!
Played a couple games last night against a necron horde and oh my god it was really hard lol. We couldn’t really accomplish anything as space marines, then in the second game we played as custodes and just made it by the skin of our teeth. Will you perhaps add like a small elite squad to be attached to models to give some factions more power?
Here’s a potential Idea for a way to use multiple factions of heroes, what if they used the boarding action army rules instead of the codex/index army rules, that way it might make the characters a little more balanced. Just a thought
This is awesome, and I feel like a Autarch Skyrunner with dragon fusion gun would be pretty great at it!
Amazing game mode, amazing hosts, amazing minis ! Thank you so much.
I’m a retail manager here in France, I want to make an event out of this ! It could be so cool for beginners and new comers a like !
really enjoyed this but have a question for laurence, is there anything that after playing you’ think you want to change?
That was fantastic!
Excellent game idea. I’m debating if the auto move within 9″ (I think Gaunt has that???) is something they should have or if that would be too much.
Ah that was brilliant guys, been looking forward to this one for a few weeks now. Really felt like it was a desperate last stand, lots of epic moments but backs up against the wall. Well done!
Also the paint job on the Ghosts is unreal 😍
Epic, love tanith. It did seem like it was too one sided though. The tanith were to easy to kill and get too. Could kinda see where it was going early on. Maybe thats lawrences rolling though 😂😉
Maybe the heroes get the first turn or maybe the old rules of screening characters need to be added? That way the horde has to fight through the bods first. You cant attach the ghosts to infantry like other characters ya see.
Really fun game and love seeing the Ghosts about. Plot armour definitely favours those models with a better base save – massed shooting really made things difficult for the Tanith, but they held out well.
Be cool to see a Scion or Kasrkin force falling back for extraction after a mission, although admittedly with their options they’d really struggle against armour.
Good to see the ghosts getting a game in. With the horde army selection. Is it just battle line units that need to hold maximum models or is that all horde units must have maximum models allowed?
Awesome game and great looking mode! Did the tank commander not get their shoot on death? That could have made for either an excellent last stand, or a classic bard whiff!
I love this mode, such a great addition. Would love to see how it would work with something like boarding actions, tight corridors etc.
My only feedback from a game I’ve played with my buddy, and a way to tone down the difficulty, was to have the heroes have turn 1 after the horde first spawns, we did a game with the written rules and a game with the heroes going first, both were super fun and the second was much much easier for anyone who wants an easier game.
What a playtest! Kudos Spider on this, incredible work and it just looks so fun – and I love the narrative spin!
For Tanith, For the Emperor. Great work from Fletcher as always. The Emperor protects
You could have all the assassins as the heroes
This is a ton of fun! Great seeing the Ghosts, that’s fantastic paintwork by Fletcher! It’s a pity GW doesn’t have rules to make dreadnoughts into characters, I’d love to try my Redemptor at this.
Also, Bard: Cleanse your dice man! Those rolls were absurd! 🤣
I think you mentioned it in the podcast but it would be good to see how it works with small kill teams/units too.
Deathwing, Sanguinary Guard, Grey Knights.
With the Grey knights kill team it could be a mix like the chaos gate game, 1 purifier, 1 judicar, 1 purgator, 1 intercessor with an apothocary maybe. Oh I need to give this a go
This mode is so good can’t use my custodes against my son’s orks! Though I do think that the “hero’s” will struggle against too much armour/tanks… only one way to find out… kill in the name of the emperor!!!!
Calling it now for a game. Bard and Fletch with The Eight. Make it happen.
Hero mode looks so much fun! I’m excited to give it a try !
This was beyond fun to watch, looking forward to seeing more! Kudos the spider!
Keen to try this out! Feels like survival mode on hardcore difficulty.
My first group of heroes is planned.
Asurman leading Jain-Zar, Maugan-Ra and an Autarch.
I have no idea how they would handle anything tanky…
Fun game and fabulous looking ghosts.
Given that they don’t get the recovery strat, an auto-explode option (maybe even at max on the dice 🙂 ) for the vehicles might be a nice addition. Defiant to the last.
Such an awesome game mode! I think this playstyle makes for great rival faction games. Keenly awaiting a necron hero match… regenerating wounds and using the 2CP strat could make for some very aggressive plays.
On Ghosts turn 2 and James rolling has been so below average even by his standards. More 1s and 2s than can be counted!! Fun game still so far.
Amazing, would be very keen to see deathwing vs endless genestealers?
I’ve just finished all the Gaunts ghost audiobooks and this is honestly the greatest narrative game ever!
Lawrence you absolute legend creating this I love it. Can’t wait to try out some hero mode for myself