Rogal Dorn

[Celestial Guardian]

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
Rogal Dorn	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	10	2+/3+

Independent character

Wargear: Black Sword with Bolt Pistol and Combat Shield or Soul Spear with Bolt Pistol, Artificer Armour

SPECIAL RULES
The Black Sword: The Black Sword a blade of dark metal fashioned into a weapon of incredible strength. It is a power weapon in all aspects of games play. While being used by Dorn in battle his secondary weapons choices are a combat shield and bolt pistol. The Black Sword may not be used in the same game in which the Soulspear is being used.

Soulspear: The Soulspear is a double handed power weapon which emanates a blade of pure warp energy from each end. While being used by Dorn in battle his secondary weapons choice is a bolt pistol. The Soulspear may not be used in the same game in which the Black Sword is being used.

Artificer Armour: Confers 2+ Save

Primarch Field Generator:Confers a 3+ invulnerable save

Blind to the Risk: In a mission with variable game length, upon the end of the game, the opponent of Dorn’s forces may choose for a single extra turn be played. Dorn’s force must comply.

Tactical Genius: Any unit within 12" of Dorn may add 1 to any armor penetration rolls as he uses his superior knowledge to point out the best place to attack (this does not apply to barrage/artillery/blast weapons)-A Leadership test must be passed though before the bonus is added.

Stubborn Defense: Anytime Dorn’s forces are involved in an action where they are the defenders the count as being stubborn. They will automatically pass any moral check even ones that would normally cause automatic failure. They will never voluntarily fall back. Outside fortifications and in those built by an enemy they gain no benefit to this rule.

Siege Master: Calling on years of experience Dorn can call in Artillery with devastating accuracy any unit within 12" of the model may re-roll the scatter dice when rolling to hit.

Preliminary Bombardment: When resolving Preliminary Bombardment Dorn’s forces gain one extra roll per 500 point played. This may result in a single enemy unit being hit several time. Dorn’s forces may not choose to roll extra dice against a unit that has already been attacked; all dice rolled against a particular unit must be rolled together.

Honor of the Primarch: Dorn may take a body guard comprising of any standard HQ choice from the command/terminator command squad options, as per Codex: Space Marines.

[Lord Commander Erus]

Where does the fluff on these weapons come from, if I may ask?

[Celestial Guardian]

The black sword is from the Black Templars. It made sence to me that this is where the legend starts.

The Soulspear is from the Soul Drinkers 1st book. It says there tht it is a weapon given to the chapter and used to be Dorn's own.

[wolfpack]

Stubborn Defense: Anytime Dorn’s forces are involved in an action where they are the defenders the count as being stubborn. They will automatically pass any moral check even ones that would normally cause automatic failure. They will never voluntarily fall back. Outside fortifications and in those built by an enemy they gain no benefit to this rule.

I think you should also say that in established positions ie...ruins and the like...that this rule is void also...as in battle, defensive positions in these types of environments are either hastily set up or troops are simply dispersed through out to allow the best firing lanes...

[masterofweirdness]

Originally Posted by Celestial Guardian

The black sword is from the Black Templars. It made sence to me that this is where the legend starts.

The Soulspear is from the Soul Drinkers 1st book. It says there tht it is a weapon given to the chapter and used to be Dorn's own.

Hey, what is the point of using the Soul Spear over the Black Sword? Neither one seems to have any big difference?

[Celestial Guardian]

IF you guys really want it that way. I took the rule straight from the IA article on the Imperial Fists. It's just reworded.

[Lord Commander Erus]

Thread close until open debate can be had in the free thread for all users.

[BrainDeleted]

Captain Slow seems to have something to add to this thread

And so the stage is set,

[Captain Slow]

*Act 1 Scene 1 enter Captain slow*

Okay, a few thing id like to pick up on, first, why has he got the black sword? i belive (im recalling this from memory as i dont have a BT codex to hand) that it was forged from Shards of dorns sword, it wasnt dorns actuall sword.
secondly, the soulspear, very cool, and in the books, is seriously destructive. BUT its alos apart of the soul drinkers controdiction. so...shoul we really have it? as we dont know, with out any doubt that Dorn actually used it?
well, there my main 2 critisims
tho, why just a bolt pistol? why not make it master crafted? he IS a Primarch no?
as for the rest, the special rules side of things i dont really have much bother with them. save m,aybe make him able to pass and fail leadership checks. my reasoning: doran was fairly uncompromiseing, adn would try to lead from the front if possible. (ill try and dig up some fluff to back that up when i get a chance)
anyway there my opninion.