Welcome back to our coverage of the Adeptus Titanicus
supplement Doom of Molech. The missions in the book reflect those
undertaken by the Loyalist and Traitor forces as the Warmaster brought ruin to
the planet of Molech. It’s a great feeling
to say that these missions were quite impressive and thematic.
THE MISSIONS
Like Titandeath
before it, there are a total of six missions contained in the supplement. Each of these missions is designed for
narrative play with recommendations for point sizes. Part of the fun is that there are missions
that are Titans only vs Knights only, Titans vs Titans, Titans only vs mixed
groups, and Knights vs Knights. There is
a range of mission types to play, some with a focus on pure annihilation (or survival)
while others reflect bloody vengeance or pushing a tactical advantage.
Most of the missions take place on a standard 4’ x 4’ board,
while another features a 4’ x 6’ mega table.
The missions cover the early stages of Horus’ invasion and go all the
way through House Devine’s betrayal and final mopping up of Loyalist forces in
Lupercalia. Even the mighty Imperator
Titan, Paragon of Terra, is a factor
in one of the missions. Unfortunately,
we don’t have rules for the Imperator in that mission, only its impacts. The missions themselves look like they will
be quite fun to play and they will certainly put the new Knight Household rules
to the test in some scenarios, especially the first and final missions in the
book.
Like the missions in Titandeath,
those in Doom of Molech can be played
using the new campaign system or as their own standalone missions. However, even with the Molech missions
useable in a campaign, it may take some creativity in handling the rosters
using the Titandeath campaign system
since those rosters were designed with Titans and support Banners in mind, not
with Lances and full Knight Households at the fore (which will happen due to
two of the missions). While this may be
a weak point in the missions-turned-campaign, the overall feel of playing these
missions as a campaign without focusing on the Titandeath system will still be quite appealing.
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