The Obsidian Monolith 40K Missions

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HE OBSIDIAN MONOLIH A psychic scream resonates through the Scarus Sector. Tousands died on the mining planet o Arshesh Prima during a lightning super-storm that ravaged its population centres and miles o underground tunnels. Tree weeks o constant punishment devastated the grey urban landscapes o the planet. Tose who could afford it, fled the planet, while the administratum determined that saving the millions o survivors was not an efficient usage o the Empire’s resources. It only took one month to leave the whole planet devoid o any living soul. But still some beating pulse remained. Psykers o every race in the galaxy elt it in their sleep like a flashing beacon. Many sent surveillance drones to Arshesh Prima, and they all came back with the same inormation: the image o a black monolith crackling with electric bolts. Tey all elt an instant interest or the bizarre contraption. It was obvious that the Monolith, and probably the lightning storm, was not the result o any natural effect. Te drones determined that there was some sort o technology in the Monolith hidden beneath a layer o an obsidian-type material, but none was capable o determining the source. Te Logis Strategos ventured that this Monolith could be related to the Necron Pylons usually ound in the Cadian sector, but conclaves o Crypteks rom all over the galaxy stared puzzled at this new contraption, while many Eldar Seers wondered i this was just another trick o the laughing god Cegorach. Who would be the first one to lay hands on this new piece o eldritch technology? Some will want to study it, some will want to destroy what they cannot understand. Tey all know that their endeavour could be contested by any o the orces o the galaxy, and they will be prepared or the clash. n r u t e r l l i w e w

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Motives or War Every orce has its own interest in the Obsidian Monolith, and they all have their own agenda. Whomever gets control over it first could gain a privile ged position as they strive or supremacy.

Imperial Forces

yranids

Te champions o human kind are eager to lay hands on the Monolith. Tey first want to retrieve it, track the source o this contraption and learn more about its original designers. Once they discover the nature o the threat, they will proceed to destroy all records and memories o its existence.

Te hive mind elt the revelation o a new presence in the galaxy like a sharp spine ache. Not alive, yet not entirely mechanical. Cannot be consumed, useless. Could its presence be channeled to attract prey? It must be assimilated.

Orks

What is this new tech? None o the races o their Empire are capable o producing this sort o machinery. Maybe they can obtain the Monolith and reverseengineer it in order to produce better tools to spread the greater good.

au

Te sheer amount o destruction that the lightning superstorm unleashed on Arshesh Prime is enough to make any Warboss drool in anticipation. Tey assume that their Mekboyz will know “wotta do wiv’it ta make some Boom onze we snaggit!”.

Necrons Crypteks are responsible or studying and maintaining the technology o the Necron dynasties. While they don’t recognize that technology as their own, they definitely can see patterns unique to the Necron race in the Monolith. Can it be possible that someone unveiled the secrets o the Necrontyr?

Eldar Seers rom many Crafworlds are haunted by all sorts o bad omens, all o them related with the ominous Obsidian Monolith. Tey should secure the position in order to conduct a ritual that would cleanse the system o its influence.

Chaos Te cosmic entities known as the Gods o Chaos, both eared and worshiped in all the realms o reality, blinked. Maybe something unexpected appeared in one insignificant planet o the reaches o men. Should they care about it? It is not in their plans, but it might become a nuisance. It must be an excuse or another petty quarrel amongst the sentient beings. Must send lackeys to destroy it beore it becomes a threat.

Dark Eldar Teir Haemonculi are already savouring the fine taste o ear that the mere existence o this object has unleashed in the galaxy. Imagine the absolute horror they could unveil i only they knew the secrets o the Obsidian Monolith.





Rules o the Game Tis document is not just a single scenario, so it is going to take you a little longer than usual to complete.

We’ve added a ew simple rules to make the scenario more dynamic and the gameplay even more engaging.

We wouldn’t call it a campaign either, because it’s designed to allow you to play the whole series in one go. Tis would be perect or you and your mate to set up the game on a Saturday morning, and spend the day rolling dice!

Te only thing you’ll need to play this game other than the usual paraphernalia is “something” to represent the Obsidian Monolith. You can easily build your own or use anything that you might have at home.

Building the Armies Tere are no restrictions on the composition o the playing armies, but each one o them must include at least one technology oriented unit. Bear in mind the ollowing list o armies and the suggested echno-units that need to be included. (I you do not use any o the ollowing, just agree with your opponent beore battle what represents the ‘echno-Unit’ in your army.) Space Marines - echmarine (Any chapter, including Grey Knights. Use an Iron Priest in the case o Space Wolves)

Imperial Guard - echpriest Enginseer Ork - Mek or Big Mek Eldar - Warlock Dark Eldar - Haemonculus yranids - Zoanthrope Necrons - Cryptech Chaos Space Marines - Chaos Space Marine Warpsmith Chaos Daemons - Herald n r u t e r l l i w e w




Position Markers Each time that any unit or character is wiped rom the table, players will have to lay down one marker on the table. At the beginning o games two and three, players will have to place the units that died on the previous game back on the table or in Reserve. It is not necessary to place the same units in the same spots where they were when they were killed, but a player will have to place his units on top o his own markers. See page 6 for a set of self print position markers!

Te Obsidian Monolith As you will notice the Obsidian Monolith will display different game effects in each o the games. We will detail in each o the scenarios the rules behaviour o this artiact. Bear in mind that as soon as one o the games is over, the set o rules that go with that particular scenario cease to unction and a new one will be triggered with the ollowing game. See page 7 for a self print model!






Sel Print Position Markers

(print this page as many times as needed to produce the required number o markers or your game)



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Mission 1: One Strange Object On Te Planet Both armies have finally gathered in ront o the invading Obsidian Monolith that wiped Arshesh-Prime. Te secrets that it hides have the potential to reshape the ace o the Galaxy rom this moment on. ARMIES Pick your armies as on page 118 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.

FIRS URN Te player who deployed first, goes first. Te opponent can try to Seize the Initiative, as indicated on page 122 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.

BALEFIELD Define the Deployment map as on page 118 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. Place on the table as many buildings and ruins terrain as you possibly can. You can use Games Workshop’s buildings or terrain rom the Battlefield in a Box range or example.

GAME LENGH Follow the Variable Game Length rules, as indicated on page 122 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. See the Obsidian Monolith rules, as they might affect the length o this game.

Place the Obsidian Monolith on the centre o the table. Move away any other scenery i needed to make room or your Monolith, leaving at least a clear space o 3’’ around it.

Once this game is over, do not take any models rom the table. Leave them where they are, because that’s where they will be when the ollowing game begins.

ATTENTION:

DEPLOYMEN Roll or Warlord traits and deploy your orces as indicated on page 121 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.

VICORY CONDIIONS When the game ends, the player who scored the most Victory Points will win the game.

Primary Objective Your orces’ main objective is to study the Obsidian Monolith. At the end o every player’s turn place a counter in your deployment zone area o the gaming board i your echnounit is in base contact with the Monolith, your opponent will do the same. When this first mission ends, you have to check how many counters have been gathered by each o the echno-units. Te player who gathers the highest number o these counters - that is, spent most time studying the Monolith - gains 3 Victory Points.

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MISSION SPECIAL RULES Night Fighting, Reserves. HE OBSIDIAN MONOLIH SPECIAL RULES As soon as the first echno-unit gets in base contact with the Obsidian Monolith, it will switch on with a humming sound. From then on, you have to roll 2D6 at the end o every Game urn. I the result is equal or lower than the number o Position markers on the table, the game ends immediately - proceed to Mission 2. I the result is higher than the number o Position markers on the table, resume the game and roll again at the end o the next Game urn.





Mission 2: Back o Life: Te Monolith Consumes As the battle grows bloodier the Obsidian Monolith seems to display some strange behaviours. All the allen comrades come back to lie, with lightning bolts snapping across them, a mysterious magnetic field snaps on throwing everything upside down. ARMIES Use the same armies you just played in the previous game. BALEFIELD All the scenery rom the previous game should be lef there in the same place. DEPLOYMEN Remember that you should have lef the surviving units where they stood when the previous game finished. Units that suffered casualties, but weren’t totally wiped out will remain as they are at this point. Players may decide to roll again their Warlord traits i they wish.

FIRS URN Whomever won the previous game goes first. Te opponent can try to Seize the Initiative, as indicated on page 122 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook, but on a 5+ instead o a 6+. GAME LENGH Follow the Variable Game Length rules, as indicated on page 122 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. See the Obsidian Monolith rules, as they might affect the length o this game.

Once this game is over, do not take any models rom the table. Leave them where they are, because that’s where they will be when the ollowing game begins.

ATTENTION:

BACK FROM HE DEAD Due to some bizarre effect rom the Obsidian Monolith’s presence, all the units and characters that died in the previous game will return to the battle. Players need to roll 1D6 or each o their units. On a result o 3+ the unit comes back to play in its ull potential, with the same options and configuration as it had in the previous game. On any other result, that unit will suffer -1 to Initiative and Leadership and will receive the Hatred (against the opposing army) special rule.

Te player that won the previous game can reroll either one o his own dice, or make his opponent reroll one o his. Players will place their returned units on top o the Position Markers they placed in the previous game. Players can decide to leave some o their returned units in Reserve i they wish. Remove all the Position Markers rom the last game beore the first player’s turn.


VICORY CONDIIONS When the game ends, the player who scored the most Victory Points will win the game.




Primary Objective At the end o the game, each player receives 1 Victory Point or each enemy unit that has been completely destroyed. Units that are alling back at the end o the game, and units that are not on the board at the end o the game count as destroyed or the purposes o this mission. Remember that Independent Characters and Dedicated ransports are individual units and award Victory Points i they are destroyed.

Secondary Objectives Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker

MISSION SPECIAL RULES Reserves. HE OBSIDIAN MONOLIH SPECIAL RULES MAGNETIC FIELD

At the end o every game turn, the Obsidian Monolith will attract everything on the battlefield towards it. Every oot unit and character on the board (Walkers too) will need to make an Initiative check, or be moved 1D6 inches towards the Monolith. Start making these checks with the units closest to the Obsidian Monolith, and then proceed outwards, checking units urther away rom it. Units engaged in combat will be dragged away i any o them ails the Initiative check. Vehicles will roll 1D6. I the result is 3+ (4+ in the case o Flyers) the vehicle will remain in its place and continue to unction normally. In any other case the vehicle will be attracted 1D6 inches towards the Monolith. In the case o vehicles running into any other unit (either riend or oe), please use the ank Shock rules rom page 85 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. Roll 1D6 or every building, ruin and immobile object on the table, on a 3+ the building will collapse and will be substituted by Rubble (see page 105 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook). Any unit inside the building will receive as many S5 AP-1 hits as the number o models in that unit. Alternatively, you can use the rules on the table on page 17 o the Stronghold Assault Warhammer 40,000 supplement. Afer moving everything towards the magnetised Monolith, every model within 6 inches o the Monolith will suffer a one S3 AP- hit.


As soon as the Monolith destroys 10 wounds (or HP) worth o models, the game will be over at the end o the current game turn. Move on to the next mission aferwards. Remember to leave the surviving units where they are.




Mission 3: Te End Of Te World As We Know It Clouds gather in the sky, and a lightning storm approaches the battlefield. Fighters know the scale o the threat, so they are eager to leave this planet as soon as possible. But there is one fight to be won first! ARMIES Use the same armies you just played in the previous game. BALEFIELD All the scenery rom the previous game should be lef there in the same place.

DEPLOYMEN Remember that you should have lef the surviving units where they stood when the previous game finished. Units that suffered casualties, but weren’t totally wiped out will remain as they are at this point. Players may decide to roll again their Warlord traits i they wish.

FIRS URN Whomever won the previous game goes first. Te opponent can try to Seize the Initiative, as indicated on page 122 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook, but on a 5+ instead o a 6+. REVERSE MAGNE Once all the Back rom the Dead units are back on the table or in reserve, the Obsidian Monolith will push everything away rom it. All units with 10’’ o it will be under the influence o this event. Starting rom those urther away rom it, proceed to apply the Magnetic Field rule rom the previous game with the exception that instead o moving the models towards the Obsidian Monolith they will be pushed 2D6 inches away rom it. BACK FROM HE DEAD Due to some bizarre effect rom the Obsidian Monolith’s presence, all the units and characters that died in the previous game will return to the battle. Units and characters that suffered this rule in the previous game will continue under the effects o Back rom the Dead during this scenario as well.

Players need to roll 1D6 or each o their units. On a result o 3+ the unit comes back to play in its ull potential, with the same options configuration as it had in the previous game. On any other result, that unit will suffer a -1 to Initiative and Leadership and will receive the Hatred (against the opposing army) special rule. Te Initiative and Leadership modifiers will stack i the unit suffered this effect in the previous game as well. Te player that won the previous game can reroll either one o his own dice, or make his opponent reroll one o his.


Players will place their returned units on top o the Position markers they placed in the previous game. Players can decide to leave some o their returned units on Reserve i they wish. Remove all the Position markers rom the last game beore the first player’s turn.




GAME LENGH Follow the Variable Game Length rules, as indicated on page 122 o the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.

Primary Objective At the end o the game, each player receives 1 Victory Point or each enemy unit that has been completely destroyed. Units that are alling back at the end o the game, and units that are not on the board at the end o the game, count as destroyed or the purposes o this mission. Remember that Independent Characters and Dedicated ransports are individual units and award Victory Points i they are destroyed.

Secondary Objectives Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker

MISSION SPECIAL RULES Reserves. HE OBSIDIAN MONOLIH SPECIAL RULES BOLTS OF LIGHTN ING

During this game, the Obsidian Monolith will try to destroy its enemies. At the end o every player’s turn, it will shoot out 1D6 bolts o lightning directed to the closest units. Each o these units will receive 1D6 S5 AP2 hits with the Haywire and Soul blaze Special rules. A unit can not be targeted twice in the same player’s turn. In the case o equidistant units, choose amongst them randomly. Any unit targeted by a beam can make a Leadership test to redirect the beam to the closest enemy unit. Te winner o the previous game can negate any beam on a roll o 6+, beore making the roll to determine the number o hits.

I your opponent allows this, the final winner o this series o games will be able to buy this option or his basic roop choice in other ollowing games. Obsidian Lightning Gun (One per five models in the unit) 10 points per Model. Range Obsidian Lightning Gun 36’’

S 5

AP 2

ype Heavy, Obsidian

Obsidian: Obsidian Guns have the Haywire and Soul blaze Special rules. n r u t e r l l i w e w





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