Battle Report: Spoils of the Titan Forge (with lot of pictures)
Legions Imperialis
Dark Mechanicum vs Solar Auxilia
The Solar Auxilia claimed victory over the Dark Mechanicum in a three-player battle fought around a defended wall. Their Shadowsword tanks proved decisive, destroying several defending Knights and earning valuable bonus victory points.
Mission and scoring
The battlefield featured three objectives along the wall:
| Objective | Victory points |
|---|---|
| Central gate | 6 VP at the end of each turn |
| First breach in the wall | 4 VP at the end of each turn |
| Second breach in the wall | 4 VP at the end of each turn |
A secondary objective rewarded the two competing players for destroying Titans and Knights belonging to the defending NPC force. Each destroyed model awarded VP equal to its points cost divided by 100, rounded up. For example, destroying a Knight worth 180 points awarded 2 VP.
Forces and deployment
The Dark Mechanicum and Solar Auxilia were the two competing armies. They deployed in the corners of the battlefield furthest from the wall, with the aim of securing its objectives and earning more victory points than their opponent.
A third player controlled the NPC defenders: a force of Titans and Knights deployed inside the wall. This player was not competing for victory, but instead acted as an independent defender, attempting to hold the wall against both attacking armies.
Battle and outcome
The mission gave both attackers two routes to victory: capture the objectives along the wall, or bring down the powerful defending war engines for additional points. The central gate offered the greatest objective reward, while the two breaches provided alternative positions to contest.
For the Solar Auxilia, destroying the defenders became a decisive source of points. Their Shadowswords successfully brought down several NPC Knights, earning substantial rewards from the secondary objective.
Those Knight kills helped secure victory for the Solar Auxilia over the Dark Mechanicum. In this battle, the defending war engines were not just obstacles to overcome—they were valuable targets, and the Solar Auxilia’s Shadowswords made the most of that opportunity.