Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant

by Games Workshop

Here’s what you will find Background of the period leading up to the War for Vigilus where the planet became a nexus of war between Imperial, xenos and Chaos forces alike A star map of the Vigilus system Descriptions of the planet of Vigilus and its military disposition Detailed accounts of the major events in the War for Vigilus, from the opening of the Great Rift to the arrival of none other than Marneus Calgar at the head of a Space Marine strike force to combat the invasion of Haarken Worldclaimer – Herald of the Apocalypse and the commander of the Heretic Astartes invasion Campaign deployment maps, descriptions of the battles that were fought in each war zone, and details of key environmental features and the forces that fought Details of the various armies that fought in this campaign, including descriptions of key actions, illustrations of major figures, regimental breakdown of battlegroups, heraldries, and deployment maps Campaign rules allowing you to bring the narrative of this book to life on your tabletop Guidance on organizing and running a Vigilus campaign, includes an extra layer of rules specific to the a Nihilus Events table and 12 narrative play missions (6 Crucible of War, 6 Echoes of War), as well as additional special rules and Stratagems based on the events of the War for Vigilus Six exciting battlezones to use in your games of Warhammer 40,000, each offering new tactical challenges and rules to represent varied battlefield environments Guidance on how to populate a battlefield with terrain features so as to best represent the different war zones of Vigilus Specific rules for using the various factions that fought on Vigilus, datasheets for Marneus Calgar, his Victrix Guard and Haarken Worldclaimer; 22 Specialist Detachments, each portraying the many unique fighting styles of the factions that fought

Genres: Science Fiction

200 pages, Hardcover

Published December 8, 2018

About the author

Games Workshop Group PLC (often abbreviated as GW) is a British miniature wargaming manufacturing company. Games Workshop is best known as developer and publisher of the tabletop wargames Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000 and The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game.

Reviews

[Michael Da Silva · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even by modern GW standards, the background material in here is pretty weak. There are a few interesting ideas, and some unique locations, but for the most part it's the usual over-the-top stuff they've come to rely on.

The amount of devastation and bloodshed is so constant and so predictable that it ceases to have any real impact. After the 17th regiment is wiped out by some sneak attack or plague or the like, it starts to lose any weight.

That being said, the actual mechanics in here are pretty neat. Lots of inspiration for campaigns and unique formations, and I was very pleasantly surprised by the back half of the book. For someone like me who's into narrative gaming, there's a lot to chew on here, even if the story, ironically, is the least interesting.

[Brad Sanderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This campaign book was really my starting place for playing 40K. I love the setting and all the narrative beats it gave to help break away from matched/competitive play. I still use some of the missions for my current games of 30K.

[Brody · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cool setting, extremely cool game setup ideas