Forge World: Telemon Heavy Dreadnought Beta Rules Available

Get ready for a blast from the Heresy-era – the Telemon Heavy Dreadnought now has Beta Rules for Warhammer 40,000. I hope you like your dreadnoughts beefy!

Adeptus Custodes fans, get ready for a new toy to play with in your games of 40k. The Telemon is no longer relegated to Heresy-Era only because Games Workshop has published free Beta Rules for you to download.

via Forge World

Based on the load out you want to go with the Telemon Heavy Dread can be a scary close-support unit or a terrifying fire-base. For starters, this it one tough cookie with a Toughness of 8, 15 wounds, a 2+/4++ and a 6+ ‘Feel No Pain’ ability. Couple that with which ever load out you want to go with and few things in the game are going to be able to withstand a push from this Dreadnought.

Points wise, the Telemon Heavy Dreadnought is going to be pretty expensive. 220 points before weapons means that even at it’s cheapest configuration you’re over 300 points. That said, if you’re an Adeptus Custodes player you’re probably used to paying for what you get and the Telemon is no exception. Note there is a limit of only one Telemon Heavy Dreadnought in an army – but one seems to be plenty good!

Legio Custodes Telemon Heavy Dreadnought £72

Fewer than a handful of Telemon Dreadnoughts are to be found within the ranks of the Legio Custodes, each intended to stand sentinel over its charges no matter the forces brought against it. The honour of interment in one of the few existing Telemon sarcophagi is awarded to only the most celebrated warriors. Rare is the foe who can stand against the array of esoteric, hand-crafted weapons that grace its chassis or the ferocious will and warrior skill of the master Custodian interred within.

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This bundle contains the parts needed to assemble a complete Legio Custodes Telemon Heavy Dreadnought. The perfect Heavy Support choice for a Talons of the Emperor army list, it’s a model of impressive heft, with immense pauldrons giving it an iconic shape. The legs are extremely posable, giving you a wealth of modelling options (including an optional stepping foot for dynamic posing), and the kit includes a Spiculus Bolt Launcher seated above the sarcophagus.

Also included are a Telemon Caestus, which can be assembled with fist open or closed. The ornate armour work includes an Aquila motif, and two fans are included, meaning the Caestus can be mounted on your choice of left or right arm; and an Arachnus Storm Cannon, with two separate elbow fans making it mountable on either arm of a Telemon Heavy Dreadnought.

The bundle is supplied with a 100mm round base. Rules for using the model in games of The Horus Heresy are available as a PDF download.

If you have a Telemon, it’s time to invade your 40k games with it! And if you don’t – they are available from Forge World right now!

The Telemon Heavy Dreadnought is not part of the “free weapon deals” from Forge World. Full T&C can be found here.

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