HIVE PRIMUS
THE WORLD OF NECROMUNDA
Welcome to the real, real start of OWAC. This is where the rubber meets the road. Where the fun of your hobby can all of a sudden become stressful. Don't give into the stress, relax, enjoy the process. For my first month I decided to do my take on House Delaque. I have always liked these figs and ever since the movie Pitch Black came out I thought they had the same vibe as Riddick. I guess being follicly challenged and having some cool shades throws you in a group. So theres that. Bald and bad ass.
House Delaque benefits from a special understanding with the Imperial House of Helmawr, providing not just materials but also information to the rulers of Necromunda. Delaque spies are said to operate throughout the hive, observing the activities of the other Houses. It is rumored that some of the ruling family members of the Houses, and even some Noble Houses, are in the pay of the Delaque. Other Houses are suspicious of the Delaques. Their appearance perpetuates their reputation for double-dealing and espionage. They traditionally wear long coats in which they can easily conceal weapons and other large items. Most are very pale and bald headed. Their whispering voices are thin and eerie. Many wear dark visors or implanted filter screens to protect their sensitive eyes – an intolerance of light being a common Delaque weakness. Although the entire hive is eerily dim, the territory of House Delaque is particularly dark and shadowy as befits a people whose motives and methods are shrouded in mystery.
Painting this month has gotten me pretty pumped. I am not going to worry about points. What I am going to do is make sure to paint up a good variety of miniatures so when I get a group together to game the players will have some options on how they want to equip their gang.
This first group has a Ganger with a Shotgun, Heavy Stubber Ganger and a Ganger with a Lasgun. Every gang that can get a Heavy Stubber should have a Heavy Stubber cause well, HEAVY STUBBER! This heavy and old-fashioned weapon is affectionately known as the ‘big stubber’. It rattles off a hail of heavy bullets sufficient to stop a man in his
tracks. The workshops of the Underhive can turn out weapons like this quite easily, all slightly different in design but basically the same in terms of their effect. It is a simple weapon to maintain and relatively cheap to buy. Many gangs start out with a big stubber to back them up, and its deadly rain of bullets has put an end to the aspirations of many an Underhive fighter.
Next up is two Ganger's with Lasgun's and a Ganger with a Shotgun. Laser weapons are manufactured in vast quantities in the hive city and are exported to the armed forces of the Imperium throughout the galaxy. Lasguns are traded in Underhive settlements and the Guilders bring shipments from the factories above. Power packs come from the same source and some are made locally. Supplies of parts are plentiful and repairs easily effected.
Last but not least is a Juve with an Autopistol, the Gang Leader with Stubgun and Boltgun and a Ganger with a Flamer.
Prolonged warfare between Houses is rare but not unknown. Violence can be triggered by anything from accidental trespass to deliberate invasion. The most common cause of animosity is contract fighting. This happens when a House tries to destroy vital factories in a neighbor’s domain in order to make it impossible for them to fulfill a contract. Should this happen the neighbor will incur heavy penalties and may lose a lucrative contract to a rival House.