The old vs the new
The year is 100 M42, the mighty Tau empire continues to spread its dominance from world to world at a alarming rate. During a fast campaign east from their sphere of influence, the tau conquered the planet of Mon'kun, a planet rich with valuable minerals.
In a matter of years the tau successfully colonize the planet and begin to mine its resources, as hundreds of giant drills begin to pierce the planets surface, the unaware Earth caste drill right into a Necron tomb, awakening the undead horrors within. The Necrons begin to march out of a large cave, quickly slaughtering all miners in the area, but not fast enough to stop one from sending out a distress signal.
The Ethereal is quick to act and send on of their new and brightest commanders to handle this new threat. Can the Tau destroy the Necron threat? Or be swept away in a sea of death and despair.
Tau briefing
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Greetings, honorable Shas'o. If I am correct this is the first time you are commanding a force alone? But if the Ethereal trusts you, then so shall I. These “Necrons” as the other races like to call them, are emerging from underground at a alarming rate. We have never encountered this threat before, but that does not mean we cannot win. Engage Necron forces outside of the caves, when successful, advance underground and find the source of these abominations, and eliminate this threat.
Necron briefing
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Awaken, My kin. Awaken and destroy the flesh of the living. This young and insolent race has intruded on our tomb world, and I, the powerful Night Bringer, have chosen you to exact death upon my new enemy. Awaken your brothers, and march from your crypts to destroy these “Tau.”. Let none escape, leave none alive.
Mission one: prologue (This mission is a prologue mission and is the exact same for both sides.)
Mission type: Annihilate
Tau objective: The Mon'kun 32nd Fire caste led by the new and inspiring Shas'o, must engage all Necron forces outside of the crypt, you must not let the Necrons gain a foothold in this war, destroy the aggressors and then prepare to mount a invasion of the underworld, battle the Necron forces until you have reached their tombs, and then destroy the source.
Necron objective: The Tomb world of Mon'Kun has been disturbed, Emerge from your caves and destroy this new intruder. The mission is simple. Kill them all and gain a foothold to advance into their towns and cities, until none are alive.
Tau Missions
If the tau see victory in the first battle, then the campaign will go down the Tau mission branch, each army has 5 missions in total.
Mission 1: ground war.
Tau and necrons: 1500 pts
Tau objective: After the victory on the surface, the Shas'O orders his fire caste to advance into the large caves. Remnants of the last battle are still spread throughout the entrance and it is the Fire caste's job to eliminate them to press onward deeper into the tomb.
Necron objective: After the crushing defeat on the surface, the Remnants of the first attack must not allow the living to successfully penetrate the tomb any deeper. Eliminate all Tau forces inside the cave.
Special rules: The Tau warriors, as disciplined as they are, are not use to fighting the Necrons. Murmurs of fear and uncertainty spreads across the ranks as the cave gets darker and their flashlights can barley illuminate their surroundings. Any unit that is within assault distance of any Necron unit, they must take a morale test to see if they stand and fight or retreat in panic.
If victorious: The Mon'kun 32nd fire caste begin to to have higher hopes against the necron forces, and the fear test is lifted, the Shas'O may also choose a extra 200 points next mission.
If defeated: The 32nd fire Caste flees in panic, many being cut off and slaughtered.
The campaign switches to Necron mission no#2 and the fear rule stays in effect.
Mission 2: Know thy enemy.
Tau: 1700 pts
Necrons: 1500 pts
Mission type: Assassinate
Tau objective: The 32nd punches deeper into the Necron Tomb, The Shas'O decides that it is best to learn more about their enemy, The Shas'O orders his forces to engage a large
Necron forces that is moving to intercept their advance. Scouts have reported that there seems to be some sort of captain with them. The Tau must pierce the Necron lines and capture this “captain.” so that the Earth caste may study him to find a better way to defeat them.
Necron Objective: The living have dug too low into the our tomb. We must intercept their advance. It appears that they wish to capture the pariah, leading this force. Defend him at all cost, do not let him be captured, be sure to destroy all tau forces to ensure that they do not discover more successful ways of destroying our brethren.
Special rule: The Necron army must deploy with AT LEAST one Pariah unit to repersent the captain.
If victorious: Another Necron army is crushed beneath the 32nd's triumphant advance. The earth caste has discovered a loop hole in Necron wiring that if damaged, burns the Necron away from the inside. From now on all hits that land in a shooting phase gain a extra +2 damage.
If defeated: The captain remains unharmed. However the Tau army has been crushed under his might. The tau army breaks and flees out of the cave. And towards a nearby town, The campaign switches to Necron mission#1.
Mission 3: full scale operation.
Tau: 1700 Pts
Necrons: 1500 pts
mission type: Take and hold
Tau objective: As the 32nd advances closer towards the tomb, the Shas'O decides that it would be wise to establish a base of operations to ensure constant stream of reinforcements. They come across a rather large cavern, large enough to host a entire base of operations. The Tau must advance into the middle of the cavern and hold it for exactly 2 turns.
Necron objective: the living are getting dangerously close to the tomb. In a large cavern it is perfect to encircle the enemy and kill them all. Defend the middle until all Tau forces are destroyed.
If victorious: The earth caste successfully builds a base of operations, connecting a supply line from the cavern to the surface ensuring constant reinforcements, The tau are aloud to deploy a army of up to 2000 Pts next mission.
If Defeated: The Tau army is completely crushed, many dropping to their knees and begging for mercy before being slaughtered. Only the Shas'O and 11 fire warriors managed to penetrate the wave of death and escape the horrible cave, running towards the nearest field base, listening to their comrades screams and death crys as they run in terror. The campaign switches to necron Mission# 3, and the Necron army Is able to deploy a army of up to 2000 Pts while the tau can only deploy a army of 1400 Pts, the Fear rule is also reinstated.
Mission 4: Tomb outskirts
Tau: 2000 Pts
Necrons: 1700 Pts
mission type: annihilate
Tau objective: As the Fire caste marches onward they finally reach their destination, the Necron tomb. The cave turns from total darkness, to a bright green as the entire crypt becomes alive, preparing to attack their new enemy. Now battle hardened and experienced, the Shas'O orders his Warriors forward, to pierce the Necron lines and attack the heart of the enemy.
Necron objective: This is the battle to decide the fate of the Mon'Kun tomb. It is necessary that the Necrons defeat the Tau here, if they fail, then the entire tomb is in danger.
If victorious: The Shas'O lets out a mighty battle cry and charges forward, his entire army following him to the death, Tau forces will never have to take morale tests in mission 5.
if defeated: The shas'O, in complete frustration, orders the remnants of the attack force to fall back towards the base. More necrons begin to awaken from their slumber and the necron lord orders a all out attack. The campaign will change to Tau mission 3 in reverse and the Necrons will be able to deploy a army up to 2200 points while the tau at 2000.
Final mission
Tau 2000 Pts
Necrons 1700 pts
Mission type: take and hold/annihilate
Tau objective: The time has come to destroy the Necron tomb, The Mighty 32nd must crush the Necron resistance and capture the Necron pyramid. The Tau forces must hold the pyramid for 5 turns, Or eliminate the entire Necron force, to win the campaign.
Necron objective: Simple, Kill ALL INTRUDERS AND DEFEND THE CRYPT!
Special rule: The Necron army is aloud to deploy the night bringer at no point cost.
If victorious: The war is over and the necron tomb destroyed. The mighty Mon'Kun 32nd emerges from the cave, waving the banners of the greater good in the air. The tau empire, recognizes the Shas'O for his bravery and brilliance, and transforms Mon'Kun to a training ground, which will produce finer quality troops. This event, which would seem like a small war in the eyes of the galaxy, led the Tau to one of their most grand victories and with the Shas'O training millions of Tau fire warriors at a time. The battle for Mon'Kun would lead to the conquest, of over a thousand worlds to come.
If defeated: The Shas'O tries desperately to rise to his feet, before being impaled onto the scythe of the mighty C'tan, the Night bringer. The Night bringer, lets out a terrifying victory cry, that could be heard across the entire planet. Hundreads of thousands of good tau soldiers and slaughtered in the next few days. Until the remnants of the tau army rally at the outskirts of Mon'Kun city. Where they must destroy the enemy at all costs. The campaign switches to Necron mission 4, the Necrons may deploy a army of 2000 Pts while the Tau can only deploy a army of 1000. And the night bringer can be deployed at no cost.
Necron missions
Mission 1: Destroy the living.
Necrons: 1500 pts
Tau: 1500 Pts
anihiliate
Necron objective: Alas we awaken. The Necrons emerge from the tomb, and proceed to march across the surface after defeating the newly formed mon'Kun 32nd. The Necrons march leads them to the Village of Los'mukan, where Tau forces have set up a defensive position. Crush the defenders, and capture the Villagers. They will come in handy later.
Tau objective: Necron forces sighted! We must defeat them here. And force them back into the tombs that they crawled out from.
If victorious: The Fire warriors are killed in droves, and the villagers dragged off by the hair and feet. This also stalls time for more Necrons to awaken and join the harvest. The Necrons can now deploy a army up to 1800 points.
If defeated: The Necrons are crushed and forced back to their tomb. Leading to Tau campaign mission 1.
Mission 2: They will know the true meaning of Fear.
Necrons: 1800 Pts
Tau: 1500 pts
Take and hold
Necron objective: “You smell that lord? That is true fear”. The Tau are forced back to a field base not far from the village. The Necrons must capture this base, not for strategical purposes. But to show the Tau that no where is safe. The Necrons must hold the center of the base for 2 turns.
Tau objective: Things are looking grim, but the war is not over. Defend the field base at all costs, do not let the Necrons gain a single inch of ground.
Special rule: Screams of pain and terror from the captured villagers can be heard from the Necron lines, and every so often a dozen villager bodies are thrown into the field base, the sight of Mutilated and skinned corpses of men, woman, and children instills a almost mind numbing terror into the Tau ranks. And the Fear rule will be in affect for mission 2.
If victorious: The tau forces flee in terror or are cut down. And the field base is razed to the ground as a sign that nowhere is safe. The Fear rule remains In effect.
If defeated: The Necron forces vanish without a trace and give the Tau forces enough time to remobilize and counter attack, campaign switches to Tau mission no 3.
Necron mission 3: I can smell their terror.
Necrons: 1900 points
tau: 1400 points
Mission: anihiliate
Necron objective: We have engaged Tau resistance in a open field, halting our advance towards the livings capitol. Kill them all and sacrifice them to the harvest.
Tau objective: Things are looking hopeless, but its not over. Do what ever you can to destroy the Necrons advance, but do not die recklessly.
If victorious: The Tau sacrifice was just enough to please the night bringer. The terrifying C'tan lets out a loud roar, and the entire world around the city appears to crack with a green glow, Necrons begins to emerge from the ground itself, millions upon millions of fire warriors and citizens are killed in this massive attack, and forces what ever is left of the Mon'Kun tau to retreat to the inner city.
If defeated: The Tau empire picks up a distress signal from Mon'Kun and reinforce the losing 32nd Fire caste. This massive attack is just large enough to force the necrons back into the tomb, and the campaign switches to Tau mission 4.
Necron mission 4: DIE! DIE! DIE FOR ME!
Necrons: 2100 pts
Tau: 1700 pts
mission type: annihilate
necron objective: you have reached the Outskirts of the city. Tau forces mobilize to stop the massive necron assault. Kill them all.
Tau objective: hold the line! Destroy as many as you can! Do not let them reach the inner city!
If victorious: Thousands more die at the hands of the necrons, only seconds after the victory at the outskirts as the what seems like endless hordes fill the streets, killing all who are unlucky enough to get in their way.
If defeated: The necrons vanish back to where the field base once stood, and prepare to defend against the tau counter attack. Necron mission 2 will be replayed, at 1500 pts for necrons, and 1200 for Tau.
Final mission: A empire in despair.
Necrons: 2200 pts
Tau: 1900 pts
assassinate/annihilate
Necron objective: The necrons have swept away all resistance as they marched into the inner city. The last battle is simple, kill everyone. To accelerate the process, the necron lord has programmed all necrons in the ranks to focus on the Tau ethereal, with him dead the Tau resistance will crumble.
Tau objective: here we make our stand Shas'la! Do not under any circumstances allow the Necrons to kill the Ethereal, defend him at all costs!
Special rule: The tau are aloud to deploy the Ethereal at no cost+ any unit of their choice at no cost either.
If victorious: The grim and disturbed laughs of the night bringer are so loud, that it the entire solar system can hear his maniacal laughter. At the end, billions have died trying to stop the Necrons from destroy Mon'kun. In a matter of hours, the grass trns to ash, the sky turns to fire, and every living thing, vanishes, even air ceases to exist on the planet. In the coming months, the necrons of Mon'kun appear In other nearby planets, awakening more and more tombs, until the ranks swell in uncountable numbers. Thousands of Tau worlds turn to dust, until the Imperium of man has no other choice, but to call a exterminatus, not on a planet, but on the entire former tau empire. The entire galaxy seems to light up as planet after planet is torn apart by Imperial ship fire. The although the Mon'kun Necrons are no more. The young race of the Tau empire, although seen with potential without limit, is also swept away. And the Tau empire ceases to exist.
If defeated: The entire Necron army vanishes and is brought back to the tomb. In a rage the Night bringer tears the soul from the necron lords body and banishes it into the void, where it will suffer millions up millions of years torment. The 32nd tau fire caste remobilize its remaining forces Plus tau volunteers fitted with fire warrior weapons.
The campaign switches to tau mission no 4. The necrons can only deploy a army of 1000 pts, and the tau can deploy a army of 2000 pts, the Fear rule is no longer in effect
