With the Age of Darkness boxed set and other Warhammer: The Horus Heresy kits arriving in stores tomorrow – the 18th of June shall henceforth officially be known as Horus Heresy Day!
What better way to mark this momentous occasion than by getting the whole family together and trying out some of these fun activities, which are absolutely guaranteed* to go down a storm.
We’ve come up with 20 18 suggestions – one for each of the Legiones Astartes:
1: Take the Horus Heresy Legion Quiz and find out which Legion you will pledge to – bear in mind that failure to comply with the posting chosen by our machine spirit may result in servitor conversion.**
2: Redacted.
3: Ask your parents who their favourite child is. Promise them you won't tell your siblings. Lie.
4: Plan a spirited game with your rebellious siblings, which may or may not involve trying to punk your dad. Just be sure to send any goodie-goodie brothers off somewhere far away lest they try and spoil the fun.
5: Hold an Easter egg hunt, but instead of chocolate, search for genetically enhanced super-babies instead.***
6: Delete a record or file from your computer, refuse to acknowledge it ever existed if asked about it.
7: Build your own clubhouse in a salvaged caravan and invite all your friends to live with you before embarking on another family crusade adventure.
8: Turn off all the lights and skulk around the house muttering “I'm Night Haunter”.
9: Have your friend share some important information with your brother – probably best to make sure he doesn’t ignore it, though.
10: Consider taking a road trip to Isstvan III**** for fresh air, fun, and views to die for…
11: Immediately leave the party, sever all links, and never be heard from again…
12: Begin the Horus Heresy novel series and get so engrossed in the storyline that you emerge on the other side older, wiser, and with a deep and abiding mistrust of your siblings.
13: Remember when you broke your brother’s favourite toy? Well good news, he’s totally over it and even suggested you guys meet up somewhere and hug it out. What a relief! Head over and patch things up.
14: Pay a surprise visit to your siblings – and leave them under no illusion that it was actually dad who sent you to check up on them…
15: Give your father a call and fill him in on all your exciting news – just maybe wait until he’s finished with that “super secret” science project down in the basement.
16: Join a sports team, quickly proceed to change its traditional colours and rename it after yourself.
17: Sneak into your siblings’ bedroom at night and whisper “Samus is here” while they sleep.*****
18: Gather the family and paint your new minis together – there’s enough in the box to go around. Family activities are always fun and no one ever ends up fighting…19: Pick a side in the, by now inevitable, family feud and gather around the front room to watch how it plays out.
20: Consider changing your name to Alpharius and becoming an agony aunt/uncle, proving you’re entirely trustworthy.
However you choose to celebrate Horus Heresy Day – whether its building the models from the Age of Darkness boxed set, visiting your local Warhammer store to pick up a Kratos Heavy Assault Tank, or just enjoying the novels, be sure to tag us on on social media and use the hashtag #HorusHeresyDay.
* We actually guarantee no such thing.
** Or at least garner judgemental looks from us
*** Don’t actually hunt for babies – stick to the chocolate
**** If the Isstvan system is too far, consider a voyage to Warhammer World instead…
***** We take no responsibility for any daemonic possession which may result.