The Primogenitor has been very generous with his gifts this Grotmas, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the new Detachment for the Chaos Space Marines Creations of Bile.
Abhorrent warbands of augmented Chaos Space Marines, the Creations of Bile display the depths of the Primogenitor’s dark genius. Whether devoted to Fabius Bile’s search for prize specimens and forbidden knowledge or bartered to ambitious warlords in return for great riches, these warriors are augmented beyond the gene-smithing and the Warp-born mutations, so as to expand the web of the Clonefather’s sinister influence.
Each new experiment the Spider undertakes is intended to improve upon the works of the Corpse‐Emperor and render the transhuman form of a Space Marine more lethal. In battle, his creations utilise their enhanced strength, speed, aggression and endurance to weather fields of killing fire, plunge into the midst of the enemy and tear their victims apart, even as their genetic mutations begin to overwhelm their altered forms.
Experimental Augmentations allow Chaos Space Marines to enhance their Infantry units, either with a single augmentation chosen by the player, or with two randomly generated augmentations. With these modifications, Chaos Space Marines can be made faster, more ferocious or even harder to kill.
Enhancements provide huge benefits for those willing to undergo the surgeries of Bile’s Chirurgeon – Prime Subject, for example, makes a combat monster out of any character, with re-rolls to Hit and increased damage. For the truly power-hungry, the Delayed Mutations Stratagem allows a second or third augmentation on a unit… though the recipients might find that you can have too much of a good thing.
Grotmas, of course, shows us that there’s no such thing as too much of a good thing, which is why we have two Detachments tomorrow. We’ve looked into the future and seen that the Aeldari are next. Farseers might be famously hard to get presents for… but they’ve planned for this.
