MODELLING MODELLING YOUR GANG YOUR GANG
This gang is designed This gang is designed to use a mix of Forge to use a mix of Forge World’s Bounty Hunters, World’s Bounty Hunters, individual miniatures individual miniatures from the Goliath, Escher from the Goliath, Escher and Orlock gangs as and Orlock gangs as well as conversions well as conversions and kit-bashes of their and kit-bashes of their own creation. The own creation. The Venator gang is very Venator gang is very customisable, as it customisable, as it treats the
treats the TraTrading Postding Post as its House Weapons as its House Weapons List, meaning there are List, meaning there are practically no limitations practically no limitations to making the gang your to making the gang your own!
own!
THE RITES OF THE HUNT THE RITES OF THE HUNT
Necromundan Bounty Hunters are a hugely varied class of individuals, Necromundan Bounty Hunters are a hugely varied class of individuals, ranging from desperadoes and gunslingers who hunt because they know ranging from desperadoes and gunslingers who hunt because they know no other way to earn the money to buy their next bottle of Wildsnake to no other way to earn the money to buy their next bottle of Wildsnake to witch hu
witch hunters monters motivated ativated as much bs much by religioy religious fervouus fervour as by wr as by wealth. Soealth. Someme border on being classified as death cults and are only allowed to exist so border on being classified as death cults and are only allowed to exist so long as their murderous instincts serve the Imperial House.
long as their murderous instincts serve the Imperial House.
The act of coming together into a Venator band is often a nigh-religious The act of coming together into a Venator band is often a nigh-religious experience and one observed with much ritual. The oldest traditions still experience and one observed with much ritual. The oldest traditions still extant in the hives of Necromunda require the Bounty Hunters to set extant in the hives of Necromunda require the Bounty Hunters to set aside their individual identities for the duration of the hunt, donning aside their individual identities for the duration of the hunt, donning hoods, snarling masks and occasionally the executioner’s noose used as hoods, snarling masks and occasionally the executioner’s noose used as a symbol of faith across the hive world. When such Venators appear in a a symbol of faith across the hive world. When such Venators appear in a settlement, death is never far behind.
settlement, death is never far behind.
DESIGNER’S NOTES DESIGNER’S NOTES
Venato
Venator bands r bands present an opportunity topresent an opportunity to let your gaming imagination run wild, a let your gaming imagination run wild, a chance to use the
chance to use the Forge World BountyForge World Bounty Hunters in conjunction with a wide variety Hunters in conjunction with a wide variety of models from the plastic gang
of models from the plastic gang sets andsets and create a gang with a character all its own. create a gang with a character all its own. The gang list presents a wide variety of The gang list presents a wide variety of profiles for each character type available, profiles for each character type available, together with unprecedented access to a together with unprecedented access to a wide range of equipmen
wide range of equipment thanks to themt thanks to them using almost the entire Trading Post as using almost the entire Trading Post as their equipment list. The options are their equipment list. The options are almost limitless.
almost limitless.
This is deliberate. Venators come from not This is deliberate. Venators come from not only all corners of Necromunda, but from only all corners of Necromunda, but from all corners of the Imperium and beyond. all corners of the Imperium and beyond. They are bands of
They are bands of bounty hunters thrownbounty hunters thrown together by the knowledge that working in together by the knowledge that working in a group is far
a group is far safer and more profitable insafer and more profitable in the long run than working alone. Former the long run than working alone. Former gang members, deserter guardsmen, gang members, deserter guardsmen, abhumans, even aliens, all can
abhumans, even aliens, all can be broughtbe brought together within this unique gang, and over together within this unique gang, and over time just like any other gang it can become time just like any other gang it can become
even more diverse and
even more diverse and colourful throughcolourful through the addition of Hangers-on in the form of the addition of Hangers-on in the form of supporting staff, Exotic Beasts and so forth. supporting staff, Exotic Beasts and so forth. We would suggest t
We would suggest that stat lines be chosenhat stat lines be chosen based on the character of the individual based on the character of the individual model you want to include, something model you want to include, something which should also be conside
which should also be considered whenred when arming and equipping your fighters. Ask arming and equipping your fighters. Ask yourself how the stat line and weapons yourself how the stat line and weapons chosen work together, and does the stat chosen work together, and does the stat line suit the character you’d imagine the line suit the character you’d imagine the model having?
model having? When it comes to se
When it comes to selecting the skill setslecting the skill sets available to
available to your Venator band, consideryour Venator band, consider the overall character of the fighters. What the overall character of the fighters. What is it that brings them together and what is it that brings them together and what makes them work well as a team, what makes them work well as a team, what makes their leader a strong character that makes their leader a strong character that other ruthless cutthroats will follow? For all other ruthless cutthroats will follow? For all the individuals that make up the ga
the individuals that make up the gangng might be wildly different, the gang will might be wildly different, the gang will function and feel better if careful function and feel better if careful
consideration is given to the skills. This is consideration is given to the skills. This is the area in which the group identity really the area in which the group identity really shines through.
shines through. ll across Necromunda, from the
ll across Necromunda, from the drudging halls of factorums and drudging halls of factorums and precinct blockhouse walls to the precinct blockhouse walls to the rusting gates of down-hive rusting gates of down-hive
settlements and cross-tunnel gibbets, images settlements and cross-tunnel gibbets, images of the faces of
of the faces of wanted fighters flutter in thewanted fighters flutter in the stale breeze of the carbon scrubbers. A group stale breeze of the carbon scrubbers. A group of talented murderers can make a healthy of talented murderers can make a healthy living collecting these bounties, and with the living collecting these bounties, and with the promise of shared rewards a
promise of shared rewards and extra firepowernd extra firepower they sometimes gather together into bands of they sometimes gather together into bands of ruthless professional killers. Drawn from every ruthless professional killers. Drawn from every Clan, House and outland race on Necromunda, Clan, House and outland race on Necromunda, Venator
Venators come in all s come in all shapes and sizes – shapes and sizes – mixingmixing ex-Goliath heavies and nimble Escher
ex-Goliath heavies and nimble Escher assassins, alongside disgraced watchmen or assassins, alongside disgraced watchmen or embittered, cast-out nobles. The most embittered, cast-out nobles. The most infamous are drawn from the ancient and infamous are drawn from the ancient and much-feared Executioner Families, entire much-feared Executioner Families, entire bloodlines founded on meting out the justice bloodlines founded on meting out the justice of Lord Helmawr. Most are sanctioned by of Lord Helmawr. Most are sanctioned by thethe Guilders or the Imperial House itself and Guilders or the Imperial House itself and carrycarry a hunter’s oath-token. Many are not however, a hunter’s oath-token. Many are not however, the Guilders often paying for the hunters’ the Guilders often paying for the hunters’ captives and kills all
captives and kills all the same. Venator bandsthe same. Venator bands are not limited to Necromundans, and some are not limited to Necromundans, and some even come from off world. Notorious abhuman even come from off world. Notorious abhuman Venator
Venators like the Brayhorn Boys or s like the Brayhorn Boys or the Sons ofthe Sons of Grindel are well known in
Grindel are well known in certain reaches ofcertain reaches of the underhive, while some cloaked and cowled the underhive, while some cloaked and cowled Venator
Venators have the s have the hallmarks of xenoshallmarks of xenos
interlopers. In the underhive, lawmen don’t ask interlopers. In the underhive, lawmen don’t ask too many questions if a masked
too many questions if a masked killer dumpskiller dumps the corpse of a wanted ganger at
the corpse of a wanted ganger at their feet –their feet –
they hand over the scrip and hope to they hand over the scrip and hope to thethe Emperor no one ever puts a price on their own Emperor no one ever puts a price on their own head.
head. Venato
Venators are rs are much feared throughoutmuch feared throughout Necromundan society
Necromundan society, their name , their name invoked as ainvoked as a curse or cautionary warning. They hunt targets curse or cautionary warning. They hunt targets of all kinds,
of all kinds, but the most lucrative, and indeedbut the most lucrative, and indeed dangerous to hunt, are those of the population dangerous to hunt, are those of the population who have spontaneo
who have spontaneously come into psychicusly come into psychic powers. So dangerous are these
powers. So dangerous are these ‘rogue‘rogue
psykers’ that the Imperial House has issued an psykers’ that the Imperial House has issued an open contract on all of their kind.
open contract on all of their kind. Only theOnly the most experienced Venator band would
most experienced Venator band would pursuepursue such a foe, for they
such a foe, for they are wont to inadvertentlyare wont to inadvertently unleash the power of the warp itself when unleash the power of the warp itself when cornered, but those that do – the so-called cornered, but those that do – the so-called ‘Venato
‘Venator Witch Hunters’ – r Witch Hunters’ – are amongst the mostare amongst the most feared warriors of the hive cities.
feared warriors of the hive cities. OB/JTY OB/JTY