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[[Image:NecronMonolith.jpg|right|thumb|Necron Monolith]] | [[Image:NecronMonolith.jpg|right|thumb|Necron Monolith]] | ||
| − | The '''Monolith''' is a fearsome unit | + | The '''Necron Monolith''' is a fearsome heavy support unit, and a key part of the immense arsenal of ancient technology used by the [[Necron]]s. Rules and background for the Necron Monolith can be found in [[Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition)]]. |
| − | It is | + | ==The Necron Monolith in the 41st Millennium== |
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| + | A Monolith is monumental vehicle, constructed from the same [[living metal]] as all other Necron vehicles. It fulfills the roles of transport craft, armoured destroyer and Necron power icon, sowing terror and destruction as it ponderously moves across the battlefield. The large crystal at its centre pulses with a sickly light, as it uses its Power Matrix used to power both its ordnance weapon system (the Particle Whip) and the dark portal that can open in its frontal section to allow for the transport of other Necron units.<sup>3</sup> | ||
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| + | The first wave of a Necron assault often consists of Monoliths being teleported to a planets surface to act as a bridgehead for invading forces, who deploy through the Monoliths' portals.<sup>3</sup> | ||
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| + | ==Design== | ||
| + | ===Armament=== | ||
| + | Each Monolith is equipped with four Gauss Flux Arc Projectors, which allow it to damage every nearby unit with coruscating arcs of sickly green lightning. In addition to this Gauss Flux Arc, if the Monolith has not recently deployed its portal (see below) it can discharge the Matrix's energy in the form of a [[Particle Whip]].<sup>3</sup> | ||
| + | ===Dark Portal=== | ||
| + | In place of firing a [[Particle Whip]], a Necron Monolith is capable of opening a Dark Portal allowing for the transport of Necron troops to the front line. This portal can also be used to relocate nearby Necron units, who disappear from their current location and reemerge through the portal.<sup>3</sup> | ||
==Monolith Phalanx== | ==Monolith Phalanx== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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*<sup>1</sup>:[[Apocalypse]] | *<sup>1</sup>:[[Apocalypse]] | ||
*<sup>2</sup>:[[Apocalypse Reload]] | *<sup>2</sup>:[[Apocalypse Reload]] | ||
| + | *<sup>3</sup>[[Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition)]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 14:44, 26 June 2009
The Necron Monolith is a fearsome heavy support unit, and a key part of the immense arsenal of ancient technology used by the Necrons. Rules and background for the Necron Monolith can be found in Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition).
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The Necron Monolith in the 41st Millennium
A Monolith is monumental vehicle, constructed from the same living metal as all other Necron vehicles. It fulfills the roles of transport craft, armoured destroyer and Necron power icon, sowing terror and destruction as it ponderously moves across the battlefield. The large crystal at its centre pulses with a sickly light, as it uses its Power Matrix used to power both its ordnance weapon system (the Particle Whip) and the dark portal that can open in its frontal section to allow for the transport of other Necron units.3
The first wave of a Necron assault often consists of Monoliths being teleported to a planets surface to act as a bridgehead for invading forces, who deploy through the Monoliths' portals.3
Design
Armament
Each Monolith is equipped with four Gauss Flux Arc Projectors, which allow it to damage every nearby unit with coruscating arcs of sickly green lightning. In addition to this Gauss Flux Arc, if the Monolith has not recently deployed its portal (see below) it can discharge the Matrix's energy in the form of a Particle Whip.3
Dark Portal
In place of firing a Particle Whip, a Necron Monolith is capable of opening a Dark Portal allowing for the transport of Necron troops to the front line. This portal can also be used to relocate nearby Necron units, who disappear from their current location and reemerge through the portal.3
Monolith Phalanx
A Monolith Phalanx is a formation of between 2 to 5 Monoliths that join a battle as a single group, teleporting into place after the initial engagement has begun.1 This particular formation, at certain places in the four-dimensional universe, can emit a frequency waveform with the effect of distorting space-time to create a powerful energy field known as a nodal grid, within which Necron units are all but impossible to destroy.1
The Nightshroud
If two Monoliths are part of the same Phalanx, and are within a certain distance of each other, a Nightshroud is projected between the two. Psychic powers cannot be targetted through a Nightshroud, and all shooting attacks (whether projectile or energy), save those from Gauss weaponry that pass through the Nightshroud have their strength reduced.1
Nodal Grid
If three or more Monoliths are projecting Nightshrouds between them, a Nodal Grid is formed with the Nightshrouds as the boundaries for the grid. No psykers within a Nodal Grid are capable of using psychic powers, and damaged units within the Nodal Grid are more likely to regenerate as a result of We'll Be Back!.1
