Looks Like We Got Some Runners! (Grimdark Month WIP) (Patreon)

Hello!

As promised, here is another Commissar update and what better opportunity to show the thing they do best!  I mentioned at the beginning that Commissars have the authority to execute Imperial Guard for a variety of reasons.  But the majority are field executions for guardsmen who try to flee the battlefield.  These men and women have disgraced themselves in the eyes of the Emperor and justice must be swift so herd mentality doesn't infect everyone else on the field.  And believe me, they are scarily effective in this role.  Commissars are trained to be crack shots so they can instantly bring their justice in any battlefield condition.  Have you ever heard of someone outdrawing a Commissar?  No, because everyone who tried has had their heads turned into hamburger helper.  

They must also have a eagle eye for the first signs that a guardsman will turn tail and run.  Even the bravest in the setting will succumb to terror because the future is messed up, like really really messed up.  For in the grim darkness of the far future, the only way that humanity can survive is making sure the underlings fear their superiors more than the enemy.  The only exception to this rule are the Death Korps of Krieg, who are more likely to shoot the commissar for ordering a 'tactical withdrawal' or similar nonsense.  

As a side note, the commissar was one of my favorite units to use in DOW expansions.  Only in those games will having your squad mate's head blown off restore morale.  I even tried decimating an entire squad out of morbid curiosity to see if the commissar would suffer a case of 'friendly fire' (sadly, no).  Anyways, I thought it'd be cool if players had the option to put a mini on the board to represent a commissar offing a unit (There are rules on the tabletop for the commissar doing this, right?)

One more major update for Lelith coming up!  The Fantasy poll is still up so feel free to cast your vote if you haven't already!