帝國的階層：誰聽誰的？Imperial Hierarchy: Who reports to whom?
頂層 · 皇帝Apex · The Emperor
神格、立法源、黃金王座。不再主動下令。
Divine figurehead, source of all authority. No longer gives direct orders.
中層 · 高階議會High · Senatorum Imperialis
12 位 高階 領主s，包含 吉利曼 攝政。各主要勢力皆有代表。
The 12 High Lords of Terra, including Regent Guilliman. Each major faction has a representative.
執行層 · 專業化戰力Executive · Specialised forces
以下八大戰力皆向 高階 領主s 效命，但相對獨立。
The 8 factions below answer to the High Lords, but operate with broad autonomy.
阿斯塔特 · 星際戰士ADEPTUS ASTARTES · SPACE MARINES
基因改造的超級士兵，身高 2.5 米、多器官備援、刀槍不入的動力甲。皇帝親手設計了 20 個原體，並由他們帶領原始軍團 (Legion)。荷魯斯叛亂後，原體基里曼將軍團拆成 ~1000 人規模的 戰團 (Chapter)，以防再有 Warmaster 級別的人物反叛。
現代星際戰士分為：
- 法典 戰團：Codex Chapters: 遵守基里曼的 阿斯塔特法典，如極限戰士。Follow the Codex Astartes (e.g. Ultramarines).
- 特殊戰團：Divergent Chapters: 保留軍團風格的少數，如血天使、太空野狼、暗黑天使。Retain legion-scale uniqueness (Blood Angels, Space Wolves, Dark Angels).
- 灰騎士：Grey Knights: 技術上是獨立勢力，另外介紹。Technically separate — see below.
戰場上：平衡的全能戰士。有射擊有近戰、耐打、戰術彈性強。是最多新手入門的陣營。
Genetically-engineered super-soldiers — 2.5 metres tall, multiple-organ redundancy, power armour. The Emperor crafted 20 Primarchs to lead Legions. After the Horus Heresy, Guilliman broke Legions into ~1,000-man Chapters so no future Warmaster could threaten the Imperium.
Modern Astartes fall into:
- Codex Chapters — Follow the Codex Astartes (Ultramarines et al.)
- Divergent Chapters — Blood Angels, Space Wolves, Dark Angels (legion-flavour survivors)
- Grey Knights — technically a separate daemon-hunting order
Play-wise: the balanced all-rounders — ranged, melee, tanky, tactically flexible. The most common newbie entry point.
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灰騎士GREY KNIGHTS
隱藏在 Titan 衛星的 第 666 戰團。每個成員都是經過嚴格篩選的強力靈能者，專門獵殺翹曲惡魔。存在本身是機密──多數帝國官員不知道他們存在。
他們與審判庭密切合作。遇到惡魔入侵時，灰騎士會被派往淨化──並經常在任務結束後消去目擊者記憶。
戰場上：極度精英、小規模。整軍都帶 戰力 武器 (近戰靈能武器)，擅長對付高甲目標與惡魔單位。
Hidden in Titan (a moon of Saturn), the 666th Chapter. Every member is a rigorously-screened powerful psyker, dedicated to hunting Warp daemons. Their existence is classified — most Imperial officials don\'t know they exist.
They work closely with the Inquisition (Ordo Malleus). When a daemonic incursion erupts, Grey Knights are deployed to exorcise — then frequently erase the memories of witnesses.
Play-wise: ultra-elite, low model count. Every model wields a Force weapon (melee psychic weapon). Excellent against heavily-armoured targets and daemons.
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禁軍ADEPTUS CUSTODES
皇帝親自一個個打造的戰士──比星際戰士更古老、更強、更稀有。他們守護 泰拉 與黃金王座，每個人都是精心設計的個體，沒有兩個 Custodes 一樣。
兩大特色：(1) 個人主義：每個 Custodes 有自己的歷史與名譽；(2) 極少出動：他們通常只在 泰拉 活動，M42 基里曼才下令他們少量部隊外派以對抗毀滅巨坑。
戰場上：史上最精英的軍隊──整桌可能只有 15-20 個模型，每個都像小型坦克。
Warriors crafted one by one by the Emperor himself — older, stronger, and rarer than any Space Marine. They guard Terra and the Golden Throne. No two Custodes are identical, as each was individually designed.
Two defining features: (1) individualism — each Custodes has a personal name, history, and reputation; (2) rarity — normally confined to Terra, they only began external deployments in M42 to fight the Great Rift.
Play-wise: the most elite army on the table. You might field only 15–20 models, but each is a walking tank.
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戰鬥修女ADEPTA SORORITAS
戰鬥修女 是帝國教會 的武裝分支。所有成員都是女性 (因歷史規定教會不能「擁有武裝男性」)。她們沒有基因改造、也沒有動力甲級的防護，純靠狂熱信仰與大量火焰噴射器打仗。
他們擁有 Acts of Faith (信仰點) 機制：累積的信仰可發動神蹟般的奇效，符合她們「皇帝即真神」的世界觀。
戰場上：中型規模陣營。火焰噴射器、榴彈發射器、懺悔者殉道配角色，獨特又有主題感。
The militant arm of the Imperial Ecclesiarchy. All members are women — a historical loophole letting the Church field armed forces. They have no gene-enhancement and no power-armour-equivalent, relying instead on zealous faith and copious flamers.
Their signature mechanic is Acts of Faith: banked Faith points unleash miracle-scale effects, fitting their "the Emperor is truly divine" theology.
Play-wise: mid-sized army. Flamer-heavy, grenade-heavy, and character-driven. Highly thematic and visually distinctive.
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星界軍 (帝國衛隊)ASTRA MILITARUM
帝國實際上「占領」與「守住」星球的主力。每個帝國星系都被要求供應 10% 人口做徵兵，加起來是 數以萬億計 的凡人士兵。
每個「團」來自不同星球，有自己的文化：塹壕戰風格的 卡迪亞、中世紀風格的 瓦爾哈蘭、遊擊風格的 卡塔錢 等。因此 守衛 玩家可以有完全不同的視覺風格。
戰場上：大量便宜步兵 + 重型裝甲 (雷曼魯斯戰車 坦克、蛇怪自走砲 自走砲)。俗稱 "坦克與帽子" (坦克與不同的帽子)。
The faction that actually occupies and holds the Imperium\'s worlds. Every planet owes 10% of its population as tithe — totalling hundreds of billions of mortal soldiers.
Each Regiment hails from a different world with its own culture: trench-warfare Cadians, medieval-snow Valhallans, jungle Catachans. Guard armies therefore have wildly different visuals.
Play-wise: cheap infantry in bulk + massive armoured support (Leman Russ tanks, Basilisk artillery). Affectionately known as "tanks and hats".
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帝國騎士IMPERIAL KNIGHTS
騎士世界 (Knight Worlds) 是散佈在銀河的封建社會，由貴族家族世襲 騎士裝甲 (Knight Armigers/Knights)──8-10 米高的戰鬥機甲，由單一駕駛員與機甲達成靈魂聯結。
這些家族與機械教有條約：機械教提供維修，騎士世界提供軍事支援。騎士家族可以選擇效忠帝國、或 (在 M42 後) 叛變為混沌騎士。
戰場上：整支軍隊可能只有 5-10 個模型──但每個都是巨無霸。適合懶得塗大量小兵的玩家。
Knight Worlds are scattered feudal societies where noble houses hereditarily bond with Knight-scale mech armour — 8-to-10 metre battle walkers connected to a single pilot by soul-link.
The Houses have a treaty with the Mechanicus: Mechanicus provides maintenance, Knight Worlds provide military aid. Knight Houses may pledge to the Imperium — or (post-M42) fall to Chaos as Chaos Knights.
Play-wise: your whole army might be just 5–10 models — but each is a giant. Perfect for players who don\'t want to paint 60 infantry.
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機械教 (機械神教)ADEPTUS MECHANICUS
來自火星的宗教派系，崇拜 「Omnissiah (全機械神)」。他們認為皇帝是 Omnissiah 的化身。每個機械教徒漸漸以機械取代自己的器官，追求「肉體的終結與機械的完美」。
機械教壟斷帝國的科技生產：沒有機械教，就沒有武器、沒有飛船、沒有星際旅行。他們因此擁有巨大的政治權力。帝國最古老的禁忌是 Abominable Intelligence──機械教絕不製造真 AI。
戰場上：中型步兵 + 機械獸 + 高科技武器。模型套件是 GW 最細緻的幾個。
A Martian religion worshipping the Omnissiah, the Machine God — whom they believe the Emperor to be. Every Adept progressively replaces flesh with metal in pursuit of "the end of meat and the perfection of machine".
They monopolise the Imperium\'s tech production: no Mechanicus, no weapons, no ships, no interstellar travel. This gives them immense political power. Their deepest taboo is Abominable Intelligence — they will never create true AI.
Play-wise: mid-weight infantry + walker-beasts + high-tech guns. Their kits are among GW\'s most intricately-detailed.
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帝國探員AGENTS OF THE IMPERIUM
「Agents」不是單一組織，而是帝國內各種 特殊部門的精英 的合集。包括：
- 審判庭：The Inquisition: 審判團 魔法 (反惡魔)、審判團 異形 (反異形)、審判團 異端 (反異端)。Ordo Malleus (anti-daemon), Xenos (anti-alien), Hereticus (anti-heretic).
- 刺客殿：Officio Assassinorum: 四大刺客神廟，每種專精不同方式暗殺。Four assassin temples, each with a different assassination specialty.
- 雷霆禁軍：Tempestus Scions: 守衛 的菁英版，空降玩法。Guard\'s elite air-dropping infantry.
- 流浪商人s：Rogue Traders: 持有「皇帝授權」的私人冒險家與商人。Private explorer-traders with an Imperial charter.
特工 通常作為「配角」加入其他帝國軍隊，而非單獨出戰。但 10e 可以構建純 特工 軍表──適合喜歡特殊角色的玩家。
"Agents" isn\'t a single organisation — it\'s a compilation of specialised elite operatives from across the Imperium:
- Inquisition — Ordo Malleus, Xenos, Hereticus
- Officio Assassinorum — four specialised assassin temples
- Tempestus Scions — Guard elite air-drop infantry
- Rogue Traders — private Imperial-chartered explorers
Agents are typically a supporting roster mixed into another Imperial army, but 10e allows pure-Agent armies — great for players who love unique characters.