Forlorn Stars - Unit types and model suggestions

Forlorn Stars - Unit types and model suggestions

Article updated: 2021.02.20

The Forlorn Stars system doesn't have any official miniatures, so it's up to the players to find a match for the unit types of the game. I've collected my suggestions.

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Bodysnatchers

Carrier: Infected human, controlled by the bodysnatcher.

Human-sized (S3) Advanced humanoid - S3 Advanced human

• Games Workshop - Warhammer range - Ghoul
• Games Workshop - Warhammer range - Zombie
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Chaos - Poxwalker
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Gen 3 Mutant
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Zombie
• Mantic Games - Kings of War - Zombie
• Mantic Games - Kings of War - Ghoul
• Mantic Games - The Walking Dead - Walker
• Prodos Games - Mutant Chronicles (Prodos Games) - Dark Symmetry - Undead Legionaire

Carrier Imperial marine: Infected Imperial marine, controlled by the bodysnatcher.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Chaos - Nurgle - Traitor Space Marine
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Chaos - Nurgle - Plague Marine

Carrier knight: Infected Imperial marine, controlled by the bodysnatcher.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Chaos - Nurgle - Traitor Space Marine Terminator
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Chaos - Nurgle - Deathshroud Terminator

Drone with pilot: Infected flyer, controlled by the bodysnatcher.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Chaos - Nurgle - Foetid Bloat-drone

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Marauders

The closest ranges in style to the Marauder forces:

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Orks
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Marauder Orx
• Macrocosm Miniatures - Macrocosm Sci-Fi - Space Orks

Mutants as base of conversion:

Human-sized (S3) Advanced humanoid - S3 Advanced human

• Games Workshop - Warhammer - Ghoul
• Games Workshop - Warhammer - Zombie
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Chaos - Poxwalker
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Gen 3 Mutant
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Zombie
• Mantic Games - Kings of War - Zombie
• Mantic Games - Kings of War - Ghoul
• Mantic Games - The Walking Dead - Walker
• Prodos Games - Mutant Chronicles (Prodos Games) - Dark Symmetry - Undead Legionaire

Beast: Humanoids with animal features.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer - Skaven
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Wulfen
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Veer-myn
• RAFM - Rifts - Coalition - Dog Boy

Dwarf: Small, weak-looking humanoid.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Grot / Gretchin / Snotling
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Ratling
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Goblin

Outlaw: Human criminal.

Human-sized (S3) Advanced humanoid - S3 Advanced human

Advanced humanoid with medium-sized firearm - S3 Advanced Human with medium firearm / Advanced humanoid with long firearm - S3 Advanced Human with long firearm

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Astra Militarum
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Space Marine Scout
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Rebs
• Raging Heroes - Jailbirds
• Wizards of the Coast - Star Wars Miniatures

Gaunt: Sick-looking, thin humanoid. Death-cultist, often wear skull or bone motifs.

Advanced humanoid with medium-sized firearm / Advanced humanoid with long firearm

• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Gen 3 Mutants
• Prodos Games - Mutant Chronicles (Prodos Games) - Dark Symmetry - Undead Legionaire
• Wizards of The Coast - D&D - Githyanki

Marauder savage: Malformed, aggressive humanoid.

Advanced humanoid with medium-sized firearm - S3 Advanced Human with medium firearm / Advanced humanoid with long firearm - S3 Advanced Human with long firearm

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Astra Militarum - Catachan
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Astra Militarum - Tallarn
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Orks
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Marauder Orx
• Macrocosm Miniatures - Macrocosm Sci-Fi - Space Orks

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Noble Houses

Aquilae

Aquilae soldier: Practical clothing. Often feature birds of prey on their dress.

Advanced humanoid with medium-sized firearm - S3 Advanced Human with medium firearm / Advanced humanoid with long firearm - S3 Advanced Human with long firearm

S3 Advanced Human in modern armour, with medium firearm / S3 Advanced Human in modern armour, with long firearm

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Astra Militarum - Cadian
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Astra Militarum - Mordian

Aquilae elite soldier: Full armour. Practical clothing. Often feature birds of prey on their dress.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Astra Militarum - Militarum Tempestus Scion
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Space Marine Scout
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Space Marine in Mk7 Armour
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - T'au - Fire Warrior
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - T'au - Pathfinder

Aquilae knight: Large human in full armour. Practical clothing. Often feature birds of prey on their dress.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Primaris Space Marine in Mk7 corvus helmet

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House Refinado

Refinado soldier: Flamboyant clothing, with cape. Often wears a sword.

Advanced humanoid with medium-sized firearm - S3 Advanced Human with medium firearm / Advanced humanoid with long firearm - S3 Advanced Human with long firearm

S3 Advanced Human in modern armour, with medium firearm / S3 Advanced Human in modern armour, with long firearm

Refinado elite soldier: Full armour. Flamboyant clothing, with cape. Often wears a sword.

Refinado knight: Large human in full armour. Flamboyant clothing, with cape. Often wears a sword.

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The Imperium

The closest ranges in style to the Imperial forces:

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium
• Mantic Games - Warpath - GCPS
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Enforcers
• Spellcrow - Space Knights

Imperial soldier: Human in armour. Practical clothing.

Advanced humanoid with medium-sized firearm - S3 Advanced Human with medium firearm / Advanced humanoid with long firearm - S3 Advanced Human with long firearm

S3 Advanced Human in modern armour, with medium firearm / S3 Advanced Human in modern armour, with long firearm

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Astra Militarum
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Space Marine Scout
• Mantic Games - Warpath - GCPS - Soldiers
• Prodos Games - Mutant Chronicles (Prodos Games) - soldiers
• Wizards of the Coast - Star Wars Miniatures

Imperial marine: Human in full armour. Practical clothing.

• DreamForge - Eisenkern Stormtrooper
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Astra Militarum - Militarum Tempestus Scion
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Space Marine
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - T'au - Fire Warrior
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - T'au - Pathfinder
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - T'au - Stealth Battlesuit
• Raging Heroes - Iron Empire soldiers
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Enforcers - Enforcer

Imperial knight: Large human in full heavy armour. Usually practical clothing.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Terminator
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Primaris Space Marine
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Enforcer Peacekeepers
• Warlord Games - Judge Dredd - Holocaust Judge in H/S1

Imperial Titan: Huge human.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Astra Militarum - Ogryn

Imperial Titan in armour: Huge human in full heavy armour.

• Warlord Games - Judge Dredd - Holocaust Judge in H/S2

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The Horde

The closest ranges in style to the Horde forces:

• CoolMiniOrNot - Sedition Wars - Strain
• Drawlab Entertainment - Project: ELITE - Aliens
• CoolMiniOrNot - Project: ELITE (CMON) - Aliens
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Genestealers
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague
• Macrocosm Miniatures - Macrocosm Sci-Fi - Malignancy
• Raging Heroes - Iron Empire - Cyberzombies
• WizKids - Halo ActionClix - Flood

Infected: Human. It can be dead or alive, controlled by the Horde.

Human-sized (S3) Advanced humanoid - S3 Advanced human

• Games Workshop - Warhammer - Ghoul
• Games Workshop - Warhammer - Zombie
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Chaos - Poxwalker
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Gen 3 Mutant
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Zombie
• Mantic Games - Kings of War - Zombie
• Mantic Games - Kings of War - Ghoul
• Mantic Games - The Walking Dead - Walker
• Prodos Games - Mutant Chronicles (Prodos Games) - Dark Symmetry - Undead Legionaire

Infected seeker: Usually non-human creature, small or human-sized, fast and agile. It can be dead or alive, controlled by the Horde.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Tyranid - Ripper
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - T'au - Kroot Hound
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Plague Hound
• Prodos Games - Alien vs Predator - Alien Stalker

Infected hunter: Usually non-human creature, human-sized or large, fast and agile. It can be dead or alive, controlled by the Horde.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Tyranid - Hormagaunt
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Gen 2 Mutant
• Prodos Games - Alien vs Predator - Alien Infant
• Prodos Games - Alien vs Predator - Alien Warrior
• Macrocosm Miniatures -  Macrocosm Sci-Fi - Malignancy - Malformed Host

Infected hulk: Non-human creature, large. It can be dead or alive, controlled by the Horde.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Tyranid - Carnifex
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Tyranid - Hive Guard
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Tyranid - Tyranid Warrior
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Tyranid - Tyrant Guard
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Gen 1 Mutant
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Plague Aberration

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The Shadow

Shadow soldier: High-tech cyber-warrior.

Advanced humanoid with medium-sized firearm - S3 Advanced Human with medium firearm / Advanced humanoid with long firearm - S3 Advanced Human with long firearm

S3 Futuristic Human in modern armour, with medium firearm / S3 Futuristic Human in modern armour, with long firearm

• Corvus Belli - Infinity - PanOceania / Nomads
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Astra Militarum - Militarum Tempestus Scion
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - T'au - Fire Warrior
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - T'au - Pathfinder
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - T'au - Stealth Battlesuit

Shadow Knight: Former knight, turned to the Shadow. Large human warrior, in full heavy armour and high tech weapons.

• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Terminator
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Imperium - Space Marines - Primaris Space Marine
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Enforcer Peacekeepers
• Warlord Games - Judge Dredd - Holocaust Judge in H/S1

Ancient: Human skeleton, made of metal.

S3 Human skeleton

• Copplestone Castings - Terminator Robot
• Games Workshop - Warhammer - Skeleton
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Necrons - Deathmark
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Necrons - Flayed One
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Necrons - Immortal
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Necrons - Lord
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Necrons - Lychguard
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Necrons - Necron Warrior
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Necrons - Overlord
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Necrons - Praetorian
• Milton-Bradley - Space Crusade - Chaos Android
• RAFM - Rifts - Coalition - Skelebot
• River Horse - Terminator Genisys - T-800
• Wizards of the Coast - Star Wars - Battle droid

Lost: Human. It can be dead or alive, controlled by the Shadow entity.

Human-sized (S3) Advanced humanoid - S3 Advanced human

• Games Workshop - Warhammer - Ghoul
• Games Workshop - Warhammer - Zombie
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Chaos - Poxwalker
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Gen 3 Mutant
• Mantic Games - Warpath - Plague - Zombie
• Mantic Games - Kings of War - Zombie
• Mantic Games - Kings of War - Ghoul
• Mantic Games - The Walking Dead - Walker
• Prodos Games - Mutant Chronicles (Prodos Games) - Dark Symmetry - Undead Legionaire

Lost champion: Human. It can be dead or alive, controlled by the Shadow entity.

• Prodos Games - Mutant Chronicles (Prodos Games) - Dark Symmetry - Dark Apostles (Alakhai, Algeroth, Valpurgius, Golgotha)

Robot: A mechanical creature.

• Corvus Belli - Infinity - robots
• Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Necrons - Canoptek Wraith

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Resources

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Do you have further ideas for miniatures to be used as Forlorn Stars units? Did I make a mistake somewhere? Tell your opinion in the comments!