@Banzai Tracers So is this a Codex-Compliant Chapter or Non-Codex-Compliant Chapter? The answer will decide how I lay out my Company for this as long as it's still open.
Chapter Facts:
Chapter organisation: Divergent
The Chapter is a Divergent organisation, similar to most of the chapters, specifically; blood angels assault company, dark angels raven wing and death wing, black templar's use of initiates, space wolves scouts and tanks.
This is a shoddy pic capture of what might be an Astral Sables Space Marine. (source unverified)
Colours: Black greaves w/ steel chains. Black vambraces w/ steel highlights. Dheneb Stone Body and Helmet w/ gold aquila. White pouldrons w/ gold accents. Black Sable crest.
Chapter Purpose: Strategic Prognostication Chapter Founded: 39th Millennium Chapter's Progenitor: Unknown Gene-seed purity: Unknown Chapter Demeanour: Unknown Chapter Flaw: Unknown Figure of Legend: Brother Dreadnought "Prentis" Deeds of Legend: Discovered a valuable STC fragment Chapter homeworld: Fleet-based Chapter organisation: Divergent Chapter beliefs: Purity of Man. Honour the Emperor. Chapter friends: Rogue Trader, Imperial Navy. Chapter Strength: Under Strength (Only 5 companies left)
Captain Name: Image: No anime or exterminatus!
Personal Motto:Must be Latin (Inscribed on main weapon for free) Standard Captain Statblock: Movement: 6" WS: 3+ BS: 3+ S: 4 T: 4 W: 3 A: 2 Ld: 9 Sv: 3+ (4+ for Scouts) Captain Class: Kill-Marine, Chaplain, Emperors Champion, Librarian, Tech-Marine, Assault Marine, Devastator Marine, Marine Pilot, Master of the Fleet, Apothecary, Scout. History: (Personal history. Remember the chapter is space fleet based and nomadic since you joined it. You could have fought anywhere. The game takes place during the dark imperium. However we are isolated from primaries reinforcements and outside help.) Quirk: (As many or as few as you like, the only wrong answer is zero.) Character Trapping: (Is there an item that displays your captain as different on the battlefield? Such as a chewed cigar, sceptre, recognisable item, tabard, back banner and flag or chapter trapping (input here)) Armour Type: (Mark III Iron Armour (Strength +1), Mark IV Maximus Armour (+1 Leadership), Mark V Heresy Armour (+Fear Rating 1), Mark VI Corvus Armour (+1 movement (helps with dodge)), Mark VII Aquila Armour (Reliable, jury rig-able), Mark VIII Errant Armour (Resistance: ballistic) or Scout carapace (+10% Stealth rolls)). Armour History: (create a short history here with strengths and weaknesses of the suit of armour you use, and any customisations done by previous users or its current user.) Weapons: (dont go overboard, try to answer the question: how few weapons do i need?) Tools: (anything that is not a weapon) Skills: (You have 8 stars ******** to distribute between as many skill types as you can think of, 3 stars equals that you are the best in the chapter, 2 stars equals that you are a raising star in this area, 1 star equals that you are academically trained in this area. All non starred skills (all skills in existence) are considered attemptable with -1 bonus.), Tech-Marine may take the Artisan skill any number of times for one particular discipline, using his pool of skill stars. Librarian may take psychic powers the same way in each of the psychic disciplines existing in the lore. Talent: (You are talented in 1 and only 1 skill or genetic boon. In time you may turn your talent into a mastery. You will always have an advantage when applying your talent.) If blank was selected it will be selected here, occupying your one choice and disqualifying you from all psychic powers. Best Quality Item: (You may select 1 and only 1 personal item to be best quality, it is inherently superior to all other versions of the same model.) Bonuses: (You may improve 1 of your Statblock by 1 unit, except for armour Sv:, this choice will stack with all future gear.) Fate points: 1 (all character have one and only one fate point. So twisted are the strands of fate, who can tell if it will ever be refreshed, if atall?) Personal Flaw: We Stand Alone, Honour Any Oath, Pride in the Colours, Our Way, Faith in Suspicion, Eye to Eye, Blind Hatred, Suffer Not the Weak, Battle is Glory, GOING LOUD.
Company Class: Scout, Tactical, Assault, Devastator, Armoured, Company Combat doctrine: (The personal doctrine of your company) Exploit and Conquer, Scorched Earth, Take No Prisoners, Stalk the Prey, Rip and Tear, Death from Afar, Armoured Fist, Terror, Steel Rain, Siege and Attrition, Shock Troopers, Stealth Warfare, Shock & Awe, Room-to-Room clearing, Duelling, Siege Breakers, Air Assault blitz, Civilian Liaison, Big guns never tire, Melee combat, Alpha strike, Chapter identity: (Everyone has the ability to decide two things about the entire chapter and its identity before the game starts. However they cannot infringe on prior decisions, each decision must be new territory.) Chapter Livery: (The colours of chapter, the colours of the armour are yet to be decided. Place your vote here. Also decide upon the pouldron detail colours used by your company.) Special equipment: (Choose 2 for your company) Favoured weapon. Modified tool. Modified Weaponry. Rare Weapon. Blessed Wargear. Single Relic. Bestial Companion. Special Mount. Special Vehicle. General issue bionic. Specialty Void-Ship. Ancient Weapon, Special Armour type, Specialised boltgun pattern. Terrain Specialized Equipment, Variant Heavy Weapons. Goals: Survival, Recruiting, Redemption, Vision, Peace, Domain, The Long Hunt, etc. Image: If you have an image in mind for your company or a single member of it, post here. Order of Battle: The organisation of your 100 marine team. No more than 5 ground vehicles, unless Devastator or Armoured company class. <ninja edit>
tbh i want to actually tailor the charsheet to the players i select, but i realise you need a skeleton framework to get your creativity flowing.
the company charsheet will be a much expanded version of this: 1d4chan.org/wiki/Space_Marine_Chapter… The final company captain charsheet will be a streamlined version of the DW 40kRPG.
I'll be back soon, so for now, just use this link for a creative writing / brainstorming / negotiation exercise. The standardised universal player charsheet will be made after i select about 5 of you.
Lord Zell has already expressed interest in Scout Company. If you want to take another role then select it.
Hmm I’m not super familiar with warhammer and space marines in general so I think as scouting IG force maybe better
Humm, space marine scouts? Im pretty sure you can make an app good enough to pass muster. Im basically looking for originality aswell as canon-awareness. In terms of canon-awareness i can help you while in game and i'll make sure theres at least 1 other vet to help you, canon is always a team effort as it requites interpretation, but there are some basics that are immutable, if you violate any of these then i'll point it out and rule of cool always reigns supreme.
Heres my 40kRP resume: Been playing table top off and on since 3rd ed imperial guard / dark angels. Then 4th ed Tau (Regrets). I've been playing 40kRPGs since 2011, during that time its been predominantly 80% 40kRPGs, i stick to 40k like other people stick to D&D. Been in 1 DH game lasting a year until the canon end by the GM. Been in 1 RT game lasting 2 years until its conclusion by the gm, best game i've ever served on. x1 DW game which i remember fondly run by a kung-fu master of GMing, learnt allot from him, duration 10 or so months until the canon end by the GM. I've GM'd 3 games myself. x2 OW games lasting not more than 8 months, the first game had a custom regiment with about 20 players and we whittled it down to 8 regulars. The second game i'd learnt my lesson and selected 8 really good regulars. The third game was an attempt at an alt reality ww1 game using, of all systems, ops and tactics, didnt get off the ground tbh. I've also been involved in much much more, these are just the games that turned out long term.
So what am i doing here? Im trying to blend together some of the pizazz of RT with the system of DW single chapter mode games and nation states. Heres the equation: to a warrior a weapon is just a tool. But to a good warrior a tool must be stylish.
@Jbcool Hi, i dont know if this is your cup of tea but i thought i'd link you in. I still remember Warhammer 40k: Bound by Blood - Astartes Scout RP.
You run a company with space marines but do whatever it is you wanted to do with your IG, with them instead. (SM scouts maybe?)
OR you can, for instance, run the chapter serfs. Chapter serfs are logistical support in this game, however i promise to make them interesting. For one thing the department that holds the reliquary armoury is under logistics, you have a space marine honour guard to protect it. You also control the naval armsmen and naval officers who pilot the ships who are all human. Tech-Priests, you share control of with Tech-Marine and Apothecary, as per treaty of Olympus, Tech-Priests are kind of independent and exist in their own little bubble. That said, they are indentured to the chapter, they wear our colours and everything. Chapter serfs are also, sometimes failed space marine aspirants, not really sure if i'll allow this though... If the Primarchs geneseed doesnt take that's usually a bad omen.
Those are the options, i dont want to make the game about a regiment. Regular humans against impossible odds is cool and all, but you havent even asked me about the odds facing your marines... are they impossible maybe? Is it that one? Yes, its that one.
