Cortez667

Not a bad idea....Still seems heretical. <Inquisitorial Kill-team dispatched>

Actually, I think that the Dreadnought theory is inaccurate. They are SM from a desert planet, but SM never fight on their on planets (well, very rarl, at least. Rynn's World not with standing). So i think that theey would have dreads. Though I DO really like the tracked-instead-of-legs idea. And yeah, sure, when I get this first squad done, I'll hit your blog spot up. It'd be nice to have them up on-line.

Dude, I love your ideas! I'm thinking sand colored armour. (this will keep the "blood angels with pelts?" comments that red armour would have cuased from coming up). Definatly going to use the name ideas you gave me, and while at first I wasen't going to use Rune priests, I like the name so much that now I'm sold. Champions of the arena idea is good, too. I already have a 5-man scout squad being built (I bought a SW battle force, and had a imperial tact. squad lying around already, so I've got a good start. Ordered a LR Cruesader, some jump packs, a standard bearer <grey hunters squad>, and a melta gun blister) and I'm definatly going to fill the squad out to 10-man. This is totally going to work! Now I need to get some desert colored paint for the main color, and I can start priming... Whoops, meant to quote this one. Sorry.

Thanks for the support. Decided to go with an idea sparked by the blurb on the Vindicator entry of the SW codex on page 43. The Crimson Claws. The quote seems to be from a Lord of a SW sucessor chapter. I knowe previopus ED. have stated that the SW have NO sucessor chapters, but this leads me to believe that GW is hi nting at them. Granted if it was from a sucessor, then the person quoted from would be titled Chapter Master, not "Lord". However, what opther way (that wasen't retarded) could this excert be taken???? I'm thinking a crusade company that the chapter maintains to continuly hunt for their Primarch, and who periodically returns to Fenris to re-organize and re-equip. Red armour (hence the name) to symbolize the blood spilt by both them and their enemys in the search for their Lord and Forefather.

Storm Jakals chapter (Storm Lords succesor). Name taken after the packs of wild dogs that roam thier home world's plains, who are unafraid to attack even the biggest settlement, or most well-defended caravan. Desert-ish homeworld, fighting-pits and blood sports common place. A equal cross between strict codex adherence, and unorthdox company organization. No 1st company; Instead, veterans are spread out among the battle companies, and form elite bodyguards, as well as veteran squad leaders (Wolf Guard). Company Org: 6 Tactical/ grey hunters, 3 Assualt squads/Blood Claws, 1-3 Scouts, chosen from the most able tactical marines. Chapter doctrine rejects the idea of infantry based heavy weapons, so NO long fangs. Support fire is given from tanks, and dreadnoughts. 1st turn "in-your-face" style warfare prominant. Lots of drop pods, supported my mechanized infantry forming the second wave. Even the standard tactical squads prefer close quaters, so they are often issued C.C.W.s in addition to their standard bolters. They recruit adolescents from native population and makes them full fledged marines (tactical/grey hunters squad), but also older aspirants from gladitorial arenas in the surrounding sector, i.e.blood claws; being older and less able to accept all of the SM implants, they have the lower ws/bs. Not wanting to waste valuable marines in the bloody-minded assualts that the chapter is known for, the chapter uses these 'expendable' marines for the role. The "full" marines veiw them as 'less-than...', and thus they try and prove themselves (berserker charge) and given the lives spent in the arenas before being inducted,grey hunters and blood claws alike (still working on new squad names...) know that to hesitate in close quarters means death; Hence, counter attack rule. Situational awareness is also vital for life a a gladiator, and so Acute Senses rule. Colors: Red main, bone white trim; different right5 shoulder color for individual squads. Models will be a croos between "imperial" SM kits and SW kits (60% imperial, 30-40% SW). Any opions, suggestions, abuse, would be appreciated. Thanks.