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Deathwatch: Murderers in Black So, basically I was brainstorming for a new story to write, and I came up with a fairly vague idea for a Deathwatch-based murder mystery style novel/novella. I did a bit more work to create an outline, but then I realised… …we haven't got a 'proper' DW game in the PBP at the moment!* So I wondered if maybe it would be more fun to use the idea as a starting point for a oneshot DW RPG adventure? *A Time of Reaving is obviously DW-based in rules, but not setting, and Blackthorn/Swordhand hasn't played since early 2022, if you can believe that - almost 2 years! This game would be your typical DW fare, with plenty of xeno-killing, but hopefully with a bit more to the plot as well, with an edge of intrigue and investigation to keep things interesting! I'm not quite sure how it would work in terms of whether the story would develop along the same lines that I had originally imagined, or if it would go off in a completely different direction, but I think it would be interesting to try it out? Even with Vulgar Display now on hold, there is plenty currently happening with Archaeotech 2 and Time of Reaving (and then Silent Architect still to come) so I might hold it back for a while? But I figured it couldn't hurt to see if anyone thinks the idea is interesting enough for me to start developing a few bits in the background? So, does anyone fancy a bit of DW?

Hello everyone! I've been working on this army for a long while and thought i should post it here to see what you all think. I always like to get comments and constructive criticism on my work so please let me know what you think of them all! I've taken some photos of the whole set plus i've added the photos from my entry to Armies on Parade last year. If you want to see any of the models in more detail let me know and i can add photos of them, OR you can check out my other topic in the deathwatch forum here. I'll be updating this as build and paint more models, the first update is already below! I've arranged the army in a rough outline of the watch fortress structure, they all have the correct squad designations on their kneepads and i've got an excel sheet to record who is in which squad! Almost all of them are from different chapters as well (another reason for the excel spreadsheet) I like to make them all a bit unique with the names and chapter background, i endeavor to add some elements of their home chapter to the model but after the 50 most well known ones it gets difficult! So i come up with a feel for their chapter from the name, colour scheme or what i decided to make up for them. I like to add little details like that, as you can see from the photos i am very fond of converting. All of them have the deathwatch wrist scanner, shoulder pad and elbow pad, where possible i also give them the ammo pouches and more! My goal is to build a deathwatch version of every unit currently available to them! So if you can't see something in these photos i will build one eventually! Please let me know what you think of all these!!!

Hello Everyone! Been out the hobby for about 7 years and decided recently the Deathwatch are the army to get me back into it. Decided to record my progress as i go. I'll be adding some inquisition as well when I've got them time. But first i decided to make up some Primaris Deathwatch to get me started. I really wanted to see what the new primaris models were like and thought i might as well make them Deathwatch. Probably won't get any more though, just normal size after this. Here are some pics! Did a fair bit of conversion work on the basic intercessors to get them to be deathwatch. Added the shoulder pads and the elbow detail on the left arms, sculpted shot selectors into the boltguns, filed of the chest eagles and replaced them with pouches, grenades and bullets and sliced up the right arms to incorporate the wrist scanner. Here's a close up of the Sergeant Prior to this i painted up some random servitors i had unpainted from years and years ago as Inquisition for practice. I'll post more when I've painted the primaris squad. Let me know what you all think!

So we don't even know for certain that Deathwatch will get anything in 11th (ideally they do, we kicked up enough of a fuss as a community to revive the faction). Assuming we do tho, and the rumours that 11th is basically going to be 10.5 are correct, this is what I personally think Deathwatch would get in that Codex: Firstly, I think Talonstrike will get access to Suppressors (called "Intercessor with Autocannon" on the datasheet or something). No real reason why other than that it was in a Killteam unit before so it might as well get moved to the dedicated Jump Pack team. For new Datasheets, I could see a "Deathwatch Scouts" datasheet being added. As we see with Space Wolves, Veteran Scouts are a thing and Deathwatch certainly do use them, so since they can't take normal Scouts why not get give them a bespoke Scout unit? For what it would have, obviously it would have the Killteam Keyword (to benefit from Detachment rules like the DW Terminators) and a different ability (maybe a psuedo Lone Op like the Legends Scout Sniper squad?) but weapon wise it'd probably be mostly the same as the main Scout Squad, maybe with a Power Sword for the Sarge and the ability to take both the Heavy Bolter and the Missile Launcher in the same unit? Additionally, there's rumours of a Multipart Outriders kit on the way soon, so if that turns out to be real then Deathwatch Outriders may be a possibility (probably with Power Swords for the whole unit like Veterans), also with the Killteam keyword and a new ability. Now since neither of the above or any of the Killteam units could really be sold as a kit on the webstore, we'd need at least something to release for Deathwatch that isn't just a book. The obvious answer here would be a Primaris Veteran Killteam, but I personally think that's being saved for a Kill Team release. Instead, how about some more Characters? A Watchmaster in a different Armour Mark (or Terminator Armour) would be a good call, even if the ability remains mostly the same. For something else tho, we could take inspiration from the older Legends stuff and give Deathwatch a bespoke Psyker character. Previously, Deathwatch had access to Codicier Natorian as a named HQ, so maybe they could get a generic Codicier character now KT Cassius and it's associated characters are gone. Of course, despite all of that, Deathwatch may instead just get rolled into IA again, but "better" this time (i.e. also moving the Killteam Datasheets over to IA as well or something). Feel free to reply with any wild speculation of your own and tell me just how far off-base I was for the kind of stuff you want for Deathwatch.

So I am long time Dorn Fan with 3rd edition Black Templars, 4-7th Edition Crimson Fists and now I am returning to Sons of Dorn with Exorcists. 7th edtion to current I have been playing Raptors and last few editions GW kept kicking my army down the curb. All Scout army, Nope can't do it, All Phobos, Nope can't do it. So I was boycotting Space Marines. So as I return to Marines, Exorcists was my go to. While in my Head Cannon Exorcists are not Sons of Dorn but GW say they are so ok. So the Army will be Terminator Heavy with scouts, some other units, and lots of Librarians so here's my test model WIP 2025 Update So reviewing my Exorcists Chapter army as it stands what I have built/ need to built and what I need to purchase: Gravis Captain (need to build) * Librarian (built) Phobos Librarian (built) Terminator Librarian (built) Chaplain (built) Terminator Chaplain (built) Reiver LT (built) Phobos LT (built) ** Terminator squad (built) Terminator squad (built) Assault Terminator squad (built) Assault Intercessors squad (need to build) * Assault Intercessors squad (need to build) * Heavy Intercessors squad (need to build) * Heavy Intercessors squad (need to buy) Inceptor Squad (need to buy) Inceptor Squad (need to buy) Eradicator squad (need to buy) Eradicator squad (need to buy) Ballistus Deadnought (built) Brutualis Dreadnought (need to build) Infiltrator squad (built) Infiltrator squad (need to build) ** Incursor squad (need to build) Incursor squad (need to build) ** Reiver squad (built) Reiver squad (need to build) Eliminator squad (need to build) ** Suppressor squad (need to build) ** Scout squad (done) Scout squad (done) Exorcists Chapter- Angels of Death Kill team (built) *From Space marine Boarding Action box ** From Vanguard Space Marine box