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=][= Last call for the Liber Astartes Campaign =][= Brothers and sisters, I am making an announcement here that we will finally be winding down the Liber Astartes Campaign. My initial thoughts on a hard deadline would be the beginning of this years ETL, although I have been advised to make a reasonable request for those still interested. It has been nearly five years since the start of the Liber Astartes Campaign and progress has slowed to the point where, even with the valiant efforts of LySiMachus and Octavulg, the project is unlikely to ever be complete. In fact, the current goal of finishing the first Act seems almost out of reach. This endeavour has been around longer than I have been a Mod of the Liber, and so it is not unfair to consider it a legacy of the previous Mods and 'generation' of Liberites. Some members we have not seen for years, others have simply moved on to other projects and parts of B&C. A select few, Ace Debonair and Arkangilos primarily come mind (plus other, less frequent brethren), have remained and continue to walk these hallowed halls dispensing valued advice and contributions. And, you know, Aquilanus is one of the Mods now (one of us one of us). Consider this a last call for those of you involved in it: Ace Debonair (Infinity Knights chapter) Aquilanus (Bahltimyr Reavers warband) Arkangilos - fka Telanicus - (Sanguinary Crusaders chapter) Banelord (Dire Wolves chapter) Brother-Captain Alecto (Legio Solemnitas warband) Brother-Sergeant Bohemond (Knights of Paladrea chapter) Brother SP - fka Silver Phoenix - (Sons of Yudea chapter) Calgar101 (Scions of Vengeance chapter) Captain Forcystus (Lions of Radiance chapter) Chapter Master Ignis Domus (Iron Flames chapter) Conn Eremon - fka Cormac Airt - (Emerald Tigers Chapter) Cpt_Reaper - fka 11th Company Dark Master - (Angels of Shadow chapter) Crusader of Dorn (Marines Invictus chapter) Ecritter (Sons of Pyron chapter) Elohimalpha (Lions of Dawn chapter) exetus (Five Suns/Sanguinary Phalanx? chapter) Felwether (Marines Immaculate warband) Ferrata (=][= Presiding Liber Mod =][=) Firenze (Knights Griffon chapter) Gil Galad (Night Scorpions chapter) Jehoel (Angels Unrelenting chapter) Madwolf Shadowmane (Hounds of the Hunt chapter) Master Exorcist (Dragon Claws chapter) Nemesor (Knights Punitor chapter) Octavulg (Steel Dogs chapter) (Stone Hearts chapter) Omega Striker (Adamantium Dragons chapter) PorridgeMeister (Knights Valiant chapter) Predator Joe (Angels of Vengeance chapter) Reyner (Ghost Dragons chapter) Shinzaren (Sons of Lightning chapter) Sigismund Himself (Gryphon Guard chapter) SpecialIssueAmmo (Guardian Eagles chapter) stilettoblade (Hellbenders) strongbow (Knights of the Phoenix chapter) The Normish (Doom Guard chapter) Uprising (Carnivores chapter) XKhalilX (Children of Eternity chapter) The list is not exhaustive so consider any omissions or errors a product of my squishy, fallible brain. Corrections are welcomed. Everyone on that list who can be PM'd will be, and shall be linked to this thread for further discussion. Prompt replies are expected. If anyone from the original project is still interested, speak up in this thread. If no-one wishes to make an immediate commitment to finishing the first Act then the proposed deadline of this years ETL will go ahead and the project will be consigned to the depths. Further discussion in this thread is encouraged, however the deadline will not exceed beyond the end of the ETL. That is all.

Brothers and sisters! Welcome to the inaugural Liberalia Martiale! As you all know, the Liber has been a part of B&C for a long time. Almost since the beginning, really. It was decided earlier on this year to make a 'Liber Day' to celebrate the subforum and the members of B&C in general. So, as well as inviting all members of B&C to join us in thanking Kurgan the Lurker for creating this subforum all those years ago, my fellow Mods and I would like to encourage the one thing this hobby and the Liber Astartes absolutely relies upon - creativity. Because of this, Team Liber will be posting up threads both here and across the wider B&C to help foment imagination, including leading by example and entering the Brotherhood of Angels event in the Dark Angels subforum. If any other members of the forums wish to follow and join in, then we fully welcome participation. Incidentally, we know the day falls on St. Patrick's Day. This is more down to coincidence than intention, as we are basing the name of 'Liberalia Martiale' on two Roman festivals on the same day (the Liberalia and the Argonium Martiale). Do we expect everybody to type this name all the time? Not really, no. It is, of course, the formal name but during conversation 'Liber Day' will suffice. For those of you proud to be a member of the Liber, we have a nifty little pip to place in your sig: Remember that creativity will be the watch-word of Liber Day. If you have always wanted to begin writing background on your DIY chapter, then today is the day for it. Want to expand what you have? We're here for you.

[circa 999.M41] The halls of the Liber are far quieter now than before. The hussle and bussle has all but faded, leaving many of the previously well-lit and well-trodden corridors now dark, silent, and empty. It is however a singular place and despite its current state of disrepair, there are still many secrets to be discovered, Chapters, regiments and warbands to create, battles to be fought... Ludo had reluctantly left his beloved Culinarium in the hands of his aides and had gone looking for the serfs who had been tasked with the repair of Olis' prized Volkite caliver after it had conked out (again) last week due to his overzealous trigger-pulling. The Liberite serfs had grumbled because the parts needed to make such repairs were extremely difficult to source. They did however assure him that the work would be done within a fortnight. Ludo, ever a curious creature, was rather unsuccessfully attempting to locate the Liber workshop where the serfs were doubtlessly busy repairing the weapon. His aim was simple: uncover the secrets of Volkite technology which were in the 41st Millennium all but lost to Mankind and even the Adeptus Mechanicum. And yet, somehow, the Liber serfs had this priceless knowledge in their possession and Ludo was keen to discover just how they could do such a thing. After wandering for what seemed like hours (his built-in chronometer had very suddenly and very mysteriously stopped functioning... which was the perfect excuse for visiting the Liber workshop, or so he thought), the Astartes felt rather lost. He used to know the way round the Liber's corridors like the back of his gauntlet back in the day but now, with the deep shadows and abandoned hallways... he was pretty sure he was going round and round in circles. Choosing to take the right-hand corridor instead of taking the left one like he usually did, he walked a short distance before being forced to stop before a large door carved out of dark marble, shot through with veins of turquoise-blue and white. It was cool to the touch and looked like it hadn't been opened in decades. Ludo was certain he'd never come down here before. After scratching his head for a few moments, he noticed a keypad on the right side of the door. As he approached, the small green screen flickered to life and a short message started to appear... + WELCOME LIBERITE + + TO ENTER THROUGH THIS DOOR, EERY + + PLEASE ANSWER THIS SIMPLE QUERY + + DESCRIBE THE DARK ANGELS WITH ONE EIGHT-LETTER WORD + Ludo groaned and brought his gauntlet to rest against his face: even the keypads in the Liber had a quirky behaviour and terrible sense of poetry and rhymes. He'd have a word with Ace once he'd gotten to the bottom of this mystery. Pondering the enigma for a few of seconds, he laughed out loud, the sound echoing loudly in the empty chamber, when he realised what the answer was. He quickly typed in the word in... + HERETICS + ...and pressed the "Enter" button. For about a minute nothing happened and Ludo was just about to punch the keypad out of frustration when a low rumble started to get louder, and louder, and louder before it became a deafening roar that caused the walls around the Space Marine to shake and small bits of masonry to start falling down from the ceiling. The massive door swung open surprisingly fast for something their size and caught Ludo off-guard. As he picked himself up from the floor, rubbing his bruised nose, he turned on his hand-held illum stick and pointed it through the door, into the darkness beyond. Advancing cautiously, boltgun loaded and ready in his right hand, illum stick in his left, he moved into the chamber. He had walked a few score metres before a circle on the floor erupted in flames, trapping him in a large circle. Upon the previously hidden walls, torches flared up and banished the shadows with their fiery light, revealing tiered levels all around the circle in which the Space Marine stood. Ludo dropped the illum stick and brought his boltgun up to his shoulder, turning and scanning the room attentively for any threats, alert and ready to engage at a moment's notice. But nothing happened. There was not a soul in sight. The Astartes, visibly confused, waited another two minutes before lowering his weapon. That is when whatever it was that was hiding in the chamber creeped up on him. "BOOOOO!" Ludo pivoted 180° degrees and let loose a short burst of bolter fire. The bolts flew through the air and embedded themselves into the wall on the other side of the large room, detonating a moment later, but leaving very little damage. The Astartes, boltgun ready for a second burst observed his foe for a short while before lowering his weapon again, astounded. Before him stood Chaplain Lucifer of the Dark Angels, a fierce grin on his face. "That was for the heretic thing." Before he could protest and explain that it wasn't him but Ace playing pranks again, Chaplain Lucifer's features activated their "grim mode", and the Dark Angel beckoned for Ludo to follow him. "I have much to show you for your next task. You have much work to do and many Liberites to gather for this most special event to be the success it ought to be." Welcome one and all to the Liber Feast of Blades! With the festive season approaching almost upon us (or having already started for some), what better to do than gather with your fellow brother- and sisters-in-arms for a good fight and a hearty feast afterwards? All in the name of the Emperor/Dark Gods, of course! This event will give you the opportunity to create a character from your DIY chapter or warband of choice. The idea is that each of you writes a bit of background story, builds and paints a suitable model, and then (using the rules provided below and the appropriate Codex) builds a character profile for the Feast of Blades. Once this is done, you can officially enter your character into the Feast of Blades and fight for the honour and glory of victory! The last champion standing shall be crowned as champion of the Liber (well, until the next Feast of Blades that is…) and there shall be much rejoicing! How can I participate in the Feast of Blades? It's a relatively easy process. Read through this whole post carefully. Make sure you understand everything and if you don’t, ask. If all’s good, go to step 2. Using the rules below and the appropriate Codex, create a character profile for your chosen champion. Now write between 200 and 500 words of background story for your character. If you haven’t given one already, your character needs a name. If you don’t already have a model which represents your character, you need to build and paint one. Only fully assembled and painted models will be accepted as valid challengers. Basing is optional but strongly encouraged. Note: the model must conform to the rules of WYSIWYG that can be found in the Warhammer 40’000 7th Edition rulebook. No exceptions. In this very thread, submit a photo of your DIY chapter/warband champion along with his profile and background story. Wait patiently until the fights begin, eat popcorn while others duke it out in the arena. Gain honour and glory in the name of Emperor of Mankind or (dis)honour and infamy in the name of the Dark Gods of Chaos! Example character profiles: Strike- Captain Lysimachus (C:SM): Terminator Captain, relic blade, storm shield, digital weapons, one re-roll [160 pts] Veteran Sergeant Olisredan (C:BA): Vanguard Veteran Sergeant, twin hand flamers, jump pack, seven re-rolls [158 pts] Chaplain Lucifer (C:DA): Interrogator Chaplain, combi-plasma, conversion field, digital weapons, Shroud of Heroes [160 points] When does it start? The Feast of Blades event will start on Saturday 19th November 2016. You have until that to create the necessary model/background story/profile and submit your champion for the contest. How does it work? The first “tier” of pairings is randomly determined, while further tiers of parings will follow a bracket scheme. In case of an odd number of participants I will have a stand-in character ready. Each champion shall fight another champion in the arena. They start at 18” from each other and both roll for Initiative (character initiative value +/- bonuses/maluses + D6 result) to see who goes first. The champion with the highest score goes first. The model going first will get to move, shoot and assault. The model being assaulted can Overwatch at full Ballistic Skill. However if the charge fails the model that Overwatch’d can't shoot during his shooting phase. Combats will be resolved just as a normal 40K combat until one model is left with 0 wounds. I shall simulate the duels and then write up a report which will be posted here. The main report will be written in the style of an actual story but a full list of the actual dice roll results and such shall also be posted. General arena rules: I will be the Arena/Feast/Game Master. Any decision I make will be final (though strong cases shall be taken into consideration). 160 points limit. Any character has full access to their respective Codex Armoury. No named characters/count-as. No bikes or mounts. No vehicles. There is no Instant Death. Any weapon that would cause ID will cause 1D2 wounds instead. Any character is allowed from a Sergeant/Aspiring Champion to a Chapter Master/Chaos Lord, including “specialists” like Librarians/Sorcerers and Chaplains/Dark Apostles. For Sergeants, Aspiring Champions, and other “one-wound characters” read on to see what their base point costs are and what rules apply. Characters with special rules will always try to use them to their advantage. Acute Senses, Infiltrate, Scout, Split Fire, Outflank, Deep Strike,... basically any rule that affects an aspect of the game that isn’t present in the arena such as deployment or effects on friendly units have no effect. You keep your character for the whole event. No changes can be made during combat (unless they come from the Chaos boon table). Purchasing re-rolls: Like in Blood Bowl, rerolls may be purchased by characters at a cost of 15 points each. This is to even things out between characters. A Captain has a higher Weapon Skill, more attacks, etc. but a Sergeant’s long years on the field of battle let him anticipate his opponents’ movements, dodge their attacks, etc. Re-rolls are used sequentially for each failed roll a character makes, so if you buy two re-rolls, rapid fire a boltgun in the first turn and miss both, then that is both re-rolls gone until your next fight. Other character perks: Sergeants, Veteran Sergeants, Aspiring Champions, etc. will have the Proven Mettle rule to balance out their inherent weaknesses when compared to more powerful characters. Any character who has only one wound will have a special 6+ save that can be after any other saves have been taken (very much akin to a FNP save). Move Through Cover rule gives a +1 movement bonus (applies to basic movement, charge distance, run distance, etc.). Eternal Warrior reduces the effects of Instant Death from 1D2 Wounds to 1 Wound. Librarians will always roll on the table(s) chosen by the player before the table. Librarians will always use one dice from the Warp Charge pool to try and activate their force weapon. Jump packs give a +1 to initiative rolls to see who goes first. If one model has 2 different CC weapons, the attacks will be split evenly between both or at user's discretion upon submitting entry. You cannot re-roll re-rolls (i.e. a Chaplain's Zealot rule gives re-rolls for first round of combat, purchased re-rolls will be for subsequent turns) Now, for any Codex-specific rules, please consult the relevant section below: Blood Angels Hidden Content Rites of Blood rule applies to the Death Company Chaplain since he has no DC squad with him Blessings of the Omnissiah and Bolster Defenses have no effect. Honour or Death rule modified: must get into combat as quickly as possible. Blood Angels Librarians can roll on the following tables: Sanguinary, Biomancy, Daemonology, Divination, and Pyromancy Eligibile characters: Captain, Terminator Captain, Chaplain, Terminator Chaplain, Death Company Chaplain, Librarian, Techmarine, Sanguinary Priest, Company Champion [30 pts], Sternguard Veteran Sergeant (w/ special ammo) [30 pts], Terminator Sergeant (w/ twin claws or storm bolter and power sword) [40 pts], Vanguard Veteran Sergeant (Glorious Intervention gives +1 Initiative) [30 pts], Scout Sergeant [10 pts], Scout Veteran Sergeant [15 pts], Tactical/Assault Sergeant [15 pts], Tactical/Assault Veteran Sergeant [20 pts], Devastator Sergeant (Signum applies to him, can be used in Overwatch) [20 pts], Devastator Veteran Sergeant [25 pts]. Black Legion Hidden Content Demagogue rule modified: at the start of the duel, roll a d6. On a result of a 5 or 6 (can be re-rolled if re-roll purchased), opponent suffers -1 Initiative as he momentarily pauses when confronted with the Dark Apostles' blasphemous rethoric. Sorcerer rolls on these tables: Biomancy, Telepathy, Pyromancy, and Daemonology. Master of Mechanisms rule modified: roll to-hit as normal at start of Warpsmith first turn. On a hit, one of the opponents weapons (determined by GM) cannot be used until the start of the Warpsmith's next turn. Shatter Defenses has no effect. Vessels of Chaos rule is rolled at the beginning of each of the Possessed Champion's turns. All have Champion of Chaos rule and so can access Chaos boon table. Eligible characters: Chaos Lord, Dark Apostle, Sorcerer, Warpsmith, Terminator Champion [40 pts], Berzerker Champion [35 pts], Noise Marine Champion [35 pts], Plague Champion [35 pts], Possessed Champion [35 pts], Aspiring Sorcerer [60 pts], Aspiring Champion [25 pts], Chosen Champion [25 pts], Raptor Champion [25 pts], Warp Talon Champion [35 pts]. Chaos Space Marines Hidden Content Demagogue rule modified: at the start of the duel, roll a d6. On a result of a 5 or 6 (can be re-rolled if re-roll purchased), opponent suffers -1 Initiative as he momentarily pauses when confronted with the Dark Apostles' blasphemous rethoric. Sorcerer rolls on these tables: Biomancy, Telepathy, Pyromancy, and Daemonology. Master of Mechanisms rule modified: roll to-hit as normal at start of Warpsmith first turn. On a hit, one of the opponents weapons (determined by GM) cannot be used until the start of the WP's next turn. Shatter Defenses has no effect. Vessels of Chaos rule is rolled at the beginning of each of the Possessed Champion's turns. All have Champion of Chaos rule and so can access Chaos boon table. Eligible characters: Chaos Lord, Dark Apostle, Sorcerer, Warpsmith, Terminator Champion [35 pts], Chosen Champion [20 pts], Berzerker Champion [30 pts], Noise Marine Champion [30 pts], Plague Champion [30 pts], Possessed Champion [30 pts], Aspiring Sorcerer [60 pts], Aspiring Champion [25 pts], Raptor Champion [20 pts], Warp Talon Champion [30 pts]. Crimson Slaughter Hidden Content Demagogue rule modified: at the start of the duel, roll a d6. On a result of a 5 or 6 (can be re-rolled if re-roll purchased), opponent suffers -1 Initiative as he momentarily pauses when confronted with the Dark Apostles' blasphemous rethoric. Sorcerer rolls on these tables: Biomancy, Telepathy, Pyromancy, and Daemonology. Master of Mechanisms rule modified: roll to-hit as normal at start of Warpsmith first turn. On a hit, one of the opponents weapons (determined by GM) cannot be used until the start of the WP's next turn. Shatter Defenses has no effect. Vessels of Chaos rule is rolled at the beginning of each of the Possessed Champion's turns. All have Champion of Chaos rule and so can access Chaos boon table. Eligible characters: Chaos Lord, Dark Apostle, Sorcerer, Warpsmith, Terminator Champion [35 pts], Chosen Champion [20 pts], Berzerker Champion [30 pts], Noise Marine Champion [30 pts], Plague Champion [30 pts], Possessed Champion [35 pts], Aspiring Sorcerer [60 pts], Aspiring Champion [25 pts], Raptor Champion [20 pts], Warp Talon Champion [30 pts]. Dark Angels Hidden Content Grim Resolve modified: gives +1 BS to Overwatch, other effects as normal. Blessings of the Omnissiah, Bolster Defenses, Ravenwing, and Vengeful Strike have no effect. Honour or Death rule modified: must get into combat as quickly as possible. Librarians have access to: Interromancy, Divination, Pyromancy, Telepathy, Telekinesis, and Daemonology. Eligible characters: Chaplain, Company Master, Interrogator-Chaplain, Librarian, Techmarine, Company Champion [30 pts], Deathwing Champion [45 pts], Knight Master [55 pts], Deathwing Sergeant [40 pts], Ravenwing Champion (w/ Hit and Run) [35 pts], Scout Sergeant [10 pts], Scout Veteran Sergeant [15 pts], Tactical/Assault Sergeant [15 pts], Tactical/Assault Veteran Sergeant [20 pts], Devastator Sergeant (Signum applies to him, can be used in Overwatch) [20 pts], Devastator Veteran Sergeant [25 pts], Ravenwing Sergeant (w/ Hit and Run) [20 pts], Ravenwing Veteran Sergeant (w/ Hit and Run) [25 pts], Huntmaster [40 pts]. Khorne Daemonkin Hidden Content The Blood for the Blood God and Skulls for the Skull Throne rules have no effect. All have Champion of Chaos rule and so can access Chaos boon table. Any psyker-related results are re-rolled. Vessels of Chaos rule is rolled at the beginning of each phase where the Possessed Champion is active. Eligible characters: Chaos Lord, Terminator Champion [40 pts], Possessed Champion [35 pts], Berzerker Champion [30 pts], Aspiring Champion [15 pts], Raptor Champion [20 pts], Warp Talon Champion [35 pts]. Space Marines Hidden Content Chapter Tactics apply with certain modifications. Black Templars: Righteous Zeal effects trigger after character loses a wound. No Librarians. Crimson & Imperial Fists: Siege Masters has no effect. Gain Stubborn. Iron Hands: Machine Empathy modified to force re-roll if successful Master of Mechanisms roll (after potential re-roll from Warpsmith). Raven Guard: Strike from the Shadows has no effect. Winged Deliverance's first effect is replaced by a +1 Initiative bonus for all characters. Salamanders: No changes. Ultramarines: To be determined. White Scars: Born in the Saddle has no effect. Run distance re-roll automatically applied for Fight on the Move. Can take Chapter-specific relics from Angels of Death expansion. Boosted Chapter Tactics from this book are ignored. Blessings of the Omnissiah and Bolster Defenses have no effect. Eligible characters: Captain, Terminator Captain, Chapter Master, Chaplain, Librarian, Techmarine, Cataphractii Sergeant [45 pts], Company Champion [30 pts], Chapter Champion [35 pts], Sternguard Veteran Sergeant (w/ special ammo) [30 pts], Terminator Sergeant (w/ twin claws or storm bolter and power sword) [40 pts], Vanguard Veteran Sergeant (Glorious Intervention gives +1 Initiative) [30 pts], Scout Sergeant [10 pts], Scout Veteran Sergeant [15 pts], Tactical/Assault Sergeant [15 pts], Tactical/Assault Veteran Sergeant [20 pts], Devastator Sergeant (Signum applies to him, can be used in Overwatch) [20 pts], Devastator Veteran Sergeant [25 pts]. Space Wolves Hidden Content Acute Senses, A Glorious Death, Pack of One, Curse of the Wulfen, and Battlesmith have no effect. Oath of War is either against Infantry or Jump Infantry. Rune Priests can choose powers from Biomancy, Daemonology, Divination, Telekinesis, and Tempestas. Eligible characters: Iron Priest, Rune Priest, Wolf Guard Battle Leader, Wolf Lord, Wolf Priest, Lone Wolf [60 pts], Wolf Guard Pack Leader [20 pts], Wolf Guard Terminator Leader [40 pts], Wulfen Pack Leader [60 pts], Long Fang Ancient [20 pts]. In closing... Two last things:The most important rule of them all! We are here to have a good time! Some match-ups might seems unfair and while I have done what I can to balance things, certain builds will inevitably be more powerful than others. However I ask all of you to keep in mind this: fluff + fun > power + winning. The aim of the game is to tell a good story; winning is very much a secondary objective. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask! Whether by posting them here or sending me a PM, don't feel embarassed to make sure everything you have read is 100% crystal clear. Now, in the name of the Liber, the Emperor, and Dark Gods, may the mightiest champion prevail over his foes!

The Liber Cluster Early in the 35th Millennium, the High Lords of Terra issued an inordinate number of decrees to expand the Imperium and settle upon uninhabited worlds. The exact reason for this is unclear, though many Imperial scholars point to the Ur-Council of Nova Terra in opposition of the High Lords of Terra as a potential cause. With so much territory lost in such a short time, bitterly fought over in a bloody civil war, the High Lords perhaps looked to untapped locales for much needed resources. In 328.M35, hundreds of settler fleets gathered to depart for a region of space that Imperial records state never had a human presence. Existing below the galactic plane, separated from the galaxy yet close enough to make Warp travel to it theoretically possible, was a cluster of stars, like a dense, miniature galaxy orbiting our own, akin to a satellite moon. Some thought its distance from the horrors of the galaxy would see it free of its worries and troubles, free for humanity to flourish unopposed. With such thoughts in mind, this galactic satellite was dubbed the Liber Cluster. 16 million settlers left for the Liber Cluster in over a dozen waves through a period of two centuries. 16 million human souls, to map hundreds of millions of suns, to catalog billions of worlds, but most importantly to settle upon the 350 worlds theorized by Mechanicum logic-tenders to be habitable within the Cluster. The sheer number of ships needed dwarfed any other fleet of such singular purpose, a size not seen since the heady days of the Great Crusade. Reports came with slowing regularity, as the dispersal and distance made it difficult to keep in contact. The reports painted a grim picture, for the Liber Cluster was not all that the Imperials had hoped it to be. Though accompanied by Imperial Guard regiments escorted by the battleships of the Imperial Navy, military resources the High Lords found difficult to part with, initial contact with the Cluster encountered a strong Ork presence, which stunted the first few waves of settlers. It took sixty years of grievous losses before the human forces could consolidate their beachhead into the Cluster, declare territory for settlement and conduct deeper explorations. It was discovered that where they had entered the Cluster, deemed the best location for its closest proximity to the nearest Imperial muster world, was dead center in a budding Ork kingdom. Though its back was broken, the Ork menace remained at large throughout the Cluster, making progress difficult. They were also not the only xenos threat within the Cluster. Mysterious disappearances and crippling attacks as if from ghosts forced the human settlers to shift their paths of progression on more than one occasion. Though very little evidence of these attacks was left by the aliens, the patterns fit with known Eldar engagements. Other xeno breeds plagued the Cluster, many of which new and unknown to the greater Imperium. Not all were advanced enough to pose an existential threat to the human settlers, but enough were to prevent them from expanding into all corners of the Cluster. The Warp was unusually calm within the Cluster, with no known Warp-borne aberrations witnessed after an entire century, a level of calm not seen in any other Imperial Sector of comparable size. While initially seen as a blessing, a sign that the corrupting touch of the Warp was too weak here to threaten them, it proved instead only to be the calm before the storm. The last known report was received 527.M35. After nearly a decade of silence, the next scheduled settlement fleet had much of its civilian population replaced with Guard personnel. Embarking for the Liber Cluster in 514.M35, it kept in regular contact with the Imperium in its decade-long journey. With the Terminus Crux station missing, its first stop was at Liber Primus, the first settled word of the Liber Cluster and headquarters to its human population. Their hails went unanswered, and radiation readings showed the world was too hot for even an unmanned probe. This finding, along with a declaration of intent to explore unknown readings from the uninhabited gas giant of Liber Septimus, was the last transmission received by the Imperium. The High Lords who reigned at that time were not the same who had so fervently endorsed the settlement of the Liber Cluster. When no further transmissions were received, all details of the Liber Cluster and humanity’s ill-fated attempt at conquering it were swept under the rug and forgotten. For four centuries, the Liber Cluster was dark. No further attempts were made to enter its depths, and nothing from those already lost to it was heard from again. But the Imperium has ever been a mercurial beast, led by High Lords of distinction and infamy. So it was that when a particularly ambitious, daring Council reigned in the final century of the 35th Millennium a great many changes would occur, and old, failed projects dusted off and renewed. The most ambitious of these projects was a Founding of Space Marines. The twenty-first of its kind, and greater in size than any before it save the legendary 2nd Founding. In large part due to its size, a great many other projects were included in this Founding, namely experimentations based upon uncovered relics of gene-tech. Thanks to the inquisitive and studious High Lord Jahleirr Sultin, master of the Administratum and obsessive collector of ancient documents, a small portion of the Founding was earmarked for a return to the Liber Cluster. Over a dozen newborn Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes would not be subjected to the genetic experimentations common to this particular Founding, but would instead be tasked with more effectively taking the distant Cluster in the name of the Emperor. Another grand wave of settlers will depart the known galaxy, accompanied once more by storied regiments of the Imperial Guard and escorted by some of the Imperial Navy’s finest ships of the line. However, with over a dozen Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes spearheading what was being dubbed the Second Liberite Invasion, tasked with remaining behind in the Cluster as a standing force even if successful in bringing the Liber Cluster to the Imperial fold, their success is now deemed assured… But its fate is up to you… Ground Rules Hello, and welcome to the Liber Cluster community project. This project is about building from scratch an entire Imperial Sector, with the twist being that it is a distant, isolated globular cluster of densely packed stars orbiting the Milky Way galaxy. Anything can go into here, from Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, to regiments of the Emperor’s stoic Imperial Guard, from Sisterhoods to Knight Houses, from Forge Worlds to Death Worlds. Anyone can contribute on anything within the Liber Cluster. Whether it's lore, artwork or creative writing. Multiple people can even contribute on the same specific matters. Remember to be considerate if, for instance, you and another are working on something at the same time, whether it be an Imperial world or a Warband of Traitor Marines. First, the Golden Rules: All normal board rules still apply. We can speak of, and create, Xenos breeds, but only as antagonists to Humanity. Nothing, for instance, from the Xenos perspective or focus. Anyone can contribute to anything, so long as it is new material. No volunteering old work, no making cosmetic changes to fit it in. Anyone can provide comments or criticism, so long as it is constructive and considerate. Everyone is an equal contributor. Any contribution provided to the Liber Cluster community project is the community’s and not the individual’s. Please bear this in mind before contributing. I, Cormac Airt, will for some bloody insane reason be heading this project, at least for the time being. But, I am only here to guide and not to dictate. You don’t need my approval to be a part of anything, nor does any contribution have to go through me before it can be considered truly a part of the project. I will provide the structure and the goal posts to help the project be further fleshed out. I will step in and settle disputes where necessary. However, I will also be contributing myself, as time and inspiration permits. To make sure that there is no mix-up between myself contributing as an equal to the rest of you, and to myself acting to safeguard this project and keep it moving, I will change my font accordingly. If you see something of mine in this font, then you know that whatever it is, goes. Whether it is putting down a disagreement or putting the thread back on track. If anyone feels that I have become tyrannical with this power, they can to turn to the Moderati of this subforum (Aquilanus, Messor and Olisredan), who are the true law in these here parts, whatever my choice of font color. If somebody else takes over in heading the project, then the same thing here goes for them as well. To get the ball rolling, I have laid something of a framework around which others can add onto, or affect and change around a bit, in the second post, which will be edited extensively over time to include newer developments. Remember the golden rule of being considerate, so if there is something that you wish to change, whether it is something I provided or another contributor, start a discussion on it rather than simply making that change. Perhaps some thoughts can be swayed, or a happy middle reached. This isn’t Minecraft, so no going around planting TNT in other people’s houses.

THE LIBER ASTARTES SWAP CHALLENGE 2019 - PHASE 1 First off, my apologies for the delay in posting these, peeps. Unfortunately I was called into work on my day off today so I have had to construct this after getting home. Greetings Brothers and Sisters of the LIBER! Here we stand, the time has come for the first event of the newly refurbished and fine tuned Liber Astartes Swap Challenge (or LASC for short, because yay acronyms!)! Welcome to Phase 1. This event is designed to display some comradely fun and a little bit different from the Swap events of old, if you are venerable enough to remember them. The LASC event will champion new writing of fresh Chapters of Space Marines, or alternatively, updating and refining/completing Chapter articles you have made here on the B&C. Jonny: So, Brother Cambrius, how does Phase 1 work? Well, Jonny, here's the answer: PHASE 1 (September 3rd - October 31st) In Phase 1, starting today, participants must submit a 'complete' DIY Chapter article by November 1st. Jonny: So what counts as Complete? By complete, I want to see an article that covers the basics on your Chapter to define who they are, what they do and what are they like to really help the person who will be creating a miniature from your Chapter in Phase 2. If any articles are not up to the bare minimum standard, their participation may be removed from the event to be fair for whoever would have been given their Chapter in the Miniature Swap. If you want to get a scope on what is needed at the bare minimum, you could look up some examples from Forge World entries on Chapters, which aren't a full codex or article entry, but really define the Chapter succinctly. Another good example are the mini IAs I have constructed over the years like the Avenging Fists and Demolishers. In a nutshell, what I want to see in your submission at a bare minimum is the following: Who are your Chapter What do they look like What is their personality What is their identity in the world of 40K? (eg are they heroic knights of honour, shadowy assassins, cold and logical soldiers) With the inclusion of Chapter Tactics in the new Codex, I would love to see what your submitted Chapter(s) would utilise as per their character and well. More detailed articles are most certainly encouraged as Phase 1 is all about creating and improving your Chapter with input from everyone else. If your Chapter's history is listed in a Painting Log in the Hall of Honour or Works in Progress, you are more than welcome to participate as well, but it would be recommended you collate your written bits into a thread/article/IA in Liber Astartes so whoever has your Chapter in Phase 2 can find the details they need. Jonny: Can Renegades and Chaos Marine Warbands participate? Yes, you can submit a Chaos/Renegade IA article in Index Traitoris if you wish to, but be aware that there will need to be a least 1 corresponding participant who is able to build and paint Chaos Marines to do so. If you do intend to submit a Warband, it'll be worth drumming up participation amongst your fellow Chaos Marine collectors to ensure you'll have a variety of CSMs to possibly get in Phase 2. Jonny: Can someone submit more than one Chapter into this event? Absolutely! The absolute maximum for this event will be 3, to ensure you do not burn out in trying to write more than 3 Chapter entries over the next two months and in painting your miniatures. If you fail to complete an extra entry or entries by November 1st, then you will only be required to create 1 miniature in Phase 2. If you submit more than one Chapter entry and it is completed by November 1st, you will be expected to honour as many miniatures as well (eg you submitted 3 Chapter entries, you will need to build and paint a miniature form 3 Chapters swapped to you in Phase 2). Jonny: Can older articles be submitted into this event? Yes they can! For crustier Liberites like myself who have written multiple articles and entries over the years, with the release of the new Codex and the whole Primaris addition and progression of the 40k Universe, this opens up a fantastic opportunity for older hands to revive articles and update them to the current timeline. Are they destroyed, reborn with a large amount of Primaris, still the same but with newer responsibilities or moments of triumph/despair that have defined the Chapter's psyche and doctrines? All of this is fresh meat and fluff to chew and play around with. Jonny: Can we submit Xenos and non Space Marine entries (eg Astra Militarum etc)? Xenos and Non-Powered Armoured Factions will not be included in this event. This event is solely focusing on the Space Marines of whichever flavour you desire. Sorry my gribbly and vanilla-human friends, but this event as mentioned in the title is the Liber Astartes Swap Challenge, otherwise it'll get a little too complicated trying to get correct swaps for factions and races etc. Articles must include an image of the chapter's heraldry and symbol (this can be done by including an image or images using a miniature you have painted, or the Space Marine Painters here on the B&C, or the GW Primaris variant). The pledge to participate in this event is as follows: "I <INSERT NAME HERE>, VOW UPON THE HONOUR OF MY CHAPTER, THE <INSERT CHAPTER NAME HERE>, TO WRITE ABOUT A DIY CHAPTER IN THE LIBER ASTARTES BY NOVEMBER 1ST TO A COMPLETE STANDARD. I VOW TO ALSO COMPLETE 1 MINIATURE OF A CHAPTER RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO ME BEFORE JANUARY 1ST 2020. SHOULD I FAIL, I SHALL WEAR THE SIGNATURE OF SHAME UNTIL I HAVE REDEEMED MYSELF IN THE EYES OF THE LIBER." Participants must also include which Space Marine models they are able to build and paint for Phase 2, to ensure those who may not have Primaris marines don't get an Ultima Founding Chapter in the Swap. For your article entries in the Liber Astartes/Traitoris, please include "LASC 19" in the title of your Thread so participants know that the entry you are writing is involved in this challenge. Here's an example of a vow: If you are participating, you can put one of these Banners into your signature (it's worth checking that the addition won't break the Forum's rules on Signature sizes in case you need to re-jig your Signature in full): If you complete this event with an article and miniature of the chapter swapped to you, you can proudly wear this signature: And if you should fail to complete a miniature or article in time of the deadline for Phase 1 or Phase 2, you will be required to carry this banner of shame: There will also be other banners made for particular participants of note in this challenge, whether it is through very active feedback and help for their fellow Liberites in constructing their Chapter entries, or were insane enough to submit up to 3 entries. I will also be constructing a Redemption banner for those who may have fallen to the wayside in this event, but manage to complete a miniature within the month of January 2020. More on that as we get closer to Phase 2. +++++ This event is all about participation and aiding your fellow Liberites in the creation of their Chapters and encouraging camaraderie. Be polite and constructive with each other when adding opinions/suggestions/questions to entries submitted to help improve or refine them. And well, that is it. Good luck everyone and here's to a great event! Cambrius

UPCOMING EVENT: SEPT - DEC 2019 "THE LIBER ASTARTES SWAP CHALLENGE" Greetings Brothers and Sisters of the LIBER! So for those of the Adeptus Astartes persuasion, it has been a very busy month with the release of a new Codex and Supplements, including the return of Chapter Tactics to really allow us Liberites to really go and have fun creating our unique Chapters of Space Marines. As a result and to help drum up further activity here and display some comradely fun, I am resurrecting an old event first championed in my old days by "Captain_Shrike" before "Ferrus Manus" took up the responsibility of the DIY Chapter Swap. Now this event will be a little bit different from that event of old if you are venerable enough to remember. This event will champion new writing of fresh Chapters of Space Marines, or alternatively, updating Chapter articles you have made here on the B&C (for older hands like myself I will likely follow this route. Jimmy: So, Brother Cambrius, how will this work? I am so glad that you asked me, Jimmy! So here is the planned breakdown of what will happen in 2 phases: PHASE 1 (September 3rd - October 31st) Participants must submit a complete DIY Chapter article by November 1st. By complete, I want to see an article that covers the basics on your Chapter to define who they are, what they do and what are they like to really help the person who will be creating a miniature from your Chapter in Phase 2. If you want to get a scope on what is needed at the bare minimum, you could look up some examples from Forge World entries on Chapters, which aren't a full codex or article entry, but really define the Chapter succinctly. Another good example are the mini IAs I have constructed over the years like the Avenging Fists and Demolishers. More detailed articles are most certainly encouraged as Phase 1 is all about creating and improving your Chapter with input from everyone else. Jimmy: But, Brother Cambrius, what about those Liberites who have submitted articles or have made an army of one of their numerous Chapters over the years and may not want to start afresh with a new Chapter? Jimmy you really are asking so many pertinent questions, aren't you? Well fret not Liberites! With the release of the new Codex and the whole Primaris addition and progression of the 40k Universe a while back, this opens up a fantastic opportunity for older hands to revive older articles if they desire and update them to the current timeline. Are they destroyed, reborn with a large amount of Primaris, still the same but with newer responsibilities or moments of triumph/despair that have defined the Chapter's psyche and doctrines? All of this is fresh meat and fluff to chew and play around with. I'll be doing this myself with some of my older Chapter(s), depending on participation. Jimmy: What about those who make Index Traitoris articles on Chaos Marines and Renegades? Can they take part? Well Jimmy, yes they can! But numbers will be vital in ensuring they will have a partner who we can swap their Warband/Chapter with and can produce an appropriate model. If numbers are insufficient, the Moderati team will look into a work around. Now then Jimmy, it is clear you have been influenced by the foul notions of the Warp to even ask such a question, so off to Servitor indoctrination for you... Jimmy: Wait, what?! Moderati, no! Nooooo! -Ahem- Now, where were we? Articles must include an image of the chapter's heraldry and symbol (this can be done by including an image or images using a miniature you have painted, or the Space Marine Painters here on the B&C, or the GW Primaris variant). Participants must also include which Space Marine models they are willing and able to build and construct in the Vow they will submit when the event begins on September 3rd, as not everyone has Primaris marines yet, which would be a little awkward if they got an Ultima Founding Chapter. PHASE 2 (November 1st) It is at this point Chapter IA/Articles/IT submissions for this events are cut off and each participant is randomly assigned a chapter through a PM to build and paint a model of.You will have up to January 1st 2020 to complete their model(s). Participants will need to submit an image of their WIPs and Completed miniatures in the respective threads created at the start of Phase 2 in WIPs and the Hall of Honour, with direct links in the LIBER to these in the opening post of the Chapter Swap event thread. Further details on this phase will emerge as we get closer to the date when I construct the Phase 2 Master Post for participants. +++++ And that is it as an introduction! Plenty of details there for you to chew over and start planning possibly. But if you are making a fresh IA for this event, remember this does not start until September 3rd when the post to make your vows is uploaded to the Liber. For now, review your creations and armies and plastic, and see what you can possibly submit for this fine event. Oh, and there will be Banners for this event as well, and possibly some unique titles for specifically active participants as well. That's all for now! See you soon. Cambrius

I was prompted to write this by the Liber Unity Project, but as it turned out to be basically a personal project I decided to post this in a new thread. More to come on events after the Fall of Cadia Here's a PDF form of the below, a bit nicer looking +++++ Order of the Weeping Heart All information current as of just prior to the Fall of Cadia, 999.M41 Home World: Azrithine, a Minor shrine world near Dimmamar Main Colours: Black, White, Red Order Type: Order Minoris split from Order of the Valorous Heart Specialty: Screening of Ministorum and other Imperium officials, execution of those judged heretical Battle Cry: “Remember your duty, remember your sin!” Current Strength: 97 sisters Traditional Full Strength: Around 140 sisters FELICAENE THE HALLOWED “Remember Canoness Felicaene, who righted our faith and led us from self-righteousness into penance and communion with the Blessed Emperor” Sister Felicaene of the Order of the Valorous Heart was promoted to the rank of Canoness Preceptor in 121.M38. At the time, her Canoness Superior, Ahena, cited her “tactical acumen and devotion to the principles of the Adepta.” The recent revelation of the false-saint Basillus’s heresy made Felicaene’s principled beliefs all the more valuable to the Order, and she served as a senior advisor to the Canoness Superior for over twenty years. Throughout her life, Felicaene placed great stock in the Sororitas’s role in maintaining the Ecclesiarchy and preventing the events of the Reign of Blood from repeating themselves. In her eyes, Basillus was the Sisterhood’s failing. If he had been revealed as a false prophet before his rise to power, tens of thousands of Astartes would have been saved. As a Canoness Preceptor she placed increasing emphasis on screening members of the Ecclesiarchy, using her influence within the Valorous Heart to have extensive, invasive background checks performed on priests assigned to the Dioceses of the Cardinals Astral Ministra. This eccentricity, as many saw it, was tolerated by the Sororitas and Ministorum at large, even though it seldom revealed anything of note. In 143.M38, Felicaene suffered a mortal wound during the eradication of a nascent Khornate cult. Her right arm was severed, and she spent several days in a coma as she received a cybernetic replacement. At first, she seemed unchanged, but as time passed her sermons became more critical of the Sororitas’s view of themselves as the unblemished paragons of human purity. She reminded her sisters of the mistakes of the Reign of Blood and placed the blame for the Abyssal Crusade squarely on the Adepta’s shoulders. In light of this, she felt it was necessary for the Sororitas to devote the larger part of their resources to screening Ministorum personnel. She believed that Daughters of the Emperor must not only life faithfully in the way all of the Imperium should but must also continually repent for the horror of Vandire’s reign. Felicane’s convictions caused a good deal of friction between her and her fellow Canonesses. They saw her as seeking forgiveness for that which was long forgiven. Some called her an overzealous nuisance, while others said she had gone insane. However, there were those within the Valorous Heart with whom her message resonated, and many such sisters requested to be assigned to Felicaene’s command. As unusual as this was, the Canoness Preceptor was able to accept most of these disciples since their former commanders had little desire to work with such extreme views. As she became more strident in extoling her beliefs, Felicaene’s efficiency as a commander suffered. She led her followers in ritual self-mortification and prayer, and often refused to work with military elements outside the Sororitas on the grounds that they had not been properly screened. Though her military acumen carried her to success most of the time, many of Felicaene’s peers felt her actions were unbefitting of her station and that she was wasting Adepta resources. ---------- Excerpt from Canoness Preceptor Felicaene’s Feast of Saint Lucia Sermon, 147.M38 The Sisterhood on San Leor was co-opted by a heretic and reveled in heresy and debasement; only the intervention of the God-Emperor Himself saw it returned to His light. As surely as this salvation condones the Adepta’s continued existence, so sure is it that this salvation is not, and can never be, a vindication. We, who called ourselves the Daughters of the Emperor, were blinded by our own hand, and ate from the palm of an apostate. Thus, all present and future Sisters of our Orders must dedicate their lives to penance for what is passed—that which can never be repaid—and vigilance so that it may never come to pass again. Yet within the last millennium the power of the Ecclesiarchy saw fully thirty Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes cast into the Eye of Terror by a warp-tainted demagogue to face certain doom and corruption. The power of the Adeptus Ministorum was once more wielded against the will of the Emperor, under the eye of the Sororitas. We must remember, lest our sight be again shrouded by hubris: we, among all the Emperor’s servants, have wounded Him most deeply. We, among all the Ministorum’s missionaries, were charged with looking for the rot within. For us, duty till death is insufficient. Only when we make our every service a bloody penance, every victory a mortal sacrifice, can we call ourselves fit to gaze up into His light. ---------- FOUNDATION IN REGRET “We beg the Emperor’s forgiveness in prayer and in deed, that we may be found worthy to serve him” These issues came to a head with Felicaene’s sermon on the Feast of Saint Lucia in 147.M38. Her public condemnation of the Sisterhood saw her brought before Canoness Superior Ahena of the Order of the Valorous Heart. The Canonesses of the Order called for her censure and the stripping of her rank. The Canoness Superior had not yet acted on Felicaene’s behavior because of her sizable following. In removing the Canoness Preceptor from her post she risked making an ideological martyr of her. In Ahena’s view, Felicaene was still an adequate Canoness with a sharp mind, and the stripping of her rank seemed likely to cause further disruptions within the Order. However, the pressure from her other Canonesses had become too great and she was forced to act. Seeking a higher authority, she brought the issue to the Prioress of the Convent Sanctorum. In doing so, Ahena sought to shift away from herself any ill will for the punishment handed down and minimize disorder within the Valorous Heart. The Prioress spoke to both Ahena and Felicaene behind closed doors. After a period of deliberation, she agreed that censoring the Canoness Preceptor and her followers was not a viable solution. She judged Felicaene’s beliefs to be more inconvenient than inadmissible, as the Adepta did have a mandate to keep watch for corruption within the Ecclesiarchy but agreed that her disruption of the Valorous Heart’s operations could not continue. To this end, she announced the creation of a new Order Minoris, to be led by Canoness Felicaene, and comprised of any Sister of the Order of the Valorous Heart that wished to be transferred to it. There was some disquiet among the Canonesses of the Valorous Heart that Felicaene’s punishment was not really a punishment at all, but no major incidents occurred. The Prioress, Ahena and Felicaene eventually agreed to call the new Order the Weeping Heart, and placed its convent on Azrithine, a minor shrine world in the galactic vicinity of Dimmimar. Being near the birthplace of the great Saint Thor, who played such a large role in ending the Reign of Blood, pleased Felicaene, and the Prioress was satisfied with sending her troublesome sisters to the other side of the galaxy. By the date of departure from the Ophelia system, 139 sisters had requested transfer to the Order of the Weeping Heart. They boarded a long-range troop transport, which followed Imperial Navy supply lines till it reached Azrithine. The construction of the Order’s convent began shortly after. RECRUITMENT “By His hand the Imperium was born, by our blood we purify His church” Unbeknownst to both Felicaene and Ahena, the Prioress planned to taper off the flow of new Sisters to the Weeping Heart over the coming years. The troublesome Felicaene and her followers and would fade to nothing, far from Ophelia VII. In not telling the Canonesses her plans, the Prioress ensured that Felicaene would take her leave quietly from the Convent Sanctorum. What she did not plan for, however, was her own death. Just 16 months after Felicane’s departure, the Prioress took ill. Her condition continued to worsen despite the best efforts of the Orders Hospitaller, and she passed away just weeks later, taking her plans for the Weeping Heart with her. A replacement was quickly selected, but she was oblivious to the circumstances of the new Order’s founding. Thinking that her predecessor had intended for the Weeping Heart to endure, the young Prioress assigned them recruits as she did any other Order Militant. However, she found that an unusual proportion of Sisters assigned to the Weeping Heart ended up executed in disciplinary actions. This was due to the Order’s unique tenants, draconian even by the Adepta’s standards, and their eschewing of the Oath of the Penitent. Sisters that would have otherwise been consigned to the Sisters Repentia, where they would at least serve once more on the battlefield before their death, were executed outright. The Prioress’s solution was to select Sisters who seemed predisposed to the Weeping Heart’s way of thinking to assign to them. This reduced the mortality rates among newly assigned Sisters. Since it’s founding, the Weeping Heart has received varying amounts of support from the Convent Prioress. During the tenures of Prioresses especially unfriendly to the Order’s cause, its numbers shrank as low as 50 Sisters, while at times of high recruitment within the Adepta, it swelled to almost 200. However, for most of its existence the Order has maintained roughly its original size. Some Prioresses have taken advantage of the Weeping Heart’s tough discipline to dispose of those Novices they deem disobedient, but not so much that they do not complete their Novitiate. Such Sisters cannot cause trouble for the more prominent Orders Militant while assigned to the Weeping Heart, where they will either adapt to the Order’s way of life or find their life forfeit. Of course, such matters are relative, the most disobedient Novices to complete their vows among the Adepta has the discipline of the Astra Militarum’s best, and faith to match. AZRITHINE “The worlds of the Imperium are beyond number, yet each looks to Terra and its light makes them holy” Geologically, Azrithine is similar to Terra before the Age of Strife. It is covered in large proportion by salt water seas and boasts a number of substantial continents. The climate is predominantly temperate, with arid and tropical patches. Perhaps this similarity was what prompted its use as a shrine world, although a minor one. Its location to the galactic southwest of Dimmamar also lends it some small amount of import within the Imperial Cult. During the Thorian Reformation, the planet was chosen as one of the numerous new Cardinal Worlds, overseeing a portion of space that used to lie within the Diocese of Dimmamar. While a shrine world in name, Dimmamar hosts many material production facilities under the purview of the Adeptus Munitorum. Complete kits are produced for Astra Militarum regiments in the galactic vicinity, all stamped with the mark of the shrine world. Of especial note is the massive complex of printing presses and book binders in the northern hemisphere that specializes in religious texts devotional icons, including the ubiquitous Imperial Infantryman’s Uplifting Primer. ORGANIZATION “Like moths to a flame we gather in the Emperor’s light, for only He can part the galaxy’s darkness” As is usual for Adepta Sororitas Orders, the Weeping Heart is lead by a Canoness Superior. As a small Order Minoris, it has no need for additional Canonesses, though usually one or more of its sisters hold the rank of Palatine. Since the Weeping Heart does not use the Oath of the Penitent as other Orders do, it lacks a Mistress of Repentance. Since the Order’s primary concern is the purification of the Ministorum and various other Imperium organizations, many of its military actions take place in confined spaces. As such, the true combat veterans of the Order are its Celestians, well equipped for urban, and even indoor, firefights. The Weeping Heart’s Seraphim, on the other hand, often find themselves of limited use in the Order’s Missions. Instead, the Seraphim are comprised of those Sisters who exemplify the Order’s values and serve as spiritual guides for their fellows, though that is not to say they are not veteran combatants. Their skills are invaluable when the Weeping Heart takes to the field in open battle. A LIFE PENITENT “Brand your souls with the sins committed in Vandire’s Reign of Blood, for our Sisterhood shall never be forgiven” The Sisters of the Weeping Heart believe that, in addition to the normal, pious life expected of any Ministorum servant, the Sororitas must remain forever penitent for their actions in aiding the apostate Goge Vandire during his Reign of Blood. The Emperor, through Saint Thor I, allowed them to continue to serve His church, but this did not cleanse the Daughter of the Emperor of their crimes against Him. In seeking the Emperor’s continual mercy, the Sisters of the Weeping Heart scour the Imperium, especially the Ministorum, for those corrupted by greed, doubt, xeno influence or the taint of the Dark Gods. In addition, they fill their remaining hours with prayer and self-mortification, allowing themselves few indulgences even the strict standards of the Adepta. These traditions include the morning, mattin and vesper prayer services performed by all Orders. The sisters’ diet is minimal: enough to maintain their physical condition but uninteresting and unchanging. It consists mainly of breads made with nutrient-paste flour, with enriched water providing what the bread cannot. The Order’s robes are of rough make, produced on Azrithine itself, and the sisters practice ritual flagellation, which in rare cases has led to permeant physical impairment or death. The sisters’ bodies are often covered in scars from this practice, which they see as a reminder of the Sororitas’s eternal debt to the Emperor and a mark of their dedication to Him. Since the sisters of the Weeping Heart hold the Sororitas to be eternally guilty, they have a low view of the Oath of the Penitent. All sisters must be penitent at all times. In effect, they view all sisters as Sisters Repentia. Because of this, any sisters that are judged to have failed grievously in that which is expected of them are executed, rather than taking the Oath of the Penitent. The Oath is likewise never taken voluntarily, as such an act is seen as superfluous. The bodies of executed sisters are burned alongside those of heretics, and their equipment destroyed. True to their conviction, some sisters of other Orders have compared the sisters of the Weeping Heart to Repentia, their conduct in battle showing some of the same abandon in the face of death, though still tempered by proper discipline and strategy. Unlike the Convent Prioress, which is decorated in gold and stained glass like a cathedral unto itself, the Weeping Heart’s convent is sparingly appointed. The walls are made entirely of unadorned stone, and its narrow windows are filled with thick sheet of tinted glass. The convent’s chapel is the one exception, it is as richly decorated as any other, but only the upper half of the room. A large statue of the Emperor sits upon a high pedestal behind the altar, visible only if the viewer’s head is tipped upward. Statues of various Imperial Saints, including Saint Dominica and her companions, ring the room, likewise elevated. The sisters keep their eyes downcast during prayer services, for fear of seeing even the toes of the golden effigies. Only on the Feast of the Emperor’s Ascension or those of the Founding Saints do they look up in joy at their golden silhouettes. Doing so at any other time is a grave offense. Outside of the chapel, the convent contains many icons of the Emperor. In all cases, within the convent and without, these are treated as the Emperor’s personal presence. They are greeted reverently before anyone else and sisters of the Order will not speak with their back to them. Sisters have even been known to severely beat non-Sororitas who’s behavior they deem unfitting when in the Emperor’s presence. ---------- Exerpt from the Diary of Sister Mathei of the Order of the Cleansing Water Once, I treated a Sister of the Order of the Weeping Heart—they were aiding the Regiment I was attached to. Her sisters brought her into my tent with barely a word, though a few of them had holes in their armour too. She, the patient, was wounded badly. Some sort of energy weapon had pierced her gut and she was losing blood. I was able to stop the bleeding and sterilize the wound, fortunately it was mostly self-cauterizing. What truly shook me what I saw when I removed her armor: her skin was covered in welts, bruises and scars, some of which appeared to be decades old. I had seen flagellants before but nothing quite like this. Then I cut myself on her breastplate. At first, I thought I had missed an entry wound, but the inside of her armour was lined with a series of dull spines. I could see where they had abraded her skin as she fought. The patient made a full recovery and was returned to her sisters. She thanked me for saving her life, but when I asked about her scars she said, “I offer up my body to the Emperor so that my soul may be fit to fight in His name.” ---------- COMBAT DOCTRINE “We must know the vile and the obscene, for surely it knows us who walk in His light” Since they devote their resources to eliminating heresy and corruption within the Imperium, the Weeping Heart fights very few open engagements. Most military actions they take are pinpoint strikes or assassinations. The Canoness and her Sister Superiors do extensive intelligence gathering to identify targets and plan for their elimination. Because of this, the Order is most comfortable working with a carefully laid plan and the element of surprise. As these plans often lead to fighting in urban spaces or indoor complexes, Missions are usually made up of several small squads, often spearheaded by a unit of Celestians. The Order’s Dominions and Retributors seldom form dedicated units of their own, and its Seraphim are often found guarding points of egress or launching assaults through elevated windows. Traditionally, the Celestians of the Weeping Heart are the Order’s true combat veterans. They are selected for both their ability at range and in melee and serve as the weighted spear tip of the Order’s surgical strikes. Since the Seraphims’ combat roles are limited, they are selected for their fervor and dedication to the ideals laid out by Canoness Felicaene. Often, such sisters are among the most extreme in their daily practices when compared to sisters of the Orders Majoris. Souls beyond number fight and die for the Emperor and His Imperium each day. The sisters of the Weeping Heart view death in battle as simply their duty as a servant of the Emperor. However, since they constantly seek penance for the events of the Reign of Blood, simple duty is not enough. With the help of local craftsmen, they weld strips of metal spines to the inside of their armour. The number and arrangement of strips varies from sister to sister, though they are often added to or rearranged to mark significant events or achievements in a sister’s life. The spines are dulled to prevent severe injury, at least over the short term. When the armor is worn, they cause abrasions in the skin as the sister moves and fights. In addition to pain, this eventually leads to bleeding which exacerbates blood loss in a wounded sister. This makes simply wearing their armor a very real, very physical act of penance. Any loss of combat efficiency is a small price to pay to be worthy to fight in His name. The Immolator is perfectly suited to the Weeping Heart’s style of combat, and they use it extensively. Rhinos are used only when larger Missions are deployed, or when an oversized squad is deemed necessary. The Order does not possess an Exorcist, as such relics are assigned to Orders that participate in full-scale warfare. Although their operations usually require taking the target by surprise, the Weeping Heart’s vehicles are almost always fitted with Laud Hailers for use in clearing obstructive traffic in hives. STANDARD OPERATIONS “Even on hallowed ground we stand eternally vigilant, lest the Enemy hide in our own shadows” The sisters hold three prayer services daily, one after each meal. Meals, such as they are, are also taken together. This basic schedule is not much different than then that held by the Orders Majoris. Sisters away from the Convent maintain this basic schedule, often visiting local chapels, shrines or cathedrals for their prayers. In their time outside of prayers and meals, the Sisters perform their duties as watchers of the Ministorum, screening personal stationed in the galactic vicinity. From time to time they also investigate Imperial officials outside the Ministorum; this has included Adeptus Astartes chapters on rare occasions. The Weeping Heart also performs the more traditional duty of guarding Azrithine’s holy sites. The Order is far too small to station a sister at every such place on the shrine world, instead posting a single sister at each of the planet’s major cathedrals and significant or vulnerable shrines. Some members of the Ordo Hereticus find the Order’s investigative experience valuable, recruiting sisters for their cells. However, even self-proclaimed Puritans often find the sisters’ penchant for flagellation and tendency to scrutinize their masters perhaps too closely onerous. MAJOR EVENTS “Think not of the profundity of the present, but prosecute each Mission with the surety of His righteousness” 112.M38 Survivors of the Abyssal Crusade emerge from the Eye of Terror 121.M38 Sister Felicaene promoted to Canoness Preceptor in the Order of the Valorous Heart 143.M38 Canoness Preceptor Felicaene mortally wounded leading a purge of a nascent Khornate cult 146.M38 Felicaene refuses the assistance of a group of Dark Angels, arousing their suspicion and almost causing a firefight. 147.M38 Felicaene’s Feast of Saint Lucia Sermon 148.M38 The Order of the Weeping Heart officially founded 496.M38 The Order executes a priest at Denashin’s Redoubt, an asteroid-based penal colony for cult behavior outside the Imperial Cult. Three months later they execute his replacement on the same charge. This prompts an investigation by an Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor, who discovers a genestealer infestation among the convicts. In their first full-scale deployment, the Weeping Heart leads the purge of the colony, eradicating the Xenos threat. 551.M39 In a rare display of force, fully one-hundred Sisters of the Weeping Heart aid the Astra Militarum in putting down a rebellious planet, but the Order suffers significant losses during the campaign. After their transports were destroyed in a rebel raid, a Mission of thirty sisters was forced to march over fifty kilometers to another fortified position. Their armor’s internal spines caused significant bleeding during the extended march, and 13 of their number collapsed from blood loss and exhaustion before they reached their goal. 781.M39 Inquisitor Xelthene of the Ordo Hereticus recruits two Weeping Heart sisters to assist her in her work. Just months later they kill one of the Inqusitor’s psyker Acolytes. The exact circumstances of the killing are unknown, but both Sisters are executed by order of Inqusitor Xelthene, with whom the Order has had no subsequent contact. 300.M40 During the Aschen War, while the holy world of Dimmamar is in revolt, the Order of the Valorous Heart deploys to the region to defend the birthplace of Saint Thor. In an extreme exercise of authority, the Canoness Superior of the Valorous Heard claims direct command over almost half of the Order of the Weeping Heart, merging them with her forces for the duration of the campaign. This was technically within her power since the Weeping Heart had been formed from the Valorous Heart. By doing so the Canoness Superior pre-empted any friction between the two Order’s command structures, but generally alienated the remainder of the Weeping Heart’s forces. Because of their severely stunted numbers, those sisters not commandeered by the Valorous Heart remained on Azrithine, preparing the world for a possible invasion in the event that the Imperium’s forces failed to contain the cult on Dimmamar. A few minor Missions were launched from Azrithine to the rebellious Cardinal World, but the Order’s diminished strength prevented any major offensives. 840.M40 The Weeping Heart investigates and eventually eliminates the Cardinal of the Azrithine Diocese, on charges of impiety, greed and obstruction of the Emperor’s Will. This investigation was sparked when the Cardinal attempted to shield one of his subordinates from the Order’s interference. The killing of a Cardinal attracted scrutiny from the Prioress and the Ecclesiarch himself, but the Weeping Heart was able to present irrefutable evidence of heresy on the part of the Cardinal and sustained only a slap on the wrist, as well as a temporary drop off in new Sisters from the Convent Sanctorum. 727.M41 A major power plant explodes on Azrithine, causing widespread panic and mass blackouts. In the wake of the hysteria, the Weeping Heart interrogates and executes scores of workers and administrators involved with the plant, though some outside the Order believe the explosion to have been accidental. Azrithine’s power grid never fully recovers from this loss of archaeotech. 999.M41 Cadia falls, the Great Rift opens, and all contact with Terra and Ophelia VII is lost. FIGURES OF NOTE “Hold the Emperor’s martyr’s in your heart, for their souls stood strong though their bodies fell” Canoness Felicaene: Canoness Preceptor of the Order of the Valorous Heart. Her extreme ideology led to the Weeping Heart’s founding and guides its traditions after her death. Canoness Ahena: Canoness Superior of the Order of the Valorous Heart who promoted Felicaene to the rank of Canoness Preceptor and brought her before the Prioress of the Convent Sanctorum, leading to the Weeping Heart’s founding. Canoness Shrivien: Current Canoness of the Order of the Weeping Heart as of 999.M41 Bassilus: False prophet who’s scheming caused the Abyssal crusade. The return and eventual vindication of its survivors would influence Felicaene’s thinking.

[basicheader'THE LIBER STRATEGIUM'] THE LIBER STRATEGIUM[/basicheader] Brothers and sisters, Liberites and general members of B&C, it's fast coming to a time where we must do battle again. Paintbrushes in one hand, models in the other, we look to the next E Tenebrae Lux with anticipation. This year is the fifth anniversary of the inter-forum competition and, so a little bird tells me, Semper has something a little, um, different in mind. What exactly this is, we will not know until May. Not even I am privy to his plans, I'm afraid. But don't let that deter you. Down here in the Liber we will continue the tradition of taking part but not really competing. We truly will be doing it just for fun. It's all well and good for any of you to declare for another subforum - we will consider that your 'official' pledge. But here you can repost your pledge as an unofficial vow for the Liber, allowing us to see what we could do if we entered as a formal faction. We had some good numbers last year seeing as it was entirely a non-competitive exercise (as you can see in the link); we completed 7390 points worth of models. Out of the total pledges we managed to get a 85.6% completion rate, altering our final total to 6326 points. Not too shabby. Our completion rate was well above the B&C average from last year's ETL of 68.8% and, in fact, was the highest rate of the whole site! Something to be proud of! So, before the gates open once again, I call out to you, denizens of the Liber. You may pledge for other factions on B&C. You may throw in your lot with those you call brother elsewhere. Yet if your heart lies here or maybe mere whim carries you to this place then consider having some fun and vow not for competition, but for the joy of it. There is no grand prize and no bragging rights, there is no wooden spoon and no disgrace for failure. Perhaps, just perhaps, this may be the place where the purest form of the ETL's spirit resides... NOTE: Be advised, this is not yet a call to arms. You'll have to wait until Captain Semper begins this year's ETL in his own specific thread. If any of you who need a hand in knowing what exactly I'm blithering on about, here are links to the last four ETL's: ETL I ETL II ETL III ETL IV (Shout out to CommodusXIII, our unofficial unofficial faction champion last year. Yes, the two unofficials were deliberate. ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The games have begun, brothers and sisters! Let it be shown those who record their vows in the Liber! In chronological order: NovemberXI 3000pts Aquilanus 1187pts WarriorFish 375pts Brother SP 320pts Olis 650pts Scion of Ferrus 844pts Madwolf Shadowmane 75pts Ace Debonair 165pts paulJam 270pts Lord Thørn 185pts Excubitor 610 pts

"Cowards! I should have nailed your worthless hide to the Bastion you vowed to defend! I will hunt you to the ends of the galaxy! I swear this to Him on Earth!" - the parting exchange between Canoness Superior Sylia Stengovich of the eventual Order of Machaeram and the former Imperial Guard commander, Colonel Buryon J. Mason, latterly known as Buryon the Trecherous. Order name and History[/skullheaderhalf] The Order originates from a small contingent of Sisters of the Order of Our Martyred Lady, based on a world called Machaeram. Dedicated to defending worlds nearby, the Order working in tandem with an Imperial Guard regiment called Gehnum's 87th "The Boomers" a heavy infantry regiment. The Guardsmen were wary of the Order initially, mainly due to their fervour in battle and the measures taken to expose and deal with Heresy. After a decade of fighting, mostly concentrated within the Linna system, both were taken out of rotation to resupply and rest. On the way back to their respective worlds, the Canoness Superior discovered that their allies were Heretics themselves. Turning around to make chase, the Orders' flagship was attacked by a force of Chaos Space Marines. Left crippled and adrift, the Order was unable to pick up the trail of their new quarry. The Order spent many years searching, each world they scoured showed signs that the regiment were looking for a particular artefact, one that would result in the apotheosis of the Colonel by releasing a torrent of Daemons into the material galaxy. They had had no luck, the regiment suffering high casualties. Interrogating a wounded guardsman left behind, they were given the last world the Colonel would search, the Order's own home-world. Horrified that such a thing could exist under their very noses, the Sororitas made haste back to Machaeram, only to find it ablaze, the native populace either dead or turned, willing slaves to the Colonel, who had now taken the moniker of Buryon the Treacherous. On a mountain top, the two fought, their struggle to overcome the other frantic. A landslide made the Colonel fall to the depths below, but the Canoness did not believe he had perished as there were signs of his handiwork on worlds on the outer edges of the Quincy Sector. The Sisters led by Canoness Sylia Stengovitch strove to emulate the feats of the larger Order, ever eager to root out Heresy, ever eager to be acknowledged as equals. The failure to see the corruption of their former allies resulted in being stripped of their heraldry and colours, their deeds struck from record. Forced to wear grey armour and tabards, they were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the distant Shrine World of Romanov II to atone for their foolish pride and to redeem themselves. Their journey took longer than it should have, as they diverted their path following any lead that would bring them closer to the Traitors that brought them low. After twenty years, the Order finally arrived at Romanov II, weary and overstretched. Upon visiting the shrine at the Capitol, Canoness Stengovitch was brought before the Sectors head of the Ecclesiarchy in a private ceremony to determine whether they had truly atoned. The affair was never officially documented, but soon after, the small group was ordered to return, a new determination set in their minds. Armour still dark grey, they now sported green tabards and bore the sigil of a sword. Setting a course, the new Order of Machaeram vowed to destroy the Heretical regiment. The remainder of Machaeram's native population were mostly put to death, their numbers replaced by workers from other worlds nearby. The Sisters' renewed duty has given them an even harder edge, showing no mercy for any transgression against the Emperor. The Order has renewed their vow to end the Heretical Gehnum's 87th "The Boomers" regiments machinations once and for all. Home planet[/skullheaderhalf] Machaeram is primarily an Agri-world, mainly yielding various cereals for the Imperium at large. A small world within the Xeroid system, it's inhabitants are pious and unimaginative, the hard toil in the fields is ambition enough. A yearly tithe of orphaned girls or those who were of age were taken as their due and trained in the Doctrines of the Order to supplement recruitment from the Schola Progenium. The larger inhabited planet, Gehnum was mainly used to muster troops for the Guard and had done so for millennia. The high turnover of recruits had left the planet with a significant dip in population levels, the natives becoming more and more bitter that their destiny was ultimately to die forgotten on a far off battlefield. The seeds of corruption was brought to bear by an unknown instigator, so subtle in their work that the Heresy was not found out until it was too late. Order Founder Sylia Stengovitch was a fierce woman, her pious heart was broken with the knowledge that she has fought along side traitors to the Imperium and Him on Earth. After her Orders' pilgrimage, her fervour became even greater - nothing would stay her hand from destroying that which had brought her Sisters shame and will bring all before her to the flame to accomplish her goal. [skullheaderhalf=206906]Notable Sisters Irene Chang - A Seraphim Superior who, with her biological Sister Reika, were instrumental in rooting out and destroying a Slaaneshi Cult on Eufestus XI Reika Chang - A Seraphim Sister Lisa Vanette - A Celestian Sister who sacrificed her life to save her Canoness. Was latterly known as Lisa the Unyielding. Naoko - A Sister belonging to Canoness Superior Stengovitch's command squad. Sylvie - A Repressor tank driver who smashed the walls of the city known as Lucitant on the planet Gorumn, allowing the Order to gain victory. Anri - A Sister who fought with Iron Lord Hubros's Second Company of the Steel Wings Chapter and was instrumental in helping him prevent the Bahltimyr Reavers from corrupting the planet Mu'kin. [skullheaderhalf=206906]Significant battles joined - The battle of Eufestus XI Fighting alongside the Amber Dragons Chapter, the Order destroyed 10,000 Cultists who were ill prepared for the furious assault launched against them. The Cult leader, Amanos the sickened was torn to pieces by Irene Chang with her chainsword Aypeeteya, named after one of the mountain ranges to the north of the Order's Chapel-fortress. - The sacking Mu'Kin The Bahltimyr Reavers were denied their prize of an artifact of Xenos origin that would have defeated the combined force of the Steel Wings' Second Company and a small detachment of Sisters. Swearing vengeance, Rai Lurweiss would escape and attack the Order in transit to the Ermentia Cascade 15 years later.

Hello there, I hope everyone's doing fine these days. The mod team (among some former mods) were recently discussing about what kind of future project we (including you of course) would like to commit to. That's why I'm starting this poll in order to see where your current interests lie. First of all, we're curious about where to begin with? What kind of setting would you like to work with? Canon? Reviving old Liber settings like the Liber Cluster? Or create an entire new one/ make use of community created ones like the Dominion of Storms? We're eager to hear your thoughts! Cheers, Kel

The Liber Thought Experiments return for the 8th Edition! Many of us are wondering about the lore this edition introduces, and how it will affect our DIYs. The purpose of these experiments will be to think of these additions in a positive light, to find that element in the new lore that you can enjoy and incorporate. Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with these Thought Experiments, the intent here is not for you to force a change upon your DIY. These experiments exist in their own little bubble, for you to play around with your DIY and perhaps come to an understanding you might not have originally had. How much of these experiments you take outside of the bubble and apply to your “official” DIY is entirely up to you. How you tackle these experiments is also entirely up to you. You can post rewritten sections of your DIY article, a short story with a related narrative, or even just a stream of consciousness as you ponder the experiment and your DIY. For ideas and examples, check out the previous Thought Experiments thread. Each experiment will last two weeks, and will be divided into three broad sections that will tackle the new lore and other changes to the B&C. List of Experiments ​Primaris 1: Look to the East Primaris 2: Is Blood Enough? Primaris 3: Coexistence Ultima 1: The 27th Founding Ultima 2: The Unnumbered Sons Xenos 1: Aeldari of Ynnead Xenos 2: Necron Tombworlds & Dynasties Xenos 3: Asuyrani of the Craftworlds Xenos 4: Greenskins

Greetings, fellow Liberites! Again we celebrate Liberalia Martiale, for today is the 17th of March. Today we may take some time out to revisit our old IA projects and see what can be done, today we make sure that others who have provided their material - grown from their own imagination - do not go unanswered. I would like to encourage all of the Liberites, old and new, to renew their creativity. If any of you so wish, then I would recommend going to Grand Master Belial's Brotherhood of the Angels competition thread here in the Liber and make a pledge to fulfil. I'd also like to stand, and make a toast - which is optional to you, on the other side of that screen - to Kurgan, the Admins and the Liberites of old who have made the subforum what it is today. Mods who've served their time helping others and have long since hung up their melta have also contributed much to what we have now. You, yourselves, also deserve praise. The veterans and the newcomers alike, for sharing your minds and also helping others do the same. I have seen some truly great and characterful chapters during my stay on B&C. Long may it remain this way. Long live the Liber and long live B&C. :wink:

Liberum Cogitatio Experimenta Hello, and welcome to the Liber Astartes' Thought Experiments! In this thread, we will explore our DIYs in ways designed to challenge and invigorate us. We will explore the concept of a DIY, including its inception, its conclusion, and everything in-between or outside, using periodic exercises that will ask you to think of things you otherwise might not have. You will travel along the infinite lines of 'what if?' and perhaps uncover something new, something hidden, something wonderful. How far you go with these experiments is up to you. Anyone and everyone is invited to participate, whether you already have a DIY, of any kind acceptable under the B&C's rules, if you are interested in creating one, or even if you just feel inspired to let your creative juices flow! I will present various, weekly experiments that we will all tackle. Each of us will select one of our own DIYs with which to answer these experiments. You will post your responses, your thoughts and findings, in this thread, receiving support and C&C from others and collaborating in kind. What you create in this thread does not need to be anything you keep or hold onto. The purpose of these exercises is simply to get you to think along lines you might not otherwise have done so. To visualize your DIY differently than you already have, and perhaps to find something new of worth or value in it. Hopefully, what we do here will provide you with inspiration, either in what you create or because of what you have created. As such, you are encouraged to explore ideas and concepts deliberately contrary to the very basics of what you will have already decided for your DIY. I hope you will have as much fun exploring these concepts as I know I will. If you do update your own articles or other creations with something that arose from within this thread, whether by being inspired by a particular exercise or by enjoying a particular creation of yours, anything at all that originated from this thread really, let us know! We would love to hear a success story, and it lets those in charge see what kind of an impact our threads are having. Now that you've been introduced to what this thread is all about, let's get down to it! ExperimentA Narrative Shift A Hero's Fall A Progenitor's Judgement The Final Days A Breaking Point A Red Alliance A Bond Of Blood A Derivative Original An Unshaken Faith A House Divided A World Burns Of Different Blood A Different Time An Unexpected Battlefield A Sudden Change Where Were You Re-Evaluating Interests A Galaxy of Possibilities New Blood Up to Chance Sharing the Limelight

Good day to you all, sons of Sanguinius. As part of the Liberalia Martiale, I come bringing a thought experiment, mainly to jig some of those old creativity cells in your noggin. Now, as we all know, Blood Angels successor chapters exhibit certain traits, as codified by the various codices dedicated to the Blood Angels. However, in the wide, wide galaxy that is the Imperium, anything can happen. What if these traits exhibited themselves differently? What if you had to represent the Death Company in a totally different way? Perhaps through the lens of a different codex. But which one? Dark Angels? Space Wolves? Vanilla? That choice is up to you. The point to the exercise, as suggested in the title, is to think outside of the box. For example: The Red Sentinels A later founding of Blood Angel stock, the Red Sentinels operate on the border between the Segmentum Solar and the Segmentum Tempestus. The Chapter, known and respected for their monastic ways, have often not only revered Sanguinius as their gene-father, but also as the son of a deity - the God-Emperor. Sanguinala marks the holiest day for the Red Sentinels, held in higher esteem than even the Feast of the Emperor's Ascension. For the Red Sentinels, the Death Company are fielded on bikes and land speeders, to bring swift death to the foes of the Imperium. Sent on long ranging sorties and penetrating strikes alike, it is surprising that those afflicted have enough control to ride the vehicles long enough to make contact - even if many dismount upon contact with the enemy. As you can see, we have a Blood Angels chapter treated like a Dark Angels chapter on the tabletop, and yet they are still nominally Sanguinius' progeny. Now, this is nothing too serious, it doesn't have to be a work of art or a nominee for the Booker prize, just a little mental jiggery pokery that lasts about two paragraphs. Let's see what you got. Have fun.