thade Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I'd like to make a lost company which follows the SW codex and is friendly with the SW, I'm trying to understand how that can fluffwise fly. I want to try very hard to stay away from "Lost in the Warp". I think it'd be better if they were simply "Lost on a planet" and they spent the past few hundred years trying to repair enough equipment to contact their brothers. But then, why would they have changed the color of their armor or given themselves another name? Has anyone here done anything like this? They can't be a successor, that I get. But that's all I get. <3 Help make me a wayward brother! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchb0x Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I'd like to make a lost company which follows the SW codex and is friendly with the SW, I'm trying to understand how that can fluffwise fly. I want to try very hard to stay away from "Lost in the Warp". I think it'd be better if they were simply "Lost on a planet" and they spent the past few hundred years trying to repair enough equipment to contact their brothers. But then, why would they have changed the color of their armor or given themselves another name? Has anyone here done anything like this? They can't be a successor, that I get. But that's all I get. <3 Help make me a wayward brother! They ran out of space wolves Grey paint, they only had red and white...but not enough red or white to paint everyone...so they mixed the paint. :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2128989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 I'd like to make a lost company which follows the SW codex and is friendly with the SW, I'm trying to understand how that can fluffwise fly. I want to try very hard to stay away from "Lost in the Warp". I think it'd be better if they were simply "Lost on a planet" and they spent the past few hundred years trying to repair enough equipment to contact their brothers. But then, why would they have changed the color of their armor or given themselves another name? Has anyone here done anything like this? They can't be a successor, that I get. But that's all I get. <3 Help make me a wayward brother! They ran out of space wolves Grey paint, they only had red and white...but not enough red or white to paint everyone...so they mixed the paint. :P You say that in jest, but I just might have to go that route. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2128991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 *shakes head* If they were unable to signal the Fang for that long, and it was known where theyd been a rescue party would have been there long ago. Good reasons for a lost company to exist: 1) 1500 years ago they got ticked off because the chapter master was an arse. So they left, said theyd come back when the next guy was in charge... and then missed the memo. 2) Theyre off on the other end of the galaxy fighting tau and Tyranids or trying to launch a crusade throught he Halo Stars. Reconnecting with the Fang would take so long that its simply prudent to stay where they are tell the last- this is best if you want to field a "veteran" company. IE few if not no blood claws. 3) Theyre not a Lost Company- theyre an entirely different divergent chapter that was given tutilage and help by the wolves for the last 4 thousand years, and as such have picked up many of their habits. DIY only. 4) 13nth Company- full of salvaged armor and heaped with conversion oppurtunities. If you want to field these guys ask some of the 13nth co vets whove been around lately and google "13nth Black Crusade" and "Codex: Eye of Terror" and get all the fluff you can. 5) As posted in the other thread, Celtic Marines seem to fit the SWs pretty well. You dont need any particular connection with the wolves in this case- its a cultural thing based on the subsector they recruit heavily from. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2128996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 1) 1500 years ago they got ticked off because the chapter master was an arse. So they left, said theyd come back when the next guy was in charge... and then missed the memo. I like this one. =) It seems appropriate to the character of the SW (as being a "We do what we want, fool." style chapter), and gives me an opportunity for vets. I think this would allow me to field both Space Wolf heroes AND my own heroes (either generic SW codex built or Counts-As variety with the SW book). And, out of all of your suggestions, this I think gives me an excuse for the company to keep it's own color scheme even after returning to the Space Wolves. 2) Theyre off on the other end of the galaxy fighting tau and Tyranids or trying to launch a crusade throught he Halo Stars. Reconnecting with the Fang would take so long that its simply prudent to stay where they are tell the last- this is best if you want to field a "veteran" company. IE few if not no blood claws. I also like this one, though I'm not certain they'd take on their own color scheme even off on their own. Being pissed off is one thing. These guys would be representing the SW I feel; I don't see them choosing colors to represent themselves that aren't SW. Thanks for the advice; I've got some thinking and digging to do it seems. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Guard Dan Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yah those are some great starting points. THink of some creative things. If you want to justify the color change, maybe your company is honoring some fallen hero. And changed their color scheme until some certain point. Like hunting down the cause of the heroes death (which make it something that will never really happen so you can keep the color scheme. Or, they achieve revenge but stay in whatever area they are in because they see that the near inhabitants need their help and keep the scheme because they like it.) Just make it interesting but believable. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdeptusDavidus Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 They ran out of space wolves Grey paint, they only had red and white...but not enough red or white to paint everyone...so they mixed the paint. :) Very, very classy reference, sir. Kudos. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 They ran out of space wolves Grey paint, they only had red and white...but not enough red or white to paint everyone...so they mixed the paint. :) Very, very classy reference, sir. Kudos. It was a reference that was totally over my head; so much so I didn't get it as a reference. ...reference to what, I wonder? =) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdeptusDavidus Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 It was a reference that was totally over my head; so much so I didn't get it as a reference. ...reference to what, I wonder? =) Operation Petticoat, a film I highly recommend. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 It was a reference that was totally over my head; so much so I didn't get it as a reference. ...reference to what, I wonder? =) Operation Petticoat, a film I highly recommend. ;) Wait, wasn't that Cary Grant? My fav film by him was Father Goose. I haven't seen Operation Petticoat since I was way too young to remember...but I do remember a pink boat, I think. Time to dig through my parent's video collection. :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
powa bear Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yeah I'm having a similar problem, I want to justify my wolves being close friends with the ad mech, for geneseed I thought of the ad mech giving them left over geneseed from the wolf brothers or just space wolves, I need help too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yeah I'm having a similar problem, I want to justify my wolves being close friends with the ad mech, for geneseed I thought of the ad mech giving them left over geneseed from the wolf brothers or just space wolves, I need help too. My first thought here was...both of them are far side of the Galaxy fighting something..and while they may not get along, it's them two and a massive swarm of (name the vile xenos). After fighting together for a few centuries, I bet they'd get along okay. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schertenleib Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 The name of their Battle Barge would have to be the "Tiger Shark". Yes it was a pink boat. Submarine actually. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yeah I'm having a similar problem, I want to justify my wolves being close friends with the ad mech, for geneseed I thought of the ad mech giving them left over geneseed from the wolf brothers or just space wolves, I need help too. Ever hear of the "Iron Wolves". Seriously- alot more Iron Priests than normal, a fully mechanized fighting force.... and I dont see the SWs every fighting the Admech, so decent relations is well within the possibilities. If you want, your Great Company returned a particular artifact, or happened to find the STC for Smooth makers that are self cleaning and the Admech has been endebted to them ever since. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroof Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 One idea I had for a when I was planning a Great Company with different colours (a did a few models for as well) that basically involved them having been unable to save a Guard regiment they owed a debt of honour to, and for what they saw as a failure in their own eyes (the circumstances would be along the lines that the Wolves were completing an objective, but couldn't complete it quick enough to go and cover/rescue their Guard comrades) they decided they had to do honour their fallen friends memory. Basically they would all repaint their armour to match the colours of the regiment's uniform (various shades of brown) until each Wolf had killed an enemy of the Imperium for each of the fallen soldiers of that regiment. Since most Guard regiments are somewhat large, you can imagine how long it would take for any member of the company to go back to their original paintscheme. :) With the fluff introduction of Lone Wolves into the codex, I'm thinking of having the last couple of squads mixed into the new Great Company I'm going to work on, with a Lone Wolf representing the last commander left of the old Great Company. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2129321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
powa bear Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Today I thought of an idea for why my space wolves fight with the admech. Always fantasising of woltime wolflord tyr one day thought of what weapons him and his brothers would use. After a devastating loss he knew he must set out to find weapons truly worthy of the space wolves. On his quest he encountered the adeptus mechanicus, Knowing of their superior knowledge he asked if he could join them. I'll finish this idea later...... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179879-lost-company-of-the-space-wolveshow-does-that-work/#findComment-2130373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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