jaxom Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 So Master Toddius made a comment in this thread that got me to start this thread. The thread is more for conceptualizing the Dark Angels and getting to know how the Dark Angel community here sees them. The aim of this thread is to gather broad things - key words, specific actions/quotations in fluff, game moments - that say Dark Angel to you. Please, do not be timid in posting what may be contradictory terms; contradiction could be part of the Dark Angels. From these, I'd like to narrow it down to those that have the most consensus and then expand on them into areas of the army that could exemplify them (a unit, special character, piece of equipment, or rule). Here's what come to mind for me: Stubborn First among equals "What is the terror of death?" "That we die, our work incomplete." "Until the Sword is reforged!" Wheels within wheels Cunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Excellent idea, I love it. Interrogator-chaplains, black pearls-rosarius, Blades of Reason "Know Thine Enemy" The Lion, master strategist Piscina IV "...have access to many ancient and revered weapons." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firenze Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Great idea! Stubborn Surly and Secretive Tactical Precision Flawed Dark <_< Traditional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanhausen Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Terminators (a lot of them) Bikes, Attack bikes, Land Speeder (a lot of them) Hard hitting (offense over defense) Laser beam: concentrate extreme force in a specific point rather than a broad assault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG42 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Ruthless Get it done at all cost Never surrender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 "Always outnumbered, never outgunned" Guess that phrase got me definitively into DA :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arioch Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Ah, yes very nice. But then... "What is the joy of life? To die knowing your task is done!" Powerswords Plasmaweapons Tainted Secretive inner Circle Brave The Rock Hatefull Banners Devastation Fortitude And the list goes on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrph45 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Stubborn Master Tacticians Inner Circle (Interegator Chaplains, Librarians, ect) Secretive Terminators The Fallen "Never Forgive, Never Forget" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 *shank*. Dark Angels are the precision strike from a place you didnt even know existed. The rapiers tip as it emerges from the shadows. Patient hunters. Careful planners- not necessarily the cold hard logic of the Iron Hands, or the meticulous drill of the Ultramarines, but rather something of their own, the wheel inside the wheel. 2 Battle Companies have landed on the south plains, supported by 20,000 imperial gaurd. They march on the capital, looking to break through two other city-fortresses to do so. There armored might is impressive. 12 hours after the arch-heretic sends out his reinforcements to hold those bastions a concentrated terminator assault takes his palace, destroying the command structure. The reinforcements are now caught in the open, their orders unclear as each lieutenant tries to grab what resources he can. In their confusion they are easily taken down by the Ravenwing, supported as they are by rapidly redeployed thunderhawk-mounted battle companies, who drive the forces towards their fortresses whose gates have been slagged by precision lance fire from orbit. Caught in the open, they are obliterated from existance. The remaining cities and fortress bastions capitulate within a day, the one recalcitrant fort simply erased from existance. Thats what I see 300 DAs doing, and the means of how they would operate. The hunt for the fallen? The worlds governmental structure and news sheets for the past 50 years would be processed in a week for any references that might be chaos marines, or DAs, in the government, leading cults, or otherwise showing influence in any way. An interrogator chaplain then goes over any potential hits, sifting through the morass of information along with his century-younger apprentice, seeking signs of their prey. The imperium in turn believes they are merely being thurough- making sure that this places taint goes no farther than that wich is readily apparent. That no further cults will be brought to power in mere decades of its reclaimation. They are applauded for their zeal in the emperors name, and thanked for the resources they impressively brought to bare. The inner circle members know better. They were here to do their duty, but their goals are there own. Their Battle Barge leaves system, there are ork raiders said to be organizing to take a planet four systems away. Theyll never know what hit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmaster damion Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 powerswords archeotech training devout ( I see only the sisters being more holy) pretorians trapped by the past thinkers ( the more I think about this one the more important it becomes) wheels within wheels special forces more to follow as they pop up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tyler Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 The Unforgiven/Hunt for the Fallen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Gabriel Macleod Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Secretive Stubborn Monkish Cunning Tactialy Minded Over Whelming Offence Inner Circle First Legion The Rock Deathwing/Ravenwing Repent or Die I hope this is enough, if not oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brennus Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Secret Ashamed Self-Righteous (and at the same time) Justified Puppets (again, at the same time) Puppet Masters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxom Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Okay, good stuff everyone. How about a dry run on stage 2? Stubborn, coordinated offense/expert strategy, precision strikes, devout/monastic seem to be some of the more common notions to brought up. Let's try expanding those into rules, units, and/or items. Here's some ideas to start: Precision strikes - Special character upgrade to a Ravenwing squad. Coordinated offense - Deathwing Assault rule (independent of a character) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubbslinger Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hunt of the Fallen- Special rule giving bonus against a IC of the Dark Angels choosing. Taking this one from Apocalypse but I think it could work will in a normal game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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