Generating Random Name... Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Okay, so, i'm thinking in the primordial soup that is my brain about ideas for chapters, and need to know how far would a chapter (that gets for want of a better word "owned" and is forced to crash land on a feral world with little resorces and the like) be able to communicate? A planet? A system? A sector? sorry if i'm a little vague Thankyou in advance Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heru Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Depends on if they have any Astropaths or Librarians left. If they do they'd have range enough to reach civilization (assuming they aren't in the ass end of nowhere or in a region in which the Astronomicon is weak). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generating Random Name... Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 So... Is the communication in 40k all astropathically? Was thinkin fleet based, get attacked, crashed main ship becomes monastery, thought dead, move away from codex slightly (adapt to having little to no resources), get contact, regeration of chapter... Does this sound anywhere near half decent or do-able?...or rubbish? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heru Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 It sounds like the Raptors fluff that came out around the time of the worldwide Armageddon campaign, the one that explained why they changed their Chapter colours to green. Not all communication is astropath based, but all long distance communication is. Though depending on the Warp the Astropathic signal make take quite a while to get where you want it to go. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generating Random Name... Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hmm, I can't see anything in the Lexicanum article on the Raptors similar to my idea, i does say about changing colours though, because of jungle warfare i think? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Fisting Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 It is basically the Raptor's fluff. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generating Random Name... Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 It's not that i don't believe you, but can someone point me in the direction of this fluff? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Fisting Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 It's not that i don't believe you, but can someone point me in the direction of this fluff? Here ya go: http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Raptors_(Chapter) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heru Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hmm, I can't see anything in the Lexicanum article on the Raptors similar to my idea, i does say about changing colours though, because of jungle warfare i think? 969.M41 - While en-route to assault the Ork world of Gramnia Major in the Segmentum Solar as part of the crusade against the Arch Maniac of Calverna the Raptors ships are thrown off course while traveling through the warp. When they emerged, the chapter is forced to crash land their battered ships on the nearest planet, the Death World of Jemadal.2 Jemadal is an orb of dense, slimy jungle, stagnant and dank to a suffocating degree and teeming with voracious predators and carnivorous plants. The atmosphere of the planet is so heavily saturated with moisture that the air is literally suffocating. Previous attempts to terraform the planet by the Adeptus Mechanicus had been abandoned centuries before and to survive an hour on Jemadal is an achievement. The world is also infested with predators and each day the Raptors come under attack from swarms of carnivorous beasts and bat-winged creatures that could kill an ordinary man with a single bite.2 As the breathable air in the Raptors armour begins to run out and the oxygen supplies dwindle, the Chapter's Techmarines desperately seek a solution. The Techmarines are able to modify the breathing apparatus of the Power Armour helmets to incorporate an osmotic gill that filters the oxygen from the heavily moisturised air. This modification proves highly effective and the Raptors are able to subsist on a diet of indigenous plants and fungi.2 976.M41 - After surviving on Jemadal for seven years the Raptors are rescued from the Death World by the Ultramarine Battle Barge Rath's Honour.2 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKO Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hmm, I can't see anything in the Lexicanum article on the Raptors similar to my idea, i does say about changing colours though, because of jungle warfare i think? My Chapter is similar its a lost of a warp type ordeal, but same idea! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generating Random Name... Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hmm, I can't see anything in the Lexicanum article on the Raptors similar to my idea, i does say about changing colours though, because of jungle warfare i think? My Chapter is similar its a lost of a warp type ordeal, but same idea! Yeah, I really like you Unndaunted (Not Chaos) Predators, how's it goin? (Lexicanum: Raptors)969.M41 - While en-route to assault the Ork world of Gramnia Major in the Segmentum Solar as part of the crusade against the Arch Maniac of Calverna the Raptors ships are thrown off course while traveling through the warp. When they emerged, the chapter is forced to crash land their battered ships on the nearest planet, the Death World of Jemadal.2 Jemadal is an orb of dense, slimy jungle, stagnant and dank to a suffocating degree and teeming with voracious predators and carnivorous plants. The atmosphere of the planet is so heavily saturated with moisture that the air is literally suffocating. Previous attempts to terraform the planet by the Adeptus Mechanicus had been abandoned centuries before and to survive an hour on Jemadal is an achievement. The world is also infested with predators and each day the Raptors come under attack from swarms of carnivorous beasts and bat-winged creatures that could kill an ordinary man with a single bite.2 As the breathable air in the Raptors armour begins to run out and the oxygen supplies dwindle, the Chapter's Techmarines desperately seek a solution. The Techmarines are able to modify the breathing apparatus of the Power Armour helmets to incorporate an osmotic gill that filters the oxygen from the heavily moisturised air. This modification proves highly effective and the Raptors are able to subsist on a diet of indigenous plants and fungi.2 976.M41 - After surviving on Jemadal for seven years the Raptors are rescued from the Death World by the Ultramarine Battle Barge Rath's Honour.2 This is very strange, on mine it jumps from 908.M41 to 998.M41 completely missing out that bit, can you give me a link to your page please? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Fisting Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 ... and is forced to crash land on a feral world with little resorces and the like... (Lexicanum: Raptors) 969.M41 - ... the chapter is forced to crash land their battered ships on the nearest planet, the Death World of Jemadal... You really don't see the similarities, eh? EDIT: Nevermind, I read something wrong, thought the OP said they weren't similar. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generating Random Name... Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 I know they are similar and i even recognise the seciond to last paragraph of the article but when I go on the lexicanum it's missing. Anyways thanks for the info, i will adjust accordingly Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soddinnutter Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Anything system-to-system or beyond is going to require an astropath. You could fire radio waves at nearby stars and hope that there is an Imperial colony orbiting that star but you had better be prepared to wait decades for them to recieve the message. And then they might still not be paying attention. Anything in-system and you will usually just have a few seconds to a few days of time lag because of the speed of light. Longer if your trying to talk to someone out in the Oort Cloud. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heru Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I know they are similar and i even recognise the seciond to last paragraph of the article but when I go on the lexicanum it's missing. Anyways thanks for the info, i will adjust accordingly Under the "History" section (not Engagements). http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Raptors_(Chapter) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generating Random Name... Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Thankyou, I may post it up if you think it is worth it or too similar? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221577-home-planet-question/#findComment-2647912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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