XKhalilX Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 so as some of you know I am having a difficult time coming up with ideas for my chapters: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=223863 for the newest chapter, Disciples of the Ethereal Veil. I was thinking what if their homeworld was a former tau colony. and the people there were once part of the imperium but lost for say a couple thousand years, and overtime they were enslaved to tau society. fast forward and they are regained into the imperium by (insert astartes chapter) and its decided to help combat that area of space on the border of the eastern fringe the chapter is formed. now is it plausible that the civilization of humans could be influenced by the tau concept of greater good, just "Imperialized"? perhaps my children of eternity and an admech exploration fleet reclaim it from the Tau, and its not known that the planet was once a tau homeworld by the high lords, so its part of the chapter's dark secret, and only they, the admech and their cousins in the COE know? C & C MOST WELCOME on this or any of my other ideas mentioned in the link above. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necris Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 The problem with this is the Tau Empire is a relatively recent development (I'm not sure it's thousands of years old) However a world that has turned from the Imperium to the Tau Empire is possible, if you make the world a key resource for the Imperium (For example a vital source of something) then the Imperium reclaiming the world would be a viable option instead of just exterminating all life on the world. Enter your Chapter a 26th Founding After a Crusade to reintegrate the world to the Imperium the Chapter establish itself on the world to act as defenders against the Tau and to ensure the wayward citizens do not once again turn from the light of the Imperium. This gives you quite some scope as the world could essentially be a prison (No one but Astartes is allowed off world) the interaction between the marines and citizens, the fact the the world while strictly being an astartes world offers no scope for recruitment (rebellious people and all that) and are bent to the sole task of producing the resources that meant the world was recaptured Hopefully gives you come ideas Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2688813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XKhalilX Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 The problem with this is the Tau Empire is a relatively recent development (I'm not sure it's thousands of years old) However a world that has turned from the Imperium to the Tau Empire is possible, if you make the world a key resource for the Imperium (For example a vital source of something) then the Imperium reclaiming the world would be a viable option instead of just exterminating all life on the world. Enter your Chapter a 26th Founding After a Crusade to reintegrate the world to the Imperium the Chapter establish itself on the world to act as defenders against the Tau and to ensure the wayward citizens do not once again turn from the light of the Imperium. This gives you quite some scope as the world could essentially be a prison (No one but Astartes is allowed off world) the interaction between the marines and citizens, the fact the the world while strictly being an astartes world offers no scope for recruitment (rebellious people and all that) and are bent to the sole task of producing the resources that meant the world was recaptured Hopefully gives you come ideas Necris im not sure I follow you, especially your last paragraph, could you elaborate more? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2689033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantonWC Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 now is it plausible that the civilization of humans could be influenced by the tau concept of greater good, just "Imperialized"? HMMM... If I were a newly instated planetary governor, I would think these people need to be "re-educated" to reject any vestige of foul alien doctrine. That's if I'm feeling merciful. Maybe I'll just have them become forced labor and call in colonists more loyal to the standard Imperial Creed. BTW, not to rag on your idea, but there do seem to be an awful lot of DIY Chapters loitering around in Tau Space. A lot of Chapters congregating in one fairly small area of the galaxy. I'm just saying, is all. CWC Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2689130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrion Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 BTW, not to rag on your idea, but there do seem to be an awful lot of DIY Chapters loitering around in Tau Space. A lot of Chapters congregating in one fairly small area of the galaxy. I'm just saying, is all. CWC Thats not really a problem though. To the writer of a DIY chapter no other DIY chapters exist, unless they want them to. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2689619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 BTW, not to rag on your idea, but there do seem to be an awful lot of DIY Chapters loitering around in Tau Space. A lot of Chapters congregating in one fairly small area of the galaxy. I'm just saying, is all. CWC Thats not really a problem though. To the writer of a DIY chapter no other DIY chapters exist, unless they want them to. Does 'shared universe' mean anything to you? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2689638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrion Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Course, but so does Do It Yourself. A DIY chapter is only bound by the constraints of the imagination, and/or perceived realism in a fantasy setting. I'd advise against being a secret legion led by a secret primarch, but just because someone elses chapter lives in tau space, or is painted blue, or is called Angels of Death doesn't mean that yours can't be. Your world, your imagination. Isn't that the point? The shared universe concept can only work if someones DIY chapter becomes canon, otherwise it might as well not exist - unless you want it to. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2689649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Its a community. Lets say I spend a bunch of time helping you create the perfect Astartes Praeses chapter. Then when I begin my chapter creation and decide to do an Astartes Praese too. How lame would that be if you totally ignored my chapter after helping get yours to where it was. Its a shared universe and if you put your out there for public viewing you had damn well be ready to agree to the reasonable claims of other DIYers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2689655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generating Random Name... Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Lets say I spend a bunch of time helping you create the perfect Astartes Praeses chapter. Then when I begin my chapter creation and decide to do an Astartes Praese too. How lame would that be if you totally ignored my chapter after helping get yours to where it was. Its a shared universe and if you put your out there for public viewing you had damn well be ready to agree to the reasonable claims of other DIYers. Thats not really a problem though. To the writer of a DIY chapter no other DIY chapters exist, unless they want them to. I think that you are both speaking about the same thing. I may mention the X chapter in my Y chapter's IA, but I don't mention all the chapters in the same area, as they may not be important, and because if I did I think it would be really boring to read. I understand what you are saying Marshal about meshing with the shared universe, but it's really down to the individual. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2689667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrion Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I understand that, I'm just saying that your chapter being in Tau space isn't unreasonable even if others are doing the same. It's not a case of ignoring the advice of others or being rude about folk helping you - I'm saying that unless you study every other IA out there you cannot know that there are other chapters that share your ideas. You're talking about people helping each other out with their chapters and I don't disagree with anything you've said, but thats different to everyone working together to achieve a mutually beneficient shared universe where 'well, actually, my chapter is already doing that, so yours can't' shouldn't be encouraged. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2689672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Ok, then we are in agreement. I once had a poster tell me my Crusade couldnt exist because his was doing the same thing. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2689677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XKhalilX Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 no debating :-P lets get to the topic at hand, yes or no on these guys any suggestions to the tau human colony idea or ideas from the link mentioned in my first post Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/224785-chapter-homeworld-former-tau-world/#findComment-2690097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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