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Hi all, I have been toying for a while with the idea of starting either a BA army, or successor. Now this would be a long term buying a little at a time, with my only BA model being a DC Dread. As I can't decide on a Chapter I came up with the idea of the Blood Crusade. The Crusade would be a force of squads from a variety of Chapters, including the BA themselves. Some Chapters would offer just a single squad, others more. This would also mean a variety of painting opportunities. The whole idea of the Crusade would be this force coming together to fight a certain enemy of the Blood Angels Legion. Now I was hoping to get some help here with ideas. Ideas as to who such an enemy could be, and whether this sounded like a worthwhile venture.
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Definately sounds like a good idea. BA and their successors seem to be a bit tighter knit then others, even if they have serious issues with one another. You could have them going after a particular chaos lord who has offended the legion in some way, or make it a purging of orcs, you have a lot of ways you can go with this.
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Now I was hoping to get some help here with ideas. Ideas as to who such an enemy could be, and whether this sounded like a worthwhile venture.

 

It's a good idea to get some variety in your force and not burn yourself out painting the same things over and over.

Does it really have to a special enemy? I think there could be numerous scenarios where the different chapters could work together. Rarely will a chapter send the majority of their brothers on a single campaign, and in situations where several chapters have been assigned it's only natural for those of the same lineage to band together. It could be a major campaign like the battle for Armageddon, a black crusade or perhaps a hunt for lost chapter relics.

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The Blood Angels and their successor chapters definitely hate chaos more than anyone else out there. I could see a crusade of different BA and 2nd/etc, founding chapters getting together to hunt down as many bastions of chaos as possibly. It's a pretty good idea; have an elected/appointed crusade master (your captain/chap/Lib HQ selection) from whatever chapter with different squads of other chapters. You might even want to make it like the Death Watch, make up your own armor scheme, have an emblem that represents the Crusade, and have their home chapter's symbol on the other shoulder.

 

Edit: Of course the new armor scheme idea would completely negate the opportunity to paint different chapters.

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You might even want to make it like the Death Watch, make up your own armor scheme, have an emblem that represents the Crusade, and have their home chapter's symbol on the other shoulder.

 

Then he really won't be painting different chapters, eh? :whistling:

Coming up with your own campaign badge would be something similar to tie the force together whilst keeping the individual chapter schemes.

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My suggestion would be to have the chapters attempt to locate a scared relic or document believed to be in a certain region of space that just so happened to be occupied by either Orks or the force of Chaos. The chapters may believe that this relic/artifact/document can lead to a cure towards the red thirst or the black rage. That would be reason enough for the Sons of Sanguinius to rally together.

 

 

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You might even want to make it like the Death Watch, make up your own armor scheme, have an emblem that represents the Crusade, and have their home chapter's symbol on the other shoulder.

 

Then he really won't be painting different chapters, eh? ;)

Coming up with your own campaign badge would be something similar to tie the force together whilst keeping the individual chapter schemes.

 

 

Love the campaign badge idea.

 

As for an enemy, you can use anythign from chaos cultists to Tyrinid forces (the very same ones threatening Baal).

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Thanks for all the replies, I like the idea of the campaign badge. Been thinking about the hunt for that infamous daemon that Sanguinius fought on Terra, a banishment crusade who's sole job is to hunt down and destroy the Daemon and its influence wherever it appears.
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Erh, guys? We kinda have a little problem back home. Could you be so nice and come to Baal, all of you? Ultras, remember when we helped you with your little Tyranid problem?

 

Why go on a crusade when you can paint every BA chapter (well, except for the soon to be chaos Lamenters) defending Baal? I'm planning to Include a Flesh tearer RAS, Ultramarine tactical squad and a squad/vehicle from another chapter. Hmm...will start a new topic on that. Need some advice.

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