Chainaxe Maniac Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Pics to follow... So I want to field a homegrown chapter, so I was thinkin' Mars may have a chapter of marines, no doubt different from a standard codex chapter. Most HQ would be some level of Techmarine...or something. I have a cool colour scheme, as well as a heavily realized connection to mars with d. angel hoods (painted with some gears) servo harness, chainaxes and lots of bionic augmentation. I see them leaning to gun lines, rather then close combat...maybe combat servitors (counts as assault marines!) Anyways, any thoughts on this are welcome!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233786-mars-war-gods/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koremu Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 The short form of the advice you're going to get on this is: Don't. The Imperium doesn't like to have any blurring of the lines between its differing military arms. The Forge Worlds have Titan Legions & their supporting Skittarii regiments, and 1000 Marines don't add much to their style of war. If you want to have a Chapter which have close ties with Mars, look into the Iron Hands & their successor Chapters. They make heavy use of Bionics and have socio-religious connections with Mars, without being under the direct control of the Forge Worlds. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233786-mars-war-gods/#findComment-2814772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soddinnutter Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I, not being a fluff-Nazi, see nothing inexcusably wrong with having the occasional chapter based upon a Forgeworld, developing technophillia and worshiping the Emperor in his form of the Omnissiah. But not Mars. If there was a chapter based on Mars it would be in the official fluff. It would be like saying your chapter is based on Terra. Or Cadia. No way the shared universe can bend to accommodate that one. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233786-mars-war-gods/#findComment-2814841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Rourke The Fanged Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I would have to agree that Mars is indeed a bad home world choice for a chapter. I think all of your other ideas are good but just not Mars. There are plenty of other planets out there to choose were you can still have a strong connection to Mars. I'd say your safest bet to mesh well into the universe would be to select a world in the same sector or a neighboring sector to a forge world. Preferably somewhere that has a lot of activity to justify a chapter being based so close to the Titan legions and the Skittarri that guard the sector. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233786-mars-war-gods/#findComment-2815235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzaren Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I, not being a fluff-Nazi, see nothing inexcusably wrong with having the occasional chapter based upon a Forgeworld, developing technophillia and worshiping the Emperor in his form of the Omnissiah. I, taking the opposite view, (though I dislike the term fluff nazi) see a huge problem with this. The lines in the Imperium are clearly drawn. Adeptus Astartes don't associate with the Adeptus Mechanicus to this degree, and they certainly would never use a forgeworld as a home planet. The AM would never allow it, and the Astartes can't recruit from the populace of such a world anyway. Don't make your chapter Space Marine Mechanicus. Go the Iron Hands route and be tight with them, and get lots of implants and all that. But don't make a Forgeworld your home, and don't put yourself under AM command, or have the AM under your command. Just... don't. But not Mars. If there was a chapter based on Mars it would be in the official fluff. It would be like saying your chapter is based on Terra. Or Cadia. No way the shared universe can bend to accommodate that one. This is also very good advice. Anytime you tie yourself in too closely with very established places/people/things, you void any real suspension of disbelief on the part of the reader. Don't do that. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233786-mars-war-gods/#findComment-2815245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koremu Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 There's a very good point made in the FAQ (up top) that one of the better ways of being close with the mechanicum is to have a Chapter based on one of their tributary planets - i.e. one which provides supplies of minerals, gasses or food to a Forge World. This makes the Chapter fulfill a purpose with respect to the Mechanicum, and results in an association without being too tied. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233786-mars-war-gods/#findComment-2815448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 As I recall, this was already attempted in canon as well. The Steel Confessors were originally built as the AdMech's personal Astartes Chapter (not based on Mars, but still). Once the High Lords found out, threats were made and the Confessors were forced to sunder most of their ties to the Machine Cult. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233786-mars-war-gods/#findComment-2815518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soddinnutter Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Maybe they could be living on the moons of a forge-world. The moons have massive underground hydroponics farms, half of which were dug out when the cog-heads mined most of the metal out of the moons, and supply the Forgeworld with much of its food in exchange for protection. Each company could call one of the moons home and recruit from the populance. This way you get all the shiny new toys you could ever want and not violate the fluff. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233786-mars-war-gods/#findComment-2815790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDVoid Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I'll admit it would be cool if the fluff could allow it but AM and AA dont mix to that level however have you considered a skittarii army? Count them as marines? would love to see how the models would look. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233786-mars-war-gods/#findComment-2815857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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