shin-ryu-ken Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 If Commander Dante with an Honour Guard is in an army with the whole of the Sanguinary Guard who would have the chapter banner? Dante's Honour Guard because he's the chapter master or a Sanguinary Guard squad with Sepheran in it? Can't decide which is more fluffy Cheers for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesI Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 More fluffy? I'd say the Honor Guard for the Chapter Master (despite on table I give it to the Sanguinary Guard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shin-ryu-ken Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yeah that's kinda what I thought. I'm just wondering why it is even an option for the Sanguinary Guard, maybe they look after the chapters relics or something...... dunno. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leksington Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Dante has a rather close association with the SG. He makes them troops, and Dante has an apocolypse formation making use of several units of SG. It seems to be a greater honor to be in the SG than to be in an HG. I don't see why the SG wouldn't be allowed the honor of carrying the banner for Dante. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustonT Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Logically speaking it would be with Dantes Honour Guard. Further supported by the pic on p67 of the 2ed Dantes Honour Guard that the SG models were clearly based on. I can't pretend to read GWs mind but fluff wise the SG originated as a bodyguard unit, it might be they continue in this capacity and GW simply put them in Elites to keep you from getting that kind of bad mutha unit without it going on the force org. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toaae Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Also remember that there are more then one chapter banner. Fluffwise, it is possible for both the HG and the SG to carry a banner into battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenExxes Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The SG can carry the Chapter Banner but the HG can carry either the Chapter Banner or the Company Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Also remember that there are more then one chapter banner. Fluffwise, it is possible for both the HG and the SG to carry a banner into battle. Fluffwise yes, tabletop no. In the army list section under Honor Guard it says Chapter Banners are one per army. That said, feel free to go nuts with Company Standards, but only HG can take them. SG it's Banner or nothing, and only one unit gets it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shin-ryu-ken Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Ok, bearing in mind that this is Dante's Honour Guard, would they have a company banner? Would Dante have a company banner as he isn't attatched to a company, maybe the council or a personal banner? Or would that just be what the chapter banner is? I'm planning on having the whole Sanguinary Guard with Dante, Honour Guard and Stormravens with a couple of Furioso's in Sanguinary Guard colours. Gonna do Dante his own shiny Stormraven. It's all a long way off as I don't have a job at the moment but just getting my facts straight before I start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 It's totally plausible for an honor guard to carry a company standard. It's likely that Dante could have selected his honor guard from the members of the particular company for that action, and then doing them a further honor by flying the company colors with him. Technically, you can call the standards whatever you want, Dante's personal heraldry, etc.. However, on the table and in the rule book, it will still have to count as a company standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shin-ryu-ken Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Ok cool, I think I'll give the Sanguinary Guard the chapter banner and draw up a personal banner for Dante and call it a company banner, cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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