Brother Kirus Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Greetings gentlemen… I was converting some models for my SW project and a RG shoulder pad made me think about SW fetishes (hope I spelled it correctly). Now, we all now that SW have a bunch of small wolfish skulls and fangs all over the armor, but what about other animals/birds? Specifically, would it make sense if a WG with jump pack or Sky Claw has a raven/eagle/carrion skull as a fetish on his armor? As you usual, I appreciate your thoughts on this matter. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswanick Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I'm of two minds on the deal. 1- In a vacuum, I wouldn't see any reason why they wouldn't use such items. The Wolf is their go-to totem for strength, cunning, and pack behavior. Some avian-oriented fetishes would seem appropriate to those who are throwing themselves into the air on a regular basis. 2- Unfortunately, the Ravenwing already has a fluff lock on feathers and such so I really don't see it working in this setting. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2893105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfebane Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 There's a lot of wolf players out there that see their Wolves as animal spirit/totemic practitioners. Also, on Fenris, it's justified that Fenrisian wolves (and thunderwolves, blackmanes, and others, etc) are the pinnacle of a predator, and so it's considered a feat of skill to bring one down (hence the wolf totems). It's not uncommon to have stories about other animals, like mammoths, ice bears, or massive elk, etc, and I seriously doubt anyone would have a problem if another animal trophy from Fenris was displayed instead of a wolf. Runepriests are said to carry many spirit totems and the general practice for CotS are ravens, so having their feathers wouldn't be uncommon. Most players that feel all the wolf 'bling' is excessive might welcome the change. Here's a guy that took SW models and chose to focus on a different animal instead of wolves (aka the Ravenborn): http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/240539.page Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2893107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kirus Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 Thank you for your replies guys. I wasn’t actually considering feathers… there are couples of items on new FW RG upgrades that have raven skull… I am trying to figure out if having one raven skull on the model equipped with jump pack would fit SW imagery. ...There's a lot of wolf players out there that see their Wolves as animal spirit/totemic practitioners... I see wolves this way myself… but I just want to make sure that it is commonly excepted point of view. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2893123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I use bears for inspiration a lot, as well as the krakens and dragons for my vehicles and bikes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2893311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_starrise Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Thank you for your replies guys. I wasn’t actually considering feathers… there are couples of items on new FW RG upgrades that have raven skull… I am trying to figure out if having one raven skull on the model equipped with jump pack would fit SW imagery. ...There's a lot of wolf players out there that see their Wolves as animal spirit/totemic practitioners... I see wolves this way myself… but I just want to make sure that it is commonly excepted point of view. I love the wolf as a symbol of the army, however, the raven is a symbol of death for Fenrisians so I wouldn't see why those equipped w/ jump packs or landspeeder crews wouldn't bear a raven icon somewhere. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2893312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtooth Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 If we take Prospero Burns as an example, some of the leather face masks were done in different styles to include different animals. Totems are totems. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2893344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kirus Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Thank you guys! I decided to use some non-wolfish totems on the model! May be I will post it here when I am done (-: I appreciate your thought! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2893865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivepointedstar Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 i have a dirty mind so this thread made me thing of something else.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2893878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kirus Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 i have a dirty mind so this thread made me thing of something else.... Slaanesh is waiting for you! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2894077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivepointedstar Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 i have a dirty mind so this thread made me thing of something else.... Slaanesh is waiting for you! I got kicked outta their club. My mind is so dirty it made Linus from Peanuts look clean. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2894091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Thank you guys! I decided to use some non-wolfish totems on the model! May be I will post it here when I am done (-: I appreciate your thought! Make sure you do. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/239797-space-wolves-and-fetishes/#findComment-2894357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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