+++E Tenebrae Lux+++

[Captain Semper]

If I could direct a question to Captain Semper, how far would we have to go to represent an adamantine mantle? Im planning on vowing my Marshal soon. The model I'm using has a heavy ornate cloak with layers of fabric, fur and chainmail material. Is this enough of a representation?

 

Yest it is - go for it! Just add impressive painting too. ;)

 

 

@Captain Semper: That adjustment to my Assault Initiate vow, the cost is 12 points higher than what I had said initially.

 

I'd said: 226

 

It should be: 238

 

In my immesurable benevolance I will make the points adjustment. Permission to build a super-naturally proportioned statue of myself in your town's central square granted! ^_^

 

Seriously Darklight, this is fantastic performance - do keep it up!

 

 

I planned a Mortis Contemptor for one of my next vows, however Forgeworld sent me a wrong weapon option, son isntead of 2 Kheres I now got 1 Kheres and 1 linked Bolter, Can I finish it this way and count it as a Kheres armes Mortis Contemptor?

 

I will because: 1) Not your fault and you can't do much about it, and 2) there is no legal way to have both on a Contemptor and the TL heavy bolter sure looks fantastic. BUT are you sure you want to build you Contemtor thus? Surely FW will send you a replacement. Tell you what: re-order the missing Kheres and start on the dread leaving the H.bolters for last. If you have not received them at a time you absolutely have to work on them go ahead and do the HBs. My bet is that they will deliver on time. How about it?

 

Oh and the looks of a Contemptor with two TL Heavy Bolters can be intimidating! Take a look at mine:

 

 

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0391.jpg

 

 

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0392.jpg

 

 

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0393.jpg

 

Sorry to hijack the thread guys - just like the look of my dread too much I guess... :lol:

 

 

 

Anyway, some fantastic completions there - and the momentum is still going!!! NOW PLEASE CHECK THE TABLES AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM - I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY LAST MINUTE DISPUTES SO NOW IS THE TIME TO POINT OUT A POTENTIAL MISTAKE, TYPO OR OTHER DEAMONIC INTERFERENCE!

 

Everything is updated to this point.

[Brother Darklight]

In my immesurable benevolance I will make the points adjustment. Permission to build a super-naturally proportioned statue of myself in your town's central square granted! ^_^

 

With or without power armour? ;)

 

Sorry to hijack the thread guys - just like the look of my dread too much I guess... :lol:

 

Understandable. I'd expected at least some form of hijackery from a Dark Angel this close to the goal. ;)

 

In all seriousness though, I don't blame you for being impressed with your own dread. I quite like it myself. Well done!

[Captain Semper]

Thx :yes: I was also trying to make the point the TL Heavy Bolters on Contemptors look very cool indeed! With the drum magazines an'all...

[The Ginger Avenger]

Yup, it's official - Brother Darklight is a loon! I actually have visions of him sitting in a dark corner, rocking back and forth on his heels and twitching every now and then when he runs out of things to paint. Truly, zeal is it's own reward. You do us proud, brother.

 

Captain Semper, that dreadnought is lovely! From the understated highlighting to the beautifully crisp metallic work. Had you been playing Mass Effect when you painted it, by any chance? The markings (particularly the red stripe on the helmet) just make me think of Shepard's N7 armour...

[Dark Scipio]

I planned a Mortis Contemptor for one of my next vows, however Forgeworld sent me a wrong weapon option, son isntead of 2 Kheres I now got 1 Kheres and 1 linked Bolter, Can I finish it this way and count it as a Kheres armes Mortis Contemptor?

 

I will because: 1) Not your fault and you can't do much about it, and 2) there is no legal way to have both on a Contemptor and the TL heavy bolter sure looks fantastic. BUT are you sure you want to build you Contemtor thus? Surely FW will send you a replacement. Tell you what: re-order the missing Kheres and start on the dread leaving the H.bolters for last. If you have not received them at a time you absolutely have to work on them go ahead and do the HBs. My bet is that they will deliver on time. How about it?

 

Oh and the looks of a Contemptor with two TL Heavy Bolters can be intimidating! Take a look at mine:

 

 

 

Awesome Contenmtor.

 

I woould build it this way because I was planning to magnetize it anyway, so I can add the 2n Kheres when it arrives. Perhaps it arrives in time, but I dont know (soversea shipping).

[Nards08]

And once more we advance into the fires of war

 

"I, Nards08, answer the challenge of the Unforgiven and vow to complete one Sword Brethern Terminator Squad with Assault Cannon, Cyclone Missle Launcher, Chainfist, and Crusader Seals from Codex: Black Templars of total value 260 points on or before August 15. Success will bring eternal glory to The Black Templars and failure will doom me to bear the sign of damnation until the year-end."

 

Captain Semper that Contemptor is awesome. I may have to start checking out some of your outstanding work. It's just too bad your not a Templar, even though we all know you secretly want to be ;)

[Brother Darklight]

Yup, it's official - Brother Darklight is a loon! I actually have visions of him sitting in a dark corner, rocking back and forth on his heels and twitching every now and then when he runs out of things to paint. Truly, zeal is it's own reward. You do us proud, brother.

 

It's like you know me or something...

 

And once more we advance into the fires of war

 

"I, Nards08, answer the challenge of the Unforgiven and vow to complete one Sword Brethern Terminator Squad with Assault Cannon, Cyclone Missle Launcher, Chainfist, and Crusader Seals from Codex: Black Templars of total value 260 points on or before August 15. Success will bring eternal glory to The Black Templars and failure will doom me to bear the sign of damnation until the year-end."

 

Impressive! Someone who's kept up to the number of vows as myself. ;)

 

Brothers, I'm truly proud! You haven't relied on the few who lead. Instead, you emulate and surpass those efforts with your own! This is the true Templar Spirit!

[Captain Semper]

Excellent! Tables updated to this point.

 

@ The Ginger Avenger: thx mate! regarding mass effect I had to google it! :D I don't even have console! hahahaha - red stripe is standard for Consecrators Chapter (DA successor for those of you that have been Crusading too long)...

 

@ Nards: Awesome - 8th vow! Only you and Darklight have gone to 8 from the entire ETL! Congratulations! Now regarding me wanting to be a BT... I'd say watch it - you are not talking to just a DA here but a member of the Inner Circle! Ophidium Gulf is what we do before breakfast and in a Galaxy in war the odd Marshal will not be missed - even an energetic one such as your self! Still plenty of vacancies in the Rock's dungeons... ;) :P

 

@ Dark Scipio: sounds like a plan. Go for it!

[Crovan]

Though I am too late for ETL, I want to let you guys know that this thread has definitely inspired me to pick up my brushes again. Excellent work, brothers!

[Nards08]

Impressive! Someone who's kept up to the number of vows as myself. :)

 

While I may have kept up in numbers you have far surpassed me in total points pledged. Seeing all your zeal across this thread has kept me fired up and digging things out of dark corners to be added to my crusade. Really excellent work on here by everyone. Lets keep pushing brothers. The fight isn't over yet.

 

 

Oh and lets not forget Captain, I have already proven myself adept at turning angels to my cause ;)

http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/Nards08/2012-07-26044204.jpg

[Brother Darklight]

@ Nards: Awesome - 8th vow! Only you and Darklight have gone to 8 from the entire ETL! Congratulations!

 

Captain Semper, Permission to build a super-naturally proportioned statue of myself and Nards08 in your town's central square granted.

 

Now regarding me wanting to be a BT... I'd say watch it - you are not talking to just a DA here but a member of the Inner Circle! Ophidium Gulf is what we do before breakfast and in a Galaxy in war the odd Marshal will not be missed - even an energetic one such as your self! Still plenty of vacancies in the Rock's dungeons... :P :)

 

I'll take that as a confession ;)

[Roesor]

Well. My laptop broke ;) among other things, like a chest infection etc etc blah blah blah stuff >_>

Anyhoo! Second vow complete.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn189/Roe-DCD/SAM_0628.jpg

 

"I, Roesor, answer the challenge of the Unforgiven and vow to complete one 10 man crusader squad with meltagun and powerfist from Codex: Black Templars of total value 185 points on or before August 15. Success will bring eternal glory to Shields of Sigismund and their Templar brethren and failure will doom me to bear the sign of damnation until the year-end."

[Captain Semper]

Great stuff there Roesor - everything's updated to this point!

[Brother Chaplain Ryld]

Well, my new finecast Emperors Champ finally arrived, so I might as well vow him.

 

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c73/george852/Emperorschamp.jpg

 

"I, Ryld, answer the challenge of the Unforgiven and vow to complete one Emperors Champion from Codex: Black Templars of total value 90 points on or before August 15. Success will bring eternal glory to The Black Templars and failure will doom me to bear the sign of damnation until the year-end."

[Interrogator Stobz]

He looks compete to me :lol:....dead.

 

lqtm.

 

Bloody hippie indeed.

 

stobz

[Brother Chaplain Ryld]

Haha. I was worried that had gone unnoticed. Good to see you are still here.

 

How's your first vow going? :cuss

[Interrogator Stobz]

It'll be done on time, no second vow though.

I thought I'd go through the BT vows to see how much cheating is going on, turns out too much to report!!!!!! Damned 2nd founding wannabe knights can't be trusted(either that or they have size issues)lol.

 

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[chaplaincliff]

I have completed my seventh vow of Marshal (artificer armour, storm shield, master crafted thunder hammer, and terminator honours), Chaplain Grimauldus , Command squad x9 (standard bearer holding the chapter banner, a fighting company champion, a sergaent with a powerfist, 2x plasma guns, all with terminator honours, crusader seals, and frag grenades)

I will open with the chapter standard, I did my best to emulate the banner in the codex;

this is the champion, sarge and standard bearer.

and chaplain grimauldus with retinue

the normal sword brethren

marshal calin and his two plasma gunners.

and now I will go on for my eighth vow;

"I, ChaplainCliff, answer the challenge of the Unforgiven and vow ( for the eight time) to complete one Marshal w/ POLC, artificer armour, holy hand grenade, and t-honours from Codex: Black Templars of total value 155 points on or before August 15. Success will bring eternal glory to The Black Templars and failure will doom me to bear the sign of damnation until the year-end."

I am now only doing single models as we are so close, I have a reserve of 3-four HQ units at the moment so we shall see how far I can take this, especially as I am off of work for a week now (woot).

[Captain Semper]

Congratulations for your SIXTH completion Chaplain Cliff! I'm especially impressed by your effort to emulate the Chapter Banner - the points are well deserved!

 

Now you're on to your SEVENTH vow! Good luck- table updated!

 

Seriously - check out the tables in front and let me know if I've missed a vow AND a completion of yours... If that is the case I'll correct it.

[Captain Semper]

E TENEBRAE LUX – 11th WEEK UPDATE

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/DA_Challenge_vs_BT.jpg

Week 11 is over. This has been the most productive week so far (and by far) with total completions at almost 18k pts! Total completion rate increased to 42.5% vs. 35.6% last week and total completions reached 94k pts! Predictably the new vows stood at 6k which means that risk appetite is diminishing as the ETL approaches its conclusion. The total pledged points reached the 220k level!

I would like to draw everybody’s attention to WLKs 4k pts completion – the largest single vow in the ETL! And on top of that he re-vowed for another 1k+ pts! Way to go WLK – well done!

Only two weeks remaining until the conclusion. There will be another update on August 7th but I will not make an update on August 14th as it will be only one day before the end of the event. I will strive to give you guys the final results as soon as possible after the 15th but, just to play it safe, I would like to set a self-imposed deadline on Sunday August 19th. It will probably be sooner.

Now a few points I’d like to make:

- On August 15th @ 22:00 GMT is the official end of the ETL. Please, PLEASE do not let things run to the last minute if possible. Missing the deadline for a minute will be a big let down and could leave a bitter taste to the participant in question – which will be a pity. Make no mistake I will enforce a strict deadline on the event. Completions reported at 22:01 GMT WILL NOT COUNT. In case of doubt the clock that matters is the B&C clock set to GMT time.
- The concluding report that will follow the completion of the ETL will have a lot of data and statistics for the event in total and per forum. It will also have detailed lists of all the participants, the completed vows and points completed per participant! I also am willing to give out other information that might be requested on a case by case basis. One of the major aims of the ETL was transparency, and I intend to serve this aim to the end!
- In case you fail to fulfill a vow, even if it is your last in a series of successful completions, you should wear the Badge of Shame until year-end (or more if you feel the penitence period should be extended). So behold the Badge of Shame:


http://www.fortressoftheunforgiven.com/ETL_02_Oathbreaker.jpg


So if you feel you can do without this banner in your signature, get cracking! If on the other hand you are sure you won’t make it, be my guest and put it on right away…

- Now I can also reveal some details regarding the banners for the victors. These are the banners to be worn by those that completed successfully ALL their vows. Why am I using plural for the “banners”? Because the banners will have an indication that will correspond to the number of completed vows for each participant! This would be subtle but clearly visible feature! I believe it will make for a great account of the ETL and people will wear it with pride!
- Also the winning faction will be getting an “add-on” banner commemorating their victory that will be designed to be placed next to the victory banner with no space between them so it will look as one. So the participants of the winning forum will retain their “victory” banner along with the vow-count feature (like everybody else) but will also get another banner to commemorate their dominance in the ETL!
- Lastly, you may have noticed the new banner in my signature. This is my personal banner in relation to the ETL – It has nothing to do with the Winning or the Champion banners – so don’t get any ideas! :)

So here’s how things look at the end of Week 11 in more detail:

E TENEBRAE LUX – 11TH WEEK UPDATE

Black Templars	113	45,254	400	22,984	51%
Blood Angels	65	31,953	492	9,861	31%
Dark Angels	91	43,877	482	16,365	37%
Codex Space Marines	58	34,082	588	10,935	32%
Space Wolves	50	33,917	678	15,459	46%
Chaos	57	24,504	430	13,941	57%
Ordos Inquisition	22	6,196	282	4,548	73%
Total	456	219,783	482	94,093	43%
Index Astartes	31	16,695	539	8,355	50%
Liber Astartes	15	9,818	655	1,695	17%
Ultramarines	12	7,569	631	885	12%

Comments:

The Dark Angels are getting their actr together and have managed to complete the most points compared to any other forum this week. This momentum that started building up since the previous week certainly delivers results as completion rate jumped to 37% from 25% the previous week. However, as the opposition was not idle either, the average completion rate of the ETL also increased leaving the DAs again to below average levels. That also can be interpreted that the DAs could more easily repeat this week’s performance compared to other forums that are gradually reaching their limits. The key to the DAs plan for victory now is for the big tickets to weigh in. There are a few mega-vows that are running for 11 weeks now – undoubtedly some of them are nearing completion. The momentum has been regained – all that’s left now is carry one and complete the vows!

The Wolves managed to get back in the game dynamically with a large number of completed points including the largest single vow in the ETL: WLK’s 4k Mega Vow. But he was not alone. After a sluggish Wek 10, the wolves are back in business having the second largest amount of completions this week. But now the situation is dire! Given the weight of the average vow the burden now falls on those 2nd and subsequent vows, the completions of which serve two purposes: 1) validating the previous precious completions (losing them would mean defeat) and 2) adding the new point-rich vows (that are necessary for victory). So the subsequent vows are especially important to the Wolves both as a shield to previous completions but also in their own right as they carry the weight necessary to win!

Blood Angels had a very timid week, adding a meagre 850 pts to their total. Things look grim for them as time is running out as they need not only to flood the ETL with completions but also to proceed to second and subsequent vows to raise their total points pledged and bring their required completion rate closer to a more normal 50% rather than the demanding 70%+ that is currently required. So remember: it’s not over until it’s over – keep delivering on your vows and everything is possible! For Sanguinius! For the Emperor!

Black Templars continue to deliver on their oaths in true BT style! Despite having a comfortable lead they added 4.7k pts maintaining their difference to the DAs at a sizeable 6.6k pts! And, being BTs, they pledged another 3.4k pts so most of the completions have been re-filled. Here I need to mention there are already two BTs in their 8th vow already (and there are bound to be others too) but be careful guys, the stakes are now very high! Just as a side note, 57% of all new vows (point-wise) in Week 11 were made by the BTs. Fanatics? Damn right!

Codex Forums are in three distinct speeds. First we have Index Astartes that are delivering 50% completion rates (above the ETL average) and contribute 76% of the total points of the Codex bloc. Alone they are threatening the BAs (!) and I believe they still have some aces up their sleeve! Then we have the Liber Astartes that they contribute 16% of the total points of the faction. With completion rate of 17% way below the average of the ETL they have the potential to really make the difference for the Codex bloc! In fact I believe this is the Codex best chance to leap forward and challenge the first positions! Then we have the Ultramarines. The lowest contribution to the Codex total of only 8% and total completions of less than 1k. Hmmm… here there must be some progress as we reach the deadline because although the Ums are not many, they have some hefty vows there… And with completion rate of only 12% there is only one way to go! Honor & Courage – you have the power to turn the tables and give the opposition a run for their money!

Chaos after some fantastic performance in Week 10 has slipped from second position to fourth as 1) their smaller numbers begin to show and 2) other forums have mobilized their resources gaining momentum. BUT Chaos still has a few rounds of heavy artillery in its arsenal and their position, although 4th, is not that distant from the rest of the forums in terms of points. Chaos is determined enough to see this through – they have proven it already with a completion rate approaching 60% - by far the highest (excluding the Ordos)!!!

Ordos Inquisition had a second week in a row with no completions to report. Frankly with a completion rate in the 70s it looks as they have won the Dedication to the Emperor award … I woul urge the three participants that have 2nd and third vows unfinished to make the effort to complete them in time – just by tying the loose ends your completion rate will jump to the 80s!!!


Until the next and last weekly update, farewell and good luck to all!

[Andhil]

Chaplaincliff,

 

Your banner is awesome, you bring honour to the Chapter! But... What's a Khorne Symbol doing on your Marshal's belt? ^_^ The Chaos helmet looks a bit out of place IMHO.

 

Then again your power weapon effects are truly amazing, Brother!

[Brother-Captain Sicarius]

have found some ekstra time and as such i thought that i would add something ekstra to prove my zeal to my brothers and to all who oppose us!

 

I Brother-Captain Sicarius answer the challenge of the Unforgiven and vow to complete a Master of sanctinty with bolt pistol, artificer armour, adamantine matle, mastercraftet crozius arcanum, frag grenades and terminator honours from Codex: Black Templars of total value 197 pts on or before August 15. Success will bring eternal glory to the Black Templars and failure will doom me to bear the sign of damnation until the year-end!

 

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l348/staggemeier/chaplainprepaint.jpg

 

know he does not have the terminator honours on him at this point, but i have the bit to represent it, so he will have it before completion :)

[The Ginger Avenger]

Brother-Captain Sicarius, I must say I* really like that Crozius. I'm gonna have to steal that idea for my next Chaplain.

 

On another note, I was (perhaps foolishly) a little worried when I saw the news about the 4k+ mega-vow, but then I saw that we still lead by about 6.5k. The other chapters (and the filthy heretics) may aspire to the same levels of greatness as us but as always our zeal and our faith, both in our Brothers and in the Emperor, shall see us to victory...

[chaplaincliff]

Congratulations for your SIXTH completion Chaplain Cliff! I'm especially impressed by your effort to emulate the Chapter Banner - the points are well deserved!

 

Now you're on to your SEVENTH vow! Good luck- table updated!

 

Seriously - check out the tables in front and let me know if I've missed a vow AND a completion of yours... If that is the case I'll correct it.

 

 

I just can't count, I checked though.

 

Chaplaincliff,

 

Your banner is awesome, you bring honour to the Chapter! But... What's a Khorne Symbol doing on your Marshal's belt? :) The Chaos helmet looks a bit out of place IMHO.

 

Then again your power weapon effects are truly amazing, Brother!

 

 

thank you! I still think my free hand needs a lot of work, but it is getting there. and as for the khornate symbol, yes it it there, according to the fluff of my crusade, after clensing the darian system it is caught in the warp on it's return to the eternal crusader and is forcefully turned to khorne to do his bidding, my entire army has subtle things like that, just little symbols to show they are mid turn, this allows me to kit bash pretty much any and all power armour kit outside of sisters, and I can play with the chaos codex every once in a while.

[Brother-Captain Sicarius]

Brother-Captain Sicarius, I must say I* really like that Crozius. I'm gonna have to steal that idea for my next Chaplain.

use it if you want :) but don't call it stealing :P what are battle brothers for if not to ispire each other to greater highs ;)