+++E Tenebrae Lux+++

[Taranis]

That's the spirit, Snorri. If only all of our vowing brothers would rally to the defence of our remaining painting reputation.

I wonder what fate awaits the fallen as the master of all this is a dark angel Captain.....

I will try and add as much as I can and dare!

 

For Sanguinius and for honour.

[JamesI]

I sat down to finish my Land Raider Crusader yesterday, last model in my vow when I discovered a lack of useable brushes and paint. Well off to the store and hope to finish it soon!

[Taranis]

Sounds great! The progress, not the paint/brush trouble. :)

I'm looking forward to seeing you priests. Always great with inspiration. Perhaps with the other 4? That would be epic. B) B)

[JamesI]

Sounds great! The progress, not the paint/brush trouble. :P

I'm looking forward to seeing you priests. Always great with inspiration. Perhaps with the other 4? That would be epic. :tu: :)

There is a pic of the priests in my blog. I will try to get a group shot later.

 

I can announce I have completed my vow. Evidence will arrive tomorrow most likely with my additional vow.

[Taranis]

Sounds great! The progress, not the paint/brush trouble. :P

I'm looking forward to seeing you priests. Always great with inspiration. Perhaps with the other 4? That would be epic. :tu: :P

There is a pic of the priests in my blog. I will try to get a group shot later.

 

I can announce I have completed my vow. Evidence will arrive tomorrow most likely with my additional vow.

:) :tu: Good news indeed.

I'll go priest hunting on your blog. B)

[Captain Semper]

Great JamesI - well done! A hefty (and much needed) 450 pts for the BAs! I'm updating your status - but please provide pics before you make another vow!

[Captain Semper]

E TENEBRAE LUX – 10th WEEK UPDATE

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

This was a more subdued week with completions at the 8.8k mark. The characteristics of this week were the further increase of the average completion rate to 36% from 32% last week that corresponds to 76k points(!) and the still hefty (although diminishing) amount of 6.7k worth of new vows. The total points pledged so far stand at almost 214k. A point of particular interest is that this is the fist week since the beginning of the ETL that the Space Wolves did not report a completion!

So week 10 is now behind us and just three more weeks to go! Plan your next steps carefully, because an unfinished vow could have multiplying effect as it will nullify all previous work too. If you are uncertain of your time, or your next vow depends on the speed of the postal agencies I say play it safe and be conservative! In the end is imminent!

Now I would like to repeat some technicalities about the closing that I mentioned last week because they are important:

On August 15th at 22:00 GMT the ETL ends. That means that by the B&C clock any completions that are submitted after that time will not count towards the total points of your faction. Please make everybody’s life easier and avoid submitting in the nick of time – a discarded completion for just a minute could create unnecessary aggravation and leave people with a sour taste from what should be an enjoyable event. I plan to enforce the firm deadline so yes, 22:01 submissions will be discarded.

The final results will be announced on Sunday, August 19th at the latest so I will have time to process all the results, double check everything and present them in an esthetically pleasing manner. This is a big event guys so I will need some time to make sure things are in order. Just a small request: The logistics of ETL are very demanding, so if you guys cross check your status in the tables occasionally and find something that doesn’t match please bring it to my attention so I’ll act on it.

So here’s how things look at the end of week 10:

E TENEBRAE LUX – 10TH WEEK UPDATE

Black Templars	102	41,811	410	18,255	44%
Blood Angels	64	31,778	497	9,011	28%
Dark Angels	86	43,057	501	10,815	25%
Codex Space Marines	56	33,792	603	9,210	27%
Space Wolves	48	32,637	680	11,160	34%
Chaos	56	24,476	437	13,106	54%
Ordos Inquisition	22	6,196	282	4,548	73%
Total	434	213,747	493	76,105	36%
Index Astartes	29	16,405	566	6,775	41%
Liber Astartes	15	9,818	655	1,550	16%
Ultramarines	12	7,569	631	885	12%

Comments:

The Dark Angels have still the lowest completion rate at 25% but are gaining significant momentum. They will still need some large vow completions to propel their position forward but things are promising. If the momentum builds up further we are looking at a magnificent turn around that will send shock waves across all forums! With 2.5k completed this week and some indications of even better performance next week I think we’re in the right path! So with 10.8k pts (less than 400pts behind the Wolves) but still in the 4th position, do we have what it takes to turn this around?

The Wolves did not report a completion for the fist time since the beginning of the ETL! Wow. What could that mean? Out of steam? Fatigue? Or just coincidence and next week we’ll see two weeks’ worth of completions? Truth being said with an average burden of more than 900pts per participant they have put themselves in a very challenging position. Still they manage to maintain 3rd position with no completions! But now the distance to the second position has increased by 2k. In all fairness, the Wolves should aim at completion rates well into the 40s to shake up things – difficult but achievable!

Blood Angels have managed to make some completions to keep them in the game, surpassing the 9k mark. However the relatively small points/vow ratio means that their completion rate should be much higher than average and at the moment is almost 10 percentage points lower. In principle they should be going the Chaos way, i.e. having among the highest completion rates to make up for their low points. As things stand now, they’ll require above 55% completion rate to beat the Templars. Difficult? Yes! Impossible? No! Just look at Chaos!

Black Templars seem unstoppable! At a record 18k worth of completions and a 44% completion rate they have put enough distance between them and the rest of the forums to feel relatively safe. Despite their leading position, despite their considerable difference with the rest, they still reported the largest amount of completions this week at 2.6k! Frankly, they DO look like the favorites to win the ETL as they still have a large pool of incomplete vows to draw from. So let’s see as the sands of time draw all of us to the inevitable end, will they manage to maintain their position and become the heroes of E TENEBRAE LUX? Let’s see…

Codex Forums are definitely responding to the challenge adding more the 0.5k points this week. Although they have 9.2k pts completed so far (more than the BAs) the certainly need to do more. There are some very serious vows out there with tons of points and I believe (hope) that after 10 weeks some of them will be nearing completion. You guys really need to start putting some serious pts forward. To put it simply, you need the samet amount of points that you’ve completed so far just to reach the BTs current levels. Or something in the order of 55% completion rate. Good luck!

Chaos is second overall with more than 13k completed pts and a monstrous 54% completion rate. They do not have a high number of participants. They do not have a high number of total points pledged. What they do have is the tenacity and the drive to complete their vows consistently. Of course they have the Dark Pantheon to aid them but still! An excellent performance guys (and gals) keep it up!

Ordos Inquisition did not report any completions this week. They’ve done it before but with a completion rate of 73% this seems normal to me. It’ll be great to see you guys driving for a cool 100% but no rush – none has shown the kind of commitment you have!


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

[JamesI]

Here is a group shot of my original vow.

My math was slightly off, this is 455 points (woo +5 points!)

For my second vow, I offer this, 175 points of homemade Brother Captain Tycho. Sadly I was unable to acquire teh Seth figure I wanted to toss in as well.

“I JamesI answer the challenge of the Unforgiven and vow to complete Brother Captain Erasmus Tycho from Codex: Blood Angels of total value 175 points on or before August 15. Success will bring eternal glory to our lord Sanguinius, the Blood Angels and all our Brothers participating in this contest. Failure will doom me to bear the sign of damnation until the year-end”

And as requested by Taranis, a picture of my collection of 7 Sanguinary Priests...

A few more pictures of the vowed models will be in my blog post for the painting competition.

[Captain Semper]

OK great! Table updated withyour new vow JamesI - good luck! ;)

[Taranis]

Thanks for the family photo. I'm no great fan of winged marines, but I've seen much great conversion of late. Yours included! :eek I have two second hand Sanguinary guard models I'll be converting to a librarian and perhaps an axe Reclusiarch/priest.

 

Of your ETL vow I like them all. Especially the Landspeeder. It's looking vicious and super aggressive. Really BA style. No lurking with missiles on the table edge. Up close as we like it. :jaw:

 

I sure hope we can climb in the competition, but I feel a bit like a baby seal running from hunters. Not too big chances of ultimate success but I'm still optimistic.

I believe in Bradley Powers:

 

We can do this!

[grandmaster lisander]

I am unable to add more to my vow, my first child is due and i havnt even got to my new base yet, i know that the chapter can up its game and i stand with you brothers! keep those vows coming!!!!!!!

[Captain Semper]

@ GM Lysander: Well, congratulations! First child! wow! Welcome to the club! :cuss

 

@ Taranis: It's not over until it's over. If the BAs deliver completions, they will win. As simple as that. Now you just need to step up the effort! Go for it guys!

[Axira]

Progress on my VoW!

DC dreadnaught complete!

Also progress on my Land Raider Redeemer! Just waiting for some magnets before I start painting!

Think I'll be working on my sang guard next!

[Soups]

Wow. Looks like we are borked. On the plus side, I just finished 30 assault squad guys. Terminators should be done next week, assuming no real life problems. No pics right now.

[Captain Semper]

Well Soups, if you manage to complete your vow the BAs will rise above 10k pts and will be real close to the Codex forums...

 

The funny thing is, you guys have the resources (as in participants) to do really well, but you lack momentum. We have reached a point in the ETL that you'll need the second and third vows to do the work to give you the edge (on top of a solid amount of first vow completions) thus driving the total vows pledged to higher levels and bringing the completion rate requirements to more reasonable leves of around 50%). Right now, with the points that the BAs have pledged you require a very high completion rate to win (i.e. in excess of 70%). Let's see how it plays out. Remember it's not over until it's over and all you guys have to do is deliver on the promise. If you paint, the points will come! :P

[Makkeru]

Vow done: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=253079

[Captain Semper]

E TENEBRAE LUX – 11th WEEK UPDATE

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/DA_Challenge_vs_BA.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 93.3k 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!

[SevenExxes]

Challenge accepted ... and completed.

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...p;#entry3137449

[Captain Semper]

Well done SevenExxes - congratulations on your completion (can't see the pics as I'm at work, but will have the pleasure later on).

 

So is this some momentum that is building up here or what? We had Makkeru and SevenExxes two succesive completions - any more brave Sons of Sanguinius to continue the drive? Let's see if it will last! :)

[jadebullet]

Just a little confused about one of the rules. What if you have a Blood Angels Subchapter, painted as a blood angels sub chapter, for the 100% intent of being a blood Angels sub chapter, but use bits from Codex SM, BA, SW and DA range of miniatures on your marines?

[Captain Semper]

Well, you have to think in terms of the tabletop. Choose a unit (or more) from your Codex of choice and go for as WYSIWYG as you can. Optics do not matter. If you want to have a BA successor with wolf pelts that's your choice. As long as all the equipment is BA legal you have no problem.

 

Be aware though that the deadline for new entrants to the ETL was back in June 15th (ETL is running since May 15th). After that date no new entrants were allowed. Sorry... :lol:

[Axira]

Update on VoW!

Land Raider Complete!

Did a little blending, just for the sake of eyecatching

Some wepon pics, since they might have not been clear on the large pic!

Hunter Killer, not yet magnetized thou :D

Multi Melta and Storm Bolter!

And another pic of the dude!

[SevenExxes]

Well done SevenExxes - congratulations on your completion (can't see the pics as I'm at work, but will have the pleasure later on).

 

Thanks. It's actually a video, that still counts right?

[Knights_Omega]

+++VOW COMPLETE+++

:tu:

 

 

 

Thats right 680pt vow, technically 700 since I did a lascannon and plasma gun instead, just saying, for the record ;)

 

Here is the link

[Captain Semper]

:D

 

This is fantastic work Knights_Omega! Your Lemartes is outstanding - as is all your stuff really - I like the subtle DC door in your otherwise red Stormraven! ;)

 

Your status is updated for 700 pts!