Brother Ambroz Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Has anyone ever read the Broken Empire Trilogy? The characters in that series are pretty much exactly how I picture my Night Lords. Seems like they fit the characteristics of the legion perfectly, you have brothers you live, fight and die alongside but you still wouldn't trust them farther than you can throw a baneblade. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3844066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 @ Tanith Ghost - That the trilogy by Mark Lawrence? I just transferred the Omnibus onto my Ipad this morning ^_^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3844131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ambroz Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Yeah. He's probably the best author I've ever read, went through all three of those books in about a week. Reminded me so much of Night Lords the whole time though. That's awesome let me know what you think. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3844170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctem Cultor Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Yet the Nostroman Rune thread is now linked to page 1. This is the return of the VIII Legion to its full terrifying glory. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3844847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrall Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Hi guys,i've been directed to this thread by a member of this glorious host of the XIII legion. I'm entering the world of the Night Lords in a... less than subtle way. I'm planning a thramas crusade era force. My current... theme is raptors en mass. I'm planning on running a combo of assault squads and fire-raptors using IX legion's 40k rules.Here is my current lore. I've decided to carve myself a space on the legion company roster on the first page. So here's my first run at my company lore... it's a little crude as it's early days.-----------------+31st Company +The company has earnt the moniker 'Bane of Tyrants' due to the almost single minded approach they have when it comes to picking targets who represent the rule, or indeed enforce the rule of tyrants. Though the body count is in the hundreds they are credited with having inhumed several planetary dictators. The company was originally lead by a Terran born, however following his death some two decades before the out break of the Horus Heresy a new captain was chosen. Born of Nostramo Captain Herrek 'Silver Tongue' Basarab surprised many in the legions upper command when he turned out to be, if anything, more restrained and disciplined than the Terran born who had won the company a great deal of respect with other legions but great distrust within the VIII legion.It wasn't until the precursors to death of Nostramo that the duel nature of the company captain came to be both recognised and indeed celebrated. It became clear that he was capable of fierce oratory and constructing narratives that, while flagrant lies, contained enough truth to utter twist the minds of any mortal who listened to him. This talent was used to devastating effect during the Thramas Crusade when the members of the 31st would visit human worlds, convince them that the forces of the Dark Angels were not to be trusted, that they had turned away from a noble future in order to enslave mankind and form an empire of the Lion. Little did mortals realise that the 31st had planted traps of such sophistication and terror that when the dark angels landed up on the worlds to re-secure them they would find villages of maddened half flayed creatures. Often attempts to aid performed by the mortals attached the dark angels would result in vicious attacks by the night lords victims. Stories began to emerge of weaponised traps, where an attempt to remove a person from crucifixs or torture racks would result in large blasts killing the would be savior. These savage acts quickly reforged the image of the 31st as a true company of the Night Lords. Basarab, once considered ruggedly hansom would survive the trials of the crusade, but a terrible injury at the hands of the dark angels during the ambush would forever leave him with an agumented face. A silver skull, rebuild into his own ruined skull.  Notes on the company;  - Renound for using a combination of hidden ranged weapons (the Scorpius whirlwind , brutal short ranged tanks (often Imperial army Thunderer siege tanks), heavy air support and large scale deployment of jump pack units. - Favours a fast and brutal approach to combat, trading a measure of stealth for overwhelming brutality when it counts. - Infantry elements almost excusively made up of raptors or tactical squads, with little reliance on heavy infantry. Surprisingly large armoury of vehicles for the combat style.  ----------------I hope to add more, but that's the current outline of my force. Any thoughts?  -skrall Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3844866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Is "freaking awesome" an acceptable thought? ^_^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3844898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Brothers and Sister of the Night, rejoice! Childe of Night, a Night lords short story by John French has just become available at BL. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3845676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthamal Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Well worth a read. Seems there's actually another author I trust to take the reins of the VIII Legion Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3845679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ambroz Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Ooooh exciting. Typo on the BL page though, repeatedly says XIII legion instead of VIII. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3845702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 I know right? Â That confused the hell out of me the first time I read it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3845712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrall Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 only an idiot would mistake midnight blue for cobolt blue... Â -skrall Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3845908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctem Cultor Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Ooooh exciting. Typo on the BL page though, repeatedly says XIII legion instead of VIII. Â So glad it wasn't just me that got confused by that. Pay day tomorrow so I know what im downloading, yey! Â That aside if anyone has tips with using light boxes to take pictures of Night Lords can you PM me any tips as Zaqar's photo shoot didn't come out as well as I hoped. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3845977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasmaspam Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Â Ooooh exciting. Typo on the BL page though, repeatedly says XIII legion instead of VIII. Â So glad it wasn't just me that got confused by that. Pay day tomorrow so I know what im downloading, yey! Â That aside if anyone has tips with using light boxes to take pictures of Night Lords can you PM me any tips as Zaqar's photo shoot didn't come out as well as I hoped. Â have PM'd you, hope it helps. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 let's not get too far off topic though in case one of the other mods wanders in. Oh don't you worry. We know what happens here. And my mod voice works better on you lot than Flint's. It's pink and hurts those light sensitive eyes of you lot ;)  Nice job pulling it back though.  Lastly, any reviews on the French NL novel? Without any comparisons to A D-B writing too please :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Theres a spoiler post in the AoD forums, if you want to check that out. Â THOUGH BE FOREWARNED, THERE IS NO SPOILER TAG/BLOCK. Â General consensus I seem to be feeling is overall positive. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 That's good to hear. It can be tough when you get an excellent author writing so much to then read stuff from a different author. Can just imagine the look on his face. "Follow those stories by A D-B that have captivated fans of the Legion know for terror tactics and setting examples in the blood of the guilty. They'll kill me if I get it wrong!". Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Not to mention the Night Lords are pretty big 'round 'ere... Â Â ...in the sense that if it wasn't well received it might echo chamber in here and possibly require and A D-B intervention. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xin Ceithan Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I have very interesting ideas on how a Night Lord Intervention might turn out ... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Vulkan Lives. That's all I have to say on the matter. Â *turns back to carving voodoo doll out of the thigh bone of a still-attached and screaming serf* Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Ugh... that's all that needs to be said.  Poor Nick Kyme... he's like anti A DB lately, and that makes me sad. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellChyld Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 A D-B seemed to support mr. french's work on his face book a couple days ago so I look forward to it Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrall Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Does the story fit the heresy-era lord stuff thus far? I know a few of the novels to date have jarred with short stories by other authors. A good example being rob sanders iron warriors vs mcneills iron warriors. Rob pitched them slightly differently from what you expect which i liked, where as mcniell tried to build on his 40k work and, i think, slightly mis-judged it. I say this because his 40k iron warriors (i.e honsou) are completely different from the HH iron warriors. I don't get a lot of time for the e-books so i try to avoid them if they don't posses a redeaming quality (i.e being more than a 3000 word tax) Â -skrall Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctem Cultor Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Reading Child Of Night now should be interesting by the reviews here. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Lastly, any reviews on the French NL novel? Now I'm picturing a Night Lord with a beret on his head, a striped shirt over his armor and a baguette of bread tucked under his arm as he twirls his thin, curly mustache with one hand and sips a glass of fine wine with the other. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebris Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 ...solid...it presents a NL psyker and it actually makes sense how he uses his powers. A bit cliche in the end but it gets a 7/10 from me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285762-the-murderers-call-a-night-lords-community/page/42/#findComment-3846900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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