Larhendiel Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 According to http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Sammael and our Codex in 10 000 years time Sammael is 384th company master for "more than century" and previous company master Gideon was leading for 600 terran years. So, 10 000 - 100 - 600 = 9300 years left for 382 previous chapter masters. 9300/382 = 24 years and 3 months Thats the average for all those that were before Sammael and Gideon. As for a space marine thats a quite short life expectancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isiah Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Hmmm ... It's a dangerous job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother dean Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Three in the space of one year causing command of the RW to fall to the GotC (iirc) MotRW until a new Master could be raised from inside the DA Ravenwing... It's in the codex... or in the novel Ravenwing... i forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Avoghai Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Don't forget it's a length of function not a length of life though... + Gideon leading for 600Terran years this is plain ridiculous... He remained more than Dante... Come on! This course of who lives the longest or who killed the most foes starts being ridiculous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPK Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Don't forget it's a length of function not a length of life though... This is a good point. The average may work out to 24 years per master but they may have already spent 100+ years in various other positions. You must also remember that this is only an average - If there was a particular stretch of time where they saw a lot of MotRW KIA in much less than 24 years, that's obviously going to skew things. I do agree that it seems like a low average and most likely an oversight(as happens quite a bit). I also agree with Avoghai on Gideons service, seems too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyocum Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 It wasn't the GotC 2nd company master, but the Angels of Absolution (I think), but yes, there were 3 Grand masters of the Ravenwing killed in a year, and a successor company 'led' the Ravenwing for something like 20 years until a suitable candidate could be found. That is noted in the codex, on that little multi-page 'timeline'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMek83 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Where you guys thought all Jetbikes have gone? All previous chapter masters have tried to to pimp their jetbikes, causing massive explosions eventually leaving Sammael owner of last jetbike of the imperium. That is what you get inhaling all that gasoline fumes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost_angel Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Had to chime in. It was neither the gotc or aoa but actually the angels of vengeance. And yeah, it's mentioned in Ravenwing the novel that entry into the second company usually shaves a few years off your life expectancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyocum Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Thanks, lost angel. Don't have my codex here at work, so wasn't sure on which of the Ao_ it was, just knew for a fact it wasn't my GotC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I can't check the fulff at the moment, but my Sammael usually only lasts until the third or fourth round in every game. I give a lot of Slay the Warlord VPs up with that guy EDIT: And I just thought I'd add, that if the Master of the Ravenwing only gets actively involved in one battle (somewhere where the fighting is thickest or he is most needed) per campaign and it only takes (on average) several years to hop from one part of the galaxy to another on Fallen hunting duties then he is pretty doomed to a very short life at the rate I use/abuse/lose him. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother dean Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I've had good luck with Sableclaw. AV 14 AND a 4+ makes him survivable til I park too close to stealers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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