Olis Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Not really.... Wait iirc, they lack an organ or two, right? So far as I can make out, they can't spit acid nor can they secrete a special kind of sweat that helps them survive in the vacuum of space. Make of that what you will. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3707974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Cato Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Easy enough I suppose, can't burn someone's eyes out with acid spit and take extra care not to fall out of a battle barge haha. I think I may try my hand at getting an official IA up and running for these guys, as a means to compile what information I have recieved here and see what I am missing and what needs more development. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3707991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gripharius Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 My only point with the hair is that you might not want all of them to have black hair and black eyes. I'm not sure whether wraith-slipping is exclusive to the Raven Guard or not, but I think either way you could still port it into your Chapter. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Cato Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Ah, I see now what you meant, Brother. My apologies. I think I have finally settled on a chapter name, I shall call them the Placid Huntsmen Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Placid? :huh: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Cato Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 It sounds odd, I know. It was a synonym of patient, and it means not easily upset or excited. It would describe the overall demeanour of the chapter in that they are calm and collected and would not jump into the breach without first calmly assessing the situation and determining the best course of action. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Juan Juarez Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Ah ha! I have you now! The name would have come before the Chapter had developed a Character, unless there was a re-branding - so to speak - at some point. Thus, name =/= anything about the Chapter (generally). Just to throw out there: Grim Wardens - it sounds vaguely cool. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Cato Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 That does sound pretty cool. I'll twist it a little bit and make it more Raven Guard-y and call them the Shadow Wardens. Thoughts? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I don't see placid as a synonym for patient here or there. What's wrong with patient hunters? How about steadfast/tenacious/implacable hunters? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 That does sound pretty cool. I'll twist it a little bit and make it more Raven Guard-y and call them the Shadow Wardens. Thoughts? Better. Much better. The Imperium is all about grim and foreboding nouns - 'Shadow Wardens' certainly seems suitable enough. One question though - are you bothered about a name being unique to your chapter or are you fine with other people having their own style of 'Shadow Wardens'? Now, I'm not saying that there definitely is someone else out there with a chapter called as such but it seems like a name where the possibility is quite distinct. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Cato Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 I'm not bothered by it being used by someone else, my concern lies in picking a name to fit the chapter. If it does happen that somebody else picks the name, then that is fine by me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegnor Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 The Raven Guard are a good choice as well as their gene-seed is so degraded that they face a constant struggle to maintain numbers. Fits with the theme mentioned earlier of the elves' time having passed and them now being a fading race. The gradual decline in numbers and difficulty in replacing those who fall could be a 'slow burn' factor that has shaped your chapter's thinking and character. Hence they're a bit more withdrawn and inwardly focused. One thing with the wraith-slipping - and it's just a personal opinion. Supernatural powers like that for Marines work so much better when it's hinted at and suggested rather than outright stated as a supernatural power. Phrases like "their mastery of silent movement through forests have evolved to a point that appears to many to be downright magical" are your friend. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Cato Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Thank you for the suggestion. I stated in the IA I put up a bit ago that they developed stealth skills from their lives as hunters prerecruitment, but feel like it wouldn't quite put them at wraith-slipping. I need to devise a means of having them master body control and have the mental discipline for the act of wraith-slipping. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291697-an-inquiry-of-mine/page/3/#findComment-3708521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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