Helias_Tancred Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 if I want to replace Captain Tycho as my third company HQ with a captain of my own creation, own name, fluff, etc can I do that? Or is that generally frowned upon by players? Like for example if I made a Captain for 3rd company and named him Tiberius, would that be a no-go, or something cheesy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demus Ragnok Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 As long as your models are WYSIWYG I personally would have no issue with you fluffing your army however you like. And I don't think most reasonable players would care either. It is your army after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrick Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 cheesy is made up rules... make the model you like! check out the BA Character Conversion thread for examples. he could be the captain that took over immediately after Tycho's fall, or of some other period if you really want it to fit in the fluff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walpurgisnacht Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 ^^^^^^THIS!^^^^^^^^ Seriously, this is your hobby. Own it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaweda Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 That's exactly what I've done. Replaced him with a new unnamed by the fluff captain since Tycho is, sadly, dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperors Immortals Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 The Enlightenment of Horus occurred 10000 years ago, you can have a captain or force from any decade in that time frame. I'd personally love to see more custom characters and stories, its what made 40k the best Gothic SciFi ever. Make him captain of accompany that was absorbed by nids after an unrecorded battle deep in frontier space, a survivor of heresy or anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockwithaticket Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 ^ All of the above really. Tycho isn't the only Captain the Blood Angels 3rd Company has ever had or will ever have, same for any company in any chapter. So you're all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCommanderSamirus Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 In the previous codex Galan Machiavi was tychos successor. But as stated its your army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Machiavi also featured in 'the silent king' from black library recently, as Tychos most trusted sergeant, pretty sure he was also in the short story about the flesh tearers at armageddon too. I have Tycho model that I love, but plan to do a Machiavi model too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCommanderSamirus Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Although dont get dissuaded away by cannon. It is the grimdark after all. Nothing saying Machiavi is still the captain. You could say he has since been either KIA or lost to the rage and now his First Sergeant, Tiberius, is the captain of third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddywarcrimes Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 It's been 10000 years. The 3rd Company has had a lot of Captains. Think about how many Captains it has had just in the time that Dante has been Chapter Master. Field your Captain with what ever wargear and relic combo the rules allow, name him as you see fit, and start building his legacy of glory on the tabletop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Was there ever gane info on Galan wrt stats or equipment? How was he depicted inSilebt King? He probably inherited Tycho's armor later but ibwonder what weapons he prefers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Well physically I went with the Space Marines commander pack and used a standard looking Space Marine helm from the Sanguinary Guard pack that had a wreath around the top of it. I geared him with a storm bolter and a powersword. I'm going to run his powersword as the relic blade in the new codex with the 2 AP. While the stormbolter isn't top in pure killing power it puts out a spread of firepower and that's how I see him using his sidearm. I see him in battle up close, shearing off the head of a foe in a blast of bolter shells from the barrels of his storm bolter "Angel's Fury". He will get artificer armor too. For names not decided yet. It will either be Tiberius or ... I' m digging deep here, Haldorn. Haldorn being my longest lived still-alive Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 1st edition character from years ago ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 In your opinion what is a better weapon load out for a Captain ..... Fury of Baal plasma pistol and a powersword, or the relic power sword with the 2 AP and a regular plasma pistol or stormbolter? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 if I want to replace Captain Tycho as my third company HQ with a captain of my own creation, own name, fluff, etc can I do that? Or is that generally frowned upon by players? Like for example if I made a Captain for 3rd company and named him Tiberius, would that be a no-go, or something cheesy? Perfectly acceptable. "Counts as" as stuff like this the bread and butter of a creative hobby. Take a look at the other tycho thread to see options! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 In your opinion what is a better weapon load out for a Captain ..... Fury of Baal plasma pistol and a powersword, or the relic power sword with the 2 AP and a regular plasma pistol or stormbolter? Thank you. I think the Grav Pistol actually makes for a great side-arm for the Captain, especially if you are going for a Thunder Hammer (I am, in one of my builds). Otherwise, for a Relic Blade (or Valor's Edge), I would rather take a Combi-Melta than the Storm Bolter any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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