Grim Dog Studios Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Bit of an odd one but I couldnt seem to find any information regarding this. Do dreadnoughts in the heresy period have to go into stasis like their 40k counterparts for long periods of time when not fighting. I can't think of many dreadnoughts within the books from the top of my head, apart from Rylanor and the one from one of the Dark Angel novels. From what I remember, it is never explicitly mentioned that the dreadnoughts go into stasis during this time period, and Rylanor as I believe was awake and walking around the ship when Tarvitz when to speak to him. Any information on this topic is appreciated! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Bit of an odd one but I couldnt seem to find any information regarding this. Do dreadnoughts in the heresy period have to go into stasis like their 40k counterparts for long periods of time when not fighting. I can't think of many dreadnoughts within the books from the top of my head, apart from Rylanor and the one from one of the Dark Angel novels. From what I remember, it is never explicitly mentioned that the dreadnoughts go into stasis during this time period, and Rylanor as I believe was awake and walking around the ship when Tarvitz when to speak to him. Any information on this topic is appreciated! All the UM Dreadnoughts in KNF are in stasis, and Telemechrus says about how they all spend any time they aren't fighting in stasis. Rylanor may have been awake because they weren't far off fighting. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3952140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokkorex Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 There are dreadnoughts in Betrayer that had slept through both isstvaan Battles, but i don't know if they were kept in stasis. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3952141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Depends how much time there is in between battles. Battles seem to keep their wits sharp, more so than being put into stasis. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3952206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dono1979 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 All of the Dreadnoughts on one of the World Eaters (?) ships in one of the Heresy books were in Stasis and they brought them out when the squad who was supposed to have stayed and guarded theship went planetside to join in the slaughter, the ship then got boarded. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3952242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Dog Studios Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thank you for the fast replies! It seems they did get put in stasis then. You all list sources I have previously read so I don't know how I have missed it haha! I just assumed that maybe with the 'better' techonology they had during/before the heresy period, the dreadnoughts may not have had to have been placed in stasis. Many thanks, Wulox Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3952285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlson793 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Plus Nomus Rhy'tan, Lord Chaplain of the Salamanders, was the Keeper of the Keys. "It was also at his behest that the Dreadnoughts of the Salamanders Legion rose from their dreaming slumbers." Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3952341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I think they get put into stasis to stop them going insane, that's what I got from KNF. So the need to do so wouldn't change from the heresy to 'now'. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3952347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
infyrana Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Wulox, please forgive my hijack question (sorry!) but this seems like an excellent place to expand your original query and see if I can catch someone in the know... So, forgetting the discrepancies between possible numbers of dreadnoughts / contemptors amongst different legions, what happened to those Dreads/Contemptors who belonged to the Chaos turned Legions or 'tainted' Legionnaires be they on their homeworld or elsewhere ? Did all the chaos turned legions awaken their dreads in order for the turn to be complete? Were they 'doctored' in their stasis chamber to be tainted by chaos? Are some still in stasis to this day and have not yet been awakened or turned? Were they destroyed in stasis? Were they released from stasis as and when needed (or even just post heresy to complete the taint) and give the option to turn or be destroyed? I'm assuming that dreads in stasis are just that - untouched and just being kept alive. Taking them out of stasis into an environment filled with a chaosified legion would surely cause issues. Maybe some went berserk and were easily turned by the deities, maybe the DG ones were tainted by papa nurgle and the EC's were doctored by Fabius etc. Very curious :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3952454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy1391 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I wouldn't be surprised if the traitors basically checked the service record of the dreads in stasis. Those who they didn't think they could turn were probably just unplugged and had their chasis filled with a wounded traitor. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3952495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dono1979 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 As per the above but also isnt there some fluff about Chaos Dreadnoughts who have been awake since the Heresy and they are insane (which is the justification for the Chaos Not Dreadnoughts). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3952509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yes, dreads go into stasis to stop them from going insane. In 40k, SM dreads still go into stasis, while CSM hellbrutes are disarmed and left to their own insanity. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3954884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I wouldn't be surprised if the traitors basically checked the service record of the dreads in stasis. Those who they didn't think they could turn were probably just unplugged and had their chasis filled with a wounded traitor. I like the story of Lhorke (I think that's his name?) who is a War Hounds Contemptor who just watches his legion descend into madness and treachery and can't do anything. I liked that in Betrayer. It seems like the WE kept most of there's because when Delvarius of the Triarii abandons the ship and the Dreadnoughts have to fight off the UM boarders, they're all really shocked that they're being asked to kill other Space Marines. But on the other hand, the EC one was sent down to Istvaan III, so it seems pretty random what they did with Dreadnoughts haha. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303529-dreadnought-stasis/#findComment-3954891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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