Aspiringchaoschampion Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Was each company basically a mini chapter? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
infyrana Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Get yourself reading the wiki's if you can. But the best source is the Betrayal book from FW (pages 128,129). Mortarion had a vision that was different to the original basic setup of the legions, organising the Death Guard into seven "Great Companies" of a considerably larger size than standard legion organisation. The idea being that each company would hold 70,000 legion astartes for a total of 490,000 space marines - but these figures were never met. Chapters? Isn't that a 40k thing? This is 30k, this world is about legions containing companies, battalions, detachments, etc etc :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4034253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspiringchaoschampion Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Get yourself reading the wiki's if you can. But the best source is the Betrayal book from FW (pages 128,129). Mortarion had a vision that was different to the original basic setup of the legions, organising the Death Guard into seven "Great Companies" of a considerably larger size than standard legion organisation. The idea being that each company would hold 70,000 legion astartes for a total of 490,000 space marines - but these figures were never met. Chapters? Isn't that a 40k thing? This is 30k, this world is about legions containing companies, battalions, detachments, etc etc :) What i meant was certaim legions like the smurfs ans word bearers had chapters so my thinking was is the death guard companies individually organised like a chapter Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4034602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I couldn't necessarily see the XIVth having Chapters per say, but they would have Battalions and so forth. So for example, you'd have Third Great Company, Sixteenth Battalion, Second Infantry Regiment or something like that. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4034830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A D-B Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Get yourself reading the wiki's if you can. But the best source is the Betrayal book from FW (pages 128,129). Mortarion had a vision that was different to the original basic setup of the legions, organising the Death Guard into seven "Great Companies" of a considerably larger size than standard legion organisation. The idea being that each company would hold 70,000 legion astartes for a total of 490,000 space marines - but these figures were never met. Chapters? Isn't that a 40k thing? This is 30k, this world is about legions containing companies, battalions, detachments, etc etc And Chapters. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4034895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
infyrana Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Seems I stand corrected, guess I need to read more before I reply, thanks :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4034900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memento Of Prospero Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 The Sons of Lorgar use Chapters for example ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4034909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Chapters are one of the terms used for legion organisation. Also remember what the Death Guard call Great Companies, another Legion may call Chapter, or Grand Company, or Harrow, etc. The Death Guard may call a certain grouping of companies a Chapter. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4034958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Eremon Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 The Death Guard "Great Company" is a Death Guard specific organization, not to be confused with the usage of that term among other legions, and effectively divides the Legion into seven parts. While not much more is given in detail, images of Death Guard legionaries are noted as belonging to Companies and Chapters. Again, while no specifics seem to be given, it seems that the Death Guard Legion had Chapters composed of Companies and possibly Battalions, and the Chapters were divided among the seven Great Companies. As a reference for the existence of Chapters, page 134 of Betrayal speaks of a native Barbarusan, that had arisen to become a standard bearer within the 19th Chapter of the 1st Great Company. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4036676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demus Ragnok Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 So the captains we are familiar with Garro, Grulgor, Typhon, etc were the captains of the "great companies"? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4036679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Eremon Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Indeed. Typhon the 1st, Grulgor the 2nd, and Garro the 7th, I believe. Leaving us with 4 unnamed Great Captains (to distinguish). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4036684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Woo hoo! More food for thought as I fluff-up my Death Guard even more! Thanks, guys! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4036710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspiringchaoschampion Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Thanks guys Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4045167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searva Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Umm Temeter is Cpt of the 4th Great Company. Only 3 to play with Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307261-death-guard-30k-organisation-question/#findComment-4063694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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