Index Sororitas - Order of the Abyss

[Minigiant]

 

The weapon and its backstory are creative writing exercises to me; consider them my gift to you.

 

 

As for the weapon's name, I decided to recycle the title of a 'Gotrek & Felix' novel. If you have a better idea, feel free to use it.

 

Thank you, feel free to do more ;-)

 

I think I will go with beastrender simply because I am bored of seeing 'slayer' in the title of weapons

 

I also appreciate the Monty Python reference

Edited May 2, 2016 by Minigiant

[Minigiant]

Now never shared this, I basically want to one day make my own Imperial Armour styled campaign, properly edited, great photos etc, the works. Now I am a Tau player at heart but the protagonist will be the sisters, hence this Index Sororitas. The Taros campaign is what made me really love 40k and I have taken an awful lot of information and inspiration from there. Please be gentle

 

Chapter One

The Road to War

The Imperium of Mankind is vast, comprising over a million planets scattered the length and breadth of the galaxy. It is the greatest empire in human history, but for all the worlds its armies and battlefleets conquered and the countless xenos races it has cast into oblivion, the terrible truth few men are privy to is that the imperium’s millennia long battle for survival may be failing. For the galaxy is a dark and terrible place and, beset by external wars and internal divisions, Mankind’s existence hangs on a knife edge.

In ignorance the wider military might of the Imperium battles on, in part because it knows no alternative, but also because the forces at its disposal are legion. From the colossal firepower of the Titans of the Adeptus Mechanicus to the formidable Space Marines, the elite warriors of the Adeptus Astartes, there is little that can oppose its fearsome gods of war. However the effective they are though, their numbers are limited and it is ultimately upon the common man that the burden of war must fall the heaviest; those of the Hammer of the Emperor – the Imperial Guard

Consisting of billions of men and millions of fighting vehicles, the Imperial Guard is deployed to warzones and garrisons across the galaxy. At any one time its regiments may be engaged in thousands, maybe even tens of thousands of conflicts, and each and every guardsmen requires a constant supply of food and water, weapons and ammunition, and a myriad of other equipment to survive. To manage this logistical nightmare the Departmento Munitorum was created and for millennia it has overseen the supply of men and war materials to the Imperium’s largest armed force. This has always been a vast and complex task, but when the Imperial guard is mustered en masse to counter an enemy that poses a threat to the Imperium at large such as a Hive Fleet, the duties it must perform to ensure the smooth functioning of the Emperor’s armies grow to epic proportions.

 

The Rise of the Threat without

The Damocles Gulf Crusade was the first military conflict fought between the Imperium of Man and the rapidly expanding Tau Empire towards the end of the 41^st Millenium the Lithesh Sector of the Ultima Segmentum in the galaxy's Eastern Fringes. The conflict essentially ended in a stalemate in late 745.M41, as the Imperium was forced to conclude its military offensive early to deal with the encroaching Tyranid threat while the Tau sought to begin diplomatic negotiations with the Imperium to show humanity the benefits to be had by accepting the Greater Good.

Members of the Tau Water Caste had established trade agreements with Imperial worlds on the frontier of the Tau Empire, near the Damocles Gulf region of the Ultima Segmentum in the galactic east, and exchanges of goods and technology were common. Alarmed by the threat of alien contamination, the Administratum readied a suitable response and almost a century later, the Damocles Crusade smashed into Tau space, destroying several outlying settlements and pushing deep into the Tau Empire. When the Imperial fleet reached the Tau Sept world of Dal'yth Prime, however, the Crusade ground to a bloody stalemate as the formidable numbers and high technology of the Tau and their Kroot allies thwarted every attempt to capture the world or its star system. Many months of terrible fighting ensued with nothing gained on either side. By late 745.M41 the Crusade's commanders eventually agreed to requests from the Tau Water Caste for peace talks. The negotiations were successful and the Imperial fleet withdrew from Tau space unmolested, primarily due to the impending approach of the Tyranid Hive Fleet Behemoth.

 

Searching for a cure

Preparations to counter this new rising power on the eastern fringe would directly affect nearly every part of the Ultima Segmentum and would expand far into the heart of the Imperium, whether it was demands for new Imperial Guard regiments from its many tithed worlds or increased production quotas placed upon forge worlds to meet supply demands. Since the end of the Damocles crusade Alexei de'Ossmann an Inquisitor Lord of the Ordo Xenos had immediately set about trawling through classified records for a as of yet untapped solution to the xenos disease.

It was during this process of evaluation and cross-referencing that the planet Narva came to Alexei’s attention. A small abandoned imperial world deep in the Ultima Segmentum, early audits of the planet had shown it as pretty unremarkable save for a few things: first the ferocious weather, secondly, its close proximity to the Tau Empire and lastly, an unknown energy source that can be detected on the planet but had never been located. Alexei de’Ossmann believed this to be the Magma-core syphon[1] an ancient artefact capable to powering the Void-Rift collider[2]; a weapon so powerful that it is capable of obliterating entire solar systems. Alexei had known about the weapon for some time but with no way of powering it, it was locked away for safety reasons in a classified location. If he Alexei could obtain the Magma-core syphon the weapon could finally be used to destroy the enemies of the Imperium.

Armed with this information from ancient audits across millenniums by officials, Alexei quickly hastened an assessment squad to be dispatched to the region. Led by himself the mission was simple ground survey the planet from space for possible locations for the artefact and if safe to do so land men on the ground to retrieve it. If it was unable to be retrieved Alexei would report directly to the Master of the Departmento Munitorum’s office to demand military assistance in conducting his operation. Alexei de’Ossmann would use any means necessary to achieve his mission and if someone could not, or would not help they would be replaced by someone who could. Lord Inquisitor Alexei de’Ossmann was to be accompanied on his mission by a High Magos Technicus, an expert in the study of ancient artefacts. Given the urgency of the matter, Alexei wanted immediate confirmation that it is the artefact he is searching for and would be able to power the Void-rift collider.

 

Guadalcanal Quadrant Incident

The Tau Patrol Group Tsunami was conducting a routine sweep around Narva, an area of wilderness space on the edge of the Damocles Gulf. The Six-ship patrol, operating under standing orders to attack and seize suspected vessels of threat or to conduct harrying raids against imperial targets of opportunity. The Patrol was under the command of Kor’el’Vior’la Kais Kir’qath in a Castellan Heavy Escort. The Patrol had already been out for several months with little success and Kais Kir’qath was preparing to return to base and report upon their minimal findings when the other Castellan squadron positioned well ahead of him, reported long range sensor contact with three escort class vessels that appeared to be surveying the Guadalcanal quadrant of Narva. Suspecting these might be the Imperial ships he was hunting, Kais Kir’qath began a cautious approach.

Patrol Group Tsunami stalked the three vessels from long range, maintaining a distance that would not reveal their presence. For a full day they maintained observation, hoping the vessels would lead them to a rendezvous point; revealing their operation and intentions, and a far greater prize. Kais Kir’qath’s patience had paid off when they spotted the vessels making for a frigate class vessel and three more escort class vessels on the edge of the system. As the ships approached it was revealed to be no ordinary frigate class vessel but instead surveyor readings from his leading showed it to be the personal ship of Alexei de’Ossmann; Firestorm Class Frigate The Righteous Endeavour[3]. The Righteous Endeavour had been encountered by tau forces before and proved to be a worthy advisory but why would it be here? Positioning the Castellan lead ship to maintain the surveillance, the Kor’el withdrew to report back what he had found to his commanders.

Whilst Kais Kir’qath was away, the remaining ships watched the three escort ships dock with The Righteous Endeavour. Hidden from sight and out of radar distance the Castellans waited. Meanwhile Kor’el’Vior’la Kais Kir’qath’s report reached Air Caste High command who had received information from the ground that the surveying escorts ships had detected the Halocarbon Equilibrium Resonator[4] and now must not be allowed to relay this information to the Imperial Departmento Munitorum. New orders were swiftly issued to Patrol Group Tsunami – Destroy the escort ships and capture The Righteous Endeavour; anyone left alive, was to be delivered to the sector’s fleet headquarters for interrogation.

Kais Kir’qath returned to rendezvous with his patrol and prepared to attack. With little cover the patrol would perform a pincer movement with three Castellans taking each flank and destroying the escorts to meet in the middle on either flank of The Righteous Endeavour to force its negotiation to surrender where Kais Kir’qath would then grapple alongside and board her to take her as a prize and capture the crew.

The briefing complete, the gravitic drives of the six Castellan ships roared into life, hurtling them forwards into imperial sensor range and the flanks of The Righteous Endeavour. With surprise on their side the patrol group raced into the Imperial ships. Railgun batteries and Gravitic launchers roared into the void, impacting upon the Imperial escort ships with shuddering explosions. Those on board attempted to return fire as best they could, but by that point it was already too late.

It appeared that Kais Kir’qath’s surprise attack had worked with The Righteous Endeavour firmly trapped, but before Kais Kir’qath could issue the command to begin boarding actions, logisticians onboard his ship reported a further large Imperial vehicle approaching fast on their surveyors. Suddenly, from a one-sided ambush, Patrol Group Tsunami now had a real fight on its hands. Reacting to the new situation the Kor’el rallied his heavy escorts and set a new course to retreat from the approaching Imperial vessel.

The gruff old Kor’el ordered a retreat, having calculated that he hadn’t the firepower to see the Imperial Dauntless class light cruiser off or destroy it entirely. With his five heavy escorts following close behind. Patrol group Tsunami had lost the skirmish but to live to fight another day.

 

Swift Retribution

For Alexei the surveying operation was a success and surviving Patrol group Tsunami’s ambush was evidence enough of the treachery taking place on Narva. The three escorts sensors had picked up heavy xenos activity in the Guadalcanal quadrant that included the energy source that is believed to be the Magma –core syphon and that this energy source suggested that it was modifying the planet’s atmosphere, temperature and ecology. Having been accidently stumbled upon by Patrol Group Tsunami was evidence enough that this treachery was of the Tau Empire. There was an operation occurring on Narva to terraform the planet by using the Magma-core syphon and Alexei was certain that this could not be allowed to continue.

 

Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Lord Alexei de'Ossmann proceeded directly to his weapon of choice in order to avoid interference and notice of the Departmento Munitorum’s office and the Inquisition. He wanted immediate action to be taken, starting with the extraction of the Magma-core syphon from the planet. His plan – a coup d’etat. A strike force would target the artefact and using maximum force they would demonstrate to the Tau Empire that the Emperor’s will is unquestionable. Then once the operation was complete, the strike force would extract for the planet to be Exterminatus. There was only one force that would assist an Inquisitor with Alexei’s reputation, one that had their own interests in the Magma-core syphon, the Adeptus Sororitas, Order Pronatus, Order of the Abyss.

 

The Sisters of Battle would be the Emperor’s instrument of divine justice on Narva. During the Damocles Gulf Crusade, the Tau had learned to fear Emperors Daughters and a strike force would send an unmistakable message – the Imperium would do everything it could to prevent the growth of Xenos races. The Order of the Abyss was chosen by Alexei because they have a mission, to seek out and retrieve the Ark of Truth. The Magma-core syphon just happens to be the auxiliary power unit for it. With the carefully selected intelligence information Alexei approached The Ark; the orbital convent of the Order of the Abyss, along with a forged request, from the Administratum’s office, beseeching Canoness Superior Eliska Ludmila for her assistance.

 

[1] neferhet, 2014. Heresy-online. [Online]
Available at: http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=153329
[Accessed 18 May 2014].

[2] Kakapo42, 2014. Advanced Tau Tactica. [Online]
Available at: http://advancedtautactica.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22463
[Accessed 19 May 2014].

 

[3] Butcher, T., 2011. RPG. [Online]
Available at: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?555318-101-Warhammer-40-000-space-ship-names
[Accessed 23 May 2014].

 

⁴ Butcher, T., 2011. RPG. [Online]
Available at: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?555318-101-Warhammer-40-000-space-ship-names
[Accessed 23 May 2014].

 

 

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Looks promising.

[Minigiant]

I need ideas and inspiration for Early History, hit writers block

[Bjorn Firewalker]

The Orders Pronatus are non-militant. Why would they need bolters and power armor? Have the early history of the Order of the August Vigil (Abyss) answer this question.

 

Let's say the Confession warsuit is actually an adaptation of a miner's protective suit, which the Sisters adopted when they learned an artifact they sought was in a mine (the Centurion assault squad has siege drills, which can easily be used for mining, after all). As their original duty often required them to closely cooperate with the Adeptus Mechanicus (something other Orders will frown upon, due to conflicts between the Imperial and Martian cults), Techpriests regularly accompany the Sisters to verify the authenticity of technological artifacts (e.g., the power sword a martyred crusader bore in battle), and to repair and restore these artifacts; when the Ark was launched into space, the Techpriests were available to replace the siege drills with heavy bolters, transforming the deep mining worksuit into the first Confession warsuit.

 

As the artifacts the August Vigil are sometimes in the hands of hostile forces (e.g., in a planetary governor's private museum), have some Orders Militant members be permanently attached to the Order Pronatus, to serve as bodyguards for their Sisters in the Orders Pronatus- and as muscle, should force be necessary to seize these artifacts. The Valorous Heart may be a good choice, with its Sisters viewing such duties as penance for the sin of pride (they're unlikely to earn an honorable death in battle); when the Ark is launched into space, the Orders Militant members are on-hand to teach the August Vigil members the combat skills they suddenly need, when the Ark's onboard auspex detected an Ork Kroozer's approach, the Freebooters intending to seize the Ark for the foul xenos' own purposes.

 

Hope this helps.

[Minigiant]

The Orders Pronatus are non-militant. Why would they need bolters and power armor? Have the early history of the Order of the August Vigil (Abyss) answer this question.

I guess we have different interpretations of Pronatus

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THE ORDERS PRONATUS

The Orders Pronatus specialize in retrieving, guarding, studying, and repairing artifacts of value to the Ecclesiarchy. These items include the uncounted thousands of holy relics revered by the peoples of the Imperium as well as artifacts captured by the forces of the Imperium that are considered too powerful or significant to be allowed to fall into enemy hands. The Sisters Pronatus also have the responsibility of maintaining and blessing the many banners and symbols of the Orders Militant and have even been called upon to reconsecrate the livery of other Imperial bodies, as was the case when an Order Pronatus repaired the Chapter banner of the Lamenters Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes after its involvement in the Badab Uptrising. It is said that the Sisters Pronatus who repaired the banner wept openly as they did so, so terrible to contemplate were the sins of the Lamenters. To this day, the standard is known as the Banner of Tears. Some Orders Pronatus are known to have given all in the defense of the artifacts they are charged with guarding or studying, and the fate of the Order of Blessed Enquiry is a salutary lesson in the risks inherent in hoarding an object imbued with the evil of the Ruinous Powers, even if the intent is to safeguard Humanity from its influence.

August Vigil - GW | No File Found

Blessed Enquiry - GW | No File Found

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Doesnt that bit in bold yellow explain bolters and power armour?

I do say though that the other parts are pretty good.

I guess I am struggling to see how that Is early history and not origin.

Lets say I take that, how do I reincorporate the militant sisters when they return?

Where can I find more on the Order of the Valorous Heart? Is that DIY or Canon?

Edited May 3, 2016 by Minigiant

[Bjorn Firewalker]

After the Ark survivors return to the Imperial fold, write of an incident that cemented in the minds of the Order of the August Vigil members that the Ark survivors are no longer the Sisters who once worked beside them. Let's use the "artifact is in a planetary governor's private museum" as an example. The August Vigil members who weren't aboard the Ark, advocate negotiation, possibly trading one artifact in their care for the one in the planetary governor's custody; while they're discussing what to do, the Ark survivors storm the museum, execute the planetary governor as a heretic, and seize the artifact. Although the Inquisition cleared the Ark survivors of wrongdoing (an autopsy revealed the governor was a mutant, bearing the Mark of Slaanesh), the Ark survivors' decision to use force- WITHOUT consulting or even informing fellow August Vigil members of this- was shocking, and understandably led to calls the Ark survivors should be split into their own Order.

 

As for the Orders Militant members, they were already permanently attached to the Order of the August Vigil when the Ark was launched into space; when the Order of the Abyss was split from it, they could simply repaint their power armor in the colors of the new Order (with their parent Order's permission, of course).

Edited May 3, 2016 by Bjorn Firewalker

[Minigiant]

After the Ark survivors return to the Imperial fold, write of an incident that cemented in the minds of the Order of the August Vigil members that the Ark survivors are no longer the Sisters who once worked beside them. Let's use the "artifact is in a planetary governor's private museum" as an example. The August Vigil members who weren't aboard the Ark, advocate negotiation, possibly trading one artifact in their care for the one in the planetary governor's custody; while they're discussing what to do, the Ark survivors storm the museum, execute the planetary governor as a heretic, and seize the artifact. Although the Inquisition cleared the Ark survivors of wrongdoing (an autopsy revealed the governor was a mutant, bearing the Mark of Slaanesh), the Ark survivors' decision to use force- WITHOUT consulting or even informing fellow August Vigil members of this- was shocking, and understandably led to calls the Ark survivors should be split into their own Order.

 

As for the Orders Militant members, they were already permanently attached to the Order of the August Vigil when the Ark was launched into space; when the Order of the Abyss was split from it, they could simply repaint their power armor in the colors of the new Order (with their parent Order's permission, of course).

I think I am following now, that makes sense

[Minigiant]

A bit of a reshuffle in the order but here are the main changes

 

-=Origin =-

 

M40.207 The Order of August Vigil of the Order Pronatus were asked by the Ecclesiarchy to investigate whether the large battle station currently laying on the ocean floor of Nahmu is the Ark of Truth.

 

Nahmu, was once one of the finest oceanic mining worlds in the Imperium. In lower gothic the name translates as ‘Old Mother’ it was characterised by unique hive cities that would submerge onto the ocean floor to mine for precious minerals during slack water and would then process them above water during the rest of the time.

 

The Ark of Truth according to ancient scripture is supposed to be the resting place for some of mankinds long forgotten, finest relics, as well as an archive capable of locating of trove more. Under the command of Canoness Abeni Aingeal, sisters from the order of August Vigil boarded the space station submerged deep below one of Nahmu’s many oceans, to find life support fully operational but, incapable of self-sustained flight. Deep within its vaults laid the ancient; Confession suits and Vengeance Engines in full working order. While it was an exceptional discovery and warranted further investigation in the name of the emperor, it was not the Ark of Truth and until they learnt what it once was it was simply referred to as the Ark.

 

In the years following the sisters tirelessly continued to research and study the Ark in hopes in one day returning it to the Ecclesiarchy that was until M40.212 when the planet Nahmu started experiencing freak geological activity, so violent that it began tearing itself apart. Before the final cataclysmic event destroyed the planet for good Canoness Abeni Aingeal diverted all power to the stations shields in hope of it surviving the event, the result, the huge amounts of energy hurtled the Ark into the black void of space.

 

The Order of August Vigil assumed their fellow sisters dead and the Ark lost. For those upon the Ark, they had nothing but the ships automated life support, artificial environment, and trajectory. So until the surviving sisters gained control and reinitializing offline systems they were left hurtling uncontrollably into the empty vacuum of space. Under the command of Canoness Abeni Aingeal, they did for the following dozen years, during which they faced terrible challenges from Eldar Corsair and Rogue Trader assailants to near misses with Super Nova's but eventually they were able to return home.

Last Paragraph rewritten

 

"The Order of August Vigil assumed their fellow sisters dead and the Ark lost. For those upon the Ark, they had nothing but the ships automated life support, artificial environment, and trajectory. So until the surviving sisters gained control and re-initializing offline systems they were left hurtling uncontrollably into the empty vacuum of space. As they floated in the blackness of nothing it was not long before they came to the attention of roaming Ork Pirates. Sisters from the Order of the Valorous Heart who had been assigned as a protection detail as part of their penance for their sin of pride. These sisters would go on to repel the first attempted boarding action and then onto training the Sisters of the August Vigil the important combat tactics in order to survive. These lessons would prove to be invaluable, as under the command of Canoness Abeni Aingeal,over the next dozen years they were assailed multiple times from Eldar Corsair, and Rogue Trader but they survived and eventually were able to return home."

 

 

Moved to Early History and rewritten:

 

Returning home to the Order of August Vigil having been declared untainted, their sisterhood no longer recognised them, for they weren't Sisters of August Vigil no more, their journey had turned them into something far darker, they are the sisters that returned from the Abyss. Unable to reassimilate to the order, the Canoness of the Order of the August Vigil ordered the returned sisters to establish a convent upon the Ark, later Cardinal Halfleikr Pomorac authorized the convent to separate from the Order of the August Vigil and form a new order. The new order was named the “Order of the Abyss” and took Nahmu as their home planet in name only, for the Ark would be their mobile convent and their flagship. The order was tasked with unlocking the Arks secrets, so that they may find the Ark of Truth.

 

-= Early History =-

 

Returning home to the Order of August Vigil having been declared untainted, their sisterhood struggled to recognise them, they were far darker, they had gone into the Abyss and returned. They weren't Sisters of August Vigil any more, their journey had turned them into something far darker. It was clear to command that they weren’t able to reassimilate, so it was decided that the survivors were to form a new convent on the Ark. This would not be enough to ease tensions for on [PLACE], the survivors would disobey orders and break rank. Within the private museum of the planetary governor, laid the necklace of [NAME], an artefact of particular interest. Sisters from the Order of August Vigil had intended to negotiate and trade for it, but the sisters upon the Ark would have none of it. Launching a brutal and bloody assault, slaying all in their path the survivors took the necklace by force. Upon investigation into the incident, the Inquisition would clear the sisters of any wrong doing having discovered the governor had been a mutant and agent of Slaanesh. By this point the tension between the Order and the convent upon the Ark was untenable and with the rather begrudging blessing from the Canoness’ of both the Order of August Vigil and the Valorous Heart, Cardinal Halfleikr Pomorac authorized the convent to separate and form a new order. The new order was named the “Order of the Abyss” and took Nahmu as their home planet in name only, for the Ark would be their mobile convent and their flagship. The order was tasked with unlocking the Arks secrets, so that they may find the Ark of Truth.

 

Edit: Also added Adeptus Mechanicus connections in OP, nothing more than a few lines in Beliefs and Combat doctrine

Edited May 3, 2016 by Minigiant

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Idea for the artifact for which the Ark survivors stormed the planetary governor's private museum: the "Red Necklace of Chirosius," the bloodstained chain with which Confessor Dolan was bound when the Apostate Cardinal Bucharis ordered his execution (see http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Plague_of_Unbelief#Confessor_Dolan for details).

[Minigiant]

Idea for the artifact for which the Ark survivors stormed the planetary governor's private museum: the "Red Necklace of Chirosius," the bloodstained chain with which Confessor Dolan was bound when the Apostate Cardinal Bucharis ordered his execution (see http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Plague_of_Unbelief#Confessor_Dolan for details).

Always with the great names, cannot do this without you.

 

Do you know if there is any dates regarding this?

Edited May 3, 2016 by Minigiant

[Bjorn Firewalker]

The Lexicanum article on Dolan Chirosius (Confessor Dolan) states he was martyred in M36. The Plague of Unbelief itself occurred in 310M36.

 

As for the name of the place where the Red Necklace was found, how about Lethe? It means oblivion, forgetfulness, or concealmeant, and was the former homeworld of the Flame Falcons Chapter, which was declared "Excommunicate Traitoris" due to a bizarre mutation in approximately 091M36 (the Cursed Founding occurred in 991M35, and the Flame Falcons' Lexicanum article states they were "declared Excommunicate Traitoris within a century of their creation").

[Minigiant]

The Lexicanum article on Dolan Chirosius (Confessor Dolan) states he was martyred in M36. The Plague of Unbelief itself occurred in 310M36.

 

As for the name of the place where the Red Necklace was found, how about Lethe? It means oblivion, forgetfulness, or concealmeant, and was the former homeworld of the Flame Falcons Chapter, which was declared "Excommunicate Traitoris" due to a bizarre mutation in approximately 091M36 (the Cursed Founding occurred in 991M35, and the Flame Falcons' Lexicanum article states they were "declared Excommunicate Traitoris within a century of their creation").

Thats good, wont have to play around with my dates (yet, seeing if the order can fit into the grail wardens story).

 

Lethe sounds good to me

 

So as I said, talking in the Grail Wardens thread revival and seeing if they would like my Order to play apart and whether it is possible. I think if it is, it will be considerably better 'notable conflicts' than what I currently have

[Minigiant]

There is a small update. With thanks to Bjorn, the Ark is connected to the Ark of Truth having once been its lifeboat/Saviour pod

 

I am working over on the Grail Wardens thread where we will be connecting the Grail to the Ark of Truth somehow so that the sisters can oppose the wardens in trying to retrieve it

[Minigiant]

Work in progress of a vengeance engine

 

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[Bjorn Firewalker]

Beautiful work on the Vengeance Engine. May I presume it's based on the Nemesis Dreadknight? What weapon will it be armed with?

[Minigiant]

Beautiful work on the Vengeance Engine. May I presume it's based on the Nemesis Dreadknight? What weapon will it be armed with?

Yep, based off the Dreadknight. It will have heavy flamer gauntlets and some sort of chain weapon at each end. Working off Skorns weapon from Gears of Aar 2

Edited May 24, 2016 by Minigiant

[Minigiant]

Any idea as to how to justify a sister with psychic powers?

 

As I am playing my sisters as count as marines, I want a Librarian. Any ideas?

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Any idea as to how to justify a sister with psychic powers?

 

As I am playing my sisters as count as marines, I want a Librarian. Any ideas?

Just claim the psyker is an Inquisitor who is wearing Adepta Sororitas power armor, to conceal her identity from enemies- snipers will prioritize enemy leaders over other targets, after all.

 

In fluff, the Sisters will NEVER accept a psyker as one of their own, but they'll probably (grudgingly) obey an Inquisitor's order provide an Inquisitorial Acolyte with combat training- even if the Acolyte is a "foul witch" (the Sisters' own words).

Edited May 28, 2016 by Bjorn Firewalker

[Minigiant]

 

Any idea as to how to justify a sister with psychic powers?

 

As I am playing my sisters as count as marines, I want a Librarian. Any ideas?

Just claim the psyker is an Inquisitor who is wearing Adepta Sororitas power armor, to conceal her identity from enemies- snipers will prioritize enemy leaders over other targets, after all.

 

In fluff, the Sisters will NEVER accept a psyker as one of their own, but they'll probably (grudgingly) obey an Inquisitor's order provide an Inquisitorial Acolyte with combat training- even if the Acolyte is a "foul witch" (the Sisters' own words).

 

 

You're right! Good idea about the Inquisitor. It has solved another issues I have been dealing with. I need count as Scouts. With an Inquisitor (Librarian), I can use Inquisitorial stormtroopers with better weapons

 

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[Bjorn Firewalker]

For the Adepta Sororitas equivalent of a Space Marine Scout, I advise you to write your own rules. The person who suggested Space Marine Scouts are new recruits to the Chapter, has NO ING CLUE how a real-world military employs its scouts- as the scout must watch out for traps and warn his comrades of enemies lying in ambush, he must be experienced, or his ignorance will just get everyone killed. (As a former US Army serviceman, I participated in a Robin Sage exercise, role-playing as a guerrilla the Special Forces operators came to help. One of the operators specifically denounced the idea the point man should be a "new guy." As a point man performs some of a Space Marine Scout's duties, i.e., watch for traps and signs the enemy is laying in ambush, I think the comparison is valid)

 

I used a Space Wolves Wolf Scout's profile for Pioneers (my Chapter's Scouts), and will use an Astra Militarum Tempestus Scion's profile for scouts of the Order of the Blazing Heart (my Adepta Sororitas Order). You can probably get away with something similar.

Edited May 30, 2016 by Bjorn Firewalker

[Minigiant]

Confession Suits

 

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[Bjorn Firewalker]

Good job on the Confession warsuits. Are they each armed with a power fist, Hurricane bolter, and grav-gun? Or is the left-hand weapon a grav-gun and flamer combination weapon, as it looks like a flamer fuel tank is below the elbow?

Edited June 10, 2016 by Bjorn Firewalker

[Minigiant]

Good job on the Confession warsuits. Are they each armed with a power fist, Hurricane bolter, and grav-gun? Or is the left-hand weapon a grav-gun and flamer combination weapon, as it looks like a flamer fuel tank is below the elbow?

The grav cannon and amp have been combined into a single weapon

[Doctor Perils]

Wow, really good looking minigiant ! I especially like the Fleur-de-Lys on the thighs, grounds them firmly in SoBattle territory, and embellishes, without going over the top :)