Theories about DA, BA, WS, TS, SW Characters?

[Balthamal]

Yeah it was me who talked to Alan and he dropped that little snippet. Whether that was tongue in cheek or dead pan humour I couldn't possibly comment.

 

 

 

Bjorn wont get rules, as he was just a regular guy of no repute before/during the heresy

He's becoming the primarch's favourite

He's not a "regular" marine

He's kinda like Ragnar, a young star rising

 

 

He really isn't at the time of Prospero though. He's just a regular pack member. Is he more skilled than others? Possibly. But it isn't until afterwards that Russ starts taking an interest in him. At the time Inferno is set he isn't even the favourite of his Jarl never mind the Wolf King. Granted as we progress further he'll definitely get some attention but that's the future. 

 

It's a sort of comparison to Telemechrus(?) the Ultramarine contemptor who wasn't anyone special prior to Calth but distinguished himself significantly so that he was known Legion wide afterwards. That doesn't happen with Bjorn. 

[Sandlemad]

As well as word-of-Bligh, Corswain's mentioned in Massacre as one of the guys whose name and skill are as well known as Abaddon/Sevatar/Eidolon/Raldoron. Bit surprising considering he seems young enough and the others are all first captain types.

 

Thing is, Alajos is also mentioned as one of the greatest single combatants in 30k. In Savage Weapons he thinks to himself that there's maybe twenty warriors in the legions who could outfight him in single combat. In Templar Sigismund thinks of him as one of the finest warriors to lift a blade. It'd be very easy to get into a 'my dad could beat up your dad' type thing but it seems the DA have an abundance of top dogs.

 

Of course Alajos dying to Sevatar halfway through the Thramas Crusade suggests he has less of a chance being a special character, whereas Corswain is off doing stuff separately to the Lion, to Caliban and to the DA in the Alaxxes nebula. Room for another BL story or a DA-centric campaign by FW.

[Corswain]

I think Balthamal brings up a good point about Bjorn at Prospero - FW are doing characters that fit the campaign/scene of the book. We may be totally off on what we expect vs what we get.

For example - If the DA part is based in the Unremembered Empire, then Corswain doesn't take part (so far) and may not be included.

 

I'm sure FW will cover all the fan favourites eventually but we could be in for a few surprises initially. Not a bad thing in my opinion.

[RandomMarine]

Tbh being that my legion IH probably won't get much more content I'd like if they actually made minis for the characters who don't have one as yet specifically autek mor, orth ( on foot and in hatch) and meduson (he can wait as he's new and the other legions need some love to)

[betrayer41]

Other than Othere Wyrdmake i can't think of anyone really for the wolves. Haha maybe Russ' wolves count as the special characters 

[Jarl Kjaran Coldheart]

Other than Othere Wyrdmake i can't think of anyone really for the wolves. Haha maybe Russ' wolves count as the special characters

That's because the Wolf stories have focused on Russ and the not important enough Bjorn.

 

I can't think of another wolf character that spread across multiple stories or have had an noticable impact on the Legion

 

WLK

[AfroCampbell]

 

Other than Othere Wyrdmake i can't think of anyone really for the wolves. Haha maybe Russ' wolves count as the special characters

That's because the Wolf stories have focused on Russ and the not important enough Bjorn.

 

I can't think of another wolf character that spread across multiple stories or have had an noticable impact on the Legion

 

WLK

 

 

 

Which will probably result in a FW-based Character IMO. Which can often be a good thing.

Look at Autilion Skorr for the Alpha Legion, or Armillus Dynat, or Exodus..... all 3 were 'New' and none of the book characters (of which there are now 3 or 4) were utilized. I think in some ways this breathes fresh life into the legion, it can be good.

 

On a slightly unrelated note, What do people think about other characters that really should be added into ALREADY EXISTING legions??

 

for me the most cool characters that could be made into tabletop characters are:

 

IF - Demetrius Kataphalque (future chapter master of the Fists Exemplar, and one of the heroes of the Battle of Terra), Camba Diaz (the cool-headed balancer of Sigismund that is one of the lot sent to Mars), Archamus (or however you say it, who leads Dorn's Huscarls, plenty of options there)

[Flint13]

 

Other than Othere Wyrdmake i can't think of anyone really for the wolves. Haha maybe Russ' wolves count as the special characters

That's because the Wolf stories have focused on Russ and the not important enough Bjorn.

 

I can't think of another wolf character that spread across multiple stories or have had an noticable impact on the Legion

 

WLK

 

My vote would be for Fultag Redknife.

 

That bro was alright. 

[Sandlemad]

 

 

Other than Othere Wyrdmake i can't think of anyone really for the wolves. Haha maybe Russ' wolves count as the special characters

That's because the Wolf stories have focused on Russ and the not important enough Bjorn.

 

I can't think of another wolf character that spread across multiple stories or have had an noticable impact on the Legion

 

WLK

 

 

 

Which will probably result in a FW-based Character IMO. Which can often be a good thing.

Look at Autilion Skorr for the Alpha Legion, or Armillus Dynat, or Exodus..... all 3 were 'New' and none of the book characters (of which there are now 3 or 4) were utilized. I think in some ways this breathes fresh life into the legion, it can be good.

 

On a slightly unrelated note, What do people think about other characters that really should be added into ALREADY EXISTING legions??

 

for me the most cool characters that could be made into tabletop characters are:

 

IF - Demetrius Kataphalque (future chapter master of the Fists Exemplar, and one of the heroes of the Battle of Terra), Camba Diaz (the cool-headed balancer of Sigismund that is one of the lot sent to Mars), Archamus (or however you say it, who leads Dorn's Huscarls, plenty of options there)

 

 

 

Grimnir Blackblood, head of Russ's huscarls. If the rumoured terminator unit represents Russ's extended bodyguard (those harpoon guys?), he could tie in well. One appearance, in Wolf King, and I can't think of any character traits besides 'loyal' but maybe FW could flesh him out.

 

But I agree about the FW characters, they've made some good ones. Autilon Skorr's wonderfully slimy and Kaedes Nex and Autek Morr are also great. We should hear more about Archamus in a month or so, when Praetorian of Dorn comes out.