IhateSpaceMarines Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Hi guys, im not sure if i can post this here , im normally in the chaos forums :D Anyways im planning to start a new space marines army and well the whole prospect of using the chapter traits and all has opened up my mind and im planning to create my own DIY chapter. Firstly, some background which i've come up with 9th founding of the Raven Guard thus using raven guard gene seed Chapter name : HopeBringers Traits Advantages = Blessed be the warriors (must) = *other trait varing on companies* Disadvantages = *major draw back varies on companies* = *Death before dishonour* Role of chapter : to guard the chain of planets from the xeno that attack the planets frequently. Colours scheme main colour is black Knee downwards, elbow downwards, back pack, aquila are yellow knee pads , elbow pads, helmet are varied colours as they show which company a marine is from. extra bits Homeworld : In the southest south in the segmentum tempestus, lies a planet known as Zytrix. The planet has sunlight for a mere 4 hours per day due to their massive sun thus, the people of zytrix have learned to live in the darkness. The planet always rains thus the planet is very gloomy. The people mainly have very pale white like skin due to the lack of sunlight which they do not recieve and the people are mainly somber and gloomy. Combat doctrine: method of fighting, the majority of the force deep strikes (assualt squads and drop pods etc.) from the skies in which they then lead fast attacks and ground forces attack with long ranged weaponry. The method of attacking from the skies stayes the same throughout the chapter however there are variations throughout the companies. They also extensively send their best marines to the deathwatch so that when the marines return , they have a better understanding of fighting their xeno threats. Organisation : the chapter is divided into 9 companies, 1 veteran company where the chapter master resides. 1 company for the newly recruited marines where they wait to be assigned to one of the 7 companies which suits their talents. Attitude : the majority of the chapter has deep hatred towards the xenos, the marines are mainly in a depressed status, the reasons are unknown. They are very close to their homeland thus the majority of their ships are hovering above the planets atmosphere. Gene seed : raven guard, the members of the chapter also begin a slow proccess of their hair turning pitch black and skin whiter than it already is. Founded : 9000 years after the horus heresy (um i dunno which year that is :( ) Reason why known as hopebringers : as the chapter was young (50 years of age) many of the citizens yet did not know of their guardian angels however. A small tyranid fleet had then attacked the planet while the chapter was returning from terra after being given an asortment of equipment (terminator armour , landraiders ,etc.) the entire chapter managed to reach the planet a few hours after the fleet had made their agreesvie attack on the planet. Thus the citizens had been desperately fighting for their lives in defence were astounded as the skies were soon filled with lights. Thus they stared in awe as the realised that "hope" had come. a few hours the entire planet had been neutralised from the tyranid threat. and thus the people finally met their guardian angels. Thus the people named the chapter "HopeBringers" sorry that its really brief but its rather late and theres stil some stuff i'd like to add. Thats what i've come up with so far, hope its not messy :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/77297-my-diy-9th-founding-from-raven-guard/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironloki Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Well it looks like you have the basics. I would look more into their combat doctrine, when they were founded, their influence (i.e are they sneaky etc), their attitude. Also is there a reason why they are called the HopeBringers? Perhaps you could play off the name Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/77297-my-diy-9th-founding-from-raven-guard/#findComment-889244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IhateSpaceMarines Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 There we go, i've added somemore content to it :D please tell me what you think of it :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/77297-my-diy-9th-founding-from-raven-guard/#findComment-889271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrata Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 The planet has sunlight for a mere 4 hours per day due to their massive sun thusThis doesnt make sense. They have a really large star as their light source, but dont get much sunlight? ::cuss: If they had an overly large natural satalite (moon) which blocked out the star for long periods of time, and large planets between them and the star, that would make more sense. the chapter is divided into 9 companies, 1 veteran company where the chapter master resides. 1 company for the newly recruited marines where they wait to be assigned to one of the 7 companies which suits their talents. Why 9 companies, not the codex 10? There seems to be no reason or advantage of doing this. As the Ultimate DIY Creation thread says Don't mistake codex deviations and GW precidents for originality and character. The distinctiveness of a chapter is defined by how and why it does things differently from other Chapters, but do not fall into the trap of loading your DIY Chapter up with flashy deviations from codex organisation and the latest gimmick of the week GW precidents like spliced geneseed in the belief that it is the same as originality and character. the marines are mainly in a depressed status, the reasons are unknown And their called the Hope Bringers, is it just me or is that slightly Ironic :D It could work as an advantage to your chapter and add character though Thus the people named the chapter "HopeBringers" The people dont name the chapter, they are named on creation. I'm not totally sure who names them, but they have a name before the leave the solar seg. Ferrata Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/77297-my-diy-9th-founding-from-raven-guard/#findComment-889278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironloki Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Why 9 companies, not the codex 10? There seems to be no reason or advantage of doing this. They could simply be a small chapter like the salamanders :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/77297-my-diy-9th-founding-from-raven-guard/#findComment-889294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrata Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 They could simply be a small chapter like the salamanders True, but he doesnt say anything about it, so it would be ebtter if he includes something in his background about this. :D Ferrata Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/77297-my-diy-9th-founding-from-raven-guard/#findComment-889298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IhateSpaceMarines Posted June 17, 2005 Author Share Posted June 17, 2005 Ferrata lol about the sun bit heh it was ment to be a massive moon :devil: i was a bit tired last night while writing it heh. Reason why they are depressed its because of the mutation of the geneseed that causes the marines to go into such a status, half the time not knowing why they are depressed ( its just putting some of me into this !!! ) Whats wrong with calling them hopebringers ?! there is some fluff that i'll write for them soon. the people named them hopebringers because since they had recently been created, they however had not been named. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/77297-my-diy-9th-founding-from-raven-guard/#findComment-889995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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