howxat Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 i was wondering if anyone could help me think of a name for my chapter. They are raven gaurd successors with a passsion for chaplain led assault squads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironloki Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Well its best to come up with a name yourself otherwise you'll never be happy. But we do need more info to help you generate ideas. What tactics do they commonly use? Whats the chapters symbol? Colour scheme? Do you have any theme running through (Roman, Greek, Comic book, Medieval?) The only thing I can think of from your description is that they seem very assault orientated so perhaps something along the lines of Claws, Talons, razorbeaks :devil: Just some pointers that we need a little bit more from you ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrata Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Name Help Link Name Talk Or you could use "Black Guard" who have no information on them besides their name. Ferrata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howxat Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 thanks for the replys people! my army is predominantly black witht the red shoulder pad trim on the right to show which company they are from. their helmets and left shoulder pad are bleached bone and the shoulder has enscriptions on it as do their bolters. Like the ravengaurd they like surprise hit and run attacks, infiltrating all their troops near an isolated enemy unit and with a combination of assault cannons and power weapons, wipe them all out before sneaking into the shadows and moving onto the next unit. Thanks also for the suggestion about the black gaurd but I don't think I will use them as If they produce a colour scheme or fluff then i'm gonna have to change. However this did lead me on to an idea, what do you thinnk of "Shadow Gaurd" or similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrata Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Sounds good to me. A quick search brought nothing up, so your good to go. Ferrata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howxat Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 cool, as soon as i get some photos of my colour scheme they'll be in the gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironloki Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 *Cough* Im sure The Shadow Guard has named his army Shadow Guard unless your going for a misspelling Gaurd :P Perhaps try a variation of terms for guard and shadow? Here's some for Guard (courtesy of dictionary.com ;) ) bouncer, chaser, convoyer, custodian, defender, escort, eyes, hack, herder, hooligan, lookout, picket, roller, sentinel, sentry, shields, sidewinder, stick, ward, warden, watch, watchman, yard bull Shadow adumbration, cover, dark, dimness, dusk, gloom, obscuration, obscurity, penumbra, protection, shade, shelter, umbra, umbrage The Shadow Sentinels sounds nifty :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrata Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Damn people who dont spell their Chapter names right, I just copy & paste :P I like the sound of the "Gloom Guard", some really miserable warriors ;) Or you could go with Shadow Guard and hope The Shadow Guard doesnt live in your area :P Ferrata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majahe Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Great idea on the synonyms, but be careful. The Dimness Hooligans sounds like some of the people who hang around town on a Friday night! You would need to model vomit and broken bottles on the bases though- an interesting challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howxat Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 cool ideas, what about something like dark or shadow watchers (i like Dark Watchers mysef) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherCaptian Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 what about these for ideas The Aquilus Curators - Dark Guardians The Abnocto Venators - Night Hunters The Aquilus Messorium - Dark Reapers Thats Latin to english =) heres just some i just pulled from my head. Black Tyrants Black Knights Dark Templars and so on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howxat Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 thanks dark nights sound cool, but i want something in their name to link them to the raven gaurd in their name. the latin is a good idea but i don't tink i want to have a latin name for my chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherCaptian Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 lol understood, my diy chapters name is, and its a long one, The Legion of The Emperor's Infernatus, lol eh no one should have it but go to a online diction and look up black raven dark and pick a subname =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krooter Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Crow, jay, raven? Nightcrows? I have no idea...... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenMonkey Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 If you want it to sound like it is from the RavenGuard, then IMHO you have to use the word "Raven". Guard is used way to much for that to tie them in. Some suggestions: Ravens of... Emperor's Ravens (or someone else's name) Name of a color Ravens Night Ravens or Raven Knights Raven Warriors Blood Ravens, UltraRavens, Dark Ravens, Raven Wolves(just kidding) RavenLords StormRavens...... Okay, I'll be up all night if I don't stop this now. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrata Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Blood Ravens, UltraRavens, Dark Ravens, Raven Wolves Im sure the first one already exists :) You dont need to have raven in your name to be a Raven Guard sucessor, but it could help. Ferrata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion in the Stars Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 While Brother-Captain Arkhan will want to beat me for this (it's his Chapter), Paladins Tenebrae? (roughly, twilight knights) Or some other variation on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howxat Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 thanks again people, sorry for not replying for a while (holidays in countries with limited internet access do that to you). I really like the idea of using a different bird but probably not a crow. what do people think of the (K)night Falcons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrata Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 what do people think of the (K)night Falcons? Sounds good to me. Either one, depending if you want a Knightly theme, or a dark/night theme. Maybe we should have a "Rate my Name" thread for all these what do you think of this name threads. :blink: Ferrata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator_of_Bahamut Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 You don't like crows eh? I've always thought Storm Crows would make a good name. For those of you who haven't READ Lord of the Rings, Storm Crow is a nickname the Rohirrim use for Gandalf. From the color scheme you mentioned, you ought to call them the Red Wings. Not like the hockey team mind you, but the bird! They're the most common bird in north America! If you ask me, their shoulder patches LOOK like a marine's shoulder armor. On a side note, if you're a Final Fantasy fan, the Red Wings as the name of the airship force in FF2(U.S.) http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/data/sppphotos/birds/red-wingedblackbird.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howxat Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 i like the red wings idea, but the red is just to represent their company and bleached bone is really the secondary colour in my scheme. thumbs up for the rate-a-name thread ferrata! howxat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howxat Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 hiya everyone, i found that doohickey on the GW site and made my colour scheme on it. The left pad has script on it and the red is to show company (as in the new codex: so 3rd at the moment) i will make a chapter (all 1000 and support) of these guys! http://www.deviantart.com/view/21707008/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator_of_Bahamut Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 What color is the left pad and chapter badge going to be? I think it's unusual to show company marking on shoulder pads. I hsuggest you have red pads with yellow trim, your logo on the left shoulder and yellow squad markings on the right. You can then either add company markings to the right as well or just use the kneepads. Let me know what ya think of something like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrata Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Looks nice to me, you could have edited your post though :blink: I think it's unusual to show company marking on shoulder pads Actually, showing company on the shoulder pad is one of the main ways of doing it according to the codex. The Ultra's do it, so it cant be unusual. Ferrata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howxat Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 i don't paticularly like that colour scheme, soz. on my own the chapter symbol on the right pad is a sort of a glorified v keepeing things simple and the squad and numer markings go on the left knee. thanks anyway howxat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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