My Idea for a DIY Chapter

[Ancient_Galatan]

well I have 2 ideas in mind as to where exactly my Chapter's Homeworld is 1st idea is maybe somewhere near the Tau Empire or my other idea is having them fairly close to the Ultramarines domain of Ultramar any helpful ideas on this would be great.

[Commissar Molotov]

Well, what are your reasons behind those two decisions? If we got that then it might help us more than just choosing one for you. If you're near the Tau, then it limits your choices of who to fight, and if you're near the Ultramarines then you run the risk of being over-shadowed. Perhaps neither of them are perfectly suited to you.

[Ancient_Galatan]

hmm good points there I just really dont know where to put them

[Ancient_Galatan]

A map of the galaxy would perhaps be helpful.

[Commissar Molotov]

Linky-dink

[Ancient_Galatan]

my goodness thats a detailed map

[Ancient_Galatan]

ok looking at the map i'm a little concerned by all the Ork Empires around the Ultima Segmentum and just what is this place called the Maelstrom???

[Commissar Molotov]

The Maelstrom, like the Eye of Terror, is an area where the warp intrudes into real-space. It was guarded by Lufgt Huron's Astral Claws. It's a fairly-well established area of 40k fluff, so you might want to leave it alone.

 

Don't forget that the worlds on that map are but a fraction of the total worlds in the galaxy. YOu can easily create your own, and even your own Ork empire if you want an enemy for your chapter.

[Ancient_Galatan]

is there like a way to have Chaos as an enemy without touching the Maelstrom??? because my brother is into 40K aswell and he collects Chaos Marines and as he is going to be my main opponent a good reason as to why i'd encounter the forces of Chaos wouldnt hurt.

[Commissar Molotov]

Chaos forces can be found throughout the galaxy; you don't really need a special plot-hook to encounter them.

[Ancient_Galatan]

ah ok then.

[Ancient_Galatan]

hmm i'm still stuck with where abouts my homeworld is gonna be I guess I'll think more about it later.

[Ancient_Galatan]

Right so far my DIY Chapter looks pretty much like this:

 

Name: Iron Dragons

 

Origin of Geneseed: Ferrus Manus/Iron Hands

 

Founding:founded in the 38th Millenium so possibly 23rd/24th founding.

 

Homeworld: an as yet un-named Deathworld in the Ultima Segmentum/Eastern Fringe

 

Combat Doctrine: possibly heavily mechanised with lots of tanks and tough hard hitting elites

 

Organisation: so far standard codex organisation but I may change that.

 

Chapter Symbol aswell as chapter background/ early history still a problem.

 

wow it's really coming along thanks a bunch to all the people who have contributed suggestions and helped me steer away from my initial ideas which were ill concieved in the extreme.

[Ancient_Galatan]

ok then so stuff I still need to work out:

 

Chapter background and early history

 

Chapter Symbol (input on this has been great but i'm still not fully sure about it)

 

Homeworld name and details of what it's like

 

and also I think my chapter needs some kind of motto/battlecry.

[Gator_of_Bahamut]

Don't forget that Space Marine Chapters have their own fleets, so they can travel. Choosing a homewolrd isn't that huge a deal. If you're really stuck, though, you could make them a fleet-based chapter. They simply travel where they are needed in their Battle Barges.

[Ancient_Galatan]

Don't forget that Space Marine Chapters have their own fleets, so they can travel. Choosing a homewolrd isn't that huge a deal. If you're really stuck, though, you could make them a fleet-based chapter. They simply travel where they are needed in their Battle Barges.

 

oh yeah maybe I could have them as a fleet based chapter sure would save me a few headaches trying to think more about a homeworld.

[Commissar Molotov]

It's perfectly fine to say that they're from a system in the Ultima Segmentum without having to perfectly pin it down with grid references. Nobody will mind. There's other, much more important stuff later on that people will be more interested in.

[Ancient_Galatan]

right so i'll forget about the homeworld for now as there is still more to be done.

 

Now I just need to think long and hard about stuff like their background.

[Nine_Breaker]

Well concerning how to blow up the rest of your fluff, what do you want that chapter to be like? When/if you get around to making a IA article for this chapter, you'll want to have a theme running through most if not all of it. And most of all, you dont want to delute this theme with too much "cool stuff".

 

For instance, I can see them as aggresive siege masters. Perhaps even a bit malevolent and arrogant. Such traits could easily change their organization, beliefs, and obviously their combat doctrain.

 

When you are thinking of a theme, whatever that may be, be sure to look through the Do's and Don'ts for some good guidlines to run on.

[Ancient_Galatan]

Well concerning how to blow up the rest of your fluff, what do you want that chapter to be like? When/if you get around to making a IA article for this chapter, you'll want to have a theme running through most if not all of it. And most of all, you dont want to delute this theme with too much "cool stuff".

 

For instance, I can see them as aggresive siege masters. Perhaps even a bit malevolent and arrogant. Such traits could easily change their organization, beliefs, and obviously their combat doctrain.

 

When you are thinking of a theme, whatever that may be, be sure to look through the Do's and Don'ts for some good guidlines to run on.

 

right some good points there i'll keep them in mind.

[Ancient_Galatan]

oh good heavens i'm totally stumped on how to go about writing background info for my Chapter. Where do I even begin??? I keep trying to think some stuff up but my mind keeps drawing a blank ^_^ some help would be appreciated.