rolled 9 = 9

rollan

>>15929332

Crusade it is then. I'll elaborate as we get closer.

The question is, when were we founded? Roll a d100.

rolled 10 = 10

rolling

rolled 21 = 21

once again

rollan

>>15929347

33rd Millenium? Seems we're quite an old chapter. Around the time of the Beheading, that should make things fun.

Who's our progenitor? d100.

rolled 56 = 56

Rollin' rollin' rollin'

>>15929426

Cool, we're Blood Angels, was hoping we wouldn't be smurf. But how pure are we? d10 to find out.

rolled 5 = 5

Rollan

>>15929464

Pure it is then. But what of our characteristics? d100.

rolled 88 = 88

Rollan again

rolled 36 = 36

rolling

>>15929528

We are renowned for our skill with blade and leadership under fire? Interesting. This might lead to some fun later.

Who was our hero?

rolled 48 = 48

explotia

>>15929610

Chapter master, Simple enough. But what did he do? d100.

rolled 28 = 28

>>15929625
roll

>>15929634

Slew a Daemon Prince eh? Well, we can elaborate on that later.

Homeworld Category. d100.

rolled 52 = 52

>>15929660
rolling

rolled 27 = 27

Rollan

>>15929663

Feral World. Okay. But what is the terrain like?

rolled 91 = 91

>>15929691
rolling

rolled 95 = 95

Rollan

>>15929716
>>15929717

Both woulda been Temperate so all is good. We got a bunch of Canadian Crusaders going on here.

How do we deal with the rulership? d10

rolled 1 = 1

rollan

rolled 3 = 3

rollan

>>15929779

Direct rule? Hmm, haven't had that rolled up before.

How is our organization though? d10

rolled 10 = 10

roll roll roll

rolled 1 = 1

rolling for our forgeworld overlords

rolled 3 = 3

>>15929854
rolling

>>15929870

Unique it is. Much like the Black Templar or the Space wolves. This roll only strengthens a concept growing in my mind.

>>15929895

But how is our combat doctrine? d10 to find out.

rolled 6 = 6

ROLLLLLLL :D

rolled 4 = 4

>>15929912
Rolling

rolled 9 = 9

rollan

>>15929916

Heavy use of drop pods? Okay interesting.

Solo Mode ability.

>>15929937

Forgot to say, d100.

rolled 47 = 47

>>15929945

>>15929951

One of our characteristics stands out prominently which one shall it be? Our leadership ability, as dictated by our direct rule? Or our skill with a blade?

Squad Attack Pattern, d100.

rolled 82 = 82

roll roll time?

>>15929993

Yup. Apparently "Storm of Hell" time too. Kinda explains the manifestation of the black rage eh?

Squad Defensive? d100.

rolled 26 = 26

rollin

rolled 67 = 67

>>15930016

>>15930018

One squad ability from an existing chapter. Seems the BA laid the law down for us. I don't have deathwatch, so if any of you can tell me what theirs is, it might help a bit.

What is our restriction though? d100

rolled 56 = 56

ROLL THIS YO

rolled 46 = 46

>>15930085

>>15930091

No devastators. Well, they were pretty fuck useless anyways. So who really cares?

But what is our specialty gear though? d100.

rolled 1 = 1

>>15930120
AXES.

WE ARE CANADIAN LUMBERJACKS.

rolled 68 = 68

rollin

rolled 34 = 34

>>15930120

>>15930126

Good job. We have a traditional weapon, and I think its pretty fair to say, Axes deserve it. Also this is befitting of the name of our birth.

Oddly enough this just reminded me of a thread where they referred to the Teutonic knights as a bunch of German axe murderers. We shan't be German though. More Lizzy Borden-esque.

d100 for belief.

rolled 16 = 16

Rollin

rolled 43 = 43

>>15930207

>>15930219

Revere the Primarch. Seems we love that Sanguinus guy.

What is our status? d10

rolled 10 = 10

rollan

rolled 10 = 10

rolllllllll rol roll roll lroll

>>15930268
>>15930270

Overstrength. BODIES, BODIES EVERYWHERE.

Lets roll for a friend. d100

rolled 38 = 38

>>15930292

rolled 22 = 22

rollan

rolled 66 = 66

welp, rollin this shit bro

rolled 70 = 70

>>15930292
SO MANY LUMBERJACKS.

>>15930295

Apparently we like Adeptus Astra Telepaths. What of our enemies though? d100.

I'll summarize in the next post and we can start fluffing about.

rolled 95 = 95

>>15930339

rolled 74 = 74

rolllllllll roll roll roll

rolled 48 = 48

Rollan

>>15930292

So we're an army of unstoppable space lumberjacks?

Imagine the beards.

rolled 40 = 40

>>15930339
Fuck yeah, Lumberjacks with Cell Phones!

>>15930339
TELEPATHIC DEAMONSSLAYING CANADIAN LUMBERJACK HORDES

I see it now... it's... beautiful...

>>15930345

Dark Eldar it is. Fuck those Freudian faggots and their penis emphasis.

Changed mind, gimme a sec to collect everything. Also,

>>15930353

Dare challenge our Lumberjack Commandos and Operator Beards?

>>15930345
That had better mean we hate trees.

So, any info about whether our chapter has a Death Company or not? No Death Company Space Lumberjacks?

>>15930379
Our beards hold our guns, and our arms our axes.

We chop, and our beards shoot.

This is my beard. Without me, it is useless. Without my beard, I am useless.

>>15930377
They're not telepaths.
They just like Astropaths.

>>15930379

Not at all, I want us to be an unstoppable army of daemon slaying space lumberjacks with long flowing lochs and operator beards.

>>15930395

> Space Lumberjacks
> in a Death Company

my god, everything is fucked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xToPCaNxaow

Crusade Chapter
-Founded in the 33rd Millenium around the time of the Beheading
-Geneseed is pure and from the Blood Angels and we revere our primarch
-Renowned for skill in melee and leadership under fire
-Our hero, is our chaptermaster, who Slew a daemon of note
-We are from a Temperate Feral World that we rule over with Direct Rule
-Our organization is unique with an emphasis on drop pod tactics, axes, and a large number of bodies but a disdain of ranged combat
-occasionally we fly into a rage
-we maintain a good relationship with the Adeptus Astra Telepathica and their psykers
-we have a hateboner for the Dark Eldar

Now this is how I see us going:

1. We are the leftovers from a time of turmoil who took a rather revolutionary path. Liberating worlds as we go and maintain rule over them. Our crusade, being to unify the Imperium. Our methods are irrelevant. They simply allow for us to quickly overpower and convert worlds to our following. Our friendship is fostered by a high degree of psykers being trained and our abundance of numbers is necessary for us to control our territory.

My vote goes to a Space Wolf Codex army.

>>15930543
Sounds good.

I am now imagining a burly lumberjack bounding along chopping dark eldar down while wistling a merry tune in a plad shirt with suspenders.

>>15930543

That being said, a Blood Angels army also allows our tactics well.

Which do we take?

Death Company or Wulfen?
4 HQs or 2?
Better troops or Arguably better melee?

rolled 72 = 72

>>15930577
Space Wolf, because they seem more like Lumberjacks.

>>15930577

Death Company Space Lumberjacks

then they just become insane and insanely powerful

>>15930562

Color scheme absolutely must be blue and red.

>>15930599
This is best.

>>15930577

I vote for better troops, I like to think that although we are large in number we are spread rather thin between controlling territory and crusading around.

>>15930630
>>15930587

We could use the Space Wolf Codex and just Fluff the Wulfen as being our Death Company, then fluff the Lone Wolves as being more Operator Death Company.

>>15930688
Sure, I guess. Whatever makes us more Canadian.

our beards shall put the Squats to shame.

>>15930688

Works for me.

Think I'll hop on DoW II real quick and try to come up with a color scheme based on >>15930606

Lumberjack Marines!

rolled 67 = 67

Possible Lumberjack Marines colour scheme

>>15930739

Don't think I got the plaid affect right, but what do you guys think?

rolled 99 = 99

>>15930739
The red part needs black stripes.

Otherwise FUCK YEAH.

>>15930747

Looks very Thousand Sons-y.

>>15930755

Maybe black pauldron trim and plastron wings?

>>15930688
>>15930709
>>15930700

Think about it:

The bloodclaw/skyclaw equivalents are clean shaven
The grey hunters start to grow some beard
The long fangs/wolf guard add mutton chops
The wolf scouts add some mustache
The Wulfen are just batshit insane versions of whatever they were before
The Lonewolves are basically just batshit insane versions of higher larger beard units

By the time you reach the HQ levels these guys have a formidable battle beard. Some of which are rumored to to be capable of being wrapped around as a sash.

>>15930776
among our crazies will be the epic beard man

How about this?

>>15930776
>Beard epicness determines rank
Dear god yes.

rolled 2 = 2

>>15930823
If only we could color the undersuit piece by piece...

Ah well. Good enough, nice work.

>>15930823

Oops, fixed the pants/belt.

>>15930739
>>15930823

I like your theme, I tried my best to recreate it in-game, what do you guys think?

>>15930826

Our Chaptermaster:

>>15930776
>Units with beard tiers

Never change /tg/

>>15930847
Much better!

>>15930855
Fairly good as well.

What if, when a lumbermarine dies, his suadmates shave (or trim) their beards out of sorrow and use the clippings for his funeral pyre?

>>15930855

About as close to my scheme as DoW II's painter would allow.

Somebody brought up underarmor or something, and it reminded me of the white undershirt. So white color yes or no? Or should I stop editing it and keep with >15930847 version?

>>15930873
Nonononono.

When a Lumbermarine is inducted into the Chapter, he plants a tree. As his career goes on, his tree grows. When he dies, his comrades chop down his tree with his axe, each in turn taking a swing, until finally it is downed. They then use the wood from the tree to make his funeral pyre.

As such, Lumbermarines that die after, like, a week, have unimpressive funerals. But ones that have been in the Chapter for centuries have a funeral pyre that burns entire cities to the ground.

this chapter needs a name
I pitch The Blazing Axes

>>15930885

>white color

Collar, sorry.

>>15930885
Good as it is, broseph.

>>15930886

This, fucking this

>>15930887

Blazing Axes is alright. Not entirely liking it, but it's suitable.

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=9595&term_type_id=3
&term_type_text=things&letter=L

>>15930886
Beard trimming guy here, much better idea.

>>15930886

So in other words, redwood trees, Mother fucking Sequoia 40k style trees. I like this.

>>15930886
Metal

>>15930921
our chapter master's nickname is 'The Cleaver'

>>15930921
No, that's gay.

The Maple Loggers!

>>15930886

>Lumbermarines

That . . . actually sounds kind of awesome.

>>15930921
I hop one of us can get a better name.

>>15930921

I think we should stick with lumbermarines.

>>15930944
i second The Lumbermarines Chapter

>>15930934

> Old Hickory
> Old Rampike

Our Venerable Dreadnoughts. They're the only ones who can be called "Old" in their nickname.

>>15930954
You might be right.

>>15930963
and the title of Cleaver is passed down from Chapter Master to Chapter Master, coming with it a mystical axe

Lumbermarines FTW.

They will be the LIGNI LETO

(Wood Slayers)

Question: Do the lumber marines OCDly chop down every tree in sight if there is no other threat?

>>15930980
>(Wood Slayers)
But if their greatest enemy is Dark Eldar... wouldn't we be talking about a different kind of wood?

Could always use things like:

Holzfäller Brigade
Houthakker Battalion

etc.

>>15930983
No, they chop down the trees to make their bases.

Log cabin bases.

Log cabin FORTRESSES

Tree house forward bases.

>>15930983
No, the Lumbermarines play out every tree they chop well in advance. They intend to not only maintain to ecosystem but chopping down trees bad for it, but to make trees flourish and spread by carefully fertilizing the ground.

>>15930983

No, it's just symbolic of their humble beginnings (being so far extended from the Imperium, utilizing what they have with them or around them) as well as showing their dedication and resolve to the enemy.

You may be big, you may be tough, but we're the Lumbermarines, and we WILL bring you down.

Their founding father should be called Timber, and they roar his name as their warcry.

>>15930886
YES

And their Terminators/elites Go to battle BEAR-chested, their chest hair fending off any attack

>>15930995
Wood embeleshed Land Raiders?

>>15930998

What about bears, can we take bears into battle?

>>15930986

THEY ARE PIRATES. THEY HAVE SHIPS. AND SAILS. THEIR SILLY METAL NAVY MEANS NOTHING MORE THEN THE TREES OF OUR PEOPLE. IF WE AXE IT, IT WILL FALL.

>>15931012
They have bears that fight alongside squads just like the Space Wolves have wolves.

>>15931012

If we're using the space wolf codex here it could be their version of thunderwolf riders

>>15930995
>Well men its time to set up camp!
>5 minutes later 3 Lumber marines sitting around a table in a fully complete log cabin whilst talking about their beards which smell of pine.

I think every member of our chapter should smell of pine.

>>15931020

Bearclaws?

>>15931012
In densely packed forests, where it is unfeasible to drive tanks, massive genetically engineered bears are used as mounts by the Lumbermarines. Indeed, it is said that the roar of a bear has become the sound the Dark Eldar fear most.

>>15931014
EVEN IF YOU DESTROY US, THE SMALLEST SEED WILL GROW AND GROW, UNTIL IT IS A TREE THE LIKES OF WHICH YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN. FEAR US, FOR WE ARE THE LUMBERMARINES

>>15931012

They could work as the alpha predators of our world. Grizzles 40k style, not too unlike Fenris' wolves.

Maybe not field them, though.
But Imperial Guard Bear Cavalry, maybe?

>>15931021
You forgot
>eating waffles

>>15931008

Or:

Thunderwolf Cavalry => "???" Bear Cavalry
Fenrisian Wolves => "???" Bears
Thunderwolf Mount => "???" Bear Mount

Bears are a top tier predator, they are awesome and some can climb trees. Thus, we have our animal. A bear, that is attuned with nature, and strengthened by years of evolution and harsh environment.

>>15931042

>waffles
>not pancakes

>>15931042
and the recruits first tour of duty is guarding, harvesting and maintaining the chapter's Maple Syrup supply

>>15931060

Flapjacks. FLAPJACKS.

Fuck it. i was gonna repaint my DA a little better, but now? now i shall Paint for LUMBER

Archive now!

>>15931087
or even a screencap

>>15931054
When a Lumber marine joins the chapter, he must first tame a "???" bear with nothing more than his beard and chesthair. When this is done the bear becomes his lifelong compainion, the Lumber marine also must craft his own ax using only his manly hands. Only then will he be a TRUE lumber marine

I am picturing ranks of Lumbermarines marching through a heavily wooded region. They have an axe resting on one shoulder while they sing a tune worthy of their lumberjack heritage. A few grizzly bears wander in and around them, their massive, heavy frames loping along.

And it is glorious.

Imagine all our verticals having ornaments in a solid red oak finish, or venerable dreadnaught having some kind of grandfather clock like decorations.

>>15931123

Or even better, have the frames of the Dreadnoughts match that of gnarled bark.

Lumbermarines, I ask you, what is the name of our Homeworld?

I think it goes without saying that this chapter has an aversion for flamers?

>>15931138
Wisconsin

>>15931120

The chaptermaster has an old companion by the name of Smokey A large bear with a bionic arm and eye a chipped fang armed with two massive lightning claws fit on his front paws.

>>15931144

THese injuries were sustained in an attack by enemy flamer weapon.

The very image of fire can throw the beast into a rage, and the Lumbermarines are careful to keep it even from controlled campfires.

>>15931141
spell it backwards

>>15931138

Sylvanus Prime

>>15931138
Canadia, for it is covered completly by a forest of pine and maple.

>>15931138
It has been lost to time. Legend tells of a distant planet, inhabitable only by Lumbermarines. It is said to be twice again as large as Holy Terra, and entirely covered with forest. Redwoods and Maples dot its surface like so many chest hairs.

It is called Quebec.

Guys, guys, guys.


Paul Bunyun. An Emperor's Champion known for prestigious strength even for an Astartes.

Charges into battle upon a giant bull called Babe.

>>15931156

Sorry I should of said Sylvanus Primarus

>>15931162
Nevermind, name is >>15931156

>>15931144

for the love of god, can some one please archive or screencap this, im worried ill forget when i go out and build this chapter

>>15931168

I like the idea of Sylvanus, but it doesn't really roll off the tip of the tongue with both ending in 'us.'

Perhaps a variation of Sylvanus with the Sylvan still in place?

What shall be the chapter symbol of the lumbermarines?

>>15931194

Blue background with a red tree. Silhouetted by the tree is a blue axe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Montferrand

>>15931203
quickly, to paint!

>>15931165

I'd fluff him more as our equivalent of Wolf Guard Ranulf. A Marine of stature unlike any seen before. Wears Runic Armor/Belt of Russ, carries a Frostblade/Powerfist or Frostblade/Stormshield or Powerfist/Stormshield or something. Add in a Thunderwolf Mount but don't mount him on a bear. Truescale a Terminator. The addition of the mount is only to properly reflect his stature. He was a giant among giants. Near the size of a Primarch.

Also, you guys faces when you realize we are BA geneseed. Technically speaking, we live a very long life. Our trees probably end up being hundreds of feet tall.

>>15931219
Start with this!

>>15931162

Yes I see it now, Sylvanus Primarus; a lush planet covered in vast jungles of Sequoia, Red Oak, and Maple trees. Vast towering mountain ranges dot the land and wild rushing rivers providing substance to the planet's inhabitants of which consists soley of the lumbermarines and their grizzly companions.

>>15931217
PRIMARCH

>>15931217
>>15931235
Chapter Master's name is now Joseph Montferrus, or something similar.

>>15931235
is sanguinus

>>15931224
He was bigger than a Primarch. This guy, he's as tall as a tree! Maybe taller!

It's said he can shop down Sequoias with a single stroke of his massive Power Axe.

>>15931184

The only variations I know of are sylas and silva.

>>15931224
okay, can someone please screencap, because i am seriously considering doing this thing. i cant wait to have my Lumbermarines charging forth into the madness

>>15931225

Ah, the World Tree, we could have an Ancient Dreadnought, represented by Bjorn, who has been in service since the conception of the Chapter, his tree is said to be miles wide, and towers higher then many a mountain. This tree is a centerpiece of the chapter, a view that few see. Those that travel to the world tree, do so only in times of great need. For, the anger of the Dreadnought, is said to be capable of cracking the ground beneath him. Forests tremble at the booming of his manly voice. Waking him up in a time unneeded would be a terrible fate for the initiator.

>>15931203

Here's my attempt to show what I meant by my idea for the Chapter Symbol.


Idea for symbol on left, but with the color scheme on right.

>>15931291
YES

>>15931271

His tree IS the Fortress Monastery.
The Dreadnought is in fact the interred remains of our Founding Father.

Remember, Bjorn himself a Chapter Master. And since he was walking with Leman Russ himself, he may very well have been the first Space Wolf Chapter Master post-Primarch. So there is precedent.

We need a title for our chapter master, and a relic for him to wield, as well as some fluff for Smokey.

>>15931323
The Cleaver
World Feller, a Battle-axe of such power only a chapter master every few thousand years can wield it

>>15931323

Smokey, hmm....how about a little inspiration?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(soldier_bear)

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/voytek.html

>>15931323
Fluff for Smokey: >>15931154

The Relics should just be one damn powerful Power Axe because the Lumbermarines are as unornamented as the Iron Hands, or a suit of armour whose machine spirits are capable of somehow increasing the user's strength far more than most power armour already does.

>>15931339
And the only tool capable of felling.
>>15931311
>>15931271
Tree.

>>15931349

What do you think of the idea that every new lumbermarine upon joining in addition to planting his tree is also given a bear cub as a companion.

>>15931373

But wouldn't the Lumbermarines far outlive those cubs?

I like the idea that new recruits just beginning their modifications and training must physically dominate a young bear as part of their test. Should they succeed, then that bear and that bear's bloodline become yours.

The homeworld should be Yggdrasil.

The Chapter Master should be called Paulus Bunan.

>>15931373
didnt someone mention having to tame a bear upon promotion form recruit to full lumbermarine?

>>15931387

Yggdrasil puts us a little too far into Space Wolves territory.

We are Blood Angels successors, we should find something more aligned with that.

>>15931387
>Yggdrasil.
YES
It also works as it relates to their using the Space Wolves rules.

>>15931400

Yggdrasil is a giant tree.

It is entirely aligned to Lumbermarines.

>>15931386
these arent no ordinary bears, for instance smokey is hundreds of years old, and the old dread who has the world tree, yeah, his bear is still kicking, fucking up other bears. hell wecould even say these bears grow like the trees sorta, the bigger they are the older they are

So I take it these guys hate forgeworlds.
And generally would prefer to raze the cities to the ground and replace them with lush forests.

Also, we need some kind of tree related legend that relates to the Emperor.
Something about there being some ancient tree on Terra?

>>15931400

From a super religious site:

Trees - represent prominent men.
Grass - represents masses of mankind.

"The first angel sounded...and the third part of the trees [prominent men] was burnt up [were converted], and all green grass [men sufficiently alive to receive or absorb the water of truth] was burnt up [were converted]." Revelation 8:7

Trees represent prominent leaders that stand above the grass, the masses of mankind. The righteous man is likened to a tree: "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water..." Psalms 1:3 The wicked are likened to the "green bay tree." Psalms 37:35

Grass represents the common masses of men. "The grass withers, the flower fades...surely the people is grass." Isaiah 40:7 It will require only a breath from the Lord to scatter all the might and glory and power of earthly institutions. All who oppose His plan will fade in the great Day of Wrath

>>15931386

I think it's safe to say the bears that inhabit Sylvanus live a lot longer than the common bear.

Besides Smokey should be a fine testament to how long these bears can live.

>>15931420

The biblical tree of knowledge, maybe? Could also have an Eve and the Serpent style myth depicting Horus' betrayal.

>>15931421
Grass represents the civillians living in reclaimed territory, and trees for the marines.

Sylvan is not proper Latin.

Silvan is.

Plus, Sylvanus would connect us to WoW, unfortaunely.

Call the world either Silvanus or Yggdrasil. Both are suitable.

Connection to the Emperor: perhaps the Emprah planted one tree himself and it has never stopped growing?

>>15931420
the unguents and so-on in the golden throne are drawn from an ancient tree, tens of thousands of years old, planted by the first chapter master of the Lumbermarines in the days before th heresy

>>15931452

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvanus_(mythology)

>>15931400

Might be an idea to look at the Divine Comedy. IIRC in inferno, the 7th Circle had a forest, there was also the Dark Forest. There may have been one in the 8th.

Might be wise to look more Celtic/Arthurian as well. Unless we want to confine ourselves to Roman/Latin/Italian.

That being said, it might also be wise to fit in some Native American mythology.

>>15931420

No they definitely are ok with technology and cities, remember how are they going to use drop pods and poweraxes without forgeworlds,

I'd like to think their armor, dreadnaughts, transports, and tanks are adorned with solid oak bear ornaments as far as woodwork goes.

>>15931452

I'm not trying to make a crossover or anything, but in Star Wars there's the theory that all the trees of Kashyyyk are connected as one large super-organism.

Maybe the Emperor's tree grew to be so large and expansive that its upper foliage is its own ecosystem and land. In other words, the trees that are planted by the Lumbermarines are planted on the Emperor's tree, which keeps the Chapter's base far, far above the ground upon a tree trunk the size of a large island. The Fortress Monastery itself is carved into the tree.

World name alternative:
Silvane

>>15931436
Well not knowledge, but perhaps a similar theme.
A chaos tree?
With the fruit of which being the promises of the chaos gods. Which Horus ate, which caused the horus heresy?

>>15931453

Too much fluffrape

>aeterna cieseati
Yes, Captcha, the God-Emperor does eternally sit.

>>15931501

Could work, I suppose. Doesn't even have to be true, just a legend that the Chapter believes to be true.

>>15931472
Well yeah, I just mean they dislike the idea of completely decimating a worlds entire eco-system and replacing it with city factories.
But it's not like they go around burning entire worlds to the ground

Is it just me or would games workshop actually gain some respect if they made this codex

Silvani Primarus?

Doesn't even have to be Primaris, it could be Secundus or a further planet. Doesn't it only mean its place in a solar system of that name, not its importance?

>>15931431
>>15931416
>>15931420
>>15931453

The chapter could have been founded after a passage of the Blood Angels, there, Veteran Sergeant Cleutin passed, and it is said, that blood of Sanguinus dripped from the Shroud that day, staining the earth beneath it, and from his blood, sprang a forest of red oak, crimson as far as the eye can see. Taking this as a sign, the Original Chapter Master and a few marines stayed behind to culture what would be the chapter to come.

Their growth and belief in the Emperor stems off the logarithmic spiral that is visible in nature. They as they grow, their shape is unaltered, despite any successive curves thrown their way. True proof that the Emperor's will, and Sanguinus bloodline live on.

They should have a planet under their control that hates them and wants to revolt and become their own empire. The planet's name is Qwabek.

>>15931525

I don't know how they would handle that, they need tanks, ammo, and weapons just like every other chapter.

Maybe they favor a smaller and slower out put in favor spread over several planets using eco-friendly production over devastating a single planet completely?

>>15931533
Yes

>>15931545
That works.

Also I noticed that we've neglected our chapters supposed obsession over the primarch

>>15931540

How about their home planet is Sylvanus and we come up with another name for the sector/sub-sector we control.

>>15931568
That works.
Maybe they just have ties with forge-worlds outside their are of influence or whatever, and "import" them in?

>>15931593

Pretty much what I was going to write.

Better to have them import their stuff from far off, as well as make them less reliant on such things. They prefer to straight up infantry enemies.

Here's an idea; howe about each captain is given a pair of lightning claws passed down from captain to captain each one name after one of the founders' companion bears.

>>15931576

Part of why I keep bringing up christian symbolism and motifs, to try and incorporate as much Sanguinius worship as possible.

>>15931617
good plan.

>>15931576

Obviously it is in the boughs of the great tree that the teachings of Sanguinus are scribed. Some carved into the wood, others housed within codices large as a man. And, at the top, adorning the monolithic peak of nature, is the statue of their Primarch, visible to all with the magnification to see, overlooking the fortress and nearby towns towns, ever vigilant, keeping them under his protective wing.

>>15931617

I think we can involve suingune worshop into the crimson forest of sylvanus mentioned by>>15931545

>>15931420
>>15931421
>>15931436
>>15931637

Biblical Tree of knowledge explained:

>>15931629

I like the idea of the trees being planted by Sanguinius' blood, as well as the Emperor's Great Tree being the base.

So maybe a combination. Maybe Sanguinius sees the tree for the first time and weeps at the sight of such beauty. His tears fell and trees grew upon the great branches of the Emperor's tree. A young, rank and file Space Marine, sees this and is particularly moved by it. It is this marine that kept it alive until it becomes a major legend amongst the Blood Angels. Two or so millennium later, when a new Chapter is needed nearby such a place, it is decided that such a site must be the focus of the new Chapter.

We should probably Archive this.

>>15931715
do it for great justice, i for one want to actually build this force and write up a codex

>>15931725

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/15929304/

Sweet then, this'll continue another day.

>>15931748
Are we gonna put a thing on 1d4chan too?
>culture orkinvur
I don't think these guys would like the orks so much.

>>15931748
cheers

>>15931760

I guess we can, I just don't do 1d4chan stuff. That being said, we need to figure out a few things first such as:

Name:
Homeworld:
etc.

because it seems to be changing a lot in thread.

>>15931788
Name: Lumbermarines
>>15930847
is the color scheme
Planet is utterly unknown so far, though. Can't decide on what version of Silvan we like. Kind of like Silvane or Silvani though.

>>15931788

We've pretty much agreed on Lumbermarines.

For homeworld I think Sylvanus is perfect with the whole motif we've worked out.

Anything else we need?

>>15931816

Well we have most of the basics in here. The most important manner being ordering it up, writing fluff etc. Counts-as stuff if we need it. Drawfaggotry/writefaggotry. Maybe some elaboration on how we view other chapters/imperial groups/other races/armies

>>15931829

If anyone wants to make a 1d4chan page as a placeholder for now we can start up another page at another time for the purpose of clarifying and organizing.

>>15931850

Have we agreed upon how to include Sanguinus?

>>15931867

Emperor's tree that Sanguinius sanctified with blood/tears?

>>15931850
Well so far all we have is Chaptermaster Joseph Montferrand The Cleaver weilder of world feller, and his companion Smokey.

We've explained both our founding and our Sanguinus worship through the crimson forest mentioned in these posts.
>>15931545
>>15931629
>>15931668
>>15931421
>>15931271


We've also establish upon joining each Lumbermarine plants a tree and tames a bear cub of their own.

We have some basic fluff of Smokey.
>>15931154
>>15931144

>>15931885

I don't know about that. See, as much as they worship the Emperor, Sanguinus is their priority. I see them viewing the Emperor, as their equivalent of God with Sanguinus being Apollonius of Tyana/Jesus.

With the tree, personally, I'd prefer it relating to the Ancient Dread. But I guess that is because I'd like the Emperor slightly removed in a sense. See:

>>15931545
>>15931629

>>15931923

*shrug* I just don't see why the Emperor should be removed in order to make Sanguinius a priority. How could one worship Jesus if you've removed God?

He may be THE focus of the Chapter's attention, but if we're likening Sanguinius to Jesus then there should still be a strong connection to the Emperor in the legend focused upon. Such as saying that the planet was chosen because of Sanguinius' actions upon the planet. But what Sanguinius did was because of the Emperor's before him.

>>15931923
we are keeping the beard thing, right?

>>15931972

Of course, I hope we keep our lumberjack death company too.

>>15931989
of course. so quick question, are we doing the bloodline thing, or the given as a cub thing, or just taming it thing with the grizzlies, if so, are the bears long lived or what

>>15931972
>>15931989

Of course. We just fluffed them different.

>>15931970

Understandable. But I was meaning, with regards to the tree. I like the concept of a legendary dread and his tree.

>>15932015
same the dread thing sounded so epic and relicy

>>15932004

Bloodline was my idea, but if we're making them supremely long-lived (and we should, I like the connection with the trees and bigger is older sort of thing), then it makes more sense to either just have the one companion.

>>15931923
>Space Marines
>worshiping the Emperor
No.

>>15932022

Well I see no reason not to be able to do both.

>>15932015

But we still have the Dread and his tree as the Fortress Monastery, and the entire forest being made up of planted trees representing individual Marines that are cut down upon their deaths. As well as Sanguinius' trees. Having an all-encompassing, landmass-sized tree of the Emperor fits his role as the Christian God. It's not the focus, Sanguinius is, but it's everywhere and everything.

>>15932015
so beard denotes rank
bears are lifelong pals that are tamed and respect is earned as one proceeds from recruit to marine
axes are primary weapon
prefer wooded settlements to forgeworlds/hives
tree is planted when one is initiated, cut down in ritualistic ceremony upon ones death and used as funeral pire
bears live REALLY long, older = bigger
revere sanguinus as much as the emperor
live on sylvanus in the ydraggsfbalidsg sector
chapter master holds title of cleaver
has epic bear smokey based on polish soldier bear
world feller, only axe capaple of felling world tree, only a few chapter masters have been able to wield it
anything else?

>>15932024

We're talking about revering these individuals and using Christian motifs and symbolism as representations.

Likening Sanguinius as Jesus and the Emperor as the Judeo-Christian God, but of course the Chapter wouldn't actually view these individuals as anything more than supreme individuals, not divine.

>>15932079

Current Chapter Master's nickname is The Cleaver, not the title of the position and rank.

OP, make a massive summary of everything that weve discussed, including links to peoples examples

>>15932057

My bad, I thought you were suggesting that the Emperor Tree was the Fortress Monastary/Replaced the Dread Tree/Replaced the Red Sanguinus trees.

So lets have a look at our relationships with other chapters/imperial forces shall we?

Blood Angels
Iron Hands
Salamanders
Imperial Fists
Black Templar
Space Wolves
Ultramarines
Dark Angels
Ravenguard
Grey Knights

Emperor's Nightmares
Guardians Exemplar
Rising Sons
Abyssal jaws
Brotherhood of the Megalith

Sisters of Battle

Inquisition
Imperial Guard

>>15932079

We also talked of a Ranulf equivalent of Paul Bunyan.

>>15932122
respect
hate
HATE
okay
okay
respect
smurfs
dont care about
okay
acknowledge

dunno
dunno
dunno
dunno
dunno

dig hard

eh
meatbags/grass

>>15932122

Blood Angels being our founding chapter should have a fairly close relationship.

>>15932122

I see Salamanders and Space Wolves being okay with Lumbermarines on some level due to shared bro-tier.

Blood Angels: Unless we're openly against their way of things then of course.

Iron Hands: Friction because of our lack of reliance on tech and preference for untouched worlds.

Can't think of anything for the rest of the Chapters.

Sisters: No clue. We playing traditional 18th Cent. loggermen with independent and capable wives because the husbands are fucking gone all day and too tired to fulfill their traditionally masculine domestic role, or do we go with the typical view from back then of female inferiority (to a point)?

Inquisition: Bro-tier might cause friction
Guardsman: Bro-tier might cause utter lack of friction

With regards to bears, how bout calling them Kainyn-Kutho (god bear) or Irkuiem (trousers pulled down). Those were both local nicknames for a cryptid known as Bergman's Bear. Which was likely a subspecies of brown bear or a cross between one and a polar bear. It was unusually large.

>>15932115

See:

>>15932079
>>15932141

for the most part.

>>15932156

I could imagine Black Templar and Lumbermarines getting along well given their shared preference for melee; but there is some friction do to sword vs axe arguments and the templar's complete disregard for the local ecosystems and inhabitants.

>>15932122
wel, they would at least respect the dark angels purity and general goody-goodness. maybe not the whole not talking to outsiders or randomly abandoning campaigns thing though

>>15932156
>Sisters
No chapter is liked by the Ecclesiarchy, because they are heathens.
These marines will be no different.

bump for progress

>>15932430
bump.... anyone wanna make a wikia or some shit so we can have an actual codex thing to refer to next time we resume this idea?

>>15932449

I would like to, but my writing leaves a lot to be desired.

All we have right now is this thread to refer to in the future.

>>15932533
i honestly dont think that anyone would mind as long as what we have is presented in a more clear cut manner then a thread.

>>15932544

Why don't you do it, I'm sure you would do a much better job than me.

If I wrote it I'd probably pull a Matt Ward.

>>15932646
nah man, im shit at that, besides, we dont need fucking shakespeare, just basic groundwork to expand on later

that and all we need is what weve agreed on prety much copy-pasted into a wikia, just so we have an easy access micro codex

You guys do know that we have this archived on Suptg right? I can just repost it when I continue tomorrow.

>>15932739
i know, i just think a wikia page would be useful

>>15932739

Looking forward to it Op, hopefully we'll have this done in time for me to roll a lumbermarine when space marine is released.

We do have 1d4chan, you know -- might be a good idea to archive this stuff there as well.

>>15934127
As a /tg/ chapter, it really should all be kept on 1d4chan just to be consistent with all of the others that have been made.

for some odd reason that image makes me think of CHAOS MEGAMAN....nicely done op