>>15939363

To continue:

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.

>>15939377

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
We also talked of a Ranulf equivalent of Paul Bunyan.

>>15939392

There was also talk about a legendary dreadnought which I would like to elaborate on once I finish reposting:

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.

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.

>>15939413

Beliefs?

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.

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.

And now for new concepts:

Larger then normal companies, 150 to 200 marines perhaps.

Each Captain takes a name, denoting their territory (and which tree takes up most of it), and which company they are in (numbers not necessarily ordered, we need a tiering system for trees now):

1. Lord Gingko
2. Lord Cedar
3. Lord Pine
4. Lord Yew
5. Lord Oak
6. Lord Araucaria
7. Lord Podocarpus
8. Lord Beech
9. Lord Birch
10. Lord Dogwood
11. Lord Maple
12. Lord Willow
13. Lord Cypress (new recruits area, possibly referred to as the "Saplings"?)

Our Dreadnought, deserves the name, Lord Redwood, and not only does he own the massive tree, but guards the crimson sea of trees from shroud story.

The chapter has a large number of marines, larger then let on. This can be supported by having an unknown number of marines who left the planet, perhaps to take care of other planets, those marines could be called the Deforested, for they left their homeland of Sylvanus.


Also on the topic of the black rage:

Wulfen/Lonewolves/Mark of the Wulfen is our equivalent of the Death Company, or the Red Thirst/Black Rage manifesting. Perhaps, we refer to them as the "Wicker men". Statuesque, foreboding signs of their bloodline.

I guess we can wait to work on this.

>>15939762
>>15939562

I was thinking the first company should be red oak, with our honor guard being the Sequoia Guard.

Maybe have our veterans and venerable dreadnaughts feature ornaments made of the sacred crimson oak polished to finest luster believing that this sacred oak offers them a portion of protection from sanguinius himself.

Maybe base the story of our first chaptermaster on the folk tale of Paul Bunyun, but replace the blue ox with a blue bear

>>15940400

Last I recall, Paul Bunyan was our equivalent of Ranulf, but perhaps that story/ranking could have been equivalent to a chapter/company champion?

>>15940454

You mean we didn't have Paul Bunyun as our founder?

I thought he was, now I'm confused.

So far the only title we have is that every chaptermaster is given the title of "The Cleaver".

>>15940507

There were basically 2 ideas for chaptermaster. One was that the Dreadnought is it, although I would opt for him to be more like Bjorn in that he was an adviser. The other was Joseph Montferrus, as a character, basing it off of:

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

>>15940564

I thought we all agreed that Paul was our Bjorn encased in the base of the tree of life, and our current chaptermaster is Joseph Montferrus The Cleaver.

>>15940628

That works too. Reason to get a nice Contemptor Dreadnought.

>>15940646

So what should we focus on next?

>see this thread
>"oh dammit not another new /tg/ chapter-
>BEARDS, TREES AND AXES ERRWHERE

I was about to complain about why you people just don't work on pre-existing /tg/ chapters, and then I read the archived thread.

I wholeheartedly approve and wish I knew more about the 40k fluff so I could contribute.

>>15940949

Well the new concepts need to be debated upon, perhaps some work on the characters etc. Really add flavor to them rather then just counts-as. Some fluff for the people on the homeworld or battles etc.

>>15941023

Contribution does not need to stem primarily from knowledge of 40k. Concepts, or knowledge about aspects that the chapter is based off of also work wonders. An example would be knowledge of trees or mythologies in which a tree of knowledge or life, or knowledge of things Canadian would help.

Hell even knowledge of being manly works or 18th century.

>>15941028

Well one think we could do is have each company be represented by a different type of tree, and comer with titles and name based on the largest and tallest trees for their champions/heroes.

Here's an example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_sempervirens

Our first priority should be to flush out our founding so we can get some decent fluff for Paul and the world feller, as well as set a foundation to base the chapter on.

We should also detail our current chaptermaster's slaying of that daemon prince.

>>15941109

That concept was suggested here:

>>15939562

Using names of trees that grow in a temperate forest.

As for the daemon prince, I have a feeling it should be Nurgle. Khorne, represents an immediate thread in his fire affinity, but a Nurgle force pollutes the land further with his plague, possibly bringing in damaging insects similar to pine beetles. This would deal catastrophe to the their world/nature.

>>15941191

Nurgle is exactly what I had in mind.

Imagine it Joseph Montferrus riding into battle riding atop Smokey wielding the Word Feller after being deemed worthy to wield it.

I see some pretty solid potential with this chapter. I know you're going for a "counts as Space Wolves" approach but what I'm most interested in is the roll for unique organization. I'd be interested to see this done differently than just Space Wolf Great Companies. My idea comes from a scene from the movie 13th Warrior, where there's just a large mass of warriors, and a call goes out for a certain number of men. The men then stand and volunteer themselves individually to partake in the mission.

So I was thinking instead of companies, just have a mass of warriors who stand up to make themselves known.

Also I don't see a roll for the strength of the chapter. You know, understrength/overstrength/nominal.

>>15941305
Nevermind, found the strength roll. Overstrength. In that case I like to push my idea even further, as making a name for oneself, especially for one of the beardless, would be even more important among so many marines.

The scene I'm talking about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciUd0f5Xjos

>>15941396

That could work too. Whats everyone think?

Also glad to see you back, I remember working on the GE with you.

>>15941440

I think they should still have companies(each representing a different type of tree), but maybe they're more homogenous than traditional chapters..

>>15941440
*Salutes* We did some fine work then and I'm hoping to repeat our success.

Under my idea, the title of captain wouldn't really be an actual command position, simply one of honor and experience.

Also, I'd like to expand on the specific crusade that led to the Lumbermarines's founding. Are they still on said crusade? Or have they settled down and now defend the territory they claimed?

>>15941519
Agreed. Perhaps the company is treated as temporary for particular theaters or campaigns?

>Lets continue our child shall we?

Fuck you I didn't make this shitty ass chapter nor did most people on /tg/ so don't say "our", referencing the board, as it's creators.

>>15941535

I think it was mentioned in the last thread that we spread our influence by conquering planets bringing them under our rule, so we have a combination of crusading and defense of our worlds maybe in addition to any campaigns or wars we fight.

I kind of liked what OP has described in >>15939562.

Maybe we can go for a combination of the twwo ideas?

>>15941519
>>15941535
>>15941544
>>15941584

You know, you could reference this as control of planets. Or territories. They aren't leaders of "companies" for example, but more or less, lords of a given space of land.

>>15941618

That works for me.

>>15941545
Really any chance to use this image.

Excellent work, OP!

So for characters we are gonna fluff up:

Paul Bunyan (Ranulf)
Dreadnought (Bjorn Counts-as, which may or may not be Paul Bunyan)
Joseph Montferrus (Possibly Ragnar/Logan?)

Left over spaces for possibly some form of Canis for bears?

Speaking of Bears, how do you feel about one of the lords being in charge of caring for bears, his men/armies should reflect a high usage of bears.

We also need to decide on a name for our bears.

>>15941807
Just as long as it's balanced out, as in, no Bearing the Bear Bear or Bearding the Beard Beard

>>15941807

How about Lord Redwood given the title Equitatus of the Ursus Cavalerie , those under his command ride atop their bears into battle, the bears front paws could be outfitted with lightning claws.

As for legendary bears we do have Smokey and Old Blue to flesh out although official names are up for discussion.

>>15941908

Nah I meant more like stables etc. Or wild life reserve guys. Dudes who care for the bears because they are more trained in that sort of field. In the sense that thunderwolf cavalry would be those guys. Bear trainers.

>>15941917

Old Blue?

>>15941936

Well since our founder is based on Paul Bunyun why not give him a blue bear to go in place of the ox.

>>15941917

Wasn't Redwood going to be the Dread?

Personally I think Araucaria or Podocarpus would be better for the bear lord.

>>15941955

Makes sense, but we need to decide whether or not, The dread is Paul Bunyan or someone else.

>>15941972
hey good to see you guys again
just wondering, is the dreads bear still alive, and if so, how huge is it?

for world feller, i was thinking that in the days of the founding, there was an invasion of daemons on another planet in system, and that during the purge and reclamation, the original chapter master had the great axe created and blessed by the astropaths, and used this to not only purify the world, but also shattered it in the process, hence the name, this is hpw he ended up in the dread, we could have it so that his bear saved him, starting the tradition.

>>15941972

I think the dred should be Paul

>>15941985

As for his bear let's just say no one knows for sure, the only known remains are the pelt made of it's fur, some say it may still live with one of the many mountain ranges of our homeworld some say it may even be the size of a mountain.

>>15942035
GLORIOUS, HE IS OUR GUARDIAN AND OVERWATCH

>>15942045
Fixing it:

His skin hardens like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
His limbs are as strong as wraithbone, his bones as a load of adamantium.
His is the first of the Lumbermarines blessed bears; [only] his Maker can draw His axe [against him].
For the mountains bear food for him, and all the beasts of the field play there.
Does he lie under the shadows, in the cover of the redwood and the forest?
Do the shadows cover him as his shadow? Do the willows of the brook surround him?
Behold, he plunders the river, and [he] does not harden; he trusts that he will draw the sea into his mouth.
With His eyes He will take him; with snares He will puncture his nostrils.
>subbed words into a biblical passage for 40k sense.

>>15942052
that last bit about nostrils? maybe not...

>>15942022
we could have it so that killing a daemon prince or geater daemon is not only good for normal reasons but grants one immense respect in the chapter and that if someone does, they are blessed by the old dread in the woods. and when a chapter master is too old and frail to continue, he is put in a dread and sent into to the woods to wander(like in judge dredd), this would allow us to have a dread retinue for old dread/paul

>>15942060

Obviously the snares, are a metaphor for the many spikes and horns that adorn a Khornate greater daemon.

Or we could just cut that line out.

>>15942095
the nostrils thing is just a bit wierd to finish on, also, with the greater daemon thing, we do something like the 3e Dark Angels codex did with cypher? if there is a daemon prince in an oposing army on a X+, it becomes the original daemon prince(seeing as they are eternal and are just reincarnated over the years)? this gives a clear cut BBEG for the chapter to pursue for glory/honour

>>15942117
could also grant bonuses to army like furious charge etc...

>>15942173
dude still good, better than me, and makes awesome fluuf

so in regards to paul, i take it he never leaves the planet? if he dose, could we field him with a ven-dread retinue of old chapter masters, we could have an awesome name likethe first frontiersman or something
also, their bears go and chill with pauls? like an awesome living spirit of the woods type thing

one thing, i take it that wearing a bear pelt is seen as a grave insult to the ancestors and so on?

>>15942271

Most likely.

>>15942173

I like this man. Nice work.

>>15942245

That retinue makes awesome fluff. And with regards to Paul being the Bjorn, it makes sense that they would want to rescue him. If he died, they would literally have to relocate an entire chapter to cut down the tree. Which also stands as a monument to their Primarch.

As for the bears, I have no idea?

>>15942245

Paul is to be disturbed only when he is needi.e he need to help in a very important battle or the chaptermaster or lord seek his advice

>>15942271

Bear pelts are only to be worn by marines of great note(champions, lords, force commanders, the vetern company and the Sequoia guard) they are made by shaving parts of their companion and sown into a cape usually bearing the chapter standard.

What do you guys think of that.

>>15942335

Iono. Maybe we could fluff it so that, if a bear dies in battle, its hair is shaved and woven/bear pelt is made into the standards or capes or whatever, so that it may fight again in spirit with its companions.

>>15942327
well, if there are still old chapter amsters in dreds chilling inna woods, then it stands that their bears would either still be around, or woul have died bravely, warranting a shrine or monument, so with the now really old bears would be rather large like paul's bear, not as big, but still at least land raider sized, if not larger. we could maybe use them as close combat walkers, tret them like turbaconepic sentinels or dreads, but lightning claws and monstrous etc.

>>15942373

Yes the bear is never skinned or completely shaven.
Even then only those of worth as deemed worthy by the lords and chaptermaster may weeve such a pelt

I also support the routine of venerable dreds in the forest.

>>15942335

I think that's a beary good idea. It's better then wearing the skin of their comrades; that would be too heavy a burden to bear.

>>15942426
i just broke my keyboard with that face-SLAM, had to get out my spare

>>15942432
Could you not bear it?

>>15942432
im afraid not, it was unbearable

>>15942395

Well Smokey for example being centuries old would easily be the sizer of a predator, only a handful of bears ever live this long.

Old Blue on the other hand who is over 7,000 years old might be the size of a landraider.

We don't want to get too mary-sue about this.

As for monuments every fallen brother's axe is put on display in the great hall in the battle monetary those who become dreds have there axes' affixed to their chassis on our homeworld, I don't know about the bears.

>>15942507
i like the idea of a sort of garden or something, watched over by old blue

okay, so onto untis, we've got the cavalry sorted, what other speacialist units do we have? woodsman(scouts), the dread reinue thing, the giant bears, maybe the termies have some cool shit going on, like the deathwing or death company

>>15942507

The size of the bear is largely irrelevant. The post here >>15942052 was largely attributable to the view of an Imperial Guardsmen. Imagine a human, probably less educated then you are now, looking at a bear that is 13 and a half feet tall, 34 feet long and 20 feet wide. I'd think that is a fair description of it.

>>15942593
yup. okay so fluff is sorted? of course we ca create some epic tales of woodsman _____ saving planet ____ frm certain doom and stuff later, but i think now we need to focus on the unit structure and so on. we touched on chapter structure (one mass, volunteers for each mission, sort of company for campaigns etc)

>>15942575

For specia; units we have:

our dred routine
The Whicker Men
Ursus Cavalerie

Scouts are refereed to as saplings and scout leader given the title "Keeper of the Gardens".

>>15942622
whicker men?

>>15942593

That would roughly be the size of a Whale Shark in terms of width and length, and the height of an African Elephant. It would weigh like 15 tonnes.

>>15942640
and have lightning claws and stuff. i can totally see that, like a smaller version of a squigoth or something

>>15942639

Wicker men was the proposed name for our members who succumb to the red thirst/black rage/death company, which would be represented by those with the Mark of the Wulfen or Lone Wolves.

>>15942621

Chapter structure is one lord for each planet who is decided by our chaptermaster and given given control over a planet under the chapter's control marines volunteer to be under the command of one of the lords.

Force commanders and other officers are chosen per campaign/slash mission and usually decided by reknown.

>>15942593
>>15942507
On the subject of fuckhuge bears, I found this thing on /co/. Not sure what to think myself.

another quick note on bears, are gonna have an option for the marines to bring their companions along? or will we restrict this to elites/nobles within the hierarchy

>>15942686

Fenrisian Wolf wargear, Thunderwolves, Fenrisian Wolf Packs, Thunderwolf Mounts all are bears. Some simply smaller/younger then others. Some cybernetically enhanced.

>>15942688

Please refer to >>15942173

Cubs could help with scouting.

okay, so are our troops basic unit gonna use bolters, or are we gonna give them exes(basic close combat weapons) and bolt pistols? upgrades for them would be power axes, moving onto special axes that count as thunder hammers for terminators and so-on

I think a each month a squad of saplings are chosen as "The unlucky saps" and need to distribute and maintain maple syrup levels.

>>15942686
Careful with posting MLP on /tg/.

>>15942707

Power aces and bolt pistols for everyone.

Higher ups like lords, force commanders, and the chaptemaster wield two-handed power axes.

>>15942707

Your gonna give them executables? YOU DAMN HERETEK

>>15942707

Frost Axes are good enough. I don't think we need thunder axes. Thats too much axe. Traditional weapon, not wolf weapon.

>>15942721
this HAS to be included in the fluff, if we wanted to be a bit silly, we could even say its like stimulant and make a wargear option, like an apothecary upgrade, conferring the bonuses of maple syrup onto the squad

>>15942722
Thats what its from?

>>15942738

Wolf Tail talisman. Obviously blessed vials of maple syrup enhance the psychic defenses from Sanguinus' bloodline.

>>15942746
>>15942746

The dark eldar are always trying to steal our blessed maple syrup.

So are we all for the whicker men? Or not?

>>15942827

I am.

Their armor painted to look like petrified wood and the chest plate featuring the Tree of sanguinius

>>15942827
yup, what are their physical traits/bonuses/characteristics again?

i still think someone should b putting all this up on a wiki, updating and adding as we agree on new things

>>15942773
I am now picturing a Dark eldar running away from a lumber marine while holding a pitcher of maple syrup

>>15942840
YES

>>15942841

Well:

Mark of the Wulfen can be taken by Grey Hunters, Skyclaw, Thunderwolf Cavalry, Lone Wolves, Wolf Scouts, Wolf Guard, Wolf Guard Battle Leaders and Wolf Lords. It replaces the Attack Characteristic with d6 + 1 Rending attacks because you "claw" at things with your feral rage. For us, this could be symbolized as a blatant disregard for weaponary and just a desire to kill the target or however we fluff the Black rage's manifestation. We were also going to fluff the Lone Wolves as wicker men, in that the more powerful members who succumb to the black rage are better represented statistically.

>>15942850

I hope someone draws this.

A lumbermarine and his bear chasing a dark eldar runs a way with a huge thing of syrup sampling some himself to mock his chasers.

>>15942746
i was thinking more of a recruit that has no combat role, but confers the trait to the squad, lie a squad upgrade: a ____ squad may pay XX points and add a n Unlucky Sap to the squad

You know, the name Lumbermarines is not bad, but it doesn't have that spacemarine feel to it. So how about we change into one of the following

Knights of Flora
Sanguinius's Forest
Keepers of Life
World Guardians
Sanguinius's Bears
Axe Knights

Actually, now that I think about it, we should have Sanguinius somewhere in our name, what with our chapter's worship of him and all that.

okay, so wicker men and syrup vials are down, aswell as a lone hunter variant, now onto elites like termies etc?

>>15942929
I for one think lumbermarines works

>>15942929
if we do change the name, we should keep with the ursa and sylvanus style of name

>>15942931

Well I have suggested the idea of the sequoia a group of our most elite and distinguished veterans that act as the chaptermaster's personal routine.

>>15942954
okay, any particular traits, or are they just like space wolf/blood angels elites

Sanguinius's Forest can be the name of the crimson forest on our homeworld Sylvanus

>>15942960

Well for now they're just elites, but you are more then welcome to thrown around some ideas.

>>15942963
I was just throwing out some ideas for names. But renaming ourselves into something of Sanguinius's something or the Something of Sanguinius just seems attractive to me.

Remember that ALL Blood Angels successors have Sanguinary Guard unless they don't know their origins. So what should our variation on them be?

>>15942970
maybe their shoulder pads are pieces of wood taken from the forest? their axes could also have smething similar to this... are we keeping the storm bolter power fist option? i think we should just have hammer/shield and twin claws options. drop pods are used alot, ummm, beards?

>>15942931

One of the lords has fallen into favor with the Imperium and as such was gifted with suits of terminator armor. Possibly call them the Lignum Landsknecht? Or something. Lignum Vitae being ironwood.

My vote would be to Lord Oak.

>>15942985

Our equivalent likely revolves around some form of wolfguard. Possibly a Storm Bolter/Frost Blade set up? No idea, up to you guys.

I say they use chainaxes. It combines the chainsaw and axe, both implements of the Lumberjack.

>>15943002
but is a severe downgrade from a poweraxe, and is harmful to the enviroment, something thta the chapter pays close attention to

>>15942741
Yep. A bitch of a wizard comes to town, boasts that she once vanquished the legendary Ursa Major. A few ponies call bullshit, so two of her groupies find one and wake it. A bear that's taller than a two-story building comes forth. Turns out, after it's defeated, that that was a juvenile--Ursa Minor. That picture is of the Major with the Minor in its arms.

>>15942991
sounds good, shields made of an extremely hard/dense wood? i think we should have a 0-1 unit of termies with thunderaxes, these only count as hammers, but are fluff-wise immense axes which release tremendous amounts of power on impact.

>>15942991

I'm all for that, I especially like the name.

>>15942988
We will rename then The Sequoias of Sanguinius

The armor of all our lords, veterans, and dreds feature ornaments crafted form the sacred crimson oak of The Sanguine Forest as the lumbermarines believe it to bring the wearers the protection of Sanguinius himself .

>>15943002

Chainsaws could be one of the weapons for our dreadnaughts

>>15943062
good poin actually, bringing in another question, how do we handle normal dreads, are they tasked with eternal servitude in the horde of lumbermarines, or do they have a retirement option, where they tend to the forest, or bears etc..

>>15942991

Give me a name for a planet of redwood trees and I'll write some fluff for the Lord of Oak

>>15943087
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_langsdorfii

>>15943074

Dreadnaughts are comprised solely of past chpatermasters all of whom reside in the tree of life with Paul and are only called in times of great need/

>>15943104
so all dreads are venerable, and are fluff-wise some of the wisest and oldest things in the imperium. no normal dread options available, as to weapory, all close combat, paul can ask cleaver for world-feller if cleaver isnt already using it?

>>15943123

I wouldn't say all close combat. I imagine they would like Rifleman configuration etc. I don't see them liking Melta/Flamers though. Missiles iono.

>>15943101

One last question, which chapter shall donate to us terminator armor.

>>15943150
dark angels, they have enough

also, made a wiki if someone wants to colab all this info and put it up

>>15943160
http://lumbermarinesho.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lumbermarines_Wiki

>>15943123

World feller as well as the title of the cleaver is pasted down form one chaptermaster to another
each dred also has their personal axe decorating the center of their armor


>>15943143

I was thinking chainsaw in one hand assualt cannon in the other with some opting for a second power fist.

>>15943160

Thank you

>>15943150

Who knows? Maybe BA, maybe Smurfs? Maybe even the Sallies. Perhaps we were given enough already. I would say we should have under 100. Sallies had 130 iirc, and DA had around the same in the Deathwing. GK had 6 companies worth at one point but who knows how much now. That being said, we are an old chapter, we have had time to accumulate it.

of course, Lumbermarines that are off duty have a tendancy to dress in women's clothing and hang around in gay bars on hive worlds.

>>15943101

Eru Ilúvatar Lord of the Oak

Equitatus of the Lignum Vitae

Eru having fell into great favor with the dark angels has brought to our chapter the gift of terminator armor.

Those deemed worthy by the lord of oak himself and only once they have proven themselves in battle may a lumbermarine hope to adorn one of these sacred relic and join the ranks of the Lignum Vitae

Given Dominion over the planet of Sequoia langsdorfii it is here amongst the vast forests of redwoods and the planet's many coasts that these few elite marines wait for their call to battle and service in the name of Sanguinius and the emperor.

We can elaborate later on just how we won the dark angels' favor

Seems we are making more progress once again.

>>15943232
inadverdantly catching a fallen while on campaign with them?

okay, so termies are fluffed up, are we sticking with the thunder axes and ironwood shields?

anywho, next up, fast attack.... are we doing assalt marines, or are we going to do sneaky infiltrating woodsman, effectivelyclose combat kroot, with power armour and throwing axes

>>15943269

Why not have both assault and sneaky both completely separate from each other under the control of two different lords

>>15943269

Well we have bear riders for one, bear packs, I'd imagine Skyclaws fit in with the group led by Lord Cypress, and perhaps just fit period. Jumppacks would allow short bursts from branch to branch as they travel. As for landspeeders? Iono, up to your interpretation.

>>15943283

Alright assault marines under the control of lord cypress sound good.

should we do something similar to DA, and have ech company cosen from a group of men on an individual planet, ie, each planet is a different type of unit/force, like the cavalry planet, the terminator planet etc, with the homewrold being a mix of these, like smurfs 1st company

>>15943289

We don't really have companies, but I could see the lords working together to build a strike-force for a campaign

>>15943299

A campaign appears, a council of lords convene, and should the circumstances be dire enough, they awaken the Ancient dread and his retinue. After tactics and plans are discussed, each lord returns to their planet to ask for volunteers. This can at times, change the make up depending on the amount per planet.

>>15943312

That is a perfect idea.

How about calling the assault marines under lord cypress the falling leaves or foilum

>>15943334
rushing autumn?

>>15943344

Neither of them fit entirely due to cypress trees being evergreen trees

>>15943361
winter's lance?

anyone wanna help me out with the wiki? done world feller and old blue

>>15943418

I wasn't aware we had done fluff for world feller and old blue.

You could open entries for:

Lord of the Evergreen
>>15943361


Lord of the Oak
>>15943232

>>15943438

Lord Cypress. I don't think we should have a Lord of the Evergreen.

>>15943453

Alright then should Daniel Aykroyd be retitled Lord of the Cypress or should he be given a new title; perhaps Lord of the Pine is more suitable.

they are goin up, op, can you post a list of the main pages and we can branch off from there, also, just go and write fluff based on what we discussed here

>>15943474

Take your pick:

1. Lord Gingko
2. Lord Cedar
3. Lord Pine
4. Lord Yew
5. Lord Oak (Terminator heavy - Logan Counts As)
6. Lord Araucaria
7. Lord Podocarpus
8. Lord Beech
9. Lord Birch
10. Lord Dogwood
11. Lord Maple
12. Lord Willow
13. Lord Cypress (new recruits/skyclaws area, possibly referred to as the "Saplings")
14. Deforested (those who do not live on forested planets)

And we have Lord Redwood (Paul Bunyan) with his companion Old Blue.

>>15943512

We have Lord Oak.

Alright Daniel Aykroyd is now Lord of the Pine.

>>15943512
put up a few(namely ones we've discussed or mentioned) as well as deforested, bunyan, etc. go nuts guys.
http://lumbermarinesho.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lumbermarines_Wiki

>>15943418
Why not make a page on 1d4chan?
All of the other homebrew chapters are there too.

>>15943571
umm, okay, if you want. never used it before, so i wouldnt have the first clue

Daniel Aykroyd Lord of the Pine.
Equitatus of the Ursus Cavalerie , those under his watchful command ride atop their fabled companions into battle against the enemies of the Lumermarines and the imperium.

Given control over the planet Aspin Primarus; it is here on this mountainous, snowy conifer covered planet that these marines care for and train diligently with with their bears to sharpen their skills in preparation for the eternal war raging throughout the galaxy.

So for now we have:

Lord of the Redwood Paul Bunyun
Lord of the Oak Eru Ilúvatar (terminators)
Lord of the Pine Daniel Atkroyd (bear cavalry)
Lord Cypress (scouts)

>>15943597
published akroyds suff into his page

>>15943620

don't forget Eru
>>15943232

Also need pages for the dred routine and the Sequoias of Sanguinius

Who think our terminators should use lightning claws since they can be seen as kind of like bear claws

>>15943571

Honestly I'd do it, but haven't done uploading stuff to 1d4chan before. If someone would instruct a bit, I could totally prune through the threads and condense all the fluff in a legible format.

>>15943648
done

>>15943668

That first off, is going overboard like the Wolf Codex, and I think we should shy away from that. I'd be fine with just Thunderhammers and Stormshields, as we are as stalwart and grounded as the trees we raise.

>>15943690
No CHAINFISTS? They fit the whole aesthetic so perfectly...
Kinda disappointed.

>>15943690
love it, someone put it in the Lignum Vitae page on the wiki

>>15943679
>>15943571
1d4chan is like the wiki for /tg/ stuff.
Anyway.
http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Main_Page
super easy to edit stuff there.

>>15943703

Chainfists would work just as fine.

>>15943690

Just a thought, but I see your point the one thing I don't to happen is this chapter just becoming the space bears.

I was thinking of having Lord Podocarpus head the assault marines.

The deforested marines can be where all are armored support and ranged weapons come from maybe?

There emblem needs to be a splintered tree over plaid.

>>15943750
siunds good, are we still doing wood paneled vehicles?

>>15943750

I viewed them more as Lost Companies of the space wolves.


Considering we have so many Tree lords at the moment. Do we make one of them the ranged one? Or do we remove some?

>>15943753
i thiink we are doing a blue backfground, with a red tree, and a blue axe in front

>>15943775
but but but plaid... they're lumberjacks :(

>>15943769
have maybe 5-6 tree lords aside from redwood, and have one be a kinda spleinter group that partaes in campaigns and loves ranged weapons, but is more in it for the thrill of the hunt. like actual hunters with rifles and stuff not bolters

>>15943790
the colour scheme is lumberjacky, and individual groups might use plaid

>>15943753
>>15943775
>>15943790

The Symbols and Colors are in the first thread.

Archived btw:

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/15939363/

okay, now, ive been here since post 3 yesterday, and ie started the wiki, and so on. are using the wiki, or 1d4chan? choose now. if we choose 1d4chan, someone needs to start up the page and copy what we've got on the wiki

choose wisely

>>15943775

Our chapter standard should be the tree of life, but every lord has their own standard in edition, so the Ursus Cavalerie for example would feature the chapter standard on one shoulder and the standard of the Lord of Pine on the other.

As for the deforested marines they all will be under the control of the lord of autumn

>>15943768

Our vehichals will adorn bear ornaments made of the finest mahogany polished to a fine luster.

>>15943859

I would be willing to make an account and gather/prune through all threads and do the work on the 1d4chan if you want me to. However it may require some time for me to do it all.

>>15943880
i think that would be best, how long do you reckon? i could help

>>15943889

Honestly, not very, the issue being it is simply 3:20 am where I am, and I needa go out tomorrow morning to hit the bank. Once I arrive home, I would be more then willing to start/finish what I have been doing.

>>15943909
mkay, thats all good, ill be around so, see you omorrow

On the subject of Lord Podocarpus, I was think of basing him off of Alexander Suvorov going by military tactics.

If someone would be kind as to try and but a French/Canadian spin on him.

- Marines live in Subsector Taiga
- PDF wear red RCMP uniforms
- Bears feed on giant deathworld sized shark-salmon. During spawning season they leap up waterfalls and eat anything that gets too close. Most adults are bigger than Orca whales.
- Not greenpeace marines, but industry and nature are kept separate. Factories and such are constructed in/on barren mountains, away from and above the forests.
- Human population lives in trees. In houses built on the sides, or with the truly huge trees, tunneled into the living wood.
- There are raccoons. Although cute, they are also very smart and tend to troll unwary humans.
- Native humans are not "feral" but because of the lack of farmland they are almost all hunter gatherers. Fish and game are not only plentiful, but outnumber humans by a huge margin and pose a threat if they are not kept away from settlements.

- Wild bears are pretty bro and lazy. If a normal human threatens one, the bear will basically stare at him for a while and go "seriously man? seriously?". However if you push one too far, threaten a cub, steal their food, or claim dominance they will flip their shit and go berserk like you would expect.
- As on Earth, lumberjacking is statistically the second most dangerous industry to work in. The #1 spot, of course, goes to crab fishing. Salmon only have orange meat because they eat shellfish. Think about that for a second.
- The "feral" part of feral world refers more to the local flaura and fauna of Sylvanus than the people who live there. Far from being something to preserve, the forest is the enemy. A dark and scary place full of dangerous animals. While trees are felled for fuel and building materials, most are cut simply to keep the forest from overrunning human settlements.
- Sylvanus is almost completely green except for the poles which are icy and barren. Humans live all over the planet, but the more industrial cities are all located on broad plateaus of rock that rise above the forest. The one exception is the planet's central starport which occupies its own island.

Whats the angle on maple syrup you guys are going for? You would need an alternate name for starters.