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>>53129838
Marduk Engur

>describe your talents as a primarch
Fast, assault tactics and multi-pronged attacks. Managing many small groups. A spiritual sort, but not in a particularly ecclesiastical or didactic way like Lorgar. Gets on well with the common folk and his marines. Serves as a personal exemplar, rather than a figurehead idol or distant leader.
>what is the name of your legion?
The Leviathan Host
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Air Cav, Breaching, and Void Combat. Oceanic themes, with a mix of near-eastern ancient civilizations like Akkad, Babylon, and Sumeria for cultural flavor as well as some art-deco design.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
As a spiritualist, Marduk was frightened of the potential power of sorcery but also respected those who used it. Understood and backed the Emperor's decision but secretly held doubts about the effectiveness of it.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Horus, but more Chaos than the traitors.

>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Close with the Space Wolves because they have similar esoteric beliefs and combat styles, though think they're slightly too rough around the edges and savage. Also get on well with the Salamanders and Blood Angels. Rubbed the wrong way by hyper-materialistic legions, like the Iron Warriors or Ultramarines. Very close with the Khan, as much as anyone was at least.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Conquered an entire inhabited asteroid belt in just under thirty two hours through rapid mobilization and well executed boarding actions. Were once pinned down by huge dust storms on an extremely tidal planet, and after their rapid deployment tactics failed they were cut off and ambushed.

cont.

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>>53132173
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
They'd probably believe their beliefs have been noticed and are being forced to comply. Would attempt to acquiesce and submit. If that failed, attack before they can land, boarding their ships and landing craft while they are in transit. Keep on the move and try to attack erratically to keep them guessing. Avoid pitch battles unless in close quarters breaching or with numerical superiority. Make use of the lack of solid land on the homeworld.

>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
Have a distinct sort of sailor faith they inherited from the Primarch's homeworld. Superstitions and slightly animist, they try to keep it low key because they want to follow the Imperial truth, but secretly struggle to come to grips with it. Believe in a Benthic goddess with many names, (sometimes called Tiamat, the Leviathan, Abyss, or Abzu) as the personification of the roiling, primordial sea, the dark, capricious void, and both destruction and creation. Represented as both a fish, a dragon, a serpent, and more alien creatures. They have many small quiet rituals they must perform and superstitions actions they undertake to appease her.
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Boarding craft and air transport. Single handed melee weapons, usually in the form of falcatas or cleavers, wielded alongside rapid fire bolt pistols.
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Worships Chaos Undivided as the personification of Tiamat. Reptilian or fish-like mutations are common, including the ability to survive in the void or underwater. Wings or extra limbs are the most common overt mutations. cont.

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>>53132327
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now? cont.
Very smooth sailing in the warp, and seemingly expedited travel. Use this to appear and raid, then disappear, with the sole intent of creating chaos and anarchy. Want all of reality to return to the primordial Chaotic soup they believe it originated from, and to return to the womb of Tiamat.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
The ability to practice their faith in peace, as well as connecting Chaos to Tiamat/the Leviathan to appeal to them.

Anyone else want to take part? I found the two old /tg/ Heresies and wanted to see if we could cook up another.

>>53132327
is that some sorta mussolini marine

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>>53132567
That wasn't the intention I don't think,
but Si

>>53129838
It's nice to see someone using my questions. These heresies seem to pop up every year now.

>>53133257
They're very good for brainstorming stuff like this. Hell, they're even good for making custom chapters and stuff.

Both the previous Heresies did some neat stuff, I like the way /tg/ puts a spin on things. Like the Eastern/Western Roman empire themes of the previous one.

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>>53129838
Oghma of Feagchain-Tur
>describe your talents as a primarch
Lore, study, and applied research. Kind of like an 18th century naturalist meets MacGuyver. Finding exactly what part of the tyranid to shoot for the greatest effect and whatnot. Also, history keeping and surprisingly eloquent speeches.
>what is the name of your legion?
The Eyes of the Horizon
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Excessive anti-enemy research tactics, defensive positioning, and improvised weaponry. Celtic knotwork with lots of sky tones and greens, along with Illuminated Manuscript style finery. Also lots of candles.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Oghma is a scholar and historian first, so the loss of any kind of knowledge is horrifying to him, though he understands the reasoning behind the Emperor's verdict. Still, he's against it from a principle point of view.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Horus, but more aimed towards just succeeding from the Imperium than towards Chaos.

>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
They have a longstanding respect/hate of the Space Wolves, due to finding their culture and traditions fascinating but the Wolves being brutes. They get along great with the Thousand Sons, but absolutely loathe the Dark Angels. Knowledge is meant to be shared, not secreted away.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Once drove off a Dark Eldar slaving armada on a hive world by determining which frequencies Eldar could hear that humans couldn't, and then blaring that frequency through every speaker in the hive at once for duration of the siege, distracting the Eldar enough to be very unprepared for the litany of traps and ambushes.
Once lost a flagship due to an Ork Rokk ramming directly into the engines mid-take off, leaving the marines there overrun.
Cont.

>>53134947
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Figure its about time, and then prep for evacuation. Load as much as they can on as many ships as they can, then bait a ground invasion and leave a skeleton crew to hold the Wolves as much as they can. They're mostly focused on getting their libraries and histories out before they become Prospero 2: The Wolfening.


>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
Major defect in the Catalepsean Node preventing them from effectively learning with Hypnotherapy. As a result, they have to learn everything by hand. Initiates spend decades learning to reach the standards of the chapter. They're also kind of pacifistic, coming from a "but you can't learn as much if they're dead" viewpoint. Traditionally also, each initiate must record and write an account of every deployment they take part in, eventually combining their history into tomes for the chapter.
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Powermauls and other long-handled crushing weapons, as well as lots of servo skulls. Prefer longer range rifles against bolters.
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Due to small size and long training times, they field almost entirely as strike groups, but they do not worship chaos as a legion.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
The ability to seek knowledge uncensored by the decrees of the Emperor. They agreed mostly as allies of convenience.

Tl;dr Nerd Druid Library marines. Also the name is very much up for change, it was the first thing that came to mind.

>>53134947
>>53135612
Nice, I really like the idea of Celtic styled space marine armor. The knots and dragons would make great details. The not being able to do hypnotherapy is also a really cool idea.

I'm not sure why they side with the Traitors though. They seem more like the type to side with the Emperor, if only because they know how bad Chaos would really be.

>>53135761
I figured they would kind of pull a Night Lords, where they weren't followers of chaos more as just dissatisfied with the Emperor's way of doing things.

Also I figure if they got along with the Thousand Sons, Prospero's burning would have been a real wake up call. They probably wouldn't have turned traitor without it.

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>>53135946
Fair enough, but the Night Lords were also pretty loony towards the end when Chaos really started becoming a big part of the Traitors so they stayed with them. These guys seem a lot more reasonable, so I almost see them defecting back once they start summoning daemons all over Terra. Unless they actually end up being okay with that stuff, in a callous Iron Warriors sort of way.

>>53135946
Actually, now that I think about it, having them stay loyal could make for a really fun "look what you've become" kind of attitude towards the Thousand Sons. They WANTED to rebel, but didn't, and now look and as if they could have somehow stopped it all.

>>53134947
>>53136066
You know what, considering I made up this bunch pretty much on the spot, let's workshop these guys. Give them a better name, figure out more about their planet and rules, the whole shebang.

Alternatively, we should do that with someone else's chapter.

>>53136558
Well, the name can come later. What do you imagine their planet is like? I'm somehow seeing a kind of swampy, boggy place. Maybe largely medieval with bastions of long forgotten DAoT technology where monks and scribes live?

>>53137001
I figured it was swampy, but with large stretches of foggy hillside. Whatever it is, its got lots of humidity and lots of rain. Also probably big Giants Causeway style coastlines, maybe interlocking a mostly Island-based landmass

I like the idea of DAoT tech, especially in that we could have the monks and scribes having turned them into fortresses to protect them from other clans. Prior to the Primarch getting his hands in everything, this place was pretty fractious. I figure one of his major accomplishments was cataloguing all of the languages and myths of the place and using that information to secure a planetwide alliances and unification.

Also I think it should be called Eire.

>>53137163
Maybe it's somehow a very recent planet? So it's all very volcanic, like the giants causeway and such, but the oceans and seas aren't very deep and most are filled with thick mats of weeds or peat. Not many tall trees, just foggy moorlands, bleak black stone uplands, and low shadowy forests.

Maybe the monks and scribes that Oghma ends up becoming part of are constantly under siege by the savage inhabitants of the boggy lowlands, who are more like ogryn than regular people, and he rallies them to finally end the threat? Would be interesting to see a Primarch who actively sides with the intellectuals instead of the barbarian warriors. Might also reinforce their dislike of the Wolves, because they remind them too much of the barbarians.

>>53137329
I like this a lot. I figured fitting with the mythological inspiration that Oghma eventually united the world via eloquence and speech, but having the lowland moor tribes be Fomorian-styled Ogryn sounds awesome.

I think that Oghma could have been found originally by the bog tribes and raised as a warrior, and then eventually found himself injured or something and in the care of the monks, who disabused him of the notion that they were evil wizards in their giant stone houses.
In that case, his whole unification of the world was him trying to bridge the gap between the two tribes, and I want to say in the end he had to side with the monks. It's part of why he wants to turn traitor during the heresy, but doesn't. He's already been a traitor to his people once, and he won't put them through that again.

>>53137668
Maybe he is able to make some form of peace, but during the celebration of it the tribes do something that is itself totally unforgivable. Like, say, making a wicker man out of a bunch of prisoners they said they were going to release. He cuts himself off before he makes the same mistake of trust during the Heresy.

>>53137760
Awesome. Such a massive fuck up during the celebration also really reinforces how he handles having space marines. They're almost all defensive and super reserved under his command, enough to be probably called cowards by the more aggressive legions, because their primarch is afraid of fucking up that badly again.

Also, as an idea. His big fancy legendary primarch weapon of choice is a gigantic powermaul covered in Ogham etching called the Long Mor, after the Dagda's famed "kill seven men in a single stroke" club.

describe your talents as a primarch
Urban/Hive Warfare, training and raising local forces, Dealing with Civil unrest and Restoring Order.

>what is the name of your legion?
The 11th Legion

>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Urban Terrain Specialists, Able to break into fire teams and clear rooms safety. Conscription and trying of local forces. Quick deployment and rapid redeployment. Urban digital Camo.

>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Side with the Emperor

>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
The Emperor

>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Unfriendly with world eaters and white scars due to savage approach to combat.
Bonded to ultra marines and salamanders due to appreciation of citizens.

>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Crushing in Hive fighting against traitors during the Heresy. Able to uplift pockets of loyalist into fighting units to boaster forces in prolonged campaigns. Most notable acts are teams sent to recover STC or save important hostages.

Losses in open land ground war, especially against world eaters

>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do? Surrender self to spare Legion. Ask for an audience with the Emperor to address his concerns

>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
No mucaloid or knowledge gained from eating local fauna or flora.

>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Master crafted Artificer Armor with extra armor for city fighting.

>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex? Using chapter serfs to make up for limited chapter size.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join
A universe where my skills were no longer needed

>>53138381
Not even gonna lie, that reads to me as basically Robocop Legion, and I like it.

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>>53138381
>Digital camo

Fucking nice. Camo marines is something that needs to be brought back.

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>>53132173
A bump before bed.

>>53129838
Kule Setanta

>describe your talents as a primarch
Jetbikes, sniping, disruption, and air assault
>what is the name of your legion?
The Spears of Dawn
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Encirclement, sniping command elements, slaying champions, and aerial operations. Celtic themes meet Vietnam War, lots of modified jet-chariots, Stormbirds with door gunners
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Generally anti-psykers, Pro-Nikea.

>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Fractured based on honor debt to various individuals, other squads, or legions. 60-40 split leaning Loyal.
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Varies based on squad. Oaths of moment are common, becoming permanent geis if failed. If saved by the hand of an outsider, a debt is owed.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Lost a chapter to Gellar Field failure only to have them show up years later with wild stories of "Fomorians" that they fought endlessly for weeks. Less than a company remained. In battle, they burn with white fire and rage endlessly at the enemy.
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Some turn on their brothers due to lifedebts, some fight back, some submit to the axe willingly.

>>53140255

>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
Shit at straight up fights, can't siege, bad at boarding. They all have grey eyes and black hair. In battle, some undergo transformations into raging giants with red hot skin.
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Jet Chariots, Sniper Rifles with bloodnail rounds, spears, capes
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
The loyalists experience heightened rage, some developing burning white flames. The heretics are all ogrish red skinned monsters.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
He didn't have to. Those that owed him a debt simply fell in line.

>>53140255
>>53140272
OghmaAnon here, welcome to the fine world of Celtic Space Marines.

I'll bump this before bed, hope it's still up tomorrow.

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Not 'me' per se, just a primarch concept

Raj Vokar
>describe your talents as a primarch
Tough, resilient, stoic, intelligent. Patient and precise, Raj biggest strength is knowing just when to apply the right amount of force.
>what is the name of your legion?
The Titan Marchers
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
The Titan Marchers are particularly adept at deployment alongside the Adeptus Titanicus. The legion is at it's best when marching in the shadow of an Imperator-class Titan.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Raj would be rather indifferent towards psykers. He would understand the dangers they pose, but to him the study of the psychic arts is not much different from other fields of research.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Heavily dependant on who gets to him first, could easily be swung either way.

>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Raj is an industrious man, who takes a pleasure in building and creation. As such, he'd be able to get along well with primarchs like Ferrus and Vulkan. His relationship with Perturabo would be less friendly, as his attitude would rub Raj the wrong way.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
The Titan Marchers rarely wage war alone. They are often deployed in smaller groups alongside other legions, when the brutality of a Titan legion is required. Their biggest defeat would have to be during the Siege of Terra, where Raj would be killed or defeated (depending on his loyalty) when his personal titan, the Apocalyptican, was finally brought down.
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Prepare the titans and dig in. The Titan Marchers are slow and methodical, but they'll make the Wolves pay for every inch they try to take. Let's see the Wolf King attempt to bring down the Titan Lord.

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>>53141618

>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
The legion's gene seed sometimes results in muscular degeneration in the legs, specifically the ankles and knees. This means that many marines replace their legs or complete lower bodies with mechanical prosthetics.
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
The Titan Marchers prefer heavy weapons, so heavy bolters and plasma cannons. Their assault divisions often rely on power swords, preferring their precision over chainswords. The power swords they use are often curved, a design which originated to their homeworld, Manas.
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Either they more fully integrate themselves with AdMech/AdTitan forces, or they're given the tools to make more daemon titans.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
Most likely the chance to take many of the Imperium's biggest and most powerful warmachines and superweapons for himself.

>>53133257
... Alexios?

>>53133257
>>53142046
Oh shit, it might actually be him. Cool.

Still smoking pot in your underwear?

Hatar
>describe your talents as a primarch
Incessant laziness, often excelling at waiting an enemy out of an entrenched position before mustering up the will to finally do something.
>what is the name of your legion?
Sons of Apathy
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
The capacity to remain at rest longer than any other impeium, inquisitorial or astartes-based force.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Meh.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Fucking Noise marines keep me up at night, so obviously not fucking Ruinous Powers.
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Ultramarines. They get shit done so we don't have to.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Outdid Leman Russ in an eating and drinking competition. Slept for twelve days and twelve nights. Ate more. They ran out of food. Alpha Status achieved.
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Tell him I need five more minutes and go back to sleep.
>Cont.

>>53142238
>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
Insomnia.

>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Anything that doesn't make a shitload of noise. People are sleeping.
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Don't know. Slept through that.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
He didn't. He barely had enough snacks to feed one fucking squad for two hours. Fuck that guy.

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>>53129838
Pacha, the Earthquake

>describe your talents as a primarch
Melee combat, pacification of subdued populations and cultural integration with the Imperium. Heavily knowledgeable of agricultural techniques.
>what is the name of your legion?
The Golden Mountains
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Melee combat in difficult terrain, particularly mountains, and use of librarians as support near the front lines, less flashy stuff and more empowering weapons and armor. Heavy Inca themes.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Side with Magnus, given that own Legion also uses a considerable amounts of Librarians
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Side with the Emperor, but deeply regret having to face the TS in combat

>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Friends with Magnus and Roboute, trying to get the two to work together. Not in good terms with Russ nor Mortarion.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Manage impressive victory against xenos by performing a surrounding tactic only made possible by pushing the Astartes' stamina to the limit.
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Go with personal guard to orbit on Legion's flagship. Tell Russ that will go to Terra to talk with the Emperor to prove loyalty, but not as a prisoner.

>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
Lack of Preomnor and Betcher's Gland. Some Space Marines, as a result, are trained in the fine culinary arts (and analysis of organic materials for edibility)
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Power Maces
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex?
Librarius is integrated into the Astartes Companies, rather than own structure.
>Horus
Cut off comunications at first mention of treason.

I am 'no man'.
>Talents
Whatever you think I should have.
>Name
The Nameless Sons and Daughters
>Main characteristics
Not what you expected
>Council of Nikaea?
I knew you'd ask that question. You'd trust us with a battlefleet and not with psykers? Interesting.
>Heresy
Sigh. They've messed it all up. Loyalist because the traitors can't do anything but make the same mistakes as their father, for all their posturing.
>Rivalries
None. We believe what you believe. We think as you do. I did not say this. I was not here.
>Memorable Campaigns, victories and defeats
Campaigns? We are mere guards. We have achieved no great deeds, earned no victories and suffered no defeats. We are an.. uh 'inactive sentinel legion'.
>Russ will mess your shit up
Oh how terrible! Do go on...
>Geneseed defects
None. What a rude suggestion...
>Signature Weapon
The improvised explosi... I mean the bolter. Yup. Good old bolter.
>Deviation from Codex
Ha ha ha! A book that tells people how I fight and limits my power. You can stick that up y... we follow it to the letter.
>How did Horus try to convince you?
At first he didn't bother. Then he asked me to name my price. I said "If you have to ask, the answer is no."
>

'No Man' would call himself Outis

>>53142399
redneck legion when?

Can't believe it is a real name... It means Nobody.

>>53142931
>>53142399
>>53142351
Aren't they just vaguer versions of the Alpha Legion/Sons of the Warmaster/The Justicars?

>>53142995
*Eyes of the Warmaster

>>53129838
>he gives you command of your own legion whose astartes were sired using your genestock
Uhm, really, dad? You sure you want a legion of trap-marines? Okay...

>describe your talents as a primarch
Is being ignored and underestimated a talent? I'm also ruthless and willing to use whatever means necesary to eliminate my foes. Also being cute.

>what is the name of your legion?
Daughters of the Emperor

>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
War is a thing of beauty. We lack a consistent combat doctrine, always looking for new and wonderful ways to destroy the enemy. We are known for quick and brutal assaults, however.

>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Ugh, dad, why do you always have to ruin our fun?

>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
I'm not listening to you anymore, dad! Slaanesh gets me!

>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Fulgrim is my nii-chan.

>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
This is a blueboard, anon.

>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Act cutesy and innocent and try to convince him he's mistaken. If he doesn't buy it, buy some time while we hit him hard and fast where it hurts.

>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
What?! Nothing is wrong with my geneseed! We are perfect! I will kill you for such insults!

>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Flashy weapons, style over substance.

>what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Finally we get to be the little girl!

>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
The freedom to do what I want, whenever I want, without being constantly criticized and told what an embarrassment I am.

Filipus the Sheperd, the Good-Father, the Kind Master

>talents as a primarch
Peace time logistics and diplomacy, erudition, law and justice, kindness and devotion to humanity
In all things I will strive for peace and fairness
I am also a latent psyker with powerful powers of empathy and a capacity to soothe even the most ferocious beasts, as well as understand and speak almost any human or alien language. Many of my sons have inherited these gifts, making them formidable diplomats and judges
We are also innately able to see through lies and deception, worldly or otherwise
>name of your legion?
The Sheperds
Their sigil is a sheperd's staff crossed with an olive branch and their livery is snow white, with blue and bronze trim and insignias
>main tactics/characteristics?
Oriented towards peacekeeping, education, research and helping human government
Many legions look down on us as pansies unfit of the name of Astartes because of these peaceful inclinations, but the path of the sheperd is a humble one, and so we bear their scorn in silence
The use of large pavises and portable barricades is common among the Sheperds deployed in protection of civilian populations (which is most of their battles)
In combat, Sheperds usually fight as coordinated squads of 3 to 5
It is not unusual to see them use non-lethal force when applicable
They are mostly deployed on colonized worlds as judges, law enforcement and diplomats
>Council of Nikaea?
I accepted it on the surface, while unofficially continuing to encourage my sons to cultivate their psychic powers.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
I will remain loyal to the Emperor. The sheer atrocity of what the likes of Curze and Perturabo inflicted on civilians (to name only the worst) will be enough to turn me away from Horus if I ever consider joining him
Cont.

>>53143327
Cont.
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Understably, the more warlike and bloodthirsty primarchs scorn and despise me, seeing me as a weakling and a coward. I consider them as little more than attack dogs and will seldom even mention Angron, Curze, Perturabo, Leman or Mortarion, as their names sound like profanity to my ears.
I have strong bonds with Vulkan, because of our shared concern for human lives, art and stability
Although they look down on me and I pity their hubris, I share a love for art with Fulgrim and Sanguinius and the corruption of the Phoenician will tear my heart with sadness
Guilliman sees my usefulness as a tool of stability and peace and while assuredly enlist me in his rebuilding effort
I have a kinship with Magnus in our love of knowledge and erudition, but I fear his endless curiosity and his dealings with the warp will be his downfall. He helped me understand my empathic powers.
Neutral relations with the others, if a bit tarnished by their dislike for my peaceful ways
>your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Our worst defeat is a silent one. Because of my sons psychic abilities, many of them have fallen prey to the lure of the warp and many of them, usually lone brothers that disappear on their own, have fallen to Nurgle, enticed by his false promises of love and peace
They present themselves as imperial envoys on unwitting worlds and encourage laziness and resignation while instilling dangerous plagues in a sort of planet wide "proxy munchhausen"
Some brothers have come to call this the Unclean Urge

>>53143351
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Come forward alone and reason with him. I might well be the only one capable of it and even if he decides to execute me, I will buy my legion the time to prepare the evacuation of the planet.
>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
Even if my sons are still Astartes, they are not warriors as great as those from other legions, not for lack of competence, but for lack of love for violence
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
My legion uses an inordinate amount of stasis and graviton weaponry as a way of subduing enemies in non-lethal ways when possible
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Much like the Dark Angels, the Sheperds will split into chapters in name only, each chapter effectivelt still acting as a local subdivision of the legion
They will often refuse the call to go on crusades, especially those aiming at conquest, if they believe it will endanger the worlds they are tasked to protect.
The fact that some of them keep disappearing and falling to Nurgle is also a stain on the Legion's honor that they try and keep secret, sometimes by any means necessary
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
He tried convincing me that rebelling against the Emperor was the only way to stop the unending war of the Great Crusade, but I knew him to be dishonest and was aware that he would be an unjust tyrant

>>53129838
Purgat Trankurd
1.Pure Brutality and Fear Mongering nothing will strike me down and nothing will want to try and strike me down.
2.The Deadened
3.(tactics)No Pain,Technology,No Psykers,Fear Mongering,No Relent,Pure Brutality,Ambushes,Surprise Sieges.
(Characteristics) Brotherly and full of camaraderie off the battle field mixing with humans and being faithful protecters also having absolutely no fear of anything but themselves along with a aptitude to modify tech into they're own designs and improvements quite frequently,On the battle-field Relentless Brutal Daemons tearing through the fight with pure determination and might showing no emotion no fear and no respite out of the very shadows before they tear down your life.
4.FUCK THAT SHIT I DON'T WANT TO SHIT A DAEMON OUT WITH A ACCIDENTAL THOUGHT BAN THEM!
5.With my father of course you cunty fucking heretic!
6.(Friendships)
Space Wolves = Drinking off the field and Slaying on it.
Salamanders = Civies are our responsibility and friends too brother and flamers make great smoke effects and screaming.

>>53143446
I am tempted to make a Coldsteel edit of this

>>53143446
6.(Rivals)
Raven Guard = We apparently strike to early and make to much noise when we do "Ruining" the operation
Ultramarines = STICK WITH THE PLAN! Fuck that we just skinned the general and stuck him on a speeder bike towards them.
7.(Victories)
A.Our Debut onto the battlefield men cowering at this strange new legion tearing through the battlefield roaring with a voice made of death and carnage using tools crafted from whatever torment they can find and destroying the opponent with no relent as we take the fortress with the coup heads being hung from the battlements by they're intestinal linings.
B.Our newest invention stopping a Insurgency in its tracks as it skins them alive one by one from afar making it appear as if spirits themselves are shredding them apart leaving the insurgents surrendering to a slow and painful death
C.The Heresy having just started its comrades by its side turning against them they crawled their way out of the belly of that world and into the warm embrace of reinforcements after leaving the entire interior pasted and painted with remains and gore.
7.(Defeats)
A.During the start of the Horus Heresy where they had to crawl they're way out of a traitor legions fort they lost about half of they're number.
B.During they're recovery from such a event the chapter fortress has been under heavy assault as its doors burst open and dozens of hundreds of thousands of traitors run in for the kill slaying thousands more.
C.Having dealt with the invaders they had a problem rebuilding they're numbers as they're gene-seed malfunctioned twisting and turning they're very form.
8.Hail him and dismiss those claims as nothing but rumors and trust in our bond as battle brothers.

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>>53143558
>>53143493
>>53143446

>>53143558
9.Before the Heresy we were already quite deformed our skin drying and cracking showing our very flesh which in itself twisted and turn around our bones tightening into steel (not literal) as our organs and vocal cords melted and spiked turning our songs into roars and our greetings into howls as we struck terror across our foes very cores while extreme pain became our only feeling luckily we no longer felt pain as our receptors and nerves we're severed or destroyed and after the heresy this only grew worse as our tongues lengthened and our eyes grew black and sunken our flesh tinting white and black as it decayed infront of our very eyes.
10.The Mighty Bolter of course! So much raw power in its base form with so much room for molding and improvement truly a blessed weapon and tool
Our favorite vehicle? Our own feet of course! Trudging along the ground as we rip and tear through our enemies and mere mortals!
11.We just do what we always do,Strike fear and terror into everything we meet and Strike down anything that ever dares to think "I can take that tin can"
12.The Power To Cause Ultimate Terror. Spreading my influence around the entire galaxy as my hoard of technology and fame grows and grows.
I spurned it.
Cause why grant the power of fear to the epitome of it?
And Done
Whats a Coldsteel edit?

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>>53129838
>These threads

I know it's an old hat by now but damn I just can't resist.

>Talents as primarch
Focus, compassion, subtle suggestive psyker abilities
>Name
Mastodontii
>Tactics
Massively vehicle based, rhinos and razorbacks left, right and centre, with scouts as hunting squads to take out key positions and figures
>Nikaea
Psykers are a useful tool that cannot be passed up. We require strict observation and training to make sure they are not going to fire back on us.
>Side
Chaos, because the Imperium is a stagnant hellhole where life is only permitted and not celebrated
>Friendships and rivalries
Sanguinius and Vulkan are basically my best buds, I make fun of Ferrus Manus but I like him better than most and I empathise deeply with Perturabo and Angron, although I know the latter would put an axe in my skull if I said so out loud

I hate Mortarion, I could tear my hair out over Lion'El Jonson and somebody hold me back or I'll punch Leman Russ into a furry smear on the ground.
>Lemmy Russia comes
Fucking trample the mutt under stampede of treads.
>Major defect
A form of elephantitis, meaning our bodies are disproportionally broad and thus we move slower than other chapters/Legions.
We worship out vehicles and machinery in a more religious fashion than even the adeptus mechanicus, which is why some love us and others hate us.
>Signature wargear
A huge, coppery mammothskull as my pauldron etched with runes and primitive carvings.
>Post-herey
A cannibal cult imported from our homeworld takes root among our assault squads/raptors and other melee formations, giving rise to our Mantikhore warriors.
>Joining the heresy
He foretold of the devaluation of life and the individual in the coming Imperium. Whether he was right and fought a just war or the outcome of his war caused him to be right is one of the big questions I am left to lament.

The Alpha Legion stole the idea from me. Honestly, what a bunch of amateurs. We have no colors, no honors, no identifiers, no identity. Just the anonymous, faceless legion, who is every legionnaire and none at all... what Alpharius didn't have was a plan. All execution and no goal.

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>>53143819
Aren't the Mastodontii a Hektor Heresy legion?

>>53143878
Right, so it's a legion without any substance?

>>53143901
Yes, I pitched them in the very first thread and people took off with it.

I love what they did with it initially but now some weird thing is going on like twin primarchs 'n'shit.

I consider our legions to be independent canons.

Also I think my colourscheme is much better.

>>53143901
>>53143969
>Addendum
I have to admit though some of their ideas inspired my take on the legion, so the current post is different than the one back than.

>>53143969
>>53143995
Maybe so, they went full ice world with it. If this manages to become Universe-4, we should think about adopting another name though....

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>>53129838
First time trying this so here goes nothing.
Denak Madran

>describe your talents as a primarch
Can stay awake for 3 weeks before needing an hour of rest.
Morals are a mix of a European Knight and a Spartan.
Might makes right but I must protect those weaker then me.
Sees nature as the strongest force and thus respects it the most.
>what is the name of your legion?
Knights of the Thorn

>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Steel rain
Attrition
Land combat
Thier armour is painted grey and dark green.
It's insignia is a circle of thorns.

>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Backs the Emperor's decision.

>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
We stay loyalist.

>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Friendship with the Iron hands and teams up with them to share the glory.

Sees the Space wolves as savages and does not enjoy being near any of their troops.

>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Once ended an entire ork WAAAGH by holding a fortified position and charging when the Orks morale broke.
Lost the same planet about 90 years later to the sheer amount of Orks that spawned from the dead bodies.

>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Contact him and tell him that as soon as a single of his cavepeople land there I tear him and his pathetic legion to ash.
If we kill my planet then I'll do it myself.
Pic related since its the Insignia.

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>>53144122
Cont
>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
"The Growth"
Thorny Roots can grow from the inside of your wounds if left untreated. They branch out quickly are very hard to tear out.
Suffer enough wounds and The Growth shall overtake a marine and they shall die.

>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Power sword with thorn roots grown on it.
Mostly because its cool

>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
We mostly just wage attrition with little to no sky troops or vehicles.
The only vehicle we use are bikes.

>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
A cure to The Growth and a way to become as powerful as the Emperor.
Pic is what the marines look like.

>>53144010
Grazing landmammals living in herds is sort of the core theme, though. "Bisons" doesn't have the same ring to it, same as "Buffaloes".

>>53143327
>>53143351
>>53143367
I like those, you'd think there would be some existing version of them ruling some worlds. Nice concept !

>>53144651
They'd get their ass kicked by any other Legion but yeah I agree. I always thought Salamanders to be this kind of 'nice' Legion but this makes it consistent with Marines ruled worlds

>>53144651
>>53144707
I know they'd get their shit pushed in by anyone (Word Bearers included) but I think they fill a niche that wasn't already occupied and I like my marines as protectors of the common man
Also I fucked up on the color scheme ... White with blue and bronze details ils already taken by the World Eaters ... which the Sheperds would definitely not appreciate being associated with
I'm open to suggestions, unfortunately I can't test anything since I'm phoneposting

I also need to document how bad they got bullied by the other legions during the Heresy, since it's unlikely they got out unscathed, but as I said, writing up war reports isn't easy on a phone

>>53145057
By the by, if we end up doing a whole alt heresy out of this, I doubt we'll keep any of the original legions. That's all theoretical right now though.

>>53142837
Well how-dy do, Empra, this here's yur favo-rit son Cletetis Obenhauser Luciton Jankans, primart uv the Guns of Purity. We got us here a load uv unwanteds to send face first into tha enemah. Where you want em?

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>>53129838
Raja Shula Kshatriya
>describe your talents as a primarch
Skilled in single combat, and constantly striving to improve himself. Despite his regal bearing and leadership skill, he has an odd humility - in many cases, he cedes decisions to a council of priests and wise men from his homeworld, Ikshvaku. Very open-minded and curious, to the point of often coming across as naive. He's immediately identifiable through a mutation, much like Sanguinius; in his case, he has four arms. He's skilled in confusing and distracting opponents, switching tactics and weapons on the fly; his nicknames are "the Tiger", for his skill in combat and the hunt, and "Thrice-Born", as he was believed to be the reincarnation of two of the ancient heroes of his homeworld.
>what is the name of your legion?
The VII Legion: the Blazing Spears. Colours are orange and black with green accents; symbol is a black trishula on a yellow, wheel-like stylised sun.
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Armoured assault; getting elite troops in close and overrunning the enemy with shock assaults. Land Raiders, Terminators, veterans with power weapons.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Believes that restricting any use of psychic powers stifles the Legion's ability to learn and grow and aid mankind, and thus argues passionately for the Librarius. >

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>>53145513
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
The Traitors, though a significant slice of the Legion remain loyal. But it's not him; it's a warp-sensitive xenotech parasite awakened through experimentation by the Blazing Spears' scientists that has taken control of his body, his open-minded attitude having bitten him in the ass. Most of his commanders are also controlled.
Several of the traitors are uncomfortable with the "new" Kshatriya, most being aware that he isn't the same guy. Mortarion, in particular, was disgusted enough to refuse to have anything to do with him, and Lorgar expressed that it was a pity that he had not joined of his own free will.

>>53145555
Wasted quads. Sorry, captcha is kicking my ass.
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Kshatriya is close to Jaghatai Khan, as close as one can be to a loner like him. He's also friendly with Horus, and has a friendly rivalry with Fulgrim. Most other Legions he has little shared cultural ground with.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
[idklol i'm shit at this]
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Put up barricades and blockades while contacting Russ and trying to get him to calm down and come in peace. If he's already parasited, it's a distraction to either ambush Russ or escape.
>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
His curiosity and open-mindedness carries over to his sons, leading to the Legion as a whole experimenting on alien weapons and technology, as well as other forbidden areas of study.
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Power-trishula, power-gada, power-urumi. Legion's elites have modified Mk. 5 Mantilla helmets made to look like snarling tiger's faces; the less martial specialties (chaplains, librarians, apothecaries) have Mk.2 helmets modelled on elephants, incorporating rudimentary psychic shielding. One unique vehicle: the Land Raider Graha, using a front-mounted dozer blade and lascutter array to cut through any obstacles and difficult terrain.

>>53145574
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
The post-Heresy Blazing Spears remain more cohesive than most Legions form a miniature empire within the Eye; a "pirate's paradise" from which they raid and steal riches and technology, and conduct blasphemous experiments. Kshatriya and the other xenotech infectees dwell within a planet-spanning palace, and are rarely seen by the other members of the Legion.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
Full access to the secrets of Mars and the Emperor's vaults.
>>53143819
Where do you get the templates for those sprites, by the way?
>>53141618
...And I guess culturally Kshatriya is kind of redundant with this guy, but oh well.

>>53145574
>>53145555
>>53145513
So Indian marines, eh? Cool! I was kind of going for that with >>53141618, but if we're gonna turn this into an AU I might make them more of a Sikh/Ottoman hybrid. Dibs on Marines with turbans.

>>53145607
check https://bitbucket.org/chaptergenerator/chaptergenerator/downloads

>>53145656
>Dibs on Marines with turbans.
You drive a hard bargain, but that's absolutely fair. I was going for more of a Hindu flavour, so if you're going for Sikh then you get the turbans.

>>53145665
Thanks!

>>53145697
You're welcome

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>>53145513
And here's what they look like.

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>>53142319
>Pacha

As soon as I get home I'll inventorise the first batch of legions. You never know where it'll take us.

Mind if I pop in?

>>53144010
Hey, >>53143819 here.

We may call my Legion "Loxodontii", if it helps. My colour scheme is more grey skin, anyway (which is what Mastodons actually are. They're not wooly mammoths, they're pretty much elefants)

>>53146713
I think you're allowed to cash in as long as we haven't decided on a fully fleshed roster, which we haven't.

>>53146713
Guess it's time to bust out the names again

>Name: Linares
>Home Planet: Kadir
>Traits: Drinking beer, fighting with swords, strategy, swearing, being a dick and a bro at the same time, trolling, irony and sarcasm
>He has a special power sword, made of silver and adamantium. Has been his sword since he learnt to fight

>Name of the Legion: Silver Swords
>Livery: Full silver power armor. Baroque ornaments in it, inscriptions and stuff.
>Traits: CQC, massive drop assaults, heavy use of tanks as cover, stubbornness, swearing, drinking beer as a ritual, brawling as a competition.

>Side: Loyalists
>Battles: None canon-wise. Fought too far away from Terra to actually being important
>Actually won against the Word Bearers and the Alpha Legion
>Lost against the Word Bearers in a different battle. Almost destroyed.

>Friends: Royal Dong, Vulkan (total bros), Leman Russ, Magnus
>Not-that-friends: Angron, Perturabo, Horus, Guilliman (they got along well, tho)

>Sucessors: Trolls, Beer-Drinkers, Bulls, Silver Hearts.
>Deviations: Use of Tacticals as Assaults sometimes, having a lot of super heavy tanks, special unit: Chosen, personal bodyguard of the Primarch.

>Current Status:
>Chapter Master: Linares (The Legend Never Dies)
>Battles Fought: Crusade against the Traitor Legions. Actually knocked at their doors and beat them.

>>53147659
Forgot:

>Almost destroyed by the Emprah himself because of disastrous gene-seed
>Half of their gene-seed didn't work at all
>Malfunctioning Sus-An membrane
>Ossmodula working at insane levels. Marines bigger than usual.
>Same for Biscopea
>Larraman's Organ could be no longer and won't matter at all
>Catalepsean node malfunctions
>Preomnor and Oolitic kidney letting go lesser venoms and toxins, as alcohol.
>Lyman's ear doesn't work
>Betcher's gland missing

>WTFF no quality control
>Ultramarines and the Emprah went to Kadir to kill them all
>Apothecaries save the day
>Gene-seed fixed and improved with time
>Almost no flaws as of 990.M41
>

>>53147886
What's the twist

>>53147886
>Lyman's ear doesn't work

Marines unable to use drop pods, how embarrassing.

>>53147945
That's why they fixed it

>>53147922
fluff?

>>53147980
Nothing gets better in 40k, dude. Complete fucking disaster geneseed getting repaired to near-perfection screams "something's secretly gone badly wrong".

Ok, so, we have:

>Loyalists
Kule Setanta - The Spears of Dawn
Raj Vokar - The Titan Marchers
Pacha the Earthquake - The Golden Mountains
Filipus the Sheperd - The Sheperds
Denak Madran - The Knights of the Thorn
Linares - Silver Swords

>Traitors
Marduk Engur - Leviathan Host
Oghma of Feagchain-Tur - The Eyes of the Horizon
Kule Setanta - The Spears of Dawn
Raj Vokar - The Titan Marchers
??? - The Loxodontii
Raja Shula Kshatriya - The Blazing Spears

>Need more work
??? - The 11th Legion (Needs more to make them distinctive, but not terrible)
Hatar - The Sons of Apathy (I doubt a legion of marines that don't care are compelling)
Outis - The Nameless Sons and Daughters (As I said before, just vaguer versions of the Alpha Legion/Eyes of the Warmaster/The Justicars)
Purgat Trankurd - The Deadened (Too basic, too pointlessly edgy imo)

>Fuck no
??? - Daughters of the Emperor (Obviously just a troll)

It's a good start, but there would be a lot of stuff left to do.

>>53148195
The Legion is often considered tech-heretic and stuff like that because of modifications and actual repairs to their materiel. My dudes know what they are doing. Grimdarkness comes when they get terminated for being tech-heretics and such.

>>53148248
For example? I have been working on my Legion for some time. Just ask for the Silver Swords deeds and adventures

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>describe your talents as a primarch
Jack of all Trades and Master of none with a slight knack for piloting ships and fighter craft.. My real gift is adaptability.
>what is the name of your legion?
Argent Hussars
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Though we prefer rapid carvery strikes and assuming air and space superiority we also have a broad array of specialists.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
I'd argue against wholly abandoning the use of psykers. Restrictions and guidelines wold be fine.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Horus in the beginning as the corruption of my brothers became apparent I'd seek to reconcile with my father and rejoin his forces.
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
As the last found and only the size of a normal astarties I'd be viewed as the weakest and not considered reliable. However my swift mind would win the respect of Alpharius & Guilliman though for different reasons.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Few opportunities have presented themselves. Our great successes have lain in fleet actions and boarding enemy orbitals. Largely due to my having not landed on a planet but having been discovered aboard a massive nomadic fleet's largest carrier.
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Shame we're technically fleet based. He'll have to keep up.
>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
My sons tend to be on the small side. Though agile and cunning only a few display the full strength and endurance of a normal astarties.

>>53148347
Oh. A name might be a good thing.
Atticus Voidtamer

>>53136558
Conakt, Primarch of the Celestial Spears

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>>53147659
>>53147886
Think of a more ornamented armor, in that silverish colour, more or less.

>>53148326
I like them, don't get me wrong! The only point of critique so far is the name. 'Silver Swords' sounds a bit too generic for my taste.

Assuming me as I am now, largely because I'm pretty sure I'd be a different person if I was three feet taller with muscles like greasy balloons humping each other under my skin. Also assuming my marines are pretty normal, I think space dad would have flushed them before they matured if they didn't turn out right.
The Crippled/The Enlightened

>describe your talents as a primarch
Patience before taking rash action. Humility with a frail body among supermen, if any battle can be fatal only act when you cannot lose. Anonymity among the general populace, even Alpharias can't pretend to be unaugmented.. probably. Well, easily anyway.
Can throw on some dull robes and chat to citizens without people noticing I'm about three times their size.
Ideally a reasonable psyker, but the least compared to my brothers. Finds use in it to augment my own strength and reactions akin to Shadowrun Adepts. Maybe a pinch of precognition if it doesn't seem too Jedi. Though if I'm just a lil' guy with no magic that's cool too. I still get super space armor.
>what is the name of your legion?
Scions of Balance
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Void Warfare, Sabotage and occasional Assassination. Shipyards, refineries and supply lines are favored targets before focussing on eliminating the opposing force. Stubbornness to attempt or consider every possible action before ceding territory, resources or advantage to the opposition. Occasionally slow to act because of this.
Blends Shaolin and Zen philosophies, with a smattering of other sources and also borrows from their aesthetic and maybe a little imperial Chinese. Warrior-monks doing low-grav kung-fu with giant suits of power armor on, jump packing around to punch and stab you even harder while inside a voidship though. That's not a bad thing.
Now I write this down, I think I might have made Tenno-Marines. Not intentional, but it sort of works for a comparison.

>>53148769
I don't get you wrong. Just want to help, y'know. And for the name...it comes from a customary weapon of Kadir, adopted in the Legion. They took their name from it.

>>53148832
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Side with Magnus and furthering the study of Sorcery. After the Heresy however, this stance was regretted.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Loyalists, though edging towards the Imperium over the Emperor himself.

>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Respect for Jaghatai Khan as another voice of peace in the storm of the other Primarchs, Sanguinius, Rowboat and Horus were also highly respected. Really pissed at Horus later on. Less respect was afforted to Leman Russ and Angron and the like as they were seen as too easily swayed by emotion for their station. Vulkan's cool but the immortal thing is sort of freaky.
Generally fine with most Legions if not their Primarchs however, Death Guard the least so; they were best when they were Dusk Raiders. Good relations with Mechanicus though.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Routine cleansing of ork infestation botched when an Eldar force arrived and claimed that this route was prophesied to lead to destruction and hesitated too long, leading to the Orks secretly constructing ships and spreading to nearby systems. Lost a lot of face for that, and swore to purge this WAAGH! entirely.
Upside was he then slaughtered the lot of them including the Eldar. There's some really nice recordings of the battles though, and a few paintings showing a slim figure dancing between giants with spear and shield, striking a farseer in the neck. 8/10, would visit reliquary again. The hunt resulted in being late for the defense of Terra however, so maybe the pointy ears were on to something?

>>53148857
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Invite him to my war room or meeting point of choice to ask him what the exactly he thinks he's doing. Cooperate to an extent but for fuck's sake wolf-boy what are you on right now? I'm one of the least likely of us to fall, have you SEEN some of our brothers?

>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
Slow to act, or at least to start. Heavy resistance to hypnotherapy, requires additional training to get it rammed in. Luckily teachings stay up there once forced in, and it's more difficult for whispers from the Warp to get a word in. Can result in apathy to a situation, even if it directly influences them.
Have an odd philosophy regarding luck or dharma. Seeing it as something akin to the soul or blood. Something produced by the self and spent to maintain life and the self. Through meditation and practice one can self-regulate the flow of luck, holding back little bits of luck for a larger surge when needed. It's probably just placebo effects than any measurable effect, but belief does shape the Warp...
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Power Spears are seen as the signature weapon, being prized in the chapter and a noble symbol. Other melee weapons are emphasised, notably fist weapons and somewhat oddly an astartes pattern of the Hunting Lance. A spear with a disposable explosive speartip, the signature weapon of IG Rough Riders but occasionally used by the Scions. Notably, the shaft is not often discarded and used as a staff in combat. Some Hunting Lance shafts have been refurbished and used by the same marine multiple times.
In range, expect to see grenades. Lots of grenades. If it's available in the armory and it has the word "krak" or "plasma" in it, a Scion is going to throw it at someone he doesn't like. Up to and including heavy grenade launchers themselves.

>>53148918
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Legion carved into thirds after the Heresy. A third follow the Codex more or less accurately, nothing a non-Ultramarine would find shocking. Another third told "Okay, fuck the codex. You know what I'm about by now and I trust you to do what you think is right", they become fleet-based and do what astartes do best. I gave them a Writ that basically equates to "They can do what they want, signed A Fucking Primarch and Son of the Emperor". I take the last third and fuck off to see about leaving the galaxy to make an Imperium Tertius. With blackjack. And hookers. And hopefully no space locusts. While working on the "get the fuck out of the galaxy" ship I ponder the Warp as a whole, trying to think of some way to make it not shit. Turns out that's pretty hard.
Those few that do decide "Hey the spikey guy with daemons all around him whispering dark truths and eternal torment seems legit", well they get auras of poor fortune. Bad shit always seems to fall their way, but even worse to those they march against. You'd almost think they were Malal worshippers with the fact that after a battle fucking EVERYONE wishes they were dead including themselves. Pity they're basically immortal now, cursed to eternal bad luck. Even Magnus is lucky compared to them.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
Security and immortality for me and those under me. Peace everlasting, which Chaos by it's very nature cannot give. Khorne would object if nothing else.

Sort of did these guys before, http://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/44247065/#44255254 if you're interested. Fortuna's Host could be one of the Codex Chapters.

I really should have editted this better. But then again this is an anonymous post on 4chan, not an academic paper or anything.

>>53148857
>>53148918
>>53148927
This is good worked shit

>>53148990
And this >>53148832
sorry

>>53148248
What exactly should be the steps each legion has to undertake right now?

>>53148842
It's a legit name, but kind of generic.

>>53149057
Not home right now, but mainly making the legions more distinct, from eachother, the canon legions and the Hektor Heresy/Imperium Asunder legions. Also, figuring out how their primarchs are and how they interact.

>>53148990
And yet I have no idea what I'd call myself. My real name doesn't exactly invoke respect. Generic biblical/germanic sourced western europe names don't stack up to Corvus Corax.

Fuck it, let's go with... Hayden Reliquo. It'll do, it's got some unsubtle wordplay and a reference. Should fit right in.

Linares was an intelligent, albeit generally impulsive guy. The only instances when he keeps calm and doesn't throw himself and his troops (but they will follow him to Hell if necessary) is when he is planning something. He is known for swearing and using foul language, trait shared with the Angry Marines, but w/o being that angry. Calling his Troops "Battle-Sisters", assholes, sissies and such is normal. But they do it, too. He likes to fight at close combat, because in Kadir, melee is considered the true martial art, and every warrior (read: everyone) does his best to reach perfection. Linares is no exception. His love for beer is a trait inherited from his home world, and is glad to share one, or one thousand, with you if you let him pay them. His trolling and humorous character has driven mad a hell of a lot of people. He has actively trolled the Dark Angels, and in one instance, the sheer amount of irony and sarcasm present in his speech while planning some operation along his brother Primarchs, including Rogal Dorn and Rowboat, has made 1) Rogal go full WTF and left the room without understanding shit 2) Girlyman try to kill him right there.

How do y'all feel about c'tan worshiping astartes?

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>describe your talents as a primarch
principled, Highly caring towards normal humans.
>what is the name of your legion?
The vanguard
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
we're really big on tanks, artillery and have heavily integrated the solar auxilia in our tactics
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Psykers have a gift and we should allow them to study it in safety
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
the Emperor
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Bro's with the salamanders,raven guard, thousand sons and Ultramarines.
bad blood with the space wolves , alpha legion and death guard
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
memorable victories:
space battle with eldar pirates In which the space marine fleet and auxilia fleet worked as one in track down , isolating and destroying pirate fleets
Counter assaults after the heresy:
after the initial shock of the heresy the legion spread out and started working together with loyal PDF's organizing defenses and counter attacks
memorable defeat: During the heresy an Auxilia fleet that had not yet fought side by side with the legion betrayed us leading to massive casualties that would lead to the survivors spreading out and forming resistance cells
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Surrender myself unconditionally and try and convince him to take me to the big E, sacrifice myself if i must
If that furry fuck so much as hurts one of my citizens on my planet we're going down in a final stand worthy of song though
>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
My commanders, including myself are reluctant to make sacrifices (aside from themselves) when necessary. The trust put in normal humans also occasionally proves to be misplaced.

>>53149495
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Malcador siege tank with reinforced armor and flare shield. These lead the way after a preliminary artillery bombardment , being swiftly followed by storm sections and tactical marines
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Each company has it's own regiment of human auxilia that fights beside them. These men are considered equals, not serfs.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
Horus tried to appeal to my sense of justice, painting the emperor as a narcissistic tyrant. who cares not for the lives of individual humans. He said that together we could work to improve the lives of hivers and other low born citizens alike since he knew their plight.Growing up in a hive himself while te emperor sat in his golden palace.
It might have worked had i not already seen the reports of horus' scare tactics in which he wiped out whole strategically unimportant worlds to ensure others would be compliant

>>53149460
What did he mean by this?

>>53149413
(Cont.)

Everyone that has met him, thinks that he is a dependable man. He may try to troll you, but if you request his help, he will travel from one side to the other of the galaxy to help you. Even the Traitor Primarchs would depend on him. When he is not trolling you, he is friendly as fuck, and a good company. His relationship with Rogal is a good one. He may be trolled nearly everytime they speak, but they find themselves comfortable with each other. The stubbornness of both Primarchs and their Legions has helped a lot in several battles fought by the duo. The IF know that the SS won't fall back, and they like that. Vulkan, being the bro that he is, gets along with Linares pretty well. They are intimate friends, and will go to hell and back to help each other. Vulkan has helped him in some trolls, but nobody knows. Leman Russ sees Linares as a good fighter, and respects him for his love for melee. Magnus and Linares have been friends since they met. Linares saw him as a bullied dude, misunderstood by his peers, and, athought his troll side would have enjoyed the situation, he went with Magnus in this one, and started a fairly good relationship. Both Primarchs and Legions get along well, to the point that, in a certain battle during the Heresy, a Thousand Sons detachment was sent to fight the Silver Swords. And no bolt round was fired that time. That seems heresy, but Magnus was attacked by Russ and forced to secede, and Linares finds it reasonable. They have fought a lot, too. After all, the TS are traitors.

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>>53149620
Let me rephrase.

quick question- does anyone know a canon chapter based on American Indians? The closest i can think of is Rainbow Warriors and they aren't even real anymore

>>53149638
Why not?

>>53149734
Apparently some Dark Angels stuff is based on Native American things.

>>53149734
>>53149734
2nd Edition Dark Angels.

One of the mayor deviations of the Silver Swords form the Codex is that they have the so-called "Company Veterans". In a simmilar fashion to the ones of the Dark Angels, when a Battle-Brother is to be promoted to the 1st Company, he may choose to stay in his Company, and serve as a Veteran there. Not just as a Sargeant, but as a trooper. They fulfill the roles of the Sternguard/Vanguard Vets, depending on the Company they are. These Vets are not allowed to use some specialised wargear that their 1st Company peers are allowed to use, but they are equally lethal.

>>53149758
Not him.

Because the first and foremost thing should be that you create a legion/chapter that is capable to live without such cheap tricks to make them compelling.

What you "could" do is have them worship a C'tan without knowing so, like the assumption that the Adeptus Mechanicus actually worships the long-lost C'tan called "the Dragon" which allows them such an immense capability to process and develop technology. In your case, it could be that the Legion's homeworld is a tomb for a sleeping c'tan and through various shrines erected to the emperor, they channel energies that both keep the thing in stasis but ultimately also feed it, so the twist is the more they worship the prolong its inevitable escape and once it's free it is even stronger.

I dunno man I don't deal with necrons.

>>53149413
>>53149635
>>53149776
Quick proposal: Instead of spamming the thread to bumplimit with these bits of info, let's just write a bunch of docs first which we can then publish to discuss.

>>53149870
That seems a good idea. Sorry, my bad.

>>53149495
>>53149578
bonus rounds
>power inherited from the emperor:
perception/morfing
the emperor can change how he is perceived (maybe even how he looks) So can I. Blending in despite having the stature of a primarch.
Fate during/after the heresy
After the betrayal in which a large part of my legion was destroyed I went missing when the bridge of the flagship was hit. Amongst the survivors of the bridge was a naval officer whose suggestions shaped the actions of the legion immediately after the crushing defeat.
When the legion finally regrouped at the beginning of the scouring no one recalled seeing or hearing said officer before or after the catastrophe.
Chapter legend has it that their primarch is walking the stars as a man Disgusted by the actions of the traitor auxilia during the heresy, and later on that of the imperial leadership. The primarch fights the eternal war for mankind's survival in disguise. Yet it is prophesied that one day when the fate of mankind hangs in the balance he will return from anonymity to lead once more.
battle cry:
Fire and steel, For the Empire!
note that this often misquoted in official writings as "for the Emperor"

>>53149978
Oh nothing bad happened! Just a quick intervention.

>>53129838
Huh. Good of time as any to discuss an idea I've had for a while.

>describe your talents as a primarch
Cooking.
>What is the name of your legion
Cast Irons
>What are its main tactics
Hunting and cooking it's enemies. Uses mostly melee or melta technology.
>As a primarch, where do you land on the whole council of Nikaea issue
Warp energy makes a good spice. Keep the psykers, but train them.
>At the time of the heresy, who do you side with.
The Emperor. Horus was being an asshole.
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others.
They cook for the others sometimes, and provide fresh tyranid when needed.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats.
Were almost destroyed during the Horus Heresy; we were just learning how to cook daemon.
As for victories, the quelling of an ork Waagh before it even began. The ork spore soup was rather bitter, but it tasted of victory none the less.
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos.
We are not. We explain this to him and invite him on our next hunt.
>What's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions.
The Geneseed increases metabolism, thus causing a bit more hunger than normal. In times of low food this has led to a few deaths.
>your signature weapon.
Me personally or the entire company? For me it's a modified flamethrower capable of changing it's temperature to a degree. Great for cooking several xeno animals alive.
>after the heresy
The major deviation is the whole split chapters thing. We did no such thing. I could be remembering it wrong, though.
>What blandishments did Horus offer
I don't remember. Food and hunting grounds, probably

Thoughts?

>>53150822
Upbeat and fun chapter, at the same time ridiculous and revolving around a single joke (cooking).

I would definitely let you play on my table for a joke battle, tho, but world building with the cast irons isn't really possible.

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>>53132173
Test color scheme for the Leviathans. Honestly, I'm getting a kind of word bearer vibe coming from them post-Heresy. They are honest to goodness pantheistic Chaos worshippers.

>>53150822
Iron Chef better be a title that is hotly contested in the Legion.

>>53151060
Where you did the pic?

>>53151558
https://bitbucket.org/chaptergenerator/chaptergenerator/downloads

>>53151558
https://bitbucket.org/chaptergenerator/chaptergenerator/downloads

You can download here

>>53151585

>>53151585
>>53151597
Isn't it in russian?

>>53151613
It's got English options now.

>>53151585
>>53151597
Jesus that's a lot of options. Maybe I'll work out the Scions another time.

>>53151738
Scions?

>>53151762
Scions of Balance, I posted them earlier in the thread? Ctrl+F it.

>>53150924
I understand. I could still try, though. I already have an idea involving a misunderstanding with the Tau.

>>53151862
Blueberry pie?

>>53151893
Sushi.

>>53148248
Who is the Warmaster? Who is the arch traitor? Who lives? Who dies? Why?

Also, just a thought, new Chaos gods.

>>53153084
Well once some people posted links to their docs for review we can start answering these questions.

>>53129838
Je'She of the Watch

>describe your talents as a primarch
Perceptive of the bigger picture in war zones, as well as political and social situations. Determined to the point of stubborn once a goal has been set. Excels in lengthy campaigns. Soft spot towards civilians
>what is the name of your legion?
The Sentinels
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Holding of key strategic points and protection of civilian populations. Mixed companies of light and heavy infantry to hold positions and probe enemy forces. Heavy use of artillery and air strikes to deny areas to force the enemy into the heavy infantry and defended positions
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Je'she would be torn regarding the use of sorcery, keeping in mind the need for it but also the dangers that could destroy the imperium, Would eventually side with the emperor
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Loyalist, with smaller groups possibly going traitor for whatever reasons

May as well add a couple minor fun things about the Scions of Balance. Their love of explosives and explosions feeds into fireworks. Grand displays of pyrotechnics are created during celebrations.
The love of fireworks and pyrotechnics however feeds into explosives. Chapter-designed explosives typically explode into bright colours and light in addition to the purely destructive forces involved. 'Firework grenades' are a signature of the Legion and their distinctive "crack!" heralds their presence on the battlefield. Obvious exceptions occur for certain ordinance such as gas grenades. Some marines have worked out that "seeding" an area in flammable gas can cause the enemy to accidentally ignite themselves however.

The 8th company has managed to acquire a small stockpile of the same substance as in psyk-out explosives and will on rare occasions permit some of it's use in modifying their -or the 1st company's- explosives with trace amounts for a mission deemed of dire importance.
Of lesser note is the prominent golden hue the 'firework grenades' take when treated such, it is however a firm favourite in explosives for those in the Chapter who bare witness to them.

>>53153537
Wait, docs what? I've never done one of these heresy things.

>>53153911
You surely have a text program on your pc device. Write a general draft of your Legion, then upload it to googledocs or similar which you then link in this thread for review.

Going to bed now, will post Loxodontii tomorrow.

>>53154029
Tired myself, but anyone got any good examples I can check when I wake up?
See what people include and what I should be aiming for.

Harrigan Gamigron
>describe your talents as a primarch
An absolute monster even by primarch standards, easily 16' tall without armor. Strength and durability rivaled only by perhaps Vulkan. Excels at killing, smashing, and destroying.
>what is the name of your legion?
Emperor's Behemoths
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Overwhelming, unrelenting brutality and force. Melee specialists who prize their immense strength so greatly that they take to fighting foes hand-to-hand, ripping them apart with tooth and nail.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Psykers are puny abominations who fight as cowards, and serve better as red paste plastered on my gauntlets.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Easily corrupted and falls to Khorne as an absolute bloodlusted, madman barbarian. Debauchery through sheer violence and killing follows in his wake.
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Disliked thoroughly by almost all of the brothers for uncompromising, unapologetic brutality and an arrogant ignorance for anything else. Angron empathizes with our barbarism, but is still contentious. A special hatred for Sanguinius, Curze and Corax, who can all outmaneuver and subsequently overcome raw strength in combat. Magnus is a little bitch.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Our Legion has an esteemed combat record against orks, who we delight in engaging hand to hand in vicious and brutal close-quarters bloodbaths.
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Snarl haughtily and call him down planetside, proceed to push his furry shit in.

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>>53129838
>describe your talents as a primarch
Cumulative 3 years in accounting admin and cumulative 3 years in retail banking customer service.
>what are your main tactics/characteristics?
Very detail oriented and very punctual. Strong working knowledge of Quickbooks 2005 and Microsoft Excel.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Ultimately, as an entry-level employee I would defer to the knowledge and experience of my immediate supervisor.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
I prefer to maintain my working relationship with my employer.
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
I would describe myself as agreeable and readily able to get along with others. I have both strong independent as well as team-oriented working experience in both an academic and employment-related setting.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
As a retail banking representative, I attained an average of eight client activations daily, with a retention rate of 92%.
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
As my immediate supervisor, I would prefer to defer to Mr. Russ' knowledge and experience on the matter.
>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
Although I see myself as having strong work ethic, sometimes my overemphasis on detail-oriented work results in a slackening of productivity over time.
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
I drive a relic 1997 Corolla and I am willing to commute across the Segmentum Solar.
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
I prefer to defer to the company's policies and employee code of conduct.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
Dental.

>>53153084
We need a basic premise for the AU. The Hektor Heresy was just 20 new primarchs, Imperium Asunder was 20 primarchs + Chaos winning the Heresy. What are we going for this time? Maybe a Warmaster that actually stays loyal?

As for new chaos gods, I like it, but there needs to be a decent reason for them to come into existance.

>>53158358
A loyal Warmaster? I see what you did there

>>53141618
>>53141622
Anyone have something to add about these guys? I'm planning of writing something up in a doc today, like >>53154029 suggested.

>>53158844
I might be missing something here

>>53157650
Kek

>>53158358
I always thought the idea of Malcador going rogue would be interesting; how would the Emperor fare when his right hand goes for his throat?
In my head Malcador would turn on the Emperor either because it was all part of some overcomplicated Illuminati plan or turn when he decided that serving a face shifting ubermench might not have been the wisest of his decisions.

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>>53159140
Malcador seems way too nice to do that. Maybe someone close to the Emprah but not that close

>>53159358
One of the Custodes maybe?

Emperor goes full mad psyker, wresting power from the chaos gods?
Warmaster holds together the shards of the Imperium and those Loyal to it?
Battle of Terra leaves the Emperor destroyed and a broken Warmaster.

>>53159381
So.... the loyalists go full chaos and the traitors remain loyal to humanity?

>>53159381
Eh there was already a 'Emperor goes Chaos,' Alt Heresy. I kinfa want to see the Imperial Army go heretic because they hate the idea of transhuman monsters like AdMech and the SM being the posterboys for the Imperium.

Alternatively we could have Kelbor Hal start the Heresy in this timeline; a Martian Mutiny would start a brand new Dark Age and force the Imperium to restart from the ground up.

>>53159432
I doubt that would really work though. For the heresy to have some sort of significance, about half the legions would have to turn. Pretty much the only person that could possibly make a primarch sway their loyalty to the Emperor, is another primarch. I doubt Kelbor would be able to do so.

Zelbezis Dyestes

>describe your talents as a primarch
Iron-handed, dictatorial applicator of order through bloodshed, so far removed from mortals that I don't understand their desire for "freedom"
>what is the name of your legion?
The Iron Guard
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Thoroughness. If the order is to purge, none shall live. If the order is to pacify, any troublemaker shall be impaled as example. If the order is to capture, then we shall bring the target in chains before the Emperor. Disciplined edginess.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Psykers are a potent weapon, but too unpredictable, too disorderly to be used without extensive control.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Horus is a rebel. His proposals are interesting, but that makes him a traitor still.

>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Ferrus Manus, Rogal Dorn, and Perturabo understand how war is supposed to be waged. No honor or any of this bullshit, but compliance through strength, again and again. Corax, Mortarion, Khan and Angron call me a tyrant, I call Curze and Alpharius fucking degenerates.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
We were told to cleanse a hive once. The company sent there had expanded all its ammunition, and was finishing the purge by blade, when the hive was detonated on their heads. Teach us the price of not half-assing the job.
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Fortify positions, brace for mutual destruction. He may be wrong, but the Wolf-King's faith is strong, and he will fight before talking.

>what's the major defect in your legion's geneseed or traditions?
That desire for order beyond human ability has led to some... trouble when working with mortal troops.

>>53159524
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Forward-curving swords, a holdover from my homeworld.
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Guilliman's codex teaches leniency, compromise, adaptability. I re-wrote it, one third of the length, thrice as reglementary.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
An Imperium where Law is applied, where Astartes are granted the right of being Judge, Jury and Executioner.

>>53159524
>>53159541
Sounds like Zelbezis and Raj would get along swimmingly.

>>53158358
triumvirate of warmasters, so to speak, each leading a tendril of expeditions. One warmaster falls to chaos, another is so succesful they think they should rule the imperium on their own, one remains loyal to the emps. Threeway brotherwar.

>>53160198
I like it. Loyalists, Chaos Traitors and Seperatists. How would we split the legions? 6-6-6-2 lost? 7-6-7? Or 21 legions and 7-7-7?

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>>53142319
Made a color scheme for the Golden Mountains.

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Iron Guard color scheme

>>53160316
Looking good. Red might still be a bit too prevalent, it always draws attention. Have you tried a deep purple or something similar, to draw out that mystic feel...

>>53160350
I like it. Dark green, dark gray trim and bits of red. Nice. Where'd you get that?

>>53159381
This looks good. Maybe combined with this >>53160198

>>53160214
Maybe 8—8—2. The Separatists would be less Legions, but with higher number of soldiers per Legion. They shall have a huge amount of Imperial Soldiers, too.

>>53160435
I drew it a few weeks ago for another made-up primarch project, where that scheme is for the pre-primarch IXth Legion.

>>53160473
*4

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>53160473
I don't think we want to overdo it. If we go for the triumvate AND the Chaos Emperor, it might get confusing. My vote goes to the triumvate. Also, I'd personally go for the 7-7-6, with the loyalists having 6 legions, but the Emperor and more of the Guard and Mechanicus.

>>53160477
Aight, cool. Artfaggotry is always appreciated. That does remind me... we should claim legion numbers.

Rolling for the Titan Marchers.

>>53160214
>8 Loyalists
>8 Renegades
>4 Chaos

Being in a minority would be another reason for them to fall to chaos because it empowers them additionally. We could even have the renegades be a majority so the Imperium has to make an alliance of inconvenience with chaos, leading to chaos assassinating the Emperor.

Rolled 2 (1d19)

>>53160435
Dunno, red is a fairly common color with Inca thematics and purple feels a tad too royal.
And the Golden Mountains, despite being psyker-heavy, are melee warriors first and foremost.
>>53160499
Alright, rolling as well, 1d19, results of 17 and higher get a +1

>>53160600
Couple of issues I see with it:
1. The Emperor would never work with the forces of Chaos. He knows they would betray him.
2. The forces of Chaos don't grant that much power. Horus still needed half of the legions to wage his war. No way a half decent commander would go to war with only four legions.
3. If we're going with three Warmasters, the Chaos Warmaster would look much weaker than the rest, only being able to get three other legions to his side.

I'm liking >>53160499, 7-7-6, with the Loyalists having more back-up.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>53160499
Now I have to decide if Separatists or Loyalists is more appropriate.

Scions of Balance rolling.
Might need re-naming, avoid confusion with the IG Scions. Any suggestions?

Triumvate gets my vote, but unsure of distribution just yet.

>>53160676
Aren't the Inca often shown with gold and green? Maybe shamrock or persian green would look nice?

>>53160714
The Scales of Balance? The Knights (of) Equity? The Peacekeepers?

Rolled 13 (1d20)

Alright, Loxodontii here, rollan for number (Please be no. 9)

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>>53160747
Actually, Inca cloth products mostly involved a contrast of red, yellow and black. Hm, maybe go with something like this?

I'm thinking maybe Pillars of Balance?

>>53160813
Why not just claim 9? I don't think anyone is really going to mind someone choosing a particularly appropriate number.

>>53160868
I like it! Don't think there are chapters/legions with that scheme either, so I'm all for it.

>>53160892
Actually I like thirteenth better, now.

Also, with others rolling, I thought it only fair to play by the rules and let CHAOS decide.

>>53158358
It could have just always been four new gods, ignoring the originals entirely. I like the idea of a loyalist Warmaster and a traitor Malcador, though that kinda deprives heresy or a final physical confrontation.

>>53160983
Do you have a name for the Loxodontii primarch?

>>53160995
I am currently working on the doc, will release first draft soon (later this day, definitely) where the name is included.

If it's necessary for now, the primarch's name will be Ashur.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>53132173
Hoping for 1

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>>53161090
Name a company captain after a Mastodon band member.

>>53161144
#You are number one!#

Rolling for Silver Swords

>>53160892
Sounds cool, let's go with it.

>>53160993
The best AU changes as much as possible, while changing as little as possible. Our only real change should be the primarchs. Everything else should be a consequence of that change.

>>53161090
Cool. Reminds me a little bit of IA's Anshul, but I'll probably manage.

>>53161144
Congratz!

That means we now have:
Legion I: Leviathan Host - Marduk Engur
Legion II: Golden Mountains - Pacha the Earthquake
Legion XIII: Loxodontii - Ashur
Legion XIV: Pillars of Balance - The Crippled/The Enlightened (?)
Legion XVII: Titan Marchers - Raj Vokar

There's plenty of other good suggestions in this thread. We should see who's actually interested in pitching in on this. We should also make sure the legions and primarchs are sufficiently distinct from each other, the canon legions and other AU legions.

>>53161172
Type dice+1d20 in the Options line. Still not sold on the Silver Swords name.

Rolling for Silver Swords, again.

Maybe Argent Swords?

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>53161188
Rollin for The Sentinels. I wanted to work on them more but I had to go to work and I had DnD afterwards

Rolled 4 (1d20)

What a fucking disaster.

Argentean Gladii? I'm still going with Silver Swords but whatever

>>53161168
Coincidentally, when I first came up with the Mastodontii, I was listening to Mastodon all day everyday while playing DoW2 and mastering the art of Chaos Lord in termiearmour.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>53161200
>>53161214
The Silver bit is actually the part that's the most unique. I'd look for an alternative for Swords. Argent is cool though.

Silver/Argent Blades? Sabres? Glaives?

>>53161211
Checked. Also, in the same vain as the Silver Swords, 'the Sentinels' is kind of bland, imo.

>>53161188
Swap out The Crippled/Enlightened with Hayden Reliquo. Title is a bit long, and largely unofficial anyway.

>>53161221
Well, at least we know what your noise marines like

>>53161244
No worries. I was thinking it suited them cos they wouldn't be an over-the-top legion anyway. They would just do their job

>>53153587

>>53161257
WHITE! WHALE! HOLY! GRAIL!

>>53161269
I feel you, and I can appreciate keeping it simple. Even the basic, 'just doing my job' legions need to have some personality to them though. Sentinels is cool, just come up with something to put in front of it.

Rolled 12 (1d20)

Rollin for Iron Guard

>Legion I
Leviathan Host - Marduk Engur

>Legion II
Golden Mountains - Pacha the Earthquake

>Legion IV
Silver Swords - Linares

>Legion IX
The Sentinels - Je'She of the Watch

>Legion XII
Iron Guard - Zelbezis Dyestes

>Legion XIII
Loxodontii - Ashur

>Legion XIV
Pillars of Balance - Hayden Reliquo

>Legion XVII
Titan Marchers - Raj Vokar

8 legions down, 12 to go.

>>53162064
You squatted Filipus and the Sheperds ?

>>53162348
They don't have a number yet. Plus, I didn't know if the guy who posted them was around/interested.

>>53162438
Still here and lazily monitoring the thread out of curiosity
Really I'm kind of at a loss about what you're trying to do here
Aren't there already way too much 40k AUs ? I though the idea of this thread was just to throw around cool ideas for the missing legions
The problem with your new legions all cohabitating, imo, is that we all built them assuming they each were a lost legion, found during the great crusade by the original legions. Each primarch is even built according to their relations with the 18 originals
Isn't the whole project contradicting its own premise ?
As far as I am concerned you can do whatever with the Sheperds, there's no copyright on them
I'm planning to re-use them in stuff of my own (if I ever manage to find players), but contributing to yet another Alternate Heresy seems pointless, as the interesting thing was introducing new elements to a preexisting universe and you're going the way of the Hektor Heresy

>>53161244
Silver Blades sounds cool

>>53162802
Starting off with fitting primarchs into the OU is a good way to show how the legion and it's primarch would interact with characters most contributors would be familiar with. From there, you start building a new universe.

The Primarchs and the Heresy are, to me, the most interesting parts of the Warhammer 40k universe. It's fun to write pieces for adaptations of it.

Alright, got my first draft of Loxodontii here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V__NgsBQIQY9MQZmpkk9t7CGSJWDQifQkHVuurZMJbg/edit?usp=sharing

Enjoy (or not), leave comments (Or not), keep it civil (or not), and leave a tip (or not)

>>53163383
You might want to allow public access…

>>53163606
Righty-oh spaghetti-oh

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V__NgsBQIQY9MQZmpkk9t7CGSJWDQifQkHVuurZMJbg/edit?usp=sharing

>>53163748
Cool. I'll get to it as soon as I get back from some errands.

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>>53162064
I'm gonna write up a more detailed background for the First Legion tonight, but probably won't be able to do much else for the next couple days besides talk in the threads.

>>53163748
Dope! Will so something similar someday. Im busy

>>53164226
Thank you very much. I'm proud of having gotten to this point so quickly. Usually I stall at some point and then I lose interest, I'm one of those instant gratification dudes. So, I'm glad I got something done in the first place

>>53164480
I will certainly be using your as a template when I fill in Raj's backstory.

>>53164480
We'll get this done

>>53164533
Well that's certainly an ego boost. Glad you like it.

>>53163748
Finally got to reading it. Good stuff, really enjoyed it!

>>53163748
Interesting to see a primarch murdered and dead before the Heresy, actually. We'll have to see how we'd fit something like that into an actual continuity, but still, well done!

My only real question is the name. They're the Loxodontii, are the Planewalkers just a title, or...?

>>53162064
I'd like to throw the Oghma crew on there somewhere, but I still need to work on them a good bit. They really need a better name.

>>53167815
I'd suggest Fomorians, but that's already got some references in your backstory. What symbols do you associate with them? Candles obviously, but any distinct material or animal?

>>53167839
>>53167815
Maybe something like Light Keepers? Given that their forebears stewarded knowledge on their homeworld.

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The Doomguys

Rip and Tear

Psykers are Demons

The Imperium

Demons

Demons

Demons

Demons

>>53167199
Planeswalker is just a title

>>53167839
I associate them primarily with fog, candles, maybe large stones and carvings, menhir style. Going for a very Secret of Kells style marine.
I'm against the Fomorians only because that was the former tribe of people who the primarch ended up siding against, despite not wanting to. Naming the legion after them seems kind of weird.

>>53167863
I like the Light Keepers a bit, since to be honest I was kind of going with a House Hightower vibe for them, but I'm not sure it's quite right for them. Maybe something with stone, for the Ogham reference?

>>53162802
>too many 40k AUs
I wasn't aware there was a limited supply of words.
>going the way of the Hektor Heresy
Literally who the fuck even cares. Just have some fun why don't ya. This board has done many 40k AUs in the past, and will no doubt do many more in the future.

Fuck else do we all have to do on a lazy afternoon?

>pointless
Of course there's no point. There doesn't need to be.

>>53169287
Hell yeah. We're here to fluff up fun legions and enjoy ourselves.

If there are different primarchs, are there different main characters for other factions, such as Eldar farseers or Necron phaerons?

>>53169410
Yes. AUs are just Your Dudes: The Setting essentially.

>>53169410
Make your own. That's the magic of 40k.

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Does this look too ridiculous for the Pillars? You don't see too many quartered colour schemes and I suspect I now know why.
They look a little bit shit.

>>53169708
Also a wee bit creamsicle-esque. That said, not bad.

>>53169708
I don't necessarily agree with the red arm and knee pad, but otherwise I dig it.

>>53169708
It doesn't really scream 'Pillars of Balance' to me. A half and half scheme is pretty much a must.

>>53169708
If you retain the quartering, I'd ditch either the red or the silver. Right now it's just too busy.

>>53143760
lurk moar

>>53129838
>taking it easy
>the comfy boys
>like to get comfy
>don't get bent out of shape about it
>rather not intervene
>they're all a bit too uptight
>the comfy boys have a pretty poor track record and haven't conquered any planets, choosing rather to relax on their big spaceships
>tell him to chill out
>pretty low energy tbqf
>we're lovers, not fighters
>the codex is quite a stressful read, we don't bother with it
>the bald one? What happened to him anyway

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>>53169893
Yeah, I figured I'd have a nod to the Dusk Raiders and their crimson hands considering they're/we're the XIV legion.

>>53170003
Looks like I'm ditching the quartering. Probably the colour scheme as a whole, was hoping it would sort of remind me of saffron robes but.. nah.

I'll poke at it a little more, keep an ear out for suggestions.

>>53170403
Maybe actually keeping the saffron in the form of robes, Dark Angels style? If not, maybe just have little saffron sashes and accoutrements on the armor, like purity seals.

>>53170738
I considered robes, but if you can only look good with them you're doing something wrong.
Trying to make a color scheme that looks good with bright orange robes though and failing.
Might need to ditch that idea.

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Beneath a rusted world stalked by terrors of will and steel lie the servants of the kingdom of death.
When the Great Eagle descends upon the world, they will arise to claim what they have been denied.
Thie Eagle will be swept aside by their rise, and the children of Eldanesh will face their old enemy once again.

-inscription found among the ruins of Craftworld Ghaer'shel during the Great Crusade

Thoughts?

>>53167199
One aspect of the legion is definitely how the Primarch gets more and more disconnected from his legionnaires and depowered in command, so there's room for more individuals of importance. I was going to suggest that one of the Loxodontii captains (most likely of the fourth, the "Mantikhors") would be the archtraitor, which would make sense in the change of power as the Loxodontii have a strong susceptibility to chaos through their native religion, already, and it takes the removal of the primarch to allow the archtraitor full control over the legion. Although Ashur is a bit of a pushover as a person, he knows when shit is going to be too hostile, and since he doesn't have much respect of his troops, anyway, controlling him would only include him as a liability. It would be much easier to remove him from command, altogether, then assuming direct control and do whatever with him.

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>struggling with colour scheme
>look at other chapters
>holy shit there are some eye-watering combinations out there.

Well, I'm already doing better than a lot of the canon colour schemes.
Look any better? Should I lose the red?

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Dumping some updated colourschemes

God damn it this creator still has no in-depth options for vehicles.

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>>53172879
The theme is that, due to them paying more attention to their vehicles, the Loxodontii have by and large remained behind in technology to other legions when it comes to the actual marine. Their armour was often self-maintained, anyway, cobbled together from left-overs, leading to armour very similar to MkVI which would only come into production after the outbreak of the brotherwar.

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>>53172930
It was a regular theme among the Loxodontii to wear vainglorious adornments, fetishes and totems fashioned from bone, copper or bronze into combat, which would often draw attention away from their rather barren colourscheme upon their armour. Companies like the fourth, the first and sixth would actually adorn their armour in coppery tones in addition to their jewelry as to appear even more splendid.

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>>53172978
Although most companies would leave their shoulderguards only briefly adorned with a gentle copper trim, companies like the third and sixth would actually paint their whole right shoulderguard in copper or bronze to imitate their primarchs elephantskull.

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>>53173014
While the first company veterans naturally were granted the best armour available, it was also the sixth who commissioned the most recent and high-quality armour fashioned from Mars.

The first company however was most spiritually in tune with their primarchs love for their namesake animal, the elephant, and thus added ivory colours and inlays of bone into their armour wherever possible on top of their own rather vainglorious display of copper and bronze.

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>>53173077
The colouring of armour naturally applied to the legion's Terminators, who would go as far to even wear golden jewelry into combat to prove their own personal splendour.

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>>53173097
After their dispersion as legion and collapse into their companies, the rank-and-file Loxodontii maintained their grey colouring in memory of their totem animal, which they still believe to this day to be calling them from the "Otherworld", which is the warp.

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>>53172879
Curiously fleshy pink that, intentional to go with the bone/ivory weaponry? I like the effect it gives.

>>53172505
Should mention the mkIV armor is due to me trying out what a Crusade marine would look like. No real reason, assuming they're Loyalists and not Separatists, they wouldn't get the upgrades afterwards.
Might go beakies for fun if we go separatist.

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>>53173115
Meanwhile the Mantikhor began to adorn their armour with even more golden jewelry and bone inlays from their kills as they prowl the galaxy in search for humanoids to devour, their hands and facemasks soiled from the blood of their victims.

>>53173129
It's supposed to be copper/bronze. I prefer copper as a colour but the legion's theme is supposed to in part be inspired by the bronze age. I would basically say it's a bronze with a strong copper percentage.

And thank you for the compliment, I am glad the colourscheme works out.

Nestorius

>describe your talents as a primarch
Kinda friendly but also extremely pragmatic. Good with strategies and logistics. Also slightly insane
>what is the name of your legion?
The Hooded Owls
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Use of pragmatic strategies. Heavy use of librarians/sorcerers and assasult marines/raptors. Usually decorate their armours with capes and cowls
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Against the Emperor. Psykers are a big advantage and wasting them could be foolish
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Chaos

cont.

>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
Friendly with the Thousand Souls and the Night Lords. Slightly friendly with the Alpha Legion. Hates the Sons of Horus/Black Legion
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
Destorying an ork Waaagh by crashing their own ships against their army
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
Cover every centimeter of the planet with proximity mines. When the furry fuck decides to land he will go up in flames

>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
Their heavy pragmatic way of acting makes them very untrustworthy
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Artillery, traps, jump packs, helmets decorated to look like owls
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Usually a lot of insane marines. Also the possesed look like horrible owl-marine hybrids
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
Power and weapons

>>53129838
>describe your talents as a primarch
Master navigator and an explorer without peers.
>what is the name of your legion?
The Emperor's Cartographers
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Flanking maneuvers,from outta nowhere, as well as accurate teleporter deep strikes.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Against - I've seen the had sides of the warp, and no amount of power is worth it.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
No one. I went off on my own with my legion before this nonsense started.
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
The White Scars are good friends, but too optimistic. The Vlyka's are good drinking buddies, but fuck the uptight Dangles and their "muh first legion" bull.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
The Battle of Rhula's Thorn, the Eldar destroyed our already thinned out supply lines and we lost all Astartes there. At least they gave us back the bodies.
>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
I appeal to our comradeship and point out the hypocrisy of trying to kill us with all the signs of corruption on Fenris. If he doesn't listen, I teleport the command staff, apocatherium, and gene-seed stores to a safe place while the rest hold the line.

>>53173562
>Part 2
>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
We are too adventurous for our own good, leaving our supply lines stretched and making others distrustful.
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
Teleportation Transponders, thanks to my intimate knowledge of warp travel.
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
We still use teleportation on non-Terminator troops because we retain transponder technology.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
The ability to go anywhere, be anywhere, free of the Emperor's shackles on warp travel.

>>53129838


Doress MacKines
>describe your talents as a primarch
Powerful Psyker, Excellent strategist, sneaky beakie.
>what is the name of your legion?
The Green Dragons
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Guerrilla/night assaults, fortification, lots and lots of fire
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Kind of split, I am a psyker myself, but I know dangerous other psykers can be. I voiced my disagreement, but I still went along with it, I didn't want to end up like [REDACTED], and [REDACTED].
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
Loyalist. Easy decision to make. I always hated Horus.
>Describe any special friendships/rivalries your legion has with any of the others
We're best buds with the White scars. And we don't see eye to eye with the Dark angels, most of the time.
>Describe some of your legion's most memorable victories/defeats
I stabbed a keeper of secrets in the balls. Yes, all of them.
As for defeats, my home-world was exterminatus'd, by Horus (The Prick).

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Am I too late? Wrote something up earlier but It got deleted, Anyways :

Cillia Tempus

>describe your talents as a primarch
Precision Strikes, Shock ‘n Awe, and Rescue/Recovery Missions Has precognition but it only tells him of events/people of Importance, not what kind of importance, good or bad, simply that it will happen.
>what is the name of your legion?
The Fate Breakers
>what are its main tactics/characteristics?
Primary Tactic is Heavy use of Motorized Infantry in Rhinos and quickly adopted Razorbacks. With heavy use of Artillery, and air support with the use of Fire Raptors being extremely common. Their style is extreme aggression to overwhelm an opponent, they cannot stand being stuck under siege or having to wait, even if the odds are stacked against them they are headstrong enough to repeatedly charge the enemy. They have a strong sense of pride that relates to their self sacrifice, since they have been given this “gift” they must use it for the better of man, at any cost.
>as a primarch, where do you land on the whole Council of Nikaea issue?
Cillia stands tentatively on Magnus’ side, Magnus has been a friend of his, and he understands the importance of psykers, but thinks Magnus has a tendency of going overboard.
>at the time of the heresy, who do you side with?
At the time, Cillia was going a bit crazy with visions, these were physically crippling at some times due to how much was happening. Cillia was propositioned by Horus, but chose to stay neutral. His first captain was also getting the visions, but The Fate Breakers and Sons of Horus were friends, so he gathered about 35% of the Legion, and with the support of Sons of Horus and Emperor’s Children staged an attack on The Fate Breaker’s Flagship, The “Fati Torquent"
PT.1

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>>53174757

>Leman Russ has been told that you and your legion are going to Chaos. Now his fleet is in your home planet's orbit. What do?
I tell him to fuck off, it takes only a cursory glance at my legion to see that Chaos is very much hated. More then Xenos.
>what's the major defect in your chapter's geneseed or traditions?
We're very anti-social, frighteningly so.
>what is your signature weapon, vehicle, or other wargear, and why?
HEAVY FLAMERS. As for the reason why, I just really like fire.
>after the Heresy, what is your former Legion's major deviation from the Codex - or what unique gift does your dark god give your Legion, now?
Fuck the basic chapter structure. We were smashed to shit after the Heresy, down to about 500 marines, and 1200 scouts.
>what blandishments did Horus offer you to try to convince you to join?
Infinite knowledge and power. I said "Fuck off, I'm not Magnus."

>>53171343
Sounds interesting so far. Care to enlighten us further?

>>53171343
Scrapyard Necrons? Sign me the fuck up!

First question though, is why are they all scrap? What could have fucked up their repair circuits and necrodermis enough that they'd need to build out of rust and scrap?

>>53171447
Killing the primarch is a massive loss though, one that often crippled legions. What do you think about the fourth company somehow beating Ashur and fitting him with a device similar to the collar they controlled him with in his backstory? They can still kill him later on, but keeping the primarch around during the civil war is only practical.

>>53172505
The scheme is still really busy. I say ditch the red, yes.

>>53172879
>>53172930
>>53172978
>>53173014
>>53173077
>>53173097
>>53173115
>>53173167
Liking the schemes! No real critiques.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

Rolling for the Spears of Dawn.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>53177050
Numeral taken. Rolling again.

>>53177075
Alright, 15 it is.

>>53173457
>Hooded Owls
Nice. I always like legions and chapters that stick to stranger animal motives. Also, about time we added some psykers to the line-up. Will you be sticking around?

>>53173562
>Emperor's Cartographers
A combination of void warfare and rapid ground deployment through teleportation. Cool! The legion going off alone might be interesting, probably a good fit for the Seperatists. Love to discuss it some more.

>>53174757
>Green Dragons
More psykers! Looks like we're going from 0 to 2 in an instant. Night raiding psykers, interesting niche. It's also rare to see a loyalist psyker legion, but I think that has to be explained more thoroughly.

>>53174844
Reading your write-up, I find it hard to really put my finger on what they do. They're meant to be a fast attack legion? Not bad, but needs a bit more depth. Are you going to post pt 2.?

Now that our first actual 20 legion line up is getting there, we need to make sure our legions are sufficiently distinct from one another, the original legions and the ones already proposed in the two other big /tg/ AU's.

I suggest we all try to answer the following questions in such a way that your legion and primarch don't resemble the others too much. I'll try to fill them in for the Titan Marchers. Try to keep the answers short.

>Name
Titan Marchers
>Primarch
Raj Vokar
>Legion/primarch personality
Patient, but loud and bombastic once set off.
>Tactical specialty
Heavy ordinance, deployment alongside Titans.
>Thematics
Sikh, ottoman, AdMech
>Colors
Persian blue and blaze orange

If you see that your answers are very similar to those given by another anon for another legion, maybe try changing things up. We can't have 7 tacticool legions, that wouldn't make a lot of sense.

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Silver Blades Battle-Brother, Crusade/Heresy era. Note: The armor should be full of engravings and various inscriptions. Profusely decorated, in general.

Nearly all of the troopers weared the same armor. Chapter/Company numbers would be written in the scrolls placed at the shoulder pads. The pauldron's trim would be engraved with various litanies and quotes, typical from the Legion and their homeworld. The Sword carried is their famous Silver Blade, given to every full Battle-Brother in a customary ritual.

Also, working on the file with all the info about my Legion.
And trying to figure out how to create Termies in the Chapter Gen.

Mk.VII armor, M41. As with their Mk.III armors, these would be decorated to the last square milimeter.

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>>53177497
Sorry, I fucked up again.

>>53177478
>>53177503
Nice! Full silver might end up looking a lot like the unpainted armors of the Word Bearers and the like though... how do you think a metallic blue the aquilla would look?

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>>53177534
Already tried that. Doesn't look good at all. Maybe from afar they would be very simmilar, but as I have them in mind, they will be pretty much different.

Also, Word Bearers don't exist here, right?

Bonus: Silver Blades Dreadnought

>>53177581
No, they don't, but we should still try to make ourselves look different form the OU.

The Dreadnought looks nice. The dark gray works too, and I like the combnation of blue and silver as well. Good stuff.

I'd also like to refer you to >>53177448. Think you could fill that in real quick?

>>53177448
>Name
Golden Mountains
>Primarch
Pacha the Earthquake
>Legion/primarch personality
Simpleminded and sentimental, protective of allies.
>Tactical specialty
Melee combat in difficult terrain, heavily prolonged combat
>Thematics
Inca
>Colors
Black, Red, and Gold

>>53177596
Okay

>Name
Silver Blades
>Primarch
Linares
>Legion/Primarch Personality
Impulsive, Tactical/Strategical demi-gods, friendly and human in general
>Tactical Specialty
CQC, Super-Heavy Tanks, Massed Drop-Assaults
>Thematics
Spanish, crusaders
>Colors
Silver, Blue and Dark Silver

Hope this is what you mean. We should summarize everything in a file and prepare to create another thread. Just in case

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Silver Blades Ground Assault Brother

>>53177649
>>53177655
While we should definitely document everything properly, the lack of documentation necked Imperium Asunder in the end, but we shouldn't worry about losing info just yet. That's the the /tg/ archive is for.

Also, Spanish and Incan legion... that should prove interesting.

I also realised we still need to pick/make Primarchs for the Triumvate of Warmasters.

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They like the Lightning Claws, too

>>53177727
We should roll for that, but if someone volunteers...

>>53177724
>>53177736
Shouldn't the red bits be blue?

>>53177744
Not just any Primarch could be Warmaster. I mean, Linares would be far more fitting than Pacha or Raj for example.

>>53177747
True. Fucked up while creating them. Couldn't focus on it, lot of noise around. Will remake it.

>>53177754
Always thought of Linares as a Second—liner, because justice is uthopical. Warmaster would fit him, yes. But really, I don't care. Just don't put him with the Chaos or the secessionists

>>53177791
Once we have 20 legions, we can really start to divide them into the 3 factions. Then we can appoint 3 Warmasters. Until then, the factions don't really matter, unless you feel it's integral to the legion.

>>53169287
>>53162974
Fair enough, don't really have anything to add or retort to that

By the way the other legions seem to be fleshing out nicely, good job lads

Sadly I'm mostly phone posting from work for and can't really contribute as much as I'd like
So, as I said, if someone wants to pick up Filipus and the Sheperds, you can do what you want with them