A battle-brother of the honourable Ultramarines Chapter. The battle-brothers of the Raven Guard Chapter launching a lightning assault. The world is swathed in all-but-impenetrable jungle. Although only the upper echelons of the Chapter are aware of the awful truth of the Dark Angels' past, even those newly recruited are possessed of a secretive, even introverted nature. Entire cities are reduced to rubble, bitter enemies fight hand-to-hand in the ruins, refusing to surrender a single city block. Only 1 left in stock - order soon. However, over time they have lost the use of two of the special organs produced by the basic Astartes genetic template: the Betcher's Gland, which allows a Space Marine to produce poisonous/acidic spittle, and the Sus-an Membrane, which allows an Astartes to enter a state of suspended animation. Some Chapters field a proportion of specialised units that differs from that favoured in the Codex, such as favouring Assault Squads over Tactical Squads, and some even field more than the prescribed ten companies. In the 41st Millennium, almost anything is possible! Many of the cultures from which the Astartes recruits exist in hellishly dangerous environments populated by all manner of predatory beings. As to the long term viability of this and other lost Legiones Astartes detachments, it is difficult to say. But keep in mind, even then, it still does. After the Horus Heresy and the resultant Second Founding reforms of the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Wolves Legion was divided into two Chapters: the new Space Wolves Chapter, which was not compliant with the dictates of the Codex Astartes and retained the name of its parent Legion, and the second Chapter which took the name of the Wolf Brothers. The Space Wolves' dream of emulating the Ultramarines, Imperial Fists and the other First Founding Chapters in the creation of a legion of Successors seemed close at hand. Such Chapters often maintain close links with the Adeptus Mechanicus, and the Omnissiah is likely to feature to some degree in their religious practices. Codex Supplements have their parent faction noted in brackets. Having some idea of how the Chapter interacts with other Imperial institutions can provide some interesting plot points and scenarios for your Chapter. Grim Dark Narrator Bolter & Chainsword Forum. When creating a Space Marine Chapter, be sure to utilise the Space Marine Chapter Infobox in order to keep your article uniform with other Space Marine Chapter pages. Perhaps the single most important consideration in creating your own Chapter is the source of its gene-stock, and how "pure" the Chapter's inheritance is. Because they tend to recruit from a variety of sources, fleet-based Chapters are more unlikely than any other type to inherit the ways of the communities it recruits from. A Codex is a publication of Games Workshop that details the units and models each army in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures game can use when playing a game. When Dorn's Darkness takes one of their number it might appear to the untrained eye as merely a wretched palsy: a slackness of the jaw, a tremor of the limb, a blankness of the eye. the Emperor in his darkest days. As far as the Imperium at large is concerned, these 'bush wars' are insignificant to the larger strategic situation, unless of course they interfere with the rendering of tithes or the raising of new Imperial Guard regiments. For 10,000 years, the sons of Ferrus Manus have stoked the unquenchable fires of hatred, drawing strength from their bitterness and awaiting the day of their Primarch's return. This occurred only once in Imperial history, during the Second Founding, when the First Founding Loyalist Legions were sundered into multiple Chapters, with one retaining the original heraldry, livery and honours of the original Legion. 500.M34 and 600.M35. Many native populations display hylotheistic practices, worshipping the Emperor not as a god seated upon a golden throne, but residing in the heart of the sun that burns in their world's sky. Another common variation of this Trial is exposure to pain. This comes with the added danger that much of the sort of lore the Blood Ravens seek is dangerous in and of itself, either as proscribed texts or things touched and tainted by the Warp. Over time these factors have led to the Unforgiven being regarded with distrust. When possible, many Space Marine assaults are precluded by a bombardment staged by strike vessels or battle barges in orbit over an enemy position, softening up the resistance and hampering the foe' swill and ability to fight. Each plays the role fate lays before him, knowing that a life spent in service to the Emperor is a life well lived. Some, like the Blood Drinkers appear to have nearly overcome the violent rages which plague their brothers, while others, such as the Flesh Tearers, are all but lost to blood lust. The members of the Death Company are then sent out to perform the most dangerous assaults, hoping for a quick and honourable death in combat. Cityfights develop when a city holds some value to both sides in a war, whether military, logistical or simply symbolic. The Imperial Fists stand out from other Space Marine Chapters since they possess no fixed homeworld, although they are most frequently based on Terra. A Battle-Brother that underwent a Blood Duel Trial before being accepted into the ranks of their Chapters Neophytes have reason to be supremely confident in their ability to accept any challenge and face any foe. The opposite of the Close Combat doctrine, Chapters focusing on ranged combat prefer to gun their opponents down with overwhelming firepower. The two tables presented below provides some ideas for the various elements of the name should you need some inspiration. Known as The Flaw, these genetic curses known separately as the Red Thirst and the Black Rage. It is said that in the dark days of the Horus Heresy, the mighty Space Marine Legions were able to field entire companies of Predator battle tanks and other vehicles, yet since that time this has not been possible. It is a hatred which simmers in the heart of every Howling Griffon battle-brother but one which can spill over in times of madness and consume them and their every thought. The first thing when writing about your Chapter is to determine why and when were they created? Plenty of Chapters use just a single word to sum up their identity (such as the "Rampagers" or the "Subjugators") while others use a proper noun in their title, such as the "Sons of Orar" (Orar being a figure in the Chapters history). Battlezone codices were rules supplements that dealt with a specialised combat environment, instead of an army. In surviving the Blood Duel, the Battle-Brother was truly gifted by fate, for dozens fell on the bloody field so that he might take his place as a Neophyte. The Imperial Fists constantly feel the need to punish themselves for the smallest inadequacy, failure or infraction. The Ultramarines became so large, growing to a size that included over 100,000 Astartes, that a new, larger unit of division, the Chapter, was created to better organise the XIII Legion's forces. It is to know the possibility -- for even a second -- of an Imperium without the Emperor. Every possible resource is mustered in the pursuit of victory, with entire planetary populations turned over to supporting the war effort, no matter the cost. This is both lazy and unimaginative. When inventing the name for your new Chapter, the best source is the character of the Chapter itself. Codex: Inquisition is a Codex for the 6th Edition of the Games Workshop table top game Warhammer 40,000. Plenty of Chapters use more generalised icons such as the Imperial aquila, skulls and wings, combined in various forms. There are myriad different ways in which pain can be applied, some primitive, others fiendishly inventive. It is usual for the Aspirant to be armed and the Astartes to fight with his bare hands and probably without his Power Armour, yet still the Aspirant has virtually no hope of victory. They are nigh unstoppable bio-engineered killing machines that specialise in surgical strikes. With literally thousands of custom Chapter that exist online at any given time throughout the realm of the internet, many readers will notice common story lines and clichs that tend to permeate many fan-made Space Marine Chapters. Therefore, the community has agreed, that there shall only be Primaris Space Wolves Successor Chapters. Though no single terrain type defines this class of world, many are swathed in jungles populated by carnivorous plants as dangerous as any predatory beast, where even the air itself is poisonous. These will give you an understanding about what you can, and cannot, write about when creating a Fanon Space Marine Chapter. Such Chapters may recruit from a variety of nearby planets, drawing their recruits from Feral World tribes, Hive world gangs or any other source. The character of a chapter is defined by how and why it does things differently from other chapters; but do not fall into the trap of loading your chapter with all number of flashy plot hooks and the "flavour of the week" in the belief this will add character. Depending on the source material from which the deserts have been formed, they can be any colour imaginable, such as the deep red of the iron-rich deserts of Mars, the striking blue lazulite dune-seas of Nova Lemuria, and the choking sulphur wastes of Urquhart IV. Although as devoted to the Emperor as any other Space Marine Chapter, the Space Wolves express their faith not in prayer and piety, but in feats of arms. They can look out across an ocean of seething alien monstrosities and not experience a single moment's doubt, for they have faced such odds before, and emerged victorious. The fact that even an apparently desolate, airless rock might harbour one of the greatest military forces in Humanity's arsenal is deterrent enough for many would-be invaders, and who knows how many itinerant outcasts have stumbled across a fully operational Fortress-Monastery whilst exploring some isolated world, and never lived long enough to tell the tale? Despite such incidents, many Dark Angels have served with distinction and honour. Furthermore, each front features multiple defensive lines, so that should one fall, an in-depth defence can be enacted and counter-attacks launched from subsequent lines. The Raven Guard's demeanour heavily reflects their combat doctrine. When the Chapter's genetic curse manifests itself in an affected battle-brother, it comes on in three stages: When the Chapter's genetic curse manifests itself in an affected Battle-Brother, it comes on in three stages: The Carcharodons are an insular and taciturn bunch, and this only becomes more pronounced when they are amongst other Space Marines. If a writer wants to include such an alliance in their Chapter lore, it is advisable to only apply it to a single battle or campaign. Because they tend to recruit from a variety of sources, Fleet-based Chapters are more unlikely than any other type to inherit the ways of the communities it recruits from. A Blood Ravens Space Marine can become consumed by his thirst for knowledge if he is not careful in his pursuit. The idea that outsiders are not to be trusted is drilled into the recruits from an early stage, and they are tested continuously to ensure their compliance until it becomes second nature. 40k Homebrew Catalogues for the Warhammer 40,000 data sets. Battle-Brothers that underwent a Hunting the Hunter Trial before being accepted in the ranks of their Chapter's Neophytes are utterly relentless when hunting their foes, and will continue a hunt long after others might give up on ever locating its target. The scars of these battles would change them, as would their reunification with their Primarch Lion El'Jonson and the introduction of fresh blood from his adopted world of Caliban, a Death World dominated by warlike, feudal society of techno-barbarians. A tiny proportion have been settled, but life there is a daily, even hourly struggle for survival where one false step spells death at the slavering maw of some hideous Death World predator. The Chapter's history of zealous loyalty to the Emperor and the inability of any Inquisitor to find evidence supporting the claims of unusually high standing troop numbers has spared the Black Templars from further revelation of their true numbers. Sometimes the duel is fought to first of blood, other times to the very point of death. The Aspirant may be plunged into a trance-like state during which he is subjected to all manner of horrific visions or irresistible temptations. Credit: Tyler "Coda" Moore The extremely cool and good take is to make up your own chapter from scratch. For this reason, a majority of Space Marines Chapters extant in the 41st Millennium are thought to be related to the Ultramarines, whether either is aware of it or not, and as such, inheritors of all that made the XIIIth Legion so great. Communities living in the midst of a death world jungle, for example, rely on total and constant cooperation just to go on existing another day and none are ever out of the sight of another. Occasionally some of the Space Marine's implants have either limited or no function. 2nd Edition was released in 1993. This includes artwork, short stories, and copies of fictional documents from the future. Every Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes uses some form of Trial to ascertain whether Aspirants are worthy of beginning the often-fatal process of becoming fully-fledged Battle-Brothers. Only a very small number of Chapters can be described as truly unique, and even they share many qualities with plenty of other Chapters. $30.00 (5 new offers) Ages: 8 years and up. Where human life exists in such an environment the peoples are often tough and resourceful, and ideal for recruitment into the Adeptus Astartes. Chapters that follow this belief system to an extreme, adorning themselves in all manner of deathly fetishes and even partaking of gristly trophy taking. Games Workshop PLC - Welcome! They are honest to a fault, and expect the same quality in those they fight alongside. Mighty battle tanks can smash through the wreckage of once proud buildings, but they are vulnerable to lone enemies armed with tank-busting melta weapons. However this is more difficult than may be imagined. In addition to the question of who these warriors were is the question of why are they so venerated? is not always transferred over in a pure form. Planetary assaults are a common type of warfare in the Imperium. What exactly is a Space Marine Chapter? This curse has thwarted all attempts by the Apothecarion of the Scions of Sanguinius for ten millennia, and most likely will continue to remain elusive. The type of terrain in which a Chapter builds its Fortress-Monastery might have little bearing on its character, but may have plenty, especially if that terrain has shaped the qualities of the peoples from which it recruits. Creating rules for both 40K armies and 30K. Like the other Loyalist Astartes Legions, the Iron Hands would later be divided up after the Horus Heresy into multiple different Chapters, as required by the Codex Astartes, although one Chapter of the original Legion remained known as the Iron Hands and is described below. The rulers of the Imperium care nothing for the quality of their workers lives, only that quotas are met and output remains constant. Below is listed some example allies for your Chapter: Below is listed the most common enemies for your Chapter: Every Chapter has a battle-cry, the single emboldening call voiced by its leaders as they lead the charge on the foe. The complete and utter erasure of all records of the IInd and XIth Legions is considered by Imperial historians as the most successful Edict of Obliteration ever carried out in Imperial history. The type of duel varies enormously, and every culture from which the Space Marines recruit has its own well-established practices. Other Challenge Trials involve contests of strength, stamina, speed, skill or mental strength. This section describes the many and varied trials that Aspirants are expected to overcome before being accepted into the ranks of a Chapter's Neophytes. Inevitably, in such an environment large sections of the population fall to destitution and anarchy, and while the forges and manufactoria are ruthlessly managed, vast areas of these cities are often abandoned to misrule and neglect as new ones are built. The more recent campaigns Armageddon, Eye of Terror are ideal for fanon writers. When the Chapter's genetic curse manifests itself in an affected battle-brother, it comes on in three stages: The martial traditions of the Storm Warden have been passed down for centuries and form as much a part of their existence as their flesh, blood, or bone. Imperial Armour is a series of official rules supplements to Warhammer 40,000 Codices produced by Forge World, a subsidiary company of Games Workshop. Driven to extremes of violence by the pressures of Hive World living, these merciless killers are usually ignored by the authorities. Keep in mind, High Gothic is basically pseudo-Latin, so there isn't an exact translation per se. Conversely, perhaps the Chapter's actions earned it the disapproval of some Imperial body. Psycho-organically, initiates are noted to display increased aggression, as is to be expected, but also a marked tendency towards cohesion and the adoption of hierarchy, alongside an almost pathological dedication to the achievement of an assigned goal, particularly when compared against the psychological profiles of certain other Chapters, who demonstrate more markedly heightened individualistic and fractious tendencies post-implantation, such as the White Scars or Space Wolves. When extremes of stress and trauma stretch even the prodigious mental and spiritual strength of a Space Marine, those qualities that make him a glorious exemplar of Humanity may turn him into the very opposite. The Primaris Marines, however originally engineered by the Archmagos Dominus Belisarius Cawl on the orders of Roboute Guilliman are implanted with a further three additional organs. In all likelihood, all but the world's ruling classes are unaware of the Imperium at large.