New chapter - Knights Templar (?)

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**feuerdrache**

I just got the Space Marines codex with the intent of making my own chapter.

I have a bunch of Black Templars stuff, and I like their models, so I figured I'd go with that and change the paint scheme to reflect the new chapter.

Three choices for name I can think of (open to suggestions):
-Knights Templar
-Astartes Templar
-Crimson Templars

Seeing as how there's Red Templars in the back of the codex, the Crimson Templars come last.

In the case of the Knights Templar, I was going to mix Black Templars and Grey Knights themes. Otherwise, the paint scheme will likely be a mix of Blood Angels and Black Templars - my Librarian will likely be a Blood Angels model or a normal blister model.

Anyway, the chapter rules:
NOTABLE DIVERGENCE

Advantages (Fierce):
-Take the fight to them
-Blessed be the warriors

Disadvantage:
-Eye to eye/Aspire to Glory (can't decide)

I'm thinking of making it a choppy army, with a bunch of Tac. squads with chainsword and pistol and a lot of assault squads. Which drawback would be better, though, the one reducing the amount of Elites I can take, or the one reducing the amount of Fast Attack?

**cerulean**

I'd probably steer clear of using templar in the same format as the Black Templars, simply because everyone you play is going to be expecting to fight.... Black Templar's, rules wise. You could still use templar in your name, but I'd move the word to the beginning rather than the end, or do something creative with it. You could also hit the history books for other *Templaresque* orders existing at the time, the hospitalers, for example. There were smaller orders all over France and Italy, and some in Germany IIRC. With a little research, you might uncover a couple names to incorporate into your theme. There is also allot of fun reading about the order in Malta, the island the Templar insignia, the Maltese cross, is named after. Mind your search around that one, the Maltese cross, while not a swastika, is a symbol steeped in controversy due to it's appearance in WWII, so you never know what link may send you spiraling onto a hate site.

Have fun! I'm still poking around the books for a good name for that new codex eldar army I want. It will probably be spear, bike , and Prism heavy. Something to do with calvary I suppose would suit. Off to read Charlamagne!

-Cer