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If you haven't noticed Dakka now has army rank tracks that users can select to display their post count ranking in the theme of their favorite army (or other miniature game related category).

If you'd like to come up with a new rank track, especially for a niche army type that hasn't gotten one yet, this thread is the place to post your list of ranks.

Here are the rules:

Each rank track must contain between 15-20 individual ranks.

In general the first four ranks in the track should be "newbie" ranks with the fifth rank being the standard trooper in the army (like a Space Marine).

The last 1-2 ranks in each track should be a fun little surprise for anyone who reaches that level, not just the highest possible position in that organization. References to out-of-print games or miniatures or little known fictional references are all great ideas for the last couple of ranks. When posting these last two ranks, use the "spoiler" code to obscure them (or send them directly to me via PM) so they'll be kind of a surprise when someone finally reaches that rank.

Try to use clever descriptive terms along with your ranks to spice things up a bit. Instead of just having "Space Marine" as a rank, make it something like "Stalwart Space Marine" which really evokes a mental image about that rank.

Remember when writing your ranks that others are only going to see one rank at a time, so always take the extra step to make sure that others will be able to have some idea of what rank track a user is on even when only seeing a single rank from your track. For example, instead of having a rank that just says "Angry Cultist" (which could be any kind of cultist), you should call it "Angry Chaos Cultist" as that will inform other users that the rank track this person is on is some sort of Chaos rank track.

Finally, be aware that your submissions can (and probably will) be accepted and/or edited at my whim. I may like every single rank in your track and I may take them all, but at the same time I may feel like we've got an existing rank track that already covers the same ground you have. So please don't take it personally if your submission isn't used or ends up edited.

Do not bother to include at which post count you think your ranks should apply at. . .I will take care of making those decisions. As for exactly when and how often ranks increase on Dakka, that's a little bit of a secret and varies from rank track to rank track in order to make sure that users don't just make posts trying to reach their next rank level. Although you can safely assume that most major round numbers are likely candidates (like 100, 500, 1,000 posts, etc).

That's about it, and thanks for your help!

What tracks are missing/you're unhappy with? I'm being a bumbling fool and can't find the list.

Cpl_Saint wrote:No worries on the editing – they're only in as a guideline, after all.

What tracks are missing/you're unhappy with? I'm being a bumbling fool and can't find the list.

You need to go into your profile page and choose the rank track drop down menu to see the full list of available rank tracks.

We're pretty good off right now on all the basics for 40K, WHFB, Hordes & Warmachine. The Inquisitor tracks were probably the last major ones missing from 40K.

There's still room to create flavor rank tracks like the particular Eldar Craftworlds or famous IG regiments (like Catachans).


If you're interested in doing any offshoots like these of existing tracks let me know and I'll PM you most of the ranks for the basic Eldar or IG tracks (for example) so you can make your rank tracks similar in nature.


Or if you want to go crazy with other games, feel free! AT-43 factions, Battletech, Battlefleet Gothic, Necromunda, etc.

assassin 40k
sack of flesh
stealthy prospect
deadeye prospect
soulless prospect
calldius temple acolyte
evasor temple acolyte
vintacator temple acolyte
calldius temple trainee
evasor temple trainee
vintacator temple trainee
calldius temple assassin
evasor temple assassin
vintacator temple assassin



sorry about the spelling my friend took my daemon hunters codex

So to find out the top rank of a faction, someone would have to reach it and not become a DCM?

DCM status allows you to choose a custom rank, but you can still keep the old rankings if you enjoy seeing them grow and change.

So I finally got around to adding the 'Lost and the Damned' and Lord of the Rings 'Harad' rank tracks that were submitted.

Great job guys, thanks for the submissions! I'd love to see more LOTR rank tracks.

pcon426 wrote:assassin 40k
sack of flesh
stealthy prospect
deadeye prospect
soulless prospect
calldius temple acolyte
evasor temple acolyte
vintacator temple acolyte
calldius temple trainee
evasor temple trainee
vintacator temple trainee
calldius temple assassin
evasor temple assassin
vintacator temple assassin

Spoiler:

master assassin

Spoiler:

rouge trader assassin

sorry about the spelling my friend took my daemon hunters codex

The problem with this rank track (and its the same issue I'm having with Chaos Daemons) is that each type of Assassin is really equal to another type of Assassin, just a different type. So no one knows looking at your rank whether a 'Callidus' is higher up than an 'Eversor'.

The same is true of Chaos Daemons as (personal preferences aside) any lesser daemon is really the equal of any other lesser daemon.

That means, in order to make a rank track that actually seems to progress for the user in a intuitive way, you really have to stick with one discipline the whole way (such as an all Callidus rank track or an all Khorne Daemon rank track). Unfortunately, I just don't think there are enough unique ranks to fill up a whole rank track under those stricter confines.

Sweet! I have another idea, WHFB Wood Elves Forest Creature
Pile of Twigs
Menacing Aura
Shadow in the Trees
Spiteful Spite
Darting Dryad
Wrathful Branchwraith
Trampling Treekin
Scarred Treekin Elder
Terrifying Treeman
Venerable Treeman Ancient
King of the Wood
One with the forest

P4NC4K3 wrote:Sweet! I have another idea, WHFB Wood Elves Forest Creature
Pile of Twigs
Menacing Aura
Shadow in the Trees
Spiteful Spite
Darting Dryad
Wrathful Branchwraith
Trampling Treekin
Scarred Treekin Elder
Terrifying Treeman
Venerable Treeman Ancient
King of the Wood
One with the forest

Spoiler:

Athel Loren

It's a great start, but we need at least 15 ranks for a rank track. I don't know WHFB or wood elves very well or I'd try to fill it in for you, so if you can come up with a few more I'll add it in.

Well I only need 2 more then, just bung in King and Queen of the Wood, sorted!

i have come up with a chaos dwarf rank chart

gnoblar slave - 0

goblin slave - 25

orc slave - 75

black orc slave - 125

hobgoblin with bow - 200

hobgoblin with spear 250

sneaky git - 325

wolf rider - 400

hobgoblin chieftain - 500

earthshaker crewman - 575

daemonsmith - 650

blunderbusser - 750

immortal - 900

slavemaster - 1050

priest of hashut - 1250

castellan of hashut - 1500

bull centaur - 2000

chaos dwarf commander - 2500

sorcerer of hashut - 3500

bull centaur hero - 4500

guardian of the temple - 5000

statue sorcerer - 6000

bull centaur lord - 7000

sorcerer lord of hashut - 9000

chaos dwarf lord - 10, 000

sorcerer council member - 11, 000

hashuts chosen - 12, 000 +

lord marcus wrote: i have come up with a chaos dwarf rank chart

gnoblar slave - 0

goblin slave - 25

orc slave - 75

black orc slave - 125

hobgoblin with bow - 200

hobgoblin with spear 250

sneaky git - 325

wolf rider - 400

hobgoblin chieftain - 500

earthshaker crewman - 575

daemonsmith - 650

blunderbusser - 750

immortal - 900

slavemaster - 1050

priest of hashut - 1250

castellan of hashut - 1500

bull centaur - 2000

chaos dwarf commander - 2500

sorcerer of hashut - 3500

bull centaur hero - 4500

guardian of the temple - 5000

statue sorcerer - 6000

bull centaur lord - 7000

sorcerer lord of hashut - 9000

chaos dwarf lord - 10, 000

sorcerer council member - 11, 000

hashuts chosen - 12, 000 +

That's a great start and I want to include this rank track, but it needs to be cleaned up a bit before I can use it. Sadly I don't know all that much about the Chaos Dwarves or else I would just take your suggestions and edit it myself.

First of all, you don't need to put post numbers by the ranks, we take care of that computation.

Second, the maximum number of ranks for Dakka's rank tracks is twenty, so you need to cut this down to the twenty essential ranks.

Third, many of the ranks when seen out of context don't explain what rank track they are for. For example, if you see someone in the forums with the rank of "immortal" do you have any idea what that is? A Necron immortal? So you always need to include something like "Chaos Dwarf Immortal" so that it is clear which army track someone is on.

Finally, please make sure that the signature rank of the army is around the fifth rank. We don't want people to have to be a 'slave' of some sort until they reach 500 posts. I know Chaos Dwarves use a lot of slaves, but you're going to have to cut that beginning down so that people can actually reach a rank that involves them being a Chaos Dwarf instead of slogging through 9 slave ranks before they reach the earthshaker crewman rank.



Anyway, thanks again for your submission and I hope you can find the time to make me an edited version.

I know this is a bit longer than 15-20 but I just wanted to plot-out the general scheme of it and see what you think:


Halflings:
(The halflings listed do not come from a specific writers world it is a general,lets say assumption of the halfling race.)


1.halfling child:1-50
2.halfling child with slingshot:50-100
3.halfling man/women:100-125
4.halfling herder in training:125-150
5.halfling herder:150-200
6.halfing herder with staff:200-250
7.halfling citizen:250-300
8.halfing town-guardsmen:300-350
9.halfling town-guardsmen with blunderbuss:350-400
10.halfling town-guard knight riding sheep:400-450
11.halfing town-guard captian:450-500
12.halfling town-guard commander:500-550
13.brave halfling leaving the halfling-holes:550-600
14.halfling treasure hunter roaming the world:600-650
15.halfling treasure hunter exploring a dark forest:650-700
16.halfing treasure hunter finding his/her fortune:700-750
17.halfing treasure hunter joined a mercenary band:750-800
18.halfling mercenary with short sword:800-850
19.hslfling mercenary with crossbow:850-900
20.halfling mercenary in chain-mail:900-950
21.halfling mercenary with pistols:950-1000
22.halfling mercenary captain:1000-1050
23.halfling mercenary captain raiding elvish lands:1050-1100
24.halfling mercenary captain with magic elven bow:1100-1150
25.halfling returning to the halfling holes with loot:1150-1200
26.rich halfling land lord:1200-1500
27.halfling land lord corting a princess:1500-1700
28.king of all halfling lands.


I know it needs stream-lining but I wanted to post it to see what you guys thought suggestions please!

Deff Dread red Edition wrote:I know this is a bit longer than 15-20 but I just wanted to plot-out the general scheme of it and see what you think:


Halflings:
(The halflings listed do not come from a specific writers world it is a general,lets say assumption of the halfling race.)


1.halfling child:1-50
2.halfling child with slingshot:50-100
3.halfling man/women:100-125
4.halfling herder in training:125-150
5.halfling herder:150-200
6.halfing herder with staff:200-250
7.halfling citizen:250-300
8.halfing town-guardsmen:300-350
9.halfling town-guardsmen with blunderbuss:350-400
10.halfling town-guard knight riding sheep:400-450
11.halfing town-guard captian:450-500
12.halfling town-guard commander:500-550
13.brave halfling leaving the halfling-holes:550-600
14.halfling treasure hunter roaming the world:600-650
15.halfling treasure hunter exploring a dark forest:650-700
16.halfing treasure hunter finding his/her fortune:700-750
17.halfing treasure hunter joined a mercenary band:750-800
18.halfling mercenary with short sword:800-850
19.hslfling mercenary with crossbow:850-900
20.halfling mercenary in chain-mail:900-950
21.halfling mercenary with pistols:950-1000
22.halfling mercenary captain:1000-1050
23.halfling mercenary captain raiding elvish lands:1050-1100
24.halfling mercenary captain with magic elven bow:1100-1150
25.halfling returning to the halfling holes with loot:1150-1200
26.rich halfling land lord:1200-1500
27.halfling land lord corting a princess:1500-1700
28.king of all halfling lands.


I know it needs stream-lining but I wanted to post it to see what you guys thought suggestions please!

It is a good start, but again, I can't really use it as is.

You DON'T need to include the post numbers, I take care of that.


Second, the biggest issue you have is repetition. You need to cut out any of the duplicates. There should only be one Hafling Treasure Hunter rank, one Halfling Mercenary rank, etc.

I don't know if that will leave you with at least 15 ranks, but its not very exciting for people to wait 1,000 posts just to upgrade their weapons without actually changing their status.

I'm not sure there are enough Halfling unit types to pull it off but if you can make it happen I'll include it.

Well my first LOTR rank track made it, with a few mods, tastefully done thanks yakface!

Here's anudder one - for the Corsairs of Umbar. I mean, who doesnt like scurvy sea-dogs? I bet all of us has played 'pirate' at least once in their life as a kid ... I remember dressing up as one for at least one partay!

Seasick Corsair Galley Slave retching over the side
Corsair Swabbie with a dangerous mop
Corsair Deckhand dreaming of splitting the Bosun's skull
Corsair Sailor mentally planting a dagger in the Bosun's back
Corsair Sailor drunk and very disorderly
Corsair Sailor dreaming of revenge
Corsair Sailor arming himself to the teeth
Corsair Arbalester lugging his pavise
Corsair Arbalester loading behind his big shield
Corsair Arbalester lining up his next target
Corsair Reaver rattling his chains
Corsair Reaver armed and ready for battle
Corsair Reaver drunk on slaughter
Corsair Bosun kicking a swabbie's butt
Corsair Bosun bellowing orders
Corsair Bosun advancing with murderous intent
Corsair Captain watching his back
Corsair Captain dreaming of infamy and glory





Enjoy!

Stealer Cult?

Space Hulk, Floating through the Warp
Chromosome
Regular DNA Strand, Replicating Fine
Twisted DNA Strand, Causing Problems
Unwitting Host with a Four-Armed Baby
Initiate to the Brood
Brood Brother, Infiltrating Society
Limousine Driver, Driving Casual
Seedling Lictor, Drawing in the Devourer
Hissing Genestealer Hybrid
Priest of the Benevolent, Four-Armed Emperor
Rend-Happy Purestrain
Genestealer Magus, Spreading the Word
Broodlord, Serving the Patriarch
Genestealer Patriarch, Giving Rise to the Brood

yakface wrote:I'd love to see more LOTR rank tracks.

With how popular War of the Rings might potentially be, it might not be a bad idea.

Allegiance names as dictated by GW:
GOOD
Arnor
Gondor
The Kingdoms of Rohan
The Elven Kingdoms
The Dwarf Holds
The Forgotten Kingdoms

EVIL
Mordor
The Fortress of Isengard
The Misty Mountains
The Fallen realms (of which harad is one of many)
Angmar

Here is my take on the Angmar ranks:


Edit: Angmar ranks removed as they have now been posted as a rank track on the site. --yakface

Wait, we don't have a Catachan one?

1. Doomed Deathworld Citizen
2. Very Visible Catachan Conscript
3. Sneaky Catachan with flashlight
4. Yeehaw! Crazy Catachan drop trooper
5. Manly Catachan heavy weapon trooper
6. Pyromaniac Catachan with flamethrower
7. Ruthless Catachan sniper
8. Steroid-abusing Catachan Veteran

I think that's an OK start. The last one on the list must be Rambo though.

What is the actual imperial guard rankings? what amount of posts do you need for each rank?

From what I can remember
Officer ranks:
Warmaster (Which may or may not be a title, and not necessarily a rank)
Lord general
General
Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant

Enlisted Ranks:
Sergeant
Trooper

If anyone can add to this we might have something to work with

I would also like to submit some FOW rank tracks

Waffen SS German
Bewerber=Candidate
Anwärter=Recruit
Schütze=Shooter/Trooper
Oberschütze/Obermann=Senior shooter/trooper
Sturmmann=Stromtrooper
Rottenführer=Section leader
Unterscharführer=Junior squad leader
Scharführer=Squad leader
Oberscharführer=Senior squad leader
Hauptscharführer=Head squad leader
Sturmscharführer=Storm squad leader
Untersturmführer=Junior Storm Leader
Obersturmführer=Senior storm leader
Hauptsturmführer=Head storm leader
Sturmbannführer=Storm unit leader
Obersturmbannführer=Senior storm unit leader
Standartenführer=Regiment leader
Oberführer=Senior leader
Brigadeführer=Brigade leader
Gruppenführer=Group leader
Obergruppenführer=Senior group leader
Oberstgruppenführer=Supreme group leader
Reichsführer-SS= The very top

Wehrhmacht
Generalfeldmarschall
Generaloberst
General
Generalleutnant
Generalmajor
Oberst
Oberstleutnant
Major
Hauptmann
Oberleutnant
Leutnant
Obergefreiter
Gefreiter
Oberschütze
Schütze

USA
E-1 - Private (recruit) (no chevron)
E-2 - Private (after basic)
E-3 - Private 1st Class (1 chevron)
E-4 - Corporal (2 chevrons) (includes Specialist 4)
E-5 - Sergeant
E-6 - Staff Sergeant
E-7 - Sergeant First Class
E-8 - First Sergeant
E-9 - Sergeant Major
O-1 - 2nd Lieutenant
O-2 - 1st Lieutenant
O-3 - Captain
O-4 - Major
O-5 - Lt. Colonel
O-6 - Colonel
O-7 - Brigadier General 1 Silver Star
O-8 - Major General 2 Silver Stars
O-9 - Lt. General 3 Silver Stars
O-10 - General 4 Silver Stars
O-11 - General of the service 5 Stars in circle

These may need a few things taken out. I could also do a British rank system and I could see if the Russians even have the same rank system in place.

Thanks, not entirely what i meant, but thanks.

Lt Scourge wrote:What is the actual imperial guard rankings? what amount of posts do you need for each rank?

Werdes wrote:I agree with above statement

It's a secret. We want you to have some fun and be surprised when you reach a new rank.

Knowing exactly when the next rank is only encourages people to spam post in order to reach the next rank, so we mix it up a bit depending on the rank track you're on.





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SauerKRAUT220 wrote:

I would also like to submit some FOW rank tracks


These may need a few things taken out. I could also do a British rank system and I could see if the Russians even have the same rank system in place.

We already have a USA and German rank track for Flames of War (look for the 'FOW' rank tracks in the list).

If you wanted to add a russian or british rank track that would be great.

I can even PM you the American and German versions so that you can make them roughly equal.

Xav wrote:Ive never seen a dark eldar player on dakka, weird.

Gwar! once thought of playing them, IIRC.

Anyway: SISTERS of SILENCE! (I don't think it can be non-gender-specific)

(1) Local Pariah

(2) Identified Untouchable

(3) Unsworn Novice

(4) Marked with the Red Aquila

(5) Initiate of Tranquility

(6) Obedient Vigilator

(7) Mute Vigilator Veteran

(8) Psyker-Hunting Prosecutrix

(9) Prosecutrix Purifying With Flame

(10) Witchseeker With Vicious Cyber Hound

(11) Solemn Guardian of the Black Ships

(13) Pitiless Warden of the Black Ships

(12) Null Maiden Radiating Warp-Voiding Aura

(14) Null Maiden Leading Ruthless Prosecutor Squad

(15) Null Mistress With Devoted Vigilator Bodyguard

(16) Null Mistress Leading Implacable Witchseeker Squad

(17) Oblivion Knight Wielding Indomitable Power Sword

(18) Oblivion Knight Resplendent in Golden Mail and Furs





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And just for fun . . .

Events of the Horus Heresy

(1) Excited About The Great Crusade

(2) Happy That We Found Our Primarch

(3) Changing The Name Of Our Legion

(4) Troubled By Non-Compliant Worlds

(5) Wondering Why The Emperor Left

(6) Jealous That Horus Is Warmaster

(7) Counterproductively Competing With Other Legions

(8) Thinking Of Joining A Davinite Lodge

(9) Member Of A Lodge? I Can't Say.

(10) Never Forget Isstvan!

(11) Lit By The Flames Of Prospero

(12) Did Fulgrim Just Behead Ferrus Mannus?

(13) Preparing For The Invasion Of Terra

(14) Teleporting To The Battle Barge

Still no responses?

lol at the Horus Heresy one.
(With some I was WTF? at some points)

Kroot.

1) That stuff they sweat through their skin? Yep, that's you.

2) Food.

3) Nice Food.

4) Tasty Food.

5) Cunning Kroot Hound

6) Brave Warrior

7) Warrior feasting on grot

8) Warrior feasting on human

9) Warrior feasting on ork

10) Shaper

11) Elder Shaper

12) Mighty Krootox

13) Knarloc

14) Greater Knarloc

15) ...Krootzilla



12)

Nice Horus Heresy ones Manchu, the "Member of the Lodge. I cant say" was the best lol.

Maybe 4 and 5 of the Horus heresy should be swapped round, just a thought.

Lt Scourge wrote:What is the actual imperial guard rankings? what amount of posts do you need for each rank?

Anyone who's interested in making a variation of an existing rank (like a Catachan rank for the IG) just send me a PM and I'll privately send you a list of the ranks for the base track you're spinning off from.

Is there any way to go back and see what the options were for other rank tracks once you've passed them? If I did a SM rank track, and have passed a couple of milestones, is there any way to see what the milestones were up to that point for the other rank tracks, like Eldar or Chaos?

ORKS, the path of the Mek:

1. Grot being used to test the shokk-attack-gun
2. Grot Oiler
3. Tinkerin' Ork Boy
4. Ork Pioneer of 'Eavy armour
5. Aspiring Mekboy
6. Mekboy weapon-tester
7. Mek Pioneer of the Burna
8. Mek Pioneer of the Rokkit-Launcha
9. Mek Pioneer of the Deffkopta
10. Mek Pioneer of the Killa Kan
11. Mek Pioneer of the Deff Dread
12. Big Mek with kustom-mega-blasta
13. Big Mek with Mega-Armour
14. Big Mek with kustom-force field
15. Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun
16. Big Mek in Fighta-Bomma
17. Big Mek with massiv' kustom-job cybork body
18. Big Mek in battlewagon