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2011/02/06 20:36:41
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
Papua New Guinea Cannibal Tribes (seriously do a search for papua new guinea tribes on google and check out some of the face painting and costume, would look very cool).
Australian Aborigines with fingerpainted patterns on their armour and vehicles.
Celts. Look at the ancient artwork and knotwork patterning you could paint there.
2011/02/06 20:58:46
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
Hmm, just had a look at the game Civilisation IV, for a list of major world civs. I was going to post all the ones that hadn't been mentioned, but instead, http://www.civfanatics.com/civ4/info/civilizations
Sorry it's not more direct, but there are lots of interesting cultures I'd never heard of until I played that game, and wiki will give you a lot of ideas about their styles.
Only a few threads there, and obviously Gurkhas - if done well, looking into the origin of their induction into the Empire is pretty interesting - would be awesome. Enjoy!
Run a whole lot of wfrp and other rpg's, play The Woods and Kill Team, gather and look mournfully at imperial guard knowing I'll never finish enough to use them on the tabletop
2011/02/06 22:45:53
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
MeanGreenStompa wrote:Papua New Guinea Cannibal Tribes
Having a close connection with PNG I've used some aspects of the tribes with my own Chapter although the traditions did lead to some, 'trouble', which nearly destroyed them.
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2011/02/06 23:03:48
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
York/London(for weekends) oh for the glory of the british rail industry
Warboss Imbad Ironskull wrote:@purplefood: forgive my ignorance as an American but I don't know how wales differs from the rest of England?
I can literally hear the screams of anger from ever Welsh member of Dakka, Wales is a seperate country, having your own seperate language and culture is a pretty big difference.
Kilkrazy wrote:
gloomygrim wrote:
Kilkrazy wrote:
English era of Elizabeth I. -- Flamboyant individualist uniforms, very loyal, good naval forces.
May not be that era, history is rusty, or from a SM chapter but isnt the moridian iorn gaurd based on them/era?
Culture wise how about the Visigoths, fast and stealthy?
Mordian Iron Guard are more like late 18th century Prussian army, IMO.
Apart from the fact that look exactly like US marines in dress uniform
I thought that the Maori/Samoan/Polynesian is being done by forge world:
Maori/Samoan/Polynesian
Relictors: 1500pts
its safe to say that relictors are the greatest army a man , nay human can own.
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2011/02/06 23:30:52
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
I can literally hear the screams of anger from ever Welsh member of Dakka, Wales is a seperate country, having your own seperate language and culture is a pretty big difference.
Mordian Iron Guard are more like late 18th century Prussian army, IMO.
The UK - totally explained in just over 5 mins. Very handy!
And Mordians definitely aren't Elizabethan troops - everything was extremely feudal in those days, and not particularly well-organised. Clothing-wise, everyone looked like WHFB Empire troops. The fleet that stopped the Armada was basically just a bunch of pirates and merchants outfitted with new guns and told to fight for the crown.
I definitely see Mordians as pretty darn Prussian.
Oh, another possibility, although it's probably been done before - Medieval Polish? Winged Hussars anyone?
Run a whole lot of wfrp and other rpg's, play The Woods and Kill Team, gather and look mournfully at imperial guard knowing I'll never finish enough to use them on the tabletop
2011/02/06 23:43:15
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
Warboss Imbad Ironskull wrote:@purplefood: forgive my ignorance as an American but I don't know how wales differs from the rest of England?
I can literally hear the screams of anger from ever Welsh member of Dakka, Wales is a seperate country, having your own seperate language and culture is a pretty big difference.
Kilkrazy wrote:
gloomygrim wrote:
Kilkrazy wrote:
English era of Elizabeth I. -- Flamboyant individualist uniforms, very loyal, good naval forces.
May not be that era, history is rusty, or from a SM chapter but isnt the moridian iorn gaurd based on them/era?
Culture wise how about the Visigoths, fast and stealthy?
Mordian Iron Guard are more like late 18th century Prussian army, IMO.
Apart from the fact that look exactly like US marines in dress uniform
I thought that the Maori/Samoan/Polynesian is being done by forge world:
Maori/Samoan/Polynesian
Yes, Forgeworld's new Charcharodons have a Maori/Samoan feel to them with the tattoos.
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2011/02/06 23:46:02
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
Warboss Imbad Ironskull wrote:Well then everyone who is welsh can forgive me then can't I as I did say I was ignorant on the subject.
It's OK man I'm sure you'll be forgiven.
Although holding grudges for hundreds of years *is* quite a Welsh pastime...
Run a whole lot of wfrp and other rpg's, play The Woods and Kill Team, gather and look mournfully at imperial guard knowing I'll never finish enough to use them on the tabletop
2011/02/07 00:21:50
Subject: Re:Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
Tlingit raiders. It's an Alaska native culture from the south east pan handle. Very unique in that they have a art style like other Alaskan cultures and have an island/samoan warrior culture that was feared all the way down to northern california. Lots of bludgeony weapons and brute strength/ruthelessness with a unique art style.
The helmets they wore were worn with collars. Think of the helmets that Ga'ould warriors wore from Stargate. Lots of black, red and turqoise, just type in Tingit artwork and you can investigate for yourself. Something different for ya
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2011/02/07 01:40:29
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
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2011/02/07 02:48:49
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
Morris Men; you could do some hefty damage with a powered whiffling stick and lets face it what enemy could last more than five minutes before fleeing in blind terror?
Be Pure!
Be Vigilant!
BEHAVE!
Show me your god and I'll send you a warhead because my god's bigger than your god.
2011/02/07 17:23:45
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
Gogsnik wrote:Morris Men; you could do some hefty damage with a powered whiffling stick and lets face it what enemy could last more than five minutes before fleeing in blind shame?
Fixed
Run a whole lot of wfrp and other rpg's, play The Woods and Kill Team, gather and look mournfully at imperial guard knowing I'll never finish enough to use them on the tabletop
2011/02/07 17:38:56
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
purplefood wrote:Wales is Wales. England is England. Wales isn't a part of England.
Historically it's Celtic and has had a few rebellions. Also they used the longbow a lot, it was their best weapon.
I was going to sugesst the Celts, but I think purplefood beat me to the punch. Still, from what little I've learned, facinating people. Great mythology.
2011/02/07 17:51:10
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
Gogsnik wrote:Morris Men; you could do some hefty damage with a powered whiffling stick and lets face it what enemy could last more than five minutes before fleeing in blind terror?
Disco Marines have already been done. They could be a brother chapter.
Kolath wrote:Do you have any pics of the one you've done already?
I haven't done any yet It's a humour chapter. They believe they're worshipping the eldar trickster god, but they really have no idea what they're talking about, and believe juggling is the path to enlightenment, because their orginal chapter master died at the hands of a shadowseer, who apparently told the chapter some divine secret. But they lost the secret and are trying to find it.
If only ZUN!bar were here...
2011/02/07 20:58:43
Subject: Suggest a culture not used for a chapter.
I'm sure you'll be forgiven.
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