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Welcome Scott!

I made a recruitment poster, perhaps it will bring in some new folks?

Yes... I approve.

I want to be one of those awesome roughriders, you know that destroyed one of my ravagers in your first turn! Give me the one with the big machine gun preferably.
Private Bruce Mathers the third.
Will post some fluff on him soon

Hey,

Lets say a miniature has performed outstanding service in a game, what would be a proper reward?
A medal painted on him? The dead head of the enemy? The weapon of the enemy?

Thanks,
Loner

a part of amour made from the enemy.

Ask who ever distinguished themselves what they want, that way they get something that they want instead of what everyone else things they should get.

Lyzin Locrian wrote:Ask who ever distinguished themselves what they want, that way they get something that they want instead of what everyone else things they should get.

True, yet I also think that officers and commissar (maybe medals and such?) should receive other rewards then the common soldier (armor, wargear, guns?).

have you accepted my request to join batavira?

Without any doubt! I'm still awaiting the fluff.
I thought it would be improper to welcome you,before you had finished your introduction.

loner wrote:
True, yet I also think that officers and commissar (maybe medals and such?) should receive other rewards then the common soldier (armor, wargear, guns?).

Yeah I suppose your right

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Imperial_Guard_Medals

Here is a link to a list of all the medals available to the Imperial Guard. I'd also suggest that we make our own medal for Batavira, Cadia has several medals, so why shouldn't we?

Lyzin Locrian wrote:

loner wrote:
True, yet I also think that officers and commissar (maybe medals and such?) should receive other rewards then the common soldier (armor, wargear, guns?).

Yeah I suppose your right

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Imperial_Guard_Medals

Here is a link to a list of all the medals available to the Imperial Guard. I'd also suggest that we make our own medal for Batavira, Cadia has several medals, so why shouldn't we?

That's a good idea indeed. I'll try to think of some.
Also, autocannon squads get no love?


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How do you guys feel about a kill counter?
AKA, we keep track of how many enemies everyone killed.

I'll post more information in an hour.


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Alright, the kill counter...
It works like this: Each time a unit makes a kill, there is a special character that makes the kill. I would like to try to keep track of it and perhaps some characters are more lucky then others. The kills are distributed by rolling a dice.
3 meltagunners fire at 3 vehicles, with a lot of luck, all the three vehicles are destroyed and all meltagunners get a kill. (No need to roll.)
3 meltagunners fire at 1 vehicle and only one causes the vehicle to crash, then I roll a D3 and the number that comes out, represents the gunner that shot it down.

Say 10 Imperial Guardsmen fire 20 shots at 1 Tau. All shots except 1 miss and the 1 that hits causes the Tau to die.
Now I roll 2D6 to see who killed the Tau. (The number represents the number of the soldier.) If the result is 11 or 12, I roll again. (Because those numbers aren't included.)
If 10 IG fire 20 shots at a group of 5 Tau and 3 die, I roll 3 x 2D6 after the battle to see whom killed them.
If 10 IG fire 20 shots at 1 Tau and there are multiple unsaved wounds, the kill doesn't count since it was uncertain who killed the Tau.

How does this sound?

I like it. By the end of the campaign I hope to get at least 40 kills in the name of the God Emperor of mankind!

Kill records:
"According to the Batavirans, actions speak louder then words. It's better to do ten good deeds to the Emperor then praise him a hunderd times. Ofcourse the Batavirans want to show how good their faith is, how loyal they are and that is why they keep track of their kills."

Hmm... Shall we make a couple of catagories? Idea's, advice etc. is ofcourse welcome!
I mean, there is a difference when you destroy a Leman Russ, kill a termagaunt or shoot down a skimmer.

How about:
Light infantry: basic troops. (Normal SM's, Orks, necron warriors, NCO's still count in this catagory)
Heavy Infantry: elite's and commanding troops. (Terminators, Necron lords)
MC: TYRANIDS! (Are there besides Tyranids any other MC's?)
Light tank: Skimmers and fast tanks.
Tanks: Normal tanks (LRBT, Vindicator)

If I count the last battle, then third platoon did a good job, they made the only kills besides Marba.
And ofcourse we still need more recruits to make this work!
Third platoon is still empty and second platoon can still be filled...

Why don't you try a point system.

Light Infantry: 1 point
Heavy Infantry: 2 points
MC: 4 points
Light Tanks: 3 points
Tanks: 5 points

Or something like that.

Also bonus points for killing special characters, those guys a tough cookies.

Lyzin Locrian wrote:Why don't you try a point system.

Light Infantry: 1 point
Heavy Infantry: 2 points
MC: 4 points
Light Tanks: 3 points
Tanks: 5 points

Or something like that.

Also bonus points for killing special characters, those guys a tough cookies.

True, that way you can see who kills a lot and gets a lot of points, however the other way allows you to keep track of what they killed.
Perhaps we can make the medal related to them?
50 points = hero
destroyed 5 tanks = Tank hunter

How about we double the points when a Special Character is killed?
If you destroy Pask's tank, then you get 10 points. 5 because he is in a tank and doubled because he is special.

Marbo, heavy infantry, gives 4 points. 2 because he is Heavy infantry and another 2 because he is a special character?

What about these categories?
B. F. = Battles fought, L. I. = light infantry killed, H. I. = heavy infantry killed, M. C. = Monstrous creatures killed, L. T. = light tanks destroyed, T. = tanks destroyed, S. C. = special character.

B. F. | L. I. | H. I. | M. C. | L. T. | T. | S. C.

Tmonster wrote:have you accepted my request to join batavira?

Still awaiting your fluff...

I apply for

5: ---, meltagunner


Name: Sohn Malathir

Nickname: 'Rummy'

Ranking: meltagunner

Fav. Food: Rum

Fav. Drink: Rum

Doesnt like: Being sober, the Imperial guard

Likes: His Meltagun, killing things, Complaining also Rum

Description: Whatever the model is. Also everyone else drinks vodka.. Makes Rummy sad.

Why there not drinking yur rum:L or my scotch!

Shaman wrote:I apply for

5: ---, meltagunner


Name: Sohn Malathir

Nickname: 'Rummy'

Ranking: meltagunner

Fav. Food: Rum

Fav. Drink: Rum

Doesnt like: Being sober, the Imperial guard

Likes: His Meltagun, killing things, Complaining also Rum

Description: Whatever the model is. Also everyone else drinks vodka.. Makes Rummy sad.

This model is good enough?
Two drinking bottles and a large backpack to fit more Vodka in?

Name: Qidan Tolstoy
Nickname: Rusty Skunk
Ranking: Rough Rider Sargeant
No: 122
Favorite Food: Beef
Favorite Drink: Vodka
Dislikes: His Mother
Likes: His horse, 'Bitter Rusty Romeo' and a good Cigar.

welcome

th points thing is dodgy, i'd just award points for a HQ unit (i give 5 points in the 222nd).

Things like pask,mogul kamir etc etc are just sgt's, so arn't that hard to kill, pask makes the tank no harder to kill etc

@ loner

Thats cool man.. The goblin head.. His name is tommy the xenos, and rummy complains to him when he's drunk.. haha.

Yeah its surely is cool

I'm glad you all like the models. I added some new ones in the regimental log, take a look if you want.

storm trooper 11


Laertes (larry) 'bookworm' O'kar

born on the hive world of steelfall larry made his living like many other children: as a juve ganger, though unlike others he sold his incredible skills with technology to the highest bidder until age twelve, where he hacked into a freighter's main computer and stowed away to batavaria where he worked as with the mechanicus and computerized his left eye into an outwardly human but truly augumentic organ. soon though he joined the imperial guard as a trooper but at the recommendation of the magos he who was his former boss he was initiated as a stormtrooper into the 197th not three days ago

quirks: optimistic, wet behind the ears, incredibly good with electronics (even managing to restart a lascannon with tin-foil, some data-chips, and the wires of a pict-feed.

looks: dark brown eyes, a mass of black hair tan skin like that of a tallarn (his father was a tallarn) and a bag of top quality tools and slicing devices.


and yes his last name is homage to my favorite character in the web comic servants of the imperium, Krin O'kar

Ofcourse welcome to all the new guys!

thanks!


hey, maybe if its not to much, larry's model could have his 'big bag of tools at his feet. and some tools and a book on his belt or something

ineptus astartes wrote:thanks!


hey, maybe if its not to much, larry's model could have his 'big bag of tools at his feet. and some tools and a book on his belt or something

I'll see what I can do.
Right now, I'm working on some guardsmen.

How about one of the Grey Knight books?
The terminator captain in the first picture has one around his belt.
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1140004&prodId=prod1160008a
As for the tools, I might have a hammer or two laying around here.

I like the way your customising all of them

I would love to see the standard Stormtrooper Sergeant, just for the painting scheme

They are next up the list. Currently about 48 miniatures need to be painted, out of the 133.
(48 / 133 ~ 36 %)

At the moment I'm painting some Valhallans and House Escher gangers and spread them out among the blob squads.

I paint around 5 miniatures per week up to a decent standard, not perfect, but not bad either.

I haven't figured out exactly how to paint them.
I was thinking of something similar to the blue stormtrooper here: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1070102
So expect them around next week.

Also, what about the last Stormtrooper, is anyone interested?