I want the Dakka community to create my chapter for me!

Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:

No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.

If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

**JFizzle51**

So i have a space marine army. Its a fairly good sized army with 3,500 points. Made up mostly of tactical sqauds and vanguard veterans.

Now, i've always thought fluff was a very important and i recently hit a block when I was trying to determine my chapters fluff. So please, everyone feel free to help me create some fluff for my chapter.

Here is a list of things i already have and ideas i like.
1. Chapter name is Imperial Crusaders
2. I like the whole warrior cult theme like B.T.
3. I'm not very fond of vehicles (although i do have land raiders for my HQ units.)
4. I like the idea of a lost company of marines returning home centuries later and have formed their own chapter
5. I like fighting orks

Here are some pics,

**Asherian Command**

JFizzle51 wrote:So i have a space marine army. Its a fairly good sized army with 3,500 points. Made up mostly of tactical sqauds and vanguard veterans.

Now, i've always thought fluff was a very important and i recently hit a block when I was trying to determine my chapters fluff. So please, everyone feel free to help me create some fluff for my chapter.

Here is a list of things i already have and ideas i like.
1. Chapter name is Imperial Crusaders
2. I like the whole warrior cult theme like B.T.
3. I'm not very fond of vehicles (although i do have land raiders for my HQ units.)
4. I like the idea of a lost company of marines returning home centuries later and have formed their own chapter
5. I like fighting orks

Here are some pics,

Hmm. Well I can help you with that. Just tell me what You want me to write. And I can get some writters here at dakka dakka to help me write them.
Do you want a Student-Master thing? Or no?

**JFizzle51**

I really like the whole BT thing like a crusade full of warriors and all they do is kill things. however, i want my chapter to have more class

Now as for the student-master thing, i dont really have any idea of what you're talking about? you'll have to explain that to me.

**Asherian Command**

like a neyphote is taught by a battle-brother in battle.

**JFizzle51**

yea i like that concept alot. That would be perfectly fine.

**AgeOfEgos**

Well, I think the most important part of a custom chapter is that it plays to its fluff. It's great you are going to make a full background for your chapter but most times when you play games it's much easier to say, "My Chapter is X which is based on X. That's why I take the following units and play like X". People will get your army quicker and you'll likely enjoy playing them a great deal more.

So foot marines = Space Wolves. They simply excel at it like no other chapter.

Secondly, you are interested in master-student concept.

Again, Space Wolves. They have Wolf Guard which lead their Grey Hunter packs....and that easily translates into Knight classes (For example, check out the Wiki on the Teutonic Knight order system);

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teutonic_Knights

This will allow you some modeling opportunities for your Knight Leaders (Specific coat of arms, etc).

Just some thoughts...

**SpaceMarineCollecter**

Chapter Report

The Blood Angels 6th Company,was lost in the warp while transporting to fight the orks on X (Instert a planet). The years were seconds to the lost Space Marines and the centuries passed by many a time. But on the night of X (Insert a date) the warp opened and spewed them onto Waaagh! X's territory (Insert a Waaagh!). The Space Marines showed no signs of joy for returning, killing all the orks in their way with no hesitation. And on that night, the Imperial Crusaders were born. Lead by X (Insert a name) They quickly made an impact on the galaxy, defeating Waaagh! Gut Busta and Waaagh! Skalp Eater in 6 planetary rotations, The Imperial Crusaders had a born hatred for orks now, they caused them to be lost in the warp. Their leader X (Insert name here) has received many honours to date. Including the Iron Halo, The Valour Crest and 11 Marksman's Honours.

Just to start you off.

**Ledabot**

Sorry to be off topic, but where do you get the SM templates? I like SpaceMarineCollecters fluff. Lots of Waaaagh!

**JFizzle51**

I like the lost in the warp aspect Collector. As for the whole Blood Angels thing, i was leaning towards using a lost Black Templar crusade fleet, mostly because a crusade fleet is 1,000 marines strong. So my chapter could virtually start out at almost chapter strength. I do like the Space Wolf warrior culture, but i lean towards the Black Templars because crusading knights are just Bada*s.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
I want a dark undertone for my chapter too, but i cant decide what i want it to be. Like the whole Blood Angels have the red Thirst or The Dark Angels have a dark secret.

If it helps, i really like the whole Iron Snake squad composition like,the squad name is named after the first sergeant to ever lead that squad.

**SpaceMarineCollecter**

Chapter Report

The Black Templars Crusade Fleet was lost in the warp while transporting to fight the orks on X (Instert a planet). The years were seconds to the lost Space Marines and the centuries passed by many a time. But on the night of X (Insert a date) the warp opened and spewed them onto Waaagh! X's territory (Insert a Waaagh!). The Space Marines showed no signs of joy for returning, killing all the orks in their way with no hesitation. And on that night, the Imperial Crusaders were born. Lead by X (Insert a name) They quickly made an impact on the galaxy, defeating Waaagh! Gut Busta and Waaagh! Skalp Eater in 6 planetary rotations, The Imperial Crusaders had a born hatred for orks now, they caused them to be lost in the warp. Their leader X (Insert name here) has received many honours to date. Including the Iron Halo, The Valour Crest and 11 Marksman's Honours.

Changed

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Story:

Squad Marticus hurried up the hillside, there wasn't a moment to lose. "Squad Marticus, form up on me!" Sergeant Jenova yelled, he was franticly trying to work a strategy on beating Waaagh! Led Eata's defence on top of the hill. Brother Silihus shouted, "Sergeant, they've got us pinned down with an artillery barrage!" Sergeant Marticus didn't respond, but swiftly brought up his bolter, and in two quick burst an Ork cannon came tumbling down the hill. Brother Silihus took it as a signal, "Squad Marticus, Charge!"

Again, started you off.

**Henners91**

I think it'd be pretty neat if there were an SM chapter in which all the Sergeants were Chaplains...

**Asherian Command**

Henners91 wrote:I think it'd be pretty neat if there were an SM chapter in which all the Sergeants were Chaplains...

What?
That would be really wierd.
But it sounds like which chapter? Oh yeah. The Word Bearers.

**purplefood**

Word bearers are a legion remember?
It could just be a really zealous chapter with Chaplains instead of sergeants. As there are about 100 sergeants so if they wre all chaplains it would just be about double the number of chaplains as a normal chapter.

**JFizzle51**

Henners91 wrote:I think it'd be pretty neat if there were an SM chapter in which all the Sergeants were Chaplains...

I would call them the Bible Thumpers.

**abaddon=gargamel**

I think the "deep dark secret" is that they, even though everyone thinks their primarch is the one for the BTs, and it is actually the primarch of the Angry Marines!

But seriously, it should be that they... oh... are slightly tainted by Khorne from being in the warp. Or something.

**Henners91**

Asherian Command wrote:
Henners91 wrote:I think it'd be pretty neat if there were an SM chapter in which all the Sergeants were Chaplains...

What?
That would be really wierd.
But it sounds like which chapter? Oh yeah. The Word Bearers.

Indeed, unfortunately there is no loyalist equivalent.

As for it being "weird": The Blood Ravens kind of already have something similar, that is... most of their sergeants have psychic abilities. They may not be fully-fledged Librarians but it's an example of a Chapter "hero" being used as a Sergeant.

Iffy fluff though.

**WarOne**

Okay, here is the start of my fluff using the context of what you set forth-

Imperial Crusaders- the brave Space Marine chapter whispered of vanished thousands of years prior in a desperate struggle to surive amidst a rampaging ork horde.

Long lost Second Founding scions of the Black Templars, returned from the torrid warp storm that hurtled their fleet into the vagaries of time and space, find themselves stranded in the 41st millenium amidst a changed Imperium.

Worse, their mortal enemies the Blackburn Orks that ravaged their home planet and hunted their tattered fleet into the warp storm also survived their tumultuous journey. Led by the aronistic and sadistic Warboss Gragz Grisslefist, their immense space hulk Mork's Flamin' Gits serves as their mobile base of operations as they descend upon the unsuspecting worlds now caught in the ork leader's ancient quest for dominion and conquest.

The tattered remains of the Imperial Crusaders, the one hundred survivors that comprise their 1st Company, crown their new High Marshal from the one remaining leader of their ranks- Marshal Brans Heindalf.

Holding the bloodied power sword of the former High Marshal who entrusted the ancient relic known as Foebreaker to Heindalf, the new leader of the chapter made a grim decision in his fight against the orks who were not only doggedly pursing them but also killing billions of Imperial citizens in an orgy of violence.

He choose to flee, and in running away, rebuild to oppose the might of the bloody and power mad Grisslefist. However, he also decided he would not leave. His fleet, much reduced in size and lacking in vehicles, would skirt the edges of the expanding Blackburn empire. From there, High Marshal Heindalf would oppose any straggling orks he could find, keeping them from intercepting the survivors who manage to escape the ork marauders.

And from the survivors, Heindalf drew the reserves that would rebuild his chapter. Amongst the tattered fleets of refugees, he found not a few who were simply timid and scared Imperial citizens running for their lives, but soldiers and desperados who engaged in a running battle against incessant ork attacks. These men burned with the passion for revenge and hatred of the orks. These cinders of pain and loss Heindalf nurtured and turned into the roaring inferno of sharp precision and destruction that are space marines.

After several years of hit and run tactics, setting up temporary base camps to train the new recruits, and blunting the expansion of the Blackburn orks- High Marshal Brans Heindalf stood upon the ragged and war torn world of Culler's Peak, inspecting the ten Marshals that followed in his footsteps and the nearly thousand warriors who comprised his reforged Imperial Crusaders.

Lightning cackled around the mountains behind him. Beyond him was the ravaged land of the world, scoured by the orks and incinerated by their reckless abandon. The smoke of their fires blackened the sky further.

Here the Imperial Crusaders launched their assault, from the mountains they boiled forth, a wave of righteous might that would engulf and drown the flames of war started by their enemies.

**purplefood**

Why can no custom chapters just be a normal chapter who have had ups and downs but usually come ou on top, they have participated in all the historic battle such as the 3rd war for armagedon and the 13th black crusade but more or less not anything of massive importance. Maybe a few ork invasions, the odd splinter fleet or dark eldar raiding party maybe even a few traitor regiments of IG.

**JFizzle51**

WarOne wrote:Okay, here is the start of my fluff using the context of what you set forth-

Imperial Crusaders- the brave Space Marine chapter whispered of vanished thousands of years prior in a desperate struggle to surive amidst a rampaging ork horde.

Long lost Second Founding scions of the Black Templars, returned from the torrid warp storm that hurtled their fleet into the vagaries of time and space, find themselves stranded in the 41st millenium amidst a changed Imperium.

Worse, their mortal enemies the Blackburn Orks that ravaged their home planet and hunted their tattered fleet into the warp storm also survived their tumultuous journey. Led by the aronistic and sadistic Warboss Gragz Grisslefist, their immense space hulk Mork's Flamin' Gits serves as their mobile base of operations as they descend upon the unsuspecting worlds now caught in the ork leader's ancient quest for dominion and conquest.

The tattered remains of the Imperial Crusaders, the one hundred survivors that comprise their 1st Company, crown their new High Marshal from the one remaining leader of their ranks- Marshal Brans Heindalf.

Holding the bloodied power sword of the former High Marshal who entrusted the ancient relic known as Foebreaker to Heindalf, the new leader of the chapter made a grim decision in his fight against the orks who were not only doggedly pursing them but also killing billions of Imperial citizens in an orgy of violence.

He choose to flee, and in running away, rebuild to oppose the might of the bloody and power mad Grisslefist. However, he also decided he would not leave. His fleet, much reduced in size and lacking in vehicles, would skirt the edges of the expanding Blackburn empire. From there, High Marshal Heindalf would oppose any straggling orks he could find, keeping them from intercepting the survivors who manage to escape the ork marauders.

And from the survivors, Heindalf drew the reserves that would rebuild his chapter. Amongst the tattered fleets of refugees, he found not a few who were simply timid and scared Imperial citizens running for their lives, but soldiers and desperados who engaged in a running battle against incessant ork attacks. These men burned with the passion for revenge and hatred of the orks. These cinders of pain and loss Heindalf nurtured and turned into the roaring inferno of sharp precision and destruction that are space marines.

After several years of hit and run tactics, setting up temporary base camps to train the new recruits, and blunting the expansion of the Blackburn orks- High Marshal Brans Heindalf stood upon the ragged and war torn world of Culler's Peak, inspecting the ten Marshals that followed in his footsteps and the nearly thousand warriors who comprised his reforged Imperial Crusaders.

Lightning cackled around the mountains behind him. Beyond him was the ravaged land of the world, scoured by the orks and incinerated by their reckless abandon. The smoke of their fires blackened the sky further.

Here the Imperial Crusaders launched their assault, from the mountains they boiled forth, a wave of righteous might that would engulf and drown the flames of war started by their enemies.

Thats really good i like that. Thank you. Definietly gonna use that. keep it coming

**Smarteye**

purplefood wrote:Why can no custom chapters just be a normal chapter who have had ups and downs but usually come ou on top, they have participated in all the historic battle such as the 3rd war for armagedon and the 13th black crusade but more or less not anything of massive importance. Maybe a few ork invasions, the odd splinter fleet or dark eldar raiding party maybe even a few traitor regiments of IG.

Because its just not cool.

**purplefood**

Smarteye wrote:
purplefood wrote:Why can no custom chapters just be a normal chapter who have had ups and downs but usually come ou on top, they have participated in all the historic battle such as the 3rd war for armagedon and the 13th black crusade but more or less not anything of massive importance. Maybe a few ork invasions, the odd splinter fleet or dark eldar raiding party maybe even a few traitor regiments of IG.

Because its just not cool.

And writing bad mary sue fluff is cool?
Not the guys on this thread by the way, you guys keep going.

**Infantryman**

Purple, that's normally how I write most military fiction in any setting, but nobody wants to read it then :p

M.

**Asherian Command**

purplefood wrote:
Smarteye wrote:
purplefood wrote:Why can no custom chapters just be a normal chapter who have had ups and downs but usually come ou on top, they have participated in all the historic battle such as the 3rd war for armagedon and the 13th black crusade but more or less not anything of massive importance. Maybe a few ork invasions, the odd splinter fleet or dark eldar raiding party maybe even a few traitor regiments of IG.

Because its just not cool.

And writing bad mary sue fluff is cool?
Not the guys on this thread by the way, you guys keep going.

My writing is not bad and mary sue.
Just lots and lots of paragraphs of lore describing the chapter.

**purplefood**

Did you see where i said not you guys?
Yeah i was talkin about you guys.
The clue was in the sentence.