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I am I huge fan of 40k books and for the longest time I've been wanting to right my own fanfic about a random space marine chapter of my own design. As I have tried and think of some good stories for them I also thought that they should have their own unique problem that they deal with. Blood Angels have their Rage problems, Salamanders chase after the relics of their old leader and Dark Angels look to kill all of their traitors that still live.

So I want so ideas for unique problems/characteristics/goal that will go along with my chapter's story.

Should they have a genetic abnormal geneseed that makes them different?

Should they have a certain enemy that go to all lengths to destroy? Or maybe the enemy seeks to destroy them?

Or Should they some kind of other goal?

Hit me with your ideas!

I too am making a chapter and have leant that gene seed mutations must be moderate, for if you go to far you end up looking like exterminous bait.

An arch-enemy does sound like a good idea for it, especially if you're writing a fanfic.

Another thing that helps is thinking about how the individual marines think, feel and act. It's quite hard to begin with, but when you get going it gets easyer and fleshes out the chapter very nicely.

I hope this helps and I'm looking forwards to reading your story!

Gene-seed problems should either be toned down (As in it doesn't affect them too much) or they have a small advantage in return for a disadvantage (Losing their minds bt becoming unstoppable killing machines)
Archenemies can be a good idea but it has to be for a reason.
Some chapters have goals they try to fulfill looking for primarchs, searching for long lost relics, searching for something to help bring back the Emperor... It can add flavour to a chapter.

I'm just trowing that idea you could do a Imperial Fist sucessor chapter whose goal is to exterminate the Iron Warriors! Like countersiege warfare!

A very good thing to start with is a principal to build on. I made a chapter called the Stone Sentinels based on the virtue of endurance and fortitude. Space wolfs are built on a warrior code, Dark angels on secrecy, Black Templar on righteous zeal etc.

If you kow your chapter's foundation principals, you can build personality, battle tactics and many other things about them.

Ecstasy in Service wrote:I am I huge fan of 40k books and for the longest time I've been wanting to right my own fanfic about a random space marine chapter of my own design. As I have tried and think of some good stories for them I also thought that they should have their own unique problem that they deal with. Blood Angels have their Rage problems, Salamanders chase after the relics of their old leader and Dark Angels look to kill all of their traitors that still live.

So I want so ideas for unique problems/characteristics/goal that will go along with my chapter's story.

Should they have a genetic abnormal geneseed that makes them different?

Should they have a certain enemy that go to all lengths to destroy? Or maybe the enemy seeks to destroy them?

Or Should they some kind of other goal?

Hit me with your ideas!

The first thing to pop into my mind: They befowled some ancient chaotic relic, and their chapter is hunted by a daemon of astounding power (not one of the chaos gods' daemons, one of the stand alone daemons who are sorta semi-gods) and they are constantly on the move, searching for the one weapon that can kill it. Bonus: this weapon is xenotech (Old ones? Eldar?) and so they are watched by the ordo xenos. Bonus2: It is bad enough that they are actively hunted by the deathwatch too. Bonus3: Their last hope is to trick the DW into a battle with this daemon, because members of their chapter cannot banish it.

Idk why, but the idea of a always-on-the-move chapter who's only battles are ones they either stumble into or pick because of the chance for the weapon just seemed like a good idea.


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Ilove40k wrote:I'm just trowing that idea you could do a Imperial Fist sucessor chapter whose goal is to exterminate the Iron Warriors! Like countersiege warfare!

Not even counter siege, the Imperial fists do siege too. An idea would be to have their fortress monastery under siege by the iron warriors in a stalemate that has lasted hundreds of years, with the IW warband to big for them to fight straight on, but small enough that they can't storm the fortress. idk, kinda stupid, but still.

How about all your marines have a demonic alter-ego, and they must fight for control of their human conscious/form? They could be on an eternal quest to find the daemon or whatever that is trying to do this to them and slay it

Thanks for the replies fellows! After looking around at the options I like the idea of them being chased by something, no other chapter I've seen (so far) has a archenemy that chases them around the galaxy, so in the hopes for originality I'll go with that.

I like your advice too mister Nobody, good words to live by when making a chapter.

Any Geenseed problems will have downsides, I think it makes it more interesting that way. We want heroes that offer come hard stuff, can't make it too easy on them

TheFatElf wrote:How about all your marines have a demonic alter-ego, and they must fight for control of their human conscious/form? They could be on an eternal quest to find the daemon or whatever that is trying to do this to them and slay it

That's spider man/venom


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Ecstasy in Service wrote:Thanks for the replies fellows! After looking around at the options I like the idea of them being chased by something, no other chapter I've seen (so far) has a archenemy that chases them around the galaxy, so in the hopes for originality I'll go with that.

I like your advice too mister Nobody, good words to live by when making a chapter.

Any Geenseed problems will have downsides, I think it makes it more interesting that way. We want heroes that offer come hard stuff, can't make it too easy on them

If you're looking for gene-seed faults, try one that makes them, during battle, unable to tell friend from foe.

Or give them all Multiple Sclerosis. Cripple Mehreeens!

Craziest Gene-seed fault I've heard? One that makes the marines look female...no kidding my friend said I should do, but have no plans for it so far.....

Okay make a really good chapter or look at Warhammer 40k fanon at the chapters section there are quite literally hundreds of ideas to look through and you combine the ones you like and the ones you don't like.

If you make a female space marine chapter......... nvmd.

You can become a chapter of elites.

Inqustiorial chapters are really common now. by the books and zealots are very big chapters.

If you need just message a few of us here on dakka dakka.

Ever since I have more freetime i can help now XD.

Now lets get down to the basics....

Chapter Names/creating it.

Name: Needed. Take names by combining a Adjective and a Noun. Example Blue HippoKnights.

Colors: Very easy use the bolter and chainsword space marine painter.

Asherian Command wrote:Okay make a really good chapter or look at Warhammer 40k fanon at the chapters section there are quite literally hundreds of ideas to look through and you combine the ones you like and the ones you don't like.

If you make a female space marine chapter......... nvmd.

You can become a chapter of elites.

Inqustiorial chapters are really common now. by the books and zealots are very big chapters.

If you need just message a few of us here on dakka dakka.

Ever since I have more freetime i can help now XD.

Now lets get down to the basics....

Chapter Names/creating it.

Name: Needed. Take names by combining a Adjective and a Noun. Example Blue HippoKnights.

Colors: Very easy use the bolter and chainsword space marine painter.

IIRC there was a supplement that had chapter creation tables?

im2randomghgh wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:Okay make a really good chapter or look at Warhammer 40k fanon at the chapters section there are quite literally hundreds of ideas to look through and you combine the ones you like and the ones you don't like.

If you make a female space marine chapter......... nvmd.

You can become a chapter of elites.

Inqustiorial chapters are really common now. by the books and zealots are very big chapters.

If you need just message a few of us here on dakka dakka.

Ever since I have more freetime i can help now XD.

Now lets get down to the basics....

Chapter Names/creating it.

Name: Needed. Take names by combining a Adjective and a Noun. Example Blue HippoKnights.

Colors: Very easy use the bolter and chainsword space marine painter.

IIRC there was a supplement that had chapter creation tables?

Yeah basically. Marik Law and the chapter creator great starter.

im2randomghgh wrote:

TheFatElf wrote:How about all your marines have a demonic alter-ego, and they must fight for control of their human conscious/form? They could be on an eternal quest to find the daemon or whatever that is trying to do this to them and slay it

That's spider man/venom

Hm, I didn't think of that XL

Asherian Command wrote:Okay make a really good chapter or look at Warhammer 40k fanon at the chapters section there are quite literally hundreds of ideas to look through and you combine the ones you like and the ones you don't like.

If you make a female space marine chapter......... nvmd.

You can become a chapter of elites.

Inqustiorial chapters are really common now. by the books and zealots are very big chapters.

If you need just message a few of us here on dakka dakka.

Ever since I have more freetime i can help now XD.

Now lets get down to the basics....

Chapter Names/creating it.

Name: Needed. Take names by combining a Adjective and a Noun. Example Blue HippoKnights.

Colors: Very easy use the bolter and chainsword space marine painter.

Chapters of just elites are boring though...
If everyone is special no one is special...

Maybe you will like this
http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Carcharodons