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Hey guys, I am writting the background of my imperial guard regiment. I goes somewhere like this: The minotorum discovered a solar sytem inhabited by humans, but in a long fought war against tau. The solar system know as "Arcadia", consisted of 3 major planets, the planet Arcadia, the "capital" world so to speak; "Silvia" a planet whos surface is majorly made out of forest, this planet is used as training planet for the military forces, economic revenue and is "sacred" for most people due to the fact that the wood there grows very fast and is sold very good, and the infantry regiments are very high trained in guerilla tactics and scouting mission,etc...thanks to the training in the woods, where they feel the most comfortable in battle. And the forgeworld named Utab, place where heavy weaponry is made.

But during the Arcadian-Tau war, the tau coudn't get control of Silvia, due the fact that the Arcadian "tunnel" strategy worked very well, the tunnel strategy conists of a network of tunnels who ends up in little bunkers filled with a squad who is specialised in th thread that they are supposed to face, and those bunkers are facing in every direction and are many, thus taking tau in constant cross fire, even kroot coudn't really do something due to many traps of all kind, some with pointy sticks, some who explode. And the "brave" ones who are handy with the sniper rifle were up in the trees and giving the location of the enemy.

Instead, the capital world Arcadia and Utab was under siege and the soldeirs fought with heroisme but the hyper-modern suits were tough and the tau tactics in those hive worlds exeded quiet well. But the men of arcadia fought so well and sacrified themselves, reports say that a single platoon commander who ordered the retreat of his units, putted a experimental bomb up his butt and when he was taken to the tau commander, he pooped it out in his pants and activated it, killing many tau, and other reports tell the story of kamikaze bomber flying and crashing in tau positions, the courage of those people shall never be forgotten. And the bravery permitted the defence, for a very high price, of the syteme.

But Arcadia couldn't do it alone, after the discovery of the minotorum, who helped during battles. Arcadian governement joined the Empire to rebuild its defence. But many were killed, and the reconstruction of the worlds demanded hands, so Arcadia asked for help then and arranged colonies for workers comming from the Empire. And the fully reconstruction was succefull after a decade and thus running the forgeworld at 100% with the new construction patterns of Leman russes, etc...And the recruitemend centers were full of fresh men trained in Silvia and regiments send to war were they make fully use of there tactics and serve with pride to Emperor of men.


What do you guys think ?

And now the clue. When I have this sort of backstory, are my infantry regiments and tank regiments separeted aren't they ?
So it couldn't look like this?

-471th Arcadian infantry regiment
-114th Arcadian infantry regiment
-428th Arcadian artillery regiment

Or more like this:
-114th Arcadian infantry regiment
-306th Cadian regiment
-19th Mordian tank company

Sorry I wrote it when it was late.

Aren't there about 6 planets in universe called Arcadia?

Here's how I made my IG regiments, the Verviedyn (I named my forum account after them, do not judge) 1st, 5th, and 2cd Umbrire Storm-Corp.

Verviedi is a wasteland world, a planet of radioactive sand and sharp, desolate mountains. Even in the rad-shielded hives, the weak often do not live long. Under the hellish surface, Verviedi has many deposits of rare metals such as Adamantium and a strange, naturally occuring alloy called Pakinum used in plasma focusing coils. The abundance of Pakinium in the lower crust of Verviedi allows the planet to produce massive quantities of plasma weapons and Leman Russ Battle Tanks.

Approximately half of Verviedi's hives are controlled by the Adeptus Mechanicus, giving Verviedi the honourable title of Industrial/Hive world. In the cold, desolate wasteland between hives, small indigent towns exist. In these towns, life is short and only the weak live, making them prime recruiting grounds for the Steel Falcons Adeptus Astartes chapter.

The Hives require constant vigilance to defend, as mutated monstrosities often attack from outside the Hive walls. In addition, the Orks nearly constantly mount raids on the proud Hives. This raises a grizzled, well-trained PDF, from which the proud Verviedyn regiments are formed.

The Verviedian soldier is as adept with exotic plasma weapon as Lasgun, and must master hostile environments. Almost 3/4 of all the regiments raised from Verviedi are Armoured or Mechanized Infantry regiments. Rarely, a Super-Heavy regiment is founded. When the order comes, the greatest tankers of the PDF will line up to apply for these prestigous positions. It is said that whenever Verviedi produces a Baneblade variant, the huge bells on the spire of Verviedi Prime Hive will ring once.

Verviedi's moons are small, rocky planetoids with thin atmospheres and low gravity. Umbrire, the further moon, is an arsenal world that churns out plasma weapons, lasguns, and aircraft. The vaunted Umbrire Storm-Corps are also raised on this moon.

Verviedi's closer moon, Phobius, is a training world. Many a Verviedyn or Umbrire regiment has mastered armored and low-gee combat here.

One other world in the Verviedi system is habitable. Cyothax is an agri-world, and it produces food for the teeming hives of Verviedi. Strangely, it itself is a moon of a gas giant, Veryon. Veryon has advanced Adeptus Mechanicus facilities that maintain and repair Imperial Navy ships in orbit around it. In addition, the fortress-montastery of the Steel Falcons is in high orbit around the gaseous planet.

Nice fluff man

IMO it's not bad, but I would rename the Arcadia to something else. Something more unique (My "primary planet" is Neutra for example).

but story about commander pooping a bomb is quite weird, but thats none of my buisness.

And their tactics reminds me tactics of Vietcong fighters. I would make special regiment, trained specially for this kind of tunnel warfare. (Botan 5th "Tunnel Rats" or Kyblan 9th "Moles" for example) their commander could be named Jonnathan Hayhat

https://www.google.com/search?q=that's+none+of+my+business&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&imgil=KOwIa15TJshZHM%253A%253Bof7Me0D-nPKwiM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Femblemsbf.com%25252Forder-3981.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=KOwIa15TJshZHM%253A%252Cof7Me0D-nPKwiM%252C_&usg=__wPGS6sUW_Lwoz5g-TL5PDIingog%3D&ved=0CCkQyjc&ei=HRM7VOCSBMmUyQTpvILgBA#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=KOwIa15TJshZHM%253A%3Bof7Me0D-nPKwiM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.nairaland.com%252Fattachments%252F1530103_1non_jpeg47cc2992e215d47291a6dba299abc604%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Femblemsbf.com%252Forder-3981.html%3B1022%3B574 I like it. but the commander thing is disturbing :p.

I know the commander story is utterly silly.

But those "tunnel" tactics and all the wood stuff is kinda related to my beloved wood in wich I live, so I wanted to find a suited woodland strategie for my regiments.
But do you guys have an idea for a better tactics, I like the one where they have a tunnel sytem under the woods and fire from all directions and stuff.

Your tunnel strategy is something i haven't seen here. Unusual.
Also there can be some commando wearing Ghillie suits making stealth operations, hit and run tactics or ambushes.
Or calavry mounted on Stags, or orther big game.

Guerrilla warfare, use lots of trickery, sharpshooters, and good scouts. sounds cool! Here are some links for conversions and such you could do.
http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/product/camo-cloaks-x5
http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/Regiments/Weapons/Sniper-Rifle-Regiments
http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13&products_id=381
http://www.ak-interactive.com/inicio/
All these sights are good (bonus tip! The cloak+ leaves+ glue= guile suits). Also, all sites deserve a good search for other things. And if you are willing to spend:
http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Wildwood-Rangers
http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/Regiments/Torsos-and-Arms/Bare-Rifle-Arms-Regiments
http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/Regiments/Weapons/Assault-Rifhttp://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/The-Armoury/Ammo/Sniper-Scopesle-Regiments-Curved-Mag
http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/The-Armoury/Ammo/Bi-Pods
Lots of vets, camo, snipers, and very defensive fighters.


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I started working on fluff for the background of a Death Korps of Krieg regiment I will be fielding, I have a question though.
How does the time table work in the 40k Universe? I would like to add accurate time frames of wars fought etc,

Siege wars can last over years, espacialy for a Kriegs regiment.

 Hawky wrote:
IMO it's not bad, but I would rename the Arcadia to something else. Something more unique (My "primary planet" is Neutra for example).

but story about commander pooping a bomb is quite weird, but thats none of my buisness.

And their tactics reminds me tactics of Vietcong fighters. I would make special regiment, trained specially for this kind of tunnel warfare. (Botan 5th "Tunnel Rats" or Kyblan 9th "Moles" for example) their commander could be named Jonnathan Hayhat

1. Yes, change the name - just switch a few letters in Arcadia.
2. I would not have them separate form the Imperium, just that the system was subject to a Tau campaign and fought it off using the methods anf luff you described.
3. How are you going to use that for your actual gaming list? You're going to want to have your list at least thematically reflect that fluff and history.

For example: I had a Valhallan themed armored company and separate infantry heavy company based on a world that had been settled by Valhallan regiments that had been established there at the end of regiment's useful life. Strangely their tactics and gear were similar to Valhallans...

 Frazzled wrote:

 Hawky wrote:
IMO it's not bad, but I would rename the Arcadia to something else. Something more unique (My "primary planet" is Neutra for example).

but story about commander pooping a bomb is quite weird, but thats none of my buisness.

And their tactics reminds me tactics of Vietcong fighters. I would make special regiment, trained specially for this kind of tunnel warfare. (Botan 5th "Tunnel Rats" or Kyblan 9th "Moles" for example) their commander could be named Jonnathan Hayhat

1. Yes, change the name - just switch a few letters in Arcadia.
2. I would not have them separate form the Imperium, just that the system was subject to a Tau campaign and fought it off using the methods anf luff you described.
3. How are you going to use that for your actual gaming list? You're going to want to have your list at least thematically reflect that fluff and history.

For example: I had a Valhallan themed armored company and separate infantry heavy company based on a world that had been settled by Valhallan regiments that had been established there at the end of regiment's useful life. Strangely their tactics and gear were similar to Valhallans...

going to work on that.




Yeah on the tabletop I think that I going to use veterans with forward sentries doctrines and be supported by sentinels with camo cloaks and other stuff with camo cloaks for the Fluff parts of my army. And since they can raise different types of regiments ( like Cadia ) there are going to be infantry regiments who were trained but not specialised in this sort of forest warfare because they were raised in colonised planets in the nearby sector. thx Frazzled

Good deal.
Remember if you are into fluff, you can always think of them as multiple regiments, each with a different flavor and specialty, coming from the same world.

Fluff supports that many planet's PDF's have combined forces. Those forces are just broken up off planet in IG to prevent rebellion (a few, like Cadia are allowed to continue joint operations). Thats your door to play them any way you want.

Your fluff isn't that bad, but it could use some improvement in my opinion. You got the basic elements, but I still can't make out what kind of feel you want to give to your regiment, your planet, and the idividual character in your army. To help you out, I can give you my recipe which I used to make the fluff of my one regiment. It's not perfect but it can help.

Step 1: the planet

You should describe the planet ecologie, its demographie, describe its most common and/or extraodinary landscape, its imperial classification (Hive world, Forge world, Imperial world, Death world, Cardinal world, Frontier world, agri world, etc.) and how that specific planet is different from all the other planets of that type. You could also describe the main economical activity of its population (which is not necessarly its main source of exportation by the way), its system of governance, and for how long it has been colonised by man.

Step 2: the army

How is the local PDF organised, trained and what is their level of equipment. The Imperial Guard is created from regiments of various PDF they are the two side of the same coin. How long do they train and how do they recruit. Is your army men only, women only or does both sex are seen in it. Does your planet have a long and famous military tradtion like the Krieg or the Cadian or are they less famous or even infamous for their cowardice!

Step 3: the regiment

When was he founded and why. Is it large or small? Some regiment like the Valhallans are huge others like the Elysian are rather small. How are they different from all the other regiments of your planet? Are they the paragons of your planet fighting docrines, inovators, an experiment from high command, failures, etc. Are they famous or infamous for anything yet?

Step 4: the characters

You should define who is their current leader, how does he got is position, if he is respected, etc. You could define is command style, favorite strategie and how he reacts to unexpected situation or even defeat. If he has any favorite ennemy or friend he hold dear. You can repeat that process up to every single model in your collection if you want to. But its almost compulsory for your warlord and some important piece in your collection.

With all that, you are completly ready to play very story driven games and campaign. You can really try to roleplay your general and some characters by mimicing the type of decisions they would make if they were in that kind of position which makes victory twice more sweet when it comes to you. Not only did you, the player won the board game match, but your character, the fictive general, won a battle! If you need any other tips, just say so.

Wow thanks guys for all those ideas. But one thing is really...kinda bogging my, how can I justify the cadian armor if I wanna do my infantry regiment, the leman russ regiment doesn't have that of a probleme since Arcadia is a forgeworld. Is the cadian armor sold through the Empire of man ?

Cadian armor is a standard issue style, and a pretty common one.

I have Wehrmacht inspired army. My infantry are standart cadian bodies with additional GS plates to represent Carapace armour, typical Stahlhelms which every Fritz und Hans had been issued, and my tanks are 1/48 PzKpw V "Panther" tanks, with changed turrets (GW's standart Russ') or scratchbuild ones.

Their background also reflects their tactics, the Blitzkrieg. Infanty mounted on Chimeras, supported by numbers of armoured vehicles and tanks of all types, rocket artillery and ground-strike aircraft, sometimes airdrops onto hight priority targets.


Use your fantasy and imagination, make it unique if you want.
Use google for inspiration, there are TONS of ideas.
Just keep as close as possible to original sizes of vehicles (+/- 1 inch). Bigger vehicle than original will disadvantage you, smaller can be considered as MFA.

Yeah Cadian armour is standard issue flak armour, its nothing overly special infact it must be easy to mass produce just for the sheer amount of fighting being done in/around the eye.

Tanks again are easily mass produced, especially in the imperium you wouldnt see much variance off of the standard pattern since it is tech heresy.

You could always integrate "tokens" of their own planet into their uniforms though, a feather, tree emblem on a shoulderpad etc to make the uniform both standard pattern and unique to your theme.

Sorry for the late post

But about the "tokkens", is the cadian tokken this portal with a skull inside ?

That would be the symbol for the imperial guard I believe.

by token I mean a little something a soldier might carry with them to remind them of home, for various planets it might be a feather from a species native to their planet, for other regiments they might take something from their most notable kill (adorn your soldiers with bits from other races kits to show kill markers)

You could also:

Paint facial tattoos (tribal, prisoner markings etc)
Band of colour on an arm to denote planet/city/hive of origin
Add small touches of detail: Bandolier of grenades, gas masks, bandanas, scopes/sights/silencers etc

sry for late post ..again

But a infantry regiment, does it include some armoured companies? If my regiment has 17 companies, could it include Leman russes, manticores or wyverns, etc...? Or could a single company benefit of a "personal" tank squadron for each platoon, but I think that the Adeptus Administratum doesn't want this to happen in case of treason. It too complicated