I know, I know, I did the one thing everybody says not to do - create my own space marine legion. Disclaimer: I would never actually try to use this storyline in tournament or at an actual gaming store, nobody likes that guy)
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FAQs my main gaming buddies have asked me about the overall idea:
Q: did you create your own primarch?
A: yes
Q: did you make up rules for him?
A: no, he will proxy as Leman Russ, just as the rest of the legion will proxy as space wolves. Making up rules is how you make Mary Sues.
Q: Are the primarch and made up legion Mary Sues fluffwise?
A: no, because they were all wiped out, also the legion I made up does not have any special gifts/deficiencies like the blood angels or space wolf problems.
Now that that's out of the way, here is my idea
Legion Number: II Legion
The overall theme of this legion are cavemarines/explorers
Their Legion name was the Hadrian Mammoths
(Side note, their captains and prominent figures had names based off of famous explorers)
Constructive criticism welcome! I would love to hear what other people think of this idea, below are some color scheme concepts I came up with.