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Hi.. So I'm not sure if this is the right place for this.
But I've slowly been kit bashing a primaris Space Wolves army and I've been thinking I should instead build and kitbash a custom chapter.. At least until gw release actual SW primaris units.

So I have a few questions..

What's the current lore on Primaris SW successors? Can I just make my own chapter is that not lore friendly?

But I'm mostly interested in making something completely new.. So what sort of questions should I be asking myself? For example, their founding, original legion, name and culture.

Is there any "Character" Sheets out there to help get it all on paper.

I'm looking to make something along the lines of Salamanders and White Scars/Space Wolves... A free roaming, warrior culture with a love of smithing/quality war gear and a good dose of humanity.

Now I'm not the most knowledgeable lore guy so if they had a home world how would I go about choosing a planet and system? Or would a fleet based chapter make more sense?

Should I define their preferred battle style? Weaponry etc.

I'd appreciate the help on building this project.

I suggest you head instead to the Background sub-forum.

You can also find inspiration on 1d4chan.

Now I'm not the most knowledgeable lore guy so if they had a home world how would I go about choosing a planet and system? Or would a fleet based chapter make more sense?

If planet-based, I suggest you make up your own planet. There are about a million worlds in the Imperium.

Fleet-based does make a lot of sense for a nomadic chapter. Perhaps their planet was destroyed (e.g. devoured by the Cicatrix Maledictum), killing all the Space Marines at home and forcing those on campaigns to regroup and rebuild. I'm assuming they would be recruiting from the warzones where they fight. They could gather war orphans; the most promising among them will become battle brothers, while the others become chapter serfs, crew members of the ships, etc. The treatment of chapter serfs varies from chapter to chapter, but some of them are really well treated (compared to most citizens of the Imperium).

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You can also find inspiration on 1d4chan.

This is nice.

I stopped playing the actual game awhile ago, but with my newfound disposable income, the temptation to do a chapter project has been building.

Thanks,, That actually helps a lot.