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Another round of refinements, to give the Phantoms' struggle a bit more direction (hint, it's down), and to better establish the intentions of their "observer." Though I have a fairly clear plot in mind for where they go from here, I'm still mulling over how much is worth putting to page, and what form it should take.

Rekindling work on this project to hopefully circumvent the current writer's block, and because I always felt like these guys deserved to be more finished. So far I've only done some refining of existing material, begun work on an emblem, and added recruitment, but it already feels in a better place than it was before.

A note on the marks for mine: both are Ultima founding/Primaris only, though when it comes to the actual painting of them, it's totally fine if they're First Born; that's just fluff as far as I'm concerned.

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I hoped to see that they would have Fallout influences. The emblem is awesome, too! Really fun read, Shinespider.

It's implied by the lore, but having a major conflict using them pre-behemoth puts a bit too much flare on the chapter's lore which is already kind of fantastic. I don't want to push the boundaries of canon too far. That's fair, though it seems like if the confrontation with Golgotha involves only the Phoenix Legion and the forces of the local Irea System, on the wider scale of the entire Imperium and the rest of the galaxy at large, it wouldn't necessarily be considered a major conflict; rather an isolated incident with as-yet unidentified xenos. A significant matter for the Legion and its history, certainly, but perhaps something that wouldn't fit into bigger context until the Tyrannic War. Alternatively, the conflict that draws the Legion away from Irea can be something of your own invention taking place much closer to the Tyrannic War, drawing no attention to the timeline. You wouldn't even need more than a line or two of fluff outlining what made the threat severe enough to require the whole Chapter's attention. All that said Definitely something to sort out sooner rather than later. From my perspective on what you have so far, either can work, and without sacrificing any of the "integrity" of the background. I think it comes down to what you find more entertaining.

Weren't the Tyranids around (in smaller numbers) but simply not identified/widely known even before the Tyrannic War?

Enjoying the recent burst of activity, and particularly enjoyed the story of this chapter. Their evolution from the Agriguard into their current form is well told, and their genetic flaw is very clever and imaginative. I love it. Now is their passing through the Rubicon almost en masse including the losses associated with it? I too only have a middling experience with the deeper lore, but from what I remember reading there was something like a 66% failure rate, resulting in death. Assuming I don't have that detail completely wrong, have they found a way around this, or are they simply prepared to tank those losses in the interest of embracing this biotechnical edge?

I appreciate the vote of confidence, brothers, and shall endeavor to not disappoint. Development is beginning on both Chapters.

Well now that I know how much both Lunkhead and Ace are going to love this, I only have one choice. Gotta start with the Champions Time permitting, I think I'll tackle the Lawbringers as the second entry.

Brothers, with the initiation of the Astartes Swap Challenge, I find myself struggling to decide on a force to participate with. So I figured I'd open the floor to suggestions based on some of the ideas I'm working with right now. I'm leaning towards one of the following: Bronze Besouros/Coleioptera Aerarius Founding12thProgenitor LegionSalamandersKnown DescendantsNoneHomeworldLagoasAllegianceLoyalist The two core concepts this chapter is themed around are a Quixotic madness and an armored insect aethetic. Beetles, basically. The developments that are already in play include: -melanchromic flaw: they absorb radiation, often causing brain damage and sclerotization(self-tanning, strengthened, leathery skin) -sowing confusion as a weapon -glory seeking as a central ideal -frequent lofty promises to allies and dramatic challenges to rivals and enemies that have a 50/50 chance of simply being forgotten before they're fulfilled -serfs may accompany marines everywhere, possibly as part of recruitment trials Icon and Colors This is an older concept, but one that still makes me smile. The colors are just as old, and I think would need some particular workshopping before anyone else could in good conscience be asked to paint them, but I definitely think it would look better in a proper dark bronze than the flat colors available in the painter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Champions Eternal FoundingUltimaProgenitor LegionUnknown?Known DescendantsNoneHomeworldLucidimonsAllegianceLoyalist Already alluded to in the Depthwatch IA, there's nothing really flowery to the concept of the Champions; they're basically just a Shazam crossover chapter. That furnishes the colors and emblems off the bat, and they would feature appropriately themed traits and genetic...characteristics. So far the development includes a name for a Fortress Monastery, a loose concept about recruiting from among orphans, similarly to the Schola Progenium, and a notion for heavily Librarium-based combat doctrine. Icon and Colors As mentioned, they pretty much come with heraldry built in, but there's probably still room to grow in that department, too. Still working on the Primaris version, since they are Ultima founding. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aspero Astra/Lawbringers FoundingUndeterminedProgenitor LegionUndeterminedKnown DescendantsNoneHomeworldUndeterminedAllegianceLoyalist This is still one of the loosest concepts I'm working on, but it's basically cowboy/wild-west themed gunline-heavy chapter. Since they're a new concept for me, I don't have much detail to give, but they definitely have lots of room to grow and a lot of inspiration to draw from. I've so far come to think of them as a shooty counterpart to the Space Wolves. I have had the impression thus far that the Primaris troops are heavily shooty, so they could be an Ultima founding chapter as well, but it's still in the air. Icon and Colors Some possible foundations for the scheme, the first a pretty basic leather brown with lots of silver accents, and the second based on John Wayne's costume from The Searchers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marble Knights Founding21stProgenitor LegionUndeterminedKnown DescendantsNoneHomeworldUndeterminedAllegianceLoyalist Also a fairly recent concept, this chapter just has the most basic premise right now; an event (probably post-founding, but maybe simply forgotten) tainted their gene-seed, mutating several of their organs, causing them to exude a poisonous miasma with their breath and making them unable to breathe oxygen. Icon and Colors As the name suggests, their armor would have a marble appearance, which might be a to paint. Or really fun. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So what would you be most interested to see?

Let it be entered into the Liber Librarium that I, Messor, vow upon the honor of my Chapter, the Alpha Hounds, to write submit up to 2 DIY chapters in the Liber Astartes by November 1st, to a complete standard. I vow also to complete 1 miniature per chapter submitted, of a chapter or chapters randomly assigned to me, before January 1st, 2020. Should I fail0, I shall wear the signature of shame until I have redeemed myself in the eyes of the Liber. I can build and paint Primaris Intercessors.

Sounds like a blast. I'll have to see if I can fit some marines into the budget to be able to participate. Just to add to the media choices for showing off heraldry and such; alongside the new codex they also put out an updated Primaris Marine template with a space for including Chapter Tactics: https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SM_HeraldryCard_Aug2019.pdf

I'm not sure this force will be my next DIY, but I felt that even this tidbit would be appropriate, given the recent updates to the Basilisks. The Pythons will receive updates, too, just not 100% sure how soon. Chapter Datafile: Baal Pythons Primary Data Founding 21st Progenitor Legion Blood Angels Known Descendants None Homeworld Unknown Status Excommunicate Traitoris Notable History Originally known by the name of the Blood Angels' homeworld, their time in the warp and loss of their own records have corrupted the speech of the Baal Pythons, who now identify themselves with a mispronunciation of their former name. Inquisitorial records of the Cursed Founding name the Pythons among the Chapters created, but from the very date of their sanctioning until 198M41 the Chapter has no registered appearances on any battlefield, nor submitted any tithes, but has been lost to all Imperial knowledge. Curators were hesitant to label the Chapter as destroyed when it was unclear whether or not a single marine was even created. Such is no longer the case. Having emerged from the warp transmitting dated imperial codes and bearing the heraldry recorded under their name, the Baal Pythons have returned. The fleet transmissions of the Pythons lasted less than an hour, and were heavily encrypted. To date only portions are understood which appear to implicate the Basilisks Chapter in heretical gene experimentation. The Pythons did not remain to be questioned, but fled again through the warp at the appearance of the first Imperial vessel. These encounters repeated until the Pythons finally appeared to find what they were looking for: The Basilisks' fleet. An Imperial Navy patrol found the Pythons with a sizeable fleet engaging the Basilisks in ship to ship. When Navy forces called for a cease fire, the Pythons turned their guns on the Navy ships, destroying one as they fled again into the warp. Remains recovered from the battle reveal that the Pythons have been horrifically mutated, and they have since been declared Excommunicate Traitoris. What remains of the Chapter continues to harass the Basilisks while avoiding other sources of Imperial contact. They have begun to make open transmissions once more, but their garbled broken language and persistent outdated codes have made their intentions unclear.