That Guy Matt Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Ho Fraters! I haven't been about on the boards so much lately aside from throwing likes around the Hall of Honour. That said I hope you won't me taking a moment to shamelessly self promote. My second short story for Black Library was released yesterday. https://www.blacklibrary.com/prod-home/new/the-twisten-runes-ebook.html From the page:- The Silver Skulls are descended from the genetic line of the Ultramarines, scions of Primarch Guilliman himself – and yet they could not be more different from their forebears. The warriors of the Chapter will not march to war unless the auguries guide them, as interpreted by the psychic Prognosticators. When one such Prognosticator – Rhondus – foresees the death of all his brothers in the runes, he sets out to prevent the catastrophe. But will his actions save the Silver Skulls or forever damn them? I'd love to hear what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xisor Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I'm super-excited to get to this, but I've some 'meta' questions, such as: - what (if anything specific at all) does your research involve for this sort of thing? Recap of certain stories, skim of 'the canon so far' relating to the Skulls etc? - how much 'head canon', to use ye olde fanon parlance, do you develop around the story/background that doesn't make it onto the page? (How much does? ) - what brought you to the Skulls, in particular? (I'm guessing the notion of their 'deviance' from their forebears, but that could be very wrong.) As said: I'm keen to delve into this. Hope you've had fun in the process of conceiving/gestating it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelborn Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 ^ what Xisor said. Will have a look on it asap. Besides: Silver Skulls = Iron Warriors in disguise? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy Matt Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Good questions. I didn't need to do a tonne of research on this one. I had already read The Gildar Rift and had a decent idea of the Chapter's character. I looked back at previously mentioned characters to get an idea of naming conventions but that was about it. In this case pretty much everything made it into the story. In fact a lot more was developed during the planning stage then I had in mind when writing the original pitch. The story actually began as an overall concept that needed an Imperial force to be slotted into it. The nature of the Silver Skulls made them the most appropriate fit for the story I wanted to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slan Drakkos Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I'll probably check it out. I enjoy reading stories about guys like the silver skulls that are totally decended from loyalist chapters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karden00 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Cheers to you, mate, it must be quite the trip to get published for BL! I’m glad for your success. I’ll heck it out when I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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