midnight blue armor. screaming. suffering. wailing boltgun. discord. confusion. mayhem. "whispers in the shadows, screams in the night". psychological weapons. and finally, since its given up all pretense, just straight up 'chaos'. congratulations, you've somehow created primaris Night Lords. as if the galaxy werent dangerous enough already.
Indeed, I am about to add a bright pink glowing sign saying 'somebody else's problem drive' to enforce the stealthy nature of my ED-209 and Kane inspired Invictors.
To be fair using the ai's constant use of chaos might be fun, you could say that they were a part of the raven guard around before the horus heresy who's thing was constantly causing chaos and now they're really miffed that they're not allowed to use that word anymore
The Centurions comedically and exaggeratedly tiptoe behind their victims unseen for hours, before leaping at them screaming at 200 decibels and flashing strobe lights like a 2000's flash horror game jumpscare
I once made a chapter as a joke and I called them the Overdrive Marines. Their a White Scars successor chapter but their WHOLE identity is going the fastest they can their only known for speed and nothing else. No one knows their battle cry because they don't stand still long enough for anyone to hear them; The only word in their battlecry to ever be heard is "we" which is only heard as they speed right past you.
I love the idea that anytime this chapter goes to war the entire battle feels like the first 3 seconds of a swat raid where it's just complete mayhem and confusion and there's so much noise you can't even think straight anymore 😂
I really like the idea of really stealthy units getting up close silently, then when the enemy least expects it, lets off a giant fireworks show on one side of the base and simultaneously a heavy metal concert starts on the other side. Then while the enemy is looking back and forth trying to figure out what is going on, the shadows themselves start screaming and jump out at you with lightning claws trailing streamers. Absolutely madness, but if they left any survivors those poor sods would be so freaking paranoid.
The screaming ravens concept gets better and better On the changing leader thing: what if the leader is just a really loud and obnoxious black parrot, that hangs around whichever marine it feels like on the day. Could also make it a perpetual explaining why it never really dies
Oh, my chapter? They're called the flaming fists. No, they're not an imperial fists successor....they're a dark angels successor. No they are not secretive and reclusive. They just really really like power fists.
I’m kitbashing Skaven Imperial guard I call them the “Nimh 1st and only” and have written some extensive lore for them already. They’re age of sigmar Skaven that made a gnaw hole too far from home and are now stranded. They are a fractured fleet-based regiment that feeds off the inconsistencies in Imperial red tape, taking the place of regiments lost in the warp whenever possible and sneaking onto and off of ships at every opportunity. They’re everywhere, but not at all important. They were probably on cadia at some point and let it be known, they definitely broke well before the planet did.
When I started painting minis I wanted to get into Custodes because they seemed the most approachable between their scheme and their army size, but my LGS didn't have any. What they DID have was a combat patrol of Sisters, and I love the Sororitas. Now I have a sizable army of sisters painted like Custodes and a fireteam of Aquilan Shield Adeptus Janitores to babysit them.
Heh, strange minds think alike. A while back when I decided to get a small Sister's army going, I wanted to make some fun lore for them and a good color scheme. I also happened to have a small force of Grey Knights who really needed a job on tabletop. So I ended up with an order with similar grey/silver with gold highlight color scheme (and a single model in their 'original colors' of far more boring sea green and gold, since it was relic armor.) with the explanation being that their little order got caught up in a really bad demonic infestation. The Grey Knights showed up, cutting off the trunk of the Hydra of Chaos infestation and thus saving their order. But they refused to explain essentially anything to the Sisters (and most of the leadership had died heroically during the event.) leading to a comedic series of misunderstanding by the Sisters about those who saved them. The Silver Sisterhood deliberately adopted a similar color scheme to the Grey Knights, and filled in the gaps in their knowledge with conjecture. They knew the Silver Knights (the name they assumed the Grey Knights Chapter of space marines had.) fought demons specifically and had: lots of wargear that was uniquely suited to the job, a worrying number of Liberians, and had good reason to conceal their names/identities. (Assuming the marines had not told them their actual names.) Down the line as they kept sticking their noses into warp related things, sure enough some Grey Knights ran into them again. The Inquisitor they were working with at the time (I did have one with retinue to hand.) decided 'I can use this.' and as a result the Silver Sisterhood ended up based on a monastery ship rather than a planet. Thus following along and being useful when and where Grey Knights are not the play... then being involved in their battles anyway of course. This was back when 'forces of the Inquisition' had a single codex to work from, so a force would be a bulk of Silver Sisters, a squad of Grey Knights and led by their Inquisitor. The little lore write up I did ended up with the fun reality that the Sisters had a minor crisis of faith on realizing 'Its not that they've got a lot of Liberian's, it's that they're all psychers.' Fortunately, the Inquisitor had a confessor who cleverly twisted passages from the Lectitio Divinitatus (the Imperial bible) to essentially say 'All humans will one day be psychers as the Emperor intended, but we must be weary of those born prematurely, unable to handle their gifts.' (This ironically taking after an actual argument made by the Emperor at Nikea.) and the Silver Sisterhood ate that up, going from 'burn the witch!' as their first reaction to 'collar that brat!', which isn't much better but the Inquisitor figured was good enough.
I did some boys called the Trenchwardens, effectively WW1 in space marines. Their battlecry is "From the trenches we rise." It was hilarious watching chat GPT fumble every bit of info, so we had some differing experiences lol.
I’ve done this before! messing around with how much it can remember. ‘okay, you said this marine did this, explain the battle, how many died, who was notable? okay, give me his backstory.’ it ends up looking like a Dwarf Fortress legends mode by the end. it’s a neat idea and easy to begin creating your own lore but i’ve found it’s repetitive and struggles to really come up with anything truly ‘unique’, and you have to guide it a ton
Yeah I only really realized during making this video that a lot of the outputs that mentioned thunder and lightning was because of "lightning" claws. Still, it's a lot of fun and when it does do something creative it's awesome!
I created a space Marine Chapter that works with the Inquisition. They are called up for Tax collection or unloyal Planetary Governor. They use Gravis Armor with Troll Slayer Orange paint and Grey Night Grey edge.
For color changing paints try Vallejo Color Shift They are just a couple coats and then done. They come already able to swap colors as the light hits them differently
Oh man, the screaming only in combat gimmick would be great misdirection, where the actual orders are whispered on the vox or hand signed while they shout the opposite of the planbed actions for the enemy to hear.
The jumpscare factor would be even worse than the Raven Guard, too. Much worse, and Astartes are already terrifying in general if you _know_ they're coming, never mind appearing out of nowhere and screeching at you loud enough to drown out your own gunfire. At night. No thank you.
They should occasionally shout out the real orders too, just often enough that the enemy won’t be able to just write off the shouted orders as an obvious ruse
It would be pretty wild to see something like the drukhari scourge lore applied to the Screaming Ravens. Almost like a sanguinary guard squad but they're *actually* flying using their own hollow bone wings that scream during flight because of the way they were hollowed. Skull motif beaky helmets would look really cool on those
Hey! Fun fact. Maybe they had made an alliance with the eldar during the Ynavie thingies, and that’s where they get their holo fields and sonic weapons, but they keep this a secret. Maybe you can have them replace all of their las canons with rainbow hues lances.
Some ideas for the screaming ravens: How about honing in on the ambush part of guerilla tactics? Make them have a propensity for using drop pods and teleporting terminators on the battlefield? You can also tie the bulky and council parts of the chapter together with dreadnoughts, maybe alot of their old chapter masters are still around in dreadnoughts so while they might not be fit to lead anymore they could still be an invaluable council to the current chapter master. Might be worth looking into the space sharks chapter for some ideas as they have a giant chapter master are raven guard successors and ambush enemies in the void of space.
Well, at least we think they're Raven Guard successors lol. And also that idea of just a council of ancient dreadnoughts is freaking awesome, I'm honestly thinking about using that myself now lol, this video has given me a lot of ideas for my own mayhem inducing successor chapter... I'm thinking alot of deception and decapitation strikes, taking out enemy leadership very suddenly and unexpectedly. Maybe even have a special company within the chapter that disguises themselves as members of a different chapter to draw out the enemy without revealing what chapter they're actually fighting
I like the idea of the vocal mimics. Like they do such a good job of mimicking Orks in confusion the Orks into wondering where these green boys for a full set of big human armor.
I currently have 3 homebrews, though none of them are space marines but two imperial guard regiments and a Sororitas order. They're all under the controll of an Inquisitor who deploys them as distraction to drag out enemy leaders whom she can take out with a special squad.
bounced a chanper idea with gpt and ended up with this, kinda wanted a traditional nomad group that focuses on sand Chapter Name: The Void Sands Key Traits: Nomadic Space Marine Chapter Mastery of Psychic Powers Precision Shock Assaults Color Scheme: Deep blue, silver, and desert sand tones, reflecting the colors of the night sky and the shifting desert sands. Insignia: A swirling sandstorm in deep blue and silver, resembling a crescent moon, reflecting their nomadic and mystic nature. Chapter Relics: The Sands of Eternity: Creates a psychic barrier. The Veilshroud Cloak: Grants invisibility. The Hourglass of Fate: Offers glimpses into the future. The Sandstorm Blade: Enhances cutting power and armor penetration. The Mirage Gauntlets: Amplify psychic abilities and control over the environment. Chapter Organization: Clans are semi-autonomous and led by Sandshapers. Five main clans: Clan of the Shifting Sands: Front-line troops. Clan of the Whispers: Skilled psykers. Clan of the Mirage: Elite reconnaissance. Clan of the Desert Wind: Fleet management. Clan of the Celestial Dunes: Leadership and strategic decision-making. Combat Doctrine: Precision shock assaults with psychic disorientation. Swift and agile fleet for rapid deployment. Adaptability in battle conditions and quick tactical shifts. Unique combat practices include sand transmutation, psychic sandstorms, Sandshaper assassins, desert rites, and psychic mirage tactics. Recruitment: Potential recruits are chosen from nomadic and isolated human populations encountered during their travels. Candidates must possess resilience, resourcefulness, and adaptability. Training is grueling and focuses on survival skills, adaptability, and the ability to operate independently. Fleet: The Wanderers maintain a diverse and agile fleet, often modified for stealth and rapid deployment. Each Sandshaper clan commands a vessel, and the fleet's mobility is their strength. Relations: The chapter is enigmatic and prefers independence. They have few formal alliances, with a reputation for their unique combat tactics. History: The Void Sands' origins are shrouded in mystery, but they were created during a time of galactic turmoil and strife. Their gene-seed was carefully selected to enhance psychic potential and resilience. Over centuries, they honed their unique powers and combat doctrines, perfecting their ability to transmute into sand and reform at will. Primary Ship: The "Nomadic Wind" is the chapter's flagship, designed for stealth and rapid deployment. It serves as their mobile base of operations, housing leaders, including the Clan of the Celestial Dunes, who make strategic decisions using the Hourglass of Fate. Motto: "In Sands We Transform, In Unity We Prevail." The Void Sands' unique practices, including their nomadic lifestyle, desert rituals, starry contemplation, psychic training, sand artistry, and harsh desert survival, reflect their reverence for the desert and the cosmic forces. These rituals and traditions contribute to their enigmatic and mystic way of life, making The Void Sands a chapter deeply connected to the mysteries of the universe.
You inspired me to try getting chatGPT to write the lores for some out there chapter ideas. The Maori Vikings. Was pretty predictable. But still a fun idea aesthetically. chatGPT didn't mention the Space Wolves at all! The Ulthwé Giants. Yup, bit of a mysterious chapter that only shows up when the aims of Ulthwé aligns with the Imperium. A really fun one to read.
I made my own homebrew Warhammer 40k space marine chapter called The Forged and they are obsessed with fire and metal and their ranks correspond with the type of metal their armour is made out of, like for example if you are a grunt, you would wear bronze armour and it goes up until the leader dubbed Chromus Prime, wears a suit made of out pure chrome and there's a great myth about the armour, where its wearer doesn't just wear the armour but he becomes the armour and that the suit has regenerative capacities because every time Chromus Prime fights battles, no matter how deadly the enemy is, his armour always comes out as pristine as ever and when a member becomes the leader, they are not called by their real name, their name is replaced with Chromus Prime, with the words "You are not (insert grimdark name here), you are Chromus Prime." I don't know how The Forged fit within the universe, lmao but either way I think I made the rawest, space marine chapter ever.
As someone whose entry into 10th edition was Chaos Space Marines, I've certainly thought about using the conceit that my army should only feature Chaos Spawn, Possessed and a Daemon Prince-- basically a force that's either ascended to daemonhood, fused to daemons or "tried and failed to reach that brass ring." Mainly because I've never found 'plain vanilla Space Marines' exciting to think about painting. Fond memories of when armies were smaller and there was lots of wide open space in "the lore" for Just Your Dudes, who were canonical!
Always warms me to see other people's Successor Chapters. The Lore or fluff they come up with and the color way and overall character they breathe into it. Make a new one every few months yet always tough to continue it given lifes energy isn't always there.
My Salamanders Successor chapter is called the flaming hearts. This is their chapter symbol: ❤️🔥 Their whole thing is passion. Fury, sadness, hope, whatever the feeling they feel it to the nth degree. They literally scream and cry throughout every single battle, especially if everything is going well. If things start to go wrong, they stop crying, but keep screaming a lot louder.
I would just like to take the time to appreciate the half second long abroad in Japan "are you a TH-camr" même you snuck into the video. Funny reference, very good
I think AI’s best use in creative fields is as a spring board. Think of it like a way to get _something_ on the page, so to speak, and then use your human creativity to actually _make_ something yourself. I’ll sometimes run a prompt of a character’s name, class, species, and maybe some personality traits into an image generating AI, then use that to make my mini in hero forge or once even commissioned an artist using that as the basis for their mood board (along with some other samples).
A lot of these prompts and ideas that you had were on theme for Raven Guard successor chapters. The Black Guard Chapter for example famously used Thunderfirecannons in a massive and devastating ambush against a Tyranid splinter fleet. The Carcharodons Astra (Space Sharks) are famous for being terrifyingly silent even in the midst of battle (sort of the opposite of the screaming ravens)
I really like your chapter idea. I have been using ChatGPT to write lore for me for a few months now and with the right prompts it does a really good job, but it does really like to throw chaos in for no reason. Currently I'm working on a chapter of "raven guard successors" that are themed after druids and celtic mythology. They have a tree they believe is sacred and will help save the Imperium that they're trying to clone and plant around the galaxy. They're gimmick though is that they're secretly Dark Angels successors because I couldn't decide between RG and DA. In-universe, even though they all look like DA and every time they send in they're geneseed tithe it tests and comes back as DA, they're all so utterly convinced they're RG successors they just believe the administratum made a clerical error millennia ago and refuses to fix it. Naturally they're pretty upset by that. They just decided they're Raven Guard and no one can convince them otherwise even though none of them are pale and almost none of them have black hair.
I'm so glad you mentioned having no idea which ideas were yours and which were the AIs and how those blend together. That's something I've noticed when I use ChatGPT to plan tabletop RPGs. I planned out a whole "season" of a game and by the time I was done planning I had no idea how much of it I came up with, how much ChatGPT came up with and how much was an amalgamation of both.
I loved designing my Raven guard successor chapter. called the Silent Rooks. They are a fleet base chapter that specializes in slow marching line letting their vehicles and troops with breacher shields. Take up most of the damage while the stealthy units sneak up behind enemy lines taking out high value targets or taking and holding adjectives. I haven't done much work on their paint style yet but I like to think they have a dirty smokey gray armor. Has they Track through no man's land getting ash and dust cover all over their armor.
This is probably the best use for AI writing. It is a great jumping off point for headcannons and stories for a chapters, or for specific battles. In the end you, the person are taking the parts you like, and leaving the parts you didn’t, all to finalize the style, and feel of the lore.
Here's some ideas to help. Theyre from the 21st Founding aka the Cursed Founding. They have a relatively stable mutation in their gene-seed that cause their voices to be incredibly loud. Loud enough to deafen mortal men or even give a space marine a headache. Their chapter thralls are all deaf so as if the need arose for a Screaming Raven to speak they would not harm their own servants. In combat they have modulators in their helmets to reduce the volume to those outside, however when attacking their enemies the modilators are turned off and blood curdling screams echo across the battlefield. Outside of combat the Screaming Ravens use their voices for one purpose, to sing. They will climb atop the ramparts of their outpost monasteries and sing their piercing fortissimo across the desolate plains. The only other times they sing are when a Captain falls, their funeral dirge loud enough to herald the Emperor's guidance for his soul.
I run a Kson sub chapter (war band?) who saw that Primaris Marines were a thing and looked at eachother and said "Hey, we can do that!" and then proceeded to steal whatever is used to make Primaris marines. They're currently trying to figure out how it works, because they forgot to grab the instruction manual.
Organizationally speaking, Tsons have 9 Cults each of which are subdivided into 9 Sects, with each of those being further subdivided into an unknown number of Thrallbands. A Thrallband is basically a group comprised of one head Sorcerer plus 9 of his Sorcerer cronies of various differing ranks(anything from Aspiring Sorcerers to other Sorcerers/Exalted Sorcerers). So the word you're looking for is either Sect or Thrallband, depending on how high up the sorcerous totem-pole/how numerous your own Tsons group is. 💁♂I'm playing a Sect of the Cult of Mutation called the World Warpers myself. All Is Dust! 🧹
Honestly, I just realised how much synergy the Screaming Ravens would’ve had with the Speartip strategy of the Sons of Horus. It might even be a contributing factor in their lore for why they are distrusted by other Imperials. The Screaming Ravens could’ve been a Terran born contingent of the Raven Guard. Given Corvus Corax’s distaste for the Terran marines in his legion, coupled with their “unique” interpretation of Stealth tactics, they were kept at a distance from the rest of the Raven Guard Legion, eventually being sent away on independent assignments like most of the other Terran-born Raven Guard marines. They often worked closely with the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus, with their disorientation and confusion tactics helping to allow the SoHs Speartip units to more easily isolate and kill enemy commanders. This ends up contributing to the suspicion and distrust that most Imperial commanders see the Screaming Ravens with in the modern day. Their pseudo exile from the Legion was also what allowed them to survive the Heresy and the destruction of their parent Legion at Isstvan V, which allowed some of their members to eventually create the Screaming Ravens successor chapter in one of the earlier Chapter Foundings.
Considering that Primaris are known for having a little bit of cheeky traitor Geneseed mixed in, it does make a lot of sense for a primaris ravenguard successor to be made up of not only ravenguard but also some traitor Geneseed like Night Lords or Alpha Legion. It very much fits with the silly yet horrifying stealth chapter.
The idea of giving your enemies complete sensory overload and then confusing them once the firing starts by making a bolter sound like a plasma shot for the 2-3 guys that recover first is kinda cool.
This gave me the inspiration to make my own space marine chapter called the twin serpents. A pink and bronze successor chapter of the salamanders that focus on search and rescue. I used Ai to come up with some ideas like how their home world is a jungle planet or how they are incredibly self sacrificing. While I came up with the idea that they cover them selves in mud and are trained therapist and medics as well as their jungle planet is used as refugee camp.
The Adeptus capitalis is my homebrew admech faction. Essentially admech units that discoverer the wonders of Capitalism. They strive to think outside the box combining broken vehicles to make haphazard vehicles. And their goal is to become another cog in the machine. The whole idea came to me when I was trying to name a lot bashed model and ask Reddit for help. The end result was the Orbeus seven barreled death orb. Or the Orb for short.
The only one with a name so far is the orb( the first photo) feel free to shoot me name suggestions for the other 3 We have - the orbeus ( death orb) - an unamed dread with mucho dakka as an ork would say. - an unamed dread with legs for days - and an unamed armiger with derpy dread legs that make it look like a child.
>The jopall indetured squadron watching as a mechanicus rhino pulls up and starts selling them more ammo. I choose to believe they have black cloaks, but blue face masks...And call everyone strangah.
2 things: 1: You can lore-wise your Outriders to be like the german bomber planes during WW2 (?) where they had sirens attached to create the shrieking noise as they flew. Your outriders could use a similar tactic to maybe mask the bike engine and mimic, say, a landspeeder thrum or something 2: This actually inspired me to use AI to bounce ideas off for painting my army and making DnD stuff, which was really really cool and inspiring, so thanks, Paul!
Seeing an outrider approaching but hearing it pass already, or hearing the roar of a flamer as the squad the other side of the field silently burn would really fuck with your head
You... Just described a Harlequins in Space Marine armour. I play Eldar and my custom faction basically decided "yep, universe screwed" and are now attempting to expand their consciousness into a new form, or something like that. Heavy use of psyker units and lots of "general" pieces.
I made my own Dark Angels successor Chapter named “Hell’s Angels” and it basically takes the Salamanders love of fire with the ferocity of the Dark Angels themselves.
gpt is honeslty really helping me make lore for all my projects lol, I do need to expand on a couple things but it's good for base ideas because I get stuck a lot
this was fun, i love headcanons and i like the whimsical ravens :D but seriously the ai did form a pretty great and very very unique chapter. i can definately see them being very confusing not just to enemies but to other space marines and not invited to their meetings :D My custom chapter is in the makings, theyre called the Moonbreakers, it also started from the models or rather my painting idea, i only just got into 40k with the new starter box (and im not planning on expanding to much on it, im fine with a combat patrol size force and then maybe collecting a few different armies in that size, tyranids are already in there, so they are my Hive Fleet Gilgamesch). I want them to look a little bit like classic nowadays moon space suits. I think they will be a succesor chaptor of the Imperial Fists and conentrate on "cleanup" - so they visit all the smaller worlds (or moons, i was thinking about them purging endor from the ewoks here..) and clean up incursions, xenos invasions, genestealer hide outs and the like, that could hide away from the cleansing of the big battles on the main planet. They should be a rather humble chapter with their main rivals being tyranids and genestealers, i imagine them like pest control on the moon, breaking up "nests" of xenos while having very little contact to other humans and becoming very isolated and weird. Like they speak so much in their own terminology they find it hard to communicate with other chapters. idk, im not too deep into 40k lore as well, i just think its fun and it fits my colour scheme too.
So I watched this, and decided to give it a try myself for a homebrew chapter of Salamanders successors, that utilize heavy armor alot more, and had a repour with the local IG regiment. What I got was actually really cool, and I will probably use what I got from it as a base, and build more off of it.
i made an iron hands successor chapter that was made almost exclusively of dreadnoughts. the captains were dreadnoughts, the librarians were dreadnoughts, even the techmarines were dreadnoughts. I love them.
The one thing I learned making 40k lore is "don't define your faction by what they exclude." You'll get bored making/playing the same kinds of units, and rules changes will be disappointing. It's more fun to reinterpret disparate units to fit in your theme. My AdMech occupy a Knight world which has mega-fauna. So in addition to my giant robots I have dino-riders. My elite infantry are techno-barbarians, more Space-Marine-sized than the spindly GW models (based on the skitarii in the novel Titanicus, using Warhammer Fantasy Blood Warriors). I take the GW sculpts I like, and heavily convert the rest until I'm excited to use them. Lore wise, the Imperial Navy abandoned Forgeworld Psalimit in the face of an ork Waaagh!. This caused a schism, as the Imperial governor and many Knight houses and Mechanicus forges fell to Chaos in a bid to survive. The loyalists nuked the planet and spent several generations underground. They developed an insular, fanatic culture: lots of test-tube babies, gene-manipulation, and "voluntary" servitors. They use the orks in the rad waste for training, and send expedition fleets to harvest material to sustain the dead world.
Hey Paul, I love the Screaming Ravens and would love to talk about mine; The IRON HOUNDS, using the name of a dead chapter they come from the cursed founding. They're from a mixed geneseed of Iron Warriors and Iron Hands, but due to their size, they specialize in tasks not usually meant for marines. The Iron Hounds are fleet based and work in the prison system of the Imperium, acting as guards and wardens in ships turned into prisons/munitions factories. They wear older armor patterns stretching far back to the great crusade with prison inmate orange with hazard stripes preferring close quarters swat style combat as a tactic to quell ship sized rebellions and riots. They also mix with adeptus Arbites and use a lot of police dogs. They span the galaxy in their prison ships but are more built for kill teams than full armies, usually using inmates as guard regiments and servitors and finding their own initiates behind bars. Things like chaplains and chapter masters are called wardens and act as such using the prisons to make guns and guardsmen to send as aid to other planets but with independence Iron Hounds can turn traitor or renegade and so the Iron Hounds wildly vary in loyalties. They offer to chapters like the Space Sharks and Iron Hands as much as they do with Night Lords and Iron Warriors but their main problem is mostly Genestealer infestations and chaos infused riots like World Eaters intentionally getting incarcerated to create Khornate cult gangs. They hilariously get in trouble with Ultramarines when it comes to their management and have been known to even carry certain xenos as prisoners with a surprisingly large Dark Eldar population. The only real character I have is more of a pattern for dreadnoughts that have an arm that's a long club like the japanese kanabo, so they can technically still use a baton like the marines. The motto is "canis canem edit," meaning "dog eat dog" My dream would be playing Kill Team on a big space prison themed table with literal cell blocks I can stack like Legos and torture rooms and stuff mixed with that amazing gallow dark box.
love the idea of a night ambush of stealthy centurions using audible trickery to make their enemies think they are coming from a different angle or everywhere at once. Maybe mimicking the voices of their enemies to trick them into thinking something else is attacking then suddenly 3 centurions are right behind you. How could something so big and so loud have snuck up on everyone.
The whole "screaming in battle" seems like the exact opposite of the Carcaradons (space sharks) chapter who carry out battles in complete silence, which has its own creepiness factor. It's quite ironic because Carcaradons are also a Raven guard successor chapter but are the opposite to the Screaming Ravens, perhaps there could be conflict between the two in a war, where they constantly argue and disagree on tactics to fight an enemy?
I could see a bit of a rivalry forming, since they're both fleet-based chapters out at the edges of Imperial space. That said, imagine the horrors they would create if they cooperated. The Screaming Ravens could pull enemy forces totally out of position to deal with Carcharodon infiltration by picking off sentries, attacking targets of opportunity, and becoming distracting, screeching, nightmarish monsters in the night. Then they jumpscare the life out of other formations on a separate part of the front where they aren't expected and close behind the lines to cut off enemy support while their rear elements and commanding officers are silently picked off by Carcharodons, causing total collapse of both the front line and command and control elements as troops are in entirely the wrong defensive positions for the threat vectors and can be taken apart piecemeal. With a few regiments of Imperial Guard for mop-up and support, the damage that could cause to any vaguely conventional force would be incredible. They could complement each other well.
Chat gpt has been a great asset in my hobby of creating new chapters. Especially the one I plan to actually do. Speaking of which the Stormspear Sentinels are an Imperial Fists successor chapter with a heavy Anglo-Saxon and Norse influence. The ai helped me come up with them being created to guard against unknown threats on the western fringe of the galaxy from the Halo Stars
i like the idea the colour scheme on file is just a way to throw people off from knowing what they look like or identifying what chapter the screaming raven belongs to
You inspired me to put my custom 2.Legion in ChatGPT ,like you did and it came around with some very cool ideas. I always just called my Marines "The Milka" marines because they hat a Purple and White color scheme and my first oppenent just said they looked like the chocolat packaging. ChatGPT named the Legion "The Obsidian Revenants" and gave them a lot of background in hunting and trophy collecting. They collect mementos of there victorys in battle and bolt them to their armor or bringt them to their homeworld. Their Leader is called "The Cryptarchs" and is the Warden for the massive Collection of Trophys and knowledge, since there is also Xeno- and Chaostrophys the Inquisition and Church really dont like the Legion, that s why the Legion has gone into hiding.
Some cool ideas I thought of for the screaming ravens could be them raiding base/camps they’ve scouted for months and they’re so fast and sneaky the enemy only hears the roaring of their jetpacks. The screaming ravens could also take prisoners, wound them, and leave them screaming so the prisoners attract allies for the screaming ravens to ambush.
I used a Space Marine Chapter Generator I found somewhere to fleshout a homebrew for fun - I came up with the name "Bone Machines," Iron Hands successor chapter known for sardonic wit and storytelling. They use sonic weaponary and loud artillery barrages--basically a Tom Waits based Space Marine chapter. Silver armor with teal highlights.
I always wanted to make a gladiator/wrestling themed Chapter. They're all about boosting the morale of their allies by just aiming at the meanest biggest thing and make a show out of their fight. They have rivalries inside of the Chapter regulated by their leaders, which always motivates them to be better and stronger, and also to make a good enough show. They used really unorthodox weaponry, like plasma nets or chainsaw tridents. I didn't think of a colour scheme yet, but I like to think each "captain" has his own title and custom armour.
You could make it so the screaming ravens have the ability to mimic other races or people using their voice which can help them be more terrifying. Think like some ancient monster in a horror movie that tricks people by mimicking the voice of their friends and family
I really like the idea of basing a successor chapter around the principle of: _"You can't be 3 steps ahead of me if i'm 2 steps behind myself because i have no idea what the f*ck i'm doing."_ Personally, i think the Screaming Ravens should have a successor called the 'Screeching Jackdaws'. They're the exact same chapter, except they just do whatever is best in that moment, regardless of the consequences. "Why did you shoot the hostages?" ... _"Listen, do you see any hostages right now? EXACTLY."_ Also i just really like Jackdaws for no particular reason.
I'm currently working on a Space Wolves successor called the "Wanderers of Oski," they are a declared renegade Loyalist chapter based on the myth of Odin's exile from Asgard. They have a grey and cobalt blue color scheme, are based around piratical and shock and awe assaults, and their chapter master is an absolute beast of an Astarte called Vafud One-eye.
I LOVE YOUR VIDS. I find your voice and humor super chill and relaxing. Here’s my lore for my Sisters of battle sub faction, I’m new to warhammer so I’m just tryna be as non offensive to the canon as possible but I think I made it work. The Order of the Iron Iris Patron Saint: Reverend Mother Ishani Order Canoness: Saint Alyce Order Home World: Terminus Solitaris Order lineage: The Order of the Valorous Heart Heraldry: A purple Iris replacing the heart of the Order of the Valorous heart symbol. Battle cry: “Make the armour of thy foe like unto smoke, so that we may sunder the unholy flesh beyond!” The Adepta Sororita’s have fought on many raging frontiers and have faced countless foes. In the genesis of the 4th Tyrannic war, the Ecclesiarchy realized a need for a force adept in slaying the unholy xeno; thus, The Order of the Iron Iris was formed. Following the example of their patron saint Reverend Mother Ishani-who hailed from the order of the argent shroud before serving in the valorous heart-the order adopted behaviors from both orders. Similar to The Order of the Valorous Heart, the Order of the Iron Iris radiates the same fervent joy and sanctity that comes, with the constant reminder that pain is the Emperor’s best teacher and the Orders most sacred ally. This is done all while sieging the Imperiums most misbegotten foes, purging the very crust of the planet that would dare to host the filthy xenos, all while sharing the same stoicism of the order of the argent shroud similarly believing deeds are greater than words. Hailing from the planet Terminus Solitaris where Reverend Mother Ishani’s martyrdom saved the entire sector from the unholy gaping maw of the Tyrannic xenos. The planet is dedicated to the great faith of the emperor and honoring the great sacrifice of the Iron Iris’ patron saint. The highest symbol of honor within the planet is the vibrant purple irises that grow on the highest peaks of the planet’s poles. Only the most fervent and holy take the pilgrimage to retrieve these flowers, and every sister within the Iron Iris must retrieve these flowers in order to be officially welcomed to the order. But none of this is better than the techno anthem pump up the jam
I would have never thought to use ChatGPT to get creative. I am now using it and honestly the things that come out of it is both hilarious and inspired works that I will happily tweak here and there, but can comfortably say is amazing to read up.
My raven guard successor chapter was The Golden Spurs. I had the name and iconography because I spit balled it during a Deathwatch game when my players pointed out that there's a requisition option for just...getting a random chapter to help you. So I began working on the lore afterwards, just for fun. They come from a planet that's barely above freezing *on the equator* and they live on the south pole. It's their homeworld because they were raised to fight the the Necrons awakening on a tomb world there, and were allowed to stay and claim it once they did. They actually have battle brothers show up during "Liberation Day" festivities. The have all white armor and have white caplets that they wear over their heraldry to make them hard to spot in arctic environments. They use a combination of range and stealth tactic, and have 20 companies of five squads each and have fewer tactical and more devastator Marines than the codex suggests
I did this with a chapter I've been rolling around in my head because of this video. Very much helped me to flesh out ideas that were really only half baked originally. I called them the Obsidian Guard. They're imperial fist successors, and they spend most of their time protecting forge worlds that come under threat, so much so they set up their fortress monastery in the same system as a forge world. Their origins are uncertain, but it's been rumored that they were originally "ordered" by the fabricator general of that same forge world they're neighbors with some 4,000 years ago, because he called in some favors with the high lords, and also probably made a pretty serious case for how important his forge is. The AI helped me decide on some important characters and fleshing out details. Because of it, i even got the idea for some special formations that typical chapters don't have. I'm kinda excited to flesh them out more.
My chapter, the Spookers, are basically a mix of Halloween theatre kids and slasher villains. Their home world’s traditions are basically all the old Irish hallows eve traditions, but instead of warding away spirits, it’s chaos.
ok well you asked for my ideas... Any judgement is welcome, I started coming up with this VERY recently. The Archevite Crusade - A minor group of Black Templars dedicated to fighting xenos, particularly the T'au, in unmapped sections of the galaxy. They have developed several new cultural aspects, such as a focus on taking trophies from Enemies. A neophyte can only graduate to become an initiate by killing a t'au in melee combat. Following this, the crusade's chaplain will stake the stripped skull of the tau to the initiate's backpack while they recite the Litanies of Hate. The members of the Archevite crusade have an increased focus on individuality beyond even that of the regular Black Templars, and many do not even conform to the ranking standards of the Templars, with sword Brethren and veterans free to paint their shoulder pads trim in any colour bar a few. They also have little patience for the Mechanicus' nonsense, and a popular saying among the crusade's members is "It's probably safe to blame the Adeptus Mechanicus." Notable Members - A terminator wearing armour similar in the skeleton-inspired design to a chaplain, with the ribcage and helmet painted silver. He killed a Necron leader in one-on-one combat, and as a final insult carved their chassis into his own armour. Brother Archeos is an Ex-Deathwatch Intercessor. Having crossed the Rubicorn Primaris some time ago, he opted to keep his Deathwatch Pauldron and firstborn helmet as a reminder of how far he's come. He has often denied being promoted to Sergeant or Sword Brethren, stating that his continued service to the Emperor is reward enough. The crusade's Techmarine has long since turned from the ways of the Mechanicus, since the rituals are a waste of time in which he could be repairing his brother's weapons and armour. His personal project is the entombment of Brother [name undecided] in an... unconventional type of dreadnought, a task he undertakes with the help of the Apothecary. He is a cold calculated individual, who often sees his brothers as little more than numbers. Brother [name undecided, the same one mentioned previously] was a veteran of the Horus Heresy, and followed Sigismund when he created the Black Templars. He eventually became part of the Archevite Crusade, until he was mortally wounded and agreed to be placed in a Dreadnought. Little did he know the dreadnought his brothers had in mind was a salvaged imperial knight from a recently reclaimed world, kept secret from all those outside the crusade. The Techmarine and Apothecary, unable to repair the cockpit, instead replaced much of the machinery with parts from an older dreadnought, and who better to bear such an honour in driving it as such an experienced marine. He views his entombment as necessary, but also wonders if his continued existence is some kind of heresy. The crusade's apothecary is a compassionate and thoughtful man, whose love for his brothers is matched only by his hatred for the enemies of the Emperor (and his faith in the Emperor himself.) He is often at odds with the techmarine, and the two are often found debating morality and the sacrifices of their fallen brothers.
I do like the idea of modified Drop Pods coming in from the sky with deafening shrieks from speakers they added. While the foe trembles at the sound of a Death Shriek drop pod hurtling down from the heavens, the brothers that deployed earlier advance in with their jump packs to slay them as death makes landfall
Started using this last night... dear God this helped with naming stuff and a better description on various things I came up with for my Celtic themed chimeric chapter of salamanders/Wolves. And yes I was very polite to the a.i. as well. You could also go with a brother chapter to the Screaming Ravens called the Screaming Eagles and change up how they fight.
My custom chapter is The 11th legion Hammer Warriors, they got censured after being labeled as "too on the nose" and were ultimately erased when the librarian was seen manipulating a cloud of several thousand power hammers to do war.
The Tange Marines are a chapter of Space Marines based on the planet Tange. Their armour is bright orange, a consequence of it being made from a variant of ceramite known as tangeramite. The Tange Marines believe themselves to have originated as the XXII legion, a clandestine project started during the Great Crusade to create a legion not dependent on a Primarch for genetic stability, though few from outside of the chapter believe them. Never having known a Primarch some in the chapter tell tales of how a Primarch will one day come to them and lead them in the greatest victories ever known to the Imperium. The culture of Tange, and of Okie, the city built around the chapter's fortress monastery influences the culture of the chapter, which incorporates a form of collective decision making known as Zaireeka throughout its ranks. In addition the final trial faced by Tange Marine aspirants before becoming full space marines involves slaying one of the great burrowing creatures that infest the largest feature on the planet Tange, the great Worm Mountain. The Tange Marines are close allies of a small order of Sisters of Battle known as the Order of Saint Yoshimi. Together they often crusade against the Necrons of the Pynkh Dynasty, who have been awakening and threatening the Imperial worlds of the local sector.
midnight blue armor. screaming. suffering. wailing boltgun. discord. confusion. mayhem. "whispers in the shadows, screams in the night". psychological weapons. and finally, since its given up all pretense, just straight up 'chaos'.
congratulations, you've somehow created primaris Night Lords. as if the galaxy werent dangerous enough already.
Counter intel, confusion, unclear leadership and chaos? We are the screaming ravens, this is a lie.
Noice
Damm you cawl
Let not forgot their cousins
I can just picture them having a massive grudge about that, essentially both sides saying "Hay you faker! Those are our colors!"
Remember, stealth just means that it's difficult to detect you. And it's very difficult to detect someone, if you're already dead.
Exactly. You're hired into the Screaming Ravens!
Indeed, I am about to add a bright pink glowing sign saying 'somebody else's problem drive' to enforce the stealthy nature of my ED-209 and Kane inspired Invictors.
The chaptermaster is just an eversor assassin.
@@shonklebonkle324Genius.
It is also very dificult to detect you if there are very loud noises and explotions of color everywhere
To be fair using the ai's constant use of chaos might be fun, you could say that they were a part of the raven guard around before the horus heresy who's thing was constantly causing chaos and now they're really miffed that they're not allowed to use that word anymore
That's pretty funny. I like that a lot! Thats why some of the more nerdy chapters are so mad at them
In the Grimdark future of the 41st Millenium, there is only copyright strikes from the denizens of the warp
The Screaming Ravens are the kind of guys to sneak up on someone and then hit them with a nuke
The Centurions comedically and exaggeratedly tiptoe behind their victims unseen for hours, before leaping at them screaming at 200 decibels and flashing strobe lights like a 2000's flash horror game jumpscare
@@moderndavinci6599 200db is a fucking shockwave dude .-.
@@The-Singularity-X01 such is the mighty powers of the screaming eagle centurions
Bonus sneak damage!
The Screaming Ravens sound like a badass space wing.
I once made a chapter as a joke and I called them the Overdrive Marines. Their a White Scars successor chapter but their WHOLE identity is going the fastest they can their only known for speed and nothing else. No one knows their battle cry because they don't stand still long enough for anyone to hear them; The only word in their battlecry to ever be heard is "we" which is only heard as they speed right past you.
Dude that's hilarious
The detachment for the bikes are literally gonna be 99 more inches 😂
Cult of speed
I like to think their battle cry is just straight up "Wheeeeeeeeee!"
clearly it's WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I love the idea that anytime this chapter goes to war the entire battle feels like the first 3 seconds of a swat raid where it's just complete mayhem and confusion and there's so much noise you can't even think straight anymore 😂
I really like the idea of really stealthy units getting up close silently, then when the enemy least expects it, lets off a giant fireworks show on one side of the base and simultaneously a heavy metal concert starts on the other side. Then while the enemy is looking back and forth trying to figure out what is going on, the shadows themselves start screaming and jump out at you with lightning claws trailing streamers. Absolutely madness, but if they left any survivors those poor sods would be so freaking paranoid.
The screaming ravens concept gets better and better
On the changing leader thing: what if the leader is just a really loud and obnoxious black parrot, that hangs around whichever marine it feels like on the day. Could also make it a perpetual explaining why it never really dies
Thats great
Can't you just use that model as Shrike? Use his rules, he has twin lightning claws and a jump pack.
@@keyanklupacs6333 that sounds awesome, I'd love to see that
Oh, my chapter? They're called the flaming fists. No, they're not an imperial fists successor....they're a dark angels successor. No they are not secretive and reclusive. They just really really like power fists.
Punch Marine casts PUNCH
Sounds emperor's childreny with this love for fisting 🤨
>The imperial fists seeded a dark angel chapter and no one has noticed.
...Or it's a chimera between Imperial Fists and Salamanders, but such is such.
"I serve the Flaming Fists" -Some dude in Baldurs Gate
ah yes
I CAST FIST marines
I’m kitbashing Skaven Imperial guard I call them the “Nimh 1st and only” and have written some extensive lore for them already. They’re age of sigmar Skaven that made a gnaw hole too far from home and are now stranded. They are a fractured fleet-based regiment that feeds off the inconsistencies in Imperial red tape, taking the place of regiments lost in the warp whenever possible and sneaking onto and off of ships at every opportunity. They’re everywhere, but not at all important. They were probably on cadia at some point and let it be known, they definitely broke well before the planet did.
This is awsome!
Ok I actually love this.
When I started painting minis I wanted to get into Custodes because they seemed the most approachable between their scheme and their army size, but my LGS didn't have any. What they DID have was a combat patrol of Sisters, and I love the Sororitas.
Now I have a sizable army of sisters painted like Custodes and a fireteam of Aquilan Shield Adeptus Janitores to babysit them.
Sisters painted like Custodes - give em mouth covers and you have Sisters of Silence...
Any pics of them? That sounds fucking cool
Heh, strange minds think alike. A while back when I decided to get a small Sister's army going, I wanted to make some fun lore for them and a good color scheme. I also happened to have a small force of Grey Knights who really needed a job on tabletop.
So I ended up with an order with similar grey/silver with gold highlight color scheme (and a single model in their 'original colors' of far more boring sea green and gold, since it was relic armor.) with the explanation being that their little order got caught up in a really bad demonic infestation. The Grey Knights showed up, cutting off the trunk of the Hydra of Chaos infestation and thus saving their order. But they refused to explain essentially anything to the Sisters (and most of the leadership had died heroically during the event.) leading to a comedic series of misunderstanding by the Sisters about those who saved them.
The Silver Sisterhood deliberately adopted a similar color scheme to the Grey Knights, and filled in the gaps in their knowledge with conjecture. They knew the Silver Knights (the name they assumed the Grey Knights Chapter of space marines had.) fought demons specifically and had: lots of wargear that was uniquely suited to the job, a worrying number of Liberians, and had good reason to conceal their names/identities. (Assuming the marines had not told them their actual names.) Down the line as they kept sticking their noses into warp related things, sure enough some Grey Knights ran into them again. The Inquisitor they were working with at the time (I did have one with retinue to hand.) decided 'I can use this.' and as a result the Silver Sisterhood ended up based on a monastery ship rather than a planet. Thus following along and being useful when and where Grey Knights are not the play... then being involved in their battles anyway of course.
This was back when 'forces of the Inquisition' had a single codex to work from, so a force would be a bulk of Silver Sisters, a squad of Grey Knights and led by their Inquisitor. The little lore write up I did ended up with the fun reality that the Sisters had a minor crisis of faith on realizing 'Its not that they've got a lot of Liberian's, it's that they're all psychers.' Fortunately, the Inquisitor had a confessor who cleverly twisted passages from the Lectitio Divinitatus (the Imperial bible) to essentially say 'All humans will one day be psychers as the Emperor intended, but we must be weary of those born prematurely, unable to handle their gifts.' (This ironically taking after an actual argument made by the Emperor at Nikea.) and the Silver Sisterhood ate that up, going from 'burn the witch!' as their first reaction to 'collar that brat!', which isn't much better but the Inquisitor figured was good enough.
I did some boys called the Trenchwardens, effectively WW1 in space marines. Their battlecry is "From the trenches we rise."
It was hilarious watching chat GPT fumble every bit of info, so we had some differing experiences lol.
Kriegmarines?
Isn’t WW1 in Space Marines the Death Guard though?
@@israeldelarosa5461 Nah, they are durable and toxic. Iron warriors would be more like it but I want loyalists tho.
Was some of your inspiration from Sabaton’s “stormtroopers” song?
During the great crusade they definitely had some ww1 vibe: lot of chemical and phospehex bombardment before a slow and methodical approach.
I’ve done this before! messing around with how much it can remember. ‘okay, you said this marine did this, explain the battle, how many died, who was notable? okay, give me his backstory.’ it ends up looking like a Dwarf Fortress legends mode by the end. it’s a neat idea and easy to begin creating your own lore but i’ve found it’s repetitive and struggles to really come up with anything truly ‘unique’, and you have to guide it a ton
Yeah I only really realized during making this video that a lot of the outputs that mentioned thunder and lightning was because of "lightning" claws. Still, it's a lot of fun and when it does do something creative it's awesome!
I think I found the Gromit mug pretty quick
I literally clicked on this video as recommended after one of yours. I now know why xD
I created a space Marine Chapter that works with the Inquisition. They are called up for Tax collection or unloyal Planetary Governor. They use Gravis Armor with Troll Slayer Orange paint and Grey Night Grey edge.
For color changing paints try Vallejo Color Shift
They are just a couple coats and then done. They come already able to swap colors as the light hits them differently
I'd also like to recommend Turbo Dork. Very unique range of metallic and color shifting paints.
11:11 So with these *Laughter Claws,* the Screaming Ravens are giving their enemy the *laught track* treatment.
Nice.
"In the shadows we scream" is such a fitting and cool line...by the emperor
Oh man, the screaming only in combat gimmick would be great misdirection, where the actual orders are whispered on the vox or hand signed while they shout the opposite of the planbed actions for the enemy to hear.
The jumpscare factor would be even worse than the Raven Guard, too. Much worse, and Astartes are already terrifying in general if you _know_ they're coming, never mind appearing out of nowhere and screeching at you loud enough to drown out your own gunfire. At night. No thank you.
They should occasionally shout out the real orders too, just often enough that the enemy won’t be able to just write off the shouted orders as an obvious ruse
It would be pretty wild to see something like the drukhari scourge lore applied to the Screaming Ravens. Almost like a sanguinary guard squad but they're *actually* flying using their own hollow bone wings that scream during flight because of the way they were hollowed. Skull motif beaky helmets would look really cool on those
That's an awesome idea!
@PaulIsBadAtStuff why paint when you can use transfers for detailed stuff
Taken seriously inquisition say no.... But that would be a sick kit bash tho sooook..... Who cares.
Hey! Fun fact. Maybe they had made an alliance with the eldar during the Ynavie thingies, and that’s where they get their holo fields and sonic weapons, but they keep this a secret. Maybe you can have them replace all of their las canons with rainbow hues lances.
Some ideas for the screaming ravens: How about honing in on the ambush part of guerilla tactics? Make them have a propensity for using drop pods and teleporting terminators on the battlefield? You can also tie the bulky and council parts of the chapter together with dreadnoughts, maybe alot of their old chapter masters are still around in dreadnoughts so while they might not be fit to lead anymore they could still be an invaluable council to the current chapter master. Might be worth looking into the space sharks chapter for some ideas as they have a giant chapter master are raven guard successors and ambush enemies in the void of space.
Well, at least we think they're Raven Guard successors lol. And also that idea of just a council of ancient dreadnoughts is freaking awesome, I'm honestly thinking about using that myself now lol, this video has given me a lot of ideas for my own mayhem inducing successor chapter... I'm thinking alot of deception and decapitation strikes, taking out enemy leadership very suddenly and unexpectedly. Maybe even have a special company within the chapter that disguises themselves as members of a different chapter to draw out the enemy without revealing what chapter they're actually fighting
I like the idea of the vocal mimics. Like they do such a good job of mimicking Orks in confusion the Orks into wondering where these green boys for a full set of big human armor.
I currently have 3 homebrews, though none of them are space marines but two imperial guard regiments and a Sororitas order.
They're all under the controll of an Inquisitor who deploys them as distraction to drag out enemy leaders whom she can take out with a special squad.
bounced a chanper idea with gpt and ended up with this, kinda wanted a traditional nomad group that focuses on sand
Chapter Name: The Void Sands
Key Traits:
Nomadic Space Marine Chapter
Mastery of Psychic Powers
Precision Shock Assaults
Color Scheme: Deep blue, silver, and desert sand tones, reflecting the colors of the night sky and the shifting desert sands.
Insignia: A swirling sandstorm in deep blue and silver, resembling a crescent moon, reflecting their nomadic and mystic nature.
Chapter Relics:
The Sands of Eternity: Creates a psychic barrier.
The Veilshroud Cloak: Grants invisibility.
The Hourglass of Fate: Offers glimpses into the future.
The Sandstorm Blade: Enhances cutting power and armor penetration.
The Mirage Gauntlets: Amplify psychic abilities and control over the environment.
Chapter Organization:
Clans are semi-autonomous and led by Sandshapers.
Five main clans:
Clan of the Shifting Sands: Front-line troops.
Clan of the Whispers: Skilled psykers.
Clan of the Mirage: Elite reconnaissance.
Clan of the Desert Wind: Fleet management.
Clan of the Celestial Dunes: Leadership and strategic decision-making.
Combat Doctrine:
Precision shock assaults with psychic disorientation.
Swift and agile fleet for rapid deployment.
Adaptability in battle conditions and quick tactical shifts.
Unique combat practices include sand transmutation, psychic sandstorms, Sandshaper assassins, desert rites, and psychic mirage tactics.
Recruitment: Potential recruits are chosen from nomadic and isolated human populations encountered during their travels. Candidates must possess resilience, resourcefulness, and adaptability. Training is grueling and focuses on survival skills, adaptability, and the ability to operate independently.
Fleet: The Wanderers maintain a diverse and agile fleet, often modified for stealth and rapid deployment. Each Sandshaper clan commands a vessel, and the fleet's mobility is their strength.
Relations: The chapter is enigmatic and prefers independence. They have few formal alliances, with a reputation for their unique combat tactics.
History:
The Void Sands' origins are shrouded in mystery, but they were created during a time of galactic turmoil and strife. Their gene-seed was carefully selected to enhance psychic potential and resilience. Over centuries, they honed their unique powers and combat doctrines, perfecting their ability to transmute into sand and reform at will.
Primary Ship: The "Nomadic Wind" is the chapter's flagship, designed for stealth and rapid deployment. It serves as their mobile base of operations, housing leaders, including the Clan of the Celestial Dunes, who make strategic decisions using the Hourglass of Fate.
Motto: "In Sands We Transform, In Unity We Prevail."
The Void Sands' unique practices, including their nomadic lifestyle, desert rituals, starry contemplation, psychic training, sand artistry, and harsh desert survival, reflect their reverence for the desert and the cosmic forces. These rituals and traditions contribute to their enigmatic and mystic way of life, making The Void Sands a chapter deeply connected to the mysteries of the universe.
If you want to give the iridescent black feathers effects you can use colorshift paint. A thin layer should be an easy way to get the effect.
I imagine thier screams are like the indigenous death whistle noises and high pitched bird screams to really drive the fear in
You inspired me to try getting chatGPT to write the lores for some out there chapter ideas.
The Maori Vikings. Was pretty predictable. But still a fun idea aesthetically. chatGPT didn't mention the Space Wolves at all!
The Ulthwé Giants. Yup, bit of a mysterious chapter that only shows up when the aims of Ulthwé aligns with the Imperium. A really fun one to read.
I made my own homebrew Warhammer 40k space marine chapter called The Forged and they are obsessed with fire and metal and their ranks correspond with the type of metal their armour is made out of, like for example if you are a grunt, you would wear bronze armour and it goes up until the leader dubbed Chromus Prime, wears a suit made of out pure chrome and there's a great myth about the armour, where its wearer doesn't just wear the armour but he becomes the armour and that the suit has regenerative capacities because every time Chromus Prime fights battles, no matter how deadly the enemy is, his armour always comes out as pristine as ever and when a member becomes the leader, they are not called by their real name, their name is replaced with Chromus Prime, with the words "You are not (insert grimdark name here), you are Chromus Prime."
I don't know how The Forged fit within the universe, lmao but either way I think I made the rawest, space marine chapter ever.
As someone whose entry into 10th edition was Chaos Space Marines, I've certainly thought about using the conceit that my army should only feature Chaos Spawn, Possessed and a Daemon Prince-- basically a force that's either ascended to daemonhood, fused to daemons or "tried and failed to reach that brass ring." Mainly because I've never found 'plain vanilla Space Marines' exciting to think about painting. Fond memories of when armies were smaller and there was lots of wide open space in "the lore" for Just Your Dudes, who were canonical!
Always warms me to see other people's Successor Chapters. The Lore or fluff they come up with and the color way and overall character they breathe into it. Make a new one every few months yet always tough to continue it given lifes energy isn't always there.
My Salamanders Successor chapter is called the flaming hearts.
This is their chapter symbol: ❤️🔥
Their whole thing is passion. Fury, sadness, hope, whatever the feeling they feel it to the nth degree. They literally scream and cry throughout every single battle, especially if everything is going well. If things start to go wrong, they stop crying, but keep screaming a lot louder.
True heroes to all of us on the spectrum, who have few ways to regulate our emotions
Sounds a little slaanesh-y to me. /J
@@rowanash5378 very interesting observation, inquisitor. May I show you our blast furnace?
I would just like to take the time to appreciate the half second long abroad in Japan "are you a TH-camr" même you snuck into the video. Funny reference, very good
I am TH-camr
I think AI’s best use in creative fields is as a spring board.
Think of it like a way to get _something_ on the page, so to speak, and then use your human creativity to actually _make_ something yourself.
I’ll sometimes run a prompt of a character’s name, class, species, and maybe some personality traits into an image generating AI, then use that to make my mini in hero forge or once even commissioned an artist using that as the basis for their mood board (along with some other samples).
4:16 - Thanks, I need to go rewatch dont hug me im scared now
A cultured man aswell good
A lot of these prompts and ideas that you had were on theme for Raven Guard successor chapters. The Black Guard Chapter for example famously used Thunderfirecannons in a massive and devastating ambush against a Tyranid splinter fleet.
The Carcharodons Astra (Space Sharks) are famous for being terrifyingly silent even in the midst of battle (sort of the opposite of the screaming ravens)
'And here we have the honourable battle brother Brother-Thunder Voxhammer'
10:45 When the Inquisition tells you that you can't copy Chaos tactics, so you start copying Harlequins.
I want to see the confused look on your enemy's face, when you bring a sound board to a tournament and hit random stuff while declaring attacks xD
I am absolutely going to do this lmao
I really like your chapter idea. I have been using ChatGPT to write lore for me for a few months now and with the right prompts it does a really good job, but it does really like to throw chaos in for no reason. Currently I'm working on a chapter of "raven guard successors" that are themed after druids and celtic mythology. They have a tree they believe is sacred and will help save the Imperium that they're trying to clone and plant around the galaxy. They're gimmick though is that they're secretly Dark Angels successors because I couldn't decide between RG and DA. In-universe, even though they all look like DA and every time they send in they're geneseed tithe it tests and comes back as DA, they're all so utterly convinced they're RG successors they just believe the administratum made a clerical error millennia ago and refuses to fix it. Naturally they're pretty upset by that. They just decided they're Raven Guard and no one can convince them otherwise even though none of them are pale and almost none of them have black hair.
Colin from accounts needs some Screaming Ravens lore!
I'll ask chatgpt and let you know!
I'm so glad you mentioned having no idea which ideas were yours and which were the AIs and how those blend together. That's something I've noticed when I use ChatGPT to plan tabletop RPGs. I planned out a whole "season" of a game and by the time I was done planning I had no idea how much of it I came up with, how much ChatGPT came up with and how much was an amalgamation of both.
I loved designing my Raven guard successor chapter. called the Silent Rooks. They are a fleet base chapter that specializes in slow marching line letting their vehicles and troops with breacher shields. Take up most of the damage while the stealthy units sneak up behind enemy lines taking out high value targets or taking and holding adjectives. I haven't done much work on their paint style yet but I like to think they have a dirty smokey gray armor. Has they Track through no man's land getting ash and dust cover all over their armor.
My brother’s chapter is called the “DEATH TIGERS” (caps needed always) they follow the Tiger god (?) as an aspect of the Emperor
This is probably the best use for AI writing. It is a great jumping off point for headcannons and stories for a chapters, or for specific battles.
In the end you, the person are taking the parts you like, and leaving the parts you didn’t, all to finalize the style, and feel of the lore.
Here's some ideas to help.
Theyre from the 21st Founding aka the Cursed Founding.
They have a relatively stable mutation in their gene-seed that cause their voices to be incredibly loud. Loud enough to deafen mortal men or even give a space marine a headache.
Their chapter thralls are all deaf so as if the need arose for a Screaming Raven to speak they would not harm their own servants.
In combat they have modulators in their helmets to reduce the volume to those outside, however when attacking their enemies the modilators are turned off and blood curdling screams echo across the battlefield.
Outside of combat the Screaming Ravens use their voices for one purpose, to sing. They will climb atop the ramparts of their outpost monasteries and sing their piercing fortissimo across the desolate plains. The only other times they sing are when a Captain falls, their funeral dirge loud enough to herald the Emperor's guidance for his soul.
I run a Kson sub chapter (war band?) who saw that Primaris Marines were a thing and looked at eachother and said "Hey, we can do that!" and then proceeded to steal whatever is used to make Primaris marines. They're currently trying to figure out how it works, because they forgot to grab the instruction manual.
Organizationally speaking, Tsons have 9 Cults each of which are subdivided into 9 Sects, with each of those being further subdivided into an unknown number of Thrallbands. A Thrallband is basically a group comprised of one head Sorcerer plus 9 of his Sorcerer cronies of various differing ranks(anything from Aspiring Sorcerers to other Sorcerers/Exalted Sorcerers). So the word you're looking for is either Sect or Thrallband, depending on how high up the sorcerous totem-pole/how numerous your own Tsons group is. 💁♂I'm playing a Sect of the Cult of Mutation called the World Warpers myself. All Is Dust! 🧹
Honestly, I just realised how much synergy the Screaming Ravens would’ve had with the Speartip strategy of the Sons of Horus. It might even be a contributing factor in their lore for why they are distrusted by other Imperials. The Screaming Ravens could’ve been a Terran born contingent of the Raven Guard. Given Corvus Corax’s distaste for the Terran marines in his legion, coupled with their “unique” interpretation of Stealth tactics, they were kept at a distance from the rest of the Raven Guard Legion, eventually being sent away on independent assignments like most of the other Terran-born Raven Guard marines. They often worked closely with the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus, with their disorientation and confusion tactics helping to allow the SoHs Speartip units to more easily isolate and kill enemy commanders. This ends up contributing to the suspicion and distrust that most Imperial commanders see the Screaming Ravens with in the modern day. Their pseudo exile from the Legion was also what allowed them to survive the Heresy and the destruction of their parent Legion at Isstvan V, which allowed some of their members to eventually create the Screaming Ravens successor chapter in one of the earlier Chapter Foundings.
Considering that Primaris are known for having a little bit of cheeky traitor Geneseed mixed in, it does make a lot of sense for a primaris ravenguard successor to be made up of not only ravenguard but also some traitor Geneseed like Night Lords or Alpha Legion. It very much fits with the silly yet horrifying stealth chapter.
Homie made an Alpha Legion Cell without realizing it
The idea of giving your enemies complete sensory overload and then confusing them once the firing starts by making a bolter sound like a plasma shot for the 2-3 guys that recover first is kinda cool.
I'm surprised it didn't go in the football direction and pull in the Baltimore Ravens!
This gave me the inspiration to make my own space marine chapter called the twin serpents. A pink and bronze successor chapter of the salamanders that focus on search and rescue.
I used Ai to come up with some ideas like how their home world is a jungle planet or how they are incredibly self sacrificing. While I came up with the idea that they cover them selves in mud and are trained therapist and medics as well as their jungle planet is used as refugee camp.
The Adeptus capitalis is my homebrew admech faction. Essentially admech units that discoverer the wonders of Capitalism. They strive to think outside the box combining broken vehicles to make haphazard vehicles. And their goal is to become another cog in the machine. The whole idea came to me when I was trying to name a lot bashed model and ask Reddit for help. The end result was the Orbeus seven barreled death orb. Or the Orb for short.
Can you tel me the thread name? I wanna see this model so bad!!!
The only one with a name so far is the orb( the first photo) feel free to shoot me name suggestions for the other 3
We have
- the orbeus ( death orb)
- an unamed dread with mucho dakka as an ork would say.
- an unamed dread with legs for days
- and an unamed armiger with derpy dread legs that make it look like a child.
>The jopall indetured squadron watching as a mechanicus rhino pulls up and starts selling them more ammo.
I choose to believe they have black cloaks, but blue face masks...And call everyone strangah.
@@nonya1366 sounds like an interesting business partner
Even chatGPT wants them to be "raven guard successors" cough cough night lord successor cough cough cawl you sneaky little fella
2 things:
1: You can lore-wise your Outriders to be like the german bomber planes during WW2 (?) where they had sirens attached to create the shrieking noise as they flew. Your outriders could use a similar tactic to maybe mask the bike engine and mimic, say, a landspeeder thrum or something
2: This actually inspired me to use AI to bounce ideas off for painting my army and making DnD stuff, which was really really cool and inspiring, so thanks, Paul!
Seeing an outrider approaching but hearing it pass already, or hearing the roar of a flamer as the squad the other side of the field silently burn would really fuck with your head
You... Just described a Harlequins in Space Marine armour.
I play Eldar and my custom faction basically decided "yep, universe screwed" and are now attempting to expand their consciousness into a new form, or something like that. Heavy use of psyker units and lots of "general" pieces.
I made my own Dark Angels successor Chapter named “Hell’s Angels” and it basically takes the Salamanders love of fire with the ferocity of the Dark Angels themselves.
gpt is honeslty really helping me make lore for all my projects lol, I do need to expand on a couple things but it's good for base ideas because I get stuck a lot
this was fun, i love headcanons and i like the whimsical ravens :D but seriously the ai did form a pretty great and very very unique chapter. i can definately see them being very confusing not just to enemies but to other space marines and not invited to their meetings :D
My custom chapter is in the makings, theyre called the Moonbreakers, it also started from the models or rather my painting idea, i only just got into 40k with the new starter box (and im not planning on expanding to much on it, im fine with a combat patrol size force and then maybe collecting a few different armies in that size, tyranids are already in there, so they are my Hive Fleet Gilgamesch). I want them to look a little bit like classic nowadays moon space suits. I think they will be a succesor chaptor of the Imperial Fists and conentrate on "cleanup" - so they visit all the smaller worlds (or moons, i was thinking about them purging endor from the ewoks here..) and clean up incursions, xenos invasions, genestealer hide outs and the like, that could hide away from the cleansing of the big battles on the main planet. They should be a rather humble chapter with their main rivals being tyranids and genestealers, i imagine them like pest control on the moon, breaking up "nests" of xenos while having very little contact to other humans and becoming very isolated and weird. Like they speak so much in their own terminology they find it hard to communicate with other chapters. idk, im not too deep into 40k lore as well, i just think its fun and it fits my colour scheme too.
So I watched this, and decided to give it a try myself for a homebrew chapter of Salamanders successors, that utilize heavy armor alot more, and had a repour with the local IG regiment. What I got was actually really cool, and I will probably use what I got from it as a base, and build more off of it.
i made an iron hands successor chapter that was made almost exclusively of dreadnoughts.
the captains were dreadnoughts, the librarians were dreadnoughts, even the techmarines were dreadnoughts. I love them.
The one thing I learned making 40k lore is "don't define your faction by what they exclude." You'll get bored making/playing the same kinds of units, and rules changes will be disappointing. It's more fun to reinterpret disparate units to fit in your theme. My AdMech occupy a Knight world which has mega-fauna. So in addition to my giant robots I have dino-riders. My elite infantry are techno-barbarians, more Space-Marine-sized than the spindly GW models (based on the skitarii in the novel Titanicus, using Warhammer Fantasy Blood Warriors). I take the GW sculpts I like, and heavily convert the rest until I'm excited to use them.
Lore wise, the Imperial Navy abandoned Forgeworld Psalimit in the face of an ork Waaagh!. This caused a schism, as the Imperial governor and many Knight houses and Mechanicus forges fell to Chaos in a bid to survive. The loyalists nuked the planet and spent several generations underground. They developed an insular, fanatic culture: lots of test-tube babies, gene-manipulation, and "voluntary" servitors. They use the orks in the rad waste for training, and send expedition fleets to harvest material to sustain the dead world.
"In the Shadows, We Scream." Just makes me think of a bunch of dudes running through the night REEEEEeeee-ing loudly.
Hey Paul, I love the Screaming Ravens and would love to talk about mine;
The IRON HOUNDS, using the name of a dead chapter they come from the cursed founding. They're from a mixed geneseed of Iron Warriors and Iron Hands, but due to their size, they specialize in tasks not usually meant for marines. The Iron Hounds are fleet based and work in the prison system of the Imperium, acting as guards and wardens in ships turned into prisons/munitions factories. They wear older armor patterns stretching far back to the great crusade with prison inmate orange with hazard stripes preferring close quarters swat style combat as a tactic to quell ship sized rebellions and riots. They also mix with adeptus Arbites and use a lot of police dogs.
They span the galaxy in their prison ships but are more built for kill teams than full armies, usually using inmates as guard regiments and servitors and finding their own initiates behind bars. Things like chaplains and chapter masters are called wardens and act as such using the prisons to make guns and guardsmen to send as aid to other planets but with independence Iron Hounds can turn traitor or renegade and so the Iron Hounds wildly vary in loyalties. They offer to chapters like the Space Sharks and Iron Hands as much as they do with Night Lords and Iron Warriors but their main problem is mostly Genestealer infestations and chaos infused riots like World Eaters intentionally getting incarcerated to create Khornate cult gangs.
They hilariously get in trouble with Ultramarines when it comes to their management and have been known to even carry certain xenos as prisoners with a surprisingly large Dark Eldar population.
The only real character I have is more of a pattern for dreadnoughts that have an arm that's a long club like the japanese kanabo, so they can technically still use a baton like the marines.
The motto is "canis canem edit," meaning "dog eat dog"
My dream would be playing Kill Team on a big space prison themed table with literal cell blocks I can stack like Legos and torture rooms and stuff mixed with that amazing gallow dark box.
love the idea of a night ambush of stealthy centurions using audible trickery to make their enemies think they are coming from a different angle or everywhere at once.
Maybe mimicking the voices of their enemies to trick them into thinking something else is attacking then suddenly 3 centurions are right behind you.
How could something so big and so loud have snuck up on everyone.
The whole "screaming in battle" seems like the exact opposite of the Carcaradons (space sharks) chapter who carry out battles in complete silence, which has its own creepiness factor.
It's quite ironic because Carcaradons are also a Raven guard successor chapter but are the opposite to the Screaming Ravens, perhaps there could be conflict between the two in a war, where they constantly argue and disagree on tactics to fight an enemy?
I could see a bit of a rivalry forming, since they're both fleet-based chapters out at the edges of Imperial space. That said, imagine the horrors they would create if they cooperated. The Screaming Ravens could pull enemy forces totally out of position to deal with Carcharodon infiltration by picking off sentries, attacking targets of opportunity, and becoming distracting, screeching, nightmarish monsters in the night. Then they jumpscare the life out of other formations on a separate part of the front where they aren't expected and close behind the lines to cut off enemy support while their rear elements and commanding officers are silently picked off by Carcharodons, causing total collapse of both the front line and command and control elements as troops are in entirely the wrong defensive positions for the threat vectors and can be taken apart piecemeal. With a few regiments of Imperial Guard for mop-up and support, the damage that could cause to any vaguely conventional force would be incredible. They could complement each other well.
Chat gpt has been a great asset in my hobby of creating new chapters. Especially the one I plan to actually do.
Speaking of which the Stormspear Sentinels are an Imperial Fists successor chapter with a heavy Anglo-Saxon and Norse influence. The ai helped me come up with them being created to guard against unknown threats on the western fringe of the galaxy from the Halo Stars
i love the idea the ork would call the celebration legion for a battle for celebrating the warboss brithday
i like the idea the colour scheme on file is just a way to throw people off from knowing what they look like or identifying what chapter the screaming raven belongs to
Only rule that should matter is the rule of cool my dude.
The mimicry gun idea is criminally underrated
You inspired me to put my custom 2.Legion in ChatGPT ,like you did and it came around with some very cool ideas. I always just called my Marines "The Milka" marines because they hat a Purple and White color scheme and my first oppenent just said they looked like the chocolat packaging. ChatGPT named the Legion "The Obsidian Revenants" and gave them a lot of background in hunting and trophy collecting. They collect mementos of there victorys in battle and bolt them to their armor or bringt them to their homeworld. Their Leader is called "The Cryptarchs" and is the Warden for the massive Collection of Trophys and knowledge, since there is also Xeno- and Chaostrophys the Inquisition and Church really dont like the Legion, that s why the Legion has gone into hiding.
Some cool ideas I thought of for the screaming ravens could be them raiding base/camps they’ve scouted for months and they’re so fast and sneaky the enemy only hears the roaring of their jetpacks. The screaming ravens could also take prisoners, wound them, and leave them screaming so the prisoners attract allies for the screaming ravens to ambush.
I used a Space Marine Chapter Generator I found somewhere to fleshout a homebrew for fun - I came up with the name "Bone Machines,"
Iron Hands successor chapter known for sardonic wit and storytelling. They use sonic weaponary and loud artillery barrages--basically a Tom Waits based Space Marine chapter. Silver armor with teal highlights.
I always wanted to make a gladiator/wrestling themed Chapter. They're all about boosting the morale of their allies by just aiming at the meanest biggest thing and make a show out of their fight. They have rivalries inside of the Chapter regulated by their leaders, which always motivates them to be better and stronger, and also to make a good enough show.
They used really unorthodox weaponry, like plasma nets or chainsaw tridents. I didn't think of a colour scheme yet, but I like to think each "captain" has his own title and custom armour.
You could make it so the screaming ravens have the ability to mimic other races or people using their voice which can help them be more terrifying. Think like some ancient monster in a horror movie that tricks people by mimicking the voice of their friends and family
I also used chatgpt for creating my own homebrew chapter its really amazing how quicckly and good it is.
"in the dark void of space, no one will hear your screams... but you will hear mine"
- The screaming ravens probably
I really like the idea of basing a successor chapter around the principle of: _"You can't be 3 steps ahead of me if i'm 2 steps behind myself because i have no idea what the f*ck i'm doing."_
Personally, i think the Screaming Ravens should have a successor called the 'Screeching Jackdaws'.
They're the exact same chapter, except they just do whatever is best in that moment, regardless of the consequences.
"Why did you shoot the hostages?" ... _"Listen, do you see any hostages right now? EXACTLY."_
Also i just really like Jackdaws for no particular reason.
I'm currently working on a Space Wolves successor called the "Wanderers of Oski," they are a declared renegade Loyalist chapter based on the myth of Odin's exile from Asgard.
They have a grey and cobalt blue color scheme, are based around piratical and shock and awe assaults, and their chapter master is an absolute beast of an Astarte called Vafud One-eye.
I like the idea odea of screaming ravens having like a screamer pattern bolter that adjusts the frame to make it louder and more intimidating
"How do I make Centurions stealthy?"
Tyberos The Red Wake: "I'll show you."
I LOVE YOUR VIDS. I find your voice and humor super chill and relaxing. Here’s my lore for my Sisters of battle sub faction, I’m new to warhammer so I’m just tryna be as non offensive to the canon as possible but I think I made it work. The Order of the Iron Iris
Patron Saint: Reverend Mother Ishani
Order Canoness: Saint Alyce
Order Home World: Terminus Solitaris
Order lineage: The Order of the Valorous Heart
Heraldry: A purple Iris replacing the heart of the Order of the Valorous heart symbol.
Battle cry: “Make the armour of thy foe like unto smoke, so that we may sunder the unholy flesh beyond!”
The Adepta Sororita’s have fought on many raging frontiers and have faced countless foes. In the genesis of the 4th Tyrannic war, the Ecclesiarchy realized a need for a force adept in slaying the unholy xeno; thus, The Order of the Iron Iris was formed.
Following the example of their patron saint Reverend Mother Ishani-who hailed from the order of the argent shroud before serving in the valorous heart-the order adopted behaviors from both orders. Similar to The Order of the Valorous Heart, the Order of the Iron Iris radiates the same fervent joy and sanctity that comes, with the constant reminder that pain is the Emperor’s best teacher and the Orders most sacred ally. This is done all while sieging the Imperiums most misbegotten foes, purging the very crust of the planet that would dare to host the filthy xenos, all while sharing the same stoicism of the order of the argent shroud similarly believing deeds are greater than words.
Hailing from the planet Terminus Solitaris where Reverend Mother Ishani’s martyrdom saved the entire sector from the unholy gaping maw of the Tyrannic xenos.
The planet is dedicated to the great faith of the emperor and honoring the great sacrifice of the Iron Iris’ patron saint. The highest symbol of honor within the planet is the vibrant purple irises that grow on the highest peaks of the planet’s poles. Only the most fervent and holy take the pilgrimage to retrieve these flowers, and every sister within the Iron Iris must retrieve these flowers in order to be officially welcomed to the order.
But none of this is better than the techno anthem pump up the jam
I tested your idea out for the lore of my chapter and it worked great, oddly enough it suggested a chapter concil too.
I would have never thought to use ChatGPT to get creative. I am now using it and honestly the things that come out of it is both hilarious and inspired works that I will happily tweak here and there, but can comfortably say is amazing to read up.
My raven guard successor chapter was The Golden Spurs. I had the name and iconography because I spit balled it during a Deathwatch game when my players pointed out that there's a requisition option for just...getting a random chapter to help you. So I began working on the lore afterwards, just for fun. They come from a planet that's barely above freezing *on the equator* and they live on the south pole. It's their homeworld because they were raised to fight the the Necrons awakening on a tomb world there, and were allowed to stay and claim it once they did. They actually have battle brothers show up during "Liberation Day" festivities. The have all white armor and have white caplets that they wear over their heraldry to make them hard to spot in arctic environments. They use a combination of range and stealth tactic, and have 20 companies of five squads each and have fewer tactical and more devastator Marines than the codex suggests
I did this with a chapter I've been rolling around in my head because of this video. Very much helped me to flesh out ideas that were really only half baked originally. I called them the Obsidian Guard. They're imperial fist successors, and they spend most of their time protecting forge worlds that come under threat, so much so they set up their fortress monastery in the same system as a forge world. Their origins are uncertain, but it's been rumored that they were originally "ordered" by the fabricator general of that same forge world they're neighbors with some 4,000 years ago, because he called in some favors with the high lords, and also probably made a pretty serious case for how important his forge is. The AI helped me decide on some important characters and fleshing out details. Because of it, i even got the idea for some special formations that typical chapters don't have. I'm kinda excited to flesh them out more.
My chapter, the Spookers, are basically a mix of Halloween theatre kids and slasher villains. Their home world’s traditions are basically all the old Irish hallows eve traditions, but instead of warding away spirits, it’s chaos.
ok well you asked for my ideas... Any judgement is welcome, I started coming up with this VERY recently.
The Archevite Crusade -
A minor group of Black Templars dedicated to fighting xenos, particularly the T'au, in unmapped sections of the galaxy.
They have developed several new cultural aspects, such as a focus on taking trophies from Enemies.
A neophyte can only graduate to become an initiate by killing a t'au in melee combat. Following this, the crusade's chaplain will stake the stripped skull of the tau to the initiate's backpack while they recite the Litanies of Hate.
The members of the Archevite crusade have an increased focus on individuality beyond even that of the regular Black Templars, and many do not even conform to the ranking standards of the Templars, with sword Brethren and veterans free to paint their shoulder pads trim in any colour bar a few.
They also have little patience for the Mechanicus' nonsense, and a popular saying among the crusade's members is "It's probably safe to blame the Adeptus Mechanicus."
Notable Members -
A terminator wearing armour similar in the skeleton-inspired design to a chaplain, with the ribcage and helmet painted silver. He killed a Necron leader in one-on-one combat, and as a final insult carved their chassis into his own armour.
Brother Archeos is an Ex-Deathwatch Intercessor. Having crossed the Rubicorn Primaris some time ago, he opted to keep his Deathwatch Pauldron and firstborn helmet as a reminder of how far he's come. He has often denied being promoted to Sergeant or Sword Brethren, stating that his continued service to the Emperor is reward enough.
The crusade's Techmarine has long since turned from the ways of the Mechanicus, since the rituals are a waste of time in which he could be repairing his brother's weapons and armour. His personal project is the entombment of Brother [name undecided] in an... unconventional type of dreadnought, a task he undertakes with the help of the Apothecary. He is a cold calculated individual, who often sees his brothers as little more than numbers.
Brother [name undecided, the same one mentioned previously] was a veteran of the Horus Heresy, and followed Sigismund when he created the Black Templars. He eventually became part of the Archevite Crusade, until he was mortally wounded and agreed to be placed in a Dreadnought. Little did he know the dreadnought his brothers had in mind was a salvaged imperial knight from a recently reclaimed world, kept secret from all those outside the crusade. The Techmarine and Apothecary, unable to repair the cockpit, instead replaced much of the machinery with parts from an older dreadnought, and who better to bear such an honour in driving it as such an experienced marine. He views his entombment as necessary, but also wonders if his continued existence is some kind of heresy.
The crusade's apothecary is a compassionate and thoughtful man, whose love for his brothers is matched only by his hatred for the enemies of the Emperor (and his faith in the Emperor himself.) He is often at odds with the techmarine, and the two are often found debating morality and the sacrifices of their fallen brothers.
When you mentioned a screaming bolter, my first thought went to THE BANE from Borderlands 2
Could you image hearing a 90’s style laugh track play as a space marine is ripping everyone around you apart
I do like the idea of modified Drop Pods coming in from the sky with deafening shrieks from speakers they added. While the foe trembles at the sound of a Death Shriek drop pod hurtling down from the heavens, the brothers that deployed earlier advance in with their jump packs to slay them as death makes landfall
The outriders should have those little plastic cards that make a bicycle make like motorcycle sounds
Genius!
Started using this last night... dear God this helped with naming stuff and a better description on various things I came up with for my Celtic themed chimeric chapter of salamanders/Wolves. And yes I was very polite to the a.i. as well.
You could also go with a brother chapter to the Screaming Ravens called the Screaming Eagles and change up how they fight.
My custom chapter is The 11th legion Hammer Warriors, they got censured after being labeled as "too on the nose" and were ultimately erased when the librarian was seen manipulating a cloud of several thousand power hammers to do war.
The Tange Marines are a chapter of Space Marines based on the planet Tange. Their armour is bright orange, a consequence of it being made from a variant of ceramite known as tangeramite. The Tange Marines believe themselves to have originated as the XXII legion, a clandestine project started during the Great Crusade to create a legion not dependent on a Primarch for genetic stability, though few from outside of the chapter believe them. Never having known a Primarch some in the chapter tell tales of how a Primarch will one day come to them and lead them in the greatest victories ever known to the Imperium.
The culture of Tange, and of Okie, the city built around the chapter's fortress monastery influences the culture of the chapter, which incorporates a form of collective decision making known as Zaireeka throughout its ranks. In addition the final trial faced by Tange Marine aspirants before becoming full space marines involves slaying one of the great burrowing creatures that infest the largest feature on the planet Tange, the great Worm Mountain.
The Tange Marines are close allies of a small order of Sisters of Battle known as the Order of Saint Yoshimi. Together they often crusade against the Necrons of the Pynkh Dynasty, who have been awakening and threatening the Imperial worlds of the local sector.
The Whimsical Ravens just sound like completely unhinged nihilists, and it's terrifying and awesome.