Once I finish up the other big sections (gear, skills, enemies), I plan on running a play-by-post game on RPG.net to begin playtesting these rules. When that game gets going, I'll post links and my thoughts on the game here.
Some Notes
I've got the basic gear list created, so it's just a matter of creating or altering stats for them. It shouldn't take long, so the gear should hopefully be in my next post.
I'm also working on the skill list. I've removed a few skills and added Command and Inspire. The full write ups for those skills, along with the changes I've made to other skills, should also be in my next post.
Chapter Edges
Chapter
Edges are special edges that designate a Space Marine's Chapter.
While these Edges give specific Chapter benefits, they have a
hindrance as well. This is to show the faults and natures inherent in
the Chapter. A Space Marine may only ever have a single Chapter Edge, and once chosen, that Edge is permanent.
Black
Templars
Black
Templars are descendents of the Imperial Fists, split off into their
own Chapter during the Second Founding. Their stern, implacable
nature is matched by their undying zeal in their pursuit of the
Emperor's enemies. They abhor witchery, and as such do not employ
psykers. They also do not use Devastator squads, preferring to keep
heavy weapons mixed in with their Tactical squads.
Restrictions:
Black Templars cannot choose the Librarian (Arcane Background) or
Devastator Marine Specialty Edges.
Effects:
The Black Templars receive a +1 on their Spirit roll to resist being
Shaken in combat if, in that combat round, they killed an enemy.
Hindrance:
A Black Templar must pass a Spirit test in order to keep from killing
enemy psykers in battle. While this may not always be against the
Kill-Team's goals, it should prove a problem if the objective is to
capture the psyker alive.
Blood
Angels
The
Sons of Sanguinius, the Blood Angels are among the most noble of the
Space Marines. Their crimson armor is highly decorated, and their war
gear is of the highest quality of artifice in the Imperium. They
excel at close-range combat, using jump packs and drop pods to strike
at their enemies' weakest points. Their ferocity in close-combat is
matched perhaps only by the Space Wolves, though a Blood Angle would
never admit it. The death of their primarch is still felt by the
Blood Angels 10,000 years later, as it manifests in the Black Rage
and Red Thirst, though such afflictions are known only to the Chapter
and its successors.
Effects:
All Blood Angels are proficient in the art of melee combat; as such,
all Blood Angels are issued a chainsword as standard-issue gear.
Hindrance:
If an enemy combatant surrenders, if a Blood Angel has been wounded,
he must pass a Spirit test to keep from slaughtering the enemy rather
than accepting the surrender.
Imperial
Fists
The
Imperial Fists were, during the time of the Horus Heresy, the
Emperor's Praetorians. Masters of siege warfare, the Fists fortified
the Imperial Palace during the Battle of Terra, standing alongside
the other loyal Legions to defeat the forces of Chaos. Based on the
battle fortress Phalanx, the Imperial Fists are some of the Emperor's
most loyal and steadfast Space Marines.
Effects:
Imperial Fists gain a +2 to Notice tests to find suitable cover and
defensible positions to use during combat. This bonus also applies to
Notice tests in discerning possible ambush locations.
Hindrance:
Space
Wolves
The
Sons of Russ, or Space Wolves, are one of the Emperor's most devoted
and loyal Chapters. The Space Wolves live for the thrill of battle,
drawing on their wolfish nature to excel in hand-to-hand combat. They
live every day to its fullest, spending the nights before battle in
joyous celebration, knowing that the next day may take them to their
death in the service of the Emperor.
Effects:
The Space Wolves have keen senses, giving them a +2 on Notice tests
when they forgo their power armor helmets.
Hindrance:
When ordered to retreat from combat, a Space Wolf must pass a Spirit
test in order to do so, given their enthusiasm and urge to endlessly
pursue their foes.
Raven
Guard
The
Raven Guard were one of the three Legions devastated on Istvaan V
when Horus's forces betrayed the Imperium. Their Primarch, Corvus
Corax, advocated stealth, patience, and violence from the shadows,
contrary to many Legions' straightforward warfare styles. To this
day, the Raven Guard adhere to their Primarch's strategies and rely
on stealth to bring death to their enemies.
Effects:
Raven Guard receive a +2 to Stealth tests.
Hindrance:
Due to their headstrong and independent nature, Raven Guard must pass
a Spirit test in order to benefit from a squad leader's use of the
Command skill if the squad leader is of a different Chapter.
Iron
Hands
The
Iron Hands were one of the original Legions before the Second
Founding after the Horus Heresy. Dedicated to their Primarch, Ferrus
Manus, the Iron Hands believe that even Astartes flesh is weak.
Closer to the Adeptus Mechanicus than any other Chapter, they believe
in the strength of machines and seek to improve themselves by
replacing their weak flesh with bionic enhancements.
Effects:
All Iron Hands may raise the Repair skill to d10, rather than d6,
regardless of specialty, to reflect their affinity for machines.
Hindrance:
The Iron Hands' gruff nature and taciturn demeanor means that they
receive a -1 penalty to Charisma when dealing with anyone who is not
bionically enhanced in some form.
Salamanders
The
Salamanders, or Fire-Born, are a pragmatic and noble Chapter. More
than most Space Marines, they concern themselves with the well-being
of mortals, going so far as to live among them when they are not
actively pursuing the enemies of mankind. Despite their cordial
relationships with mortals, the Salamanders are also one of the most
pragmatic Chapters, willing to take dire action to attain victory.
Effects:
Salamanders gain a +2 to opposed Tests of Wills due to their
implacable and stubborn nature.
Hindrance:
Once a Salamander has decided on a course of action, he will not
reconsider or change his mind unless he passes a Spirit test.
Ultramarines
Often
called the Emperor's Finest, the Ultramarines are among the mightiest
of the Imperium's heroes. They follow the Codex Astartes, penned by
their primarch, Roboute Guilliman, using its tenets to guide their
lives and the way they wage war. The majority of the successor
Chapters use the gene-seed of the Ultramarines due to its purity and
genetic stability.
Effects:
Ultramarines gain a +2 to either Inspire or Command tests, as they
are guided to be leaders and exemplars of what a Space Marine should
be.
Hindrance:
Ultramarines are unable to receive the benefits of a squad leader's
use of Command or Inspire if the squad leader is not of the
Ultramarines or an Ultramarine successor Chapter. This can be
overcome with a Spirit test.
Dark
Angels
The
Dark Angels are highly-secretive Space Marines, based on the Rock, a
warp-capable star fortress built upon a piece of their shattered home
world of Caliban. During the Horus Heresy, the Dark Angels Legion
split in two, some siding with Horus, the rest with their primarch,
Lion El'Jonson. Though the loyalists proved victorious, the primarch
was lost and the traitors were scattered across the stars. To this
day, the Dark Angels and their successors hunt the traitors, known as
the Fallen, to bring them to justice in the name of the Emperor and
the Lion.
Effects:
Hindrance:
A Dark Angel who learns of the existence of one of the Fallen in the
course of a mission must pass a Spirit test in order to keep from
abandoning his Kill-Team to pursue the traitor.
Remaining Chapters
Carcharodons
Flesh
Tearers
Soul
Drinkers
Crimson
Fists
White
Scars
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