#Vanguard Space Marines

[nightscalestudio]

The Watch Sergeant and Champion of Deathwatch Vanguard Veterans. I remind you that the tutorial for Deathwatch can be found on our Patreon, including a tutorial for Xenophase Blade will be added. painting tutorials: https://www.patreon.com/Nightscalestudio

[warchirfsminitures]

My 1000 point Vanguard Detachment list for tonights game.

Warlord: captain in termi armour (‘deep blade’ enhancment (gives the unit infiltrate)

Lieutenant in phobos

10x phobos infiltrators

10x terminators

5x heavy intercessors

1x balistus dreadnought

The goal is to use ‘guerrilla tactics’ on terminators to bounce them around. Kill a unit, fall back, teleport, kill a unit, repeat… I’m playing knights, so I’ve kitted them out with chainfists…

Infiltrate both terminators and phobos up the board to deny centre. Heavy intercessors and balistus to hold home field.

[azure--gunslinger]

Getting ready to make a second Joytoy Raven Guard!

Joytoy has actually come out with Raven Guard figures however I bought this figure before they did that, they also don't offer them in the phobos armor.

Nice thing is using the black primer then just having to paint the details...

[umbral-fantome]

Yeah guess which game I’ve been playing?

[veiledfox]

} kinda starting to feel the need to sleep

but I don't want to yet

might get back on games for a while

[ladymirdan]

I've read dozens of Ultramarine books and here are some constantly repeating tropes that I fucking love:

(or lets make a drinking game or a bingo out of it I dunno. I want a book where every single one of these happens 😅)

A space marine going surprised pikachu face when he realises that Marneus Calgar lied about something important.

Someone calls Sicarius reckless. Bonus points if he just took his helmet off.

Marneus Calgar complains about “weak propaganda”.

Mikael Fabian has to be rescued/needs to evacuate his troops.

Tigurius goes “you know how it is”, no one knows how it is (or what is going on in general)

Torias Telion fucks with Captain Galenus by going “pop goes the weasel” and showing up from nowhere, insults his security detail and then leaves.

Uriel Ventris cries.

Someone gets stabbed/impaled by a flag and everyone cheers.

“His gene-seed couldn't be recovered”

Agemman gets mentioned but never does anything/appears in the book.

A space marine fondly remembers something fucked up he/some other spacemarine did as a kid.

Everybody yelling their captains name (or Guilliman)

No actual tactics were ever used to win the battle and the commander stood in the vanguard the whole time just hacking and slashing.

[tacticalgrandma]

Eramis being so suspicious of the Vanguard giving her humane treatment and legal rights is funny but also like. Idk if it’s the group that sent a space marine to kill you one time and your friend’s kid who’s going through a midlife crisis to duel you after that. I would also be asking about what weapons I’m allowed in a fair trial.

[1stprototype]

My Exorcists Vanguard marine. So happy to see my favorite Chapter in Space Marine 2. If Doomguy were to make a Space Marine chapter it would probably be these guys.

[cobalt-owl]

So if you've been following me for a while you'll know that I've been wanting to make a warhammer 40k army but with Halo Covenant models as a proxy. I was originally wanting to make them a proxy of the T'au but I found issues with figuring out Drone tokens, base sizes (specifically for elites), and invuln saves for things like shield Jackals. Well I'm happy to announce that I finally found a faction due to a new release in rules including rules that allow Imperium factions to bring deathwatch space marines. And here is my choice in faction shown by the Combat Patrol.

I chose the Adeptus mechanicus as, while there are some issues (not restricted to but including struggling to pick if Skitarii Vanguard or Rangers should be the Jackals since they both have a 5+ invuln), they by far have the best array and arguably fitting themes around them. I have a full 1500 point list that involves a deathwatch squad of elites, skorpius disintigrators as wraiths, Kastelan Robots as hunters, etc. Also I apologize for the shit photoshop

[thymbraeusrising]

From Ashes: A Salamander Story

So I've started a fic set immediately after Vulkan was revealed to the Salamanders, focusing on a Salamander squad who is acting as protection for a Iterator who is trying to diplomatically incorporate a reasonably advanced Terran world into the Imperium and I just want to yell about it a bit.

FIRST UP THE SQUAD:

Sergeant Shoen'tal Agonn: A skilled tactician, Agonn is everything a Salamander strives to be. He is brave, selfless, and willing to die for his men. He is plagued by every soldier he has lost, and keeps a list of those lost under his command attached to his armor. Battle-Brother Mulbakaan Vel'gan: The squad's second in command and a sturdy defender. In his first deployment, he held a site of contention by himself against a swarm of tyranids until the rest of his company could arrive by making effective use of choke-points and explosives. He has a giant scar that stretches from his left ear to his chin from one of those tyranids that got too close. Techmarine Par'dak Numatar: A genius engineer who had his tongue shot out by an Ork. He has special gauntlets that are much more dexterous than usual space marine armor, basically functioning as a second skin, that both let him communicate in sign language and also give him better manual dexterity when it comes to working on machines. Battle-Brother Zarton Numatar: Par'dak's brother and a master of offense. There is only one thing he loves more than getting to test his brother's inventions, and that's being a loyal servant of the emperor. He is passionately devoted to The Emperor and carrying out his will, and sees every order given to him as a blessing. Epistolary Rodondiel Vallatar: A skilled improviser, Vallatar is well-known among his brothers for being able to think on his feet, something that has saved the squad more than once. Agonn fully trusts him without hesitation, and any suggestion the Librarian gives will be accepted without question. Battle-Brother Ze'phast Zytal: The largest of the group, Zytal has an "I could do this all night" approach to war, and has no problem with extended combat. In fact, he prefers it, as his extreme stamina lets him outlast most opponents. Battle-Brother Kronak Tu'reth: The big guy with the flamer, Tu'reth is almost as hardy as Zytal. He and Zytal often have competitions during battles to see who can go the whole fight without a moment's rest. Vanguard Vorpaar Ven'nerr: The dude with the flaming hammer and the squad's most vicious fighter. Unlike the others, Ven'nerr is quite in favor of starting fights, and is rather un-Salamander-like when it comes to taking pleasure in destruction. His behavior occasionally has put innocents at risk, something Agonn has had to discipline him for. Apothecary Ba'tsen Praetor: The squad doctor with a terrible bedside manner. Praetor is concerned first and foremost with getting his patients back to fighting fit as soon as possible, and while he is not heartless, he is more than happy to use less than pleasant measures to get them up and moving faster. Neophyte Vel'zan Vallal: The young kid on the squad who is hoping to soon earn the promotion to Battle-Brother. He is in awe of his squad mates and strives to embody the ideals of the Salamanders, almost to the point of naivety. A bit of a risk-taker, it has taken him a bit longer to reach Battle-Brother than others, but he is hoping to show his dependability to his new squad. Iterator Ambrosius Corinant: A no-nonsense diplomat whose ability as a social chameleon is slightly off-putting to the Astartes who protect him, but his openness and bluntness with them has earned their respect.

THE MISSION!

The squad gets sent down to the planet Mimas to talk to the local emperor/king/etc to get them to join the Imperium. They seem eager and willing but there always seem to be something wrong or something that is putting off a full agreement. Meanwhile, up on the orbiting ship, the Navigator is losing his mind as it is corrupted by Chaos originating from somewhere beneath the planet's capital. He goes on a murder spree and essentially maroons the ship. Down on the planet, negotiations are falling apart, and it takes a nosedive when the Iterator is found murdered. Due to the actions of the Navigator, communication with the ship is impossible and the squad attempt to discover who killed the Iterator while waiting for orders. Their investigation is interrupted by the source of Chaos breaking out from beneath the city and attempting to take over the ship as a means of escaping the planet that has been its prison for countless millennia.

....I may have a list of how everyone who DOES die is going to die.....it might be the first thing that I wrote lol

[onestrangechild]

So as none of you may know, I’m a HUGE Warhammer 40k fan

So of course I bought Space Marine 2 (I main Heavy with the Bolter and Plas Pistol)

Yall let me tell you how much I LOVE STRABAN OMGGGAAWWWDDDDD!

You cannot tell me this mf ISNT a son of Ferrus Manus (my fav legion second only to the Blood Angels), he is blunt and critically logical, and Decimus (the Vanguard) pokes a bit of fun at him for fighting in complete silence just to have Straban say “Keeps my aim steady”. Also I love how he prefaces his rousing speech with “Engage standard Morale Boost. For the Emperor!” He’s so silly ohmaigoooosssshhhhhh

That is why, chat, I’ve made my heavy both an Iron Hand and an Iron Warrior (yes I’m a simp for the 4th shut up)

[nightscalestudio]

The fourth Deathwatch Vanguard Veteran. I remind that a complete tutorial on Deathwatch can be found on our Patreon. painting tutorials: https://www.patreon.com/Nightscalestudio

[tinygiantplasticmonsters]

Two old GW 6mm metal land raiders and a bunch of Vanguard Miniatures totally-not-breachers infantry stands, (plus some vanguard charachters painted up as a librarian and chaplain for character stand support) painted as salamanders space marines by me. Intended to use with epic armageddon, though I may one day pull out some LI with them.

[azure--gunslinger]

Got a stalker bolter for my joytoy! I love the old crusade/heresy era bolters.

My headcanon is that this one was used by one of the raven guard survivors at the drop site massacre. Who proceeded to use it through the heresy until his death, at which point it was placed into a vault with other gear and relics from that time. Before being picked up by a primaris marine millenia later.

[umbral-fantome]

Alphonse shaking his fist angrily at Zoanthropes while Lorenz is cackling because he has a grenade launcher to delete the flying balloon assholes.

Meanwhile Tamati is rattling like a pitbull that just smelled blood.

[radwolf76]

WH40K Homebrew Space Marine Chapter: Stormwolves — December 2024 Update #2

Today's Grotmas 2024 Drop from Games Workshop brought both the new improvements to the core (AKA no supplements) Space Marine Codex experience, as well as the rest of the Balance Dataslate and updated Points Costs.

If your Marine Army doesn't include Black Templars, Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Deathwatch, or Space Wolves, you get the original 10E Oath of Moment back against your Oath of Moment target. Since my rules proxies for my Stormwolves Homebrew Chapter use either Deathwatch or Space Wolves, this doesn't change anything for me.

(Named characters from the Codex Chapters not on that above list also get extra bonuses, but again, that has nothing to do with my Armylists.)

As for the Points Adjustments, as predicted, the impacts to my sample lists were small. Took me maybe a half hour with a spreadsheet to get the numbers straightened out again, and that's across FOUR Army Lists.

That's right, I said four. Previously I've posted at most three lists for my Stormwolves, but with the extra fluff I've been generating between brainstorming new unit configurations, doing pixel art with the Space Marine Chapter Generator, or making virtual minis in Hero Forge, I decided to run the full gamut of Army Sizes, each drawing from a different source, to be able to incorporate all of my Fluff.

Onslaught (3k): This is the one that I've posted several times before. SM Vanguard Spearhead with Deathwatch and some Rogue Trader Fleet Void Troops sprinkled in for spice.

Strike Force (2K): This one is the flip side of that. Imperial Guard Elite Units to stand in for a whole Expeditionary Force of Void Troops, with a few Deathwatch for a bit of extra punch. Previously shared as a 1K list, but has since been expanded.

Incursion (1K): New as of yesterday, this uses the new Veiled Blade Elimination Force detachment for a 'Pure' Imperial Agents Armylist. A few Assassins, Some Deathwatch Imperial Agent Legends Units (Including Proteus, which can't be played in the new DW Index), and Some Void Troops.

Boarding Patrol (0.5K): Since Apothecaries are nigh useless under the new Boarding Patrol rules, I don't feel bad about using Space Wolves for this sample Armylist, even though being Apothecary heavy is a thing for my Homebrew Chapter and taking Space Wolves locks you out of them. My original concepts for the Stormwolves were rooted in being a Space Wolves successor, and this Armylist which I've shared an earlier version here before is a way to maintain that, eventhough Deathwatch gives me better fitting rules most other places.

However, that's too much Armylist for me to actually post here. Instead I've made a Google Doc with them, along with the latest updated version of the Loredump for the army. With Pictures! Some that have been posted before, and some that are brand new. All in one convenient place, instead of having to comb through my old posts.

But for any of you who aren't clicking through to look at this document which is more or less my Homebrew Codex, I'll at least drop some pics of the latest version of the armor for my 1st Selene Contingent Voidswomen-at-Arms: